DEEP SPACE NINE: "When it Rains... " - REV. 03/02/99 - ACT THREE  35.

30   CONTINUED:	(5)

					HILLIARD
			Ah, yes. Odo -- who by your own
			admission has been known to
			consort with the enemy.

	Bashir isn't sure how to defend Odo against this
	charge.

					BASHIR
			You have to understand the
			circumstances --

					HILLIARD
			I don't care about the
			circumstances. If you find a cure,
			there's a good chance it could fall
			into Dominion hands. That's a risk
			Starfleet Medical is not willing to
			take. Your request for the files
			is denied.
				(a warning)
			If I were you, I'd drop this
			matter. Otherwise I'll have to
			refer it to Starfleet Security.

	And with that, the transmission ENDS. Off Bashir as
	he tries to make sense of what just happened...

30A  INT. REPLIMAT

	where Bashir is sitting with O'Brien at a table.
	SUPERNUMERARIES as needed.

					BASHIR
			I'm telling you, Miles. It was
			bizarre. This Commander Hilliard let
			me think he was going to help me just
			so he could ply me with questions.

					O'BRIEN
			Sounds like your typical
			bureaucrat flexing his muscles.

					BASHIR
			No, it was more than that. He
			practically accused me of being a
			traitor. He made it sound like I
			was in league with the Dominion
			just because I want to help Odo.

	O'Brien tries to makes sense of this strange
	information.