History Recap / StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS04E05Indiscretion

On their way to the badlands, which Razka is holed up, Dukat probes Kira's interest in the ''Ravinok''. She reveals that Lorit Akrem, the man who recruited her to her resistance cell, was one of the ship's passengers. At Razka's ship, the old smuggler is displeased to see Dukat and notes that there's still a Maquis bounty on his head, just as the Cardassians still have a price on Razka's own. But they call a truce long enough for Dukat to confirm that Raska's salvage comes from the ''Ravinok''. The pair head off to the salvage's point of origin, Dozaria, to continue the investigation.

Kira and Dukat stage a commando raid of the Breen mine and liberate the prisoners. Kira is too late to rescue Lorit, however, as he recently died in a mining accident. Meanwhile, Dukat finds Ziyal. She's overjoyed to see her father but is shocked when he holds her an gunpoint. Kira arrives and points a gun on Dukat, reiterating that she'll kill him if he tries to kill his daughter. Ziyal says that the Cardassians had warned her that her father would kill her, but she never believed them. She tearfully declares her desire to die rather than live apart from her father. Moved, Dukat puts down his gun and embraces his daughter.

On their way to the badlands, which Razka is holed up, Dukat probes Kira's interest in the ''Ravinok''. She reveals that Lorit Akrem, the man who recruited her to her Shakarr resistance cell, was one of the ship's passengers. At Razka's ship, the old smuggler is displeased to see Dukat and notes that there's still a Maquis bounty on his head, just as the Cardassians still have a price on Razka's own. But they call a truce long enough for Dukat to confirm that Raska's salvage comes from the ''Ravinok''. The pair head off to the salvage's point of origin, Dozaria, to continue the investigation.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: See the above example. Even Dukat couldn't kill his own daughter. He also claims to have been in love with Ziyal's mother, Naprem; judging from the pledge bracelet on Naprem's body, [[EvenEvilCanBeLoved she might have even felt the same way]].
* FaceDeathWithDignity: Ziyal decides that if she can't be with her father after waiting for him half her life, she would rather die, and tells Dukat so while walking right toward the gun he has pointed at her. Dukat can't bring himself to go through with killing her after hearing that.
* HalfBreedDiscrimination: Dukat mentions that half-Cardassian children have never exactly been welcomed on Bajor. (Keep in mind that [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS02E05Cardassians they]] ''[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS02E05Cardassians were]]'' [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS02E05Cardassians prepared to accept full-blooded Cardassian war orphans]].)

* MotiveMisidentification: When Kira finds out about Ziyal, she assumes Dukat is trying to rescue the girl. Dukat clarifies his true purpose is to kill Ziyal to keep the affair a secret. Then goes back as Kira realizes Dukat was trying to rescue Ziyal and told her the story so Kira would stop him.

* ShoutOut: Near the beginning of the episode, Kira tells Dukat “That’ll be the day,” a reference to [[Film/TheSearchers The Searchers]]. Dukat’s relationship to Ziyal resembles that of Ethan and Debbie from that film.

Kira gets word from her old resistance comrade and smuggler Razka Karn that he may have discovered a clue to the location of the ''Ravinok'', but she'll need to come to him to examine it. As she prepares to leave, Sisko asks her to wait until the Cardassians can send over their own representative, which turns out to be Dukat. Kira is displeased to say the least, but she accepts.

On their way to the badlands, which Razka is holed up, Dukat probes Kira's interest in the ''Ravinpk'', a Bajoran prisoner transport vessel that vanished during the war. Kira reveals that Lorit Akrem, the man who recruited her to the Shakarr resistance cell, was one of the ship's passengers. Arriving at Razka's ship, the old smuggler is displeased to see Dukat and notes that there's still a profit on his head from he Maquis, just as the Cardassians still have a price on Razka's own. But they call a truce long enough for Dukat to confirm Raska's salvage comes from the ''Ravinok''. It's off to the salvage's point of origin, Dozaria, to continue the investigation.

On the station, Sisko learns that Kasidy Yates has applied for a position with the Bajoran government. That would keep her in the nearby sector full-time. Dax not-so-subtly pushes Sisko into offering her quarters right on the station, but Sisko seems less than fully enthusiastic about the idea. Later, over dinner, Yates continues considering the opportunity, and Sisko's only comment is "It's a big step." Yates calls him out for being against the idea and accuses him of being afraid of commitment.

On Dozaria, Dukat and Kira discover the wreckage of the ''Ravinok'', with a burial site beside it. Dukat insists on investigating the graves alone, claiming that Cardassian burial customs require it. When Kira points out that the grave occupants could be Bajorans, Dukat quotes Bajoran scripture to quell her concerns. After digging up a few graves, Dukat finds a Bajoran betrothal bracelet and becomes despondent. Seeing his behavior, Kira deduces the reason for his interest in ''Ravinok'': he had a Bajoran mistress on the ship. Dukat insists that he loved his mistress, Tora Naprem, but doesn't want to speak about her.

