Stardate: 43385.6 Enterprise hosts a race's negations on the rights to control a wormhole, one which they claim is stable. As the crew sets out to determine the stability of the wormhole, the Ferengi barge into the negotiations. Also, Troi becomes attracted to one of the negotiators; a mysterious hired gun who has a secret to hide from the rest, putting Troi in an awkward situation.
While trying to expose a drug ring at a prestigious medical school, Hoffs is raped while on a date with one of the suspects who later claims that she seduced him.
Murphy & Frank lose the Humboldt Award to Corky. Then to ride the PR wave, the network brass decide to give next week's lead story to the award winner.