Stardate 47423.9: Nikolai Rozhenko, Worf's foster brother, has been living on the primitive planet Boraal II for some time, where he played more than just a cultural observer. When the planet's atmosphere is about to dissipate and the rest of the crew is just watching how every living being dies because the Prime Directive precludes any interference, Nikolai has created a duplicate of the caves on Boraal on the holodeck in order to save at least some of the natives. Picard and Worf are outraged, but now they have to go along with Nikolai's plan. One Boraalan, Vorin, accidentally steps out into the Enterprise, and when he can't cope with this new experience, he commits suicide. A new home for the people is found and the Boraalans are transferred there. Nikolai stays with them because one of the Boraalan women is carrying his child.

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