1. Last time on
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine...Copy !req
2. Our mission is to take
the DefiantCopy !req
3. into the Gamma Quadrant
and try to findCopy !req
4. the leaders of the
Dominion, the Founders.Copy !req
5. What the hell is wrong
with Starfleet?Copy !req
6. How could they do this to him?Copy !req
7. This has been a long time
coming, Major.Copy !req
8. Starfleet has never been
happy with the Constable.Copy !req
9. I want him to stay
as much as you doCopy !req
10. but he has to want to stay.Copy !req
11. Ever since we've come
into the Gamma Quadrant...Copy !req
12. I've had this feeling...
of being drawn somewhereCopy !req
13. to a specific place...Copy !req
14. the Omarion Nebula.Copy !req
15. The last time I saw the Defiant,
she was dead in spaceCopy !req
16. and surrounded
by Jem'Hadar ships.Copy !req
17. Sisko? Bashir?Copy !req
18. I don't know.Copy !req
19. Welcome home.Copy !req
20. And now the conclusion.Copy !req
21. You really are just like me,
aren't you?Copy !req
22. Yes.Copy !req
23. And you're saying,
this is where I'm from?Copy !req
24. This is your home.Copy !req
25. Ah, I wish I could remember it.Copy !req
26. It's understandable
that you cannot.Copy !req
27. You were still newly formed
when you left us.Copy !req
28. Newly formed?Copy !req
29. You mean, I was an infant?Copy !req
30. An infant, yes.Copy !req
31. Ah. I suspected as much.Copy !req
32. Tell me, do I have
any family at all?Copy !req
33. Of course.Copy !req
34. I'd like to meet them,
if that's possible.Copy !req
35. You already have.Copy !req
36. We are all part
of the Great Link.Copy !req
37. Is that all of us,
or are there others?Copy !req
38. Odo, this isn't
a police investigation.Copy !req
39. I'm aware of that, Major.Copy !req
40. Well, then stop interrogating
these people.Copy !req
41. This is the moment you've been
waiting for all your life.Copy !req
42. Enjoy it.Copy !req
43. He really is happy to be here.Copy !req
44. Aren't you?Copy !req
45. Yes, of course.Copy !req
46. It's just that this
is all very sudden.Copy !req
47. And you have many questions.Copy !req
48. Yes.Copy !req
49. Please...Copy !req
50. what exactly is this Great Link?Copy !req
51. The Link is the very foundation
of our society.Copy !req
52. It provides a meaning
to our existence.Copy !req
53. It is the merging
of form and thoughtCopy !req
54. the sharing of idea
and sensation.Copy !req
55. Is something wrong?Copy !req
56. I've... lived
a very solitary life.Copy !req
57. That's unfortunate,
but necessaryCopy !req
58. as you'll learn in time.Copy !req
59. But now, that part
of your life is over.Copy !req
60. You're home.Copy !req
61. What are you doing?Copy !req
62. Take it.Copy !req
63. But it's not time.Copy !req
64. He isn't ready.Copy !req
65. He's been gone too long.Copy !req
66. He needs to remember,
if only for a moment.Copy !req
67. Don't be afraid.Copy !req
68. Odo...Copy !req
69. What have you done to him?Copy !req
70. I allowed him
to experience the Link.Copy !req
71. Odo!Copy !req
72. Yes, Major.Copy !req
73. Are you all right?Copy !req
74. What happened?Copy !req
75. I'm not sure.Copy !req
76. But I know one thing.Copy !req
77. She's right.Copy !req
78. I am... home.Copy !req
79. Commander's Log, supplemental.Copy !req
80. It's been six days since
we had to abandon the DefiantCopy !req
81. after the Jem'Hadar attack.Copy !req
82. We still don't knowCopy !req
83. what happened
to the rest of the crew.Copy !req
84. Doctor Bashir and I have plotted
a course back to the wormhole.Copy !req
85. Whether the shuttle
can get us back there or notCopy !req
86. is questionable at best.Copy !req
87. Our engines are failingCopy !req
88. our external sensors
are barely functioningCopy !req
89. and life support systems
are at 20% and dropping.Copy !req
90. But other than that,
we couldn't be in better shape.Copy !req
91. I thought you were sleeping.Copy !req
92. From the sound of things,
I wish I were.Copy !req
93. It could be worse.Copy !req
94. I believe you.Copy !req
95. Do you think it's
some kind of tractor beam?Copy !req
96. Could be.Copy !req
97. I wish these sensors
were working.Copy !req
98. Now what?Copy !req
99. Whoa, hey, don't shoot.Copy !req
100. We surrender.Copy !req
101. Chief, Dax.Copy !req
102. I don't believe it.Copy !req
103. We thought you'd been
captured by the Jem'Hadar.Copy !req
104. Well, we had our doubtsCopy !req
105. about ever seeing you again,
either, Julian.Copy !req
106. We've been searching
for you for days.Copy !req
107. What about the others?Copy !req
108. No sign of them yetCopy !req
109. but we still have ships
