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Following an anomaly in a warp bubble experiment, Dr. Crusher finds that crewmembers are beginning to disappear, while she is the only one who seems to notice.
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Following an anomaly in a [[warp bubble]] experiment, Dr. Crusher finds that crewmembers are beginning to disappear, while she is the only one who seems to notice.
   
 
==Summary==
 
==Summary==
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: "''[[Chief medical officer]]'s log, [[stardate]] 44161.2. We are docking at [[Starbase 133]] for scheduled crew rotation. I look forward to welcoming aboard my mentor and dear friend, [[Doctor]] [[Dalen Quaice]], who will be traveling with us to his home planet, [[Kenda II]].''"
 
: "''[[Chief medical officer]]'s log, [[stardate]] 44161.2. We are docking at [[Starbase 133]] for scheduled crew rotation. I look forward to welcoming aboard my mentor and dear friend, [[Doctor]] [[Dalen Quaice]], who will be traveling with us to his home planet, [[Kenda II]].''"
   
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[[File:Beverly Crusher and Dalen Quaice.jpg|thumb|Crusher greets Dalen Quaice.]]
When Dr. Quaice, an elderly man, beams aboard, he and Dr. [[Beverly Crusher|Crusher]] begin talking about his life. Dr. Quaice's [[Patricia Quaice |wife]] has died recently, so he is giving up his post in [[Starfleet]] and retiring. He tells Dr. Crusher that the worst part of growing old is that all of one's friends, all the people from one's life are gone, and that one never takes the time to appreciate them in their lifetime. Dr. Crusher agrees, telling him that even though she and her late-husband, [[Jack Crusher]], only had a few years together, she feels the same way. She continues contemplating what Dr. Quaice said.
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When Dr. Quaice, an elderly man, is [[beam]]ed aboard by [[Chief]] [[Miles O'Brien|O'Brien]], he and Dr. [[Beverly Crusher|Crusher]] begin talking about his life while they walk through [[corridor]]s on the way to his [[quarters]]. Dr. Quaice's [[Patricia Quaice|wife]] has died recently, so he is giving up his post in [[Starfleet]] and [[retirement|retiring]]. He tells Dr. Crusher that the worst part of growing old is that all of one's friends, all the people from one's life are gone, and that one never takes the time to appreciate them in their lifetime. Dr. Crusher agrees, telling him that even though she and her late husband, [[Jack R. Crusher]], only had a few years together, she feels the same way. She continues contemplating what Dr. Quaice said.
   
Meanwhile, in [[engineering]], an eager [[Ensign]] [[Wesley Crusher]] performs an experiment with the [[starship|ship]]'s [[warp engine]]s. Dr. Crusher comes to see him, standing right before the [[warp core]]. Suddenly, due to Wesley's experiment, there is a short flash, emitted from the warp core. [[Chief engineer]] [[Geordi La Forge]] impatiently demands to get "''his warp engines back''", as the experiment fails. Wesley returns the engines to normal control, and when he looks up to talk to his mother, she is gone. Wesley thinks that she simply walked away.
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Meanwhile, in [[engineering]], an eager [[Ensign]] [[Wesley Crusher]] performs an experiment with the [[starship|ship]]'s [[warp engine]]s, while [[Chief engineer]] [[Geordi La Forge]] impatiently demands that "his" engines be put back online. Dr. Crusher enters engineering and comes to see Wesley, standing right before the [[warp core]]. Suddenly, due to Wesley's experiment failing, a short flash is emitted from the warp core. Wesley returns the engines to normal control, but when he looks up to talk to his mother, she is gone. Wesley thinks that she simply just walked away.
   
 
The {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} leaves Starbase 133 as scheduled.
 
The {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} leaves Starbase 133 as scheduled.
   
When Dr. Crusher walks to Dr. Quaice's [[Crew quarters|quarters]] to visit him, the rooms are empty and unused. When she asks the [[computer]] about Dr. Quaice's location, it claims that no Dr. Quaice is aboard the ship.
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When Dr. Crusher walks by to Dr. Quaice's quarters to visit him for breakfast, the room is empty and unused. When she asks the [[computer]] about Dr. Quaice's location, it claims that no one named Dalen Quaice is aboard the ship.
   
 
===Act One===
 
===Act One===
Dr. Crusher calls [[Worf]], who agrees to order a search for Dr. Quaice immediately. However, both are puzzled; Worf, because he was not informed of Dr. Quaice's planned arrival, and Dr. Crusher, because she thought that Worf was to be informed of the presence of all guests.
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Dr. Crusher calls [[Worf]], who agrees to order a search for Dr. Quaice immediately. However, both are puzzled; Worf because he was not informed of Dr. Quaice's planned arrival by [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]], and Dr. Crusher because she thought that Worf was to be informed of the presence of all guests, as is standard procedure. Worf agrees to put together a search team for him, in case he has been injured, but points out that that would not explain his missing belongings.
   
In [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]]'s [[ready room]], a puzzled Dr. Crusher learns that there really is no Dr. Quaice aboard the ship. Furthermore, in the privacy of the ready room, Picard indicates that he was also not informed of Dr. Quaice's planned presence aboard ship. Dr. Crusher, astounded, protests that she had submitted her request weeks prior ''and'' received approval, while the two try to speculate how this could have happened. When [[Data]] checks Starfleet records, he reveals that no hint of the existence of a Dr. Dalen Quaice whatsoever. Even [[Miles O'Brien|O'Brien]] can't remember beaming a Dr. Quaice aboard.
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In Captain Picard's [[captain's ready room|ready room]], a puzzled Dr. Crusher learns that there really is no Dr. Quaice aboard the ship. Furthermore, in the privacy of the ready room, Picard indicates that he was also not informed of Dr. Quaice's planned presence aboard ship. Dr. Crusher, astounded, protests that she had submitted her request weeks prior ''and'' received approval, while the two try to speculate how this could have happened. When [[Data]] checks Starfleet records, he reveals that no hint of the existence of a Dr. Dalen Quaice whatsoever. [[William T. Riker|Riker]] and Crusher both go down to the [[transporter room]] where Quaice was beamed aboard. They question O'Brien about beaming Dr. Quaice aboard but even he can't remember seeing him or Crusher escorting him out.
   
 
===Act Two===
 
===Act Two===
Dr. Crusher decides to perform a medical check on the Chief, and when she calls for Dr. [[Selar]] and Dr. [[Richard Hill|Hill]], she learns that the two of them and four other medical staff have vanished. Picard asks her if they were associates of Dr. Quaice, apparently having no memory of their presence on Dr. Crusher's staff. Wesley Crusher, then in engineering, tells the Captain that his experiment with the warp drive may be connected with the disappearances. Even though it all doesn't fit together, the Captain insists that Wesley Crusher continues to examine his theory.
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Dr. Crusher decides to perform a thorough medical check on the Chief, and when she calls for Dr. [[Selar]] and Dr. {{dis|Hill|Doctor}}, she learns that the two of them and four of her medical staff have vanished. When she tells Picard this, he asks if they were associates of Dr. Quaice, apparently having no memory of them. Wesley Crusher, then in engineering, tells the Captain that his experiment with the warp drive may be connected with the disappearances. Even though it all doesn't fit together, the Captain insists that Wesley continue to examine his theory.
   
