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Past Tense: Part 2

LAST TIME ON STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE:

I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO COMMANDER SISKO AND THE OTHERS.

THE TRANSPORTER BEAM WAS REDIRECTED AS IT PASSED

THROUGH THE POLARIZED PARTICLES.

REDIRECTED WHERE?

NOT WHERE-- WHEN.

YOU EVER HEAR OF THE BELL RIOTS? IT IS ONE OF THE MOST VIOLENT

CIVIL DISTURBANCES IN AMERICAN HISTORY

AND IT HAPPENED RIGHT HERE-- SAN FRANCISCO

SANCTUARY DISTRICT "A"

THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER, 2024.

BUT THAT'S ONLY A FEW DAYS FROM NOW.

THE RIOTS WILL BE

ONE OF THE WATERSHED EVENTS OF THE 21st CENTURY.

GABRIEL BELL WILL SEE TO THAT.

I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND MY FRIENDS.

YOU THINK THEY MIGHT BE IN A SANCTUARY DISTRICT?

IT'S POSSIBLE. IF YOU HADN'T FOUND ME, I MIGHT HAVE WOUND UP IN ONE.

THIS PLACE IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE.

MOST OF US AGREED TO LIVE HERE

BECAUSE THEY PROMISED US JOBS, BUT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,?

BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN ON ANY JOB INTERVIEWS LATELY.

THAT MAN WHO JUST GOT KILLED

TRYING TO HELP US--

THAT MAN WAS GABRIEL BELL.

( crowd yelling )

GIVE ME THAT!

( pump loads gun )

( gunshot ) GET AWAY, GET AWAY FROM HIM.

C'MON, WE HAVE TO GET HIM OFF THE STREET.

I'VE WAITED A LONG TIME FOR THIS.

AND I KNOW I WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED.

AIN'T THAT RIGHT, NEWBOY?

THE NAME IS BELL.

GABRIEL BELL.

AND NOW THE CONCLUSION.

HEY! WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?

NOTHING.

IF YOU'RE TRYING TO FIND A WAY OUT

FORGET IT... BERNARDO.

YOU AIN'T GOING ANYWHERE.

NONE OF YOU ARE.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH US?

I WAS GOING TO LET YOU THINK ABOUT THAT

FOR A LITTLE BIT.

NOW, EVERYBODY, AGAINST THE WALL!

SIT DOWN OVER THERE.

MOVE! MOVE IT!

IF ANY OF THEM MOVES

SHOOT THEM.

NO ONE'S SHOOTING ANYONE.

MAYBE... MAYBE NOT.

WE NEED THEM ALIVE. THEY'RE THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO BARGAIN WITH.

THINK I DIDN'T KNOW THAT?

JUST MAKING SURE.

WE NEED TO GET THESE BLINDS CLOSED.

THE POLICE WILL DROP SNIPERS

ON THE ROOFS AND PICK US OFF ONE BY ONE.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S USE THE BENCHES AS BARRICADES.

WE'LL STACK THEM UP AGAINST THE WINDOWS.

IT'S TOO BAD.

I KIND OF LIKE WATCHING THIS PLACE BURN.

DROP YOUR WEAPONS!

( laughs )

WHAT'S SO FUNNY?

YOU.

YOU'RE DEAD.

( yells )

SHUT UP!

( frantic screaming )

I SAID, SHUT UP!

LEAVE HER ALONE. SHE'S JUST SCARED.

LISTEN, CALM DOWN.

NO ONE'S GOING TO HURT YOU.

NOW GET OVER THERE WITH THE OTHERS.

I KNOW YOU. I PICKED YOU UP THE OTHER DAY.

I KNOW. IT'S MY WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU.

NOW GET OVER THERE WITH THE OTHERS!

B.C.: HEY, NICE TACKLE, BELL.

YOU EVER PLAY ANY FOOTBALL?

BASEBALL, ACTUALLY.

REALLY? I'D HATE TO BE A CATCHER

AND SEEN YOU BARRELLING TOWARDS HOME PLATE.

HEY, YOU, GET UP. GET ON YOUR FEET!

LEAVE HER ALONE.

OH, NICE MOUTH.

ALL RIGHT. YOU GET UP.

I SAID, GET UP!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I JUST WANT TO SEE

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT US ON THE NET.

I NEED HIS ACCESS CODE TO LOG ON.

DON'T MAKE ME ASK YOU AGAIN.

GET LOST.

AFTER YOU.

Bernardo: WAIT. I'LL DO IT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? SIT DOWN.

HEY, VIN, WE'RE NOT ON DUTY NOW

SO DON'T GIVE ME ORDERS.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT HOME IN ONE PIECE.

SMART BOY.

MOVE. GET BACK THERE.

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY KEEPING THE HOSTAGES SAFE.

IT'S NOT JUST THEM I'M WORRIED ABOUT

IT'S YOU.

DIDN'T YOU SAY GABRIEL BELL DIED

WHEN THE POLICE

STORMED THE BUILDING?

RIGHT, BUT I'M NOT BELL.

NO, BUT WE'RE THE ONLY ONES WHO KNOW THAT.

