1 00:00:04,900 --> 00:00:07,150 You wanted to see me, Garak? 2 00:00:07,220 --> 00:00:08,330 Ah! Constable. 3 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:10,670 How good of you to stop by. 4 00:00:11,820 --> 00:00:13,520 A shoplifter? 5 00:00:13,590 --> 00:00:15,290 Excuse me? 6 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:17,660 Is something wrong? 7 00:00:17,730 --> 00:00:19,980 WOMAN: Here I come. 8 00:00:20,050 --> 00:00:21,350 What do you think? 9 00:00:23,990 --> 00:00:27,870 "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." 10 00:00:27,940 --> 00:00:29,410 Oh, well, then 11 00:00:29,470 --> 00:00:30,810 put it on my account. 12 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:32,240 I'll wear it to work. 13 00:00:32,310 --> 00:00:33,410 A splendid idea. 14 00:00:36,030 --> 00:00:37,730 Ah. Security Chief Odo 15 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,370 I'd like to introduce you to Chalan Aroya-- 16 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:42,250 one of my best customers. 17 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:46,220 I own the Celestial Cafe-- 18 00:00:46,290 --> 00:00:49,490 the new Bajoran restaurant overlooking the Promenade. 19 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,050 I-I'm familiar with it. 20 00:00:55,300 --> 00:00:57,830 I watch you walk by every morning 21 00:00:57,900 --> 00:00:59,570 when you're on patrol. 22 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:02,010 0937. 23 00:01:02,070 --> 00:01:04,460 You're very precise. 24 00:01:06,850 --> 00:01:10,250 How... nice of you to notice. 25 00:01:10,320 --> 00:01:11,830 I was hoping 26 00:01:11,900 --> 00:01:13,280 one day you might stop in 27 00:01:13,350 --> 00:01:14,980 when you're not working. 28 00:01:15,050 --> 00:01:18,920 Uh... I don't eat. 29 00:01:18,990 --> 00:01:20,390 I do 30 00:01:20,460 --> 00:01:22,740 and I hate to eat alone. 31 00:01:24,180 --> 00:01:26,230 Think about it. 32 00:01:29,850 --> 00:01:33,320 Oh, and next time you're on the Second Level 33 00:01:33,390 --> 00:01:35,870 don't forget to say hello. 34 00:01:40,060 --> 00:01:42,150 The next time you call me 35 00:01:42,210 --> 00:01:44,820 it had better be to report a crime. 36 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:48,620 Now that you mention it, I've just witnessed a crime. 37 00:01:48,690 --> 00:01:51,490 Letting Aroya walk out of here 38 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:52,990 without arranging a date. 39 00:01:53,060 --> 00:01:55,090 You should be locked away for that. 40 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,510 You humanoids-- you're all obsessed 41 00:01:57,580 --> 00:01:59,980 with these convoluted mating rituals. 42 00:02:00,050 --> 00:02:02,080 True, but do you think we'd waste 43 00:02:02,150 --> 00:02:05,220 so much time on something that wasn't worthwhile? 44 00:02:05,290 --> 00:02:06,890 I'll never understand you. 45 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:08,790 You're such a sensitive man 46 00:02:08,860 --> 00:02:11,490 yet there are so many aspects of humanoid life 47 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:12,990 that you simply refuse 48 00:02:13,060 --> 00:02:14,540 to explore. 49 00:02:14,610 --> 00:02:16,210 I have no desire 50 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,450 to become a slave to humanoid obsessions. 51 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:21,250 But you have to admit 52 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:23,500 she is quite lovely. 53 00:02:25,740 --> 00:02:29,380 Well... she is, isn't she? 54 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:30,540 Mm-hmm. 55 00:02:30,610 --> 00:02:31,710 Oh! 56 00:02:31,780 --> 00:02:33,110 ( groaning ) 57 00:02:33,180 --> 00:02:34,800 Odo! 58 00:02:34,870 --> 00:02:36,850 What's wrong? 59 00:02:36,920 --> 00:02:39,150 I... I don't know. 60 00:02:39,220 --> 00:02:41,720 ( yelling in pain ) 61 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:51,280 Garak to Dr. Bashir. 62 00:02:51,350 --> 00:02:53,550 I need a medical emergency team 63 00:02:53,620 --> 00:02:56,120 sent to my shop immediately. 64 00:03:29,890 --> 00:03:35,410 Captioning sponsored by PARAMOUNT PICTURES 65 00:04:53,890 --> 00:04:56,790 Doctor, this is a waste of time. 66 00:04:56,840 --> 00:04:58,990 You don't know enough about changeling physiology 67 00:04:59,060 --> 00:05:01,410 to diagnose what's wrong with me, no one does. 68 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:03,780 Actually, I do have some idea what's going on. 69 00:05:03,870 --> 00:05:05,830 I've compared your current medical scans 70 00:05:05,900 --> 00:05:07,350 with ones I made over the last four years 71 00:05:07,420 --> 00:05:09,440 and there are some noticeable differences. 72 00:05:09,500 --> 00:05:10,920 Normally, when you're in humanoid form 73 00:05:10,990 --> 00:05:13,260 you have a specific density of 1.4 74 00:05:13,340 --> 00:05:14,940 which is constant throughout your body. 75 00:05:15,010 --> 00:05:17,760 Your mass and density only vary when you change shape. 76 00:05:17,850 --> 00:05:20,980 Right now, your mass and density are in a state of fluctuation. 77 00:05:21,050 --> 00:05:22,280 Do you know what's causing it? 78 00:05:22,350 --> 00:05:23,480 No. 79 00:05:23,550 --> 00:05:24,650 Well, do you know how to prevent it 80 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:25,690 from happening again? 81 00:05:25,750 --> 00:05:26,700 Not yet. 82 00:05:26,770 --> 00:05:28,620 Well, then let me know when you do. 83 00:05:28,690 --> 00:05:30,740 I'm afraid I can't let you leave just yet. 84 00:05:30,810 --> 00:05:32,530 Moving seems to increase the fluctuations 85 00:05:32,590 --> 00:05:34,360 and may bring on another attack. 86 00:05:34,430 --> 00:05:36,180 Are you saying I have to stay here 87 00:05:36,250 --> 00:05:37,700 until you discover a cure? 88 00:05:37,770 --> 00:05:39,980 Or until the fluctuations stop on their own. 89 00:05:40,050 --> 00:05:41,330 For all I know 90 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,270 this could be a normal biological process-- 91 00:05:43,340 --> 00:05:45,310 the changeling equivalent of puberty... 92 00:05:45,370 --> 00:05:47,040 or menopause. 93 00:05:47,110 --> 00:05:49,640 That's an interesting theory, Doctor 94 00:05:49,710 --> 00:05:52,800 one I suggest that you keep to yourself. 95 00:05:52,860 --> 00:05:54,230 Don't worry. 96 00:05:54,300 --> 00:05:56,520 This could just as easily turn out to be a virus 97 00:05:56,580 --> 00:05:58,000 or a bacterial infection. 98 00:05:58,070 --> 00:06:00,950 Now, lie back, and I promise I'll do everything I can 99 00:06:01,020 --> 00:06:03,010 to get you out of here as soon as possible. 100 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:05,560 ( sigh of disgust ) 101 00:06:07,830 --> 00:06:09,230 ( sighing ) 102 00:06:15,950 --> 00:06:17,800 We find the Federation's demands 103 00:06:17,870 --> 00:06:20,210 that we return the captured Cardassian colonies 104 00:06:20,280 --> 00:06:22,540 insulting and provocative. 