An amateur archaeologist, Mr Paxton , travels to the coastal Norfolk town of Seaburgh. His research has uncovered an old Anglo-Saxon legend telling of three fabled crowns that protect England from invasion. Paxton checks into a local inn where, despite the suspicions of the locals, he hears that another archaeologist searching for the crown was found dead 12 years ago. His inquiries lead him to the grave of a local man, who was said to be the last of his line and a guardian of the crown. Paxton goes to search the woods where he finds the crown, but after unearthing it he is haunted by a mysterious figure.

Q returns to put humanity to the test once again. Capt. Picard finds himself shifting continually into the past, future and present of his own life. He must discover what is causing a threat to human existence. This is the final feature length episode, which ended the 7 year long T.V series .