Newscaster:

The National Guard is mobilizing and should reach Sanctuary District "A" within the hour.

Governor River stated that the uprising will be quelled and the district secured.

It's not clear how this riot began, though rumors and mounting tensions have been filtering out of the district for weeks.

THIS IS GREAT.

WE'RE ON EVERY CHANNEL.

I BET THEY'RE WATCHING THIS IN CHINA.

WHY DO THEY SOUNDS SO SURPRISED?

I MEAN, YOU TREAT PEOPLE LIKE ANIMALS, YOU'RE GOING TO GET BIT.

LET ME THROUGH.

HEY! WHO SAID YOU COULD COME IN HERE?

IT'S OKAY. LET HIM IN.

KNOW THIS GIMMIE?

HE'S A FRIEND.

GO JOIN YOUR FRIENDS.

I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

SO MUCH FOR OUR PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION.

I KNOW IT'S NOT WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT

BUT IT'S WHAT HAPPENED

AND NOW WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.

HOW? IT'S A MADHOUSE OUT THERE

AND THIS BUILDING IS CRAWLING WITH GHOSTS.

THAT'S THE FIRST THING WE HAVE TO FIX.

I WANT YOU TO GO OUT AND FIND GIMMIES-- PEOPLE YOU KNOW

PEOPLE WHO CAN BE TRUSTED TO GUARD THE HOSTAGES.

IF WE LEAVE IT TO THE GHOSTS

THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT COULD HAPPEN.

I THINK I KNOW JUST THE PEOPLE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

GOOD. WE'RE GOING TO NEED THEM.

HEY, BELL, YOU'RE MISSING SOMETHING OVER HERE.

Newscaster: Sanctuary residents have looted the district's food distribution centers, and there are reports of at least a dozen fires.

Many of the District employees fleeing the riot are reported injured and several have yet to be accounted for.

There's been no official count of injuries among Sancutary residents, however satellite pictures show a number of possible casualties.

We'll have more on this story as information becomes available.

THIS IS TERRIBLE.

I'VE GOT TO GET DOWN THERE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

MY FRIENDS ARE IN THERE.

I KNOW THEY ARE

BUT THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO.

I HAVE TO TRY.

JADZIA, YOU COULD GET HURT.

I CAN'T STAY HERE AND WATCH THAT PLACE BURN KNOWING MY FRIENDS ARE INSIDE.

LOOK. I HAVE FRIENDS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WHEN THINGS SETTLE DOWN A LITTLE BIT, I WILL TALK TO THEM.

I CAN'T WAIT THAT LONG.

BY THE TIME THINGS SETTLE DOWN

MY FRIENDS COULD BE HURT OR EVEN KILLED.

THEY DON'T BELONG IN THERE.

NONE OF THOSE PEOPLE DO.

Kira: FIRST OFFICER'S LOG, SUPPLEMENTAL.

SOMEHOW SISKO, DAX AND BASHIR HAVE ALTERED EARTH'S HISTORY.

WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO SEND AN AWAY TEAM INTO THE PAST

TO TRY TO FIND THEM AND CORRECT THE CHANGES TO THE TIMELINE.

THE ONLY PROBLEM IS

WE'RE NOT EXACTLY SURE WHERE TO LOOK OR WHEN.

ACCORDING TO OUR COMPUTER SIMULATIONS

THE DEGREE OF TEMPORAL DISPLACEMENT IS DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL

TO THE NUMBER OF CHRONITON PARTICLES

INTERACTING WITH THE TRANSPORTER BEAM.

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S NO WAY TO KNOW THE EXACT CONCENTRATION

OF PARTICLES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT

BUT I'VE NARROWED IT DOWN TO TEN POSSIBILITIES

EACH ONE CORRESPONDING WITH A DIFFERENT TIME FRAME.

ONE HAS TO BE RIGHT.

WE HOPE WE FIND THE RIGHT ONE

BEFORE WE RUN OUT OF CHRONITON PARTICLES.

I FEEL RIDICULOUS.

WELL, IT DOES EFFECTIVELY DISGUISE YOUR BAJORAN HERITAGE.

JUST SAY YOU BROKE YOUR NOSE.

ON THE OTHER HAND

MAYBE YOU BETTER SAY NOTHING. I'LL DO THE TALKING.

THAT'S FINE WITH ME.

GOOD LUCK.

ENERGIZE.

O'Brien: IF THIS IS WHERE COMMANDER SISKO

AND THE OTHERS MATERIALIZED

THERE SHOULD BE

A RESIDUAL ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE.

KIRA TO SISKO.

KIRA TO DAX.

KIRA TO BASHIR.

JUDGING BY THIS VEHICLE

WE'RE IN THE MID-20th CENTURY.

NO ONE'S RESPONDING TO MY HAILS.

I'M NOT READING ANY ELECTROSTATIC VARIANCE OR DISTRESS SIGNALS.

THEY'RE DEFINITELY NOT HERE.

HOW LONG BEFORE THE TRANSPORTER REENGAGES?

ABOUT 30 SECONDS.

