misunderstanding.
I thought you'd like to know
that in his personal logs,
Dan talked about you a great deal.
He loved you very much.
If that's true,
then how could he leave me like this?
That's what I'm trying to find out.
I know it's hard, but it would help
if you could tell me about him.
When was the last time
you saw him?
Two nights ago. We were planning
our next shore leave together.
Did he mention anything
that might have upset him?
No, not really.
He did say something about work,
about Lt Nara,
but it wasn't serious.
Nara. She's his superior
in the nacelle tube?
Yes.
Dan sensed that she...
Well, she felt threatened by him.
She thought
he was after her position.
Was he prone to mood swings
or depression?
No, but he was very sensitive
to other people's moods.
He used to look at me
and know what I was feeling.
I always loved that about him.
Well, Napeans are partially empathic.
Maybe he inherited
his mother's abilities.
He teased me that when I met her,
I wouldn't get away with anything.
We knew each other
for over two years,
but we didn't get together
until a few months ago.
We took it slow. We thought
we had all the time in the world.
Something must have happened to him,
Counsellor.
Something terrible, because it's
not like Dan to take his own life.
- I understand.
- Please find out what it was.
Can I help you?
I didn't see you there.
You're Lt Nara, aren't you?
Can I do something for you?
I'm investigating Lt Kwan's death.
I just wanted to look around.
It's such a shame.
He was a good man.
Did you notice any change
in his behaviour recently?
No.
I've been going over the last
few days, trying to see if I...
...if I missed any warning signs.
It's as if something inside him
just snapped.
- How was his job performance?
- Excellent.
He knew this ship better than most.
He helped build it
at Utopia Planitia.
Did he get on with his co-workers?
He was ambitious. He came in here
with all sorts of new ideas,
- Some of them very good ideas.
- But not all?
No.
But after he settled in,
we got along fine.
Excuse me a minute.
Feel free to look around.
Where was Lt Kwan's station?
Right there.
Are you alright?
I don't know.
I don't know how to describe it.
I was suddenly overwhelmed
by a flood of emotions.
Fear, rage, panic...
They weren't coming from any person.
They were just there, in the room.
Whose emotions were they?
You said you were alone.
I was.
I scanned the area.
I found no anomalous readings.
How could you be empathic
in an empty room?
I don't know.
Could Lt Kwan being partially
empathic have anything to do with it?
- What do you mean?
- I'm not sure.
But the feelings Troi described
are consistent with suicide.
Could his death
leave an empathic echo?
I don't see how.
But if I went back there, I might get
a better sense of what I experienced.
I don't think so. You're showing
high levels of psilosynine.
Psilosynine?
A neurotransmitter
involved in telepathy.
The experience overwhelmed you
the first time.
Wait until your levels
return to normal.
How long?
Three, maybe four hours.
This time I want someone with you.
I shall accompany you, Counsellor.
Captain's log, stardate 47623.2.
We've arrived at Starbase 328
on schedule.
After taking aboard medical supplies,
we will depart for Barson II.
Come in.
- Hello, Worf.
- Counsellor.
Have you found anything
in Lt Kwan's logs?
Everything I've read suggests
he was well-adjusted and optimistic.
It just doesn't make any sense.
Can I get you anything?
No, nothing.
Yridian tea.
I've been thinking about what
happened to me in the nacelle tube.
Whether it was an empathic echo,
left by Kwan's death.
Have your empathic experiences
always involved the physical presence
of another person?
- All the ones I'm sure of, yes.
- What do you mean, "sure of?"
Well, when I was a little girl,
my grandfather used to tell me
stories by the fire.
I would close my eyes