1. I don't know about you,
but I'm starving.Copy !req
2. Me, too.Copy !req
3. Here you go.
Enjoy.Copy !req
4. Thanks.Copy !req
5. This looks delicious.Copy !req
6. Now, Constable,
the secret of a good souffléCopy !req
7. is consistency.Copy !req
8. You have to be careful
not to overwhip it.Copy !req
9. I see.Copy !req
10. I hope I'm not boring you.Copy !req
11. Just because I don't
need food, CommanderCopy !req
12. doesn't mean I'm not interested
in its preparation.Copy !req
13. I'm fascinated by the humanoid
preoccupation with eating.Copy !req
14. Oh, uh, may I?Copy !req
15. By all means.Copy !req
16. Ow.Copy !req
17. Ah...Copy !req
18. Uh, nice and smooth.Copy !req
19. That's it.Copy !req
20. It's all in the wrist.Copy !req
21. Where did you learn all this?Copy !req
22. In my father's restaurant
in New Orleans.Copy !req
23. What are we having?Copy !req
24. It smells delicious.Copy !req
25. Blackened red fishCopy !req
26. with creamed spinach
and sautéed beets.Copy !req
27. Beets?Copy !req
28. You don't like beets, Doctor?Copy !req
29. Well, they're not exactlyCopy !req
30. a, a personal favorite
of mine, no.Copy !req
31. That's because you haven't
had them prepared properly.Copy !req
32. Beets are a very
misunderstood vegetable.Copy !req
33. Well, I look forward
to understanding it better.Copy !req
34. Come in.Copy !req
35. Oh, what a day.Copy !req
36. I just spent six hours
in one of the upper pylonsCopy !req
37. trying to get the new
sensor relay on line.Copy !req
38. Help yourself to something.Copy !req
39. Dinner will be ready
in a few minutes.Copy !req
40. Great.Copy !req
41. I've been looking forward
to this all day.Copy !req
42. I hope you like beets.Copy !req
43. I love 'em.Copy !req
44. Keep at it, Constable.Copy !req
45. Nice, even strokes.Copy !req
46. You find something amusing,
Major?Copy !req
47. Oh, I just think you look so...Copy !req
48. cute, I...Copy !req
49. Whose is this?Copy !req
50. It's mine.Copy !req
51. I didn't know that you played.Copy !req
52. I don't.Copy !req
53. I took lessons for a whileCopy !req
54. but, uh, I wasn't very good.Copy !req
55. Oh, I know the feeling.Copy !req
56. None of Dax's hosts...
even Jadzia...Copy !req
57. had any musical ability.Copy !req
58. Nobody said life was fair.Copy !req
59. Even if you had seven of them.Copy !req
60. You would think one of usCopy !req
61. would have been born
without a tin ear.Copy !req
62. Sounds like one of you
had some talent after all.Copy !req
63. That's lovely.Copy !req
64. Quiet!Copy !req
65. That's not it!Copy !req
66. What piece was that?Copy !req
67. I don't know.Copy !req
68. I don't believe
I've ever heard it before.Copy !req
69. Maybe you hit
on it by accident.Copy !req
70. You know, beginner's luck.Copy !req
71. But I know it somehow.Copy !req
72. It's probably something
from your childhood.Copy !req
73. You'll think of it.Copy !req
74. Dinner is ready.Copy !req
75. Do you mind?Copy !req
76. What?Copy !req
77. You're humming.Copy !req
78. It's a little distracting.Copy !req
79. I'm sorry, I didn't realize
I was doing it.Copy !req
80. You've been humming
that same tuneCopy !req
81. since we started the game.Copy !req
82. Guess I just can't get it
out of my mind.Copy !req
83. Do me a favor...Copy !req
84. try.Copy !req
85. Your turn.Copy !req
86. You sure you want to do that?Copy !req
87. Your move.Copy !req
88. Check.Copy !req
89. Where did that knight come from?Copy !req
90. Your mind is not on the game.Copy !req
91. So you decided to make
an illegal moveCopy !req
92. to get my attention.Copy !req
93. Of course notCopy !req
94. and it's a legal move.Copy !req
95. You know, why don't
we just call it a day?Copy !req
96. You obviously have other things
on your mind.Copy !req
97. Curzon always suspected
you were a cheat.Copy !req
98. Is this some kind of joke?Copy !req
99. Don't play innocent
with me, Benjamin.Copy !req
100. We both know you're trying
to cheat me hereCopy !req
101. so why don't you just admit it?Copy !req
102. Dax.Copy !req
103. Did Sisko send you
to apologize for him?Copy !req
104. No.Copy !req
105. But he was concerned
about what happened.Copy !req
106. I thought you might like
to talk about it.Copy !req
107. There's nothing to talk about.Copy !req
108. You can't really think
he tried to cheat you.Copy !req
109. I knew you'd take his side.Copy !req
110. I'm not taking anybody's side.Copy !req
111. In that case, I think
you should leave, Kira.Copy !req
112. Dax.Copy !req
113. I'm serious.
Leave.Copy !req
114. Fine, I'll go.Copy !req
115. Wait...Copy !req
116. Get your hands off of meCopy !req
117. before I do something
I'll regret.Copy !req
118. That's the first smart
thing you've doneCopy !req
119. since you walked over here.Copy !req
120. Oh!Copy !req
121. Something wrong, Lieutenant?Copy !req
122. No...Copy !req
123. no.Copy !req
124. How do you feel?Copy !req
125. I feel like an idiot.Copy !req
126. I'm so sorry about
all the horrible thingsCopy !req
127. I said to you.Copy !req
128. Don't worry about it.Copy !req
129. They're already forgotten.Copy !req
130. And I used to think
Curzon had a temper.Copy !req
131. I don't know
what's wrong with me.Copy !req
132. I feel like I have
so much anger insideCopy !req
133. and I don't know
where it's coming from.Copy !req
134. This masked figure in your...Copy !req
135. Hallucinations.Copy !req
136. Do you have the sense
of who it might have been?Copy !req
137. That's what's so strange.Copy !req
138. He seems familiar, somehow,
but I don't know from where.Copy !req
139. And the music.Copy !req
140. Benjamin, I have to find out
what that music is.Copy !req
141. Why don't you inputCopy !req
142. as much as you can
remember in the computer.Copy !req
143. It might be able to find a match
in the Federation database.Copy !req
144. I'll do it...Copy !req
145. Well, as soon as Julian
lets me leave here.Copy !req
146. Jadzia...Copy !req
147. have you experienced any
hallucinations prior to this?Copy !req
148. Never, and I hope
I never do again.Copy !req
149. It was terrifying.Copy !req
150. Have any of Dax's other hosts?Copy !req
151. No, believe me, I'd remember.Copy !req
152. Well...Copy !req
153. according to your fileCopy !req
154. the only major trauma
the Dax symbiont ever sufferedCopy !req
155. was when Torias Dax was injured
in a shuttle accident.Copy !req
156. Torias...Copy !req
157. he was Dax's fifth host,
wasn't he?Copy !req
158. Yes, right before Curzon.Copy !req
159. It says here that Torias
remained in a comatose stateCopy !req
160. for just under six months.Copy !req
161. There must have been
a lot of tissue damage.Copy !req
162. The doctors couldn't keep
his isoboramine levels up.Copy !req
163. Isoboramine?Copy !req
164. It's a neurotransmitterCopy !req
165. that mediates
the synaptic functionsCopy !req
166. between the host
and the symbiont.Copy !req
167. When the levels dropped
to below 40 percent of normalCopy !req
168. they had to remove the symbiont.Copy !req
169. Sometimes the host is sacrificed
to save the symbiont.Copy !req
170. Are you checking
my isoboramine levels?Copy !req
171. Yes.Copy !req
172. How low are they?Copy !req
173. They've fallen
to 73 percent of normal.Copy !req
174. Do you have any idea
what's causing it?Copy !req
175. I'm not sure.Copy !req
176. There's no tissue damage.Copy !req
177. No synaptic degradation.Copy !req
178. Julian... am I in danger
of rejecting my symbiont?Copy !req
179. I wouldn't worry
about rejection just yetCopy !req
180. but we do have to get
your isoboramine levels back up.Copy !req
181. And I suggest we take her backCopy !req
182. to the Trill homeworld,
and have the doctorsCopy !req
183. at the Symbiosis Commission
examine her.Copy !req
184. Curzon always saidCopy !req
185. he wanted to show me
the Trill homeworld.Copy !req
186. Looks like I'm going
to get there after all.Copy !req
187. How long before we reach Trill?Copy !req
188. A little over 37 hours.Copy !req
189. How's Dax?Copy !req
190. Resting in her quarters.Copy !req
191. Hmm.Copy !req
192. It's funny.Copy !req
193. It's been almost four years
since Curzon diedCopy !req
194. and I still miss the old man.Copy !req
195. At first, I never thought
I'd ever get used to a new DaxCopy !req
196. but if anything happens
to Jadzia...Copy !req
197. I know.Copy !req
