Chapter 30 Interrogations
Captain Picard and Lieutenant Munro went to Krindo who was in the brig.
"We need to know why the facility powered up after you shut it down…Krindo?" said Munro
"Nothing matters. He's dead." Krindo replied
"We must see to it that no one else dies." Said Picard
"He's dead and I killed him." Continued Krindo
"Your self-pity may get many more killed." Added Picard
"I don't know why it powered up again."
"That's what you said about the behavioral regulators." Said Munro
"I didn't command it to kill my father!"
"Then who did." Asked Picard
"Other Idryll." Said Munro
"Impossible, they don't even know about the Master Control Facility." Said Krindo
"The what?" asked Munro
"Somewhere in this sector is a planet with the Master Control Facility. It has the power to override all the others. But we never deciphered its location."
"Who knew about it?" asked Picard
"Just my father and myself…and Omag. Omag! He must have deciphered the location." Krindo replied
"Omag the Ferengi? We've had dealings with him." Said Picard
"He funded our work. We knew he was exploiting the priceless artifacts of our people for profit. But it was the only way. Omag he betrayed me and killed my father."
"Will you help us find him?" asked Picard
"Gladly. Tell me what I have to do."
"Contact him. Tell him you have found a planet far greater than the Master Control Facility. Tell him you need his help to dig it up." Said Picard
"We always met in a run-down starbase in the Jadaff system. It's run by an old Klingon arms trader named Lurok." Krindo said
"Lieutenant, I want you to use Krindo to set a trap for Omag. Take Ensign Gonzalez to assist you." Ordered Picard
"Come on Krindo. You're gonna call Omag from your shuttle." Munro said as he deactivated the brig containment field.
"Why?"
"He'll be suspicious if you call from a Federation frequency."
"I'll need to repair my shuttles comm. system."
"Picard to Laforge, meet Krindo and Lieutenant Munro in shuttlebay two and help Krindo repair his long-range communications system." Said Picard
"Aye sir." Laforge replied
Krindo stepped out of the cell.
"How's Kleeya?" he asked
"She's doing well. All things considered. She's adjusting to life on the Enterprise." Replied Munro
Krindo nodded and followed Munro to the shuttlebay…