 Enterprise is hit by anomalies that cause problems all over the ship, especially the warp drive malfunctioning is a big problem. When the crew find a ship with all its crew dead, Archer has the feeling that the aggressor might not be far away and orders Enterprise to move away at impulse speed. It s already too late however. Enterprise is robbed by pirates, Oosarians tells Phlox who recognizes them, a race not from the Expanse. They ve taken all of Enterprise  antimatter storage pods and numerous other valuable supplies. In order to get their supplies back, Archer orders to follow their ion trail, which stops at a mysterious sphere.