Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s03e24 Episode Script
Shakaar
Got you this time, Chief.
Sorry, Commander.
Don't apologise.
|That makes it worse.
l guess l'm in the zone today.
The feeling that l can put the dart|exactly where l want it.
- You know the feeling.
|- Not today.
- Dax to Sisko.
|- Go ahead.
Priority message from the Bajoran|provisional government.
On my way.
Fortunately, duty calls.
|You'll have to find another victim.
- ls Chief O'Brien in here?|- He's back there in the zone.
Enter.
- l didn't mean to interrupt.
|- That's all right.
lt's called a duranja,|a lamp for the dead.
l was praying for Bareil.
|What can l do for you? This may come as somewhat|of a shock, but l wanted you to hear it from me.
The First Minister of the provisional|government has died.
- Kalem Apren? How?|- Heart failure.
He died in his sleep.
l just met him once,|but he seemed like a good man.
How soon will they appoint|a replacement? They have already appointed someone.
The new head|of the provisional government is Kai Winn.
l've transferred Ensign Palmers back to the night watch and reassigned Crewman Donark as a member of the security detachment.
Starfleet is sending upgrades for our tactical computer modules.
l've drawn up a plan to phase in the upgrades over three days.
Major? ls something wrong? Yes.
lt's this whole thing with Kai Winn.
l was trying to get used to her as spiritual leader of Bajor, and now she's running the government.
Not an ideal situation.
You and l are the only ones|who feel that way.
No one is opposing her|in next month's elections.
She is going to be elected First Minister for the next six years|and no one seems to care.
You and l have a different perspective than most Bajorans.
There's a personal element|to our feelings about her.
l know that you still blame Winn for Bareil's death.
That's part of it.
But this is about the future of Bajor.
Giving Winn control of the government|is a mistake.
- She should be stopped.
|- Stopped from doing what? l don't know.
Maybe l'm afraid that if she's given power,|she's never going to let it go.
That suspicion is not shared|by the people of Bajor.
They still admire her as the woman|who made peace with Cardassia.
Bareil made peace with Cardassia.
l know that, Major.
But to the rest of Bajor,|Winn is the real hero.
ln their eyes, it took courage|to conclude a treaty with a race that she has so bitterly|condemned.
l don't care what her popular image is.
|She is no hero.
The only thing that she cares about|is her own power.
We spent so many years fighting|the Cardassians.
We spent so much time|praying for a Bajor that was free.
Now that we won, how can people|hand over their freedom to someone like Winn? One of the prices of giving people|freedom of choice is that sometimes they make|the wrong choice.
Yes? Hello, child.
- Eminence.
|- May l come in? Yes.
Please forgive this intrusion.
Does Commander Sisko|know you're aboard? l'm not here to see the Emissary.
|l'm here to see you.
- Me?|- Yes, child.
Have you suffered a recent loss? Or are you still mourning the death|of Minister Kalem? lt's for Vedek Bareil, actually.
lt's been three months|since Bareil left us.
You must have cared for him.
- l loved him.
|- As did l.
ls that why you never mention Bareil when you talk about your peace treaty? He's the one who negotiated it.
Bareil saw himself as simply carrying|out the will of the Prophets.
To him, achieving peace|with Cardassia was its own reward.
He never wanted fame or glory|for what he did.
As someone who loved him,|l'm surprised you didn't know that.
What is it you want, Eminence? Are you familiar|with Rakantha Province? - lt's a farming community.
|- lt used to be one of the most productive|agricultural regions on Bajor.
The Cardassians poisoned much|of our farmlands before they left and Rakantha has been barren|wasteland ever since.
After years of research, the agricultural|ministry has developed reclamators which can detoxify the soil|and make it fertile again.
lt's very interesting,|but what does it have to do with me? Patience, child.
ln six months it will be|planting season in Rakantha.
By next year,|we can be producing boton, moreka and salam grass, all valuable commodities for export.
lf we can attract interstellar|commerce to Bajor, it will enhance our application|for membership in the Federation.
- l understand.
|- Unfortunately, a group of farmers who were allowed|to use the reclamators are now refusing to return them.
This is why l've come to you, Kira.
The farmers who seized the equipment|are in Dahkur Province, your home.
They're led by a man with whom|you're acquainted.
- His name is Shakaar.
|- Shakaar? He was the leader of your resistance|cell during the occupation.
l want you to convince him to return|the equipment.
You want me to go up against a man who saved my life countless times|for you? Not for me, child.
|For Bajor.
l know we've had our differences|in the past, but l'm asking you to think|of what is best for our people.
We're on the verge of a new era:|the occupation is over, we've achieved peace with Cardassia, Federation membership|is a few years away.
This is an exciting time|to be a Bajoran, but our future depends on each of us|acting for the common good of Bajor.
Shakaar has lost sight of this.
|By stealing the reclamators, he's acting in his own self-interest|at the expense of our people.
l know Shakaar.
He's one of the most|selfless people l've met.
He must have a good reason|for what he's done.
Perhaps he is just misguided.
