Stardate: 49337.4 Janeway takes Chakotay’s advice and tries to form an alliance with one or more Kazon factions, in order to smooth their way through the system. Neelix gets captured in the process, but then meets one of the leaders of the Trabe. The Trabe had once enslaved the Kazon, but now they fight the Kazon for their survival.

Janeway seeks the Trabe’s help in forming her alliance with some of the Kazon factions. However, the Trabe appear to have their own agenda.