Reviewer: trekfan Signed [Report This]
Date: 23 Dec 2013 03:36 Title: Chapter 2

1. The death penalty is a bit harsh but, seeing as how this is set after the Occupation, I totally buy it. I like the discussion (silent in a lot of ways) that Odo and Kira had about the way the Cardassians treated those they thought were guilty. It's these deeper questions and issues that make Trek so good.

2. Love Quark being Quark and the way he tries to get out of trouble here. Great interaction between him and Odo.

3. Halnok is an ass. An asses ass. He's hitting on Dax and acting all superior like. Red shirt him, post-haste, sir.

Author's Response: Great points. On the issue of the death penalty, "Duet" seemed to indicate the Bajorans reserved it for Cardassian war criminals. And the end of the Occupation still being in the rearview mirror raises an issue of sociopaths who now have no place in society during more peaceful times. Having been the impartial participant during the Occupation, Odo sees the merits of two different methods of criminal justice. My thinking that Odo intuited that Kira was guilty of that particular murder, but just couldn't prove it beyond a reasonable doubt, and so didn't want to turn anyone over to the Cardassians without being absolutely sure.