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"Time's Orphan" |
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ABOUT THE
SHOW |
SHIPS & CHARACTERS
SEASON
1 |
SEASON 2 |
SEASON
3 |
SEASON 4 |
SEASON
5 |
SEASON 6 |
SEASON
7 |
O'Brien is reunited with his wife,
Keiko, and their two children. But during a celebratory picnic
on a nearby planet, eight-year-old Molly falls into a vortex of
swirling energy. When the rest of the crew arrives to help, they
determine Molly slipped through a time portal that sent her back
300 years, to a time when the planet was uninhabited. They
reactivate the portal and transport her out, but their
calculations are off by a decade. When Molly materializes on the
transporter pad, she is an 18-year-old woman.
Since she has been without human contact for ten years, Molly is
like a wild animal, terrified of her parents and unable to
speak. At Bashir's suggestion, a cargo bay is transformed with a
tree, grass, and some boulders. There, the O'Briens begin the
painful process of regaining their daughter's trust. When Keiko
presents her with her favorite doll, Molly smiles for the first
time.
Molly continues to make progress and learns to follow simple
commands. She soon utters her first word — "Home" — and Keiko
and O'Brien excitedly take her back to their quarters. When she
shows them a photo taken at the picnic site, they realize Molly
regards that planet as her home. Desperate to make his daughter
happy, O'Brien recreates the spot in a holosuite. The plan works
until the O'Briens must relinquish the suite to other customers.
Scared by the hubbub of Quark's bar, Molly panics and stabs a
customer with a broken bottle.
Sisko and Odo sadly inform O'Brien that Federation officials
want Molly committed to a special care center. Knowing that
forcing her to stay inside a confined facility over a long
period of time will kill her, O'Brien plans to steal a runabout
and take Molly to her planet. Once there, he will send her back
through the time portal so no one will be able to find her.
Although they will never see her again, O'Brien and Keiko know
this is their only chance to save their daughter. However, they
are caught before they can leave the station.
Odo comes to the scene and allows the O'Briens to proceed. They
return to the planet, where they tearfully send Molly back
through the vortex with her favorite doll. When Molly arrives,
she recognizes her eight-year-old self hiding behind a boulder.
Little Molly is frightened, but her older counterpart gives her
the doll and sends her through the portal to be reunited with
her family.
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