Stardate not given: The Cardassian Professor Natima Lang, Quark's former lover, arrives at the station with two of her students for repairs on their vessel. She lies about the true cause for the damage on the ship which, in actuality, has been attacked by another Cardassian vessel. While Lang claims that they have fled Cardassia for political reasons, Garak insists on them being terrorists and urges Sisko to turn them over to the Cardassian authorities. Quark offers the students a cloaking device for their escape under the condition that Natima Lang stays behind. But Natima refuses. Meanwhile, in the course of a Bajoran-Cardassian prisoner exchange, Sisko is forced to extradite his three guests. They have been betrayed by Garak, who is now expected to kill them as a proof of his loyalty to Cardassia. But Garak kills the Cardassian officer Gul Toran instead and allows the three refugees to escape.

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