That's why l've come to you, Kira.
|You know him.
You can talk to him.
l don't want this to become|a scandal.
l want this settled peacefully, quietly.
Surely we can both agree|that that's a worthy goal.
l'll talk to him, but l can't|guarantee that he'll listen to me.
Vedek Bareil used to tell me|that you could be quite persuasive.
l hope he wasn't mistaken.
|Walk with the Prophets.
- You cut your hair.
|- You let yours grow.
- l liked you the old way.
|- l was thinking the same thing about you.
- lt's good to see you, Nerys.
|- lt's good to see you, too.
So, Major Kira Nerys.
Deep Space 9's First Officer.
You've made|quite a name for yourself.
You've accomplished a great deal.
|You should be proud.
Furel and Lupaza stand taller|when your name comes up.
Furel and Lupaza?|You still see them? Of course.
|They both have farms near here.
Those two are farmers? You, yes.
|That's all you ever talked about.
But Lupaza?|How did that happen? You can ask her yourself.
|They'll be here in a few hours.
l can't wait to see their faces|when they see you standing there.
Shakaar, before they get here,|we should talk.
- l'm here on business.
|- l know why you're here, Nerys.
- l need time to think about it.
|- All right.
- l'll stick to tongo from now on.
|- Sorry, Lieutenant.
Thank you.
Thank you all|for your gaming business.
The House will start taking bets|on the next challenger at 1 0-1 .
- l have to go.
|- No problem.
Ladies and gentlemen, Chief|of Operations Miles Edward O'Brien has to leave to resume his duties|on board the station.
Now, everyone, make way.
l trust we'll be seeing you tomorrow|for your 4 7th straight victory? l was thinking of getting some time|in the holosuites.
You weren't thinking|of going kayaking? As a matter of fact, l was.
l misplaced the kayaking programme.
|Haven't seen it in days.
All right, look.
You're on a streak, an epic streak.
lf you go kayaking tomorrow and you damage that golden shoulder,|this streak will be over.
You'll never know just how far|it might have taken you.
Could you really live with that? You're offering 1 0-1 to anyone|betting against me tomorrow? That's right.
l'd make it 1 5 if l were you.
Yes! You wouldn't have found your way out|if l hadn't left the marker.
l have a fine sense of direction.
|l knew exactly where l was.
You'd been walking in circles.
l was throwing the Cardassians|off my trail.
Again, please.
Furel, if you don't mind my asking,|why haven't you? Had my arm replaced? l thought about it.
|l even saw a doctor about it.
She said, ''No problem.
|You can have a new arm in a week.
''lt'll have full range of motion|and feel just like your own.
'' So why didn't you do it? Before l went into|that interrogation centre, l asked the Prophets for strength|to get you out of there.
ln exchange, l said l'd give up my life.
As it turned out, l was able to rescue you,|Shakaar and Lupaza.
And it's only cost me an arm.
l felt the Prophets were generous.
Somehow, replacing the arm seems ungrateful.
You're afraid that with two arms|you'd have to do some work.
l have done more work|in three months than you've done in three years.
l have seen better weeds|than the crops you grow.
My soil's more toxic than any other|farm within 1 00 kilometres.
Once l get a chance to use|a reclamator, things'll change.
You may not get that chance, Lupaza.
Nerys was sent here by the Kai to convince us to return|the reclamators.
- And you said no.
|- l said l'd think about it.
There's not much to think|about, Shakaar.
Tell the Kai or whatever she's called|these days that the answer's no.
We need the reclamators|and that's the end of it.
Now, who wants tuwaly pie? This business with the reclamators|isn't going to just go away, Shakaar.
- Maybe not.
|- Definitely not.
l think you should reconsider.
l know what you're trying to do here.
l know how difficult it's been.
We have to think|about what's best for Bajor.
lf you think giving the reclamators|back is best for Bajor, then you've been on that station|for too long.
We waited three years to get|the reclamators.
We got them two months ago.
We were told they were ours|for at least a year.
The provisional government|did something right for a change.
Then Minister Kalem died.
And the next thing we know, we get an order to return|the reclamators immediately to the Rakantha farming project.
The project is important.
|Bajor could start exporting goods again.
lt could change the way the galaxy|looks at us.
They'll start seeing us as equals.
l don't give a damn how the rest|of the galaxy looks at us.
We're trying to feed our own people|and you're talking about exports.
There must be a way to reach|some kind of compromise here.
lf you and the Kai would talk,|maybe you can reach agreement, some way of sharing the equipment|more fairly.
lf l arrange a meeting, would you agree|to talk with her about it? l don't know|if it'll accomplish anything.
But it's a place to start.
All right.
For you.
lt's good to have you home, Nerys.
- You should come back more often.
|- l might do that.
Good.
|Because we've all missed you.
Especially me.
Am l to assume that you've met|with Shakaar? We talked.
Have you convinced him to return|the reclamators? - He's not ready yet.
|- When can we expect their return? When the topsoil in Dahkur has been|restored.
