STAR TREK:  DEEP SPACE NINE
                              
                     "The Siege of AR-558" 
                          #40510-558 
                              
                          Written by 
                Ira Steven Behr & Hans Beimler 
                              
                          Directed by 
                          Rick Kolbe 

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                       September 16, 1998

   STAR TREK: DS9 - "The Siege of AR-558" - 09/18/98 - CAST 

                  STAR TREK:  DEEP SPACE NINE
                     "The Siege of AR-558" 
                             CAST 

          SISKO                    ROM
          KIRA                     NOG
          ODO                      VIC
          BASHIR                   VARGAS
          O'BRIEN                  KELLIN
          QUARK                    LARKIN
          WORF                     REESE
          EZRI                     

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

   STAR TREK: DS9 - "The Siege of AR-558" - 09/16/98 - SETS 

                  STAR TREK:  DEEP SPACE NINE
                     "The Siege of AR-558" 
                             SETS 

        INTERIORS                     EXTERIORS
        DEEP SPACE NINE                 DEEP SPACE NINE
          PROMENADE                     DEFIANT
          HOLOSUITE/                    AR-558
          LAS VEGAS LOUNGE              ROCKY TERRAIN
          WARDROOM                      BASE CAMP
          CAPTAIN'S OFFICE              

        DEFIANT                       
          BRIDGE                        
          CORRIDOR                      
          MESS HALL                     

        BASE CAMP                     
          MAKESHIFT INFIRMARY           
          2ND LEVEL/COMMAND BUNKER      
          LOWER LEVEL                   
          COMMUNICATIONS BUNKER         

    DS9 - "The Siege of AR-558" - 09/17/98 - PRONUNCIATION 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                     "The Siege of AR-558" 
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

          ASOMETRIC                ASS-oh-meh-trick
          DUONETIC                 DEW-uh-neh-tick
          ISODYNE                  EYE-suh-dine
          NAGUS                    NAY-gus
          CHIN'TOKA                chin-TAH-ka
          KETRACEL                 KEH-tra-cell

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - TEASER     1.

                  STAR TREK:  DEEP SPACE NINE                   
                        "The Siege of AR-558"                          
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    INT. HOLOSUITE - LAS VEGAS LOUNGE - NIGHT

	CLOSE ON ROM SINGING his heart out on stage, backed
	by a single piano player in a tuxedo. What Rom 
	lacks in talent, he makes up for with feeling.

					ROM
			... that's why the lady... that's 
			why the lady... that's why the 
			laaaaaady is a scamp.

	As the song ends, we hear a pair of hands clapping.

	ADJUST to reveal VIC FONTAINE, getting up from one 
	of the front tables.

					ROM 
			So? What do you think?

					VIC 
			Not bad, but the lady is a tramp, 
			not a scamp.

					ROM
				(thinking it over) 
			Tramp, right. So do I get the "gig?"

					VIC
				(with regret) 
			Sorry, pallie.

					ROM 
			But Doctor Bashir said you're 
			looking for an opening act and I 
			love to sing.

					VIC 
			I can tell. But two singers on 
			the same bill... that's a one-way 
			ticket to deadsville. I need 
			someone to warm-up the audience 
			for me -- you know, a comic.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - TEASER     2.

1    CONTINUED:

					ROM
			A comic?

					VIC
			A comedian -- someone who can
			make people laugh.

					ROM
			I can do that. My brother tells
			me people are always laughing at
			me.

					VIC
			That may be true -- but this is a
			holosuite program, capice?

					ROM
			So?

					Vic
			So you're not a hologram.

					ROM
				(thinking it over)
			Life can be so unfair.

2    NEW ANGLE

	as DOCTOR BASHIR ENTERS.

					BASHIR
			Hey, Vic -- you got a minute?

					ROM
			Forget it, he's not hiring.

	And with that, Rom slumps away, EXITING.

					BASHIR
				(re: Rom)
			What's wrong with him?

					VIC
			Showbiz -- it can break your
			heart. So what can I do for
			you, pallie?

					BASHIR
			Did you get a chance to make
			those audio recordings for me?

	Vic nods and reaches into his jacket pocket, takes 
	out an isolinear rod.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - TEASER     3.

2    CONTINUED:

					VIC 
			All your favorite hits.

					BASHIR 
			That's great, Vic. Thanks.

					VIC 
			My pleasure -- but these songs 
			are four hundred years old... you 
			sure the troops on the front 
			lines want to hear them?

					BASHIR 
			The songs may be old, but when 
			you sing them, they sound brand 
			new.

					VIC 
			When you put it that way, I wish 
			I was going on the supply run 
			with you... I could make some 
			personal appearances... sing a 
			few songs, tell a few jokes... 
			you know, put together a regular 
			USO show.

					BASHIR 
			Sorry Vic, but I'm afraid there 
			aren't any holosuites where we're 
			going.

					VIC
				(to himself) 
			Rom's right... life can be 
			unfair.
				(to Bashir) 
			You know, pallie -- sometimes 
			being a hologram can be a real 
			pain in the asometric photons.

					BASHIR 
			I'll see you when I get back.

	Bashir EXITS.

					VIC
				(more to himself) 
			You know where to find me.

2A   INT. WARDROOM

	ANGLE ON THE DOOR OPENING to reveal ODO, holding a 
	PADD, stepping into the room.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - TEASER    3A.

2A   CONTINUED:

					ODO 
			I thought I might find you 
			here...

	ADJUST to reveal SISKO, alone, looking at a casualty 
	list displayed on a wall monitor. Odo offers Sisko 
	the PADD.

					ODO
			The new security protocols you 
			requested.

	Sisko takes the PADD, but his attention remains on 
	the wall monitor.

					SISKO 
			I think that's what I'm going to 
			remember most about this war... 
			looking through casualty reports. 
			Sometimes it feels like that's 
			all I do... stare at the names of 
			the dead.
				(a beat) 
			When the war started, I used to 
			read every name... I felt it was 
			the least I could do to honor 
			their sacrifice. But lately, all 
			the names have begun to blur 
			together...

					ODO
			That's understandable.

					SISKO
			Maybe...

	The moment is broken by --

					KIRA'S COM VOICE 
			Ops to Captain Sisko.

					SISKO
				(touching his com 
				badge) 
			Go ahead, colonel.

					KIRA'S COM VOICE 
			The Defiant is ready for 
			departure.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - TEASER    3B.

2A   CONTINUED:	(2)

					SISKO 
			On my way.

	And as Sisko turns to EXIT --

3    EXT. SPACE - DEFIANT (OPTICAL) (STOCK)

	The Defiant sails along at warp.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - TEASER     4.

4    INT. DEFIANT - MESS HALL

	CLOSE ON a miserable QUARK, seated at a table. With 
	his head cupped in his hands, he stares morosely at 
	a steaming cup of raktajino.

					QUARK
				(mumbling) 
			Why me? Why did he have to send 
			me? I'm like a son to him...

	ADJUST to REVEAL EZRI, sitting at a nearby table, 
	reading a PADD. Quark and Ezri are the only two 
	people in the room.

					EZRI 
			Quark -- you're mumbling again.

					QUARK 
			I'm sorry.
				(a beat, then
				mumbling again)
			It's just not fair... I have
			responsibilities of my own...
			customers who depend on me...

	Ezri puts down her PADD, deciding the only way to 
	quiet Quark is to try and lift his spirits.

					EZRI 
			But the Grand Nagus himself 
			picked you for this assignment.

					QUARK 
			Some assignment... a fact-finding 
			mission to the front lines. 
			Zek's already inundated with 
			Starfleet intelligence reports. 
			What can I tell him that he 
			doesn't know?

