1 00:00:09,993 --> 00:00:12,830 When my husband was alive, we ran the business together 2 00:00:12,996 --> 00:00:14,748 and I managed to put away 3 00:00:14,873 --> 00:00:18,085 a bit of latinum every year just for myself. 4 00:00:18,377 --> 00:00:20,420 Now he's gone, well... 5 00:00:20,879 --> 00:00:23,048 I've got quite a little sum. 6 00:00:24,299 --> 00:00:25,759 That's important. 7 00:00:25,926 --> 00:00:28,137 Well, to be honest, it's not enough -- 8 00:00:28,303 --> 00:00:29,721 not for the future -- 9 00:00:29,888 --> 00:00:32,516 not for the way I want to live out my retirement. 10 00:00:32,599 --> 00:00:35,310 So, I've decided to invest it all in... 11 00:00:36,728 --> 00:00:39,064 I can't believe I'm telling you this. 12 00:00:39,439 --> 00:00:41,316 I just met you. 13 00:00:42,084 --> 00:00:44,528 But I feel like I can really trust you. 14 00:00:44,653 --> 00:00:46,488 It's like I've known you forever. 15 00:00:46,613 --> 00:00:48,532 When hearts are in sympathy, 16 00:00:48,782 --> 00:00:50,617 time collapses. 17 00:00:50,909 --> 00:00:52,995 I'm taking everything I saved 18 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:55,289 and I'm purchasing the mining concession 19 00:00:55,372 --> 00:00:57,875 on the entire Vlugtan asteroid belt. 20 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:00,878 How ambitious, and such an adventurous undertaking 21 00:01:01,044 --> 00:01:03,463 for a woman of your delicate sensibilities. 22 00:01:03,797 --> 00:01:05,299 But are you sure that's wise? 23 00:01:05,632 --> 00:01:07,342 Prospecting can be risky. 24 00:01:07,593 --> 00:01:08,802 Not this time. 25 00:01:08,927 --> 00:01:11,513 My father was a stellar cartographer. 26 00:01:11,805 --> 00:01:12,806 30 years ago, 27 00:01:13,015 --> 00:01:14,808 he conducted a full spectrum 28 00:01:14,892 --> 00:01:16,894 mineral analysis of those asteroids, 29 00:01:17,186 --> 00:01:20,480 but he never had the means to follow up on what he found. 30 00:01:20,898 --> 00:01:24,401 And now you plan to carry out your father's dream. 31 00:01:24,610 --> 00:01:26,987 When his survey results become public 32 00:01:27,196 --> 00:01:30,574 I'll get seven times my investment back -- overnight. 33 00:01:32,326 --> 00:01:34,953 I still can't believe I'm telling you this. 34 00:01:35,954 --> 00:01:37,915 My secret plan. 35 00:01:38,081 --> 00:01:39,750 I've been thinking about it for years. 36 00:01:39,833 --> 00:01:41,752 I never even told my husband. 37 00:01:42,044 --> 00:01:44,588 It must be all this Gamzian wine. 38 00:01:47,257 --> 00:01:48,967 How brave you are, 39 00:01:49,218 --> 00:01:51,178 to do all of this on your own. 40 00:01:51,261 --> 00:01:53,388 It hasn't been easy. 41 00:01:53,722 --> 00:01:55,933 There's so much to keep track of, 42 00:01:56,099 --> 00:01:58,143 so much to do. 43 00:01:58,810 --> 00:02:00,604 Maybe I could help. 44 00:02:04,107 --> 00:02:08,362 Would you consider some kind of partnership? 45 00:02:08,570 --> 00:02:09,780 Let's go. 46 00:02:10,030 --> 00:02:11,740 Exactly where are we going? 47 00:02:12,324 --> 00:02:13,742 To Security. 48 00:02:13,909 --> 00:02:15,410 But I've done nothing wrong. 49 00:02:15,719 --> 00:02:17,304 It's true. We were just talking. 50 00:02:17,637 --> 00:02:20,390 You were talking, Madam. He was listening. 51 00:02:23,961 --> 00:02:26,505 Security Chief Odo, isn't it? 52 00:02:26,588 --> 00:02:28,590 I've been watching you ever since you arrived. 53 00:02:28,715 --> 00:02:29,800 Should I be flattered? 54 00:02:29,883 --> 00:02:33,553 Martus Mazur, a refugee from the El-Aurian system. 55 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:35,806 Well, everyone has to be from somewhere. 56 00:02:36,223 --> 00:02:38,225 Where are you from, Odo? 57 00:02:38,934 --> 00:02:40,852 Don't pull that routine on me. 58 00:02:40,936 --> 00:02:42,062 What routine? 59 00:02:42,187 --> 00:02:44,273 I know all about you El-Aurians. 60 00:02:44,356 --> 00:02:47,234 You're listeners. People like to talk to you. 61 00:02:47,359 --> 00:02:49,695 Everyone has to have someone to confide in -- 62 00:02:49,820 --> 00:02:51,947 someone to hear their stories. 63 00:02:52,155 --> 00:02:53,949 I offer a sympathetic ear 64 00:02:54,157 --> 00:02:56,576 and if they request my help, I give it to them. 65 00:02:56,660 --> 00:02:58,370 That couple from Pythro V told me 66 00:02:58,453 --> 00:03:00,247 you asked for their financial access codes. 67 00:03:00,330 --> 00:03:02,291 Some might call helping an elderly couple 68 00:03:02,374 --> 00:03:04,293 invest their savings a compassionate act. 69 00:03:04,376 --> 00:03:07,462 Not when you invest it in your own business -- 70 00:03:07,546 --> 00:03:09,423 a business that promptly folds. 71 00:03:09,506 --> 00:03:11,341 I had a run of bad luck. 72 00:03:11,758 --> 00:03:13,510 No one regrets it more than I do. 73 00:03:13,677 --> 00:03:15,178 You're a con man. 74 00:03:15,429 --> 00:03:17,681 And they've signed a complaint. 75 00:03:18,849 --> 00:03:20,392 This isn't necessary. 76 00:03:20,559 --> 00:03:22,853 It really isn't necessary. 77 00:03:22,978 --> 00:03:24,938 I'm not going anywhere. 78 00:03:25,731 --> 00:03:27,065 Let's have a drink. 79 00:03:27,691 --> 00:03:29,234 Talk a bit? 80 00:05:45,078 --> 00:05:46,121 Chief. 81 00:05:47,205 --> 00:05:48,540 Hello, Doctor. 82 00:05:48,717 --> 00:05:49,718 Great job. 83 00:05:49,802 --> 00:05:51,470 You built it yourself, didn't you? 84 00:05:51,587 --> 00:05:53,795 Yeah, just finished. 85 00:05:54,296 --> 00:05:55,922 I missed playing 86 00:05:56,131 --> 00:05:57,591 and I figured there would be at least 87 00:05:57,716 --> 00:05:59,468 a couple of other players on board. 88 00:06:00,719 --> 00:06:02,429 Didn't think you'd be one of them. 89 00:06:02,596 --> 00:06:04,848 Captain of the team at Starfleet Medical Academy. 90 00:06:05,015 --> 00:06:06,892 We took the Sector Championships in my final year. 91 00:06:07,100 --> 00:06:09,186 Against other medical students? 92 00:06:09,311 --> 00:06:10,562 Against everybody. 93 00:06:10,645 --> 00:06:12,314 Played a Vulcan in the finals. 94 00:06:12,397 --> 00:06:13,857 Talk about stamina. 95 00:06:14,191 --> 00:06:16,109 Didn't think he ever actually broke a sweat. 96 00:06:16,276 --> 00:06:17,652 And you won? 97 00:06:17,903 --> 00:06:19,488 Took him on a back wall riser shot. 98 00:06:20,822 --> 00:06:24,618 Oh, well, I can't say 99 00:06:24,701 --> 00:06:27,746 I've had much in the way of formal training myself 100 00:06:28,163 --> 00:06:30,624 but it's been a serious pastime for a lot of years. 