Ethan Jones is a writer and sci-fi geek currently working on a novel about a werewolf astronaut in love with a cyborg rock star. His short story "Resolution" was published in 2019 in an anthology entitled *On Loss.* You can read some of his work at SinisterBlog.com. He currently works as a freelance writer for hire, and he lives in Tulsa with his husband, a teenage youngling, and way too many dogs.
The Watcher is identified, Jurati and the BQ have a moment, and the whole crew does a heist movie scene. Also present: Anton Chekov, in spirit, and a spleen, in a box.
Picard opens with a bang and ends with a mystery. Classic trek optimism meets nu-Trek grimdark. Old friends reunite. And an important question is left unanswered: will Picard find love?