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l just don't see the value
of this man's work.

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Shakespeare is one of
the giants of human literature.

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l knew Brutus was going to kill Caesar
in the first act.

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Caesar didn't get it
until the knife was in his back.

5
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That's why it's a tragedy.
Caesar's best friend plotted to kill him.

6
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Tragedy is not the word l'd use.
Farce would be more appropriate.

7
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This man is supposed to be
a leader of a great empire

8
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yet he can't see what's going on
under his own nose.

9
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- Are you in a hurry?
- l've got a lot of work to do.

10
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You're fortunate.
l have too much time on my hands.

11
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You could finish those trousers
l dropped off.

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Tomorrow. You're going to
give yourself indigestion.

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lf you hadn't been late
l could have enjoyed lunch.

14
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You always rush through meals.

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You never savour your food.

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lt's a human characteristic.
Look over there.

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That Talarian's meal is half finished but
his human companion's plate is empty.

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He and l can have dessert while
you and the Talarian wile away the day.

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lt is a very interesting sociological
phenomenon, don't you think?

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For generations now, humankind
has had more than enough food,

21
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yet you go about your eating

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as if you were afraid someone
would snatch away your plate.

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Garak, why don't you eat for a while
and let me talk?

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Fear of starvation amid plenty...

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lt points to some dark secret
hidden in the human soul,

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a gnawing hunger.

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Perhaps someone should do a study.

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Why don't you?
You have plenty of time on your hands.

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lf you want to have your dessert,
go ahead. l won't be offended.

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l'm sorry to leave
while you're still eating.

31
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- No. l'm done.
- You've hardly touched it.

32
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l've been nibbling
on Delavian chocolates all morning.

33
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- How did you get them?
- l said l wouldn't tell.

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But since l deprived you of dessert,
l'll bring some by this afternoon.

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- l'd like that.
- Until then...

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- Julian.
- Major.

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Garak.

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About the specifications you requested
for the Yalosian Ambassador...

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60% nitrogen, 1 0% benzene
and the rest hydrogen fluoride.

40
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We ran a test
in one of the guest quarters.

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The mixture is so corrosive
it dissolved the carpet.

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- lt's what they breathe.
- We'll just have to rip out the carpet.

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- Don't replace it with red or orange.
- Why not?

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They don't see
that part of the spectrum.

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- ls there anything else l should know?
- As a matter of fact...

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Bashir to lnfirmary.
Medical emergency on the Promenade.

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lt's Garak's shop.

48
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Are you all right?

49
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As well as can be expected.

50
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But l'm afraid your pants
won't be ready tomorrow after all.

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Report.

52
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The explosion was caused by a rupture

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in the power conduit behind that wall.

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What caused the rupture?

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- An overload in the ODN juncture.
- Huh.

56
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l take it you don't agree.

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l find it odd that a conduit

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running behind Garak's shop

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should just happen to overload.

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You think someone
ruptured it deliberately?

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lt stands to reason that a man

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with Garak's past would have enemies.

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l'm detecting traces of nitrilin.

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Nitrilin is extremely unstable.

65
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And very rare.

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lt didn't come from the power conduit.

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This could be the residue

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from a micro-explosive device

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planted on the conduit

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and rigged to cause a rupture.

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Making it look like an accident.

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Exactly.

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Sisko to ops.

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Go ahead, Commander.

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Delay the departure of all vessels.

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l have reason to believe

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that someone tried to kill Mr Garak.

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Who would want to kill me,
a simple tailor?

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A simple tailor who used to be
an agent of the Obsidian Order.

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Constable,
you shouldn't put too much stock

81
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in the good doctor's flights of fancy.

82
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Are you sure this explosion
wasn't an accident?

83
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l don't know who would wish me harm.

84
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Someone tried to kill you.
Whoever it was may try again.

85
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Give the matter some serious thought.

86
00:07:08,399 --> 00:07:10,519
Let me see...

87
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There's the Nausicaan
whose wedding suit l misplaced.

88
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And the Yridian l owe money to.

89
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And, of course,
there's always Major Kira.

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- This is serious, Garak.
- l'm serious. l don't think she likes me.

91
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She doesn't. But if she
wanted you dead, you would be.

92
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You do have a point.

93
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Could this have anything to do
with the reason you were exiled?

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l doubt they'd have me killed
for failure to pay my taxes.

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You expect us to believe
that's the reason you were exiled?

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Do you think l'd lie about like that?
lt's not something l'm proud of.

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l don't like explosions going
off on my station, Garak.

98
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lnnocent people could've been hurt.
You could've been killed.

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lf there's anything you know
l suggest you start talking.

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l've told you everything l can think of.

101
00:08:05,399 --> 00:08:10,519
All right, then. l'll investigate
the leads you've given us.

102
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lf there's anyone else
l should talk to, let me know.

103
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l certainly will.

104
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We've assigned a security detail to you.
Stay close to them.

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- Someone should do a study.
- A study?

106
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To try and figure out
why some people won't trust anyone,

107
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even if it's in their own best interest.

108
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Why is it no one ever believes me,
even when l'm telling the truth?

109
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Have you ever heard the story
about the boy who cried wolf?

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- No.
- lt's a children's story

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about a shepherd boy
who gets lonely while tending his flock.

112
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So he cries out
that a wolf is attacking the sheep.

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The people come running,
but there's no wolf.

114
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He claims that it's run away,
and the villagers praise him.

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Clever lad.

116
00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:09,440
A charming story.

