When the shuttle carrying Tuvok, Paris, and the Doctor crashes on a deserted planet pulled down by its intense gravity, they wait to be rescued. This is a temporally-distorted area of space. From their perspective, many weeks have passed with no contact from Voyager, while onboard, only a few hours have passed as the crew plan a rescue attempt. The three are stranded with an alien woman who falls in love with Tuvok, and he finds himself somewhat attracted to her.