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Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc From: Matthew J Smedley <MJS174@psuvm.psu.edu> Subject: Re: ST:TNG Episode List Message-ID: <93062.174946MJS174@psuvm.psu.edu> Organization: Penn State University Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1993 17:49:46 EST Lines: 2248

Hello everyone--

This is the episode list for seasons 1-5 that I got from LISTSERV@PCCVM. It's a big file, but I think it's pretty good. Enjoy!

Matt Smedley MJS174@psuvm.psu.edu (Internet)

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Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987 - Created by Gene Roddenberry Executive Producers: Gene Roddenberry (1987 - 1991), Michael Piller, Rick Berman Distributed by Paramount Pictures Corporation

Episode Guide Compiled by Saul Jaffe (Moderator, Sf-Lovers) Copyright by Saul Jaffe Last Revised: February 25, 1992

Introduction

Since the cancellation of Star Trek in 1969, the number of fans, known throughout the world as "Trekkies" or "Trekkers", has grown to tremendous proportions. Star Trek has spawned more original novels, and stories by both professionals and fans (many whom later became professionals), fan clubs, toys, games, comics, etc. than any other single show in the history of television. Since the early 70s, those fans have been clamoring for more of their favorite spaceship and crew to be filmed - the novels and stories were just not enough to satisfy our yearnings to travel in space, albeit vicariously, and to travel where no man had gone before. In 1973, it appeared as if Trek fandom had gotten its wish. Sort of. Paramount Pictures and NBC aired an animated version of the show. Many of the original cast lent their voices and many good writers and artists lent their talents to the new show but, sadly, the show only lasted two seasons. But, as Riker says in the episode, "Contagion": fate protects fools, little children, and ships named Enterprise. And so in 1980, Star Trek came to the big screen. While the movie itself was not been received very well, it did well enough for Paramount to do several more pictures. And the popularity of Star Trek grew again. Now, there were not only the original fans of the series, but all of the fans that grew up on reruns of the show as well as all of the new fans brought in by the novels and the movies. By 1984, Paramount and Gene Roddenberry were talking about a new television project. For nearly two years, negotiations continued on what the show would be like, how it would be sold (network or syndication), which members of the cast would return, etc. Although the fans were kept primarily in the dark on all this, from time to time, rumors surfaced. Finally, 21 years after the original Star Trek first made its mark on the history of SF and television, Gene Roddenberry and Paramount Pictures released for our enjoyment, Star Trek: The Next Generation. This episode guide contains the list of all of the episodes to date in the order in which they were aired. Included in the description of each episode is the name of the producer, the director and the writer as well as the guest cast list and the parts they played. In most cases, the names of characters were taken from the TV Guide or guessed at from their usages in the episode. Also included for each episode is a brief synopsis of the show WITHOUT spoilers.

Regular Cast

Patrick Stewart.................Captain Jean-Luc Picard Jonathan Frakes.................Commander William Riker LeVar Burton....................Lt. Geordi La Forge Denise Crosby...................Lt. Tasha Yar (first season only) Michael Dorn....................Lt. Worf Gates McFadden..................Dr. Beverly Crusher (did not appear in second season) Marina Sirtis...................Counselor Deanna Troi Brent Spiner....................Lt. Commander Data Wil Wheaton.....................Wesley Crusher (regular first - fourth seasons, occasional appearances thereafter) Diana Muldaur...................Dr. Katherine Pulaski (second season only) Whoopi Goldberg.................Guinan (occasional appearances second season on) Colm Meaney.....................Miles O'Brien Majel Barrett...................Computer Voice

FIRST SEASON

ENCOUNTER AT FARPOINT Producer: Robert Lewin Director: Corey Allen Writers: D.C. Fontana and Gene Roddenberry Cast: John de Lancie (Q), Michael Bell (Zorn), DeForest Kelley (Dr. McCoy), Cart-Hiroyuki (Bailiff), Timothy Dang (Security), David Erskine (Shopkeeper), Evelyn Guerrero (Ensign), Chuck Hicks (Military Officer), Jimmy Ortega (Torres)

Pilot episode for the series. While en route to investigate problems on Farpoint station, the Enterprise meets the mysterious super-powered Q. Q condemns humanity and challenges them to solve the mystery at Farpoint.

THE NAKED NOW Producer: Maurice Hurley Director: Paul Lynch Writer: J. Michael Bingham (from a story by John D.F. Black and J. Michael Bingham) Cast: Brooke Bundy (Chief Engineer McDougal), Benjamin W.S. Lum (Jim Shimoda), Michael Rider (Transporter Chief), David Renan (Conn), Skip Stellrecht (Engineering Crewman), Kenny Koch, (Kissing Crewman)

A sequel episode to "The Naked Time" episode of the old series. The Enterprise rendezvouses with the science vessel U.S.S. Tsiolkovsky and find the entire crew dead. Unknowingly, they bring back to the Enterprise the strange infection that caused the crew of the science vessel to go crazy. The crew of the Enterprise discover that the cure found by the first Enterprise for this disease does not work due to a mutation in the virus.

CODE OF HONOR Producer: Maurice Hurley Director: Russ Mayberry Writers: Katharyn Powers and Michael Baron Cast: Jessie Lawrence Ferguson (Lutan), Karole Selmon (Yareena), James Louis Watkins (Hagon), Michael Rider (Transporter Chief)

The Enterprise travels to Ligon II to obtain a rare vaccine needed to avert a plague on another planet. The Logonian leader kidnaps Tasha as part of the traditions of his planet. Eventually she is forced to fight a battle to the death with the wife of the leader in order to gain her freedom and the vaccine.

THE LAST OUTPOST Producer: Maurice Hurley Director: Richard Colla Writer: Herbert Wright (from a story by Richard Krzemien) Cast: Armin Shimerman (Letek), Jake Dengel (Mordoc), Tracey Walter (Kayron), Darryl Henriques (Portal), Mike Gomez (Daimon Tarr)

A Ferengi vessel steals an energy unit from a Federation base and the Enterprise pursues. Both ships are rendered immobile as they pass an unknown solar system. Believing each other responsible for the immobility, they discuss surrender. Meanwhile, an Enterprise probe discovers that a force-field on the nearby planet is actually responsible and a joint expedition of Ferengi and Federation personnel, beam down to explore. They encounter a mysterious being known as Portal who presents them a test.

WHERE NO ONE HAS GONE BEFORE Producer: Maurice Hurley Director: Rob Bowman Writers: Diane Duane and Michael Reaves Cast: Stanley Kamel (Lt. Kosinski), Eric Menyuk (Assistant), Herta Ware (Maman Picard), Biff Yeager (Lt. Commander Argyle), Charles Dayton (Crewman), Victoria Dillard (Ballerina)

An engineer and his alien assistant board the Enterprise to perform an experiment that would increase warp engine output. During the experiment, something goes wrong and the Enterprise ends up in a place where thoughts become real. The assistant from a race of "travelers" with the scientific capabilities far beyond ours who tour the universe seeking those with potential. The traveler confides to Picard that Wesley is one of those beings with potential and should be guided and helped to grow. It is as a result of these comments, plus the knowledge and help that Wesley provides in Engineering that prompts Picard to make Crusher an acting ensign.

LONELY AMONG US Producer: Maurice Hurley Director: Cliff Bole Writer: D.C. Fontana (from a story by Michael Halperin) Cast: John Durbin (Chief Antican Delegate), Kavi Raz (Lt. Singh)

While on a mission to transport emissaries of two warring races to Parliament for negotiations, the Enterprise encounters a strange cloud consisting entirely of energy. As they pass, a bolt of energy strikes Worf and passes from crewman to crewman, killing one crewman and eventually taking over Picard's mind.

JUSTICE Producer: Maurice Hurley Director: James L. Conway Writer: Worley Thorne (from a story by Ralph Wills and Worley Thorne) Cast: Brenda Bakke (Rivan), Jay Louden (Liator), Josh Clark (Conn), David Q. Combs (1st Mediator), Richard Lavin (2nd Mediator), Judith Jones (Edo Girl), Eric Matthew (1st Edo Boy), Brad Zerbst (Medical Technician), David Micahael Graves (2nd Edo Boy)

The Enterprise travels to the idyllic world of Rubicam 3, home to a race of people known as the Edo, for shore leave. Wesley falls afoul of their justice system which demands that anyone who commits a crime be executed immediately. Picard must then choose between Wesley and obeying the Prime Directive. To complicate matters, a strange alien presence surrounds the world and is worshipped by the Edo as a God. It has unlimited power and does not want Picard interfering with the Edo's laws.

THE BATTLE Producer: Maurice Hurley Director: Rob Bowman Writer: Herbert Wright (from a story by Larry Forrester) Cast: Frank Corsentino (Daimon Bok), Doug Warhit (Kazago), Robert Towers (Rata)

The Enterprise meets a Ferengi Vessel whose captain, Bok, blames Picard for the death of his son while Picard commanded the Stargazer. Bok returns the derelict Stargazer to the Federation as a gift but has secretly placed a mind altering device on board. Using this device, Bok attempts to get revenge on Picard by causing him to believe that he still commands the Stargazer and the Enterprise is the alien ship.

HIDE AND Q Producer: Maurice Hurley Director: Cliff Bole Writers: C.J. Holland and Gene Roddenberry (from a story by C.J. Holland) Cast: John de Lancie (Q), Elaine Nalee (Klingon), William A. Wallace (adult Wesley)

Again, the control of the Enterprise is seized by the mysterious alien known as Q. This time, Q transports the entire bridge crew except Picard to a desolate planet and forces them to play a deadly game. The game's true purpose is to test Riker to see if he is worthy of receiving the power of the "Q."

HAVEN Producer: Maurice Hurley Director: Richard Compton Writer: Tracy Torme (from a story by Tracy Torme and Lan O'Kun) Cast: Majel Barrett (Lwaxana Troi), Rob Knepper (Wyatt Miller), Nan Martin (Victoria Miller), Robert Ellenstein (Steven Miller), Carel Struycken (Mr. Homn), Anna Katarina (Valeda), Raye Birk (Wrenn), Danitza Kingsley (Ariana), Michael Rider (Transporter Chief)

The Enterprise arrives at Haven, a paradise planet. There, Troi meets her fiancee of a pre-arranged marriage for the first time and is torn between her life in Starfleet and her devotion to her family and customs.

THE BIG GOODBYE Producer: Maurice Hurley Director: Joseph L. Scanlan Writer: Tracy Torme Cast: Lawrence Tierney (Cyrus Redblock), Harvey Jason (Felix Leach), William Boyett (Lt. Dan Bell), David Selburg (Lt. Whalen), Gary Armagnac (Lt. McNary), Mike Genovese (Desk Sergeant), Dick Miller (Vendor), Carolyn Allport (Jessica Bradley), Rhonda Aldrich (Secretary), Erik Cord (Thug)

In a pastiche of Philip Marlowe's "The Long Goodbye" and other detective films of the 40's, Picard enters the holodeck and the fictional world of the detective, Dixon Hill. Picard becomes the investigator involved in his latest case. Meanwhile, an alien probe shakes the ship and damages the holodeck controls accidentally turning the fantasy world into a deadly trap. This episode won a Peabody award.

DATALORE Producer: Maurice Hurley Director: Rob Bowman Writer: Robert Lewin and Gene Roddenberry (from a story by Robert Lewin and Maurice Hurley) Cast: Biff Yeager (Lt. Commander Argyle)

The Enterprise travels to the Omicron Theta star system, where Data was discovered years, ago in order to investigate the disappearance of a colony. In a hidden cave, they find another robot, Data's twin brother Lore, and revive him. They discover, almost too late, that Lore is a megalomaniac and out to destroy the Enterprise.

ANGEL ONE Producer: Maurice Hurley Director: Michael Rhodes Writer: Patrick Barry Cast: Karen Montgomery (Beate), Sam Hennings (Ramsey), Patricia McPherson (Ariel), Leonard John Crofoot (Trent)

The Enterprise travels to a planet controlled entirely by women in order to search for survivors from a Federation ship which disappeared in that sector seven years earlier. The away team is thwarted in their efforts by the female-run government. Meanwhile, a highly contagious virus plagues the Enterprise.

11001001 Producer: Maurice Hurley Director: Paul Lynch Writers: Maurice Hurley and Robert Lewin Cast: Carolyn McCormick (Minuet), Gene Dynarski (Commander Quinteros), Katy Boyer (Zero One), Alexandra Johnson (One Zero), Iva Lane (Zero Zero), Kelli Ann McNally (One One), Jack Sheldon (Piano Player), Abdul Salaam El Razzac (Bass Player), Ron Brown (Drummer)

The Enterprise docks at Starbase 74 for a refit. The maintenance crew, four Binars, program the antimatter containment to fail causing the crew to evacuate the ship in a panic. Meanwhile, Picard and Riker, in a Binar-enhanced program on the holodeck, are totally unaware of the situation. After the crew, except for Riker and Picard, leave the ship, the Binars hijack it to return to their home planet to save their computers from the effects of a supernova.

