Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s02e03 Episode Script
The Siege (3)
Last time on Deep Space Nine: This is the emblem of the Alliance|for Global Unity.
- They call themselves ''The Circle''.
|- Why mess up our station? They're an extremist faction|who believe in Bajor for the Bajorans.
l can't loan you a runabout without|knowing where you're taking it.
To Cardassia lV to rescue|a Bajoran prisoner of war.
Come on.
|We have a ship waiting.
What if l knew someone|who could bring stability to Bajor? Someone who could unite the factions,|give us a chance to do our job.
Bajor doesn't need a man.
lt needs a symbol.
|That's what you are.
The Navarch returned here|to assume his new post.
He's been made the Bajoran|liaison officer to Deep Space 9.
- l already have a liaison officer.
|- Not any more, you don't.
Major Kira is no longer assigned|to this post.
She's been recalled to Bajor.
lt's over.
Everything.
Bajor, the provisional government,|the Federation We've got to leave.
The provisional government will stand|only if the military supports it.
We are all patriots, Commander.
- l am the Circle, Major.
|- You're betraying your government.
The Circle's being supplied|by the Cardassians.
l borrowed the proof.
|lt's got a Gul's thumb scan on it.
The Circle hates the Cardassians.
They don't know it is the Cardassians.
They think they've been buying|from Kressari traders.
Think of the prestige of having|the new leader of Bajor being a member of your order.
lf you are the new leader.
Two assault vessels headed this way|on direct course from Bajor.
They've given all non-Bajorans|seven hours to evacuate.
And now, the conclusion.
Starfleet has no other choice.
The Federation was invited|by the Bajoran government.
No government, no invitation.
Governments can break off|relations with an edict.
lt's not so easy|when it comes down to our level.
Lieutenant Bilecki is engaged|to a young man from Bajor.
Ensign Kelly's daughter worked|with a young Bajoran girl on a science fair project.
All of us serving on the station|have made Bajoran friends.
We care about what happens|to these people.
l know l do.
|So l've decided to stay.
Just to make sure the evacuation|is conducted properly.
Someone has to oversee|the inventory process.
Packing away my medical supplies|could take quite a while.
Before you volunteer too quickly,|understand what you're getting into.
We'll try to delay|the takeover of the station.
As long as it takes to expose the|Cardassians' involvement in all of this.
lt won't be easy.
The Bajoran forces have been told|that the Federation is their enemy.
Jaro and the Circle would love|to have my head and yours and present them|to the Chamber of Ministers.
This is your last chance|to leave here in one piece.
Some of you have families.
|Some are on temporary assignment.
l wouldn't blame anyone|for getting out while you can.
l mean that.
Anyone who wants to evacuate|is dismissed.
Non-Bajorans won't be safe here.
Our families have to be evacuated.
l'm sure many of the Bajorans|will want to leave too.
There's a lot to get done.
The assault vessels will be here|in less than five hours.
Dismissed.
Hundreds of people to evacuate and three tiny runabouts available.
Do you know what that means? lt lt means a lot of people will be left behind.
Tragic.
Yes, Brother.
Your compassion amazes me.
- We're going to make a fortune.
|- We are? People will pay anything for a seat on those ships.
You can't make me l won't sell my seat.
No! l won't stay and be killed just to fill your pockets.
Rom, do you actually believe that l would sacrifice|my own brother's life for personal profit? lt would have to be|the deal of a lifetime.
- My lifetime!|- We're both going to escape.
But our bags will be filled with all|the gold-pressed latinum we can carry.
- Nog! l've been looking for you.
|- What ship are you on? - Rio Grande.
|- l'm on the Ganges.
We'll see each other|at the Hanolan colony.
- That's not where l'm going.
|- But Dad told me My ship's going to the Korat system|where they're taking Starfleet families.
This will be over in no time.
We'll be driving Mrs O'Brien|crazy again in a few days.
Just when l find a new home|and friend - it always seems l have to leave.
|- Hey, hu-man! Cut it out! Has there ever been one of your kind|and mine who were better friends? Never.
lf our fathers couldn't break us up,|no stupid coupe Coup d'état.
lt's French.
No stupid French thing will, either.
|We'll see each other again soon.
That's a promise.
This is no time to be fooling about.
Get yourselves to wherever|you're supposed to be.
- ls that everything?|- Sure.
- Keiko, don't go like this.
|- Like what? - l don't have any choice.
|- Don't you? He needs me.
We can't just let|the Cardies have the wormhole.
They could have the whole|Gamma Quadrant for all l care.
Miles - Come with us.
|- Where are we going? - On a ride, sweetheart.
|- Are you coming too, Daddy? Soon, baby.
|l'll come as soon as l can.
l'll walk you to the airlock.
l've scanned every subspace|communication window to Bajor.
They're completely jammed.
We have to take the proof|to the Chamber of Ministers.
Jaro's forces will be scanning|for vessels.
A runabout could handle|a Bajoran patrol, but l don't have one.
- The Lunar V base?|- You think there's still a ship there? We got some subimpulse raiders,|but that was ten years ago.
