First Minister Shakaar pays a visit to Deep Space Nine to begin talks for entrance into the Federation. Unfortunately, a Cardassian dissident group called the True Way has planned an attempt on Shakaar's life. With security stepped up and Odo and Worf on the job, the Minister's life seems to be in good hands. That is, until Odo notices Shakaar becoming closer to Major Kira.

Stardate: 49373.4 Voyager's crew work on designing a small vessel capable of going Warp 10, or being everywhere in space at the same instant. Paris takes the vessel out for a test flight, and everything appears to have gone okay, until Paris later collapses in the mess hall. The Doctor finds Paris' body is mutating, but he can't find any way to stop it.

Xena searches for Ambrosia, a substance capable of turning someone into a god. She hopes to find it before someone who is unworthy to be a god does.

After swimmers are attacked by an alligator living in a storm drain, Mitch, Logan and Cody hunt for the creature. C.J., Caroline and Neely compete to become the cover model for Inside Sports magazine.