DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Nor the... " - REV. 08/21/96 - ACT TWO    20A.

24A  INT. RECOVERY WARD

	A small chamber similar to Intensive Care, with two or 
	three beds and some medical equipment in it. When 
	Bashir ENTERS, Kalandra is scanning the patient from 
	scene 15A, the one he wanted to do an aortal graft on.

					BASHIR 
			How is he? (or she)

	Kalandra looks up from the unconscious patient.

					KALANDRA 
			The graft's holding -- blood 
			throughput is almost a hundred 
			percent.
				(meaning it) 
			Nice job.

					BASHIR 
			Thanks.
				(returning the
				compliment)
			You've got a good team here. My
			O.R. Nurse was sharp as they
			come.

					KALANDRA
				(smiling) 
			We do the best we can, considering 
			the circumstances.

	She indicates the rockface around them to emphasize her 
	point. But she didn't call Bashir just to pay him a 
	compliment, she wants to ask him something.

					KALANDRA 
			So are things going any better for 
			us? Last I heard Starfleet had 
			pulled out of the Arcanis sector.

					BASHIR 
			The fleet's regrouping to launch 
			a counterattack.

					KALANDRA 
			Do you have any idea what ships 
			are involved? We don't get much 
			news down here, the Klingons have 
			been jamming subspace traffic.

					BASHIR 
			I think the Rutledge and the 
			Tecumseh are heading things up.