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Old foes Sisko and Eddington battle for the last time
The sub-plot of Michael Eddington (Kenneth Marshall) comes to an end on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," Episode 121, "Blaze of Glory" (Written by Robert Hewitt Wolfe & Ira Steven Behr, Aired May 12, 1997). The Dominion has wiped out most of the Maquis, and the few that are left have launched missiles that cannot be detected against Cardassia. If Sisko does not stop those missiles before they arrive in eleven days, then the Dominion-Cardassian alliance is going to declare total war against the Federation. With no other options, Sisko visits Michael Eddington, his former security chief who betrayed him and Starfleet to join the Maquis. Not surprisingly, Eddington refuses to tell Sisko how to stop the missiles, so Sisko takes him in chains to find a way of forcing him to help. When they reach the vicinity of the secret Maquis launch site of the missile, the only place where they can be deactivated, Eddington agrees to take Sisko to the secret location, at which point he intends to kill the captain. Of course, the Jem'Hadar might have something to say about their efforts as well.

Sisko's tendency to go over the edge with regards to Eddington has always bothered me, since given every thing that has gone down in the captain's life this act of betrayal seems a bit minor in comparison. Beyond that, there is the fact that Eddington has the courage of his conviction, which is something usually respected in the "Star Trek" universe. One thing in favor of "Blaze of Glory" is that there are some good twists in this one, which, ironically, actually started to take this relationship in a new direction that would have been worth pursuing. But with the war with the Dominion on the front burner side issues like the Maquis were no longer of much interest, which is oo bad, because I rather liked the Maquis as a thorn in the side of the Federation.

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Eddington gets it!
The Maquis 'war' against the Cardassian's has hit a brick wall now the Dominion are in league with Dukat, as such the Jem'hadar have been sent in to the DMZ (the area of space where the Maquis operate) and wiped out most of the rebel bases. But in one last ditch attempt by the Maquis to strike a devasting blow to their most hated enemies they have activated several cloaked missles that are headed for Cardassian targets. Sisko and Starfleet can't let this happen (in that order) and Commander Eddington, the former leader of the Maquis now in a Federation prison, is called upon to find these missiles and help destroy them before they reach their target. Bearing in mind Eddington and Sisko HATE each other the two set off in a shuttle together and attempt to stop the Maquis plan. When Sisko realises that the missiles do not exist he is stuck in the middle of the DMZ, with Eddington, and both are surrounded by Jem'hadar. A great episode that is the sequel to For the Uniform.