With time running out to save the future, Picard takes matters into his own hands and seeks out an old friend for help. Meanwhile, Rios ends up on the wrong side of the law and Jurati makes a deal with the Borg Queen.

Patrick Stewart (Admiral Jean-Luc Picard)
Alison Pill (Dr. Agnes Jurati)
Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine)
Michelle Hurd (Commander Raffi Musiker)
Orla Brady (Tallinn)
Santiago Cabrera (Captain Cristóbal Rios)

John de Lancie (Q)

Annie Wersching (Borg Queen)
Madeline Wise (Yvette Picard)
Ito Aghayere (Guinan)
Leif Gantvoort (ICE Officer)
Penelope Mitchell (Renée Picard)
Sol Rodriguez (Dr. Teresa Ramirez)
Chloé Wepper (Gabi)
Karl T. Wright (Man)

Oscar Camacho (Pedro)
Sean Freeland (Tall Man)
Kelli Dawn Hancock (Officer Stauss)
Isabella Meneses (Small Girl)
Brian Quinn (Dale)
Kirk Randolph Thatcher (Mohawk Punk)
Danielle Thorpe (LAPD Officer #1)
Dylan Von Halle (Young Jean-Luc Picard)

• La Sirena arrived in Los Angeles on 12 April 2024.
  
• The Borg Queen's coordinates take Picard to Forward Avenue District in Los Angeles, where Guinan's 10 Forward bar is located. He encounters a much younger version of Guinan, who leads him to a watcher. The "watcher" appears to be a human Laris.
  
• ICE sends Rios to a sanctuary district on the Mexican border.
  
• Kirk Randolph Thatcher (Mohawk Punk) played the same character from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
  
• In the final scene, Q is shown observing a young woman (who is named as Renée Picard in the subtitles); he tries to snap his fingers, but nothing happens.