DEEP SPACE: "Whispers" - REV. 11/18/93 - ACT TWO          19.

19   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
			When I finally found the crack in 
			the R-F power conduit, I couldn't 
			imagine how it could've occurred so 
			deep in the system... unless someone 
			had broken it deliberately.

20   INT. O'BRIEN'S QUARTERS

	As he walks in, tired and worn out... Keiko is preparing 
	supper... she notices... making the smallest talk necessary...

					KEIKO
			Hard day?

					O'BRIEN
			You could say that.

					KEIKO
			You want to lie down before dinner?

					O'BRIEN
			No.  Jake's coming over in a little 
			while.  I'm helping him with his 
			science project...

					KEIKO
			Commander Sisko just called.  Jake 
			can't make it tonight.  He isn't 
			feeling well.

					O'BRIEN
				(reacts, suspicious)
			Really?  He seemed fine a few hours 
			ago.

					KEIKO
			Well, you know how it is with kids -- 
			he probably ate too much junk on the 
			Promenade after school.

	He notices there are only two places set at the table...

					O'BRIEN
			Where's Molly?

					KEIKO
			Oh, she's spending the night over at 
			the Fredricksons.