Stardate: Unknown. Dr. Bashir fights to save Garak's life when a device implanted in his brain, designed to alleviate pain in the event of torture, begins to malfunction and is slowly killing him.

Stardate: Unknown. Sisko and Quark and a strange telepathic woman are arrested by Jem'Hadar, soldiers of the Dominion.

Stardate: 48213.1. Instead of waiting for the Jem'Hadar to attack, Sisko wants to try a different approach. He wants to take a new class starship to try to find the Founders.

Stardate: 50049.3. The crew is forced to retreat in a crashed Jem'Hadar ship after an attack by the Jem'Hadar. They get the feeling there's something very important about this ship.

Stardate: Unknown. Jake, reporting from the front lines, sees what war truly is.

Stardate: Unknown. Driven to desperation by the Dominion, the Maquis launch a massive bio-weapons strike towards Cardassia. Sisko must trust the traitor Eddington to try to stop them.