




Non, je ne regrette rien by ~rinzler on deviantART
Heartbreaking.
This is absolutely gorgeous.

Riker grins and EXITS and we stay a beat on Picard as he turns in his chair and looks out his window…and as he drinks, his tea, there is a definite incomplete thought here, not an entirely happy ending…a man recovering but not recovered.
From the script for “The Best of Both Worlds, Part II”
‘Phantasms’, episode 6, season 7.
7x05: Gambit Part II
Picard: Number One, will you set a course for starbase 227. I’ll join you on the bridge shortly.
Riker: Wait a minute. You’ve been declared dead. You can’t give orders around here.
Data: If we are to adhere to the exact letter of Starfleet regulations, then technically Sir, you have been declared a renegade. In fact, I think you are facing 12 counts of court marshal offenses. You cannot give orders either, Sir.
Picard: That’s quite right. And as I’m supposed to be dead, I’ll go and get some sleep. And Mr. Data, I suggest you escort Commander Riker to the brig.
Data: Aye, Sir. (Riker tries to leave.) This way, Sir.
Riker: Data, he was joking. You know that, right? Data?