STAR TREK : A CALL TO DUTY

Arcadia Station
SB – 101
SD 10810.13

Starring:

Einar Sigurðsson	as	[CO] Captain Jonathan Rome
		Station Commander

Christina Doane	as	[XO] Commander Paige Juliet Harker
		Executive Officer

Kyle Wilson	as	[FCO] Lieutenant Commander Ryushi
		Chief of Vehicular Operations

Mike Johnson	as	[OPS] Ensign Sam Chambers
		Station Operations Officer

Gina Hembrook	as	[CTO] Lieutenant Brianna Murphy
		Chief of Tactical Operations

Barbara Moline	as	[CMO] Ensign Teyla Maui
		Chief Medical Officer

Guest starring:

Richard Robbins	as	Captain Wells
		JAG Officer, Attourney

Nicholas Moline	as	Captain Maras
		JAG Officer, Prosecutor

Christopher D	as	Admiral Carsaadi
		Judge

Karriuanna S	as	Admiral Harlan
		Judge

Mike Johnson	as	Captain John E. Bodine		
		Captain, USS Elara
Absent:

Kyle P Cordek	as	[CIV] Beverly Ashiba
		Intelligence Officer

Directed by
           ............ Nicholas Moline, SM

Previously on Arcadia: 

The crew has arrived on Earth and are prepared to undergo the trial of the CO and CTO for actions during the Alternate Reality Shields mission
 
Most of the crew have met with the Captain's Defense JAG Officer, Captain Wells
 
who has been working on a defense of Captain Rome

JAG Captain Maras
Court is now in session

-=/\=--=/\=--=/\=--=/\=- Begin Mission: "Tribunal" - Part III -=/\=--=/\=--=/\=--=/\=-

Captain Jonathan Rome:
::checks his dress uniform is up to specs once more::
 
<Bailiff> All: All Rise
 
CTO Lt Murphy
::Opens the bag she brought in, pulls out two cups and a thermos and opens the thermos, pouring two cups of heavy raktachino out:: CO: A little hair of the targ Boss? ::offers the CO a cup::
 
JAG Captain Wells
::Rises as the Bailiff calls out::
 
FCO LtCmdr Ryushi
::in a seat in the courtroom, full dress uniform, ready to give testimony at the trial::
 
Captain Jonathan Rome:
::Stands up::
 
FCO LtCmdr Ryushi
::rises::
 
XO Cmdr Harker
::Stands up in the back, pulling at her collar a bit.::
 
CTO Lt Murphy
::Stands up::
 
Captain Jonathan Rome:
::can't but smile at Brianna......strange how he has started to think of his crew by first names now as he thinks he wouldn't want to be alone up here::
 
XO Cmdr Harker
::looks vaguely uncomfortable in her dress uniform.::
 
CMO Ens Maui
::stands up::
 
Captain Jonathan Rome:
::accepts a cup on the table before them and nods a slight thanks to the CTO::
 
CTO Lt Murphy
::winks at the CO::
 
<Bailiff> All: Court is now in session, the disciplinary hearing of Captain Jonathan Rome, and Lieutenant Brianna Murphy to determine the need and/or grounds for court martial on the matter of violation of the terms signed by the Federation in the Second Khitomer Accords is before you, The Honorable Admiral Rene Harlan presiding.
 
Admiral Harlan
:: Walks silently to the room to the center table and turns, nodding to those before her and takes a seat.::
 
<Bailiff> All: Be seated
 
OPS Ens Chambers
::looks on from one of the spectator seats::
 
XO Cmdr Harker
::Sits down.::
 
JAG Captain Wells
:: returns to his seat and waits for the Judge to start the proceedings::
 
Captain Jonathan Rome:
::sits back down and glances over his shoulder at Paige and nods encouragingly::
 
CTO Lt Murphy
::Does a Picard pull-down on her uniform and takes a seat::
 
FCO LtCmdr Ryushi
::sits::
 
XO Cmdr Harker
::returns the CO's look, giving him a quiet thumbs up.::
 
CMO Ens Maui
::takes her seat::
 
Admiral Harlan
:: Looks toward the Prosecutor with a lifted brow::
 
JAG Captain Maras
::sits down::
 
Admiral Harlan
All: The court may proceed. :: nods toward Captain Maras.::
 
Admiral Harlan
:: Reaches for one of the blank padds.::
 
CTO Lt Murphy
::Sips her raktachino, made from the beans her adoptive Klingon family sends to her every month, not replicated::
 
Captain Jonathan Rome:
::sits up straight, trying to look calm and collected...whereas he really is not::
 
XO Cmdr Harker
::starts like mediation to keep herself from shifting nervously::
 
JAG Captain Maras
::stands up:: All: Admiral Harlan, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court. The matter before you is a simple matter of facts. In the Khitomer Accords, the Federation signed a number of agreements on what we would and would not do with technology. Among the many oaths that a Starfleet Officer pledges upon entry into service, is an oath to abide by the terms of the Khitomer Accords and all other treaties signed by the Federation.
 
JAG Captain Wells
:: checks his notes as he waits for the prosecutor::
 
JAG Captain Maras
All: Some of the items in the Accords were signed for the benefit of our allies, for example the agreement that we would not develop Cloaking Technology, this was signed to keep the other governments who signed the Accords at ease that we would not rise up against them.

JAG Captain Maras
All: But some of these items in the Accords are mutually beneficial that All governments abide strictly by them. Chief amongst these is the agreement that no government who signed the accords would use so-called Subspace Weapons. The reason for this portion of the treaty is that Subspace Weapons are unpredictable, they can have catastrophic effects not only on the ships shot at, but on the entire region of space within.
 