101 00:06:30,707 --> 00:06:32,667 Oh, some of the toughest players I've come up against 102 00:06:32,792 --> 00:06:34,127 didn't really know what they were doing. 103 00:06:34,211 --> 00:06:35,504 Really? 104 00:06:35,795 --> 00:06:38,381 Ah... formally, I mean. 105 00:06:39,758 --> 00:06:41,426 Hey, whatever works, works. 106 00:06:41,510 --> 00:06:43,094 This exercise, for example, 107 00:06:43,178 --> 00:06:45,138 I picked up at a tournament from a top player. 108 00:06:45,222 --> 00:06:47,807 It's a 5,000-year-old battle warm-up. 109 00:06:49,684 --> 00:06:50,894 According to the legend, 110 00:06:51,019 --> 00:06:52,604 it makes the heart a friend to the hand. 111 00:06:58,568 --> 00:07:00,529 Medically, I don't really know what that means 112 00:07:00,654 --> 00:07:02,322 but, uh, it seems to give me a lot of energy. 113 00:07:03,031 --> 00:07:04,533 Fancy a game? 114 00:07:05,116 --> 00:07:06,034 Serve. 115 00:07:06,701 --> 00:07:09,037 I guess by the lines, you prefer the old-style rules? 116 00:07:12,165 --> 00:07:14,417 I can play any style you like. 117 00:07:15,126 --> 00:07:16,253 Traditional it is, then. 118 00:07:16,378 --> 00:07:17,671 Always been my personal favorite. 119 00:07:17,754 --> 00:07:19,089 Serve. 120 00:07:28,390 --> 00:07:29,766 One. 121 00:07:40,944 --> 00:07:43,488 Pardon me, friend. 122 00:07:48,285 --> 00:07:50,745 Pardon me. 123 00:08:27,490 --> 00:08:28,825 Friend... 124 00:08:30,660 --> 00:08:32,329 friend, are you all right? 125 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:36,625 I thought you died. 126 00:08:37,375 --> 00:08:40,545 If only I could be so fortunate. 127 00:08:40,629 --> 00:08:42,088 You were snoring. 128 00:08:42,255 --> 00:08:44,549 Please accept my apologies. 129 00:08:44,758 --> 00:08:47,052 I didn't mean to disturb you. 130 00:08:47,260 --> 00:08:51,890 But, as you can see, my health is not so good. 131 00:08:52,140 --> 00:08:55,268 Yes. Well, I'm sorry I had to wake you. 132 00:08:55,560 --> 00:08:58,063 I wasn't always like this. 133 00:08:58,480 --> 00:08:59,648 Of course not. 134 00:08:59,731 --> 00:09:00,982 I had youth, 135 00:09:01,316 --> 00:09:03,818 vigor, fame... 136 00:09:04,069 --> 00:09:06,738 wealth beyond measure. 137 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:10,283 All gone. 138 00:09:11,534 --> 00:09:14,204 I'm not listening. 139 00:09:14,663 --> 00:09:19,292 All because of this. 140 00:09:26,007 --> 00:09:27,842 A gambling device? 141 00:09:32,138 --> 00:09:33,682 Did you win? 142 00:09:34,683 --> 00:09:36,851 Of course not. 143 00:09:37,394 --> 00:09:40,438 You gambled away everything you had? 144 00:09:40,689 --> 00:09:42,607 In a manner of speaking. 145 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:46,903 Every trade deal I struck was a disaster. 146 00:09:46,986 --> 00:09:49,823 Every alliance I formed fell apart. 147 00:09:49,906 --> 00:09:53,868 Every endeavor backed, a failure. 148 00:09:53,952 --> 00:09:56,204 Well, what does this have to do with a toy? 149 00:09:56,538 --> 00:09:58,998 Sounds like you just had a lot of rotten luck. 150 00:09:59,165 --> 00:10:00,208 Yes... 151 00:10:00,542 --> 00:10:02,627 rotten luck. 152 00:10:02,961 --> 00:10:08,633 In the end, it all comes down to luck. 153 00:10:14,681 --> 00:10:16,766 I won! 154 00:10:16,975 --> 00:10:18,435 That's nice. 155 00:10:18,518 --> 00:10:19,728 What did you win? 156 00:10:44,169 --> 00:10:45,670 Officer... 157 00:10:46,671 --> 00:10:49,299 you've got a dead prisoner in here. 158 00:10:50,008 --> 00:10:51,968 Officer! 159 00:10:59,309 --> 00:11:01,019 How'd it go? 160 00:11:10,278 --> 00:11:11,946 Good workout? 161 00:11:12,489 --> 00:11:13,656 Medical school... 162 00:11:13,740 --> 00:11:15,867 Captain of the team at medical school. 163 00:11:16,326 --> 00:11:18,036 Who are you talking about? 164 00:11:18,244 --> 00:11:19,662 Bashir. 165 00:11:20,038 --> 00:11:21,247 You had a game? 166 00:11:21,414 --> 00:11:22,624 No, he had a game. 167 00:11:22,707 --> 00:11:24,793 I just kind of stumbled around the court for 90 minutes 168 00:11:24,918 --> 00:11:26,669 and made a complete ass of myself. 169 00:11:26,878 --> 00:11:28,880 I'm sure he didn't see it that way. 170 00:11:29,297 --> 00:11:30,757 The hell he didn't -- 171 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:33,218 that smug look on his face. 172 00:11:33,718 --> 00:11:36,763 "I guess you prefer old-style rules." 173 00:11:37,388 --> 00:11:39,349 Like I was some kind of fossil. 174 00:11:39,724 --> 00:11:42,185 In my day, I could have wiped the court with him. 175 00:11:42,519 --> 00:11:44,437 That's a point. You're not a kid anymore. 176 00:11:45,188 --> 00:11:46,856 It's nothing to be ashamed of. 177 00:11:46,940 --> 00:11:49,400 People just naturally slow down. 178 00:11:49,692 --> 00:11:52,320 Oh, like molasses in winter, huh? 179 00:11:52,404 --> 00:11:53,404 Thanks. 180 00:11:53,696 --> 00:11:56,074 Miles, you're taking this way too seriously. 181 00:11:56,324 --> 00:11:58,159 I'm out of shape, that's all. 182 00:11:58,368 --> 00:12:00,620 I just need to get me wind back. 183 00:12:00,787 --> 00:12:03,581 Sector champion, my eye. 184 00:12:03,790 --> 00:12:06,793 He's vulnerable to every one of my best shots. 185 00:12:08,878 --> 00:12:12,173 I just... I just couldn't get them there. 186 00:12:13,049 --> 00:12:14,676 This time. 187 00:12:20,765 --> 00:12:22,600 I thought he was going to have a heart attack. 188 00:12:22,851 --> 00:12:24,936 Come on, Julian, it couldn't have been that bad. 189 00:12:25,103 --> 00:12:27,146 No, really, his face was flushed. 190 00:12:27,230 --> 00:12:29,816 I could have taken his pulse just watching the side of his neck. 191 00:12:29,941 --> 00:12:31,150 Then why didn't you stop it? 192 00:12:31,317 --> 00:12:32,819 Well, don't think I didn't try. 193 00:12:32,944 --> 00:12:35,029 After the first game, I told him I had an appointment -- 194 00:12:35,113 --> 00:12:36,072 he ignored me. 195 00:12:36,155 --> 00:12:37,866 After the second game, I told him I was getting tired. 196 00:12:37,991 --> 00:12:39,158 He didn't believe me. 197 00:12:39,242 --> 00:12:42,412 And then his racket broke, and I thought, "Finally..." 198 00:12:42,537 --> 00:12:44,581 But no, he made me stay there 199 00:12:44,664 --> 00:12:46,457 while he went away and replicated another one. 200 00:12:46,708 --> 00:12:47,959 So, what finally happened? 201 00:12:50,670 --> 00:12:52,005 While he was gone 202 00:12:52,088 --> 00:12:53,673 I called my assistant and told her... 203 00:12:53,756 --> 00:12:55,091 May I? 204 00:12:55,341 --> 00:12:57,010 ...told her to call me back after five minutes 205 00:12:57,135 --> 00:12:59,137 and say there was an emergency at the Infirmary. 