Profit and Loss story
Quark is reunited with his former Cardassian lover, Natima Lang, but she is engaged in dangerous political intrigue with her students Rekela and Hogue: they want to reduce the political power of the Cardassian military. Directed by: Robert Wiemer. Story by: Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus.
13 total · 2 choice · 7 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with unwelcome romantic attention | choice | Quark upon Natime |
| social activism | choice | Natima Lang and her students were declared fugitives for being past of a resistance movement against the Cardassian government |
| greed for riches | major | The title alludes to Quark having long ago betrayed his ex-lover, Natima, over a sum of money. |
| infatuation | major | Quark and Natima |
| love vs. career | major | Quark urged Natima to give up on her political aspirations and stay at space station with him |
| military dictatorship | major | Cardassians persecuting dissenters |
| obsessive love | major | Quark was all over his old flame Natima. |
| old flames | major | Quark was reunited with his former Cardassian lover Natima |
| unrequited love | major | Quark was head over heals for Natima but she held back her feelings at first |
| coping with disagreeable orders | minor | Benjamin didn't like be ordered to handover alleged terrorists to the Cardassian government |