Blaze of Glory ( episode ) To prevent a Maquis missile attack from reaching Cardassia , Sisko must force Starfleet traitor Eddington to lead him to the launch site . Summary . Teaser . Captain Benjamin Sisko , Jake Sisko , and Nog are having dinner together – squid , Nog ' s favorite Human dish . Jake also likes it until Benjamin reveals that the sauce is puree of tube grub s , saying its only fair they try Ferengi food . Sisko turns to Nog to ask about his job with security . Jake whispers something and it is revealed that Nog has problems with the Klingon s who ignore him because he is a Ferengi . Then , General Martok enters the room , interrupting the dinner and demanding to talk to Sisko alone . He explains to Sisko that his ship has intercepted an encrypted message from the Maquis . This is a surprise to both men , who believed they were completely wiped out by the Dominion . The message states that missile s have been launched heading for Cardassia . Although Martok couldn ' t find any missiles , he explains that the Klingon Empire had provided the Maquis with class 4 cloaking device s to aid them against Cardassia . Sisko knows that if Cardassian citizens are killed by Human terrorists , the Dominion will launch a counter strike that will surely start a war . Act One . Commander s Worf and Jadzia Dax report back from a mission searching for signs of the missiles in the Badlands . They had problems hiding there , and Miles O ' Brien explains that the warp drive of the is too powerful and that it ionizes the gases in the Badlands nebula . Worf states they need more information to narrow the search , and Sisko says he has an idea . Captain Sisko visits ex - commander Michael Eddington in a Federation prison . Eddington denies that the message about the missiles involves him . He says he has nothing to do with the Maquis anymore , as they are all dead , and they cannot be reborn . Eddington insists that the missiles are completely undetectable , and that nothing can be done to stop them . Sisko offers Eddington a path to eventual freedom if he will help find and destroy the missiles , but Eddington insists that he will be perfectly happy to wait in his cell until the missiles hit their target and the Dominion destroys his prison in their inevitable counter - strike . Back on the station , Quark is in the infirmary treated by Dr . Julian Bashir and questioned by Kira Nerys and Odo . It appears that Morn attacked Quark with a barstool . Quark claims it was unprovoked , but Kira and Odo reveal that Quark told Morn that Deep Space 9 is the first target if the Dominion attacks – and if that happens , there is no chance of survival . Thus , Morn responded with panic by running down the Promenade screaming " " We ' re all doomed ! " " Later , Sisko contacts Kira on DS9 explaining that he is going to the Badlands . Kira wants to send the " Defiant " , but Sisko tells her he is not alone , and he reveals Eddington on board the runabout . Act Two . On the way to the Badlands , Eddington philosophizes about food and Maquis morals . He suggests that Sisko ' s fight against the Maquis is personally driven . Eddington says that Sisko ' s former old friend Cal Hudson was killed in a skirmish with the Cardassians . Sisko feels regret , and Eddington presses the point by saying that Cal thought Sisko was wrong about the Maquis , but he didn ' t hold that against Sisko . Eddington taunts Sisko by saying Sisko doesn ' t blame the Maquis for their philosophy but he blames the Starfleet officers who betrayed their oaths by joining the Maquis in the first place , telling Sisko that the Maquis were no threat to Starfleet – only a threat to Sisko ' s record . Sisko is quickly able to counter by saying that Eddington ' s leadership of the Maquis was so effective against the Cardassians that it forced them to ally with the Dominion , setting the stage for a war between the Federation and the Dominion that could lead to the deaths of millions . Eddington is clearly affected by this , and sits down with his back to Sisko in a contemplative mood . Back on DS9 , Nog and Jake are sitting in Quark ' s . Two Klingons are trading head blows for fun , with Martok watching and calling for more wine . Nog waits for the Klingons to get louder so he can send them to the brig for disturbance . When they exceed seventy decibel s , Nog laughs and prepares to arrest them , but he falls from his chair and the Klingons laugh at him . Sisko and Eddington enter the Badlands , and Sisko wakes Eddington up when they are approached by the Jem ' Hadar . Sisko tests Eddington ' s death wish , calling his bluff . He takes off his handcuffs and leaves piloting the ship while he gets a raktajino . Surprised , Eddington objects but then takes the helm and is able to shake the Jem ' Hadar off . Eddington doesn ' t appreciate the trick and finally promises to take Sisko to the launch site and deactivate the missiles if he and Sisko can fight for real , stating he intends to kill him . Act Three . Eddington continues his jovial conversation to pass the time , asking about his lucky looney he left behind when he joined the Maquis . Soon , the Jem ' Hadar return . This time , Eddington plans a Maquis trick to realign the impulse flow regulator s while the engine is active . Sisko is alarmed , since this is a dangerous procedure , but Eddington says the plasma exhaust can be ignited and either destroy the enemy ships or at least mask their trail . Sisko agrees and gets in the crawlspace . The ship is rocked and fired upon , but , fortunately , Sisko finishes and Eddington ignites the plasma , destroying the Jem ' Hadar . Sisko , now with a head wound , comes out and berates Eddington for not keeping the ship steady , then ordering him to proceed to the missile base . On the station , Jake insists to Nog that , if he has a girl over , he must call before entering their quarters . Nog doesn ' t care , as he knows they were only talking . Then , Nog sees Martok and two of his aides lingering on the Promenade in his and Jake ' s " favorite spot . " For Nog , this is the last straw . To Jake ' s incredulity , Nog marches