DEEP SPACE: "A Man Alone" REV. FINAL 09/28/92 - ACT ONE      15.

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					ODO
			A few years back, he killed a 
			Cardassian officer who wanted a payoff 
			to look the other way.
			He went to prison for murder.
					(BEAT)
			I sent him there.

					SISKO
			For murder?  What's he doing out?

					ODO
				(with quiet outrage)
			The provisional government let him 
			go.  Killing a Cardassian isn't 
			considered much of a crime nowadays.

	Sisko takes a beat to consider...

					SISKO
			Doesn't sound like there's much we 
			can do about it.

					ODO
			I can get him off my Promenade...

					SISKO
				(laying back, not in 
				his face, diplomatic)
			If he hasn't done anything wrong, 
			you can't just arbitrarily force him 
			to leave...

					ODO
			Watch me.

					SISKO
				(beat, firmer)
			Mister Odo, you're not going to take 
			the law into your own hands...

					ODO
				(interrupting)
			The law?  Commander, laws change 
			depending on who's making them...