Stardate: 49485.2 Starting his one morale booster series aboard Voyager, Neelix begins his foray into journalism. One of his first assignments begins when he learns from a Talaxian friend that a Talaxian freighter is set to rendezvous with Voyager to pick up a passenger. Neelix investigation leads to a meeting with Captain Janeway and Lieutenant Tuvok, who inform Neelix that a disgruntled Tom Paris is leaving the ship.

Valerie puts the club up as collateral to bail Colin out of jail. She also offers to spring for a high-priced attorney, as the public defender wants to plea bargain. Colin is terrified by the thought of spending time in prison. Kelly comes home from rehab and receives a surprise call from Colin. Donna is put off by the frequent phone calls from a lonely Tara. Tara runs away from the center. Kelly and Donna pick her up and give her refuge for the night. A medical student asks Kelly on a date. Clare and Susan resolve to reunite Nat and Joan, who have broken up because their relationship lacks its past magic. Clare, Susan, Brandon and Steve organize a romantic evening for the couple. They take them to many of the places that were special to them in 1971 and help them recapture their passion. Joe undergoes successful surgery and plans to return to football. Music: 'Time of the Season' by the Zombies (#3, 1969); 'At Last' by Etta James.

During a routine air patrol, a Navy Tomcat has a catastrophic engine failure which destroys the fighter. The pilot and the RIO are able to eject in time. However, when a passing Hind helicopter make strafing run on the parachuting pair, the fighter's wingman shoots down the helicopter. The Wingman is also the carrier's Commander of the Air Group (the CAG). Cmdr. Rabb and Lt. Austin must investigate whether the shoot down was justified. They soon feel the pressure to charge the CAG for the shoot down, and force him from the Navy. The CAG doesn't make their job any easier, either.

A down-on-his-luck ad executive becomes the prime suspect when his wife and son are killed, and his daughter wounded on a night that he claims was spent drinking.

A man is found dead in his cell. It is clear that he has been murdered. Sam comes to the conclusion that one of the officers who was in the police station at the time of death has to be the killer.


A police officer is also found dead, the conclusion is that he killed the man and then committed suicide.


Sam thinks that they are both murders and tries to solve the case by finding the real perpetrator of the murders.