Judgment ( episode ) Archer is charged by a Klingon tribunal for helping rebels try to escape the Empire . Summary . Teaser . On Narendra III , a Klingon court magistrate commands that the prisoner be brought in . That prisoner is Captain Jonathan Archer . He is informed that he stands accused of conspiring against the Klingon Empire . Responding that he is not guilty , he is informed that the following day he will be given a chance to prove his innocence , and that if he cannot , there is only one punishment . Act One . In his cell , the captain contemplates his prison ration of targ flesh when Dr . Phlox is shown into his cell for five minutes by the guard . The doctor proceeds to check the captain for xenopolycythemia , commenting both on how contagious the disease is and how surprised he is that Archer has not been placed in isolation . Once the guard has retreated to a safe distance , Dr . Phlox quietly informs Archer that it has taken T ' Pol two days to convince the Klingons to allow the visit due to his " condition " . Phlox further informs him that both Starfleet and the Vulcan High Command are doing everything possible to get him released . Archer then informs Phlox that when the case is over , he is relying on T ' Pol and Tucker to get out of Klingon territory . A Klingon then arrives , and , once informed that the " patient " is not contagious , tells the doctor to return to his ship . He introduces himself as , his advocate and that the tribunal is about to begin . Archer protests that they have not discussed the case , but Kolos assures him that he is familiar with the charges and will speak on his behalf . Archer says he doesn ' t know what happened , but Kolos insists that he does . They enter the chamber , and Archer learns that the entire crowd is chanting " enemy " at him . The Klingon magistrate enters and calls on the prosecutor , to start . Orak calls Duras , son of Toral , the former captain of the battle cruiser . Duras explains to the court that " Enterprise " was holding Klingon fugitives , and was fired upon when he requested that Archer surrender them . He ' s lying about Archer ' s behavior , but Kolos won ' t object , saying it isn ' t important . Orak then colorfully makes the case that Archer is a conspirator and therefore an enemy of the Klingon Empire . The magistrate asks for a response , and , to Archer ' s surprise , Kolos says he has none . The magistrate starts to take a break to consider the verdict , but then Archer yells out , exclaiming Duras is lying . The magistrate won ' t tolerate the outburst , and orders him silent by pain stick s and taken out . Act Two . In his cell , the captain contemplates his prison ration of targ flesh once again , trying some and spitting it out immediately . Soon , Kolos arrives , having met the magistrate to make a deal to save Archer ' s life if he revealed the location of the fugitives . Archer refuses , noting that they ' ll just end up in a " court " like this one . He asks that he be allowed to defend himself . When Kolos displays reluctance at the idea , having been an advocate for many years , Archer gets angry and confronts him . Kolos tells Archer that there once was a time when everyone was tried fairly , but there was now no honor in a justice system that favored the warrior class . Archer encourages him to challenge this state , but he ' s reluctant . Back in the tribunal , the magistrate asks if there ' s a response to the offer . Kolos convinces the magistrate to allow Archer to recount events from his point of view ; by stating that the Judicial Charter of Koloth states that an advocate has the right to challenge the charges at any point during the tribunal , and since the time of Kahless that their courts have always stood for honor . Orak objects , but the magistrate relents and says he can proceed . Archer then explains that they found a small starship adrift in space . When the alien s were brought aboard , they found that the refugees aboard were from a colony which had been annexed by the Klingon Empire only to be abandoned when they were of no further use . Then Duras arrived with the " Bortas " , and Archer ordered to go to tactical alert . Orak then interrupts to establish again that Archer knew they were subjects of the Empire and that the " Bortas " was retrieving them , but Kolos notes any Klingon commander would have gone to alert and Archer notes they were abandoned . Regardless , Orak declares Archer committed an act of war . Act Three . Archer refused to hand over the refugees and heads for a place to hide from the " Bortas " s sensors . Orak interrupts again , and is silenced , but not before declaring Archer ' s version of events was " entertaining . " Archer insists the ship came out of warp with weapons charged . Duras contacts them , calling the aliens fugitive s and demanding Archer hand them over . Duras is adamant and doesn ' t discuss it . He grew angry and fired upon the " Enterprise " , which drew it into an asteroid field and set a trap , disabling the ship . Kolos notes Archer tried to come to an agreement and didn ' t fire first . He also notes Archer simply defended his ship , and didn ' t destroy Duras ' ship since they ' re not his enemy . Oddly , Kolos then declares Archer guilty . However , he turns the court ' s attention to how Archer had assisted the Empire in the past , such as exposing the Suliban plot and rescuing