"Time's Orphan" is an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It was first broadcast in May 1998.

Molly O'Brien falls through a time portal, emerging as a feral adult.

Summary

The O’Brien family take a trip to Golana, a world near Deep Space 9. Molly wanders away from her family, and falls into an alien portal and disappears. Dax investigates and learns that the portal has sent Molly into the past, and when they transport her back, Molly is now a woman of eighteen. Miles and Keiko take Molly back to the station, but Molly has regressed so much that she is unable to cope. After she attacks a patron in Quark’s, Molly faces being taken to a Federation medical facility. Unable to lose his daughter, O’Brien returns Molly to Golana, where she goes back through the portal. She finds her younger self there, and sends her back to her family.

References

Characters

Julian Bashir • Chester • Jadzia Dax • Jones • Kira Nerys • Madrat • Morn • M'Pella • Keiko O'Brien • Kirayoshi O'Brien • Miles O'Brien • Molly O'Brien • Odo • Pinar • Quark • Benjamin Sisko • Rita Tannenbaum • Worf, son of Mogh

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Alexander Rozhenko

Locations

Deep Space 9 • Golana • Habitat ring • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's • Station commander's office

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Dalvos Prime • Denorios Belt

Starships

Danube-class runabout • USS Defiant (Defiant-class starship)

Races and cultures

Bajoran • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Klingon • Lurian • Tarkalean • Trill

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Andorian • Gorn • Kelvan • Mugato • Talosian • Tellarite

States and organizations

Bajoran Militia • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets

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Bajoran Archeological Institute • Dominion

Science and technology

adrenaline • chroniton • combadge • comet • DNA • DNA signature • exobiology • holosuite • forcefield • LCARS • minefield • phaser • replicator • sensor • temporal field generator • time portal • time travel • transporter • tricorder

Other references

21st century • Bajoran language • bat'leth • cat • Dominion War • grint hound • Hehh-duHpp • Klingonese • Lupi (doll) • magistrate • melon • "Mr. Froggy" • picnic

Appendices

Related media

• The Prophecy and Change short story "The Devil You Know" includes scenes from this episode, up to Worf's return home and finding Jadzia Dax looking after Kirayoshi O'Brien.
• In a way, both mother and daughter share similar experiences with age crises. Keiko O'Brien was reverted (physically) to a pre-adolescent in "Rascals." This time, Molly O'Brien advances (mentally) from a child to an adult.

Background

Notable cast and crew

• Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
• Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys
• Rene Auberjonois as Odo
• Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
• Armin Shimerman as Quark
• Michael Dorn as Worf
• Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax

External links

• Time's Orphan article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Time's Orphan article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Connections

published order
Previous episode: Profit and Lace	DS9 episode produced	Next episode: The Sound of Her Voice
Previous episode: Profit and Lace	DS9 episode aired	Next episode: The Sound of Her Voice
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Pathways	Pocket	Next Adventure: Hope and Fear