The Passenger story
A sinister criminal is hiding in the mind of someone on Deep Space Nine, but Bashir struggles to understand how it works. Directed by: Paul Lynch. Story by: Morgan Gendel.
7 total · 2 choice · 3 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| mind transfer technology | choice | Kobliad murderer/scientist Rao Vantika sought to extend his life by transferring his mind into Bashir. |
| the quest for immortality | choice | Kobliad murderer/scientist Rao Vantika sought to extend his life by transferring his mind into Bashir. |
| clash of wills | major | Odo and George Primmin |
| coping with an arrogant jerk | major | Kira with Bashir in shuttlecraft; Odo with George Primmin |
| personal identity | major | Rao Vantika and Bashir's minds both inhabited Bashir's body |
| brinkmanship | minor | release the tractor beam or everyone dies! |
| pride in an achievement | minor | Bashir boasted of his achievements in medicine to Kira in the shuttlecraft. |