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Captain's log, stardate 46915.2.

The Enterprise is orbiting
Nervala IV,

waiting for an opportunity
to retrieve scientific data

left there by Starfleet researchers
when they were forced to evacuate

eight years ago.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Any requests tonight?

"Night Bird."

Any requests?

"Night Bird."

Ladies and gentlemen, "Night Bird."
One, two...

What was that all about?

Will's been trying to get
this piece right for ten years.

He's never made it through the solo.

Here it comes.

Data to Commander Riker.

Go ahead.

Commander,
you are needed on the Bridge.

On my WaY-

Saved by the bell.

- You wanted to see me, Mr. Data?
- Yes, sir.

It appears we'll be able to transport
to the surface sooner than anticipated.

Is the planet's distortion field
re-phasing sooner than you predicted?

No, sir.

Using the Potemkin's transport logs
from the original evacuation,

Commander La Forge and I
were able to modify the transporters.

So we can beam out
through a higher distortion field.

The transporters are considerably
more efficient

than those used on the Potemkin
eight years ago.

It's a good thing.
I almost didn't make it off the surface.

When can we get started?

Ninety-seven minutes, sir.

How long will the transport
window be open?

Twenty-six minutes.

After that,
the distortion field will re-phase.

That doesn't give us much time
to retrieve the database.

The planet's proximity to its sun

will create two additional transport
windows in the next three days.

Let's hope that's enough.

It will have to be, sir.

The next transport window
will not occur for another eight years,

when the planet's orbit will bring it
close enough to the sun

to de-phase the distortion field.

Okay, notify the away team
we'll be going in ahead of schedule.

- I'll tell the captain.
- Aye, sir.

This is different than I remember.
This place was a mess when we left.

Commander.

Someone was here.

A ship could have been caught
in the distortion field and crashed.

The survivors
may have taken refuge here.

Commander,
someone's approaching.

Humanoid.
Forty meters due east and closing.

Space, the final frontier.

These are the voyages
of the starship Enterprise.

to explore strange new worlds,

to seek out new life
and new civilizations.

To boldly go
where no one has gone before.

Who are you?

Who are you?

I'm Commander William Riker

from the Federation starship
Enterprise.

That's not possible. I'm Will Riker.

May I ask how you got here?

Eight years ago,
I led a team to evacuate this station.

What ship were you on?

The Potemkin.

Why did you not return
to the Potemkin with the others?

I was the last one out.

The distortion field must have
interfered with the transport.

They lost the signal lock on me.

When I tried to contact the ship,
I couldn't get through the interference.

If you check with Starfleet,

I'm sure they recorded
that I was lost on that day.

That's not what happened.

I was the last one out
and I made it back to the Potemkin.

You don't believe me?

It's not that we don't believe you.

It's just hard to see
how both stories could be true.

Would you be willing to have
our doctor check you out?

Of course.

Mr. Worf,
take him directly to Sickbay

and notify the captain
once you're on board.

Let's get to work.

Worf to Enterprise.
Two to beam up.

Aye, sir. Stand by.

Looks like you fractured your arm
a few years ago.

I was doing some repairs under
the station when an earthquake hit.

Got caught in a rock slide.
I had to set it myself.

Jean-Luc Picard.

Lieutenant Will Riker.

I hope you understand our need
to verify your claim.

Yes, sir.

Genetically, he is indistinguishable
from Commander Riker.

Could there be some sort
of cloning involved here?

I don't think so.
There's no genetic drift.

But it's not conclusive?

That's why I compared
their brain scans.

Brain organization patterns
are as unique as fingerprints.

Except for minor, minor differences,
theirs are identical.

- But can't brain patterns be cloned?
- No.

They're determined by experience,
mostly from early childhood.

How could two grown men share
the same childhood experiences?

It just doesn't make any sense.

I am Will Riker.

I don't know who or what made it back
to the Potemkin that day,

but it wasn't me.

Lieutenant, our chief engineer

is checking the transporter logs
of the Potemkin.

Perhaps that will shed some light
on the matter.

Don't worry.
We will get to the bottom of this.

