After Odo falls ill, the crew take him to the Founders' homeworld for treatment. Meanwhile, Gowron and the Klingon Empire move closer to war with the Federation.

Contents 1 Summary 2 Characters 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring 2.3 Other 2.4 Referenced 3 References 3.1 Locations 3.2 Species 3.3 Starships 3.4 States and Organizations 3.5 Other 4 Information 5 Related stories 6 Images 7 Connections 7.1 Timeline

SummaryEdit

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CharactersEdit

MainEdit

• Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks)
• Kira Nerys (Nana Visitor)
• Odo (Rene Auberjonois)
• Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig)
• Quark (Armin Shimerman)
• Worf (Michael Dorn)
• Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell)
• Miles O'Brien (Colm Meaney)

RecurringEdit

• Elim Garak (Andrew Robinson)
• Female Changeling (Salome Jens)
• Gowron (Robert O'Reilly)
• Rionoj (Leslie Bevis)
• Broik (David B. Levinson)
• Arlan (James Lee Stanley)

OtherEdit

• Amat'igan (Andrew Hawkes)
• Chalan Aroya (Jill Jacobson)

ReferencedEdit

Curzon Dax • Merrok • Mora Pol • Keiko O'Brien • Molly O'Brien • Shakaar Edon • Ustard

ReferencesEdit

LocationsEdit

Alpha Quadrant • Bajoran wormhole • Deep Space 9 • Gamma Quadrant • Garak's Clothiers • Infirmary • New Founder homeworld • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's • Station commander's office • Wardroom

Referenced only 

Archanis IV • Archanis sector • Bajor • Cardassia • Cardassian embassy on Romulus • Celestial Café • Romulus

SpeciesEdit

Bajoran • Boslic • Cardassian • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Jem'Hadar • Klingon • Trill

StarshipsEdit

USS Defiant (Defiant-class) • Jem'Hadar fighter

States and OrganizationsEdit

Bajoran Militia • Dominion • Founders • Great Link • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets

Referenced only 

Federation Council • Federation Diplomatic Corps • Klingon Empire • Obsidian Order • Starfleet Medical

OtherEdit

assassination • Battle of the Omarion Nebula • blood • blood type • cloaking device • criminal activity report • Edosian orchid • Falangian diamond • Federation-Klingon War (2372-73) • First Minister • Great Seal of the United Federation of Planets • heart • Inkarian wool • Jefferies tube • lung • navigational computer • PADD • phaser • pregnancy • proconsul • protoplasm • quantum torpedo • shapeshifter • sneeze • solid • subcommander • transporter • transporter accident • warp signature

InformationEdit

• In a homage to the animated series, Garak mentions that, while posing as a gardener, his specialty were Edosian orchids.

Related storiesEdit

• Garak's assignment on Romulus is shown in the novel A Stitch in Time.

ImagesEdit

ConnectionsEdit

• Broken Link (episode) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Broken Link (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

TimelineEdit

published order
Previous episode: Body Parts	DS9 episode produced	Next episode: Apocalypse Rising
Previous episode: Body Parts	DS9 episode aired	Next episode: Apocalypse Rising
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Body Parts	Pocket	Next Adventure: Letting Go Sections 3-5