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With [[Federation]]/[[Dominion]] peace negotiations in the background, the revelation in [[Dr. Bashir I Presume? (DS9 episode)|Dr. Bashir I Presume?]] that [[Julian Bashir|Bashir]] is a [[Augment (Star Trek)|genetically augmented human]] allows him to be open about his wish to help less fortunate augments with their problems. He is introduced to four augments who, due to unintended side effects, are unable to function in society. Parents who allow their children to be genetically manipulated attempt to keep the procedure secret: it's illegal, and augmented human beings are prohibited from joining most professions and may not join [[Star FleetStarfleet]]. However, the problems developed by these four augments forced their parents to seek medical help for them. The four have been institutionalized for most of their lives, and as such are very close to each other, but mistrust outsiders, even their own doctor, Dr. Loews ([[Jeanna Arnette]]). The four augments are:

Jack ([[Tim Ransom]]) - Jack is a male in his thirties, perhaps a little older than Bashir. His mental and physical abilities are both near the top of the [[Bell Curve]]. However, his great abilities are matched by extreme anxiety, which often manifests itself as [[paranoia]], assertiveness and physical agression. He generally feels superior to other people, and as a result has little [[empathy]] for the suffering he causes. Because of his proactive nature, he generally feels himself to be the leader of his group of compatriots.

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As such, the Federation agrees to provide the augments with further intelligence information. As a result, the augments develop a statistical historical model to predict the future (something most likely inspired by [[Isaac Asimov]]'s [[psychohistory (fictional)|psychohistory]] in [[The Foundation Series]].

However, the augments soon come to the conclusion that the Federation is doomed to lose the war and suffer casualties in the tens of billions. As a result, they recommend surrender, which will save those lives and still leave the Federation in a position to rise up against the Dominion in the future. Bashir is convinced the augments are right, and pleads the case before Captain Sisko. However, Sisko and Star FleetStarfleet reject the suggestion out of hand.

Faced with what they feel is the equivalent of a decision to commit suicide, the augments decide to try to leak Star Fleet's strategic plans to the Dominion negotiators on board DS9, hoping to shorten the war and minimize the casualties. Bashir rightly sees this as foolhardy, but Jack, Lauren and Patrick overpower him. Bound hand & foot, and left alone with Sarina, Bashir convinces Sarina that her fellow augment's actions will result in their imprisonment and separation. Bashir plays on the fact that he has determined that Sarina is in love with Jack (something the other augments have failed to realize). Sarina frees Bashir in the nick of time, and alerts [[Odo]], who intercepts the augments on their way to the meeting with the Dominion negotiators.