ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Transfigurations</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR=#000000"> <TABLE ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="595" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="3" BORDER="0"> <TR> <TD ROWSPAN="2" WIDTH="150" VALIGN=MIDDLE ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="STTNG Pictures/Next-Gen-Logo.gif" WIDTH="175" HEIGHT="117" BORDER="0" ALT="Star Trek The Next Generation Logo"></TD> <TD WIDTH="245" VALIGN=CENTER ALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR="#99CCFF" SIZE="3" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Comic Sans"><B>'Transfigurations'</B><BR><BR><FONT SIZE="3">(Story Code 173)<BR>by Rene Echevarria</TD> <TD ROWSPAN="2" WIDTH="200" VALIGN=CENTER ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="STTNG Pictures/STTNG S3 Cast.jpg" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="140" ALT="Star Trek The Next Generation Cast"></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR="#99CCFF" SIZE="2" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Comic Sans"> Investigating the wreckage of an escape pod, the crew of the <I>U.S.S. Enterprise</I> discovers a severely injured humanoid man. In order to stabilise his condition, Lieutenant LaForge volunteers to connect his nervous system to the wounded man, dubbed  John Doe' by Doctor Beverley Crusher; however, during the process, a wave of energy transfers from 'John' into LaForge. 'John' makes an amazing recovery, his damaged tissue repairing itself at a remarkable rate, while his undamaged cells mutate in a manner that the doctor cannot comprehend. Although 'John's' pod shows signs of being in a battle, the man is unable to recall anything from his past; then, when Captain Picard informs him that they may be able to determine the coordinates of his planet of origin, 'John' becomes afraid, somehow aware that he was attempting to escape from there.  John's presence aboard the <I>Enterprise</I> quickly brings a sense of serenity to the crew, and when he heals O'Brien's dislocated shoulder with a just touch the captain and crew become even more mystified. However,  John soon experiences bouts of severe pain, which frighten him into attempting to steal a shuttlecraft; but when Lieutenant Worf tries to stop him, the man convulses in pain and transforms into an intense flare of light, knocking the Klingon to the deck below and killing him& <BR><BR> 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>), Wil Wheaton (<B>Ensign Wesley Crusher</B>), Mark LaMura (<B>John Doe</B>), Charles Dennis (<B>Commander Sunad</B>), Julie Warner (<B>Christy Henshaw</B>), Colm Meaney (<B>Transporter Chief Miles O Brien</B>), Patti Tippo <http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?Tippo,+Patti> (<B>Nurse Temple</B>) <BR><BR><B>Directed by Tom Benko <BR>Co-Produced by Hans Beimler and Richard Manning <BR>Produced by Ira Steven Behr <BR>Executive Producers Rick Berman and Gene Roddenberry </B> <BR><BR><B>TX:</B> <FONT COLOR="#99CCFF" SIZE="2" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Comic Sans"> <BR>4th June, 1990 <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, Lieutenant Commander Data, Transporter Chief Miles O Brien and Ensign Wesley Crusher <BR><BR><BR> </BODY> </HTML>