"Hard Time" was the 91st episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 19th episode in the show's fourth season, first aired 15 April 1996.
Summary
Miles O'Brien experiences an artificial reality of a twenty year prison sentence and finds it difficult to adjust to life back on the space station.
References
Characters
- Julian Bashir • Broik • Jadzia Dax • Ee'char • Kira Nerys • Enrique Muñiz • Keiko O'Brien • Miles O'Brien • Molly O'Brien • Odo • Quark • K'Par Rinn • Benjamin Sisko • Jake Sisko • Worf
- Referenced only
- Telnorri
Locations
- Argratha • Deep Space 9 • habitat ring • infirmary • operations center • Promenade • Quark's • station commander's office
- Referenced only
- Cardassia • Setlik III
Starships and vehicles
- USS Defiant (Defiant-class escort) • USS Leeds (Nebula-class explorer, in opening credits) • USS Rio Grande (Danube-class) • Perikian-class (in opening credits)
Races and cultures
- Referenced only
- Parada
States and organizations
- Argrathi Authority • Bajoran Militia • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
Science and classification
- decontamination • energy • geometric • lifeform • matter • milligram • planet • space • star • star system • technology • time • universe
Lifeforms
Materials and substances
- atmosphere • blood • gas • metal • synthale
Technology and weapons
- coil spanner • holosuite • hyperspanner • interphasic coil spanner • ODN recoupler • phaser • quantum flux regulator • replicator • starship • waveguide • work bee
Other references
- black hole (beverage) • chee'lash • clothing • counselor • darts • eseeka • Federation-Cardassian War • government • Hell • Humanity • jacket • kayaking • nation • pants • races and cultures • rank • science • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2240s-2265) • title • tunic • uniform • weapon
Appendices
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
- Michael Dorn as Worf
Images
Connections
Timeline
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Rules of Engagement |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: Shattered Mirror |
| Previous episode: Rules of Engagement |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: Shattered Mirror |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Innocence |
Next Adventure: Shattered Mirror | |
External links
- Hard Time article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Hard Time (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
