1. Last time on Deep Space Nine...Copy !req
2. Bashir to Infirmary.Copy !req
3. Medical emergency
on the Promenade.Copy !req
4. I find it oddCopy !req
5. that a conduit running
behind Garak's shopCopy !req
6. should just happen to overload.Copy !req
7. Why would the Romulans want
to destroy the Flaxian's ship?Copy !req
8. One possibilityCopy !req
9. is that the Romulans hired
the Flaxian to kill GarakCopy !req
10. and then killed the Flaxian
when he failed in his mission.Copy !req
11. Do you know why the Romulans
might hire someone to kill you?Copy !req
12. I have no idea.Copy !req
13. You are investigatingCopy !req
14. a very insignificant piece
of a much larger puzzle.Copy !req
15. What do you mean?Copy !req
16. There's been a great dealCopy !req
17. of unusual Romulan activity
these past weeks.Copy !req
18. Now you dragged me
into this investigationCopy !req
19. and you are now going
to cooperate with me!Copy !req
20. "Dragged you in"?Copy !req
21. I don't know
what you're talking...Copy !req
22. You blew up your
own shop, Garak!Copy !req
23. It's a Romulan warbird.Copy !req
24. In Cardassian space?Copy !req
25. You're going to attack
the Dominion, aren't you?Copy !req
26. You're going to stage
a first strike against themCopy !req
27. before they can come
into the Alpha Quadrant.Copy !req
28. I'm asking you to serve
Cardassia again, by my side.Copy !req
29. Garak, this is the man
who put you into exile.Copy !req
30. This is the man
who just two days agoCopy !req
31. tried to have you killed.Copy !req
32. Yes, he is...Copy !req
33. but it doesn't matter.Copy !req
34. I am back.Copy !req
35. And now, the conclusion.Copy !req
36. I mean, if you ask meCopy !req
37. modern theater has
been on the declineCopy !req
38. since the late 23rd century.Copy !req
39. I mean, just look at the plays
to have come out of EarthCopy !req
40. in the last 50 years,
and compare themCopy !req
41. to the works of Willemheld
or Barton or Chow-yun.Copy !req
42. Yes, yes!Copy !req
43. Modern playwrights
have become obsessedCopy !req
44. with writing
human interpretationsCopy !req
45. of alien theatrical works,
while ignoring completelyCopy !req
46. our own unique
cultural heritage.Copy !req
47. In the hopes of...Copy !req
48. Chief?Copy !req
49. Are you listening to me?Copy !req
50. What?Copy !req
51. I thought so.Copy !req
52. Oh.Copy !req
53. Oh, I-I heard
every word you said.Copy !req
54. And what do you think?Copy !req
55. About what?Copy !req
56. Any of it?Copy !req
57. I...Copy !req
58. don't know.Copy !req
59. Look, what do you
want me to say?Copy !req
60. Say you agree,
or say you disagree.Copy !req
61. Say you hate theater.Copy !req
62. Just say something.Copy !req
63. Look, Julian, you said
you wanted to have lunch.Copy !req
64. Well, we're having lunch.Copy !req
65. Yes! But I was hoping
for a little more conversationCopy !req
66. with my plomeek soup.Copy !req
67. Ah, my mother taught meCopy !req
68. if you try to combine
talking and eatingCopy !req
69. you'll end up doing neither
very well.Copy !req
70. Well, I suppose Garak taught me
to think of lunchCopy !req
71. as a sort of arena
for philosophical debate.Copy !req
72. I take it there's still no word
about Garak and Odo?Copy !req
73. The Starship Portland
and a Cardassian cruiserCopy !req
74. are still searching the Algira
sector for the runabout.Copy !req
75. Well, that's not
entirely bad news.Copy !req
76. If the runabout
had been destroyedCopy !req
77. they would have found
debris by nowCopy !req
78. or something to...Copy !req
79. Kira to O'Brien.Copy !req
80. Go ahead, Major.Copy !req
81. Report to Ops, Chief.Copy !req
82. There's something here
we'd like you to take a look at.Copy !req
83. On my way.Copy !req
84. About ten minutes agoCopy !req
85. our sensors picked up
high concentrationsCopy !req
86. of tetryon particles
moving toward the station.Copy !req
87. I've never seen
readings like these.Copy !req
88. What do you think?Copy !req
89. Subspace energy fluctuations?Copy !req
90. Quantum fractures
in the electrodynamic field?Copy !req
91. EM spikes across the spectrum?Copy !req
92. You've got me.Copy !req
93. Whatever it is,
it's getting closer.Copy !req
94. And larger.Copy !req
95. The tetryon concentrations
have increased ten percentCopy !req
96. in the last 30 seconds.Copy !req
97. There's an energy surge,
bearing 210 mark 315.Copy !req
98. A ship is de-cloaking.Copy !req
99. It's a Romulan warbird.Copy !req
100. Romulans?
Open a channel...Copy !req
101. Another warbird
is de-cloaking at 010...Copy !req
102. No, it's a Cardassian ship.Copy !req
103. A Cardassian ship
with a cloaking device?Copy !req
104. Definitely Cardassian,
Keldon-class.Copy !req
105. Benjamin, there's an entire
fleet de-cloaking out there.Copy !req
106. Red Alert!Copy !req
107. All hands to battle stations.Copy !req
108. Shields up!Copy !req
109. Stand by weapons.Copy !req
110. Try to hail them, Lieutenant.Copy !req
111. Their weapons are chargedCopy !req
112. but they haven't
locked on to us yet.Copy !req
