Rasmussen apologizes for asking Picard to step aside because he needed to beam to the exact spot where Picard was standing. You might wonder why Rasmussen's 26th-century ship has such inflexible transporters given that the Enterprise's less-advanced transporters don't have that limitation. Once it's revealed that Rasmussen is a 22nd century conman in a stolen ship, it becomes clear that he simply doesn't have a complete understanding of the transporter's controls.
