Captain's Log, Stardate 41294.5:
Our destination: the class M Beta Cassius planet
known simply as Haven.
It is a world so renowned for its peaceful beauty
that some believe it to have mystical healing powers.
We will rest and relax... all too briefly, I fear.
Such a beautiful world.
Legends say it has been known to mend souls
and heal broken hearts.
Legends which are totally unsupported by fact, Captain.
Legends like that
are the spice of the universe, Mr. Data
because they have a way of sometimes coming true.
( harp music )
Lieutenant Yar to Commander Riker.
Your presence is requested in Transporter Room One.
Sorry, ladies.
Duty calls.
You needed me, Lieutenant?
There's an object of some kind beaming in from Haven.
What is it?
We're not sure.
The surface station approval coming in now, Lieutenant.
All right.
Let's bring it in.
Odd looking.
What's going on?
( gasp )
I hold a message for Deanna Troi.
Lwaxana Troi
and the honorable Miller family will soon arrive.
The momentous day is close at hand.
Rejoice!
( laughing )
No.
What's going on?
( clattering )
Jewels... Look at these jewels.
They're bonding gifts...
what you would call wedding presents.
Who's getting married?
I am.
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.
I was certain it would never happen, Captain--
the years I'd spent on this mission...
the distance it has taken me from home.
As you must have heard
genetic bonding is a Betazoid tradition.
Steven Miller was my father's closest friend.
Your father was human, Deanna.
The Millers are human.
Will you and your husband
be staying with the ship, Counselor?
No, sir.
Then...
I'll just say...
congratulations for now, Deanna.
If you'll excuse me.
Will
more than anything in the world--
anything--
you want to be a starship captain.
True?
That's not all I want, Deanna.
I can feel that.
I know you care, within those limits.
Did you hear what I said?
Every word.
This whole thing is still bizarre.
I'm sorry.
Come dance at my wedding.
I'll try.
Message from planet Haven, Counselor.
They wish to beam
the Miller wedding party aboard.
I'm Jean-Luc Picard, Captain of the Enterprise.
Welcome aboard.
Quite some starship you have here, Captain.
I look forward to this visit.
You couldn't be!
I'm Deanna.
Oh, Deanna, darling!
You probably don't even remember me.
Oh, Wyatt was absolutely right.
She is a beauty.
I'm Wyatt.
Isn't this simply beautiful?
I knew romance was still alive
somewhere.
I'd like you to have this.
It's a chameleon rose.
It changes color with the mood of its owner.
It's wonderful.
Thank you.
When is my mother arriving?
Your mother is still down on the planet, Deanna.
Why?
Uh, is there is place for my parents to rest, Captain?
Well, uh, we're not really tired, son.
Besides...
I'd like to see some of the ship.
Steven, you know full well
Lwaxana Troi isn't about to beam on board
until we leave.
So...
you can see your quarters now, if you like.
Will you show the Millers to their accommodations, please?
And I shall join you later.
Two more are ready to beam in, sir.
So be it.
Wyatt seems a fine young man.
Yes, he does
but I'm not what he expected.
I don't understand.
Neither do I, but I'm definitely
a surprise of some sort to him.
I should warn you, sir...
my mother is a little... eccentric.
Where is everyone?
Oh, I hate that.
Hello, Mother.
No, don't say it, think it.
Use your mind, not your mouth.
Hello, Mother.
Deanna, shame!
What has this life done to you?
No, no, no.
Don't tell me.
You're the Captain.
Of course.
Your daughter has explained your telepathic abilities.
No, that wasn't telepathy-- it was just common sense.
Who else would greet me but the Captain?
You may carry my luggage.
Mother!
No, no, that's quite all right.
I'm indebted to your mother
for the fine Counselor she's...
This way.
Mother, it's quite inappropriate to ask the Captain...
Yes, you do seem to be having difficulty.
A man your age must work to keep himself in shape.
Mother, I'm not going another step like this.
A starship has its customs just as we do.
If you're my mother's valet
then please valet!
Oh, please, don't let me keep you from doing your duty.
I apologize for her behavior.
Do you realize You've embarrassed your Captain?
Oh, no.
Anything to avoid a quarrel
on this occasion.
It's amazing how that accent of yours
reminds me of your father.
Your last valet tried so hard
to rid me of it.
Whatever happened to Mr. Xelo?
Oh, I was forced to terminate his employment.
