- [O'Brien has beamed Riker back from the research station]
- Chief Miles O'Brien: Transporter room to bridge. He's aboard.
- Commander William T. Riker: Why do you sound so surprised, Mr. O'Brien?
- Chief Miles O'Brien: Well, for a moment, we weren't sure you left the space station in time.
- Commander William T. Riker: In time for what?
- Chief Miles O'Brien: It just exploded, sir.
- [Riker has been accused of killing Dr. Apgar]
- Wesley Crusher: It wasn't the Commander's phaser, it couldn't have been! There's another answer. We're just not seeing it.
- [Data is analyzing a painting of Picard]
- Lt. Commander Data: Interesting.
- Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Oh. Thank you. In what way?
- Lt. Commander Data: While suggesting the free treatment of form usually attributed to Fauvism, this quite... inappropriately attempts to juxtapose the disparate cubistic styles of Picasso and Léger. In addition, the use of color suggests a... haphazard melange of clashing styles. Furthermore, the unsettling overtones of proto-Vulcan influences...
- Captain Jean-Luc Picard: [strained] Thank you... Mr. Data.
- Lt. Commander Data: You are welcome, sir. If I can be of further assistance...
- Captain Jean-Luc Picard: No! Thank you.
- [Troi explains to Riker that Manua Apgar hasn't been lying during her account of events]
- Commander William T. Riker: We can't both be telling the truth.
- Counselor Deanna Troi: It is the truth as each of you remembers it.
- Commander William T. Riker: But her version puts a noose around my neck.
- Manua Apgar: I must apologize for my husband's lack of social graces. He may be one of the great scientific minds in the galaxy, but... he does come up a bit short in other areas.
- Commander William T. Riker: [Manua claims Riker assaulted her in a Holodeck simulation] This isn't me. I wasn't the one who closed the door. I didn't proposition her and I certainly didn't try to rape her.
- [Chief Inspector Krag has demanded from Picard to extradite Riker for trial]
- Inspector Krag: He will be given a chance to prove his innocence.
- Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Investigator, in our system of jurisprudence, a man *is* innocent, until proved guilty.
- Inspector Krag: In ours, he is guilty until he is proved innocent. And you are under *our* jurisdiction.
- Commander William T. Riker: [Manua's version of Riker, as he tries to force himself on her] A princess in a very high tower.
- [last lines]
- Captain Picard: Number One, have we any further business in the Tanuga system?
- Commander Riker: Not that I know of. I'd be more than willing to put it behind me.
- Captain Picard: Then perhaps you would do me the pleasure of getting this ship underway.
- Commander Riker: With pleasure, sir. Ensign Crusher, set course for Emila 2, warp three.
- Wesley Crusher: Course laid in, sir.
- Commander Riker: Engage.