TOO SHORT A SEASON Producer: Maurice Hurley Director: Rob Bowman Writer: Michael Michaelian and D.C. Fontana (from a story by Michael Michaelian) Cast: Clayton Rohner (Admiral Jameson), Marsha Hunt (Anne Jameson), Michael Pataki (Karnas)

Admiral Jameson is transported by the Enterprise to Mordan IV to negotiate with terrorists who have captured the Federation ambassadors. For some reason, they will talk only with the admiral. Meanwhile, the Admiral has taken a strange drug which is causing him to age backwards.

WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS Producer: Maurice Hurley Director: Kim Manners Writer: Hannah Louise Shearer Cast: Jerry Hardin (Radue), Brenda Strong (Rashella), Jandi Swanson (Katie), Paul Lambert (Melian), Ivy Bethune (Duana), Dierk Torsek (Dr. Bernard), Michele Marsh (Leda), Dan Mason (Accolan), Philip N. Waller (Harry), Connie Danese (Toya), Jessica and Vanessa Bova (Alexandra)

The Enterprise discovers the legendary planet of Aldea and the advanced civilization that lives there. The inhabitants have extraordinary technology including the ability to cloak their entire planet, but lack the capacity to have children. When the crew of the Enterprise refuse to trade some of the children from the ship for technology, the Aldeans kidnap Wesley and six other children from the ship.

HOME SOIL Producer: Maurice Hurley Director: Corey Allen Writer: Robert Sabaroff (from a story by Karl Guers, Ralph Sanchez and Robert Sabaroff) Cast: Walter Gotell (Kurt Mandl), Elizabeth Lindsey (Louisa Kim), Gerard Prendergast (Bjorn Benson), Mario Roccuzzo (Arthur Malencon), Carolyne Barry (Female Engineer)

The Enterprise visits a terraforming station on Velara III where they encounter a new life form which, after being beamed up to the Enterprise for examination, attempts to take over the Enterprise.

COMING OF AGE Producers: Robert Lewin and Herbert Wright Director: Michael Vejar Writer: Sandy Fries Cast: Ward Costello (Admiral Quinn), Robert Schenkkan (Lt. Commander Dexter Remmick), John Putch (Mordock), Robert Ito (Chang), Stephen Gregory (Jake Kurland), Tasia Valenza (T'Shanik), Estee Chandler (Oliana Mirren), Brendan McKane (1st Technician), Wyatt Knight (2nd Technician), Daniel Riordan (Rondon)

The Enterprise travels to Relva 7 where Wesley takes his entrance exams to enter Starfleet Academy. Meanwhile, an old friend of Picard's, now an admiral, arrives with an aide from the Inspector General's office to investigate the ship and its crew on the pretext that something is wrong on the Enterprise.

HEART OF GLORY Producer: Robert Lewin, Herbert Wright Director: Rob Bowman Writer: Maurice Hurley (from a story by Maurice Hurley, Herbert Wright and D.C. Fontana) Cast: Vaughn Armstrong (Korris), Charles H. Hyman (Konmel), David Froman (K'nera), Robert Bauer (Kunivas), Brad Zerbst (Nurse), Dennis Madalone (Ramos)

In the Neutral Zone, the Enterprise finds a Talarian ship with three Klingons aboard. The Klingons claim to be have been passengers on the ship but turn out to be dissidents, opposed to the Federation-Klingon peace. They attempt to get Worf to help them when a Klingon cruiser enters the area and demands the return of the criminals.

THE ARSENAL OF FREEDOM Producers: Robert Lewin and Herbert Wright Director: Les Landau Writers: Richard Manning and Hans Beimler (from a story by Maurice Hurley and Robert Lewin) Cast: Vincent Schiavelli (Peddler), Marco Rodriguez (Captain Paul Rice), Vyto Ruginis (Logan), Julia Nickson (Lian T'Su), George De La Pena (Orfil Folis)

The Enterprise arrives at Minos, a planet once inhabited by weapons manufacturers who have been destroyed by their own creations. Automated salesmen and weapons display systems still function and the away team is forced to fight for their lives against weapons that keep getting more sophisticated and intelligent as time passes. Meanwhile, in orbit around the planet, Geordi in command of the Enterprise is forced to fight another weapons system with the capability to cloak itself.

SYMBIOSIS Producer: Robert Lewing Director: Win Phelps Writer: Robert Lewin, Richard Manning and Hans Beimler (from a story by Robert Lewin) Cast: Judson Scott (Sobi), Merritt Butrick (T'Jon), Richard Lineback (Romas), Kimberly Farr (Langor)

While investigating a sun with very strong magnetic-field fluctuations, the Enterpise intercepts a distress call and rescues a nearby freighter. Safely on board the Enterprise with their cargo, four of the inhabitants fight over ownership of the cargo - a very addictive narcotic.

SKIN OF EVIL Producers: Robert Lewin and Herbert Wright Director: Joseph L. Scanlan Writers: Joseph Stefan and Hannah Louise Shearer (from a story by Joseph Stefano) Cast: Mart McChesney (Armus), Ron Gans (Voice of Armus), Walker Boone (Leland T. Lynch), Brad Zerbst (Nurse), Raymond Forchion (Ben Prieto)

A shuttle containing Troi and a pilot is returning from a conference when it crash-lands on Vagra II. When the Enterprise locates the shuttle interference prevents them from using their sensors or transporters to beam up the two occupants. The away team find an alien named Armus which appears like an oil slick but is able to assume humanoid shape at will. Armus blocks their path and prevents them from rescuing their comrades. During the encounter, Armus taunts the crew as they attempt to reach the shuttle.

WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS Producer: Robert Lewin Director: Robert Becker Writers: Deborah Dean Davis and Hannah Louise Shearer Cast: Michelle Phillips (Jenice Manheim), Rod Loomis (Dr. Paul Manheim), Isabel Lorca (Gabrielle), Dan Kern (Lt. Dean), Jean-Paul Vignon (Edourd), Kelly Ashmore (Francine), Lance Spellerberg (Transporter Chief)

The Enterprise encounters a time loop which leads them to a scientist performing lethal time warp experiments. To close a rift to another dimension accidentally opened by the experiments, the away team must shutdown the experiment by dropping a specific amount of antimatter into the rift at a specific time. The scientist's wife turns out to be one of Picard's old lovers whom Picard failed to meet at a rendezvous in Paris 22 years ago.

CONSPIRACY Producer: Robert Lewin Director: Cliff Bole Writer: Tracy Torme (from a story by Robert Sabaroff) Cast: Henry Darrow (Admiral Savar), Ward Costello (Admiral Quinn), Robert Schenkkan (Dexter Remmick), Ray Reinhardt (Admiral Aaron), Jonathan Farwell (Captain Walker Keel), Michael Berryman (Captain Rixx), Ursaline Bryant (Captain Tryla Scott)

The Enterprise is diverted from a mission by a special transmission for Picard's eyes only. The message is from Keel, an old friend of Picard's who asks to meet him on a nearby mining planet. Picard beams down to find the captains of several ships waiting there. Keel and the other captains, after ascertaining Picard is who they think he is, tells him about a suspected conspiracy within Starfleet citing a strange pattern of orders from Command as evidence. They urge him to be careful. After leaving the planet, the Enterprise comes upon the debris of Keel's ship. Picard asks Data to review the last few months of orders issued by Starfleet. Data reports that there has been an unusual amount of changing of people within the command areas of Starfleet. Picard orders the ship back to Earth where they discover several admirals, including Picard's friend Quinn have been infected by parasitic creatures.

THE NEUTRAL ZONE Producer: Robert Lewin Director: James L. Conway Writer: Maurice Hurley (from a story by Deborah McIntyre and Mona Clee) Cast: Marc Alaimo (Commander T-Bok), Anthony James (Thei), Leon Rippy (Clemens), Gracie Harrison (Clare Raymond), Peter Mark Richman (Ralph Offenhaus)

While Picard attends an emergency conference, the Enterprise discovers a 20th Century Earth-craft with three humans aboard frozen in suspended animation. The humans are revived and have trouble acclimating to the changes in the 370 years they have been asleep. Meanwhile, Picard returns from his meeting to inform the crew that several outposts at the edge of the Neutral Zone have been destroyed and Romulans are suspected. The Enterprise has been sent to investigate.

SECOND SEASON

THE CHILD Producers: Burton Armus, John Mason and Mike Gray Director: Rob Bowman Writer: Jaron Summers, Jon Povill and Maurice Hurley Cast: Seymour Cassel (Hester Dealt), R.J. Williams (Ian), Dawn Arnemann (Miss Gladstone), Zachary Benjamin (Young Ian), Dore Keller (Crewman)

This episode introduced Dr. Kate Pulaski as the new Chief Medical Officer. En route to pick up samples of various viruses for study, The Enterprise is invaded by a strange, glowing light which searches around the ship until it finds Counsellor Troi and enters her body. Troi wakes up distressed and, after a medical examination discovers she is pregnant and the pregnancy is proceeding at an unusually rapid rate.

WHERE SILENCE HAS LEASE Producers: Burton Armus, John Mason and Mike Gray Director: Winrich Kolbe Writer: Jack B. Sowards Cast: Earl Boen (Nagilum), Charles Douglass (Haskell)

The Enterprise discovers a new phenomenon in the Morgana quadrant - a void that they can see but their sensors can't. It is inhabited by a strange being, Nagilum, who wishes to study the humans and is particularly curious about how humans die.

ELEMENTARY, DEAR DATA Producers: Burton Armus, John Mason and Mike Gray Director: Rob Bowman Writer: Brian Alan Lane Cast: Daniel Davis (Moriarty), Alan Shearman (Lestrade), Biff Manard (Ruffian), Diz White (Prostitute), Anne Elizabeth Ramsay (Assistant Engineer Clancy), Richard Merson (Pie Man)

Geordi plays John Watson to Data's Holmes in a holodeck created mystery. However, since Data has memorized all of Doyle's stories, he quickly solves the puzzle. When Pulaski claims that human understanding of mysteries and solving them is beyond Data's ability, Geordi programs the computer to create an original story and invites Pulaski along to watch Data solve it. Unfortunately, the computer merely combines elements from different stories providing no more difficult challenge than the first attempt. Geordi instructs the computer to create an adversary capable of defeating Data and the computer obliges by creating a Professor Moriarty that is able to access the computer and even cause damage to the ship.

THE OUTRAGEOUS OKONA Producers: Burton Armus, Mike Gray and John Mason Director: Robert Becker Writer: Burton Armus (from a story by Les Menchen, Lance Dickson and David Landsberg) Cast: William O. Campbell (Okona), Douglas Rowe (Debin), Albert Stratton (Kushell), Rosalind Ingledew (Yanar), Kieran Mulroney (Benzan), Joe Piscopo (The Comic)

The Enterprise picks up a charming rogue, Okona, when his cargo ship's guidance system fails. Okona starts romancing and charming most people on the ship. He befriends Data and discusses humor with him and sex appeal. Data, convinced he doesn't understand humor, attempts to acquire a sense of humor. Meanwhile, an interplanetary vessel arrives and demands that Okona be turned over to them as a known criminal. While Picard considers his options, a second ship arrives, also demanding Okona.

LOUD AS A WHISPER Producers: Burton Armus, Mike Gray and John Mason Director: Larry Shaw Writer: Jacqueline Zambrano Cast: Marnie Mosiman (Woman), Thomas Oglesby (Scholar), Leo Damian (Warrior/Adonis), Howie Seago (Riva), Richard Lavin (Warrior #1), Chip Heller (Warrior #2), John Garret (Lieutenant)

A deaf mediator travels on the Enterprise to Solaris 5. He is deaf and dumb and communicates through his "Chorus" who receive his thoughts and speak for him. Each member of the three person Chorus speaks for a different part of his personality. The mediator becomes attracted to Troi who reciprocates. After beaming down to the planet to begin negotiations, one of the delegates who is apparently not interested in peace, attempts to kill he mediator but instead kills his Chorus. The mediator now must decide to return home or try and continue his mission.

