The Shipment ( episode ) " Enterprise " discovers a Xindi mining outpost where components of the Xindi weapon are being assembled . Summary . Teaser . In the Xindi Council chamber , Degra and two Xindi - Reptilian soldiers view a hologram of the latest version of the weapon . Degra reports that the weapon prototype is nearly complete and will soon be tested in the Calindra system . However , the Xindi need at least one hundred additional kilograms of kemocite before the weapon can be tested . One of the soldiers says that he will contact Gralik and inform him about the new shipment . He then asks Degra how long until the weapon can be launched should the test be successful . Degra replies , " " A matter of weeks . " " Act One . Archer , T ' Pol and Reed are in the command center discussing the co - ordinates Tarquin gave them , a planet with seemingly no defenses of any kind . Archer wonders about the energy readings , and surmises they could be from a weapons complex . T ' Pol lists the alternatives , including a sensor glitch , but Archer wants to take the chance that he ' s right . He says that will stay hidden on the far side of the planet ' s moon , to keep out of sight . He tells Reed that Major Hayes will be joining them on the mission . Archer is flying the down towards the surface . T ' Pol notes that their signal is breaking up ; this is because the shuttlepod is on a steep vector , making them look , according to Reed , like a meteor . Having landed and hiked to the complex , Archer looks through his binoculars , and watches three Xindi walking in and out of the building . Hayes wonders if they ' re Reptilian , but Archer just says that they ' re " " one of the other species we saw in the database " " . They are , in fact , Arboreal s . Archer reports back to T ' Pol , saying that there is a lot of energy coming from their location . T ' Pol says that Corporal Hawkins is on standby with an assault team , however Archer doesn ' t want to " " send in the troops " " just yet . He believes that he , Reed and Hayes can get into the compound undetected and wants to keep communication silence when they ' re inside ; he ' ll call back at 0400 . Using a phase - pistol , Archer makes a hole in the fencing around the compound . When inside , they make their way to one of the control rooms , where Reed discovers several hundred kilos of a radiolytic compound . At that moment they hear voices and hide , as Gralik enters , with two associates . Overhearing the conversation , the three officers find out what the radiolytic compound is : kemocite . Gralik tells his associates that they have to increase production by 60 % , to which one of his colleagues opines that " Degra " isn ' t being realistic . As his associates leave , Gralik notices that one of the canisters from the crate is missing . Spotting it on a nearby table , he holds it in his hands as he looks around , as if suspicious of something . Dismissing it quickly , he replaces the canister , and leaves the room . Archer beams back one of the canisters and asks T ' Pol to begin an analysis on it . Meanwhile , Reed and Hayes tell the captain what they think should happen with the compound . Hayes suggests using two spatial charge s , but Archer wants to wait until they know where the kemocite is being taken ; it may help them locate the weapon . Gralik leaves the compound , obviously tired after a long days work . As he arrives at home he skims over a PADD , then pours himself a drink , as Archer , Reed and Hayes burst in . Act Two . Sitting at a table , Gralik asks who Archer is , as the latter is looking out the window for signs of Xindi heading his way . Archer tells him to sit down , pointing his phase - pistol at the Arboreal . Reed and Hayes report back saying there ' s no - one else around . Archer tells them to stand watch outside . After asking for his name , Archer asks Gralik about kemocite . Gralik says it can be used for a number of purposes . Archer then asks about Degra , but Gralik tells him that it ' s not his concern . Archer tells Gralik that Degra is using his kemocite to make the weapon that will destroy Earth , and he wants to know where it ' s being built . Gralik doesn ' t know what he ' s talking about , but Archer thinks otherwise . Pointing a phase - pistol squarely at Gralik ' s chest , Archer demands answers . T ' Pol ' s analysis is complete ; she and have found that the isotope used is the same one that the Xindi probe used in the first attack . Tucker also found the quantum imprint on the rifle they " " picked up " " . He wants to take it apart so Archer lets him . Reed congratulates Archer on how much progress they ' ve made ; however Archer wants to prevent a war . He says that if they destroy the weapons complex they ' ll be confirming the Xindi ' s worst fears about Humanity . Reed reminds him of the seven million people killed , and Archer asks him to get Major Hayes to lay down blast suppressors , so that when the weapons complex is destroyed the settlement isn ' t . Reed then asks , " " What about Gralik ? " " Archer says he won ' t let anyone know they were there and will deal with Gralik when the time comes . Archer asks T ' Pol and Tucker for the fragment from the Xindi probe , to " " prove a point " " . Gralik wants to go to his study to work , but Hayes keeps him where he is . Archer enters , throwing the fragment across the table to Gralik and asking him to explain it . Gralik doesn ' t know . Archer thinks he does , telling him about