DEEP SPACE NINE: "Prodigal... ff - REV. 11/05/98 - ACT TWO     29.

14A  CONTINUED:	(3)

					NORVO
			I can't concentrate. My mind
			wanders. I don't have the
			discipline it takes to succeed.

					EZRI
			Those are Mother's words -- I
			know, because I've heard them
			too. She wasn't right about me
			and she's not right about you
			either.

					NORVO
			I'm fine with the way things have
			turned out. Really.
				(quiet)
			Besides, they need me here.

					EZRI
			To do what? The family
			bookkeeping? Norvo, you could do
			so much more.

	Norvo stares down into his glass for a long beat and
	Ezri decides she's pushed far enough for tonight.

					EZRI
			I'm not trying to make you feel
			bad. I just want you to know
			that I still believe in you...

	He takes her hand without meeting her eyes.

					NORVO
			Thanks.

	She gives him a kiss.