Stardate 48498.4: A Bajoran freighter suffering a radiation leak that caused an explosion on the ship docks at Deep Space Nine. The vessel is carrying Kai Winn and Vedek Bareil, who were on their way to begin secret face-to-face talks with the Cardassians over a peace treaty between the two worlds. Vedek Bareil, who was in initiator of the peace treaty, is severely wounded in the explosion and his chances of survival are slim. Meanwhile, Jake plans a date on the same day that he is supposed to play dom-job with Nog. Nog is all right with Jake missing out on the game, so long as Jake's date becomes a double date.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3 Episodes...

• s03e01 - The Search, Part I (2)
• s03e02 - The Search, Part II (3)
• s03e03 - The House of Quark
• s03e04 - Equilibrium
• s03e05 - Second Skin
• s03e06 - The Abandoned
• s03e07 - Civil Defense
• s03e08 - Meridian
• s03e09 - Defiant
• s03e10 - Fascination
• s03e11 - Past Tense, Part I
• s03e12 - Past Tense, Part II
• s03e13 - Life Support
• s03e14 - Heart of Stone
• s03e15 - Destiny
• s03e16 - Prophet Motive
• s03e17 - Visionary
• s03e18 - Distant Voices
• s03e19 - Through the Looking Glass
• s03e20 - Improbable Cause (1)
• s03e21 - The Die is Cast (2)
• s03e22 - Explorers
• s03e23 - Family Business
• s03e24 - Shakaar
• s03e25 - Facets
• s03e26 - The Adversary

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Show Summary

When the Cardassian occupation of Bajor ended in 2369, the mining space station Terok Nor was left abandoned, its systems ripped out. By invitation of the Bajoran provisional government, Starfleet stepped in to oversee the rebuilding and day-to-day operations of the newly christened Deep Space Nine.

The years of Starfleet's nonintervention into Cardassian matters, however, had taken its toll on relations with the Bajorans. Consequently, Starfleet's position was a tenuous one; many Bajorans, suspicious and hostile as a result of decades of Cardassian oppression and brutality, did not greet the Federation's presence with open arms. The Federation's assistance is put to the test as DS9 becomes a center of travel and commerce that stretches into the Gamma Quadrant.