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Back on the [[bridge]], the Hirogen are forcing [[Harry Kim]] to expand the [[hologrid|holodeck grids]] so that they can expand the [[Holographic projector|holo-projectors]] into all surrounding sections. While another crew member distracts one of the Hirogen guards, Harry manages to [[beam|transport]] The Doctor out of sickbay and tell him about his plan to get the crew back. Before they can do so, however, they need to disable the [[neural interface]]s. He has found a way to tap into the sickbay diagnostic console, however, somebody has got to be inside the holodeck to engage the bridge control relays. They decide to use Seven's help for this task.
 
Back on the [[bridge]], the Hirogen are forcing [[Harry Kim]] to expand the [[hologrid|holodeck grids]] so that they can expand the [[Holographic projector|holo-projectors]] into all surrounding sections. While another crew member distracts one of the Hirogen guards, Harry manages to [[beam|transport]] The Doctor out of sickbay and tell him about his plan to get the crew back. Before they can do so, however, they need to disable the [[neural interface]]s. He has found a way to tap into the sickbay diagnostic console, however, somebody has got to be inside the holodeck to engage the bridge control relays. They decide to use Seven's help for this task.
   
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In the ready room, [[Karr]] tells [[Turanj]] that he has been studying ''Voyager''{{'}}s [[database]] looking for their next simulation. He tells him that there are many to chose from because [[Human]]s have a violent history. When [[World War II]] is over, he plans to engage the [[Borg]] by recreating a notorious battle known as [[Wolf 359]]. However, this will be one hunt Turanj will never see if he continues to disobey him. Karr tells him that his lust for the kill has blinded him, like it has blinded many young hunters. However, if they took the time to study their prey, to understand its behavior, they might learn something, for each prey exposes them to another way of life while at the same time making them re-evaluate their own. He wonders what will become of the Hirogen when they have hunted this territory to exhaustion: a way of life that hasn't changed in a thousand years. He complains that they have lost their identity, that they have allowed their predatory instincts to dominate them - turning them into a solitary race, isolated, no longer a culture. He insists that their people must come back together, combine forces, rebuild their civilization; the hunt will always continue but in a new way, for he intends to transform this ship into a vast simulation, eventually replicating the technology, allowing them to hold on to their past while they face the future. Turanj is convinced that Karr is right, albeit very reluctantly, for he knows that others might not agree with Karr's assessment.
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In the ready room, [[Karr]] tells [[Turanj]] that he has been studying ''Voyager''{{'}}s [[database]] looking for their next simulation. He tells him that there are many to chose from because [[Human]]s have a violent history. When [[World War II]] is over, he plans to engage the [[Borg]] by recreating a notorious [[Battle of Wolf 359|battle known as Wolf 359]]. However, this will be one hunt Turanj will never see if he continues to disobey him. Karr tells him that his lust for the kill has blinded him, like it has blinded many young hunters. However, if they took the time to study their prey, to understand its behavior, they might learn something, for each prey exposes them to another way of life while at the same time making them re-evaluate their own. He wonders what will become of the Hirogen when they have hunted this territory to exhaustion: a way of life that hasn't changed in a thousand years. He complains that they have lost their identity, that they have allowed their predatory instincts to dominate them - turning them into a solitary race, isolated, no longer a culture. He insists that their people must come back together, combine forces, rebuild their civilization; the hunt will always continue but in a new way, for he intends to transform this ship into a vast simulation, eventually replicating the technology, allowing them to hold on to their past while they face the future. Turanj is convinced that Karr is right, albeit very reluctantly, for he knows that others might not agree with Karr's assessment.
   
 
In sickbay, The Doctor manages to wake Seven, explaining to her that he has found a way to disable the interface by remodulating one of her Borg implants to emit a jamming signal. Once she is back on the holodeck, the jamming signal will activate within seconds at which moment she must find the control panel inside the holodeck and engage the bridge access relays so he and Harry can deactivate all the neural interfaces.
  
In sickbay, The Doctor manages to wake Seven, explaining to her that he has found a way to disable the interface by remodulating one of her Borg implants to emit a jamming signal. Once she is back on the holodeck, the jamming signal will activate within seconds at which moment she must find the control panel inside the holodeck and engage the bridge access relays so he and Harry can deactivate all the neural interfaces.

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In an attempt to find new ways to satisfy their predatory instincts, the Hirogen erase the memories of the Voyager crew and force them into violent holodeck simulations.

Summary

Captain Janeway, altered to look like a Klingon, battles several other Klingons. A Hirogen interrupts the battle and stabs her. He calls sickbay to tell them that the captain is injured and needs medical attention.

Voyager has been taken over by the Hirogen and they are using the holodeck to hunt the crew in various simulations. Each crewmember has been fitted with a neural interface that makes them believe they actually are the character in the holodeck program.

The captain, Seven of Nine, Neelix, Tuvok and B'Elanna Torres are put in a simulation of the Nazi occupation of France. They are running a café, Le Coeur de Lion, but are secretly working for the French Resistance, while the Hirogen are working alongside the Nazis. Seven of Nine, or Mademoiselle de Neuf as she is called in the simulation, is a lounge singer, Janeway, or Katrine, is the café owner, and Tuvok is the bartender.

The first scene of the French simulation begins with Seven singing "It Can't Be Wrong". (Listen to Seven sing "It Can't Be Wrong" file info)

The "Resistance" deciphers a radio message telling them that the Allied forces will arrive within days, and they must assist by disabling the Nazi's communications.

