STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                              
                     "The Bar Association" 
                          #40510-488 
                              
                           Story by 
                Barbara J. Lee & Jenifer A. Lee 
                              
                          Teleplay by 
             Robert Hewitt Wolfe & Ira Steven Behr 
                              
                          Directed by 
                         LeVar Burton 

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                       December 13, 1995

    STAR TREK: DS9   "The Bar Association" - 12/13/95 - CAS

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                     "The Bar Association" 
                             CAST 

          SISKO                    ROM
          ODO                      GRIMP
          BASHIR                   FROOL
          DAX                      LEETA
          QUARK                    WAITERS & DABO GIRLS
          O'BRIEN                  
          WORF                     
          KIRA                     

          Non-Speaking             Non-Speaking
          N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES     

   STAR TREK: DS9 - "The Bar Association" - 12/13/95 - SETS 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                     "The Bar Association" 
                             SETS 

        INTERIORS                     EXTERIORS
        DEEP SPACE NINE                 DEEP SPACE NINE
          CAPTAIN'S OFFICE              
          HABITAT RING CORRIDOR         
          INFIRMARY                     
          OPS                           
          PROMENADE/SECOND LEVEL        
          QUARK'S                       
          ROM'S QUARTERS                
          SECURITY/HOLDING AREA         
          SECURITY OFFICE               
          SURGERY                       

        DEFIANT                       
          BRIDGE                        
          CREW QUARTERS                 

  DEEP SPACE NINE -"The Bar Association"- 12/14/95 -PRONUNCIATION 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                     "The Bar Association" 
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

          BERLINGHOFF RASMUSSEN    BERR-ling-hoff
                                   ras-MYU-sen
          BORU                     ask Colm
          CLONTARF                 ask Colm
          DAIMON LURIN             DAY-mun LOOR-in
          FERENGINAR               fer-ENG-i-nar
          FROOL                    FROOL
                                   (rhymes w/ drool)
          GRIMP                    GRIMP
                                   (rhymes w/ shrimp)
          HASPERAT                 HAS-per-uht
          JEM'HADAR                JEM-huh-DAR
          KAR-TELOS                KAR TEE-los
          LISSEPIAN                li-SEP-ee-an
          NAUSICAAN                NAW-si-can
          OO-MOX                   00-mox
          P'TAK                    puh-TAHK
          SEAN ALOYSIUS            SHAWN al-oh-WIH-shus

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - TEASER          1.

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE                    

                        "The Bar Association"                          

                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL) (STOCK)

	As the Defiant emerges from the wormhole.

2    INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE

	WORF is in the Captain's Chair, DAX is at the helm.
	N.D. Starfleet Officers man the other stations.

					WORF
			Prepare for arrival.

	Dax operates some controls, then...

					DAX
			Approaching Docking Port Five.

					WORF
			Proceed.

	Dax operates the necessary controls. Dax decides to
	have a little fun with Worf now that the mission is
	over.

					DAX
				(slightly suggestive)
			The docking port's open. Mooring
			clamps extended. Thrusters
			engaged.

	Worf looks over at Dax, somewhat disturbed by her
	suggestive tone. There's an deep echoing SOUND 
	as the ship links up to the station.

					DAX
				(playful)
			Coupling complete.
				(to Worf)
			There's nothing so satisfying as
			a nice smooth docking at the end
			of a mission. Don't you think so,
			commander?

	Worf knows Dax is trying to get a response out of him
	and decides not to play along.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - TEASER           2.

2    CONTINUED:

					WORF
				(poker-faced)
			It was... satisfactory.
				(to com)
			Department heads prepare reports
			for tomorrow's briefing. All
			hands dismissed.

	The N.D.s begin filing off the bridge. Only Dax and
	Worf linger behind.

					DAX
			I'd call that a successful
			mission. Five days in the Gamma
			Quadrant and no sign of the
			Jem'Hadar.

	Worf nods, but his mind is on other things.

					WORF
			Commander, during our maneuvers
			through that asteroid belt in the
			Kar-telos system, I noticed the
			Defiant felt a little... sluggish
			when turning hard aport.

					DAX
				(nods)
			The inertial dampening generators
			may need realignment.

					WORF
			I'll begin drawing up a schedule
			immediately. And while we're at
			it, we should also recalibrate the
			targeting scanners and check the
			EPS relays.

					DAX
			O'Brien's going to be a little
			disappointed. He thought he
			finally had the ship running
			smoothly.

					WORF
			Chief O'Brien has done an
			excellent job. This is a fine
			ship.
				(a beat)
			But, it is my duty to keep her
			functioning at peak proficiency.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - TEASER           3.

2    CONTINUED:	(2)

	Worf looks around the bridge with admiration. Dax
	smiles..

					DAX
				(realization)
			Mister Worf, you're in love.
				(off Worf's look)
			With the Defiant.

					WORF
				(bristling)
			You exaggerate. As usual.
				(a beat)
			However, I must admit, without the
			Defiant, my assignment here would
			be much less... gratifying.

	Dax starts to leave, glances around the bridge.

					DAX
			You know... I think she likes you
			too.

	Dax EXITS, leaving Worf alone on the bridge.

3    INT. QUARK'S

	O'BRIEN and Bashir are standing by the dabo wheel,
	wearing gear appropriate for Irish warriors of the
	early eleventh century. LEETA, Bashir's dabo girl, is
	working the wheel.

					BASHIR
				(to O'Brien)
			I feel silly.

					LEETA
				(chiming in)
			I like it. It shows off your
			legs.

					O'BRIEN
			There, you see. Your public has
			spoken.

					LEETA
			Have fun.

	Leeta gives Bashir a kiss on the cheek and he and
	O'Brien head up the stairs to the holosuite.

					BASHIR
				(skeptical, to O'Brien)
			What's this holosuite program of
			yours called again?

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - TEASER           4.

3    CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
			The Battle of Clontarf. You and 
			me and a thousand stalwart Irish 
			warriors against a ravening hoard 
			of Vikings. It's like the Battle 
			of Britain, only with swords.

					BASHIR
			Why do you get to be the High 
			King?

					O'BRIEN
			I'm a direct descendant of King 
			Brian Boru.
				(a beat)
			Besides... it's my program.

	Bashir sees that O'Brien will brook no argument.

					BASHIR
			I suppose it's only fair.

	O'Brien and Bashir EXIT up the stairs.

4    NEW ANGLE

	On ROM, who is working behind the bar, moaning and 
	meticulously mixing a very complicated drink with lots 
	of exotic ingredients. QUARK joins him, scanning the 
	bar with a worried look. Business is light and there 
	are no Bajorans present.

					QUARK
				(re: Rom's moan)
			I know exactly how you feel.
				(a curse)
			The Bajoran Time of Cleansing. 
			Could someone explain to me why 
			the Bajorans need to abstain from 
			worldly pleasures for an entire 
			month? I mean, it's not like 
			they're a bunch of hedonistic 
			holosuite-obsessed drunkards to 
			begin with.

	Rom moans.

					QUARK
				(without looking at him)
			No use moaning about it.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - TEASER           5.

4    CONTINUED:

					ROM
				(in agony)
			It hurts.

	This gets Quark's attention. He looks over at Rom, who

	is still mixing the drink.

					QUARK
			Who's that for?

					ROM
			Me. It's one of Moogie's home
			remedies.

					QUARK
				(can't believe it)
			Your ear again?

	Rom pours the contents of the glass into a tall thin
	beaker, adds a drop of something to make it foam and
	then pours the liquid into his ear.

					QUARK
			That's disgusting. You want to
			drive away the rest of my
			customers?

	Rom looks terrible. He stands up, stilling wincing in
	pain and holds his ear.

					ROM
			I feel dizzy.

					QUARK
			What else is new? Now go wait on
			table seven.

	Just then, Leeta comes up to the bar, puts her tray
	down and looks at Rom with sympathy.

					LEETA
			Rom, you look terrible. I think
			you'd better lie down.

					QUARK
				(to Leeta)
			I don't pay you to think. I pay
			you to spin the dabo wheel. So
			get spinning.