206 00:12:59,487 --> 00:13:01,723 - Oh, that's terrible. - There was no other way out. 207 00:13:01,823 --> 00:13:03,516 Otherwise, there would have been an emergency -- 208 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:05,143 Chief O'Brien's coronary. 209 00:13:05,226 --> 00:13:07,270 Well, at least it's all over. 210 00:13:07,770 --> 00:13:09,147 That's just it. 211 00:13:09,230 --> 00:13:11,149 This is just the beginning. 212 00:13:12,191 --> 00:13:13,484 The Chief wants a rematch 213 00:13:13,568 --> 00:13:15,486 and I'm telling you, it's going to kill him. 214 00:13:16,321 --> 00:13:17,989 Honestly, Julian, you're exaggerating. 215 00:13:18,072 --> 00:13:19,949 O'Brien can't be a day over 38. 216 00:13:20,241 --> 00:13:21,784 That's too young to die. 217 00:13:24,412 --> 00:13:27,874 I guess I'm overstating the health risk. 218 00:13:28,499 --> 00:13:30,001 That's not the point. 219 00:13:30,209 --> 00:13:31,711 The Chief has a lot of pride 220 00:13:31,878 --> 00:13:32,879 and for good reason. 221 00:13:33,004 --> 00:13:34,672 I really respect him -- the things he does 222 00:13:34,797 --> 00:13:36,341 the kind of man he is. 223 00:13:37,926 --> 00:13:41,346 I just... I just don't want to humiliate him. 224 00:13:50,563 --> 00:13:52,190 Another winner. 225 00:13:53,232 --> 00:13:54,359 What luck. 226 00:13:54,484 --> 00:13:56,996 The Pythron couple has refused to press charges. 227 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:58,027 You can go. 228 00:13:58,154 --> 00:13:59,364 Of course. 229 00:13:59,781 --> 00:14:01,282 Didn't I tell you? 230 00:14:01,491 --> 00:14:03,159 They're my friends. 231 00:14:07,455 --> 00:14:09,624 All right. Double or nothing. 232 00:14:09,791 --> 00:14:11,292 House always takes blue. 233 00:14:12,669 --> 00:14:14,879 Sorry, the drink's on you. 234 00:14:15,046 --> 00:14:16,381 Can I help you? 235 00:14:16,464 --> 00:14:17,382 Prosecco. 236 00:14:19,217 --> 00:14:21,427 And how do you plan on paying for this? 237 00:14:21,594 --> 00:14:23,304 With charm, perhaps? 238 00:14:23,429 --> 00:14:24,597 Double or nothing. 239 00:14:24,722 --> 00:14:26,683 Double nothing is still nothing. 240 00:14:26,933 --> 00:14:29,560 If I lose, I'll give you this. 241 00:14:30,019 --> 00:14:31,813 House always takes blue. 242 00:14:35,916 --> 00:14:36,859 Lucky. 243 00:14:36,943 --> 00:14:38,194 My luck's running good today. 244 00:14:38,319 --> 00:14:39,612 So I've heard. 245 00:14:39,862 --> 00:14:41,948 Decided not to testify, did they? 246 00:14:42,156 --> 00:14:43,366 I don't know what you mean. 247 00:14:43,449 --> 00:14:44,575 No? 248 00:14:44,784 --> 00:14:47,036 The 47th Rule of Acquisition says 249 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:49,831 "Don't trust a man wearing a better suit than your own." 250 00:14:50,456 --> 00:14:52,625 Either you're a con artist, 251 00:14:52,750 --> 00:14:55,044 or you're covering up an empty coin purse. 252 00:14:55,169 --> 00:14:57,046 I happen to know it's both. 253 00:14:57,213 --> 00:15:00,008 Well, we can't be all as successful as you are. 254 00:15:02,468 --> 00:15:03,970 Too true. 255 00:15:12,395 --> 00:15:13,771 Some kind of game? 256 00:15:13,896 --> 00:15:15,940 I've never seen that one before. How do you play? 257 00:15:16,774 --> 00:15:18,026 Just press the key. 258 00:15:27,118 --> 00:15:28,578 Too bad. 259 00:15:37,503 --> 00:15:40,757 As I told you, my luck's running good today. 260 00:15:41,049 --> 00:15:42,633 Am I supposed to be impressed? 261 00:15:43,926 --> 00:15:45,261 A little tinkering 262 00:15:45,386 --> 00:15:47,513 some replication and expansion... 263 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:49,807 It might make a nice addition to your casino. 264 00:15:50,058 --> 00:15:51,684 And who would play this? 265 00:15:51,809 --> 00:15:53,770 It's just a child's toy. 266 00:15:55,521 --> 00:15:57,315 My nephew, um... 267 00:15:57,398 --> 00:16:00,276 it might keep him out of my ears for a couple of days. 268 00:16:00,902 --> 00:16:02,153 I'll take it. 269 00:16:03,529 --> 00:16:05,114 That's a tidy sum. 270 00:16:05,490 --> 00:16:07,492 I'm feeling benevolent today. 271 00:16:08,451 --> 00:16:09,952 Have another. 272 00:16:14,999 --> 00:16:18,753 I might have accepted, but the offer of the drink -- 273 00:16:19,295 --> 00:16:22,006 that tells me you're very interested. 274 00:16:22,256 --> 00:16:25,051 Nonsense. You read too much into nothing. 275 00:16:25,134 --> 00:16:27,428 My benevolence is known far and wide. 276 00:16:27,637 --> 00:16:30,765 Oh, it's legendary, I'm sure. 277 00:16:32,475 --> 00:16:35,853 I'll take 100 times what you've got here. 278 00:16:36,270 --> 00:16:38,856 Not in this space-time continuum, you won't. 279 00:16:39,107 --> 00:16:42,318 Go try to peddle this little triviality down on Bajor. 280 00:16:42,485 --> 00:16:46,072 You might be able to trade it for a meal, 281 00:16:46,531 --> 00:16:47,907 but it won't be a hot one. 282 00:16:49,700 --> 00:16:52,078 You'll be in profit by the end of the week. 283 00:16:56,707 --> 00:16:58,126 Final offer. 284 00:16:58,417 --> 00:17:00,670 Take it before my generosity fades. 285 00:17:09,887 --> 00:17:13,182 Perhaps I'll hold onto it a bit longer. 286 00:17:13,808 --> 00:17:15,434 Suit yourself. 287 00:17:15,977 --> 00:17:18,020 But be under no illusion -- 288 00:17:18,271 --> 00:17:21,015 if I was serious about acquiring this, it would be mine 289 00:17:21,149 --> 00:17:24,026 and for substantially less than what you had hoped for. 290 00:17:24,110 --> 00:17:27,572 It seems that overconfidence comes in small packages around here. 291 00:17:27,780 --> 00:17:29,991 My track record speaks for itself 292 00:17:30,241 --> 00:17:32,493 just like your security file. 293 00:17:36,164 --> 00:17:38,124 Thanks for the drink. 294 00:18:06,736 --> 00:18:08,196 Times are difficult. 295 00:18:08,446 --> 00:18:09,614 Oh, it's not that. 296 00:18:09,697 --> 00:18:10,740 Business was good. 297 00:18:11,157 --> 00:18:12,742 Then why are you shutting down? 298 00:18:12,825 --> 00:18:15,536 My husband and I ran this place for nine years. 299 00:18:15,828 --> 00:18:20,124 Before that, we had a shop on Bajor for 17. 300 00:18:20,750 --> 00:18:24,378 But a few months ago, he passed away 301 00:18:24,670 --> 00:18:26,672 and my heart's just not in it anymore. 302 00:18:26,964 --> 00:18:28,674 Not the same, is it? 303 00:18:29,008 --> 00:18:30,635 Working by yourself? 304 00:18:31,219 --> 00:18:32,595 No. 305 00:18:33,262 --> 00:18:36,933 It's so much nicer working next to someone else. 306 00:18:48,402 --> 00:18:49,987 You understand. 