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Janet MacLachlan as Lieutenant Charlene Masters

S1E28: The Alternative Factor ⋆.˚ ✧ · ˚⊹ ·

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Joy Sunday should guest star on "Strange New Worlds" as Charlene Masters.

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Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled – he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn’t come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Frank Keller: Al Pacino Helen Cruger: Ellen Barkin Sherman: John Goodman Terry: Michael Rooker Frank Keller Sr.: William Hickey Gruber: Richard Jenkins Serafino: Paul Calderon Struk: Gene Canfield Dargan: Larry Joshua Lieutenant: John Spencer Gina Gallagher / Lonelyheart: Christine Estabrook Miss Allen: Barbara Baxley Older Woman: Patricia Barry Murdered Man: Mark Phelan Raymond Brown: Michael O’Neill Doorman: Michael Fischetti Omar Maldonado: Luis Antonio Ramos Efram Maldonado: Rafael Báez Black Guy: Samuel L. Jackson Ernest Lee: Damien Leake Tommy: John Thaddeus Willie: Joshua Nelson Supermarket Manager: Christofer de Oni Supermarket Cashier: Dwayne McClary Helen’s Mother: Jacqueline Brookes Toastmaster: Thom Curley Cable Supervisor: Fred Sanders Clipboard Guy #2: Larry Mullane Clipboard Guy #3: Anthony Catanese Bartender: Thomas Wagner Doorman: Manny Alfaro James Mackey: Brian Paul Tense Woman: Deborah Taylor Sasha: Ferne Downey Raymond Brown’s Wife: Nancy Beatty Clipboard Guy #1: Tony De Santis Yuppie Detective #1: Jackie Laidlaw Yuppie Detective #2: Paul Hubbard Surveillance Team Member: James Kidnie Sherman’s Wife: Bridget O’Sullivan Criminal Type: Franz Fridal Hallway Cop: James O’Regan Hallway Cop: Wayne Best Young Cop: John Bourgeois Young Cop: Hugh Thompson Bride: Miranda de Pencier Groom: Ty Templeton Denice Gruber (scenes deleted): Lorraine Bracco Film Crew: Editor: David Bretherton Director: Harold Becker Director of Photography: Ronnie Taylor Unit Production Manager: Louis A. Stroller Producer: Martin Bregman Costume Design: Betsy Cox Script Supervisor: Blanche McDermaid First Assistant Camera: Yves Drapeau Second Assistant Director: Rocco Gismondi First Assistant Director: Michael E. Steele Second Assistant Director: David Sardi First Assistant Director: Thomas J. Mack Camera Operator: Andy Chmura Casting: Mary Colquhoun Production Design: John Jay Moore Second Assistant Director: Madeleine Henrié Additional Photography: Adam Holender Associate Producer: Michael Bregman Makeup Artist: Irving Buchman Hairstylist: Bryan Charbonneau Hairstylist: Bob Grimaldi Makeup Artist: Irene Kent Key Makeup Artist: Leslie A. Sebert Stunts: Dick Ziker Writer: Richard Price Stunts: Glenn R. Wilder Stunts: Buddy Joe Hooker Production Assistant: Liam Kiernan Stunts: Kenny Bates Stunts: Steve Boyum Stunts: Rick Parker Stunts: Shane Cardwell Production Manager: Barbara Kelly First Assistant Camera: Michael Hall First Assistant Camera: Horace Jordan Location Manager: Debra Beers Production Accountant: Dorothy Precious Production Coordinator: Toni Blay Sound Mixer: Keith A. Wester Boom Operator: Steve Switzer Gaffer: Rae Thurston Best Boy Grip: Howie Balbraith Grip: Randy Tambling Dolly Grip: Robert DaPrato First Assistant Art Direction: Lucinda Zak Set Decoration: Gordon Sim Set Dresser: Raman Majlath Property Master: Vic Rigler Wardrobe Master: Gail Filman Second Assistant Camera: Rick Perotto Assistant Location Manager: Anne Richardson Assistant Accountant: Karen Demontbrun Assistant Set Decoration: Richard Ferbrache Assistant Property Master: Jeff Poulis Wardrobe Assistant: Debi Weldon Production Secretary: Regina Robb Carpenter: Boyd Allen Scenic Artist: Reet Puhm Transportation Coordinator: Neil Montgomerie Unit Publicist: Joan Eisenberg Still Photographer: Rob McEwan Casting: Stuart Aikins Extras Casting: Scott Mansfield Additional Editing: John Wright Assistant Editor: Francine Fleishman Assistant Editor: Irvin Paik Assistant Editor: Charlene Olson Assistant Editor: Haydn Streeter Supervising Sound Editor: Norval D. Crutcher Supervising Sound Editor: Randle ...

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Character Bio of the Afro Asian Native Human with Fae Elvish, Goblinoid, Giant kin ancestry Adventurer who is a Spellcaster, Gunslinger, & Sword Master Part 6

Companions:

Allies: 

Rose Winfield is a Magical human squire.

Nicholas Kaylock is a Magical human initiate.

Lillian Colfield is a Magical human aspirant.

Tobias Jenkings is a Magical human pageboy.

Adelaide Camden is a Magical human page girl. 

Zachary Leighton is a Magical human courtier. 

Helena Dixon is a Magical human apprentice.

Asher Covington is a Magical human esquire.

Phoebe Mast is a Magical human lady knight.

Preston Kahler is a Magical human knight.

Pierre Barnes is a Magical human lancer knight.

