Overview

• Captain Pike and Dr. M’Benga embark on a covert trip to Kenfori to secure a rare Chimera blossom for Captain Batel’s worsening condition
• The away team confronts a harrowing nightmare scenario as plant-infected remains unleash a zombie-style threat on the abandoned planet
• A startling admission about M’Benga’s past actions involving a Klingon ambassador forces Pike to balance friendship against duty
• Choosing loyalty over procedure, Pike declines to file a formal report on events from the unauthorized mission
• Back on the Enterprise, Lt. Ortegas is suspended pending chain-of-command training after defying direct orders during a Klingon pursuit