Brothers

"Brothers" is the third episode of the fourth season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was directed by Rob Bowman and written by Rick Berman. A misguided prank between brothers exposes one of them to a toxic parasite that cannot be treated on the USS Enterprise, but Dr. Crusher is able to stabilize his condition in a controlled environment in Sick Bay while the ship travels to a facility that can cure the boy. As Data escorts the older brothe... more

"Brothers" is the third episode of the fourth season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was directed by Rob Bowman and written by Rick Berman. A misguided prank between brothers exposes one of them to a toxic parasite that cannot be treated on the USS Enterprise, but Dr. Crusher is able to stabilize his condition in a controlled environment in Sick Bay while the ship travels to a facility that can cure the boy. As Data escorts the older brother to visit him, Data suddenly stops and returns to the bridge, where, unseen by the crew, he triggers an alarm that forces the bridge to be evacuated. Captain Picard orders Data to transfer the controls to Engineering, but Data instead mimics Picard's voice and locks the command of the ship to the bridge, directing the starship to an unknown planet. The crew discover Data's lockdown, and disable the transporter's site-to-site function to prevent Data from easily moving about the ship. Once the Enterprise is in orbit about the planet, he... less