113. Lead ship's headed
for the wormhole, Commander.Copy !req
114. No response to our hails.Copy !req
115. The fleet's following
the lead ship.Copy !req
116. They're headed
for the Gamma Quadrant.Copy !req
117. Lieutenant,
open a priority channelCopy !req
118. to Starfleet Command now.Copy !req
119. You should have seen the look
on Legate Porania's faceCopy !req
120. when I told him I was going
into retirement three years ago.Copy !req
121. He was literally speechless...Copy !req
122. a rare event.Copy !req
123. I remember wanting to invent
charges of treason against himCopy !req
124. just so I wouldn't have
to hear his voice again.Copy !req
125. And you would have, too,
if I hadn't held you back.Copy !req
126. You had quite a vicious
streak in those days.Copy !req
127. Oh, I learned...
from the best.Copy !req
128. No, no, you had a gift.Copy !req
129. I never met anyone elseCopy !req
130. who relished
a good interrogationCopy !req
131. as much as you did.Copy !req
132. Do you remember getting
that confessionCopy !req
133. out of Dr. Parmak?Copy !req
134. I never even touched him.Copy !req
135. That was the beauty of it.Copy !req
136. You just sat there for, what?Copy !req
137. Three hours?Copy !req
138. Four!Copy !req
139. And after four hours
of watching you stare at himCopy !req
140. he confessed.Copy !req
141. I was good, wasn't I?Copy !req
142. You were brilliant.Copy !req
143. Afterwards, he just kept sayingCopy !req
144. "His eyes... his eyes."Copy !req
145. I've missed you, Elim.Copy !req
146. Things just haven't been
the same since you left.Copy !req
147. I've missed you, too, Enabran.Copy !req
148. We're both getting sentimental
in our old age.Copy !req
149. Hmm.Copy !req
150. Next thing you knowCopy !req
151. we'll be crying
over our lost youth.Copy !req
152. So, whatever happened
to Dr. Parmak?Copy !req
153. He spent three years
in a labor campCopy !req
154. then returned
to Cardassia Prime.Copy !req
155. I think he's practicing
medicine again.Copy !req
156. When we get back,
you should look him up.Copy !req
157. Oh, there are a number of peopleCopy !req
158. I intend to look up
when we get back.Copy !req
159. For instanceCopy !req
160. do you remember
a Gul named Dukat?Copy !req
161. Dukat?Copy !req
162. Oh, yes, the business
with the arms merchants.Copy !req
163. Mm-hmm.Copy !req
164. I take it you'd like
to have him eliminated.Copy !req
165. The thought had crossed my mind.Copy !req
166. When this mission is completedCopy !req
167. you'll be in a position
to eliminate anyone you want.Copy !req
168. I'll make up a list
and give it to Mila.Copy !req
169. Perhaps you'd better
give it to me personally.Copy !req
170. Mila may not be
around much longer.Copy !req
171. She knows a great deal about me,
too much for her own good.Copy !req
172. Well, still, it would be
a shame to have her killed.Copy !req
173. She's proven that she can be
trusted on numerous occasionsCopy !req
174. and you'd be hard put
to find a better housekeeper.Copy !req
175. Is this a request I hear?Copy !req
176. Not at all.Copy !req
177. Just an observation.Copy !req
178. No reason to pretend, Garak.Copy !req
179. You're fond of Mila.Copy !req
180. You don't want her hurt, right?Copy !req
181. If you're looking for an excuseCopy !req
182. to spare the life
of your own housekeeperCopy !req
183. you don't need me
to provide you with one.Copy !req
184. You can do it out
of the kindness of your heart.Copy !req
185. Mila always believedCopy !req
186. you were innocent
of betraying Cardassia...Copy !req
187. and me.Copy !req
188. I was.Copy !req
189. Of course.Copy !req
190. No wonder the Romulans
can't conquer the galaxy.Copy !req
191. No one can stomach
their cuisine.Copy !req
192. Ah, Colonel Lovok.Copy !req
193. Allow me to introduce
my associate, Elim Garak.Copy !req
194. And what is his role to be
in this operation?Copy !req
195. He will do whatever
I require of him.Copy !req
196. Elim is a cherished colleague
of long standing.Copy !req
197. He will not enter the BridgeCopy !req
198. or any other secured space
aboard this ship, unescorted.Copy !req
199. If you do so,
you will be killed.Copy !req
200. Direct, isn't he?Copy !req
201. I'm afraid the Colonel believes
in wasting little timeCopy !req
202. on pleasantries
or idle conversation.Copy !req
203. The fleet is re-cloaked
and is about to set courseCopy !req
204. for the Founders' homeworld
at warp six.Copy !req
205. Warp six?Copy !req
206. That's a bit slow, isn't it?Copy !req
207. Something wrong
with your engines?Copy !req
208. If we travel any fasterCopy !req
209. our warp signatures may be
detected by the Jem'HadarCopy !req
210. even through
the cloaking devices.Copy !req
211. Very clever.Copy !req
212. The changeling is
in quarters on C deck.Copy !req
213. There are force fields
in place to prevent his escape.Copy !req
214. Good. Which brings us
to your first assignment, Garak.Copy !req
215. I want you to explain to OdoCopy !req
216. that it would be in
everyone's best interest...Copy !req
217. especially his...
