Captain Picard's moral crucible: whether to protect the orphaned child (Jeremy) by allowing a painless, comforting illusion or to deny the illusion in order to preserve the child's capacity to grieve and to protect the ship—tested directly when an appa...

Captain Picard's moral crucible: whether to protect the orphaned child (Jeremy) by allowing a painless, comforting illusion or to deny the illusion in order to preserve the child's capacity to grieve and to protect the ship—tested directly when an apparitional 'Marla' offers Jeremy an escape.