Crossfire ( episode ) Odo must face his feelings for Kira when she falls in love with First Minister Shakaar , her former Resistance leader . Summary . Teaser . Odo is in his office , setting up a cup of raktajino for Major Kira , as she ' s due to arrive for their review of the criminal activity report . They ' re discussing First Minister Shakaar ' s impending visit to the station when Quark barges in , complaining that Odo – whose quarters are directly above his – makes too much noise . Odo doesn ' t care and tells Quark that he ' ll listen to his complaint later , and after he leaves the Constable tells Kira that the fact Quark ' s quarters are below Odo ' s is " not " a coincidence . Some time later Kira , Captain Sisko , Dax , Dr . Bashir , and a mildly flummoxed O ' Brien are in the docking ring in full dress uniform , waiting to receive the first minister as he steps from his shuttle . Kira expresses some anxiety about the development of his public speaking skills – " " he used to mumble his way through mission briefings " " – and then Shakaar steps out of the airlock . Introductions are made , and the complete party makes its way down to the Promenade , which is thronged with crowds hoping for a glimpse of the first minister while he makes a speech . Once they reach the Promenade , Odo sends a communication to Sisko : " " I have reason to believe someone is planning to assassinate First Minister Shakaar . " " Act One . In Sisko ' s office after the speech Odo reports that according to one of his sources on Cardassia True Way , a Cardassian terrorist group who are already responsible for the deaths of two Bajoran officials , are planning to kill Shakaar and are reported to already have an operative aboard the station . He encourages Shakaar ' s adjutant to cancel the upcoming conference and reschedule elsewhere , but the adjutant refuses . He argues that Bajor ' s admission to the Federation hinges on the upcoming talks and that as a former terrorist , the last thing Shakaar intends to do is respond to terrorist threats . Sisko and Kira express their support for that sentiment , Kira noting that once the Cardassians started negotiating with the Bajoran Resistance they knew they were beaten , and Sisko orders station security be increased . Odo requests that his Bajoran security detachment be augmented with Starfleet Security , and Sisko agrees and has him coordinate with Lieutenant Commander Worf , as Lieutenant Commander Eddington is on leave . While discussing the increased security arrangements , Worf complains about the obstacles posed against maintaining station security noting it was much simpler to when he was head of security of the " Enterprise " . During the conversation Odo and Worf discover that they have significant preferences in common , especially their dislike for uninvited guests to their quarters . Some time later , Odo meets Shakaar for the first time . They get acquainted while walking to the Bajoran temple , and Shakaar makes a point of bringing up Kira ' s high regard for Odo . That night there ' s a reception in the wardroom . Kira mingles with Shakaar ' s adjutant and with Odo , then decides to leave , only to be singled out by Shakaar , who wants to be " rescued . " After a brief discussion Kira and Shakaar leave the wardroom together for a walk about nowhere in particular , but only after they agree to be escorted by Odo – who is distressed by the rapport he sees developing between the two . Quark , who is providing and serving the food at the reception , sees Odo ' s reaction and is astounded to realize the Constable ' s feelings for Kira . Act Two . The next day , Shakaar ' s negotiations with the Federation over the subject of Bajor ' s accession to Federation membership are going poorly . As he walks with Odo from the wardroom back to his quarters , they find common ground over their shared perception of the Federation ' s inherent self - righteousness . Once they make it back to Shakaar ' s quarters , he directs the conversation to the subject of Kira , and admits to Odo that he thinks he ' s falling in love with her – an admission couched in language that echoes Odo ' s own feelings for Kira almost perfectly . Later Odo is performing a security sweep on the wardroom . He finds an eavesdropping device in a table setting and renders it useless . Though upset , Quark changes the subject to Odo ' s feelings without skipping a beat , correctly deducing that Odo is in love with Kira and is worried that she is falling in love with Shakaar . Odo furiously denies this and refuses Quark ' s attempts to give advice before stomping angrily out of the wardroom . Act Three . The time comes for another review of the criminal activity report , but Kira shows up late and cuts the meeting short , since she ' s promised to give Shakaar a tour of the station . Odo is quietly disappointed and arranges security for the tour . While on the tour walking through the station with Odo as an escort , Kira and Shakaar are getting on better than ever . The two stop to view the wormhole for a few minutes . Shakaar moves to kiss Kira , but backs off at the last instant , glancing at Odo . Instead , they move on , entering a turbolift and start beginning to make a date . Meanwhile , Worf ' s voice comes through on the com line telling Odo he needs control of the turbolift as he needs to re - route the car . Odo asks Worf for his security clearance first before he can release the controls , but at that moment Kira and Shakaar agree to dinner together that evening at a Bolian Restaurant . Odo is so distracted by this that he releases the controls before receiving Worf ' s codes , and the car suddenly goes into free - fall . All of the car ' s occupants discover that their combadge signals have been dampened . Act Four . Odo is only able to stop the turbolift using his shapeshifting abilities and nobody is injured . Impressively , he pushes the sides of the car , using friction to stop the descent . Odo participates in an after - action review with Sisko , and the latter explains his surprise at the way things transpired . It transpires that someone hacked into the com system and faked Worf ' s voice . Sisko is confused as to how the assassin had Worf ' s clearance code , and Odo is forced to admit