For the Uniform ( episode ) Sisko obsessively pursues Maquis leader Michael Eddington . Summary . Teaser . Sisko is in a Maquis colony on Marva IV to meet with an informant that claims to have information about the former Starfleet officer Michael Eddington , now the leader of the Maquis . The captain is met by none other than Eddington himself , who had already discovered the informant and marooned him . Eddington attempts to make his point with the refugee s outside , reiterating the Maquis point of view that these people were abandoned . Sisko responds with the Starfleet position , and that he ' s not there to debate policy . Furthermore , he doesn ' t see victims of the Federation , but rather , of the Maquis ' false hopes . Eddington finally says not to come after him , that Sisko will regret it , and transports away . Sisko quickly orders to pursue . Act One . Headed for the Badlands , Eddington has too great a lead . Sisko therefore enlists the help of Captain and his ship , the , in delaying Eddington until the " Defiant " can arrive . When it seems that Sisko has got his man , Eddington triggers a cascade virus , disabling all of the " Defiant " s computer systems , leaving it effectively dead in space . Furthermore , Eddington also uses their new holocommunicator to inform them of what happened . This virus was planted by Eddington before he left Starfleet , further highlighting the depth of his betrayal . Eddington warns that Sisko is taking this personally , though he himself does not , having no animosity for him or any of the " Defiant " ' s crew . He furthers his insistence that the Maquis aren ' t killers , stopping his attack on the " Defiant " and saying if they leave him alone , he will leave them alone . He leaves Sisko with the statement that he knows when to walk away . When communications are cut , Sisko tries to contain his anger . Act Two . After being towed back to the station by the " Malinche " , Chief O ' Brien reports that repairing the " Defiant " s computer will take two weeks minimum . Odo then tells Captain Sisko that he found a further two viruses in Deep Space 9 ' s computer and can ' t be certain there aren ' t more since Eddington had complete access during his eighteen months as Chief of Starfleet Security . Worf reports that two Bolian freighter s carrying selenium and rhodium nitrite , two seemingly innocuous materials , have disappeared near the Badlands and the Maquis are believed to be responsible , to what end is not certain . Sisko ' s bad mood is made even worse when Captain Sanders informs Sisko that Starfleet has ordered Sanders to take over the hunt for Eddington since he ' s been after him eight months without success and are concerned about Sisko ' s personal feelings , feeling that someone without a personal stake in Eddington ' s capture may have more success . Sisko is angry , but wishes Captain Sanders luck . Later in the holosuite , Sisko vents his fury over the situation with the aid of a punching bag while Dax talks over the situation with him . As well as this being the first time in his career that he ' s been taken off an assignment , he admits that as a Starfleet captain he ' s supposed to be a good judge of character and yet was completely taken in by Eddington . Dax tells Sisko that he needs to understand and accept the fact that Eddington isn ' t his problem anymore . Just then Kira calls Sisko to Ops and reports some shocking news . . . Eddington has attacked a Cardassian colony with a biogenic weapon . The chemical used was cobalt diselenide , created from the selenium and rhodium nitrite , which is hazardous to Cardassians but harmless to most humanoids . The Maquis have already announced an intention to reclaim the planet . Also , with the amount of biogenic weapons the Maquis have they can poison every Cardassian in the Demilitarized Zone . Sisko decides to take the " Defiant " out , and the crew joins him . Act Three . The " Defiant " is barely functional due to the damage from the cascade virus . Sisko is informed that the ship can only reach warp 6 , the cloak and transporters are unavailable , weapons are online , but the targeting scanners must be calibrated manually , and the internal communications system is completely down ( even com badges are useless due to the damaged EPS conduit s ) . However Chief O ' Brien has a solution . . . Cadet Nog , since his superior hearing will allow him to relay orders from the bridge to engineering easily regardless of how hectic things may be . The " Defiant " finally gets underway , after a difficult departure which includes nearly colliding with one of DS9 ' s lower pylons . With several tests and readiness drills , the ship heads to the Badlands . Kira detects a Maquis raider signature inside plasma fields . When they approach it , they receive a transmission from Eddington . After a bit of banter , Eddington offers Sisko a copy of " Les Misérables " , calling it one of his favorite books . Finally , the crew realizes that the Maquis Raider signature is a fake – there isn ' t really a ship there . They know they ' ve been misdirected . Once they get out of the Badlands , they detect a distress call from the " Malinche " . They Maquis ambushed them and disabled their engines . Act Four . The " Malinche " was fooled by a trick similar to the " Defiant " : their sensors detected a Cardassian