out looking for them.Copy !req
110. Meanwhile, our orders areCopy !req
111. to get you back to DS9
as soon as possible.Copy !req
112. There are big things
happening there, Benjamin.Copy !req
113. I think you're in
for a surprise.Copy !req
114. This is beautiful.Copy !req
115. How long do they plan
on making us wait here?Copy !req
116. We've only been here
a few hours.Copy !req
117. Ha! I finally return homeCopy !req
118. and they still treat me
like an outsider.Copy !req
119. Oh, believe me, you're not
the outsider here, I am.Copy !req
120. You?Copy !req
121. I'm the one they
don't trust, not you.Copy !req
122. How perceptive, Major.Copy !req
123. If our history
has taught us anythingCopy !req
124. it's to avoid contact
with solids whenever possible.Copy !req
125. Solids?Copy !req
126. Our name for mono-forms
like yourselfCopy !req
127. who will never know
the joys of the Great Link.Copy !req
128. I don't intend to stay long.Copy !req
129. There's a chance Sisko and
the others survived the attack.Copy !req
130. I'm going to go back
to the shuttleCopy !req
131. and try contacting them.Copy !req
132. I'm sorry, I cannot allow youCopy !req
133. to send any communications
from the planet's surface.Copy !req
134. They could be traced back here.Copy !req
135. We value our isolation.Copy !req
136. Yes, of course.Copy !req
137. Tell me, Odo, have you made
good use of the arboretum?Copy !req
138. In what way?Copy !req
139. By assuming the various shapes
surrounding you.Copy !req
140. Why would I do that?Copy !req
141. To become a thing
is to know a thing.Copy !req
142. To assume its form is to begin
to understand its existence.Copy !req
143. Understand it?
How?Copy !req
144. Living among the solidsCopy !req
145. has damaged you far worse
than I realized.Copy !req
146. It has left you ignorant
of the gifts you possess.Copy !req
147. Then teach me
what I need to know.Copy !req
148. I'll do what I can.Copy !req
149. But in the end,
this is another journeyCopy !req
150. you'll have to make on your own.Copy !req
151. And when it is overCopy !req
152. you'll be ready to take
your place in the Great Link.Copy !req
153. Odo.Copy !req
154. I'd like to be alone,
if you don't mind.Copy !req
155. All right.Copy !req
156. But if you need meCopy !req
157. I'll be in the shuttle
trying to contact Sisko.Copy !req
158. Don't worry.Copy !req
159. When I was in the resistance,
I learned to camouflageCopy !req
160. subspace messages
using quantum interference.Copy !req
161. I taught the method
to Commander Sisko.Copy !req
162. If anyone intercepts the signal,
all they'll readCopy !req
163. is elevated levels
of background radiation.Copy !req
164. Good luck.Copy !req
165. You, too.Copy !req
166. Well, Commander,
it appears your missionCopy !req
167. was an even greater
success than we hoped.Copy !req
168. So I'm told.Copy !req
169. Has the delegation
from the FoundersCopy !req
170. arrived on the station yet?Copy !req
171. They're already meeting
with representativesCopy !req
172. from the Federation CouncilCopy !req
173. and a dozen other
Alpha Quadrant alliances.Copy !req
174. We're hoping to have
a treaty signedCopy !req
175. within a matter of days,
and we have you to thank for it.Copy !req
176. Actually, it's Lieutenant Dax
and Chief O'BrienCopy !req
177. who deserve most of the credit.Copy !req
178. Well, we were lucky
the Jem'HadarCopy !req
179. handed us over to the Founders.Copy !req
180. We just had to convince them
we were serious about peace.Copy !req
181. Actually, it didn't take
that much convincing.Copy !req
182. I suppose the only question is,
can we trust them?Copy !req
183. It's a risk, I knowCopy !req
184. but both the Federation Council
and Starfleet CommandCopy !req
185. believe it's one worth taking.Copy !req
186. By the way, Commander, one of
the Founders asked to see youCopy !req
187. the moment you arrive
on the station.Copy !req
188. Asked to see me?Copy !req
189. If you're not too busy.Copy !req
190. Well, I suppose I could
spare a few minutes.Copy !req
191. Commander Sisko, come in.Copy !req
192. I've looked forward
to meeting you.Copy !req
193. I am Borath.Copy !req
194. And you're one of the Founders?Copy !req
195. That's correct.Copy !req
196. You seem surprised.Copy !req
197. Not really, only...Copy !req
198. I hadn't realized till nowCopy !req
199. I've already met
one of your people.Copy !req
200. You're referring
to Eris, of course.Copy !req
201. Yes, she is one of us.Copy !req
202. Though she couldn't
very well admit itCopy !req
203. while you were pointing
a phaser at her.Copy !req
204. I am glad to see
