Stardate 47581.2: Chief O'Brien, aboard a Runabout, commences a personal log detailing the last 52 hours of an even that is linked to a Paradan peace conference aboard Deep Space Nine. Starting from the beginning, O'Brien records how all of those that he knows best aboard DS9 began to distance themselves from him in a very calculated manner.

A dispute over whether an apple tree belongs to the D'Arcys or the Bundys leads to a feud between the two families.

Lois helps a convicted murderer (but he is innocent) allowing him to stay at her house. He is the only one with the cure for a destructive new computer virus that is a menace for Metropolis. Jonathan worries that Martha might be having an affair and comes to Clark's apartment.