Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 3x13

1. Jake!

2. Hi!

3. Leanne, I thought you were on Bajor.

4. I came back early.

5. You know, I was just thinking about you.

6. Really?

7. Yeah, I passed the Klingon restaurant

8. where you and I and Orak were eating dinner...

9. And you ordered the gagh.

10. Yeah. How is Orak?

11. I haven't talked to him in a while.

12. We, uh, stopped seeing each other a few weeks ago.

13. - Oh. - Yeah.

14. So, are... you doing anything tomorrow night?

15. Well, I'm supposed to play dom-jot with Nog.

16. Oh.

17. But they're not really firm plans.

18. In fact, I was thinking of canceling them.

19. Really?

20. If you do cancel

21. would you be interested in dinner?

22. Sure.

23. Great.

24. How about 1800 at the Klingon restaurant?

25. I'll be there.

26. But this time, we'll skip the gagh.

27. Definitely.

28. I'll see you then.

29. Okay.

30. Move aside!

31. Look out!

32. Move! Move!

33. What have we got?

34. Bajoran transport coming in.

35. They had some kind of accident on board.

36. They got casualties.

37. They're docking.

38. We should have beamed the wounded

39. directly to the infirmary.

40. They have a loose plasma coil.

41. We couldn't beam through the radiation.

42. Docking clamps secure.

43. I'm opening the airlock. Stand back.

44. Come on.

45. This way.

46. This way.

47. It's all right.

48. Here, I've got you.

49. It's all right.

50. Come along now. Come on.

51. This way, Eminence.

52. Kai Winn.

53. The Vedek... take care of the Vedek.

54. Odo to Kira.

55. Kira here.

56. I think you should meet us in the Infirmary, Major.

57. Vedek Bareil was on the transport.

58. He's been injured.

59. The report from the transport, sir.

60. Give me the short version.

61. There was a molecular fracture in one of the plasma conduits.

62. It was only a matter of time before it gave way.

63. Once it collapsed

64. the entire relay system exploded.

65. Was it sabotage?

66. I don't think so.

67. Why would you suspect sabotage?

68. I would prefer to discuss that with the Emissary in private.

69. Put a pressor field on that artery.

70. The arterial disruption is too severe.

71. The pressor can't stop the hemorrhaging.

72. All right, clamp off the artery

73. and then increase the plasma level to maximum.

74. Cardiac arrest.

75. Clear.

76. Clear.

77. He can't take much more of that.

78. The arterial pressure is falling.

79. I see it.

80. The neurotransmitter levels are falling, too.

81. Two cc's cordrazine.

82. Doctor?

83. Do it.

84. Synaptic failure.

85. Apply direct neurostimulation to the brain stem.

86. Thank you.

87. Vedek Bareil and I were on our way

88. to a secret meeting with a member

89. of the Cardassian Central Command.

90. It was my intention to open talks

91. between Bajor and Cardassia that would lead to a treaty

92. and a final peace settlement.

93. You have been negotiating peace with Cardassia?

94. The Prophets teach us

95. that while violence may keep an enemy at bay

96. only peace can make him a friend.

97. How long has this been going on?

98. Vedek Bareil has been working to set up

99. this meeting with Legate Turrel for the past five months.

100. They've discussed issues ranging from war reparations

101. to the exchange of Ambassadors.

102. There's even the possibility

103. that the Cardassians will issue a formal apology

104. for the pain and suffering inflicted on the Bajoran people

105. during the occupation.

106. I was on my way to our first face-to-face meeting

107. when we had the accident.

108. Please, don't take this the wrong way

109. but I never would have guessed that you would be the one

110. to bring such a bold vision of peace to Bajor.

111. A large share of the credit goes to Vedek Bareil.

112. Without him, the talks could have never come this far.

113. It sounds like you've developed

114. a deeper appreciation for Vedek Bareil.

115. I must admit, he has been a loyal and trustworthy aide

116. since the election.

117. I'm not sure I could have been as... forgiving

118. had I been in his place.

