Sisko and Bashir travel to the Gamma Quadrant to mediate a peace settlement between the Uradi and the Vantous. Their runabout is attacked. When Bashir awakens, he finds himself in a med-lab, and Sisko is seriously injured. Bashir must instruct alien doctors on how to save Sisko's life while coming to terms with his role as a Starfleet officer and as a doctor.