you're not holding one now.Copy !req
205. Do I need one?Copy !req
206. Oh, not at all.Copy !req
207. You seem skeptical.Copy !req
208. Can you blame me?Copy !req
209. No, I realizeCopy !req
210. you have no reason
to trust the DominionCopy !req
211. but you must understandCopy !req
212. that we were only trying
to defend ourselves.Copy !req
213. From what?Copy !req
214. We felt threatenedCopy !req
215. by your incursions
into the Gamma Quadrant.Copy !req
216. And now?Copy !req
217. Commander, you risked your lifeCopy !req
218. to bring us a message
of peace and friendship.Copy !req
219. We chose to accept your offer.Copy !req
220. Would you have
rather we refused?Copy !req
221. No.Copy !req
222. Good. Because
believe me, CommanderCopy !req
223. an alliance between the Dominion
and the FederationCopy !req
224. will be beneficial
to both our people.Copy !req
225. Doctor, welcome back.Copy !req
226. Why, thank you, Garak.Copy !req
227. It's good to be back.Copy !req
228. Yes.Copy !req
229. Business keeping you busy?Copy !req
230. Oh, the tailoring business
or the spy business?Copy !req
231. I'm joking, of course.Copy !req
232. Of course.Copy !req
233. I've missed you.Copy !req
234. I've been genuinely
concerned for your safety.Copy !req
235. Lunch hasn't been
the same without you.Copy !req
236. That's very kind of you
to say so, Garak.Copy !req
237. Hopefully, things'll
start getting backCopy !req
238. to normal around here.Copy !req
239. Oh, I doubt that's going
to happen, Doctor.Copy !req
240. I doubt that very much.Copy !req
241. And why is that?Copy !req
242. There's an old saying
on Cardassia:Copy !req
243. "Enemies make
dangerous friends."Copy !req
244. And I fear the DominionCopy !req
245. will make a very dangerous
friend indeed.Copy !req
246. I take it you're referring
to the peace talks.Copy !req
247. Exactly. I'm afraid
these treaty negotiationsCopy !req
248. are a mistake we're going
to live to regret.Copy !req
249. Is that your opinion
or the opinionCopy !req
250. of the Cardassian
Central Command?Copy !req
251. The former, I assure you.Copy !req
252. The Central Command is very
much in favor of this treatyCopy !req
253. which, as far as I'm concerned,
only justifies my fears.Copy !req
254. Well, I, for oneCopy !req
255. hope you're worrying
about nothing.Copy !req
256. Subcommander T'Rul.Copy !req
257. You all right?Copy !req
258. I'm fine.Copy !req
259. I had a minor disagreement
with some StarfleetCopy !req
260. security officers.Copy !req
261. They refused
to allow me to speakCopy !req
262. with the Federation's
negotiating team.Copy !req
263. Well, what did you want
to talk to them about?Copy !req
264. I wanted to protest
the exclusionCopy !req
265. of the Romulan Empire
from the treaty negotiations.Copy !req
266. I wasn't aware the Romulans
had been excluded.Copy !req
267. Every great power in the Alpha
Quadrant has been invitedCopy !req
268. to participate except for us.Copy !req
269. Then there must be some mistake.Copy !req
270. The mistake is thinking
the Romulan Empire will stand byCopy !req
271. and allow such a betrayal
to go unchallenged.Copy !req
272. Believe me, Doctor, if a treaty
is signed without our approvalCopy !req
273. it will mean war.Copy !req
274. Still feel that I'm worrying
about nothing, Doctor?Copy !req
275. Computer, transmit
a subspace signalCopy !req
276. using a narrow
theta band frequencyCopy !req
277. shifted into
a background radiation domain.Copy !req
278. Working.Copy !req
279. I hope you're out there,
Commander.Copy !req
280. Unable to transmit signalCopy !req
281. due to external interference
at all frequencies.Copy !req
282. Identify source of interference.Copy !req
283. Interference generated
by thermal radiationCopy !req
284. from a subterranean
power source.Copy !req
285. Locate power source.Copy !req
286. Power source is locatedCopy !req
287. four kilometers
beneath the planet's surface.Copy !req
288. Coordinates 127 mark 3.Copy !req
289. Can you identify?Copy !req
290. Unable to identify due to an
unknown poly-metallic substanceCopy !req
291. within the surrounding rock.Copy !req
292. Any luck, Major?Copy !req
293. No, some kind of power source
is interfering with my signal.Copy !req
294. Do you have any idea
what it could be?Copy !req
295. I haven't a clue.Copy !req
296. Are you all right?Copy !req
297. I have spent the last two hours
shape-shifting...Copy !req
298. rocks, flowers, trees...Copy !req
299. I have been everything
in that... garden.Copy !req
300. And?Copy !req
301. And nothing.Copy !req
302. Oh, I can become
a rock all rightCopy !req
303. but I have no more of an idea
