A Simple Investigation ( episode ) Odo falls for a mysterious woman who is targeted for murder . Summary . Teaser . An Idanian , in his quarters anxious about something , is visited by two unfriendly Finnean s . They are convinced he has something they want and demand to know where it is . The Idanian plays dumb initially , but then appears to submit . He tries to shoot them instead , but one of the Finneans is faster . The short discussion ends up in the death of the Idanian . The two then mention a woman the dead Idanian was supposed to meet on the station , so they wait for her . In Quark ' s Jadzia Dax , Bashir , Odo and O ' Brien talk about a new role playing holoprogram from Felix which has finally arrived , based on Bashir ' s secret agent series . All of them seem very eager to try it – although O ' Brien would rather play a character other than Falcon , and Odo backs out upon learning that part of his role will be stealing a girl from the evil Falcon . Odo then walks away to see Quark harassing a woman waiting at his bar ( Arissa ) . While successfully convincing Quark to stop bothering her ( she is actually waiting for someone ) , Odo involuntarily makes her believe that he is interested in her , leading to a slightly awkward situation . Act One . Odo later is vaguely monitoring the transport of cargo in a cargo bay , full of new items for the new Klingon forces on the station . However , his focus is on his own reflection , still thinking about the " bedroom eyes " comment from Arissa earlier . Kira , conducting the inspection , is curious about his preoccupation and says he should go see her again , as she ' s obviously very perceptive . Later , Odo finds the woman in his office with a security officer , caught trying to break into the station computer . She was trying to access the passenger manifest because her friend never showed up . She has a dataport and , while not illegal , this is very suspicious . However , she tells Odo that she attempted to bypass the system because she learned not to trust policemen . Arissa explains the man she was waiting for , Tauvid Rem , was helping her find information about her daughter , who she gave up when she was born 15 years ago . She insists Odo not talk to him , that she needs to talk to him , since it ' s a delicate matter . Odo agrees , and takes her to him . There , they can see he ' s inside , but when Odo overrides the door lock , they can ' t find him . Odo , though , sees he ' s been vaporized . Act Two . Odo questions Arissa for a bit . She had no indication that someone would want to harm the Idanian , and supposes it had nothing to do with her or her daughter . She ' ll have to start over in her search . Odo decides to drop the charges against her , since it did no damage . She ' s very appreciative and leaves , though she gives him a second glance . Later , Arissa again accesses the computer using her dataport and successfully obtains information . At night , she ' s caught by Odo coming out of the Assay office , not through tripping an alarm but because he ' d been following her . She gives up a data crystal , which Odo finds to be particularly well encrypted for information concerning someone ' s daughter . Supposing her story isn ' t true , he suggests he could have her strip - searched and examined to see if she ' d ever been pregnant . She toys with the situation , saying she won ' t try to read into that motivation too much , but then admits she does not have a daughter . Saying she works for a man named Draim , who Odo knows is with the Orion Syndicate , she wanted to get out and Rem had information that could let her do that safely . She guesses Draim somehow found out and hired someone to kill Rem . She now thinks about facing the Finnean authorities , but Odo decides to put her in protective custody until the data on the crystal can be obtained , determined to get to the bottom of it . She is surprised he is willing to help , but Odo replies " why not ? " Meanwhile , the two Finneans know she ' s talking to Odo . Sharing some food , they are determined to keep her from accessing the data , though regret that they have to kill her to do so . Act Three . Odo brings Arissa to some quarters , then promptly transports her once inside to his own quarters , thereby throwing off anyone who might be watching . Odo explains he found Rem isn ' t his real name , having used several identities . Arissa hasn ' t been able to identify anyone from security recordings , either . He also says Dax and O ' Brien are trying to decrypt the data crystal , a dangerous activity since it shorted out the computer the first time they tried to access it . Arissa dwells on her situation , telling Odo how she got the dataport – she was a net - girl , selling access to her mind for money . Draim started hiring her to get information about people he wanted to ruin or kill . She kept herself separated from the consequences of her actions for a time , but she finally couldn ' t do that anymore . She supposes she will eventually be killed , but Odo promises that won ' t happen . Odo struggles with the decision to pursue Arissa