[Quark's quarters] (Quark's shrine is an upmarket moneybox.)
Blessed Exchequer, whose greed is eternal. Allow this humble bribe to open your ears
and hear this plea from your most devout debtor. Continue to bless my bar with
a steady stream of thirsty customers whose pockets are lined with latinum,
and whose skills at dabo are shaky at best. And while you're at it,
see if you can do something about Doctor Bashir. Don't hurt him or anything,
just get him off the station for a couple of months. Oh, and one other thing.
I opened negotiations with Ezri three months ago, but I can't seem to close the deal.
Anything you can do to help (The doorbell rings three times.)
Come in. Ezri. (The black
leather clad woman twists Quark's arm up behind his back.)
Anyone else here? Just you and me.
Is that the bedroom? I owe you. Does
it have to be so rough the first time?
I don't know what you think is going on here, but think again.
Don't tell me. This is some new kind of therapy? Am I suppose to start talking about my childhood
or something? I hope not.
Good, because I'd rather talk about us. Dax, Dax, you're the most fascinating woman I've ever met.
I love you. There. I said it! My name's not Dax.
Oh, I get it. Your clothes, the knife, this aggressive attitude. It's all role playing.
Call me Shmun. Shmun?
Yeah. And I'll call you T'lana. You know, from 'Vulcan Love Slave' Volume Three.
(She lets him go.) You're a very confused man, aren't you?
If your friend Zek is depending on you, he's in a lot more trouble than he thinks.
Zek? What does he have to do with any of this? I'll let him explain.
ZEK [on monitor]: Hello, Quark. It's me, your Grand Nagus. You'll never guess where I am.
Risa? ZEK [on monitor]: If you said Risa,
guess again. I'm in the alternate universe! You're not my Dax. You're from over there.
You're catching on. ZEK [on monitor]:
You're probably wondering how I got here well, you're going to have to keep on wondering,
because I don't have time to tell you. You see, I'm in a bit of trouble.
I'm being held prisoner by the Alliance and I'm going to need you to help me regain my freedom.
The Regent said he would send me home in exchange for a ship's cloaking device. They don't have them
in this universe. I wish I'd known that before I got here. I could've saved myself a lot of
aggravation and made a nice profit at the same time. However, my fate is in your hands, Quark.
I need a cloaking device and I need it now. You're the only one I can count on. If you do this for me
I promise I'll be eternally grateful. And don't forget to tell your mother I love her. Goodbye.
He should've gone to Risa. The Regent wants the cloaking
device in three days. That's not much time.
Cloaking technology isn't that easy to come by. You'll find a way.
And if I don't? (Music)
The Nagus will die. (Music)