DEEP SPACE NINE: "Shadows and... " - REV. 08/11/98 - ACT ONE    12.

11   CONTINUED:	(3)

					ROSS 
			That's a harsh way to put it.

					KIRA
			The truth often is.

	Ross offers her a supportive smile.

					ROSS 
			I really would like to help you, 
			colonel, but my hands are tied.

	Kira gets up from behind the desk and crosses over 
	to face the Admiral, eye-to-eye.

					KIRA 
			Well, luckily, mine aren't.

					ROSS 
			Meaning what?

					KIRA
			Our scans show that the weapons 
			aren't fully operational yet. 
			They're still missing launch 
			sequencers. I'm going to make 
			sure those sequencers never reach 
			Derna.

					ROSS 
			How?

					KIRA
			I'll set up a blockade.

					ROSS 
			Colonel, if you do that, you're 
			going to have a fight on your 
			hands... a fight you can't win.