On Earth, Lt. Barclay becomes obsessed with contacting the Starship Voyager. During his project to contact Voyager, Barclay becomes consumed with his holographic recreations of the Voyager crew. He seeks advice from his old friend from the starship Enterprise, Counselor Deanna Troi, who once again helps him deal with his growing problem.

Dwight Schultz (Lt. Reginald Barclay)
Marina Sirtis (Cmdr. Deanna Troi)
Richard Herd (Admiral Owen Paris)
Richard McGonagle (Cmdr. Pete Harkins)
Victor Bevine (Security Guard)
Mark Daniel Cade (Technician)

• Barclay also appeared in the 2nd season episode "Projections". This is Troi's first appearance on Voyager. Both will appear again this season in the episode "Life Line".
  
• This is Deanna Troi's first appearance on Voyager.
  
• Barclay transferred from the Enterprise two years ago to the Pathfinder Project at the Starfleet Communications Research Center. The project centers around the new MIDAS Array, the Mutara Interdimensional Deep Space Array System.
  
• Barclay's research allows Starfleet Communications and Admiral Paris to contact Voyager briefly.