Shadows of P ' Jem ( episode ) Archer and T ' Pol are taken prisoner during an away mission on a war - torn planet in the Coridan system . Summary . Teaser . Soval informs Admiral Forrest that P ' Jem has been destroyed in an attack by the Andorian s . Although Forrest feels sympathy over the loss of a religious sanctuary , he points out that the Vulcan s are partially to blame since they were using it to engage in spying against the Andorians . Soval states that ' s crew are also partly responsible as they revealed P ' Jem ' s covert activities in the first . Forrest refuses to accept this , arguing that if the Vulcan High Command had been more open with Starfleet then the incident might not have occurred . Soval tells Forrest that Earth - fleet operations have been suspended and he is returning to Vulcan . Forrest immediately asks to speak to Captain Archer . Act One . On board " Enterprise " , Archer mentions he ' s found an interesting place to visit in the Vulcan database : the Coridan system . One planet in the system is home of over three billion humanoid s . He mentions this to over breakfast , but is pulled away by a communication from Earth . Forrest forwards news of P ' Jem ' s destruction to Archer . The monks and operatives were given advance warning so no one was killed , however Forrest admits that he agrees with the Vulcans decision to spy on them after reading reports about the race . He also warns Archer to be more careful and not to get involved in inter - species conflicts . Forrest then gives him some bad news . . . Archer calls T ' Pol to his ready room and tells her about P ' Jem ' s destruction . He also tells her that " Enterprise " is being held responsible and she has been transferred off the ship . The Vulcan ship " Ni ' Var " will arrive to pick her up in two days . She says she will get Ensign Travis Mayweather to finish the sector scans she was performing . Archer is unhappy about the transfer , and tells her this . He feels that the Vulcan High Command is having an emotional response , and that they are punishing him and her by taking her away from the ship , depriving " Enterprise " of a capable officer and her skills . T ' Pol says she is responsible for the destruction at P ' Jem , and leaves . Archer tells Tucker that he ' ll be taking T ' Pol down to the surface alone so he can have some final time with her before the transfer . He wants to try to convince her to fight the transfer and stay on " Enterprise " . Phlox visits T ' Pol in the mess , drawing her attention from the PADD she was studying , to talk to her about the transfer . She indicates that she thinks the High Command ' s punishment is logic al . Phlox reveals that T ' Pol is not the first Vulcan posted to Human ships , but she is the first to last more than a few weeks . The other Vulcans all requested transfers , citing the Humans as too unpredictable . He also warns her that the rest of the crew are planning a going - away party in her honor . Once " Enterprise " is in orbit , Archer and T ' Pol head down to the capital city in a . Archer ' s attempts at small talk are broken by the sudden approach of a fixed - wing aircraft . They are told to change heading and reduce speed . Sensing trouble , Archer brings the weapon s online and attempts to defend the shuttlepod , but it is shot down and Archer and T ' Pol are both captured . Act Two . After they regain consciousness , they struggle to break free from their restraints . They are interrogated by the leader of the dissidents , Traeg . He doesn ' t recognize Archer ' s species , but he does recognize T ' Pol as a Vulcan , and states that the Vulcans are supporters of the government , meaning they are enemies . They demand to know about the shuttlepod and the phase - pistol s they found . Archer mentions that the protein resequencer can make chicken sandwich es . For this response , he is pistol - whipped . T ' Pol quickly lies and says that Archer is a steward to stop him from being beaten further . She also does not correct the mis - impression that she is the captain . Meanwhile , on board " Enterprise " , the crew learns from Chancellor Kalev about the capture of the hostages . She isn ' t very helpful , merely telling them not to give in to any demands from the dissidents . Archer and T ' Pol manage to stand up and shift in their bonds until they are facing each other . As T ' Pol is undoing the knots , Archer tries to tell her that she ' s not responsible for the destruction of P ' Jem . She says she should have protested , instead of letting Archer take " Enterprise " to the planet and visit the sanctuary . Just as they manage to get their bonds off , a guard comes . They subdue him , but more guards arrive and quickly recapture them . On the ship , Tucker and Malcolm Reed are discussing a possible shuttle location in their sensor readings . As they are deciding whether to send a rescue team to the location , they receive an audio transmission from the dissidents demanding forty phase - pistols in exchange for their hostages . The communication cuts off abruptly . Reed mentions that they only have fifteen phase - pistols aboard , and that even if they exchanged