that he didn ' t have the code , as Odo released the controls without confirming it . Captain Sisko is very surprised , as this isn ' t the sort of mistake Odo would make , especially as Odo ' s only explanation is that he got distracted . Odo asks Sisko not to push the subject further as he doesn ' t want to discuss it , and the Captain agrees but warns Odo " not " to let it happen again . Also , no ships have been allowed to leave since the incident , meaning the would - be assassin is still on the station . Odo then goes to the security office , and doesn ' t stay for long after Worf expresses dissatisfaction with Odo ' s level of attention to their investigation of the incident . He leaves for Kira ' s quarters , only to learn from Ensign Jimenez once he gets there that Kira is entertaining Shakaar . Once the date finally ends , Kira is ecstatic at the way in which things have developed . Odo can ' t bring himself to admit his feelings to Kira , much less how those feelings have hurt his job performance , and simply excuses himself . When Odo returns to his office he finds something he hadn ' t expected . . . Worf placing the True Way operative under arrest , as he was responsible for the assassination attempt and was planning to decompress Shakaar ' s quarters by sabotaging the environmental control s . Odo is stunned , and realizes that he let Worf do his job for him . Worf senses Odo ' s discomfort and compliments him on the performance of his deputies , but Odo is too shocked at the turn of events to acknowledge it . He returns to his quarters , and considers his failures both with Kira and at his job . His shock turns to fury and he starts smashing up his quarters in an uncontrollable rage . Act Five . Sometime later , Quark comes up to Odo ' s quarters to complain about the noise , and lets himself in when Odo doesn ' t respond . He enters to find Odo motionless , sitting on the floor amongst the wreckage . Quark , realizing from the state of the room that Odo is truly in love , tells his nemesis some home truths . Quark tells Odo that whenever there ' s an unusual crime committed on the station , he runs a betting pool on how long it ' ll take him to catch the person responsible . The fact that such a pool exists speaks volumes about the kind of man Odo is , a man who will never give up on his quest to catch his man . . . not a man who will smash up his furniture and then sit alone in the rubble . He also tells Odo that he ' s got to make a choice , either tell Major Kira his feelings about her or forget all about her and move on with his life because now his feelings are interfering with his job , which is bad for business . After assuring Odo that he wasn ' t speaking to him as a friend , Quark leaves Odo alone again with a lot to think about . Later , Odo ( back to his normal composure ) stops by Kira ' s quarters to inform her he won ' t be able to continue with their weekly meetings due to his scheduling additional training for his deputies and that he can ' t fit her in anywhere else as his schedule is overfull . Kira is disappointed as she enjoyed the meetings , and asks Odo if something is the matter , but he simply tells her he wants to use his time more efficiently and Kira knows there ' s no point in pushing him and lets the matter drop . Odo later goes to Quark ' s , where the bartender tells him that , according to a rumor , the negotiations have gone very well and the timetable for Bajor ' s admittance for Federation membership has been cut . Quark also thanks Odo for soundproofing the floor of his quarters , but Odo tells Quark that he was just having the floor reinforced and that there ' s no way he ' d put up with three days of construction for him . He then spots Kira and Shakaar leaving a holosuite enjoying each other ' s company , but Odo just leaves and begins his rounds . Memorable quotes . " " Little tiny feet skittering across the floor . Back and forth . Back and forth . " " " " You could hear that ? " " [ points to his ears ] " " Hello ? ! " " " " It ' s " just " Quark ' s luck that you would be assigned quarters right above his . " " " Luck " had nothing to do with it . " " " " Shakaar knows better than anyone , you can ' t capitulate to terrorists . He used to be one , and the day the Cardassians started to negotiate with him , was the day he knew they ' d been beaten . He ' ll stay . " " " " I suppose , if I were in his position , I ' d do the same . " " " " Do you have to " stare " like that ? I think it ' s making people nervous . " " " " Good . " " " " Care for some hasperat ? " " " " You " know " I don ' t eat . " " " " Have some . I ' m charging by the head for this little function , and you do have a head . . . for the moment . " " " " They say ' to err is Human . ' But you ' re not Human . You ' re not even humanoid . " " " " It takes passion to do something like this , and I always thought you were colder than a Breen winter . " " " " With all due respect , I do not see how sitting in a chair staring at a wall is going to help apprehend Shakaar ' s would - be assassin . " " " " The fact that the pool exists says something about you ! About who you " are " . People see you as the guy who always gets his man . " Now " , you ' re becoming the guy who tears up his quarters , and sits alone in the rubble . And no - one ' s gonna wanna place bets on how long someone ' s gonna sit around in the dark . . . Well . I ' ve said my piece - sorry for butting in . . . But I ' m just looking out for my business . " " " " Funny . For a minute there , I thought you were talking to me as a friend . " " " " Nah . " " " " There are other ways to create order in your life . Your quarters , for example . Everything in mine has its specific place , and it ' s all arranged just so . " " " " Yes , mine too . Even with my eyes closed , I would still know where everything was . " " " " Exactly . " " " " I would not tolerate it any other way . " " " " I ' ll tell you what else to do . Make sure everyone knows they can ' t just drop by your quarters to say ' hello ' . If someone does , whatever happens , don ' t make them feel welcome . " " " " Of course not . That would only invite subsequent visits . " " Links and references . 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