freighter in distress , and when they lowered their shields to transport the crew , they found that the sensor readings had been faked . In their moment of vulnerability , the Maquis attacked . With their warp core matrix compositor fused , Sisko provides them some micro - power relay s and engineering help . Sanders gives him an encoded message they intercepted from the raiders . Sisko confers with Odo on DS9 about the message . He reveals it is a Breen nursery rhyme of no particular importance . However , based on how well he knows Eddington , he supposes that Eddington probably uses a Breen settlement as a base to keep his unstable weapon components . Fortunately , Starfleet has intelligence drones in the system , so they can see who ' s been visiting . Dax and Worf investigate possible targets in the Dorvan sector . Based on that intelligence and Sisko ' s knowledge of Eddington , Sisko deduces the next target : Quatal Prime . However , they arrive too late , only to see two fleeing raiders and transport ships evacuating the planet . The " Defiant " manages to destroy one of the raiders , but the other , with Eddington on board , disables a Cardassian transport . Unable to use the transporter to save the plunging vessel , Sisko is forced to let Eddington escape in order to save the Cardassians with the " Defiant " s tractor beam . Act Five . While they tow the transport , Sisko is deep in thought in the mess hall . When Eddington sent Sisko " Les Misérables " , he compared Sisko to a character in the novel , Javert , " " a policeman who relentlessly pursues a man named Valjean , guilty of a trivial offense " " . Sisko realizes that Eddington sees himself as Valjean , the hero of " Les Misérables " , and that Eddington ' s self - perceived heroism could be used against him . In Sisko ' s words : " " I think it ' s time for me to become the villain . " " Sisko then proceeds with the same strategy the Maquis had been using , he prepares to launch biogenic weapons comprised of trilithium resin at a Maquis settlement . A reversal of Eddington ' s weapon , the resin bomb would poison the atmosphere with a toxin that is deadly to Humans , but harmless to Cardassians . Sisko broadcasts a message revealing his intentions , but Eddington dismisses it as a Federation bluff . Sisko then orders the weapons fired , and Worf initially hesitates as he and the rest of the bridge crew are shocked that Sisko is following through with his threat . Sisko repeats his order , and Worf launches the weapons which do their job and poison the atmosphere , with Maquis transports scrambling to evacuate the settlement . Sisko announces that he plans to continue his campaign against all of the Maquis colonies in the DMZ , telling Eddington that when he attacked the " Malinche " the Maquis proved themselves to be an unacceptable threat to the Federation . Eddington offers to turn over the Maquis ' stocks of biogenic weapons , but Sisko tells him that isn ' t enough . This leads Eddington to turn himself in to prevent further attacks , thus fulfilling the self - sacrificial part of his hero fantasy . In the aftermath , Cardassian and Human colonists are resettled on the poison ed colonies , exchanging their former homes . Back on DS9 , Eddington is turned over to Odo , and Dax has Sisko confess that he didn ' t clear his plot to poison the Maquis colonies with Starfleet . Memorable quotes . " " Tell me captain , what is it that bothers you more , the fact that I left Starfleet to fight for a higher cause or the fact that it happened on your watch ? " " " " You didn ' t leave Starfleet . If you had , I wouldn ' t be here . You " betrayed " Starfleet . " " " " He worked under me for a year and a half . I saw him almost every day . Read his reports . Had him to dinner . I even took him to a baseball game in the holosuite once . And I never saw it ! It ' s my job to be a good judge of character , and what did I do ? Not only did I not see it , I put him up for a promotion . " " " " He played his hand well . " " " " He played me all right . And what is my excuse ? Is he a Changeling ? No . Is he a being with seven lifetimes of experience ? No . Is he a wormhole alien ? No . He ' s just a man , like me . And he beat me ! " " " " Sir , have you ever reminded Starfleet Command that they stationed Eddington here because they didn ' t trust me ? " " " " No . " " " " Please do . " " " " Actually , what I was thinking is : you ' re becoming more like Curzon all the time . " " " " I don ' t know how to take that . " " " " Consider it a complement . And next time " I " go off half - cocked on some wild - eyed adventure , think back to this moment and be a little more understanding . " " " " Can ' t you see what ' s happening to you ? You ' re going against everything you claim to believe in . And for what ? To satisfy a personal vendetta ? " " " " YOU BETRAYED YOUR UNIFORM ! " " " " And you ' re betraying yours , right now ! The sad part is that you don ' t even realize it . I feel sorry for you , captain . This obsession with me , look what it ' s cost you ! " " " " MAJOR , SHUT THAT THING OFF ! COMMANDER WORF , PREPARE TO LAUNCH TORPEDOES ! " " " " All right , Javert . I ' ll give you what you want : " me ! " " " Sometimes I like it when the bad guy wins . " " Links and references . References . 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