1. Kira, we've got
six Byzatium transportsCopy !req
2. coming in this afternoon.Copy !req
3. I've got to have
more cargo space.Copy !req
4. All right, have them off-loadCopy !req
5. into Cargo Bays 3 and 4,
but that's it.Copy !req
6. We are pushing
our storage capacity as it is.Copy !req
7. Well, that reminds me...Copy !req
8. we got a message last night
saying the ByzalliansCopy !req
9. want to move their
conference up by a week.Copy !req
10. I haven't had a chance to read
through last night's reports.Copy !req
11. Is there anything else
I should know?Copy !req
12. Well, um...Copy !req
13. What?Copy !req
14. Starfleet wants
a complete report doneCopy !req
15. on our computer
calibration subroutine.Copy !req
16. The whole subroutine?Copy !req
17. When?Copy !req
18. Tomorrow.Copy !req
19. Major, the scheduled transport's
been delayedCopy !req
20. and I need those medical
supplies by the end of the week.Copy !req
21. We can't spare a runaboutCopy !req
22. to go all the way
to Vulcan right now.Copy !req
23. I'm supposed to be setting up
a field hospitalCopy !req
24. for a new colony
on Campor III next week.Copy !req
25. And if I don't get
those medical suppliesCopy !req
26. then the entire
colonization scheduleCopy !req
27. could be set back
by at least...Copy !req
28. Listen to me!Copy !req
29. You can't have a runabout.Copy !req
30. You cannot get
your medical suppliesCopy !req
31. and I don't give a damn about
the colonization schedule!Copy !req
32. Those colonists can make doCopy !req
33. with a box of bandages
for all I care.Copy !req
34. Stop right there!Copy !req
35. Major.Copy !req
36. When was your last day off?Copy !req
37. I don't know.Copy !req
38. What does that have to do
with anything?Copy !req
39. If you can't remember,
then it's been too long.Copy !req
40. You're off duty,
as of this moment.Copy !req
41. What do you mean I'm off duty?Copy !req
42. You can't do that.Copy !req
43. Oh, yes, I can,
and not even Commander SiskoCopy !req
44. can overrule my judgment
as Chief Medical Officer.Copy !req
45. Now... now, wait a minute,
Julian.Copy !req
46. Just because I snapped...Copy !req
47. My diagnosis is
that you are overworkedCopy !req
48. and suffering
from extreme stressCopy !req
49. and borderline exhaustion.Copy !req
50. As for my prescription...Copy !req
51. Follow me.Copy !req
52. Karvino juiceCopy !req
53. Lorvan crackersCopy !req
54. a holosuite programCopy !req
55. a jumja stick
and gambling tokens.Copy !req
56. Now, at least two of these itemsCopy !req
57. must be used and fully enjoyed
before you leave this facility.Copy !req
58. Julian, I...Copy !req
59. I'll be giving you a full report
of her activities, Doctor.Copy !req
60. And if I hear you
didn't completely relaxCopy !req
61. and enjoy yourself tonightCopy !req
62. we'll do this every night
until you do.Copy !req
63. Have fun!Copy !req
64. Looks like you've got
your evening all planned.Copy !req
65. Hope you've got room
for the unexpected.Copy !req
66. Welcome aboard, Commander.Copy !req
67. Thank you.Copy !req
68. Call me Will.Copy !req
69. What brings you to Deep Space 9?Copy !req
70. Strictly pleasure.Copy !req
71. Actually, I have built up
about three months of leaveCopy !req
72. and Dr. Crusher finally insistedCopy !req
73. that I take some of it.Copy !req
74. She nearly shoved me
out of the airlock.Copy !req
75. Well, DS9 isn't exactly
known as a vacation spot.Copy !req
76. Actually, I was just passing
through on my way to Risa.Copy !req
77. The last time I was hereCopy !req
78. I was only able to spend
a couple of hours at Quark's.Copy !req
79. But, by the time I left,
I had all of his latinumCopy !req
80. and a date
with one of his dabo girlsCopy !req
81. so I thought
I might try my luck again.Copy !req
82. You be careful.Copy !req
83. Quark's dabo wheel's been
a little stingy latelyCopy !req
84. and one of his dabo girls
is dating my son.Copy !req
85. In that case, I think I'd better
spend my time in the holosuite.Copy !req
86. It sounds safer,
all the way around.Copy !req
87. Who's in there?Copy !req
88. What?Copy !req
89. Who's in with Benjamin?Copy !req
90. Oh, it's Will... Commander
Will Riker from the Enterprise.Copy !req
91. Will Riker?Copy !req
92. You know him?Copy !req
93. Yeah.Copy !req
94. I met him a year ago at Quark's.Copy !req
95. He's, uh, quite a dabo player.Copy !req
96. Hmm.Copy !req
97. Do you know him?Copy !req
98. Yes, a little.Copy !req
99. I met him at Quark's last night.Copy !req
100. You met him last night, and?Copy !req
101. And we talked.Copy !req
102. And then?Copy !req
103. And then we talked.Copy !req
104. For three hours.Copy !req
105. No, we just talked.Copy !req
106. And, yes, he's a warm,
charming man...Copy !req
107. but I'm involved with someone.Copy !req
108. Of course.Copy !req
109. So why do you keep glancing
back at Sisko's office?Copy !req
110. If you can find the timeCopy !req
111. you have an open invitation
for dinner with me and Jake.Copy !req
112. Thank you.
I may take you up on that.Copy !req
113. I hope you're not here
for another loan.Copy !req
114. Don't tell me you've forgottenCopy !req
115. who staked you
three strips of latinumCopy !req
116. when your winning streak
ran dry.Copy !req
117. I'm sorry.
Of course.Copy !req
118. Most of that night's
still a blur.Copy !req
119. How have you been, Dax?Copy !req
120. Fine.Copy !req
121. Well, I'd better
get out of your way.Copy !req
122. I know you all have work to do.Copy !req
123. Hope to see you again.Copy !req
124. Major.Copy !req
125. Commander.Copy !req
126. - Oh!
- Oh!Copy !req
127. I'm sorry.Copy !req
128. That's all right.Copy !req
129. My mind was a million
light-years away.Copy !req
130. I should have been paying
attention to where I was going.Copy !req
131. You doing some shopping?Copy !req
132. Well, actually, I was just
exploring the Promenade.Copy !req
133. I'd thought
about going into Quark'sCopy !req
134. but I wasn't really in the mood.Copy !req
135. Where are you off to?Copy !req
136. I'm just getting off duty.Copy !req
137. I was about to call it a night.Copy !req
138. Oh, I see.Copy !req
139. Well, good night.Copy !req
140. Good night.Copy !req
141. Commander?Copy !req
142. Would you like a tour
of the station?Copy !req
143. I'd love one.Copy !req
144. Where should we begin?Copy !req
145. We can walk along the Promenade
for a start.Copy !req
146. There's quite a bit to see here.Copy !req
147. You think we might get a chanceCopy !req
148. to look at that new starship
of yours?Copy !req
149. What do you call it, the...Copy !req
150. Oh, the Defiant.Copy !req
151. Yes, the Defiant.Copy !req
152. I understand
it's quite a vessel.Copy !req
153. I'm sure that can be arranged.Copy !req
154. Please identify
for access to USS Defiant.Copy !req
155. Major Kira Nerys,
Bajoran militia.Copy !req
156. Identity confirmed.Copy !req
157. Commander William Riker,
Starfleet.Copy !req
158. Identity confirmed.Copy !req
159. Chief, I didn't know anyone else
was on board tonight.Copy !req
160. Oh, I hadn't planned to.Copy !req
161. Ouch!Copy !req
162. I was just getting
a little extra work doneCopy !req
163. on the deflector
targeting arrays.Copy !req
164. Commander...
I'd heard you were aboardCopy !req
165. but I-I hadn't...Copy !req
166. There's nothing to say
to you, O'Brien.Copy !req
167. I think you know why.Copy !req
168. Well, maybe we should
come back another time.Copy !req
169. No, no, no, Major,
it's all right.Copy !req
170. I was just leaving.Copy !req
171. Commander.Copy !req
172. What was all that about?Copy !req
173. Ah, it's a long story.Copy !req
174. I'd rather not get into it.Copy !req
175. Let's take a look
at this ship of yours.Copy !req
176. Okay. I'll, uh, show you
the tactical systems first.Copy !req
177. Think you're going
to be surprisedCopy !req
178. at how big a punch
this little ship has.Copy !req
179. Running the plasma conduitCopy !req
180. through your primary
phaser couplingCopy !req
181. has almost doubled
your phaser power.Copy !req
182. Doesn't that cut into
your warp drive efficiency?Copy !req
183. Not at all, in fact,
it's 30% more efficient.Copy !req
184. That's ingenious.Copy !req
185. I'd like to see
how it's all routedCopy !req
186. through the tactical display.Copy !req
187. Command authorization required.Copy !req
188. New security procedure.Copy !req
189. Computer,
release Bridge lockout.Copy !req
190. Kira Delta-5-4-7-Alpha.Copy !req
191. Thank you.Copy !req
192. Ah!Copy !req
193. What's going on?Copy !req
194. I'm not sure,
but something happenedCopy !req
195. to the warp core on the Defiant.Copy !req
196. It looks like it's going
to breach in 57 seconds.Copy !req
197. Anyone on board?Copy !req
198. O'Brien was working
there this morningCopy !req
199. but I don't know if he...Copy !req
200. Incoming signal
from the Defiant.Copy !req
201. It's Commander Riker.Copy !req
202. On screen.Copy !req
203. Commander Sisko,
there's been an accident.Copy !req
204. One of the plasma conduits
has exploded.Copy !req
205. Major Kira has been injured.Copy !req
206. We are 45 seconds
from a core breach.Copy !req
207. Release the docking clamps.Copy !req
208. I will get us away
from the station.Copy !req
209. We'll beam the two of you out of
there as soon as you're clear.Copy !req
210. Docking clamps released.Copy !req
211. I'm engaging thrusters.Copy !req
212. 15 seconds.Copy !req
213. Lock on and beam them away,
Chief.Copy !req
214. I can't get a lock.Copy !req
215. The Defiant's shields are up.Copy !req
216. What?Copy !req
217. She's gone into warp.
I've lost them.Copy !req
218. We're beyond their sensor range.Copy !req
219. Lay in a course
for the Badlands, warp seven.Copy !req
220. Tamal, secure that conduit.Copy !req
221. Right.Copy !req
222. Course laid in.Copy !req
223. We'll be in the Badlands
in six hours.Copy !req
224. You did it, Tom.Copy !req
225. It's not over yet.Copy !req
226. Nine years ago
a transporter accidentCopy !req
227. created two William T. Rikers.Copy !req
228. One of them returned to his shipCopy !req
229. the other was marooned
on Nervala IV.Copy !req
230. The second Riker was finally
discovered two years ago.Copy !req
231. He chose to use
his middle name, ThomasCopy !req
232. to distinguish himself
from the other Riker.Copy !req
233. The two men are physically
identical in all respectsCopy !req
234. right down to their DNA coding.Copy !req
235. There was no way
for the security computerCopy !req
236. to know that it was
Thomas, not WilliamCopy !req
237. who boarded the Defiant.Copy !req
238. This is
a very entertaining storyCopy !req
239. but... why am I listening to it?Copy !req
