AArissa
I'm not in your way, am I?
No. No, not at all. I, uh... I usually read for an hour or two.
AArissa
What are you reading?
It's a detective novel.
AArissa
Oh. Have you figured out who did it yet?
By the third page.
S5 E17A Simple Investigation
S5 E18Business as Usual
[Quark is in the Security Office]
None of these charges are gonna stick! I haven't broken any laws! [beat] I have a license to run holosuites.
But you don't have a license to sell weapons, do you?
[pause] I defy you to prove that I've brought a single weapon onto this station.
It's a mere technicality; we both know what you're doing. And I promise you, you're going to face the consequences.
[Sisko and Kira enter while Odo is saying this]
Not today, he isn't! [pause] Let him go.
[incredulous] Let him go?!
Major, tell the constable what you told me.
The Bajoran government insists that Deep Space 9 not interfere with the lawful transactions of Hagath and his associates. Hagath supplied arms to the resistance—without him or people like him, we would all be dead, and the Cardassians would still be in power. [beat] We owe him.
[exasperated] Captain!
I don't like it any more than you do.
[smug] Better luck next time. [a furious Sisko spins Quark's chair around to face him]
[angrily] You'd better hope there isn't a "next time," mister! I have cut you a lot of slack in the past—I even looked the other way once or twice when I could have come down hard on you—but those days are over! Now, we may not be able to get you for selling weapons, but you so much as litter on the Promenade, and I will nail you to the wall!!
GGaila
[nostalgic] I'll never forget how many people told us we were making a mistake. "Sell weapons to the Bajorans?"
HHagath
"What chance do they have?", they said. "Invest in a winner, sell to the Cardassians."
But why? They couldn't have had any money...
HHagath
My dear Quark, not every deal is about making money. Sometimes, you have to look at the big picture. And, at times, gaining a friend is more important than making profit.
GGaila
I admit, it's not the Ferengi way, but it's good business nonetheless.
HHagath
I knew eventually the Cardassians were going to lose, and do you know why?
Because they were overly confident?
HHagath
Exactly! They underestimated the Bajoran thirst for freedom, I didn't.
Twenty-eight million people dead? Couldn't we just... wound some of them?
You're facing some serious charges here, Quark: incitement to riot, endangering the public safety, disregarding...
How was I supposed to know everyone was going to start shooting? I just wanted them to cross paths so that the deal would fall through.
It fell through all right. Hagath and Gaila barely managed to get off the station alive!
I hear General Nassuc sent a Purification Squad after them.
I wouldn't count on seeing your former business partners again.
I can live with that.
What about the Regent's death?
The Regent's dead?
A Purification Squad caught up with him this morning.
I can live with that, too. And I can think of twenty-eight million other people who won't mind, either.
Twenty-eight million and one.
S5 E19Ties of Blood and Water
Major. Sorry to disturb you.
Sorry enough to leave?
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.
S5 E20Ferengi Love Songs
ZZek
“Sometimes the only thing more dangerous than a question is an answer.”
Rule of Acquisition 208.
“Females and finances don't mix.” Rule of Acquisition 94.
“Latinum lasts longer than lust.” Rule of Acquisition 229.
Maybe, but lust can be a lot more fun.
S5 E21Soldiers of the Empire
I am Worf, son of Mogh. I now take my place as first officer. I serve the captain, but I stand for the crew.
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