Kate Mulgrew credited as playing...
Capt. Kathryn Janeway
- Admiral Hendricks: The Voth, the Kobali, the Vaadwaur. You've made first contact with more species than any captain since James Kirk.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: It helps being the only Starfleet ship within 30,000 light years.
- Admiral Hendricks: You are being too humble. From the first time you spoke up in my classroom, I knew you'd go far.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: A little farther than I expected, Professor.
- [Otrin has surmised that Humanity has deliberately poisoned his planet]
- Otrin: It seems so obvious. You send us new technology, encourage us to use it, and then you wait for us to obliterate ourselves.
- Chakotay: Why would we do that?
- Otrin: Because it's easier than invading us.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Do you really believe we'd contaminate a world we intended to conquer?
- Otrin: I'm a scientist. I believe what I see. And today, I saw your people standing on our soil, just as you promised. And they were wearing equipment that protected them from the radiation, because they knew exactly what to expect. If you were in my position, what would you believe?
- [last lines]
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: I think about our ancestors. Thousands of years, wondering if they were alone in the universe. Finally discovering they weren't. You can't blame them for wanting to reach out, see how many other species were out there, asking the same questions.
- Chakotay: The urge to explore is pretty powerful.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: But it can't justify the loss of lives - whether it's millions... or just one.