Ship in a Bottle (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

"**Ship in a Bottle**"
"Ship in a Bottle"
Star Trek: The Next Generation episode
Episode no.	Season 6; Episode 12
Directed by	Alexander Singer
Written by	René Echevarria
Featured music	Dennis McCarthy
Production code	238
Original air date	January 24, 1993
Guest appearances
	Dwight Schultz – Reginald Barclay; Daniel Davis – James Moriarty; Clement von Franckenstein – Gentleman; Stephanie Beacham – Regina Bartholomew;
Episode chronology
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"Ship in a Bottle" is the 138th episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 12th episode of the sixth season.

Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship Enterprise-D. In this episode, which continued a plot line from the second-season episode "Elementary, Dear Data", the fictional holodeck character Professor James Moriarty seizes control of the Enterprise in his quest to be freed to live in reality, outside the confines of a holographic environment.