
A spinoff of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "Deep Space Nine" is set on a space station near the planet Bajor. This time, Commander Benjamin Sisko is in charge of a diverse crew. But unlike other "Star Trek" series, there's no USS Enterprise to help them. Sisko and the crew must fight off rival alien species who want control of Deep Space Nine because of its strategic position close to a wormhole, which allows speedy travel to the far reaches of space.

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.

The wife of a prominent expert on dead planet regeneration provides bittersweet mystery and heartache for Sisko.

Refugees from the Gamma Quadrant searching for their mythical homeland stop at DS9, then discover that Bajor may be their destination.

Quark gets some competition when a slick con artist opens a gambling club on the Promenade; the station suffers strange problems that are normally highly unlikely to occur.