Worf's interpersonal and atonement arc: personal guilt and the need to make Marla Aster's death 'worthy' by offering Jeremy a permanent familial bond (R'uustai) — resisted by Troi's caution and the crew's concern for the child's psychological timeline.
Worf's interpersonal and atonement arc: personal guilt and the need to make Marla Aster's death 'worthy' by offering Jeremy a permanent familial bond (R'uustai) — resisted by Troi's caution and the crew's concern for the child's psychological timeline.
Events in This Arc
Captain Picard enters Sickbay as Dr. Crusher covers the body of Lieutenant Marla Aster and a bloodied Worf delivers a terse, guilt‑laden report: an unmarked explosive killed their colleague. Worf …
In the Aster quarters Picard and Troi confront the seductive apparition of Marla while Wesley Crane's raw confession fractures Jeremy's stoicism. Wesley admits long‑held anger, which allows Jeremy's repressed grief …
In Worf's darkened quarters, the security officer performs a quiet Klingon R'uustai with twelve‑year‑old Jeremy: Worf removes his sash, places it over the boy, and they light candles together in …