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 THE MASTERPIECE SOCIETY  (#213)
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TROI'S NEW ROMANCE FACES TRAGEDY...

   [ Deanna smiles, then kisses Aaron Conor ]

  Troi:   I have to go.

  Aaron:  I need you here.

...WHEN A MASSIVE THREAT TARGETS A GENETICALLY PERFECT WORLD...

   [ The Enterprise follows a large, blue, glowing 
     stellar fragment that is heading for a planet ]

   [ Computer display of fragment; planet scene of a multi-domed city ]

   [ Picard talking to Conor on bridge viewscreen ]

  Picard:  I'm afraid we are going to have to evacuate your people.

...ONLY ONE OPTION REMAINS.

   [ Geordi in Engineering; Hannah demonstrates a new tractor beam ]

  Geordi:  A multiphase tractor beam?

SACRIFICING THE ENTERPRISE TO SAVE HUNDREDS OF LIVES.

   [ The Enterprise fires a tractor beam into the stellar fragment ]

   [ Troi with a group of people on the planet ]

   [ Data on the bridge, sitting at Ops ]

  Data:  Termination of all life support in...  five seconds.

   [ Geordi and Hannah in Engineering ]

  Geordi:  Come on, come on.

   [ The Enterprise again firing a tractor beam into the stellar fragment ]

   [ Troi and Aaron on the planet at a 'piano recital', the ground shakes ]

...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

  The crew must endanger the ship to save a genetically perfect
  society from destruction, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.