the seven million who are dead . Gralik wants to know why Archer is trying to prove he is a " " mass murderer " " , claiming that the probe fragment is just a " " twisted piece of metal " " . Archer pins him against the wall as Gralik explains that he knows nothing about Earth , Humans or even the probe . Archer takes his hand away from Gralik ' s shoulder , thinking for the first time that Gralik may be telling the truth . Phlox is called to the armory by Tucker , who says that the Xindi rifle has organic components . He believes that Phlox will know more about it . Tucker opens the casing to reveal two worm - like creatures , which are generating synaptic impulses . He removes one and asks Phlox if it ' s alive . Phlox tells him that it ' s definitely organic , placing it in his hand and smelling it . The rifle then makes a sound and the two look at it as another worm takes the place of the one just removed , to which Phlox comments that it also must have reproductive capabilities . Archer is talking with Gralik , who explains that when Degra requested such highly - refined kemocite , he and his workers celebrated , knowing the wealth they would gain from it . But he admits they never considered what it would be used for . Archer learns that Degra is a Primate , and that usually the Primates are fair and truthful ; this is why Gralik believed Degra when he said the kemocite would be used for research . Gralik tells Archer that there used to be a sixth species of Xindi , the Avians . They are now extinct . Gralik tells of the war that destroyed his planet . Archer says that they found some debris . ( ) The war went on for nearly a hundred years . The species changed sides constantly , and most likely forgot what even started the war . But they all knew what ended it – the Insectoids and Reptilians detonated massive explosions beneath the eight largest seismic fissures . Gralik says that the Xindi who escaped the planet before its destruction are now scattered across the Expanse , and many of them are peaceful . Hayes interrupts the conversation to tell Archer that the blast suppressors are in place , and that there seems to be an increase in activity around the compound . T ' Pol contacts Archer and tells him that a ship is approaching – one of the ones that attacked them . The Reptilians have arrived . Act Three . Archer watches as the Xindi shuttle opens , and two Reptilians appear with two Primates – one of which is Degra . Reed notes that the Reptilians seem " " rather upset about something " " . Phlox is analyzing the weapon on the monitor in sickbay . Phlox is seemly impressed with it , saying it ' s the " most sophisticated example of biomechanical engineering " he ' s ever seen . Tucker asks him for the good news . Phlox has been trying to " kill " the worms in the rifles by infecting them with different viruses and pathogens , but they were immune to all of them . He then started using different radioactive spectra , and found that delta radiation could kill them . Tucker explains that he could use portable EM emitters to irradiate an area so that the weapons would become useless as quickly as possible . However Phlox says that it would take a lot of radiation and that it would be extremely hazardous to Humans in the area . He advises against using omicron radiation , showing Tucker a large canister with at least ten worms in it . Back on the planet ' s surface , Gralik explains that the Xindi are three days early . He says that Archer might not have much time left as they are collecting their final shipment . As he is the primary technician at the facility , he surmises that the Xindi will want to talk to him first . He says that he may be able to obtain some information about the weapon , but Archer thinks it is too dangerous . Gralik says he will take that chance . Archer wonders if Gralik will expose them but Gralik doesn ' t want another attack to happen on Earth . He says that if he ' d chosen his clients more carefully he could have avoided the incident involving the probe ' s attack . Reed alerts Archer to two Xindi heading toward them ; they are some of Gralik ' s colleagues coming to tell him that the Reptilians and Degra have arrived to receive the kemocite . Archer is hiding inside the house and Gralik keeps quiet . The two Arboreals leave . Gralik says that the next time they come to look for him they ' ll probably bring armed Reptilians with them . Tucker is about to test the Xindi rifle with T ' Pol and Phlox watching . He plans to shoot at four inches of solid duranium , to see how powerful the weapon really is . T ' Pol wants to find a more suitable environment to test it but Tucker explains that there ' s no time . Degra is in the control room inside the compound as a Reptilian walks in , claiming that although they are early the Arboreals should have been finished by then , and calls them " " such lethargic creatures " " . Degra states that the Reptilians could learn something useful from the Arboreals , " " patience , for example " " . The Arboreals enter and tell Degra that no - one can find Gralik , also saying that he sometimes takes walks outside the settlement . They ' ll organize search teams , but the Reptilian interrupts them saying that they ' ll look for him themselves . Archer , Reed , Hayes and Gralik are walking through the forest when Reed detects someone moving towards them . Reed can ' t identify if they ' re Reptilians or not , but they ' re very fast . The four of them hide behind trees