Season 4

The Way of the Warrior (4.1)

When the Klingon Empire ends its peace treaty with the Federation, Sisko must help Klingon Starfleet officer Worf
decide where his loyalties lie.

The Visitor (4.2)

When a tragic accident causes Sisko to vanish before his son's eyes, young Jake begins a life-long obsession to bring
him back.

Hippocratic Oath (4.3)

Held prisoner by a group of rebel Jem'Hadar, Bashir and O'Brien clash over Bashir's desire to help their captors
escape Dominion rule.

Indiscretion (4.4)

Forced to bring Dukat along on a personal mission, Kira discovers the real reason her nemesis wants to accompany her.

Rejoined (4.5)

Jadzia Dax must choose between her feelings and the rules of Trill society when she is reunited with the wife of one of
Dax's previous hosts.

Little Green Men (4.6)

A Mishap sends Quark, Rom, and Nog back in time to Earth of 1947 in Roswell, New Mexico, where military forces
mistake them for alien invaders.

Starship Down (4.7)

A fierce battle with the Jem'Hadar leaves the Defiant trapped in a planet's volatile atmosphere.

The Sword of Kahless (4.8)

Kor, a revered Klingon warrior, sets out with Worf and Dax in search of a mythical, ancient artifact they believe has
the power to unite the Klingon Empire.

Our Man Bashir (4.9)

Posing as a 1960s secret agent in a malfunctioning holosuite program, Bashir is all that stands between his trapped
fellow officers and certain death.

Homefront (4.10)

Evidence that Changelings are targeting Earth sends Sisko back to his home planet, where he and Odo must prevent -
or prepare for - war with the Dominion.

Paradise Lost (4.11)

Preparing Earth for war with the Dominion, Sisko and Odo discover evidence of a Starfleet plot to seize control of the
planet from the Federation.

Crossfire (4.12)

Odo's hidden feelings for Kira interfere with his duty to protect the Bajoran First Minister -- who also happens to be
attracted to her.

Return to Grace (4.13)

A demoted Dukat enlists Kira's aid in regaining his former status in the Cardassian Empire.

Sons of Mogh (4.14)

Cast out of Klingon society because of Worf's dishonor, his outcast brother asks Worf to kill him.

The Bar Association (4.15)

Tired of workplace mistreatment at the hands of his brother, Rom organizes all of Quark's employees into a union and
goes on strike against the bar.

Accession (4.16)

A legendary Bajoran appears mysteriously after more than 200 years and challenges Sisko's claim to be the Emissary.

Rules of Engagement (4.17)

Worf faces a hearing to determine whether he should be extradited to the Klingon Empire for destroying a civilian ship. While under Klingon attack, Worf ordered the U.S.S. Defiant to fire on a vessel that decloaked in front of it, apparently unaware that it was a Klingon transport until too late. Ch'Pok, the Klingon Advocate, accuses Worf of negligence brought on by his inherent bloodlust. Sisko, Worf's defense counsel, counters that this was a tragic -- yet unavoidable -- accident. Witnesses implicate Worf, and his life hangs in the balance.

Hard Time (4.18)

A shaken O'Brien returns to Deep Space Nine after his mind has been altered to make him believe that he spent the last two decades in prison. Accused of espionage by the Argrathi, he was given the painful memories of a twenty-year incarceration and released before his fellow officers could arrive to stop the punishment. While O'Brien is told what he went through was not real, the memories are too vivid for him to dismiss. When they begin to spill over into reality, O'Brien's false memories threaten his marriage and life on the station.

Shattered Mirror (4.19)

Jake can hardly believe his eyes when his father introduces him to a woman who appears and acts exactly like his late mother, Jennifer. Sisko reveals that this is Jennifer, at least her double from a mirror universe which Sisko once visited, where she was married to his now-dead counterpart. Sisko leaves the two of them alone for a while. When he returns, Jennifer and Jake are nowhere to be found. All that remains is a small device. Sisko uses it to transport to the mirror universe, appearing on the alternate Deep Space Nine. He is then taken prisoner and told that the rebels of this universe need his help in their fight against the tyrannical Alliance forces, led by Worf.

