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[ALARM BLARlNG

We are losing containment
in the starboard nacelle tube.

Try to get more power
to the field coils.

DATA: Aye, sir.
- Mr. La Forge, report.

I can't shut down
the plasma injectors.

Somebody's locked out the controls.

The plasma venting system
has engaged.

Two more decks.

Riker to Bridge,
we've almost reached the nacelle tube.

PICARD:
Acknowledged.

Release the exterior hull plate.
We may have to jettison the core.

Aye, sir.

- What happened?
- He locked out the controls.

Before we knew what was happening,
he stepped up onto the walkway.

See if you can help
shut down the plasma flow.

I'm afraid if we try to get any closer,
he'll jump through the forcefield.

Dan, it's me. It's Will Riker.

I was here yesterday, remember?

I didn't want to do it.

But l saw them.

And they laughed at me.

They laughed.

Whatever happened,
we can talk about it.

- I want to help.
- Stay away.

I just want to see your face,
that's all,

so we can talk.

I know what I have to do.

- Dan, no.
- I have unlocked the controls.

COMPUTER:
Shutdown procedure initiated.

There's still plasma in the injector.
It'll take time to vent off.

Tell me what happened.
Maybe I can help.

I know what I have to do.

PICARD:
Space, the final frontier.

These are the voyages
ofthe starship Enterprise.

Its continuing mission:
to explore strange new worlds,

to seek out new life
and new civilizations,

to boldly go where no one
has gone before.

A few more seconds,
I could've saved his life.

Commander,
you did everything you could.

It was not your fault.

It was strange.

I felt as if
he didn't even recognize me.

Even though I was with him
the other day

when I supervised the tube refit.

- How did he seem then?
- Fine.

I complimented him

on getting the refit done
faster than expected.

He was pleased that I'd noticed.

I met with him about six weeks ago
during the crew evaluations.

He was very positive.

He was looking forward
to being posted to the nacelle tube.

He was a good officer
with a fine career ahead of him.

I don't understand why
he'd want to...

[SIGHS

In my years as a Starfleet captain,

I've had to notify many parents
of the loss of loved ones,

but never before to suicide.

I would like to be able
to offer Lieutenant Kwan's parents

some explanation of what happened
to try to help them make sense of this.

Well, maybe he left a message
of some kind,

explaining why he did it.

I would like the two of you
to piece together a picture

of his last few days.

If he made any personal logs,

it might be helpful
to look through them.

You're authorized to do so.

LA FORGE: La Forge to captain.
- Go ahead.

I've just finished
my damage assessment.

We should be able to get under way,
I'd say, within the hour.

Mr. La Forge, the medical situation
on Barson lI has worsened.

Starfleet has given us permission
to exceed warp-speed limitations

so as to get back on schedule.

We'll be able to give you warp 8
if we need it.

- Acknowledged.
- Geordi.

Would you agree that the instinct
for self-preservation

is shared by most life forms?

I'd say it's probably
the most basic instinct, Data.

Hmm. That being the case,
I find it difficult to understand

why someone would deliberately
terminate their own existence.

[LA FORGE SIGHS]

I don't know, Data, all I can think
is that maybe Lieutenant Kwan

felt that there was something wrong
with his life,

something he felt powerless to fix.

I believe l understand.
I have been in a similar situation.

Really?

The first months
following my activation

were a difficult period for me.

There were many problems associated
with my becoming sentient.

Because your neural net
was still forming?

Mm-hm. As I acquired new skills,
neural pathways would form,

replacing other,
less complex, pathways.

It was very disorienting.

I bet.

As my systems grew in complexity,

it became increasingly difficult
to integrate new pathways

into my existing neural net.

The probability of cascade failure grew
with each additional pathway.

I came to the conclusion
it would be safer and easier

to shut myself down and start again.

Yeah, but if you had done that,

you wouldn't have remembered any
of the things that had happened to you.

In a way, it would have been
like committing suicide.

So, what did you do?

I decided against the procedure.

I chose instead to treat the problems
I was having with my systems

as challenges to overcome
rather than obstacles to be avoided.

That's a great way to look at it, Data.

I only wish Lieutenant Kwan

had been able to look at his problems
the same way.

This is a Napean design.

His mother's Napean.
His father's human.

It all looks so normal.

For some reason,
I half expected the place to be a mess.

Yes.

It is strange to think that someone
could have considered ending his life

and yet give no outward sign.

Just before he jumped,
he seemed almost calm.

Well, he must have been
in a lot of pain to do what he did.

It could be
that the prospect of ending the pain

felt like a great relief.

This is Ensign Calloway, isn't it?