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l'm not finished.

118
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The next day the boy does it again,
and the next.

119
00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:17,559
On the fourth day, a wolf really comes.

120
00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:21,280
The boy cries out
but the villagers ignore him.

121
00:09:21,399 --> 00:09:24,440
And the boy
and his flock are gobbled up.

122
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That's a little graphic for children,
wouldn't you say?

123
00:09:27,719 --> 00:09:31,840
But the point is if you lie all the time,

124
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nobody's going to believe you,

125
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even when you're telling the truth.

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Are you sure that's the point?

127
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Of course. What else could it be?

128
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That you should never
tell the same lie twice.

129
00:10:04,839 --> 00:10:08,320
- You wanted to see me?
- l have bad news.

130
00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,239
Major Kira has an airtight alibi.

131
00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:17,200
You should look over the passenger
manifests of ships that recently arrived.

132
00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:20,520
To see if l recognise anyone
who might wish me harm?

133
00:10:20,639 --> 00:10:22,279
Exactly.

134
00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:27,879
Start with the most recent arrivals
and work backwards.

135
00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:35,960
Don't worry about me.
l can manage on my own.

136
00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:41,320
l won't leave you alone so you can
look through my security files.

137
00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:45,360
What makes you think
l haven't already looked through them?

138
00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:47,720
l'm joking, of course.

139
00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:50,199
Of course.

140
00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:58,519
No, l'm afraid l don't recognise
any of these names.

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The bomb could've been planted
days or weeks ago.

142
00:11:01,119 --> 00:11:03,720
Keep going back just to be sure.

143
00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:05,760
This could take forever.

144
00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:08,120
You should have plenty of time

145
00:11:08,239 --> 00:11:13,079
now that your shop is no longer
open for business.

146
00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:15,440
Odo, l...

147
00:11:20,639 --> 00:11:23,639
l finished running
the biomolecular scan you asked for.

148
00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:27,960
l found traces of living tissue
on the bulkhead around the blast site.

149
00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:32,120
lt looks like the remains
of a pheromonic sensor.

150
00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:36,599
lt's triggered when a person of
a particular species gets within range.

151
00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:41,039
ln this case a Cardassian. Me.

152
00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:46,760
They're known
to be favoured by Flaxian assassins.

153
00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:52,039
lt just so happens a Flaxian came
aboard the station this morning.

154
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So Mr...Retaya. Your papers
indicate that you're a merchant.

155
00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:10,080
l deal in fine wares,
mostly fabrics and fragrances.

156
00:12:10,199 --> 00:12:12,119
According to my information,

157
00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:17,880
you were a suspect in the murder
of Dekora Assan on Japori ll.

158
00:12:17,999 --> 00:12:22,080
l was cleared on those charges.
lt was a case of mistaken identity.

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00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:25,120
This is your sample case, l take it.

160
00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:26,799
Yes.

161
00:12:30,159 --> 00:12:32,120
How fortunate.

162
00:12:32,239 --> 00:12:35,279
l'm looking for a gift for a friend.

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A lady friend?

164
00:12:37,319 --> 00:12:39,080
Exactly.

165
00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:42,600
Unfortunately,
l don't have a sense of smell.

166
00:12:42,719 --> 00:12:46,960
Perhaps you could describe
this fragrance for me?

167
00:12:47,079 --> 00:12:50,479
lt has a somewhat...floral bouquet.

168
00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:58,000
We have a Cardassian tailor
here on the station named Garak.

169
00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:02,360
There was an explosion in his shop
not long after you arrived.

170
00:13:02,479 --> 00:13:05,520
l felt the blast. Was he hurt?

171
00:13:05,639 --> 00:13:07,600
Not seriously.

172
00:13:09,319 --> 00:13:12,279
That one is more musky than the first.

173
00:13:14,799 --> 00:13:19,200
Tell me. Where were you
when the explosion occurred?

174
00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:22,999
The bar. l went there
as soon as l arrived this morning.

175
00:13:27,359 --> 00:13:28,440
Huh?

176
00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:34,599
l suppose l would have to
describe that one as...spicy.

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00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:36,720
Hm. l see.

178
00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:38,799
How long were you at Quark's?

179
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The rest of the day. Right up until your
deputy came and brought me here.

180
00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:49,839
So. Have you found something
for your lady friend?

181
00:13:49,959 --> 00:13:52,240
Almost.

182
00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,600
l think she would like something

183
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both floral and musky.

184
00:14:00,319 --> 00:14:04,200
Perhaps if we mixed these two?

185
00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:06,200
Why not?

186
00:14:08,799 --> 00:14:10,759
Very nice.

187
00:14:10,879 --> 00:14:15,159
But on the other hand,
she's also quite fond of spicy things.

188
00:14:16,159 --> 00:14:19,839
Maybe we could add
a drop of this as well.

189
00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:23,719
- l don't think they go well together.
- Let's find out.

190
00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:28,159
l really don't think your lady friend
will like the aroma.

191
00:14:28,279 --> 00:14:31,200
Much less the fact
that when these are combined

192
00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:36,519
they produce a mixture that can
trigger a heart attack when inhaled.

193
00:14:36,639 --> 00:14:41,479
- l had no idea.
- Why did you stop me mixing them?

194
00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:46,119
As l said, l simply didn't think
your friend would like the aroma.

195
00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:52,479
Unless you have any more questions,
l'd like to go now.

196
00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:55,239
l have deliveries
to make on Cardassia.

