STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                              
                        "Time Squared" 
                          #40272-139 
                              
                           Story by 
                    Kurt Michael Bensmiller 
                              
                          Teleplay by 
                        Maurice Hurley 
                              
                          Directed by 
                       Joseph L. Scanlan 


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                       REVISED FINAL DRAFT

                        JANUARY 25, 1989

        STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - CAST 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                        "Time Squared" 

                             CAST                               
                              
                           PICARD/P2          
                           RIKER              
                           DATA               
                           PULASKI            
                           TROI               
                           GEORDI             
                           WORF               
                           O'BRIEN            

                           Non-Speaking       
                             CREWMEMBERS

                           Voice-Over         
                             COMPUTER VOICE

        STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - SETS 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                        "Time Squared" 
                           
                             SETS 

            INTERIORS                  EXTERIORS
          
            USS ENTERPRISE             USS ENTERPRISE
              RIKER'S QUARTERS
              MAIN BRIDGE              SHUTTLECRAFT
                GEORDI'S ENGINEERING
                 STATION
              SHUTTLE BAY TWO
              CORRIDOR
              OUTSIDE SICKBAY
              SICKBAY
              OBSERVATION LOUNGE
              TURBOLIFT
              CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM
              MAIN ENGINEERING
          
            SHUTTLECRAFT

      STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - TEASER      1.

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION                  
                        "Time Squared"    
                         
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	moves along at warp speed.

2    INT. RIKER'S QUARTERS (OPTICAL)

	RIKER has cleared a space on his desk and set up a
	little work station. He has a bowl and several
	strange-looking eggs. Some smaller containers with
	other ingredients and condiments for what appears to
	be an omelet. He breaks the last egg into the bowl
	and whips them with a jerry-rigged whisk. He is
	obviously enjoying himself. The CHIME SOUNDS.

					RIKER
			Come in.

	The door opens; it's DATA and GEORDI carrying what look
	like a homemade Bunsen burner and a frying pan.

					RIKER
				(continuing)
			Excellent. Exactly what I need.

	Before the door closes, PULASKI appears, carrying
	something.

					RIKER
				(continuing)
			Well, Doctor, and bearing gifts?

					PULASKI
			Ale from Ennan Six... your omelets
			deserve no less.

	Again before the door can close, WORF appears and
	follows them into the room.

3    THE TABLE

	Riker sets up the "Bunsen-type burner," ignites it,
	heats the pan and pours in the beaten eggs, while Data
	watches.

      STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - TEASER      2.

3    CONTINUED:

					DATA
			This is not an efficient method
			for the preparation of sustenance.

					RIKER
			You're right, Data. The ship's
			computer is much more efficient,
			but it lacks the subtlety needed
			for great cooking. It mixes the
			ingredients to precise
			measurements. There's no flair,
			no individuality, and Data, as
			we both know... inspiration and
			flair are the difference between
			artistry and mere competence.

					PULASKI
			For much of the history of
			mankind, the breaking of bread
			was a sign of friendship and
			community. Something we have
			gotten away from in the
			twenty-fourth century.
				(re: Riker and the
				 whisk)
			You have a practiced hand,
			Commander.

					RIKER
			I have my father to thank for
			that.

					PULASKI
			Oh, your father liked to cook?

					RIKER
			No, he hated it. It was a chore
			left to me.

					WORF
			It is my understanding that in
			most human families, the woman
			shares in the cooking.

					RIKER
			There were only the two of us.
			I never knew my mother. She died
			when I was very young.

4    PULASKI

	as she pours the ale -

      STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - TEASER      3.

5    DATA

	as he takes a sip.

					GEORDI
			Where did you get the eggs?

					RIKER
			During our last stop.

					GEORDI
				(with surprise)
			At Starbase seventy-three?

					RIKER
			Yes.

6    SCENE

	as Riker dishes up the food. And they all sit down
	to eat, all eager to enjoy the meal. Geordi is the
	first to taste it; it clearly does not suit his palate.

					GEORDI
			What kind of eggs did you say
			these are?

	As Riker takes a bite:

					RIKER
			'Owon.

	From Geordi's expression it's apparent the eggs are
	lacking. Riker and Pulaski both react to the uneatable
	food.

					RIKER
				(continuing)
			A cook's only as good as his
			ingredients.

	Then they look over at Worf, who is enjoying it
	immensely.

					WORF
			Delicious.

	Something to end the scene.

					PICARD'S COM VOICE
			Commander Riker...

      STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - TEASER      4.

6    CONTINUED:

					RIKER
			Yes, Captain.

					PICARD'S COM VOICE
			Would you join me on the bridge?

					RIKER
			On my way.

	Without having to be told, Data and Worf leave with
	him. Worf pausing to take one last forkful of omelet.

7    INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Riker, Data and Worf ENTER and take their positions.

					PICARD
			We have picked up an automated
			signal from a Federation
			shuttlecraft.

	Riker looks surprised and confused.

					RIKER
			A shuttle? Out here?! How is
			that possible? We're the first
			manned Federation vessel to enter
			this area.

					PICARD
			Apparently not.

					RIKER
			So what's a shuttle doing out this
			far? And where's the mother ship?

					PICARD
			I don't know.

					WORF
			Sensors indicate there is at least
			one life-form on board the
			shuttle. Humanoid.

					PICARD
			Perhaps someone to answer your
			questions, Number One. Open
			hailing frequencies.

      STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - TEASER      5.

7    CONTINUED:

					WORF
			Captain, the shuttle is without
			power. Communication is not
			possible.

					RIKER
			Set course to intercept.

					DATA
			Estimate intercept in three
			minutes.

8    OMITTED

9    EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	veers off course to intercept with the shuttlecraft.

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

      STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT ONE      6.

                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

10   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	comes out of warp.

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's log, stardate 42679.2.
			While traversing an unexplored
			section of the galaxy en route
			to the Endicor system, a
			Federation shuttlecraft has quite
			suddenly appeared -- virtually out
			of nowhere. There are no other
			ships in the vicinity -- and no
			indications whence it came nor
			how it got out here.

11   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	The bridge is as before.

					WORF
			We are closing on shuttlecraft.

					PICARD
			On screen.

12   ANGLE TO INCLUDE VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)

	as the image changes and the shuttle appears -- it is
	out of control -- cartwheeling through space.

					RIKER
			Magnify.

	The image changes again. The shuttle now appears in
	close-up.

					RIKER
				(continuing)
			Prepare to lock tractor beam.

13   OMITTED

      STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT ONE      7.

14   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	as before.

					DATA
			Target vehicle -- we will be within
			tractor beam range in two zero
			seconds.

					RIKER
			Set automatic locking device.
			Alert Shuttle Bay Two.

15   INT. SHUTTLE BAY TWO (OPTICAL)

	as the Enterprise closes with the violently spinning
	shuttlecraft.

16   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	as before...

					DATA
			Locking tractor beam.

