Alice ( episode ) Paris is manipulated by the intelligence on board a mysterious alien shuttle recently acquired from an interstellar junkyard . Summary . Teaser . On the bridge of the , Tom Paris and Harry Kim tease Lieutenant Commander Tuvok about his refusal to tell them his age . The lighthearted mood is quelled when sensor s detect a nearby fleet of ships with multiple hull configurations . Apprehensive of a potentially hostile armada , Tuvok charges weapons and orders a red alert , which brings Captain Kathryn Janeway and Commander Chakotay to the bridge . " Voyager " reaches the source of the sensor alert and discovers 62 derelict ships and a few hundred pieces of ship debris in an interstellar junkyard . An alien trader hails the vessel , welcoming the " Voyager " crew to Abaddon ' s Repository of Lost Treasures and invites them to browse . Act One . Abaddon beams to " Voyager " , where he is welcomed by Chakotay and Neelix , whom Abaddon immediately identifies as a fellow trader . He gives an inventory of available merchandise to Chakotay and then darts around the transporter room , impressed with the artificial - gravity plating and plasma - based power induction system . Although " Voyager " can ' t trade him those integrated components without dismantling the entire ship , Neelix mentions the possibility of supplying spare duranium sheeting , which can be modified into anti - gravity plating . Chakotay instructs Neelix to share " Voyager " s inventory with Abaddon . In astrometrics , Seven of Nine , Paris , and Kim are surveying the debris in the junkyard , most of which Seven deems useless , when Paris spots a rusted shuttle that piques his interest . Chakotay , Neelix , Paris , and Kim converge in the briefing room to discuss the items they ' d like to acquire , including some inexpensive cultural artifacts . Paris shows Chakotay schematics of the shuttle , stating that it has an optronic weapon s array and a neurogenic interface that reacts directly to the pilot ' s thoughts , making it more maneuverable than any of " Voyager " s other shuttles , even the " Delta Flyer " . Paris volunteers to make any necessary repairs on his own time with Kim ' s assistance and finally convinces Chakotay to acquire the ship . The exchanges made , Abaddon leaves the ship after one final statement : " " All trades are final . " " Paris and Kim work on the newly - arrived shuttle , discovering that it has numerous damaged power cell s . Paris reveals that he has named the ship " " Alice " , " after Alice Battisti , an acquaintance at Starfleet Academy who also seemed to be a " lost cause . " The ensigns finally get the ship running and Paris activates the neurogenic interface , which links him to the primary systems : operations , tactical and sensors . " Alice " abruptly shuts down , however , when two more power cells blow . Paris wants to continue working , but Kim insists he is going to bed . Once the two leave the darkened shuttlebay , " Alice " powers up and begins what appears to be a brain scan of Paris . It also adopts a female voice . In his quarters , Paris is startled by a woman ' s voice calling his name . Thinking it ' s Torres , he enters the corridor , where he sees a female figure disappear around the corner . Paris follows the figure to the shuttlebay and upon entering he asks an unseen person , " " Who are you ? " " The female voice responds , " " It ' s me , Alice . " " Act Two . The next day , Paris greets the shuttle with a cheery " " Good morning Alice " " and begins cleaning it and making a series of repairs , finally changing out of his dusty Starfleet uniform and into a gray flight suit . Kim finds Paris in engineering , talking to a schematic of " Alice " and promising the shuttle that it will be happier once its EPS relay s are bypassed . Kim questions Paris about his new outfit , which Paris says is a design worn by one of the shuttle ' s previous pilots that he found in " Alice " s database . Kim reminds Paris that this is the second consecutive day that Paris has missed their plans to run Chapter 37 of the Captain Proton holodeck program . Tom is too involved with the " Alice " schematics , so Kim leaves , disappointed . In the mess hall , Seven tells Neelix that the star charts obtained from Abaddon are outdated and obsolete . Neelix , who has been cleaning the cultural artifacts from the exchange , says that the charts aren ' t the only item that " didn ' t live up to its advertising . " He now believes most of the so - called " " lost treasures of the Delta Quadrant " " are actually worthless trinkets . Seven , however , notices that one of the items , heavily encrusted , is actually a beryllium crystal , the primary currency in spatial Grid 539 . She tells Neelix some species would trade an entire fleet of starships for the item . Paris enters , asking Neelix ' s permission to replicate a bottle of champagne with which to christen " Alice " . Neelix offers to make " hors d ' œuvres " for the occasion , but Paris tells him it ' s to be a private ceremony , just him , Torres and , of course , " Alice " . In the shuttlebay , Torres is impressed by the work Paris has done on the ship and suggests not wasting the champagne by breaking the bottle over the hull . Instead , the