THE SCHIZOID MAN Producers: Burton Armus, Mike Gray and John Mason Director: Les Landau Writer: Tracy Torme (from a story by Richard Manning and Hans Beimler) Cast: W. Moran Sheappard (Ira Graves), Suzie Plakson (Lt. Selar), Barbara Alyn Woods (Kareen Brianon)

The Enterprise travels to the home of a brilliant but terminally ill scientist. The scientist becomes fascinated by Data and begins to talk only to him and retreats into seclusion with him. He reveals that he has discovered a way to cheat death by transferring his mind into a computer. When the Enterprise beams the away team back, Data starts behaving in an extremely odd fashion.

UNNATURAL SELECTION Producers: Burton Armus, Mike Gray and John Mason Director: Paul Lynch Writers: John Mason and Mike Gray Cast: Patricia Smith (Dr. Sara Kingsley), J. Patrick McNamara (Captain Taggert), Scott Trost (Ensign)

A mysterious disease infects a research station, causing the inhabitants to age rapidly. When Dr. Pulaski is also infected, the crew of the Enterprise must find a cure within days.

A MATTER OF HONOR Producers: Burton Armus, Mike Gray and John Mason Director: Rob Bowman Writer: Burton Armus (from a story by Wanda M. Haight, Gregory Amos and Burton Armus) Cast: John Putch (Ensign Mendon), Christopher Collins (Captain Kargan), Brian Thompson (Klag), Peter Parros (Tactics Officer), Laura Drake (Vekma)

As part of an exchange program, Riker becomes the new First Officer aboard the Pagh, a Klingon war vessel. Meanwhile, the Enterprise finds a strange substance on its hull which turns out to be a strange bacteria that feeds on metal. Earlier, the same substance was noticed on the hull of the Klingon ship so the Enterprise has to locate that ship and warn them. The Klingon commander has also found the damage and believes it to be Federation treachery and searches for the Enterprise.

THE MEASURE OF A MAN Producers: Burton Armus, Mike Gray and John Mason Director: Robert Scheerer Writer: Melinda M. Snodgrass Cast: Amanda McBroom (Captain Louvois), Clyde Kusatsu (Admiral Nakamura), Brian Brophy (Commander Maddox)

A cybernetics expert wishes to dismantle Data for study so he can build more androids. When Picard declines, Maddox produces orders transferring Data to his command. Picard attempts to find a way to block the transfer but the only option is for Data to resign. However, it is discovered that, according to current laws, Data is considered property and cannot resign. In order to challenge this law, Picard is forced to defend Data in a hearing and Riker is forced to act as the prosecutor.

THE DAUPHIN Producers: Burton Armus, Mike Gray and John Mason Director: Rob Bowman Writers: Scott Rubenstein and Leonard Mlodinow Cast: Paddi Edwards (Anya), Jaime Hubbard (Salia), Peter Neptune (Aron), Madchen Amick (Teenage Girl), Cindy Sorenson (Furry Animal), Jennifer Barlow (Gibson)

The Enterprise is assigned to transport the future ruler of Daled Four, with her guardian Anya. Wesley and Salia are immediately attracted to each other while Troi expresses concern that they may not be what they seem to be. Anya is a shape-shifter and overly paranoid about Salia's safety.

CONTAGION Producers: Burton Armus, Mike Gray and John Mason Director: Joseph L. Scanlan Writers: Steve Gerber and Beth Woods Cast: Thalmus Rasulala (Captain Varley), Carolyn Seymour (Sub-Commander Tauris), Dana Sparks (Security Crewman), Folkert Schmidt (Doctor)

The Enterprise rushes to the Neutral Zone to aid the U.S.S. Yamato which has been plagued by systems failures. Shortly after the arrival of the Enterprise, the Yamato explodes and a Romulan ship uncloaks. After examining the logs of the Yamato, it becomes clear that the Romulans were not responsible for the destruction of the ship. The captain of the Yamato had apparently found the legendary planet of Iconia and his ship was infected by a computer virus transmitted by a probe from that planet. That virus was apparently the cause of the system failures and the final destruction. Unfortunately, since the Enterprise downloaded the logs from the Yamato's computers, it too has the same virus. Picard must travel to Iconia in the hopes of finding a cure to the virus.

THE ROYALE Producers: Burton Armus, Mike Gray and John Mason Director: Cliff Bole Writer: Keith Mills Cast: Sam Anderson (Assistant Manager), Jill Jacobson (Vanessa), Leo Garcia (Bell Boy), Gregory Beecroft (Mickey D)

One of the strangest episodes. THe Enterprise finds debris from an old NASA ship orbiting a planet in an unmapped system. On the planet is apparently one single building which the away team discovers is modeled after the Hotel Royale from an old Earth novel.

TIME SQUARED Producers: Burton Armus, Mike Gray and John Mason Director: Joseph L. Scanlon Writer: Maurice Hurley (from a story by Kurt Michael Bensmiller)

The Enterprise picks up a shuttlecraft containing a version of Picard from the future. In the future timeline, the Enterprise apparently was destroyed with Picard the only survivor. The Enterprise now must discover what caused the destruction and how to prevent it.

THE ICARUS FACTOR Producer: Robert L. McCullough Director: Robert Iscove Writer: David Assael and Robert L. McCullough (from a story by David Assael) Cast: Mitchell Ryan (Kyle Riker), Lance Spellerberg (Herbert)

Riker is offered command of the U.S.S. Aries, a small exploration ship. Sent to brief him on the new command is his estranged father.

PEN PALS Producer: Robert L. McCullough Director: Winrich Kolbe Writer: Melinda M. Snodgrass (from a story by Hannah Louise Shearer) Cast: Nicholas Cascone (Davies), Nikki Cox (Sarjenka), Ann H. Gillespie (Hildebrandt), Whitney Rydbeck (Alan)

The Enterprise is exploring geologic activity in several planetary systems when Data, working on a project to boost sensor output, picks up a faint signal which turns out to be from an alien girl without knowledge of extraterrestrial cultures. Talking with her, much less saving her from the seismic activity on her planet, would be a violation of the Prime Directive. Meanwhile, Wesley is given his first command, in charge of the team doing the planetary mineral surveys and discovers the difficulties of being in command.

Q WHO Producer: Robert L. McCullough Director: Rob Bowman Writer: Maurice Hurley Cast: John de Lancie (Q), Lycia Naff (Sonya Gomez)

The mysterious Q returns claiming that he has been asked to leave the Q-continuum and that he wishes to join the Enterprise crew. He tells Picard that they need him as a guide because humanity is unprepared for what awaits them. When Picard insists they are, Q hurls the Enterprise several thousand light-years away where they encounter the Borg, a race of cyborgs.

SAMARITAN SNARE Producer: Robert L. McCullough Director: Les Landau Writer: Robert L. McCullough Cast: Christopher Collins (Grevedlog), Leslie Morris (Reginod), Daniel Benzali (Surgeon), Lycia Naff (Gomez), Tzi Ma (Biomolecular Specialist)

Picard joins Wesley on a trip to Starbase 515. Wesley is going there to take his Starfleet exams, while Picard is going for delicate heart surgury. Meanwhile, the Enterprise receives a distress call from the Pakleds, a race of beings who steal technology.

UP THE LONG LADDER Producer: Robert L. McCullough Director: Winrich Kolbe Writer: Melinda M. Snodgrass Cast: Barrie Ingham (Danilo O'Dell), Jon De Vries (Granger), Rosalyn Landor (Brenna O'Dell)

The Enterprise attempts to rescue two Earth colonies that left Earth in the mid-22nd century. The first colony, has rejected technology and returned back-to-nature. The ship carrying the second colony had apparently crash-landed and only five colonists survived. To keep their colony alive, they turned to cloning but are now in desperate need of new DNA.

MANHUNT Producer: Robert L. McCullough Director: Rob Bowman Writer: Terry Devereaux Cast: Majel Barrett (Lwaxana Troi), Robert Costanzo (Slade Bender), Carel Struycken (Mr. Homn), Rod Arrants (Rex), Rhonda Aldrich (Madeline), Wren T. Brown (Transport Pilot), Robert O'Reilly (Duras)

The Enterprise is assigned to transport several delegates to a conference on Pacifica. One of the delegates is Troi's mother who is going through a phase that causes her sex drive to increase. Lwaxana stuns everyone by deciding she is going to marry Picard. Picard meanwhile, flees to the holodeck and the escapades of Dixon Hill.

THE EMISSARY Producer: Robert L. McCullough Director: Cliff Bole Writers: Richard Manning and Hans Beimler (from a story by Thomas H. Calder) Cast: Suzie Plakson (K'Ehleyr), Lance Le Gault (K'Temoc), Georgann Johnson (Admiral Gromek), Anne Elizabeth Ramsey (Clancy), Dietrich Bader (Tactical Crewman)

An old love of Worf's comes aboard the Enterprise to brief the crew on their new mission. A Klingon ship, with a crew in suspended animation, was sent out while the Federation and Klingons were still at war. The mission of the Enterprise is to prevent the crew of that ship from awakening and rekindling an old war.

PEAK PERFORMANCE Producer: Robert L. McCullough Director: David Kemper Writer: Robert Scheerer Cast: Roy Brocksmith (Sirna), Armin Shimerman (Bractor), David L. Lander (Tactician), Leslie Neale (Nagel), Glenn Morshower (Burke)

In order to prepare for the Borg, the Federation has been holding war games. Riker is placed in command of the U.S.S. Hathaway in simulated combat with the Enterprise. Riker is given his choice of crew and 48 hours to ready the ship before the battle begins. The battle is interrupted however, when a Ferengi ship appears demanding the Hathaway be turned over to them.

SHADES OF GRAY Producer: Robert L. McCullough Director: Rob Bowman Writers: Maurice Hurley, Richard Manning and Hans Beimler (from a story by Maurice Hurley)

While exploring a new planet, Riker is infected by a mysterious disease which prevents neural activity. Pualski finds that the infection is spreading throught his body and when the infection reaches his brain, he will die.

THIRD SEASON

EVOLUTION Producers: Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Winrich Kolbe Writer: Michael Piller (from a story by Michael Piller and Michael Wagner) Cast: Ken Jenkins (Dr. Stubbs), Mary McCusker (Nurse), Randal Patrick (Crewman), Scott Grimes (Eric), Amy O'Neill (Annette)

The Enterprise is assisting an astrophysicist, Stubbs, in performing experiments in a binary star system when suddenly, the ship shakes, the shields drop and the Enterprise is sent hurling through space. After regaining control of the ship, the crew is perplexed by the sudden computer malfunctions encountered. Meanwhile, Wesley realizes that two tiny robots he accidentally let loose may be responsible for the mysterious problems the crew is facing.

THE ENSIGNS OF COMMAND Producers: Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Cliff Bole Writer: Melinda M. Snodgrass Cast: Eileen Seeley (Ardrian), Mark L. Taylor (Haritath), Richard Allen (Noe), Mart McChesney (Sheliak), Grainger Hines (Goshven)

The Enterprise receives a message from the Sheliak, a race the Federation had not heard from in over 100 years. The Sheliak insist that a world in the Tau Cygna Five system is theirs and demand the immediate removal of humans from that system. The Enterprise does not believe that humans are on that planet due to the fact that the planet has extremely high radiation levels but travels there anyway only to discover a thriving civilization that refuses to evacuate the planet. Data has to convince the people of the planet to leave or be destroyed by the Sheliak.

THE SURVIVORS Producers: Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Les Landau Writer: Michael Wagner Cast: John Anderson (Kevin), Anne Haney (Rishon)

The Enterprise is sent to investigate an emergency distress call from the Delta Rana system. Upon arrival, the crew discover that all of the inhabitants have been killed except for one couple. An away team beams down to retrieve the survivors in case the aliens that destroyed the planet returned. The survivors refuse to leave the planet stating they can care for themselves. The away team returns to the Enterprise to discuss the situation and are attacked by an alien ship. Meanwhile, Troi is suffering due to some strange music she keeps hearing in her mind.

WHO WATCHES THE WATCHERS Producers: Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Robert Wiemer Writers: Richard Manning and Hans Beimler Cast: Kathryn Leigh Scott (Nuria), Ray Wise (Liko), James Greene (Dr. Barron), Pamela Segall (Oji), John McLiam (Fento), James McIntire (Hali), Lois Hall (Warren)

A new race, currently at the Bronze Age level are being watched by Federation scientists hidden away in a cavern. The Enterprise is sent to fix their reactor but, unfortunately, does not arrive in time to prevent the reactor from exploding and killing most of the scientists. As the Enterprise team begins to tend to the injured and replace the reactor, two of the natives discover the existence of the Federation. Startled, one of them falls and is injured. Dr. Crusher takes him to the Enterprise where he accidentally sees Picard and hears him order the search for a missing scientist continued. Picard also orders Dr. Crusher to erase the short-term memory of the native to preserve the Prime Directive. After he is recovered, Liko is returned to his people where he tells them of his journey and of "the Picard", a god from their old legends. The natives find the missing scientist and hold him captive in order to force "The Picard" to make an appearance. Riker and Troi are beamed down to recover the scientist, but Troi is captured while Riker makes his escape with him. Picard now must decide between Troi's life and maintaining the Prime Directive.

