DEEP SPACE NINE: "Time's Orphan" - REV. 4/15/98 - ACT THREE    30.

41   O'BRIEN AND KEIKO

	as she sits down next to him, Keiko undoes the clip, 
	allowing her hair to fall free.

					KEIKO 
			Nerys said she could stay with 
			Yoshi until your shift's over.

	Keiko takes a brush and begins running it through her 
	hair.

					O'BRIEN 
			Good. I've fallen behind on my 
			repair schedule over the past few 
			days.

	But Keiko's attention has been diverted to something 
	else.

					KEIKO
			Miles...

	He turns to face the direction she's looking. There's 
	Molly, standing not ten feet away -- somehow, she got 
	down from the tree and approached them without being 
	heard.

	She's staring intently at Keiko, who's frozen in mid-
	brush stroke. Keiko runs the brush the rest of the way 
	through her hair, and this prompts a reaction from 
	Molly.

	She opens her mouth as if to say something and extends 
	her hand. Keiko and Miles exchange glances. Careful 
	not to spook her, Keiko holds the brush out toward her.

					KEIKO 
			Do you want the brush, Molly? You 
			can have it.

	Molly steps closer, approaches the couch where her 
	parents are sitting.

42   CLOSE - KEIKO'S HAND

	holding the brush. Molly's hand enters FRAME, but 
	instead of snatching the brush away, it CLOSES over 
	both the brush and Keiko's hand.

43   RESUME SCENE 

	The two women lock eyes for a moment, then Molly slowly 
	lowers herself down on the floor, pulling Keiko's hand 
	to her hair.