Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy

Janeway turns down the Doctor's request to take command in emergencies, so he quietly adds a daydreaming subroutine to his program. In his fantasies he is the ship's Emergency Command Hologram, saving the day with a photonic cannon and winning the admiration of the crew. Meanwhile, a hidden observation ship from the Hierarchy, a species of opportunistic raiders, is spying on Voyager. Its surveillance officer, Phlox, taps into the Doctor's daydreams by mistake and reports them to his superiors as fact. When the truth starts to unravel, the frightened Phlox contacts the Doctor through the fantasy itself and warns him that an attack is coming. With Hierarchy ships closing in, Janeway lets the Doctor play his imaginary role for real. Nervous but determined, he bluffs the attackers with his non-existent cannon and they withdraw. Janeway agrees to consider him for emergency command.