307 00:18:57,328 --> 00:18:58,829 Nice shot. 308 00:19:14,011 --> 00:19:15,221 Damn! 309 00:19:18,432 --> 00:19:20,518 You think I'm stupid, too, hmm? 310 00:19:22,186 --> 00:19:24,355 I... don't know what you're talking about. 311 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:26,190 I don't need your charity. 312 00:19:26,524 --> 00:19:28,276 Next time, you either play your best game 313 00:19:28,401 --> 00:19:29,986 or you don't play. 314 00:19:37,952 --> 00:19:39,161 He can't do this. 315 00:19:39,245 --> 00:19:40,538 I have an exclusive contract. 316 00:19:40,621 --> 00:19:41,789 I want him arrested. 317 00:19:41,872 --> 00:19:43,124 Who are you talking about? 318 00:19:43,249 --> 00:19:45,042 Martus, that listener. 319 00:19:45,167 --> 00:19:46,502 What's he done? 320 00:19:46,585 --> 00:19:48,004 Just look. 321 00:19:48,087 --> 00:19:49,547 Welcome, friends. 322 00:19:49,672 --> 00:19:51,090 Welcome, welcome. 323 00:19:52,133 --> 00:19:56,554 Welcome to Club Martus. 324 00:20:10,192 --> 00:20:13,654 I have a contract for which I paid considerably. 325 00:20:13,863 --> 00:20:15,364 All gambling at DS9 326 00:20:15,448 --> 00:20:17,575 happens at Quark's, or it doesn't happen. 327 00:20:17,742 --> 00:20:19,827 A few bribes to the Cardassians when they ran this place 328 00:20:19,952 --> 00:20:21,287 doesn't constitute a contract. 329 00:20:21,412 --> 00:20:22,955 Not in the eyes of the Federation. 330 00:20:23,039 --> 00:20:25,082 He's a con artist, a crook. 331 00:20:25,207 --> 00:20:27,084 One more won't make much difference. 332 00:20:27,209 --> 00:20:28,961 Need I remind you that without me 333 00:20:29,045 --> 00:20:32,048 the other merchants would have abandoned this station after the occupation. 334 00:20:32,214 --> 00:20:33,215 You owe me! 335 00:20:33,758 --> 00:20:35,301 You begged me to stay here 336 00:20:35,384 --> 00:20:36,719 when you first came on board 337 00:20:36,844 --> 00:20:39,096 and I did, against my better judgment. 338 00:20:39,180 --> 00:20:40,598 I didn't beg. I blackmailed you. 339 00:20:40,723 --> 00:20:42,975 And don't pretend it hasn't paid off for you either. 340 00:20:43,392 --> 00:20:45,811 It's paid off fine until now. 341 00:20:46,062 --> 00:20:48,522 Martus is cutting into my profits. 342 00:20:48,773 --> 00:20:51,025 I want him stopped, before it gets any worse. 343 00:20:51,108 --> 00:20:52,902 Too late for that, my brother. 344 00:20:53,194 --> 00:20:54,551 What's the meaning of this? 345 00:20:54,862 --> 00:20:56,864 I've promised your underpaid sibling 346 00:20:56,989 --> 00:20:59,909 a one-quarter partnership in my establishment. 347 00:21:01,077 --> 00:21:02,828 Make me a better offer. 348 00:21:03,371 --> 00:21:05,539 A... a bidding war, over you? 349 00:21:05,706 --> 00:21:07,500 Ha, don't make me laugh. 350 00:21:09,752 --> 00:21:11,212 Careful, Martus. 351 00:21:11,337 --> 00:21:12,922 He shaves the latinum. 352 00:21:13,047 --> 00:21:14,465 I do not. 353 00:21:14,757 --> 00:21:15,841 Not much. 354 00:21:32,650 --> 00:21:34,026 Martus? 355 00:21:34,902 --> 00:21:38,406 I've just received word the Vlugtan government has accepted my bid. 356 00:21:38,697 --> 00:21:40,032 Well, that's wonderful. 357 00:21:42,493 --> 00:21:43,619 What's wrong? 358 00:21:43,744 --> 00:21:45,538 They won't finalize the transaction 359 00:21:45,621 --> 00:21:49,041 until I commission a study on the effects of asteroid mining 360 00:21:49,166 --> 00:21:51,418 on inner-system navigation. 361 00:21:51,710 --> 00:21:53,838 All my money is committed to the bid. 362 00:21:54,338 --> 00:21:55,840 I can't afford the study 363 00:21:55,923 --> 00:21:58,425 and I only have a week to get it done. 364 00:21:59,677 --> 00:22:00,845 How much do you need? 365 00:22:01,178 --> 00:22:03,222 10,000 isiks. 366 00:22:03,889 --> 00:22:05,850 10,000 isiks? 367 00:22:06,225 --> 00:22:08,144 It won't be easy to raise that kind of money. 368 00:22:08,394 --> 00:22:09,436 I know, I know. 369 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:11,564 I hope I can find an investor in time. 370 00:22:11,939 --> 00:22:14,150 I might know someone. 371 00:22:14,942 --> 00:22:16,818 But what kind of return 372 00:22:16,902 --> 00:22:18,654 can they expect on their investment? 373 00:22:19,572 --> 00:22:23,742 Well, once I began mining, I'd pay back ten times 10,000. 374 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:26,662 Don't worry, Alsia. 375 00:22:26,871 --> 00:22:29,498 I'll do everything in my power to keep your dream alive. 376 00:22:29,832 --> 00:22:31,792 Oh, Martus. 377 00:22:32,793 --> 00:22:35,045 I don't know how to thank you. 378 00:22:37,089 --> 00:22:38,549 Is there some problem, Rom? 379 00:22:38,632 --> 00:22:40,134 Not with this batch, 380 00:22:40,217 --> 00:22:42,720 but with my brother around you can never be too careful. 381 00:22:42,803 --> 00:22:44,722 You mean to say he'd poison the canapés? 382 00:22:44,805 --> 00:22:46,223 Maybe not poison, 383 00:22:46,348 --> 00:22:48,058 but a small intestinal bug? 384 00:22:48,142 --> 00:22:49,518 I wouldn't put it past him. 385 00:22:49,643 --> 00:22:51,145 Oh, don't worry about Quark. 386 00:22:51,228 --> 00:22:53,772 I've had the most astonishing run of luck lately. 387 00:22:54,231 --> 00:22:56,525 I'm beginning to think I can do no wrong. 388 00:23:01,396 --> 00:23:02,670 Neatness counts. 389 00:23:02,754 --> 00:23:04,050 Never think it doesn't. 390 00:23:08,204 --> 00:23:09,705 A toast... 391 00:23:10,706 --> 00:23:12,666 to the Queen of the Promenade. 392 00:23:12,875 --> 00:23:15,586 A woman whose business acumen is matched 393 00:23:15,669 --> 00:23:18,422 only by her beauty and charm. 394 00:23:18,839 --> 00:23:20,507 Have I missed anything? 395 00:23:20,841 --> 00:23:21,842 To you... 396 00:23:22,092 --> 00:23:23,594 my treasure. 397 00:23:26,972 --> 00:23:28,766 Are you as pleased as I am? 398 00:23:28,933 --> 00:23:30,059 What do you think? 399 00:23:30,392 --> 00:23:32,561 I think we make quite a good team. 400 00:23:33,395 --> 00:23:35,439 Perhaps we should consider 401 00:23:35,564 --> 00:23:37,399 formalizing our relationship. 402 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:40,236 Are you proposing to me? 403 00:23:41,362 --> 00:23:42,863 What do you think? 404 00:23:44,406 --> 00:23:47,159 Oh, it's beautiful. 405 00:23:47,618 --> 00:23:50,204 You deserve nothing less. 406 00:23:53,165 --> 00:23:55,292 And these are wonderful. 407 00:23:55,376 --> 00:23:56,669 Where did you find them? 408 00:23:56,835 --> 00:23:58,128 I had them replicated 409 00:23:58,254 --> 00:23:59,797 from a hand-held version a friend gave me. 410 00:23:59,880 --> 00:24:01,715 I've never seen anything like them. 411 00:24:01,966 --> 00:24:03,550 No one has. 412 00:24:04,343 --> 00:24:06,637 All right. Is this everything you'll need for the lab? 413 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:07,967 I think so. 414 00:24:11,100 --> 00:24:12,434 I don't believe it. 415 00:24:12,518 --> 00:24:13,560 Believe what? 416 00:24:13,644 --> 00:24:15,771 I've had the computer looking for this program for weeks. 417 00:24:15,854 --> 00:24:17,439 It was buried somewhere in the deep code level 418 00:24:17,523 --> 00:24:19,149 right before the Cardassians left. 419 00:24:19,233 --> 00:24:20,359 Huh. How did you find it? 420 00:24:20,442 --> 00:24:22,152 I'm not sure. It's more like it found me. 421 00:24:22,236 --> 00:24:23,946 Just lucky, I guess. 422 00:24:26,407 --> 00:24:28,409 I am so sorry. 423 00:24:28,617 --> 00:24:29,910 What happened? 424 00:24:30,035 --> 00:24:31,662 Well, you served. I returned low. 425 00:24:31,745 --> 00:24:33,956 - You slipped on the ball. - I slipped on a ball? 426 00:24:34,039 --> 00:24:36,417 Stepped right on it, mid-flight. Never seen anything like it. 427 00:24:37,835 --> 00:24:39,044 Easy now, let me check you out. 428 00:24:39,128 --> 00:24:40,963 I'm fine. Serve. 429 00:24:41,046 --> 00:24:43,549 Dr. Bashir, report to the Infirmary. 430 00:24:43,799 --> 00:24:45,551 I'm sorry, Chief. I have to go. 431 00:24:47,011 --> 00:24:48,595 I'll get you next time, okay? 432 00:24:48,721 --> 00:24:49,888 Look, about that... 433 00:24:50,014 --> 00:24:51,807 It's just that... I guess I don't enjoy 434 00:24:51,890 --> 00:24:53,392 this game as much as I used to. 435 00:24:53,517 --> 00:24:54,768 I hope you don't mind. 436 00:24:54,893 --> 00:24:56,770 I'm sure you'll find another opponent. 437 00:25:16,373 --> 00:25:17,916 Where is everybody? 438 00:25:18,375 --> 00:25:21,211 My friendly competitor's place. 439 00:25:22,379 --> 00:25:23,881 A listener. 440 00:25:24,923 --> 00:25:25,924 So what? 441 00:25:26,050 --> 00:25:27,384 So he listens. 442 00:25:28,093 --> 00:25:30,888 I can listen. I can listen as well as anyone. 443 00:25:31,513 --> 00:25:34,224 - What happened? - I fell down. 444 00:25:34,558 --> 00:25:36,769 See? I'm listening. Nothing to it. 445 00:25:37,102 --> 00:25:38,312 How did you fall down? 446 00:25:39,396 --> 00:25:41,315 Playing racquetball with Bashir. 447 00:25:42,024 --> 00:25:42,858 Where? 448 00:25:43,692 --> 00:25:45,277 At the court. Where do you think? 449 00:25:45,819 --> 00:25:47,237 What was the score? 450 00:25:47,321 --> 00:25:49,406 - Who cares? - I care. I'm listening. 451 00:25:49,490 --> 00:25:50,699 Tell me your problems. All of them. 452 00:25:51,033 --> 00:25:53,327 I've got no problems a good drop shot wouldn't cure. 453 00:25:54,036 --> 00:25:55,079 He beat you. 454 00:25:55,204 --> 00:25:57,081 Only by half a step, that's all. 455 00:25:57,289 --> 00:25:58,999 He's got a few years on me, so what? 456 00:25:59,083 --> 00:26:00,459 I've got more experience. 457 00:26:00,584 --> 00:26:01,794 The aging champion... 458 00:26:01,919 --> 00:26:03,504 I've got spin shots he's never seen. 459 00:26:03,587 --> 00:26:05,047 ...versus the daring challenger. 460 00:26:05,130 --> 00:26:07,132 So I had a few bad breaks, huh? 461 00:26:07,466 --> 00:26:09,218 One more game, that's all I needed. 462 00:26:09,301 --> 00:26:10,594 Come one, come all... 463 00:26:10,677 --> 00:26:12,888 I could have kicked him all over the court and he knows it, too. 464 00:26:13,013 --> 00:26:14,640 Welcome to Quark's. 465 00:26:16,100 --> 00:26:17,226 Thanks. 466 00:26:17,351 --> 00:26:18,435 Don't mention it. 467 00:26:19,353 --> 00:26:21,980 Quark's House of Champions. 468 00:26:23,482 --> 00:26:24,608 Damn! 469 00:26:24,733 --> 00:26:25,776 Something wrong, Major? 470 00:26:25,901 --> 00:26:28,153 - My terminal just self-destructed. - What? 471 00:26:28,237 --> 00:26:30,614 I lost an evaluation report I've been working on for weeks. 472 00:26:30,739 --> 00:26:32,032 Even the backups? 473 00:26:32,116 --> 00:26:33,492 Even the backups. 474 00:26:33,617 --> 00:26:37,287 Funny. I've been hearing a lot of bad luck stories in the last few hours. 475 00:26:37,454 --> 00:26:40,541 Doctor Bashir tells me the Infirmary is full of minor accidents. 476 00:26:40,666 --> 00:26:42,000 People slipping and falling 477 00:26:42,084 --> 00:26:43,419 walking through turbolift doors 478 00:26:43,544 --> 00:26:45,045 before they open -- that kind of thing. 479 00:26:45,170 --> 00:26:46,463 Well, I've had a great day 480 00:26:46,588 --> 00:26:48,424 so don't try sending your misfortunes my way. 481 00:26:48,507 --> 00:26:50,092 Come on, you make your own luck. 482 00:26:50,217 --> 00:26:51,635 We all know that. 483 00:27:04,189 --> 00:27:06,775 They all hit the jackpot at once? 484 00:27:07,276 --> 00:27:09,778 Is there any way I can blame this on you? 485 00:27:10,028 --> 00:27:11,488 I don't think so. 486 00:27:11,613 --> 00:27:13,365 No, I suppose not. 487 00:27:13,699 --> 00:27:15,701 All right. Pay them all off. 488 00:27:17,786 --> 00:27:20,372 Challenge of the Galaxy. 489 00:27:20,747 --> 00:27:24,001 Match of the Century. 490 00:27:25,252 --> 00:27:28,380 Wonder of the Wormhole. 491 00:27:34,094 --> 00:27:36,847 House always takes blue. 492 00:27:41,268 --> 00:27:45,022 If it's action you want, you've come to the right place. 493 00:27:45,355 --> 00:27:47,858 Excitement? We've got it all. 494 00:27:47,941 --> 00:27:51,445 Thrills and spills. Victory and defeat. 495 00:27:51,528 --> 00:27:54,490 Look no further, we've got it all. 496 00:27:54,615 --> 00:27:58,327 And here he is -- the reigning champion of Starfleet -- 497 00:27:58,452 --> 00:28:00,704 a legend on both sides of the wormhole. 498 00:28:00,871 --> 00:28:02,498 Ladies and gentlemen, 499 00:28:02,581 --> 00:28:05,417 Miles "The Mechanic" O'Brien. 500 00:28:10,881 --> 00:28:12,508 What's this all about? 501 00:28:12,716 --> 00:28:14,218 I got an emergency call. 502 00:28:14,343 --> 00:28:16,887 Well, so did I but I don't see any emergency. 503 00:28:17,095 --> 00:28:19,139 And the challenger. 504 00:28:19,264 --> 00:28:23,101 He's fast, he's deadly, he's Julian Bashir. 505 00:28:23,268 --> 00:28:26,021 They call him "The Doctor." 506 00:28:26,396 --> 00:28:29,191 The grudge match of the galaxy. 507 00:28:29,316 --> 00:28:30,901 Get down here. 508 00:28:31,401 --> 00:28:34,112 And all for a worthy cause. 509 00:28:34,196 --> 00:28:37,366 Yes, these noble competitors have insisted 510 00:28:37,533 --> 00:28:40,202 that I donate half the house's winnings 511 00:28:40,285 --> 00:28:42,663 to the Bajoran Fund for Orphans. 512 00:28:42,788 --> 00:28:44,164 Orphans? 