 The "Rubicon" crew observe the Starfleet crew members in engineering, and realize their plan - Sisko has Kira (Nana Visitor) conduct repairs, though slowly to stall for time, while Sisko, Worf (Michael Dorn) and Nog (Aron Eisenberg) are attempting to regain control of the ship.O'Brien observes that Nog is attempting to override the ship's security codes, and suggests that they take the "Rubicon" to the bridge to assist them.When Kudak'Etan enters, Sisko complains about Ixtana'Rax's interference, driving an additional wedge between the two.