![]() ![]() ![]() By the time Bashir is returned to the Bellerophon, Ross is back on his feet. Sloan chooses to try to fight his way out and is executed on the spot.īut that's still not the whole story. Cretak, whatever her intentions, is in any case still guilty of treason. ![]() The Committee decides to let Bashir loose. Sloan, an ordinary Starfleet spy with a grudge against Koval, invented it so that he could orchestrate his own personal revenge. Under interrogation, they have found that there is no Section 31. To top things off, Koval brings out a Surprise Witness: a badly-beaten Sloan. Both of them are brought before the Committee, who are not pleased to hear their story, no matter how well-intentioned it may have been. Cretak was also caught trying to hack Koval's files. Bashir's genetic enhancements make him immune to the Romulans' infamous mind probes, but no matter. The spymaster lures Bashir away from the conference to conduct a not-so-friendly interrogation. But it would seem Bashir has managed to put himself on Koval's radar. He asks her to help him get access to Koval's intelligence files to locate the mole. So, he turns to the only other person he thinks he can trust: Senator Cretak. It's not serious, but until he recovers, Bashir is on his own. To make matters worse, Ross suffers an aneurysm not long after. Bashir wants to blow the whistle on Sloan, but Ross is afraid of what that might do to the alliance. Bashir also tells Ross his theory that Sloan has a Romulan mole working for him. Ross is affronted by the idea that Section 31 may be plotting an assassination, whatever benefit it might bring to the Federation. Obviously interested in getting rid of Koval, Sloan asks if there are any ways to accelerate the progression of the disease. The next day, Koval approaches Bashir to ask a few questions about the Quickening, making no effort to disguise the fact that he is interested in weaponizing it.īashir's conclusion is that Koval may have early-stage Tuvan Syndrome, which would give him a life expectancy of 20 to 25 more years. It is also rumored that he is hiding a rare and incurable disease known as Tuvan Syndrome. Sloan has a particular interest in Koval, chairman of the Tal Shiar, who is ardently opposed to the alliance and competing with Cretak for an empty seat on the Continuing Committee. They meet in private for Bashir to give his first report. Starfleet Intelligence, despite its claims to the contrary, has not made any serious effort to expose them.Īt the conference, Bashir discovers to his dismay that Sloan has personally tagged along, posing as a cartographer. His and Admiral Ross' conclusion is to turn Bashir into a Double Agent, playing along with Sloan's game to get closer to Section 31. Bashir refuses, but Sloan is convinced that he'll do it anyway because the thought of being a spy is just too seductive. Despite all the cloak-and-dagger, his request is innocuous enough: make some private observations on Romulan bigwigs at the conference. That night, Bashir is visited in his quarters by everyone's favorite Section 31 agent, Sloan, who "recruited" Bashir during "Inquisition". When Garak learns about the conference, he suggests using it as an opportunity to spy on the Romulans, but Bashir dismisses that idea as morally beneath the Federation, much to Garak's disappointment. The senator is next scheduled to attend a Romulan conference in which Bashir will be sharing his expertise on Dominion biogenic weapons. After slinging some barbs at the Klingons, Cretak manages to browbeat the staff into letting some Romulan ships jump the line for repairs. The idealist confronts the realist.Kira leads some negotiations between the station and Romulan Senator Cretak. ![]()
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