In the Pale Moonlight

è un Episodio di Deep Space Nine.
== Trama ==
: Stufo di leggere lunghi elenchi di compagni dispersi o deceduti, Sisko, con l'aiuto di Garak, mette in atto un piano per convincere i Romulani a dichiarare guerra al Dominio, ma ben presto la cosa va al di là dei suoi propositi iniziali.
== Sezioni ==
=== In questo episodio... ===
* I Romulani entrano in guerra contro il Dominio.
=== 47 ===
* Sisko legge alcune informazioni sul senatore romulano su un PADD con il numero 4778 in basso a destra sullo schermo.
* All'inizio dell'episodio, Sisko accende il display a parete con i nomi dei caduti e preme un pulsante sul pannello di controllo. Sullo stesso pannello c'è un altro pulsante con il numero 47 a fianco.
* All'arrivo del senatore romulano, Worf dice che sono state controllate le sezioni 52 e 62 (5 + 2 = 7 e 6 - 2 = 4).
* All'inizio dell'episodio, Sisko non ricorda la data stellare e dice un po' incerto «Five-one-seven... four?»
=== Okudagram ===
* Nello script la schermata delle vittime della guerra viene descritta in questo modo:
a long list of NAMES. They're grouped by ship or starbase and then alphabetized by last name. Each name has a brightly colored tag next to it:
 - KIA [Killed],
 - WIA [Wounded],
 - MIA [Missing].
=== Citazioni ===
Vreenak: So you're the commander of Deep Space Nine. And the Emissary to the Prophets. Decorated combact officer, widower, father, mentor... And oh yes, the man who started the war with the Dominion. Somehow I thought you'd be taller.
Vreenak: It's a fake!
Garak: That's why you came to me! Isn't it, Captain?! Because you knew I could do those things that you weren't capable of doing? Well, it worked. And you'll get what you want, a war between the Romulans and the Dominion. And if your conscience is bothering you, you should soothe it with the knowledge that you may just saved the entire Alpha Quadrant. And all it cost was the life of one Romulan senator, one criminal, and the self-respect of one Starfleet officer. I don't know about you, but I'd call that a bargain.
Sisko: So, I lied, I cheated, I bribed men to cover the crimes of other men. I am an accessory to murder. But the most damning thing of all... I think I can live with it. And if I had to do it all over again... I would. Garak was right about one thing; a guilty conscience is a small price to pay for the safety of the Alpha Quadrant.
Sisko: Computer. Erase the entire personal log.
=== Scene tagliate ===
* Nel teaser, quando Sisko spiega perché i Romulani lasciano entrare nel loro spazio le navi Jem'Hadar, era previsto un intervento di Worf e Dax:
 WORF
 (bitter)
 It's an intolerable situation.
 We should cross the Neutral Zone
 and destroy the Dominion bases.
 DAX
 And risk war with the Romulans?
 No, thank you. We're losing
 enough good people as it is. The
 last thing we need is a war on two
 fronts.
* Dopo la fase ad effetto di Sisko che chiude il teaser «I was going to bring the Romulans into the war», era previsto un ulteriore commento:
CUT TO:
3 INT. SISKO'S QUARTERS
 As before.
 SISKO
 I was absolutely sure it was the
 right decision -- that's the
 frightening part -- how right it
 seemed at the time. And now...
 now all I can do is learn to live
 with that decision.
 (beat)
 And I'll have to live with it for
 the rest of my life...
 Off the dark and brooding expression on Sisko's face...
 FADE OUT.
 END OF TEASER
* Durante il gioco delle parti in cui Dax risponde come fosse un Romulano, nell'episodio non vengono dette le seguenti battute (la parte in grigio è quella presente nell'episodio):
 DAX
 You're asking me to start a war
 based on wild theories.
 
 SISKO
 They're not theories, they're facts!
 
 DAX
 Prove it!
 
 SISKO
 How?
 
 DAX
 That's your problem. But before
 I plunge my people into a conflict
 that'll kill millions of loyal
 Romulan citizens, I'll need...
* Quando Sisko convoca Garak, è stata tagliata una parte di dialogo (la prima e l'ultima battuta in grigio sono quelle presenti nell'episodio):
 GARAK
 Your faith in my ability to
 retrieve classified information
 from my former homeland is most
 gratifying.
 
 SISKO
 I'm happy that you're happy. Now,
 can you do it?
 
 Garak pauses for a moment, then shifts gears.
 
 GARAK
 You know, I had assumed this
 meeting was about the
 modifications I suggested for your
 new dress uniform -- you have had
 an opportunity to look over my
 design, haven't you? The new
 piping along the collar, the
 exaggerated cut of the jacket
 hemline emphasizing the--
 
