STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                              
                       "For the Uniform" 
                          #40510-511 
                              
                          Written  by
                      Peter Allan Fields 
                              
                          Directed  by
                          Victor Lobl 

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                        November 8, 1996

     STAR TREK: DS9 - "For the Uniform" - 11/08/96 - CAST 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                       "For the Uniform" 
                             CAST 

          SISKO                    GARAK
          KIRA                     GUL DUKAT
          ODO                      ZIYAL
          BASHIR                   
          DAX                      
          QUARK                    
          O'BRIEN                  
          WORF                     

          Non-Speaking             Non-Speaking
          N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES     

     STAR TREK: DS9 - "For the Uniform" - 11/08/96 - SETS 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                       "For the Uniform" 
                             SETS 

        INTERIORS                     EXTERIORS
        DEEP SPACE NINE                 SPACE
          CAPTAIN'S OFFICE              DEEP SPACE NINE
          DOCKING RING/AIRLOCK          DEFIANT
          HOLOSUITE                     MAQUIS RAIDER
          OPS                           

        DEFIANT                       
          BRIDGE                        
          CORRIDOR                      
          ENGINE ROOM                   
          MESS HALL                     

        CAVES                         
          REFUGEE CAMP                  
          INNER CHAMBER                 

  DEEP SPACE NINE -"For the Uniform" - 11/13/96 - PRONUNCIATION 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                       "For the Uniform" 
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

          BIOGENIC                 buy-oh-JE-nik
          CING'TA                  SING-tuh
          DISELENIDE               dye-SELL-un-ide
          HETEROPHONIC             het-er-o-FON-ik
          JAVERT                   jza-VEAR (French)
          LYXIAN                   LICK-see-un
          MALINCHE                 ma-LEEN-che
          PANORA                   puh-NOR-uh
          QUATAL                   kwuh-TAL
          RHODIUM                  ROAD-ee-um
          SALVA                    SAL-vuh
          SELENIUM                 suh-LEN-ee-um
          SOLOSOS                  sow-LOW-soze
          STRATOSPERIC             strat-us-FEAR-ik
          TALORIAN                 tuh-LORE-ee-un
          TRACKEN                  TRAK-un
          VALJEAN                  val-JZAH (French)
          VELOZ                    VEL-loze

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - TEASER       1.

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE                    
                          "For the Uniform"                            
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    INT. CAVES - REFUGEE CAMP - NIGHT

	This is an underground Maquis camp in the DMZ. 
	Conditions are crowded and primitive. Families are 
	huddled together for warmth, children play in the 
	rubble, people distribute food, others tend small 
	cooking fires, while still others lie sick or wounded 
	on the cold cave floors. We should get the feeling 
	that this camp has been set up for some time.

2    ON THE CAVE ENTRANCE

	where a silhouetted figure pauses in the entryway and 
	looks around. A few refugees glance up at him for a 
	moment and then continue about their business. The 
	figure steps out of the backlight, revealing his 
	features for the first time. It's CAPTAIN SISKO, 
	wearing the tattered clothes of another "refugee." 
	He glances around the cave, as he walks through the 
	chamber, taking in the pathetic sights and sounds of 
	these humans and their living conditions.

	Sisko is looking for someone, scanning the faces, then 
	spotting something off screen, he moves towards an OLD 
	MAN working a twenty-fourth century equivalent of an 
	arc welder, welding a section of a broken-down 
	replicator. The light from the welder FLASHES on his 
	face, revealing a distinctive scar running the length 
	of his cheek. Sisko approaches him.

					SISKO
			I'm looking for a friend of 
			mine.

	The Old Man keeps working without even glancing up at
	Sisko.

					SISKO
			His name is Cing'ta.

	On the mention of that name, the Old Man finally looks 
	up at Sisko, seeming to size him up. Sisko returns the 
	look. After a beat, the Old Man points to a curtain, 
	drawn to cover the entrance to another chamber. The 
	Old Man returns his attention to his work.

	Sisko crosses the room.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - TEASER        2.

2    CONTINUED:

	Then, making sure that no one has followed him or even 
	taken notice of him, Sisko steps through the curtain.

3    INT. CAVES - INNER CHAMBER

	Sisko steps into the dark room, looks around. No one 
	seems to be there.

					SISKO
			Cing'ta?

	Sisko senses that something's not quite right. He 
	takes a few steps into the room and then, slowly, 
	trying not to draw attention to what he's doing, slips 
	a hand into his coat pocket. But before he can pull 
	out his phaser, the wrong end of a disruptor is pressed 
	against his head.

	Sisko freezes. And then a familiar voice:

					MAN'S VOICE
			Throw it on the ground.

	Sisko does as he's told. The disruptor is eased away 
	from his head, but its aim is never altered.

					MAN'S VOICE
			Turn around.

	Sisko turns to come face-to-face with MICHAEL 
	EDDINGTON, the erstwhile lieutenant commander and 
	Starfleet security chief on Deep Space Nine.

					EDDINGTON
			Hello, captain.

	Sisko stiffens at the sight of his former officer.

					SISKO
			Eddington.

					EDDINGTON
			Mister Cing'ta won't be joining
			us.

					SISKO
			Is he dead?

					EDDINGTON
			You just don't understand the
			Maquis, do you Captain?
					(MORE)

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - TEASER        3.

3    CONTINUED:

					EDDINGTON (Cont'd)
			We're not killers. Mister Cing'ta 
			has been marooned on a 
			particularly nasty planet in the 
			Badlands, but I assure you -- he's 
			very much alive.

					SISKO
			How merciful. You condemned him 
			to a slow death.

					EDDINGTON
			It's more than he deserved. He 
			was going to sell us out to you.
			He betrayed us.

					SISKO
			There's a subject you know a lot 
			about.

					EDDINGTON
			You've been on my tail for eight 
			months and now that we're face-to-
			face -- that's all you have to say 
			to me?

					SISKO
			I'll say the rest at your court-
			martial.

					EDDINGTON
			Tell me, captain... what is it 
			that bothers you more -- the fact 
			that I left Starfleet to fight for 
			a higher cause, or that it 
			happened on your watch?

					SISKO
			You didn't "leave" Starfleet. If 
			you had, I wouldn't be here. You 
			"betrayed" Starfleet... you used 
			your position as security chief to 
			feed the Maquis information about 
			us. And at the same time, you 
			misled us with false information 
			about them. There's a word for 
			that... treason.

	Eddington's eyes harden... there's a lot of tension 
	between these two men. Eddington indicates the curtain 
	with his disruptor.

	Sisko stares at him for a moment -- long enough to make 
	the point that he's not at all intimidated by 
	Eddington. Then slowly, and deliberately, walks over 
	to the curtain.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - TEASER       3A.

3    CONTINUED: (2)

					EDDINGTON
			Look out there.

	Sisko pulls the curtain.

4    SISKO'S POV

	of the first chamber, where he sees the refugees going 
	about their sad existence.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - TEASER        4.

5    INTERCUT WITH.


					EDDINGTON
			Those people... they used to be 
			colonists on Salva Two. They had 
			farms and shops and homes and 
			schools... and then one day, the 
			Federation signed a treaty and 
			handed their world over to the 
			Cardassians.
				(snapping his fingers)
			Just like that... they made these 
			people refugees overnight.

					SISKO
			It's not that simple and you know 
			it. These people don't have to 
			live here like this. We've 
			offered to resettle them.

					EDDINGTON
			They don't want to be resettled -- 
			they want to go home to the lives 
			they built. How would you feel if 
			the Federation gave your father's 
			home to the Cardassians? Think 
			he'd like to be "resettled?"

					SISKO
				(turning to face 
				Eddington)
			I'm not here to debate Federation 
			policy with --

					EDDINGTON
				(snapping)
			I didn't tell you to turn around.

	Sisko swallows his anger for a moment and turns back to 
	look at the refugee camp.

					EDDINGTON
			Look at them, captain. They're 
			humans. Just like you and me. 
			And Starfleet took everything away 
			from them. Remember that the next 
			time you put on that uniform. 
			There's a war out here and you're 
			on the wrong side.

	Sisko takes that in for a beat.

					SISKO
			You know what I see out there, 
			Mister Eddington? I see 
			victims...

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - TEASER        5.

5    CONTINUED:

					SISKO (Cont'd)
			... but not of Cardassia or the 
			Federation. Victims of you. The 
			Maquis. You've sold these people 
			the dream that one day, they can 
			go back to those farms and homes 
			and schools -- but you know they 
			never can.

	Sisko turns around, faces him directly.

					SISKO
				(continuing)
			And the longer you keep that hope 
			alive, the longer they're going to 
			suffer.

	Eddington glares at him, raising the gun directly to 
	his face.

					SISKO
			Go ahead, shoot me.

	But Eddington has no such plans. He relaxes his aim.

					EDDINGTON
			Someday, I may take you up on 
			that. For now, let me leave you 
			with one piece of advice... don't 
			come after me... you'll regret it.

