Treachery, Faith and the Great River
- FIRST SHOWN (US)
- 2 November 1998
- ON
- First-run syndication
- STARDATE
- None given
- DIRECTED BY
- Steve Posey
- PRODUCTION NO.
- 556
WRITTEN BYTeleplay by David Weddle & Bradley Thompson; story by Philip Kim
Odo is contacted by a most unlikely defector, while back on the station Nog sets out to find O'Brien some hard-to-get equipment for the Defiant.
Red alert: the full plot, ending included. Haven't watched yet?REVEAL SYNOPSIS
Odo answers a mysterious summons to a secret rendezvous and finds Weyoun, who claims he wants to defect because the Dominion's war is a mistake. This Weyoun is the sixth clone, and the Dominion has judged him defective. As they flee, a second clone, Weyoun 7, hunts them down. Weyoun 6 treats Odo as a god, and Odo reluctantly finds himself accepting the role. When Weyoun 6 is ordered to self-terminate he refuses, and reveals that a deadly illness is spreading among the Changelings. Finally, during their escape, he activates his own termination implant so that Odo can escape. Back on the station, O'Brien desperately needs equipment for the Defiant, and Nog takes charge, trusting in the Great Material Continuum. His ever-growing chain of trades involves Sisko's desk and Martok's wine, but the repairs succeed and everything is put back before anyone notices.
- 01Nog's story is based on Joseph Heller's 1961 novel Catch-22, with Nog in the role of Milo Minderbinder.
- 02Jeffrey Combs, who plays both Weyouns, has said this was his favourite episode.
- 03Philip Kim's original pitch had Weyoun asking Sisko for help because the Founders were breeding a new race.