Yes, she is a medical technician
in Sickbay.

It's always hard
to lose someone you care about,

but to lose them like this...

We should check his personal logs.

This is his last entry.

He made it before going on duty
this morning.

Personal log, stardate 47622.1 .

We finally finished
the nacelle-tube refit last night.

After pulling two double shifts
in a row,

I'm really looking forward
to spending some time with Maddy.

Ensign Calloway.

That doesn't sound like a man
who's planning on taking his own life.

No, no, it does not.

I can't believe he's really gone.

I keep thinking
he's going to show up

and tell me there's been some kind
of terrible misunderstanding.

I thought you might like to know
that in his personal logs,

Dan talked about you a great deal.

He loved you very much.

If that's true,
then how could he leave me like this?

That's what I'm trying to find out.

I know it's hard to talk right now,
but it would be very helpful

if you could tell me a few things
about him.

When was the last time
you saw him?

Two nights ago.

We were planning
our next shore leave together.

Did he mention anything
that had happened recently?

Anything that might have
upset him?

No, not really.

He did say something about work,
about Lieutenant Nara,

but it wasn't anything serious.

Nara?
She's his superior in the nacelle tube?

Yes.

Dan sensed that she...

Well, that she felt
threatened by him,

that she thought
he was after her position.

Was he prone to mood swings
or depression?

No.

But he was very sensitive
to other people's moods.

Heh. He used to look at me
and know exactly what I was feeling.

I always loved that about him.

Well,
Napeans are partially empathic.

He may have inherited
some of his mother's abilities.

He used to tease me
that when I met her,

I wouldn't be able
to get away with anything.

Dan and I knew each other
for over two years,

but we didn't get together
until a few months ago.

We took it slow.

We thought we had all the time
in the world.

Something must have happened
to him, counselor.

Something terrible
because it's not like Dan

to take his own life.

I understand.

Please, find out what it was.

- Can I help you?
- Oh, I didn't see you there.

You're Lieutenant Nara, aren't you?

Can l do something for you,
counselor?

I'm investigating
Lieutenant Kwan's death.

I just wanted to look around.

It's such a shame.
He was a good man.

Did you notice any change
in his behavior recently?

No.

I've been going over the last few days
in my mind,

trying to see if I...

If I missed any warning signs.

It's as if something inside him
just snapped.

- How was his job performance?
- Excellent.

He knew this ship
better than most people,

probably because he helped build it
back at Utopia Planitia.

Did he get along
with his coworkers?

He was ambitious.

He came in here
with all sorts of new ideas

about how to do things,
some of them very good ideas.

- But not all?
- No.

But after he settled in,
we got along fine.

Excuse me a minute.
Feel free to look around.

TROI: Where was
Lieutenant Kwan's station?

Right there.

[GASPS

NARA:
Are you all right?

I don't know.

I don't know how to describe it.

I was suddenly overwhelmed
by a flood of emotions:

fear, rage, panic.

And the sensations didn't seem
to be coming from any person.

They were just there in the room.

Well, then whose emotions were they?
I thought you said you were alone.

I was.

I scanned the area.
I found no anomalous readings.

How could you get an empathic
impression from an empty room?

I don't know.

Could the fact that Lieutenant Kwan
was partially empathic

have anything to do with it?

- What do you mean?
- I'm not sure,

but certainly the feelings
Troi described

are consistent with suicide.

Could his death have left
some sort of empathic echo?

I don't see how.

But if I went back
to the nacelle tube,

I might get a better sense
of what l experienced.

I don't recommend that right now.

You're showing elevated levels
of psilosynine.

Psilosynine?

It's a neuro-transmitter
involved in telepathy.

The experience overwhelmed you
the first time.

I think you should wait
until your levels return to normal.

- How long?
- Three, maybe four hours.

Next time, I want someone with you.

I shall accompany you, counselor.

PICARD:
Captain's log, stardate 47623.2.

We've arrived at Starbase 328
on schedule.

After taking aboard medical supplies,
we will depart for Barson II.

[DOOR CHIMES]

Come in.

- Hello, Worf.
- Counselor.

Have you found anything
in Lieutenant Kwan's logs?

Everything l've read suggests that
he was well-adjusted and optimistic.

It just doesn't make any sense.

Can l get you anything?

No. No, nothing.

TROI:
Yridian tea.

I've been thinking about what
happened to me in the nacelle tube.

Whether it was an empathic echo
left by Kwan's death.

In the past,
have your empathic experiences

always involved the physical presence
of another person?

All the ones l'm sure of, yes.

What do you mean, sure of?