Could an evacuation vessel|drop me off? - What if the raiders won't fly?|- l'll wait until l hear from you.
You may have to wait a long time.
Dax, do any of your former hosts have experience with subimpulse|thruster configurations? - Yes.
Tobin Dax.
|- Tobin? - l don't know about this one.
|- My second host.
Barely a sex life, no imagination,|but he knew phase coil inverters.
Major Kira could use|his experience today.
l have no time for this foolishness.
|l have to pack! He's been brokering seats|on the evacuation vessels.
- Where did you get more seats?|- People always ask brokers that.
lt's my business to find|preferred seating for select More than 200 people|want to get off this station.
- Where did you get more seats?|- A few trades.
A person here or there|who changed his mind about leaving.
Bashir to Commander Sisko.
We're having a panic at the airlock.
|More passengers have shown up.
They all claim to have made|arrangements to leave.
l might have overbooked slightly.
On my way.
lt's an accepted|Ferengi transit practice.
l feel perfectly justified.
l have complete faith in|the commander's ability to sort this out.
He'll be pleased to know|he has your confidence.
As l'm no longer needed my brother is waiting for me|on the ship.
Hey, Odo.
You'll miss me.
Say it.
- l'll miss you, Quark.
|- You said it.
l'll miss the aggravation,|the petty theft Odo, take care of yourself.
There isn't room for everyone.
We have to get our families,|our children and non-Bajorans Where are you running to? This is Bajor.
|We are Bajorans.
We fought a war|to regain our homeland.
How can you abandon it|like frightened Cardassian vole? These ships are for our guests, who must leave because|it is no longer safe for them here.
However, we are Bajorans.
And l say that we stay|and solve our own problems together.
|Are you willing to join me? When the passengers are confirmed,|get these ships out of here.
- Both ships are full, sir.
|- Get them launched.
- Are you ready?|- lt would be better if l stayed.
l don't want anything|to happen to you.
That makes two of us.
- What's this?|- A letter l wrote you.
- A letter?|- Just some things.
- l'll read it on the ship.
|- Wait a while.
l'll see you in a couple of weeks.
That's everyone, sir.
Sisko to Ganges.
|Proceed with launch.
Acknowledged.
|Good luck, Commander.
Kira out.
No! Wait! My ship, the Rio Grande.
My brother's on it.
|He's got my ticket.
The ship was full.
|Quark wasn't on the list.
His brother Rom|did board with a dabo girl.
A dabo girl? Looks like he sold your seat.
No, you don't understand.
You don't understand!|l can't stay here! l'll be hung.
|Call the ships back! l'll pay anyone five bars|of gold-pressed latinum for a seat.
Ten bars.
Clear.
No resistance.
|Minister Jaro was correct.
The Federation has conceded defeat.
Where are the Bajoran officers|who work with Starfleet? Where is Li Nalas? Perhaps they knew the station|couldn't withstand a siege and left with Starfleet.
The most strategic position|in the entire sector: at the mouth of the wormhole.
Had l been Federation commander, l would not have|abandoned it so easily.
A year ago l was living|in a camp like this, only not quite so nice.
Have l mentioned how allergic Trills|are to insect bites? The biochemical connections between|the host and symbiont can't tolerate - What's that, a spider or dog?|- Palukoo.
The Bajoran moons are full of them.
You used to make them your pets|and sing songs about them? No, we used to eat them.
|There it is.
- This thing is supposed to fly?|- l've been in a lot worse.
The Bajoran resistance|had a lot of short pilots.
Just short engineers.
They always|built these things without thinking.
- Encouraging.
|- Just bend your knees.
The real trick will be to fire up|these thrusters after all this time.
We'll get them fired up.
|Don't worry.
You're sure? Yes.
l have no intention|of getting stuck here eating palukoos.
We should inform Minister Jaro|of our success.
You're too eager to receive|his plaudits.
- lnternal security net status?|- Completely disabled, General.
Scan the operations centre|for organic material.
The station's security chief|is apparently missing.
The shape-shifter.
lt's possible he left|with the evacuation ships or perhaps there's something|more here than meets the eye.
Scan six times an hour|at random intervals.
Minister Jaro on subspace, sir.
We've encountered no resistance|so far.
Good news.
|The Federation has withdrawn.
We monitored the evacuation|of three vessels.
When l announce we've secured|the station Minister, l urge caution.
The battle for this station|hasn't even begun yet.
- Do you expect the enemy to return?|- l'm not convinced they left.
The internal security net|has been sabotaged.
We cannot track the movements|of anyone on board, which suggests someone didn't want|to be that easily found.
- Kira?|- Perhaps.
She is unaccounted for.
|So is security chief Odo.
- So is Li Nalas.
|- You're right.
Li Nalas would never abandon Bajor.
|He must still be there.
You are to take every necessary step|to keep Li Nalas alive.
Dead, he's a martyr.
|Alive, he seals our victory.
Understood.
Once you have him, Li will see|the wisdom of supporting you.
l'll offer him anything he wants, short of becoming the next Kai,|of course.
You have a unique ability|to build a consensus, Essa.
Bajor has been waiting|for a leader like you.
Leaders like us.
lf l am so favoured|by the Vedek Assembly.
You don't have to worry about that.
l'll direct the Vedek Assembly|to elect you Kai.
Together, we will rebuild Bajor.
You got it.
- Don't turn the engines off.
|- Let's go.
- Thank you, Tobin.
|- Dax, come on.
lf it's going to fly,|it's going to fly.
- Problem?|- No.
Everything's wonderful.
- Ow!|- The knees.
That sound brings back|some memories.
- How did you win a war in these?|- We were the insects.
The Cardassians were allergic, too.
ls the proximity system working? l think so.
Let's try to get out of here|without bouncing off any walls.
You're playing right into their hands.
lf you're convinced they're still here,|why wait for them to attack? - They have no interest in attacking.
|- What makes you so sure? Because l understand military tactics.
They're vastly outnumbered.
|lf we divide our forces The sensor array was sabotaged.
|The subnet shorted out.
Your engineers can play|with the machines.
l'm sending out search parties.
Eat hearty.
|The replicators crash in 16 minutes.
This will have to last.
Combat rations, Chief? Couldn't you have replicated|something more palatable? French onion soup|would have been nice.
A miracle of science,|these combat rations.
All the nutrients the body needs|for three days.
l love them.
The only thing l miss|about the Cardassian front.
Sisko to all units.
You can thank|Chief of Operations Miles O'Brien for your repast this afternoon.
You haven't made any friends here,|Chief.
Or should l say chef? You don't appreciate|the nutritional value of combat rations? ln med school, l designed a candy bar which was far superior in food value.
Am l the only one|who doesn't find this funny? - Odo to Sisko.
|- Go ahead.
There's a patrol approaching.
|l'll get back to you.
A five-man unit is searching|the cargo deck.
- That puts them closest to me.
|- Stand by, Doctor.
Maybe we should send someone|who can run the show, like Li.
l need him here with us.
Doctor, move your unit to cargo bay 6.
|You know what to do.
Use deadly force|only if absolutely necessary.
- We're on our way.
|- Happy hunting.
Don't get too close to that.
|lt's thorium isotope.
Prolonged exposure could have|nasty consequences.
- Bashir to Sisko.
|- Go ahead.
Mission accomplished.
|We have our first five prisoners of war.
Preparing to establish|a high altitude orbit of Bajor.
Navigational sensors|aren't functioning.
- Big problem.
Without sensors|- We fly by the seat of our pants.
Great.
|Seat-of-the-pants technology.
You Starfleet types depend on gadgets.
You lose your instincts for survival.
My survival instincts told me|not to climb aboard this thing.
l know the terrain of Bajor.
We should be able to recognise|a landing site - What was that?|- The sensors aren't functioning.
Someone's firing at us.
|lnitiating evasive manoeuvres.
- l'm reading an impulse engine.
|- Let's see what we're dealing with.
- Welcoming committee from Jaro.
|- We'll never outrun them.
- We'll have to even the match.
|- How do you intend to do that? l'm taking us into the atmosphere.
They can't use their impulse engines.
lf they want to fight,|they'll fight on our terms.
Come on.
Get down.
O'Brien to Sisko.
|They've got us pinned down in here.
On our way, Chief.
Now.
They've gone to thrusters.
- That evens things up a little.
|- lf two against one is even.
- There is one problem.
|- One? The guys flying those ships|used to fly these ships.
- Phaser banks?|- Full power.
Phaser locks are dead.
|There's no way to aim.
l know.
Seat of the pants.
With your eyes.
|Just point and fire! - You fly, l'll shoot.
|- Hang on.
Where's the other one? - l think we found him.
|- Thruster power is falling.
- Got any fire gear?|- Under the seat.
l think l've got something.
- That's it?|- That's it.
- Jettison the plasma tank.
|- Plasma tank ejected.
Can you see any openings|to put down? - Six kilometres ahead at 2:00.
|- Anything a little closer? How about right here? Sir, up here.
One of the Ferengi's|holosuites is in use.
Don't try it.
|Get their weapons.
This is Commander Benjamin Sisko.
|Please listen very carefully.
The Cardassians are supplying|the weapons for this coup.
No Bajoran would accept|help from them.
They're using the Kressari|to deliver weapons to the Circle.
- That is a Federation lie!|- 'The proof is on its way to Bajor.
Once this evidence is presented,|the coup will end.
We don't want to fight you|or hurt anyone.
Your officers will be our guests|for a while.
l hope they won't mind|Starfleet combat rations.
- Day, what the hell is going on?|- l was taken prisoner.
The Federation is behind all this.
|Sisko spoke to me.
So, Commander,|you didn't abandon your post, after all.
- What did he say?|- Nothing of consequence.
- Why did he let you go?|- l promised them amnesty.
A promise l have no intention|of keeping.
- The security net is online.
|- Scan for communication devices.
- Not picking up a thing, sir.
|- They must be shielded.
The Cardassians used duranium|to shield the conduits.
Then that's where we'll find|Commander Sisko.
They've found the raider.
|We can't stay here.
l'll slow you down.
|All that's important now is to get the evidence|to the provisional government.
lt would be more convincing|if it came from you.
The evidence speaks for itself.
|You have to leave me.
That's an order, Lieutenant.
The Federation left Bajor yesterday.
You're not my commanding officer.
- l can't walk.
|- Yes, you can.
- You are being a fool.
|- Don't talk to your elders that way.
You two check over there.
- l hope you're not on level five.
|- We're on three.
Why? They're about to fill the conduits|with gas, starting with level five.
Good idea.
Kind of thing|l might have come up with.
We'd better get out of here.
We should have heard|from Kira and Dax by now.
lf they didn't make it,|we're fighting for a lost cause.
We still have an ace in the hole.
Me? Mr O'Brien,|get the units ready to move out.
Jaro depends on military support.
|Without it, the coup fails.
- You think l can sway the generals.
|- One general.
The one that's here.
We have to convince him|he's picked the wrong side.
Would you rather follow a politician|or Bajor's greatest war hero? l've done everything l can to help.
|l'd die for my people Sure you would.
|Dying gets you off the hook.
Question is, are you willing to live|for your people? Live the role they want you to play?|That's what they need from you.
Kira! Kira, you're safe.
|You're at the monastery.
- The last thing l remember|- The city saw your ship go down.
The searchers who found you|are from my order.
- Dax?|- She's fine.
She's changing clothes.
We have to get|to the Chamber of Ministers.
- The Cardassians|- Lieutenant Dax told me.
Careful.
You've just had a broken hip mended.
- How long have l been here?|- Six hours.
We have to get out of here.
Good, you're up.
Put this on.
- Why are we?|- For the Chamber of Ministers.
Religious orders can travel safely|in the streets.
- l'm going to escort you.
|- No.
We have to go alone, Bareil.
l can't be responsible|for your safety.
But l can be responsible for yours.
Please, don't argue.
What do you think?|The nose.
- lt's flattering.
|- l'm thinking of keeping it.
Quark, leave it.
l can't.
|lt's all that l am.
My personal mementos,|my family album - lt's full of gold-pressed latinum.
|- Who told you? Your mother,|the day you were born.
Never make fun|of a Ferengi's mother! - Rule of Acquisition number 31.
|- We're in position.
We're above airlock 14,|awaiting your signal.
Make as much noise as you can|before you surrender.
They'll think there are 200|of us instead of 20.
Come on.
Now! Fine! Fine.
l'm coming.
Proceed with level three.
The enemy has attacked our position|at airlock 14.
We must have flushed them out.
|Seal all airlocks.
This is Colonel Day.
|All security units to airlock 14.
- What's going on down there?|- Cameras have been sabotaged.
How many men are at that airlock? - Four.
|- Security to General Krim.
The enemy forces at airlock 14|have surrendered.
Bring their leaders to me|for questioning.
Please don't resist, General.
|We don't wish to use deadly force.
My name is Li Nalas.
|Perhaps you've heard of me.
Guards, stop that woman.
- What is this blasphemy?|- l am Major Kira Nerys.
The Cardassians are behind|Minister Jaro's attempt to take control.
Major Kira is an outspoken opponent|of the government, of reason, of progress,|and now, finally, of me.
l'm honoured to be included,|but l will not allow you to disrupt the orderly transition of power|with these wild charges.
This is a manifest pad|from a Kressari vessel.
lt bears the thumb scan|of a Cardassian Gul who transferred weapons|to that ship, weapons taken by the Kressari|to the Circle.
This coup will deliver Bajor|back to its greatest enemies.
Do you wish to live|under Cardassian rule again? There is nothing to these accusations.
Then you should have no objection|to an inspection of this manifest.
Of course not.
|We'll adjourn for the time being.
l completely support this investigation|and intend to co-operate.
Colonel, you withheld information|that was to be communicated to me.
- lnformation?|- Regarding the Cardassians.
Lies.
That's all they were.
The chamber is in recess while evidence of Cardassian|involvement is being examined.
The Circle is broken, Colonel.
l'm returning to the surface|to consult with the ministers.
l expect l will be asked to resign.
Commander, since the provisional|government has prevailed, it is appropriate to return the command|of this station to Starfleet.
Well fought, sir.
No.
Commander! Off the hook, after all.
Somehow you figured|now that he was here, things would be better.
|He'd He'd find a way|to make things better because he was a man|who could do that.
A great man.
l wish l knew where we could find|others like him.
There are heroes all over Bajor.
l'm sitting with one.
l'm sorry.
l don't feel like|celebrating tonight.
Excuse me.
Sir, can l ask you something?|About Li Nalas? Listening to Kira talk about|all he was, all he was going to do, she makes him sound like he was|some kind of military genius.
- But the Li Nalas l|- Chief.
Li Nalas was the hero|of the Bajoran resistance.
He performed acts of courage for|his people and died for their freedom.
That's how the history books|will be written and that's how l'll remember him|when anybody asks.
Yes, sir.
Dax to Sisko.
