DEEP SPACE: "Profit and Loss" - 01/13/94 - ACT FIVE        48.

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					QUARK
			A freer more open society on Cardassia 
			would benefit this entire sector...
				(genuine enthusiasm)
			And it'd be great for business.


					ODO
			So wanting me to free Natima and 
			those students is strictly a financial 
			consideration on your part?

					QUARK
			Now, Odo... Don't allow my greed to 
			keep you from doing the right thing.

					ODO
			I know you better than you think, 
			Quark.  This isn't about Cardassia.  
			And for once, it isn't even about 
			profit.
				(accusatory)
			This is about Professor Lang.

	Quark is taken aback by Odo's perceptiveness.

					QUARK
			You're right.  It is.  Her life is 
			in jeopardy as long as Rekelen and 
			Hogue are on the station.

					ODO
			Why didn't you tell me that before.

					QUARK
				(working himself up)
			What was I supposed to say?  That I 
			love her?  That I'd do anything for 
			her?  That without her, my life would 
			be meaningless?
				(almost shouting)
			Sure I could say that, but what good 
			would it do?  How could I expect you 
			to understand?  You've never had 
			those feelings.  You don't know what 
			it means to really care about another 
			person.  You've never been in love.  
			You've got all the emotions of a 
			stone.
				(a beat, calmer)
			No offense.