As they ready for a first encounter with the Bothan alien species, a strange psionic field causes the Voyager crew to succumb to a delusional state and their most deeply buried thoughts to surface. During the catatonic crew member's ordeal, characters in Janeway's holonovel program become real and her fiancé Mark appears; Paris faces off with his disparaging father, the Admiral; Tuvok sees his wife, T'Pel; and Torres is seduced by Chakotay. The ship is effectively disabled and it's up to an unaffected Kes and The Doctor to block the mysterious field.

Michael Cumpsty (Lord Burleigh)
Carolyn Seymour (Mrs. Templeton)
Stan Ivar (Mark Johnson)
Warren Munson (Admiral Owen Paris)
Lindsey Haun (Beatrice Burleigh)
Patrick Kerr (the Bothan)
Thomas Alexander Dekker (Henry Burleigh)
Marva Hicks (T'Pel)

• Annoying MTV VJ Kennedy, a self-described "Trekker," portrays a non-descript crew member.