DEEP SPACE: "Profit and Loss" - 01/13/94 - ACT THREE        30.

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					GARAK
			Not at all.  Annoying, perhaps.  
			Inconvenient, maybe.  But dangerous?  
			Hardly.  If they were dangerous, 
			would the Central Command entrust 
			the situation to me, a simple tailor?

					SISKO
			Which only confirms what I've 
			suspected all along.  You, Mister 
			Garak, are no simple tailor.

					GARAK
				(chuckling)
			Really, Commander, that's another 
			discussion, entirely.  All you need 
			to know right now is that the return 
			of Hogue and Rekelen is in the best 
			interests of the Cardassian Empire.

					SISKO
			Or at least in the best interest of 
			the Cardassian military.

					GARAK
			Is there a difference?

					SISKO
			Do you really expect a Bajoran 
			station, under Federation command, 
			to turn over Cardassian political 
			refugees... on your say-so?

					GARAK
			The ultimate decision is yours of 
			course.  I'm simply relaying a 
			message.

					SISKO
			Then relay this.  Tell the Central 
			Command that if anyone attempts to 
			take Hogue and Rekelen by force, I 
			will respond in kind.  Am I clear, 
			Mister Garak?

					GARAK
				(an icy smile)
			Absolutely.  Thank you for your time.