Norah Satie

Admiral Norah Satie is a villainess appearing in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Drumhead."

She is played by the late Jean Simmons.

The daughter of respected judge Aaron Satie, Norah was the one who signed the order granting Jean-Luc Picard command of the USS Enterprise-D in 2364.

In "The Drumhead," Satie is called in to lead the investigation of an explosion that occurred aboard the Enterprise-D when sabotage is suspected. Soon, however, things take a dark turn when a crewman, Simon Tarses, is revealed to have a Romulan grandfather and he becomes a suspect. Even when the explosion is found to have been an accident and not an act of sabotage, Satie refuses to back down and essentially turns her investigation into a witch-hunt to root out Romulan spies. When Picard refuses to aid her in her quest and protests her actions, she has him put on trial.

At the trial, Picard unsuccessfully tries to sway Satie with an impassioned speech. Satie then proceeds to question him about his numerous violations of the Prime Directive and about his Klingon security officer Worf (whose father was a Romulan collaborator). She then asks Picard about his experiences as Locutus of Borg and subtly taunts him about his culpability in the destruction of several starships during the Battle of Wolf 359 before questioning his integrity. This leads Picard to recite a quote by her late father about freedom and human rights, causing Satie to launch into a crazed rant and declare that she's "brought down bigger men than you, Picard!" In doing so, she exposes her paranoia and arrogance, effectively bringing her unlawful investigation to an end.

She is never seen again.