	Eddington smiles for the first time; then pulls out a 
	small control device, taps a key and DEMATERIALIZES.

	The second he's gone, Sisko reaches inside his coat, 
	taps his combadge.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - TEASER        6.

5    CONTINUED:	(2)

					SISKO
			Sisko to Defiant. Eddington just 
			beamed out. Trace his transporter 
			signal.

					KIRA'S COM VOICE
			We've got it, Captain. He's on a 
			Maquis Raider. They're breaking 
			orbit and heading out of the 
			system.

					SISKO
			Beam me aboard and lay in a 
			pursuit course. All hands to 
			battle stations.

	Sisko DEMATERIALIZES.


6    EXT. SPACE - MAQUIS RAIDER

	pulling away from a planet. And on that, we:

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT ONE       7.
                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

	(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes)

7    EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL) (STOCK)

	The Defiant traveling at warp.

8    INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	WORF, KIRA and DAX at their consoles. Sisko stands by 
	his chair, still out of uniform.

					KIRA 
			He's headed for the Badlands, all 
			right. Course is zero mark two-
			one-three.

					SISKO
				(to Dax)
			Lieutenant.

					DAX
			Changing course now to zero mark 
			two-one-three. We're on his tail, 
			captain.

					SISKO
			Maximum warp.
				(to Worf)
			How long until we're in firing 
			range?

					WORF
			Twenty-two minutes.

					SISKO
			Major?

					KIRA 
			Not good enough. He'll reach the 
			plasma fields two minutes before 
			we're in range.

					SISKO
			We need help.
				(to Worf)
			What's the position of the 
			Starship Malinche?

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT ONE       8.

8    CONTINUED:

					WORF
			They're on patrol in the DMZ, near 
			the Gamma Seven outpost.

					SISKO
				(smiles)
			Perfect.
				(to Kira)
			Is the new holo-communicator 
			ready?

					KIRA 
			The chief has had it on-line for 
			six hours. I think he's eager to 
			have someone give it a try.

					SISKO
			Always like to please the chief. 
			Open a channel to Captain Sanders 
			on the Malinche.

	Kira taps a few keys as Sisko turns to face the back of 
	the ship.

	After a beat, the hologram of CAPTAIN SANDERS APPEARS 
	on a small PADD that has been installed in the aft 
	section of the Bridge. Sanders is a human male in his 
	forties, a thoughtful and deliberate man, he's not 
	prone to snap decisions.

					SANDERS
			Are you receiving my image, 
			captain?

					SISKO
			Yes. And you?

					SANDERS
 				(nodding)
			You appear to be sitting on my 
			bridge. It may take me a while to 
			get used to this.
				(dry)
			I'm not fond of uninvited guests.

					SISKO
			I'll try not to overstay my 
			welcome... but at the moment I 
			need your help. We're in pursuit 
			of a Maquis raider headed for the 
			Badlands. Can you intercept?

	Sanders works an invisible console.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT ONE       9.

8    CONTINUED:	(2)

					SANDERS
			On our way.
				(a beat)
			You seem pretty eager, Captain. 
			What did this Maquis raider do?

					SISKO
			It's not what they did, it's who's 
			in command. Michael Eddington.

	Sanders's head snaps up at the name.

					SANDERS
			Everyone's favorite traitor.

					SISKO
			Captain, if you don't mind...

					SANDERS
				(understands)
			You want him in your brig. We'll 
			cut him off -- you can grab him. 
			Sanders out.

	The hologram DISAPPEARS.

					KIRA 
			The Malinche is moving to 
			intercept.

					SISKO
				(to Worf)
			Prepare to target the Maquis ship.
			I want to disable them -- but I 
			want them alive.

					WORF
			Understood.					SISKO
				(to Kira)
			Send a security detachment to the 
			Transporter Room. Have them 
			prepared to receive --

					DAX
			Captain -- Eddington's dropping 
			out of warp.

					SISKO
			Go to impulse. Raise shields.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT ONE      10.

8    CONTINUED:	(3)

					KIRA
				(re: Eddington)
			What's he doing?

					DAX
			He's changing course... he's now 
			heading directly for us.

					WORF
			He's locked his weapons on us.

					KIRA 
			He's no match for the Defiant. Is 
			this some kind of suicide run?

					SISKO
				(shaking his head)
			Not Eddington. He's up to 
			something...
				(making a decision)
			Let's not give him a chance to 
			make his move. Mister Worf --
			fire phasers.

	Worf hits a control on his console -- and the second he 
	does, all hell breaks loose: flashing LIGHTS, ALARMS, 
	consoles blinking then going to static. Every system 
	on the ship is crashing.

					SISKO
			Report.

					KIRA 
			We've got a massive computer 
			failure. Every computer system is 
			down -- and all the backups.

	Kira is shocked by what she sees.

					KIRA 
			We're losing control over... 
			everything.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT ONE        

8    CONTINUED:	(4)

					DAX
			Main power's off-line... 
			weapons... navigation... helm... 
			propulsion...

					SISKO
			Bridge to Engine Room.


	No response.

					SISKO
				(to Worf)
			Commander -- get down there. Find 
			out what's going on.

	Worf rushes out as Sisko turns to Kira.

					SISKO
			Try to route the auxiliary 
			controls through the --

	Suddenly the holographic communicator comes to life and 
	Eddington APPEARS on the Bridge.

					EDDINGTON
			Before you waste a lot of time 
			running around trying to restore 
			computer control... let me save 
			you some trouble. You can't. 
			You'll find that your memory cores 
			are completely wiped and will have 
			to be reprogrammed... from 
			scratch.
				(re: the holo-
				communicator)
			These work remarkably well. Glad
			we were able to "procure" one...

					SISKO
				(sticking to what 
				matters)
			You left a cascade virus in the 
			Defiant's computers.

					EDDINGTON
			Sounds simple, doesn't it? But I 
			assure you it took a great deal of 
			time to devise one that wouldn't 
			be detected by Odo or Chief 
			O'Brien. I'm really quite proud 
			of it.

					SISKO
			I'll add it to the list of charges 
			against you.

					EDDINGTON
			Well, as long as you're making a 
			list... why don't you add this.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT ONE      12.

8    CONTINUED:	(5)

	Eddington nods to someone that only he sees.

9
thru   OMITTED
10

11   EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL)

	The Maquis Raider makes a strafing run at the 
	defenseless Defiant, blasting it with its phasers.

12   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	Suddenly, the Defiant ROCKS under the attack. A few 
	consoles EXPLODE with a shower of SPARKS. Everyone, 
	except Eddington, is rocked as the ship is pounded --
	again and again.

					EDDINGTON
			You know what your problem is, 
			captain -- you've made this 
			personal. It didn't have to be. 
			It wasn't with me.

	Another EXPLOSION.

					EDDINGTON
			I have no animosity... no harsh 
			feelings toward you.

					SISKO
			I wish I could say the same.

					EDDINGTON
			Does it really pay to risk 
			yourself... your ship... your 
			crew on a personal vendetta? And 
			would Starfleet approve?

	Another EXPLOSION.

					SISKO
			I don't need any lectures about 
			Starfleet from you. And no matter 
			what happens here today...

	Yet another EXPLOSION.

					SISKO
				(continuing)
			This isn't over between us.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT ONE      13.

12   CONTINUED:	(2)

					EDDINGTON
			Captain -- I'm the one in control
			here. Your ship is defenseless...
			I could destroy you right now.
				(a beat)
			But I won't. Like I said, the 
			Maquis aren't killers. Our 
			quarrel is with the Cardassians, 
			not you... Leave us alone and 
			we'll leave you alone.

	Another EXPLOSION.

					EDDINGTON
				(to someone O.S.)
			Cease fire.

	And indeed, the pounding stops.

					SISKO
			Am I supposed to thank you?

					EDDINGTON
			No, and I'm not going to make you 
			grovel for your life.
				(a beat)
			You see, captain, unlike you, I 
			know when to walk away.
				(a beat)
			Maybe you should think about 
			that... on your long trip home.

	Without waiting for a response, Eddington DISAPPEARS.

13   CLOSE ON SISKO

	as he contemplates his position. His face full of 
	anger and humiliation. We HOLD on the complete silence 
	on the Defiant Bridge, until we:

								FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT TWO      14.
                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

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

	To establish the Defiant docked at its mooring.

					SISKO (V.O.)
			Captain's Log: Stardate 50488.2 
			The Defiant has returned to the 
			station... but not under its own 
			power. The Starship Malinche had 
			to tow us home.

15   INT. CAPTAIN'S OFFICE

	Sisko is getting a report from ODO, O'BRIEN and Worf.

					O'BRIEN
			We've got our work cut out for us. 
			Eddington's cascade virus disabled 
			every memory circuit on the 
			Defiant. We have to reload and 
			reprogram the entire database.

					SISKO
			How long?

