History Recap / StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS04E25BodyParts

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Brunt takes everything from Quark. Quark takes the chance to remind him having lost everything, it means Brunt has nothing left to threaten him with. Likewise if Quark does want to kill Brunt, he has nothing to lose.

-->"May I have your attention, please! Brunt, FCA. As of this moment, no further Ferengi commerce may be conducted in this bar. No Ferengi may be employed by this bar. No Ferengi may eat or drink in this bar. And no Ferengi, no Ferengi, may do business with that man!"

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The B-plot of Kira becoming a surrogate for Miles and Keiko's baby was a cover for Nana Visitor's real-life pregnancy.

--> '''Quark''': Take my assets, revoke my Ferengi business license. Do whatever you have to do then ''get out''. And if I ''ever'' see you walk into my bar again...
--> '''Brunt''': (smug) Yes?
--> '''Quark''': (darkly) You won't walk out.

* StylisticSuck: The Divine Treasury set is intentionally designed to appear as gaudy and over-decorated as possible. The script even refers to it as a "Latinum-covered nightmare", while Quark himself describes it as "tacky".

* {{Hypocrite}}: For all his claims of Quark being a terrible Ferengi, it's actually Brunt who's an even ''worse'' Ferengi and who's violating/sacrificing all Ferengi ideals about profit for the sake of a personal vendetta (and as outlined under Everyone Has Standards).

* MyGodYouAreSerious: Quark, when he realizes Brunt isn't going to be satisfied with anything less than his dessicated remains.

* EverybodyHelpsOutDenouement: Due to his bravery in breaking his contract in the climax, Quark has most of his possessions, including equipment for his business, are seized by the Ferengi Commerce Authority. But then Captain Sisko starts bringing in some furniture and soon everyone from around the station brings in what Quark needs to reopen his bar.

* CentralTheme: Quark faces a personal version of the early season CentralTheme of whether its possible to break free from the past: does he want to be a good Ferengi and follow the Ferengi Law he's dedicated his life to? Who is he if he's not following the Rules of Acquisition?

Quark then has a vision of a visit to the Celestial Treasury, where his imagination supplies images of Brunt and the first Grand Nagus. The two argue, with Brunt telling him to go through with his plan and the Nagus (whom Quark has imagined looking uncannily like Rom) telling him that his life is more important than any rules.

Quark returns from Ferenginar in the mood for celebration. When Rom asks why he's behaving so strangely, Quark turns sober and announces that he's dying. Having been diagnosed with Dorek's Disease during an insurance physical, he's got only a few days to live, so he must put his affairs in order. There are a lot of debts to take care of, and Quark soon grows despondent over his meager accomplishments. Rom suggests pre-selling is vacuum-desiccated remains to make money. Although Quark doubts that anyone would be interested in "Starfleet's favorite bartender," he's shocked when an anonymous buyer pays 500 bars of latinum for the whole lot. Quark will finally die a success.

* SuicideByAssassin: The reason why Quark hires Garek to kill him is so he can fulfill his contract with Brunt. However, all the different methods that Garek performs or suggests don’t appeal to Quark.

* AwfulTruth: Parodied with Gint's reveal during Quark's dream that the Rules of Acquisition, the sacred precepts that have governed Ferengi society for thousands of years and guided Quark through his professional career, actually started as a marketing ploy.

** Of course, as Gint amusingly points out, this ''is'' Quark's dream, ergo this a representation of the Divine Treasury based upon Quark's personal perception. It's not ''Gint's'' fault if Quark's imagination is so limited.

* AwfulTruth: Parodied with Gint's reveal during Quark's dream that the Rules of Acquisition, the sacred precepts that have governed and guided Ferengi society for thousands of years, actually started as a marketing ploy.