To the shock and disbelief of the crew, their colleague,
Ensign Lyndsay Ballard, returns to the Starship after having been killed
on a mission long ago. Pursued by her alien Kobali abductors, whose reproductive
system is centered on reanimation of the dead, she rekindles her former
relationships with Janeway and the crew of the Voyager, hoping to reverse
the effects of the alien genes implanted in her system.
Her old friendship with Lieutenant Harry Kim ignites and deepens until
the moment in his quarters when she realizes the horror and extent of
her Kobali genes. Harry's support and affection complicates Ballard's
final decision as to whether she will remain human or return to the Kobali
homeland with the alien family that loves her.
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