Spirit Folk ( episode ) The characters in the Fair Haven holoprogram begin to suspect the " Voyager " crew after they witness several " supernatural " occurrences . Summary . Teaser . Tom Paris , playing the inventor , barrels through Fair Haven on an old automobile , wreaking havoc until a pile of barrels stops him . Seamus , nearby , goes to see if he ' s all right and remarks on him having money to afford the automobile . Paris explains that he fell into some money with an inheritance , which prompts Seamus to ask discretely for a few shilling s . As Seamus leaves , Paris tells the computer to repair a damaged tire , which appears , however , Seamus sees that happen and comes to a very simple conclusion : it is black magic . Act One . Seamus goes to the pub , and uses the money Paris gave him to wash down his troubles . Drawing everyone there to him , he tells everyone what he saw ; " Tommy boy " make a new wheel appear in thin air , and he is going to Castle O ' Dell , which is haunted with evil spirits , later . He goes through town as if he built the place , and his friends are shifty . Most are skeptical of him , including Doctor and barkeep Michael Sullivan , since he does typically " add color " to his stories , but it does unsettle them . He recites a legend about a similar town where spirit folk sneaked in , took advantage of their hospitality , and took all the people to the other world . The entire town vanished . When Katie O ' Clare comes in , everyone stops talking and Sullivan immediately and warmly greets her , bringing her to the bar and dismissing their earlier conversation . Meanwhile , on the rest of the ship , Harry Kim replicates flowers for someone , a lovely Irish lass named Maggie O ' Halloran . B ' Elanna Torres complains about her technical difficulties with the program when Paris decides to make Kim ' s date a little more interesting . He follows Kim and Maggie O ' Halloran from a distance as they talk in the program . Unbeknownst to him , however , Seamus and Milo follow " Paris " around , determined to prove he is a demon . As Kim talks about his ship to Maggie , a sailing ship , Paris readies himself for a practical joke , and Seamus and Milo argue quietly about whether they should be there and whether the others will believe them . Then , a moment comes when Kim gets to hold O ' Halloran ' s hand and kiss her . Paris takes out a PADD and reprograms Maggie into a cow , shocking Kim , Seamus and Milo . As Kim argues with Paris , they are ordered to the bridge soon after . Seamus and Milo also hear the the order , and , scared , are convinced there ' s magic involved . Act Two . That night , Father Mulligan ( The Doctor ) gives a sermon about harmony , and the evils of retribution . When he begins to get to his climax , Seamus and Milo barge in with the cow which used to be Maggie . Mulligan disbelieves them when they explain the situation . They point out that it was the trickery of Paris and Kim . The Doctor reassures them that it was just a prank , and he saw Maggie this morning . He ends mass and kicks them out , keeping the cow with him . Seamus and Milo do find Maggie outside , who appears just before they get there . She doesn ' t seem herself , as she had a dream without remembering going to sleep . She doesn ' t remember anything about last night , but remembers walking around town with a bell around her neck , showing up at church , and everyone staring at her . She was tending her flowers just as they walked up . They return to the bar , and more people start telling stories , of how Kim and Paris can change the weather , a daughter who fell in a well reappearing in the meadows , and Father Mulligan disappearing after service one night . Sullivan puts a stop to it , saying that there is nothing they can do ; they can ' t just shoot everyone they suspect , since they are their neighbors . He wants them to go about the situation like civilized people . Later , when Sullivan is alone with Katie O ' Clare , he hands her a copy of " The Faerie Queene " , suggesting that the townsfolk are wondering about strange things happening . He even did some checking , and there is no one who knows her ( supposed ) point of origin . He wants to know where she goes when she leaves and more about her to put his thoughts at ease . She admits she hasn ' t been honest , but not about anything important . She tries to explain that there are things he just cannot understand , but he wants to know . She doesn ' t know what to say , so she ends the program . Act Three . Janeway demands to know what Paris did with the program . He says nothing he did should result in that . Torres shuts the program down so she can make system repairs , and Paris and Kim begin to examine the character parameters . When they call up Michael Sullivan ' s character , instead of his image , the entire character comes to life , now in the hololab and sees them wearing their uniforms . He demands to know where he is , but they calm him down . They identify the subroutines which make him oblivious to things outside the program , and those subroutines are offline . They attempt to restore them , and as he realizes something is off - kilter , he pretends to appear to think nothing is out of the ordinary instantly ( as the subroutines still don ' t go into effect ) . But when they find a way to restore all of the other characters at once , it is clear from his facial expression – which they miss – he was pretending to be complacent . The stunned , almost angry , Michael Sullivan calls Fitzgerald into the church . Only later do Paris and Kim figure out they failed , and plan to reset him along with