Stardate: 47869.2 When strange occurrences occur on Enterprise, the investigation leads to the Holodeck, and an independently running program there. A train is traveling to an unknown destination, which the train crew will not allow any deviation to be made. The Enterprise crew soon learns that all these events are related to the emergence of a strange new life form which may endanger Enterprise.
When a man is seen drifting in the ocean, Matt and Stephanie are called in to rescue him. But as they are approaching the victim, a Coast Guard helicopter waves them away from the victim, and they rescue him instead. Later Stephanie and Matt confront one of the Coast Guard members Scott Daniels about calling the scarab off. Scott explains to them that they couldn't see it, but the scarab was about to travel across a fish net, which would have folded the scarab propellers.
Despite the network's policy against it, Murphy decides to play a "small, but pivotal role" in director Louis Malle's new film. After getting the script, Murphy goes to the set to get changes made that will protect her "journalistic integrity".
Beavis and Butt-head go on a field trip to an art museum in Mr. Van Driessen's class. They manage to misinterpret and destroy a few valuable pieces of art while they are there.
