STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                              
                         "The Search" 
                          #40513-447 
                              
                           Story by 
             Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe 
                              
                          Teleplay by 
                        Ronald D. Moore 
                              
                          Directed by 
                         Kim Friedman 

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                          July 8, 1994

         STAR TREK: DS9 - "The Search" 07/08/94 - CAST 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                         "The Search" 
                             CAST 

          SISKO                    EDDINGTON
          KIRA                     T'RUL
          ODO                      ORNITHAR
          QUARK                    FEMALE
          BASHIR                   
          DAX                      
          O'BRIEN                  
          JAKE                     

          COMPUTER VOICE           
          Non-Speaking             Non-Speaking
          N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES     N.D. JEM'HADAR
          N.D. SECURITY            N.D. SHAPESHIFTERS

  STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Search" - 07/08/94 - SETS        

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                         "The Search" 
                             SETS 

        INTERIORS                     EXTERIORS
        DEEP SPACE NINE                 DEEP SPACE NINE
          OPS                           ALLINON SEVEN
          PROMENADE/SECOND LEVEL        DEFIANT & JEM'HADAR SHIPS
          QUARK'S                       JEM'HADAR SHIPS
          SISKO'S OFFICE                DEFIANT
          SISKO'S QUARTERS              SHUTTLECRAFT
          WARDROOM                      CLEARING
          DOCKING RING                  LAKESHORE

          OUTPOST                       

        THE DEFIANT                   
          BRIDGE                        
          ODO'S QUARTERS                
          CORRIDOR                      
          SISKO'S QUARTERS              

        SHUTTLECRAFT                  

      STAR TREK: "The Search" - 07/08/94 - PRONUNCIATION 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                         "The Search" 
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

          JEM'HADAR                JEM-huh-DAR
          MEKONG                   MAY-kong
          T'RUL                    tuh-ROOL
          YORUBA                   yo-ROOB-uh
          TULABERRY                TOO-1uh-berry
          ORINTHAR                 OR-neh-THAR
          DIAMIDE                  DIE-ah-mide
          BERITIUM                 BUR-rih-tee-um
          DIRAKS                   DEER-aks
          OMARION                  O-mar-ee-on
          TALLERIAN                tuh-LER-ee-an
          I'DANIAN                 ih-DANN-ee-un

          DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/08/94 - TEASER          1.

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE                    
                             "The Search"                              
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

                   Recap of "The Jem'Hadar"                     

1
thru   OMITTED
2

3    INT. OPS

	KIRA, O'BRIEN, DAX, BASHIR, and ODO are gathered around the 
	Ops table.  Everyone is watching Kira as she reads a PADD.  
	The mood is grim.  Kira finally puts her PADD down with a 
	somber expression... she looks around at the other officers 
	for a beat.  When she speaks, it is without rancor or 
	recrimination... she is simply stating her position with 
	quiet determination.

					KIRA
			We're in trouble, people.

	The others exchange weary looks... they've clearly been at 
	this for a long time.

					KIRA
				(continuing)
			We've run seven simulations, and 
			they've all come up the same: the 
			Jem'Hadar overwhelm our defenses and 
			board the station within two hours.

					BASHIR
			Two hours doesn't even give us time 
			to get reinforcements from Bajor.

					DAX
			There must be something we've 
			overlooked.

	They all look at each other, hoping that someone else will 
	come up with a brilliant plan, but finally O'Brien speaks 
	for them all.

          DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/08/94 - TEASER          2.

2    CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
				(to Kira)
			Major, I'm the last one to say it's 
			hopeless... but given D.S. Nine's 
			structural limitations... our 
			available power supply... and the 
			difficulty of defending a stationary 
			target against a heavily armed mobile 
			force... I'd say two hours is 
			optimistic.

					BASHIR
			Regardless of the time, our casualties 
			would be appalling.

	Kira looks frustrated... she paces around for a moment, 
	finally turns to Odo.

					KIRA
			All right... let's say we let them 
			board the station.  That still doesn't 
			mean we have to surrender.

					DAX
			What are you suggesting?

					KIRA
			We can hide in the conduits... set 
			up booby-traps... prepare ambushes... 
			try and hold out until we can get 
			reinforcements.

					ODO
			We can try... but I don't think 
			there would be much of a station left 
			by the time they got here.

	Kira takes this news stoically... she paces around more, 
	trying to think.

					DAX
			That leaves us with two options: 
			abandon the station and make a stand 
			on Bajor... or collapse the entrance 
			to the wormhole.

					KIRA
			I want a third alternative... I refuse 
			to believe that we can't--

          DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/08/94 - TEASER        3-5.

2    CONTINUED:	(2)

	Suddenly an ALARM sounds on Dax's console.

					DAX
				(off console)
			Some kind of large subspace surge 
			just activated our security sensors.

					KIRA
			Where is it?

					DAX
			Bearing one four eight, mark two one 
			five.  Distance: three hundred meters.

          DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/08/94 - TEASER        3-5.

2    CONTINUED:	(3)

					O'BRIEN
				(shocked)
			Three hundred meters?  That's almost 
			inside our shield perimeter.

					DAX
			From the intensity and the harmonic 
			signature, it might be a cloaked 
			ship, but I've never seen an energy 
			dispersal pattern like this.

					KIRA
			It's too close for comfort, whatever 
			it is.  Red Alert.  Raise shields, 
			energize phaser banks, stand-by to 
			lock --

					DAX
				(urgent, off console)
			The energy signature's fluctuating... 
			it's decloaking.

3    OMITTED

4    EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	A small starship DECLOAKS near the space station.  This is 
	the USS DEFIANT -- an experimental ship that Starfleet never 
	put into full production.  The ship should look a little 
	clunky compared to other Federation vessels we've seen -- 
	this ship was built primarily for battle, not exploration or 
	science.

5    INT. OPS (OPTICAL)

	Everyone is looking at the Defiant, which is on the main 
	viewer.

          DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/20/94 - TEASER          7.

5    CONTINUED:

					DAX
				(off console)
			It's definitely a Federation 
			starship... but I've never seen this 
			design.

					O'BRIEN
			A Federation ship... with a cloaking 
			device?

	Dax reacts to something on her console.

					DAX
			They're hailing us.

	Kira nods to Dax, who then works her console.  The image of 
	the Defiant is now replaced by that of SISKO, who is sitting 
	on the Bridge of the Defiant.

					SISKO
			Hello, Major.  Sorry to startle you, 
			but I wanted to test the Defiant's 
			cloaking device.

					KIRA
			The Defiant?

					SISKO
			I've brought back a little surprise 
			for the Dominion.

	Off their reactions...

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT ONE          8.
                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

	(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes)

6    EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE & DEFIANT (OPTICAL)

	The Defiant is docked at the station.

7    INT. WARDROOM (OPTICAL)

	The Wardroom is a room which has undergone a renovation since 
	Starfleet took over the station.  While the basic architecture 
	is clearly Cardassian, the furniture and decor are more in 
	the comfortable, ergonomic Federation vein.  There are 
	comfortable chairs, a couch or two, some small end tables, 
	and one large table which can be used for formal meetings.  
	One end is dominated by a viewer and computer console.

	Kira, O'Brien, Dax, Bashir and ODO are looking at a Okudagram 
	schematic diagram of the Defiant on one of the monitors.  
	Sisko is standing next to the monitor.

					SISKO
				(re: monitor)
			Officially she's classified as an 
			escort vessel... unofficially the 
			Defiant's a warship.  Nothing more, 
			nothing less.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT ONE          9.

7    CONTINUED:

					KIRA
			I thought Starfleet didn't believe 
			in warships.

					SISKO
			Desperate times breed desperate 
			measures.  Five years ago, Starfleet 
			began exploring the possibility of 
			building a new class of starship.  
			This ship would have no families, no 
			science labs, no luxuries of any 
			kind... it was designed for one 
			purpose only -- to fight and defeat 
			the Borg.
				(beat)
			The Defiant was the prototype... the 
			first ship in what would've been a 
			new Federation battle fleet.

					DAX
			So what happened?

					SISKO
			The Borg threat became less urgent. 
			Also, some design flaws cropped up 
			during the ship's shakedown cruise, 
			so Starfleet decided to abandon the 
			project.

					O'BRIEN
			What sort of... design flaws?

					SISKO
			You'll have complete access to the 
			ship evaluation reports, but to put 
			it simply... it's overgunned and 
			overpowered for a ship its size.  
			During battle drills, it nearly tore 
			itself apart when the engines were 
			tested at full capacity.

					KIRA
				(incredulous)
			And this is the ship Starfleet 
			sent us to fight off an attack by 
			the Dominion?

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         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT ONE         10.