if he were to provide usCopy !req
218. with all the information
he has on his people.Copy !req
219. Now, that might prove difficult.Copy !req
220. He can be quite stubborn.Copy !req
221. Then you'll have to find a way
of convincing him.Copy !req
222. Well, Odo, I trust
the accommodationsCopy !req
223. meet with your approval.Copy !req
224. Well, you haveCopy !req
225. to admit it's certainly better
than a prison cell.Copy !req
226. There are force fields
around the bulkheadsCopy !req
227. and a guard outside the door.Copy !req
228. Feels like a prison cell to me.Copy !req
229. I see your point.Copy !req
230. And believe me, if it were
my decision, things would...Copy !req
231. I don't believe you, Garak,
and I doubt I'll believeCopy !req
232. much of what you have to say
from now on.Copy !req
233. So save us both some trouble
and leave me alone.Copy !req
234. Why, Constable, you seem
positively disappointed in me.Copy !req
235. Well, I suppose
it's understandable.Copy !req
236. After all, I did pledge
my undying devotionCopy !req
237. and eternal allegiance
to both you and the Federation.Copy !req
238. And you and I have been
through so much together...Copy !req
239. shared many experiences...
and I know you considered meCopy !req
240. a close friend.Copy !req
241. No wonder you feel betrayed.Copy !req
242. You're wasting your time, Garak.Copy !req
243. I don't care
about the rationalizationsCopy !req
244. you come up with
to justify your actions.Copy !req
245. To justify?Copy !req
246. I don't need to justify
anything to you.Copy !req
247. Living on Deep Space 9
has made you a little rusty.Copy !req
248. Your lies are becoming
more transparent.Copy !req
249. You should be careful.Copy !req
250. You don't want Tain to knowCopy !req
251. that you're feeling guilty
about what you've done.Copy !req
252. You are imaginative,
ConstableCopy !req
253. I'll grant you that,
but I would suggestCopy !req
254. that you put those creative
powers to better use.Copy !req
255. We would like you to shareCopy !req
256. your unique insights
on the Founders.Copy !req
257. Would you?Copy !req
258. We would be grateful...
most grateful...Copy !req
259. for any information
you could provide.Copy !req
260. And if I refuse?Copy !req
261. Oh, really, Odo.Copy !req
262. You really must stop readingCopy !req
263. those human crime novels
Chief O'Brien gives you.Copy !req
264. It's poisoning your thinking.Copy !req
265. I'm not here to threaten you.Copy !req
266. I just want to talk.Copy !req
267. I don't feel like talking.Copy !req
268. Surely, you can see that we
share a common enemy...Copy !req
269. the Founders.Copy !req
270. By cooperatingCopy !req
271. you'll be helping us
provide securityCopy !req
272. for the entire Alpha Quadrant.Copy !req
273. The only common enemy
you and I shareCopy !req
274. is Enabran Tain.Copy !req
275. The difference between you and ICopy !req
276. is that you don't know it.Copy !req
277. I suggest that you think over
what I've said, Constable.Copy !req
278. Funny, I was about to make
the same suggestion.Copy !req
279. Since the Jem'HadarCopy !req
280. are genetically addicted
to a drugCopy !req
281. that only the FoundersCopy !req
282. can provide,
we expect the Jem'HadarCopy !req
283. to weaken and dieCopy !req
284. once their supplies
of the drug run out.Copy !req
285. A matter of days,
by our estimates.Copy !req
286. However, that will give them
enough time to stageCopy !req
287. some kind of counterattack
against the Alpha Quadrant.Copy !req
288. So I suggest you place
the Cardassian fleet on alert.Copy !req
289. So I suggest you place
the Cardassian fleet on alert.Copy !req
290. I take this action
not in defianceCopy !req
291. of the Cardassian state,
but in defense of it.Copy !req
292. You in the Central CommandCopy !req
293. have neglected
the security of our peopleCopy !req
294. and allowed peace with Bajor
and the FederationCopy !req
295. to blind you to the real threat,
the Dominion.Copy !req
296. I intend to remove that threat.Copy !req
297. Let history be my judge.Copy !req
298. That message was interceptedCopy !req
299. by a Federation outpost
earlier today.Copy !req
300. A similar message was sent
to the Romulan Senate.Copy !req
301. Now both governments are denyingCopy !req
302. any prior knowledge
of Tain's plansCopy !req
303. and calling this
a rogue operation.Copy !req
304. Are they going to do
anything to stop Tain?Copy !req
305. Both the Romulans
and the CardassiansCopy !req
306. claim to be studying ways
to stop Tain.Copy !req
307. But we believe
that they'll just sit backCopy !req
308. and wait to see
if he succeeds or not.Copy !req
309. But, sir, that could
plunge RomulusCopy !req
310. and Cardassia into war
with the Dominion.Copy !req
311. Only if he fails, Lieutenant.Copy !req
312. His plan looks like it's got
a fair chance of success.Copy !req
313. He's commanding
a fleet of 20 shipsCopy !req
314. manned by combat veterans.Copy !req
315. They know the location
of the Founders' homeworldCopy !req
316. and they've modified
their cloaksCopy !req
317. so the Jem'Hadar
can't detect their approach.Copy !req
318. It sounds like you're hoping
Tain will succeed.Copy !req
319. I never hope for war, Major.Copy !req
320. But if it comes,
I'd rather see the DominionCopy !req
321. on the losing side.Copy !req
