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"Where Silence Has Lease" is the second episode of the second season of the syndicated science fiction television show ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', and the 28th episode of the show overall. It is written by Jack B. Sowards and directed by Winrich Kolbe. In this episode, the ''Enterprise'' becomes enveloped by a void in space where the crew are tested by a powerful alien presence. ==Plot== While on a charting mission, the Federation starship ''Enterprise'', under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, discovers a patch of pure blackness in space; probes launched into the area simply disappear. As they study it further, the patch expands and soon envelops the ''Enterprise'', leaving them in a black void with sensors reporting complete nothingness outside. Picard orders the ship on a return course, but they find that they cannot escape; they leave a stationary beacon behind them, only to have it reappear ahead of them again. A Romulan Warbird suddenly decloaks in front of the ship and attacks, and Picard orders the crew to return fire; they destroy the Warbird, but Picard is suspicious of how easily. The crew then detect what appears to be their sister ship, the USS ''Yamato'', approaching, but it does not respond to hails. Commander Riker and Lt. Worf beam over to search the ship, where they find it empty, with inconsistencies in its construction, including more seemingly impossible physical loops. The ''Enterprise'' then detects an exit from the darkness, but cannot lock onto the away team to retrieve them before the opening disappears. The ''Yamato'' begins to fade away, but the ''Enterprise'' is able to beam Riker and Worf back just in time. More openings appear in the blackness, each closing as soon as the ''Enterprise'' approaches them. Picard realizes that they are being manipulated, and orders a full-stop. Suddenly, an entity appears, calling itself Nagilum. It is curious about the humans and their "limited existence", and would like to test the limits of the human body. It causes Ensign Haskell to experience violent convulsions and fall to the floor dead. Nagilum then states that he wants to know everything about death, asserting that it would take less than half of the ''Enterprise''s crew to complete his experiments. Picard decides to activate the ship's self-destruct sequence rather than submit to Nagilum's further experiments. As the crew prepares for their end, Picard is tested again by Nagilum through doppelgangers of Counselor Troi and Lt. Commander Data, both of whom question the self-destruct order. As the countdown nears zero, the void suddenly vanishes, leaving the ''Enterprise'' in normal space. Picard orders the ship to move away at high speed, and when he is finally satisfied that they are truly free, cancels the self-destruct sequence. As the ''Enterprise'' continues on its mission, Picard is met by an image of Nagilum on his ready-room computer. Nagilum offers his evaluation of humanity, criticizing the race's faults and claiming they have nothing in common with his kind. Picard disagrees, pointing out that their recent encounter shows that both races are curious, which Nagilum concedes to before disappearing. 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「Where Silence Has Lease」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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