Precious Cargo ( episode ) After " Enterprise " rescues a pair of aliens with a mysterious cargo , Trip finds himself in a major predicament after he accidentally opens the cargo . Summary . Teaser . enjoys his off - duty time playing the harmonica in his quarters when the answers a distress call . He see the large ship out his window when Captain Archer calls in to ask if he ' d like to help with some repair work . Act One . The ship is a Retellian cargo ship and is experiencing problems with its life support system s . Tucker meets up with Archer and T ' Pol at a docking port . Two crewmen from the ship are welcomed aboard " Enterprise " and explain that they have been hired to return a young woman back to her homeworld but a few days ago her stasis pod began to malfunction . Their ship is a small cargo vessel , however , not designed or equipped for more than two people ; they still have a long journey ahead of them ( at warp 2 ) and if she wakes up , there won ' t be enough food or air . They gladly accept all the assistance Archer offers them and are grateful for Tucker to take a look . One of the aliens , Firek Goff , also makes a request for a bath , and Archer agrees , adding a meal prepared by the chef . The other alien , Firek Plinn , guides Tucker to the pod , which appears to be " creatively " powered by some old power cell s . Tucker suggests EPS conduit s and goes to examine the pod , asking for Hoshi Sato to come aboard to translate and to get some tools . The alien agrees , happy for the help . Tucker is slightly struck by the female . Meanwhile , on the " Enterprise " , Goff meets with Archer , and thinks him for his hospitality . When Archer offers to help them get to their destination in just a few days , however , he politely declines the offer , insisting that they are on a schedule and that the family is not even expecting her on her home world for another five months . However , trouble occurs when the passenger awakens following another malfunction while Tucker is working . It becomes obvious that she is not there of her own will : she is kicking and screaming in the pod that she is being held in , demanding to be let out . At dinner with the captain and T ' Pol , the aliens receive an alert , and Goff goes to investigate , trying to not arouse suspicion . He finds Tucker trying to help her out of the pod , but , as he helps her up , Goff knocks him out . He calls for the other alien , who politely leaves dinner as well to address a " minor problem . " When he leaves , Archer calls Tucker , but he doesn ' t respond , prompting him to have Malcolm Reed escort Plinn back to his ship . Goff goes to the docking port , sees Plinn being escorted , and starts firing . He leaves his partner behind and undocks his ship , breaking the docking clamps as he does so . Act Two . The " Enterprise " pursues him at warp 2 , taking him out of warp . The cargo ship manages to release a dilithium hydroxyl cloud that disables " Enterprise " s warp drive temporarily . They will have to purge their plasma vent s . On the cargo ship , the outraged passenger picks up a weapon and beats Tucker with it , yelling in an alien language . Tucker slowly tries to signal he ' s not one of the captors . He signals he will untie her , though as he comes in , Goff bursts in and demands he fix the stasis pod . Tucker says it will be awhile , and Goff accepts it , leaving the room . Tucker then unties her and tries to gesture for the universal translator , since it must be nearby . He finds it and points it at her , gesturing for her to talk . She does so , and eventually they can communicate . She explains to Tucker that she is a prisoner and that she was attacked on her way back from a diplomatic mission . She is surprised that Tucker doesn ' t know her , for her family is apparently known on hundreds of worlds . She is Kaitaama , to be the First Monarch of the Sovereign Dynasty of Krios Prime . She is sure that she has been kidnapped by the Retellians for a ransom – so she suggests just waiting until the ransom is paid and they are returned safely . Tucker , however , doesn ' t want to sit around and wait , so he suggests trying to escape the cargo vessel through an escape pod he saw earlier . She protests , stating that it is too dangerous , but Tucker tells her that he is not one of her subjects and that he will try to get out regardless of what she says . Back on the " Enterprise " , Archer and T ' Pol interrogate Plinn . Plinn insists he ' s a victim , too , and that he doesn ' t have much information about Goff ' s plans . Archer asks for their warp frequency to more easily locate the ship , but he insists he doesn ' t know much about it . Archer orders him kept in the airlock under guard . Tucker works on opening a way into the ship ' s cargo bay , trying to convince Kaitaama to come along . She berates him and is confident they will not harm her due to her value . Tucker is convinced they ' ll kill him once the stasis pod is fixed , and says to her that hostage situation s rarely turn out as expected . He successfully opens the door to the crawlspace and makes a final plea for her to come with him . When he promises to disable internal sensor s so that the ship won ' t be able to detect the escape pod , she finally agrees to come with him . They find that the escape pod is only small enough for one person , but they have to cram in . He jettisons the pod and they cross the subspace threshold successfully . Tucker is now without a plan , which surprises Kaitaama , but he is able to find a star system nearby . Forced , she agrees to head there . Act Three . Crammed inside a tiny space , they irritate each other immensely as Tucker tries to figure out the pod and Kaitaama berates him for touching a First Monarch and not knowing what he ' s doing . Tucker tries to tolerate her and states they will have to try to find a way to get along for the long ride . Plinn is brought to a dimly - lit room on " Enterprise " to the captain for further interrogation . Archer starts with Plinn ' s tribunal which he says will take place in the room . He says T ' Pol is assigned to be an impartial judicial administrator to his case , having already reviewed the evidence . He states several charges for which he will be judged – and an example of the kinds of the harsh punishments T ' Pol has brought before . Plinn objects that they don ' t have jurisdiction over him and that he wasn ' t responsible for the crimes , but Archer simply says he ' s not the one Plinn must convince . T ' Pol enters , pretending to be the harsh judge and asks if he knows the accusations – and if his culture has death ritual s . Plinn demands his government be contacted , but T ' Pol states she has complete autonomy and doesn ' t feel the need . She leaves , leaving Plinn under a lot of pressure . Archer is playing " good cop " and offers him leniency versus T ' Pol in exchange for some information . In the escape pod , the two find some nourishment in a compartment . Tucker makes some conversation and the two manage to tolerate each other until they can land on a habitable planet . Tucker still can ' t figure out the sensor for life sign s , but can see that it has a breathable atmosphere . Tucker finds a few island s , and Kaitaama permits the landing . It ' s a bumpy descent , but fortunately the pod makes it . They end up in a hot , humid , swamp y area , not very hospitable . Act Four . Kaitaama and Tucker explore the area to set up camp and focus on survival , though they continue irritating each other . Kaitaama insists on treating Tucker ' s wound , as she is now dependent on him . She is also sent to get dry wood , but can ' t find much , prompting a comment by Tucker . She refuses to do the manual work , leaving it to the one " more suited " but Tucker won ' t have it . After some arguing , yelling and bickering they end up physically intimate . Later , they wake up , and Tucker hears the sound of the escape pod ' s subspace beacon , which indicates it ' s been traced . Tucker bashes it silent , since it probably is Goff . Indeed , he lands on the planet in pursuit of the two . They set a trap for him , with a decoy Tucker that Goff shoots , only for Tucker to jump from above and fight him . Goff bests him , but Kaitaama knocks him out with a stick from behind . As they look for his weapon , fortunately , Archer , T ' Pol , and Reed arrive to rescue the them . Back on the " Enterprise " , Tucker accompanies Kaitaama to the battle cruiser that is to take her home . He jokes that he doubts that from what she told him , her family would allow her to see him if he were to ever visit Krios Prime . But she states that once she has been made First Monarch , she will have the authority to change the rules and asks him to come visit her to find out . Memorable quotes . " " Take him back to docking port 2 . Put him in the airlock and post a security detail . " " " " I ' m telling you the truth ! " " " " We ' ll keep the outer hatch unlocked . If you decide to leave , you know the way out . " " " " My family is known on hundreds of worlds . " " " " Well , I ' m afraid Earth isn ' t one of ' em . " " " " I am first monarch of the sovereign dynasty of Krios Prime . " " " " Oh . . . Charles Tucker III . Pleased to meet you . " " " " You are not to leave this chamber ! " " " " With all due respect , I ' m " not " one of your subjects . " " " " Is your entire species so ill - mannered ? " " " " No . . . just me . " " " " This ' d be a whole lot easier if you ' d stop moving around . " " " " You ' re touching me ! " " " " I ' m afraid I don ' t have much choice . " " " " It ' s inappropriate to touch the first monarch ! " " " " You ' re welcome to step " outside " until I ' m done . " " " " You know , you were a lot more pleasant in stasis . " " " " Is it edible ? " " " " Well , depends how hungry you are . " " " " Well , we started out with 83 crewmen on board . We ' re down to 76 . " " " " How much do you weigh ? " " " " What ? " " " " Your weight ? " " " " 72 kilograms . " " " " Height ? " " " " 1 . 8 meters . Why are you asking these questions ? " " " " Does your culture observe any postmortem rituals ? " " " " This is not fair ! I demand to speak with someone from my government ! " " " " You ' d be dead if it weren ' t for me ! " " " " I ' m beginning to think " that " would be preferable ! " " " " I doubt the commoners back home would complain ! " " " " Trip ? This a bad time ? " " Links and references . 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