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Anne Haney as Judge Renora |
Ilon Tandro tries to abduct, then extradite Jadzia Dax for the murder of Tandro's father, a general. Most of the episode is a courtroom debate on whether Jadzia can be held responsible for the actions of Curzon Dax.
The problem: the Trill would've long ago codified such matters. (The species may be new to viewers, not to the Star Trek universe.)
As Roger Ebert would say it's the idiot plot, dependent on characters being ignorant of what they should know. The climax has Ilon Tandro remembering the Trill do consider new hosts responsible for past behavior (even a Starfleet judge would've heard this to start). He's interrupted by his mother, who alibis Curzon, at the expense of the family reputation. A pretty good line -- the accused "was in ... my bed." -- is wasted here.
Note the centenarian judge flashing a look at Enina Tandro (the widow), as if to say "thanks for showing up after wasting everyone's time." The attentive viewer feels the same.
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