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EVENTS SUMMARY FOR PARTS A-K
This table is not an episode guide or synopsis.

Part A In 1967 a camper makes an extraordinary find. In 2373 Voyager is attacked by Captain Braxton in the 29th century Federation Timeship Aeon. His mission is to destroy them because Voyager is the cause of a cataclysmic explosion in the 29th century that destroys Earth's solar system. Voyager resists, and both ships are pulled into a temporal rift. Voyager ends up at Earth in 1996. An away team sets off to visit Los Angeles to find the source of subspace readings that should not exist in this century and which may lead to a way for Voyager to return to the 24th century.

Part B The away team discover that a tramp is the source of the subspace readings. At Griffith Observatory, astronomer Rain Robinson detects Voyager and informs the Observatory's funder, one Henry Starling who is the founder and CEO of the giant computer corporation Chronowerx. Starling was the 1967 camper. Despite his instructions, Rain transmits the SETI greeting. Voyager receives the greeting.

Part C Janeway and Chakotay discover that the tramp is Captain Braxton who arrived on Earth in 1967. He tells them that Starling stole the Aeon back in 1967. He has spent 30 years analysing data that indicates the destruction of Earth's solar system will be caused by Starling travelling in the Aeon to the 29th century, because Starling does not know how to precisely recalibrate the temporal matrix. Voyager traces the source of the SETI greeting, and Paris and Tuvok are sent to Griffith Observatory to discover how much people know about Voyager.

Part D Paris and Tuvok visit Rain and erase evidence of her find from her computer and later save her from Dunbar, Starling's minion armed with a 29th century phaser and sent to murder her. Kim, in full command of Voyager for the first time, has Neelix and Kes monitor media broadcasts.

Part E Janeway and Chakotay break into Starling's office and access his computer. This reveals that he stole Braxton's timeship, exploited its future technology to pioneer the computer revolution by creating the successful Chronowerx company and is planning to launch for the 29th century. Starling and Dunbar catch them. Starling ignores Janeway's warning of the 29th century explosion. Kim disobeys orders and brings Voyager low over Los Angeles, and transports Janeway and Chakotay aboard. When Voyager tries to beam aboard the Aeon, Starling taps into their uplink and downloads part of Voyager's database.

Part F Accessing Voyager's database, Starling learns they are from the 24th century not the 29th as he had thought, and he appropriates the Doctor's program. Voyager is reported as a UFO on news broadcasts.
This is the end of Part One as aired on television. Part Two as aired on television begins below.
On failing to adapt Rain's car stereo into a locator signal, after Dunbar's phaser damaged their communicators, Paris and Tuvok head to the Observatory to use the satellite link. They contact Voyager, interrupting a staff meeting at which Braxton's theory is confirmed, and decide to try to capture Starling since they cannot capture the Aeon. At Chronowerx, Starling materialises the Doctor via his future-inspired holotechnology and, having reconfigured his tactile sensors, tortures him in a failed attempt to gain information about Janeway. Rain phones Starling, pretending to be scared of a hitman and begs Starling to collect her at the Metro Plaza. He agrees.

Part G Starling, knowing the Metro Plaza rendezvous is a trap, brings along the Doctor as hostage, being able to do so thanks to a 29th century mobile holo-emitter worn on the Doctor's arm. Chakotay and Torres travel to the vicinity in a shuttlecraft and try to beam Starling out of his car but he activates a 29th century tricorder which inhibits transport and damages the shuttlecraft's engines. While they do this, the Doctor temporarily incapacitates Dunbar, and he and Rain escape. Voyager takes Starling's transport pattern but the shuttlecraft starts to plummet.

Part H Voyager manages to rematerialise Starling. The shuttlecraft crashes in Arizona. Torres and Chakotay find themselves in a remote farm building, and prisoners of anti-government paramilitaries who suspect them of being government agents. Janeway orders Tuvok and the Doctor to find them. Janeway confronts Starling and learns he does intend to travel to the 29th century so as to bring back more future technology. Starling reveals that he has rigged the Aeon to destroy Los Angeles if it is tampered with. Rain and Paris journey back to Chronowerx headquarters for Paris to keep watch there.

