In "Thirty Days", Voyager makes contact with a race of underwater beings, and discovers that its home - a vast ball of water floating in space - is evaporating at a deadly rate. In "Counterpoint", Voyager passes through an area of space governed by the telepath-hating Devore, and must conceal its cargo of recently acquired telepathic refugees. The commander of the inspection patrols throws himself on Captain Janeway's mercy, claiming to be a defector, but can he be trusted?