Another six months.
ln six months, the planting season|in Rakantha will be over.
l realise that and l know how important|the Rakantha project is, which is why l've arranged a meeting|between the two of you.
To work out a compromise.
|lf you just hear him out and look at the work|they've accomplished in Dahkur, you'll see how important|this is to them.
There's a way to resolve|this situation so that Rakantha and Dahkur|can benefit.
Did you explain that you were there|on the authority of the First Minister? Yes, but it wouldn't have mattered if|l was there on behalf of the Prophets.
He wasn't about to just give up|the equipment.
A pity.
Shakaar sounds like a prideful|and arrogant man.
lt also seems there's no reasoning|with him.
Shakaar is not an unreasonable man.
|He's desperate.
You should see what they're up against.
|The soil, the weather.
lf you talk to him, you'll be able|to work out a compromise.
lt would seem that l have|little choice.
- So you'll discuss it with him?|- You can tell him that.
Then you can return|to Deep Space 9.
l can still serve as intermediary|between you and Shakaar.
You've done enough already.
Please, give my best regards|to Commander Sisko.
That will be all, my child.
l'll hear what she has to say, but she's not getting the reclamators|till we're finished.
l'm not sure this is a fight|you can win.
That's what the Cardassians|used to say.
Come in.
Are you Shakaar? - You're under arrest.
|- On whose authority? Our orders came|from the First Minister.
- She lied to me.
|- She's good at it.
- Don't feel bad.
|- lf you'll come with us.
All right.
l just want to make|one thing clear.
Living on a space station|hasn't slowed you down.
This can still be explained away.
|lt was a tense situation, you acted on instinct.
|They'll understand that.
But they won't understand|you coming with me.
This isn't your fight, Nerys.
|Go home.
l am home.
And l have been lied to|by Kai Winn for the last time.
She wants a fight,|l'll give her one.
The civil police have issued|an alert for you and Kira.
They've also requested that the surrounding towns|send more troops and equipment to help search for the fugitives.
l haven't been called that in a while.
|l kind of missed it.
They've brought in a scanning|machine to hunt for the reclamators.
Let them scan.
|There's nothing there to find.
They've detained other members|of our resistance cell.
- Who?|- Mobara, Klin and Ornak.
The others are heading|for the Kola Mountain stronghold.
l said we'd meet them there.
What is our plan? For now, the plan is to keep moving.
We let the police chase us|through the mountains.
- Just like old times.
|- That's the general idea.
The Cardassians spent 1 0 years|searching for us.
The civil police will probably|give up in 1 0 days.
Some of them were in the resistance.
|They might not give up so easily.
But l don't think they want to hunt|down fellow Bajorans who are trying to defend|their homes.
We head for Kola Mountain and then move into the hill country.
|Let's go.
- Yes!|- A most auspicious shot.
- One in the bull and you win.
|- He knows that, Julian.
l won't let you down, coach.
l see no reason for delay.
|Throw the dart.
l will throw the dart when l'm ready|to throw the dart.
- ls that my synthale?|- Just the way you like it.
- Excuse me.
|- There you go.
- What is it?|- lt's his shoulder.
- Get me the tricorder.
|- l just handed him a drink.
Just pop it back in.
|l'll be all right.
l'm afraid it's not that simple|this time.
You've got severe damage.
|We'd better get him to the infirmary.
lf he leaves the line,|he forfeits the game.
This man needs surgery.
|l may have to replace the entire socket.
We can postpone the rest of this|competition until tomorrow, at which time he will be|good as new.
l don't make the rules.
|l merely follow them.
l'm in the zone.
l just need l just need surgery.
l believe the House is paying 1 5-1 .
All l did was hand him a drink.
Emissary, l'm so happy you came|to consult with me.
l'm surprised you wanted|my advice.
The advice of the Emissary|is always welcome.
- But what l need is your help.
|- What kind of help? lt's been two weeks since l was forced|to send the militia into Dahkur.
And they've yet to catch sight|of Shakaar or any of his followers, let alone take them into custody.
Now you know how the Cardassians|must have felt.
The point is l can't let this go on much longer.
|lt embarrasses me to say this, but Shakaar's defiance is catching on|in some of the other provinces.
l've had to take certainunfortunate|actions to maintain order.
You mean declaring martial law|and suspending local government? l wasn't aware that you kept close|watch on the Bajoran political situation.
From what l understand, Shakaar|is gaining support all over Bajor.
ls that what Major Kira's|been telling you? l haven't spoken with Major Kira|in some time.
Emissary, l don't want this issue|to divide my people.
Then l advise withdrawing your troops|from Dahkur.
l'm willing to do that,|on one condition.
What might that be? l'd like you to provide a Federation|security force to take their place.
You want me to bring in Shakaar.
Such an act would solidify the relations|between the Federation and Bajor.
l wasn't aware that our relationship|needed solidifying.
This would be an opportunity|for the Federation to show once again|its friendship for Bajor.
Federation law prevents me from|interfering in Bajoran internal affairs.
So you're refusing my request for aid? l suppose l am.
lf Bajor cannot depend|on the Federation, we'll withdraw our application|for membership.