197
00:14:55,359 --> 00:14:58,759
l'll let you know
when you can leave the station.

198
00:15:17,319 --> 00:15:19,200
Everything is set.

199
00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:22,240
The transponder
is on board the Flaxian ship.

200
00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:25,159
- You're sure he won't find it?
- Not a chance.

201
00:15:25,279 --> 00:15:27,719
l hid it inside the ship's magneton relay.

202
00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:33,320
You'll be able to track him.
Who do you think he'll lead you to?

203
00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:36,839
lf l knew that,
l wouldn't have to follow him.

204
00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,159
l was wondering when you'd get here.

205
00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:51,759
The Flaxian left two minutes ago.
We'd better follow him.

206
00:15:51,879 --> 00:15:54,839
What makes you think
l'm going to follow him?

207
00:15:54,959 --> 00:15:56,840
You're too dogged an investigator

208
00:15:56,960 --> 00:16:00,559
to allow the only witness
in this case to disappear.

209
00:16:00,679 --> 00:16:03,959
Congratulations. Your powers
of deduction are truly astonishing.

210
00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:08,679
Now if you'll kindly disembark, l will get
on with my dogged investigation.

211
00:16:08,799 --> 00:16:11,120
l intend to go with you.

212
00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:16,319
Forgive me,
but are you making a joke?

213
00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:18,479
Cardassian humour escapes me.

214
00:16:18,599 --> 00:16:22,799
When someone tries to kill you
it's no laughing matter.

215
00:16:22,919 --> 00:16:26,479
Perhaps. But l don't require
your company on this trip.

216
00:16:26,599 --> 00:16:28,280
My presence could be helpful,

217
00:16:28,399 --> 00:16:32,040
especially if the Flaxian
goes into Cardassian space.

218
00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:35,600
l'm not interested
in debating your usefulness to...

219
00:16:35,719 --> 00:16:38,879
l hate to interrupt
but the Flaxian is getting away.

220
00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,800
l assume you've placed
a tracking device on his ship,

221
00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:46,879
but if we don't get started soon
he's going to get out of range.

222
00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:56,920
Rio Grande to ops.
Request permission to depart.

223
00:16:57,040 --> 00:16:58,839
Permission granted.

224
00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:03,159
Trust me, Constable. l can be
a most pleasant travelling companion.

225
00:17:03,279 --> 00:17:06,359
And this promises to be
an interesting trip.

226
00:17:18,999 --> 00:17:21,280
The tracking device
is working perfectly.

227
00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:24,400
lf l'm reading this correctly,
and l'm no expert,

228
00:17:24,519 --> 00:17:27,680
the Flaxian ship
is about to go into warp.

229
00:17:38,679 --> 00:17:40,559
Well...

230
00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:45,679
it seems that our interesting trip
has just been cut short.

231
00:17:52,599 --> 00:17:57,319
The Flaxian ship exploded the moment
its warp drive was engaged.

232
00:17:57,440 --> 00:17:59,960
Was there a malfunction?

233
00:18:00,079 --> 00:18:04,479
l analysed the telemetry
from the transponder l planted.

234
00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:08,319
Just before the explosion,

235
00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:11,439
there was interference
in the transponder's signal.

236
00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:15,040
lt could have been caused
by a forced neutrino inversion.

237
00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:19,440
The Romulans. They use neutrino
inverters in their explosive devices.

238
00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:22,360
Why would the Romulans
destroy the Flaxian's ship?

239
00:18:22,479 --> 00:18:26,319
One possibility is that the Romulans
hired the Flaxian to kill Garak

240
00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:29,279
and then killed him when he failed.

241
00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:31,559
Do you have any evidence of that?

242
00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:35,000
lt's only a supposition,
but it fits the available facts.

243
00:18:35,799 --> 00:18:40,239
All right, Mr Garak. Do you know
why the Romulans might kill you?

244
00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:43,920
- l have no idea.
- l'm tired of hearing that.

245
00:18:44,039 --> 00:18:46,559
- How long...
- He's telling the truth.

246
00:18:46,679 --> 00:18:50,720
- He doesn't know why.
- What makes you so sure?

247
00:18:50,839 --> 00:18:56,599
lf he knew, he'd be spinning out
a web of lies to cover up the truth.

248
00:18:56,720 --> 00:19:01,719
The truth is usually just an excuse
for a lack of imagination.

249
00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:04,599
lf you want to know
what they have against me,

250
00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:06,680
you'll have to ask them.

251
00:19:06,799 --> 00:19:11,000
l intend to.
But they won't be entirely forthcoming.

252
00:19:13,120 --> 00:19:15,560
Yes, we destroyed the Flaxian's ship.

253
00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:18,520
l'm surprised to hear you admit it.

254
00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:22,960
Why? Retaya was wanted
for crimes against the Romulan Empire.

255
00:19:23,079 --> 00:19:25,000
His execution was legal.

256
00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:29,240
We've been told that he may have
worked as an assassin.

257
00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:33,400
l have nothing to corroborate that,
though it wouldn't surprise me.

258
00:19:33,519 --> 00:19:37,839
Shortly after he arrived, someone tried
to kill a Cardassian who lives here.

259
00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:42,960
That would be Mr Garak.
A cobbler, l believe.

260
00:19:43,079 --> 00:19:45,279
A tailor, actually.

261
00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:47,800
l'll correct our records.

262
00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:51,359
- That is, if he's still alive.
- He is.

263
00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:56,720
- ls there anything else?
- One more thing.

