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Disabled by a series of anomalies, the Enterprise is boarded by pirates that manage to abscond with most of their anti-matter. In pursuit of the pirates, the crew discover an enormous and mysterious sphere. Archer quickly takes things too far with their lone captive, but no one seems to notice.  Cold Open The Enterprise is plagued by anomalies that, among other more whimsical things, disturb Porthos’s slumber and force Reed to shut down the warp reactor. Acts 1 - 2 Main power offline, the Enterprise limps towards a nearby ship only to discover it too is disabled. A team is sent to investigate, finding evidence of a firefight, though many of the casualties were caused by a loss of life support. Archer orders the Enterprise to move on, fearing the aliens’ attackers may return. Trip does his best to comply, but the laws of physics seem to be in flux in this region.   An alien ship appears and several board the Enterprise. Quickly overwhelming the crew, the pirates begin beaming cargo and critical components back to their ship. Trip manages to incapacitate one of the aliens and spook the rest into leaving by flipping on the malfunctioning warp reactor. Acts 3 - 4 The Enterprise has had their limited reserves of anti-matter stolen from them, leaving them with only a month’s worth of fuel. In sadder news, the crew face their first loss, as Crewman Fuller was killed in the raid. Phlox states he recognizes their alien prisoner as an Osaarian. Archer speaks to the Osaarian in the brig, learning little besides an important bit about it being impossible to leave the Expanse. Tracking the Osaarian ship’s ion trail leads to the discovery of the pirate hideout, an enormous cloaked sphere built nearly a thousand years ago.   Within, they recover their stolen cargo and most of their antimatter. Additionally, they discover that the Osaarian’s had recently attacked a Xindi vessel, downloading their database in the process. Archer engages in a little torture, forcing their Osaarian prisoner to help them recover that information from the Osaarian ship when it returns. After a short game of cat and mouse, the Enterprise manages to download 90% of the database, leaving Archer to sift through, looking for answers. Star Trek: Enterprise 03x02 - Anomaly Directed by David Straiton Written by Mike Sussman Guest Stars: Robert Rusler, Nathan Anderson, Julia Rose There Are Four Mics is a weekly Star Trek podcast discussing the Star Trek episodes and movies in stardate order. Join Chris Keeley, Jason Allen, Joe Heiser, and Joshua B. Jones as we discuss the 2nd episode of season three of Star Trek: Enterprise, Anomaly.