two share a toast inside the refurbished shuttle . Their romantic interlude is interrupted by a signal that the environmental controls need recalibrating . Paris asks " Alice " to lower the interior temperature by five degrees , and Torres is surprised and a little amused by the female voice that answers . She tries to kid Paris about it , but his attention has become entirely focused on the shuttle . When she tries to make suggestions for improvements , he curtly tells her not to touch anything . Irritated , Torres threatens to leave , and seems puzzled and annoyed when Paris readily agrees . On exiting , Torres is given a mild shock by the hatch door mechanism . Paris then goes to visit Chakotay to request more supplies to complete repairs . Chakotay refuses , saying the request is for emergency supplies that he can ' t spare . He won ' t let Paris replicate the items either , because of the energy drain . Chakotay tells Paris to postpone his work on the shuttle for a few weeks . He also informally reprimands him for neglecting his duties : missing two sickbay shifts and being distracted on the bridge . He also instructs him to get some sleep , as well as shave and change back into his Starfleet uniform . Paris agrees , but returns to the shuttlebay , where he apologizes to a humanoid woman for the delay in their test flight . " Alice " now appears to Paris as another person , but he takes it in stride , as if this is nothing out of the ordinary . Alice stops him from changing out of his flight suit back into his uniform and tries to compel him to complete " her " repairs and leave " Voyager " with her . Paris argues that he can ' t abandon his job , his friends and especially Torres . " " appears to agree , but convinces him to rest in the shuttle cockpit . There , he notices new attachments on his flight suit . " Alice " says she modified the garment to help them work together better . To demonstrate , she gets him to activate the interface . Act Three . Urged by " Alice " , Paris steals power cells and a data relay but expresses concern over compromising vital systems that will leave the crew , his family , in jeopardy in an emergency . " Alice " convinces him to continue , saying he doesn ' t belong with " Voyager " , he belongs with her . She leads him into recalling the exhilaration of his first flight and promises he will regain that feeling on their flight the next day . Later , Seven finds Paris in astrometrics charting a flight plan . She notices the modifications to his flight suit and questions the safety of the shuttle ' s neurogenic interface , offering to examine the vessel herself . Unseen by Seven , " Alice " instructs Paris in responding and evading Seven ' s inquiries . In engineering , Torres and Kim are discussing Paris ' new hobby , and his tendency to neglect Torres whenever a new obsession comes along , when they are alerted to the missing power cells . Kim mentions telling Tuvok , but Torres , knowing who ' s responsible , heads straight for the shuttlebay to confront Paris . In the empty bay , Torres finds one of the missing cells and enters the shuttle to access the ship ' s database . The hatch seals and the atmosphere is vented inside the shuttle . Torres attempts to call for help , but her combadge doesn ' t work . Paris enters the bay and sees Torres gasping for air and beating on the shuttle window . He opens the door and Torres scurries out , telling him that his ship just tried to kill her . He thinks she accidentally tripped the environmental controls , but she tells him it was no accident . She confronts him about stealing parts and tells him she is going to inform Janeway . Paris screams at her to mind her own business . Torres retorts , " " Or what ? You ' ll sic " Alice " on me again ? " " and storms off . Paris starts to follow , but is stopped by the humanoid " Alice " . Furious , he grabs her and demands an explanation for her nearly killing Torres . She tells him that Torres would have found their flight plan and that once she speaks to Janeway , they ' ll drag Paris to sickbay , perform a neuroscan and know all about the two of them . Paris realizes that he needs to get to sickbay and tries to go there , but Alice keeps appearing in front of him , finally cornering him in the turbolift . She produces intense pain in his head and forces him to return to the shuttlebay . In Janeway ' s ready room , Torres has explained what happened to the captain and the two theorize that that neurogenic interface must be affecting Paris somehow . Janeway promises to have The Doctor examine him , but their conversation is cut short by a report from the bridge that an unauthorized launch is in progress . On the shuttle , " Alice " urges Paris to complete the interface to disrupt a tractor beam " Voyager " has locked on the shuttle . Different colored wires coil around him , plugging into the attachments on his flight suit . Now one with the shuttle , he disrupts the tractor beam with an optronic pulse , fires on the ship and goes to warp , disappearing from " Voyager " s sensors . Act Four . While in warp following the flight plan Paris had mapped out for " Alice " , he finds himself not only completely wrapped up in wires connected to his flight suit , but also that his arms