The Ganges has just docked|at pad C, Benjamin.
Excuse me, sir.
Dad!
- They call themselves ''The Circle''.
|- Why mess up our station? They're an extremist faction|who believe in Bajor for the Bajorans.
l can't loan you a runabout without|knowing where you're taking it.
To Cardassia lV to rescue|a Bajoran prisoner of war.
Come on.
|We have a ship waiting.
What if l knew someone|who could bring stability to Bajor? Someone who could unite the factions,|give us a chance to do our job.
Bajor doesn't need a man.
lt needs a symbol.
|That's what you are.
The Navarch returned here|to assume his new post.
He's been made the Bajoran|liaison officer to Deep Space 9.
- l already have a liaison officer.
|- Not any more, you don't.
Major Kira is no longer assigned|to this post.
She's been recalled to Bajor.
lt's over.
Everything.
Bajor, the provisional government,|the Federation We've got to leave.
The provisional government will stand|only if the military supports it.
We are all patriots, Commander.
- l am the Circle, Major.
|- You're betraying your government.
The Circle's being supplied|by the Cardassians.
l borrowed the proof.
|lt's got a Gul's thumb scan on it.
The Circle hates the Cardassians.
They don't know it is the Cardassians.
They think they've been buying|from Kressari traders.
Think of the prestige of having|the new leader of Bajor being a member of your order.
lf you are the new leader.
Two assault vessels headed this way|on direct course from Bajor.
They've given all non-Bajorans|seven hours to evacuate.
And now, the conclusion.
Starfleet has no other choice.
The Federation was invited|by the Bajoran government.
No government, no invitation.
Governments can break off|relations with an edict.
lt's not so easy|when it comes down to our level.
Lieutenant Bilecki is engaged|to a young man from Bajor.
Ensign Kelly's daughter worked|with a young Bajoran girl on a science fair project.
All of us serving on the station|have made Bajoran friends.
We care about what happens|to these people.
l know l do.
|So l've decided to stay.
Just to make sure the evacuation|is conducted properly.
Someone has to oversee|the inventory process.
Packing away my medical supplies|could take quite a while.
Before you volunteer too quickly,|understand what you're getting into.
We'll try to delay|the takeover of the station.
As long as it takes to expose the|Cardassians' involvement in all of this.
lt won't be easy.
The Bajoran forces have been told|that the Federation is their enemy.
Jaro and the Circle would love|to have my head and yours and present them|to the Chamber of Ministers.
This is your last chance|to leave here in one piece.
Some of you have families.
|Some are on temporary assignment.
l wouldn't blame anyone|for getting out while you can.
l mean that.
Anyone who wants to evacuate|is dismissed.
Non-Bajorans won't be safe here.
Our families have to be evacuated.
l'm sure many of the Bajorans|will want to leave too.
There's a lot to get done.
The assault vessels will be here|in less than five hours.
Dismissed.
Hundreds of people to evacuate and three tiny runabouts available.
Do you know what that means? lt lt means a lot of people will be left behind.
Tragic.
Yes, Brother.
Your compassion amazes me.
- We're going to make a fortune.
|- We are? People will pay anything for a seat on those ships.
You can't make me l won't sell my seat.
No! l won't stay and be killed just to fill your pockets.
Rom, do you actually believe that l would sacrifice|my own brother's life for personal profit? lt would have to be|the deal of a lifetime.
- My lifetime!|- We're both going to escape.
But our bags will be filled with all|the gold-pressed latinum we can carry.
- Nog! l've been looking for you.
|- What ship are you on? - Rio Grande.
|- l'm on the Ganges.
We'll see each other|at the Hanolan colony.
- That's not where l'm going.
|- But Dad told me My ship's going to the Korat system|where they're taking Starfleet families.
This will be over in no time.
We'll be driving Mrs O'Brien|crazy again in a few days.
Just when l find a new home|and friend - it always seems l have to leave.
|- Hey, hu-man! Cut it out! Has there ever been one of your kind|and mine who were better friends? Never.
lf our fathers couldn't break us up,|no stupid coupe Coup d'état.
lt's French.
No stupid French thing will, either.
|We'll see each other again soon.
That's a promise.
This is no time to be fooling about.
Get yourselves to wherever|you're supposed to be.
- ls that everything?|- Sure.
- Keiko, don't go like this.
|- Like what? - l don't have any choice.
|- Don't you? He needs me.
We can't just let|the Cardies have the wormhole.
They could have the whole|Gamma Quadrant for all l care.
Miles - Come with us.
|- Where are we going? - On a ride, sweetheart.
|- Are you coming too, Daddy? Soon, baby.
|l'll come as soon as l can.
l'll walk you to the airlock.
l've scanned every subspace|communication window to Bajor.
They're completely jammed.
We have to take the proof|to the Chamber of Ministers.
Jaro's forces will be scanning|for vessels.
A runabout could handle|a Bajoran patrol, but l don't have one.
- The Lunar V base?|- You think there's still a ship there? We got some subimpulse raiders,|but that was ten years ago.
Could an evacuation vessel|drop me off? - What if the raiders won't fly?|- l'll wait until l hear from you.
