Quark must face his mother, who has broken Ferengi law.
Liquidator Brunt of the Ferengi Commerce Authority tells Quark that his mother Ishka has been charged with earning profit, which Ferengi females are forbidden to do. Quark and Rom travel to Ferenginar, where Ishka is also wearing clothes, and refuses to confess. Quark learns that she has been making deals under many false names.
After a family brawl, Rom tricks the two into talking. Ishka agrees to sign the confession and return the profits. On the station, Jake introduces his father to freighter captain Kasidy Yates, who becomes Sisko's girlfriend.