Most Ferengi episodes of Deep Space Nine tend to be more humorous than other episodes and this one is no exception, that doesn't mean it isn't a good story though, it is also helped by the fact that Armin Shimerman is great in the role of Quark. One evening there is only one customer in the bar; Kozak, a drunken Klingon who doesn't have the money to pay for the drink he is demanding. When refused service he lunges at Quark with a dagger but is so drunk he falls over and lands on the blade. Sensing that it would be good for business if people believed he'd killed a Klingon he claims to have killed him in self defence. When the Klingon's brother turns up he is prepared to tell the truth but is told that if he does that he'll be killed; dying in combat is honourable for a Klingon, falling over drunk and killing yourself is not. It turns out that the brother's motives weren't honourable though. Had Kozak died in a dishonourable way his wife could have inherited his house but because it is believed he died honourably his brother has claim to everything. There is one solution for his widow Grilka; she can marry the man who killed her husband and keep his estate. Quark is shocked when she kidnaps him and takes him to the Klingon home-world and marries him and she is unimpressed when he asks to look at the financial records of her former husband as such things are beneath Klingons. She changes her mind however when she learns that Kozak's brother had been financially undermining him for years, something totally without honour. When Quark exposes the brother he is forced to face him in combat, a seemingly impossible task.
This was a great episode which showed that even a money grubbing Ferengi like Quark can have more honour than a Klingon warrior. Mary Kay Adams did well as Quark's new wife, it was nice to watch her respect for him increase as he helped her even though it meant risking his life.
This was a great episode which showed that even a money grubbing Ferengi like Quark can have more honour than a Klingon warrior. Mary Kay Adams did well as Quark's new wife, it was nice to watch her respect for him increase as he helped her even though it meant risking his life.