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[[File:Data in warp bubble reality.jpg|thumb|Data tells Crusher she is the only medical officer aboard the ''Enterprise'']]
When Dr. Crusher returns to duty in [[sickbay]], all of her personnel have vanished, and sickbay is completely abandoned. She returns to the [[bridge]] to tell Picard, [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker|Riker]] and Data, but they are not surprised by the news at all. Dr. Crusher asks Data if it would make any sense that she is the sole medical officer for more than 1000 people, he tells her that the entire crew count is 230. Dr. Crusher talks to Picard in his ready room and she agrees to talk to [[Counselor]] [[Deanna Troi|Troi]] to see if she is mentally unstable, but asks the Captain to return the ship to Starbase 133. He agrees to do so.
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When Dr. Crusher returns to duty in [[sickbay]], all of her personnel have vanished, and sickbay is completely abandoned. She returns to the [[bridge]] to tell Picard, [[Commander]] Riker, and Data, but they are not surprised by the news at all. Dr. Crusher asks Data if it would make any sense that she is the sole medical officer on a ship with more than 1,000 people on board, but he tells her that the entire crew count is 230. Dr. Crusher talks to Picard in his ready room; he is willing to consider the possibility that almost 800 crew members have not only vanished but been forgotten. She agrees to talk to [[Counselor]] [[Deanna Troi|Troi]] to see if she is mentally unstable, but pleads with the Captain to return the ship to Starbase 133. He agrees to do so.
 
Dr. Crusher returns to sickbay and attempts to work, but is distracted by a series of violet flashes and a strange noise. Investigating, Dr. Crusher finds a bright vortex that begins to draw in the objects in sickbay, including her. She grabs on to one of the walls until the vortex collapses.
 
   
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Dr. Crusher returns to sickbay and attempts to work, but is distracted by a series of violet flashes and a strange noise. Curious, she turns around and is buffeted by a powerful wind that pulls the flaps of her lab coat and blows her hair forward so that it covers her face. Then before her eyes, a vortex forms, which creates a powerful vacuum. The vacuum gains in strength and sucks in objects from all over the room, until even Crusher begins to be pulled forward against her will. She narrowly avoids being pulled in by holding onto the sickbay's large [[replicator]]. The vortex collapses, leaving her astonished and shaken.
   
 
===Act Three===
 
===Act Three===
When the senior staff meet in the [[Observation Lounge]] to discuss what happened, she learns that the crew now numbers 114 people. Even [[Lieutenant]] Worf has disappeared, and nobody but Dr. Crusher is aware that he ever existed, even though he has served aboard the ship for more than three years.
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When the senior staff meet in the [[observation lounge]] to discuss what happened. La Forge reports that his engineering team have swept sickbay for all [[particulate]]s and even scanned the [[EM spectrum]] in case of a wave-guide leaking radiation, and crawled through the [[life support ductwork]] &ndash; they found nothing. She learns that the crew now numbers 114 people. [[Lieutenant]] Worf has now disappeared, and again, nobody but Dr. Crusher is aware that he ever existed.
 
Dr. Crusher rushes to engineering to see if her son, Wesley, has also disappeared, but he is in engineering just as he should be. Wesley asks her if everything is all right, but Beverly replies "no" for they may have very little time left. Wesley claims he's already spoken to [[Kosinski]] via [[Subspace communication|subspace]], and even he can't figure out what's happening. Wesley suggests the mysterious [[The Traveler|Traveler]] might be able to help them. As he and Beverly move to exit engineering, Beverly realizes that her son has also disappeared.
 
   
 
Dr. Crusher rushes to engineering to see if her son, Wesley, has also disappeared, but he is there just as he should be. Wesley asks her if everything is all right, but she replies "no", for they may have very little time left. Wesley claims he's already spoken to [[Kosinski]] via [[Subspace communication|subspace]], and even he can't figure out what's happening. Wesley suggests the mysterious [[The Traveler|Traveler]] might be able to help them. As he and his mother move to exit engineering, she realizes that her son has also disappeared.
Rushing to the bridge, Beverly is horrified to find the room empty, save for the [[red alert]] lights blinking and Captain Picard sitting in his chair. Beverly pleads with Picard to try and remember them all; Riker, his first officer, who is very good at playing poker, loves to cook and play jazz; Deanna Troi, the counselor who loves chocolate and has a [[Lwaxana Troi|mother]] that makes Picard shudder; Commander Data, the android who sits at [[Operations manager|ops]] who dreams to be human and never gets the punchline of a joke; O'Brien; Geordi; Worf; Wesley; who have been the living, breathing heart of the ''Enterprise'' for three years; Picard remembers none of them.
 
   
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Rushing to the bridge, Dr. Crusher is horrified to find the room empty save for Captain Picard sitting in his [[command chair|chair]]. The [[red alert]] lights are blinking. Crusher pleads with Picard to try and remember the officers and crew. Picard remembers none of them and sees nothing remarkable about a {{class|Galaxy}} starship carrying only two people. Realizing that Picard might soon disappear, she asks the computer to read off his [[life sign]]s continuously. She starts to speak to Picard, but the computer falls silent and she sees that the captain's chair is empty. Crusher, alone and frightened now, quietly states that she will not forget the crew.
Beverly realizes that this entire situation is totally logical to the captain; the two of them roaming about the galaxy in the [[flagship]] of the [[Federation]] with no crew at all, and indeed, it is logical to Picard, who claims they've never needed a crew before. Beverly orders the computer to monitor Picard's [[life sign]]s until he disappears, to which Picard agrees. As the computer audibly reads out his vital signs, Beverly prepares to tell Picard something she had been meaning to say for a long time, but before she can say anything, the computer stops monitoring and Picard is gone.
 
   
Beverly intones to herself that she won't forget any of them. She then stands up and looks toward the rest of the bridge. Then sounds fill the bridge. Beverly turns towards the viewscreen to find the source as winds begin pulling the sides of her hair forward. The same vortex that appeared in the sickbay reappears in the center of the [[viewscreen]]. The vacuum quickly gains, pulling the console toward it. Dr. Crusher is drawn toward the vortex, but manages to grab onto Data's chair. She is pulled horizontally, almost into the vortex, but is able to hold on until it dissipates once more.
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As she stands alone on the bridge, Dr. Crusher notices the sound of rushing air. The same vortex that appeared in sickbay reappears in the center of the [[viewscreen]] and starts to drag her in. She grabs the ops station chair and holds on as the vortex pulls her off the floor. When the vortex finally dissipates again, Crusher climbs into the chair to recover.
   
On the other side of the disturbance, La Forge and Wesley furiously input commands into an engineering console, but before too long, Wesley notices that the [[warp bubble]] on his monitor has vanished. Believing his mother to be dead, Wesley claims that "it's over." But, before he can give up hope, an unseen voice speaks "It's not over, Wesley." As he looks over, Wesley is surprised and pleased to see The Traveler once again aboard the ''Enterprise.''
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On the other side of the disturbance, La Forge and Wesley furiously input commands into an engineering console, but before too long, Wesley notices that the [[warp bubble]] on his monitor has vanished. Believing his mother to be dead, Wesley says resignedly that "it's over." But, before he can give up hope, an unseen voice speaks: "It's not over, Wesley." As he looks over, Wesley is surprised and pleased to see The Traveler [[Where No One Has Gone Before (episode)|once again]] aboard the ''Enterprise.''
   
 
===Act Four===
 
===Act Four===
Meanwhile, Captain Picard reports to the [[captain's log]] that two attempts to retrieve Dr. Crusher have failed. It is revealed that she is actually the one who has disappeared, into a [[parallel universe]].
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Meanwhile, Captain Picard reports to the [[captain's log]] that two attempts to retrieve Dr. Crusher have failed. It is revealed that she is actually the one who has disappeared, into a [[parallel universe]]. The Traveler informs Wesley that he is the only one in the crew that can help him return his mother back to her proper reality.
   
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[[File:Beverly Crusher in command, 2367.jpg|thumb|Crusher in command trying to figure out the situation.]]
Back aboard the warp bubble ''Enterprise'', Beverly attempts to examine the phenomenon of disappearing crewmembers as she would a disease, proceeding from the assumption that she is not insane. Though she catches the computer in several logical contradictions (notably that she is the only crewmember, even though she doesn't possess the skills necessary to complete the Enterprise's mission), she doesn't come any closer to determining how to find any of the crew. Deciding that one of The Traveler's race may be able to help her, she sets course for [[Tau Alpha C]], but immediately upon engaging, she discovers that the entire planet has disappeared. When she tells the computer to turn the view screen on, there is a mist in front of it, and the computer says it is a energy field. She knows there is nothing wrong with her and figures something is wrong with the universe. She asks the computer the nature of the universe. Surprisingly, the computer answers with specifics: it describes the universe as a spheroid structure 705 meters in diameter.
 
