DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. II" - REV. 11/02/94 - ACT THREE    36.

25   CONTINUED:

					BERNARDO
			Right now those two kids are sitting 
			home wondering if they'll ever see 
			their dad again.

					BASHIR
			I realize this won't make what you're 
			going through any easier... but 
			something good will come from all 
			this.

					BERNARDO
				(skeptical)
			You think they're just going to close 
			down the Sanctuary and let you walk 
			out of here?

	Bashir wishes it were that simple, but he knows a lot of 
	people are going to die before this is all over.

					BASHIR
			No... but I know that someday there 
			won't be any need for places like 
			this.

					LEE
			I hope you're right.
				(a small smile)
			Even though it'll mean I'll be out 
			of a job.

	There's a quiet beat.

					BERNARDO
			I just want to get home, you know?

					BASHIR
			I know... so do I.

	Off Bashir's pensive features...

26   EXT. NEAR THE SANCTUARY DISTRICT GATE - DAY #4

	where Preston is talking to Sisko and Webb, halfway between 
	the resident's makeshift barricade and the main gate.

					PRESTON
			The Governor has assured me that if 
			you let the hostages go, the charges 
			against you will be reduced to 
			incitement to riot.