Ex Post Facto story
Tom Paris is convicted of murder on an alien world, and his punishment is to witness the murder from the victim's perspective every 14 hours. Directed by: LeVar Burton. Story by: Evan Carlos Somers.
19 total · 2 choice · 8 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| guilt and evidence | choice | Tom’s murder conviction rested in large part on controversial visual evidence derived from the optic nerve of his alleged victim. |
| what if I were being framed for a crime | choice | The story follows the aftermath of Tom being wrongfully convicted for the murder of Tolen Ren. In the end, it is revealed that Tom had been framed for the crime by Tolen's wife Lidell and a Banean physician. |
| disintegrating romantic relationship | major | Liddell Ren and her husband |
| divorce | major | Liddell Ren and her husband |
| extramarital affair | major | Liddell Ren cheated on her husband with Tom. |
| husband and wife | major | scientist and Liddell Ren |
| implanted memory punishment | major | Tom was made to relive his alleged crimes through eyes of his victim. |
| infatuation | major | Liddell Ren and Tom |
| spouse murder | major | Lidell Ren was complicit in her husband's murder by a Banean physician. |
| young and old romance | major | Liddell Ren and her old crotchety husband |