Tired of being on the losing end of the war, Captain Sisko convinces Starfleet Command to launch a fleet of starships to retake DS9. Meanwhile, time is running out for Rom, who faces execution as an enemy of the Dominion state.

Spontaneously deciding to wed within the week on DS9, Worf and Jadzia go through their own Klingon rituals: Worf on a four day bachelor party with the male members of the crew, while Jadzia deals with her prospective mother-in-law, who deeply opposes the idea of "an alien" marrying into her Klingon household.