17   INT. SHUTTLE BAY TWO (OPTICAL)

	as the tractor beam shoots out from the Enterprise and
	grabs the shuttlecraft and stabilizes it.

18   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	as before...

					DATA
			The tractor beam has been locked.

					PICARD
			Number One.

	Riker is out of his chair and heading for the
	turbolift.

      STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT ONE      8.

18   CONTINUED:

					RIKER
			Worf -- you're with me.

					PICARD
			Doctor Pulaski, you are needed
			in Shuttle Bay Two.

					PULASKI'S COM VOICE
			I have been monitoring. I am
			on my way.

19   INT. SHUTTLE BAY TWO (OPTICAL)

	The doors have been opened. The shuttle, held firmly
	by the tractor beam, is being pulled toward the
	Enterprise, as Riker and Worf ENTER.

20   ANOTHER ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	as the shuttle moves closer. An n.d. crewmember, at a
	control panel near the door, attaches a second tractor
	beam, which automatically releases the first -- stronger
	one -- and transfers control to the n.d. operator.

21   RIKER AND WORF

	They move closer as the shuttlecraft is pulled on
	board.

22   SHUTTLECRAFT (OPTICAL)

	as it settles on the floor.

	The doors are closing as the tractor beam disengages.

23   SCENE

	As Riker and Worf move closer, Doctor Pulaski ENTERS
	the Shuttle Bay with an assistant.

					RIKER
			Well, it's a Federation shuttle
			all right.

					WORF
			Yet, there are no Federation
			vessels or bases in this area.

	Riker steps closer.

      STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT ONE      9.

24   RIKER AND SHUTTLE

	He reads the registration number. On the other side
	of the craft, Pulaski and two n.d. crewmembers are
	working to open the shuttle door.

					RIKER
				(reading)
			NCC one-seven-zero-one-D -- USS
			Enterprise, shuttle number
			five.

	He turns in shock and stares at Worf. Riker looks back
	at the registration number to be sure he read it
	correctly. Riker then looks to the other side of the
	Shuttle Bay...

25   SCENE (OPTICAL)

	... to another shuttlecraft, identical in design to the
	one which was just brought on board, and carrying the
	exact same number.

					RIKER
				(reading)
			NCC one-seven-zero-one-D -- USS
			Enterprise shuttle number
			five.

					WORF
			How is this possible?

26   OTHER SIDE OF SHUTTLE

	The crewmembers get the door open. Pulaski starts to
	enter, then freezes. Pulaski calls out:

					PULASKI
			Commander! Come here!

27   RIKER AND WORF

	The urgency in her voice sends Riker and Worf quickly
	around to the other side of the shuttle where:

28   ANOTHER ANGLE

	Pulaski steps back to allow Riker to look in.

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT ONE     10.

29   RIKER

	Instantly he understands the reason for Pulaski's
	reaction.

30   SHUTTLECRAFT

	Slumped over the controls is CAPTAIN JEAN-LUC PICARD.
	Unconscious, but otherwise exactly the same as the man
	we just left on the bridge!

					RIKER
				(he touches his
				 communicator)
			Captain?

					PICARD'S COM VOICE
			What is it, Number One?

					RIKER
			Captain, are you on the bridge?

					PICARD'S COM VOICE
				(irritated)
			Where else would I be?

					RIKER
			Right now, I think you had better
			be in Shuttle Bay Two.

					PICARD'S COM VOICE
			Why? What is it?

					RIKER
			This you had better see for
			yourself and, Captain, bring
			Commander Data.

31   ANOTHER ANGLE - SHUTTLE BAY TWO

	Picard and Data ENTER. Pulaski is in the shuttle
	checking P2's condition. The tension level in the
	room is very high. Without being called, TROI
	instinctively ENTERS the Shuttle Bay.

32   PICARD

	as he moves closer he sees what has them all so
	concerned.

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT ONE     11.

33   INTERCUT

	the others, all waiting to see how Picard is going to
	react.

34   PICARD

	moves closer, wanting to be certain his eyes are
	telling him the truth. Riker moves up next to him.
	For a beat they both watch Pulaski as she does her
	medical checks.

35   SCENE

	Data is nearby, waiting to enter the shuttle as soon as
	Pulaski is clear.

					RIKER
			We have been in a lot of bizarre
			situations, but nothing like this.

	Picard's response comes out as a grunt. Seeing a
	duplicate of himself, in a duplicate of an Enterprise
	shuttlecraft, has put Picard and the others under
	enormous strain, so much so that words come slowly. No
	one knows what to say, and all are waiting for some
	explanation about what's going on. This all plays off
	Picard, who is the most involved. In a strange way the
	crew avoids making eye contract with Picard.

					PICARD
			What's his condition?

36   SHUTTLE (OPTICAL)

	Pulaski completes her scan.

					PULASKI
			The life signs are confusing.
			I get a strong heartbeat, but the
			rhythm is off.

					PICARD
			Has he been injured?

					PULASKI
			No signs of trauma.

					PICARD
			Then why is he unconscious? What
			happened to him?

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT ONE     12.

36   CONTINUED:

					PULASKI
			I can't say.

	As she scans P2's head she gently touches his face, as
	if double checking her readings.

					PULASKI
				(continuing)
			The readings from his brain waves
			are very... strange.

	Little alarm bells go off for Picard.

					PICARD
			Strange? In what way? Non-human?
			Artificial?

					PULASKI
			No -- neither. They are just out
			of phase.

					PICARD
			Can you revive him?

					PULASKI
			I won't attempt it until he's in
			Sickbay.
				(she holds the look for
				 a beat, then:)
			Let's get him there.

	Pulaski and her medical team remove P2.

37   PICARD AND TROI (OPTICAL)

	Both are confounded.

					PICARD
			Counselor.

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT ONE     13.

37   CONTINUED:

					TROI
			I have never felt anything quite
			like this so it is difficult to
			put into words.
				(she pauses to gather
				 her thoughts)
			That person is you. What I mean,
			the person we are looking at is
			as much Jean-Luc Picard as the
			person I am standing next to;
			beyond that there's very little
			of which I am sure. I will have
			to wait until he is conscious
			before knowing more.

38   SCENE

					PICARD
			Data, we have to know what is on
			the shuttle's logs.

					DATA
			Yes, sir.

	Data enters the damaged shuttle.

39   INT./EXT. SHUTTLE

	Data takes the command position and attempts to
	activate the system.

					DATA
			Both primary and reserve power
			has been drained from the shuttle.
			I am going to have to connect
			to the Enterprise in order to
			activate the shuttle's systems.

					RIKER
			Lieutenant La Forge -- report to
			Shuttle Bay Two.

					GEORDI'S COM VOICE
			I'm on my way.

					PICARD
			Number One, I'll be in Sickbay.
			Keep me informed.

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT ONE     14.

39   CONTINUED:

					RIKER
				(indicating an unusual
				 burn on the skin of
				 the shuttle)
			Did you see this, Captain?

