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I'll accept that as a correct answer.

Luwaxana Troi and Deanna Troi (and Riker) had been kidnapped by a
Ferengi Daimon, who wanted to use their mental abilities for himself.
He was failing all episode.
At the end, Picard was able to shoot the ship, but if he did, the people
would probably have been killed in the process. Stalemate.
But Luwaxana added a wrinkle- she said Picard couldn't just keep killing
off her lovers out of jealousy....
which got the Ferengi thinking Picard was a jealous lover who would wipe
out his ship in an instant.
Picard began slowly, hesitantly. "If I can't have you, no one can."
And was philosophical about destroying her with the ship.
"It is better to have loved and lost...."
The Ferengi beamed the hostages over VERY quickly. smile

Kudos for Patrick Stewart being able to play a BAD actor at need.

It was a whip. It was on TNG.

New question!

Any Grand-Negus of the Ferengi is going to have enemies.

Grand-Negus Zek had bodyguards. What species were they?

*checks*

Hm.
Pending a visual search of the episodes Zek appeared in, it's likely I
was WRONG, Zek didn't use bodyguards.
Unless I'm right, I'm confusing Liquidator Brunt's usage of Nausicaans in
"Bar Association" for Zek and bodyguards.
(I don't see an offhand reference to Brunt using them other than that
episode, either.)

I know there's a third one, but the only two I can think of are Quark and Rom. Quark because of a mix-up with a letter (can't remember the details, sorry) and Rom...well, because he was the chosen successor for Grand Negus Zek.

heart ready for questions.

Seven makes notes on B'lanna's and Tom's dates and follows them around. Her notes are very funny. She wants to learn about human mating rituals or something like that.

Wasn't it the death of Kestra (or was it Kendra?)? Anyway, it was the death of Deanna's older sister. Can't remember the name of the epis for the life of me, though.