Tears of the Prophets

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode
"Tears of the Prophets"
Episode no.	150
Prod. code	550
Airdate	June 17, 1998
Writer(s)	Ira Steven Behr Hans Beimler
Director	Allan Kroeker
Guest star(s)	Andrew Robinson Jeffrey Combs Marc Alaimo David Birney J.G. Hertzler Aron Eisenberg Casey Biggs Barry Jenner James Darren Michelle Horn Bob Kirsh
Year	2374
Stardate	Not stated
Episode chronology
Previous	"The Sound of Her Voice"
Next	"Image in the Sand"

"Tears of the Prophets" is a sixth-season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine first broadcast on June 17, 1998.

In this episode, it is decided that Captain Sisko will be responsible for planning the first steps in the assault on the Dominion forces in the Alpha Quadrant, after he has been bestowed with the 'Christopher Pike Medal of Valor'. Sisko is warned by the Prophets not to go, but does – allowing Gul Dukat, inhabited by a Pah Wraith, to render all orbs black and use the station's orb to release the Pah-Wraith into the wormhole, upon which it collapses. Unfortunately, Jadzia Dax is in the Bajoran Shrine at that time and the wraith possessing Dukat kills her. The initial assault on the Dominion takes place in the Chin'toka system and is successful. For a more detailed explanation of the battle see the article on the Chin'toka system. Feeling that he has failed both the prophets and Starfleet, Captain Sisko returns to his father's restaurant on earth.