STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                              
                        "The Emissary" 
                          #40272-146 
                              
                    Participating Writers: 
                       Thomas H. Calder 
                Richard Manning & Hans Beimler 
                              
                          Directed by 
                          Cliff Bole 


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                    3RD REVISED FINAL DRAFT

                        APRIL 10, 1989


          STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - CAST 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                        "The Emissary" 

                             CAST                               
                              
                PICARD             K'EHLEYR
                RIKER              K'TEMOC
                DATA               
                PULASKI            ADMIRAL GROMEK
                TROI               
                GEORDI             
                WORF               
                O'BRIEN            
                ENSIGN CLANCEY     
                TACTICAL CREWMAN   

                Voice-over         
                  COMPUTER VOICE     
                  FEMALE COM VOICE   

                Non-Speaking       Non-Speaking
                  N.D. CREWMEMBERS   THREE ALIEN WARRIORS
                                     KLINGON CREWMEMBERS


          STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - SETS 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                        "The Emissary" 
                          
                             SETS 

            INTERIORS                  EXTERIORS
          
            USS ENTERPRISE             USS ENTERPRISE
              MAIN BRIDGE
          
              TRANSPORTER ROOM
          
              TACTICAL ROOM
              OBSERVATION LOUNGE
              DATA'S QUARTERS
              GUEST QUARTERS
              CORRIDOR
                OUTSIDE HOLODECK
              HOLODECK
                BATTLEGROUND
          
            T'ONG BRIDGE               T'ONG (KLINGON SHIP)

   STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                        "The Emissary" 
                           
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

              BORADIS                bo-RAD-iss
              K'EHLEYR               kay-LAHR
              K'TEMOC                kuh-TEM-och*
              T'ONG                  TOONG
              P'RANG                 PRANG
              nuqneH                 nook-NECH*
              tlhIngan jIH           tettle-eeng-GAHN JEECH*
                                      *"ch" as in "Bach"
              qaleghneS              kah-LEG-nesh (guttural "g")

        STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - TEASER        1.

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION                  
                        "The Emissary"                             
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    INT. DATA'S QUARTERS

	RIKER, PULASKI, GEORDI, DATA, and WORF, in that order,
	sit around the table playing poker. By far, Worf has
	the biggest stack of chips.

					RIKER
				(eyeing his cards)
			Lookin' good. I say... five.

	Riker throws in five chips. Pulaski meets the bet.

					PULASKI
			Five here.

					GEORDI
				(adding chips)
			And five more.

					DATA
				(evaluating)
			I believe the wiser course of
			action here is to bend.

					GEORDI
			You mean fold.

					DATA
			That is correct. Fold -- to bend,
			make compact or give in.

	Data lays his cards on the table. All eyes on Worf.
	Worf calmly counts the right amount of chips and puts
	them in the pile. Then he adds two more large stacks
	of chips.

					WORF
			I raise fifty.

	Everyone is taken aback.

					DATA
			I do not believe Lieutenant Worf
			understands all the nuances of
			this betting procedure.

        STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/14/89 - TEASER        2.

1    CONTINUED:

					RIKER
			Don't be too quick to judge, Data.
			His pile's a lot bigger than
			yours.

					PULASKI
			Than all of ours.

					DATA
			The cards have been favoring the
			Lieutenant, but that is the result
			of random chance... hence it is
			a temporary condition.

					GEORDI
			You hope.

					WORF
			Talk or play. Not both.

	Riker thinks it over.

					RIKER
			Fifty, right?

					PULASKI
			Fifty is the bet. What's the
			matter -- are your feet getting
			cold?

					RIKER
			No, just my cards...

	He bets, somewhat less sure of himself.

					PULASKI
			Thanks for staying in -- I need
			the chips.

					RIKER
			Got to earn them first.

					PULASKI
			Oh, I will. This pot has my name
			on it.

					GEORDI
			Talk, talk, talk...

	Pulaski bets.

        STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/14/89 - TEASER        2A.

1    CONTINUED: (2)

					PULASKI
			Here's some action. Fifty...
				(adds more)
			... and another fifty.

					GEORDI
				(backpedalling)
			Fold, fold, fold...

	Geordi throws in his hand. Worf pushes out four
	stacks of chips and adds another two.

					WORF
			Your fifty, and fifty more.

	Riker looks at Worf and at Pulaski -- who stare at each
	other. Pulaski smiles but Worf is deadpan.

					RIKER
			Love to stay in -- but not with
			these cards.

	Riker folds.

					PULASKI
				(to Worf)
			Looks like it's just you and me,
			handsome.

	Worf is a statue. Pulaski gathers up the needed
	amount. It takes every last chip she has, but --

					PULASKI (cont'd)
			I'll see you.

	Pulaski pushes in the needed amount. Everyone stares
	at Worf as he slowly puts down his cards. A full house
	-- aces over queens.

					PULASKI (cont'd)
			Beats my straight.

	Everyone except Worf SIGHS as the tension is released.

        STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - TEASER        3.

1    CONTINUED: (2)

					RIKER
			The Iceman wins again.

					PULASKI
			You took my last chip. You could
			at least smile, Worf.

	Worf says nothing; he simply pulls in all the chips
	and stacks them, preparing for the next hand.

					GEORDI
			Smiling might break his
			concentration.

					PULASKI
			If you don't enjoy winning -- what
			do you enjoy? Losing?

					RIKER
			We'd be happy to accommodate you.

	Worf, unruffled, collects the cards and hands them to
	Data.

					WORF
			Your deal.

	Data takes the cards, shuffles them like an old pro,
	and deals.

					DATA
			The game is seven card stud; after
			the queen, one-eyed jacks and low
			card in the hole are wild.

					GEORDI
			Let me write this down.

					RIKER
			Just deal. I'd like to get some
			of my losings back before the next
			century.

	Pulaski and Geordi CHUCKLE.

					WORF
			I open with fifty.

1A   NEW ANGLE

	A moment of stunned silence -- broken by:

      STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/12/89 - TEASER      4.

1A   CONTINUED:

					FEMALE COM VOICE
			Bridge to Commander Riker. We
			are receiving a class eleven
			emergency signal from Starfleet
			Command.

	Instantly, the players throw their cards onto the
	table, get to their feet --

					RIKER
			On my way.

	-- and head for the door. As they cross:

					GEORDI
				(to Worf)
			Fifty? You were bluffing.

					WORF
			Klingons never bluff.

	Geordi gives Worf a look of uncertainty -- is Worf
	kidding? -- as the group EXITS.

2    OMITTED

3    INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	PICARD ENTERS from the Ready Room. At Conn is a young
	female: ENSIGN CLANCEY. Riker, Data, and Worf ENTER
	and take their stations; Data relieves the
	supernumerary at Ops, examines readouts.

					PICARD
			Mister Data?

					DATA
			Emergency signal reads as follows:
			Enterprise to divert to
			coordinates four-two-three by
			one-one-two by five-one
			immediately. Further orders
			forthcoming.

					RIKER
			That's it? What's the emergency?

					DATA
			The message does not elaborate.

        STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - TEASER        5.

3    CONTINUED:

					RIKER
				(to Picard)
			You'd think they'd at least give
			us a hint.

					CLANCEY
			Course laid in, Captain.

