- While on a mission to a planet called Haven, Counselor Troi meets her husband to be, a marriage arranged by her father years before, as the Enterprise encounters a ship far deadlier than any combat could provide.
- The Enterprise travels to the planet Haven in the hope of providing the crew with some much deserved shore leave. On arrival however there is a message for Counselor Troi - her fiancé and his parents are waiting for them and would like to proceed with the wedding. Troi is genuinely shocked - as is Riker - but the engagement is genuine having been arranged by the parents when Troi and her intended, Wyatt Miller, were just children. Also waiting for her is her mother, Lwaxana Troi, a larger than life personality who dominates any room just by her presence. For Troi and Wyatt, there seems to be little time to get to know one another but there is another problem: she's not who he was expecting to see. Since early childhood, he has dreamed of a beautiful blond woman and just assumed it was Troi. When it turns out to be someone else, neither are sure what to do. Captain Picard soon has another situation to deal with however when a Tarellian vessel suddenly appears, obviously destined to Haven. The Tarellians carry an incurable plague and the last of them were thought killed many years before. When the Enterprise establishes visual contact with their ship, the pieces of the puzzle start to fall into place.—garykmcd
- The Enterprise travels to the planet Haven in the hope of providing the crew with some much-deserved shore leave. The planet is known for its mystical healing powers. Legends say that the planet can mend souls and broken hearts.
On arrival however there is a message for Counsellor Troi - her fiance and his parents are waiting for them and would like to proceed with the wedding. Troi is genuinely shocked - as is Riker - but the engagement is genuine having been arranged by the parents when Troi and her intended, Wyatt Miller (Robert Knepper), were just children.
Also waiting for her is her mother, Lwaxana Troi (Majel Barrett), a larger-than-life personality who dominates any room just by her presence. Lwaxana makes Picard carry her luggage. Deanna is depressed as the wedding means she has to leave Starfleet. Wyatt is a medical officer. Lwaxana says that the Millers tracked her down in Haven and forced her to honor their vows taken several decades ago. Deanna is sad, but promises to honor the customs and traditions of her civilization.
For Troi and Wyatt, there seems to be little time to get to know one another but there is another problem: she's not who he was expecting to see. Since early childhood, he has dreamed of a beautiful blond woman and just assumed it was Troi (he thought Deanna was projecting her own image into him, which Betazoids can do). When it turns out to be someone else, neither are sure what to do. Wyatt has made pictures of this mysterious woman. The Millers don't get along with Lwaxana. The Millers are from Earth and want a human wedding, while Lwaxana wants a Betazoid joining ceremony. The Betazoid joining ceremony require all guests, and the bride and groom to go naked.
Captain Picard soon has another situation to deal with however when a Tarellian vessel suddenly appears, obviously destined to Haven. The Tarellians have not taken permission from Haven to enter orbit, nor have they followed any of their security protocols. Picard identifies the ship as a Tarellian. The Tarellians were supposed to be extinct. They had a war on their planet which led to use of biological weapons. The entire planet was infected. Many Tarellians escaped, but perished on other worlds, whom they also infected. Other Tarellians were hunted down by the other civilizations in the galaxy. The Tarellians carry an incurable plague and the last of them were thought killed many years before. The Tarellian ship will reach Haven in 13 hours.
Wyatt offers to work with Beverly to find a cure for the Tarellian plague, as that is an interest area for him. Meanwhile Haven has asked for protection from the Tarellian ship that Enterprise is obliged to provide and Enterprise is also obliged to help the needy, in this case the Tarellians.
Riker is depressed over losing Deanna and she senses the same. Deanna admonishes her mother over her poor treatment of everyone. She relents and agrees to a half Betazoid and half human wedding. Deanna then tells Wyatt about Riker, and he is happy that she was honest. They kiss.
The Haven government wants Picard to destroy the Tarellian ship before if enters Haven and brings the plague to the planet. But Picard wants to use every second to try and make contact with the Tarellians, which has so far been unsuccessful. Picard holds the Tarellian ship in a tractor beam and disables their ability to transport anything to the surface of Haven.
When the Enterprise establishes visual contact with Tarellian ship, the pieces of the puzzle start to fall into place. The woman on the ship is the woman of Wyatt's dreams. There are 8 people on the ship, and they all carry the plague. They do seek sanctuary on Haven due to its mystical healing powers.
Wyatt decides to join his dream woman on the Tarellian ship. He takes some medical supplies with him. Once Wyatt beams over, The Tarellians say that they no longer wish to live on Haven as they have what they came for. They leave.
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