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* In one [[wikipedia:Chain of Command chr(28)Star Trek: The Next Generationchr(29Generation)|unusually creepy episode]] of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek the Next Generation]]'', {{spoiler|Picard}} gets captured as a spy and tortured by the enemy. One recurring question is how many lights are illuminating the room. It's really four, but the torturer [[Two Plus Torture Equals Five|insists that they are five]] - and he isn't satisfied with a lie about there being five lights, the hero is required to truly believe it. In the end, {{spoiler|the protagonist thinks he truly sees five lights for a moment, and he later confesses this to the ship's counselor. While the torture scene is directly inspired by ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'', the ending offers a few new twists to the theme.}}