Picard's vacation on Risa is disrupted by a woman, Vash, who is searching for an artifact from the future called the "Tox Uthat," pursued by a Ferengi and two Vorgons from the 27th century who also want the device.

Jennifer Hetrick (Vash)
Michael Grodénchik (Sovak)
Karen Landry (Ajur)
Michael Champion (Boratus)
Dierdre Imershein (Joval)

• Vash returns to haunt Picard again in the fourth season's story "Qpid", and appears in Deep Space Nine's first season episode "Q-Less".
  
• This is the first mention and appearance of the pleasure planet Risa.