119. These talks were Bareil's idea.

120. He's guided me through them

121. and without him, in the future, these talks may never resume.

122. I'm sorry.

123. The radiation severely damaged his neural pathways.

124. I did everything I could.

125. I know you did.

126. Did he ever regain consciousness?

127. No, I don't think he suffered.

128. Thank you, Doctor.

129. I'm... on duty in Ops.

130. Excuse me.

131. Kira...

132. I think they can get along without you in Ops today.

133. Maybe, but I need to be there.

134. I appreciate your concern

135. but I'll grieve in my own way, in my own time.

136. We're ready to begin the autopsy, Doctor.

137. Release the stasis field.

138. Let's begin with a neural scan.

139. I want to map his central axonal pathways.

140. Find out where the breakdown began.

141. Shall I begin taking neural tissue samples?

142. Looks like the damage began in the parietal lobe.

143. Spread through the rest of the brain in a retrograde manner.

144. Wait a minute.

145. A neuron just fired in his cerebral cortex.

146. There it is again.

147. His nerves, his nerves are still transmitting

148. electrical impulses to his brain.

149. How can that be?

150. His brain activity is zero.

151. His nervous system should be completely inactive.

152. I don't know, but it means his body's

153. still capable of sending messages to the brain

154. even though the brain can't process them.

155. The radiation he was exposed to

156. might have fortified his peripheral cell membranes.

157. If we can regenerate his pathways

158. with his own neuron cells, we might be able to revive him.

159. What about brain damage?

160. There's been no oxygen to his brain for almost 40 minutes.

161. But he's been in stasis for most of that time.

162. That, combined with the strengthening

163. of his cell membranes might buy us the time we need.

164. We'll have to direct a burst of electrical energy

165. into his cerebral cortex.

166. If the burst is the proper intensity

167. it should create a cascade effect within the brain

168. and the neurons might resume their normal firing pattern.

169. Okay.

170. Let's close up the cranial cavity.

171. The neurogenic stimulator is in place.

172. Let's try a 50-millivolt burst.

173. Increase it to 60.

174. Seventy.

175. That's five millivolts above what normal tissue can stand.

176. It'll burn out his cerebral cortex.

177. If I'm right, the inaprovaline drug

178. that I gave him should provide additional resistance

179. against the excess electrostimulation.

180. Seventy!

181. Doctor!

182. Well, it's a little early to tell

183. but I'm hoping he'll make a full recovery.

184. He should be back on his feet again in a few weeks.

185. You say that so calmly.

186. But it's not every doctor

187. that can lose a patient, and then have him

188. back on his feet in a few weeks.

189. Indeed, you are too modest.

190. You've performed nothing less than a miracle here.

191. The Prophets must walk with you, Doctor.

192. Well, I and the Prophets were lucky

193. that the ionizing radiation left a residual signature

194. on Bareil's axonal pathways.

195. That's what really made this possible.

196. Whoever deserves the credit, Doctor, I am grateful.

197. And I am grateful

198. you were not taken from us, Vedek Bareil.

199. My work here is not yet finished.

200. No...

201. it is not.

202. We must resume the negotiations immediately.

203. We can't risk losing the momentum we've established.

204. I would like to send a coded message

205. to Legate Turrel, and invite him to come to DS9

206. to continue the talks.

207. Wait a minute.

208. Bareil's in no condition to conduct negotiations.

209. Bareil will simply be advising me.

210. I will conduct the actual talks.

211. Then I'll allow it as long as your visits don't tire him.

212. Agreed.

213. Vedek, we will talk again soon.

214. Eminence.

215. So...

216. are we going to be playing springball next month?

217. You bet, although I'm afraid I might have an unfair advantage.

218. You mean, playing against a dead man?

219. No.

220. I've been practicing.

221. My dad said that you were looking for me.

222. Yeah, um, it's about tomorrow night.

223. Don't worry.

224. I've all ready taken care of that.

225. I met these three Terrellians

226. who were bragging about how great they are at dom-jot.

