Paranoia swarms as Sisko and Odo work to prevent a military power-grab at Starfleet Command, while the Defiant is believed to have been overtaken by Changelings.
Miles struggles re-adjusting to normal life after having the realistic memories of serving a long, difficult prison sentence transplanted into his mind.
To prevent additional Dominion reinforcements, DS9 mines the wormhole’s entrance, escalating tensions between the Federation and Dominion… leading to a climatic ending.