everyone else . Janeway argues with Chakotay about what to do if they can ' t fix Michael . He suggests she get creative . Sullivan , meanwhile , tells Fitzgerald an incredible story : he was taken to another world , and they were saying things about changing people and talking like he wasn ' t even there . They decide to be prepared for whatever will happen at the Pub that night ( the way to reset all of their programs using one of the hubs inside the building ) . While Kim and Paris sneak into the pub to do it , the town gathers to discuss strategy . Some want to use rifles , some want to use books , some want to use rowan berries and red thread . Sullivan doesn ' t like it , but he is drowned out by Seamus . They head right over to the pub , and catch them in a red thread net , and when they see the control panel , they shoot it repeatedly to dispel the voice from the other world complaining about the failure of the safety protocol s . When Paris orders the computer to freeze the program , half the characters freeze , and the other half chase them . When Paris and Kim can ' t pause the program or call up an exit , they capture them and hold them in the church . Act Four . In the ready room , the rest of the senior staff discuss what to do . Transporter s can ' t get a lock , they don ' t want to shut down the program or they ' ll lose it , and armed conflict would risk the lives of their security personnel . Instead , Janeway decides to send in The Doctor who can attach pattern enhancers to Paris and Kim to retrieve them . Meanwhile , the exorcisms of Paris and Kim , tied up with red twine and having incantations shouted , isn ' t going very well . When they are discussing lynching , The Doctor bursts in and condemns them all as ' sinners ' . They ignore him , pointing out he vanished after his sermon , and tie him up with the others . They take away the transport enhancers , and The Doctor ' s mobile emitter , tying him into the same grid . On the bridge , the crew detect that The Doctor is now in the program , and can ' t isolate him . Seamus continues to use incantations to get more information . He also tries hypnosis , which , oddly , works on The Doctor . They learn from him that there is a ship called " Voyager " . They ignore it as nonsense , but Sullivan believes Katie is there and he asks The Doctor how to get there , having come back once before . The Doctor suggests the mobile emitter , and when Tuvok beams it to the bridge without looking , Janeway is astonished to see Sullivan materialize . He is more astonished than she is . Act Five . Janeway is forced to explain everything as feels she has no choice . She explains that " Voyager " is a time ship , like H . G . Wells , and that many members of the crew he recognizes just visit Fair Haven because they are explorers . As Sullivan begins to understand , and slowly come to terms with the starship , Tuvok announces through the comm that the townspeople have started piling kindling . She returns to the holodeck program with Sullivan , and she explains to the townspeople that they use technology , not magic , and they do not wish to destroy their town . In fact , Sullivan points out that they helped the town by creating clear days and saving children ( turning Maggie into a cow excepted , which Paris promises not to do again ) . Sullivan convinces them not to turn their backs on these people , and everyone cools down . Torres once again complains about the limits of holographic technology , saying they will have to limit the time the program runs . Janeway regretfully accepts this fact , but with her last short time in the program , finds that everything is back to normal , with holographic and flesh and blood characters , more or less . Memorable quotes . " Just because we ' re from different worlds , doesn ' t mean we can ' t care for each other . " " " Saints preserve us ! " " " " I ' ve got a boyfriend who malfunctions . " " " " Never underestimate an Irish hologram . " " " " Hate to break the news to you , Michael , but I ' m a starship captain , and you ' re a 300 deciwatt holodeck program . " " " " If you can get a spirit to reveal his true name , you ' ll render yourself impervious to his charms ! " " " " What is your true name ! ? " " " " I haven ' t decided on one yet . " " " " When your quaint little seaside town starts to depolarize , don ' t come crying to me . " " " " SINNERS ! " " " " Superstition . . . is the religion of fools ! " " Links and references . References . 1846 ; " A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur ' s Court " ; Amen ; America ; aristocrat ; arm wrestling ; ash berry ; automobile ; Ballahick Farm ; barkeep ; blasphemy ; Broadway lily ; cabbage ; Castle O ' Dell ; chandelier ; chaperone ; Christmas ; clutch ; Colby family ; County Clare ; County Meath ; county ; cow ; deciwatt ; ditch ; ; Doolin ; Double - barreled shotgun ; epic poem ; ; " Faerie Magick " ; ' ; Fair Haven ; Father ; Federation ; forgive and forget ; ; ; Glen Abbey ; goat ; goblin ; gold ; Guinness ; heathen ; holotechnology ; holy war ; hoop and stick ; hypnosis ; holoemitter ; Irish ; Irish language ; irrigation ; Kilmanin ; kindling ; lamppost ; Latin ; leprechaun ; Liam ; magic ; mass ; meadow ; Michael Sullivan ' s cousin ; mobile emitter ; ; Mulligan ; nickelodeon ; ; otherworld ; outer space ; ; Paris 042 ; Patsy ; perceptual filter ; pig ; pint ; pixie ; plow ; potato ; practical joke ; rainbow ; ; religion ; rifle ; rings : St . Mary ' s Church ; sacramental wine ; sermon ; shilling ; shock ; sorcerer ; ; spirit folk ; stanza ; Sunday ; tea ; ' ; toast ; turkey ; ; village square ; ; well ; wharf ; wing