					EZRI 
			Maybe he wants to hear things 
			from a Ferengi perspective.

					QUARK 
			Then let him ask Nog.

					EZRI 
			The Nagus trusts you.

					QUARK 
			What are you trying to do? Cheer 
			me up?

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - TEASER     5.

4    CONTINUED:

					EZRI 
			It's my job. Remember the thirty-
			fourth Rule of Acquisition, "War 
			is good for business."

					QUARK 
			Only from a distance. The closer 
			you are to the front lines, the 
			less profitable it gets.

	Suddenly, the ship is ROCKED HARD by a phaser blast.

					QUARK 
			What's that?

	Ezri calmly gets to her feet and heads for the door.

					EZRI 
			Stay here.

	And with that, she EXITS. Quark has no intention of 
	doing what she says.

					QUARK 
			Wait. Don't leave.

	ANOTHER SHIP SHAKE knocks Quark back into his seat. 
	He quickly scrambles back up and heads for the door --

5    OMITTED

     DEEP SPACE NINE- "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - TEASER     6.

6    INT. DEFIANT - CORRIDOR

	As Quark staggers in one direction and then another, 
	until he bumps into COMMANDER WORF. He grabs Quark 
	by the shoulders to steady him.

					WORF
			This is no time to be wandering 
			the corridors.

					QUARK
			I thought the Chin'toka System 
			was in Federation hands.

	The ship SHAKES again from another hit.

					WORF
			It is, but the Dominion is 
			determined to take back their 
			territory. The entire system is 
			a battleground.

					QUARK
				(more to himself) 
			I should probably be writing this 
			down.

	But another SHAKE forces Quark to grab hold of 
	Worf's arm for support.

									CUT TO:

7    INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE

	as the doors open, allowing Worf and Quark to ENTER. 
	They're just in time to see --

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - TEASER    6A.

8    ANGLE ON THE VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)

	where the image of a Jem'Hadar fighter EXPLODES in a 
	giant fireball.

9    WIDER

	on the crew, which includes Sisko, standing near NOG 
	at the helm. O'BRIEN and Ezri are at the side 
	consoles. The Bridge crew breaks out into 
	triumphant smiles. Worf immediately sits at his 
	console.

					SISKO 
			Mister O'Brien -- keep an eye out 
			for more Jem'Hadar ships.

					O'BRIEN
			Aye, sir.

	Not wanting to be sent back to the mess hall, Quark 
	wanders over to Nog. But Nog is uncomfortable 
	having his uncle looming over him.

					NOG 
			What are you doing here, uncle? 

					QUARK 
			I... ah... just visiting.

					NOG
				(embarrassed) 
			I'm working.

					SISKO 
			Quark, is there something we can 
			do for you?

					QUARK 
			Not really.
				(all innocent)
			I just came by to say hello to my 
			nephew.

					SISKO
				(firm) 
			All right, you've just said 
			hello...

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - TEASER     7.

9    CONTINUED:

	But Quark just wants any excuse not to be left alone 
	should they come under attack again.

					QUARK 
			Anybody want to join me in the 
			mess hall for a raktajino?

					SISKO
			Quark!

					QUARK
				(making a hasty 
				retreat) 
			I was just leaving...

	And with that, he does. An apologetic Nog turns to 
	Sisko.

					NOG 
			Sir, I assure you that won't 
			happen again.

					EZRI
				(to Nog) 
			Your uncle's just a little 
			nervous... he's not used to being 
			in combat situations.

					NOG 
			That's no excuse.

	And with that, Nog goes back to working his console.

									DISSOLVE TO:

10   EXT. SPACE - AR-558 (OPTICAL)

	The Defiant is in orbit around a small planet.

11   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE

	Bashir ENTERS with Quark, holding a PADD.

					BASHIR 
			Captain, the supplies are ready 
			for transport.

  DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - TEASER 8-10.    

11   CONTINUED:

					WORF
				(to the Captain)
			AR-Five-Five-Eight has
			acknowledged our message.
			They're expecting you.

					SISKO
			Good. Away Team, with me.
				(to Worf)
			Commander, she's all yours.

	Ezri and Nog join Bashir, Quark and Sisko. 
	Everyone's armed, including Quark.

11A  EXT. ROCKY TERRAIN OUTSIDE BASE CAMP (OPTICAL)

	Sisko, Bashir, Quark, Ezri and Nog MATERIALIZE 
	amidst the harsh landscape of this barren planet.

					QUARK
			Not much to look at, is it?

	Suddenly a PHASER BOLT blasts the rock next to them.

11B  NEW ANGLE

	as they dive for cover behind some rocks. And as we 
	hear the sound of more PHASER FIRE, we:

12
thru   OMITTED
13

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          


    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT ONE    11.
                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

	(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes.)

13A  EXT. ROCKY TERRAIN OUTSIDE BASE CAMP - CONTINUOUS

	As Sisko and the others huddle for cover behind the 
	rock.

					SISKO
			Those are Federation phasers...
				(calling out)
			Hold your fire! This is Captain
			Benjamin Sisko of the USS
			Defiant.

					FEMALE VOICE (O.S.)
			You heard him -- cease fire, damn
			it!

	The firing stops.

13B  NEW ANGLE

	to see Sisko and the others emerge cautiously from 
	behind the rocks.

					SISKO
			We're coming in.

13C  ANGLE ON THE BASE CAMP

	which is built into the rockface of a steep 
	mountain, was originally constructed by the Dominion 
	as a communications relay station, but the 
	Federation has occupied it for the past five months.

	Sisko and his crew pass through a barricade of 
	crates, rocks and the twenty-fourth century 
	equivalent of sandbags.

	CHIEF LARKIN, a sinewy, steel-eyed woman in her mid-
	thirties, is in mid-argument with VARGAS, a high-
	strung young soldier who has a bloody cloth wrapped 
	around one of his arms.

					LARKIN
			Who told you to open fire?

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT ONE   11A.

13C  CONTINUED:

					VARGAS 
				(defensive) 
			I saw movement. I thought it was 
			the Jem'Hadar.

					LARKIN 
			They look like Jem'Hadar to you? 
			I gave the word to hold your fire 
			-- that Starfleet officers were 
			beaming down with supplies.

					VARGAS 
				(shrugs) 
			Nobody told me.

	Larkin shakes her head with frustration as Sisko 
	approaches her.

					LARKIN 
			Sorry, captain. A little 
			breakdown in communications...

					SISKO
			No harm done.

	Bashir, Ezri, Nog and Quark study the Starfleet 
	personnel stationed along the barricade. At first 
	glance, it's hard to believe that Sisko, Ezri, 
	Bashir and Nog wear the same uniform as these 
	people. They're not the crisp, clean and confident 
	Starfleet officers we're accustomed to. These 
	soldiers have been living on the front lines for the 
	past five months and it shows... they're tired, 
	dirty, hollow-eyed. They're also heavily armed. 
	(Note: the soldiers should move around the base as 
	little as possible; there's not a lot of aimless 
	wandering going on for reasons that will be clear 
	soon enough.)

					SISKO
			Where's Captain Loomis?

					LARKIN 
			He was killed ten days ago. So 
			was Commander Parker.

					SISKO
			Then who's in command?

					LARKIN 
			I am. Chief Nadia Larkin.

					SISKO
			Ben Sisko. Where would you like 
			your supplies?

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT ONE   11B.

13C  CONTINUED:	(2)

					LARKIN 
			Vargas can show you.

					VARGAS
				(tightly wound) 
			Supplies -- that's just great. 
			Don't they know we need to get 
			off this rock?

	REESE, a stone-faced veteran, wearing a necklace of 
	Jem'Hadar white tubes, stands near Larkin.

					REESE 
			Take it easy, Vargas.