( man humming "Sweet Georgia Brown" )

EVENING.

I... I BROKE MY NOSE.

I TOLD YOU NOT TO SAY ANYTHING.

I'VE GOT ONE QUESTION FOR YOU TWO:

WHAT ARE ALL THESE GIMMIES DOING HERE?

I ASKED THEM TO HELP.

AND WHO INVITED YOU?

I DID.

LOOK, LAST TIME I CHECKED THIS IS MY PARTY.

THAT MEANS I GET TO DECIDE WHO'S ON THE GUEST LIST AND WHO ISN'T.

WE NEEDED PEOPLE WE COULD TRUST.

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

HOW MANY GHOSTS DO YOU KNOW CAN YOU REALLY TRUST?

ONE. ME.

AND THAT'S ENOUGH.

NO, IT ISN'T. NOT HERE, NOT NOW!

WE NEED PEOPLE TO GUARD THE BUILDING

WATCH THE EXITS

KEEP AN EYE ON THE HOSTAGES

WHEN WE NEED TO SLEEP.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, YOU MADE YOUR POINT. JUST KEEP THEM OUT OF MY HAIR.

THE IMPORTANT THING TO DECIDE

IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THOSE HOSTAGES.

I'VE GOT IT ALL FIGURED OUT.

I BET YOU DO.

AND JUST TO PROVE I'M NOT SUCH A BAD GUY

I'M GOING TO LET YOU TWO IN ON IT.

IT'S SIMPLE.

WE TRADE THE HOSTAGES FOR OUR FREEDOM.

WE GET AMNESTY, A HANDFUL OF CREDIT CHIPS

AND A FLIGHT TO ANYWHERE WE WANT.

PERSONALLY, I'M THINKING TASMANIA.

TASMANIA...

ERROL FLYNN

WAS BORN IN TASMANIA!

LOOK, YOU GUYS GO WHERE YOU WANT AND I'LL GO WHERE I WANT, ALL RIGHT?

Webb: YEAH, AND AS SOON AS WE STEP OFF

THE PLANE, THEY LOCK US UP.

BESIDES, WE JUST CAN'T THINK ABOUT OURSELVES.

THERE ARE 10,000 PEOPLE HERE.

LET THEM GET THEIR OWN HOSTAGES.

Webb: NO, GABE IS RIGHT. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY

FOR US TO BE HEARD, TO LET PEOPLE ON THE OUTSIDE KNOW

EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON IN HERE.

YOU WANT TO MAKE DEMANDS?

I'LL GIVE YOU DEMANDS.

WE TELL THEM IF THEY WANT THE HOSTAGES

THEY'VE GOT TO SHUT DOWN THE SANCTUARIES.

AND REINSTATE THE FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT ACT.

WHY DON'T YOU HAVE THEM THROW IN A COUPLE OF SILK SHIRTS

MAYBE A PENTHOUSE IN SINGAPORE?

JOBS? YOU GUYS WANT JOBS?

WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO GET IT?

THERE ARE NO JOBS.

NOT FOR US, ANYWAY.

THEY'LL FIND JOBS.

THEY'LL HAVE TO.

AFTER TONIGHT, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO IGNORE US ANYMORE.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL DO IT YOUR WAY.

I'LL LOG ON THE INTERFACE AND I'LL TELL THEM

THAT WE WANT THE DISTRICT CLOSED.

NOT YOU, HIM.

UH, FUNNY, I... I WOULD HAVE NOMINATED YOU.

WHAT?

IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME?

I COULD BE AS ELOQUENT AS THE NEXT GUY.

I'M SURE YOU CAN

BUT THEY CAN'T DISMISS WEBB

AS EASILY AS YOU OR ME.

HE'S GOT THE FACE, HE'S GOT THE FAMILY.

HE'S THE GUY NEXT DOOR.

AND THAT'S WHAT THEY NEED TO SEE.

MY NAME IS MICHAEL WEBB.

I USED TO BE A PLANT MANAGER AT CHEMTECH INDUSTRIES.

I'M SPEAKING FOR THE RESIDENTS OF SANCTUARY DISTRICT "A."

WE ARE HOLDING SIX HOSTAGES.

WE DON'T WANT TO HURT THEM.

ALL WE WANT IS...

WHAT HAPPENED?

SOMEONE'S CUT OFF OUR ACCESS TO THE INTERFACE.

I KNEW THIS WAS A WASTE OF TIME.

THEY DON'T CARE.

NO ONE CARES ABOUT US.

WHY SHOULD THEY?

YOU'RE ALL A BUNCH OF LOSERS.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

YOU HEARD ME. I CALLED YOU A LOSER

'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE

AND THIS TIME, YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE BIG.

THAT'S ENOUGH!

AND CHECK YOUR E-MAIL, BUDDY. YOU'RE A LOSER TOO.

Bashir: IF YOU WANT

TO GET OUT OF HERE, YOU BETTER HOPE YOU'RE WRONG.

QUIET DOWN, VIN. YOU'LL ONLY MAKE THINGS WORSE.

I WANT THESE GUYS TO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE IN FOR.

