Body Parts story
Quark is diagnosed with a terminal disease, Dorek's Syndrome, and given a week to live. Directed by: Avery Brooks. Story by: Louis P. DeSantis & Robert J. Bolivar.
14 total · 4 choice · 8 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| contemplating suicide | choice | It was up to Quark to decide between taking his own life or being ostracized by the Ferengi. |
| expecting parents | choice | Miles and Keiko expecting their baby to be delivered by Kira |
| greed for riches | choice | Quark and Rom tried to macabrely profit from Quark own impending death by selling his body on the futures exchange. Brunt chastised Quark for having gone soft on being a ruthless businessman. |
| reproductive surrogacy | choice | Kira served as a surrogate mother for Miles and Keiko's child. |
| brother and brother | major | Rom comforting his brother Quark after being diagnosed with Dorek Syndrome and later helped Quark get out of his predicament with Brunt |
| coming to terms with one's own death | major | Quark was given under a week to live upon being diagnosed with the terminal disease Dorek Syndrome and later was going to be killed by Garak. |
| coping with a loved one being gravely ill | major | Rom coped with his brother Quark being diagnosed with Dorek Syndrome. |
| coping with a terminal illness | major | Quark given under a week to live upon being diagnosed with the terminal disease Dorek Syndrome. |
| honor | major | Quark displayed a recognizable kind of honor in refusing to break a contract. |
| husband and wife | major | Miles and Keiko had Kira as surrogate mother |