322. However, we have to plan
for the worst.Copy !req
323. Ben, I want you to evacuate DS9
of all non-essential personnelCopy !req
324. and put the Defiant
on standby alert.Copy !req
325. Even if Tain succeedsCopy !req
326. the Jem'Hadar are going to come
screaming out of the wormholeCopy !req
327. looking for revenge,
and they may not beCopy !req
328. too particular
who their targets are.Copy !req
329. Admiral, we believe
Security Chief OdoCopy !req
330. is aboard one
of the Romulan ships.Copy !req
331. Odo's message said the runaboutCopy !req
332. had been caught
in a tractor beam.Copy !req
333. That suggests he was capturedCopy !req
334. and taken aboard
one of their ships.Copy !req
335. I'd like permission to takeCopy !req
336. the Defiant
into the Gamma QuadrantCopy !req
337. and try to determine
if he's still alive.Copy !req
338. I'm sorry about your officer,
but there's nothing we can do.Copy !req
339. I want the Defiant
guarding Bajor.Copy !req
340. That's your top priority.Copy !req
341. Toddman out.Copy !req
342. Commander Eddington,
am I correct in assumingCopy !req
343. Starfleet is planning to sendCopy !req
344. substantial reinforcements
to this sector?Copy !req
345. Yes, sir.Copy !req
346. A task force of nine starships
is due to arrive tomorrow.Copy !req
347. Nine starships.Copy !req
348. I want the Defiant
prepared to leaveCopy !req
349. for the Gamma Quadrant
in two hours.Copy !req
350. Sir, Admiral Toddman's orders
were quite clear on...Copy !req
351. I am not going to just
abandon one of my officers.Copy !req
352. Toddman's concerned
about the defense of BajorCopy !req
353. and so am I.Copy !req
354. If we detect
a Jem'Hadar strike forceCopy !req
355. heading for the Alpha QuadrantCopy !req
356. we'll use the communications
relay to warn DS9.Copy !req
357. And we'll do everything we canCopy !req
358. to stop them
before they reach the wormhole.Copy !req
359. I consider this
a volunteer missionCopy !req
360. but don't volunteer yet.Copy !req
361. There's a good chance
you won't be coming backCopy !req
362. from this mission.Copy !req
363. And even if you doCopy !req
364. you'll probably be facing
a general court-martial.Copy !req
365. If you do decide to goCopy !req
366. be aboard the Defiant
at 1530 hours.Copy !req
367. Dismissed.Copy !req
368. All stations report.Copy !req
369. Tactical ready.Copy !req
370. Warp and impulse engines
on line.Copy !req
371. Cloaking device standing by.Copy !req
372. Helm ready.Copy !req
373. Security detachment is aboardCopy !req
374. and phaser rifles have been
issued to every fire team.Copy !req
375. Release docking clamps.Copy !req
376. Commander, there's
an incoming priority messageCopy !req
377. from Starfleet Command.Copy !req
378. It's Admiral Toddman.Copy !req
379. He's repeating his order
not to enter the Gamma Quadrant.Copy !req
380. That's what you think it says.Copy !req
381. How can you be sureCopy !req
382. when a transmission is as
badly garbled as that one?Copy !req
383. You're right.Copy !req
384. There's an awful lot
of subspace interferenceCopy !req
385. on this channel.Copy !req
386. Must be an ion storm
or something.Copy !req
387. Must be.Copy !req
388. Aft thrusters, back one-quarter.Copy !req
389. Port and starboard
at station keeping.Copy !req
390. The cloaking device is operating
within normal parameters.Copy !req
391. Set course
for the Founders' homeworld.Copy !req
392. Warp eight.Copy !req
393. We know that the Founders'
planet liesCopy !req
394. at approximately
these coordinatesCopy !req
395. within the Omarion Nebula.Copy !req
396. As you can see, there are
no Jem'Hadar bases nearby.Copy !req
397. This means that
even if the FoundersCopy !req
398. did send out a distress callCopy !req
399. it would take
at least seven hoursCopy !req
400. for any help to arrive.Copy !req
401. Our plan is to waitCopy !req
402. until we've entered orbit
of the Founders' planetCopy !req
403. then de-cloak and begin
massive bombardment.Copy !req
404. Computer analysis indicatesCopy !req
405. that the planet's crust
will be destroyedCopy !req
406. within one hour,
and the mantle within five.Copy !req
407. Well, that should more than
take care of the Founders.Copy !req
408. Yes, it should.Copy !req
409. Unless they have some
planetary defensesCopy !req
410. we don't know about.Copy !req
411. There is one person hereCopy !req
412. who might answer
that question... Mr. Odo.Copy !req
413. Anything he knowsCopy !req
414. about the Founders
and their planetCopy !req
415. was undoubtedly included
in his report to Starfleet.Copy !req
416. The Constable is
remarkably thoroughCopy !req
417. in these matters.Copy !req
418. There was a timeCopy !req
419. when you were eager to begin
an interrogation, Elim.Copy !req
420. In fact, I remember having
to restrain your enthusiasmCopy !req
421. on several occasions.Copy !req
422. Well, then you should
also rememberCopy !req
423. the pride I took in my work.Copy !req
424. I don't think that
interrogating someoneCopy !req
425. who can alter their form at willCopy !req
426. is likely to provide either
amusement or information.Copy !req
427. I wouldn't worry about Mr. Odo's
shape-shifting, if I were you.Copy !req
428. The Obsidian Order
has developed a deviceCopy !req
429. which should prove quite
effective in neutralizing him.Copy !req
430. I was not informed