240. We have reason to believeCopy !req
241. that Thomas Riker
is a member of the Maquis.Copy !req
242. What?Copy !req
243. Thomas Riker was serving
aboard the Starship Gandhi.Copy !req
244. While he was there,
he began to expressCopy !req
245. certain political opinions.Copy !req
246. Opinions that supported
the Maquis and their goals.Copy !req
247. Are you telling me...Copy !req
248. that one of the most heavily
armed warships in this QuadrantCopy !req
249. is now in the hands
of Maquis terrorists?Copy !req
250. Do you have any idea
what kind of responseCopy !req
251. this will provoke
from the Central Command?Copy !req
252. They'll probably want
to send shipsCopy !req
253. into the Demilitarized Zone
to conduct a search.Copy !req
254. We understand thatCopy !req
255. but any entry into the Zone
must be a joint operationCopy !req
256. between Cardassia
and the Federation.Copy !req
257. The Central Command
will not be interestedCopy !req
258. in any joint operation,
Commander.Copy !req
259. They won't believe your storyCopy !req
260. about transporter duplicates
and security failures.Copy !req
261. They will assume that StarfleetCopy !req
262. wanted the Maquis
to have the DefiantCopy !req
263. and they will respond
accordingly.Copy !req
264. And what does that mean exactly?Copy !req
265. It means they will seize
this opportunityCopy !req
266. to finally eliminate the Maquis.Copy !req
267. They will send a fleet
into that Zone.Copy !req
268. Starfleet will cooperate
in a search for the DefiantCopy !req
269. but they will not allow
the Central CommandCopy !req
270. to use this as an excuse
for a full-scale invasion.Copy !req
271. Of course not.Copy !req
272. So you will send your
own fleet into the ZoneCopy !req
273. to protect Federation colonies.Copy !req
274. But, at some point,
the two fleets will meetCopy !req
275. tensions will rise,
nerves will frayCopy !req
276. and someone will make
the tiniest mistake.Copy !req
277. And we'll have a war
on our hands.Copy !req
278. It is a prospect
I do not relish, Commander.Copy !req
279. Neither do we.Copy !req
280. That's why we need
to work togetherCopy !req
281. to prevent it from happening.Copy !req
282. Well, unless I can bringCopy !req
283. something back to Central
Command to prove your good faithCopy !req
284. and your willingness
to help stop the DefiantCopy !req
285. I don't believe anythingCopy !req
286. can prevent this conflict
from beginning.Copy !req
287. Then bring me with you.Copy !req
288. I can help you stop the DefiantCopy !req
289. and prove our good faith.Copy !req
290. I was in charge of the shipyard
where the Defiant was built.Copy !req
291. I helped design it.Copy !req
292. I know her vulnerabilities
and her weaknesses.Copy !req
293. You'll help us destroy
one of your own ships?Copy !req
294. I want to try
and disable it first.Copy !req
295. Oh, I'm sure you do.Copy !req
296. But you are in no position
to bargain here, Commander.Copy !req
297. You want to prevent a warCopy !req
298. you come back to Cardassia
with me, and you help meCopy !req
299. destroy the Defiant.Copy !req
300. I don't care who you are
or what your name is.Copy !req
301. I am sorry about lying to you,
and I'm sorry about using you.Copy !req
302. It was an operational necessity!Copy !req
303. You were a resistance fighter.Copy !req
304. You know that certain timesCopy !req
305. you do things
that you're not proud ofCopy !req
306. to accomplish the mission.Copy !req
307. Well, you accomplished
your mission, so now what?Copy !req
308. Everyone's going
to be looking for you.Copy !req
309. The Cardassians and Starfleet.Copy !req
310. How far do you think you're
going to get with this shipCopy !req
311. before they find you?Copy !req
312. A lot farther
than people anticipate.Copy !req
313. Kalita to Riker.Copy !req
314. We've reached
the rendezvous point.Copy !req
315. I'm on my way.Copy !req
316. The other Maquis ships
just arrived.Copy !req
317. The rest of the team's ready.Copy !req
318. Lower the shields
and beam them aboard.Copy !req
319. The Maquis ships
are heading for the border, Tom.Copy !req
320. All defense systems on line
and operational.Copy !req
321. Warp power standing by.Copy !req
322. Lay in a course for the
Cardassian border, warp eight.Copy !req
323. Course already laid in.Copy !req
324. This ship was built to fight.Copy !req
325. I think it's time
she got her chance.Copy !req
326. Engage.Copy !req
327. Commander's Log,
Stardate 48467.3.Copy !req
328. Gul Dukat and I have arrived
on Cardassia Prime.Copy !req
329. I'm about to do something
which goes against 20 yearsCopy !req
330. of Starfleet training...Copy !req
331. help an enemy hunt down
one of our own ships.Copy !req
332. This is where I'll be conducting
the search for the Defiant.Copy !req
333. From this room, I can control
every Cardassian ship, outpostCopy !req
334. and space station
anywhere in our...Copy !req
335. Ah, Commander, allow me
to introduce KorinasCopy !req
336. our observer
from the Obsidian Order.Copy !req
337. Commander Sisko.Copy !req
338. Korinas.Copy !req
339. Welcome to Cardassia Prime,
