DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. II" - REV. 11/02/94 - ACT THREE    32.

21   CONTINUED:

					VIN
			Punk...

	B.C. doesn't hear him, but Sisko does -- he grabs Vin by the 
	collar.

					VIN
			Hey...

	Sisko drags him toward Lee's cubicle.

22   INT. LEE'S CUBICLE

	as Sisko slams Vin up against the wall.

					SISKO
			Listen closely because I'm not going 
			to say this again.  The next time 
			you try something stupid I will make 
			you regret it.

					VIN
			You trying to scare me?

					SISKO
			I'm trying to save your life, and 
			the lives of every hostage in that 
			room.  And mister, you're not making 
			it easy.

					VIN
			If you're so concerned about our 
			welfare why don't you let us go?

	Sisko stares at Vin, realizing that in some ways he probably 
	represents the attitude of most people outside the Sanctuary.

					SISKO
			You really don't know what any of 
			this is about, do you?  You work 
			here, you see these people every day -- 
			how they live -- and you just don't 
			get it.

					VIN
			What do you want me to say... that I 
			feel for them... that they got a bad 
			break?
				(beat)
			What good would it do?

					SISKO
			It'd be a start...