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In a side plot, Tora Ziyal, the half-Bajoran daughter of the former Cardassian prefect of Bajor, Gul Dukat, attempts to befriend the exiled Cardassian spy-turned-tailor Elim Garak. Garak fears that Ziyal has been instructed to kill him, since Garak was responsible for the torture and death of Dukat's father years ago.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is the third live-action television series in the Star Trek franchise and aired in syndication from January 1993 through June 1999. There were a total of 173 (original broadcast & DVD) or 176 (syndicated) episodes over the show's seven seasons, which are listed here in chronological order by original airdate, which match the episode order in each season's DVD set.
The show was spun off from Star Trek: The Next Generation which debuted in 1987, [3] with characters inhabiting a shared fictional universe. Deep Space Nine was developed by executive producers Rick Berman and Michael Piller, who together wrote the series bible. [4] The show was filmed primarily on the Paramount Studios lot in Los Angeles ...
Elim Garak (/ ˈ iː l ɪ m ˈ ɡ ær ə k / EE-lim GARR-ək) is a fictional character from the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, in which he is portrayed by Andrew J. Robinson. In the series, Garak is an exiled spy from the Cardassian Union and a former member of the feared Cardassian intelligence group called the Obsidian Order.
Tora Ziyal is the half Cardassian / half Bajoran daughter of Dukat and his mistress Tora Naprem. She was played by Cyia Batten in " Indiscretion " and " Return to Grace ," by Tracy Middendorf in the episode " For the Cause ," and by Melanie Smith , over six episodes from season 5's " In Purgatory's Shadow " to season 6's " Sacrifice of Angels ."
This episode marks the start of the show's celebrated Dominion war story arc. [ 1 ] Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures on the Starfleet -run space station Deep Space Nine near the planet Bajor , as the Bajorans recover from a decades-long occupation by the imperialistic Cardassians .
As his last request, Tain makes Garak promise to escape. Desperate for a kind word from his mentor before the old man passes on, Garak makes a request in return: that Tain acknowledge him as his son. Tain does so, and father and son share a memory before Tain dies peacefully. His mission complete, Garak is ready to find a way out.
Kira persuades Tora Ziyal, the daughter of Cardassian commander Dukat, to ask her father to show mercy, but he too is adamant, which distresses her belief that her father was a man of peace. Security officer Odo is no help; he is seduced by an offer to return to his people, the shapeshifting Founders of the Dominion , and has lost interest in ...