	Leeta looks around at the almost empty bar.

					LEETA
			But no one's gambling.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - TEASER           6.

4    CONTINUED:	(2)

					QUARK
			How can they gamble when you're
			not at the wheel?

	Rom has his own problems.

					ROM
			I really don't feel good.

					LEETA
				(to Quark)
			Can't you see he's sick? He needs
			to lie down.

					QUARK
			Just because you happen to be
			intimately acquainted with Doctor
			Bashir's bedside manner doesn't
			make you a medical expert.

	Rom's looking weak and wobbly.

					ROM
			Brother? Am I still standing?

					LEETA
				(to Quark)
			What I do during my time off is no
			business of yours.

					QUARK
			If you don't get back to work this
			instant, you're going to have more
			time off than you know what to do
			with.
				(to Rom)
			And the same goes for you.

	Rom clenches his teeth and tries to fight past the
	pain.

					ROM
			Yes, Brother.

	But the pain is too great and he's overcome, fainting
	backward out of frame. He lands with a crash. Quark
	nudges him with his toe to see if he's awake, but Rom
	doesn't respond. Leeta kneels down to examine him.

					LEETA
			Aren't you going to do something?

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - TEASER           7.

4    CONTINUED:	(3)

					QUARK
			Of course I am. I'm going to dock
			his pay.
				(to Ferengi waiter)
			Broik. Clean up this mess.

	And as Quark stomps off...

5    CLOSE ON ROM

	Out cold and oblivious to what's going on around him.
	Hold on Rom's unconscious form for a beat, then....

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 11 - 1/08/96 - ACT ONE        8.
                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

	(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes)

6    INT. INFIRMARY

	Bashir is treating Rom's infected ear with a high-tech
	medical instrument. Rom is still hurting but not as
	bad as he was before.

					BASHIR
			This is one stubborn infection.
			How long have you had it?

					ROM
				(guessing)
			A couple of weeks.

					BASHIR
				(outraged)
			You mean to tell me that you've
			been walking around with a seeping
			infection of the tympanic membrane
			for two weeks?

	Rom thinks it over.

					ROM
			More like three, actually.

					BASHIR
			Rom, you could have died. Another
			forty-eight hours and you'd've
			been bidding for a new life in the
			Divine Treasury.

					ROM
			I guess it's a good thing I
			fainted when I did.

					BASHIR
			Why didn't you come to see me
			sooner?

					ROM
			I couldn't. I was busy.

					BASHIR
			I'm sure your brother could've
			spared you for half an hour.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT ONE          9.

6    CONTINUED:

					ROM
			It would've been a violation of my
			contract. Paragraph seventy-six,
			subsection three. "Employees of
			Quark's Bar and Holding Company
			are strictly prohibited from
			leaving the work environment
			during business hours unless
			ordered to do so by their
			employer. Any failure to comply
			with this provision will result in
			severe fines and possible
			dismissal."
				(a beat)
			It's a standard provision in all
			Ferengi labor contracts.

	Bashir is amazed by the unfairness of Rom's contract.

					BASHIR
			You mean you don't get time off if
			you're sick.

					ROM
			It's all part of our...
				(slightly sarcastic)
			Generous employee compensation
			package: "No sick days, no
			vacations, no paid overtime."

					BASHIR
			It sounds like you need a better
			contract.

					ROM
			There's no such thing. Ferengi
			labor contracts are all the same.

	Bashir finishes fixing up Rom's ear.

					BASHIR
			That should do it. But I want you
			to see me for a follow-up first
			thing tomorrow morning.

	Rom gets to his feet.

					ROM
			It'll have to be before the bar
			opens.

	Bashir shakes his head. He can't believe how 
	downtrodden Rom is.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT ONE         10.

6    CONTINUED:	(2)

					BASHIR
				(a throwaway)
			What you people need is a union.

	Rom is horrified at the mere mention of the word.

					ROM
			A what?

					BASHIR
				(off the cuff)
			You know... a trade guild... a
			collective bargaining association.
			A union. Something to keep you
			from being exploited.

					ROM
			You don't understand. Ferengi
			workers don't want to stop the
			exploitation. We want to find a
			way to become the exploiters.

	Rom turns to leave, but Bashir gets in a parting word.

					BASHIR
			Suit yourself. But I don't see
			you exploiting anybody.

	Rom can't argue with that, so instead of replying he
	hurries out of the room.

7    INT. QUARK'S

	The bar is even emptier than it was before. It's
	nearly closing time. Rom ENTERS and Leeta comes up to
	see how he's doing.

					LEETA
			How did it go?

					ROM
			I'm okay.

					LEETA
			Julian's a wonderful doctor. Your
			brother should've let you see him
			weeks ago.

					ROM
			It's not Quark's fault that I got
			sick. I forgot to get my 
			bimonthly ear scan.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT ONE            

7    CONTINUED:

					ROM (Cont'd)
				(embarrassed)
			And besides, I've probably been
			getting too much oo-mox.

	Leeta smiles. She didn't know Rom was such a lady's
	man.

					LEETA
			Really? Who's the lucky female?

					ROM
			No female. Just me.

	Leeta realizes her pathetic image of Rom is only too
	accurate.

					LEETA
				(pitying)
			I'm sorry.

	Rom brightens, never one to miss an opportunity.

					ROM
				(pushing his ear toward
				her)
			Sorry enough to do something about
			it?

					LEETA
				(looking for an excuse)
			I don't think Julian would
			approve.

	Rom knows there's no hope but is Ferengi enough to give
	it one more try.

					ROM
			You could ask him.

8    NEW ANGLE

	Just then, Quark comes out of the back room. He clears
	his throat loudly.

					QUARK
			All right, everyone. Gather
			around. I have an announcement
			to make.

					LEETA
				(to Rom, under her
				breath)
			What now?

	Rom, Leeta, and the other dabo girls and Ferengi
	waiters gather around Quark.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT ONE         12.

8    CONTINUED:

					QUARK
			I've just been going over today's
			receipts and it's not good. The
			only thing this Bajoran Cleansing
			Ritual has cleansed is my profit
			margin. So starting tomorrow,
			everyone's salary gets cut by a
			third. It was either that or fire
			half the staff. Don't bother
			thanking me.

	Quark's workers look devastated by the news, especially
	Leeta.

					LEETA
			I can't afford a pay cut.

					QUARK
			It's either a pay cut or a 
			layoff. You decide.
			(to all)
			Now everyone get back to work. I
			want this place cleaned up and the
			lights off in ten minutes.

	The workers turn back to their task, all except for
	Rom, who approaches his brother. Maybe it's the talk
	he had with Bashir, or maybe he's just suffered one
	indignation too many, but he's chosen this moment to
	make a stand.

					ROM
			Brother, this isn't right. You
			can't just cut people's salaries
			without warning.

	QUARK isn't used to having his judgement questioned and
	responds with an edge.

					QUARK
			Actually, I can. And I have. Now
			why don't you concentrate on
			keeping your hands off your lobes
			and leave business matters to me?

					ROM
			But once the Cleansing Ritual is
			over you'll restore everyone's
			salary, right?

	Quark isn't impressed.

					QUARK
			That depends on next quarter's
			fiscal summation.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT ONE         13.

8    CONTINUED:	(2)

	As far as Quark is concerned, this is the end of the
	conversation. But Rom's not ready to give up.

					ROM
			Brother, I'm asking you as a
			personal favor to reconsider this
			pay cut.

					QUARK
			Anything for you.

	Quark makes a show of thinking it over for a beat,
	then...

					QUARK
			There. I've reconsidered it. My
			decision stands.

					ROM
			But, brother...

					QUARK
			Don't "brother" me. In this bar
			you're not my brother. You're my
			employee. And employees have no
			right to question the management's
			decisions.

	Rom goes cold. He's had just about enough.

					ROM
			I'm warning you, if you don't
			rescind the pay cuts, you're going
			to regret it.

					QUARK
				(dismissive)
			The only thing I regret is not
			being an only child.

	And with that, Quark EXITS.

