"Fool's Gold" - The Enterprise heads to Auros III with the goal of retrieving a cache of valuable matter uncovered by a Federation science team that has the potential to revolutionize matter replication. When they arrive, they find the scientists have managed to terraform the planet...or so it seems. With Klingons in hot pursuit of the same objective, this substance creates powerful illusions but the planet is in fact as barren as ever. It also has the unfortunate side effect of breeding a different kind of madness - that of comfort, lassitude, and ennui. Which means it might be a powerful weapon to subjugate enemies - but one might wind up falling in their own trap.
Next episode: "The Birdhouse"
Next episode: "The Birdhouse"