Birthright, Part I (episode)

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At Deep Space 9, Worf investigates reports that his father is still alive; an engineering accident causes Data to experience a vision of Dr. Soong.

Summary

Captain's Log, Stardate 46578.4. The Enterprise has arrived at Station Deep Space Nine, where we will assist in the reconstruction of the Bajoran aqueduct systems damaged during the Cardassian occupation.

As Jean-Luc Picard and Beverly Crusher walk down Deep Space Nine's Promenade, Beverly tells him that she is eager to visit Quark's holosuites, especially a relaxation program from Alture VII. Picard has no time for relaxation, he is due to meet ten Bajoran bureacrats to discuss the repair of the Bajoran aqueducts. Meanwhile, Worf and Geordi La Forge are in the Replimat, eating pasta al fiorella. Geordi wants to visit the station's Ktarian antique shop, as he hears they have a 21st century plasma coil. Meanwhile, a Yridian is watching Worf from across the Promenade.

Meanwhile, on the Enterprise bridge, Data detects a power drain in the starboard EPS conduits in Sickbay. Someone has made an unauthorized access into the computer's bio-imaging systems. In Sickbay, Julian Bashir is studying a strange artifact.

Background Information

The planet where Worf is told his father is located is Carraya IV.

Terry Farrell was to appear in this episode, but was busy filming the Deep Space Nine episode "Move Along Home." Siddig El Fadil appeared instead.

This is the Enterprise's second visit to Deep Space 9. The first was in DS9: "Emissary".

Links and References

Guest Stars

References

arboreal needle snake, Alture VII, bat'leth, Bajor, Carraya sector; David, Deep Space 9, Ferengi, Gamma Quadrant, holosuites, Kahless, Khitomer, Khitomer Massacre, Caves of No'Mat, liquid polymer, Michelangelo, Nagor, Noonien Soong, painting, pasta al fiorella, promenade, Rite of MajQa, replimat, Spot, Starfleet Cybernetics Journal, Symnay's Tomb, Taqua Tribe, Yridian

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 ==Summary==
 : ''Captain's Log, [[Stardate]] 46578.4. The [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|Enterprise]] has arrived at [[space station|Station]] [[Deep Space 9|Deep Space Nine]], where we will assist in the reconstruction of the [[Bajoran]] aqueduct systems damaged during the [[Cardassian]] [[Occupation of Bajor|occupation]].''
-The [[USS Enterprise]] is docked at the space station [[Deep Space Nine]], assisting in repairs to [[Bajoran]] technologies damaged during the [[Cardassian]] [[Occupation of Bajor|Occupation]]. [[Worf]], having a meal with [[Geordi LaForge]] at the station, is being observed discreetly by a mysterious alien. After Geordi leaves, Worf is approached by the alien, a [[Yridian]] named [[Jaglom Shrek]], who claims that Worf's father, [[Mogh]], did not die at [[Khitomer]] 25 years ago, as everyone thought. Shrek tells the disbelieving Worf that Mogh was taken to a remote prison camp by the [[Romulans]] after the massacre. For a price, Shrek says, he will reveal the location. Enraged, Worf still refuses to believe him, saying that a [[Klingon]] would rather die with honor than live as a prisoner.
-Meanwhile, in [[Engineering]], the space station's Dr. [[Julian Bashir]], [[Data]], and Geordi examine a battered cylinder recently found in the [[Gamma Quadrant]]. As they are working, Bashir expresses unending fascination with the operation of Data's [[android]] body. The final power connections are made to the [[dilithium]] chamber, and Geordi attempts to turn on the device. Suddenly, the cylinder releases a tendril of energy that jolts Data to the floor. He then gets up, finding himself in an eerie, surreal version of one of the Enterprise's corridors. Following a metallic banging sound, Data walks into another corridor to see a blacksmith at an anvil. The face is that of a young, fortyish version of Dr. [[Noonien Soong]], Data's creator — his "father" of sorts.
-Data seeks [[Picard]]'s advice about his vision, explaining some of the interpretations he has derived from it, based on other cultures. Picard encourages Data to explore what the image represents to him personally. Data then returns to his quarters and paints a picture of what he saw in the vision.
+As [[Jean-Luc Picard]] and [[Beverly Crusher]] walk down [[Deep Space 9|Deep Space Nine]]'s [[Promenade]], [[Beverly Crusher|Beverly]] tells him that she is eager to visit [[Quark|Quark's]] holosuites, especially a relaxation program from [[Alture VII]]. [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] has no time for relaxation, he is due to meet ten [[Bajor|Bajoran]] bureacrats to discuss the repair of the [[Bajor|Bajoran]] aqueducts.  Meanwhile, [[Worf]] and [[Geordi La Forge]] are in the [[Replimat]], eating [[pasta al fiorella]]. [[Geordi La Forge|Geordi]] wants to visit the station's [[Ktarian]] antique shop, as he hears they have a [[21st century]] [[plasma coil]]. Meanwhile, a [[Yridian]] is watching [[Worf]] from across the [[Promenade]].
-Meanwhile, Worf arrives in the [[Carraya sector]]. Landing on the planet where the alleged Romulan prison camp is located, he makes the long, arduous trek through the jungle to find his father. During his journey, he finds [[Ba'el]], a beautiful Klingon woman, bathing in a nearby pond. She is shocked to discover him hiding in the bushes. Worf states he is here to rescue them, which confuses her, because she feels this is her home. Before he can respond, they hear someone approaching. Worf backs into the underbrush, asking Ba'el to tell no one about him. Then, a Romulan guard arrives and escorts her away from the pond.
-After painting dozens of pictures in an unsuccessful attempt to flesh out his vision, Data decides to recreate the incident that caused his initial shutdown. Geordi and Dr. Bashir reluctantly do so, and this time Data again sees Dr. Soong in blacksmith's garb, forging a bird's wing, which turns into a live bird after being dunked into a bucket of water. This time, Dr. Soong talks to Data, saying that he is proud of the android, that Data is becoming more than a machine, and that a wonderful journey is beginning for him. After this even more unusual "dream," Data resolves to shut down his circuits for a brief period of time each day and attempts to "dream" some more.
-Worf follows the Klingon woman and the guard to the Romulan compound, where he sees a group of Klingons, both young and old. He quietly pulls one aside, an elderly-looking Klingon called [[L'Kor]]. The Klingon tells Worf that his father, Mogh, is not a prisoner here, but did indeed die in battle at Khitomer. Angered by the sight of comrades in captivity, Worf offers to help free the 73 Klingons in the camp. L'Kor sadly says that Worf should never have come here. Suddenly, three other Klingons see Worf. As two of them grab him and pin him down, L'Kor reveals that no one is leaving the camp, not even Worf. An astonished Worf does not understand ...
+Meanwhile, on the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|Enterprise]] [[bridge]], [[Data]] detects a power drain in the [[starboard]] [[EPS]] conduits in [[Sickbay]]. Someone has made an unauthorized access into the computer's bio-imaging systems. In [[Sickbay]], [[Julian Bashir]] is studying a strange artifact.
 ==Background Information==


Series:	TNG
Season:	6x16
Original Airdate:	Week of 21 February 1993
Production Number:	242
Year:	2369
Stardate:	46578.4
Story by:	Brannon Braga
Directed by:	Winrich Kolbe

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