The Enterprise becomes trapped by energy draining, radiation emitting devices in an asteroid field. Geordi creates a holodeck image of Dr. Leah Brahms, a senior design engineer of the Galaxy-class Enterprise-D, to find a solution.

Whoopi Goldberg (Guinan)

Susan Gibney (Dr. Leah Brahms)
Colm Meaney (Lt. Miles O'Brien)

Albert Hall (Galek Sar)
Julie Warner (Ensign Christy Henshaw)

• Guinan states that she is attracted to bald men. A kind, bald man once took care of her. (see "Time's Arrow, Part I")
  
• The real Dr. Brahms comes aboard the Enterprise in the episode "Galaxy's Child".
  
• Geordi gets a second shot with Christy Henshaw in "Transfigurations".
  
• The script originally had Picard becoming "involved" with Dr. Brahms, however it was changed to Geordi because it made more sense.
  
• This was the first Next Generation episode directed by a woman.
  
• Julie Warner went on to play Michelle in the movie Tommy Boy.