While this episode does not have much story depth and does not move the storyline forward, it is another good character building episode for Janeway.
While undercover on a planet that is oppressed by a terror regime whose guards randomly arrest people and lock them away forever, Tuvok and Torres are imprisoned and Janeway finds herself wounded in the shed of a stranger. This stranger thinks Janeway is his lost daughter. On first glance, he just seems to be a lunatic. But we learn that he has lost his wife and his daughter to this regime and his wife is still imprisoned. Who would not become crazy under such circumstances?
Every other character might have left this stranger and his crazyness behind or treated him with disrespect, but Janeway again establishes a very emotional bond between him and her. Although she is not fond of having him around during the rescue mission, he ultimately saves the day and the crew's lives. Janeway's reaction when he takes his last breath is heartwarming and you also have the feeling that she really means it - great performance from her. I like how Janeway, although often harsh and direct, can also be warm, hearty and some kind of mother figure to her crew or even to completely strangers and new life forms. For example when Kes was in heat and everyone around thought, she lost her mind. Janeway though persuaded her to drop the force field and calmed her down by just hugging her after she realized what her problem was.