Star Trek Deep Space Nine third season

Deep Space Nine season 3

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The Search (1) / season 3 - episode 1
teleplay by Ronald D. Moore
story by Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe
directed by Kim Friedman
music by Jay Chattaway
Commander Sisko, returning from meetings with Starfleet in light of events at the end of last season, brings with him the U.S.S. Defiant - the first in a new class of warships designed to fight the Borg. Sisko is ordered to go to the Gamma quadrant to try and find the Founders of the Dominion and to convince them that Starfleet is not a threat to them.

The Search (2) / season 3 - episode 2
teleplay by Ira Steven Behr
story by Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe
directed by Jonathan Frakes
music by Jay Chattaway
Odo finds others of his kind only to discover that they are the Founders that he and the Federation have been looking for all along. Meanwhile, Sisko and Bashir, escaping from the destruction of the Defiant in a shuttlecraft, are found by Dax and O'Brien who return them to DS9. Once there, Sisko finds that treaty negotiations are under way with the Dominion, the Romulans are threatening war because they have been left out of the negotiations, and that Bajor, the wormhole and DS9 are being turned over to the Dominion as part of a peace gesture.

The House of Quark / season 3 - episode 3
teleplay by Ronald D. Moore
story by Tom Benko
directed by Les Landau
music by Richard Bellis
A drunken Klingon is accidentally killed in an altercation with Quark who, naturally, seizes on the opportunity to claim it was self-defense and boost his business. However, he soon finds that the death of Kozak leads to a number of unforeseen problems, including Quark's marriage to the widow and Quark ruling the Klingon house while the deceased's brother seeks vengeance.

Equilbrium / season 3 - episode 4
teleplay by Rene Echeverria
story by Christopher Teague
directed by Cliff Bole
music by Jay Chattaway
Dax's strange behavior after hearing a mysterious melody, leads to a secret that threatens her life and Trill society.

Second Skin / season 3 - episode 5
written by Robert Hewitt Wolfe
directed by Les Landau
music by David Bell
Major Kira is kidnapped by the Cardassians and awakes to find herself with the face and identity of a Cardassian spy who had been sent to Bajor on a secret mission.

The Abandoned / season 3 - episode 6
written by D. Thomas Maio & Steve Warnek
directed by Avery Brooks
music by Jay Chattaway
Quark's purchase of a crashed ship from a Boslic captain leads to the discovery of a strange infant who quickly grows into a Jem'Hadar warrior who can only be controlled by Odo. Meanwhile, Sisko gets to know Jake's new girlfriend - Marta, a Dabo girl.

Civil Defence / season 3 - episode 7
written by Mike Krohn
directed by Reza Badiyi
music by Jay Chattaway
A Cardassian security device designed to quell uprisings among the Bajoran workers is accidentally triggered by Jake. Unable to give the proper codes known only by the former commander of the station, Gul Dukat, the crew of Deep Space Nine face the possibility station automatically self-destructing.

Meridian / season 3 - episode 8
teleplay by Mark Gehred O'Connell
story by Hilary J. Bader & Evan Carlos Somers
directed by Jonathan Frakes
music by Dennis McCarthy
Sisko, Dax and O'Brien go out exploring in the Gamma quadrant and find a planet which appears in our dimension only once every 60 years. Dax falls in love with one of the inhabitants and together they race against time to stabilize the planet before it disappears again. Meanwhile, back on DS9 Kira finds herself having to repel the lustful advances of an alien client of Quark's.

Defiant / season 3 - episode 9
written by Ronald D. Moore
directed by Cliff Bole
music by Jay Chattaway
When the Defiant is stolen (and Major Kira kidnapped), Sisko finds he must work with the Cardassians to stop the errant ship, now in control of the Maquis, before war breaks out in the galaxy.

Fascination / season 3 - episode 10
teleplay by Philip Lazebnik
story by Ira Steven Behr & James Crocker
directed by Avery Brooks
music by Dennis McCarthy
Lwaxana Troi comes to visit with Odo, Vedek Bareil comes to visit Kira, and Keiko takes leave from her duties to see Miles during a Bajoran festival while both Jake and Dr. Bashir fall in love with Kira, and Dax professes her love for Sisko.

Past Tense (1) / season 3 - episode 11
teleplay by Robert Hewitt Wolfe
story by Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe
directed by Reza Badiyi
music by Dennis McCarthy
On their way to a Starfleet Function, Dax, Sisko and Bashir are caught in a freak transporter accident that sends them back to San Francisco in the year 2024 where they have to keep from destroying their own history while finding their way back to their own time.

Past Tense (2) / season 3 - episode 12
teleplay by Robert Hewitt Wolfe & Renè Echavarria
story by Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe
directed by Jonathan Frakes
music by David Bell
Sisko finds that he has to pose as Gabriel Bell in order to keep history on the correct path. Meanwhile, Dax searches for him and Dr. Bashir with the help of her new-found friend. Meanwhile, Major Kira and Chief O'Brien, finding themselves in a future without a Starfleet, search through time to find their missing comrades.