up to the Klingons and orders them to move on , or else he will be forced to arrest them for loitering , which is strictly prohibited by station rules . Martok bellows that the young Ferengi is either courageous or a fool to threaten him with arrest . Nog trembles , but stands his ground . Martok begins to laugh , acknowledging the young Ferengi ' s gumption , and he instructs his aides to move on . Eddington pilots the runabout to Athos IV , where the launch pad is well hidden by interference , and lands the runabout on a nearby landing pad . After a few kilometer s , they find someone ' s there – a Jem ' Hadar patrol . Act Four . Sisko and Eddington soon come under fire , and Sisko decides to draw their attention with a pipe while Eddington fires at them . They ' re successful and hide the bodies . As they proceed , however , they find several dead Maquis members and friends of Eddington . Eddington is filled with guilt and remorse , feeling that he should have done more to help his followers and friends . Sisko sadly notes that perhaps it was the Federation who truly failed the Maquis , and maybe something could have been done to prevent this tragedy . Regardless , Sisko insists on disarming the missiles , and convinces him it ' s not over , and this is just the beginning . Eddington gets angry and considers killing Sisko on the spot , but isn ' t sure it ' ll make him feel better , so he continues on instead . Coming to a seemingly empty area , Sisko stops Eddington and fires blindly , knowing that the Jem ' Hadar could be invisible . Indeed , he kills two . Eddington is briefly impressed and breaks into the next room , where they find several imprisoned Maquis . Eddington introduces Sisko to Rebecca Sullivan , his wife . Act Five . Eddington immediately leads the people out , telling them there is a runabout . It is revealed that no missiles actually exist , that the encoded message just said that the Maquis arrived safely at the meeting point . It was all a ruse to get Eddington out of jail and to trick Sisko into bringing him to the chosen destination . Sisko punches him , and Sullivan stops them from fighting , intent on getting out of there . As they leave , Sisko also finds out the Jem ' Hadar weren ' t supposed to be able to find them . Soon , they ' re attacked . Sisko and Eddington buy time for the others , but then Eddington is hit . More Jem ' Hadar troops arrive . Eddington tells Sisko to save the people , and he stays behind to fight off the oncoming troops . He is killed in the attacks , but his sacrifice gives Sisko and the Maquis followers time enough to safely escape . The runabout leaves the Badlands , and Rebecca sits distraught at the loss of her husband . Back on the station , Nog brings Major Kira her lost earring loop , which he found after an exhaustive search of the areas she was working on the day before . The young Ferengi ' s industriousness and ingenuity continue to astound his superiors ; Kira congratulates him on it , and he replies , " " just doing my job . " " Entering a turbolift , they run into Martok stepping off . Looking up from his PADD , he greets Nog , " " Cadet , " " and Nog replies with an equally brief " " General . " " Nog beams as he and Kira step onto the turbolift . Dax and Sisko talk about Eddington and the Maquis . Sisko admits that Eddington is not a traitor but was loyal to what he believed in until the very end . Dax asks if that ' s what it is , the end of the Maquis . Sisko is unsure about that , as there may be others out there who escaped the Dominion , biding their time and waiting for their chance to strike . And besides , Sisko muses , there ' s always something romantic about a lost cause . Dax tells Sisko that he almost sounds hopeful and leaves . Sisko then stares out of the window , thinking about Eddington . Memorable quotes . " " Witnesses say you were talking to him " < nowiki > [ Morn ] < / nowiki > " right up to the second he went berserk . " " " " Of course I was talking to him . That ' s what bartenders are supposed to do . Talk to their customers . " " " " And what exactly was it that you were talking to him about ? " " " " All I said was that the military personnel on this station were starting to look a little nervous . And when they get nervous , I get nervous . " " " " That ' s all you said ? " " " " Basically . . . I might ' ve done a little harmless theorizing . " " " " About what ? " " " " Oh . . . something like . . . it was only a matter of time before the Dominion launched a full - scale assault on the Federation and that when that happened the station would undoubtedly be their first target . . . and I might ' ve idly suggested that there wasn ' t a hope in hell of any of us getting out of here alive . " " " " And that ' s when he hit you with the barstool and ran out onto the Promenade screaming ' We ' re all doomed ' . " " " " Some people just don ' t react well to stress . " " " " Warning , attempting to access impulse flow regulators while engines are engaged is not recommended . " " " " Tell me something I don ' t know , Disengage safeties authorization Sisko A - 47 1 . " " " " You are either very brave , or very stupid , Ferengi ! " " " " Probably a little of both . " " ( Laughing ) " " Indeed . Courage comes in all sizes . " ( Pointing to his missing eye ) " But don ' t tempt fate . " " " " This wasn ' t supposed to happen . We were winning . The Cardassian Empire was falling into chaos . The Maquis colonies were going to declare themselves an independent nation . " " " " I can barely see two meters in front of me . How will I know what I ' m aiming at ? " " " " I ' ll be the one holding the pipe . " " " " Attacking two Jem ' Hadar soldiers with a pipe ? That ' s a brilliant plan . " " " " It could be worse . " " " " I know . It could be me holding the pipe . " " " " Exactly . " " " " You have sharp eyes . " " " " Not really . I just waited to see which of you was knocked down first and then I shot the one still standing . " " " " Thank you for your vote of confidence . " " " " Rebecca . . . " " Links and references . 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