Dead Stop ( episode ) " Enterprise " docks with a strange , automated repair space station , which proves too good to be true . Summary . Teaser . Following an encounter with a Romulan mine , has suffered damage that requires extensive repairs . estimates that he needs three to four months to complete the repairs , assuming they can even find tritanium alloy . Moreover , the damage is so extensive that " Enterprise " cannot travel faster than warp 2 . 1 , leaving " Enterprise " about a decade away from Jupiter Station . Given their dire situation , Captain Archer orders Hoshi Sato to send out a distress call asking for assistance with repairs . Act One . Meanwhile , Malcolm Reed is in the middle of rehabilitation following the serious leg injury he sustained while trying to disarm the mine . He is frustrated to learn from Doctor Phlox it will be another week or two before he can return to duty . The " Enterprise " s call is answered by a , however , they are only barely within range of communication , so they only receive coordinates to a repair station . T ' Pol believes the Tellarite s are trustworthy for the most part , so Archer decides to head to the station . Three days later , they arrive at a repair station . It doesn ' t answer Archer ' s hail , and , interestingly , has a liquid helium atmosphere inside , with a temperature 270 degrees below zero . Soon , though , a biomolecular scan blinds the crew briefly and T ' Pol identifies it as originating from the station . One of the docking berths then widens just enough to fit the ship . T ' Pol also sees that the atmosphere has changed to accommodate the crew . With few options , Archer orders Travis Mayweather to take them in . Still without instruction , Archer , Tucker and T ' Pol carefully board the station . They find it to be completely automated , but quite sophisticated . They seem to be led via the lights to a holographic projector illustrating their ship with damaged areas highlighted . The detail impresses them – even a scratch on the hull that Tucker was supposed to fix a year ago but hasn ' t gotten around to it . They soon find that the text is all in English and the station had even scanned the crew , with a diagram of Reed ' s injury displayed . Finally , the computer speaks to them , having completed its analysis and requesting form of payment . Archer hesitates and asks to speak to someone , but the computer simply says it doesn ' t understand his request . The computer promises to complete the repairs in 34 . 2 hour s , surprising Tucker ( the work would take Jupiter Station three months ) . Listed are a few ways to pay , and , after discussing the loss of any irreplaceable items , they settle on an exchange of two hundred liter s of warp plasma . T ' Pol suggests it ' s a fair exchange , so Archer agrees . Immediately , the computer generates a repair schedule and advises the crew to leave the areas under construction . Huge mechanical arms go toward the ship , and Archer confirms to Mayweather not to be concerned . The computer then opens a room and explains it is for recreation , open to the entire crew . Cautiously , the crew enter . Act Two . Archer , Tucker , and T ' Pol explore the recreation area . It ' s quite bland , with a large window giving them a view of the repairs . Interestingly , though , there is a replicator on the tables . They ask for water and are impressed to see it appear before their eyes . Tucker orders a specific meal and , when they see it , they realize it scanned all their databases or it wouldn ' t have been able to understand . Archer is concerned about the breach of privacy , decides he prefers ' s cooking and leaves to go to the bridge . Meanwhile , a device from the station was put in sickbay to repair Reed ' s leg . Phlox monitors the device as it very efficiently works . He remarks he ' d like to trade something for one of them . It soon completes and disappears . Phlox confirms there isn ' t even a scar and Reed easily walks without pain . T ' Pol reports on the progress to Archer in his ready room . Despite the stated agreement , Archer is troubled that the station ' s builders are nowhere to be found , nor did they leave any kind of message . He also can ' t shake the bad feeling that such extensive repairs are being conducted for a relatively insignificant payment . T ' Pol tries to alleviate his concerns , suggesting that the station ' s builders may have wanted to simply help other ships and wish to remain anonymous . Later , much of the crew is in the recreation room . Tucker and Reed talk about the amazing technology and its impacts on their roles . Tucker also shares with Reed the fact that he is mystified that the station ' s computer core , despite being far more advanced than the one used by " Enterprise " , appears to be much smaller than they would have expected . The two decide to try and access the restricted compartment to have a look , but they are detected before they get too far and are transported back to " Enterprise " s bridge in front of T ' Pol . Archer gives the two a dressing down for acting without authorization and setting a bad example for the rest of the crew . He confines them both to quarters , but takes the chance to ask if they noticed