DEEP SPACE: "Equilibrium" - REV. 08/15/94 - ACT FOUR        46.

38   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	Sisko turns to the viewscreen, where YOLAD'S face has 
	appeared.  He's a very old unjoined Trill with faded mottling 
	and grey hair.  His manner is a little cantankerous.  He's 
	standing in front of a very simple one wall set.

					YOLAD
			Yes, can I help you?

					SISKO
			I'm Commander Benjamin Sisko of the 
			Federation Starbase Deep Space Nine...

					YOLAD
			What does a Starfleet officer want 
			with me?

					SISKO
			Are you Yolad Belar?

					YOLAD
			I am.  Why?

					SISKO
			We're trying to find information 
			about a man named Joran Belar.  Did 
			you know him?

					YOLAD
			Of course I did.  He was my brother.

	Sisko and Bashir react -- this is good news.

					SISKO
				(double-checking)
			He was a composer... ?

					YOLAD
			That's right... we graduated from 
			the same music academy.

	Sisko and Bashir react --

					SISKO
			Are you aware his record has been 
			purged from the Academy's files?

					YOLAD
				(perplexed)
			That doesn't make any sense... What's 
			all this about?