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Quark is forced to marry a Klingon widow after he takes credit for the accidental death of her husband, the head of a powerful Klingon House.
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Title: The House Of Quark (10 Oct 1994)
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Cast
| Episode complete credited cast: | |||
| Avery Brooks | ... | Cmdr. Benjamin Sisko | |
| Rene Auberjonois | ... | Odo | |
| Alexander Siddig | ... | Doctor Bashir (as Siddig El Fadil) | |
| Terry Farrell | ... | Lt. Jadzia Dax | |
| Cirroc Lofton | ... | Jake Sisko (credit only) | |
| Colm Meaney | ... | Chief Miles O'Brien | |
| Armin Shimerman | ... | Quark | |
| Nana Visitor | ... | Major Kira | |
| Rosalind Chao | ... | Keiko O'Brien | |
| Mary Kay Adams | ... | Grilka | |
| Carlos Carrasco | ... | D'Ghor | |
| Max Grodénchik | ... | Rom | |
| Robert O'Reilly | ... | Gowron | |
| Joseph Ruskin | ... | Tumek | |
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John L. Bennett | ... | Kozak (as John Lendale Bennett) |
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"War is good for business" is the 34th Rule of Acquisition, but Quark is not noticing it at all. His bar is almost empty now people are leaving the station in droves in fear of the Dominion. Only a drunk Klingon, Kozak, is left and he refuses to pay. He assaults Quark and dies while accidentally falling on his knife. When Quark sees curious crowds outside the bar, he gets a great idea. He decides to tell everyone he killed the Klingon in a great fight to increase business. Odo warns him this might be dangerous, but arrogantly Quark refuses to listen. First he gets a visit by Zadok's brother D'Ghor seeking confirmation he died an honorable death, then he has to confess the truth to widow Grilka. She kidnaps him and forces him to marry her to save the House of Kozak. Meanwhile, Keiko has to close the school because all the Bajoran children left. Chief O'Brien tries everything to cheer her up. Written by Arnoud Tiele (imdb@tiele.nl)
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Quark: Go ahead - kill me! That is why I'm here, isn't it, to be killed? Well, here I am, so go ahead and do it. You all want me to pick up that sword and fight him, don't you? But I don't have a chance, and you know it. You only want me to put up a fight so that your precious honor will be satisfied. Well, I'm not gonna make it so easy for you.
[he kneels down]
Quark: Having me fight D'Ghor is nothing more than an execution. So, if that's what you want, that's...
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Written by Dennis McCarthy
Performed by Dennis McCarthy
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Grilka's beaming command while holding the unconscious Quark is the same as the one Kirk gives to Maltz while holding Spock in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984). See more »Goofs
When Bashir and O'Brien are talking about the arboretum at the replimat, the hand that O'Brien uses to hold onto the PADD keeps changing as the camera angles switch back and forth. See more »Quotes
[Quark is facing a fight to the death with D'Ghor]Quark: Go ahead - kill me! That is why I'm here, isn't it, to be killed? Well, here I am, so go ahead and do it. You all want me to pick up that sword and fight him, don't you? But I don't have a chance, and you know it. You only want me to put up a fight so that your precious honor will be satisfied. Well, I'm not gonna make it so easy for you.
[he kneels down]
Quark: Having me fight D'Ghor is nothing more than an execution. So, if that's what you want, that's...
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title(uncredited)
Written by Dennis McCarthy
Performed by Dennis McCarthy
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10 October 1994 (USA) See more »Company Credits
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"The House of Quark" is a very, very good episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space 9" and it's among the best of the occasionally funny shows in the series. It all begins with a nasty Klingon drunk in Quark's. The place is empty aside from the drunk, Quark and his brother. When the Klingon cannot pay for the blood wine and demands more, Quark tries to eject the guy. Suddenly, the drunk pulls out a knife and tries to stab Quark. In the ensuing scuffle, the drunk falls and dies--stabbed with his own knife. Quark, being a real opportunist, decides to concoct a story about him being attacked and him taking the knife and killing the Klingon in combat! He THINKS this will increase traffic into the bar---and it does. But it also sucks him into the middle of a Klingon struggle for succession to the head of the dead drunk's family. Now, Quark suddenly finds himself married AND about to be killed!! How can he possibly extricate himself from this mess?!
The show is very well written and kept my attention. Even my oldest daughter, who is not a fan of the series, laughed at this one. Well done and worth seeing.