And in the meantime,
you'll be taken to your quarters.

Try and make yourself
as comfortable as possible.

I Will.

The replicators on the station
haven't worked for a long time.

It's been a while
since I've had a decent meal.

- Heh.
- Doctor.

Apparently, there was
a massive energy surge

in the distortion field
around the planet

just at the moment
you tried to beam out.

The transporter chief
tried to compensate

by initiating
a second containment beam.

Hmm. An interesting approach.

He must have been planning
to reintegrate

the two patterns
in the transport buffer.

Actually, it wasn't really necessary.

Commander Riker's pattern
maintained its integrity

with just the one containment beam.

He made it back to the ship just fine.

What happened
to the second beam?

The transporter chief shut it down

but somehow,
it was reflected back to the surface.

And another William Riker
materialized there.

How was the second pattern
able to maintain its integrity?

The containment beam
must have had

the exact same phase differential
as the distortion field.

Which of them is real?

Well, that's the thing.

Both.

You were both materialized
from a complete pattern.

Up until that moment,
you were the same person.

But of course,
as you and Lieutenant Riker

have lived very different lives
for the past eight years,

you are now very different people.

I suppose it's a little
like meeting someone's twin.

But no matter how strange
it may seem to us,

we now have two Will Rikers
on board.

And there's Lieutenant Riker,
who will be with us for several days,

I think we should do
everything we can

to make him comfortable
and welcome.

We still have the problem
of retrieving the database.

The computer on the station's
not completely operational.

Many of its components
have been removed.

Apparently,
Lieutenant Riker used them

to keep the station's
radiation shield operational.

Can it be repaired, at least enough
to access the database?

Without knowing what he did,
that will be tough.

Well, perhaps he can help us.

He was alone down there
for a long time.

I'm hesitant to let him go back
until he's been evaluated.

I'll talk to him.

Thank you, counselor.

Come in.

Hello, Will.

Imzadi.

Will...

I never thought I'd see you again.

We need to talk.

You're on board because of him.

No.

Commander Riker and I are friends.

Close friends, but nothing more.

Why don't we sit down?

Do you remember the last time
we saw each other?

Like yesterday.
Janaran Falls on Betazed.

It was the day before you started
your tour on the Potemkin.

And we were going to meet
on Risa six weeks later.

We never did.

- I know.
- No.

What I mean is,
Commander Riker and I never did.

You see, he earned
a promotion very quickly.

I know that too.

For exceptional valor
during the evacuation

of the research station
on Nervala IV.

I've been looking
at his service record.

He chose to make his career
a priority.

There wasn't much time
for anything else.

We kept in touch,
but we didn't see each other again

until we were both posted
to the Enterprise two years later.

By then, our feelings
for each other had changed.

We've served together for six years.

Things never went back
to the way they used to be.

I had a lot of time on my hands
when I was down on that station.

There were days that I was so lonely,
I thought I might lose my mind.

Do you know
how I made it through?

I thought if I hung on
for one more day, they'd rescue me.

Maybe I'd see you again.

I guess things don't always work out
the way you expect them to.

I know this isn't what
you were hoping for.

But that doesn't mean you can't make
a future for yourself.

Thanks.

Captain Picard
wanted me to find out

if you'd be willing to help us
retrieve the station's database.

I reconfigured that computer
so many times

they probably can't make
head or tails of it.

I'd be happy to help-

Do you feel up to it?

Absolutely.

Good, I'll tell the captain.

Well, I have to go.

Deanna.

I know it's been a long time
since we've been together.

And I know your feelings
have changed.

Mine haven't.

I can't just give up.

I'd like to be with you again.

Good night, Will.

Phase distortion is dropping.

The next transport window
opens in 42 seconds.

How long will we have, lieutenant?

Thirty-six minutes, sir.

We are losing time.
Lieutenant Riker should be here.

Computer, locate lieutenant--

Cancel inquiry.

You were supposed to report here
at 0800 hours.

I'm sorry, I was--

It's been a while
since you've had to punch a clock.

Let's go.

Energize.

I shut down most of the consoles
to save power.

I rerouted just about everything
through here.

Check out the primary EPS system.

See if you can get some power
to the rest of these consoles.

I shunted the database
to the main core

underneath the station.

Can we access it from here?

Well, there's been a lot
of seismic activity over the years.

The servo links were damaged.
We may not be able to.

I'll try to tap into
the command pathways.

You see if you can access
and disable the file server.

You know, I've been thinking,

we should probably let Dad
know what happened.

I'm sure he'd be thrilled to know
there are two of us now.

Actually, he and I have been able
to patch a few things up.

Well, I've been able to get by
for a long time without seeing him.

I'm not about to start now.

What made you contact him?

I didn't.

He came on board
the Enterprise to brief me

when I was offered the Aries.

What did he say when
you turned down your own command?

He couldn't understand why I did it.

For once,
he and I agree on something.

The primary EPS coupling is fused.

The entire unit
will have to be replaced.

I've accessed
the command pathways.

The interlink relays
are functioning now.

See if that did the trick.

No, it's not working.

The servo link must be damaged.

We're gonna have to go
under the station,

access the core directly.

We have less than
three minutes left.

Well, I'll stay here.

I'll be finished by the time
the third window opens.

It's too dangerous.

Our scans show the caverns
are unstable.

I've been down there dozens of times.
I know my way around.

We'll come back
during the third window.

We'll bring a new EPS coupling.

We'll try to access the core
from another console up here.

Riker to Enterprise.

- La Forge here.
- Ready to beam up.

You go ahead. I'll be finished
by the time you get back.

Hold it.

I gave you an order, lieutenant.

Computer, Valerian root tea, hot.

"Meet me in Transporter Room 3
at 1900 hours.

It's important."

"it pulses unendingly
all through the night.

Seek out the crystal
that powers our flight."

Can I help you, counselor?

No, thank you.

"What the future holds
no one can know,

but forward we look
and forward we go."

- Janaran Falls.
- I remember.

- Where did you get this?
- I made it.

A couple of years ago,
down on the station.

You made this?

You should have seen
the first two.

It took a while to get a fine enough
beam out of the phaser.

Oh, it's lovely. Thank you.

- Can you stay and talk for a while?
- Mm-hm.

I wanted to remember
our last night together.

So, urn, how does it feel
being with people again?

Great.

Strange.

For a long time,

I did whatever I wanted
whenever I wanted.

It's been hard getting used
to taking orders again.

I can imagine.

But I guess I'll have to get used to it
if I wanna get my career going again.

Is that what you've decided to do?

I'm the one who wanted to make
captain by the time he was 35.

I'm a little behind schedule,
I'll admit that.

It's good you don't feel set back.

I do.

Things are a little more complicated
than I had planned.

But there's nothing gonna stand
in the way of my getting what I want.

Here you go.

Thanks.

You don't know how many times
I thought about you,

about us.

For weeks after the evacuation,
I kept thinking they'd find a way

through the distortion field
and come back for me.

I even thought we'd meet on Risa
like we'd planned.

Days went by and nobody came.

Then I realized why.

They thought that I'd been killed
in the beam out.

No one came down

because they thought
there was no one to come down for.

So I figured that they'd had
a memorial service for me.

Somehow that made me feel better.

I can understand that.

You were there.

All dressed in black.
Very flattering on you, by the way.

Mm. I'm sure I looked terrible.

With my eyes all red and swollen
from crying.

Sometimes, I would look up
into the sky and I'd think

if I tried hard enough,
I could make you feel my presence.

And if I could let you know
that I was alive,

maybe you'd wait for me.

I know it sounds crazy,

but there were times
when I could have sworn...

What am I talking about?

The other day when I told you

about how Commander Riker
and I didn't meet on Risa,

what I didn't say was
how disappointed I was.

You didn't have to. I knew.

I started to hear from him
less and less.

I knew his career was taking him
away from me,

but I didn't wanna believe
it was over.

I spent a lot of time
thinking about him.

Wondering where he was,
what he was doing.

Sometimes I'd look into the sky
and imagine that he knew.

