Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series)

The Search, Part I (1994)

Avery Brooks: Commander Benjamin 'Ben' Sisko

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• Ornithar : Our only contact with the Dominion has been through the Vorta. I have no idea who they report to; all I know is that the Vorta say to do something, and you do it.

  Commander Sisko : Why?

  Ornithar : Because if you do not, they will send in the Jem'Hadar. And then you die.

• Commander Sisko : I've brought back a little surprise for the Dominion.

• Commander Sisko : Officially, it's classified as an escort vessel. Unofficially, the Defiant's a warship - nothing more, nothing less.

  Major Kira : I thought Starfleet didn't believe in warships.

  Commander Sisko : Desperate times breed desperate measures, Major.

• Major Kira : And this is the ship that Starfleet sends us to fight off an attack by the Dominion?

  Commander Sisko : We're not going to fight the Dominion, Major - at least, not yet, anyway.

• Commander Sisko : If the station falls, then Bajor falls, and I will not let that happen!

  Lieutenant Jadzia Dax : [smiles]  You know - after Jennifer died, I never thought I would see you this passionate about something again.

• Odo : You needn't brace yourself to give me unpleasant news, Commander, I'll save you the trouble: I've been relieved as Chief of Security!

  [walks out] 

  Commander Sisko : [goes after him]  Odo, wait. You've not been relieved. You're still in charge of all non-Starfleet security matters aboard this station.

  Odo : And what about matters that *are* Starfleet?

  Commander Sisko : In those areas, you coordinate your efforts with Commander Eddington.

  Odo : [scoffs]  'Coordinate' is another way of saying, 'I'll report to *him*'!

• Commander Sisko : May I present my officers: this is Major Kira...

  T'Rul : Thank you, but I know their names, and I'm not here to make friends.

  [walks off] 

  Major Kira : Charming.

  Lt. Commander Michael Eddington : Well, I am here to make friends. I'm Lieutenant Commander Michael Eddington, Starfleet Security.

• Commander Sisko : [of the Defiant]  She may have flaws, but she has teeth.

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

• Commander Sisko : The first thing to go right in the Gamma Quadrant in a long time.

  Major Kira : Let's hope it's not the last.

  [after the cloaked Defiant has passed an anti-proton scan by Jem'Hadar ships undetected] 

• Commander Sisko : [about Starfleet Headquarters]  I used to get a thrill just walking into that building. I'd look around at the admirals and think: One day that's going to be me. One day, I'm the one that's going to be making the big decisions!

  Lieutenant Jadzia Dax : [smiles]  Curzon always thought that was very funny.

  Commander Sisko : Did he?

  Lieutenant Jadzia Dax : What I mean is, he could never see a set of admiral's stars on your collar. He thought that just making the decisions would never satisfy you. You had to implement them, see the results, face the consequences. Curzon always thought you were the kind of man who had to be in the thick of things - not behind some desk at Headquarters.

  Commander Sisko : He was a smart old man, wasn't he?

• [Quark has opened business negotiations with a Karemma in order to get information about the whereabouts of the Founders] 

  Quark : Name your terms.

  Ornithar : [searching the ship for valuables]  Nothing, nothing, nothing. - The terms are not the issue. I cannot help you locate the Founders because I do not know who they are or if they even exist. - Nothing.

  [he spots Kira's earring] 

  Ornithar : Ah, here is something interesting. Appears to be diamide-laced beritium. I'll give you 52 diraks for it.

  Quark : Done.

  Commander Sisko : Quark.

  Quark : I mean, one bargain at a time, Ornithar. We were talking about the Founders.