"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"
Improbable Cause (1995)

Director:

Avery Brooks

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator: "Star Trek")
Rick Berman (creator) ...
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TV Series:

"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)

Original Air Date:

24 April 1995 (Season 3, Episode 20)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

After an attempt is made on Garak's life, Odo conducts the investigation on who tried to murder the Cardassian tailor - and why.

Plot Keywords:

Directed By Star | Shipper | Drug Addiction | Bartender | Explosion

Cast

Avery Brooks	...	Commander Sisko
Rene Auberjonois	...	Odo
Alexander Siddig	...	Doctor Bashir (as Siddig El Fadil)
Terry Farrell	...	Lieutenant Jadzia Dax
Cirroc Lofton	...	Jake Sisko (credit only)
Colm Meaney	...	Chief O'Brien
Armin Shimerman	...	Quark (credit only)
Nana Visitor	...	Major Kira
Andrew Robinson	...	Garak
Carlos Lacamara	...	Retaya (as Carlos LaCamara)
Joseph Ruskin	...	Informant
Darwyn Carson	...	Romulan
Julianna McCarthy	...	Mila
Paul Dooley	...	Enabran Tain

Directed by
Avery Brooks

Writing credits
Gene Roddenberry		(creator: "Star Trek")
Rick Berman		(creator) &
Michael Piller		(creator)
René Echevarria		(teleplay)
Robert Lederman		(story) &
David R. Long		(story)

Produced by
Ira Steven Behr	....	co-executive producer
Rick Berman	....	executive producer
Robert Della Santina	....	line producer
René Echevarria	....	producer
Peter Lauritson	....	producer
David Livingston	....	supervising producer
Ronald D. Moore	....	supervising producer
Steve Oster	....	co-producer
Michael Piller	....	executive producer
Terri Potts	....	associate producer

Original Music by
David Bell

Cinematography by
Jonathan West		(director of photography)

Makeup Department
Norma Lee	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Robert Della Santina	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brian Whitley	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Frank Leasure	....	propmaker foreman
Joe Longo	....	property master
Denise Okuda	....	scenic artist
Michael Okuda	....	scenic art supervisor
Ed Miarecki	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ashley Harvey	....	sound editor
Daryl Lathrop	....	adr recordist
Mace Matiosian	....	supervising sound editor
Chris Trent	....	foley mixer
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Gausche	....	first company grip

Editorial Department
Larry Field	....	telecine colorist

Other crew
Michael Okuda	....	technical consultant
Robert Hewitt Wolfe	....	executive story editor

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Rick Berman		creator
Michael Piller		creator

