Sick Bay on the USS Admonitor is in chaos. The entire crew, with the exceptions of Lianna Young and Nox, have taken ill. Even Jek'Kralija is experiencing violent muscle spasms, which the EMH cannot alleviate. However, it does diagnose the causes of the other illnesses: food-poisoning. Young brings Dauk-Dauk up and blames him for poisoning her crew, commenting that she has reached the limits of her patience with the civilian crew. She orders Nox to punish Dauk, and then goes to her cabin to contact the USS Enterprise-C. However, she cannot reach the ship.