Brutally abused by his parents, teenage Thomas finds comfort in associating with a film director who is making a documentary about physical child abuse. The two fall in love, and the elder is faced with the decision of either running away with Thomas or focusing on his career and thereby letting the boy possibly be beaten to death.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine décrit les événements survenus au XXIVe siècle autour de la station spatiale de la Fédération, Deep Space Nine (anciennement Terok Nor), commandée par le capitaine Benjamin Sisko.