198. I feel the same way.Copy !req
199. We'll just have to make sure
nothing happens to her, right?Copy !req
200. Right.Copy !req
201. Yes?Copy !req
202. Oh, good, I didn't wake you.Copy !req
203. Not at all.Copy !req
204. You having trouble sleeping?Copy !req
205. Yeah, a little.Copy !req
206. I could get you something.Copy !req
207. No, thanksCopy !req
208. but I could use some company...Copy !req
209. if you're not too busy.Copy !req
210. Oh, no, no,
I was just reading.Copy !req
211. Oh, anything I'd be
interested in?Copy !req
212. Trill Physiology.Copy !req
213. Just some background research.Copy !req
214. Look, um, Jadzia,
I know you're worriedCopy !req
215. but the doctors
at the Symbiosis CommissionCopy !req
216. know a lot more about this
than I do.Copy !req
217. I can't believe
I'm going back there.Copy !req
218. I spent three years
as a Trill initiateCopy !req
219. and in all that time,
I hardly ever left the complex.Copy !req
220. After I was joinedCopy !req
221. I swore I would never
step foot in there again.Copy !req
222. Was it really that bad?Copy !req
223. No.Copy !req
224. What I remember is
the endless series of testsCopy !req
225. they put me through.Copy !req
226. Well, considering the risk
of rejectionCopy !req
227. you can't really blame them.Copy !req
228. If they would have put a
symbiont in an unsuitable hostCopy !req
229. they'd both be dead
within a matter of days.Copy !req
230. That's true.Copy !req
231. I guess I had such
a difficult time, because...Copy !req
232. I put so much pressure
on myself.Copy !req
233. I wanted to be joined so badly.Copy !req
234. Well, look on the bright side.Copy !req
235. At least this time, you won't
be going there as an initiate.Copy !req
236. No, I'm going thereCopy !req
237. as a patient,
and that's much worse.Copy !req
238. I never told you this
before, JulianCopy !req
239. but...Copy !req
240. I've always been
afraid of doctors.Copy !req
241. Most people are.Copy !req
242. When I was younger,
I was terrified of them.Copy !req
243. Really?Copy !req
244. Well, they seemed
to know everything.Copy !req
245. It was as if they heldCopy !req
246. the power of life and death
in their hands.Copy !req
247. I used to think
that if I didn't behaveCopy !req
248. they'd make sure I got sick.Copy !req
249. Then, as I got older,
I decidedCopy !req
250. that I wanted to know
what they knew...Copy !req
251. be as smart as they were.Copy !req
252. And that's why you went
to medical school.Copy !req
253. That's right.Copy !req
254. And you know
what I learned there?Copy !req
255. That all I really wanted
to do was help people.Copy !req
256. That's what doctors
are there for... to helpCopy !req
257. so there's really no reason
to be afraid of them.Copy !req
258. Now, if that little storyCopy !req
259. didn't put you to sleep,
I don't know what will.Copy !req
260. You're a very dear man, Julian.Copy !req
261. Listen, Jadzia...Copy !req
262. you are more than welcome to
stay the night here if you want.Copy !req
263. You can have the top bunk.Copy !req
264. Are you sure you don't mind?Copy !req
265. Absolutely not.Copy !req
266. Up you go.Copy !req
267. Okay... well, in that case,
if it's not too much troubleCopy !req
268. would you mind if I
took the lower bunk?Copy !req
269. Curzon fell out
of a tree once and...Copy !req
270. Whatever you want.Copy !req
271. Thank you.Copy !req
272. Is this light
too bright for you?Copy !req
273. Dax?Copy !req
274. Sweet dreams.Copy !req
275. After they finally finished
the neuro-response analysisCopy !req
276. another doctor came inCopy !req
277. and ran a cortical
protein series.Copy !req
278. Did they do a bio-spectral scan
on the symbiont?Copy !req
279. They had to make an incisionCopy !req
280. so they could
insert the scanner.Copy !req
281. Jadzia, it's good
to see you again.Copy !req
282. Dr. Renhol.Copy !req
283. Everyone's very excited
about your being here, you know.Copy !req
284. Jadzia is the only initiate
to ever successfully reapplyCopy !req
285. to the program
after being dropped.Copy !req
286. You must be Dr. Bashir.Copy !req
287. That's right.Copy !req
288. Commander Benjamin Sisko.Copy !req
289. Ah, yes,
Curzon's friend.Copy !req
290. Yes, I had that privilege.Copy !req
291. Did you get a chance to look
over the test results?Copy !req
292. Yes, I did.Copy !req
293. As you noted, Doctor, her
isoboramine levels are lowCopy !req
294. so I put her on a benzocyatic
regimen to compensate.Copy !req
295. As you can see, there's already
a three percent improvement.Copy !req
296. Will I have to stay here for
the duration of the treatment?Copy !req
297. No, Dr. Bashir
can administer it.Copy !req
298. But I do want to see
you back here tomorrowCopy !req
299. for a follow-up...Copy !req
300. and for lunch.Copy !req
301. I'd like that.Copy !req
302. Well, if you'll excuse me,
I have an initiateCopy !req
303. who needs some hand-holding.Copy !req
304. I don't know
why we came back hereCopy !req
305. when I could be
taking you on a tourCopy !req
306. of the Tenaran ice cliffs.Copy !req
307. You're not taking us
anywhere, Dax.Copy !req
308. You're going straight
to your quarters to rest.Copy !req
309. But...Copy !req
310. No buts.
Doctor's orders.Copy !req
311. But I cannot sleep
in the afternoon.Copy !req
312. Just lie down, close your eyes
and try not to think.Copy !req
313. It usually works for me.Copy !req
314. Who are you?Copy !req
315. It's beautiful... isn't it?Copy !req
316. Dax!Copy !req
317. Jadzia!Copy !req
318. I don't understandCopy !req
319. why she'd have
another hallucination.Copy !req
320. I've checked
her isoboramine levels.Copy !req
321. They've risen
another six percent.Copy !req
322. That's a larger increase
than I'd anticipated.Copy !req
323. The suddenness could beCopy !req
324. what triggered
the hallucination.Copy !req
325. I want you
to begin administeringCopy !req
326. more frequent treatments
at a lower dosage.Copy !req
327. Doctor...Copy !req
328. the people who attacked me...Copy !req
329. they were from
the Symbiosis Commission.Copy !req
330. Hallucinations often take
the form of latent anxietiesCopy !req
331. and we all know the time
you spent hereCopy !req
332. wasn't that easy for you.Copy !req
333. But the uniforms
they were wearing...Copy !req
334. they were from
over 100 years ago.Copy !req
335. That was long before
Jadzia was an initiate.Copy !req
336. And none of my other hostsCopy !req
337. had any bad memories
of being here.Copy !req
338. Well, with seven lifetimes'
worth of memoriesCopy !req
339. it's no surprise things
would get a bit jumbled.Copy !req
340. So you feel we're on the right
track with these treatments?Copy !req
341. Yes, I doCopy !req
342. but I still want
to see you tomorrow.Copy !req
343. What's on your mind, Dax?Copy !req
344. Oh! I wish I knew what
these hallucinations meant.Copy !req
345. The computer's still trying
to identify the music.Copy !req
346. Maybe that'll
tell us something.Copy !req
347. I hope so.Copy !req
348. Jadzia, um...Copy !req
349. maybe you still have some issuesCopy !req
350. you need to sort out
about the time you spent here.Copy !req
351. I don't need therapy, Julian.Copy !req
352. I need answers.Copy !req
353. Maybe the Guardians
could help me.Copy !req
354. The Guardians?Copy !req
355. They're unjoined TrillCopy !req
356. who have devoted their lives
to the care of the symbionts.Copy !req
357. They know more about them
than anyone.Copy !req
358. So, this is where
the symbionts breed?Copy !req
359. Mm-hmm. There are
interconnecting poolsCopy !req
360. throughout these caves.Copy !req
361. They stretch back
for kilometers.Copy !req
362. Look.Copy !req
363. There's two of them
surfacing now.Copy !req
364. What was that energy discharge?Copy !req
365. That's how the symbionts
communicate with each other.Copy !req
366. Fascinating.Copy !req
367. That's one of the Guardians.Copy !req
368. Don't be surprised
if he seems a little distracted.Copy !req
369. They're not used to visitors.Copy !req
370. Hmm, that explain things.Copy !req
371. Can I ask what you're doing?Copy !req
372. Yes.Copy !req
373. What are you doing?Copy !req
374. Oh, just making sure
they're comfortable.Copy !req
375. Checking the ion concentration,
temperature, viscosity...Copy !req
376. They get very cranky
