DEEP SPACE NINE: "Paradise Lost" - REV. 11/14/95 - ACT THREE    28.

19   NEW ANGLE

	As Commander BENTEEN ENTERS.

					BENTEEN
			Captain. I'm surprised to find
			you here.

	Benteen looks at the PADD in Sisko's hand. She
	suspects he might be up to something, but she's not
	ready to challenge him yet.

					SISKO
			Just cleaning out my files.
				(to Odo)
			I'll see you later, Constable.

	Odo wants to stay in case Sisko needs help, but he
	knows Sisko wants him to take care of Jake and Joseph.

					ODO
			Good night, Captain.

	Odo nods to Benteen and EXITS.

20   CLOSE ON BENTEEN AND SISKO

	Alone in the office. Sisko decides to take this
	opportunity to press Benteen a little... to show her a
	few of his cards and see how she reacts.

					SISKO
			I hear congratulations are in
			order.

	Benteen looks at him like she doesn't know what he's
	talking about.

						SISKO
				(prompting)
			Your promotion. Captain of the
			Lakota.

	Benteen smiles.

					BENTEEN
			Thanks. But it's still a few days
			away. The Lakota won't be done
			with its refit until the
			fourteenth.

					SISKO
			I guess that'll make the
			fourteenth a special day.

	Benteen looks at him, trying to figure out how much he
	knows.