	There's an urgency to Sisko throughout this scene; he's 
	itching to get back out after Eddington.

					O'BRIEN
			If we were at a shipyard with a 
			spacedock and a full crew of --

					SISKO
				(cutting him off)
			We're not. How long?

					O'BRIEN
			Two weeks. And that's using three 
			shifts working round the clock.

	It's a struggle not to snap at O'Brien, but Sisko knows 
	this is not O'Brien's fault -- he's just delivering the 
	bad news.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT TWO      15.

15   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			Get started.
				(can't help but adding)
			If there's any way you can speed 
			things along...

	O'Brien nods.

					O'BRIEN
			I'll do what I can.

	O'Brien EXITS as Sisko turns his attention to Odo.

					ODO
			I've removed two similar cascade 
			viruses hidden on the station's 
			main computer. By transmitting a 
			signal, Eddington could've 
			disabled our entire defense 
			system.

					SISKO
			How long until you've eliminated 
			all of Eddington's handiwork?

					ODO
			A good question. I can't 
			guarantee we've found all of them.
				(off Sisko's look)
			Eddington was DS9's chief of 
			Starfleet security for eighteen 
			months. He had the opportunity to 
			infiltrate and compromise every 
			system on the station.

					SISKO
			Then check every system on the 
			station.

					ODO
			I intend to.

	Odo heads for the door, but pauses as another thought 
	hits him.

					ODO
			Have you ever reminded Starfleet 
			command that they stationed 
			Eddington here because they didn't 
			trust me?

					SISKO
			No.


       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT TWO      16.

15   CONTINUED:	(2)

					ODO
			Please do.

	Then he EXITS.

					SISKO
			What's the word from Starfleet 
			Intelligence?

					WORF
			Two Bolian freighters have 
			disappeared near the Badlands, and 
			they believe the Maquis are 
			responsible.

					SISKO
			What were the freighters carrying?

					WORF
			Several thousand tons of selenium 
			and rhodium nitrite.


					SISKO
				(puzzled)
			Not very valuable cargo. What 
			would they want with it?

					WORF
			Commander Dax is analyzing the 
			possibilities.

	Captain Sanders approaches Sisko's door from Ops. 
	Sisko sees him and waves him inside while he finishes 
	up with Worf.

					SISKO
			Good. In the meantime, help the
			chief bring the Defiant back on-
			line. I want to get out there as
			soon as possible.

					WORF
			Aye, sir.

	Worf EXITS. Sisko now turns his attention to Sanders, 
	who's been waiting patiently for Worf to leave before 
	delivering some awkward news.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT TWO      17.

15   CONTINUED:	(3)

					SISKO
			What can I do for you, Captain?

					SANDERS
				(taking a breath)
			I don't know quite how to tell you 
			this... so I'll just say it. 
			Starfleet Command has given me a 
			new assignment. They want me to 
			bring in Eddington.

	Sisko can't quite believe what he's hearing.

					SISKO
			You mean you've been ordered to 
			help me bring him in, 
			don't you?

					SANDERS
			No. Your mission orders have been 
			changed. Eddington is no longer 
			your responsibility.

	This is not easy for Sisko to hear. He takes a moment 
	before asking:

					SISKO
			Did they give you a reason?

					SANDERS
			You've been after him for eight 
			months... not to put too fine a 
			point on it, but you haven't 
			gotten the job done.

	Sisko turns to look out the window, trying to contain 
	a swirl of emotions. Sanders is not insensitive to 
	what he's feeling, and tries to help with:

					SANDERS
			Look, captain, I understand how you 
			feel. If one of my officers had 
			fooled me the way Eddington fooled 
			you, I'd take it personally, too.

	That comment stings a bit. Sisko shoots him a quick look.

					SANDERS
			Bad choice of words, I didn't mean 
			"fooled"...

					SISKO
			No -- you're exactly right. He 
			did fool me. But it won't happen 
			again.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT TWO      18.

15   CONTINUED:	(4)

					SANDERS
			That's not the issue. Starfleet 
			also believes that, where 
			Eddington is concerned, you're 
			vulnerable. He knows you too 
			well, captain. So maybe it's time 
			for someone he doesn't know to go 
			after him.

	Sisko takes a deep breath to control his emotions; he 
	knows that Captain Sanders isn't to blame for 
	Starfleet's new orders. After a long beat, Sisko steps 
	up to Sanders, stretching out his hand.

					SISKO
			Good hunting.


	Sanders smiles admiringly; Sisko is a class act.

					SANDERS
			Thank you, captain.

	Sanders then EXITS. We stay with Sisko as he sits down 
	at his desk. His tightened jaw tells us just how 
	difficult it is for him to accept what has happened.


16   INT. DEFIANT - ENGINE ROOM

	O'Brien and a full engineering CREW are working on the 
	Defiant, trying to bring her back on-line. Consoles 
	are open, optical cable and portable equipment are 
	strewn everywhere. The room is a mess. QUARK ENTERS 
	with two waiters carrying a large ice chest-like 
	container.

					QUARK
			Lunchtime!

	For once, everyone's glad to see Quark. The repair 
	crew put down their tools and line up to get sandwiches 
	and drinks out of the container.

					QUARK 
			Okay, who's doing the honors?

					O'BRIEN
			I'll take it.

					QUARK
			Just put your thumb print right 
			there.

	But before he does, O'Brien looks over the bill 
	carefully.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT TWO      19.


16   CONTINUED:

					QUARK
			What? You don't trust me?

					O'BRIEN
			Starfleet accounting has been all 
			over me for these bills of yours. 
			Apparently, two weeks ago I 
			ordered six cases of champagne for 
			the night shift.

					QUARK
			Can I help it that you care about 
			your crew?


	O'Brien sees something on the bill that isn't right.

					O'BRIEN
			Quark --

	But before O'Brien can say anything else, Quark takes 
	back the PADD.

					QUARK
			All right -- if you're going to 
			get picky...

	Quark starts reworking the PADD. BASHIR ENTERS, 
	joining the food line behind O'Brien.

					O'BRIEN
			How's it going, Julian?

					BASHIR
				(sarcastic)
			Wonderful. I've reloaded two 
			percent of the medical database 
			into the computer... at this rate, 
			working round the clock, I should 
			be done, oh, a year from Thursday.

					O'BRIEN
			I still can't believe how much 
			damage Eddington managed to do.

					BASHIR
			I never trusted him, you know.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT TWO      20.

16   CONTINUED:	(2)

					O'BRIEN
			Oh, come off it --

					BASHIR
			No, I'm serious. Right from the 
			beginning, there was something... 
			slightly "off" about him.


					O'BRIEN
			What are you talking about? You 
			were always inviting him to play 
			darts with us.

					BASHIR
			I was just trying to be polite. 
			I never really liked him. 
			Besides, you're the one that had 
			him over for dinner to your home -- 
			with your wife and child.

	They get their food and pick a spot to sit and eat.

					O'BRIEN
				(defensive)
			It was a dinner party -- there 
			were twelve other people there. 
			I didn't like Eddington -- I 
			invited him because I thought he 
			was your friend.

					BASHIR
			That's ridiculous. He was never 
			my friend. Okay, he played a 
			great game of darts... and he knew 
			how to tell a good story.

					O'BRIEN
				(smiling)
			Remember the one about the four-
			legged Talorian... ?

					BASHIR
			And the Orion slave girl?

	They both grin at the memory as they open their 
	sandwich containers. But before they eat, there's a 
	long quiet moment.

					BASHIR
			You know what, Miles? I guess I 
			did like him...

					O'BRIEN
			Me, too.

	And on that sad note, they take bites from their food.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT TWO      21.

17   INT. HOLOSUITE

	CLOSE ON A GLOVED FIST SLAMMING into a punching bag. 
	ADJUST TO REVEAL Sisko, drenched in sweat, working out 
	his frustration by furiously pummeling the bag being 
	held in place by Dax.

					DAX
			The good news is Starfleet 
			Intelligence made some progress 
			breaking the Maquis communication 
			codes.


	Sisko just keeps punching the bag relentlessly.

					SISKO
			The bad news is it won't do us any 
			good. We're out of the game.
				(what can you do?)
			But what the hell, right? You win 
			some, you lose some.

	But Dax isn't fooled by Sisko's "it's okay" attitude; 
	she knows this is bothering him deeply.

					DAX
			You always had problems with the 
			"lose some" part of that.

					SISKO
				(letting the hurt show
				through)
			What can I say, old man? In
			twenty-five years of duty, I've
			never been taken off an
			assignment... until now.

	Sisko releases another flurry of punches.

					DAX
				(not believing him)
			Right. This is just about being 
			taken off an assignment.

	Slam.

					DAX
			It has nothing to do with a 
			certain ex-security officer we 
			both know...

	Sisko pounds the bag even harder.

					SISKO
			He worked under me for a year and 
			a half...

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT TWO      22.

