"The Search" Line-by-Line!

Kira: That's well within range of their weapons, Commander.

 

DAX: Should I alter course?

 

Sisko: No, we need to know if they can see through the cloaking device and this is as good a time as any. Maintain course and speed. Red Alert.

 

KIRA: Aye, sir.

 

O'BRIEN: Here they come. They'll pass us in five seconds.

 

Sisko: On screen.

(And they fly past)

Sisko: Track them.

 

O'BRIEN: They're continuing on their original heading, no indication that they saw us. Wait a minute. They're changing course, heading this way.

 

DAX: They must've seen us.

 

KIRA: They're powering their weapon systems.

 

SISKO: Prepare to decloak. Lock phasers on the lead ship and

 

T'RUL: No. We may not have been detected.

 

SISKO: Explain.

 

T'RUL: A cloaked ship radiates a slight subspace variance at warp speeds.

 

O'BRIEN: I've never heard of that.

 

T'RUL: It's not something we've been eager to reveal. I suggest dropping out of warp. That will eliminate the variance. When they reach our position they'll find nothing.

 

SISKO: Do it.

 

DAX: All stop.
(The Jem'Hadar ships search the area.)

 

O'BRIEN: Commander, they're sweeping the area with some kind of anti-proton scan and they're being very thorough about it.

 

SISKO: Will an anti-proton scan penetrate the cloak?

 

O'BRIEN: That's a good question.