The team probes the murder of a woman who made headlines when she vanished on Halloween 1938, the night of Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast, while her family was preparing to escape the Martian invasion.
A college football player's death bothers Nate; Federico's request to borrow money is rejected.
When Garak's shop mysteriously explodes, Odo and Sisko investigate to determine who is trying to kill the Cardassian exile.
The discovery of a small body buried in a wall prompts Sipowicz and Sorensen to reopen an unsolved missing-person case.
The end of the war brings changes to the station; Kai Winn and Dukat enter the Fire Caves to wake the Pah-Wraiths; Sisko fulfills his destiny.