Observer Effect ( episode ) A pair of non - corporeal Organians study the response of the " Enterprise " crew to the infection of Hoshi Sato and Tucker by a fatal silicon - based virus brought on board during an away mission . Summary . Teaser . As orbit s a nearby planet , it seems that Travis Mayweather and Malcolm Reed are rapidly playing chess on board the ship in the mess hall . In reality , however , they are under the control of two noncorporeal aliens . They talk about the game in technical terms and discuss the Human s they are observing on " Enterprise " . When " Mayweather " asks " Reed " how the Humans will react to what they find on the planet ' s surface , " Reed " answers that , in his experience , at least one member of every species that has come here has died as a result . He also mentions that some species have lost an entire crew . Act One . In a , Commander and Ensign Hoshi Sato are returning to " Enterprise " from the M - class planet , where they were excavating a Klingon garbage site . Tucker hails the starship and speaks with Captain Archer . He tells the captain that their search was unsuccessful . All they found was an old power cell , some empty ration pack s and a latrine . Suddenly , Tucker starts coughing uncontrollably and eventually collapses . Sato informs the senior officer s of Tucker ' s condition . " Mayweather " and " Reed " watch as Archer asks Sato to pilot the shuttlepod into the launch bay and requests that T ' Pol notifies Doctor Phlox to be ready . Archer and Phlox watch Tucker and Sato from outside the decontamination chamber . Archer says that the shuttlepod will have to be inspected to check whether any of its environmental system s were the cause of Tucker ' s condition . Phlox tells Sato that three landing parties have returned to " Enterprise " with no ill effects and passes medkit s to them through an opening in the bulkhead . He requires samples of their blood which he can then begin to analyze . Sato starts to cough and recalls that Tucker started coughing shortly before he lost consciousness . Phlox tells his two patients to get him their blood samples as soon as possible and leaves with Archer . As he and the captain walk through a corridor that leads away from decon , he informs Archer that he ' s having difficulty determining the cause of their infection using standard scans . In another corridor , " Mayweather " mentions that he studied " Reed " ' s report on how the Klingons dealt with the infection , to which " Reed " answers that they responded typically for a species at their level of development . When " Mayweather " comments that he believes Archer and the Klingon commander acted differently , " Reed " disagrees . " Mayweather " argues that the Klingon commander didn ' t allow his landing party to beam back on to their ship , although Archer did . In response , " Reed " explains that both courses of action were extremely similar – the areas of the ship that Tucker and Sato have visited since their return , the launch bay and the decon chamber , are completely isolated from the rest of the starship . He claims that it doesn ' t matter if a member of the landing party returns to their vessel and that the aliens learned everything they can from humans . " Mayweather " remembers that , like the humans , the Cardassian s were also concerned for each other . However , " Reed " ' s response is that the Cardassians eventually killed the infected members of their crew , as did the Klingons , if not quite so rapidly . Although " Mayweather " seems hopeful that the Humans may overcome the virus , " Reed " answers that he ' s been observing aliens for eight hundred years and hasn ' t been surprised yet . Their protocol dictates that they should question the infected crew , which " Reed " tells " Mayweather " to do , and says that he will go to sickbay to speak to Phlox . In decon , Tucker looks over the temporary medication which the doctor has provided , to be used for muscle pain and nausea . There is also a cough suppressant but Sato comments that they aren ' t coughing any more . She thinks that could be because they ' re slowly recovering . Trip reminds her that Phlox issued the medication , which he feels is an adequate reason to take them . " Mayweather " arrives at decontamination and asks what ' s in the hypospray . Trip explains that Phlox has been unable to make a diagnosis . " Mayweather " continues to question them , asking if they ' ve ever faced serious illness before and how their present condition compares with any other illness they may have experienced . Trip gradually gets annoyed by the entity ' s questions and eventually closes the hatch that allowed " Mayweather " to observe . In sickbay , Phlox is analyzing Sato ' s and Tucker ' s blood samples when " Reed " enters . He claims he has a headache , so the doctor tries to find some relevant medication . " Reed " is interested in the computer displays of Sato and Tucker ' s blood . Phlox returns and scans " Reed " , determining that the headache is not serious . " Reed " explains that it could get worse , though , so Phlox administers him with a mild analgesic . " Reed " asks the doctor how he plans to create an effective antidote but when Phlox begins to believe that " Reed " is afraid that the virus is contagious , he shows him the door . In decon , Tucker asks Sato if she has ever