In the Cards (9 Jun. 1997)

Jake and Nog go through hell and high water, from participating in an auction to dealing with the Dominion, to receiving a Willie Mays baseball card to cheer up the war-fatigued Captain Sisko.

Director:

Michael Dorn

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator), Rick Berman (creator),

Stars:

Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Michael Dorn

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Avery Brooks	...	Captain Sisko
Rene Auberjonois	...	Odo
Michael Dorn	...	Lt. Commander Worf
Terry Farrell	...	Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax (credit only)
Cirroc Lofton	...	Jake Sisko
Colm Meaney	...	Chief O'Brien
Armin Shimerman	...	Quark
Alexander Siddig	...	Doctor Bashir
Nana Visitor	...	Major Kira
Louise Fletcher	...	Kai Winn
Jeffrey Combs	...	Weyoun
Brian Markinson	...	Giger
Aron Eisenberg	...	Nog
Chase Masterson	...	Leeta

Storyline

Jake and Nog go through hell and high water, from participating in an auction to dealing with the Dominion, to receiving a Willie Mays baseball card to cheer up the war-fatigued Captain Sisko.

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Plot Keywords:

baseball card | auction | 24th century | immortality | directed by star

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

9 June 1997 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The baseball card in this episode is a 1951 Willie Mays rookie card produced by Bowman.

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Quotes

Sisko: Even in the darkest moments, you can always find something that'll make you smile.

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Connections

Featured in Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier (2007)

User Reviews

Enjoyable light relief

As season five draws towards its conclusion we get a more light hearted episode. As everybody is feeling down due to the constant threat from the Dominion Jake decides that he must do something to cheer up his father and when he learns that there is a twentieth century baseball card amongst a boxful of junk that is going to be auctioned. There is just one problem; somebody else wants the box. After being outbid they approach the new owner to see if he will sell them the card. Luckily he wanted the lot for a different item but unfortunately he wants some items in return so that he can build a machine which he believes will let him live for ever. To get these Jake and Nog will have to provide services to most of the senior staff. All is going well till Weyoun is visiting the station for a meeting with Kai Winn gets suspicious of their activity along with that of the man they were dealing with; luckily some quick talking from Jake provides a solution and at the end of the episode everybody is happy... apart from Leeta who can't find 'her' teddy bear.

While not an action pact or exciting episode it was a lot of fun. I particularly liked that Weyoun actually took an interest in the mad scientist's machine. Early on in the series I wasn't keen on Jake and Nog but their characters have improved over the years.