					VARGAS 
			Take it easy? I'd love to take 
			it easy. Just get me out of this 
			vole-hole and I promise all I'll 
			do, for the rest of my life, is 
			take it easy! According to 
			Starfleet regulations we're 
			suppose to be rotated off the 
			front lines after ninety days -- 
			ninety days. We've been stuck 
			here for five months!

	A long uncomfortable beat; there's a simple, painful 
	truth to what Vargas's saying. These people have 
	clearly been under tremendous strain.

					LARKIN
				(to Sisko) 
			Welcome to paradise, captain.

	And off Sisko evaluating the situation --

14   INT. BASE CAMP - 2ND LEVEL/COMMAND BUNKER - NIGHT

	Sisko and Larkin are looking down at a large 
	Dominion communications array which is being worked 
	on by a half-dozen Starfleet technicians. Among 
	them is KELLIN, a young, brash engineer. (Note: all 
	the engineers wear hand phasers.) Ezri is also 
	amidst the engineers, watching them work.

					LARKIN 
			There it is... the only reason 
			anyone gives a damn about this 
			place. It's the largest Dominion 
			communications array in the 
			sector.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT ONE   11C.

14   CONTINUED:

					SISKO 
			If we can figure out how it 
			works, we should be able to tap 
			into their entire com system.

					LARKIN 
			One thing's for sure, they're 
			determined to get it back.

					SISKO
			You can't let that happen.

					LARKIN 
			I know our orders, Captain. But 
			maybe Starfleet Command isn't 
			aware of our situation -- we've 
			been holding this place for five 
			months. That's five months of 
			fighting off repeated Jem'Hadar 
			attempts to take it back. When 
			we landed here, there was a 
			hundred and fifty of us... we're 
			down to forty-three.

					SISKO
			I can appreciate what you've been 
			through. I'll make sure that 
			Starfleet understands your 
			situation. But from what I hear, 
			our forces are spread pretty thin 
			in this system. Chances are, 
			you're going to be stuck here a 
			while longer.

					LARKIN 
			Lucky us.

	Sisko is sympathetic, but there's not much he can 
	do.

15   ANGLE ON THE LOWER LEVEL

	as Ezri moves to get a closer look at the array.

					KELLIN 
			Someone hand me a duonetic 
			coupler.

	Ezri, who's closest to him, picks up the tool and 
	hands it to him.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT ONE    12.

15   CONTINUED:

					KELLIN 
			Thanks.

					EZRI
				(regarding something
				on the array)
			Your frequency discriminator
			seems to be drifting. You might
			want to reset it.

	Kellin makes an adjustment to one of the panels.

					KELLIN 
			You an engineer?

					EZRI 
			No, but Tobin -- one of my 
			previous hosts was.

					KELLIN 
			Close enough. Grab a microdyne 
			coupler and start recalibrating 
			that transtator.

	Ezri then does as Kellin's asked.

16   EXT. BASE CAMP - NIGHT

	Nog is staring at Reese, who has returned to his post on the barricade.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT ONE    13.

17   ANOTHER ANGLE

	as Quark approaches Nog. Quark can see that Nog is
	both intrigued and spooked by Reese.

					QUARK
			Nog. Shouldn't you be helping
			Doctor Bashir unload the
			supplies?

					NOG
			We're pretty much finished.

					QUARK
			Good. The sooner we can get out
			of here, the better.

					NOG
				(indicating Reese)
			That soldier over there... you
			see his necklace? Those are
			Ketracel White tubes.

					QUARK
			So?

					NOG
			You know how he got them?

					QUARK
				(dry)
			Mail order?

					NOG
			He took them off the bodies of
			dead Jem'Hadar -- Jem'Hadar he
			killed. It's his way of keeping
			score.

					QUARK
			And you find that impressive?

					NOG
			Isn't it?

					QUARK
				(exasperated)
			I don't think so. Take a look
			around you, Nog.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT ONE    14.

17   CONTINUED:

					QUARK (Cont'd)
			This isn't the Starfleet you
			know.

					NOG
				(defensive)
			Sure it is. It's just that these
			people have been through a lot.
			They've been holed up here for a
			long time... seen two thirds of
			their unit killed... but they
			haven't surrendered. And you
			know why? Because they're
			heroes.

					QUARK
			Maybe -- but I still don't want
			you anywhere near them. Let me
			tell you something about Hew-
			mons, Nog. They're a wonderful,
			friendly people -- as long as
			their bellies are full and their
			holosuites are working. But take
			away their creature comforts...
			deprive them of food, sleep,
			sonic showers... put their lives
			in jeopardy over an extended
			period of time... and those same
			friendly, intelligent, wonderful
			people will become as nasty and
			violent as the most bloodthirsty
			Klingon. You don't believe me?
			Just look at those faces... look
			in their eyes.

	Nog glances around the compound --

18   NOG'S POV

	of the soldiers, at their posts, waiting. They all
	have the look Quark just described.

19   RESUME

					QUARK
			You know I'm right, don't you?

	But Nog doesn't answer.

					QUARK
			Well? Aren't you going to say
			something?

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT ONE    15.

19   CONTINUED:

					NOG
			I feel sorry for the Jem'Hadar.

	And with that, Nog walks off, leaving a frustrated
	and concerned Quark.

20   INT. BASE CAMP - MAKESHIFT INFIRMARY - NIGHT

	where Bashir is applying a hypospray to Vargas. In
	the b.g., we see a half dozen other wounded soldiers
	waiting for treatment.

					BASHIR
			There you go... that should take
			care of your fever and chest
			congestion.

	Bashir picks up another hypospray and applies it.

					BASHIR
			And this should get rid of the
			dermal irritation on your back.

	Vargas takes a deep breath and exhales with relief.

					BASHIR
			Better?

					VARGAS
			Are you kidding? I haven't felt
			this good since the day I landed
			on this rock.

					BASHIR

			Good. Now let's take a look at
			your arm --

	But as Bashir lays his hand on Vargas's bloody
	bandage, Vargas whips out a phaser and shoves it
	under Bashir's chin.

					VARGAS
			What the hell are you doing?

	Bashir stays calm, but he takes Vargas's threat very
	seriously.

					VARGAS
			Keep your hands off the bandage.

	Bashir slowly removes his hands.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT ONE   15A.

20   CONTINUED:

					BASHIR
			I need to treat your wound.

					VARGAS
			No one touches that bandage.
			Understood?

					BASHIR
			Why's that?

					VARGAS
			I asked you if you understood?

	Bashir nods, Vargas lowers the phaser. There's a
	long beat. The silence is broken by Vargas, who
	feels the need to explain himself.

					VARGAS
			McGreevey put that bandage on
			me... ripped up his own uniform
			to make it.

					BASHIR
			Sounds like a good friend.

					VARGAS
			He was a jerk. I couldn't stand
			the guy -- he never shut up.
			Yap, yap, yap, yap. He thought
			he was the world's greatest
			authority on everything. I know
			he's dead and I should have more
			respect... but God, I hated him.
			One moment he's talking his head
			off tying the bandage around
			me... the next he's lying flat on
			his back with a hole in his
			chest.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT ONE    16.

20   CONTINUED:	(2)
					VARGAS (Cont'd)
			I just sat there looking at
			him... it was great -- he was so
			quiet. For the first time in his
			life he was quiet.

	Bashir allows Vargas a cathartic moment, then --

					BASHIR
				(softly)
			I need to treat your wound.

	Vargas nods and rips the bandage off his arm. As
	Bashir looks at the wound, Vargas clutches
	McGreevey's bandage in his hand.

21   INT. BASE CAMP - 2ND LEVEL/COMMAND BUNKER - NIGHT

	Sisko and Larkin are studying some PADDs at a table.

