Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Wire

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During lunch with Bashir (Siddig El Fadil), Garak (Andrew Robinson) is overcome by extreme pain and collapses. An examination reveals a small implant in his brain. Bashir confronts Garak with the information and learns that the implant was a gift from Enabran Tain (Paul Dooley), the head of the Obsidian Order, a clandestine group which acts as the eyes and ears of the Cardassian empire. It was designed to make the recipient immune to pain in case of capture or torture. Unfortunately, Garak has been using it to cope with his exile on the station, and now that he's addicted to it, the device is malfunctioning from overuse. The enigmatic Tain may be his only hope for survival.