105 00:06:22,610 --> 00:06:25,950 Klingon blood was spilled to conquer those worlds. 106 00:06:26,010 --> 00:06:28,520 They are now part of the Klingon Empire 107 00:06:28,580 --> 00:06:30,820 and we will never give them up. 108 00:06:30,890 --> 00:06:32,920 Furthermore, if the Federation 109 00:06:32,990 --> 00:06:35,870 still harbors any hope of peaceful coexistence 110 00:06:35,940 --> 00:06:37,770 with the Klingon Empire 111 00:06:37,840 --> 00:06:41,210 it must abandon all starbases and military installations 112 00:06:41,280 --> 00:06:42,960 in the Archanis sector. 113 00:06:43,030 --> 00:06:48,590 Our claim to Archanis IV and the surrounding territory 114 00:06:48,650 --> 00:06:50,750 is ancient and indisputable. 115 00:06:50,820 --> 00:06:53,960 We advise the Federation to leave Archanis 116 00:06:54,030 --> 00:06:56,930 or prepare to face the consequences. 117 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:58,760 Long live the Empire. 118 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,600 This recording was sent to the Federation Council 119 00:07:05,670 --> 00:07:07,170 three days ago. 120 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:10,220 If Gowron is willing to go to war over the Archanis sector 121 00:07:10,290 --> 00:07:13,190 then he has become even more dangerous than I thought. 122 00:07:13,260 --> 00:07:14,630 I don't get it. 123 00:07:14,700 --> 00:07:17,260 The Klingons relinquished their claim to Archanis IV 124 00:07:17,330 --> 00:07:18,600 100 years ago. 125 00:07:18,670 --> 00:07:20,470 I guess they changed their mind. 126 00:07:20,540 --> 00:07:21,800 I don't think Gowron 127 00:07:21,870 --> 00:07:23,550 gives a damn about Archanis. 128 00:07:23,620 --> 00:07:26,320 He's just looking for an excuse to rattle his saber. 129 00:07:26,390 --> 00:07:27,720 The question is why. 130 00:07:27,790 --> 00:07:30,510 Yesterday, I talked to an old friend of Curzon's 131 00:07:30,580 --> 00:07:32,350 from the diplomatic corps. 132 00:07:32,410 --> 00:07:34,250 She says that representatives 133 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:37,180 from Federation worlds near the Klingon border 134 00:07:37,250 --> 00:07:39,720 are already urging a preemptive strike. 135 00:07:39,790 --> 00:07:41,860 Sounds like war may be inevitable. 136 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:43,840 I hope you're wrong, Major 137 00:07:43,910 --> 00:07:48,040 but right now, there's not much we can do about it either way. 138 00:07:48,110 --> 00:07:51,960 Archanis IV is a long way from here. 139 00:07:52,030 --> 00:07:54,230 ( sneezing ) 140 00:07:54,300 --> 00:07:56,300 Two, three... 141 00:07:56,370 --> 00:07:58,610 I say she stops at seven. 142 00:07:58,670 --> 00:08:00,310 I say eight. Mr. Worf? 143 00:08:00,380 --> 00:08:02,640 Ten. 144 00:08:05,300 --> 00:08:07,730 Oh, I hate being pregnant! 145 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:08,900 I win. 146 00:08:08,970 --> 00:08:10,120 My nose hasn't 147 00:08:10,190 --> 00:08:12,120 stopped itching for weeks. 148 00:08:12,190 --> 00:08:13,550 DAX: We've noticed. 149 00:08:13,620 --> 00:08:16,370 Is there anything Dr. Bashir can do about it? 150 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:17,590 I'm Bajoran. 151 00:08:17,660 --> 00:08:19,390 Human women get nauseous-- we sneeze. 152 00:08:19,460 --> 00:08:22,300 Besides, I think Dr. Bashir's hands are full right now. 153 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:23,410 How is the Constable? 154 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:24,680 No news yet. 155 00:08:24,750 --> 00:08:27,470 I was thinking about going to visit him. 156 00:08:27,540 --> 00:08:28,830 I doubt that he would wish to be seen 157 00:08:28,900 --> 00:08:30,240 in such a weakened state. 158 00:08:30,310 --> 00:08:31,540 What if he wants some company-- 159 00:08:31,610 --> 00:08:33,010 someone to take his mind off his problems? 160 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,880 That is doubtful. Odo values his privacy. 161 00:08:35,940 --> 00:08:38,550 He does not like to... socialize. 162 00:08:38,610 --> 00:08:40,050 I think it's all an act. 163 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:42,650 It is not an act. He told me so himself. 164 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:44,850 But you were socializing with him 165 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:45,890 when he said it. 166 00:08:45,950 --> 00:08:48,050 Captain, was Dax's last host 167 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:49,490 as argumentative as this one? 168 00:08:49,560 --> 00:08:50,590 Worse. 169 00:08:50,660 --> 00:08:52,960 Thank you, Benjamin... I think. 170 00:08:53,030 --> 00:08:55,400 Hopefully, Odo will get back on his feet soon. 171 00:08:55,460 --> 00:08:58,430 In the meantime, I want him left alone to rest. Agreed? 172 00:08:58,500 --> 00:08:59,430 ( Kira sneezing ) 173 00:08:59,500 --> 00:09:00,500 Agreed. 174 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:16,020 May I come in? 175 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:18,450 If you're looking for Dr. Bashir 176 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:20,390 he's not in right now. 177 00:09:20,460 --> 00:09:22,690 Actually, I came to see you. 178 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:24,390 To be honest, Major 179 00:09:24,460 --> 00:09:27,430 I really don't feel like company at the moment. 180 00:09:27,500 --> 00:09:29,160 I didn't plan on staying. 181 00:09:29,230 --> 00:09:30,930 I just came to bring you this. 182 00:09:34,970 --> 00:09:37,340 Today's criminal activities report. 183 00:09:37,410 --> 00:09:39,870 I figured you might be getting tired 184 00:09:39,940 --> 00:09:42,610 of staring at medical consoles all day. 185 00:09:42,680 --> 00:09:45,380 That was very thoughtful of you, Major. 186 00:09:45,450 --> 00:09:47,550 If there's anything else you need 187 00:09:47,620 --> 00:09:48,980 you let me know. 188 00:09:49,050 --> 00:09:50,880 Yeah. I-I'll do that. 189 00:09:57,030 --> 00:09:59,090 What? 190 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:01,010 ( grunting ) 191 00:10:02,850 --> 00:10:05,820 Ah... 192 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:07,650 ah. 193 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:09,150 Keep moving. 194 00:10:09,220 --> 00:10:12,120 I'll feel a lot better once we're off this station. 195 00:10:12,190 --> 00:10:13,670 ODO: Too bad 196 00:10:13,740 --> 00:10:15,960 because you're not leaving. 197 00:10:16,030 --> 00:10:17,560 Security Chief Odo. 198 00:10:17,630 --> 00:10:19,960 I heard you were indisposed. 199 00:10:20,030 --> 00:10:21,830 Well, you heard wrong. 200 00:10:21,900 --> 00:10:24,130 Now, you and I need to talk 201 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:27,470 about those missing Falangian diamonds. 202 00:10:27,540 --> 00:10:28,910 I told you before 203 00:10:28,970 --> 00:10:31,710 I don't know anything about them. 204 00:10:31,780 --> 00:10:33,510 Well, tell me again. 