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Vortex (episode)

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"Vortex"
DS9, Episode 1x12
Production number: 40511-412
First aired: 18 April 1993
11th of 173 produced in DS9
11th of 173 released in DS9
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263rd of 727 released in all
Written By
Sam Rolfe

Directed By
Winrich Kolbe
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For the Xindi propulsion technology, see subspace vortex.

A fugitive attempts to trade evidence about Odo's people for freedom.

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Croden, a Rakhari criminal

Ah-Kel and Ro-Kel, a pair of Miradorn twins, arrive on Deep Space 9 to offer an expensive item to Quark. Quark expresses concern that it was stolen but just as he does, another man enters the room, Croden, and demands to be given the item at gunpoint. One of Quark's waiters drops his tray of glasses, one of which reforms into Odo as it hits the floor. Croden fires his gun at Ro-Kel, killing him. Before Ah-Kel gets a chance to fight back Odo hauls Croden away to the security office.

Five glasses, for four people?!

Ah-Kel, furious about his twin's death, vows vengeance against Croden. However, as Croden is still being held in the brig, Ah-Kel returns to his ship in frustration. Odo visits Croden who tells him stories he'd heard about Changelings, something which piques Odo's attention. He goes on to tell Odo that the Changelings live in an unusual nebula in the Gamma Quadrant. Croden then shows Odo an unusual pendant containing a miniature Changeling.

Using the Rio Grande, Commander Sisko and Lieutenant Dax locate Croden's homeworld and speak to Hadran, the Exarch of Nehelik Province. It transpires that Croden is wanted for multiple crimes on his planet and Hadran demands his immediate return to face execution.

Odo is ordered to return Croden to his homeworld, but decides to pass through the nebula en route. Just before the Ganges gets to the nebula the Miradorn ship catches up with them and start firing at the runabout. (Listenfile info) Odo takes the ship into the nebula to evade them for a while. Croden directs Odo to a small planetoid, but when they arrive there are no Changelings present. Croden heads to a stasis chamber and revives his daughter Yareth. On the way back to the runabout, the Miradorn vessel fires at them and Odo is knocked out. Croden goes back for him and rescues him.

While leaving the planetoid, Odo leads the Miradorn ship into a pocket of volatile toh-maire gas. Just before the runabout is fired upon, Odo moves the it out of the way. The gas ignites, damaging the Miradorn ship.

A Vulcan ship, the T'Vran, intercepts the runabout Ganges and asks if they can be of any assistance. Odo asks if they would take the two Rakhari back to Vulcan with them. They agree and Croden thanks Odo for his kindness and for saving his life.

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"The usual, Odo?"
"Nothing."
"The usual."

- Quark and Odo


"Whoever you are--you're making a mistake."
"Well, it wouldn't be the first and probably won't be the last. Give that to me."

- Ro-Kel and Croden


"Five glasses... for four people... !?"

- Quark, after he realizes that Odo was masquerading as a glass


"Have you known any twinned Miradorn, commander?"
"I'm afraid I haven't met any before now."
"In my species, we are not just twin brothers... together we are a self... two halves of one being. I am incomplete now."

- Ah-Kel, to Commander Sisko


"You could've left me behind."
"Don't thank me, I already regret it."

- Odo and Croden


"Morn should keep his big mouth shut!"
"..."

- Quark and Morn


"Home? Where is it? Some day we'll know... cousin."

- Odo, looking at the Croden's pendant

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[edit] References

Ah-Kel and Ro-Kel's raider; Altoran; Chamra Vortex; Changeling; Ganges, USS; Klingon; langour; latinum; Miradorn; Miradorn raider; Rakhar; Rakhari; Rakhari shuttlecraft; Rio Grande, USS; Rigelian freighter; shapeshifting locket; T'Vran; Theta-class; toh-maire; Vanoben transport

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