					PICARD
			Warp eight.
				(to Riker)
			Whenever Starfleet gets enigmatic,
			I know we're about to face a
			challenge.

					PICARD (cont'd)
			Engage.

4    EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	changing course and then blasting into high warp...

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

        STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT ONE        6.

                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

5    EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	moving at high warp.

6    INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Picard, Riker, Worf, Data, and Ensign Clancey as
	before.

					DATA
			Our destination is a point near
			the Boradis system.

					PICARD
			That area was colonized fairly
			recently, as I recall.

					DATA
				(nods)
			The first Federation outpost was
			established thirty-four years ago
			on Boradis Three.

					RIKER
			And since then, the Federation
			has colonized several planets in
			that sector.

					DATA
			Yet we are not headed for a
			specific colony. The coordinates
			given are outside the Boradis
			system.

					PICARD
			Any problems reported in that
			area?

					DATA
			None.

					PICARD
			Then what the devil's going on?

					WORF
			Captain, Starfleet Command is
			hailing us.

					PICARD
			It's about time. On screen.

        STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT ONE        7.

6A   ANGLE TO INCLUDE MAIN VIEWER (OPTICAL)

	as ADMIRAL GROMEK appears on the viewscreen.

					ADMIRAL GROMEK
			Greetings, Captain Picard.

					PICARD
			My compliments, Admiral Gromek.

					ADMIRAL GROMEK
			Captain, you'll soon be joined
			by a Federation special emissary
			from Starbase one five three.
			We're now transmitting the
			specifics.

	Picard looks to Data, who's checking readouts.

					DATA
				(nods to Picard)
			We are receiving.

					ADMIRAL GROMEK
			The rendezvous will be a bit
			tricky, so it's imperative you
			reach the intercept point on
			schedule.

					PICARD
			Understood. And -- the mission?

					ADMIRAL GROMEK
			The envoy will fill you in. You
			are to cooperate fully.

					PICARD
			Can you give me any details?

					ADMIRAL GROMEK
			Negative.

					PICARD
			Admiral, I find it difficult to
			prepare for a mission I know
			nothing about.

					ADMIRAL GROMEK
				(softening)
			I sympathize, Jean-Luc, but
			Starfleet Command considers this
			a top-security matter.

	The admiral permits herself a thin smile.

        STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT ONE        8.

6A   CONTINUED:

					ADMIRAL GROMEK (cont'd)
			After the envoy's briefed you,
			I think you'll understand our
			caution. Gromek out.

	Gromek's image VANISHES from the viewscreen.

7    OMITTED

8    NEW ANGLE

					RIKER
			Data, what ship is carrying the
			envoy?

					DATA
			The envoy is not aboard a
			starship.

					PICARD
			Indeed?

					DATA
			Apparently there were no starships
			available at Starbase
			one five three. The emissary is
			aboard a class eight probe.

	Surprised reactions from the group.

					RIKER
			A class eight probe is just over
			two meters long!

					PICARD
				(thinking)
			True, Number One. But if the
			sensors and transmitters were
			removed and life-support
			installed, there would be just
			enough space for one person.

					RIKER
			And those probes are designed to
			go warp nine.

        STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT ONE        9.

8    CONTINUED:

					DATA
				(nods)
			By sending the probe to meet us
			rather than diverting the
			Enterprise to the starbase, they
			have saved us six point one hours.

					PICARD
			Obviously Starfleet feels that
			time is of the essence.

					RIKER
			Yes, but still... to seal someone
			up inside a Class Eight Probe and
			then just launch it off...
				(shakes his head)
			Hell of a way to transport a
			Federation dignitary.

					PICARD
				(to Clancey)
			We'll need an intercept course
			with pin-point accuracy. The
			probe carrying the emissary has
			no means of navigation...

					RIKER
				(finishing the thought)
			... so if we don't catch it on the
			first try, we'll have to chase
			it.

9    EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	zooming along at high warp.

10   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	As before. Geordi is now at his bridge Engineering
	Station; O'BRIEN is looking over Geordi's shoulder.
	The two of them study readouts.

					RIKER
			Data -- if we project our course
			past the rendezvous coordinates,
			what lies ahead?

       STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT ONE       10.

10   CONTINUED:

					DATA
			As far as I can determine, sir
			-- very little. There are four
			colonies in the Boradis system,
			and nine other outposts scattered
			throughout the sector.

	Geordi turns to Picard.

					GEORDI
			Captain, we have a way to save
			you some time.

					PICARD
			Proceed.

					O'BRIEN
			I believe we can beam the probe
			aboard while we're still
			travelling at Warp Nine.

					RIKER
				(a low whistle)
			Quite a trick.

					GEORDI
			Right -- at warp speed it's
			nearly impossible to get a solid
			transporter lock. But if we
			caught the probe with a tractor
			beam...

					RIKER
				(catching on)
			We could use the tractor beam to
			focus the transporter.

					GEORDI
			Exactly.

					PICARD
			Risks?

					GEORDI
			None to the emissary. There's
			a chance the probe could break
			free... then we'd have to find
			it and start over.

       STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT ONE       11.

10   CONTINUED: (2)

					PICARD
			So it's a gamble.
				(a beat)
			Odds, gentlemen?

					GEORDI
			Twenty to one it'll work.

	O'Brien nods agreement. Picard makes up his mind:

					PICARD
			Make it so.

									CUT TO:

11   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	moving at high warp.

12   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	As before, except that Geordi and O'Brien are no
	longer present.

					CLANCEY
			Coming to three-one mark one-one-three.

					DATA
			We should now be on a precisely
			parallel course with the probe.

					PICARD
			Increase to warp eight point nine.

					CLANCEY
			Eight point nine -- aye.

					PICARD
			Full sensors, aft.

					WORF
			Scanning...

13   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	moving at just under Warp Nine.

       STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT ONE       12.

14   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

					WORF
			I have it, sir. Bearing zero-five
			mark two-three-one; velocity warp
			nine.

	Clancey has it on her console as well:

					CLANCEY
			I see it.

					PICARD
			Adjust speed to intercept.

15   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	Still at warp nine. In the distance behind the
	Enterprise, a point of light -- the probe -- appears
	and gains on the Enterprise.

16   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Clancey's intent on her helm maneuvers.

					WORF
			Probe coming up to starboard,
			range eighty-two hundred.
			Tractor beam ready.

					PICARD
				(to com panel)
			Mister La Forge?

16A  INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM

	O'Brien makes a final adjustment on the transporter
	panel. Geordi checks readouts on a wall panel.

					GEORDI
			Transporter ready, Captain.

17   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as the probe "pulls up alongside" to starboard as the
	stars streak past at warp nine.

       STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT ONE       13.

18   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

					WORF
			Range now seventy-five hundred.

					PICARD
			Steady as she goes...

19   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as the probe draws closer, slowing up relative to the
	Enterprise -- until they are both moving at warp nine
	in perfect tandem, as if joined by an invisible rod.

20   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

					WORF
			Probe is standing abeam.

					PICARD
			Engage tractor.

21   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as a TRACTOR BEAM reaches out and grabs the probe.

22   OMITTED

23   INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM

	Geordi and O'Brien as before. In b.g., Pulaski
	ENTERS, stands by with her medical scanner.

					GEORDI
			Okay, O'Brien, they've hooked
			it -- let's reel it in.

					O'BRIEN
			Will do.
				(to com panel)
			Transporter beam locked, Captain.

					PICARD'S COM VOICE
			Energize.

	O'Brien does so --

       STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT ONE       14.

24   ANGLE ON THE TRANSPORTER (OPTICAL)

	as a gleaming silver probe casing MATERIALIZES.

25
thru	OMITTED
26

27   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

					O'BRIEN'S COM VOICE
			Probe aboard, Captain.

					PICARD
			Acknowledged. Number One?

	Riker's already heading for the turbolift.

					RIKER
			I'll welcome our visitor.

	Riker EXITS into the turbolift.

					PICARD
				(to Clancey)
			Resume original course and speed.

					CLANCEY
			Aye, sir.

	The bridge crew relaxes just a bit. The tension's off.
	Picard smiles:

					PICARD
			Well done, everyone.

28   INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM

	CLOSE on O'Brien as he touches a panel on the probe.
	The latches on the probe pop open.

29   WIDER

	to reveal Riker and Pulaski looking on as the casing
	opens automatically. (Geordi is no longer present.)

	Inside the probe is a person whose face we cannot see
	-- the head is fully covered by an oxygen helmet.
	Pulaski does a medical scan, is surprised at the
	readings.

     STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/14/89 - ACT ONE     15.

29   CONTINUED:

					RIKER
			Something wrong, Doctor?

					PULASKI
			I'm not sure. The readings are
			quite... interesting.

	Pulaski is about to help the envoy sit up -- but the
	envoy, not needing help, waves Pulaski aside, sits up,
	removes the oxygen helmet, and emerges from the probe
	casing.

30   NEW ANGLE

	on the envoy -- K'EHLEYR, a lovely, exotic woman,
	half-Klingon, half-human, with the appearance and
	physical strength of the former and the sardonic wit of
	the latter.

					K'EHLEYR
			I greet you. I am K'Ehleyr.

					RIKER
				(a Klingon greeting)
			nuqneH. qaleghneS.

					K'EHLEYR
				(surprised)
			You speak Klingon.

					RIKER
			A little. I am Commander Riker,
			and this is our chief medical
			officer, Katherine Pulaski.

	K'Ehleyr nods greeting.

					RIKER (cont'd)
			I hope your voyage wasn't too
			unpleasant.

					K'EHLEYR
			Klingons are not supposed to mind
			hardship.
				(breaks into a smile)
			Nonetheless -- I'm delighted to
			be out of that damned coffin.

	Riker can't help smiling in return.

     STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/17/89 - ACT ONE     16.

30   CONTINUED:

					RIKER
			I don't blame you.
				(re the probe)
			Not the most luxurious
			accommodations Starfleet has to
			offer...

					K'EHLEYR
			Whoever said that getting there
			is half the fun never rode in
			a class eight probe.

	Under this, Pulaski has repeated the medical scan.

					PULASKI
			How are you feeling? Your vital
			signs are rather atypical for a
			Klingon.

					K'EHLEYR
			No doubt because I am only half
			Klingon.

					PULASKI
			Oh?

					K'EHLEYR
			Yes. My father was Klingon; my
			mother was human.

	Riker and Pulaski react. This is one interesting
	lady...

									CUT TO:

31   INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE

	Picard, TROI, Worf, and Data. The turbolift doors OPEN
	and Riker leads K'Ehleyr into the lounge.

					RIKER
			Captain, I'd like to present
			Special Federation Emissary
			K'Ehleyr.

					PICARD
			Welcome aboard. I'm Jean-Luc
			Picard.
				(introducing)
			Counselor Troi, Lieutenant
			Commander Data, and --

    STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/14/89 - ACT ONE    16A.

31   CONTINUED:

	Picard turns to introduce Worf -- and a big grin
	spreads across K'Ehleyr's face.

					K'EHLEYR
			Worf! So this is where you've
			been hiding. I told you we'd meet
			again!

	Worf is anything but pleased to see K'Ehleyr. His
	surprise turns to resentment.

					K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
			Aren't you going to greet me?

       STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT ONE       17.

31   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			I have nothing to say to you.

					K'EHLEYR
			Haven't changed a bit, eh? Well,
			I missed you, too.

	On the surprised faces of our crew -- and the indignant
	face of Worf, we:

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

       STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT TWO       18.

                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

32   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	Streaking across space at warp eight.

33   INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE (OPTICAL)

	Picard, Riker, Troi, Worf, and Data are at the
	conference table. K'Ehleyr is all business.

					K'EHLEYR
			Two days ago, Starbase three three six
			received an automated
			transmission from a Klingon ship,
			the T'Ong.
				(a beat)
			That ship was sent out over
			seventy-five years ago.

					RIKER
			When the Federation and the
			Klingon Empire were still at
			war...

					K'EHLEYR
			The message was directed to the
			Klingon High Command. It said
			only that the T'Ong was returning
			home and was about to reach the
			"awakening point."

					PICARD
			Which suggests that the crew was
			in cryogenic sleep for most of
			the long voyage.

					K'EHLEYR
			Exactly.

					RIKER
			And when the crew is revived...

					K'EHLEYR
				(nods)
			... we'll have a ship full of
			Klingons who think the war is
			still going on.

     STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/12/89 - ACT TWO     19.

33   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			So our task is to find the ship,
			and tell the Klingons we are no
			longer at war.

					RIKER
			Why us? A Klingon ship would have
			been a better choice.

					K'EHLEYR
			A Klingon ship -- the P'rang --
			is on its way, but it's two days
			behind us. That may be too late.

					TROI
			Why too late?

					RIKER
			Because the T'Ong's crew is about
			to awaken within striking range
			of a dozen Federation outposts.

					DATA
			There are thirteen colonies
			with minimal defenses in that
			sector...

					K'EHLEYR
				(nods)
			Nice ripe targets for a Klingon
			warship.

					TROI
			And you believe you can convince
			these Klingons that humans are
			now their allies?

					K'EHLEYR
			No. Not a chance.

	Everyone is surprised.

					K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
			If you ask me, talking will be
			a waste of time. Klingons of that
			era were raised to despise humans.
				(shrugs)
			We'll try diplomacy. But I
			promise you -- it won't work.
			And then you'll have to destroy
			them.

       STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT TWO       20.

33   CONTINUED: (2)

	Everyone is taken aback -- except Worf.

					PICARD
				(calmly)
			No.

					K'EHLEYR
			No? Captain, these Klingons are
			killers. You'll have no choice.

					PICARD
			Find me another choice. I want
			some options -- and I want them
			before we encounter the Klingon
			ship.
				(to Worf)
			Lieutenant, I'm assigning you to
			help the emissary. Dismissed.

	K'Ehleyr smiles, but Worf is anything but pleased.

34   OMITTED

35   NEW ANGLE

	as Riker, Troi, K'Ehleyr, and Data get to their feet.

					TROI
				(to K'Ehleyr)
			I'll escort you to the guest
			quarters.

	Troi and K'Ehleyr EXIT, followed by Data and Riker.
	Worf and Picard are the last ones to leave. Worf is
	uncharacteristically hesitant. Picard picks this up.

					PICARD
			Lieutenant?

					WORF
			Sir... I suggest Commander Riker
			or Data would better serve Special
			Emissary K'Ehleyr.

