Armageddon Game ( episode ) O ' Brien and Bashir help to rid two races of their biological weapons , however both governments want to make sure no technical knowledge of the weapons can survive . Summary . Teaser . After trying for a week to identify the right frequency and combination of radiation used to destroy the Harvesters , test number 375 works . Bashir and O ' Brien are ecstatic , as well as the other doctors involved in their destruction . Ambassador Sharat is pleased , and grateful for their work but as he reminds them , that is only half the task . All data pertaining to them must also be destroyed , as well as the very large stockpile on each side . Act One . Back at Deep Space 9 , Commander Benjamin Sisko talks to the doctor , offering their congratulations . They are expected to be back the day after tomorrow , since there is a party on T ' Lani Prime . However , when they run the cycle on the final batch of cylinders , two Kellerun soldiers enter , and begin shooting . Bashir and O ' Brien manage to disarm two of them , and get rid of all the soldiers , blowing out the genetic bath in the process . Unfortunately , all of the scientist s were killed before they could react . When they cannot contact their runabout for a beam out , O ' Brien transport s them to the surface and sets the system to overload . Act Two . Meanwhile , Sharat and Ambassador E ' Tyshra arrive at the station to give their condolences . They explain that everyone in that room , including many of their greatest scientists , were killed when Chief O ' Brien accidentally set off a security device , and flooded the room with high - intensity radiation . Sisko doesn ' t believe it , but they show him the record of the internal security sensors , and ask him to extend their sincere sympathies to the families . Down on the planet , Bashir and O ' Brien find a bunker , and hide there with their assault rifles , while Bashir opens a crate of medical supplies . O ' Brien still can ' t figure out why the Kellerun would break their treaty . Either way , the way he sees it , they have to stay put ; sensors will detect them if they make it a kilometer . They also find a very old communications system , which O ' Brien thinks he can get working – if Bashir will shut up and let him do his job . Back on the station , the rest of the senior staff looks at the video . It shows things as they happened when the last cylinder was destroyed . But after that , O ' Brien is baffled by a strange file which suddenly appears . He can ' t shut it down , when he tries cutting the power , a flash of radiation vaporizes them all . Odo wants to do his own investigation , Major Kira Nerys can ' t believe it , and Jadzia Dax tells Starfleet they need replacements for chief medical officer and chief of operations . Sisko also has to go tell Keiko O ' Brien what happened . While O ' Brien is fixing the transmitter , Bashir teases him about his being married with all the T ' Lani women who would be running around . Bashir says marriage isn ' t fair to them with the lives in Starfleet they lead . The chief , however , grabs a blanket , feeling quite cold . When Bashir scans him with the medical tricorder , he finds that his blood pressure is low , and he has a fever . He was near the genetic bath when it shattered , and he has been infected with the Harvesters . Act Three . When Sisko tells Keiko , he doesn ' t have to say much . She can read it all in his face . He agrees to give her a copy of the recording , and there isn ' t much else he can do . When the chief ' s eyes get fuzzy , Bashir takes directions from him . His condition slowly worsens , almost falling asleep . On the station , Kira and Dax talk about Bashir all night , and even Quark gives him a toast . The next day , Keiko comes up and asks to see Commander Sisko . She shows him , Kira , and Dax a part of the recording where O ' Brien is drinking coffee . According to the time index , it is late in the afternoon , and she says he never drinks coffee in the afternoon , because it keeps him up all night . She is convinced the footage has been altered . Sisko isn ' t sure , but he joins Lieutenant Dax to get the " Ganges " a day early , just to see what ' s going on . Bashir finds the problem : the contacts on the sub - processor are corroded . He cleans them with a sterile pad . It is getting harder and harder for O ' Brien to stay awake . Bashir tells O ' Brien about a ballet dancer he fell in love with , how they would finish each other ' s thoughts , and were crazy about each other . Her father even offered him a job in Paris that would lead to being chief of surgery within five years , but he didn ' t take it , because he couldn ' t have a Starfleet career . When he puts it back in the unit , they get power , but the transmitter still doesn ' t work . When O ' Brien gets up to take a look at it , he falls right down again ; he can ' t feel his legs . Act Four . As Sisko and Dax arrive to collect the runabout , Bashir gets the transmitter working , and sets it to send a distress signal . O ' Brien then gives Bashir his answer : marriage is the greatest adventure of them all . Sisko also examines the station where the accident occurred , and asks E ' Tyshra about the accident , including if Sharat could have ( hypothetically ) modified the data clip . She doesn ' t see any reason why he would ; the lasting peace is because both sides trust each other . That ' s when Dax makes a discovery : an erased log in the " Ganges " computer reveals that a transport request was made three minutes after the failsafe device supposedly went off , proving they were still alive at that time . As O ' Brien ' s condition continues to deteriorate , Bashir hears something outside . He grabs a rifle , and is surprised to find it is Ambassador E ' Tyshra . When Bashir was about to explain that the Kellerun have broken the treaty , Ambassador Sharat walks through the door , and they are both on the same side . After taking his weapon , they explain to Bashir that part of their destruction of information is killing the people who know it . Otherwise , they could be recreated by them , a risk they refuse to live with . Act Five . As they are about to fire , Chief O ' Brien suddenly tells them to wait , and has Bashir help him up so he can die " on his feet . " As he is saying that it has been an honor serving with Bashir , they are beamed away . Bashir explains the situation as quickly as he can to Sisko . When Sisko wants to send out a distress call , Dax says that there is a broad band inversion in place , wiping out communications and short range sensor s . Using this , Sisko plans a deception . After refusing to release O ' Brien and Bashir to the T ' Lani cruiser , Sisko puts the runabout on a collision course , forcing the conspirators to destroy it . When they are about to take the other runabout in tow , they find it is gone . All they can find is a Federation warp signature . They conclude Sisko beamed aboard the runabout and piloted the first by remote . Back on the station Bashir and O ' Brien are better friends , although O ' Brien has to subtly nudge Bashir into giving him some privacy . Keiko is surprised when her husband informs her that he does in fact drink coffee in the afternoon , revealing that the grounds she had for believing the recording was fake ( and thereby enabling his and Bashir ' s rescue ) were entirely baseless and they ' re still alive through pure luck . Memorable quotes . " " I hope this will be a lasting peace . " " " " Women ! That ' s all you ever think about . " " " " No it isn ' t . . . though I do think about them a lot . " " " " To our dear departed comrades . . . we may have had our differences , but I ' ll say this for them – and it ' s the highest tribute I can think of – they were good customers . They always paid their bar bills on time . " " " " . . . Thats it ? " " " " I ' m not done yet . At times like this , I ' m reminded of the 57th Rule of Acquisition . Good customers are as rare as latinum . . . treasure them . " " " " Wait . " " " " Let him speak . " " " " ( To Bashir ) " " Help me . . . Help me up . " " " " ( Staring at his executioners ) I wanna die on my feet . " " " " It was Hell . . . you can see for yourself , the man never stops talking . " " " " You know , I wouldn ' t mind a cup of coffee right now . " " " " Miles , you never drink coffee in the afternoon . " " " " Sure I do . " " " " You do ? " " Links and references . References . 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