"In Purgatory's Shadow" was the 112th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 14th episode of the show's fifth season, first aired during the week of 10 February 1997. The episode was written by Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe and directed by Gabrielle BeaumontMA.
Summary[]
Worf and Garak enter the Gamma Quadrant after a message from Enabran Tain is intercepted and discover a Jem'Hadar fleet preparing to invade the Alpha Quadrant.
References[]
Characters[]
- Julian Bashir • Julian Bashir (changeling) • Jadzia Dax • Skrain Dukat • Elim Garak • Ikat'ika • Janok • Kira Nerys • Martok, son of Urthog • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Quark • Benjamin Sisko • Enabran Tain • Tora Ziyal • Varak • Worf, son of Mogh • Deep Space 9 personnel (Deep Space 9 residents)
- Referenced only
- Brun • Lenara Kahn • Memad • Nog • Kirayoshi O'Brien • Surjak • Tora Naprem • Vorlem
Locations[]
- Alpha Quadrant • Bajoran wormhole • Celestial Temple • Deep Space 9 • Gamma Quadrant • Internment Camp 371 • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's
- Referenced only
- Bajor • Cardassia • Kang's Summit • Meezan IV • New Bajor
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Defiant (Defiant-class escort) • Janitza-class (in opening credits) • Jem'Hadar battle cruiser • Jem'Hadar fighter • USS Leeds (Nebula-class explorer, in opening credits) • USS Rio Grande (Danube-class runabout)
- Referenced only
- Klingon battle cruiser • USS Maryland • Naprem • USS Proxima • USS Sarajevo
Races and cultures[]
- Bajoran • B'kaazi • Breen • Changeling • Cardassian • Ferengi • Human • Jem'Hadar • Klingon • Romulan • Trill
States and organizations[]
- Bajoran Militia • Dominion • Klingon Defense Force • Klingon Empire • Starfleet • Tal Shiar • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Cardassian Fifth Order • Obsidian Order • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Command • Trill Science Ministry
Other references[]
- Bajoran religion • Battle of Sector 001 • blood screening • blood type • Earl Grey • Federation-Klingon War • graviton emitter • Klingon opera • mek'leth • Par'Mach'kai • neutrino • phase-conjugate graviton beam • polarized hull plating • riding hound • sabre bear • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2373-2386) • toh-maire • tractor beam • ultritium • yellow alert
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- DS9 novella: The Badlands, Part IV
- 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 "For the Uniform".
VHS release.
Overseas VHS release with "For the Uniform".
LaserDisc release in DS9 season 5 (volume 1).
DVD release in DS9 season 5.
Background[]
- The old DS9 uniform from it's early episodes and thoughout Star Trek: Voyager as well as Star Trek: Generations makes a surprise appearance in this episode.
Notable cast and crew[]
- Written by Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe
- 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
- Andrew J. Robinson as Garak
- J.G. Hertzler as Martok
- Marc Alaimo as Skrain Dukat
Images[]
The real Dr. Bashir.
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: For the Uniform |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: By Inferno's Light |
| Previous episode: For the Uniform |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: By Inferno's Light |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Badlands, Part IV |
Next Adventure: Unity | |
External links[]
- "In Purgatory's Shadow" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- In Purgatory's Shadow article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.