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"The Assignment" is the 103rd episode of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the fifth episode of the fifth season.
Keiko O'Brien, possessed by an evil Pah-wraith, plans to eliminate the Prophets. The Pah-wraith forces Miles O'Brien to use DS9's systems to fire chroniton radiation at the wormhole — destroying both it and the Prophets — or else he loses his wife and his daughter Molly.
Original Release
10/28/1996
US Release
10/28/1996
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Avery Brooks | Benjamin Sisko / Captain Benjamin 'Ben' Sisko |
| Rene Auberjonois | Odo / Constable Odo |
| Michael Dorn | Worf / Lt. Cmdr. Worf |
| Terry Farrell | Jadzia Dax / Lt. Cmdr. Jadzia Dax |
| Cirroc Lofton | Jake Sisko |
| Colm Meaney | Miles O'Brien / Chief Miles O'Brien |
| Armin Shimerman | Quark |
| Alexander Siddig | Julian Bashir / Doctor Julian Bashir |
| Nana Visitor | Kira Nerys / Major Kira Nerys |
| Rosalind Chao | Keiko O'Brien |
Directors
Writers
David Weddle, Bradley Thompson, David R. Long, Robert Lederman
Creators
Gene Roddenberry, Michael Piller, Rick Berman
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Avery Brooks | Benjamin Sisko / Captain Benjamin 'Ben' Sisko |
| Rene Auberjonois | Odo / Constable Odo |
| Michael Dorn | Worf / Lt. Cmdr. Worf |
| Terry Farrell | Jadzia Dax / Lt. Cmdr. Jadzia Dax |
| Cirroc Lofton | Jake Sisko |
| Colm Meaney | Miles O'Brien / Chief Miles O'Brien |
| Armin Shimerman | Quark |
| Alexander Siddig | Julian Bashir / Doctor Julian Bashir |
| Nana Visitor | Kira Nerys / Major Kira Nerys |
| Rosalind Chao | Keiko O'Brien |
| Max Grodenchik | Rom |
| Hana Hatae | Molly O'Brien |
| Patrick Egan | Jiyar |
| Rosie Malek-Yonan | Tekoa |
| Judi M. Durand | Station Computer Voice |
| Majel Barrett | Computer Voice |
| Bill Blair | Various Aliens |
| Terry Green | Starfleet Ops Lieutenant |
| Dorothy Hack | Bajoran Woman |
| Mary D. Mascari | Bajoran Woman |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Rick Berman | Executive Producer |
| Ira Steven Behr | Executive Producer |
| Hans Beimler | Producer |
| Robert Della Santina | Producer |
| René Echevarria | Producer |
| Peter Lauritson | Producer |
| Ronald D. Moore | Producer |
| Steve Oster | Producer |
| Terri Potts | Producer |
| Robert Hewitt Wolfe | Producer |
| John Farrell | Producer |
