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Cadaverous character actor Vincent Schiavelli guest stars as the peddler in this Next Generation installment, which originally aired April 16, 1988. While searching for the missing space vessel U.S.S. Drake on the planet Minos, Captain Picard and Dr. Crusher vanish from sight. With Giordi LaForge left in charge, the Enterprise's away team must contend with a computerized super weapon, capable of wiping out virtually the entire Federation. "The Arsenal of Freedom" was scripted by Richard Manning and Hans Beimler, from a story by Maurice Hurley and Robert Lewin.