					PICARD
			Are there personal reasons you
			don't want the assignment?

					WORF
			Yes.

       STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT TWO       21.

35   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			Any professional reasons?

					WORF
				(after a beat)
			No.

	Picard gives Worf a measured look: "need I say more?"
	Worf thinks it over, then:

					WORF (cont'd)
			I withdraw my request, Captain.

					PICARD
			Good.

	Worf EXITS.

36   INT. CORRIDOR

	Troi and K'Ehleyr walk, deep in conversation.

					TROI
			I didn't know it was possible
			for a human and a Klingon to
			produce a child.

					K'EHLEYR
			Actually, the DNA is compatible
			-- with a fair amount of help.
				(a grin)
			Rather like my parents.

	Troi smiles.

					TROI
			I know exactly what you mean.
			My father was human... and my
			mother was Betazoid.

					K'EHLEYR
				(brightens)
			Really! It was the other way
			around for me -- my mother was
			human.
				(a beat)
			You must've grown up like I did
			-- trapped between cultures.

     STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/14/89 - ACT TWO     22.

36   CONTINUED:

					TROI
			I never felt trapped -- I felt
			fortunate. I experienced the
			richness and diversity of two
			worlds.

					K'EHLEYR
				(shakes her head in
				 wonder)
			Perhaps you got the best of
			each...

	They reach the guest quarters.

37   INT. GUEST QUARTERS

	Troi leads K'Ehleyr into the chamber.

					K'EHLEYR
			Myself, I think I got the worst
			of each.

					TROI
				(with a smile)
			I doubt that.

					K'EHLEYR
			Oh, yes. Having my mother's sense
			of humor is bad enough -- it's
			gotten me into plenty of trouble.

					TROI
			And your Klingon side?

					K'EHLEYR
			That, I keep under tight control.
			It's like a terrible temper --
			it's not something I want people
			to see.

					TROI
			Why hide it? We all have
			tempers...

					K'EHLEYR
			Not like mine. Sometimes I feel
			there's a monster inside me,
			fighting to get out.

					TROI
			And that frightens you.

    STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/14/89 - ACT TWO    22A.

37   CONTINUED:

					K'EHLEYR
			Of course it does. My Klingon
			side can be terrifying... even
			to me.

					TROI
			Yet it gives you strength. It's
			part of you.

					K'EHLEYR
				(smiles)
			That doesn't mean I have to like
			it.

	Troi smiles in return.

       STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT TWO       23.

38   INT. TACTICAL ROOM

	Worf is alone, sitting at a library computer. K'Ehleyr
	breezes in. She's freshened up, changed clothes, and
	is even more attractive than before. Worf, all
	business, doesn't even look at her.

					WORF
			You are late.

					K'EHLEYR
			Sorry. Had to make myself
			beautiful.

					WORF
			I fail to understand why.

					K'EHLEYR
			Worf, we're alone now. You don't
			have to act like a Klingon
			glacier. I don't bite...
				(teasing)
			... well, that's wrong; I do bite.

					WORF
				(ignoring)
			Shall we proceed with our assigned
			duties?

					K'EHLEYR
				(moving closer)
			I haven't even had a proper
			welcome.

					WORF
			I would prefer to keep this
			professional.

					K'EHLEYR
				(gives it right back)
			"I fail to understand why."

					WORF
			And I feel no need to explain.

					K'EHLEYR
				(needling)
			Oh, go ahead. Tell me. It's
			because you find me irresistible,
			isn't it? You always have.

       STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT TWO       24.

38   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			Did you come on board the
			Enterprise to work, or to discuss
			your pointless fantasies?

	K'Ehleyr smiles. She's getting under his skin.

					K'EHLEYR
			You just won't open up, will you?
			Come on -- what happened to the
			Worf I met on Samrin's Planet?

					WORF
			He became a Starfleet lieutenant.

					K'EHLEYR
			Oh, is that it? Starfleet Academy
			turned you into a robot? You
			won't make me believe that.

					WORF
			I have no wish to make you believe
			anything.

					K'EHLEYR
			Perhaps you have changed. You
			weren't this aloof six years
			ago... or don't you remember?

					WORF
			There is nothing wrong with my
			memory.

					K'EHLEYR
			Well, there's something wrong with
			the rest of you. You're not even
			looking at me.

					WORF
			I am familiar with your
			appearance.

					K'EHLEYR
			And it gives you no pleasure to
			see me again?

	Worf is silent.

					K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
			It isn't as if we tried it and
			it didn't work, you know. You
			never gave it a chance.

     STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/17/89 - ACT TWO     25.

38   CONTINUED: (2)

					WORF
			I never?

					K'EHLEYR
				(sly)
			I mean, as I see it, we have
			some... unfinished business, you
			and I.

	Worf turns, looks her full in the face.

					WORF
			Not as far as I'm concerned.

39   ON K'EHLEYR

	It's as if he slapped her face. Worf turns back to
	the console, punches up a screen:

					WORF
			According to the library computer,
			the captain of the T'Ong is
			K'Temoc. But there is nothing
			regarding the ship's mission.

					K'EHLEYR
				(indifferent)
			So?

					WORF
			You're not interested in why the
			ship was sent out?

					K'EHLEYR
				(shrugs)
			Probably some secret military
			objective.

					WORF
			Perhaps, but we have no evidence
			of that --

					K'EHLEYR
			Why else would there be no record
			of the mission?

					WORF
			The records may simply have been
			lost.

    STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/17/89 - ACT TWO    25A.

39   CONTINUED:

					K'EHLEYR
			In any case, what does it matter?
			Our concern is the present -- the
			possible threat.

					WORF
			And to contend with that threat,
			we need information.

	They're both getting irritated with one another.

					K'EHLEYR
			We have all the information we
			need.

					WORF
			That is foolish. Knowing their
			mission might help us understand
			them --

					K'EHLEYR
				(cutting him)
			There's nothing to understand!
			They're Klingons! They'll attack!
			In their minds, we're the enemy
			-- and there's no way we're going
			to talk them out of that!

					WORF
			I do not appreciate being
			interrupted.

					K'EHLEYR
				(getting angry)
			And I don't appreciate wasting
			my time.

       STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT TWO       26.

39   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			We were instructed to come up with
			options --

					K'EHLEYR
			There aren't any! The
			assignment's hopeless!

					WORF
				(strained patience)
			There are always options.

					K'EHLEYR
			Oh, are there? Tell me: whatever
			happened to that wonderful
			Klingon fatalism of yours?

					WORF
			My experience aboard this ship
			has taught me that most problems
			have more than one solution.

					K'EHLEYR
			Starfleet hasn't improved you
			one bit. You're as stubborn as
			ever!

					WORF
				(losing his temper)
			Are you going to carry out your
			duties or aren't you?

					K'EHLEYR
				(also exploding)
			All right! I will!

	She puts her fingers to her temples, closes her eyes
	as if "thinking," holds that pose for two seconds,
	then:

					K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
			Upon due consideration of the
			problem and careful examination
			of all possible "options" -- my
			original recommendation stands.

	She SLAPS the tabletop --

					K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
			Meeting adjourned.

	-- and storms out.

       STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT TWO       27.

40   CLOSE ON WORF

	as mad as we've ever seen him, but holding it under
	tight control...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

      STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT THREE      28.

                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

41   INT. GUEST QUARTERS

	K'Ehleyr storms into the chamber, boiling with
	frustration. She stops in the center of the room,
	tries to regain control over herself -- clenching her
	fists and tensing all her muscles.

	But her Klingon half needs release -- and with one
	sudden blow, K'Ehleyr smashes her fist through a
	glass-topped table.

42   NEW ANGLE

	DOOR CHIME.

					K'EHLEYR
			Come.

	Troi ENTERS. K'Ehleyr gives her an impatient look --
	"Well?"

					TROI
			You're upset.

					K'EHLEYR
				(heavy sarcasm)
			Really! Your finely-honed
			Betazoid sense tells you that?

					TROI
			Well -- that, and the table.

	K'Ehleyr can't help a CHUCKLE.

					K'EHLEYR
			I warned you about my Klingon
			half.

					TROI
			May I make a suggestion?

					K'EHLEYR
			I thank you, Counselor. But I
			don't want any counseling.

					TROI
			Actually, I was going to suggest
			something else.

      STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT THREE      29.

42   CONTINUED:

					K'EHLEYR
			Oh?

					TROI
			I find the Holodeck exercise
			programs rigorous enough to put
			my mind off most frustrations.

	K'Ehleyr smiles.

					K'EHLEYR
			And it'll keep me from wrecking
			the ship.

					TROI
			That, too...

									CUT TO:

43   INT. CORRIDOR OUTSIDE HOLODECK

	as K'Ehleyr approaches. She touches the Holodeck
	panel; it lights up.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Enter program.

					K'EHLEYR
			Show me the exercise menu.

44   ANGLE ON THE HOLODECK PANEL (OPTICAL)

	as text appears: a long LIST OF PROGRAMS, including a
	line "CALISTHENICS -- LT. WORF."

45   ON K'EHLEYR

	A small, humorless smile.

					K'EHLEYR
			Calisthenics program of Lieutenant
			Worf.

	After a beat:

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Program complete. You may enter
			when ready.

    STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/12/89 - ACT THREE    30.

45   CONTINUED:

	The Holodeck DOOR OPENS, revealing a ruined, desolate
	BATTLEFIELD beyond. K'Ehleyr ENTERS the Holodeck.

									CUT TO:

46   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Picard, Riker, Data, Clancey, a TACTICAL CREWMAN, and
	other supernumerary CREW.

					PICARD
			Status.

					DATA
			Based on the last assumed position
			of the Klingon vessel, its
			apparent trajectory, and our
			estimates of their cruising speed,
			we should be in scanner range in
			fifteen hours, eight minutes.

	Under Data's speech, Worf has ENTERED and moved to
	Tactical. The tactical crewman yields the position
	to him. Worf begins operating Tactical in a flurry of
	activity. Picard is surprised to see Worf on the
	bridge.

					PICARD
			Lieutenant?

					WORF
			Special Emissary K'Ehleyr has...
			declared a short recess, sir.
			I wish to run a full diagnostic
			test on all tactical back-up
			equipment.

					RIKER
				(puzzled)
			We just ran a full test of those
			systems.

					WORF
				(testy)
			I feel it necessary to check them
			again.

	Picard leads Worf aside for a private moment.

      STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT THREE      31.

46   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			Lieutenant, I commend your
			diligence. However, I'm concerned
			that you're working yourself too
			hard.

					WORF
			Sir, considering the unknown
			elements we are about to face --

					PICARD
				(cuts him off)
			Lieutenant -- I order you to
			relax.

					WORF
				(tense)
			I am relaxed.
				(on his look)
			Yes, sir.

	Worf EXITS. The tactical crewman takes over the
	station. Picard crosses to Riker.

					PICARD
			I've never seen the Lieutenant
			so... unsettled.

					RIKER
				(nods)
			The Iceman's finally melting.

									CUT TO:

47   INT. CORRIDOR OUTSIDE HOLODECK

	as Worf approaches the Holodeck and sees from the
	Holodeck panel that it's already in use.

47A  INSERT - HOLODECK PANEL

	displaying the line: "CALISTHENICS -- LT. WORF."

47B  BACK TO SCENE

	Worf is intrigued.

      STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT THREE      32.

48   INT. HOLODECK - BATTLEGROUND

	Twilight. A shattered, desolate terrain. Rocks,
	ruins, shadows. K'Ehleyr, cat-like, moves silently
	through it. She's alert, coiled, ready for anything.
	She's wearing a Klingon glove/weapon similar to the one
	worn by Worf in "Where Silence Has Lease."

	Then, seemingly from nowhere, a massive ALIEN WARRIOR
	springs into view, charges at K'Ehleyr.

49   ON K'EHLEYR

	calmly dodging the alien's blow and smashing the side
	of her fist into the alien's face. The alien SNARLS
	and attacks again.

50   ANGLE ON WORF

	standing on the sidelines and watching with interest.

51   ON K'EHLEYR

	as the alien tries to get an arm around her throat.
	K'Ehleyr slams an elbow into its midriff, follows up
	with a lightning punch. The alien, unfazed, catches
	K'Ehleyr with a blow to her side.

52
thru	OMITTED
53

54   WIDER

	as K'Ehleyr goes berserk. Her speed doubles; her blows
	become less "scientific" and more brutal. The Klingon
	warrior in her has taken over.

	K'Ehleyr dodges an alien blow, jabs with all her
	strength -- her fist SMASHES the alien in the face.
	The alien topples like a tall tree.

55
thru	OMITTED
56

57   ANGLE TO INCLUDE WORF

	as K'Ehleyr, breathing hard, slowly turns to face him.
	Worf doesn't react, stares impassively back at her.

      STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT THREE      33.

58   ON K'EHLEYR

	A long beat as she and Worf gaze at each other. He's
	seen a side of her -- her Klingon side -- that she lets
	no one see, and she's uncomfortable.

	Then, K'Ehleyr breaks the eye contact, shrugs with
	indifference:

					K'EHLEYR
			It's not much of a program.

59   ON WORF

	The barest hint of a smile.

					WORF
			Computer. Level Two.

60   WIDER

	as suddenly the "dead" alien Warrior is back on its
	feet, joined by TWO MORE ALIEN WARRIORS; all three are
	brandishing gleaming, razor-edged swords.

	On a nearby rock are two swords; Worf and K'Ehleyr pick
	up the swords as the aliens ROAR and attack --

61   ANGLE ON THE FIGHT

	Everything we've seen is tame compared to what follows.
	Worf and K'Ehleyr turn into fighting machines --
	vicious, snarling animals whose only goal is survival.

62   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	Worf and K'Ehleyr are a blur. Blades flash and CLANG.
	The aliens drop, unable to withstand the dual
	onslaught. One alien is literally sliced in half.

	And, almost before it's begun, it's over -- Worf and
	K'Ehleyr are the only ones left standing.

63   ON WORF AND K'EHLEYR

	sweaty, breathing hard, covered with grime -- but
	triumphant.

	Slowly, swords still in hand, Worf and K'Ehleyr turn
	toward one another -- eyes hard, expressions ferocious,
	blood still boiling.

      STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT THREE      34.

64   WIDER

	as Worf quite deliberately tosses his sword aside.
	K'Ehleyr raises hers in defense -- but Worf is already
	upon her, gripping her sword-arm.

