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A Time To Stand

Episode:

125

Director:

Written by:

Ira Steven Behr & Hans Beimler

Story by:

Allan Kroeker

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It is three months after the beginning of the war, and things look bleak for the Federation. After a major defeat for Starfleet, Sisko and his crew are taken off the Defiant and given a new assignment. Bajorans return to Terok Nor under the Dominion treaty. Kira and Odo want the Bajoran security force restored as well, armed and with full authority as before. However, there will be a price. Meanwhile, Sisko's new mission is to take the Jem'Hadar ship he captured last year and destroy what is believed to be the main Ketracel-white storage facility in the Alpha Quadrant, deep in Cardassian space. But will they even manage to make it there?

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The Jem'Hadar ship was captured in "The Ship".

Rocks and Shoals

Episode:

126

Director:

Mike Vejar

Written by:

Ronald D. Moore

Story by:

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In their commandeered Jem'Hadar warship, crippled and under attack, Sisko and crew take refuge in a nebula where they crash on a planet which is deserted - except for a troop of Jem'Hadar who have also crashed there. Their Vorta supervisor, Keevan, has been severely injured, and their supply of Ketracel-white has dwindled to one vial. When Garak and Nog are captured, Keevan arranges a trade for Sisko and Bashir, who is able to treat the Vorta. In exchange, Keevan makes a proposal which will enable Sisko and crew to survive--but not without a moral dilemma. Meanwhile, on Terok Nor, Kira finds it increasingly difficult to maintain neutrality.

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Sons and Daughters

Episode:

127

Director:

Jesus Salvador Treviño

Written by:

Bradley Thompson & David Weddle

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After rescuing Sisko's crew in the Rotarran, Martok and Worf take on a group of five replacements from the Klingon Defense Forces - one of which, to Worf's surprise, is his son, Alexander Rozhenko, whom he had sent to live with his foster grandparents on Earth. Alexander refuses to discuss his reasons for joining the Empire's forces, especially with his father, and unfortunately he is the butt of the other recruits' jokes, leaving Worf in an awkward position. Meanwhile, on the station, Ziyal has returned, and Kira tries to get along with Dukat for her sake.

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Behind the Lines

Episode:

128

Director:

Teleplay by:

René Echevarria

Story by:

Philip Kim

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O'Brien is on an undercover mission for Starfleet Intelligence on Farius Prime. His job is to infiltrate the Orion Syndicate in order to learn the identity of their contact in Starfleet. O'Brien gets himself into the good graces of a man named Bilby. Eventually, O'Brien is able to identify the traitor, but also learns that the Orion Syndicate is working with the Dominion to assassinate the Klingon ambassador to Farius. With Bilby slated to be the trigger man, O'Brien must betray either Starfleet or his friend.

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Favor the Bold

Episode:

129

Director:

Winrich Kolbe

Written by:

Ira Steven Behr & Hans Beimler

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Sisko's plan to take back DS9 is approved by Starfleet, while on the station, Kira and Quark are anxious to free Rom, who has been scheduled for execution; but Rom urges Quark to destroy the antigraviton beam instead. Ziyal tries to talk to her father on Rom's behalf, but he refuses, causing a renewed estrangement. With the minefield coming down within a week, Jake sends a message (via Morn) to his father, who hastens the assembling of the task force. Finally Sisko sets out, once more in command of the Defiant, to retake DS9 and prevent Dominion reinforcements from arriving through the wormhole - but Weyoun and Dukat are ready.

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The Sacrifice of Angels

Episode:

130

Director:

Allan Kroeker

Written by:

Ira Steven Behr & Hans Beimler

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As the battle begins, Kira and her associates are "held for questioning." Ziyal aids Quark in freeing them, and Kira and Rom head for the central computer core, aided along the way by Odo, who has broken away from the Female Changeling's influence. Meanwhile, the Defiant breaks through the Dominion lines and heads for DS9 - too late to prevent the detonation of the mines. Then Sisko orders the Defiant into the wormhole to face the Dominion reinforcements.

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You Are Cordially Invited...

