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During an encounter between the
U.S.S. Voyager and a Nasari ship, Kim announces that the alien
ship is going to fire, and he unleashes Voyager's phasers at it,
triggering an unwanted battle. As both ships limp away from the
confrontation, Janeway grills Kim, who says he just "knew" the
Nasari posed a threat, despite their non-aggressive behavior.
The Captain suspends Kim from duty until she can investigate his
"hunch." That evening, Kim is stunned by the appearance of alien
markings on his face.
The Doctor can't find a reason
for Kim's facial markings or the alteration in his blood
chemistry. Tuvok is able to confirm that the Nasari were about
to fire on Voyager, and the Captain questions how Kim knew. He
isn't sure, but he notes that this area of space seems oddly
familiar. Kim leads the crew to the planet Taresia, which has a
largely female populace. An official of that planet welcomes Kim
"home."
The Taresians explain that Kim was conceived on their world, but
his embryo was implanted in an Earth woman, to bring an infusion
of new genetic material back to their race. As an adult,
Taresians like Kim are instinctively drawn back home. The women
say the Nasari fired on Voyager because they detected Kim's
presence. The Nasari hate Taresians and were trying to stop Kim
from going home. Later, Janeway meets with the Nasari, who say
they have no quarrel with Voyager — but they'll attack the ship
if Kim returns to it.
As Kim attends the wedding of Taymon, another returned male, the
Doctor informs Janeway that Kim wasn't born with Taresian DNA;
he was deliberately infused with it during an Away Mission.
Apparently, the Taresians want to make him feel like he belongs
on their world. But Kim has decided he wants to return to his
ship. When he tries to leave, the Taresian women try to stop
him. He races to Taymon's room, where he's stunned to find the
young man's dead body. Kim realizes that Taresian men don't
voluntarily leave; they're killed after the women extract enough
genetic material to conceive children. The crew is able to beam
up Kim and leave the area while the Nasari are busy trading
shots with the Taresians.
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