DEEP SPACE NINE: "Trials and... " - REV. 08/30/96 - ACT TWO     25.

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	Bashir looks down at the device in his hand.

					BASHIR 
			Yes. Yes, it is. I'm a doctor.

	The Engineer looks more puzzled than suspicious...

					ENGINEER 
			Why do we need a doctor to repair 
			a power relay?

					BASHIR 
			You don't. Obviously.

	O'Brien is looking at Bashir with the same expression 
	as the Engineer -- just waiting to hear what he's going 
	to say.

					BASHIR 
			I'm... doing a study. It has to 
			do with... work-related stress.

					ENGINEER 
			Oh.

					BASHIR
				(passing the buck) 
			You two go on, pretend I'm not 
			here.

	O'Brien shoots him a dirty look. Bashir keeps scanning 
	for Darvin.

					ENGINEER
				(re: panel) 
			So, where should we start?

	O'Brien has no choice but to pretend he knows what he's 
	doing, and do it with confidence.

					O'BRIEN 
			Well obviously the first thing to 
			do is to take this transtator, 
			here --

	He pulls it from its socket -- the LIGHTS DIM and the 
	SOUND of the corridor's POWER systems EBBS...

					O'BRIEN
				(replacing it) 
			And leave it right where it is.

	The LIGHTS COME UP again and the SOUND returns to 
	normal. O'Brien frowns, glares into the panel. The 
	Engineer looks at him uncertainly, then up at Bashir.