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| Series: | ENT |
| Episode: | 2x04 |
| Original Airdate: | 2002-10-09 |
| Production Number: | 031 |
| Year: | 2152 |
| Date: | Unknown |
| Story by: | Mike Sussman & Phyllis Strong |
| Directed by: | Roxann Dawson |
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Enterprise docks with a strange, automated repair space station, which proves too good to be true.
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剧情
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企業號停泊在一個高科技的維修站，那裡提供了好到令人無法相信的幫助。
在羅幕蘭地雷區受損後，企業號急需維修。亞契發出一般性船難訊號，後來收到一艘泰萊瑞特商船的混亂訊號，其中有一個維修站的座標。企業號剛抵達，看到的是一個廢棄的維修站。但停泊站的燈亮起，修理站竟自動改變，以適應企業號的需求。這似乎是一個無人維修站。進入維修站，亞契、特珀、崔普找到診斷中心，它以全像投影的方式呈現企業號的狀況，船上受損的區域以強光表示。這座維修站以某種方掃描了企業號，並且預測到船員們的需要，像，李德最近的傷也以強光顯示出來。電腦向他們三個人說話，詢問修理的付款方式。亞契提議用一些曲速電漿抵付，維修站同意，並且告訴他們修理過程將在三十五個小時內完成。亞契雖然擔心這座維修站的來歷，他還是接受了這個期限，維修站開始進行修理工作。在維修站的休閒室裡，三個人對裡面的驚人高科技印象深刻，其中包括一個食物複製機，送出了冷開水和崔普最喜歡的煎鯰魚。
三人回到船上，修理站已安排李德腳傷的醫治，並且以空前的速度修理企業號。亞契不得不懷疑，實在是好得令人覺得不是真的。
同時，崔普和李德在維修站的休閒室裡，享用複製機提供的美食。崔普不得不開始有點懷疑這座維修站，尤其當他估算出這座修理站的電腦竟是不可置信的小。他說服李德更深入的探查這座修理站，去找出電腦。不幸地，他們被維修站的電腦偵測到，被傳送回企業號。這兩人被亞契訓斥一番，但是艦長也很好奇他們在維修站發現了什麼。
梅偉瑟少尉的死，使艦長把這疑慮先放到一邊。當船員們忙著處理梅偉瑟後事時，亞契要求維修站的電腦告訴他死因。電腦無法辨識這個詢問，亞契覺得很洩氣。同時，伏拉士進行驗屍，他發現屍體並不是梅偉瑟，而是一個非常精細的複製品。亞契擬定了一個計劃：亞契、特珀和李德穿過維修站的複雜通道，同時崔普將電漿送去，使維修站的電腦分心。當亞契和特珀到達維修站的電腦中心，他們看到令人驚駭的景象：四十具類人生物的身體，蒼白而乾燥，被吊在架子上，頭蓋骨上連接了電極。特珀說那些人身體的重要器官還在運轉，但他們正遭受到嚴重的神經傷害。他們的神經圖處被連接到電腦中心，所以維修站知道那麼多不同種族的知識。當他們開始解開梅偉瑟，維修站開始背棄約定，把企業號扣留下來。亞契和特珀成功的把梅偉瑟帶回船上，但是企業號幾乎完全無法動彈，亞契下令李德付清他們的最後款項。李德拿出一個引爆器，啟動裝在電漿筒的雷管，產生電流突波。連續不斷的爆炸，再加上李德發射的魚雷，終於摧毀了維修站，企業號的指揮功能恢復正常。
伏拉士推斷說，維修站利用連接梅偉瑟大腦的方式，使用它的知識來增強它的處理功能。這可以解釋為何維修站會有如此強大的功能。船員們繼續前進，他們認為維修站已經被徹底的摧毀了。但是，在遠方，它正邪惡地自動修理起來……
（本文譯自STARTREK.COM網站，2006年8月，譯者：Jane）
Following the encounter with a Romulan mine in the last episode, Enterprise has suffered damage which requires extensive repairs. In fact, Trip estimates that he would need 3 to 4 months to complete the repairs, assuming they could even find tritanium alloy. Moreover, the damage is so pervasive that Enterprise cannot travel faster than warp 2, and the ship is essentially dead in space.
Archer then orders Hoshi to send a distress call. The call is answered by a Tellarite freighter passing by, which points them to a repair station. When Enterprise arrives at the station, they find it to be completely automated and quite sophisticated: it can adapt its environment to its guests (after scanning them and their entire database) and it has impressive technology (e.g., replicators, a kind of protoplaser). Even more interesting is its offer to completely repair the ship in less than a day and a half in exchange for a trivial compensation of 200 liters of warp plasma.
Following a great first impression, Archer slowly discovers that all is indeed too good to be true, and surmises that something definitely does not feel right. While the station does not seem to pose any immediate threat to the ship or crew, it turns out to be very self-protective: Trip and Malcolm are teleported back to Enterprise when they attempt to learn more about its computer core).
The situation takes a tragic turn when Ensign Mayweather is found dead in launch bay 1. The evidence suggests that he disobeyed orders to stay out of the sections under repair, leading to his death, but Archer refuses to believe that Travis was that foolish. The autopsy from Phlox confirms the captain's doubts: the body is not Mayweather's, but that of a quasi-perfect replica: even if Travis was dead, there would still be microorganisms living on the corpse, but they are also dead. Phlox then suggests that replicating living organisms is beyond the abilities of the station.
The captain decides to investigate the matter in more detail and assembles a team to reach the computer core. They easily disable the protective mechanisms and are suprised by what they find: dozens of unconscious bodies, connected to the computer, still alive but with irreversible brain damage, as their cerebral cortexes have been reorganized by the station's core.
When they unplug Travis, the station turns hostile. With everyone finally back aboard Enterprise, the station refuses to let the ship undock. It threatens to destroy the ship, locking out the crew from all systems.
However, Archer still has an ace up his sleeve, as he had arranged to place a detonator next to the warp plasma canisters that were delivered as payment for the repairs. The detonator ignites the plasma and destroys the station, and Enterprise is finally able to escape, repaired and with its entire crew.
However, this does not appear to be the end of the station, as some parts of the wreck slowly come together to repair themselves...
Background Information
- The plot of this episode continues on from "Minefield", with Enterprise seeking repairs after being damaged in that episode.
- The automated repair station's medical regenerator is a modified reuse of the exocomp from TNG: "The Quality of Life".
- The access tunnel hatch seems to be nothing more than a white furnace filter.
- Ensign Mayweather has a model of the Nomad probe, in its initial configuration, in his quarters.
- Among the many alien bodies, are a Klingon, a Vulcan, a Cardassian, a Xepolite, a species that closely resembles the Vaadwaur, and a member of Kago-Darr's species.
- Speculation that the repair station is somehow a precursor to the Borg is incorrect due to the timeframe of the Borg established in other Star trek episodes (see The Origin of the Borg for details). Nevertheless, the similarities between the two (replicating automata that abduct members of sentient species to form a collective) is notable.
Memorable Quotes
"It's unethical to harm a patient, I can cause as much pain as I like."
- - Phlox
"Your inquiry was not recognized."
- - Automated repair station
Links and References
Guest Star
- Roxann Dawson as Station Voice (uncredited)
References
Automated repair station; Britain; catfish; Computer core; cytokinetic enzyme; Deuterium; duranium; Fisher; Hayes; Isolytic surge; Regulan bloodworm; Replicator; Rigelian fever; Romulan; Subspace amplifier; Tarkalean; Tellarites; Tellarite freighter; Tessik Prime; transporter; transtator; warp coil; warp plasma.
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