STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                              
                      "Hippocratic oath" 
                          #40510-475 
                              
                           Story by 
                   Nick Corea and Lisa Klink 
                              
                          Teleplay by 
                          Lisa Klink 
                              
                          Directed by 
                       Rene Auberjonois 

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     STAR TREK: DS9 - "Hippocratic Oath" - 07/28/95 - CAST 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                      "Hippocratic Oath" 
                            CAST

          SISKO                    ARAKITARAL
          KIRA                     GORAN'AGAR
          ODO                      MESO'CLAN
          BASHIR                   TEMO'ZUMA
          DAX                      SHADY ALIEN
          QUARK                    
          O'BRIEN                  
          WORF                     

          Non-Speaking             Non-Speaking
          N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES     N.D. JEM'HADAR

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - 07/28/95 - SETS 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                      "HIPPOCRATIC OATH" 
                             SETS 

        INTERIORS                     EXTERIORS
        DEEP SPACE NINE                 DEEP SPACE NINE
          QUARK'S/SECOND LEVEL          
          CAPTAIN'S OFFICE              RUNABOUT
          PROMENADE/SECOND LEVEL        JUNGLE
          SECURITY OFFICE               PLANET ATMOSPHERE
          WARDROOM                      LAB AREA
                                        WORMHOLE
        RUNABOUT                      

        CAVES                         

   STAR TREK: "Hippocratic Oath" - 07/28/95 - PRONUNCIATION 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                      "Hippocratic Oath" 
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

          ARAKITARAL               ah-RAQ-tuh-rawl
          BOPAK                    BO-pak
          BURAK                    burr-ROK
          GORAN'AGAR               go-RON-ah-gar
          MESOICLAN                mess-SO-klawn
          MARKALIAN                mar-KAY-lee-an
          MERIK                    MER-ick
          RAKONIAN                 rah-KO-nee-an
          TEMOIZUMA                TIM-mo-zoo-muh
          TALLONIAN                tuh-LO-nee-an
          TARKALIAN                tar-KAY-lee-an
          HYDROXYL                 HI-drox-ill
          ISOGENIC                 EYE-so-gen-ick
          MITOCHONDRIA             MY-to-kon-dree-uh
          TETRACEL                 TEH-tra-sell

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - TEASER     1.

                  STAR TREK:  DEEP SPACE NINE                   

                          "Hippocratic Oath"                           

                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    INT. QUARK'S

	WORF sits alone at a table. He looks back and forth 
	between the PADD in his hand, and a SHADY ALIEN at the 
	end of the bar.

2    ON THE PADD

	A grim mugshot which might be the Alien on a really bad 
	day.

3    AT THE TABLE

	Worf examines the picture again, almost certain it's a 
	match.

	QUARK comes up behind him, about to deliver Worf's 
	drink. He pauses to peek over Worf's shoulder at the 
	PADD. Quark also begins looking back and forth, 
	comparing.

					QUARK 
			That is the worst mugshot I've 
			ever seen.

	Worf reacts, surprised and repelled to find Quark so 
	close. He puts the PADD face down on the table, hiding 
	it from Quark's view.

					QUARK 
			I've never understood why law 
			enforcement agencies don't keep 
			better visual records. You'd 
			think they'd be concerned about 
			little things like making an 
			accurate identification.

					WORF
			This picture is accurate enough to 
			establish that your... customer is 
			Regana Tosh, who is known to be 
			associated with a Markalian 
			smuggling operation.

	Worf gives him a pointed look, implying that Quark 
	should care about this fact. But Quark just shrugs it 
	off.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - TEASER     2.

3    CONTINUED:

					QUARK 
			Really? Well, everyone's welcome 
			at Quark's. I don't discriminate.
				(as if realizing) 
			Just like Starfleet. They have a 
			non-discrimination policy too, 
			don't they, commander?

	Quark sets Worf's drink on the table and gives him a smile.

					QUARK  
			I guess we have something in  
			common.

	Worf bristles. KIRA approaches the table.

					KIRA
				(to Quark)  
			You have more in common with  
			Rakonian swamp rats, Quark.

					QUARK  
			Major. Always a delight to see  
			you here. What can I get for you?

					KIRA  
			Tarkalean tea, not too sweet this
			time.

	Quark heads off to the bar. Kira sits opposite Worf, 
	who picks up the PADD and studies it for a moment.

					KIRA
				(re: PADD)   
			Catching up on some work?

					WORF
			Not exactly.

	He shows her the PADD, with the Alien's file.

					WORF   
			This man arrived on the station   
			this afternoon and came directly   
			here. I believe the Ferengi   
			bartender is plotting something   
			with him.

					KIRA
			I wouldn't be surprised. Quark's   
			always up to something.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - TEASER     3.

3    CONTINUED:	(2)

					WORF 
			If he's a known criminal, why 
			doesn't your security chief do 
			something about him?

					KIRA
			Odo keeps him in check.

	Worf looks back at Quark.

4    AT THE BAR

	Quark is talking intently with the Shady Alien.

					WORF 
			But not in prison.

5    EXT. SPACE - RUNABOUT (OPTICAL)

	The Runabout is at warp.

					BASHIR (V.O.)  
			Medical Officer's Log: Stardate  
			49066.5 Chief O'Brien and I have  
			concluded our bio-survey of Merik  
			Three in the Gamma Quadrant.

6    INT. RUNABOUT

	BASHIR is getting a cup of tea out of the replicator. 
	He crosses back to the cockpit area and we see O'BRIEN 
	sitting in the pilot seat. Mid-conversation.

					BASHIR (V.O.) 
				(continuing)   
			We are on course back to the   
			wormhole and should arrive at the   
			station two days ahead of   
			schedule.

					O'BRIEN   
			Keiko's only on the station a few   
			days at a time. I'm the one   
			living in those quarters, and if    
			I want to set up a little workshop    
			in the bedroom...

					BASHIR
			You set up a workshop in the    
			bedroom?

					O'BRIEN
			I don't use it when she's    
			visiting.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - TEASER     4.

6    CONTINUED:

					BASHIR 
			Of course not.


					O'BRIEN
			She says that I'm trying to "live 
			like a bachelor again," that I'm 
			expressing a "subconscious desire" 
			to push her out of our quarters.

					BASHIR 
			That's ridiculous.

					O'BRIEN
			That's what I said.

					BASHIR 
			If anything, I'd say that choosing 
			to spend your free time in the 
			bedroom -- a place you intimately 
			associate with Keiko -- you're 
			actually expressing a desire to be 
			closer to her during her absence. 
			It's quite touching, really.

	O'Brien hadn't looked at it quite that way before, but 
	he jumps on this rationale immediately.

					O'BRIEN  
			Exactly, exactly. See, you  
			understand. Now, why can't she  
			see that? Why can't she be more  
			like...

	He stops himself just before he utters the words, "more 
	like you." Bashir smiles, enjoying the opportunity to 
	rib him.

					BASHIR  
			More like... ?

					O'BRIEN
				(awkward)  
			A... man. More like a man.

					BASHIR  
			So you wish Keiko was a man?

					O'BRIEN  
			I wish... I was on this trip with  
			someone else.

	Bashir smiles, having scored a small victory in their 
	never-ending game. Suddenly, there's a BEEP from the 
	console.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - 07/28/95 - TEASER       5.

6    CONTINUED:	(2)

					O'BRIEN
				(off console)   
			We're picking up a subspace   
			magneton pulse... bearing zero-  
			nine-zero, mark one-one-five.
				(works)   
			The Bopak system.

					BASHIR  
			What's a magneton pulse?

					O'BRIEN   
			It's a burst of polarized magnetic   
			energy... it's usually produced by   
			a damaged warp core.

					BASHIR   
			So there could be a ship in   
			trouble?

					O'BRIEN   
			Possibly.
				(beat)   
			Let's have a look.

									CUT TO:

7    EXT. SPACE - THE RUNABOUT (OPTICAL)

	The Runabout entering orbit of a planet.

8    INT. RUNABOUT (OPTICAL)

	O'Brien and Bashir studying the readings on the 
	console.

					O'BRIEN    
			I'm having trouble pinpointing    
			the source of the magneton    
			pulse... too much EM interference    
			in the atmosphere. But it's    
			definitely down there somewhere.

					BASHIR
				(off monitor)    
			According to our records, Bopak    
			Three is uninhabited... the    
			nearest Dominion outpost is six    
			weeks away... and this system is    
			well off the established trade    
			routes in the Gamma Quadrant.

	O'Brien frowns at the monitor for a moment.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 08/01/95 - TEASER     6.

8    CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN     
			A strange place for a ship to set     
			down, even if it was having engine     
			trouble. I suppose it could just     
			be an anomalous reading ... but I'd     
			feel a lot better if we ...
				(sees something on monitor)     
			Hold on. There's some kind of     
			energy surge on--

	Suddenly the ship is ROCKED and a SPIDER WEB of SPIKY 
	BLUE ENERGY spreads across the front window like a net. 
	The lights and power in the runabout FLUCTUATE and the 
	ship goes to RED ALERT.

					BASHIR      
			What the hell... ?

					O'BRIEN      
			We've been hit by a plasma field.      
			We're losing main power.      
			Switching to auxiliary units.

	O'Brien works, but the ROCKING continues and the 
	systems in the ship continue to go OFF.

