Dreadnought (Voyager episode)
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| Star Trek: VOY episode | |
| "Dreadnought" | |
 Dreadnought threatens the inhabitants of the planet Rakosa. |
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| Episode no. | 33 |
|---|---|
| Prod. code | 134 |
| Airdate | February 12, 1996 |
| Writer(s) | Gary Holland |
| Director | LeVar Burton |
| Guest star(s) | Raphael Sbarge as Michael Jonas Nancy Hower as Sam Wildman Michael Spound as Lorum Dan Kern as Kellum |
| Year | 2372 |
| Stardate | 49447 |
| Episode chronology | |
| Previous | "Meld" |
| Next | "Death Wish" |
"Dreadnought" is the 33rd episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the 17th episode in the second season.
[edit] Plot
B'Elanna's past catches up to her when Voyager encounters a Cardassian missile speeding through space in the Delta Quadrant.
Years ago, when she and Chakotay were members of the Maquis fighting the Cardassians, B'Elanna got hold of an enemy missile and reprogrammed it to strike Cardassian territory. The Maquis launched the weapon and never heard from it again; it was thought destroyed. Voyager chances upon it here on the other side of the galaxy, and it is headed directly for a populated planet called Rakosa V. It must be stopped; millions of lives are at stake.
B'Elanna is struck with horror at the thought of her mistake wiping out a civilization and she vows to stop Dreadnought at any cost. Meanwhile, the disgruntled Maquis Michael Jonas betrays Voyager`s crew by informing the Kazon of the situation. B'Elanna beams onto Dreadnought`s control deck to try to shut it down. This is a tough task, since she had originally armed the missile with a convoluted series of tricks and bypasses to make it invincible. She realizes she must find a loophole in her own foolproof plans in order to persuade the missile that it should stand down from its plan of attack. She fights a match of wits against herself to stop the threat before it is too late.
[edit] External links
- Dreadnought article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
- Episode summary from Startrek.com