7    CONTINUED:	(2)

					SISKO
			We're not going to fight the Dominion, 
			Major.  At least, not yet.
				(beat)
			Our mission is to take the Defiant 
			into the Gamma Quadrant and try to 
			find the leaders of the Dominion -- 
			the "Founders."  We have to convince 
			them that the Federation represents 
			no threat to them.

					BASHIR
			What if they don't believe us?

					SISKO
			That's why I asked for the Defiant.  
			She may have flaws, but she has teeth.  
			I want the Dominion to know that we 
			can and will defend ourselves if 
			necessary.

	This seems to impress everyone... even Kira looks a little 
	more positive about the Defiant.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT ONE         11.

7    CONTINUED:	(3)

	The doors OPEN and a female Romulan officer named T'RUL, 
	and a Starfleet Security officer named EDDINGTON ENTER.

					EDDINGTON
				(to Sisko)
			I've posted two security officers at 
			the Defiant's docking port, sir.  No 
			one'll get near the cloaking device 
			without us knowing about it.

					ODO
				(bristling)
			I wasn't informed about any special 
			security needs.

					T'RUL
			The security arrangements were made 
			at my request... to protect the 
			cloaking device.

	Sisko steps in before Odo can respond.

					SISKO
			A few introductions are in order.
				(to others)
			This is Subcommander T'Rul of the 
			Romulan Empire.  She is here to 
			operate the cloaking device which 
			her government has so kindly loaned 
			us for this mission.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT ONE         12.

7    CONTINUED:	(4)

					T'RUL
				(simply)
			Romulan interests will be served 
			through cooperation.  And my role is 
			to keep "unauthorized personnel"...
				(pointedly looks at 
				each of them)
			... away from the cloaking device.

	She regards them all with open suspicion.  Sisko tries to 
	smooth the waters a bit.

					SISKO
				(to T'Rul)
			May I present my officers... this is 
			Major Kira Nerys--

					T'RUL
				(curt)
			Thank you, but I know their names, 
			and I'm not here to make friends.

	She EXITS.

					KIRA
			Charming.

	Eddington gives them a slightly embarrassed smile and sticks 
	out a hand toward Kira.

					EDDINGTON
			Well, I am here to make friends.  
			I'm Lieutenant Commander Michael 
			Eddington, Starfleet Security.

					KIRA
				(shakes his hand)
			Major Kira Nerys.

	Eddington now looks to Odo, who regards him with something 
	less than warmth.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT ONE         13.

7    CONTINUED:	(5)

					ODO
			Odo... Head of station security.
				(beat)
			May I ask what your... function is 
			here, Commander?

	Eddington reacts with a slight look of surprise and he looks 
	to Sisko, who clearly has not been looking forward to this.  
	Odo picks up on the look between the two men and his 
	displeasure deepens.

					SISKO
				(to all)
			There'll be a complete mission 
			briefing at eighteen hundred hours, 
			but be prepared to depart the station 
			at oh-seven-hundred tomorrow morning.  
			Dismissed.

	Odo makes no move to leave as the others all EXIT.  Sisko 
	waits until they're gone and then turns to Odo, who is waiting 
	for him.

					ODO
			You needn't brace yourself to give 
			me unpleasant news, Commander, I'll 
			save you the trouble:  I've been 
			relieved as Chief of Security.

	Odo turns on his heel and stalks out of the room.  Sisko 
	goes after him.

7A   INT. CORRIDOR - CONTINUOUS

	Sisko catches up with Odo just outside the Wardroom.

					SISKO
			Odo, wait.  You have not been 
			relieved.  You're still in charge of 
			all non-Starfleet security matters 
			aboard this station.

					ODO
			What about matters that are Starfleet?

					SISKO
			In those areas, you'll coordinate 
			your efforts with Commander Eddington.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT ONE        13A.

7A   CONTINUED:

					ODO
			"Coordinate" is another way of saying, 
			"I'll report to him."

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT ONE         14.

7A   CONTINUED:   (2)   

	Sisko can't deny that what Odo's saying is true.  Odo heads 
	down the Corridor again, but Sisko won't let it go at that.  
	He follows and tries to make a personal connection.


					SISKO
			I'm sorry, Odo.  This wasn't my idea.

					ODO
			I'm sure it wasn't.  You're just... 
			following orders.

					SISKO
			An order I strongly disagreed with.  
			I did everything I could to fight 
			this... I even took it to the Chief 
			of Starfleet Security herself.  But 
			their decision... was final.

	Odo's eyes smolder in anger and he stops and turns on Sisko.

					ODO
			May I ask why?

					SISKO
			They had some... concerns regarding 
			several recent security breaches.

					ODO
			If I was given the authority I asked 
			for, instead of being tied to 
			Starfleet regulations, there wouldn't 
			have been any security breaches.

					SISKO
			Odo, your resistance to following 
			Starfleet regulations is part of the 
			problem.

					ODO
			I think there might be a simpler 
			explanation, Commander.  Starfleet 
			decided to bring in someone they 
			could trust... someone besides "the 
			shape-shifter."

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT ONE        14A.

7A   CONTINUED:	(3)

					SISKO
			This is not a racial issue, Odo.  I 
			understand how you must feel, and I 
			want you to know --

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT ONE         15.

7A   CONTINUED:	(4)

					ODO
			You needn't bother, Commander.  I 
			don't require your understanding.  
			My resignation will be logged within 
			the hour.

	Odo turns and EXITS.  Sisko sits back, frustrated by the 
	fact that there's very little he can do in this situation.

									CUT TO:

8    EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing the station.

9    INT. PROMENADE

	Odo is striding through the Promenade, barely taking notice 
	of the passersby.  As he passes the entrance to the bar, 
	Quark sees Odo through the door and quickly runs out to catch 
	up with him.

					QUARK
			Constable!  Constable a moment of 
			your time please!  Odo, wait!

	Quark is the last guy Odo wants to see right now, but he 
	reluctantly stops in place and turns to Quark with a no-
	nonsense look on his face.

					ODO
			What is it, Quark?

	Quark pulls up short at the tone and look on Odo's face.

					QUARK
			I just wanted to see if... if it's 
			true.

					ODO
			If that's your way of asking if I've 
			been relieved, then the answer is 
			yes.  I'm sure that makes you very 
			happy, so now I'll stand here and 
			patiently wait for you to finish 
			gloating.


         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT ONE         16.

9    CONTINUED:

	Odo adopts a "go ahead and laugh" attitude and stands 
	waiting for Quark to respond.  Quark is definitely taken 
	aback by the situation and scrambles for a reply.

					QUARK
			I'm not here to... gloat.

					ODO
			Then if you'll excuse me.

	Odo turns to go, but Quark falls into step with him, not 
	quite willing to let it go at that.

					QUARK
			What happened?

					ODO
			Starfleet has sent their own security 
			officer, a Lieutenant Commander 
			Eddington.  He'll be in charge as of 
			this afternoon.

					QUARK
			A Starfleet officer... but why?  How 
			did this happen?  What does Commander 
			Sisko say about this?

	Odo stops short and Quark nearly piles into him.  Odo peers 
	at Quark closely.

					ODO
			Why are you so concerned?  You'll 
			have a brand new security chief to 
			deal with... one that's not as 
			familiar with you and your venal 
			ways.  You should be celebrating, 
			Quark.

					QUARK
			On the contrary... this upsets my 
			entire operation.

					ODO
			How so?

					QUARK
			You were good... you kept me on my 
			lobes... you made sure I didn't get 
			lazy and careless.  Beating you made 
			me better.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT ONE         17.

9    CONTINUED:	(2)

					ODO
			You never beat me.

	Odo isn't in the mood for the usual banter and he simply 
	grunts at Quark, then turns on his heel and strides off.  
	Quark looks after him for a moment, a slight look of sadness 
	on his face.

					QUARK
			If you say so...

									CUT TO:

10   INT. SISKO'S QUARTERS

	JAKE is eating a heaping bowl of I'danian spice pudding at 
	the table and thoroughly enjoying himself.  There are several 
	open suitcases in the room, some with clothes and personal 
	belongings still in them, others have been emptied, but the 
	contents not put away.  There is also a large shipping crate 
	sitting on the floor.  The door OPENS and Sisko ENTERS.  He 
	looks around in a little surprise.

					SISKO
			I thought you were unpacking.

					JAKE
				(sheepish)
			I am... I mean, I was.  But I just 
			kept looking at the replicator... 
			and thinking... and...

					SISKO
				(with a smile)
			And you just had to have some I'danian 
			spice pudding.

					JAKE
			I still can't believe I couldn't get 
			a decent bowl of it back on Earth.

					SISKO
				(with humor)
			That didn't stop you from ordering 
			it at every replicator you saw.