have gone numb . " Alice " tells Paris that he is now becoming a part of her , and to forget about the old Tom Paris , because he no longer exists . Paris is unable to resist her at this point . " Voyager " returns to Abaddon ' s Repository seeking information . He refuses to help and powers weapons on three of his derelict ships . Janeway has Neelix show him the now - cleaned beryllium crystal , offering to return it in exchange for cooperation . Abaddon beams aboard and informs the " Voyager " crew that the Haakonian who traded him the ship said it was haunted . He starts to say more when Alice suddenly appears to him , in the form of a female of his species . She admonishes him to be silent , and he pleads with her to leave him alone . The confused " Voyager " crew asks him what he ' s seeing . Desperate , Abaddon tells them she ' s there and then collapses , clutching his head in pain . The Doctor is able to repair the cerebral hemorrhage " Alice " caused in Abaddon and gives the trader a cortical suppressant to prevent the hallucination from returning . Abaddon tells Janeway that " Alice " needs a pilot since she can ' t fly herself . She couldn ' t recruit him because he was incompatible and his reflexes were too slow . He apologizes for not warning the crew before , but he was unable to resist " Alice " s influence . Seven summons Janeway to astrometrics , where she has reconstructed the course trajectory she saw Paris working on . She shows Janeway that the flight path ends in an area of space that is empty save for one anomaly : a particle fountain , a phenomenon that Janeway knows once cost the Federation several ships . Meanwhile , " Alice " and Paris have reached the fountain , which " Alice " calls " Home . " Act Five . " Voyager " catches up with the shuttle and hails Paris . He threatens to open fire , and Janeway tries to tell him the neurogenic interface is affecting his judgment , but he refuses to drop shields and let " Voyager " beam him back to the ship . " Voyager " fires a direct hit to the shuttle ' s propulsion but is forced to stop using weapons when The Doctor reports that any further damage to the shuttle could injure Paris severely . With only ten minutes before the shuttle reaches the fountain , Tuvok suggests attempting to access the shuttle ' s computer banks to shut down its shields . The bridge crew knows , however , that " Alice " and Paris will compensate unless they ' re distracted . Janeway asks The Doctor if they can tap into the interface with a com signal . He thinks they can , but doesn ' t know what it would accomplish . Janeway tells him he has five minutes to set up the link and to tell Torres to prepare for an away mission . On the shuttle , " Alice " still is urging Paris to take her home when Torres appears in her place , telling Paris not to believe " Alice " . " Alice " reappears and each woman tries to convince Paris to follow her . With Paris and the " Alice " persona distracted , Tuvok disables the shuttle ' s shields and " Voyager " beams Paris to sickbay as " Alice " is destroyed in the fountain . In sickbay , The Doctor leaves Torres to enforce his recommended recovery period for Paris . She gives Paris a hand - drawn get well card from Naomi Wildman . Paris promises no more affairs with strange ships , not even the " Delta Flyer " . Memorable quotes . " " Don ' t tell me Vulcans are embarrassed about their age . " " " " On the contrary . We value the wisdom that comes with advancing years . " " " " In that case , how wise are you ? " " " " Wise enough to end this inquiry . " " " " Its a junkyard . Congratulations , Tuvok , you just saved us from a flotilla of hostile trash . " " " " Aw , she ' s beautiful . " " " " It ' s just an old rust bucket . " " " " Are you kidding ? Look at those lines , it ' s a work of art . That ship wasn ' t assembled , it was sculpted . I think I ' m in love . " " " " Are you sure you ' re not just looking for a new toy ? " " " " No ! Absolutely not ! Even B ' Elanna thinks restoring this ship is worthwhile . " " " " Maybe , if we have the manpower to restore it – " " " " No , I ' ll do all the work myself , on my own time . And , if I need a hand . . . Harry has offered to help . " " " " I have ? " " " " The Ferengi call it the five stages of acquisition : infatuation , justification , appropriation , obsession , and resale . Seems like you ' ve only got one stage left before he loses interest in that ship . . . then he ' s all yours again ! " " " " Until the next infatuation " ! " " " " Listen to me " ! " " " " Are you out of your mind ? " " " " Stay out of this , B ' Elanna ! " " " " Or what ? You ' ll sic " Alice " on me again ? " " " " I ' m not sure how I feel about getting inside Tom ' s head . " " " " Maybe you ' ll be able to explain a few things when you get back . " " " " From now on , I promise no more affairs with strange ships . " " " " What about the " Delta Flyer " ? " " " " We ' re just friends . " " " " You ' ll need a few days to fully recover . Think you can manage to stay off your feet for that long ? " " " " If he doesn ' t , I ' ll break his legs . " " " " Well then , I ' ll leave you to B ' Elanna ' s tender mercies . " " Links and references . 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