"Business as Usual" was the 116th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 18th episode of the show's fifth season, first aired during the week of 5 April 1997. The episode was written by Bradley ThompsonMA and David Weddle and directed by Siddig El Fadil.
Summary[]
Quark enters the arms industry when approached by his cousin, Gaila, but soon has a crisis of conscience over the impact it has.
References[]
Characters[]
- Julian Bashir • Jadzia Dax • Farrakk • Gaila • Hagath • Jones • Kira Nerys • Morn • Nassuc • Kirayoshi O'Brien • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Quark • Regent of Palamar • Benjamin Sisko • Jake Sisko • Talura • Rita Tannenbaum • Worf, son of Mogh • Deep Space 9 personnel (Deep Space 9 residents)
- Referenced only
- Annel • Keiko O'Brien • Molly O'Brien • Alexander Rozhenko • Vilix'pran
Locations[]
- Referenced only
- Bajor • Bajoran sector • Minnobia • Palamar • Parsion III • Risa
Races and cultures[]
- Bajoran • Bolian • Changeling • Dopterian • Ferengi • Human • Klingon • Larell's species • Palamarian • Trill • Yridian
- Referenced only
- Breen • Cardassian • Manchovite • Proxcinian • Vek • Verillian • Vulcan
Starships and vehicles[]
- Danube-class runabout (in opening credits) • Janitza-class (in opening credits)
- Referenced only
- USS Defiant (Defiant-class escort, also in opening credits) • USS Leeds (Nebula-class explorer, in opening credits) • skimmer
States and organisations[]
- Referenced only
- Bajoran Provisional Government • Bajoran Resistance • Ferengi Commerce Authority • Metron Consortium • Palamarian Freedom Brigade • Sepian Commodities Exchange
Other references[]
- 2373 • Andarian glass bead • antimonium • armistice • biogenic weapon • blight • cargo bay • champagne • Clavisoa berry • CRM 114 • dabo • darts • deflector array • descrambler • feldomite • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • garlic • general • gigajoule • hologram • holosuite • latinum • Matopin rock fungus • moon • moon grass • neural modulator • Occupation of Bajor • oo-mox • optical data network relay • optronic emitter • Palamarian sea urchin • phaser • poison • powdered newt supplement • prion • Proxcinian War • purification squad • quadrotriticale • retrovirus • Sisko's baseball • snail juice • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2373-2386) • tartoc • teddy bear • tongo • tritanium • Varaxian LM-7 • warp core breach • weapon • Wentlian condor snake
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- Demons of Air and Darkness
- 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 "A Simple Investigation".
VHS release.
Overseas VHS release with "A Simple Investigation".
LaserDisc release in DS9 season 5 (volume 2).
DVD release in DS9 season 5.
Background[]
Notable cast and crew[]
- Co-written by David Weddle
- Directed by Siddig El Fadil
- 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
- Michael Dorn as Worf
Images[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: A Simple Investigation |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: Ties of Blood and Water |
| Previous episode: A Simple Investigation |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: Ties of Blood and Water |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: A Simple Investigation |
Next Adventure: Before and After | |
External links[]
- "Business as Usual" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Business as Usual (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.