"The Die is Cast".
Summary[]
With the Obsidian Order and Tal Shiar fleet on course to attack the Founders, Tain orders Garak to torture Odo to find any missing information. Meanwhile, Sisko and his crew disobey orders and launch the Defiant on a rescue mission.
References[]
Characters[]
- Julian Bashir • Jadzia Dax • Michael Eddington • Elim Garak • Jones • Kira Nerys • Lovok • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Selveth • Benjamin Sisko • Enabran Tain • Toddman
- Referenced only
- Barton • Chow-Yun • Procal Dukat • Skrain Dukat • Mila • Kelas Parmak • Porania • Quark • Willemheld
Locations[]
- Alpha Quadrant • Bajoran wormhole • Deep Space 9 (Garak's Clothiers • habitat ring • Infirmary • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's • Replimat • Station commander's office • Wardroom) • Gamma Quadrant • Founders' homeworld • Omarion Nebula
- Referenced only
- Algira sector • Bajor • Cardassia • Earth • Romulus • Wolf 359 • wormhole relay station
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Defiant (Defiant-class) • Jem'Hadar fighter • Koranak (Keldon-class) • USS Mekong (Danube-class runabout) • IRW Serrola (D'deridex-class warbird)
- Referenced only
- IRW Belak • IRW D'merak • IRW Garelon • IRW Makar • IRW Serrola • USS Portland
Races and cultures[]
- Bajoran • Cardassian • Changeling • Human • Romulan • Trill
States and organizations[]
- Bajoran Militia • Cardassian Union • Dominion • Founders • Great Link • Obsidian Order • Romulan Star Empire • Starfleet • Starfleet Command • Starfleet Security • Tal Shiar • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Cardassian Central Command • Romulan Senate
Science and classification[]
- attack pattern • blood • cloaking device • forcefield • ion storm • impulse engine • ketracel-white • LCARS • orbital bombardment • phased polaron beam • phaser rifle • quantum stasis field • quantum torpedo • Romulan disruptor • spatial anomaly • subspace • tetryon compositor • tetryon particle • tractor beam • transponder • transporter • warp drive • warp nacelle • warp signature
Other references[]
- 23rd century • Battle of the Omarion Nebula • Battle of Wolf 359 • breakfast • colonel • court martial • dedication plaque • gul • Julius Caesar • justice • legate • plomeek soup • Romulan ale • task force • Vicarian razorback
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- DS9 episodes: "The Search, Part I", "The Search, Part I", "The Wire", "Improbable Cause"
- The events of this episode are mentioned in "Broken Link", "In Purgatory's Shadow", The Best and the Brightest, The Badlands, Part IV, "Twilight's Wrath" and The Never-Ending Sacrifice.
- The novel Rising Son features the character of Allo Glessin, a Cardassian survivor of the Jem'Hadar attack on the Cardassian and Romulan fleet.
Background[]
Notable cast and crew[]
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
- Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys
- Rene Auberjonois as Odo
- Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
- Michael Dorn as Worf
- Andrew J. Robinson as Garak
- Wendy Schenker as Selveth
Images[]
The USS Defiant in battle.
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Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Improbable Cause |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: Explorers |
| Previous episode: Improbable Cause |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: Explorers |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Cathexis |
Next Adventure: The Best and the Brightest Year Four | |
| Previous Adventure: Improbable Cause |
Deep Space Nine Adventures | Next Adventure: Explorers |
External links[]
- The Die is Cast article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Die is Cast article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.