Oh, I have no objection whatsoever to sauce for the ganders being sauce for the geese - especially with Trip and Malcolm. My objection lies in the (IMHO) total implausibility of a Head of Security whom his captain has accused of near-paranoia regarding risks falling for such an obvious con trick - and if that wasn't enough, the man who supposedly coaches everyone else on Enterprise in self-defence being taken down by a couple of con artists, He's supposed to be a martial arts expert for God's sake, he knocks eight bells out of Hayes later on and doesn't land a single effective punch on a far less impressive alien robber. It's so embarrassing I hate watching that episode, which is a pity because (again IMHO) there are some very good threads for the other crew members in it.