"Redemption, Part 1 Redemption, Part 2" Star Trek: TNG
Episode	#
Prod.	#200 (Part 1) 201 (Part 2)
Air date	June 17, 1991 (Part 1) September 23, 1991 (Part 2)
Writer(s)	Ronald D. Moore
Director	Cliff Bole (Part 1) David Carson (Part 2)
Guest(s)	Robert O'Reilly Tony Todd Gwynyth Walsh Barbara March Nicholas Kepros J.D. Cullum Clifton Jones Denise Crosby Ben Slack (Part 1 only) Whoopi Goldberg (Part 1 only) Tom Ormew (Part 1 only) Michael G. Hagerty (Part 2 only) Colm Meaney (Part 2 only) Fran Bennett (Part 2 only) Timothy Carhart (Part 2 only) Jordan Lund (Part 2 only) Stephen James Carver (Part 2 only)
Stardate	44995.3 (Part 1) 45020.4 (Part 2)
Year	2367
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"Redemption" is the name of a two-part Star Trek: The Next Generation episode. "Redemption (Part 1)" was the finale of the fourth season; it was the 99th episode of the show, and it first aired on June 17, 1991. "Redemption (Part 2)" was the season premiere of the fifth season; it was the hundredth episode of the show and first aired on September 23, 1991. In the Star Trek timeline, the events depicted in the episodes occurred between stardates 44995.3 and 45020.4. Image File history File links ST-TNG_Redemption_Part_2. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies are made. ... Ronald D. Moore (born 1964 in Chowchilla, California) is a television producer who is currently executive producer of the new Battlestar Galactica series. ... A television director is usually responsible for directing the actors and other taped aspects of a television production. ... David Carson is a British television director. ... Robert OReilly was born in New York City, New York in 1950. ... Tony Todd (born December 4, 1954 in Washington, D.C., USA) is an American actor and producer. ... Canadian actress Gwynyth Walsh was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and raised in Vancouver. ... Denise Michelle Crosby (born November 24, 1957 in Hollywood, California) is an American actress best known for her brief appearance as Security Chief Tasha Yar on the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... Sarafina movie poster featuring Whoopi Goldberg Caryn Elaine Johnson, better known by her stage name, Whoopi Goldberg (born November 13, 1955 (although many sources indicate 1949), in New York City), is a well-known American movie actress, comedian, and singer. ... Colm Meaney as Miles OBrien Colm Meaney (born May 30, 1953 in Dublin, Ireland) is an actor widely known for his role as Miles OBrien in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and most recently as Francis Griffin, Peter Griffins father, in... Stardate is the dating convention used in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... A year is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. ... Darmok is an episode of the television science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... An episode is to television and radio what a chapter is to a book: a part of a sequence of a body of work. ... A season finale is the final episode of a season of a television program. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... The below is an abridged timeline of events established in the group of television shows and feature films set in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... Stardate is the dating convention used in the fictional Star Trek universe. ...

The plot is mainly composed of two interrelated stories: Worf's attempt to clear his family of dishonor, and a conflict between Gowron and the Duras sisters for leadership in the Klingon High Council. // Plot in literature, theater, movies According to Aristotles Poetics, a plot in literature is the arrangement of incidents that (ideally) each follow plausibly from the other. ... Worf (worIv in the Klingon language) is a Klingon in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... A family of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 1997 A family is a domestic group of people, or a number of domestic groups, typically affiliated by birth or marriage, or by comparable legal relationships including domestic partnership, adoption, surname and in some cases ownership (as was the case in the Roman... Honor (or honor) comprises the reputation, self-perception or moral identity of an individual or of a group. ... In the Star Trek fictional universe Gowron was the Chancellor of the Klingon Empire from 2367-2375. ... Duras may refer to: Duras, in Star Trek, was a formerly important House in the Klingon Empire Duras is a commune of the Lot-et-Garonne département, in France Oldřich Duras was a Czech chess international grandmaster Marguerite Duras was the pseudonym (after the town) of Marguerite Donnadieu... Leadership can refer both to the process of leading, and to those entities that do the leading. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe the Klingon High Council is the supreme ruling body of the Imperial Klingon Empire. ...

Part 1

The episode begins with the Enterprise en route to Qo'noS so that Picard can attend the installation of Gowron as Leader of the Klingon High Council. Unexpectedly, the Enterprise is intercepted by a Klingon vessel which is to escort the Enterprise during to its destination. Commanding the escort vessel is Gowron, who informs Picard of a conflict — one that could throw the Klingon Empire into a civil war — between himself and the House of Duras for the position of Leader of the High Council. The starship Enterprise (NX-01) The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2245-2270) The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C) The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-J) In the Star Trek fictional universe, the USS... In the fictional Star Trek universe, QonoS is the Klingon homeworld, also known as Kronos or Klinzhai. ... Jean-Luc Picard is a character in the Star Trek fictional universe, the captain of the USS Enterprise-D and the USS Enterprise-E. He was played by British actor Patrick Stewart in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) and resulting films. ... Klingons (tlhIngan in the Klingon language) are a race of humanoids in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... A civil war is a war in which the competing parties are segments of the same country or empire. ...

