The two are brought aboard and while Dr. Crusher ( Gates McFadden ) tend to Dr. Manheim , who is having convulsions , Picard discover his wife is Jenice , Picard 's former love from before he decided to join Starfleet . Jenice warn that her husband was working privately in his laboratory , but that she didned 't know what he was working on . She also alert the crew to numerous security protocols that he have installed at the facilities . As the crew prepare to send an away @-@ team to investigate the laboratory , they experience more time distortions , described by Data ( Brent Spiner ) as " Manheim effects " . In one instance Picard , Riker and Data enter a turbolift only to see their past selves conversing outside of the lift . The crew find that they cannot complete a transporter beam to the facility due to the instabilities .