{1}{1}25.000
{39}{75}One, two, three, four...
{761}{819}- So? What do you think?|- Not bad.
{822}{882}But the lady is a tramp, not a scamp.
{885}{1006}- Tramp, right. So do l get the gig?|- Sorry, pallie.
{1009}{1109}But Dr Bashir said you're looking|for an opening act and l love to sing.
{1112}{1225}l can tell. But two singers on the same|bill is a one-way ticket to Deadsville.
{1228}{1302}l need someone to warm up|the audience. A comic.
{1305}{1389}- A comic?|- Someone who makes people laugh.
{1392}{1464}l can do that.|People are always laughing at me.
{1467}{1558}That may be true.|But this is a holosuite program.
{1563}{1623}- So?|- So you're not a hologram.
{1662}{1735}- Life can be so unfair.|- Vic. You got a minute?
{1738}{1789}Forget it. He's not hiring.
{1792}{1874}- What's wrong with him?|- Showbiz. lt breaks your heart.
{1877}{1967}- So what can l do for you?|- Did you make those recordings?
{1995}{2079}- All your favourite hits.|- That's great. Thanks.
{2082}{2193}These songs are 400 years old.|You sure the troops want to hear them?
{2196}{2269}When you sing them,|they sound brand new.
{2272}{2360}l wish l was going|on the supply run with you.
{2363}{2445}l could make some appearances.|Sing songs, tell jokes.
{2448}{2498}Put on a regular USO show.
{2501}{2585}There are no holosuites|where we're going.
{2588}{2660}Rom's right. Life can be unfair.
{2663}{2739}You know, pallie,|sometimes being a hologram
{2742}{2807}can be a real pain|in the asometric photons.
{2810}{2925}- l'll see you when l get back.|- You know where to find me.
{3199}{3276}l thought l might find you here.
{3279}{3377}The new security protocols|you requested.
{3380}{3480}l think that's what l'm going to|remember most about this war -
{3483}{3566}looking through casualty reports.
{3569}{3691}Sometimes it feels like that's all l do -|stare at the names of the dead.
{3733}{3818}When the war started,|l read every name.
{3861}{3956}l felt it was the least l could do|to honour their sacrifices.
{4046}{4168}But now, the names|have begun to blur together.
{4193}{4313}- That's understandable.|- Maybe.
{4342}{4402}- Ops to Captain Sisko.|- Go ahead.
{4405}{4464}The Defiant is ready for departure.
{4487}{4542}On my way.
{4770}{4880}Why me?|Why did he have to send me?
{4904}{4963}l'm like a son to him.
{4966}{5137}- Quark, you're mumbling again.|- l'm sorry. lt's just not fair.
{5140}{5239}l have responsibilities of my own.|Customers who depend on me.
{5275}{5364}But the Grand Nagus|picked you for this assignment.
{5367}{5486}Some assignment.|A fact-finding mission to the front lines.
{5530}{5606}Zek's inundated|with intelligence reports.
{5609}{5675}What can l tell him|that he doesn't know?
{5678}{5764}Maybe he wants to hear things|from a Ferengi perspective.
{5767}{5827}Then let him ask Nog.
{5830}{5891}The Nagus trusts you.
{5954}{6049}What are you trying to do?|Cheer me up?
{6052}{6102}lt's my job.
{6105}{6185}Remember the 34th Rule.|''War is good for business.''
{6188}{6360}From a distance. lt's less profitable|closer to the front lines.
{6413}{6458}What is that?
{6461}{6546}- Stay here.|- Wait. Don't leave.
{6867}{6952}This is no time to be|wandering the corridors.
{6971}{7035}lsn't this system in Federation hands?
{7038}{7146}Yes, but the Dominion is determined|to take back their territory.
{7149}{7221}Thank you.|l should probably write this down.
{7383}{7475}Mr O'Brien, keep an eye out|for more Jem'Hadar ships.
{7478}{7534}Aye, sir.
{7663}{7754}- What are you doing here, uncle?|- l'm...visiting.
{7757}{7834}- l'm working.|- Quark, can we help you?
{7837}{7932}Not really. l just came by|to say hello to my nephew.
