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     DEEP SPACE NINE: "In the Pale... " - REV. 2/11/98 - ACT FOUR    44.

37   CONTINUED:

	Dax takes her time, this is a delicate subject and she
	doesn't want to rush into anything.

					DAX 
			This may sound... crazy. But, 
			think about it before you say no.

					SISKO
			Just say it.

	Beat.

					DAX 
			What if we... tricked the Romulans 
			into believing that the Dominion 
			was about to attack them?

	Sisko is thunderstruck for a moment and Dax takes it 
	as a reaction to her crazy idea.

					DAX 
			Hear me out. 
				(beat) 
			We find a way to manufacture 
			evidence of a planned Dominion 
			attack. I'm not sure what it 
			should be, uh... a series of coded 
			messages from their central 
			command, a Cardassian defector who 
			smuggles out secret war plans -- 
			I don't know. Something. Then 
			we show it to the Romulans and try 
			to convince them that they're one 
			step away from disaster.

	Sisko takes a moment, decides to become his own devil's 
	advocate.

					SISKO 
			You want to start a war based on 
			a lie?

					DAX
			I want to end a war, Benjamin. 
			And I want the good guys to win. 
			Besides, let's face it -- the 
			Dominion will attack the Romulans 
			eventually, it's just a matter of 
			time. So, in a way we'd be doing 
			them a favor by pulling them in 
			now.