Xelo was strongly attracted to me.
His thoughts became truly pornographic.
Of course, the thoughts of Wyatt's father toward me
Passenger accomo...
...were almost as vulgar, but he really doesn't have...
Passenger accommodations.
He doesn't really have Xelo's imagination.
Mother...
Between him and that woman's inane chatter
it's a wonder I made it here at all.
How do you like the Millers, Captain?
Oh, I'm sure I find them perfectly pleasant.
As for me, I find it shocking
how they have changed in the years
since my husband and I knew them.
Of course, it's probably because I've grown beyond them.
You realize, of course, that with Betazoids
our ability to read the thoughts of others
does see us grow much faster than the typical plodding human.
Mother, that's enough!
So, you're not totally out of practice.
Good, very good.
We hope you find the room comfortable.
Ah, yes.
The room is adequate.
Small, but adequate.
You will, of course, adjust the temperature
to a civilized level?
Ah, I'll see what I can do.
And now, if you will excuse me.
I'm sure the two of you have a lot to talk about.
Oh, yes, Captain.
You may go.
You've been slack, little one.
Allowed your mental powers to rust.
Only to avoid confusion, Mother.
Humans constantly think one thing
and say another.
Yes, they do, don't they?
Poor dears.
Our style of complete honesty frightens them.
On that subject, Mother
there is such a thing as too much honesty
with humans.
If they'd only say what they think
instead of hiding it.
An entire shipload of such inconsistency
could drive one insane.
Darling, I'm terribly sorry about what happened here.
Truly I am.
Steven Miller tracked me down
and reminded me of the vows we had made.
Mother, I'm having some trouble
believing in those vows as once I did.
Deanna...
But I'll honor them, of course.
I'm a Betazoid.
You may find Wyatt an unusual person.
I've sensed remarkable depths in him.
Message coming in from Haven, Captain.
On screen.
I'm Valeda Innis, first Electorine of Haven.
Captain Picard?
Greetings, Electorine. I'm Picard.
Your presence honors us
and your timing is fortuitous, Captain.
In what way?
An incoming vessel has bypassed our Stargate
violating our law.
It has refused any attempt at communication.
Are you saying you believe it to be hostile?
Failure to communicate is inherently hostile.
We have no defensive capabilities here
and our treaty with the Federation
specifies your obligations in that matter.
Agreed
but let's hope it doesn't become a defense matter.
Of course, Captain
but I am very happy we have you here.
( door chime )
Come in.
I wanted to apologize for my mother's behavior.
Your mother's honest.
I respect that.
Yes, but she never lets up.
I'll admit her honesty is a bit persistent.
I never heard it described better
but it is a Betazoid trait.
I'll try to be only half as annoying.
Let's see...
what can I tell you about myself?
I'm a medical doctor, for whatever that's worth.
Doctor?
If you're picking up my thoughts, you'd know.
You can do that, can't you?
Sometimes.
This must be what Mother felt about you.
I believe we could read each other eventually.
Can I take that as a compliment?
Absolutely.
I only ever felt this...
Well, with, um, someone who's on this ship.
Oh.
Do I have competition?
No.
What he wants most is to captain a starship.
What I want is to cure people.
Well, I'm a practicing psychologist.
Maybe we could work in concert.
We are going to be together a long time.
Yes.
That is the point of marriage, I suppose.
I really thought you'd tell me
you were an artist.
I just felt your mind very much on these.
They are your work, aren't they?
I can see it would be very hard
to keep secrets from you.
This is why you were surprised
when you first saw me.
This woman...
you thought I would be this woman.
I have seen this face ever since I was a boy.
When I close my eyes at night
I could hear her whispering my name.
And knowing you were Betazoid
I just assumed it was you
projecting yourself into my mind.
I'm sorry I'm not what you hoped for...
No.
Please don't mistake a childish fantasy
for disappointment.
You are so beautiful.
I feel honored.
You've no idea who she is?
It doesn't really matter now.
Captain's Personal Log: I trust my concern
over the problems of ship's Counselor Troi
are not based merely on losing a highly valuable crew member.
But it seems to me that she is trapped
by a custom of her homeworld
which the facts of 24th-century life
have made unwise and unworkable.
I wish I could intervene.
On the viewer, Captain.
Unidentified vessel traveling at sub-warp speed.
Bearing 235.7.
Sub-warp?
It's several hours away then.
