Robert Duncan McNeill credited as playing...
Lt. Tom Paris
- Captain Janeway: Four years ago I released you from prison and gave you a fresh start. Until now you've been a fine officer; your service on this ship has been exemplary. I really believed you were past this kind of conduct.
- Lt. Tom Paris: I've never been very good at playing by the rules. That doesn't mean that serving under your command hasn't changed me - for the better. At least, this time I broke the rules for a reason, for something I believed in.
- Captain Janeway: I admire your principles, Tom, but I can't ignore what you've done.
- Lt. Tom Paris: Ah, boson. Ready to shove off?
- Seven of Nine: What are you talking about, Lieutenant?
- Lt. Tom Paris: Call me 'Skipper.'
- Harry Kim: [repeating Tom's earlier words] Sailor talk. Eh, you'll get used to it.
- Seven of Nine: I think not.
- [the Doctor treats Paris, who has knocked his head during abrupt flight maneuvers]
- The Doctor: There we are.
- Tom Paris: That's it? Aren't you gonna run a neurological scan? Maybe I should be granted a medical reprieve.
- The Doctor: Your injury was what Naomi Wildman refers to as a 'boo-boo.'
- Tom Paris: So, did you ask the warden about those holodeck privileges?
- Neelix: Uh, she said, and I quote: "Tell Mr. Paris this is punishment, not shore leave."
- Tom Paris: Was worth a try.
- Neelix: Well, see you next meal.
- Tom Paris: Wait, leaving already? Uh... pull up a chair. Stay awhile.
- Neelix: Sorry. "No non-essential conversation with the prisoner."
- Tom Paris: Do the words 'cruel' and 'unusual' mean anything to her? I'm telling you, Neelix, the inmates are getting restless. She's gonna have a full-blown prison riot on her hands.
- [Paris is the only prisoner in the brig]
- [last lines]
- Tom Paris: [in his letter to his father] "I honestly don't know if I'll ever understand you, or what went wrong between us, but I hope this letter helps you understand me a little better." Computer, file letter in my personal database, and transmit when we're within range of Earth.
- Lt. Tom Paris: Well, you've done it again, Harry.
- Harry Kim: What?
- Lt. Tom Paris: Fallen for the unattainable woman. First it was a hologram, then a Borg, and now the wrong twin.
- Harry Kim: At least I'm consistent.
- [Paris is unsure whether to finish his letter to his father]
- Harry Kim: You'll feel better getting it off your chest.
- Tom Paris: Are you bucking for ship's counselor, Harry?
- Harry Kim: What're you gonna do? Delete the letter? THAT would be pointless.
- Tom Paris: At least I'm consistent.
- Harry Kim: Tom...
- Tom Paris: [firmly] Thanks for the visit, Harry.
- Harry Kim: [leaving] See you in fourteen.
- Harry Kim: [once outside the brig] What was it you once told me, that your father used to say you never finished anything?
- Tom Paris: They're the Delaney sisters, Harry. They're twins.
- Harry Kim: Are you kidding? They're nothing alike. Jenny's aggressive and sometimes annoying, but Megan, she's quiet, artistic, and she's got that cute little dimple in her right cheek.
- Tom Paris: [confused] Jenny doesn't have the dimple?
- Harry Kim: No dimple.
- Tom Paris: You don't understand what it's like being down here all day every day. I'm going crazy.
- The Doctor: Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that the idea?
- Lt. Tom Paris: Thanks, but Captain Proton's not gonna be able to save the day this time, is he?
- B'Elanna Torres: What about Tom Paris?
- Lt. Tom Paris: Those structures, what are they?
- Riga: It's our main oxygen refinery and desalination plant.
- Seven of Nine: [analyzing] Corrosion-resistant alloys; variable density ballast. An efficient design.
- Harry Kim: That means she's impressed.