They were both still in the position at the time of launch under Captain Jean-Luc Picard, but she departed not long later. (TNG episode: "The Naked Now", TNG novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace) MacDougal stayed with the stardrive section when Captain Picard ordered a saucer separation to increase the odds of escaping from an alien creature. (TNG novel: Ghost Ship) MacDougal was assassinated circa 2371 by a Zortai with a grudge against the chief engineers of the Enterprise. (TNG comic: "Suspect") MacDougal was named "Heather" in The Buried Age.