227. So I arranged a game... us against them.

228. Look, Nog, we have a-a little problem.

229. No, we don't.

230. I guarantee we'll beat them.

231. It's not that.

232. I just can't make it tomorrow night.

233. But it has to be

234. tomorrow night... they're leaving the next day.

235. I-I made other plans.

236. What could be more important than dom-jot?

237. I have a date.

238. Oh, well, that's different.

239. It is?

240. Yeah. Money is money

241. but women are better.

242. Is that a Rule of Acquisition?

243. It's a personal rule.

244. So, who is she?

245. Leanne.

246. Ah, Leanne!

247. Ah! Way to go, Jake!

248. So, what is the name of my date?

249. I hope she's as cute as Leanne.

250. Your date?

251. She has a friend, right?

252. I'm sure she does.

253. Then tell her to bring her along.

254. Nog, that's not what I had in mind.

255. That's because you were confused.

256. Would you rather the three of us go out?

257. When you put it that way...

258. Exactly.

259. Just one thing, Jake.

260. You're still pretty new at this dating business.

261. Just promise me you won't do anything to embarrass me.

262. I'll do my best.

263. Ah, this'll be great.

264. Maybe I'll even wash my lobes.

265. I suggest we put off discussion

266. of the Cardassians returning the Orbs

267. until diplomatic relations have been established.

268. That would only delay an inevitable argument.

269. But it will give the peace process a chance to grow.

270. Once the Cardassians are invested in the process

271. it, it may be easier to discuss these matters.

272. Very well.

273. A wise decision, Eminence.

274. I hope so, Vedek Bareil.

275. The first meeting with Turrel

276. is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.

277. I will see you before then.

278. I take it you're not here

279. to deliver a good report, Doctor.

280. In order to revive you...

281. I had to flood your nervous system

282. with neurogenic radiation.

283. Unfortunately, this has caused some kind of selective

284. vasoconstriction of your arteries.

285. The result is an inadequate blood flow

286. to your internal organs.

287. So what do we do?

288. We'd like to place you back into stasis...

289. do some research on your condition.

290. For how long?

291. I don't know yet.

292. Days, weeks...

293. even months.

294. Maybe even years?

295. Maybe.

296. I'm sorry, Doctor, that's not acceptable.

297. I can't allow myself to be put in storage

298. when my people need me.

299. I don't want to wake to a Bajor still haunted

300. by the memory of the occupation.

301. I realize how important these talks are to Bajor

302. but, as your physician, my duty is to you first.

303. And I have a duty to Bajor.

304. Please, help me heal my people.

305. It's the only thing that matters to me.

306. There is...

307. an experimental drug...

308. called vasokin

309. which would increase the blood flow to your organs

310. and might... enable you

311. to function normally for a while.

312. But there is a great deal of risk attached.

313. What sort of risk?

314. In 22 percent of cases, vasokin has severely damaged

315. patients' lungs, kidneys, even heart...

316. sometimes the brain.

317. In your condition, it could be fatal.

318. But it would allow me to function normally

319. for the next few days?

320. Yes.

321. But why risk your life for a few days?

322. I have no great desire to die, Doctor

323. but I am determined to carry out the will of the Prophets

324. as long as I am able

325. and I cannot carry out their will

326. if I am unconscious in some stasis tube.

327. Please...

328. begin the vasokin treatments.

329. All right.

330. We'll start this afternoon.

331. I only hope we don't regret this.

332. So do I.

333. Station Log, Stardate 48498.4.

334. Legate Turrel has arrived aboard the station

335. to resume the negotiations.

336. Vedek Bareil suggested

337. that I sit in on the talks as an impartial observer

338. and Kai Winn has agreed.

339. Perhaps you didn't hear me.

340. There are no Bajoran prisoners left in Cardassian hands.

341. Maybe we should redefine our terms.

342. Perhaps there are no official prisoners

343. but are there a number of, shall we say...

344. detainees?

345. There are of course people being detained at the Justice Ministry

346. for crimes against the state

347. but that is a discussion for another time.

