"In the Pale Moonlight" is the 143rd episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 19th of the sixth season. It originally aired on April 15, 1998, in broadcast syndication.

The title comes from a saying that "in the pale moonlight" is where one dances with the devil.

In this episode, Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) works with Elim Garak (Andrew Robinson) to trick the Romulans into joining the war against the Dominion.

Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks), worried over events of the last two weeks, recites an entry into his personal log, the events of which are revealed in flashbacks. He says the whole matter is classified and a secret, which he cannot discuss with anyone. He explains that he realized that the only way for the Federation and its allies to win the war with the Dominion is to bring the neutral Romulans to their side. He enlists the help of former Cardassian spy Elim Garak (Andrew Robinson) to obtain Dominion plans to invade the Romulan Empire, but Garak's allies are killed before they find that information. Garak offers an alternative solution: forging a recording of Dominion officials. This would then be given to the Romulans as evidence to provoke them to war. Hesitant of the plan, but driven forward by the Dominion's recent conquest of Betazed, Sisko obtains permission from Starfleet for the plan to go ahead.

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