Azati Prime ( episode ) The crew discovers the Xindi weapon and plans to launch a suicide mission to destroy it , with Archer insisting that he be at the helm . But , when Archer is captured , he must convince Degra and the other Xindi leaders , that humanity is no threat to the Xindi . Meanwhile , the Xindi launch a heavy attack on " Enterprise " that leaves the ship defenseless and almost destroyed . Summary . Teaser . enters the Azati Prime system . Sub - commander T ' Pol detects multiple Xindi ship s and Lieutenant Malcolm Reed finds multiple satellite s generating a detection grid . Captain Jonathan Archer orders the " Enterprise " behind a planetoid to remain hidden where they detect a convoy led by Degra ' s ship . There , Degra toast s the fact that the Xindi weapon will soon be completed , noting that it ' s odd to toast the destruction of a whole planet , but also that they will ensure the Xindi ' s survival . Act One . The Xindi Council meets Degra on his ship . Jannar and the other councilor congratulate Degra , while Dolim prefers to wait on celebrating . Meanwhile , the senior staff plans their moves on the " Enterprise " . T ' Pol determines the detection grid uses thousands of satellites and is resilient if any one is disabled . Archer suggests using the Xindi - Insectoid shuttlecraft , but Ensign Travis Mayweather is concerned they need a lot of time to learn how to pilot it . Archer goes with this option . After Tucker and Mayweather return with information about the weapon ' s position , Reed notes the location of its power matrix . They determine that they can use photonic torpedo es to destroy it . Archer realizes it ' s a suicide mission and , despite multiple volunteers , he decides he will go . He orders piloting lessons from Mayweather in a half hour and leaves . However , when he goes into the turbolift , he instantly finds himself on another ship . He finds a large viewscreen where a battle is being fought , and . He explains Archer is in the 26th century on the . Act Two . Daniels tries to convince Archer to try a diplomatic solution by showing Archer the Battle of Procyon V , in progress . He reveals to Archer that , in the future , the will be responsible for the success in averting a galaxy - wide takeover by the Sphere - Builder s . These beings are trans - dimensional and are the culprits manipulating the Xindi to attack Humanity , when in actuality it is Humans who are ultimately responsible for protecting the Xindi . Daniels is desperate to convince Archer not to sacrifice himself , as Archer would ultimately be pivotal in forming the Federation , but Archer finds this all hard to believe . He knows he needs to save his people , and sees his current plan as the way to do that , but Daniels responds that they will continue to build weapons . Archer doesn ' t accept it and demands to be sent back to his time . Daniels relents , but also manages to convince Archer to take with him a relic from the future , an heirloom from a Starfleet Xindi crewmember . Back on the " Enterprise " ( NX - 01 ) , Archer gives T ' Pol the heirloom . She promises to study it , but Archer doesn ' t need that . He intends to go ahead with his plan , which bothers T ' Pol . She uses Daniels ' argument , surprising Archer as she doesn ' t believe in time travel . She says her visit to Detroit affected that belief . She continues to argue , but then flat - out says she doesn ' t want Archer to die . It gives him pause , but doesn ' t deter him . On Degra ' s ship , an argument starts around logistics . Dolim wants to bring more ships with the weapon to stamp out any residual resistance after the weapon is deployed , but Degra is concerned about the extra effort when generating the vortex . Degra says a ship may be lost , but Dolim demands it . He then gets word of the lunar base being out of contact , and leaves to investigate . This leaves Degra to dwell on the ramifications of what he ' s about to do . He wonders aloud to Jannar , who is convinced it ' s better the Humans ' planet be destroyed then theirs , and it ' s best not to think about it . Jannar points out they ' re doing this for their children , but Degra wonders how their children will really remember them . After giving his farewell speech to the crew after asking Phlox to look after Porthos . He emphasizes that , when Earth is safe , they need to get back to being explorers , like on their first day . Without much more , he leaves on the Insectoid ship . Act Three . Archer easily arrives at the construction site on Azati Prime , but he discovers the weapon has been moved . He is soon captured by Commander Dolim and his security forces , and interrogated . Archer refuses his questions with his usual wit , revealing the fact that reptilians used to rule Earth 65 million years ago . Eventually , Archer agrees to answer , but only in Degra ' s presence . He tells Dolim to tell Degra a personal detail about his child . Dolim is very skeptical that Archer knows who he is , but Archer invites him to prove it with the personal detail . Meanwhile , the " Enterprise " waits for Archer . T ' Pol is distraught , having trouble locking her emotions up , so she heads to the ready room to let it out . She stays