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Part F

Seven is disturbed by a momentary flashback - she sees the inside of a Borg cube.

Seven goes to the Supervisor's office. Seven: "I want to know the status of Employee 8583." Supervisor: "Maybe it's different where you come from, but here it's polite to say 'good morning'." Seven: "Good morning."

The Supervisor goes to the control console. Seven watches as he calls up the personnel files.

The Supervisor calls up Tuvok's file on the computer. Supervisor: "8583, the man who was removed by Security yesterday. He's been hospitalised." Seven: "Is there any reason to believe that his condition might be contagious? He came in contact with other workers. Some of them have expressed concern." Supervisor: "Well, tell them not to worry."

Yerid enters. "Excuse me, am I intruding?" Supervisor: "What can we do for you?"

Yerid: "I'm investigating the disappearance of two of your employees." Supervisor: "Who?" Yerid: "Their names are Neelix and Torres." Seven: "Both of them failed to report for work today."

Yerid: "What about this man?" He shows them a Quarren 'PADD' displaying an identikit drawing of Chakotay. Seven: "Employee 9363. He didn't report for his shift either."

Yerid: "I'd like to see his personnel file, and I'll need to interview anyone who may know where he is." Seven: "Why are you looking for him?" Yerid: "I believe he's responsible for the disappearance of the other two."

The power plant employees' apartment block.

That evening, Janeway is moving her possessions into Jaffen's apartment. Jaffen: "You've only been here 3 weeks. Where did you get all these things?" Janeway: "I'm a collector." Jaffen: "You collect spent plasma relays?" Janeway: "I like to think of it as a decorative object."

She places it, then says: "You know, I think this would look better over there."

Jaffen teases: "You're not going to start telling me how to dress, are you? Where're you going?" Janeway: "To get the rest of my things." Jaffen: "There's more?"

She smiles as she goes and he watches her leave with affectionate tolerance.

Janeway enters her apartment and, by the light of the open door, starts to gather things. But then she Janeway discovers something and orders, "Lights." She sees it is a cloth covered with blood! She turns and discovers Chakotay is there, pointing a gun at her. Janeway: "What do you want?" Chakotay: "You told me you were moving out." He closes the door and dims the lights. "I needed a place to hide." Janeway: "Jaffen knows where I am. He'll come looking for me." Chakotay: "I'm hoping you won't tell him I'm here." Janeway: "They say you had something to do with the disappearance of a woman at the plant." Chakotay: "I did. Her name's B'Elanna. She was brought to this planet against her will. Something was done to her so she'd forget her real life." Janeway: "And what?" Sarcastically: "You helped her get home?" Chakotay: "That's right. There are other people in this city who I'm also trying to help. I'm not here to hurt anyone. You have to trust me." Janeway: "You're pointing a weapon at me." He puts the gun down. "Go ahead. Report me. But if you do, a lot of innocent people are going to suffer. All I'm asking for is a place to stay until my friends come back for me." Janeway: "We're going to have to do something about that arm."

	On Voyager....
	....Neelix shows Torres her and Paris' married quarters. Torres looks at a picture of herself and Paris together. "The waiter from the tavern."

Neelix: "Lieutenant Tom Paris, our pilot. You're B'Elanna Torres, our chief engineer. That picture was taken on your honeymoon." Torres: "That's impossible." Neelix: "How else would we have it?"

Torres goes over to an item of furniture. Neelix: "It's an antique television. You gave it to Tom as a present." Torres: "He watches cartoons." Neelix: "Yes." Torres: "How do I know that?" Neelix: "Because you're starting to remember."

She wanders slowly around the room, looking at the things there - the bat'leth hanging on the wall, and the crib with a mobile hanging above it of little spaceships. Torres: "I wondered why he was so protective of me." Neelix: "I'll be outside if you need me."

Janeway takes a dermal regenerator from a medical cupboard at the power plant.

When she shuts the door, she finds that Seven is there, watching. Seven: "Your shift ended 3 hours ago." Janeway: "My friend Jaffen, Employee 1326, he cut himself." Removing property from these premises is not permitted." Janeway: "I know. But he's just too stubborn to go to the hospital. I promise I'll have it back first thing in the morning."

Seven notices the Supervisor going down the stairs - it means he is not in his office. Seven tells Janeway: "Be sure that you do." Seven then leaves quickly and goes up the steps.

Seven goes to the Supervisor's office and calls up the personnel files section.

She orders the computer: "Display the personnel file for Employee 8583." Computer: "Access restricted." She enters her access code. "Security clearance clarified." Tuvok's details appear on the monitor. Seven: "Display all medical and historical data for this employee species." Computer: "Data unavailable."

Seven: "List all files accessed by this employee since he's been here." Computer: "Personnel files: Employee 8582, Ozawa, Kashimuru; Employee 8584, Janeway, Kathryn; Employee 8585 McKenzie, William; Employee 8586, Hansen, Annika; Employee 8587, Anderson, Lydia; Employee 8588, Torres, B'Elanna; Employee...." Seven therefore realises that her own file was accessed by Tuvok. Quarren computer readout of display, top left column downwards, then central column downwards

In Janeway's apartment she uses the dermal regenerator on Chakotay's wound. Janeway: "You need a doctor." Chakotay: "That'll have to wait until I'm back on Voyager." He says the name deliberately, enticing her curiosity. Janeway: "Voyager?" Chakotay: "My ship." Janeway: "You live on board." Chakotay: "For almost 7 years." Janeway: "Don't you ever want to stay in one place?" Chakotay: "You seem happy." Janeway: "I've got a good job." Chakotay: "Ever considered doing something more challenging?" Janeway: "My job's challenging enough." Chakotay: "You monitor reactor coils. You're obviously a very capable woman. You could probably run that power plant." Janeway: "Why would I want all that responsibility?" An alert sounds. "What's that?" Chakotay: "My people are trying to contact me." He speaks into the subdermal transponder. "Chakotay here." Kim: "Are you ok, Commander?" Chakotay: "For the time being. Can you get me out of here?" Kim: "No, sir. We're 8 light years away." Chakotay: "How're you transmitting the signal that far?" Doctor: "We're using a triaxillating frequency on a co-variant subspace band. It was B'Elanna's idea." Chakotay: "I take it she's feeling better." Doctor: "She's responded well to treatment." Kim: "Have you located anyone else from the crew?" Chakotay: "As a matter of fact, I'm sitting with Captain Janeway right now." Janeway is startled by what she hears. Kim: "How is she?" Chakotay: "A little suspicious, just like B'Elanna was at first. How soon can you get back into transporter range?" Kim: "We need a couple more days to finish repairs. What about the shield grid?" Chakotay: "I have an idea how to shut it down. Until I get back to you, let's maintain com silence, just in case we're being monitored." Kim: "Understood. Good luck, Commander." Contact ends. Janeway: "Why did you call me 'captain'?" Chakotay: "Because that's who you are." Janeway: "That's absurd. So what are you saying: that I was brought here by force too, that my memories were manipulated?" Chakotay: "I know it sounds strange-" Janeway: "Helping you was a mistake!" She gets up and starts to leave. Chakotay: "Listen to me!" By the doorway, she turns to look back at him. "There are more a hundred members of Voyager's crew working at that power plant. Your crew. And when our ship gets here I'll be able to prove it to you. Look, I don't want to force you to do anything you don't want to. But don't you at least want to know the truth? Let me prove who I am. Hand me that dermal regenerator." He takes it and goes over to a mirror where he uses it to remove his disguise. Janeway: "We're the same race." Chakotay: "We're more than that. We're friends."