Star Trek: DS9 Tape Summary Star Trek
 Deep Space Nine

TAPE CODE: D9 (STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9)
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Episode

104

Dax
When Jadzia Dax is arrested and accused of murder and treason, Sisko tries to prevent her extradition and enlists Kira, Odo and Dr. Bashir to help in her defense.

105

The Passenger
When an alien dies en route to Deep Space Nine, his plans to steal a rare substance from the station are not thwarted---he transferred his consciousness into another being's mind.

106

Nagus
A visit from the Grand Nagus Zek leaves Quark the leader of the Ferengi business empire---a position which may ultimately prove fatal.

106

Vortex
An alien outlaw tries to prevent extradition from DS9 to his home planet by tempting Odo with knowledge of a colony of shape-shifters on a distant asteroid.

107

Battle Lines
Sisko, Kira, Dr. Bashir and Kai Opaka crash-land on a small moon where warring humanoid races are condemned to fight a battle with no end.

108

Progress
Kira questions her Bajoran heritage as she tries to evacuate an old farmer whose home is threatened by a mining project.

108

If Wishes Were Horses
The crew is amazed when dreams and fantasies become real, but the occurrences seem linked to a galactic disturbance that threatens the station.

113

Cardassians
When a young Cardassian orphan arrives at DS9, Dr. Bashir and Garak become embroiled in political intrigue involving the boy's father and Gul Dukat.

118

Shadowplay
Drawn by unusual readings from an unknown planet, Dax and Odo discover that its inhabitants are literally disappearing.

119

Playing God
A Trill initiate's training with Dax becomes a matter of life and death when a runabout brings a stange, expanding protoplasm onto DS9.

119

Profit and Loss
Three Cardassian political fugitives arrive at DS9, one of whom is an old acquaintance---and lover---of Quark's.

149*

The Ship
When a Jem'Hadar warship crash-lands on an abandoned planet, Sisko and an away team board it, but are soon surrounded by the Jem'Hadar and trapped inside.

150

Apocalypse Rising
The bold infiltration of a sacred Klingon ceremony. Sisko, O'Brien and Odo (who've been surgically altered to resemble Klingons), along with Worf, set out on a risky mission to expose the shapeshifting Dominion infiltrator in the Klingon High Command. During the Order of the Bat'leth, they plan to activate devices that will have a destabilizing effect on the Shapeshifter and cause him to lose his humanoid form. But the sharp-eyed Klingon Martok sees through their disguises, and they soon find themselves in one of the most abysmal places in the galaxy---a Klingon prison.

151

Looking for par'Mach In All the Wrong Places
When Quark's Klingon ex-wife shows up on DS9, Worf finds himself falling in love with her; but he is unaware that another on the station has eyes for him. Meanwhile, O'Brien begins to have feelings for Kira, who is carrying his and Keiko's child.

151

...Nor the Battle to the Strong
Jake experiences the horror of war firsthand when he and Bashir respond to a distress call from a Federation outpost being attacked by the Klingons.

152

Trials and Tribble-ations
More trouble with tribbles. Clever use of footage from a classic episode of the original series conjures a slyly humorous outing that finds Capt. Kirk still having problems with the adorable, furry creatures. A renegade undercover Klingon agent steals a Bajoran Orb and sends himself, along with the Defiant and its crew, back 105 years into the past. His objective: to kill Kirk. Sisko and company realize they must somehow board the Enterprise (and tribble-filled K-7 space station) to stop him, while preserving the time-line. The assassin's weapon of choice? An exploding tribble.

153

Let He Who Is Without Sin...
A vacation on the pleasure planet Risa does not go as planned when Worf joins a radical group called the Essentialists, who are bent on closing the planet.

154

The Ascent
As Odo escorts Quark to a Federation Grand Jury hearing, their sabotaged shuttle crash-lands on a deserted planet, forcing them to rely on each other to survive. Meanwhile, Jake and Nog's friendship is in jeopardy when they share quarters.

