1. It's all right, Chief.Copy !req
2. You're going to be just fine.Copy !req
3. What happened?Copy !req
4. You were rerouting
a phase inducerCopy !req
5. when one of the plasma conduits
blew out.Copy !req
6. Oh.Copy !req
7. Easy there, Chief.Copy !req
8. You've got a mild case
of radiation poisoning.Copy !req
9. I'll give you some hyronalinCopy !req
10. which should
counteract the effectsCopy !req
11. but I do think
he should be restrictedCopy !req
12. to light duty
for the next few days.Copy !req
13. Agreed.Copy !req
14. Commander,
the transport's arrivedCopy !req
15. and they're requesting
permission to dock.Copy !req
16. Route them to Docking Bay 12.Copy !req
17. Inform the Romulan Delegation
we'll meet them there.Copy !req
18. And Chief, "light duty"
means light.Copy !req
19. I don't want to see you
crawling aroundCopy !req
20. the Jefferies tube tonight
looking for power surges.Copy !req
21. You won't get any arguments
today, Commander.Copy !req
22. Ready, Major?Copy !req
23. Promenade.Copy !req
24. Du'cha KovaH!Copy !req
25. EstaH! EstaH!Copy !req
26. Constable, I wasn't awareCopy !req
27. there were any Klingons
on the station.Copy !req
28. They just arrived
a few hours ago.Copy !req
29. It seems the main computer
on their freighter was damagedCopy !req
30. and they need
a complete overhaulCopy !req
31. before they can continue
back to the Klingon Empire.Copy !req
32. How long is this overhaul
going to take?Copy !req
33. Two days, at least.Copy !req
34. The Romulan delegation
has just arrivedCopy !req
35. and they're going to be here
at least two daysCopy !req
36. while they study
our intelligence reportsCopy !req
37. on the Dominion.Copy !req
38. I want you to keep a close eye
on the Klingons.Copy !req
39. We don't need
any trouble right now.Copy !req
40. Understood.Copy !req
41. Let's go.Copy !req
42. Come on.Copy !req
43. Welcome to Deep Space 9.Copy !req
44. I'm Commander Sisko, and this is
my First Officer, Major Kira.Copy !req
45. I am Ruwon.
This is Karina.Copy !req
46. We are ready for your report
on the Dominion.Copy !req
47. We have arranged
quarters for you.Copy !req
48. I know it's been a long trip,
so perhaps you'd like to...Copy !req
49. We are not interestedCopy !req
50. in your accommodations,
Commander.Copy !req
51. We are here for
your intelligence briefing...Copy !req
52. nothing else.Copy !req
53. Very well.Copy !req
54. If you'll come this way.Copy !req
55. This will be the foul line.Copy !req
56. We need to put a marker
here on the floor.Copy !req
57. I still don't seeCopy !req
58. how this is going to help
my business, Chief.Copy !req
59. No, that's not right.Copy !req
60. The number 20 needs
to be at the top.Copy !req
61. Trust me, Quark.Copy !req
62. Darts and bars go together
like bacon and eggs.Copy !req
63. At least people order
bacon and eggs.Copy !req
64. In all the years
I've been here,Copy !req
65. no one has ever come
and asked to see the dart board.Copy !req
66. Trust me, they will.Copy !req
67. I just don't see
the appeal of this game.Copy !req
68. No lasers, no holograms.Copy !req
69. Just steel tips and feathers.Copy !req
70. It's a game of skill, Quark.Copy !req
71. And it's not easy.Copy !req
72. Go ahead.Copy !req
73. Try and get one
in the bull's-eye.Copy !req
74. No!Copy !req
75. Now what if one of those darts
had gotten into his eye?Copy !req
76. Do you realize
I'd be liable for that?Copy !req
77. Do you know how much
money an eye costs?Copy !req
78. You're not supposed
to throw them like that.Copy !req
79. You throw them gently.Copy !req
80. One at a time.Copy !req
81. Like this.Copy !req
82. Chief O'Brien.Copy !req
83. What is it, Quark?Copy !req
84. The KlingonsCopy !req
85. just destroyed
two of my holosuites.Copy !req
86. I need a maintenance crew
immediately.Copy !req
87. Quark, this happensCopy !req
88. every time the Klingons
come aboard the station.Copy !req
89. Why don't you just keep
them out of the holosuites?Copy !req
90. Did you ever say no
to a Klingon?Copy !req
91. Besides, they pay me double.Copy !req
92. Chief?Copy !req
93. Chief!Copy !req
94. Well, the pain you experienced
appears to be a muscle spasmCopy !req
95. caused by a sudden decrease
in your serum calcium levels.Copy !req
96. It's a common side effect
of radiation poisoning.Copy !req
97. I'm giving you some
asinolyathin for the pain.Copy !req
98. What about the vision I had?Copy !req
99. Well, mild hallucinationsCopy !req
100. are also a fairly
common side effectCopy !req
101. of radiation poisoning.Copy !req
102. It was anything but mild.Copy !req
103. I really felt
I was standing on the PromenadeCopy !req
104. watching myself
talking to Quark.Copy !req
105. What was the conversation about?Copy !req
106. He was complaining
about some Klingons.Copy !req
107. He said they'd damaged
two of his holosuites.Copy !req
108. Well, you do have one problem.Copy !req
109. If all you can hallucinate about
is Quark's maintenance problemsCopy !req
110. you have a sadly
deficient fantasy life.Copy !req
111. Well, thank you
for your professional opinion.Copy !req
112. Oh, any time.Copy !req
113. My doors are always open to you,
Chief.Copy !req
