Quark has the blues and Rom talks him into going to visit their "mookie." When Quark arrives, he finds his mother fully clothed and The Grand Nagus hiding in his old bedroom closet.
Seems Quark's mom and the Nagus have been carrying on an affair. Quark sees this as both a terrifying and profitable prospect.
Brunt however, sees it as sacrilege and tells Quark he will give back the deed to his bar if he breaks up the affair (he lost it previously in the episode "Body Parts" when Quark reneged on a contract to sell his remains to Brunt when Quark believed he was dying and learned later the medical diagnosis was incorrect). Brunt has plans of his own---taking over as Grand Nagus. Quark discovers through acting as Nagus accounting officer that the Nagus has a failing memory and this could be the reason for the stocks falling rapidly on Fereginar.
We later learn that mookie has been acting as Zek's (Grand Nagus) accounting officer and helped him with his memory. When their relationship was broken up and Zek was left to his own devices, things started going south in the markets on Fereginar.
Quark helps heal the relationship he broke up between mookie and the Nagus after he learns of Brunt's scheme and of course, to help with the financial markets on Fereginar.
This was an annoying and silly episode played out more like a bad and boring comedy skit on late night TV. Even the side story involving Rom and Leeta's amusing arguments over prenuptial agreements couldn't save this one. A little of The Grand Nagus goes a long way, especially when he's rubbing noses and giggling with a female counterpart.
The episode was directed by Rene Auberjonois.
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