17   CONTINUED:

					SISKO (Cont'd)
			I saw him almost every day... 
			read his reports... had him over 
			for dinner... even took him to a 
			baseball game in a holosuite 
			once...

	Sisko slams the bag between phrases... again and again.

					SISKO
			And I never saw it... it's my job 
			to be a good judge of character... 
			and what did I do? I not only 
			didn't see it -- I put him up for 
			a promotion...

					DAX
			He played his hand well.

	Sisko slams the bag harder and harder...

					SISKO
			He played me all right... 
			and what's my excuse? Is he a 
			changeling? No. Is he a being 
			with seven lifetimes of 
			experience? No. Is he a wormhole 
			alien? No. He's just a man. 
			Like me.
				(slamming the bag with 
				all his strength)
			And he beat me.

	With this last hit, Sisko rocks Dax back off the bag 
	and it swings in the air back and forth. Sisko stands 
	there, breathing heavily, his fists at his sides.

					DAX
			That's good.

	Sisko stops, confronting Dax.

					SISKO
			Good?

					DAX
			It's good you're working it out on 
			the bag. Because, Benjamin... 
			this one you're going to have to 
			let go. Eddington is someone 
			else's problem now... and you're 
			going to have to live with that.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT TWO      23.

17   CONTINUED:	(2)

	Sisko looks hard at Dax, not liking what she has to say -- 
	especially because he fears it may be true. Kira's COM VOICE 
	interrupts the moment:

					KIRA'S COM VOICE
			Ops to Captain Sisko.

					SISKO
			What is it, Major?

					KIRA'S COM VOICE
			Sir -- you'd better get up here. 
			There's news... and it's about
			Eddington.

	Sisko and Dax exchange a look.

18   INT. OPS

	Kira and Worf are at their stations. Sisko and Dax 
	ENTER, a towel still draped around Sisko's neck.

					SISKO
			Report.

					KIRA
			Eddington just upped the ante -- 
			he attacked the Cardassian colony 
			on Veloz Prime with a biogenic 
			weapon.

					SISKO
				(shocked)
			What?

					WORF
			He launched three stratospheric 
			torpedoes at the planet and spread 
			cobalt diselenide throughout the 
			biosphere.

					DAX
			A nerve agent that is harmless to 
			most humanoids... but deadly to 
			Cardassians.

					WORF
			The Cardassians are already 
			evacuating. And Eddington has 
			announced that the Maquis intend 
			to "reclaim" the planet once 
			they're gone.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT TWO      24.

18   CONTINUED:

					KIRA
			What I don't understand is where 
			the Maquis got the materials to 
			make a biogenic weapon.

					DAX
			I do. I should've seen it 
			earlier... the selenium and 
			rhodium nitrite they hijacked can 
			be reformulated and, with some 
			work, synthesized to produce 
			cobalt diselenide.

					SISKO
			Where's the Malinche?

					KIRA
			On the other side of the Badlands. 
			They're headed for Veloz Prime 
			now, but by the time they get 
			there...

					SISKO
			... Eddington will be long gone.

	Sisko takes a few steps away, weighing a decision.

					KIRA
				(to Dax)
			Given the amount of chemical 
			compounds Eddington stole... how 
			many of these weapons will he be 
			able to make?

					SISKO
				(grim)
			Enough to poison every Cardassian 
			colony in the DMZ.


					DAX
			There must be something we can do. 
			Worf, are there any other 
			Starships near Veloz Prime?

					WORF
				(shaking his head)
			The Malinche is our only ship in 
			the sector.

					KIRA
			So unless they can stop Eddington
			... it looks like the Maquis have 
			turned the tide.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT TWO      25.

18   CONTINUED:	(2)

	Sisko turns around, a determined look on his face.

					SISKO
			There is another ship in the 
			area...
				(off their looks)
			It's moored at Docking Bay
			Three...

	Without another word, he heads for the turbolift. The 
	others exchange a look... they know exactly what he's 
	decided, and they're with him. Kira, Worf and Dax join 
	Sisko on the waiting turbolift. When everyone's aboard:

					SISKO
				(to Com)
			Defiant.

	And as Sisko and his officers sink out of view, we:

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT THREE     26.
                           ACT THREE                            


	FADE IN:

19   INT. DEFIANT - ENGINE ROOM

	Sisko and Dax stand near O'Brien, watching him and his 
	CREW working feverishly on every system on the ship.

					O'BRIEN
			It's going to be tricky, Captain. 
			only half the systems are back on-
			line -- and most of those aren't 
			operating at full capacity.

					SISKO
			What about the warp drive?


					O'BRIEN
				(nodding)
			We can go to warp six -- but the 
			inertial dampers haven't been 
			fully repaired, so don't expect a 
			smooth ride.

	O'Brien moves over to another open panel where a couple 
	of crewmen work on another system. Dax joins them.

					DAX
			Weapons are also on-line but the 
			targeting scanners need to be 
			manually calibrated. We can 
			shoot, but God knows what we'll
			hit.

	O'Brien nods and makes a couple corrections to what his 
	crew is doing before moving on to the next open panel 
	where two more crewmen work.

					SISKO
			What about communications?

					O'BRIEN
			The Defiant's comm system is fried. 
			And I do mean fried.

					DAX
			Well, we still have our
			combadges...

					O'BRIEN
			I'm afraid not. They won't work 
			either -- not with all the 
			interference from the unshielded 
			EPS conduits.

					DAX
			So what do we use? Cups on a long 
			string?

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT THREE     27.19   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
			We have to improvize... let me 
			introduce you to your new com 
			system...
				(to someone O.S.)
			Cadet.

	Sisko turns to see NOG come over and stand stiffly at 
	attention.

					NOG
			Cadet Nog, reporting as ordered, sir.

					SISKO
			Stand easy.

	Nog stands at ease.

					O'BRIEN
				(to Sisko)
			With most of the bridge control 
			functions off-line... all orders 
			to Engineering have to be relayed. 
			For the sake of clarity -- I 
			thought it best that one voice
			relayed all those messages...
				(indicating Nog)
			Mister Academy here.

	Sisko nods. The chief is right, this is going to be 
	very tricky.

					O'BRIEN
			I thought you'd want someone who 
			could hear you while the bridge is 
			exploding all around us.


					NOG
				(suddenly concerned)
			Exploding?

					SISKO
				(to Nog)
			We may be going into a combat 
			situation -- think you're ready 
			for that, cadet?

					NOG
			Sir, yes, sir. Absolutely, sir.

	Sisko nods reassuringly.

					SISKO
			Glad to hear it. Report to the 
			bridge.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT THREE     28.

19   CONTINUED:	(2)

					NOG
			Aye, sir.

	Nog turns and heads out of the Engine Room; as he does, 
	he mutters to himself:

					NOG
			Exploding... ?

	Sisko, Dax and O'Brien continue their "tour."

					O'BRIEN
			Just to give you all the bad news 
			at once... we also have no cloak, 
			no transporters, no replicators 
			and the stabilizing gyros are at 
			only fifty percent -- so don't ask
			for any sharp turns, not unless 
			you want to end up doing barrel 
			rolls.

					DAX
				(dry)
			That could be fun.

					SISKO
			Any good news, Chief?

	O'Brien thinks about it for a beat.

					O'BRIEN
			The new holo-communicator I 
			installed... it works perfectly.

					SISKO
			Let's be grateful for small 
			favors.
				(off O'Brien's look)
			Prepare for departure.

	Sisko moves off, leading Dax up the ladder.

20   INT. DEFIANT - CORRIDOR

	Sisko and Dax emerge from around the corner, headed for 
	the bridge. Sisko in the lead. They take a few steps, 
	Sisko stops, turns, and confronts her.

					SISKO
			All right, say it.

					DAX
			What?

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT THREE     29.

20   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			That I've lost all perspective... 
			that I'm turning this into a 
			vendetta between me and Eddington, 
			and that I'm putting the ship, the 
			crew and my entire career at 
			risk. And that if I had any 
			brains at all I'd go back to my 
			office, sit down and start 
			reading Odo's crime reports.

					DAX
			I wasn't going to say that.

					SISKO
			But you were thinking it, weren't 
			you?

					DAX
			No... actually, what I was 
			thinking is that you're becoming 
			more like Curzon all the time.

	That catches Sisko off guard; he smiles, almost laughs.

					SISKO
			I don't know quite how to take 
			that.

					DAX
			Consider it a compliment.
				(a beat)
			And the next time I go off, half-
			cocked, on some wild-eyed 
			adventure... think back to this 
			moment and be a little more 
			understanding.

	Dax smiles at him and continues down the corridor. 
	Sisko smiles to himself, shaking his head, then follows 
	her toward the bridge.

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

	The Defiant docked at the station.

22   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE

	With the ship's systems not fully operational, the 
	Bridge has been organized a little differently than 
	usual. Worf stands at Tactical, overseeing a seated 
	CREWMAN; likewise, Dax is at the helm with another
	crewman at her side, as does Kira at OPS.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT THREE     30.

