"The Magpie's Nest"

A kidnapper abducted Dr. Rina Isho while she was attending an Astrophysics Symposium at Starbase 288. They made their escape using one of the Starbase’s own shuttlecraft. The station scrambled their remaining shuttles and called for help from any nearby ships. Phoenix responded to the distress call and located Dr. Isho by her Cardassian life sign. The kidnapper was already well into the nearby Quaraille Nebula. Following the abductor, the Phoenix entered the Nebula accompanied by Starbase 288’s shuttles. The Phoenix sustained major damage and many minor casualties. Of the shuttles, two crashed. resulting in Ensign Rahil’s death.

Soon after, the Phoenix discovered a civilian ship, the Magpie, also adrift in the nebula. They towed this ship to safety after receiving no answers to their hails. A party led by Lt. Cdr. Rekat Parlac boarded. The Captain explained that she and her crew were on a commission to collect samples from the Nebula. Unfortunately for the Captain, a number of clandestine communications in the Magpie’s computer were discovered. These linked the Magpie to the kidnapping, and the Magpie’s crew were subsequently arrested. They were sent to Starbase 288’s brig to await transfer to Starfleet Security for trial.