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Captain Archer and the crew of the Enterprise are on their way to a rendezvous with a newly discovered alien race, the Tandarans, when they are suddenly stopped by a Tandaran vessel. The Tandarans order the Enterprise to follow them to their home world, where it’s revealed that the Tandarans have been at war with their neighbor, the Suliban, for decades. The Tandarans demand that Archer detain two Suliban prisoners, who they claim are linked to a series of terrorist attacks that have plagued the region.

Archer is suspicious of the Tandarans’ motivations, but nonetheless agrees to take the prisoners into custody. Once the Enterprise reaches Tandaran space, they discover that the Tandarans have been using a powerful, experimental technology to detect Suliban ships and track them across interstellar distances. The technology is so powerful that it can even detect the Enterprise, despite its cloaking device.

Meanwhile, Archer meets with the two Suliban prisoners, who reveal that the Tandarans have been using them as a test subject for their technology. The prisoners plead with Archer to help free them, and he promises to do what he can.

Back on board the Enterprise, Archer is presented with a difficult choice; he can either continue to cooperate with the Tandarans, or risk angering them and potentially sparking a full-scale war. He ultimately decides to stand up to the Tandarans and free the Suliban prisoners. The Enterprise escapes from Tandaran space, and Archer is hailed as a hero for his actions.

The crew is able to successfully deliver the Suliban prisoners to their home world, where they are welcomed as liberators. The Suliban are deeply grateful to Archer for his assistance, and they offer the Enterprise a refuelling station in gratitude.

Meanwhile, the Tandarans are furious with Archer and the Enterprise for interfering in their affairs. The Tandarans vow to find a way to prevent the Enterprise from using their technology again, and they begin developing new, more powerful weapons to use against the Suliban.

Back on Earth, Archer is hailed as a hero for his actions. He is given the United Federation of Planets’ highest honor, the Distinguished Service Cross. However, the Federation Council is concerned about the potential of a war between the Tandarans and Suliban, and they order the Enterprise to monitor the situation.

Eventually, Archer is able to broker a peace between the two races, and the Tandarans agree to dismantle their weapons. With the threat of a full-scale war averted, the crew of the Enterprise returns home in triumph knowing that they have saved countless lives.

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• Archer and Mayweather are captured by the Tandarans and placed in a Suliban internment camp.
• While investigating a mysterious surge of energy with the shuttle-pod, Archer and Travis are captured by the distrustful and hostile Tandarans and sent to a detention complex in a remote planet. The warden Colonel Grat explains the misunderstanding, explaining that they are in war against the Suliban terrorist organization The Cabal, and that the inmates are pacific Suliban relocated temporarily for their own safety. He claims that he has no authority to release the earthlings and they should be sent to the central magistrate office in Tandar Prime as a simple bureaucratic formality. However, Captain Archer discloses that the interns are held imprisoned due to prejudice against their race and resolves to interfere in the fate of the Suliban. — Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Captain Archer and Ensign Mayweather wake up in a Tandaran prison. They are soon met by Major Klev (David Kagen), who orders them both to the office of Colonel Grat (Dean Stockwell). Grat interrogates them in detail regarding their intrusion into Tandaran space, and says that they will have to appear before a magistrate in three days time on Tandar Prime. The prison contains Suliban prisoners as well. Grat explains that Enterprise shuttle entered the orbit around the 2nd moon of their planet, which is a military zone. Archer explains that Enterprise was merely curious about the energy readings coming from the 2nd moon and were investigating. Grat explains that the Tandarans are at war against the Cabal (The Suliban resistance movement, who is plotting with the visitors from the future to gain power in their solar system). Grat also refuses to allow Archer to contact Enterprise, but does so himself and apprises them of the current situation. Upon hearing this, Commander Tucker advocates a rescue attempt, but Sub-Commander T'Pol prefers to avoid provoking the Tandarans further (and says that humans should learn to follow laws of other civilizations), and orders Enterprise to Tandar Prime where the hearing is to take place in 3 days. Later, Archer meets a Suliban called Danik (Dennis Christopher), who tells him that they are in Detention Complex 26, an internment camp for Suliban imprisoned when the Cabal began attacking the Tandaran Sector eight years previously. All Suliban in Tandaran territories were rounded up and imprisoned. There are 89 in detention complex 26. Suliban don't have a Govt as their home-world became uninhabitable 300 yrs ago. So many Suliban relocated and some settled on Tandar Prime. In his office, Grat questions Archer in detail about the events of episode "Broken Bow", and also demands information about the Temporal Cold War. Archer wonders why innocent Suliban are being held prisoner (To which Grat says that is Suliban are released, they will be recruited by the Cabal and turned against the Tandarans), but Grat warns that delaying could result in Archer missing the transport to Tandar Prime. Grat contacts the Enterprise to report that the hearing has unfortunately been "delayed", allowing Lieutenant Reed and Ensign Sato to triangulate his signal and locate the prison. That night, a communicator is beamed to Archer and Mayweather's cell. Archer tells Tucker he wants to help the Suliban escape, and Danik says his people can go to the Niburon Colonies, away from the Tandar Sector. The following morning Grat discovers the communicator and Archer is sent to isolation as punishment. Aboard Enterprise, T'Pol uses torpedoes to ward off the Tandaran defense-ships before clearing Tucker to launch in a shuttle-pod. Mayweather distracts Klev, allowing a Suliban-disguised Reed (Who was transported down to the internment camp) to activate charges and initiate the escape. As they flee, Grat argues that the Suliban will all go to join the Cabal, but Archer says that he doesn't know the Suliban very well, despite having been in charge for a long time.