Well, when I was a little girl,

my grandfather used to tell me stories
by the fire.

I would close my eyes and listen
to his mind for hours on end.

He would tell you these stories
telepathically?

My grandfather rarely spoke.

He said, "That was for off-worlders

and people
who didn't know any better."

Now, the only time
I can remember his stories

is when I go home
and sit by the fireplace.

Sometimes when I'm alone there,

it's almost as if I can hear his voice
inside my head.

Yes, yes, I, too, have
sought visions in fire.

I can't explain it,
but it feels real to me.

Just like what happened
in the nacelle tube.

There are things
we do not understand,

yet they exist nonetheless.

[SIGHS

Perhaps l should let you
get some rest.

- Oh, it's all right.
- No.

If you will excuse me, counselor.

I'll be right back.

- Mr. Worf.
- Commander.

- Two Til'amin froths, please.
BARTENDER: Yes, sir.

Lieutenant Corell
seems to be enjoying your company.

I'd like to think so.

Are you involved with her?

I'm not sure yet.

- Why, are you interested in her?
- No, no, no.

But if I were, l would, of course,
discuss the situation with you

before proceeding further.

I appreciate it,
but that wouldn't be necessary.

I mean, I would never want
to come between you

and someone you are involved with.

Or had ever been involved with.

Is there someone in particular
that you're talking about?

No.

Is there someone in particular you
would rather I not be involved with?

You sound like a man who's asking his
friend if he can start dating his sister.

No, no, l was merely--

[SCOFFS]

Never mind. Excuse me, sir.

Could you open this door for me?

Yes, but only for a short time.

After 90 seconds,
the plasma venting system will engage

to prevent degradation
of the forcefield.

I just want to take a quick look.

May I ask what you're looking for?

I'm not sure.

[BEEPING

COMPUTER:
Warning, plasma venting system

will engage in 90 seconds.

[GASPS

WOMAN:
No.

No. No, please.

Please, please.

No, don't.

No!

[BEEPING CONTINUES

COMPUTER:
Warning, plasma venting system

will engage in 80 seconds.

[GASPS

TROI:
Worf?

Worf?

[MUFFLED LAUGHTER

[LAUGHlNG]

[BOTH LAUGHlNG

Counselor, are you all right?

Let's get out of here.

Do you remember anything else?

TROI:
Yes, l think I do.

There was a tool crate on the floor.

It was labeled Utopia Planitia.

The shipyard
where the Enterprise was built.

Clearly, this was much more
than an empathic echo.

It seems that you were
actually seeing something

that happened in the control room
eight years ago.

Everyone was looking directly at me,

but it was as though l was seeing
through someone else's eyes.

Lieutenant Kwan
was partially empathic.

Maybe you were seeing it
through his eyes.

It's possible, but l don't see
how it could have happened.

Well, putting that on one side
for the moment,

let's assume that by some
inexplicable phenomenon,

you witnessed an event
that occurred to Lieutenant Kwan.

Those faces that you saw,
did you recognize any of them?

I've never seen the woman before,
or the man who was with her.

But there was someone else there.

A man.

He was staring at me
in the most peculiar way.

I think he had reddish hair.

And he did seem familiar to me.

But it's all so hazy.
It's like trying to remember a dream.

There was a woman
who was frightened,

and then you saw her again,
laughing.

Presumably at Lieutenant Kwan.

- What does it all mean?
TROI: l don't know,

but something terrible happened
in that room. I felt it.

Counselor, I want you to look through
the personnel files of Utopia Planitia,

see if you recognize
any of those faces.

If only I could go back
into the control room

without being overwhelmed
by the experience,

it might help me remember
some detail that might be relevant.

I could give you an inhibitor
that would slow down

the brain's production of psilosynine.

That might be able to suppress
your empathic abilities

and make the experience
more manageable.

It would take about 1 6 hours
to synthesize the inhibitor.

I'd like to try that.

Very well, counselor.

I apologize for being late.

The viral medicines
we are transporting to Barson lI

require special security measures
to ensure they are properly contained.

Have you found anything?

No.

There were literally thousands
of people involved

in building the Enterprise.

Perhaps you should try
to narrow the search parameters.

I think I have.

The man who looked familiar to me

may have served onboard
the Enterprise in the last seven years,

so I've asked the computer
to limit its search

to personnel who served
at Utopia Planitia

and on the Enterprise.

Ensign Salvatore.
He transferred over a year ago.

Lieutenant Ziff.

She's in Quantum Mechanics.

That's him.

WORF:
Lieutenant Walter Pierce.

I remember now, he came onboard
about six months ago.

