Grand Nagus Zek is deposed after introducing laws making Ferengi females equal to males; Quark is forced to masquerade as a woman to help him back into power.

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 3.6 Related stories 4 Connections

SummaryEdit

CharactersEdit

MainEdit

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

RecurringEdit

• Nog (Aron Eisenberg)
• Rom (Max Grodénchik)
• Leeta (Chase Masterson
• Brunt (Jeffrey Combs)
• Zek (Wallace Shawn)
• Ishka (Cecily Adams)
• Morn (Mark Allen Shepherd)
• Maihar'du (Tiny Ron)
• M'Pella (Cathy DeBuono)

OtherEdit

• Nilva (Henry Gibson)
• Aluura (Symba Smith)

ReferencedEdit

Gaila • Leck

ReferencesEdit

LocationsEdit

Alpha Quadrant • Deep Space 9 • Habitat ring • Infirmary • Landing pad • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's

Referenced only 

Chamber of Opportunity • Clarus • Ferenginar • Irtok • Tower of Commerce

SpeciesEdit

Bajoran • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Hupyrian • Klingon • Lurian • Trill

Starships Edit

USS Defiant (Defiant-class) • Danube-class • Nilva's Jaunt (Na'Far-class) • Nebula-class • USS Yeager (Federation light cruiser (Intrepid-variant))

States and OrganizationsEdit

Bajoran Militia • Ferengi Alliance • Ferengi Commerce Authority • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets

Referenced only 

Dominion • Starfleet Academy

OtherEdit

algae • artificial heart • cola • communication blackout • dabo • dabo girl • Eelwasser • Ferengi Bill of Opportunities • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • Grand Nagus of the Ferengi Alliance • Grand Nagus's staff • hipecat • hologram • holosuite • Hupyrian beetle snuff • ice • latinum • liquidator • medical log • moogie • oo-mox • Oo-mox for Fun and Profit • Slug-o-Cola • snail steak • subspace transceiver • tongo • tube grub

Related storiesEdit

• Slug-o-Cola and Eelwasser were first mentioned in Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe's novel Legends of the Ferengi.
• Nilva would later appear in the DS9 relaunch novel Ferenginar: Satisfaction is Not Guaranteed.

ConnectionsEdit

• Profit and Lace (episode) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Profit and Lace article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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