about this device.Copy !req
431. It's only a prototype.Copy !req
432. We've never had
a chance to test it...Copy !req
433. until now.Copy !req
434. Perhaps the Tal Shiar
should take overCopy !req
435. the interrogation
of the changeling.Copy !req
436. No.Copy !req
437. It's all right, Garak.Copy !req
438. It's my fault.Copy !req
439. I should have known
you'd develop feelingsCopy !req
440. for these people
you've been living withCopy !req
441. for the past few years.Copy !req
442. But I just never expected
that you would become friendsCopy !req
443. with someone who worked
for the Bajorans.Copy !req
444. This has nothing to do with
my friends or my feelings.Copy !req
445. I simply don't believe he has
the information you want.Copy !req
446. Possibly.
Colonel Lovok will find out.Copy !req
447. No.Copy !req
448. I brought Odo here.Copy !req
449. He's my prisoner
and my responsibility.Copy !req
450. You don't have to do this.Copy !req
451. Yes, I do.Copy !req
452. And I think we both knowCopy !req
453. that you won't trust me
until I do.Copy !req
454. All right.Copy !req
455. I look forward
to hearing your results.Copy !req
456. Commander, I'm reading
some kind of power fluctuationCopy !req
457. in the cloaking device.Copy !req
458. What kind of fluctuation?Copy !req
459. I don't know.Copy !req
460. I can't locate the source
of the problemCopy !req
461. but it is getting worse.Copy !req
462. We're de-cloaking.Copy !req
463. All stop.Copy !req
464. Full scan, Lieutenant.Copy !req
465. Are there any other ships
in the area?Copy !req
466. No, nothing in sensor range.Copy !req
467. Commander, if the Jem'Hadar show
up while we're de-cloaked...Copy !req
468. We'll have to fight
our way out of here.Copy !req
469. Everything looks fine.Copy !req
470. The power converters
are on line.Copy !req
471. The projection matrix
looks normal.Copy !req
472. The cloaking device
should be working.Copy !req
473. Maybe there's some kind
of spatial anomaly nearbyCopy !req
474. that's interfering
with the cloak's power systems.Copy !req
475. This isn't the result
of a spatial anomaly, Major.Copy !req
476. The tetryon compositor
on the cloaking deviceCopy !req
477. has been sabotaged.Copy !req
478. How do you know that?Copy !req
479. Because I sabotaged it.Copy !req
480. Why?Copy !req
481. I was under orders
from Admiral Toddman to stop youCopy !req
482. from pursuing
the Romulan/Cardassian fleet.Copy !req
483. You've turned us into sitting
ducks for the Jem'Hadar!Copy !req
484. But we can still
defend ourselves.Copy !req
485. I didn't damage any
of the ship's weapon systemsCopy !req
486. or the engines.Copy !req
487. But, without the cloak,
we'll have to return to DS9.Copy !req
488. I'm sorry, Commander.Copy !req
489. I didn't want to do this.Copy !req
490. Odo's my friend, tooCopy !req
491. but I report directly
to Admiral ToddmanCopy !req
492. and he gave me
an explicit order.Copy !req
493. I couldn't disobey it.Copy !req
494. I don't suppose you could.Copy !req
495. Chief...Copy !req
496. now that we know
that the problemCopy !req
497. is in the tetryon compositor,
how long until you can fix it?Copy !req
498. About ten hours.Copy !req
499. You've got two.Copy !req
500. On your way.Copy !req
501. I'm afraid I'm going
to have to confine youCopy !req
502. to quarters, Mr. Eddington.Copy !req
503. Sir, if we run
into the Jem'HadarCopy !req
504. you're still going to need
a Chief Security Officer.Copy !req
505. What makes you think
we'll trust you again?Copy !req
506. Because I give you my word.Copy !req
507. I make it a policy
to never question the wordCopy !req
508. of anyone who wears
that uniform.Copy !req
509. Don't make me
change that policy.Copy !req
510. Man your station, Commander.Copy !req
511. But... I'd stay out
of the Chief's wayCopy !req
512. if I were you.Copy !req
513. I realize it must be
nearly time for youCopy !req
514. to return to your liquid stateCopy !req
515. so I thought I'd bring you
something to relax in.Copy !req
516. How kind.Copy !req
517. But before you go for a swimCopy !req
518. I have a few questions
I'd like to ask you.Copy !req
519. I have nothing to say.Copy !req
520. Well, I had hoped
a few hours aloneCopy !req
521. might jog your memory,
but I can seeCopy !req
522. I'm going to have to take
some steps I'd hoped to avoid.Copy !req
523. Oh, no, you're going to
torture me, aren't you?Copy !req
524. How I've been dreading this.Copy !req
525. Please, have mercy, Garak.Copy !req
526. You do have a certain
flair for sarcasm.Copy !req
527. It's one of the things
I like about you.Copy !req
528. You can go now.Copy !req
529. I'd bring those guards
back, if I were you.Copy !req
530. I'm not in a very good mood.Copy !req
531. Yes, under normal circumstancesCopy !req
532. you would pose
quite a threat to me.Copy !req
533. You could turn yourself
into, uh, a Vicarian razorbackCopy !req
534. or stretch out your armsCopy !req
535. and strangle me
from across the room.Copy !req
536. But not this time.Copy !req
537. Oh, and why is that?Copy !req
538. Because this device is emitting
a quantum stasis fieldCopy !req
539. designed to prevent
any changelingCopy !req
540. from altering
his biomolecular structure.Copy !req
541. Yes.Copy !req
542. It must be
very disconcerting for youCopy !req
543. to be locked into a humanoid
form, especially now.Copy !req