THE BONDING Producers: Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Winrich Kolbe Writer: Ronald D. Moore Cast: Susan Powell (Marla Aster), Gabriel Damon (Jeremy Astor), Raymond D. Turner (Teacher)

A sudden explosion kills Marla Aster on a mission to explore the home of a long-dead race. Worf, who commanded the away team, rages about the senseless nature of the women's death and plans to offer the Klingon bonding rite to her remaining son, Jeremy. Meanwhile, an energy field is discovered on the planet and Troi senses an alien presence rising upward from it toward the ship. Almost immediately, Jeremy sees his mother who has come, seemingly from the dead, to take him down to the planet.

BOOBY TRAP Producers: Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Gabrielle Beaumont Writers: Ron Roman, Michael Piller and Michael Wagner (from a story by Michael Wagner and Ron Roman) Cast: Susan Gibney (Leah Brahms), Albert Hall (Galek Dar), Julie Warner (Christy)

After discovering a derelict ship in an asteroid belt, the Enterprise is trapped in an energy field that prevents them from leaving. Furthermore, they begin to lose energy reserves and discover that their shields will not keep out the radiation for long. Geordi races against time, with the assistance of an holographic version of one of the ship's designers, to discover a way to escape the deadly trap.

THE ENEMY Producers: Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: David Carson Writers: David Kemper and Michael Piller Cast: John Snyder (Bokra), Andreas Katsulas (Tomalak), Steve Rankin (Patak)

The Enterprise investiages a distress call on a Federation planet with a particularly harsh surface and winds. The away team finds the remains of a Romulan ship and one Romulan, barely alive. The away team beams aboard the Enterprise with the Romulan, accidentally stranding Geordi on the planet where he, moments before beam-out time, stumbled into a pit. The crew of the Enterprise struggles to keep the Romulan alive and to locate Geordi on the surface. Meanwhile, on the surface, as Geordi moves closer to the beacon the Enterprise left to guide him, he is taken prisoner by a second Romulan, Bokra. Geordi attempts to convince Bokra that they must work together to stay alive and be rescued while a Romulan Warbird closes in on the Enterprise determined to retrieve their lost comrades from the grip of the Federation.

THE PRICE Producers: Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Robert Scheerer Writer: Hannah Louise Shearer Cast: Matt McCoy (Devinoni Ral), Elizabeth Hoffman (Bavani), Castulo Guerra (Dr. Mendoza), Scott Thomson (Gass), Dan Shor (Dr. Arrido), Kevin Peter Hall (Leyor)

A race of beings known as the Barzan have discovered the only known stable wormhole and are willing to sell it to the highest bidder. The Enterprise carries several delegates to the site of the wormhole including a hired representative of the Chrysalian people who takes an interest in Troi. Geordi and Data enter the wormhole and discover that it is not truly stable. Meanwhile, Troi discovers that the representative of the Chrysalians, Ral, is part Betazoid and empathic and has been using his ability to gain unfair advantage in the negotiations.

THE VENGEANCE FACTOR Producer: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Timothy Bond Writer: Sam Rolfe Cast: Lisa Wilcox (Yuta), Joey Aresco (Brull), Nancy Parsons (Marook), Stephen Lee (Chorgan), Marc Lawrence (Volnath), Elkanah J. Burns (Temarek)

A science outpost is attacked by the Gatherers, a band of Acamarian renegades. Picard talks with Marook, the Sovereign of Acamar Three, who wants to hunt the Gatherers down and destroy them. Picard convinces her to attempt to negotiate first and she and her cook board the Enterprise to travel to a Gatherer outpost to open talks. While there, the leader of the group is killed by a mysterious assassin.

THE DEFECTOR Producers: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Robert Scheerer Writer: Ronald D. Moore Cast: James Sloyan (Setal), Andreas Katsulas (Tomalak), John Hancock (Admiral Haden), S.A. Templeman (Bates)

A Romulan scoutship, with a Romulan Warbird in pursuit, hails the Enterprise and requests asylum. After the Enterprise easily chases off the Warbird, they beam aboard the occupant of the scoutship, Setal, who has information about a new Romulan offensive. The Enterprise crew, skeptical about the defector's claims and motives and attempting to get at the truth, travels to Nelvana 3 where there is supposed to be a Romulan base at which a large Romulan fleet will gather to launch an offensive against the Federation.

THE HUNTED Producers: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Cliff Bole Writer: Robin Bernheim Cast: Jeff McCarthy (Roga), James Cromwell (Narok), J. Michael Flynn (Zayner), Andrew Bickell (Wagnor)

The Enterprise visist Angosia 3, a planet which has applied for membership in the Federation. While there, a prisoner escapes jail and Prime Minister Narok asks for assistance in recapturing him. The Enterprise succeeds in capturing him, only to find that he is extremely dangerous and not all that Narok has claimed him to be.

THE HIGH GROUND Producers: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Gabrielle Beaumont Writer: Melinda M. Snodgrass Cast: Kerrie Keane (Alexana Devos), Richard Cox (Finn), Marc Buckland (Waiter), Fred G. Smith (Policeman), Christopher Pettiet (Boy)

The Enterprise is delivering medical supplies to Rutia Four, a non-Fedration planet in the midst of a civil war, when Dr. Crusher is captured by the leader of a terrorist group who appears out of thin air.

DEJA Q Producers: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Les Landau Writer: Richard Danus Cast: John de Lancie (Q), Corbin Bernsen (Q2), Richard Cansino (Dr. Garin), Betty Muramoto (Scientist)

While on a mission to rescue a planet from its own moon which has fallen out of orbit, the Enterprise is visited once more by the mysterious Q. This time, Q, totally naked, claims he has been kicked out of the Q-Continuum and asks for sanctuary. Q is now mortal and wants guidance from the crew on how to be human, in exchange for his experience and knowledge. While on the Enterprise, Q is attacked by the Calamarians, a race that wants revenge on Q for acts done to them.

A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE Producers: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Cliff Bole Writer: Ed Zuckeran Cast: Craig Richard Nelson (Krag), Gina Hecht (Manua), Mark Margolis (Dr. Apgar), Juli Donald (Tayna)

Dr. Apgar, a scientist working on Krueger waves, is killed when the station he was working on suddenly explodes moments after Riker talks with him privately. Chief Investigator Krag, arrives on board the Enterprise and demands Riker be turned over to him to face trial for murder. Picard, unwilling to release Riker without a hearing convinces the Chief Investigator to allow the circumstances of the incident be recreated on the holodeck with the help of statements from all parties concerned. Meanwhile, bursts of unknown radiation, able to cause damage to metal, plague the Enterprise.

YESTERDAY'S ENTERPRISE Producers: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: David Carson Writers: Ira Steven Behr, Richard Manning, Hans Beimler, and Ronald D. Moore (from a story by Trent Christopher Ganino and Eric A. Stillwell) Cast: Denise Crosby (Tasha Yar), Christopher McDonald (Richard Castillo), Tricia O'Neil (Captain Rachel Garrett)

The Enterprise happens upon a time-rift in space and the world changes around them as the Enterprise-C comes out of the rift. In this new reality, the Enterprise is at war with the Klingons, a war that they cannot win. Also, Tasha Yar is still alive and serving as Tactical Officer aboard the Enterprise-D. The Enterprise-C is critically damaged and was apparently involved in a fight with Romulans while in defense of a Klingon base. The crews eventually realize that, had the Enterprise-C been successful, the current war with the Klingons might never have happened. Clearly, the Enterprise-C must return even though it is likely to never survive the battle. When the Captain of the Enterprise-C is killed during a Klingon attack, Lt. Castillo asks to take the ship back through the warp himself. Meanwhile, Guinan, whose peculiar senses have told her that things are not as they should be, tells Tasha that in the true timeline, Tasha died an empty death. This convinces Tasha that she should return with the Enterprise-C as their tactical officer so that her death can have some meaning, and so she can be with Castillo with whom she has fallen in love.

THE OFFSPRING Producers: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Jonathan Frakes Writer: Rene Echeverria Cast: Hallie Todd (Lal), Nicholas Coster (Haftel), Judy Ann Elder (Lt. Ballard), Diane Moser (Crewman), Hayne Bayle (Crewman), Maria Leone (Crewman), James G. Becker (Crewman)

Data, after returning from a cybernetics conference, builds a robot child, Lal. While the crew attempts to deal with Data's fatherhood, Data attempts to teach Lal about humanity. Starfleet Admiral Haftel, after hearing about the experiment, attempts to convince Picard that the new robot should be moved to the Daystrom Institute where she can be properly studied and taught.

SINS OF THE FATHER Producers: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Les Landau Writer: Ronald D. Moore and W. Reed Moran (from a teleplay by Drew Deighan) Cast: Charles Cooper (K'mpec), Tony Todd (Kurn), Patrick Massett (Duras), Thelma Lee (Kahless), Teddy Davis (Technician)

As part of the exchange program that once made Riker First Officer on a Klingon ship, Commander Kurn joins the Enterprise. Kurn is Worf's younger brother and has come to tell Worf that their father has been accused of betraying the Klingons by revealing the location of the Khitomer outpost to the Romulans. Worf, by Klingon tradition must travel to the homeworld of the Klingon empire to challenge the accusation and, if he fails, will die as a traitor.

ALLEGIANCE Producers: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Winrich Kolbe Writers: Richard Manning and Hans Beimler Cast: Stephen Markle (Tholl), Reiner Schoene (Esoqq), Joycelyn O'Brien (Haro), Jerry Rector (1st Alien), Jeff Rector (2nd Alien)

Picard is taken from the Enterprise while he sleeps by a strange probe and wakens in a prison with two other captives. Neither can explain how they came to be there nor have they seen their captors. Soon they are joined by a fourth captive - a carnivorous alien who will eat the others if they do not escape and food is not provided. In the midst of mutual dislike and lack of trust, the four captives must find a way to escape or contact their captors. Meanwhile, Picard has been replaced on the Enterprise by a nearly exact duplicate.

CAPTAIN'S HOLIDAY Producers: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Chip Chalmers Writer: Ira Steven Behr Cast: Jennifer Hetrick (Vash), Michael Grodenchik (Sovak), Karen Landry (Ajur), Michael Champion (Boratus), Deirdre Imershein (Joval)

Picard is talked into taking a vacation on Risa, a pleasure planet. When he arrives, he bumps into a women who, pursued by a Ferengi, grabs him and kisses him as if they were old friends. They later meet again and, after introductions, Picard discovers that she is out to find the location of a device brought from the future. The Ferengi also wants the device or the disk that the woman, Vash, has that reveals the location of the device. Meanwhile, two security agents from the future confront Picard and tell him that he is destined to find the device and they have come back in time to retrieve it from him. Vash and Picard team up to find he device and thwart the Ferengi but, Picard hopes to turn it over to the security agents.

TIN MAN Producers: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Robert Scheerer Writers: Dennis Putman Bailey and David Bischoff Cast: Michael Cavanaugh (Captain DeSoto), Peter Vogt (Romulan Commander), Harry Groener (Tam Elbrun)

The Hood unexpectedly joins the Enterprise and delivers their new orders and a passenger, Tam Elbrun. Tam is a Betazoid telepath and specializes in first-contacts but, he is also not well liked because he lacks tact. Tam explains that a recently discovered object in orbit around a dying star is suspected of being a living spaceship, dubbed "Tin Man" and Tam's mission is to contact it. However, the Romulans claim that space and are also sending ships to contact the newly discovered alien.

HOLLOW PURSUITS Producers: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Cliff Bole Writer: Sally Caves Cast: Dwight Schultz (Barclay), Charley Lang (Duffy)

A young engineer, Lt. Barclay, is obsessed with fantasy worlds because has problems coping with reality and the crew of the Enterprise have problems coping with him. Meanwhile, strange malfunctions start occurring on the Enterprise.

THE MOST TOYS Producers: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Timothy Bond Writer: Shari Goodhartz Cast: Nehemiah Persoff (Toff), Jane Daly (Varia), Saul Rubinek (Kavis)

Data is using the shuttles to transfer a large cargo of a special element that cannot be transported when, on the last trip, his shuttle mysteriously explodes. The Enterprise is forced to leave the area to deliver their cargo and are not able to investigate the accident. Meanwhile, Data has not been destroyed but captured by Kavis who is a collector of rare and unique things and Data would be a fine addition to his collection.

