DEEP SPACE NINE: "Inquisition" - REV. 1/29/98 - ACT FIVE      50.

41A  CONTINUED:

					BASHIR 
			Take your time. I don't seem to 
			be going anywhere.

					SLOAN 
			I'm glad to see your sense of 
			humor returning. That's a very 
			good sign.

					BASHIR 
			Of what?

					SLOAN 
			That you're beginning to relax...

	Off the tricorder --

					SLOAN 
			We had to subject you to high 
			levels of stress to ensure 
			accurate test results.
				(smiling) 
			And I'm glad to say the results 
			are in your favor.

	Sloan closes the tricorder and hands it to one of the 
	guards.

					SLOAN 
			Your loyalty to the Federation 
			appears to be above reproach.

					BASHIR 
			Do I still detect a note of doubt 
			in your voice?

					SLOAN 
			Frankly, I would've preferred to 
			have kept you under observation a 
			little longer.
				(shaking his head) 
			Unfortunately, we didn't know 
			about Chief O'Brien's injury or we 
			would've incorporated it into the 
			program.

	Bashir's mind races ahead, trying to sort everything 
	out.