Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series)

The House of Quark (1994)

Carlos Carrasco: D'Ghor

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• Quark : [D'Ghor has cornered Quark to interrogate him about his "brother"'s death]  I wish you had been there. You would have been proud of your brother. He fought a brave and valiant battle right up to the end. It was an honor to kill him.

  D'Ghor : I'm sure it was. Remember that when you tell your customers about the death of Kozak.

• [Quark has been accosted and pinned to the bulkhead by the throat by an irate D'Ghor, who has just told him he is Kozak's brother] 

  D'Ghor : [spouting with Klingon fury]  My brother killed by a miserable Ferengi! I would never have believed it possible!

  Quark : [whimpering fearfully]  I can explain.

  D'Ghor : You'd better! I want to know *exactly* how Kozak died. And if I don't like what I hear.

  Quark : [quickly and fearfully]  Believe me! You'll like it! He was in my bar. I asked him to pay his tab, he refused. I-I was willing to let it go at that, but then he pulled his knife and came at me and... the truth of the matter is, he was so inebriated that he just fell...

  D'Ghor : [vicious]  I HOPE YOU ARE NOT GOING TO TELL ME THAT HE DIED IN AN ACCIDENT!

  Quark : [worried]  You do?

  D'Ghor : Yes! Because there's no honor in such a death. And if Kozak died in disgrace, then that disgrace will be passed along to the rest of his family.

  [viciously] 

  D'Ghor : So, if if you were the cause of such an *accident* that will dishonor my entire family, then I AM GOING TO KILL YOU AND *STUFF* YOUR MISERABLE CORPSE OUT THE NEAREST AIRLOCK!

  Quark : [weak with fear; looking like he is going to faint at the thought]  I see.

  D'Ghor : [calmly, yet still angry in his tone]  On the other hand... if he died as a warrior in personal combat, then there would be no dishonor for him or his family.

  Quark : [warily]  So what you're saying is... if I killed him in personal combat, that's... good?

  D'Ghor : [snaps]  Of course it is not good! He was my brother! But it would be honorable, and an honorable death requires no vengeance. Your life would be spared.

  Quark : [a little bit of his bravado comes in]  I wish you had been there. You would have been proud of your brother. He fought a brave and valiant battle... right up to the end. It was an honor to kill him.

  D'Ghor : I'm sure it was. Remember that when you tell your customers about the death of Kozak.

  Quark : You can count on it.

  D'Ghor : [D'Ghor slowly releases Quark. He barks out a Klingon farewell]  Qapla'!

  Quark : [Quark mumbles nervously. D'Ghor leaves. Quark looks thoroughly shaken]