The discovery of a strange Sabotage in the medical bay causes the ship to be trapped in a spatial anomaly. Barclay, investigating the Sabotage, is Infected with an alien virus and drawn into a strange world, where nothing makes sense. Meanwhile, ferengi ships are converging on the enterprise, and Barclay must make contact with the unknown aliens causing the Sabotage before time runs out. fortunately, with the help of Riker Readjusting the environmental transporter program with toranium beam emitters and an old log entry by starfleet, Barclay is able to establish peaceful relations, saving the day. As thanks, Barclay is un-Infected with an alien virus, and tells a funny anecdote about the experience.