Commander.Copy !req
340. Thank you.Copy !req
341. Excuse me.Copy !req
342. Secure that console
while the human is here.Copy !req
343. Anything else classified
level 4 or aboveCopy !req
344. should also be secured.Copy !req
345. I'm sure you can understandCopy !req
346. that although we all respect
Gul Dukat's decisionCopy !req
347. to bring you here,
we must take some precautions.Copy !req
348. Of course.Copy !req
349. I would have done the same.Copy !req
350. But then...Copy !req
351. I would have been more discreet.Copy !req
352. Since you are hereCopy !req
353. to provide technical expertise
on the DefiantCopy !req
354. I suggest you begin
by briefing usCopy !req
355. on the ship's
defensive capabilities.Copy !req
356. Please, describe for us
in detailCopy !req
357. the weapons systems
of the DefiantCopy !req
358. beginning with
the ship's phaser array...Copy !req
359. Before we discuss weaponry,
there's a more urgent matterCopy !req
360. that I think
you should be aware of.Copy !req
361. The Defiant is equipped
with a cloaking device.Copy !req
362. I wondered
if you were going to shareCopy !req
363. that little detail with us.Copy !req
364. You knew about this?Copy !req
365. The Obsidian Order
has known for some timeCopy !req
366. about the loan
of a cloaking deviceCopy !req
367. from the Romulans
to the Federation.Copy !req
368. And the Order chose not
to share this intelligenceCopy !req
369. with the Central Command?Copy !req
370. Until now, the Order had
not considered this one cloakCopy !req
371. to be a threat
against Cardassia.Copy !req
372. Under our terms of agreement
with the RomulansCopy !req
373. the cloaking device
was to be usedCopy !req
374. only in the Gamma Quadrant,
and then only in exchangeCopy !req
375. for all our intelligence
reports on the Dominion.Copy !req
376. Well, your Lieutenant
Riker isn't likelyCopy !req
377. to respect that agreement
with the RomulansCopy !req
378. and there's no way
to locate a ship under cloak.Copy !req
379. There is one possibility.Copy !req
380. The Dominion managed
to penetrate the cloakCopy !req
381. by using some kind
of antiproton beam.Copy !req
382. Can you give us the
specifications of that beam?Copy !req
383. Not precisely,
but I can give youCopy !req
384. everything we've learned
from our sensor logs.Copy !req
385. It'll give you a chance
to find the DefiantCopy !req
386. before she attacks.Copy !req
387. We're approaching
the security perimeter, Tom.Copy !req
388. All right, this is it.Copy !req
389. Red Alert.Copy !req
390. Cloak the ship.Copy !req
391. Stand by, weapons.Copy !req
392. Squadron Baker has arrived
at their checkpoint.Copy !req
393. Transmit the go-ahead signal.Copy !req
394. We'll be in Cardassian
sensor range in five minutes.Copy !req
395. There is a perimeter alert
in the Almatha sector.Copy !req
396. Put it on the main viewer.Copy !req
397. Who's commanding the outpost
nearest that ship?Copy !req
398. Gul Toran of the Sixth Order.Copy !req
399. And he's identified the vessel.Copy !req
400. It's the Defiant.Copy !req
401. Order all warshipsCopy !req
402. in that sector to converge
on the Defiant.Copy !req
403. Something's wrong.Copy !req
404. Why wouldn't they be cloaked?Copy !req
405. Can you show me the sensor
information on the Defiant?Copy !req
406. The Defiant is
attacking Outpost 61.Copy !req
407. Tell Gul ToranCopy !req
408. that he has permission
to pursue the DefiantCopy !req
409. into the Demilitarized Zone.Copy !req
410. No, don't pull your ships
off the border.Copy !req
411. Commander, you don't expect meCopy !req
412. to break off pursuit
of the DefiantCopy !req
413. simply because the treaty's...Copy !req
414. That's not the Defiant.
It's a decoy.Copy !req
415. They're trying to draw your
patrol ships out of position.Copy !req
416. That ship's sending
out a fake warp signatureCopy !req
417. identical to the Defiant'sCopy !req
418. but the phase variance and
subspace harmonics don't match.Copy !req
419. Order Toran
to break off pursuit.Copy !req
420. Have him redeploy...Copy !req
421. Sir, another perimeter alert.Copy !req
422. Outpost 47 has detectedCopy !req
423. a cloaked ship
with their antiproton beam.Copy !req
424. Tell Toran to head
for Outpost 47.Copy !req
425. The Defiant has de-cloakedCopy !req
426. and has begun
to attack the outpost.Copy !req
427. We've lost contact
with Outpost 47.Copy !req
428. Incoming message from Gul Toran.Copy !req
429. The Defiant has re-cloakedCopy !req
430. and its last known heading
was 148 mark 215.Copy !req
431. It's headed directly into the
heart of Cardassian territory.Copy !req
432. Commander Sisko,
you should be commended.Copy !req
433. I only wish we had someone with
such keen tactical instinctsCopy !req
434. who could have prevented
this invasion of our territory.Copy !req
435. We're past
the security perimeterCopy !req
436. out of their sensor range.Copy !req
437. They're using antiproton beams
to scan for us.Copy !req
438. Adjust the cloak's
resonance frequencyCopy !req
439. so they can't detect us again.Copy !req
440. - Right.
