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"Honor Among Thieves" | |
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode | |
Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 15 |
Directed by | Allan Eastman |
Story by | Philip Kim |
Teleplay by | René Echevarria |
Featured music | Gregory Darryl Smith |
Production code | 539 |
Original air date | February 23, 1998 |
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"Honor Among Thieves" is the 139th episode of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It is the 15th episode of the sixth season.
Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the fictional space station Deep Space Nine, which lies adjacent to a wormhole connecting the Alpha and Gamma Quadrants of the galaxy. The later seasons of the series follow a war against the Dominion, a hostile empire from the Gamma Quadrant. In this episode, Miles O'Brien is tasked by Starfleet Intelligence to infiltrate the Orion Syndicate, a powerful organized crime ring. His goal is to find the identity of the person in Starfleet who is leaking information about their undercover operatives to the Syndicate.
The episode premiered to Nielsen ratings of 4.6, which is about 4.5 million viewers.[1]