154

Rapture
An accident leaves Sisko with enhanced senses, enabling him to find a lost Bajoran city; meanwhile, Bajor is granted permission to join the Federation.

155

The Darkness and the Light
When members of Kira's former Bajoran guerrilla group are killed, she realizes someone has a vendetta against the Shakaar Resistance Cell---and she may be next on the list.

155

The Begotten
As Kira prepares to give birth to the O'Briens' child, Odo has his hands full with a baby changeling---especially when his nemesis, Dr. Mora, arrives to offer assistance.

161

Empok Nor
A team from DS9 lands on an abandoned Cardassian deep-space station in search of spare parts, but soon they're stranded and discover the station's still being guarded.

162

Call To Arms
The fifth season closes with a tense confrontation that finds the crew surrendering DS9 to the Dominion-Cardassian alliance. As enemy forces build up near Federation space, Sisko realizes an invasion of the Alpha Quadrant is imminent. His plan---mining the entrance to the wormhole to cut off Jem'Hadar ships---is quickly discovered, prompting an attack on the station. Meanwhile, Odo and Kira agree to put their relationship "distractions" on hold until after the crisis; Jake stays behind to write about the war for the Federation News Service; and Dax replies to Worf's marriage proposal.

163

Rocks and Shoals
After their crippled ship crashes on an uncharted planet, Sisko and crew find they are not alone---a Vorta and a small contingent of Jem'Hadar are also stranded there.

164

Sons and Daughters
When Worf finds himself in charge of a motley group of Klingon volunteers, he discovers---to his dismay---that one of them is his son, Alexander.

164

Behind the Lines
On DS9, Odo is reunited with the female shapeshifter who once took away his changeling abilities; this time she shifts his loyalties to the Dominion.

165

Favor the Bold
Sisko hatches a bold plan to retake Deep Space Nine from the Dominion; while on the station, Rom is sentenced to death for attempted sabotage.

165

The Sacrifice of Angels
As the Federation and Dominion fleets clash, the Defiant breaks through to the station and the wormhole, where Sisko encounters unexpected allies. Meanwhile, Kira and the resistance cell are arrested on DS9.

166

You are Cordially Invited...
The wedding day of Dax and Worf finally arrives in a decidedly tongue-in-cheek episode. The prospect of a mixed marriage does pose some problems for the happy couple. For example, there's the bizarre Klingon bachelor party, a six-part rite that encompasses deprivation, blood, pain, sacrifice, anguish and death. And Dax's future Klingon mother-in-law, who wants to kill the bride-to-be, disdainfully informs her, "You'll be an object of pity, never truly one of us." But the course of true love is not easily swayed. "There's nothing more romantic than a wedding on DS9 in the springtime," says Bashir. "When the neutrinos are in bloom," adds O'Brien.

166

Resurrection
When the alternate-universe version of Bareil unexpectedly arrives on DS9, Kira thinks she can deal with her ex-lover's counterpart---until she learns he has a hidden agenda.

167

Statistical Probabilities
Bashir meets with a group of genetically enhanced individuals from the Institute, where he was once an inmate, to help the Federation deal with the Cardassian-Dominion alliance.

167

The Magnificent Ferengi
When Quark's mother is captured by the Dominion, he leads a Ferengi team to exchange a captured Vorta for her.

169

Far Beyond the Stars
Sisko has a crisis of conscience about his career and experiences a vision in which he's a science-fiction writer in 1950s New York, writing about a space-station.
169

One Little Ship
To investigate a subspace anomaly, Dax, O'Brien and Bashir are placed aboard a runabout that's been miniaturized, but the mission is interrupted by a Jem'Hadar attack.

170

Honor Among Thieves
While on an undercover operation, O'Brien befriends an Orion Syndicate mob informant who has been ordered to assassinate a Klingon ambassador.

170

Change of Heart
While Worf and Dax are on a covert mission to meet a Cardassian double-agent, Dax is critically wounded and Worf must decide whether to abort the mission or leave her to die.

171

Wrongs Darker than Death or Night
When Kira learns, to her great dismay, that her mother may have been Gul Dukat's mistress, she uses the Bajoran Orb of Time to travel into the past to uncover the truth.

171

Inquisition
On the eve of Dr. Bashir's trip to a medical convention, Star Fleet Internal Affairs arrives on DS9 and begins an interrogation of the doctor, accusing him of spying for the Dominion.

172

In the Pale Moonlight
After the fall of Betazed, Sisko decides the only way to beat the Dominion is to seek the help of the Romulans, but this requires a covert operation that involves Garak.

172

His Way
A heartsick Odo consults holographic swinger and lounge singer Vic Fontaine about affairs of the heart---specifically, how to win over Kira.
173

The Reckoning
Sisko runs afoul of Kai Winn when he removes a Bajoran artifact from an archaeological dig after he receives a vision from the Prophets.

175

Tears of the Prophets
The series' sixth season ends with a startling turn of events. The Federation chooses Sisko to head up a task force that will invade Cardassia, but he is cautioned not to leave the station. Meanwhile, Gul Dukat returns to Cardassia bent on revenge against Sisko and possessing dangerous knowledge about the Bajoran sacred orbs and the Wormhole Prophets. Dukat uses this information to board the station, destroy an orb, neutralize the Prophets---and kill one of Sisko's closest friends.

176

Image In the Sand
The acclaimed science-fiction series returns for its seventh---and final---season. It's been three months since Sisko left the station and returned to his father's restaurant in New Orleans, but the war with the Dominion grinds on with mounting casualties. On DS9, an uneasy alliance is formed as the Romulans establish a military presence there "until the war is over." Meanwhile, Worf continues to mourn the death of Jadzia Dax, and a startling vision from the Prophets shakes Sisko from his reverie. The image provides clues that lead him to something that may change the balance of power and reopen the Wormhole.

176

Shadows and Symbols
Sisko searches for the mythical Bajoran Orb of the Emissary; Kira has a showdown with her Romulan "allies" on DS9; Worf, O'Brien, Bashir and Quark attack a Dominion shipyard.

177

Afterimage
The presence of Ezri Dax on DS9 causes problems for Worf. Meanwhile, Garak suffers an incapacitating breakdown.

177

Take Me Out to the Holosuite
A Vulcan Starfleet officer insists his race is superior, and to prove it, he challenges Sisko to a game of baseball in the holosuite.

178

Chrysalis
A genetically enhanced woman who has fallen into a catatonic state is treated by Dr. Bashir, who falls in love with her.

178

Treachery Faith and the Great River
Odo is contacted by Weyoun, who claims he wishes to defect from the Dominion and turn over military secrets to the Federation.

179

Once More Unto the Breach
Worf promises Kor a military command aboard the flagship Ch'Tang, which angers Martok and may endanger their mission.

179

The Siege of AR-558
While resupplying a Starfleet-occupied Dominion communication outpost, Sisko and the crew decide to make a stand during a fierce Jem'Hadar offensive.

180

Covenant
Dukat becomes the spiritual leader of the Bajorans who worship Pah-wraith, holds Kira hostage and exhorts his followers to kill themselves.

180

It's Only A Paper Moon
Nog, distraught over the loss of his leg, finds comfort in the holographic world of lounge singer Vic Fontaine ---but then finds it difficult to leave.

181

Prodigal Daughter
When O'Brien disappears, Sisko enlists Ezri Dax in his search---but it means she must reunite with her estranged mother.

181

The Emperor`s New Cloak
Grand Negus Zek, the ruler of the Ferengi empire and paramour to Quark and Rom's mother, disappears while on a business trip to the Alternate Universe. Ezri's counterpart from that universe delivers word that Zek is a prisoner of the evil Alliance and will be killed unless Quark can secure a cloaking device, which renders a ship invisible. Quark and Rom steal one from a Klingon vessel, then accompany Ezri back to the Alternate Universe to retrieve Zek.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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