SAREK Producers: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Les Landau Writers: Peter S. Beagle (from an unpublished story by Mark Cushman and Jake Jacobs) Cast: Mark Lenard (Sarek), Joanna Miles (Perrin), William Denis (Mendrossen), Rocco Sisto (Sakkath), John H. Francis (Crewman)

Ambassador Sarek comes aboard the Enterprise with his staff and new, human wife, to complete treaty negotiations with the Legarans who insisted on him mediating. Soon after his arrival, the crew of the Enterprise begin to suffer from bouts of violence and other emotional outbursts. Eventually, the crew discovers that Sarek is suffering from a rare Vulcan disease that erodes all emotional control in Vulcans. Since Vulcans are highly telepathic, he has been broadcasting emotions to the crew. But, because of his illness, the important treaty with the Legarans is in jeopardy.

ME'NAGE A` TROI Producers: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Robert Legato Writers: Fred Bronson and Susan Sackett Cast: Majel Barrett (Lwaxana Troi), Frank Corsentino (Daimon Tog), Ethan Phillips (Dr. Farek), Peter Slutsker (Nibor), Rudolph Willrich (Reittan Grax), Carel Struycken (Mr. Homn)

The Enterprise travels to Betazed for a reception following a trade agreement. While there Deanna visits her mother and gets into an argument about settling down and raising a family. Meanwhile, Daimon Tog, of the Ferengi, takes a liking to Lwaxana both sexually and because her telepathy will help him in making deals. Lwaxana is repulsed by his offers and orders him away. Tog, not to be dismissed so easily, kidnaps Lwaxana (along with Riker and Deanna) and takes them aboard his ship where he hopes to convince Lwaxana to marry him.

TRANSFIGURATIONS Producers: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Tom Benko Writer: Rene Echevarria Cast: Mark LaMura (John Doe), Charles Dennis (Sunad), Julie Warner (Christy), Patti Tippo (Nurse Temple)

The Enterprise rescues an injured human from a damaged escape pod in an unexplored system. Dr. Crusher finds that his recuperative powers are incredible and that he will revive, given time. When he does, he has no memories of who he is, where he is from, or how his ship was wrecked. Still suffering from bouts of severe pain, Dr. Crusher finds that he is emitting inixplicable energy bursts which are somehow linked to his cells. Furthermore, he begins to exhibit strange abilities like being able to heal injuries with the energy bursts.

THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS Producers: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler and Richard Manning Director: Cliff Bole Writer: Michael Piller Cast: Elizabeth Dennehy (Lt. Commander Shelby), George Murdock (Admiral Hanson)

One of the outermost colonies of the Federation has been recently lost and the Enterprise is sent to investigate. They discover that the entire town has been removed and only a crater remains. Fearing that this might be the first step in the invasion by the Borg, the Enterprise takes on board Lt. Commander Shelby who has become the Federation's tactical expert on the Borg. She makes it plain to many that she is highly interested in replacing Riker, who has, again, been offered his own command. Admiral Hanson attempts to convince Picard that Riker should take the new command for the good of his career. After investigating the evidence, they come to the conclusion that it was the Borg that destroyed the colony. Now, the Federation has to develop weapons and defenses against the cyborg aliens. While Shelby and the Enterprise crew struggle with the problem, they learn that a Federation ship sent out a distress call describing an encounter with the Borg. The Enterprise, being the nearest ship, travels to the scene and meet the Borg. The Borg hail Picard specifically and demand that Picard beam aboard their ship immediately, threatening the destruction of the Enterprise if he refuses. Picard, naturally, refuses. After a brief, but losing battle with the Borg, the Enterprise, to escape, enters a nebula with the Borg ship in pursuit. Once in the nebula, they drop to impulse and begin repairs to the ship. They also analyze the recent battle and discover that the Borg are vulnerable to phasers in one particular frequency band. The Borg ship starts mining the nebula and forces the Enterprise out. Once out of the nebula, several Borg beam over to the Enterprise and grab Picard. The Borg then head for Earth. The Enterprise crew must devise a plan to cripple the Borg ship and retrieve Picard. This episode is the finale of the third season and is a cliffhanger episode to be continued in the fourth season.

FOURTH SEASON

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, PART II Producers: David Livingston, Lee Sheldon Director: Cliff Bole Writer: Michael Piller Cast: Elizabeth Dennehy (Lt. Commander Shelby), George Murdock (Admiral Hanson)

This episode is the continuation of the show that ended the third season. The Borg are heading for Earth with Captain Picard on board and the Federation is arming for a final battle. The Enterprise, now commanded by Riker pursues the Borg toward Earth.

FAMILY Producers: David Livingston, Lee Sheldon Director: Les Landau Writer: Ronald D. Moore (from a premise by Susanne Lambdin and Bryan Stewart) Cast: Theodore Bikel (Sergei Roszhenko), Georgia Brown (Mrs. Roszhenko), Jeremy Kemp (Robert), Samantha Eggar (Marie), David Tristan Birkin (Rene), Doug Wert (Jack Crusher), Dennis Creaghan

In this episode, several of the crew are faced with family related matters and relatives. Picard, having been rescued from the Borg returns to his home town to visit with his brother and his family. Worf is visited on the Enterprise by his adoptive parents - the Roszhenkos. And Wesley must decide whether to view a hologram tape made by his late father.

BROTHERS Producers: David Livingston, Lee Sheldon Director: Rob Bowman Writer: Rick Berman Cast: Adam Ryen (Willie), Cory Danzinger (Jake), James Lashly (Ensign Kopf)

A young child is hurt during play with his brother as the result of a joke. After he runs off, he eats a poisonous fruit and the Enterprise must get him to a Starbase for treatment. Meanwhile, Data seemingly malfunctions and takes over the Enterprise, changing its heading to an unknown location. Once there Data beams down to the surface to be reunited with his creator, Dr. Nonnian Soong and with his brother, Lore. Brent Spiner reprises his role as Lore, and plays Noonan Soong.

SUDDENLY HUMAN Producers: David Livingston, Lee Sheldon Director: Gabrielle Beaumont Teleplay: John Whelpley, Jeri Taylor Story: Ralph Phillips Cast: Chad Allen (Jono), Sherman Howard (Endar), Barbara Townsend (Connaught)

The Enterprise comes to the rescue of a Talarian ship only to find a human child aboard. The child, Jono, turns out to be the last remaining survivor from a colony presumed destroyed by the Talarians. Picard must decide whether to return the boy to his Talarian father who raised him and is suspected of abusing him or to his natural grandmother, an admiral in Starfleet. Meanwhile, Jono attempts to learn human habits and customs after his many years with the Talarians.

REMEMBER ME Producers: David Livingston, Lee Sheldon Director: Cliff Bole Writer: Lee Sheldon Cast: Bill Erwin (Dr. Quaice), Erik Menyuk (Traveler)

Wesley and Geordi are involved with an experiment in engineering as the Enterprise takes on new crew members at Starbase 133. Dr. Crusher welcomes on board an old friend, Dr. Quaice who seemingly disappears overnight without a trace. In fact, no one, including O'Brien who beamed him up, remembers seeing him and there is no trace of his existence anywhere in Starfleet. As the crew begins to vanish, also without a trace, Dr. Crusher struggles to convince Picard that something is wrong and comes to doubt her own sanity.

LEGACY Producers: David Livingston, Lee Sheldon Director: Robert Scheerer Writer: Joe Menosky Cast: Don Mirault (Hayne), Beth Toussaint (Lashara Yar), Vladimir Velasco (Tan Tsu), Christopher Michael (Man #1)

The crew of a cargo ship lands on Turkana Four and sends a distress call received by the Enterprise who rush to their aid. On Turkana Four, the crew of the Enterprise has their mission hampered by two warring factions. Lashara Yar is Tasha Yar's sister and attempts to help the Enterprise.

REUNION Producers: David Livingston, Lee Sheldon Director: Jonathan Frakes Teleplay: Thomas Perry, Jo Perry, Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga Story: Drew Deighan, Thomas Perry and Jo Perry Cast: Charles Cooper (K'Mpec), Suzie Plakson (K'Ehleyr), Jon Steuer (Alexander), Robert O'Reilly (Gowron), Patrick Massett (Duras), Michael Rider (Security Guard), April Grace (Transporter Technician), Basil Wallace (Klingon Guard #1), Mirron E. Willis (Klingon Guard #2)

The leader of the Klingons, K'Mpec, is dying and asks for Picards help in finding which of his two successors - Duras and Gowron, poisoned him. Meanwhile, Worf has a reunion with his former mate, Ambassador K'Ehleyr, and their son.

FUTURE IMPERFECT Producers: David Livingston, Lee Sheldon Director: Les Landau Writers: J. Larry Carrol, David Bennett Carren Cast: Andreas Katsulas (Tomalak), Chris Demetral (Jean-Luc Riker/Ethan), Carolyn McCormick (Minuet), Patti Yasutake (Nurse Ogawa), Todd Merril (Gleason), April Grace (Transporter Chief Hubbell), George O'Hanlon, Jr. (Transporter Chief)

During a routine mapping mission, the Enterprise discovers unusual readings on Alpha Onias 3. Riker commands an away team to the planet but, the team succumbs to gas. Riker wakes in sickbay to discover that it is 16 years later and he is now the captain of the Enterprise in the middle of tricky negotiations with the Romulans. He also apparently has a son named Jean-Luc. Riker struggles to regain his memory and continue his mission but, something doesn't seem right.

FINAL MISSION Producers: David Livingston, Lee Sheldon Director: Corey Allen Writers: Kacey Arnold-Ince, Jeri Taylor (from a story by Kacey Arnold-Ince) Cast: Kim Hamilton (Sanji), Nick Tate (Dirgo), Mary Kohnert (Ensign Tess Allenby)

Wesley's final mission on board the Enterprise before leaving to attend Starfleet Acadamy is to accompany Picard to negotiations with miners on Pentarus 5. On the way to the planet, the shuttle craft piloted by one of the miners is forced to make a crash landing on the moon of Pentares 3. Meanwhile, Riker, in command of the Enterprise, leads the ship in a rescue mission to save a planet from the harmful effects of radiation from an errant abandoned ship.

THE LOSS Producers: David Livingston Director: Chip Chalmers Teleplay: Hilary J. Bader, Alan J. Adler, Vanessa Greene Story: Hilary J. Bader Cast: Kim Braden (Janet Brooks), Mary Kohnert (Ensign Tess Allenby)

The Enterprise encounters a mysterious life-form that entraps the Enterprise in its gravitational field. None of the Enterprise's engines or weapons can be used to free the Enterprise before the ship is dragged by the entity into a cosmic string. Meanwhile, Troi discovers that she is empathically blind and resigns as ship's counselor because she feels she is unable to perform her duties.

DATA`S DAY Producer: David Livingston Director: Robert Wiemer Teleplay Harold Apter, Ronald D. Moore Story: Harold Apter Cast: Rosalind Chao (Kako), Sierra Pecheur (T'Pel), Alan Scarfe (Admiral Mendak), Shelly Desai (V'Sal), April Grace (Transporter Technician)

Data describes a day in his life aboard the Enterprise for Admiral Maddox of Starfleet. On this particular day, Data describes his role in the wedding of Kako to O'Brien and the duties involved in escorting the Vulcan Ambassador T'Pel. T'Pel is on a diplomatic mission to open ties with the Romulans and orders Picard to enter the Neutral Zone to rendezvous with a Romulan warbird commanded by Admiral Mendak.

THE WOUNDED Producer: David Livingston Director: Chip Chalmers Teleplay: Jeri Taylor Story: Stuart Charno, Sara Charno, Cy Chermak Cast: Bob Gunton (Captain Benjamin Maxwell), Marc Alaimo (Gul Macet), John Hancock (Admiral Haden), Time Winters (Daro), Rosalind Chao (Keiko), Marco Rodriguez (Tela)

An uneasy peace between the Federation and the Cardassians may come to an end due to the actions of a renegade Federation captain who believes the Cardissians are preparing for a war. Captain Picard must intercept the Phoenix, commanded by Maxwell and put an end to his attacks on Cardassian ships. Meanwhile, Chief O'Brien must deal with his feelings for the Cardassians and his loyalties to Maxwell, Picard and the Federation.

DEVIL'S DUE Producer: David Livingston Director: Tom Benko Teleplay: Philip Lazebnik Story: Philip Lazebnik, William Douglas Lansford Cast: Marta DuBois (Ardra), Paul Lambert (Dr. Clarke), Marcelo Tubert (Jared), Thad Lamey (Devil Monster), Tom Magee (Klingon Monster)

A mysterious woman arrives on Ventax claiming to be the woman named Ardra who once promised the Ventaxians 1000 years of peace and prosperity in exchange for ownership of the planet and the people. The Ventaxians appeal to the Enterprise for help and it becomes Captain Picard's responsibility to prove that Ardra is a fraud, the contract made 1000 years ago is invalid and that her diabolical powers are nothing more than a trick.

