In this episode, Commander Riker switches between mental realities: performing in one of Dr. Crusher's plays, preparing for an undercover away mission and being an inmate in an alien asylum for the criminally insane, charged with murder.
In this episode, Commander Riker experiences multiple realities: acting in Dr. Crusher's play, preparing for a covert mission, and being an inmate in an alien asylum for the criminally insane, accused of murder.