Acquisition

An alien vessel docks with the Enterprise and floods it with a gas that leaves the crew unconscious. Four Ferengi, Ulis, Krem, Muk and Grish, come aboard and begin helping themselves to anything that looks valuable. Tucker escapes the effects and tracks the intruders around the ship, staying out of sight. When the Ferengi revive Archer and demand to know where the ship's riches are hidden, he insists there is nothing of value aboard, and starts playing for time. Tucker quietly brings T'Pol round, and she identifies the gas device as a deliberate trap. The crew turns the thieves' own greed against them: Archer bluffs and stalls, and T'Pol works on the Ferengi's mistrust of one another until the gang starts to fall apart. The crew regains control and recovers the stolen goods. Archer sends the Ferengi away with a warning to keep clear of human and Vulcan ships in future.