Ferengi captain Bok (Frank Corsentino), the present owner of the former Starfleet vessel Stargazer, unexpectedly returns the ship to its previous commander, Captain Picard. Unfortunately, the Ferengi have made a few "improvements" in the Stargazer's hardware, notably an insidious mind-alterating device. Under the spell of this apparatus, Picard is forced to relive the battle in which Bok's son was killed, a tragedy for which the vengeful Bok holds the Enterprise captain entirely responsible. First telecast November 21, 1987, "The Battle" was scripted by Herbert J. Wright from a story by Larry Forrester. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide