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Absolute Candor is the fourth episode of the first season of Star Trek: Picard, an American television series in the Star Trek franchise featuring the character Jean-Luc Picard.

Plot
Picard asks Rios to make a detour to the planet Vashti, where he helped relocate Romulan refugees before the attack on Mars. He goes to the temple of the Qowat Milat, warrior nuns who raised a boy named Elnor when Picard abandoned him after resigning from Starfleet. Picard asks Elnor, now an adult and skilled fighter, to join him on his quest; Elnor initially refuses but changes his mind when Picard is attacked by Romulans who resent Starfleet abandoning the evacuation effort. Picard and Elnor beam up to La Sirena, where Rios and Raffi are fighting with a local warlord. A mystery ship helps La Sirena win the battle but is damaged in the process. They beam the pilot, former Borg drone Seven of Nine, to La Sirena. On the Artifact, Soji tries to learn more about the Romulans that were assimilated by the Artifact and their prophesied "destroyer". Narek offers to get her information on the ship, but they have a falling out when he expresses doubt about her past. Narissa gives Narek one week to get information on other synths from Soji.

Production and release
The episode was released on February 12, 2020 on the streaming service CBS All Access.

Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 88% approval rating with an average rating of 7.88/10 based on 17 critic reviews.