ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>When the Bough Breaks</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>'When the Bough Breaks'</B><BR><BR><FONT SIZE="3">(Story Code 118)<BR>by Hannah Louise Shearer</TD> <TD ROWSPAN="2" WIDTH="200" VALIGN=CENTER ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="STTNG Pictures/STTNG S1 Cast.jpg" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="150" ALT="Star Trek The Next Generation Cast"></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR="#99CCFF" SIZE="2" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Comic Sans"> The crew of the <I>U.S.S. Enterprise</I> comes across the highly advanced world of Aldea, a planet that keeps itself hidden behind a sophisticated energy shield. However, Captain Picard soon learns that the Aldeans have deliberately allowed their planet to be detected, enabling them to come aboard the ship and abduct several children, including Wesley; the Aldeans have lost the ability to reproduce, and now plan to use the kidnapped children to perpetuate their race, ignoring all attempts at negotiation by Picard. While Doctor Beverly Crusher attempts to determine the cause of the Aldeans' sterility, Picard and his officers must find a way for the <I>Enterprise</I> to penetrate the planet's shielding and rescue the children... <BR><BR> Patrick Stewart (<B>Captain Jean-Luc Picard</B>), Jonathan Frakes (<B>Commander William Thomas Riker</B>), LeVar Burton (<B>Lieutenant Geordi La Forge</B>), Denise Crosby (<B>Security Chief Lieutenant Natasha  Tasha Yar</B>), Michael Dorn (<B>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>Wesley Crusher</B>), Jerry Hardin (<B>Radue</B>), Brenda Strong (<B>Rashella</B>), Jandi Swanson (<B>Katie</B>), Paul Lambert (<B>Melian</B>), Ivy Bethune (<B>Duana</B>), Dierk Torsek (<B>Doctor [Lt.] Bernard</B>), Michele Marsh (<B>Leda</B>), Dan Mason (<B>Accolan</B>), Philip N. Waller (<B>Harry Bernard</B>), Connie Danese (<B>Toya</B>), Jessica and Vanessa Bova (<B>Alexandra</B>) <BR><BR><B>Directed by Kim Manners <BR>Produced by Maurice Hurley <BR>Executive Producer Gene Roddenberry </B> <BR><BR><B>TX:</B> <FONT COLOR="#99CCFF" SIZE="2" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Comic Sans"> <BR>15th February, 1988 <BR><BR><B>Notes:</B> <BR>*Featuring Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Commander William Thomas Riker, Lieutenant Geordi La Forge, Security Chief Lieutenant Natasha  Tasha Yar, Lieutenant Worf, Doctor Beverly Crusher, Councelor Deanna Troi, Lieutenant Commander Data and Wesley Crusher <BR><BR><BR> </BODY> </HTML>