The improvisational talents and engineering genius of B'Elanna Torres are stretched to their limits when, kidnapped by robots, she is given a task. Should she fail, the price will be the annihilation of the USS Voyager and its crew. Should she succeed, the Prime Directive will be contravened.

Alliances

Running into terrible attacks by the Kazon, the Captain and crew of the Voyager entertain the possibility of forming an alliance to increase their show of strength. Firstly, they consider some of the Kazon factions, themselves and then another group of itinerant people comes to their attention.