When one of the station's plasma distribution manifolds breaks they have a problem as they have no spares and the can't be replicated; it is also a good bet that the Cardassians won't be willing to provide one. There is one possibility though, Empok Nor, one of DS9's sister stations was abandoned by the Cardassians. The problem it that the Cardassians like to booby trap any equipment they leave behind so Garak must join Chief O'Brien's engineering team as he is the only person on DS9 that won't be killed by defensive systems which target any non-Cardassians. When they get there they find something far more dangerous waiting for them; two Cardassian soldiers who are on a drug that makes them even more dangerous than usual. Soon after it is learnt that they are there the shuttle is destroyed meaning there in no way for the crew to escape; if they are to survive they must fight... and it soon becomes apparent that the two soldiers aren't the only Cardassians effected by the drug.
This was a great episode, the dark Empok Nor seemed very claustrophobic as the work crew were hunted by the two Cardassians and the fact that four of the crew members had not been seen in previous episodes meant there was a good chance that not everybody would survive this mission. As always Andrew Robinson was great as Garak, probably the most interesting character in the series. Aron Eisenberg was also good as Nog, a character who has developed well over the course of the series.
This was a great episode, the dark Empok Nor seemed very claustrophobic as the work crew were hunted by the two Cardassians and the fact that four of the crew members had not been seen in previous episodes meant there was a good chance that not everybody would survive this mission. As always Andrew Robinson was great as Garak, probably the most interesting character in the series. Aron Eisenberg was also good as Nog, a character who has developed well over the course of the series.
