[Report This]Date: 16 Feb 2021 14:24 Title: Part IV: The Improbable Alliance: 3
Owens will definitely regret joining in the jailbreak, especially at the cost of Wasco.
That said - very amusing development. I will be interested to see what the final upshot is for General Lam.
Another unpredictable plot twist - not so much the breakout, but that Owens would not stay put, which might give him greater leverage.
Thanks!! rbs
Author's Response: Somebody else once pointed out to me that Michael Owens likes to see himself as Starfleet officer who likes following the rules but more often than not tends to break them. In fairness to him here, he's pretty much been imprisoned on drummed up charges. I can see why he wants out.
Date: 17 Feb 2015 11:11 Title: Part IV: The Improbable Alliance: 3
Wasco is really facing a terrible dilemma but Sharval has solved it quickly for him. No consciousness, no dilemmas. I really like her approach. Owens has underestimated Lam’s madness and the degree of blind faith and fanatic loyalty he can inspire in his men.
Unfortunately, Yoral is right – while the Federation was at war people like Lam weren’t considered a problem and were even encouraged to develop this type of thinking but now when the salvos are replaced with slimy diplomatic moves they are suddenly viewed as a problem. So Lam has not become what he is for overnight and all by himself.
Author's Response: Yeah, Lam had a pretty free reign over the last two years on Valeria, and you could argue that it was probably a necessity to achieve, if not success, at least manage to keep the Cardassians at bay. He has sacrificed a lot, as have his men, that he cannot see that things have changed.