for releasing Bajoran prisoners, but Elim beat Garak to the punch and Garak was exiled. Bashir seeks out Enabran Tain to ask for his help. Tain tells Bashir that if he were truly Garak's friend he would allow Garak to die; however, he agrees to give Bashir the information needed to counteract the effects of the implant. Before departing, Bashir asks Tain what truly became of Elim. Tain laughs and explains that Elim is Garak's first name. After recovering, Garak resumes his weekly lunches with Bashir. He says he has heard a strange rumor: Odo thinks Garak was once a member of the Obsidian Order. Pressed for "real answers", Garak tells the doctor that all his stories have been true - especially the lies. Reception Michelle Erica Green, reviewing the episode for TrekNation, felt the episode "worked" thanks to the actors despite some misgivings about the pace and story, and described the relationship between Bashir and Garak as "flirting". Zack Handlen of The A.V. Club praised the episode for its complexity, and how it manages to change perspective on Garak without it seeming like the characters motives shifted merely because of the whims of the writers. He was also pleased that the episode gave Bashir a challenge worthy of his talents. Keith R.A. DeCandido, reviewing the episode for Tor.com in 2013, gave it a rating of 8 out 10, noting it as a showcase for Garak and Bashir. In 2014, Gizmodo ranked "The Wire" as the 49th best episode of the Star Trek franchise, out of over 700 episodes made by that time. Releases On April 1, 2003 Season 2 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was released on DVD video discs, with 26 episodes on seven discs. This episode was released in 2017 on DVD with the complete series box set, which had 176 episodes on 48 discs. References External links Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (season 2) episodes 1994 American television episodes