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A Man Alone (DS9 episode)
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"A Man Alone" is the 4th episode
of the science fiction
television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
.
, Quark
and Odo observe an argument between Miles
and Keiko O'Brien. Odo wonders what the argument is about, and Quark informs him that Keiko does not enjoy life aboard DS9. Suddenly Odo takes note of one of Quark's customers and orders the man to leave the station; when he refuses, the two begin brawling until Sisko breaks it off. As he leaves the bar Odo gives the man twenty-six hours (the length of time in a Bajoran day) to leave the station.
In Sisko's office Odo explains that the man's name is Ibudan and he smuggled goods to Bajoran
s during the Cardassian occupation of Bajor. Some Bajorans consider Ibudan a hero, but Odo claims Ibudan let a young girl die because her parents did not have funds for the medical supplies she needed. Odo later arrested Ibudan for murdering a Cardassian officer, but when the occupation ended he was set free. When Sisko tells Odo that he cannot arrest Ibudan now because the man has not broken any laws, Odo simply says, "Watch me." However, against Odo's protests, Sisko forbids this.
Later, Ibudan is killed in a holosuite and one of Ibudan's friends tells Sisko and Kira
that Ibudan told him he was afraid Odo would kill him. Further evidence points to Odo. In fact, Odo himself points out that only a shapeshifter could have killed Ibudan given the evidence on hand. While the man who reported Ibudan's fear of Odo is discussing the murder in Quark's bar, Quark tells him that Odo is not a killer. The man is surprised, given Odo is Quark's worst enemy, and Quark says that he is the closest thing Odo has to a friend.
Amid calls for Odo to be put in jail, Bashir
discovers evidence that Ibudan was conducting medical experiments. As Ibudan was neither a doctor nor a scientist, Bashir decides to conduct further tests. Meanwhile Sisko informs Odo that he is temporarily removing Odo from the investigation of Ibudan's murder. Odo is insulted by Sisko's claim that he personally does not believe Odo is guilty, because he knows that it is not true.
Hostility toward Odo among the station's civilian population grows. Bashir's sample from Ibudan's container begins to grow into something, but he is not sure what. Keiko O'Brien decides to start a school, but in the meantime a mob forms outside Odo's office. Sisko tries to calm the crowd, insisting they are looking for a way to express their anger and not real justice, but Bashir tells him he has new evidence: the sample is growing into a clone of Ibudan. The version of Ibudan who was killed was also a clone, created so that Odo could be framed for the murder (since no one else's DNA would be detected at the scene, Odo would be a prime suspect). Odo eventually finds and arrests the real Ibudan and charges him with murdering his clone. Ibudan's latest clone has already matured and begun a new life.
Episode
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of the science fiction
Science fiction
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television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
.
Plot
During an idle conversation about how the newly opened Bajoran wormhole has increased the number of "new faces" on the stationDeep Space Nine (space station)
Deep Space Nine is a fictitious space station, and is the eponymous primary setting of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It serves as a base for the exploration of the Gamma Quadrant via the Bajoran wormhole, and is a hub of trade and travel for the sector's denizens...
, Quark
Quark (Star Trek)
Quark is a fictional character in the American television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The character, which was played by Armin Shimerman, was depicted as a member of an extraterrestrial race known as the Ferengi, who are stereotypically ultra-capitalist and only motivated by...
and Odo observe an argument between Miles
Miles O'Brien (Star Trek)
Miles Edward O'Brien, played by Colm Meaney, is Chief of Operations in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Before DS9, he appeared as a recurring transporter chief in Star Trek: The Next Generation...
and Keiko O'Brien. Odo wonders what the argument is about, and Quark informs him that Keiko does not enjoy life aboard DS9. Suddenly Odo takes note of one of Quark's customers and orders the man to leave the station; when he refuses, the two begin brawling until Sisko breaks it off. As he leaves the bar Odo gives the man twenty-six hours (the length of time in a Bajoran day) to leave the station.
In Sisko's office Odo explains that the man's name is Ibudan and he smuggled goods to Bajoran
Bajoran
In the Star Trek science-fiction franchise, the Bajorans are a humanoid extraterrestrial species native to the planet Bajor. They were first introduced in the 1991 episode "Ensign Ro" of Star Trek: The Next Generation and subsequently also featured in episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and...
s during the Cardassian occupation of Bajor. Some Bajorans consider Ibudan a hero, but Odo claims Ibudan let a young girl die because her parents did not have funds for the medical supplies she needed. Odo later arrested Ibudan for murdering a Cardassian officer, but when the occupation ended he was set free. When Sisko tells Odo that he cannot arrest Ibudan now because the man has not broken any laws, Odo simply says, "Watch me." However, against Odo's protests, Sisko forbids this.
Later, Ibudan is killed in a holosuite and one of Ibudan's friends tells Sisko and Kira
Kira Nerys
Kira Nerys , played by Nana Visitor, is a main character in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.-Backstory:Per Bajoran custom, her family name, Kira, precedes her given name, Nerys. She has two brothers , and her parents' names are Kira Taban and Kira Meru...
that Ibudan told him he was afraid Odo would kill him. Further evidence points to Odo. In fact, Odo himself points out that only a shapeshifter could have killed Ibudan given the evidence on hand. While the man who reported Ibudan's fear of Odo is discussing the murder in Quark's bar, Quark tells him that Odo is not a killer. The man is surprised, given Odo is Quark's worst enemy, and Quark says that he is the closest thing Odo has to a friend.
Amid calls for Odo to be put in jail, Bashir
Julian Bashir
Lieutenant Julian Subatoi Bashir, M.D., played by Alexander Siddig, is a main character in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Bashir is the chief medical officer of space station Deep Space Nine and the USS Defiant.-Overview:...
discovers evidence that Ibudan was conducting medical experiments. As Ibudan was neither a doctor nor a scientist, Bashir decides to conduct further tests. Meanwhile Sisko informs Odo that he is temporarily removing Odo from the investigation of Ibudan's murder. Odo is insulted by Sisko's claim that he personally does not believe Odo is guilty, because he knows that it is not true.
Hostility toward Odo among the station's civilian population grows. Bashir's sample from Ibudan's container begins to grow into something, but he is not sure what. Keiko O'Brien decides to start a school, but in the meantime a mob forms outside Odo's office. Sisko tries to calm the crowd, insisting they are looking for a way to express their anger and not real justice, but Bashir tells him he has new evidence: the sample is growing into a clone of Ibudan. The version of Ibudan who was killed was also a clone, created so that Odo could be framed for the murder (since no one else's DNA would be detected at the scene, Odo would be a prime suspect). Odo eventually finds and arrests the real Ibudan and charges him with murdering his clone. Ibudan's latest clone has already matured and begun a new life.
Arc significance
- Jake and Nog meet for the first time and quickly strike up a friendship.
- There are Bajorans that disagree with the decision to leave Odo in charge of security on the station after the Cardassian withdrawal.
- Keiko O'Brien opens a school for the children living on the station.