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Synopsis
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS from
StarTrek.com
Neelix is aghast when a Haakonian named Ma'Bor Jetrel
contacts the U.S.S. Voyager and asks to meet with him. The
Haakonians had fought a long, destructive war against his
people 15 years earlier. Jetrel is the scientist who helped
them conquer Talax by developing the Metreon Cascade, a
superweapon that killed over 300,000 people on Talax's moon
Rinax, including Neelix's family. But now Jetrel says he has
come forward to examine Talaxians like Neelix who helped
evacuate survivors from Rinax, in the process exposing
themselves to high concentrations of metreon isotopes.
Although he considers Jetrel a monster, Neelix agrees to be
examined, and is informed that he also has the fatal blood
disease.
Later, Jetrel convinces Janeway to make a detour to the
Talaxian system. Using the ship's transporter systems,
Jetrel feels he may be able to develop a cure by retrieving
samples of the Metreon cloud still surrounding Rinax.
Janeway agrees, but Neelix is still bitter. He angrily
condemns Jetrel for the devastation he's caused, only to
learn that the scientist is also paying the price-he too has
the disease and only has a few days to live.
The ship's arrival at Rinax opens old wounds for Neelix. He
confesses to Kes that he's lied for years about being part
of the Talaxian defense forces. He never reported for duty;
instead, he spent the war hiding on Talax.
Later, Neelix seeks out Jetrel, only to find the Doctor
deactivated and Jetrel covertly conducting experiments in
the lab. Suspecting the worst of Jetrel, Neelix tries to
notify Janeway, but the scientist renders him unconscious.
Jetrel heads for the transporter room, where he is
confronted by the Captain. Jetrel pleads with Janeway to let
him conclude his work and bring back the deceased Talaxian
victims of Rinax. He believes that he can use the
transporter to regenerate their disassociated remains, and
confesses he came to Voyager as a pretext to use the ship's
transporter; Neelix was falsely diagnosed and is fine.
Janeway allows Jetrel to proceed, but the improbable
experiment fails. The scientist collapses, knowing that he
will never be able to redeem himself. Neelix pays a last
visit to Jetrel and tells him that he is forgiven, allowing
the Haakonian to die with some semblance of peace.
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