Synopsis:
Tensions rise between the merged Starfleet and Maquis
crews when the ship becomes trapped inside a star that's
collapsed upon itself.
Torres is reprimanded by Chakotay after she ends a dispute in
engineering by breaking the nose of a Starfleet officer named
Carey. But despite her volatile nature, Chakotay has faith in
the Klingon woman's skills, and he recommends Torres to Janeway
for the position of Chief Engineer. Janeway is surprised, but
before she can consider the recommendation, Voyager is jolted as
it enters a region of spatial distortions. A short time later,
it comes upon a ship that is trapped in the event horizon of a
quantum singularity: the powerful energy field surrounding a
collapsed star.
While the engineering staff tries to figure out a way to help
the other ship, Janeway questions the capability of Chakotay's
Maquis officers. Still, she agrees to consider Torres for the
engineering slot.
Realizing that Voyager doesn't have enough power to rescue
the ship on its own, the crew heads away from the singularity to
get help, but before long they find themselves heading back
toward the same collapsed star. Again Voyager moves away, and
again the ship finds itself back where it started.
As tensions rise between Maquis and Starfleet crewmembers,
Torres works with Carey to figure out what's happening. Noting
the peculiar effects of the singularity on Voyager's holographic
doctor, Torres comes up with an idea that may allow them to
contact the crew of the trapped ship, which, in turn, may
provide clues to their own predicament. Torres' plan works, but
when they finally hear from the other ship, they discover that
it's Voyager itself! They've been looking at a distorted
reflection of themselves and it's Voyager itself that's trapped
in the singularity. But how do they get out?
Before long, Torres discovers that another ship which appears
to be caught in the reflective distortion is actually a mirror
image of Voyager. She realizes that the ship must return to the
"tear" in the singularity where they entered, and exit
before the star collapses, forever trapping them inside. Using a
dekyon beam fired from a shuttlecraft piloted by Janeway and
Torres, they force the opening wide enough for Voyager to
escape. Because of her tempered initiative and creative approach
to saving the ship, Torres is given the Chief Engineer's post,
and Lt. Carey is among the first to congratulate her.
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Cast:
Kate Mulgrew as Kathryn Janeway™
Robert Beltran as Chakotay™
Roxann Biggs-Dawson as B'Elanna Torres™
Jennifer Lien as Kes™
Robert Duncan McNeill as Tom Paris™
Robert Picardo as The Doctor
Ethan Phillips as Neelix™
Tim Russ as Tuvok™
Garrett Wang as Harry Kim™
Guest Cast:
Josh Clark as Carey
Martha Hackett as Seska
Justin Williams as Jarvin
Creative staff:
Director: Kim Friedman
Story By: Jim Trombetta
Teleplay By: Brannon Braga
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