Shockwave , Part II ( episode ) As the Suliban take the crew hostage , Archer disappears off the ship . While stuck in the 31st century , Archer and Daniels work to find a way to get back to " Enterprise " and repair the timeline . " ( Season premiere ) " Summary . Teaser . Jonathan Archer has disappeared from the while it is under threat from Silik , who demands to take him captive and doesn ' t believe he ' s gone . Sub - commander T ' Pol , now in command , chooses to allow the Suliban to board and verify her claim . balks at the idea , but T ' Pol deduces she doesn ' t have a choice . Act One . In the 31st century , Archer and Temporal agent are stranded , as there is no technology that could be used to send Archer back . Daniels is still struck by the situation , with Archer hounding him with questions . Walking through the rubble , Daniels notes the lack of a monument to the Federation . Explaining to Archer that this Federation didn ' t exist in his time , it must have simply " ceased to exist " at any time . They make their way to a library to find some answers . Oddly , the library is not filled with electronically - stored records as Daniel expects , but , rather , paper book s . On the " Enterprise " , the Suliban search thoroughly every area of the ship . They do not find any trace of Archer , but they get their data disk s back ( which have not been duplicated ) and detect a temporal signature at Archer ' s last known location ( the turbolift ) . Silik questions T ' Pol but seems convinced she isn ' t lying . The Suliban have control of the ship now , Silik ordering the crew to quarters . Back on Earth , Ambassador Soval confronts Admiral Maxwell Forrest about the " Enterprise " being delayed three day s . Soval decides to send the " D ' kyr " to recover T ' Pol since the " Enterprise " failed to be at the rendezvous point on time . Commander asks if the " D ' kyr " even detected them on long - range sensor s . Soval reluctantly reports that the ship was joined by several unidentified vessels and left sensor range . Soval assumes this behavior is intentional , and , since T ' Pol would never agree with it , that she is being detained . Williams immediately objects to this , but Forrest is confident there ' s a good reason and encourages the ship to pursue . Act Two . The Suliban have brought " Enterprise " to a nearby helix facility . Silik and Commander Raan try to communicate with the Humanoid Figure for instructions to proceed , but the Figure isn ' t responding . Raan supposes that they technically failed in their mission , having not obtained Archer , and might be avoiding them for that reason . Further , they haven ' t destroyed " Enterprise " . Silik insists the presence of the temporal signature changes the mission , requiring new instructions . Raan wants to destroy the " Enterprise " now , but Silik instead wants to bring T ' Pol under some medical procedure . Back in the library , Daniels confirms events are correct up until the Warp Five program . Archer and Daniels argue a bit as Archer is trying to get more information , but Daniels is hesitant to say anything more than he needs . Archer sees a book on the Romulan Star Empire , but Daniels quickly turns him away . Daniels says that Archer ' s mission needed to be successful , but simply says it " led to others " instead of going into the Federation . Then , he realizes those that are directing the Suliban wanted " Archer " , not necessarily to stop the " Enterprise " . Daniels himself achieved that , against his intention . Archer recognizes a " chicken and egg " problem , since there ' s not even electricity where they are , but Daniels gets an idea . Daniels takes Archer ' s communicator and scanner and sends Archer for some raw materials . He intends to make a device from these to contact " Enterprise " on the same day Archer left . Silik forcefully interrogates T ' Pol to learn where Archer has gone , but realizes that she knows little . Meanwhile , the crew does what they can . From his quarters , Tucker is able to set up a communication link between his room and Malcolm Reed ' s , and continues to contact more . Eventually , T ' Pol is returned to her quarters , but she ' s in a daze due to the torture and tries lying down . Archer then appears in her room , finally able to contact her . She can hear him , but is still disoriented , repeating the same lines she told Silik . Eventually , she focuses on Archer and answers his questions about where the ship is . He gives her instructions . Act Three . Tucker makes progress on the communication , now able to talk to Reed , T ' Pol and Hoshi Sato . The crew then formulates a plan to take back the ship , save the captain , and escape the Suliban . However , the locks on their room doors can only be opened on the outside , so someone has to crawl through the air vents and Hoshi Sato is the only one small enough . Despite her claustrophobia , she " volunteers " and is able to reach to Phlox ' s quarters , where he has prepared a hypospray to knock out the guards . She then makes her way to just outside Malcolm Reed ' s room . However , her shirt catches on a hook . As she tries to fix it , she falls and accidentally loses it in the crawlway . Fortunately , she isn ' t seen . She opens the door , with her hands over her chest , telling Reed to not say what he is about to say and to get her a shirt . Later , the crew is free . Near the transporter , T ' Pol sits down and acts delirious as two Suliban find her . While wrestling her up , they are injected into unconsciousness from behind by Reed and Tucker . They hide the bodies in Reed ' s room and