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Sacred Ground

Production Number: 143 (STV307)
Original air date: 10/30/96

Written by: Lisa Klink (Teleplay);
Geo Cameron (Story)
Directed by: Robert Duncan McNeill

Guest Stars:

Harry Groener as the Magistrate

Estelle Harris as the old woman

Keene Curtis as an old man

Parley Baer as an old man

Becky Ann Baker as the Guide

Spellings: none

Notes:

Capt. Janeway must face a terrible fate to save Kes.

TV Guide Description:
While the crew is on shore leave, Kes enters a sacred shrine and falls into a comatose state, which prompts Janeway to petition the planet's holy council to learn the cryptic ritual necessary to save Kes.

Paramount Description:
Kes is left for dead after she enters a sacred shrine on the Nechani homeworld and is hit by a mysterious energy burst. The Nechani explain to Janeway that monks receive purification of their souls in the shrine and the spirits have punished Kes for trespassing. While Neelix researches the shrine and the ritual the monks undergo there, Janeway undergoes the arduous rite of passage herself. Although she is certain there's a scientific reason for the energy burst, she hopes to beg to the mercy of the "spirits" and save Kes.