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Star Trek: The Next Generation/The Inner Light
| The Inner Light | |
| Season 5, Episode 25 | |
| Airdate | June 1, 1992 |
| Teleplay by | Morgan Gendel and Peter Allan Fields |
| Story by | Morgan Gendel |
| Directed by | Peter Lauritson |
| Stream |  |
| ← 5x24 The Next Phase |
5x26 → Time's Arrow (1) |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation — Season Five | |
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The Inner Light is the twenty-fifth episode of the fifth season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the one hundred twenty-fifth episode overall.
Starring: Patrick Stewart (Capt. Jean-Luc Picard), Jonathan Frakes (Cmdr. William Riker)
Also Starring: LeVar Burton (Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge), Michael Dorn (Lt. Worf), Gates McFadden (Dr. Beverly Crusher), Marina Sirtis (Counselor Deanna Troi) (credit only), Brent Spiner (Lt. Commander Data)
Guest Stars: Margot Rose (Eline), Richard Riehle (Batai), Scott Jaeck (Administrator), Jennifer Nash (Meribor), Patti Yasutake (Alyssa Ogawa)
Co-Star: Daniel Stewart (Young Batai)
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Plot Overview
Picard is incapacitated on the bridge by an ancient space probe. Although he is unconscious for only 25 minutes, he experiences a lifetime: being married, having a family, growing old, etc.
During this lifetime, Kayman (Picard's name in that lifetime) discovers that the sun is going to go nova and destroy all life. In the end, the only thing that the people there can do is send a probe with a record of who they were and how they lived into space in search of someone to tell their story. Captain Picard is/will be that person.
After the probe's session has ended, the probe is brought aboard the Enterprise. Investigation shows that it came from a starsystem that was destroyed 1000 years ago. Within the probe was a flute, Picard's only link to that life.
