History Recap / StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS01E03PastPrologue

* BlatantLies: Plain, simple Garak insists to Bashir that he's not a spy while acting as a covert agent of Cardassian interests throughout the episode.

* ContinuityNod: O'Brien tells Sisko that the Cardassians aren't the kind of people you want to hand someone over to. Not only would that be a reference to his service in the Border Wars, but also to Captain Picard's torture in "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E10ChainOfCommand Chain of Command]]".

* BeneathTheMask: Garak drops the BS and gets serious the moment the Duras sisters tell him they're willing to sell out Tahna Los.

* BlatantLies: Plain, simple Garak insists to Bashir that he's not a spy while acting as a covert agent of Cardassian interests throughout the episode.

* BlatantLies: Plain, simple Garak insists to Bashir that he's not a spy while acting as a covert agent of Cardassian interests throughout the episode.

* ContinuityNod
** O'Brien tells Sisko that the Cardassians aren't the kind of people you want to hand someone over to. Not only would that be a reference to his service in the Border Wars, but also to Captain Picard's torture.

* BlatantLies: Plain, simple Garak insists to Bashir that he's not a spy while acting as a covert agent of Cardassian interests throughout the episode.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Tahna wants to free Bajor at any cost, even if it means destroying the means for Bajor to gain wealth and power. He states himself that he doesn't want Bajor to be powerful, he wants it to be free.

* BlatantLies: Plain, simple Garak insists to Bashir that he's not a spy while acting as a covert agent of Cardassian interests throughout the episode.

** Garak says he has few Klingon patrons. A whole bunch of them turn up [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS04E01E02TheWayOfTheWarrior in Season 4 that he won't like much either.]]
** Odo says he knows more about Kira than she realises. Turns out there's still [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS02E08NecessaryEvil things about her he doesn't know]].

* BlatantLies: Plain, simple Garak insists to Bashir that he's not a spy while acting as a covert agent of Cardassian interests throughout the episode.

* ManipulativeBastard: Tahna plays on their past relationship to get Kira to arrange asylum for him and the other members of his terrorist cell. When Kira calls him on it, he implies she was NotSoDifferent in the past (we later see Kira working as HoneyTrap with Cardassians, so he's probably right).

* BlatantLies: Plain, simple Garak insists to Bashir that he's not a spy while acting as a covert agent of Cardassian interests throughout the episode.

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: The Duras sisters are trying to raise money for another army, so they sell the bilitrium to Tahna, then sell his location in turn to the Cardassians.

* BlatantLies: Plain, simple Garak insists to Bashir that he's not a spy while acting as a covert agent of Cardassian interests throughout the episode.

* BlatantLies: Plain, simple Garak insists to Bashir that he's not a spy while acting as a covert agent of Cardassian interests throughout the episode.

* NotSoSimilar: Kira and Tahna are FiredForgedFriends in the Bajoran Underground, but Kira accepts that trade, diplomacy and Federation aid is now needed to make Bajor self-sufficient. Tahna on the other hand thinks that ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption because he doesn't want any offworlders involved with Bajor at all.

* BlatantLies: Plain, simple Garak.

* DontCallMeSir: When Bashir calls Garak "Mister Garak".
--> '''Garak:''' Just plain, simple Garak.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: This is the first episode to feature gold-pressed latinum. However, here it's suggested that its worth is measured in weight, rather than slips, strips, and bars. In addition, there's mention of only gold rather than gold-pressed latinum.
** The religious significance of the wormhole to Bajor is not brought up when Tahna tells Kira of his plans to collapse it. While Tahna could easily be an atheist, or otherwise not care about/believe in the Prophets, it's strange that [[TheFundamentalist Kira]] wouldn't mention them at all. The wormhole's Bajoran designation as the Celestial Temple, home of the Prophets, isn't fully fleshed-out until ''[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS01E20InTheHandsOfTheProphets In the Hands of the Prophets]]''.

* ManipulativeBastard: Tahna plays on their past relationship to get Kira to arrange asylum for him and the other members of his terrorist cell. When Kira calls him on it, he implies she was NotSoDifferent in the past.

* DoYouWantToHaggle: When the Duras Sisters want to know what the [[PriceOnTheirHead Cardassians are offering for Tahna Los]], Garak [[SilentOffer types out something on a padd]] and hands it to them. Their initial response is SpitefulSpit, declaring the offer an insult and storming out of

* TheQuisling: Tahna accuses Kira of selling out to the Federation.

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: The Duras sisters are trying to raise money for another army, so they sell the Bilitrium to Tahna, then sell his location in turn to the Cardassians.

** Bashir examines Tahna and finds scars left by Cardassian torture.

* DoYouWantToHaggle

* TemptingFate: Garak says he has few Klingon patrons. A whole bunch of them turn up [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS04E01E02TheWayOfTheWarrior in Season 4 that he won't like much either.]]

* BatmanGambit: The Cardassians want Tahna dead or in their custody, but he's asked for Federation asylum and if Sisko hands him over it will sabotage his efforts with the Bajorans. So a covert Cardassian operative (Garak) arranges for a Federation officer (Bashir) to 'inadvertently' overhear two known Klingon renegades conspiring to sell the components of a WeaponOfMassDestruction to that same terrorist, ensuring that even if he escapes Gul Danar, the Federation will arrest Tahna and the whole business will deter them from offering asylum to any more terrorists.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Kira hints at past atrocities she's committed involving the [[NoodleIncident Haru Outpost]].

* NotSoSimilar: Kira and Tahna are FiredForgedFriends in the Bajoran Underground, but Kira accepts that trade, diplomacy and Federation aid is needed to make Bajor self-sufficient. Tahna on the other hand thinks that ViolenceIsTheBestSolution and doesn't want any offworlders involved with Bajor at all.

** O'Brien tells Sisko that the Cardassians aren't the kind of people you want to hand someone over to. Not only would that be a reference to his service in the Border Wars, but

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Bashir's excitement over meeting a real life spy makes sense when we later find he's a fan of SpyFiction.

* BeingPersonalIsntProfessional: Sisko isn't happy that his NumberTwo is treating Tahna like a FireForgedFriend instead of a former terrorist who's made a politically-awkward request for asylum.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Tahna wants to free Bajor at any cost, even if it means destroying the means for Bajor to gain wealth and power. He states himself that he doesn't want Bajor to be powerful, he wants it to be free.

* ConflictingLoyalty: Sisko tells Kira he will not tolerate divided loyalties in his command when she immediately presumes Tahna is innocent because the Cardassians were chasing him. Kira does find herself caught between her old friends, who have become total extremists, and the Federation/Bajoran government, which she believes will help Bajor despite her mistrust of them.

* OvertOperative: Everyone assumes that Garak is a spy because they can't think of any other reason why a Cardassian would remain after the Occupation with billions of angry Bajorans. However this also means the Duras sisters know exactly where to go to sell out Tahna.

* ThermalDissonance: Trill hands are cold, though Bashir naturally puts that down to "cold hands, warm heart" rather than Jadzia being an IceQueen.

* ShipTease: Both Bashir and Quark show open interest in Jadzia, though she's rather out of their league. Odo speculates that Sisko is interested in her, regardless of what past relationship they had.

* LotusPosition: Bashir walks in on Jadzia Dax sitting in this position while doing an alien brain teaser involving a translucent floating ball. Given that Dax has the memories of a 350-year old despite her youthful beauty, it was probably meant to invoke the wise guru trope (at this stage her personality was still being hashed out by the writers).