I BET THE NATIONAL GUARD ALREADY HAS THIS PLACE SURROUNDED.

SOONER OR LATER, THEY'LL COME ROLLING RIGHT IN

AND YOU PEOPLE AREN'T EVEN GOING TO SLOW THEM DOWN.

I REALLY THINK WE SHOULD KILL THIS GUY.

( beeping )

MR. WEBB, I'M DETECTIVE PRESTON, S.F.P.D.

It's urgent that I speak to you.

DID YOU SHUT OFF OUR ACCESS TO THE INTERFACE?

I'M AFRAID IT'S DEPARTMENT POLICY IN THESE TYPES OF SITUATIONS but it does give us a chance to talk one-on-one.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S TALK.

FIRST, I WANT TO SEE THE HOSTAGES.

WHAT FOR?

I NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE OKAY.

YOU SAID YOU WEREN'T GOING TO HURT THEM.

I need to know I can count on that.

THEY WANT TO SEE A HOSTAGE?

LET'S SHOW THEM A HOSTAGE.

TAKE A GOOD LOOK, LADY.

I got five more just like her

AND IF WE DON'T GET WHAT WE WANT

THEY'RE GOING TO GET HURT.

I THINK YOU'VE MADE YOUR POINT.

HAVE I, DETECTIVE?

I'D SAY SO.

B.C.: Good.

LOOK, IF YOU DON'T MIND

I'D LIKE TO SPEAK WITH MR. WEBB AGAIN.

WHY WOULD I MIND?

ALL RIGHT, DETECTIVE, I'M HERE.

YOUR FRIEND HAS QUITE A TEMPER.

THAT'S BECAUSE HE'S ANGRY.

WE ALL ARE.

B.C., LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.

GO AHEAD.

WHY DO I GET THE FEELING

THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE HAPPY

UNTIL YOU'VE HURT ONE OF THOSE HOSTAGES?

I HAVE TO ADMIT

THE THOUGHT HAS CROSSED MY MIND.

IT MIGHT ALLEVIATE

SOME OF THE STRESS I'M FEELING.

I THINK YOU'D BETTER FIND A WAY

TO DEAL WITH THAT STRESS.

IT'S SURE TO BE A LOT HEALTHIER FOR YOU

IN THE LONG RUN.

NO KIDDING.

LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.

YOU THINK IT LOOKS BETTER LIKE THIS

OR LIKE THIS?

IT'S YOUR HEAD...

AND YOUR DECISION.

GABE, DETECTIVE PRESTON WANTS TO MEET WITH ME.

WHEN?

NOW, BY THE MAIN GATE.

MAY I JOIN YOU?

I WAS HOPING YOU'D SAY THAT.

KEEP AN EYE ON THE HOSTAGES.

GOT IT.

GOOD LUCK.

IT'S BEEN A LONG NIGHT. FOR ALL OF US.

YOU GUYS MUST BE EXHAUSTED.

Webb: WE'RE OKAY.

WE COULD USE SOME BREAKFAST COME MORNING.

BREAKFAST FOR 10,000?

THAT'S A LOT OF TAKE-OUT

BUT IN THE INTEREST OF FRIENDSHIP

I'LL DO WHAT I CAN.

NOW, HOW ABOUT RETURNING THE FAVOR

AND LETTING ME HAVE ONE OF THE HOSTAGES?

NO HOSTAGE, NO FOOD--

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?

NOT AT ALL.

YOU'LL GET THE FOOD EITHER WAY.

GIVING UP ONE OF THE HOSTAGES WOULD SHOW GOOD FAITH.

BESIDES, YOU'D STILL HAVE

FIVE LEFT.

THOSE HOSTAGES AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE

UNTIL WE GET WHAT WE WANT.

WHICH IS WHAT?

WE WANT THE SANCTUARIES CLOSED

AND THE FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT ACT REINSTATED.

THAT'S ASKING A LOT.

I DON'T THINK SO.

WHAT WE WANT IS TO GET OUT FROM BEHIND THESE WALLS--

TO STOP HAVING TO DEPEND ON HANDOUTS.

THAT'S RIGHT. ALL WE'RE ASKING FOR IS A CHANCE TO GET BACK ON OUR FEET AGAIN.

WE DON'T DESERVE TO BE LOCKED UP IN HERE.

OBVIOUSLY, I CAN'T MAKE ANY PROMISES

BUT I WILL SEE TO IT THE GOVERNOR HEARS YOUR DEMANDS.

YOU DO THAT.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

Vin: HEY!

LEAVE HER ALONE.

I'M A DOCTOR.

SURE YOU ARE.

YOU WERE HERE THE OTHER DAY, WEREN'T YOU?

THAT'S RIGHT.

ARE YOU HYPOGLYCEMIC?

YOU REALLY ARE A DOCTOR.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL SOMEONE?

I WAS AFRAID TO.

I'LL SEE ABOUT GETTING YOU SOME MEDICINE.

IN THE MEANTIME I'LL TRY AND FIND YOU A CHOCOLATE BAR OR SOMETHING.

HE WAS HERE WITH YOU, WASN'T HE?

BELL?

WE CAME IN TOGETHER.

HE GAVE ME A FALSE NAME, DIDN'T HE?

WELL...

YES.

HE GOT INTO A LITTLE TROUBLE

A WHILE BACK

AND UM... DIDN'T WANT YOU TO PUT HIS REAL NAME

ON THE COMPUTER.

WHEN I FIRST STARTED WORKING HERE

I PROCESSED A WOMAN WHO HAD A WARRANT OUT ON HER

FOR ABANDONING HER KID.

SHE COULDN'T TAKE CARE OF HIM

SO SHE LEFT HIM WITH A FAMILY THAT SHE WORKED FOR

OVER IN THE MARINA.

I FELT SO SORRY FOR HER.

I DIDN'T LOG HER IN.

I JUST LET HER DISAPPEAR INTO THE SANCTUARY.

WELL, THAT WAS VERY KIND OF YOU.

ALMOST GOT ME FIRED WHEN MY SUPERVISOR FOUND OUT.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS WOMAN?

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT I THINK ABOUT HER ALL THE TIME.

EVER SINCE THEN I'VE JUST DONE MY JOB, YOU KNOW.

TRIED NOT TO LET IT GET THE BEST OF ME.

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT THAT THINGS ARE THE WAY THEY ARE.

EVERYBODY TELLS THEMSELVES THAT

AND NOTHING EVER CHANGES.

( Sisko sighs )

HOLD IT!

DON'T! DON'T DO IT, B.C.!

GIVE ME ONE REASON WHY NOT.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU REALLY GOING TO SHOOT ME, BELL?

I DON'T THINK SO.

THINK AGAIN.

I THOUGHT WE WERE ON THE SAME SIDE HERE!

WE ARE, BUT YOU GET ON MY NERVES

AND I DON'T LIKE YOUR HAT.

NOW, PUT THE GUN DOWN.

YEAH, YOU AND I CAN SEE HOW TOUGH YOU ARE.

SHUT UP!

NOW, PUT IT DOWN!

YOU HEARD THE MAN.

YOU GIMMIES...

NO SENSE OF FUN.

COME HERE! HEY!

NOW, YOU LISTEN TO ME CLOSELY

BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THIS AGAIN.

THE NEXT TIME YOU TRY SOMETHING STUPID

I WILL MAKE YOU REGRET IT.

YOU TRYING TO SCARE ME?

I'M TRYING TO SAVE YOUR LIFE

AND THE LIVES OF EVERY HOSTAGE IN THAT ROOM

AND MISTER, YOU ARE NOT MAKING IT EASY.

IF YOU'RE SO CONCERNED ABOUT OUR WELFARE

WHY DON'T YOU LET US GO?

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT ANY OF THIS IS ABOUT, DO YOU?

YOU WORK HERE.

YOU SEE THESE PEOPLE EVERY DAY-- HOW THEY LIVE--

AND YOU JUST DON'T GET IT.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?

THAT I FEEL FOR THEM? THAT THEY GOT A BAD BREAK?

WHAT GOOD WOULD IT DO?

IT WOULD BE A START.

NOW, YOU GET BACK IN THAT ROOM

AND YOU SHUT UP.

( rock music blaring )

( yelling ): KIRA TO SISKO.

KIRA TO DAX.

KIRA TO BASHIR.

( yelling ): I'M NOT PICKING UP

ANY RESIDUAL ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE.

WHAT?

I SAID, I'M NOT PICKING UP

ANY RESIDUAL ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE!

WHAT?!

THEY'RE NOT HERE!

THANK YOU.

UH-OH...

WOW.

DANNY. DAD...

HE WAS OUTSIDE LOOKING FOR YOU.

YOUR MOTHER AND JEANNIE-- ARE THEY OKAY?

THEY'RE FINE. THEY'RE WITH THE PETERSONS.

SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I WANTED TO BE WITH YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. YOU CAN STAY FOR A WHILE

BUT WHEN I TELL YOU TO GO

I DON'T WANT ANY ARGUMENTS.

I MANAGED TO FIND SOME GLUCAJEN

IN WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE CLINIC.

YOU SHOULD BE FEELING BETTER SOON.

THANK YOU.

IS THAT YOUR FAMILY?

YEAH.

LET HIM SEE IT.

NICE LOOKING BUNCH.

ABSOLUTELY.

RIGHT NOW, THOSE TWO KIDS ARE SITTING AT HOME

WONDERING IF THEY'LL EVER SEE THEIR DAD AGAIN.

LOOK, I REALIZE THIS WON'T MAKE

WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH ANY EASIER

BUT SOMETHING GOOD WILL COME FROM ALL THIS.

YOU THINK THEY'RE JUST

GOING TO CLOSE DOWN THE SANCTUARY

AND LET YOU WALK OUT OF HERE?

NO...

BUT I DO KNOW THAT SOMEDAY

THERE WON'T BE A NEED FOR PLACES LIKE THIS.

Lee: I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.

EVEN THOUGH IT'LL MEAN I'LL BE OUT OF A JOB

I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.

I JUST WANT TO GET HOME... YOU KNOW?

I KNOW.