as two Seeker s appear . One of them locates Archer , who abruptly shoots it down . The other appears behind Reed , who fires , missing it . As it flies off it takes a hit , but it disappears into a vortex not unlike the ones that the Reptilian ships use . The Seekers , it turns out , are used for reconnaissance by the Reptilians . They were used to great effect in the Xindi war . Gralik tells them about some caves which should protect them from the Seekers . Tucker is about to test the rifle , and as the force field is in place , he aims and pulls the trigger . . . but nothing happens . He tries again , but with no success . He doesn ' t understand why it won ' t fire . As Phlox thinks that it may have a safety device , the rifle begins make noises . Tucker sees little green icons disappearing one by one on it , and surmises it is a countdown . T ' Pol ' s scans show that the power is increasing , but Tucker can ' t shut it down . Suddenly thinking of an idea , he sprints off with the rifle , knocking over someone on the way . Placing it on the transporter pad , he beams it into space . . . just in time . The rifle explodes harmlessly . Tucker half - jokingly tells T ' Pol that yes , they should have found a nice empty asteroid to test it on . T ' Pol suggests to Archer that he return with the others to the ship as they may have been detected . Archer says that he ' ll stay as he has a few loose ends to tie up . Reed can ' t find any trace of the Reptilians and Gralik explains that the topaline ore in the caves will protect them from scans . Gralik asks Archer on what he plans to do next . Archer tells him that as the people in the colony had nothing to do with the probe ' s attack it would be wrong to sentence them all to death . He asks Gralik if he is still willing to help them , and he tells Archer to trust him . Archer says that they ' ll give the Xindi their kemocite , but it won ' t be " " what they ordered " " . Act Four . Gralik goes home as Reed and Hayes speak their mind , stating that they didn ' t think it wise to let Gralik go . Back at the compound , Gralik arrives . His colleagues are surprised to see him . The Reptilians and Degra aren ' t there so Gralik asks his colleagues to do another refinement test . Archer receives a canister which is identical to the ones found in the crates at the compound . Hoshi and T ' Pol have modified the radiolytic signature of it so that they ' ll be able to track it . As Gralik works , the Reptilian rushes in with Degra and grabs Gralik , demanding to know where he has been . Gralik says that it ' s personal ; however the Reptilian brings up the destroyed Seeker . Gralik says that he was hunting tree scarabs and that the drone was scaring them . Degra asks why Gralik didn ' t return when he saw the Seeker as he must have known the Xindi were there to collect the shipment , and Gralik reminds them they are two days early . The Reptilian asks why the shipment isn ' t ready , Gralik says he ' s running some final tests . He has been running the facility for 42 years and says that he wants every gram of kemocite to be perfectly calibrated . Degra tells him to hurry up . Reed and Hayes look through the binoculars and tell Archer that there are two Xindi loading containers . As they move back toward the compound , Archer goes to the shuttle . Once inside , he replaces one of the canisters of kemocite with the one fabricated on " Enterprise " . Reed then contacts Archer telling him that three Xindi have just exited the complex . With Archer coming out of the shuttle , Gralik sees him and realizes he has to stall Degra and the Reptilian for time , as the shuttle is out in the open and Archer ' s escape would be seen easily . Gralik asks Degra what the shipment is being used for , and he confirms Archer ' s statement – they ' ve learned that a " " ruthless alien species " " is going to destroy them if they don ' t act . As the Xindi ship leaves orbit , Hoshi Sato picks up the tracking signal , and tells Archer . Meanwhile , Archer and Gralik share a toast – to trust . Archer worries for Gralik ; when Degra discovers that some of his kemocite is sabotaged he will come back . Gralik says that he can deal with Degra . As Archer prepares to leave , Gralik tells him to remember that not all Xindi are the enemy . Memorable quotes . " " I have some questions for " you . " " " Who are you ? What do you want from me ? " " " " Sit " down ! " " " I thought we were here to try to stop a war , not start one . " " " " They struck first . " " " " Because they were told we ' re going to attack them . They think they ' re acting in self - defense . By destroying this complex , we ' ll be confirming their worst fears about Humanity . " " " " Let ' s not forget the seven million people who were killed . " " " " You burst into my home , show me some twisted piece of metal , and tell me it proves I ' m a mass murderer ? I ' ve never seen your species before , I ' ve never heard of a planet called Earth , and whether you believe me or not , I had nothing to do with killing millions of its inhabitants . " " " " Such lethargic creatures . " " " " You could learn something from them . Patience , for example . " " " " You were right . We probably should have found a nice , empty asteroid to test it on . " " " " If everything you ' ve told me is true about the attack on your world , I hope you remember that all Xindi are not your enemy . " " Links and references . 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