At camp, Dukat accidentally sits on something sharp, causing him to hop around comically, and the two ultimately share a laugh at the absurdity of the incident. You could almost forget that they were once deadly enemies. But then Kira up and ruins it by mentioning that she's been studying the ''Ravinok'''s manifest and discovered that Tora Naprem's daughter, Tora Ziyal, survived the crash. But Dukat is not pleased. Instead, he announces his intention to find and kill her, since her existence is a threat to his Cardassian family. Kira is shocked and vows to stop him if he tries.

Kira's battle buddy Lorit was not among the slain, so she wants to continue searching. She searches for evidence of the tracking device he was wearing and finds a trail. The pair track it to a Breen mining operation being manned by Bajoran prisoners. Among them is a young, female and curiously Cardassian-looking Bajoran. It's Tora!

Back on the station, Sisko gets an earfull from Bashir and Dax, who suggest that he apologize to Yates and mends things. When he returns home, Jake dourly informs him that Yates has chosen not to take the position after all. He tells his father to let Yates take the job and not push her away out of a fear of things going bad.

Kira and Dukat stage a commando raid of the Breen mine and liberate the prisoners. Kira finds out that she is too late to rescue Lorit, as he recently died in a mining accident. Meanwhile, Dukat finds Tora. She's overjoyed to see her father but is shocked when he holds her an gunpoint. Kira arrives and holds a gun on Dukat, reiterating that she'll hill him if he tries to kill his daughter. Tora says that the Cardassians had warned her that her father would kill her, but she never believed it. She tearfully declares her desire to die rather than live apart from her father. Moved, Dukat puts down his gun and embraces his daughter.

On the station, Sisko apologizes to Yates for his cold feet. Things aren't perfectly square between them, but Yates admits that she'll be seeing Sisko around a lot more. Meanwhile, Dukat tells Kira that he's chosen to bring Tora back to Cardassia. Kira wonders how that's going to work out, and Dukat smirks, telling her that he'll let her know.

Recovered wreckage points to the location of a Cardassian ship that was carrying Bajoran prisoners that disappeared just before the end of the Occupation, including the man who recruited Major Kira into the Resistance. She sets out to find the ship, but the Cardassians want one of their officers to accompany her -- Dukat, much to her chagrin, and it turns out that he too has some personal interest in this ship. Meanwhile, Kasidy Yates has news that makes Sisko a bit uncomfortable.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Dukat tells Kira he intends to kill his daughter so he won't be disgraced, but only so Kira will stop him.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Kira is ''not'' happy to have to take Dukat along with her on the search mission. [[VillainousCrush Dukat is a lot more pleased about it]].

* ShoutOut: Near the beginning of the episode, Kira tells Dukat “That’ll be the day,” a reference to [[Film/TheSearchers]]. Dukat’s relationship to Ziyal resembles that of Ethan and Debbie from that film.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Kira is ''not'' happy to have to take Dukat along with her on the search mission. [[VillainousCrush Dukat is a lot more pleased about it]].
* YourCheatingHeart: During the Occupation, Dukat had an affair with a Bajoran woman and had a daughter with her, despite being married with several children.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: See the above example. Even Dukat couldn't kill his own daughter.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Kira is ''not'' happy to have to take Dukat along with her on the search mission.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Dukat's developing a conscience and both sparing Ziyal and acknowledging her as his child destroys his life. His wife leaves him and takes their children (the ultimate pain for a Cardassian parent), his career is effectively destroyed, and he becomes a social pariah. This leads to a cascade effect that results in his being instrumental in negotiating Cardassia's capitulation to the Dominion and making the war with them far worse (and ultimately, Cardassia's near-destruction).

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Dukat's developing a conscience and both sparing Ziyal and acknowledging her as his child destroys his life. His wife leaves him and takes their children (the ultimate pain for a Cardassian parent), his career is effectively destroyed, and he becomes a social pariah. This results in a cascade effect that results in his being instrumental in negotiating Cardassia's capitulation to the Dominian and making the war with them far worse (and ultimately, Cardassia's near-destruction).

* RankUp: Judging by his uniform, Dukat has been promoted to Legate since we last saw him.

* FaceDeathWithDignity: Ziyal decides that if she can't be with her father after waiting for him her entire life, she would rather die, and tells Dukat so while walking right toward the gun he has pointed at her. Dukat can't bring himself to go through with killing her after hearing that.

* PainPoweredLeap: Dukat, when he gets a sharp spine right in the ass. Both he and Kira find it ActuallyPrettyFunny.

* [[HalfHumanHybrid Half Cardassian Hybrid]]: Bajoran-Cardassian children apparently weren't uncommon during the occupation. Even Dukat had one.

* PainPoweredLeap: Dukat, when he gets a sharp spine right in the ass.

* PainPoweredLeap: Dukat, when he gets a sharp spine right in the ass.

Recovered wreckage points to the location of a Cardassian ship that was carrying Bajoran prisoners that disappeared just before the end of the Occupation, including the man who recruited Major Kira into the Resistance. She sets out to find the ship, but the Cardassians want one of their officers to accompany her -- Dukat, much to her chagrin, and it turns out that he too has some personal interest in this ship. Meanwhile, Kasidy Yates has news that makes Sisko a bit uncomfortable.