EPISODE: THE CHUTE

Acetylcholine - Acetylcholine is a brain chemical common to the neural structures of most humanoids; the Doctor says that the clamp stimulated the production of acetylcholine in the hypothalmus in order to stimulate aggressive tendencies. (The Chute)

Akritiri - Paris and Kim were on shore leave on Akritiri when they were arrested, accused and convicted of a bombing; Liria is its ambassador. (The Chute)

Chateau Lafite Rothschild - Paris suggests a 2296 bottle of this wine when he and Kim are imagining what they would like to have to eat when they get out of the prison. (The Chute)

Chute - New prisoners and food are delivered to the prison via the chute; it has some sort of force field that prevents the inmates from going up into it. (The Chute)

Clamp - All the prisoners are fitted with this at the base of their skull; it affects the nervous system and makes the inmates jumpier; anyone who tries to remove it is killed; Zio says that the clamp is a form of prison population control since it causes the inmates to not cooperate and kill each other instead; the Doctor says that the clamp stimulated the production of acetylcholine in the hypothalmus in order to stimulate aggressive tendencies. (The Chute)

Delaney, Megan - Megan works in stellar cartography with her sister; Paris was dreaming about Megan Delaney when Kim woke him. (The Chute)

Delaney sisters - Paris and Kim think about going on a picnic with the Delaney sisters to distract them from being hungry. (The Chute)

Dilithium - Liria believes that Voyager was involved in the terrorist attack since Voyager is powered by dilithium which can be converted to trilithium. (The Chute)

Docking port - When Kim and Zio are able to climb up the chute, at the top Kim finds some sort of docking port that leads to space; he believes they could get out of the prison by surprising the ship that comes to drop off prisoners or food. (The Chute)

Force field - A force field prevents the inmates from climbing up the chute to escape; Kim is able use the pipe and its loose wiring to rig a device to short out the force field of the chute so that they he and Zio can get into the tube. (The Chute)

Foster - Female crew member on Voyager; Foster takes Vel to Chakotay so that he can upload the coordinates and codes of the Maximum Security Detention Facility. (The Chute)

Fudge ripple pudding - This is one of the things that Kim suggests when they are imagining what he and Paris would like to have to eat once they get out of the prison. (The Chute)

Heva 7 - In order to stall for time, Neelix tells the Akritirian Patrol ships that he thought he was at the Heva 7 refueling port. (The Chute)

Laktivia Recreational Facility - Paris and Kim are accused and convicted of a terrorist bombing at this facility which resulted in the deaths of 47 off-duty Patrollers. (The Chute)

Leola root - Paris and Kim say that they are so hungry, they could even eat a bowl of leola root stew. (The Chute)

Liria (Robert Pine) - Ambassador of Akritiri; he believes that Voyager is collaborating with the Open Sky terrorist group and tries to board Voyager to arrest the crew; he refuses to exchange Paris and Kim for the terrorists who were really responsible for the bombing. (The Chute)

Manifesto - Zio has written a manifesto of his insights, reasoning and evidence regarding the purpose of the clamp; he tries to get Kim to read it. (The Chute)

Maximum Security Detention Facility - This is the Akritirian prison where Paris and Kim are being held; the inmates believe that the facility is 300 meters underground, but the prison is actually some sort of space station; Janeway gets the location and shield codes of the facility from Vel; they use Neelix's ship to dock at the prison and rescue Paris and Kim. (The Chute)

Navigational array - Neelix pretends that his navigational array is broken in order to explain why he is docked at the Maximum Security Detention Facility; he asked the Akritirian Patrol if they could recommend a respectable establishment where he could have his array repaired. (The Chute)

Open Sky - This is the name of the terrorist group on Akritiri; Liria suspects that the group has off-world conspirators such as Voyager; Piri and Vel are members of the terrorist group; Piri says that one day this group will lead the legitimate government of Akritiri. (The Chute)

Paralithium - Paralithium is used as a fuel for certain ion-based propulsion systems; it can be converted into trilithium; Voyager looks for ships entering and leaving Akritiri space that use paralithium as a fuel so that they can find out who was responsible for the bombing; they track down an Akritirian freighter and determine that the explosives were produced aboard that ship. (The Chute)

Patrollers - Paris and Kim were accused of killing 47 off-duty Patrollers during a bombing. (The Chute)

Pipe - Paris finds a pipe when he and Kim search the prison; he thinks that Kim might be able to use the pipe and its loose wiring to rig a device to short out the force field of the chute long enough for them to get into the tube; Paris is stabbed by Pit when he refuses to give up the pipe to him; Paris takes the pipe apart in his delirium which causes Kim to turn on him and start beating him with it. (The Chute)

Piri (Rosemary Morgan) - Akritirian female; she and her brother are part of the Open Sky terrorist group; she is 14 years old; she says that they know where the Maximum Security Detention Facility is located. (The Chute)

Pit (Ed Trotta) - One of the prisoners in the Maximum Security Detention Facility; he tries to "claim" Kim when he comes down the chute; later he stabs Paris in the stomach when Paris and Kim refuse to give up the pipe. (The Chute)

Population control - Zio says that the clamp is a method of prison population control; it keeps the prisoners from cooperating with each other so that they will kill each other. (The Clamp)

Shield codes - Vel gives Janeway the shield codes of the Maximum Security Detention Facility so that Janeway will release him and his sister. (The Chute)

Trilithium - Liria says that the explosive used in the bombing was trilithium and that chemical traces of it were found on Paris's and Kim's hands and clothing; there is no source of trilithium in the Akritirian system; Liria believes that Voyager is collaborating with the terrorists since Voyager is powered by dilithium which can be converted to trilithium. (The Chute)

USS Voyager - Liria wants to board and impound Voyager but Janeway refuses to allow it. (The Chute)

Vel (James Parks) - Akritirian male; he and his sister are members of the Open Sky terrorist group; the explosives used in the bombing of the Laktivia Recreational Facility were produced aboard his ship; Janeway detains Vel and his sister and intends to trade them for Paris and Kim; Vel gives Janeway the shield codes for the Maximum Security Detention Facility in exchange for letting him and his sister go. (The Chute)

Zio (Don McManus) - One of the prisoners in the Maximum Security Detention Facility; he has been in the prison for 6 years; Zio lets Paris and Kim stay in his shelter in exchange for them taking him with them when they escape; Zio has written a manifesto of his insights, reasoning and evidence regarding the purpose of the clamp; he doesn't seem to be affected by the clamp; he throws Paris and Kim out of the shelter when Kim refuses to kill Paris. (The Chute)

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