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DEEP SPACE NINE: "Business as... " - REV. 1/30/97 - ACT FIVE 57.
51 CONTINUED:
O'BRIEN
(nods)
Taking care of a baby can be a
full-time job.
Kirayoshi wakes up, rubs his eyes.
O'BRIEN
Look, do me a favor and hold him
for a minute. I need to get his
bottle. He'll cry, but it's okay -
there's nothing wrong with him.
WORF
Chief, I must attend to --
O'BRIEN
It'll only take a minute.
O'Brien hands him the baby, then disappears into the
other room, leaving Worf along with the tiny infant in
his arms. Profoundly uncomfortable, Worf awkwardly
shifts Kirayoshi into a cradling position. The baby
stirs in his arms, shifting toward the warmth of his
body. Worf's face softens and becomes strangely
childlike.
O'Brien comes back and stops in his tracks.
WORF
What's the matter?
O'BRIEN
The baby... he's not crying.
O'Brien takes the baby from Worf's arms and gently puts
him in his bassinet. Blissful silence. O'Brien slumps
down on the couch next to the baby, leans his head back
and closes his eyes.
O'BRIEN
He's not crying.
WORF
(looking at the baby, a
beat)
I never saw my son when he was
this age.
(a beat)
It is something I will always
regret. You are a fortunate man.
Chief... Chief?
But the only answer he gets is the sound of O'Brien
breathing peacefully. Worf looks over at O'Brien to
find the chief is sound asleep, and as Worf reacts --