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As part of his "duties" as
Voyager's morale officer, Neelix begins transmitting daily news
briefings to the crew. When he hears a rumor that someone is
leaving the ship to join a Talaxian convoy, he passes the news
along to Janeway and Tuvok. Unsurprised, the pair admit to
Neelix that Tom Paris has requested the transfer. To the dismay
of his friends, Paris leaves the ship.
While Janeway ponders Paris'
replacement, Neelix busies himself by covering a minor accident
in Engineering that leaves three crewmembers, including Jonas,
nursing minor wounds. A short time later, the Talaxian vessel
notifies Janeway that it has been attacked by the Kazon-Nistrim,
who have taken Paris hostage.
Seska welcomes Paris aboard the Kazon vessel and tries
convincing him to join forces with the Nistrim sect. Back on
Voyager, Neelix wonders how the Kazon knew that Paris was aboard
the Talaxian ship. Following his new career as an investigative
journalist, Neelix pokes around engineering, where he finds
suspicious gaps in the subspace communications logs. Fearful of
exposure, Jonas prepares to kill the Talaxian with a plasma
torch, but Neelix leaves before he can do it.
Neelix tells Tuvok his suspicions that a crewmember has been
making covert transmissions to the Kazon. Exploring further,
Neelix finds evidence that Paris is the traitor, and transmits
his findings on his daily briefing. Janeway confides in Neelix
that Paris' recent departure was a ruse to flush out a suspected
spy on board. She asks the Talaxian for assistance in exposing
the traitor.
On the Kazon ship, Paris finds evidence that proves Jonas is the
turncoat, but he is discovered by Seska. He manages to escape in
a stolen Kazon shuttlecraft. Back on Voyager, Neelix realizes
that Jonas is the guilty party and when the two men come to
blows in Engineering, Jonas plunges to his death. The Kazon
retreat and Paris returns to the ship a hero.
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