Writer:	Nick Sagan
Director:	Les Landau
Star:	Michael Dorn (Lt./Lt. Cmdr. Worf),  Gates McFadden (Dr. Beverly Crusher),  Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean-Luc Picard),  Brent Spiner (Lt. Cmdr. Data),  Marina Sirtis (Counsellor/Lt. Cmdr. Deanna Troi),  Jonathan Frakes (Cmdr. William T. Riker),  LeVar Burton (Lt. Cmdr. Geordi LaForge)
Recurring Role:	Majel Barrett (Computer Voice)
Guest Star:	Lee Arenberg (DaiMon Bok),  Peter Marx (Birta),  Ken Olandt (Jason Vigo),  Michelan Sisti (Tol),  Amy Pietz (Lieutenant Sandra Rhodes)

Peter Marx has been a Ferengi on TNG three times. His prior appearances were as Nibor in "Ménage à Troi," and as Dr. Reyga in "Suspicions." He also played the Krenim Commandant on Voyager in "Year Of Hell" parts 1 & 2. (edit) The character of DaiMon Bok appeared first in episode 9 "The Battle". The character was played by a different actor in that episode. (edit) The script name for Jason was Cristof and was changed since Cristof is Patrick Stewart's real life son's name. (edit)

Jason: If I'm not your son... is this person still going to want to kill me?
Picard: Once he's made aware of the fact, I expect he won't...
Jason: In that case you won't mind me saying that I hope you're not my father... (edit) Picard: (to his son with hair) One thing is clear - you'll never look at your hairline in the same way again. (edit)

Somehow Bok secretly beams in and out of Picard's quarters without his transporter beam lighting up the room (it does later in the episode once we and Picard know what he's up to). (edit) Bok's plan doesn't make much sense. He had to find someone who had an affair with Picard and another guy in close proximity time-wise, and have it also be a woman who chose not to reveal to Picard or her son the father of that child. Then Bok had to get a sample of Picard's DNA, then sneak in and resequence Jason's DNA without anyone knowing. How likely is any of this? (edit)

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