The week-long national syndication window opens for the 52nd episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. This is the first televised script written by Star Trek fan (and future Battlestar Galactica remake showrunner) Ronald D. Moore. 
Stardate 43198.7: Worf’s conscience struggles with a fatality under his command as a deceased crew member’s young son confronts an alien life form that attempts to take on the physical and psychological characteristics of his mother.
written by Ronald D. Moore
directed by Winrich Kolbe
music by Dennis McCarthyCast: 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), Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher), Susan Powell (Marla Aster), Gabriel Damon (Jeremy Aster), Colm Meaney (Chief O’Brien)
LogBook entry by Earl Green