Let's take a look at it.
Enlarge to maximum.
Increasing magnification, sir.
Mr. Data, is that the trouble I believe it is?
If you mean a Tarellian vessel, sir
it is.
I thought the Tarellians were all dead.
What are the poor devils doing here?
Picard to Sick Bay.
Dr. Crusher to Bridge. Urgent.
They must not be permitted to destroy us
or the planet.
Captain's Log, supplemental:
It has been believed
the Tarellian race was extinct
an assumption contradicted now
by the sight of one of their vessels approaching Haven.
The fact that it's traveling at its present velocity
suggests a possible answer.
A damaged vessel, sir. That could explain it.
If it was unable to reach warp speed
it would have taken all these years to get here.
Go on with your briefing, Mr. Data.
Tarella was class M, much like your Earth
with similar humanoid life-forms.
Unfortunately, they faced the old story
of hatred overpowering intelligence.
PICARD: There were hostilities?
Between the inhabitants of their two land masses
resulting in one group
unleashing a deadly biological weapon on the other.
And in the end, the other becoming infected as well.
It makes one question the sanity of humanoid forms.
Can you identify the origin of the infection, Doctor?
The Tarellians had reached Earth's
late 20th century level of knowledge.
That's all you need if you're a damned fool.
A deadly infectious virus, which, at that modest level
of knowledge is not difficult to grow.
We learned the rest of the story in security training.
Some Tarellians made it to other worlds
only to die along with populations they infected.
It's pretty well covered in Academy training now, Captain.
Many of them tried to avoid other civilized worlds
as they escaped, only to be hunted down and destroyed anyway.
Hmm... and it was believed that the last Tarellian ship
was destroyed eight years ago by the Alcyones.
Yes, sir.
Exactly when
will they reach Haven?
Exactly 13 hours, nine minutes, 22 seconds, 350...
Thank you.
Which makes a very difficult problem for the Enterprise.
Our treaty requires us to protect Haven
and Federation policy requires
that we assist life-forms in need
which must include the Tarellians.
I shall want you to help me find some answers.
Thank you.
However, there will be
ample time for your second assignment--
voluntary, of course-- the pre-joining announcement
of Counselor Deanna Troi...
...and Wyatt Miller.
We've talked it over, Captain
and the ceremony will be tomorrow, if you agree
and Captain, would it be possible
for you to perform the ceremony?
Well, yes, of course
if all parties request it.
All parties do not request it.
It's simply out of the question.
I'm sorry, Captain, but unfortunately, you are not practiced
in the ways of Betazed joining.
No, that's quite true.
Therefore, you are totally unqualified.
He is qualified
to lead a traditional Earth ceremony
which is what this will be.
Here, I thought you had no sense of humor.
An Earth wedding?
Ridiculous.
My family and I are living on Earth now.
LWAXANA: So, that's why you want that backward ritual.
Terrible, Captain, to see a woman go downhill like this.
Mother!
Downhill?
The matter is settled.
Mr. Homn will conduct the joining.
But... but Homn can't even talk.
No matter.
He is highly adept in act of sign language.
The matter is closed.
Who are you to tell us what we should do?
Your ignorance is astonishing.
I am Lwaxana Troi
Daughter of the Fifth House
Holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx
Heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed.
Who are you?
PICARD: Ladies and gentlemen
it is a Starfleet tradition
that at social gatherings
disputes are not permitted.
I hereby declare, therefore
all disagreements resolved.
Here, here.
A toast:
to the young couple and their families.
And?
And may this union be
a productive one.
Here, here.
Considering the rate at which you imbibe, sir
is your lineage at all mixed with human?
Is it true, Captain
that there's a Tarellian ship headed for Haven?
( gong sounds )
Yes, it is true.
WYATT: That's amazing.
I've read
everything I could about them.
Biological virus analysis was
a favorite subject at medical school.
In which case, I'd very much like to confer with you.
I'm pleased to have a medical colleague on board.
WYATT: Yes, ma'am...
...um, Doctor.
( gong sounds ) Would it be possible
to prepare some medical needs
geared toward
the Tarellian probable needs?
We could beam it over without any fear of infection.
What do you think, Doctor?
( gong sounds )
It's a very considerate idea.
Our Sick Bay is at your disposal, Doctor.
Thank you.
Mr. Data.
Sir?
You're circling the room like a buzzard.
