Who Mourns for Morn ? ( episode ) Morn dies , leaving his entire estate to Quark , but some of Morn ' s old acquaintances want a piece of the action . Summary . Teaser . Odo enters Quark ' s to inform Morn that his cargo of his Livanian beet s is starting to spoil and needs to be moved immediately . When Morn doesn ' t respond , Odo reaches out to touch Morn ' s shoulder , only to find " Morn " is a hologram . Quark informs him that Morn has been away from the station for the past two weeks . Odo is confused , and Quark explains that Morn is such a regular fixture in his bar , that business inevitably falls off when he ' s not there – the last time he was away , business dropped five percent . As if to prove his point , as they are talking , Chief O ' Brien and Dr . Bashir enter the bar and greet " Morn " as they pass by , not noticing it ' s a hologram . Odo asks why the hologram doesn ' t talk , and Quark complains about the high cost of an interactive hologram generator ; besides which , he prefers the company of the hologram to the real Morn , who " never shuts up . " Just then , Lt . Commander Dax and Captain Sisko enter and freeze in their tracks when they see " Morn " at the bar . They inform everyone that Morn died when his ship hit an ion storm . Act One . A funeral is held at Quark ' s according to Lurian traditions , including gifts of food and drink for the deceased so they will have something to sustain them in the afterlife . The funeral is attended by almost everyone on the station , and there are many genuine outpourings of grief . Quark , of course , attempts to capitalize on this , selling off overstocked liquor by labeling it " Morn ' s favorite " , and delivering a eulogy that ends by encouraging everyone to " keep Morn ' s seat warm " for eternity by spending their time in the bar . Odo is skeptical , guessing that , when all is said and done , the Ferengi didn ' t know anything about Morn , and is unaffected by his death . In private , Quark confides that he is deeply grieved : Morn failed to pay his last month ' s tab before inconsiderately dying . Captain Sisko unseals Morn ' s will and discovers that he left everything to Quark . In accordance with station procedure , Odo inspects the contents of the bequest , and delightedly tells Quark that Morn ' s bank accounts are empty , and his only " assets " are his most recent cargo – the now - spoiled beets – and the contents of his quarters – which turn out to consist of a large mud bath ( Morn ' s " bed " ) and a painting of a matador . Quark is baffled – Morn was one of his best customers , and must have had money somewhere . Odo leaves Quark to mope in Morn ' s quarters , and after he leaves a nude woman appears out of the mud . The woman identifies herself as Morn ' s ex - wife Larell , who has come to claim her share of Morn ' s estate . Quark is amazed when Larell confides that Morn won one thousand bricks of gold - pressed latinum in the Lissepian Lottery . He ' s glad she came by . Act Two . Quark starts searching for the latinum by emptying the tub of mud . Larell realizes he doesn ' t know where it is , and neither does she , but says it must be on the station somewhere . She starts to regret that Morn couldn ' t enjoy the latinum while stroking Quark ' s ear , but he knows what she ' s doing – getting to his good graces so she can share the latinum . Even though the latinum is Quark ' s , Larell threatens to tie Quark up in court for years if he doesn ' t cut her in . Besides , it ' s a lot of money and she promises to take a vacation with him . He ' s satisfied for the moment . Over a game of tongo , Quark has told Dax about the whole thing , and that he ' s cut Larell in for 10 % , but Dax is suspicious , saying he needs to watch his back . Quark understands , but is willing to keep her hanging for now . Later , Quark finds two alien brothers ( race unknown ) , Krit and Nahsk , have invaded his quarters . They claim they were business associates of Morn who had money owed to them . They then threaten Quark if he doesn ' t pay them , and break the matador painting over Quark ' s head when he tries to haggle them for a lower percentage . After they leave , however , Quark discovers there was an access chip hidden inside the painting that gave access to a storage locker in the Assay office . Quark is immediately excited and shouts out to Morn , thanking him . Act Three . Bajoran security brings a small container to Odo ' s security office , but it contains only a single brick of latinum . Quark isn ' t worried , as he notices Morn wrote a bank account number on it , for the Bank of Bolias . He excuses himself to arrange delivery of Morn ' s savings . On the way , he encounters Larell again , who steals the brick from Quark ; however Quark remembers the number and knows the bank will only deliver it to him . Still on the way , he encounters the brothers , who deliver a thinly - veiled threat before letting him go . Just as Quark is about to contact the bank in his quarters , however , a disruptor is held to his head by a Human named Hain . Act Four . Hain carefully has Quark leave the terminal to escort him to a holding cell . When Quark asks , he identifies himself as working with Lurian Security and said Morn was the crown prince and that his riches belonged to the Royal Family of Luria . When Hain learned about Larell , though , he pauses to think . Hain then says she ' d been trying to blackmail the family for years . Instead of arresting Quark , Hain would ensure Quark got a sizable reward for helping capture Larell . He leaves Quark to continue calling the bank and telling him to leave the rest to him . Meanwhile , back in the bar , Morn ' s absence is felt . O ' Brien is fixing an optronic relay while sitting in his chair . Bashir comes by as well , and learns Quark is indisposed . After a quick exchange , O ' Brien has to leave , so Bashir