22   CONTINUED:

	To one side of Sisko, Nog is stationed at the 
	communications monitor, holding an earpiece to his 
	side.

					NOG
			Captain -- Ops has cleared us 
			for departure.

					SISKO
			Very well. Engine Room, stand by 
			impulse power.

 					NOG
			Engine Room, bridge.

22A  INT. DEFIANT - ENGINE ROOM

	Chief O'Brien and twice the usual crew work at various 
	open panels throughout the Engine Room.

					NOG'S COM VOICE
			Stand by impulse power.

					O'BRIEN
			Stand by impulse power.
				(then to one crewman)
			Stand by to increase deuterium 
			injection rate.
				(then to another)
			Configure driver coils for impulse 
			speed.
				(and another)
			Set EPS taps to level three.

	And as his crew carries out his orders...

22B  INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE

	As before.

					SISKO
				(to Kira)
			Ops. Seal the airlock and release 
			docking clamps.

					KIRA
				(to her crewman)
			Close exterior hatches, 
			depressurize the airlock. Detach 
			umbilicals, clear all moorings...

	Kira continues tapping her console as she oversees the 
	crewman carry out her orders.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT THREE    30A.


22B  CONTINUED:

					SISKO
				(to Dax)
			Thrusters at station keeping.

					DAX
				(to crewman)
			Initialize deflector field.

					KIRA
			Docking clamps released.

					SISKO
			Helm. Ease us out.

					DAX
			Port and starboard thrusters at
			one quarter. Bearing one-eight-
			zero mark zero.

	The Defiant gives a small but noticeable lurch as she 
	backs out.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT THREE     31.

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

	The Defiant pulls back from the station.


24   RESUME

					KIRA
			Distance from Docking Ring, fifty 
			meters... sixty... seventy... 
			eighty...

					SISKO
			Bring us about, old man.

					DAX
			Hard to port, ten degrees pitch. 
			Minimal power to the aft 
			thrusters. Let the momentum bring 
			us around.

25   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	About ninety meters from the station, the Defiant 
	starts banking slowly to one side.

26   RESUME

					DAX
			Three-second burn on the port 
			thruster. Hold at five degrees pitch.

					KIRA
			We're coming around too fast.

					DAX
			I see it.
				(to crewman)
			Ease off on the port thrusters.
				(correcting)
			Pitch back to zero degrees.

						KIRA
			We're starting to roll.

					DAX
			Pulse the starboard thrusters. 
			Point five-second bursts.

					SISKO
			Engine Room. Helm control is 
			sluggish. Re-align the 
			navigational gyros.

					NOG 
			Engine Room, bridge. Helm control 
			is sluggish. Re-align the 
			navigational gyros.

  DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT THREE 32-33.    

26   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			Helm, I hope you see that pylon...

					DAX
			It's hard to miss, but I'm going 
			to try.
				(urgent)
			Bow thrusters, pitch up sixteen 
			degrees. Full power to the port 
			thrusters. Half roll -- now!

27   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	The Defiant narrowly misses one of the huge Docking 
	Pylons and heads out for open space.

28   RESUME

	There's a moment of relief as they clear the pylon.

					SISKO
			Engine Room. One quarter impulse 
			power.

					NOG
			Engine Room, bridge. One quarter 
			impulse power.

					SISKO
			Helm. Lay in a course for the
			Badlands. Engine Room. Stand by
			for warp speed.

		NOG						DAX
	Engine Room, bridge.			Set intermix to point
	Stand by for warp 			zero-one. Initialize
	speed.					warp chamber on my
							mark. Three-two-one-
							mark.

29   EXT. SPACE - THE DEFIANT (OPTICAL) (STOCK)

	streaks into warp speed.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT THREE     34.

30   RESUME

	Sisko relaxes his stand a bit.

					KIRA 
			Warp one, sir.

					SISKO
			Engine Room, increase speed to 
			warp six as soon as possible.

					NOG
			Engine Room, increase speed to 
			warp six as soon as possible.
				(a beat)
			Sir, Engine Room reports we could 
			go to warp seven.

	Sisko smiles to himself.

					SISKO
			well done, people.
				(a beat)
			Mister Worf. I think we should 
			start running some battle drills.

					WORF
			Aye, sir.

31
thru   OMITTED
32

33   EXT. SPACE - THE DEFIANT (OPTICAL) (STOCK)

	as the Defiant begins to enter the plasma fields.

					SISKO (V.O.)
			Captain's Log: Supplemental. 
			After completing a series of 
			readiness drills, we've entered 
			the plasma fields of the 
			Badlands... and begun our search 
			for Eddington.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT THREE     35.

34   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE

	The ship rocks occasionally as we move through the 
	unpredictable plasma fields. Sisko watches the plasma 
	fields on the viewscreen and paces around the room. A 
	calm stream of orders flow from Dax, Worf and Kira to 
	their respective crewmen. The following dialogue 
	happens simultaneously:

					DAX
				(overlapping)
			Find her... steady as she goes... 
			watch those gyros... don't get 
			pulled into the magnetic 
			gradient... steady... come port 
			ten degrees... too much... 
			starboard five...

					WORF
				(overlapping)
			Check status on torpedoes three 
			and four... getting an energy 
			variance reading on the plasma 
			warheads... transfer power from 
			the forward shields to the 
			targeting array... bring the 
			phaser banks up to half power...

					KIRA
				(overlapping)
			Lateral scan... fifteen 
			megahertz... out to five hundred 
			kilometers... forward scanners 
			still not functioning... Engine
			Room, where are those field 
			stabilizers?

					NOG 
			Engine Room, bridge. Where are 
			those field stabilizers?
				(beat)
			Major, Engine Room reports field 
			stabilizers should be on-line in 
			fifteen minutes...

	Then something catches Kira's attention on one of the 
	consoles in front of her.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT THREE     36.

34   CONTINUED:

					KIRA 
			I've got something. Small 
			neutrino signature, bearing two-
			one-eight mark one-three-five. 
			Distance -- approximately nine 
			hundred kilometers. It's 
			moving... it's a Maquis raider.

					SISKO
			Helm, set intercept course. 
			Engine Room, three quarters 
			impulse.

 					NOG
			Engine Room, three quarters 
			impulse.

	Then something else has Kira's attention.

					KIRA
			Incoming transmission from the
			Maquis raider.
				(a beat)
			It's Eddington.

	Sisko's jaw tightens.

					SISKO
			Put him through.

35   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	as Eddington's image APPEARS on the Bridge, behind 
	Sisko's chair.

					EDDINGTON
			You just couldn't resist the 
			temptation to come after me, could 
			you?

					SISKO
			I like to finish what I start.

					EDDINGTON
			Well, I'm afraid you're going to
			be disappointed... again. 

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT THREE        

35   CONTINUED:

					EDDINGTON (Cont'd)
			You won't get me, captain. But I 
			do have a consolation prize for 
			you... actually it's more of a 
			gift.

	Eddington nods to someone unseen.

					KIRA 
			Incoming transmission. 
				(puzzled)
			They're sending over... a 
			document.

					EDDINGTON
			It's a book. One of my favorites. 
				(a smile)
			Les Miserables.

					SISKO
				(dry)
			Thank you, but I've read it.

					EDDINGTON
			Recently? If not, you should read 
			it again. Pay close attention to 
			the character of Inspector Javert --
			the French policeman who spends 
			twenty years chasing a man for 
			stealing a loaf of bread. Sound 
			like anyone you know?

					SISKO
			Why don't you beam over and we'll 
			discuss it.

36   ANGLE ON KIRA

					KIRA
			Closing on the Maquis ship, 
			captain. Seven hundred 
			kilometers...

					SISKO
				(to Worf)
			Ready weapons.

					WORF
			Phaser banks charged.

					SISKO
			Lock target.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT THREE     38.

36   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			Locked.

	Through this whole exchange, Eddington doesn't seem 
	particularly worried.

					SISKO
			It's over, Eddington. Surrender 
			your vessel and prepare to be 
			boarded.

					EDDINGTON
			It's a tempting offer, but I have 
			other plans... enjoy the book.

	And without another word, his image DISAPPEARS.

37   NEW ANGLE


	as Kira reacts to something on her monitor.

					KIRA 
			Captain -- the neutrino readings 
			are dissipating. It's not a ship. 
			It's an unmanned probe... set to 
			transmit a false warp signature.

					SISKO
			He wanted to lure us here -- why?

					KIRA
				(speaking for both of 
				them)
			He's up to something outside the 
			plasma fields.

	Sisko is furious at being had by Eddington once again.

					SISKO
			Helm, bring us about. Get us out 
			of here. Engines at full impulse.

		DAX					NOG
	(to her crewmen)			Engine Room, bridge.
	Hard to port. Full		Engines to full
	thrusters. Course			impulse.
	one-eight-zero mark
	zero.

	The ship tilts in a hard turn.

  DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT THREE 39-40.    

38   EXT. SPACE - THE DEFIANT (OPTICAL)

	makes its way through the treacherous and unpredictable 
	plasma field.

39   RESUME

	as Dax guides the ship out of harm's way.

					NOG
				(to Sisko)
			Sir -- Chief O'Brien doesn't
			recommend increasing our velocity
			through the plasma fields.

					SISKO
				(overruling the
				recommendation)
			Objection noted. Now get me more
			speed.

					NOG
			Engine Room, bridge. More speed.

40   ANGLE ON THE VIEWSCREEN

	to see the plasma fields clear as the ship goes out 
	into open space.

41   RESUME

	But the sigh of relief is short-lived.

					KIRA
				(off console)
			Sir -- picking up a distress call. 
			It's the starship Malinche. 
			They've been ambushed by the 
			Maquis.
				(a beat)
			They're dead in space.

42   CLOSE ON SISKO'S FACE

	filled with frustration and anger. And on his 
	expression, we:

									FADE OUT.
END OF ACT THREE

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FOUR      41.
                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

43   EXT. SPACE - THE DEFIANT (OPTICAL)

	approaches the crippled Malinche.


44   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	Sisko gets up from his chair as the image of a very 
	angry and embarrassed Captain Sanders MATERIALIZES on 
	the holo-communicator. Sanders wears the scars of his 
	recent battle: his uniform has been blackened with 
	several burn marks.

					SISKO
			How can we help you, captain?

					SANDERS
			Our warp core matrix compositor is 
			fused and our navigational systems 
			are disabled. If you could spare 
			some micro-power relays, we should 
			have the engines back on-line in 
			a day or two.

					SISKO
				(to Nog)
			Engine Room, beam a damage control 
			team to the Malinche. Tell them 
			to take along a dozen micro-power 
			relays.

	Nog repeats the order to the Engine Room in the b.g. as 
	Sanders continues his conversation with Sisko.

		SANDERS					NOG
	He got me -- we'd			Engine Room, bridge.
	just entered the			Transport a damage
	Badlands when we got			control team to the
	a distress signal			Malinche with twelve
	from a Cardassian			micro-power relays.
	freighter.

	The Malinche's Captain continues:

					SANDERS
			They'd been attacked by the Maquis 
			and had suffered casualties... our 
			sensors confirmed what we were 
			being told, but when we lowered 
			our shields to transport the 
			wounded...

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FOUR      42.

44   CONTINUED:

	Sisko can see the scenario perfectly -- and he knows 
	that what happened to Sanders could just as easily have 
	happened to him.

					SISKO
			The sensor readings had been 
			faked.

					SANDERS
				(nodding)
			There were no Cardassians on that 
			freighter. The Maquis had rigged 
			it with a focused particle beam 
			that punched through our gyro 
			shielding and we lost helm 
			control. And before we got back 
			on our feet, three Maquis raiders 
			came out from the plasma field...

	Captain Sanders has built a healthy anger for 
	Eddington, tempered only by his embarrassment at having 
	been bested by him.

					SANDERS
				(with meaning)
			It seems I couldn't get the job 
			done either...

	Sisko understands how Captain Sanders feels perfectly.

					SISKO
			It's not over.

					SANDERS
			I figured you'd be going after 
			him. We have something that might 
			be useful to you. We intercepted 
			a coded message from one of 
			Eddington's raiders. Maybe you 
			can decode it -- our computer's 
			still down.

					SISKO
			I appreciate it.

					SANDERS
			Do me a favor?

					SISKO
			Of course.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FOUR      43.

44   CONTINUED:	(2)

					SANDERS
			Save me a seat at his court-
			martial.

					SISKO
			Count on it.

	Sanders nods appreciatively.

					SANDERS
				(echoing Sisko's words 
				to him)
			Good hunting, captain.

	Sisko nods back and the image of Sanders DISAPPEARS.

45   EXT. SPACE - THE DEFIANT (OPTICAL) (STOCK)

	traveling at impulse in the DMZ.

					SISKO (V.O.)
			Captain's Log: Supplemental. With 
			the Defiant's computers still not 
			fully operational, we're relying 
			on Odo, back at Deep Space Nine, 
			to decipher the Maquis message.

46   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE

	Later. Sisko, in his chair, oversees the steady, low-
	keyed, flow of orders that continue from Worf, Dax and 
	Kira to their crewmen.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FOUR      44.

46   CONTINUED:

					SISKO (V.O.)
			In the meantime, we're combing the 
			DMZ in the hopes of a chance 
			encounter with Eddington. But 
			with each passing hour, our hopes 
			are fading.

					KIRA
			Sir -- incoming transmission. 
			It's Odo.

47   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	to see Sisko get up from his chair. This is the call 
	he's been very anxious to get. Odo MATERIALIZES near 
	Sisko's chair.

					ODO
			Captain.

					SISKO
			We could use some good news around 
			here, Odo. Tell me that you have 
			some.

					ODO
			Possibly... I've analyzed the 
			Maquis message.

					SISKO
			And?

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FOUR      45.

47   CONTINUED:

	Throughout this, Dax, Worf and Kira continue to give 
	their steady stream of orders to their crewmen.

					ODO
			It appears to be a simple, Breen 
			nursery rhyme. A heterophonic, 
			five-line verse. Quite a catchy 
			one, too.

	Odo HUMS a few bars for Sisko.

					SISKO
			What's it mean?

					ODO
			Metrical analysis shows an
			alternating tetrameter and 
			pentameter structure... but the 
			computer could find no meaningful 
			pattern in the words. They appear 
			to be just what they are -- 
			nonsensical phrases strung 
			together because they rhyme... at 
			least to the Breen.

					SISKO
			And the music?

					ODO
			It's written on a Lyxian scale... 
			I ran it through the computer, 
			too.
				(shaking his head)
			No meaningful pattern.

	Sisko seems crestfallen.

					SISKO
			So we're nowhere?

					ODO
			I wouldn't say that. You see, I 
			remembered something Eddington 
			once said to me... "The best place 
			to hide something is in plain 
			sight." So, considering it's a 
			Breen nursery rhyme...


					SISKO
				(catching on)
			... you think Eddington is using it 
			as a signal for a rendezvous in 
			the Breen system?

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FOUR      46.

47   CONTINUED:	(2)

					ODO
			Or a Breen settlement -- like the 
			one on Portas Five, which isn't 
			far from the DMZ. The biogenic 
			components of the weapons 
			Eddington's been using are very 
			bulky and very unstable. They 
			need to be kept in a large, 
			sophisticated cold storage unit.

					SISKO
			And if anyone knows how to keep 
			things cold, it's the Breen. 
			Thank you, Odo.

					ODO
			Captain.

	Odo DEMATERIALIZES. Sisko turns to Worf.

					SISKO
			Mister Worf -- don't we have a 
			series of sensor relays near 
			Portas Five?

					WORF
			Yes, sir. Two class-five 
			intelligence drones.

					SISKO
			Pull their sensor logs. I want to 
			see who's been visiting the Breen 
			Settlement.

48   EXT. SPACE - THE DEFIANT (OPTICAL) (STOCK)

	streaking past at warp speed.

					SISKO (V.O.)
			Captain's Log: Supplemental. 
			Odo's hunch has proven accurate. 
			Our intelligence drones detected 
			a Maquis freighter entering Portas 
			Five three hours ago.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FOUR     46A.

49   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE

	Sisko has gathered Worf, Kira and Dax at the back of 
	the Bridge. There they look at a map on one of the 
	monitors. Supernumeraries have replaced them at their 
	posts, overseeing the piloting of the ship.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FOUR      47.

49   CONTINUED:

					SISKO (V.O.)
			The freighter was last seen headed
			into the Dorvan sector of the DMZ.

					DAX
			Considering the freighter's range, 
			velocity, and heading... 
				(pointing)
			... Eddington's next target is one 
			of four Cardassian colonies.

					WORF
			And of those, these two are 
			unlikely targets. Their defenses 
			were recently upgraded by the 
			Cardassians.

					SISKO
				(agrees)
			Eddington isn't looking for a 
			fight. That leaves only these 
			two... Quatal and Panora.

					WORF
			Quatal's got a lucrative mining 
			operation and their weapon systems 
			are in the process of being 
			upgraded, but are not yet fully 
			operational.

					SISKO
			A tempting target.

					DAX
			But not as tempting as Panora. 
			The Maquis raided them two months 
			ago -- and most of their defense 
			systems were seriously damaged. 
			They're almost helpless.

					KIRA
			And there are constant ion storms 
			in that system -- good places to 
			hide, if you want to mount a 
			surprise attack.

					WORF
			A tactic Eddington knows well. 
				(summing it up)
			Panora is a more logical target 
			than Quatal.

	Sisko agrees with part of his staff's assessment.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FOUR      48.

49   CONTINUED:	(2)

					SISKO
			Which is why I think Eddington'll 
			attack... Quatal.
				(off their looks)
			He likes being unpredictable.