	K'Ehleyr struggles, but Worf is stronger -- inexorably
	bending her arm back and making her drop the sword.

65   OMITTED

66   ON K'EHLEYR

	eyes ablaze in challenge and defiance. Worf locks his
	gaze to hers. They're almost nose to nose. A long
	beat of tense, silent communication. Then, Worf shoves
	her away.

	Her eyes never leaving his, K'Ehleyr slowly removes
	her glove, extends her naked hand to Worf.

66A  ON WORF

	Worf takes her wrist, raises her hand to his face,
	sniffs at it.

66B
thru	OMITTED
66C

66D  WIDER

	as Worf raises his hand. K'Ehleyr caresses his
	forearm, raises his palm to her face, and sniffs his
	hand and his wrist.

66E  OMITTED

66F  NEW ANGLE

	as they move closer. Except for their hands on each
	other's wrists, they have not touched, nor do they
	now... instead, they sniff at each other's hair, their
	ears, their necks. It's slow, ritualized -- and also
	instinctive, primal, animal behavior.

	Their passion mounting, Worf and K'Ehleyr release their
	grips, then extend their hands to one another.

      STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT THREE      35.

66G  CLOSE ON THEIR HANDS

	as they touch their wrists, then the heels of their
	hands together. Their fingers intertwine -- their
	palms touch -- their grips tighten -- and they savagely
	clasp hands... so tightly that their nails dig in and
	draw blood.

66H  WIDER

	Worf and K'Ehleyr violently draw each other close.
	With a low GROWL, Worf buries his face in K'Ehleyr's
	neck -- and as they fall together into the mist, we:

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

    STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/17/89 - ACT FOUR    36.

                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

67   INT. HOLODECK - BATTLEGROUND

	Stillness. The distant KEENING of some alien catcreature.

	PAN to reveal Worf and K'Ehleyr, spent. Worf, eyes
	closed, is sitting cross-legged at the base of a low,
	flat rock. K'Ehleyr, sitting atop the rock, smiles
	contentedly.

					K'EHLEYR
			Some calisthenics programs are
			better than others.

	Worf, mildly surprised, opens one eye.

					WORF
			You can still make jokes?

					K'EHLEYR
			Of course I can. I still have
			enough energy for that...
				(a beat)
			You're not laughing.

					WORF
			You are most observant.

					K'EHLEYR
			You don't like people with a sense
			of humor?

					WORF
			I did not say that.

	K'Ehleyr waits, but nothing else is forthcoming.

					K'EHLEYR
				(exasperated)
			Worf, you're the perfect Klingon
			-- the ultimate minimalist. Talk
			to me!

	After a beat, Worf grudgingly elaborates:

					WORF
			I've noted that some people use
			humor as a shield... they talk
			much yet say little.

    STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/17/89 - ACT FOUR    36A.

67   CONTINUED:

	K'Ehleyr concedes the point.

					K'EHLEYR
			Whereas others take a simpler
			approach -- say nothing.

					WORF
				(almost apologetic)
			When one does not have the
			words...

    STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/17/89 - ACT FOUR    37.

67   CONTINUED: (2)

					K'EHLEYR
				(nods)
			Or is loath to speak them...

	K'Ehleyr stretches languidly.

					K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
			Fortunately, there are other ways
			to communicate.
				(a beat)
			Why didn't we do this six years
			ago?

					WORF
			We were not ready.

					K'EHLEYR
			I was...

					WORF
				(shakes his head)
			We were both too young -- too
			unaware. We lacked commitment.

	K'Ehleyr thinks this over, nods.

					K'EHLEYR
			Perhaps we lacked courage as well.

					WORF
			No longer.

68   OMITTED

69   WIDER

	Worf gets to his feet, steps atop the rock, looks
	skyward, spreads his arms, and proclaims:

					WORF
			tlhIngan jIH.

	Suddenly alarmed, K'Ehleyr stands, gets off the rock
	as if it were a hot griddle.

					K'EHLEYR
			Wait. You can't mean -- You're
			not --

    STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/17/89 - ACT FOUR    37A.

69   CONTINUED:

					WORF
				(simply)
			We have mated.

					K'EHLEYR
			Yes, I know -- I was there.
			But...

					WORF
			And now we must solemnize our
			union with the oath --

					K'EHLEYR
				(aghast)
			Like hell we must!

       STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FOUR       38.

69   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			-- and pledge that we are one
			forever.

	Worf steps off the rock, moves toward K'Ehleyr, who
	backs off.

					K'EHLEYR
			I'm not going to become your
			wife...

					WORF
			You already are.

					K'EHLYR
			Don't give me that Klingon
			nonsense.

					WORF
			You would dishonor our sacred
			traditions?

					K'EHLEYR
			They're not sacred -- they're
			absurd! Marrying you is out of
			the question for a million
			reasons...

					WORF
			None of which stopped you earlier.

					K'EHLEYR
			Worf, it was what it was!
			Glorious and wonderful and all
			that, but it doesn't mean
			anything.

					WORF
				(with disdain)
			That is a human attitude.

					K'EHLEYR
			I am human!

					WORF
			You are also Klingon!

					K'EHLEYR
			And that means we should bond for
			life?

       STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FOUR       39.

69   CONTINUED: (2)

					WORF
			It is our way!

					K'EHLEYR
			Yours -- not mine!

70   ANGLE ON WORF

	Worf's had enough debate. He steps back atop the rock,
	spreads his arms, and restarts the ritual:

					WORF
			tlhIngan jIH!

	Worf waits. Obviously K'Ehleyr is supposed to climb
	up next to him, say the same thing. She doesn't move.

					K'EHLEYR
			I will not take the oath!

					WORF
				(a roar)
			Then this night had no meaning!
				(then, softer)
			And that, I will not believe.

	K'Ehleyr sees Worf's pain, feels his need. She's
	moved. But --

					K'EHLEYR
			Believe what you will...

	K'Ehleyr turns away from Worf and dashes off --

					K'EHLEYR (O.S., cont'd)
			Exit.

71   OMITTED

72   ON WORF

	standing alone on the rock. SOUND of the HOLODECK DOOR
	OPENING AND CLOSING O.S.

	Worf's expression is as impassive as ever. But the
	pain shows in his eyes...

									CUT TO:

    STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/17/89 - ACT FOUR    40.

73   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	Zipping right along at high warp.

74   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Picard, Riker, Clancey, the tactical crewman,
	supernumerary at Ops.

					CLANCEY
			Approaching the coordinates.

					PICARD
			Slow to impulse.

					TACTICAL CREWMAN
			Short and long-range sensor scans
			negative, Captain.

					PICARD
			Lay in a standard search pattern.

					CLANCEY
			Search pattern laid in.

					PICARD
			Full impulse. Engage.

					RIKER
			I just hope we find them before
			they come out of their nap.

					PICARD
			Agreed. No outpost in this sector
			could defend itself against a
			Klingon warship.

75   INT. TACTICAL ROOM

	This time, it's K'Ehleyr who's working alone at the
	library computer. The DOOR OPENS, revealing Worf. An
	awkward silence.

					K'EHLEYR
			I've been working on our
			assignment... trying a few
			computer simulations.

					WORF
			Your devotion to duty is
			commendable... if belated.

    STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/17/89 - ACT FOUR    40A.

75   CONTINUED:

					K'EHLEYR
				(ignoring the dig)
			So far, I'm having no success.
				(a beat)
			I could use some help.

					WORF
				(stiffly)
			I am here to assist you.

	Worf steps in, revealing Data behind him. K'Ehleyr
	smiles, almost sadly.

    STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/10/89 - ACT FOUR    41.

75   CONTINUED:

					K'EHLEYR
			Unwilling to be alone with me?

					WORF
			I've asked Lieutenant Commander Data to 
			help us analyze the alternatives.

					K'EHLEYR
				("oh, sure")
			An android chaperone?

					DATA
			"Android" is, of course, correct,
			but I fail to see how "chaperone"
			is applicable in this situation...

					K'EHLEYR
			Never mind. Come on in.
				(to Worf)
			I guess I can't blame you.

	Worf says nothing. He and Data take seats on either
	side of K'Ehleyr.

					K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
				(impulsively)
			Tell me one thing.

	Worf looks at her -- "go ahead."

					K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
			You would have gone through with
			the oath, wouldn't you?
			Regardless of the consequences
			to our careers -- to our lives?

					WORF
			Honor demanded no less.

					K'EHLEYR
				(sighs)
			I'm sick to death of Klingon
			"honor." What do you want? Is
			honor all you care about? Don't
			you feel anything else?

76   ON WORF

	Silent and stonefaced. Maybe he doesn't know the
	answer; maybe he does and isn't telling. K'Ehleyr sees
	she's going to get nothing out of him.

           STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FOUR           42.

76   CONTINUED:

					K'EHLEYR
			No comment, huh?

	She shrugs -- "be that way." Data, mystified by all
	this, looks from one to the other. K'Ehleyr picks up
	on Data's confusion.

					K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
				(to Data)
			Poor android. Which behavior do
			you find more perplexing -- human
			or Klingon?

					DATA
			At the moment, I would be hard
			pressed to choose.

					K'EHLEYR
				(sardonic)
			So would I.

	K'Ehleyr takes a breath, gets businesslike.

					K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
			Okay. When we locate the T'Ong,
			there are two possibilities.
			First --

									MATCH CUT TO:

77   INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE

	Same ANGLE on K'Ehleyr, with Worf nearby -- but now
	Picard, Riker, Troi, and Geordi are present, listening.
	(Data is not present.)

					K'EHLEYR
			-- we find the ship before it
			reaches the "awakening point."
			In that case, we could simply keep
			the crew asleep.

					PICARD
				(to Geordi)
			Is that feasible?

					GEORDI
				(nods)
			We can beam an away team onto the
			T'Ong and override the cryogenic
			controls.

           STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FOUR           43.

77   CONTINUED:

					K'EHLEYR
			Then we await the arrival of the
			Klingon ship P'rang...

					TROI
			... so that when the T'Ong's crew
			awakens, they're surrounded by
			their fellow Klingons.

					RIKER
			That would be ideal.

					K'EHLEYR
			But there's the second
			possibility... that the crew of
			the T'Ong has already revived.

					GEORDI
			They discover they're in
			Federation territory -- and they
			attack the nearest outpost.

					TROI
			Are we sure they'll attack?

					RIKER
			We don't even know what the
			T'Ong's mission was.

					TROI
			It may have been a scientific
			voyage.

					K'EHLEYR
				(with a smile)
			Klingons of that period -- doing
			research for its own sake?

					RIKER
			The point is, they may not be
			warlike.

					K'EHLEYR
			The point is that this is beside
			the point. These are Klingons...
			at war with us. Whatever their
			mission was -- once they see a
			Federation target, they'll attack.

					PICARD
			Could the T'Ong be disabled rather
			than destroyed?

         STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/12/89 - ACT FOUR        44.

77   CONTINUED: (2)

					GEORDI
			We could probably knock out their
			warp engines without damaging the
			rest of their ship...

					K'EHLEYR
				(shaking her head)
			That would gain you nothing.
			Disable the ship, and K'Temoc will
			destroy it himself.

	Picard looks to Worf for confirmation.

					WORF
				(nods)
			Klingons do not surrender.

					K'EHLEYR
			Face it -- if we don't reach the
			T'Ong before its crew wakes up,
			you have no alternatives.

78   ON PICARD

	getting to his feet.

					PICARD
			I will not accept that. There
			must be a way to make the Klingons
			listen. If we can only convince
			them --

	Picard is interrupted by a HALL from the bridge:

					DATA'S COM VOICE
			Captain, we have detected a ship,
			bearing three-one-six mark
			forty-two, extreme sensor range.

					PICARD
			Plot an intercept course. And
			go to Yellow Alert.

	Picard and the group EXIT the Observation Lounge.
	Geordi EXITS out the far door.

79   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Clancey's at Conn; N.D. CREW, including the tactical
	crewman, at other stations.

           STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FOUR           45.

79   CONTINUED:

	K'Ehleyr, Riker, and Worf ENTER and take their
	stations. Data yields the center chair to Picard,
	sits down at Ops.

					WORF
			Shields are up.

					K'EHLEYR
			Better lock on phasers. This may
			be the only chance you get.

	Picard ignores her.

					CLANCEY
			Intercept course laid in.

					PICARD
			Hold this position. Let's see
			if they've spotted us.
				(to Data)
			Magnification one hundred.

80   ANGLE TO INCLUDE MAIN VIEWER (OPTICAL)

	upon which is a vision from the past -- the eighty-year-old
	KLINGON BATTLE CRUISER T'ONG.

					PICARD
			Mister Data?

					DATA
			Sensors show lifeforms aboard,
			sir, but I am unable to ascertain
			if they are awake or dormant.
				(checks a reading)
			However, the vessel's propulsion
			systems are inactive, so I would
			hypothesize that the crew is
			asleep --

	And without warning, the T'Ong FIRES upon us --

81   NEW ANGLE

	as the bridge is SHAKEN by the attack. RED ALERT comes
	on automatically.

					DATA
			However, I could be in error.

           STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FOUR           46.

81   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			Shields holding.

82   ANGLE TO INCLUDE MAIN VIEWER (OPTICAL)

	as the T'Ong SHIMMERS and DISAPPEARS from the screen.

					RIKER
			They've cloaked themselves.

83   NEW ANGLE

	as K'Ehleyr matter-of-factly turns to Picard.

					K'EHLEYR
			Well, Captain -- you had your
			chance.

	PUSH IN on Picard's grave expression as we:

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

           STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FIVE           47.

                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

84   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Picard, Riker, Worf, Data, Clancey as before. RED
	ALERT continues. Geordi is now present; he TURNS ON
	his bridge Engineering Station.

					GEORDI
			Transfer Engineering to bridge.

					PICARD
			Can you find them?

					GEORDI
				(working at the station)
			I think so. Those old shields
			weren't a hundred percent
			efficient at blocking gamma-ray
			output. If I can tune the sensors
			to a particular band of...
				(jubilant)
			There! Got 'em! Transferring
			coordinates to helm...

					PICARD
				(to Clancey)
			Intercept. Warp two.

					CLANCEY
			Warp two, sir.

					K'EHLEYR
			Captain -- let them die like
			Klingons... in battle. They
			deserve that much.

	Worf steps forward.