348. Now, I would like to discuss

349. what you've called "war reparations."

350. We would be willing to pay for the destruction

351. of all Bajoran property incurred during our occupation

352. as long as you would be willing to return to us

353. all Cardassian property and equipment

354. left behind on Bajor.

355. What... sort of property?

356. I can provide you with lists of material, equipment...

357. as long as we have an agreement in principle

358. that anything of Cardassian origin

359. does still belong to the Cardassian people.

360. I... will consider your offer.

361. Good.

362. Shall we take a recess?

363. He's up to something.

364. That much seems clear.

365. But what?

366. Why is he insisting on this principle of his?

367. I need Bareil.

368. He's the only one who knows the entire negotiating record.

369. Bareil has been talking with Turrel for months.

370. He understands him...

371. respects him...

372. I think he even likes him.

373. I'm afraid you may have to face the possibility

374. that Bareil may not be able to help you much longer.

375. I was chosen by the Prophets

376. to lead our people into a new era.

377. I know that!

378. But I was not meant to be in a room

379. with a Cardassian

380. debating legalisms and diplomatic nuances.

381. I can't do this without Bareil.

382. If he dies...

383. then peace with Cardassia dies with him.

384. My father used to take me

385. to the wilderness preserves on Vulcan.

386. So for years

387. I thought that's what their planet was like...

388. animals and plants everywhere.

389. I had no idea there were people on Vulcan.

390. Boy, Jake, she talks a lot for a female.

391. Excuse me!

392. Riska, weren't you telling me

393. your uncle runs a bar on Osinar VI?

394. You know, Nog's uncle runs this bar.

395. Is that right?

396. Let's not make foolish conversation.

397. Just sit there and look beautiful.

398. Nog, what do you think you're doing?

399. I think I know how to handle females.

400. Jake, you know, I've been thinking...

401. after we're done eating

402. we could take the females to the holosuites.

403. I've borrowed one of my uncle's private programs.

404. "The massacre on Ferris VI."

405. We could spend an hour

406. pillaging and looting the frightened townspeople.

407. I don't think so.

408. No one's asking you to think, my dear.

409. Here, make yourself useful.

410. Cut up my food for me.

411. You must be joking.

412. She's so dumb!

413. She's perfect!

414. That's it.

415. Wait.

416. You're not leaving?

417. I suppose you want me to sit here

418. and cut your food for you, too?

419. I never said anything about cutting...

420. I hope you and your friend enjoy your holosuite.

421. Come on.

422. Nog!

423. Don't say another word, Jake.

424. I think you've done enough damage for one night!

425. Me?

426. Yeah, you... you were treating

427. my female as if she was an equal!

428. And you were behaving like an idiot.

429. This is the last time I'll ever do a favor for you.

430. From now on, you get your own dates.

431. And you can find someone else to play dom-jot with!

432. Fine!

433. Good!

434. Turrel... is trying to get a concession from you

435. that I already rejected.

436. Tell him...

437. that the question

438. of Cardassian property on Bajor

439. was already dealt with...

440. in the armistice talks four years ago.

441. I...

442. Don't... don't worry.

443. He'll... he'll still pay the reparations.

444. What about this question of mining rights?

445. His attention is wandering.

446. He's in pain.

447. Give him more of the drug.

448. He's had enough.

449. Then you'll need to give him something else.

450. The negotiations

451. resume in less than six hours and we still have 40 pages!

452. Listen to me.

453. I don't care about your negotiations

454. and I don't care about your treaty.

455. All I care about is my patient

456. and at the moment, he needs more treatment and less politics.

457. Now, you can either leave here willingly

458. or I'll call Security and have you thrown out.

459. You won't need to call them.

460. I'll do it myself.

461. Put yourself in the hands of the Prophets, Bareil.

462. They will not forsake you.

463. Yes, Eminence.

464. Is there anything I can do?

465. Just be here.

466. I'm beginning to dislike

467. seeing that look on your face, Doctor.

468. As I feared

469. the vasokin has already damaged your internal organs.

