Stardate 50564.2: Worf and Garak follow a mysterious message that Garak's mentor Enabran Tain seems to have sent from the Gamma Quadrant. On the far side of the wormhole they run into a Dominion fleet, are captured by the Jem'Hadar and taken to a prisoner camp. In the camp they meet Tain and General Martok, as well as another prisoner: Dr. Bashir, who was kidnapped on his way to a conference and replaced with a Changeling a month ago. Tain is about to die when he finally acknowledges Garak, who promises to escape, as his son. Meanwhile on Deep Space 9, the crew, together with the Bashir Changeling, is working on a plan to seal the wormhole. When the Dominion fleet enters the Alpha Quadrant through the wormhole, the ships surprisingly turn about and head for Cardassia. Gul Dukat follows the fleet and announces that Cardassia is now a part of the Dominion, with he himself being their leader. Gowron reinstates the Klingon-Federation treaty against the new common enemy. In the internment camp, Worf almost ceaselessly fights against the Jem'Hadar for the guards' enjoyment, while Garak and Bashir are working for their escape. Although Garak suffers from claustrophobia, he continues to modify the communication system in a narrow crawlspace and beams out Worf from the arena before he is executed. The doctor sends a message to Deep Space 9, warning the crew of the shapeshifter. But the fake Bashir has already taken a runabout, heading straight for the Bajoran sun with an explosive that would cause it to go nova. Dax and Kira take the Defiant and tow away the runabout in the nick of time.

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