a Klingon ship , the . He declares the current case fits a pattern of " meddling " and really just a " nuisance " instead of an enemy . He suggests finding him guilty of " that " crime instead . Kolos and Archer await the decision of the magistrate . Kolos offers Archer bloodwine to make the wait more pleasurable . They discuss Kolos ' career and history , and the way the warrior class has risen to dominance in Klingon affairs . The magistrate agrees to spare Archer ' s life on the grounds of his deeds , and instead of death , he sentences him instead to life imprisonment in the dilithium mines on Rura Penthe . Act Four . Orak objects to the ruling , as he wanted the death sentence . Kolos , though , states Archer " has " been given that , since the average life span there is 6 months or a year . He then exclaims that Archer has not been treated with honor , despite the magistrate ' s claim , since the magistrate has already admitted that Archer didn ' t do anything wrong . He continues , saying that it ' s been many years since anyone actually saw justice in his chamber . The magistrate responds angrily by sentencing Kolos to one year at Rura Penthe for speaking out of turn . Aboard " Enterprise " , T ' Pol informs the bridge crew that they must now leave Klingon territory , and that the Vulcan High Command will continue to lobby for Archer . The crew start to ponder a rescue attempt , but T ' Pol knows where they are headed and states that is not an option . However , she also reveals that she has dealt with several Klingon bureaucrats in the past and that they can be " persuaded . " On Rura Penthe , Archer and Kolos work at the mine . Kolos is obviously not physically able to work as fast as others and gets hit with a pain stick for it . Archer defends him , attacking the guard only to be hit by another nearby guard . Kolos inquires if all Humans are so " stupid , " but Archer responds with an old Earth axiom , " never kick a man when he ' s down . " New arrivals appear and , surprisingly , Malcolm Reed is one of them , there to rescue the captain . Lieutenant Reed explains that T ' Pol had found a few Klingon officials to bribe . Archer offers Kolos a chance to come with him , but he refuses , explaining that he wanted to restore honor to his people but that he could not do so as a fugitive . While the captain points out the statement made at the trial , that most prisoners at Rura Penthe don ' t survive a year there , Kolos smiles and responds that those people , for the most part , don ' t have anything to live for , and that ' s not the case with him . Archer bids him well , and leaves the mine with Reed . Memorable quotes . " " When this tribunal convenes tomorrow , you will be given a chance to prove your innocence . If you cannot , there is only " one " punishment . " " " " I wasn ' t sure if I ' d find you alive . " " " " They promised me a trial " before " the execution . " " " " I hope they ' re not the jury . " " " " There is " no " jury . " " " " Who ' s that ? " " " " Prosecutor Orak . His success is well known . " " " " What about you ? What ' s your success rate ? " " " " I ' ve performed my duty . " " " " Be silent or you will be removed ! " " " " Identify yourself ! " " " " Captain Archer of the battle cruiser " Enterprise " . " " " " What is it ? " " " " Blood wine . It should help make the wait more pleasant . " " Archer considers the flask , drinks from it , then tries to control his negative reaction . " " What ' s it the blood of ? " " Kolos chuckles . " " Don ' t feel badly if you can ' t stomach it . " " " " I didn ' t say that ! " " " " You didn ' t believe all Klingons were soldiers ? " " " " I guess I did . " " " " My father was a teacher . My mother , a biologist at the university . They encouraged me to take up the law . Now , all young people want to do is to take up weapons as soon as they can hold them . They ' re told there is honor in victory – any victory . What honor is there in a victory over a weaker opponent ? Had Duras destroyed that ship , he would have been lauded as a hero of the Empire for murdering helpless refugees . We were a great society , not so long ago . When honor was earned through integrity and acts of true courage , not senseless bloodshed . " " " " For thousands of years , my people had similar problems . We fought three world wars that almost destroyed us . Whole generations were nearly wiped out . " " " " What changed ? " " " " A few courageous people began to realize . . . they could make a difference . " " " " Perhaps I spent too much time in the law library and not enough in the battlefield . " " " " Our ships run on dilithium , not talk ! " " Links and references . References . advocate ; annexation ; Arin ' Sen ; auxiliary power ; bloodwine ; " Bortas " , IKS ; ; diamagnetic dust ; diffusion bonding ; dilithium ; dilithium barge ; distress call ; dizziness ; Earth ; fever ; gas giant ; gavel ; isolytic plasma ; Judicial Charter of Koloth ; jury ; Kahless the Unforgettable ; kilometer ; Klingon s ; Klingon Empire ; Klingon Imperial Fleet ; Klingon transport ; Kolos ' parents ; life support ; magistrate ; methane ; Narendra III ; penal colony ; phase cannon ; protectorate ; ; Raatooras ; refugee ; Rura Penthe ; scratchy throat ; ; spitting ; tactical alert ; " targ " ; Toral ; Ty ' Gokor ; Vulcan High Command ; Vulcan Ministry of Security ; second weapons officer ; xenopolycythemia