That would be an unfortunate|overreaction.
Your entire response to this crisis|has been an overreaction.
By using the militia, you risk civil war|over a couple of reclamators.
l'm afraid you can't see|what's really going on here.
This isn't about soil reclamators.
This is about the future|of our society.
When someone like Shakaar can defy|the law and escape punishment, we risk descending into anarchy|and chaos.
This is a test,|a test by the Prophets.
To see if l'm worthy of the role|of First Minister and Kai.
l will not fail them.
l will stop Shakaar|by any means necessary.
Move! - They're closing.
75 metres.
|- Come on, Kira.
- l've almost got it.
|- They're on the ridge.
- lf you can't do it, tell me now.
|- l got it.
New reading.
|700 metres that way.
Let's go.
How long? l've projected the life signs|700 metres.
lt'll take them an hour to cover|that distance, another 1 5 to realise|what's happened.
Either l am getting older or these|mountains are getting higher.
The next time l start getting nostalgic|for the old days, shoot me.
lf you insist.
They're good.
Half of them are from Dahkur.
|They know this terrain as well as us.
l think you're right.
|We need to leave Dahkur.
We could take Serpent's Ridge|to Ratosha Pass, head for Lonar Province.
Serpent's Ridge|is pretty rugged territory.
- We don't have much choice.
|- Yes, we do.
We can fight.
lt's just like in the old days.
The Cardassians would get too close|and we'd give them a bloody nose.
Sometimes it was our nose|that got bloodied.
We were willing to take the chance.
l'll follow whatever orders you give,|but l am tired of running.
Kira? l'm not sure we can keep up|this pace.
All right.
We head for Tanis Canyon.
Kira's on point,|column of twos behind her.
There's no way out of Tanis Canyon.
That's why we're going to lead|those troops in there.
We'll be waiting for them.
|Let's move.
They've haven't picked us up.
They won't with that dampening field|in place.
l think l recognise that man.
|The colonel.
That's Lenaris Holem.
Lenaris?|From the Ornathia resistance cell.
l met him at a reception|about a year ago.
He's good.
|No wonder we haven't lost them.
We have to get him|with the first volley.
You take the lieutenant.
|l'll take Lenaris.
l can't.
l'm sorry.
Don't be.
l can't, either.
Hold.
Set a perimeter and watch the hills.
Nobody fires until l give the order.
That's far enough.
Shakaar? Kira Nerys.
We've met.
l've wanted|to thank you for a long time.
l had a brother at Gallitep.
A lot of people did.
l just wish|we'd gotten there sooner.
l take it from your calm demeanour that l've walked into an ambush.
l should have stayed|up on the ridgeline.
An easy mistake to make.
You thought we were|two kilometres ahead.
so you tried to make up time.
|l might have done the same.
l should tell you|l've been in worse situations.
- The Pullock V raid.
|- You know about that? The first off-world raid|against the Cardassians? Course.
lt was a bold move.
lf you know about Pullock V, you know l won't give up|without a fight.
lf you're asking me to surrender,|you're wasting your time.
That's not why l'm here.
l want to take my people|and walk out of here.
l want to take them home.
No one shoot! Cease fire! l saw someone.
l thought they were|going to open fire.
Lieutenant.
Take this man's weapon|and get him off the perimeter.
You were saying something|about walking out of here? - That's right.
|- That's impossible.
We'd better find a way|to make it possible.
The next time someone starts shooting,|we won't be able to stop it.
l'm talking about tomorrow|and the next day.
l'm talking about the beginning|of a civil war.
l didn't fight the Cardassians|so l could start shooting Bajorans.
Neither did l.
So what do we do about it? - What is it?|- Colonel Lenaris is here.
Send him in.
You've brought me a pair of gifts.
|How thoughtful of you.
They're not my prisoners.
What do you mean?|What's going on? l'm entering the election as a candidate|for the office of First Minister.
You have an interesting|sense of humour.
Shakaar is entering the election|and you are going to lose.
l've consulted with the other|commands.
He has their full support.
- So this is a coup?|- No, it's a free election.
lf you want to run, go ahead.
|But if you do, this entire incident will be made public.
When the people know|that you risked a civil war over a couple of pieces|of farm equipment, they'll never trust you again.
You'll still be Kai,|the spiritual leader of Bajor.
But your days in this office|are numbered.
So if l were you, l'd start packing.
- How's it feel?|- Good so far.
Let's see.
Try it again, Chief.
No.
l can feel it.
|l'm out of the zone.
l've played sports all my life|and never been in the zone like that.
Probably never will again,|but it felt good while it lasted.
Now you have a new shoulder, you might finish|that kayaking programme.
You may be right.
|Quark, l need a holosuite.
Doctor welcome to the zone.
Let me tell you about a little thing Have any other candidates|entered the election? Shakaar's popularity|is growing so fast no one can catch him.
- What about the Kai?|- She's trying to make the best of it.
She even put out a statement|of support for Shakaar.
l used to enjoy sleeping|on the ground.
