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''Enterprise'' captures Degra, the mastermind behind the Xindi superweapon project, and Archer tries to trick him into revealing the location of the final weapon.
 
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[[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer|Archer]], not in his normal [[uniform]], is on board an unusual shuttle with a grey-haired [[Xindi-Primate]], who is unconscious on the floor. As the [[Xindi]] wakes up, the shuttle rocks, and Archer tells him that the ship is being attacked by Xindi ships. Startled and disoriented, the Xindi looks out a portal, and sees two [[Xindi-Insectoid patrol ship]]s firing at them. He demands that Archer let him communicate with the attacking ships, because they will listen to him.
 
[[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer|Archer]], not in his normal [[uniform]], is on board an unusual shuttle with a grey-haired [[Xindi-Primate]], who is unconscious on the floor. As the [[Xindi]] wakes up, the shuttle rocks, and Archer tells him that the ship is being attacked by Xindi ships. Startled and disoriented, the Xindi looks out a portal, and sees two [[Xindi-Insectoid patrol ship]]s firing at them. He demands that Archer let him communicate with the attacking ships, because they will listen to him.
   
:Archer - "''It's been a long time since any Xindi has taken orders from you...''"
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:Archer - "''It's been a long time since any Xindi took orders from you...''"
   
===Act One===
 
 
After raising the [[shields]] and eluding the attacking ships by dumping [[warp plasma]] into their [[intake manifold]]s, the Xindi demands to be told what is going on - he can't remember anything. Archer tells him his name is [[Degra]], and that, by working together, they've just escaped a Xindi prison camp where they've been held for over three years. Degra isn't convinced, and he demands some proof. Archer rolls up his sleeve, and reveals Xindi prison script on both of their forearms. Degra still isn't convinced that a Xindi and a [[Human]] could have put aside their differences and become friends so easily. Archer explains about how they used to try and kill each other, but then decided there was no point - both of their species had lost the conflict.
 
After raising the [[shields]] and eluding the attacking ships by dumping [[warp plasma]] into their [[intake manifold]]s, the Xindi demands to be told what is going on - he can't remember anything. Archer tells him his name is [[Degra]], and that, by working together, they've just escaped a Xindi prison camp where they've been held for over three years. Degra isn't convinced, and he demands some proof. Archer rolls up his sleeve, and reveals Xindi prison script on both of their forearms. Degra still isn't convinced that a Xindi and a [[Human]] could have put aside their differences and become friends so easily. Archer explains about how they used to try and kill each other, but then decided there was no point - both of their species had lost the conflict.
   
 
===Act One===
 
Degra is told that the [[Xindi superweapon]] had been launched against [[Earth]], with the desired effect - Earth had been destroyed. However, since then the old Xindi rivalries had re-emerged, with the Xindi-Insectoids coming out victorious after having stockpiled [[weapon]]s and ships during the building of the weapon. Many colonies of other species of Xindi had already been wiped out.
 
Degra is told that the [[Xindi superweapon]] had been launched against [[Earth]], with the desired effect - Earth had been destroyed. However, since then the old Xindi rivalries had re-emerged, with the Xindi-Insectoids coming out victorious after having stockpiled [[weapon]]s and ships during the building of the weapon. Many colonies of other species of Xindi had already been wiped out.
   
Just then, a section of the shuttle's hull is ruptured, and [[coolant]] [[gas]] is expelled into the [[cockpit]]. Degra and Archer work together to fix the leak before settling down for the night. After a few hours of sleep, Archer gets up and uses a [[hypospray]] on Degra, then opens the shuttle door. As Archer steps out of the shuttle, it is revealed that the shuttle is in fact some type of simulator, and they are actually inside the [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']].
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During the discussion, Degra mentions his family, staying in a colony near a [[red giant]]. Archer asks the coordinates but Degra dismisses it as too risky, since they are being followed. Just then, a section of the shuttle's hull is ruptured, and [[coolant]] [[gas]] is expelled into the [[cockpit]]. Degra and Archer work together to fix the leak before settling down for the night.
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After a few hours of sleep, Archer gets up and uses a [[hypospray]] on Degra, then opens the shuttle door. As Archer steps out of the shuttle, it is revealed that the shuttle is in fact some type of simulator, and they are actually inside the [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']].
   
