A team from DS9 are surveying a planet in the Gamma Quadrant with a view to establishing a mining operation to extract valuable raw materials, when they witness another ship crashing nearby. Initially planning to render assistance to any survivors, they discover that the ship is a Jem'Hadar warship and the crew are all dead, apparently killed by an equipment failure some hours before. Sisko realizes the tactical advantage that could be gained and decides to get the ship back to Deep Space 9 for study. He sends for the U.S.S. Defiant to haul the vessel with its tractor beam, while O'Brien and Muniz try to get the ship's systems on line. However, their work stops when another Jem'Hadar warship appears and destroys their orbiting Runabout, killing all of Sisko's crewmembers still aboard.

Kaitlin Hopkins (Kilana)
F.J. Rio (Enrique Muniz)
Hilary Shepard (Hoya)

• Season 5 Premiere Episode; This is the 100th episode of "Deep Space Nine".
  
• The captured Jem'Hadar warship is featured in the 6th season premier "A Time To Stand".
  
• Kilana, the Vorta, doesn't care about the ship; she wants the sick changeling hidden on board.
  
• Muniz, one of O'Brien's engineers since season 4, dies in this episode. O'Brien calls Muniz "Quique."
  
• Because of each side's mistrust, Muniz and the changeling both died. Starfleet officers Hoya, Bertram, T'Lora, and Rooney also died.