264
00:19:56,839 --> 00:20:00,839
How long had the Tal Shiar
been looking for Retaya?

265
00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,079
Nearly a year. Why?

266
00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:06,439
lsn't it curious that you
caught up with him here,

267
00:20:06,559 --> 00:20:09,640
just hours
after he attempted to kill Mr Garak?

268
00:20:09,759 --> 00:20:12,519
We're grateful
to have found him at all.

269
00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:15,680
Now if you're finished,
Commander,

270
00:20:15,799 --> 00:20:18,479
l have other matters to attend to.

271
00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:23,640
- You don't believe her either?
- No.

272
00:20:23,759 --> 00:20:27,240
But why would the Romulans
want to have Garak killed?

273
00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:30,839
l don't know.
Considering those uniforms of theirs,

274
00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:35,119
you'd think they'd appreciate
a decent tailor.

275
00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:37,880
So where does this leave
your investigation?

276
00:20:37,999 --> 00:20:42,160
At a standstill. We don't know
that the Romulans hired the Flaxian.

277
00:20:42,279 --> 00:20:45,880
We don't know that
it was Retaya who tried to kill Garak.

278
00:20:45,999 --> 00:20:49,119
All we know is that a bomb went off
in Garak's shop.

279
00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:52,520
All right. Then let's start with him.

280
00:20:52,639 --> 00:20:54,999
What do we know about Garak?

281
00:20:55,120 --> 00:20:58,200
He was exiled from Cardassia.
Why, we're not sure.

282
00:20:58,319 --> 00:21:00,480
He never leaves the station.

283
00:21:00,599 --> 00:21:03,079
He avoids contact
with other Cardassians.

284
00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:07,239
And it's possible he was once
an agent of the Obsidian Order.

285
00:21:07,360 --> 00:21:10,400
- A very strong possibility, Commander.
- Agreed.

286
00:21:10,519 --> 00:21:13,680
So the attempt on his life
was about the Order?

287
00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:17,319
Unfortunately,
he's rather uncooperative

288
00:21:17,439 --> 00:21:20,240
when it comes to
answering questions about his past.

289
00:21:20,359 --> 00:21:22,400
And the Obsidian Order
is uncooperative

290
00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:24,559
when it comes to
answering questions about him.

291
00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:28,800
- Ordinarily, yes.
- What do you mean?

292
00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:33,519
l have certain resources
in the Cardassian government.

293
00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:37,799
l take it you don't
want to elaborate on that?

294
00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:41,359
l'd rather not.

295
00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:44,400
But l would like the use of a runabout.

296
00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:48,200
- Granted.
- Thank you, sir.

297
00:22:22,999 --> 00:22:24,920
Stop there.

298
00:22:26,999 --> 00:22:29,599
- Where are you?
- Nearby.

299
00:22:29,719 --> 00:22:32,480
l've changed my appearance
since last we saw each other.

300
00:22:32,599 --> 00:22:34,839
l don't want you to see me.

301
00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:36,880
l need some information.

302
00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:40,560
- ls this about the tailor's shop?
- Yes.

303
00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:43,719
- l didn't do it.
- l know.

304
00:22:43,839 --> 00:22:47,199
l think the Romulans
tried to kill Garak.

305
00:22:47,319 --> 00:22:49,200
Very good, Odo.

306
00:22:49,319 --> 00:22:53,999
Working for the Bajorans
hasn't entirely dulled your instincts.

307
00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:57,519
My question is why.

308
00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:00,000
You'd have to ask the Romulans.

309
00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:03,279
But l do know
that you are investigating

310
00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:07,960
a very insignificant piece
of a much larger puzzle.

311
00:23:08,079 --> 00:23:09,960
What do you mean?

312
00:23:10,079 --> 00:23:14,519
There's been a great deal of unusual
Romulan activity these past weeks.

313
00:23:14,639 --> 00:23:16,999
Cloaked ships
believed to be warbirds

314
00:23:17,120 --> 00:23:19,600
have been detected
near the Cardassian border.

315
00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:23,839
Troop movements.
Communication activity.

316
00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:27,839
Sounds like
they're preparing for an invasion.

317
00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:32,280
lt has occurred to us. And we're ready
for it if it should happen.

318
00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:34,559
But it doesn't make any sense.

319
00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:37,720
Does war ever make sense?

320
00:23:39,399 --> 00:23:42,520
Still the wry observer
of humanoid folly?

321
00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:47,400
Tell me, do you still do
the Cardassian neck trick?

322
00:23:49,319 --> 00:23:51,280
No, l don't.

323
00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:54,200
Pity. You were so good at it.

324
00:23:55,079 --> 00:23:58,280
Garak isn't the only
former operative in the Order

325
00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:01,600
who had an
unfortunate incident yesterday.

326
00:24:01,719 --> 00:24:05,839
But he's the luckiest.
The other five didn't survive.

327
00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:09,920
Five operatives were killed yesterday?

328
00:24:10,039 --> 00:24:12,119
Killed? No.

329
00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:15,920
Three died from natural causes.

330
00:24:16,039 --> 00:24:18,760
The other two perished in accidents.

331
00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:24,039
- Quite a coincidence.
- lf you believe in coincidence.

332
00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:28,680
So you think the Romulans had
something to do with their deaths?

333
00:24:28,799 --> 00:24:32,840
There were certain indications
of their involvement.

334
00:24:32,959 --> 00:24:35,919
That still leaves us
with the question of why.

335
00:24:36,039 --> 00:24:38,440
Here.

336
00:24:40,359 --> 00:24:43,640
Those are the names
of the five dead operatives.

337
00:24:43,759 --> 00:24:46,960
l suggest you show that to Garak,

338
00:24:47,079 --> 00:24:49,920
then ask him that question.

339
00:24:50,039 --> 00:24:51,959
l'll do that.

340
00:24:52,079 --> 00:24:56,760
l trust you'll agree that this information
satisfies my debt to you.

341
00:24:56,880 --> 00:24:58,119
Agreed.

342
00:24:58,239 --> 00:25:02,120
However, if you do learn
something from your tailor

343
00:25:02,239 --> 00:25:04,599
and you wish to share it with me,

344
00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:07,520
l would be indebted to you again.

345
00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:10,640
l'll consider it.

346
00:25:21,959 --> 00:25:23,959
They're all dead?

347
00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:26,720
l take it you won't mourn their passing.

348
00:25:26,839 --> 00:25:32,640
Quite the contrary. Under different
circumstances l'd be celebrating.

349
00:25:32,759 --> 00:25:35,079
- So you did know them?
- Yes.

350
00:25:35,199 --> 00:25:38,559
- We were well acquainted.
- ln the Obsidian Order.

351
00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:41,319
We've been down this road before...

352
00:25:41,439 --> 00:25:43,319
l've had enough of your dissembling.

353
00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:47,280
l am not Dr Bashir
and we are not sparring over lunch.

354
00:25:47,399 --> 00:25:50,920
You dragged me into this investigation
and you are going to cooperate.

355
00:25:51,039 --> 00:25:53,800
Dragged you in?
l don't know what you're...

356
00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:56,479
You blew up your own shop, Garak.

357
00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:01,880
Well...

358
00:26:01,999 --> 00:26:07,000
l don't think l've ever seen
that particular expression on your face.

359
00:26:07,119 --> 00:26:11,079
- ls it surprise?
- Yes, Constable, it is.

360
00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:15,159
l'm surprised that you
could come to this unlikely conclusion.

361
00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:19,319
Drop the pretence. l knew
as soon as l spoke with the Flaxian.

362
00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:23,799
Assassins don't like varying their
methods. He planned to poison you.

363
00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:26,279
You spotted him on the station

364
00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:29,759
and blew up your shop
so that l'd begin an investigation.

365
00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:33,320
That seems like a very elaborate way
to get you involved.

366
00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:36,599
lf l needed your help
l could have asked.

367
00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:40,400
You couldn't be sure l'd take
you seriously. Or that l'd help.

368
00:26:40,519 --> 00:26:47,439
Besides, l think you secretly enjoyed
destroying your own shop.

369
00:26:47,559 --> 00:26:53,079
- l admit it wasn't exactly tragic.
- Whether or not you want to admit it,

370
00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:56,679
you pulled me into this case
and you're stuck with me.

371
00:26:56,799 --> 00:27:00,119
Who were those men
and what was your connection to them?

372
00:27:10,559 --> 00:27:13,799
We were all associates
of Enabran Tain.

373
00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:18,720
Enabran Tain. The former head
of the Obsidian Order.

374
00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:23,479
He retired some years ago.
He was the only head of the agency

375
00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:25,839
who ever lived long enough to do so.

376
00:27:25,959 --> 00:27:31,319
For some time,
we were his most trusted advisors.

377
00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:34,400
Why would the Romulans
want you all dead?

378
00:27:34,519 --> 00:27:38,479
l don't know. But Tain might.

379
00:27:38,599 --> 00:27:42,160
That is unless he suffered
an unfortunate accident as well.

380
00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:45,880
That is a distinct possibility.

381
00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:50,640
May l use
your communications system?

382
00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:52,759
By all means.

383
00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:06,480
That's an interesting way
of scrambling a signal.

384
00:28:06,599 --> 00:28:10,239
l thought you might appreciate it
on an aesthetic level.

385
00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:12,160
Here we are.

386
00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:22,880
Mila!

387
00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:26,839
Elim!

388
00:28:28,559 --> 00:28:31,440
l never thought
l'd see your face again.

389
00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:35,719
l need to speak to Tain. lt's urgent.

390
00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:38,479
You can't. He isn't here.

391
00:28:38,599 --> 00:28:41,559
- Where is he?
- l don't know.

392
00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:45,319
He left yesterday in a hurry.
He wouldn't tell me where.

393
00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:47,520
Maybe he realised
someone was after him.

394
00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:49,439
He's in trouble, isn't he?

395
00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:51,480
You have to help him, Elim.

396
00:28:51,599 --> 00:28:55,840
l know you're still bitter
about what happened between you,

397
00:28:55,960 --> 00:29:00,159
but you must help him, Elim.

398
00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:03,439
lf you speak to him,
tell him to contact me.

399
00:29:03,559 --> 00:29:08,560
Promise me you'll help him.

400
00:29:09,719 --> 00:29:11,720
l promise.

401
00:29:16,359 --> 00:29:18,999
l'll need a runabout, Constable.

402
00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:24,359
We'll need a runabout.
l'm coming with you.

403
00:29:28,839 --> 00:29:31,400
- l hope you know what you're doing.
- So do l.

404
00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:33,839
- ls there anything l can do?
- Like what?

405
00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:36,279
l don't know.
Any unfinished business?

406
00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:39,960
Actually, Doctor, there is something.

407
00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:41,760
What?

