2.4 "Dead Stop" Trivia Quiz

Answer: A decade

It's been four days since the incident, and while crews have been working around the clock to effect repairs, the damage is extensive enough that (Chief Engineer) Commander Tucker estimates that it would take three to four months to complete... *if* they can find tritanium alloy. And without being able to polarize the hull plating in the damaged section, they are limited to a maximum speed of Warp 2.1.

Given this information, Captain Archer does the math and realizes that it will take a decade to travel to the shipbuilding facilities of Jupiter Station to have Starfleet's resources.

Captain Jonathan Archer and Commander Charles Tucker III were played by Scott Bakula and Connor Trinneer, respectively.

Answer: Tellarites

At the far reaches of their communications range, a Tellarite freighter responds to their distress call, but they do not divert course to help. Rather, they simply send information (coordinates) to a nearby repair station.

Without having had any prior contact with the species, only Sub-Commander T'Pol is able to give any information on them, and the best she can offer is that "they're not the most agreeable species, but they're usually trustworthy."

Jolene Blalock portrayed Sub-Commander T'Pol.

Answer: "It's unethical to harm a patient. I can inflict as much pain as I like."

If you don't recall the events of the previous episode "Minefield", Lt. Reed's leg was pierced and pinned by a metal rod extending from a mine attached to the Enterprise's hull.

Malcolm is keen to return to duty and is frustrated with Dr. Phlox's estimate of one to two weeks before he'll be able to do so. Phlox emphasizes a positive attitude as being the key to faster healing, and that complaining will probably extend things.

Lieutenant Malcolm Reed was played by Dominic Keating while John Billingsley was Dr. Phlox.

Answer: None - the station is unmanned.

Unexpectedly, the crew of the Enterprise find the repair station unmanned. There is no response to their hails until they are scanned by the station, after which the station reconfigures itself in front of their eyes. Where before the station had a liquid helium atmosphere inside with a temperature 270 degrees below zero, it now becomes ideal for humans. At the same time, the too-small 'repair bay' alters itself to accommodate the Enterprise's dimensions.

Without any further communication, Captain Archer decides to go ahead and asks Ensign Mayweather to take them in.

Anthony Montgomery acted the part of Ensign Travis Mayweather.

Answer: 34.2 hours

Commander Tucker is especially shocked at the 34.2 Earth hours quoted by the repair station computer, and he tells Archer and T'Pol that it would take 'the boys at Jupiter Station' three months to do the same work.

Despite all of the mystery surrounding the station, its lack of personnel, and its high level of technology, Captain Archer decides to go ahead with the offered repairs.

Answer: Spatial Torpedoes: Four

Captain Archer tries to get the automated system to answer his questions, or provide someone live to respond to him. Rather, it keeps on replying, "Your inquiry was not recognized." Finally, in consultation with Trip and T'Pol, Archer chooses the warp plasma option.

With the selection made, the computer instructs them that compensation will be due by time of completion of the repairs and that all personnel must vacate areas that are being worked on.

Answer: Replicators

In testing the replicator, T'Pol asks for a glass of cold water, while Trip tests it even further by asking for pan-fried catfish. When it produces something actually quite tasty, Archer is more concerned with the fact that the computer actually knew what pan-fried catfish should look and taste like. The obvious conclusion is made that the information was gleaned from the ship's database when the ship was scanned earlier.

Distrustful of the whole thing, Captain Archer expresses that he would rather have food prepared by Chef.

Answer: True

Discussing the amazing replicator technology and how it would make their respective jobs obsolete, the two officers wonder how so much computing power could fit into the small inner dimensions of the repair station, especially when they consider the size of Enterprise's computer core in relation.

As they crawl through an access tunnel, an alarm suddenly blares and they are transported to the bridge. They soon find themselves being upbraided by Captain Archer for their poor example to the rest of the crew and are confined to their quarters.

Answer: He is killed by an isolytic discharge.

Launch bay one is in one of the areas restricted to crew access due to the repairs, which Travis reminds 'the Captain' when he receives the communication. But, like a good ensign, he nevertheless follows the orders he receives. Arriving at the launch bay, he finds a damaged wall panel, sparking forebodingly, and then the scene fades.

The next scene shows Captain Archer being called by Dr. Phlox informing him that Ensign Mayweather has been killed in an apparent accident, due to an isolytic shock.

Answer: He detonates the warp plasma 'compensation', destroying the station.

Dr. Phlox determines the truth when he realizes that there should still be microorganisms within Travis' bloodstream from a recent inoculation given against Rigellian fever. The microorganisms should have thrived on the isolytic charge, rather than been killed by it, like his scans showed. Because of this, Phlox realizes that the body is just a replication, if a very sophisticated one.

Archer and T'Pol follow Reed into the same tunnel as before, letting the station transport him away while they destroy the mechanism behind him, gaining them access to the interior. They find Mayweather hooked up to the computer and being used (along with many other aliens) for his brain's computing power.

They escape, but must destroy the station behind them to get away.