470. What happens now?

471. I can replace the damaged organs with artificial implants

472. but as long as you're taking the drug

473. I can't guarantee that the damage

474. won't spread.

475. I think you should reconsider

476. letting me put you in stasis.

477. I'm afraid my mind's made up.

478. Just get me through the negotiations.

479. I must carry out the will of the Prophets.

480. Please...

481. whatever it takes...

482. just do it.

483. Are you going to call Security

484. and have me removed from this room now, Doctor?

485. It hadn't occurred to me... yet.

486. How is Bareil?

487. The organ replacement surgery went well.

488. He's still unconscious

489. but he should be awake within the hour.

490. Oh, good.

491. There are still several points I have to discuss with him

492. before the next negotiating session.

493. That's why I'm here.

494. When you see Bareil

495. I want you to tell him that you don't need him.

496. That you can complete these negotiations without him.

497. But I do need him, Doctor.

498. I realize that.

499. But I want you to tell him that you don't.

500. You seem to be asking me to lie.

501. I'm asking you to free Bareil of his obligations to you.

502. The only way he'll accept that

503. is if you tell him he's no longer needed...

504. that you can go on without him.

505. Now, if that's a lie, then so be it.

506. That doesn't sound like a... Starfleet officer.

507. I'm a doctor first.

508. And right now, I'm trying

509. to give my patient his best chance to live.

510. The only way to do that is to put him in stasis.

511. Bareil knows that

512. but his desire to complete these negotiations is so strong

513. that he's forcing me to keep him conscious and mentally alert

514. even though it may kill him.

515. None of us wants that to happen, Doctor.

516. But, if I'm not mistaken

517. the decision regarding Bareil's treatment is up to him.

518. Yes.

519. As the patient, it is his right to make that choice

520. but I am asking you to help me change his mind.

521. Eminence...

522. you're the Kai.

523. These are your negotiations.

524. Let this be your moment in history.

525. Finish the talks on your own

526. and you won't have to share the credit with anyone.

527. You say that as though success is guaranteed.

528. Of course...

529. if the talks fail, you'll need someone to accept the blame...

530. a scapegoat.

531. You're a coward.

532. You're afraid to stand alone.

533. Bareil's already made his decision, Doctor.

534. I won't interfere.

535. And, Doctor...

536. I won't forget what you've said here.

537. Neither will I.

538. So, you never told me about your double date.

539. Not much to tell.

540. That's not what I hear.

541. Quark tells me that you and Nog aren't speaking

542. to each other.

543. You should have seen the way he acted, Dad.

544. He was acting like a spoiled brat.

545. I've never been so embarrassed.

546. I don't think Leanne will ever speak to me again.

547. Hmm, so what did he do?

548. All kinds of stupid things.

549. Riska couldn't even say two words

550. without him telling her to be quiet.

551. And he insisted that she cut up his food for him.

552. He was treating her like she was some kind of slave.

553. It sounds like he's acting like a Ferengi to me.

554. You can't blame him for that.

555. Well, in that case, maybe you were right all along.

556. About what?

557. You once said that humans and Ferengis

558. are too different to ever really be friends.

559. I remember saying that, and you know what?

560. I was wrong.

561. You and Nog proved that.

562. Sure, you have your cultural differences

563. but there's a real bond between you.

564. Well, I know one thing.

565. I'm never going to set him up on a date again.

566. I think the two of you should talk this over

567. before it becomes too big a problem.

568. I'm not sure Nog is going to be willing to talk to me so soon.

569. Well, I guess you'll have to do something to get his attention.

570. What happened?

571. I don't know.

572. Two cc's morphenolog.

573. It's all right.

574. It's all right. You're getting help.

575. You're getting help.

576. I thought I made it clear

577. there were to be no visitors for the next three hours!

578. It's not her fault, Doctor.

579. Bareil called me himself.

580. He said he had some ideas on the treaty.

581. And you just couldn't wait to hear them, could you?

582. His left temporal lobe

583. is showing signs of massive synaptic failure.

