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BOOTHBY (CONT’D)
                                            But, I guess that’s par for the course for all
                                            you kids. You think you’re so smart. I’ll bet
                                            those two who stole that Runabout tonight
                                            are feeling really smart right now... did you
                                            hear about that?


                                                          DUFFY
                                            No...


                                                        BOOTHBY
                                            From what they say, whoever was flying
                                            was a helluva pilot... probably not as good
                                            as you are, Picard, but good enough to
                                            avoid the tractor beam...


                    Picard and Duffy don’t look at each other... just try to appear natural... and obviously
                    come off unnatural...



                                                 BOOTHBY (CONT’ D)
                                            But sooner or later, they’re gonna be
                                            caught... and kicked out... Sad thing is
                                            it won’t be because they borrowed a
                                            ship... that’s been done before by cadets,
                                            even one or two who became pretty fair
                                            admirals. The reason these two are going
                                            to be dismissed is because they didn’t face
                                            the music... they were afraid to tell the
                                            truth and accept the consequences... and I
                                            don’t have to tell you that the first duty of
                                            every Starfleet officer is to the truth.
                                                 (beat)
                                            Too bad. Who knows what kind of careers
                                            they might have had.

                    He stops there and studies them for a long beat. Picard glances at Duffy... then back
                    to Boothby...



                                                         PICARD
                                            Can I borrow your comlink?





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