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As Voyager approaches a strange
planetoid, the ship is rocked by its explosion and enveloped in
a cloud of methion gas. Suddenly, a Hazari vessel is upon them,
and Seven of Nine explains they are bounty hunters hired to
capture alien crafts. When Janeway eludes the ship and it
doesn't follow, she soon learns why — there are many
reinforcements throughout the sector waiting to overtake
Voyager. Late at night, a strange alien pays a visit to Janeway
and introduces himself as the answer to her problem.
Kurros explains he is part of a
small group that seeks out problems to be solved. His "think
tank" believes Voyager's challenge with the Hazari can be
handled without weapons. When Janeway and Seven visit Kurros on
his ship, they see his incredibly advanced technology and meet
the other strange lifeforms, each with an intellectual
specialty. Once Janeway agrees to do business with him, Kurros
reveals Seven is one of the items from Voyager that he wants as
payment.
When Seven hears the offer from the think tank, she talks to
Kurros herself. He appeals to her quest for perfection, but she
declines to join his group. Soon, the Hazari attack Voyager
again, but Kurros gives Janeway some tactical advice that forces
them to retreat. When he tries to use that favor as leverage to
convince Seven to change her mind, Janeway realizes she now has
two enemies on her hands.
Once the crew lures a Hazari vessel into Voyager's tractor beam,
they download information from the database and discover Kurros
hired the bounty hunters. Janeway explains to the Hazari alien
that they are both being manipulated by Kurros and convinces him
to work with her in tricking the think tank. The crew devises a
plan to lure Kurros out of hiding by pretending Seven has
decided to join his group. She will then link with their
internal communications array, disrupting their systems and
preventing them from functioning. After the ruse is in place,
the Hazari contact Kurros and persuade him to increase their
bounty to bring in Voyager.
Janeway tricks him into believing Seven has left Voyager to join
his think tank, but Kurros soon senses a trap has been laid.
When he forces Seven to link with his telepathic technology so
he can read her mind and discover Janeway's plan, a carrier wave
is transmitted via her cortical implant. This creates
interference and blocks his entire communications system. Once
the think tank is decloaked, the Hazari converge on it as Seven
is beamed back and Voyager leaves at warp speed. |
