Eyes In The Dark (Columbia): Difference between revisions

Unbeknownst to the ''Columbia'', the ''Eldae'' has not exploded but has shifted into another phase variance: the explosion was orchestrated to make the ''Columbia'' think they had been lost. Csuuri sheds her affable disguise and takes the away team prisoner with the intention of interrogating them. The felinoid orders the ''Eldae'' away from the area to rendezvous with her employers. She also deploys a phase-cloaked operative to gather intelligence from the Columbia's computer systems who is transported aboard the Nebula-class ship undetected before the 'explosion'. The away team are promptly incarcerated in the Eldae’s brig where Lieutenant Commander Jolara attempts to sow distrust between Csurri and her XO.

Both grief-stricken and furious, Captain Whittaker angrily orders the remaining crew to come up with a plausible explanation of how the ''Eldae'' could be destroyed without any warning. Duyzer and Colquhoun investigate the immediate aftermath and immediately notice that there is new debris which is almost unheard of when a warp core breaches. They also discover a strange “blip” on sensors prior to the loss of the Eldae- and link it back to a similar reading from Sextant Aloha before its destruction when a ship appeared with no explanation. Meanwhile, Ensign Owens assists ch'Ranni and HCO officer Torrel in continuing to piece together what happened prior to ''Columbia's'' arrival and they begin searching for the buoy’s “flight recorder”. Captain Whittaker has the sad task of telling [[Danni James]]- Walker's wife- that she has been lost. He blames himself and struggles to reign in his emotions. The shock of the news triggers Lieutenant James going into labour- with only the Captain to help her through.