 Dr. Emory Erickson is the inventor of the transporter and a friend of Archer s father. He requests Enterprise to do a test on sub quantum teleportation in an empty region of space called The Barrens. It s a revolutionary technology that extends the range of the transporter from kilometers to light years. He brings his daughter Danica with him, his son Quinn died fifteen years ago in a transporter accident. Commander Tucker sees him as a hero and looks forward to working with him. Tucker soon gets suspicious when Emory seems very reluctant to accept any help and makes more modifications than are necessary for the test. Danica in the mean time tells of her doubts to Emory. Emory seems up to something, and Danica tries to convince Emory to involve captain Archer.