	Jake takes another heaping spoonful as Sisko begins unpacking 
	some of his own clothes from one of the suitcases.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/08/94 - ACT ONE         18.

10   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			So is it good to be home?

					JAKE
			Yeah... I can't wait to sleep in my 
			own bed again.

	Sisko suddenly stops what he's doing and pauses... a look of 
	surprise on his face.

					SISKO
				(quiet)
			I wonder when that happened?

					JAKE
			What?

	Sisko sits down and looks around the room in wonder and shock.

					SISKO
				(amazed)
			When did I start thinking of this... 
			Cardassian monstrosity as... home?

					JAKE
				(smiles, then "thinks")
			I think it happened... last 
			Thursday... around seventeen hundred 
			hours.

	Sisko gives him a puzzled look, then Jake smiles and goes to 
	the large crate and opens it.

					JAKE
				(continuing)
			When you took all this stuff out of 
			storage back on Earth.

	Jake reaches in and takes out an intricately carved African 
	mask.  Sisko jumps up and moves quickly to Jake.

					SISKO
			Careful.  That's a two-thousand-year- 
			old Yoruba mask... and that "stuff" 
			is one of the finest collections of 
			ancient African art you'll ever see...

      DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT ONE 19-21.        

10   CONTINUED:	(2)

					JAKE
				(smiling, overlapping)
			"... African art you'll ever see... " 
			I know.  And I also know how much it 
			means to you.
				(beat)
			But to me it was always the... "stuff" 
			in your library... at home.  When 
			you took it out of storage so you 
			could bring it here... it meant Earth 
			wasn't home anymore... this was.

	Sisko looks at his son for a moment... then reaches into the 
	crate and picks up a beautiful African statue.  He considers 
	it for a moment, then selects a spot in the room to display 
	it.

					SISKO
			What do you think?

					JAKE
			Perfect.

	There's a warm moment between the two of them, then Sisko 
	begins to unpack the rest of the crate.

11   INT. PROMENADE - SECOND LEVEL

	Odo is staring out a window at the stars when Kira comes up 
	to him.

					KIRA
			Odo, there you are.  I've just 
			finished talking to the Provisional 
			Government.  They want you to go 
			with us to the Gamma Quadrant tomorrow 
			as an official Bajoran representative.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/08/94 - ACT ONE         22.

11   CONTINUED:

					ODO
			I'm no diplomat.

					KIRA
			I know, that's why they want you to 
			go.  If we do locate the Founders, 
			we'll need more than diplomacy... 
			we'll need to size them up... see 
			what kind of threat they pose to 
			Bajor... analyze their --

					ODO
			You're the military expert, Major, 
			not me.  And I doubt that the 
			Provisional Government contacted you 
			and asked for my presence on this 
			mission.
				(beat)
			If I'm not mistaken this is a 
			misguided effort to... make me feel 
			better.

	Kira drops any pretense she might have had and deals with 
	him directly.

					KIRA
			Maybe it is.  Maybe I'm your friend... 
			and maybe I want you to see that 
			you're still needed here regardless 
			of what some idiot Starfleet admiral 
			might think.

	Odo says nothing and turns to look out the window again.  
	Kira waits for a long beat.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT ONE         23.

11   CONTINUED:	(2)

					KIRA
				(quiet)
			The Defiant leaves at seven hundred 
			hours.

	Kira leaves Odo by the window, lost in thought.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/08/94 - ACT TWO         24.
                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

12   INT. SISKO'S OFFICE

	Quark is sitting in front of Sisko with a nervous and puzzled 
	look on his face.  He's trying hard not to panic.

					QUARK
			I'm... a little confused, Commander.  
			You want me to go with you?  To the 
			Gamma Quadrant?  To help you locate 
			the Founders?

					SISKO
			See?  It's not so confusing after 
			all.

	Quark looks at him for a moment, then smiles and lets out a 
	nervous laugh.

					QUARK
			You... you're joking with me aren't 
			you?  Having a little fun with Quark?

					SISKO
			I'm quite serious.

					QUARK
			You can't be.  I'm not a diplomat, 
			or an explorer, or a tactical officer, 
			or whatever else you might need on 
			this trip.  Now if you need a caterer, 
			I'll be happy to loan you a new 
			replicator that I just got from --

					SISKO
			Eight months ago, you helped the 
			Nagus establish a trade agreement 
			with the Karemma -- Tulaberry wine, 
			I believe.  The Karemma are part of 
			the Dominion.

					QUARK
			A minor part, a very minor part.

					SISKO
			They still may be able to help us 
			contact the Founders.  Since you're 
			experienced in dealing with the 
			Karemma, you seem like a logical 
			person to--


         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/08/94 - ACT TWO         25.

12   CONTINUED:

					QUARK
				(quickly)
			Actually, my brother Rom did most of 
			the talking.  I think he would be 
			better suited for this mission.

					SISKO
			Not Rom -- you.

					QUARK
			But why?  Rom only has a child to 
			think about, I have a business!

					SISKO
			You.

	Quark stands and moves for the door.

					QUARK
			I'm sorry, Commander but I must 
			refuse.  My last experience with the 
			Jem'Hadar was not a pleasant one and 
			I don't intend to repeat it.  Now 
			there's no way you can legally force 
			me to --

	Quark is suddenly startled by the SOUND of a cane being 
	slammed down on a desk.  Quark turns and is surprised to see 
	Sisko holding the ornate cane of the Grand Nagus in his hand.

					QUARK
				(shocked)
			The scepter of the Grand Nagus.

					SISKO
			I had a chance to discuss this mission 
			with him on my way back from Earth.  
			He seemed to agree with me that unless 
			peaceful contact can be established 
			with the Founders, business 
			opportunities in the Gamma Quadrant 
			might suddenly dry up.
				(beat)
			He also agreed that you were the 
			perfect man to help me.

					QUARK
			I don't believe it.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/12/94 - ACT TWO         26.

12   CONTINUED:	(2)

					SISKO
				(re: cane)
			Which is why he sent this along.  He 
			thought it might convince you of the 
			high value he places on the success 
			of this mission.

	Sisko now holds up the cane and points the carved Ferengi on 
	the pommel directly at Quark as if it were looking at him.

					SISKO
				(continuing)
			Now... are you going to defy the 
			wishes of the Grand Nagus himself?

	Quark looks at the head as if facing the Nagus himself.

					QUARK
			No... no, of course not.  I'm... 
			happy to serve the Nagus... in any 
			way that I can.

					SISKO
			Thank you, Quark.  I knew I could 
			count on you.

	Quark turns to go.

					SISKO
				(continuing)
			Quark.  Aren't you forgetting 
			something?

	Sisko holds out the scepter expectantly for a moment.  Quark 
	realizes what he's waiting for and then reluctantly moves 
	forward and kisses the Ferengi head as Sisko holds the cane.  
	Quark manages a pained smile and then EXITS.  Off Sisko's 
	pleased reaction...

									CUT TO:

12A  INT. WARDROOM

	Sisko is sitting at the table, looking over a large schematic 
	Okudagram on the main viewer of the Gamma Quadrant.  Dax 
	ENTERS.

					DAX
			I just thought you'd like to know 
			that the Defiant'll be ready at oh-
			seven-hundred hours.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/12/94 - ACT TWO        26A.

12A  CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			Did it pass the Chief's inspection?

					DAX
			Does anything?  He has a maintenance 
			list about as long as this table, 
			but he said it'll get us where we're 
			going.

					SISKO
			And back I hope.

					DAX
				(joking)
			He said that was up to you.

	Sisko smiles and sits on the edge of the desk for a moment.  
	But Dax has touched on an issue that is clearly on his mind.

					SISKO
			I'd never have volunteered for this 
			mission unless I thought we had a 
			chance of coming back.

					DAX
			You volunteered?  How many times did 
			Curzon tell you -- never volunteer 
			for anything!

					SISKO
			As I recall, Curzon broke that rule 
			a few times himself.

					DAX
			And regretted it every time.

					SISKO
			This is different.  I'd end up 
			regretting it more if we just sat 
			around here and waited for an 
			invasion.

	Dax considers this for a beat, she moves around the table.

					DAX
			If I know Starfleet, they must've 
			run about two hundred probability 
			studies on this mission of ours.  
			What are the odds we succeed?

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/12/94 - ACT TWO        26B.

12A CONTINUED:	(2)

					SISKO
			Slim... but better than the odds of 
			fighting off a Jem'Hadar assault on 
			the station.

	Sisko gets up, he's animated, passionate about this subject.  
	We can see his determination.

					SISKO
				(continuing)
			And if the station falls, Bajor 
			falls... and I will not let that 
			happen.

	Dax cocks her head at him a moment, picking up on something.

					DAX
			You know... after Jennifer died I 
			never thought I'd see you so... 
			passionate about something again.

	Dax has definitely touched on something here... Sisko moves 
	closer to her... opening up to his old friend.

					SISKO
			Until two months ago, I would've 
			agreed with you.  Then I went back 
			to Earth... and I spent all those 
			weeks being debriefed at Starfleet 
			Headquarters.  I used to get a thrill 
			just walking into that building... I 
			used to look around at the Admirals 
			and think -- "one day that's going 
			to be me.  One day I'm going to be 
			the one making the big decisions."

					DAX
			Curzon used to think that was very 
			funny.

	Sisko is a little taken aback by this.

					SISKO
			Did he?

					DAX
			What I mean is... he could never see 
			a set of Admiral's stars on your 
			collar.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/12/94 - ACT TWO        26C.

12A  CONTINUED:	(3)

					DAX (Cont'd)
			He thought that just making decisions 
			would never satisfy you.  You had to 
			implement them... see the results... 
			face the consequences.
				(beat)
			Curzon always thought you were the 
			kind of man who has to be in the 
			thick of things... not sitting behind 
			some desk at Headquarters.

					SISKO
				(smiles)
			He was a very smart old man, wasn't 
			he?

					DAX
			He liked to think so.

					SISKO
			You better get a good night's sleep.

					DAX
			I was about to say the same to you.  
			See you in the morning, Benjamin.

	Sisko nods and Dax EXITS.  Off Sisko's expression...

13   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE & DEFIANT (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing the station and the ship.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/12/94 - ACT TWO         27.

14   INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE

	The stations on the Bridge should reflect the fact that the 
	primary mission of this ship was intended to be defensive -- 
	and very little is devoted to anything else.  There are dual 
	consoles for Tactical and Weapons which at the moment are 
	manned by O'Brien and Kira respectively.  T'Rul is at the 
	aft Engineering station.   A couple of N.D. CREWMEMBERS can 
	be seen in the b.g.  Bashir is reporting to Sisko.

					BASHIR
			The medical database is practically 
			nonexistent.  I'm downloading as 
			many of my files from the station as 
			I can, but this ship simply wasn't 
			designed to handle many casualties.

					SISKO
			Do the best you can... and let's 
			hope your new database won't be put 
			to the test.

					BASHIR
			Yes, sir.

	Bashir goes to work on a console as Dax ENTERS from the 
	Corridor.

					DAX
				(to Sisko)
			Quark is settling into his quarters.  
			He asked me to relay his "profound 
			disappointment in the accommodations," 
			and to inform you that he could put 
			you in touch with several reputable 
			interior decorators for a modest 
			fee.

					SISKO
			I'll take his offer under advisement.
				(to all)
			Stand by to get underway.

	Dax takes the Helm.

					O'BRIEN
			Tactical and Communications ready, 
			sir.

					DAX
			Navigation and Operations ready.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT TWO        27A.

14   CONTINUED:

					KIRA
			Weapons ready.

					T'RUL
			Impulse engines on line, warp power 
			available at your command.


	Sisko moves to the command chair and sits down.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/13/94 - ACT TWO         28.

14   CONTINUED:	(2)

					SISKO
			Very well.
				(to Dax)
			Seal the airlock, release docking 
			clamps, aft thrusters at--

					O'BRIEN
			Just a moment, sir.  There's someone 
			at the airlock...
				(surprised)
			It's Odo.

	Sisko activates a com panel.

					SISKO
				(to com)
			Sisko to Odo... is there a problem, 
			Constable?

					ODO'S COM VOICE
			No, Commander.  I would like 
			permission to... come aboard.  I'm... 
			here at the request of the Bajoran 
			government.

	Kira and Sisko exchange a pleased look.

					SISKO
			Permission granted.

					ODO'S COM VOICE
			Thank you, sir.

	Sisko thinks for a moment.

					SISKO
			Dax, we'll need to arrange some 
			quarters for the Constable.

					BASHIR
			I'll do it, sir.  I need to go down 
			to what is laughingly called Sickbay.

					SISKO
			Thank you, Doctor.

	Bashir EXITS.

					O'BRIEN
			Odo's aboard, sir.  The airlock's 
			clear.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT TWO         29.

14   CONTINUED:	(3)

					SISKO
				(to Dax)
			Release docking clamps, aft thrusters 
			at one quarter, port and starboard 
			at station keeping.

					DAX
			Aye, sir.

15
thru   OMITTED
16
									CUT TO:

17   EXT. SPACE - THE DEFIANT (OPTICAL)

	The ship pulls away from the station.

18   INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE

	As before.

					DAX
			We've cleared the station.

					SISKO
			Lay in a course to the wormhole.
				(to T'Rul)
			I want to cloak as soon as we reach 
			the Gamma Quadrant.

					T'RUL
			Understood.

					DAX
			Course laid in, sir.

					SISKO
			Engage.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/08/94 - ACT TWO         30.

19   EXT. SPACE - THE DEFIANT (OPTICAL)

	The Defiant ENTERS the Wormhole.

									CUT TO:

20   EXT. SPACE - THE DEFIANT (OPTICAL)

	The Defiant EXITS the Wormhole in Gamma space.  After a beat, 
	the ship begins to CLOAK.

21   INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE

	A LIGHTING CHANGE happens on the Bridge as the cloak is 
	engaged.  The lighting is DARKER, moodier, giving the Bridge 
	an eerie, "submarine" quality.

					T'RUL
			The cloaking device is operating 
			within normal parameters.

					SISKO
			Set course for the Karemma system, 
			warp seven.
				(beat)
			Engage.

22
thru   OMITTED
23

24   INT. DEFIANT - ODO'S QUARTERS (OPTICAL)

	Quark is sitting on the lower bunk in the small, cramped 
	room.  There are two BUNKS, one above the other, a tiny desk, 
	a replicator, and nothing else.  It's a depressing, 
	claustrophobic room and Quark isn't too happy to be here.  
	The doors OPEN, revealing Bashir and Odo.  Quark reacts to 
	the sight of Odo with pleasure.

					QUARK
			Odo!

	Quark jumps up and moves to him.

					ODO
				(to Bashir)
			Is this the best you can do?

      DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/08/94 - ACT TWO 31-32.        

24   CONTINUED:

					BASHIR
			I'm afraid so.  Most of the crew 
			quarters don't even have life support 
			yet.  Besides, I think we'd all feel 
			better with someone here to watch 
			over Quark.

					QUARK
			I take that as a personal insult, 
			Doctor.

					BASHIR
			You should.
				(wry)
			Now... I'll leave you two... 
			"bunkmates" to get comfortable.

	Bashir heads off down the Corridor.  Quark immediately starts 
	talking, glad just to have someone around.  As Quark talks, 
	Odo moves into the room and sets his pail down in a corner, 
	then tries to make himself comfortable in the single tiny 
	chair.

					QUARK
				(over above action)
			Am I glad to see you.  I've been 
			stuck down here in this miserable 
			hole ever since I came aboard.  
			Bunkbeds, no view, and I won't even 
			tell you what came out of that 
			replicator when I asked for synthehol.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/08/94 - ACT TWO         33.

24   CONTINUED:	(2)

	Odo sits with his back turned to Quark, who realizes that 
	Odo is completely ignoring him.  Quark tries to change the 
	subject, hoping for some conversation... any conversation.

					QUARK
				(continuing)
			So... what's your role on this little 
			adventure?  Providing security no 
			doubt?
				(no response)
			Well, of course you are.  I mean why 
			else would you be here?  I can tell 
			you I feel much safer now, just 
			knowing that you're along, because I 
			know you can be trusted to --

	Odo finally cuts him off... and his tone and look are much 
	harsher and meaner than we've ever heard him address Quark 
	in the past.

					ODO
			I've held this shape for sixteen 
			hours... I have to revert back to my 
			liquid state, but I don't want you 
			to watch and... gawk at me...

					QUARK
			I completely understand.  This is a 
			very private moment and I won't 
			interfere.
				(turns around)
			This won't be so bad... sharing 
			quarters, that is... we might even 
			find that we --

					ODO
				(harsh)
			I have no interest in speaking to 
			you, or in listening to your witless 
			prattle.  So stay out of my way, or 
			you'll regret the day you ever met 
			me.

	A chill runs up Quark's spine and he reacts as if someone 
	just slapped him across the face.  Quark falls silent and 
	Odo MORPHS into his pail.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT TWO         34.

24   CONTINUED:	(3)

	Quark waits a beat, then sits down on the bunk and tries 
	not to look at the pail of goo sitting on the deck.

