In this episode, Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) is talked into taking shore leave on the resort planet of Risa, where he finds himself drawn into an archeological adventure with a woman of questionable ethics (Vash, portrayed by Jennifer Hetrick) and pursued by a nefarious Ferengi (Max Grodénchik).
[1] Strongly pressured by the crew of the Enterprise, Captain Picard reluctantly agrees to take a vacation on Risa, a pleasure planet.
Shortly after he arrives, he is kissed by a woman he has never met, in her attempt to fend off a Ferengi named Sovak.
Picard has no interest in the quarrel and returns to his room to discover two "Vorgons" who identify themselves as time-traveling police agents from the 27th century, searching for a powerful weapon called the Tox Uthat capable of stopping the fusion reactions of a star.
Sovak, in his obsession, refuses to believe that the Uthat isn't there, throws away the rifle, and starts digging while Vash and Picard return to the resort.
The disappointed Vorgons reveal that Picard has acted just as their records said by destroying the Uthat, admit defeat, and leave.