DEEP SPACE NINE: "Little Green Men" - REV. 09/20/95 - ACT ONE   17.

19   CONTINUED:	(3)

					ROM (Cont'd) 
			Then we can modulate the reaction 
			to create an inversion wave in the 
			warp field and force the ship back 
			into normal space! If I time it 
			just right, I should be able to 
			get us close enough to Earth to 
			make an emergency landing.

	Quark and Nog look at each other, hoping one of them 
	will back up Rom's theory. Unfortunately, neither of 
	them has any idea of what he's saying.

					QUARK
			Rom, you're a genius.

					ROM 
			You think so?

					QUARK 
			How should I know? I have no idea 
			what you're talking about. Just 
			do it.

	Rom sets about implementing his plan.

					ROM 
			Hold on.

	And with that, Rom hits a control and the ship SHAKES 
	violently, a high pitched whine starts to build and...

20   EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL) 

	The Ferengi Shuttle, still at warp, is suddenly 
	surrounded by a ball of incandescent white light, white 
	expands to fill the screen and then...

									WHITE OUT.

21   WHITE SCREEN (OPTICAL)

	The screen is filled with white light for a beat, and then...

									SHOCK CUT TO:

22   INT. EXAMINING ROOM

	Close on Quark whose eyes suddenly snap open in panic.