Six weeks into the Delphic Expanse, Captain Archer and his crew are still searching for clues regarding the mysterious Xindi. They're also adjusting to the newest members of the crew, a squad of Military Assault Command Operation soldiers (MACOs), led by Major Hayes. The crew learns of a Xindi working at a mining complex, and set out to track him down. Once they reach the complex, Archer and Reed head down to the grimy mine and meet with the alien Foreman. The Foreman offers a severed finger that he claims belongs to the Xindi worker. In exchange for a meeting with the worker, the Foreman demands a half liter of liquefied platinum. Back onboard, Phlox analyzes the finger and confirms that it is from a Xindi - however, it bears some intriguing variations from the Xindi corpse that was recovered on Earth. The corpse, Phlox explains, was reptilian. The finger is not.
A computer technician (Christopher Gorham) who works for the NSA is accidentally exposed to a biotech substance and gains fantastic powers. The NSA want to make sure they get their money's worth.. one way or another. Meanwhile, the arms dealer who was going to buy the substance still wants to get hold of it and isn't too concerned about whether the person it's now attached to is dead or alive.
Stephen Fry and Alan Davies are joined by Danny Baker, Hugh Laurie and John Sessions to discuss some Quite Interesting topics beginning with the letter A.
