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Plot summary

Dr. Bashir, scheduled to leave for a conference the next day, tends to Chief O'Brien, who has dislocated his shoulder while kayaking in a holosuite. Bashir wakes up the next morning feeling tired, and is summoned to a meeting of the senior staff. Sisko introduces Sloan, the deputy director of Starfleet Internal Affairs. Sloan suspects one of them of being a Dominion spy, and they are confined to quarters. Dr. Julian Subatoi Bashir (played by Alexander Siddig) is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with holodeck. ... Benjamin Lafayette Sisko is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... This is a list of characters that appeared exclusively in the television show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and related material. ... Starfleet Command In the Star Trek fictional universe, Starfleet is the paramilitary defense, research, diplomacy, and exploration force of the United Federation of Planets (UFP) with – as of the late 24th century – hundreds of starships and starbases at its disposal. ... The internal affairs (United States terminology) division of a law enforcement agency investigates incidents and plausible suspicions of lawbreaking and professional misconduct attributed to officers on the force. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Dominion is a ruthless and militaristic Gamma Quadrant state, consisting of many different races, with ultimate power held by the xenophobic Changelings. ...

Bashir finds his replicator out of order. He is escorted by a security detail to the ward room. Sloan treats him cordially while asking a few light questions and seems satisfied. He explains that the replicators have been disabled as a security measure, and takes Bashir's breakfast order for scones, so it can be brought to him. Upon returning to his quarters, Bashir suspects they have been searched. O'Brien secretly contacts him on a monitor, warning him that he was interrogated for hours, with every question about Bashir. Scones with honey. ...

Bashir is then brought back to Sloan, who has changed his tone. He accuses Bashir of being a traitor, pointing out his subversive attitude, including his sympathy for renegade Jem'Hadar trying to cure their ketracel white addiction ("Hippocratic Oath"), lifelong dishonesty about his genetic enhancements ("Doctor Bashir, I Presume?"), and agreement with a group of savants who suggested the Federation's best course of action was surrender ("Statistical Probabilities"). Ikatika, a JemHadar soldier in 2373 In the fictional Star Trek universe, the JemHadar are the shock troops of the powerful Dominion located in the Gamma Quadrant. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, ketracel-white (also known as white for short) is a highly addictive drug which the Dominion uses to control its JemHadar warriors. ... Hippocratic Oath is the title of a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, from the fourth season. ... Doctor Bashir, I Presume? features a familiar face from Star Trek: Voyager: Robert Picardo. ... A map displaying todays federations. ... Statistical Probabilities is a season six episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ...

Bashir points out the lack of evidence supporting the accusation. Sloan stuns him with a theory that, during the time Bashir was in a Dominion prison ("By Inferno's Light"), he was persuaded to become a Dominion spy, but with a technique that would allow him to repress this information and believe he was a loyal Starfleet officer, then retrieve the intelligence from his brain later. Bashir understands Sloan's attitude but refuses to accept the idea. Sloan condemns him for contributing to Starfleet casualties, and has him march through the Promenade in handcuffs, to a holding cell. Sloan's staff, who have taken over for Odo, are disgusted with Bashir. Odo is a shapeshifter played by Rene Auberjonois on the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ...

Sisko informs Bashir that Sloan had a son who was killed in the war, which could explain his viciousness. Sisko defends Bashir during another interrogation, but in private implies to Bashir that he thinks Sloan may be right. Back at the holding cell, Sloan informs Bashir he is being moved to another starbase without Sisko's knowledge. Suddenly, Bashir is beamed aboard a Dominion ship, and greeted warmly by Weyoun. In the fictional Star Trek universe, Weyoun is the primary adjunct to the Female Shapeshifter, and the second-in-command of the Dominion forces in the Alpha Quadrant. ...

Weyoun confirms that Bashir is a Dominion spy without realizing it, but is dismayed that they must now go through the difficult process of convincing Bashir of this, something they have done many times before. Weyoun offers him scones to remind him of the time in the prison camp when he was offered scones after being kept hungry in solitary confinement, and began to be persuaded to join the Dominion. He was not tortured, but made a moral choice to help the Dominion end the war quickly and save lives. Bashir wavers, then wonders why Weyoun and Sloan are trying to convince him of the same thing, and concludes that Sloan himself is the traitor. At that moment, the ship is attacked, and Worf and Kira rescue Bashir. Solitary confinement, colloquially referred to as the hole (or in British English the block), is a punishment in which a prisoner is denied contact with any other persons, excluding guards, chaplains and doctors. ... Worf (Klingon: worIv) is a Klingon Starfleet officer in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... Kira Nerys is a fictional character of the Star Trek universe appearing in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ...

On the Defiant, Sisko demands an explanation for why Bashir was beamed away by a Dominion ship. Bashir explains his theory that Sloan is a spy, possibly a Founder in disguise. However, Sisko, Worf, and Jadzia think Bashir is guilty. Desperate, Bashir grabs O'Brien, who pulls his arm away. Bashir asks him why his shoulder doesn't hurt, because he dislocated it playing springball. O'Brien claims it has healed, but Bashir knows that he hurt it kayaking. He realizes that everyone is behaving unrealistically. The Defiant bridge dissolves and Bashir finds himself in a holographic simulation room. Lieutenant Commander Jadzia Dax (played by Terry Farrell) was a fictional character in the first 6 seasons of the television show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... A holodeck on the Enterprise-D; the arch and exit are prominent. ...

Sloan, now dressed in an all-black suit, informs Bashir that his loyalty was being tested, but Bashir's cleverness cut short the illusion. He confirms that Bashir was honest throughout the simulation by checking an implant near his ear. Sloan explains that he is a member of Section 31, an undisclosed Starfleet agency that operates without oversight. Bashir accuses them of violating Federation values, and Sloan responds by saying that they are a necessary group that must make ethical compromises to protect the Federation. He attempts to recruit Bashir, partly because of his fondness for holosuite spy fantasies("Our Man Bashir"). Bashir refuses and threatens to expose Section 31, but Sloan seems unconcerned, and has him knocked out by hypospray. Section 31 is the unofficial designation of a rogue and officially nonexistent intelligence and defense organization resembling secret police or a black-ops organization in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... The hypospray is a somewhat fictionalized version of a jet injector, in the Star Trek universe. ...

Bashir relates the events to the DS9 crew. They see Section 31 as a formidable agency for their effectiveness and ability to remain super-secret. Sisko says that Starfleet command neither confirms nor denies their existence. He suggests that Sloan will try to recruit Bashir again, and orders him to accept such an attempt, so they can find out more. Odo is amused: Bashir's spy fantasies have become real.

Notes

The episode that followed, "In the Pale Moonlight", is also the story of a Starfleet man who must violate the values of the Federation in order to protect it. Captain Sisko and Garak scheme against the Dominion. ...

Guest stars

• Jeffrey Combs as Weyoun
• William Sadler as Sloan

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External links

• Inquisition article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki