After
atmospheric disturbances force the crew to land the Starship Voyager on
a mysterious planet, Captain Janeway leads an away team in search of the
source of the centuries-old distress signal detected by the ship's sensors.
They discover the source of the SOS to be an old Earth aircraft. Upon further
investigation, the team finds a massive chamber containing eight earthlings
in cryogenic units, one of which is Amelia Earhart (Sharon Lawrence). After
releasing them from suspended animation, the U.S.S. Voyager crew comes under
attack when a group of the planet's inhabitants mistakes them for members
of the Briori -- an alien race which abducted more than 300 people from
Earth in 1937 and brought them this planet as slaves.
It's
learned that over time, the slaves revolted and killed the aliens. The
eight surviving "37's" became part of the planet's history and
the cryogenic chamber was their shrine. Since then, the descendants of
the original 300 cultivated the planet and created a home much like Earth.
The crew of the U.S.S. Voyager is invited to stay, and Janeway must face
her greatest challenge as she allows each crewmember the personal choice
to stay behind and begin a life among these kindred Humans.
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