When some serious anomalies begin to affect the Enterprise, caused by the Expanse, the ship must go to impulse while repairs are being made. A group of space pirates again board the ship and begin transferring huge amounts of supplies and machinery to their storage area. In the process, one of them gets captured and becomes pivotal to the story. Archer, saddened by the necessity of his mission, uses torture on this man (not that he doesn't deserve it). So, once again, the crew is forced to face all these forces instead of getting on with the severely critical mission. The Enterprise is committed and back in one piece again. There are several nice scenes in this episode. For a time, they are flying blind and must accept the consequences.