					O'BRIEN      
			The field's draining our power...      
			I can't break free...

					BASHIR      
			We're losing altitude.

					O'BRIEN      
			Send out a distress call. I'll      
			try to get us down in one piece.

	They both go to work as the runabout enters the 
	atmosphere and begins jumping and jerking in the 
	turbulent air. The noise level in the runabout RISES 
	with the rush of wind.

					BASHIR
				(a shout, working)       
			Our com system's jammed.

					O'BRIEN
				(yells)       
			I'm reading a clearing up ahead...       

			I think we can make it.
				(beat)       
			Hang on.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - TEASER     7.

9    NEW ANGLE

	Including the front windows. Smoke, clouds and 
	wind rush by the windows ...

9A   EXT. PLANET ATMOSPHERE - NIGHT (OPTICAL)

	The Runabout begins plunging into the dense jungle 
	foliage.

9B   INT. RUNABOUT 

	As before. The ship bucks and jumps as it hits the 
	ground. Branches and leaves slam onto the window as 
	the ship slides to a surprisingly gentle halt. There's 
	a silent moment as they both realize they made it and 
	that the ship is still intact. They look at each other 
	and then break into smiles of relief.

10   EXT. JUNGLE - RUNABOUT - NIGHT (OPTICAL)

	The Runabout sits in a relatively clear patch, 
	surrounded by dark, green jungle foliage. The ship 
	looks a bit scorched, but structurally whole.

	The door slides open. O'Brien emerges first, 
	cautiously, holding a phaser. Bashir is right behind 
	him, also armed and ready. All they see is jungle.

					BASHIR 
				(dry)       
			Lovely place. 
				(sniffs)      
			Smells like a garbage dump.

					O'BRIEN
			I'm sorry I didn't find a nicer       
			place to crash-land. Should we       
			try again?

	Bashir is about to make a tart reply when SIX JEM'HADAR 
	SOLDIERS SHIMMER into view, all heavily armed. Their 
	leader - GORAN'AGAR - steps forward.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			Do not move. You are prisoners of 
			the Jem'Hadar.

	Off Bashir and O'Brien, realizing just how much trouble 
	they're in...

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic oath"-REV. 07/31/95 - ACT ONE     8.
                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

	(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes)

11   EXT. JUNGLE - RUNABOUT - NIGHT (CONTINUOUS)

	Jem'Hadar Soldiers #1 (TEMO'ZUMA), #2 (MESO'CLAN), and 
	#3 flank Bashir and O'Brien, swiftly taking away their 
	phasers and combadges. Jem'Hadar #4 and #5 
	(ARAK'TARAL) give the Runabout a quick appraisal, 
	then go inside.

	The Jem'Hadar move with the smooth confidence of highly 
	trained, elite combat troops. They're the best in the 
	galaxy and they know it. Goran'Agar keeps his weapon 
	at his side, but has an intelligent, calculating 
	presence which makes him seem even more dangerous than 
	the others. There is no neck tube in his uniform, 
	although this isn't immediately noticeable.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			Are there other Starfleet ships 
			with you?

	O'Brien doesn't want to answer. Goran'Agar pulls out 
	his weapon in a smooth, practiced motion and puts it to 
	O'Brien's forehead. He never raises his voice.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			Tell me.

					BASHIR
				(quickly) 
			There are no other ships with us. 
			But if we don't return, Starfleet 
			will begin looking for us.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			When?

					BASHIR 
			Soon.

	Goran'Agar considers him for a brief moment.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			You're lying.

	The Jem'Hadar in the Runabout, Arak'Taral, emerges, and 
	reports to Goran'Agar.

					ARAK'TARAL 
			No other crew. It's a standard 
			Danube-class runabout. Some 
			modifications have been made to 
			the phaser array and shield 
			generators.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT ONE    9.

11   CONTINUED:

	Goran'Agar turns his gaze back to O'Brien and Bashir. He 
	might as well be looking at two plants for all the 
	warmth and interest in his look.

					GORAN'AGAR  
			Why were you in this star system?

	O'Brien again says nothing -- he knows they're dead 
	anyway, so he's not going to talk. Bashir, on the 
	other hand is still hoping that there might be a way to 
	reason with them.

					BASHIR  
			We picked up a magneton pulse...  
			we thought there might be a ship  
			in trouble, so we altered our  
			course to--

	That's all the information Goran'Agar needs.

					GORAN'AGAR
				(to Temo'Zuma)  
			Return to the ship. Put a damping  
			field around our warp engine.

	Temo'Zuma gives a curt nod and heads off into the 
	jungle. Goran'Agar turns back to his prisoners.  He 
	studies O'Brien for a moment.

					GORAN'AGAR  
			Human. Gold uniform indicates  
			specialty in Security or  
			Engineering. Rank: chief petty  
			officer.
				(to O'Brien)  
			You are what Starfleet refers to  
			as a "noncom."

					O'BRIEN  
			That's right.

					GORAN'AGAR  
			You must have a great deal of  
			experience.

					O'BRIEN
				(cautious) 
			I've been around...

					GORAN'AGAR  
			That makes you a priority target.  
			We will kill you first.

	Two of the other Jem'Hadar grab O'Brien by the arms and 
	wait for Goran'Agar's order.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT ONE   9A.

11   CONTINUED:	(2)

	Goran'Agar turns to Bashir and peers at him a moment.

					GORAN'AGAR   
			Human. Rank of lieutenant with a   
			specialty in the sciences.

					BASHIR   
			Doctor actually.

	This information seems to take Goran'Agar by surprise. 
	He stares at Bashir for a moment, then turns away lost 
	in thought. Arak'Taral steps forward and grabs Bashir 
	by the arm.

					ARAK'TARAL    
			Science and medical officers are    
			low priority targets. I submit we    
			execute this one and use the other    
			in a tactical exercise.

	Goran'Agar turns back with a thoughtful look.

					GORAN'AGAR     
			No. Bring them both back to camp.

	With that, Goran'Agar heads off into the jungle, deep 
	in thought. Arak'Taral hesitates for a moment, 
	surprised by this decision, then pushes Bashir forward.

					ARAK'TARAL      
			Move.

	As they all head off into the jungle...

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT ONE   10.

12   INT. CAPTAIN'S OFFICE

	SISKO and ODO listen as Worf presents his evidence 
	against Quark.

					WORF       
			Then at twenty-two hundred hours,       
			I observed the Ferengi returning       
			from the smuggler's ship.

					SISKO
			I'd still need more evidence to       
			search his ship.

					WORF
			Then, I believe we should at least       
			bring Quark in for questioning.

					ODO
			That won't accomplish much. Quark       
			will just deny everything.

					WORF
			We can't allow him to continue       
			these criminal activities.

					ODO
			I'm fully aware of Quark's       
			activities. And I'm conducting a       
			thorough investigation of his       
			connection with the smuggler.       
				(to Sisko)       
			If you'll excuse me, Captain.

					SISKO
			Of course.

	Odo leaves. Worf is clearly not satisfied with this.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT ONE   11.

12   CONTINUED:

					SISKO 
			I know that Odo does things a 
			little differently than you're 
			used to. But he's very good at 
			his job.

					WORF
			I'm not questioning his 
			competence.

	Sisko smiles.

					SISKO
			How many years were you in 
			security, Commander?

					WORF 
			Seven.

					SISKO
			Must be a hard habit to break.

					WORF
			I have remained vigilant.

					SISKO
			And I do encourage vigilance in my 
			officers. But remember: Odo is 
			the chief of security on this 
			station, and you're the strategic 
			operations officer. Your primary 
			duty is to coordinate all 
			Starfleet activity in this sector, 
			not to catch smugglers.

					WORF
			Understood. I will not let this 
			matter interfere with my duties.

					SISKO
			Very well. Dismissed.

	Worf EXITS.

13   OMITTED

14   INT. CAVES - DAY (OPTICAL)

	Bashir and O'Brien sit on the floor in the middle of a
	cylindrical forcefield functioning as a holding cell
	(as seen in "The Jem'Hadar").  O'Brien examines the
	ring on the floor closely.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 08/07/95 - ACT ONE   12.

14   CONTINUED:

	Jem'Hadar #3 passes by, halfheartedly checking on the 
	prisoners. He seems tense.

	Bashir watches him curiously for a moment, then leans 
	in to O'Brien.

					BASHIR 
			Does he look nervous to you?

	O'Brien takes a look.

					O'BRIEN 
			A bit distracted, yeah.

					BASHIR 
			And at the runabout, they seemed 
			concerned about being found here. 
			Something's going on.

					O'BRIEN
			I'd hate to think what would make 
			the Jem'Hadar jumpy.

	Bashir nods his agreement, still thinking.

					BASHIR
			They need a doctor. Someone here 
			is hurt, or sick.

					O'BRIEN 
			If that's true, don't help them, 
			Julian. Anything that weakens 
			them increases our chances of 
			getting out of here.

	Before Bashir can reply, Goran'Agar ENTERS the cave. 
	He uses a device on his arm to turn off the forcefield. 
	He gestures at Bashir, but doesn't feel the need to 
	draw his gun.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - 07/28/95 - ACT ONE      13.

14   CONTINUED:	(2)

					GORAN'AGAR  
			Come with me.
				(indicating O'Brien) 
			He stays.

