An uneasy peace between the Federation and the Cardassians may come to an end due to the actions of a renegade Federation captain who believes the Cardassians are preparing for a war. Captain Picard must intercept the Phoenix, commanded by Maxwell and put an end to his attacks on Cardassian ships. Meanwhile, Chief O'Brien must deal with his feelings for the Cardassians and his loyalties to Maxwell, Picard and the Federation.

Producer: David Livingston
Director: Chip Chalmers
Teleplay: Jeri Taylor
Story: Stuart Charno, Sara Charno, Cy Chermak

Guest Cast:

Bob Gunton (Captain Benjamin Maxwell)
Marc Alaimo (Gul Macet)
John Hancock (Admiral Haden)
Time Winters (Daro)
Rosalind Chao (Keiko)
Marco Rodriguez (Tela)