Major. Sorry to disturb you.
Sorry enough to leave?
“Ties of Blood and Water” · Season 5, Episode 19
In this episode: Gul Dukat (4), Benjamin Sisko (3), Julian Bashir (2), Kira Nerys (2), Weyoun (2)
Ah, Captain Sisko. Always a pleasure.
Still calling yourself gul? I'm surprised you haven't promoted yourself back to legate by now.
I prefer the title 'gul'; so much more hands-on than legate. And less pretentious than the other alternatives: president, emperor, chancellor, first minister... Emissary.
How about Dominion puppet? [Dukat chuckles, but the Cardassian guard behind him glances warily at his opposite number, a Jem'Hadar]
Captain, such comments only reveal a deep misunderstanding of the intricacies of the Dominion political system. Under our new administration, Cardassia enjoys unparalleled autonomy and-
[irritably] You can justify yourself later, Dukat. I'm a busy man.
Very well. We have reason to believe you have one of our citizens aboard your station. A certain Tekeny Ghemor, formerly a Legate in the Cardassian Central Command.
And if we do?
Well, we want him back. To put it mildly, he has a lot to answer for.
I will take your request under advisement. But considering the Federation doesn't recognise your government, and that Cardassia has never agreed to an extradition treaty with Bajor or the Federation, [Sisko grins] you shouldn't get your hopes up. [Sisko terminates the call on a displeased Dukat]
[noticing Sisko staring at Weyoun] This is one of my Dominion advisors, Weyoun.
We've met. I saw you die.
That wasn't me. At least not exactly.
The Vorta are experts at cloning.
It tends to mitigate the risk involved in so much of our work. My predecessor was the fourth incarnation of our noble progenitor: I am the fifth.
Immortality.
Of a sort.
There's enough poison in this bottle to kill twenty Cardassians.
(Weyoun picks up Dukat's glass and drains it.)
Wha-?!
(chuckling) Oh, my! That is quite toxic, isn't it?
Are you insane?
The Vorta are immune to most forms of poison. Comes in handy when you're a diplomat.
Regardless of what Ghemor's done in the past, he doesn't deserve to die alone. No one does.
[In Deep Space 9's medbay after Ghemor has died]
He fought for every last second. I don't even think he knew I was there.
He knew. You gave him what he needed. He didn't die alone.
Maybe he gave me something I needed too. I missed my father's death by less than an hour. Did you know that? Less than an hour. I always told myself that it was bad luck, bad timing, the will of the Prophets. But the truth is, I didn't have to go when I did. I could have stayed a while longer. I saw my chance to get out and I took it. I saw so much death during the occupation, I felt so much pain. But my father, he was my strength, and I couldn't stand to see that strength slipping away. So I ran.
Just like you tried to run from Ghemor.
He reminded me so much of my father. Going through it again, I just couldn't face it.
But in the end, you did. You were there for Ghemor.
I owed it to him. I owed it to my father to get it right this time.
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