Financial problems lead to a double murder at a Larkin department store, forcing Jessica to prove the innocence of a friend.
Picard suspects a high-level Federation conspiracy when the crew is ordered to locate the terrorist leader of a renegade race.
A traumatised boy rescued from a wrecked ship is drawn to Data, and Picard attempts to discover the cause of the vessel's destruction.
When George's car breaks down, Jerry convinces a limo driver that they are his passengers because he knows that his real passengers never made it on the plane. Soon, their false identities land them in hot water.
The beating death of a youth hockey coach leads Briscoe and Green to suspect a player with an inclination for rough play, exposing the dark underside of parental involvement in children's sporting activities.