	Bashir steps out of the circle, and the forcefield 
	FRITZES on behind him. There's a moment here as Bashir 
	and O'Brien exchange a look. O'Brien gives him a quick 
	wink and nod of confidence that he may not really feel. 
	Bashir tries to smile back, but is less successful.

	O'Brien watches with some concern as Goran'Agar leads 
	Bashir out towards an uncertain fate. OFF O'Brien's 
	look of concern.

15   OMITTED

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 08/07/95 - ACT TWO   14.
                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

16   EXT. LAB AREA - DAY 

	The Jem'Hadar have set up an encampment area next to a 
	tall cliff. A metallic/fabric shelter has been  
	assembled against the cliffside, and beneath the awning  
	there are several pieces of Dominion equipment,  
	including a few crude tables. Goran'Agar leads Bashir  
	into the lab area.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			You will work here.

	Bashir surveys the mismatched machines. He notices 
	there are no beds or examination tables.

					BASHIR 
			Where are the patients?

					GORAN'AGAR 
			There are no patients. You are 
			here to carry out scientific 
			research for us. If you refuse, 
			I will have to kill you. Do you 
			understand?

	Bashir looks at him and realizes that this man is 
	perfectly capable of killing him right where he stands. 
	But at the same time, Bashir knows he has to draw the
	line.

					BASHIR 
			Yes. I understand. 
				(beat) 
			But you need to understand that 
			I'm a Starfleet officer. I won't 
			do any work for you that could 
			potentially be used against the 
			Federation... or any other race 
			for that matter. So if that's 
			what you want... you'll have to 
			kill me.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 08/07/95 - ACT TWO  14A.

16   CONTINUED:

	Bashir is ready for Goran'Agar to kill him on the spot, 
	but the Jem'Hadar only looks at him. A hint of a smile 
	plays about his features.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			Fortunately for you, weapons
			research is not what I need.
				(beat) 
			In order for you to understand 
			what I want ... I must tell you 
			something the Dominion has 
			considered a closely guarded 
			secret.
				(beat) 
			There is a drug that all Jem'Hadar 
			must have in order to live. We 
			call it Ketracel-white.

					BASHIR
				(nods) 
			An isogenic enzyme.

					GORAN'AGAR
				(surprised) 
			You know about it?

					BASHIR 
			I know that the Jem'Hadar have 
			been genetically engineered by the 
			Dominion to be addicted to what 
			you call Ketracel-white. And that 
			by controlling the supply of the 
			drug, the Founders maintain 
			control over you.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 08/07/95 - ACT TWO   15.

16   CONTINUED:	(2)

					GORAN'AGAR
				(bitter) 
			The Vorta are the ones who control 
			the drug... they're the ones we 
			came here to escape.

					BASHIR 
			Escape?
				(shocked realization) 
			You're trying to leave the 
			Dominion.

	Goran'Agar looks away for a moment, as if the thought 
	is vaguely shameful.

					GORAN'AGAR
				(quiet) 
			Yes.

	He turns back to Bashir and then misreads the look of 
	shock on Bashir's face.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			You disapprove.

					BASHIR 
			No. No, not at all. I'm just... 
			surprised.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			Surprised because a Jem'Hadar 
			soldier might want something more 
			than the life of a slave. You 
			know nothing about the 
			Jem'Hadar... except that you fear 
			us.

	Goran'Agar studies him for a moment, then takes a step 
	or two around the lab, refocusing his thoughts on the 
	task at hand.

					GORAN'AGAR
				(continuing) 
			But you are the one who will make 
			our final escape from the Dominion 
			possible. We have only enough 
			White to last another five days.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT TWO  15A.

16   CONTINUED:	(3)

					BASHIR 
			And you want me to find a way to 
			synthesize the drug.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			No. We don't want more of the 
			drug. We want to be free of it --
			to break the addiction.

					BASHIR
				(hesitant)
			I'm... not sure that's possible.

	Goran'Agar actually smiles at Bashir with pride.

					GORAN'AGAR
			It is possible. I know...

	He pulls back the collar of his uniform, exposing a 
	large scar on his neck, and we notice for the first 
	time that he has no tube like the other Jem'Hadar.

					GORAN'AGAR 
				(continuing)
			... because I am free of the 
			drug.

	Bashir's medical curiosity now takes over and he steps 
	closer to Goran'Agar to examine the scar on his neck.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 08/07/95 - ACT TWO   16.

16   CONTINUED:	(4)

					BASHIR
			No supply tube ... 
				(beat) 
			I don't understand... your entire 
			genetic structure was designed to 
			collapse without Ketracel. 
				(beat) 
			Why did you stop taking the drug?

					GORAN'AGAR 
			It was not by choice. Three years 
			ago, I was on a ship that crashed 
			on this world. The rest of the 
			crew died and I was left with only 
			enough White to sustain me for 
			three days. I rationed my supply, 
			and managed to stretch out the 
			drug for eight days... then it was 
			gone, and I was ready to die. 
				(beat) 
			But death never came. I lived 
			here for thirty-five days without 
			a single drop of White. Being 
			here, on this planet cured me.

					BASHIR
			And that's why you've returned 
			here... to cure the rest of your 
			men of their addiction as well. 
				(beat) 
			But it hasn't worked, has it? 
			They still need the drug.

	A flash of intense frustration passes over Goran'Agar's 
	face.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			We have come to the same place, 
			breathed the same air, eaten the 
			same food. It should have cured 
			them as well.

					BASHIR 
			That may be over simplifying 
			the situation...
					(MORE)

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT TWO   17.

16   CONTINUED:	(5)

					BASHIR (Cont'd) 
			... there are many factors which 
			could explain your own experience 
			and why the rest of the --

	He turns on Bashir with a forceful expression... 
	there's no room for debate with Goran'Agar.

					GORAN'AGAR
				(cutting him off) 
			I am not interested in why things 
			happen or why they don't. I only 
			care about one thing: freeing my 
			men from this drug. They followed 
			me here... they believe in me... 
			and I will free them.

	A COM DEVICE BEEPS on Goran'Agar's arm.

					ARAK'TARAL'S COM VOICE 
			This is Second Arak'Taral. I have 
			assembled the men.

					GORAN'AGAR
				(to com) 
			Acknowledged.

	Goran'Agar looks at Bashir thoughtfully for a moment.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			I want you to see this.

	He makes a motion for Bashir to follow and then they 
	both EXIT.

									CUT TO:

16A  EXT. JUNGLE CLEARING - DAY

	A clearing near the lab encampment, but not directly 
	adjacent to it. There are one or two pieces of 
	Dominion equipment nearby, but the main focus of 
	attention is on a STORAGE CONTAINER which is securely 
	locked with a complicated looking device.

	The other five Jem'Hadar are gathered here, in a loose
	formation, waiting for Goran'Agar and they're not well.
	There is no drug moving through their neck tubes.
	They're a group of drug addicts waiting for their next
	hit and it's starting to show. They have a tough time
	maintaining that professional bearing and calm...
	small twitches and tics are manifesting themselves...

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 08/07/95 - ACT TWO  17A.

16A  CONTINUED:

	... occasional bursts of agonizing pain shoot through 
	their bodies. Arak'Taral -- the second in command  -- 
	is watching them, trying to keep them together.

					ARAK'TARAL 
				(to all) 
			Take the pain. Show Goran'Agar 
			we're still Jem'Hadar.

	They all make an effort to put their obvious agony 
	aside as Goran'Agar and Bashir approach, but it's only  
	partially successful. Even Arak'Taral is having a hard  
	time maintaining his composure. They try to stand at  
	attention as Goran'Agar walks slowly along the rank,  
	eyeing each of his men. Bashir takes note of  
	everything, but keeps a discreet distance away.  
	Goran'Agar pauses in front of Temo'Zuma... then gently  
	pushes him in the chest. Temo'Zuma almost collapses to  
	the ground. Arak'Taral looks away in shame.  
	Goran'Agar gives Bashir a meaningful look before  
	turning back to Temo'Zuma.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			You didn't fall. Feel pride in 
			that.

	Temo'Zuma nods with difficulty and then Goran'Agar goes 
	to Bashir, leaving his suffering men standing there for 
	the moment.

					GORAN'AGAR 
				(to Bashir) 
			As a Federation Doctor, I know you 
			are trained to feel compassion and 
			sympathy for those in pain. 
				(beat) 
			These men are suffering now, but 
			it is nothing compared to what 
			will happen if they are not freed 
			from the drug before our supply 
			runs out.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic oath"-REV. 07/31/95 - ACT TWO   17B.

16A  CONTINUED:	(2)

	Goran'Agar watches Bashir intently as Bashir looks at 
	the suffering men.

					BASHIR 
			I can't promise anything.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			Will you try?

					BASHIR 
			I'll need O'Brien's help.
  				(beat) 
			But, yes. Yes, I'll try. Now 
			give those men what they need.

	Goran'Agar moves to the storage container and works the
	complicated security device. After a beat, the
	container OPENS, but only Goran'Agar can see inside the
	unit.  He reaches in and pulls out THREE VIALS of the
	DRUG.

					GORAN'AGAR
				(to Arak'Taral) 
			Second.

	Arak'Taral steps forward and Goran'Agar hands him the 
	three vials. Arak'Taral quickly moves to Meso'Clan and  
	Jem'Hadar #4 and hands them each a vial, keeping one  
	for himself. Goran'Agar takes two more vials and gives  
	them to the other two soldiers.

