Reginald Barclay's internal struggle to overcome his debilitating fear of transporters, compounded by a very real threat emerging from within the transporter system.

In Engineering, Barclay—despite his crippling fear of transporters—overhears Geordi and Picard’s dilemma about reaching the Yosemite through interference. Recognizing a technical solution, he impulsively suggests bridging the Enterprise’s and Yosemite’s …

In the transporter room, Geordi and O'Brien race to stabilize Barclay's erratic transporter signal while Beverly monitors anomalous bio-scanner readings. Barclay, suspended in a semi-phased state, witnesses the lifeform—an unseen …

In a high-stakes moment of crisis, Reginald Barclay materializes unexpectedly in the transporter room, clutching a half-transported crewmember from the USS Yosemite. His sudden appearance triggers alarms as the transporter …