I have to say I am not exactly pumped that Kira's romantic life is now the main event in DS9. This time it is Dukat who wants to get with her making this a 4 species three way fight for her love now. On this upside this episode doesn't have Shakar and Odo to be upset about Dukat, just Kira being uninterested while trying to do the best she can for Ziyal. Dukat's attempt to get back in with the government as hinted at in the title doesn't go quite the way he hoped, but at least he has a sweet ship with a cloak!
The episode opens with Kira being prepared for a trip to brief the Cardassians about their knowledge of the Klingons. Worf is worried she will tell them too much, but that doesn't turn out the be the problem. Her ride shows up in the form of Dukat who has been demoted to freighter captain for bringing home his half Bajoran daughter. Speaking of, as soon as Kira is aboard the Cardassian vessel Ziyal comes to talk with her. She didn't exactly fit in on Cardassia and so when Dukat was exiled she came along with him. An alert sounds and the two of them head to the bridge. Dukat is running battle drills shooting asteroids. Dukat invites Kira to dinner, she agrees and is surprised to find Bajoran spring wine on the table. He explains it is one of the things he misses about being stationed on Bajor.
The alarm sounds again, but this time it is no drill. The outpost Kira is supposed to be heading to has been destroyed with everyone, Bajoran and Cardassian alike killed. A bird of prey decloaks but ignores them, even when they fire upon it. Dukat is outraged to be ignored like that. Kira suggests that he needs to start thinking like a resistance fighter. She convinces him to dump his cargo and rig up one of the planetary defense disruptors on the cargo ship. She also starts training Ziyal in the use of weapons in case she needs to defend herself. Dukat and Kira figure out where the Klingons will likely be next, but the need to trap them so they rig the ship to appear to be carrying dilithium.
They get to the outpost and the bird of prey decloaks and demands to know what their cargo is. The are tractor beamed and as soon as they get close they open up with the disruptor. The Klingons are badly damaged but still put up a fight. It becomes apparent that the freighter doesn't have much fight left so they beam to the Klingon ship and kill the crew below decks and beam the bridge crew onto the freighter. Then Dukat destroys his old ship and contacts his government. He is outraged that they don't want him to keep fighting and would rather negotiate peace. He vows to resist the orders and start raiding the Klingons. Kira talks Ziyal into coming to DS9 rather than stay behind as a resistance fighter. Dukat is pleased to have a reason to keep visiting Kira.
Review: This episode does a better job of having Kira's romantic life as a B story with the fight against the bird of prey and Dukat's quest for redemption as the main story. Somehow I doubt this is going to go that well for Dukat.
6 out of 10
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