Trekipedia

The Laertian Gamble

With his life on the line, Dr. Bashir’s luck has run out!

• Stardate Unknown
• Released September 1995

When a mysterious alien woman from the planet Laertes convinces Dr. Bashir to gamble for her at Quark‘s gaming tables, things seem innocent enough. Yet the more Dr. Bashir wins, the more things go wrong in the Federation: Ore ships vanish. Planets lose their atmosphere. Suns go nova. The cause and effect is hard to understand, but is proven by the bizarre Laertian science called Complexity Theory.

When Bashir tries to stop gambling, a Laertian warfleet appears to force him to continue, while on the planet Laertes itself Major Kira and Science Officer Dax must battle their way through chaos and danger to find a way to stop the Laertians—and save Deep Space Nine and the Federation from utter destruction!

Written by: Robert Sheckley

Cast:

• Commander Benjamin Sisko
• Major Kira Nerys
• Constable Odo
• Lieutenant Commander Jadzia Dax
• Dr. Julian Bashir
• Chief Miles O’Brien
• Quark
• Jake Sisko

Guest Cast: