DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT FIVE   54.

122  CONTINUED:

	The two men exchange a look. They're both only too
	aware of how costly those orders were to carry out.

123  INT. BASE CAMP - COMMUNICATIONS BUNKER - NIGHT

	On Sisko, alone, staring silently at the Dominion
	communications array. After a long moment, Worf
	ENTERS.

					WORF
			Captain --

	Sisko continues to stare at the array.

					SISKO
			Yes, Mister Worf...

					WORF
			The USS Veracruz has entered
			orbit. They're beaming down
			troop replacements and an
			engineering crew.

					SISKO
				(turning to Worf)
			What about our people?

					WORF
			Doctor Bashir is aboard the Veracruz
			with Nog and the rest of the wounded.
			They'll be taken to the hospital at
			Starbase Three-Seven-One.

					SISKO
			Good. I'll join you on the
			Defiant shortly.

	Worf sees Sisko turn his attention back to the
	array, senses what he's thinking.

					WORF
			It should be operational within a
			few days.
				(a beat)
			This was a great victory. Worthy
			of story and song.

					SISKO
			It cost enough.

	And off his somber expression --