Stardate not given: A team of engineers with O'Brien, Garak and Nog take a runabout to the abandoned Cardassian station Empok Nor to salvage spare parts needed for repairs on Deep Space 9. On Empok Nor they discover two stasis tubes that have recently been activated. Two Cardassian soldiers, apparently under the influence of a psychotropic compound, are on the loose. They destroy the runabout and kill two of O'Brien's team. Garak tracks down one of the soldiers and kills him, acting increasingly erratically. The other one attacks two team members before Garak eliminates him too. But then the Cardassian tailor, who has been exposed to the drug as well, turns against the surviving crew member. Garak has captured Nog when O'Brien challenges him to a duel. But O'Brien detonates a phaser he has prepared, which knocks Garak unconscious without killing him, much to O'Brien's relief. The remainder of the team returns to Deep Space 9 with the spare parts.

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