	Picard steps over to the shuttle and examines the burn.

					PICARD
			It looks like the kind of damage
			caused by an antimatter explosion.

					RIKER
			Yes, the shuttle must have been
			just out of range.

					PICARD
				(urgent)
			Data, I need those logs.
				(to Troi)
			Counselor.

	As Picard and Troi EXIT:

					RIKER
			We'll be on the bridge.

	He and Worf EXIT as Geordi ARRIVES.

39A  INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Riker and Worf ENTER and go to their stations.

					RIKER
			Resume course and speed.
				(to Worf)
			Scanners at maximum range.

					WORF
			Maximum range.

39B  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as the Enterprise stretches to warp speed.

40   INT. SHUTTLE BAY TWO (OPTICAL)

	Geordi comes around to the shuttle door. Data is
	sitting at the controls.

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT ONE     15.

40   CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
			You should have power now.

	Data activates the shuttle's on-board computer.

	There is a SUDDEN EXPLOSION. Filling the shuttle with
	sparks.

41   DATA (OPTICAL)

	neither affected nor distracted by the chaos around
	him, calmly shuts down the unit.

					GEORDI
			What happened?

					DATA
			The polarity was not
			compatible.

					GEORDI
			Not possible, the connection is
			idiot proof.

					DATA
			The power requirements of the
			shuttle do not match the
			Enterprise. We are going to need
			a variable phase inverter, to
			align the power from the
			Enterprise to the circuits of the
			shuttle.

					GEORDI
			Data, what do you think is going
			on? I don't just mean about the
			shuttle, I mean about all of this?

					DATA
			I do not have enough information.

					GEORDI
			The captain here, the captain
			there. This shuttle -- that
			shuttle. Commander Riker is right -- this
			is very strange.

42
thru	OMITTED
43

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT ONE     16.

44   INT. CORRIDOR - OUTSIDE SICKBAY

	Picard and Troi are approaching Sickbay.

					PICARD
			This smells like a set-up.

					TROI
			A trap?

					PICARD
				(nods, yes)
			If it is me, me from where? And
			why in a shuttle? There is
			nothing about this which is random
			or happenstance. Look beneath
			the boards, Counselor; I expect
			something foul and familiar to
			crawl out.

	Picard holds her look for a beat, then turns and ENTERS
	Sickbay.

45   INT. SICKBAY (OPTICAL)

	They have placed P2 in the center of Sickbay. Pulaski
	is doing her medical work-ups.

					PULASKI
			We have just started doing a
			complete work-up. The vital signs
			are distorted. Some of the
			indicators are totally depressed,
			others are fluctuating wildly.
			I can't explain any of it. But
			he is alive, and I don't think
			he's in any immediate danger.

	She activates a forcefield, which briefly appears as
	a restraining device.

					PULASKI
				(continuing)
			The restraints are for his own
			protection.

					PICARD
			Have you been able to determine
			why he is still unconscious?

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT ONE     16A.

45   CONTINUED:

					PULASKI
			I have been able to rule out head
			injury -- otherwise there is no
			apparent cause.

					PICARD
			Wake him.

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT ONE     17.

45   CONTINUED: (2)

	She touches the hypospray to his neck. Suddenly all of
	the indicators fall to zero. Pulaski quickly adjusts
	her hypospray and gives P2 another injection. While
	they watch, the indicators return to their previous
	readings.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			What happened?

					PULASKI
			Apparently a normal stimulant had
			the opposite effect. I'll have
			to try something else.

	She steps over to a counter to prepare a different
	injection. Picard moves slightly closer to himself.

46   INT. SHUTTLE BAY TWO

	Geordi and Data are working together to synchronize the
	power from the Enterprise with the circuits of the
	shuttlecraft.

					GEORDI
			There... that should give you
			something. Making this power
			adjustment is very tricky. By
			all rights, this connection should
			overload all the shuttle's
			circuits.

	Data steps over to the shuttle control position.

					DATA
			Perhaps you had better step back
			out of the way.

	Geordi responds.

					GEORDI
			Remember you're not indestructible
			yourself.

	Data again attempts to activate the systems.

47   SHUTTLE

	The lights on the control panel come on, then die out.

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT ONE     17A.

47   CONTINUED:

					DATA
			Increase the power.

	The lights come back.

					DATA
				(continuing)
			Adjust the invert two percent
			positive.

	The lights dim.

					GEORDI
			That's the correct decision, but
			it's having the opposite effect.

					DATA
			Yes.

					GEORDI
			There is nothing I can think of
			which could cause such a radical
			change in this circuit.

					DATA
			Adjust the invert two percent
			negative.

	The lights glow brighter and hold.

					GEORDI
			Got it. It shouldn't work, but
			it does.

	The lights glow brighter and hold. Geordi steps in
	beside Data.

					GEORDI
				(continuing;
				 stunned)
			Data, take a look at the stardate.

	Data looks at the control panel.

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT ONE     18.

47   CONTINUED: (2)

					GEORDI
				(continuing)
			Four-two-six-seven-nine-point-five.
				(he touches his
				 communicator)
			Captain.

48   INT. SICKBAY

	They are still gathered around P2.

					PICARD
			Go ahead.

					GEORDI'S COM VOICE
			Captain, we have been able to
			activate the shuttle; the on-board
			clock indicates that the shuttle
			is six hours ahead of us.

	Picard moves a step closer to P2... up until this time
	he has carefully kept his distance.

					GEORDI'S COM VOICE
				(continuing)
			Captain, did you read me? If the
			shuttle is from six hours into
			the future, so is the other
			Captain Picard.

49   PICARD

	He studies P2. Off his reaction:

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT TWO     19.

                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

50   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	at warp speed.

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's log, supplemental. Part
			of the mystery has been solved.
			The reason there are two NCC
			one-seven-zero-one-D-five
			shuttlecrafts is because one of
			them is from the future... six
			hours to be exact. And, so
			presumably is the facsimile of
			me.

51   INT. SICKBAY

	Picard is there with Pulaski and Troi.

					PICARD
			Try to wake him, again.

	Pulaski gives Picard a little look, then adjusts her
	hypospray and touches it to P2's neck.

52   P2

	... he becomes conscious. His face is a mask of
	terror, pain and fear. His head rolls back and he
	tries to scream, but no sound comes. As he looks
	around, his movements have a strange stuttering
	quality.

53   PICARD

	He reacts to seeing himself as he has never felt, nor
	ever thought he would feel, out of control and
	impotent.

54   PULASKI

	She moves to comfort P2, but his flaying hands hold her
	off. His movements come in a series of stutters. He's
	here - in this Sickbay, on this ship, but if as though
	he were in another dimension as well.

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT TWO     20.

55   PICARD

	Troi is close beside him. They watch as:

56   P2

	He pushes in his herky-jerky way against an unseen wall
	behind which he is imprisoned. His mouth is open --
	but still there is no sound.

