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The city of Fair Haven is set
within 19th-century Ireland. While driving along a road, Tom
Paris crashes his vintage automobile. Seamus Driscol, one of the
townsfolk, cannot believe his eyes when he sees Paris' tire
magically repair itself. He immediately heads to Sullivan's Pub,
and tells its inhabitants that he believes Tom is from the
spirit world. Back in
town, Kim and Maggie are walking together and holding hands.
Meanwhile, they are unaware that Seamus and Milo are watching
their every move. Just as the two are about to kiss, Paris plays
a trick on Kim by morphing Maggie into a cow in a holographic
effect. Kim can hear Paris laughing, just as they are instructed
through a com call to return to the bridge.
Seamus tells his priest exactly what he saw. Acting as his
priest, the Doctor tells Seamus that Tom Paris is a known
prankster and that he is not to worry. Later that day, Seamus
and Milo run into Maggie who tells them that she feels like she
woke up from the strangest dream where she was walking around
town with a bell around her neck.
Soon, the townsfolk gather and exchange similar stories. Michael
Sullivan tells Katie that the townsfolk think that she and her
friends are not from this earth. Because he believes that Katie
is lying to him, Janeway decides to end the program. Back on
Voyager, Janeway doesn't know how the holodeck characters could
possibly be asking so many questions about their origin.
Back on Voyager, Paris instructs the computer to display all of
Fair Haven's characters. Michael Sullivan appears and is
suprisingly aware of his surroundings. Kim discovers that each
characters' perceptual filters are off-line. The Voyager crew
decides that they will repair the malfunction by accessing each
of the characters' controls from Sullivan's Pub.
Back at Sullivan's Pub, Michael remembers being "spirited" away
to an unknown place where there was talk of changing the people
of Fair Haven. At the church, several of the townfolk begin to
assemble and warrant their concerns. They storm into Sullivan's
Pub, where Kim and Paris are working on the Starfleet control
panel. Before the two can react, a net of red twine is thrown
over them, knocking them to the ground. Milo suddenly fires his
gun at the panel which causes sparks to fly. Paris instructs the
computer to freeze the program, but since it is damaged only
some of the animated townsfolk are frozen.
Paris and Kim are soon on the run with the mob of townsfolk
following close behind. They instruct the computer to exit the
program, but unfortunately their commands are unrecognized.
Meanwhile on Voyager, Torres suggests cutting power to the
hologrid. Although the inhabitants of Fair Haven are not real
people, but rather holograms, Janeway possesses genuine feelings
towards them.
Paris and Kim find themselves tied to chairs near the altar of
the church. Reading from a thick, old book, Seamus demands the
return of the prisoners to the otherworld. Nothing happens and
Seamus instructs the others to tie the Doctor up as well.
Seamus hypnotizes the Doctor, asking him questions about
banishing the spirit-folk to the "otherworld." The Doctor begins
to tell them about Voyager, and Michael demands that he instruct
him on how to be transported to Katie's location.
Janeway tries to explain to Michael that they are simply
explorers that like to spend time in Fair Haven. Janeway and
Michael both return to the holodeck, and Michael tries to calm
the townsfolk down, insisting that the Voyager crew means no
harm.
While the damaged holodeck is being repaired, the Voyager crew
decides to have one last night at Sullivan's Pub before Fair
Haven is temporarily put to rest. It is clear that Janeway and
Michael have formed a special bond with one another, as Michael
reaches and takes her hand.
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