Bloodlines ( episode ) DaiMon Bok threatens the life of a son Picard never knew he had . Summary . Teaser . The encounters an unmanned probe , unarmed , which hail s Captain Jean - Luc Picard by name . The probe projects a holographic image of Bok , the Ferengi who tried to kill Picard six years ago . The former Ferengi DaiMon still wants revenge for the murder of his son , so he tells the captain he will murder his own son , Jason Vigo , to settle the score . Act One . Picard is stunned . He manages to put a tractor beam on the probe , and has Commander Data start searching for Jason , starting with Miranda Vigo . He also has Commander William T . Riker find out why Bok is apparently wearing a DaiMon ' s uniform . Riker soon reports the Ferengi government is busy debating , and that Data found Jason . He is now 23 years old , and he and his mother settled on Camor V . Riker does not ask , but Picard answers the question : yes , he was involved with his mother in a short , but very romantic relationship . She never said anything about being pregnant . Once in orbit of the Camor system , Data can find no more information ; their records are scattered at best . He scans for Human life sign s on the southern continent , and finds eight Human s , including a male below the surface between 20 and 30 years old . When Commander Worf detects seismic activity , Picard has him beam the boy out of there . When he meets Captain Picard , he doesn ' t know who he is , and doesn ' t recognize him . After confirming he is in fact Jason Vigo , Picard slowly explains the situation , and Jason submits to a genetic test . Dr . Crusher runs the test and confirms her results – Captain Picard is indeed his father . Act Two . In the captain ' s quarters , Picard tries to talk to him like a father , but Jason does not seem interested in having one . He considers Picard to be annoying , and is somewhat resentful . He doesn ' t want to get to know his newfound father . Data , meanwhile , has been analyzing the probe . Bok has encrypted the probe ' s navigation al systems , making them unable to determine where it came from . Fortunately , with the help of Geordi La Forge , they have determined several environmental conditions its hull has been exposed to . This still leaves a wide range of trajectories , but they continue to work on it . A transmission from DaiMon Birta on the Ferengi homeworld soon arrives , and Birta explains that Bok was relieved of command for being too unstable , and was sent to Rog Prison , from which he bought his way out two years ago . The last they knew , he was somewhere in the Dorias Cluster , an area of more than twenty star system s . Fortunately , given the conditions the probe suffered , La Forge and Data manage to plot its trajectory to the Xendi Sabu system . Picard sets a course immediately . While en route , he talks with Doctor Beverly Crusher about the walls Jason is putting up . He doesn ' t want to force anything on him . She does believe it ' s possible , but he can ' t just leave Jason alone . At the same time , Counselor Deanna Troi talks to Jason in his assigned quarters , but it is clear he is more interested in her than the subject of meeting his father . It is a very short discussion , but Jason would rather flirt with her than just talk to her . Troi leaves soon after . When the " Enterprise " drops out of warp , Picard is awakened by Bok ' s voice . He suddenly opens his eyes to find Bok standing in front of him . After repeating his threat , Picard calls for security , but Bok is gone a split second later . Act Three . La Forge and Worf don ' t find anything at first . They can tell it ' s not a hologram because there was no generator , and he probably wasn ' t being mind controlled again . Soon after , Data informs Picard of Jason ' s criminal record : dozens of minor crimes , such as trespassing , which is related to his rock climbing activities . In Ten Forward , Jason asks the guards assigned to watch him , Lieutenant Rhodes and Crewman Garvey , to back off , and , after they move away towards the entrance , hides a sudden tremor . Picard soon arrives , and tries to get Jason interested with rock climbing on the holodeck , but Jason pushes him away . He says he will leave after Bok has been caught , and he sees no point in them getting acquainted . That ' s when Worf detects another probe . Soon , it explodes , causing no damage since the shields are up . As part of the explosion , there is a particular series of flashes , which Data sees is a message in B ' Zal , a Ferengi code . It says " " My revenge is at hand . " " Picard returns to his ready room , quite agitated . He orders a cup of Earl Grey tea from his replicator and soon Bok appears in his chair . Picard tries to negotiate with him , saying he didn ' t know he was in Ferengi space , and would have withdrawn if Bok ' s son had told him that he was . But Bok simply wants payment for his son ' s life ; his feelings about the matter are none of his concern . Just then , Lieutenant Rhodes calls Dr . Crusher to Jason ' s quarters , where she and Martinez find him experiencing a seizure without warning . Act Four . In Sick Bay , Crusher examines him , and finds it is Forrester - Trent Syndrome , a rare neurological condition . The best she can do is halt the degeneration . She also plans to run a microcellular scan in case it was caused by a random mutation . After Jason leaves , Picard admits Crusher was right ; he convinced himself that Jason didn ' t want to reach out to him . But he wishes he was part of his life , and Jason might not have a criminal record if he were there . Dr . Crusher simply advises him the best tool of a