You may have to wait a long time.
Dax, do any of your former hosts have experience with subimpulse|thruster configurations? - Yes.
Tobin Dax.
|- Tobin? - l don't know about this one.
|- My second host.
Barely a sex life, no imagination,|but he knew phase coil inverters.
Major Kira could use|his experience today.
l have no time for this foolishness.
|l have to pack! He's been brokering seats|on the evacuation vessels.
- Where did you get more seats?|- People always ask brokers that.
lt's my business to find|preferred seating for select More than 200 people|want to get off this station.
- Where did you get more seats?|- A few trades.
A person here or there|who changed his mind about leaving.
Bashir to Commander Sisko.
We're having a panic at the airlock.
|More passengers have shown up.
They all claim to have made|arrangements to leave.
l might have overbooked slightly.
On my way.
lt's an accepted|Ferengi transit practice.
l feel perfectly justified.
l have complete faith in|the commander's ability to sort this out.
He'll be pleased to know|he has your confidence.
As l'm no longer needed my brother is waiting for me|on the ship.
Hey, Odo.
You'll miss me.
Say it.
- l'll miss you, Quark.
|- You said it.
l'll miss the aggravation,|the petty theft Odo, take care of yourself.
There isn't room for everyone.
We have to get our families,|our children and non-Bajorans Where are you running to? This is Bajor.
|We are Bajorans.
We fought a war|to regain our homeland.
How can you abandon it|like frightened Cardassian vole? These ships are for our guests, who must leave because|it is no longer safe for them here.
However, we are Bajorans.
And l say that we stay|and solve our own problems together.
|Are you willing to join me? When the passengers are confirmed,|get these ships out of here.
- Both ships are full, sir.
|- Get them launched.
- Are you ready?|- lt would be better if l stayed.
l don't want anything|to happen to you.
That makes two of us.
- What's this?|- A letter l wrote you.
- A letter?|- Just some things.
- l'll read it on the ship.
|- Wait a while.
l'll see you in a couple of weeks.
That's everyone, sir.
Sisko to Ganges.
|Proceed with launch.
Acknowledged.
|Good luck, Commander.
Kira out.
No! Wait! My ship, the Rio Grande.
My brother's on it.
|He's got my ticket.
The ship was full.
|Quark wasn't on the list.
His brother Rom|did board with a dabo girl.
A dabo girl? Looks like he sold your seat.
No, you don't understand.
You don't understand!|l can't stay here! l'll be hung.
|Call the ships back! l'll pay anyone five bars|of gold-pressed latinum for a seat.
Ten bars.
Clear.
No resistance.
|Minister Jaro was correct.
The Federation has conceded defeat.
Where are the Bajoran officers|who work with Starfleet? Where is Li Nalas? Perhaps they knew the station|couldn't withstand a siege and left with Starfleet.
The most strategic position|in the entire sector: at the mouth of the wormhole.
Had l been Federation commander, l would not have|abandoned it so easily.
A year ago l was living|in a camp like this, only not quite so nice.
Have l mentioned how allergic Trills|are to insect bites? The biochemical connections between|the host and symbiont can't tolerate - What's that, a spider or dog?|- Palukoo.
The Bajoran moons are full of them.
You used to make them your pets|and sing songs about them? No, we used to eat them.
|There it is.
- This thing is supposed to fly?|- l've been in a lot worse.
The Bajoran resistance|had a lot of short pilots.
Just short engineers.
They always|built these things without thinking.
- Encouraging.
|- Just bend your knees.
The real trick will be to fire up|these thrusters after all this time.
We'll get them fired up.
|Don't worry.
You're sure? Yes.
l have no intention|of getting stuck here eating palukoos.
We should inform Minister Jaro|of our success.
You're too eager to receive|his plaudits.
- lnternal security net status?|- Completely disabled, General.
Scan the operations centre|for organic material.
The station's security chief|is apparently missing.
The shape-shifter.
lt's possible he left|with the evacuation ships or perhaps there's something|more here than meets the eye.
Scan six times an hour|at random intervals.
Minister Jaro on subspace, sir.
We've encountered no resistance|so far.
Good news.
|The Federation has withdrawn.
We monitored the evacuation|of three vessels.
When l announce we've secured|the station Minister, l urge caution.
The battle for this station|hasn't even begun yet.
- Do you expect the enemy to return?|- l'm not convinced they left.
The internal security net|has been sabotaged.
We cannot track the movements|of anyone on board, which suggests someone didn't want|to be that easily found.
- Kira?|- Perhaps.
She is unaccounted for.
|So is security chief Odo.
- So is Li Nalas.
|- You're right.
Li Nalas would never abandon Bajor.
|He must still be there.
You are to take every necessary step|to keep Li Nalas alive.
Dead, he's a martyr.
|Alive, he seals our victory.
Understood.
Once you have him, Li will see|the wisdom of supporting you.
l'll offer him anything he wants, short of becoming the next Kai,|of course.
You have a unique ability|to build a consensus, Essa.
Bajor has been waiting|for a leader like you.