513 00:28:45,707 --> 00:28:48,752 The Mechanic versus The Doctor. 514 00:28:48,835 --> 00:28:50,754 Tomorrow, 1200 hours. 515 00:28:50,963 --> 00:28:54,299 Only one will emerge victorious, so place your bets 516 00:28:54,383 --> 00:28:59,555 and in the meantime, the tables are open. 517 00:29:00,597 --> 00:29:02,516 This is outrageous. 518 00:29:02,766 --> 00:29:04,351 We haven't agreed to anything. 519 00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:05,894 As your exclusive promoter, 520 00:29:06,019 --> 00:29:07,813 I have the right to arrange matches as I see fit. 521 00:29:07,896 --> 00:29:09,356 Exclusive promoter? 522 00:29:09,439 --> 00:29:10,500 Just sign here. 523 00:29:10,607 --> 00:29:11,692 Forget it, Quark. 524 00:29:12,025 --> 00:29:14,486 I understand how you feel, 525 00:29:14,695 --> 00:29:17,990 but... think of the children. 526 00:29:18,365 --> 00:29:20,284 The monks have already made a down payment 527 00:29:20,367 --> 00:29:22,327 on new blankets for the winter. 528 00:29:22,828 --> 00:29:25,247 Ah, well, I'm sure the little ones 529 00:29:25,330 --> 00:29:27,666 can huddle together for warmth. 530 00:29:31,044 --> 00:29:34,506 Looks like you're going to get that rematch after all. 531 00:30:03,577 --> 00:30:04,703 I don't believe it. 532 00:30:04,786 --> 00:30:06,747 The program I found -- it disappeared. 533 00:30:06,872 --> 00:30:08,624 Have you checked the deep code level? 534 00:30:08,749 --> 00:30:10,125 No luck. 535 00:30:10,584 --> 00:30:11,710 It's funny. 536 00:30:11,877 --> 00:30:14,421 It's like the computer brought that program up at random 537 00:30:14,546 --> 00:30:16,798 and then just swallowed it up again. 538 00:30:17,507 --> 00:30:18,925 Major, you're all right. 539 00:30:19,009 --> 00:30:21,136 Not even a sprain, which is more than I can say 540 00:30:21,303 --> 00:30:22,971 for everybody else in the Infirmary. 541 00:30:23,055 --> 00:30:24,139 Still crowded? 542 00:30:24,264 --> 00:30:26,808 Yeah, and Doctor Bashir tells me it's a whole new batch. 543 00:30:27,059 --> 00:30:29,227 - More minor accidents? - Dozens of them. 544 00:30:29,311 --> 00:30:31,188 Could there be a connection between the accidents 545 00:30:31,271 --> 00:30:33,357 and the increase in the system failures? 546 00:30:33,482 --> 00:30:35,359 I didn't get hurt by a system failure. 547 00:30:35,442 --> 00:30:37,069 I tripped and fell. 548 00:30:37,319 --> 00:30:39,237 Just coincidence, that's all. 549 00:30:40,822 --> 00:30:43,825 There must be a logical explanation for all this. 550 00:30:44,201 --> 00:30:47,162 Maybe a virus or some kind of spatial disruption. 551 00:30:47,329 --> 00:30:48,872 It would have to be something that would affect 552 00:30:48,997 --> 00:30:50,499 both people and machinery. 553 00:30:50,666 --> 00:30:52,000 Get on it. 554 00:30:56,254 --> 00:30:59,007 I always had smaller lobes than the rest of the boys. 555 00:30:59,132 --> 00:31:00,634 They used to tease me about it. 556 00:31:00,717 --> 00:31:01,927 Quark was the worst. 557 00:31:02,052 --> 00:31:03,553 He told everyone I was adopted. 558 00:31:03,637 --> 00:31:06,139 I just don't understand. Things were going so well. 559 00:31:06,223 --> 00:31:08,600 On my Naming Day, Quark substituted 560 00:31:08,684 --> 00:31:11,228 old vegetables for my presents. 561 00:31:11,311 --> 00:31:13,980 Then he sold the presents for more than our father had paid... 562 00:31:14,106 --> 00:31:17,693 I couldn't care less about your trivial childhood! 563 00:31:20,612 --> 00:31:22,864 We've been virtually abandoned 564 00:31:23,365 --> 00:31:25,242 and I want to know why. 565 00:31:25,367 --> 00:31:27,411 A bad streak -- it happens. 566 00:31:27,494 --> 00:31:29,246 Not to me, it doesn't. 567 00:31:29,913 --> 00:31:33,500 I require the comfort of a compassionate soul. 568 00:31:38,672 --> 00:31:42,092 Don't think I didn't see through you right from the start. 569 00:31:43,802 --> 00:31:46,012 It's a joke. Really. 570 00:31:46,096 --> 00:31:48,014 Well, in case you've forgotten, 571 00:31:48,098 --> 00:31:50,267 I still hold the lease on this place. 572 00:31:50,392 --> 00:31:52,936 I want you out of here by tomorrow 573 00:31:53,061 --> 00:31:55,439 and take those damn things with you. 574 00:31:55,814 --> 00:31:58,400 But... but... but... 575 00:32:00,336 --> 00:32:02,112 But, treasure. 576 00:32:02,195 --> 00:32:04,114 Oh, I knew no good would come of this. 577 00:32:04,239 --> 00:32:05,574 I never should have left Quark. 578 00:32:05,657 --> 00:32:06,742 What's going to happen now? 579 00:32:06,841 --> 00:32:08,285 I'm not sure. 580 00:32:10,662 --> 00:32:13,707 But I have an idea. 581 00:32:25,677 --> 00:32:27,262 The profits from the club. 582 00:32:27,596 --> 00:32:32,100 I believe it comes to just about 10,000 isiks. 583 00:32:32,225 --> 00:32:35,729 Oh, Martus, you don't know what this means to me. 584 00:32:35,854 --> 00:32:37,856 I know what it means to me -- 585 00:32:38,106 --> 00:32:40,066 ten times as much in return. 586 00:32:40,192 --> 00:32:41,568 You won't regret this. 587 00:32:41,651 --> 00:32:44,404 You'll see. We'll both be rich. 588 00:33:06,301 --> 00:33:08,053 You can beat his backhand. 589 00:33:08,261 --> 00:33:09,805 Keep the ball low 590 00:33:09,888 --> 00:33:11,473 and to his left. 591 00:33:14,392 --> 00:33:16,728 Corner return on the serve. 592 00:33:19,397 --> 00:33:21,566 Then kill shot left. 593 00:33:22,609 --> 00:33:24,569 If he returns again 594 00:33:25,695 --> 00:33:27,572 high back wall. 595 00:33:29,825 --> 00:33:30,909 And remember... 596 00:33:30,992 --> 00:33:34,704 Win or lose, tonight we celebrate. 597 00:33:41,002 --> 00:33:42,671 Miles, wait. 598 00:33:46,800 --> 00:33:48,802 A silk handkerchief 599 00:33:49,511 --> 00:33:52,097 medieval Japanese design... 600 00:33:53,974 --> 00:33:56,560 scented with my perfume. 601 00:34:02,148 --> 00:34:03,984 Kick his butt. 602 00:34:12,200 --> 00:34:15,287 Doctor, I brought you something. 603 00:34:15,453 --> 00:34:17,205 A token of thanks from the monks 604 00:34:17,289 --> 00:34:18,748 to show you how much they appreciate 605 00:34:18,832 --> 00:34:20,584 your participation in their little fund-raiser. 606 00:34:20,667 --> 00:34:22,210 Oh, thanks. Put it over there. 607 00:34:22,419 --> 00:34:25,046 Um, aren't you going to try some? 608 00:34:26,214 --> 00:34:27,424 What is it? 609 00:34:27,591 --> 00:34:30,093 The monks tell me it's a medicinal brew -- 610 00:34:30,176 --> 00:34:31,887 an ancient secret of their order. 611 00:34:31,970 --> 00:34:35,473 It's supposed to impart great energy and vigor. 612 00:34:36,057 --> 00:34:39,102 Just the kind of thing to have before an athletic competition. 