Josephina Lytton is a Magical human knight sergeant.

Liam Morgan is a Magical human knight lieutenant.

Henrietta O' Keefe is a Magical human knight captain.

Reginald Marple is a magical human knight templar.

Royce Harvey is a Magical human knight commander.

Cynthia Barrington is a Magical human paladin.

Joel Bradford is a Magical human high paladin.

Phillipa Belleville is a Magical human grand paladin.

Noah Marfont is a Magical human star paladin.

Daniella Blackwood is a Magical human paladin justicar.

Ian Asquith is a Magical human paladin commander.

Cornelius La-Minnings is a Magical human knight and paladin guild chapter master.

Harper Weston is a Magical human elder. She is the subordinate of High Elder Lysander/Luciana. She is Lysander’s/Luciana’s protege.

Peerage of Lysander/Luciana Norwood:

Genevieve Slater is a Magical human lady in waiting. Attends Lysander/Luciana when she/they is Luciana Norwood.

Luca Merriweather is a Magical human diplomat.

Tiffany Fitzgerald is a Magical human chancellor.

Jacob Weston is a Magical human minister. 

Vivienne Ashdown is a Magical human orator. 

Theodore Lynch is a Magical human baronet. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.

Diane Carlyle is a Magical human baronetess. She is part of the peerage of Lysander/Luciana. 

Oscar Richfield is a Magical human baron. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.

Charlene Haganis is a Magical human baroness. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.

Michael Whitely is a Magical human viscount. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.

Eleanora Ashbridge is a Magical human viscountess. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.

Walter Beaumont is a Magical human count. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.

Lily Bexley is a Magical human countess. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.

Victor Herington is a Magical human marquess. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.

Carolina Brighton is a Magical human marchioness. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.

Clark Mavis is a Magical human duke. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.

Gabriella Gainsborough is a Magical human duchess. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.

Darby Rutherford is a Magical human archduke. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana. 

Viola Pierpont is a Magical human archduchess. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana. 

Harrison Tate is a Magical human vizier. He is the advisor of High King/High Queen Lysander/Luciana.

Margaretta Pierson is a Magical human grand vizier. She is the advisor of High King/High Queen Lysander/Luciana.

Members of Luciana/Lysander Norwood’s Court:

Courts are a web of conspiracies. It is a place of scheming, power plays, intrigue, & machinations. This was a decadent court.

Chika Nakagawa. Female Ambassador.

Artist. Sponsored artists. The monarch’s favorite artists. A group of the finest actors, cooks, dancers, directors, fashion designers, models, musicians, painters, photographers, playwrights, poets, sculptures, singers, theater thespians, & writers, etc in the empire, confederacy, & federation. They weren’t there for their own ambition. The monarchy and the upper class are inclined to support the arts. They wanted to show off their investments. So these artists are their accessories to show off. Though being in the court of a monarch is a good way for artists to increase their patrons.   

Bodyguards. Cadre of foreign bodyguards. An elite group of highly trained, disciplined, & competent male, female, & two spirit hobgoblin, orc, troll, oni, goliath, & giant mercenaries. Mercenaries who distinguished themselves on the battlefield stood a good chance of being hired for a bodyguard job as a permanent exclusive contract. They are now a group of a praetorian guard to the monarch.   

Ahmose Idogbe. A male butler. The chief supervisor of all male manservants of a house.

Katlego Mba. A male castellan. The Castellan oversees the defense of a stronghold.

Andromeda Farmakis. A female chamberlain. Chamberlain makes decisions for the royal household in the monarch’s absence.

Liona Keawe a female chancellor. An officer of an order of knighthood who seals commissions.

Albus Ovius a male chapelmaster. A person in charge of music-making.

Nicholas Dupont a male chaplain. A member of the clergy attached to a private chapel, institution, ship, regiment, etc.

Phillippe Leclerc a male offerer of the Household. The holder who paid the wages of some of the servants above and below stairs.

Concubines. Full of male, female, & nonbinary members of more humanoid species such as aasimar, draenei, dwarves, elves, giants, gnomes, halflings, humans, ogre, oni, orcs, teiflings, & trolls.  

Alexander Seidel is a male confessor. A priest who hears confessions and gives absolution and spiritual counsel.

Anna Wolf is a female constable. A person holding a particular office, most commonly in criminal law enforcement.

Courtiers. Important not because of their inheritance or offices but because the regent has an affection for them. There is a certain charm, boldness, cleverness, honesty, strength, & beauty that caught the monarch’s eye. Their influence on the leader is not easily measured. 

Mira Benes is the Court Jester or Royal Fool. A professional joker or fool at a medieval court. They are typically wearing a cap with bells on it. They are usually carrying a mock scepter. A member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests. Jesters were also performers who entertained the common folk at fairs, carnivals, and town markets. Jesters are often thought to have worn brightly colored clothes and eccentric hats in a motley pattern. Jesters entertained with a wide variety of skills such as song, dance, playing musical instruments (a lute or a harp), spoken word poetry, storytelling, acrobatics, juggling, telling jokes, and performing magic tricks. Much of the entertainment was performed in a comic style. Many jesters made contemporary jokes in words or songs about people or events well known to their audiences. A halfling bard who was a former member of the king/queen’s guild party. They were a court wizard and spymaster for the sovereign in secret. They have the king’s ear and can speak freely using truth to power as an honest advisor under the guise of silliness. They are a power behind the throne. They are a very dangerous bard who spies on people for the king in other nations.  