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Detained (episode)

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• 1.2 Act One
• 1.3 Act Two
• 1.4 Act Three
• 1.5 Act Four
• 2 Memorable quotes
• 3.1 Story and script
• 3.3 Continuity
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Summary [ ]

Travis Mayweather wakes up in a prison cell , oblivious to how he got there. Lying next to him is Captain Archer , unconscious. Travis goes to his cell door and opens it. In the corridor outside of his cell he sees two Suliban .

Act One [ ]

Colonel Grat , who is in charge of Detention Complex 26 .

Travis explores the corridors and discovers that all the inmates are Suliban. He returns to find a conscious Archer. The captain asks if Travis knows who attacked their shuttlepod , but he doesn't know. Trying to learn more about the place, Archer boosts Mayweather up so he can take a look outside. There is a five-meter-high wall surrounding the building and possibly a guard tower, though there are no people visible. They proceed to walk the corridors when they meet a lone Suliban who calls them the "new arrivals". An alarm goes off, prompting all the Suliban to exit their cells and remain still. Guards enter. One Suliban drops a cup and is rewarded with a shock from one of the guards. A Major instructs Archer and Travis to follow him. They are then taken to Colonel Grat , the man in charge of the detention complex. He tells them that the Tandarans are at war with the Suliban , though he conflates them with the Cabal . The shuttlepod Archer and Travis were on had been at the wrong place at the wrong time (near Tandaran military installations) and the Tandarans mistook them for disguised Sulibans. But since their DNA identified them as Human , Grat tells them they should be released shortly. Unfortunately, Grat doesn't have the authority to release them. They'll have to appear before a magistrate on Tandar Prime . A transport will be arriving in three days to take them there. In the meantime, they'll have to wait it out in the complex. Archer wants to contact Enterprise NX-01 , but that's also against regulations. However, Grat assures him that he will personally call Enterprise to explain the situation. Grat also suggests that they keep to themselves and not become too close to the Sulibans detained with them. The Major returns to escort Archer and Travis back to their "quarters".

Back in their cells, Archer and Travis are seen eating. Travis suggests that the Tandaran food would be better used as a valve sealant for Commander Tucker . Archer goes to refill his cup from the common area when he spots a Suliban child, Narra , helping her father hang clothing. Archer, being a "very curious man" as he later says, makes contact with a Suliban named Danik . From him, he learns that not all Suliban are in the Cabal or genetically enhanced and that they are only normal civilians. The alarm goes off again and Klev enters. Because he was out past curfew, Danik is put into isolation for the night, which leaves Narra alone without her father.

Act Two [ ]

Meanwhile, Enterprise is trying to find out what happened to Captain Archer and Ensign Mayweather. T'Pol and Trip want to speak to Archer, but Grat won't let them. He explains the situation to them and assures them that their captain is fine. He tells them that the Central Magistrate's Office on Tandar Prime will contact them once they arrive. Hoshi tried to trace the signal but couldn't locate it. T'Pol and Trip discuss what should be done. Tucker considers a rescue mission, while T'Pol favors diplomacy. In the end, the Enterprise sets a course for Tandar Prime.