613 00:34:40,854 --> 00:34:44,566 But... you're a man of science. 614 00:34:44,983 --> 00:34:47,485 You probably don't believe in folk medicine. 615 00:34:47,694 --> 00:34:50,739 Actually, you'd be surprised just how often traditional medicine 616 00:34:50,864 --> 00:34:52,866 turns out to have genuine value. 617 00:34:53,074 --> 00:34:54,576 Did they say what was in this stuff? 618 00:34:54,659 --> 00:34:58,163 They didn't exactly, but I'm sure it's all completely natural. 619 00:34:58,330 --> 00:35:00,749 Oh, the monks said you should drink the whole thing 620 00:35:00,874 --> 00:35:03,043 in one gulp in order to get the proper effect. 621 00:35:03,335 --> 00:35:04,794 Did they? 622 00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:10,008 What are you doing? 623 00:35:10,091 --> 00:35:12,093 Just curious about its contents. 624 00:35:12,260 --> 00:35:15,472 Uh... what about your exercises? 625 00:35:15,597 --> 00:35:17,015 This won't take a second. 626 00:35:17,098 --> 00:35:19,643 Oh, why bother? Don't you trust the monks? 627 00:35:21,102 --> 00:35:24,940 Ah, water, sucrose, dextrose, tribnel root extract 628 00:35:25,190 --> 00:35:27,651 grain particulates, yeast, synthehol... 629 00:35:28,985 --> 00:35:30,570 and 17 milligrams 630 00:35:30,654 --> 00:35:35,116 of hyvroxilated quint-ethyl metacetamine. 631 00:35:35,867 --> 00:35:37,494 Like I said, all natural. 632 00:35:37,619 --> 00:35:39,621 It's an anesthetic, Quark. 633 00:35:40,163 --> 00:35:41,998 If I drank that, I'd hardly be able to stand 634 00:35:42,123 --> 00:35:43,625 let alone play racquetball. 635 00:35:43,708 --> 00:35:45,251 You were trying to fix the match, weren't you? 636 00:35:45,335 --> 00:35:46,461 Would I do that? 637 00:35:46,586 --> 00:35:49,547 If you had enough latinum bet on Chief O'Brien, you would. 638 00:35:49,798 --> 00:35:52,008 No one's betting on Chief O'Brien. 639 00:35:52,133 --> 00:35:53,385 All the money's on you. 640 00:35:53,510 --> 00:35:55,595 If you win, there won't be any profits. 641 00:35:56,137 --> 00:35:58,139 And if there aren't any profits 642 00:35:58,264 --> 00:36:01,351 I can't donate anything to the monks. 643 00:36:01,601 --> 00:36:05,814 No donations, no winter blankets for the children. 644 00:36:06,773 --> 00:36:10,819 But... if you lose 645 00:36:11,444 --> 00:36:12,946 then the house would win 646 00:36:13,029 --> 00:36:15,407 and the monks would get their blankets. 647 00:36:15,657 --> 00:36:19,077 Are you suggesting that I throw the match? 648 00:36:21,121 --> 00:36:23,164 - For the children. - Forget it, Quark. 649 00:36:23,289 --> 00:36:24,499 But the blankets... 650 00:36:24,582 --> 00:36:26,334 Will be provided by you one way or another. 651 00:36:26,418 --> 00:36:27,877 And if the monks don't get their blankets, 652 00:36:27,961 --> 00:36:30,338 Chief O'Brien and I will be very upset. 653 00:36:30,422 --> 00:36:32,507 Do I make myself clear? 654 00:36:32,841 --> 00:36:34,300 Perfectly. 655 00:36:34,676 --> 00:36:39,347 Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a match to play. 656 00:36:47,439 --> 00:36:48,898 Kira said you've found something. 657 00:36:49,024 --> 00:36:50,400 Oh, I found something, all right. 658 00:36:50,483 --> 00:36:51,818 I just don't know what it means. 659 00:36:51,902 --> 00:36:52,840 Look at this. 660 00:36:52,986 --> 00:36:54,237 Solar neutrinos. 661 00:36:54,320 --> 00:36:55,655 Notice anything unusual? 662 00:36:55,757 --> 00:36:56,840 There are a lot of them? 663 00:36:57,217 --> 00:36:58,408 The spin. 664 00:36:58,533 --> 00:37:01,619 Given the laws of probability, from any point of view 665 00:37:01,703 --> 00:37:03,872 about half of them should be spinning clockwise 666 00:37:03,997 --> 00:37:05,707 and the other half counterclockwise. 667 00:37:05,832 --> 00:37:09,878 But over 80% of them are spinning clockwise. 668 00:37:10,211 --> 00:37:12,005 You're saying people are having accidents 669 00:37:12,130 --> 00:37:14,215 because of the way the neutrinos are spinning? 670 00:37:14,591 --> 00:37:16,843 No, but I think it's a symptom 671 00:37:16,968 --> 00:37:18,344 of the same problem. 672 00:37:18,470 --> 00:37:20,597 The neutrinos outside the station are normal, 673 00:37:20,680 --> 00:37:22,348 but inside the station 674 00:37:22,432 --> 00:37:24,934 something very strange is going on. 675 00:37:26,770 --> 00:37:28,188 Have a good game, Julian. 676 00:37:28,396 --> 00:37:29,856 You, too. 677 00:37:39,657 --> 00:37:42,243 First point, O'Brien, breaking the serve 678 00:37:42,327 --> 00:37:44,579 and so it begins. 679 00:37:55,757 --> 00:37:57,509 2-0, O'Brien. 680 00:37:57,759 --> 00:38:00,053 Not a rousing start for The Doctor. 681 00:38:02,055 --> 00:38:03,431 Where is she? 682 00:38:04,265 --> 00:38:06,142 - Who? - Alsia. 683 00:38:06,267 --> 00:38:08,770 She was supposed to meet me here to tell me how the bid went. 684 00:38:08,978 --> 00:38:11,147 I still don't think it's fair 685 00:38:11,231 --> 00:38:13,483 you investing my money without asking. 686 00:38:13,608 --> 00:38:14,859 Your money? 687 00:38:14,943 --> 00:38:16,778 You promised me one-quarter of the profits, 688 00:38:16,945 --> 00:38:18,738 but then you gave her everything we earned. 689 00:38:18,822 --> 00:38:22,033 I promised you one-quarter of the profits after expenses. 690 00:38:22,242 --> 00:38:24,994 Expenses? What expenses? 691 00:38:25,286 --> 00:38:29,165 Operating costs, overhead, recapitalization. 692 00:38:29,249 --> 00:38:31,459 Ooh, that does it. 693 00:38:33,586 --> 00:38:34,879 Where are you going? 694 00:38:35,004 --> 00:38:36,422 Back to Quark. 695 00:38:36,673 --> 00:38:38,591 At least then I'll get cheated by family. 696 00:38:38,675 --> 00:38:40,301 Let's get out of here. 697 00:38:49,352 --> 00:38:52,939 Ooh, another bad break for Bashir. 698 00:38:53,064 --> 00:38:54,691 9-3, O'Brien. 699 00:38:55,567 --> 00:38:58,278 Quark, I'm cutting the transmission. 700 00:38:58,403 --> 00:38:59,696 What? You can't. 701 00:38:59,821 --> 00:39:00,864 Watch me. 702 00:39:04,284 --> 00:39:06,119 Ladies and gentlemen, 703 00:39:06,411 --> 00:39:08,580 the players have called a three-minute break. 704 00:39:08,788 --> 00:39:10,456 Betting is reopened. 705 00:39:10,540 --> 00:39:13,168 Three minutes, three minutes only. 706 00:39:13,585 --> 00:39:14,878 Why did you do that? 707 00:39:15,003 --> 00:39:16,546 Something's wrong here. 708 00:39:16,671 --> 00:39:17,714 With me, maybe 709 00:39:17,839 --> 00:39:19,007 but you're having a great game. 710 00:39:19,132 --> 00:39:21,050 Yeah, the best I've played my entire life. 711 00:39:21,342 --> 00:39:23,803 I'm making shots I couldn't have made 15 years ago 712 00:39:23,887 --> 00:39:25,847 when I was playing five hours a day, every day. 713 00:39:25,972 --> 00:39:27,015 I can't miss. 714 00:39:27,098 --> 00:39:29,726 And I can't hit the broadside of a Plygorian mammoth. 