Star Trek: The Next Generation1987

Commander William T. Riker:
Now - the matter of our missing officers.

Lorin:
They're still charged with spying, Commander. I have heard nothing here which would alter that.

Commander William T. Riker:
Then maybe you should consider this: if anything happens to them, Starfleet is going to want a full investigation. Which means more starships will be coming to Kesprytt, and those ships are going to want answers, which puts your country under a very large and very uncomfortable microscope. Remember how unhappy you were when we contacted just one of your people without authorization? Well, just think what it'd be like: ten starships asking questions, contacting hundreds of your people, massive sensor sweeps. They may even start sending down away teams, all because *you* wouldn't help me find my missing officers.