- For other uses, see Necessary Evil.
"Necessary Evil" was the 28th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 8th episode of the show's second season, first aired on 14 November 1993. The episode was written by Peter Allan Fields and directed by James L. Conway.
Contents
Summary[]
After an assassination attempt on Quark, Odo reopens a five-year old murder case—in which Kira Nerys was the main suspect.
References[]
Characters[]
- Julian Bashir • Broik • Jadzia Dax • Skrain Dukat • Jones (Lieutenant) • Kallis Ven • Kira Nerys • Odo • Quark • Rano Dake • Rom • Benjamin Sisko • Trazko • Vaatrik Drasa • Vaatrik Pallra
- Referenced only
- Hadar (Cardassian) • Ches'sarro Seeto • Mora Pol • Nog • Jake Sisko
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Bajor • chemist shop • Deep Space 9 • habitat ring • operations center • Promenade • Quark's
- Referenced only
- Gamma Quadrant • Meldrar I (Meldrar star system) • ore processing facility
Races and cultures[]
- Bajoran • Cardassian • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Trill
States and organizations[]
- Bajoran Militia • Bajoran Resistance • Bajoran War Orphans Fund • Cardassian Guard • Cardassian Union • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Cardassian High Command • Bajoran Institute of Science
Other references[]
- advocate • basotile • black market • blackmail • Cardassian ale • Cardassian neck trick • chocolate • collaborator • constable • cortical stimulator • cortolin • duranium • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • holosuite • ice • latinum • lita • magnasite • nucleonic radiation • Occupation of Bajor • PADD • prostitution • Pyrellian ginger tea • shapeshifter • tetryon • Triskelion cargo
Appendices[]
Related media[]
Background[]
Notable cast and crew[]
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
- Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys
- Rene Auberjonois as Odo
- Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax
- Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- Max Grodénchik as Rom
- Marc Alaimo as Dukat
Images[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Rules of Acquisition |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: Second Sight |
| Previous episode: Rules of Acquisition |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: Second Sight |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Dyson Sphere |
Next Adventure: Infiltrator | |
External links[]
- Necessary Evil (episode) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Necessary Evil (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