{7935}{8013}All right, you've just said hello.
{8055}{8121}Anybody like to join me for a "raktajino?"
{8124}{8195}- Quark!|- l'm just leaving.
{8345}{8422}Sir, l assure you|that won't happen again.
{8524}{8628}He's just nervous. He's not used to|being in combat situations.
{8631}{8686}That's no excuse.
{9000}{9067}The supplies are ready for transport.
{9070}{9137}AR-558 are expecting you.
{9140}{9225}Away team, you're with me.|Mr Worf, she's all yours.
{9876}{9929}Not much to look at, is it?
{13037}{13109}Those are Federation phasers!
{13112}{13249}Hold your fire! l'm Captain Sisko|of the U.S.S. Defiant.
{13252}{13320}You heard him. Cease fire, damn it!
{13460}{13510}We're coming out!
{13971}{14021}Who told you to open fire?
{14024}{14074}l thought it was the Jem'Hadar.
{14077}{14127}They look like Jem'Hadar?
{14130}{14219}l gave the word that Starfleet officers|were beaming down.
{14222}{14272}Nobody told me.
{14275}{14361}Sorry. A breakdown in communications.
{14364}{14460}No harm was done.|Where's Captain Loomis?
{14463}{14547}He was killed ten days ago.|So was Commander Parker.
{14550}{14637}- Who's in command?|- l am. Lieutenant Nadia Larkin.
{14640}{14709}Ben Sisko.|Where do you want your supplies?
{14712}{14809}- Vargas can show you.|- Supplies. That's great.
{14812}{14868}We need to get off this rock!
{14871}{14918}Take it easy, Vargas.
{14921}{14970}l'd love to take it easy.
{14973}{15081}Get me out of this vole-hole|and all l'll do is take it easy!
{15084}{15154}According to Starfleet regulations,
{15157}{15260}we're supposed to be rotated|off the front lines after 90 days.
{15306}{15402}We've been stuck on this rock|for five months, Captain.
{15405}{15472}''Take it easy''!
{15505}{15574}Welcome to paradise, Captain.
{15655}{15751}The only reason|anyone gives a damn about this place -
{15754}{15833}this huge Dominion|communications array.
{15836}{15947}We should be able|to tap into their entire com system.
{15950}{16042}- They're determined to get it back.|- We can't let them.
{16045}{16173}l know our orders. But maybe Starfleet|Command isn't aware of our situation.
{16176}{16246}We've been holding this place|for five months,
{16249}{16332}fighting off Jem'Hadar|attempts to get it back.
{16335}{16441}When we landed here, there were|150 of us. We're down to 43.
{16466}{16589}l appreciate what you've gone through.|l'll make sure Starfleet understands.
{16592}{16682}But our forces|are spread pretty thin in this system.
{16685}{16767}You might be stuck here|for a while longer.
{16770}{16824}Lucky us.
{16932}{17001}Can someone hand me|a duonetic coupler?
{17121}{17182}Thanks.
{17185}{17284}Your frequency discriminator's drifting.|You should reset it.
{17287}{17410}- You an engineer?|- No but one of my previous hosts was.
{17413}{17538}Close enough. Grab a microdyne|coupler and recalibrate that transtator.
{17838}{17947}Nog, shouldn't you be helping|Dr Bashir unload the supplies?
{17950}{18021}We're pretty much finished.
{18024}{18108}Good. The sooner|we get out of here, the better.
{18175}{18256}That soldier over there.|You see his necklace?
{18306}{18412}- Those are Ketracel white tubes.|- So?
{18415}{18488}- You know how he got them?|- Mail order?
{18519}{18639}He took them off the bodies of dead|Jem'Hadar. Jem'Hadar he killed.
{18658}{18757}- lt's his way of keeping score.|- And you find that impressive?
{18760}{18835}- lsn't it?|- l don't think so.
{18870}{18934}Take a look around you, Nog.
{18937}{19041}- This isn't the Starfleet you know.|- Sure it is.
{19068}{19149}lt's just that these people|have been through a lot.
{19152}{19227}They've been|holed up here a long time,
{19230}{19304}seen two thirds of their unit killed.
{19307}{19365}But they haven't surrendered.
{19391}{19445}Do you know why?
{19495}{19564}- Because they're heroes.|- Maybe.
{19567}{19638}But l still don't want you|anywhere near them.
{19741}{19817}Let me tell you something|about humans, nephew.
{19850}{19910}They're a wonderful, friendly people
{19913}{20019}as long as their bellies are full|and their holosuites are working.
{20075}{20152}But take away their creature comforts,
{20177}{20325}deprive them of food,|sleep, sonic showers,
{20329}{20411}put their lives in jeopardy|over an extended period,
{20414}{20533}and those same friendly,|intelligent, wonderful people...
{20574}{20742}will become as nasty and as violent|as the most bloodthirsty Klingon.
{20780}{20832}You don't believe me?
{20868}{20978}Look at those faces.|Look in their eyes.
{21037}{21095}You know l'm right, don't you?
{21147}{21223}Well?|Aren't you going to say something?
{21298}{21385}l feel sorry for the Jem'Hadar.
{21862}{21935}This is 20 cc's|of numinol tetraminothen.
{21996}{22080}That will take care|of the fever and chest congestion.
{22083}{22199}And this will get rid of|the dermal irritation on your back.
{22202}{22256}Better?
{22259}{22353}l haven't felt this good|since the day l landed on this rock.
{22356}{22438}Good. Now l'd like to|take a look at this arm.
{22464}{22558}What the hell are you doing?|Keep your hands off this bandage.
{22561}{22651}- l need to treat your wound.|- Nobody touches this bandage.
{22654}{22714}- ls that understood?|- Why?
{22717}{22811}- l asked you if you understood?|- Yes.
{22995}{23060}McGreevey put this bandage on me.
{23087}{23197}- Ripped up his own uniform to make it.|- He sounds like a good friend.
{23200}{23293}He was a jerk. l couldn't stand|the guy. He wouldn't shut up.
{23296}{23345}Yap, yap, yap.
{23348}{23452}He thought he was the world's|greatest authority on everything.
{23492}{23612}l know. He's dead|and l should have more respect.
{23615}{23673}But God, l hated him.
{23676}{23775}One minute he's tying this bandage|around my arm, talking,
{23778}{23888}the next he's lying flat on his back|with a hole in his chest.
{23970}{24106}l just sat there and l looked at him.|That was so great.
{24155}{24224}He was so quiet.
{24227}{24296}One time in his life he's quiet.
{24646}{24709}l still need to treat your wound.
{25028}{25132}You've set up a solid defence|perimeter, but tighten this flank.
{25135}{25186}Can l have a minute?
{25275}{25349}These people's health|is precarious at best.
{25352}{25453}They need more than food and|medicine. They need to be shipped out.
{25456}{25533}Right now there's nothing|l can do about that.
{25536}{25611}Damn it!
{25876}{25927}He was walking along...
{25930}{25997}You must've swept|for anti-personnel mines.
{26000}{26065}lt doesn't help. Not with Houdinis.
{26068}{26150}- ''Houdinis''?|- Find one and you disappear.
{26153}{26219}They hide in subspace|and appear at random.
{26222}{26308}You can walk by the same place|100 times and nothing happens.
{26311}{26383}- And then bang.|- You're wasting your breath.
{26386}{26491}lt's not the Captain's problem.|He's leaving.
{26601}{26675}l wish l could say things|would get easier.
{26678}{26780}- Don't worry about us, Captain.|- Defiant to Captain Sisko.
{26783}{26872}- Go ahead.|- Sir, we're being attacked.
{26875}{26927}Are you ready for transport?
{26930}{26975}Stand by, Mr Worf.
{26978}{27061}Jem'Hadar troops|are landing near your position.
{27064}{27126}Sir, we must beam you aboard now.
{27129}{27234}Take evasive action, Mr Worf.|We're staying here.
{27237}{27344}Sir, l do not know when|we will be able to come back.
{27347}{27418}You have your orders, Commander.
{27421}{27474}Aye, sir. Good luck.
{27596}{27667}What are you looking at?|We have work to do.
{27670}{27738}Yes, sir. You heard the Captain.