Cup-bearer. A person who serves wine, especially in a royal or noble household.

Court Mage. The Court Mage has access to knowledge and cosmic powers none of the others understand and may be critical on the battlefield. The court mage was an arch mage. The court mage was a magic user for a sovereign to provide mystical advice and give magical services. This court mage was an alchemist, wizard, & sorcerer. They have high standing with other mages and the king/queen. Has a bad relationship with other court members. 

The Chaplain. The Chaplain is the religious leader of the noble household.

Dapifer. An official who is appointed by the legal ruling monarch to represent them in a country, and may have a mandate to govern it in their name.

Doorward. A person given the responsibility of being warden of the king’s door: protecting the king’s property.

Falconer. A person involved in falconry and hunting.

General. The General is the highest military commander.

Gentleman of the Bedchamber. A person involved in waiting on the King when he ate in private, helping him to dress, guarding the bedchamber and water closet, and providing companionship.

Gentleman Usher. A person or people responsible for overseeing the work of the servants “above stairs”, particularly those who cooked and waited upon the nobleman at meals, and saw to it the great chamber was kept clean by the lesser servants. This person was also responsible for overseeing other miscellaneous services such as the care of the nobleman’s chapel and bed-chambers.

Grand Master/Grand Mistress. The supreme head of various orders, including chivalric orders such as military orders and dynastic orders of knighthood.

General. The General is the highest military commander.

Great Officers of the Crown. A person or head of a religious order or order of knighthood often conferring with the King and other members of the royal court.

Guard Captain. The Guard Captain is the commander of the house guard.

Harem. There is intense competition between them to carry the monarch’s favor. There is a tense relationship between them and the high queen of the magical humans and them and the empress of the Homo magi. Guarded by eunuchs. Ruthless and power hungry courtiers who had amassed a lot of power. 

Head of the Church. High Priest or Archbishop. 

Herald. An official employed to oversee state ceremonial, precedence, and the use of armorial bearings. Employed to make proclamations, carry official messages, and oversee tournaments. The Herald is an expert on nobles, heraldry, and etiquette.

Horsemaster. The Horsemaster oversees and tends to the domain’s horses, alicorns, unicorns, & pegasi.

Intendant. A title given to a high-ranking official or administrator.

Keeper of the Seals. A person entitled to keep and authorize use of the Great Seal of a given country.

King of Arms. An Officer of the King. A king of arms is the senior rank of an officer of arms. Only a king of arms has the authority to grant armorial bearings and sometimes certify genealogies and noble titles.

Knights are soldiers with noble rank. Former knights and paladins of knight and paladin orders. A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state or representative for service to the monarch, the church, or the country, especially in a military capacity.

The Ladies-in-waiting are noble daughters who act as servants for the royals while they look for husbands. A lady-in-waiting or court lady is a female personal assistant at a court attending to a royal woman or a high-ranking noblewoman. A lady-in-waiting was often a noblewoman but of lower rank than the woman to whom she attended. She received compensation for the service she rendered. A lady-in-waiting was considered more of a secretary, courtier, and or companion to her mistress than a servant. She functions as companion and secretary to her mistress. In courts where polygamy was practiced, a court lady was formally available to the monarch for sexual services. She could become his wife, consort, courtesan, or concubine.  A royal woman in the magical human kingdoms was free to select her ladies. The decision was not chosen by the sovereign, her parents, her husband, or the sovereign's ministers. 

Maid: The chief supervisor of all female manservants of a house.

Maid of honor. An unmarried noblewoman attending a queen or princessA Maid of honor is a junior attendant of a queen in royal households. The position is junior to the lady-in-waiting.  

Majordomo. A person who speaks, makes arrangements, or takes charge for another. Typically, the term refers to the highest major person of a household staff. They are a head servant who acts on behalf of the owner of a large or significant residence. A majordomo is a person who speaks, makes arrangements, or takes charge for another. Typically, this is the highest major person of a household staff. They are a head servant who acts on behalf of the owner of a large or significant residence. A majordomo is also someone who oversees the day-to-day responsibilities of a business enterprise. They were usually also in charge of finances.

Marshall. Grand Marshall. The Marshall oversees the training of the troops.

Master Assassin. The Master Assassin deals with threats in the most permanent fashion.

Master of Ceremonies. Official host or organizer of staged events. Sometimes the one to give speeches or present performers. 

Master of Coin. Chief financial advisor charged with managing the crown’s money. Advised the monarch on commerce, trade, & economy. Oversaw all regions affecting transactions.

Master of the Horse. A person connected to all matters with the horses and formerly also the hounds of the King, as well as the stables and coach houses, the stud, mews and previously the kennels.

Master of the Hunt. Grand Master/Grand Mistress of the Hunt. A person responsible for the royal hunt. Often overseeing the care of the king’s hunting dogs and other animals cared for under the King.

Master of Robe. Officer in charge of the monarch's wardrobe. Especially for important events like coronations or annual celebrations. 

Page boy or page girl. A person of low rank who works as a servant to the King. A page girl or page boy is traditionally a young male or female attendant or servant of a noble. They also have been used as a messenger at the service of a nobleman.

Pantler. A servant or officer in charge of the bread and the pantry in a great family. In charge of pantry and food supplies. They are also responsible for serving the royal table.

Pursuivant of Arms. An officer of ranking below a herald. A pursuivant is a junior officer of arms. Most pursuivants are attached to official heraldic authorities.  These pursuivants of arms look after matters of heraldic and genealogical importance.

