DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hard Time" - REV. 2/05/96 - ACT THREE      37.

48   CONTINUED:

					ODO
				(trying to be friendly)
			Chief. How are you doing?

					O'BRIEN
				(angry)
			I wish people would stop asking me
			that.

	O'Brien immediately realizes he's been too harsh with
	Odo and tamps down on his anger.

					O'BRIEN
			I'm sorry, Constable.
			Everything's fine. I've just...
			had a tough day.

	O'Brien EXITS, headed for Quark's. Odo watches him go,
	not at all mollified by O'Brien's explanation.

49   INT. QUARK'S

	The bar's busy. QUARK is working as quickly as
	possible to keep up with demand. He places a pair of
	drinks on a waiter's tray, then makes eye contact with
	an impatient patron at the end of the bar.

					QUARK
			That was a black hole straight up,
			right?

	The patron nods and Quark begins mixing his drink.

					O'BRIEN (O.S.)
			A synthale please.

	Quark glances up and sees O'Brien standing over him,
	but doesn't stop mixing the black hole.

					QUARK
			Be right with you, Chief.

	Quark moves off to get an ingredient for the black
	hole.

50   CLOSE ON O'BRIEN

	He tries to wait patiently, but Quark's seemingly
	oblivious to his needs and continues mixing drinks for
	other patrons. After a couple beats of this...

					O'BRIEN
			Quark. What about that synthale?