Enterprise is on a survey mission to monitor a system of planets, when it is learned that Data has secretly been communicating with a "pen pal" on Drema IV, one of the planets being investigated. Although he was contacted by accident by the little girl, his response back was still a major breach of protocol, and Picard is quite displeased. However, Data has learned through his contact, that conditions on Drema IV are deteriorating and the planet's life is about to be extinguished.

Meanwhile, as part of his ship board studies to become a full officer, Riker puts Wesley in charge of the team performing the mineral studies being done on the planet. Wesley finds that being in charge of a team composed of more senior adults a big challenge, as they begin to dismiss his directions and instead try to convince him to follow their lead.

Will Data be allowed to rescue his new found friend on the planet, and will Wesley be able to reign in the scientists under his temporary command?

Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episodes...

• s02e01 - The Child
• s02e02 - Where Silence Has Lease
• s02e03 - Elementary, Dear Data
• s02e04 - The Outrageous Okona
• s02e05 - Loud as a Whisper
• s02e06 - The Schizoid Man
• s02e07 - Unnatural Selection
• s02e08 - A Matter of Honor
• s02e09 - The Measure of a Man
• s02e10 - The Dauphin
• s02e11 - Contagion
• s02e12 - The Royale
• s02e13 - Time Squared
• s02e14 - The Icarus Factor
• s02e15 - Pen Pals
• s02e16 - Q Who?
• s02e17 - Samaritan Snare
• s02e18 - Up the Long Ladder
• s02e19 - Manhunt
• s02e20 - The Emissary
• s02e21 - Peak Performance
• s02e22 - Shades of Gray

Star Trek: The Next Generation Show Summary

"Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilisations, to boldly go where no one has gone before".

In this highly successful spin-off to the original Star Trek, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Galaxy-Class starship, the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D, set out to explore the final frontier. Along the way, they make first contact with myriad different species and solve reconflicts among those societies with whom they were already familiar, most notably the Klingon Empire.