- Damage report.Copy !req
441. We took six hits
on the port shields.Copy !req
442. There's been some minor damageCopy !req
443. to the outer hull,
but all systems are operational.Copy !req
444. Tough little ship.Copy !req
445. Set a course for the shipyard
at Omekla III.Copy !req
446. We'll let that be the place
that...Copy !req
447. Report.Copy !req
448. We've lost main power,
and the cloak is off-line.Copy !req
449. Looks like two plasma
conduits blew out.Copy !req
450. Where?Copy !req
451. Deck 3, section 15.Copy !req
452. Crew quarters.Copy !req
453. Looks like
Major Kira's been busy.Copy !req
454. You crossed the replicator
power converterCopy !req
455. with the plasma manifold,
I take it.Copy !req
456. That's right.Copy !req
457. Nice work.Copy !req
458. You know I'll have that thing
bypassed in 30 minutes.Copy !req
459. At least that'll be 30 minutes
that we're visible.Copy !req
460. Fortunately, I was able
to take us into a nebula.Copy !req
461. No one's going to see us.Copy !req
462. Thanks.Copy !req
463. You're lucky
you only got singed.Copy !req
464. You know, the whole plasma relay
could have exploded.Copy !req
465. Yeah, that was the idea.Copy !req
466. You've been fighting Cardassians
most of your life.Copy !req
467. I know that you sympathize
with what we're doing here.Copy !req
468. I fought the Cardassians
because they invaded my home.Copy !req
469. You don't live
in the Demilitarized Zone.Copy !req
470. You don't have family there.Copy !req
471. Why are you in this fight?Copy !req
472. Because people are dying
in the Demilitarized ZoneCopy !req
473. and Starfleet isn't doing
anything about it.Copy !req
474. Taking the Defiant
only raises the stakes.Copy !req
475. The Cardassians are going
to send a fleet after you.Copy !req
476. They are going to kill
more people hunting you downCopy !req
477. than they ever did
during those border raids.Copy !req
478. You're assuming
the Defiant is going to stayCopy !req
479. in the Demilitarized Zone.Copy !req
480. Let's go to the Bridge.Copy !req
481. I think we'd all feel better
having you someplaceCopy !req
482. we can keep an eye on you.Copy !req
483. 15 outposts have checked in.Copy !req
484. No sign of the Defiant.Copy !req
485. 26 warships have scannedCopy !req
486. 14 cubic light-years of space
with antiproton beams...Copy !req
487. no Defiant!Copy !req
488. What are the possibilities?Copy !req
489. They're still under cloakCopy !req
490. and heading deeper
into Cardassian space.Copy !req
491. They're laying lowCopy !req
492. and waiting
for some unknown reason.Copy !req
493. Dukat.Copy !req
494. Hmm?Copy !req
495. Are you listening to me?Copy !req
496. Oh, I'm sorry, Commander.Copy !req
497. I was thinking
about my son's birthday.Copy !req
498. Really?Copy !req
499. Yes, today is his 11th birthday.Copy !req
500. Oh.Copy !req
501. I'd promised to take himCopy !req
502. to the amusement center
in Lakarian City.Copy !req
503. He always wanted to go...Copy !req
504. but I never had the time.Copy !req
505. I told him, "This year
will be different, Mekor.Copy !req
506. This year,
I will make the time."Copy !req
507. I had the same experience
with Jake.Copy !req
508. At that age, they never
understand, do they?Copy !req
509. You just hope that,
one day laterCopy !req
510. they'll look back and sayCopy !req
511. "Now I understand.Copy !req
512. Now I know why he did that."Copy !req
513. When my son looks back
on this dayCopy !req
514. the only thing he'll rememberCopy !req
515. is that a Federation officer,
on a Federation shipCopy !req
516. invaded his homeCopy !req
517. and kept his father away
from him on his 11th birthdayCopy !req
518. and he won't look back
with understanding.Copy !req
519. He'll look back with hatred...Copy !req
520. and that's sad.Copy !req
521. The cloak is operating
within normal parametersCopy !req
522. but the plasma conduit damageCopy !req
523. has caused a slight neutrino
leak in the port nacelle.Copy !req
524. The Cardassians might
be able to detect itCopy !req
525. even through the cloak.Copy !req
526. A chance we have to take.Copy !req
527. Lay in the course
for Omekla III.Copy !req
528. Engage at warp eight.Copy !req
529. Warp eight.
Aye, sir.Copy !req
530. Omekla III?Copy !req
531. You're headed for the shipyard?Copy !req
532. There have to be
half a dozen better targetsCopy !req
533. in this sector alone.Copy !req
534. I hope the Cardassians
have the same reaction.Copy !req
535. "What is he doing?Copy !req
536. And why?"Copy !req
537. All right, now you're tryingCopy !req
538. to keep them off balance,
keep them guessing.Copy !req
539. Why?Copy !req
540. The Maquis
have been hearing rumorsCopy !req
541. about shifting loyalties
in the Cardassian government.Copy !req
542. Certain hard-line elements
were unsatisfiedCopy !req
543. with the Federation treatyCopy !req
544. and are doing whatever
they can to scrap it.Copy !req
545. We got our hands
on an intelligence reportCopy !req
546. outlining suspected military
buildup in the Orias system...Copy !req
547. a secret buildup that even the
Central Command isn't aware of.Copy !req
