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Thin Lines of Grey

Investigate a series of grisly murders.

Overview

Warp required1
Operations level64
Warp for completion1,250
Warp via superhighway1
Completion via superhighway1,300

Costs & rewards

Mission rewards

Σ-Parsteel
Objective ID952,941,240
Amount8,000
Raw Σ-Tritanium
Objective ID952,941,240
Amount227,000

Locations

Objectives

Objective 1

ObjectiveInvestigate the scene of the killings.
DestinationEndurance-429

Objective 2

ObjectiveInvestigate the Orion Syndicate.
DestinationEndurance-429

Objective 3

ObjectiveDefeat 13 hostiles of level 63 or higher.
Required count13
Required level63

Objective 4

ObjectiveFollow Morey's lead.
DestinationKarane

Dialogue

Mission dialogue

Objective ID
495,390,971
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Jean Luc Picard
Dialogue
Before I ask this favor of you, Commander, I must be clear. The Enterprise is not operating under any official capacity in this matter.
Objective ID
495,390,971
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Jean Luc Picard
Dialogue
Starfleet is spread thin, attempting to quell the chaos that is quickly engulfing the quadrant. Our orders were to stand by at Starbase-12 and await further instruction.
Objective ID
495,390,971
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Jean Luc Picard
Dialogue
My crew and I felt that we could not, in good conscience, stand idly by while innocent people were suffering. That is why we came to you.
Objective ID
495,390,971
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
We are also attempting to quell the chaos, Captain. We will help you.
Objective ID
495,390,971
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Jean Luc Picard
Dialogue
I had no doubt. Come with us, Commander. We recently intercepted a transmission referring to bizarre murders in a nearby system.
Objective ID
766,454,957
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Riker
Dialogue
Captain, we have a visual on the crime scene… Sir, you may wish to warn the bridge crew before bringing it on-screen.
Objective ID
766,454,957
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Jean Luc Picard
Dialogue
I see… I’ll take this in my ready room, Number One. Commander, please join me.
Objective ID
766,454,957
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Riker
Dialogue
Transmitting now, Captain…
Objective ID
766,454,957
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Jean Luc Picard
Dialogue
… I have seen nightmarish things in my career, Commander. I have been witness to atrocities that would wilt the hearts of heroes.
Objective ID
766,454,957
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Jean Luc Picard
Dialogue
Very rarely am I shaken like this. This… this can hardly be called murder. “Slaughter” is more accurate. The bodies have been mutilated, butchered. This appears to be an act of pure rage.
Objective ID
766,454,957
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
I disagree, Captain. The cuts are too precise, too “clean” to be a work of mere rage. This… is calculated chaos. A precise, contemplated act designed to appear messy.
Objective ID
766,454,957
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Riker
Dialogue
If I may, Captain, there was a particularly nasty group of Orion Marauders that had a similar M.O. Starfleet have tried putting them away for years, but they’ve always slipped through the cracks.
Objective ID
766,454,957
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Jean Luc Picard
Dialogue
Then we have a lead. Number One, set us on a course. We should pay the Syndicate a visit.
Objective ID
952,941,240
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Riker
Dialogue
No visual, Captain. Nothing on short-range sensors, either.
Objective ID
952,941,240
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Jean Luc Picard
Dialogue
Are you sure this is the correct spot, Commander?
Objective ID
952,941,240
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
My data triangulation algorithms are accurate to within 0.00013%, Captain. I was not mistaken.
Objective ID
952,941,240
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Jean Luc Picard
Dialogue
You may not have been mistaken, but I believe we have been out-played…
Objective ID
952,941,240
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Commander, I believe that Orion was misleading us. I detected a transmission leaving his vessel just before its destruction.
Objective ID
952,941,240
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Jean Luc Picard
Dialogue
Then we were on the right track. He must have sent word to his superiors, warning them of our investigation.
Objective ID
952,941,240
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Jean Luc Picard
Dialogue
Can you track the transmission?
Objective ID
952,941,240
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Yes. Setting a course…
Objective ID
957,500,015
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Orion Marauder
Dialogue
Starfleet? We ain’t done nothin’!
Objective ID
957,500,015
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Jean Luc Picard
Dialogue
That remains to be seen. We are investigating a series of murders in the Streenga system. I do not suppose you know anything about them?
Objective ID
957,500,015
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Orion Marauder
Dialogue
Ha! We don’t got no business in that krach. No Latinum to be had in fleecing dirt farmers.
Objective ID
957,500,015
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Orion Marauder
Dialogue
I tell you what, though. There’s a lot to be had in Starfleet slaves.
Objective ID
957,500,015
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Jean Luc Picard
Dialogue
He’s cut the transmission. Commander, prepare to defend yourself!