The Wire story
In order to save Garak's life, Bashir must unravel some of the secrets in the Cardassian's past. Directed by: Kim Friedman. Story by: Robert Hewitt Wolfe.
14 total · 3 choice · 6 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with living in a foreign culture | choice | Garak was driven to activate his pleasure stimulating implant because life on the space station away from Cardassia was so depressing for him |
| friendship | choice | Bashir worried about Garak's health |
| male bonding | choice | Bashir and Garak |
| brain stimulating implant | major | Garak had a pleasure inducing cranial implant. |
| doctor's opinion vs. patient preference | major | Bashir struggled with an a drug addicted Garak who was unwilling to take treatment |
| drug abuse | major | Garak became addicted to the equivalent of space-anti-depressants |
| invasion of privacy | major | Odo and Cardassians justified spying. Garak wanted privacy about his drug addiction. Bashir wanted to look at Garak's medical records without permission. |
| keeping secrets | major | Garak was hiding about his possibly shady past from Bashir |
| overcoming an addiction | major | Garak became addicted to the equivalent of space-anti-depressants |
| betrayal | minor | Garak tried to betray Tain but Tain ended up having beaten him to the punch; Bashir felt betrayed by Garak not confiding in him about the truth about his past |