 
===Act Two===
 
===Act Two===
Archer, [[Charles Tucker III|Trip Tucker]], [[T'Pol]], and [[Hoshi Sato]] discuss the tricking of Degra. Archer say he needs more time with Degra. Three days earlier, the crew of the ''Enterprise'' returned to the weapon test site and incapacitated a Xindi-Primate ship. ({{ENT|Proving Ground}}) After boarding, they found only three Xindi, and that any useful data had already been deleted. They took the three Xindi and searched the ship for anything useful.
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Archer, [[Charles Tucker III|Trip Tucker]], [[T'Pol]], and [[Hoshi Sato]] discuss the tricking of Degra. The red giant mentioned by him could be a red herring and would not necessary mean that it would be the construction site of the superweapon; however Archer insisted that his family would certainly live in close proximity to where Degra worked. Another problem is that there were seven red giants in that vicinity. Archer dismisses T'Pol's advice to ask Degra directly and tells them he needs more time with him.
   
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Three days earlier, the crew of the ''Enterprise'' had returned to the [[Proving Ground|weapon test site]] and incapacitated a Xindi-Primate ship. After boarding, they found only three Xindi, and that any useful data had already been deleted. They took the three Xindi and searched the ship for anything useful.
Archer tried to convince the lead Xindi, known as Degra, to tell him where the weapon was being made. After failing, he decided to try to trick him into telling him. [[Doctor]] [[Phlox]] told the captain that he can use [[Regulan bloodworm]]s to selectively wipe their short-term memories. With this information, Archer decided to create a simulation of a shuttle, and use Degra's wiped memory as an advantage. Captain Archer was implanted with a [[MACO]] [[subdermal transceiver]] so he could covertly communicate with the ''Enterprise'' crew.
 
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Archer tried to convince the lead Xindi, known as Degra, to tell him where the weapon was being made. After failing, he decided to try to trick him into telling him. [[Doctor]] [[Phlox]] told the captain that he can selectively wipe their short-term memories. With this information, Archer decided to create a simulation of a shuttle, and use Degra's wiped memory as an advantage. Captain Archer was implanted with a [[MACO]] [[subdermal transceiver]] so he could covertly communicate with the ''Enterprise'' crew. T'Pol also helped Archer work out the details of the backstory. Phlox created tattoos on Degra's arm as prison markings and injects him with a [[Regulan bloodworm]], which Archer tells Degra are a means of interrogation.
   
 
Back inside the shuttle, Degra is woken again by a sudden jolt. The captain tells him that they're entering a region with high concentrations of spatial anomalies. Apparently the ship's hull was not lined with [[Trellium|trellium-D]]. Archer convinces Degra to send out a distress message to his colleagues, hoping that it won't be intercepted by a Xindi-Insectoid ship.
 
Back inside the shuttle, Degra is woken again by a sudden jolt. The captain tells him that they're entering a region with high concentrations of spatial anomalies. Apparently the ship's hull was not lined with [[Trellium|trellium-D]]. Archer convinces Degra to send out a distress message to his colleagues, hoping that it won't be intercepted by a Xindi-Insectoid ship.
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===Act Three===
 
===Act Three===
Archer and Degra are sharing a bottle of [[Andorian ale]] when their message alert sounds. It is a response to their call for help. After clearing it up, Degra manages to identify the voice as a friend of his. Sato is using a voice synthesizer of some sort, presumably after having sampled the voice of one of the Xindi prisoners in the [[brig]]. She tells Degra that his wife [[Naara]] is safe, and so are his daughters (they have managed to get some data from a personal log).
 