there for awhile , prompting Tucker to come to talk to her , reminding her she ' s the captain now and needs to be present . She dismisses him and ponders the situation . Later , it ' s determined it ' s been too long since they expected the explosion , so Archer must have been caught . T ' Pol goes to listen to Reed ' s and Tucker ' s plan to rush in and destroy the weapon themselves , but T ' Pol thinks it is impossible . She prefers traveling herself in a to talk to them directly for a diplomatic solution , but the crew is equally skeptical of that . Once alone with Degra , Archer tells him more about the personal details he knows of him . Degra is stunned that Archer knows anything about him , let alone these personal details . He wants to know how Archer knows , but Archer says it ' s not important . He gives Degra the full story , and shows him the relic he obtained from Daniels : an initiation medal of a Xindi who has joined the Federation . He insists that Degra understand that destroying the Humans means destroying his own people , as well . Act Four . Degra goes and verifies that the relic is from the future , then talks to Jannar and other Xindi - Primate councilor . It ' s very late to be rethinking their course , but Degra has doubts , now . The councilor is adamant about continuing the mission , but Degra now wonders if they have it right . Archer also told him that the Reptilians went 100 years in the past to develop the bioweapon , which he described in great detail . The three then go to see Archer . The councilor says he ' s unconvinced , and asks for more evidence . Archer has none , but restates his case . He pleads to make his case to the Council as well , pointing out that , if they did not have doubts , they wouldn ' t be talking to him now . Soon Dolim returns , having grown impatient , to take Archer away for further interrogation . Degra objects , saying they ' re not finished , but Dolim threatens them and uses his men to take them back to their ship . He also reveals his ships have engaged Archer , after having agreed to hold off . Degra objects again , but Dolim doesn ' t care , now , and has them taken away . Meanwhile , four Xindi vessels descend on " Enterprise " and open fire after investigating the destruction of the aforementioned lunar base . Hull plating quickly goes off - line , as does the intercom system . As the Xindi inflict major internal and external damage to the ship , coolant leaks in engineering force Tucker ' s crew to evacuate . As the Xindi continue their onslaught , a major hull breach in the primary hull blows several crewmembers out into space . Facing imminent destruction , and seemingly certain death , all the crew can do is prepare for the worst as " Enterprise " drifts defenselessly in space still under heavy fire . . . Memorable quotes . " " Patience is for the dead ! " " " " I think I found reverse . " " " " Great , but unless we plan to fly in ass - first , we ' d better figure out how to make it go forward . " " " " Their flight path is somewhat erratic . " " " " I thought you were the skeptical one when it came to time travel . " " " " Our recent visit to Detroit has tempered my skepticism . " " " " Good . You ' re starting to think like an Insectoid . " " " " I ' ll take that as a compliment . " " " " I ' m going to ask all of you to think back to the day when this ship was first launched . We were explorers then . When all this is over , when Earth is safe , I want you to get back to that job . There are four hundred billion stars in our galaxy – we ' ve only explored a tiny fraction . You have a lot of work to do . Of all the captains who will sit in this chair , I can ' t imagine any of them being more proud than I am right now . " " " " No matter what happens to the Xindi weapon , the captain isn ' t coming back . " " " " Dismissed . " " " " Dismissed ? " " " " Get out ! " " " " I ' ll bet you didn ' t know this , but at one time most of my world was ruled by reptiles . " " " " I wasn ' t aware of that . " " " " A comet hit around 65 million years ago – caused a mass extinction . Most of the reptiles died out . Mammals became the dominant species . " " " " How unfortunate . " " " " Still , the reptiles might ' ve come out on top if it hadn ' t been for a slight disadvantage . " " " " And what was that ? " " " " They had brains the size of a walnut . That ' s very small . Apparently , it is a constant in the universe . " " " " You don ' t want to know my specialty . " " " " Let me guess , stinkin ' up the room ! " " " " You want me to kill you . " " " " Just making conversation . " " " " Listen to me , you son of a bitch ! It wasn ' t any easier for me to swallow this than it is for you , but you better understand something : if you destroy Earth you won ' t just be eliminating my species , you ' ll be eliminating your own . " " " " Let me speak to this council of yours – present my case . " " " " Some members of the council would sooner execute you than listen . " " " " Then help me change their minds . " " " " You haven ' t changed ours . " " " " I made an impression , or you wouldn ' t still be here . " " " " Everybody out ! " " Links and references . 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