This is one of those episodes that I didn't remember much about other than really enjoying it and Morn spitting out latinum at the end. I kinda feel like his inner latinum reserve comes up again, but if that is the case there aren't a whole lot of episodes left for that to happen. This has the feel of the writers deciding that having a silent joke character had gone on long enough as a side feature and that it was his time to be front and center. But of course having a character who everyone talks about having discussions with who never actually talks is a bit of a problem. So having him fake his death was a great call. You would think someone would have noticed that his death perfectly coincided with the statute of limitations taking effect on the bank robbery, but then again they were all mad with latinum at that point.
We begin with Odo approaching Morn in his normal spot at Odo's to tell him his shipment of beets has started rotting. But as soon as he touches Morn he realizes it is a hologram. Quark explains that Morn left on business two weeks earlier but that business is bad when he isn't there, thus the hologram. Kira and Sisko arrive with bad news, Morn was killed in an accident. Practically the entire station shows up for his memorial with offerings of food and drink and Quark is hosting. He is also determined to make as much money off the event as possible. It ends with Quark giving a speech about how much he misses Morn, oh, and in his honor everyone needs to step up and keep his seat from ever getting cold. Sisko approaches Quark after with the news that Morn named him the sole beneficiary of his will. Odo takes Quark to tour his new assets, namely a bunch of rotting beets and a hot tub full of mud in Morn's quarters. When Odo leaves though a woman emerges from the mud and tells Quark she is Morn's ex-wife and that she is here to look for the 1000 bricks of latinum Morn won in the lottery years earlier. Quark agrees to let her have ten percent if she doesn't sue him.
Quark goes home but is confronted by two brothers who demand that Quark give them the money and smash a painting over his head before leaving. Alone Quark discovers an access key hidden in the painting and takes it to the lockup on the station. The box contains one brick of latinum, but it also has a bank account number written on the back. On his way to his quarters Quark runs into the ex again and she manages to steal the brick, but he remembers the number and goes home. As he is about to transfer the money he is confronted by a new armed guy who claims to be an officer of some royal family he claims Morn was part of and that the money reverts to them. Quark mentions the ex and learns she has been trying to blackmail the family for years. They agree to have the money brought to the station to trap her.
The ex shows up in Quarks quarters later that day but before they can discuss anything the brothers show up and she hides. Then the officer shows up and the brothers hide too. But it all falls apart, they all know each other and have been lying about who they are. They are in fact robbers who worked in a gang with Morn in a huge heist. They agree to split the money five ways, but they have to wait a day for it to arrive. It finally does but as soon as they have it they all start shooting and Quark hides in the container with the money. Odo arrests everybody but Quark who is heartbroken when he realizes there is only gold, the latinum has been drained from the bricks. But then Morn returns, it was all a ruse by him. He goes reveal to Quark that he has been keeping the latinum in his second stomach all these years and gives Quark a 100 brick share.
Review: Not deep or full of action, but a super fun and clever episode. I always enjoy a good heist and this is one of trek's best.
8 out of 10
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