DEEP SPACE: "The Wire" - 03/01/94 - ACT FOUR            49.


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					SISKO
			I'm not questioning your medical 
			judgement.  Or your courage.
				(a beat)
			When I was your age, I was assigned 
			to the Federation embassy on Romulus.  
			One of our Romulan kitchen staff, a 
			man named Stolpan, got arrested by 
			the Tal Shiar for political 
			improprieties.  Somehow I got the 
			foolish idea that I could go into 
			Tal Shiar Headquarters and convince 
			them to set him free.
				(shakes his head at 
				his own foolishness)
			Curzon took me aside and said the 
			same thing I'm about to say to you...
				(heartfelt)
			You won't do Garak or yourself any 
			good if you're rotting in some 
			Cardassian prison.  Now I want you 
			to promise me, that at the first 
			sign of trouble, you'll forget about 
			Garak and get the hell out of there.

					BASHIR
			I'll do my best.

					SISKO
			No you won't.  You'll think you're 
			invulnerable and keep going despite 
			the danger.  I know I did at your 
			age.  But at least try and be careful.  
			I can't afford to lose a good officer.

					BASHIR
			I... appreciate that, sir.  I won't 
			let you down.

					SISKO
			You'd better not.  I don't have the 
			time to break in a new doctor.

	Sisko smiles to let Bashir know he was joking.  Bashir returns 
	the smile, then turns toward the Airlock.