57   PICARD

	The terror of seeing himself in such a condition. A
	little sound comes from him... It's primal, in response
	to what he sees and the anguish he feels from his
	otherself's helpless condition.

58   SCENE

	Pulaski responds to seeing a patient in this condition,
	steps up to touch the hypospray to P2's neck.

					PICARD
			No!

	The word explodes from him.

					PULASKI
			It's a only a sedative.

					PICARD
			I know what it is... don't sedate
			him. Let him be!
				(then, changing his
				 tone)
			Please... allow him to remain
			conscious.

59   P2

	If P2 is aware of his surroundings, it would be
	impossible to tell. But clearly he is in some kind of
	horror chamber, from which he cannot escape.

					PULASKI
			I have never seen anything like
			this.

	Pulaski looks over at Picard. The color has been
	drained from his face.

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT TWO     21.

59   CONTINUED:

					PULASKI
				(continuing)
			Captain, you had better sit down.

	Picard waves her off.

					PICARD
			I'm fine, Doctor... Save your
			ministrations for the patient.
			I want a staff meeting in five
			minutes. Doctor, I assume you
			will want to remain here.

	She acknowledges with a nod. Picard turns and heads
	for the exit.

					PULASKI
			I will monitor the conference
			from here.

					PICARD
			Keep me informed, Doctor -- of any
			change no matter how small.

60   INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE (OPTICAL)

	Riker is there with Picard, Data, Geordi, Worf and
	Troi. Pulaski is still in Sickbay with P2.

					GEORDI
			Captain, we have retrieved all
			we are going to get from the
			shuttle logs, including the last
			visual records. Everything before
			this is just a jumble.

61   ANOTHER ANGLE

	Picard stands.

					PICARD
			Proceed.

62   DATA

	He inputs the computer pad in front of him.

63   SCENE (OPTICAL)

	An image appears on the viewscreen. It's slightly
	distorted.

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT TWO     22.

63   CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
			The distortion is because we had
			to use a phase inverter to
			retrieve the logs. It will
			improve slightly.

	The image changes, but the quality does not noticeably
	improve.

64   PICARD

	watches transfixed.

65   SCREEN (OPTICAL)

	It's the shuttle's on-board camera. As the shuttle
	doors open, we see that the Enterprise is surrounded by
	a maelstrom of energy - a chaos of swirling, violent
	colors.

	The scene shifts, to a camera angle looking back at the
	Shuttle Bay. Riker is standing there. His expression
	is both pained and very concerned. He gives a little
	motion with his hand. It's difficult to tell the
	meaning of the motion.

66   RIKER

	Here in the Observation Lounge, his face shows the same
	concern.

67   THE SCREEN (OPTICAL)

	as the shuttle slowly leaves -- then quickly accelerates
	away until we see the Enterprise from the point of view
	of the shuttlecraft. It is surrounded by a swirling
	cacophony of energy and colors. It's like being on the
	edge of a great whirlpool. There is a lot of buffeting -- both
	the shuttle and the Enterprise are being thrown
	about.

68   PICARD

	He is very intent on the scene before him.

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT TWO     23.

69   SCREEN (OPTICAL)

	The turmoil around the Enterprise increases. Then,
	without a sound... the Enterprise is literally torn
	apart, by a great, yet unseen force. Right on the
	screen -- before their eyes -- the ship is destroyed.
	Then the screen goes blank.

70   REACTIONS FROM EVERYONE

	Picard turns away from the screen.

					DATA
			According to the shuttle log, the
			Enterprise was destroyed three
			hours, nineteen minutes from now.

	The room is silent for a beat, then:

					GEORDI
			Captain, we have a portion of your
			last log entry.

					PICARD
			Proceed.

	Data activates the control panel on the table in front
	of him.

					GEORDI
			It's audio only.

	There is a pause, then a strange phasing sound,
	followed by the distorted but understandable voice of
	Captain Picard. There is:

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's personal log,
			supplemental.
				(there is a long pause)
			For the record... I have just
			witnessed the total destruction
			of the USS Enterprise with a loss
			of all hands, save one. Me.

	The entry ends with a very strange sound.

					DATA
			That last sound apparently
			occurred when the shuttle was
			thrown back in time.

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT TWO     24.

71   REACTIONS

	There is a long pause as those in the room try to
	absorb and comprehend what they have just seen.

					GEORDI
			All attempts to obtain additional
			information from the shuttle's
			logs have failed.

	Picard nods an acknowledgement.

					RIKER
			At least now we have something
			to go on.

					GEORDI
			I can't understand how you could
			end up in a shuttlecraft while
			the Enterprise is being destroyed.

					WORF
			Nor I, the last thing you would
			do is leave the bridge of the
			Enterprise during an emergency.

					PICARD
			Yes, but let's proceed on the
			premise that what we have just
			seen is factual and that somehow,
			in less than four hours, the
			Enterprise will be destroyed and
			somehow -- although this is
			unfathomable -- I, and I alone
			escaped. Discussion.

					RIKER
			Our destination is the Endicor
			system. We are not due to arrive
			for three days. The charts
			indicate nothing of consequence,
			certainly nothing which could
			threaten the Enterprise, between
			here and there.

					WORF
			Sensors indicated no other vessels
			-- Federation or otherwise -- in
			this area.

					PICARD
			Data?

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT TWO     24A.

71   CONTINUED:

					DATA
			I have nothing to offer. There
			is not enough information upon
			which I can base a hypothesis.

					GEORDI
			Well, the shuttle apparently came
			from somewhere up ahead. Rather
			than continuing on this course,
			perhaps we should stop here and
			let whatever is out there come
			and find us.

					RIKER
			I think it's already too late for
			that.

					GEORDI
			Are you saying that stopping,
			turning left, or right, or even
			reversing course, is pointless?

					RIKER
			When we brought the shuttle and
			the other Picard on board, we
			committed ourselves to a sequence
			of events which may be
			unalterable.

					PICARD
			Yes, this isn't a rock in the road
			which once seen can be avoided.
			It's much more complex.

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT TWO     25.

71   CONTINUED: (2)

					WORF
			There is the theory of the
			moebius, a twist in the fabric of
			space where time becomes a loop
			from which there is no escape.

					GEORDI
			So, when we reach that moment --
			whatever happened will happen
			again... The Enterprise will be
			destroyed, the "other Picard" sent
			back to meet with us and do it
			all over again.
				(he shudders)
			That sounds like someone's
			definition of hell.

					RIKER
			I know this much -- we can't avoid
			the future.

					PICARD
			Agreed. So let's continue on
			course. Everyone return to your
			duty stations. Somewhere out
			there something will happen...
			a decision will be made which
			will cause me to become separated
			from the Enterprise -- at the time
			that decision will seem correct,
			but it won't be. We have to
			anticipate and not make the same
			mistake once. Something is
			waiting for us out there -- let's
			determine what it is as quickly
			as possible.

	Off their reactions:

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT TWO     26.

72   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Riker, Worf ENTER and take their positions.

