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            DEEP SPACE: "Rivals" - REV. 10/20/93 - TEASER            5.

7    CONTINUED:	(2)

					MARTUS
			Everyone needs someone to confide 
			in... Someone to hear their stories... 
			I offer a sympathetic ear.  And if 
			they request my help -- I give it to 
			them.

					ODO
			That couple from Pythro Five told me 
			you asked for their financial access 
			codes.

					MARTUS
			Some might call helping an elderly 
			couple invest their savings a 
			compassionate act.

					ODO
			Not when you invest it in your own 
			business.  A business that promptly 
			folds.

					MARTUS
			I had a run of bad luck.  No one 
			regrets it more than I do.

					ODO
			You're a con man.  And they've signed 
			a complaint.

	Martus's confidence seems to break for a moment at this news.

7AA   OMITTED

7A   INT. HOLDING AREA (OPTICAL)

	Odo pushes Martus backward into the open security cell.  
	Martus looks around the cell, noting his cellmate, an ancient, 
	diseased-looking alien (COS), then turns back to Odo.  His 
	voice is thoughtful, sympathetic.

					MARTUS
				(re: cell)
			This isn't necessary.  I'm not going 
			anywhere.  Let's have a drink.  Talk 
			a bit...

	Odo harumphs and activates the cell field barrier.  He turns 
	and heads away.  OFF Martus's scowl...

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER