"Family Business" is an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It first aired in May 1995 as part of the third season.
Quark faces ruin when it is discovered that his mother has broken Ferengi law by earning profit.
Summary[]
Quark is visited by Liquidator Brunt of the Ferengi Commerce Authority and is issued a Writ of Accountability, which Quark soon learns is because his mother Ishka has been caught earning money, illegal for Ferengi women to do. Quark plans to return home to Ferenginar and to force his mother to confess. Rom joins him.
Ishka is unrepentant and Brunt is shocked to see her wearing clothes. While Brunt thinks Ishka only earned three bars of latinum, Quark learns that she has earned profit from ventures all over the Ferengi Alliance and that he will not be able to afford to pain the fine and will be ruined financially.
Quark goes to the FCA to turn his mother in, but Rom stood him, claiming that Ishka agreed to share half of her profits with him. When he returns home, he finds that Rom lied to him. Ishka agrees to sign Brunt’s confession, but only a third of her earnings. Quark bribes Quark to cover up Ishka’s actions.
Meanwhile, all of Deep Space 9 is interested that Commander Sisko is going on his first date with Kasidy Yates. The two bond over baseball.
References[]
Characters[]
- Julian Bashir • Broik • Brunt • Jadzia Dax • Ishka • Kira Nerys • Morn • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Pardshay • Quark • Rom • Benjamin Sisko • Jake Sisko • Skron • Rita Tannenbaum • Kasidy Yates
- Referenced only
- Adred • Curzon Dax • Keldar • Nog • Stol • Kornelius Yates
Locations[]
- Referenced only
- Cestus III • Earth • New Orleans
Starships[]
- Referenced only
- USS Rubicon (Danube-class runabout • SS Xhosa
Races and cultures[]
- Referenced only
- Cardassian • Peljenite • Petarian
States and Organizations[]
- Bajoran Militia • Ferengi Commerce Authority • Ferengi Alliance • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Cestus Comets • Dominion • Maquis • Pike City Pioneers • Starfleet Academy
Science and technology[]
- biomatter • cargo bay • dilithium • PADD • polyduranide • replicate • subspace • tooth sharpener • transporter
Other references[]
- Age of Ascension • baseball • chewstick • chicken paprikash • darts • dartboard • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • Ferengi Trade By-Laws • Hungarian • Hupyrian beetle • latinum • liquidator • millipede sauce • moogie • Prime Directive • rain • raktajino • tube grub • tulaberry wine • welcoming ceremony • wood • Writ of Accountability
Appendices[]
Background[]
- Kasidy Yates, Ishka and Brunt make their first appearances in the episode. This episode also marks the first appearance of Ferenginar, which would later be seen in "Ferengi Love Songs".
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
- Max Grodénchik as Rom
- Jeffrey Combs as Brunt
Images[]
Connections[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Explorers |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: Shakaar |
| Previous episode: Explorers |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: Shakaar |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Laertian Gamble |
Next Adventure: Learning Curve | |
| Previous Adventure: Explorers |
Deep Space Nine Adventures | Next Adventure: Shakaar |
External links[]
- Family Business article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Family Business (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.