 Dr. Bashir is excited to meet
Garak, the last Cardassian aboard Deep Space Nine and a rumored
spy. He rushes to tell the rest of the crew, but they are busy
rescuing a Bajoran, Tahna Los, whose ship has been attacked by
Cardassians. Tahna and Kira instantly recognize each other from
their days in the Bajoran underground. The Cardassians hail
Sisko and demand he turn Tahna over to them, saying he is a
member of a Bajoran terrorist group called the Khon-Ma. However,
Tahna renounces terrorism and asks for asylum, and thanks to
Kira's impassioned plea to a wary Sisko, he gets it.
A day or so later, Klingon
sisters Lursa and B'Etor arrive at the station and arouse Odo's
suspicions, prompting him to tail them to a secret meeting with
Tahna in the Cargo Bay. Odo assumes the shape of a rat and
follows them in, and overhears as they demand a payment in gold
from Tahna in exchange for an undisclosed item.
Sisko gives Kira approval to help two more Khon-Ma members
receive asylum. But when Odo informs him of the exchange he
witnessed in the Cargo Bay, Sisko is suddenly unsure of Kira's
loyalty. Meanwhile, Lursa and B'Etor visit Garak in his shop,
where they make a deal to trade Tahna for more gold. And in
Tahna's quarters, Kira is shocked when he reveals that he is
still a member of the Khon-Ma and came to Deep Space Nine on
purpose, to enlist her help in a plan to win Bajor's freedom.
On the Promenade, Garak seeks out Bashir and asks the doctor to
meet him in his shop at a specific time. Confused, Bashir runs
to Sisko, who suggests he attend the meeting. When he arrives at
the shop, Bashir is hustled into a dressing room just before
Lursa and B'Etor arrive. Hidden from view, he overhears as Garak
gets them to reveal that they are selling Tahna a cylinder of
bilitrium, an ingredient needed for a very powerful bomb.
The entire crew assembles to discuss the dangerous situation,
and after much deliberation, Sisko decides to let Kira take
Tahna to meet the Klingon sisters. The exchange is made, and
Cardassian forces, alerted by Garak, appear and threaten to
fire. Sisko and O'Brien threaten to fire as well, but all are
forced to let Tahna proceed with his plan when he reveals that
his bomb will spread radiation across the entire system. He
tells Kira that his target is the wormhole, which he wants to
close off in order to diminish Bajor's importance to the
Federation and the Cardassians so that they will leave the
planet to the Bajorans. He attempts to release the bomb, but
Kira is able to delay him so that the bomb explodes harmlessly
at the other side of the wormhole. The pair are then transported
back to the station, where Tahna is arrested and Kira is left to
wonder whether she betrayed or helped her people.
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