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Back aboard the warp bubble ''Enterprise'', Dr. Crusher attempts to examine the situation like a medical diagnosis, proceeding from the symptoms to the cause. The computer exposes the absurdity of her situation, and she considers that the Traveler's people might have answers. When she tells the computer to head for his home world of [[Tau Alpha C]], it objects that no such planet exists. She turns on the viewscreen and sees no stars, but only a blank energy field. The computer readily confirms that the entire universe is only 705 meters in diameter.
   
In the real world, the ''Enterprise'' has returned to Starbase 133 and Wesley, with The Traveler's assistance, has succeeded in recreating the warp bubble, by "seeing beyond the numbers." However, the Traveler is disconcerted, because the warp bubble has begun to collapse.
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In the normal universe, the ''Enterprise'' has returned to Starbase 133 and Wesley, with The Traveler's assistance, has succeeded in recreating the warp bubble, by "seeing beyond the numbers." However, the Traveler is disconcerted, because the warp bubble has begun to collapse. They must rescue Dr. Crusher at the right moment, or she will die.
   
 
===Act Five===
 
===Act Five===
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[[File:The Traveler and Wesley, in engineering.jpg|thumb|Wesley Crusher and The Traveler attempting to open up a gateway.]]
 
The Traveler and Wesley begin to work on creating a gateway between the real world and the warp bubble, with both 'phasing' in and out of real [[space]] and [[time]]; they have less than four minutes before the bubble collapses.
 
The Traveler and Wesley begin to work on creating a gateway between the real world and the warp bubble, with both 'phasing' in and out of real [[space]] and [[time]]; they have less than four minutes before the bubble collapses.
   
Beverly finally realizes that it is she that is trapped inside the warp bubble upon seeing a computer-generated visual image of the [[universe]] that looks identical to Wesley's experiment. As the bubble begins to collapse, destroying sections of the ship, Beverly continues to query the computer about warp bubbles, until she discovers that the vortex that she has encountered twice may be her means of escape. She decides that the vortex will probably be in engineering, since that is where Wesley would be working trying to create it. She races through the halls of the ship outrunning the collapsing warp bubble, finally arriving in engineering to the sight of the vortex. She jumps through, and lands back in the real world engineering just as the warp bubble collapses. Wesley is exhausted from 'seeing beyond the numbers' and collapses on the table, while Jean-Luc goes to help Beverly to her feet. Beverly sees the Traveler and asks him if he was the one who brought her back. She and Wesley hug, and just to make sure everything is okay, she asks Jean-Luc how many people are aboard the Enterprise. The answer of 1,014, including Dr. Quaice, relieves her.
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Dr. Crusher finally realizes that she is the one who is trapped inside the warp bubble upon seeing a computer-generated visual image of the [[universe]] that looks identical to a diagram of Wesley's experiment. As the bubble begins to collapse, destroying sections of the ship, Crusher continues to query the computer about warp bubbles, until she discovers that the vortex that she has encountered twice may be her means of escape. She decides that the vortex will probably be in engineering, since that is where Wesley would be working trying to create it. She races through the corridors of the ship, outrunning the collapsing warp bubble and finally arriving in engineering to the sight of the vortex. She jumps through and lands back in the real world engineering with minutes to spare just as the warp bubble collapses. Wesley is exhausted and collapses on the [[master systems display table|table]], while Jean-Luc Picard helps Crusher to her feet. Crusher sees the Traveler and asks him if he was the one who brought her back. She and Wesley hug, and just to make sure everything is okay, she asks the captain how many people are aboard the ''Enterprise''. To her relief she is told that, including Dr. Quaice, there are 1,014 people aboard just as there should be.
   
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=== Log entries ===
==Memorable Quotes==
 
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* [[Captain's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), 2367#Incident at Starbase 133|Captain's log, USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-D), 2367]]
"''Worf. Chief of Security. [pause] The big guy who never smiles? [pause] The Klingon!''"<br />
 
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* [[Chief medical officer's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)#2367|Chief medical officer's log, USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-D)]]
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==Memorable quotes==
 
"''Worf. Chief of security. [pause] The big guy who never smiles? [pause] The Klingon!''"<br />
 
: - '''Beverly Crusher''', talking about Worf to the senior officers about finding the missing members of the crew
 
: - '''Beverly Crusher''', talking about Worf to the senior officers about finding the missing members of the crew
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"''You look wonderful!''"<br />
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"''A lie I can live with.''"
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: - '''Beverly Crusher''', greeting '''Dalen Quaice''' when he beams aboard
   
   
 
"''It's all perfectly logical to you, isn't it? The two of us roaming about the galaxy in the flagship of the Federation. No crew at all.''"<br />
 
"''It's all perfectly logical to you, isn't it? The two of us roaming about the galaxy in the flagship of the Federation. No crew at all.''"<br />
 
"''We've never needed a crew before.''"
 
"''We've never needed a crew before.''"
: - '''Beverly Crusher''', '''Jean-Luc Picard'''
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: - '''Beverly Crusher''' and '''Jean-Luc Picard'''
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"''Deanna Troi, your ship's counselor, half Betazoid, loves chocolate. The arrival of her mother makes you shudder. O'Brien, Geordi, Worf. Wesley, my son. They all have been the living, breathing heart of this crew for over three years. They deserve more than to be shrugged off, brushed aside, just pinched out of existence like that. They all do. They deserve so much more.''"
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: - '''Beverly Crusher''', pleading with '''Jean-Luc Picard''' to remember the crew members who have disappeared
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"''You wanna be the one to explain when the captain says "Engage" and we just sit here?!''"
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: - '''La Forge''', imploring Wesley Crusher to stop his warp bubble experiment in engineering
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"''Oh, I'm sorry. There's no reason to load all this, uh&hellip; emotional baggage on you. I usually travel light.''"
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: - '''Quaice''', to Beverly Crusher
   
   
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"''As long as she thinks she is alive, she is alive.''"<br />
 
"''As long as she thinks she is alive, she is alive.''"<br />
 
"''What the hell does that mean?''"
 
"''What the hell does that mean?''"
: - '''Picard''', '''The Traveler''' and '''Riker'''
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: - '''Picard''', '''The Traveler''', and '''Riker'''
   
   
 
"''If there's nothing wrong with me, maybe there's something wrong with the universe!''"
 
"''If there's nothing wrong with me, maybe there's something wrong with the universe!''"
 
: - '''Beverly Crusher'''
 
: - '''Beverly Crusher'''
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"''Are you suggesting that a bubble could have made Dr. Quaice disappear?''"
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: - '''Picard'''
   
   
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"''That is not a valid question.''"<br />
 
"''That is not a valid question.''"<br />
 
"''Like hell it's not!''"
 
"''Like hell it's not!''"
: - '''Beverly Crusher''', '''The ''Enterprise'' computer'''
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: - '''Beverly Crusher''' and '''The ''Enterprise'' computer'''
   
   
"''What is the primary mission of the starship Enterprise?''"<br />
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"''What is the primary mission of the starship ''Enterprise''?''"<br />
 
"''To explore the galaxy.''"<br />
 
"''To explore the galaxy.''"<br />
 
"''Do I have the necessary skills to complete that mission alone?''"<br />
 
"''Do I have the necessary skills to complete that mission alone?''"<br />
"''Negative.''<br />
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"''Negative.''"<br />
 
"''Then why am I the only crew-member? ''(the computer takes a moment to process and makes a strange noise)'' Aha, got you there.''"<br />
 
"''Then why am I the only crew-member? ''(the computer takes a moment to process and makes a strange noise)'' Aha, got you there.''"<br />
 
"''That information is not available.''"<br />
 
"''That information is not available.''"<br />
(waves the last response off)
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(waves off the last response)
: - '''Beverly Crusher''', '''The ''Enterprise'' computer'''
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: - '''Beverly Crusher''' and '''the ''Enterprise'' computer'''
   
   
 
"''Here's a question you shouldn't be able to answer: Computer, what is the nature of the universe?''"<br />
 
"''Here's a question you shouldn't be able to answer: Computer, what is the nature of the universe?''"<br />
 
"''The universe is a spheroid region, 705 meters in diameter.''"
 
