Archaeologist Richard Galen discovers the remnants of a scroll on the planet Maltos IV and translates the scroll into Federation Standard. The scroll tells the story of the interactions of the natives of Maltos IV with the Federation and Klingon Empire through a religious lens. The people see the early arrival of Jonathan Archer (referred to as "the Prophet") as a harbinger of the events that happen later. It is unknown if the Federation accepted the Maltos IV natives as members once they learned the natives were cannibals.