if everything's not perfect.Copy !req
377. You don't want them cranky.Copy !req
378. Oh, no, huh... of course not.Copy !req
379. They can be very demanding.Copy !req
380. Sometimes...Copy !req
381. I don't know
why I put up with it.Copy !req
382. What's the weather like outside?Copy !req
383. Well, it's sunny, very pleasant.Copy !req
384. Ah, sunshine.Copy !req
385. I miss sunshine.Copy !req
386. You're Dax.Copy !req
387. Yes.Copy !req
388. Jadzia Dax.Copy !req
389. How did you know?Copy !req
390. I know.Copy !req
391. Something's wrong.Copy !req
392. Yes.Copy !req
393. Do you mind?Copy !req
394. Oh...Copy !req
395. Oh, that is not good.Copy !req
396. Not good at all.Copy !req
397. Tell meCopy !req
398. how bad are the dreams?Copy !req
399. They're not dreams.Copy !req
400. They're hallucinations.Copy !req
401. Actually, they're memories.Copy !req
402. Then why don't I remember them?Copy !req
403. The balance is off.Copy !req
404. You mean the balance
between host and symbiont.Copy !req
405. What other balance is there?Copy !req
406. Someone's not playing fair.Copy !req
407. It wouldn't be Dax,
so it must be the host.Copy !req
408. You're saying the problem
is with Jadzia?Copy !req
409. No, no, not necessarily.Copy !req
410. Could be any one of the hosts.Copy !req
411. All right, Dax.Copy !req
412. Come with me.Copy !req
413. Let's see what we find.Copy !req
414. How'd it go?Copy !req
415. Timor is convincedCopy !req
416. that my hallucinations
have something to doCopy !req
417. with one of my previous hosts.Copy !req
418. But he's not sure which oneCopy !req
419. so he wants me to come back
again tomorrow to see him.Copy !req
420. We've got some good news.Copy !req
421. The computer's identified
your music.Copy !req
422. Can I hear it?Copy !req
423. That's it.Copy !req
424. The piece was writtenCopy !req
425. by a Trill named Joran Belar
86 years ago.Copy !req
426. Does the name sound familiar?Copy !req
427. Joran Belar?Copy !req
428. I don't think so.Copy !req
429. Is there a picture of him?Copy !req
430. I'll see.Copy !req
431. He left me no choice.Copy !req
432. Who are you?Copy !req
433. Dax?Copy !req
434. Dax!Copy !req
435. She's in neural shock.Copy !req
436. We have to stabilize
her synaptic functions.Copy !req
437. Activate the neural
induction field.Copy !req
438. Give her another two cc's
of benzocyatizine.Copy !req
439. Doctor...Copy !req
440. Her isoboramine levels
are down to 51 percent.Copy !req
441. I don't understand it,
a decrease that severeCopy !req
442. is usually the result
of tissue damage.Copy !req
443. Commander, this wormhole
you've discovered...Copy !req
444. have your people
done any surveysCopy !req
445. of the diametric fields
it generates?Copy !req
446. Yes, in fact, Dax did the
most recent survey herself.Copy !req
447. I'd like to see those reports.Copy !req
448. Do you think
there's any correlationCopy !req
449. between Dax's condition
and the wormhole?Copy !req
450. Something unusual is affecting
her, and at this pointCopy !req
451. we can't afford
to rule anything out.Copy !req
452. If we can't get her
isoboramine readingsCopy !req
453. up to an acceptable level
within 48 hoursCopy !req
454. I'm afraid we'll have
to remove the symbiont.Copy !req
455. But that will kill Jadzia!Copy !req
456. I'm well aware
of that, CommanderCopy !req
457. but Jadzia would be
the first to tell youCopy !req
458. that our primary responsibility
must be to the symbiont.Copy !req
459. If there's any change
in her conditionCopy !req
460. I'll let you know.Copy !req
461. Timor, we need your help.Copy !req
462. Dax has gone
into neural shock.Copy !req
463. I'm sorry to hear that.Copy !req
464. The doctors at the
Symbiosis CommissionCopy !req
465. don't know what's causing it.Copy !req
466. You told JadziaCopy !req
467. that her condition
had something to doCopy !req
468. with one of Dax's
previous hosts.Copy !req
469. That was just speculation.Copy !req
470. You told her
you were certain of it.Copy !req
471. If I gave that impression,
I apologize.Copy !req
472. Now, if you gentlemen
will excuse meCopy !req
473. the symbionts need me.Copy !req
474. Jadzia needs you, too.Copy !req
