The Hood transported Tam Elbrun to the Enterprise - D after DeSoto had communicated with by - then CDR Will Riker .
Riker refused to let his commanding officer on the USS Hood , Captain Robert DeSoto , beam down due to a potentially dangerous situation .
The Hood transported Tam Elbrun to the Enterprise - D after DeSoto had communicated with by - then Riker     .
Riker refused to let his commanding officer on the USS Hood , Captain Robert DeSoto , beam down due to a potentially dangerous situation .