Episode Trivia

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The Almatha sector is an area of Cardassian space that borders the Demilitarized Zone under the command of Gul Toran. Border outposts 47 and 61 were located in this sector.
   
The Jem'Hadar used a type of antiproton beam to detect the USS Defiant through its Romulan cloaking device. The Cardassians later used this technique when the Defiant was hijacked by the Maquis in 2371. However, Thomas Riker, commanding the captured starship, was able to negate the beam by adjusting the resonance frequency of the cloaking device.
   
The Byzallians are an alien species that held an unspecified conference at Deep Space 9 in 2371.
   
The Byzatium were a spacefaring alien species that conducted business at Deep Space 9. Six Byzatium transports were scheduled to dock there shortly before stardate 48467.
   
Campor III was the third planet in the Campor system, which was located in Federation space. It was the site of the Campor colony, which was established on the planet in 2371.
   
The Cardassian Ministry of Justice is a government department in the Cardassian Union, responsible for dispensing justice.
   
The Cardassian Union was formed under a treaty that established a power-sharing agreement between the Cardassian Central Command and the Obsidian Order. Friction always existed between the two organizations as the Central Command worked to expand the reaches of the Union and the Obsidian Order worked to suppress it. The civilian Detapa Council was established to serve as the chief governing body between the two branches, however, in practice, the Council was virtually powerless.
   
When Tom Riker masqueraded as Will Riker aboard Deep Space 9 as part of a Maquis plot to steal the USS Defiant, he claimed Dr. Crusher had forced him on shore leave.
   
The Dameron system is a star system in the Cardassian Union, where a weapons depot is located. In 2371, the USS Defiant attacked the depot after it was stolen by Maquis operatives. It was one of several attacks designed to draw Cardassian forces away from the Orias system.
   
Galor-class cruisers were the primary class of warship by the Cardassian military during the latter half of the 24th century. The Galor-class shared the same basic superstructure as their Keldon-class counterparts, but were used far more frequently by the Cardassian military.
   
Karvino juice was a beverage served at Quark's on Deep Space 9.
   
The Kraxon was a Cardassian Galor-class cruiser that was in service with the Cardassian military in the late 24th century. In 2371, the Kraxon was under the command of Gul Ranor.
   
The Keldon-class cruiser was a class of Cardassian warship utilized by the Cardassian military during the 2370s. The Keldon hull was similar to the Galor-class spaceframe, with additions to the aft end and main body.
   
Lakarian City was a major city on Cardassia Prime. Its leisure facilities included an amusement center - one which Gul Dukat had been planning to take his son, Mekor, to for his eleventh birthday in 2371.
   
Lazon II was the second planet in the Lazon system, located in Cardassian space. It was the site of a labor camp, where Thomas Riker was to be imprisoned for the remainder of his life.
   
Lorvan crackers are a snack food, a variety of cracker served at Quark's on Deep Space 9.
   
Mekor was a Cardassian and the son of Dukat. He was born in 2360.
   
Omekla III was a planet in the Cardassian Union on which a minor shipyard was located.
   
Orias III was the third planet in the Orias system, in Cardassian space. The planet was the only M-class planet in the system, though it was desolate and uninhabited.
   
Outpost 47 was a Cardassian outpost along the Demilitarized Zone. In 2371, Outpost 47 was attacked and destroyed by the USS Defiant, which had been hijacked by Thomas Riker.
   
Outpost 61 was a Cardassian outpost located in the Almatha sector along the border with the Federation that served as both defense and advanced warning. On Stardate 48467.3, it was under the command of Gul Toran of the Sixth Order.
   
A polaron deflector was a piece of equipment aboard the USS Defiant. It was being serviced by Chief Miles O'Brien when Lieutenant Thomas Riker came to Deep Space 9 posing as Commander William T. Riker.
   
Ranor was a Cardassian gul, commander of the Galor-class warship Kraxon. In 2371, Ranor's cruiser was the closest warship in pursuit of the USS Defiant after it was stolen by the Maquis. After Maquis leader Thomas Riker agreed to surrender, Ranor was ordered to protect the Defiant against two Keldon-class warships fielded by the Obsidian Order.
   
Thomas Riker (while posing as Will Riker) claimed that he was on his way from the Enterprise-D to a vacation on Risa.
   
The Rokat colony was a colony in the Cardassian Union. In 2371, its communications relay was destroyed by the USS Defiant when it was stolen by Maquis operative, Lieutenant Thomas Riker. He was attempting to draw the Cardassian fleet away from his true objective, the Orias system where he believed an invasion fleet was being built.
   
The Second Order was a division of the Cardassian military. Gul Dukat was head of the Second Order during the Occupation of Bajor through 2371.
   
The Sixth Order was a division of the Cardassian military. In 2371, the Sixth Order maintained Outpost 61 and Outpost 47 in the Almatha sector, under the command of Gul Toran.
   
The Tholians maintained ambassadors with other powers throughout the Alpha Quadrant. In 2371, a Tholian ambassador visiting DS9 reported that someone broke into his quarters during the night and stole three cases of latinum.