"The Search" Line-by-Line!

QUARK: Same to you, Commander.

 

(Quark and Ornithar leave.)
SISKO: Lay in a course for the Callinon System.

 

DAX: Aye, sir.

 

[Sisko's cabin]

(Sisko is lying on the claustrophobic lower bunk when the doorbell rings.)
SISKO: Come in.

 

Kira enters

Kira: Did I wake you?

 

Sisko: Not quite. What can I do for you, Major?

 

Kira: It's about Odo.

 

SISKO: You're worried about him.

 

Kira: Is it that obvious?

 

SISKO: No, I'm worried about him too. But at the moment I don't know what to do about it.

 

Kira: Can I speak freely? What the hell is wrong with Starfleet? How could they do this to him?

 

SISKO: This has been a long time coming, Major. Starfleet has never been happy with the Constable. They've been pressing me to replace him for the last two years.

 

KIRA: Because he worked for the Cardassians.

 

SISKO: No, it goes deeper than that. Odo is not what you'd call a team player.

 

KIRA: Why? Because sometimes he doesn't go through the proper channels?

 

SISKO: That's a start. You know Odo. He enjoys thumbing his nose at authority. He files reports when he feels like it. His respect for the chain of command is minimal.

 

KIRA: He gets the job done.

 

SISKO: Starfleet likes team players. Starfleet likes the chain of command, and frankly, so do I.

 

KIRA: So you agree with their decision?

 

SISKO: No. But I understand it.