 	Goran'Agar closes up the storage device and moves to  
	Bashir as the Jem'Hadar connect the vials to a DEVICE  
	on their uniforms and the drug is sucked out of the  
	vials. After a beat, the drug can be seen flowing  
	through the tubes again. As the drug re-enters their  
	bodies, we can see visible relief sweep across the  
	Jem'Hadar. The following dialogue takes place over the  
	above action.

					GORAN'AGAR
				(to Bashir, sotto) 
			I've told them we have enough 
			White to last twenty-seven days. 
			But that's a lie. There is only 
			enough for five days. You have 
			that long, Doctor. After that ... 
			they'll die, but not before they 
			kill me for betraying them... and 
			you for not saving them.

	Off Bashir's disturbed look...

									CUT TO:

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT TWO  17C.

17   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing.

18   INT. WARDROOM 

	Worf and DAX stand at the head of the conference table, 
	giving a presentation to Sisko, Kira and Odo.

	Dax gestures to a display screen behind her, which 
	shows a STAR MAP with graphics indicating Klingon ship 
	movements around the Bajor Sector.

					DAX
			... the Klingons have also attacked 
			three more outposts along the 
			Romulan border. In short, they're 
			reasserting themselves just about 
			everywhere in the quadrant.

					KIRA
			You'd think they'd be a little 
			less aggressive after failing to 
			conquer Cardassia.

					WORF
			If the invasion was seen as a 
			failure, Gowron would've been 
			assassinated by now. He simply 
			declared victory and returned 
			home.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT TWO   18.

18   CONTINUED:

					SISKO 
			So now he's looking for his next 
			victory.

					ODO
				(nods) 
			Bajoran Intelligence believes the 
			Klingons are looking for 
			weaknesses in the star systems 
			along their borders.

					KIRA
			And when they find a "suitably 
			weak" system, they'll invade. The 
			same old story... the strong 
			survive and the weak perish.

					WORF
				(puzzled) 
			Of course.

	Kira reacts and Sisko steps in.

					SISKO
			We'll save that particular debate 
			for another time.
				(to Dax & Worf) 
			I want briefings every day on the 
			Klingon situation. Dismissed.

	Dax shuts off the display, and everyone heads for the 
	door. Worf approaches Odo.

					WORF
			May I speak with you for a moment?

	They hang back as the room clears.

					ODO
			I assume this is about Quark.

					WORF 
			He has made arrangements to 
			acquire a type four Tallonian 
			microscanner.

					ODO
			Has he?

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT TWO   19.

18   CONTINUED:	(2)

					WORF 
			A type four scanner is primarily 
			used to determine the purity of 
			Tallonian crystals.

					ODO
			Which are illegal anywhere but on 
			the Tallonian Homeworld. 
			Interesting.

	Worf looks at him expectantly.

					ODO
			I appreciate your bringing me this 
			information, Commander.

	He starts for the door, and Worf follows.

					WORF 
			I expect him to be meeting with 
			the smuggler again this evening.

					ODO
			That would seem likely.

					WORF
			Then you will arrest him when --

					ODO 
			Thank you, Mister Worf. You can 
			rest assured that I will take care 
			of this matter.

	Worf looks satisfied as they leave the Wardroom 
	together.

19   EXT. LAB AREA - NIGHT

	Bashir has set up a work area for himself, with some 
	Jem'Hadar equipment, and some from the Starfleet 
	medkit. A collection of plants and rocks has been 
	scattered across the floor and Bashir is patiently 
	taking physical samples from the collection and placing 
	them in Jem'Hadar containers he's using as Petri 
	dishes.

	O'Brien is disassembling a tricorder at a table, 
	running optical cabling over to a small DEVICE cobbled 
	together from various parts. Components and tools are 
	scattered on the floor around him. Meso'Clan is 
	standing guard and watches the proceedings from the 
	door. Bashir moves to the work area with the samples 
	and puts them in the receiving end of a Jem'Hadar 
	scanning device.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - 07/28/95 - ACT TWO     19A.

19   CONTINUED:

					BASHIR 
			How long until that scanner's 
			ready, Chief?

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT TWO   20.

19   CONTINUED:	(2)

	Bashir and O'Brien keep their voices calm and steady, 
	but there's a hidden meaning just below the surface -- 
	they're not talking about scanners here.

					O'BRIEN 
			About thirty minutes. I'm having 
			a little trouble with the 
			transtater interface.
				(beat) 
			Maybe you should take a look... 
			sir.

	Bashir casually crosses over to O'Brien and pretends to 
	examine the device O'Brien's working on. They take 
	pains to bend over and block the view of the Guard so 
	he can't see what they're doing or hear them.

					O'BRIEN
				(sotto) 
			The plasma charge should have an 
			effective range of about fifteen 
			meters.

					BASHIR
				(sotto) 
			That's pretty close.

					O'BRIEN
				(sotto) 
			It'll be enough to take care of 
			the guard. Once he's down, I'll 
			get his weapon and then we run 
			like hell for the runabout.

	Bashir glances back at the Guard watching them both. 
	Bashir makes a show of inspecting the device and then 
	giving his approval for the benefit of the Guard.

					BASHIR
				(normal voice) 
			Good work, Chief. If you keep 
			this up, you may make a fine 
			officer some day.

	Bashir smiles pleasantly and O'Brien is forced to smile 
	back.

					O'BRIEN 
			Thank you... lieutenant. Coming 
			from you that means a lot.

					BASHIR 
			I know.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic oath" -REV. 07/31/95 - ACT TWO    21.

19   CONTINUED:	(3)

	Bashir moves back to his own scanner and makes himself 
	look busy. O'Brien continues tinkering with the 
	emitter. At this point, Goran'Agar ENTERS with 
	Arak'Taral.

	O'Brien and Bashir exchange a look and O'Brien moves 
	away from the device and busies himself with other 
	equipment nearby. Goran'Agar goes directly to Bashir's 
	workspace while Arak'Taral goes to O'Brien's table.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			What have you found?

					BASHIR 
			So far, nothing I've tested 
			matches the molecular structure of 
			the enzyme receptors in your 
			bodies.

	Arak'Taral begins examining the components on O'Brien's 
	table, taking special care with the Starfleet 
	technology. O'Brien tries to ignore him and keep 
	working.

					BASHIR 
			But I did find something promising 
			in one of the native plants. Have 
			a look at this.

	He gestures for Goran'Agar to take a look in the 
	scanner. Arak'Taral continues to look over the 
	equipment on O'Brien's table, while both Starfleet 
	officers try not to watch what Arak'Taral is doing.

					BASHIR
				(to Goran'Agar) 
			As you can see, there's a high 
			content of chlorophyll in these 
			plants, which you wouldn't expect 
			on a planet orbiting a Red 
			Giant...

					ARAK'TARAL
				(to O'Brien) 
			What is this?

	O'Brien freezes, then sees Arak'Taral is holding a 
	laser scalpel from the medkit.

					O'BRIEN
			It's a medical instrument, a laser 
			scalpel. I'm using it to modify 
			a transtator interface.

	Arak'Taral tosses it aside irritably. He begins 
	looking through the components on the floor.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT TWO   22.

19   CONTINUED:	(4)

	Goran'Agar frowns at the scanner, unsure what Bashir's 
	discovery means.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			Are you saying the cure is in the 
			plants?

	Bashir catches himself watching Arak'Taral, and turns 
	back to Goran'Agar.

					BASHIR 
			Not exactly. But it might point 
			us in the right direction.

	Bashir begins making adjustments on the scanner.

					BASHIR
				(continuing) 
			Chlorophyll, of course, gives off 
			high energy electrons that are 
			picked up by other molecules. 
			This particular sample contains an 
			unusual hydroxyl molecule which 
			has bonded with an atom of 
			carbon...

	Arak'Taral is looking over the rest of the objects on 
	the table... moving ever closer to the device. Bashir 
	soldiers on, trying to keep his focus on the science 
	lecture.

					BASHIR 
			... the hydroxyl molecule has, in 
			effect become a catalyst within 
			the cellular structure of the 
			plant. So if there's an ATP-
			forming enzyme within the 
			mitochondria which may be 
			facilitating the --

					GORAN'AGAR 
			Enough. When will you have the 
			cure?

					BASHIR 
			I'm... still not sure.

					GORAN'AGAR
				(sotto) 
			Three days left, Doctor.

	Bashir nods in understanding.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - 07/28/95 - ACT TWO      23.

19   CONTINUED:	(5)

	That satisfies Goran'Agar, who then signals to 
	Arak'Taral, and heads for the door. Arak'Taral turns 
	to go, then his eye falls on the device O'Brien was 
	working on. He pauses, glances up at O'Brien, who 
	keeps a poker face.

 					ARAK'TARAL 
				(re: device) 
			What is this?

					O'BRIEN 
			That? It's something I put 
			together to enhance the resolution 
			on that scanner.

20   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	Arak'Taral takes a long look at the device. Bashir 
	tenses ... O'Brien braces himself... Goran'Agar pauses 
	on the threshold of the door. Arak'Taral flips the 
	switch.

	-- The device DISCHARGES a BURST of PLASMA ENERGY which 
	HITS Meso'Clan in the leg, dropping him to the floor, 
	but not killing him.

	O'BRIEN tries to lunge at Arak'Taral, but the 
	Jem'Hadar is too quick for him.

	-- Arak'Taral's hand shoots out and he grabs O'Brien by 
	the throat and yanks him off the ground, slamming him 
	into the wall.

	Bashir moves to help O'Brien, but Goran'Agar has his 
	weapon out and trains it on Bashir.

					GORAN'AGAR
				(to Bashir)
			Stay where you are.

	Bashir freezes in place, helpless to aid O'Brien, who 
	is struggling in vain against Arak'Taral's tightening 
	grip. Goran'Agar glances at O'Brien, but keeps his 
	weapon trained on Bashir.

					GORAN'AGAR 
				(to Arak'Taral) 
			Release him.

	Arak'Taral pays no attention... his grip tightens...

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - 07/28/95 - ACT TWO      24.

20   CONTINUED:

					GORAN'AGAR
				(calm)
			I said release him.

	But Arak'Taral shows no sign of obeying. As O'Brien's 
	life hangs in the balance ...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 08/07/95 - ACT THREE  25.
                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

21   EXT. LAB AREA - NIGHT 

	Continuous from Act Two. Arak'Taral is on the verge of 
	killing O'Brien. Goran'Agar moves quickly across the 
	lab and stands very close to Arak'Taral. His voice is 
	low, but laced with steel.

					GORAN'AGAR 
				(quiet) 
			Let him go. You know the penalty 
			for disobedience.

	A beat, and then Arak'Taral DROPS O'Brien to the 
	ground. Bashir rushes over to O'Brien and checks his 
	throat, while Temo'Zuma ENTERS in the b.g. with his 
	weapon at the ready. Once he sees that everything is 
	under control, he bends down to check on the wounded 
	Meso'Clan. As all this is happening...

					BASHIR 
			Bruised trachea... but there's no 
			permanent damage.

	O'Brien coughs and chokes, unable even to make a 
	response. Goran'Agar faces Arak'Taral, who now has 
	dropped his eyes in a mixture of shame and anger.

					GORAN'AGAR 
				(re: O'Brien) 
			Return him to the holding cell.

	Arak'Taral almost hesitates to obey this command before 
	roughly grabbing O'Brien and dragging him out.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic oath"-REV. 08/08/95 - ACT THREE  25A.

21   CONTINUED:

	Temo'Zuma stands up and turns to Goran'Agar while 
	Meso'Clan remains on the ground.

					TEMO'ZUMA
				(re: Meso'Clan) 
			He cannot stand.

					GORAN'AGAR
				(to Bashir) 
			Heal his wound.

	Bashir grabs a medkit and makes a quick inspection of 
	the nasty looking wound on Meso'Clan's leg.

					BASHIR 
			Missed the femoral artery... but 
			the knee joint's been destroyed. 
			I can give you something for the 
			pain, but I'd need a surgical unit 
			to replace the joint.
				(to others) 
			He'll need to stay off this leg 
			until you can get him to a medical 
			facility.

	Bashir pulls a hypospray out of his medkit and applies 
	it to Meso'Clan.

					MESO'CLAN
				(to Goran'Agar) 
			If I cannot stand, I am useless.

	Temo'Zuma pulls his weapon and looks to Goran'Agar, 
	waiting for the order. Meso'Clan knows what's coming, 
	and although he isn't looking forward to death, he also 
	knows it's inevitable.

					BASHIR
				(appalled) 
			You're not going to kill him?

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic oath"-REV. 08/08/95 - ACT THREE   26.

21   CONTINUED:	(2)

					TEMO'ZUMA 
			This has nothing to do with you, 
			Human.

					MESO'CLAN 
			When I am dead, there will be more 
			White for the rest of the men.

					GORAN'AGAR
				(softly) 
			No.
				(to Temo'Zuma)
			Take him back to our ship.

	Temo'Zuma and Meso'Clan are shocked.

					MESO'CLAN 
			You know the rule: If the death 
			of one will make the rest 
			stronger, then he dies.

	But now Goran'Agar is sure he's doing the right thing.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			We came here to be free of the 
			Vorta. It's time to stop living 
			by their rules.
				(to Temo'Zuma)
			Make him... comfortable.

	Temo'Zuma and Meso'Clan exchange a look -- neither of 
	them knows quite how to react. But obedience is the 
	key to the Jem'Hadar and Temo'Zuma finally puts his 
	weapon away and then bends down to help the wounded man 
	to his feet. The two of them EXIT together. There's 
	a long silent moment as Bashir looks at Goran'Agar 
	thoughtfully, wondering how and why he's different from 
	the other Jem'Hadar. Goran'Agar finally feels Bashir's 
	eyes on him and he turns around.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - 07/28/95 - ACT THREE     27.

21   CONTINUED:	(3)

					GORAN'AGAR
				(quiet)
			Get back to work.

	Bashir holds his eyes for a moment, then goes back to 
	his work area.

									CUT TO:

22   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing the station.

23   INT. PROMENADE - SECOND LEVEL 

	Worf lingers by the entrance to Quark's, which has been 
	locked up -- it's after hours. Worf glances around...

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - 07/28/95 - ACT THREE     28.

23   CONTINUED: 

	... then takes out a small DEVICE and begins to pick the 
	LOCK. After a beat, he springs the lock and is able to 
	gently OPEN the doors. He goes inside ...

24   INT. QUARK'S - SECOND LEVEL (CONTINUOUS)

	Worf ENTERS and quietly moves to the railing, where he 
	can observe what's going on below.

25   WORF'S POV

	The place is empty except for Quark who is busy at the 
	bar, tabulating income, checking inventory, etc.

26   RESUME WORF

	who settles in to watch.

									DISSOLVE TO:

27   INT. QUARK'S

	A few hours later. Worf is still watching from his 
	second level perch when the Shady Alien approaches the  
	door on the First Level. Quark seems to be expecting  
	him, and lets him in. Worf leans forward and watches  
	closely as Quark closes the door behind the Alien and  
	ushers him to a table.

	After a short conversation (that neither we, nor Worf  
	can hear) the Shady Alien slides a sample packet across  
	the table. Quark pulls out a small instrument which  
	looks like it might well be a type four microscanner,  
	and begins examining the contents of the packet.

 	Worf searches the room with increasing anxiety. No  
	sign of Odo, or any other security.

	Quark returns the packet to the Shady Alien, nodding  
	his approval. They both get up from the table, and  
	shake hands. The Shady Alien EXITS, and Quark goes  
	back to his work.

 	Worf can't believe it -- where the hell is Odo? He  
	quietly moves back toward the door on the Second Level.

									CUT TO:

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - 07/28/95 - ACT THREE     29.

28   INT. SECURITY OFFICE

	Worf storms into the office, and gets right in Odo's
	face.

					WORF
			You were supposed to be watching the Ferengi.

	Odo stands, not backing off an inch.

					ODO
			I don't need you to tell me what 
			I'm supposed to be doing.

					WORF
			I saw him inspecting the crystals. 
			You had an opportunity to arrest 
			him.

					ODO
			I perform my duties as I see fit.

					WORF
			You do not seem to be performing 
			them at all.

	They glare at each other for a moment.

					ODO
			Frankly, I'm not interested in 
			your opinion of my job 
			performance, Commander. Now I 
			suggest you attend to your duties, 
			and stop interfering in mine.

	Worf steps back, still bristling. He turns sharply and 
	leaves the office.

29   INT. PROMENADE (CONTINUOUS)

	Worf comes out on the Promenade. As he walks through, 
	he passes Quark coming the other way.

					QUARK
			Good evening, Commander.

	It's an innocuous greeting, but it feels like a 
	deliberate taunt to Worf.

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" -REV. 08/01/95 - ACT THREE   30.

29   CONTINUED:

	He heads off in a different direction, with new 
	determination.

									CUT TO:

30   EXT. LAB AREA - DAY

	Bashir is scanning Goran'Agar with a small device and 
	comparing the results with those on a PADD.

					BASHIR 
			Remarkable. Your body is 
			producing the exact amount of 
			Ketracel-white you need to 
			survive. But I can't find where 
			it's coming from... there don't 
			appear to be any glands or cell 
			clusters producing the enzyme.

	He shakes his head in amazement at his readings.

					BASHIR
				(continuing) 
			Of course, your entire metabolism 
			almost defies belief. The growth 
			rate of Jem'Hadar children is 
			extraordinary.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			You've seen our children?

					BASHIR 
			We found a newborn on the station 
			once. He was fully grown in three 
			days.

	Goran'Agar lets out a sound which might be a laugh.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			I would have liked to see a group 
			of humans try to control a 
			Jem'Hadar child.

 					BASHIR 
			We couldn't. All he wanted to do 
			was fight and kill. If it weren't 
			for Odo, I'm not sure what we 
			would've done.

	The mention of Odo's name seems to spark something in 
	Goran'Agar and we see a different side of his 
	personality. He seems hesitant for the first time... 
	almost nervous to be even discussing this subject.

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 08/07/95 - ACT THREE 30A.


30   CONTINUED:

					GORAN'AGAR 
			Odo is ... the Founder on your 
			space station.

					BASHIR 
			That's right.

					GORAN'AGAR
			I have... never seen a Founder.

