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       DEEP SPACE NINE: "A Simple... " - REV. 1/20/97 ACT THREE      41.

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					BASHIR (Cont'd) 
			You didn't come here to talk about 
			women.
				(off Odo's reaction) 
			Did you?

	Odo looks so embarrassed, Bashir realizes --

					BASHIR 
			Oh. This is about "bedroom eyes," 
			isn't it?

	Odo reacts

					ODO 
			Who told you about her? Kira?

					BASHIR 
			No.

					ODO
				(sure of it) 
			Dax.

					BASHIR 
			Actually it was Miles.

	Odo can't believe it. He reaches for the door handle 
	to get out, but Bashir stops him, cuts to the chase.

					BASHIR 
			If people are talking, it's only 
			because they care. You put on a 
			good front, but anyone who really 
			knows you can see that you're 
			lonely.

	This stops Odo in his tracks...

					BASHIR 
			If you're interested in this 
			woman, you have to let her know.

	Odo looks down, conflicted.

					ODO 
			I can't...

					BASHIR 
			Why not?

					ODO
			What if I... what if she...