The crew is haunted by vivid images of a battle they don’t remember fighting.
Having returned from a two-week away mission of scanning planets and gathering dilithium ore, Chakotay, Tom, Harry and Neelix begin experiencing strange visions. While Tom dreams he is engaged in an alien battle, Harry has an anxiety attack during a routine check of a plasma leak. Meanwhile, Chakotay suffers from violent dreams that put him in the middle of an offensive, and Neelix, reacting to the weapons fire he is hearing in his head, takes Naomi hostage in the mess hall.
Once the Doctor runs some tests, he discovers the increased engrammatic activity of Chakotay and the others suggests they are reacting to memories, not delusions. As Janeway asks them to re-trace their mission, they begin having flashbacks of their roles in an attack force against the Nikon. Commander Saavedra ordered them to evacuate the Nikon from their remote colony, but a small group of the colonists began firing weapons. Chakotay and the other force members panicked in the ensuing chaos and shot back, murdering 82 civilians in the process.
Trying to piece together the puzzle, Janeway orders Voyager into the system the away team was scanning and joins Seven in reviewing the Delta Flyer’s sensor logs. As soon as the Captain sees Tiracus, the second planet encountered by the away team, she also begins having flashbacks of the massacre. She remembers pleading with Saavedra to admit their mistake, but he is insistent on vaporizing evidence of the colonists’ bodies. When she wakes up later in sickbay, Janeway learns other crewmembers have also begun experiencing the battle memories.
The Captain sets a course for Tiracus. Once Voyager is in its orbit, Harry picks up a weak power signature from the planet. Janeway, Chakotay, Tuvok and Harry beam to the surface, but find no trace of a massacre. Soon, however, Harry locates a familiar rock formation, and he and Tuvok descend into the tunnels where he remembers killing two innocent colonists. After Tuvok scans their remains, he determines they died 300 years ago. Meanwhile, Janeway and Chakotay find a large structure erected in the middle of a grassy field.
Seven identifies the structure as a synaptic transmitter sending neurogenic pulses throughout the system. Anyone who enters will experience the memories of the battle—a memorial to the victims and a vivid reminder to never let such a tragic mistake happen again. Because the power cells are deteriorating, the memories are fragmented. The crew, still shaken by the disturbing realism of the visions they were forced to endure, wants to shut down the transmitter, but Janeway orders them to recharge the power cells. The memorial will continue to spread its hauntingly effective message.
CAST
CAPTAIN KATHRYN JANEWAY
KATE MULGREW
CHAKOTAY
ROBERT BELTRAN
B'ELANNA TORRES
ROXANN DAWSON
TOM PARIS
ROBERT DUNCAN MCNEILL
NEELIX
ETHAN PHILLIPS
THE DOCTOR
ROBERT PICARDO
TUVOK
TIM RUSS
SEVEN OF NINE
JERI RYAN
HARRY KIM
GARRETT WANG
GUEST STARRING
Saavedra L.L. Ginter
Teleplay by: Robin Burger
Story by: Brannon Braga
Directed by: Allan Kroeker
HIGHLIGHT LISTING
STAR TREK: VOYAGER: “Memorial” —The crew is haunted by vivid images of a battle they don’t remember fighting.