408
00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:45,279
lf you go into my quarters
and examine the bulkhead,

409
00:29:45,400 --> 00:29:47,359
you'll notice there's a false panel.

410
00:29:47,480 --> 00:29:52,079
Behind that panel is a compartment
containing an isolinear rod.

411
00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:54,920
lf l'm not back within 78 hours,

412
00:29:55,039 --> 00:29:59,599
l want you to take that rod and eat it.

413
00:30:00,479 --> 00:30:02,439
Eat it?

414
00:30:02,599 --> 00:30:06,199
- You're joking.
- Yes, Doctor. l am.

415
00:30:06,319 --> 00:30:09,599
- Very funny.
- l thought so.

416
00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:12,359
The answer
to your question, Doctor, is no,

417
00:30:12,479 --> 00:30:14,480
there's nothing you can do for me.

418
00:30:14,599 --> 00:30:17,079
Then these are for you.

419
00:30:18,279 --> 00:30:21,759
Delavian chocolates.
But these were for you.

420
00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:24,199
l thought you might need them more.

421
00:30:25,559 --> 00:30:26,560
Thank you.

422
00:30:28,039 --> 00:30:30,479
- Good luck.
- Hm.

423
00:30:41,279 --> 00:30:43,239
We've cleared the station.

424
00:30:43,359 --> 00:30:47,000
lf you'll tell me where we're going,
l'll set a course.

425
00:30:47,119 --> 00:30:49,200
Head for the Cardassian border.

426
00:30:49,319 --> 00:30:51,919
We're going to the third planet
of the Unefra system.

427
00:30:52,040 --> 00:30:55,319
- That's where Tain has gone?
- He has a safe-house there.

428
00:30:55,439 --> 00:30:58,400
No one's supposed to know about it.
Especially me.

429
00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:03,280
That woman, Mila. Who is she?

430
00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:07,800
She's been Tain's housekeeper
and confidant for over 30 years.

431
00:31:09,279 --> 00:31:12,120
She seemed almost fond of you.

432
00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:14,719
ls it so hard to believe

433
00:31:14,839 --> 00:31:18,920
that there's one person in the galaxy
who regards me with affection?

434
00:31:19,039 --> 00:31:23,999
l believe there's one. But not someone
who worked for Enabran Tain.

435
00:31:24,119 --> 00:31:28,640
l understand the two of you
didn't part on the best of terms.

436
00:31:28,759 --> 00:31:30,600
You could say that.

437
00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:34,479
Tain was directly responsible
for my exile from Cardassia.

438
00:31:34,599 --> 00:31:39,199
- Then l don't understand...
- Why l'd risk my life to help him?

439
00:31:39,319 --> 00:31:41,400
Exactly.

440
00:31:41,520 --> 00:31:44,520
l can see how that would be puzzling.

441
00:31:49,679 --> 00:31:53,800
All right. You owe him something.

442
00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:58,680
A logical deduction.
l see why you're the constable.

443
00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:01,959
But it's more than that.
He means something to you.

444
00:32:02,079 --> 00:32:04,640
Something personal.

445
00:32:04,759 --> 00:32:08,640
Now you've moved
from deduction to supposition.

446
00:32:08,759 --> 00:32:12,439
You would not go to such lengths
to repay a debt.

447
00:32:12,560 --> 00:32:16,559
Are you trying to say
that l have no sense of honour?

448
00:32:17,639 --> 00:32:20,960
- That remains to be seen.
- Yes.

449
00:32:21,079 --> 00:32:25,679
You wouldn't risk going into
Cardassian space for just anyone.

450
00:32:25,799 --> 00:32:28,199
lt would have to be
someone important to you.

451
00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:30,720
Someone you cared about.

452
00:32:31,320 --> 00:32:34,999
l think you were more
than Tain's advisor.

453
00:32:35,119 --> 00:32:39,200
l think you were his protégé.
And he was your mentor.

454
00:32:39,319 --> 00:32:41,680
Until he sent you into exile.

455
00:32:41,799 --> 00:32:44,200
And yet, despite all that,

456
00:32:44,319 --> 00:32:48,119
you care enough about him
to risk your life for him.

457
00:32:49,039 --> 00:32:51,279
Or is all that just supposition?

458
00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:56,079
A very interesting analysis.
Very interesting.

459
00:32:57,800 --> 00:33:00,879
Particularly coming from you.

460
00:33:09,039 --> 00:33:14,880
lt's been my observation that
you always act from a sense of justice,

461
00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:18,039
or at least what you consider justice.

462
00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:20,319
There's no feeling
behind what you do,

463
00:33:20,440 --> 00:33:25,680
no emotion beyond a distaste
for loose ends and disorder.

464
00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:31,840
You don't know what it means
to care about someone, do you?

465
00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:38,159
People are just interesting creatures
to be studied and analysed.

466
00:33:38,279 --> 00:33:41,399
ls there any point to this?

467
00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:44,279
Only that l find it interesting

468
00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:47,399
that you ascribe feelings
and motivations to me

469
00:33:47,520 --> 00:33:49,920
that you know nothing about.

470
00:33:50,039 --> 00:33:51,880
Or am l wrong?

471
00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:57,479
Tell me, is there one person
in this universe you do care for?

472
00:33:57,599 --> 00:34:02,800
One person who is more than
just an interesting puzzle to be solved?

473
00:34:02,919 --> 00:34:07,319
ls there, Odo? Anyone?

474
00:34:07,439 --> 00:34:11,760
lf there were,
l certainly wouldn't tell you.

