DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Reckoning" - REV. 3/9/98 - TEASER      1C.

1    INT. EXCAVATION TUNNEL

	Ranjen KORAL, an old but vigorous Bajoran monk, leads 
	Sisko, Kira and JAKE down a gloomy passageway cut 
	through layers of reddish-brown SEDIMENT. The passage 
	is lit every so often with makeshift LIGHTS, but there 
	are nowhere near enough to make their PALM BEACONS 
	unnecessary. Support BEAMS line the ceiling and the 
	rough contours of the walls. Although a deeply 
	religious man, Koral wears the practical work clothes 
	of a veteran archaeologist.

					KORAL
				(glancing back at Sisko) 
			I can't tell you how pleased we 
			are by your visit, Emissary.

					SISKO
			I'm happy to be here, Ranjen.

					KORAL 
			There's no need to keep calling me 
			"Ranjen." I'm a simple monk. My 
			order is quite informal.

					SISKO
			You've certainly been busy. The 
			last time I visited these ruins, 
			none of these tunnels had been cut 
			yet.

					KORAL 
			It's been a great deal of work, 
			but we do it gladly. Excavating 
			the Holy City is a privilege. Our 
			efforts are an expression of our
			faith in the Prophets... and in 
			the Emissary.

	Sisko accepts this with a gracious nod. Kira and Jake 
	follow several paces behind. Kira notices that Jake is 
	studying his father closely.