And that somehow he could sense me
thinking about him.

So who knows?

Maybe one night we were looking up
at the same star

and you were thinking about me.

And in a way,

I was thinking about you.

Come.

- You wanted to see me, sir?
- Yes, Number One, come in.

Lieutenant Riker has been to see me
to talk about the away mission.

He believes that the only way
to retrieve the database

is by directly accessing the main core
underneath the station.

The seismic activity makes
those caverns very unstable.

In my opinion, it's too risky.

He said that
he was down there recently.

He seemed confident
that it could be done safely.

There's a good chance we will be able
to retrieve the database

from one of the consoles
inside the station.

But if it doesn't work, we won't have
another chance for eight years.

Lieutenant Riker's plan
is more dangerous,

but it does have a better chance
of succeeding.

Given the importance of the data,
I think that it's worth the risk.

I'll look over the schematics
and I'll draw up a mission plan.

I'm sure that Lieutenant Riker
will be happy to help you with that.

I'll talk to him.

Sir.

- Lieutenant.
- Sir.

I just met with the captain
about your mission recommendation.

I would appreciate it
if next time you came to me first.

I tried talking to you yesterday on
the station, you wouldn't hear me out.

I heard you, lieutenant.
I rejected your plan.

May I ask
what the captain decided?

The captain has decided to go
with your recommendation.

- But that's not the point.
- Isn't it?

If you think I'm coming down on you
because the captain overruled me,

think again.

I happen to disagree with his decision,
but he is my commanding officer

and I follow his orders.

Just so there's no confusion,

I am your commanding officer
and I expect you to do the same.

If you can't, there's no place for you
on my away team.

Yes, sir.

There will be a meeting
in the Observation Lounge

at 1400 hours
to draw up a mission plan.

We stayed in Ten-Forward
talking for hours.

Then what happened?

He walked me to my quarters.

Then what happened?

- Beverly.
- I'm just asking.

You know it's been over
between Will and me for a long time.

He's not Will.

He is Will,
but you know what I mean.

It's really hard for me
to separate my feelings for them.

Deanna, just because things
turned out the way they did

between you and Commander Riker,
doesn't mean you shouldn't let things

between you and Lieutenant Riker
take their own course.

I knew you'd encourage me.

Well, I thought that's why
you brought it up.

Well, I think I'll call it a day.

Beverly..

Bye.

Some form of tai chi chuan?

Klingon exercises, actually.
Lieutenant Worf teaches a class.

The forms are very similar.
Do that move again.

You just did the KoH-man-ara.

Intaichichuan,
it's called the crane block.

Now, let's try something else.

- What is that called?
- Heh.

Mr. WorFs a very good teacher.

Hello, Will.

If you wanna be with him,
you don't have to ask my permission.

The look in your eyes, I recognize it.

You used to have it for me.

We've both had relationships
with other people.

This is different.
I didn't know how you'd feel about it.

Flattered, sort of.

This must be very strange for you.

Ever since he came on board,

I find myself thinking about the choice
that you and I made.

Me too.

Do me a favor.

Be careful.

Will, I know you and he
have had some problems.

That's not what I'm talking about.

If he had gotten off the planet
instead of me,

don't you think he would have made
the same choices that I made?

I just don't want you
to be hurt again.

Two pair.

- Full boat. King's over.
- Agh!

I'd like to thank you both
for your very generous contributions.

Come in.

I thought you'd be alone.
Excuse me.

Why don't you join us?

The game is five-card draw.
No limit.

Ante, please.

Lieutenant?

Three, please.

Mr. Worf?

Four.

Commander?

I'll play these.

Dealer takes two.

You control the bet, lieutenant.

- Fifty.
- Fold.

Here's your 50 and, uh, ten more.

You didn't take any cards.
You must be holding something.

Why not make it a little sweeter?

No, thanks.

Playing it safe?

You in?

I Will call.

Here's your ten.
And it will cost you another 100.

I've practiced in the mirror too long
to be fooled by that face.

You're bluffing.

Here's your hundred and 20 more.

Dealer folds.

I thought
if one thing were clear by now,

it's that you and I play things
a little differently.

