DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Emperor's... " - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT TWO  18B.

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					O'BRIEN (Cont'd)
			He's had a rough go of it lately.
			Lost a close friend in a skirmish
			with some Alliance troops.

					BASHIR
				(defensive)
			This isn't about Jadzia. Do you
			know what would happen to us if
			the Alliance got its hands on a
			cloaking device?

					O'BRIEN
			It wouldn't be pretty.

					BASHIR
			They could wipe us out in a
			matter of weeks!
				(looking at Ezri)
			Besides, there's nothing I loathe
			more than traitors.

					EZRI
			I'm not a traitor.

					O'BRIEN
			She's right.
				(to Ezri)
			You have to believe in something
			before you can betray it. And
			you don't believe in anything.

					EZRI
			I believe in getting paid for my
			work -- and you still owe me for
			the last job I did for you.

					O'BRIEN
			We're fighting for our freedom
			here... for our very lives. And
			all you care about is money?

					EZRI
			Like you said, you've got to
			believe in something.

					BASHIR
			Let me ram those words down her
			throat.

	Bashir looks ready to charge right through the
	forcefield to get at Ezri, but O'Brien restrains
	him.