548. You're telling me
you did all of thisCopy !req
549. to attack some secret base
that may or may not exist?Copy !req
550. I'm convinced that it does.Copy !req
551. They are building
an invasion fleet.Copy !req
552. If we let them finish itCopy !req
553. these renegade Cardassians
are going to use it.Copy !req
554. You're really not cut out
for this, are you?Copy !req
555. Being a terrorist, I mean.Copy !req
556. You're not very good at it.Copy !req
557. Really?Copy !req
558. You're acting more like
a Starfleet officerCopy !req
559. who's more interested
in intelligence reportsCopy !req
560. and Cardassian politics, than
in actually hurting Cardassians.Copy !req
561. You have one
of the most powerful shipsCopy !req
562. in this Quadrant
under your command.Copy !req
563. Why aren't you out attacking
every Cardassian outpostCopy !req
564. along the border?Copy !req
565. Because these stakes
are far greaterCopy !req
566. than border outposts.Copy !req
567. Not for the Maquis, they're notCopy !req
568. because the Maquis
are terroristsCopy !req
569. and the only thing
terrorists care aboutCopy !req
570. is attacking the enemy.Copy !req
571. I know...
I was a terroristCopy !req
572. and if I had had this ship thenCopy !req
573. I would have destroyed
Deep Space 9.Copy !req
574. I would have hit
the Cardassians so hardCopy !req
575. they would have
screamed for peace.Copy !req
576. But I certainly wouldn't
have gone flying offCopy !req
577. into the middle of Cardassia
on some wild-goose chase.Copy !req
578. I guess we're different
kinds of terrorists.Copy !req
579. No...Copy !req
580. you're trying to be a hero.Copy !req
581. Terrorists don't get
to be heroes.Copy !req
582. We'll see.Copy !req
583. This is how
your ships were deployedCopy !req
584. before the first Defiant attack.Copy !req
585. And this is where they are now.Copy !req
586. Don't you see what happened?Copy !req
587. Each Defiant attack
was designedCopy !req
588. to draw your ships
away from that sectorCopy !req
589. leaving it virtually
defenseless.Copy !req
590. But there's nothing
of any value in that sector.Copy !req
591. There must be something.Copy !req
592. Are there any M-Class
planets there?Copy !req
593. Well, there's one...Copy !req
594. Orias III, but it's uninhabited.Copy !req
595. It's desolate.Copy !req
596. But everything seems to point
to the Orias system.Copy !req
597. It might be worth your sending
one of your warships thereCopy !req
598. just in case
the Defiant does show up.Copy !req
599. All right.Copy !req
600. Contact Gul Ranor.Copy !req
601. Tell him to dispatch
one warship...Copy !req
602. No.Copy !req
603. You'll send no ships
to the Orias system.Copy !req
604. You're here as an observer.Copy !req
605. You have no authority.Copy !req
606. That sector isCopy !req
607. under direct control
of the Obsidian OrderCopy !req
608. and you will not enter it.Copy !req
609. Why?Copy !req
610. That matter's classified.Copy !req
611. Well.Copy !req
612. You can file a complaint
with the Central Command later.Copy !req
613. Open a channel
to Gul Ranor now.Copy !req
614. Any warship sent
into the Orias systemCopy !req
615. will be destroyed.Copy !req
616. Are you saying
that you will fireCopy !req
617. on another Cardassian ship?Copy !req
618. What I am saying is
that the Obsidian OrderCopy !req
619. will take whatever steps
are necessaryCopy !req
620. to protect the Orias system.Copy !req
621. And so will I.Copy !req
622. I've spoken to a few friends
in the Central Command.Copy !req
623. The Obsidian Order isn't giving
them any answers, either.Copy !req
624. The Order has to answer
to someone.Copy !req
625. In theory, they answerCopy !req
626. to the political authority
of the Detapa CouncilCopy !req
627. just as the military does.Copy !req
628. In practice, we both
run our own affairs.Copy !req
629. Not a very efficient system.Copy !req
630. It's worked
for over five centuries.Copy !req
631. There's an incoming message
from the Warship Kraxon.Copy !req
632. They say they've found
an unusual neutrino signatureCopy !req
633. in their sector.Copy !req
634. It looks like radiationCopy !req
635. from a damaged
warp plasma relay.Copy !req
636. Is this signature moving?Copy !req
637. No, but they're scanning
their areaCopy !req
638. with their antiproton beams.Copy !req
639. Where is the Kraxon?Copy !req
640. If it is the Defiant,
they're in positionCopy !req
641. to make a run
for the Orias system.Copy !req
642. We still don't know
that Orias is the target.Copy !req
643. Until we do, I can't riskCopy !req
644. pulling ships away from
other potential targetsCopy !req
645. to chase down
a neutrino signature.Copy !req
646. They're coming around
for another pass.Copy !req
647. Are there any other ships
nearby?Copy !req
648. There are nine
Galor-class cruisersCopy !req
649. about six light-years away.Copy !req
650. Any ships between us
and the Orias system?Copy !req
651. No.Copy !req
652. If you make a run for itCopy !req
653. that ship out there's
going to seeCopy !req
654. our neutrino signature
go through a phase change.Copy !req