what it is to be a rockCopy !req
304. than I did before.Copy !req
305. I'm not really sure
what that means.Copy !req
306. I'm not sure eitherCopy !req
307. and that's... unfortunate.Copy !req
308. Now, if you'll excuse me,
I have to return to my bucket.Copy !req
309. Commander, Admiral Nechayev
is here to see you.Copy !req
310. Send her in.Copy !req
311. You asked to see me, Commander?Copy !req
312. I understand that the RomulansCopy !req
313. haven't been invited
to the peace talks.Copy !req
314. That's correct.Copy !req
315. I was wondering
what prompted that decision.Copy !req
316. The Founders requested
that they be excluded.Copy !req
317. Did they say why?Copy !req
318. They felt the RomulansCopy !req
319. would be
a disruptive influence.Copy !req
320. More disruptive
than the Cardassians?Copy !req
321. They seemed to think so.Copy !req
322. Do you have a problem
with this, Commander?Copy !req
323. Whether I have a problem with it
isn't the point.Copy !req
324. It's the Romulans
we have to worry about.Copy !req
325. Commander, if this treaty
is signedCopy !req
326. and I'm confident it will beCopy !req
327. we'll never have to worry
about the Romulans again.Copy !req
328. Are you sure of that?Copy !req
329. Quite sure.Copy !req
330. After all, what chance
would they haveCopy !req
331. against the combined power
of our new alliance?Copy !req
332. They wouldn't have
much of a chance at all.Copy !req
333. I'm glad we agree.Copy !req
334. Believe me, CommanderCopy !req
335. the Federation carefully
weighed all the optionsCopy !req
336. before entering
into these peace talks.Copy !req
337. I realize that.Copy !req
338. Then we have nothing
further to discuss, do we?Copy !req
339. Why do you dislike
humanoids so much?Copy !req
340. I know they have their flawsCopy !req
341. but I've found many of them
to be kind, decent people.Copy !req
342. Like Major Kira?Copy !req
343. Yes, like Major Kira.Copy !req
344. Then you've been more fortunate
than most changelings.Copy !req
345. "Changelings?"Copy !req
346. You recognize the term?Copy !req
347. Hmm. I've been called
a "changeling" on occasion.Copy !req
348. It's a name given
to us by the solids.Copy !req
349. They meant it as an insultCopy !req
350. but, in defiance,
we took it and made it our own.Copy !req
351. Go on, please.Copy !req
352. The Great Link tells us
that many years agoCopy !req
353. our people roamed the stars,
searching out other racesCopy !req
354. so we could add
to our knowledge of the galaxy.Copy !req
355. We went in peace,
but too often we were metCopy !req
356. with suspicion,
hatred and violence.Copy !req
357. Why?Copy !req
358. The solids feared
our metamorphic abilities.Copy !req
359. So we were beaten,
hunted and killed.Copy !req
360. Finally, we arrived here.Copy !req
361. And here, safe in our isolation,
we made our home.Copy !req
362. Tell me... why was I sent away?Copy !req
363. Because even in our isolationCopy !req
364. we desired to learn
more about the galaxy.Copy !req
365. You were one of 100 infants
sent offCopy !req
366. to gain that knowledge for us.Copy !req
367. But how could you be sureCopy !req
368. that we'd find
our way back here?Copy !req
369. You had no choice.Copy !req
370. The urge to return homeCopy !req
371. was implanted
in your genetic makeup.Copy !req
372. And now, thanks
to the passagewayCopy !req
373. you're the first one
to return to us.Copy !req
374. We weren't expecting you
so soon.Copy !req
375. When were you expecting me?Copy !req
376. Not for another 300 years.Copy !req
377. How long was I away?Copy !req
378. A long time.Copy !req
379. But now, all that matters
is that you're here.Copy !req
380. It's...Copy !req
381. different than I
imagined it would be.Copy !req
382. Whatever you imagined,
I promise it will be better.Copy !req
383. Odo, are you here?Copy !req
384. Odo...Copy !req
385. I'm going to try to track
the source of the interference.Copy !req
386. If I can't find it
and neutralize itCopy !req
387. I'm going to have to leave hereCopy !req
388. and try to find
Sisko and the others.Copy !req
389. I'm really glad
you made it home, Odo.Copy !req
390. I know everything is going
to work out just fine.Copy !req
391. I don't believe it.Copy !req
392. I'm talking to a tree.Copy !req
393. You're probably not
even here, are you?Copy !req
394. Why would shape-shifters
need a door?Copy !req
395. Kira to computer.Copy !req
396. Scan the area dead ahead of me
for 100 meters.Copy !req
397. Unable to penetrate
due to interference.Copy !req
398. Excuse me.Copy !req
399. Pardon me.Copy !req
400. After you.Copy !req
401. Look out.