SO DO I.

Preston: THE GOVERNOR ASSURES ME

THAT IF YOU LET THE HOSTAGES GO

HE'LL REDUCE THE CHARGES AGAINST YOU

TO INCITEMENT TO RIOT.

THAT'S IT? WHAT ABOUT CLOSING THE SANCTUARY?

WHAT ABOUT JOBS?

THE GOVERNOR WILL FORM A COMMITTEE

TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEMS FACING THE DISTRICT RESIDENTS.

SO YOU'RE TELLING US THAT NOTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE.

I WOULDN'T SAY THAT

BUT CHANGE TAKES TIME.

YOU'VE RUN OUT OF TIME.

GENTLEMEN...

IF I WERE YOU

I WOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER TAKING THIS OFFER.

OR ELSE WHAT?

THE GOVERNOR IS NOT GOING TO LET THIS SITUATION

CONTINUE FOREVER.

YOU TELL HIM IF HE WANTS TO SEE THOSE HOSTAGES AGAIN

HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO DO BETTER.

TOUGH TALK.

I WAS BLUFFING.

I COULDN'T TELL.

I HOPE SHE COULDN'T EITHER.

Sisko: TRY OPENING THAT MENU.

IT JUST BRINGS ME BACK TO THE SAME SCREEN.

THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY WAY

OF GETTING PAST THE LOCKOUT AND LOGGING ONTO THE NET.

THERE HAS TO BE.

HOW CAN YOU BE CERTAIN?

BECAUSE ACCORDING TO HISTORY

THE RESIDENTS WERE ABLE TO GET ONTO THE NET

AND TELL THEIR SIDE OF THE STORY.

MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WATCHED.

WELL, NO ONE HERE'S BEEN ABLE

TO GET PAST THE LOCKOUT.

MAYBE IT WAS BELL.

AND IF HE DID IT, WE HAVE TO ALSO.

B.C.: HEY, LISTEN UP, EVERYBODY.

A COUPLE OF DIMS JUST BROUGHT US A LITTLE PRESENT.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU FELLAS, BUT I'M IN LOVE.

JADZIA...

YOU KNOW HER?

JULIAN.

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? THAT'S THE STORY OF MY LIFE.

ALL THE GOOD ONES ARE TAKEN.

YOU REMEMBER MY FRIEND GABE.

GABRIEL BELL. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.

BIDDLE COLERIDGE.

BIDDLE?

HEY!

I DIDN'T SAY A WORD.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER FOR YOU.

Webb: EXCUSE ME.

YOU OBVIOUSLY DON'T LIVE HERE, SO HOW DID YOU GET IN?

I MANAGED TO RE-CODE MY I.D. CARD

SO I COULD GET PAST

THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT CHECKPOINT.

YOU CRAWLED IN THROUGH THE SEWERS?

YOU MUST REALLY LIKE THESE GUYS.

YOU SHOULD, UH, SIT DOWN.

YOU MUST BE EXHAUSTED.

IT'S TOO BAD.

I THINK ME AND HER

COULD HAVE HAD SOMETHING SPECIAL.

SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS EVEN IF I COULD GET YOU OUT

YOU WOULDN'T LEAVE.

THOSE HOSTAGES HAVE TO BE PROTECTED, WHATEVER THE COST.

YOU SAID THAT ONE OF THE MEN WHO BROUGHT YOU HERE TOOK YOUR COMBADGE?

THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S SET TO EMIT A SUBSPACE DISTRESS SIGNAL.

JULIAN, I WANT YOU TO HELP DAX FIND THE MEN

WHO TOOK HER COMBADGE

AND THEN I WANT BOTH OF YOU GET AWAY FROM THIS PLACE.

BUT IF THE DEFIANT LOCKS ON TO MY DISTRESS SIGNAL AND WE'RE NOT TOGETHER--

AS SOON AS THE HOSTAGES ARE IN POLICE CUSTODY

I'LL TRY TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE BEAM-IN SITE.

IF FOR SOME REASON I CAN'T MAKE IT, YOU'LL HAVE TO LEAVE WITHOUT ME.

Bashir: SIR...

OBVIOUSLY, JADZIA HAS GOT TO LEAVE.

IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN TO HER

IT WOULDN'T TAKE A DOCTOR LONG TO FIGURE OUT SHE WASN'T HUMAN.

BUT YOU'LL STILL NEED HELP TO KEEP THOSE HOSTAGES ALIVE

AND IF IT'S ALL THE SAME WITH YOU, I'LL STAY.

ALL RIGHT.

SEE IF YOU CAN GET HER COMBADGE BACK.

I'LL KEEP TRYING TO LOG ONTO THE NET.

THE POLICE CUT OFF OUR ACCESS.

THAT'S ONE PROBLEM I MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP YOU WITH.

Bashir: DO YOU REALLY THINK

YOU CAN CONVINCE YOUR FRIEND TO PUT US ON THE NET?

IT'LL TAKE SOME PERSUADING

BUT I THINK HE'LL DO WHAT'S RIGHT.

