The seventh episode of the second season — with the oddly appropriate title "The Seventh" — completed production on September 11, and commemorated the solemn anniversary with a moment of silence on the set.

Enterprise star Scott Bakula led the cast and crew in joining hands and showing their respect for the victims of that tragic day a year ago. Bakula then declared, "Let us never forget." The call sheet for that day bore the message, "May those struck down by terror's heart keep us grateful for each new day."

The schedule wrapped Wednesday after shooting for seven days (it should be a very lucky episode). "The Seventh," described by executive producer Rick Berman as a "La Femme Nikita"-type episode, finds T'Pol embarking on a mission to complete some unfinished business from an earlier career in covert operations, and recruiting Captain Archer and Ensign Mayweather to assist.

The cast and crew reconvened last Tuesday after a Labor Day break following a week of strenuous location shooting for "Marauders" (see related report). Most of the principal cast only needed to be there for a day, however, as the bulk of the episode revolves around Jolene Blalock, Scott Bakula and Anthony Montgomery, along with several guest actors. But Dominic Keating (Malcolm Reed) did have to report to work on Thursday for yet more second-unit photography on the special effects-intensive "Minefield" (related report) (Bakula also spent Thursday on "Minefield" rather than "Seventh").

The first day-and-a-half were spent on standing ship sets, then the rest of the schedule took place in alien locales built on the soundstages, including a Risan jungle and the cargo ship of T'Pol's nemesis in the episode, named "Menos." On Monday the studio lot was invaded by a motley collection of new aliens (mostly non-speaking parts) who were there to occupy an alien outpost on a snowy moon, where most of the action took place the last three days.

"Menos" is played by the award-winning character actor Bruce Davison, who was seen in "Star Trek: Voyager" as "Jareth" in the episode "Remember." He also appeared with Patrick Stewart in the movie "X-Men" as "Senator Kelly," and will also be in next year's sequel, "X-Men 2." Davison won a Golden Globe in 1991 as best supporting actor for the movie "Longtime Companion," a role for which he also received an Oscar nomination.

"The Seventh" is directed by David Livingston, a veteran of Star Trek since the days of Star Trek: The Next Generation, including three first-season episodes of Enterprise — "Strange New World," "Shuttlepod One," and "Detained." The script was written by series creators Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. The segment is tentatively scheduled to air October 30.

For more information about the second-season episodes, visit the Synopses and Cast & Crew sections of Production News.

Please note: All production information is subject to change.

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