| A Time to Stand ©1997 Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved. |
| Episode: 125 Airdate: September 29, 1997 |
| Rocks and Shoals ©1997 Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved. |
| Episode: 127 Airdate: October 6, 1997 |
| Sons and Daughters ©1997 Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved. |
| Episode: 126 Airdate: October 13, 1997 |
| Behind the Lines ©1997 Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved. |
| Episode: 128 Airdate: October 20, 1997 |
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| A Time to Stand | |
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| Directed by | Allan Kroeker |
| Written by | Ira Steven Behr & Hans Beimler |
| Executive Producers | Rick Berman & Ira Steven Behr |
| Starring | Avery Brooks |
| Also Starring | René Auberjonois Michael Dorn Terry Farrell Cirroc Lofton Colm Meaney Alexander Siddig Armin Shimerman Nana Visitor |
| Stardate Unknown Several months into their war against the Dominion/Cardassian alliance, the Federation is fighting a losing battle. Having long ago abandoned Deep Space Nine, Sisko (Avery Brooks) and his crew have been taking on the enemy from the U.S.S. Defiant. But they grow more and more demoralized as fleets of promised reinforcements are demolished. Reacting to the heavy losses, Federation Admiral Ross (Barry Jenner) informs Sisko that he is no longer in command of the U.S.S. Defiant. | |
| Rocks and Shoals | |
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| Directed by | Michael Vejar |
| Written by | Ronald D. Moore |
| Executive Producers | Rick Berman & Ira Steven Behr |
| Starring | Avery Brooks |
| Also Starring | René Auberjonois Michael Dorn Terry Farrell Cirroc Lofton Colm Meaney Alexander Siddig Armin Shimerman Nana Visitor |
| Stardate 51107.2 Traveling in a crippled Jem'Hadar warship, Sisko (Avery Brooks) and his crew enter an uncharted nebula. They crash in the ocean of a desolate planet, and Dax (Terry Farrell) is seriously wounded. Bashir (Alexander Siddig) stabilizes Dax's condition, after which the group takes shelter in a cave. Later, while Garak (Andrew J. Robinson) and Nog (Aron Eisenberg) are searching for food and water, they are captured by Jem'Hadar soldiers who also crashed on the barren world. | |
| Sons and Daughters | |
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| Directed by | Jesús Salvador Treviño |
| Written by | Bradley Thompson & David Weddle |
| Executive Producers | Rick Berman & Ira Steven Behr |
| Starring | Avery Brooks |
| Also Starring | René Auberjonois Michael Dorn Terry Farrell Cirroc Lofton Colm Meaney Alexander Siddig Armin Shimerman Nana Visitor |
| Stardate Unknown While the war between the Federation and the Dominion continues, Klingon General Martok (J.G. Hertzler) docks his ship to take on reinforcements. Worf (Michael Dorn) is shocked to see that one of the new recruits is his estranged son, Alexander (Marc Worden). Worf reveals that he sent Alexander to live with his foster parents on Earth years before, after the boy showed no interest in becoming a warrior. Martok encourages Worf to mend fences with his son, but the attempt soon deteriorates. | |
| Behind the Lines | |
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| Directed by | LeVar Burton |
| Written by | René Echevarria |
| Executive Producers | Rick Berman & Ira Steven Behr |
| Starring | Avery Brooks |
| Also Starring | René Auberjonois Michael Dorn Terry Farrell Cirroc Lofton Colm Meaney Alexander Siddig Armin Shimerman Nana Visitor |
| Stardate 51149.5 Admiral Ross (Barry Jenner) at Starbase 375 uncovers a major reason for the Dominion's dominance - a sensor array monitoring all activity across five sectors. Sisko (Avery Brooks) soon formulates a risky plan to disable it. Back on Terok Nor - the Cardassian name for Deep Space Nine - Kira (Nana Visitor) and her "resistance cell" of Jake (Cirroc Lofton), Rom (Max Grodenchik) and Odo (René Auberjonois) work to foster ill will between the Cardassians and the Dominion. When Odo speaks out against her latest scheme, Kira begins to question his loyalty. | |