Anson Mount’s Capt. Pike tasks Christina Chong’s La’an to run the nascent program through the wringer to see how it holds up. La’an, who loves a 1960s murder mystery series featuring an investigator named Amelia Moon, has Martin Quinn’s Scotty upload those stories into the holodeck’s programming, which then creates a new mystery for her to solve.

When La'an tests the prototype of the holodeck, everyone plays different characters in a simulation based on a detective series — and in a 'Star Trek' knockoff.

Strange New Worlds cast and executive producers stop by THR’s studio at San Diego Comic-Con and reveal if they plan to end the series with the full original cast. Plus, Paul Wesley reveals if he would consider directing an episode and Rebecca Romijn talks about what it was like returning to the role