									CUT TO:

25   INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE

	Sisko, Kira, O'Brien, T'Rul, and Dax at their stations.  
	O'Brien suddenly reacts to something on his console.  (The 
	lighting is DARK, to indicate the cloak in operation.)

					O'BRIEN
			Commander... long-range scanners 
			have picked up two Jem'Hadar warships 
			directly ahead.  They're heading 
			this way at... warp five.

					SISKO
			How close will they pass us?

					O'BRIEN
				(works)
			One hundred thousand kilometers.

					KIRA
			That's well within range of their 
			weapons, Commander.

					DAX
			Should I alter course?

	Sisko thinks for a moment.

					SISKO
			No... we need to know if they can 
			see through the cloaking device... 
			and this is as good a time as any.  
			Maintain course and speed.
				(to Kira)
			Red Alert.

					KIRA
			Aye, sir.

	A long beat as everyone waits and the ship goes to RED ALERT.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT TWO         35.

25   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
				(off console)
			Here they come... they'll pass us in 
			five seconds...

					SISKO
			On screen.

25A  INCLUDE VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)

	As our people watch, the two Jem'Hadar ships come racing 
	past the Defiant.

					SISKO
			Track them.

					O'BRIEN
			They're continuing along their 
			original heading... no indication 
			that they saw us or...
				(reacts to something)
			Wait a minute.  They're altering 
			course... heading back this way.

					DAX
			They must've seen us.

					KIRA
				(off console)
			They're powering their weapon systems.

					SISKO
			Prepare to decloak.  Lock phasers on 
			the lead ship and--

					T'RUL
				(urgent)
			No.  We may not have been detected.

					SISKO
			Explain.

					T'RUL
			A cloaked ship radiates a slight 
			subspace variance at warp speeds...

					O'BRIEN
			A subspace variance?  I've never 
			heard of that.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT TWO        35A.

25A  CONTINUED:
					T'RUL
			It's not something we've been eager 
			to reveal.
				(to Sisko)
			I suggest dropping out of warp.  
			That will eliminate the variance... 
			when they reach our position, they'll 
			find nothing.

	Sisko rapidly considers this, then makes the decision.

					SISKO
				(to Dax)
			Do it.

					DAX
				(working)
			All stop....

25B  EXT. SPACE - JEM'HADAR SHIPS (OPTICAL)

	The two ships come into view and then split up and begin 
	circling an apparently empty area of space... searching for 
	something.

25C  INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	As before.  Everyone watching the viewscreen.  (But we don't 
	see the screen.)

					O'BRIEN
				(off console)
			They're sweeping the area with some 
			kind of anti-proton scan... and 
			they're being very thorough about 
			it.

					SISKO
				(to T'Rul)
			Will an anti-proton scan penetrate 
			the cloak?

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT TWO        35B.

25C  CONTINUED:

	T'Rul doesn't answer immediately and Sisko turns to look at 
	her.  Barely a flicker of emotion crosses her face, betraying 
	the slightest hesitancy.

					T'RUL
			I'm... not sure.

	The tension on the Bridge rises another notch.

					KIRA
				(off console)
			They're getting closer.

					O'BRIEN
			Commander... the Defiant's power 
			signature is unusually high for a 
			ship this size... the cloaking device 
			might not be masking everything.

	Sisko thinks quickly, sees what O'Brien is saying.

					SISKO
				(to T'Rul)
			Cut main power.

	T'Rul works and almost all the consoles on the Bridge go 
	DARK, with only one or two panels still functioning.

	On the Viewscreen, a Jem'Hadar ship passes VERY CLOSE 
	overhead, like a shark in the water... suddenly the ship 
	STOPS, nearly on top of them.

					KIRA
				(urgent, off console)
			The other one has broken off its 
			search... it's coming this way.

					SISKO
				(calm)
			Stand by weapons and shields.

	A long tense moment as they watch the screen.  After a beat, 
	the other Jem'Hadar ship moves into view... it joins up with 
	the first ship...

25D  EXT. SPACE - JEM'HADAR SHIPS (OPTICAL)

	The two ships are now back in their standard formation and 
	they head off back the way they came.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/14/94 - ACT TWO        35C.

25E  INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE

	As before.

					KIRA
				(off console)
			They've gone into warp... and resumed 
			their original course.

	Sisko lets out a long breath and everyone on the Bridge 
	relaxes slightly.

					SISKO
			That's the first thing to go right 
			in the Gamma Quadrant in a long time.

					KIRA
			I hope it's not the last...

	Off their expressions...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

        DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT THREE        36.
                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

26   INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	A Karemma official named ORNITHAR is walking slowly around 
	the Bridge, inspecting everything in sight with a practiced 
	and appraising eye.  Quark is holding the scepter of the 
	Nagus, Sisko is in command, Dax at Helm, Kira at Weapons.  
	Odo is standing off to one side, deep in his own thoughts 
	and not paying much attention.

					QUARK
			... the Grand Nagus himself has sent 
			me as an emissary on his behalf.  If 
			you will aid us in our mission, I am 
			authorized to increase our purchases 
			of tulaberry wine from the Karemma 
			by... three percent!

	Ornithar looks unimpressed by this information.  He is 
	currently inspecting the metal of the bulkhead.

					ORNITHAR
			Mmm... looks like a poly-duranium 
			alloy blend... interesting, but the 
			metal has no real value.
				(to Quark)
			A three percent increase is 
			negligible.

					QUARK
			I have considerable leeway to bargain 
			in this circumstance.  Name your 
			terms.

	Ornithar is strolling around the bridge, passing his eye 
	over the consoles.  Quark follows him as Ornithar looks around 
	for anything else of value.

					ORNITHAR
			Nothing... nothing... nothing...

	He leans over Dax's shoulder and looks at the helm console.

					ORNITHAR
				(continuing, to Quark)
			The terms are not the issue.

        DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT THREE        37.

26   CONTINUED:

					ORNITHAR
			I cannot help you locate the Founders 
			because I don't know who they are... 
			or if they even exist.
				(disappointed, re: 
				console)
			Nothing.

	He is about to go onto the next console when Kira's earring 
	suddenly catches his eye.  He peers closely at it.

					ORNITHAR
				(continuing, with 
				interest to Quark)
			Here's something interesting... 
			appears to be diamide-laced beritium.  
			I'll give you fifty-two diraks for 
			it.

					QUARK
				(quickly)
			Done.
				(off Sisko's look)
			I mean... one deal at a time, 
			Ornithar.  We were talking about the 
			Founders.

					ORNITHAR
			There is nothing further to say.  If 
			the Founders exist, they clearly do 
			not wish to be contacted.  That is 
			good enough for me.

					SISKO
			Who's your contact in the Dominion 
			regarding... administration... 
			trade... defense... ?

					ORNITHAR
			Our only contact with the Dominion 
			has been through the Vorta.  I have 
			no idea who they report to.  All I 
			know is that the Vorta say to do 
			something... and you do it.

					SISKO
			Why?

        DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT THREE        38.

26   CONTINUED:	(2)

					ORNITHAR
				(rueful smile)
			Because if you do not, they will 
			send in the Jem'Hadar... and then 
			you die.

	A grim beat, then Sisko tries a different tack.

					SISKO
			Will you put us in contact with the 
			Vorta?

					ORNITHAR
			Commander, we do what we're told -- 
			nothing more.  And so far, we have 
			not been told to help you in any 
			way.

					SISKO
			But you haven't been told not to 
			either.

					ORNITHAR
			No... but I prefer to err on the 
			side of caution.

    DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT THREE 39-39A.       

26   CONTINUED:	(3)

	Quark jumps in.

					QUARK
			In this case, being cautious will 
			cost you a substantial profit.  The 
			Ferengi will stop purchasing Tulaberry 
			wine immediately.

	Ornithar looks concerned.

					SISKO
			If you lost such a valuable contract 
			with the alpha quadrant, it might 
			displease the Vorta.  They might 
			even send the Jem'Hadar here to find 
			out what happened.

	He thinks for a long moment... and finally makes a decision.

					ORNITHAR
				(to Sisko)
			I will need to access one of our 
			computers on the surface.

	Sisko indicates a console and Ornithar goes to it and works 
	for a moment, then a STARCHART comes up on the main viewer.  
	As Ornithar begins talking, Odo suddenly reacts to something 
	he sees on the starchart... he seems transfixed by what he 
	sees.  Odo's strange look and behavior does not escape the 
	notice of Quark, who peers at him curiously.  Ornithar gets 
	up and points to a specific star system on the chart.

					ORNITHAR
				(over above action)
			This is the Callinon System.  The 
			Dominion maintains an unmanned 
			subspace relay on the seventh planet.  
			We have been told by the Vorta to 
			direct all communications there... 
			where the messages are sent after 
			that is not our concern.

