Somewhere, Chief Miles O’Brien is smiling.For those who may not know, here is a SHORT SUMMARY of that "Star Trek: DS9" episode, from memory-alpha.org:
"The Wounded"When Chief O'Brien's former commander, Captain Benjamin Maxwell, apparently goes rogue (!) -- the Enterprise is ordered to apprehend him before his actions result in another war between the Federation and the Cardassian Union...
-- snip --
...Maxwell gazes at the Enterprise through his window and is surprised to see O'Brien enter.
He points a phaser at O'Brien, but the transporter chief isn't armed. Maxwell wants Picard to board the Cardassian vessel, but O'Brien knows he won't. Maxwell is in disbelief that a Federation starship would attack another to protect the enemy, and O'Brien says he will.
Maxwell asks what happened to the war, which O'Brien tells him that there is no war. Maxwell says the Cardassians live to make war, and that neither of them are the same.
They start reminiscing about Setlik III, and Maxwell asks who that fellow was that used to follow O'Brien around like a puppy. O'Brien replies that it was Will Kayden.
When Maxwell doesn't respond, O'Brien says "Stompy".
Maxwell then asks "What was that song he used to sing, the one I liked?"
O'Brien begins singing soon joined by Maxwell:
- "The minstrel boy to the war has gone,
- In the ranks of death you'll find him...
- His father's sword he hath girded on,
- And his wild harp slung be-hind him...
- Land of song, said the warr-ior bard,
- Tho all the world betrays... thee...,
- One sword at least thy rights shall guard,
- One faithful harp shall praise thee."
It becomes clear to O'Brien that, as Picard suggested, Captain Maxwell is still traumatized over the loss of his wife and children during the war and this is causing, in part, his irrational actions.
Maxwell realizes that he will not be able to win this fight...
Minstrel Boy by O'Brien