Stardate: 51471.3 After most of the members of the crew start experiencing similar dreams about an unknown alien, some of the crew cannot be awakened. No one seems to have an answer to this situation. Chakotay then decides to try an ancient Indian technique of directed dreaming to see if he can solve the dilemma. What he finds is a angered race of aliens, who exist in the dream state, and want to extract revenge for their perceived suffering, on the people in the conscious realm. Chakotay must convince the aliens to stop and reverse their actions, at least until Voyager is out of their space.

Brandon admits his affair to Steve. Steve suggests that they gauge Kelly's reaction by making her the advice columnist and having her respond to a letter about a similar situation. Steve intercepts a call from Emma; Kelly overhears and assumes that he is cheating on Carly. She lectures Steve and advises him to emulate Brandon. Kelly confronts Emma, who stuns her by playing the tape of Brandon's confession. A devastated Kelly breaks up with Brandon and orders him to leave her alone. A young singer accosts David for his scathing review, which resulted in her firing. David realizes that he misjudged her and helps her get a gig at the After Dark. Val buys David a new keyboard after he expresses a desire to return to music. Noah tries in vain to shut down Val's bookmaking operation. Duke sets her up with an undercover cop, and Valerie and Noah get arrested. Carly experiences a nightmarish day as she loses Zach at the mall. A kindly stranger drops off the boy at the security offices.

The chemotherapy begins to take its toll on Murphy's hair. She begins to wear a wig and attend support group meetings.