them for the hostages , there is no guarantee that they would return the hostages . Another transmission interrupts the conversation , this time from the " Ni ' Var " . Captain Sopek demands to know where Captain Archer is . Tucker fills them in on the situation , including the fact that T ' Pol has also been captured with Archer . Sopek states that since it involves a Vulcan citizen , they will take over the investigation and handle the rescue . He cuts off the transmission right after telling Tucker to not do anything foolish . Act Three . Sopek meets with Tucker and Reed on the bridge of " Enterprise " . He outlines the Vulcan rescue plan : they intend to go in , strike at the terrorists , and recapture the hostages . Tucker tries to talk him into using a different approach , but Sopek is firm in his logical decision . After Sopek leaves , Tucker orders Reed to warm up the shuttle and get ready to move in . On the planet , Archer and T ' Pol have been retied separately . A guard comes in and leaves food dishes at their feet . Archer orders T ' Pol to eat to keep her strength up , and then does his best to eat his food . T ' Pol copies him , flopping over and pushing her face up to the dish . As they are eating , Archer discovers a com device inside his dish . On the bridge , Sopek contacts " Enterprise " to ask about a shuttle launch they have detected . He demands to know where it was headed . Hoshi Sato stalls him for a few minutes before intentionally breaking off the transmission , making it look like an accident . On the planet ' s surface , Reed and Tucker are making their way towards the shuttle signature when they are captured by a pair of masked assailants . Thy ' lek Shran takes the hoods off of the officers and interrogates them . He claims that the Vulcans are preparing for a war against the Andorians . He also tells them that both Archer and T ' Pol will be killed once the weapons are delivered to the dissidents . Shran also says he and Tholos will release the officers , as he feels he has a debt to them for helping him to discover the listening post at P ' Jem . Once he rescues Archer and T ' Pol , he ' ll consider the debt repaid . Given the number of guards , Tucker feels the odds are unfair and he volunteers himself and Reed to help rescue the hostages . Shran agrees to let them help , and returns their weapons . Via a com device that was smuggled in by a guard who is working with the Andorians , Tucker tells Archer about their plan to rescue him and T ' Pol . Act Four . Tucker approaches the guards outside the compound and distracts them with Andorian ale . At the same time , the operative lets in the Andorian agents . Suspecting a trap as Reed makes a noise , the outside guards grab Tucker , causing a commotion and distracting the wall guards . The Andorians make short work of the wall guards , and open the main gates to let in Tucker and Reed . Just as they are moving further into the compound , a Vulcan commando team led by Sopek blows a hole in the fence and starts firing . The Andorian operative is shot by a wayward blast just as he enters the cell to release Archer and T ' Pol . With their escape cut off and the guards alerted , the rescue team is forced to join the firefight to save the hostages . After exchanging fire with the dissidents , the team manages to reach the cell . Shran gives back the Vulcan scanning device to T ' Pol and pronounces his debt repaid . Just as this happens , the Vulcans fire a rocket launcher , causing an explosion which knocks out the remaining dissidents . As the rescue team is leaving , the Vulcans accuse the Andorians of violating the Tau Ceti Accords . As they argue back and forth , Traeg , despite his wounds , aims his plasma pistol at Sopek . T ' Pol notices this and moves to defend the Vulcan leader , and as a result is instead hit by the blast , and is seriously injured . As Archer orders the crew to take T ' Pol back to the ship for medical treatment , Sopek says she ' s no longer Archer ' s responsibility . Archer disagrees , and they carry her off to the shuttlepod to return to " Enterprise " . Act Five . In the medical bay , Phlox updates Archer and Sopek on T ' Pol ' s status , which is apparently quite serious . Phlox refuses even to express optimism that T ' Pol will survive . Archer discusses the situation with Sopek , telling him that he can see how the Vulcan High Command could be annoyed at her , but that it is unreasonable to punish her by stripping her of her position . Using the argument that she risked a lot to help Sopek , he asks him to go before the High Command and ask for leniency for her . Initially , Sopek disagrees , but Phlox mentions that it will be impossible to move T ' Pol for some time . With this strong reminder of what T ' Pol risked to save him , he agrees to discuss the matter when he meets with the High Command in three days time . With Sopek gone , Phlox injects T ' Pol with something to bring her around ; perhaps her condition was not as serious as the doctor implied in front of the Vulcan . Still , when T ' Pol attempts to return to her quarters , he tells her that she is confined to the infirmary for 24 hours . Archer