{27741}{27810}Sir, what are your orders?
{27813}{27896}There's only one order, Lieutenant.
{27921}{27982}We hold.
{28480}{28569}We need to find out how many|Jem'Hadar troops there are.
{28572}{28694}You won't learn anything with that.|We jam their sensors, they jam ours.
{28697}{28779}But they have an advantage.|They know where we are.
{28782}{28895}But they don't know our defence|position or how many of us are here.
{28898}{28976}l'd still rather be in their shoes.
{29057}{29117}- Hear anything, Ensign?|- Plenty.
{29120}{29261}l can hear Vargas's stomach rumbling|and Ezri tuning a phase amplifier.
{29264}{29348}- What about the Jem'Hadar?|- Not a sound.
{29351}{29435}- lf they're out there, they're quiet.|- They're out there.
{29540}{29591}Keep your ears open, Ensign.
{29594}{29650}l will, sir.
{29768}{29829}- See anything?|- Uh-uh.
{29886}{30021}That knife you're working on.|lt's not Starfleet issue. Can l see it?
{30024}{30080}You're supposed to be listening.
{30083}{30164}- l know.|- Then shut up and listen.
{30201}{30268}Here they come!
{30814}{30892}There's something wrong.
{30895}{30965}They're not firing.
{30968}{31026}Hold your fire!
{31077}{31162}- Where did they go?|- They weren't here to begin with.
{31165}{31236}- Holograms.|- l don't understand.
{31239}{31336}lt was a way to see what they were|up against, determine our numbers.
{31339}{31393}And pinpoint our positions.
{31396}{31473}Without risking any casualties. Smart.
{31476}{31543}They're smart|and we're as good as dead.
{31546}{31626}- Not yet we aren't.|- ls it over?
{31629}{31732}For now. But next time|they won't send holograms.
{31885}{31952}Let's get him to the lnfirmary.
{32018}{32095}So we stop working|on the communications array?
{32098}{32158}They'll have to get along without you.
{32161}{32213}We have to disarm the Houdinis.
{32216}{32301}l'm all for that. These mines are nasty.
{32304}{32364}They're also impossible to detect.
{32367}{32441}l'm sorry,|but l'm an engineer, not a magician.
{32444}{32551}- Larkin says you like a challenge.|- l thought l did.
{32554}{32667}But after banging my head against|the communications array for months,
{32670}{32725}l'm not so sure anymore.
{32728}{32832}He's just modest. Chief O'Brien would|be proud to have him on his crew.
{32857}{32936}l can't think of higher praise.
{33005}{33055}Now what?
{33058}{33124}Now we get to pull a rabbit|out of our hat.
{33301}{33387}Here. You need to keep|your strength up.
{33390}{33462}Thanks, uncle,|but l can get my own food.
{33493}{33594}Afraid of looking weak|in front of the humans?
{33597}{33684}l want to earn their respect,|if that's what you mean.
{33687}{33747}At the price of your soul?
{33813}{33932}Look at you. You hold that phaser rifle|as if it were made of pure latinum.
{33935}{34035}We're in the middle of a war|and this rifle can keep me alive.
{34038}{34106}- l'm a Starfleet officer.|- You're a Ferengi.
{34109}{34229}- l wish you'd start acting like one.|- You mean hiding when trouble starts?
{34305}{34357}l'll tell you one thing, nephew.
{34360}{34450}lf the Federation|had listened to the Ferengi Alliance
{34453}{34503}there wouldn't have been a war.
{34506}{34575}Because we would've surrendered.
{34578}{34660}No. We would've reached|an accommodation.
{34663}{34799}We would've sat across the negotiation|table and hammered out a peace treaty.
{34838}{34895}One that both sides could live with.
{34898}{34945}You make it sound so simple.
{34948}{35061}Rule of Acquisition 125.|''You can't make a deal if you're dead.''
{35064}{35197}Nog. l'm sending you, Larkin|and Reese out on a scouting patrol.
{35200}{35295}l need to know how many|Jem'Hadar are out there,
{35298}{35366}where they're camped,|what weapons they have.
{35369}{35454}- When do we leave?|- Right away.
{35457}{35540}Why Nog when you have all these|veterans to choose from?
