ort of plasma energy on the<br>
    surface.<br>
    (beat)<br>
    I'll be back as soon as I can.</p>
  <p> Picard moves to the shuttle doors and studies them for<br>
    a moment... finds a manual latch, pulls down on it and<br>
    forces the doors open...</p>
  <p>19 EXT. PLANET'S SURFACE/ALIEN SHUTTLECRAFT - CONTINUOUS</p>
  <p> Picard walks outside, bracing himself against the wind.<br>
    Somewhere offscreen, plasma lightning is FLASHING. He<br>
    scans the region with his tricorder, the