Repentance story
Prisoners are brought onto Voyager from a damaged alien vessel, and the crew must deliver them to their destination – for execution. Directed by: Mike Vejar. Story by: Mike Sussman and Robert J. Doherty.
17 total · 4 choice · 7 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| capital punishment | choice | The prisoners faced execution for their crimes. |
| psychopathy | choice | Iko was a cold blooded murderer. Before the Doctor treated him, Iko suffered from some sort of mental defect that deprived him of a conscience. |
| remorse | choice | Iko felt remorse for his crimes after his brain got fixed; Janeway claimed Seven blamed herself for the crimes of the Borg collective |
| seeing the error of one's ways | choice | Iko about his murders and manifold crimes |
| compassion | major | Neelix for prisoners; Seven and The Doctor for Iko after his brain got fixed |
| discrimination in society | major | The Nygean justice system was rigged against the minority Benkarans. |
| inequality in the justice system | major | minority was treated more harshly in justice system; Joleg explained how the rich can get off for their crimes by paying restitution while the poor go to prison |
| racism in society | major | It was revealed that the minority Benkarans were subjected to racial profiling by the Nygeans, and moreover they were treated more harshly in their common justice system. |
| society in which victims sentence their own assailants | major | The Nygeans had institutionalized this practice. |
| the ethics of interfering in the internal affairs of other powers | major | Captain Janeway refrained from interfering with the harsh Nygean justice system. |