	Riker sits in the Command Chair and stares at the Main
	Viewer. Worf is intent upon his console. The tension
	level on the bridge is very high.

73   INT. SHUTTLE BAY TWO

	Data is there with Geordi.

					GEORDI
				(he studies the shuttle)
			Data -- I think the molecular
			structure of the shuttle has
			changed!

	Data takes a tricorder and makes a scan.

					DATA
			Your assessment is accurate.

					GEORDI
			Why now?

					DATA
			Perhaps it always was unstable
			and it was only by leaving and
			coming back that you were able
			to see the change.

74   INT. SICKBAY

	Pulaski is doing further tests on P2, as Picard ENTERS
	with Troi.

					PICARD
			Doctor?

					PULASKI
			I am beginning to realize just
			how much of the body is held
			together by its own internal
			clock. You -- he was thrown out
			of time, which caused the body
			systems to change their rhythms.
			Slowly, as we move closer to the
			time he left, the internal body
			clocks are realigning.

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT TWO     27.

74   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			You're saying, when our time
			intersects with the time he left,
			at that instant he will be
			functioning normally. And there
			will be two of us.

					PULASKI
			Right now, that would be my guess.

					PICARD
			I don't believe that is possible.

	Pulaski pauses as the thought hits her.

	Troi has moved over closer to P2. She is watching him
	intently.

					TROI
			Captain, I am able to feel more
			from him now. Much of his
			emotions are still a jumble,
			but...

	She steps even closer. Her eyes shut as she
	concentrates. P2 flinches in the same stuttering way.
	His body jerks back. His face contorts.

	His hands reach out and grab Troi. For a moment
	nothing -- then she screams, in agony. P2... throws
	back his head but no sound comes out. Pulaski rushes
	to Troi. As she touches her, Troi collapses.

					PICARD
			What did you feel?

					TROI
			Only that he wants desperately
			to leave this ship.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

    STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT THREE    28.

                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

75   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	It continues on course.

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's log, supplemental. We
			continue on course to Endicor.
			We are now less than two hours
			away from our rendezvous with
			ourselves.

76   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Everyone is at his station except for Data.

					RIKER
			Worf.

					WORF
			All sensors are on maximum scan.
			There is nothing unusual to
			report.

	The tension level on the bridge is very high.

					RIKER
			If the timetable is correct, we
			should get an indication of
			something very soon.

					PULASKI'S COM VOICE
			Bridge, this is Sickbay.

					PICARD
			Yes, Doctor.

					PULASKI'S COM VOICE
			Captain, my patient is more
			coherent.

					PICARD
			I'll be right there.

	Picard rises and goes to the turbolift.

    STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT THREE    29.

76   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			Number One, you have the bridge.

	Off Riker's concerned reaction:

77
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78

79   INT. SICKBAY (OPTICAL)

	Picard ENTERS. (He pauses at the doorway and watches
	Pulaski and P2).

					PICARD
			How is he?

					PULASKI
			His vital signs are more normal -- which
			is to say, more like ours.
			He is calmer.

	Indeed as Picard approaches him, P2 becomes more
	agitated.

					PICARD
			He is now aware of me.

					PULASKI
			In some fashion.

					PICARD
				(sotto, almost to
				 himself)
			But, does he know where he is,
			and who's here with him?

					PULASKI
			I doubt it.

					PICARD
				(then to P2)
			What went wrong?

	P2 turns away. Like a bizarre painting by Goya, a
	face frozen in agony.

	Picard moves a step closer.

    STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT THREE    30.

79   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			You know... don't you?

	P2 turns back and faces Picard -- but his eyes still do
	not make contact. It's impossible to tell whether he
	hears Picard or not.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			What did you do? What happened?
			Why did you leave the ship?

	P2 -- just trying to orient himself as much as anything -- turns
	his head.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			Don't turn away. Look at me.

	Without being summoned, but somehow knowing that she is
	needed, Troi appears in the doorway behind them and
	slowly approaches as Picard continues to try and make
	contact.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			Picard!

	He speaks the name as if it belongs to another, and at
	this moment it does.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			LOOK AT ME!

					TROI
			He doesn't understand you.

					PICARD
			He knows I'm here.

					TROI
			Yes, as part of a nightmare of
			disjointed images, half-heard
			voices. He is in another
			dimension -- seeing us across a
			great chasm -- and he's filled with
			remorse at what he has witnessed,
			and he's afraid.

					PICARD
			What is he afraid of?

    STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT THREE    31.

79   CONTINUED: (2)

	Troi doesn't have that specific answer.

					PICARD
				(continuing; back to
				 P2)
			Damn you -- help me! Why did you
			leave the ship?

	Now, for the first time, P2 turns and looks Picard full
	in the face. Through what must be a blur of shifting
	and nightmarish images, P2 tries to focus.

80   P2

	He leans forward. Like a sailor straining against the
	fog, then with a grimace made up of frustration and
	rage, he turns away. For the first time we hear a
	sound from his lips. It's strange -- otherworldish.

81   SCENE

	Picard takes a step forward. For a second it looks as
	if Picard is going to grab P2 and shake him. But he
	only glares at him.

					TROI
			It's no use, Captain. He can't
			answer.

					PULASKI
			As we get closer to the time he
			left, he may be able to.

	Picard steps back, frustration etched on his face.

					PICARD
				(to Troi)
			Are you still convinced he is me?

					TROI
			Yes -- but you're not.

					PICARD
			Not in the slightest. Except for
			his features there is nothing
			about him which I find familiar.

	He turns to leave.

    STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT THREE    31A.

81   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			I want you to stay with him. He
			will be able to communicate with
			you before any of the rest of us.

	Picard then turns and EXITS.

					PULASKI
			I don't know how long anyone can
			take this kind of schizophrenia.
			There has to be a breaking point.

					TROI
			He is handling it very well.

					PULASKI
			He has a lot of anger.

					TROI
			Yes. Because of what...
				(indicating P2)
			... he represents.

					PULASKI
			And what is that?

					TROI
			Doubt. Seeing him here and
			knowing what happened to the
			Enterprise could make him timid
			or, worse, cause him to hesitate.

					PULASKI
			When he said -- that there is
			nothing familiar about him...
				(re P2)
			... except his features. It
			sounded like a form of denial.

					TROI
			It's his accurate feelings.

					PULASKI
			Part of my job is to anticipate
			problems. I have a duty to the
			captain, but first to the ship
			and its crew.

    STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT THREE    31B.

81   CONTINUED: (2)

					TROI
			Doctor, the captain is fully
			capable of command decisions.

	Pulaski is pensive for a beat.

					PULASKI
			Yes... for now. But... this
			situation has put enormous
			pressure -- of a unique and very
			personal nature -- on Captain
			Picard. And we both know that
			pressure is going to increase.
			You said he already has doubt.

					TROI
			Yes, which is necessary and
			healthy.

					PULASKI
			But could potentially paralyze.
			If we begin to see signs that he
			is acting in an irrational manner,
			then I have the authority and the
			duty to relieve him.

