Ensign Taitt's suggestions may have fallen on deaf ears were even Riker or Picard in charge. Dr Crusher had the wisdom to allow her to try her theory - a theory that ends up saving the ship.

What was traumatic for Ensign Riker was a career boost for Pressman, who would meet him once again, now firmly entrenched in the worst admiral camp. The sad fate of the USS Pegasus wasn't ...