114. The Dominion represents
the greatest threatCopy !req
115. to the Alpha Quadrant
in the last century.Copy !req
116. We need more information
on its military capabilities.Copy !req
117. How many ships do they have?Copy !req
118. Where are they deployed?Copy !req
119. What are their plans
for the future?Copy !req
120. Are they planning an attack?Copy !req
121. We don't know any of that yet.Copy !req
122. You have one of FoundersCopy !req
123. of the Dominion
on this very station.Copy !req
124. He should be able to tell us
everything we need to knowCopy !req
125. about their intentions.Copy !req
126. Odo is not one of the Founders.Copy !req
127. Your own reports indicateCopy !req
128. that a group of changelings
are the realCopy !req
129. source of power
behind the Dominion.Copy !req
130. Yes.Copy !req
131. And Odo is a changeling.Copy !req
132. But he's not
one of the Founders.Copy !req
133. I fail to see the distinction.Copy !req
134. Odo made a conscious choice
to stay here with us.Copy !req
135. He has no loyalties
to the DominionCopy !req
136. and he has no information
about their plans.Copy !req
137. We find that hard to believe.Copy !req
138. It's the truth, whether you
choose to believe it or not.Copy !req
139. Commander, we allowed youCopy !req
140. to place one of our cloaking
devices on the DefiantCopy !req
141. in exchange for information
regarding the Dominion.Copy !req
142. Now you have the cloaking device
and we have very little.Copy !req
143. We shouldn't have to remind you
of the importanceCopy !req
144. both our governments placeCopy !req
145. on continuing to carry out
this agreement.Copy !req
146. It's the first treatyCopy !req
147. between Romulus and
the Federation in many years.Copy !req
148. I'm aware of thatCopy !req
149. and I'm willing to cooperate
with you in any way I can.Copy !req
150. Very well, then.Copy !req
151. We want to see
every piece of informationCopy !req
152. Starfleet has on the Dominion,
no matter how insignificant.Copy !req
153. That includes
any classified reportsCopy !req
154. you may have made
to Starfleet Command.Copy !req
155. I'll have to clear that
with Starfleet.Copy !req
156. Then do it.Copy !req
157. Chief O'Brien.Copy !req
158. What is it, Quark?Copy !req
159. The Klingons just destroyed
two of my holosuites.Copy !req
160. I need a maintenance crew
immediately.Copy !req
161. Quark, we go through thisCopy !req
162. every time Klingons
come aboard the station.Copy !req
163. Why don't you ju?Copy !req
164. I think my holosuites
can wait.Copy !req
165. It looks like you have
bigger problems.Copy !req
166. I went over
the internal sensor logsCopy !req
167. and I did find evidenceCopy !req
168. of a minor temporal
disturbance in Quark'sCopy !req
169. and another one later,
on the Promenade.Copy !req
170. Both disturbances happened
at about the same timeCopy !req
171. as the Chief's experiences.Copy !req
172. So, it would seemCopy !req
173. that you did travel
into the futureCopy !req
174. and then returned
to the same momentCopy !req
175. that you left.Copy !req
176. Have you any idea what might
have caused this time shift?Copy !req
177. Not yet.Copy !req
178. I want to go over
the medical scansCopy !req
179. Julian took of you earlier.Copy !req
180. That dose of ionizing
radiation you receivedCopy !req
181. might have something
to do with it.Copy !req
182. How?Copy !req
183. I'm not sure,
but it's a good place to start.Copy !req
184. I have heard
a couple of theoriesCopy !req
185. that ambient low-level radiation
could have a temporal...Copy !req
186. Look out!Copy !req
187. effect
on radioactive isotopes.Copy !req
188. Chief!Copy !req
189. Mr. O'Brien.Copy !req
190. I ran a microcellular scanCopy !req
191. and detected minute damageCopy !req
192. to his cerebrospinal
nerve cellsCopy !req
193. which might have been caused
by the timeshifting.Copy !req
194. Can you repair it?Copy !req
195. Yes, but the effect
is cumulative.Copy !req
196. If you keep timeshifting,
there may come a pointCopy !req
197. where the damage
becomes irreparable.Copy !req
198. Eventually, it might
even kill you.Copy !req
199. Don't worry, Chief...
Dax is usingCopy !req
200. every scanner on the stationCopy !req
201. to hunt for any temporal
abnormalities.Copy !req
202. Well, if anyone
can find the causeCopy !req
203. of the time shifts, it's Dax.Copy !req
204. Chief, do you have any idea
of how far into the futureCopy !req
205. you traveled?Copy !req
206. No, sir.Copy !req
207. There was nothing to indicate
that it was todayCopy !req
208. tomorrow, next week.Copy !req
209. Well, this conference
with the RomulansCopy !req
210. is not supposed to last
longer than three days.Copy !req
211. In the meantime, I'll have Odo
tighten security around Quark's.Copy !req
212. How are you feeling, Chief?Copy !req
213. Better.Copy !req
214. Good.Copy !req
215. Commander, may I speak with you
for a minute?Copy !req
216. Of course.Copy !req
217. The Romulans want
to debrief everyoneCopy !req
218. who was on the DefiantCopy !req
219. when it was captured
by the Founders.Copy !req
220. They're also still not happyCopy !req
221. with the sensor information