544. I'm sure you were
looking forwardCopy !req
545. to returning
to your liquid state.Copy !req
546. Tell me...Copy !req
547. what will happen if you can't
revert to a liquid?Copy !req
548. I don't know.Copy !req
549. An honest answer.Copy !req
550. But it's probably safe to say
that it won't be pleasant.Copy !req
551. Garak, this is pointless.Copy !req
552. There's nothing I can tell you
about the FoundersCopy !req
553. that you don't already know.Copy !req
554. I wish I could believe that.Copy !req
555. Then why don't you?Copy !req
556. Because you and I are so alike.Copy !req
557. We both value our privacy,
our secrets.Copy !req
558. That's why I know there's
something about the FoundersCopy !req
559. you haven't told anyone.Copy !req
560. Something you didn't even shareCopy !req
561. with Starfleet
and Commander Sisko, hmm?Copy !req
562. But you are going to tell me,
Odo.Copy !req
563. There's nothing to tell!Copy !req
564. Well, perhaps something
will come to you.Copy !req
565. I can wait.Copy !req
566. The question is...Copy !req
567. can you?Copy !req
568. Major...Copy !req
569. leave the Chief alone.Copy !req
570. What makes you think
I'm going to see O'Brien?Copy !req
571. All right,
it's been three hours.Copy !req
572. I just wanted to see
if he needed some help.Copy !req
573. If he needed help,
he would ask for it.Copy !req
574. For now, the best thing
we can doCopy !req
575. is to stay out of his way.Copy !req
576. What's the matter, Garak?Copy !req
577. You don't look very happy.Copy !req
578. Aren't you enjoying yourself?Copy !req
579. There is no pleasure
in this for me, Constable.Copy !req
580. I assure you.
I am simply doing my job.Copy !req
581. Your job?Copy !req
582. Yes!Copy !req
583. This job you've been
waiting for...Copy !req
584. all... all these years of exile.Copy !req
585. And here you are,
interrogating a prisoner again.Copy !req
586. It must fill you with pride.Copy !req
587. Odo, just tell me what I need
to know, and this will end.Copy !req
588. But... but... but you don't
want it to end, do you, Garak?Copy !req
589. Isn't this what you've
been dreaming of?Copy !req
590. Back at work...Copy !req
591. serving Cardassia.Copy !req
592. That's right.Copy !req
593. And you have information
that I needCopy !req
594. information that it's my duty
to extract from you.Copy !req
595. It's not personal.Copy !req
596. Odo, talk to me!Copy !req
597. Tell me something!Copy !req
598. Anything.Copy !req
599. Lie if you have to,
but say it now, please.Copy !req
600. Home! I want to go home!Copy !req
601. And you will, I promise.Copy !req
602. As soon as this is all overCopy !req
603. I promise I'll take you back
to Deep Space 9.Copy !req
604. No! Not the station.Copy !req
605. Home with my people.Copy !req
606. The Founders?Copy !req
607. Yes.Copy !req
608. You want to return
to the Founders?Copy !req
609. Yes.Copy !req
610. I thought you turned
your back on them.Copy !req
611. I did, but they're
still my people.Copy !req
612. I tried to deny it.Copy !req
613. I tried to forget.Copy !req
614. But I can't.Copy !req
615. They're my peopleCopy !req
616. and I want to be with them
in the Great Link.Copy !req
617. I knew there was
something secretCopy !req
618. you were holding back.Copy !req
619. And now you've found it.Copy !req
620. I hope it's useful.Copy !req
621. Repairs are complete, sir.Copy !req
622. The cloaking device
is on line.Copy !req
623. A souvenir of your handiwork.Copy !req
624. Engage cloak.Copy !req
625. The cloak is operating normally.Copy !req
626. Resume course
to the Founders' planet.Copy !req
627. Maximum warp.Copy !req
628. Did you get anything
out of him at all?Copy !req
629. Nothing.Copy !req
630. He never broke.Copy !req
631. Well, that's unfortunate.Copy !req
632. I see no further use
for Mr. Odo.Copy !req
633. Terminate him.Copy !req
634. On the other hand, he is a
member of the Bajoran MilitiaCopy !req
635. and an officer on Deep Space 9.Copy !req
636. We may not wish to provoke
the Federation by killing him.Copy !req
637. I agree with Garak.Copy !req
638. Do you?Copy !req
639. Yes. There's no way
to be certainCopy !req
640. that all of the Founders will be
on the planet when we attack.Copy !req
641. We should be prepared
to encounterCopy !req
642. other changelings in the future.Copy !req
643. And we could use
more informationCopy !req
644. on their capabilities.Copy !req
645. I want to take Odo back
to Romulus for further study.Copy !req
646. All right, in the interest
of cooperation.Copy !req
647. Bridge to Colonel Lovok.Copy !req
648. This is Lovok.Copy !req
649. We have entered
the Omarion NebulaCopy !req
650. and dropped out of warp.Copy !req
651. We should be in orbit
of the planet in 15 minutes.Copy !req
652. Acknowledged.Copy !req
653. Well, it seems the moment
is nearly at hand.Copy !req
654. Gentlemen.Copy !req
655. Can I do something for you,
Colonel?Copy !req
656. Why were you trying
to protect the changeling?Copy !req
657. I wasn't trying to protect him.Copy !req
658. And as I recall, you thoughtCopy !req
659. it was a good idea
to keep him alive as well.Copy !req
660. My interest in the changeling
is based on what I believe to beCopy !req
661. the strategic interests
of the Romulan Empire.Copy !req
662. But you... you seem to have
a personal interest in him.Copy !req
663. Well, tell me,
