Borderland ( episode ) Archer needs the help of a criminal to prevent war with the Klingons . ( Part 1 of 3 ) Summary . Teaser . While on patrol in the Borderland , an area of space between the Klingon Empire and the Orion Syndicate , a discovers a transport shuttle containing two Human bio - sign s . While the two Humans are being escorted to the brig , they attack and murder the entire crew . Act One . Back on Earth , Dr . Arik Soong sits in his prison cell , working on plans for improvements of the Human genome . At that time , Jonathan Archer visits . After Soong reveals his sarcastic and pretentious personality , Archer tells Soong about the Bird - of - Prey . According to Archer , it was attacked by Augment s whose DNA matched ones that Soong stole from a medical facility when they were embryos twenty years before . He raised the children as his own , and never revealed their location . They have been left alone since they were 10 . Soong is removed from prison and is to work on board , which is fully repaired from its mission in the Delphic Expanse , to help locate the Augments . He is fitted with a transponder so he won ' t be able to escape without being tracked . Soong tells Archer to search the Borderland for the Bird - of - Prey . As " Enterprise " prepares to launch , Archer takes a moment to regard his reassembled crew and tells them he wouldn ' t have it any other way as the ship leaves spacedock and warps towards the Borderland . On the Bird - of - Prey , a power struggle ensues when the Augment leader Raakin scolds Malik for stealing the vessel . Malik takes great offense to this action and contemplates Raakin ' s future as their leader . In " Enterprise " s sickbay , Phlox and Soong have a discussion about genetic engineering and the Augments , as well as the disastrous Eugenics Wars of the 20th century . Phlox says his people have used genetic engineering to help cure disease for over two centuries , but that is very different from what Soong does . He is not pleased about Soong ' s work and behavior . Upon entering the Borderland on May 17 , 2154 , " Enterprise " is almost immediately attacked by two Orion Interceptor s . Act Two . The Orion s abduct nine of " Enterprise " s crewmembers , including Commander T ' Pol and Ensign Jeffrey Pierce . The crewmembers are taken to Verex III to an Orion processing station , where they are auctioned off as slaves . Soong guides Archer to this planet as he used to acquire supplies he used to survive while on the run . All of the slaves are fitted with a neurolytic restraint . If they try to escape , they will die . On the Bird - of - Prey , Malik is able to earn the respect of many of the Augments and spearheads a mutiny against Raakin , which he confides to Persis , a female Augment . He says he should be the Augments ' leader because he is the smartest and the strongest and it is what their " father " would have wanted . Arriving at Verex III , the " Enterprise " is able to enter the auction due to an old identification code used by Soong . All prisoners are wearing neurolytic restraint s , so " Enterprise " is not able to beam the crew back . T ' Pol is found to be a high demand individual and is sold for a high price to a Tellarite . Act Three . Archer and Soong beam down to Verex III . Archer is able to locate most of his crew in cells . After Soong and Archer view an Orion slave girl up for auction , Ensign Pierce is up next . Archer buys him using his scanner and bribes an Orion to deactivate his restraint but to leave it on Pierce ' s neck . On the Klingon Bird - of - Prey in the Klingon captain ' s quarters , Persis tells Raakin of Malik ' s upcoming plan to overthrow him and take his place as leader . She tells Raakin that Malik believes he is weak and is making all of the Augments weak . Persis further tells Raakin that Malik believes that if their " father " were with them he would choose Malik to lead them . Raakin announces that he will betray their father ' s principles – by killing Malik . Back in orbit of Verex III , Ensign Pierce is beamed back to " Enterprise " where , upon removal from his neck by Dr . Phlox , the restraint is analyzed by Tucker . In a corridor on the Bird - of - Prey , Raakin attempts to kill Malik but , unfortunately for him , all of the Augments on the Klingon vessel have turned on him , choosing Malik as their new leader . This eventually leads to Raakin ' s death at Malik ' s hands and command of the ship is officially handed to Malik . Persis also now becomes Malik ' s partner after Raakin is killed . A code to deactivate all the restraints is discovered and Archer returns to the auction , along with Soong . Archer is able to deactivate all restraints for the slaves and a riot ensues . The " Enterprise " crew is beamed back to the ship five at a time , but Soong stuns the captain and escapes . Soong deactivates his transponder so he can ' t be tracked . Archer climbs one of the slave cages and spots Soong , then activates his arm restraints . Soong uses this to