Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 3

Kai Winn:
How is Bareil?

Dr. Julian Bashir:
The organ replacement surgery went well. He's still unconscious, but he should be awake within the hour.

Kai Winn:
Oh, good. There are still several points I have to discuss with him before the next negotiating session.

Dr. Julian Bashir:
That's why I'm here. When you see Bareil, I want you to tell him that you don't need him, that you can complete these negotiations without him.

Kai Winn:
But I do need him, Doctor.

Dr. Julian Bashir:
I realise that. But I want you to tell him that you don't.

Kai Winn:
You seem to be asking me to lie.

Dr. Julian Bashir:
I'm asking you to free Bareil of his obligations to you. The only way he'll accept that is if you tell him he's no longer needed, that you can go on without him. Now, if that's a lie, then so be it.

Kai Winn:
That doesn't sound like a Starfleet officer.

Dr. Julian Bashir:
I'm a doctor first. And right now, I'm trying to give my patient his best chance to live. The only way to do that is to put him in stasis. Bareil knows that, but his desire to complete these negotiations is so strong that he's forcing me to keep him conscious and mentally alert, even though it may kill him.

Kai Winn:
None of us wants that to happen, Doctor. But if I'm not mistaken, the decision regarding Bareil's treatment is up to him.

Dr. Julian Bashir:
Yes. As the patient, it is his right to make that choice. But I'm asking you to help me change his mind. Eminence, you're the Kai. These are your negotiations. Let this be your moment in history. Finish the talks on your own and you won't have to share the credit with anyone.

Kai Winn:
You say that as though success is guaranteed, Doctor.

Dr. Julian Bashir:
Of course. If the talks fail, you'll need someone to accept the blame. A scapegoat. [disgusted] You're a coward. You're afraid to stand alone.

Kai Winn:
Bareil's already made his decision, Doctor. I won't interfere. And Doctor? [in a threatening tone] I won't forget what you've said here.

Dr. Julian Bashir:
[coldly] Neither will I.