Muse (4.20)

The pregnant Lwaxana Troi drops in and informs Odo that her husband intends to take custody of her unborn baby boy. Not wanting to give up her unborn son, Lwaxana seeks shelter from Odo and plans to leave her husband. Unfortunately, the only way to keep her son is by marrying someone else, and so Odo offers to be Lwaxana's husband. Meanwhile, Jake Sisko falls under the spell of a mysterious alien woman, who helps him max out his writing capacity by stimulating his brain. However, her method nearly kills him.

For the Cause (4.21)

With the conflict between the Klingons and Cardassians taking its toll, a shipment of desperately-needed replicators destined for Cardassia is set to pass through Deep Space Nine. Odo and Lt. Commander Eddington of Starfleet Security recommend heightened measures to deter both the Klingons and the terrorist group known as the Maquis, then reveal some troubling news -- they believe there is a Maquis smuggler aboard the station, and they have some evidence that the smuggler is Kasidy Yates, Sisko's romantic interest. After hearing the basis for their suspicions, Sisko must order them to investigate the woman he cares for.

The Quickening (4.22)

While traveling in the Gamma Quadrant, Kira, Dax, and Bashir respond to an automated distress call from a planet that the Jem'Hadar destroyed 200 hundred years ago. The attackers contaminated the inhabitants with a terminal disease that is passed on from generation to generation. The disease is called the Blight and when the afflicted is near death - called "the quickening" - the disease becomes extremely painful. Bashir and Dax transport to the planet's surface to help find a cure but are hindered because of lack of trust by the inhabitant's of the planet. Bashir and Dax must not only win the trust of the people but also discover a cure to save the planet.

To The Death (4.23)

When a Jem'Hadar strike force attacks the station, Sisko takes Worf, Dax, Odo, and O'Brien with the U.S.S. Defiant and pursues them into the Gamma Quadrant. The crew comes upon a disabled Jem'Hadar warship emitting a distress signal, and transports aboard the survivors. Weyoun, the Jem'Hadar's Vorta master, reveals that they were attacked by the same Jem'Hadar who surprised Deep Space Nine. The attackers are Jem'Hadar renegades who turned against the Dominion, and may have an extremely powerful weapon in their possession. Forced into an alliance by this new threat, the Jem'Hadar and the crew of the U.S.S. Defiant must stop the rebels and destroy their weapon.

Body Parts (4.24)

Quark returns from a visit to his homeworld of Ferenginar with the distressing news that he has an extremely rare disease that should end his life within a week. Since a Ferengi must pay off his debts before he dies, Quark decides to put up his remains for bidding on the Ferengi Futures Exchange to earn the needed latinum. After the sale, Quark discovers he was misdiagnosed and will not die. Now, he must choose between the dishonor of breaking a Ferengi contract and his own death. Meanwhile, on the way back to Deep Space Nine, the shuttlecraft that Kira, Bashir, and Keiko were riding in was badly damaged and Keiko suffered serious injury. To save Keiko's baby, Bashir had to take it out of Keiko and implant it in Kira's womb.

Broken Link (4.25)

Odo is rushed to the Infirmary when he suddenly collapses. After a thorough examination, Bashir determines that Odo is losing the ability to maintain his solid form, but is unclear as to why. Despite his protests, Bashir gives the patient strict orders to remain under observation since movement could bring on another attack. Odo, unable to keep from his investigations, ventures out of the Infirmary and promptly collapses into a puddle of goo. His condition worsening, Odo realizes that the only place he can find help is with his people -- the Founders, rulers of the Dominion. He arrives back home and after being judged, he is changed into a ________ form permanently.

Last updated 1996-07-11