"Homefront"/"Paradise Lost" Line-by-Line

SISKO: I can't argue with that. But what bothers me is that for a few minutes there, I really believed that my own father was a changeling.

 

ODO: A reasonable assumption, considering the circumstances.

 

SISKO: I don't care if it's reasonable or not. But when a son can't trust his own father?

 

ODO: That's why my people came here. To undermine the trust and mutual understanding the Federation is built on.

 

SISKO: But what if my father's right? What if all our precautions turn out to be useless?

 

ODO: Maybe they will. But that doesn't mean you should give up. My people are here and you have to fight them with whatever you've got.

 

SISKO: I hope you don't take this the wrong way, Constable, but there are times I wish you'd never found your people.

 

ODO: Believe me, Captain, sometimes I feel the same way.

 

Sisko's Kitchen

JAKE: Grandpa, would you please sit down.

 

JOSEPH: Enjoy your meal. Your food'll be right out.
(Then Joseph sits down at Jake's table.)
JOSEPH: What's that look supposed to mean?

 

JAkE: You sat down.

 

Joseph: You're damn right I sat down! I feel terrible.

 

JAKE: You should be in bed.

 

Joseph: Jake, the only time you should be in bed is when you're sleeping, dying, or making love to a beautiful woman. I'm not tired, I'm not dying, and the truth is, I'm too old for beautiful women, so I might as well be here. (sigh) Your father's the one you should be worried about.

 

JAKE: Dad? Why?

 

JOSEPH: I've never seen him so tense. It's like he's carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders.

 

JAKE: He is.

 

JOSEPH: I suppose he is at that.

Just then the lights flicker and then go out.

JOESPH (Cont..d):What happened?

 

JAKE: I don't know. The whole block's dark.

 

ODO: You all right?