CLUES Producer: David Livingston Director: Les Landau Teleplay: Bruce D. Arthurs, Joe Menosky Story: Bruce D. Arthurs Cast: Pamela Winslow (Ens. McKnight), Rhonda Aldrich (ens. Lockland), Patti Yasutake (Nurse Ogawa), Thomas Knickerbocker (Gunman)

While exploring an unknown region of space, the crew of the Enterprise, except Data is rendered unconscious. When they awake, Data tells them they were out for only a few moments but, several things just don't seem right. Evidence begins to mount that they were out for hours and that Data is, inexplicably, lying about what happened while they were unconscious.

FIRST CONTACT Producer: David Livingston Director: Cliff Bole Teleplay: Dennis Russell Bailey, David Bischoff, Joe Menosky, Ronald D. Moore, Michael Piller Story: Marc Scott Zicree Cast: George Coe (Durken), Carolyn Seymour (Mirasta), George Hearn (Berel), Michael Ensign (Krola), Steven Anderson (Nilrem), Sachi Parker (Tava) Bebe Neuwirth (Lanel)

Riker is captured by a planet on that is being investigated by the Federation prior to being officially contacted. The civilization is just on the verge of space travel but still believe themselves to be the only beings in the universe. Thus, the presence of Riker, an alien, comes as quite a shock to the leaders of the planet. In order to save Riker, Picard must violate the Prime Directive and make his presence known to the people of the planet ahead of schedule.

GALAXY'S CHILD Producer: David Livingston Director: Winrich Kolbe Writers: Maurice Hurley, Thomas Kartozian Cast: Susan Gibney (Leah Brahms), Jana Marie Hupp (Ens. Pavlik), Lanei Chapman (Ens. Raeger), April Grace (Transporter Technician)

The Enterprise is visited by Dr. Leah Brahms who has been sent by Starfleet to review the changes made to her engine designs. Geordi, having fallen in love with the hologram-created version of the doctor has difficulty in learning to deal with the real thing. Meanwhile, the Enterprise comes upon an unusual alien being that lives in space. The alien being, threatened by the presence of the ship attacks and Captain Picard defends the ship with minimal phaser power. Unfortunately, the even minimal power is too much and the creature is killed instantly. As Picard and the crew ponder their actions, they discover that the dead alien was pregnant and, with some assistance from the Enterprise, a baby alien is born. But, the baby believes the ship to be its mother and the Enterprise has to discover a way to wean the baby.

NIGHT TERRORS Producer: David Livingston Director: Les Landau Teleplay: Pamela Douglas, Jeri Taylor Story: Shari Goodhartz Cast: Rosalind Chao (Keiko), John Vickery (Hagan), Duke Moosekian (Gillespie), Craig Hurley (Peeples), Brian Tochi (Kenny Lin), Lanei Chapman (Ens. Raeger), Deborah Taylor (Zaheva)

The Enterprise is sent to rescue another Federation vessel that lost contact with Starfleet. The crew finds the ship drifting in space and the crew all dead under violent circumstances. As the Enterprise investigates, they find themselves fighting the same fate that destroyed the other ship.

IDENTITY CRISIS Producer: David Livingston Director: Winrich Kolbe Teleplay: Brannon Braga Story: Timothy De Haas Cast: Maryann Plunkett (Susanna Leitjen), Paul Tompkins (Brevelle), Patti Yasutake (Nurse Ogawa), Amick Byram (Hickman), Dennis Madalone (Tranporter Technician), Mona Grudt (Ens. Graham)

Five years ago, before joining the Enterprise, Geordi was on an away team investigating a mysteriously abandoned outpost. All of the other members of that team except for Geordi and Susanna, have begun to disappear and the Enterprise is sent to investigate.

THE NTH DEGREE Producer: David Livingston Director: Robert Legato Writer: Joe Menosky Cast: Jim Norton (Einstein), Kay E. Kuter (Lt. Linda Larson), Saxon Trainor, Page Leong (Ens. Anaya), Dwight Schultz (Barclay), David Coburn (Ens. Brower)

Lt. Barclay who in HOLLOW PURSUITS was seen to be an introspective, shy crewman with difficulties in dealing with reality. A brief encounter with an alien device turns Barclay into a near-superbeing with confidence in his own superiority and a low regard for his fellow crewman. In the holodeck, Barclay builds a device which enables him to interface with the computer to take control of the Enterprise and hijacking it to an unknown and uncharted part of space.

QPID Producer: David Livingston Director: Cliff Bole Teleplay: Ira Steven Behr Story: Ira Steven Behr, Randee Russell Cast: Jennifer Hetrick (Vash), Clive Revill (Sir Guy), Joi Staton (Servant), John de Lancie (Q)

Picard is scheduled to give a lecture to a group of distinguished archaelogists, one of whom turns out to be his old flame, Vash. Meanwhile, Q turns up wanting to repay a supposed debt to Picard and discovers Picard's relationship with Vash. Q, to prove his point that Picard has a weakness for Vash, transports Picard and the Enterprise crew to Sherwood Forest as Robin Hood and his Merry Men who now have to rescue Vash from the Sheriff of Nottingham - Q.

THE DRUMHEAD Producer: David Livingston Director: Jonathan Frakes Writer: Jeri Taylor Cast: Jean Simmons (Admiral Satie), Bruce French (Sabin), Spencer Garrett (Simon Tarsis), Henry Woronicz (J'Dan), Ann Shea (Nellen), Earl Billings (Starfleet Admiral)

A mysterious explosion and a Klingon exchange officer caught sending Federation secrets to the Romulans lead to an investigation headed by Admiral Satie. The Admiral, well known for resolving difficult disputes and brilliantly leading investigations arrives on the Enterprise with her entourage and proceeds to investigate the alleged treason. In the course of her investigations she turns up the fact that a crewman, Simon Tarsis, lied on his Acadamey application form. He originally claimed he was a Human/Vulcan hybrid but is actually a Human/Romulan mix. Satie attempts to prove that Tarsis is the person mainly responsible for leaking secrets to the Romulans on a regular basis. Picard objects to her methods and deductions, she accuses Picard of being involved in the conspiracy and threatens to ruin his career in Starfleet.

HALF-LIFE Producer: David Livingston Director: Les Landau Teleplay: Peter Allan Fields Story: Ted Roberts, Peter Allan Fields Cast: Majel Barrett (Lwaxana Troi), David Ogden Stiers (Timicin), Michelle Forbes (Dra), Terrence E. McNally (B'Tardat), Carel Struycken (Mr. Homn)

Lwaxana, while aboard the Enterprise being transported home, falls for a scientist who is also on board the Enterprise in an attempt to avert the destruction of his planet caused by the destruction of the sun. Succeed or fail, his cultural heritage demands that, at the age of 60, which is fast approaching, he must return to his planet to commit suicide.

THE HOST Producer: David Livingston Director: Marvin V. Rush Writer: Michel Horvat Cast: Franc Luz (Odan), William Newman (Kalin Trose), Barbara Tarbuck (Laika Trion), Nicole Orth-Pallavicini (Kara Yeel), Robert Harper (Lathal), Patti Yasutake (Nurse Ogawa)

Dr. Crusher falls in love with an alien ambassador who is much more than he seems. His body is merely a host which lives in a symbiotic relationship with a parasite-like creature - the actual being that is Odan.

THE MIND'S EYE Producer: David Livingston Director: DAvid Livingston Teleplay: Rene Echevarria Story: Ken Schafer, Rene Echevarria Cast: Larry Dobkin (Ambassador Kell), John Fleck (Governor Vagh), Edward Wiley (Romulan SubCommander)

En route to a conference on Risa, Commander La Forge is captured by a Romulan ship and brainwashed to perform some service for the Romulans. Meanwhile, the Enterprise is on its way to Krios with Ambassador Kell to investigate claims made by the Klingon governor that the Federation has been supplying weapons to rebels on the planet. The Enterprise determines that the weapons being supplied to the rebels, while appearing to be Federation issue are, in fact, manufactured by the Romulans.

While at Krios, La Forge returns to the Enterprise completely unaware that he has been with the Romulans and believing to have spent the time at Risa as planned. He assists Picard in investigating the source of the weapons supplied to the rebels and assists Data in investigating the mysterious E-band signals that the Enterprise has detected. La Forge, under the influence of the Romulans, beams a supply of weapons to the rebels that is intercepted by the governor, causing Vagh to accuse Picard of complicity in the rebellion. When Governor Vagh boards the Enterprise to watch the investigation into the incident, he is nearly assassinated by La Forge, again completely under the influence of the Romulan's conditioning.

During the scenes on the Romulan cruiser when La Forge is being conditioned, a Romulan commander appears in the background hidden in shadows. There has been a lot of speculation as to the identity of the Commander however, the voice of the actress sounds a great deal like Denise Crosby who had left the show.

IN THEORY Producer: David Livingston Writers: Joe Menosky, Ronald D. Moore Director: Patrick Stewart Cast: Michele Scarabelli (Jenna DeSaura), Rosalind Chao (Keiko), Pamela Winslow (Ens. McKnight)

A crewman who recently broke up with her boyfriend starts making passes at Data and he tries to understand about love, dating and relationships. Even advice from his fellow shipmates in unhelpful in understanding the complexity his new-found relationship with DeSaura. Meanwhile, the Enterprise attempts to cope with mysterious "dark matter" which causes portions of the ship to desolidify at random.

This episodes is one of the more subtly humorous of this season's stories. Data's attempts at understanding love reminds us all of how awkward our own first attempts were and how complex and confusing the situation is. Data, as an android without the capacity to exhibit emotion is hilariously stiff and mechanical in dealing with the situation.

REDEMPTION Producer: David Livingston Writer: Ronald D. Moore Director: Cliff Bole Cast: Robert O'Reilly (Gowron), Tony Todd (Kurn), Barbara March (Lursa), Gwynyth Walsh (B'Etor), Ben Slack (K'Tal), Nicholas Kepros (Movar), J.D. Cullum (Toral), Tom Ormeny (Klingon 1st Officer), Clifton Jones (Helmsman), Denise Crosby (Romulan Commander)

Continuing the events portrayed in REUNION, the Enterprise makes its way to the Klingon homeworld to see Gowron installed as the new emperor. Picard, as the chosen arbiter of succession must continue to fulfill his duty to see that Gowron becomes the emperor and that ties with the Federation continue. Meanwhile, Worf speaks to Gowron requesting that Worf's family honor be restored since it was Duras' family who betrayed the Kitomer outpost to the Klingons. Gowron refuses because of the influence that Duras' family still has with the council.

Picard beams down to the planet to perform his final act as arbiter. However, before he can properly install Gowron as the new emperor, Duras' sisters Lursa and B'Etor produce Toral, a bastard child of Gowron, who claims the right to succession. The ceremony is halted until Picard may decide if the child has a legitimate claim.

Worf, seeing the growing problems within the Klingon empire and the possibility of a civil war if Gowron becomes emperor, talks with his brother Kurn who is allied against Gowron. Worf convinces Kurn to lend his support to Gowron's forces so that the support may be used as a bargaining edge to regain the family honor.

Picard decides that Toral is not eligible to become emperor and bestows that title on Gowron. This causes the council to split with some following Gowron and some following Toral who is not only backed by the council and those loyal to the family of Duras but by Romulans led by a mysterious commander.

The Klingon empire is now at war. Worf, his family honor restored, resigns his commission as a Starfleet Officer to aide Gowron and learn what it means to be a Klingon. Meanwhile, the Romulans and the family of Duras make plans that will drag the Federation into the war and to lure Picard to his death.

This cliffhanger episode is the finale of the fourth season and will be concluded in the first episode of the new season. The actor portraying the mysterious Romulan commander is never given any credit in this episode or in THE MIND'S EYE where she first appeared however, it is clearly Denise Crosby. Hopefully, in the conclusion next season, we will discover the true identity of the commander, what her motives are and what caused her hatred for Picard.