50   EXT. SPACE - THE DEFIANT (OPTICAL) (STOCK)

	traveling at warp.

51   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE

	Sisko stands by his chair. Worf, Dax, Kira and Nog man 
	their posts.

						DAX
			Approaching Quatal Prime...

					SISKO
			Slow to impulse power. Full scan.

		NOG						KIRA
	Engine Room, bridge.				(to crewman)
	Slow to impulse.			Activate parabolic sensor
						array... initialize lateral
						scanners...

	A beat as they work, then Kira is taken aback by 
	something on her console.

					KIRA
			We're too late, Captain. 
			Eddington's detonated his weapon. 
			The nerve agent is already 
			spreading through the planet's 
			atmosphere.

	Sisko's jaw hardens at the news.

					DAX
			Which means the Cardassians don't 
			have much time to get away.
				(voicing everyone's 
				frustration)
			Eddington's always one step ahead 
			of us...

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FOUR      49.

51   CONTINUED:


					KIRA
				(off her console)
			Maybe not this time. I'm reading 
			residual neutrino levels... Looks 
			like one -- maybe two Maquis 
			raiders behind the fourth moon.
				(half beat)
			They're on the run.

	Rapid:


			SISKO						NOG
		(to Dax)					Engine Room, Bridge.
	Go after them. 					Full impulse.
	Full impulse.
		(to Kira						DAX
	Onscreen. Shields up.				Hard to starboard.
		(to Worf)					Full thrusters.
	Charge phaser banks.
									KIRA
			WORF					... encode main
		(overlapping)				viewscreen, set
	... Bleed fifteen					magnification grid
	percent plasma to
	phaser matrix...

52   ON THE VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)

	to see us gain on two Maquis raiders in the distance.

					SISKO (O.S.)
			How long to intercept?

53   RESUME

					KIRA 
			Fifteen seconds.

					SISKO
			Prepare to lock targets.

54   ON THE VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)

	to see the Maquis raiders split up in two directions.


55   RESUME

					SISKO
			Hard to port -- stick with that 
			one, Dax.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FOUR     50.

55   CONTINUED:

					DAX
				(overlapping)
			... Starboard thrusters to full.
			Sixty degrees pitch.

					KIRA
				(overlapping; to Sisko)
			... they've locked phasers on us.

					SISKO
			Power to forward shields.

					KIRA
				(overlapping)
			Forward shields on-line

	Suddenly the ship rocks as it is hit by phaser FIRE 
	from the Maquis Raider.

					SISKO
			Lock target.

					WORF
				(overlapping)
			... targeting scanners 
			synchronized.
				(to Sisko, loud)
			Locked.

					SISKO
			Fire.

56   ON THE VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)

	to see a phaser bolt SLAM into one of the raiders. The 
	small ship DISINTEGRATES in a ball of fire.

57   RESUME

					SISKO
			Helm, bring us about. One more to 
			go.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FOUR      51.

58   EXT. SPACE - THE DEFIANT (OPTICAL)

	closing in on the other Maquis Raider.

59   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE

					KIRA
			Sir -- this one's making another 
			run at the planet. 
				(puzzled)
			I don't get it. They've already 
			poisoned the atmosphere...

	Sisko's mind races through the possibilities.

					SISKO
				(loud)
			More speed.

					NOG
			Engine Room, bridge. More speed.

					KIRA
			They've locked phasers on one of 
			the transport ships evacuating the 
			Cardassians...

60   EXT. SPACE - THE MAQUIS RAIDER (OPTICAL)

	passing by the planet, it fires a yellow PHASER BOLT at 
	the planet surface. The bolt disappears into the 
	planet's cloud cover.

61   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

					KIRA
			They've disabled the transport... 
			it's losing power... it's going 
			down.

					SISKO
			Can we beam the crew off?

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FOUR     52.

61   CONTINUED:

					KIRA
				(shaking her head)
			We're out of transporter range.
				(then something else)
			Incoming transmission.

	Sisko nods and the image of Eddington APPEARS before 
	him.

					EDDINGTON
			Well, Javert... let's see how deep 
			your obsession with me is. You've 
			got me... I can't outrun or 
			outfight the Defiant. But if you 
			come after me -- you'll have to 
			pay a price... you'll have to let 
			all those helpless Cardassians 
			spiral down to their deaths.
				(a beat)
			The choice is yours.

	Sisko swivels to Kira.

					SISKO
			How long do they have?

					KIRA
			Two minutes to impact.

					EDDINGTON
			Not much time. Probably take you 
			at least a minute to get back to 
			the planet...
				(oh, well)
			They're just Cardassians.

	Sisko knows there's only one choice for him... and he's 
	not happy about it.

					SISKO
				(to Dax)
			Helm, bring us about.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FOUR      53.

61   CONTINUED:	(2)

					SISKO (Cont'd)
				(to Kira)
			Prepare to engage tractor beam.

	As the flurry of detailed orders disseminates to the 
	respective crews, Sisko glares at Eddington, who smiles 
	victoriously and gives Sisko a small "bye-bye" wave. 
	Then his image DISAPPEARS.

62   EXT. SPACE - THE DEFIANT (OPTICAL)

	breaks away from its pursuit of the Maquis Raider and 
	heads back towards the planet, allowing the Maquis ship 
	to escape.

	And with that image, we:

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FIVE      54.
                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

63   EXT. SPACE - THE DEFIANT (OPTICAL)

	tows a crippled Cardassian transport ship away from 
	Quatal Prime.

64   INT. DEFIANT - MESS HALL

	Sisko is alone reading a PADD as Dax ENTERS.

					DAX
			We've towed the transport ship out 
			of the planet's gravitational 
			pull.

					SISKO
			As soon as our repair team is back 
			onboard, release the tractor beam. 
			The Cardassians should be able to 
			limp home in a day or two.

	Dax nods, as Sisko puts the PADD down; his mind 
	elsewhere. Dax looks down, sees what's on the PADD.

					DAX
			Les Miserables.

					SISKO
			You know it?

					DAX
				(shaking her head)
			I can't stand Victor Hugo. I 
			tried to read The Hunchback of 
			Notre Dame, but I couldn't get 
			through it... it's so melodramatic 
			and his heroines are so two-
			dimensional.

	Sisko looks back at the PADD.

					SISKO
			Eddington compared me to one of 
			the characters... Inspector 
			Javert. A policeman who 
			relentlessly pursues a man named 
			Valjean who's guilty of a trivial 
			offense... and in the end, 
			Javert's own inflexibility 
			destroys him... he commits 
			suicide.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FIVE      55.

64   CONTINUED:

					DAX
				(doesn't buy the comparison)
			You can't believe that description 
			fits you. Eddington is just 
			trying to get under your skin.

					SISKO
			He did that eight months ago.
				(a beat)
			What strikes me about this book is 
			that Eddington said it was one of 
			his favorites.

					DAX
			No accounting for taste.

					SISKO
			Think about it... A Starfleet 
			security officer is fascinated by 
			a nineteenth-century, French 
			melodrama. And now he's a leader 
			of the Maquis... a resistance 
			group fighting the "noble" battle 
			against the "evil" Cardassians.

					DAX
			Sounds like he's living out his 
			own fantasy.

					SISKO
			Exactly. And you know what? Les 
			Miserables isn't about the 
			policeman... it's about Valjean. 
			The victim of a monstrous 
			injustice who spends his entire 
			life helping people... making 
			noble sacrifices for others... 
			that's how Eddington sees himself. 
			He's Valjean... he's Robin Hood... 
			he's a romantic, dashing figure, 
			fighting the good fight, against 
			insurmountable odds.

					DAX
			The secret life of Michael 
			Eddington... How does it help us?

					SISKO
			Eddington's the hero of his own 
			story... that makes me the 
			villain. And what is it that 
			every hero wants to do?

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FIVE      56.

64   CONTINUED:	(2)

					DAX
			Kill the bad guy.

	Sisko gets up and walks around, figuring this all out.

					SISKO
			That's part of it... but heroes 
			only kill when they have to. 
			Eddington could've killed me back 
			in the refugee camp or when he 
			disabled the Defiant.
				(a beat)
			But in the best melodramas... the 
			villain creates a situation that 
			forces the hero to sacrifice 
			himself for his people or his 
			cause... one final grand 
			gesture...

					DAX
			What are you getting at, Benjamin?

					SISKO
				(determined)
			I think it's time for me to become 
			the villain.

	Off Sisko's face -- he's got a plan.

65   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE

	Sisko takes only a few steps in the room before calling out:

					SISKO
				(to Worf)
			Commander, prepare two quantum 
			torpedoes. Have engineering 
			attach a cargo pod with two 
			hundred kilograms of trilithium 
			resin to each torpedo.

	This unusual order surprises Worf.

					WORF
			Yes, sir... but...

					SISKO
			But what?