					SISKO
			I think you've set up a solid
			defense perimeter, but I would
			tighten this flank.

	Larkin nods as Bashir ENTERS.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT ONE    17.

21   CONTINUED:

					BASHIR
			Captain, can I have a minute?

	Bashir gestures for Sisko to join him a few feet
	away from Larkin so that they can talk privately.

					SISKO
			Go ahead.

					BASHIR
			These people... their physical
			and mental health are precarious
			at best. They need more than a
			few food replicators and some
			medical supplies... they need to
			be shipped out of here.

					SISKO
			I understand, but right now
			there's nothing I can do about
			it.

	But before Bashir can reply, we hear a loud
	EXPLOSION close by the bunker.

					LARKIN
			Damn it --

	Larkin moves out of the bunker, Sisko and Bashir

	follow.

22   EXT. BASE CAMP - CONTINUOUS

	Sisko, Bashir and Larkin come upon a group of
	soldiers standing around a dead body we can't see.

23   NEW ANGLE

	as Sisko and the others make their way through the
	crowd, which includes Reese, Vargas and Nog, to get
	to the fallen soldier. Bashir bends down out of
	camera range to check the body.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT ONE    18.

23   CONTINUED:

					NOG
			I saw it happen... he was just
			walking along and the next
			minute...

	Sisko is perplexed by something.

					SISKO
			You must've swept the compound
			for anti-personnel mines...

					LARKIN
			A hundred times. It doesn't help
			-- not with Houdinis.

	Bashir rises. There's nothing he can do for the
	soldier.

					BASHIR
			"Houdinis?"

					REESE
			Find one and you disappear.

					LARKIN
			They "hide" in subspace and
			appear at random.

					VARGAS
			You can walk past the same spot a
			hundred times and nothing
			happens. And then... bang.

					REESE
				(at Sisko)
			You're wasting your breath,
			Vargas. It's not the captain's
			problem. He's leaving.

	And with that, Reese turns his back on Sisko and
	walks back to his position on the barricade. Sisko
	can't help wishing there was more he could do for
	these people.

					SISKO
				(to Larkin)
			I wish I could tell you that
			things are going to get easier
			for you...

					LARKIN
			Don't worry about us, captain.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT ONE    19.

23   CONTINUED:	(2)

	Sisko and Larkin lock eyes for a beat, but suddenly
	the moment is broken by --

					WORF'S COM VOICE
			Defiant to Captain Sisko.

	Sisko taps his combadge.

					SISKO
			Go ahead.

									CUT TO:

24   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE

	to see Worf and the Bridge Crew, including O'Brien,
	buffeted about as the Defiant is hit by phaser fire.

					WORF

			Sir -- we're being attacked by
			two Jem'Hadar ships. We've
			locked onto your coordinates.
			Are you ready for transport?

									INTERCUT WITH:

25   EXT. BASE CAMP - NIGHT

	As before. All eyes are on Sisko. He seems to be
	weighing his options.

					SISKO
				(to com)
			Stand by, Worf.

26   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE

	as the ship continues to take HITS.

					O'BRIEN

				(to com)
			Captain, sensors show Jem'Hadar
			troops landing nine kilometers
			from your position.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT ONE    20.

26   CONTINUED:

					WORF
				(to com)

			Sir, we must beam you aboard now.
			We have to break orbit --

27   EXT. BASE CAMP - NIGHT

	to see Sisko make up his mind, he's stepped away
	from the crowd.

					SISKO
			Take evasive action, Mister Worf.
			We're staying.

					WORF'S COM VOICE
			Captain, I must ask you to
			reconsider -- I don't know when
			we'll be able to come back for
			you.

					SISKO
				(to com)
			You have your orders, commander.

					WORF'S COM VOICE
			Aye, sir. Good luck.

28   ANOTHER ANGLE

	as Sisko looks around at the assembled troops.

					SISKO
			What are you looking at? We have
			work to do.

					LARKIN
			Yes, sir. You heard the captain.

					VARGAS
			I'm telling you, there's
			something about this place that
			makes people crazy

 DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT ONE 21-22.   

28   CONTINUED:

	And with that, Vargas joins the others as they make
	for their positions.

					LARKIN
				(to Sisko)
			Sir, what are your orders?

					SISKO
			There's only one order,
			lieutenant...

29   CLOSE ON SISKO

	to see the determination in his eyes.

					SISKO
			We hold.

	And off that moment, we:

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT TWO    23.
                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

30   EXT. BASE CAMP - NIGHT

	WIDE on the compound. Everyone is hunkered down at
	their posts, tensely anticipating a Jem'Hadar
	assault. No one's talking; there's nothing to say.

31   ANGLE ON SISKO

	trying to scan the area around the base with his
	tricorder.

					SISKO
			We need to find out how many
			Jem'Hadar troops landed and where
			they are.

					LARKIN
			Well, you're not going to learn
			anything with a tricorder. We
			jam their sensors, they jam
			ours... that's how it works.

	Larkin glances at the communications bunker.

					LARKIN
				(continuing)
			Except they have an advantage... they
			know where we are.

					SISKO

			But that's all they know... they
			don't know our defense positions
			or how many of us are here.

					LARKIN
			All things considered, I'd still
			rather be in their shoes.

	Sisko nods, acknowledging the difficulty of their
	situation. He looks over to see --

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT TWO    24.

32   SISKO'S POV

	of Nog crouched behind some rocks near Reese's
	position. Reese is using a TECH device to sharpen
	the blade of a large Jem'Hadar knife.

33   NEW ANGLE

	to see Sisko approach Nog.

					SISKO
			Hear anything, Ensign?

					NOG
			Plenty. I can hear Vargas's 
			stomach grumbling and Ezri tuning
			a phase amplifier with a coil
			spanner in the communications
			bunker...

					SISKO

			What about the Jem'Hadar?

					NOG
			Not a sound. If they're out
			there, they're being very quiet.

					REESE
			They're out there.

	Sisko looks over at Reese, who stares at Sisko as he
	continues sharpening the blade. Neither man has any
	doubts that Reese is right.

					SISKO
				(to Nog)
			Keep your ears open, Ensign.

					NOG
			I will, sir.

	Sisko moves off to check on the other positions. We
	stay with Nog, looking at Reese.

					NOG
			That knife you're working on...
			it's not Starfleet issue.

	Reese doesn't answer, he just focuses on his blade.

					NOG
			Can I see it?

	Reese stares flatly at the Ferengi.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT TWO    25.

33   CONTINUED:

					REESE
			You're supposed to be listening
			for Jem'Hadar.

					NOG
			I know.

					REESE
			Then shut up and listen.

	And with that, Reese returns his attention to his
	blade.

					LARKIN (O.S.)
			Here they come!

	Sisko turns to see --

34   ANOTHER ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	We see THREE JEM'HADAR SOLDIERS on a ridge, with
	THREE MORE JEM'HADAR SHIMMERING into view.

35   ANGLE ON REESE (OPTICAL)

	In one fluid motion, Reese stabs his blade into the
	ground, picks up his phaser rifle, aims and fires --

36   ON A JEM'HADAR SOLDIER (OPTICAL)

	hitting the ground as Reese's phaser fire finds its
	mark.

37
thru   OMITTED
38

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT TWO    26.

39   ANGLE ON REESE

	who abruptly lowers his weapon and turns to face the
	compound. As he looks up and down the line, he's
	struck by a sudden realization --

					REESE
			Something's wrong.

40   ADJUST TO INCLUDE SISKO

	who looks over at Reese.

					REESE

			They're not firing.

