With Starfleet losses mounting and the fall of Betazed to the Dominion, Sisko and Garak work together to bring the Romulans into the war.

Contents 1 Summary 2 Characters 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring 2.3 Other 3 References 3.1 Locations 3.2 Species 3.3 Starships 3.4 States and Organizations 3.5 Other 4 Related stories 5 Connections

SummaryEdit

CharactersEdit

MainEdit

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

RecurringEdit

• Elim Garak (Andrew J. Robinson)
• Corat Damar (Casey Biggs)
• Weyoun (Jeffrey Combs)
• M'Pella (Cathy Debuono)
• Cardassian computer voice (Judi M. Durand)

OtherEdit

• Merken Vreenak (Stephen McHattie)
• Grathon Tolar (Howard Shangraw)

Referenced only 

Margaret C. Clark • Colius • Dukat • Gowron • Neral • Joseph Sisko • Maria Tatalia • Tora Ziyal • Leslie Wong

ReferencesEdit

LocationsEdit

Alpha Quadrant • Deep Space 9 • Garak's Clothiers • Habitat ring • Landing pad • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's • Station commander's office • Wardroom

Referenced only 

Alpha Centauri • Andor • Betazed • Cardassia • Dominion Headquarters • Glintara sector • Kalandra sector • Romulus • Soukara • Romulan Neutral Zone • Tellar • Vulcan

SpeciesEdit

Bajoran • Cardassian • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Klingon • Trill • Romulan • Vorta • Yridian

Referenced only 

Jem'Hadar

StarshipsEdit

RIS D'era (Romulan shuttle)

Referenced only 

USS Akagi • USS Cairo • USS Clement • USS Cochrane • USS Exeter • USS Sarajevo • USS Tecumseh • USS Victory • USS Zapata

States and OrganizationsEdit

Bajoran Militia • Cardassian Union • Dominion • Federation Alliance • Romulan Star Empire • Starfleet • Tal Shiar • United Federation of Planets

Referenced only 

4th Order • Founders • Klingon Empire • Obsidian Order • Romulan Senate • Starfleet 10th Fleet • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Command • Starfleet Intelligence • Starfleet Medical • War Plans Council

OtherEdit

biogenic weapon • bio-mimetic gel • casualty report • Chairman of the Tal Shiar • cloaking device • dabo • Dominion War • Emissary of the Prophets • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • hell • kali-fal • hologram • holosuite • International Space Station • latinum • non-aggression pact • Optolythic data rod • Orion slave girl • PADD • personal log • planetary defense system • praetor • proconsul • replicator • Scotch whisky • senator • stardate • transporter • Whelan Bitters

Related storiesEdit

• The events of this episode were followed up by Una McCormack's 2005 novel Hollow Men.
• The Tales of the Dominion War short stories The Ceremony of Innocence is Drowned and Blood Sacrifice take place in the two week period before Sisko records his log in this episode.
• Geoff Trowbridge The Sky's the Limit short story Suicide Note takes place soon after this episode.
• The liberation of Betazed takes place in the TNG novel: The Battle of Betazed.
• Vreenak's career decades before this episode is featured in the Star Trek: The Lost Era novel Serpents Among the Ruins.
• Leslie Wong appears in Captain's Log: Jellico.

ConnectionsEdit

• In the Pale Moonlight article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• In the Pale Moonlight article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

published order
Previous episode: Inquisition	DS9 episode produced	Next episode: His Way
Previous episode: Inquisition	DS9 episode aired	Next episode: His Way
chronological order
Previous Adventure: The Ceremony of Innocence is Drowned	Pocket	Next Adventure: Blood Sacrifice