The Inner Light
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Contents (7 sections)
| Code | S05E25 (episode 125 overall) |
| Aired | 1992-06-01 (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Stardate | 45944.1 |
| Director | Peter Lauritson (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Writer | Story by: Morgan Gendel (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) Teleplay by: Morgan Gendel and Peter Allan Fields (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
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| Transcript | read the transcript |
Synopsis
A probe from Kataan locks onto Captain Picard, who lives decades as Kamin, a husband and father on a drought-stricken world. He learns the planet is doomed and the probe was sent so he would carry its people's memory. He wakes after twenty-five minutes with the flute.
Continuity
- Leads to Lessons (S06E19): Picard plays the Ressikan flute from his Kataan life with Nella Daren.
Log entries
Captain's log, stardate 45944.1. Following a magnetic wave survey of the Parvenium Sector, we've detected an object which we cannot immediately identify.
Characters (15 speaking)
| Character | Lines |
|---|---|
| Captain Jean-Luc Picard | 114 |
| Eline | 65 |
| Batai | 32 |
| Commander William T. Riker | 23 |
| Dr Beverly Crusher | 17 |
| Meribor | 15 |
| Administrator | 13 |
| Lieutenant Commander Data | 11 |
| Batai Jr | 9 |
| Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 7 |
| Lieutenant Worf | 6 |
| Nurse Alyssa Ogawa | 6 |
| Ensign | 1 |
| Man | 1 |
| Doctor | 1 |
Present without dialogue
Characters with no lines who appear according to the cast list or the stage directions.
- Ensign Gates (cast list)
Locations (22 scenes)
| Location | Scenes |
|---|---|
| Bridge | 6 |
| Courtyard | 6 |
| Living room | 5 |
| Town square | 4 |
| Picard's quarters | 1 |
Cast
From Memory Alpha. Linked where the credit could be matched to a transcript label.
Starring
- Patrick Stewart as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and Kamin (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 Lt. Worf (Lieutenant Worf)
- Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher (Dr Beverly Crusher)
- Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data (Lieutenant Commander Data)
Guest stars
- Margot Rose as Eline (Eline)
- Richard Riehle as Batai
- Scott Jaeck as Administrator
- Jennifer Nash as Meribor
- Patti Yasutake as Alyssa Ogawa (Nurse Alyssa Ogawa)
Co-star
- Daniel Stewart as Young Batai
Uncredited co-stars
- Michael Braveheart as Martinez
- Tracee Lee Cocco as Jae
- Amber Connally as young Meribor
- William Harwood as Kamie
- Christie Haydon as command division ensign
- Michael Moorehead as science division ensign
- Joycelyn Robinson as Gates (Ensign Gates)
- Logan White as infant Batai