 
 
T'Pol is told by [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed|Reed]] that another Xindi ship is approaching the system, about six hours away. Sato reminds T'Pol that Xindi [[sensor]]s are more advanced than those of the ''Enterprise'', and that they would probably notice them a long time before they arrived in the [[sector]]. With that, T'Pol orders the ''Enterprise'' back into the debris field of the test [[moon]].
 
T'Pol is told by [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed|Reed]] that another Xindi ship is approaching the system, about six hours away. Sato reminds T'Pol that Xindi [[sensor]]s are more advanced than those of the ''Enterprise'', and that they would probably notice them a long time before they arrived in the [[sector]]. With that, T'Pol orders the ''Enterprise'' back into the debris field of the test [[moon]].
   
 
Archer and Degra are sharing a bottle of [[Andorian ale]] when their message alert sounds. It is a response to their call for help. After clearing it up, the voice claims to be [[Thalen]], one of Degra's colleagues. Sato is using a voice synthesizer of some sort, presumably after having sampled the voice of one of the Xindi prisoners in the [[brig]]. "He", tells Degra that "he" is safe on [[Azati Prime (planet)|Azati Prime]], to which Degra responds by asking if his wife [[Naara]] and his daughters are "still there". Degra is convinced to enter the coordinates of the system, and does so, being intercepted by Hoshi.
Archer tells Degra that the best place to go would be to find his family on the planet they are staying on. Degra is convinced to enter the coordinates of the system, and does so. Just then, the ''Enterprise'' experiences ship-wide power fluctuations from the debris field that affect the shuttle enough for Degra to notice the windows aren't windows, but computer screens. After asking Archer some questions to validate his story, Degra lunges forward and attacks him with a knife. The ''Enterprise'' crew bursts into the shuttle just in time, and take Degra back into custody.
 
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Just then, the ''Enterprise'' experiences ship-wide power fluctuations from the debris field that affect the shuttle enough for Degra to notice the windows aren't windows, but computer screens. After asking Archer some questions to validate his story, Degra lunges forward and attacks him with a knife. The ''Enterprise'' crew bursts into the shuttle just in time, and take Degra back into custody.
   
 
===Act Four===
 
===Act Four===
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:"''You'll never get close to the weapon! Our defense perimeter will destroy you!''"
 
:"''You'll never get close to the weapon! Our defense perimeter will destroy you!''"
   
Archer slowly turns round to Degra, and reveals that it has been another hoax, and the viewscreen reverts to show the test site. A stunned Degra is led back to the brig. "''Thanks for your help,''" Archer says.
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Archer slowly turns round to Degra, and reveals that it has been another hoax, and the viewscreen reverts to show the test site. A stunned Degra is led back to the infirmary. "''Thanks for your help,''" Archer says.
   
 
After wiping all three Xindi's memories, returning them to their ship, and faking a [[plasma]] leak to explain their loss of consciousness, the ''Enterprise'' leaves the test site for Azati Prime, on what Archer hopes to be the final leg in their search for the Xindi weapon.
 
After wiping all three Xindi's memories, returning them to their ship, and faking a [[plasma]] leak to explain their loss of consciousness, the ''Enterprise'' leaves the test site for Azati Prime, on what Archer hopes to be the final leg in their search for the Xindi weapon.
   
 
==Memorable Quotes==
 
==Memorable Quotes==
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"''Too bad he didn't go for the Andorian ale. That would have loosened him up.''"
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: - '''Tucker''' while Archer tries to get Degra to give him the coordinates for Azati Prime
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"''By capturing us, you've accomplished nothing.''"
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: - '''Degra''', to Archer
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"''On my mark, initiate a sharp jolt to starboard.''"<br />
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"''How sharp do you want it?''"<br />
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"Sharp."
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: - '''T'Pol''' and '''Tucker''' while operating the simulator
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"''The captain's certainly drinking a lot.''"<br />
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"''The doctor gave him an anti-intoxicant.''"
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: - '''Sato''' and '''T'Pol''' observing Archer and Degra drinking Andorian ale in the simulator
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"''When it arrived in your [[Sector 001|star system]], I watched the incoming telemetry with the other members of the council. Seven million lives... were extinguished in front of my eyes. I asked myself how many of those were children? I suppose I've told you this before.''"<br />
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"''Actually, you'' haven't."
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: - '''Degra''' talks to '''Archer''' about viewing the deployment of the prototype weapon while in the simulator
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"''Thanks for your help.''"
 
