Picard doesn’t remember him but wants to know why he requested a meeting and kept the Enterprise waiting for three days, and why in the world they chose Chicago X as their hold music, considering “If you Leave Me Now” is cool once, but every 38 minutes for three days is a little much.

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It’s so mysterious that even Dr. Crusher.

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Title: The Battle
Original Air term: November 16, 1987
Teleplay By: Herbert J. Wright
Story By: Larry Forrester
Directed by: Rob Bowman
Episode: S01E09
Stardate: 41723.9
Synopsis: On an order from Starfleet (official directive #9: Justify the Plot of the Show), the Enterprise has rendezvoused with a Ferengi ship in

the Xendi Sabu system, famous across the entire galaxy for its delicious paper-thin slices of Targ, cooked at your table in boiling water and served with tasty noodles.

However, it’s been three days since the Enterprise arrived, and the only note they’ve picked up from the Ferengi ship is, “Stand by, Enterprise.” That’s an awfully expanded day to be listening to music on hold, but Picard knows that his starship will be hailed in the order it arrived, and jumping to warp speed and coming back will only lead to further delays, so he waits.

This is where we come in, and we discover Picard in his quarters with Dr. However, before the porn music can start, Riker calls Picard to the Bridge; the Ferengi are ready to talk.

Picard arrives on the Bridge and talks with the Ferengi DaiMon Bok, who seems to know Picard. He is additional cranky and has a mysterious headache. Crusher doesn’t know why he has it, and she wants to give Picard a special examination.

Original post by Wil Wheaton