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Torres is having a bad day. She's
overslept, had a malfunction in her sonic shower and she's been
asked to work with Seven of Nine to create a Borg-style
transwarp conduit. She's hardly in the mood to go through the
Klingon Day of Honor, an annual ritual of self-examination.
Paris tries to help, but she pushes him away, afraid to accept
the comfort of his friendship.
In the meantime, Voyager
encounters a ship of Caatati refugees seeking supplies. The
Caatati explain that most of their species were assimilated by
the Borg. They have nothing left. Janeway offers them some
rations. Later, Voyager runs into more Caatati ships. Their
leader is outraged when he sees the crew includes an ex-Borg. In
Engineering, Seven of Nine continues working to open a transwarp
conduit, but during the first test of the modifications, an
accident occurs and Torres is forced to eject the warp core.
Torres and Paris take a shuttle to retrieve the core, but they
find a Caatati ship trying to salvage it. They warn the Caatati
off, but the aliens fire at the shuttle and collapse its
structural integrity field. Torres and Paris beam into space
just before their shuttle explodes. By linking the communication
systems in both of their space suits, they create a carrier wave
that they hope will reach Voyager before they run out of air. On
Voyager, Janeway questions Seven of Nine about the accident in
Engineering and is satisfied that she didn't cause it.
 The ship picks up the carrier wave from Torres and Paris, but
before they can retrieve them, the Caatati ships arrive with the
warp core. They threaten to destroy Voyager unless Janeway gives
them more supplies — and turns over Seven of Nine. Seven
volunteers to go, but the Captain refuses. Seven then offers to
build an energy matrix for the Caatati, which will produce all
the thorium they need for their systems. The Caatati accept, and
return the warp core. The crisis over, Voyager is able to rescue
Paris and Torres. The Klingon finds that in facing death, she
has found the courage to admit her love for Paris — and with
that courage, she realizes she has found her honor. |
