Neelix, a suddenly self-proclaimed journalist, hears a rumor that a fellow crew member has expressed displeasure with Starfleet and requested to leave. Soon, Tom Paris is relieved of duty to become a pilot with a Talaxian convoy — leaving a saddened Voyager crew behind. Almost immediately, the Kazon-Nistrim and the scheming Seska attack the Talaxian fleet, kidnap Paris and attempt to coerce classified information from him. Meanwhile, Neelix suspects someone aboard Voyager has been secretly communicating with the Kazon and his sleuthing leads him directly to Paris.

Raphael Sbarge (Crewman Michael Jonas)
Martha Hackett (Seska)
Simon Billig (Lieutenant Hogan)
Jerry Sroka (Laxeth)

• Neelix begins producing and hosting a daily show called "A Briefing with Neelix."
  
• Neelix discovers that Jonas is the real traitor and during their fight, Neelix pushes Jonas into a plasma leak, killing him.