DEEP SPACE: "Improbable... " - REV. 01/25/95 - ACT THREE      26.

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					ODO
			It's only supposition, but it does 
			fit the available facts.

	Sisko turns to face Garak.

					SISKO
			All right, Mister Garak.  Do you 
			know why the Romulans might hire 
			someone to kill you?

	Garak takes a beat, and we can see that this is a different 
	Garak from the man we're used to seeing -- he's not making 
	any effort to dissemble, he's the hard and cool Obsidian 
	Order agent that he used to be.

					GARAK
			I have no idea...

					SISKO
			I'm getting tired of hearing you say 
			that.  How long do you expect us to 
			believe --

	But Odo unexpectedly comes to Garak's defense.

					ODO
			He's telling the truth, Commander.  
			He doesn't know why the Romulans 
			would try to kill him.

	This gets everyone's attention, even Garak's.

					SISKO
			What makes you so sure?

					ODO
			Because if he did know, he'd already 
			be spinning out an elaborate web of 
			lies to cover up the truth...

	Garak turns and looks at Odo thoughtfully, gives Odo a small 
	nod of acknowledgment...

					GARAK
			The truth... is usually just an excuse 
			for a lack of imagination...