DEEP SPACE NINE: "'Til Death... " - REV. 03/19/99 - ACT THREE    37.

33   CONTINUED:

	Sisko tosses the PADD down in front of him.

					SISKO
			Not good enough.

	Kira is taken off-guard by his gruff response.

					SISKO
			I told General Martok his ships 
			would be repaired by tomorrow.

					KIRA 
			We've got Engineering crews 
			working twenty-six hours a day. 
			We're doing the best we can.

	Sisko takes a breath and backs off.

					SISKO
			I know you are.
				(beat) 
			Things are just a little... 
			complicated for me right now...

					KIRA
				(with sympathy)
			I can imagine...

	Sisko studies her for a beat, decides to confide in 
	her.

					SISKO
			The Prophets came to me... they 
			told me that Kasidy and I aren't 
			meant to walk the same path.

	Kira takes a moment to assimilate this information.

					KIRA 
			I see... well, that explains 
			that.
				(a beat) 
			I'm sorry.

					SISKO
			So am I.

	Kira can see that Sisko is torn, tries to offer him 
	some support.

					KIRA 
			The Prophets wouldn't ask you to 
			do something like that without a 
			reason.