DEEP SPACE NINE: "Business as... " - REV. 1/30/97 - ACT FIVE    51.

41   CONTINUED:

	Hagath's mind is racing ahead, trying desperately but 
	unable to come up with a solution.

					HAGATH
				(to himself) 
			Seventeen million... it's better 
			than nothing.

					QUARK
			Then what you have to do is tell 
			him there's been a change of 
			plans.
				(as if thinking on his
				feet)
			Tell him we have something new to
			show him... might take a little
			longer to get the results he
			wants, but we'll give him a twenty
			percent discount. In the
			meantime, I'll have a sample of
			Varaxian LM-Seven sent here and
			we'll arrange for a small
			demonstration. We'll find a
			planet with some low-level
			lifeforms no one will miss.

					HAGATH
				(mulling it over) 
			I'll talk to the Regent, keep him 
			from leaving. You make sure you 
			get that sample here as soon as 
			possible.
				(a warning) 
			Don't fail me, Quark.

					QUARK
			Believe me, I want this deal to go 
			through more than anybody. I'm 
			finally out of debt -- these will 
			be the first profits I get to 
			keep.

					HAGATH
				(slapping him on 
				shoulder) 
			Be quick.

	Quark EXITS into the corridor.

42   INT. HABITAT RING CORRIDOR 

	As soon as the door CLOSES behind him, Quark SIGHS with 
	relief and looks at his hand, which is TREMBLING 
	slightly.