Progress ( episode ) Kira leads the evacuation of a moon which is being converted into a massive powerplant that will render the entire surface uninhabitable , but an old farmer refuses to leave . Back on the station , Jake and Nog set out to turn an inordinate amount of seemingly worthless condiments into profit . Summary . Teaser . Quark berates Broik for ordering 5 , 000 wrappage s of Cardassian yamok sauce ( with the Cardassians off the station , it is worse than worthless ) . Jake and Nog are playing cards nearby , and Nog overhears the exchange , ignoring the game to Jake ' s frustration . As Quark leaves the room , he begins to form a scheme to make a few bars of latinum off his uncle ' s misfortune , telling Jake his " ears are tingling . " The crew in Ops is monitoring the moon ' s activity while Minister observes nervously . Major Kira assures him everyone is ready and leaves for a final inspection of the moon with Lieutenant Dax in the . While Dax mentions that Morn had asked her out earlier , their scan reveals that there is a humanoid life - sign still on the planet , in spite of the fact that all the moon ' s inhabitants were ordered to evacuate . Kira beam s down to the surface to find out what is going on , and who is still on the moon . She is surprised to find herself threatened by a Bajoran man and woman holding farm implements . Act One . An older Bajoran man comes out from the structure to talk to Kira , but tries to close the door on her when she approaches . She holds the door , determined to keep his attention . Assuming they were missed by the evacuation efforts , she tries to tell him he has to leave , but he ignores it , instead inviting her to dinner to stall her . Meanwhile , Nog and Jake set out to find a buyer for 5 , 000 wrappages of yamok sauce , but having very little luck finding one willing to pay latinum . They grudgingly settle for 100 gross of self - sealing stem bolt s , being sold by a Lissepian freighter captain because the Bajoran man who ordered them could not pay . Back on Jeraddo , the old Bajoran begins preparing for dinner , and it will obviously take several hours . Kira tells Dax she will be delayed , content not to be seen as in a hurry . Along the way , he does his best to aggravate her into leaving , but she recognizes it . The man ' s name is Mullibok , and he knows that the moon ' s core is to be tapped and Jeraddo will be uninhabitable soon . Mullibok has decided to stay even at the cost of his life . Act Two . Nog and Jake are now faced with the problem of obtaining Quark ' s yamok sauce . Fortunately , Quark is so disgusted with the whole yamok sauce fiasco that he is happy to take Nog up on his offer to dispose of it . His plan is able to continue . The old farmer tries to bore Kira into submission with the tall tale of how he got started farming on Jeraddo , careful to emphasize his treatment by the Cardassians . She indulgently listens to his story , though a little disbelieving at times . Later , as she begins to tell of her days in the Bajoran Resistance , she realizes she is forced to admit that she survived by hanging on like fanatics , just as Mullibok is doing . Mullibok ' s mind is made up ; he will not leave his home , no matter the consequence . Act Three . In a cargo bay , Jake and Nog inspect their new acquisition : 100 gross of top - quality self - sealing stem bolts . Just then , Chief O ' Brien enters the cargo bay to tell them to warn Quark about bypassing proper import procedures . He begins to ask a lot of questions about why Quark needs so many self - sealing stem bolts , but fortunately he doesn ' t dig too deep . It does , however , seem that O ' Brien , along with Jake and Nog , has absolutely no idea whatsoever as to what self - sealing stem bolts are , what they are for , what they do , or why anyone would want them . However , the original Bajoran who wanted them must know what they ' re used for , so they set out to find this person and possibly sell them . Kira returns to the station , and tries to convince Toran to give her time to convince Mullibok and his friends to leave , but he refuses . If they don ' t leave the moon , the project will go ahead anyway . Furthermore , Toran refuses Kira ' s suggestion of phased energy retrieval , which will allow the people to stay on the planet , but with a much longer time frame to obtain the energy . Kira is forced to return to the moon to remove Mullibok against his will , by force if necessary . The situation erupts into violence when Mullibok ' s friends attack a member of Kira ' s team . Enraged that his friends are being removed by force , Mullibok attacks one of the security officers and is shot . Act Four . Back on Deep Space 9 , Jake and Nog open communications with Sirco Ch ' Ano , the original buyer of the stem bolts , under the name " The Noh - Jay Consortium . " They offer to sell him the merchandise for five bars of gold - pressed latinum , but he cannot pay four , or even three bars . If he ' d had latinum , he could have bought the stem bolts outright . He cannot pay even one bar of latinum , but offers a trade ( a less than appealing offer , from Jake and Nog ' s point of view ) . The offer is seven tessipate s of land on Bajor . Nog is getting impatient ; he wants latinum , and he wants it now . Jake , however , is convinced that they should take the land . With no real alternatives , they accept the land . Nog remains skeptical , but Jake is sure it will work out . On Jerrado , Mullibok has survived . Dr . Bashir is treating him , and informs him that his friends have been evacuated to Bajor . Bashir wants to take Mullibok back to DS9 for observation , but the farmer is adamant . He will not leave . Bashir tells Kira that he will take Mullibok back without his consent ; he is injured and needs to be cared for . Kira has another idea . She will stay with Mullibok and take care of his needs . Without another word , she starts to continue Mullibok ' s chores , building a kiln he has been working on for some time . Bashir reports back to Sisko , who , while unsure of Kira ' s intentions , decides to allow the situation to continue for the time being . He visits Kira on Jerrado , and discusses with her about her discomfort with the current situation . She was accustomed to being the underdog , fighting against impossible odds ; now she is on the other side , and she hates herself for it . Sisko reassures her that she is on the right side , that Bajor needs people like her , and leaves her to decide how to handle the situation . Act Five . Jake and Nog have still not managed to sell their newly acquired land . Nog is upset , he thinks the bolts were better than the land ; Jake takes the opposite stance : he is certain that land is better than bolts . As they continue their tense and joyless card game , Quark and Odo enter the room , talking about a mysterious new business group : the Noh - Jay Consortium . Quark claims never to have heard of them , but Odo was contacted by someone in the Bajoran government planning to build on a strip of land owned by four different parties . Three of four have agreed to sell , but this fourth one cannot be contacted . Jake ' s and Nog ' s ears prick up ; the government can ' t build unless they agree to sell their land . Finally , the land they worked so hard to get is worth something . Quark , intent on getting in on this wonderful opportunity for profit , barely notices as Nog approaches him . Nog proposes a deal to Quark , who , certain that his nephew is just being a bother , dismisses him out - of - hand , until it dawns on him that " Noh - Jay " is Nog and Jake . Mullibok becomes bedridden and , having had a bad dream , wakes up to Kira taking care of him . She keeps his temperature , and tries to sleep . Soon recovering enough to complete work on his kiln , he gets up while she sleeps . Kira comes out to help him finish , but then , as the old man fires it up , she goes back inside and comes out with her bags packed , along with Mullibok ' s . Kira says she could use a friend on Bajor and she ' d like it to be him . He tells her that , as long as that cottage is standing , he will not leave . In response , she fires her weapon at the kiln , destroying it , and sets fire to his cottage . She tells him it is time to move on . Mullibok is devastated . He asks Kira to kill him as well ; he is convinced he cannot leave , but there is nothing left on Jeraddo for him now . He says if he leaves Jerrado , he will die . Kira responds , " No , you won ' t ; I won ' t let you " and signals the crew to beam them both up . Memorable quotes . " " I told you . My life ' s here . If I leave here , I ' ll die . So , I ' d rather die here . " " " " Nog – you ' re a good boy . " " " " I assume you found some food before you ran out of belt notches ? " " " " When I first met you Major , I thought you were hostile and arrogant . But I was wrong . Bajor needs you and " I " need you . I like you and I don ' t want you to be hurt . " " " " Let ' s see . . . Who on the station is clever enough ? " " " " Uncle Quark ? " " " " Not now . " " " " But uncle Quark ! " " " " Go sweep the floor ! " " " " It ' s important ! " " " " Alright , make it fast ! " " " " I have a business opportunity that might interest you . It ' ll only cost you . . . five bars of gold pressed latinum . " " " " You ? Nog ! " " " " If I leave here , I ' ll die . " " " " No , you won ' t . I won ' t let you . . . Two to beam up . " " Links and references . 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