collected by the DefiantCopy !req
222. so they want unrestricted
access to the DefiantCopy !req
223. and they also wantCopy !req
224. complete access
to all our personal logs.Copy !req
225. Personal logs are
out of the questionCopy !req
226. but they can have limited
access to the Defiant.Copy !req
227. I'll let them
debrief us, as well.Copy !req
228. I know they're pushing us, MajorCopy !req
229. but consider their position.Copy !req
230. There have never been
any Romulan shipsCopy !req
231. in the Gamma QuadrantCopy !req
232. so they've never
encountered the Dominion.Copy !req
233. So they're completely dependent
on us for information.Copy !req
234. Well, then maybe they should
send their own shipsCopy !req
235. through the wormhole
and find out for themselves.Copy !req
236. The Romulans generally
prefer to sit backCopy !req
237. and pull the strings from
a distance, if they can.Copy !req
238. This is one puppet who doesn't
like her strings pulled.Copy !req
239. I know, but like Ruwon saidCopy !req
240. they've lived up
to their part of the bargain.Copy !req
241. We have to do everything we can
to live up to ours.Copy !req
242. All right, I'll draw up
a schedule of interviewsCopy !req
243. and I'll tell everyone
to cooperate.Copy !req
244. And, Major, when you're
with the RomulansCopy !req
245. try to be diplomatic.Copy !req
246. I'm always diplomatic.Copy !req
247. That is the most ridiculous
thing I ever heardCopy !req
248. and I resent the implication.Copy !req
249. You seem very agitatedCopy !req
250. for someone who's
proclaiming her innocence.Copy !req
251. Indeed, your emotional state
would seem to indicateCopy !req
252. that our theory is correctCopy !req
253. and you did abandon
the Defiant prematurelyCopy !req
254. when it was attacked
by the Jem'Hadar.Copy !req
255. When the Defiant was attackedCopy !req
256. Odo and I were
trapped below decks.Copy !req
257. There was a hand-to-hand
fight in the corridor.Copy !req
258. I was wounded,
and I lost consciousness.Copy !req
259. When I came to,
Odo had already put meCopy !req
260. aboard the shuttle,
and we'd escaped.Copy !req
261. I did not abandon
the ship prematurely.Copy !req
262. Why didn't Odo try to help
the rest of the Defiant's crew?Copy !req
263. Well, I'm sure he wanted toCopy !req
264. but there was no way
to get to the Bridge, and...Copy !req
265. Why were you in Odo's quarters
when the ship was attacked?Copy !req
266. We were talking.Copy !req
267. About what?Copy !req
268. It's personal.Copy !req
269. Do you often haveCopy !req
270. personal talks
with the changeling?Copy !req
271. What business is that of yours?Copy !req
272. We're trying to determine the
nature of your relationship.Copy !req
273. You are the only memberCopy !req
274. of the Defiant's crew
who was not taken prisoner.Copy !req
275. Why?Copy !req
276. Did the Founders believe
Odo would react badlyCopy !req
277. if you were harmed?Copy !req
278. Did they think you held
some kind of attraction to him?Copy !req
279. Has Odo ever shown any kind
of physical interestCopy !req
280. in you, Major?Copy !req
281. That's it.Copy !req
282. You can rip the cloaking deviceCopy !req
283. out of the Defiant right now!Copy !req
284. I am not answering
any more questions.Copy !req
285. And I suggest you avoid
asking Odo those questionsCopy !req
286. or you may just find yourselfCopy !req
287. on the other side
of that bulkhead, floating home.Copy !req
288. There.
That's the game.Copy !req
289. Had enough?Copy !req
290. One more.Copy !req
291. Chief, that's the tenth game
we've played in a row.Copy !req
292. Nothing's happening hereCopy !req
293. and I don't think anything
is going to happen.Copy !req
294. By telling us about the fight,
you have changed the future.Copy !req
295. Security's here, and Quark saysCopy !req
296. he won't let the Klingons
back in the bar.Copy !req
297. There is not going
to be a fight.Copy !req
298. I know, I know, but...Copy !req
299. I've seen it, and I
can't shake the feelingCopy !req
300. that it's going to happenCopy !req
301. despite our precautions.Copy !req
302. Something about
the way things lookCopy !req
303. the number of people.Copy !req
304. There's something
a little too familiarCopy !req
305. about everything.Copy !req
306. All right, if it makes
you feel any betterCopy !req
307. I'll beat you
at another ten games.Copy !req
308. But I can't help
getting the feeling...Copy !req
309. Ach'cho korvak bataH!Copy !req
310. Karagh, abeH.Copy !req
311. You said you weren't
going to letCopy !req
312. the Klingons back in the bar!Copy !req
313. I didn't.Copy !req
314. They were in the holosuites.Copy !req
315. Besides, now they're
paying me triple.Copy !req
316. Who let these filthy pahtk
in here?Copy !req
317. Maybe we should
show them the way out.Copy !req
318. And then...Copy !req
319. What's his name?Copy !req
320. Ruwon?Copy !req
321. Ruwon started to insinuate
that...Copy !req
322. you were...Copy !req
323. That I was what?Copy !req
324. Interested in me.Copy !req
325. He said that?Copy !req
326. Have you ever heard
anything more...Copy !req
327. Ridiculous!Copy !req
328. Exactly.Copy !req
329. Quark to Security.Copy !req
330. I've got a fight on my hands.Copy !req
331. They're tearing my place apart.Copy !req
332. Watch the Romulan!Copy !req
333. All right, that's enough!Copy !req
334. Get back!Copy !req
335. Come on!Copy !req
336. Move it.
Move it.Copy !req
337. Let's go.
Come on now.Copy !req
338. Miles?Copy !req
339. Chief.Copy !req
340. It's all right.Copy !req
341. You collapsed outside Quark's
about an hour ago.Copy !req
342. You're going to be fine.Copy !req
343. No, I'm not.Copy !req
344. In a few hours,
I'm going to be dead.Copy !req
345. This is the panel
I saw myself open.Copy !req
346. It looked like a phaser
or high-energy laserCopy !req
347. came out of the bulkhead.Copy !req
348. Nothing on the tricorder.Copy !req
349. Just the standard conduits
and power juncture ports.Copy !req
350. If there is something
dangerous in thereCopy !req
351. it could be cloakedCopy !req
352. or have some dampening field
around it.Copy !req
353. If you gentlemen will
step down the corridorCopy !req
354. I'll open the panel
and take a look.Copy !req
355. Don't worry.
I'll be careful.Copy !req
356. It's all right.Copy !req
357. Nothing.Copy !req
358. You're sure
this is the right panel?Copy !req
359. Absolutely.Copy !req
360. Believe me,
I've a pretty vivid memoryCopy !req
361. of the whole thing.Copy !req
362. Well... since it appears
that your first two time jumpsCopy !req
363. each moved you to about
five hours into the futureCopy !req
364. we could also assumeCopy !req
365. that the incident
you saw in this corridorCopy !req
366. moved you to about five hours
into the future.Copy !req
367. That means someone
will place a deviceCopy !req
368. in this panel
in the next few hours.Copy !req
369. All these quarters
are vacant at the moment.Copy !req
370. There are no vital power
conduits in this area.Copy !req
371. No crucial defense systems.Copy !req
372. Why would someone
want to booby-trapCopy !req
373. a wall panel here?Copy !req
374. I suggest we place
a surveillance deviceCopy !req
375. in this corridor.Copy !req
376. If anyone attempts
to tamper with the panelCopy !req
377. we'll be able to detect it.Copy !req
378. Dax to Sisko.Copy !req
379. Sisko here.
Go ahead, Lieutenant.Copy !req
380. Benjamin,
can you come to Ops?Copy !req
381. I think I've found a clue
to Chief O'Brien's timeshifting.Copy !req
382. We're on our way.Copy !req
383. Keep me informed.Copy !req
384. I've been scanning the area
around the stationCopy !req
385. out to a radius
of two kilometers.Copy !req
386. I didn't find anything at first.Copy !req
387. Then I started to scan some of
the lower subspace bandwidths.Copy !req
388. I found traces of low-level
tetryon emissions.Copy !req
389. I've never seen
an emission patternCopy !req
390. like that
outside of a neutron star.Copy !req
391. Or a quantum singularity.Copy !req
392. And singularities are
known to send out wavesCopy !req
393. of temporal displacement.Copy !req
394. But if there is
a singularity nearbyCopy !req
395. why can't we find it?Copy !req
396. It should also be affecting the
gravimetric field signatures.Copy !req
397. I don't know.Copy !req
398. Maybe it's buried so far downCopy !req
399. in the subspace layers
that we can't detect it.Copy !req
400. Assuming for the momentCopy !req
401. that a singularity
is responsibleCopy !req
402. how do we combat
its effects on the Chief?Copy !req
403. Temporal displacement
caused by a quantum singularityCopy !req
404. most commonly affects
delta-series radioisotopesCopy !req
405. which is exactly
what the Chief absorbedCopy !req
406. during the conduit breach.Copy !req
407. So you're saying that itCopy !req
408. could be pulling O'Brien's body
like a magnet?Copy !req
409. Exactly.Copy !req
410. I think I may know a way
to neutralize the remainingCopy !req
411. radioisotopes in your body.Copy !req
412. Without the radiationCopy !req
413. the temporal displacement
might stop.Copy !req
414. It's going to take time.Copy !req
415. You may experience
one or two more time shiftsCopy !req
416. before I can
complete the process.Copy !req
417. When can we start?Copy !req
418. Right away.Copy !req
419. Keep trying to pinpoint
the singularity.Copy !req
420. If it is out there,
we need to locate itCopy !req
421. and find a way to get rid of it.Copy !req
422. Right.Copy !req
423. I wanted to let you knowCopy !req
424. I moved the Romulans
to different quarters.Copy !req
425. Oh?Copy !req
426. It's the replicators again.Copy !req
427. I assigned a maintenance crew.Copy !req
428. But in the meantime, I moved
the entire Romulan delegationCopy !req
429. to section 47, level 2
in the Habitat Ring.Copy !req
430. Section 47?Copy !req
431. Yes.
Is something wrong?Copy !req
432. The wall panel where O'Brien
saw himself being killedCopy !req
433. is right outside those quarters.Copy !req
434. Which means either the RomulansCopy !req
435. are going to put a device
in the bulkhead themselvesCopy !req
436. or someone else willCopy !req
437. possibly to be used
against the Romulans.Copy !req
438. Should I move them
to other quarters?Copy !req
439. No. That'll warn
whoever is responsible.Copy !req
440. But inform Odo
