Jesse enlists Joey's help to appear more intellectual at a cultural event attended by his girlfriend, Rebecca Donaldson.
The Enterprise's computer system falls prey to a mysterious electronic "virus" which programs the ship to self destruct.
Harm and Mac defend an ensign who claims she felt threatened by another officer and that killing him was simply self-defense.
Harm becomes the pawn of a CIA agent hoping to catch the killer of a Russian spy known for dealing in stolen secrets.
Mac starts drinking again after her possessive ex-boyfriend is killed in a car-jacking, but she is still followed by an unknown stalker.