205 00:10:35,210 --> 00:10:36,850 Oh, no, you don't. 206 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:39,170 ( yelling in pain ) 207 00:10:45,470 --> 00:10:47,470 Let's go. 208 00:11:01,570 --> 00:11:04,210 How are you feeling? 209 00:11:06,180 --> 00:11:07,940 See for yourself. 210 00:11:09,850 --> 00:11:11,850 It's gotten worse. 211 00:11:13,290 --> 00:11:15,050 Very observant, Doctor. 212 00:11:18,370 --> 00:11:21,010 It's been more and more difficult 213 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:23,610 for me to maintain humanoid form. 214 00:11:23,680 --> 00:11:26,450 The latest test results aren't encouraging. 215 00:11:26,510 --> 00:11:29,620 The destabilization of your molecular structure 216 00:11:29,680 --> 00:11:31,800 is increasing at an alarming rate. 217 00:11:31,870 --> 00:11:39,560 How much longer before I totally lose my ability to stay solid? 218 00:11:39,630 --> 00:11:43,580 One week, maybe two. 219 00:11:43,650 --> 00:11:46,600 After that, if the destabilization continues... 220 00:11:46,670 --> 00:11:47,980 Ah. 221 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:54,910 I sent my findings to, uh, Dr. Mora. 222 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:58,410 Frankly, he was as baffled as I am 223 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:01,410 but he wants you to come to his laboratory on Bajor 224 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:02,520 for further tests. 225 00:12:02,580 --> 00:12:04,050 ( snorts ) 226 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:07,790 Seven years of playing lab rat for him was quite enough. 227 00:12:07,860 --> 00:12:10,490 Besides, you have complete access to his data. 228 00:12:10,560 --> 00:12:12,790 If the answer was there, you'd have found it by now. 229 00:12:12,860 --> 00:12:14,360 I don't suppose you'd agree 230 00:12:14,430 --> 00:12:16,630 on a trip to Starfleet Medical. 231 00:12:18,350 --> 00:12:20,880 Doctor... 232 00:12:20,950 --> 00:12:24,290 I think we both know where I have to go. 233 00:12:26,290 --> 00:12:28,420 I was hoping it wouldn't come to that. 234 00:12:28,490 --> 00:12:32,560 There doesn't seem to be much choice. 235 00:12:32,630 --> 00:12:36,870 You have to take me back to my people. 236 00:12:36,940 --> 00:12:40,700 The only ones who can help me now 237 00:12:40,770 --> 00:12:43,910 are the Founders. 238 00:12:44,910 --> 00:12:46,410 Once we enter the Gamma Quadrant 239 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:48,480 we'll begin transmitting a subspace signal 240 00:12:48,550 --> 00:12:50,550 explaining the purpose of our mission. 241 00:12:50,610 --> 00:12:52,420 Then we'll enter Dominion space 242 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:55,120 and try to locate the Founders' new homeworld. 243 00:12:55,190 --> 00:12:58,350 Odo's only got a few weeks at best. 244 00:12:58,420 --> 00:13:00,560 You think we can locate his people in time? 245 00:13:00,620 --> 00:13:02,090 If we go into Dominion air space 246 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:04,290 without cloaking, we'll get their attention. 247 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:05,840 You can be sure of that. 248 00:13:05,910 --> 00:13:07,430 I'd like to come along. 249 00:13:07,500 --> 00:13:09,180 I don't think so, Major. 250 00:13:09,250 --> 00:13:12,590 I know Odo's your friend, but I need you here. Besides... 251 00:13:12,650 --> 00:13:15,050 ( sneezes ) 252 00:13:18,810 --> 00:13:21,280 I know, I know. 253 00:13:21,350 --> 00:13:22,610 When will you leave? 254 00:13:22,680 --> 00:13:23,610 Doctor? 255 00:13:23,680 --> 00:13:25,270 As soon as possible. 256 00:13:25,330 --> 00:13:26,970 We'll prepare the Defiant. 257 00:13:27,030 --> 00:13:28,770 You prepare the Constable. 258 00:13:30,490 --> 00:13:32,540 All systems are ready for departure. 259 00:13:32,610 --> 00:13:35,440 Thank you, Mr. O'Brien. 260 00:13:35,510 --> 00:13:36,880 The Medical Bay's all set 261 00:13:36,950 --> 00:13:39,010 but it'll take a little while to get Odo on board. 262 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:41,110 Why not use the transporter? 263 00:13:41,180 --> 00:13:43,620 Well, his molecular structure is scrambled enough as it is. 264 00:13:43,690 --> 00:13:44,880 The last thing he needs 265 00:13:44,950 --> 00:13:46,750 is a trip through a transporter buffer. 266 00:13:46,820 --> 00:13:48,640 Benjamin, someone's requesting permission 267 00:13:48,710 --> 00:13:49,640 to come on board. 268 00:13:49,710 --> 00:13:51,140 Who is it? 269 00:13:51,210 --> 00:13:52,140 Garak. 270 00:13:52,210 --> 00:13:53,740 Tell him the ship is off limits 271 00:13:53,810 --> 00:13:54,910 to Cardassian spies. 272 00:13:54,980 --> 00:13:57,710 Sir, if Garak is asking to come aboard 273 00:13:57,780 --> 00:13:59,550 I'm sure he has a good reason. 274 00:13:59,620 --> 00:14:02,590 Have Mr. Garak escorted to the mess hall. 275 00:14:02,650 --> 00:14:04,200 I'll meet him there. 276 00:14:07,740 --> 00:14:09,430 Personally, I think Starfleet 277 00:14:09,490 --> 00:14:11,560 should allow their officers more latitude 278 00:14:11,630 --> 00:14:15,030 in accessorizing their uniforms, hmm? 279 00:14:15,100 --> 00:14:17,600 You'd be surprised what a nice scarf can do. 280 00:14:17,670 --> 00:14:21,740 Ah, Captain, how good of you to see me. 281 00:14:21,810 --> 00:14:22,940 Make it brief, Garak. 282 00:14:23,010 --> 00:14:25,840 I'd like to accompany you on your mission. 283 00:14:25,910 --> 00:14:28,510 There are some questions I'd like to ask the Founders. 284 00:14:28,580 --> 00:14:29,780 Such as? 285 00:14:29,850 --> 00:14:32,250 The Cardassian Empire lost a number of warships 286 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:34,580 during their aborted attack on the Dominion. 287 00:14:34,650 --> 00:14:37,270 I want to know what happened to the crew members. 288 00:14:37,340 --> 00:14:39,140 I was under the impression that those ships 289 00:14:39,210 --> 00:14:40,710 were destroyed with all hands. 290 00:14:40,780 --> 00:14:42,630 Oh, we don't know that for a fact. 291 00:14:42,690 --> 00:14:44,460 As I recall, when the Defiant 292 00:14:44,530 --> 00:14:46,530 left the scene of the battle, there were a number 293 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:48,760 of Cardassian warships still fighting. 294 00:14:48,830 --> 00:14:50,800 Ah, and you think some of their crew members 295 00:14:50,870 --> 00:14:52,200 might have been taken prisoner. 296 00:14:52,270 --> 00:14:54,570 I live in hope. 297 00:14:56,470 --> 00:14:58,210 Besides, if you do take me along 298 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:00,310 I think you'll find me quite useful. 299 00:15:00,380 --> 00:15:03,080 I'm a man of many talents. 300 00:15:03,150 --> 00:15:06,650 I have no need for a tailor on this mission 301 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:08,220 let alone a spy... 302 00:15:08,290 --> 00:15:10,750 but maybe there is something 303 00:15:10,820 --> 00:15:12,450 you can do for me. 304 00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:15,760 This is going to be a long trip for Odo. 305 00:15:15,830 --> 00:15:18,790 I need someone to occupy his attention 306 00:15:18,860 --> 00:15:20,700 take his mind off his condition. 