- For other uses, see Rules of Engagement.
After Worf is accused of destroying a ship carrying Klingon civilians, the Klingon Empire demands his extradition. Sisko must defend Worf at the hearing.
Summary[]
Worf has a nightmare of a Klingon boarding party victorious and celebrating on the bridge of the Defiant. When Worf reaches the bridge, he finds the bodies of Klingon children. He wakes up.
Worf has been accused of destroying a Klingon civilian ship while in command of the Defiant and the Klingon Empire is demanding his extradition. Admiral T'Lara will hear the extradition request by Klingon advocate Ch'Pok, while Captain Sisko will act as Worf’s counsel.
Advocate Ch'Pok starts his case by claiming that Worf was negligent by firing on the Klingon ship, but Sisko points out that the incident occurred during a battle. Worf thought it was a Klingon warship that decloaked near the Defiant.
Jadzia Dax is Ch'Pok‘s first witness and she is forced to admit that Worf used the violent Tong Vey holosuite program the day before the mission. Ch'Pok‘s claims that Worf’s moral code is not the same as other Starfleet officers.
Both Kira and O’Brien are called as witnesses too and both comment that Worf made the right call, but O’Brien admits that we wouldn’t have made the call himself.
Worf himself is called to testify and after Ch'Pok goads him, Worf knocks Ch'Pok to the floor. Fortunately, Odo finds evidence that there were no civilians on the destroyed transport ship, leading to Worf’s extradition being refused. Sisko points out to Worf he was extremely lucky.
| This article or section is incomplete |
|---|
| This article is marked as lacking essential detail, and needs attention. Information regarding expansion requirements may be found on the article's talk page. Feel free to edit this page to assist with this expansion. |
References[]
Characters[]
- Julian Bashir • Broik • Ch'Pok • Jadzia Dax • Etheria • Glidia • Kira Nerys • Midia • Morn • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Quark • Ralidia • Benjamin Sisko • T'Lara • Worf, son of Mogh
- Referenced only
- Curzon Dax • Gowron • Kahless the Unforgettable • Kurn • Alexander Rozhenko • Sompek
Locations[]
- Deep Space 9 • Promenade • Quark's • Replimat • Wardroom
- Referenced only
- Cardassia • Earth • Galorda Prime • Pentath • Pentath III • Tong Vey
Starships and vehicles[]
- Danube-class runabout (in opening credits) • USS Defiant (Defiant-class escort) • USS Leeds (Nebula-class explorer, in opening credits) • Perikian-class
- Referenced only
- USS Enterprise • Groumall-class • Klingon bird-of-prey • K't'inga-class
Races and cultures[]
- Referenced only
- Cardassian
States and Organizations[]
- Referenced only
- Klingon High Council • House of Mogh
Other references[]
- admiral • advocate • bat'leth • Battle of Tong Vey • bloodwine • botany • cake • captain • Cardassian-Klingon War • cloaking device • convoy • dress uniform • Emperor of the Klingon Empire • fate • Flag of the Federation • holosuite • logic • mek'leth • prune juice • quantum torpedo • raktajino • Rudellian plague • Sto-vo-kor • subspace • tachyon
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
Connections[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Accession |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: Hard Time |
| Previous episode: Accession |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: Hard Time |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Deadlock |
Next Adventure: Rocket Man | |
External links[]
- Rules of Engagement (episode) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Rules of Engagement (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.