DEEP SPACE NINE: "Starship Down" - REV. 09/14/95 - ACT ONE      7.

6    CONTINUED:

					SISKO 
			Return fire.

	We hear the SOUND of phasers firing.

					DAX 
			The Karemma. ship is coming 
			about... they're moving away, 
			Captain.

					SISKO
				(to Hanok) 
			Tell your people to hold position. 
			We can't protect them if they run.

	Hanok moves to Kira's console, but...

					KIRA 
			The Karemma aren't responding to 
			our hails.

					WORF 
			The Jem'Hadar are changing 
			course... they're going after the 
			Karemma ship.

					SISKO
			Move to intercept.

	Dax works her controls...

7    EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL)

	The Defiant is hot on the tail of the Jem'Hadar, firing 
	at both ships, who are right behind the Karemma ship 
	firing at her in turn.

	Suddenly the Karemma ship veers off and away, down 
	toward the surface of the gas giant hanging in space 
	nearby.

8    INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE

					DAX 
			What are they doing?

					HANOK 
			They must be gambling that the 
			Jem'Hadar won't follow them into 
			the atmosphere.