Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series)

In the Pale Moonlight (1998)

Andrew Robinson: Garak

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• Elim Garak : That's why you came to me, isn't it, Captain? Because you knew I could do those things that you weren't capable of doing? Well, it worked. And you'll get what you want: a war between the Romulans and the Dominion. And if your conscience is bothering you, you should soothe it with the knowledge that you may have just saved the entire Alpha Quadrant. And all it cost was the life of one Romulan senator, one criminal, and the self-respect of one Starfleet officer. I don't know about you, but I'd call that a bargain.

• Captain Sisko : Who's watching Tolar?

  Garak : I've locked him in his quarters. I've also left him with the distinct impression that if he attempts to force the door open, it may explode.

  Captain Sisko : I hope that's just an impression.

  Garak : It's best not to dwell on such minutiae.

• Garak : If you can allow your anger to subside for a moment, you'll see that they did *not* die in vain! The Romulans will enter the war!

  Captain Sisko : There's no guarantee of that!

  Garak : Oh, but I think that there is. You see, when the Tal Shiar finishes examining the wreckage of Vreenak's shuttle, they'll find the burnt remnants of a Cardassian optolythic data rod which somehow miraculously survived the explosion. After painstaking forensic examination, they'll discover that the rod contains a recording of a high-level Dominion meeting, at which the invasion of Romulus was being planned.

  Captain Sisko : And then they'll discover that it is a *fraud*!

  Garak : Oh, I don't think they will! Because any imperfections in the forgery will appear to be a result of the explosion. So - with a seemingly legitimate rod in one hand, and a dead senator in the other, I ask you, Captain - what conclusion would you draw?

• Garak : Vreenak believes he's on the winning side, so until you can prove otherwise, you may have to put up with a certain... acerbic attitude.

  Captain Sisko : Er, Mr. Garak, after having spent a week with you, I have developed a very, very thick skin.

• Tolar : [about the forged data rod]  It will pass. You'll see: It - will - pass.

  Garak : I sincerely hope so. Now why don't you go back to your quarters? I'll be along shortly to say... hello.

• Garak : The less I'm seen parading through Ops, the better.

  Captain Sisko : I couldn't agree more.

• Garak : To do what you're asking would use up every resource I have left on Cardassia. And it may be a very messy, very... bloody business. Are you prepared for that?

  Captain Sisko : I posted my fourteenth casualty list this morning. I'm already involved in a very messy, very bloody business.

• Garak : [to Sisko]  When the Senator arrives, you will show him a holographic recording of a secret meeting held at the highest levels of the Dominion in which the planned invasion of Romulus is being discussed. You will tell the Senator that this information was obtained through various covert means at great cost to the Federation - "at least ten good men lost their lives bringing it across the lines" - that sort of thing.

• Tolar : [Tolar has just finished a holographic forgery showing the plan for a Dominion invasion of Romulus in order to trick the Romulans into joining the war against the Dominion]  Well, it's been a pleasure doing business with you gentlemen. Call me again if you ever need...

  Captain Sisko : [interrupting]  You're not going anywhere.

  Tolar : What do you mean?

  Captain Sisko : I mean you're not leaving until your work has been accepted by our client.

  Tolar : [flying into a tantrum]  That isn't fair! You can't keep me here against my will! I haven't done anything wrong! We had an agreement!

  Captain Sisko : [Sisko grabs Tolar and slams him against a wall of the Holosuite]  I am making a new agreement. If that program passes inspection, you go free. But if there is even the tiniest flaw, I will send you back to that Klingon prison and tell Gowron to take his time when he executes you!

  Tolar : [Tolar's bluster evaporates and he becomes much more obseqious]  It'll pass. You'll see. It will pass.

  Garak : [pleasantly]  I sincerely hope so. Now, why don't you go wait in your quarters. I'll be along shortly to say... hello.

• Garak : [in a holosuite, previewing the false record of Weyoun and Damar quarreling about Dukat while discussing the invasion of Romulus]  That's all the new material, the rest of the program plays exactly as you saw before. What do you think?

  Captain Sisko : It's... better. They seem more real.

  Garak : Yes, and all I had to do was add a little petty bickering and mutual loathing.

• Garak : I made a few discrete inquiries among my former associates still living on Cardassia. As I anticipated, they shared my loathing for the current government and were willing to take on any assignment aimed at its destruction.

  Captain Sisko : That sounds like progress to me.

  Garak : Doesn't it? Unfortunately, they're all dead now.

  Captain Sisko : What?

  Garak : Yes, all killed within one day of speaking with me. I suppose that's a testament to the effectiveness of Dominion security.