- lt's good to have you back, Major.
|- lt's good to be back, sir.
Sorry, Commander.
Don't apologise.
|That makes it worse.
l guess l'm in the zone today.
The feeling that l can put the dart|exactly where l want it.
- You know the feeling.
|- Not today.
- Dax to Sisko.
|- Go ahead.
Priority message from the Bajoran|provisional government.
On my way.
Fortunately, duty calls.
|You'll have to find another victim.
- ls Chief O'Brien in here?|- He's back there in the zone.
Enter.
- l didn't mean to interrupt.
|- That's all right.
lt's called a duranja,|a lamp for the dead.
l was praying for Bareil.
|What can l do for you? This may come as somewhat|of a shock, but l wanted you to hear it from me.
The First Minister of the provisional|government has died.
- Kalem Apren? How?|- Heart failure.
He died in his sleep.
l just met him once,|but he seemed like a good man.
How soon will they appoint|a replacement? They have already appointed someone.
The new head|of the provisional government is Kai Winn.
l've transferred Ensign Palmers back to the night watch and reassigned Crewman Donark as a member of the security detachment.
Starfleet is sending upgrades for our tactical computer modules.
l've drawn up a plan to phase in the upgrades over three days.
Major? ls something wrong? Yes.
lt's this whole thing with Kai Winn.
l was trying to get used to her as spiritual leader of Bajor, and now she's running the government.
Not an ideal situation.
You and l are the only ones|who feel that way.
No one is opposing her|in next month's elections.
She is going to be elected First Minister for the next six years|and no one seems to care.
You and l have a different perspective than most Bajorans.
There's a personal element|to our feelings about her.
l know that you still blame Winn for Bareil's death.
That's part of it.
But this is about the future of Bajor.
Giving Winn control of the government|is a mistake.
- She should be stopped.
|- Stopped from doing what? l don't know.
Maybe l'm afraid that if she's given power,|she's never going to let it go.
That suspicion is not shared|by the people of Bajor.
They still admire her as the woman|who made peace with Cardassia.
Bareil made peace with Cardassia.
l know that, Major.
But to the rest of Bajor,|Winn is the real hero.
ln their eyes, it took courage|to conclude a treaty with a race that she has so bitterly|condemned.
l don't care what her popular image is.
|She is no hero.
The only thing that she cares about|is her own power.
We spent so many years fighting|the Cardassians.
We spent so much time|praying for a Bajor that was free.
Now that we won, how can people|hand over their freedom to someone like Winn? One of the prices of giving people|freedom of choice is that sometimes they make|the wrong choice.
Yes? Hello, child.
- Eminence.
|- May l come in? Yes.
Please forgive this intrusion.
Does Commander Sisko|know you're aboard? l'm not here to see the Emissary.
|l'm here to see you.
- Me?|- Yes, child.
Have you suffered a recent loss? Or are you still mourning the death|of Minister Kalem? lt's for Vedek Bareil, actually.
lt's been three months|since Bareil left us.
You must have cared for him.
- l loved him.
|- As did l.
ls that why you never mention Bareil when you talk about your peace treaty? He's the one who negotiated it.
Bareil saw himself as simply carrying|out the will of the Prophets.
To him, achieving peace|with Cardassia was its own reward.
He never wanted fame or glory|for what he did.
As someone who loved him,|l'm surprised you didn't know that.
What is it you want, Eminence? Are you familiar|with Rakantha Province? - lt's a farming community.
|- lt used to be one of the most productive|agricultural regions on Bajor.
The Cardassians poisoned much|of our farmlands before they left and Rakantha has been barren|wasteland ever since.
After years of research, the agricultural|ministry has developed reclamators which can detoxify the soil|and make it fertile again.
lt's very interesting,|but what does it have to do with me? Patience, child.
ln six months it will be|planting season in Rakantha.
By next year,|we can be producing boton, moreka and salam grass, all valuable commodities for export.
lf we can attract interstellar|commerce to Bajor, it will enhance our application|for membership in the Federation.
- l understand.
|- Unfortunately, a group of farmers who were allowed|to use the reclamators are now refusing to return them.
This is why l've come to you, Kira.
The farmers who seized the equipment|are in Dahkur Province, your home.
They're led by a man with whom|you're acquainted.
- His name is Shakaar.
|- Shakaar? He was the leader of your resistance|cell during the occupation.
l want you to convince him to return|the equipment.
You want me to go up against a man who saved my life countless times|for you? Not for me, child.
|For Bajor.
l know we've had our differences|in the past, but l'm asking you to think|of what is best for our people.
We're on the verge of a new era:|the occupation is over, we've achieved peace with Cardassia, Federation membership|is a few years away.
This is an exciting time|to be a Bajoran, but our future depends on each of us|acting for the common good of Bajor.
Shakaar has lost sight of this.
|By stealing the reclamators, he's acting in his own self-interest|at the expense of our people.
l know Shakaar.
He's one of the most|selfless people l've met.
He must have a good reason|for what he's done.
Perhaps he is just misguided.
That's why l've come to you, Kira.
|You know him.
You can talk to him.
l don't want this to become|a scandal.
l want this settled peacefully, quietly.
Surely we can both agree|that that's a worthy goal.
l'll talk to him, but l can't|guarantee that he'll listen to me.
Vedek Bareil used to tell me|that you could be quite persuasive.
l hope he wasn't mistaken.
|Walk with the Prophets.
- You cut your hair.
|- You let yours grow.
- l liked you the old way.
|- l was thinking the same thing about you.
- lt's good to see you, Nerys.
|- lt's good to see you, too.
So, Major Kira Nerys.
Deep Space 9's First Officer.
You've made|quite a name for yourself.
You've accomplished a great deal.
|You should be proud.
Furel and Lupaza stand taller|when your name comes up.
Furel and Lupaza?|You still see them? Of course.
|They both have farms near here.
Those two are farmers? You, yes.
|That's all you ever talked about.
But Lupaza?|How did that happen? You can ask her yourself.
|They'll be here in a few hours.
l can't wait to see their faces|when they see you standing there.
Shakaar, before they get here,|we should talk.
- l'm here on business.
|- l know why you're here, Nerys.
- l need time to think about it.
|- All right.
- l'll stick to tongo from now on.
|- Sorry, Lieutenant.
Thank you.
Thank you all|for your gaming business.
The House will start taking bets|on the next challenger at 1 0-1 .
- l have to go.
|- No problem.
Ladies and gentlemen, Chief|of Operations Miles Edward O'Brien has to leave to resume his duties|on board the station.
Now, everyone, make way.
l trust we'll be seeing you tomorrow|for your 4 7th straight victory? l was thinking of getting some time|in the holosuites.
You weren't thinking|of going kayaking? As a matter of fact, l was.
l misplaced the kayaking programme.
|Haven't seen it in days.
All right, look.
You're on a streak, an epic streak.
lf you go kayaking tomorrow and you damage that golden shoulder,|this streak will be over.
You'll never know just how far|it might have taken you.
Could you really live with that? You're offering 1 0-1 to anyone|betting against me tomorrow? That's right.
l'd make it 1 5 if l were you.
Yes! You wouldn't have found your way out|if l hadn't left the marker.
l have a fine sense of direction.
|l knew exactly where l was.
You'd been walking in circles.
l was throwing the Cardassians|off my trail.
Again, please.
Furel, if you don't mind my asking,|why haven't you? Had my arm replaced? l thought about it.
|l even saw a doctor about it.
She said, ''No problem.
|You can have a new arm in a week.
''lt'll have full range of motion|and feel just like your own.
'' So why didn't you do it? Before l went into|that interrogation centre, l asked the Prophets for strength|to get you out of there.
ln exchange, l said l'd give up my life.
As it turned out, l was able to rescue you,|Shakaar and Lupaza.
And it's only cost me an arm.
l felt the Prophets were generous.
Somehow, replacing the arm seems ungrateful.
You're afraid that with two arms|you'd have to do some work.
l have done more work|in three months than you've done in three years.
l have seen better weeds|than the crops you grow.
My soil's more toxic than any other|farm within 1 00 kilometres.
Once l get a chance to use|a reclamator, things'll change.
You may not get that chance, Lupaza.
Nerys was sent here by the Kai to convince us to return|the reclamators.
- And you said no.
|- l said l'd think about it.
There's not much to think|about, Shakaar.
Tell the Kai or whatever she's called|these days that the answer's no.
We need the reclamators|and that's the end of it.
Now, who wants tuwaly pie? This business with the reclamators|isn't going to just go away, Shakaar.
- Maybe not.
|- Definitely not.
l think you should reconsider.
l know what you're trying to do here.
l know how difficult it's been.
We have to think|about what's best for Bajor.
lf you think giving the reclamators|back is best for Bajor, then you've been on that station|for too long.
We waited three years to get|the reclamators.
We got them two months ago.
We were told they were ours|for at least a year.
The provisional government|did something right for a change.
Then Minister Kalem died.
And the next thing we know, we get an order to return|the reclamators immediately to the Rakantha farming project.
The project is important.
|Bajor could start exporting goods again.
lt could change the way the galaxy|looks at us.
They'll start seeing us as equals.
l don't give a damn how the rest|of the galaxy looks at us.
We're trying to feed our own people|and you're talking about exports.
There must be a way to reach|some kind of compromise here.
lf you and the Kai would talk,|maybe you can reach agreement, some way of sharing the equipment|more fairly.
lf l arrange a meeting, would you agree|to talk with her about it? l don't know|if it'll accomplish anything.
But it's a place to start.
All right.
For you.
lt's good to have you home, Nerys.
- You should come back more often.
|- l might do that.
Good.
|Because we've all missed you.
Especially me.
Am l to assume that you've met|with Shakaar? We talked.
Have you convinced him to return|the reclamators? - He's not ready yet.
|- When can we expect their return? When the topsoil in Dahkur has been|restored.
Another six months.
ln six months, the planting season|in Rakantha will be over.
l realise that and l know how important|the Rakantha project is, which is why l've arranged a meeting|between the two of you.