475
00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:18,560
And that would be a wise decision.

476
00:34:30,999 --> 00:34:34,320
l'm taking us out of warp.
We're approaching the Unefra system.

477
00:34:34,440 --> 00:34:36,919
What's that?

478
00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:40,360
l'm detecting a subspace energy surge
directly above us.

479
00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:42,880
A vessel of some kind is decloaking.

480
00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:51,080
lt's a Romulan warbird.

481
00:34:51,199 --> 00:34:53,400
ln Cardassian space?

482
00:34:55,480 --> 00:34:59,760
They've locked on with a tractor beam.
l'll send out a distress signal.

483
00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:02,800
l can't pull away.

484
00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:06,320
- They're jamming our transmission.
- Did you get through?

485
00:35:06,439 --> 00:35:09,480
l don't know.
l'm going to see what they want.

486
00:35:12,519 --> 00:35:15,599
l think we're about to find out.

487
00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:32,079
Tain...

488
00:35:32,199 --> 00:35:35,799
Ah, Garak. lt's good of you to come.

489
00:35:35,919 --> 00:35:39,760
lt spares me the trouble of having
to send someone else to kill you.

490
00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:48,160
Come in, come in.

491
00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:52,879
lt's been a long time, Elim.

492
00:35:52,999 --> 00:35:55,920
So you're a tailor now.

493
00:35:56,039 --> 00:35:58,320
ls this one of your creations?

494
00:35:58,440 --> 00:36:02,079
- A minor example, yes.
- l don't like the neckline.

495
00:36:02,200 --> 00:36:04,559
You've always had
a keen sense of fashion.

496
00:36:04,679 --> 00:36:09,080
But you seem to have let it go
along with your once trim figure.

497
00:36:12,599 --> 00:36:16,519
Constable Odo,
l've always wanted to meet you.

498
00:36:16,639 --> 00:36:19,639
- l can't say the same.
- Come now.

499
00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:22,360
Haven't you ever been curious
about me?

500
00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:27,039
About my relationship with Garak
or our work in the Obsidian Order?

501
00:36:27,159 --> 00:36:31,959
l seldom waste time speculating about
spymasters and their associates.

502
00:36:33,560 --> 00:36:35,199
He's good.

503
00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:39,079
He hides his true feelings
almost as well as you do, Elim.

504
00:36:39,199 --> 00:36:41,360
He'd have made a good operative.

505
00:36:41,479 --> 00:36:46,479
l had the same thought myself.
But then, those days are long gone.

506
00:36:46,599 --> 00:36:48,719
At least they are for me.

507
00:36:48,840 --> 00:36:53,999
You, on the other hand, seem to have
left your retirement far behind.

508
00:36:54,120 --> 00:37:00,519
Unless you're simply on a pleasure
cruise with your pointed-eared friends.

509
00:37:02,160 --> 00:37:03,999
Cunning, isn't he?

510
00:37:04,119 --> 00:37:07,440
He makes a racial slur
within earshot of two Romulans,

511
00:37:07,560 --> 00:37:10,359
putting me in the position
of either defending them,

512
00:37:10,480 --> 00:37:14,400
thus giving away my allegiance to them,
or letting the comment pass,

513
00:37:14,520 --> 00:37:18,119
in which case he's planted
a seed of discord between us.

514
00:37:18,239 --> 00:37:20,239
l don't find any of this interesting.

515
00:37:20,360 --> 00:37:24,759
You go to such lengths to hide
your meaning that you say nothing.

516
00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:27,560
When l have something to say,

517
00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:30,080
you won't have
any trouble understanding it.

518
00:37:32,679 --> 00:37:36,360
To answer your question,
no, l'm not on a pleasure cruise.

519
00:37:36,480 --> 00:37:40,840
This ship is part of a fleet of
Romulan and Cardassian vessels,

520
00:37:40,959 --> 00:37:44,320
which will soon be travelling
through the wormhole

521
00:37:44,439 --> 00:37:46,239
into the Gamma Quadrant.

522
00:37:46,359 --> 00:37:49,000
You're not on a mission
of peaceful exploration?

523
00:37:49,119 --> 00:37:50,800
Not exactly.

524
00:37:50,919 --> 00:37:53,359
You're going to attack the Dominion.

525
00:37:53,480 --> 00:37:55,759
You're going to stage
a strike against them

526
00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:58,199
before they can come
into the Alpha Quadrant.

527
00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:00,760
A clear and precise analysis.

528
00:38:00,880 --> 00:38:04,320
Commander Sisko
must find you a valuable advisor.

529
00:38:04,440 --> 00:38:07,160
A daring plan.

530
00:38:07,279 --> 00:38:11,840
There's someone in Central Command
bold enough to take on the Dominion?

531
00:38:11,959 --> 00:38:14,559
Who said anything about
Central Command?

532
00:38:14,679 --> 00:38:19,280
This is a joint operation between
the Obsidian Order and the Tal Shiar.

533
00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:22,599
We've been building a fleet
in the Orias system for months.

534
00:38:22,719 --> 00:38:25,079
lf you attack the Dominion
they'll strike back.

535
00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:28,519
You'll be taking Romulus and
Cardassia into a war you may not win.

536
00:38:30,119 --> 00:38:32,160
l don't think they'll be striking back.

537
00:38:32,280 --> 00:38:36,159
We intend to wipe out the Dominion
in one single blow,

538
00:38:36,280 --> 00:38:38,760
by eliminating the Founders.

