Distant Origin

Star Trek: Voyager  Season 3 Episode 23

Air Date: 4/30/1997

Stardate: Unknown A displaced race of spacefarers, known as the Voth, discovers the remains of a human left on a planet. The remains, that of Ensign Hogan ("Basics, Part II"), contain genetic markers that match the spacefaring race in such a way that the two races can be considered distant relations.

The scientists who find Hogan's remains try to convince the elder of their link to humans, but the elder accuses them of heresy. Before they are brought on trial, the scientists leave in their vessel to search for the link to their past that appears to be aboard a ship called Voyager.