Coming through.Copy !req
402. Sorry to keep you
waiting, gentlemen.Copy !req
403. That's two synthales,
on the house.Copy !req
404. What's put you
in such a good humor?Copy !req
405. I have inside informationCopy !req
406. that the peace agreement
is about to be finalized.Copy !req
407. And where did you get
this information?Copy !req
408. From one of your friends
on the Federation Council?Copy !req
409. If you must know, I overheard
two Jem'Hadar officers.Copy !req
410. And you believed them?Copy !req
411. I don't see why not.Copy !req
412. Oh, I know we got off
to a rocky startCopy !req
413. but they're not so bad.Copy !req
414. Really.Copy !req
415. I think they have the gene.Copy !req
416. What gene?Copy !req
417. The gambling gene.Copy !req
418. They've barely been
on this station a weekCopy !req
419. and already they can hardly
drag themselves awayCopy !req
420. from the dabo table.Copy !req
421. How fortunate for you.Copy !req
422. How fortunate for all of us.Copy !req
423. You see, I have a dream...Copy !req
424. a dream that one day
all people...Copy !req
425. human, Jem'Hadar, Ferengi,
Cardassians...Copy !req
426. will stand together in peace...Copy !req
427. around my dabo tables.Copy !req
428. You're a regular visionary,
Quark.Copy !req
429. I am, aren't I?Copy !req
430. You're in my way!Copy !req
431. Sorry.Copy !req
432. Now, look!Copy !req
433. Gentlemen, please,
remember my vision.Copy !req
434. That's enough.Copy !req
435. All right.
What's going on here?Copy !req
436. He addressed me
in a disrespectful tone.Copy !req
437. That's a lie.Copy !req
438. Easy, Doctor.
We're all friends here.Copy !req
439. Tell him that.Copy !req
440. I'll see this
doesn't happen again.Copy !req
441. I expect you will.Copy !req
442. Is that it?Copy !req
443. You're just going
to let him walk away?Copy !req
444. Our orders are to give
the Jem'Hadar a wide berth.Copy !req
445. Look, I know
what the orders sayCopy !req
446. but he attacked Chief O'BrienCopy !req
447. and we have rules here
against that sort of thing.Copy !req
448. I'm aware of station
regulations, Doctor.Copy !req
449. However,
the Jem'Hadar are not.Copy !req
450. We have to allow themCopy !req
451. some time to get used
to our customs.Copy !req
452. So, in the meantimeCopy !req
453. they're free to do
whatever they want.Copy !req
454. Remember thatCopy !req
455. before you get into
another brawl with them.Copy !req
456. Dad, pass me the potatoes.Copy !req
457. Dad?Copy !req
458. Yes, Jake.Copy !req
459. The potatoes.Copy !req
460. Oh.Copy !req
461. Dad, is something wrong?Copy !req
462. Not really.Copy !req
463. I'm just a little preoccupied,
that's all.Copy !req
464. It's these Dominion
negotiations.Copy !req
465. What about them?Copy !req
466. Well, it's all happening
behind closed doors.Copy !req
467. I... I guess I just feel...Copy !req
468. out of the loop.Copy !req
469. There's something going on,
isn't there?Copy !req
470. Like what?Copy !req
471. You tell me.Copy !req
472. Come in.Copy !req
473. Benjamin.Copy !req
474. Did you know about this?Copy !req
475. Know about what?Copy !req
476. I being transferred
to the Lexington.Copy !req
477. I'm their new Science Officer.Copy !req
478. There must be some mistake.Copy !req
479. The orders are right here.Copy !req
480. Let me see this.Copy !req
481. I don't believe it.Copy !req
482. Bashir to Sisko.Copy !req
483. Go ahead, Doctor.Copy !req
484. Commander, I need to talk
to you about the Jem'Hadar.Copy !req
485. I want to know
what the hell is going on!Copy !req
486. Commander, I don't appreciate
your barging in here.Copy !req
487. I want to know
why my Science Officer'sCopy !req
488. been transferred
without my consent.Copy !req
489. I want to know
why my Chief of OperationsCopy !req
490. is lying in the InfirmaryCopy !req
491. while the Jem'Hadar who beat him
is free to walk the station.Copy !req
492. And I want to know
why the Federation is willingCopy !req
493. to risk a war with the Romulans
to form an allianceCopy !req
494. with a group of people that we
hardly know and barely trust!Copy !req
495. Are you finished?Copy !req
496. I haven't even begun!Copy !req
497. Admiral, I think youCopy !req
498. should tell Commander Sisko
what he wants to know.Copy !req
499. All right, I suppose
he deservesCopy !req
500. to be the first
to hear the news.Copy !req
501. What news?Copy !req
502. The Federation is pulling
out of this sector.Copy !req
503. All Starfleet
personnel currentlyCopy !req
504. stationed on DS9
will be reassignedCopy !req
505. to other posts.Copy !req
506. Yourself included.Copy !req
507. What about Bajor?Copy !req
