With Voyager under repair, Harry seizes a chance to prove himself as a commander, but finds that being a starship captain is more than he bargained for.
Mike and Sully trek back from the Cheyenne camp, intending to be home for Christmas, but they take time to aid a couple looking for a settlement.
The crisis involving Sully climaxes when Mike represents ailing Black Moon and his warriors in negotiations with the Army.
Dr. Mike is faced with the prospect of leaving Colorado Springs when Sully is offered a job surveying the new Yellowstone National Park.
As an investigation into an elaborate fencing operation leads Hunter to the killer of a fellow officer and friend, McCall weighs the decision to marry and quit the force.