Body Parts (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (S4 E25)
"Body Parts" is the 97th episode of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the 25th episode of the fourth season.
Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures on the space station Deep Space Nine. This is one of several episodes that focus on the Ferengi, a species known for their devotion to earning profit. The Ferengi bartender Quark, believing himself to be terminally ill, auctions off his remains; when he discovers that the diagnosis was incorrect, he must either breach the contract, or end his life in order to deliver the merchandise.
The episode also writes actress Nana Visitor's real-life pregnancy into the story by having the pregnancy of the character Keiko O'Brien transferred to Visitor's character, Major Kira Nerys, following an accident.
Plot
Quark learns that he has a rare disease that will kill him within a week. To raise money to pay his debts before he dies, he auctions off his remains, accepting an anonymous bid for 500 bars of gold-pressed latinum. A few hours later, he finds out that his medical exam was in error, and he is not about to die.
The bidder turns out to be Quark's old adversary Brunt, an agent of the Ferengi Commerce Authority. Brunt demands that Quark fulfill his end of the contract by providing his remains, ignoring Quark's protests that he will live.
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