Royal Quartermaster. The Royal Quartermaster oversees the funding and the gear of the agents including poisons and magic items.

Royal Secretary. A person responsible for communicating the sovereign’s wishes to the other members of government.

Sage. The Sage is an expert on history and all kinds of lore. The sage may double as a tutor, herald, and court mage.

Secretary. Secretaries are generally responsible for communicating the sovereign's wishes to the other members of government. At times and places it may have a number of other duties. In most cases the royal secretary is a close adviser of the monarch.

Senescal. Administrator or supervisor. A senescal was in charge of domestic arrangements and the administration of servants which meant the seneschal might oversee hundreds of laborers, servants and their associated responsibilities. They would have a great deal of power in the community when much of the local economy was often based on the wealth and responsibilities of such a household.

Spymaster. The Spymaster keeps everybody informed about the state of the realm and any threats. The head of clandestine intelligence. This person handles the more delicate affairs of the court and country. They gather information not meant for their regent’s ears. They find blackmail is such a dirty word. They make minor and great nuisances to the king quietly disappear. A former rogue assassin and double age

nt. Was a member of the king’s adventuring party as a rogue. Their loyalty to the king is always questioned by other members of the court.  

Squire. Squires are knights-in-training who work as servants of knights.

Standard-bearer. A person who bears an emblem called an ensign or standard which is either a type of flag or an inflexible but mobile image, which is used as a formal, visual symbol of a state, prince, military unit, etc.

Steward. A steward is an official who is appointed by the legal ruling monarch to represent them in a country. They may have a mandate to govern it in their name. It is synonymous with the position of regent, viceroy, governor, or deputy. 

Stolnik. A person responsible for serving the royal table, then an honorary court title and a district office.

Treasurer. The Treasurer oversees the domain’s finances and sometimes literally its gold, silver, copper, & platinum coin reserves.

Viceroy. The Viceroy has the authority to rule in the monarch’s place. The chief advisor of the monarchy. They are the mentor of the high king/high queen. 

Warden. The Warden oversees a specific area of the domain like a forest or a village.

Former Companions:

Squire that he/she/they are training as a knight and paladin. Left his/her/their tutelage as a knight corporal. Promoted to knight commander and paladin commander. Is now chapter master of a knight order and paladin order. 

Apprentice that he/she/they are training as a magic user. Is now Senator of the Magical Government. 

Current Companions:

They all have a mark of life. They have attained the understanding of magic and they crafted a mark of life on the forehead of their warforged companions. This allows them to follow more complex commands of the user without direct input, allows them to speak, and allows them to remember things. 

Blade. Warforged Automaton. Envoy. Rogue. Assassin. Spy. Light Armor. Created by a goblin artificer. 

Church. Warforged Automaton. Envoy. Cleric. Druid. Combat Medic. Healer. Unarmored. Created by a draenei artificer. 

Book. Warforged Automaton. Envoy. Entertainer. Bard. Trained actor, cook, dancer, musician, painter, photographer, playwright, poet, sculpture, singer, theatre thespian, & writer. Is with them to catalog their memoir. Created by a gnome artificer. 

Scout. Warforged Automaton. Skirmisher. Scout. Gunslinger. Ranger. Sniper. Sharpshooter. Archer. Recon. Composite plating. Medium Armor. Created by a gnome artificer. 

Commander. Warforged Automaton. Heavy Assault. Paladin. Cleric. Shock Trooper. Juggernaut. Heavy Plating. Heavy Armor. 8 foot tall. 500 pounds. Created by a dwarf artificer. 

Enforcer. Warforged. Automaton. Fighter. Bodyguard. Heavy Plating. Heavy Armor. 7 feet tall. 450 pounds. Created by a draenei artificer.

Clockwork Assassin. 

Clockwork Servant. 

Clockwork Soldier.

Clockwork Guardian

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commission for @spriteofwinter ! i had so much fun drawing them tysm!!!

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Carey Foster was the subject of an earlier Redshirt article.  In case you do not remember, she was the tall young lady in “The Alternate Factor” who grabbed a cup of coffee and sat down with Charlene Masters in the recreation room. In the article we revealed that her real name is Emmy Lou Crawford and that she has appeared on a number of other TV shows and movies. If you need to refresh your memory, the link is below.

However, since that article appeared, we have chatted with Emmy Lou Crawford herself and learned some fascinating new information. So hang in there please while we give you an update on what we missed the first time. And we have saved a very special surprise for the end. 

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Once I posted the article, it caught the attention of  her daughter, Mary Crawford Wilson, who then asked her mother to comment on various photos. This was a pleasant first for me - an actor who had appeared on several TOS episodes being willing to interact with me and the other readers. During this interchange, we learned that Emmy Lou Crawford would have been in The Cage if her scene hadn’t been deleted. As luck would have it, the pieces of film not being used were cut up into separate pieces and sold separately. However, when a reader posted this photo of Gene Roddenberry standing beside one of the serving girls, Emmy Lou confirmed the girl with him was indeed her. But this was not her first time working with Gene Roddenberry.