	Sisko and Dax exchange a pleased look.

					DAX
			It's a start.

        DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/08/94 - ACT THREE        40.

26   CONTINUED:	(4)

					ODO
			What is that?

	Everyone is a little surprised by Odo's sudden outburst -- 
	they'd all but forgotten about him.  They turn to see him 

	pointing at a symbol on the opposite side of the star map 
	from where Ornithar is indicating.

					ORNITHAR
				(looking at symbol)
			It is the Omarion Nebula.

	Odo seems transfixed by the symbol... he moves closer to the 
	screen.

					ODO
				(continuing, quiet)
			The Omarion Nebula...

	Odo turns away from the rest of them and falls back into 
	deep thought.  Sisko and the others watch him for a moment, 
	unsure just what the hell is going on with Odo.

					ORNITHAR
			If there is nothing else, I would 
			like to leave now.

					SISKO
			Of course.

	Quark steps in quickly before Ornithar can head for the Exit.

					QUARK
			Commander, I believe I have fulfilled 
			my role on this mission, so if you 
			don't mind...

					SISKO
			You'd like to stay behind.

					QUARK
			That was our agreement.

	Sisko glances at Ornithar, then pulls Quark aside.

        DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/13/94 - ACT THREE        41.

26   CONTINUED:	(5)

					SISKO
				(quiet, to Quark, re: 
				Ornithar)
			How can you be sure he won't turn 
			you over to the Dominion as soon as 
			we leave?

					QUARK
			He may serve the Dominion, but I'm 
			the one lining his pockets with 
			latinum.  I'll get passage on the 
			next freighter traveling back through 
			the wormhole... and I'll make a profit 
			in the process.

	Sisko can't help but smile slightly.

					SISKO
			All right.  Good luck, Quark.

					QUARK
			Same to you, Commander.

	There is actually a slightly warm moment between the two of 
	them.  Quark and Ornithar EXIT.

					SISKO
				(to Dax)
			Lay in a course for the Callinon 
			System.

									CUT TO:

        DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/14/94 - ACT THREE        42.

27   INT. DEFIANT - SISKO'S QUARTERS

	A redress of Odo's quarters.  The room has the same bare and 
	Spartan look to it.  Sisko is relaxing on his bunk... just 
	about to nod off when the door CHIMES.  Sisko pulls himself 
	to a sitting position and swings his legs off the bed with 
	an effort.

					SISKO
			Come in.

	Kira ENTERS.

					KIRA
			Did I wake you?

					SISKO
			Not quite.  What can I do for you, 
			Major?

					KIRA
			It's about Odo...

					SISKO
			You're worried about him.

					KIRA
			Is it that obvious?

					SISKO
			No... I'm worried about him too.  
			But at the moment, I'm not sure what 
			to do about it.

	Kira moves into the room and sits down at the tiny desk.

					KIRA
			May I speak freely... ?
				(off his nod)
			What the hell is wrong with Starfleet?  
			How could they do this to him?

					SISKO
			This has been a long time coming, 
			Major.  Starfleet has never been 
			happy with the Constable.  They've 
			been pressing me to replace him for 
			two years.

					KIRA
			Because he used to work for the 
			Cardassians.

        DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/14/94 - ACT THREE        43.

27   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			No.  It goes deeper than that.
				(beat)
			Odo isn't what you'd call a... "team 
			player."

					KIRA
			Why?  Because sometimes he refuses 
			to go through the proper channels?

					SISKO
			That's a start.  You know Odo... he 
			enjoys thumbing his nose at authority.  
			He files reports only when he feels 
			like it... his respect for the chain 
			of command is minimal...

					KIRA
			So what?  He gets the job done.

					SISKO
			I know, but Starfleet likes team 
			players, Major... they like the chain 
			of command...
				(beat)
			And when you get right down to it... 
			so do I.

					KIRA
			So you agree with their decision?

					SISKO
			No.  But I understand it.

					KIRA
			So when this mission's over, you're 
			just going to let him leave?

					SISKO
			I want him to stay as much as you 
			do... but he has to want to stay.

					T'RUL'S COM VOICE
			Bridge to Commander Sisko.  We've 
			reached the Callinon System.

					SISKO
				(to com)
			On my way.

        DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/13/94 - ACT THREE        44.

27   CONTINUED:	(2)

	Sisko and Kira head for the Exit.

28   OMITTED

28A  EXT. SPACE - CALLINON SEVEN (OPTICAL)

	A gas giant planet.

					SISKO (V.O.)
			Ship's Log:  Stardate 48213.1  We 

			have arrived at Callinon Seven under 
			cloak and assumed a standard orbit.  
			The relay station on this planet 
			should not only help us in our search 
			for the Founders, but should also 
			provide us a first glimpse at the 
			technology of the Dominion.

29   INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE

	Sisko, Kira, Dax and O'Brien are standing around the aft Ops 
	Table.  T'Rul is at Engineering, and Bashir is standing 
	nearby.  Dax and O'Brien are wearing phasers and tricorders.  
	They are looking at an Okudagram graphic of the Callinon 
	relay station on one of the nearby monitors.

        DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT THREE        45.

29   CONTINUED:

					KIRA
			From our sensor sweeps, it looks 
			like Ornithar was telling the truth 
			when he claimed the relay station 
			was unmanned.  There also appear to 
			be very few security measures in 
			place.

					SISKO
				(to Dax & O'Brien)
			Nothing fancy -- get in, find what 
			we need, and get out.

					DAX
			Understood.

					SISKO
			On your way.

	Dax and O'Brien EXIT.

					SISKO
				(to T'Rul)
			The transporter will need three 
			seconds to beam them down.  I want 
			to decloak for exactly three seconds.

	T'Rul nods and then resumes her Engineering post.  Sisko 
	heads for command.

					DAX'S COM VOICE
			Dax to Bridge.  We're ready, Benjamin.

					SISKO
			All right.
				(to T'Rul)
			Disengage cloak.
				(to Kira)
			Energize.

	T'Rul works, and the LIGHTS go UP as the Defiant DECLOAKS.

        DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/14/94 - ACT THREE        46.

29   CONTINUED:	(2)

					KIRA
				(off console)
			They're on the surface.

	Sisko glances at T'Rul and the Bridge again DARKENS as she 
	engages the cloak.

					SISKO
				(to Kira)
			Were we scanned during transport?

					KIRA
			I don't think so.

					DAX'S COM VOICE
			Dax to Defiant.

					SISKO
				(to com)
			Go ahead, Dax.

29A
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29B

30   INT. OUTPOST

	O'Brien and Dax are in a small alien computer room filled 
	with alien graphics and monitors.  They both begin working 
	on two of the monitors.

					DAX
				(to com)
			We're in what seems to be a central 
			computer room.  The user interface 
			is a little unusual, but I think we 
			can access it.

					SISKO'S COM VOICE
			Keep us posted.

					O'BRIEN
				(working, to Dax)
			I'm into the main directory...

					DAX
			That was fast.

	O'Brien pauses... a slight look of concern on his face.

					O'BRIEN
			Yes, it was... a little too fast if 
			you ask me.

        DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT THREE        47.

30   CONTINUED:

					DAX
			Any sign that we've tripped some 
			kind of security protocol?

					O'BRIEN
				(works)
			No... I still have access to 
			everything.

					DAX
			Then let's get the information and 
			get out of here.

					O'BRIEN
			That's fine with me.

	They begin working the monitor.

									CUT TO:

31   INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE

	A short time later.  Everyone is trying to patiently wait... 
	everyone seems a little on edge.  Sisko is just taking a mug 
	of coffee frothe replicator... he takes a sip, then makes 
	a face -- it's disgusting.

					SISKO
				(to himself)
			I should've taken Quark up on his 
			offer for a new replicator.

					BASHIR
			Sir?

					SISKO
			Nothing.

	Sisko moves back toward the command area, and he glances 
	over some of the consoles.

					SISKO
				(to Kira)
			Let's make good use of this time, 
			Major.  Begin running a level three 
			diagnostic on --

	Finally, Dax's com voice startles them.

        DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT THREE       47A.

31   CONTINUED:

					DAX'S COM VOICE
			Dax to Defiant.  I think we have 
			something, Benjamin.

									INTERCUT:

32   INT. OUTPOST (OPTICAL)

	Dax and O'Brien are both working on a console.

					DAX
				(continuing, to com)
			We've found a communications log of 
			recent outgoing transmissions.

        DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT THREE        48.

32   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
				(to com)
			From the way I read this sir, it 
			looks like eighty percent of the 
			outgoing traffic is sent to one 
			location.  It's my guess that's either 
			another relay station or a command 
			center.

					SISKO
			Do you have the coordinates?

					DAX
				(working her tricorder)
			I'm sending them to you now.

