The Dogs of War

Sisko is given a new Defiant-class ship, the São Paulo, along with permission to rename it Defiant. On Cardassia, the Dominion wipes out Damar's resistance after a betrayal, and Kira, Garak and Damar barely escape. They hide in the home where Garak grew up, sheltered by Mila, his late father's housekeeper. The Dominion announces that Damar is dead, but Kira sees an opportunity: a living legend could turn a defeated rebel army into a popular uprising. Damar reveals he is alive and calls on ordinary Cardassians to resist. On the station, Grand Nagus Zek arrives to name his successor, and Quark assumes it will be him. Instead Zek picks Rom, leaving Quark horrified by the progressive reforms remaking Ferenginar. Bashir and Ezri begin a relationship. As Sisko prepares for a major offensive, Kasidy tells him she is pregnant, and he remembers the Prophets' warning.