of the change in quarters.Copy !req
441. He already has that corridor
under surveillance.Copy !req
442. Let's see
how this thing plays outCopy !req
443. before we make
any further moves.Copy !req
444. You have something, Constable?Copy !req
445. Someone has planted
a class-3 surveillance deviceCopy !req
446. behind the wall panel
we've been monitoring.Copy !req
447. Were you able to see who it was?Copy !req
448. No, we've been monitoring
the corridor constantlyCopy !req
449. for the past three hours.Copy !req
450. No one's come anywhere
near the panel.Copy !req
451. However, sensors did detectCopy !req
452. a low-energy transporter beam
a short time ago.Copy !req
453. They beamed the device
directly into the wall.Copy !req
454. That's a delicate piece
of transporter work.Copy !req
455. Yes, it is.Copy !req
456. We haven't been able
to trace the beamCopy !req
457. to its point of originCopy !req
458. but since there aren't
any ships nearbyCopy !req
459. I believe it originated
on the station.Copy !req
460. Any suspects?Copy !req
461. Well, since it appears
to be a deviceCopy !req
462. intended to conduct
covert surveillanceCopy !req
463. of the RomulansCopy !req
464. my leading suspects
would be the Klingons.Copy !req
465. Do you have any evidenceCopy !req
466. besides the fact that Klingons
hate Romulans?Copy !req
467. Well, not yet, but don't worry.Copy !req
468. I plan to investigate
the KlingonsCopy !req
469. the Bajorans, Quark,
the visiting Terrellians...Copy !req
470. You think Quark
had something to do with this?Copy !req
471. I always investigate Quark.Copy !req
472. Looks like you're going
to cheat death, after all.Copy !req
473. Round about this time,
you saw yourself being killed.Copy !req
474. I feel like someone
just walked over my grave.Copy !req
475. I mean, I've had a few brushes
with death in my careerCopy !req
476. but there was somethingCopy !req
477. about watching
myself being killed...Copy !req
478. of feeling my own neck
for a pulse that wasn't there.Copy !req
479. Well, could have been worse.Copy !req
480. Could have been me.Copy !req
481. Here you are, gentlemen.Copy !req
482. And how is DS9's
most famous fortune teller?Copy !req
483. Don't call me that.Copy !req
484. I haven't told anyone's fortune.Copy !req
485. Oh, just a figure of speech.Copy !req
486. On the other handCopy !req
487. if you should find yourself
in the future againCopy !req
488. and you find yourself
passing by the dabo tableCopy !req
489. would it really hurt
to take a lookCopy !req
490. at the numbers
coming up on the wheel?Copy !req
491. I could make it
worth your while.Copy !req
492. Let's get out of here.Copy !req
493. Just a thought.Copy !req
494. Can you believe that?Copy !req
495. I'm being pulled into the future
and all he can think about is...Copy !req
496. Chief!Copy !req
497. Oh, am I glad to see you.Copy !req
498. What the hell
happened to me, Julian?Copy !req
499. It was the, the radiation.Copy !req
500. I didn't realize it had
damaged the basilar arteriesCopy !req
501. in your brain stem
until it was too late.Copy !req
502. Well, why not?Copy !req
503. It didn't show up
on any of the diagnostics.Copy !req
504. I couldn't tell
what had happenedCopy !req
505. until I was doing the autopsy.Copy !req
506. Autopsy.Copy !req
507. Yeah, I just finished
doing it a few moments ago.Copy !req
508. Do you want me
to show you the results?Copy !req
509. No, no, no!Copy !req
510. That's, that's all right.Copy !req
511. Now, look, when you go
back to the pastCopy !req
512. ask me to perform
a basilar arterial scanCopy !req
513. and since you're going
five hours back into the pastCopy !req
514. I should have enough timeCopy !req
515. to find the damage
and repair it before...Copy !req
516. this happens.Copy !req
517. Right.Copy !req
518. How could you just let me die?Copy !req
519. I didn't just let you die.Copy !req
520. I did everything I couldCopy !req
521. to keep you alive
for over an hourCopy !req
522. but your body just gave up.Copy !req
523. Gave up?Copy !req
524. I'm sorry, Chief.Copy !req
525. But there comes a pointCopy !req
526. when the human body
just gives up.Copy !req
527. Yeah, well, maybe
my Doctor wasn't...Copy !req
528. Bashir to Infirmary.Copy !req
529. I need a nurse and an emergency
medkit here immediately.Copy !req
530. We finally were able
to localize the transporter beamCopy !req
531. and trace it back
to this location.Copy !req
532. These quarters have
been vacant for weeks.Copy !req
533. Somehow they overrodeCopy !req
534. the security lock
on the door to gain access.Copy !req
535. So, what did they do?Copy !req
536. Bring in a portable transporterCopy !req
537. and beam
the surveillance equipmentCopy !req
538. into the bulkhead?Copy !req
539. That was my first thoughtCopy !req
540. but then I realized
that a portable transporterCopy !req
541. is a rather large
and bulky piece of equipmentCopy !req
542. to be carrying around the halls.Copy !req
543. That's true.Copy !req
544. So, then I began thinking
about...Copy !req
545. the replicator.Copy !req
546. Ah... they realigned
the matter-energyCopy !req
547. conversion matrix.Copy !req
548. Turning it