seen a movie from the 20th century entitled , " The Andromeda Strain " . Unaware of the film ' s premise , the semi - delirious Sato guesses that it is about a Doctor Andromeda who builds a monster which eventually kills him . When Tucker tells her that the film actually involves an alien virus , she replies that she finds it hard to differentiate between the plots of the many films that Tucker likes , due to their extreme similarities . Tucker recalls that he " got into a lot of trouble " at Starfleet Training Command and Sato confesses that she was dismissed from Starfleet . She recalls that when she was trying to run a poker game for some of the new recruits and several members of the training staff stationed there , a company commander attempted to terminate the game by sweeping the chips off the table . As a result , Sato , an experienced student of aikido , broke the commander ' s arm . Tucker wonders how she managed to be assigned to " Enterprise " following the incident , to which Sato replies that Starfleet was desperate for language specialists and that she was reassigned on probation . In sickbay , Phlox tells Archer that Sato and Tucker are suffering from a silicon - based virus . Archer wonders how the virus could have evolved on an M - class planet , where only carbon - based life is known to exist . Phlox theorizes that it may have traveled to the planet on the surface of a meteorite , which could explain why only one of the four landing parties sent by " Enterprise " contracted it . He informs Archer that there is no record of the virus in the Denobulan medical database , so he ' ll have to work without prior research . He says that the pathogen is reproducing at an incredibly fast rate and that if he cannot find an antidote , Sato and Tucker may only have five hours to live . Act Two . As " Enterprise " continues its orbit of the planet , " Mayweather " and " Reed " discuss their observations of the crew in the mess hall . " Mayweather " tells " Reed " that Phlox has managed to make a diagnosis and that no one on board has made the decision to abandon the infected members of the crew . " Reed " believes that everyone aboard the ship will die as a result . Archer arrives outside the decon chamber and tries to open the observation hatch . Trip thinks that " Mayweather " has returned but is relieved to find instead that his visitor is Archer . He tells the captain that Sato is asleep and that the medication which Phlox gave them seems to be working . Archer informs him that the doctor has identified the pathogen but has so far been unsuccessful in creating an antidote . When Tucker begins to speak pessimistically about the amount of time he has left to live , Archer tells him that his immune system could still reject the virus . Trip recalls that , due to their carbon - based nature , Human bodies don ' t repel silicon , which he learned from Exobiology 101 . When Archer advises him not to give up , Tucker seems optimistic about exploring new worlds . Deeply saddened by the engineer ' s ill health , the captain asks him to rest . As they walk through a corridor , " Mayweather " and " Reed " agree that they are searching for indications of advanced rational intelligence within the species which they observe . However , " Reed " remarks that Captain Archer hasn ' t shown signs of rational intellect . By allowing Sato and Tucker to remain on board , he has increased the possibility that their quarantine may fail . However , " Mayweather " is certain that Archer knows the risk that the virus represents and that perhaps it is not as important to him as being committed to his crew . " Reed " thinks that " Mayweather " ' s suggestion is as probable as the chance that Archer is unaware of how unfortunate the situation has become . So , in order to learn whether Archer realizes the risk of contamination , " Mayweather " suggests that he and " Reed " transfer to new hosts . He elects the bodies of Phlox and T ' Pol to be used , since Archer ' s decisions are based on their findings . " Reed " responds by reminding " Mayweather " that the noncorporeal beings have a strict non - interference policy and claims that the more hosts they occupy , the greater the chance of accidentally influencing the crew . On the other hand , " Mayweather " states that the more crew members they inhabit , the more they will be able to observe . In decon , Tucker and Sato discuss Sato ' s linguistic capabilities . Tucker reveals that he ' s always been jealous of her ability to learn new languages , while Sato claims that she wishes she had Tucker ' s skill to repair warp engine s with " " duct tape and a pocket knife " " , as she puts it . He tells her that he hasn ' t always been good at construction and gives a humorous example of how he once enjoyed taking things apart . Once he has finished recounting the story , Sato stands up and sees Phlox and T ' Pol at the observation window . Unknown to Sato , they are now occupied by the noncorporeal aliens , although both she and Tucker seem surprised at the sight of them . When Tucker asks how their research is progressing , " T ' Pol " replies that they are waiting on some new test results and " Phlox " adds that they came to check the condition of their patients . When Tucker asks them to return to sickbay and continue their work , " T ' Pol " claims that they intend to immediately