Stardate 45156.1: When a quantum filament hits the ship, Captain Picard is stuck with three children in the turbolift. Geordi and Beverly are trapped in a cargo bay. Their only chance of extinguishing a plasma fire is to open the airlock. Riker and Data try to reach engineering, while Worf stays in Ten Forward to assist Keiko O'Brien, who is about to give birth to her child. Deanna is in command of the bridge, and despite the objections of Ro Laren, who fears an imminent warp core breach, she decides not to separate the saucer, which would leave the drive section helpless. Instead, she orders O'Brien to activate the monitors in engineering to display the warning. After Data has been struck by a high electric current, Riker, with the help of Data's detached head, manages to restore warp power in time.

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