Time's Orphan

"Time's Orphan"
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode
Episode no.Season 6
Episode 24
Directed byAllan Kroeker
Story byJoe Menosky
Teleplay by
Featured musicJay Chattaway
Cinematography byJonathan West
Production code548
Original air dateMay 18, 1998 (1998-05-18)
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"Time's Orphan" is the 148th episode of the syndicated American science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 24th episode of the sixth season.

Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures on Deep Space Nine, a space station located near a stable wormhole between the Alpha and Gamma quadrants of the Milky Way Galaxy. In this episode, young Molly O'Brien (Hana Hatae) falls into an alien time portal and is rescued ten years older as a feral 18-year-old. Michelle Krusiec guest stars as time-portal Molly.

Aired on television the week of May 18, 1998, it received Nielsen ratings of 4.6 points corresponding to about 4.5 million viewers.[1]

  1. ^ "WebTrek - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine * SEASON 6 NIELSEN RATINGS". users.telenet.be. Archived from the original on April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.