into a small transporter...Copy !req
549. a very sophisticated,
very professional job.Copy !req
550. So now we know
how they did it.Copy !req
551. The next question is who.Copy !req
552. I think I have the answer
to that as well.Copy !req
553. Now, this device is manufactured
on Davlos Ill...Copy !req
554. a planet on the Klingon border.Copy !req
555. In fact, Davlos does
over 90 percentCopy !req
556. of its trade
with the Klingon Empire.Copy !req
557. Oh, that's still very little
evidence to make an arrest.Copy !req
558. Yes, it isCopy !req
559. but then I contacted a friend
at Starfleet IntelligenceCopy !req
560. who used to be assigned
to the Federation EmbassyCopy !req
561. on the Klingon Homeworld.Copy !req
562. He put me in contact
with a former Klingon operativeCopy !req
563. who is out of favor
with the current administration.Copy !req
564. This former operative
sent me a series of reports...Copy !req
565. Odo...Copy !req
566. cut to the chase.Copy !req
567. The three Klingons
now on the stationCopy !req
568. are part
of a covert strike forceCopy !req
569. that reports directly
to the Klingon High Council.Copy !req
570. Why didn't you just say so?Copy !req
571. Well, sometimes I have
to remind youCopy !req
572. just how good I am.Copy !req
573. Mm. So, Gowron sent
our three friends hereCopy !req
574. and they're conducting
surveillanceCopy !req
575. on the Romulan delegation.Copy !req
576. Why?Copy !req
577. Are they here to kill them?Copy !req
578. Possibly.Copy !req
579. It's also possible
that this is justCopy !req
580. a routine intelligence-
gathering operation.Copy !req
581. The high-energy laser
that killed O'BrienCopy !req
582. is simply a booby trapCopy !req
583. to prevent someone from
tampering with the device.Copy !req
584. It's not meant
for assassination.Copy !req
585. Well, in either case,
I think we have enough evidenceCopy !req
586. to at least hold the Klingons
for questioning, don't you?Copy !req
587. Absolutely.Copy !req
588. And I think I can question themCopy !req
589. until the Romulan delegation
leaves the station.Copy !req
590. Just be careful.Copy !req
591. Commander,
there is no careful wayCopy !req
592. to question a Klingon.Copy !req
593. I have...
I haven't given up.Copy !req
594. I won't give up.Copy !req
595. It's all right, Chief.Copy !req
596. You're okay.Copy !req
597. No, I'm not.Copy !req
598. You need to run
a basilar arterial scan.Copy !req
599. Why?Copy !req
600. Because if you don'tCopy !req
601. I'm going to die
in less than five hours.Copy !req
602. Who told you that?Copy !req
603. You did.Copy !req
604. In the future.Copy !req
605. Oh.Copy !req
606. Well, who am I
to argue with me?Copy !req
607. Let me go!Copy !req
608. This is an outrage.Copy !req
609. We have done nothing.Copy !req
610. We will have our vengeance
on all of you for this.Copy !req
611. You are treating us
with dishonor.Copy !req
612. We have done nothing wrong.Copy !req
613. We take a very dim view of spies
and saboteurs on this station.Copy !req
614. Now you slander us.Copy !req
615. When my family finds out
what you have doneCopy !req
616. they will come here
and kill you.Copy !req
617. I doubt that very much.Copy !req
618. The only people
who will be coming hereCopy !req
619. are your friends
in Klingon Intelligence.Copy !req
620. And from what I understandCopy !req
621. they don't like being
embarrassed by operativesCopy !req
622. who fail in their missions.Copy !req
623. However, should you suddenly
feel like cooperatingCopy !req
624. I may be persuaded
to let you goCopy !req
625. without contacting your friends
in Intelligence.Copy !req
626. May be.Copy !req
627. So how are you feeling, Chief?Copy !req
628. Better, sir.Copy !req
629. I've eliminatedCopy !req
630. almost all the radioisotopes
from his body.Copy !req
631. Have to wait a couple more hoursCopy !req
632. before I give him
the last treatment.Copy !req
633. But after that, there should be
no more timeshifting.Copy !req
634. What about
the quantum singularity?Copy !req
635. We've been able to track itCopy !req
636. by using its tetryon emissions
as a guide.Copy !req
637. It seems to be orbiting
Deep Space 9Copy !req
638. in a roughly elliptical fashion.Copy !req
639. At certain points in its orbit,
the singularity radiatesCopy !req
640. temporal energy
at a specific wavelength.Copy !req
641. That seems to be
what triggers my time shifts.Copy !req
642. Is there any way
to break it out of its orbitCopy !req
643. and send it on its way?Copy !req
644. Well, we were hoping
to station...Copy !req
645. Come on, come on.Copy !req
646. Hurry up.
We don't have much time!Copy !req
647. Prepare to seal the hatchCopy !req
648. and release the docking clamps.Copy !req
649. Move quickly.
Let's go.Copy !req
650. All the way back.
Move quickly.Copy !req
651. Come on.Copy !req
652. Initiating emergency
escape protocol.Copy !req
653. Hang on,
I'm going to full impulse.Copy !req
654. Now what?Copy !req
655. You're here!Copy !req
656. Look, I don't know
what happened.Copy !req
657. I was asleep in bed when
the whole station was rockedCopy !req
658. by an explosion.Copy !req
659. Before I could get to Ops,
