 While Voyager investigating what appears to be a typical comet, the crew of Voyager accidentally releases a member of the "Q continuum" who has been imprisoned in it for over 300 years. He was confined by the continuum for the sole purpose of stopping him from committing suicide. The "Q" then claims asylum on Voyager leaving Captain Janeway to decide whether he should go back in to confinement or whether to grant his request for asylum on Voyager, giving him endless opportunities to commit suicide.