Tapestry

Dying after an attack, Picard is offered a second chance by Q to avoid the Nausicaan fight that cost him his heart. He does, but returns to a life as an unremarkable junior officer, and begs to go back and fight again.

• Follows Samaritan Snare (S02E17): Q shows Picard the bar fight that cost him his heart, mentioned in Samaritan Snare.

Characters with no lines who appear according to the cast list or the stage directions.

• Ensign Gates (cast list)

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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 (voice) (Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge)
• Michael Dorn as Lieutenant Worf (Lieutenant Worf)
• Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher (Dr Beverly Crusher)
• Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi (Counselor Deanna Troi)
• Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data (Lieutenant Commander Data)

Guest stars

• Ned Vaughn as Cortan Zweller
• J.C. Brandy as Marta Batanides
• Clint Carmichael as Nausicaan
• Rae Norman as Penny Muroc

Co-stars

• Clive Church as Maurice Picard
• Marcus Nash as Young Picard (Captain Jean-Luc Picard)
• Majel Barrett as Computer Voice

Uncredited co-stars

• David Keith Anderson as Armstrong
• Michael Braveheart as Martinez
• Cameron as Kellogg
• David Paul Christian as Ten Forward waiter
• Nick Dimitri as Nausicaan
• Inez Edwards as science division officer
• Holiday Freeman as command division officer
• Goldie Ann Gareza as command division officer
• Melanie Hathorn as sciences officer
• Christie Haydon as command division ensign
• D. Kai as sciences officer
• Rad Milo as civilian
• Tom Morga as Nausicaan
• Keith Rayve as command division ensign
• Joycelyn Robinson as Gates (Ensign Gates)