FIFTH SEASON

REDEMPTION II Producer: David Livingston Writer: Ronald D Moore Director: David Carson Cast: Robert O'Reilly (Gowron), Tony Todd (Kurn), Barbara March (Lursa), Gwynyth Walsh (B'Etor), J.D. Cullum (Toral), Michael G. Hagerty (Larg), Denise Crosby (Sela), Fran Bennett (Admiral Shauntee), Nicholas Kepros (Movar), Timothy Carhart (Hobson), Jordan Lund (Kulge), Stephen James Carver (Helmsman)

The premiere of the fifth season was the second part of the previous season's cliffhanger episode. The war between Duras' family and Gowron's heats up and Duras appears to be winning. They have had the help of the Romulans commanded by Sela. The Federation wishes to stay out of the fight since it is an internal civil war but Picard convinces the Fleet Admiral that the Romulans may be involved and therefore the Federation should be as well. Picard sets up a blockade to prevent Romulan ships from sending supplies to Duras' forces and eventually, Duras' forces are defeated by Gowrons.

Sela, in one of the strangest (but predictable) twists on the show, claims to be Tasha Yar's daughter. Since Tasha died childless in "Skin of Evil", it seems impossible for her to have a grown up daughter much less one in a position of command in the Romulan Empire. For the answer, one needs to look at the events in "Yesterday's Enterprise". In that episode, the Enterprise D encountered Enterprise C in an alternate history where Tasha was still alive on the D. At the end of the episode, she returns to the past on the Enterprise C. When the Enterprise D returns to its correct history line, all memories of the encounter vanish and Tasha's existence on the C was forgotten. However, Tasha was captured by the Romulans when she returned to the past on the Enterprise C and eventually married a Romulan General and had a child by him. Tasha was eventually executed for trying to escape the Empire and Sela, Tasha's daughter, now has a hatred for Picard since he sent Tasha back on the Enterprise C. If the writers of the show develop this further, things could get very interesting - I hope they do.

DARMOK Producer: David Livingston Teleplay: Joe Menosky Story: Philip Lazebnik, Joe Menosky Director: Winrich Kolbe Cast: Richard Allen (Tamarian First Officer), Paul Winfield (Captain Dathon), Ashley Judd (Ensign Lefler)

The Enterprise encounters the Tamarians, a race with whom they have never been able to communicate. The Enterprise's mission is to open negotiations with the Tamarians - a mission that seems doomed to failure when the Tamarians kidnap Picard and strand him on a planet with their own captain to face a nameless beast.

ENSIGN RO Producer: David Livingston Teleplay: Michael Piller Story: Rick Berman, Michael Piller Director: Les Landau Cast: Michelle Forbes (Ensign Ro Laran), Scott Marlowe (Keeve), Frank Collison (Dolak), Jeffrey Hayenga (Orta), Harley Venton (Collins), Ken Thorley (Mot), Cliff Potts (Admiral Kennelly)

A terrorist attack by the Bajorans on a Federation outpost prompts Admiral Kennelly to send the Enterprise to aid the Cardassians from stopping the terrorist attacks. The Bajorans lost their homeworld to the Cardassians and the terrorist attacks, led by Orta, until now had been confined to Cardassian locales. Solarian 4, a Federation outpost in a nearby star system was attacked by a ship claiming to be a Bajoran ship shortly after the Federation and the Cardassians signed a treaty. Admiral Kennely asks Picard to locate the terrorist's base and to bring their leader to the Cardassian system so that peace between the two people's may be arranged.

Admiral Kennely orders Picard to take onboard ship an ensign with a less than honorable past. Ensign Ro had been involved in an incident where she was responsible for the death of a landing party, courtmartialed and imprisoned in the stockade. Admiral Kennelly had her released because she is Bajoran and might be of help on the mission. But Ensign Ro has her own orders and may be part of a Federation conspiracy.

SILICON AVATAR Producer: David Livingston Teleplay: Jeri Taylor Story: Lawrence V. Conley Director: Cliff Bole Cast: Ellen Geer (Dr. Marr), Susan Diol (Carmen)

The crystalline entity which destroyed the colonists at Omicron Theta III attacks the new colony at Milona IV. Riker and Data help the colonists survive the attack by leading them into caves with a chemistry that the entity apparently can't penetrate. This is the first time that there have been survivors of an attack and Dr. Marr is dispatched to the area to study the planet and interview the survivors. Dr. Marr has made it her life's work to study the entity ever since her son was killed by the entity on Omicron Theta III.

The Enterprise, with Dr. Marr on board pursues the crytalline entity in the hopes of being able to communicate with it and find a way to prevent further destruction. Dr. Marr seems obsessed with not only destroying the entity but also with Data, who apparently has the memories and journal entries of her son in his memory banks.

DISASTER Producer: David Livingston Teleplay: Ronald D. Moore Story: Ron Jarvix, Philip A. Scorza Director: Gabrielle Beaumont Cast: Rosalind Chao (Keiko), Michelle Forbes (Ensign Ro), Erika Flores (Marissa), John Christian Graas (Jay Gordon), Max Supera (Patterson), Cameron Arnett (Ensign Mandel), Jana Marie Hupp (Ensign Monroe)

The Enterprise encounters a cosmic filament which disrupts all major systems on the ship. Most of the senior officers are trapped in different places on the ship leaving Troi in command on the bridge. Picard is trapped in a turbolift with three children - winners of a science program. Riker, Data, Worf and Keiko are trapped in ten-forward and Geordi and Dr. Crusher are trapped in a cargo hold.

As the crew begin to recover, they realize that they are trapped in different areas of the ship and without any communication with other crew members. Each trapped group has its own major crises to overcome: Geordi and Dr. Crusher discover a plasma fire in the hold which is giving off radiation and the cargo in that hold explodes if it receives too much radiation; Picard and the children need to leave the turbolift before it begins to fall; Data and Riker try to get to the engineering section; Keiko goes into labor in ten-forward and Worf has to act as a mid-wife with no practical experience; the bridge crew consisting of Chief O'Brien, Ensign Ro, Ensign Mandel and Troi attempt to re-establish power, computer operation and a critical anti-matter containment field in the engines that can cause the ship to explode if not stabilized.

THE GAME Producer: David Livingston Teleplay: Brannon Braga Story: Susan Sackett, Fred Bronson, Brannon Braga Director: Corey Allen Cast: Ashley Judd (Robin Lefler), Katharine Moffat (Etana), Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher), Patti Yasutake (Nurse Ogawa), Diane M. Hurley (Woman)

Riker brings a highly addictive game back from vacation and everyone on board the Enterprise becomes hooked by it, except for Data who suffers from a mysterious malfunction. The game apparently stimulates the pleasure centers of the brain while also attacking the reasoning centers. Only Wesley, on leave from the Academy, and his new friend, Robin Lefler remain unaddicted and it is up to them to save the crew.

UNIFICATION I Producer: David Livingston Teleplay: Jeri Taylor Story: Rick Berman, Michael Piller Director: Les Landau Cast: Mark Lenard (Sarek), Leonard Nimoy (Spock), Joanna Miles (Perrin), Malachi Throne (Pardek), Stephen Root (K'Vada), Graham Jarvis (Dokachin), Norman Large (Neral), Daniel Roebuck (Jaron), Erick Avari (B'Ijik), Karen Hensel (Admiral Shanti), Mimi Cozzens (Soup Woman)

Admiral Shanti advises Captain Picard that a Vulcan ambassador has gone to Romulus on an unauthorized mission. Picard sees a video picture of the Vulcan, Spock, and his Romulan contact. Picard travels to Vulcan to visit Sarek to find out why Spock went to Romulan and what he hopes to accomplish there. Despite Sarek's illness, Picard is able to see him and discovers that Spock has been in touch with a Romulan senator, Pardek. Sarek asks Picard to convey his love to Spock.

Meanwhile, Geordi and Riker inspect several metal fragments recovered from a Ferengi ship. The fragments are remains of a Vulcan Deflector system and the Federation wants to find out how the Ferengi got hold of them. The Vulcans claim to know nothing about the materials and Riker and Geordi conclude that the equipment was stolen.

When Picard returns to the Enterprise, he summons the help of the Klingons to get a cloaked ship for use to travel undetected to Romulus. After several days of unsuccessfully reaching Gowron, Picard finally gets through and convinces Gowron to provide a vessel. Meanwhile, intelligence reports confirm Spock's meeting with Pardek whom Data identifies as an advocate for peace and reunification of the Vulcans and Romulans.

While Riker and Geordi work together to discover how the Vulcan deflector unit ended up in the hands of the Ferengi, Data and Picard disguise themselves as Romulans and travel to Romulus on the Klingon ship. Once they arrive, they transport down and stop at a cafe near Pardek's office. When they spot Pardek and attempt to approach him, they are captured by Romulan guards. Later, however, they discover that Pardek had them arrested for their own protection. As Picard briefs the senator on their meeting, Spock suddenly appears before him.

This episode is the first episode of a two-part story which links the events in the series to the events in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country which opened at theaters about three weeks after this two-part episode first aired. Spock, Pardek and Sarek were key figures in the Khitomer Conference which is one of the events depicted in the movie.

UNIFICATION II Producer: David Livingston Teleplay: Michael Piller Story: Rick Berman, Michael Piller Director: Cliff Bole Cast: Leonard Nimoy (Spock), Malachi Throne (Pardek), Stephen Root (K'Vada), Norman Large (Neral), Daniel Roebuck (Jaron), William Bastiani (Omag), Susan Fallender (Female Romulan), Vidal Peterson (D'Tan), Harriet Leider (Amarie), Denise Crosby (Sela)

This episode is the second part of the story which began in Unification I.

Picard and Spock talk and Spock is initially uncooperative with Picard but soon accepts that Picard is representing the Federation. Picard informs Spock that his father, Sarek, has died and conveys his love to Spock. This helps Spock accept Picard as an ally and tells him that his mission to Romulus involves a plan to reunify its people with the Vulcans. Picard naturally does not trust the Romulans and Spock does not seem to fully trust either the Romulans or Picard. Picard sends Data back to the Klingon ship to attempt and access the Romulans' computer network.

Meanwhile on the Enterprise, Riker continues to investigate the theft of the deflector unit. He contacts Amarie, the ex-wife of a smuggler who was killed when the Enterprise destroyed an unmarked enemy ship that tried to interfere with the investigation.

Back on Romulus, Senator Pardek brings Picard and Spock to meet with Neral, the Romulan Proconsul who claims to support reunification. However, unknown to Spock and Picard, Neral is in league with Selas who appears in Neral's office after the Federation officers leave. Picard is very skeptical that Neral offered his support so readily without the support of the Romulan traditionalists among the council. Spock too is skeptical but is convinced that logic dictates that it is in the Federation's best interest to proceed whether the Romulans have an ulterior motive or not.

Amarie meanwhile puts Riker in touch with a Ferengi trader who reveals that the Romulans are involved in the theft of Vulcan ships. Riker contacts Picard and informs him of what he has learned. The two agree to rendezvous and Riker heads towards Romulan territory. Data, with Spock's help accesses the Romulan computer network and discovers that Neral and Pardek are out to double-cross them. Picard and Data transport back to Romulus to inform Spock and all are taken prisoner by Sela.

Sela informs them that they plan to use the stolen ships to conquer Vulcan. She plans to force Spock to deliver a speech announcing the approaching ships as a peace envoy but, in fact, they will be manned by soldiers with orders to seize control of the Vulcan government. When Spock refuses to cooperate, Sela shows them a holographic image of Spock, Picard and Data which she plans to use instead to complete her plan. When Sela leaves the room, Data and Spock set to work on the computer system to try and find an escape route. They manage to send an emergency signal to the Enterprise, which already suspects some sort of trick since they have been unable to reach Picard. Picard tells them of Sela's plan and the Enterprise destroys the ships.

Sela returns to her office planning to kill Spock and Picard but instead is tricked by holographic images giving the Federation officers the opportunity to subdue her and escape. Picard and Data return to the Enterprise while Spock decides to remain on Romulus in the hope of truly establishing peace with the Romulans.

A MATTER OF TIME Producer: David Livingston Writer: Rick Berman Director: Paul Lynch Cast: Matt Frewer (Rasmussen), Stefan Gierasch (Dr. Mosely), Sheila Franklin (Ensign), Shay Garner (Scientist)

The Enterprise is sent to Penthara IV which is undergoing an environmental crisis. On the way, the Enterprise encounters a disturbance in time and spot a ship which materialized in the area of the disturbance. On board the ship is Rasmussen who claims to be a scientist from the future who has returned to this exact day and time to watch Picard and the Enterprise perform their current mission.

NEW GROUND Producer: David Livingston Teleplay: Grant Rosenberg Story: Sara Charno, Stuart Charno Director: Robert Scheerer Cast: Georgia Brown (Mrs. Roszhenko), Brian Bonsall (Alexander), Jennifer Jennifer Edwards (Mrs. Kyle), Richard McGonagle (Dr. J'Dar), Sheila Franklin (Ensign)

The Enterprise heads to Bilana Three to help with historic tests of a new propulsion method, a Soliton Wave, which would impart warp drive to a ship without the bulky warp drive engines. While in the sector, Worf's mother visits the ship with Worf's son, Alexander who has been having difficulties living on Earth.