307 00:15:20,770 --> 00:15:23,330 You want me to keep him company. 308 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:24,950 No. 309 00:15:25,020 --> 00:15:29,490 Anyone can do that-- Dax, Bashir, myself. 310 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:32,390 And what would we have to offer him? 311 00:15:32,460 --> 00:15:34,510 Kindness, sympathy. 312 00:15:34,580 --> 00:15:35,980 That's the last thing he wants. 313 00:15:36,050 --> 00:15:39,520 But where you offer kindness, I offer mystery. 314 00:15:39,580 --> 00:15:42,490 Where you offer sympathy, I offer intrigue. 315 00:15:42,550 --> 00:15:44,520 Just give me a seat next to Odo's bed 316 00:15:44,590 --> 00:15:47,590 and I promise you I'll conjure up enough innuendoes 317 00:15:47,660 --> 00:15:50,190 half-truths and bald-faced lies 318 00:15:50,260 --> 00:15:53,360 about my so-called career in the Obsidian Order 319 00:15:53,430 --> 00:15:56,330 to keep the Constable distracted for days. 320 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:59,400 If there's one thing Cardassians excel at 321 00:15:59,470 --> 00:16:01,500 it's conversation. 322 00:16:01,570 --> 00:16:03,240 You've got yourself a job. 323 00:16:03,310 --> 00:16:05,660 But all questions for the Founders 324 00:16:05,730 --> 00:16:08,540 will have to wait until after Odo gets the help he needs. 325 00:16:08,610 --> 00:16:11,630 We share the same priorities, Captain. 326 00:16:13,100 --> 00:16:15,000 Make sure you remember that. 327 00:16:18,910 --> 00:16:20,740 ( groaning ) 328 00:16:21,940 --> 00:16:24,440 QUARK: Odo... 329 00:16:24,510 --> 00:16:26,410 Not now, Quark. 330 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:28,080 I'm busy. 331 00:16:29,250 --> 00:16:31,430 I hear you're taking a little trip 332 00:16:31,500 --> 00:16:32,900 to the Gamma Quadrant. 333 00:16:34,910 --> 00:16:36,220 Care to come along? 334 00:16:36,290 --> 00:16:37,710 Are you kidding? 335 00:16:37,780 --> 00:16:40,340 I expect to own this station by the time you get back. 336 00:16:40,410 --> 00:16:42,180 With you gone 337 00:16:42,250 --> 00:16:45,610 profits from smuggling alone should go up 60 percent. 338 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:49,820 Well, don't get used to it. 339 00:16:49,890 --> 00:16:52,560 I'll be back before you know it 340 00:16:52,620 --> 00:16:54,940 making your life miserable. 341 00:16:57,530 --> 00:16:59,330 Then you are coming back. 342 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:01,360 Count on it. 343 00:17:01,430 --> 00:17:03,670 I will. 344 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:13,940 Take your time. 345 00:17:14,010 --> 00:17:17,580 I promise the Defiant won't leave without you. 346 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:28,240 Would you like me 347 00:17:28,310 --> 00:17:30,510 to have the Promenade cleared? 348 00:17:30,580 --> 00:17:32,580 That won't be necessary. 349 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:14,450 We've just cleared the wormhole. 350 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:16,960 Begin transmitting a request for assistance. 351 00:18:17,030 --> 00:18:18,960 Then set a course for the Dominion. 352 00:18:19,030 --> 00:18:20,360 Aye, sir. 353 00:18:22,530 --> 00:18:23,760 It's funny. 354 00:18:23,830 --> 00:18:25,900 I've served on half a dozen ships 355 00:18:25,970 --> 00:18:28,500 and none of them have had cloaking devices 356 00:18:28,570 --> 00:18:29,800 except the Defiant. 357 00:18:29,870 --> 00:18:32,500 Now that we're not using it, I feel naked. 358 00:18:32,570 --> 00:18:36,080 It is disconcerting, to say the least. 359 00:18:36,140 --> 00:18:39,380 Gentlemen, I feel the same breeze you do. 360 00:18:39,450 --> 00:18:41,530 What are you smiling at? 361 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:42,800 I don't know. 362 00:18:42,870 --> 00:18:45,500 I guess it's just being in the same room 363 00:18:45,570 --> 00:18:47,000 with so many naked men. 364 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:52,440 Ah, yes, the assassination of Proconsul Merrok of Romulus. 365 00:18:52,510 --> 00:18:53,690 Such a tragedy. 366 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:55,830 I met him once, a few weeks before he died. 367 00:18:55,900 --> 00:18:57,200 I was working as a gardener 368 00:18:57,270 --> 00:18:59,180 at the Cardassian Embassy during the... 369 00:18:59,250 --> 00:19:02,350 You were a gardener on Romulus? 370 00:19:02,420 --> 00:19:04,950 My specialty was Edosian orchids. 371 00:19:05,020 --> 00:19:07,190 Beautiful, but highly toxic. 372 00:19:07,260 --> 00:19:08,320 As I recall 373 00:19:08,390 --> 00:19:12,480 Proconsul Merrok was poisoned. 374 00:19:12,550 --> 00:19:15,180 Funny... I don't remember that 375 00:19:15,250 --> 00:19:19,070 but then again, so many Romulan dignitaries 376 00:19:19,140 --> 00:19:20,840 died unexpectedly that year. 377 00:19:20,910 --> 00:19:23,510 Must be hard to keep them all straight. 378 00:19:23,570 --> 00:19:24,810 Oh, you can't imagine. 379 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:26,410 Maybe 380 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:28,930 we should let the Constable get some rest. 381 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:32,700 I'll let you know when I need rest, Doctor. 382 00:19:32,770 --> 00:19:37,590 A gardener... at the Cardassian Embassy on Romulus? 383 00:19:37,660 --> 00:19:38,690 Mm-hmm. 384 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:39,760 Hmm. 385 00:19:39,820 --> 00:19:42,160 Fascinating. 386 00:19:50,270 --> 00:19:52,340 So I get off duty the other night 387 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:54,070 and I walk into my quarters 388 00:19:54,140 --> 00:19:56,760 and there's Keiko and Major Kira talking. 389 00:19:56,820 --> 00:19:58,410 Go on. 390 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:00,580 As soon as I walked in, they stopped. 391 00:20:00,650 --> 00:20:03,210 It was like turning off a holosuite program. 392 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:06,280 They did not want you to hear what they were saying. 393 00:20:06,350 --> 00:20:08,980 Exactly, but I think they were talking about me. 394 00:20:09,050 --> 00:20:10,270 SISKO: Come on, Chief. 395 00:20:10,340 --> 00:20:11,990 You have no way of knowing that. 396 00:20:12,060 --> 00:20:13,810 Oh, I may not have the proof 397 00:20:13,870 --> 00:20:15,910 but I know one thing-- Molly was there 398 00:20:15,980 --> 00:20:18,330 and when she saw me, she started giggling. 399 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:19,560 ( laughing ) 400 00:20:19,630 --> 00:20:21,030 Laugh all you want. 401 00:20:21,100 --> 00:20:24,700 I'm thinking of asking Julian to come live with us. 402 00:20:24,770 --> 00:20:26,500 Even things up a little. 