Fair Haven ( episode ) The crew relaxes in Paris ' s latest holodeck creation : an idealized 19th century Irish village , where Captain Janeway falls in love with a holographic character . Summary . Teaser . Tom Paris creates a very detailed program in 19th century Ireland , a town called Fair Haven . He wants it to be a place where the crew can unwind , like his other programs . It goes into great detail , with many streets and characters . Paris walks by Harry Kim , who is flirting with Maggie O ' Halloran , and takes him aside to warn him about her . The Doctor rides a bicycle soonafter , donning the priest character and makes sure they attend mass later . Everything seems very cheery . Act One . In the bar , a large crowd is gathered around a patron and Kim , betting on their arm wrestling match . The Doctor initially bets against Kim , then changes his mind when Paris prods him . During , Captain Janeway enters and looks around , meeting the bartender , Michael Sullivan . After the match , she compliments Paris , but notes the sign ' s logo is backward . Janeway then turns to business , as a neutronic wavefront is approaching . In the astrometrics lab , Seven of Nine tracks its course and predicts they will encounter it is fifteen hour s . Since B ' Elanna Torres concludes they can ' t go to warp , and impulse engine s are not enough , the captain decides to ride out the storm with an inverse warp field . Also , the crew will need inoculation s for the radiation . Later that night , Janeway reminisces with Neelix about bad weather , and Neelix brings up a potential morale problem . The requirement to batten down the hatches and sit still is a very difficult situation . Neelix suggests they keep Fair Haven running all the time . Janeway agrees and eventually drops work to visit again herself . She stops in soon , and talks to the bartender again . She doesn ' t intend to stay , but she is intrigued enough by him to engage him a bit and have tea . She goes to leave , but he entices her with a game of rings . Act Two . Janeway ends up spending time all night with him , including also arm wrestling , and a lot of talking . She only returns to the " real world " after Michael ' s wife enters the pub , looking for him . Later in the afternoon , she gets her inoculation in sickbay . There , Paris takes the opportunity to get permission to expand the simulation to Holodeck 2 . She happily agrees . They both arrive on the bridge just in time to feel the wave hit . They sustain minor damage from the front of the wave . With this in mind , she begins to modify him . She complicates his personality , and increases his level of education , modifies his facial hair , makes him a bit taller , and finally , deletes his wife . Act Three . In the mess hall , Tuvok is relating his sickness , brought about by the environment , to Seven when Paris and Kim enter . They ' re talking about more changes to the Fair Haven , but Paris refuses to change anything . They ask Tuvok about visiting Fair Haven and , in the process of describing the ocean , and Neelix talking about the food to prepare , Tuvok realizes he needs to visit sickbay . When Janeway returns to the simulation again , she meets the improved Mr . Sullivan , this time finding him at the train station reading . She now hits it off well with him , as he talks about poetry , and shows much more curiosity . When the subject of travel comes up , Janeway says she hasn ' t been to Castle O ' Dell , yet . He immediately gets up to go there with her . As they continue to talk , he asks her what she ' s looking for in a man . That is when Chakotay approaches . He is surprised to see her , but stays out of the way , and heads off to meet Neelix at The Ox and Lamb . On the ship ' s bridge , as they chart the wave front and find another rough patch two days away , Chakotay asks her about the book of poetry she ' s reading , and makes it clear he is asking about " him " . She says that it is merely an interest in Irish culture , nothing more . She admits her modifications ( Chakotay had noticed Sullivan was taller than before ) , but reminds Chakotay that Sullivan is just a hologram . Chakotay is amused but does not criticize ; he thinks it ' s nice to see the Captain having a little fun . Next time in the program , Janeway fully enjoys an Irish Jig with a large crowd , and then , breathless with the moment , suddenly tells the computer to remove all other characters except Michael . She finally kisses him , and perhaps to her own surprise , enjoys it greatly to say the least . Act Four . Back in her quarters , Janeway recycles all of the Irish literature . When Neelix invites her to an event , she wants to stay in reality for a while . In the program , Neelix is the bartender ; Michael was out of commission and drinking alone – not what Paris had originally programmed . Sullivan eventually explains he believes " Katie O ' Clare " ( Janeway ' s " Fair Haven " name ) doesn ' t love him , and " he " does " her " . All he knows is that she ' s gone , as she didn ' t give any explanation . The Doctor and Paris don ' t know the name , but Sullivan is suspicious Paris does know her , so he starts a fist fight with him , which ends up in a brawl , and , back on the ship , The Doctor , who as his priest character had unsuccessfully tried to ward off the hostilities , has to treat them all ( except the holograms , of course ) . When the captain walks in , they all skip over the reason the fight got started , but they mention Sullivan . The Doctor has figured out O ' Clare is Janeway , so asks her to take a walk with him . He explains Sullivan has a broken heart , and there is no malfunction . Concerned for Janeway , The Doctor offers his ear to her . She initially refuses , but does finally admit she is having a problem with falling in love with a hologram . She created something that was just her type , and her ability to tweak things to perfection , even his snoring . That ' s the problem . The Doctor explains it metaphysically . What difference does it make if he is a hologram ? If he makes a joke , she laughs . If she doesn ' t alter Sullivan ' s parameters to create every tiny perfection , and instead explores the imperfections , then it could be a reasonable relationship for a captain stuck in the Delta Quadrant . Act Five . Back on the ship , the storm hits that worse spot she detected earlier . The shields start having difficulty being maintained , and they begin to be pulled along with the wave . Chakotay sees the only way out is to channel all power to the deflector emitter s – including the holodecks , without the proper shutdown sequence to preserve the running program . She gives the order to do it . Just in time , the deflector beam begins dissipating the energy , and they approach the perimeter just before their shields failed . The program is not a total loss , but only 10 % of it – all of the fine details – could be reconstructed . Thinking of the captain , Paris asks for her input on which 10 % . She activates just the Michael Sullivan character , and tells him that she has to leave Fair Haven . She can ' t explain why when he asks , but does tell him she might pass by this way again . After a kiss , she ends the program , and makes one more modification before she saves the program : she has the computer deny her access to his behavioral subroutines . Memorable quotes . " " A stranger is a friend you just haven ' t met yet . " " " " Delete the wife . " " " " Vulcan physiology is highly sensitive to neutronic gradients . " " " " You ' d make a good barometer , Tuvok . Every time you get queasy , we go to red alert . " " " " He is rather charming , isn ' t he ? Too bad he ' s made of photons and force fields . " " " " I never let that stand in my way . " " " " Oh you know the story , girl meets boy – girl modifies boy ' s subroutines . . . " " " " . . . And if there ' s something I don ' t like , I can simply change it . " " " " I ' ve noticed that Humans usually try to change the people they fall in love with , what ' s the difference ? " " " " In this case , it works ! " " " " But , you are the captain . You can ' t have relationship with a member of your crew , they ' re all your subordinates . So where does that leave you ? The occasional dalliance with a passing alien ? " " " " Fair Haven didn ' t fare so well . " " " " Gentlemen , please ! Love thy neighbor ! " " " " Say ten Our Fathers and call me in the morning . " " " " Saints preserve us . " " " " I possess superior hand - eye coordination . " " " " That ' s not all that ' s superior . The lily and the rose are staging a competition on your face . " " " " Clarify ! " " " " The fullness of your lips and the paleness of your cheeks – it ' s enough to make a man faint . " " " " Then , in that case , perhaps we should sit down . " " " " Temperance is a virtue . " " Links and references . 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