| "Shadowplay" | |
|---|---|
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 16 |
| Directed by | Robert Scheerer |
| Written by | Robert Hewitt Wolfe |
| Featured music | Jay Chattaway |
| Production code | 436 |
| Original air date | February 21, 1994 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Shadowplay" is the 36th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It is the 16th episode of the second season.
Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures on Deep Space Nine, a space station located adjacent to a stable wormhole between the Alpha and Gamma quadrants of the Milky Way Galaxy, near the planet Bajor. In this episode, Deep Space Nine's shapeshifting security chief Odo and science officer Dax investigate mysterious disappearances of the population of a village in the Gamma Quadrant; meanwhile, Major Kira becomes romantically involved with the Bajoran priest Vedek Bareil.
The episode was directed by Robert Scheerer and written by Robert Hewitt Wolfe.[1]