403 00:20:26,570 --> 00:20:27,990 ( console beeping ) 404 00:20:28,060 --> 00:20:29,960 Hold on. I'm reading warp signatures headed our way. 405 00:20:30,020 --> 00:20:32,110 It looks like our signal's finally getting 406 00:20:32,180 --> 00:20:33,340 a little attention. 407 00:20:33,410 --> 00:20:34,780 Full stop. On screen. 408 00:20:40,890 --> 00:20:43,100 Make that a lot of attention. 409 00:20:56,370 --> 00:20:57,700 We're being hailed. 410 00:20:57,770 --> 00:21:00,240 They want to beam someone aboard to discuss our request. 411 00:21:00,310 --> 00:21:01,700 I would advise against allowing 412 00:21:01,770 --> 00:21:03,770 Dominion representatives aboard this ship. 413 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:06,260 It might be better to negotiate over the viewscreen. 414 00:21:06,330 --> 00:21:07,760 But I don't want to give them any reason 415 00:21:07,830 --> 00:21:09,330 to think that we're hiding something. 416 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:11,360 Odo needs their help and I'm going to make sure he gets it. 417 00:21:11,430 --> 00:21:13,030 Commander, tell the Jem'Hadar that I'll meet 418 00:21:13,100 --> 00:21:14,630 their representative in the transport bay. 419 00:21:14,700 --> 00:21:15,700 Aye, sir. 420 00:21:19,370 --> 00:21:20,820 ( screams ) 421 00:21:22,290 --> 00:21:24,430 That's enough. Let him go. 422 00:21:27,620 --> 00:21:28,960 Please, everyone. 423 00:21:29,030 --> 00:21:30,500 Lower your weapons. 424 00:21:30,570 --> 00:21:32,940 There's no need for violence. 425 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:37,970 Are you okay? 426 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:40,940 I've felt better. 427 00:21:43,130 --> 00:21:45,560 I've come for Odo. 428 00:21:45,630 --> 00:21:47,030 Can you help him? 429 00:21:47,100 --> 00:21:50,020 Only the Great Link can help him. 430 00:21:50,090 --> 00:21:51,720 Leave him with me 431 00:21:51,790 --> 00:21:53,660 and you may return home unharmed. 432 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:54,990 I can't do that. 433 00:21:58,210 --> 00:22:00,260 You will obey it. 434 00:22:00,330 --> 00:22:03,320 I'll let you know when I need you. 435 00:22:03,380 --> 00:22:06,820 I understand your concern for Odo. 436 00:22:06,890 --> 00:22:08,220 I feel it, too. 437 00:22:08,290 --> 00:22:10,310 Then let's not stand here and argue. 438 00:22:10,370 --> 00:22:12,610 Just tell us where we need to take him. 439 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:15,290 The faster we get moving, the better off he'll be. 440 00:22:15,360 --> 00:22:18,860 Your loyalty to Odo is commendable. 441 00:22:18,930 --> 00:22:20,700 I will not stop you 442 00:22:20,770 --> 00:22:24,000 from accompanying him on the rest of his journey. 443 00:22:24,070 --> 00:22:27,310 However, I am sure you understand my reluctance 444 00:22:27,380 --> 00:22:30,140 to reveal the location of our new home. 445 00:22:32,110 --> 00:22:36,430 Commander, I must ask you to surrender the helm. 446 00:22:36,500 --> 00:22:38,350 Amat'igan will guide your ship 447 00:22:38,420 --> 00:22:40,390 for the remainder of the voyage. 448 00:22:40,460 --> 00:22:41,790 Captain? 449 00:22:41,860 --> 00:22:43,210 My terms 450 00:22:43,270 --> 00:22:46,040 are not open to negotiation. 451 00:22:46,110 --> 00:22:48,810 Commander, give him your seat. 452 00:22:53,230 --> 00:22:56,270 This will prevent your navigational computers 453 00:22:56,340 --> 00:22:59,100 from retaining any record of our journey. 454 00:23:00,140 --> 00:23:01,960 Sir... 455 00:23:02,030 --> 00:23:03,780 Not now, Mr. Worf. 456 00:23:05,460 --> 00:23:07,460 FOUNDER: There, that's better. 457 00:23:07,530 --> 00:23:11,950 Now, Captain, if it's not too much trouble 458 00:23:12,020 --> 00:23:15,820 I would like to pay Odo a visit. 459 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:20,690 How do I look, Doctor? 460 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:22,190 Does it matter? 461 00:23:22,260 --> 00:23:23,700 Of course it matters. 462 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:25,430 I'm here as a representative 463 00:23:25,500 --> 00:23:27,130 of the Cardassian Empire 464 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:29,700 and I want to make a good first impression. 465 00:23:29,770 --> 00:23:31,840 Constable, what do you think? 466 00:23:31,910 --> 00:23:35,710 I think the Romulans poisoned Proconsul Merrok 467 00:23:35,780 --> 00:23:39,680 and you were the one responsible for the transporter accident 468 00:23:39,750 --> 00:23:42,150 that killed Subcommander Ustard. 469 00:23:42,220 --> 00:23:45,800 You're getting warmer, but how do I look? 470 00:23:45,870 --> 00:23:47,740 ( groans ) 471 00:23:47,810 --> 00:23:49,190 ( door opens ) 472 00:23:51,210 --> 00:23:52,810 May I come in? 473 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:56,200 You'll pardon me if I don't get up. 474 00:23:56,260 --> 00:23:59,600 Poor Odo... look what's become of you. 475 00:23:59,670 --> 00:24:03,000 Not a pretty sight, am I? 476 00:24:03,070 --> 00:24:04,820 Pretty? 477 00:24:04,890 --> 00:24:07,160 I wasn't aware you applied such value 478 00:24:07,230 --> 00:24:08,760 to your outward appearance. 479 00:24:08,830 --> 00:24:12,940 Such concerns are more fitting for solids. 480 00:24:13,010 --> 00:24:14,510 Excuse me, I, um, don't mean to interrupt 481 00:24:14,580 --> 00:24:16,850 but is there anything you can do for him? 482 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:19,500 Odo... 483 00:24:19,570 --> 00:24:21,920 give me your hand. 484 00:24:25,290 --> 00:24:27,880 Don't be afraid. 485 00:24:46,050 --> 00:24:47,780 ( groaning ) 486 00:25:11,790 --> 00:25:13,460 Amazing. 487 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:15,870 Feeling better? 488 00:25:15,940 --> 00:25:21,410 Yes, though I still have to concentrate 489 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:23,500 to hold my form. 490 00:25:23,570 --> 00:25:26,670 Your molecular structure is still fluctuating 491 00:25:26,740 --> 00:25:29,850 but it's nowhere near as unstable as it was. 492 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:31,860 Leave now. 493 00:25:31,930 --> 00:25:33,880 I wish to speak to Odo in private. 494 00:25:33,940 --> 00:25:36,110 Odo is my... patient. 495 00:25:36,180 --> 00:25:38,210 It's all right, Doctor. 496 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:42,050 Then I'll be right outside. 497 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:46,360 It can wait, Garak. 498 00:25:46,420 --> 00:25:48,320 Of course. 499 00:25:50,360 --> 00:25:53,400 What we have to say is not for your ears. 500 00:25:53,460 --> 00:25:54,860 Wait for me outside. 501 00:26:02,770 --> 00:26:06,940 I wish this meeting were under better circumstances. 502 00:26:07,010 --> 00:26:12,250 I'm not exactly thrilled with the circumstances myself. 503 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:15,420 I had hoped that you'd return to us on your own. 504 00:26:15,490 --> 00:26:18,900 After all, that Bajoran woman you were so fond of 505 00:26:18,970 --> 00:26:23,110 seems to have taken an interest in someone else. 506 00:26:23,180 --> 00:26:27,530 You know about Major Kira and First Minister Shakaar. 