DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Ship" - REV. 07/29/96 - ACT FOUR       50.

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					SISKO
				(hard)
			You're Starfleet officers. Now 
			start acting like it.

	Worf lets go of O'Brien. Both men let their passions 
	cool in the face of Sisko's fury. A tense moment. Dax 
	tries to break it with:

					DAX
			Tough guys... a little pressure 
			and they buckle.

					SISKO
				(sharp)
			Dax! Maybe you haven't noticed, 
			but no one's laughing.

	Dax instantly realizes she's gone one step over the 
	line. Sisko glowers at his troops. They all look 
	chastened. ANOTHER EXPLOSION.

					SISKO
			I know it's hot. We're filthy. 
			Tired. And we've got ten isotons 
			of explosives going off outside... 
			but we're never going to get out 
			of this if we don't pull it 
			together and act like 
			professionals.

	Muniz lets out a YELL, still lost in his delirium. 
	Sisko has to close his eyes while straining to not snap 
	at the hallucinating crewman. This is a test of his 
	own patience and professionalism.

					SISKO
				(a beat)
			Chief, I want that power grid up 
			and running.

					O'BRIEN
			Aye, sir.


					SISKO
			Worf, see if you can get that 
			turret to rotate.

					WORF
			Aye, sir.

					SISKO
			Dax, search the ship again... and 
			again and again until you find 
			what the Vorta wants.