Stardate: 42437.5 The Enterprise receives a distress call from one of the greatest living scientist, Ira Graves. His assistant has called for help against his wishes. The elderly Graves has an incurable illness, and is now near death. However, they find Graves interested in learning more about Data.

After Graves dies, Data begins acting strangely, and the crew begins to worry about what is happening to him.

Jack receives mementos of his father from an anonymous sender. This triggers a search for Jack?'s mother, who has been missing since Jack was a boy. But when he finally gets to meet her, she turns out to be a fugitive in fear of her life, and Jack?'s presence only complicate things more.

ALF is convinced that a reclusive neighbor is actually Elvis Presley.

Miles suspends Murphy for her handling of an interview. So she leaves the office for two weeks and becomes miserable.