 In the meantime , Commander T 'Pol takes time to rediscover herself in the light of recent events : the teachings of Surak held in the Kir 'Shara ; the death of her mother ; the annulment of her marriage ; her apparent cure from Pa <unk> Syndrome ; and her relationship with Commander Tucker . Tucker assists Erickson with the test , but is brushed aside when he seeks to learn more about the technology . Following a successful trial @-@ run , which sets a new record for the longest transport ever conducted , Tucker confides in Archer that many of the upgrades and modifications to the ship 's power systems were not necessary for the test . 