"''Thanks for your help.''"
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: - '''Archer''', when Degra ultimately reveals Azati Prime as the location of the weapon
: - '''Archer'''
 
   
 
==Background Information==
 
==Background Information==
 
* This was the second episode written by [[Terry Matalas]]. The first was {{e|Impulse}} in the same season.
 
* This was the second episode written by [[Terry Matalas]]. The first was {{e|Impulse}} in the same season.
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* The basic story concept of this episode is much similar to "The Train", a 1967 episode of ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'', directed by [[Ralph Senensky]] and guest starring [[William Windom]] and [[William Schallert]].
* In this episode, Phlox refers to [[Regulan Bloodworms]] as "harmless", ironically, a rejected script for [[The Next Generation]] would have included Regulan Bloodworms as a dangerous and terrible plague, with a social stigma on carriers.
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* In this episode, Phlox refers to [[Regulan bloodworm]]s as "harmless", ironically, [[David Gerrold]]'s rejected "Blood and Fire" script for ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]]'' would have included Regulan bloodworms carrying a dangerous and terrible plague, with a social stigma on carriers.[http://www.ottens.co.uk/forgottentrek/tng_9.php]
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* The bottle of [[Andorian ale]] [[Jonathan Archer|Archer]] shares with [[Degra]] is a reuse of the [[Skagaran whiskey]] bottle seen in the episode {{e|North Star}}.
   
 
==Links and references==
 
==Links and references==
 
=== Main cast ===
 
=== Main cast ===
*[[Scott Bakula]] as [[Jonathan Archer]]
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*[[Scott Bakula]] as [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]]
*[[John Billingsley]] as [[Phlox]]
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*[[John Billingsley]] as [[Doctor]] [[Phlox]]
*[[Jolene Blalock]] as [[T'Pol]]
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*[[Jolene Blalock]] as [[Subcommander]] [[T'Pol]]
*[[Dominic Keating]] as [[Malcolm Reed]]
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*[[Dominic Keating]] as [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]]
*[[Anthony Montgomery]] as [[Travis Mayweather]]
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*[[Anthony Montgomery]] as [[Ensign]] [[Travis Mayweather]]
*[[Linda Park]] as [[Hoshi Sato]]
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*[[Linda Park]] as [[Ensign]] [[Hoshi Sato]]
*[[Connor Trinneer]] as [[Charles Tucker III|Charles "Trip" Tucker III]]
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*[[Connor Trinneer]] as [[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker III|Charles "Trip" Tucker III]]
   
