DEEP SPACE NINE: "Business as... " - REV. 1/30/97 - ACT FOUR    43.

31   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
				(also whispering)
			Sir, what can I do for you?

					SISKO
				(normal voice)
			Why is everyone whispering?

					DAX
			Ssshhh!

	Caught off guard, Sisko drops his voice.

					SISKO
				(whispering)
			Why the hell are we whispering?

					O'BRIEN
			It's the baby, sir.

					SISKO
			Baby?

					KIRA
			Kirayoshi.  He's asleep, Captain.

					SISKO
				(looking around)
			Where?

					O'BRIEN
			In the pit, sir.

					SISKO
			In the pit?

					O'BRIEN
			Yes, sir.

	Sisko strides toward the pit. O'Brien follows. Dax 
	and Kira trail at a distance. O'Brien catches up. 
	Sisko stares into...

32   THE PIT

	Kirayoshi lies safely asleep in a bassinet, lighted 
	circuitry all around him.

33   O'BRIEN AND SISKO

	As they whisper, Dax, Kira and several N.D. OFFICERS 
	gather to look down at the baby.