| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode | |
| "Body Parts" | |
Quark gets himself in trouble |
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| Episode no. | 96 |
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| Prod. code | 497 |
| Airdate | June 10, 1996 |
| Writer(s) | Louis P. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made DeSantis Robert J. Bolivar Hans Beimler |
| Director | Avery Brooks |
| Guest star(s) | Max Grodénchik as Rom Andrew J. Robinson as Garak Rosalind Chao as Keiko Hana Hatae as Molly Jeffrey Combs as Brunt |
| Year | 2372 |
| Episode chronology | |
| Previous | "The Quickening" |
| Next | "Broken Link" |
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Plot
Main plot
Quark makes a trip to Ferenginar to get a physical, in order to get his life insurance renewed. Quark, son of Keldar and Ishka, is a Fictional character in the television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine, played by Armin Shimerman The Ferengi (pronounced) are a Fictional extraterrestrial race from the Star Trek universe Life insurance or life assurance is a contract between the policy owner and the insurer, where the insurer agrees to pay a sum of money upon the occurrence of the The physical reveals that he will die from a rare disease. In the usual Ferengi manner, he auctions off his vacuum-desiccated remains on the Ferengi Futures Exchange, to raise money to pay off his debts. The Ferengi (pronounced) are a Fictional extraterrestrial race from the Star Trek universe
After being on the market for a while, he gets a buyer at 500 bars of gold-pressed latinum, and sells them. A few hours later, he finds out that his medical exam was in error, and in fact he isn't going to die. He therefore cancels the arrangements he already made to pay his debts.
The next day the buyer of the vacuum-desiccated remains comes to his quarters on the station: it is his old adversary Brunt, from the Ferengi Commerce Authority. This is a list of minor characters from the Science fiction television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine. The Ferengi (pronounced) are a Fictional extraterrestrial race from the Star Trek universe Brunt wants what he has already paid for: Quark's desiccated remains, no more, and no less. Quark explains that he isn't going to die, but Brunt already knows about the incorrect medical results. Brunt does not care: he still wants what he paid for. Quark thus faces the dilemma of either killing himself, or breaking a contract, thereby going against rule of acquisition #17 "a contract is a contract is a contract (but only between Ferengi). "
In order to honour his contract, like a good Ferengi, he consults with Garak, and hires Garak as an assassin to kill him. Elim Garak is a Fictional character in the television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine, in which he is portrayed by Andrew J After looking at what Quark wants his death to be, Garak decides just to leave it a secret.
That night, Quark dreams about being in the Divine Treasury, and seeing Grand Nagus Gint, who tells him to break the contract, and that the rules of acquisition he made up were for marketing purposes; quoting them would sound bad if they were called "suggestions" of acquisition. The Ferengi (pronounced) are a Fictional extraterrestrial race from the Star Trek universe
The next morning, he tells Brunt that he is breaking his contract. Brunt then revokes Quark's Ferengi business license, and liquidates Quark's business in its entirety, all Quark's personal assets, and all family assets.
Quark's close customers help him out by using his bar as a "storage facility" for all the items he needs to conduct business, and he is shortly back in business, with no contact with any Ferengi except his brother Rom. Rom is a recurring character on Star Trek Deep Space Nine. He is played by Max Grodénchik.
Sub-plot
While this is all going on, Major Kira, Doctor Bashir and Keiko O'Brien return to the station in a heavily damaged runabout. Kira Nerys, played by Nana Visitor, is a main character in Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Dr Julian Subatoi Bashir, played by Alexander Siddig, is a main character in Star Trek Deep Space Nine. This is a list of minor characters from the Science fiction television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Fearing for his pregnant wife, Miles O'Brien rushes to the Infirmary to find that, as a result of his wife's injuries, Miles's unborn son had been transplanted into Major Kira, as it was the only way to insure his survival. Miles Edward O'Brien, played by Colm Meaney, is a main character in Star Trek Deep Space Nine.
Kira has no problem with being a surrogate mother, but Keiko and Miles are at first uncomfortable with the thought of another woman carrying their child. Surrogacy is a method of Reproduction whereby a woman agrees to become pregnant and deliver a child for a contracted party They eventually come to terms with it, and ask Major Kira to move in with them so they can be closer to the child.
Notes
- The pregnancy of Kira Nerys was written for the character to incorporate the advancing real-life pregnancy of the actress Nana Visitor. Nana Visitor (born July 26, 1957) is an American actress, best known for playing Colonel (previously Major Kira Nerys in the The father of Visitor's child is actor Alexander Siddig (Julian Bashir), which leads to some funny lines later on in the series. Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig El Abderahman El Mohammed Ahmed El Abdel Karim El Mahdi ( Arabic: صدّيق الطاهر الفاضل الصدّيق عبدالرحمن
External links
- Body Parts article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
- Body Parts article at STARTREK.COM, the official Star Trek website