584. Well, I hope you got all the advice

585. you needed, Eminence

586. because the vasokin has damaged his brain

587. and that damage is irreversible.

588. Will he regain consciousness?

589. Not in his present condition.

590. You were able to replace some of his internal organs

591. with artificial implants.

592. Could you do something similar

593. with the damaged parts of his brain?

594. It's hard to say with any certainty.

595. There's still a great deal

596. about the way the brain operates we don't understand.

597. One of my professors at medical school used to say

598. that the brain has a "spark of life" that can't be replicated.

599. If we begin to replace parts of Bareil's brain

600. with artificial implants, that spark may be lost.

601. But you're saying, if you don't do it

602. Bareil will never regain consciousness and he'll die.

603. I think we should

604. consider what Bareil would want us to do.

605. Bareil wanted

606. these negotiations to be completed

607. no matter what the cost.

608. With all due respect, Your Eminence

609. you're hardly an impartial observer here.

610. You have a personal interest in these talks.

611. There is more at stake than one man's life.

612. One man's life is all I'm concerned with at the moment.

613. I think she's right, Julian.

614. I think Bareil would want the positronic implants.

615. Kira, if I go through with this

616. the man who wakes up may not be the man you used to know.

617. I realize that... but I know how important this is to him

618. and I know he wouldn't want

619. to just be put in stasis indefinitely

620. waiting for some medical solution that may never come.

621. Do the surgery, Julian.

622. Let him finish what he started.

623. Mr. Sisko?

624. Odo, I'd like you to do me a favor.

625. Hmm?

626. I want to be arrested.

627. This is outrageous!

628. I didn't steal anything from the Tholian Ambassador!

629. Just another innocent man

630. arrested for a crime he didn't commit.

631. What is he doing here?

632. As if you didn't know.

633. Your accomplice here has also denied involvement

634. but I have an eyewitness who saw both of you

635. breaking into the Tholian Ambassador's

636. quarters last night.

637. I don't even know what a Tholian looks like!

638. Tell it to the magistrate.

639. At least put me in my own cell!

640. I'm sorry the quarters aren't to your liking.

641. Please feel free to submit a complaint to the management.

642. The positronic implant is functioning normally.

643. And the midbrain interface is on line and he's awake.

644. Bareil.

645. Yes, Major?

646. How are you feeling?

647. Awake.

648. Everything is different.

649. Different?

650. In what way?

651. It's hard to explain...

652. but when you touch me

653. it doesn't seem real.

654. It's more like the distant memory of a touch.

655. Vedek, do you remember the negotiations?

656. I have some questions for you.

657. Of course, Eminence.

658. I will do all that I can.

659. Something's wrong.

660. No kidding.

661. That's not what I mean.

662. My father told me that if I got caught stealing again

663. he would send me back

664. to live on the Ferengi homeworld with my grandmother.

665. So where is he?

666. I mean, why isn't he here yelling and threatening me?

667. And where's Uncle Quark?

668. Now, I'm late for work.

669. And come to think of it, what are you doing here?

670. Ask Odo.

671. No, no, no, throwing you in here

672. wasn't Odo's idea.

673. You don't just arrest the Station Commander's son

674. without some really strong evidence.

675. And I know there is no evidence

676. because I know we didn't do anything.

677. So why are we in here, Jake?

678. All right, I put Odo up to this

679. because I wanted to talk to you.

680. In here?

681. I didn't think you'd listen to me otherwise.

682. Well, this better be good.

683. I wanted to say I'm sorry.

684. I guess I just forgot you were a Ferengi.

685. You forgot?

686. To most people, the lobes are a dead giveaway.

687. What I mean is, we spend so much time together

688. and we seem so much alike

689. I, I sometimes forget we're different.

690. I know we're different.

691. I mean, anyone who talks to a female

692. with fawning respect is no Ferengi.

693. It made me sick.

694. You want to talk about sick?

695. Sick is making Riska cut up your food for you.

696. Well, at least I didn't have her chew it.

697. Chew it!

698. That's right.

699. In traditional Ferengi homes

700. the females soften the food with their teeth

701. before they give it to the males.

