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| Code | S06E19 (episode 145 overall) |
| Aired | 1993-04-05 (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Stardate | 46693.1 |
| Director | Robert Wiemer (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Writer | Ronald Wilkerson & Jean Louise Matthias (Memory Alpha) |
| Arcs | |
| Transcript | read the transcript |
Synopsis
Captain Picard falls in love with Lieutenant Commander Nella Daren, sharing music with her and telling her about his flute. When she leads deflector teams protecting a colony evacuation and nearly dies, he decides he cannot endanger her again and they agree to part postings.
Continuity
- Follows The Inner Light (S05E25): Picard plays the Ressikan flute from his Kataan life with Nella Daren.
Log entries
Captain's log, stardate 46693.1. We have entered the Bersallis star system and are making preparations to evacuate the Federation outpost on the third planet.
Captain's log, stardate 46697.2. Although we succeeded in rescuing all six hundred forty three Bersallin colonists we lost eight crewmembers. Let the record show that they gave their lives in the performance of their duty.
Characters (14 speaking)
| Character | Lines |
|---|---|
| Captain Jean-Luc Picard | 110 |
| Commander Nella Daren | 101 |
| Commander William T. Riker | 37 |
| Dr Beverly Crusher | 21 |
| Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 13 |
| Lieutenant Commander Data | 11 |
| Lieutenant Worf | 8 |
| Counselor Deanna Troi | 6 |
| Computer | 3 |
| Marquez | 2 |
| Crewwoman | 2 |
| Crewman | 2 |
| Helm | 1 |
| Ensign | 1 |
Present without dialogue
Characters with no lines who appear according to the cast list or the stage directions.
- Ensign Gates (cast list)
Locations (37 scenes)
| Location | Scenes |
|---|---|
| Bridge | 10 |
| Picard's quarters | 6 |
| Transporter room | 4 |
| Ready room | 3 |
| Planet surface | 3 |
| Stellar cartography | 2 |
| Sickbay | 2 |
| Corridor | 2 |
| Ten Forward | 1 |
| Jefferies tube | 1 |
| Engineering | 1 |
| Turbolift | 1 |
| Observation lounge | 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)
- Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi (Counselor Deanna Troi)
- Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data (Lieutenant Commander Data)
Special guest star
- Wendy Hughes as Nella Daren (Commander Nella Daren)
Co-star
- Majel Barrett as Computer Voice
Uncredited co-stars
- David Keith Anderson as Armstrong
- Debbie David as Russell
- Tracee Lee Cocco as Jae
- Robert Cox as Marquez
- Debra Dilley, Kerry Hoyt, Rad Milo, Sissy Sessions, Noriko Suzuki, John Tampoya as operations ensign (6 performers)
- Gunnel Eriksson, Melanie Hathorn, Gary Hunter, Judy Lea as sciences officer (4 performers)
- Star Halm as Ten Forward waitress
- Grace Harrell as civilian
- Jan Kelley as Cheney
- Ron Large as command officer
- Lorine Mendell as Diana Giddings
- Michael Moorehead as sciences ensign
- Joycelyn Robinson as Gates (Ensign Gates)
- Irving Ross as Bersallis III colonist
- Oliver Theess as command officer
- Guy Vardaman as Darien Wallace