"''The universe is a spheroid region, 705 meters in diameter.''"
: - '''Beverly Crusher''', '''The ''Enterprise'' computer'''
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: - '''Beverly Crusher''' and '''the ''Enterprise'' computer'''
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"''Get me a graphic representation of the universe.''"
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: - '''Beverly Crusher'''
   
   
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"''That information is not available.''"<br />
 
"''That information is not available.''"<br />
 
"''I'm not talking to you!''"
 
"''I'm not talking to you!''"
: - '''Beverly Crusher''', '''The ''Enterprise'' computer'''
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: - '''Beverly Crusher''' and '''the ''Enterprise'' computer'''
   
   
''"Jean-Luc, if I may ask, how many people are there on board?"''<br />
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"''Jean-Luc, if I may ask, how many people are there on board?''"<br />
''"One thousand fourteen, including your guest, Dr. Quaice."''<br />
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"''One thousand fourteen, including your guest, Dr. Quaice.''"<br />
''"Is there something wrong with that count?"''<br />
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"''Is there something wrong with that count?''"<br />
''"No, that's the exact number there should be."''
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"''No, that's the exact number there should be.''"
: - '''Beverly Crusher''', '''Jean-Luc Picard''' and '''Geordi La Forge'''
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: - '''Beverly Crusher''', '''Jean-Luc Picard''', and '''Geordi La Forge'''
   
 
== Background information ==
 
== Background information ==
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=== Production history ===
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* First draft script: {{d|30|July|1990}}
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* Final draft script: {{d|9|August|1990}} {{Star Trek Minutiae|resources/scripts/179.txt}}
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* Premiere airdate: {{d|22|October|1990}}
 
* First UK airdate: {{d|4|May|1994}}
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=== Title ===
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* In Germany, this episode was retitled "The Experiment."
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=== Story and production ===
 
=== Story and production ===
* This story originated as a subplot for {{e|Family}}, in which crew members were to have disappeared due to a [[wormhole]]. However, it was felt that there was not enough room for both plots, so the premise was developed as a separate episode. (''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]'')
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* This story originated as a subplot for {{e|Family}}, in which crew members were to have disappeared due to a [[wormhole]]. However, it was felt that there was not enough room for both plots, so the premise was developed as a separate episode. ({{tngc|3|144}})
* [[The Traveler]] was added at the last minute. According to [[Michael Piller]], "''The first two drafts did not have the Traveler in it. The first draft ended with the realization of what had happened turning out to be a dream episode. We didn't find that satisfying, so we decided at the end of act three to pull everything from the first 60 pages into the first three acts and tell the audience what's going on on the other side of the warp bubble and how they're trying to get Beverly back. We spend the next two acts deciding how to get her back. At the beginning of the year we said we wanted to bring the Traveler back for something, so why not use him in this episode to help Beverly back.''" (''[[Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages]]'')
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* [[The Traveler]] was added at the last minute. According to [[Michael Piller]], "''The first two drafts did not have the Traveler in it. The first draft ended with the realization of what had happened turning out to be a dream episode. We didn't find that satisfying, so we decided at the end of act three to pull everything from the first 60 pages into the first three acts and tell the audience what's going on on the other side of the warp bubble and how they're trying to get Beverly back. We spend the next two acts deciding how to get her back. At the beginning of the year we said we wanted to bring the Traveler back for something, so why not use him in this episode to help Beverly back.''" (''[[Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages]]'', p. 210)
* Director [[Cliff Bole]] commented, "''They added him because he's big at the conventions. He was just a walk-on.''" (''[[Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages]]'')
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* Director [[Cliff Bole]] commented, "''They added him because he's big at the conventions. He was just a walk-on.''" (''[[Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages]]'', p. 210)
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* This episode is considered a [[bottle show]]. ({{tngc|2|144}})
* [[Gates McFadden]] did all her stunts for the vortex effects sequences. Shortly after performing the stunt where she is thrown from Data's ops console chair, McFadden learned she was pregnant. (''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]'')
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* [[Gates McFadden]] did all her stunts for the vortex effects sequences. [[Robert Legato]] coordinated the sequence where she hangs from Data's ops chair. The chair was mounted on a wall, with McFadden hanging from it while compressed air machines provided the vortex effect. Shortly after performing the stunt where she is thrown from Data's ops console chair, McFadden learned she was pregnant. ({{tngc|3|144}})
 
* Footage of [[Starbase 74]] from {{e|11001001}} was re-used in this episode to represent [[Starbase 133]].
 
* Footage of [[Starbase 74]] from {{e|11001001}} was re-used in this episode to represent [[Starbase 133]].
* When Doctor Crusher is walking next to Doctor Quaice it can be seen very clearly, that the sciences uniform exists in various shades of blue, as Dr. Quaice's uniform is a little "greener" than Dr. Crusher's. Of course this could merely be due to differences in laundering. Also, in {{e|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}}, Crusher's uniform had been noticeably lighter than the uniforms worn by other science officers.
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* When Doctor Crusher is walking next to Doctor Quaice it can be seen very clearly, that the sciences uniform exists in various shades of blue, as Dr. Quaice's uniform is a little "greener" than Dr. Crusher's. Of course this could merely be due to differences in laundering. Also, in {{e|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}}, Crusher's uniform had been noticeably lighter than the uniforms worn by other science officers. Finally, the new color grading on the Blu-Ray release balances out the two and makes the uniforms nearly the same shade of blue.
* In a [[deleted scene]], Dr. Crusher talks to Dr. [[Richard Hill]]'s wife [[Cara Hill|Cara]] who doesn't remember her husband.
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* In the [[deleted scene]] 15A, Dr. Crusher talks to Dr. {{dis|Hill|Doctor|Richard Hill}}'s wife [[Cara Hill|Cara]] who doesn't remember her husband. {{Star Trek Minutiae|resources/scripts/179.txt}} She was portrayed by actress [[Marilyn Rockafellow]]. {{stala|4756}}
* First UK airdate: 4 May 1994
 
   
 
=== Music ===
 
=== Music ===
* Composer [[Jay Chattaway]] recalls, "''This was a different kind of show. I did use some different techniques in that show, since it was one of those "What's wrong" mysteries. For the vortex sequences, I wrote a limited amount of material for the string section, so that they were playing at different tempos. The result was this swirling sound that integrated well with the sound effects.''" (''[[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine]]'' Vol. 18, pp. 34-35)
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* Composer [[Jay Chattaway]] recalls, "''This was a different kind of show. I did use some different techniques in that show, since it was one of those "What's wrong" mysteries. For the vortex sequences, I wrote a limited amount of material for the string section, so that they were playing at different tempos. The result was this swirling sound that integrated well with the sound effects.''" ({{STNG|18|34-35}})
   
 
=== Continuity ===
 
=== Continuity ===
 
* [[The Traveler]]'s make-up was modified slightly for his second appearance. Here, and in {{e|Journey's End}} his make-up appears much paler than in his first appearance in {{e|Where No One Has Gone Before}}.
 
* [[The Traveler]]'s make-up was modified slightly for his second appearance. Here, and in {{e|Journey's End}} his make-up appears much paler than in his first appearance in {{e|Where No One Has Gone Before}}.
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* This episode marks the first appearance of the redesigned [[transporter pad]]. The new design would remain for the rest of the series, appearing as well in {{film|6}}, where it served as the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}}'s transporter and in {{s|VOY}} as the {{USS|Voyager}}'s.
* The [[Star Trek: Voyager|VOY]] episode {{e|Projections}} features a similar plot device, in which the Doctor finds himself alone on board and must try to determine what is going on.
 
