 The crew on DS9 is preparing for the arrival of ensign Melora Pazlar. She s the first Elaysian to join Starfleet and used to a very low gravity environment. As a result she hardly can t move in a normal environment and needs to use a special wheelchair. Melora is very on herself and doesn t want to accept any more help than strictly necessary. She wants to take a runabout on her own to make maps of the Gamma quadrant, but Sisko demands Dax will join her. Bashir takes more than a passing interest and invites her to a Klingon restaurant. Meanwhile Quark is about to do a very lucrative transaction on 42 very rare rings of Paltriss with the trader Ashlock, when suddenly an old acquaintance of him drops in. It s Fallit Kot and Quarks seems not too happy. Kot announces he s on the station to kill Quark and the Ferengi tries everything to convince him to do otherwise.