					BASHIR 
			Never?

	Goran'Agar moves about the room... stares off into the 
	distance... struggles to deal with ideas and instincts 
	that he is only beginning to understand.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			To us, they are almost a myth. 
			But everyone in the Dominion -- 
			even the Vorta -- serve the 
			Founders.
				(beat) 
			I have fought against races that 
			believe in mythical beings that 
			guide their destinies and await 
			them after death. They call them 
			gods.
				(beat) 
			The Founders are like gods to the 
			Jem'Hadar ... but our gods never 
			talk to us ... and they don't wait 
			for us after death. They only 
			want us to fight for them... and 
			to die for them.

	Off Bashir's face as he begins to sympathize with this 
	unusual Jem'Hadar...

									CUT TO:

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT THREE  31.

31   INT. CAVES - DAY - ON OBRIEN 

	who is listening to Bashir with a skeptical look on his 
	face. They are both inside the holding ring and 
	O'Brien seems to have recovered for the most part from 
	his experience, although his throat is definitely 
	bruised and he has a few scratches. Bashir is 
	animated, excited by what's happening and trying to 
	convey it to O'Brien.

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT THREE  32.

31   CONTINUED:

					BASHIR 
			He's beginning to question  
			everything he's been taught: blind  
			obedience to the Founders, killing  
			without remorse, the devaluation  
			of other sentient lifeforms. He's  
			developing his own moral  
			structure. It's incredible.

					O'BRIEN
			Or at least that's what he wants  
			you to believe.
				(off his look)  
			Think about it, Julian. What did  
			he say to you?  "Federation  
			doctors are trained to feel  
			compassion and sympathy?" He's  
			manipulating you so you'll work  
			harder and stop trying to escape.

					BASHIR  
			What about sparing the life of  
			that wounded Jem'Hadar? I saw the  
			look on their faces... they were  
			shocked at his behavior. I'm  
			telling you, he's changing.

					O'BRIEN
			Okay. Let's say you're right and  
			he's starting to turn into a nice  
			guy. What are you getting at?

					BASHIR  
			I think we should cooperate with  
			him. Try to help him in what he's  
			doing.

					O'BRIEN
				(shocked)  
			What?

					BASHIR
				(passionate)  
			What makes Goran'Agar different  
			from the others? He's not  
			addicted to the drug. If we can  
			get the rest of the Jem'Hadar off  
			the drug, they may go through a  
			similar change. And if the  
			Jem'Hadar began to think for  
			themselves, the Founders could  
			suddenly have no army to carry out  
			their orders.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic oath"-REV. 07/31/95 - ACT THREE  32A.

31   CONTINUED:	(2)

					O'BRIEN  
			You're just guessing. You don't  
			know how the other Jem'Hadar will  
			react when they're off the drug.  
			What if they start marauding  
			through the galaxy on their own?  
			At least now, the Dominion keeps  
			them on a short leash.

	The tension between the two men is definitely starting 
	to rise and the discussion is turning heated.

					BASHIR  
			They're not animals. They're  
			people being used as slaves. And  
			this could be their one chance at  
			freedom.

					O'BRIEN
			And what do you think they'd do  
			with that freedom? Stop being so  
			naive and look at them for what  
			they really are. They're killers,  
			Julian. That's all they know how  
			to do. That's all they want to  
			do.

					BASHIR  
			But they have the potential to  
			become something more.  
			Goran'Agar's behavior proves that,  
			but they need our help.

					O'BRIEN
			Then they should've asked for our  
			help instead of shooting us down   
			and then threatening to kill us.

					BASHIR  
			They didn't know why we were  
			coming here... they probably  
			thought we were trying to attack  
			them.

					O'BRIEN
			I can't believe you're making  
			excuses for them.

					BASHIR  
			I'm trying to make you understand  
			that there are larger issues  
			here... that we're dealing with  
			a complex situation.

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 08/07/95 - ACT THREE  33.

31   CONTINUED:	(3)

					O'BRIEN
				(hard)  
			No. It's not complex, it's  
			simple. Those men out there are  
			Dominion soldiers. We help them  
			and we might be unleashing the  
			Jem'Hadar against the Federation.  
			And that's a risk I'm not willing  
			to take. So we're not going to  
			help them, Julian, and that's the  
			end of it!

	Bashir swallows an equally loud and angry response, but 
	his back stiffens and he regards O'Brien with that icy 
	"doctor" demeanor which brooks no argument.

					BASHIR  
			That is not the end of it. I am  
			the senior officer on this mission  
			and I'll decide what we'll do.

	O'Brien's head comes up in response -- Bashir's pulling 
	rank and O'Brien doesn't like it.

					BASHIR
				(continuing)  
			Now. I need the bio-spectral  
			phase discriminator from the  
			runabout's sensor array. I don't  
			have the technical skills to  
			remove it, so I'm ordering you to  
			do it. Is that clear?

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - 07/28/95 - ACT THREE     34.

31   CONTINUED:	(4)

	O'Brien holds his eyes for long moment, but O'Brien's 
	spent too long in uniform to disobey a direct order.

					O'BRIEN
				(stiff)
			Yes, sir.

	Off the moment as the two friends find themselves on 
	opposite sides ...

									CUT TO:

32   EXT. JUNGLE - RUNABOUT - NIGHT

	Arak'Taral and Jem'Hadar #4 lead O'Brien out of the 
	jungle, to the Runabout. Jem'Hadar #4 remains just 
	outside the doorl as Arak'Taral takes O'Brien inside.

33   INT. RUNABOUT - NIGHT (CONTINUOUS) 

	O'Brien goes to a panel on the floor, near the 
	transporter pad, and pulls the panel open. He picks up 
	a tricorder and begins working with the wires and 
	circuits inside the panel, checking the readings on the 
	tricorder. Arak'Taral stands watch over him.

					ARAK'TARAL
			How long will this take?

					O'BRIEN
			A few minutes.

	O'Brien begins working. Arak'Taral satisfies himself 
	that everything is secure for the moment and then 
	considers O'Brien as he works.

					ARAK'TARAL
			Your escape plan was flawed.

	O'Brien glances at Arak'Taral, but he's not too 
	interested in chatting with this guy.

					O'BRIEN
			Obviously. I got caught.

					ARAK'TARAL
			Even if you had killed the guard,
			you would've never reached the
			runabout.

					O'BRIEN
			I guess we'll never know.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" -07/28/95 - ACT THREE    34A.

33   CONTINUED:

					ARAK'TARAL
			I know.

					O'BRIEN
				(dry)
			I'm sure you do.

34   CLOSE ON TRICORDER - INSERT

	As O'Brien works the controls.

35   RESUME SCENE

	Arak'Taral almost smiles.

					ARAK'TARAL
			You're not like the other human.

					O'BRIEN
			We have our differences.

36   CLOSE ON A PANEL NEAR THE TRANSPORTER - INSERT 

	A small display LIGHTS up saying, "TRANSPORTER POWER ON-
	LINE."

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - 07/28/95 - ACT THREE     35.

37   RESUME SCENE (OPTICAL)

					ARAK'TARAL
			You don't like helping us.

	O'Brien looks him right in the eye.

					O'BRIEN
			No.  I don't.

					ARAK'TARAL
			Good. I don't like it either.

					O'BRIEN
			I'm glad we understand each other.

	The two men stare at each other for a moment, then 
	O'Brien turns back to the work at hand. He begins 
	pulling a briefcase-sized UNIT out of the floor. 
	Arak'Taral tenses and trains his weapon on O'Brien.

					ARAK'TARAL
			Slowly.

	O'Brien obeys and slowly pulls the unit out of the 
	floor.

					ARAK'TARAL
			Let go of it.

	Everything happens quickly:

	-- O'Brien lets go and drops his hands, letting one 
	hand fall on an OPTICAL CABLE near the open floor panel.

 	-- Arak'Taral carefully bends down and examines the 
	unit without touching it.

	-- O'Brien waits for the proper moment, then quickly 
	JAMS the cable into a POWER JUNCTION.

	-- The console near Arak'Taral EXPLODES in a spray of 
	sparks and smoke. Arak'Taral whirls instinctively 
	toward the explosion, weapon ready.

	-- O'Brien DIVES for the Transporter pad.

	-- Arak'Taral recovers and FIRES his weapon at O'Brien.

	-- Jem'Hadar #4 ENTERS, weapon at the ready.

	-- O'Brien hits the pad and DEMATERIALIZES, with ENERGY 
	BOLTS from Arak'Taral's weapon barely missing him.

	Then he's gone.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - 07/28/95 - ACT THREE    35A.

38   EXT. JUNGLE - NIGHT (OPTICAL) 

	O'Brien MATERIALIZES in the middle of the jungle, 
	tricorder in hand. He quickly checks his position, and 
	runs off into the dense foliage.

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 08/07/95 - ACT FOUR   36.
                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

39   EXT. LAB AREA - NIGHT

	Bashir peers through the scanner as Goran'Agar looks 
	on, then looks up, shaking his head.

					BASHIR 
			Nothing. I can't find anything in 
			the atmosphere, soil, water,  
			plant or animal life that is even  
			remotely compatible with your  
			cellular structure or your DNA.  
 				(beat)
			Maybe you were exposed to some  
			anomalous conditions here four  
			years ago that no longer exist.  
			Solar radiation... magnetic  
			storms... volcanic gases...

