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	Alexander Siddig (Julian Bashir) and Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko) do not appear in this episode. Avery Brooks (Commander Sisko) only appears in one scene.
	Writer Gary Holland was in charge of advertising and promotion for Deep Space Nine at Paramount for the entire run of the series.
	Ira Steven Behr on Gary Holland's pitch for the episode: "Gary Holland came into the room with a story that was barely a story, one of those things that happens a million times. And as he was talking, things started coming into my mind. About Bareil. And about making the crime be one of collaboration. And I just started spewing."
	Ira Steven Behr on Bareil and the position of Bajoran Kai: "We had talked all year about Bareil becoming the next kai. All year! And during this conversation, we started talking about a collaborator, and I suddenly realized, 'We don't want Bareil as the kai. What the hell good is that going to do us? He's a friend, and he's not going to cause any trouble for the Federation.' The trick to drama is to find the person who's going to cause the most conflict and put him in the most powerful position."