Episode:

131

Director:

David Livingston

Written by:

Ronald D. Moore

Story by:

Stardate:

51247.5

Synopsis:

The war is still going on, but the celebratory mood on the station following the return of Starfleet has yet to wear off. Worf and Dax decide to get married on DS9 so that Alexander can attend before his transfer. While Worf undergoes a "Klingon bachelor party" (involving fasting and various torments) with his friends and son, Dax is evaluated by Martok's wife Sirella, who must approve all marriages into the house. But Sirella finds Dax distinctly lacking. Will Dax prove her worthiness? Will Worf get to have his dream wedding? Will Bashir and O'Brien survive the bachelor party?

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Resurrection

Episode:

132

Director:

LeVar Burton

Written by:

Michael Taylor

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A man unexpectedly beams into Ops. It is Bareil, the mirror universe's version of the late Vedek Bareil. The mirror Bareil, a thief who used a multidimensional transporter to escape his universe, takes Kira hostage but she soon subdues him. As she gets to know him, she finds herself attracted to him. But Bareil - and Kira's alternate self, the Intendent - have another agenda.

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Statistical Probabilities

Episode:

133

Director:

Pam Pietroforte

Written by:

René Echevarria

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Four people who were genetically engineered as children and were institutionalized due to side effects of the treatment are brought to DS9 to meet Bashir, as an example of someone like them who is leading a productive life. Their insights into the war lead Bashir to believe they could be invaluable to Starfleet - but then they make a series of calculations which indicate that the only way to save Federation lives is to surrender to the Dominion.

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The Magnificent Ferengi

Episode:

134

Director:

Chip Chalmers

Written by:

Ira Steven Behr & Hans Beimler

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The Grand Nagus contacts Quark with the news that Quark's mother Ishka has been captured by the Dominion; Zek offers Quark 50 bars of latinum to rescue her. Quark, who wants to prove that Ferengi can be as heroic as anyone else, puts together a team consisting of himself, Rom, Nog, Leck, Gaila, and Brunt. They are hopeless as commandos, so Sisko arranges a prisoner exchange: Starfleet lets the Ferengi trade Keevan, a Vorta POW, for Ishka. But will Quark and his team survive long enough to make the exchange and save Moogie?

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Waltz

Episode:

135

Director:

René Auberjonois

Written by:

Ronald D. Moore

Story by:

Stardate:

51408.6

Synopsis:

Sisko is on the ship on which Gul Dukat, now said to be recovered from his mental instability following the loss of his empire and his daughter, is en route to a Federation starbase to be arraigned as a war criminal, when the ship is destroyed. Injured, Sisko finds himself alone with Dukat on an inhospitable planet - and Dukat is slowly deteriorating back into a state of madness.

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Who Mourns for Morn?

Episode:

136

Director:

Victor Lobl

Written by:

Mark Gehred O'Connell

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Sad news reaches DS9 - Morn, one of Quark's favorite and most dedicated customers, has been killed in an ion storm. But the tragedy is somewhat mitigated for Quark when he learns that Morn left a will designating him as the sole heir to his possessions - which, Quark finds out thanks to a trail of clues, include 1000 bricks of gold-pressed latinum. However, Quark is not the only one who feels he has a claim to the money.

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Far Beyond the Stars

Episode:

137

Director:

Avery Brooks

Teleplay by:

Ira Steven Behr & Hans Beimler

Story by:

Mark Scott Zicree

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After the loss of a friend in the war, a despondent Sisko is considering giving up and leaving the fight to someone else - but then he begins having strange hallucinations, in which he is Benny Russell, a struggling black writer for a science fiction magazine, facing racism on Earth in the 1950's. Inspired by a drawing of a space station, Benny writes a story called "Deep Space Nine," about the adventures of Captain Benjamin Sisko - but the magazine editor, Pabst, refuses to run the story, believing that no one will want to read a story about a black captain. Will Benny's dream of a better future prevail...or is Pabst right?

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One Little Ship

Episode:

138

Director:

Allan Kroeker

Written by:

David Weddle & Bradley Thompson

Story by:

Stardate:

51474.2

Synopsis:

The Defiant is surveying a rare subspace compression phenomenon in Federation space, with the aid of the runabout Rubicon, which is miniaturized (along with Dax, O'Brien, and Bashir), when they are attacked by Jem'Hadar who board the Defiant and capture its officers. The tiny Rubicon manages to get inside the Defiant, where the officers are working to retake the ship as they are made to repair the warp drive. Can the Rubicon's crew somehow aid them...and can they ever return to normal size?

