DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Assign... " - REV. 09/12/96 - ACT FOUR    40.

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					O'BRIEN (Cont'd)
			... the systems are just slightly
			off spec.
				(reassuring himself) 
			So far, none of these alterations 
			appear to pose a threat to the 
			station.

	But Sisko is certainly not satisfied.

					SISKO 
			So far. But this might be just 
			the tip of a very large and 
			dangerous iceberg.

	O'Brien shifts uncomfortably, he wants so very much to 
	simply tell everyone.

					SISKO 
			Is there any way to trace how this 
			was done, and by whom?

					ODO 
			It has to be someone familiar with 
			the station's systems.

	O'Brien catches Sisko looking at him. He glances at 
	Odo, who is also watching him.

					DAX 
			Maybe someone who worked on the 
			station under the Cardassians...

					ODO 
			I'm running extensive security 
			checks on all recent visitors, but 
			so far, I haven't found anything.

					DAX
			It could be someone who's been on 
			the station a long time... someone 
			with a lot of access... maybe even 
			someone on the maintenance crew.

	Sisko looks at O'Brien -- "well?" O'Brien remains 
	silent.

					SISKO
			Chief?

					O'BRIEN 
			Yes.