Back at the complex, Archer learns from Danik that the Suliban homeworld had become uninhabitable about three hundred years ago and as a result they are mostly a nomadic people. The Suliban who have settled in the Tandar sector have been confined to detention camps since the early times of the war between the Tandarans and the Cabal. The Tandarans had questioned the loyalty of all Suliban living in their territory . For everyone's safety, the Suliban were relocated, but only temporarily. Once the Cabal is destroyed, the Suliban will be released. Danik's friend Sajen brings him a letter which informs him that the appeal his wife had requested, which was to be transferred to the same complex as her husband and daughter , had been rejected. The alarm goes off again for midday inspection. After Archer leaves, Sajen expresses his distrust of Archer and fear that he may be working for Grat.

In the common area, Major Klev informs Archer that Colonel Grat wants to see him. Archer tells Grat that he's spent some time getting to know the Suliban in the complex. Grat learned from the Tandaran Intelligence Agency that the captain has considerable knowledge about the Cabal and asks Archer to tell him what he knows. Since Archer is unwilling to take sides in their conflict, he is not cooperative. Grat then warns Archer that another transport won't be arriving for another 60 days, implying that if he doesn't get the information he wants, Archer will miss the original transport scheduled to arrive in the morning.

Act Three [ ]

Grat contacts Enterprise to inform them that the hearing has been postponed for at least a few more days (enough time to interrogate Archer in the complex). He suggests they continue to Tandar Prime, where an ambassador will show them their capital city . At that point, Enterprise is able to trace the signal back to the prison camp and T'Pol decides to take matters into her own hands.

Archer and Danik continue to talk. Danik suggests that Archer tell Grat what he knows about the Suliban since it would foster his release. Archer refuses because he dislikes being "strong-armed" and seeing how the Suliban are being treated in the complex. He asks if anyone has ever tried to escape. He learns that there is a docking bay in the complex about 100 meters away. Three Suliban previously tried to escape, but they were all killed under the false pretense (planted by Colonel Grat) that they were armed. Archer implies that with help they may have escaped. He says Enterprise will come looking for him, and when it does, he'll offer to help any Suliban escape that wants to.

In the common area, Travis tries to spark up a conversation with Sajen, but he is cold towards him.

Jonathan Archer and Danik look over the schematics of Detention Complex 26

While Archer looks over schematics of the complex in his cell, a communicator is beamed next to him. He contacts Enterprise and discovers that they are in orbit of the detention complex. Because it won't be long until Enterprise is detected by the Tandarans, Trip suggests beaming Archer and Travis out. But the Captain has other ideas. He wants to help the Suliban escape. When Archer tries to enlist the Suliban in an escape attempt, Sajen refuses because he believes that there is no hope of escape and that he would be killed. He also believes that Archer and Travis may have been planted among the Suliban to stir up trouble so that the guards would have an excuse to kill them. However, Danik agrees to the plan.

Archer is questioned by Grat about some unusual energy readings that came from Archer's quarters. Archer avoids revealing anything, only to have a beaten and bruised Ensign Mayweather brought into Grat's office. When Grat discovers a communicator Travis had on him, and after Archer refuses to explain himself, he sends Archer into an isolation cell.

Back on Enterprise , Doctor Phlox performs a procedure on an unseen crewmember. On the bridge, Hoshi receives a call from the captain, but it turns out to be from Colonel Grat (who is using Travis's communicator). Learning they are no longer on their way to Tandar Prime, he openly threatens Enterprise if they come any closer to his patrol ships .

Act Four [ ]

Sajen has a heated conversation with a bruised Travis, which leads him to reconsider his attitude towards escaping.

Enterprise is hailed by Colonel Grat who threatens to attack if they don't withdraw. T'Pol insists they didn't come for a fight. Under the pretense of sending Grat copies of Earth 's historical database , the Starfleet Charter and a record of all Human contact with alien species, as well as the Vulcan database , Hoshi jams Grat's frequencies. Meanwhile, Trip is able to transport Lieutenant Reed (who is disguised as a Suliban) into the prison. There, he finds Travis and arms him. They meet up with Danik and go over the details of the escape plan, as well as figuring out where Archer is being held in isolation. The alarm goes off again, this time without incident.