leave Sato to watch them . Reed then goes to Daniels ' s quarters to get a device , but he is caught by the Suliban . In the following interrogation , he tells Silik that Archer gave him orders to destroy it to prevent Silik from contacting someone ( he hasn ' t been able to do so since Archer ' s time transport ) . Silik appears to accept his explanation and takes the device to the temporal chamber to study it . Meanwhile , Tucker and T ' Pol successfully subdue the Suliban in engineering and initiate a fake warp core breach . Raan informs Silik , who can ' t be bothered while he ' s studying Daniels ' device . Raan sends more soldiers but , as they arrive , Tucker and T ' Pol are gone but conduits start exploding . Silik orders Raan to get rid of the ship , but leaves Raan to take care of all the logistics . Raan succeeds in getting the " Enterprise " towed , but , as soon as they are freed from the helix , " Enterprise " goes to warp , soon pursued by the Suliban ships . Silik believes Daniels ' device can contact his master , who he desperately needs to hear from , and , indeed , it seems like it ' s working . Unfortunately for him , the person that he is contacting turns out to be Archer , who the device transports back to the present directly into an attack on Silik . Archer takes Silik ' s sidearm and puts it to his head , warning him not to " " shift shape or pull one of his chameleon routines " , " otherwise he ' ll blow his head off . Act Four . Archer then takes him as an hostage and destroys Daniels ' device , confirming that the " Enterprise " left and demanding Silik to recall the ships pursuing them . Meanwhile , the " Enterprise " is under heavy attack , though able to fight back and searching for the Vulcan ship . Then , suddenly , the ships stop firing . Then , they leave , to everyone ' s relief . Then , one cell ship approaches . T ' Pol hails it , and everyone sighs with relief to hear Archer . He ' s taken Silik prisoner . The " Enterprise " finally reaches the " D ' kyr " and presents their proof to Starfleet and the Vulcan High Command . Soval , making an assessment of the " Enterprise " mission up to this point , concedes that Archer wasn ' t responsible for the colony ' s destruction , however , citing results of previous encounters , which include the the incident at P ' Jem , he still recommends to cancel the " Enterprise " s mission . Archer makes his final plea , comparing Humans ' growth in space exploration to the development of a Human child , which occurs gradually instead of instantaneously , and promises that Humans will learn from their mistakes . Then , after Soval attempts to dismiss this argument , T ' Pol interjects with a protest , adding her commentary about the Vulcans ' historical need to learn from their mistakes as well . This unexpectedly causes Soval to leave the room abruptly . Admiral Forrest then promises that there will be further discussion in the council regarding these deliberations . Later that night , Archer visits T ' Pol to thank her for standing up for the Humans ' right to explore space . " Enterprise " s mission will be allowed to continue , and Archer believes her speech to the Vulcans were what finally convinced the council . T ' Pol tells Archer that despite everything , she still doesn ' t believe in time travel ; however , Archer isn ' t so sure . Memorable quotes . " " We brought you here to " protect " the timeline . Heh , we did quite a job . " " " " So I suggest we use some of them to figure out what you did to the last thousand years when you brought me here this morning . " " " " If we find Captain Archer aboard this vessel , you ' ll all be - " punished " for lying to me . " " " " Confine all of them to their quarters . If anyone resists . . . " " " " Understood . " " " " I know you don ' t think much of Archer , ambassador , but he is not in the habit of kidnapping Vulcans ! " " ( Looking at a book ) " " The Romulan Star Empire ? What ' s that ? " " " " Maybe you shouldn ' t be reading that . " " " " By taking you away from the 22nd century , I caused exactly what I was trying to prevent . " " " " Science Vulcan Directorate has determined that time travel is . . . not fair . " " " Whatever it is you want to say I don ' t want to hear it . Just get me a shirt . " " " " I said you ' re an ugly bastard ! " " " " Good to hear your voice , captain . " " " " Good to hear yours too . I feel like I ' ve been away for . . . a thousand years . " " " " We ' re going to stumble , make mistakes – I ' m sure more than a few before we find our footing . But we ' re going to " learn " from those mistakes . That ' s what being Human is all about . " " " " I still don ' t believe in time travel . " " " The hell you don ' t . " " Links and references . References . 31st century ; " Along Came a Spider " ; analogy ; Andorian ; " Annie " ; " A Perfect Wife and Mother " ; " A Place Called Freedom " ; bicycle ; ' ; book ; bookshelf ; ; " Carpool " ; carrier wave ; chameleon ; ' ; claustrophobia ; Command Council ; data disk ; " Driving Force " ; " D ' kyr " ; Earth ; East Africa ; electricity ; EPS grid ; Federation ; ; ; " Gangland " ; gazelle ; high school ; ' ; ; " Janova " ; ladder ; library ; meter ; millimeter ; monument ; Naiman ; P ' Jem ; Paraagan II ; polarized hull plating ; ' ; quantum discriminator ; ' ; ; " Slopes " ; spatial coordinates ; suicide ; Suliban cell ship ( cylindrical ) ; Suliban cell ship ( spherical ) ; Suliban helix ; " Targets of Opportunity " ; Temporal Cold War ; time portal ; ' ; utopia ; ; Vulcan ; Vulcan High Command ; Vulcan nerve pinch ; Vulcan Science Directorate ; Warp Five program ;