A Night in Sickbay
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| Series: | ENT |
| Episode: | 2x05 |
| Original Airdate: | 2002-10-16 |
| Production Number: | 030 |
| Year: | 2152 |
| Date: | Unknown |
| Story by: | Rick Berman and Brannon Braga |
| Directed by: | David Straiton |
Archer spends a night in sickbay with Dr. Phlox after Porthos picks up a deadly virus on an alien planet.
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剧情
醫務室之夜
企業號急需電漿注射器，亞契親自前往，和克利坦森人協商。但為了避免再次觸怒克利坦森人，亞契垂頭喪氣的回企業號。當他知道波叟在克利坦森人星球上感染了某種病源體，必須留在醫務室治療時，更覺沮喪。更糟的是波叟的情況一直惡化，伏拉士醫生必須防止這隻小獵犬的免疫系統完全崩潰。當亞契煩惱他寵物的狀況時，特珀告訴他，她查出了克利坦森人生氣的原因。顯然地，那是因為波叟在那棵三百歲老樹下尿尿惹的禍。那棵在外交會堂外的老樹，被他們視為文化寶物。為了得到電漿注射器，艦長必須執行他們的道歉儀式。這使亞契勃然大怒，他覺得克利坦森人早就知道他們的大氣中有使波叟生病的病源體，卻沒有先通知企業號。
沮喪的亞契決定晚上留在醫務室裡陪他的寵物。在那裡，他看著伏拉士進行治療，也看到應醫生奇特的修飾習慣，以及如何餵養龍裡的生物。老是睡不著覺，亞契就去健身房做運動，在那裡他遇到特珀。當他們在跑步機上一起跑步的時候，兩個人就克利坦森人的事情吵了起來。特珀認為亞契又再次因為個人情感而阻礙了他該進行的任務，但是亞契對特珀竟然對波叟這麼沒同情心感到生氣。他們還在健身的時候，星傳來克利坦森人的要求清單。亞契讀完，又生氣又厭惡的跑回醫務室。波叟的情況更糟了，這隻小狗已經休克，牠的身體抗拒伏拉士的治療。
長夜漫漫，亞契越來越疲倦，也越來越焦慮。伏拉士說或許艦長和特珀之間的性緊張，是造成他沮喪的原因，亞契馬上否認。稍後，亞契夢到波叟的喪禮以及他和特珀親密相處。當他醒來，波叟仍然沒有好轉，伏拉士的治療有部分的效果，但是這隻小獵犬的腦下垂體有很嚴重的損傷。伏拉士在水中進行複雜的手術，用卡利遜變色龍的腦下垂體來取代波叟的。在手術過程中，醫生和艦長聊到亞契可能對特珀的吸引力，聊到伏拉士的擴展家庭，也聊到文化差異。這些談話使亞契了解文化差異，而他必須向克利坦森人道歉。
回到克利坦森星上，亞契履行了一串古怪的儀式，其中包括劈砍樹幹，再將劈好的樹幹排成特定的圖案。他的道歉使克利坦森人十分高興，企業號得到足夠的電漿注射器，還多了幾個被用的。一回到企業號，亞契不太自然的向特珀道歉，說他最近兩人之間的衝突感到抱歉。不言可喻，兩人之間仍存在著性緊張。
回到醫務室，亞契知道移植手術進行的非常成功，波叟正逐漸康復。亞契高高興興的向伏拉士道謝，把他的寵物帶回去。
（本文譯自STARTREK.COM網站，2006年8月，譯者：Jane）
Jonathan Archer, Porthos, Hoshi Sato and T'Pol are in the decontamination chamber after a infructuous visit to the Kreetassans. They were trying to improve the relations they have with these people (ENT: "Vox Sola") and hoping to be able to get a plasma injector, but they end up offending them again and don't yet know why. Besides, Porthos came back from the planet with a pathogen and Phlox asks to keep him under observation.
Since Trip insists on getting the plasma injectors, Archer has to consider formally apologizing to the Kreetassans, but is reluctant to do so because it was their negligence to check Porthos' genome against the environment of their planet that caused the dog to catch the pathogen. He eventually learns that it was Porthos who offended them by urinating on one of their sacred trees, but does not feel any empathy for them, because they didn't have any compassion for his dog.
The episode then goes on with tension rising between Archer's sentimentality and T'Pol's advice on the logical path to take. The treatments by Phlox are failing to cure the unfortunate dog, and Archer is not getting much sleep while spending the night in sickbay with Porthos.
The captain eventualy decides to swallow his pride, and following the advice of Dr. Phlox (who turns out to also be a psychiatrist), proceeds with the apologies. In the end, everything turns out all right; his apology is accepted, they are able to get a plasma injector, Porthos recovers after a pituitary gland transplant from a Calrissian chameleon, and Archer apologizes to Phlox and T'Pol for his behavior the last couple of days.
Background Information
- In Captain Archer's dream, the "Dog Cemetery" contains two head stones for dogs, one for "Duffy" (2132 - 2145) and another for "Goldie". Since Archer says he "grew up with dogs", it's possible these were his previous pet dogs.
- During the apology ceremony, Archer wears what appears to be the bottom half only of a standard uniform jumpsuit. This indidcates that either the jumpsuits are in fact two piece garments with hidden closures or a previously (and subsequently) unseen uniform variant.
Memorable Quotes
"Sorry, I'm a little on edge. I haven't slept very much, but I'm doing the breast I... the best, I can."
"Hmmmm..."
- - Archer talking to T'Pol slips up, and Doctor Phlox walks by between them subtly.
"Do we have a chainsaw onboard?"
- - Hoshi, in regards to the Kreetassans ritual.
Links and References
Guest Stars
References
autosuture; Calrissian chameleon; Chainsaw; decompression chamber; Denobulan language; Duffy; Goldie; Kreetassa; Kreetassan; Pillarian slip; plasma injector; Porthos; Pyrithian bat; Pyrithian moon hawk
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