Worf

In a bid to restore his family honor Worf requests a leave of absence and is assigned to a ship captained by his brother Kurn. Kurn informs Worf he plans to join a new alliance against Gowron and Duras, but Worf convinces him that remaining with Gowron is the best chance to restore their family honor. Michael Dorn as Worf on Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... Michael Dorn as Worf on Star Trek: The Next Generation. ...

As Gowron is about to be installed as Leader of the High Council the Duras sisters interrupt with a challenge. With them is Duras' illegitimate son Toral who has the lineage necessary to challange Gowron's leadership. The council votes to accept the challenge and assigns the position of "Arbiter of Succession" to Picard; because he must be neutral in order to interpret the law and see that the rightful person acquires the position. After the sisters meet with a Romulan general and a mysterious woman they invite Picard to their home to assure him choosing Toral would be in the Federation's best interest. Picard is suspicious of possible motives and alliances the Duras sisters made and the next day rejects Toral as a candidate at the High Council. With this Council members indicate their support for Toral's challenge. Aphorism Critical legal studies Jurisprudence Law (principle) Legal research Letter versus Spirit List of legal abbreviations Legal code Natural justice Natural law Philosophy of law Religious law External links Find more information on Law by searching one of Wikipedias sibling projects: Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School... In the fictional Star Trek universe, the United Federation of Planets is a federation of more than 150 member planets and thousands of colonies, claiming territory in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants of the Milky Way Galaxy. ...

Worf offers the support of several warships to Gowron in exchange for restoring his family's honor. Gowron attempts to acquire the assistance of the Enterprise but Worf rejects the idea. At that moment Gowron's ship is attacked by the Duras faction. Gowron asks for the Enterprise's help but Picard orders the ship out of the combat area to avoid getting involved in a civil war. Despite this Worf is able to defend the ship until his brother's ship arrives and forces Duras to retreat.

Gowron installs himself as Leader of the High Council and restores Worf's family honor for his loyalty. Worf then asks Picard to side with Gowron against Duras to maintain stability in the Klingon Empire, but Picard reiterates the Federation cannot get involved in Klingon internal affairs. This leaves Worf in the difficult position of choosing between Starfleet or returning to help his people. Worf resigns his Starfleet commission to join the Klingon Council army as civil war threatens to unravel the Klingon Empire. Starfleet Command In the Star Trek fictional universe, Starfleet is the defense, research, diplomacy, and exploration force of the United Federation of Planets. ...

Part 2

Although Picard refuses to involve Starfleet in Klingon affairs he fears the Romulans are supporting the Duras family. The goal being to destroy the Klingon alliance with the Federation. After convincing Starfleet of the threat Picard is put in charge of a fleet which will create a blockade against Romulan convoys supplying the Duras family. Because of a manpower shortage in that fleet, various Enterprise officers must be put in temporary positions on key ships to coordinate fleet preparations and deployment; for instance, Riker and LaForge are assigned as temporary captain and first officer of one of the other ships. Data goes to Picard to find out why he was not given a ship to command. After all, the android points out, he is the third most senior officer among the Enterprise staff (and, given his twenty-six years in service, probably the most experienced officer on board save Picard himself). Somewhat reluctantly, Picard gives Data his own command. Initially The fleet is then quickly dispatched to the Romulan-Klingon border. For the political scientist, see William H. Riker. ... DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa) was established in 2002 by Bono (Paul Hewson) of the Rock band U2, and Bobby Shriver, along with activists from the Jubilee 2000 Drop the Debt Campaign, as an organisaton focused on Justice, not charity. ...

Data, now in command of the U.S.S. Sutherland, is confronted with the prejudice of his crew which is voiced by his executive officer. They are not confident an artificial lifeform can be a commanding officer. Data notes his objections and denies a request for transfer.

Meanwhile the Duras sisters meet again with the Romulan commander named Sela who looks very similar to the late Starfleet officer Tasha Yar; but the sisters are troubled by the possible interferance of Picard's fleet in their plans to take over the Empire. The rebellion spreads on the Klingon home world as Duras continues to fight effectively despite heavy losses. Worf is knocked out and kidnapped from a bar by unknown attackers. Lieutenant Natasha Yar is a fictional character on Star Trek: The Next Generation. ...

With the fleet in position on the Klingon-Romulan border a detection network is established between the ships to uncover any cloaked Romulan convoys supplying Duras. Commander Sela orders her scientists to work on a way to disable the network, but to confuse Picard she contacts the Enterprise and reveals her identity as she warns the fleet to withdraw. Initially concluding Sela's existence is a Romulan trick Picard is visited by Guinan who tells him Sela is not only telling the truth, but that he was somehow responsible for her conception by sending Tasha on the Enterprise-C 23 years in the past despite her death on the Enterprise-D years ago. Guinan is a character in the Star Trek universe played by Whoopi Goldberg. ... USS Enterprise (NCC 1701-C) In the fictional Star Trek universe, the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-C was the fourth Federation Starship Enterprise to carry that name. ...

Picard

To get to the bottom of things Picard agrees to a meeting with Sela on the Enterprise. In an attempt to convince Picard to leave, or give away strategic details, Sela visits the Enterprise to tell her story. Picard avoids her questions and asks about Sela's background. Her story corroborates Guinan's recollection and Picard concludes however strange Sela is indeed Tasha's daughter. Without making any headway with Picard, Sela gives him a fourteen-hour deadline to either retreat or be attacked. Captain Jean-Luc Picard File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Captain Jean-Luc Picard File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

At the same time Worf's kidnappers leave him with the Duras sisters, who try to bribe Worf to join them by marrying the young attractive B'Etor and be the power behind Toral in the High Council. Worf rejects their offer since their methods and cooperation with the Romulans is without honor. Sela overhearing Worf's decision takes him away for "questioning", promising to return him later.

Picard becomes concerned that as time passes and the deadline nears the Romulans may find a way through the blockade. He contacts Gowron and asks that he launch a full offensive on Duras; forcing the Romulan convoy to take action. With the Duras sisters pleading for the supplies Picard attempts to trick Sela by having one of his ships fake technical difficulty. A weakness in the network appears but Sela sees its too good to be true, and orders a solution her scientists came up with to disrupt the network be put into action. A beam aimed at one of the ships should disable the detection grid in a localized area, and Sela chooses Data's ship to be the target.

Data

The Romulans use the beam and the network begins to fail around Data's ship. Picard orders the fleet to retreat and redeploy but Data, after doing quick research, orders his ship to stay behind. Data's executive officer grows increasingly hostile as Data ignores hails from the Enterprise; and gives orders that seem to have no purpose but have the goal of detecting the Romulan ships as a result of their beam. After some scanning radiation concentrations are detected and Data orders weak photon torpedoes fired. The executive officer protests but Data responds with calculated anger to force his compliance. Brent Spiner as Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... Brent Spiner as Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... The Star Trek fictional universe contains a very large number of weapons. ...

The photons uncover the three cloaked Romulan ships and Sela orders a retreat. Without the convoy Duras are losing quickly to Gowron's attack. Worf is returned to the Sisters but B'Etor rejects him and just as Worf is to be executed his fellow warriors overrun the base. The Sisters beam out leaving Toral behind. Returning to the Enterprise, Data reports to Picard in his ready room, telling the captain he is prepared to be punished for disobeying a direct order; he does not believe it ethical to defend himself by saying that the end justifies the means. Picard responds that Starfleet wants officers who can think and act indepedently, implicitly admitting that he was wrong for not giving Data his own command earlier. He dismisses Data with a smile and a "Nicely done."

Back at the Klingon home world Picard gives Gowron a debriefing and data on the encounter with the Romulans. With Gowron's position on High Council secure he thanks Picard and rewards Worf with Toral's life. Worf is given the honor of killing the son of the Duras family, which disgraced his family and sent Worf into exile to cover up Duras' betrayal of the settlers at Khitomer. (see: Sins of the Father) Realizing it does not agree with his personal philosophy; and reflecting on the numerous disagreements he had on the "Klingon way", Worf spares Toral's life and requests permission to return to the Enterprise. Picard happily accepts and Worf's brother Kurn is left in the High Council to rebuild the family honor. In the fictional Star Trek universe, Khitomer (QItomer in Klingon) is a planet on the Klingon side of their border with the Romulan Star Empire, where historic peace talks (known as the Khitomer Accords) occurred between the two empires and the Federation in 2293. ...

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References

• Moore, R. D. (Writer), & Bole, C. (Director). (1991). Redemption, Part 1 [Television series episode]. In Rick Berman (Producer), Star Trek: The Next Generation. Hollywood: Paramount Pictures.
• Paramount Pictures. (n.d.). Redemption, Part 1. Retrieved January 3, 2004 from http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/TNG/episode/68506.html
• Qo'noS (Jan. 3, 2003, 21:02 UTC). In Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 3, 2003 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qo%27noS

Quotes

"Allow me to warm your tea" -- Duras Sister to Picard

External links

• Redemption, Part I article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
• Redemption, Part II article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki