The episode layers on its tension through each circle of hell Sisko is willing to put his soul through.
But Deep Space Nine isnot any other Star Trek show, and so it prepares to thrust its knife.
He decks Garak, sending him clean across the room.
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Even without the punch, this isnt Sisko passionate or dogged or determined.
He is furious, something we have seen simmering in him before, but now fully unleashed.
But Garak never fights back.
Screenshot: Paramount
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