It's Only A Paper Moon

Episode #160

Production #560

SPELLINGS
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SYNOPSIS
After losing his leg in battle, a somber Nog returns to the space station to recuperate. The crew try their best to cheer him up, but the young ensign is struggling, both emotionally and physically, to cope with his disability, even though his new biosynthetic leg works perfectly. After pushing away those who try the most diligently to help, Nog decides to take his medical leave in the Holosuite world of 1962 Las Vegas lounge singer Vic Fontaine.
CAST
Captain Benjamin Sisko Avery Brooks
Odo Rene Auberjonois
Lieutenant Ezri Dax Nicole deBoer
Lieutenant Commander Worf Michael Dorn
Jake Sisko Cirroc Lofton
Chief Operations Officer Miles O'Brien Colm Meaney
Quark Armin Shimerman
Dr. Julian Bashir Alexander Siddig
Colonel Kira Nerys Nana Visitor
GUEST STARS
as Nog Aron Eisenberg
as Rom Max Grodenchik
as Leeta Chase Masterson
SPECIAL GUEST STAR
as Vic Fontaine James Darren
Teleplay by: Ronald D. Moore
Story by: David Mack &
John J. Ordover
Directed by: Anson Williams
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE: "It's Only A Paper Moon" - Traumatized by the loss of his leg, Nog retreats to the holographic world of 1960s lounge singer Vic Fontaine.

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ESCAPE FROM REALITY
His leg is gone.
His confidence is shattered.
Can Nog find peace in a fantasy world?

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Nog escapes into fantasy world/STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE