Babel One

"Babel One"
	Star Trek: Enterprise episode
	; Tellarite ambassador Gral in a heated exchange with Archer.
Episode no.	Episode 88
Directed by	David Straiton
Written by	Mike Sussman; André Bormanis
Production code	412
Original air date	January 28, 2005
Guest stars
	Jeffrey Combs; Lee Arenberg; Molly Brink; J. Michael Flynn; Brian Thompson
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Observer Effect"	Next →; "United"
	List of Star Trek: Enterprise episodes

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"Babel One" is the name of the 88th episode from the television series Star Trek: Enterprise, the 12th episode of the fourth season. It references the original series episode "Journey to Babel". "Babel One" first aired in 2005 on the American television network UPN.

[edit] Plot

Enterprise mediates a peace treaty between the Tellarites and the Andorians. Archer and Sato spend some time preparing for a visit by the Tellarite ambassador. The argumentive nature of the Tellarites is discussed. Sato tells Archer to keep Porthos out of the way as Tellarites think canines are a delicacy. After receiving a transmission from an unknown Andorian ship under attack, the Enterprise alters its course to assist. Upon arriving they find that the ship's Captain is Shran and that his ship has been destroyed by what he claims to be a Tellarite vessel.

After Shran and the other Andorians (along with the Tellarites) are on board the Enterprise, the ship is attacked by an Andorian ship. When communicating with the ship fails, the Enterprise returns fire. Shran tells Archer where to fire on the Andorian ship in order to knock out its shields, but the attack is ineffective - the ship's shields are still at full strength. The Enterprise is only saved when the Andorian ship has to retreat because of internal damage. After some tension between the Tellarites and Andorians on board the Enterprise, the crew manages to track down the 'Andorian' ship which is revealed to look completely different from their previous encounter. Malcolm and Trip beam aboard the ship to get readings on it.

It is revealed that the ship is not being piloted by either Tellarites or Andorians, but instead it is a group of Romulans using a telepathically controlled ship capable of disguising itself (via holograms) to attack assets of different worlds in an attempt to destabilize the sector. This episode ends with a 'To be continued...' And the story picks up in the next episode, "United".