 He leaves Sisko angry and humiliated, and facing a long trip home.The "Defiant" is towed back to Deep Space Nine, and O'Brien begins the massive job of bringing the ship back on-line.Adding insult to injury, Sisko learns that Captain Sanders of the starship "Malinche" has been assigned to apprehend Eddington since Starfleet feels Sisko hasn't himself been able to do the job in the past eight months.