	Now it's Sisko's turn to glance around the compound.
	Reese is right -- there aren't any Starfleet
	casualties. It only takes Sisko a moment to realize
	what it means --

41   CLOSE ON SISKO

	as he leaps to his feet. None of the Jem'Hadar FIRE
	at him.

					SISKO
				(shouting)
			Hold your fire!

42   WIDER

	as Larkin picks up the cry.

					LARKIN
			You heard the Captain. Cease
			firing!

	The message finally gets through to everyone and the
	firing ends. Taking their cue from Sisko, the
	Starfleet Officers emerge from their cover. They
	look around to see --

43   ANOTHER ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	as the surviving Jem'Hadar and the bodies of the
	"dead" Jem'Hadar FADE AWAY.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT TWO    27.

44   ON VARGAS

	trying to understand what he just witnessed.

					VARGAS

			Where'd they all go?

45   ON SISKO

	as he steps into the center of the compound.

					SISKO
			They weren't here to begin with.

					REESE
				(putting it together)
			Holograms.

					NOG
				(puzzled)
			I don't understand...

					SISKO
			It was a way to see what they're
			up against... determine our
			numbers.

					REESE
			And pinpoint our positions.

					LARKIN
			Without risking any casualties.
			Smart.

					VARGAS
			They're smart all right... and
			we're as good as dead.

					SISKO
			Not yet we aren't.

46   NEW ANGLE

	Quark emerges from the caves.

					QUARK
			Is it over?

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT TWO    28.

46   CONTINUED:

	Nog sighs... can he really be related to this man?

					SISKO
			For now. But next time they
			won't send holograms.

	Sisko watches as Reese pulls his Jem'Hadar knife out
	of the ground, and begins honing it again. Sisko
	lets out a deep breath, trying to release the tension he feels.

	Suddenly, we hear an EXPLOSION. Sisko turns to --

47   NEW ANGLE

	to see several crewmen rush to the aid of a fallen
	soldier who has "tripped" another mine.

48   CLOSE ON SISKO

	feeling the tension tighten around him. And off his
	grim expression --

									CUT TO:

49   INT. BASE CAMP - COMMUNICATIONS BUNKER - NIGHT

	CLOSE on Ezri and Kellin reacting to something
	they've just been told. In the b.g., the other
	engineers continue working on the array.

					EZRI
			Does that mean we stop working on
			the communications array?

	ADJUST ANGLE to include Sisko.

					SISKO
				(re: the other engineers)
			They'll have to get along without
			you for a while. We need to find

			the Houdinis and disarm them.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT TWO    29.

49   CONTINUED:

					EZRI
			I'm all for that. Those mines
			are a nasty piece of
			engineering...

					KELLIN
			They're also impossible to
			detect. I'm sorry, Captain, but
			I'm an engineer, not a magician.

					SISKO
			Larkin says you like a
			challenge...

					KELLIN
				(dry)
			I thought I did. But after
			banging my head against that
			communications array for the last
			couple of months I'm not so sure
			anymore.

					EZRI
			He's just being modest, Captain.
			Chief O'Brien would be proud to
			have him on his crew.

					SISKO
			I can't think of higher praise.

	And with that, Sisko EXITS. We stay with Ezri and
	Kellin.

					KELLIN
				(to Ezri)
			Now what?

					EZRI
			Now we get to pull a rabbit out
			of our hat.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT TWO    30.

49   CONTINUED:	(2)

	And off that moment --

50   EXT. BASE CAMP - NIGHT

	Later. It's what passes for lunchtime. Everyone is
	still at their posts, their weapons close beside
	them, as they eat their rations. Quark approaches
	Nog with some rations.

					QUARK
			Here -- you need to keep your
			strength up.

	Nog looks around to see if anyone's watching.

					NOG
			Thanks, uncle, but I can get my
			own food.

					QUARK
			What's the matter, Nog? Afraid
			of looking weak in front of the
			Hew-mons?

					NOG
			I want to earn their respect, if
			that's what you mean.

					QUARK
			At the price of your soul? Look
			at you... you hold that phaser
			rifle as if it were made of pure
			latinum.

					NOG
			We're in the middle of a war and
			this rifle can keep me alive.
			I'm a Starfleet officer...

					QUARK
			You're a Ferengi... and I wish
			you'd start acting like one.

					NOG
			You mean hide under a rock every
			time trouble starts?

					QUARK
			I'll tell you one thing,
			nephew... if the Federation had
			listened to the Ferengi Alliance
			there would never have been a
			war.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT TWO    31.

50   CONTINUED:

					NOG
			Because we would've surrendered a
			long time ago.

					QUARK
			No -- because we would've reached
			an accommodation. We would've
			sat across the negotiation table
			and hammered out a peace treaty.
			One that both sides could've
			lived with...

					NOG
			You make it sound so simple.

					QUARK
			Just remember Rule of Acquisition
			one-twenty-five, "You can't make
			a deal if you're dead."

		But before Nog can reply --

					SISKO (O.S.)
			Nog.

51   NEW ANGLE

	as Sisko, Reese and Larkin approach.

					SISKO
				(to Nog)
			I'm sending you with Larkin and
			Reese out on a scouting patrol.

					NOG
			Yes, sir.

					SISKO
			I need to know what we're up
			against... how many Jem'Hadar are
			out there, where they're camped,
			what kind of weapons they have
			with them.

					NOG
				(nodding)
			When do we leave?

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT TWO    32.

51   CONTINUED:

					LARKIN
			Right away.

					QUARK
			Hold on a minute -- why Nog, when
			you have all these veterans to
			choose from?

					REESE
			No one asked your opinion.

					SISKO
				(to Quark)
			Our tricorders aren't working...

					NOG
			... But my hearing is. You can
			count on me, sir. I'll find the
			Jem'Hadar.

	Larkin looks to Sisko, who nods.

					LARKIN
				(to Nog and Reese)
			Let's go.

	And with that, the three soldiers head out of camp.

					QUARK
			Nog -- wait!

	Quark takes a step towards Nog, but Sisko places a
	restraining hand on his shoulder.

					SISKO
			He has his orders, Quark.

					QUARK
			That's so easy for you to say --
			but I bet you wouldn't send Jake
			out there.

					SISKO
			Jake isn't a Starfleet officer.

	But that's small comfort to Quark. And as they
	stand there watching Nog, Larkin, and Reese
	disappear into the darkness, we:

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT THREE   33.
                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

52   EXT. ANOTHER SECTION OF ROCKY TERRAIN - NIGHT

	Larkin leads Nog and Reese on patrol. They are
	moving quietly and carefully to avoid detection from
	any Jem'Hadar patrols that might be in the area.

53   ANOTHER ANGLE 

	as they approach a fork in the path. Larkin turns to
	Nog, points to one of the pathways, then points to his
	own ear. Nog moves closer to the cutoff, straining to
	listen. After a long beat, he turns to face Larkin and
	shakes his head -- there's nothing there.

	Larkin nods acknowledgment, then resumes leading
	the group along the path they were on.

54   INT. BASE CAMP - COMMUNICATIONS BUNKER - NIGHT

	Ezri and Kellin are seated at a table, working on a
	disassembled tricorder with micro-tools. Suddenly,
	some of the circuitry lights up like a Christmas tree.

					KELLIN

			You did it --

					EZRI

			Actually, I'm not sure it was
			me... it could've been Tobin or
			Jadzia...

					KELLIN
			It doesn't matter. The point is
			you've managed to cut through the
			jamming signals.

					EZRI

				(re: the tricorder)
			Unfortunately, I can't extend its
			range beyond a hundred meters.

					KELLIN
			That's enough to scan the entire
			compound. Now the question is
			how do we calibrate the tricorder
			so it can locate the mines in
			subspace.

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT THREE   34.

