 Lutan announces at the banquet that he wishes to make Yar his " First one " , surprising not only the Enterprise crew but also Yareena ( Karole Selmon ) who was already Lutan 's " First one . " Yareena challenges Yar to a fight to the death to claim back the position . When Picard objects to the fight , Lutan refuses to give the Enterprise the rest of the vaccine unless Yar participates . The crew investigates the combat ritual and find that the weapons used are coated with a lethal poison , and also that it is Yareena 's wealth to which Lutan owes his position . Picard prepares to have Yar beamed to the Enterprise should she be harmed in the battle . As the match progresses , both Yareena and Yar are equally skilled , but Yar eventually lands a strike on Yareena . Yar quickly covers Yareena and orders the transport of both of them to the Enterprise against the demands of Lutan . Aboard the ship , Dr. Beverly Crusher ( Gates McFadden ) reaches Yareena moments after death , but is able to counteract the poison and revive the woman 's body . When Lutan demands to know the fate of Yareena , Crusher reveals that Yareena died , thus ceding the match to Yar and breaking the " first one " bond . Yareena is now free to select a new mate ; she chooses Hagon ( James Louis Watkins ) , one of Lutan 's bodyguards , and effectively strips Lutan of his position of power . Hagon lets Yar go and gives the Enterprise their full supply of vaccine . 
