Damage ( episode ) The " Enterprise " crew must cope with devastating damage to the ship , with another alien ship needing assistance nearby . T ' Pol seeks help from Phlox with a personal problem , and dissent grows in the Xindi Council . Summary . Teaser . , under attack from the Xindi - Reptilian s , suddenly finds the firing has ceased , and the ships are moving back into the system . This leaves overwhelming damage , with most of the major systems have failed , apart from life support , and hull breaches on C , D , and E decks . Even thrusters are gone , leaving the ship motionless . Act One . It was the Xindi Council that ordered the ships to retreat from " Enterprise " . On the Xindi Council ship orbiting Azati Prime , Dolim is infuriated and expresses it to them , emphasizing they should at least be taken prisoner . That ' s being considered , but they want to interrogate Jonathan Archer in open council . Dolim wants to pursue his own questioning , but the Council orders it , and , further , that the Xindi - Aquatic s transport him to the council chamber , now not able to trust Dolim on his assurances . The " Enterprise " is still assessing the damage . Lieutenant Malcolm Reed finds five are confirmed dead , dozens wounded . The hull is gone , and the launch bay is impossible to get to since E deck is still decompressed . Commander Tucker informs T ' Pol that the primary warp coil is damaged beyond repair , and that they ' ve got no spare parts to make a new one . He also needs some extra hands . T ' Pol later asks Reed to pull resources to get some engineering components in the launch bay . Archer wakes up to find himself on the Aquatics ship . He tries to get their attention , and sees one of them approach . It doesn ' t respond , simply sedating him via airborne agent . They release him in an escape pod back to " Enterprise " . Archer is informed of the damage . At least fourteen crew members have died from the attack , and there are further casualties in sickbay . With only one phase cannon and the aft torpedo launcher working as defense against another attack , the captain orders that they should try to find somewhere to hide , just in case the Reptilians come back to finish them off . They head towards a nearby comet dust field for cover . Archer tells T ' Pol he may have gotten through to Degra . Oddly , T ' Pol reveals her hands are shaking , and leaves to get back to her quarters to quiet it down . Act Two . The crew ' s morale is low as they continue repairs . Mayweather and Sato examine the Aquatics escape pod , wondering about if they will be home again . Archer and Tucker work in engineering , with small explosions still common . Archer gets word that there is a non - Xindi ship in distress . Archer decides to answer it , hoping they can help each other . The smaller ship , Illyrian , has sustained damage from the spatial anomalies , and the Illyrian Captain asks Archer for assistance . Captain Archer tries to convince him to part with their warp coil in exchange for a supply of trellium - D , but he must refuse , as it would knock out their own warp engines , leaving them years away from their home world . They part ways . T ' Pol continues to have trouble , experiencing withdrawal symptoms due to being cut off from the supply of trellium - D by all the damages sustained . She has an erotic dream of Tucker in the shower , which soon becomes a nightmare as she turns into a creature and attacks him . She is jolted awake , and , unable to sleep , she gets an idea . She uses an EV suit to get to it , nearly kills herself in the process and injects some into herself , relieving the symptoms . From the escape pod , Ensign Sato was able to translate some coordinates and a stardate , indicating where Degra will be on that date , three days from now . Unfortunately , it ' s over four light years from their current position , and without their warp drive the " Enterprise " will never get there in time . Later , Archer considers his options as Phlox arrives with Porthos . Archer confides to him that he ' s about to cross a line he never thought he ' d cross . Phlox reveals he has had to make unethical decisions before , and knows how many in forty years – two . Archer goes to the armory and orders Reed to put together an armed boarding party . He ' s decided to board the Illyrian starship to steal their warp coil . Act Three . In the Xindi Council chamber , Degra and the Primate and Arboreal Council members meet with a trans - dimensional species member to question her if she helped the Reptilians with the bio - weapon . She admits to helping the Reptilians , but only did so in order to keep them and the Insectoids from leaving the Council . This angers Degra , and he questions if Archer ' s claim that her species built the spheres is true . She deflects the question , angrily demanding that Earth be destroyed for the benefit of all Xindi , and to not summon her again unless all the members of the Council are present . After she leaves , the Primate Council member asks why they should doubt her . Degra points out that Archer provides proof , something she does not . In the situation room , the senior staff reluctantly plan their attack on the ship . With the ship badly damaged , it won ' t be as easy as it should be . Tucker says they can ' t beam the coil off , as it might ruin their engines , and he can only guess it would be 10 minutes to decouple it by hand . Reed doesn ' t like that amount of time if they decide to fight , and the aliens could take out their starboard nacelle . Archer insists they need to do it right , and be quick , without any casualties . He orders Mayweather to set a course and leaves for his ready room . T ' Pol enters to argue with him in private , ignoring his dismissal . Pointing out they are no better than the aliens who attacked them , she pleads with him to reconsider a peaceful option . Archer rationalizes it , giving her a PADD of the supplies they will leave them , but that doesn ' t convince her ( nor him ) , since they will not be able to defend themselves if attacked . Despite T ' Pol quoting himself that they must keep what makes them Human , Archer ends the conversation . T ' Pol becomes visibly emotional , yelling that she won ' t let him continue and smashing the PADD on his desk . She explains it by saying she hasn ' t been able to meditate , apologizing for her words . He asks her to make the time to do so . He needs her on the bridge for the attack . T ' Pol then consults Phlox , who is shocked and needs to know precisely what ' s going on . T ' Pol explains how she began to experiment with trellium after their encounter with the " Seleya " , and how injecting herself with the compound allowed her to access certain emotions , but that she has now become addicted . He decides to help her overcome her problem , and agrees to not tell anyone . Archer calls her to the bridge . The " Enterprise " makes its approach to the Illyrians . Act Four . On the Illyrian ship , the captain is reviewing repairs when he gets the information that the " Enterprise " is approaching without answering hails . With a boarding party of Parsons and several MACOs , Archer and Tucker transport onto the vessel and search for the coil , stunning several Illyrians in the process . The " Enterprise " moves away , with the Illyrians in pursuit . T ' Pol refuses to take out their weapons , for fear of leaving them defenseless . Tucker finds the warp coil , but , unfortunately , it is surrounded by a force field , slowing him down . It takes too much time . Parsons gets hit , forcing T ' Pol to order Reed to fire on a power junction , which then takes out power from several areas , including where Tucker is . He easily gets the coil and his team is beamed back to " Enterprise " . Archer is informed and they fall back to prepare for beam - out , however , they turn a corner and find the Illyrian captain waiting . He confronts him . Despite Archer ' s promise they have already beamed three containers of trellium - D as well as other supplies in " compensation , " the captain asks why Archer is doing this , stranding them three years from home . Archer simply states that he has no choice before beaming out . With the incident over , T ' Pol and Phlox discuss her residual emotional instability . T ' Pol fears that she may never fully be able to suppress her feelings again , but Phlox assures her she ' ll cope in time . After integrating the coil into the " Enterprise " systems , Tucker reports they can make warp 3 . 2 , more than sufficient to reach the rendezvous . Archer leaves to order maximum warp speed to the coordinates when Tucker assures him he did the right thing . He regrets having to continue telling himself that . Memorable quotes . " " At the very least , we should board their vessel and take them prisoner ! " " " " He will not be harmed any further . You have my assurances . " " " " That " isn ' t " good enough ! " " " " I really don ' t know what ' s holding us together . But let ' s hope it doesn ' t give out . " " " " How long ? " " " " A couple of weeks . . . if we had the parts . We don ' t . As it stands now , warp drive is out of the question . " " " " I thought Insectoid was tough ! " " " " Almost sounds like music . " " " " My mother always wanted me to take piano lessons . I should ' ve listened to her . " " " " Hard to believe we ' ll ever get this ship back the way it was . " " " " Just a simple matter of repairs . " " ( Archer glances at him ) " " Well , perhaps not that simple . " " " " How long have you been a doctor ? " " " " Nearly forty years . " " " " And in all that time , did you ever do anything you thought was unethical ? " " " " Twice . Why ? " " " " I ' m about to step over a line , a line I thought I would never cross . And given the nature of our mission , it probably won ' t be the last . " " " " Probably not . May I ask what you ' re planning to do ? " " " " There could be more casualties . " " " " I ' ll be ready . " " " " " " We can ' t try to save Humanity without holding on to what makes us Human . " " Those were your words to me . " " " " I ' m no happier doing this than you are , but we ' re not going to make a habit of it . " " " " We ' ve had our share of disagreements , but you ' ve never taken it out on my desk before . " " " " You ' re stranding us three years from home . Why are you doing this ? ! " " " " Because I have no choice ! " " " " You did the right thing . " " " " It seems the longer we ' re out here , the more I have to keep saying that to myself . " " Links and references . References . addiction ; Ansara ; antimatter ; cometary dust cloud ; Delphic Expanse ; diamagnetic field ; drug addiction ; Earth ; emergency power ; EPS grid ; evasive maneuvers ; exhaust manifold ; force field ; Illyrian ; Illyrian starship ; impulse power ; injector system ; Jaina ; kilometer ; kiss ; maintenance request form ; O ' Malley ; Osaarian ; paranoid ; phase cannon ; piano ; Piral ; plasma injector ; Sato ' s mother ; " Seleya " ; stardate ; stun grenade ; trellium - D ; Trenia ; Vulcan s ; warp coil ; withdrawal