54   CONTINUED:

					EZRI
			Maybe we should try cross linking
			the optronic and isodyne relays.

	Kellin can't help but be impressed with Ezri's grasp
	of the complicated technical problem facing them.

					KELLIN
			You sure you're not an engineer?

					EZRI
			In nine lives I've been a little
			of everything...

					KELLIN
			Doesn't that get confusing?

					EZRI
			You have no idea... I'll give you
			an example, this is my first time
			on the front lines.

					KELLIN
			You're talking about Ezri now.

					EZRI
			Right. But Torias, Curzon,
			Jadzia... they were in battle
			many times. I can remember what
			it felt like... the fear... the
			anger... the adrenaline surge...

					KELLIN
			Having someone else's memories of
			being in combat is one thing...
			living through it yourself is
			another.

	It's obvious that Kellin speaks from experience; an
	experience he'd like to forget.

					EZRI
			I suppose I'm going to find out.

					KELLIN
			You'll do fine.

	Ezri nods, trying to convince herself.

DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT THREE 35-36.  

55   OMITTED

56   EXT. ANOTHER SECTION OF ROCKY TERRAIN - NIGHT

	CLOSE ON Nog, Larkin and Reese as they crawl over
	to a precipice. Larkin takes out a pair of 
	twenty-fourth century binoculars and peers over --

57   LARKIN'S BINOCULAR POV (OPTICAL)

	of the Jem'Hadar encampment beneath them. The
	soldiers are seeing to their weapons, drilling, and

	sparring in mock combat. The Jem'Hadar outnumber
	Sisko's forces three to one.

58   CLOSE ON NOG AND THE OTHERS

	Larkin hands the binoculars to Reese, who looks off
	at the Jem'Hadar forces. After a beat, he puts down
	the binoculars and looks to Larkin.

					NOG
				(whispering)
			What is it? What's going on?

					LARKIN
			Time to go.

					REESE
			Right.

	And with that, they start to crawl away from the
	precipice.

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT THREE   37.

59   EXT. YET ANOTHER SECTION OF TERRAIN - NIGHT

	Larkin leads Nog and Reese back toward base camp.
	Suddenly, Nog tugs at Larkin's sleeve, stopping her.
	Both Larkin and Reese look at Nog, wanting to know
	what's up. Nog listens again, then signals that
	he's heard something... movement up ahead. Larkin
	nods, he understands, and then quickly motions for
	them to fall back. Nog and the others begin to
	retreat down the passageway.

60   ANOTHER ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	They take only a couple of steps before Larkin is
	hit in the back by a phaser bolt.

61   ANGLE ON REESE (OPTICAL)
	as he spins and returns FIRE.

62   ON NOG (OPTICAL)

	as he runs over to Larkin's side, only to catch a
	phaser BOLT in his leg. With a CRY of pain, Nog
	goes down.

									CUT TO:

63   EXT. BASE CAMP - NIGHT

	CLOSE ON an anxious Quark, pacing. Quark glances
	over to Sisko, who is seated at his position, rifle
	at the ready. As their eyes catch, they exchange a
	silent look. After a beat, Quark glances away.

					VARGAS (O.S.)
			Someone's coming.

	Quark turns to see --

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT THREE   38.

64   ANOTHER ANGLE

	as Reese, carrying Nog over his back, comes running
	toward the compound.

					REESE

			Don't shoot. It's me -- Reese!

65   CLOSE ON SISKO AND QUARK

	who along with Vargas and several other crewmen rush
	up to meet them.

					SISKO
			Stretcher!

					QUARK
			Nog! What happened?

					REESE
				(to Sisko)
			Jem'Hadar patrol.

	The soldiers take Nog off Reese's shoulders to do as
	Sisko ordered.

66   NEW ANGLE

	on Reese as he catches his breath.

					SISKO
			Larkin?

					REESE
			Dead.
				(a beat)
			Ferengi found the encampment.
			It's three kilometers south of
			here.

					SISKO
			How many troops?

					REESE
			Two columns.

					VARGAS
			Two columns? How're we going to
			hold off two columns?

					SISKO
			We'll have to even out the odds...

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT THREE   39.

66   CONTINUED:

					REESE
			Any ideas?

					SISKO
			I'm working on it.

	As Sisko heads for the Infirmary, Reese calls out to
	him.

					REESE
			Captain --

	Sisko turns to look back at Reese.

					REESE
				(re: Nog)

			The kid did all right.

	Sisko nods, he knows that coming from Reese that's
	no small compliment.

67   NEW ANGLE

	on Sisko, about to enter the Infirmary, as Quark
	comes out. There's an awkward moment between the
	two men as Quark stares accusingly at Sisko.

					QUARK
			Bashir doesn't want anyone in there.

					SISKO
			How's Nog?

					QUARK
			It's a little late for you to
			care about that, isn't it?

					SISKO
			Quark --

					QUARK
				(angry)
			He's going to lose his leg --
			does that answer your question?

	And as Quark stands there, his eyes boring into
	Sisko, we:

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT FOUR   40.
                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

68   EXT. BASE CAMP - NIGHT

	Sisko and Quark are talking to Bashir.

					QUARK
			What happens now? You'll be able
			to replace the leg, won't you?

					BASHIR
			Once we get him to a hospital, he
			can be given a biosynthetic limb.
				(glancing at Sisko)
			Unfortunately, there may be
			complications...

					QUARK
			What's that supposed to mean?

					BASHIR
			Nog suffered severe thermal
			damage to his femoral motor
			nerves. I'm not sure they'll be
			able to stimulate artificial
			muscle tissue. There's no way to
			know that until the operation is
			performed.
				(a beat)
			I'd better get back inside...

	As Bashir EXITS, we stay with Sisko and Quark.

					QUARK
			We've got to get Nog to a
			hospital!

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT FOUR   41.

68   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			We will -- as soon as we can.

					QUARK
				(with growing anxiety)
			That's not good enough!

					SISKO
			I'm sorry, Quark.

	Quark's frustration is near the boiling point.

					QUARK
			Sorry? If you really cared about
			Nog you never would've sent him
			out on that patrol.

					SISKO
				(hard)
			Listen to me, Quark, because I'm
			only going to say this once... I
			care about Nog and every other
			soldier under my command.
			Understood? Every damn one of
			them.

	And with that, Sisko EXITS into the makeshift
	Infirmary.

69   INT. BASE CAMP - MAKESHIFT INFIRMARY - NIGHT

	CLOSE ON Nog, lying on a table. Though he's covered
	by a sheet, it should be clear his left leg has been
	amputated. Nog is awake, and though not feeling any
	pain (thanks to twenty-fourth century medicine), he's
	somewhat groggy. A solemn Sisko ENTERS and
	approaches the bed.

					NOG
			Captain...

	Nog instinctively tries to sit up, but Sisko puts
	out a restraining hand.

					SISKO
				(gently)
			At ease, ensign.

	Nog lies back down on the bed.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT FOUR   42.

69   CONTINUED:

					NOG
			I'm sorry, sir.

					SISKO
			About what?

					NOG
			About Larkin... I led her right
			into a trap.

					SISKO
				(correcting him)
			You found the Jem'Hadar camp.

	But Nog still holds himself responsible for Larkin's
	death.

					NOG
			I heard them coming, but... it
			was too late. There was all this
			phaser fire... and I went down...

					SISKO
			Nog, listen to me... you followed
			orders, you did what you were
			trained to do. I'm proud of you.

	Coming from the captain this means the world to Nog.

					NOG
			Thank you, sir.

	Nog feels the need to give something back to the
	captain to try to lift his spirits in return.

					NOG
				(re: the leg)
			It doesn't hurt. You'd think it
			would, but it doesn't.

