In a coma, Picard relives his childhood and sees his parents anew, then is arrested with Guinan by an FBI agent, while the Queen takes Jurati deeper.
Inside his mind, Picard relives a memory of his father Maurice chasing him and his mother Yvette through their home. With Tallinn's help he understands that Yvette suffered from mental illness and that Maurice was trying to protect them, and he wakes. Tallinn reveals that she is Romulan.
Picard asks Guinan to summon Q with an El-Aurian ritual, but it fails, and FBI agent Martin Wells arrests them both. Rios brings Teresa and her son aboard La Sirena and admits he is from the future. Raffi and Seven realize the Queen is driving Jurati to build up her endorphins so she can assimilate others. Jane Maggs wrote the episode.