Part I Dunbar uses the Aeon's transporters linked through a satellite to find Starling and transport him back to Chronowerx. Paris detects tachyon emissions coming from a lorry leaving Chronowerx - the Aeon is being moved. At the same time as government forces descend on the paramilitaries, the Doctor, whose holographic nature means he is immune to bullets, rescues Chakotay and Torres. Rain and Paris follow the lorry which seems to be heading for a landing site where the Aeon could be launched. Dunbar, the lorry's driver is determined to lose or destroy them and they dodge phaser fire during the pursuit. Paris fires at the lorry which careers into the distance over a rise, but then suddenly returns on a collision course.

Part J Paris and Rain are forced to jump from the van. At that moment the repaired shuttlecraft arrives and destroys the lorry and Dunbar with it. But those on the shuttlecraft crew (Chakotay, Torres, Tuvok and the Doctor) realise that the tachyon emissions were a ruse and that Starling intends to launch the real Aeon from elsewhere. And Starling does so, from the Chronowerx building. With Voyager's photon torpedo launch activators not functioning, Janeway goes to the torpedo bay and configures for manual launch. Paris makes an affectionate farewell to Rain and all the away team return to Voyager where the Doctor visits the Bridge for the first time before being sent to attend Janeway who will inevitably be injured by a manual torpedo launch. Starling opens a temporal rift, ready to travel to the 29th century.

Part K Starling refuses to give up his plan so Voyager is forced to destroy him. Immediately afterwards the Aeon appears, and a Captain Braxton who never experienced the 30-year Earth exile timeline tells them he has been sent by the 29th century Temporal Integrity Commission to return them to their correct time and place in the Delta Quadrant. Janeway asks him to return them to the 24th century but leave them in the Alpha Quadrant but Braxton cites the Temporal Prime Directive and she is obliged to co-operate. Back in the Delta Quadrant, the senior staff gather in the Messhall to celebrate. The timeline has not been completely restored, because they remember their adventures and the Doctor retains the 29th century mobile emitter. He looks forward to spending time outside Sickbay.

HIDE EVENTS SUMMARY

HENRY STARLING, CHRONOWERX, S.E.T.I. LAB & RAIN ROBINSON
includes Starling's office, Rain's laboratory, Santa Monica and Metro Plaza; and lighthearted;
plus Behind-the-scenes Index e.g. visual effects, interview, leading guest cast mini-biographies
plus light-hearted e.g. "Rain Robinson's Website"

Captain Braxton (played by a different actor) can be seen in the later episode [#118 Relativity].