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Honor Among Thieves

Episode:

139

Director:

Allan Eastman

Written by:

René Echevarria

Story by:

Philip Kim

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O'Brien is on an undercover mission for Starfleet Intelligence on Farius Prime. His job is to infiltrate the Orion Syndicate in order to learn the identity of their contact in Starfleet. O'Brien gets himself into the good graces of a man named Bilby. Eventually, O'Brien is able to identify the traitor, but also learns that the Orion Syndicate is working with the Dominion to assassinate the Klingon ambassador to Farius. With Bilby slated to be the trigger man, O'Brien must betray either Starfleet or his friend.

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Change of Heart

Episode:

140

Director:

David Livingston

Written by:

Ronald D. Moore

Story by:

Stardate:

51597.2

Synopsis:

Worf and Dax are sent out together in a runabout to contact Lasaran, a Cardassian who has been passing information to Starfleet and is considered a vital source of intelligence on the Dominion. When Lasaran asks for aid in defecting to the Federation, Worf and Dax agree to pick him up at a rendezvous point on Sukara, a planet with a Dominion base. As they trek together through a jungle, Dax is critically wounded by a Jem'Hadar patrol, and Worf must make the choice of whether to complete the mission or save his wife's life. Back on the station, O'Brien persuades Bashir to try and break Quark's winning streak at Tongo.

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Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night

Episode:

141

Director:

Jonathan West

Written by:

Ira Steven Behr & Hans Beimler

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On what would have been her mother's 60th birthday, Kira is contacted by Dukat, who claims that he and her mother had been lovers. Kira investigates via the Orb of Time, which sends her to 2346. There, she meets and befriends her mother, Kira Meru, only to be taken along with her when they are chosen as "comfort women" for the Cardassians. Meru catches Dukat's eye, and to Nerys' dismay, seems to be taken in by his solicitude. Will Nerys let her anger and disappointment lead her to change the timeline?

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Inquisition

Episode:

142

Director:

Michael Dorn

Written by:

Bradley Thompson & David Weddle

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Bashir is planning to leave for a medical conference, but instead is confined to quarters along with the other officers due to an inquiry led by Deputy Director Sloan of Starfleet Internal Affairs. Sloan centers his investigation around Bashir, whom he accuses of spying for the Dominion - reporting to them while suppressing the memories of doing so. Despite his insistence that he has no such memories, Bashir is arrested and subjected to mounting pressure as his past actions are cast in a sinister light by Sloan.

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In The Pale Moonlight

Episode:

143

Director:

Victor Lobl

Teleplay by:

Michael Taylor

Story by:

Peter Allan Fields

Stardate:

51721.3

Synopsis:

With things looking grim for the war effort against the Dominion, Sisko becomes convinced that he must somehow bring the Romulans into the conflict on the Federation side. He enlists Garak to find evidence of possible Dominion plans to attack Romulus; but such evidence can't be obtained legitimately, so Garak persuades Sisko that they can manufacture the evidence - a fake holoprogram. What lengths will Sisko go to, and what rules will he break, even if it saves lives?

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His Way

Episode:

144

Director:

Allan Kroeker

Written by:

Ira Steven Behr & Hans Beimler

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Synopsis:

Bashir introduces the other officers to his new holoprogram featuring Vic Fontaine, a Las Vegas lounge singer of the 1960s who impresses everyone with his perceptiveness concerning their love lives. When Kira leaves to see Shakaar on Bajor, Odo, despairing of ever having his feelings for her returned, begins using Bashir's holoprogram to consult Vic, who gives him tips on how to win a woman's heart. But can the Constable learn how to change more than his shape?

