History Recap / StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS02E24TheCollaborator

* BaitAndSwitchComment: Kira says that if she had known Vedek Winn was on the station she would have told Odo to increase security. When Winn assures her she feels perfectly safe, Kira says she wasn't referring to her, and makes an unsubtle reference to Winn's attempt to have Bariel assassinated by a fanatical follower.
* CallBack: When meeting Winn, both Kira and Sisko makes a pointed reference to the events of [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS01E20InTheHandsOfTheProphets "In The Hands Of The Prophets"]].

* BaitAndSwitchComment: Kira says that if she had known Vedek Winn was on the station she would have told Odo to increase security. When Winn assures her she feels perfectly safe, Kira makes a pointed reference to Winn's attempt to have Bariel assassinated by a fanatical follower.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Kira expresses her feelings for Bareil to Odo, his body language betrays his shock, although he quickly covers himself by claiming he already knew. This is the first time we've gotten any indication that Odo's own feelings toward her aren't strictly professional.

* HiddenDisdainReveal: When Odo sardonically notes that Gul Dukat called Kubus "his favorite Bajoran," Kubas snaps "I never could stand that arrogant tyrant."

* DownerEnding: Bariel thinks preserving the good memory of Kai Opaka is worth letting the blackhearted SmugSnake Winn become her successor, but Kira clearly disagrees, but still has to suck it up, smile at that treacherous backstabber and pay her respects.

* ThePowerOfLegacy: Bareil believes that it is more important that the Bajoran people's belief Kai Opaka remain unshakable and unblemished by a scandal than to prevent a politically-motivated rival from becoming her SuckSessor.

* RebuiltPedestal: Once she realizes why Bareil did it, she admires his willingness to sacrifice his own good name for the greater good.

* DownerEnding: Bariel thinks preserving the good memory of Kai Opaka is worth letting the blackhearted SmugSnake Winn become her successor, but Kira clearly disagrees, but still has to suck it up to, smile at that treacherous backstabber and pay her respects.

* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Between 43 resistance members and ''1200'' innocent villagers, Kai Opaka made the hard choice—''especially'' hard, given that one of the former was her son.

Between accusations and not so veiled contempt between her and Kira, an old Bajoran enters the stations, harmlessly bumping into another. He waves it off for a moment, but then notices the man. He's not just any Bajoran. He's Kubus Oak, former Cardassian collaborator during the occupation.

* LesCollaborateurs: Several Bajorans worked for the Cardassian government during the occupation. Their punishment for this is permanent exile from Bajor. Kira thinks that's ''way'' too generous.

* TooDumbToLive: Kai Opaka knew the location of the resistance base because her son was a member. The logical conclusion is that her son told her of his whereabouts, which is a huge no-no when fighting a guerrilla war.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Rule of Acquisition #258.

* TakingTheHeat: Prylar Bek and Vedek Bareil both do this to protect Kai Opaka - Bek because he was already a collaborator, and Bareil to preserve Opaka's memory as unblemished.

* TheQuisling: Subverted, ironically enough. Everyone involved in collaboration either claimed or actually were trying to save Bajoran lives.

* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Between 43 resistance members and ''1200'' innocent villagers, Kai Opaka made the hard choice - especially hard given that one of them was her son.

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: How Kubus lives with his actions working for the Cardassians.

* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Between 43 resistance members and ''1200'' innocent villains, Kai Opaka made the hard choice - especially hard given that one of them was her son.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Rule of Acquisition #258.

* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Between 43 resistance members and ''1200'' innocent villains, Kai Opaka made the hard choice.

She's not done causing people misery just yet. As Kira finds out when Kobus Oak tries leaving on a ship for Bajor. Turns out Winn has granted the traitorous Bajoran sanctuary. Heading for Odo's office, she finds out Winn spent ten minutes talking with Kobus before accessing something on Odo's console.

That something was information on the Kendra Valley Massacre, the death of 42 Bajoran resistance members when a collaborator named Prylar Bek sold them out. Winn saunters into the office again, asking to speak to Kira alone.

Kira is of course pissed about her offering a collaborator sanctuary. Well, the shifty Vedek has her reasons. Kobus has given her the name of the collaborator who caused the Kendra Valley Massacre. Turns out it wasn't Prylar Bek after all. The traitor is none other than ''Vedek Bareil''.

Kira naturally doesn't buy a word of this. Between a traitor like Kobus and a snake like Winn, she has little reason to. The two strike a tentative deal. Kira will investigate these claims, and she'll report her findings to Winn.

It's time to confront Bareil over this. With as much reluctance as can be expected, he reveals why he sold the resistance out. It was either sacrifice 42 resistance members, or let 1200 civilians perish.

* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Between 42 resistance members and ''1200'' innocent villains, Kai Opaka made the hard choice.

* LesCollaborateurs: Several Bajorans worked for the Cardassian government during the occupation. Their punishment for this is permanent exile from Bajor. Kira thinks that's ''way'' to generous.

And since Bareil is on DS9, that means a certain slimy Bajoran is hot on his heels as usual. Yes, Vedek Winn is back again. And no one around the station is thrilled about it.