DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Begotten" - REV. 11/12/96 - ACT ONE      7.

	Bashir nods, gestures to a NURSE. As they prepare to 
	work on the goo, Odo and Sisko move off to the other room.

					SISKO
			Are you sure it's no danger to us, 
			Constable?

					ODO
				(nods)
			When I was first discovered, I 
			didn't know what I was, or have 
			any memory of where I came from. 
			I didn't even know I had the 
			ability to mimic other forms.

	Sisko takes this in, but something about it strikes him as odd.

					SISKO
			Why would the Founders send such 
			helpless creatures out into space?

					ODO
			To find out if the species they 
			encountered posed any threat. 
			What better way to gauge another 
			race than to see how it treats the 
			weak and vulnerable?

					SISKO
			I see your point.

	Sisko considers for a beat...

				SISKO
			How long will it be before the 
			changeling's able to take humanoid 
			form?

					ODO
			Several months. Why?

					SISKO
			There's a lot about your people we 
			still don't know. The changeling 
			could provide Starfleet with 
			invaluable information about the 
			Dominion.