Perhaps being human yourself, sir
you do not find them as...
( gong sounds )
...intriguing as I.
Must he do that?
As you well know, it is the Betazed way
of giving thanks for the food we eat.
You, giving thanks?
Besides, you never did this before.
I do it now.
Unlike some people, I am in growth.
Victoria, I've forgotten whether you enjoy pets or not.
Love them, of course.
Good.
( chittering )
( screams )
Gently, gently.
Poor baby, did she hurt you?
Captain, if you'll excuse me
I'd like to spend some time
considering... the Tarellian situation.
Yes, of course.
Ladies and gentlemen.
Mrs. Troi
I'm very interested
in the Betazed ceremony you mentioned.
Could you tell us more?
Why, I'd be delighted, Commander.
It's an ancient ceremony
widely regarded as the most beautiful in the universe.
After the young couple have removed their clothing...
The bride and groom go naked?
All guests must go unclothed.
It honors
the act of love being celebrated.
( coughs )
No, you needn't worry too much, dear.
Your body's not that bad.
Besides, your husband quite likes the idea
of seeing me unclothed.
Steven!
Oh, you did know
he's attracted to me, didn't you?
Untrue. I don't...
Stop this
petty bickering, all of you
especially you, Mother!
( gong sounds )
Could you please continue the petty bickering?
I find it most intriguing.
May I join you?
I will miss you, Deanna.
I am no longer Imzadi to you?
You taught me that word means "my beloved."
And the human heart is too small to permit that feeling now?
Have you discussed this with Wyatt?
I think you should.
It's also damned unfair to me.
I understand.
I should have realized.
Humans, young human males particularly, have difficulty
separating platonic love and physical love.
The problem is...
Imzadi...
I couldn't.
Not now.
Call it an old... an old Earth tradition
habit of the beasts...
whatever.
Hello, you two.
We were just talking about you, Wyatt.
This is incredible!
Yes.
And in that discussion, I...
Actually...
Will was concerned that you might be upset
that I cared deeply for him, too.
Oh, you're the one who wants to be a starship captain.
Yes, I've heard that bonding or marriage
would complicate things in that case.
To each his own.
Good luck with that ambition.
And I very much respected what you did tonight.
All I did was lose my temper.
If you'll excuse me.
Of course.
Running all this is a big job.
In fact, you shamed them into compromise.
So they've decided
that the joining will be half Betazed, half Earth.
The Captain will do the ceremony
and Mr. Homn will be my best man.
And we'll take half our clothes off?
Some of us still go naked.
You do.
I do.
Your mother, my father
but not my mother or the guests.
Captain Picard will be very relieved.
How did you manage it?
Your mother relented.
And I just caught my father
practicing naked in front of his mirror.
( laughing)
And, so...
a question I should have asked before...
Deanna, do you really want to go through with this?
Yes.
I want to.
I'm a very lucky man.
Captain's Log, supplemental:
All attempts at warning off
the Tarellian ship have failed.
They still refuse to communicate
and I'm growing concerned.
How can you be certain they're receiving us?
Because our sensors
are showing a responder echo, sir
on the frequency they once used.
We have a message, sir, coming in from Haven.
On viewer.
Captain, the plague ship is approaching transporter range.
PICARD: We are aware of that, Electorine.
Do you realize
that they can turn this wonderful world of ours
into a graveyard?
Please!
Please take action now, before it's too late.
We recognize your situation.
Please destroy them now!
We will not fire on them, Electorine.
You must!
I'm certain I could disable their ship
with a phaser burst, Captain.
And then, Lieutenant?
DATA: They're within transporter range.
Then we can't delay any longer.
Ready the tractor beam, Lieutenant Yar.
Target the ship. Activate on my command.
Tractor beam ready.
Engage.
Got them, sir.
Do we have them securely, Lieutenant?
Can they beam onto the planet?
Negative, sir.
They can't leave that ship.
I know they can receive us, Captain.
At this distance, they could respond
with running lights if necessary.
Unless they have all died.
Their ship could have been brought in by automation.
Captain!
It's the woman in Wyatt's drawings.
Captain's Log, Stardate 41294.6:
Orbiting Haven with a Tarellian vessel
locked in our tractor beam.
Question: what strange combination of circumstances
has caused a woman out of someone's imagination
to appear on the plague ship?
Enterprise to Tarellian vessel, are you receiving us?