 
=== Guest star ===
 
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===References===
 
===References===
[[Andorian ale]]; [[anti-intoxicant]]; [[Azati Prime]]; [[Azati Prime (planet)]]; [[brig]]; [[Calindra system]]; [[computer core]]; [[coolant tank]]; [[defense perimeter]]; [[Degra's shuttle]]; [[Denobula]]; [[dermal art]]; [[deuterium]]; [[dilithium]]; [[Gralik Durr|Durr, Gralik]]; [[Earth]]; [[engram]]; [[flight simulator]]; [[grasshopper]]; [[hair follicle]]; [[Human]]; [[hydraulic]]; [[intake manifold]]; [[Jaina]]; [[kemocite]]; [[liter]]; [[lymphatic system]]; [[Maarek III]]; [[MACO]]; [[Malosian]]; [[Malosian cargo shuttle]]; [[memory engram]]; [[Naara]]; [[navigational log]]; [[navigational deflector]]; [[neural pathway]]; [[neurophysiology]]; [[phase deflector pulse]]; [[Piral]]; [[plasma conduit]]; [[plasma network]]; [[plasma tank]]; [[pylon]]; [[reactor coolant]]; [[red giant]]; [[red herring]]; [[Regulan bloodworm]]; [[respirator]]; [[sensor drone]]; [[sensors]]; [[shields]]; [[spatial charge]]; [[Starfleet flight school]]; [[subdermal transceiver]]; [[subspace transceiver]]; [[subspace turbulence]]; [[subspace vortex]]; [[trellium]]; [[truth serum]]; [[warp field]]; [[warp nacelle]]; [[warp plasma]]; [[warp reactor]]; [[Xindi-Aquatic]]; [[Xindi-Arboreal]]; [[Xindi Council]]; [[Xindi-Insectoid]]; [[Xindi-Insectoid patrol ship]]; [[Xindi-Insectoid prison colony]]; [[Xindi-Primate]]; [[Xindi-Reptilian]]; [[Xindus]]
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[[Andorian ale]]; [[anti-intoxicant]]; [[Azati Prime]]; [[Azati Prime (planet)]]; [[bloodworm]]; [[brig]]; [[Calindra system]]; [[computer core]]; [[coolant tank]]; [[defense perimeter]]; [[Degra's ship]]; [[Delphic Expanse]]; [[Denobula]]; [[dermal art]]; [[deuterium]]; [[dilithium]]; [[Gralik Durr|Durr, Gralik]]; [[Earth]]; [[engram]]; [[flight simulator]]; [[grasshopper]]; [[hair follicle]]; [[Human]]; [[hydraulics]]; [[intake manifold]]; [[Jaina]]; [[kemocite]]; [[kilometer]]; [[liter]]; [[lymphatic system]]; [[Maarek III]]; [[MACO]]; [[Malosian]]; [[Malosian cargo shuttle]]; [[memory engram]]; [[Naara]]; [[navigational log]]; [[navigational deflector]]; [[neural pathway]]; [[neurophysiology]]; [[phase deflector pulse]]; [[Piral]]; [[plasma conduit]]; [[plasma network]]; [[plasma tank]]; [[pylon]]; [[reactor coolant]]; [[red giant]]; [[red herring]]; [[Regulan bloodworm]]; [[respirator]]; [[sensor drone]]; [[sensor]]s; [[shields]]; [[spatial charge]]; [[Starfleet flight school]]; [[subdermal transceiver]]; [[subspace transceiver]]; [[subspace turbulence]]; [[subspace vortex]]; [[trellium]]; [[truth serum]]; [[warp field]]; [[warp nacelle]]; [[warp plasma]]; [[warp reactor]]; [[Xindi-Aquatic]]; [[Xindi-Arboreal]]; [[Xindi Council]]; [[Xindi-Insectoid]]; [[Xindi-Insectoid patrol ship]]; [[Xindi-Insectoid prison colony]]; [[Xindi-Primate]]; [[Xindi-Reptilian]]; [[Xindus]]
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Enterprise captures Degra, the mastermind behind the Xindi superweapon project, and Archer tries to trick him into revealing the location of the final weapon.

Summary

Teaser

Captain Archer, not in his normal uniform, is on board an unusual shuttle with a grey-haired Xindi-Primate, who is unconscious on the floor. As the Xindi wakes up, the shuttle rocks, and Archer tells him that the ship is being attacked by Xindi ships. Startled and disoriented, the Xindi looks out a portal, and sees two Xindi-Insectoid patrol ships firing at them. He demands that Archer let him communicate with the attacking ships, because they will listen to him.

Archer - "It's been a long time since any Xindi took orders from you..."

