"Tribunal" Line-by-Line

MAKBAR: All in good time, Mister O'Brien. All in good time...

 

[Sisko's office]

Sisko: Starfleet has ordered the Enterprise, the Prokofiev and the Valdemar to the border of the Demilitarised zone. Hopefully, when the Cardassians see that they are risking the entire treaty over this..

 

KEIKO: In the meantime, my husband is being violated by them. Every shred of his humanity is being violated by them, isn't that true?

 

SISKO: We have no way of knowing exactly what

 

KEIKO: Damn it don't lie to me! They're torturing him as we sit here!

 

Odo: It is standard procedure for the Cardassians to use torture in their interrogations. You are correct, Mrs O'Brien.

 

KEIKO: You don't know how many times Miles spoke to me about this, what the Cardassians did to the prisoners they took at Setlik III, what they were like when they came back... the thought of it, it disgusted him! It scared him, we can't leave him there!

 

Sisko: We don't even know where he's being held on Cardassia Prime.

[Ops]

Sisko: Keiko, I promise you as soon as we have more information, I'll do everything in my power to..

 

KIRA: Commander, you have a subspace transmission from Cardassia Prime.

 

Sisko: On screen. I'm Benjamin Sisko, Commander of Deep Space Nine.

 

MAKBAR: My name is Makbar. I am the Archon representing the Cardassian Empire in its case against Miles O'Brien.

 

SISKO: May I speak with him.

 

MAKBAR: That is not possible.

 

SISKO: May I see him.

 

MAKBAR: Commander-

 

SISKO: May I be assured that he is well and being treated properly?

 

MAKBAR: Mr. O'Brien is being treated with great care and respect.

 

SISKO: Good. Because if he's not, I'll hold you personally responsible. And if that sounds like a threat, it is

 

MAKBAR: Gul Dukat's told me about you. You live up to your reputation, Commander.

 

SISKO: That's right. I do. Now what are the charges against Chief O'Brien.