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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine


“Rules of Engagement”

Episode Number90 (4.18)
Production Number490
Season4
Stardate
Original Airdate06-Apr-1996
StoryBradley Thompson & David Weddle
TeleplayRonald D. Moore
DirectorLeVar Burton
Sisko acts as Worf's counsel
Synopsis

Worf faces a hearing to determine whether he should be extradited to the Klingon Empire for destroying a civilian ship. While under Klingon attack, Worf ordered the U.S.S. Defiant to fire on a vessel that decloaked in front of it, apparently unaware that it was a Klingon transport until too late. Ch'Pok, the Klingon Advocate, accuses Worf of negligence brought on by his inherent bloodlust. Sisko, Worf's defense counsel, counters that this was a tragic — yet unavoidable — accident. Witnesses implicate Worf, and his life hangs in the balance.

Guest Cast

Ron Canada (Advocate Ch'Pok)
Deborah Strang (Admiral T'Lara)
Christopher Michael (the Helm Officer)