After raising the shields and eluding the attacking ships by dumping warp plasma into their intake manifolds, the Xindi demands to be told what is going on - he can't remember anything. Archer tells him his name is Degra, and that, by working together, they've just escaped a Xindi prison camp where they've been held for over three years. Degra isn't convinced, and he demands some proof. Archer rolls up his sleeve, and reveals Xindi prison script on both of their forearms. Degra still isn't convinced that a Xindi and a Human could have put aside their differences and become friends so easily. Archer explains about how they used to try and kill each other, but then decided there was no point - both of their species had lost the conflict.

Act One

Degra is told that the Xindi superweapon had been launched against Earth, with the desired effect - Earth had been destroyed. However, since then the old Xindi rivalries had re-emerged, with the Xindi-Insectoids coming out victorious after having stockpiled weapons and ships during the building of the weapon. Many colonies of other species of Xindi had already been wiped out.

During the discussion, Degra mentions his family, staying in a colony near a red giant. Archer asks the coordinates but Degra dismisses it as too risky, since they are being followed. Just then, a section of the shuttle's hull is ruptured, and coolant gas is expelled into the cockpit. Degra and Archer work together to fix the leak before settling down for the night.

After a few hours of sleep, Archer gets up and uses a hypospray on Degra, then opens the shuttle door. As Archer steps out of the shuttle, it is revealed that the shuttle is in fact some type of simulator, and they are actually inside the Enterprise.

Act Two

Archer, Trip Tucker, T'Pol, and Hoshi Sato discuss the tricking of Degra. The red giant mentioned by him could be a red herring and would not necessary mean that it would be the construction site of the superweapon; however Archer insisted that his family would certainly live in close proximity to where Degra worked. Another problem is that there were seven red giants in that vicinity. Archer dismisses T'Pol's advice to ask Degra directly and tells them he needs more time with him.

Three days earlier, the crew of the Enterprise had returned to the weapon test site and incapacitated a Xindi-Primate ship. After boarding, they found only three Xindi, and that any useful data had already been deleted. They took the three Xindi and searched the ship for anything useful.

Archer tried to convince the lead Xindi, known as Degra, to tell him where the weapon was being made. After failing, he decided to try to trick him into telling him. Doctor Phlox told the captain that he can selectively wipe their short-term memories. With this information, Archer decided to create a simulation of a shuttle, and use Degra's wiped memory as an advantage. Captain Archer was implanted with a MACO subdermal transceiver so he could covertly communicate with the Enterprise crew. T'Pol also helped Archer work out the details of the backstory. Phlox created tattoos on Degra's arm as prison markings and injects him with a Regulan bloodworm, which Archer tells Degra are a means of interrogation.

Back inside the shuttle, Degra is woken again by a sudden jolt. The captain tells him that they're entering a region with high concentrations of spatial anomalies. Apparently the ship's hull was not lined with trellium-D. Archer convinces Degra to send out a distress message to his colleagues, hoping that it won't be intercepted by a Xindi-Insectoid ship.

In the command center, Sato and T'Pol are working to gain any information from Degra and the garbled data they recovered from the Xindi ship. Sato intercepts Degra's "transmission", and begins to formulate a reply.

Act Three

T'Pol is told by Lieutenant Reed that another Xindi ship is approaching the system, about six hours away. Sato reminds T'Pol that Xindi sensors are more advanced than those of the Enterprise, and that they would probably notice them a long time before they arrived in the sector. With that, T'Pol orders the Enterprise back into the debris field of the test moon.

Archer and Degra are sharing a bottle of Andorian ale when their message alert sounds. It is a response to their call for help. After clearing it up, the voice claims to be Thalen, one of Degra's colleagues. Sato is using a voice synthesizer of some sort, presumably after having sampled the voice of one of the Xindi prisoners in the brig. "He", tells Degra that "he" is safe on Azati Prime, to which Degra responds by asking if his wife Naara and his daughters are "still there". Degra is convinced to enter the coordinates of the system, and does so, being intercepted by Hoshi.