the evacuation alarm sounded.Copy !req
660. And the com systems were down.Copy !req
661. I got as many people
as I could in here.Copy !req
662. I don't know what happened
to the others.Copy !req
663. When you go back, you have
to find out what happenedCopy !req
664. and stop it.Copy !req
665. My God!Copy !req
666. Chief, what's wrong?Copy !req
667. We've got a new problem, sir.Copy !req
668. Did you see anything
from the runaboutCopy !req
669. that would indicate
how the station was destroyed?Copy !req
670. There were a series
of explosionsCopy !req
671. that rippled across
the Habitat Ring.Copy !req
672. But it all happened so fastCopy !req
673. I couldn't get a clear sense
of exactly what was going on.Copy !req
674. Could you tell if you were
looking at internal explosionsCopy !req
675. which might indicate some kind
of sabotage or accidentCopy !req
676. or external explosions,
which might indicateCopy !req
677. we were under attack?Copy !req
678. No. No, I'm not sure.Copy !req
679. Do you remember seeing
any other ships nearby?Copy !req
680. No, but I had a very limited
view of the area.Copy !req
681. Well, it looks
like, at this pointCopy !req
682. we can't rule anything out.Copy !req
683. Agreed.Copy !req
684. Make preparations
to evacuate the station.Copy !req
685. Do it quietly.Copy !req
686. If the destruction
of the stationCopy !req
687. is the result
of an attack or sabotageCopy !req
688. we don't want
to alarm our enemyCopy !req
689. and make him trigger events
we're trying to avoid.Copy !req
690. Begin a complete systems check
of everything on the stationCopy !req
691. that could potentially
cause this kind of explosion.Copy !req
692. Right.Copy !req
693. Commander...Copy !req
694. there might be another way
to find out what's going on.Copy !req
695. If I could travel
into the future again...Copy !req
696. this time just before
the destruction of DS9...Copy !req
697. I might be able to find out
what's going to happenCopy !req
698. then return to the presentCopy !req
699. in time for us to prevent it
from happening.Copy !req
700. If you could flood my body
with high concentrationsCopy !req
701. of delta-series radioisotopes,
it might triggerCopy !req
702. a time shift into the future.Copy !req
703. Possibly,
but those isotopes are toxic.Copy !req
704. It could cause permanent damage
to your nervous system.Copy !req
705. It might even kill you.Copy !req
706. Well, if the future happens
the way I saw it happenCopy !req
707. a lot of people are
going to get killedCopy !req
708. when the station explodes.Copy !req
709. It's a risk I'm willing to take.Copy !req
710. Even if you're able
to initiate a time jumpCopy !req
711. each time you traveled
into the futureCopy !req
712. you've always gone five hours.Copy !req
713. How do you propose to shorten
the length of a jump?Copy !req
714. Well, there might be a link
between the temporal frequencyCopy !req
715. of the singularityCopy !req
716. and the length
of the time shift.Copy !req
717. We might be able to calibrateCopy !req
718. the decay constant
of the isotopeCopy !req
719. that we inject you withCopy !req
720. to match the frequency
of the singularity.Copy !req
721. And with a few minor adjustmentsCopy !req
722. we can control
how far you jumpCopy !req
723. into the future.Copy !req
724. Exactly.Copy !req
725. All right.Copy !req
726. But if you can't do it
within two hoursCopy !req
727. I'm going to begin
to evacuate the station.Copy !req
728. Understood.Copy !req
729. Now, when you activate
this deviceCopy !req
730. it'll inject you with a two-rad
dose of delta isotopes.Copy !req
731. Now, if our calculations
are rightCopy !req
732. that should put you about
three hours into the future.Copy !req
733. What's the margin of error?Copy !req
734. Plus or minus half an hour,
I'd say.Copy !req
735. But that's the best we could do.Copy !req
736. Now, it's already set
for the return trip.Copy !req
737. So all you have to do
is activate it againCopy !req
738. to return to the present.Copy !req
739. Right.Copy !req
740. And remember,
don't wait too long.Copy !req
741. Your body will be experiencingCopy !req
742. symptoms
of severe radiation poisoning.Copy !req
743. If you don't get treatment,
it will kill you.Copy !req
744. I won't forget.Copy !req
745. Good.Copy !req
746. Julian, there's a...Copy !req
747. a message in my quarters
for Keiko if...Copy !req
748. I understand, Miles.Copy !req
749. 0200.Copy !req
750. That's three and a half hours
into the future.Copy !req
751. Miles, Miles!Copy !req
752. Wake up!Copy !req
753. What?Copy !req
754. Computer, lights.Copy !req
755. Oh, no, not you again.Copy !req
756. What is it now?Copy !req
757. Listen to me.Copy !req
758. I've jumped ahead
and seen your future.Copy !req
759. Don't ask me how,
it'll take too long to explain.Copy !req
760. There's going to be a disaster.Copy !req
761. DS9 will be destroyed.Copy !req
762. Destroyed? How?Copy !req
763. I don't know.Copy !req
764. That's why I'm here.Copy !req
765. I have to find out
what's going to happenCopy !req
766. and then travel back
into the past and prevent it.Copy !req
767. You look pretty bad.Copy !req
