Date not given: Enterprise assists the Earth freighter Fortunate with repairs after a Nausicaan attack. Matthew Ryan, who is in command after Captain Keene has been hurt, has captured a Nausicaan. He refuses to release his prisoner. After trapping four Enterprise crew members in a jettisoned cargo container, Ryan leaves the scene with the Fortunate, eager to take revenge on the Nausicaans. However, the Fortunate is soon outnumbered by Nausicaan ships. When Enterprise arrives, Archer tries to negotiate that the Fortunate may leave in exchange for the Nausicaan hostage. Eventually, it is "space boomer" Ensign Mayweather who can convince his former colleague Ryan that revenge is not the right way.

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