Molly O'Brien falls through a time portal, emerging as a feral adult.
Summary[]
The O’Brien family take a trip to Golana, a world near Deep Space 9. Molly wanders away from her family, and falls into an alien portal and disappears. Dax investigates and learns that the portal has sent Molly into the past, and when they transport her back, Molly is now a woman of eighteen. Miles and Keiko take Molly back to the station, but Molly has regressed so much that she is unable to cope. After she attacks a patron in Quark’s, Molly faces being taken to a Federation medical facility. Unable to lose his daughter, O’Brien returns Molly to Golana, where she goes back through the portal. She finds her younger self there, and sends her back to her family.
References[]
Characters[]
- Julian Bashir • Jadzia Dax • Jones • Kira Nerys • Madrat • Morn • M'Pella • Keiko O'Brien • Kirayoshi O'Brien • Miles O'Brien • Molly O'Brien • Odo • Pinar • Quark • Benjamin Sisko • Rita Tannenbaum • Worf, son of Mogh
- Referenced only
- Alexander Rozhenko
Locations[]
- Deep Space 9 • Golana • Habitat ring • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's • Station commander's office
- Referenced only
- Dalvos Prime • Denorios Belt
Starships[]
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
- Referenced only
- Bajoran Archeological Institute • Dominion
Other references[]
- 21st century • adrenaline • Bajoran language • bat'leth • cat • Chester • chroniton • combadge • comet • DNA • DNA signature • Dominion War • exobiology • forcefield • grint hound • Hehh-duHpp • holosuite • Klingonese • LCARS • Lupi (doll) • magistrate • melon • minefield • "Mr. Froggy" • phaser • picnic • replicator • sensor • temporal field generator • time portal • time travel • transporter • tricorder
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- The Prophecy and Change short story "The Devil You Know" includes scenes from this episode, up to Worf's return home and finding Jadzia Dax looking after Kirayoshi O'Brien.
- In a way, both mother and daughter share similar experiences with age crises. Keiko O'Brien was reverted (physically) to a pre-adolescent in "Rascals." This time, Molly O'Brien advances (mentally) from a child to an adult.
Background[]
Notable cast and crew[]
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
- Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys
- Rene Auberjonois as Odo
- Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- Michael Dorn as Worf
- Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax
External links[]
- Time's Orphan article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Time's Orphan article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Connections[]
| published order | ||
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| Previous episode: Profit and Lace |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: The Sound of Her Voice |
| Previous episode: Profit and Lace |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: The Sound of Her Voice |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Pathways |
Next Adventure: Hope and Fear | |