Indiscretion ( episode ) Kira and Dukat search for the six - year - old crash site of a Cardassian freighter that was carrying Bajoran prisoners . Also , Sisko deals with Kasidy moving onto the station , a new development in their relationship . Summary . Teaser . Major Kira is in her quarters when she receives word from Worf that Razka Karn wishes to speak with her . In the course of the conversation , Kira ' s informed that Razka has found salvage from a missing ship called the " Ravinok " – but that she ' ll need to come to him in order to see for herself . Act One . Later she ' s reviewing the criminal activity report with Odo in the Security office , but she concedes that her mind is wandering . When she tells him that her thoughts are on the " Ravinok " , Odo wishes her good luck – he ' s certain that while she may be skeptical that there are any survivors , she won ' t rest until she ' s certain . While Kira prepares for her departure from the station , Captain Sisko drops in on her and asks Kira to put off her departure , as the Cardassian s have asked to send someone along with Kira . She tells Sisko that she ' ll wait two days , and not a minute more , before she leaves . Sometime later Sisko is in the Docking Ring with Jadzia , and they ' re speculating on the depth of Kasidy ' s interest in the Captain . At just that moment Kasidy walks up to them to announce that she ' s applied for a ship ' s captaincy with the Bajoran Ministry of Commerce . Jadzia ' s immediate response is to point out that if Kasidy gets the job she can live on the station , and meanwhile the Captain ' s looking entirely overwhelmed at the prospect . When Sisko makes it back to Ops , he ' s told by Worf that the Cardassians want to beam someone directly into Ops – someone who turns out to be Dukat . It seems that " he " is the one who ' s to accompany Kira on her search for the " Ravinok " , and he too is anxious to leave . Act Two . Aboard a runabout heading to Razka ' s location in the Badlands , Dukat inquires on Kira ' s motivation for the search . She explains that when the " Ravinok " was lost , one of the people aboard was Lorit Akrem , the man who recruited Kira into the Shakaar resistance cell . Dukat ' s bemused at that , and goes on to say that the Shakaar cell had been the focus of a lot of Cardassian attention during the Occupation . Thence he asserts that the Occupation did Bajor a favor , with which Kira hotly disagrees . Back on the station Sisko and Kasidy are having dinner , and Kasidy announces that she got the captaincy she applied for . When she raises the possibility of getting quarters on the station , an increasingly overwhelmed Sisko calls it " " a big step " . " Obviously , Kasidy is unimpressed by " that " response and declares that Sisko is afraid of commitment . She walks out on him . When Kira and Dukat arrive at Razka ' s ship , Dukat ' s presence creates tension , and it is revealed that both Razka and Dukat are wanted men – Razka by the Cardassians , and Dukat by the Maquis . However , Dukat confirms that Razka ' s salvage is from the " Ravinok " . Informed that Dozaria was the last stop of the Ferengi ship that was hauling the salvage , Kira and Dukat leave . Once at Dozaria , they find emissions consistent with the presence of a damaged ship , and take the runabout down to the surface of the planet . . . where they find the hulk of the " Ravinok " . Act Three . At the station , Sisko is in Quark ' s with Jadzia and Bashir , discussing how the Captain can best remedy the fact that Kasidy is upset with him . There appear to be a few different ways to go about it . Quark , overhearing , gives his traditional Ferengi input of treating women " like the enemy . " Once the Captain leaves the table with a diplomatic acknowledgement of their advice , Jadzia and Bashir agree with the Captain ' s judgment that the prospect of Kasidy living on the station is " " a big step . " " Back on Dozaria , they find that the ship was shot down . Furthermore , there were survivors , as there are 12 grave sites nearby , leaving several others unaccounted . Dukat pauses to identify the remains . Kira also helps , but Dukat objects , saying funeral rites forbid non - Cardassians to view the remains . Kira eventually accepts it and goes to the ship . There , she finds the manifest and the fact that the ship was attacked by unidentified ships . Coming back out to inform Dukat , she finds he is holding a Bajoran betrothal bracelet , revealing his incentive for coming there – a Bajoran woman who was once his beloved – " was " . Dukat doesn ' t want to dwell on the story , leaving Kira to identify the Bajoran remains . She discovers that Lorit wasn ' t killed when the ship crashed . Wanting to continue her search