Kir ' Shara ( episode ) Archer and T ' Pol endeavor to expose an ancient Vulcan artifact to Vulcan society , while " Enterprise " becomes involved in a standoff between the Vulcan and Andorian fleets . Summary . Teaser . In the chambers of the Vulcan High Command on , Administrator V ' Las shows the assembled Vulcans the Andorian ship movements around Paan Mokar . Kuvak points out that the Vulcans themselves gave the Andorians that planet when they signed a treaty . He wonders why the Andorians would mount a defensive position around it . V ' Las tells him the Andorians believe that the Vulcans are intending to retake it because probe s have been generating false warp signature s . Kuvak questions why the council was not informed of this but V ' Las says that it is possible that Andorian agents have penetrated the High Command and that it was necessary to limit the information . V ' Las then shows Kuvak the actual location of Vulcan forces preparing an invasion of Andoria . V ' Las is preparing this as he believes that the Andorians are in possession of Xindi technology , namely a prototype of the Xindi weapon taken from the Calindra system . V ' Las is convinced that the Andorians will make use of this weapon against his species someday . Act One . Elsewhere on Vulcan , Archer , T ' Pau , and T ' Pol continue on towards the Vulcan High Command , Archer safely carrying the recently discovered " Kir ' Shara " . Archer is intent on getting the artifact back to the High Command but it is two days away . T ' Pau underlines the importance on getting the sacred object to the High Command , as it is the only surviving record of Surak ' s teachings and it would have an enormous impact on not only the High Command but Vulcan society itself . On , in Archer ' s ready room , Lieutenant Reed is informing Commander Tucker on the status of the ship ' s torpedo launcher s . The lieutenant asks for permission to speak freely . When he is granted this , he asks the commander why they are heading for Andoria when Admiral Gardner has ordered " Enterprise " back to Earth . Tucker informs him they are going back ; they are just taking a small detour first . When Reed asks him what Gardner will do when he finds out what Tucker is doing , the commander sarcastically promises Reed a seat at his court martial . Reed believes the Vulcans have legitimate reasons for launching the strike and if they alert the Andorians , they will be betraying their closest ally . Tucker tells the armory officer he is just trying to prevent a war . When Reed plans to go on how they should not get involved , Ambassador Soval enters and Reed is dismissed by Tucker . Soval asks Tucker why he had asked for him and he says he knows the Andorian Imperial Guard will likely not believe them about the imminent Vulcan invasion . . . but there may be one Andorian who will trust them – Shran . Tucker has no idea where the Andorian commander is but Soval reveals he may be able to help . In the High Command ' s chambers , Kuvak tells V ' Las that their patrol has returned with eight Syrrannite s from the destroyed sanctuary . The Syrannites have revealed their leader Syrran is dead but there were three more survivors from the bombardment , two other Vulcans and a Human , Archer . Kuvak reveals that the Syrrannites have disclosed that Archer is carrying the " Kir ' Shara " but V ' Las dismisses this , saying the Kir ' Shara never existed . He dismisses Kuvak and orders a sublieutenant to inform Talok to find and eradicate the remaining Syrrannites . " Enterprise " arrives in Andorian territory , it stops near a nebula . Soval and Tucker telecommunicate with Shran , who has apparently concealed his own presence inside the nebula . Later , Soval , Tucker , and Shran meet aboard " Enterprise " . Soval and Tucker inform Shran that a Vulcan fleet is planning to attack Andorian space near Regulus . However , Shran is not totally convinced . In the Vulcan desert , T ' Pol and T ' Pau observe a Vulcan patrol craft flying in the red sky – it is the fourth one they have seen just today . When T ' Pol angrily informs T ' Pau of the urgent need to get Archer ( who is nearby , sleeping ) to a doctor , she quickly apologizes , saying the death of her mother T ' Les has affected her deeply . T ' Pau sympathizes , telling T ' Pol she valued her mother ' s