Lucy asks Eric to investigate her new best friend's white lies as to where she and her family really live and their financial situation. Meanwhile, Matt intervenes when a bully harasses Mary at school. Also, Simon is jealous of Ruthie's new friend from her pre-kindergarten class as she's more fascinated with him now than Simon. Lastly, Ruthie's first day at school brings melancholy feelings for Annie.

Stardate 50564.2: Worf and Garak, who travelled through the wormhole to find the source of Enabran Tain's message, are captured by the Jem'Hadar and brought to an internment camp. There, Garak is reunited with Tain before the old Obsidian Order leader dies. Meanwhile, Deep Space Nine monitors Starfleet listening beacons go down one by one. Fearing that a Dominion attack is imminent, Captain Sisko prepares to close the wormhole permanently. However, a saboteur destroys the pulse that would close the wormhole. Seconds after the pulse dies out, Dominion warships enter the Alpha Quadrant.

Xena and Gabrielle spend a day trying to save two villages, one from a band of thugs, the other from a giant, while getting on each other's nerves and trying to not kill on another.

Mitch rescues the life of a talk show host, who then invites him to appear on her show. C.J. is convinced that a stray dog found by her and Caroline posseses the reincarted soul of the late Stephanie.

To combat against some radical changes that Kay is proposing, Murphy enlists the aid of Andrew J. Lansing III, who has been recuperating in a Buddhist monastery.