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Contents (5 sections)
| Code | S07E13 (episode 165 overall) |
| Aired | 1994-01-17 (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Stardate | 47423.9 |
| Director | Alexander Singer (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Writer | Story by: Spike Steingasser (Memory Alpha) Teleplay by: Naren Shankar (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Arcs | Worf family, Prime Directive, Holodeck |
| Transcript | read the transcript |
Synopsis
Worf's foster brother Nikolai smuggles a village of Boraalans onto the holodeck to save them from their planet's death; Picard reluctantly helps relocate them, and Nikolai stays with the villagers.
Log entries
Captain's log, stardate 47423.9. We have arrived at Boraal Two in response to an emergency distress call from Lieutenant Worf's foster brother, Nikolai Rozhenko. He has been stationed on the planet as a cultural observer.
Captain's log, stardate 47427.2. The Boraalans have safely reached the site of what will eventually become their new village. None of them suspects they ever left their planet. However, our success has come at a high price.
Characters (16 speaking)
| Character | Lines |
|---|---|
| Lieutenant Worf | 82 |
| Nikolai Rozhenko | 68 |
| Captain Jean-Luc Picard | 50 |
| Vorin | 26 |
| Lieutenant Commander Data | 21 |
| Dr Beverly Crusher | 18 |
| Commander William T. Riker | 13 |
| Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 13 |
| Dobara | 10 |
| Kateras | 9 |
| Counselor Deanna Troi | 5 |
| Ensign Gates | 2 |
| Computer | 2 |
| Tarrana | 1 |
| Woman | 1 |
| Man | 1 |
Locations (35 scenes)
| Location | Scenes |
|---|---|
| Bridge | 5 |
| Holodeck Cavern | 4 |
| Engineering | 4 |
| Corridor | 3 |
| Holodeck planet surface | 3 |
| Sickbay | 2 |
| Stellar cartography | 2 |
| Holodeck campsite | 2 |
| Vorin's quarters | 2 |
| Planet surface | 2 |
| Passageway | 1 |
| Cavern | 1 |
| Observation lounge | 1 |
| Turbolift | 1 |
| Ready room | 1 |
| Ten Forward | 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 T. 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)
Guest stars
- Penny Johnson as Dobara
- Brian Markinson as Vorin
- Edward Penn as Kateras
Special appearance by
- Paul Sorvino as Nikolai Rozhenko (Nikolai Rozhenko)
Co-stars
- Susan Christy as Tarrana
- Majel Barrett as Computer Voice
Uncredited co-stars
- Pam Blackwell, Chris Blackwood, Uriah Carr, Keno Deary, Gunnel Eriksson, Mary Marshall, George Michael, Toni Taylor, Nick Trisko as Boraalan (9 performers)
- Michael Braveheart as Martinez
- Debbie David as Russell
- David Paul Christian as Ten Forward waiter
- Tracee Lee Cocco as Jae
- Debra Dilley as civilian
- Elliot Durant III, Keith Gearhart, Kerry Hoyt, Noriko Suzuki as operations division ensign (4 performers)
- Bill Hagy as operations division officer
- Fumiko Hamada as command division officer
- Gary Hunter as science division officer
- Lorine Mendell as Diana Giddings
- Michael Moorehead as science division ensign
- Joycelyn Robinson as Gates (Ensign Gates)
- Oliver Theess as command division officer
- Margie Thomas as command officer