	Troi nods.

					TROI
			I do not think that will be
			necessary.

					PULASKI
			I hope you're right.

    STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT THREE    32.

82   OMITTED

83   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as it continues along -- without so much as a hint of
	trouble.

84
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87

88   INT. CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM (OPTICAL)

	Picard is behind his desk -- Riker is sitting across
	from him.

					PICARD
			What force or phenomenon could
			cause a shuttle to be thrown back
			in time?

					RIKER
			None that we have ever
			encountered. In theory,
			accelerating beyond warp ten.

					PICARD
			Using the gravitational pull of
			a star to "slingshot" back in
			time. Is that what happened here?

					RIKER
			The shuttle doesn't have warp
			capability.

					PICARD
			No. Some external force was
			needed.

					RIKER
			We have never encountered any
			natural force that powerful. And
			why only six hours? Why not a
			day? A year?

    STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT THREE    33.

88   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			Are you suggesting there is a
			conscious mind at work here?

					RIKER
			There is no evidence either way.

					PICARD
			The Traveler moved through time
			with the power of his mind.

					RIKER
			I don't think that's the case
			here.

					PICARD
				(frustrated)
			No -- and Manheim's experiments
			with gravity and time were
			rudimentary, and uncontrollable.

					RIKER
			Captain, this is one instant
			where you must suppress your
			natural tendencies.

					PICARD
			Explain.

					RIKER
				(then more as a friend
				 than a subordinate,
				 or even a fellow
				 officer)
			Your strength, Jean-Luc, is your
			ability to evaluate the dynamics
			of a situation, step in and make
			the definitive, preemptive move.
			You take charge. You're
			frustrated now because, not only
			can't you see the solution... you
			can't even define the problem.

					PICARD
			Go on.

					RIKER
			This is not place or person we
			are facing... at least not yet...
			it's time.

    STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT THREE    34.

88   CONTINUED: (2)

					PICARD
			Are you telling me to just sit
			down -- shut up and wait.

	Riker smiles.

					RIKER
			I wouldn't have used those exact
			words... but, yes.

					PICARD
			I don't do that well.

					RIKER
			It's your Persian Flaw.

					PICARD
				(thoughtfully)
			Yes -- perhaps it is.

	Sudden the Enterprise shudders. Both men are on their
	feet and heading for the door.

					WORF'S COM VOICE
			Captain to the bridge.

89   INT. MAIN BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	Riker and Picard EXIT the captain's Ready Room. On
	the Main Viewer they see the swirling energy which they
	saw in the shuttle's view log.

					PICARD
			Report.

					WORF
			This energy vortex appeared out
			of nowhere. There was no warning.

					RIKER
			Well, now at least the waiting
			is over.

90   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	is at the top of a great whirlpool of energy.

    STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT THREE    35.

91   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Off Picard's reaction -- almost relieved.

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FOUR     36.

                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

92   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	at the top of the whirlpool.

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's log, supplemental. The
			waiting is over. We have
			apparently intersected with...
			something.

93   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Riker and Picard are back at Science One with Data.

					DATA
			It is similar to our tractor beam,
			only much more powerful.

94   INTERCUT WITH MAIN ENGINEERING

					GEORDI'S COM VOICE
			Bridge, this is Engineering.

					RIKER
			This is the bridge.

					GEORDI'S COM VOICE
			The pull on the Enterprise is
			steady. I am having to hold the
			warp engines at thirty percent,
			in order to maintain this
			position.

					PICARD
			Transfer engine control to the
			bridge.

					GEORDI
			Aye, sir.

	Everyone is watching Picard -- waiting for an indication
	of what he wants to do next.

					TROI
			There is a consciousness here,
			Captain. Not thought -- it is more
			like instinct.

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FOUR     37.

94   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			What do you make of it, Number
			One?

					RIKER
			I would say we're being probed.

					DATA
			The beam is coming directly from
			the center of the vortex. Sensors
			show only massive amounts of
			energy.

					PICARD
			What is it trying to learn?

					TROI
			I think it is trying to determine
			if we are a life force.

					PICARD
				(to Riker)
			We should stay and investigate.

					RIKER
			Agreed.

					PICARD
			But, was that the mistake?

	Riker looks at him.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			... staying too long.

					RIKER
			Possibly.

					PICARD
			We should go now.

	Riker is unsure of his response -- he has never seen
	Picard so indecisive. While this is going on, Geordi
	EXITS the turbolift and crosses to the bridge
	Engineering Station.

					RIKER
			Well...

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FOUR     38.

94   CONTINUED: (2)

					PICARD
			It's the prudent move.

	Picard pauses.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			I never thought I would hear
			myself say something like that.

					RIKER
			Under the circumstances -- I think
			you may be right.

					PICARD
			But you'd rather stay and find
			out what it is? What is its
			intent?

	Riker's silent hesitation is read as affirmation.

95   INT. BRIDGE ENGINEERING STATION

	Geordi steps up to the position.

					GEORDI
			Engineering, transfer to bridge.

	The panels light up in sequence.

96
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99

100  INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Picard returns to his Command Chair.

					PICARD
			Lieutenant La Forge.

					GEORDI
			Yes, sir.

					PICARD
			See if you can get us out of here,
			Mister La Forge. Maximum warp.

					GEORDI
			Aye, sir.

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FOUR     39.

101  GEORDI

	as he inputs.

					GEORDI
			I have set velocity to warp nine.

					PICARD
			Engage.

	Geordi complies.

102  SCENE

	There is a surge of power as the Enterprise attempts
	to pull free. Then nothing.

					GEORDI
			The warp engines are at ninety-one
			percent.

					PICARD
			Put it to the wall.

					GEORDI
			Aye, sir.

	Geordi inputs. The ship shudders -- like a great
	shackled animal fighting to break free.

	SUDDENLY the Enterprise shakes -- those standing are
	thrown to the deck. And AGAIN the ship shakes. The
	computer automatically takes the ship to RED ALERT.

					GEORDI
				(continuing)
			I can't hold it.

					RIKER
			Captain! The engines can't take
			this strain.

					PICARD
			All stop.

103  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	But the Enterprise doesn't stop -- it instantly seems
	to fall -- drawn along the beam of energy by an
	irresistible force.

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FOUR     40.

104  INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	They have no control. Without having to be told,
	Geordi instantly tries to stop the Enterprise. His
	fingers fly over the controls.

105  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	Warp engines re-engage. The Enterprise slows, then
	stops.

106  INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	It's a little calmer, but still very tense.

					PICARD
			Status.

					WORF
			All decks have reported... no
			damage -- no injuries.

					GEORDI
			The pull on the Enterprise is
			steady, but much stronger than
			before. I am at warp seven just
			to hold this position.

					PICARD
			Everything we do tightens its
			grip. Let's see what we can
			learn. Launch a Class One probe.

					WORF
			Aye, sir.

106A OMITTED

    STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FOUR    40A.