					WORF
			The extra mass of the cargo pods 
			will make the torpedoes less 
			effective. Maquis Raiders are 
			small and maneuverable --

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FIVE      57.

65   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			I'm not planning to fire them at 
			ships, Mister Worf.
				(to Kira)
			Major, what's the nearest Maquis 
			colony.

					KIRA
				(checking)
			Solosos Three. Less than an hour 
			away.

					SISKO
			Helm, set a course for Solosos 
			Three.
				(back to Kira)
			I want you to send the following 
			message on all Maquis frequencies.

	Sisko pauses for a moment to collect his thoughts.

					SISKO
			To all members of the Maquis 
			resistance. This is Captain Sisko 
			of the USS Defiant. In response 
			to the Maquis's use of biogenic 
			weapons in their recent attacks, 
			I am about to take the following 
			action: in exactly one hour, I 
			will detonate two quantum 
			torpedoes that will scatter 
			trilithium resin in the atmosphere 
			of Solosos Three.

	Kira, Dax and Worf exchange a surprised look; even if 
	this is just a bluff, it's a hell of a threat to make.

					SISKO
			I will thereby, make the planet 
			uninhabitable to human life... for 
			the next fifty years.
				(a beat)
			I suggest evacuation plans begin 
			immediately.

	Sisko sits in his chair, contemplating the move he's 
	just made. Everyone on the Bridge stares at him for a 
	shocked moment.

					SISKO
			What are you waiting for people? 
			Carry out your orders.

	And with that, everyone snaps to.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FIVE      58.

66   EXT. SPACE - THE DEFIANT (OPTICAL) (STOCK)

	in orbit around the Maquis world of Solosos Three.

67   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	As before. Sisko sits patiently in his chair.

					WORF
				(to crewmen)
			Set torpedo target to fifty 
			kilometers above ground level. 
			Lock.
				(turning to Sisko)
			Ready, Captain.

	SISKO nods.

					SISKO
			Time.

					KIRA
			One minute left.
				(off her console)
			And still no transport ship 
			activity or any other sign that 
			they're getting ready to evacuate.

	This is disappointing to Sisko, but not unexpected.

					SISKO
			Mister Worf... prepare to fire 
			torpedoes on my mark.

					WORF
				(to his crew)
			Detach safeties on torpedoes one 
			and two.

					KIRA
				(brightening)
			Incoming message. It's Eddington.

	Sisko takes a deep breath, preparing for the encounter. 
	Sisko is determined to play his role as the "bad guy" 
	to the hilt. He's harsher, more unyielding than we've 				ever seen him.

	Eddington APPEARS on the Bridge.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FIVE      59.

67   CONTINUED:

					EDDINGTON
			What are you really up to, Javert? 
			Do you expect me to believe that 
			a decorated Starfleet officer -- 
			the pride of the service -- is 
			going to poison an entire planet?

					SISKO
			That's exactly what I'm going to do.

	Eddington reacts, beginning to believe Sisko might be 
	serious. A little worry creeps into his voice.

					EDDINGTON
			You're bluffing.

					SISKO
			Am I?
				(staring at Eddington)
			Commander Worf. Launch torpedoes.

	This is the order no one was expecting, least of all 
	Eddington. Everyone was hoping that it wouldn't come 
	to this. Dax, Kira and every N.D. on the Bridge turns 
	and looks at Worf, who finds himself hesitating to 
	carry out an order for the first time in his life.

					SISKO
			Commander -- I said launch 
			torpedoes.

					WORF
			Aye, sir.

	Worf taps his console --

68   EXT. SPACE - THE DEFIANT (OPTICAL)

	launches two torpedoes at the planet's atmosphere. We 
	see the FLASHES as they detonate; a moment later, the 
	clouds start CHANGING COLORS as the trilithium resin is 
	released.

69   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	As before. Kira checks something on her console.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FIVE     59A.

69   CONTINUED:

					KIRA
			The trilithium resin is 
			dissipating throughout the 
			biosphere.
				(off something else)
			The Maquis are scrambling their 
			transport ships. They're starting 
			to evacuate.

	Eddington erupts with anger and shock.

					EDDINGTON
			Do you realize what you've done?

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FIVE      60.

69   CONTINUED:	(2)

					SISKO
			I've only just begun. I'm going 
			to eliminate every Maquis colony 
			in the DMZ.

					EDDINGTON
			You're talking about turning 
			hundreds of thousands of people 
			into homeless refugees.

					SISKO
			That's right. Your attack on the 
			Malinche proved one thing -- the 
			Maquis have become an intolerable 
			threat to the security of the 
			Federation. I intend to eliminate 
			that threat.

					EDDINGTON
			But think about those people you 
			saw in the caves -- huddled and 
			starving -- they didn't attack 
			the Malinche.

					SISKO
			You should've thought about that 
			before you attacked a Federation 
			starship.

	Sisko sits in his chair and swivels away from 
	Eddington, turning his back on him.

					SISKO
			Helm, lay in a course for Tracken 
			Two. Warp six.
				(to Worf)
			Mister Worf, prepare two more 
			torpedoes.

	Eddington stands behind Sisko, flabbergasted.

			DAX					NOG
		(overlapping)				(overlapping)
	Set course zero-five-			Engine Room, bridge.
	zero mark one-seven-			Warp six.
	nine

					WORF
				(overlapping
			Unlatch safeties on torpedoes
			three and four...

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FIVE      61.

69   CONTINUED:	(3)

	Eddington is desperate. The situation is getting out of 
	his control.

					EDDINGTON
			Can't you see what's happening to 
			you? You're going against 
			everything you claim to believe in --
			and for what? To satisfy a 
			personal vendetta.

	Sisko swivels around -- playing out his hand:

					SISKO
				(angry; defensive)
			You betrayed your uniform.

					EDDINGTON
				(firing back)
			And you're betraying yours -- 
			right now! The sad part is you 
			don't even realize it...
				(a beat)
			I feel sorry for you, captain. 
			This obsession with me -- look 
			what it's cost you.

	Sisko acts like Eddington stabbed him in the heart, but 
	in truth, Sisko's drawing Eddington in.

					SISKO
				(to Kira, feigning
				anger)
			Major -- Shut that thing off.
				(to Worf)
			Prepare to launch torpedoes.

					EDDINGTON
			Wait!

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FIVE    61A.


69   CONTINUED:	(4)

	Sisko nods to Kira, allowing Eddington to finish. 
	Eddington takes a moment, he realizes there's only one 
	way out.

					EDDINGTON
				(a beat)
			If you call off your attack... 
			I'll turn over all our biogenic 
			weapons.

					SISKO
			Not enough.

	Eddington knows what Sisko wants and it plays right 
	into his ego.

				EDDINGTON
			All right, Javert... I'll give you 
			what you want...

	Eddington takes a deep breath, and prepares himself to 
	make the ultimate sacrifice. A hero's final grand 
	gesture...

				EDDINGTON
			Me.

	Sisko nods to Kira and the image of Eddington 
	DISAPPEARS. The second it does, Sisko leans back and 
	lets out a big SIGH of relief.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FIVE     62.

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


	Re-establishing.

					SISKO (V.O.)
			Captain's Log: Supplemental. 
			Resettlement efforts in the DMZ 
			are underway. The Cardassian and 
			Maquis colonists who were forced 
			to abandon their homes will make 
			new lives for themselves on the
			planets their counterparts evacuated.

71   INT. DOCKING RING - AIRLOCK

	Odo awaits as the airlock OPENS, revealing Sisko and
	Dax and allowing them to emerge.

					SISKO (V.O.)
				(continuing)
			The balance in the region will be 
			restored, though the situation 
			remains far from stable.

					ODO
			Captain. Commander. Welcome 
			home.

					SISKO
			It's good to be back.

					ODO
			I understand your trip was... 
			productive.


	Without answering, Sisko turns back to face the 
	airlock; he wants to see the SECURITY DETAIL escorting 
	Eddington.

72   NEW ANGLE

	as Eddington and Sisko exchange a long, silent stare. 
	A stare which is finally broken by Sisko.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Uniform" - REV. 11/26/96 - ACT FIVE      63.

72   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
				(without taking his eyes 
				off Eddington)
			Constable.

	Odo takes charge of Eddington, grabbing him by the arm 
	and leading him away.

73   HOLD ON SISKO AND DAX

	as they watch Eddington being led off to the holding 
	cell.

					DAX
			I'm curious, Benjamin... your plan 
			to poison the Maquis planets --
			you didn't clear it with 
			Starfleet, did you?

					SISKO
			I knew I'd forgotten to do 
			something.

	Dax nods her head, impressed.

					DAX
			Big gamble.

					SISKO
				(it was nothing)
			That's what it takes to be a good 
			villain.

	They start walking down the corridor.

					DAX
			You know... sometimes I like it 
			when the bad guy wins.

	Sisko allows himself the smallest of grins. And on 
	that, we:

								FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         
                            THE END