9    CLOSE ON ROM

	Who clenches his jaw, determined to make Quark see the
	error of his ways.

10   INT. HABITAT RING CORRIDOR

	Dax and Worf are wearing their workout gear. Worf is
	carrying a bat'leth, and Dax is taking some practice
	passes with the mek'leth (short sword) as they walk
	down the hall.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT ONE         14.

10   CONTINUED:

					DAX
			You know, I think I'm finally
			getting the hang of this mek'leth.

	Worf doesn't answer.

					DAX
			Don't you think?

					WORF
			It would seem so.

					DAX
			Then why haven't you told me?

					WORF
			A Klingon warrior does not need
			the praise of his teacher.

					DAX
			I'm not a Klingon warrior.
				(joking)
			I'm a beautiful and sensitive
			young woman. And I thrive on...

	Worf's stops in his tracks and holds up his hand to
	quiet her.

					DAX
				(softly)
			What is it?

					WORF
				(whispers)
			Listen.

	Dax listens and hears a faint rustling noise from the
	ceiling. She points up to the ceiling. Worf nods in
	agreement, and without warning, lifts his bat'leth and
	yanks open a panel from the ceiling.

11   NEW ANGLE

	As a Dopterian thief tumbles from a crawlspace in the
	roof and falls to the floor. A bag of booty spills
	down next to him. Worf points the bat'leth at the
	Dopterian's chest.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT ONE         15.

11   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			Do not move.

	Dax reaches over and picks up something from the booty.
	It's Worf's tooth sharpener.

					DAX
			Isn't this your tooth sharpener?

	Worf's lips twist into a snarl and we...

									CUT TO:

12   INT. SECURITY OFFICE

	As Worf ENTERS and flings the Dopterian thief into the
	room. ODO, who was in the middle of conferring with a
	deputy, reacts.

					WORF
			This p'tak just robbed my
			quarters.

					ODO
				(to the Deputy)
			Put him in a holding cell.

	The Deputy hauls off the Dopterian.

					ODO
				(to Worf)
			I'll need a statement.

					WORF
			And you'll have one. But I want
			to know why such a security breach
			was allowed to occur in the first
			place.

					ODO
			Unfortunately, these things
			happen.

					WORF
			They did not happen on the
			Enterprise.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT ONE         16.

12   CONTINUED:

	Odo smiles. He's been waiting for just such a moment
	as this.

					ODO
			Really.

	Odo punches some commands into his desk computer to
	bring up some information.

					ODO
				(reading)
			Let's see. Stardate 46235.7,
			Ferengi privateers led by Daimon
			Lurin boarded and seized control
			of the Enterprise using two
			salvaged Klingon birds of prey.
			Stardate 45349.1 Berlinghoff
			Rasmussen, a petty criminal
			impersonating a scientist,
			committed numerous acts of theft
			against the crew of the
			Enterprise. Shall I continue?

	Worf doesn't like to be reminded of either of these
	incidents, even though they weren't really his fault.

					WORF
			That will not be necessary.

					ODO
			I know that these incidents were
			the exception rather than the
			rule. But if security breaches
			like those can happen on the
			flagship of the Federation,
			imagine the difficulty of
			maintaining security at an open
			port such as DS Nine.

	Worf's a little frustrated, but he understands Odo's
	point.

					WORF
			I understand. It's just that I
			find it... irritating.

					ODO
			So do I. But I'm afraid you're
			just going to have to get used to
			it.

	Hold on Worf for a beat. This isn't a prospect that he
	finds appealing.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT ONE         17.

13   INT. ROM'S QUARTERS

	The room is crowded with Ferengi waiters and dabo
	girls. All Quark's workers from every shift are here,
	so it's pretty cramped. Among those present are two of
	Quark's senior waiters, GRIMP, an ambitious young
	Ferengi on his way up who's not afraid to step on
	anyone who gets in his way, and FROOL, an older Ferengi
	waiter. Frool's seen the best of times and the worst
	of times, but has never quite grasped the latinum ring.

	Rom stands on his couch and addresses the crowd.

					ROM
			Thank you all for coming. I know
			that in the past I've always
			defended my brother whenever he's
			taken a stance that's proven
			unpopular with the staff.

	There are grumbles of agreement from the employees.
	It's beginning to look like Rom's called them here to
	back Quark up.

					ROM
			But I'm not going to do that
			today.

	The employees react with surprise.

					GRIMP
			You're not?

					ROM
				(determined)
			No. I'm not.
				(to all)
			Quark's just using the Cleansing
			Ritual to increase his profits at
			our expense. It's not fair. And
			we're not going to take it.

					GRIMP
				(cynical)
			Since when?

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT ONE         18.

13   CONTINUED:

					ROM
			Since right now.

					LEETA
			What are we going to do about it?

					ROM
			We're going to fight back. In the
			only way we can. We're going to
			form a... a...

	Rom's nerves fail him for a bit as he gets to the
	sacrilegious word.

					FROOL
			A what?

					ROM
				(pushing through)
			We're going to form... a Union.

	And as the room explodes with the sound of everyone
	reacting and talking at once, we...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " 11 - 1/08/96 - ACT TWO        19.
                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:.

14   INT. ROM'S QUARTERS - CONTINUOUS

	Grimp and the other waiters can't believe what they're
	hearing.

					GRIMP
			Rom... are you insane? You've
			just destroyed the lives of every
			Ferengi in this room. When the
			F.C.A. finds out we've even been
			talking about a... a...

					LEETA
			A Union.

					GRIMP
			Don't say that word again. We're
			in enough trouble as it is.

	Frool tries to think of a way to save everyone's hide.

					FROOL
			The Ferengi Commerce Authority
			doesn't have to hear about this.
			If we all go back to work now, no
			one else has to know this ever
			happened.

					GRIMP
			It's too late for that. The
			F.C.A. has ears everywhere. And
			as soon as their lobes get wind of
			this, we're doomed.

	All the Ferengis are definitely looking very antsy.
	Rom knows the meeting's close to breaking up. This is
	his moment. He has to seize the day, to dare to eat the
	peach.

					ROM
				(softly at first, then
				growing in strength)
			All right. So we're doomed.
			F.C.A. Liquidators will probably
			haunt us for the rest of our
			lives.
				(a beat)
			But I say if they're going to come
			after us, let's give them a good
			reason.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT TWO         20.

14   CONTINUED:

					ROM (Cont,d)
			Every one of you, Ferengi and non-
			Ferengi alike, knows that the way
			Quark treats us is unfair.
				(singling out examples)
			Frool, don't you deserve a day off
			when your back starts acting up?

					FROOL
			Well, I suppose...

					ROM
				(steamrolling)
			And Grimp, wouldn't you like to
			take a paid vacation?

					GRIMP
			You're being ridiculous.

					ROM
			Answer the question.

					GRIMP
			It's not going to happen.

					ROM
			It won't happen unless you make it
			happen. We're Ferengi. And when
			a Ferengi sees an opportunity,
			what does he do?

					FROOL
			He seizes it.

					ROM
			That's right.

	Rom looks over at Leeta who gives him an encouraging
	smile.

					ROM
				(continuing)
			Well, we've got an opportunity
			right now. And I for one intend
			to grab it. We've been exploited
			long enough. It's time to be
			strong, to take control of our
			lives, our dignity... and our
			profits.
				(working himself into a 
				frenzy)
			Strike a blow against Quark.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT TWO         20A

14  CONTINUED:	(2)

					ROM (Cont'd)
			Strike a blow against the F.C.A.
			Strike a blow against
			exploitation.
				(a beat)
			Are you with me?

					LEETA
			Yes.

	Following Leeta's lead, all the other dabo girls shout
	their approval.

					LEETA AND DABO GIRLS
				(begin chanting)
			Union... union... union...

	Frool and Grimp and the other Ferengis exchange looks.
	They're not thrilled by this, but in the end they know
	they have nothing to lose. They begin chanting as well.

					WAITERS AND DABO GIRLS
				(chanting)
			Union... union... union...

	And as the workers rally around him, Rom breaks into a
	wide grin.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT TWO         21.

