O'Brien welcomes his wife back from her visit to the ancient Fire Caves on Bajor, only to learn that she has been taken over by a being who threatens to kill her body unless O'Brien completes certain reconfigurations to the Deep Space Nine's systems. CREDITS SCREENCAPS SCRIPT SYNOPSIS

The Assignment DS9 Season 5, Episode 5 TELEPLAY BY David Weddle and Bradley Thompson STORY BY David R. Long and Robert Lederman DIRECTED BY Allan Kroeker First Aired Oct 28, 1996 Stardate Unknown

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