| "Rules of Engagement" | |
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| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 18 |
| Directed by | LeVar Burton |
| Story by | Bradley Thompson David Weddle |
| Teleplay by | Ronald D. Moore |
| Featured music | Jay Chattaway |
| Production code | 490 |
| Original air date | April 8, 1996 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Rules of Engagement" was the 90th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 17th episode of the fourth season. It was directed by LeVar Burton, and features guest star Ron Canada as a visiting Klingon prosecutor.[1] The episode features special effect sequences with the USS Defiant and the Klingon Bird of Prey spaceships.[1]
Set in the 24th century, the series takes place on Deep Space Nine, a fictional space station near the planet Bajor, as the Bajorans recover from a brutal decades-long occupation by the Cardassians. In the fourth season, Cardassia is at war with the Klingon Empire, leading to tensions between the Klingons and the United Federation of Planets. In this episode, Lt. Cdr. Worf, a Klingon who is an officer in the Federation's Starfleet, is charged with destroying a Klingon civilian transport and faces an extradition hearing in which the Klingon Empire seeks to have him tried in Klingon court.