508. Our plans for Bajor
are on hold for the time being.Copy !req
509. From now on, Bajor will be
the Dominion's responsibility.Copy !req
510. They'll be running this station.Copy !req
511. And you're telling me that the
Bajorans have agreed to this?Copy !req
512. We're confident
they'll have no objections.Copy !req
513. And if they do object,
what then?Copy !req
514. You send in the Jem'Hadar?Copy !req
515. The Jem'Hadar are used
only against our enemies.Copy !req
516. Bajor will be protected,
Commander.Copy !req
517. We'll see to it.Copy !req
518. What about the wormhole?Copy !req
519. Will they get
to protect that, too?Copy !req
520. It's the price of peace,
Benjamin.Copy !req
521. Well, if you ask me,
the price is too damned high.Copy !req
522. What is the Federation supposed
to get out of all of this?Copy !req
523. Our friendship.Copy !req
524. Isn't that enough?Copy !req
525. And you, Benjamin,
get a promotion...Copy !req
526. Captain Sisko.Copy !req
527. It's an important stepCopy !req
528. toward that Admiralcy
you've always wanted.Copy !req
529. I want a chance to speak to
the Federation negotiating teamCopy !req
530. before this treaty is signed!Copy !req
531. It's too late for that, Ben.Copy !req
532. The treaty was signed
late this afternoon.Copy !req
533. It's the beginning
of a new era, CommanderCopy !req
534. and you helped make it possible.Copy !req
535. Congratulations.Copy !req
536. Odo.Copy !req
537. I've been waiting for you.Copy !req
538. Major!Copy !req
539. I have just had the most
remarkable experience.Copy !req
540. For a few moments,
I actually felt what it was likeCopy !req
541. to be an Arbazon vulture.Copy !req
542. The air currents
beneath my wingsCopy !req
543. the exhilaration of soaring
above the treetops.Copy !req
544. Oh, it was all...
very stimulating.Copy !req
545. I'm so happy for you.Copy !req
546. I know you are.Copy !req
547. So, I guess this means
you'll be staying here a while.Copy !req
548. I've enjoyed working
with you, Major.Copy !req
549. I've enjoyed working
with you, too, Odo.Copy !req
550. But, before we say good-bye,
I need your help one last time.Copy !req
551. Certainly.Copy !req
552. Remember that power source
I was telling you about?Copy !req
553. The one preventing youCopy !req
554. from trying to contact
Commander Sisko.Copy !req
555. Well, I found it.Copy !req
556. And what did it turn out to be?Copy !req
557. I couldn't tell.Copy !req
558. There was a door
blocking my path.Copy !req
559. I need you to help me open it.Copy !req
560. What kind of door?Copy !req
561. It was composed
of some kind metalCopy !req
562. that the tricorder
couldn't identify.Copy !req
563. Other than that, it,
it's an ordinary door.Copy !req
564. That's odd.Copy !req
565. My people have
no need for doors.Copy !req
566. They dislike taking
humanoid form.Copy !req
567. I know.Copy !req
568. Then who could be using it?Copy !req
569. Ah, Commander.Copy !req
570. I was hoping to see
you before you left.Copy !req
571. I just wanted to tell you
how impressed I've been with youCopy !req
572. during these past two years.Copy !req
573. You've run this stationCopy !req
574. with strength, dignity
and compassion.Copy !req
575. Well done.Copy !req
576. Thank you, Mr. Garak.Copy !req
577. But I'm sure you'll
be back before long.Copy !req
578. Though from what I've heard,
it'll be to fight against Bajor.Copy !req
579. I've heard the same rumors.Copy !req
580. That Bajor has forged
a pact with the RomulansCopy !req
581. to stand against
the Jem'Hadar...Copy !req
582. and their allies.Copy !req
583. Oh, the Bajorans have fought
for their freedom before.Copy !req
584. It only makes sense that
they'd fight for it again.Copy !req
585. So much for my peace mission.Copy !req
586. Do I detect a note
of bitterness in your voice?Copy !req
587. I wouldn't be surprised.Copy !req
588. If it means anything to you,
CommanderCopy !req
589. I happen to share your feelings
about this Dominion treaty.Copy !req
590. I've thought about it
a great dealCopy !req
591. and the only explanation
I can findCopy !req
592. is that our leaders
have simply gone insane.Copy !req
593. It seems that way.Copy !req
594. Unfortunately, there's nothing
you or I can do about it.Copy !req
595. I suppose not.Copy !req
596. After all, you haveCopy !req
597. your orders, and as for me,
well...Copy !req
598. I wouldn't dreamCopy !req
599. of opposing the wishes
of the Central Command.Copy !req
600. Pity.Copy !req
601. I agree...Copy !req
602. that it's a pity.Copy !req
603. I thought you would.Copy !req
604. Mr. Garak, I never knew