475. She's dying!Copy !req
476. All we're asking
is that you comeCopy !req
477. with us to the
Symbiosis CommissionCopy !req
478. and consult with Dr. Renhol.Copy !req
479. I'm sorry, there's
nothing I can do.Copy !req
480. How do you know that
unless you try?Copy !req
481. Timor, what's going on here?Copy !req
482. Did someone tell you
not to pursue this?Copy !req
483. Why would anyone do that?Copy !req
484. You tell me.Copy !req
485. I hope your friend recovers.Copy !req
486. I truly do.Copy !req
487. Now, if that's all,
I'm very busy.Copy !req
488. He's not busy, he's scared.Copy !req
489. Why would anyone want
to keep him quiet about this?Copy !req
490. What are they trying to hide?Copy !req
491. Yesterday, Timor claimedCopy !req
492. the problem was with one
of Dax's previous hosts.Copy !req
493. Today, the mere mention
of the possibilityCopy !req
494. makes him nervous.Copy !req
495. You'd think that
someone doesn't wantCopy !req
496. an investigation of
those past hosts.Copy !req
497. I can't think of a better reason
for such an investigation.Copy !req
498. Can you?Copy !req
499. It's possible
that one of the Dax hostsCopy !req
500. had something to do
with this composer Belar.Copy !req
501. Well, Jadzia seemed
to lose consciousnessCopy !req
502. the minute she saw
Belar's picture.Copy !req
503. I think it's time we
found out more about him.Copy !req
504. I've accessed the Trill
central database.Copy !req
505. Let's see what information
there is on Joran Belar.Copy !req
506. Here we are.Copy !req
507. Born on Stardate 1024.7Copy !req
508. Died on Stardate 8615.2.Copy !req
509. Is that all there is?Copy !req
510. Well, I was expecting
a lot more.Copy !req
511. When I looked through
Dax's recordsCopy !req
512. there was detailed
information on each host.Copy !req
513. Could the file have been purged?Copy !req
514. If part of the file's
been deletedCopy !req
515. the data compression
ratio might be off.Copy !req
516. Yeah, look at this.Copy !req
517. The ratio's for a file
five times larger.Copy !req
518. There was definitely
more information here.Copy !req
519. Call up Dax's records.Copy !req
520. Put them side by side
with Joran's.Copy !req
521. Wait a minute.Copy !req
522. Look at these dates.Copy !req
523. Belar died on the same day
as Torias Dax died.Copy !req
524. The same day the Dax symbiont
was put into Curzon.Copy !req
525. Oh, this has to be more
than a coincidence.Copy !req
526. Whoever purged the main database
might have missed something.Copy !req
527. Check the enrollment records
of all the Trill music academiesCopy !req
528. during Belar's lifetime.Copy !req
529. He's not listed.Copy !req
530. But there is someone here
with the same last name.Copy !req
531. Maybe they're related.Copy !req
532. Yolad Belar.Copy !req
533. Check the central database.Copy !req
534. See if he's still alive.Copy !req
535. He is.Copy !req
536. Access the Trill
communications grid.Copy !req
537. Try to locate him.Copy !req
538. There's a reasonable chance
that he and Joran were related.Copy !req
539. Musical ability
often runs in families.Copy !req
540. I've established a com link.Copy !req
541. Put him on the main viewer.Copy !req
542. Yes, can I help you?Copy !req
543. I'm Commander Benjamin SiskoCopy !req
544. of the Federation Starbase
Deep Space 9.Copy !req
545. What would a Starfleet
officer want with me?Copy !req
546. Are you Yolad Belar?Copy !req
547. I am. Why?Copy !req
548. We're trying to find information
on a man named Joran Belar.Copy !req
549. Do you know him?Copy !req
550. Of course I did.
He was my brother.Copy !req
551. He was a composer?Copy !req
552. That's right.Copy !req
553. We both graduated
from the same music academy.Copy !req
554. Are you aware that his recordCopy !req
555. has been purged from
the academy's files?Copy !req
556. That doesn't make any sense.Copy !req
557. What's this all about?Copy !req
558. That's what we're trying
to find out.Copy !req
559. Do you know if your brother
knew a joined TrillCopy !req
560. named Torias Dax?Copy !req
561. My brother died 85 years ago.Copy !req
562. I, I have a hard time
rememberingCopy !req
