Stardate: Unknown. News arrives that Kai Winn has also become Bajor's political leader. She asks Kira to negotiate with an old resistance friend about returning soil reclamators.

Stardate: Unknown. First Minister Shakaar visits the station, despite a threat of assassination. He falls in love with Kira much to Odo's dismay.

Stardate: Unknown. The discovery of an infant Changeling gives Odo a chance to put right the trauma of his own upbringing, while his “father” Dr. Mora insists on a more clinical approach.