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* The first two times the gateway between the real world and warp bubble was created, Dr. Crusher was forcefully being pulled into the vortex but in the final attempt, she had to forcefully jump through.
* When Dr. Crusher is pulled into the static warp bubble, she is not wearing her coat. While in the bubble, she puts on the coat. However, when she returns from the bubble, she is still wearing the coat from the bubble. Thus, it can be assumed the bubble contained a physical reality and not simply a manifestation of Crusher's thoughts.
 
   
 
=== Reception ===
 
=== Reception ===
* [[Rick Berman]] remarked, "''That was a very interesting high concept episode. I thought it was possibly a little bit overly confusing. You're fooling the audience a little and I don't like to do that. They were looking at one world when, in fact, we were dealing with parallel universes and that was potentially confusing.''" (''[[Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages]]'')
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* [[Rick Berman]] remarked, "''That was a very interesting high concept episode. I thought it was possibly a little bit overly confusing. You're fooling the audience a little and I don't like to do that. They were looking at one world when, in fact, we were dealing with parallel universes and that was potentially confusing.''" (''[[Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages]]'', p. 210)
* A mission report for this episode by Patrick Daniel O'Neill was published in ''[[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine]]'' Vol. 15, pp. 24-26.
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* A mission report for this episode by Patrick Daniel O'Neill was published in {{STNG|15|24-26}}.
* Director [[Cliff Bole]] comments, "''[[Gates McFadden|Gates]] did a very good job on it. Again, that was a savings program. For about 40 percent of the show, it was just her. She was separated in time from everyone else. It's not my favorite show, but I've received more positive letters about that episode than any other. It blew me away. Sometimes they give you a story and they know what it is, but they hope that the mirrors will change everything. It just doesn't happen. The written word is there. You can't just move the camera around and cover a weak script. That's why the Klingons and Borg lend themselves to creativity. It's a real challenge when you have someone running down the ''Enterprise'' corridor, like in "Remember Me".''" ("Cliff Bole - Of Redemption & Unification", ''[[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine]]'' Vol. 17, p. 31 and p. 34)
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* Director [[Cliff Bole]] comments, "''[[Gates McFadden|Gates]] did a very good job on it. Again, that was a savings program. For about 40 percent of the show, it was just her. She was separated in time from everyone else. It's not my favorite show, but I've received more positive letters about that episode than any other. It blew me away. Sometimes they give you a story and they know what it is, but they hope that the mirrors will change everything. It just doesn't happen. The written word is there. You can't just move the camera around and cover a weak script. That's why the Klingons and Borg lend themselves to creativity. It's a real challenge when you have someone running down the ''Enterprise'' corridor, like in "Remember Me".''" ("Cliff Bole &ndash; Of Redemption & Unification", {{STNG|17|31 and 34}})
   
 
=== Video and DVD releases ===
 
=== Video and DVD releases ===
* Original UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, [[CIC Video]]): Volume 40, <!--catalogue number x, -->{{d|9|March|1992}}.
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* Original UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, [[CIC Video]]): Volume 40, <!--catalog number x, -->{{d|9|March|1992}}
* As part of the UK VHS collection ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition]]'', under the "Crusher" section, {{d|29|September|1997}}.
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* As part of the UK VHS collection ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition]]'', under the "Crusher" section, {{d|29|September|1997}}
* UK re-release (three-episode tapes, [[Paramount Home Entertainment]]): Volume 4.2, {{d|7|May|2001}}.
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* UK re-release (three-episode tapes, [[Paramount Home Entertainment]]): Volume 4.2, {{d|7|May|2001}}
* As part of the [[TNG Season 4 DVD]] collection.
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* As part of the [[TNG Season 4 DVD]] collection
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* As part of the [[TNG Season 4 Blu-ray]] collection
   
 
== Links and references ==
 
== Links and references ==
 
=== Starring ===
 
=== Starring ===
* [[Patrick Stewart]] as [[Captain|Capt.]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]]
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* [[Patrick Stewart]] as [[Capt.]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]]
* [[Jonathan Frakes]] as [[Commander|Cmdr.]] [[William T. Riker|William Riker]]
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* [[Jonathan Frakes]] as [[Cmdr.]] [[William T. Riker|William Riker]]
   
 
=== Also starring ===
 
=== Also starring ===
 
* [[LeVar Burton]] as [[Lieutenant Commander|Lt. Cmdr.]] [[Geordi La Forge]]
 
* [[LeVar Burton]] as [[Lieutenant Commander|Lt. Cmdr.]] [[Geordi La Forge]]
 
* [[Michael Dorn]] as [[Lieutenant]] [[Worf]]
 
* [[Michael Dorn]] as [[Lieutenant]] [[Worf]]
* [[Gates McFadden]] as [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Beverly Crusher]]
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* [[Gates McFadden]] as [[Dr.]] [[Beverly Crusher]]
 
* [[Marina Sirtis]] as [[Counselor]] [[Deanna Troi]]
 
* [[Marina Sirtis]] as [[Counselor]] [[Deanna Troi]]
 
* [[Brent Spiner]] as [[Lieutenant Commander|Lt. Commander]] [[Data]]
 
* [[Brent Spiner]] as [[Lieutenant Commander|Lt. Commander]] [[Data]]
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=== Uncredited co-stars ===
 
=== Uncredited co-stars ===
* [[Rachen Assapiomonwait]] as [[Nelson (Starfleet)|Nelson]]
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* [[Rachen Assapiomonwait]] as {{dis|Nelson|Starfleet}}
 
* [[Majel Barrett]] as {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} [[computer voice]]
 
* [[Majel Barrett]] as {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} [[computer voice]]
* [[Michael Moorehead]] as [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) sciences division personnel#Bridge science ensign|science division ensign]]
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* [[Nyra Crenshaw]] as [[USS Enterprise-D ops operations 002|operations division officer]]
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* [[Robert Daniels]] as [[USS Enterprise-D engineer 008|operations officer]]
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* [[Michael Moorehead]] as [[Enterprise-D science bridge ensign 001|science division ensign]]
 
* [[Marilyn Rockafellow]] as [[Cara Hill]] ([[deleted scene]])
 
* [[Marilyn Rockafellow]] as [[Cara Hill]] ([[deleted scene]])
* [[Noriko Suzuki]] as [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) operations division personnel#Female engineer|operations division ensign]]
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* [[Noriko Suzuki]] as [[USS Enterprise-D engineer ensign 003|operations division ensign]]
* [[Unknown actor]] as [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) operations division personnel#Security officer/ engineer (2366)|operations division officer]]
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* [[Uchizono]] as [[USS Enterprise-D conn officers command 003|command division officer]]
   
 
=== Stand-ins ===
 
=== Stand-ins ===
* [[Nora Leonhardt]] - stand-in for [[Marina Sirtis]]
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* [[Nora Leonhardt]] &ndash; stand-in for [[Marina Sirtis]]
* [[Tim McCormack]] - stand-in for [[Brent Spiner]]
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* [[Tim McCormack]] &ndash; stand-in for [[Brent Spiner]]
* [[Lorine Mendell]] - stand-in for [[Gates McFadden]]
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* [[Lorine Mendell]] &ndash; stand-in for [[Gates McFadden]]
* [[Randy Pflug]] - stand-in for [[Colm Meaney]]
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* [[Randy Pflug]] &ndash; stand-in for [[Colm Meaney]]
* [[Richard Sarstedt]] - stand-in for [[Jonathan Frakes]]
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* [[Richard Sarstedt]] &ndash; stand-in for [[Jonathan Frakes]]
* [[Dennis Tracy]] - stand-in for [[Patrick Stewart]]
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* [[Dennis Tracy]] &ndash; stand-in for [[Patrick Stewart]]
* [[Guy Vardaman]] - stand-in for [[Wil Wheaton]]
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* [[Guy Vardaman]] &ndash; stand-in for [[Wil Wheaton]]
* [[James Washington]] - stand-in for [[Michael Dorn]]
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* [[James Washington]] &ndash; stand-in for [[Michael Dorn]]
   