 SISKO
 Mister Garak. Let's dispense with
 the usual repartee and concentrate
 on the issue at hand. Can you do
 the job or not?
* Nel bar di Quark, quando Sisko ha offerto la tangente per non sporgere denuncia e Quark l'ha accettata, dopo la citazione della Regola dell'Acquisizione «Every man has his price» era prevista la scena seguente:
 Sisko gets up and heads for Odo just as Garak ENTERS
 the bar from the Promenade.
 SISKO
 (to Odo)
 He's dropped the charges.
 ODO
 Hmm.
 (to Deputies)
 Let him go.
 (to Sisko)
 If you'll excuse me...
 Odo EXITS. The Deputies release Tolar from his
 restraints and then EXIT also. While this is going on,
 Sisko has a moment with Garak. Sisko keeps his voice
 low, but there's barely restrained fury behind his eyes.
 SISKO
 (quietly boiling)
 Tolar is your responsibility.
 Keep him out of sight and under
 control or the next man needing
 medical attention will be you.
 Do you understand?
 GARAK
 Completely.
 Garak approaches Tolar, who visibly shrinks back from
 Garak as the Cardassian leans over him at the table.
 GARAK
 Hello, Grathon.
 Sisko turns and EXITS.
* Dopo che Tolar ha registrato il programma olografico sulla barra-dati e Sisko gli ha chiarito che è meglio per lui che il lavoro sia fatto ad opera d'arte, era prevista questa scena (la prima e l'ultima battuta in grigio sono quelle presenti nell'episodio):
 GARAK
 I sincerely hope so. Why don't
 you wait in your quarters. I'll
 be along shortly to... say hello.
 
 Tolar looks at the two of them with fear for a moment,
 then EXITS. 
 
 GARAK
 Felt good, didn't it?
 
 Sisko looks at him, taken a little off-guard by the
 question.
 
 GARAK
 (continuing)
 To put your hands on a man and
 say, "You will do this or else."
 (beat)
 After all the intrigue and
 deception you've had to engage in
 over the past week, you must've
 found that moment of pure brute
 force to be a... refreshing change
 of pace.
 
 Garak smiles at him pleasantly. There may be an
 element of truth in what he's saying, but what Sisko
 can't believe is the way Garak keeps poking and
 prodding at his psyche. Sisko begins to smile at the
 absurdity of it all.
 
 SISKO
 Mister Garak... why is it that no
 one has killed you yet?
 
 GARAK
 My innate charm?
 
 Sisko laughs and Garak smiles wider. Sisko laughs
 louder -- it's a release of tension and anxiety that's
 been building in him for over a week. As he laughs...
 
 CUT TO:
 
 22 INT. SISKO'S QUARTERS
 
 Sisko is standing behind the couch, and while there's
 a smile on his face at the memory, there's a bitter,
 rueful quality to his expression.
 
 SISKO
 It wasn't that funny. But I
 couldn't stop laughing.
 (beat)
 Maybe... I was under more pressure
 than I realized. Maybe it really
 was starting to get to me.
* Dopo che Vreenak ha visto la registrazione e vuole controllare l'autenticità della barra dati, era prevista la seguente scena tra Dax e Sisko (l'ultima battuta in grigio è presente nell'episodio):
 37 INT. CAPTAIN'S OFFICE
 
 Sisko is pacing in his office, lost in thought when Dax
 ENTERS.
 
 DAX
 Got a minute?
 
 SISKO
 Sure. What can I do for you?
 
 Dax takes her time, this is a delicate subject and she
 doesn't want to rush into anything.
 
 DAX
 This may sound... crazy. But,
 think about it before you say no.
 
 SISKO
 Just say it.
 
 Beat.
 
 DAX
 What if we... tricked the Romulans
 into believing that the Dominion
 was about to attack them?
 
 Sisko is thunderstruck for a moment and Dax takes it
 as a reaction to her crazy idea.
 
 DAX
 Hear me out.
 (beat)
 We find a way to manufacture
 evidence of a planned Dominion
 attack. I'm not sure what it
 should be, uh... a series of coded
 messages from their central
 command, a Cardassian defector who
 smuggles out secret war plans --
 I don't know. Something. Then
 we show it to the Romulans and try
 to convince them that they're one
 step away from disaster.
 
 Sisko takes a moment, decides to become his own devil's
 advocate.
 
 SISKO
 You want to start a war based on
 a lie?
 
 DAX
 I want to end a war, Benjamin.
 And I want the good guys to win.
 Besides, let's face it -- the
 Dominion will attack the Romulans
 eventually, it's just a matter of
 time. So, in a way we'd be doing
 them a favor by pulling them in
 now.
 
 SISKO
 (hard)
 That's an easy way of
 rationalizing something you know
 is wrong.
 
 Dax takes a beat, goes cold and hard.
 
 DAX
 More wrong than war?
 
 Beat.
 
 SISKO
 I'll... think about it.
 
 DAX
 That's all I ask.
 
 She heads for the door, then stops, smiles to herself.
 
 DAX
 I suppose it's one thing to come
 up with an idea like this... and
 another to put it into motion.
 
 SISKO
 (re: pips)
 That's why they put these on my
 collar, old man.
 
 She smiles at him and then EXITS.
 
 38 INT. SISKO'S QUARTERS
 
 Sisko on the couch. He's got a bottle of something
 dark and amber now and he pours himself a drink.
 
 SISKO
 It was good to know that the old
 man was on my side, even if she
 didn't know what was really going
 on.
 (beat)
 In any case, I was way past the
 point of no return. There was
 nothing to do but wait and see how
 masterful Tolar's forgery really
 was.
== Riferimenti ==
=== Episodi ===
* Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges
=== Pianeti ===
* Tellar
=== Specie ===
* Romulani
== Collegamenti esterni ==
* In the Pale Moonlight, Hypertrek
* In the Pale Moonlight, Memory Alpha
* , script dell'episodio
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