I think he's in Engineering.

You were Lieutenant Kwan's
supervisor at Utopia Planitia.

That's right.

I was sorry to hear what happened.

Did you ever spend time
in the nacelle control room

while it was under construction?

I worked all over the ship.

In fact, I remember running
a power conduit

right behind this wall here.

Were you ever in the nacelle room
at the same time as Lieutenant Kwan?

It was a long time ago.

People were working
all over the place.

So you do not remember?

I'm sorry, I don't.

Do you recall if anything
unusual happened there?

How do you mean?

An altercation perhaps,
possibly involving Lieutenant Kwan?

No, nothing like that.

The way I remember it,
things went pretty smoothly.

What's this all about,
if you don't mind my asking?

Not at all.
When I was in the nacelle room,

I had an empathic experience.

We believe the counselor
may have been seeing an event

that occurred eight years ago.

And I saw you there.

Do you have any idea
why that might be?

I'm afraid l don't.

Lieutenant, are you aware
that I can sense

when someone's telling the truth?

I've heard that.

Then I'm sure
that if you remember anything

that might be relevant to
our investigation, you'll contact me.

Of course.

- Thank you, lieutenant.
- Counselor.

The strange thing is,
I couldn't read him at all.

But you implied that--

We have played poker many times.

I've never known you to bluff.

Well, it wouldn't be much of a bluff
if you knew, would it?

The fact that I couldn't read him

suggests that he has at least
some telepathic ability.

But Pierce is human.

That's what I don't understand.

Even though
I couldn't read his emotions,

I did feel that
he was holding something back.

I thought so as well.

Maybe we should try
to access the Engineering logs

from Utopia Planitia.

We might find out more about him.

There may be something in them

- about Lieutenant Kwan as well.
- Mm-hm.

It's going to take about half an hour
for the transmission to be completed.

Perhaps we should continue this
in the morning.

It is late.

Yes, and you must be tired.

A little.

So I will say good night.

Good night.

We should get an early start
tomorrow.

I think we should.

I'll see you in the morning.

Yes.

- Hello.
- Breakfast is ready.

That sounds nice.

But it can wait. Oh... Mm.

[SIGHS

Why didn't we do this
a long time ago?

CRUSHER:
Crusher to Counselor Troi.

Yes, doctor?

I've synthesized the inhibitor.

Please come to Sickbay
whenever you're ready.

Acknowledged.

[COMMUNlCATOR BEEPS]

Crusher to Lieutenant Worf.

Worf here.

Medical supplies are ready
to be taken to cargo bay for transport.

I will be there shortly.

[CHUCKLlNG]

This should take effect immediately.

Will it completely suppress
my empathic abilities?

It's hard to say for sure,

but I can always increase the dosage
if it's not enough.

The cargo bay will be off-limits
to all but medical personnel.

- Thanks for your help, sir.
- You're welcome.

- Good morning.
- Counselor.

Data and Geordi
are already in the nacelle tube.

- Are you ready?
- Yes.

CALLOWAY:
Excuse me, sir.

About the quarantine field
in the cargo bay,

it looks like we'll need
a second field generator.

I am needed here.
I will join you as soon as I can.

All right.

WORF: Apparently, my help
was not so good after all.

[CALLOWAY GIGGLES]

CALLOWAY:
Yes, it was, you were wonderful.

WORF: I think I know what is wrong.
The generator's dispersion...

[WORF TALKlNG INDISTINCTLY]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

- Counselor, you okay?
TROI: l'm fine.

The inhibitor seems to be working.

Have you found anything?

No, nothing unusual.

I don't remember seeing these
during my empathic experience.

Have they been here
since the ship was built?

No, they were installed
two years ago.

Geordi.

I remember seeing a plasma conduit
right there.

The main ODN line
runs right behind that panel.

It lifts out so you can get to it.

Kwan was working on that conduit
the day before he died.

- Can you open it?
- Sure.

It'll take just a minute.

Data.

TROI:
Lieutenant Nara?

May I ask you something?

The work Lieutenant Kwan was doing,
was it unusual in any way?

He was refitting a field coil.

But it was probably the first time
that particular panel's been opened

since the ship was built.

Thank you.

No!

LA FORGE:
Counselor.

Are you all right?

Something happened
when you removed the panel.

There's something in there.

[BEEPING

I am getting readings that indicate
organic material embedded in this wall.

Organic?

You're right.
Let me reconfigure the emitter beam.

We might be able to see what it is.

There.

This dosage should prevent
any further empathic flashes.

The bone fragments
are definitely human.

I sequenced a DNA sample.

I'll see if I can match it
to Starfleet records.

