DEEP SPACE NINE: "Inquisition" - REV. 1/29/98 - ACT FOUR      45.

38   OMITTED

39   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	The ship is CLOAKED -- on the VIEWSCREEN, stars shoot 
	by at WARP. Supernumeraries man the essential 
	stations.

	As Bashir ENTERS with Kira and Worf, O'Brien is 
	conferring with Sisko, who sits in the captain's chair. 
	Dax is at the Conn. As soon as Sisko sees Bashir, he 
	swivels in the chair to face him, his expression 
	somber.

					SISKO 
			I suppose you have a perfectly 
			reasonable explanation for why the 
			Dominion broke you out of that 
			holding cell.

					BASHIR
			I realize how it must look, sir.


					SISKO
				(carefully) 
			What did they want, doctor?

					BASHIR
			Weyoun tried to convince me that 
			I was his operative. I think he 
			and Sloan are working together.

	Bashir is hoping the captain will see this possibility, 
	but instead, the accusation brings an angry Sisko to 
	his feet --

					SISKO 
			That's enough. You're not going 
			to exonerate yourself by casting 
			suspicions on someone else.

					BASHIR
			Maybe he's not a traitor, maybe 
			he's been replaced by a 
			changeling. All I know is that he 
			and Weyoun are trying to frame me.

					WORF
				(hard) 
			You have run out of excuses, 
			doctor.

					BASHIR
				(to all) 
			I'm innocent -- you have to 
			believe me.