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The Reckoning

Episode:

145

Director:

Jesus Salvador Treviño

Teleplay by:

David Weddle & Bradley Thompson

Story by:

Harry M. Werksman & Gabrielle Stanton

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A tablet is found under the ruins of B'Hala, and Sisko brings it to the station for translation. This brings him into conflict once again with Kai Winn, who demands that the tablet be returned. The sudden instability of the wormhole is a sign to the Kai that the Prophets are angry. Sisko agrees to return the tablet, but later he smashes it, releasing two energy discharges. They are a Prophet and a pagh wraith, who will battle it out in "the Reckoning" to determine Bajor's future.

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The Valiant

Episode:

146

Director:

Michael Vejar

Written by:

Ronald D. Moore

Story by:

Stardate:

51825.4

Synopsis:

Just after leaving a starbase with a diplomatic message for the Grand Nagus, a runabout carrying Nog and Jake is attacked by Jem'Hadar fighters, but the two are rescued by the USS Valiant, a Defiant-class ship manned by a crew of Red Squad cadets who were out on a training cruise when the war broke out. Nog is made Chief Engineer by Captain Watters, who plans to complete the Valiant's mission of obtaining technical data on a Dominion battleship. Once this is accomplished, however, Watters decides to destroy the battleship - which may be a fatal mistake.

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Profit and Lace

Episode:

147

Director:

Alexander Siddig

Written by:

Ira Steven Behr & Hans Beimler

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Zek returns to DS9, accompanied by Quark's mother, Ishka. His amendment of the Ferengi Bill of Opportunities to give females the right to wear clothing has resulted in planetary chaos on Ferenginar and Zek's removal from office. Brunt is now Acting Grand Nagus, a position which will become permanent in three days unless Zek can persuade the FCA to reinstate him. The plan is for the FCA commissioners to come to DS9 to meet Ishka, but only one, Nilva, agrees. However, Ishka has a heart attack during an argument with Quark, who is obliged to pose as Zek's "other" female advisor.

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Time's Orphan

Episode:

148

Director:

Allan Kroeker

Teleplay by:

Bradley Thompson & David Weddle

Story by:

Joe Menosky

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Keiko, Molly, and Kirayoshi have returned to the station, and to celebrate, Miles takes them on a picnic to Golana. While there, however, Molly falls into a heretofore undiscovered time portal left behind by an ancient civilization. Miles is finally able to retrieve her, but the calculations are off, and Molly is beamed back as an 18-year-old who has survived for ten years and has turned savage in the process. The O'Briens do their best to help her re-socialize, but Starfleet wants to institutionalize her. Can her parents make the choice to give her the only home she knows?

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The Sound of Her Voice

Episode:

149

Director:

Winrich Kolbe

Teleplay by:

Ronald D. Moore

Story by:

Pam Pietroforte

Stardate:

51948.3

Synopsis:

The Defiant is returning from convoy duty when it picks up a distress call from a Starfleet captain, Lisa Cusack, who was marooned on a class L world in the Rutharian sector when her ship crashed there. She is alone, with only a limited supply of tri-ox to help her breathe. After a two-way link is finally established, the Defiant officers take turns keeping Captain Cusack company while they speed to the rescue. They end up revealing some of their deepest thoughts and fears to her, as she gives them counsel. Meanwhile, Quark contrives to ensure that Odo is distracted during an important smuggle.

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Tears of the Prophets

Episode:

150

Director:

Allan Kroeker

Written by:

Ira Steven Behr & Hans Beimler

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Synopsis:

Starfleet has finally decided to go on the offensive in the war against the Dominion, and Sisko is chosen to lead the task force that will be sent to attack the Chin'taka system, a "weak spot" in Cardassian space. This he does, despite a warning vision from the Prophets. Meanwhile, Dukat has returned to Cardassia with what he claims is the key to victory. He breaks an ancient Bajoran relic, and becomes possessed by the pagh wraith inside. The results will be devastating to the Federation and Dominion alike, as well as to the crew of Deep Space Nine, who will lose someone very dear to them.

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This was Terry Farrell's final episode as a member of Deep Space Nine's regular cast. As with Next Generation, Deep Space Nine's cast was originally contracted for a six-year run with the option to renegotiate their contracts between the sixth and seventh seasons. Farrell opted not to return when she felt that the offered salary was not commensurate with her years of experience on the show, and tried to persuade the writers to reassign Dax to a new mission rather than killing the character off.

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