Season 3
Episode Guide
The Search, Part 1
S3
E1
In an attempt to head off a Jem'Hadar invasion of the Alpha Quadrant, Commander Sisko leads a diplomatic mission into hostile territory in an attempt to contact The Founders.
The Search, Part 2
S3
E2
Commander Sisko must deal with an impending alliance between the Federation and the Dominion, while Odo makes a startling discovery about his own people
The House Of Quark
S3
E3
When a Klingon warrior is accidentally killed in Quark's Bar, Quark becomes the unwilling steward of a Klingon Great House.
Equilibrium
S3
E4
After unusual mood swings and frightening hallucinations, an hidden element of Dax's past has come back haunt Jadzia.
Second Skin
S3
E5
Major Kira's very identity comes into crisis as she is abducted by the Obsidian Order and told that she is one of their long-term undercover operatives.
The Abandoned
S3
E6
A Jem'Hadar child is found abandoned in the wreckage of a salvaged ship and Odo attempts to raise him to be something other than a ruthless soldier of the Dominion.
Civil Defense
S3
E7
When Chief O'Brien accidentally triggers an old anti-insurgency program left behind by the Cardassians, the station's computers believe that the crew is a mob of rebelling Bajorans and takes steps to contain them.
Meridian
S3
E8
Jadzia falls in love with a Meridian scientist. The catch is that his planet and his race shift between this universe and a plane of pure energy.
Defiant
S3
E9
Thomas Riker poses as his twin William in order to steal the U.S.S. Defiant and hand it over to the Maquis, of which he is a member.
Fascination
S3
E10
An outbreak of the contagious Zanthi Fever occurs on the station when Lwaxana Troi pays them a visit.
Past Tense, Part 1
S3
E11
A transporter accident sends Dax, Sisko and Bashir back in time to the year 2024, when San Fransisco was plagued with riots and social upheaval.
Past Tense, Part 2
S3
E12
In order to restore the timeline, Sisko must pose as Gabriel Bell, a hero of Earth's history.
Life Support
S3
E13
When Vedek Bareil is critically injured during negotiations, the only thing that will keep him alive long enough to complete the meetings is a radical operation that will turn him into a half-man, half-machine.
Heart Of Stone
S3
E14
While chasing a lone Maquis member to a deserted moon, Kira becomes trapped by a crystalline formation that rapidly grows over time, threatening her life.
Destiny
S3
E15
A Bajoran prophecy is nearly fulfilled when a comet threatens to destroy the Bajoran Wormhole
Prophet Motive
S3
E16
In a shocking revelation to Quark and Rom, the Grand Nagus Zek reveals he has re-written the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition; a move which threatens to cripple the Ferengi Empire.
Visionary
S3
E17
O'Brien is exposed to a small amount of radiation that allows him to shift through time several hours into the future, where he witnesses the station's destruction and his own death.
Distant Voices
S3
E18
When Bashir is knocked unconscious following an alien attack, he travels through his own mind and is helped by different aspects of his personality, each represented by a different member of the crew.
Through The Looking Glass
S3
E19
Sisko is abducted by the Miles O'Brien from the mirror universe, and is forced to assume the identity of their Sisko in order to rebel against the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance.
Improbable Cause
S3
E20
The Romulans are suspected in an attempt to kill Garak.
The Die Is Cast
S3
E21
Garak must decide whether or not to kill Odo to please his mentor, Enabran Tain, on the eve of a joint Romulan-Cardassian attack on the Dominion.
Explorers
S3
E22
Sisko and Jake build a solar sailing ship in an attempt to recreate a journey taken by the ancient Bajorans. Meanwhile, Bashir encounters a former school rival.
Family Business
S3
E23
It is discovered that Quark's mother, Ishka, broke Ferengi law and made a profit through a secret deal, which may cost Quark everything he has.
Shakaar
S3
E24
Kai Winn, Bajor's spiritual leader has aspirations of also becoming First Minister of Bajor's Provisional Government. To secure her position, she employs Kira to retrieve farming equipment that is being held illegally by the leader of her old resistance cell.
Facets
S3
E25
Dax is excited to perform a Trill ritual, in which she gets to "meet" each of her past hosts by transfering their memories into her friends. However, when Odo and Curzon merge and want to remain that way, Dax must find her confidence and reclaim that piece of herself.
The Adversary
S3
E26
After Sisko is promoted to Captain, he and the Defiant crew are manipulated by a Changeling posing as an ambassador.