15   INT. INFIRMARY

	Bashir is checking out O'Brien at the examining table,
	examining something on the back of his neck.

					BASHIR
			What you've got there... is a
			sebaceous cyst.

					O'BRIEN
			I know it's a cyst. But it's
			getting bigger.

					BASHIR
			It's really nothing to worry
			about. Dermatologically speaking,
			you're perfectly healthy.

					O'BRIEN
			I'm perfectly healthy except I've
			got a disgusting cyst on the back
			of my neck. Now either I paint a
			nose, eyes and mouth on it and
			pretend I've got two heads, or you
			take it off.

					BASHIR
			I'll get you some paint.

	O'Brien's tired of kidding around.

					O'BRIEN
			Julian... get it off of me.

					BASHIR
			All right, all right. But you
			know what they say... two heads
			are better than one.

					O'BRIEN
				(not amused)
			I'm waiting.

	Bashir goes to get a medical instrument.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT TWO         22.

15   CONTINUED:

	Bashir begins removing the cyst (which we never see).
	Just then...

16   NEW ANGLE

	Rom ENTERS, looking excited but a little frazzled.

					ROM
			Doctor Bashir, I need your help.

					BASHIR
			That ear acting up again?

					ROM
			My ear's fine. I need some
			advice.
				(whispers)
			About Unions.

	Bashir doesn't even remember the conversation.

					BASHIR
			Unions?

					ROM
			You said the other day I should
			form a union. So I did.

	It's all coming back to Bashir.

					BASHIR
			Rom, I was speaking theoretically.

					ROM
			And I put your theory into
			practice. All of Quark's
			employees have joined. We're
			going to force him to treat us
			better.
				(looks worried)
			I hope.

				O'BRIEN
			A union, huh? Good for you.

					ROM
			You know about Unions?

	From O'Brien's expression, it's obvious he does.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT TWO         23.

16   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
			Who do you think led the
			Pennsylvania coal miners during
			the anthracite strike of nineteen
			oh-two?

					ROM
			I have no idea.

					O'BRIEN
			Sean Aloysius O'Brien.

					BASHIR
			I didn't know that.

					O'BRIEN
			There're lots of things about my
			family that you don't know.
				(to Rom)
			Eleven months those mines were
			closed and they didn't open again
			until every last one of the
			miners' demands were met.

					ROM
			You mean, we should force Quark to
			close the bar?

	Bashir doesn't like the direction that this
	conversation is going.

					BASHIR
			Only as a last resort. If he's
			reasonable about meeting your
			requests, there's no need for a
			strike.

					O'BRIEN
			Quark reasonable? Not likely.
				(to Rom)
			Mark my words, you'll have to
			strike. And when you do, you'll
			have to be strong.

	Rom is getting more and more confident hearing O'Brien
	back him up.

					ROM
			Just like Sean O'Brien.

					O'BRIEN
			Exactly.
				(to Bashir)
			You know he had the biggest
			funeral in all of Western
			Pennsylvania.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT TWO         24.

16   CONTINUED:	(2)

					ROM
			Funeral?

					O'BRIEN
			They fished his body out of the
			Allegheny River a week before the
			strike ended. The story is he had
			thirty-two bullets in him...
				(trying to remember)
			Or was it thirty three.

	Rom looks disturbed. Bashir tries to raise his
	spirits.

					BASHIR
			But he died a hero.

					O'BRIEN
				(with quiet pride)
			He was more than a hero. He was
			a union man.

	Some of O'Brien's pride is infectious. Rom stands a
	little taller.

17   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (STOCK) (OPTICAL).

	Establishing.

18   INT. OPS

	Worf is at his station but his monitors are down.
	O'Brien is working on the console, poking around in a
	open panel.

					O'BRIEN
			I see the problem now. You've got
			a bad ODN relay in here. We'll
			have to replace the whole unit.

	This is not what Worf wanted to hear.

					WORF
			How long will that take?

					O'BRIEN
			Two or three hours. But after
			that, it'll work like a charm.

					WORF
			Until the next time it breaks
			down.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT TWO         25.

	18   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
			That's the problem when you
			combine Cardassian, Bajoran and
			Federation technology. None of it
			was meant to work together.

					WORF
			How do you tolerate working in
			this environment?

	O'Brien shrugs it off.

					O'BRIEN
			It's a lot easier than working on
			the Enterprise.

					WORF
			Easier? The Enterprise never had
			these kind of problems.

					O'BRIEN
			Tell me about it. Do you have any
			idea how bored I used to get
			sitting in that Transporter Room
			waiting for something to break
			down. Here, I've got a half dozen
			new things to worry about every
			day. This station needs me.
				(a beat)
			Do me a favor and hand me that
			coil spanner.

	Worf hands O'Brien the instrument, but he's still not
	convinced that Deep Space Nine's peculiarities are a
	good thing.

19   INT. PROMENADE 

	It's the next day. Quark is walking to the bar to open
	up. He's in a fairly good mood. He passes a Bajoran
	monk who's incensing the entrance to the shrine.

					QUARK
				(waves)
			Happy Cleansing.

	The monk nods and Quark heads for his bar.

20   INT. QUARK'S

	Quark ENTERS to find his entire workforce waiting for
	him, with Rom at the forefront.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT TWO         26.

20   CONTINUED:

					QUARK
			If this is a surprise birthday
			party, you're a month late.

					ROM
			It's not a party.

	Rom holds out a PADD.

					ROM
			We're the Guild of Restaurant and
			Casino Employees and we're here to
			present our demands.

	Quark looks surprised.

					QUARK
			The Guild of Restaurant and Casino
			Employees? What's that supposed
			to be?

					ROM
			What does it sound like?

					QUARK
			It's sounds like a... a...
				(disgusted)
			A Union.

					ROM
			Exactly. So you'd better take our
			demands seriously.

	Quark snatches the list from Rom's hand and reads it.

					QUARK
			Increased pay? Shorter hours?
			Paid sick leave?

	Quark can't help it. He bursts into laughter.

					ROM
			This is no joke.

					QUARK
			Yes, it is. And the fact that you
			don't know that is what makes it
			so funny.
				(to all)
			Now get back to work before I fire
			the whole lot of you.

	Rom clenches his jaw. He's not about to back down.

					ROM
			You can't fire us.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT TWO         27.

20   CONTINUED:	(2)

					QUARK
			Why not?

					ROM
			Because as of right now, we're all
			on strike.

	As a Quark reacts in surprise to this disturbing news,
	we...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 11 - 1/08/96 - ACT THREE      28.
                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

21   INT. PROMENADE - OUTSIDE QUARK'S

	Leeta, Grimp, Frool and the other striking employees
	have lined up and formed a human chain two rows deep in
	front of Quark's. Rom is in front of the line. He
	greets each would be patron as they come to the door,
	then hands them a slip of latinum, and bribes them to
	leave.

					ROM
				(to passersby)
			Thank you for not patronizing
			Quark's. Thank you for not
			patronizing Quark's. Thank you
			for not patronizing Quark's.

	Most of the patrons walk away.

					LEETA
				(to Grimp)
			I hope Rom's voice holds out.

					GRIMP
			I hope our latinum holds out.

	And as Rom continues to bribe away Quark's patrons...

									CUT TO:

22   INT. QUARK'S (OPTICAL)

	Quark's is virtually deserted. There are no Bajorans
	or humans on the premises, only Morn, a Bolian, and a
	couple of Pakleds. Odo comes down the stairs and
	approaches Quark, who's carrying a tray.

					ODO
			You wanted to see me.

	Quark turns and looks at Odo with a friendly smile.

					QUARK
			May I take you're order, sir?

					ODO
			Quark, I'm in no mood for games.

					QUARK
			There seems to be an opening at
			the dabo table.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT THREE        29.

22   CONTINUED:

					QUARK (Cont'd)
			Or perhaps I could interest you in
			some time in the holo- holo-
			holosuite?

	As Quark is speaking static begins to appear all over
	his body, until suddenly he fades out, dropping the
	tray to the ground with a crash.

					QUARK (O.S.)
				(exasperated)
			Not again.

