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The Magnificent Ferengi File Photo || Mission Review Production Number: 534 Original air week: 12/29/97 Written by: Ira Steven Behr & Hans Beimler Directed by: Chip Chalmers Guest Stars: Jeffrey Combs as Brunt Max Grodénchik as Rom Aron Eisenberg as Nog Cecily Adams as Moogie (Ishka) Josh Pais as Gaila Christopher Shea as Keevan Hamilton Camp as Leck Chase Masterson as Leeta And: Iggy Pop as Yelgrun (Not Special Guest Star: Wallace Shawn as Grand Nagus Zek, as had been previously reported -- see Notes) Spellings: "???" Notes: Action-oriented Ferengi episode. Involves Moogie, Brunt, Quark, Rom, Nog, and Cousin Gaila. [[11/20]] "Quark, Moogie, Rom, Brunt, and the gang all get together again. This episode is filming now. The Grand Nagus will not appear because actor Wallace Shawn was too busy to make filming." -- Lolita Fatjo. The Author's Keyboard: [[11/12]] Ron Moore: "Magnificent Ferengi" unites six of our Ferengi characters together as they join forces on a vital mission. It should be a scream. [[11/17]] Ron Moore: Quark is forced to gather together a misfit team of Ferengi in order to save his mother from the clutches of the Dominion. You'll be seeing some familiar Ferengi faces in this one. Program Highlights STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Magnificent Ferengi" -- Quark leads a Ferengi mission to rescue his mother from the Dominion. TV Guide Ad SHOWDOWN! They've united with Cardassia. Decimated the Alpha Quadrant. But is the Dominion ready for... Quark? TV Log Listing Quark takes on the Dominion/STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE. DETAILED REPORT The Grand Nagus calls with news that Quark's mother, Ishka, has been captured by the Dominion. He enlists Quark to rescue her, offering a substantial reward if he succeeds. Quark persuades Rom to join the mission to save their mother, telling him that they will lie about the reward in order to keep most for themselves. The two then recruit Nog for his Starfleet expertise, while fellow Ferengis Leck, Gaila, and Brunt form the rest of the team. While running battle simulations in the Holosuites, Quark realizes they have no hope of taking back Ishka by force. Rom suggests doing what Ferengis do best -- making a deal. With Sisko's blessing, Quark obtains the release of a Vorta, Keevan, from prison, and makes a deal with the Dominion to exchange him for Ishka. The team heads to Empok Nor, a deserted Cardassian space station, to make the exchange, but Keevan warns them that the Dominion intends to kill him, and will no doubt kill the Ferengi team as well. At the station, Gaila falls asleep while he is supposed to be guarding their prisoner, and Keevan escapes. Luckily, Quark had Rom disable the ship's engines in anticipation of such a problem, so the group is able to apprehend Keevan. When they return to their base camp, dozens of Jem'Hadar soldiers are waiting for them. Quark meets with Yelgrun, the Vorta who is holding Ishka prisoner. Yelgrun asks for Keevan, but instead of making the exchange, Quark responds with a list of demands designed to ensure his group's -- and his mother's -- safety. After some initial reservations, Yelgrun gives in, and he and Quark agree to exchange prisoners in a half hour. Quark goes back to complete the final preparations, but Rom accidentally reveals to the rest of the group that he and Quark are withholding some of the reward money. A fight ensues, and Keevan -- their bargaining chip -- is mistakenly killed. Unwilling to leave without Ishka, Nog engineers a desperate solution -- wiring Keevan with neural stimulators so it will look as if he's still alive. When the sides exchange their prisoners, sending each to walk toward the other group, Yelgrun immediately senses something is wrong. However, by the time he calls for his guards to attack, the rest of the Ferengi team arrives and kills them. The group heads back to Deep Space Nine with Yelgrun as their prisoner, Ishka free, and Quark a hero. -->

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