"In The Pale Moonlight" Line-by-Line

[Alienesse]

SISKO: Go ahead, Major.

 

[Athena28]

KIRA: We just received a priority one communication from Starfleet Command. The Dominion has invaded Betazed.

 

[Alienesse]

[Ops]

SISKO: According to initial reports, the invasion force must have come from somewhere in the Calandra Sector.

 

[Enterprise1981]

DAX: Did Starfleet Intelligence know anything about the buildup?

 

[Alienesse]

WORF: No. They believed Calandra was too far from the Dominion supply lines to be a threat.

 

[Athena28]

SISKO: There's plenty of blame to go around. The Tenth Fleet was supposed to be protecting Betazed and its outlying colonies, but it was caught out of position on a training exercise. What's worse, Betazed's own defence systems are obsolete and undermanned. The planet was theirs in less than ten hours.

 

[Alienesse]

KIRA: With Betazed in the hands of the Jem'Hadar, the Dominion is in a position to threaten Vulcan, Andor, Tellar, Alpha Centauri.

 

[LeadHead]

Dax: If we ever needed a new ally, it's right now.

Good to see you too Alienesse, sorry I'm not around that much. My schedule is scattered around and makes it tough to be going when a marathon starts.

 

[Alienesse]

[Garak's shop]

(Garak is working on a dress when Sisko enters.)
SISKO: Mister Garak, it's been three days. Have you made any progress?

 

[Enterprise1981]

GARAK: Well I suppose that depends on how you look at it.

 

[Athena28]

SISKO: This is how I look at it is. Betazed has just fallen to the Dominion and we need to get this operation underway.

 

[Enterprise1981]

GARAK: I share your desire for swift action, Captain. In fact, after our last conversation, I made a few discreet inquiries among my former associates still living on Cardassia. As I anticipated, they shared my loathing for the current government and were willing to take on an assignment aimed at its destruction.

 

[Athena28]

SISKO: That sounds like progress to me.

 

[Enterprise1981]

GARAK: Doesn't it? Unfortunately, they're all dead now.

 

[Athena28]

SISKO: What?

 

[JanewayRulz!]

GARAK: Yes. All killed within one day of speaking with me. I suppose that's a testament to the effectiveness of Dominion security. One should admire such efficiency.

 

[Enterprise1981]

SISKO: I'm sorry.

 

[Athena28]

GARAK: I hope you're not giving up that easily. After all, the stakes are much higher than a few dead operatives. The fate of the entire quadrant hangs in the balance. Or at least that's the case you made to me.

 

[Enterprise1981]

SISKO: Do you have another plan?

 

[Athena28]

GARAK: As a matter of fact, I do. But I suspect you won't like it.