Stardate not given: The
Cardassian Central Command is up in arms about the
abduction of Gul Dukat, and Hudson has declared his
intention to help the Maquis with all his resources.
A visit from a high representative of Cardassia
puzzles Sisko when
he declares that Dukat is responsible for smuggling
weapons into the demilitarized zone and, if returned
to Cardassia, will be executed. Sisko goes after
Dukat, rescuing him from the Maquis and sending a
message to Hudson through renegade colonist Amaros.
Dukat, as it happens, has been kept in the dark, and
agrees to help Sisko prove the source of the
Cardassian colonists' arms in exchange for Sisko's
help in bringing Maquis violence to a halt. A
captured Vulcan members of the Maquis reveals a plan
to attack a hidden Cardassian weapons depot, and
Sisko launches DS9's
fleet of Runabouts to intercept the Maquis' two
vessels. Sisko is pressured by Starfleet and Dukat to
hunt Hudson down and stop him at any cost to prevent
a full-scale war.