THIS IS IT.? THE MEN WHO TOOK MY COMBADGE

BROUGHT ME HERE BEFORE THEY TOOK ME TO THE PROCESSING CENTER.

HELLO?

HELLO?

Man: THERE'S NOBODY HERE.

WE JUST WANT TO TALK.

WHOOSH.

I'M INVISIBLE.

IF YOU SAY SO.

YOU CAN SEE ME?

JUST... BARELY.

THAT'S OKAY.

AS LONG AS THEY CAN'T SEE ME.

WHO?

THE ALIENS.

THEY'LL SUCK YOUR BRAINS OUT RIGHT THROUGH YOUR EARS.

I KNOW.

YOU SEE, I'M AN ALIEN.

I THOUGHT SO...

BUT YOU'RE A GOOD ALIEN.

RIGHT. I'M HERE TO PROTECT

THE EARTH FROM ITS ENEMIES

BUT I NEED THAT PIECE OF JEWELRY YOU'RE HOLDING TO DO IT.

I UNDERSTAND. HERE, YOU TAKE IT.

GOOD LUCK.

THANK YOU.

SHH, DON'T TELL ANYONE.

I WON'T, I WON'T.

I CAME IN THERE.

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.

WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE BEAM-IN SITE.

LET ME SEE IF I UNDERSTAND

WHAT YOU'RE ASKING ME TO DO.

YOU WANT ME TO OVERRIDE A GOVERNMENT BLOCK

VIOLATE MY INTERFACE

OPERATING LICENSE, AND TURN OVER MY CHANNELS

TO A BUNCH OF CRIMINALS.

THEY'RE NOT CRIMINALS.

I KNOW THAT. BUT THEY ARE ACTING LIKE CRIMINALS.

THEY HAVE GUNS, THEY HAVE TAKEN HOSTAGES...

SO WHY DO YOU THINK THEY'RE DOING IT?

DON'T YOU WANT TO KNOW?

DON'T YOU THINK THE PUBLIC DESERVES TO KNOW?

YOU ARE ASKING ME TO BREAK THE LAW.

I AM ASKING YOU TO GIVE THOSE PEOPLE A VOICE.

CHRIS, SOONER OR LATER

THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO RETAKE THE SANCTUARY DISTRICT

AND WHEN THEY DO, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DIE.

AND UNLESS THE PUBLIC LEARNS

WHY THE SANCTUARY RESIDENTS DID WHAT THEY DID

ALL THOSE DEATHS WILL BE FOR NOTHING.

YOU KNOW I'LL LOSE MY LICENSE.

BUT I'LL GET GREAT RATINGS.

MY NAME IS HENRY GARCIA.

I'VE BEEN LIVING HERE TWO YEARS NOW.

I CAME TO SAN FRANCISCO TO WORK IN A BREWERY

BUT THEY LAID A BUNCH OF US OFF

BECAUSE THEY GOT SOME NEW EQUIPMENT, AND...

SO I ENDED UP HERE.

I'VE NEVER BEEN IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW OR ANYTHING.

I DON'T WANT TO HURT ANYBODY.

I JUST WANT A CHANCE TO WORK AND TO LIVE LIKE REGULAR PEOPLE.

Preston: GOVERNOR, I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN

BUT I THINK THE USE OF FORCE WOULD BE PREMATURE AT THIS TIME.

I AM AWARE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DISTURBANCES

IN OTHER SANCTUARY DISTRICTS

BUT WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE HOSTAGES.

I KNOW, I'VE HEARD THE RUMORS TOO.

THAT... THAT'S ALL THEY ARE, RUMORS.

IF YOU JUST GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE

TO TALK WITH WEBB AND BELL, I...

YES, SIR.

OF COURSE.

WE'LL DO OUR BEST.

THE GOVERNOR'S MADE UP HIS MIND.

WE MOVE IN AT 0500.

NO LUCK?

I'M AFRAID NOT.

WELL, WE KNOW ONE THING.

THEY ARRIVED BEFORE THE YEAR 2048.

HOW CAN YOU BE SURE?

BECAUSE WE WERE JUST THERE.

IT'S NOTHING LIKE THE MID-21st CENTURY

I READ ABOUT IN SCHOOL. IT'S BEEN CHANGED.

I MEAN, EARTH HISTORY HAS BEEN THROUGH ITS ROUGH PATCHES

BUT NEVER THAT ROUGH.

IF WE LIMIT OUR SEARCH TO DATES BEFORE 2048

HOW MANY POSSIBILITIES

DOES THAT LEAVE US?

ACCORDING TO MY CALCULATIONS, THREE.

BUT WE ONLY HAVE ENOUGH CHRONITON PARTICLES

FOR ONE MORE TRY.

WELL, PICK ONE, CHIEF.

LET'S HOPE YOU GET LUCKY.

THAT'S MY BEST GUESS.

THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.

ENERGIZE.

KIRA TO SISKO.

I'M PICKING UP A COMBADGE DISTRESS SIGNAL.

IT'S DAX!

KIRA TO DAX.

Dax, do you hear me?

KIRA!

Dax, am I glad to hear your voice.

WHERE ARE YOU?

