The Maquis
| "The Maquis" | |
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| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 20 & 21 |
| Directed by |
David Livingston (Part I) Corey Allen (Part II) |
| Story by |
Rick Berman (Parts I & II) Michael Piller (Parts I & II) Jeri Taylor (Parts I & II) James Cocker (Part I) Ira Steven Behr (Part II) |
| Teleplay by |
James Cocker (Part I) Ira Steven Behr (Part II) |
| Featured music |
Jay Chattaway (Part I) Dennis McCarthy (Part II) |
| Production code | 440 & 441 |
| Original air date | April 24, 1994 May 1, 1994 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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"The Maquis" is a two-part episode from the second season of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The episode focuses on plot elements established in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Journey's End", broadcast March 28, 1994, the two series running concurrently at the time. The Maquis, and their dissatisfaction with the Federation, would recur in future episodes such as "For the Cause", "For the Uniform", and "Blaze of Glory". It would also serve as an important element in the pilot episode of Star Trek: Voyager, "Caretaker", and several episodes of that series' run.
As a Cardassian transport, the Bok'nor, prepares for departure from Deep Space Nine, a man in a Starfleet uniform surreptitiously makes adjustments to some nearby equipment. Shortly after departing, the vessel explodes, killing everyone on board.
While the crew begins an investigation, Starfleet sends Lieutenant Commander Calvin Hudson, Federation attaché to the new demilitarized zone along the Cardassian border, to advise and assist. Hudson, an old friend of both Commander Sisko and Dax, confides in Sisko his dissatisfaction with his assignment; he believes Starfleet abandoned the colonists, and that their trust in the Cardassians to honor the treaty is naive.
When Sisko returns to his quarters that evening, he finds Gul Dukat waiting for him. Dukat explains that he is there "unofficially", without the knowledge of Cardassian Central Command, to help Sisko find the truth. On Dukat's request, the two take a runabout to the demilitarized zone, where they detect two Cardassian vessels attacking a Federation merchant ship. The attackers ignore Dukat's orders to stand down, but before the runabout can intervene, an unidentified Federation vessel appears and destroys the Cardassians.
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