715 00:39:30,935 --> 00:39:33,104 Try throwing the ball against the wall. 716 00:39:38,693 --> 00:39:40,945 It should have come straight back to me. 717 00:39:42,363 --> 00:39:43,865 You try. 718 00:40:04,385 --> 00:40:05,845 O'Brien to Ops. 719 00:40:14,062 --> 00:40:16,773 It goes right into his hand every single time. 720 00:40:17,023 --> 00:40:18,816 I must have done it a dozen times by now 721 00:40:18,900 --> 00:40:19,943 and I haven't missed yet. 722 00:40:20,026 --> 00:40:21,861 Nobody could be that lucky. It's impossible. 723 00:40:21,986 --> 00:40:24,322 Not impossible, just extremely improbable. 724 00:40:24,739 --> 00:40:26,032 Improbable? 725 00:40:26,282 --> 00:40:29,369 Like the neutrinos on the station spinning the same way 726 00:40:29,702 --> 00:40:32,038 or a few dozen people having minor accidents 727 00:40:32,247 --> 00:40:33,331 at the same instant 728 00:40:33,414 --> 00:40:36,125 or a system failing just at the wrong time. 729 00:40:36,334 --> 00:40:37,418 Exactly. 730 00:40:37,502 --> 00:40:39,921 Someone or something on this station 731 00:40:40,004 --> 00:40:41,589 is distorting the laws of probability. 732 00:40:41,756 --> 00:40:43,967 Changing them so incredibly unlikely things 733 00:40:44,092 --> 00:40:45,677 can happen on a regular basis. 734 00:40:45,885 --> 00:40:47,595 How can we find out what's causing it? 735 00:40:48,263 --> 00:40:49,931 I think I know a way. 736 00:40:56,062 --> 00:40:57,814 98% of the neutrinos in this room 737 00:40:57,897 --> 00:40:59,190 are rotating clockwise. 738 00:40:59,315 --> 00:41:00,483 The games are open. 739 00:41:00,608 --> 00:41:02,777 We're not here to play. Dax? 740 00:41:03,444 --> 00:41:05,238 100% clockwise. 741 00:41:05,488 --> 00:41:06,698 It's these machines. 742 00:41:06,823 --> 00:41:08,116 What, my gambling machines? 743 00:41:08,283 --> 00:41:09,450 What's wrong with them? 744 00:41:09,534 --> 00:41:11,703 Somehow, these machines are altering 745 00:41:11,786 --> 00:41:14,289 the laws of probability all over the station. 746 00:41:14,539 --> 00:41:16,416 So, that's what he meant. 747 00:41:16,958 --> 00:41:17,792 Who? 748 00:41:17,917 --> 00:41:19,335 The alien who gave me the original. 749 00:41:19,627 --> 00:41:22,255 He said it all came down to luck. 750 00:41:22,880 --> 00:41:24,757 That must be how it works. 751 00:41:24,882 --> 00:41:27,218 When you win, it makes you lucky. 752 00:41:27,302 --> 00:41:28,428 When you lose... 753 00:41:28,511 --> 00:41:30,805 But these machines are affecting everyone on the station, 754 00:41:30,930 --> 00:41:32,223 whether they're playing them or not. 755 00:41:32,390 --> 00:41:34,600 Impossible. You must be mistaken. 756 00:41:34,803 --> 00:41:35,851 Wait a minute. 757 00:41:35,935 --> 00:41:37,603 You said there was an original machine? 758 00:41:37,729 --> 00:41:39,147 Yes, a smaller one. 759 00:41:39,314 --> 00:41:42,442 When I opened the club, I replicated these larger ver... 760 00:41:44,319 --> 00:41:46,118 Larger versions. 761 00:41:47,780 --> 00:41:49,699 So, how do you turn them off? 762 00:41:50,700 --> 00:41:52,618 I'm not completely sure. 763 00:41:52,910 --> 00:41:54,871 Then how did you turn them on in the first place? 764 00:41:55,079 --> 00:41:56,539 I didn't... exactly. 765 00:41:56,622 --> 00:41:59,667 I just told the replicator 766 00:41:59,917 --> 00:42:02,795 to scan the original and make copies. 767 00:42:03,921 --> 00:42:07,133 I think they have some kind of internal power source. 768 00:42:07,425 --> 00:42:08,634 Lieutenant. 769 00:42:09,302 --> 00:42:11,721 Wait, wait, wait! What are you doing? 770 00:42:15,475 --> 00:42:17,060 Now, as for you... 771 00:42:17,226 --> 00:42:19,812 You can't possibly blame me for this, Commander. 772 00:42:19,937 --> 00:42:21,105 Oh, I'd like to. 773 00:42:21,230 --> 00:42:23,649 Unfortunately, I don't have anything I can charge you with. 774 00:42:23,775 --> 00:42:25,693 Fortunately, I do. 775 00:42:26,027 --> 00:42:28,613 That elderly Pythron couple you "assisted" 776 00:42:28,696 --> 00:42:29,989 has had a change of heart. 777 00:42:30,073 --> 00:42:32,533 They've decided to press charges after all. 778 00:42:49,759 --> 00:42:50,676 Alsia! 779 00:42:50,927 --> 00:42:52,762 I knew you'd come to get me out. 780 00:42:53,971 --> 00:42:55,473 Inside. 781 00:42:59,685 --> 00:43:00,978 What's the meaning of this? 782 00:43:01,229 --> 00:43:02,397 Ask him. 783 00:43:02,605 --> 00:43:05,066 Your lady friend here just tried to scam me. 784 00:43:05,691 --> 00:43:06,901 Scam? 785 00:43:07,151 --> 00:43:08,986 Asteroid mining. 786 00:43:09,237 --> 00:43:10,822 To think anyone would be foolish enough 787 00:43:10,905 --> 00:43:12,323 to be taken in by that old trick. 788 00:43:12,407 --> 00:43:15,660 But don't worry, Martus, I've come to get you out. 789 00:43:15,993 --> 00:43:17,870 In return for what? 790 00:43:18,371 --> 00:43:20,665 Nothing. Pure generosity. 791 00:43:20,748 --> 00:43:21,999 Huh! 792 00:43:24,252 --> 00:43:25,920 You're enjoying this, aren't you? 793 00:43:26,212 --> 00:43:29,507 Oh, taken in by one of your own victims 794 00:43:29,590 --> 00:43:31,676 and no one to turn to but me? 795 00:43:33,636 --> 00:43:36,222 I can't remember when I've been so entertained. 796 00:43:36,305 --> 00:43:39,225 I'm glad you're enjoying yourself. 797 00:43:39,684 --> 00:43:41,978 Now, how about giving me 2,000 isiks 798 00:43:42,061 --> 00:43:43,521 to book passage out of here? 799 00:43:44,897 --> 00:43:48,276 You want me to give you money? 800 00:43:49,152 --> 00:43:50,778 Ridiculous. 801 00:43:51,112 --> 00:43:54,198 Of all the ungrateful arrogance. 802 00:43:55,199 --> 00:43:57,952 Unless you want me to stay here on the station. 803 00:43:59,954 --> 00:44:01,455 All right. 804 00:44:01,873 --> 00:44:05,668 I'll loan you 500 isiks. 805 00:44:06,085 --> 00:44:08,421 You can book passage on a cargo ship. 806 00:44:08,671 --> 00:44:11,382 1,500. After all, I do have expenses. 807 00:44:11,674 --> 00:44:12,925 600. 808 00:44:13,217 --> 00:44:15,636 1,200. I still have my dignity. 809 00:44:15,887 --> 00:44:17,972 Dignity and an empty sack is worth the sack -- 810 00:44:18,097 --> 00:44:19,724 Rule of Acquisition Number 109. 811 00:44:21,559 --> 00:44:22,894 All right. 812 00:44:24,937 --> 00:44:26,105 800. 813 00:44:27,064 --> 00:44:28,566 Go on. 814 00:44:29,066 --> 00:44:30,735 I'm listening.