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"The Royale" is the twelfth episode of the second season of the syndicated science fiction television series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', the 38th episode overall, originally airing on March 27, 1989. In this episode, Riker, Data, and Worf become trapped in a strange hotel on a planet otherwise incapable of supporting human life. == Plot == Following a tip from a Klingon ship, the Federation starship ''Enterprise'', under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, finds debris from an Earth ship orbiting an uninhabitable alien planet. A sample of the debris beamed aboard shows NASA markings and a 52-star American flag, meaning the ship is several hundred years old, and has traveled far beyond the capability of ships of that era. Scans of the planet reveal a small anomalous area capable of supporting human life, so Commander Riker, Lt. Worf, and Lt. Commander Data beam down to investigate, and find a revolving door. Upon entering they find themselves in an old Earth-style hotel/casino called The Royale, where they are cut off from contact with the ''Enterprise''. The away team soon discovers they are trapped inside the casino, and after making several unsuccessful attempts to leave, they decide to explore the building, and find the desiccated but preserved remains of Col. Steven Richey, a NASA astronaut, and a pulp novel titled ''Hotel Royale''. Upon reading Richey's diary, they learn that his starship was accidentally contaminated by aliens and he is the only survivor. Taking pity on him, the aliens created The Royale for him, thinking the novel represented humans' preferred way of living, whereas Richey found it unbearable. Riker, Data, and Worf realize that the novel's plot has been recreated in detail by the aliens and is playing out in front of them, and surmise that they might be able to leave if they are scripted to do so. They assume the role of a trio of foreign investors and, taking advantage of Data's ability to precisely manipulate the dice at the casino's craps table, win enough money to buy out the Royale, and are then able to leave. 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「The Royale」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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