Stardate not given: On Hanon IV, the scientist Forra Gegen and his assistant Tova Veer excavate the remains of Voyager Crewman Hogan. They find a genetic pattern related to their own race, the saurian-like Voth. This is the keystone to the theory that the Voth actually evolved on a planet far away from the Delta Quadrant - on Earth. Gegen tries to get the support of the Voth Ministry of Elders to find Voyager, but his request is declined because his Distant Origin Theory does not comply with the doctrine that the Voth are indigenous to their region of space. Gegen and Veer manage to locate Voyager on their own and beam aboard under cloak. When Harry detects their cloaking devices, Gegen manages to beam away with Chakotay, while Veer is apprehended by Voyager's security. Chakotay affirms Gegen his support to prove his theory right. In the meantime, Janeway and Tuvok reconstruct the common family tree of humans and Voth on Earth, confirming the Distant Origin Theory. But Voyager gets impounded aboard the huge Voth City Ship, where a trial against Gegen is to take place. When Minister Odala threatens to imprison Gegen and the crew of Voyager, Gegen has no other choice but to rectract his claims.

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