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.
Contents
Summary[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
Characters[edit | edit source]
- Julian Bashir • Jadzia Dax • Michael Eddington • Elim Garak • Jones • Kira Nerys • Lovok (changeling) • 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[edit | edit source]
- Alpha Quadrant • Bajoran wormhole • Deep Space 9 • Gamma Quadrant • Garak's Clothiers • Founders' homeworld • Habitat ring • Infirmary • Omarion Nebula • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's • Replimat • Station commander's office • Wardroom
- Referenced only
- Algira sector • Bajor • Cardassia • Earth • Romulus • Wolf 359 • wormhole relay station
Starships[edit | edit source]
- USS Defiant (Defiant-class) • Jem'Hadar fighter • Koranak (Keldon-class) • USS Mekong (Danube-class runabout) • IRW Serrola (D'deridex-class)
- Referenced only
- IRW Belak • IRW D'merak • IRW Garelon • IRW Makar • IRW Serrola • USS Portland
Races and cultures[edit | edit source]
- Bajoran • Cardassian • Changeling • Human • Romulan • Trill
States and Organizations[edit | edit source]
- 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
Other references[edit | edit source]
- 23rd century • attack pattern • Battle of Wolf 359 • blood • breakfast • cloaking device • colonel • court martial • dedication plaque • forcefield • gul • ion storm • impulse engine • Julius Caesar • justice • ketracel-white • LCARS • legate • orbital bombardment • phased polaron beam • phaser rifle • plomeek soup • quantum stasis field • quantum torpedo • Romulan ale • Romulan disruptor • spatial anomaly • subspace • task force • tetryon compositor • tetryon particle • tractor beam • transponder • transporter • Vicarian razorback • warbird • warp drive • warp nacelle • warp signature
Appendices[edit | edit source]
Related stories[edit | edit source]
- The novel Rising Son features the character of Allo Glessin, a Cardassian survivor of the Jem'Hadar attack on the Cardassian and Romulan fleet.
- 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.
Images[edit | edit source]
Background[edit | edit source]
Notable cast and crew[edit | edit source]
- 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
External links[edit | edit source]
- The Die is Cast article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Die is Cast article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Connections[edit | edit source]
| 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 |
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