Patterns of Interference (Star Trek: Enterprise: Rise of the Federation #5)

by Christopher L. Bennett

“It is our highest law that we shall not interfere with other cultures.” —Jean-Luc Picard, 2366 “There can be no justice so long as laws are absolute.” —Jean-Luc Picard, 2364

They both loved classic cinema, though Paris had been unable to get Reed to understand her fondness for ancient, youth-oriented adventure serials like Flash Gordon and Captain Proton.

All he had to do was dangle the promise of proof to be revealed later, then distract the public with some other shiny object until they forgot.