In NATO-occupied Kosovo, a little girl writes an essay for the United Nations about her father who has gone missing. Meanwhile, the girl's grandfather becomes increasingly paranoid of the unseen threats that lurk in the dark.
"Darkling" is the 60th episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the 18th episode of the third season. This episode focuses mostly on the events which result when the holographic Doctor aboard the starship USS Voyager tries to enhance himself by adding personality traits from other people into his programming.