The Enterprise crew is dispatched by Starfleet Command to assist Fortunate, a human freight vessel that has been attacked by Nausicaan pirates. On arriving, they are surprised to find that…

Stardate: 46071.6. Deanna becomes attracted to an alien ambassador. Shortly thereafter, she starts ageing rapidly and starts becoming violent.

Jarod infiltrates a gang of burglars to discover which of them killed a little girl. Meanwhile, an email that isn’t there leads Miss Parker to someone who might have answers…