702. That is disgusting.

703. I knew you would react that way

704. which is why I did not have her do it.

705. Well, do you have

706. any other disgusting Ferengi customs

707. I should know about?

708. Plenty.

709. And I know plenty of human customs which disgust me.

710. Great, so we both disgust each other.

711. You know, as we get older

712. this is just going to get worse.

713. But I know one thing

714. I don't want to lose you as a friend.

715. Well, in that case

716. double-dating is definitely out.

717. Agreed.

718. And I guess we'll just have to deal

719. with the rest of our disgusting habits

720. as they come up.

721. I guess so.

722. You feel better?

723. Yeah.

724. Good.

725. Now can we get out of here?

726. Sure.

727. Odo?

728. Odo.

729. He-He's just playing around.

730. - Odo? - Odo!

731. Station Log, supplemental.

732. Kai Winn has announced

733. that Legate Turrel has signed the peace treaty.

734. The news has sent a shock wave throughout the quadrant.

735. And although there is still some opposition

736. from hard-line elements on both Bajor and Cardassia

737. it looks as though they are finally willing

738. to put their long conflict behind them.

739. Remind me not to invite you to my next party.

740. I'm sorry.

741. I guess I'm sort of casting a pall over this gathering.

742. Julian, no one's expecting you to provide entertainment

743. but you should try to enjoy yourself.

744. After all, the celebration is for you, too.

745. Well, frankly, I can't imagine

746. what I've done... deserves a celebration.

747. You kept him alive against incredible odds.

748. No matter what happens

749. you should always be proud of that.

750. Excuse me.

751. Your Eminence.

752. Yes?

753. Kai Winn, allow me to introduce "Kai Winn."

754. I don't understand.

755. In honor of the occasion

756. I've named my latest creation after you.

757. It's a chocolate soufflé with...

758. Haligian tongue sauce.

759. Well, I'm very honored.

760. Mmm... mmm.

761. And you're also very popular.

762. Believe me, I can't keep up with the orders so far!

763. Medical emergency.

764. Dr. Bashir to the Infirmary.

765. Please excuse me.

766. It's the other half of his brain, isn't it?

767. But you can still help him, can't you?

768. You can replace the other half of his brain

769. with a positronic matrix.

770. I'm sorry, Nerys, but this is where it ends.

771. What do you mean?

772. I won't remove whatever

773. last shred of humanity Bareil has left.

774. But you can do it.

775. Perhaps, child

776. it is time to listen to Dr. Bashir.

777. Sure. You got your peace treaty, your place in history.

778. You don't need Bareil anymore.

779. Believe me, child, I share your pain

780. but I think the Prophets are calling to Bareil.

781. I will see to it that Bajor never forgets him.

782. Doctor.

783. Julian... you can't give up now.

784. You have to keep going.

785. Nerys...

786. if I remove the rest of his brain

787. and replace it with a machine

788. he may look like Bareil, he may even talk like Bareil

789. but he won't be Bareil.

790. That "spark of life" will be gone.

791. He'll be dead.

792. And I'll be the one who killed him.

793. But if we do nothing, he'll die.

794. That's right, he will.

795. But he'll die like a man, not a machine.

796. Please...

797. don't make me fight you on this one.

798. Just let him go.

799. How much time?

800. All brain activity should cease within the next three hours.

801. I'd like to stay with him till then.

802. Of course.

803. You got your peace treaty.

804. I just wish that we'd had more time for us.

805. There's so much I never told you, but...

806. this is the time we have left, so I'd better say it now.

807. I'll... I'll never forget the first time I saw you

808. the day you came to the station.

809. You had... such a serenity about you.

810. I thought you had all the answers.

811. It really got on my nerves for a while.

812. Then I got to know you

813. and I... realized you were just as confused as the rest of us.

814. You just accepted your confusion

815. better than anyone I've ever known.

816. That's when I realized I loved you.