we thought so much alike.Copy !req
605. Life is full of surprises,
Commander.Copy !req
606. Hmm.Copy !req
607. Commander Sisko!Copy !req
608. Ah! There she is!Copy !req
609. No!Copy !req
610. Can I help you?Copy !req
611. We're here to see
Commander Sisko.Copy !req
612. Sorry, my orders are
no one sees him.Copy !req
613. But we're here
on urgent business.Copy !req
614. Well, you'll have to talk
to Admiral Nechayev.Copy !req
615. She's in charge here
until the Jem'Hadar...Copy !req
616. I'm afraid you have
a loose thread right here.Copy !req
617. I'm sorry,
but we are pressed for time.Copy !req
618. I'll get Sisko.Copy !req
619. Doctor, if you'd be so kind
as to take his legs.Copy !req
620. If I didn't know betterCopy !req
621. I'd say you were
enjoying yourself, Garak.Copy !req
622. Oh, not at all, DoctorCopy !req
623. but after years
of hemming women's dressesCopy !req
624. a little action is
a welcome change of pace.Copy !req
625. I hope you feel the same
way an hour from now.Copy !req
626. The first thing we need to do is
to get our hands on a runabout.Copy !req
627. It's already taken
care of, Benjamin.Copy !req
628. The Chief's waiting for us
at Landing Pad CCopy !req
629. with the Rio GrandeCopy !req
630. and a full compliment
of photon torpedoes.Copy !req
631. How did you know we needed
photon torpedoes?Copy !req
632. I know you.Copy !req
633. You want to make sure
the DominionCopy !req
634. stays on their side
of the galaxyCopy !req
635. and the only way to do thatCopy !req
636. is to collapse the entrance
to the wormhole.Copy !req
637. I'm glad we're all in agreement.Copy !req
638. Well, I guess this meansCopy !req
639. the end
of our Starfleet careers.Copy !req
640. Oh, I wouldn't worry
about that, Doctor.Copy !req
641. Well, that's easy
for you to say.Copy !req
642. Oh, you misunderstand
me, Lieutenant.Copy !req
643. All I meant was
it's a little foolishCopy !req
644. to worry about your careers
at a time like thisCopy !req
645. when there's a good chance
we're all about to be killed.Copy !req
646. Interesting.Copy !req
647. Judging by this
locking mechanismCopy !req
648. the purpose of this door
is not to keep people outCopy !req
649. but rather to keep
whatever's on the other side in.Copy !req
650. Do you think you
can get it open?Copy !req
651. We'll see.Copy !req
652. Halt!Copy !req
653. Put down your weapons.Copy !req
654. I have them, I have them.Copy !req
655. By all means, Commander,
do as they say.Copy !req
656. Garak.Copy !req
657. Now you heard me, Doctor.Copy !req
658. Well, I'm glad to see
the plan is going as scheduled.Copy !req
659. What plan is that?Copy !req
660. You mean no one told you?Copy !req
661. You see, I pretend
to be their friendCopy !req
662. and then I shoot you.Copy !req
663. Well done, Garak.Copy !req
664. Well, it's just something
I read once in a book.Copy !req
665. I'm sure.Copy !req
666. Garak!Copy !req
667. Garak.Copy !req
668. Doctor, I'm afraid
I won't be ableCopy !req
669. to have lunch
with you today.Copy !req
670. We've got to go.
Come on.Copy !req
671. Move it, Lieutenant.Copy !req
672. I'm right behind you.Copy !req
673. Get us out of here, Chief.Copy !req
674. What about Garak?Copy !req
675. He's not coming.Copy !req
676. I see.Copy !req
677. Hang on.Copy !req
678. We'll reach the wormhole
in 30 seconds.Copy !req
679. Prepare to launch
photon torpedoes.Copy !req
680. We're being hailed.Copy !req
681. It's Admiral Nechayev.Copy !req
682. Commander, I'm ordering you
to stand down.Copy !req
683. Return to the station
immediately.Copy !req
684. I'm afraid I'm going to have
to refuse that order.Copy !req
685. Please, CommanderCopy !req
686. don't make us send
the Jem'Hadar after you.Copy !req
687. Go right ahead,
but you better warn themCopy !req
688. not to expect any reinforcements
for about 70 years.Copy !req
689. Attack pattern theta,
Mr. O'Brien. Hard a-port.Copy !req
690. Yes, sir.Copy !req
691. Step back, Major.Copy !req
692. Please, come in.Copy !req
693. Commander.Copy !req
694. They can't hear you.Copy !req
695. What have you done to them?Copy !req
696. Nothing harmful.Copy !req
697. We're just conducting
a little experiment.Copy !req
698. What kind of experiment?Copy !req
699. To see how they'd respond
to an attempt by the DominionCopy !req
700. to gain a foothold
into the Alpha Quadrant.Copy !req
701. We were curious to seeCopy !req
702. how much they'd be
willing to sacrificeCopy !req
703. in order to avoid a war.Copy !req
704. And what have you found out?Copy !req
705. Unfortunately...Copy !req
706. they're proving to be
just as stubborn as I'd feared.Copy !req
