Detained ( episode ) Archer and Mayweather accidentally enter a militarized zone and are detained by an alien race called Tandarans , who are at war with the Suliban . Both men find themselves sharing cells with some Suliban detainees whom they believe are wrongly imprisoned . Summary . Teaser . Travis Mayweather wakes up in a prison cell , oblivious to how he got there . Lying next to him is Captain Archer , unconscious . Travis goes to his cell door and opens it . In the corridor outside of his cell he sees two Suliban . Act One . Travis explores the corridors and discovers that all the inmates are Suliban . He returns to find a conscious Archer . The captain asks if Travis knows who attacked their , but he doesn ' t know . Trying to learn more about the place , Archer boosts Mayweather up so he can take a look outside . There is a five - meter - high wall surrounding the building and possibly a guard tower , though there are no people visible . They proceed to walk the corridors when they meet a lone Suliban who calls them the " new arrivals " . An alarm goes off , prompting all the Suliban to exit their cells and remain still . Guards enter . One Suliban drops a cup and is rewarded with a shock from one of the guards . A Major instructs Archer and Travis to follow him . They are then taken to Colonel Grat , the man in charge of the detention complex . He tells them that the Tandaran s are at war with the Suliban Cabal . The shuttlepod Archer and Travis were on had been at the wrong place at the wrong time ( near Tandaran military installations ) and the Tandarans mistook them for disguised Sulibans . But since their DNA identified them as Human , Grat tells them they should be released shortly . Unfortunately , Grat doesn ' t have the authority to release them . They ' ll have to appear before a magistrate on Tandar Prime . A transport will be arriving in three days to take them there . In the meantime , they ' ll have to wait it out in the complex . Archer wants to contact , but that ' s also against regulations . However , Grat assures him that he will personally call " Enterprise " to explain the situation . Grat also suggests that they keep to themselves and not become too close to the Sulibans detained with them . The Major returns to escort Archer and Travis back to their " quarters " . Back in their cells , Archer and Travis are seen eating . Travis suggests that the Tandaran food would be better used as a valve sealant for Commander Tucker . Archer goes to refill his cup from the common area when he spots a Suliban child , Narra , helping her father hang clothing . Archer , being a " very curious man " as he later says , makes contact with a Suliban named Danik . From him , he learns that not all Suliban are in the cabal or genetically enhanced and that they are only normal civilians . The alarm goes off again and Klev enters . Because he was out past curfew , Danik is put into isolation for the night , which leaves Narra alone without her father . Act Two . Meanwhile , " Enterprise " is trying to find out what happened to Captain Archer and Ensign Mayweather . T ' Pol and Trip want to speak to Archer , but Grat won ' t let them . He explains the situation to them and assures them that their captain is fine . He tells them that the Central Magistrate ' s Office on Tandar Prime will contact them once they arrive . Hoshi tried to trace the signal but couldn ' t locate it . T ' Pol and Trip discuss what should be done . Tucker considers a rescue mission , while T ' Pol favors diplomacy . In the end , the " Enterprise " sets a course for Tandar Prime . Back at the complex , Archer learns from Danik that the Suliban homeworld had become uninhabitable about three hundred years ago and as a result they are mostly a nomadic people . The Suliban who have settled in the Tandar sector have been confined to detention camps since the early times of the war between the Tandarans and the Cabal . The Tandarans had questioned the loyalty of all Suliban living in their territory . For everyone ' s safety , the Suliban were relocated , but only temporarily . Once the Cabal is destroyed , the Suliban will be released . Danik ' s friend Sajen brings him a letter which informs him that the appeal his wife had requested , which was to be transferred to the same complex as her husband and daughter , had been rejected . The alarm goes off again for midday inspection . After Archer leaves , Sajen expresses his distrust of Archer and fear that he may be working for Grat . In the common area , Major Klev informs Archer that Colonel Grat wants to see him . Archer tells Grat that he ' s spent some time getting to know the Suliban in the complex . Grat learned from the Tandaran Intelligence Agency that the captain has considerable knowledge about the Cabal and asks Archer to tell him what he knows . Since Archer is unwilling to take sides in their conflict , he is not cooperative . Grat then warns Archer that another transport won ' t be arriving for another 60 days , implying that if he doesn ' t get the information he wants , Archer will miss the original transport scheduled to arrive in the morning . Act Three . Grat contacts " Enterprise " to inform them that the hearing has been postponed for at least a few more days ( enough time to interrogate Archer in the complex ) . He suggests they continue to Tandar Prime , where an ambassador will show them their capital city . At that point , " Enterprise " is able to trace the signal back to the prison camp and T ' Pol decides to take matters into her own hands . Archer and Danik continue to talk . Danik suggests that Archer tell Grat what he knows about the Suliban since it would foster his release . Archer refuses because he dislikes being " strong - armed " and seeing how the Suliban are being treated in the complex . He asks if anyone has ever tried to escape . He learns that there is a docking bay in the complex about 100 meters away . Three Suliban previously tried to escape , but they were all killed under the false pretense ( planted by Colonel Grat ) that they were armed . Archer