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We are losing containment
in the starboard nacelle tube.

Try to get more power
to the field coils.

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.

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 will jump through
the force field.

Dan...?

It's me.

It's Will Riker.

I was here yesterday, remember?

I didn't want to do it.

But I 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.

Shutdown procedure initiated.

There's still plasma
in the injector.

It will take time to vent off.

Tell me what happened.

Maybe I can help.

I know what I have to do.

Space, the final frontier.

These are the voyages
of the 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 have 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
just 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 had 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 wanted...

In my years
as a Starfleet Captain

I have 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, um...
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 to Captain.

Go ahead.

I've just finished
my damage assessment.

We should be able to get
underway

I'd say within the hour.

Mr. La Forge,
The medical situation

on Barson II 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 eight 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.

That being the case

I find it difficult
to understand

why someone would
deliberately terminate

their own existence.

I don't know, Data.

All I can think is
that maybe Lieutenant Kwan

felt that there was something...
wrong with his life.

Something that he felt
powerless to fix.

Hmm...

I believe I 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-hmm.

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 is Napean.

His father is 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 Sick Bay.

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.

He used to look at me

and know exactly
what I was feeling.

I always loved that about him.

Well, Napeans
are partially empathetic.

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 I 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.

Where was Lieutenant Kwan's
station?

Right there.

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 I experienced.

I don't think I'd recommend
that right now.

You're showing elevated levels
of psilosynine.

Psilosynine?

It's a neurotransmitter
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.

This time,
I want someone with you.

I shall accompany you,
Counselor.

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.

Come in.

Hello, Worf.

Counselor.

Have you found anything
in Lieutenant Kwan's logs?

Everything I've read

suggests that he was
well-adjusted

and optimistic.

It just doesn't make any sense.

Can I get you anything?

No. No, nothing.

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 I'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.

Perhaps I 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.

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.

But, if I were,
I would, of course

discuss the situation with you

before proceeding further.

I appreciate it

but that really wouldn't
have been necessary.

I mean, I would
never want to come

between you and someone
you are involved with

or had ever had 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?

Mr. Worf, you sound like a man
who's asking his friend

if he can start dating
his sister.

No, no, I was merely...

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 force field.

I just want
to take a quick look.

May I ask
what you're looking for?

I'm not sure.

Warning. Plasma venting system
will engage in 90 seconds.

No, no!

No, please!

Please, please!

No! Don't!

No!

Warning. Plasma venting system
will engage in 80 seconds.

Worf?

Worf?

Counselor... are you all right?

Let's get out of here.

Do you remember anything else?

Yes, I 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

I was seeing
through someone else's eyes.

Lieutenant Kwan
was partially empathic.

Maybe you were seeing it
through his eyes.

It's possible, but I 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?

I 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 16 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 II

require special
security measures

to insure 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
on board 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.

Lieutenant Walter Pierce.

I remember now.

He came on board
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 I 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.

Oh, 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-hmm.

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.

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

Crusher to Counselor Troi.

Yes, Doctor?

I've synthesized the inhibitor.

Please come to Sick Bay
whenever you're ready.

Acknowledged.

Crusher to Lieutenant Worf.

Worf here.

Medical supplies are ready

to be taken
to cargo bay for transport.

I will be there shortly.

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.

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.

Apparently my help
was not so good after all.

Yes, it was.

You were wonderful.

I think I know what is wrong.

The generator dispersion...

Counselor

are you okay?

I'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.

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!

Counselor?

Are you all right?

Something happened
when you removed the panel.

There's something in there.

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.

...your help with the Barson
medical supplies.

Your handling of the...

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, I 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.

That's her.

That's the woman I 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 was at least
partially telepathic.

Pierce.

But you saw him there.

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

His face looked...

like that.

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.

Deck ten.

Worf, can I ask you something?

Do you regret
what happened last night?

No. No, of course not.

Are you sure?
Because I don't want

to jeopardize our friendship.

Deanna, I do not regret
being with you.

What is wrong?

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 I 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 eight.

Come in.

Security
to Counselor Troi's quarters.

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?

Lieutenant Worf is
in Ensign Calloway's quarters.

Counselor?

Take Lieutenant Pierce
to his quarters

and hold him there.

Security override.

Authorization:
Troi-delta-two-nine.

Stop it.

Stop it!

Stop it!

He's dead.

You killed him!

No!

You know what you have to do.

I know what I have to do.

Warning.

What are you doing?

Plasma venting system
will engage in 70 seconds.

You're alive.

You're all right.

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

Then turned to see her standing
too close to the force field.

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 I did find some traces
of cellular residue.

It's 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 I 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.