1,440 Minutes - After a reception on a newly discovered world and a successful first contact, the entire senior staff of Enterprise is found to have been infected by an alien parasite from the world they had visited. Dr. Phlox determines that they are in no real danger, but absolutely must spend 24 hours in quarantine on the planet before being able to return to Enterprise. As the crew gets situated for their day of isolation, the situation on the planet becomes dangerous as a civil war erupts seemingly out of nowhere. Enterprise is caught in the crossfire, and must navigate both a difficult tactical and diplomatic situation, entirely without their senior staff. It's up to young Ensign Mayweather to take control of Enterprise and handle the situation for 1,440 minutes until they can retrieve the Captain and the rest of the senior staff. On the planet, the senior staff's predicament worsens as their quarantine facility becomes a front line of the civil war.
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