 Sisko, posing as Gabriel Bell of
the 21st century, takes charge of the hostage situation in the
Processing Center as rioting begins within the Sanctuary
District, and tells the angry residents that this is their
chance to voice their grievances. Bashir reminds him that Bell
is destined to die at the end of this turning point in Earth
history. On the outside, Dax realizes that Sisko and Bashir are
in danger and prepares to locate them. Meanwhile, Kira and
O'Brien attempt transporting into different time periods to find
their friends, with no success. Back in the center, Sisko
convinces Webb, a decent family man, to act as their
representative, but Webb is cut off from the computer interface
terminal when he tries to communicate their plight. Then, police
Detective Preston contacts Webb and asks to meet him.
Sisko joins Webb for the
meeting, where they demand that all Sanctuary Districts be
closed and the Federal Employment Act reinstated, and Preston
agrees to present their demands to the Governor. Preston is
later met by Chris and Dax, who can't convince the official to
help them locate Sisko and Bashir. Determined, Dax waits until
they aren't looking and slips away.
Kira and O'Brien transport once more into the past, but again
choose the wrong time period. Meanwhile, as the riots continue,
Preston offers to reduce the charges against Sisko and Webb if
they release the hostages, but the two refuse to back down from
their demands. Later, Dax is brought to the center, her combadge
taken after having been captured upon entering the Sanctuary
District.
Dax plays along with Sisko and Bashir, then tells them she can
convince Chris to restore the group's computer access. After
recovering her missing combadge, Dax slips back into the outside
world. Soon, scores of residents are telling their stories to
millions of people over the computer interface. Unfortunately,
the Governor is unmoved, and tells Detective Preston to send in
her troops.
Kira and O'Brien transport to the correct time period and soon
locate Dax. Meanwhile, Sisko and Webb herd the hostages into a
safe area of the center, just before a SWAT team bursts in,
killing Webb and most of the others. One of the officers
accidentally shoots at a hostage, but Sisko jumps in front of
the man and takes a bullet to the shoulder. As the SWAT team
leaves the center and National Guard personnel take control of
the Sanctuary District, Sisko and Bashir are allowed to leave,
and their ID cards are switched with those of two dead men. The
former hostages promise to tell what really happened, and Sisko
and Bashir return to the future, having restored history to its
normal course.
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