Commander Sisko, Major Kira, and Doctor Bashir follow the warp signature of a vessel of the Maquis who had kidnapped Gul Dukat. Arriving at a Class M asteroid, the crew finds that Calvin Hudson has joined with the Maquis. The stakes have grown much higher and the Cardassian-Federation treaty has been brought to the brink of collapse. A single mistake now could lead to renewed hostilities between the two powers.

Al loses his precious parking space after insulting a fat woman, which leads to "No Ma'am" seeking out to find a guru, Ironhead Haynes, and seek his advice.

The Daily Planet is financially troubled and Lex buys the newspaper to get closer to Lois. After saving everyone's jobs, he makes some changes : Jack and Jimmy are now working downstairs in the printing of the newspaper, and hires a young just graduated man named Chip to be Perry's boss. Perry gets really mad and leaves the Planet. Lex puts a bomb in the Planet and the it explodes. He blames Jack, who gets arrested. Lex proposes to Lois, and Clark tells her he loves her, but she says that loves him too but only as a friend. When Lois ask if she and Superman have a chance to stay together, he says to Lois they can't stay together because she only loves him because he's Superman. Then, Lois accepts Lex's proposal.

In this parody of the kids show Barney and Friends, the Warners end up on a sickly sweet kids show featuring the cuddly and lovable Baloney. The Warners hate the show and make Baloney's life miserable.

Mindy and Buttons are seen as superheroes.

Katie gets her learner's permits and is given a driving lesson by her father. Unfortunately, she grows angry as her parents try to instruct her. She turns into an angry green monster and speeds throughout the neighborhood. When they make it home, however, and Katie thanks her parents for the lesson.