"Improbable Cause"/"The Die is Cast" Line-by-Line

[Leandar]

(Two armed Romulans beam in)

Garak: I think we're about to find out. (A short time later, aboard the Warbird, Garak is shocked to see...) Tain...

 

[JanewayRulz!]

TAIN: Ah, Garak. It's good of you to come. It spares me the trouble of having to send someone else to kill you. Come in, come in. It's been a long time, Elim. So, you're a tailor now. Is this one of your creations?

 

[Leandar]

Garak: A minor example of my work, yes.

 

[Gul Re'jal]

TAIN: I don't think I like the neckline.

 

[JanewayRulz!]

GARAK: Well you always did have a keen sense of fashion, but you seem to have let it go along with your once trim figure.

 

[Brian]

TAIN: Constable Odo, I've always wanted to meet you.

 

[LeadHead]

Odo: I wish I could say the same.

 

[Gul Re'jal]

TAIN: Oh come now. Haven't you ever been the least bit curious about me, about my relationship with Garak, or our work in the Obsidian Order?

 

[LeadHead]

Odo: I seldom waste time speculating about retired spy masters and their associates.

 

[Brian]

TAIN: He's good. He hides his true feelings almost as well as you do, Elim. He'd have made a good operative in the old days.

 

[LeadHead]

Garak: I had the same thought myself. But then, those days are long gone. At least they are for me. You, on the other hand, seem to have your retirement far behind. Unless you're simply on a pleasure cruise with your pointed-eared friends.

 

[Brian]

TAIN: Cunning, isn't he? He makes a racial slur within earshot of two Romulans, putting me in the position of either defending them, thus giving away my allegiance to them, or letting the comment pass, in which case he's managed to plant a seed of discord between us.

 

[LeadHead]

Odo: Frankly, I don't find any of this interesting. You both go to such lengths to hide the true meaning of your words, you end up saying nothing.

 

[JanewayRulz!]

TAIN: I think you'll find when I have something to say, you won't have any trouble understanding it. To answer your question, Garak, no I'm not on a pleasure cruise. This ship is part of a fleet of Romulan and Cardassian vessels. A fleet that will very soon be travelling through the wormhole into the Gamma Quadrant.

 

[LeadHead]

Odo: I take it that you're not on a mission of peaceful exploration.

 

[Enterprise1981]

TAIN: Not exactly.

 

[LeadHead]

Odo: You're going to attack the Dominion aren't you? You're going to stage a first strike before they can come into the Alpha Quadrant.

 

[Enterprise1981]

TAIN: A clear and precise analysis. Commander Sisko must find you a valuable advisor.

 

[LeadHead]

Garak: A daring plan. I didn't think there was anyone in the Central Command bold enough to take on the Dominion.

 

[Gul Re'jal]

TAIN: Who said anything about the Central Command? This is a joint operation between the Obsidian Order and the Tal Shiar. We've been building a fleet of ships in the Orias System for months now.