					GORAN'AGAR  
			No. Everything is exactly as it  
			was four years ago. The planet is  
			the same. The conditions are the  
			same. The answer must be here...  
			there is no other explanation for  
			what happened to me.

	Bashir leans against the table in fatigue for a 
	moment ... then a new thought crosses his mind.

					BASHIR  
			Maybe there is another  
			explanation... 
				(beat)  
			What if nothing happened to you on  
			this planet...
					(MORE)

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT FOUR   37.

39   CONTINUED:

					BASHIR 
				(Cont'd)  
			... What if you were never addicted  
			to the drug in the first place?

					GORAN'AGAR  
			But I took White all my life.

					BASHIR  
			Yes... but maybe you didn't need  
			it. It's possible that your DNA  
			structure had a random mutation  
			that--

	Arak'Taral steps through the door with his weapon out 
	and murder in his eye. He keeps his voice low and cold --
	the chilling sound of a man ready to kill. Just his 
	entrance into the room instantly raises the tension to 
	an extreme level.

					ARAK'TARAL  
			He escaped.

	Bashir and Goran'Agar are both surprised at this news.

					GORAN'AGAR  
			How?

					ARAK'TARAL  
			Using their ship's transporter. 
				(glares at Bashir)  
			They planned it together.

					GORAN'AGAR 
				(to Bashir)  
			Do you know where O'Brien is?

					BASHIR  
			No.

	Goran'Agar accepts that answer and turns back to 
	Arak'Taral.

					GORAN'AGAR
			Deploy the men into a standard --

					ARAK'TARAL 
				(re: Bashir)  
			He's lying. He's been lying for  
			days. There's no cure here. And  
			even if there was, he wouldn't  
			give it to you.

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 08/08/95 - ACT FOUR   38.

39   CONTINUED:	(2)

					GORAN'AGAR  
			There is a cure. I am the proof.  
			Now, deploy the men into a  
			standard search pattern. Find  
			O'Brien and return him to the  
			holding area. Alive.

					ARAK'TARAL 
				(to Goran'Agar)  
			Alive?

					GORAN'AGAR  
			Are you questioning me?

	Arak'Taral looks at him for a moment, then takes the 
	plunge.

					ARAK'TARAL  
			I knew you once. Trusted you.  
			Obeyed you without question. But  
			now... you're like this human.  
			Weak. Soft. Inferior. 
				(beat)  
			If being free of White means  
			becoming like you... I don't want  
			to be cured.

	Arak'Taral turns and EXITS. Goran'Agar stares after 
	him for a long beat.

					BASHIR  
			What'll happen to O'Brien?

					GORAN'AGAR  
			There is nothing we can do for  
			him. My men... will not obey me  
			any longer.

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT FOUR   39.

39   CONTINUED:	(3)

					BASHIR  
			Then find him first and keep him  
			alive until I can find the cure.

	Goran'Agar thinks for a moment, then regards Bashir 
	with suspicion.

					GORAN'AGAR  
			If I go, there will be no one here  
			to guard you.

					BASHIR  
			I won't try to escape. I give you  
			my word.

	Goran'Agar looks at Bashir for a long moment ... then 
	finally decides that he does believe him.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			I will do what I can.

	Goran'Agar EXITS and Bashir goes back to work.

									CUT TO:

40   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing the station.

41   INT. QUARK'S

	After hours - the bar is dark and quiet. The Shady 
	Alien makes his way to a shadowy corner.

	Quark is at a table, waiting for him. He gestures for 
	the Alien to sit, and begins pouring them a couple of 
	drinks from a fancy decanter.

					QUARK
				(re: decanter)  
			I've been saving this for a  
			special occasion. Tonight  
			certainly qualifies.

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT FOUR   40.

41   CONTINUED:

	The Alien lays a pouch on the table. He takes out a 
	small, beautiful crystal, and holds it up for Quark to 
	see.

					QUARK  
			How did you manage to get these  
			out of the Tallonian system?

					SHADY ALIEN  
			I have my resources.

	Quark brings out the microscanner, and analyzes the 
	crystal. He smiles at the results.

					QUARK  
			One hundred percent pure.

					SHADY ALIEN  
			Well worth twice the price I'm  
			asking.

					QUARK  
			I don't know if I'd go that far.

	He reaches under the table and pulls out a heavy bag. 
	He opens it to reveal a significant pile of latinum. 
	The Shady Alien nods his approval. He gives Quark the 
	pouch, and Quark hands over the latinum.

	Worf steps out from the shadows, holding a phaser. He 
	takes the bag from the shocked Alien, with great 
	satisfaction.

					WORF
			Trafficking in illegal merchandise  
			is a felony under Federation law.

42   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	Quark stands, outraged. He looks down at the bag of 
	latinum in Worf's hand and, strangely, speaks to it.

					QUARK  
			What is he doing here?

	The bag begins to MORPH, Worf drops the bag and then it 
	reforms into Odo, who glares at Worf.

					ODO
			A very good question.

					WORF
				(hesitant)  
			I ... was going to arrest these  
			criminals.

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT FOUR   41.

42   CONTINUED:


					ODO  
			I should arrest you for  
			interfering in my investigation.

	The Shady Alien tries to stand up, eyeing the door, but 
	Odo pushes him back into his seat.

					SHADY ALIEN
				(utterly baffled)  
			Will someone tell me what is going  
			on here?

					QUARK  
			It's called a set-up... a sting... 
			a charade. One that I would have  
			seen through in a minute, by the  
			way.

					WORF
				(to Quark & Odo)  
			You were working... together?

					QUARK  
			Against my better judgment.
				(to Odo)  
			I kept my part of the agreement,  
			so I expect you to keep yours and  
			drop all charges of conspiring to  
			receive illegal goods.

	Odo reluctantly acknowledges with a nod. The Alien 
	miserably reaches for a drink, but Quark snatches it 
	away.

					QUARK  
			It's not a special occasion  
			anymore.

					WORF
				(to Odo)  
			Why didn't you tell me what you  
			were doing?

					ODO
			I don't report to you, Commander.  
			And I don't spread the word when  
			I'm conducting an undercover  
			investigation. I also thought  
			your surveillance would make the  
			setup more convincing.
				(indicating Alien)
			I'm not interested in this man.
					(MORE)

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT FOUR   42.

42   CONTINUED:	(2)

					ODO (Cont'd)  
			He was supposed to complete the  
			transaction and take the "latinum"  
			back to his ship, so I could  
			infiltrate the entire Markalian  
			smuggling operation.

	Odo leans down and takes the Shady Alien by the arm.

					ODO
			Now I suppose I'll have to settle  
			for the middleman.

					QUARK  
			If you gentlemen are finished with  
			this little fiasco, I'd like to  
			tidy up.

	He collects the decanter and glasses, and moves away 
	from the table.

	Odo holds out an open hand.  Quark reluctantly gives 
	him the pouch full of crystals, then heads for the bar.

	Worf watches Quark walk away, and can't believe what's 
	happened.

43   EXT. JUNGLE - CLEARING/TRAIL - NIGHT 

	O'Brien kneels at the edge of a small clearing, busying 
	himself with something at the base of a tree. He 
	glances at the tricorder. Someone's coming. O'Brien 
	scrambles into the underbrush. He begins working 
	the tricorder.

									CUT TO:

44   EXT. JUNGLE - A NARROW TRAIL - NIGHT

	Jem'Hadar #3, Jem'Hadar #4, Temo'Zuma and Arak'Taral 
	are approaching. They move like predators, quiet and 
	swift, missing nothing. They have no lights to aid 
	them, but we get the feeling that their own night 
	vision is more than sufficient.

	They all have the Jem'Hadar equivalent of tricorders. 
	Temo'Zuma stops as he sees something on his tricorder.

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT FOUR   43.

44   CONTINUED:

					TEMO'ZUMA
			I've lost his signal.

					ARAK'TARAL
			Spread out.

	The four Jem'Hadar split up and swiftly move out in 
	four directions.

45   EXT. JUNGLE - CLEARING/TRAIL - NIGHT (OPTICAL) 

	Jem'Hadar #4 comes into view and pauses. He scans the 
	area with the tricorder... then looks up at a clump of 
	dense underbrush. He puts the tricorder away and holds 
	his weapon at the ready... slowly, carefully 
	approaches the underbrush... finally FIRES his weapon 
	into the bush.

	The Jem'Hadar swiftly moves toward the smoking foliage 
	and yanks it away with brutal force and then stops in 
	surprise at what he sees.

46   POV JEM'HADAR

	A smoking, blasted Starfleet tricorder sits on the 
	ground.

47   RESUME JEM'HADAR #4

	Before he can move, there is a CRACK of branches, and 
	a heavy DEADFALL comes whipping around and SMASHES into 
	him. He collapses under the debris.

 	O'Brien dashes forward from his hiding place in the 
	clearing. He grabs the unconscious man's weapon, and 
	hurries off through the jungle, staying low.

									CUT TO:

48   EXT. LAB AREA - NIGHT 

	Bashir is onto something... he's excited as he quickly 
	works on the equipment. He picks up a makeshift test 
	tube and carefully measures out a very small amount of 
	Jem'Hadar blood into a MOLECULAR SYNTHESIZER which is 
	sitting on the table.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - 07/28/95 - ACT FOUR     44.

