The Assassination of Ambassador Garak was a key political and cultural moment on Cardassia Prime in late August 2385. After having met with the Castellan of the Cardassian Union Rakena Garan, Ambassador Elim Garak left the Castellan's offices and got into his skimmer car. Their meeting had been raucous, as it concerned claims by conservative Cardassians of having murdered Federation President Nanietta Bacco. Garak realised that Garan already knew this claim, and was shocked. They ended the meeting in acrimony. In his skimmer, Garak proceeded to send a message to Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise-E, which was in orbit of Cardassia Prime at that time. After sending the message, fifteen 'heartbeats' later his car exploded. Following the bombing, the conservative firebrand politici