507 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:30,320 Despite your rejection of us 508 00:26:30,380 --> 00:26:33,600 we still take an active interest in your well-being. 509 00:26:33,670 --> 00:26:38,070 And just how do you keep so informed 510 00:26:38,140 --> 00:26:40,690 about my well-being? 511 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:44,180 There's very little that escapes our attention. 512 00:26:44,250 --> 00:26:46,420 Are you saying that you knew I was sick 513 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:48,200 even before we left the station? 514 00:26:48,270 --> 00:26:50,740 What do you think? 515 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:54,320 ( sighs ) 516 00:26:56,260 --> 00:26:58,730 I think you did this to me. 517 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:00,500 You caused my illness 518 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:02,930 so that I'd be forced to come home. 519 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:05,020 As I said 520 00:27:05,090 --> 00:27:08,390 I wish the circumstances of this meeting were different. 521 00:27:09,810 --> 00:27:11,260 You killed 522 00:27:11,330 --> 00:27:13,230 a changeling, Odo. 523 00:27:13,290 --> 00:27:15,990 He was trying to kill my friends. 524 00:27:16,060 --> 00:27:17,630 I had no choice. 525 00:27:17,700 --> 00:27:20,530 Of course you had a choice 526 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:23,170 and you chose to side with the solids. 527 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:25,900 To protect them, you were willing to violate 528 00:27:25,970 --> 00:27:28,110 the most sacred law of our people. 529 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:34,930 No changeling has ever harmed another. 530 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:37,950 Until you. 531 00:27:38,020 --> 00:27:41,420 That's why we forced you to return home... 532 00:27:41,490 --> 00:27:45,220 to enter the Great Link and be judged. 533 00:27:53,620 --> 00:27:57,740 What does that mean, I'm going to be judged? 534 00:27:57,810 --> 00:28:00,160 You will join us in the Great Link 535 00:28:00,220 --> 00:28:03,490 open your thoughts, allow us to understand you. 536 00:28:03,560 --> 00:28:06,090 Only then will we be able to decide 537 00:28:06,160 --> 00:28:08,730 whether your actions were justified. 538 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:11,400 And if you decide that they weren't? 539 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:14,070 You will be punished. 540 00:28:14,140 --> 00:28:16,000 Punished how? 541 00:28:16,070 --> 00:28:18,290 You have to understand 542 00:28:18,360 --> 00:28:20,230 that nothing like this has ever happened 543 00:28:20,290 --> 00:28:22,860 in the entire history of our people. 544 00:28:22,930 --> 00:28:24,960 We have never had to sit in judgment 545 00:28:25,030 --> 00:28:27,000 over one of our own. 546 00:28:27,070 --> 00:28:30,400 That's why we took so long to bring you home. 547 00:28:30,470 --> 00:28:34,440 There was... disagreement in the Link 548 00:28:34,510 --> 00:28:36,840 over what to do with you. 549 00:28:36,910 --> 00:28:40,350 I'm sorry I've caused you so much trouble. 550 00:28:40,410 --> 00:28:43,150 Perhaps we are to blame. 551 00:28:43,220 --> 00:28:45,180 We sent you away. 552 00:28:45,250 --> 00:28:49,340 But I'm the one who's going to be punished. 553 00:28:49,410 --> 00:28:52,870 That remains to be seen. 554 00:28:52,940 --> 00:28:56,860 What if I refuse to cooperate? 555 00:28:56,930 --> 00:29:01,800 What if I... refuse to join the Link? 556 00:29:01,870 --> 00:29:06,020 I stabilized your condition temporarily. 557 00:29:06,090 --> 00:29:08,890 Only the Link can heal you. 558 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:13,530 If you refuse to join with us, you will die. 559 00:29:21,910 --> 00:29:23,740 You may go in now, Doctor. 560 00:29:23,810 --> 00:29:25,410 Thank you. 561 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:27,510 Try not to disturb him. 562 00:29:27,580 --> 00:29:29,210 He needs his rest. 563 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:31,410 I'll bear that in mind. 564 00:29:36,570 --> 00:29:37,820 Excuse me, madam. 565 00:29:37,890 --> 00:29:39,820 May I have a moment of your time? 566 00:29:39,890 --> 00:29:41,420 You are Cardassian. 567 00:29:41,490 --> 00:29:43,890 That's right, and on behalf of my people 568 00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:46,730 I'd like to learn if there were any survivors 569 00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:48,900 after our attack on your homeland. 570 00:29:48,970 --> 00:29:50,430 Cardassian survivors? 571 00:29:50,500 --> 00:29:52,620 Yes. 572 00:29:52,690 --> 00:29:55,170 There were no Cardassian survivors. 573 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:58,870 You mean... they're all dead? 574 00:29:58,940 --> 00:30:00,440 They're dead. 575 00:30:00,510 --> 00:30:01,940 You're dead. 576 00:30:02,010 --> 00:30:04,580 Cardassia is dead. 577 00:30:04,650 --> 00:30:08,930 Your people were doomed the moment they attacked us. 578 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:12,100 I believe that answers your question. 579 00:30:15,580 --> 00:30:17,730 It was a pleasure meeting you. 580 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:35,980 O'BRIEN: I don't suppose there's any way 581 00:30:36,050 --> 00:30:37,410 Odo could hide a communicator on him 582 00:30:37,480 --> 00:30:39,010 when he's in the Link with the Founders. 583 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:41,020 I do not think he'll be able to hide anything 584 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:42,050 from the Founders. 585 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:43,480 There must be some way we can keep 586 00:30:43,550 --> 00:30:45,420 a transporter lock on him while he's in the Link. 587 00:30:45,490 --> 00:30:47,860 What about injecting him with radio-nuclides? 588 00:30:47,930 --> 00:30:49,560 Well, that would give the transporter 589 00:30:49,630 --> 00:30:50,860 something to lock onto 590 00:30:50,930 --> 00:30:52,530 but there's no way to be sure the nuclides 591 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:54,160 won't disperse throughout the Link. 592 00:30:54,230 --> 00:30:56,600 If he's in there for more than a few hours, we could end up 593 00:30:56,670 --> 00:30:58,530 with a transporter pad full of shape-shifters. 594 00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:00,070 ODO: I wouldn't worry about that, Chief. 595 00:31:03,410 --> 00:31:05,290 SISKO: Constable, shouldn't you be in bed? 596 00:31:05,360 --> 00:31:07,360 He insisted on coming to see you himself. 597 00:31:07,430 --> 00:31:10,030 ODO: I thought you might be trying to help me 598 00:31:10,100 --> 00:31:13,000 and I wanted to say don't bother. 