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     DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Assign... " - REV. 09/12/96 - ACT ONE     14.

8    CONTINUED:	(4)

					O'BRIEN 
				(continuing) 
			I need to recalibrate the optronic 
			integrator on Level Five.

	Rom's hand shoots up.

					O'BRIEN 
			What is it, Rom?

					ROM
			I volunteer. I like phase-
			shifting reconfigurations.

					O'BRIEN
			Thank you, but I'll do that 
			myself. I want the rest of you to 
			concentrate on the new inertial 
			coupling ports. I want all sixty-
			four ports completed today.

	That's a tall order, but nobody is dumb enough to 
	complain.

					O'BRIEN 
			Whatley -- you and Tekoa cover the 
			docking ring. Abdon and Nori, the 
			cargo bays. Rom -- the upper 
			pylons. Any questions? 
				(a beat) 
			Good. One more thing -- since I'm
			working alone today, I'm going to 
			be very busy. Try not to 
			interrupt me with anything 
			unimportant. Is that clear?

	Perfectly.

9    INT. LEVEL FIVE - CRAWLWAY

	O'Brien is alone by a sealed access panel. This is the 
	optronic integrator. O'Brien prepares to unseal the 
	panel with a high-tech tool (an EJ7 or something like 
	it). He pauses, staring at the panel, torn with 
	conflicting loyalties. After a beat, he again advances 
	the tool toward the seal. He stops again.

	O'Brien abruptly tosses the tool back in his box. He 
	leans his back against the opposite wall, staring at 
	the sealed panel. He gets an idea.