Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 3, Episode 9 - "Defiant"

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Defiant," our
old friend William T. Riker stops by Deep Space Nine during
leave, but he's not acting like himself. In fact, he's not
himself - he's Thomas Riker, Will's transporter clone. Thomas is
on a mission to steal the Defiant in the name of the Maquis and
challenge the Cardassians in the demilitarized zone. Is the
mission about policy though, or is it about ego?


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