 Traveling in a crippled Jem'Hadar
warship, Sisko and his crew enter an uncharted nebula. They
crash in the ocean of a desolate planet, and Dax is seriously
wounded. Bashir stabilizes Dax's condition, after which the
group takes shelter in a cave. Later, while Garak and Nog are
searching for food and water, they are captured by Jem'Hadar
soldiers who also crashed on the barren world.
Garak and Nog are taken to Keevan, the badly wounded Vorta
leader of the stranded Jem'Hadar. When Garak reveals there is a
doctor in their group, Keevan orders his soldiers, led by
Remata'Klan, to locate the Starfleet unit without engaging them
in battle. Meanwhile, Sisko and the crew try to locate their
missing comrades. They are spotted by the Jem'Hadar who,
ignoring Keevan's instructions, open fire.
Remata'Klan frantically orders his soldiers to lower their
weapons. The Jem'Hadar retreat, and Keevan gives Remata'Klan a
new mission. Soon afterward, he arrives at the Starfleet camp
and reveals to Sisko that Garak and Nog are being held as
prisoners. Keevan wants to trade them for Sisko and Bashir, and
after Remata'Klan gives his word that no one will be harmed,
Sisko agrees.
Sisko and Bashir soon learn that they were summoned to save
Keevan's life. Once the Vorta's condition improves, he reveals
that his Jem'Hadar group has been marooned. Unfortunately, he
has only one vial of ketracel-white, the drug used to control
the Jem'Hadar, left to give them. The soldiers are already
suffering from withdrawal, and once the drug is completely gone,
they will go insane and kill everyone. To stop this, he will
order his troops to attack the Starfleet base camp — but will
provide Sisko with their plans. This will enable the Jem'Hadar
to be ambushed and killed, Keevan to surrender and O'Brien to
repair Keevan's communication system. Sisko is disgusted that
Keevan will turn against his men to save himself, but sees no
other choice.
At dawn, Remata'Klan and his men are trapped by the Starfleet
crew, but Sisko offers to help the group escape. Remata'Klan
refuses to surrender, explaining that as a Jem'Hadar he has no
choice but to follow Keevan's command. Sadly, Sisko orders his
crew to proceed, and the Jem'Hadar troops are massacred. The
communication equipment is repaired, and Worf answers their call
for help.
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