Descent, Part I

Data passes the time playing poker on the holodeck with Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. A distress call then leads the Enterprise to an outpost where the colonists have been killed by Borg who behave unlike any seen before: they use energy weapons, act as individuals and refer to themselves by name. In the fight, Data feels anger and kills a Borg in a rage. The rest escape through a strange vortex. Admiral Nechayev arrives and criticises Picard for having passed up the chance to destroy the Borg after the Hugh incident. Later, Data interrogates a captured Borg, Crosis, who plays on his new feelings. Data frees the prisoner and flees with him. The Enterprise follows them to an uncharted planet, where Picard leads a large search party. The episode ends as the searchers come face to face with the Borg's leader, Lore, with Data beside him.