parent is patience , and that he should use the time he has well . Picard returns to his ready room to find Data and La Forge scanning his chair behind the desk . They have found that it resonates with a particular subspace signature . They believe it is from a subspace transporter , a technology considered too unreliable and energy - intensive by the Federation . Data believes that they can trace the transporter signal if Bok uses it again , but Picard is more interested in Bok ' s ability to kidnap Jason . La Forge hypothesizes that they could hold Jason here by tying the transporters to the subspace field coil s , and he tells them to make it so . Once they are gone he decides to check up on Jason . He finds him in the holodeck , rock - climbing . After telling Garvey and Rhodes to wait outside , he climbs up onto the same ledge Jason is on . On the rocks , they start having a better conversation than the ones they had had previously . Picard asks what happened to Jason ' s mother , and he tells him about orphans left on Camor V from the Cardassian war , and how she taught them all to read and sing . She was attacked by two men in the street one day , for the food she was carrying , and since she wouldn ' t give it up , they killed her . He is obviously shaken up by the story . Picard asks how he can be a father to him , since he and his own father were estranged . Jason still doesn ' t want to be his son , and tries to push him away with by telling him of his bad behavior . It doesn ' t work . Eventually , Jason seems to be willing to accept him . That ' s when Dr . Crusher calls him to sickbay with some news about Jason . Meanwhile , on the bridge , a signal has been detected ; Bok is using his transporter again . He locks on to Jason , and La Forge puts up a fight with " Enterprise " s transporter , but before the captain can rescue Jason , Bok reestablishes his lock , and Jason disappears . Act Five . Bok then beams another probe to their location , and sends the message that he has Jason . Fortunately , Data traces the location of his ship , 300 billion kilometer s away . It would take twenty minutes at warp 9 to reach them . Picard asks Data if the modified transporter could create the same effect of Bok ' s transporters . He says yes , but it would be inadvisable to use that method of travel . That ' s good enough for Picard . He has La Forge transport him over there . As Jason is negotiating for his life , Picard materializes on Bok ' s vessel with phaser in hand . He has the other Ferengi put down their weapons or he ' ll kill Bok , and reveals the truth : Jason Vigo is not his son . He knows Bok resequenced Jason ' s DNA , but it gave him a neurological disorder . When one of the other Ferengi complains about not getting the ransom , Picard says there never was one ; it was only for revenge . Since the " Enterprise " is on its way , their only hope is to give Bok ( who is not a DaiMon ) over to them . Tol agrees as they turn on Bok and release Jason . Jason has decided he will return to Camor V to try to straighten out his life . As a farewell present , he receives a Gorlan prayer stick from Picard and suggests that Picard look him up any time he finds himself in the area . Memorable quotes . " " Jason Vigo is as good as dead . I ' m going to kill your son Picard , just like you killed mine ! " " " " Look , Jason . I just want to talk to you because I ' m the ship ' s counselor . If you don ' t want to talk to me that way , then I should leave . You ' re welcome to make an appointment in my office whenever you ' re ready . " " " " I ' ll do just that . " " " " I like climbing . There ' s something about actually having your fate in your own hands . " " " " Look , I ' m sorry . I appreciate what you ' re trying to do , but captain . . . Captain ? Father ? Jean - Luc ? I don ' t know what I ' m supposed to call you . " " " " He was charged three times for petty theft , twice for disorderly conduct . He was also charged several dozen times for trespassing . " " " " How is all this related ? " " " " The charges were related to his climbing activities . " " " " Let me spell it out for you . I ' ve been in trouble since I was a teenager . I lie , I steal , I use people . I ' m a criminal , that ' s what your son is . " " " " Like it or not , I ' m your father . I don ' t know what that means , I know that means something , has some connection . But one thing is clear : you ' ll never look at your hairline again in the same way . " " " " Are you sure that you wouldn ' t like to stay on the " Enterprise " for a few more days ? " " " " I can ' t . I have a life back on Camor . It ' s a mess , but I ' d like to go back there and straighten things out . " " " " I understand . " " " " Lower your weapons , or Bok is dead . " " " " Lower yours or your son dies ! " " " " You know as well as I do Bok , he is not my son . " " Links and references . References . amendment ; archaeology ; artifact ; B ' Zal ; bioscan ; Bok ' s Marauder ; Bok ' s son ; botanist ; Camor V ( Camor system ) ; Camorite s ; carrier wave ; class 4 pulsar ; DaiMon ; dichromic nebula ; disorderly conduct ; DNA ; Dorias Cluster ; Earl Grey tea ; Earth ; Federation ; Ferengi ; Ferengi government ; Ferengi probe ; first name ; Forrester - Trent Syndrome ; Gorlan prayer stick ; hairline ; holodeck ; Kurlan naiskos ; micro - cellular scan ; number one ; painting ; ; New Gaul ; Picard and Vigo ' s mutual friend ; quantum flux ; red alert ; rock climbing ; Rog Prison ; Rules of Acquisition ; Saurian brandy ; Silvan glyph stone ; spelunking ; Starfleet ; statue ; subspace technology ; subspace transporter ; trespassing ; ; Vigo ' s father ; Xendi Kabu system