DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Quickening" - 03/19/96 - ACT TWO       22.

17   CONTINUED:	(2)

					DAX
			Well... looks like we have 
			ourselves a clinic.

	Bashir turns to Ekoria...

					BASHIR
			The first thing I need to do is 
			run a complete biospectral 
			analysis on an asymptomatic 
			individual.

	Dax smiles at his Doctorese, translates for Ekoria.

					DAX
			Loosely translated, that means he 
			needs a volunteer.

	Ekoria smiles and nods she's willing.

					DAX
			Great.
				(wry)
			If you'll just have a seat, the 
			doctor will be with you in a 
			moment.

	Ekoria doesn't get it, looks confused.

					DAX
				(conspiratorial)
			They love to keep you waiting, it 
			makes them feel important.

	Ekoria smiles, and Bashir beckons her over to the 
	table.

					BASHIR

				(picking up his
				tricorder)
			How'd you like to see a picture of
			your baby?

	She is stunned by the possibility... off the hopeful 
	image of Bashir beginning to scan we...

								DISSOLVE TO:

18   INT. TENEMENT HOUSE - LATER

	where Bashir is hunched over some tabletop instrument 
	studying a readout. Dax is preparing tissue samples 
	for him, using a high-tech dropper to add small 
	quantities of chemicals to a rack of tubes.