107
thru	OMITTED
108

109  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	The probe leaves the Enterprise.

110  INT. MAIN BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	As they watch the Main Viewer -- as it reaches the
	vortex -- it explodes. Nothing is left.

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FOUR     41.

111  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	A little tongue of energy speeds up toward the
	Enterprise. Then splits, with half going to separate
	parts of the ship.

112  INT. MAIN BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	They see it racing toward them. The energy goes
	directly at Captain Picard and knocks him down.

113  INT. SICKBAY (OPTICAL)

	A similar piece of energy leaps into the room, directly
	at P2... only it does not slap him to the deck. As
	Pulaski watches it whirls around P2, like a wreath,
	then disappears.

114  INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Riker helps Picard to his feet. There is fire in
	Picard's eyes.

					PICARD
			That was personal.

					GEORDI
			Captain -- the power drain needed
			to hold this position is enormous.

					PICARD
			How long can you maintain it?

					GEORDI
			A few minutes, then we are going
			to have to shut down again.

					PULASKI'S COM VOICE
			Captain -- some kind of energy has
			just surrounded my patient.

					PICARD
			Is he still alive?

					PULASKI'S COM VOICE
			Yes...

					RIKER
			Arm photons, Mister Worf, and lock
			them on the center of the vortex.

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FOUR     42.

114  CONTINUED:

					WORF
			Photon torpedoes locked on
			target.

					PICARD
			Hold.

115  OMITTED

116  INT. MAIN BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	Another sliver of energy slashes across the bridge and
	slams Picard up against the bulkhead.

117  PICARD

	... dazed he struggles to his feet.

					RIKER
			We're like a rag in a dog's mouth.

					GEORDI
			I am now at maximum warp.

	The ship is hammered by another wave of energy.

					TROI
			It's you, Captain. It was the
			entire ship, but now it has turned
			its attention completely on you.

					GEORDI
			Captain, I can't hold it. If we
			don't shut down, we are going to
			explode.

					PICARD
			Counselor, what if I were to leave
			the Enterprise? Would its
			attention stay focused on me?

					TROI
			Yes. I think it would.

118  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	is being pulled into the vortex.

     STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FOUR     43.

119  INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	as before.

					RIKER
			You'd never survive.

					PICARD
			But, maybe in those few seconds -- the
			Enterprise could break free.
			In any case, that's what he...
			the other Picard... must have
			thought.

120
thru	OMITTED
121

122  PICARD

	He is on his feet and heading for the turbolift.

					RIKER
			Captain, where are you going?

					PICARD
			Prepare a shuttle, Number One.

					RIKER
			You're leaving the ship?!

					PICARD
			I have to make a stop in Sickbay.
			We may be on a road which has no
			turns.

	Troi follows Picard to the turbolift.

	Off Riker's reaction, we:

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

         STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FIVE         44.

                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

123  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	is slipping down into the energy whirlpool.

124  INT. SICKBAY (OPTICAL)

	Picard ENTERS -- Pulaski is there with Troi and P2.
	There is a moment of near recognition from P2, then he
	avoids eye contact with Picard. P2 now appears to be
	physically closer to normal. P2 is much closer to
	being in sync.

					PULASKI
			He's very agitated.

	P2's eyes dart around the room. Picard steps over in
	front of P2 to make and hold eye contact. P2 looks
	off.

125  ANOTHER ANGLE - P2

					P2
			I must get to the shuttle.

126  PICARD

	watches himself.

					PICARD
			I know.

         STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FIVE         45.

127  SCENE (OPTICAL)

					PICARD
			Do you know where you are?

					P2
			The Enterprise.

	Picard is relieved -

					PICARD
			But you're only vaguely aware of
			it. And me -- do you know who I
			am?

	P2 deflects the question. He's in a living nightmare.
	He has no answer.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			No. You don't.

					P2
			I must go.

	P2 tries to rise.

					PICARD
			Release him.

					PULASKI
			Do you know what you are doing?

					PICARD
			No -- release him!

	Pulaski deactivates the forcefield, which again appears
	briefly, and P2 is released.

					PULASKI
				(touching her
				 communicator)
			Security to Sickbay.

					PICARD
			No. Security, this is the
			captain -- disregard that order.
			And clear all personnel -- repeat,
			all personnel -- from Shuttle Bay
			Two. I don't want any
			distractions. You...
				(meaning both Troi and
				 Pulaski)
			... stay here.

	P2 and Picard head for the door.

      STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FIVE A45A.         

127A INT. CORRIDOR

	Picard and P2 walk along.

					PICARD
			You have made the decision to
			leave the ship?

         STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FIVE        45A.

127A CONTINUED:

					P2
			I must.

					PICARD
			Why?

					P2
			The energy in the vortex wants
			me.

					PICARD
			You're certain.

					P2
			Yes... it's an entity -- a
			life-form which recognizes the
			Enterprise as an entity with me
			as the brain, and it wants me.

	P2's level of anxiety is rising, as they turn...

127B INT. TURBOLIFT

	... and enter the turbolift.

					P2
			Shuttle Bay Number Two.

					PICARD
			What's your other option?

					P2
			This is our only chance. If I
			leave, it might be distracted long
			enough for the Enterprise to
			escape.

					PICARD
			You are wrong. Leaving won't save
			your ship. Don't you remember?
			It was destroyed -- you saw it
			happen.

					P2
			If I don't leave the Enterprise,
			the ship will be destroyed.

	The turbolift comes to a stop and the doors open.
	EXITS, with Picard right behind him.

         STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FIVE        45B.

127BB	INT. CORRIDOR

	Picard and P2 continue heading toward Shuttle Bay Two.

					PICARD
			If that's true, then help me.
			We want the same thing. We want
			the Enterprise to be safe.
			There has to be a piece of
			information which I don't have.
			What is it?

					P2
			It's me.

					PICARD
			You?

	They are interrupted by Riker's COM VOICE.

					RIKER
			Captain.

					PICARD
			Yes.

					RIKER
			We are about to lose warp drive.

					PICARD & P2
				(in sync, they respond
				 to Riker)
			Understood.

	Only Picard reacts to this bizarre occurrence.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			When you say it's "you," do you
			mean it's still you? And it's
			not me -- just you. Has this
			entity singled you out -- somehow
			making a connection?

					P2
			You're confusing me. We're
			almost out of time.

127C INT. SHUTTLE BAY TWO

	The doors open and the two Picards ENTER. P2 is
	heading directly for the shuttle.

         STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FIVE         46.

127C CONTINUED:

					P2
			I must get to the shuttle.

					PICARD
			Wait. You can -- I'll let you,
			hell, man, I'll go with you, but
			first tell me. What is -- what
			was, your other choice?

					P2
			Stand aside.

					PICARD
			You don't know what I'm talking
			about. You're frozen with a
			single thought -- unable to change -- unable
			to alter any part of your
			previous actions.

					P2
			I must leave -- there's no other
			way.