Life Support / season 3 - episode 13
teleplay by Ronald D. Moore
story by Christian Ford & Roger Soffer
directed by Reza Badiyi
music by Dennis McCarthy
During secret negotiations with the Cardassians, Vedek Bareil is seriously injured and Dr. Bashir must struggle to keep him alive, at least until the talks are over.

Heart of Stone / season 3 - episode 14
written by Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe
directed by Alexander Singer
music by David Bell
Returning to the station on a run-about, Kira and Odo chase down a Maquis marauder that fired on another ship. They follow the marauder to a planet where they lose the marauder inside a cave complex. While searching, Kira gets caught in a strange rock formation that threatens to envelope her completely. Meanwhile, back on the station, Sisko must contend with Nog's request for entry to Starfleet.

Destiny / season 3 - episode 15
written by David S. Cohen & Martin A. Winer
directed by Les Landau
music by Dennis McCarthy
A group of Cardassian scientists come to DS9 to work with Starfleet and Bajor on a scientific project but, according to an old Bajoran prophecy, the project leads to disaster - the permanent closing of the wormhole.

Prophet Motive / season 3 - episode 16
written by Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe
directed by Rene Auberjonois
music by Dennis McCarthy
The Grand Nagus returns to Deep Space Nine with a shocking surprise - a new attitude and a new version, radical version of the Rules of Acquisition.

Visionary / season 3 - episode 17
teleplay by John Shirley
story by Ethan H. Calk
directed by Reza Badiyi
music by Jay Chattaway
An accident causes O'Brien to have short "flashforwards" into the future - where he sees his own death, and the destruction of the station. Meanwhile, Romulans visit the station seeking information about The Dominion that they had been promised in exchange for the cloaking device installed on the Defiant.

Distant Voices / season 3 - episode 18
teleplay by Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe
story by Joe Menosky
directed by Alexander Singer
music by Dennis McCarthy
Comatose and dying after an alien attack, Bashir must access different parts of his personality, which take the form of crew members, to save his life.

Through the Looking Glass / season 3 - episode 19
written by Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe
directed by Winrich Kolbe
music by Jay Chattaway
A sequel to last year's "Crossover." The Mirror, Mirror Sisko is killed, this reality's Ben Sisko is kidnapped by the alternate reality's O'Brien in order to rescue Jennifer Sisko before she hands over a detection device capable of locating the Rebellion in the Badlands. The rebellion is compose over of Tuvok, Rom, Dax, O'Brien and Bashir. Jennifer, however, hates her former husband.

Improbable Cause / season 3 - episode 20
teleplay by Renè Echavarria
story by Robert Lederman & David R. Long
directed by Avery Brooks
music by David Bell
Elim Garak's shop mysteriously explodes, launching Odo on an investigation to determine who is trying to kill the Cardassian exile and why.

The Die is Cast / season 3 - episode 21
written by Ronald D. Moore
directed by David Livingston
music by Dennis McCarthy
On the eve of a Romulan/Cardassian attack against the Dominion, Elim Garak may have to prove his loyalty to his former mentor by eliminating Odo.

Explorers / season 3 - episode 22
teleplay by Renè Echavarria
story by Hilary J. Bader
directed by Cliff Bole
music by Dennis McCarthy
Sisko builds a new version of an ancient Bajoran space vessel in an effort to prove the truth behind an 800-year-old legend. A frightening piece of history is uncovered when an archeological dig finds blueprints to an ancient starship... one which could show that the Bajorans visited Cardassia long before the occupation.

Family Business / season 3 - episode 23
written by Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe
directed by Rene Auberjonois
music by Jay Chattaway
Quark returns to his home planet to confront his mother, who has broken the Ferengi law prohibiting females from earning a profit. When Quark's mother messes up on a business deal which, by sexist Ferengi laws she was not allowed to be making in the first place, Quark must return to the Ferengi Homeworld and clear his family name in front of the Ferengi equivalent of the IRS.

Shakaar / season 3 - episode 24
written by Gordon Dawson
directed by Jonathan West
music by Paul Baillargeon
Sent to Bajor on a mission against her former leader in the resistance movement, Kira ends up joining him as a fugitive. A Bajoran resistance leader will be coming into Major Kira's romantic life. The Kai will be trying to gain even more power than she has already.

Facets / season 3 - episode 25
written by Renè Echavarria
directed by Cliff Bole
music by Dennis McCarthy
Jadzia Dax prepares for her zhian'tara, the Trill Rite of Closure. During the ritual, Jadzia will meet Dax's previous hosts, which will be accomplished by transferring the memories of each into someone else's body. Kira undergoes the transference first, becoming Lela, Dax's initial host. Later, Jadzia discusses her feelings of inferiority when other crew members take become hosts.

The Adversary / season 3 - episode 26
written by Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe
directed by Alexander Singer
music by Jay Chattaway
One of Odo's people tricks Sisko and the crew into actions that could start a war in the Alpha quadrant. An enemy among us. How can the crew stop a deadly alien who looks exactly like one of them? Which crew member is deadly alien in disguise?

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