Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Tribunal

"Tribunal" is the 25th and penultimate episode of the second season of the syndicated American science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 45th episode overall. It is the first episode directed by cast member Avery Brooks (Commander Benjamin Sisko). Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures on Deep Space Nine, a space station located near a stable wormhole between the Alpha and Gamma quadrants of the Milky Way Galaxy. In this episode, Chief O'Brien (Colm Meaney) is convicted and later accused at a tribunal held on Cardassia Prime, where the legal status of the accused is determined before the trial even begins: guilty. This episode provided a look at the Cardassian judicial system and culture.