DEEP SPACE: "The Maquis, II" - 02/17/94 - ACT ONE         18.

11   CONTINUED:

					PARN
			Please, Commander, your efforts are 
			appreciated but unnecessary.
				(off Sisko's surprise)
			You see the Central Command has 
			learned that Gul Dukat was the leader 
			of a small group of misguided officers 
			who were funnelling weapons to our 
			colonies in the Demilitarized Zone.

	A beat as Sisko and Kira absorb this news.  Sisko keeps a 
	poker face, hiding his skepticism from Parn.

					KIRA
			So the Maquis were right.  The 
			Cardassian settlers are being supplied 
			by the Central Command.

					PARN
				(to Sisko)
			Dukat and the others were operating 
			entirely without our knowledge.  The 
			Central Command would never sanction 
			anything that would violate our treaty 
			with the Federation.  We've arrested 
			Dukat's co-conspirators and they'll 
			be dealt with accordingly.

					SISKO
			Where does that leave Dukat?

					PARN
			With the Maquis... Where he belongs.

					SISKO
			Are you saying you don't want him 
			back?

					PARN
			I assume the Maquis will execute him 
			for his crimes.

					SISKO
			I wouldn't be surprised.

					PARN
			Well then, I don't see where it makes 
			a difference whether we do it or 
			they do it.