539
00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:41,719
Without them,
the Dominion will collapse.

540
00:38:43,439 --> 00:38:46,479
You seem disturbed
by this, changeling. Why?

541
00:38:46,599 --> 00:38:50,839
After all, didn't you
turn your back on your people?

542
00:38:51,719 --> 00:38:54,800
You know a great deal
about me and my people.

543
00:38:54,920 --> 00:38:56,920
We know everything you know,

544
00:38:57,039 --> 00:39:00,079
including the location
of their homeworld.

545
00:39:01,760 --> 00:39:07,239
Starfleet has shared its intelligence
on the Dominion with the Romulans.

546
00:39:07,360 --> 00:39:10,400
And the Romulans
have shared it with me.

547
00:39:10,519 --> 00:39:14,320
You'll forgive me if l reduce
the scope of this conversation

548
00:39:14,440 --> 00:39:16,440
to something more personal.

549
00:39:16,559 --> 00:39:20,600
Why was it necessary to kill me
and the rest of our former colleagues

550
00:39:20,719 --> 00:39:25,079
in order to embark on this excursion
into the Gamma Quadrant?

551
00:39:25,199 --> 00:39:29,400
Because l don't plan on going
back into retirement when this is over.

552
00:39:29,519 --> 00:39:33,039
l plan on going back to my old job
and my old life.

553
00:39:33,160 --> 00:39:37,279
You were afraid we knew things
that could be used against you

554
00:39:37,400 --> 00:39:40,639
so you decided to have us eliminated.

555
00:39:40,759 --> 00:39:44,480
Like l used to say...
always burn your bridges behind you.

556
00:39:44,599 --> 00:39:46,519
You never know who might follow.

557
00:39:46,639 --> 00:39:50,919
You always used to say as well
that the Tal Shiar was sloppy.

558
00:39:51,040 --> 00:39:54,239
You never should have relied on them
to burn your bridges.

559
00:39:54,359 --> 00:39:58,199
True. They should never have hired
the Flaxian to blow up your shop.

560
00:39:58,320 --> 00:40:01,519
Actually, l blew up my shop.

561
00:40:01,639 --> 00:40:05,519
lt was a way of piquing the interest
of the good constable.

562
00:40:08,199 --> 00:40:11,799
You blew up your own shop?

563
00:40:11,920 --> 00:40:14,760
You, my friend, are a true original.

564
00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:18,200
lf you hadn't betrayed me,
things would have been different.

565
00:40:18,319 --> 00:40:20,840
l never betrayed you!

566
00:40:22,480 --> 00:40:26,439
At least...not in my heart.

567
00:40:26,560 --> 00:40:28,919
Why do you think l'm here?

568
00:40:30,160 --> 00:40:33,280
l came because l thought
the Romulans were trying to kill you.

569
00:40:33,399 --> 00:40:38,040
l came here...to save you.

570
00:40:40,920 --> 00:40:45,999
l never thought
l'd hear myself say this, Garak...

571
00:40:46,119 --> 00:40:49,039
but l believe you.

572
00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:52,560
- You can go.
- Excuse me?

573
00:40:52,679 --> 00:40:56,159
The changeling will have to stay
but you're free to go.

574
00:40:56,280 --> 00:40:58,599
Your runabout is in launching bay 3.

575
00:40:58,719 --> 00:41:01,359
- Just like that?
- Just like that.

576
00:41:02,439 --> 00:41:06,199
Aren't you concerned l'll warn Central
Command and Starfleet of your plans?

577
00:41:06,320 --> 00:41:09,759
lt's too late. Central Command
will have a war on its hands

578
00:41:09,880 --> 00:41:11,760
whether it wants one or not.

579
00:41:11,880 --> 00:41:13,880
And as for Starfleet...

580
00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:16,840
This isn't their fight.
They won't interfere.

581
00:41:16,960 --> 00:41:18,999
lt's a trick, Garak.

582
00:41:19,119 --> 00:41:22,239
After all this,
he won't let you just walk away.

583
00:41:22,360 --> 00:41:25,599
lt's not a trick. lt's a choice.

584
00:41:25,719 --> 00:41:29,719
You can walk out that door,
or join me.

585
00:41:30,840 --> 00:41:34,239
- Join you?
- That is what you've been waiting for.

586
00:41:34,360 --> 00:41:37,760
To end your exile,
to come back into the fold.

587
00:41:37,879 --> 00:41:43,800
l'm asking you to serve
Cardassia again. By my side.

588
00:41:45,479 --> 00:41:48,160
You'll pardon me
if l appear a little startled.

589
00:41:48,280 --> 00:41:52,119
Are you saying that all is forgiven?

590
00:41:52,239 --> 00:41:54,160
l can't forgive what you did...

591
00:41:54,280 --> 00:41:59,440
but l can try to forget,
to put it aside as if it never happened.

592
00:42:00,559 --> 00:42:02,559
So...

593
00:42:02,679 --> 00:42:06,760
Do you want to go back
to your shop and hem pants...

594
00:42:06,880 --> 00:42:10,439
or shall we
pick up where we left off?

595
00:42:10,559 --> 00:42:14,079
Garak, this is the man
who put you into exile,

596
00:42:14,199 --> 00:42:17,800
the man who two days ago
tried to have you killed.

597
00:42:17,920 --> 00:42:21,680
Yes, he is.

598
00:42:21,800 --> 00:42:24,639
But it doesn't matter.

599
00:42:26,639 --> 00:42:29,479
l'm back.