what else am I feeling?Copy !req
664. I've never been psychoanalyzed
by a Romulan before.Copy !req
665. This is
a fascinating experience.Copy !req
666. You are a practiced liar,
Mr. GarakCopy !req
667. but I am a practiced observer.Copy !req
668. And I can assure you,
I am going to beCopy !req
669. observing you very closely.Copy !req
670. We are within disruptor range.Copy !req
671. Scan the planet for life-signs.Copy !req
672. Sensors show multiple
life-forms on the surface.Copy !req
673. They appear to be
in a liquid state.Copy !req
674. The Founders.Copy !req
675. Signal the fleet
to charge weaponsCopy !req
676. and lock on to their targets.Copy !req
677. We will open fire
the moment we drop our cloaks.Copy !req
678. All ships report ready,
all weapons charged.Copy !req
679. So much for the Dominion.Copy !req
680. Open fire.Copy !req
681. The first barrage is complete.Copy !req
682. Effect?Copy !req
683. 30 percent
of the planetary crustCopy !req
684. destroyed on opening volley.Copy !req
685. No change in life-form readings.Copy !req
686. What?Copy !req
687. That's impossible.Copy !req
688. Some of them had to be killed.Copy !req
689. Our sensor readings
have been confirmedCopy !req
690. by three other warbirds.Copy !req
691. There's no change in the number
of life-signs on the surface.Copy !req
692. They're using
an automated transponderCopy !req
693. to send back
false sensor readings.Copy !req
694. The planet's deserted!Copy !req
695. Colonel, signal the fleet...Copy !req
696. Colonel, there are ships
coming out of the nebula.Copy !req
697. What type of ships?Copy !req
698. Jem'Hadar fighters.Copy !req
699. How many?Copy !req
700. I asked you a question!Copy !req
701. One hundred fifty.Copy !req
702. Tactical display on screen.Copy !req
703. It's a trap.Copy !req
704. They've been waiting
for us all along.Copy !req
705. The Cardassian Cruiser Koranak
has been destroyed.Copy !req
706. Romulan Warbirds Makar
and Belak have lost main power.Copy !req
707. Bring us about to 318 mark 215.Copy !req
708. Concentrate fireCopy !req
709. on ships attacking
on the port quarter.Copy !req
710. The Jem'Hadar will destroy
every ship if we stay!Copy !req
711. Our only hope is to return
to the Alpha Quadrant!Copy !req
712. There's no way
out of here, Garak.Copy !req
713. The Jem'Hadar have cut us off.Copy !req
714. We need to consolidate the fleet
and make our stand here.Copy !req
715. How could this be?
What could have happened?Copy !req
716. I'm afraid the fault, dear Tain,
is not in our starsCopy !req
717. but in ourselves.Copy !req
718. What?Copy !req
719. Something I learned
from Dr. Bashir.Copy !req
720. Main power's out.Copy !req
721. Switching to emergency backups.Copy !req
722. Bridge to Engineering.
We need power to the weapons.Copy !req
723. Bridge to Engineering,
respond!Copy !req
724. I'll be in Engineering.Copy !req
725. Tain, take command
of the Bridge.Copy !req
726. Four more Jem'Hadar vessels
closing on our position.Copy !req
727. I take it the attack
on the FoundersCopy !req
728. is not proceeding
according to plan.Copy !req
729. No, it's not, but I suggest
we make our way to the runabout.Copy !req
730. For once, Garak,
I agree with you.Copy !req
731. You'll need this in order to
gain access to your runabout.Copy !req
732. Why are you doing this?Copy !req
733. Because no changeling
has ever harmed another.Copy !req
734. You are one of the Founders?Copy !req
735. Of course.Copy !req
736. This whole planCopy !req
737. was the Founders' idea
in the first place.Copy !req
738. You wanted the Tal Shiar
and the Obsidian OrderCopy !req
739. to combine forces
and come into the Gamma QuadrantCopy !req
740. so you could wipe them out.Copy !req
741. Not exactly...
Tain originated the planCopy !req
742. and when we learned of itCopy !req
743. we did everything
we could to carry it forward.Copy !req
744. The Tal Shiar
and the Obsidian OrderCopy !req
745. are both ruthless,
efficient organizations.Copy !req
746. A definite threat to us.Copy !req
747. But not after today.Copy !req
748. After today,
the only real threat to usCopy !req
749. from the Alpha QuadrantCopy !req
750. are the Klingons
and the Federation.Copy !req
751. And I doubt that either of themCopy !req
752. will be a threat
for much longer.Copy !req
753. It is not too late for you, Odo.Copy !req
754. Come with me.Copy !req
755. You can still become oneCopy !req
756. with the Great Link,
if you wish.Copy !req
757. Thank you.Copy !req
758. But my answer is still no.Copy !req
759. Come on!Copy !req
760. I don't think we have much time.Copy !req
761. The runabout is that way.Copy !req
762. Two decks down, section 25.Copy !req
763. Wait for me there.Copy !req
764. Where are you going?Copy !req
765. To the Bridge, to get Tain.Copy !req
766. What?Copy !req
767. I know it's difficultCopy !req
768. for you to understand,
ConstableCopy !req
769. but I still owe him
a personal debtCopy !req
770. and I have to try to repay it.Copy !req
771. Wait for us as long as you can.Copy !req
772. Tain! We have to go!Copy !req
773. There must have been
an informant.Copy !req
774. That's the only explanation.Copy !req
775. Yes, there was an informant.
You're right.Copy !req
776. Colonel Lovok is a changeling.Copy !req
777. Lovok?Copy !req
778. Yes, but that's something
we can discuss at another time.Copy !req