counsel . She reveals to T ' Pol that they also melded . When T ' Pau offers to share the thoughts she experienced with T ' Pol ' s mother , T ' Pol informs her she has Pa ' nar Syndrome , a result of when a Vulcan man improperly mind melded with her and that it is incurable . T ' Pau tells her this is yet another lie perpetrated by the High Command . T ' Pau tells T ' Pol that Pa ' nar Syndrome was known in Surak ' s time and is caused by an improperly performed mind meld . It can be cured by an accomplished melder . T ' Pau melds with T ' Pol , and presumably cures her Pa ' nar Syndrome . In the nebula , Shran orders the abduction of Soval . He ' s beamed into a restraint under guard . Act Two . Shran , suspicious of the information Soval has given him about the impending invasion , demands that Soval reveal the truth . Soval reminds him he was truthful through their previous negotiations , but Shran still proceeds to torture him . He ' s using a device that affects the Vulcan nervous system , causing Soval to soon lose control of his emotion al barrier . Soon , " Enterprise " sees that Soval is missing and that he ' s on Shran ' s ship . Tucker hails , but gets no response . The Andorian ships head for the nebula and " Enterprise " follows , firing on Shran ' s ship , but they lose them in the nebula . Archer , T ' Pau , and T ' Pol continue on , and , concerned for Archer ' s health , T ' Pol suggests they stop . Archer does so under the guise that T ' Pol really wanted a breather herself . While T ' Pau scouts the area , Archer tries to talk to T ' Pol to get her to take another look at the Syrrannite philosophy . He notes her previous disagreements with the High Command and that it was important to her mother , but T ' Pol says there are a lot of groups who make similar claims with no evidence this group is different . She exclaims that the Syrrannites ' beliefs have little to do with science as T ' Pau comes back , and T ' Pol breaks off the conversation . Soval , even under this severe emotional stress and torture , insists that he has told the truth . Shran says he would never betray his people , to which Soval exclaims he ' s trying to save them . Soval gains temporary control and tells Shran about Nirak , someone who made a fatal mistake which led to the destruction of his village . He compares Shran to him , angering him and he orders the torture turned up . Soval screams . Archer , T ' Pau , and T ' Pol encounter sudden resistance by members of the High Command , causing Archer and T ' Pau to separate from T ' Pol . T ' Pol pretends to be a Syrrannite to convince the High Command officials to go to Mount Seleya . Act Three . While the officials continue on , T ' Pol is sent to the High Command . Talok is one of them , and he reminds her he used to work under her and asks her why she betrayed them . She doesn ' t respond , but denies that Syrrannites are responsible for the embassy bombing . Shran gets a communication from higher up for an update on the interrogation . He waves it off , and Soval starts laughing , thinking himself a fool for thinking Shran would believe him . Shran threatens to raise the setting even more , which would cause permanent damage , but Soval retorts that Shran is concerned for him , and he should keep that to himself . Just then , " Enterprise " fires on Shran ' s ship , and Shran finally relents , accepting Soval ' s information as true and returning him to the Human ship . The torture leaves Soval in a coma in " Enterprise " s sickbay , where Shran visits him to examine his condition . He reveals that the Imperial Guard is re - deploying their forces to Regulus and believe it would be helpful if " Enterprise " joined them . On the way to Mount Seleya , Archer and T ' Pau track their attackers . They ' re heading away from the capital , and T ' Pol is with them . Archer decides to rescue her , despite T ' Pau ' s concern for the Kir ' Shara . They find a group and attack them , but learn that T ' Pol is already at the High Command . Archer then performs a Vulcan nerve pinch on one of them ; T ' Pau says he ' s improving . " Enterprise " and the Andorian fleet mobilize outside of the Andorian system , and encounter the Vulcan attack fleet . Unfortunately , the rest of the Andorian fleet won ' t get there in time – they ' re on their own . Act Four . Archer and T ' Pau reach the outskirts of the city . They need to find a discrete way in , and Archer knows someone who can provide access codes for transport inside . Meanwhile , in the council chamber , Minister Kuvak continues to dislike the situation as he acknowledges to V ' Las that the Andorian fleet is equipped with only particle weapons and there is no evidence of Xindi technology – they should call off the attack . V ' Las says that their forces are committed and they must destroy Andoria . Soon , Commander Tucker orders " Enterprise " to move between the two fleets , and Tucker hails the Vulcan fleet to buy time , since the Vulcans outnumber the Andorians two to one . V ' Las receives the hail , and orders them to leave , but Tucker is insistent and has already talked to Admiral Gardner , making him aware of the situation . V ' Las ends the call and orders the fleet to engage . Kuvak has had enough , and wants to call off the attack . V ' Las has one of the guards on attention and promises Kuvak will be arrested if he tries to interfere again . The " Enterprise " is quickly caught in the crossfire . Eventually , when the " Enterprise " fires on a to aid a wounded Andorian ship , the Vulcans are ordered to destroy them by V ' Las . During the firefight , the " Kumari " takes a hit for " Enterprise " , causing Shran to inform Tucker that Archer now owes him two favors . Back on Vulcan , Archer and T ' Pau enter the High Command chamber . V ' Las attempts to contact security , allowing Kuvak to quickly pinch the sublieutenant guarding him and grab his weapon , stopping that order . Archer reveals to the council that V ' Las bombed the Earth embassy as part of his plan to round up the Syrrannites so they wouldn ' t find the " Kir ' Shara " . Despite V ' Las ' insistence that the " Kir ' Shara " is a myth , Archer activates it , showing the holographic teachings of Surak . Kuvak says they must study the artifact , and T ' Pau reinforces that quantum dating will prove to the assembled Council that it was from Surak ' s time . V ' Las angrily exclaims it ' s all lies and tries to destroy the " Kir ' Shara " only to be stunned by Kuvak , who then contacts the assault fleet to call off the attack . Aboard " Enterprise " , Koss goes to see T ' Pol . It was his access codes that allowed Archer and T ' Pau to transport . He also releases T ' Pol from her marriage , as she only did it for her mother and she is gone , now . At the Vulcan High Command , a Vulcan priest removes Surak ' s " katra " from Archer . Soval informs him that the High Command will be disbanded and T ' Pau says that " " it ' s time for Earth to stand on its own . " " In a cave , V ' Las meets clandestinely with Talok who is actually a Romulan . V ' Las is angry that they didn ' t kill Archer . The Romulan tells him to wait , that forcibly freeing him will cause his disappearance to be noticed . He says that the " re - unification " is only a matter of time . Memorable quotes . " " Tell Archer that ' s " two " he owes me ! " " " " I ' LL TEAR THE ANTENNAE FROM YOUR SKULL ! ! " " " " How do you " feel ? " " " " " Open a channel . " " " " To who ? " " " " The nebula . " " " " Your technique has improved . " " " " Where is your fleet ? ! " " " " Do you know the story of Nirak ? " " " " What ? " " " " He was a soldier who lived a long time ago . He was standing watch over the gates of the city of Gol and he saw a cloud on the horizon moving toward him . He thought it was a sandstorm , so he told no one . It was an army . They destroyed the city , but they let Nirak live . His name now means " fool " in our language , just as yours will in Andorian ! " " " " How do you feel , captain ? " " " " Like a giant weight ' s been lifted . " " " " It ' s time for Earth to stand on its own . " " " " We ' re ready . " " " " You ' ve failed . Decades of work have been lost . " " " " Am I to be blamed for your incompetence ? " " " " Archer should ' ve been killed . " " " " You brought the humans into this . I must leave Vulcan . My position here has been compromised . " " " " What about me ? " " " " Not now . Your disappearance would cause suspicion . This is simply a minor delay . The reunification of our people is only a matter of time . " " Links and references . 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