Why don't we wait and see
who comes out on top?

I thought you were willing
to settle for second, commander.

I've never settled for anything
in my life.

I know what I want,
I know what I've got,

and you'd be lucky to do so well,
lieutenant.

Here's your 20.

Three hundred more.

Now I know you're bluffing.

Are you in or not?

Why don't we get this over with?

I'll call your three, and I'll raise you
anything you've got left.

Well?

Take it.

You always had the better hand,
in everything.

Come in.

Hi.

I'm sorry to just stop by like this,

but there's something
I'd like to talk to you about.

Captain Picard
has made some inquiries

and managed to get me
a posting on the Gandhi.

And considering how long
I've been out of commission,

it's an amazing opportunity.

When would you leave?

In about a week.

I see.

Deanna...

After I've served for six months,
I'm eligible to bring family aboard.

If we got married...

You said those exact words to me

before you went to serve
on the Potemkin.

I know.
I was just held up for a while.

But if you hadn't been,

what would have happened
between us?

I wouldn't have made the mistake
of leaving you.

I know that much.

I don't know if I can believe that.

It took me a long time

to get over what happened between
Commander Riker and me.

I don't know that I want to put myself
in that position again.

I would never hurt you, Deanna.

It's not just that.

I've worked hard to make a life
for myself on the Enterprise.

I'm happy here.

If the situation were different,
I'd stay.

But I can't.

Not while he's aboard.

I know.

- Are you saying it's over?
- No.

No.

I just don't know if I'm ready
to give up my life here.

Maybe we both need some time.

Good night.

Captain's log, supplemental.

The third transport window
has opened

and the away team
is making their final attempt

at retrieving the database.

Once we restore the servo link,

you can shunt the database up
to this console.

You ready, Commander Data?

You're with me, lieutenant.

I thought Commander Data's
expertise--

It doesn't take that much expertise
to repair a servo link.

You and I can handle it.

Lieutenant,
I am curious about something.

If you met a double of yourself,

would you have difficulty
interacting with him?

I think so.

Why?

I am not easy to get along with.

Mm.

But Commander Riker
and Lieutenant Riker are.

Yet they seem to have trouble
getting along with each other.

I have found that humans
value their uniqueness,

that sense that they are different
from everyone else.

The existence of a double
would preclude that feeling.

Could that be
the source of the friction?

Well, perhaps it is more a matter
of seeing something in your double.

Something
you do not like in yourself.

This is it.

There's the core over there.

You waiting for something?

Your order, sir.

How would you like me
to get over there, sir?

You've been down here
dozens of times.

I'm sure you know the best way.

Yes, sir. I do.

It's leaking ion radiation.

Why didn't you report this?

It wasn't here before.

This must have
just happened recently.

If we have to repair this conduit,

we won't have time to access
that computer core.

Scan it now.

It's working.

The radiation levels
are dropping to normal.

Next time, don't give up so easily.

Whoa!

- Unh!
- Hang on.

Come on, grab on. Unh! Come on.

Come on. Climb.

Come on.

I'm being pulled in.

Let go.
One of us has to get out of here.

Climb. Come on.

Climb. Climb.

They have restored the servo link
to the core.

We can begin downloading
the database.

Initiating data transfer.

Captain's log, stardate 46920.1.

We have retrieved the database
from Nervala station

and are headed for our rendezvous
with the Gandhi.

Come in.

I hear the Gandhi's going
on a terraforming mission

to the Lagana Sector.

That's right.

It will take us four months
just to get there.

I won't be joining you.

I guess I'm not surprised
to hear that.

I'm just not ready to give up
my life here.

Not yet.

Come in.

- I'm sorry.
- It's all right.

I wanted to give you something.

My quarters are full of things
that I suppose belong to both of us.

The least I could do is give you this.

- Thanks.
- Good luck, Will.

I actually thought I might go
with the name Thomas.

Your middle name.

I guess we really are different.

I never really cared for that name.

Well, I sort of like it.

I guess I better get going.

I waited a long time.

I guess I can wait a little longer.

Take care of her.