DEEP SPACE NINE: "Ties of Blood... " - REV. 2/14/97 - ACT TWO    28.

29   CONTINUED:

					KIRA 
			I'm here.

	Ghemor's in severe pain. The disease is progressing 
	rapidly and his condition is markedly worse.

					GHEMOR
				(struggling to get out 
				the words) 
			Ask me questions, Nerys. We don't 
			have much time.

	Kira takes his hand.

					KIRA 
			You were talking about the Supreme 
			Tribunal.

	Ghemor seizes on this.

					GHEMOR 
			Yes... yes. The Tribunal.
				(trying hard to focus) 
			The Chief Archon tried to resist 
			the Dominion takeover...

	And as Ghemor uses the questioning to distract himself 
	from the pain, we...

									CUT TO:

30   INT. OPS

	A buzz with activity. Dax, O'Brien and Worf are at 
	their stations. Sisko ENTERS from his office.

					SISKO
			Status report.

					WORF
			A Jem'Hadar battleship is 
			approaching the station.

					DAX
				(off readouts) 
			Its weapons are armed and its 
			targeting systems are active.

					SISKO
			Red Alert. All crewmembers report 
			to battle stations.

The RED ALERT lights activate.