DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic oath" -REV. 07/31/95 - ACT TWO    21.

19   CONTINUED:	(3)

	Bashir moves back to his own scanner and makes himself 
	look busy. O'Brien continues tinkering with the 
	emitter. At this point, Goran'Agar ENTERS with 
	Arak'Taral.

	O'Brien and Bashir exchange a look and O'Brien moves 
	away from the device and busies himself with other 
	equipment nearby. Goran'Agar goes directly to Bashir's 
	workspace while Arak'Taral goes to O'Brien's table.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			What have you found?

					BASHIR 
			So far, nothing I've tested 
			matches the molecular structure of 
			the enzyme receptors in your 
			bodies.

	Arak'Taral begins examining the components on O'Brien's 
	table, taking special care with the Starfleet 
	technology. O'Brien tries to ignore him and keep 
	working.

					BASHIR 
			But I did find something promising 
			in one of the native plants. Have 
			a look at this.

	He gestures for Goran'Agar to take a look in the 
	scanner. Arak'Taral continues to look over the 
	equipment on O'Brien's table, while both Starfleet 
	officers try not to watch what Arak'Taral is doing.

					BASHIR
				(to Goran'Agar) 
			As you can see, there's a high 
			content of chlorophyll in these 
			plants, which you wouldn't expect 
			on a planet orbiting a Red 
			Giant...

					ARAK'TARAL
				(to O'Brien) 
			What is this?

	O'Brien freezes, then sees Arak'Taral is holding a 
	laser scalpel from the medkit.

					O'BRIEN
			It's a medical instrument, a laser 
			scalpel. I'm using it to modify 
			a transtator interface.

	Arak'Taral tosses it aside irritably. He begins 
	looking through the components on the floor.