History Recap / StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS02E20TheMaquis

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Kira and Sisko are both surprised the Cardassians have been slow to react to the destruction. A Cardassian ship blown up in Bajoran space would guarantee an instant retaliatory strike. [[spoiler: It's never explicitly confirmed if the ''Bok'Nor'' had been carrying weapons or not. But clearly Central Command's worried Starfleet's will find evidence of the DMZ Treaty violations and they're working to cover their asses as quickly as possiblw. This will lead to Samuels' abduction and culminate with Duakt being tossed under the bus next episode.]]

* NotMeThisTime: Sisko sees Dukat and assumes that if he is waiting for him, that he had something to with Jake being missing. Dukat denies it and as Sisko soon realizes, he was telling the truth.

* MyBrainIsBig: A trait of Gallamites, along with transparent skulls. Kira finds them rather off putting apparently.

* NotMeThisTime: Sisko sees Dukat and assumes that if he is waiting for him, that he did something to with Jake being missing. Dukat denies it and as Sisko soon realizes, he was telling the truth.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The Badlands here are depicted here as a purple, wispy area of space. The pilot episode of ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' would later create a much more visually distinctive design for the Badlands, which would be carried over to this series.

* CallBack: Siska recalls how Cardassians tried to arm Bajoran separatists in an effort to rekindle the war, which took place in "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS02E02TheCircle The Circle]]."

While Sakonna asks Quark to move up the date of the date of the weapons shipment, O'Brien confirms the bomb that destroyed the ''Bok'Nor'' was of Federation origin. Sisko and Hudson discuss the situation, noting that the ''Bok'Nor'' was probably bringing weapons to Cardassian settlers. However, Sisko notes that Cardassians have previously [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS02E02TheCircle tried to arm Bajoran separatists]], so something more complicated might be afoot.

It's business as usual on [=DS9=]. Kira and Dax are discussing an apparently bizarre looking alien captain while a Cardassian cargo crew unloads their cargo. The only unusual thing about this situation is a shifty Starfleet crewman who sneaks aboard the ship and fiddles with a control panel.

Not 3 minutes later, said Cardassian vessel is blown to smithereens by a mysterious explosion.

A Cardassian vessel exploding at a Federation staffed Bajoran station naturally raises a few eyebrows. Though there are no obvious signs of foul play or explosives. An implosive proto-matter device is thought as the culprit, but O'Brien can't be sure.

In the meantime, Commander Cal Hudson arrives on [=DS9=]. The ranking officer in the [=Cardassian/Federation=] DMZ. He and Sisko shoot the breeze, remembering good times and bad, but soon get down to brass tacks. Hudson is not happy with his position in the DMZ. Seeing it as a glorified joke, and showing pretty clear sympathy for the Federation colonists whose homes were given away to the Cardassians in the recent peace treaty.

Meanwhile, a suspicious Vulcan woman named Sakonna talks to the saboteur who destroyed the ''Bok'Nor''. Advising him to keep a low profile until they can get him off the station. This conversation is overheard by two aliens, who sedate and kidnap him in a corridor.

In the interim, she heads for Quarks. Proposing an unspecified business transaction. He's more than happy to oblige.

The two have a not-so-warm conversation on the trip, before scanners pick up two Cardassian ships attacking a Federation merchant ship. Despite Dukat doing everything from telling the Cardassian ships his security codes to threatening to destroy them, they don't respond.

Back on [=DS9=], Quark and Sakonna have a dinner to discuss her mysterious business offer. Turns out she wants weapons. And lots of them.

In the DMZ, things are heating up. Gul Evek and Hudson are tearing into each other over these incidents, each accusing the other of terrorist activities. Things don't get any better when they produce a confession from William Patrick Samuels, the man who destroyed the ''Bok'Nor''. Who happened to "Commit suicide" in his cell.

Going so far as to have his corpse brought into the room, a colonist named Amaros leaps across the table to beat the gray off Gul Evek. The two are broken up by Sisko and Dukat.

While Sakonna asks Quark to move up the date of the date of the weapons shipment, O'Brien confirms the bomb that destroyed the ''Bok'Nor'' was of Federation origin. And just to top things off, Dukat is abducted by several mysterious people, including Sakonna and Amaros.

These mysterious terrorists call themselves [[TitleDrop The Maquis]]. And Sisko heads off with Bashir and Kira to the coordinates they've been tracked to.

Beaming down, they're confronted by several armed Maquis. Among their ranks? Cal Hudson.

