Stardate 48642.5: Voyager responds to a distress call, only to find that this is actually an invitation to the planet Sikaris, which is known for its hospitatlity. Something else that Sikaris has to offer is a trajector, a space-folding technology that could transport Voyager 40,000 light years closer to the Alpha Quadrant. The Sikarians, however, have strict laws that do not allow such a technology transfer. Janeway offers Magistrate Gathorel a databank of stories in exchange for the trajector, but he refuses. Jaret Otel, one of Gathorel's subordinates, is willing to make the deal with B'Elanna, Seska and Carey, who are acting against Janeway's explicit orders. Tuvok discovers their plan, but to their surprise he beams down to Sikaris with the databank to acquire the trajector himself. B'Elanna runs tests with the device in engineering, only to find that it needs to tap an energy source in the orbit of Sikaris to work, so time is pressing as Janeway orders the ship to break orbit. The trajector turns out to be incompatible with Voyager's systems, and B'Elanna eventually has to destroy it to avert a pending warp core breach. Seska still tries to cover up the incident, but B'Elanna decides to take responsibility. Janeway calls B'Elanna and Tuvok to her office, to tell them how much she is disappointed with them.

• E09 Previous
• E11 Next