One of the Hirogen, Turanj, gets dissatisfied with "playing the game", and ends up shooting Seven and Neelix. They are taken to sickbay, where The Doctor is asked to attend to their injuries. He insists that they stop these brutalities because the bodies of the crew have not been designed for this kind of punishment. "For the past three weeks" says The Doctor, "they have been stabbed, shot, beaten, phasered and batlethed" after which he is forced to attend to them just so they can be sent back for more. The Hirogen, however, refuse to listen, even when The Doctor asks that they at least activate the holodeck safety protocols.

Back on the bridge, the Hirogen are forcing Harry Kim to expand the holodeck grids so that they can expand the holo-projectors into all surrounding sections. While another crew member distracts one of the Hirogen guards, Harry manages to transport The Doctor out of sickbay and tell him about his plan to get the crew back. Before they can do so, however, they need to disable the neural interfaces. He has found a way to tap into the sickbay diagnostic console, however, somebody has got to be inside the holodeck to engage the bridge control relays. They decide to use Seven's help for this task.

In the ready room, Karr tells Turanj that he has been studying Voyager's database looking for their next simulation. He tells him that there are many to chose from because Humans have a violent history. When World War II is over, he plans to engage the Borg by recreating a notorious battle known as Wolf 359. However, this will be one hunt Turanj will never see if he continues to disobey him. Karr tells him that his lust for the kill has blinded him, like it has blinded many young hunters. However, if they took the time to study their prey, to understand its behavior, they might learn something, for each prey exposes them to another way of life while at the same time making them re-evaluate their own. He wonders what will become of the Hirogen when they have hunted this territory to exhaustion: a way of life that hasn't changed in a thousand years. He complains that they have lost their identity, that they have allowed their predatory instincts to dominate them - turning them into a solitary race, isolated, no longer a culture. He insists that their people must come back together, combine forces, rebuild their civilization; the hunt will always continue but in a new way, for he intends to transform this ship into a vast simulation, eventually replicating the technology, allowing them to hold on to their past while they face the future. Turanj is convinced that Karr is right, albeit very reluctantly, for he knows that others might not agree with Karr's assessment.

In sickbay, The Doctor manages to wake Seven, explaining to her that he has found a way to disable the interface by remodulating one of her Borg implants to emit a jamming signal. Once she is back on the holodeck, the jamming signal will activate within seconds at which moment she must find the control panel inside the holodeck and engage the bridge access relays so he and Harry can deactivate all the neural interfaces.

Back in the World War II simulation, Seven is singing "That Old Black Magic" on stage, when one of her implants emits the jamming signal. At that moment she quickly excuses herself and gets off the stage. Since her character has shown resistance to Janeway in the past, suspicions that she is a Nazi sympathizer now come to a head with her new unwillingness to continue to sing while Janeway pumps the commandant (Karr) for information. (Listen to Seven sing "That Old Black Magic" file info)

The French Resistance plan to infiltrate the Nazi headquarters to disable the communications, and Seven assists them. While Seven and Janeway are inside, Tuvok stays hidden outside, and sees some Hirogen approaching; though they are not in character uniforms, they have the normal Hirogen armor and weapons. Tuvok attacks them to keep them from discovering Seven and Janeway inside.

As the Allied Captain and Lieutenant Chakotay and Tom Paris, respectively, arrive and organize their troops, Janeway reaches the emitter planning to blow it up (which happens to be the wall where the bridge interface is). Seven is attempting to access the bridge interface, as Janeway (still in character) picks up the headphones and attempts to decipher the Nazi communications. Janeway notices Seven has not yet planted the charges, and sees her accessing the interface but doesn't know what it is. She thinks this proves Seven is a traitor sending messages to the Nazis, and points her pistol at Seven.When she is about to pull the trigger, Janeway's interface is disabled, just as artillery barrages create a simulated explosion which blows a hole in the holodeck wall, and the characters do not know what to make of it – the program is still running. Seven and Janeway escape. The troops begin charging into the "Nazi bunker", taking the war to the rest of the ship.

TO BE CONTINUED…

Memorable quotes

"When the Americans arrive and the fighting begins, I don't intend to be standing next to a piano singing "Moonlight Becomes You.""

- Seven of Nine to Captain Janeway


"I must discontinue this activity. I am not well."

- Seven of Nine, after The Doctor's tampering restores her memories and identity mid-song


"Straight from Allied High Command."
"It must be important."
"All messages regarding the war are important. It's only a matter of degree."
"I suppose you're right, but do you have to be so... logical about everything?"
"In any covert battle, logic is a potent weapon. You might try it sometime."

- Tuvok and Neelix


"We've got to stop meeting like this."

- The Doctor, when Ensign Kim activates him in the mess hall to discuss plans for retaking the ship

Background Information


Awards

  • This episode was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series.

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Links and references

Guest Stars

Uncredited Co-Stars

References

Battle of Wolf 359; Le Coeur de Lion; Crusades; Dover; Fifth Armored Infantry; France; Goulot; Grande Odalisque; Hirogen; Hirogen philosophy; Hirogen warship; holodeck; hologram; hologrid; Karabiner 98k; Klingon; Leda and the Swan; M1 Garand; McNulty, Jazzy; Nazi; Praxiteles; Tarpahk; Sainte Claire; Smith, Reginald; US Army; Second World War; The Concert; US 29th Infantry Division

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