John, Don and Dr. Smith returned to the Jupiter 2 with Judy. She was cold and confused, but unscathed after her experience. They took her below and Maureen helped her clean up and change in her cabin while the rest of the family waited in the Galley for her.

John started calmly discussing with Dr. Smith what he had done. Dr. Smith's nonchalant attitude towards what happened and denial of any wrong doing was quickly irritating both John and Don. John's voice resonated through the ship as he loudly confronted Dr. Smith on his deception. "Dr. Smith, how could you stand by and allow my daughters' plant clone to take her place? You've done some pretty low things but this beats them all!"

"I don't see why you are shouting. I took you to dear Judith as I said I would. She's perfectly safe and no harm came to her. I see no reason to dwell on what you call my little deception any further."

Don slammed his fist against the table. "SMITH! What do you mean no harm came to her? You were willing to leave her out there to die! I ought to kill you for what you did to her!" He lunged over the table and grabbed Dr. Smith by the collar. For one second, it had crossed John's mind to let Don go ahead choke the life out of Smith for what he had put them all through. Of course, his good judgment came back to him and stopped Don. John grabbed Don and tried pulling him off Dr. Smith. "DON CALM DOWN! THIS ISN'T GETTING US ANYWHERE! LET HIM GO!" John pried Don's hands off of Dr. Smiths' neck and slammed him back into the chair he was sitting in a moment earlier.

John took a few deep breaths and returned to his seat. Dr. Smith put his hands to his throat. "I cannot catch my breath!" He pointed to Don who glared back at him. "That beastly man will be the death of me yet!"

"Smith quit being so overly dramatic. None of us want to hear it right now." John stated through clenched teeth.

Judy and Maureen approached the Galley. They couldn't help but hear the entire exchange. Don's eyes were still wild with anger. Judy walked over to him and put her hand on his shoulder in an effort to calm him. "Don please don't be angry. I'm ok, really I am." She squeezed his shoulder before turning to her father. "I just don't understand what happened and why I was in that cyclamen plant."

"Sit down darling." John had motioned to a chair next to him.

Dr. Smith decided now was his time to make his escape. "I must recuperate after my ordeal. I think I'll retire to the serenity of my cabin." He got up and as he entered his cabin looked back and met John's eyes.

"Smith, do not think I'm finished with you. We will discuss what you did to my daughter and believe me there will be consequences for your actions." Smith hurriedly closed and locked his cabin door.

Maureen and Penny had brought out hot beverages for everyone. Judy still had a chill and was very appreciative of the warmth of the coffee. John took a moment to compose himself. He tried to decide how to tell his daughter that the plant duplicated her. He looked at Maureen, sitting across from him for strength. He knew that as sensitive as Judy was, she would get upset by what he was getting ready to tell her.

John cleared his throat before he started. "Judy, what is the last thing you remember before I woke you up in the cyclamen plant?"

Judy thought for a moment and she shook her head slowly. "I…I don't remember much. I was outside the ship by myself cleaning up after dinner when I heard what sounded like…" She tried to think of how to describe the sounds the plants were making.

"What did it sound like Judy?" Don had regained his composure and his voice echoed his concern for what happened to her.

"It sounded like a chorus but instead of singing, they were humming. It was very melodic and beautiful. I thought at first I was hearing things, but when it continued, I decided to go see what was making the sound…I felt compelled to go. I had never heard anything like it before." She sighed and realized everyone was intently listening so she continued. "When I got to the cyclamen garden, the sounds were so loud I felt almost hypnotized by them." She shuddered. "That's all I remember except for being cold when you woke me up. How long was I asleep there?"

John put his arm around her shoulders. "Judy, you were there for more than a day." The color drained from her face, and the fear she felt showed in her eyes. John squeezed her shoulders. "….more than a day?" Was all she could quietly say.

"Darling, there is more. The cyclamen plants can…duplicate whatever is placed in them. Dr. Smith found this out when he was banished from camp. When you went to sleep inside the cyclamen plant it…" John's voice trailed off and he had to choke down his heart, which was beating in his throat. "…it duplicated you."

