Star Trek: The Next Generation: Inheritance

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Star Trek: The Next GenerationStardate 47410.2: On a mission to salvage an endangered planet, the Enterprise is visited by Dr. Tainer and her husband, two scientists whose plan may save the planet. The first chance she has to speak to Data privately, Tainer reveals herself to be the ex-wife of Dr. Soong and co-designer of Data and Lore. Though he is skeptical at first, Data finds evidence that she may be who she claims to be, and begins to spend time with her in an effort to find out about his creation and development.

Order the DVDsteleplay by Dan Koeppel & Rene Echavarria
story by Dan Koeppel
directed by Robert Scheerer
music by Jay Chattaway

Cast: Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean-Luc Picard), Jonathan Frakes (Commander William Riker), LeVar Burton (Lt. Geordi La Forge), Michael Dorn (Lt. Worf), Gates McFadden (Dr. Beverly Crusher), Marina Sirtis (Counselor Deanna Troi), Brent Spiner (Lt. Commander Data), Fionnula Flanagan (Juliana Tainer), William Lithgow (Pran)

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