Family Business ( episode ) Quark ' s mother violates Ferengi law by earning profit . Summary . Teaser . Sisko is in his quarters fixing chicken " paprikash " and humming to himself cheerily as Jake enters . As he only cooks Hungarian food when he is in a good mood , Jake deduces that he has convinced the Peljenite s to exchange ambassador s with the Federation . As they begin their meal , Jake casually brings up Kasidy Yates , a freighter captain he is eager to introduce to his father . Sisko attempts to cool Jake ' s heels but acknowledges he will meet Yates soon enough . In Quark ' s , business is booming but Nog is nowhere to be found . Rom reveals that his son is studying for school , much to Quark ' s chagrin . Nog , he claims , will cause the end of Ferengi civilization by joining Starfleet and abandoning the pursuit of profit . Although Quark claims Nog wants to be " hew - mon " , Rom jokingly claims he simply wants a job with better hours . Quark is not amused . Their business is interrupted as Brunt , a liquidator from the Ferengi Commerce Authority , enters to post a writ of accountability on Quark ' s wall . Panicking , Rom immediately tells all patrons to vacate the premises ; the bar is now closed . Act One . Brunt is now behind the deserted bar , busily working a PADD as Quark and Rom sit nervously . Rom attempts to make smalltalk with Brunt while they wait but Quark is not amused . Suspiciously , Brunt asks if they have listed " all " of the bar ' s profits , reminding him of the severe fines they will face if they have lied to the FCA ; on double - checking the figures on the PADD , Quark conveniently claims Rom has forgotten to add the profits from their tulaberry wine franchise . Once his brother leaves to retrieve the figures , Quark inquires about what he has been charged with , paying the customary bribe s to first learn which law he has broken and then to borrow a copy of the law to read . By this time , Rom has returned , and Quark discovers his crime is improper supervision of a family member . Another bribe reveals that Ishka , Quark and Rom ' s mother , has been charged with earning profit . Quark next stops by the security office to see Odo , informing the constable that he will be taking a trip to Ferenginar and will hold Odo personally accountable for the security of his bar in the meantime . As Odo has already learned of Quark ' s trouble with the FCA , the Ferengi reveals that he will have to pay for his mother ' s crimes unless he convinces her to confess and make restitution for whatever she has done . Meanwhile , Sisko and Kira arrive in Ops , where Sisko informs her he has decided to name Deep Space 9 ' s newest runabout the " Rubicon " . The major teases him about his habit of naming runabouts after Earth ' s rivers before she goes to work . Dax intercepts Sisko on the way to his office to eagerly ask about Kasidy Yates ; it seems Jake has told her already . Although Sisko has yet to meet Yates , Dax has , and she claims Curzon would have stolen the freighter captain by now . On the way to the airlock , Rom catches up with his brother to announce that he too is going to Ferenginar . With the bar closed , he is eager to see " Moogie " again . Quark does not want Rom to accompany him , as he always takes their mother ' s side in arguments – even in calling her Moogie , a childish nickname Quark detests . However , he agrees to let Rom come along . Act Two . Quark and Rom bring Brunt to their boyhood home on Ferenginar , where Brunt pays the standard " admission fee " and signs a legal waiver to cover potential theft . Rom is glad to be home again , but Quark appears uneasy about the number of new items in his mother ' s house . Rom finds his old tooth sharpener , which reminds Quark of how he only had a chew stick when " he " was a child . Brunt interrupts them to give Quark a formal list of Ishka ' s crimes and inform him they have three days to obtain a confession . However , a clothed Ishka enters the room and informs Brunt that she has no intention of giving one . Rom is glad to see his mother , but Quark tells her to undress immediately ; Brunt meanwhile shields his eyes from the clothed female and is taken aback as she addresses him , a stranger , directly . He takes his leave after reminding Quark of the three days . Quark attempts to reason with his mother , but believing she is standing up for all Ferengi women , she refuses . It is clear Ishka is pained to think of hurting her sons , whose reputations will suffer for her actions , yet she refuses to give in . In front of Quark ' s , Bashir and Odo look on as O ' Brien attempts to open the locking mechanism on the door . It seems their dartboard is locked inside , and though they could replicate another , Bashir claims it is " the principle of the thing " . However , Odo is not optimistic given the convoluted lock Rom has put together . They are interrupted when Sisko stops by to inquire what is going on . O ' Brien denies that the dartboard is lucky . Sisko observed that it will take a while to undo the tripartite microsealing mechanism Rom has constructed . He is on his way to a cargo bay ; O ' Brien is under the mistaken impression the commander is on his way to meet Kasidy Yates . Although this isn ' t the case , it seems Jake has told " everyone " about the freighter captain . Rom comes to the table with a bowl of fresh tube grub s , having picked them himself since " Moogie " is not feeling well . Quark begins scheming to claim Ishka is mentally ill , but Rom reassures him she only has a rash from the newness of wearing clothes . The two reminisce about how independent their mother has always been , although Quark chooses to focus on the negative aspects . He claims she dragged their father down and that he will not let her do the same to him ; right as he claims he will put her in her place , however , Ishka enters ( fully clothed ) and challenges him to do so . Rom is clearly proud of his mother ' s defiance . They sit down to eat , but Rom is surprised the FCA is making such a big deal when he learns that all Ishka has done is earn three bars of latinum by investing in Hupyrian beetle s . Nonetheless , Quark is adamant that Ishka must repent , yet she remains equally adamant that Ferengi society is in desperate need of change . Additionally , Quark is worried about his mother , who will be sold into indentured servitude in addition to the stigma her sons will face . Although Ishka is acting from her heart , Quark accuses her of being selfish and not caring for anyone but herself . Act Three . Later , Rom visits privately with Ishka in her bedroom , which is bland and utilitarian as per Ferengi traditions with regard to females . Though he is glad to see his Moogie , Rom is uncomfortable , unaccustomed to seeing clothed Ferengi females , so Ishka disrobes for him . He is genuinely concerned about Quark and tries again to convince Ishka to pay back the bars of latinum she has earned . However , she reassures him Quark has always provided a generous stipend ; the issue is pride rather than money . She is willing to be sold into indentured servitude rather than pay back the three bars . As they embrace , Ishka lovingly tells Rom what a good son he is for being so concerned for Quark . Ishka then offers to sharpen Rom ' s teeth . Sisko finally meets Kasidy Yates in the cargo bay , where she and her crew are loading cargo onto her freighter , the " Xhosa " . He learns that Yates ' equipment is outdated before formal introductions . The two mire over Jake ' s over - zealous match - making attempts , but Yates must attend to the inertia moorer on her ship . As Sisko leaves , he hesitates , and Yates suggests they meet for coffee the next day at 18 : 00 . The next morning , Rom emerges sleepily from his room , cleaning his ear , to find Quark has been up all night on the computer . It seems Moogie has conducted business transactions under " dozens " of aliases , proving she has the " lobes " for business but earning so much Quark will never be able to pay it all back . Act Four . Meanwhile , Quark is seated across the table from Rom , still in shock and with a faraway look in his eyes . Rom claims Quark is not the type to fly off the handle , that they will come up with a solution , but Quark claims to have found one : He will kill Ishka . Quark enters Ishka ' s bedroom , where she attempts to hide a PADD she was using to try to hide still more earnings . As he confronts her , she claims he is jealous that a " female " is better at earning profit than he . She compares Quark to his father as Rom enters , but Quark refuses to believe that his mother did not receive help from a male or that his father was a business failure . Stubborn Ishka refuses to budge , so Quark storms out , headed for the FCA . However , Rom follows him into the main room of Ishka ' s house and confronts Quark , claiming Ishka is right on both accounts . Quark is furious , yet Rom , who lived at home ten years longer than his brother , claims their father " was " a failure and only got by with Ishka ' s help . They each grab the other in the Ferengi equivalent of a brawl and knock over several pieces of furniture in their attempt to kill each other before Ishka enters to break it up . She reassures Rom she will be fine and tells Quark to do as he pleases . Once he leaves , she begins to cry . Act Five . As he enters a waiting room at the Tower of Commerce , Quark observes how steep the stairs are and remarks of the seven strips of latinum required for the elevator , " Talk about inflation ! " He asks to see Liquidator Brunt and sits down , but several seconds later , Rom enters , exhausted from running up the stairs . At first uninterested in whatever Rom has to say , Quark perks up when he hears Ishka plans to give him half her profits . Cheerily , he leaves an extra slip for the Secretary and takes the elevator down . Back at home , Quark apologizes to his mother for everything he ' d said before and stunning Ishka , asks how much profit she made so that they can divide it fairly . It turns out that Rom had lied to both , telling Quark that Ishka would split the profits , and Ishka that Quark wanted none of them and had done so in order to get them talking to each other . Showing backbone , he berates both brother and mother pointing out that Quark shows no respect to his mother and that if Quark can uncover her profits , the FCA surely could too . He then insists that they settle things – without shouting – while he heads off to take a nap . Ishka tells Quark that he ' s a lot like her , and that Rom is like his father : Rom , like his father , never understood the Rules of Acquisition , but Quark , like his mother , does . She agrees to imprint the confession for him , since she can ' t refuse him anything . Back on the station , Sisko and Yates are having coffee at the Replimat and discussing New Orleans , Sisko ' s home . However , Yates looks uneasy , and breaks the news that she had a prior engagement , but a family one , as she was waiting for a subspace transmission from her youngest brother on Cestus III . When Sisko questions what the transmission is about , she admits to Sisko that her brother plays a sport that was played on Earth centuries ago . . . baseball ! Sisko literally can ' t believe his ears , and asks for more details about the team , the Pike City Pioneers and the Cestus Comets . Yates tells him that it ' s a six sided league but more teams are potentially forming , but she asks why he ' s so interested . Sisko , now like an excited child at Christmas , tells Yates that he loves Baseball , but he ' s doesn ' t know anyone apart from Jake who was interested in it , or even heard of it . Yates suggests that Sisko come and listen to the transmission with her , since it is an audio recording of her brother ' s game against the Cestus Comets . As they head off , Sisko pesters her with questions about the league ; do they use a designated hitter ( no ) , what about wood bats ( of course ) , and whether or not they could use a right - handed pitcher ( while flexing his right arm as though warming it up ) . As Sisko and Yates walk away , chatting about their shared interest , Jake smiles to himself from the top level of the Promenade , knowing that his matchmaking efforts worked . On Ferenginar , Ishka imprints the PADD with the confession for Brunt . Brunt notes that she will be an example to all women that nobody could outsmart the FCA , but Quark bribes him with a small sack of latinum . After all , as he says , " " what would people say if they knew a female had made that much latinum ? " " After Brunt exits , Quark says his goodbyes and follows . Rom and Ishka hug and disclose that she only gave up a third of her profits , but that the FCA wouldn ' t find the rest , since she hid it so well hidden , she wasn ' t sure if she ' d be able to find it all ! Memorable quotes . " " My house is my house . " " " " As are its contents . " " " " If you want any suggestions , I ' ll be in cargo bay - - " " " " . . . four . " " " " Huh ? Seven . " " " " Since when does a Ferengi need to make excuses for earning profit ? " " " " You ' re a " female " ! " " " " And when it comes to making profit , this " female " is a better Ferengi than you ' ll " ever " be ! " " ( Cheery tone ) " " I sincerely hope I never see any of you again ! " " ( Equally cheery ) " " The feeling is mutual ! " " " " You know at the rate we go through runabouts , it ' s a good thing the Earth has so many rivers . " " " " Look brother , the latinum tooth sharpener I used when we were children . " " " " All I had was a cheap wooden chewstick . " " " " That ' s enough bickering ! You ' re both acting like children ! I will not stand by and let this family tear itself apart ! Quark , you should be ashamed of yourself . I ' ve seen you treat Cardassians with more respect than your own mother . And Moogie , if Quark can uncover your hidden investments , then the FCA will , too . And then all that profit will be lost . Think about that for a moment . Now , neither one of you is going to leave this room until you ' ve settled things ! Is that clear ? ! AND NO SHOUTING ! ! ! I ' m going to take a nap . " " " " I ' m glad to see you two are finally getting along . " " " " I think things will be a lot better between us from now on . " " " " As long as he doesn ' t find out you only gave the FCA a third of your profits ! " " " " If you ask me a third was too much . Well , it ' s my own fault for not hiding it better . " " " " Are you sure the FCA won ' t find the rest ? " " " " I ' ve got it hidden so well I ' ll be lucky if I can find it ! " " Links and references . 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