implies that with help they may have escaped . He says " Enterprise " will come looking for him , and when it does , he ' ll offer to help any Suliban escape that wants to . In the common area , Travis tries to spark up a conversation with Sajen , but he is cold towards him . While Archer looks over schematic s of the complex in his cell , a communicator is beamed next to him . He contacts " Enterprise " and discovers that they are in orbit of the detention complex . Because it won ' t be long until " Enterprise " is detected by the Tandarans , Trip suggests beaming Archer and Travis out . But the Captain has other ideas . He wants to help the Suliban escape . When Archer tries to enlist the Suliban in an escape attempt , Sajen refuses because he believes that there is no hope of escape and that he would be killed . He also believes that Archer and Travis may have been planted among the Suliban to stir up trouble so that the guards would have an excuse to kill them . However , Danik agrees to the plan . Archer is questioned by Grat about some unusual energy readings that came from Archer ' s quarters . Archer avoids revealing anything , only to have a beaten and bruised Ensign Mayweather brought into Grat ' s office . When Grat discovers a communicator Travis had on him , and after Archer refuses to explain himself , he sends Archer into an isolation cell . Back on " Enterprise " , Doctor Phlox performs a procedure on an unseen crewmember . On the bridge , Hoshi receives a call from the captain , but it turns out to be from Colonel Grat ( who is using Travis ' s communicator ) . Learning they are no longer on their way to Tandar Prime , he openly threatens " Enterprise " if they come any closer to his patrol ship s . Act Four . Sajen has a heated conversation with a bruised Travis , which leads him to reconsider his attitude towards escaping . " Enterprise " is hailed by Colonel Grat who threatens to attack if they don ' t withdraw . T ' Pol insists they didn ' t come for a fight . Under the pretense of sending Grat copies of Earth ' s historical database , the Starfleet Charter and a record of all Human contact with alien species , as well as the Vulcan database , Hoshi jams Grat ' s frequencies . Meanwhile , Trip is able to transport Lieutenant Reed ( who is disguised as a Suliban ) into the prison . There , he finds Travis and arms him . They meet up with Danik and go over the details of the escape plan , as well as figuring out where Archer is being held in isolation . The alarm goes off again , this time without incident . In space , the Tandaran patrol ships open fire on " Enterprise " , but are quickly disabled and veer off . " Enterprise " enters the atmosphere and launches Shuttlepod 2 with Trip at its helm . On the planet , Malcolm sets off some explosions that blows out a wall and also manages to incapacitate Major Klev and two of his guards . Following Malcolm ' s lead , the Suliban begin trying to escape . As it approaches the complex , Shuttlepod 2 destroys the unmanned guard towers protecting it . A firefight ensues in the common area , with Danik trapped . Just as Malcolm reaches Archer in isolation , Grat arrives and knocks Malcolm out . He yells at Archer , telling him that he has condemned these people rather than free them . During the Suliban ' s escape , at Narra ' s behest Sajen goes back for Danik . Malcolm comes to , disarms Grat , and leaves with Archer and Travis . On the shuttlepod home , Archer is satisfied to have helped these people , but following his last encounter with Grat , he wonders if these homeless Suliban will stick to their conviction or fall to the attracting Cabal as Grat predicted . Memorable quotes . " " Why are we here ? " " " " Why are any of us here ? " " " " We were simply curious . " " " " Your curiosity almost got you killed . " " " " You ' re familiar with the Cabal ? " " " " Unfortunately . " " " " They call " this " a proper meal ? I should save it for Commander Tucker . It ' d make a good valve sealant . " " " " If you want to explore alien cultures you ' ll need to learn to respect their laws . If Captain Archer were here , I ' m sure he ' d agree . If you ' d like , I ' ll contact the Vulcan High Command . They might be willing to send an arbitrator . " " " " A Vulcan lawyer ? They ' d be better off getting the electric chair . " " " " I ' m willing to compromise , Captain . Just tell me what you know about Silik . " " " " Well , he ' s about this tall , a little on the scrawny side , bad teeth . " " " " Still think we ' re working with the Tandarans ? You know , we could have left this place a long time ago if we hadn ' t decided to help you . " " " " I never asked for your help . " " " " Why ? Because we ' re not Suliban ? Because we look a little too much like Tandarans ? I ' ll admit , when I first came here it wasn ' t easy to see past my preconceptions about the Suliban , but I did . Why can ' t you ? " " " " You had no right to interfere ! " " " " This isn ' t about my rights , it ' s about theirs . " " " " They have no rights , they lost them the minute the Cabal began attacking us . Do you know how many people the Cabal have murdered , how many ships they ' ve destroyed , colonies ? You just gave them eighty nine new soldiers ! " " " " What makes you think these people will join the Cabal ? " " " " You look worse than I do . " " " " Major , do you have a second ? I don ' t mean to cause any trouble , but I was wondering if it might be possible to get some better food . No offense , but the meals here are pretty awful . " " " " Eat what you ' re given . " " " " I ' ll try , but I ' m not sure I can hold down another bowl of that what do you call it ? It tastes like sawdust . Is that what they make you eat ? Because if it is , I ' d think about going on a hunger strike . I don ' t know how you – " " " " Enough ! " " " " Captain - - think they ' ll make it ? " " " " Do I think they ' ll get out of Tandaran space safely ? Yes . Do I think they ' ll be alright . . . " " Links and references . References . 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