In space, the Tandaran patrol ships open fire on Enterprise , but are quickly disabled and veer off. Enterprise enters the atmosphere and launches Shuttlepod 2 with Trip at its helm. On the planet, Malcolm sets off some explosions that blows out a wall and also manages to incapacitate Major Klev and two of his guards. Following Malcolm's lead, the Suliban begin trying to escape. As it approaches the complex, Shuttlepod 2 destroys the unmanned guard towers protecting it. A firefight ensues in the common area, with Danik trapped. Just as Malcolm reaches Archer in isolation, Grat arrives and knocks Malcolm out. He yells at Archer, telling him that he has condemned these people rather than free them. During the Suliban's escape, at Narra's behest Sajen goes back for Danik. Malcolm comes to, disarms Grat, and leaves with Archer and Travis.

On the shuttlepod home, Archer is satisfied to have helped these people, but following his last encounter with Grat, he wonders if these homeless Suliban will stick to their conviction or fall to the attracting Cabal as Grat predicted.

Memorable quotes [ ]

" Why are we here? " " Why are any of us here? "

" We were simply curious. " " Your curiosity almost got you killed. "

" You're familiar with the Cabal ? " " Unfortunately . "

" They call this a proper meal? I should save it for Commander Tucker. It'd make a good valve sealant. "

" If you want to explore alien cultures you'll need to learn to respect their laws. If Captain Archer were here, I'm sure he'd agree. If you'd like, I'll contact the Vulcan High Command. They might be willing to send an arbitrator. " " A Vulcan lawyer? They'd be better off getting the electric chair. "

" I'm willing to compromise, Captain. Just tell me what you know about Silik. " " Well, he's about this tall, a little on the scrawny side, bad teeth. "

" Still think we're working with the Tandarans? You know, we could have left this place a long time ago if we hadn't decided to help you. " " I never asked for your help. " " Why? Because we're not Suliban? Because we look a little too much like Tandarans? I'll admit, when I first came here it wasn't easy to see past my preconceptions about the Suliban, but I did. Why can't you? "

" You had no right to interfere! " " This isn't about my rights, it's about theirs. " " They have no rights, they lost them the minute the Cabal began attacking us. Do you know how many people the Cabal have murdered, how many ships they've destroyed, colonies? You just gave them eighty nine new soldiers! " " What makes you think these people will join the Cabal?"

" You look worse than I do. "

" Major, do you have a second? I don't mean to cause any trouble, but I was wondering if it might be possible to get some better food. No offense, but the meals here are pretty awful. " " Eat what you're given. " " I'll try, but I'm not sure I can hold down another bowl of that what do you call it? It tastes like sawdust. Is that what they make you eat? Because if it is, I'd think about going on a hunger strike. I don't know how you – " " Enough! "

" Captain … think they'll make it? " " Do I think they'll get out of Tandaran space safely? Yes. Do I think they'll be alright… "

Background information [ ]

Story and script [ ].

• This episode's story is an allegory to the events surrounding the forced relocation of Japanese-American citizens (including a young George Takei ) during World War II , in that Suliban are being detained in an internment camp despite being innocent. This was said to be for "their own protection." For more information, see the entry on Manzanar , which also was referenced in this episode.
• Mike Sussman found that the experience of writing this episode confirmed his opinion of "message shows," which was already a negative one. [1]
• The final draft script of this episode was issued on 1 February 2002 .
• Mayweather actor Anthony Montgomery particularly enjoyed this installment and his character's role in it. He stated about "Detained", " I was really excited about that one. It had nothing to do with Travis being a boomer at all; he got to learn a lot about Human compassion. I didn't want it to sound preachy, because it's really easy to fall into that trap, but everything just comes across as being passionate. I love the fact that they had Travis be the one to have the debate about prejudice, considering that African Americans are prejudged more often than not. That was a really special episode for me, and not just because they gave me work to do. " ( Star Trek: The Magazine  Volume 3, Issue 3 , p. 16)
• Both Dennis Christopher and Christopher Shea played Vorta in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . Christopher appeared as Borath in " The Search, Part II " and Shea appeared as Keevan in " Rocks and Shoals " and " The Magnificent Ferengi ".
• As a possibly reference to this, there are two scenes in this episode in which Grat is shown operating a PADD similar to a handheld computer known as a handlink; which Stockwell's character, Al, used in Quantum Leap to communicate with the show's artificial intelligence, Ziggy.

