The Forgotten ( episode ) Two members of the Xindi Council offer to stop the launch of the weapon if Archer can prove that the Xindi have been manipulated ; the crew holds a memorial for their dead shipmates . Summary . Teaser . While on the way to rendezvous with Degra and the Xindi Council , the crew of the gathers for a memorial service in honor of the eighteen dead after the Xindi attack . Captain Jonathan Archer speaks of their resilience and the ship ' s in the face of all that has happened . He thanks them for their service , and regrets not being able to thank the eighteen . He promises they will succeed in their mission for everyone on Earth , and the eighteen . Act One . In the ready room , Commander Tucker reports that the last unaccounted for crewmembers have been found , Jane Taylor and Kamata , and Sub - commander T ' Pol reports Lieutenant Malcolm Reed has weapons back online and the hull plating is at 80 % . Archer says it ' ll have to do and T ' Pol leaves to continue supervising . Afterward , Archer assigns Tucker to write a letter to the parents of Crewman Taylor , since she was a member of his engineering team . Tucker is initially reluctant with his workload , suggesting another crewmember under him , however , Archer insists , saying her parents deserve to know what happened . T ' Pol visits sickbay for further treatment for her trellium addiction . Doctor Phlox happily says he hardly finds a trace of it in her system , but she isn ' t glad to hear it . She tells him that she is concerned that the new emotion s will overwhelm her . Phlox counsels her that it will take time to learn to control the emotions , but she will get used to it . He tells her of the Earth cautionary tale of the genie who , once let out of the bottle , is difficult to control . The " Enterprise " arrives at the rendezvous on schedule , but no ships are to be found . Then , a spatial anomaly hits the ship . They ride it out for a bit , but Archer soon thinks no one is meeting them . Just as he orders them out , however , Degra ' s ship arrives , leading them to a Delphic Expanse sphere . There , Degra invites Archer aboard his ship to discuss . Degra and Jannar reveal that they arranged for Archer to be returned to his ship and away from the Reptilians . Archer acknowledges the risk they ' re taking , and Jannar asks Archer to provide more proof . Archer cannot time travel himself , but promises to show him some proof on his ship as long as the bio - weapon won ' t be launched in the meantime . Degra promises that . In what ' s left of the mess hall , T ' Pol finds Tucker trying to write his letter and doubtful anything he can say will matter to Taylor ' s parents . T ' Pol notes he has not slept since the Xindi attack in nearly two days and almost orders him to do so . Moments later , their meal is interrupted by a nearby explosion . T ' Pol and Tucker respond to the emergency and assist in shutting down the damaged systems and summoning Phlox . A power relay exploded and , although further damage inside the ship was prevented , the hull is now leaking atmosphere , unbeknownst to the crew . Act Two . Archer attempts to convince Degra and Jannar that what he is saying is true ; that the Xindi are being misled by the Sphere - Builder s . Archer first shows them the bodies of the Reptilians he stopped from releasing a bio - weapon in 2004 . Degra recognizes one of them , noting that they disappeared soon after their plan was rejected . Jannar doesn ' t see evidence of time travel , however , as they could have been captured in the present . Archer then shows them the bio - weapon itself and invites the Xindi crew to test it for traces of time travel and confirm it ' s Xindi . Jannar still doesn ' t see evidence of time travel . Archer leads them elsewhere . Meanwhile , Tucker is continuing to work on little sleep . While angrily ordering crewman Rivers , Phlox walks by and says he learned about Tucker ' s lack of sleep . He orders the extremely resistant commander to get some rest just as Archer calls Phlox to sickbay . While sleeping , Tucker has a dream where he is confronted by Crewman Taylor in her quarters , who demands to know why he has not written that letter yet . She wants to know why it is so much that Tucker simply remember her . Tucker tries to run from Taylor , but finds the exit blocked . He awakes in a cold sweat , alone in his quarters . Archer and Phlox then show Degra and Jannar the scans of the Sphere - Builder test subject they rescued several months ago . The cellular degeneration is stated to be a product of evolution in a different