Alexander stays on the Enterprise and enrolls in school but he appears to be a liar, a thief and a bully. Worf must learn to build a relationship with Alexander and learn how to be a father.

Meanwhile, the experimental ship and Soliton Wave perform beautifully at first but, something goes wrong - a power fluctuation causes the wave to go out of control, destroying the test ship and damaging the Enterprise's engines, shields and sensors. The wave, at an unexpected energy level, heads toward a populated colony at warp speed and, if it hits the colony will completely destroy it. The Enterprise must find a way to stop the wave before it is too late.

HERO WORSHIP Producer: David Livingston Teleplay: Joe Menosky Story: Hilary J. Bader Director: Patrick Stewart Cast: Joshua Harris (Timothy), Sheila Franklin (Ensign), Steven Einspahr (Teacher)

The Federation loses communication with a science vessel sent to explore a strange star cluster and the Enterprise is sent to investigate. When they get there, they find the ship has been destroyed and the only survivor is a young boy who tells them that the ship was destroyed by an unknown enemy.

The boy suffers from the trauma of losing his parents and latches on to Data as his friend and hero. The boy begins emulating Data as a way of coping with the tragedy. Meanwhile, the Enterprise crew tries to discover the identity of the unknown assailants that destroyed the research ship.

VIOLATIONS Producer: David Livingston Teleplay: Pamela Gray Story: Shari Goodhartz, T Michael, Pamela Gray Director: Robert Wiemer Cast: Ben Lemon (Jev), David Sage (Tarmin), Eve Brenner (Inad), Rosalind Chao (Keiko), Rick Fitts (Dr. Martin), Doug Wer (Jack Crusher), Craig Benton (Crewman Davis)

A group of aliens who possess the ability to read minds are being transported by the Enterprise. They become the prime suspects when several crew members fall into an unexplained coma.

THE MASTERPIECE SOCIETY Producers: David Livingston, Herbert J. Wright Teleplay: Adam Belanoff, Michael Piller Story: James Kahn, Adam Belanoff Director: Winrich Kolbe Cast: John Synder (Aaron Conor), Dey Young (Hannah Bates), Ron Canada (Marcus Benbeck), Sheila Franklin (Ensign)

In this episode, the Enterprise encounters a group of colonists who have constructed a genetically engineered society. Unfortunately, a large stellar mass is about to pass through that region of space and the gravitational forces would destroy the colony. The Enterprise must help the colony to find a way to destroy the mass without destroying the carefully controlled society that has been built.

This episode is mosty a retread of "For the World is Hollow, and I've Touched the Sky" from the old series, complete with the isolated society, the Enterprise crewmember that falls in love with the local, and the major disaster that's about to destroy the colony unless the Enterprise can stop it.

CONUNDRUM Producers: David Livingston, Herbert J. Wright Teleplay: Barry Schkolnick Story: Paul Schiffer Director: Les Landau Cast: Erich Anderson (MacDuff), Michelle Forbes (Ensign Ro), Liz Vassey (Kristin), Erick Weiss (Crewman)

A mysterious force causes the crew of the Enterprise to lose their memories of who they are, where they are and what their mission is. They soon come to believe that they have been ordered to penetrate into the heart of the Lysian system and to destroy them. As they struggle to regain their lost memories, they struggle against the moral conflict of totally destroying a race that clearly is not their technological equal.

POWER PLAY Producers: David Livingston, Herbert J. Wright Teleplay: Rene Balcer, Herbert J. Wright, Brannon Braga Story: Paul Ruben, Maurice Hurley Director: David Livingston Cast: Rosalind Chao (Keiko), Michelle Forbes (Ensign Ro), Ryan Reid (Transporter Technician)

The Enterprise encounters the emergency signal of a Daedalus class ship which disappeared in the area 200 years earlier. Although the signal leads to an uninhabited moon, Troi is convinced that there is someone still alive. Due to a magnetic storm on the moon, the Enterprise is unable to use the transporters so Riker, Troi and Data attempt to use a shuttlecraft to land on the moon on a rescue mission but, the craft is destroyed by the storm.

They are joined by O'Brien who has found a way to use the transporter for a single beaming and to rig up a booster so they may be rescued by the transporters. As they are about to beam up, the storm lets loose a lightning bolt which knocks the crew unconscious. Riker manages to come to long enough to activate the booster and they are all returned to the ship.

Shortly after their return, Data, Troi, and O'Brien begin to behave strangely and they attempt to take over the ship. When their attempted mutiny fails, they run for ten-forward where they take hostage Keiko, Worf and other crew members. Picard must find a way to free the hostages, and discover why Data, Troi and O'Brien have attempted to take over the ship.

ETHICS Producers: David Livingston, Herbert J. Wright Teleplay: Ronald J. Moore Story: Sara Charno, Stuart Charno Director: Chip Chalmers Cast: Caroline Kava (Dr. Russell), Brian Bonsall (Alexander), Patti Yasutake (Nurse Ogawa)

This aptly named episode begins with Worf becoming seriously injured by a falling cannister in a cargo hold - seven of his vertebrae are broken. Even in Dr. Crusher's time, this is one injury that cannot be easily mended and Worf must face the ethical choice between an experimental procedure proposed by Dr. Russell, a Klingon ritual suicide or living life as a cripple.

Worf asks Riker for his assistance in committing suicide, a ritual performed by an honorable Klingon who is irreparably injured. Riker must face his own ethical decision - help a friend to die by suicide, or help a friend to live.

Meanwhile, Dr. Crusher must find a way to deal with a doctor whose medical judgement and practice is highly unethical. Dr. Russell is a doctor that is willing to test highly experimental, untested treatments on live patients, with or without their consent, regardless of the possible results and often without attempting more traditional treatments. One of Dr. Russell's experimental treatments kills a patient, even though a more standard treatment may have saved the patient's life. On the other hand, Dr. Russell's experimental procedure for scanning and re-creating body parts, may be the only thing that can save Worf.

THE OUTCAST Producers: David Livingston, Herbert J. Wright Writer: Jeri Taylor Director: Robert Scheerer Cast: Melinda Culea (Soren), Callan White (Krite), Megan Cole (Noor)

Commander Riker falls in love with a member of the J'Naii, an androgynous society where male-female relationships are prohibited.

CAUSE AND EFFECT Producers: David Livingston, Herbert J. Wright Writer: Brannon Braga Director: Jonathan Frakes Cast: Michelle Forbes (Ensign Ro), Patti Yasatake (Nurse Ogawa), Kelsey Grammer (Captain Bateson)

This episode begins with the Enterprise blowing up with all hands on board. This scene, and the events leading up to it, are repeated several times with minor variations, as the crew of the Enterprise come to realize that they are caught in a time loop. Kelsey Grammer appears as the captain of another ship that has been caught in the same area of space for over 100 years.

THE FIRST DUTY Producer: David Livingston Writer: Ronald D. Moore, Naren Shankar Director: Paul Lynch Cast: Ray Walston (Boothby), Robert Duncan McNeill (Locarno), Ed Lauter (Albert), Richard Fancy (Captain Satak), Jacquelin Brookes (Admiral Brand), Walker Brandt (Hajar), Shannon Fill (Sito)

Wesley's flight squadron at StarFleet Academy is involved in an accident which cost the life of one of the squadron members. Wesley and the other members of the squadron are involved in a hearing to determine the cause of the accident. Picard, visiting the Academy for commencement exercises gets involved in determing the cause of the accident.

THE COST OF LIVING Producer: David Livingston Writer: Peter Allan Fields Director: Winrich Kolbe Cast: Majel Barrett (Lwaxana Troi), Brian Bonsall (Alexander), Tony Jay (Campio), Carel Struycken (Mr. Homn), David Oliver (Protocol Master Ercoh), Albie Selznick, Patrick Cronin, Tracey D'Arcy (Young Woman), George Ede (Poet), Christopher Halsted (1st Learner)

Lwaxana Troi has decided to get married again and has decided to use the Enterprise for her wedding ceremony. While the Enterprise conveys her to meet her beau, she takes Alexander under her wing and attempts to undermine the teachings of his father and her daughter. Meanwhile, the rest of the crew tries to determine the reason for several critical components disintegrating mysteriously.

THE PERFECT MATE Producer: David Livingston Writer: Gary Perconte, Michael Piller Story: Rene Echevarria, Gary Perconte Director: Cliff Bole Cast: Famke Janssen (K'Malla), Tim O'Connor (Ambassador Briam), Mak Grodenchik (Par Lenor), Mickey Cottrell (Chancellor Alrik), Michael Snyder (Ferengi), David Paul Needles (Miner #1), Roger Rignack (Miner #2), Charles Gunning (Miner #3), April Grace (Transporter Officer)

A beautiful metamorph is being delivered by Ambassador Briam as a peace offering to end a centuries-long war. Unfortunately, she falls in love with Picard before she can be delivered to Chancellor Alrik. Meanwhile, two Ferengi are on board the ship attempting to gain control of the metamorph, a highly desirable and rare prize since she can shape herself to the needs and desires of any male.

IMAGINARY FRIEND Producer: David Livingston Writers: Edithe Swensen, Brannon Braga Story: Jean Louise Matthias, Ronald Wilkerson, Richard Fliegel Director: Gabrielle Beaumont Cast: Noley Thornton (Cora), Shay Astar (Isabella), Jeff Allin (Sutter), Brian Bonsall (Alexander), Patti Yasutake (Nurse Ogawa), Sheila Franklin (Ensign)

A young girl's imaginary friend takes on new life as the Enterprise investigates a newly formed nebula around a neuton star.

I, BORG Producer: David Livingston Writer: Rene Echevarria Director: Robert Lederman Cast: Jonathan Del Arco (Borg)

The Enterprise encounters a crashed Borg scout ship and rescues a Borg from the wreckage. Picard plans to use the Borg to destroy the rest of his race by infecting the Borg with a computer virus and returning him to the Borg. However, as the crew works with the Borg to discover his programming so they can write the virus, they begin to have doubts about using him to destroy the rest of his race.

THE NEXT PHASE Producer: David Livingston Writer: Ronald D. Moore Director: David Carson Cast: Michelle Forbes (Ensign Ro), Thomas Kopache (Mirok), Susanna Thompson (Varel), Shelby Leverington (Brossmer), Brian Cousins (Parem), Kenneth Meseroll (Ensign McDowell)

The Enterprise assists a damaged Romulan vessel but, when Geordi and Ro attempt to beam back to the Enterprise with some damaged equipment that needs replacing, they fail to rematerialize and cannot be found by the sensors.

Ro and Geordi are presumed dead, but they have not died. They discover they are in a cloaked, phased state where they can see and hear the crew but the crew cannot see or hear them. As they attempt to deal with their situation they uncover a plot by the Romulans to destroy the Enterprise and must find a way to return to normal, if possible, and warn their fellow crewmembers.

INNER LIGHT Producer: David Livingston Teleplay: Morgan Gendel, Peter Allen Fields Story: Morgan Gendel Director: Peter Lauritson Cast: Margot Rose (Eline), Richard Riehle (Batai), Scott Jaeck (Administrator), Jennifer Nash (Mirabor), Patti Yasutake (Nurse Ogawa), Daniel Stewart (Young Batai)

The Enterprise encounters a mysterious probe which seems to attack Picard knocking him unconscious. However, as he lays on the bridge in an apparent coma for only a few minutes, Picard imagines that he is a scientest named Kamin living a doomed planet a long time ago.

TIME'S ARROW Producer: David Livingston Teleplay: Joe Menosky, Michael Piller Story: Joe Menosky Director: Les Landau Cast: Jerry Hardin (Samuel Clemens), Michael Aron (Bellboy), Barry Kivel (Doorman), Ken Thorley (Seaman), Sheldon Peters Wolfchild (Indian), Jack Murdock (Beggar), Marc Alaimo (Gambler), Milt Tarver (Scientist), Michael Hungerford (Roughneck)

This season-ending cliff-hanger finds the Enterprise called back to Earth because of artifacts discovered in a cavern. Most of the artifacts are from 19th century Earth except for one - the remains of Data's head apparently left there sometime in the past where Data was destroyed. The crew finds traces of Triallic Waves in the cavern and traces them back to Devidia Two where they find yet another cave - this one inhabited by beings who are slightly out of phase with our universe. Data assists Geordi in building a Sub-Space distorter to align the synchronic distortion. As Data uses the distorter, the beings inhabiting the area use a temporal distorter and Data is caught in the waves and sent to Earth in the late 19th century.