DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rapture" - REV. 10/23/96 - ACT ONE         8.

14   CONTINUED:

	Odo continues hauling the Ferengi towards Security. As 
	Odo and Quark pass the Infirmary, WE HOLD on the 
	entrance.

15   INT. INFIRMARY

	DOCTOR BASHIR emerges from the laboratory/dispensary 
	area, his attention completely focused on the readings 
	off a medical instrument. Sisko is on the bio-bed.

					BASHIR
			... There are no signs of any 
			permanent neural damage, though I 
			am reading some odd synaptic 
			potentials.
				(a beat)
			Let me ask you something -- does 
			my uniform look a little brighter 
			to you?

					SISKO
			Yes... everything does.

	Sisko looks around the room.

					SISKO
			Colors seem more intense... and 
			shapes are more... focused.

	Sisko looks at his own hand as if held never seen it 
	before.

					BASHIR
			That's called post-neural shock 
			syndrome. Your neural pathways 
			were overloaded by the plasma 
			burst. All external stimuli are 
			going to seem more pronounced.
				(a warning)

			It'll take a while for things to 
			settle down. I'm putting you on 
			restricted duty for the next three 
			days. If you experience any other 
			side effects, headaches, nausea, 
			dizziness... let me know 
			immediately.

	Sisko is relishing his senses -- looking intently at a 
	bright green liquid in a vial.