Garak is a really complex, interesting character. He is a tailor with a kind of Yoda-like being. He dispenses information by forcing the receiver into putting the pieces together--sort of like taking the cuttings of a pattern and turning them into an article of clothing. Here a young Cardassian is brought to the station by his adoptive parents, a pair of Bajorans, who took him in when his birth parents were supposedly killed. He is hostile toward his own race because of the persecution he has received in society and the history Cardassian cruelty. One day, however, his father is found and he wants his son back in Cardassia. This becomes political football. There are no simple answers as Garak and the Doctor begin to investigate his history. I was pleased with the realism presented here, even though it may be painful.
Review of Cardassians
