Jeffrey Allan Chandler

In a crossing of transporter beaming, Harry Kim is swapped out for a corpse of the Vhnori people during one of their sacred funeral rituals. Getting him back creates tension by exposing the Vhnori's "Next Emanation" afterlife as simply subspace vacuoles -- or does it?

Weaver returns to the emergency room after a self-imposed sabbatical of three weeks, wondering how her newfound lesbian identity will affect her workplace relationships. Having purposely allowed a mass murderer to die, Greene must keep the secret amidst the scrutiny of his superiors. Carter attends his grandfather's funeral, along with his wealthy parents, Jack (recurring guest star Michael Gross) and Eleanor (recurring guest star Mary McDonnell), and Abby. While attending to Cleo, who may have infected herself with AIDS-tainted blood, Benton tries to comfort his sister, Jackie (recurring guest star Khandi Alexander), whose yearlong grief over the death of her son threatens her marriage.

Dax is excited to perform a Trill ritual, in which she gets to "meet" each of her past hosts by transfering their memories into her friends. However, when Odo and Curzon merge and want to remain that way, Dax must find her confidence and reclaim that piece of herself.

Sam (Alyssa Milano) has trouble accepting the fact that she may be ready for college a year ahead of schedule. Cameo by Mike Tyson. With Tony Danza.

Bonnie's (Patricia McPherson) fear of flying is reinforced when her plane is hijacked and all the passengers are held hostage.