Riker's (Jonathan Frakes) delight at being offered a command of the USS Ares turns to frustration when the man sent to prepare him for his mission is his estranged father (Mitchell Ryan); Worf's (Michael Dorn) behavior leads Wesley (Wil Wheaton) to delve into Klingon tradition - the Rite of Ascension.

Director: Robert Iscove.

Teleplay by David Assael and Robert McCullough.

Producers: Gene Roddenberry, Rick Berman, Maurice Hurley, Peter Lauritson, David Livingston and Robert McCullough.

Composer: Ron Jones.