Kate Mulgrew credited as playing...
Capt. Kathryn Janeway
- Demmas: [Demmas, the son of the Autarch, paces up and down in the Observation Lounge during a staff meeting] I'm sure they really wanted to kill my father! He's the one they invited up to your ship. Nori and Adin are known to be political extremists.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: How could Kes be involved?
- Demmas: I may be able to explain that.
- [to the Doctor]
- Demmas: You mentioned that she was with the third patient when he died?
- The Doctor: That's right. Why?
- Demmas: I believe your crewmember has been inhabited by the consciousness of a very dangerous man, named Tieran.
- Neelix: [concerned] Who is that? What does he want with Kes?
- Demmas: Oh, I know exactly what he wants: To overthrow my family's government and reinstate himself as the Autarch.
- Lieutenant Tuvok: He has held the title before?
- Demmas: Tieran ruled Ilari over two centuries ago. He was a war hero, a brilliant military leader. He brought security and stability during a difficult time in our history, but in peacetime he began to treat his own subjects as enemies. He became convinced everyone was a potential traitor.
- Commander Chakotay: At some point your people must have rebelled.
- Demmas: They did, led by one of my ancestors. They laid siege to the Imperial Hall for over a year and the city around it was burned to the ground, but Tieran was finally defeated.
- Lieutenant Tuvok: And yet you believe that he, or at least his consciousness, has survived?
- Demmas: During his reign, he became obsessed with his own mortality. He spent most of his time, and Ilari's resources, searching for ways to overcome death. Somehow, he's discovered a way to transfer his own mind into someone else's body, as he's done with Kes.
- Neelix: So he's been controlling her?
- Demmas: Yes. Completely.
- Neelix: But she... HE knew things about Kes's life. He acted enough like Kes to fool us all.
- [hopeful]
- Neelix: The real Kes must still be in there somewhere.
- Demmas: Tieran may have access to her memories and her feelings, but the Kes you know... is lost. I'm very sorry.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: I'm not prepared to accept that yet.
- [to the Doctor]
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Examine the body of the man who died. We need more information about how the transfer works if we want to get Kes back.
- Demmas: That's certainly worth exploring, Captain, but our priority must be to stop Tieran - by force if necessary. Voyager is a powerful ship.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: You may be considering force, but my only intention is to rescue Kes and remove Tieran's consciousness. That should suit both our interests.
- Demmas: You don't understand what's at stake here, Captain. You must help me to defend my people.