Max Grodenchik

Upon arriving at his new command, Benjamin Sisko is quickly involved in a Bajoran prophet's quest for eight mystical and powerful orbs.

The Cardassians declare war, damaging the space station during the battle; hostilities cease when Sisko returns with the missing Cardassian ship.

Mounting evidence points to Constable Odo as the murderer of a Bajoran criminal who is under investigation; Keiko tries to establish a school.

Sisko leads the Defiant and the rest of the Federation fleet into battle against the Dominion; on Deep Space Nine, Kira and the Resistance race to stop the minefield around the wormhole from being destroyed.

As Jem'Hadar warships pour through the wormhole, Deep Space Nine takes defensive measures and prepares to surrender to Gul Dukat.

An attempt on Quark's life leads Odo to reopen an old investigation, and to remember his experiences from five years previously, when he and Kira were on the station during the Cardassian occupation; Kira is a suspect.