In the Pale Moonlight is an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It was directed by Victor LoblMA and written by an uncredited [1] Ronald D. Moore, with story contributions by Peter Allan Fields and Michael Taylor.
With Starfleet losses mounting and Betazed being conquered by the Dominion, Sisko and Garak work together to bring the Romulans into the Dominion War.
Summary[]
References[]
Characters[]
- Julian Bashir • Corat Damar (hologram) • Jadzia Dax • Elim Garak • Kira Nerys • M'Pella • Navok • Odo • Parthok • Quark • Benjamin Sisko • Grathon Tolar • Merken Vreenak • Weyoun (hologram) • Worf, son of Mogh
- Referenced only
- Margaret C. Clark • Colius • Dukat • Gowron • Neral • Joseph Sisko • Maria Tatalia • Tora Ziyal • Alan M. Kobayashi • Alice Ginsburg • Ann Flood • Barbara Covington • Beverly Kurts • Curt Danhauser • David Nemzek • Donna Nemzek • Dorit Oberman • Dorothy Duder • Edith Alfaro • Elizabeth Braswell • Faith Levesconte • Grace Kenney • Harry Brand • Jay Laprade • John Fredrickson • Jon Monson • Kathy Leprich • Kathy McCammon • Kurt Hansen • Larry Ohlson • Laura Derr • Leslie Wong • Lester Levesconte • Lori Oberscheven • Margaret C. Clark • Marian McAllum • Matata Kimya • Mindy Long • Mitchell Green • Monico Aguayo • Nancy Ohlson • Paul Lawrence • Penny Juday • Phillip Jacobson • Richard B. Barnett • Rick Bittle • Rose Limli • Russ English • Sandy Holst • Shirley Brand • Teri Hansen • Terry Erdmann • Tom Mahoney
Locations[]
- Alpha Quadrant • Deep Space 9 (Garak's Clothiers • Habitat ring • Landing pad • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's • Station commander's office • Wardroom)
- Referenced only
- Alpha Centauri • Andor • Betazed • Cardassia • Dominion Headquarters • Glintara sector • Kalandra sector • Romulus • Soukara • Romulan Neutral Zone • Tellar • Vulcan • Starbase 129 • Starbase 153
Starships[]
- Referenced only
- USS Akagi • USS Cairo • USS Clement • USS Cochrane • USS Exeter • USS Repulse • USS Nobel • USS Sarajevo • USS Tecumseh • USS Tripoli • USS Victory • USS Wyoming • USS Zapata
Races and culturess[]
- Bajoran • Cardassian • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Klingon • Trill • Romulan • Vorta • Yridian
- Referenced only
- Jem'Hadar
States and Organizations[]
- Bajoran Militia • Cardassian Union • Dominion • Federation Alliance • Romulan Star Empire • Starfleet • Tal Shiar • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Cardassian Fourth Order • Founders • Klingon Empire • Obsidian Order • Romulan Senate • Starfleet Tenth Fleet • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Command • Starfleet Intelligence • Starfleet Medical • War Plans Council
Other[]
- biogenic weapon • bio-mimetic gel • casualty report • Chairman of the Tal Shiar • cloaking device • dabo • Dominion War • Emissary of the Prophets • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • hell • kali-fal • hologram • holosuite • International Space Station • latinum • non-aggression pact • Optolythic data rod • Orion slave girl • PADD • personal log • planetary defense system • Praetor of the Romulan Star Empire • proconsul • replicator • Scotch whisky • senator • stardate • transporter • Whelan Bitters
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- The events of this episode were followed up by Una McCormack's 2005 novel Hollow Men.
- The liberation of Betazed takes place in the TNG novel: The Battle of Betazed.
- The Tales of the Dominion War short stories "The Ceremony of Innocence is Drowned" and "Blood Sacrifice" take place in the two week period before Sisko records his log in this episode. Geoff Trowbridge's short story "Suicide Note" in The Sky's the Limit takes place soon after this episode.
- Too Long a Sacrifice features Detective Retlaw, who escapes from Betazed during the Dominion attack.
- Vreenak's career decades before this episode is featured in the Star Trek: The Lost Era novel Serpents Among the Ruins.
- Leslie Wong appears in Captain's Log: Jellico.
Background[]
Notable cast and crew[]
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
- Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys
- Rene Auberjonois as Odo
- Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- Michael Dorn as Worf
- Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax
- Andrew J. Robinson as Garak
- Jeffrey Combs as Weyoun
Images[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Inquisition |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: His Way |
| Previous episode: Inquisition |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: His Way |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Ceremony of Innocence is Drowned |
Next Adventure: Blood Sacrifice | |
External links[]
- "In the Pale Moonlight" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- In the Pale Moonlight article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.