On a stormy, rain-soaked night, a woman travels through the Louisiana bayous to the residence of Jake Sisko, now an old man. An admirer of his written works, the woman wants to know why he stopped writing at such an early age. Breaking his silence, Jake tells the stranger the story of the day that he lost his dad to the infinity of time.

Stardate: 49068.5 After Paris becomes attracted to Kes, and Neelix notices, tempers flair. At the same time, Voyager takes a detour to a M-Class planet that could have enough vegetation to supplant the ship's dwindling emergency rations. However, transporters will not work on the planet, so a shuttlecraft will have to be taken. Being the best pilot aboard and the resident expert on food in the Delta Quadrant, Paris and Neelix are assigned by Janeway to travel down together. On the way down, things go awry and Paris and Neelix must rely on each other to survive.

When Carlton misses his Princeton interview, Will dons sweater vest and bow tie to impersonate his cousin.

In order to stop a war Xena must save a princess that has been taken from her home. The kidnapping could lead to a war. Xena realizes that a weapons dealer is the one that has caused everything. When she tracks the dealer, she meets her old love Marcus, but she is not sure how she feels about him.

Kaye Morgan is volunteering at the Malibu School for the Blind, and Hobie is helping her with the kids. The kids are supposed to boogie-board, but one of the kids Charlie doesn't want that. Instead Mitch gives him a metal detector to play with.

Murphy's appearance in traffic court and her need to not get special treatment, because of her celebrity status, gets her a fine and 40 hours of community service. The judge demands that she reappear in court when it is reported that didn't serve her time by getting special treatment, the network hires a high-power "defense team".

Beavis and Butt-head spike a milk carton in the cafeteria with spanish fly. They were hoping a hot chick would drink the milk, but instead a guy from their P.E. class drinks it.

Beavis and Butt-head mistakenly think they can sue a chick named Kimberly for sexual harassment because she gives them 'wood' while in class.