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     DEEP SPACE NINE: "One Little... " - REV. 1/9/98 - ACT THREE     41.

57   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
				(angry) 
			Stalling? Your Second is the one 
			who's slowing down the work. He 
			countermands my orders, 
			arbitrarily reassigns my crew -- 
			I can't get any work done in here.

					KUDAK'ETAN
				(to Ixtana'Rax) 
			You were told to watch them, not 
			interfere with them.

	Ixtana'Rax regards his superior with a cool expression.

					IXTANA'RAX
				(to Kudak'Etan) 
			You're playing right into his 
			hands. Don't you see that?

	Kudak'Etan thinks about it for a beat. He's not sure 
	which of them to listen to, and decides to split the 
	difference.

					KUDAK'ETAN 
			Captain Sisko, you have thirty 
			minutes to restore warp power, 
			or...
				(points to Kira) 
			I will kill her, and then another 
			of your crew every fifteen minutes 
			until you do.
				(to Ixtana'Rax) 
			And you will no longer interfere 
			with their work.

	Kudak'Etan abruptly turns and heads for the door. 
	Ixtana'Rax shakes his head sadly as his leader walks 
	away.

58   INT. RUNABOUT 

	Dax, O'Brien and Bashir are watching Kudak'Etan (o.s.), 
	biding their time and waiting for the right moment.

					DAX
			Okay... get ready... when he 
			activates the door sensor, we'll --

	Suddenly an enormous SHADOW falls over them.