An age old tale: A victimised people find themselves face to face with their nemesis. Or have they?
A Cardassian turns up on the station with a particular ailment that Major Kira immediately recognises as originating in only one place - an horrific concentration camp which she helped liberate. Convincing Sisko to allow her to lead the interrogation she finds herself face to face with the living embodiment of her hatred and as she digs deeper she finds herself questioning her own prejudices and as the story unwinds so does her hate.
With a guest star of the quality of Harris Yulen and series regular Nana Visitor thoroughly chewing up, playing off and pulling emotions from each other this episode literally draws you right into the centre of the argument: does genocide have a conscience?
With this episode neck deep in the very darkest of the human equation issues, It must surely stand up as one of the very best of Trek.
A Cardassian turns up on the station with a particular ailment that Major Kira immediately recognises as originating in only one place - an horrific concentration camp which she helped liberate. Convincing Sisko to allow her to lead the interrogation she finds herself face to face with the living embodiment of her hatred and as she digs deeper she finds herself questioning her own prejudices and as the story unwinds so does her hate.
With a guest star of the quality of Harris Yulen and series regular Nana Visitor thoroughly chewing up, playing off and pulling emotions from each other this episode literally draws you right into the centre of the argument: does genocide have a conscience?
With this episode neck deep in the very darkest of the human equation issues, It must surely stand up as one of the very best of Trek.