- For the system, see life support.
Vedek Bareil Antos is critically injured just as peace talks between the Bajorans and the Cardassians reach a critical stage.
Summary[]
Five months ago Vedek Bareil Antos commenced peace talks with Legate Turrel as a final peace settlement between Bajor and Cardassia. A compromise was reached to meet face to face on DS9.
A Bajoran girl Leanne calls to Jake Sisko while walking through the Promenade, and make plans to have dinner.
Meanwhile en route to DS9 a Bajoran transport carrying a peace delegation of two Bajorans (Kai Winn Adami and Vedek Bareil) experiences disaster when a power conduit ruptures (due to micro-fractures) injuring many passengers. After docking, the spacecraft is met by a security contingent when Ops is contacted by Odo asking for Kira Nerys to meet them in the infirmary.
Doctor Julian Bashir uses all his skill and knowledge to try and save his patient to no avail. Later when he prepares to do an autopsy when he finds that Bareil's frontal lobe is still firing neurons and takes action to try and revive Bareil after he has declared him dead.
Kai Winn contacts Legate Turrel to meet on the space station to continue peace talks.
References[]
Characters[]
- Bareil Antos • Julian Bashir • Broik • Jadzia Dax • Jabara • Kallis Ven • Kira Nerys • Leanne • Nog • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Quark • Riska • Benjamin Sisko • Jake Sisko • Turrel • Winn Adami
Locations[]
- Referenced only
- Bajor • Cardassia • Ferenginar • Ferris VI • Klingon restaurant • Osinar VI • Tholia • Vulcan
Races and cultures[]
- Bajoran • Cardassian • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Trill
States and organizations[]
- Bajoran Militia • Cardassian Central Command • Cardassian Guard • Cardassian Union • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Cardassian Ministry of Justice • Starfleet Medical • Starfleet Medical Academy
Other references[]
- airlock • armistice • autopsy • Bajoran-Cardassian Treaty • brain • cerebral cortex • cordrazine • docking clamp • dom-jot • Emissary of the Prophets • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • gagh • Haligian tongue sauce • hypospray • inaprovaline • Kai • latinum • Massacre of Ferris VI • morphenolog • neurogenic radiation • neuron • Occupation of Bajor • orb • plasma coil • positronic implant • springball • stasis • three-dimensional chess • vasokin • vedek • warp plasma conduit
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- The Prophecy and Change short story "The Orb of Opportunity" begins a few days after "Life Support".
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
- Aron Eisenberg as Nog
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Past Tense, Part II |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: Heart of Stone |
| Previous episode: Past Tense, Part II |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: Heart of Stone |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Final Entry 14th entry |
Next Adventure: Incident at Arbuk | |
External links[]
- Life Support article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Life Support (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.