do exactly that . " Phlox " is more reluctant to leave than " T ' Pol " but eventually does so , too . Sato realizes that " Phlox " and " T ' Pol " ' s joint visit could be an indication that they ' re almost finished their work in sickbay , though Tucker isn ' t as optimistic . While " Phlox " and " T ' Pol " wander through a corridor , " Phlox " comments that Sato and Tucker are very brave in the way they are facing death . " T ' Pol " replies that their intelligence is in question , not their courage . When " Phlox " judges that " T ' Pol " wants the Humans to fail , she answers that it isn ' t a contest . She explains that it is more a question of whether the Humans are sufficiently intelligent for the noncorporeal aliens to initiate first contact with them . " Phlox " suggests that the aliens also consider other qualities in that decision but " T ' Pol " clarifies that they have used that characteristic for ten thousand years . She maintains that they aren ' t responsible for changing the factor which is used as an indicator but " Phlox " asks who is . On the bridge , Archer and Reed look over sensor data from the planet below . They have detected a crater , which could prove Phlox ' s theory that the virus traveled to the planet on a meteorite . The captain thinks that the crater could be the source of the pathogen . If so , the Klingons who set up the campsite which Tucker and Sato explored would also have been infected . Archer orders Reed to contact Starfleet to find out whether the crew of the Klingon vessel which visited this world were able to develop a cure . In sickbay , the new test results which Phlox is waiting for are ready . " T ' Pol " states that the aliens should transfer into new hosts to allow Phlox and T ' Pol to continue their work . They agree to re - inhabit the bodies of Reed and Mayweather , who are on the bridge , and soon leave Phlox and T ' Pol . With no indication of the alien ' s presence , Phlox observes a viewscreen which shows the results of the blood test he performed earlier . He comments that the alterations they made to the blood ' s immune receptors weren ' t effective . Indicating an area of the viewscreen , T ' Pol mentions that it may show evidence that the virus is sensitive to fatally extreme ionizing radiation . The doctor agrees and , with his encouragement , she begins to prepare new blood samples for testing . In decon , Sato wakes from a nightmare . She dreamed that she was in Brazil , where , in reality , she taught as a university professor of languages , shortly before her assignment as " Enterprise " s communications officer . In the nightmare , which seemed very real to her , a shuttle was on its way to take her to the ship . Tucker reminds her that she is aboard " Enterprise " , which seems to calm the ensign . She tells Tucker that she didn ' t have enough time to say goodbye to her students but the engineer promises that she will see them again . On the bridge , Archer informs " Mayweather " and " Reed " that he ' s spoken to the members of Starfleet Command , who are working through diplomatic channels to contact the Klingons . However , their communication may be unnecessary , as Archer has found evidence of a Klingon alloy in orbit of the planet . The alloy is used as the Klingons ' standard hull plating and comprises the remains of a Klingon shuttlecraft . Archer has realized that the vessel ' s crew , infected with the silicon - based virus , were killed by their commanding officer . " Reed " remembers that the crew " didn ' t even plead for mercy " but , when he notices that Archer is watching him , he disguises the recollection as an observation on Klingon honor . When " Mayweather " asks if learning about what happened to the Klingons helps the crew of " Enterprise " in any way , Archer replies that it would be pointless to ask the Klingons for the cure , since they now know that the Klingons didn ' t develop one . He says that he would do anything it took to acquire the antidote if the Klingons had developed it . In the decon chamber , Sato is desperately trying to escape . She frantically speaks several different languages , including a diverse range of Terran as well as Klingonese . When Tucker tells her that she won ' t be able to break the security lock - out code , she answers that " math is just another language " . An alarm klaxon blares , signaling that there is a quarantine breach in their area – Sato has broken the code . On the bridge , " Reed " reports the breach to Archer and looks at " Mayweather " , surprised by Sato ' s actions . Meanwhile , Sato walks through a corridor outside decon in an extremely delirious state . Act Three . Sato opens a door at the other end of the corridor and walks through . On the bridge , " Reed " informs Archer that the ensign is overriding the safety interlocks on D Deck . The captain orders him to shut down all power on that deck in an attempt to seal every door there . As Sato tries to break through another door , sections of the corridor behind her darken . Eventually , the entire deck is plunged into darkness and a red emergency light is automatically activated . Tucker appears behind her and tries to persuade her to stop what she ' s doing . He tells her that the door which she is attempting to open is actually an airlock . If she succeeds , she and Tucker will die of exposure to space . She replies in Russian , insisting that she must say goodbye to her students before she leaves for " Enterprise " . When Tucker attempts to hold her back from the airlock , Sato wrestles with him . She is weakened by the virus , however , and doesn ' t have enough energy to fight against him for long . Tucker misunderstands her when she says , " " I need to tell them . . . while there ' s still time " . " He thinks she is speaking about the senior officers when she says " they " , and that she believes she and Tucker will die because of the virus . He reminds her of Archer ' s determination and leads her back to the decon chamber , where the alarm ceases to sound . As she rests on one of the bunks there , Tucker contacts sickbay and tells Archer and Phlox that they have returned to quarantine . The doctor instructs Tucker to use a hypospray and inject Sato with three units of sonambutril , an extremely high dosage . The captain adds that the sonambutril will ensure that Sato remains in the decon chamber . Complying with the doctor ' s orders , Tucker remarks on Sato ' s ability to escape . Once he has injected Sato , Archer tells him to do the same to himself . When he argues with that decision , Phlox explains that the virus is incompatible with carbon - based life and that the Denobulan hasn ' t found a method to predict its attack . After some debate , Phlox and Captain Archer persuade Tucker to comply . After injecting the sonambutril , the engineer collapses down onto the other bunk . In sickbay , Phlox reports that he and T ' Pol have managed to isolate a specific frequency of radiation which disrupts the silicon matrix of the virus . However , the dosage of radiation which the potential patient would have to be subjected to would be lethal . Archer thinks that there must be a way to cure the patient without killing them . Phlox agrees and notifies the captain that he is currently working on that . Archer advises him to quicken his research . On the bridge , " Mayweather " walks to the tactical station and whispers to " Reed " that they should stop the effects of the virus . " Mayweather " recalls that they came to observe the crew ' s reaction to the unexpected , not to watch the crew suffer . " Reed " doesn ' t recommend their discussion take place on the bridge , so " Mayweather " advises that they speak elsewhere . In the decon chamber , Sato and Tucker sit straight up as they are occupied by the two non - corporeal aliens . " Tucker " is surprised by how the sensations of his host differ from those of the other crew members . Uncomfortably , the alien comments that he , like " Sato " , is also experiencing physical pain . He wonders why Humans should endure pain , which he regards as a weakness . " Sato " claims that the desire to overcome pain will eventually drive Humans to evolve beyond the limitations of the physical world . " Tucker " hypothesizes that " Sato " ' s argument might not be applicable to every species which they encounter but " Sato " answers that it can at least be applied to their own species . In sickbay , Phlox is shocked when he sees " Sato " and " Tucker " standing in the decon chamber , talking to each other . He doesn ' t suspect their alien influence and is puzzled that they are even awake . For a brief moment , he watches as the aliens discuss the Human and Klingon crews which they have observed . Soon , " Sato " senses that they , too , are being observed and the aliens leave their hosts ' bodies . When Phlox sees " Archer " and " T ' Pol " walk through the doors to sickbay , he expects that they are also their usual selves . He hands " T ' Pol " a PADD which shows the brain wave patterns of " Tucker " and " Sato " , surprised that the patterns aren ' t Human . When he eventually discovers that Archer and T ' Pol are occupied by aliens , Phlox asks whether they are responsible for what happened to Tucker and Sato . " Archer " responds that they are not , and " T ' Pol " explains that they are only interested in studying how physical species respond to the unknown . She adds that Phlox could assist the aliens by explaining how he noticed their presence . The doctor tells them that Sato and Tucker were sedated and , therefore , should not have been able to stand or talk . " Archer " tells Phlox that they were unable to distinguish between sleep and sedation , as it had been so long since they had inhabited physical beings . When Phlox asks the aliens if they could help Sato and Tucker , " T ' Pol " reminds him of their non - interference protocol . The doctor argues that they are interfering with him , which contradicts their protocol , but " T ' Pol " replies that they are observing Humans , not Denobulans . When the alien informs him that they recently occupied his body , Phlox is surprised that he can ' t remember that happening but " Archer " tells him of the simplicity of memory adjustment . The doctor believes that since the aliens have the ability to alter Human and Denobulan memories , they must also be able to help Sato and Tucker . " T ' Pol " refuses to assist the doctor ' s patients and thanks Phlox for his help . He , however , is appalled at the aliens ' actions and isn ' t surprised that they erase memories . Later , " Archer " and " T ' Pol " walk through a corridor outside sickbay . " Archer " thinks the Humans may have developed a cure for the virus , but " T ' Pol " informs him that she has watched several other species develop the same treatment – although after their patients had died . She tells him that they didn ' t initiate first contact procedures with any of those species and that it would be illogical to have done so . Reminding " Archer " that their current hosts are busy members of the crew , she insists that the aliens return to Mayweather and Reed . As " Enterprise " continues its orbit of the planet , Phlox and T ' Pol report to Captain Archer . Phlox says that if the radiation is to be precise enough as to destroy the virus without killing Sato or Tucker , the bio - scanner in sickbay will have to be used . T ' Pol suggests that the quarantined area is expanded in order to accommodate the infected crew members . Determined to help his crew , Archer replies that implementing Phlox and T ' Pol ' s plan won ' t be a problem . Some time later , Phlox notices Sato ' s bio - readings deteriorate . Dressed in environmental suits , he and Archer enter the quarantined area of the ship , as " Mayweather " and " Reed " watch them on a monitor . When they arrive at the decon chamber , the doctor notes that Sato is entering oligemic shock and may soon be dead . Phlox and the captain carry her and Tucker into sickbay , where Archer calls out that Sato isn ' t breathing . Meanwhile , " Reed " repeats several words he said earlier – " someone always dies " . Act Four . In sickbay , Phlox and Archer attempt to revive Sato . Just before Phlox removes one of his EV gloves , the captain stops him and asks what he ' s doing . The doctor replies that he needs a better grip to operate the medical equipment , so Archer removes his own gloves , saying that a doctor is more urgently required on " Enterprise " than a captain is . The captain is risking infection – and his own life – in the hope that the doctor will find the antidote . They prepare the equipment for a cardiopulmonary resuscitation technique . Meanwhile , " Reed " comments that their behavior is highly unusual . In 800 years , no one else that the aliens have observed has attempted to resuscitate their infected crew . In sickbay , Phlox instructs Archer to inject forty units of trinephedrine into Sato ' s heart . Phlox also tries to revive her using electrostimulus , but to no effect . Sato dies on the medical bed . Next , Archer and the doctor try to save Tucker . Outside the quarantine area , " Mayweather " wonders why so many Humans have to die before " Reed " will acknowledge that they are different . " Reed " answers that he will not ignore the aliens ' protocol . He says that the incident which they have been directed to observe isn ' t over , and , now that the first death has occurred on the ship , there is a higher chance that the other crew members will become infected . He reminds " Mayweather " that the aliens are not responsible for the virus and that members of the crew would have become infected even if the aliens had not observed the situation . " Mayweather " asks what more can be learned from the Humans and suggests that the aliens should perhaps start to take responsibility for the effects of the virus . In sickbay , Archer completely covers Sato with a blanket , signifying her passing . The captain then helps Phlox move Tucker into sickbay ' s imaging chamber , where they irradiate his body . When they remove him from the chamber , Phlox murmurs that the procedure was ultimately unsuccessful . The doctor says that he did all that he could have done for Tucker , but Archer – infected by the virus when he removed his EV gloves – could still be cured in the few hours he has left to live . The captain orders Phlox to go to the bridge instead , saying that the doctor could be infected if he remains in sickbay . Once Phlox has left , Archer contacts the bridge . He makes sure that T ' Pol knows she is now in command of " Enterprise " and tells her not to let Admiral Gardner place anyone else in command . He also says that if Tucker regains consciousness , he will immediately inform T ' Pol and closes the communication channel to the bridge . Placing a hand on Tucker ' s chest , he watches a monitor as the engineer ' s low bio - sign s fall to zero . Like Sato , Tucker also dies of the alien virus . Archer is startled when the engineer ' s body is inhabited by one of the non - corporeal aliens , who tells the captain of the respect the alien has for Archer . When the captain becomes confused at Tucker ' s regaining health , the alien tells Archer that the engineer has been inhabited by an Organian , a " nonphysical lifeform " . The Organian explains why the aliens come here and repeats information regarding their non - interference protocol . He tells Archer that he wanted to warn the captain of the silicon - based virus , but that decision was not his to make . When " Sato " sits up and debates with " Tucker " on the subject of the Organians ' directives , Archer interrupts that he doesn ' t care about their rules . When he questions them , " Sato " responds that the Organians are instructed to leave their hosts ' bodies as they found them – they will have to leave their current hosts dead . The captain agrees that the decision of whether to become involved with a species ' natural development is a difficult choice but suggests that the aliens could communicate verbally with their