Sole Asylum , Part Two Summary . Sole Asylum , Part Two . On Cardassia Prime , Gell Terr sneaks away from the laboratory door after overhearing Dr . Duran Nol telling Thomas Riker that she is scared of the potential of the weapon that could be created if they could figure out how he was duplicated . Her revelation is something that surprises Riker , making him think to himself " " I will return with something I thought not possible here on Cardassia . . . a sense of compassion . " " She tells him that she cannot tell her people that he is an identical copy of William T . Riker because , despite being a copy , he is an individual . This puts her into an awkward position , but she says " " I believe there is an old Earth expression . . . you can ' t turn lead into gold . " " Meanwhile , Captain Sisko thanks the Cardassian High Council for allowing him to speak with them on short notice . While they speak , Dr . Nol goes over the latest tests on Riker with Sem Veress and the other scientists . Just as she begins to speak about him , Gul Amark enters asking how conclusive the tests are to this point because a Federation representative has arrived pleading for Riker ' s release . Nol tells him that they have nothing new at this point and that she has just begun her tests . Amark tells her that she has all of Veress ' prior findings which should put her ahead of schedule and that even if things don ' t really work that way , the Council expects them to . That evening , Nol approaches Riker in his cell . She explains the Council ' s latest requirements and tells him that she needs to know his secret in order to deceive her people . Riker chooses to take the risk because , for some reason , he trusts her . He explains that he was leading an evacuation team from the . When he went to beam up to the starship , the distortion field on the planet got worse and that the transporter chief compensated with a second transporter beam . The first beam got through , sending William Riker to the ship , but the second beam reflected back , leaving Thomas on the surface . The whole time he was stranded , he was kept sane by the thoughts of the woman he loved . Amark tells Sisko that his government finds it suspicious that the Federation wants Riker back , as if there were a secret to hide . Sisko tells him that it is because he is a member of the Maquis and how involved his family is in Starfleet , and as such , the Federation has a high profile incident and wants to make an example of him . One of the members of the High Council tells Sisko that Dr . Nol wishes to speak with him and has Kerex , a guard , escort him there . As Sisko leaves , Amark tells the Council member that he finds Sisko believable , but the Council member tells him not to worry as Nol will get the truth from Riker soon enough . Sisko greets Nol , telling her that her name is mentioned with respect in the Federation . She points out that it is likely because her brother and father were involved in famous skirmishes . She tells him that they merely wish to discover the secret of Riker ' s creation . Sisko tells her that the details can be found in open Starfleet records , something she tells him that Riker ' s story confirmed . She tells him about the plans the Cardassians have for an army of duplicates , and that despite the glory and honor , her mother still goes to bed alone each night . The Council member interrupts over the intercom telling Sisko that they ' ve come to a decision . Sisko thanks Nol for her time and tells her that she ' ll have his respect . The Council informs Sisko that they ' ve decided not to allow the return of Riker as they have no interest in Delkar Seven . They tell him that he is welcome to stay as a guest as long as he wishes , but that they will not change their minds . Sisko tells them that he must return to Deep Space 9 , but asks to see the prisoner to give him a small gift , which they allow . Sisko meets with Riker , and Riker begins to apologize for stealing the , but Sisko stops him . He asks about his " brother " , but again Sisko stops him . He gives Riker the combadge , and tells him that the circuitry has been removed , " " but it ' s there to remind you of where you came from . . . and that maybe , someday , no matter how long your sentence is . . . you will be back . " " Riker thanks him , and Sisko heads back to the " Defiant " . On board the ship , Amark contacts Sisko from the " Kenzha " showing surprise at the fact that Sisko did not try to barter with the Council after their first response . Sisko responds that he knew they were not going to give him up and that he got his answer . Amark responds by saying " " curious , captain . He must not be what we think he is . " " . Sisko responds with apparent confusion , but Amark merely wishes him a safe journey home . Dr . Nol presents her findings to the Council , telling them that what Riker told them contradicts all proven transporter theory and the law of conservation of mass . As such , he was likely displaced from a parallel dimension , suggesting that the testing has no further function . Terr agrees with her findings , and the Council rules that Riker will be sent back to a labor camp and that the Hall of Science would no longer endorse the experiments . As Nol and Terr leave the hall , she asks him why he supported her findings . He confesses that he overheard her talking with Riker and heard her promise . He also tells her that if she felt " " prepared to commit treason , there ' d have to be a good reason . " " She thanks him for what he tells her . Meanwhile , Riker ponders Sisko ' s gift as he prepares for another round of tests . Guards enter and tell him that he is being sent back to a labor camp . He thinks to himself " " I will finally see the stars outside again . And who knows . . . ? Maybe someday . . . I ' ll fly among them again . " " Enemies & Allies , Part Two . taunts his Klingon captor , asking him if the alliance with the Cardassian s and Bajoran s is everything that he had hoped for . Bashir succeeds in riling up the Klingon , who stabs his " d ' k tahg " into the wall and walks away . Elsewhere on the " quvSud " , endures Tr ' anga ' s extraction of the data chip from his wrist , and Nor puts it into the computer to begin decoding it . Nor is finally able to decode the chip and discovers the location of the rebel weapons shipment . Kroll tells Mhaj ' k to send the information and then Kroll and the " Qaw ' wl " will intercept the shipment , while Mhaj ' k heads to Qo ' noS with news of the victory . Moments later , the power and warp engine s go offline , and Tuvok grabs a phaser , shooting Nor , Tr ' anga , and his other captors . With the power off , Bashir and Tuvok make their way to the bridge of the ship , now dead in space , and explain the use of the chip in immobilizing the three vessels . Mhaj ' K pulls a phaser and aims it at Tuvok , but before he can fire , one of his bridge officers stabs him in the back with his " d ' k tahg " . Tuvok thanks the Klingon , noting that the ship ' s name is " " Honor ' , an appropriate designation for these circumstances . Let us set a universe free with it . " "