	Alarms suddenly go off in the outpost, the lights go OUT, and 
	most of the computer monitors go dead.  Dax and O'Brien react 
	in dismay.

									CUT TO:

33
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34

35   INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE

	As before.

					KIRA
			I've lost contact with them!

					SISKO
				(to Kira)
			Get them out of there!

					KIRA
				(working)
			I can't.  Some kind of shield just 
			appeared around the outpost.  I can't 
			get through it.

        DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT THREE        49.

35   CONTINUED:

	An alarm suddenly goes off on the Tactical console.  
	Bashir moves to it and reacts to what he sees.

					BASHIR
			We're picking up three Jem'Hadar 
			ships, Commander.  They're heading 
			this way.

					SISKO
				(to Kira)
			Can we punch through that security 
			shield with our phasers before those 
			ships get here?

					KIRA
				(off console)
			I'm not sure, I've never seen a field 
			like this before.

					T'RUL
				(urgent, to Sisko)
			In order to use the phasers we will 
			have to decloak.  That means we'll 
			be seen by the Jem'Hadar.

	Bashir also turns to Sisko.

					BASHIR
			We have to do something... we can't 
			just leave them down there.

					T'RUL
			That's exactly what we should do 
			Doctor:  leave them.  We came here 
			to locate the Founders, not to fight 
			the Jem'Hadar over two expendable 
			crew members.

					BASHIR
			No one is expendable.

					KIRA
				(Off console)
			The Jem'Hadar ships have entered the 
			system.  They'll be in orbit in thirty 
			seconds.

           DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - 07/08/94 - ACT THREE          50.

35   CONTINUED:	(2)

	Everyone watches Sisko waiting to see what he will do.  
	He takes a long beat, finally sitting in the captain's chair 
	as he makes a difficult decision.

					SISKO
				(to Kira)
			Prepare to leave orbit.  Lay in a 
			course to the coordinates Dax sent 
			us.

	Kira and Bashir look dismayed, but Kira reluctantly goes to 
	the helm.

					BASHIR
			Commander...

					SISKO
			As you were, Doctor.

					KIRA
			Course laid in.

					SISKO
			Warp seven.  Engage.

	Kira works the helm.  There is a long beat as everyone reacts 
	to leaving Dax and O'Brien behind.  Off their reaction....

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT FIVE        51.
                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

36   INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE

	Sisko, Bashir, T'Rul, and Kira, as seen at the end of Act 
	Three.

					BASHIR
				(to Sisko)
			What do you think will happen to Dax 
			and O'Brien?

					SISKO
			They'll probably be held for 
			interrogation.  If I know Dax, she'll 
			use this opportunity to try and 
			contact the Founders.  I intend to 
			do the same.
				(to Com)
			Sisko to Odo.  Report to the Bridge, 
			Constable.  I want to discuss the 
			security arrangements for our arrival 
			at --

	But Odo's com voice quickly cuts him off.

					ODO'S COM VOICE
			I'm presently indisposed Commander.  
			Please find someone else for the 
			job.

	A few surprised looks go around the bridge

					BASHIR
			That doesn't sound like Odo.

					SISKO
			No, it doesn't... I better have a 
			talk with him.

	Sisko starts to get out of his chair but Kira stops him.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT FOUR        52.

36   CONTINUED:

					KIRA
			Let me, sir... I think he'll listen 
			to me.

	Sisko nods and Kira EXITS.  An N.D. Crewmember takes her 
	place at the helm.  T'Rul suddenly reacts to something on 
	her console.

					T'RUL
			Three Jem'Hadar ships have just 
			entered sensor range, bearing zero 
			three seven, mark two one five.

	The tension level on the Bridge rises again.

					SISKO
			Any sign they've detected us?

					T'RUL
			Negative.

					SISKO
				(to Helm Officer)
			Bring us out of warp, then cut main 
			power.  We'll wait here until they 
			pass.

	They begin to work, but anxiety and tension can be seen on 
	every face.

									CUT TO:

37   INT. DEFIANT - ODO'S QUARTERS

	Odo is sitting at a small desk staring at a monitor.  The 
	screen shows the star chart graphic seen earlier in Ornithar's 
	office.  Odo is staring at the image intently, his mind 
	obviously far away.  Kira ENTERS.  Her attitude is 
	sympathetic, but firm.  She is trying to help her friend but 
	at the same time she's knows he's gone too far.

					KIRA
			Odo it's time we had a talk.

					ODO
				(without turning)
			I'm not going to the Bridge, so don't 
			waste your breath.  And I would 
			appreciate being left alone right 
			now.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT FOUR       52A.

37   CONTINUED:

					KIRA
			You've been alone and it hasn't done 
			any good.  So maybe it's time you 
			stopped brooding... and started 
			talking.

	Odo turns and gives her an irritated look.

					ODO
			Are you the ship's counselor now?

					KIRA
			No, I'm your friend.  You know, the 
			person that comes to you when she 
			needs help.  I'm just trying to return 
			the favor.

					ODO
			You can return the favor by giving 
			me a shuttlecraft and letting me go.

	This catches Kira completely off guard.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT FOUR        53.

37   CONTINUED:	(2)

					KIRA
			Go?  Go where?  We're in the heart 
			of the Dominion.  Where the hell do 
			you think you're going to go?

	Odo points to a symbol on the monitor.

					ODO
			The Omarion Nebula.

					KIRA
			Why?

					ODO
			I'm not sure why, but I know I have 
			to, that's all.

					KIRA
				(firm)
			You're going to have to do a lot 
			better than that.

	Odo turns away from her, not wanting to discuss this, but 
	she presses him.

					KIRA
				(continuing)
			Odo talk to me!  What's going on?

	Odo sits silently in his chair struggling with his inner 
	demons.  He finally tries to explain things that he doesn't 
	fully understand himself.

					ODO
				(quiet)
			Ever since we've come into the Gamma 
			Quadrant I've had this... feeling 
			that I'm being drawn somewhere... 
			pulled by some... instinct to a 
			specific place.
				(he points to the 
				symbol on the monitor)
			The Omarion Nebula.

					KIRA
			Why there?

					ODO
			I don't know.

	Kira takes a beat, thinks about this for a minute.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/08/94 - ACT FOUR        54.

37   CONTINUED:	(3)

					KIRA
			All right.  Once we've contacted the 
			Founders, I'm sure Commander Sisko 
			will --

					ODO
			No.  Not after we've contacted the 
			Founders, now.  I have to leave now.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/14/94 - ACT FOUR        55.

37   CONTINUED:	(5)

					KIRA
			Look, I know how much this means to 
			you, but we have a mission to 
			complete.

	But before he can say anything, the ship is suddenly ROCKED 
	hard.  Kira and Odo are staggered and nearly fall.  Then the 
	ship is ROCKED again and there is an EXPLOSION out in the 
	corridor which BLOWS THE BULKHEAD IN on top of them.

									CUT TO:

38
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39

40   INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE

	As before.  The ship is at Red Alert and is being buffeted 
	and ROCKED during the following dialogue.

					T'RUL
				(off console)
			Direct hit on the Port Nacelle.

					BASHIR
			How did they see through the cloaking 
			device?

					T'RUL
			They might have analyzed the sensor 
			information from their anti-proton 
			scan and found a way to penetrate 
			the cloak.

					SISKO
				(grim)
			We'll have to save the speculation 
			for later.
				(to T'Rul)
			Disengage cloak, raise shields, and 
			prepare to fire on my command.

									CUT TO:

           DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - 07/08/94 - ACT FOUR           56.

41   EXT. SPACE - DEFIANT & JEM'HADAR SHIPS (OPTICAL)

	The Defiant DECLOAKS and turns to face the oncoming Jem'Hadar 
	ships.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/18/94 - ACT FIVE        57.
                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

42   EXT. SPACE - DEFIANT & JEM'HADAR SHIPS (OPTICAL)

	The Jem'Hadar ships begin to pound the Defiant.

43   INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE


	As seen before.  The ship is ROCKED again.  Sisko moves to 
	Tactical.

					T'RUL
			Communications and long-range sensors 
			are out.

					SISKO
			What's the status of the warp drive?

					T'RUL
			The starboard power coupling is 
			destroyed.  I'm trying to reroute 
			main power.

	The ship is ROCKED again, and a side console suddenly 
	EXPLODES, killing the Helm Officer.  Bashir rushes to check 
	on him.
					BASHIR
				(re: helm officer)
			He's gone.  I'm taking the Helm.

	Bashir then takes the helm and struggles to work the sparking 
	console.

					SISKO
				(working console)
			I'm locking onto the lead ship.
				(to N.D. at Weapons)
			Ready?

	The Crewmember nods.

