She admits to Odo that she doesn't really have a daughter, and tells him that she came to meet Tauvid because she wants to escape working for the Orion Syndicate — a notorious criminal organization.
Odo hides Arissa in his quarters as he begins an investigation, while Dax and O'Brien attempt to access the heavily protected datacrystal.
Arissa tells Odo how she began to work for Draim, only to want out when she learned the deadly consequences her assignments meant for others.
After spending a passionate night with Odo, Arissa sends a message to Draim proposing an exchange — the crystal for her life.
[2] John Durbin previously appeared in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Chain of Command" as the Cardassian Gul Lemec.
Auberjonois, enjoyed working with Director John Kretchmer and appreciated that the scenes were relatively long for an hour of episodic television.
Not because the effect would have been too expensive but because executive producer Ira Stephen Behr said "no one could convince me it was going to look as beautiful as I imagined" and he did not want to risk it looking awful.
"[6] Cinefantastique magazine rated it 2.5 out of 5, and wrote: "Odo finally meets someone who can recognize the needy, caring person under his gruff exterior.