

Dozens will be killed, including a man named Gabriel Bell, the leader of the demonstration. Sisko realizes they have arrived just days before the "Bell Riots", a violent confrontation in the Sanctuary District that Sisko recalls as a watershed moment in human history. They are escorted to a "Sanctuary District", a walled-off ghetto that is used to contain the poor, the sick, the mentally disabled, and anyone else who cannot support themselves. Sisko and Bashir are found by a pair of police officers, who believe them to be vagrants and warn them to get off the streets. Bashir, and Jadzia Dax beam down to Earth from the Defiant, an accident occurs and they materialize in San Francisco in the year 2024. The first episode aired on Januand the conclusion (Part II) aired on January 9, 1995. This installment of the Star Trek science fiction television show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine aired in two approximately 45 minute episodes on syndicated television in the United States. social issues in a science fiction context, but also for addressing various societal issues such as homelessness, poverty, and technology. The episode received critical acclaim for analyzing U.S. Bashir, and Jadzia Dax back in time to a pivotal moment in Earth's history.

In the episode, a transporter anomaly accidentally sends Commander Sisko, Dr. It is also the first episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to not feature any scenes on the DS9 space station, except for the opening credits.

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" Past Tense" is a two-part episode from the third season of science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 57th and 58th episodes overall and the last episode to air before the premiere of its spinoff, Star Trek: Voyager.
