We ' ll Always Have Paris ( episode ) Captain Picard encounters a woman from his past after her scientist husband ' s experiments begin to unravel the fabric of time . Summary . Teaser . The is on its way to Sarona VIII for shore leave . Captain Jean - Luc Picard is getting a head start by fencing with Lieutenant Dean . Although he loses the first point , he wins the second . As Dean congratulates him , time loops , and the moment is repeated . Picard hails Riker , who confirms that it also occurred on the bridge . Picard goes to the bridge , where Data reports a moment in time repeated itself . Worf receives an automated distress call from Pegos Minor from Paul Manheim , calling for help and directing them to a set of coordinates . Picard remembers that Manheim left Earth fifteen years previously , along with a team of scientist s , to perform experiments on non - linear time . It must be related , and he orders the helm to travel there immediately . Act One . Data explains that Manheim was highly respected , but his theories didn ' t find acceptance . Picard says that he knew of Manheim teaching at the university in Paris when Picard was there , but never met him . After he orders Riker to check how widespread the time distortion was , Deanna Troi approaches him . She tells him Manheim ' s name caused an emotion al response in him , and advises him to try to analyze his feelings in this area . Picard brushes off her concerns and leaves the bridge . Picard goes to the holodeck , where he recreates the Café des Artistes , Paris , 22 years previously on April 9th , " a warm spring day " , as he recalls it . He enters and is greeted by the waiter . He admires the view , and tells the waiter he had a rendezvous with a woman there many year s before , and he didn ' t show . He sits at a table , and overhears a conversation between two women . One of them , Gabrielle , is waiting for a man to show up . The other gets frustrated and leaves . Gabrielle asks Picard why her man didn ' t show . He answers that maybe he was afraid , but then gets annoyed with himself , declares " " enough of this self - indulgence " " and leaves for the bridge . Riker tells him that the and the farming colony on Coltar IV both experienced the loop . Since Manheim was performing time - gravity experiments , it could be linked to him . They reach the given coordinates , but there is nothing there . Then new coordinates arrive , directing them to the Vandor system , a binary system of a red giant and a pulsar . When they reach Vandor , Data detects activity on Vandor IV , a planetoid in orbit of the binary system . There is a small force field on the planet . Picard hails the planet , but doesn ' t mention his name . A woman answers , saying Manheim is having convulsions . She lowers the force field , and both are beamed directly to sickbay . Picard heads there with Data and Riker . Dr . Crusher puts Manheim on the biobed , and when Picard enters , the woman calls him Jean - Luc . Act Two . Picard introduces the woman as Jenice Manheim , and asks her what happened . She says a second lab was completely destroyed in an accident , killing everyone else . Manheim believed that there were infinite dimensions , and that by changing the linearity of time , a window could be opened to these dimensions . He had been trying to do this in his lab . She tells them the team spent two years searching for a location before settling on Vandor , and that he thought he was very close to proving his theories . He had installed a security system and force fields , and he made her stay in a protected room whenever he performed an experiment . As he neared his goal , he became more and more obsessive , maybe causing his judgment to be clouded . She also tells Picard he ' s done well , being the captain of a great starship . Then Dr . Crusher enters and asks to do some tests on Jenice , who kiss es Picard on the cheek as she leaves . Crusher tells Picard that Manheim is dying , but she doesn ' t know why . The three officer s leave sickbay and enter a turbolift , for the bridge , but when the door s open they see themselves in the corridor " before " they got on the lift . As the doors close , the " past " Data supposes that the Manheim Effect is becoming more pronounced , before they enter the lift . In the captain ' s ready room , Data says there is immense energy emanating from the planetoid ' s core being focused at the lab . Riker says if they want to find out what ' s going on , they ' re going to have to beam down . Picard agrees , and an away team tries to beam down , but they can ' t materialize on the planet , as the signal is being bounced back up . Transporter chief Herbert is afraid he is losing them . Act Three . Fortunately , Herbert is able to bring all three back to the " Enterprise " , and Riker contemplates options . In sickbay , Manheim wakes . He tells Jenice that it was all worth it , and that he has been on the other side . His mind is still floating between two places . Picard and Data arrive , and Manheim tells them he was able to open a window to another dimension , but when he learns how far the effect has spread , he tells them it must be shut down . He will give them the transporter coordinates and the security codes . In the observation lounge , Data says the closing of the window must be timed to match the occurrence of the effect , or the new dimension will rip further into the galaxy . Jenice comes in as they are leaving , and Picard remains behind to talk to her . She asks him why he didn ' t come . They joke about it , but he eventually tells her he was afraid of staying , of losing himself . She says the real reason was that he thought life with her would be ordinary . Act Four . Troi visits sickbay . She asks Crusher how Manheim is doing , but she really wants to talk about how Beverly feels . She says she can ' t compete with a ghost from the past , which is what Picard sees when he sees Jenice . On the bridge , Data is informing Picard that the next distortion will occur in 28 to 47 minute s . Picard then is called down to sickbay to talk to Manheim . He warns Picard he might have forgotten some of the security codes . Then he asks him to take care of Jenice if anything should happen . Picard agrees , and Manheim tells him she ' s had a terrible time the last few years . He gave her no attention , and he thinks she deserves better . Picard suggests he underestimates her , as he had done . Picard tells Data he wants him to go down alone , since he is not affected as badly by the time distortion as the others , decreasing the risk of disorientation affecting the mission . Data agrees , and he beams down successfully . As he approaches the lab , he is fired on by phaser s mounted on the wall , but manages to destroy them . He keeps an open comm channel as he goes into the lab . Act Five . The next distortion will occur in 90 seconds . Data explains he has to add antimatter to realign the system . He gets the antimatter and goes to the opening . Suddenly , there are three Datas , only one of whom is in the correct time continuum . They figure out which one it is and he releases the antimatter and seals the hole . Manheim has returned to normal , but is unable to describe his experiences . As his lab is intact , he wants to go back and finish his experiments , telling Jenice he has learned too much , and that he owes it to his friends . She agrees . Later , Troi brings her to the holodeck , where Picard awaits in the Paris program . He tells her he wanted to say goodbye properly . She thanks him for Paris and Picard returns to the bridge , where he orders Geordi La Forge to set course for Sarona . Memorable quotes . " " You ' ve done well . A great starship – on the far reaches of the galaxy . It ' s everything you ' d hoped . " " " " Not exactly . Nothing works just as you hoped . . . " " " " I ' ve been away far too long . " " " " Enough of this self indulgence . " " " " Mr . Data , what ' s going on ? " " " " Dr . Manheim forgot to mention " one " of his security precautions , sir . " " " " Oh , we are us , sir . They are also us . So , indeed , we are both us . " " " " Are you all right ? " " " " Why wouldn ' t I be ? I ' ve got one of the medical wonders of the galaxy dying in my sick bay ! " " " " That ' s not what I meant . " " " " I don ' t think I want to talk about what I think you mean ! " " Background information . Remastered version . Two seconds of footage could not be located when CBS Digital remaster ed this episode as part of the TNG Season 1 Blu - ray collection . Occurring twelve minutes , twenty - five seconds into the episode , this brief shot of actor Jonathan Frakes was included as an upconverted image from the original standard - definition videotape . This shot constitutes the only bit of missing footage in the entire Season 1 Blu - Ray collection . Links and references . 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