Just then, the Enterprise experiences ship-wide power fluctuations from the debris field that affect the shuttle enough for Degra to notice the windows aren't windows, but computer screens. After asking Archer some questions to validate his story, Degra lunges forward and attacks him with a knife. The Enterprise crew bursts into the shuttle just in time, and take Degra back into custody.

Act Four

The crew discovers that the coordinates that Degra input lead to Azati Prime, a red giant that will take three-weeks to reach, which could be a critical waste of time if Degra was lying and the weapon isn't located there. Archer puts another plan into action, involving the entire ship this time.

Reed bursts into the ship's brig, and demands that two of the Xindi, including Degra, follow him. The ship is being rocked and jolted as they race to engineering, where Archer explains that they've adapted the Xindi technology from their ship to open one of the Xindi's subspace vortices. After Travis Mayweather inverts the warp field and brings them back into normal space, Degra is led with Archer up to the bridge.

Once on the bridge, Archer shows Degra a red giant on the main viewscreen. The other officers on the bridge confirm Xindi ships in the sector, along with high levels of kemocite. This is enough evidence for Degra to shout out:

"You'll never get close to the weapon! Our defense perimeter will destroy you!"

Archer slowly turns round to Degra, and reveals that it has been another hoax, and the viewscreen reverts to show the test site. A stunned Degra is led back to the infirmary. "Thanks for your help," Archer says.

After wiping all three Xindi's memories, returning them to their ship, and faking a plasma leak to explain their loss of consciousness, the Enterprise leaves the test site for Azati Prime, on what Archer hopes to be the final leg in their search for the Xindi weapon.

Memorable Quotes

"Too bad he didn't go for the Andorian ale. That would have loosened him up."

- Tucker while Archer tries to get Degra to give him the coordinates for Azati Prime


"By capturing us, you've accomplished nothing."

- Degra, to Archer


"On my mark, initiate a sharp jolt to starboard."
"How sharp do you want it?"
"Sharp."

- T'Pol and Tucker while operating the simulator


"The captain's certainly drinking a lot."
"The doctor gave him an anti-intoxicant."

- Sato and T'Pol observing Archer and Degra drinking Andorian ale in the simulator


"When it arrived in your star system, I watched the incoming telemetry with the other members of the council. Seven million lives... were extinguished in front of my eyes. I asked myself how many of those were children? I suppose I've told you this before."
"Actually, you haven't."

- Degra talks to Archer about viewing the deployment of the prototype weapon while in the simulator


"Thanks for your help."

- Archer, when Degra ultimately reveals Azati Prime as the location of the weapon

Background Information

Links and references

Main cast

Guest star

Co-star

Uncredited co-stars

Stunt double

References

Andorian ale; anti-intoxicant; Azati Prime; Azati Prime (planet); bloodworm; brig; Calindra system; computer core; coolant tank; defense perimeter; Degra's ship; Delphic Expanse; Denobula; dermal art; deuterium; dilithium; Durr, Gralik; Earth; engram; flight simulator; grasshopper; hair follicle; Human; hydraulics; intake manifold; Jaina; kemocite; kilometer; liter; lymphatic system; Maarek III; MACO; Malosian; Malosian cargo shuttle; memory engram; Naara; navigational log; navigational deflector; neural pathway; neurophysiology; phase deflector pulse; Piral; plasma conduit; plasma network; plasma tank; pylon; reactor coolant; red giant; red herring; Regulan bloodworm; respirator; sensor drone; sensors; shields; spatial charge; Starfleet flight school; subdermal transceiver; subspace transceiver; subspace turbulence; subspace vortex; trellium; truth serum; warp field; warp nacelle; warp plasma; warp reactor; Xindi-Aquatic; Xindi-Arboreal; Xindi Council; Xindi-Insectoid; Xindi-Insectoid patrol ship; Xindi-Insectoid prison colony; Xindi-Primate; Xindi-Reptilian; Xindus

External link

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"Proving Ground"
Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 3
Next episode:
"Harbinger"