In fact, her parents were neighbors and good friends of Gene and Eileen Roddenberry during the time he worked for the LAPD and began his career as a television writer.  Emmy Lou grew up regarding him as an uncle. When she was embarking on her Hollywood career, Gene gave her advice about how to avoid the unpleasant situations actresses could find themselves in. He made a special point to watch out for her when he could. One of Gene’s first writing jobs was for a pilot named 333 Montgomery Street, which was based on the life of famous lawyer Jake Erlich. Gene also asked Jake himself to keep an eye out for Emmy Lou. (btw, even tho Gene’s pilot did not sell,  it was shown on Alcoa Theater as a single episode). And of course, we know she acted on three episodes of another show he created and wrote for, The Lieutenant, in addition to her appearances on his new show, Star Trek.

But even though Gene may have watched out for the young actress, Emmy Lou Crawford began to land jobs based solely on her talent. In the first article, I mentioned she did appear as a dancer on the Dean Martin shows. But she told us that she also danced on many other shows such as Andy Williams, a Jimmy Durante Special, the Here’s Lucy show for Lucille Ball, and for the Hollywood Palace (just to mention a few). When Lucille Ball’s assistant choreographer Anita Mann was out, Emmy Lou stepped in. She definitely had made a career for herself in Hollywood.

One sweet memory Emmy Lou Crawford has is from just before her first appearance on the Dean Martin Show. She saw Bette Davis was near her behind the curtain and blurted out she was so nervous. Bette confessed to Emmy Lou that she was quite nervous as well. Emmy Lou always thought it was kind of her to make her feel not so alone.

From her work, Emmy Lou began making some friends whom she enjoyed spending time with. Two of those new friends were Terri Garr and Toni Basil. As dancers, they often would be part of the same show.  One of those would be Pajama Party, which was mentioned in the previous article. Emmy Lou remarked that the three of them even lived together for a while. They were also  featured in a book of photography done by Dennis Hopper titled “Photography 1961- 67.”  Emmy Lou Crawford and Terri Garr are on the right, next to the man in the center. Can you find where Toni Basil is?  I noted in the first article that Emmy Lou appeared in Kissin’ Cousins, one of the many popular Elvis Presley movies. What you may not know is, she confided she also got to date him. 

Now, this is the best part. Long story short, I remembered that David Tilotta and Curt McAloney’s book Star Trek: Lost Scenes had a section on the deleted scenes from “The Cage.”  Lo and behold, on pages 134 and 135, there were six various photos that showed all three serving girls. And two of them had a young lady who definitely resembled the serving girl standing next to Gene Roddenberry in that publicity photo. David & Curt graciously gave me permission to share the one above and when I sent it to Emmy Lou Crawford, she was totally amazed and thrilled. The girl on the left is definitely her, she confirmed.  I have to express my appreciation to both Emmy Lou Crawford and her daughter, Mary Crawford Wilson, for being so willing to chat with me over several days. It meant a lot to me, because I don’t often get to talk to the subjects of my articles. They were most gracious and Emmy Lou was especially generous with her stories and her time.  And of course, I must give thanks to both David Tilotta and Curt McAhoney for always being willing to take their valuable time to format their photos for this article and several others. If you haven’t bought their book, I highly recommend it. So many film clips are just now coming to light and people like David and Curt are doing wonderful work in restoring and publishing a side of Trek that few have gotten to see.

One more thing. Emmy Lou Crawford is being interviewed for Star Trek Magazine today, and I am thrilled her contributions to Star Trek are finally being recognized. I am sure it will be an interesting article and hope to let you know when it comes out in print. 

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Janet MacLachlan as Lieutenant Charlene Masters on the TV Series STAR TREK  – 1967

“The Alternative Factor”

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The killing of Rhonda Hinson Part 36

Editor’s note: This is the continuation of a series about the Dec. 23, 1981, murder of Rhonda Hinson.

By LARRY J. GRIFFIN

Special Investigative Reporter

For The Record

 Stanley [Nelson]…did it because he couldn’t bear the spiritual imbalance created in his hometown—and in America—by murder victims being abandoned by the justice system, and by their families being condemned to perpetual pain and grief. –Author Greg Iles commenting upon the Civil Rights cold case investigative reporting of Stanley Nelson, Editor of the Concordia Sentinel in Ferriday, Louisiana.

 “I talked with Mark Turner today by phone. He informed me Greg McDowell accepted his invitation and will come on Friday, January 26, 1996, around 6:00 PM,” Detective James “Flash” Pruett noted in his synopsis of activities, dated Monday, Jan. 22, 1996.  

Immediately, Flash called the SBI office in Hickory to speak with Roy Brown relative to executing the plan to record the home visit of Greg and Jane McDowell with Mark and Faith Turner.  “Roy had given me the date of January 27, 1996, as the date he could do the covert recording.  Roy said he would be out of town and unable to do the recording.  He said he would ask Don Riechard to assist me,” the detective recorded in his case file notes.  

But before the plan could even “get off the ground,” it hit a snag.  Later in the day, Detective Pruett received a phone call from Roy Brown requesting that he come to the Hickory SBI Office for a conference.  Flash wrote of the meeting:

“I arrived around 1:00 PM.  He sat with me in the conference room and told me he had called the Attorney General’s office about my plans to record the suspect’s voice.  Roy said the AG was extremely upset and told him to immediately stop.  Roy quoted the AG as saying the information gained would be illegal and would not be admissible in a court of law.  Roy quoted the AG, saying it would be ‘fruits from the poisoned tree.’  The AG further instructed Roy to call me to his office and do a written memo to the effect the SBI is no longer part of this covert recording.”

[Note: In 1996, former N.C. Governor Mike Easley was the state’s Attorney General.  Ostensibly, Roy Brown did not speak directly with Easley; instead, he spoke with and was quoting the reaction of Assistant Attorney General John Waters.]