To work out a compromise.
|lf you just hear him out and look at the work|they've accomplished in Dahkur, you'll see how important|this is to them.
There's a way to resolve|this situation so that Rakantha and Dahkur|can benefit.
Did you explain that you were there|on the authority of the First Minister? Yes, but it wouldn't have mattered if|l was there on behalf of the Prophets.
He wasn't about to just give up|the equipment.
A pity.
Shakaar sounds like a prideful|and arrogant man.
lt also seems there's no reasoning|with him.
Shakaar is not an unreasonable man.
|He's desperate.
You should see what they're up against.
|The soil, the weather.
lf you talk to him, you'll be able|to work out a compromise.
lt would seem that l have|little choice.
- So you'll discuss it with him?|- You can tell him that.
Then you can return|to Deep Space 9.
l can still serve as intermediary|between you and Shakaar.
You've done enough already.
Please, give my best regards|to Commander Sisko.
That will be all, my child.
l'll hear what she has to say, but she's not getting the reclamators|till we're finished.
l'm not sure this is a fight|you can win.
That's what the Cardassians|used to say.
Come in.
Are you Shakaar? - You're under arrest.
|- On whose authority? Our orders came|from the First Minister.
- She lied to me.
|- She's good at it.
- Don't feel bad.
|- lf you'll come with us.
All right.
l just want to make|one thing clear.
Living on a space station|hasn't slowed you down.
This can still be explained away.
|lt was a tense situation, you acted on instinct.
|They'll understand that.
But they won't understand|you coming with me.
This isn't your fight, Nerys.
|Go home.
l am home.
And l have been lied to|by Kai Winn for the last time.
She wants a fight,|l'll give her one.
The civil police have issued|an alert for you and Kira.
They've also requested that the surrounding towns|send more troops and equipment to help search for the fugitives.
l haven't been called that in a while.
|l kind of missed it.
They've brought in a scanning|machine to hunt for the reclamators.
Let them scan.
|There's nothing there to find.
They've detained other members|of our resistance cell.
- Who?|- Mobara, Klin and Ornak.
The others are heading|for the Kola Mountain stronghold.
l said we'd meet them there.
What is our plan? For now, the plan is to keep moving.
We let the police chase us|through the mountains.
- Just like old times.
|- That's the general idea.
The Cardassians spent 1 0 years|searching for us.
The civil police will probably|give up in 1 0 days.
Some of them were in the resistance.
|They might not give up so easily.
But l don't think they want to hunt|down fellow Bajorans who are trying to defend|their homes.
We head for Kola Mountain and then move into the hill country.
|Let's go.
- Yes!|- A most auspicious shot.
- One in the bull and you win.
|- He knows that, Julian.
l won't let you down, coach.
l see no reason for delay.
|Throw the dart.
l will throw the dart when l'm ready|to throw the dart.
- ls that my synthale?|- Just the way you like it.
- Excuse me.
|- There you go.
- What is it?|- lt's his shoulder.
- Get me the tricorder.
|- l just handed him a drink.
Just pop it back in.
|l'll be all right.
l'm afraid it's not that simple|this time.
You've got severe damage.
|We'd better get him to the infirmary.
lf he leaves the line,|he forfeits the game.
This man needs surgery.
|l may have to replace the entire socket.
We can postpone the rest of this|competition until tomorrow, at which time he will be|good as new.
l don't make the rules.
|l merely follow them.
l'm in the zone.
l just need l just need surgery.
l believe the House is paying 1 5-1 .
All l did was hand him a drink.
Emissary, l'm so happy you came|to consult with me.
l'm surprised you wanted|my advice.
The advice of the Emissary|is always welcome.
- But what l need is your help.
|- What kind of help? lt's been two weeks since l was forced|to send the militia into Dahkur.
And they've yet to catch sight|of Shakaar or any of his followers, let alone take them into custody.
Now you know how the Cardassians|must have felt.
The point is l can't let this go on much longer.
|lt embarrasses me to say this, but Shakaar's defiance is catching on|in some of the other provinces.
l've had to take certainunfortunate|actions to maintain order.
You mean declaring martial law|and suspending local government? l wasn't aware that you kept close|watch on the Bajoran political situation.
From what l understand, Shakaar|is gaining support all over Bajor.
ls that what Major Kira's|been telling you? l haven't spoken with Major Kira|in some time.
Emissary, l don't want this issue|to divide my people.
Then l advise withdrawing your troops|from Dahkur.
l'm willing to do that,|on one condition.
What might that be? l'd like you to provide a Federation|security force to take their place.
You want me to bring in Shakaar.
Such an act would solidify the relations|between the Federation and Bajor.
l wasn't aware that our relationship|needed solidifying.
This would be an opportunity|for the Federation to show once again|its friendship for Bajor.
Federation law prevents me from|interfering in Bajoran internal affairs.
So you're refusing my request for aid? l suppose l am.
lf Bajor cannot depend|on the Federation, we'll withdraw our application|for membership.