23   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL) 

	As Quark hurries over to Odo. We now notice along with
	Odo that there are a bunch of Quarks in the bar,
	serving drinks, taking orders and working at the dado
	table.

					QUARK
			Are you carrying a tricorder or
			anything with a portable energy
			source?

					ODO
			What are you talking about?

	Quark retrieves the fallen tray.

					QUARK
			I'm still working the bugs out of
			these holographic waiters. The
			Lissepian who sold me the program
			neglected to mention that certain
			energy sources can interfere with
			the imaging system.

					ODO
			Looks like there's no end to the
			problems you're facing.

					QUARK
			I can take care of the Lissepian,
			but I need you to get those...
			traitors away from my front door.
			They're blocking access to my
			place of business, causing a
			disturbance on the Promenade, and
			they're probably a fire hazard.
			They belong in a holding cell...
			every last one of them.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT THREE        30.

23   CONTINUED:

					ODO
			I don't like to admit this... but
			I agree with you. From what Chief
			O'Brien's told me about strikes,
			they sound like trouble. I don't
			like mobs. In my opinion, if you
			need one to get what you want,
			it's not worth getting.

	This is the first good news Quark has had in a while.
	He thinks he sees the light at the end of the tunnel.

					QUARK
			Good, then you'll haul them away.

					ODO
			I'll do nothing of the sort.

					QUARK
				(crestfallen)
			But you said...

					ODO
			I know what I said. But I have
			strict orders from Captain Sisko
			not to "impinge" on your employees'
			"freedom of expression." As long
			as they stay peaceful and allow
			your customers access through the
			second level entrance, I'm not
			allowed to interfere.

					QUARK
			In that case, would you mind
			serving some drinks?

	Quark holds out the tray to Odo; Odo just turns and
	walks away.

					QUARK
			I didn't think so.

	We hold on Quark as the sound of another tray crashing
	to the ground off screen echoes through the bar. He
	flinches.

24   INT. PROMENADE - SECOND LEVEL

	Bashir and O'Brien are across the bridge from Quark's
	watching people as they walk by Quark's second level
	entrance.

	Two Starfleet officers, obviously a couple, walk
	together down the Second Level.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT THREE        31.

24   CONTINUED:

	They approach the door to Quark's.

					BASHIR
				(aside, to O'Brien)
			Pass.

	The two officers pass by Quark's without even looking
	inside. Bashir looks over at O'Brien as if to say "I
	told you so."

					O'BRIEN
			That one was too easy.

					BASHIR
			What about that Vulcan?

	O'Brien turns and sees a Vulcan approaching the
	entrance.

					O'BRIEN
			With their sense of ethics?
			Definitely on the side of labor.
			Pass.

	True to O'Brien's prediction, the Vulcan passes by.
	Next comes a Pakled.

					BASHIR
			I'd say this one's an "Enter."

	Sure enough the Pakled goes inside.

					O'BRIEN
			Lucky guess.

	Bashir can't deny it. The next person to come near the
	entrance is Worf.

					O'BRIEN
			Pass. He barely set foot in the
			place when there wasn't a strike.

					BASHIR
				(agreeing)
			Quark's not exactly his favorite
			person.

	Bashir and O'Brien watch as to their shock and dismay,
	Worf ENTERS the bar.

					BASHIR
				(surprised)
			I can't believe he's an "Enter."

					O'BRIEN
			Not for long.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " -1/08/96 - ACT THREE         32.

24   CONTINUED:	(2)

	O'Brien's not about to let a fellow Starfleet officer
	turn strikebreaker. He's already on the move. Bashir
	follows.

						BASHIR
			Where are you going?

					O'BRIEN
			To talk some sense into him.
				(calling out)
			Commander. Hold on.

	O'Brien and Bashir pursue Worf into Quark's and we...

									CUT TO:

25   INT. SECURITY - HOLDING AREA 

	SISKO stands in the center of the holding area, looking
	into a cell. He doesn't know whether to be angry or
	amused.

					SISKO
			I don't believe what I'm seeing.

26   NEW ANGLE

	To include Bashir, O'Brien and Worf standing shoulder
	to shoulder in one of the holding cells, looking
	incredibly ashamed of themselves. Bashir has a cut on
	his forehead.

					WORF
			Sir, if I could explain...

					SISKO
			Mister Worf, do I look like I'm
			ready for an explanation?
				(exasperated)
			Three of my senior staff, brawling
			on the Promenade.

					O'BRIEN
			With all due respect, sir. We
			weren't brawling.

					SISKO
			Maybe you should take a closer
			look at Doctor Bashir's forehead.

	O'Brien glances back at Bashir.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar " - 1/08/96 - ACT THREE         33.

26   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
			He shouldn't have gotten in the
			way.

	But Bashir isn't about to take the blame for his own
	injury.

					BASHIR
			I was trying to stop the fight.

					WORF
			We weren't fighting.

					SISKO
			Then what were you doing?

					O'BRIEN
			We were...

	O'Brien and Worf look at each other as if trying to
	figure out how to put the best spin on things.

					WORF
			Having a difference of opinion.

	Sisko looks skeptical.

					O'BRIEN
			I suppose there at the end, we
			might have done... a bit of
			shoving.

					SISKO
				(not letting them off the 
				hook)
			According to Odo, Doctor Bashir
			got shoved over a table.

					WORF
			That was an accident.

					BASHIR
			Things just got a little out of
			hand.

					SISKO
			Things got more than a little out
			of hand. I suppose I'm going to
			have to talk with Quark myself...
			find a way to settle this strike
			and get things back to normal
			around here.

	Sisko turns to go.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT THREE        34.

26   CONTINUED:	(2)

					O'BRIEN
			Uh... Captain.
				(once he's got Sisko's
				attention)
			Can we leave now?

	Sisko thinks about it for a beat, then...

					SISKO
			I'll tell Constable Odo to let you
			go... in the morning.

	And with that, Sisko EXITS, leaving Worf, O'Brien and
	BASHIR together in the holding cell.

					BASHIR
			I hope you're proud of yourselves.

	Worf and O'Brien look properly chagrinned.

27   INT. CAPTAIN'S OFFICE

	Quark and Sisko are in mid-conversation. Quark is on
	his best behavior.

					QUARK
			Captain, believe me... I want this
			strike settled as much as you do.

					SISKO
			Then settle it.

					QUARK
			It's not that simple.

					SISKO
			Make it simple. Sit down with
			your brother and hammer out an
			agreement. Today.

					QUARK
			Captain, I'm afraid you don't
			understand what a delicate
			situation this is. Even talking
			with strikers would be a violation
			of the most sacred precepts of
			Ferengi culture.

					SISKO
			Maybe I don't know much about
			Ferengi culture... but I do know
			who holds the lease on your bar.

	Quark doesn't like the sound of that.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar " - 1/08/96 - ACT THREE         35.

27   CONTINUED:

					QUARK
			The Federation. And I couldn't
			ask for better landlords.

					SISKO
			That's because we don't ask you to
			pay your rent... or to reimburse
			us for your maintenance repairs...
			or the drain you put on the
			station's power supply...

					QUARK
			You're a very generous people.

					SISKO
			Until today.

	Sisko takes out a PADD and begins calculating.

					SISKO
			Let's see. Five years of back
			rent, plus power consumption, plus
			the repairs... Do you know how
			much latinum that is?

	Quark knows exactly how much.

					QUARK
				(defeated)
			A lot.

					SISKO
			That's right.

					QUARK
			I'll talk to my brother.

					SISKO
			I'm glad we're in agreement.

28   INT. ROM'S QUARTERS

	Rom is in his quarters studying a bunch of PADDS. The
	door CHIMES.

					ROM
				(absentminded)
			Come in.

	Quark ENTERS with a PADD.

					ROM
				(with an edge)
			What do you want?

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " 1/08/96 - ACT THREE         36.

28   CONTINUED:

					QUARK
			Here.

	He hands Rom the PADD, who takes it and looks at it.

					ROM
			What's this?