707. I'm glad to hear it.Copy !req
708. You are?Copy !req
709. Well, that is a problem.Copy !req
710. But, thankfully,
it's not one I have to solve.Copy !req
711. But I do.Copy !req
712. I don't understand.Copy !req
713. You knew about this?Copy !req
714. Yes.Copy !req
715. But how could you allow it?Copy !req
716. You belong to the Dominion,
don't you?Copy !req
717. Belong to it?Copy !req
718. Major, the changelings
are the Dominion.Copy !req
719. You're the Founders.Copy !req
720. Ironic, isn't it?Copy !req
721. The hunted now controlCopy !req
722. the destinies
of hundreds of other races.Copy !req
723. But...Copy !req
724. why control anyone?Copy !req
725. Because what you can control
can't hurt you.Copy !req
726. So, many years ago,
we set ourselves the taskCopy !req
727. of imposing order
on a chaotic universe.Copy !req
728. Is that what you call it?
Imposing order?Copy !req
729. I call it murder.Copy !req
730. What you call it is
no concern of ours.Copy !req
731. How do you justify
the deaths of so many people?Copy !req
732. The solids have always
been a threat to us...Copy !req
733. that's the only
justification we need.Copy !req
734. Well, these solids
have never harmed you.Copy !req
735. They travel the galaxy in order
to expand their knowledgeCopy !req
736. just as you once did.Copy !req
737. The solids are nothing like us.Copy !req
738. No... I suppose they're not.Copy !req
739. And neither am I.Copy !req
740. I've devoted my life
to the pursuit of justiceCopy !req
741. but justice means nothing
to you, does it?Copy !req
742. It is not justice you desire,
OdoCopy !req
743. but order, the same as we do.Copy !req
744. And we can help you
satisfy that desireCopy !req
745. in ways the solids never could.Copy !req
746. This will all
become clear to youCopy !req
747. once you've taken your place
in the Great Link.Copy !req
748. No.Copy !req
749. I admit this...
Link of yours is appealingCopy !req
750. but you see, I already
have a link...Copy !req
751. with these people.Copy !req
752. I want you to remove
those devicesCopy !req
753. and bring them their combadges.Copy !req
754. We can't allow them to leave.Copy !req
755. And I can't allow you
to keep them here.Copy !req
756. They're leaving.Copy !req
757. And so am I.Copy !req
758. It's taken you many years
to find your way back home.Copy !req
759. Are you really willing
to leave it again so soon?Copy !req
760. Unless you intend to stop me.Copy !req
761. No changeling has
ever harmed another.Copy !req
762. Whatever you do to themCopy !req
763. you're going
to have to do to me.Copy !req
764. They are free to go.Copy !req
765. Thank you.Copy !req
766. The next time, I promise you,
we will not be so generous.Copy !req
767. Major... Constable.Copy !req
768. What happened to the Rio Grande?Copy !req
769. The last thing I remember
is collapsing the wormhole.Copy !req
770. The last thing I remember
is being shotCopy !req
771. by some Jem'Hadar soldier.Copy !req
772. I'm sure it all
seemed very realCopy !req
773. but the truth is you've
been held in this roomCopy !req
774. since the Jem'Hadar brought
you here from the Defiant.Copy !req
775. Borath, what the hell
is going on here?Copy !req
776. Your ship is in orbit.Copy !req
777. You may transport back to it
whenever you're ready.Copy !req
778. Commander,
I'll be along shortly.Copy !req
779. I'll stay down here
and make sureCopy !req
780. that he gets back
to the ship.Copy !req
781. Another shape-shifter.Copy !req
782. Commander, you must leave now.Copy !req
783. I give you my word
I'll explain everything later.Copy !req
784. I'll look forward to it.Copy !req
785. Sisko to Defiant.Copy !req
786. Five to beam up.Copy !req
787. I hope that one day
you'll return to us, OdoCopy !req
788. and take your rightful place
within the Dominion.Copy !req
789. I don't think that's possible.Copy !req
790. Your link to the solids
won't last.Copy !req
791. You will always be an outsider.Copy !req
792. Being an outsider isn't so bad.Copy !req
793. It gives one
a unique perspective.Copy !req
794. It's a pity
you've forgotten that.Copy !req
795. Then perhaps one day,
I'll come visit you.Copy !req
796. The Alpha Quadrant seems
wracked with chaos.Copy !req
797. It could use some order.Copy !req
798. Imposing your type of order
on the Alpha QuadrantCopy !req
799. may prove more difficult
than you imagine.Copy !req
800. We are willing to wait
until the time is right.Copy !req
801. We will miss you, OdoCopy !req
802. but you will miss us even more.Copy !req
803. Odo?Copy !req
804. Ready, Major.Copy !req
805. Kira to Defiant.Copy !req
806. Two to beam up.Copy !req