That would be an unfortunate|overreaction.
Your entire response to this crisis|has been an overreaction.
By using the militia, you risk civil war|over a couple of reclamators.
l'm afraid you can't see|what's really going on here.
This isn't about soil reclamators.
This is about the future|of our society.
When someone like Shakaar can defy|the law and escape punishment, we risk descending into anarchy|and chaos.
This is a test,|a test by the Prophets.
To see if l'm worthy of the role|of First Minister and Kai.
l will not fail them.
l will stop Shakaar|by any means necessary.
Move! - They're closing.
75 metres.
|- Come on, Kira.
- l've almost got it.
|- They're on the ridge.
- lf you can't do it, tell me now.
|- l got it.
New reading.
|700 metres that way.
Let's go.
How long? l've projected the life signs|700 metres.
lt'll take them an hour to cover|that distance, another 1 5 to realise|what's happened.
Either l am getting older or these|mountains are getting higher.
The next time l start getting nostalgic|for the old days, shoot me.
lf you insist.
They're good.
Half of them are from Dahkur.
|They know this terrain as well as us.
l think you're right.
|We need to leave Dahkur.
We could take Serpent's Ridge|to Ratosha Pass, head for Lonar Province.
Serpent's Ridge|is pretty rugged territory.
- We don't have much choice.
|- Yes, we do.
We can fight.
lt's just like in the old days.
The Cardassians would get too close|and we'd give them a bloody nose.
Sometimes it was our nose|that got bloodied.
We were willing to take the chance.
l'll follow whatever orders you give,|but l am tired of running.
Kira? l'm not sure we can keep up|this pace.
All right.
We head for Tanis Canyon.
Kira's on point,|column of twos behind her.
There's no way out of Tanis Canyon.
That's why we're going to lead|those troops in there.
We'll be waiting for them.
|Let's move.
They've haven't picked us up.
They won't with that dampening field|in place.
l think l recognise that man.
|The colonel.
That's Lenaris Holem.
Lenaris?|From the Ornathia resistance cell.
l met him at a reception|about a year ago.
He's good.
|No wonder we haven't lost them.
We have to get him|with the first volley.
You take the lieutenant.
|l'll take Lenaris.
l can't.
l'm sorry.
Don't be.
l can't, either.
Hold.
Set a perimeter and watch the hills.
Nobody fires until l give the order.
That's far enough.
Shakaar? Kira Nerys.
We've met.
l've wanted|to thank you for a long time.
l had a brother at Gallitep.
A lot of people did.
l just wish|we'd gotten there sooner.
l take it from your calm demeanour that l've walked into an ambush.
l should have stayed|up on the ridgeline.
An easy mistake to make.
You thought we were|two kilometres ahead.
so you tried to make up time.
|l might have done the same.
l should tell you|l've been in worse situations.
- The Pullock V raid.
|- You know about that? The first off-world raid|against the Cardassians? Course.
lt was a bold move.
lf you know about Pullock V, you know l won't give up|without a fight.
lf you're asking me to surrender,|you're wasting your time.
That's not why l'm here.
l want to take my people|and walk out of here.
l want to take them home.
No one shoot! Cease fire! l saw someone.
l thought they were|going to open fire.
Lieutenant.
Take this man's weapon|and get him off the perimeter.
You were saying something|about walking out of here? - That's right.
|- That's impossible.
We'd better find a way|to make it possible.
The next time someone starts shooting,|we won't be able to stop it.
l'm talking about tomorrow|and the next day.
l'm talking about the beginning|of a civil war.
l didn't fight the Cardassians|so l could start shooting Bajorans.
Neither did l.
So what do we do about it? - What is it?|- Colonel Lenaris is here.
Send him in.
You've brought me a pair of gifts.
|How thoughtful of you.
They're not my prisoners.
What do you mean?|What's going on? l'm entering the election as a candidate|for the office of First Minister.
You have an interesting|sense of humour.
Shakaar is entering the election|and you are going to lose.
l've consulted with the other|commands.
He has their full support.
- So this is a coup?|- No, it's a free election.
lf you want to run, go ahead.
|But if you do, this entire incident will be made public.
When the people know|that you risked a civil war over a couple of pieces|of farm equipment, they'll never trust you again.
You'll still be Kai,|the spiritual leader of Bajor.
But your days in this office|are numbered.
So if l were you, l'd start packing.
- How's it feel?|- Good so far.
Let's see.
Try it again, Chief.
No.
l can feel it.
|l'm out of the zone.
l've played sports all my life|and never been in the zone like that.
Probably never will again,|but it felt good while it lasted.
Now you have a new shoulder, you might finish|that kayaking programme.
You may be right.
|Quark, l need a holosuite.
Doctor welcome to the zone.
Let me tell you about a little thing Have any other candidates|entered the election? Shakaar's popularity|is growing so fast no one can catch him.
- What about the Kai?|- She's trying to make the best of it.
She even put out a statement|of support for Shakaar.
l used to enjoy sleeping|on the ground.
- lt's good to have you back, Major.
|- lt's good to be back, sir.