EVENTS SUMMARY FOR PARTS A-K This table is not an episode guide or synopsis.
Part A	In 1967 a camper makes an extraordinary find. In 2373 Voyager is attacked by Captain Braxton in the 29th century Federation Timeship Aeon. His mission is to destroy them because Voyager is the cause of a cataclysmic explosion in the 29th century that destroys Earth's solar system. Voyager resists, and both ships are pulled into a temporal rift. Voyager ends up at Earth in 1996. An away team sets off to visit Los Angeles to find the source of subspace readings that should not exist in this century and which may lead to a way for Voyager to return to the 24th century.
Part B	The away team discover that a tramp is the source of the subspace readings. At Griffith Observatory, astronomer Rain Robinson detects Voyager and informs the Observatory's funder, one Henry Starling who is the founder and CEO of the giant computer corporation Chronowerx. Starling was the 1967 camper. Despite his instructions, Rain transmits the SETI greeting. Voyager receives the greeting.
Part C	Janeway and Chakotay discover that the tramp is Captain Braxton who arrived on Earth in 1967. He tells them that Starling stole the Aeon back in 1967. He has spent 30 years analysing data that indicates the destruction of Earth's solar system will be caused by Starling travelling in the Aeon to the 29th century, because Starling does not know how to precisely recalibrate the temporal matrix. Voyager traces the source of the SETI greeting, and Paris and Tuvok are sent to Griffith Observatory to discover how much people know about Voyager.
Part D	Paris and Tuvok visit Rain and erase evidence of her find from her computer and later save her from Dunbar, Starling's minion armed with a 29th century phaser and sent to murder her. Kim, in full command of Voyager for the first time, has Neelix and Kes monitor media broadcasts.
Part E	Janeway and Chakotay break into Starling's office and access his computer. This reveals that he stole Braxton's timeship, exploited its future technology to pioneer the computer revolution by creating the successful Chronowerx company and is planning to launch for the 29th century. Starling and Dunbar catch them. Starling ignores Janeway's warning of the 29th century explosion. Kim disobeys orders and brings Voyager low over Los Angeles, and transports Janeway and Chakotay aboard. When Voyager tries to beam aboard the Aeon, Starling taps into their uplink and downloads part of Voyager's database.
Part F	Accessing Voyager's database, Starling learns they are from the 24th century not the 29th as he had thought, and he appropriates the Doctor's program. Voyager is reported as a UFO on news broadcasts. This is the end of Part One as aired on television. Part Two as aired on television begins below. On failing to adapt Rain's car stereo into a locator signal, after Dunbar's phaser damaged their communicators, Paris and Tuvok head to the Observatory to use the satellite link. They contact Voyager, interrupting a staff meeting at which Braxton's theory is confirmed, and decide to try to capture Starling since they cannot capture the Aeon. At Chronowerx, Starling materialises the Doctor via his future-inspired holotechnology and, having reconfigured his tactile sensors, tortures him in a failed attempt to gain information about Janeway. Rain phones Starling, pretending to be scared of a hitman and begs Starling to collect her at the Metro Plaza. He agrees.
Part G	Starling, knowing the Metro Plaza rendezvous is a trap, brings along the Doctor as hostage, being able to do so thanks to a 29th century mobile holo-emitter worn on the Doctor's arm. Chakotay and Torres travel to the vicinity in a shuttlecraft and try to beam Starling out of his car but he activates a 29th century tricorder which inhibits transport and damages the shuttlecraft's engines. While they do this, the Doctor temporarily incapacitates Dunbar, and he and Rain escape. Voyager takes Starling's transport pattern but the shuttlecraft starts to plummet.
Part H	Voyager manages to rematerialise Starling. The shuttlecraft crashes in Arizona. Torres and Chakotay find themselves in a remote farm building, and prisoners of anti-government paramilitaries who suspect them of being government agents. Janeway orders Tuvok and the Doctor to find them. Janeway confronts Starling and learns he does intend to travel to the 29th century so as to bring back more future technology. Starling reveals that he has rigged the Aeon to destroy Los Angeles if it is tampered with. Rain and Paris journey back to Chronowerx headquarters for Paris to keep watch there.
Part I	Dunbar uses the Aeon's transporters linked through a satellite to find Starling and transport him back to Chronowerx. Paris detects tachyon emissions coming from a lorry leaving Chronowerx - the Aeon is being moved. At the same time as government forces descend on the paramilitaries, the Doctor, whose holographic nature means he is immune to bullets, rescues Chakotay and Torres. Rain and Paris follow the lorry which seems to be heading for a landing site where the Aeon could be launched. Dunbar, the lorry's driver is determined to lose or destroy them and they dodge phaser fire during the pursuit. Paris fires at the lorry which careers into the distance over a rise, but then suddenly returns on a collision course.
Part J	Paris and Rain are forced to jump from the van. At that moment the repaired shuttlecraft arrives and destroys the lorry and Dunbar with it. But those on the shuttlecraft crew (Chakotay, Torres, Tuvok and the Doctor) realise that the tachyon emissions were a ruse and that Starling intends to launch the real Aeon from elsewhere. And Starling does so, from the Chronowerx building. With Voyager's photon torpedo launch activators not functioning, Janeway goes to the torpedo bay and configures for manual launch. Paris makes an affectionate farewell to Rain and all the away team return to Voyager where the Doctor visits the Bridge for the first time before being sent to attend Janeway who will inevitably be injured by a manual torpedo launch. Starling opens a temporal rift, ready to travel to the 29th century.
Part K	Starling refuses to give up his plan so Voyager is forced to destroy him. Immediately afterwards the Aeon appears, and a Captain Braxton who never experienced the 30-year Earth exile timeline tells them he has been sent by the 29th century Temporal Integrity Commission to return them to their correct time and place in the Delta Quadrant. Janeway asks him to return them to the 24th century but leave them in the Alpha Quadrant but Braxton cites the Temporal Prime Directive and she is obliged to co-operate. Back in the Delta Quadrant, the senior staff gather in the Messhall to celebrate. The timeline has not been completely restored, because they remember their adventures and the Doctor retains the 29th century mobile emitter. He looks forward to spending time outside Sickbay.