768. It's the radiation.Copy !req
769. Well, if you feel bad
and you're my past selfCopy !req
770. shouldn't I feel bad, too?Copy !req
771. I hate temporal mechanics.Copy !req
772. Let's get down to Ops
and see what's going on.Copy !req
773. Help me up.Copy !req
774. Run a sensor sweep
of the entire station.Copy !req
775. Look for anything
that might indicate a...Copy !req
776. Report!Copy !req
777. A Romulan warbird just
de-cloaked off of Lower Pylon 2.Copy !req
778. They've taken out
our shield generators.Copy !req
779. On screen.Copy !req
780. Lock phasers and return fire.Copy !req
781. They've hit the fusion reactor.Copy !req
782. Main power's down.Copy !req
783. Defense systems off-line.Copy !req
784. Try to reroute phasers through
the emergency power couplings.Copy !req
785. Miles, you've got your answer.Copy !req
786. The quantum singularityCopy !req
787. that's been orbiting
the station...Copy !req
788. it's the Romulans.Copy !req
789. Are you listening?Copy !req
790. The Romulans useCopy !req
791. a confined singularity
to power their warp core.Copy !req
792. That's what we've
been detecting.Copy !req
793. That's what's causing
the time shifts.Copy !req
794. You must go back and tell themCopy !req
795. to put up the shields
and stand by for an attack.Copy !req
796. I can't.Copy !req
797. I can't get through
another shift.Copy !req
798. It's the radiation poisoning,
it...Copy !req
799. You go.Copy !req
800. Just activate it.Copy !req
801. It's set for the return trip.Copy !req
802. Me?Copy !req
803. I don't belong there.Copy !req
804. I'm you... you're me...Copy !req
805. It does... doesn't matter.Copy !req
806. Just go.Copy !req
807. Go!Copy !req
808. Chief!Copy !req
809. What happened?Copy !req
810. It worked.Copy !req
811. O'Brien to Sisko.Copy !req
812. Go ahead, Chief.Copy !req
813. I've been to the future,
Commander.Copy !req
814. The quantum singularity
off the stationCopy !req
815. is actually in the warp core
of a cloaked Romulan warbird.Copy !req
816. They're going to de-cloak and
fire on us in a matter of hours.Copy !req
817. Understood, Chief.Copy !req
818. Raise shields.Copy !req
819. Stand by weapons systems.Copy !req
820. I don't understand it.Copy !req
821. Your body should be flooded
with delta-series radiationCopy !req
822. but there's only a tiny
amount in your tissues.Copy !req
823. Your metabolic readings
are different.Copy !req
824. What happened?Copy !req
825. There's been a... a change.Copy !req
826. Uh... I really have
nothing else to say.Copy !req
827. I think you're lying, Quark.Copy !req
828. About what part?Copy !req
829. All of it.Copy !req
830. Well, at least I'm consistent.Copy !req
831. Quark, you can leave.Copy !req
832. Thank you.Copy !req
833. I know you have a cloaked
warbird orbiting the station.Copy !req
834. And I know that you're
planning an attack.Copy !req
835. At first, I couldn't
understand whyCopy !req
836. and then I rememberedCopy !req
837. what you said
about the Dominion...Copy !req
838. how they were the greatest
threat to the Alpha QuadrantCopy !req
839. in the last century.Copy !req
840. If you really believed thatCopy !req
841. then the only way you
could ever be truly safeCopy !req
842. from the Dominion would be
to collapse the wormhole.Copy !req
843. But you knew we wouldn't
just sit byCopy !req
844. and watch while you did it.Copy !req
845. So you had to destroy
the station, too.Copy !req
846. That way,
there'd be no witnesses.Copy !req
847. Everyone would assume
that Deep Space 9 was destroyedCopy !req
848. by what appeared to be
the accidental collapseCopy !req
849. of the wormhole.Copy !req
850. An interesting...Copy !req
851. theory, Commander.Copy !req
852. But that's all it is,
a theory.Copy !req
853. That's right.Copy !req
854. But I'll tell you
what's not a theory.Copy !req
855. We tracked the tetryon emissions
back to your warbirdCopy !req
856. and I have about 50 photon
torpedoes locked onto itCopy !req
857. right now.Copy !req
858. I think it's time we left.Copy !req
859. I couldn't agree more.Copy !req
860. Constable, will you please
escort our... guestsCopy !req
861. to the nearest transporter room?Copy !req
862. If you'll come with me.Copy !req
863. So you're telling me
that you rememberCopy !req
864. playing this game
with me in the future?Copy !req
865. Right.Copy !req
866. All right, what am I
going to hit?Copy !req
867. 20, outer ring.Copy !req
868. Why, that's remarkable.Copy !req
869. It's also a little disturbing.Copy !req
870. I have this nagging feeling
that I don't really belong here.Copy !req
871. This isn't really my life.Copy !req
872. You know, maybe this lifeCopy !req
873. belongs
to that other Miles O'Brien.Copy !req
874. Listen, Chief, whether you
are living in the pastCopy !req
875. or the present,
you are Miles O'Brien.Copy !req
876. The only difference is
you have a few memoriesCopy !req
877. the other one didn't have.Copy !req
878. Well, I think I'll go to bed.Copy !req
879. I'm still kind of tired.Copy !req
880. Now, that sounds
like a good idea.Copy !req
881. Quark.Copy !req
882. Dabo.Copy !req
883. Dabo?Copy !req
884. Dabo!Copy !req
885. Wait, Chief, wait!Copy !req