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"Contagion" is the 37th episode of the syndicated science fiction television series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', the eleventh episode of the second season, first broadcast on March 20, 1989. In this episode, Picard and company try to protect the ''Enterprise'' against a catastrophic malfunction and simultaneously unlock the secrets of the once-powerful Iconian empire while keeping those secrets from the watchful Romulans. ==Plot== Aboard the Federation starship ''Enterprise'', Captain Jean-Luc Picard is contacted by his friend Captain Donald Varley of the USS ''Yamato''. Varley, an archeology buff like Picard, believes he has found the fabled planet of Iconia at a location within the Romulan Neutral Zone. Varley believes that the extinct Iconians had developed extremely advanced technology, and that the Romulans might be attempting to acquire this technology for use against the Federation. However, as the ''Yamato'' neared the purported planet the ship began to experience system failures and is now stranded in the Neutral Zone. After receiving a distress signal the ''Enterprise'' intercepts the ''Yamato'' to assist in repairs. As the two ships meet, the ''Yamato'' suffers a warp-core breach and is destroyed with no survivors. Shortly after the destruction of the ''Yamato'' a Romulan Warbird, the ''Haakona'', decloaks before the ''Enterprise'' and demands their retreat from the Neutral Zone. Picard informs the Romulans that they will not leave until they have determined why the ''Yamato'' was destroyed. He then orders the ''Enterprise'' to the same planet that the ''Yamato'' had surveyed. When they enter the planet's orbit, a probe is automatically launched from the surface. Having reviewed the ''Yamato''s logs, Chief Engineer La Forge recognizes that the probe carries a computer virus that led to the ''Yamato''s destruction. He insists that they destroy the probe before the virus can be unleashed. However, a portion of the virus exists in the ''Yamato'' logs and infects the ship. Although presently contained, the virus still threatens to destroy the ''Enterprise'' in the same manner. Picard, Lt. Commander Data, and Lt. Worf beam to the source of the probe launch to try to find how to stop the virus. While exploring the ruins, they find a teleportation portal that appears to allow for instantaneous interstellar travel to a different location that changes every few seconds. Among the destinations are the ''Enterprise'' and ''Haakona'' bridges. The android Data attempts to access the Iconian computer systems and becomes infected with the virus himself, but retains enough of his functions to instruct Picard on how to destroy the base. The away team learns that the virus has affected the ''Enterprise'' transport systems and they cannot be beamed back. Furthermore, the ''Haakona'' has decloaked in orbit, but appears to be suffering from similar failures. Picard orders Worf to return with Data through the Iconian gate to the ''Enterprise'', while he starts the destruct sequence. He uses the gate to jump onto the ''Haakona''s bridge, and discovers that their ship is set on an auto-destruct sequence they cannot stop due to the virus. On the ''Enterprise'', Data's systems are nearly overtaken by the virus. His body automatically shuts down as a protective measure, and then restarts a short time later. La Forge finds Data's systems to now be completely free of the virus, and suggests a similar cold boot to clear the virus from the ''Enterprise''. With the transporters back online, Picard is beamed off the ''Haakona'', and Commander Riker sends instructions to the Romulans on how to clear the virus. The Romulans successfully restart their computers, and both ships peacefully leave the Neutral Zone as the Iconian base can be seen destroying itself on the surface of the planet. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Contagion (Star Trek: The Next Generation)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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