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== Summary ==
  
== Summary ==
 
=== Teaser ===
  
=== Teaser ===
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[[Image:Parn.jpg|thumb|left|Legate Parn]]
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[[File:Parn.jpg|thumb|left|Legate Parn]]
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[[Calvin Hudson]], now part of the [[Maquis]], has [[Benjamin Sisko|Sisko]], [[Kira Nerys|Kira]], and [[Julian Bashir|Bashir]] at his mercy. Sisko demands to see [[Gul]] [[Dukat]], whom the Maquis abducted, to which Hudson accuses Sisko of siding with the [[Cardassian]]s over him. According to Hudson, the Maquis's top priority is peace but insists the [[Cardassian]]s' crimes cannot go unpunished, and Sisko points out that it is revenge, not peace, they seek. "''I prefer to call it ''retaliation'',''" Hudson smirks. After Sisko declines an offer to join the Maquis, the Maquis shoot him, Kira, and Bashir.
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[[Calvin Hudson]], now part of the [[Maquis]], has [[Benjamin Sisko|Sisko]], [[Kira Nerys|Kira]], and [[Julian Bashir|Bashir]] at his mercy. Sisko demands to see [[Gul]] [[Dukat]], whom the Maquis abducted, to which Hudson accuses Sisko of siding with the [[Cardassian]]s over him. According to Hudson, the Maquis's top priority is peace but insists the [[Cardassian]]s' crimes cannot go unpunished, and Sisko points out that it is revenge, not peace, they seek. "''I prefer to call it ''retaliation'',''" Hudson smirks. After Sisko declines his offer to join the Maquis, the Maquis stun him, Kira, and Bashir.
   
 
=== Act One ===
  
=== Act One ===
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[[Admiral]] [[Alynna Nechayev|Nechayev]] is waiting for Sisko when he returns to [[Deep Space 9]], and [[Jadzia Dax|Dax]] informs him that [[Legate]] [[Parn]] of [[Cardassian Central Command]] will be arriving soon as well. Nechayev refers to the Maquis as "a bunch of irresponsible hotheads" and tells Sisko to talk to them, although he finds such sentiments out of touch with reality. When Necheyev leaves, [[Kira Nerys|Kira]] informs him that [[Legate]] [[Parn]] has just arrived. He is on his way to greet the Cardassian leader when [[Odo]] reports that he has caught "one of the [[Vulcan]]'s accomplices."
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[[Admiral]] [[Alynna Nechayev|Nechayev]] is waiting for Sisko in his office when he returns to [[Deep Space 9]], and [[Jadzia Dax|Dax]] informs him that [[Legate]] [[Parn]] of [[Cardassian Central Command]] will be arriving soon as well. As well as expressing concerns that Odo is not suitable for the position as head of station security, Nechayev refers to the Maquis as "a bunch of irresponsible hotheads" and tells Sisko to talk to them. Sisko is left fuming, feeling that Nechayev's views are out of touch with reality and sounds off to [[Kira Nerys|Kira]] about what he feels is the real problem... Earth. Kira is confused, as Sisko explains that on Earth there is no crime or poverty and it is easy to be a good person in a place where there are no problems. For the people in the [[demilitarized zone]] however there are still many problems and they are doing whatever they have to in order to survive, all while Starfleet Command still expects them to be 'saints'. Kira appreciates and supports Sisko's true understanding of the situation, and informs him that [[Legate]] [[Parn]]. He is on his way to greet the Cardassian leader when [[Odo]] reports that he has caught "one of the [[Vulcan]]'s accomplices."
   
 
Sisko arrives in the security office to find [[Quark]] in a holding cell. Quark attempts to evade discussion of his business with [[Sakonna]] but eventually reveals that he arranged for the Maquis to acquire weapons. While he had not heard of the Maquis at the time, he is sure Sakonna plans to execute her plans within the next few days. Legate Parn, upon meeting with Sisko, informs him and Kira that the Cardassian Central Command has discovered Dukat to be the leader of "a small group of misguided officers" who were smuggling weapons to the demilitarized zone. However, neither Sisko nor Kira believe him.
  
