"A Simple Investigation" is an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It is the 115th overall and the 17th episode of the show's fifth season. It first aired during the week of 31 March 1997. The episode was written by René EchevarriaMA and directed by John KretchmerMA.
Odo protects a woman from the Orion Syndicate and finds himself falling in love with her.
Summary[]
An Idanian man is accosted by two Finnean thugs in quarters aboard Deep Space 9. The pair are looking for something, but the Idanian denies knowing what they are talking about. The Idanian tries to pull out a weapon, but is vaporised by Sorm. Odo meeets a woman called Arissa, who the Finneans take an interest in as well.
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References[]
Characters[]
- Arissa • Julian Bashir • Jadzia Dax • Jorem • Kira Nerys • Marshor • Morn • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Quark • Tauvid Rem • Benjamin Sisko • Sorm • Traidy • Worf • Deep Space 9 personnel (Deep Space 9 residents) • unnamed Idanians
Locations[]
- Deep Space 9 (assay office • fusion core • habitat ring • operations center • Promenade • Quark's • replimat • security office)
- Referenced only
- England • Finnea (Finnea Prime) • Rutia IV
Starships and vehicles[]
- Danube-class runabout • USS Defiant (Defiant-class escort, in opening credits) • Janitza-class • USS Leeds (Nebula-class explorer, in opening credits) • Perikian-class • USS Yeager (Federation Intrepid-variant light cruiser)
Races and cultures[]
- Bajoran • Bolian • Changeling • Ferengi • Finnean • Human • Idanian • Klingon • Lurian • Trill • Venturi
- Referenced only
- Cardassian • Risean • Talarian
States and organizations[]
- Referenced only
- Starfleet Intelligence
Other references[]
- airplane • assassination • automobile • brain damage • carpet • constable • dabo • datacrystal (data crystal) • dataport • deputy • detective novel • DNA • Nigel Dunlap • driver • Falcon • gagh • graviton emitter • hasperat • hitchhiker • holo-scan • holosuite • indictment • Julian Bashir, Secret Agent • limousine • manifest • murder • net-girl • phase inverter • protective custody • quantum scan • queen (Queen of England) • raktajino • Risean tapestries • Saturday • security protocol • sensor array • socialite • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2373-2386) • strip search • tapestry • telepathy • tentacle • transporter • tuxedo • Walther P38 • Lady Wantsomore
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- DS9 episodes: "Our Man Bashir", "The Ascent"
- ST reference: The Star Trek Encyclopedia
- Information about this episode is presented consistently in the third and fourth volumes.
Video releases[]
Collector's edition VHS release with "Business as Usual".
VHS release.
Overseas VHS release with "Business as Usual".
LaserDisc release in DS9 season 5 (volume 2).
DVD release in DS9 season 5.
Background[]
Notable cast and crew[]
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
- Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys
- Rene Auberjonois as Odo
- Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
- Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
Images[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Doctor Bashir, I Presume |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: Business as Usual |
| Previous episode: Doctor Bashir, I Presume |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: Business as Usual |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Favorite Son |
Next Adventure: Business as Usual | |
External links[]
- "A Simple Investigation" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- A Simple Investigation article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.