	Sisko offers him a smile of support.

					SISKO
			I'm glad.

					NOG
				(determined)
			I'm going to be fine.

	Sisko can't help feeling torn between his pride at
	Nog's courage and concern for Nog's future.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT FOUR  42A.

69   CONTINUED:	(2)

					NOG
			Captain... the communications
			array... it's worth it, right?

					SISKO
			I hope to God it is...

70   OMITTED

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT FOUR   43.

71   ANGLE ON THE DOOR

	as Ezri ENTERS.

					EZRI
			Benjamin... I'm sorry to
			interrupt. We're ready.

	That's the first good news Sisko has heard in a long
	time.

									CUT TO:

72   EXT. BASE CAMP - NIGHT

	WIDE ANGLE to see the Starfleet crew quietly at the
	posts, all eyes on Sisko, who stands with Ezri and
	Kellin.

					SISKO
				(to everyone)
			Now remember, nobody moves 'til I
			say so.

				(to Ezri)
			Go ahead, lieutenant.

	Ezri and Kellin start operating their tricorders.

73   WIDER (OPTICAL)

	as the Houdinis MATERIALIZE all around them. These
	softball-sized Dominion mines appear not only on the
	ground, some are actually floating in mid-air. And
	there are a lot of them.

74   CLOSE ON VARGAS (OPTICAL)

	staring at a mine only a couple inches from his
	face.

75   ANOTHER ANGLE

	as Sisko, Ezri and Kellin react to the sight of the
	mines.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT FOUR   44.

75   CONTINUED:

					KELLIN
			Now all we have to do is figure
			out a way to disarm them.

					SISKO
			We're not going to disarm them...
			we're going to use them.

					EZRI
			Use them?

	And off this moment, we --

									CUT TO:

76   INT. BASE CAMP - COMMAND BUNKER - NIGHT (OPTICAL)

	CLOSE ON a patch of dirt as Reese's finger sketches
	out a very rough version of the terrain surrounding
	the Jem'Hadar.

					REESE (O.S.)
			This is their camp... this is
			ours. There are mountains to the
			east and west... which means that
			they have to come through this
			ravine to get to us.

	ADJUST to reveal Sisko, Ezri, Kellin listening to
	Reese.

					SISKO

			Then that's where we'll relocate
			the mines...

					KELLIN
			Moving them shouldn't be too
			difficult...

				(off their looks)
			Delicate, but not difficult.

					SISKO
			I also want you to reprogram them
			so that they're triggered by
			movement.

					REESE

				(catching on)
			Make sure it's lots of movement.
			We want that ravine full of
			Jem'Hadar when those Houdinis
			start going off...

					KELLIN
			I think we can manage that...

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT FOUR   45.

76   CONTINUED:

					REESE
				(to Sisko)
			That should take out a third of
			their forces.

	Ezri seems troubled by something.

					SISKO
			What's the matter, old man? You
			don't think it'll work?

					EZRI
			It's not that. It's just that a
			few hours ago, we thought of
			those mines as the kind of
			ruthless weapon only the Dominion
			would use. But now...

					REESE
			They've become a whole lot
			friendlier.

					SISKO
				(to Ezri)
			Sooner or later, the Jem'Hadar
			are going to come through those
			barricades -- and when they do,
			the fewer there are, the better
			our chances of survival.
				(to Kellin, an order)
			You have your orders.

	And off that moment --

									CUT TO:

77   EXT. BASE CAMP - NIGHT

	Ezri and Vargas are crouched in position. A bit
	further away, Sisko and Kellin are at their posts.
	In the b.g., the engineers we saw earlier working on
	the communications array have found positions on the
	barricade as well.

77A  ANGLE ON REESE

	approaching Ezri and Vargas, carrying his phaser
	rifle and a satchel. He holds the satchel open for
	Ezri.

					REESE
			Extra power packs.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT FOUR  45A.

77A  CONTINUED:

	Ezri reaches in to take out a pair of phaser rifle
	power packs.

78   CLOSE ON VARGAS

	suddenly raising his phaser rifle, reacting to
	something offscreen --

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT FOUR   46.

78   CONTINUED:

					VARGAS
			You hear that?

79   ON EZRI

	scanning the area.

					EZRI
			I didn't hear anything.

					REESE
				(to Vargas)
			Relax. When they get here,
			you'll know.

	Ezri hands one of the extra power packs to Vargas as
	Reese moves over to Sisko.

80   WIDER ANGLE - ON SISKO AND KELLIN

	crouched in position. After handing Sisko his extra
	power packs, Reese moves on down the barricade. We
	stay with Sisko and Kellin.

	Kellin is nervously flicking the buckle of his
	phaser rifle strap with his thumb. Sisko looks over
	at him. Kellin realizes how annoying the sound is.

					KELLIN
			Sorry. My thumb got a little
			nervous.

					SISKO
			I know how you feel.

					KELLIN
			I wonder if the Jem'Hadar get
			jittery before a battle.

					SISKO
			I wouldn't count on it.

	There's a long silent moment as the two men continue
	staring out into the darkness. We then hear the
	same flicking sound as Kellin's thumb betrays him
	once again.

	Suddenly, WE HEAR MUSIC being piped through the com
	system -- it's the voice of Vic Fontaine singing
	(something along the lines of "I'll Be Seeing You.")

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT FOUR  46A.

81   CLOSE ON SISKO

	reacting to the music. At first, he's surprised,
	but soon after a small, approving grin breaks across
	his face.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT FOUR   47.

82   ANOTHER ANGLE

	as a confused Vargas listens to the music.

					VARGAS
			What the hell is that?

					EZRI
			Sshh. Just listen.

83   ON REESE

	wearing his usual dead-end stare, still refusing to
	show whatever emotions he may have inside.

84   WE PAN ACROSS

	the faces of various crewmen, the music evoking
	bittersweet memories in all of them.

85   INT. BASE CAMP - MAKESHIFT INFIRMARY - NIGHT

	CLOSE ON Quark, listening as he stands by Nog's
	side.

86   EXT. BASE CAMP - NIGHT

	as Bashir, carrying a phaser rifle, approaches Ezri.
	Kellin is positioned nearby.

					EZRI
				(re: the music)
			Your idea?

					BASHIR
			I thought we could all use some
			Vic Fontaine right about now.

					EZRI
			How's Nog?

					BASHIR
			There's not much more I can do
			for him until we get back to the
			station.
				(a beat)
			I take it you were able to "move"
			the mines?

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT FOUR   48.

86   CONTINUED:

	Bashir begins stripping down his phaser rifle;
	checking the parts and then slamming them back
	together. His movements are quick and sure.

					EZRI
			Put it this way, I wouldn't go
			for a stroll in that ravine
			tonight.

					BASHIR
			I wasn't planning to...
				(looking around)
			... of course, I wasn't planning
			on being here either.

	Bashir finishes checking his rifle.

					VARGAS
				(re: the rifle)
			I can see you've done that
			before.

					BASHIR
			Too many times. Funny thing is,
			I joined Starfleet to save
			lives...

87   ANOTHER ANGLE

	on the crewmen as the music continues to play.
	Suddenly, we start to hear a series of EXPLOSIONS in
	the distance.

88   ON SISKO

	as he and Reese exchange a look. They know the
	Jem'Hadar are now on the move -- coming toward
	them.

89   ON BASHIR, EZRI, AND KELLIN

	as they listen to the EXPLOSIONS which are being
	detonated at a faster and faster rate.

90   ON VARGAS

	who clutches his phaser rifle and closes his eyes.
	He seems to be in silent prayer -- but whether he's
	hoping for his own salvation or the destruction of
	the Jem'Hadar remains unclear.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT FOUR  48A.

