"Image in the Sand" is a Star Trek episode, the 151st episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the premiere episode of the show's seventh season. The episode was written by Ira Steven Behr and Hans BeimlerMA and directed by Les Landau.
Benjamin Sisko experiences a vision which leads him to believe the Prophets can be contacted, the Romulans establish a presence on Deep Space 9 and Worf plans a mission in Jadzia's name.
Summary
Three months after Jadzia's death, much has changed. Benjamin Sisko has taken a leave of absence and returned to Earth and Kira Nerys is in command of the space station. The invasion of Cardassian territory has stalled and a grieving Worf is angry that the Defiant is only being assigned simple convoy duties.
Kira, recently promoted to colonel, is troubled by how many worshippers of the Pah-wraiths have appeared on the station. With the collapse of the Bajoran wormhole, some Bajorans believe that the Prophets have abandoned them. Kira has another matter to deal with, as Admiral William Ross announces that a Romulan contingent, led by a senator called Kimara Cretak, are to establish a presence on the station for the duration of the Dominion War.
In his father's restaurant in New Orleans, Sisko is playing the piano when his baseball falls off the piano. As he picks it up, he has a vision of a womans face in the sands of Tyree. Sisko resolves to find the woman. He creates a composite image of the woman, from which Jake recognises her from photographs that Sisko’s father has. When they ask Joseph, he angrily denies knowing the woman.
On DS9, Worf visits Vic’s lounge and when Vic sings “All the Way”, Worf begins destroying tables. Bashir recalls that “All the Way” was Jadzia’s favourite song.
References
Characters
- Julian Bashir • Broik • Kimara Cretak • Corat Damar • Ezri Dax • Vic Fontaine • Jones (Lieutenant) • Kira Nerys • Martok • Morn • Nog • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Quark • William Ross • Benjamin Sisko • Jake Sisko • Joseph Sisko • Rita Tannenbaum • Weyoun 5 • Worf • Sarah Prophet
- Referenced only
- Reginald Barclay • Joey Bishop • Jadzia Dax • Skrain Dukat • Geordi La Forge • Alexander Rozhenko • Frank Sinatra • Rebecca Sisko • Yaltar • Alan M. Kobayashi • Alice Ginsburg • Ann Flood • Barbara Covington • Beverly Kurts • Curt Danhauser • Dorothy Duder • Faith Levesconte • Grace Kenney • Jay Laprade • John Fredrickson • Kathy Leprich • Kurt Hansen • Laura Derr • Lester Levesconte • Margaret C. Clark • Matata Kimya • Mindy Long • Mitchell Green • Paul Lawrence • Penny Juday • Phillip Jacobson • Rick Bittle • Rose Limli • Russ English • Sandy Holst • Teri Hansen • Terry Erdmann • Tom Mahoney
Locations
- Cardassia • Cardassia City • Deep Space 9 • Earth • New Orleans • Promenade • Quark's • Sisko's Creole Kitchen • station commander's office • Vic's lounge
- Referenced only
- Armstrong Park • Australia • Bajor • Bajoran wormhole • Chin'toka • Derna • Jackson Square • Monac IV • Monac shipyard • Romulus • Russia • Tyree • Starbase 129
Starships
- USS Defiant (Defiant-class escort) • D'deridex-class warbird • Galaxy-class explorer • Perikian-class attack ship • Vor'cha-class warship
- Referenced only
- PWB Aj'rmr • USS Akagi • USS Enterprise-D • USS Nobel • USS Tecumseh • USS Wyoming • USS Cochrane • USS Zapata • USS Victory • PWB T'Tpalok • IKS Fek'lhr • PWB Aj'rmr • PWB Tomal • PWB Koderex • PWB Preceptor • IKS K'mpec
Races and cultures
- Bajoran • Cardassian • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Jem'Hadar • Klingon • Lurian • Prophets • Romulan • Trill • Vorta
- Referenced only
- Pah-wraith • Vulcan
States and organizations
- Bajoran Militia • Cardassian Union • Cult of the Pah-wraiths • Dominion • House of Martok • Klingon Defense Force • Klingon Empire • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Cardassian Third Order • Council of Ministers • Romulan underground • Starfleet Third Fleet • Starfleet Security
Other references
- admiral • All the Way • ancient texts • Bajoran language • baseball • baseball • bat'leth • blackjack • bloodwine • captain • captain's chair • casualty list • clam • colonel • commander • convoy • craps • crawfish • Creole shrimp • Derna incident • Dominion War • Emissary of the Prophets • ensign • gagh • general • guitar • gumbo • hologram • holosuite • horse • hovercraft • jumja stick • kanar • LCARS • orb • Orb of the Emissary • osol twist • PADD • piano • plasma torpedo • runabout • saxophone • senator • shrimp • Sisko's baseball • squadron • stembolt • Sto-vo-kor • The Three Musketeers • trilithium • tuxedo • warbird
Chronology
Appendices
Related media
Background
Notable cast and crew
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
- Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys
- Rene Auberjonois as Odo
- Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- Michael Dorn as Worf
- Nicole de Boer as Ezri Dax
- Aron Eisenberg as Nog
- J.G. Hertzler as Martok
- Jeffrey Combs as Weyoun
- Barry Jenner as Admiral William Ross
- Brock Peters as Joseph Sisko
Images
Connections
Timeline
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Tears of the Prophets |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: Shadows and Symbols |
| Previous episode: Tears of the Prophets |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: Shadows and Symbols |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Foundlings |
Next Adventure: Shadows and Symbols | |
External links
- Image in the Sand article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Image in the Sand article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.