subjects , in order to learn more about them . Sato argues that talking is a " limited form of communication " for the Organians , who are much more advanced than that . Archer disagrees , replying that the aliens don ' t seem more highly evolved than Humans , due to the fact that they have lost empathy and compassion – characteristics which give life meaning . When " Sato " tells the captain that the Organians will soon leave , erasing his memory of their presence , she informs him that he himself will die in just three hours . However , " Tucker " refuses . When a stunned " Sato " accuses him of insubordination , " Tucker " responds that he ' s defying 10 , 000 years of protocol on alien interaction . He insists that they save the Humans and gives Archer ' s compassion as a reason . When " Sato " promises that the aliens will eventually study other Humans , Archer suggests to her that the Organians experience compassion for themselves , in an effort to learn more about what it means to be Human . On the bridge , Phlox and T ' Pol are contacted by Archer . Recalling his promise to let T ' Pol know if Tucker ever came to , he tells her to come down to sickbay , where he ' s not only awake , but quite talkative – as well as Sato . When Phlox grimly interjects that she ' s dead , Archer insists that the doctor come as well , since he might have a better shot at figuring out what just happened . Later , a baffled Phlox reports that he has detected no sign of the virus in Sato , Tucker , or Archer . He thinks their rejuvenation must have been a delayed result of Tucker ' s radiation treatment , although that wouldn ' t explain why Archer and Sato are well again . T ' Pol suggests that the pathogen ' s behavior is more unpredictable than she and the doctor had assumed , which could account for Sato and the captain ' s health . Smiling , Archer comments that the virus will later be studied by Starfleet Medical and notifies the crew that he plans to leave a warning beacon in orbit of the planet , to warn visitors of the harmful effects of the virus . In a turbolift , " Mayweather " is pleased that the Organians will never be able to observe another species encounter the virus and that , after 10 , 000 years , the aliens ' rules will finally be changing . He informs " Reed " that he plans on advising the other Organians to begin preparations for first contact with Humans , which " Reed " suspects will occur in five thousand years . " Mayweather " tells him that they had better get started . Finally , " Enterprise " leaves the planet ' s orbit . Memorable quotes . " " You ' re really starting to get a feel for the game . " " " " 32 pieces , 64 squares . . . it ' s not as if it ' s difficult . The total number of possible outcomes is limited . " " " " 10 . " " " " That ' s what I mean ! Chess is so predictable , I ' m surprised anyone bothers to play it . " " " " Do you think our hosts will die tonight ? " " " " It ' s possible . For some of the species that have come here , I ' ve seen the whole crew die . For others , only a few . " " " " But somebody always dies ? " " " " Always . " " " " Sifting through a Klingon garbage dump – not my idea of ' exploring strange new worlds . ' " " " " Trip , how you feeling ? " " " " Like I ' ve been gut - punched by a Tellarite . " " " " You ever see " The Andromeda Strain " ? " " " " Strain of what ? " " " " No , it ' s a movie – mid - 20th century . " " " " Let me guess : Dr . Andromeda builds a monster , and it kills him in the end . " " " " It ' s about an extraterrestrial disease . " " " " All your movies are the same – I can ' t keep the stories straight . " " " " Math is just another language . " " " " No wonder you erase memories . Your behavior is appalling ! " " " " Someone always dies . " " " " I don ' t understand . . . " " " " In eight hundred years , no one ' s ever done that before ? " " " " No ! Not once they " know " it ' s hopeless . " " " " How many have to die before you admit Humans are different ? We need to stop this ! " " " " I will " not " depart from protocol . This incident isn ' t over – when the first death occurs , there ' s a 68 % chance the rest of the crew will become infected . " " " " What more will that teach us about them ? " " " " All this would ' ve happened whether we were here or not – we are not responsible ! " " " " Maybe we " should " be . " " " " I have such respect for you , Captain Archer . " " " " We ' re much more advanced than Humans . " " " " Not from where I ' m standing . " " " " Maybe you ' ve evolved into beings with abilities I can ' t comprehend , but you ' ve paid a hell of a price . You ' ve lost compassion and empathy – things that give life meaning . And if that ' s what it takes to be advanced . . . I don ' t want any part of it . " " " " We ' re leaving now , captain . You won ' t remember a thing about our presence . And in three hours , you ' ll die as well . " " " " No . We have the power to save them all . " " " " Are you defying me ? ! " " " " I ' m defying the entire protocol . " " " " You wanted to know when Trip was awake . Well , you ' d better get down here because he ' s talking up a storm , and so is Hoshi . " " " " Captain , Hoshi ' s . . . " " " " You , too , Phlox . Maybe one of you can tell me what the hell just happened . " " Links and references . 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