Garak Knew Who Kira's Mother was in Civil Defense.

[Guy Gardener]

To refresh.

DUKAT: I set up this programme, and I assure you, Major, I will find a way to defeat it. There's no dilemma that cannot be solved by a disciplined, Cardassian mind.
GARAK: It's not going to work, you know.
DUKAT: What are you babbling about now?
GARAK: I'm talking about Major Kira
KIRA: What about her?
GARAK: She's much too busy trying to save this station to be impressed with your incessant posturing.
DUKAT: Garak!
GARAK: And even if she weren't, she has much better taste than to be attracted to you. And you, a married man!!!
DUKAT: I should've had you executed years ago.
GARAK: You tried, remember?
BASHIR: Garak, this isn't helping.

Was he digging Dukat about his former mistress, or insinuating that the Gul was into incest with his step daughter Kira?

Or was something else going on within the layers of Cardassian Doublespeak?

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

I'm sure Garak knew all the dirt he could find on Dukat. Who Dukat was sleeping with when and what their connection might be to people Dukat still had contact with would have been easy information.

So yes, good point! Cardassians are all about intelligence gathering.

 

[Guy Gardener]

But are all of them catty k-snickering little b'tches?

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

Point scoring is like breathing to them so, yes.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Did count score against Kira?

It's like her goalie was off on smoko.