dimension with different physical laws . Further , that the Spheres ' purpose is to restructure space to suit them and , in the process , unsuitable to any of them . Archer says they ' re destined to form an alliance to stop them . On Degra ' s ship , Jannar and Degra discuss the evidence . Jannar can still only see conclusive evidence of Reptilian deception . Despite chronometric distortion s detected , he states they could have been fabricated . Jannar stays on the ship for the rest of Archer ' s evidence , but warns Degra not to let his judgement waver due to his original doubts about building the weapon . In the command center , Tucker tries to fix the equipment while T ' Pol explains to Degra their data reconstruction . Tucker pauses and starts to compliment Degra on his weapon , with subtle provocation , and gets further provocative as he names Florida as one of the places the weapon hit . He gets in his face and mentions his sister when T ' Pol orders him silent . Archer enters and , seeing the situation , takes Degra away while Tucker and T ' Pol finish the repairs . Also meanwhile , the crack in the hull has been growing . One of the warp plasma EPS conduit s ruptures out of the ship ' s hull , and making itself known . The crew must reach the manual cutoffs of the flow regulator s from the outside . Degra briefly offers to help , but Tucker dismisses him . Reed accompanies him to fix it in environmental suit s . Act Three . With Archer overhearing the communications , and Degra observing , Tucker and Reed each go to a panel , Reed ' s being extremely close to the venting plasma . Tucker ' s opens without a problem , but Reed ' s requires a torch , as the heat must have warped the metal . The temperature in Reed ' s suit soon rises to near - lethal levels , but Reed ignores orders to stop his task , and nearly dies of overheating . Tucker hurries up and rushes Reed back into the ship , where the lieutenant is hurried off to sickbay . Degra follows Archer to the airlock , and , after he expresses his hope that Reed survives , Tucker cannot help but verbally lash out . Tucker accuses Degra of hypocrisy and asks if " seven million and one " is too many deaths for the Xindi to take . Archer orders Tucker to stop and escorts Degra from the room , but not without Degra pausing mournfully before he exits . Archer takes Degra back to the command center to show him the information they have acquired on the spheres . Degra says there are more spheres than Archer has determined . Archer pauses to apologize for Tucker , and Degra admits he never expected to meet someone who would be harmed by what he had done . He understands . He also says the Reptilians were right about Archer ' s ability for deception , as they ' ve had this conversation before , " escaping " from prison . Degra turns to the Sphere ' s insides , which they have limited data on . Archer then shows their data , surpassing that of the Xindi . Degra comments that he is surprised by the detailed nature of the scan , considering that " Enterprise " is a warship , to which Archer responds that " Enterprise " was originally a ship of exploration . Degra replies that if their mission succeeds , it will be again . As Tucker finally starts recording the message for Taylor ' s parents in his quarters , a tactical alert sounds . On the bridge , the crew detects a Xindi - Reptilian ship arriving at the sphere , having followed Degra , despite his attempt to mask his warp trail . He promises Archer it was not intended . Act Four . Moments later , a The Reptilian captain contacts Jannar and demands that they undock with the " Enterprise " so that appropriate action can be taken against it . Degra , from the " Enterprise " bridge , asks Jannar to hold on while he talks to Archer . Archer begs Degra for some piece of information about the Reptilian ship that would give the still - weakened " Enterprise " an advantage in the imminent firefight , but Degra is very hesitant to fire on his own people . Degra and Jannar are conflicted . They know that Archer has provided them with compelling evidence of the Reptilians ' deceit , but to aid in an attack upon another Xindi ship would be treasonous . Degra ' s ship leaves " Enterprise " , but instead of docking with the Reptilian ship , it attacks in conjunction with " Enterprise " , quickly targeting key systems of the Reptilian ship . Once the ship is disabled , " Enterprise " stands down , but Degra continues his attack , destroying the Reptilian vessel . Degra tells Archer that to leave the Reptilians alive would only make matters worse for them , as the Reptilians would have reported to the council immediately . T ' Pol finds Tucker and provides him with some portable power cell s from Degra . Tucker knocks it over , refusing to accept help from them . As he expresses his frustration , he reveals that it is not Jane ' s death that ' s bothering him ; it is his sister , Elizabeth . He wants to know how someone so young and full of promise could just die . He has been repressing his emotions for months now , but finally lets go and cries for his sister . Tucker says that he envies the Vulcan s , and how they do not feel any emotion . T ' Pol tells Tucker that Vulcans feel sadness at the loss of family and colleagues , just as Humans do , but Vulcan emotions can be so strong that they would be overwhelming if they were not suppressed . As such , it is she who envies him . Degra convinces Archer that he must provide the evidence he ' s shown them to the Council . The biggest hurdle is actually the Aquatics , he says , not the Reptilians . He provides Archer with coordinates for a subspace corridor that can take him to the Xindi Council planet a lot faster than with warp , however , there is a hostile species which preys on ships in the area . Having finally accepted the loss of his sister , Tucker finally writes the letter to Crewman Taylor ' s parents . Memorable quotes . " " We ' re in bad shape – I can ' t deny that , but we ' re still in one piece . " Enterprise " is a tough ship . She took more than anyone could ask her to and then some . And so have all of you . I wanted to say thank you . I only wish I could thank the eighteen crewmen who were lost . Like you , they understood how important our mission is , and they accepted the risks . We came into the Expanse not knowing what we ' d find , with no one to rely on but ourselves . We ' re going to succeed – to accomplish our mission – for everyone on Earth who ' s relying on us , and for the eighteen . " " " " Perhaps you can demonstrate your ability to time travel . " " " " That might be a bit - difficult . " " " " I ' m relieving you of duty . You will go to your quarters and not return to your post before 0500 tomorrow . " " " " Six hours ? " " " " Please don ' t make me involve Security . " " " " Well , Commander ? " " " " I could give you two hours . " " " " I believe the number was six . " " " " If I ' m gone longer than three there may not be a ship here when I get back . " " " " Four . Not a minute less . " " " " Done . And remind me never to buy a car from you . " " " " I assume you were watching the attack – calculating the blast yields . Boy , you must have been pretty damned excited . I mean , that beam cut one hell of a swath through Florida . That ' s the name of one of the places you destroyed , Florida . Did you actually see the cities burning , the houses , the people being vaporized ? You know , I had a sister there . . . " " " " I hope he ' ll be all right . " " " " What ' s one more dead Human to you ? You had no problem killing seven million of us , but seven million and one is more than you can stomach ? " " " " I apologize for Mister Tucker . " " " " I never expected to meet anyone who ' d suffered because of what I ' d done . At the time , I thought the attack was necessary to save my people . " " " " I know . Believe it or not , we ' ve had this conversation before . " " " " The Reptilians are correct about one thing , captain – you have an impressive facility for deception ! " " " " These scans are remarkably detailed for a military vessel . " " " Enterprise " was designed to be a ship of exploration . " " " " If we ' re successful , it will be again . " " " " We found Taylor over there , outside her quarters . She was probably trying to get to her station . If she ' d made it a few more meters I wouldn ' t be trying to write this damn letter . ' Cause every time I start , I hear myself saying what a fine young woman she was — how smart and full of potential . And I realize , I ' m not thinking about Taylor at all , I ' m thinking about Elizabeth . There ' s so many people dead . I tried not to see her any differently than the other seven million , so I ' ve spent the last nine months trying to pretend she was just another victim . But she ' s my sister , T ' Pol . My baby sister . " " ( Crying ) " " I envy you Vulcans . " " " " You think that the loss of a colleague or friend doesn ' t affect us ? It does . But if we give in to those emotions , they overwhelm us . You ' re the ones to be envied . " " " " Goodbye , Elizabeth . " " Links and references . 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