O'Brien: At the corner of Polk and California.

I'LL MEET YOU THERE.

Kira: Are Sisko and Bashir with you?

NO. I'LL EXPLAIN WHEN I SEE YOU.

THE TRANSPORTER IS SET TO AUTOMATICALLY

RETRIEVE US IN ABOUT A MINUTE.

DEACTIVATE YOUR COMBADGE.

WE CAN REACTIVATE THEM TOMORROW

IN TIME FOR THE NEXT BEAM-OUT.

SHOULD BE INTERESTING.

Vin: BEST BALL CLUB I EVER SAW?

'99 YANKEES, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

THE '15 KINGS COULD HAVE TAKEN THEM ANY DAY.

AM I RIGHT?

I WOULDN'T KNOW. I PREFER TENNIS.

TENNIS?

SOCCER.

IT'S UP TO YOU, BELL.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY QUESTION-- THE KINGS.

'15 WAS BUCK BOKAI'S ROOKIE YEAR.

THAT'S ALL THEY HAD GOING FOR THEM.

I'VE BEEN UP ON THE ROOF.

IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER NATIONAL GUARD UNIT ARRIVED.

THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON OUT THERE.

EVERYBODY ON YOUR FEET.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

THEY'LL BE SAFER IN THERE.

LET'S GO!

I WANT YOU IN THERE WITH THEM.

MAKE SURE THEY KEEP THEIR HEADS DOWN.

I'LL SEE IF I CAN FIND SOMETHING TO BLOCK THE DOOR.

DANNY... DANNY, WAKE UP.

COME ON.

IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO.

DAD, I WANT TO BE HERE WITH YOU.

I'LL MEET UP WITH YOU LATER.

TELL YOUR MOM I LOVE HER.

AND GIVE YOUR SISTER A KISS FOR ME, HUH?

GO ON, NOW.

GO ON.

HEY, KID...

YEAH, I THOUGHT SO.

LOOKS GOOD ON YOU.

NOW GET LOST.

WHAT THE HELL.

IT'S PROBABLY RAINING IN TASMANIA ANYWAY.

I'M GOING TO CALL PRESTON AND FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

( whirring )

( helicopters approaching )

OH, MY GOD.

( groans )

STOP SHOOTING, DAMMIT!

WE'RE OKAY!

NO!

( shot )

BELL!

FREEZE!

I'M A HOSTAGE

YOU IDIOT!

BLUE LEADER, THE PROCESSING CENTER IS SECURE.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?

YOU COULD HAVE GOTTEN US ALL KILLED.

THERE WERE RUMORS YOU WERE DEAD.

DO I LOOK DEAD TO YOU?

OUR ORDERS WERE TO PACIFY THE BUILDING.

YEAH...

WELL, YOU CERTAINLY DID A GOOD JOB.

Bashir: I'M A DOCTOR.

LEAVE HIM ALONE.

Man: I COPY.

ALL RIGHT LISTEN UP, THERE'S TROUBLE ON SECOND STREET.

Vin: YOU GO PACIFY SECOND STREET.

OFFICER CALVERA AND I CAN HANDLE THINGS HERE.

GIVE ME THAT.

ALL RIGHT MEN, LET'S MOVE!

HOW IS HE?

LUCKY. HE'LL LIVE.

THE NEXT TIME I TELL YOU TO STAY DOWN, YOU...

GOTCHA.

YEAH.

WHAT ABOUT WEBB?

HOW COULD WE HAVE LET THIS HAPPEN?

THE QUESTION IS, HOW DO WE STOP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN?

SO WHAT DO WE DO WITH THEM?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU COULD LET US GO.

ALL RIGHT.

VIN!

THEY SAVED OUR LIVES BACK THERE.

HOW CAN WE EXPLAIN

WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM?

GIVE ME YOUR I.D. CARDS.

POCKET.

WE'LL SWITCH THESE FOR TWO OF THE CASUALTIES.

AS FAR AS ANYBODY KNOWS...

YOU BOTH DIED HERE.

IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU, BELL?

THANKS.

MY PLEASURE.

COME ON.

LET'S GET YOU OUT OF HERE.

ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN DO FOR YOU?

THERE IS ONE MORE THING.

Vin: NAME IT.

Sisko: TELL PEOPLE THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED HERE.

Vin: WOULD HAVE DONE THAT ANYWAY.

Kira: FIRST OFFICER'S LOG, SUPPLEMENTAL.

UPON RETURNING TO THE PRESENT, WE WERE RELIEVED TO DISCOVER

THAT THE TIMELINE HAD BEEN RESTORED.

( door chimes )

COME IN.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

BETTER.

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO SEE THIS.

I FOUND IT IN THE HISTORICAL DATABASE.

I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD

TO EXPLAINING THIS TO STARFLEET COMMAND.

WELL, AT LEAST IT'S A GOOD PICTURE.

YOU KNOW, COMMANDER

HAVING SEEN A LITTLE OF THE 21st CENTURY

THERE IS ONE THING I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

HOW COULD THEY HAVE LET THINGS GET SO BAD?

THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

I WISH I HAD AN ANSWER.