Sisko arrives in the security office to find [[Quark]] in a holding cell. Quark attempts to evade discussion of his business with [[Sakonna]] but eventually reveals that he arranged for the Maquis to acquire weapons. While he had not heard of the Maquis at the time, he is sure Sakonna plans to execute her plans within the next few days. Legate Parn, upon meeting with Sisko, informs him and Kira that the Cardassian Central Command has discovered Dukat to be the leader of "a small group of misguided officers" who were smuggling weapons to the demilitarized zone. However, neither Sisko nor Kira believe him.
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Afterward, [[Miles O'Brien|O'Brien]] discovers the [[subspace distortion]] of the Maquis ship's [[warp drive]] and reconstructs their probable course. Sisko immediately leaves on the {{USS|Rio Grande}} to rescue Dukat, along with Bashir and Odo. Kira however believes Sisko should leave Dukat at the mercy of the Maquis with him "getting exactly what he deserves". Sisko tells her before he leaves that "the Central Command wants him dead. That's reason enough for us to want him alive".
   
 
=== Act Two ===
  
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=== Act Three ===
  
=== Act Three ===
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[[Image:DrofoAwa.jpg|thumb|The Xepolite captain, who becomes much more cooperative when Dukat threatens to destroy his ship]]
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[[File:DrofoAwa.jpg|thumb|The Xepolite captain, who becomes much more cooperative when Dukat threatens to destroy his ship]]
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They bring Dukat back to Deep Space 9, where he inquires about the fact that Federation, not Cardassian forces rescued him. Sisko tells Dukat about Legate Parn turning him into a scapegoat and the two men put past differences aside to work together to stop both the weapons smuggling and the Maquis. By this time, Odo has obtained an extensive list of weapons Sakonna bought from Quark, but he has been unable to find out more. The crew focus on the weapons smuggling instead for the time being. With Dukat's help, they find a [[Xepolite]] trader and detain a shipment of weapons from him, finally obtaining proof of the conspiracy.
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They bring Dukat back to Deep Space 9, where he inquires about the fact that [[Federation]], not Cardassian forces rescued him. Sisko tells Dukat about Legate Parn turning him into a scapegoat and the two men put past differences aside to work together to stop both the weapons smuggling and the Maquis. By this time, Odo has obtained an extensive list of weapons Sakonna bought from Quark, but he has been unable to find out more. The crew focus on the weapons smuggling instead for the time being. With Dukat's help, they find a [[Xepolite]] trader and detain a shipment of weapons from him, finally obtaining proof of the conspiracy.
   
 
=== Act Four ===
  
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=== Act Five ===
  
=== Act Five ===
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The crew is waiting in runabouts when the Maquis arrive at the depot, and as neither Hudson nor Sisko wants to hurt the other, the resulting dogfight is relatively slow paced. Sisko's [[runabout]] and Hudson's raider each try to disable the other. Hudson manages to knock out Sisko's engines, but his own [[phaser]]s are disabled. He flees and, over Dukat's objections, Sisko allows him to escape. Ultimately, Sisko wonders if he has prevented a war or delayed the inevitable.
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The crew is waiting in [[runabout]]s when the Maquis arrive at the depot, and as neither Hudson nor Sisko wants to hurt the other, the resulting dogfight is relatively slow paced. Sisko's runabout and Hudson's [[Federation attack fighter|fighter]] each try to disable the other. Hudson manages to knock out Sisko's engines, but his own [[phaser]]s are disabled. He flees and, over Dukat's objections, Sisko allows him to escape. Ultimately, Sisko wonders if he has prevented a war or delayed the inevitable.
   
 
==Memorable Quotes==
  
==Memorable Quotes==
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"''On Earth, there is no poverty, no crime, no war. You look out the window of Starfleet Headquarters and you see Paradise. Well, it's easy to be a saint in Paradise, but the Maquis do not ''live'' in Paradise. Out there in the demilitarized zone, all the problems haven't been solved yet. Out there, there are no saints — just people. Angry, scared, determined people who are going to do whatever it takes to survive, whether it meets with Federation approval or not!''"
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"''On Earth, there is no poverty, no crime, no war. You look out the window of Starfleet Headquarters and you see paradise. Well, it's easy to be a saint in paradise, but the Maquis do not ''live'' in paradise. Out there in the Demilitarized Zone, all the problems haven't been solved yet. Out there, there are no saints — just people. Angry, scared, determined people who are going to do whatever it takes to survive, whether it meets with Federation approval or not!''"
 
