"Captive Pursuit" is an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, first aired in 1993 as part of the first season of the series.
A hunted alien from the galaxy's Gamma Quadrant seeks refuge on Deep Space 9.
Summary
A small ship arrives from the galaxy's Gamma Quadrant, the first from the quadrant to do so. It has been damaged, and Commander Sisko and Chief O'Brien convince the sole occupant, Tosk, to allow them to bring his ship in for repairs. Tosk is keen to move on as quickly as possible, but declines to say why. O'Brien quickly befriends Tosk while repairing his ship.
Tosk attempts to steal weapons from the space station weapons locker and is detained by Odo. Another ship arrives from the Gamma Quadrant and the aliens transport to the Promenade. Sisko and Major Kira attempt to stop them, but the aliens technology is too advanced. The alien hunters call off their attack when they find that Tosk is in a security cell.
Sisko is bound by the Prime Directive to not interfere and decides to turn Tosk over to the hunters. O’Brien decides to act on his own and knocks out the Hunter taking Tosk to their ship, allowing Tosk to escape to his own. O’Brien realises that Sisko helped too.
References
Characters
- Julian Bashir • Broik • Graham Davis • Jadzia Dax • Kallis Ven • Kira Nerys • Taylor Moore • Morn • Nalan Bal • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Quark • Sarda • Benjamin Sisko • Yevir Linjarin • unnamed Hunters • unnamed Tosk (the Tosk)
- Referenced only
- Keiko O'Brien • Molly O'Brien
Locations
- Alpha Quadrant • Bajoran wormhole • Deep Space 9 (operations center • Promenade • Quark's • station commander's office)
- Referenced only
- Gamma Quadrant
Starships
- Tosk's starship
Races and cultures
- Referenced only
- Cardassian • Vulcan
States and organizations
- Referenced only
- Starfleet Command
Science and classification
- access tunnel • airlock • arva node • coladrium • duranium • genetic engineering • graviton • holosuite • light-year • neutrino particle beam • plasma injector • plasma generator • plasmic fiber • ramscoop • replicator • shroud • tractor beam • transporter • weapon detector • weapons locker
Other references
- "Cardie" • constable • dabo • dabo girl • first contact • flea market • oatmeal • Prime Directive • synthale
Appendices
Related media
- A Tosk and several Hunters appear in the novel Rising Son. A Hunter appears in the ST - Prey novel: Hell's Heart.
- Elements of "Captive Pursuit" (including O'Brien helping Tosk to escape the Hunters) were to have been featured in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine game Crossroads of Time, but were removed due to memory concerns with the technology of the time. [1]
Background
Notable cast and crew
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
- Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys
- Rene Auberjonois as Odo
- Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax
- Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- Scott MacDonald as Tosk
Images
Connections
Timeline
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Babel |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: Q-Less |
| Previous episode: Babel |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: Q-Less |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Aquiel |
Next Adventure: The Siege | |
| Previous Adventure: Babel |
Deep Space Nine Adventures | Next Adventure: The Siege |
External links
- "Captive Pursuit" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Captive Pursuit article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.