87:[1,#b],129:[1,#b],166:[1,#b]
          DEEP SPACE: "Defiant" - REV. 10/04/94 - ACT FOUR          38.

35   CONTINUED:

	Sisko notices that Dukat is distracted.

					SISKO
			Dukat, are you listening to me?

					GUL DUKAT
				(quiet)
			I'm sorry Commander.  I was thinking 
			about my son's birthday.

					SISKO
			What?

					GUL DUKAT
				(still staring at 
				console)
			This is my son's eleventh birthday.  
			I'd promised to take him to the 
			amusement center in Lakarian City.  
			He's always wanted to go and I've 
			never had the time.  I told him, 
			this year will be different... this 
			year I'll make the time.

	Sisko moves closer to him... sits down in a nearby chair.

					SISKO
			I've had the same experience with 
			Jake.  They never understand... all 
			we can do is hope that one day when 
			they're older, they'll look back and 
			say, "Now I understand... now I know 
			why he did that."

	Dukat looks up at Sisko... and for a moment it looks like 
	the two men might've shared something... but then Dukat's 
	face turns hard.

					GUL DUKAT
			When my son looks back on this day, 
			the only thing he'll remember is 
			that a Federation officer on a 
			Federation ship invaded his home... 
			and kept his father away from him on 
			his eleventh birthday.  And he won't 
			look back with forgiveness... he'll 
			look back with hatred.