romantically , and goes to the holosuite to get Bashir ' s input . Bashir is wooing a woman – the woman who Odo was supposed to steal – in a limousine , when Odo knocks on the window . Bashir suggests he let her know he ' s interested , even if she rejects him , as it ' s worse to never know if it could have worked . O ' Brien , as Falcon , stops the conversation and Odo goes . Back in his quarters , Odo talks to Arissa for a bit , making sure she ' s comfortable . He ' s having trouble coming out and saying it , so he kisses her . Act Four . Later , in the bed , Odo admits she ' s the first woman he ' s ever been with . She ' s surprised , and says she couldn ' t tell . They both wish they could stay there forever , but her mind turns to her situation . In Ops , Dax and Kira gossip about Odo . Dax is convinced something ' s going on , but Kira assumes Odo ' s just being protective of her by using his quarters . Worf interrupts them , chiding them for gossiping , then states Odo knows what he ' s doing . Sisko comes from his office , looking for Odo since he ' s late for a meeting with Starfleet Intelligence which he himself set up . They inform him Odo had a woman over last night , and he understands . Just then , Odo arrives and the talking stops . Meanwhile , Arissa is at the computer again , asking to make a deal with Draim . Draim tells his hired guns that she will give them the crystal , however , she will think she ' s being let go , but they are to kill her anyway . In his office , Odo meets another Idanian following Odo ' s communication about the one that has been killed . The man explains that Arissa is an undercover agent who works for the Idanian government and that the crystal contains all her former memories . He asks to see her , and Odo agrees . They head to the science lab , where they find a security officer and O ' Brien knocked out . She has stolen the data crystal . Fortunately , the Idanian can track it with a device he ' s carrying . In a cargo bay , Arissa meets with the Finneans . One of them , however , is hiding and preparing his phaser . Act Five . The Idanian and Odo search for the device , but the signal has faded . Meanwhile , the Finnean makes the exchange with Arissa , and the other Finnean surprises her with a phaser . He is about to shoot when all the doors open and Odo , already above them , drops down and subdues them with the help of the Idanian who comes later . They go to the infirmary , where Bashir hooks up the data crystal . The Idanian explains the whole situation . The procedure of wiping her real identity from her brain was to fool the telepaths used by the Orion syndicate and allow her to become a trusted member of the organization . She volunteered for the mission and was undercover for two years . He ' s confident that when she is restored , they ' ll be able to prosecute and imprison Draim . Odo challenges how the events of the last few days played out , but understands the motives . They couldn ' t risk Draim intercepting communications from the government . Bashir then brings Arissa to surgery to restore her appearance . Odo waits in his quarters for Arissa , with her memories and physical appearance restored . He supposes Arissa is not her real name , and she confirms , also saying that she is married and , while it would be pointless to continue their relationship ( since she is not really the same person anymore ) there was a woman who truly loved Odo and that she still exists in a sense . While the constable ended up with a broken heart , he still had a positive experience and gained a little more self confidence with women . Memorable quotes . " " I thought it was on stun . " " " " Look what you did to the carpet . " " " " If people are talking , it ' s only because they care . You put on a good front , but anyone who really knows you can see that you ' re lonely . " " " " What if I . . . what if she . . . " " " " Rejects you ? . . . She might . But you can ' t go through life trying to avoid having your heart broken . If you do , it ' ll break from loneliness , anyway . So you might as well take a chance . If you don ' t , she ' ll move on , and you ' ll never know what you might have had . And living with that would be worse than having a broken heart , believe me . " " ( in Falcon voice ) " " Car trouble , Mr . Bashir ? " " ( regular voice ) " " Hi , Odo . " " " " This isn ' t fair ! Odo and I were talking ! " " " " Didn ' t anyone ever tell ya ? You shouldn ' t stop for hitchhikers . " " " " I ' ve never done anything sexual before . . . could you tell ? " " " " You are not talking , you ' re gossiping . And besides , Odo is quite capable of taking care of himself . " " " " Don ' t shout across the room . If you want to " gossip " with us then come down here . " " " " Where is Odo ? He asked me to arrange a conference with Starfleet Intelligence at 0800 . " " " " I guess he ' s running late . " " " " He ' s never late . " " " " He ' s never spent the night with a woman before . " " " " A woman ? Oh that ' s nice . . . " " ( Sudden look from Kira ) " " Isn ' t it ? 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