Leaders like us.
lf l am so favoured|by the Vedek Assembly.
You don't have to worry about that.
l'll direct the Vedek Assembly|to elect you Kai.
Together, we will rebuild Bajor.
You got it.
- Don't turn the engines off.
|- Let's go.
- Thank you, Tobin.
|- Dax, come on.
lf it's going to fly,|it's going to fly.
- Problem?|- No.
Everything's wonderful.
- Ow!|- The knees.
That sound brings back|some memories.
- How did you win a war in these?|- We were the insects.
The Cardassians were allergic, too.
ls the proximity system working? l think so.
Let's try to get out of here|without bouncing off any walls.
You're playing right into their hands.
lf you're convinced they're still here,|why wait for them to attack? - They have no interest in attacking.
|- What makes you so sure? Because l understand military tactics.
They're vastly outnumbered.
|lf we divide our forces The sensor array was sabotaged.
|The subnet shorted out.
Your engineers can play|with the machines.
l'm sending out search parties.
Eat hearty.
|The replicators crash in 16 minutes.
This will have to last.
Combat rations, Chief? Couldn't you have replicated|something more palatable? French onion soup|would have been nice.
A miracle of science,|these combat rations.
All the nutrients the body needs|for three days.
l love them.
The only thing l miss|about the Cardassian front.
Sisko to all units.
You can thank|Chief of Operations Miles O'Brien for your repast this afternoon.
You haven't made any friends here,|Chief.
Or should l say chef? You don't appreciate|the nutritional value of combat rations? ln med school, l designed a candy bar which was far superior in food value.
Am l the only one|who doesn't find this funny? - Odo to Sisko.
|- Go ahead.
There's a patrol approaching.
|l'll get back to you.
A five-man unit is searching|the cargo deck.
- That puts them closest to me.
|- Stand by, Doctor.
Maybe we should send someone|who can run the show, like Li.
l need him here with us.
Doctor, move your unit to cargo bay 6.
|You know what to do.
Use deadly force|only if absolutely necessary.
- We're on our way.
|- Happy hunting.
Don't get too close to that.
|lt's thorium isotope.
Prolonged exposure could have|nasty consequences.
- Bashir to Sisko.
|- Go ahead.
Mission accomplished.
|We have our first five prisoners of war.
Preparing to establish|a high altitude orbit of Bajor.
Navigational sensors|aren't functioning.
- Big problem.
Without sensors|- We fly by the seat of our pants.
Great.
|Seat-of-the-pants technology.
You Starfleet types depend on gadgets.
You lose your instincts for survival.
My survival instincts told me|not to climb aboard this thing.
l know the terrain of Bajor.
We should be able to recognise|a landing site - What was that?|- The sensors aren't functioning.
Someone's firing at us.
|lnitiating evasive manoeuvres.
- l'm reading an impulse engine.
|- Let's see what we're dealing with.
- Welcoming committee from Jaro.
|- We'll never outrun them.
- We'll have to even the match.
|- How do you intend to do that? l'm taking us into the atmosphere.
They can't use their impulse engines.
lf they want to fight,|they'll fight on our terms.
Come on.
Get down.
O'Brien to Sisko.
|They've got us pinned down in here.
On our way, Chief.
Now.
They've gone to thrusters.
- That evens things up a little.
|- lf two against one is even.
- There is one problem.
|- One? The guys flying those ships|used to fly these ships.
- Phaser banks?|- Full power.
Phaser locks are dead.
|There's no way to aim.
l know.
Seat of the pants.
With your eyes.
|Just point and fire! - You fly, l'll shoot.
|- Hang on.
Where's the other one? - l think we found him.
|- Thruster power is falling.
- Got any fire gear?|- Under the seat.
l think l've got something.
- That's it?|- That's it.
- Jettison the plasma tank.
|- Plasma tank ejected.
Can you see any openings|to put down? - Six kilometres ahead at 2:00.
|- Anything a little closer? How about right here? Sir, up here.
One of the Ferengi's|holosuites is in use.
Don't try it.
|Get their weapons.
This is Commander Benjamin Sisko.
|Please listen very carefully.
The Cardassians are supplying|the weapons for this coup.
No Bajoran would accept|help from them.
They're using the Kressari|to deliver weapons to the Circle.
- That is a Federation lie!|- 'The proof is on its way to Bajor.
Once this evidence is presented,|the coup will end.
We don't want to fight you|or hurt anyone.
Your officers will be our guests|for a while.
l hope they won't mind|Starfleet combat rations.
- Day, what the hell is going on?|- l was taken prisoner.
The Federation is behind all this.
|Sisko spoke to me.
So, Commander,|you didn't abandon your post, after all.
- What did he say?|- Nothing of consequence.
- Why did he let you go?|- l promised them amnesty.
A promise l have no intention|of keeping.
- The security net is online.
|- Scan for communication devices.
- Not picking up a thing, sir.
|- They must be shielded.
The Cardassians used duranium|to shield the conduits.
Then that's where we'll find|Commander Sisko.
