Bound ( episode ) While T ' Pol and Tucker discover that they have developed a psychic bond , Captain Archer receives three Orion slave girls as a gift for negotiating with the devious Orion Syndicate – with rather disastrous results . Summary . Teaser . While en route to the Berengarius system to scout prospective sites for Starfleet ' s first starbase on the system ' s seventh planet , is intercepted by an Orion Syndicate vessel . Archer goes to tactical alert and hails him , seeing the captain , Harrad - Sar . He demands Archer power down his weapons immediately , or he ' ll attack . Act One . Archer suggests they deactivate their weapons together , and Harrad - Sar agrees . He then offers a business proposal , inviting Captain Archer aboard his vessel in the name of " smoothing relations " between their peoples . Archer decides to accept and , with an away team , heads to the transporter . Along the way , Lieutenant Reed expresses his misgivings , given that their last unfortunate encounter with the Orions nearly turned nine " Enterprise " crewmembers into slaves . Archer tells him it is worth the risk just for the possibility of establishing diplomatic relations with the Syndicate and Starfleet , " " to have one less hostile species out there . " " In engineering , Commander Tucker is treated brusquely by Kelby , who feels that his promotion to chief engineer may be threatened by Tucker ' s continued presence . Tucker assures him it ' s only temporary and he will go back to the . T ' Pol volunteers her services to help with the engines . During , she asks Tucker if he has been experiencing intense daydreams . He jokes around and says no . He asks her if she is going to tell him what this is all about but she refuses . On the Orion ship , Harrad - Sar begins with small talk , pouring some Meridor that Harrad - Sar obtained from the Gorn Hegemony . " " The less said about them , the better " " , the Orion man states . He also mentions Archer ' s reputation . When Archer asks Harrad - Sar what he had wanted to discuss with him , the Orion tells him that is poor custom to discuss business " " before entertainment . If the food didn ' t arouse your hunger , " this " should . " " Soon , three Orion slave girl s emerge , who dance , scantily - clad , in front of the mesmerized " Enterprise " crewmates . Afterward , Harrad - Sar offers Archer the coordinates of a planet rich in magnesite ; he proposes to broker a deal between Starfleet and the Syndicate for mining operations . As a token gesture of good will , he gives Archer the three slave girls – Navaar , D ' Nesh and Maras . Meanwhile , Reed shows the Orions to quarters . Taken by them , he has a little trouble answering their questions about the ship and the location of Archer ' s quarters . He leads Navaar to quarters , first , and , awkwardly leaves her to see the other two . Act Two . As " Enterprise " travels to the coordinates to examine the planet , T ' Pol reports numerous disruptions due to the presence of the women ; she also reminds Archer of Starfleet ' s official stance on slavery . The crewmembers seem obviously distracted by the three very seductive women : the men begin competing with one another and exhibit aggressive behavior , while female crew - members experience intense headaches . Reed and Ensign Travis Mayweather discuss the recent arrival of the Orion women while working out in the ship ' s gymnasium . Mayweather recalls when he was fifteen years old , the picked up some Deltan women whose ship was having engine trouble . He recalls that they " " were " very " open . " " The only thing that helped him get through it was weight training with his father , as the pain of working out took the images of the females out of his mind . Reed decides to take his advice , but Mayweather suggests he use bigger weights . Later , Ensign Hoshi Sato enters sickbay and asks for a treatment for a headache she ' s having . Dr . Phlox can detect nothing wrong with her – just as he did for Ensign Keeley , a fellow female officer , a few minutes prior . Oddly , Phlox nearly falls to the floor while preparing a medication for Sato . He notes that he seems to be nearing a new sleep cycle even though he just finished one recently , as Sato points out . Numerous skirmishes and challenges to authority are also observed . Navaar then works her way closer and closer to the captain , while D ' Nesh has chosen Kelby as the object of her affections and manipulations . D ' Nesh goes to engineering and gets Kelby to show her around engineering . Kelby initially hesitates , but then does so , and neglects his duties as well . Tucker soon sees this and takes him aside to reprimand him , however , he refuses to comply and defies him , noting his existing concerns with Tucker ' s role over him . Tucker has to order him to quarters or to the brig . He finally backs down , in full view of D ' Nesh . Navaar , getting a visit from the captain , is told that she and her sisters are guests , not slaves , but she says she can ' t imagine any other life other than slavery . Calling him an honest man , she says even though Archer doesn ' t wish to own her , she still wants to please him . They kiss , but are interrupted by the Enterprise arriving at the planet . Archer gets to the bridge , having left Navaar reluctantly . T ' Pol states that , as promised , they detect significant amounts of magnesite . Archer appears unsteady on the bridge as he orders scans to find out how much . A small ship is soon detected and , with minimal weapons , fires on them . T ' Pol says they ' re probably a science vessel and Reed says it ' s impossible for the small ship to damage " Enterprise " even if they keep continuously firing on the Starfleet vessel . Archer , shockingly , orders the phase cannon s to fire and destroy the vessel , but Reed refuses the order . Archer tries to push him away to do it himself , but just then the ship moves off unharmed . Meanwhile , D ' Nesh has found Kelby ' s quarters and visits him . Act Three . Kelby and D ' Nesh are in bed in the engineer ' s quarters talking , Kelby complaining about Tucker and thinking he ' s better than him . D ' Nesh provokes his feelings by agreeing with him . When he tries to end the conversation , D ' Nesh starts to leave , saying Kelby doesn ' t know what he wants . He says he will do anything to keep her there . They lay back in bed and passionately kiss . Kelby covertly enters engineering and quickly makes his way to an engineering console on the upper level . While Tucker is operating controls on the warp core , an alarm goes off and he finds Kelby above him , sabotaging the EPS system . Tucker and Kelby engage in a fistfight and Tucker eventually subdues him , but the system is severely damaged . In sickbay , Doctor Phlox reveals that Kelby is suffering from escalated levels of adrenaline , brought on by pheromone s from the Orion slave girls . These pheromones are accelerating the crew ' s metabolism , causing aggression and delusional behavior among men and headaches and discomfort among women to divert competition ; Phlox himself has been affected , he says , forcing him to rely on stimulants to counter his interrupted sleep cycle . Only Tucker and T ' Pol appear to be immune . Phlox says for everyone else , the longer they ' re exposed , the worse the effects will be . The slave girls are imprisoned in the decon chamber , and a search of their quarters turns up a communication s device , which they have been using to speak with Harrad - Sar . Archer confronts them , and Navaar nearly convinces him to release them , but T ' Pol brings the captain to his senses . The Orion women continue to deny everything . T ' Pol wants to go back to the bridge to keep an eye on Archer , but he orders her to Engineering to help Trip work on the repairs . T ' Pol tells Tucker that there have been altercations throughout the ship , and she is worried about the Captain . Tucker says he can ' t figure out why he is the only male on the ship to be unaffected by the pheromone . T ' Pol says that since Tucker and T ' Pol have " mated " , he is bound psychically to her , and thus he enjoys the immunity granted by her Vulcan physiology . With " Enterprise " s engines disabled , Harrad - Sar returns . Archer hails him and defiantly says their weapons are still functional . Harrad - Sar isn ' t concerned , saying the Syndicate has put a reward on Archer ' s head , dead or alive – and they don ' t care if it is still attached to his body . Act Four . He is ready to claim his reward – the " Enterprise " and Captain Archer . After a brief battle , the Orion vessel knocks out the Enterprise ' s weapon systems , including both fore and aft phase cannons . The Orion ship hooks " Enterprise " and begins towing her away . He hails again , and Harrad - Sar then reveals that he himself is the slave – a slave to the Orion females on Archer ' s ship . T ' Pol and Tucker have a plan to release the Enterprise , and Archer tells her to try it . She just has to wait on Tucker ' s final adjustments . Just then , having convinced their guard s to let them escape , the Orion females now emerge from the turbolift onto the bridge . D ' Nesh begins fondling Reed while Navaar talks to the Captain . Navaar persuades Captain Archer to have T ' Pol arrested , saying she is just jealous ; Archer complies and orders Lieutenant Reed