For the Cause (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

"**For the Cause**"
"For the Cause"
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode
Episode no.	Season 4; Episode 22
Directed by	James L. Conway
Story by	Mark Gehred-O'Connell
Teleplay by	Ronald D. Moore
Featured music	Jay Chattaway
Production code	494
Original air date	May 6, 1996
Guest appearances
	Kenneth Marshall as Michael Eddington; Penny Johnson as Kasidy Yates; Tracy Middendorf as Ziyal; Andrew J. Robinson as Garak; John Prosky as Brathaw; Steven Vincent Leigh as Reese;
Episode chronology
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	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 4
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"For the Cause" is the 22nd episode of the fourth season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It was first broadcast on May 6, 1996.^[1]^[2]

Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the space station Deep Space Nine near the planet Bajor, as the Bajorans recover from a decades-long occupation by the imperialistic Cardassians. In the middle seasons of the series, as the United Federation of Planets maintains an uneasy peace with Cardassia, a recurring plot thread involves the Maquis, a renegade terrorist group of Federation nationals trying to strike back against the Cardassians.

In this episode, suspicion falls upon civilian freighter captain Kasidy Yates (Penny Johnson), the girlfriend of station commander Benjamin Sisko, as a possible Maquis accomplice, but the true Maquis agent turns out to be a member of Sisko's crew, Lieutenant Commander Michael Eddington (Kenneth Marshall).

^ ^a ^b "Season 4 Ratings". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 4, 2000. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Erdmann, Terry J.; Block, Paula M. (2000). "Appendix". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion. New York: Pocket Books. p. 719. ISBN 978-0-671-50106-8.

[TrekNation-1] "Season 4 Ratings". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 4, 2000. Retrieved July 17, 2022.

[DS9Companion-2] Erdmann, Terry J.; Block, Paula M. (2000). "Appendix". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion. New York: Pocket Books. p. 719. ISBN 978-0-671-50106-8.

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