Original Music by
John Debney

Makeup Department
Audrey L. Anzures	....	hair stylist
Allan A. Apone	....	makeup artist
Michael F. Blake	....	makeup artist (as Michael Blake)
Ellis Burman Jr.	....	makeup artist (1995-1999) (as Sonny Burman)
Caryl Codon-Tharp	....	hair stylist
Lisa Collins	....	makeup artist
Laura Connolly	....	hair stylist
Lee Crawford	....	hair stylist
Earl Ellis	....	makeup artist
Frank Fontaine	....	hair stylist
Dean Gates	....	makeup artist
Virginia Grobeson	....	hair stylist
Angela Gurule	....	hair stylist
Kevin Haney	....	makeup artist
Charlotte Harvey	....	hair stylist
Cynthia Hernandez	....	makeup artist
Tina Hoffman	....	makeup artist (as Tina Kalliongis-Hoffman)
Tim Jones	....	hair stylist (as Timothy Jones)
Nina Kent	....	makeup artist
Michael Key	....	makeup artist
Heather Koontz	....	makeup artist
Nina Kraft	....	makeup artist
Toby Lamm	....	makeup artist
Mark Landon	....	makeup artist
Margie Latinopoulos	....	special makeup effects artist
Jeff Lewis	....	makeup artist (as Jeffrey Lewis)
Brad Look	....	makeup artist (as Bradley M. Look)
James MacKinnon	....	special makeup effects artist
John Maldonado	....	makeup artist
Chris McBee	....	hair stylist
Michael Moore	....	hair stylist
Gilbert A. Mosko	....	makeup artist
Fred B. Phillips	....	makeup artist (1 episode)
Joan Phillips	....	hair stylist
Gloria Ponce	....	hair stylist
Alex Proctor	....	makeup artist
James Rohland	....	makeup artist
Sandra Rowden	....	makeup artist
Linda Leiter Sharp	....	hair stylist (as Linda Sharp)
Francine Shermaine	....	hair stylist
Mark Shostrom	....	makeup artist
Judith Silverman	....	makeup artist (as Judith Silverman-Orr)
Craig Smith	....	makeup artist
Perri Sorel	....	makeup artist
Rick Stratton	....	makeup artist
Thomas E. Surprenant	....	makeup artist
Jennifer Turchi	....	makeup artist
Lauran Upshaw	....	hair stylist
Patricia Vecchio	....	hair stylist: day player
R. Stephen Weber	....	makeup artist
June Westmore	....	makeup artist
Scott Wheeler	....	makeup artist
Derik Wingo	....	special makeup effects artist
Natalie Wood	....	makeup artist
Leo Corey Castellano	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Jake Garber	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
April Nocifora	....	post-production supervisor (1996-1998) (as April Rossi)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bea Ellen Cameron	....	first assistant director (1993-1999)
Bea Ellen Cameron	....	first assistant director: second unit (1993)
Bea Ellen Cameron	....	key second assistant director (1993)
Ron Dempsey	....	second second assistant director
Tony Eng	....	dga trainee
Rusty Mahmood	....	second second assistant director
Karen Reinhart	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Gary Clark	....	lead paint foreman
David Galvan	....	lead paint foreman
Penny Smartt-Juday	....	set buyer
Tom Talley	....	general foreman
James Van Over	....	scenic artist (1996-1999)

Sound Department
Marty Church	....	foley mixer
Wilson Dyer	....	sound editor
Chris Elam	....	sound recordist
Dennis Petersen	....	sound recordist
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer (season 7)

Special Effects by
Edward J. Franklin	....	special effects
Matt Kutcher	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Eric Alba	....	visual effects associate (as Frederick G. Alba)
Les Bernstien	....	motion control
Kevin Bouchez	....	visual effects animator (as Kevin P. Bouchez)
Steve Bowen	....	visual effects compositor
Kristen Branan	....	visual effects producer
Bruce Branit	....	supervising digital artist
John Campuzano	....	tape operator
Steve Carpenter	....	digital artist
Arthur J. Codron	....	visual effects coordinator
Richard J. Cook	....	digital effects producer: VisonArt
Joshua Cushner	....	visual effects cameraman (as Josh Cushner)
John 'JD' Daniel	....	digital artist
Ted Fay	....	morphing supervisor/artist
Brian Fisher	....	digital effects artist
Steve Fong	....	visual effects compositor
Don Greenberg	....	digital compositor
John F. Gross	....	CGI supervisor
Royce Hager	....	motion control rigger
Paul Hill	....	visual effects compositor
Sherry Hitch	....	digital compositor
Dennis Hoerter	....	prop maker
Simon Holden	....	digital compositor
Jeremy Hunt	....	digital effects artist
Adrian Hurley	....	visual effects cameraman
Gregory Jein	....	model maker
Bruce Jones	....	visual effects producer
Oded Kassirer	....	digital artist
Mark Kochinski	....	3D artist
Mike Leben	....	motion control operator
Don Lee	....	visual effects compositor
Paul Maples	....	motion control operator
Gray Marshall	....	motion control operator
Karl J. Martin	....	digital artist
Fredric Meininger	....	model maker
Enrique Munoz	....	digital artist: series finale
Erik Nash	....	motion control programmer
Davy Nethercutt	....	visual effects compositor (as Davy T. Nethercutt)
Glenn Neufeld	....	visual effects supervisor
Kevin Quattro	....	digital artist
Scott Rader	....	visual effects compositor
Gregory Rainoff	....	visual effects animator (as Greg Rainoff)
Laurie Resnick	....	visual effects artist
Jim Rider	....	motion control cameraman
Steven Joseph Rogers	....	digital artist: series finale
Joshua D. Rose	....	model maker (as Joshua Rose)
Barry Safley	....	digital effects artist: VisionArt (multiple episodes)
Steven J. Scott	....	digital compositor
Ka Yaw Tan	....	visual effects
Aristomenis Tsirbas	....	digital artist
Elliot Worman	....	modeler
Larry Younger	....	visual effects artist
Bethany Berndt-Shackelford	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Rob Bonchune	....	digital effects supervisor: Foundation Imaging (uncredited)
Rob Bredow	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Koji Kuramura	....	digital artist: Foundation Imaging (uncredited)
Rodney J. McFall	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Elle Alexander	....	stunts
Ed Anders	....	stunts
Brian Avery	....	stunts
Chris Blackwood	....	stunts
Chuck Borden	....	stunts
Jay Caputo	....	stunts
Jennifer Caputo	....	stunts
Ken Clark	....	stunt performer
BJ Davis	....	stunt coordinator (as B.J. Davis)
Brennan Dyson	....	stunt double (1992-1998)
Anita Hart	....	stunt double: Terri Ferrell
Leslie Hoffman	....	stunt double
Ben Jensen	....	stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts
Scott Leva	....	stunts
Dyanna Lynn	....	stunts
Johnny Martin	....	stunts (8 episodes)
Phil O'Dell	....	stunts
Denney Pierce	....	stunts
Steve Rizzo	....	stunts
Rick Sawaya	....	stunt double
Paul E. Short	....	stunts
Lou Simon	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Joe Chess	....	steadicam operator (1993-1995)
Wren Maloney	....	still photographer
Alvin Simmons	....	dolly grip (season 6)