655. They're going to call
their nine friendsCopy !req
656. and you are going to have
a small fleetCopy !req
657. chasing you
all the way to Orias.Copy !req
658. They can chase me
all they want...Copy !req
659. as long as they don't catch me.Copy !req
660. The Kraxon reportsCopy !req
661. that the neutrino signature
has just phase-shiftedCopy !req
662. and is moving now at warp speedCopy !req
663. directly
toward the Orias system.Copy !req
664. Order the Kraxon
to pursue at maximum warp.Copy !req
665. Order all other ships
in the sector to follow.Copy !req
666. The Kraxon is pursuingCopy !req
667. but they won't catch us
before we reach Orias.Copy !req
668. Full scan.Copy !req
669. I want to see everything
that's in that system.Copy !req
670. When you make out your report
for the Obsidian OrderCopy !req
671. be sure to mention the fact
that I could have preventedCopy !req
672. the Defiant from reaching Orias,
if you hadn't interfered.Copy !req
673. They will never reach Orias.Copy !req
674. You can count on that.Copy !req
675. Three more ships
have just appearedCopy !req
676. in the Orias system.Copy !req
677. What kind of ships?Copy !req
678. Cardassian warships...
Keldon-class.Copy !req
679. Whose ships are those, Korinas?Copy !req
680. Why are you asking me?Copy !req
681. Because if they
were military shipsCopy !req
682. I would know about them.Copy !req
683. So that leaves
the Obsidian Order.Copy !req
684. I thought the Obsidian Order
didn't have any ships.Copy !req
685. They're not supposed to.Copy !req
686. In fact, they are
explicitly forbiddenCopy !req
687. from having military equipment
of any kind.Copy !req
688. It looks like we're going to
have to fight our way to Orias.Copy !req
689. Listen to me.Copy !req
690. Those three ships up aheadCopy !req
691. are going to lock onto our
neutrino leak and open fire.Copy !req
692. That means you're going
to have to fight back.Copy !req
693. With this ship, it'll be a short
fight, I promise you that.Copy !req
694. Let's say you disableCopy !req
695. or even destroy, those
three ships up ahead of us.Copy !req
696. Fighting them at all
is going to slow us down.Copy !req
697. And then those ten ships
behind usCopy !req
698. are going to catch up.Copy !req
699. And not even the Defiant
can win against those odds.Copy !req
700. We have come too far
to quit now.Copy !req
701. You are an experienced
Starfleet officer, Tom.Copy !req
702. Analyze the situation.Copy !req
703. Going to Orias is suicide.Copy !req
704. Now, the smart move is to make
a run for it while we still can.Copy !req
705. Maybe that's what an experienced
Starfleet officer would doCopy !req
706. maybe that's what
Will Riker would doCopy !req
707. but it's not
what I'm going to do.Copy !req
708. I'm going to continue
the mission.Copy !req
709. It's not the mission
you're thinking about, is it?Copy !req
710. Or even the colonists
in the Zone.Copy !req
711. This is about you, isn't it?Copy !req
712. You and that other Will Riker
out there.Copy !req
713. The man with your face,
your name, your career.Copy !req
714. You are looking for a way
to set yourself apart.Copy !req
715. Some way to be different.Copy !req
716. You shouldn't go fishing today.Copy !req
717. You won't catch anything.Copy !req
718. Take us in.Copy !req
719. You want to know what's going on
in the Orias systemCopy !req
720. I know how you can find out.Copy !req
721. Give Riker a chance
to surrender.Copy !req
722. The Defiant's scanned
the Orias system by now.Copy !req
723. Its sensor logs can tell you
everything you want to know.Copy !req
724. I'd be happy to accept
his surrenderCopy !req
725. but I doubt he'll be willing
to hand over his logs.Copy !req
726. He will, if you agree
to release Major KiraCopy !req
727. turn the ship and the Maquis
over to the Federation.Copy !req
728. Impossible!Copy !req
729. I cannot allow a group
of terroristsCopy !req
730. to just walk away
after invading our territory...Copy !req
731. Then you must decide
which is important to you...Copy !req
732. your sense of Cardassian justiceCopy !req
733. or the information contained
in the Defiant's sensor logs.Copy !req
734. I do want that information,
CommanderCopy !req
735. and I would be willing
to return your wayward shipCopy !req
736. but someone has to pay
for what's happened hereCopy !req
737. and I don't want
that someone to be me.Copy !req
738. If you return the Maquis
to the FederationCopy !req
739. I can promise you
that they will stand trialCopy !req
740. for what they've done.Copy !req
741. A Federation trial.Copy !req
742. It's the best I can do.Copy !req
743. All right.Copy !req
744. I would be willing to hand overCopy !req
745. Major Kira, the Maquis
and the shipCopy !req
746. but not Riker.Copy !req
747. He led the mission.Copy !req
748. If I can bring him to justiceCopy !req
749. and obtain the information
on OriasCopy !req
750. that might be enough
for Central Command.Copy !req
751. I might be able to get him
to do it, on one condition.Copy !req
752. We both know
that Cardassian sentencesCopy !req
753. are determined
