Annie Wersching in Star Trek Enterprise. Liana’s father Ezral confesses what really happened during the crash. Ezral left his station to save his daughters life, which caused the rest of his ships crew to die (including his wife Maya). When Ezral realized that everyone but he and his daughter were killed, he re-created all of the crew as holograms so that Liana wouldn’t have to grow up alone.
Archer: What happened to your crew?
Ezral: They’re gone, Captain. Isn’t it obvious?
Archer: Your real crew.
Ezral: Oh. They didn’t seem real to you? I created them. Wasn’t easy. Took time. You could touch them. They could make you laugh, surprise you.
Tucker: They were holograms.
Ezral: They were our friends, our family for over twenty years.
Liana: They’re the only people I’ve ever known, besides my father, until you’ve came.
Archer: But the ones you based them on, the crew of this ship, where are they?
Ezral: I buried them out in the hills, the ones I could find after the crash. I killed them, so I buried them.
Liana: That isn’t true.
Ezral: You don’t remember. You were a child. We were on our way home, just like Kuulan told you, but we weren’t attacked. There was an ion storm. It overloaded our plasma conduits. I was the chief engineer. It was my responsibility to start repairs. But it was worse than I thought. Leaking plasma burned through the hull. We were losing atmosphere so Captain Kuulan set a course for this planet.
Archer: Sounds like you did everything you could to save the ship.
Ezral: They’re all dead. Apparently, I didn’t do enough.
Liana: They died because of me.
Ezral: No. It was my decision. She was in our quarters on the lowest deck. I knew she’d never survive a crash landing down there, so I went to get her.
Archer: Any father would have done the same thing.
Ezral: I left my station. The plasma leak grew, there was an explosion. Half the crew died instantly including my wife. A few made it to the escape pods, but.
Archer: I can’t imagine what making that decision must have been like, but it was a long time ago. You need to consider your daughter now.
Ezral: Why do you think I did this? To retreat into some fantasy? Pretend it never happened? For two years I tried to repair our ship, and I watched my daughter grow up alone. So I decided to bring them back. Her mother first, then Captain Kuulan and the others. I did everything I could to make it like it was, for her.
Tucker: She deserves more.
Ezral: I’ve given her everything she needs.
Tucker: And when you’re gone?
Liana: Trip, please.
Tucker: Are you going to let her bury you out in the hills, and live the rest of her life with these people you created? What if the relays burn out again? Then she’ll really be alone.
Ezral: She’s my daughter. It’s not your concern.
Tucker: What if she gets hurt? What do you do then? Programme a holographic doctor?
Ezral: We’ve survived here successfully.
Tucker: Maybe you have. Ask Liana how she feels. Ask her if just surviving is enough. (Travis and T’Pol enter)
Archer: (to T’Pol) You all right? We’ll finish working on your holographic systems, if that’s what you want. But you should be sure that’s all the help you need from us. It may be a long time before anyone comes by here again.