Gwyn travels to Solum to try easing up first contact. Meanwhile, Dal and the others learn the truth about Janeway's mission.
Tropes:
- Cool Ship: The Infinity is specifically reinforced to withstand passing through the wormhole and is equipped with a cloaking device.
- Red Shirt: Gwyn's shuttle is destroyed by Vau N'Akat ships, along with its unfortunate pilot.
- Running Gag: Continuing from the previous episode, Dal is regularly reminded about "Temporal Mechanics 101" whenever he's puzzled about time travel.
- San Dimas Time: The wormhole toward Solum's future is explicitly stated to work like this, which is why Janeway has to wait that Chakotay (in the future) sent the Protostar to the past before going through the wormhole to rescue him.
- Shout-Out: Maj'El is quite probably named in reference to Majel Barrett.
