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    DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Darkness... " - REV. 11/01/96 - ACT FIVE   49.
                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

46   INT. SILARAN'S HOUSE

	Continuous from Act Four. Kira glares into the 
	darkened room, looking vainly to see her captor.

					KIRA 
				(defiant)
			What's the matter, Silaran? Are 
			you so afraid of a pregnant woman 
			in a restraining field that you 
			have to hide in the dark?

					SILARAN'S VOICE
			It bares its tiny fangs, hoping 
			for a chance to strike, to sink 
			its teeth deep into the flesh of 
			its tormentor. But that chance 
			will never come...

					KIRA
			You better hope I don't get the 
			chance...

					SILARAN'S VOICE
			... and somewhere behind the gleam 
			of hatred in its eyes lurks the 
			certain knowledge of its impending 
			death. And it begins to know 
			fear.

					KIRA
			I'm not afraid of you. I'm not 
			some coward who's been sending 
			anonymous messages and bombs to 
			murder innocent people.

	Suddenly SILARAN steps into view -- he's a middle-aged 
	Cardassian man who's been horribly disfigured. Half of 
	his body, including his face, was severely injured in 
	an explosion about ten years ago. Cardassian doctors
	have done some reconstructive surgery, but his features 
	are still grotesque and twisted. His right arm is 
	still weak and he has a habit of touching each finger 
	of his right hand as if making sure that he still has 
	all five.

	Once he steps into the light, he drops the "story" he's 
	telling and addresses Kira directly.