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| Code | S04E18 (episode 92 overall) |
| Aired | 1991-03-25 (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Stardate | 44664.5 |
| Director | Winrich Kolbe (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Writer | Story by: Timothy DeHaas (Memory Alpha) Teleplay by: Brannon Braga (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Arcs | Geordi |
| Transcript | read the transcript |
Synopsis
Geordi and his former colleague Susanna Leijten investigate why members of their old Tarchannen III away team vanish. Susanna and then Geordi transform into alien creatures. Geordi flees to the planet, and Susanna leads the away team to him. Surgery restores him.
Log entries
Captain's log, stardate 44664.5. We've set a course to intercept Lieutenant Hickman's stolen shuttlecraft, and, hopefully, to discover the whereabouts of the other missing officers.
Captain's log, stardate 44668.1. Doctor Crusher's research indicates that we have less than an hour before Commander La Forge's transformation becomes irreversible. However, all attempts to locate him on the surface have failed.
Characters (14 speaking)
| Character | Lines |
|---|---|
| Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 73 |
| Susanna Leijten | 64 |
| Dr Beverly Crusher | 43 |
| Captain Jean-Luc Picard | 29 |
| Lieutenant Commander Data | 27 |
| Commander William T. Riker | 22 |
| Lieutenant Worf | 14 |
| Computer | 12 |
| Nurse Alyssa Ogawa | 7 |
| Hickman | 3 |
| Graham | 3 |
| Hedrick | 3 |
| Brevelle | 2 |
| Holo-Suz | 1 |
Present without dialogue
Characters with no lines who appear according to the cast list or the stage directions.
- Ensign Gates (cast list)
Locations (31 scenes)
| Location | Scenes |
|---|---|
| Sickbay | 8 |
| Bridge | 6 |
| Engineering | 4 |
| Tarchannen | 3 |
| Corridor | 2 |
| Crusher's office | 2 |
| Holodeck - Tarchannen | 2 |
| Observation lounge | 1 |
| Ten Forward | 1 |
| Turbolift | 1 |
| Transporter room | 1 |
Cast
From Memory Alpha. Linked where the credit could be matched to a transcript label.
Starring
- Patrick Stewart as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard (Captain Jean-Luc Picard)
- Jonathan Frakes as Cmdr. William Riker (Commander William T. Riker)
Also starring
- LeVar Burton as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge)
- Michael Dorn as Lieutenant Worf (Lieutenant Worf)
- Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher (Dr Beverly Crusher)
- Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data (Lieutenant Commander Data)
Guest stars
- Maryann Plunkett as Susanna Leijten / Susanna Leijten (Susanna Leijten)
- Patti Yasutake as Alyssa Ogawa (Nurse Alyssa Ogawa)
Co-stars
- Amick Byram as Hickman
- Dennis Madalone as Transporter Technician
- Mona Grudt as Ensign Graham
Uncredited co-stars
- Rachen Assapiomonwait as Nelson
- Majel Barrett as USS Enterprise -D computer voice
- Karin Baxter as operations division ensign
- Thomas J. Booth, Nyra Crenshaw, Kraig Kishi, Teri Noel as operations division officer (4 performers)
- Michael Braveheart as Martinez
- Denise Deuschle as science division officer
- Di Santis as Mendez
- Jeremy Doyle as operations ensign
- Keith Gearhart as science division officer
- Mark Lentry, Michael Moorehead, Karen Uchizono as civilian (3 performers)
- Lorine Mendell as Diana Giddings
- Randy Pflug as humanoid shape
- Brian Phelps as Tarchannen III alien
- Joycelyn Robinson as Gates (Ensign Gates)
- Talbot as Ten Forward waitress
- Mark Thompson as Tarchannen III alien
- Paul Tompkins as Anthony Brevelle
- Guy Vardaman as Darien Wallace
- Natalie Wood as Bailey
- Unknown actress as civilian woman