Accessing Starfleet
personnel records.

I'd say these fragments have been
in the wall about seven or eight years.

WORF: --Barson medical supplies.
Your handling of the equipment...

CRUSHER:
You said something happened

when the panel was opened.

- Yes.
- I wonder if these fragments

could have somehow triggered
your experience.

I'll run a resonance scan,
see if anything turns up.

Sir? l think we've found a match.

Apparently, the remains
are those of an Ensign Marla Finn.

I'm trying to find a picture of her
in the records.

TROI:
That's her.

That's the woman l saw.

It says she was reported missing
from Utopia Planitia

on stardate 40987.2.

Eight years ago.

But how did her body
become embedded in a bulkhead?

Maybe there was some kind
of an accident.

Or she was killed
and the murderer hid her remains.

Something's not right.

Pull up Lieutenant Kwan's
service record.

I thought so.

He didn't arrive at the shipyard
until six months after Finn's death.

I couldn't have been seeing
through his eyes.

Then whose?

Well, it would have to be someone
who's at least partially telepathic.

Pierce.

CRUSHER:
But you saw him there.

Yes, but not as clearly
as I could see everything else.

His face looked...

...like that.

CRUSHER:
A reflection.

So I was seeing through his eyes.

And Finn was trying to get away
from him.

She was afraid of him.

I think it is time we had another
conversation with Lieutenant Pierce.

Ensign Calloway.

Thank you for your help.

[TALKlNG INDISTINCTLY]

Deck 1 0.

Worf, can I ask you something?

Do you regret
what happened last night?

No, no, of course not.

Are you sure? Because l don't
want to jeopardize our friendship.

Deanna,
I do not regret being with you.

What is wrong?

[SIGHS

I'm not feeling myself.

Maybe it's the inhibitor, I'm so used
to sensing what people are feeling,

and now I can't.

Perhaps l should talk
to Lieutenant Pierce alone.

That might be a good idea.

I will meet you in your quarters later.

I'll be waiting for you.

Deck 8.

[SIGHS

[DOOR CHIMES]

Come in.

Security
to Counselor Troi's quarters.

MAN:
Acknowledged.

I don't understand.

Lieutenant Worf said you wanted
to talk to me about something.

Where is he?

He said he had to go somewhere.

Troi to Worf.

Computer,
where is Lieutenant Worf?

WOMAN: Lieutenant Worf
is in Ensign Calloway's quarters.

Counselor?

Take Lieutenant Pierce to his quarters
and hold him there.

Security override.

Authorization, Troi Delta-2-9.

[LAUGHlNG]

[WORF LAUGHlNG]

Stop it.

[BOTH LAUGHlNG

Stop it!

[SCREAMS]

- Aah!
CALLOWAY: He's dead.

- You killed him.
- No.

[TROl GASPS

You know what you have to do.

[WHIMPERING]

I know what I have to do.

COMPUTER: Warning,
- What are you doing?

plasma venting system
will engage in 70 seconds.

You're alive.

You're all right.

[BEEPING

Ah! Ah!

I opened the maintenance door
at Counselor Troi's request,

then turned to see her
standing too close to the forcefield.

It all seemed so real to me.

I can't believe
that everything I experienced

happened in just those few seconds.

It appears Counselor Troi
was correct.

Pierce was partially telepathic.

His maternal grandmother
was born on Betazed.

What else have you found out?

According to Starfleet records,

Pierce and the other persons
Counselor Troi identified,

were killed in an accidental
plasma discharge eight years ago.

Their bodies were never found.

I don't believe it was an accident.

I think Lieutenant Pierce found out
the other two were having an affair.

He lost control
and he killed them both.

Afterwards, he probably
activated the plasma stream

and then threw himself into it.

The plasma discharge
would have obliterated any evidence

that it was murder.

I scanned behind the panel
Counselor Troi asked me to.

I didn't find any bone fragments.

But l did find some traces
of cellular residue

showing some kind
of psionic signature.

It may be that when Lieutenant Pierce
was struck by the plasma stream,

the subspace energy present there

imprinted his empathic pattern
into the residue.

Kind of like a psychic photograph.

That's what triggered
my hallucination.

My mind must have taken elements
from my own life

and then created a situation,

that in many ways
mirrored what happened to Pierce.

If you hadn't been there,

I would have jumped,
just like he did.

Counselor.

When I pulled you
from the plasma stream,

you seemed surprised l was alive.

Well, actually, in my hallucination,
you were killed.

May I ask by whom?

Well, you know what they say,
Mr. Worf:

Hell hath no fury
like a woman scorned.