599 00:31:13,070 --> 00:31:14,620 O'BRIEN: Odo, surely you don't expect us 600 00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:15,820 to just stand by 601 00:31:15,890 --> 00:31:17,670 while they do God knows what to you. 602 00:31:17,740 --> 00:31:20,840 That is exactly what I expect. 603 00:31:20,910 --> 00:31:25,740 Captain, I want to be judged. 604 00:31:25,810 --> 00:31:29,050 I'm the only changeling who's ever harmed another. 605 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:33,420 I've spent most of my life bringing people to justice. 606 00:31:33,490 --> 00:31:36,990 Now that it's my turn, how can I run away? 607 00:31:38,210 --> 00:31:40,510 Are you sure that's what you'll find 608 00:31:40,580 --> 00:31:42,440 in the Great Link-- justice? 609 00:31:42,510 --> 00:31:43,710 I've heard lots of stories 610 00:31:43,780 --> 00:31:45,450 about the Dominion and the Founders 611 00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:46,650 and justice seems to be 612 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:48,220 the last thing on their minds. 613 00:31:48,290 --> 00:31:51,770 Nevertheless, they're my people 614 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:54,870 and I intend to accept their judgment. 615 00:31:57,890 --> 00:31:59,160 Report. 616 00:31:59,230 --> 00:32:00,800 Everything's status quo. 617 00:32:00,860 --> 00:32:02,000 If you want more details than that 618 00:32:02,070 --> 00:32:04,000 you'll have to ask our navigator. 619 00:32:05,900 --> 00:32:07,370 How much longer? 620 00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:10,100 You'll be informed when we reach our destination. 621 00:32:10,170 --> 00:32:12,990 We will be within transporter range 622 00:32:13,060 --> 00:32:15,640 of my world in less than an hour. 623 00:32:15,710 --> 00:32:17,210 After we have achieved orbit 624 00:32:17,280 --> 00:32:20,950 Odo and I will transport to the surface. 625 00:32:21,020 --> 00:32:23,540 Dr. Bashir and I will be joining you. 626 00:32:24,820 --> 00:32:26,720 If you wish 627 00:32:26,790 --> 00:32:30,380 but Odo may be in the Link for days. 628 00:32:30,440 --> 00:32:32,280 We'll wait. 629 00:32:49,950 --> 00:32:51,680 Come, Odo. 630 00:32:51,750 --> 00:32:53,280 It's time. 631 00:33:52,430 --> 00:33:54,360 How long has it been? 632 00:33:54,430 --> 00:33:56,260 I've lost track. 633 00:33:56,330 --> 00:33:58,030 So have I. 634 00:33:59,400 --> 00:34:01,370 Doctor... 635 00:34:01,430 --> 00:34:03,230 Oh... 636 00:34:03,300 --> 00:34:05,240 oh... 637 00:34:05,310 --> 00:34:07,070 right. 638 00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:12,040 ( sighs ) 639 00:34:22,670 --> 00:34:24,210 Wait here. 640 00:34:33,950 --> 00:34:35,170 Garak. 641 00:34:35,230 --> 00:34:36,720 Just as I thought. 642 00:34:36,790 --> 00:34:37,970 Don't tell me. 643 00:34:38,040 --> 00:34:40,320 I overlooked one of the security monitors. 644 00:34:40,390 --> 00:34:42,720 You were trying to override the launch controls 645 00:34:42,790 --> 00:34:44,060 for the quantum torpedoes. 646 00:34:44,130 --> 00:34:46,810 I was hoping to gain control of the phasers as well. 647 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:48,910 I just hadn't got around to it yet. 648 00:34:48,980 --> 00:34:50,180 Don't you see? 649 00:34:50,250 --> 00:34:51,680 We have an opportunity here-- 650 00:34:51,750 --> 00:34:54,290 a chance to end the Dominion threat 651 00:34:54,350 --> 00:34:55,450 once and for all. 652 00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:57,820 We have enough firepower on this ship 653 00:34:57,890 --> 00:35:00,560 to turn that planet into a smoking cinder. 654 00:35:00,630 --> 00:35:04,300 Personally, I think that would be a very good thing. 655 00:35:04,360 --> 00:35:05,500 And what about Odo 656 00:35:05,570 --> 00:35:07,300 and Captain Sisko and Dr. Bashir? 657 00:35:07,370 --> 00:35:08,680 They'll die. 658 00:35:08,750 --> 00:35:11,120 And once the Jem'Hadar ships realize what we're doing 659 00:35:11,190 --> 00:35:12,420 so will we. 660 00:35:12,490 --> 00:35:14,060 But what are our lives 661 00:35:14,120 --> 00:35:18,230 compared to saving the entire Alpha Quadrant? 662 00:35:18,300 --> 00:35:20,010 We are not here to wage war. 663 00:35:20,080 --> 00:35:22,960 I'm not talking about war. 664 00:35:23,030 --> 00:35:27,870 What I'm proposing is wiping out every Founder on that planet-- 665 00:35:27,940 --> 00:35:30,840 obliterating the Great Link. 666 00:35:30,910 --> 00:35:34,040 Come now, Mr. Worf, you're a Klingon. 667 00:35:34,110 --> 00:35:37,200 Don't tell me you'd object to a little genocide 668 00:35:37,260 --> 00:35:39,180 in the name of self-defense. 669 00:35:40,550 --> 00:35:43,520 I am a warrior, not a murderer. 670 00:35:43,590 --> 00:35:49,120 What you are is a great disappointment. 671 00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:10,950 You fight well... 672 00:36:11,010 --> 00:36:12,580 for a tailor. 673 00:36:18,390 --> 00:36:19,620 Doctor. 674 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:32,630 ( groaning ) 675 00:36:42,240 --> 00:36:44,250 Odo, are you all right? 676 00:36:44,310 --> 00:36:48,330 Captain, I'm getting some strange readings. 677 00:37:00,900 --> 00:37:02,830 What have you done to him? 678 00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:06,630 Captain... 679 00:37:06,700 --> 00:37:08,250 I'm reading a heart... 680 00:37:08,320 --> 00:37:09,750 lungs... 681 00:37:09,820 --> 00:37:11,690 and a digestive system. 682 00:37:11,760 --> 00:37:13,990 It's as if he were... human. 683 00:37:14,060 --> 00:37:15,980 We gave him what he wanted. 684 00:37:16,050 --> 00:37:17,640 We made him a solid. 685 00:37:17,710 --> 00:37:20,730 He's one of you now. 686 00:37:22,900 --> 00:37:25,170 Oh, poor Odo. 687 00:37:25,240 --> 00:37:28,170 Perhaps we should have killed you. 688 00:37:28,240 --> 00:37:31,360 It would have been far less cruel. 689 00:37:36,170 --> 00:37:37,670 He's yours. 690 00:37:37,730 --> 00:37:40,190 Take him and go. 691 00:37:42,510 --> 00:37:44,110 Sisko to Defiant. 692 00:37:44,170 --> 00:37:45,570 DAX: Go ahead, Captain. 693 00:37:45,640 --> 00:37:47,210 Three to beam up. 694 00:38:09,180 --> 00:38:11,920 Staring at it isn't going to make it change shape. 695 00:38:11,990 --> 00:38:13,780 It's blood all right. 696 00:38:13,850 --> 00:38:16,190 Not a trace of changeling protoplasm 697 00:38:16,260 --> 00:38:17,820 in your entire system. 698 00:38:21,810 --> 00:38:24,850 Type "O" negative, if you're wondering. 699 00:38:24,920 --> 00:38:27,920 I'll be sure to remember that. 700 00:38:27,980 --> 00:38:31,820 Well, physiologically, you're completely human. 701 00:38:33,320 --> 00:38:34,990 Except for my face. 702 00:38:35,060 --> 00:38:37,660 Yes, I was wondering about that-- 703 00:38:37,730 --> 00:38:39,730 why they left it unchanged. 704 00:38:41,330 --> 00:38:43,660 They left it this way on purpose-- 705 00:38:43,730 --> 00:38:46,600 to make sure I'd never forget what I was... 706 00:38:48,600 --> 00:38:50,210 and... 707 00:38:50,270 --> 00:38:52,120 what I've lost. 708 00:39:02,470 --> 00:39:06,700 SISKO: Captain's Log, Stardate 49962.4. 