The Enterprise responds to the science ship Yosemite, whose crew is missing. Barclay comes up with a plan to link the transporter systems. Unfortunately for him, La Forge thinks this is a stellar idea and rewards him with an away mission. Turns out Barclay has a severe transporter phobia.
Okay just hold on here folks. How come nobody knows this? He's been on this ship going on four seasons now! This is news? Look I understand wanting to hide something like this but on a fairly intimate ship it would be difficult to do so.