for Lorit , Kira explains that as a resistance fighter he had an implanted tracking device of sorts , the trail of which should lead them to the location of the survivors . That night , after Kira and Dukat set up their bivouac with difficulty , Kira points out that she learned from the ship ' s computer that the daughter of Dukat ' s mistress , one Tora Ziyal , was also aboard . Dukat declares that he ' s the girl ' s father , and that if he finds her alive , he will be forced to kill her . Act Four . The next day , Kira berates Dukat for what he ' s set to do . Dukat goes on to explain to Kira that if his paternity of the girl is made known on Cardassia , his political enemies would see him ruined . Kira is , of course , unfazed by this and suggests relocating her secretly to Bajor . Dukat refuses that kind of life for her or her mother . He also says he sent them away , via the " Ravinok " , so they could live on Lissepia for a relatively better life . Kira objects further , saying he could do that again , but he says he and his family would be in more danger now , with his alignment with the unstable civilian government . He warns her not to stand in his way . Back on the station , Sisko talks with Jake , who informs him Kasidy is not taking the job because Sisko didn ' t want her to . Revealing he has been talking to Nog , he says he should let Kasidy take the job if she really wants it , because it was her decision and Sisko is scared of feeling guilty if things don ' t work out . He ' s a little stunned , with all this conversation behind his back . Kira and Dukat find the survivors of the " Ravinok " , who have been enslaved by the Breen at a dilithium mine . One of the survivors is indeed Tora Ziyal . Act Five . Kira tries to order Dukat back to DS9 for reinforcements , but Dukat refuses and , with Kira also unwilling to leave Dukat alone , suggests a joint plan to infiltrate the mine . Kira bluntly promises him that if he kills his daughter , she will kill him . Later , they manage to disguise themselves within Breen refrigeration suit s . Once in the mine , Kira discovers that Lorit is dead . Dukat asks where the girl is , but they are soon under fire . Dukat runs off to find his daughter while Kira returns fire . Chased by Kira , Dukat finds Ziyal retrieving water from a spring . Ziyal immediately recognizes her father , and his response is to draw his disruptor on her . Just then Kira finds her way into the chamber , and draws " her " disruptor on Dukat . Encouraged by Kira to run , Ziyal instead stands her ground and explains that even though she ' d been warned of the likelihood that her father would want to kill her , she refused to believe it – she maintained her will to live by hoping and actually " dreaming " that she ' d be " rescued " by him . The impasse is finally broken when Ziyal says to her father , " " if I can ' t be with you , then I ' d rather die . " " Back on the station , Captain Sisko goes to Kasidy to apologize for his gracelessness , as he ' d been advised by his son to do . Kasidy accepts his apology and , though she turns away from his attempt at a parting kiss , implies that the two of them will be seeing a lot more of each other . Shortly thereafter Dukat catches up to Kira on the Promenade to announce to her that he ' s taking Ziyal back to Cardassia , and that he will let her know if he has any trouble over his decision . Memorable quotes . " " Smuggling might not ' ve been the safest line of work , but it was a lot more exciting than selling scrap metal . " " " " I ' ve found that when one has a difficult job to do , personal reasons can be quite an incentive . So who was he ? A family member , a compatriot . . . a lover ? " " " " Could you muster up a little more enthusiasm ? " " " " I " am " enthusiastic . . . " " " " The voice of the new Cardassia – so compassionate , so understanding . Almost makes you forget that five years ago , he was working Bajorans to death in forced labor camps , and shooting anybody who tried to stop him ! " Almost " makes you forget . " " " " It ' s going to be a difficult landing . I ' ll take the controls , if you like . " " " " Tch ! That ' ll be the day . " " " " Invigorating , isn ' t it ? A bit sunny , perhaps , but this heat feels wonderful ! " " " " Only a Cardassian would call this hellhole invigorating . " " " " Who knows more about women than me ? " " " " Everyone . " " " " What if your woman leaves you ? " " " " That ' s what holosuites are for . " " " " It ' s a wonder the Ferengi reproduce at all . " " " " I can ' t see two meters in front of us , and anyway , we could use the rest . So . . . stop pacing and sit down ! " " Links and references . References . 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