well in advance of the trial.Copy !req
754. I'd like you to arrange
a sentence other than death.Copy !req
755. I'll have to clear that
with the Ministry of Justice.Copy !req
756. You'd better make it quick.Copy !req
757. We're approaching
the first cruiser.Copy !req
758. They'll be in phaser range
in 15 seconds.Copy !req
759. Go to impulse.Copy !req
760. De-cloak the ship.Copy !req
761. Raise shields
and stand by phasers.Copy !req
762. Go to heading 118 mark 310.Copy !req
763. Lock on phasers.Copy !req
764. Fire.Copy !req
765. Direct hit on the cruiser's
port nacelle.Copy !req
766. Their shields
are down by 30 percent.Copy !req
767. We've been hit
on our starboard shield.Copy !req
768. Shields holding.Copy !req
769. Quantum torpedoes...
full spread.Copy !req
770. Torpedoes locked on target.Copy !req
771. Fire!Copy !req
772. Their defense systems
are off-lineCopy !req
773. and they've lost main power.Copy !req
774. Tom, three more cruisersCopy !req
775. have just appeared
in the Orias system.Copy !req
776. That makes five ships
ahead of us and ten behind.Copy !req
777. Resume our original course
to the Orias system.Copy !req
778. Stand by emergency
power to the shields.Copy !req
779. Incoming message
from Cardassia Prime.Copy !req
780. It's Gul Dukat
and Commander Sisko.Copy !req
781. On screen.Copy !req
782. This is Gul Dukat
of the Second Order.Copy !req
783. I am authorized to tell you
that if you surrender your shipCopy !req
784. none of you will be harmed.Copy !req
785. Is that right?Copy !req
786. Listen to him, Lieutenant.Copy !req
787. If you surrender,
the Defiant and its crewCopy !req
788. will be handed over
to a Federation starshipCopy !req
789. at the Cardassian border.Copy !req
790. Why the sudden generosity?Copy !req
791. He wants the Defiant's sensor
logs on the Orias system.Copy !req
792. They're worth a lot more
to him than Maquis prisoners.Copy !req
793. I don't buy it.Copy !req
794. The Cardassians aren't going
to just let us walk away.Copy !req
795. You're right.Copy !req
796. Someone has to pay the price.Copy !req
797. Me.Copy !req
798. The deal isCopy !req
799. you'll be tried and convicted
in a Cardassian courtCopy !req
800. and then sentenced
to spend the rest of your lifeCopy !req
801. in the Lazon II labor camp.Copy !req
802. No death sentence, huh?Copy !req
803. That must have taken some doing.Copy !req
804. Some.Copy !req
805. Give me a moment.Copy !req
806. Tom.Copy !req
807. There's no reason
for you to continue.Copy !req
808. They're offering you a way out.Copy !req
809. The only reason not to take it
is because you want to die.Copy !req
810. I have a mission to complete.Copy !req
811. That mission is over.Copy !req
812. You're never going
to make it to Orias.Copy !req
813. You know that, Tom.Copy !req
814. There are five ships
out there ahead of youCopy !req
815. but there may be 50 waiting
there, for all we know.Copy !req
816. Be a Starfleet
officer one last time.Copy !req
817. Think of your crew.Copy !req
818. I know you want Tom Riker
to go out in a blaze of gloryCopy !req
819. that they talk about
for the next ten years.Copy !req
820. Don't drag them along with you.Copy !req
821. On screen.Copy !req
822. I agree to your terms.Copy !req
823. You need to reverse course
and surrender the DefiantCopy !req
824. to one of the ships
that's been following you.Copy !req
825. Why?Copy !req
826. It will take too long to explainCopy !req
827. but the ships coming out
of the Orias systemCopy !req
828. are not
under Gul Dukat's control.Copy !req
829. I see.Copy !req
830. I've ordered the KraxonCopy !req
831. to put her shields around you
as soon as you arrive.Copy !req
832. You'll be safe
once you get there.Copy !req
833. Understood.Copy !req
834. Turn us about.Copy !req
835. Lay in a course for the Kraxon.Copy !req
836. Do it.Copy !req
837. Those are faster
than any Keldon-class shipsCopy !req
838. I've ever seen.Copy !req
839. What is going on in that system?Copy !req
840. We're 100 million kilometers
from the Kraxon.Copy !req
841. Incoming message.Copy !req
842. Let's hear it.Copy !req
843. This is Gul Ranor of the Kraxon.Copy !req
844. Cut your engines in five secondsCopy !req
845. and we will extend
our shields around you.Copy !req
846. Acknowledged.Copy !req
847. Kalita.Copy !req
848. All stop.Copy !req
849. They won't fire
on another Cardassian ship.Copy !req
850. They can't.Copy !req
851. They're moving off.Copy !req
852. They've set course
back to the Orias system.Copy !req
853. Transmit the Orias III
sensor logs to the KraxonCopy !req
854. and tell them to prepare
to beam me aboard.Copy !req
855. I'm turning command over
to Major Kira.Copy !req
856. She'll get you back
to the Federation.Copy !req
857. I'm holding you
personally responsibleCopy !req
858. to see that these people get
a fair trial.Copy !req
859. I give you my word.Copy !req
860. We'll get you out of there, Tom.Copy !req
861. I promise you that.Copy !req
862. Riker to Kraxon.Copy !req
863. Go ahead.Copy !req
864. One to beam up.Copy !req
865. Set course for the Federation.Copy !req
866. Warp eight.Copy !req