With Lt. Avder still sick and Bajoran/Federation relations at a low, things brighten up momentarily on DSX when Gul Boket receives a commendation from the Daystrom Institute for the long-range probe he launched during S1 E2, “Idol Threats.” However, he is unexpectedly arrested for the death of one his allies. Aster and Tamura battle how to assist him in the Cardassian legal system.