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<TD WIDTH="245" VALIGN=CENTER ALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR="#99CCFF" SIZE="3" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Comic Sans"><B>'Bloodlines'</B><BR><BR><FONT SIZE="3">(Story Code 274)<BR>by Nicholas Sagan</TD>
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DaiMon Bok, the Ferengi whose son he killed in battle several years ago, and is shocked when Bok states that he will gain his revenge by killing Jason Vigo - Picard's son. Unaware that he even <I>had</I> a son, Picard confirms that he did have a relationship with Miranda Vigo twenty-four years ago; however, irrespective of Jason's true parentage he is still in danger; the captain orders a search through Federation records, and soon learns that Jason and his mother live on Camor V. The <I>Enterprise</I> arrives at the planet, and sensors detect someone matching Jason's physical description; when seismic disruptions disturb the cave the man is climbing in, Picard orders him to be beamed aboard. Meeting with a surprised Jason, the captain tells him of Bok's claims and proposes a genetic test; Jason agrees, and the results quickly confirm that Picard is indeed his father. Picard and Jason attempt to get to know each other, but find the situation awkward and uncomfortable, especially as Miranda is now dead; however, Jason reluctantly agrees to stay on board the ship until the threat from Bok can be stopped. As the crew examine the probe for clues, the ship is contacted by DaiMon Birta, who informs Picard that Bok is no longer a DaiMon, and that he bought his way out of prison two years ago; determining that Bok is in the Xendi Kabu system, the <I>Enterprise</I> sets course immediately. But that night, while Picard is in bed, Bok suddenly appears before him and again threatens to kill Jason; the captain's surprise then turns to confusion when the Ferengi vanishes into thin air. Neither Lieutenant LaForge nor Lieutenant Worf can determine how the Ferengi got on board, as there was no trace of a transporter beam, no signal from a holographic device, and was not mind control, a method once used by Bok on Picard. Unless they can discover how the Ferengi gained access to the ship, Bok's threat on Jason's life will soon be made real...

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Patrick Stewart (<B>Captain Jean-Luc Picard</B>), Jonathan Frakes (<B>Commander William Thomas Riker</B>), LeVar Burton (<B>Chief Engineer Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge</B>), Michael Dorn (<B>Security Chief Lieutenant Worf</B>), Gates McFadden (<B>Doctor Beverly Crusher</B>), Marina Sirtis (<B>Councelor Deanna Troi</B>), Brent Spiner (<B>Lieutenant Commander Data</B>), Ken Olandt (<B>Jason</B>),  <http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?Arenberg,+Lee>Lee Arenberg (<B>Bok</B>), Peter Slutsker (<B>Birta</B>), Amy Pietz <http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?Pietz,+Amy> (<B>Lieutenant Rhodes</B>), Michelan Sisti (<B>Tol</B>), Majel Barrett (<B>Computer Voice</B>)

<BR><BR><B>Directed by Les Landau
<BR>Produced by Ronald D. Moore and Peter Lauritson
<BR>Co-Produced by Brannon Braga
<BR>Executive Producers Jeri Taylor, Michael Piller and Rick Berman
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<BR>2nd May, 1994

<BR><BR><B>Notes:</B>
<BR>*Featuring Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Commander William Thomas Riker, Chief Engineer Lieutenant Geordi La Forge, Security Chief Lieutenant Worf, Doctor Beverly Crusher, Councelor Deanna Troi and Lieutenant Commander Data 

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