91   NEW ANGLES

	on Sisko and Reese as the EXPLOSIONS stop. All that
	we hear is the end of Vic's song. Then there's a
	long, silent beat.

					VARGAS
			Maybe they're not coming... maybe
			they're turning back... maybe we
			got them all.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT FOUR   49.

91   CONTINUED:

	But then, almost as in response to Vargas's hopes, we
	hear a muffled SHOUT. At first, we can't make out
	what it is... but as the sound approaches we begin
	to identify the Jem'Hadar battle chant of "Victory
	is life."

92   WIDER (OPTICAL)

	as the Jem'Hadar attack force appears and races
	toward us.

93   CLOSE ON SISKO

	as he looks up and down his defense line and yells
	out an order --

					SISKO
			Fire!

	And as he aims his phaser rifle, we:

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT FIVE   50.
                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

94   EXT. BASE CAMP - NIGHT (OPTICAL)

	on Sisko and the rest of the Starfleet forces as
	they open FIRE --

95   ON THE ATTACKING JEM'HADAR (OPTICAL)

	taking casualties, yet continuing to charge forward.

96   CLOSE ON BASHIR

	firing.

97   ON EZRI

	firing.

98   ON KELLIN

	firing.

99   ON THE JEM'HADAR (OPTICAL)

	taking hits and FIRING back.

100  ON VARGAS

	firing.

101  ON REESE

	firing.

102  ON JEM'HADAR FORCES (OPTICAL) 

	as they reach the Starfleet barricade. The fighting
	is now at very close range and both sides suffer
	casualties.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT FIVE   51.

103  CLOSER (OPTICAL)

	as the Jem'Hadar begin to break through the
	defensive line and the fighting becomes hand-to-
	hand.

104  ON SISKO (OPTICAL)

	firing off a phaser shot just as a Jem'Hadar soldier
	pounces on top of him. Sisko manages to fling his
	attacker over his shoulder, slamming him with the
	butt of his rifle.

105  ON REESE (OPTICAL)

	as he fires point-blank at an attacking Jem'Hadar.
	His body falls on top of Reese, knocking him to the
	ground. Reese is quickly on his feet, just in time
	to grapple with another attacker.

106  COMMUNICATIONS BUNKER (OPTICAl)

	as the fighting spreads throughout the compound.

107  ANOTHER ANGLE - COMMUNICATIONS BUNKER (OPTICAL)

	to see that some of the Jem'Hadar have penetrated
	the upper pathways.

108  INT. BASE CAMP - MAKESHIFT INFIRMARY - NIGHT

	as a tense Quark, standing near Nog, listens to the
	sound of battle.

109  EXT. BASE CAMP - NIGHT

	back on Sisko, fighting off two attackers.

110  ON EZRI (OPTICAL)

	as a Jem'Hadar jabs her in the stomach with a rifle
	butt. Ezri goes down. The Jem'Hadar is shot by
	Kellin who rushes to the Trill's aid, only to catch
	a fatal phaser blast in the chest. Kellin falls,
	his body slumped over Ezri's.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT FIVE   52.

111  INT. BASE CAMP - MAKESHIFT INFIRMARY - NIGHT (OPTICAL)

	to see Quark wiping Nog's brow with a compress.
	Suddenly, the door is broken open and a Jem'Hadar
	enters. Quark turns, and we see for the first time
	that Quark has a phaser in his hand. Without
	hesitating, Quark fires, killing his attacker.

112  EXT. BASE CAMP - NIGHT

	Vargas bashes a Jem'Hadar soldier using his rifle
	like a baseball bat. A moment later, Vargas
	stumbles to the ground and we see a Jem'Hadar blade
	buried in his back.

113  ON REESE

	using his own Jem'Hadar blade against an attacker.

114  ON BASHIR (OPTICAL)

	holding his wounded side as he slumps down against
	the rockface. A Jem'Hadar soldier rushes over to
	deliver a death blow, but is hit by a phaser blast
	fired by --

115  SISKO (OPTICAL)

	who barely has time to get off another shot before
	he catches a rifle butt on the back of his head.
	Sisko falls.

116  CLOSER ON SISKO

	trying to clear the cobwebs and get to his feet.
	But Sisko only manages to lift his head enough to
	see --

117  SISKO'S POV (OPTICAL)

	the battle around him raging on. Then suddenly, his
	vision begins to blur and then everything --

									FADES TO BLACK.

	A long moment of silence.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT FIVE   53.

117  CONTINUED:

					REESE (O.S.)
			You alive?
				(a beat)
			Captain...

	FADE IN:

118  ON SISKO'S POV

	of Reese's face coming into focus, looming over him.

					REESE
			-- you with us?

119  ON SISKO

	as he gets his bearings.

					SISKO
			I think so.

120  ANOTHER ANGLE

	as Reese helps Sisko to his feet. Sisko looks
	around to see --

121  SISKO'S POV OF THE COMPOUND

	where a handful of Starfleet officers walk amongst
	the bodies of the dead. They're stunned to have
	survived the battle.

	WE PAN OVER to see Bashir, holding his side, as he
	aids a wounded soldier.

	Sisko's eyes come to rest on Ezri, cradling Kellin's
	body.

122  WIDER

	as Sisko and Reese take it all in.

					SISKO
			We held.

					REESE
			Those were the orders

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT FIVE   54.

122  CONTINUED:

	The two men exchange a look. They're both only too
	aware of how costly those orders were to carry out.

123  INT. BASE CAMP - COMMUNICATIONS BUNKER - NIGHT

	On Sisko, alone, staring silently at the Dominion
	communications array. After a long moment, Worf
	ENTERS.

					WORF
			Captain --

	Sisko continues to stare at the array.

					SISKO
			Yes, Mister Worf...

					WORF
			The USS Veracruz has entered
			orbit. They're beaming down
			troop replacements and an
			engineering crew.

					SISKO
				(turning to Worf)
			What about our people?

					WORF
			Doctor Bashir is aboard the Veracruz
			with Nog and the rest of the wounded.
			They'll be taken to the hospital at
			Starbase Three-Seven-One.

					SISKO
			Good. I'll join you on the
			Defiant shortly.

	Worf sees Sisko turn his attention back to the
	array, senses what he's thinking.

					WORF
			It should be operational within a
			few days.
				(a beat)
			This was a great victory. Worthy
			of story and song.

					SISKO
			It cost enough.

	And off his somber expression --

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT FIVE   55.

124  EXT. BASE CAMP - NIGHT

	Reese stands watching the new TROOP REPLACEMENTS as
	they settle into the camp. Sisko and Worf emerge
	from the communications bunker.

					REESE
				(re: the replacements)
			Children.

					SISKO
			Not for long.
				(a beat)
			Ready?

	Reese looks around at the compound one last time. He
	takes out his Jem'Hadar knife, looks at it for a beat,
	then tosses it -- blade first -- into the ground.

					REESE
			Let's go.

	Sisko taps his combadge.

					SISKO
				(to the com)
			Sisko to the Defiant... three to
			beam up.

125  EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing.

126  INT. CAPTAIN'S OFFICE

	Sisko is working at his desk as KIRA ENTERS.

					KIRA
			Sir... the latest casualty
			reports have been posted.

					SISKO
			How many this time?

					KIRA
			Including the troops lost at AR-
			Five-Five-Eight... seventeen
			hundred and thirty.

					SISKO
			Seventeen hundred and thirty.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Siege of AR-558" - REV. 10/13/98 - ACT FIVE   56.

126  CONTINUED:

					KIRA
			That's a lot of names.

					SISKO
			They're not just names... It's
			important we remember that.
				(to himself)
			We have to remember...

	And off this moment, we:

127  OMITTED

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         
                            THE END