:- '''Sisko''', on Nechayev's suggestion that he "establish a dialogue" with the Maquis
  
:- '''Sisko''', on Nechayev's suggestion that he "establish a dialogue" with the Maquis
   
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"''The Maquis are a bunch of irresponsible hotheads!''"
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"''Anyone can blow up a ship. Hah! But to look your enemy in the eye, knowing that you will remember his face for the rest of your life... That takes a stomach much stronger than you'll ever have.''"<br />
  
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: - '''Alynna Nechayev'''
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"''We'll see about that.''"<br />
  
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"''No. He's right. We do not possess the Cardassians' gift for inflicting pain. Nor would we want such a gift.''"
  
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:- '''Dukat''', '''Amaros''', and '''Sakonna'''
  
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"''Will you stop talking, and shoot them.''"
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:- '''Dukat''', to Sisko's landing party
   
   
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"''I'm not just'' any ''Cardassian. I'm Gul Dukat, Commander of the Second Order.''"
  
"''I'm not just'' any ''Cardassian. I'm Gul Dukat, Commander of the Second Order.''"
 
:- '''Drofo Awa''' and '''Dukat'''
  
:- '''Drofo Awa''' and '''Dukat'''
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"''I believe her.''"<br />
  
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"''Why? Because Vulcans don't lie?''"<br />
  
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"''As a rule they don't.''"<br />
  
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"''They don't blow up ships either, as a rule.''"
  
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==Background Information==
  
==Background Information==
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===Story and script===
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* In this episode, we see a [[Klingon]] member of the Maquis, perhaps foreshadowing [[B'Elanna Torres]], and also a [[Native American]] Maquis portrayed by the same actor who appeared as a member of the [[Dorvan V]] tribe in {{e|Journey's End}}, perhaps foreshadowing [[Chakotay]].
  
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* [[Ira Steven Behr]] is extremely proud of this episode and considers it to be one of the most important early episodes in establishing the darker ''Star Trek'' ideology for which [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|''Deep Space Nine'']] would become famous. In particular, he refers to [[Benjamin Sisko|Sisko]]'s speech to Kira, and the line "''it's easy to be a saint in paradise''", as expressing a much less optimistic view of humanity than had ever before been presented in ''[[Star Trek]]''. Behr has said he always wanted to dig deeper into [[Starfleet]], to see what [[Earth]] was ''really'' like, and to examine the paradise that [[Gene Roddenberry]] had envisioned. Indeed, he wanted to do this on [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|''The Next Generation'']] but was never allowed; "''I'd been waiting to say that line in ''Star Trek'' for a long time. We need to dig deeper and find out what, indeed, life is like in the twenty-fourth century. Is it this paradise, or are there, as {{w|Harold Pinter}} said, "Weasels under the coffee table." Sisko's speech in this episode was the beginning of our really starting to question some of the basic tenets of ''Star Trek'' philosophy. Because, yes, it's a paradise &ndash; but so what''?" (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]'')
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* A line cut from the episode stated that Hudson and Sisko had once played [[dom-jot]] on [[Pelios Station]] against two [[Zakdorn]] on the suggestion of [[Curzon Dax]]. The two [[Starfleet]] officers clearly lost and Curzon told them that he had placed a high bet on the Zakdorn.
  
