Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series)

Prophet Motive (1995)

Max Grodénchik: Rom

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• Quark : I have an idea.

  Rom : Does it involve me?

  Quark : Not really.

  Rom : Aah. I like it.

• [last lines] 

  [Zek has been restored to his former self, with some help from Quark] 

  Quark : There's only one thing that bothers me. Now, don't get me wrong, I was honored to help the Nagus; but it would've been nice if I'd been able to make a little profit for my troubles.

  Rom : That's all right. I made enough profit for the both of us.

  Quark : What're you talking about?

  Rom : I'm talking about the Ferengi Benevolent Association. Did you know it was funded with Zek's personal fortune? I was the senior administrator, Brother.

  Quark : You embezzled money, from the Nagus?

  Rom : Surprise!

  Quark : Father would be proud!

• [Quark and Rom are trying to make sense of the new Rules] 

  Quark : It must be some kind of code. Read me the first word of every Rule.

  Rom : [flipping through the first Rules]  "If"... "Never"... "Keep"... "Profit"... "A"... "Good"... "Smile"... "Honesty"...

  [Quark interrupts him with a shout, then repeats the words] 

  Quark : "If never keep profit a good smile honesty."

  Rom : What does it mean, Brother?

  Quark : It means... absolutely nothing!

• [Grand Nagus Zek has revised the Rules of Acquisition] 

  Quark : Rom, do you know what this means?

  Rom : Yes. It means we're gonna have to memorize a whole new set of rules.

• Quark : When the Nagus feels ready, he'll inform us of his plans, but until then, we have to act as if we know nothing.

  Rom : I can do that!

• Quark : What does Zek want with me?

  Rom : Looks like he's moving in with you, Brother.

• Rom : #10: Greed is dead.

• Rom : #21: Never place profit before friendship.

• Rom : #22: Latinum tarnishes, but family is forever.

• Rom : #23: Money can never replace dignity.

• Rom : #285: A good deed is its own reward.

• [Rom is reading the newly revised Rules of Acquisition; an aggrieved and flustered Quark is getting impatient] 

  Quark : Skip to the end.

  [Rom obeys. He pauses as he silently reads the last rule] 

  Quark : [impatiently]  Well, what does it say?

  Rom : You're... not going to like this, brother.

  Quark : I can take it.

  Rom : [reading]  Rule of Acquisition... 185... Every good deed... has it's own reward.

  Quark : [Quark begins to hyperventilate. He looks like he is going to faint] 

  Rom : [worried]  Brother, Are you all right?

  Quark : [weakly]  I-I-I just need to sit down.

  [Quark sits on the window ledge and fans himself with his hand. Rom tries to cool Quark down by using the book as a fan] 

  Quark : [whimpers; waving the book away]  Oh, take it away!

  Rom : Sorry.

• [Quark has forced Rom to answer the door to get Zek to leave. The door opens to reveal a mellow yet amicable Zek] 

  Zek : [happily]  Rom! What can I do for you, my boy?

  Rom : [nervously; on his knees]  Grand Nagus! Forgive me for disturbing you.

  Zek : [helping Rom up to his feet]  Who's disturbed? I was hoping someone would drop by. Now, come right in.

  Quark : [darting out from the shadows where he was hiding]  Ah... Thank you, we'd be delighted.

  Zek : [mock accusatory tone]  Quark...

  [amicably] 

  Zek : I knew you were lurking around here somewhere.

  [Zek and Quark exchange high-pitched giggles] 

• Rom : [to Quark]  Are you sure this is a good idea? No one has seen the Nagus since he arrived here. If you disturb him, he'll be very angry.

  Quark : I'm not going to disturb him. You are.

  Rom : [alarmed]  Me? Why not you?

  Quark : [smirks]  Zek likes me, so I can't afford to be on his bad side. On the other hand, he barely acknowledges your existence... So YOU have nothing to lose!

  [Quark proceeds to push a scared-stiff Rom towards the door] 

  Quark : Now... *GET IN THERE* and tell the Nagus that he'll have to leave. And whatever happens, don't Maihar'du intimidate you. Hm?

  [Quark rings the doorbell, and hides in a shadowy corners of a the bulkhead] 

  Rom : [out of his mind with fear]  *Where are you going?*

  Quark : Don't worry. If you need me, I'll be close by.

• Zek : And you're sure you've destroyed every last copy of the revised Rules of Acquisition?

  Rom : The only place the new rules exist is inside my head.