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Walker Keel was a Human Starfleet officer in the 24th century. He had two sisters, Anne and Melissa.

Early in his career, Keel was close friends with fellow officers Jean-Luc Picard and Jack Crusher, the former of whom he met in an exotic bar on Tau Ceti III. Keel would later introduce Crusher to his future wife Beverly Howard.

The introduction of Crusher and Howard likely took place in the 2340s while Jean-Luc Picard and Jack Crusher served aboard the USS Stargazer.

By 2364, Keel had been promoted to captain and assigned as the commanding officer of the USS Horatio. Also by this time, after having witnessed the strange behavior of key Starfleet Command personnel, and even of Horatio's first officer and chief medical officer, he was one of a small group of officers who had become suspicious about the state of Starfleet.

That same year, Keel used code 47 to summon Captain Picard, of the USS Enterprise-D, to a clandestine meeting on Dytallix B. Also attending were Captain Rixx of the USS Thomas Paine, and Captain Tryla Scott of the USS Renegade. Keel, Rixx, and Scott attempted to trick Picard into misremembering old associations (a failing exhibited by officers the trio had deemed suspicious). Having confirmed Picard's trustworthiness, Keel revealed his fears to his old friend.

With little concrete evidence, the meeting concluded with Picard remaining skeptical, although he agreed to keep the meeting secret.

Shortly afterward, Keel was killed when the Horatio was destroyed under mysterious circumstances. This spurred Picard to order the Enterprise-D to Earth to discover the truth of the matter. (TNG: "Conspiracy")

Walker Keel was played by Jonathan Farwell.
According to the script, Keel was described as "a striking middle-aged man," who "is tall, with piercing grey eyes and long brown hair just going silver at the temples." [1]

External link

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-[[Image:Walker_keel_2364_dytallixB_colorcorrected.jpg|thumb|Captain Keel in 2364.]]
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-'''Walker Keel''' was a [[human]] [[Starfleet]] officer in the [[24th century]]. Early in his career, Keel was the closest of friends with fellow officers [[Jean-Luc Picard]] and [[Jack Crusher]]. He met Picard in an exotic bar on [[Tau Ceti III]]. Keel introduced Jack Crusher to [[Beverly Howard]]. Jack and Beverly later married. Walker had two sisters, [[Anne Keel|Anne]] and [[Melissa Keel|Melissa]].
+| imagecap         = Walker Keel
+| gender           = Male
+| species          = [[Human]]
+| affiliation      = [[Federation]] [[Starfleet]]
+| rank             = [[Captain]]
+| occupation       = [[Commanding officer]], {{USS|Horatio}}
+| status           = Deceased
+| datestatus       = 2364
+| sibling          = Two sisters: [[Anne Keel|Anne]] and [[Melissa Keel|Melissa]].
+| actor            = [[Jonathan Farwell]]
+}}
+'''Walker Keel''' was a [[Human]] [[Starfleet]] [[officer]] in the [[24th century]]. He had two sisters, [[Anne Keel|Anne]] and [[Melissa Keel|Melissa]].
-:''The introduction of Jack and Beverly likely took place in the [[2340s]] while at least Jean-Luc Picard and Jack Crusher served aboard the [[USS Stargazer]] and may indicate that they all served aboard the ship at the same time.''
+Early in his career, Keel was close friends with fellow officers [[Jean-Luc Picard]] and [[Jack Crusher]], the former of whom he met in an exotic [[bar]] on [[Tau Ceti III]]. Keel would later introduce Crusher to his future wife [[Beverly Crusher|Beverly Howard]].
+{{bginfo|The introduction of Crusher and Howard likely took place in the [[2340s]] while Jean-Luc Picard and Jack Crusher served aboard the {{USS|Stargazer}}.}}
-In [[2364]] when an alien conspiracy threatened [[Starfleet]], Keel was the [[captain]] of the [[starship]] [[USS Horatio|USS ''Horatio'']]. He grew concerned by the suspicious actions of his [[first officer]] and [[chief medical officer]], as well as several other key [[Starfleet Command]] personnel who had, at that point, become posessed by [[Neural parasite (24th century)|neural parasites]] in their brain stems.
+By [[2364]], Keel had been promoted to [[captain]] and assigned as the commanding officer of the {{USS|Horatio}}. Also by this time, after having witnessed the strange behavior of key [[Starfleet Command]] personnel, and even  of ''Horatio''{{'}}s [[first officer]] and [[chief medical officer]], he was one of a small group of officers who had become [[Neural parasite (24th century)|suspicious]] about the state of [[Starfleet]].
-Captain Keel used a [[code 47]] (captain's eyes only) call to old friend Captain Picard of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|''Enterprise''-D]] to warn him of the increasingly erratic and dangerous nature of Command's actions, and asked that Picard meet him on [[Dytallix B]]. Keel met him there, along with Captain [[Tryla Scott]] of the [[USS Renegade|''Renegade'']] and Captain [[Rixx (Captain)|Rixx]] of the [[USS Thomas Paine|''Thomas Paine'']]. They attempted to trick Picard into misremembering old associations (a failing of the neural parasites) before accepting him into their confidence and informing him of their fears.
+That same year, Keel used [[code 47]] to summon Captain Picard, of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, to a clandestine meeting on [[Dytallix B]]. Also attending were Captain {{dis|Rixx|Captain}} of the {{USS|Thomas Paine}}, and Captain [[Tryla Scott]] of the {{USS|Renegade}}. Keel, Rixx, and Scott attempted to trick Picard into misremembering old associations (a failing exhibited by officers the trio had deemed [[Neural parasite (24th century)|suspicious]]). Having confirmed Picard's trustworthiness, Keel revealed his fears to his old friend.
+With little concrete evidence, the meeting concluded with Picard remaining skeptical, although he agreed to keep the meeting secret.
-Picard wasn't truly convinced until, shortly thereafter, his vessel detected the wreckage of the ''Horatio'' in [[sector 63]], destroyed with all hands, including Captain Keel. ([[TNG]]: "[[Conspiracy]]")
-:''Captain Walker Keel was played by [[Jonathan Farwell]].''
+Shortly afterward, Keel was killed when the ''Horatio'' was destroyed under mysterious circumstances. This spurred Picard to order the ''Enterprise''-D to [[Earth]] to discover the truth of the matter. ({{TNG|Conspiracy}})
+{{bginfo|Walker Keel was played by [[Jonathan Farwell]].|According to the script, Keel was described as "a striking middle-aged man," who "is tall, with piercing grey eyes and long brown hair just going silver at the temples." {{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/125.txt}}}}
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