Dax

The teleplay for this episode was co-written by Dorothy Fontana (aka D.C. Fontana), the head writer for the original Star Trek (1966) series, who wrote such episodes as Charlie X (1966), This Side of Paradise (1967), & Journey to Babel (1967), and Encounter at Farpoint (1987), the pilot episode for Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). This was her only credit on 'Deep Space Nine' and was the last Star Trek script she wrote.

The hearing as a means to delay the extradition of Jadzia Dax in order to find evidence for her defense would be unnecessary. Even if the Klaestron IV representative was correct that they could conduct a "unilateral" extradition, the assault on Bashir would provide Sisko the right to hold their entire team for trial, rendering moot the need for the hearing since they could not transport Dax while in custody for assault.