Episode 227: "Time's Arrow, Part II" 

The discovery of Data's head, old, dusty and dead, among the ruins of some 19th-century artifacts in San Francisco has led the crew on a wild-goose chase through time. In the 24th century, they have found a race on the planet Devidia II who can travel through time and assume human form on Earth. Meanwhile, Data has become trapped in 19th century San Francisco with a 19th century Guinan and a very curious Samuel Clemens.
Hoping to save Data's life, Picard, Riker, Beverly, Troi and Geordi transport to 19th-century San Francisco to find him. In a local morgue, Riker and Beverly realize that the aliens from Devidia II, disguised as humans, are slowly killing off the population by stealing their neural energy and sending it to the 24th century to feed their own people. Meanwhile, Samuel Clemens is following Data and Guinan, believing that they have somehow come from the future with a plan to destroy Earth.

At a local infirmary, the Away Team, in 19th-century garb, discover the two aliens from Devidia II, who have disguised themselves as a doctor and a nurse in order to steal neural energy from cholera patients. Beverly is able to snatch the "doctor's" cane, which is actually the device he uses to manipulate time. After a fracas, the entire group runs out just as Data arrives in a horse-drawn carriage to whisk them away to safety.

The group concludes that the cavern where Data's head was found somehow acts as a focusing device that enables the aliens to travel back and forth through time. Together with Guinan, they go back to the cavern, followed by Clemens, who has learned of their plan. After Clemens enters, the aliens themselves arrive, snatching back the cane and activating the process that allows them to time-travel. A sonic boom throws Guinan against a wall and separates Data's head from his body, which disappears into a hole of white light. The alien nurse is wounded, but the alien doctor dives into the hole, followed by Riker, Geordi, Troi, Beverly and Clemens. Picard stays behind with the injured Guinan, trapped in the 19th century.

The rest of the group, including Clemens and Data's body, lands on Devidia II in the 24th century, and safely transports back to the Enterprise. Troi tries to convince Clemens that mankind's future is assured, while Geordi works to successfully attach Data's 19th century head to his body. The crew is ready to destroy the alien habitat on Devidia II, but must rescue Picard from the cavern before they lose the ability to move through time. The author transports down and alerts Picard, who bids the 19th-century Guinan farewell and escapes just as the Enterprise's photon torpedoes destroy the alien planet.

Production: 227
Season: 6 Episode: 1
Air Date: 09.21.1992
Stardate: 46001.3
Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes as William Riker
Brent Spiner as Data
LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn as Worf
Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi
Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan
Bill Cho Lee as Male Patient
William Boyett as Policeman
Mary Stein as Alien Nurse
James Gleason as Dr. Appollinaire
Jerry Hardin as Samuel Clemens
Alexander Enberg as Young Reporter
Van Epperson as Morgue Attendant
Pamela Kosh as Mrs. Carmichael
Michael Aron as Jack the Bellboy
Characters on the Enterprise frequently access hidden ship's mechanisms by removing "Mees Panels" from the walls. This is two-pronged inside joke: Jim Mees was TNG's set decorator, and "Mees Panels" are a reference both to him and to the original series' "Jefferies Tubes", named for original prop master Matt Jefferies.

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                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                              
                    "Time's Arrow, Part II" 
                          #40276-227 
                              
                          Written by 
                          Jeri Taylor 
                              
                          Directed by 
                          Les Landau 
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                         FINAL DRAFT

       STAR TREK: "Time's Arrow, Pt. 2" - 7/02/92 - CAST 
                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                    "Time's Arrow, Part II" 
                             CAST                               
                              
                PICARD             SAMUEL CLEMENS
                RIKER              YOUNG REPORTER
                DATA               MORGUE ATTENDANT
                BEVERLY            MRS. CARMICHAEL
                TROI               JACK THE BELLBOY
                GEORDI             DOCTOR APPOLLINAIRE
                WORF               MALE PATIENT
                                   POLICEMAN
                GUINAN             
                                   AN ALIEN NURSE
                                   Non-Speaking
                                     AN ALIEN MAN
                Non-Speaking         AN ALIEN WOMAN
                  SUPERNUMERARIES    AN ORDERLY
                                     STRANGE LOOKING ALIENS
       STAR TREK: "Time's Arrow, Pt. 2" - 7/02/92 - SETS 
                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                    "Time's Arrow, Part II" 
                      
                             SETS 
            INTERIORS                  EXTERIORS
          
            USS ENTERPRISE             USS ENTERPRISE
              TRANSPORTER ROOM
              TEN FORWARD              19th CENT. SAN FRANCISCO
              CORRIDOR                 STREET
              TURBOLIFT
              MEDICAL LAB
              OBSERVATION LOUNGE       VICTORIAN BOARDING HOUSE
              ENGINEERING
              MAIN BRIDGE              INFIRMARY STREET
          
              MORGUE                   PLANET SURFACE
          
              VICTORIAN BOARDING HOUSE
              RENTED ROOM
          
              HOTEL
              DATA'S ROOM
          
              INFIRMARY
          
              19TH CENTURY SAN FRANCISCO
              UNDERGROUND CAVERN


 

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