A Bajoran vedek kills a Nausicaan during a fight in Quark's. The vedek turns out to be a human named Crockett, searching for a lost orb on behalf of Kai Winn. Upon being released, Crockett travels to a remote monastery on Bajor belonging to a militant religious order. For centuries they have kept the lost orb hidden. Crockett steals the orb and escapes through the wormhole.