Ep 23. Family Business

Kira is shocked to discover that her old friend Arridor, a former Ferengi business partner, has arrived on the station. She quickly learns that he is trying to convince his former partner, Kol, to invest in a secret mining project on a nearby planet. Despite Kira's reservations, she agrees to help Arridor negotiate with Kol, hoping to prevent a repeat of their previous business dealings, which ended in disaster.

Meanwhile, Quark receives a visit from his mother, Ishka, who is on the run from the Ferengi authorities. It seems that Ishka has broken several Ferengi laws, including the forbidden practice of earning profit as a female. Quark is torn between his loyalty to his mother and his duty as a Ferengi businessman, knowing that harboring Ishka could result in serious consequences for him and his family.

As Kira and Arridor try to persuade Kol to invest in their mining project, they are thrown a curveball when a rival business group led by Kol's son, Krem, makes a better offer. Kira and Arridor must scramble to come up with a counter-offer, but it seems that Krem's resources are too great to overcome.

Meanwhile, Quark struggles to keep Ishka hidden from the Ferengi authorities, even as they close in on him. Eventually, he is forced to make a difficult decision about his loyalties, with far-reaching consequences for his relationship with his family and his fellow Ferengi.

The episode explores themes of family loyalty, greed and betrayal, and the tension between personal relationships and business obligations. Both Kira and Quark are forced to confront difficult choices, as they try to navigate the complex web of relationships and obligations that define their lives. At the heart of the episode is the question of whether personal relationships can survive in a world ruled by profit and self-interest.