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: During a meeting with Professor Moriarty on the holodeck, Moriarty draws a picture of the Enterprise on a piece of paper and hands it to Data.

In this episode, there is a notable moment involving a that behaves in a way that technically breaks the established rules of the holodeck: [S2E3] Scan

: Fans and writers generally explain this by suggesting the holodeck replicates simple items like paper, water, or food using real matter so that users can interact with them naturally, whereas complex entities like Moriarty himself remain holographic. : During a meeting with Professor Moriarty on

: Under Star Trek lore, holographic objects (made of photons and force fields) are supposed to "wink out" of existence once they leave the holodeck. The fact that this paper remains intact is often discussed by fans as a major plot error or a hint at Moriarty's unique power. The fact that this paper remains intact is