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"Peak Performance" is the 21st episode of the second season of the syndicated science fiction television series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', the 46th episode overall, first broadcast on July 10, 1989. In this episode, while in the midst of a war-game exercise, a Ferengi marauder intrudes. ==Plot== The ''Enterprise'', under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, is ordered by Starfleet Command to take part in simulated combat exercises to prepare for the Borg threat. A renowned Zakdorn strategist named Sirma Kolrami (Roy Brocksmith) is sent to serve as observer and mediator of the exercise. Commander Riker challenges Kolrami to a game of Strategema, knowing he has no chance to win, just for the honor of playing a grandmaster. Doctor Pulaski pushes Data to challenge the arrogant Kolrami, assuming Kolrami will be no match for Data's android reflexes and computational ability. When the two later play, however, Data is also soundly beaten, causing him to become convinced he is malfunctioning and remove himself from duty. The combat exercise pits the ''Enterprise'' against an 80-year-old mothballed Federation ship called the ''Hathaway'', which is in orbit around a nearby planet. Picard is to command the ''Enterprise'', while Riker is to choose a crew to man the ''Hathaway''. Riker recruits Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge, Lt. Worf and Acting Ensign Wesley Crusher as his senior staff, and the team begins their efforts to restore the old ship to working order. The ''Hathaway'' is severely outclassed by the ''Enterprise'', and has no antimatter, making warp speed impossible. Wesley, however, returns to the ''Enterprise'' under false pretenses and surreptitiously beams a school experiment containing a small amount of antimatter to the ''Hathaway'', which would allow them a very short warp burst, though they are uncertain it will work. Pulaski and Troi are unable to persuade Data that he is not malfunctioning, but Picard reminds him of his duty, and advises him "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life." Data's confidence is restored, and he returns to the bridge. As the battle begins, Worf accesses the ''Enterprise''s sensors, generating a fake image of a Romulan warship attacking, and while the ''Enterprise'' is distracted, the ''Hathaway'' scores the first hits. Kolrami, who was initially dismissive of Riker's ability, is impressed. The ''Enterprise'' regroups and prepares to attack the ''Hathaway'' when sensors report another intruding ship – a Ferengi marauder. Picard realizes too late that this ship is not a sensor trick, and the Ferengi attack leaves the ''Enterprise''s phasers locked in simulation mode and unable to return fire. The Ferengi commander, DaiMon Bractor (Armin Shimerman), is unaware of the wargames and suspicious of the behavior of the two Federation ships, concluding the ''Hathaway'' must be valuable, and demands that Picard surrender it to him. Picard and Riker devise a risky plan, where the ''Enterprise'' fires photon torpedoes at the ''Hathaway'', with the ''Hathaway'' using their short warp burst to jump to safety an instant before the torpedoes detonate. The Ferengi, believing their prize has been destroyed, turn their attention to the ''Enterprise'', but Worf tricks their sensors into detecting another Federation ship approaching, and the Ferengi flee. With the wargames over, Data challenges Kolrami to a Strategema rematch. This time, Data is able to hold Kolrami in check; Kolrami grows more and more frustrated as the match progresses, ultimately throwing down his controls in disgust and storming off. Data explains that he altered his strategy, giving up opportunities for advancement in order to maintain a stalemate, which he believes he could have maintained indefinitely. He initially regards the result as a draw, but after prodding from Pulaski, admits his success. 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「Peak Performance (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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