					PICARD
			There must be.

					P2
			Only one -- but it would never
			work.

					PICARD
			What is it? What would never
			work?

					P2
			Better to sacrifice myself than
			destroy the Enterprise.

					PICARD
			Destroy the Enterprise -- how?

					P2
			I have to leave.

					PICARD
			Tell me -- what was your other
			choice? We can't escape it -- we
			can't fight it, we can't go
			forward.

         STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FIVE        46A.

127C CONTINUED: (2)

					P2
			No -- no... We can't go forward,
			it would destroy the Enterprise.

					PICARD
				(realizing)
			Was that it... Was that the other
			choice?

					P2
			I must leave.

         STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FIVE         47.

127C CONTINUED: (3)

					PICARD
			No.

	P2 is about to climb into the shuttle. Picard pulls
	his phaser.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			I can't allow it. Before we have
			any chance of moving forward, the
			cycle must end.

	Then, without further comment, he fires the phaser.

128  OMITTED

129  P2

	falls back.

130  OMITTED

         STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FIVE         48.

130A INT. SHUTTLE BAY TWO

					PICARD
				(touching his
				 communicator)
			Doctor Pulaski -- report to Shuttle
			Bay Two.

	Picard heads for the door.

131  INT. TURBOLIFT

	Picard steps on.

					PICARD
			Bridge.

	The doors close.

132  INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Picard steps off the turbolift.

					PICARD
			Number One, we have been wasting
			our energy trying to escape. It
			only weakens us.
				(he moves to his Command
				 Chair)
			Helm, set a course for the center
			of the vortex. Lieutenant La
			Forge, on my command -- I want all
			the power you can muster.

					GEORDI
			Yes, sir.

					RIKER
			We are going into it?

					PICARD
			Yes.

					DATA
			Course set.

					PICARD
			Everyone hold your position -- no
			matter what. ENGAGE!

         STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FIVE         49.

133  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as the Enterprise turns and streaks toward the center
	of the vortex.

133A INT. SHUTTLE BAY TWO

	Pulaski, followed by TRANSPORTER CHIEF O'BRIEN, ENTERS
	and reacts to the body.

134  INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	They all tense for whatever is coming.

135  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	rushes down. The funnel narrows. The swirling energy
	closes in on the ship.

136  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as the Enterprise rips into the center of the
	whirlpool. There is a SOUND -- almost like a SCREAM.

137  INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Everyone braces.

138  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	bursts through the core of pure energy, which triggers
	an implosion.

139  OMITTED

139A INT. SHUTTLE BAY TWO (OPTICAL)

	At this instant O'Brien watches as the body of P2 and
	the shuttle disappear.

140  EXT. SPACE - THE WHIRLPOOL (OPTICAL)

	collapses in upon itself. For a beat the Enterprise is
	alone in a great emptiness.

         STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FIVE        49A.

141  INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	The reactions of everyone. Picard gets to his feet and
	looks around.

					PICARD
			What's our position?

         STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FIVE         50.

141  CONTINUED:

					DATA
			We are back on course to Endicor.

					RIKER
			Stand down from Red Alert.

					O'BRIEN'S COM VOICE
			Bridge, this is Shuttle Bay Two.
			The other Picard and the shuttle
			are gone.

					PICARD
			Explain.

					O'BRIEN'S COM VOICE
			They just... vanished.

					WORF
			All decks have reported in. No
			damage -- no casualties.

					RIKER
			I want a complete check -- all
			systems.

					WORF
			Yes, sir.

					PICARD
			You have the bridge, Number One.

	Picard rises and heads for the Observation Lounge.
	Riker watches him leave.

142  INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE (OPTICAL)

	Picard stares thoughtfully out at the stars streaking
	by. After a beat, the door opens and Riker ENTERS.

	For a long moment nothing is said.

					PICARD
			Lots of questions, Number One...

	Riker nods in agreement.

         STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FIVE         51.

142  CONTINUED:

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			... and damn few answers.

	There is a pause.

					RIKER
			Everything about it seemed a tick
			off.

					PICARD
			He certainly did not act like me,
			at least not the way I think I
			act.

					RIKER
			Maybe none of it was real... we
			could have just been part of a
			shared illusion.

					PICARD
			Or maybe "he" was thrown back in
			time so that we would be able to
			take another road... make another
			choice?

					RIKER
			That suggests a moral force,
			giving us the opportunity... or
			specifically giving you the
			opportunity to right a wrong.

	Picard is pensive for a moment.

					PICARD
			It's said... if you travel far
			enough you will eventually meet
			yourself.

	Picard turns and stares off at the stars.

         STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FIVE        51A.

142  CONTINUED: (2)

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			I will tell you this... it's a
			very unnerving experience, one
			I hope never to repeat.

	Off Picard with:

142A INT. RIKER'S QUARTERS

	Riker has his cooking equipment in place. He has
	already placed all of the ingredients in a cooking
	utensil on the hot plate. The CHIME SOUNDS.

					RIKER
			Come.

	Worf ENTERS with Pulaski and Geordi.

					RIKER
				(continuing)
			I know you were all disappointed
			with my last culinary effort.

					WORF
			Not all.

					RIKER
			Thank you, Worf. Anyway,
			considering the stress of the last
			few days, I thought we could use
			a little diversion and at the same
			time I could make amends for the
			'Owon omelet.

					PULASKI
			So what are you preparing?

					RIKER
			The specialty of the house,
			Alaskan stew.

					GEORDI
			Not with ingredients you picked
			up at Starbase seventy-three?

					RIKER
			No -- I had the computer fabricate
			everything. The potatoes, the
			onions, the flour, and the meat.

         STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FIVE        51B.

142A CONTINUED:

					WORF
			Meat? What kind of meat?

					RIKER
			Ahh... Well, to be authentic I
			needed moose. But, I couldn't
			find the specific molecular
			pattern for moose, so I had to
			improvise. The computer came
			close...

	Riker fills their plates.

					RIKER
				(continuing)
			... actually, it's somewhere
			between venison -- musk ox -- and
			Kobe beef.

					WORF
			I thought that humans had long ago
			given up the practice of raising
			animals for food.

					RIKER
			There were a couple of winters
			when it was either starve or hunt.

					WORF
			How fortunate.

	Pulaski looks down at her plate.

					PULASKI
			I'll give you this -- your stew
			smells a lot better than the eggs.

	They taste it. Reactions around.

					PULASKI
				(continuing)
			This is quite good.

					GEORDI
			Agreed.

	Worf's expression is one of revulsion.

					RIKER
			No good, Worf.

         STAR TREK: "Time Squared" - REV. 2/7/89 - ACT FIVE        51C.

142A CONTINUED: (2)

					WORF
			I appreciate the effort, I would
			have preferred another omelet.

					RIKER
			Sorry. I used the last of 'Owon
			eggs.

					GEORDI
			Thank goodness.

	Off their reactions:

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         

                            THE END