Odo begins recovery from the deadly disease which Dr. Bashir tells him had been engineered by Section 31 in order to wipe out the Founders' entire race, A resistance mission goes bad for Kira and Garak, and they end up hiding in the basement of the house which Garak grew up in. They soon hear Legate Damar - who had been on their mission and was hiding with them - has just become a casualty of war. The Grand Nagus has chosen Quark to become his successor, upon his impending retirement on the pleasure planet, Risa.
Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Nicole de Boer
Director(s): Avery Brooks
Writer(s): Gene Roddenberry, Rick Berman, Michael Piller