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*[[Robert Hewitt Wolfe]] commented: "''It's easy to be a saint in paradise, but this ain't paradise! It's easy to be a saint on the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|''Enterprise'']], but it's a little bit harder to be a saint on DS9. Sisko is still kind of a saint, but he's a saint that just has to work a lot harder''". (''[[Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages]]'', p 100)
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*Ira Steven Behr intended to have Hudson die at the end of the episode, but [[Michael Piller]] opposed this at the time. When Piller watched the dailies, he commented to Behr that he was right. (''[[The Deep Space Log Book: A Second Season Companion]], p 43)
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*This theme of examining the most basic elements of ''Star Trek'' philosophy would return in [[Quark]]'s speech about the [[Federation]] in the episode {{e|The Jem'Hadar}} as well as his speech about Humans in {{e|The Siege of AR-558}}, in the [[DS9 Season 3|third season]] {{e|Past Tense, Part I}}/{{e|Past Tense, Part II}} two-parter, in the [[DS9 Season 4|fourth season]] {{e|Homefront}}/{{e|Paradise Lost}} two-parter, in [[Michael Eddington]]'s comparison of the Federation to the [[Borg]] in the episode {{e|For the Cause}}, in the character of [[Richard Bashir]] in the [[DS9 Season 5|fifth season]] episode {{e|Doctor Bashir, I Presume}}, and would ultimately culminate in the creation of [[Section 31]] for the [[DS9 Season 6|sixth season]] episode {{e|Inquisition}}.
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* A line cut from the episode stated that Hudson and Sisko had once played [[dom-jot]] on [[Pelios Station]] against two [[Zakdorn]] on the suggestion of [[Curzon Dax]]. The two [[Starfleet]] officers clearly lost and Curzon told them that he had placed a high bet on the Zakdorn. (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion - A Series Guide and Script Library]]'')
 
* This is the first episode to introduce some ambiguity in relation to the character of [[Gul]] [[Dukat]]. Dukat had appeared five times prior to this episode (in {{e|Emissary}}, {{e|Duet}}, {{e|The Homecoming}}, {{e|Cardassians}}, and {{e|Necessary Evil}}), but had predominantly been depicted as a villain. In this episode, his character is fleshed out, particularly in the scene where he is speaking to the [[Drofo Awa|Xepolite]] [[hetman]]. After his conversation, Dukat notices that [[Kira Nerys|Kira]] is looking strangely at him and he smiles to himself. This ambiguity as to Kira's attitude toward Dukat would remain a recurring theme for the duration of the show, perhaps seen at its most ambiguous in the [[DS9 Season 4|fourth season]] episode {{e|Return to Grace}}. However, despite this ambiguity, [[Nana Visitor]] herself never wavered from maintaining that there could never be any kind of romantic relationship between Kira and Dukat: "''To Kira, Dukat is Hitler. She's not ever going to get over that. She can'' never ''forgive him...she will'' always ''hate Dukat''." (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]'')
  
* This is the first episode to introduce some ambiguity in relation to the character of [[Gul]] [[Dukat]]. Dukat had appeared five times prior to this episode (in {{e|Emissary}}, {{e|Duet}}, {{e|The Homecoming}}, {{e|Cardassians}}, and {{e|Necessary Evil}}), but had predominantly been depicted as a villain. In this episode, his character is fleshed out, particularly in the scene where he is speaking to the [[Drofo Awa|Xepolite]] [[hetman]]. After his conversation, Dukat notices that [[Kira Nerys|Kira]] is looking strangely at him and he smiles to himself. This ambiguity as to Kira's attitude toward Dukat would remain a recurring theme for the duration of the show, perhaps seen at its most ambiguous in the [[DS9 Season 4|fourth season]] episode {{e|Return to Grace}}. However, despite this ambiguity, [[Nana Visitor]] herself never wavered from maintaining that there could never be any kind of romantic relationship between Kira and Dukat: "''To Kira, Dukat is Hitler. She's not ever going to get over that. She can'' never ''forgive him...she will'' always ''hate Dukat''." (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]'')
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===Trivia===
 
* Referenced [[Rules of Acquisition]]: #3 ("''Never spend more for an acquisition than you have to''")
  
* Referenced [[Rules of Acquisition]]: #3 ("''Never spend more for an acquisition than you have to''")
 
* Dukat's line that "''on Cardassia, the verdict is always known before the trial begins''" became the basis for the episode {{e|Tribunal}}.
  
