The Circle

DS9 Season 2 Episode 2
Air Date: October 3rd, 1993

Part II of the premier, with Major Kira reassigned to Bajor she spends it looking at her spiritual size with Vedek Bareil. We can see they start having feelings for each other. She then gets kidnapped by the Circle. Cmdr. Sisko talks to the Bajoran military who won't help so he has to rescue Kira on his own. They discover that Minister Essa is the leader behind the Circle.

Const Odo investigates how the Circle is getting it's weapons and discovers that the Cardassians are behind it, but when Cmdr. Sisko tries to get the info to the Bajoran government, all communications between the station and Bajor are blocked. Bajor sends their fleet, even though small still effective to take DS9 from the Federation who they ask to leave.

At the end of the episode we learn that Minister Essa promises Vedek Winn that he will support her in becoming the next Kai when he takes power.

Quotes

"You're not just leaving, Major, you're surrendering." - Const. Odo
"You break the rules, you pay." - Major Kira
"Wait a minute, I wanna be sure I heard that correctly. Because it doesn't sound like the Kira Nerys who has made a career out of breaking the rules." - Const Odo
"Well, I guess I broke one too many." - Major Kira
"Major, you've been breaking one too many for fourteen and a half years! Cardassian rules, Bajoran rules, Federation rules, they're all meaningless to you. Because you have a personal code, that's always mattered more. And I'm sorry to say, you're in slim company." - Const. Odo
"I'll miss you too, Odo." - Major Kira

"Quark, I hate to do this, but I guess I'll have to" - Const Odo
"That's not fair!" - Quark
"I haven't done anything yet." - Const Odo
"Whatever you're going to do, it's not fair!" - Quark
"You're a deputy." - Const Odo
"It's not, what?" - Quark
"You're a deputy. I want you to find out where the weapons are going on Bajor. Meanwhile, I'm going to find out exactly where they're coming from." - Const Odo
"You and me, a team?" - Quark
"That's right." - Const Odo
"Uh, goodbye." - Quark
"Either that or I'm putting you in a cell." - Const Odo
"That's not fair. On what charge?" - Quark
"Impeding an investigation. Unless you want to reveal the identities of the people you've been talking to." - Const Odo
"You know I can't do that." - Quark
"It's your choice. You're a deputy or you're a prisoner." - Const Odo
"I'm a deputy." - Quark