Detective Pruett left the SBI Office and immediately phoned District Attorney David Flaherty at his office in Newton.  He was informed that Flaherty was in his Lenoir office; but when he called that location, the DA was out for lunch.  At length, Flash succeeded in reaching Flaherty who invited him to Lenoir to discuss the plan. The detective arrived at 3 p.m. He summarized the consultation in his daily notes:

“I met with him in length and brought him up to date on the investigation.  My main objective was for him to call the AG’s office and ask about the recording issue. Flaherty said he did not see any problems….He said it was not ‘fruits of the poison tree.’  He could not see any illegal actions in my plans.  He called the assistant Attorney General, John Waters…John was busy and said he would call back.  Approximately thirty minutes later he called.”

 Curiously, Mr. Waters denied saying any of the plans were illegal or ‘fruits of the poison tree.’  He averred that Detective Pruett’s strategy was ‘clever and completely legal,’ albeit simultaneously devious.  Moreover, he indicated that if the suspect was convicted solely on the strength of information garnered from the recording, a Court of Appeals may overturn the conviction.

It was clear to the Burke County detective that Assistant Attorney General Waters’ main focus was to distance himself from any involvement in the execution of the surreptitious sound recording.  He maintained that the ‘Agent’ [Roy Brown of the SBI] should not have contacted him in the first place; his doing so made the assistant attorney general a part of the investigation.  Though officers have immunity from civil litigation stemming from an investigation, Waters affirmed, he himself did not—that fact prompted his official vehement reaction against the plan earlier that day.  

David Flaherty concurred, saying that he could not become part of the investigation either; however, he pledged to continue to assist Flash in his efforts.  The DA recommended that those initiating and executing the plan should contact the county’s attorney relative to the civil liabilities of the case.  

Clearly, when Detective Pruett left the DA’s Lenoir office, he was prepared to proceed in an effort to extract some admission that would either implicate Greg or his father, Charles.  

Upon his return to the Burke County Sheriff’s Department, Flash informed Lt. Calloway that the SBI would no longer support the plan to record the McDowell’s evening visitation with the Turners.  The lieutenant suggested that they contact Buddy Noles of Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) for assistance, while stipulating that the plan should move forward.  

The following day, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1996, Detective Pruett traveled to the Raleigh area to interview the William Clements family. After arriving in the Capital City, he consulted the phonebook to obtain a phone number for the Clements.  Upon securing both a number and an address, he drove to White Oak Road in Garner and located the small brick home of Ruby and William Clements.  

The Clements knew the McDowell family; Charles was their pastor at New Bethel Baptist Church in Garner before he took the pastorate at Wilkies Grove Baptist Church.  Their son, William “Billy,” married Charlene McDowell but was divorced from her at the time of Flash’s interview, though the estranged couple shared two children.  

Most importantly, however, was the fact that Greg McDowell lived with the Clements Family in Garner in 1981 during his first semester at North Carolina State University.  

Flash knocked on the kitchen door, and Ruby Clements greeted and invited him inside.  Of the interview, the detective wrote:

“I tried to make friends with her before I asked about Greg.  She was very guarded and very supportive of Greg McDowell.  In fact, she said, ‘Are you the detective that harassed Greg all those years?’  I told her no, but she continued to resist the interview.  She said she didn’t know anything and couldn’t help me.  The husband was also interviewed in the master bedroom with Ruby. He is suffering from several strokes and has a memory problem.”  

During the hour-long interview, the Clementses offered little information other than confirming that the young McDowell roomed with them during his first college semester and averring that they never saw him with a gun.  In fact, the session was so unremarkable that Flash decided not to file a formal interview detailing the scant information gleaned.  

From the Clementses’ residence, the detective drove to Raleigh’s SBI Lab. He noted in summary:

 “I met with Gene Bishop, Chief Firearms Examiner, in the break room of the firearms section. ��Gene brought a file with him, but I did not see the contents.  He said the old file was in archives and I would need John Suttle to be with me before I could view them.  I wanted to resubmit the negatives for 8 X 10s of all the contact prints. Not all negatives were used for enlargements and I wanted larger pictures to look at different parts of the crime scene.”  

Flash requested that he be allowed to view the bullet recovered from Rhonda’s body during the autopsy.  Mr. Bishop excused himself, walked back into a secure section, and returned carrying a small brown envelop.  The Chief Firearms Examiner emptied the contents into the detective’s palm—the projectile used in the killing of Rhonda Hinson.  Flash noted that it was, “a long bullet with a mushroomed point.  It is remarkably intact with numerous identifiable points….”

Though he was scheduled to be out of the office on Thursday, Jan. 25, 1996, Detective Pruett busied himself with preparations to record the McDowell/Turner social event the following evening.  He met with Buddy Noles of WPCC to request that he do the recording before meeting Mark Turner at his Valdese residence at 2:30 p.m. Mr. Noles identified the best location in the residence to install the equipment.  Wireless transmitters would be hidden in the curtains of “the room adjoining the living room….”  The actual recording equipment was to be ensconced in the crawl space.  All agreed that the installation would take place the following day before the evening assignation.  

“I talked with Mark for some time in the living room of the home,” Flash noted in his case file records.  “He was unsure if he should assist in recording his best friend’s voice.  I told him it was completely voluntary.  He agreed to go ahead with the recording. He said he wanted, ‘to do the right thing.’”