* Dukat's line that "''on Cardassia, the verdict is always known before the trial begins''" became the basis for the episode {{e|Tribunal}}.
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* [[Ira Steven Behr]] is extremely proud of this episode and considers it to be one of the most important early episodes in establishing the darker ''Star Trek'' ideology for which [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|''Deep Space Nine'']] would become famous. In particular, he refers to [[Benjamin Sisko|Sisko]]'s speech to Kira, and the line "''it's easy to be a saint in paradise''", as expressing a much less optimistic view of humanity than had ever before been presented in ''[[Star Trek]]''. Behr has said he always wanted to dig deeper into [[Starfleet]], to see what [[Earth]] was ''really'' like, and to examine the paradise that [[Gene Roddenberry]] had envisioned. Indeed, he wanted to do this on [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|''The Next Generation'']] but was never allowed; "''I'd been waiting to say that line in ''Star Trek'' for a long time. We need to dig deeper and find out what, indeed, life is like in the twenty-fourth century. Is it this paradise, or are there, as {{w|Harold Pinter}} said, "Weasels under the coffee table." Sisko's speech in this episode was the beginning of our really starting to question some of the basic tenets of ''Star Trek'' philosophy. Because, yes, it's a paradise - but so what''?" (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]'') This theme of examining the most basic elements of ''Star Trek'' philosophy would return in [[Quark]]'s speech about the [[Federation]] in the episode {{e|The Jem'Hadar}}, in the [[DS9 Season 3|third season]] {{e|Past Tense, Part I}}/{{e|Past Tense, Part II}} two-parter, in the [[DS9 Season 4|fourth season]] {{e|Homefront}}/{{e|Paradise Lost}} two-parter, in [[Michael Eddington]]'s comparison of the Federation to the [[Borg]] in the episode {{e|For the Cause}}, in the character of [[Richard Bashir]] in the [[DS9 Season 5|fifth season]] episode {{e|Doctor Bashir, I Presume}}, and would ultimately culminate in the creation of [[Section 31]] for the [[DS9 Season 6|sixth season]] episode {{e|Inquisition}}.
  
 
*[[Benjamin Sisko|Sisko]] would discover in the [[DS9 Season 5|fifth season]] episode {{e|Blaze of Glory}} that [[Cal Hudson]] has been killed by the [[Jem'Hadar]]. That episode would also see the last activity of the [[Maquis]], which has been wiped out due to the increased military presence in the [[Demilitarized Zone|DMZ]] brought about by [[Cardassia]] joining the [[Dominion]].
 
*[[Benjamin Sisko|Sisko]] would discover in the [[DS9 Season 5|fifth season]] episode {{e|Blaze of Glory}} that [[Cal Hudson]] has been killed by the [[Jem'Hadar]]. That episode would also see the last activity of the [[Maquis]], which has been wiped out due to the increased military presence in the [[Demilitarized Zone|DMZ]] brought about by [[Cardassia]] joining the [[Dominion]].
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*[[Cirroc Lofton]] ([[Jake Sisko]]) does not appear in this episode.
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*This was the final episode of ''Star Trek'' directed by [[Corey Allen]].
   
