DEEP SPACE NINE: "In the Pale... " - REV. 2/11/98 - ACT FOUR    42.

36   CONTINUED:

	(The free-standing console with the data-rod is in 
	front of Sisko.) Weyoun is now at the large monitor, 
	which has a schematic display of the Cardassian/Romulan 
	border. Several clearly marked ARROWS are thrusting 
	from Cardassia to points deep inside Romulan territory.

					WEYOUN
			... and with the Cardassian Fourth 
			Order protecting their flank, the 
			Twenty-third Jem'Hadar division can 
			begin its thrust across the Glintara 
			Sector. They should begin the 
			invasion of Romulus itself on the 
			following day. Once we've taken the 
			homeworld, organized resistance will 
			crumble when the outlying systems 
			and colonies begin looking out for 
			themselves. Consolidation of the 
			entire Empire will take three months 
			at most.

					DAMAR 
			What if the Romulan fleet reacts 
			faster than you're anticipating? 
			What if they pull all their forces 
			away from the Federation border 
			at the first sign of our attack?

					WEYOUN
				(growing tired of this) 
			They've been staring across the 
			Neutral Zone at the Federation for 
			the better part of two centuries. 
			It's become an obsession with 
			their military leaders. There's 
			not the slightest chance of them 
			leaving the Neutral Zone 
			undefended until they're sure the 
			Federation isn't going to take 
			advantage of the situation. And 
			by then, it'll be too late.

					DAMAR 
			You're placing a lot of faith in 
			your ability to predict what the 
			Romulans will or will not do. They 
			could surprise us all -- they could 
			even be anticipating this attack 
			already. If that's the case, we 
			could find ourselves fighting a war 
			on two fronts without any --