-->'''Hudson:''' I'm glad to see you had no trouble finding us, Ben. It seems that one disaster after another keeps bringing us back together again.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Subverted with Dukat on the trip back to [=DS9=]. For a moment, it seems like Dukat is just as disgusted as Sisko at Samuels' 'suicide'...only to reveal instead that he's actually ''disgusted'' with Evek over botching the interrogation and killing his own prisoner.
* EveryoneHasStandards: When Sisko comes into his quarters to find Dukat waiting for him and no sign of Jake, he of course presumes Dukat may have had something done to him. Dukat is indignant at the idea.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The Badlands are introduced, with Sisko noting several ships have gone missing in the region over the last year...

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Dukat of all people is a proud dad to ''seven'' kids.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Kira and Sisko are both surprised the Cardassians have been slow to react to the destruction. A Cardassian ship blown up in Bajoran space would guarantee an instant retaliatory strike. [[spoiler: It's never explicitly confirmed if the ''Bok'Nor'' had been carrying weapons or not. But clearly Central Command's worried Starfleet's will find evidence of the DMZ Treaty violations and they're working to cover their asses. This will cluminate with Duakt being tossed under the bus next episode.]]

* SequelEpisode: To TNG's [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E19JourneysEnd "Journey's End"]] as part of the multi-series arc that laid the groundwork for ''Star Trek: Voyager'' during 1994. "The Maquis" picks up the establishment of the Federation-Cardassian Treaty and the Demilitarized Zone. The tensions between Federation colonists and the Cardassians that was also set up in "Journey's End" begin coming to a boil here.

* VillainHasAPoint: Dukat during on the trip back to [=DS9=] when he fires back at Sisko's Federation 'holier-than-thou Federation fair-play dogma'. He rightly points out that however angry Sisko is with Samuels' death in Cardassian hands, Samuels ''did'' commit a terrorist act and ''did'' kill 78 people when the ''Bok'Nor'' blew.

* RealityEnsues: Finding that Dukat, not Jake, is waiting for him in his quarters, Sisko assumes that Dukat had a hand in Jake going missing. He quickly sees Dukat did no such thing, it was just a coincidence.

The two have a not so warm conversation on the trip, before scanners pick up two Cardassian ships attacking a Federation merchant ship. Despite Dukat doing everything from telling the Cardassian ships his security codes to threatening to destroy them, they don't respond.

A second Federation ships joins the fight. Though its specs are different from anything Sisko is aware of. Before they can do anything, the Cardassian ships are destroyed.

In the DMZ, things are heating up. Gul Evek and Hudson are tearing into each other over these incidents, each accusing the other of terrorist activities. Things don't get any better when they produces a confession from William Patrick Samuels, the man who destroyed the ''Bok'Nor''. Who happened to "Commit suicide" in his cell.

In the meantime, Commander Cal Hudson arrives on [=DS9=]. The ranking officer in the [[Cardassian/Federation]] DMZ. He and Sisko shoot the breeze, remembering good times and bad, but soon get down to brass tacks. Hudson is not happy with his position in the DMZ. Seeing it as a glorified joke, and showing pretty clear sympathy for the Federation colonists whose homes were given away to the Cardassians in the recent peace treaty.

In the meantime, Cal Hudson arrives on [=DS9=]. The ranking officer in the Bajoran DMZ. He and Sisko shoot the breeze, remembering good times and bad, but soon get down to brass tacks. Hudson is not happy with his position in the DMZ. Seeing it as a glorified joke, and showing pretty clear sympathy for Bajor.

* SpoilerTitle: Mixed with a touch of LateArrivalSpoiler. Those who saw [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration TNG's]] "Preemptive Strike" or [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Voyager]] before this episode know who and what the Maquis are already.

* SeriesDiscontinuityError: Sisko mentions how the Cardassians were supplying Bajoran extremists through a third-party, the Yridians. Assuming he was referring to the Circle incident, they were actually supplied through the Kressari.

* SeriesDiscontinuity: Sisko mentions how the Cardassians were supplying Bajoran extremists through a third-party, the Yridians. Assuming he was referring to the Circle incident, they were actually supplied through the Kressari.

* PhotographicMemory: Cardassians possess this, hence Sisko leaving Dukat's console dark during their trip in the runabout.

It's business as usual on DS9. Kira and Dax are discussing an apparently bizarre looking alien captain while a Cardassian cargo crew unloads their cargo. The only unusual thing about this situation is a shifty Starfleet crewman who sneaks aboard the ship and fiddles with a control panel.

In the meantime, Cal Hudson arrives on DS9. The ranking officer in the Bajoran DMZ. He and Sisko shoot the breeze, remembering good times and bad, but soon get down to brass tacks. Hudson is not happy with his position in the DMZ. Seeing it as a glorified joke, and showing pretty clear sympathy for Bajor.

Back on DS9, Quark and Sakonna have a dinner to discuss her mysterious business offer. Turns out she wants weapons. And lots of them.