After a rogue band of Jem'Hadar attack DS9, the crew of the Defiant reluctantly join forces with a group of loyal Jem'Hadar in order to prevent the rogues from obtaining a dangerous piece of ancient technology.

After learning that he is dying from a rare Ferengi disease, Quark decides to auction his vacuum-desiccated body on the Ferengi Futures Exchange. When an injured Keiko O'Brien returns from an expedition to the Gamma Quadrant, Dr. Bashir must take extreme measures to save the life of her unborn child.