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| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode | |
| "Accession" | |
 Akorem Laan |
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| Episode no. | 88 |
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| Prod. code | 489 |
| Airdate | February 26, 1996 |
| Writer(s) | Jane Espenson |
| Director | Les Landau |
| Guest star(s) | Richard Libertini as Akorem Laan Rosalind Chao as Keiko Hana Hatae as Molly Camille Saviola as Kai Opaka Robert Symonds as Vedek Porta |
| Year | 2372 |
| Episode chronology | |
| Previous | "Bar Association" |
| Next | "Rules of Engagement" |
"Accession" is an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the sixteenth episode of the fourth season.
Plot
A 300-year-old Bajoran ship comes through the Wormhole, and its passenger, Akorem, claims that he is the Emissary of the Prophets.
At first, Sisko is happy to give up his position as a religious leader for the Bajorans. Soon, disturbing things come to light. Akorem wishes to return Bajor to a system of caste-based discrimination. This would also result in the Federation denying Bajor for membership, as such discrimination is forbidden under Federation law.
Sisko must deal with a vision of Kai Opaka, as well as the murder of a 'lower caste' Bajoran (executed by a Vedek for not following his caste) and his second in command, Kira deciding she should resign her post to follow her caste.
Sisko challenges Akorem and they both enter the wormhole to see what the Prophets think. It turns out Akorem was a challenge for Sisko. Akorem is sent back to his own time, to live out his life with no memory of his three hundred year long trip.
External links
- Accession article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
- Accession article at StarTrek.com, the official Star Trek website
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