| "In the Pale Moonlight" | |
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| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 19 |
| Directed by | Victor Lobl |
| Story by | Peter Allan Fields |
| Teleplay by | Michael Taylor |
| Featured music | David Bell |
| Cinematography by | Jonathan West |
| Editing by | Michael Westmore, Jr. |
| Production code | 543 |
| Original air date | April 13, 1998 |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"In the Pale Moonlight" is the 143rd episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 19th of the sixth season. It originally aired on April 15, 1998, in broadcast syndication.
Set in the 24th century, Deep Space Nine follows the adventures of the crew of the fictional space station Deep Space Nine; the later seasons of the series follow a war between the United Federation of Planets and the Dominion, a hostile alien empire that has formed an alliance with the nearby Cardassian Union. In this episode, Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) works with former spy Elim Garak (Andrew Robinson) to trick the Romulans into joining the war against the Dominion.
The episode received Nielsen ratings of 4.8 points corresponding to nearly 4.7 million viewers,[1] and is widely regarded as one of the series' best episodes.