{35543}{35596}No one asked your opinion.
{35599}{35692}- Our tricorders aren't working.|- But my hearing is.
{35695}{35776}You can count on me, sir.|l'll find the Jem'Hadar.
{35802}{35874}- Nog, wait!|- He has his orders, Quark.
{35972}{36040}That is so easy for you to say.
{36086}{36160}But l bet you wouldn't|send Jake out there.
{36163}{36229}Jake is not a Starfleet officer.
{37109}{37166}You did it!
{37188}{37276}l'm not sure it was me.|lt could've been Tobin or Jadzia.
{37279}{37393}lt doesn't matter. The point is you've|cut through the jamming signals.
{37435}{37513}l can't extend|its range past 100 metres.
{37516}{37596}That's enough to scan|the entire compound.
{37618}{37766}Now how do we calibrate the tricorder|to locate the mines in subspace?
{37834}{37957}We could cross-link|the optronic and isodyne relays.
{37960}{38013}You sure you're not an engineer?
{38016}{38098}ln nine lives|l've been a little of everything.
{38101}{38182}Doesn't that...|Doesn't that get confusing?
{38185}{38278}- You have no idea.|- Really.
{38281}{38398}l'll give you an example.|This is my first time on the front lines.
{38401}{38478}- You're talking about Ezri now.|- Right.
{38481}{38620}But Torias, Curzon and Jadzia...|they were in battle many times.
{38649}{38718}l can remember what that felt like.
{38721}{38860}l remember the fear and the anger|and the adrenaline surge.
{38863}{38975}Having someone else's memories|of being in combat is one thing,
{39002}{39081}living through it yourself is another.
{39108}{39176}l suppose l'm going to find out.
{39212}{39274}You'll do fine.
{39835}{39889}This is close enough, Nog.
{40006}{40109}- What is it? What's going on?|- lt's time to go.
{40336}{40405}- Right.|- Let's go.
{40669}{40710}Psst!
{41463}{41546}- Someone's coming.|- Don't shoot. lt's me! Reese!
{41549}{41605}- Stretcher!|- Nog!
{41643}{41696}- What happened?|- Jem'Hadar patrol.
{41699}{41758}- Larkin?|- She's dead.
{41761}{41834}- Damn!|- The Ferengi found the encampment.
{41837}{41900}- lt's three kilometres south.|- How many troops?
{41903}{41984}- Two columns.|- How can we hold off two columns?
{41987}{42076}We'll have to even out the odds.|l'm working on ideas.
{42079}{42142}Captain.
{42145}{42201}The kid did all right.
{42314}{42393}The doctor doesn't want|anybody in there.
{42396}{42493}- How's Nog?|- lt's a little late for you to care.
{42496}{42570}- Quark...|- He's going to lose his leg.
{42573}{42638}Does that answer your question?
{42774}{42877}Now what happens? You will be able|to replace the leg, won't you?
{42880}{42963}He can be fitted with|a biosynthetic limb.
{42966}{43063}Unfortunately,|there may be complications.
{43066}{43105}Meaning?
{43108}{43264}Nog's damaged motor nerves may not|be able to stimulate artificial muscle.
{43267}{43387}There's no way of knowing until after|the operation has been performed.
{43408}{43469}l have to get inside.
{43560}{43632}- We must get Nog to a hospital!|- We will. Soon.
{43635}{43707}- That's not good enough.|- l'm sorry.
{43710}{43793}Sorry? lf you really cared about Nog
{43796}{43872}you would never have|sent him out on that patrol.
{43875}{43977}Listen to me, Quark, because|l'm only going to say this once.
{43980}{44065}l care about Nog and every soldier|under my command.
{44068}{44135}Every single one.
{44466}{44545}- Captain.|- At ease, Ensign.
{44652}{44733}- l'm sorry, sir.|- About what?
{44736}{44901}- About Larkin. l led her right into a trap.|- You found the Jem'Hadar camp.
{44904}{45026}l heard them coming,|but it was too late.
{45051}{45132}There was all this phaser fire...|and l went down...
{45135}{45232}Nog, listen to me.|You followed orders.