48   CONTINUED: 

	O'Brien suddenly bursts in, holding the Jem'Hadar's gun 
	ready to shoot. Bashir looks up in surprise.

					BASHIR 
			Miles!

					O'BRIEN
				(he looks around, surprised) 
			Where's the guard?

					BASHIR 
			Everyone's out looking for you.

					O'BRIEN 
			Good. Anything else around we can 
			use as a weapon?

	Bashir stays quiet as O'Brien takes a quick look around 
	the tent.

					O'BRIEN
			No? Then let's get moving. It's 
			only three hundred meters to the 
			runabout, but those guys move 
			fast.

					BASHIR 
			Chief ... I'm not going.

	Off O'Brien's amazement ...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 08/07/95 - ACT FIVE   45.
                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

49   EXT. LAB AREA - NIGHT (OPTICAL)

	Continuous from Act Four. Bashir moves back to the 
	work area, where the molecular synthesizer is still 
	working.

					O'BRIEN
			What the hell do you mean, you're not going?

					BASHIR 
			I'm onto something here, Chief. 
			With a little more time, I think --

	O'Brien pulls Bashir away from the table.

					O'BRIEN
				(urgent) 
			I don't care what you think. This 
			is our one chance to get out of 
			here and we've got to take it.

					BASHIR
				(just as passionate) 
			This is also the one chance we 
			have to break the addiction.

					O'BRIEN
			Julian even if you find the cure, 
			they'll kill you anyway.

					BASHIR 
			That's not true, Goran'Agar has 
			promised to --

					O'BRIEN
			Forget about him. What about the 
			others? They're still a bunch of 
			bloodthirsty --

					BASHIR 
			Look. There's no time to argue. 
			If you're going to go, go.


					O'BRIEN
				(fed up)
			All right. I will.

	O'Brien heads for the door... hesitates on the 
	threshold... then spins around.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" -REV. 07/31/95 - ACT FIVE  45A.

49   CONTINUED: 

					O'BRIEN
			But you're coming with me!

	Bashir reacts on instinct, ducking away behind a table. 
	O'Brien FIRES his weapon at the molecular synthesizer, 
	and DESTROYS it.

					O'BRIEN
			There. You can bring me up on 
			charges when we get back, but 
			there's nothing to keep you here 
			now. So let's get going.

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT FIVE   46.

49   CONTINUED:	(2) 

	Bashir stares at the wreckage a moment, stunned, then 
	turns on O'Brien, just as Goran'Agar SHIMMERS into the 
	room. He knocks O'Brien back, sending the gun skidding 
	across the floor.

	Goran'Agar sees the damage... his face falls. There's 
	a long silent beat before Goran'Agar turns to O'Brien.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			You did this.

					O'BRIEN
			That's right.

	Goran'Agar looks at the destroyed work with a mixture 
	of anger and sadness. He lifts his weapon and points 
	it at the two Starfleet officers.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			Outside. Both of you.

					BASHIR 
			What are you... ?

					GORAN'AGAR 
				(quiet, cold) 
			No discussion. Move.

	Goran'Agar clearly means business. O'Brien and Bashir 
	do as they're told and everyone EXITS the tent.

									CUT TO:

50   EXT. JUNGLE - TRAIL/RUNABOUT (OPTICAL) 

	Goran'Agar marches them through the jungle at gunpoint. 
	Bashir tries to talk to him, but Goran'Agar prods him 
	to keep him moving.

					BASHIR 
			There still might be a way. If I 
			had another sample of your 
			blood...

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT FIVE   47.

50   CONTINUED:

					GORAN'AGAR 
			There is no more time. The supply 
			of White will run out tomorrow.

	They emerge into a clearing. Bashir and O'Brien are 
	surprised to find themselves back at the runabout.

	There is a NOISE inside the runabout, like something 
	being smashed. Arak'Taral emerges, looking frustrated, 
	but his expression changes when he sees Goran'Agar.

					ARAK'TARAL 
			You caught him. I shouldn't have 
			doubted you.

	He leans in close, examining the prisoners.

					ARAK'TARAL 
			Should we kill them ourselves, or 
			let the others?

					GORAN'AGAR 
			I will do the killing.

	He SHOOTS Arak'Taral, but it gives Goran'Agar no 
	pleasure as the other Jem'Hadar falls dead.

					GORAN'AGAR
				(quiet, to Bashir) 
			Take your ship, and go.

					BASHIR 
			Goran'Agar... if you stay here, 
			they'll kill you.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			Unless I kill them first. It 
			would be better for them to die 
			quickly in battle, than slowly... 
			as the drug runs out.

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT FIVE   48.

50   CONTINUED:	(2)

					BASHIR
				(frustrated)
			You don't have to do this.. 
			Even if we can't save the others, you 
			don't need to sacrifice yourself.

	Goran'Agar turns to O'Brien.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			You're a soldier?

					O'BRIEN
			I have been.

					GORAN'AGAR 
			Then you explain.

	O'Brien nods after a beat. Goran'Agar turns and 
	SHIMMERS AWAY. Bashir looks at O'Brien.

					O'BRIEN
			He was their commander. They 
			trusted him. He can't leave them.

	There's a quiet beat... and then O'Brien heads for the 
	runabout. Bashir stands there a moment longer, looks 
	out at the jungle, having a hard time with this.

						O'BRIEN
				(gently)
			Julian...

	Bashir finally goes inside the runabout.

51   INT. CAPTAIN'S OFFICE 

	Sisko sits at his desk, doing his least favorite chore -- 
	paperwork. He takes a PADD from a large stack of them, 
	and begins reading it.

	There's a CHIME at the door. Sisko puts down the PADD, 
	relieved at the interruption.

					SISKO 
			Come in.

	Worf ENTERS, not happy.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - 07/28/95 - ACT FIVE    48A.

51   CONTINUED:

					WORF 
			Captain, I have information I 
			would like to add to Security 
			Chief Odo's last report. He 
			didn't feel it was necessary to 
			include the details of my 
			involvement, but I think you 
			should know that I hindered his 
			investigation.

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT FIVE   49.

51   CONTINUED:	(2)

					SISKO 
			Yes, I heard about what happened.

	Worf looks at him, surprised.

					SISKO 
			Word gets around in a place like 
			this. It's one of the things 
			you'll have to get used to.

					WORF
			One of many things, it seems.

					SISKO
			Starfleet officers often have 
			trouble learning the unofficial 
			rules of the station. There's no 
			manual to study. You have to 
			figure things out as you go. 
				(beat, smiles) 
			A little different than life on a 
			starship.

					WORF
			When I served on the Enterprise, 
			I always knew who were my 
			allies... and who were my 
			enemies.

					SISKO
			Let's just say DS-Nine has more... 
			shades of gray. 
				(smiles) 
			And Quark is definitely a shade of 
			gray. But he has his own set of 
			rules, and he follows them 
			diligently. Once you understand 
			what they are, you'll understand 
			Quark. I'd say that's true for 
			everyone here.
				(beat) 
			You'll fit in, Commander. Give it 
			time.

	Off Worf, feeling somewhat encouraged, but still 
	wondering if he'll ever figure this place out...

									CUT TO:

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - REV. 07/31/95 - ACT FIVE   50.

52   EXT. SPACE - THE WORMHOLE (OPTICAL)

	As it OPENS and the Runabout EMERGES into the Alpha 
	Quadrant.

53   INT. RUNABOUT

	O'Brien and Bashir pilot the runabout, approaching the 
	station.

					KIRA'S COM VOICE 
			Kira to Rubicon. Docking Platform 
			Two is open. Welcome back, 
			gentlemen.

					O'BRIEN
			Thanks, Major.

	They go about the landing procedure quietly. The 
	silence between the two men is unusual... neither of them 
	likes it, but neither is quite sure what to say. 
	O'Brien finally breaks the silence.

					O'BRIEN
			You can bring me up on charges, 
			you know.

					BASHIR 
			That's not really my style.

	O'Brien nods.

					O'BRIEN
			I... wish things could've been 
			different, Julian.

					BASHIR 
			So do I.

					O'BRIEN
			And I'm sorry I had to destroy 
			your work.

					BASHIR 
				(quiet) 
			You didn't have to, Chief. You 
			had a choice. And you chose to 
			disobey orders, override my 
			judgment, and condemn those men 
			to death.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hippocratic Oath" - 07/28/95 - ACT FIVE     51.

53   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN 
			Yes, I did. 
				(beat) 
			Because I thought it was the only 
			way to save your life. Whatever 
			else you make think of me and what 
			I did -- at least understand why 
			I did it.

	Bashir looks at O'Brien, and they hold each other's 
	gaze for a long moment. Finally Bashir nods in 
	acceptance of O'Brien's motives, if not his actions. 
	O'Brien is satisfied with that, and goes back to work 
	for a moment.

					BASHIR 
			Tonight's supposed to be our 
			weekly dart game...

					O'BRIEN 
			Don't worry. I don't feel like 
			playing either.

					BASHIR 
			Maybe in a few days.

	They look at each other... and they both know that 
	although there's a rift between them now, it won't be 
	forever. That knowledge gives them at least a small 
	measure of comfort, and they manage faint smiles at 
	each other as they go back to piloting the runabout...

54   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	As the Runabout docks at the station...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         
                            THE END