anything unusual . Meanwhile , Mayweather is contacted by the captain in his quarters and asked to come to launch bay 1 . He thought it was off - limits , but the captain says not anymore . However , when he gets there , no one is to be seen and there is an odd gap in the wall . Archer is called down to find out later that Mayweather is dead . Act Three . The evidence suggests that Mayweather disobeyed orders to stay out of the sections under repair , leading to his death by isolytic shock . However , Archer refuses to believe that Mayweather was that foolish . He orders an investigation and security to be posted around all areas under construction . Archer goes to see if the station ' s computer has a record of what happened , but it simply says it doesn ' t recognize his questions . Sato enters sickbay to say goodbye to Mayweather as Phlox performs the autopsy . He lets her say what she needs to , but then sees something odd on the monitor . Meanwhile , Archer goes to Reed in Mayweather ' s quarters , but no more information is to be found . Phlox calls him to sickbay to reveal that the body is " not " Mayweather ' s , but that of a near - perfect replica : even if Mayweather was dead , there would still be microorganism s ( from a Rigelian fever vaccine recently administered ship - wide after a crewmember was infected with the disease ) living in the bloodstream , but they are also dead . Since they thrive on isolytic energy , the shock that killed Mayweather would have , if anything , increased their number . Doctor Phlox suggests that replicating living organisms is beyond the abilities of the station . The captain decides to investigate the matter in more detail and assembles a team to reach the computer core , using Tucker and Reed ' s previous infiltration as an advantage . While Tucker keeps the computer occupied with banter , Archer and T ' Pol follow Reed into the same crawlspace as before . Reed trips the same trigger and is transported to the bridge again . T ' Pol and Archer use phase - pistol s and blast the trigger and the door . They arrive , and are surprised by what they find : dozens of unconscious bodies , all connected to the computer . Act Four . The computer blares a message about the intrusion as they investigate . The bodies are still alive , but ( with the exception of Mayweather ) their cerebral cortices have been reorganized by the station ' s core , causing irreversible brain damage . When they unplug Mayweather , the station turns hostile . The station clamps on to the ship and , through the umbilical connect port , turns off various systems and locks them out . Archer and T ' Pol are able to blast through a wall and bring Mayweather back to the ship . With everyone finally back aboard " Enterprise " , the station refuses to let the ship disembark . It threatens to destroy the ship , locking out the crew from all systems . Archer still has an ace up his sleeve , however , as he had arranged to place a detonator next to the warp plasma canisters that Tucker delivered as payment for the repairs . The detonator ignites the plasma and seemingly destroys the station , finally allowing " Enterprise " to escape , repaired and with its entire crew . As " Enterprise " warps away , however , some parts of the repair station that had been left in ruins slowly come together and begin repairing themselves . . . Memorable quotes . " " We ' ve answered enough calls for help over the past year – it ' s time someone returned the favor . " " " " It can ' t be ethical to cause a patient this much pain . " " " " It ' s unethical to " harm " a patient ; I can inflict as much pain as I like . " " " " Your inquiry was not recognized . " " " " Evenin ' sub - commander ! " " " " These repairs are one hell of a bargain at only two hundred liters of warp plasma , don ' t you think ? " " " " We ' re explorers . Where ' s your spirit of adventure ? " " " " I left it in a Romulan minefield . " " " " Computer , begin recording . Subject ' s name : Ensign Travis Mayweather , Human male . Weight : 72 kilograms . Age : 26 Earth years . Far too young to be on " this " table . " " " " I wanted to say goodbye . " " " " You may find this disturbing . " " " " I ' ve seen a body before , fifteen of them on that alien ship . " " " " It might comfort you to know , he felt very little pain – an isolytic shock instantly impairs the . . . " ( the doctor starts to lose concentration when he looks at his PADD ) " the nervous . . . " ( looks up at the biobed scan ) " that ' s odd . . . they ' re dead ! " All " of them ! " " " " Did you find something ? " " " " As a matter of fact , I did – this is " not " Ensign Mayweather ! " " " " It ' s ironic , in a way . The station can duplicate a dead Human body in all its exquisite detail , yet a living , simple one - celled organism is beyond its capability . " " " " The station ' s got us by the thrusters . " " " " You look pretty good for a dead guy . " " " " I think it ' s time we deliver our payment . " " " " But what about all those other people ? " " " " According to T ' Pol ' s scans , most of them had been there for . . . years . The damage to their brains was irreversible . " " Links and references . 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