563. what happened yesterday.Copy !req
564. Then you don't remember
the name?Copy !req
565. No.Copy !req
566. But that doesn't mean
Joran didn't know him.Copy !req
567. You say he was joined.Copy !req
568. They could have metCopy !req
569. when my brother went off
to become an initiate.Copy !req
570. He was a candidate for joining?Copy !req
571. That's what I just said,
isn't it?Copy !req
572. Was he given a symbiont?Copy !req
573. Not according
to the Symbiosis Commission.Copy !req
574. They claim he was dropped
from the programCopy !req
575. after the second year.Copy !req
576. According to them,
he murdered the doctorCopy !req
577. that recommended dropping himCopy !req
578. and was killed trying
to escape the murder scene.Copy !req
579. Sounds like you're not convinced
that's what really happened.Copy !req
580. Oh, I believe
he killed that doctor.Copy !req
581. My brother
had a violent temper.Copy !req
582. But about six months
before that happenedCopy !req
583. my brother contacted me.Copy !req
584. He sounded different somehowCopy !req
585. more confident,
even colder than usualCopy !req
586. and when I asked him
about it, he laughed.Copy !req
587. He said he was different,
that he'd been joined.Copy !req
588. Did he tell you the name
of his symbiont?Copy !req
589. Hmm...Copy !req
590. maybe he did.Copy !req
591. I was so surprised to learn
he'd been chosen to be joinedCopy !req
592. I can't remember much else.Copy !req
593. I loved my brother, Commander.Copy !req
594. In spite of all the things
he did, I loved him.Copy !req
595. Thank you for taking the time
to speak with us.Copy !req
596. Doctor, call up Dax's records.Copy !req
597. I think I'm beginning
to understandCopy !req
598. what's going on here.Copy !req
599. According
to the official recordsCopy !req
600. after Torias died, the Dax
symbiont was put into Curzon.Copy !req
601. What if that's not
what happened?Copy !req
602. What if Dax was given
another host before Curzon...Copy !req
603. a host who should never
have been given a symbiont?Copy !req
604. A host named Joran Belar.Copy !req
605. Her isoboramine levels
have dropped to 44 percent.Copy !req
606. Tell Dr. Torvin to prepare
the new host for surgery.Copy !req
607. We'll begin transferring
the symbiont in 15 minutes.Copy !req
608. Tell Doctor Torvin
to get a cup of raktajino.Copy !req
609. He won't be needed.Copy !req
610. Commander Sisko, how dare you
come in here and...Copy !req
611. It's over, Doctor.Copy !req
612. We know about Joran Belar.Copy !req
613. Wait outside.Copy !req
614. Tell the surgeons to stand by.Copy !req
615. I don't have time for this,
Commander.Copy !req
616. The symbiont is in danger.Copy !req
617. So is Jadzia.Copy !req
618. I can't do anything for her.Copy !req
619. Can't or won't?Copy !req
620. I resent that implication.Copy !req
621. And I resent having
to watch my friend dieCopy !req
622. just so you can protect
your secret.Copy !req
623. What secret?Copy !req
624. Oh, I think you know.Copy !req
625. And the thought of it
becoming publicCopy !req
626. scares the hell out of you.Copy !req
627. Commander, I don't know
what you're talking about.Copy !req
628. I'm talking about the factCopy !req
629. that, 86 years ago,
the Symbiosis CommissionCopy !req
630. mistakenly gave the Dax
symbiont to Joran Belar.Copy !req
631. I don't recall
ever seeing any mentionCopy !req
632. of a Joran Dax on our records.Copy !req
633. And we both know why, Doctor.Copy !req
634. The Symbiosis Commission
altered the recordsCopy !req
635. just like they triedCopy !req
636. to erase all knowledge
of Joran from Dax's memory.Copy !req
637. And now, after 80 yearsCopy !req
638. the memory block
is deterioratingCopy !req
639. and Dax is starting to
remember the Joran host.Copy !req
640. What possible reason
would anyone haveCopy !req
641. to create that sort
of elaborate cover-up?Copy !req
642. We wondered about that, too.Copy !req
643. What was it about JoranCopy !req
644. that had to be hidden
at all costs?Copy !req
645. The fact that he neverCopy !req
646. should have been selected
as a host? No.Copy !req
647. That simple error in judgment
