Stardate not given: A devastated O'Brien returns from the Argrathi who sentenced him to 20 years in prison - a memory that was implanted into his brain. Dr. Bashir determines that he couldn't remove this memory without erasing O'Brien's brain. The chief engineer keeps hallucinating about his cellmate Ee'char. At one point he freaks out and almost hurts his daughter Molly. O'Brien decides to end the ordeal by putting an end to his life. Bashir finds him in a cargo bay, ready to pull the trigger of a phaser. O'Brien finally reveals his greatest pain that, as a part of his punishment, he is supposed to believe that he killed Ee'char. Dr. Bashir can convince him to undergo a therapy consisting of medication and counseling to overcome these feelings.

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