A Deadly Shade Of Blue
| Star Traks: Waystation | |
| Episode name | A Deadly Shade Of Blue |
|---|---|
| Season | |
| Episode number | |
| Writer(s) | Alan Decker |
| Year | 2376 |
| Stardate | 53502 |
| Chronology | |
| Previous in series | The Way We Were |
| Next in series | Everything Must Go! |
| Previous in timeline | The Ford Maneuver [VEX] |
| Next in timeline | The Next Item Up For Bid [TRK] |
Andorians as far as the eye can see (Hey, what else did you think I meant by blue?), but when one of them turns up dead, the Waystation crew has their hands full trying to track down the killer before the rest of the Andorians kill them all where they stand (Okay, that sounded a bit Klingon, but just go with me on this).
Summary
Three Andorian colony ships have docked at Waystation before heading out to the world they intend to colonize. In honor of the colonist's respected leader, An'dahna, Ih'mad, proprietor of the Ic'hasssssst V'kelsnet Andorian Restaurant, hosts a party. Later that evening, Commander Lisa Beck discovers the body of one of the colonists in a Waystation corridor. Lieutenant Sean Russell is assigned to investigate the murder. The security logs for the corridor show nothing but static for the time of the murder due to some kind of interference. Among the dead man's belongings, Russell finds a small decorative pin, a credit tube, a pen, and a small padd. Using the library to research Andorian culture, he discovers that the pin marks the dead man as a member of one of Andor's Assassins' Guilds, and the pen hides a blade. The dead man was most likely stalking a target when he was killed, but Russell still doesn't know who killed him. He needs to find out quickly because An'dahna has delivered an ultimatum. If the killer is not found in 24 hours, the Andorians will attack the station. Dr. Amedon Nelson determines that the victim was killed with a knife, so Russell sends the data off to Starfleet Forensics to get a description of the blade responsible for the wounds. As the deadline runs out, Russell has a description of the knife and information concerning some organic matter found in the carpet near the body. He needs more time, though, so Commander Beck challenges An'dahna to fight her one-on-one. Due to An'dahna's advanced age, she assigns a surrogate, her bodyguard, S'nizsizni. As Beck starts to battle S'nizsizni, Russell races to the Andorian Restaurant and confronts Baughb, Ih'mad's chief waiter. The murder weapon was a specialized cooking knife, and the substance in the carpet was bits of j'zzzid ball, an Andorian item that Russel saw Baughb serving at the reception. Baughb confesses, and Russell contacts Beck. Beck wants to talk to Baughb, so she has Russell replace her in the fight. Baughb explains to Beck that the assassin was there to kill Ih'mad. Baughb had apprenticed with the Assassins' Guild before pursuing his true love of food service and was able to kill the assassin before Ih'mad could be harmed. The assassin had a sensor scrambling device on him, which Baughb took to cover his escape. Beck takes the information of Baughb's guilt to An'dahna, who insists that Baughb should be rewarded for protecting his employer. Beck feels that there must be some punishment. They compromise. Baughb will be banished from Federation space for one year and will go to live on the Andorian colony.
Featuring
- Commander Lisa Beck
- Lieutenant Commander Walter Morales
- Lieutenant Craig Porter
- Lieutenant Sean Russell
- Dr. Amedon Nelson
- Yeoman Tina Jones
- Colonel Martin Lazlo
- Bradley Dillon
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