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It’s not the moral short comings of the main characters that makes “In The Pale Moonlight” one of my favorite episdoes.

It’s the fact that Captain Sisko sacrificed his integrity in the name of the “greater good,” only to have it blow up in his face—only to realize later on that the scoundrel he hired used evil means to ensure the plan succeeded.

https://youtu.be/TNCw_avF_Qg

His rationalization of his wickedness was an attempt to clear his conscience, but he figures it’s a small price to pay to save billions of lives.

https://youtu.be/K-YyL7X4CWw

Basically it’s an episode about hard decision, & while I deplore his actions, it demonstrates that we have to be willing to bear the consequences of our choices.

A very good episode overall.