Tacking Into the Wind

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode
"Tacking into the Wind"
Kira and Gul Rusot
Episode no.	170
Prod. code	572
Airdate	May 12, 1999
Writer(s)	Ronald D. Moore
Director	Mike Vejar
Guest star(s)	Andrew J. Robinson Jeffrey Combs Casey Biggs J.G. Hertzler Robert O'Reilly John Vickery Salome Jens
Year	2375
Stardate	Unknown
Episode chronology
Previous	"When It Rains..."
Next	"Extreme Measures"

"Tacking Into the Wind" is an episode from the seventh season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the sixth of the ten final chapters. The production code of the episode is 572. First aired May 12, 1999. Written by Ronald D. Moore. Directed by Mike Vejar.

[edit] Plot summary

In the previous episode, Kira Nerys, Odo and Garak went to Cardassia to help Damar in his rebellion against the Dominion, while Bashir tried in vain to find a cure for Odo's illness.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Worf suspects that Gowron's new military strategies are meant to humiliate Martok, with no thought of the consequences for the Klingon Empire as a whole. He urges Martok to challenge Gowron, but Martok refuses to even talk about it.

Garak tells Kira that Odo has been hiding the true extent of his illness; Kira says she knew but wants to let Odo put a brave front. They go with Damar to a Jem'Hadar shipyard with the intent of stealing the Breen energy dampening weapon. Odo takes the form of the female changeling, complete with skin damage, and despite a delay, they successfully steal a Jem'Hadar ship equipped with the Breen weapon.

Miles O'Brien suggests to Julian Bashir that he announce that he has found a cure to the changeling's illness as a way to lure someone from Section 31 to DS9.

Worf challenges Gowron to a duel and kills him. The other Klingons put the Chancellor's robe on Worf, but he hands it over to Martok.