First Season - Episode 017

WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS

Stardate: 41509.1 - 41512.4
Rating: 7 Humour: - Action: - Tension: - Romance: +

Alternate Titles: German: "DIE SORGE DER ALDEANER"
Danish: "DEN DER KOMMER ALLERSIDST"

Written By: Shearer, Hannah Loui
Director: Manners, Kim
Music: Jones, Ron
Executive: Roddenberry, Gene
Supervisor: Berman, Rick
Justman, Robert H.
Producer: Hurley, Maurice
Co-Producer: Lewin, Robert
Wright, Herbert
Camera: Brown, Edward R.

Cast

Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Patrick Stewart
Cmd. William T. Riker: Jonathan Frakes
Lt. Geordi LaForge: LeVar Burton
Lt. Worf: Michael Dorn
Doctor Beverly Crusher: Cheryl Gates McFadden
Counselor Deanna Troi: Marina Sirtis
Lt.Cmd. Data: Brent Spiner
Lt. Natasha Yar: Denise Crosby
Wesley Crusher: Wil Wheaton
Radue: Jerry Hardin
Rashella: Brenda Strong
Katie: Jandi Swanson
Lettian: Paul Lambert
Duana: Ivy Bethune
Leda: Michele Marsh
Accolan: Dan Mason
Harry: Philip N. Waller
Toya: Connie Danese
Alexandra: Jessica and Vanessa Bova

Plot

The Enterprise discovers the legendary planet of Aldea and the advanced civilization that lives there. The inhabitants have extraordinary technology including the ability to cloak their entire planet, but lack the capacity to have children. When the crew of the Enterprise refuse to trade some of the children from the ship for technology, the Aldeans kidnap Wesley and six other children from the ship.

Quotes

Radue:	"Captain Picard ?"
Picard:	"Doctor Crusher and I are ready Radue.."
Radue:	"Are you ill, captain ??"
Picard:	"No, Dr. Crusher is a staff officer, Starfleet regulation 6.57 requires that 2 staff officers are present at any contract or treaty negotiations.."
Radue:	"Very Well...." [Hangs up]
Riker:	"Not much on pleasentry, is he ?"
Data:	"Captain, I am not aware of regulation 6.57.."
Picard:	"No Data, neither am I.."
Data:	"I see sir............... Oh I Seee Sir...."

Beverly:

"Our children are not for sale."