VaBeachGuy 12 Posted December 15, 2003 Season: 1 Episode #: 404 Episode Name: Past Prologue Written By: Katharyn Powers Original Air Date: 1-10-1993 Tahna Los, a Bajoran member of the Khon-Ma, is being pursued by Cardassian warships near the station. Tahna hails the station requesting assistance. He is beamed aboard the station, where he is recognized by Major Kira from her time in the Bajoran resistance. Tahna requests that Sisko grant him a asylum aboard the station in order to evade Cardassian authorities. After speaking with Tahna and receiving pleas from Kira, Sisko grants Tahna's request. Sisko is also persuaded to grant asylum to two other members members of the Khon-Ma. The Duras sisters, Lursa and B'Etor, arrive on the station causing Odo to become become uncomfortable with their presence. Odo follows the sisters to a meeting with Tahna in which he is able to find that Tahna has arranged to purchase an unknown item from the sisters. Bashir then has an unusual encounter with Garak, the only Cardassian remaining on the station, in which he is urged to by a new suit at a specific time in Garak's shop. Bashir then excitedly informs the senior staff of the encounter and is ordered by Sisko to attend the meeting with Garak. Upon arriving at Garak's shop, Bashir is ushered into a changing room. Lursa and B'Etor then enter the shop and offer to sell Garak information to aid the Cardassian authorities in capturing Tahna Los. They also inform him that they are selling Tahna a cylinder of bilitrium, which is a component for a powerful explosive device. After the sisters leave, Garak informs Bashir that the Cardassian's were pursuing Tahna because he had stolen the remaining component for the explosive device. The senior staff then meet to discuss the situation. It is decided that Kira will take Tahna in a runabout to make the exchange with the Klingons, and that Sisko and O'Brien will monitor from another disclosed runabout. After the exchange is made the Cardassians arrive and attempt to apprehend Tahna, but are forced to stand down when it is discovered that destroying the runabout would spread radiation throughout the system. Tahna then orders Kira to set a course past the mouth of the wormhole, which he plans to calapse with the bomb. Kira makes a sudden course change taking the runabout through the wormhole. a struggle between Tahna and Kira ends with the bomb being detonated safely in the Gamma Quadrant. Tahna is then apprehended and taken back to the station to face authorities. Cast: Avery Brooks as Captain Benjamin Sisko Rene Auberjonois as Odo Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax Cirroc Lofton as Jake Sisko Colm Meaney as Miles O'Brien Armin Shimerman as Quark Alexander Siddig as Doctor Julian Bashir Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys Guest Cast: Vaughn Armstrong as Gul Dunar Susan Bay as Admiral Barbara March as Lursa Jeffrey Nordling as Tahna Richard Ryder as Bajoran Deputy Gwynyth Walsh as B'Etor From the STARTREKFANS.NET Episode Guide. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ddillard 2 Posted December 20, 2003 This was a good episode because we see Kira struggling with her loyalties and having to side against an old friend and comrade in arms in favor of the new Bajoran/Federation alliance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
