 When her shuttle crosses paths with an ion storm, B Elanna Torres is severely injured and slips into a coma. She envisions Klingons killing her crew mates and her, and then finds herself on the Barge of the Dead traveling to Gre thor, the Klingon version of hell. Just before the dream ends her Mother appears on board with the rest of the damned souls. When she regains consciousness in sickbay she experiences a crisis of faith. Despite the support of the friends B Elanna is convinced that her Mother is dead and suffering dishonor because her daughter never embraced her Klingon heritage.