I have perished of lols.

[nonethefewer]

I'm watching DS9 S7E23, "Extreme Measures".

Context: Bashir is trying to find a cure for a disease Odo has.

Sisko: Do you need any more assistance?
Bashir: No, sir.
O'Brien: Well, actually...
B: Shh!
S: [stern dad voice] You tell me whatever you haven't told me and you do this right now.
B: We're setting a trap for a Federation secret agent.
S: What? Why?
O: We think they're responsible for the disease in the first place.
S: What?!
O: We think they wanted to commit genocide against the enemy.
S: ...well, fuck. Why didn't you tell me earlier?
O: I--
B: It was my responsibility, sir.
S: Did I ask you that?!
B: If we told you, you'd tell your boss, and the agents would be on to us.
S: [facepalm] So what made you tell me now?
B: I couldn't find a cure. So, I sent a false message to Starfleet Medical to lure an agent to us.
S: [facepalm intensifies]
O: Ideally, they'd come here, and then we could capture them.
S: What would you even do with an agent if you caught one?
B: We'd interrogate the agent about a cure, or try to find out who would have the cure.
S: But they're secret agents, and can probably withstand interrogation.
B: Oh yeah, I know, but I have this, uh, illegal Romulan mind-sifter, that might help.
S: [facepalm exceeds speed of light]