Inheritance

"Inheritance" is an episode of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. It first aired on November 22, 1993. The Enterprise arrives at Altrea IV, a planet with a molten core that is solidifying. This will eventually end all life on Altrea if unchecked. Pran and Juliana Tainer, scientists from Altrea, tell the Enterprise crew about the problem. Geordi and Data suggest injecting liquid plasma into the core, re-liquefying the core for c... more

"Inheritance" is an episode of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. It first aired on November 22, 1993. The Enterprise arrives at Altrea IV, a planet with a molten core that is solidifying. This will eventually end all life on Altrea if unchecked. Pran and Juliana Tainer, scientists from Altrea, tell the Enterprise crew about the problem. Geordi and Data suggest injecting liquid plasma into the core, re-liquefying the core for centuries. The Enterprise will use its phasers to drill through the crust of the planet, then set up plasma infusion units just above the core. The crew leave to implement the plan, but Juliana stops Data and asks if he recognizes her. When he doesn't, it confirms to her that all his early memories were wiped. She claims to be the former wife of Data's creator, Noonien Soong. Data can only find one Juliana in his memory, a Juliana O'Donnell. She explains that protests from her mother caused them to elope and get married. A Klingon and a... less