Stardate 43930.7: Lwaxana brushes off DaiMon Tog, who represents the Ferengi at a trade conference. The Ferengi kidnaps Lwaxana, Deanna and Will during their following vacation on Betazed, while the Enterprise is on a mission to explore a nebula. Aboard Tog's ship Lwaxana does her best to please her lovestruck kidnapper, while Deanna and Will manage to send a secret distress call by modulating the Marauder's warp field. Wesley, who is supposed to leave for Starfleet Academy, recognizes the signal, which is the rhythm of music played on the diplomatic reception during the conference. Lwaxana can persuade Tog to return Deanna and Will to the Enterprise, but warns him of Picard's jealousy. Picard scares Tog with a convincing performance as Lwaxana's lover who kills his rivals, so he releases Lwaxana as well. Wesley, who has missed his transport to Starfleet Academy, gets a field promotion to ensign from Picard.

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