"Body Parts" is the 97th episode of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the 24th episode of the fourth season. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures on the space station Deep Space Nine. This is one of several episodes that focus on the Ferengi, an alien species known for their devotion to earning profit. The Ferengi bartender Quark, believing himself to be terminally ill, auctions off his remains; when he discovers that the diagnosis was incorrect, he must either violate the contract, or end his life in order to deliver the merchandise. The episode also writes actress Nana Visitor's real-life pregnancy into the story by having the pregnancy of the character Keiko O'Brien transferred to Visitor's character, Major Kira Nerys, following an accident. Plot Quark learns from his doctor that he has a rare disease that will kill him within a week. To raise money to pay his debts before he dies, he auctions off his remains, accepting an anonymous bid for 500 bars of gold-pressed latinum. A few hours later, he finds out that his medical exam was in error, and he is not about to die. The bidder turns out to be Quark's old adversary Brunt, an agent of the Ferengi Commerce Authority. Brunt demands that Quark fulfill his end of the contract by providing his own remains, ignoring Quark's protests that he will live. Quark faces the options of killing himself, having someone kill him, or breaking the contract—an act that will lead to the loss of his business license, confiscation of his family's property, and ostracism by other Ferengi. Quark decides to honor his contract and attempts to hire ex-spy Garak to kill him. However, he is afraid to approve any of the killing methods that Garak proposes. That night, Quark has a dream in which he meets Gint, the first Grand Nagus of the Ferengi and author of the sacred Rules of Acquisition. Gint tells him the Rules are really only "suggestions" (called "rules" merely for marketing purposes), and advises him to break the contract. The next morning, Quark refunds Brunt's latinum and breaks the contract. Brunt immediately revokes Quark's business license and seizes all of his assets. To Quark's astonishment, his customers and the crew of Deep Space Nine come to his aid by carrying in all the supplies and equipment he needs to resume operations, on