climb a wall , but Archer catches up with him and deactivates the restraints , causing Soong to fall back to the ground . They return to " Enterprise " . Act Four . Archer accuses Soong , now locked in " Enterprise " s brig , of having planned the whole thing , knowing the Orions would attack the ship . He says two of the captured crew may suffer permanent injury . Soong pleads with Archer to just leave the Augments alone ; they are the future of mankind . They ' re stronger , faster , and live longer than the average Human . Archer tells him they are dangerous and have to be stopped and proceeds to leave . Soong tries to insist that genetic engineering could have saved Archer ' s father , who was suffering from Clarke ' s Disease ; those who had banned genetic engineering had condemned him to death . Yet the captain refuses to listen . Tucker and T ' Pol speak briefly in sickbay . He asks how her honeymoon was , and she says that although she was on Vulcan for two weeks after Tucker left , she spent the time alone in meditation . Tucker says it isn ' t really his business anyway . Resuming their search for the Bird - of - Prey , the " Enterprise " is , again , attacked by two Orion Interceptors claiming they " stole " Orion property . " Enterprise " is suffering damage until a Bird - of - Prey appears and chases off the Interceptors . Docking with " Enterprise " , they find out it is the Augments . Malik meets with Archer and tells him that Soong has contacted him and they have come to rescue him . Archer says his orders to take the Augments back to Earth . Malik says Earth despises the whole idea of his kind , and besides they are superior to Humans . He warns Archer that he is going to hurt him , then a moment later , he grabs Archer ' s neck threatening to kill him if Malcolm Reed or anybody else interferes . He says that even with a warning the Humans are helpless compared to the Augments . They are five times as strong , twice as smart . Reed lowers his weapon . Then Malik , with Archer as a hostage , exits the ready room onto the bridge and then to the turbolift . At the docking port , the other Augments led by Persis hack into the door controls and storm the " Enterprise " s dock , stunning all guarding MACO s . They proceed to the brig and release Soong . Persis hugs him and Soong smiles . At the docking port , Malik arrives with Archer in front of the rest of the Augments and Soong . Soong says he is proud of all of them . Soong tells Archer to go home and start learning to speak Klingon . Malik leaves Archer and returns to the Bird - of - Prey with the others . The ship warp s out with " Enterprise " unable to pursue due to damaged engines . On the Bird - of - Prey , Soong takes command and tells the Augments that they are going to retrieve thousands of their " brothers and sisters " who are waiting to be born . " " Let ' s go get them " " , Soong states to his " children " . TO BE CONTINUED . . . Memorable quotes . " " Jonathan Archer . What brings you here ? They naming the prison after you ? " " " " Dr . Phlox ' s reputation rivals my own – before I was imprisoned , of course . I ' d enjoy trading notes with him . " " " " Here we are again . Wouldn ' t have it any other way . " " " " I didn ' t realize you shared Humanity ' s reactionary attitude towards this field of medicine . " " " " On the contrary , we ' ve used genetic engineering on Denobula for over two centuries , to generally positive effect . " " " " But you don ' t approve of what I ' ve done . " " " " You tried to redesign your species ! The first time that was attempted on Earth , the result was 30 million deaths . " " " " We can ' t let past mistakes hold us back . " " " " It ' s your responsibility as a scientist to " learn " from past mistakes . " " " " Now what makes you think I haven ' t ? " " " " I can read . " " " " It comes with everything but its own protein resequencer . For that , I ' ll need another day . " " " " You don ' t like me very much , do you , " Commander " Tucker ? " " " " No , I don ' t . " " " " You probably blame me for what happened to your Vulcan " friend " . " " " " Your crew could use a sense of humor . " " " " You ' re doing well . Oh , three million six – not even my last wife sold for that much ! " " " " If you don ' t sell as a slave , I will sell you as food . " " " " What kind of people are these ? " " " " I ' d say they ' re not unlike some of your ancestors , judging from your accent . " " " " Well , if I remember my history , these Augments you love so much had plenty of slaves . " " " " They were more like subjects . " " " " Ah . . . they were just treated like slaves . " " " " You ' ve got spirit . I might just keep you for myself . " " " " I ' m not for sale . " " " " To quote one of your philosophers , Nietzsche : ' Mankind is something to be surpassed . ' " " " " It ' s been a pleasure , Captain . Take my advice : go home and start learning how to speak Klingon . " " Links and references . 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