DEEP SPACE: "Cardassians" - 08/16/93 - ACT FOUR          43.

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					O'BRIEN
			He's with my wife, Keiko.  They'll 

			be here shortly.  I thought it would 
			be a good idea if we talked first...

	Pa'Dar eyes him curiously...

					O'BRIEN
			Your son... Rugal...

					PA'DAR
			... At least they didn't change his 
			name...

					O'BRIEN
			... When was the last time you saw 
			him?

					PA'DAR
			On Bajor... he'd just had his fourth 
			birthday...
				(beat, deciding he 
				knows what O'Brien 
				is going to tell him)
			He probably doesn't even remember 
			me, does he?

					O'BRIEN
			I think he's spent most of his life 
			trying to forget you.

					PA'DAR
			I'm not sure I understand.

					O'BRIEN
			The boy hates everything that he is.  
			Hates Cardassians.  Hates being a 
			Cardassian.

					PA'DAR
				(underplaying)
			Yes, I've heard those stories... 
			well, I suppose after growing up 
			among the Bajorans... but now that 
			I'm back in his life...

					O'BRIEN
			He may not want you back in his life.