A Man Alone
- FIRST SHOWN (US)
- 17 January 1993
- ON
- First-run syndication
- STARDATE
- 46421.5
- DIRECTED BY
- Paul Lynch
- PRODUCTION NO.
- 403
WRITTEN BYTeleplay by Michael Piller; story by Gerald Sanford and Michael Piller
When a Bajoran smuggler with a grudge against Odo turns up dead, the station's shape-shifting security chief becomes the prime suspect, and suspicion of the outsider spreads fast.
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Odo is angered to find Ibudan, a Bajoran smuggler he has history with, back on the station, and their clash in Quark's bar forces Sisko to step in. Soon afterwards Ibudan is found murdered in a holosuite. Odo, the station's only shape-shifter, becomes the obvious suspect, and as the investigation stalls the residents' distrust of him grows into an angry mob. Dr Bashir looks harder at the remains and discovers they are those of a clone. Ibudan grew a copy of himself and killed it, hoping to frame Odo. The real Ibudan is caught and arrested. Meanwhile Keiko O'Brien, looking for a purpose on the station, opens a school, and Jake Sisko strikes up an unlikely friendship with Nog, the son of Quark's brother Rom.
- 01The first regular episode filmed after the pilot, it aired third once producers moved “Past Prologue” into the second slot.
- 02Several Jake, Nog, Rom and Keiko scenes were written for “Emissary”, cut, and reworked here by Michael Piller.
- 03Zayra was named after Zayra Cabot, assistant to TNG co-executive producer Jeri Taylor.