On Friday, Jan. 26, 1996, at 2:30 p.m.—three and one half hours before Greg and Jane McDowell were to arrive at the Turner’s Bouchard Avenue address—Pruett and Buddy Noles met with Mark to install the surveillance equipment per their plan.  While Turner signed the consent-to-record form in the basement, Noles installed the equipment in the crawlspace.  The trio of men then climbed the stairs to the target room where wireless transmitters were placed on the window-side of the curtains.  Once the installation was completed, Buddy Noles left—Flash stayed behind and talked with Mark and Faith Turner “for some time.”  He wrote of their interactions:

“They were worried I thought Mark was the shooter because of his having possession of the sweatjacket.  I explained Mark didn’t have the other items apparently left in the victim’s car.  My statements seemed to ease their minds and they soon began talking more freely. They both felt Greg was the shooter, just from reflecting on their December 1981 memories.”

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“It could mean trouble” Women of Star Trek #16: “The Alternative Factor” Lt. Charlene Masters

Ah, “The Alternative Factor.” Season 1 of Star Trek is filled with excellent episodes, and frankly, this isn’t one of them. It’s got an interesting premise - two parallel universes and two combating versions of the same man - but it’s told in a way that even after several re-watches it still doesn’t make much sense. However, this mediocre episode has one redeeming quality, and her name is Charlene Masters.

I’ve discussed in previous entries how the original series struggles with diversity, at least by contemporary standards. But we must keep in mind the show’s creators had to make do with the restrictions put on them. (Remember, for instance, that NBC pressured them to get rid of Number One, from the pilot episode “the Cage” because they didn’t want to show a woman with so much authority.) So it’s nice to see gender/racial diversity in the show, even if it comes in the form of minor characters. Charlene Masters, for example, only appears in a handful of scenes and only in this episode, but her presence is notable. Besides Uhura, it is quite unusual to see a black, female officer with speaking lines in the series. (The only other one I can think of is Yoeman Zahra in “Operation: Annihalte!”) 

We’re introduced to Lt. Charlene Masters briefly in the first act. She approaches Kirk on the bridge after the strange “winking” phenomenon, with a report on the dilithium crystals.

ASTERS: Whatever that phenomenon was, it drained almost all of our crystals completely. It could mean trouble. 

KIRK: You have a talent for understatement, Lieutenant. Without full crystal power, our orbit will begin to decay in ten hours. Re-amplify immediately.

MASTERS: Aye aye, sir. 

So we learn immediately that Charlene is in charge of the Dilithium crystals for the ship. I’m not sure why she’s wearing a blue science uniform instead of red for engineering. Uniform color aside, this is a really important job. I mean, later in the episode, Kirk literally calls the crystals “the very heart of the power of my ship.” That being said, Lt. Masters must have one of the hardest jobs on the whole ship. That’s pretty impressive.

A few seasons later we see Masters in the Rec Room, relaxing with another female officer. A redshirt engineer comes in and greets her:

ENGINEER: Hi.

MASTERS: Hi. Coffee?

ENGINEER: Is that an order, Lieutenant?

MASTERS: I know what you mean. Re-amplification finished on the dilithium crystals?

ENGINEER: Yes. Ready and waiting. 

It’s a very short exchange, but here’s what we learn: this unnamed engineer is Master’s subordinate who assists her with the dilithium crystals. They have a professional relationship but they also appear to be friends. And neither of them seem to like the replicator coffee, apparently. 

Unfortunately Lazarus overhears this conversation about the crystals and follows them to the room in engineering where the crystals are housed. There he knocks them both out using some kind of tranquilizer. Kirk is of course furious, not just because Lazarus took some crystals, but also attacked two members of his crew, who as I mentioned, have extremely specialized and important jobs. If they get incapacitated, what would happen? How many other crew-members have the training to replace them? My guess is very few.

Unfortunately Masters’ problems don’t end there. The other Lazarus decides he needs crystals too, so he tampers with some high voltage circuits in the corridor outside the crystal room, causing a fire. Masters and her engineer assistant notice the smoke and hurriedly attempt to find the source. Masters orders him out as she tries to fix it:

MASTERS: The energizer has shorted. Get out of here. Sound the alarm.

ENGINEER: Come on. You, too, Lieutenant.

MASTERS: No, I've got to stay -

ENGINEER: We've got to get out of here. The whole thing might blow! 

Masters tries to do the brave thing by staying behind, but the engineer disobeys her order and brings her with him as the room fills with smoke and flames. In the corridor, coughing and struggling to stand, Masters alerts the bridge of the fire. 

Sadly, we don’t see Masters for the rest of the episode. Although she doesn’t have much of a story arc as a supporting character, but it would’ve been nice to see her at least one more time. She’s a character with lots of potential: she’s smart, brave, strong-willed, and doesn’t like replicated coffee. What more could you ask for?As I said before, this episode is rather confusing and uninteresting. If it were re-written from her perspective, it might be slightly more entertaining. I’d call it “Charlene Masters and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.” 

That’s all I have to say about this episode, folks. I hope you enjoyed it: share and comment if you so desire. Next time: “The City on the Edge of Forever”

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Tiptoeing through the guest cast of “The Sound of Silence”

Before we start, no mention of Nia Long in the regular cast, guest cast or a listing as a recurring character.  Off to tiptoeing....

Pamela Reed as Roberta Deeks Bertie was last seen in "Diamond in the Rough" (episode 9).

