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While on routine patrol of the Romulan neutral zone, the Enterprise intercepts a distress signal from the crew of a Garidian scout ship, seeking asylum in Federation space.
The phrase is used by Benjamin Sisko in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode In the Pale Moonlight regarding his actions in "tricking" the Romulan Empire to join the United Federation of Planets in war against the Dominion.