Business is going slow at Quark's. It is open hours and the last
customer, Morn leaves. Soon Quark comes up with Rule of Acquisition #286, "When Morn Leaves,
It's All Over." However, there is still one patron left, a drunken Klingon who demands more
bloodwine. Rom tells Quark that he owes them a lot for tabs and the Klingon brawls, thus
starting a brawl that ends with Klingon's death.
Bashir soon examines the dead Klingon, and a group of worried onlooker's watch. This is the
perfect opportunity for Quark to gain back his business and earn respect. But Rom informs Quark
that the dead Klingon's family may come looking for him and Quark could be killed himself. When
Quark tells his brother that he will cut back all of his earnings, Rom blurts out that Quark
killed him in self-defense. Soon Quark tells everyone how he killed the the Klingon, and the
onlookers take his word for it. The crowd reacts to this news with surprise and Quark has
successfully gained respect from the onlookers. Soon, O'Brien returns to his quarters, tired
from today's work to find his wife napping away at a Bonsai tree. Keiko soon informs that she
has closed the school today as the last Bajoran children left the station, thanks to the looming
Dominion threat. O'Brien soon feels sorry for Keiko and she informs him that she didn't want to
be a teacher for the rest of her life anyway. Odo soon watches Quark drinking up the profit from
earning respect from the customers and soon entices him to tell the truth by telling Quark that
he killed a man of great importance, with a history of tradition and honor. But Quark won't
budge, as his story has earned back his business. While inside a narrow corridor, Quark is
sidetracked by an angry Klingon, who tells Quark that he is the brother of the Klingon that he
has killed.
The Klingon soon wants to know that if his brother's death was an accident or an honorable
death and Quark blindly tells him that it was an honorable. The Klingon soon informs that it was
an honorable death. The Klingon soon tells him that if it wasn't, Quark will soon meet his
death. Meanwhile, O'Brien prepares dinner for Keiko to celebrate the day he married the most
beautiful woman day. Although Keiko enjoys the meal, her mood remains the same throughout the
day and O'Brien realizes that he must do something to cheer her up. Quark counts his daily
profits and is visited by someone. She later reveals herself as Grilka, the husband of Kozak,
the man killed in Quark's. She wants to reassure herself that her husband died in an honorable
combat and not cowardly. She later realizes that Quark is a coward after all, when she pulls a
d'k tagh knife on him. Grilka later tells him that her husband used up all of their
houses wealth and squandered them and wants Quark's help. Quark would be glad to, and Grilka
immediately sedates him and beams off the station. Later, Quark wakes up on Kronos, the Klingon
homeworld. A bizarre ritual soon takes place and Quark realizes that a wedding ceremony has
taken place. He is now Grilka's husband by law.
O'Brien soon visits Sisko concerning his wife. He asks permission to convert a cargo bay into
an aboretum. Sisko gives him permission to use cargo bay two, which is falling apart anyway.
Back on the Klingon homeworld, D'Gor challenges the council to give him full dispensation, sort
of like compensation on Earth. Grilka marches in with Quark and announces that she has
temporarily wed Quark to claim her dues. At the moment, the house will be known as the House Of
Quark.
Back at Grilka's house, Quark tries to open Grilka's mouth by telling him what's wrong in the
house. Grilka admits that her husband's brother was squandering much of their wealth to power
his house. Quark gets proof by checking up on D'Gor's financial records and informs Grilka that
he will find a way to dishonor D'Gor. Grilka does not want any scheming involved as it is
dishonorable. Quark agrees. Back on DS9, Bashir joins O'Brien at the replimat for lunch and
notices O'Brien working on the aboretum. O'Brien asks for Bashir's opinion and Bashir states
that it'll buy Keiko two months of happiness and then he's back to square one. He tells O'Brien,
unless Keiko can become a botanist again, she will never be happy. On Kronos, Quark informs
Gowron, the Chancellor of the High Council, of D'Gor's squandering of his fortune. Gowron and
his Klingon cohorts seem to have a hard time with the tabulations and formulations. The
Chancellor finally breaks down, asking D'Gor if this is true. D'Gor returns with that the
Ferengi is a liar and that he can prove that his brother did not die in an honorable combat as
many would have believe, but instead died in an accident. He introduces the council to Quark's
brother, Rom. D'Gor soon challenges Quark to combat to prove that his brother died in an
accident.
Knowing that he cannot beat the Klingon, Rom and Quark try to escape the Klingon homeworld,
but is caught. Knowing that he will be killed, he tells Grilka that he would rather run away
coward than facing a much tougher opponent. Grilka tells the dishonorable Ferengi to go and even
Grilka's insistance will not change Quark's mind. At the council chamber, D'Gor and Grilka wait
for Quark. Knowing that the Ferengi will not show up, D'Gor claims full dispensation. Just as he
does, Quark and Rom turn up, with Quark carrying a Bat'leth and wearing traditional Klingon
attire. Soon, the fight commences, and when it does, Quark tosses his weapon away and kneels to
the ground. He insists D'Gor to strike him down and uses the tactic of executing a disarmed man
is no honorable than fighting an armed man. Before D'Gor strikes, Gowron halts his advance.
Quark is saved by the grace of God and D'Gor is taken away, earning the council's complete
dispensation. The council retires. Grilka thanks Quark for what he has done today and asks if
there is any way to repay him. Quark replies that he would like a divorce. Grilka slaps him in
the face and Quark is now a free man. On the station, O'Brien informs Keiko to join an
expedition trip to Bajor, which requires a botanist. He insists Keiko to take Molly along and
he'll be fine. He knows that this will cheer up and it does. Meanwhile, business is booming for
Quark, but Quark is not entirely happy as he was nearly killed by a Klingon...