 
=== References ===
 
=== References ===
[[antimatter containment]]; [[Betazoid]]; [[bulkhead]]; [[breakfast]]; [[chocolate]]; [[communicator]]; [[crew manifest|crew roster]]; [[Jack Crusher|Crusher, Jack]]; [[death]]; [[Delos IV]]; [[diagnostic]]; [[Durenia IV]]; [[Earl Grey tea]]; [[EM|EM field]]; [[Federation]]; [[Ferengi]]; [[flagship]]; [[galaxy]]; [[Cara Hill|Hill, Cara]]; [[Richard Hill|Hill, Richard]]; [[structural integrity|hull integrity]]; [[jazz]]; [[joke]]; [[Kansas]]; [[Kenda II]]; [[Klingon]]; [[Kosinski]]; [[life support]]; [[life support ductwork]]; [[light]]; [[mass spectrometer]]; [[mathematics]]; [[medical officer]]; [[Milky Way Galaxy]]; [[Cochrane (unit)|millicochrane]]; [[nurse]]; [[poker]]; [[Patricia Quaice|Quaice, Patricia]]; [[radiation]]; [[red alert]]; [[Selar]]; [[sickbay]]; [[shuttle drone]]; [[spacetime continuum]]; [[star chart]]; [[Starbase 133]]; [[Unnamed Alpha and Beta Quadrant planets#Starbase 133|Starbase 133 planet]]; [[Starbase Command]]; [[Starfleet]]; [[subspace]]; [[subspace radio]]; [[Tau Alpha C]], [[The Traveler]], [[The Wizard of Oz]]; [[thruster]]; [[transporter|transporter ID trace]]; [[Lwaxana Troi|Troi, Lwaxana]]; [[trombone]]; [[turbolift]]; [[Docking port|umbilical port]]; [[universe]]; [[USS Wellington|''Wellington'', USS]]; [[warp bubble]]; [[warp field]]
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[[2352]]; [[2361]]; [[2364]]; [[adrenaline]]; [[aft thruster]]; [[alien]]; [[analysis]]; [[android]]; [[anomaly]]; [[answer]]; [[anticipation]]; [[antimatter containment]]; [[arrival]]; [[assumption]]; [[attitude]]; [[baby]]; [[bed]]; [[best friend]]; [[Betazoid]]; [[birth record]]; [[body temperature]]; [[breakfast]]; [[bulkhead]]; [[chief of security]]; [[chocolate]]; [[choice]]; [[colonist]]; [[communication distance]]; [[communications range]]; [[communicator]]; [[computer]]; [[computer record]]; [[comrade]]; [[conspiracy]]; [[conversation]]; [[cooking]]; [[coordinates]]; [[counselor]]; [[course]]; [[crew]]; [[crew member]]; [[crew manifest|crew roster]]; [[crew rotation]]; {{revname|Jack R.|Crusher}}; [[cure]]; "[[damn it]]"; [[danger]]; [[day]]; [[death]]; [[deck by deck search]]; {{dis|degree|temperature}}; [[Delos IV]]; [[delusion]]; [[design flaw]]; [[destination]]; [[diagnosis]]; [[diagnostic methodology]]; [[diameter]]; [[diplomatic mission]]; [[disappearance]]; [[docking]]; [[Dr.]]; [[dream]]; [[Durenia IV]]; [[duty nurse]]; [[Earl Grey tea]]; [[electromagnetic]]; [[EM|EM field]]; [[EM spectrum]]; [[emergency]]; [[emergency evacuation]]; [[emotional baggage]]; [[enemy]]; [[engine efficiency]]; [[engineering]]; [[Enterprise history|''Enterprise'' history]]; [[environment]]; [[evidence]]; [[examination]]; [[experiment]]; [[explosive decompression]]; [[eye]]; [[eyesight]]; [[face]]; [[Federation]]; [[Ferengi]]; [[Ferengi ship 001|Ferengi ship]]; [[first officer]]; [[food]]; [[flagship]]; [[friend]]; [[galaxy]]; [[Galaxy class decks|''Galaxy''-class decks]]; {{dis|gateway|location}}; [[goal]]; [[guilt]]; [[harm]]; [[health]]; [[heart]]; [[high heel|heel]]; [[hell]]; [[helm]]; {{dis|Hill|Doctor}}; [[home]]; [[hour]]; [[hull integrity]]; {{dis|hundred|number}}; [[hypothetical situation]]; [[illness]]; [[image]]; [[impulse power]]; [[information]]; [[intern]]ed; [[Interpolated Subspace Distortion Mapping]]; [[intruder]]; [[jazz]]; [[joke]]; [[Kansas]]; [[Kenda II]]; [[Klingon]]; [[Kosinski]]; [[level 1 diagnostic]]; [[level 2 diagnostic]]; [[lie]]; {{dis|life support|system}}; [[life support ductwork]]; [[light]]; [[location]]; [[mass-energy field]]; [[mass spectrometer]]; [[mathematics]]; [[medical officer]]; [[medical staff]]; [[mentor]]; [[meter]]; [[meters per second]]; [[Milky Way Galaxy]]; [[millicochrane]]; [[minute]]; [[mission]]; [[mist]]; [[mistake]]; [[mooring]]; [[name]]; [[non-essential personnel]]; [[number]]; [[Number one]]; [[nurse]]; [[office]]; "[[on duty]]"; [[onboard sensor]]; [[personnel]]; [[phenomenon]]; [[physiological abnormality]]; [[poker]]; [[particulate]]; [[passenger]]; [[practical application]]; {{revname|Patricia|Quaice}}; [[quarters]]; [[question]]; [[radiation]]; [[rate]]; [[reality]]; [[reason]]; [[record]]; [[red alert]]; [[replicator]]; [[replicator activity log]]; [[report]]; [[result]]; [[room]]; [[search]]; [[second]]; [[section]]; [[Selar]]; [[service record]]; [[sickbay]]; [[shape]]; [[shield integrity]]; [[ship's complement]]; [[shuttle drone]]; [[skill]]; [[sleep]]; [[spacecraft structural analysis]]; [[space]]; [[spacetime continuum]]; [[spelling]]; [[spheroid]]; [[standard procedure]]; [[star chart]]; [[Starbase Command]]; [[Starbase 133]]; [[Starbase 133 planet]]; [[Starbase 133 moon 001|Starbase 133 planet moon]]; [[Unnamed Alpha and Beta Quadrant sectors#Sector containing Starbase 133|Starbase 133 sector]]; [[Starbase Command]]; [[Starfleet]]; [[Starfleet record]]s; [[star map]]; [[station keeping]]; [[status]]; [[subspace]]; [[subspace bubble]]; [[subspace field geometry]]; [[subspace message]]; [[subspace radio]]; [[superimposing]]; [[symptom]]; [[Tau Alpha C]]; [[Tau Alpha C native]]s; [[temper]]; [[test run]]; [[test tube]]; [[The Traveler]]; [[theoretical database]]; [[theory]]; "[[Idioms|thin air]]"; [[thought]]; [[thousand]]; [[thruster]]; [[time]]; [[trace]]; [[trace imprint]]; [[trace log]]; [[transporter duty]]; [[transporter ID trace]]; [[transporter record]]; [[transporter room|Transporter Room 3]]; {{revname|Lwaxana|Troi}}; [[trombone]]; [[turbolift]]; [[turboshaft]]; [[umbilical connect port]]; [[universe]]; [[viewscreen]]; [[visitor]]; [[vital signs]]; [[warp bubble]] ([[static warp field]], [[static warp bubble]]); [[warp drive system]]; [[warp engine]]; [[warp field]]; [[warp field equation]]; [[warp technology]]; [[wave guide]]; [[duty shift|watch]]; [[week]]; {{USSr|Wellington}}; ''{{revname|The|Wizard of Oz}}''; [[working theory]]; [[year]]
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[[exobiologist]]; {{revname|Cara|Hill}}; [[husband]]; [[marriage]]; [[month]]; [[osteopath]]; [[wife]]
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* {{Wikipedia-quote|Remember Me (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Remember Me}}
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* {{startrek.com|database_article/remember-me|"Remember Me"|external}}
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* {{ml|remember-me|"Remember Me"|external}}
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* {{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/179.txt|"Remember Me" script|external}}
   
 
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Latest revision as of 20:58, 4 November 2023

Real world article
(written from a Production point of view)

For the VOY episode with a similar title, please see "Remember".
For the PIC episode with a similar title, please see "Remembrance".

Following an anomaly in a warp bubble experiment, Dr. Crusher finds that crewmembers are beginning to disappear, while she is the only one who seems to notice.

Summary

Teaser

"Chief medical officer's log, stardate 44161.2. We are docking at Starbase 133 for scheduled crew rotation. I look forward to welcoming aboard my mentor and dear friend, Doctor Dalen Quaice, who will be traveling with us to his home planet, Kenda II."
Beverly Crusher and Dalen Quaice

Crusher greets Dalen Quaice.

When Dr. Quaice, an elderly man, is beamed aboard by Chief O'Brien, he and Dr. Crusher begin talking about his life while they walk through corridors on the way to his quarters. Dr. Quaice's wife has died recently, so he is giving up his post in Starfleet and retiring. He tells Dr. Crusher that the worst part of growing old is that all of one's friends, all the people from one's life are gone, and that one never takes the time to appreciate them in their lifetime. Dr. Crusher agrees, telling him that even though she and her late husband, Jack R. Crusher, only had a few years together, she feels the same way. She continues contemplating what Dr. Quaice said.

Meanwhile, in engineering, an eager Ensign Wesley Crusher performs an experiment with the ship's warp engines, while Chief engineer Geordi La Forge impatiently demands that "his" engines be put back online. Dr. Crusher enters engineering and comes to see Wesley, standing right before the warp core. Suddenly, due to Wesley's experiment failing, a short flash is emitted from the warp core. Wesley returns the engines to normal control, but when he looks up to talk to his mother, she is gone. Wesley thinks that she simply just walked away.

The USS Enterprise-D leaves Starbase 133 as scheduled.

When Dr. Crusher walks by to Dr. Quaice's quarters to visit him for breakfast, the room is empty and unused. When she asks the computer about Dr. Quaice's location, it claims that no one named Dalen Quaice is aboard the ship.

Act One

Dr. Crusher calls Worf, who agrees to order a search for Dr. Quaice immediately. However, both are puzzled; Worf because he was not informed of Dr. Quaice's planned arrival by Captain Picard, and Dr. Crusher because she thought that Worf was to be informed of the presence of all guests, as is standard procedure. Worf agrees to put together a search team for him, in case he has been injured, but points out that that would not explain his missing belongings.

In Captain Picard's ready room, a puzzled Dr. Crusher learns that there really is no Dr. Quaice aboard the ship. Furthermore, in the privacy of the ready room, Picard indicates that he was also not informed of Dr. Quaice's planned presence aboard ship. Dr. Crusher, astounded, protests that she had submitted her request weeks prior and received approval, while the two try to speculate how this could have happened. When Data checks Starfleet records, he reveals that no hint of the existence of a Dr. Dalen Quaice whatsoever. Riker and Crusher both go down to the transporter room where Quaice was beamed aboard. They question O'Brien about beaming Dr. Quaice aboard but even he can't remember seeing him or Crusher escorting him out.

Act Two

Dr. Crusher decides to perform a thorough medical check on the Chief, and when she calls for Dr. Selar and Dr. Hill, she learns that the two of them and four of her medical staff have vanished. When she tells Picard this, he asks if they were associates of Dr. Quaice, apparently having no memory of them. Wesley Crusher, then in engineering, tells the Captain that his experiment with the warp drive may be connected with the disappearances. Even though it all doesn't fit together, the Captain insists that Wesley continue to examine his theory.

Data in warp bubble reality

Data tells Crusher she is the only medical officer aboard the Enterprise

When Dr. Crusher returns to duty in sickbay, all of her personnel have vanished, and sickbay is completely abandoned. She returns to the bridge to tell Picard, Commander Riker, and Data, but they are not surprised by the news at all. Dr. Crusher asks Data if it would make any sense that she is the sole medical officer on a ship with more than 1,000 people on board, but he tells her that the entire crew count is 230. Dr. Crusher talks to Picard in his ready room; he is willing to consider the possibility that almost 800 crew members have not only vanished but been forgotten. She agrees to talk to Counselor Troi to see if she is mentally unstable, but pleads with the Captain to return the ship to Starbase 133. He agrees to do so.

Dr. Crusher returns to sickbay and attempts to work, but is distracted by a series of violet flashes and a strange noise. Curious, she turns around and is buffeted by a powerful wind that pulls the flaps of her lab coat and blows her hair forward so that it covers her face. Then before her eyes, a vortex forms, which creates a powerful vacuum. The vacuum gains in strength and sucks in objects from all over the room, until even Crusher begins to be pulled forward against her will. She narrowly avoids being pulled in by holding onto the sickbay's large replicator. The vortex collapses, leaving her astonished and shaken.

Act Three

When the senior staff meet in the observation lounge to discuss what happened. La Forge reports that his engineering team have swept sickbay for all particulates and even scanned the EM spectrum in case of a wave-guide leaking radiation, and crawled through the life support ductwork – they found nothing. She learns that the crew now numbers 114 people. Lieutenant Worf has now disappeared, and again, nobody but Dr. Crusher is aware that he ever existed.

Dr. Crusher rushes to engineering to see if her son, Wesley, has also disappeared, but he is there just as he should be. Wesley asks her if everything is all right, but she replies "no", for they may have very little time left. Wesley claims he's already spoken to Kosinski via subspace, and even he can't figure out what's happening. Wesley suggests the mysterious Traveler might be able to help them. As he and his mother move to exit engineering, she realizes that her son has also disappeared.

Rushing to the bridge, Dr. Crusher is horrified to find the room empty save for Captain Picard sitting in his chair. The red alert lights are blinking. Crusher pleads with Picard to try and remember the officers and crew. Picard remembers none of them and sees nothing remarkable about a Galaxy-class starship carrying only two people. Realizing that Picard might soon disappear, she asks the computer to read off his life signs continuously. She starts to speak to Picard, but the computer falls silent and she sees that the captain's chair is empty. Crusher, alone and frightened now, quietly states that she will not forget the crew.

As she stands alone on the bridge, Dr. Crusher notices the sound of rushing air. The same vortex that appeared in sickbay reappears in the center of the viewscreen and starts to drag her in. She grabs the ops station chair and holds on as the vortex pulls her off the floor. When the vortex finally dissipates again, Crusher climbs into the chair to recover.

On the other side of the disturbance, La Forge and Wesley furiously input commands into an engineering console, but before too long, Wesley notices that the warp bubble on his monitor has vanished. Believing his mother to be dead, Wesley says resignedly that "it's over." But, before he can give up hope, an unseen voice speaks: "It's not over, Wesley." As he looks over, Wesley is surprised and pleased to see The Traveler once again aboard the Enterprise.

Act Four

Meanwhile, Captain Picard reports to the captain's log that two attempts to retrieve Dr. Crusher have failed. It is revealed that she is actually the one who has disappeared, into a parallel universe. The Traveler informs Wesley that he is the only one in the crew that can help him return his mother back to her proper reality.

Beverly Crusher in command, 2367

Crusher in command trying to figure out the situation.

Back aboard the warp bubble Enterprise, Dr. Crusher attempts to examine the situation like a medical diagnosis, proceeding from the symptoms to the cause. The computer exposes the absurdity of her situation, and she considers that the Traveler's people might have answers. When she tells the computer to head for his home world of Tau Alpha C, it objects that no such planet exists. She turns on the viewscreen and sees no stars, but only a blank energy field. The computer readily confirms that the entire universe is only 705 meters in diameter.

