When Grand Nagus Zek is deposed by the Ferengi Commerce Authority for granting Ferengi females the right to wear clothes with an amendment to the Ferengi Bill of Opportunities, Quark is forced to assume a female identity to prevent Brunt from becoming the next Grand Nagus.

After receiving a distress call, the crew of the Defiant race to save a Starfleet captain stranded on an inhospitable planet. Back on DS9, Jake follows Quark's latest scheme for story research.