					QUARK
			It's the amount a latinum I'm
			willing to transfer into your
			private account if you'll just end
			this strike.

					ROM
			Are we talking about slips,
			strips, or bars?

					QUARK
				(hopeful)
			Slips.

	Rom looks at Quark, vaguely insulted.

					QUARK
			All right, strips.

	Rom hands Quark back the PADD.

					ROM
			It wouldn't matter if it were
			bars. I'm not going to end the
			strike unless you meet our
			demands.

	Quark's surprised. He was sure Rom could be bought.

					QUARK
			Rom, we shouldn't be fighting.
			We're brothers.

					ROM
			Not when it comes to business.
			We're nothing but employer and
			employee. You said so yourself.

					QUARK
			I was wrong.

	Rom shakes his head. He won't be mollified. He's
	taking this more seriously than anything he's ever
	done.

					ROM
			No, you weren't.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT THREE        37.

28   CONTINUED:	(2)

					QUARK
			Rom, can't we talk about this?

					ROM
			There's only one thing I have to
			say to you.

	Rom picks up a PADD and reads from it.

					ROM
				(continues)
			"Workers of the world, unite. You
			have nothing to lose but your
			chains."

	Quark looks at his brother in horrified amazement.

					QUARK
				(tragic)
			What's happened to you?

	Rom doesn't answer. There's a rift between the two
	brothers that won't be easily repaired.

29   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	As before.

30   INT. QUARK'S

	It's late. Quark ENTERS. He's had the wind taken out
	of his sails by his meetings with Sisko and Rom. He
	enters with his head down, lost in his own thoughts.

					BRUNT (O.S.)
			It's about time you got back.

	Quark looks up, surprised that there's anyone here.

31   NEW ANGLE

	To show Quark's P.O.V. There's a familiar menacing-
	looking Ferengi waiting in the bar, along with two
	burly Nausicaans. It's BRUNT, the F.C.A. liquidator
	from "FAMILY BUSINESS." Quark's not exactly happy to
	see him.

					QUARK
			Brunt?

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT THREE        38.

31   CONTINUED:

					BRUNT
			That's Liquidator Brunt to you.
			I see you remember me.

					QUARK
				(suspicious)
			Who could forget. What do you
			want?

					BRUNT
			Don't worry, Quark. I'm here to
			help. The Ferengi Commerce
			Authority has ordered me to end
			this nasty little labor dispute of
			yours.

					QUARK
			How do you propose to do that?

	Brunt smiles. It's an evil smile.

					BRUNT
			By any means necessary.

	Quark looks from Brunt to the two burly Nausicaans. He
	knows this means trouble. Hold on Quark's troubled
	expression for a beat, then...

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR         39.
                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

32   INT. ROM'S QUARTERS

	Rom has called a meeting of the union and all of
	Quark's workers are present. They're all feeling
	pretty good. The strike seems to be working.

					FROOL
				(smug)
			I hear Quark only had fourteen
			customers all day.

					LEETA
				(nods)
			And he'll have even less tomorrow.
			I've been talking to people all
			over the station and support for
			our cause is growing.

					FROOL
			Quark will have to settle. It's
			either that or go out of business.

	Frool and Leeta are convinced they're winning, but
	Grimp isn't so sure.

					GRIMP
			I don't know. Quark can be
			awfully stubborn. I think he'd
			rather lose the bar than give in
			to us.

					ROM
			Grimp, don't be such a pessimist.
			Remember Rule of Acquisition two-
			sixty-three: "Never allow doubt to
			tarnish your lust for latinum."

					GRIMP
			Your brother can quote the Rules
			of Acquisition, too. I think his
			favorite is two-eleven, "Employees
			are the rungs on the Ladder of
			Success. Don't hesitate to step
			on them."

	But Rom is unfazed. He's sure the Union is going to
	succeed.

					ROM
			My ex-brother wasn't quoting the
			Rules of Acquisition when he came
			to see me yesterday.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR         40.

32   CONTINUED:

					LEETA
			What did he have to say?

					ROM
			He offered me a bribe if I would
			end the strike.

					GRIMP
			Did you take it?

					ROM
				(insulted)
			No, I didn't take it. But don't
			you see what that means? He's
			getting desperate. A few more
			days and we'll get everything we
			want.

	Just then, there's a weird electrical hum coming from
	outside the door. Everyone turns to look at it and...

33   NEW ANGLE

	There's a electrical FRITZING sound and the door
	suddenly slides open, revealing Brunt flanked by the
	two Nausicaans. One of the Nausicaans puts away the
	24th Century equivalent of a lockpick.

					BRUNT
			Brunt. F.C.A.

	There's a beat of stunned silence and then Frool falls
	to his knees in front of the Liquidator.

					FROOL
			It's not my fault. They made me
			do it.
				(points to Rom)
			It was all his idea.
				(pleading)
			Forgive me.

					BRUNT
			If this was Ferenginar, I'd have
			you all taken to the Spire of the
			Tower of Commerce, displayed to
			the crowds in the Great
			Marketplace below, then shoved
			off, one-by-one. Small children
			would bet on where you would land,
			and your spattered remains would
			be sold as feed mulch for gree-
			worms.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR         41.

33   CONTINUED:

					FROOL
			Spare me. I'm old, I'm fragile,
			I'll push the rest of them off
			myself.

	Grimp leans over Frool.

					GRIMP
			I thought you said you weren't
			afraid of the F.C.A.

					FROOL
			I lied.

	Rom sees that if he doesn't do something soon he'll
	lose control.

					ROM
				(to the strikers)
			Don't let him intimidate you.
				(to Brunt)
			We're not on Ferenginar.

					BRUNT
				(to all)
			Lucky for you.
				(a beat)
			The F.C.A. understands that living
			on this station has...
				(looks lasciviously as
				Leeta)
			corrupted you. You've been
			tempted by unwholesome Bajoran
			ideals...
				(tears his eyes away
				from the dabo girls)
			Exposed to the twisted values of
			the Federation. And because of
			that, we're willing to forgive.

	There's a stunned silence. No one expected an offer of
	forgiveness.

					FROOL
				(a glimmer of hope)
			Really?

	Brunt ignores Frool.

					BRUNT
			But don't confuse our mercy with
			weakness.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR         42.

33   CONTINUED:	(2)

					BRUNT (Cont'd)
			If you're not back at work by
			tomorrow morning your financial
			accounts on Ferenginar will be
			confiscated, your families fined
			and your trading permits revoked.
				(a beat)
			You'll be ruined... reduced to
			utter destitution.
				(smiles)
			Am I understood?

	No one answers.

					BRUNT
			Good.  I thought so.

	And with that he looks down at Frool...

					BRUNT
			Don't bother getting up.

	And walks out.

34   CLOSE ON ROM AND LEETA

	As they react to Brunt.

					GRIMP
				(kicks Frool)
			Would you get up?

					ROM
			Let him stay there. That's where
			he belongs. The question is...
			where do we belong? On our knees,
			like Frool...
				(with a slight brogue to
				mimic O'Brien)
			... or standing tall like Sean
			O'Brien?

					LEETA
				(aside, to Rom)
			Who's Sean O'Brien?

					ROM
			He was a Union man. A man who
			gave his life to earn a decent
			wage for his fellow workers.
			Brunt wouldn't have intimidated
			him, and he won't intimidate me.

					GRIMP
			But what about our accounts on
			Ferenginar?

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR           

34   CONTINUED:

					ROM
			If your accounts on Ferenginar
			were worth anything, you wouldn't
			be working as a waiter.
				(a beat)
			I'm telling you, nothing has
			changed. Victory is in our grasp.
			All we have to do... is take it.
				(with fervor)
			Now are you with me?

	Grimp and Leeta are with Rom a hundred percent.

					GRIMP AND LEETA
			Yes.

					ROM
				(pumping it up)
			I said are you with me!

	Now the waiters and other dabo girls join in with
	shouts of approval.

					WAITERS AND DABO GIRLS
				(wallah)
			We're with you... Yes... All the
			way... Union forever...

					ROM
			Then let's get back on that picket
			line and show Quark what we're
			made of.

	And with that, the strikers surge out the door to get
	back on the picket line. All except Frool, who's still
	on his knees, his head bowed.

					FROOL
				(to the empty room)
			Can I get up now?

35   INT. PROMENADE

	The strikers are back in front of Quark's, shoulder to
	shoulder at the door. Rom strides in front of them.

					ROM
			Look sharp now, no slouching.
			Remember in unity there is
			strength. So be strong.

36   INT. PROMENADE - SECOND LEVEL

	O'Brien watches the strikers from the second level,
	smiling in approval. Worf walks up to him.

           DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar" - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR         43A.

36   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			Chief. May I speak with you?

					O'BRIEN
			What's on your mind?

           DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar" - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR          44.

36   CONTINUED:	(2)

					WORF
			I feel I owe you... an apology.
			I allowed our argument in Quark's
			to get out of hand.

					O'BRIEN
			I think there was plenty of blame
			to spread around.

					WORF
			Nevertheless, I'm a Starfleet
			officer, and Starfleet officers do
			not brawl with each other.

					O'BRIEN
			It wasn't much of a brawl. I
			grabbed you... you shoved me.
			Julian got tossed over a table.

	The mere memory of it makes Worf unhappy.

					WORF
			It never should've happened. And
			under normal circumstances, it
			never would have. But there is
			something about this station I
			find unsettling.

					O'BRIEN
			You'll get used to it.

	Worf isn't convinced.

					WORF
			Perhaps. But in the meantime, I
			think I've found a solution. I'm
			going to relocate my quarters to
			the Defiant.

	O'Brien's surprised. He never would've thought of
	that.

					O'BRIEN
			You're going to live on the
			Defiant?

					WORF
			I've already discussed it with
			Captain Sisko.

					O'BRIEN
			And he said yes?

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR         45.

36   CONTINUED:	(3)

					WORF
			As long as it doesn't interfere
			with my duties.

					O'BRIEN
			But you'll be living all by
			yourself.

	Worf looks off into space, blissfully anticipating the
	isolation.

					WORF
			I know.

	And as O'Brien reacts to Worf's decision...

37   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing.

38   INT. HABITAT RING CORRIDOR

	Rom is walking Leeta home.

					LEETA
			That was pretty impressive,
			standing up to Brunt the way you
			did.

					ROM
			Who'd've thought I had such
			natural leadership skills?

					LEETA
			I knew it all along.

					ROM
			Really?

	Leeta doesn't want to lie to Rom.

					LEETA
			No.

					ROM
				(smiling)
			I didn't think so.

					LEETA
			You've surprised a lot of people.
			Including me.

	They come to Leeta's door.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR         46.

38   CONTINUED:

					LEETA
			Well, I've got to get ready. I'm
			having dinner with Julian.

					ROM
			He's a lucky man.

	Leeta kisses Rom on the head.

					LEETA
			And almost as brave as you are.

	Leeta ENTERS her quarters. Rom stands there for a
	beat, a love-sick, slap-happy grin on his face.

					QUARK (O.S.)
			Psst.

	Rom is still blissfully distracted by Leeta's kiss on
	the head.

					QUARK (O.S.)
				(harsh whisper)
			Rom!

	Rom looks around.

39   NEW ANGLE 

	To reveal Quark, standing in a side corridor, motioning
	Rom over to him. Rom joins his brother.

						ROM
			She kissed me.

					QUARK
			There's no accounting for taste.
				(a beat)
			Rom, we have to talk.

					ROM
			Are you ready to give in to our
			demands?

					QUARK
			Of course not.

					ROM
			Then there's nothing to talk
			about.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR         47.

39   CONTINUED:

					QUARK
			There's plenty to talk about. The
			F.C.A.'s involved now. And those
			Nausicaans working for Brunt
			aren't just for show.

					ROM
			I'm not going to let Brunt
			intimidate me...

					QUARK
 			Don't you see, Rom? You should be
			intimidated. There's no telling
			what Brunt might do, and I don't
			want you to get hurt.

	Rom's not buying it.

					ROM
			You never cared what happened to
			me before.

					QUARK
			I've always cared about you, Rom.
			I've tried to protect you, save
			you from yourself.

	But Rom's suffered years of abuse under Quark and he's
	not about to let Quark get away with justifying.

					ROM
			How? By telling me I was an idiot
			my whole life?

					QUARK
			I had to be tough on you. I was
			trying to make you a better
			Ferengi.

					ROM
			What you were trying to do was
			make yourself feel important.
			Making me feel dumb made you feel
			smart. But I'm not dumb... and
			you're not half as smart as you
			think you are.

					QUARK
			Rom, you have to listen to me.
			The F.C.A. doesn't have to answer
			to anyone. If Brunt decides to
			get rid of you, no one'll be able
			to stop him.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR         48.

39   CONTINUED:	(2)

					ROM
			Look at it this way... If Brunt
			gets rid of me, then all your
			problems are solved.
				(a beat)
			You always said you wanted to be
			an only child.

	And with that, Rom EXITS.

40   CLOSE ON QUARK

	As he watches his brother exit. For once, the thought
	of being an only child doesn't sound that wonderful.

41   INT. QUARKS

	It's after hours in Quark's. Brunt is alone in the
	bar, adding up figures on a PADD.

	The two Nausicaans are in the background facing each
	other a couple of yards apart, playing a game. The
	game consists of one of them taking a dart and flinging
	it at his companion. The target lets the dart hit him
	in the chest, looks down at it without reacting, then
	plucks it out and flings it back. The Nausicaans seem
	to find this endlessly fascinating and continue their
	game during the following:

	Quark ENTERS and sees the Nausicaan's and Brunt.

					QUARK
				(to Brunt, re: the
				Nausicaans)
			Doesn't that hurt?

					BRUNT
			I'm sure it does. Most Nausicaan
			games do.
				(to business)
			Now, speaking of pain... Did you
			talk to your brother?

					QUARK
			We talked.

					BRUNT
			And?

					QUARK
			I need more time.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR         49.

41   CONTINUED:

					BRUNT
			"Time, like latinum, is a highly
			limited commodity."

					QUARK
			Look, you're here to help me,
			right?

	Brunt smiles wickedly.

					BRUNT
			Wrong. I'm here to enforce
			Ferengi law, and protect Ferengi
			traditions. And that means ending
			this strike.
				(thinks it over)
			I can see we're going to have to
			make an example of someone.

	Quark looks worried. He didn't want any violence.

					QUARK
			What kind of example?

	Brunt looks over at the Nausicaans.

					BRUNT
			Oh, I'm sure we'll come up with
			something that'll get people's
			attention.

					QUARK
			I don't want my brother hurt.

					BRUNT
			I wasn't thinking of him. Attack
			the leader of a movement, and you
			risk creating a martyr. No, Rom
			must not be touched. Our target
			has to be someone unexpected,
			someone he cares about.
				(smiles)
			Like that dabo girl...

					QUARK
			You mean Leeta? She's not even
			Ferengi.

					BRUNT
			I know. That's what would make it
			so memorable. But she has such...
				(dreamy)
			Delicate lobes. I'm afraid I
			couldn't bring myself to give the
			order.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR         49.

41  CONTINUED:

					BRUNT (Cont'd)
				(a beat)
			Let's see... who else does Rom
			care about?

	Brunt looks at Quark.

					BRUNT
				(to the Nausicaans)
			Boys.

	The Nausicaans stop playing their little game and walk
	over to Brunt. Brunt never takes his eyes off Quark.
	Quark realizes what Brunt is thinking.

					QUARK
			Me? But I'm on your side.

					BRUNT
			Ironic... isn't it?

	And as the Nausicaans close in on Quark, we...

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

									FADE OUT.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FIVE         51.
                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

42   INT. SURGERY 

	Quark is lying on the examining table, hooked up to all
	sorts of medical equipment. Rom ENTERS and looks at
	his brother, aghast. Quark notices his brother
	watching at him.

					QUARK
			I thought I wasn't allowed to have
			visitors.

					ROM
			Doctor Bashir made an exception.
				(a small smile)
			He said you were almost killed.