They've found the raider.
|We can't stay here.
l'll slow you down.
|All that's important now is to get the evidence|to the provisional government.
lt would be more convincing|if it came from you.
The evidence speaks for itself.
|You have to leave me.
That's an order, Lieutenant.
The Federation left Bajor yesterday.
You're not my commanding officer.
- l can't walk.
|- Yes, you can.
- You are being a fool.
|- Don't talk to your elders that way.
You two check over there.
- l hope you're not on level five.
|- We're on three.
Why? They're about to fill the conduits|with gas, starting with level five.
Good idea.
Kind of thing|l might have come up with.
We'd better get out of here.
We should have heard|from Kira and Dax by now.
lf they didn't make it,|we're fighting for a lost cause.
We still have an ace in the hole.
Me? Mr O'Brien,|get the units ready to move out.
Jaro depends on military support.
|Without it, the coup fails.
- You think l can sway the generals.
|- One general.
The one that's here.
We have to convince him|he's picked the wrong side.
Would you rather follow a politician|or Bajor's greatest war hero? l've done everything l can to help.
|l'd die for my people Sure you would.
|Dying gets you off the hook.
Question is, are you willing to live|for your people? Live the role they want you to play?|That's what they need from you.
Kira! Kira, you're safe.
|You're at the monastery.
- The last thing l remember|- The city saw your ship go down.
The searchers who found you|are from my order.
- Dax?|- She's fine.
She's changing clothes.
We have to get|to the Chamber of Ministers.
- The Cardassians|- Lieutenant Dax told me.
Careful.
You've just had a broken hip mended.
- How long have l been here?|- Six hours.
We have to get out of here.
Good, you're up.
Put this on.
- Why are we?|- For the Chamber of Ministers.
Religious orders can travel safely|in the streets.
- l'm going to escort you.
|- No.
We have to go alone, Bareil.
l can't be responsible|for your safety.
But l can be responsible for yours.
Please, don't argue.
What do you think?|The nose.
- lt's flattering.
|- l'm thinking of keeping it.
Quark, leave it.
l can't.
|lt's all that l am.
My personal mementos,|my family album - lt's full of gold-pressed latinum.
|- Who told you? Your mother,|the day you were born.
Never make fun|of a Ferengi's mother! - Rule of Acquisition number 31.
|- We're in position.
We're above airlock 14,|awaiting your signal.
Make as much noise as you can|before you surrender.
They'll think there are 200|of us instead of 20.
Come on.
Now! Fine! Fine.
l'm coming.
Proceed with level three.
The enemy has attacked our position|at airlock 14.
We must have flushed them out.
|Seal all airlocks.
This is Colonel Day.
|All security units to airlock 14.
- What's going on down there?|- Cameras have been sabotaged.
How many men are at that airlock? - Four.
|- Security to General Krim.
The enemy forces at airlock 14|have surrendered.
Bring their leaders to me|for questioning.
Please don't resist, General.
|We don't wish to use deadly force.
My name is Li Nalas.
|Perhaps you've heard of me.
Guards, stop that woman.
- What is this blasphemy?|- l am Major Kira Nerys.
The Cardassians are behind|Minister Jaro's attempt to take control.
Major Kira is an outspoken opponent|of the government, of reason, of progress,|and now, finally, of me.
l'm honoured to be included,|but l will not allow you to disrupt the orderly transition of power|with these wild charges.
This is a manifest pad|from a Kressari vessel.
lt bears the thumb scan|of a Cardassian Gul who transferred weapons|to that ship, weapons taken by the Kressari|to the Circle.
This coup will deliver Bajor|back to its greatest enemies.
Do you wish to live|under Cardassian rule again? There is nothing to these accusations.
Then you should have no objection|to an inspection of this manifest.
Of course not.
|We'll adjourn for the time being.
l completely support this investigation|and intend to co-operate.
Colonel, you withheld information|that was to be communicated to me.
- lnformation?|- Regarding the Cardassians.
Lies.
That's all they were.
The chamber is in recess while evidence of Cardassian|involvement is being examined.
The Circle is broken, Colonel.
l'm returning to the surface|to consult with the ministers.
l expect l will be asked to resign.
Commander, since the provisional|government has prevailed, it is appropriate to return the command|of this station to Starfleet.
Well fought, sir.
No.
Commander! Off the hook, after all.
Somehow you figured|now that he was here, things would be better.
|He'd He'd find a way|to make things better because he was a man|who could do that.
A great man.
l wish l knew where we could find|others like him.
There are heroes all over Bajor.
l'm sitting with one.
l'm sorry.
l don't feel like|celebrating tonight.
Excuse me.
Sir, can l ask you something?|About Li Nalas? Listening to Kira talk about|all he was, all he was going to do, she makes him sound like he was|some kind of military genius.
- But the Li Nalas l|- Chief.
Li Nalas was the hero|of the Bajoran resistance.
He performed acts of courage for|his people and died for their freedom.
That's how the history books|will be written and that's how l'll remember him|when anybody asks.
Yes, sir.
Dax to Sisko.
The Ganges has just docked|at pad C, Benjamin.
Excuse me, sir.
Dad!