					SISKO
			Fire.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT FIVE        58.

44   EXT. SPACE - DEFIANT & JEM'HADAR SHIPS (OPTICAL)

	The Defiant FIRES at a Jem'Hadar ship.  (NOTE:  The Defiant's 
	phasers are unique, so they should have a look that we've 
	never seen before.)  The phaser beam HITS one of the Jem'Hadar 
	ships and it EXPLODES.

45   INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE

	As before.

					BASHIR
				(off console)
			The other two ships are moving out 
			of phaser range.  They're coming 
			back for another pass... but they're 
			moving a little slower this time.

					SISKO
			They'll be more cautious this time.
				(to Bashir)
			Doctor, use evasive pattern delta-
			five.  We need to keep them off 
			balance until we get warp power back.

					BASHIR
			Aye, sir.

									CUT TO:

46   INT. DEFIANT - ODO'S QUARTERS/CORRIDOR

	The room has been wrecked by the explosion, which has left a 
	gaping hole leading out into the Corridor.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/11/94 - ACT FIVE        59.

46   CONTINUED:

	Wreckage is also visible out in the Corridor itself, where 
	beams have fallen and other bulkheads have been blown in.  
	Odo throws some debris out of the way, freeing Kira, who was 
	pinned under a large beam.

					ODO
			Are you all right?

					KIRA
			Just a few bruises.
				(hits com badge)
			Kira to Bridge.
				(beat)
			Kira to Bridge.

	The ship is ROCKED again and the lights flicker.

					KIRA
			We have to get up there.

	They begin trying to clear a path through the wreckage in 
	the Corridor.

									CUT TO:

47   INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE

	The ship is ROCKING.  Sisko is checking on the Crewmember 
	who manned the weapons console in scene 43... but he's clearly 
	dead.

					SISKO
			T'Rul, where's my warp power?

					T'RUL
				(frustrated)
			I can't get the phase inducers to 
			align with the ODN matrices in the --

					BASHIR
				(urgent)
			Commander, three more Jem'Hadar 
			warships approaching off the port 
			bow!

					SISKO
			Full impulse, try to get us out of 
			here.

	The ship is ROCKED hard.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/13/94 - ACT FIVE        60.

48
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50

51   INT. DEFIANT CORRIDOR (OPTICAL)

	Kira and Odo are still struggling to clear the debris in the 
	corridor when the ship is ROCKED.  The lights go almost 
	completely out.

					KIRA
				(reacts)
			We've lost main power.

					ODO
			We have to get to a shuttle.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/15/94 - ACT FIVE        61.

51   CONTINUED:

					KIRA
			Our duty is to get to the bridge and 
			help defend the ship.

					ODO
			If main power is out, then the shields 
			are out too, Kira.  The ship is 

			defenseless.

	Before Kira can respond, THREE JEM'HADAR SOLDIERS MATERIALIZE 
	in the Corridor, almost on top of them.  Kira and Odo react 
	instantly, and we see the beginning of a brutal hand-to-hand 
	FIGHT.

52   INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	The Bridge is filled with SMOKE from BURNING consoles... the 
	lights are DIM... and only a few consoles are still working.  
	The ship is continually ROCKED.

					T'RUL
			Main power is off-line... the shields 
			have collapsed...

					BASHIR
			I've lost helm control... inertial 
			dampers failing...

					SISKO
			Ready escape pods, stand by to abandon 
			ship...

	FIVE JEM'HADAR SOLDIERS MATERIALIZE.  Our people react, and 
	a fight breaks out on the bridge.

53   T'RUL (OPTICAL)

	Fires disruptor into the chest of a Jem'Hadar soldier at 
	point blank range, killing him.  Another Jem'Hadar HITS her 
	across the jaw.

54   BASHIR

	Smashes an elbow into a Jem'Hadar's solar plexus...

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/18/94 - ACT FIVE        62.

55   SISKO

	Is struggling to hold his own with a Jem'Hadar soldier.

56   WIDER

	As MORE JEM'HADAR SOLDIERS RUSH IN from the Corridor.  It's 
	clear our people will be overwhelmed in the next minute or 
	so.

									CUT TO:

57   INT. DEFIANT CORRIDOR (OPTICAL)

	Kira FIRES her phaser at a Jem'Hadar soldier, then turns 
	just in time to see Odo dispatch another soldier with a quick 
	blow to the throat.  Kira starts to head out into the corridor 
	when suddenly a burst of phaser fire GRAZES her HEAD, knocking 
	her to the deck.

58   ON KIRA'S FACE

	As she struggles against the pain and tries to get up.  But 
	it's too much for her... the SOUNDS of battle around her 
	FADE AWAY as her eyes flutter and she falls unconscious.  As 
	Kira's eyes close we...

									FADE OUT.

	FADE IN:

59   MATCHING SHOT ON KIRA'S FACE

	She's sitting upright with her eyes closed and an ugly bruise 
	on her temple from the phaser shot.  In contrast with the 
	noise and the confusion of the battle everything is QUIET.  
	After a beat, Kira starts to wake up.  She looks around in 
	confusion.  MOVE TO REVEAL we're in:

60   INT. SHUTTLECRAFT

	Kira is sitting in the cockpit next to Odo, who is calmly 
	piloting the ship.

					KIRA
				(weakly)
			Where... where am I?

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/13/94 - ACT FIVE        63.

60   CONTINUED:

					ODO
			You're in a Shuttlecraft, and you've 
			been wounded so try not to move 
			around.

	Kira touches the bruise and winces.  Then memory floods back 
	and she reacts in concern.

					KIRA
			Odo, what happened?  We were under 
			attack...

	During the following conversation, Odo never takes his eyes 
	off something on the console in front of him.  Odo is 
	conflicted here... he's focused on whatever he sees on the 
	console, but Kira is also his friend and he's hoping that 
	she'll understand and support what he's done.

					ODO
			The ship was boarded, and you were 
			wounded in the attack.  I managed to 
			get us to this shuttlecraft, but I 
			don't know much more than that.  The 
			last time I saw the Defiant she was 
			dead in space and surrounded by 
			Jem'Hadar ships.

	Kira is shocked at this news and tries to take it all in.

					KIRA
			Sisko?  Bashir?

					ODO
			I don't know.

	Kira takes another beat and lets that sink in.

					KIRA
			Where are we?

					ODO
			Approaching the Omarion Nebula.

	Kira gives him a sharp look.

					KIRA
			You should have taken us back to the 
			wormhole.

					ODO
			You didn't object at the time.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/13/94 - ACT FIVE        64.

60   CONTINUED:	(2)

					KIRA
			I was unconscious.

	Kira decides to drop it.

					KIRA
			Have you found anything?

	Odo continues to stare at the console and nods slowly.  Kira 
	sits up a little to see what he's looking at.  She reads the 
	monitor and acts a little surprised.

					KIRA
				(off console)
			There's a class-M planet ahead, but 
			no star system.  A rogue planet?

					ODO
				(quiet)
			Yes.

61   EXT. SPACE - SHUTTLECRAFT (OPTICAL)

	The Shuttlecraft heads for the dark planet.  (NOTE: there's 
	no star present to shine light on the surface.)

									CUT TO:

62   EXT. CLEARING - NIGHT

	A strange and beautiful alien setting.  The Shuttlecraft has 
	landed in a small clearing on the edge of what seems to be a 
	forest.

         DEEP SPACE: "THE SEARCH" - REV. 07/19/94 - ACT FIVE        65.

62   CONTINUED:

	Since this planet has no sun it is ALWAYS NIGHT here.  
	Kira and Odo EXIT the shuttle and step outside.  Kira looks 
	around in curiosity.  Odo's gaze is fixed on something o.c.  
	Odo walks toward what he's looking at and Kira follows him.

63   EXT. LAKESHORE (OPTICAL) - NIGHT

	Odo is walking toward the edge of what appears to be a large 
	GELATINOUS LAKE.  The lake appears to be made of something 
	other than water.  The surface undulates and roils in an 
	unnatural fashion.  Odo stops at the edge.  Kira stands next 
	to him and there is a long moment as Odo looks down at the 
	strange liquid.

	Suddenly a portion of the lake begins to MORPH.  As Odo and 
	Kira watch in amazement, a group of FOUR SHAPE-SHIFTERS 
	detach themselves from the lake and take on the form of FOUR 
	HUMANOIDS.  Their faces have the same "unfinished" look that 
	Odo's does and they appear to wear simple tunics.  One FEMALE 
	shapeshifter smiles at Odo and steps towards him.

					FEMALE
			Welcome home.

	Off Odo's reaction...

									FADE OUT.

	SUPER:			TO BE CONTINUED
                        END OF ACT FIVE                         
                            THE END