779. Right now, we have to...Copy !req
780. It appears I have
underestimated the Founders.Copy !req
781. I should have seen it coming.Copy !req
782. There was a time
when nothing got past me.Copy !req
783. You remember, don't you, Elim?Copy !req
784. Yes, I do!Copy !req
785. But now we have to go!Copy !req
786. Go where?Copy !req
787. Back to Mila
and my quiet retirement?Copy !req
788. I don't think so.Copy !req
789. I must be getting old.Copy !req
790. I let my pride
override my instinct.Copy !req
791. Wouldn't have played it
that way in the old days.Copy !req
792. In the old days, I would have
kept Lovok at arm's length.Copy !req
793. He was too cagey, too smart.Copy !req
794. I can't just leave you here!Copy !req
795. I always did have
a soft spot for you, Garak.Copy !req
796. Another of my flaws.Copy !req
797. Enabran!Copy !req
798. These Founders, Elim,
they're very good.Copy !req
799. Next time,
we should be more careful.Copy !req
800. You can be very persuasive
on occasion, Constable.Copy !req
801. But in the futureCopy !req
802. I hope you'll consider
using gentler language.Copy !req
803. I'll keep that in mind.Copy !req
804. A Jem'Hadar ship
is following us.Copy !req
805. Raise shields
and charge the weapons.Copy !req
806. Aft shields down to 50 percent.Copy !req
807. More speed would be advisable.Copy !req
808. The warp drive is off-line.Copy !req
809. Shields down to 30 percent!Copy !req
810. Another Jem'Hadar ship is
approaching to starboard.Copy !req
811. Hang on!Copy !req
812. Shields down to 15 percent.Copy !req
813. Main power is failing.
We're losing speed.Copy !req
814. The shields are gone.Copy !req
815. Odo, I hope
that you will acceptCopy !req
816. my sincere apologies
for all this.Copy !req
817. A little late, isn't it?Copy !req
818. Nevertheless.Copy !req
819. I may not agree
with what you didCopy !req
820. but I can certainly understand
your desire to return home.Copy !req
821. Thank you.Copy !req
822. What?Copy !req
823. Three more coming in
off the port bow.Copy !req
824. Fire on the lead ship, then
bring us back to the runabout.Copy !req
825. Two life-signs on
the runabout, Commander.Copy !req
826. Drop shields.Copy !req
827. Bridge to Transporter Room.Copy !req
828. Beam them aboard, Chief.Copy !req
829. Aye, sir.Copy !req
830. Four more Jem'Hadar ships
closing to starboard.Copy !req
831. O'Brien to Bridge.
I've got them.Copy !req
832. Raise shields.Copy !req
833. Welcome back.Copy !req
834. Thank you.Copy !req
835. Oh, that looks painful.Copy !req
836. It is,
but it did save my life.Copy !req
837. Shields at 80 percent.Copy !req
838. Attack pattern Omega four.Copy !req
839. Full impulse power.Copy !req
840. Hold your fire until we're
within 500 meters.Copy !req
841. We might get pretty singed
at that range.Copy !req
842. Not as singed
as they're going to get.Copy !req
843. Engage!Copy !req
844. 50,000 meters and closing.Copy !req
845. 2,000 meters.Copy !req
846. Five hundred.Copy !req
847. Fire!Copy !req
848. The third Jem'Hadar ship
is still pursuing.Copy !req
849. Aft torpedoes, fire!Copy !req
850. Direct hit
on their port nacelle.Copy !req
851. They're losing speed.Copy !req
852. We're out
of their weapons range.Copy !req
853. Any other signs of pursuit?Copy !req
854. Negative.Copy !req
855. The other fighters
are still concentratingCopy !req
856. on the remaining Romulan
and Cardassian ships.Copy !req
857. Let's not wait around for them
to change their minds.Copy !req
858. Set course for the wormhole,
Lieutenant, warp eight.Copy !req
859. It's good to see you again,
Constable.Copy !req
860. Likewise, Major.Copy !req
861. Course laid in.Copy !req
862. Engage.Copy !req
863. There is still no indicationCopy !req
864. that any Romulan
or Cardassian vesselCopy !req
865. survived the attack.Copy !req
866. Sounds like Wolf 359
all over again.Copy !req
867. I had the same thought.Copy !req
868. You may be interested to know
I've decided not to file chargesCopy !req
869. against anyone
aboard the Defiant.Copy !req
870. Thank you, sir.Copy !req
871. But if you pull a stunt
like that againCopy !req
872. I'll court-martial you
or I'll promote you.Copy !req
873. Either way, you'll be
in a lot of trouble.Copy !req
874. I'll keep that in mind, sir.Copy !req
875. I just read the report
that you wroteCopy !req
876. and I wanted to thank you.Copy !req
877. Me? For what?Copy !req
878. For not mentioning my desire
to return to my people.Copy !req
879. I consider
the entire conversationCopy !req
880. as something...
best forgotten.Copy !req
881. As do I.Copy !req
882. Quark has expressed an interest
in renting this spaceCopy !req
883. if you're not going
to be using it.Copy !req
884. Oh?Copy !req
885. He mentioned somethingCopy !req
886. about an Argelian
massage facility.Copy !req
887. Unfortunately, I don't think
Commander Sisko would approveCopy !req
888. of such an interesting facility
on the Promenade.Copy !req
889. I tend to agree.Copy !req
890. But I do think he would
approve of a tailor's shop.Copy !req
891. Do you know
what the sad part is, Odo?Copy !req
892. I'm a very good tailor.Copy !req
893. Garak...Copy !req
894. I was thinking that you and ICopy !req
895. should have breakfast
together sometime.Copy !req
896. Why, Constable...Copy !req
897. I thought you didn't eat.Copy !req
898. I don't.Copy !req