In the normal universe, the Enterprise has returned to Starbase 133 and Wesley, with The Traveler's assistance, has succeeded in recreating the warp bubble, by "seeing beyond the numbers." However, the Traveler is disconcerted, because the warp bubble has begun to collapse. They must rescue Dr. Crusher at the right moment, or she will die.

Act Five

The Traveler and Wesley, in engineering

Wesley Crusher and The Traveler attempting to open up a gateway.

The Traveler and Wesley begin to work on creating a gateway between the real world and the warp bubble, with both 'phasing' in and out of real space and time; they have less than four minutes before the bubble collapses.

Dr. Crusher finally realizes that she is the one who is trapped inside the warp bubble upon seeing a computer-generated visual image of the universe that looks identical to a diagram of Wesley's experiment. As the bubble begins to collapse, destroying sections of the ship, Crusher continues to query the computer about warp bubbles, until she discovers that the vortex that she has encountered twice may be her means of escape. She decides that the vortex will probably be in engineering, since that is where Wesley would be working trying to create it. She races through the corridors of the ship, outrunning the collapsing warp bubble and finally arriving in engineering to the sight of the vortex. She jumps through and lands back in the real world engineering with minutes to spare just as the warp bubble collapses. Wesley is exhausted and collapses on the table, while Jean-Luc Picard helps Crusher to her feet. Crusher sees the Traveler and asks him if he was the one who brought her back. She and Wesley hug, and just to make sure everything is okay, she asks the captain how many people are aboard the Enterprise. To her relief she is told that, including Dr. Quaice, there are 1,014 people aboard just as there should be.

Log entries

Memorable quotes

"Worf. Chief of security. [pause] The big guy who never smiles? [pause] The Klingon!"

- Beverly Crusher, talking about Worf to the senior officers about finding the missing members of the crew


"You look wonderful!"
"A lie I can live with."

- Beverly Crusher, greeting Dalen Quaice when he beams aboard


"It's all perfectly logical to you, isn't it? The two of us roaming about the galaxy in the flagship of the Federation. No crew at all."
"We've never needed a crew before."

- Beverly Crusher and Jean-Luc Picard


"Deanna Troi, your ship's counselor, half Betazoid, loves chocolate. The arrival of her mother makes you shudder. O'Brien, Geordi, Worf. Wesley, my son. They all have been the living, breathing heart of this crew for over three years. They deserve more than to be shrugged off, brushed aside, just pinched out of existence like that. They all do. They deserve so much more."

- Beverly Crusher, pleading with Jean-Luc Picard to remember the crew members who have disappeared


"You wanna be the one to explain when the captain says "Engage" and we just sit here?!"

- La Forge, imploring Wesley Crusher to stop his warp bubble experiment in engineering


"Oh, I'm sorry. There's no reason to load all this, uh… emotional baggage on you. I usually travel light."

- Quaice, to Beverly Crusher


"Is she alive?"
"As long as she thinks she is alive, she is alive."
"What the hell does that mean?"

- Picard, The Traveler, and Riker


"If there's nothing wrong with me, maybe there's something wrong with the universe!"

- Beverly Crusher


"Are you suggesting that a bubble could have made Dr. Quaice disappear?"

- Picard


"If this were a bad dream, would you tell me?"
"That is not a valid question."
"Like hell it's not!"

- Beverly Crusher and The Enterprise computer


"What is the primary mission of the starship Enterprise?"
"To explore the galaxy."
"Do I have the necessary skills to complete that mission alone?"
"Negative."
"Then why am I the only crew-member? (the computer takes a moment to process and makes a strange noise) Aha, got you there."
"That information is not available."
(waves off the last response)

- Beverly Crusher and the Enterprise computer


"Here's a question you shouldn't be able to answer: Computer, what is the nature of the universe?"
"The universe is a spheroid region, 705 meters in diameter."

- Beverly Crusher and the Enterprise computer


"Get me a graphic representation of the universe."

- Beverly Crusher


"My thoughts created this universe. Can they get me out of it again?"
"That information is not available."
"I'm not talking to you!"

- Beverly Crusher and the Enterprise computer


"Jean-Luc, if I may ask, how many people are there on board?"
"One thousand fourteen, including your guest, Dr. Quaice."
"Is there something wrong with that count?"
"No, that's the exact number there should be."

- Beverly Crusher, Jean-Luc Picard, and Geordi La Forge

Background information

Production history

Title

  • In Germany, this episode was retitled "The Experiment."

Story and production

  • This story originated as a subplot for "Family", in which crew members were to have disappeared due to a wormhole. However, it was felt that there was not enough room for both plots, so the premise was developed as a separate episode. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (3rd ed., p. 144))
  • The Traveler was added at the last minute. According to Michael Piller, "The first two drafts did not have the Traveler in it. The first draft ended with the realization of what had happened turning out to be a dream episode. We didn't find that satisfying, so we decided at the end of act three to pull everything from the first 60 pages into the first three acts and tell the audience what's going on on the other side of the warp bubble and how they're trying to get Beverly back. We spend the next two acts deciding how to get her back. At the beginning of the year we said we wanted to bring the Traveler back for something, so why not use him in this episode to help Beverly back." (Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages, p. 210)
  • Director Cliff Bole commented, "They added him because he's big at the conventions. He was just a walk-on." (Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages, p. 210)
  • This episode is considered a bottle show. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (2nd ed., p. 144))
  • Gates McFadden did all her stunts for the vortex effects sequences. Robert Legato coordinated the sequence where she hangs from Data's ops chair. The chair was mounted on a wall, with McFadden hanging from it while compressed air machines provided the vortex effect. Shortly after performing the stunt where she is thrown from Data's ops console chair, McFadden learned she was pregnant. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (3rd ed., p. 144))
  • Footage of Starbase 74 from "11001001" was re-used in this episode to represent Starbase 133.
  • When Doctor Crusher is walking next to Doctor Quaice it can be seen very clearly, that the sciences uniform exists in various shades of blue, as Dr. Quaice's uniform is a little "greener" than Dr. Crusher's. Of course this could merely be due to differences in laundering. Also, in "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II", Crusher's uniform had been noticeably lighter than the uniforms worn by other science officers. Finally, the new color grading on the Blu-Ray release balances out the two and makes the uniforms nearly the same shade of blue.
  • In the deleted scene 15A, Dr. Crusher talks to Dr. Richard Hill's wife Cara who doesn't remember her husband. [2] She was portrayed by actress Marilyn Rockafellow. [3]

Music

  • Composer Jay Chattaway recalls, "This was a different kind of show. I did use some different techniques in that show, since it was one of those "What's wrong" mysteries. For the vortex sequences, I wrote a limited amount of material for the string section, so that they were playing at different tempos. The result was this swirling sound that integrated well with the sound effects." (The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 18, pp. 34-35)

Continuity

Reception

  • Rick Berman remarked, "That was a very interesting high concept episode. I thought it was possibly a little bit overly confusing. You're fooling the audience a little and I don't like to do that. They were looking at one world when, in fact, we were dealing with parallel universes and that was potentially confusing." (Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages, p. 210)
  • A mission report for this episode by Patrick Daniel O'Neill was published in The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 15, pp. 24-26.
  • Director Cliff Bole comments, "Gates did a very good job on it. Again, that was a savings program. For about 40 percent of the show, it was just her. She was separated in time from everyone else. It's not my favorite show, but I've received more positive letters about that episode than any other. It blew me away. Sometimes they give you a story and they know what it is, but they hope that the mirrors will change everything. It just doesn't happen. The written word is there. You can't just move the camera around and cover a weak script. That's why the Klingons and Borg lend themselves to creativity. It's a real challenge when you have someone running down the Enterprise corridor, like in "Remember Me"." ("Cliff Bole – Of Redemption & Unification", The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 17, p. 31 and 34)

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References

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Deleted material

exobiologist; Hill, Cara; husband; marriage; month; osteopath; wife

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