Stardate 44143.7: Following a distress call from a Talarian observation craft, the away team is surprised to find a human boy on the alien ship. He is called Jono, but his actual name is Jeremiah Rossa. The Talarian Captain Endar once adopted the child as it is the custom in Talarian culture, after his soldiers had killed the boy's parents. Both Endar and Jeremiah's grandmother, Admiral Rossa, demand that the boy be returned to them. Jono, who is only accustomed to the patriarchic and violent Talarian society, does not fit into life on the Enterprise. The only authority Jono accepts is Picard, but as the decision becomes more and more pressing, Jono even attempts to kill Picard. This is why Picard finally decides to hand him out to Endar.

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