Judy started trembling. "What do you mean "it duplicated" me? How? What did it look like?" She tried fighting back the tears, but lost. John pulled her to his chest and held her for a moment. He was trembling as much as she was. Maureen walked to their side of the table and joined them. With Maureen's strength added to his, John continued. He told Judy how her plant duplicate came into the camp claiming that she had been lost and was so perfect a duplicate of her that everyone was deceived. He described how the duplicate took all of the deteuronium that they had mined and fed it to the plants so that they could take over the planet, and everything on it. Only when they decided to destroy the plants was her duplicate's true identity uncovered.

Judy sobbed as she looked up at her parents, brother and sister. They looked back at her with all the love and support she grew to expect from them. Then her eyes met Don's. His eyes conveyed the love and concern he too, had for her. She swallowed hard before she asked her next question. "I've heard everything you said and truthfully I'm having trouble understanding how you could have been fooled. Was…it…that perfect that you couldn't tell the difference?"

Don shrugged his shoulders and answered her. "Physically, she looked just like you. For the most part she acted just like you except for dinner that night. You snapped at your mother over the salad and you refused to let me walk you to your cabin when you said you were tired." Don quietly added "I just thought you were still mad at me."

Judy was horrified by what he said and buried her head against her fathers' chest. Maureen felt an explanation was needed to make Judy, and everyone else, feel better. "Judy, physically she was a perfect duplicate of you, although her demeanor was not as sweet as yours is. It was easy for us to chalk that up to you being tired after trying to find your way home all night."

Judy sobbed as she looked at her mother. "How could you not know it wasn't me? I'm your own flesh and blood. You gave birth to me!"

John turned her to look at him. "Judy, we were just so relieved that you were back with us and okthat we were willing to overlook the 'discrepancies' between you and your clone." He then went on and described how Dr. Smith refused to tell them where she was and tried to blackmail then into Don taking him back to Earth and leaving them on the planet with her. "Can you see how we were fooled? It never entered any of our minds that it wasn't you."

Penny chimed in "Judy, none of us were willing to leave you here. We would all stay forever if it meant you were ok and with us."

"Yeah, it's true Judy." Will chimed in. Judy turned and smiled at them both. She then looked at Don, who was nodding his head in agreement.

"So Dr. Smith knew what happened to me and didn't tell you?" Judy was still digesting what she had just been told.

"Yes Judy. The man who said he would never forget that you were the only one defending him, was willing to forsake you when it was to his advantage." Don had an 'I told you so' tone to his voice, for which he got a stern look from both John and Maureen. Their looks did not stop him from adding "I hope you remember this in the future." He got up and started around the table. "It's been a long day and I have a lot of work to do tomorrow. I'm going to bed. Good night. He reached for Judy's hand and brought it to his lips. "Good night Judy. I can't tell you how relieved I am you are back. Sweet dreams." Don walked to his cabin and closed the door behind him.

Maureen ushered Will and Penny off to bed, leaving father and daughter alone. "Dad, what happened to…her?" John opened his mouth to answer her but realized that Plant Judy had not been seen since they had brought their Judy back to the ship.

"I'm not sure."

Unbeknownst to everyone, Plant Judy slipped out of the ship when John, Don and Dr. Smith returned to the Jupiter 2 with the real Judy Robinson. She could not exist in the presence of her original. Feeling and hearing the dying emotions of her cyclamen brethren while the men were out searching, she knew that it was a matter of time before the real Judy returned and she ceased to exist. She made her way back to the cyclamen garden where she was created. Once there, she watched as her duplicate base was revived and carried out of the garden.

Plant Judy walked around the garden, trying to soothe the cyclamen plants as best she could. She felt helpless as she watched her species die a slow, cold death; their dreams for eternal life on this planet dying with them.

When she felt she had little time left, Plant Judy went to the giant cyclamen that gave her life. She stroked the leaves of the plant and felt a sense of being. With barely any strength left, she crawled into the plant, curled up in the fetal position, and let herself drift off to the same fate as the others. Slowly, her form changed from the alien being she had duplicated, back into her natural plant matter state.

John and Maureen walked Judy to her cabin. "Good night darling. Try to get some rest. We will talk more tomorrow." John reached down and gave her a kiss on her cheek. Maureen hugged her. "We love you so much. We're so glad you are back with us."

"Good night Mom, Dad. I love you too." Judy looked back at her parents as she went into her cabin. Her father saw her and smiled. "As Don said sweet dreams dear."

As much as they wanted them, none of them expected their dreams to be sweet. It would prove to be a long night for all of them.