Stardate 52889.3: The Federation has started to catch up with the new Dominion-Breen weaponry. Arriving from the Utopia Planetia Fleet Yards is the U.S.S. Sao Paulo, a Defiant-class warship with the most up-to-date specs on Breen weaponry. With the arrival of the Sao Paulo, the Federation is once again back in the game. On Cardassia Prime, Colonel Kira, Garak, and Legate Damar attempt to bring more of the Cardassian military into their force, only to be caught in a trap. The three transport to the surface in an out-of-the-way place, but they see that they are in trouble. Their Jem'Hadar vessel is destroyed high above them, they are left stranded deep in enemy territory.

In a surprising twist, Voyager finds a Federation Starship when answer a distress call. They learn this ship, the Equinox, was also pulled into the Delta Quadrant by the Caretaker. The Equinox is under attack by nucleogenic life forms from an unknown interspatial realm. Voyager extends its shields around both ship, which momentarily protects them both.

In trying to learn why the Equinox was under attack, they learn the Equinox' crew's dark secret, which turns out to be directly related to the interspatial aliens. Worse, they find the ship's Captain will do anything, and sacrifice anyone, to get his people home - even if it means sacrificing Voyager and its crew.

A warlock repeatedly attempts to kill the Charmed Ones, with a demon turning back time after each failure. This wreaks havoc on Phoebe's premonitions, leading her to see a tragic event that already occurred in the previous timeline, and may well happen again.

When Mr. Potter's drug dealing causes the Ice House to be attacked and burned down, Dawson has to admit to Joey that he caught her father selling drugs. Joey has to turn against her father in order to keep the rest of her family safe. Pacey's relationship with his father reaches a boiling point when Mr. Witter makes a crack out Andie's mental state. Grams asks Jen to move back in and Jen eventually agrees but with a few conditions and another house guest.

When Dharma and Greg decide to go on a first date to get reacquainted the old-fashioned way, their courtship doesn't go as well as planned: a furious Dharma moves back in with her parents and refuses to speak to a penitent Greg.

A shootout between a motorist and the police leads to the discovery of a gruesome Russian mob killing --- and a traumatized boy who was an eyewitness to the murder.

McCoy and Carmichael risk violating the civil liberties of witnesses when they are forced to jail them in order to safely continue their investigation.

Tonight, actress and star of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Natalie Portman.