Jetrel

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Star Trek: Voyager episode
"Jetrel"
Neelix face to face with Dr. Jetrel
Episode no.	15
Prod. code	115
Airdate	May 15, 1995
Writer(s)	Jack Klein Karen Klein Kenneth Biller
Director	Kim Friedman
Guest star(s)	Tarik Ergin as Lt. Ayala James Sloyan as Dr. Ma'bor Jetrel Larry Hankin as Guant Gary
Year	2371
Stardate	48832.1
Episode chronology
Previous	"Faces"
Next	"Learning Curve"

"Jetrel" is the 15^th episode of Star Trek: Voyager.

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Neelix is confronted by the Haakonian scientist named Ma'bor Jetrel, the man responsible for creating the Metreon Cascade, a device that was used to annihilate a major portion of the Talaxian race during a horrific war. The Metreon Cascade also caused the death of Neelix's own family. Jetrel is allowed to board Voyager when he asserts that Neelix may soon fall ill from long term affects of the Metreon Cascade and that only he can carry out the tests required to confirm this. Tempers fuel old hatreds, and conflict flares between the two, with Neelix instantly distrusting the man who was instrumental in the death of his loved ones. Jetrel's presence onboard Voyager forces Neelix to confront ugly truths about the war. It is revealed that Jetrel is also dying and ultimately, Neelix must discover Jetrel's true motive for being on board Voyager, before it is too late.

[edit] Notes

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This episode was a conscious attempt to re-create the chemistry and powerful dramatic effect of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Duet". (Interestingly, and perhaps not coincidentally, both episodes were the penultimate in the first season of their respective shows.) Whereas "Duet" focused on an allegory for the Nazi German treatment of several communities, this episode was a metaphor for the aftermath of the United States nuclear bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima during World War II.
This episode plot probably inspired the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Daedalus", where the inventor of the transporter deceived the crew of the ship so he can use their transporter to undo the mistake he made.