JAG Captain Maras
All: On their most recent mission, the crew of the U.S.S. Cygnus acquired from the Alien known as Barpa a complement of weapons that the Captain himself identified as Subspace Weapons. Immediately after acquiring these devices, Defendant Lieutenant Murphy loaded these weapons into the ship's Photon Torpedo launchers.
 
Admiral Harlan
:: Keeps her expression still as she makes a few notes::
 
JAG Captain Maras
All: Some time later in a battle, Defendant Captain Rome, ordered Lieutenant Murphy to fire and detonate these weapons on the ships of assailants from an alternate reality, in direct violation of the Second Khitomer Accords.

JAG Captain Maras
All: I intend to demonstrate that their violation of the Accords was both willful, and deliberate, not to mention unnecessary for the situation, and could have resulted in interstellar war against our most trusted allies.
 
JAG Captain Maras
::nods to the court and then takes a seat::
 
XO Cmdr Harker
::successfully manages not to look at Maras in disbelief, thinks to self, "Stupid Git..."::
 
<Adm_Regnum> ::sitting to Admiral Harlan's left turns and nods briefly to both Harlan and Carsaadi::
 
Captain Jonathan Rome:
::lets out a breath he didn't realize he had been holding::
 
Admiral Harlan
:: Picks up another padd and scans through it for a moment, then types in a message for Carsaadi. Was the captain aware that these weapons were in place?::
 
<Captain Bodine> ::comes in quietly and takes a seat near the back::
 
JAG Captain Wells
:: waits as the Admirals consult with one another before letting him Start::
 
Captain Jonathan Rome:
::hears someone enter and looks back to see.....John Bodine, of all men and gives him a nod, thankful for the support of his old Captain::
 
CTO Lt Murphy
::Watches Bodine arrive, wondering what her first Federation CO is doing here::
 
XO Cmdr Harker
::Glances at Captain Bodine, nods politely but not knowing the Captain turns back to face the front.::
 
JAG Captain Wells
:: Rises:: All: Admirals, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court. We are not going to deny that the Subspace weapons were used. That is a matter of record. However we intend to prove that there were extenuating circumstances that lead to the use of these weapons and not that they were just willfully used as the Prosecution would have you believe.
 
JAG Captain Wells
ALL: And that actually they were used only as a last resort against an enemy which were already using the same weapons against Captain Rome's ship. Also that at the time of Captain Rome's decision to use the weapons in question he was not only thinking of the safety of his ship but also stopping the possible destruction of our galaxy as well.
 
JAG Captain Wells
::nods to the Admirals and sets back down::
 
OPS Ens Chambers
::his stomach growls::
 
Captain Jonathan Rome:
Wells: Not bad, Captain. ::said softly while covering the microphone with this hand::
 
JAG Captain Wells
:: covers the mike also:: CO: I try my best Captain.
 
Admiral Harlan
:: Looks over toward Rome:: CO: Captain, I require some clarification. At what point were you aware that you had weapons prepared to launch that violated the treaty?
 
Captain Jonathan Rome:
::speaks into the mic:: Harlan: Admiral, I was aware that late Magistrate Barpa had beamed over the interdimensional threshold with weapons and data moments after the battle begun, but we never examined the weapons. There was no time. All we had was the Magistrate's word that these were the same weapons being used against us. And at that point they were not ready to be used.
 
Admiral Harlan
CO: They were not ready to be used?
 
Captain Jonathan Rome:
Admiral: No Admiral....later on, I ordered Lieutenant Murphy to have the weapons loaded into one of our torpedo launchers, as a last resorts I did not want to act last minute. Every second counted.
 
Captain Jonathan Rome:
Admiral: However I had not decided to use them.
 
Admiral Harlan
:: Looks toward Carsaddi::
 
Admiral Carsaadi
:: Frowns, confused as to how one can arm a weapon without deciding to use it ::
 
Captain Jonathan Rome:
Admiral: As a Captain, I need to prepare for every possible outcome, arming those weapons was one, one I never thought I would need to use.
 
Captain Jonathan Rome:
::leans back from the mic, hoping he said something right and not too much wrong::
 
JAG Captain Wells
:: nods to Captain Rome that he done well::
 
Captain Jonathan Rome:
::nods back::
 
Admiral Harlan
:: Turns toward the group:: All: We shall adjourn and discuss the evidence as well as the arguments.
 
CTO Lt Murphy
::Winks at her Boss and toasts him with her cup::
 
<Captain Bodine> ::thinks to himself: Captain's job to use judgment and discretion to the best of their ability while exploring the frontier. Sometimes that means looking past the rules for a better outcome for those whom we are entrusted to serve and protect .... You prevented as many casualties as possible, Rome ... let’s just hope they can see that.::
 
Admiral Harlan
:: Turns and nods to the baliff.::
 
<Bailiff> All: All Rise
 
JAG Captain Wells
:: rises::
 
OPS Ens Chambers
::stands::
 
CTO Lt Murphy
::Stands::
 
JAG Captain Maras
::stands::
 
Admiral Harlan
:: stands:: All: We shall reconvene in one hour.
 
Captain Jonathan Rome:
::Stands::
 
<Bailiff> All: Court is in Recess for one hour
 
Admiral Harlan
:: With a nod to the court, turns to leave::

-=/\=--=/\=--=/\=--=/\=- Pause Mission: "Tribunal" – Part III -=/\=--=/\=--=/\=--=/\=-

Star Trek: A Call To Duty – Arcadia Station, SB-101
    
    Original Air Date: 13th October 2008
    Executive Producer: Nick Moline
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