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| Code | S07E21 (episode 173 overall) |
| Aired | 1994-04-25 (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Stardate | 47779.4 |
| Director | Jonathan West (Memory Alpha) |
| Writer | Story by: Mark Kalbfeld (Memory Alpha) Teleplay by: René Echevarria (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Arcs | Worf family, Klingon, Time travel |
| Transcript | read the transcript |
Synopsis
K'mtar, who says he was sent to protect Worf from assassins, pushes Worf's son Alexander toward the warrior's path and urges Worf to send him to a Klingon school. He turns out to be Alexander from forty years in the future, who staged the attack; Worf talks him into accepting himself.
Continuity
- Follows New Ground (S05E10): Worf's worry in New Ground that Alexander will not live as a Klingon returns when Alexander, as K'mtar, comes back from the future.
Log entries
First Officer's log, stardate 47779.4. We've entered the Ufandi system, where we believe the Duras sisters might have come to sell the ore they mined on Kalla Three.
Characters (20 speaking)
| Character | Lines |
|---|---|
| Lieutenant Worf | 103 |
| K'mtar | 85 |
| Alexander Rozhenko | 56 |
| Commander William T. Riker | 51 |
| Lieutenant Commander Data | 12 |
| Gorta | 12 |
| Quark | 11 |
| Captain Jean-Luc Picard | 10 |
| B'Etor | 9 |
| Lursa | 7 |
| Yog | 6 |
| Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 5 |
| Counselor Deanna Troi | 5 |
| Singer | 3 |
| Molor | 3 |
| Eric | 1 |
| Dr Beverly Crusher | 1 |
| Robber | 1 |
| Helm | 1 |
| Computer | 1 |
Present without dialogue
Characters with no lines who appear according to the cast list or the stage directions.
- Ensign Gates (cast list)
Locations (18 scenes)
| Location | Scenes |
|---|---|
| Observation lounge | 3 |
| Worf's quarters | 3 |
| Bridge | 3 |
| Maranga Outpost | 2 |
| Holodeck - Maranga Outpost | 2 |
| (untitled) | 1 |
| Alexander's room | 1 |
| Outside the holodeck | 1 |
| Mine | 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
- James Sloyan as K'mtar (K'mtar)
- Brian Bonsall as Alexander Rozhenko (Alexander Rozhenko)
- Gwynyth Walsh as B'Etor (B'Etor)
- Barbara March as Lursa (Lursa)
- Joel Swetow as Yog
- Colin Mitchell as Gorta
Co-stars
- Michael Danek as Singer
- John Kenton Shull as Molor
- Rickey D'Shon Collins as Eric (Eric)
Uncredited co-stars
- David Keith Anderson as Armstrong
- Arratia as Alfonse Pacelli
- Steve Blalock, Chuck Borden, Tom Morga as Klingon assassin (3 performers)
- Debbie David as Russell
- Cullen Chambers as command division officer
- Tracee Lee Cocco as Jae
- Debra Dilley as command division ensign
- Gunnel Eriksson as science division officer
- Jasmine Gagnier as Human Deep Space 9 operations division officer
- Keith Gearhart as operations division ensign
- Thomas Griep as Klingon musician
- D. Kai as science division officer
- Dennis Madalone as holographic Klingon warrior
- Lorine Mendell as Diana Giddings
- Michael Moorehead as science division ensign
- Pauline Olsen as operations division ensign
- Suzie Plakson as K'Ehleyr (still picture) (K'Ehleyr)
- Keith Rayve as civilian
- Joycelyn Robinson as Gates (Ensign Gates)
- John Saint John as Klingon bystander
- Talbot as Ten Forward waitress
- Oliver Theess as terrorist assassin
- Mikki Val as operations division officer
- Anne Verrier Scatolini as Klingon bystander