tells her that she made a strong impression on Sopek , and that he ( Sopek ) will talk to the High Command . After saying that he thinks she ' s likely to stay on board " Enterprise " for a long time , she replies that she should have been consulted about it . Archer suggests she still has time to catch up to Sopek , but she lies back , stating ( conveniently , perhaps ) that doing so would violate doctor ' s orders . Memorable quotes . " " They ' ve been in space for six months and they ' ve already destabilized an entire sector . " " " " My assignment to the " Enterprise " was only supposed to last eight days . It was unrealistic to expect it to continue indefinitely . " " " " The High Command is looking for a scapegoat . . . someone to blame ; they can ' t punish me , so they ' re taking it out on my science officer . . . sounds like an emotional reaction , if you ask me . " " " " My superiors believe that I ' m responsible for the destruction of the P ' Jem sanctuary . " " " " Do you agree with their assessment ? " " " " It ' s the logical conclusion . " " " " You realize you ' re not the first Vulcan officer to be posted aboard a Human starship ? The High Command has tried this before , but none of the others lasted more than a few weeks . They found their crew mates too chaotic and unpredictable . But you ' ve been here more than six months , and you haven ' t merely tolerated this crew , you ' ve become part of it . Isn ' t it logical to take pride in that accomplishment ? " " " " Pride is a Human indulgence . " " " " I suppose it is . " " " " I just . . . thought you might enjoy one final mission with your captain . Or maybe I should just take you back to " Enterprise " . " " " Houdini could get out of this . " " " " Perhaps you should invite him on your next mission . " " " " Harry Houdini was a magician , an escape artist . He was famous for being able to free himself from any kind of restraint – rope , chains , anything . " " " " That seems unlikely . " " " " That ' s why he was called a magician . " " " " I ' m curious about your starship , what can you tell me about it ? " " " " Our protein resequencer can make chicken sandwiches . " " " " You might have told us about your little war before you invited us down . " " " " It ' s clear that living among Humans has caused my reasoning to become compromised . " " " " Your people took something away from my father that meant a lot to him . They ' re not going to do the same thing to me . " " " " It ' s not Vulcan policy to negotiate with terrorists . " " " " This is Sopek . Where is Commander Tucker ? " " " " He ' s unavailable at the moment , can I take a message ? " " " " I want to know where that shuttlepod was going . " " " " What shuttlepod is that ? " " " " The one that left your launch bay nine minutes ago . " " " " I really wouldn ' t know , sir . We get shuttlepods coming and going all the time . It ' s a little like Union Station around here . " " " " I want to know where Commander Tucker is . . . " " " " I ' m sorry , your transmission ' s breaking up . . . " " " " I ' m getting " real " sick of being cut off . " " " " You ' re awfully trigger - happy for someone who ' s repressed his emotions . " " " " Captain , can you hear me ? " " " " Trip ? " " " " It ' s me and Malcolm sir . We ' re about half a kilometer away . " " " " Just the two of you ? " " " " Not exactly . We met up with some old friends down here . Andorians . Apparently , one of them thinks he owes you a favor . " " " " He couldn ' t have picked a better time . " " " " You should be the one dying , not her . " " " " I know how you must feel . She saved my life once , too . She can be a real . . . pain in the ass ! Stubborn , arrogant . Sometimes she makes me angry enough , I want to shove her out an airlock ! I can understand why the High Command ' s upset , but it took a lot of courage to step in front of that plasma bullet . Do you really want to take her back home in disgrace ? " " " " Nothing can excuse what she did at the sanctuary . " " " " I ' m not asking anyone to pin a medal on her . All I ' m asking is that she be given a second chance . " " " " I ' d say the odds are pretty good you ' re going to be with us for a while longer . " " " " You should have consulted me first . " " " " It ' s probably not too late if you want to catch up to him . " " " " That won ' t be possible . Leaving sick bay would violate my doctor ' s orders . " " Links and references . References . Andorian s ; Andorian ale ; ; chicken sandwich ; ; Coridan s ; Coridan aircraft ; Coridan ship ; dicobalt explosive s ; ditanium ; double - jointedness ; Earth ; Emerald City ; escape artist ; evasive action ; Gardner ; ; logic ; mining ; " Ni ' Var " ; P ' Jem ; phase - pistol ; " pinkskin " ; plomeek broth ; protein resequencer ; rocket launcher ; shanty town ; Starfleet Command ; statistics ; Tau Ceti Accords ( Tau Ceti ) ; triaxilation ; Union Station ; Vulcan s ; Vulcan Consulate ; Vulcan database ; Vulcan High Command Unreferenced materials . Argelius sector ; bathroom ; the Chancellor ' s army ; Crewman Cutler ; gift ; impulse manifold s ; Stiles ( Ensign ) ; Thelusian flu ; vegetarian s ; visual sensor s