The U.S.S. Cerritos is dispatched on a mission which results in an encounter with "strange energy, which Commander Ransom inadvertently absorbs.

Our Lower Deckers have trouble bonding with Ensign Jet Manhaver, who has been assigned Boimler's bunk and shift duties. Meanwhile, we get a glimpse of Boimler's life on the U.S.S. Titan, which is more intense than he thought it would be.

Mariner and Tendi team up for a mission to retrieve an heirloom for Dr. T'Ana. Meanwhile, the Cerritos is visited by Lieutenant Tom Paris, much to the excitement of Boimler, who is hoping to meet him. Rutherford is haunted by the mystery surrounding the reappearance of a familiar presence on the Cerritos.

The USS Cerritos is dispatched to a planet to investigate an unexplained sighting of a dangerous Mugato.

Mariner and Boimler try to track down the location of a legendary Starfleet party while the bridge crew deals with an insecure alien diplomat.

Anomaly consolidation day on the U.S.S. Cerritos leaves the Lower Deckers with mixed emotions. Captain Freeman attempts to negotiate peace on the Pakled home world.

Mariner & Boimler are stranded on an uninhabited planet with a sentient computer. On the Cerritos, Lt. Commander Billups must prove his engineering abilities to an old adversary, his mother.

A consultant arrives on the U.S.S. Cerritos to run drills that require the lower deckers and bridge crew to swap duties.

Boimler tries to find a bridge buddy while the U.S.S. Cerritos crew has down time during a long warp trip.

The USS Cerritos is tasked to aid another starship on a first contact mission.