	Quark realizes Rom's taking a little perverse pleasure
	in his plight.

					QUARK
			It's nothing to smile about.
			Those Nausicaans shattered my left
			eye socket, broke two of my
			ascending ribs and punctured my
			lower lung. If Odo hadn't come
			along when he did...

					ROM
			Does it hurt?

					QUARK
			Of course it hurts.

					ROM
				(without sympathy)
			Too bad.

					QUARK
			If you're going to stand there and
			gloat, you can leave right now.

	But Rom doesn't budge.

					ROM
			I'm not done gloating.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FIVE         52.

42   CONTINUED:

					QUARK
			Don't you get it? This was a
			message... for you.

					ROM
			It's not going to work.

					QUARK
			I wish Brunt had known that.

					ROM
			Odo has him and the Nausicaans in
			a holding cell. He says it's an
			open and shut case.

					QUARK
			It's an open and shut case all
			right... but I'm not going to
			press charges.

	This throws Rom off.

					ROM
			You're not?

					QUARK
			I'm in enough trouble with the
			F.C.A. as it is.

					ROM
			But then Odo'll have to let them
			go.

					QUARK
			Either way, the F.C.A. will just
			send another Liquidator. And the
			next one'll make an example of
			you.

					ROM
				(sober)
			Then you'll be the one gloating.

	The thought doesn't seem to bring any joy to Quark.

					QUARK
			I don't want to gloat. I want to
			end the strike.

					ROM
			So give us what we want.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FIVE         53.

42   CONTINUED:	(2)

					QUARK
			Rom, I can't. I'm not going
			against ten thousand years of
			Ferengi tradition.

					ROM
			You're just afraid of the F.C.A.

	Quark can't believe how dense Rom is.

					QUARK
			Of course I'm afraid of the F.C.A.
			They crushed my eye socket. And
			if you had any sense, you'd be
			afraid of them too. If this
			strike doesn't get settled soon,
			we're both going to find ourselves
			tossed out the nearest airlock.
				(driving his point home)
			You have to dissolve the union.

	Quark sees that Rom won't agree, but suddenly brightens
	as he comes up with a possible solution.

					QUARK
			At least officially.

					ROM
			What do you mean?

					QUARK
			I mean, you dissolve the union,
			make it look like I've won, and
			I'll give you everything you want.

					ROM
			You'll meet our demands?

					QUARK
			That's what I said, you idiot.

					ROM
			Even sick leave?

	Quark's already regretting his offer.

					QUARK
			Even sick leave.
				(a beat)
			And six months from now, when the
			F.C.A. isn't watching my books so
			closely, you'll get your raises.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FIVE         54.

42   CONTINUED:	(3)

					ROM
				(cynical)
			Six months?

					QUARK
			It's the best I can do.

	That's not good enough for Rom.

					ROM
			No it's not. All you have to do
			is make up one of your fake
			business ledgers for the F.C.A.
			They'll never know the difference.

					QUARK
				(gives in)
			All right, you'll get your raises
			by the end of the week.
				(the bottom line)
			But the union dies here. Today.
			And that's my final offer.

	And as Rom considers Quark's offer...

43   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL) (STOCK)

	Close on the Defiant in dock.

44   INT. DEFIANT - CREW QUARTERS

	Worf is pulling the mattress out of one of the bunk
	beds. His bat'leth and some personal baggage are on
	the floor. He sits down on the hard surface of the
	unpadded bunk, testing it out.

					DAX (O.S.)
			Better.

	Worf turns and sees Dax standing at the door.

					WORF
			Much.

					DAX
			I thought about getting you a
			plant, but somehow it didn't seem
			right.

					WORF
			A wise decision.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FIVE         55.

44   CONTINUED:

					DAX
			So I brought you this instead.

	Dax holds out a isolinear chip. Worf takes it and
	looks at it questioningly.

					DAX
			It's a collection of my favorite
			Klingon operas. Think about it.
			You can lie in bed and pipe them
			through the Defiant's com
			system... as loud as you want.

					WORF
				(pleased)
			A very thoughtful gift.

	Dax smiles, but that isn't really why she's here.

					DAX
			You know, Worf, in the end, living
			on the Defiant isn't going to
			change anything. You're still
			going to have to get used to life
			on the station.

					WORF
			I'm not sure I agree.

					DAX
			Sooner or later you're going to
			have to adapt.

	Worf's been doing a lot of thinking about this.

					WORF
			Perhaps, in the end, it is all of
			you who will have to adapt to me.

	Dax smiles at Worf's determination. He is what he is,
	and he's not about to change for anyone.

45   INT. QUARK'S

	It's a busy day. The waiters and dabo girls are back
	at work and the Time of Cleansing is over. Quark and
	Leeta are greeting Quark's Bajoran cliental as they
	return to the bar.

					QUARK
			Come in. Come in. Welcome back.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FIVE         56.

45   CONTINUED:

	Leeta takes the arm of one of the Bajoran men and
	steers him toward the dabo table.

					LEETA
			Why don't you try your luck at
			dabo wheel? Remember, every
			Bajoran is allowed one free spin

					QUARK
				(to Leeta)
			You're in a good mood.

					LEETA
				(smiling)
			I just got a raise.

	Leeta walks off with the Bajoran customer. KIRA ENTERS
	along with a female Bajoran friend. She looks relaxed
	and rested... at least until she sees Quark.

					QUARK
			Major. I must say you're looking
			particularly cleansed today.

					KIRA
			Just give us two mugs of synthale,
			a double order of hasperat, and
			hold the conversation.

	Kira and her friend take a seat at a side table.

					QUARK
				(to her back)
			Is it any wonder that I've missed
			you?

46   CLOSE ON QUARK

	As he looks around the bar. His employees are back and
	he's making money. All's right with the world.

47   NEW ANGLE

	As Rom ENTERS, wearing a new set of Bajoran-style
	maintenance worker's coveralls.

					QUARK
			Rom, there you are. Why aren't
			you in your waiter's uniform?

					ROM
			I'll have a large snail juice,
			please. Straight up.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar " - 1/08/96 - ACT FIVE          57.

47   CONTINUED:

					QUARK
			You know there's no drinking on
			the job.

					ROM
			That's no way to talk to a
			customer.

					QUARK
			You're not a customer. You're an
			employee.

	Rom puffs up his chest with pride.

					ROM
			Not anymore. I've wiped my last
			table and mixed my last blackhole.
			Starting today, I'm one of the
			station's diagnostic and repair
			technicians. Junior grade...
				(with pride)
			Night shift.

	Quark's shocked.

					QUARK
			You're quitting?

					ROM
			Effective immediately.

					QUARK
			But I gave you everything you
			wanted.

					ROM
			I know. But if the strike taught
			me anything, it's that... I do a
			lot better when you're not around.
				(a beat)
			Don't worry. I'll keep your
			holosuites running and fix your
			replicators when they're broken.
			Believe me, this'll be good for
			our relationship.

					QUARK
				(hurt)
			I don't.

					ROM
			Think about it. If I keep working
			for you, all I have to look
			forward to is waiting for you to
			die so I can inherit the bar.
				(a beat)
			Well I don't want you to die.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FIVE         58.

47   CONTINUED:	(2)

					ROM (Cont'd)
			And besides, I deserve to have a
			life of my own now.

	Quark isn't so sure this is a good idea. He's
	genuinely concerned for his brother's well-being.

					QUARK
			But without me looking after you...

					ROM
				(interrupting)
			I'll do fine.

	Quark sees the resolve on Rom's face and knows he's not
	going to argue him out of his decision.

					QUARK
			I suppose you will. I'm going to
			miss you.

					ROM
			No you won't. I'll be here all
			the time. Only I'll be a paying
			customer.
				(bellowing)
			Now get me my snail juice.
				(softens)
			Brother.

	Quark looks at his brother in a new light. Things have
	changed and he's not sure he likes it.

					QUARK
				(grumpy)
			Coming right up.

	And as Quark goes off to fill the order, Rom smiles and
	proudly adjusts his uniform.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         
                            THE END