Stardate: 50814.2. The DS9 crew discovers a small colony on a remote world that was originally populated by them 200 years earlier due to a time travel accident with the Defiant. The current colonists' lives depend on making sure that the accident happens again, even though they've now forewarned the crew that it will happen. Each crew member needs to decide if they are willing to give up their lives on DS9 in order to preserve the history of the colony.

Stardate: Unknown. Having returned to Earth a couple of months ago, Sisko waits for the Prophets to instruct him on what to do next. When he receives one, he begins searching for the woman behind the face in the sand in his vision. Meanwhile, back on DS9, Kira deals with a promotion and handling the decisions surrounding her command, and finding herself wishing for the return of Sisko. And Worf deals with the loss of his wife, Jadzia Dax.