Continuity [ ]

• Grat refers to the events of " Cold Front ", and states that the incident occurred "approximately three months ago." Although no exact date is given for the events of this episode, this would seem to indicate an approximate date for "Detained" of December 2151.
• Act Four curiously leaves the fates of the two main Suliban characters unknown. Danik is last seen in a firefight with Tandaran guards, while Sajen is last seen going back for him. The episode never confirms, on screen or in dialogue, that they are among the escapees in the impounded ships.

Reception and aftermath [ ]

• On the first broadcast of this installment, the episode achieved a Nielsen rating of 3.0 and was watched by a total of 4.88 million viewers. This was the lowest Nielsen rating in Enterprise 's first season, though this episode's total number of viewers was higher than those for " Fusion " and " Desert Crossing ", the only other installments of the season to have as low a Nielsen rating as 3.0. [2]
• Star Trek Magazine 's "Ultimate Guide" rated this episode 3 out of 5 arrowhead insignias. ( Star Trek Magazine  issue 164 , p. 79)
• The unofficial reference book Beyond the Final Frontier (p. 367) comments about this episode, " Hints that the Suliban situation is more complicated than we've realised up until now and a fine confrontation between Bakula and Stockwell (without any cute Quantum Leap jokes) makes this a great episode. "
• This episode was deliberately aired the same week as the Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda episode: "The Knight, Death and the Devil" which guest starred Michael Hurst who had played Iolaus Hercules's (Kevin Sorbo) sidekick in Hercules the Legendary Journeys. Thereby the two competing sci-fi TV shows had their former sidekick episodes in the same week.
• Several costumes, props, and items from this episode were sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay, including a Tandaran security patch [3] and a script from the episode. [4]

Video and DVD releases [ ]

• UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, Paramount Home Entertainment ): Volume 1.11, 7 October 2002 .
• As part of the ENT Season 1 DVD collection.
• As part of the ENT Season 1 Blu-ray collection.

Links and references [ ]

Starring [ ].

• Scott Bakula as Jonathan Archer
• John Billingsley as Phlox
• Jolene Blalock as T'Pol
• Dominic Keating as Malcolm Reed
• Anthony Montgomery as Travis Mayweather
• Linda Park as Hoshi Sato
• Connor Trinneer as Charles "Trip" Tucker III

Guest stars [ ]

• Dennis Christopher as Danik
• Christopher Shea as Sajen
• David Kagen as Klev
• Jessica D. Stone as Narra
• Dean Stockwell as Grat

Co-star [ ]

• Wilda Taylor as Woman

Uncredited co-stars [ ]

• William Bates as Suliban boy
• Les Belbot as Suliban prisoner
• Tom Bentley as Suliban prisoner
• David Bertelsen as Tandaran guard
• Marea Bianchini as Suliban prisoner
• Troy Cephers as Tandaran guard
• Vince Deadrick, Jr. as Tandaran guard
• Shawna Engert as Suliban girl
• Evan English as Tanner
• Dianna Faulkner as Suliban prisoner
• Clete Francis as Suliban prisoner
• Hilde Garcia as Rossi ( deleted scene )
• Joe Geletko as Suliban prisoner
• Billy Hamilton as Suliban prisoner
• John Kepley as Tandaran guard
• Trey King as Suliban prisoner
• Colin Lockerbie as Suliban prisoner
• Dan McCann as Tandaran guard
• Marlene Mogavero as operations division crewman
• Jillana Neiman as Suliban prisoner
• Louis Ortiz as Suliban prisoner
• Diesel Pfingsten as Tandaran guard
• Stephane Plancke as Suliban prisoner
• Laura Renault as Suliban prisoner
• A.J. Teshin as Suliban prisoner
• Jessie Thompson as Suliban prisoner
• Dede Troit as Suliban prisoner
• Mark Watson as operations division crewman

Stunt doubles [ ]

• Dan Barringer as stunt double for David Kagen
• Eddie Mathews as stunt double for Dean Stockwell

Stand-ins [ ]

• David Anderson – stand-in for Anthony Montgomery and Dan McCann
• Gina Chai – stand-in for Linda Park and Wilda Taylor
• Evan English – stand-in for Dominic Keating , David Kagen , and Dean Stockwell
• June Jordan – stand-in for Shawna Engert and Jessica D. Stone
• Simone Montanti – stand-in for Jolene Blalock and Vince Deadrick, Jr.
• Michael Muñoz – stand-in for William Bates
• Pablo Soriano – stand-in for David Kagen, Dean Stockwell, Christopher Shea , Dan McCann, and Vince Deadrick, Jr.
• J.R. Quinonez – stand-in for John Billingsley and David Kagen
• Richard Sarstedt – stand-in for Scott Bakula
• Sienna Spencer – stand-in for Jessica D. Stone
• Mark Watson – stand-in for Connor Trinneer , David Kagen, and Dennis Christopher
• Hand double for Dennis Christopher
• Hand double for Dean Stockwell

References [ ]

American ; arbitrator ; bearing ; Borothan ; Broken Bow ; Cabal ; carrier wave ; cell ; Central Magistrate's Office ; Chef ; citizen ; colonel ; communicator ; cosmetic surgery ; counsel ; Danik's grandfather ; Detention Complex 26 ; Director of Research ; DNA ; Earth ; electric chair ; eye ; genetic enhancement ; guard ; home ; hunger strike ; infiltrator ; internment camp ; itch ; Japanese ; kilometer ; Klaang ; Klev's brother ; Klingon ; leader ; legal system ; magistrate ; major ; Manzanar ; meter ; Narra's mother ; Niburon colonies ; nursery rhyme ; Oklahoma ; particle weapon ; phase cannon ; phase-pistol ; polarized hull plating ; Qo'noS ; Querella Province ; resistance cell ; revolt ; Rigel X ; Sarin ; sawdust ; Second World War ; Shuttlepod 1 ; Shuttlepod 2 ; Silik ; spatial torpedo ; Starfleet Charter ; Starfleet database ; Suliban ; Suliban agent 1 ; Suliban agent 2 ; Suliban government ; Suliban helix ; Suliban homeworld ; Suliban shuttle ; Tandar Prime ; Tandaran ; Tandaran moon ; Tandaran patrol ship ; Tandaran "valve sealant" ; Tandar sector ; Tandaran transport ; Temporal Cold War ; transporter ; trespassing ; triaxilation ; vegetarian ; Vulcan ; Vulcan database ; Vulcan High Command ; year ; yellow

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Tandar Prime (alternately Rakon II ) was the homeworld of the Tandaran civilization, located in the Tandar sector . ( ENT episode : " Detained ", DTI novel : Watching the Clock ) A Tandaran day was 1.2 Earth days long. The planet had two moons, Vien and Bregat , with orbital periods of 12 and 30 Tandaran days, respectively. ( DTI novel : Watching the Clock annotations) [2]

History [ ]

When the Suliban Cabal started warring the Tandarans in 2144 , the Suliban refugees on Tandaran worlds were detained, including those from the Querella Province on Tandar Prime.

In 2151 , the Enterprise (NX-01) was sent to Tandar to negotiate the release of Captain Jonathan Archer and Ensign Travis Mayweather from a prison camp. However, the ship diverted from its course to investigate the status of the prisoners. ( ENT episode : " Detained ")

Sometime in the 2320s , the Tandaran worlds joined the Federation after apologizing to the Suliban for their unfair treatment in the 22nd century .

In September 2381 , Department of Temporal Investigations special agents Gariff Lucsly and Marion Dulmur visited the Kemrel Municipality on Tandar in order to investigate a temporal incident related to Professor Vard . ( DTI novel : Watching the Clock )

Alternate timelines [ ]

In an alternate timeline , Tandar Prime was not a member of the Federation but the capital of the technologically advanced Tandaran Empire by 2381. ( DTI novel : Watching the Clock )

In another timeline brought about by the Temporal Cold War , Tandaran Prime suffered orbital bombardment by the Certoss around 2358 . This killed off most of the Tandarans, and the world was left to remain uninhabitable for centuries afterward. ( TOS novel : From History's Shadow )

In a timeline where the Temporal Defense Grid was not established, Tandar Prime became the seat of the Federation Temporal Intervention Agency Headquarters after following the destruction of the previous seat in London on Earth by the Na'kuhl . The temporally displaced temporal agents Jena Noi , Lucsly and Dulmur were brought to TIA Headquarters on Day 266, 3051 . ( DTI eBook : The Collectors )

References [ ]

• ↑ Christopher L. Bennett's Watching the Clock annotation page
• 1 The Chase
• 2 Ferengi Rules of Acquisition
• 3 Preserver (race)