Casting Department
Mark Scott	....	casting associate (1998-1999)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brian Cotton	....	costumer (1997-1999)
Lois DeArmond	....	costume illustrator

Editorial Department
April Nocifora	....	post-production coordinator (1993-1996) (as April Rossi)

Music Department
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer
John Debney	....	conductor
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring recordist
John Rotondi	....	scoring engineer: Y4
Rick Winquest	....	music scoring engineer

Other crew
Jeff Coopwood	....	adr voice
Hala Gabriel	....	production accountant (1995-1996)
Bob Gillan	....	assistant script coordinator
Mark Allen Shepherd	....	artwork provider
Ryan Van Riper	....	production assistant
Chad Zimmerman	....	assistant to producers

Quotes:

[after Bashir tells the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf]
Dr. Julian Bashir: The point is, if you lie all the time, nobody's going to believe you, even when you're telling the truth.
Elim Garak: Are you sure that's the point, doctor?
Dr. Julian Bashir: Of course. What else could it be?
Elim Garak: That you should never tell the same lie twice.

Secondary character, "Garek," takes center stage

Paired with "The Die is Cast," "Improbable Cause" offers Trek fans two of its finest hours, in terms of acting, story, and special effects. The episode allows more development of the space station's Cardassian tailor, brilliantly underplayed by Andrew J. Robinson, revealing that he has more up his sleeve than threads and needles.

Responding to a request from his mentor, Enabran Tain, superbly performed by stage and film veteran Paul Dooley, Garek is forced to interrogate a captured Odo in order to find out information that can quell the movements of "The Founders," the shape-shifting race to which Odo belongs. As the story develops, Garek pulls out all the stops in his questioning of security chief Odo, prohibiting Odo from reverting to his liquid state. This makes for some intense banter between the two.

Also in the cast are Juliana McCarthy, late of "Sisters", as Garek's housekeeper who is more to him than just a former employee of his parents.

Besides the expert acting from all concerned, the two episodes provide the first glimpse of major space battles to be seen on the series. It is obvious that the budget for this episode, along with "The Die is Cast," was significantly higher than previous ones.

These two are must-sees for fans of great science fiction drama.