BASHIR: What do you want?
"Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges" Line-by-Line
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SLOAN: I told you: you have an assignment.
SLOAN: You passed the test. You were accepted into the organization.
SLOAN: You were, nevertheless. And now it's time to go to work.
[Bashir's quarters]
SLOAN: I'm sure you're dying to know what your mission is, but you won't give me the satisfaction of admitting it. So, I'll just tell you.
[Bashir's quarters]
SLOAN: I'm sure you're dying to know what your mission is, but you won't give me the satisfaction of admitting it. So, I'll just tell you.
SLOAN: Section Thirty one is extremely interested in this conference of yours. However, the Tal'Shiar will be handling the security arrangements, so we have virtually no chance of using any technical assets to gather intelligence. As a result, we'll be forced to rely on organic assets, like you. Your mission is to gather data on the Romulan leadership. In essence, we want you to take the pulse of their government. No pun intended.
BASHIR: You want me to spy on an ally.
SLOAN: To evaluate an ally. And a temporary ally at that. I say that because when the war is over, the following will happen in short order: the Dominion will be forced back to the Gamma Quadrant, the Cardassian Empire will be occupied, the Klingon Empire will spend the next ten years recovering from the war and won't pose a serious threat to anyone. That leaves two powers to vie for control of the quadrant: the Federation and the Romulans.
BASHIR: This war isn't over and you're already planning for the next.
BASHIR: How many times do I have to tell you, Sloan? I don't work for you.
SLOAN: You will. It's in your nature. You are a man who loves secrets. Medical, personal, fictional. I am a man of secrets. You want to know what I know, and the only way to do that is to accept the assignment.
(Sloan leaves. Bashir takes a phaser from a drawer and runs out.)
(Sloan leaves. Bashir takes a phaser from a drawer and runs out.)
[Sisko's office]
BASHIR: Odo's checked all the security logs. There's no indication of how Sloan got aboard or where he went.
BASHIR: Odo's checked all the security logs. There's no indication of how Sloan got aboard or where he went.
BASHIR: What about me?
SISKO: Starfleet Command has promised to send the expert on Dominion biogenic weapons and Ketracel white to the conference. Since that's you, you go. And we want you to carry out your assignment. Make a few discreet observations on the Romulan leadership and then wait for Sloan to contact you again.
BASHIR: Somehow, I don't think giving Sloan any information is a good idea.
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