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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.jpg|thumb|Captain Keel in 2364.]]
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-'''Walker Keel''' was a [[Human]] [[Starfleet]] [[officer]] in the [[24th century]].  He 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]].
-Early in his career, Keel was close friends with fellow officers [[Jean-Luc Picard]] and [[Jack Crusher]], the former whom he met in an exotic [[bar]] on [[Tau Ceti III]].  Keel would later introduce Crusher to [[Beverly Howard]].  Crusher and Howard would later marry.
+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]].
-:''The introduction of Crusher and Howard likely took place in the [[2340s]] while Jean-Luc Picard and Jack Crusher served aboard the [[USS Stargazer]].  It is possible that they all, Keel included, served aboard the ship concurrently.''
+{{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}}.}}
-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 behaviour 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]].
+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]].
-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 [[Rixx (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 triplet had deemed [[Neural parasite (24th century)|suspicious]]).  Having confirmed Picard's trustworthiness, Keel revealed his fears to his old friend.
+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 sceptical, although he agreed to keep the meeting secret.
+With little concrete evidence, the meeting concluded with Picard remaining skeptical, although he agreed to keep the meeting secret.
-Shortly afterwards, Keel was killed when the ''Horatio'' was destroyed under mysterious circumstances.  This would spur Picard to order the ''Enterprise''-D to [[Earth]] to discover the truth of the matter. ({{TNG|Conspiracy}})
+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}})
-:''Captain Walker Keel was played by [[Jonathan Farwell]].''
+{{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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