 
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[[Admiral]]; [[Bajor]]; ''[[Bok'Nor]]''; [[Bryma]]; [[Captain]]; [[Cardassia]]; [[Cardassian]]; [[Central Command]]; [[crime]]; [[deflector shield]]; [[Demilitarized Zone]]; [[deuterium]]; [[disruptor]]; [[docking bay]]; [[Earth]]; [[evasive maneuvers]]; [[Federation]]; [[Federation Code of Justice]]; [[Ferengi]]; [[Rules of Acquisition]]; [[Graduation Day]]; [[Hakton VII]]; [[Hetman]]; [[landing pad|landing pad C]]; [[lobe]]; [[maneuvering thruster]]; [[Maquis]]; [[M-class]]; [[USS Mekong|''Mekong'', USS]]; [[nacelle]]; [[navigational array]]; [[USS Orinoco|''Orinoco'', USS]]; [[paradise]]; [[particle accelerator]]; [[photon torpedo]]; [[piracy]]; [[poverty]]; [[primary fusion core]]; [[propulsion system]]; [[pulse cannon]]; [[regrean wheat]]; [[USS Rio Grande|''Rio Grande'', USS]]; [[Saltah'na clock]]; [[Second Order]]; [[shapeshifter]]; [[Starfleet Academy]]; [[subspace distortion]]; [[supply depot]]; [[tractor beam]]; [[Umoth VIII]]; [[Vulcan]]; [[Vulcan mind meld]]; [[war]]; [[warp drive]]; [[warp engine]]; [[weapons array]]; [[Xepolite]]; [[Xepolite freighter]]
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[[Admiral]]; [[Bajor]]; [[Bajoran]]s; ''[[Bok'Nor]]''; [[Bryma]]; [[Captain]]; [[Cardassia]]; [[Cardassian]]; [[Cardassian border]]; [[Cardassian Central Command]]; [[crime]]; [[deflector shield]]; [[Demilitarized Zone]]; [[deuterium]]; [[disruptor]]; [[docking bay]]; [[Earth]]; [[evasive maneuvers]]; [[Federation]]; [[Federation Code of Justice]]; [[Ferengi]]; [[Rules of Acquisition]]; [[Graduation day]]; [[Hakton VII]]; [[Hetman]]; [[kiloton]]; [[landing pad|landing pad C]]; [[lobe]]; [[maneuvering thruster]]; [[Maquis]]; [[M-class]]; [[USS Mekong|''Mekong'', USS]]; [[nacelle]]; [[navigational array]]; [[Oort cloud]]; [[USS Orinoco|''Orinoco'', USS]]; [[paradise]]; [[particle accelerator]]; [[photon torpedo]]; [[piracy]]; [[poverty]]; [[primary fusion core]]; [[Promenade]]; [[propulsion system]]; [[pulse cannon]]; [[Pygorian]]s; [[Regreein wheat]]; [[replicator]]; [[USS Rio Grande|''Rio Grande'', USS]]; [[runabout]]; [[Saltah'na clock]]; [[Second Order]]; [[shapeshifter]]; [[Starfleet Academy]]; [[subspace distortion]]; [[supply depot]]; [[tractor beam]]; [[Umoth VIII]]; [[Vulcan]]; [[Vulcan mind meld]]; [[war]]; [[warp drive]]; [[warp engine]]; [[weapons array]]; [[Xepolite]]; [[Xepolite freighter]]
   
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Sisko tries to rescue Gul Dukat, stop the Maquis terrorists, and prevent a new war with the Cardassians.

Summary

Teaser

Parn

Legate Parn

Calvin Hudson, now part of the Maquis, has Sisko, Kira, and Bashir at his mercy. Sisko demands to see Gul Dukat, whom the Maquis abducted, to which Hudson accuses Sisko of siding with the Cardassians over him. According to Hudson, the Maquis's top priority is peace but insists the Cardassians' crimes cannot go unpunished, and Sisko points out that it is revenge, not peace, they seek. "I prefer to call it retaliation," Hudson smirks. After Sisko declines his offer to join the Maquis, the Maquis stun him, Kira, and Bashir.

Act One

Admiral Nechayev is waiting for Sisko in his office when he returns to Deep Space 9, and Dax informs him that Legate Parn of Cardassian Central Command will be arriving soon as well. As well as expressing concerns that Odo is not suitable for the position as head of station security, Nechayev refers to the Maquis as "a bunch of irresponsible hotheads" and tells Sisko to talk to them. Sisko is left fuming, feeling that Nechayev's views are out of touch with reality and sounds off to Kira about what he feels is the real problem... Earth. Kira is confused, as Sisko explains that on Earth there is no crime or poverty and it is easy to be a good person in a place where there are no problems. For the people in the demilitarized zone however there are still many problems and they are doing whatever they have to in order to survive, all while Starfleet Command still expects them to be 'saints'. Kira appreciates and supports Sisko's true understanding of the situation, and informs him that Legate Parn. He is on his way to greet the Cardassian leader when Odo reports that he has caught "one of the Vulcan's accomplices."

Sisko arrives in the security office to find Quark in a holding cell. Quark attempts to evade discussion of his business with Sakonna but eventually reveals that he arranged for the Maquis to acquire weapons. While he had not heard of the Maquis at the time, he is sure Sakonna plans to execute her plans within the next few days. Legate Parn, upon meeting with Sisko, informs him and Kira that the Cardassian Central Command has discovered Dukat to be the leader of "a small group of misguided officers" who were smuggling weapons to the demilitarized zone. However, neither Sisko nor Kira believe him.