709 00:39:06,770 --> 00:39:08,570 After leaving our Jem'Hadar escorts 710 00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:10,340 at the edge of Dominion space 711 00:39:10,410 --> 00:39:12,840 the Defiant has returned home 712 00:39:12,910 --> 00:39:14,310 but for Constable Odo 713 00:39:14,380 --> 00:39:17,060 I'm afraid the journey has just begun. 714 00:39:17,130 --> 00:39:18,130 How does it feel? 715 00:39:19,770 --> 00:39:21,870 You comfortable? 716 00:39:21,940 --> 00:39:24,240 Not too tight? 717 00:39:24,310 --> 00:39:26,310 It's fine. 718 00:39:26,380 --> 00:39:30,110 Though it does make me feel a bit... 719 00:39:30,180 --> 00:39:31,580 Itchy? 720 00:39:31,650 --> 00:39:33,180 It's the Inkarian wool. 721 00:39:33,250 --> 00:39:34,720 You'll get used to it. 722 00:39:34,780 --> 00:39:38,250 Unless, of course, you're allergic to Inkarian wool. 723 00:39:38,320 --> 00:39:40,120 No, it's not the uniform. 724 00:39:40,190 --> 00:39:41,690 I... 725 00:39:41,760 --> 00:39:43,360 I think I'm... 726 00:39:43,430 --> 00:39:45,690 hungry? 727 00:39:45,760 --> 00:39:48,230 You know, I envy you. 728 00:39:49,330 --> 00:39:52,030 Well, think of all the wonderful foods 729 00:39:52,100 --> 00:39:54,650 you'll get to enjoy for the first time. 730 00:39:54,720 --> 00:39:57,460 Hmph! I can hardly wait. 731 00:39:57,520 --> 00:40:01,630 Well, you've done your job. 732 00:40:01,690 --> 00:40:05,460 Now I have to do mine. 733 00:40:05,530 --> 00:40:07,050 Yes, I suppose you do. 734 00:40:07,120 --> 00:40:10,320 Six months in a holding cell, hmm? 735 00:40:10,390 --> 00:40:15,040 The thought is unattractive, to say the least. 736 00:40:15,110 --> 00:40:18,110 Well, if you ask me, Captain Sisko let you off lightly. 737 00:40:18,180 --> 00:40:21,050 Sabotage, assaulting a Federation officer 738 00:40:21,110 --> 00:40:22,350 attempting to incite war 739 00:40:22,420 --> 00:40:24,720 between the Federation and the Dominion. 740 00:40:24,780 --> 00:40:29,220 Yes, but my heart was in the right place. 741 00:40:29,290 --> 00:40:30,120 Hmph. 742 00:40:30,190 --> 00:40:32,460 AROYA: There you are, Odo. 743 00:40:32,530 --> 00:40:34,040 I've been looking all over for you. 744 00:40:34,110 --> 00:40:36,340 I heard about what happened. 745 00:40:36,410 --> 00:40:37,450 I'm so sorry. 746 00:40:37,510 --> 00:40:39,450 Oh... 747 00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:40,910 thank you. 748 00:40:40,980 --> 00:40:43,920 I know it won't be easy, but, eventually 749 00:40:43,990 --> 00:40:47,290 you'll see how being a humanoid has its advantages. 750 00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:50,660 If there's anything at all 751 00:40:50,730 --> 00:40:54,060 I can do, just let me know. 752 00:41:02,860 --> 00:41:05,590 What a generous offer. 753 00:41:05,660 --> 00:41:07,190 ( sighs ) 754 00:41:08,190 --> 00:41:09,730 Let's go, Garak. 755 00:41:19,720 --> 00:41:20,890 Constable? 756 00:41:20,960 --> 00:41:22,490 You all right? 757 00:41:22,560 --> 00:41:23,620 It's nothing. 758 00:41:23,690 --> 00:41:25,460 It's just a headache. 759 00:41:25,530 --> 00:41:29,330 Every once in a while, I still get flashes of memory 760 00:41:29,400 --> 00:41:30,930 from the Great Link-- 761 00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:34,200 a jumble of images, or a word 762 00:41:34,270 --> 00:41:36,100 but I can't quite make sense of it. 763 00:41:36,170 --> 00:41:38,270 You know, there's no reason to rush things. 764 00:41:38,340 --> 00:41:40,620 You don't have to go back to work right away. 765 00:41:40,690 --> 00:41:42,590 Yes, I do! 766 00:41:48,030 --> 00:41:50,330 When I joined with the other changelings 767 00:41:50,400 --> 00:41:51,740 in the Great Link, I... 768 00:41:51,800 --> 00:41:54,570 felt something I've never felt before. 769 00:41:55,570 --> 00:41:58,110 In that moment... 770 00:41:58,180 --> 00:42:00,910 I knew I was home. 771 00:42:00,980 --> 00:42:02,380 For the first time 772 00:42:02,450 --> 00:42:05,250 I felt that I understood my people-- 773 00:42:05,320 --> 00:42:07,720 their distrust of the solids... 774 00:42:07,790 --> 00:42:12,060 their willingness to do anything to protect themselves. 775 00:42:12,130 --> 00:42:15,030 And then... 776 00:42:15,090 --> 00:42:18,830 in an instant, it was all snatched away. 777 00:42:20,770 --> 00:42:24,300 I'm trapped inside this body. 778 00:42:24,370 --> 00:42:28,170 I can never rejoin the Great Link. 779 00:42:28,240 --> 00:42:31,390 My job is the only thing I have left. 780 00:42:37,200 --> 00:42:39,030 Besides, I'm still the best 781 00:42:39,100 --> 00:42:41,800 law enforcement officer on this station. 782 00:42:41,870 --> 00:42:42,970 You're the best 783 00:42:43,040 --> 00:42:45,720 law enforcement officer in this sector-- 784 00:42:45,790 --> 00:42:47,710 maybe the whole damn Quadrant. 785 00:42:49,760 --> 00:42:51,100 Maybe. 786 00:42:51,160 --> 00:42:55,350 ( raised voices ) 787 00:42:55,420 --> 00:42:57,550 What's that all about? 788 00:42:57,620 --> 00:42:58,790 I have no idea. 789 00:42:58,860 --> 00:43:01,820 The Klingon Empire is tired of words 790 00:43:01,890 --> 00:43:04,330 of negotiation 791 00:43:04,390 --> 00:43:06,930 of the endless delaying tactics of the Federation. 792 00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:09,860 Therefore, as of today, a Klingon task force 793 00:43:09,930 --> 00:43:12,750 has been dispatched to the Archanis sector. 794 00:43:12,820 --> 00:43:15,520 Starfleet has ten days to abandon their bases 795 00:43:15,590 --> 00:43:18,110 and withdraw their forces from the sector. 796 00:43:18,170 --> 00:43:20,270 It's coming in on all frequencies. 797 00:43:22,850 --> 00:43:23,900 and fired upon. 798 00:43:23,960 --> 00:43:27,630 Major, put the station on combat alert. 799 00:43:27,700 --> 00:43:29,700 Notify the Bajoran militia. 800 00:43:31,710 --> 00:43:32,740 Captain... 801 00:43:32,810 --> 00:43:35,140 Those in the Klingon Empire... 802 00:43:35,210 --> 00:43:36,310 It's him. 803 00:43:36,380 --> 00:43:38,610 Gowron? What about him? 804 00:43:38,680 --> 00:43:40,140 During the Link 805 00:43:40,210 --> 00:43:42,280 I sensed that the other changelings 806 00:43:42,350 --> 00:43:44,480 were trying to hide things from me-- 807 00:43:44,550 --> 00:43:48,190 faces, names... 808 00:43:48,250 --> 00:43:51,090 one of them was him. 809 00:43:51,160 --> 00:43:52,590 What are you saying? 810 00:43:52,660 --> 00:43:56,860 I'm saying that he's one of them. 811 00:43:56,930 --> 00:44:01,200 Gowron, the head of the Klingon Empire 812 00:44:01,270 --> 00:44:04,000 is a changeling. 813 00:44:04,070 --> 00:44:05,770 GOWRON: Let there be no mistake 814 00:44:05,840 --> 00:44:07,670 no misinterpretation of my words. 815 00:44:07,740 --> 00:44:11,580 Archanis is ours and we will take it back. 816 00:44:11,650 --> 00:44:14,450 Resist us in any way and there will be war. 817 00:44:14,510 --> 00:44:16,010 Captioning sponsored by PARAMOUNT PICTURES 818 00:44:16,080 --> 00:44:17,780 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org