takes over sitting in the chair for awhile . Later , Quark finds Larell in his quarters to discuss when the latinum will arrive when someone tries to pick the lock . Larell hides while Krit and Nahsk bypass the lock and threaten Quark . Quark ' s doorbell goes off , so Krit and Nahsk hide when Quark answers the door . Hain enters and Quark attempts to warn him of Quark ' s " guests " but he doesn ' t catch on while everyone in hiding comes out . It is revealed that Hain , Larell , Krit and Nahsk were all lying to Quark , and they ( along with Morn ) had been the ones behind the infamous Lissepian Mother ' s Day Heist . It turns out that Morn had betrayed them all and left with all one thousand bricks of gold - pressed latinum they had stolen , and they knew he was waiting for the statute of limitations to expire – which it did two weeks previous . Then , the group realizes they don ' t need Quark any more . Act Five . At first they decide to kill Quark , but he reminds them that he ' s the only one who can take delivery of the latinum . Nahsk has the " bright " idea of severing Quark ' s thumb ( the only piece they need ) , but Hain steps in and vetoes the idea – since they can ' t very well walk into the cargo bay with a severed thumb without attracting suspicion . Since they were going to split it five ways anyway , they agree to let Quark take Morn ' s place . Refusing to leave Quark alone , they all go to Quark ' s Bar . Odo arrives and asks why the bar is closed at that hour . Quark indicates his new " partners , " and introduces them as friends of Morn , with whom Quark has been " commiserating " in private . Quickly catching on , Odo asks how much longer they will be commiserating , and Quark says , until 1600 hours the next day – the time the shipment of latinum will arrive . After accepting the shipment , Quark goes to count the bricks only to find Hain , Larell , Krit and Nahsk have all drawn weapons on each other . Krit says Hain is outgunned , as his brother may be " slow , " but he ' ll get Hain in the end . Nahsk takes offense at being called slow , and turns on his brother . A firefight breaks out , so Quark jumps into the cargo container . Odo and his deputies arrive and apprehend the four robbers – Larell , being the only one unhurt , is taken to a cell , while the rest are taken to the infirmary . When Odo assures Quark that the four will be in jail for a long time , Quark is ecstatic to be the sole owner of the bricks . But when he knocks two together , they crumble in his hands . Quark , aghast , says that someone has extracted all the latinum from the bricks , leaving only " worthless gold . " That evening , Quark is fuming behind the bar and attempts to rip Morn ' s stool from the floor . Odo arrives and says someone ' s here to see him – and in walks a very alive Morn , who takes his usual stool . Quark demands an explanation . Morn starts to open his mouth , but Quark cuts him off , saying he doesn ' t want to hear it , he ' s already figured it out : Morn knew that his former associates would come after him as soon as the statute of limitations expired , so he faked his death and pretended to leave his property to Quark , knowing the Ferengi would do whatever it took to get the latinum , and succeed in holding off his four partners until they turned on each other . Morn nods guiltily , confirming Quark ' s story . Quark angrily says he could have been killed , and demands to know what really happened to the latinum . Instead of replying , Morn picks up a small glass and regurgitates a small quantity of liquid latinum – about 100 bricks ' worth – into it . Amazed , Quark realizes that Morn swallowed the latinum and has been carrying it around in his second stomach all these years ( which also explains why his hair fell out ) . Morn pushes the glass to Quark , as fair reward for his help . Quark is more than satisfied , and , intrigued by this scheming , under - handed side of Morn he didn ' t suspect before , starts to discuss possible joint ventures for the future , such as selling Morn ' s gold dust , since some primitive cultures still consider it valuable . Memorable quotes . " " You know Morn , he never shuts up . " " " " I wonder who came up with the idea of suspending liquid latinum inside worthless bits of gold . " " " " Probably someone who got tired of making change with an eyedropper . " " " " I ' ll unload everything and use the profits to . . . " ( Sniffs ) " what is that smell ? " " " " Your inheritance : Livanian beets . Very " ripe " . " " " " Oh , that - that can ' t be ! There ' s - there ' s no latinum in these bricks ! " " " " What ? " " " " Someone ' s extracted ALL THE LATINUM ! There ' s nothing here but worthless gold ! " " " " And it ' s all yours . " " " " NO ! NOOO ! ! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ! ! ! " " " " Most men don ' t know how to defer gratification . " " " " You don ' t make it easy . " " " " Take that gold dust of yours . It doesn ' t have to be a total loss . I hear there are some primitive cultures who consider it quite valuable . . . " " Links and references . References . 47 ; assault ; assay office ; Bank of Bolias ( Bolarus IX ) ; bar bill ; Bolian s ; Bolian transport ; bottle opener ; cargo bay ; Central Bank of Lissepia ; ( Lissepia ) ; court ; creditor ; eye dropper ; furnishing ; gold ; handwriting ; hair loss ; hologram ; holosuite ; inheritance ; interactive holoprojector ; ion storm ; latinum ; Lissepian s ; Lissepian Lottery ; Lissepian Mother ' s Day Heist ; Livanian beet s ; Luria ; Lurian s ; Lurian Security ; mascot ; matador ; memorial service ; Milky Way Galaxy ; Morn ( hologram ) ; Morn ' s cargo ship ; mud bath ; mud tub ; " oo - mox " ; optronic relay ; Promenade ; Quark ' s ; retirement ; robbery ; Rom ; rot ; Royal Family of Luria ; statute of limitations ; storage locker ; tab ; Til ' amin froth ; " tongo " ; Yridian ale