Sanctuary (DS9 episode)

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Star Trek: DS9 episode
"Sanctuary"
Two Skrreea Haneek and Tumak
Episode no.	28
Prod. code	430
Airdate	November 28, 1993
Writer(s)	Gabe Essoe Kelley Miles Frederick Rappaport
Director	Les Landau
Guest star(s)	Aron Eisenberg as Nog Deborah May as Haneek William Schallert as Varani Andrew Koenig as Tumak Michael Durrell as Hazar Betty McGuire as Vayna Robert Curtis-Brown as Sorad Kitty Swink as Rozahn Leland Orser as Gai Nicholas Shaffer as Cowl
Year	2370
Stardate	47391.2
Episode chronology
Previous	"Second Sight"
Next	"Rivals"

"Sanctuary" is an episode of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the tenth episode of the second season.

Quick Overview: Displaced humanoids from the Gamma Quadrant claim Bajor as their home.

[edit] Plot summary

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

A damaged vessel comes through the Wormhole and its passengers are transported aboard Deep Space Nine. They are from a race called the Skrreeas, but their language is difficult for the universal translator to understand. However, they seem to trust Kira, who escorts them around the station. The female Skrreea and her three companions have a hard time adjusting to rules and regulations at first, but the universal translator eventually translates their language and enables them to communicate.

The female reveals that her name is Haneek and her people's homeworld was destroyed by a species called the T-Rogorans. Sisko promises to help Haneek and her people find a new homeland, and when several more Skrreean ships come through the wormhole, they are welcomed warmly. Kira buys a dress for Haneek that Haneek seemed to be admiring when the universal translator was not yet functioning. However, Haneek was not admiring it; she thought it was the ugliest dress she had ever seen, an opinion Kira shares. The two laugh and appear to be becoming friends.

As more and more Skrreeans arrive on the station, Haneek begins to fear that she will not find Kentanna, the Skrreeans' long-sought homeworld. However, the Skrreean leaders decide that they have already found Kentanna in Bajor. Sisko suggests a nearby planet, Draylon II, as a reasonable alternative, but the Skrreeans are adamant in their decision. They meet with representatives of the Bajoran government, who refuse to allow them to relocate there; a famine is currently spreading, and the Bajoran government does not believe it can support the Skrreean population.

Tumak, Haneek's son, takes one of the Skrreean ships and heads to Bajor. At Sisko's request, Haneek tries to convince him to disengage his engines, not in the least because the ship has a dangerous radiation leak. Two Bajoran vessels approach him and also try to get him to shut down his engines, so they can tow him to safety. However, Tumak has other plans. He opens fire and the Bajorans shoot back, destroying his ship because of the radiation leak.

The Bajoran government stays with its decision to refuse asylum, so the Skrreeans have no choice but to move to Draylon II after all. Hurt over her son's death and angry with the Bajorans, Haneek leaves with her people.