{45235}{45317}You did what you were trained to do.|l'm proud of you.
{45371}{45425}Thank you, sir.
{45468}{45612}lt doesn't hurt.|You'd think it would, but it doesn't.
{45615}{45683}l'm glad.
{45686}{45745}l'm going to be fine.
{45806}{45968}Captain. The communications array.|lt's worth it, right?
{45993}{46048}l hope to God it is.
{46051}{46137}Benjamin, sorry to interrupt.|We're ready.
{46911}{46991}Remember,|no one moves until l say so.
{47042}{47100}Go ahead, Lieutenant.
{47806}{47885}Now we have to figure out|how to disarm them.
{47888}{48020}We're not going to disarm them.|We're going to use them.
{48023}{48127}This is their camp. This is ours.|These are mountains.
{48130}{48202}They have to come through|this ravine to get to us.
{48205}{48272}That's where we'll relocate the mines.
{48275}{48389}Moving them shouldn't be too difficult.|Delicate, but not difficult.
{48392}{48488}Reprogram them|so that they're triggered by movement.
{48491}{48609}Lots of movement. We want that ravine|full of Jem'Hadar when they go off.
{48612}{48662}l think we can manage that.
{48665}{48752}That should take out|a third of their forces.
{48789}{48876}What's the matter, old man?|Don't you think it'll work?
{48879}{48941}lt's not that.
{48944}{49031}A few hours ago, these mines|were a ruthless weapon
{49034}{49092}only the Dominion would use.
{49095}{49199}- But now...|- They've become a whole lot friendlier.
{49202}{49298}When the Jem'Hadar|come through those barricades,
{49301}{49393}the fewer there are,|the better our chances of survival.
{49396}{49431}You have your orders.
{49896}{49946}Power packs.
{49971}{50057}- Did you hear that?|- l didn't hear anything.
{50081}{50181}Relax. When they get here,|you'll know it.
{50239}{50296}Power packs.
{50976}{51085}Sorry. My thumb got a little nervous.
{51088}{51152}l know how you feel.
{51155}{51233}l wonder if the Jem'Hadar|get jittery before a battle.
{51236}{51301}l wouldn't count on it.
{51415}{51499}- What the hell is that?|- Shh. Listen.
{52259}{52359}- Your idea?|- We could all use some Vic Fontaine.
{52362}{52453}- How's Nog?|- There's not much l can do here.
{52456}{52514}You were able to move the mines?
{52517}{52592}l wouldn't go for a stroll|through that ravine.
{52595}{52740}l wasn't planning on it. Then again,|l wasn't planning on being here.
{52844}{52931}- l can see you've done that before.|- Too many times.
{52934}{53037}Funny. l joined Starfleet to save lives.
{53792}{53845}Maybe they're not coming.
{53848}{53953}Maybe they're turning back.|Maybe we got them all.
{54365}{54415}Fire!
{57247}{57321}Kellin! Kellin!
{58225}{58275}You alive?
{58316}{58382}Captain. Are you with us?
{58511}{58561}l think so.
{59369}{59489}- We held.|- Those were our orders, sir.
{59827}{59909}- Captain.|- Yes, Mr Worf.
{59912}{59983}The U.S.S. Veracruz has entered orbit.
{59986}{60081}They're sending troop replacements|and an engineering crew.
{60084}{60199}- What about our people?|- The wounded are on the Veracruz.
{60202}{60274}They will be taken to a hospital|on Starbase 371.
{60277}{60395}Good. l'll return to the Defiant shortly.
{60487}{60613}This was a great victory.|One worthy of story and song.
{60644}{60706}lt cost enough.
{61127}{61181}Children.
{61184}{61249}Not for long.
{61252}{61302}Ready?
{61392}{61440}Let's go.
{61521}{61627}Sisko to Defiant. Three to beam up.
{62262}{62365}Sir, the latest casualty reports|have just been posted.
{62368}{62413}How many this time?
{62433}{62532}lncluding the troops|lost at AR-558, 1,730.
{62563}{62628}1,730.
{62763}{62833}That's a lot of names.
{62836}{62959}They're not just names.|lt's important we remember that.
{63099}{63166}We have to remember.