Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Hard Time

As punishment for being convicted of espionage, O’Brien (Colm Meaney) is implanted with memories of twenty years of incarceration in an alien prison, memories he believes are real. Ee’Char: Craig Wasson. Keiko: Rosalind Chao. Rinn: Margot Rose. Molly: Hana Hatae. Muniz: F.J. Rio., The adventures of a team of Starfleet officers on a 24th-century space station. After an alien race implants false memories of a 20-year prison sentence into O’Brien’s brain, he has trouble readjusting to station life., Convicted of espionage by the Argathia, O’Brien is punished by having memories of 20 years’ imprisonment implanted in his brain. As a result, when he returns to DS9 he is convinced that two decades have passed, and he refuses to be persuaded otherwise. The painful false memories of his prison time not only threaten O’Brien’s sanity, but also the safety of his fellow crew members. First broadcast April 15, 1996, “Hard Time” was scripted by Robert Hewitt Wolfe from a story by Daniel Keys Moran and Lynn Barker., After an alien race implants false memories of a 20 year prison sentence into o’Brian, he has trouble readjusting to station life., As punishment for being convicted of espionage, O’Brien is implanted with memories of twenty years of incarceration in an alien prison, memories he believes are real., As punishment for being convicted of espionage, O’Brien (Colm Meaney) is implanted with memories of twenty years of incarceration in an alien prison, memories he believes are real., Aliens implant false memories of psychological trauma inside O’Brien’s brain, causing him anguish as he tries to fulfil his regular duties. While Bashir attempts to find a way to cure him, he begins to experience visions – which drive him to the point of suicide.