The Council

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Star Trek: Enterprise episode
"The Council"
Episode no.	74
Prod. code	074
Airdate	May 12, 2004
Writer(s)	Manny Coto
Director	David Livingston
Year	February 12, 2154
Episode chronology
Previous	"E²"
Next	"Countdown"

The Council is the name of a Harlem drug syndicate, run by gangster Nicky Barnes.

The Council can also refer to the Xindi Council, also from Star Trek: Enterprise.

"The Council" is the title of an episode from the third season of the television show Star Trek: Enterprise.

[edit] Plot summary

Reptilian soldiers guarding the Council chamber.

This episode involves Archer's attempt to convince the Xindi Council that humanity is not the true enemy, but the Trans-Dimensional Beings known as the Sphere Builders. He manages to convince all of the species except the Reptilians and the Insectoids. The Reptillians, along with the Insectoids, seize control of the weapon and deploy it. Degra is murdered by Commander Dolim and the Xindi-Reptilians kidnap Hoshi Sato.

Also during this episode T'Pol, Reed, Travis and a MACO are sent by Archer to infiltrate one of the Sphere Builders spheres and retrieve its memory core. During the operation the MACO officer is killed leaving T'Pol, Reed and Travis to return to Enterprise.