"The Enemy"
Airdate: November 6, 1989
54 of 176 produced
54 of 176 released
Introduction
Responding to a distress call, the Enterprise finds the wreckage of a small Romulan vessel on Galordon Core, a harsh, barely class M planet on the edge of the Neutral Zone. In the wreckage they find a severely injured survivor. While surveying the wreck, LaForge accidentally falls into a chasm. The atmosphere of Galordon Core allows only brief windows for transport, so Riker and Worf are forced to return to the ship with the Romulan and leave Geordi behind, they hope temporarily. On board the Enterprise, Doctor Crusher diagnoses the Romulan as needing a transfusion that only Worf can provide. On the planet, Geordi soon discovers he is not alone; another Romulan was on board and survived. Though first attempting to take LaForge captive, the Romulan soon begins to succumb to the harmful affects of the atmosphere and is soon unable to walk. The atmosphere is playing havoc with Geordi's VISOR, blinding him. Realizing they won't survive without each other's help, they reluctantly begin work together. Complicating matters, the mother ship of the smaller craft has also heard the distress call is charging across the Neutral Zone. A misstep could trigger a war. How will the crew of the Enterprise survive this crisis?
Can't we all just... get along?