wouldn't be enough, would it?Copy !req
648. There had to be something more.Copy !req
649. Something that would shakeCopy !req
650. the very foundation
of your society.Copy !req
651. Tell me, Doctor,
how many of your peopleCopy !req
652. are suitable for joining?Copy !req
653. I don't see how that's relevant.Copy !req
654. I understand
the percentage is very low...Copy !req
655. maybe one in a thousand?Copy !req
656. That's right.Copy !req
657. Which is why the candidatesCopy !req
658. are put through
such rigorous testing.Copy !req
659. That's how we make sure
the symbiontsCopy !req
660. aren't given
to an unsuitable host.Copy !req
661. What would happen,
if, for some reasonCopy !req
662. a symbiont was given
to an unsuitable host?Copy !req
663. That doesn't happen.Copy !req
664. What if it did?Copy !req
665. Rejection would set in.Copy !req
666. The host and the symbiont
would both die.Copy !req
667. How long before rejection
would set in?Copy !req
668. Three, maybe four days.Copy !req
669. Then someone like Joran BelarCopy !req
670. an unstable personality
with violent tendenciesCopy !req
671. should have rejected a symbiont
within a matter of days.Copy !req
672. Yet that didn't happen, did it?Copy !req
673. According to our informationCopy !req
674. he was joined
to the Dax symbiontCopy !req
675. for six months.Copy !req
676. Six months, Doctor.Copy !req
677. If a man like Joran BelarCopy !req
678. can be joined successfully
for that longCopy !req
679. how many others
can be joined as well?Copy !req
680. Hundreds? Thousands?Copy !req
681. Certainly more
than the Symbiosis CommissionCopy !req
682. would have us believeCopy !req
683. and that is what
you've been tryingCopy !req
684. to cover up all along,
isn't it?Copy !req
685. That's why you're willing
to let Jadzia die!Copy !req
686. I'm not interested in exposing
your secret, Doctor.Copy !req
687. All I care about is Jadzia.Copy !req
688. And I promise you, if she diesCopy !req
689. I'll see to it that
the entire planet knows why.Copy !req
690. Do you realize what would happen
if you did that?Copy !req
691. It would mean chaos.Copy !req
692. There aren't enough symbionts
for that many hosts.Copy !req
693. The potential dangerCopy !req
694. to the symbionts
would be enormous.Copy !req
695. They would become commodities
to be purchasedCopy !req
696. or prizes to be fought over.Copy !req
697. Nearly half our population
is capable of being joined.Copy !req
698. That's what we learned
from our unfortunate experienceCopy !req
699. with Joran Dax.Copy !req
700. Now do you understand why you
must not reveal the truth?Copy !req
701. Do you understand my terms?Copy !req
702. It's not that simple.Copy !req
703. For Jadzia to surviveCopy !req
704. we have to stabilize
the synaptic functionsCopy !req
705. between the host and symbiont.Copy !req
706. Joran's memories have
to be allowed to surfaceCopy !req
707. to reintegrate with
Dax's other memories.Copy !req
708. It could be very dangerous.Copy !req
709. Jadzia is a strong woman.Copy !req
710. I say we give her that chance.Copy !req
711. What if you're wrong?Copy !req
712. What if Joran's personality
overwhelms Jadzia?Copy !req
713. Are you willing to risk that?Copy !req
714. The point is it's not up
to me or you to decide.Copy !req
715. It's her life
and her decision.Copy !req
716. Julian.Copy !req
717. We've got a lot to
talk about, Jadzia.Copy !req
718. You have a decision to make.Copy !req
719. Joran.Copy !req
720. You know who I am.Copy !req
721. You're a part of me.Copy !req
722. Come in.Copy !req
723. Checking up on me, Benjamin?Copy !req
724. Just thought I'd see
how you were doing.Copy !req
725. Julian stopped by 15 minutes ago
and said the same thing.Copy !req
726. I'll be all right.Copy !req
727. I just need some time
to sort things out.Copy !req
728. I suppose it would
have been easierCopy !req
729. if you'd never
found out about Joran.Copy !req
730. No, I'm glad I did.Copy !req
731. If you want to know
who you areCopy !req
732. it's important to know
who you've been.Copy !req
733. Good night, old man.Copy !req
734. Benjamin.Copy !req
735. I'll see you in the morning.Copy !req