Star Trek: DS9 episode
"Sanctuary"
Two Skrreea Haneek and Tumak
Episode no.	28
Prod. code	430
Airdate	November 28, 1993
Writer(s)	Gabe Essoe Kelley Miles Frederick Rappaport
Director	Les Landau
Guest star(s)	Aron Eisenberg as Nog Deborah May as Haneek William Schallert as Varani Andrew Koenig as Tumak Michael Durrell as Hazar Betty McGuire as Vayna Robert Curtis-Brown as Sorad Kitty Swink as Rozahn Leland Orser as Gai Nicholas Shaffer as Cowl
Year	2370
Stardate	47391.2
Episode chronology
Previous	"Second Sight"
Next	"Rivals"

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Plot

A damaged vessel comes through the Wormhole and its passengers are transported aboard Deep Space Nine. They are from a race called the Skrreeas, but their language is difficult for the universal translator to understand. However, they seem to trust Kira, who escorts them around the station. The female Skrreea and her three companions have a hard time adjusting to rules and regulations at first, but the universal translator eventually translates their language and enables them to communicate. In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Bajoran wormhole is a wormhole located near the planet Bajor. ... In the Star Trek fictional universe, Deep Space Nine (or DS9) is a space station. ... The universal translator is a fictional device common to many science fiction works, especially on television. ... Kira Nerys, played by Nana Visitor, is a main character in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ...

The female reveals that her name is Haneek and her people's homeworld was destroyed by a species called the T-Rogorans. Sisko promises to help Haneek and her people find a new homeland, and when several more Skrreean ships come through the wormhole, they are welcomed warmly. Kira buys a dress for Haneek that Haneek seemed to be admiring when the universal translator was not yet functioning. However, Haneek was not admiring it; she thought it was the ugliest dress she had ever seen, an opinion Kira shares. The two laugh and appear to become friends. Benjamin Lafayette Sisko, played by Avery Brooks, is the main character of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ...

As more and more Skrreeans arrive on the station, Haneek begins to fear that she will not find Kentanna, the Skrreeans' long-sought homeworld. However, the Skrreean leaders decide that they have already found Kentanna in Bajor. Sisko suggests a nearby planet, Draylon II, as a reasonable alternative, but the Skrreeans are adamant in their decision. They meet with representatives of the Bajoran government, who refuse to allow them to relocate there; a famine is currently spreading, and the Bajoran government does not believe it can support the Skrreean population. <nowiki>Insert non-formatted text hereBold text</nowiki>A famine is a social and economic crisis that is commonly accompanied by widespread malnutrition, starvation, epidemic and increased mortality. ...

Tumak, Haneek's son, takes one of the Skrreean ships and heads to Bajor. At Sisko's request, Haneek tries to convince him to disengage his engines, not in the least because the ship has a dangerous radiation leak. Two Bajoran vessels approach him and also try to get him to shut down his engines, so they can tow him to safety. However, Tumak refuses to shut down his engines. A firefight ensues, resulting in the destruction of Tumak's ship due to the radiation leak.

The Bajoran government stays with its decision to refuse asylum, so the Skrreeans have no choice but to move to Draylon II after all. Hurt over her son's death and angry with the Bajorans, her final words to Kira are bitter. She reminds Kira that the Skrreans were farmers, and could have helped Bajor overcome the famine. Haneek then leaves with her people.

Trivia

• Actress Kitty Swink, who played the Bajoran Minister Rozahn in this episode, is married to actor Armin Shimerman, who plays Quark.
• Andrew Koenig is the son of Walter Koenig.

Armin Shimerman (born November 5, 1949) is an American actor. ... Quark, son of Keldar and Ishka, is a fictional character in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, played by Armin Shimerman, and a regular for the shows seven-year run. ... Josh Andrew Koenig is an American character actor best known as Boner on ABCs sitcom Growing Pains. ... Walter Marvin Koenig (born September 14, 1936) is an American actor, writer, teacher and director, known for his roles as Chekov in Star Trek, and as Bester on the series Babylon 5. ...

External links

• Sanctuary article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
• Sanctuary article at StarTrek.com, the official Star Trek website