DEEP SPACE NINE: "A Simple... " - REV. 1/20/97 - ACT THREE     37.

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	She seems stunned by the notion, as if it's too 
	impossible to consider. Odo presses his case --

					ODO 
			You could get immunity for any 
			crimes you may have committed, 
			start a new life.

	He can see her consider it, but she's lived in fear of 
	Draim for so long she can't make the leap.

					ARISSA 
			Testify against Draim... ? I'd 
			never make it to the witness 
			stand.

					ODO
			I will take personal 
			responsibility for your safety. 
			I don't care how long it takes, if 
			I have to ask for a leave of 
			absence, I will.

	Arissa looks at him, she's touched, but she doesn't 
	understand.

					ARISSA 
			You'd do that for me? Why?

	Odo hesitates, then decides to tell her.

					ODO
			I've done things I'm not proud of, 
			too. You worked for Draim, I 
			worked for the Cardassians. But 
			I never had the courage to walk 
			away. You did. I admire that.

	Arissa smiles ruefully...

					ARISSA
			You're going to have to give me a 
			minute to get used to this... I've 
			never been admired for anything 
			other than the way I look.

					ODO 
			Most people can't see past the 
			surface... especially when what 
			they see is so beautiful.

	Odo realizes that he said more than the simple 
	observation he intended... she looks up at him, and he 
	looks away...