Doug Tompos as Navy Chief Warrant Officer Walter Purdue Appeared in episodes of Frasier, Babylon 5, High Incident, Good vs. Evil, Angel, The West Wing, Close to Home, Mad Men, Masters of Sex and Aquarius.

Roxana Brusso as Navy Commander Valerie Torres Played Maria in Dirty Sexy Money, Sheri Streplin in Touch and Det. Alicia Fernandez in Southland.

Guest starred in episodes of Melrose Place (1997), Beverly Hills 90210 (1997), LA Doctors, Crusade, Good Vs. Evil, Diagnosis Murder, Shasta McNasty, City of Angels, Time of Your Life, Resurrection Blvd., The Division, Without a Trace, LAX, NYPD Blue, ER, Desperate Housewives, Huff, Dr. Vegas, Cold Case, Bones, Jericho, Criminal Minds, Wizards of Waverly Place, Law & Order: LA, The Mentalist, Betrayal, Legends, the Fosters, Shameless, Rectify, American Horror Story, Ray Donovan, Code Black and Blue Bloods.  

Was Noemi Cruz in the "Angel of Death" season four finale of NCIS.

Hector Hugo as Emilio Torres Appeared in episodes of Red Shoe Diaries, Spyder Games, The Ghost Whisperer, Wildfire, Numb3rs, Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, Criminal Minds, Timeless, Veep, How to Get Away with Murder, Lethal Weapon, Arrested Development (2018) and Snowfall.

Was Naval Commander Fred Lewis in season 13 premiere “Stop the Bleeding” of NCIS.

Sara Homayoon as Ashti Lajani Played Faatin Amal in the season four NCIS premiere "Shalom".  Guest starred in episodes of Miss Match, Without a Trace, Charmed (2004), The D.A., Dr. Vegas, How I Met Your Mother, The Loop, Medium, Mistresses and The Odd Couple (2017).

Jolene Kim as Navy Lieutenant Cynthia Zhang Had guest roles in episodes of Pushing Daisies, Grey's Anatomy, Bunheads, The Cheerleader Diaries, Days of Our Lives and The Fosters.

Phillip Smithey as Jerome Bailey Guest roles include Rizzoli & Isles, Criminal Minds, First, The Young and the Restless, Grey’s Anatomy, Grace and Frankie, The Great Indoors, Switched at Birth, Code Black and Dumped.

Was Clint Asher in the "Bowl of Cherries" season 14 episode of NCIS.

Stephanie Hodge as Tangerine Appeared as Sheriff Charlene "Charlie" Dupray in the "Good Samaritan" episode of NCIS in season one.  

Played Bonnie Buttram in Sugar and Spice, Nurse Sandy Miller in Nurses, Connie Drego in Muddling Through and Jennie Malloy (Jack's Mom) in Unhappily Ever After.

Guest starred in episodes of Reba, Twins, Free Ride, The War at Home, King of the Hill, One on One, Pepper Dennis, Good Luck Charlie, Bones, Scandal and The Rookie. 

Duncan Campbell as NCIS Agent Castor Last seen in "Venganza" at the end of season nine.

Albert Kong as Maze Cooper Kate Mines as Vicki Nazo Bravo as Joe Jirani Janora McDuffie as Nurse Natasha Dustin Green as Wasted Guy Skyler Davenport as Mellow Woman

All of these actors are listed in "Joyride".  Not sure why they'd be here, especially since a number of them were arrested in "Joyride".

Written by: Joe Sachs wrote or co-wrote “Higher Power”, “The Dragon and the Fairy”, “Drive”, “Purity”, “The Livelong Day”, “Fish Out of Water”, “The Black Wind”, “Blaze of Glory”, “Core Values”, "Seoul Man", "Parallel Resistors", "From Havana With Love", "Under Pressure" and "Ninguna Salida".  

Directed by: Terence Nightingall directed "Expiration Date", "Old Tricks" and "Warrior of Peace".

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by janeway_2cool_4u

Spock and Bones set up a Valentine's Day treat for Jim, at a carnival during shore leave on Deiron VIII (which is a planet I totally made up).

Words: 3152, Chapters: 1/5, Language: English

Fandoms: Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies), Star Trek

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: James T. Kirk, Spock (Star Trek), Leonard "Bones" McCoy

Relationships: James T. Kirk/Spock, Leonard "Bones" McCoy & Spock

Additional Tags: Valentine's Day, wow is this bad, i have i n t i m a c y i s s u e s, okay but Lieutenant Charlene Masters is real, Vulcans and Chocolate, jim needs some rest, we're all queer here, Aromantic Bones, i'm not sure if that explicitly comes up but he is. he always is, Implied/Referenced Sex, Sexy Times, Without Actual Sex

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Star Trek TOS women / part two

Lieutenant Masters Charlene

Yeoman Mears

Lieutenant Moreau Marlena

Lieutenant commander Dr. Mulhall Ann

Dr. Noel Helen

Lieutenant Palamas Carolyn

Lieutenant Palmer Elizabeth

Yeoman Rand Janice

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charlene masters

science officer lieutenant charlene masters || tos: janet maclachlan / aos fancast: ayisha issa

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                      ❛    so, you work for the systems alliance huh?   ❜    lieutenant charlene masters sometimes tried to attempt socialising - she wasn’t good at it though. never one for small talk , liked to keep busy.  especially when aboard a ship. she might have taken the road of science , but she still enjoyed  & was thankful to be able to have  been assigned to the enterprise - it was a good ship and could take A LOT OF DAMAGE.                 sc  /  @allianceofficer