Picard seemed to have finished assembling his crew of adventurers in last weeks The End Is the Beginning.

At Elnors residence, Picard gives the boy a copy ofThe Three Musketeers.

As a sign of gratitude, Elnor hugs Picard.

Absolute Candor

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Yet he also tells Elnor whose feelings are hurt by this admission that he likes him very much.

And how it defines us as human beings.

Picard pointedly remarks that he knows Raffi is eager to get to Freecloud, at which she bristles.

Candor is clearly not Nareks strong suit.

Back on Vashti, Raffi warns Picard that hes been IDd, and that local chatter is turning hostile.

Picard denies this, proclaiming that he did everything I could, which doesnt smooth things over.

Before things can get nastier, theyre both beamed up to Rios ship.

Narek is awakened in bed by his sister Rizzo, who teases her brother about Sojis anatomical correctness.

Apparently, Soji and Dahj arent the only Data-bred androids roaming the galaxy.

Rizzo reminds her sibling that your little robot girl has a plan dont forget that.

Picard and company are attacked by an enemy ship.

Theyre saved, however, by a mysterious, and hideous, second ship that comes to the rescue.

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