Afterward, O'Brien discovers the subspace distortion of the Maquis ship's warp drive and reconstructs their probable course. Sisko immediately leaves on the USS Rio Grande to rescue Dukat, along with Bashir and Odo. Kira however believes Sisko should leave Dukat at the mercy of the Maquis with him "getting exactly what he deserves". Sisko tells her before he leaves that "the Central Command wants him dead. That's reason enough for us to want him alive".

Act Two

On one of the Maquis worlds, Sakonna attempts to establish a Vulcan mind meld with Dukat, who openly mocks his captors. When Sisko, Bashir, and Odo interrupt the interrogation, there is a momentary standoff, during which Dukat grows impatient. "Shoot them!" he yells and knocks Sakonna over, triggering a firefight. The Maquis are arrested, but Sisko allows one of them named Amaros to go free with a message to Cal Hudson that it is not too late to settle things peacefully.

Act Three

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The Xepolite captain, who becomes much more cooperative when Dukat threatens to destroy his ship

They bring Dukat back to Deep Space 9, where he inquires about the fact that Federation, not Cardassian forces rescued him. Sisko tells Dukat about Legate Parn turning him into a scapegoat and the two men put past differences aside to work together to stop both the weapons smuggling and the Maquis. By this time, Odo has obtained an extensive list of weapons Sakonna bought from Quark, but he has been unable to find out more. The crew focus on the weapons smuggling instead for the time being. With Dukat's help, they find a Xepolite trader and detain a shipment of weapons from him, finally obtaining proof of the conspiracy.

Act Four

Back on the station, Quark and Sakonna share a holding cell. He calls her position with the Maquis illogical and uses the Rules of Acquisition to explain that with the Cardassian plan exposed, "peace can be bought at a bargain price." She informs Sisko that the Maquis are planning to blow up a hidden Cardassian weapons depot in the next 52 hours, but she does not know where it is. Dukat says he can find the depot's location, and in the meantime, Sisko visits Cal Hudson one final time. He brings along Hudson's uniform, which Hudson vaporizes with a phaser.

Act Five

The crew is waiting in runabouts when the Maquis arrive at the depot, and as neither Hudson nor Sisko wants to hurt the other, the resulting dogfight is relatively slow paced. Sisko's runabout and Hudson's fighter each try to disable the other. Hudson manages to knock out Sisko's engines, but his own phasers are disabled. He flees and, over Dukat's objections, Sisko allows him to escape. Ultimately, Sisko wonders if he has prevented a war or delayed the inevitable.

Memorable Quotes

"On Earth, there is no poverty, no crime, no war. You look out the window of Starfleet Headquarters and you see paradise. Well, it's easy to be a saint in paradise, but the Maquis do not live in paradise. Out there in the Demilitarized Zone, all the problems haven't been solved yet. Out there, there are no saints — just people. Angry, scared, determined people who are going to do whatever it takes to survive, whether it meets with Federation approval or not!"

- Sisko, on Nechayev's suggestion that he "establish a dialogue" with the Maquis


"Do you expect us to believe that a Vulcan would be interested in you for your lobes?"
"Vulcans are a species that appreciate good ears."

- Odo and Quark


"The Maquis are a bunch of irresponsible hotheads!"

- Alynna Nechayev


"Will you stop talking, and shoot them."

- Dukat, to Sisko's landing party


"They have weapons, you have weapons – everyone has weapons, but right now, no one has a clear advantage! So the price of peace is at an all-time low. This is the perfect time to sit down and hammer out an agreement. Don't you get it? Attacking the Cardassians now will only make peace more expensive in the long run! Now, I ask you, is that logical?"

- Quark, to Sakonna


"I don't understand, you're a Cardassian!"
"I'm not just any Cardassian. I'm Gul Dukat, Commander of the Second Order."

- Drofo Awa and Dukat


"Legate Parn's ship just put in at Docking Bay Five. Maybe you'd like to give the same speech to him."

- Kira, to Sisko


"All right. But first I want to make it clear that I was led astray by Sakonna's feminine wiles."

- Quark


"Besides I'm afraid the place has lost its charm since the last time I was here."

- Legate Parn to Sisko about DS9

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