Character

Mason

eight-to-nine years old innocent unwitting victim non-combatant vulnerable

Mason is a nine-year-old Federation child whose sudden disappearance aboard the USS Enterprise triggers alarm and grief among the ship's crew and passengers. Walking with his parents in a corridor, Mason vanishes without warning as part of a wave of abductions targeting young Federation children by the Aldeans. His disappearance highlights the vulnerability of innocent civilians caught in interstellar conflicts, amplifying the emotional stakes for Captain Picard and Dr. Beverly Crusher as they confront the ethical and tactical crisis threatening the ship's families.

3 appearances

Civilian Passenger Safety

Mason's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

3 moments

S1E18 · When the Bough Breaks

The Aldean Child Abductions Exposed on the Enterprise

Startled and confused

Mason disappears suddenly while walking with his parents in the corridor, symbolizing the fracturing of family security aboard the Enterprise.

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S1E18 · When the Bough Breaks

Enterprise Faces Crisis: Children Vanish and Aldeans Demand

N/A - disappearance not directly depicted emotionally.

Mason vanishes suddenly in a corridor while walking with his parents, intensifying the personal anguish experienced by families aboard the Enterprise.

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S1E18 · When the Bough Breaks

Radue’s Cold Ultimatum and Picard’s Furious Rejection

Terrified and helpless as he is separated abruptly from his family.

Mason, walking with his parents in a corridor, disappears suddenly, his startled reaction amplifying the emotional gravity for families aboard the Enterprise.

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