to arrest the Vulcan . Hoshi protests but the men ignore her . Reed draws his phase - pistol and begins to carry out the order , but is stunned unconscious by Commander Tucker , who also stuns Archer and Ensign Mayweather . He signals T ' Pol , who uses the ship ' s deflector to send a positron burst through the grappling line to Harrad - Sar ' s ship , disabling it and releasing the grappler . The Orion females , after one final ( failed ) attempt to woo Tucker , are escorted off the bridge by phase - pistol and are later sent back to their ship . Phlox begins treating the affected crew , who are slowly starting to recover . The after - effects will last for a few days . T ' Pol makes a joke , and Archer says she seems to be picking up some of Trip ' s bad habits . As " Enterprise " warp s away to continue its mission , T ' Pol and Tucker walk down the corridor together . He says Captain Hernandez must want her Chief Engineer back on the " Columbia " , and T ' Pol says there are still repairs to make on " Enterprise " . T ' Pol asks him to remain on board as part of their crew to benefit the " Enterprise " . He asks if she wants him to stay for personal reasons and she says she doesn ' t understand . Angry , he turns to leave , but T ' Pol pursues him , and says she does want him to come back . He says he ' ll think about it , and starts to walk away again . T ' Pol grabs him and kisses him . Tucker agrees to stay , and reveals that he had actually made an official request to transfer back to " Enterprise " three days earlier . Memorable quotes . " " A Vulcan science vessel surveyed the planet over fifty years ago . The file states that it ' s an M - class world with a flourishing ecosystem . No intelligent life . " " Sounds promising . " " " " They did report one distinctive feature that bears mentioning . " " " " And that is ? " " " " A species of flying reptile , some reportedly over two hundred meters long . They ' re also said to breathe fire . " " ( The bridge crew gives T ' Pol strange looks ) " " There ' s been lingering questions over the accuracy of this report . " " " " We ' ve dealt with your people before . The experience wasn ' t one I ' d care to repeat . " " " " Of course , creatures such as these come with troubles of their own . Women are the same throughout the galaxy , aren ' t they ? " " " " Have you seen them yet ? " " " " I ran into one of them in the corridor . They ' re really . . . " " " " Yeah , I know , I know . What are you trying to do ? " " " " Get ' em out of my head ! " ( Travis nearly collapses under the strain of the weights ) " The pain helps – you should try it . " " " " Yeah , okay . " " " " When I was on my parents ' ship , we picked up some Deltans once . Their ship was having engine trouble . " " " " I don ' t know that species . " " " " The females are " unbelievably " attractive . Very open about . . . " ( he nearly collapses again ) " I was " fifteen " . . . I couldn ' t think straight , could barely breathe . Only thing that got me through it was weight training with my dad . He said if I was exhausted . . . idle hands and all that . " " " " Well , did it help ? " " " " Helped my biceps ! " " " " Please , release us . " " " " Captain . " " " " I ' m obviously not the only woman with power over you . " " " " There ' s a long - held belief that when a Vulcan mates , there ' s a shared psychic bond . " " " " We didn ' t " mate " . " " " " Uh - huh . " " ( rolling her eyes ) " " I ' m immune to the pheromones because of my Vulcan physiology . " " " " And you ' re making me immune . " " " " Apparently . " " " " Huh . . . I don ' t know whether to be relieved , or ( he sighs ) " really worried " . " " " " The Syndicate wants your head , Captain , and they don ' t really care whether or not it ' s attached to your body . " " " " What the hell , I ' ve been meaning to lose a few pounds . " " " " Yes , Captain , you ' ve been operating under a misconception : it is the " men " who are the slaves , not the women . " " " " Commander Tucker , I ' m impressed . I ' m beginning to see who is the true master of this vessel . " " " " Oh , save it . Captain Archer runs this ship . You ' re sweet - talking the wrong guy . Let ' s go ! " " " " At least we ' ve learned something about the Orions . " " " " Yeah , the women are in charge . " " " " It proves even the most disagreeable species have some . . . positive attributes . " " " " Was that my imagination ? " " " " I don ' t think so ! " " " " It almost sounded like you were making a joke . " " " " I assure you , if I ever " decide " to make a joke , you ' ll know about it . " " Links and references . 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