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--->'''Worf:''' The ''Enterprise'' could have been captured by the Romulans! Captain Picard did the only thing he could.\\
'''Satie:''' Really, Lieutenant? And where were you when this traitor was on board the ''Enterprise''? Where was ship's security?\\
'''Sabin:''' Don't you think it's questionable judgment, Captain, to have a security officer whose father was a Romulan collaborator?


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--->'''Satie:''' Tell me, Captain, have you completely recovered from your experience with the Borg?\\
'''Picard:''' ''[DeathGlare]'' Yes, I have completely recovered.\\
'''Satie:''' It must have been awful for you, actually becoming one of them, being forced to use your vast knowledge of Starfleet operations to aid the Borg. Just how many of our ships were lost? Thirty-nine? And a loss of life, I believe, measured at nearly eleven thousand. One wonders how you can sleep at night, having caused so much destruction. I question your actions, Captain. I question your choices. I question your loyalty.

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* InsaneAdmiral: Satie turns out to be this. Fortunately, [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Henry isn't]].

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* InsaneAdmiral: Satie turns goes completely out to be this. of control in her WitchHunt. Fortunately, [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Henry isn't]].Henry]] is there to shut her down.


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* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: Picard realizes that "the road from legitimate suspicion to rampant paranoia is very much shorter than we think".
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'''Picard:''' Five hundred years ago, military officers would upend a drum on the battlefield sit at it and dispense summary justice. Decisions were quick, punishments severe, appeals denied. Those who came to a drumhead were doomed.

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'''Picard:''' Five hundred years ago, military officers would upend a drum on the battlefield battlefield, sit at it it, and dispense summary justice. Decisions were quick, punishments severe, appeals denied. Those who came to a drumhead were doomed.
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-->'''Picard:''' This is not unlike a [[TitleDrop drumhead]] trial.\\
'''Worf:''' I do not understand.\\
'''Picard:''' Five hundred years ago, military officers would upend a drum on the battlefield sit at it and dispense summary justice. Decisions were quick, punishments severe, appeals denied. Those who came to a drumhead were doomed.

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** Admiral Satie is genuinely baffled at why Picard wants the hearings to stop, seeing his moral objections as an attempt to block her noble efforts and a sign that he is, at best, disloyal, and at worst, a full-on traitor.
** When Picard tries to drive home the point of how dangerous Satie's way of thinking can be, Satie simply brushes it off until Picard quotes her own beloved father on the topic, which only makes Satie angrily accuse him of sullying her father's good name rather than give the words themselves a moment's thought.

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** Admiral Satie is genuinely baffled at why Picard wants the hearings to stop, seeing his moral objections as an attempt to block her noble efforts and a sign that he is, at best, disloyal, and at worst, a full-on traitor.
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traitor. In fact, when Picard tries to drive home the point of how dangerous Satie's way of thinking can be, Satie simply brushes it off until Picard quotes her own beloved father on the topic, which only makes Satie angrily accuse him of sullying her father's good name rather than give the words themselves a moment's thought.
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* ImproperlyParanoid: There ''is'' a Romulan spy on board, but he is found quickly and had nothing to do with the malfunction. Yet Satie is ''still'' willing to destroy the careers of every single person on board the ''Enterprise'' with her witch hunt just to make sure. Picard [[LaserGuidedKarma ends up destroying her career instead]] by proving to her superiors that she's running on sheer crazy.

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* ImproperlyParanoid: There ''is'' a Romulan spy on board, board working for the Romulans, but he is he's found quickly and had nothing to do with the malfunction. Yet Satie is ''still'' willing to destroy the careers of every single person on board the ''Enterprise'' with her witch hunt just to make sure. Picard [[LaserGuidedKarma ends up destroying her career instead]] by proving to her superiors that she's running on sheer crazy.
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* DaddysGirl: Norah Satie loved her father a great deal and inherited his love for the Federation. Unfortunatley, this gets harshly {{deconstructed}} as her patriotism twists into zealotry and she forgets her father's lesson about what happens when the citizens' rights are trampled. Picard reminding her of this ends up pushing her over the edge.

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* DaddysGirl: Norah Satie loved her father a great deal and inherited his love for the Federation. Unfortunatley, Unfortunately, this gets harshly {{deconstructed}} as her patriotism twists into zealotry and she forgets her father's lesson about what happens when the citizens' rights are trampled. Picard reminding her of this ends up pushing her over the edge.
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* DaddysGirl: Norah Satie loved her father a great deal. Which goes a long way toward explaining her tirade when Picard quotes him back to her.

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* DaddysGirl: Norah Satie loved her father a great deal. Which goes a long way toward explaining deal and inherited his love for the Federation. Unfortunatley, this gets harshly {{deconstructed}} as her tirade patriotism twists into zealotry and she forgets her father's lesson about what happens when the citizens' rights are trampled. Picard quotes him back to her.reminding her of this ends up pushing her over the edge.
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** In his MotiveRant, J'Dan denounces the Klingons' alliance with the Federation and insists the Romulans would be more worthy allies. With the help of Klingon insiders, the Romulans will later plot to break the alliance by way of [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E24TheMindsEye an assassination attempt]] and then become silent partners in [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E26S5E1Redemption a civil war]].
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** It's hard not to wonder about whatever became of Simon Tarses, as his final fate is never commented on outside of Picard acknowledging that regardless of the outcome of his own hearing, Tarses' career will likely be in ruins.

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** It's hard not to wonder about whatever became of Simon Tarses, as his final fate is never commented on outside of Picard acknowledging that regardless of the outcome of his own hearing, Tarses' career will likely be in ruins. [[note]] Some pre-Coda ''Franchise/StarTrekExpandedUniverse'' works state that Tarses' Starfleet career was brought to an end by Satie's investigation. Most other works state that Tarses was given a formal reprimand for lying on his application to join Starfleet but that he was allowed to continue his career. These novels state Tarses was admitted to Starfleet Academy on Captain Picard's recommendation and also continued his medical studies to become a full medical doctor. [[/note]]
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Admiral Henry turns out to be one. When Satie exposes herself as a lunatic, he withdraws his support by leaving the hearing in the middle of her tirade.

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Admiral Henry turns out to be one. When Satie exposes herself as a lunatic, he withdraws his support by leaving the hearing in the middle of her tirade. He then gives orders ending any further hearings into the matter so that Satie cannot later resume them.
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* SoleSurvivor: Satie says 39 ships were destroyed at Wolf 359. Given that 40 ships were said to have engaged the Borg cube, it would appear a single ship survived.

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* SoleSurvivor: Satie says 39 ships were destroyed at Wolf 359. Given that 40 ships were said to have engaged the Borg cube, it would appear a single ship survived. (According to unconfirmed sources, it was the ''Endeavor'' under Captain Amisov.)
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* SoleSurvivor: Satie says 39 ships were destroyed at Wolf 359. Given that 40 ships were said to have engaged the Borg cube, it would appear a single ship survived.

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