The House of Quark

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Star Trek: DS9 episode
"The House of Quark"
A surprised Quark with his new wife Grilka
Episode no.	49
Prod. code	449
Airdate	October 10, 1994
Writer(s)	Ronald D. Moore Tom Benko
Director	Les Landau
Guest star(s)	Max Grodénchik as Rom Mary Kay Adams as Grilka Robert O'Reilly as Gowron Rosalind Chao as Keiko Carlos Carrasco as D'Ghor Joseph Ruskin as Tumek
Year	2371
Episode chronology
Previous	"The Search, Part II"
Next	"Equilibrium"

"The House of Quark" is an episode of Star Trek:Deep Space Nine, the third episode of the third season.

[edit] Plot summary

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Quark's bar is receiving very little business and indeed the only customer in the bar is a Klingon named Kozak. Kozak has run out of money and wants to start a line of credit at the bar. Quark refuses and the Klingon gets so angry he pulls his knife on Quark. As Quark backs away from the Klingon, Kozak stumbles and falls on his own knife killing himself. Quark sees this as a business opportunity and tells everyone that he killed Kozak in self-defense.

After Kozak's widow, Grilka, arrives, she has Quark knocked out and taken back to Qo'noS, the Klingon homeworld. He unwittingly marries Grilka, allowing her to protect her property long enough for Gowron to let her inherit it due to extenuating circumstances. Quark has to confront Grilka's enemies, leading the temporary "House of Quark". Instead of fighting the late Kozak's brother, he tries to prove that the brother has taken money from Grilka's house for years. When all is resolved, Grilka is grateful to Quark, and he asks for a divorce, which she happily grants in Klingon customary fashion.