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 b