History Recap / StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E12WhoMournsForMorn

* WhatTheHellHero: Well, hero may be stretching it. But Quark ''is'' legitimately *pissed* at Morn for endangering his life by getting him embroiled in this scheme. In spite of being the resident barfly, Quark also does consider Morn a friend and his hurt ''does'' feel genuine.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: During his memorial speech, Quark mentions in passing that Morn still had his hair when he first walked into the Bar 10 years ago. At the end of the episode, we find out Morn's hair fell out in the interim because he'd been hiding the stolen latinum in his second stomach.

* TheVoiceless: Parodied with the Morn Hologram in the Teaser, which is intentionally mute. Quark justifies its silence by as a cost-saving measure (interactive holograms are expensive)...and it because it's a relief to have a ''quiet'' Morn given his flesh and blood 'brother' ''never'' shuts up.

* ShoutOut: The title is a reference to the TOS episode [[Recap/StarTrekS2E2WhoMournsForAdonais "Who Mourns for Adonais?"]]

* TheVoiceless: Parodied with the Morn Hologram in the Teaser's mute. Quark justifies its silence by as a cost-saving measure (interactive holograms are expensive)...and it because it's a relief to have a ''quiet'' Morn given his flesh and blood 'brother' ''never'' shuts up.

-->'''Quark:''' Everyone. Thank you all for coming. It means a great deal to me to see so many people cared about Morn as much as I did. I'll never forget the first time he walked in here and sat down on that very stool. It must have been almost ten years ago. He still had his hair then. I thought he was just another customer passing through. Little did I know he'd become such an important figure in my life, in all our lives. Morn was always someone we could count on for a cheerful smile and an entertaining story. Some of you might be thinking this place won't be the same without him. And it won't. But this was his home. And wherever he is, I'm sure he'd want to know that his favorite bar still echoed with the laughter of his dear friends. This was his chair and I think the greatest tribute we could ever pay him would be to make sure that it's never empty. ''(guides a Bajoran played by Mark Allen Shepherd into the chair)'' Keep it warm for Morn.

* BreatherEpisode: A comedic romp that could have taken place during any season, yet is stuck right in the middle of an intergalactic war.

* {{Fingore}}: The brothers suggest just cutting off Quark's thumb [[BorrowedBiometricBypass to sign the PADD]] transferring the latinum (Quark naturally [[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl is not enthused by this idea]]), but Hain points out [[PragmaticVillainy that presenting a severed thumb to the bank representatives is a good way to blow the whole plan]].

* {{Fingore}}: The brothers suggest just cutting off Quark's thumb to sign the PADD transferring the latinum (Quark naturally [[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl is not enthused by this idea]]), but Hain points out [[PragmaticVillainy that presenting a severed thumb to the bank representatives is a good way to blow the whole plan]].

* WhatTheHellHero: Well, hero may be stretching it. But Quark ''is'' legitimately *pissed* at Morn for endangering his life by getting him embroiled in this sceheme. In spite of being the resident barfly, Quark also does consider Morn a friend and his hurt ''does'' feel genuine.

The scoundrels all reveal themselves to actually be thieves who pulled off a bank robbery with Morn nine years ago, but he double-crossed them and fled with the money. Now that the statute of limitations has expired, they've come to get their shares. Since [[CantKillYouStillNeedYou only Quark can take possession of the money]], they offer to spare his life and give him Morn's share. They all follow him to the cargo bay where Morn's fortune arrives. Just as Quark opens the lid, the greedy thieves turn on each other. Quark dives into the cargo container holding the bricks to avoid being caught in their crossfire, and is saved when Odo arrives to arrest them. Quark gleefully claims the shipment for himself, but discovers to his horror that all the latinum has been extracted from the bricks to leave only worthless gold.

As the creditors continue to hound him for their share, Quark takes possession of the box. It only contains one brick, but it's got a Bolian bank account number inscribed on it. Larell steals it from Quark after spending the night with but, but he's already memorized the number and he knows that the bank will only release the funds to him, since he's named as Morn's heir. As Quark is about to send for the money, he gets stuck up by a phaser-toting man named Hain, who claims to be an officer of Lurian security. He says that Morn was a devested Lurian prince whose fortune has defaulted to that planet's government upon his death. When Quark mentions Larell, Hain offers to give him a cut of the money if he'll help arrest her, since she's an infamous criminal. They agree to meet that night at Quark's quarters. Before the appointed meeting, both Larell and the alien brothers break into Quark's quarters and lie in wait for each other. When Hain arrives, all three parties [[MexicanStandoff confront each other]].

Quark has a hard time tracking down Morn's wealth even after inspecting his accounts, his cargo and his quarters. But then a beautiful woman named Larell emerges from Morn's mud bed and claims to be his ex-wife. She's after Morn's fortune as well, stating that he's worth 1,000 bars of latinum he won in a lottery. She threatens to tie Quark up in court unless Quark gives him a cut when he finds it, and he accepts. But then two alien brothers, Krit and Nahsk, surprise Quark in his quarters claiming that Morn owed them money, so they'll take a cut as well. They bash him over the head with Morn's favorite painting to get their point across, which reveals a hidden message leading Quark to a storage box on the station. A clue!

As the creditors continue to hound him for their share, Quark takes possession of the box. It only contains one bar, but it's got a Bolian bank account number inscribed on it. Quark goes to withdraw the funds and gets stuck up by a phaser-toting man named Hain, who claims to be an officer of Lurian security. He says that Morn was a devested Lurian prince whose fortune has defaulted to the Lurian government upon his death. When Quark mentions Larell, Hain offers to pardon Quark and give him a cut of the money if he'll help him arrest her, since she's an infamous criminal. They agree to meet that night at Quark's quarters. Before the appointed meeting, both Larell and the alien brothers break into Quark's quarters and lie in wait for each other. When Hain arrives, all three parties [[MexicanStandoff confront each other]].

The scoundrels all reveal themselves to actually be thieves who pulled off an infamous heist nine years ago with Morn, which is where his fortune comes from. Now that the statute of limitations has expired, they're free to take the loot. But since Quark is Morn's heir, [[CantKillYouStillNeedYou only he can withdraw the funds]], so they offer to spare his life and give him a cut if he'll do so. They all follow him to the cargo bay where Morn's fortune in latinum arrives. Just as Quark opens the lid, the greedy thieves turn on each other. While they blast it out, Quark dives into the latinum container but discovers to his horror that the bars are actually nothing but worthless gold. Odo arrives to arrest the thieves, saving Quark.

Later, Odo arrives at Quark's bar with one more surprise: Morn, who is actually still alive. Bitter, Quark forbids the man from speaking and explains that he's already figured out that he [[FakingTheDead faked his death]] when the statute of limitations expired to protect himself from his comrades. He then asks Morn where the ''real'' fortune has been stored. Morn [[EatTheEvidence regurgitates]] a small amount of liquid latinum from his second stomach, worth about 100 bars, and offers it to Quark as a reward. Now back on friendly terms, Quark offers to partner with Morn on a future business venture.

* AsYouKnow: Quark explains to Dax that latinum is a liquid suspended in otherwise worthless gold, something that Dax would certainly already know. This helps the audience understand why the gold bars are WorthlessYellowRocks, while Morn's regurgitated fluid is the real latinum.

* StatusQuoIsGod: No, Quark does not get 1,000 bars of latinum, and no, Morn doesn't die.