My name is Wrenn
and before I inquire
why your tractor beam has trapped us here
is there one aboard your vessel named Wyatt?
Captain, I don't understand.
It's astounding.
Ariana was right.
He is here, daughter.
Wyatt, you've come just as you promised.
How could I be so accurate?
Except for the dream images, I've never seen her.
Sir, our concern is with the threat
your vessel poses to the planet below
if you're still carrying
the infection that destroyed your world.
Oh, we still carry it, Captain.
My daughter, I... all eight of us.
Eight?
All of us that are left, Captain.
Most of the rest passed on during the years
that it took to reach Haven.
If you've come here because of the legend
about planet Haven miraculously healing the sick...
We don't ask to make contact with those living below.
All we ask is to be on the edge of some sea
some unpopulated island or far away peninsula.
This is not our planet, sir
but I will present your needs
to those who do govern this world.
Present the fact that we intend to die here, Captain.
And if we die while caged by your tractor beam...
so be it.
( door chime )
Oh, Wyatt, how do you like my new hairstyle?
Of course, it's going to look much better on me when I'm naked.
Mrs. Troi, may I talk to you about something serious?
Oh, but I'm always serious, dear boy.
Only my pleasant nature makes it appear otherwise.
Please, Mrs. Troi!
Yes, that was puzzling.
A woman out of another place who insists that she knows you.
And...
And whom you've dreamed of
all these years.
And I was hoping the way you handled thoughts...
Fascinating, Wyatt, how easily your thoughts come through.
The answer to the puzzle of Ariana and you is so simple.
It's too simple for most humans to understand.
Too simple?
Of course. It's something they all know instinctively
yet go to great effort to reject
or build complicated superstitions about.
All life, Wyatt, all consciousness
is indissolubly bound together.
Indeed, it's all part of the same thing.
Yes! I have wondered if something like that...
...that weren't so.
And no doubt
so has Ariana, which helped the two of you
to make contact.
Wyatt, tell me something seriously.
Which of these would look best on me naked?
Wyatt.
Are you feeling all right?
Just wedding nerves.
The supplies are ready.
I'll take them to the transporter room.
I'll notify the Captain they're ready.
VICTORIA: Look at your father, Wyatt.
He just can't wait to strip off his clothes
for that barbaric ceremony.
Please take care of each other.
You are beautiful
but you looked the best of all in the desert on the Holodeck
when we did this.
You can put the supplies on the pad.
Dr. Crusher had me set the coordinates.
All we need is the Captain's order.
Captain, someone's transporting over to the Tarellian ship.
Override.
I can't, sir.
It's too late.
Hello, Wyatt.
We always thought you were a dream.
You're not surprised.
Did you know I'd beam over?
Once we saw you were real, we knew.
You are a doctor.
Yes, I've brought medicines and supplies.
And I knew you would be this brave.
How could you let this happen?
My son surrounded by those horrible lepers.
Mrs. Miller, if I could have prevented this, I would...
Beam him back.
He can never come back, Mrs. Miller.
You may turn off your tractor beam, Captain.
We will not be going to Haven.
We have what we really came for.
Wyatt!
Mother, Father...
forgive me, but I must...
I'm going to try to continue the work to cure these people.
And Wyatt will do it.
I've believed that all along.
I knew I was coming to Haven to meet my destiny.
I thought it was to be with you, Deanna
but it was Ariana who drew me here.
I'm sorry.
Wyatt, I'm happy for you and for Ariana, too.
You've done very well for a human, Wyatt.
Mother.
Captain... my respects.
And mine, sir.
Good-bye.
Keep the chest.
You'll have use for it someday.
Oh, it seems such a shame to waste the whole trip.
Perhaps I should stay and be joined to a new mate.
What?
Well, the Captain is highly attracted to me
but he's a little too old.
Perhaps I should choose you.
He has other obligations, Mother.
Oh, very well.
It's his loss.
Mr. Homn.
Thank you for the drinks.
Try and remember your heritage, little one.
Captain! Even Xelo never had such thoughts about me.
You may energize.
That was meant as a joke, Captain.
I was not amused.
Take us out of here, Mr. Riker.
Aye, sir.
Warp two, helm.
Heading 5-7, mark 3-1-9.
Our destiny is elsewhere
but I'm happy that yours is here with us, Counselor.
Warp two, sir, heading 5-7, mark 3-1-9.
Engage.