Tarses

dutiful competent loyal

Lieutenant Tarses serves as a Starfleet officer aboard the USS Enterprise-D under Captain Picard. This Klingon crewman holds security clearance for sensitive ship areas. Admiral Norah Satie targets him for surveillance based on Betazoid Sabin Genestra's suspicions of sabotage. Picard defends Tarses' rights, prioritizing evidence over intuition. Tarses embodies Starfleet's integration of diverse species amid loyalty tests.

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Starfleet Ship Operations

Also known as: Mister Tarses

Tarses's Journey

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S4E21 · The Drumhead

Picard rejects Satie’s surveillance demand

Not directly observable, but the subtext suggests a mix of frustration (at being suspected) and fear (of what Satie’s investigation might uncover).

Lieutenant Tarses is the absent but central figure of the conflict—his name is invoked as the target of Satie’s surveillance demands and the potential saboteur. The scene’s tension revolves around …

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Starfleet

Federation Starship Command, Classified Intelligence, and Hierarchical Operations