					WORF
			Captain... I have another option.

	Picard and the others react to Worf's calm assertion.

85   OMITTED

86   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	moving at warp two.

           STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FIVE           48.

87   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	As before, except that Worf and K'Ehleyr are no longer
	present. The tactical crewman is at Worf's station.

					DATA
			The T'Ong has changed course to
			three-two mark eight-one. They
			are increasing to warp three.

					RIKER
			Standard evasive maneuver.

					PICARD
			Helm -- stay with them.

	Clancey makes a helm adjustment.

					CLANCEY
			Yes, sir.

					DATA
			The T'Ong is now on a heading of
			four-one mark one-one-three...
			accelerating to warp five.

					RIKER
			They're making a break for it.

					PICARD
			Overtake. Warp eight.

					CLANCEY
			Aye.

					PICARD
			Put us right in their path and
			come to a full stop.
				(to Tactical)
			Full power to shields.

					TACTICAL CREWMAN
			Full power, sir.

87A  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	coming out of warp and stopping.

           STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FIVE           49.

87B  INT. MAIN BRIDGE

					PICARD
			We've thrown down the gauntlet...
			let's see if they pick it up.

					DATA
			They are slowing to impulse --

88   ANGLE TO INCLUDE MAIN VIEWER (OPTICAL)

	On the screen, the star field SHIMMERS -- and the T'Ong
	APPEARS as it drops its cloaking. It FIRES phasers at
	us --

89   NEW ANGLE

	as the bridge is SHAKEN slightly by the attack.

					TACTICAL CREWMAN
			Phaser hit on forward shields.
			No damage.

					DATA
			The T'Ong is attempting to flank
			us.

					PICARD
			Compensate.

90   ANGLE TO INCLUDE MAIN VIEWER (OPTICAL)

	as the T'Ong FIRES a photon torpedo --

91   NEW ANGLE

	as the torpedo hits, SHAKING the ship a bit more.

					TACTICAL CREWMAN
			Photon torpedo hit. Shield number
			two weakened... firming up now...
			No damage.

					RIKER
			I think we've piqued their
			curiosity by now...

         STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/14/89 - ACT FIVE        50.

91   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			Agreed. Let's give them the
			chance to look their enemy in the
			face.

	Picard turns to look offscreen. We don't see who he's
	addressing:

					PICARD (cont'd)
			Ready, Lieutenant?
				(then to Tactical)
			Open a hailing frequency.

					TACTICAL CREWMAN
			Hailing frequency open, sir.

92   OMITTED

93   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	motionless, facing the T'Ong.

94   INT. MAIN BRIDGE - CLOSE ON MAIN VIEWER (OPTICAL)

	as the image of the T'Ong is replaced by a view of the
	T'ONG BRIDGE. K'TEMOC, the captain, is a formidable
	warrior who commands his ship with a typical Klingon
	iron first. A FIRST OFFICER and another KLINGON CREWMAN
	are in the b.g.

	The Klingons all react with surprise. K'Temoc leaps
	to his feet --

					K'TEMOC
			What --

95   ANGLE ON THE ENTERPRISE COMMAND CHAIR

	The captain of the Enterprise is a Klingon! Worf, in
	full Klingon captain regalia, sits in the command chair
	glaring at K'Temoc.

	Next to Worf is K'Ehleyr, similarly in full Klingon
	uniform.

	Picard and Riker are not visible, but Data, Clancey,
	Geordi, and the tactical crewman are at their stations.

         STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/14/89 - ACT FIVE       50A.

95   CONTINUED:

					WORF
				(imperious)
			Captain K'Temoc -- have you lost
			your mind? Halt your ship and
			drop your shields.

           STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FIVE           51.

96   ANGLE ON MAIN VIEWER (OPTICAL)

	The Klingon crewmen are stunned. So is K'Temoc, but
	he keeps a lid on it and blusters back to Worf:

					K'TEMOC
			What treachery is this? By whose
			authority?

97   ANGLE ON WORF (OPTICAL)

	Worf gives K'Temoc a look as if K'Temoc were a two-year-old
	challenging a parent.

					WORF
			I am Worf, commanding the
			Enterprise. It is you who have
			committed an act of treason --
			by firing upon this ship.

98   INTERCUTS -- WORF AND VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)

					K'TEMOC
			I have standing orders to fire
			on all Federation ships. We are
			at war.

					WORF
			You fool. Did it not occur to
			you that the war would be over
			by now?

					K'TEMOC
			I have no proof of that.

					WORF
			Trust your eyes! Or is your brain
			still stuck in its long slumber?

					K'TEMOC
			How can I be sure this is not a
			Federation trick?

	Worf SIGHS. Why must underlings make life difficult?

					WORF
			Captain, as you are new to this
			century, I have tried to be
			patient. But I will tolerate no
			further insubordination. Drop
			your shields immediately.

           STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FIVE           52.

98   CONTINUED:

					K'TEMOC
				(still belligerent)
			And if I refuse?

					WORF
			Then die in ignorance. I can
			waste no more time on you.
				(to Tactical)
			Phasers to full power.

					TACTICAL CREWMAN
			Aye, sir.
				(does so)
			Phasers ready. Target locked.

99   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	On the screen, K'Temoc plays his last card:

					K'TEMOC
			You dare not destroy us. We have
			been on a crucial mission by order
			of the Klingon High Command...

	Worf, the Iceman, impassively raises his hand as a
	signal to fire.

					WORF
			Has the T'Ong dropped its shields?

					TACTICAL CREWMAN
			No, sir.

					WORF
				(with a shrug)
			Very well. Fire all phasers --

					K'TEMOC
			Wait!

	K'Temoc crosses his arms and gently bows his head.

					K'TEMOC (cont'd)
				(to first officer)
			Lower the shields.
				(to Worf)
			I yield command of the T'Ong to
			you, Captain Worf. Long live the
			Klingon Empire.

	Worf is deadpan, indifferent.

         STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/14/89 - ACT FIVE        53.

99   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			A wise decision, Captain.
			Commander K'Ehleyr will board your
			ship and take command. The
			Klingon cruiser P'rang will soon
			arrive and escort you home.
				(almost an afterthought)
			And, Captain --

					K'TEMOC
			Yes?

					WORF
			Welcome to the twenty-fourth century.

	And with that, the Enterprise viewscreen returns to
	the exterior view of the T'Ong. RED ALERT ENDS.

100  ANGLE ON WORF (OPTICAL)

	As Picard and Riker approach from o.s. The mood is
	jubilant. Worf stands.

					WORF
				(to Picard)
			I return command of the ship to
			you, Captain.

					PICARD
			Thank you and congratulations,
			Lieutenant. A very fine first
			command. Well done.

	Worf nods a silent acknowledgement.

					GEORDI
			That's all, Worf? Just a nod?

	Worf is again unflappable.

					RIKER
			How did you like command?

	Worf looks at the crew, then back at the captain's
	chair.

					WORF
			Comfortable chair.

         STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/14/89 - ACT FIVE        54.

100  CONTINUED:

	Everyone but Worf smiles.

									CUT TO:

101  INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM

	K'Ehleyr and Worf ENTER.

					WORF
				(to O'Brien)
			One to beam aboard the T'Ong.

	O'Brien acknowledges with a nod and punches in the
	coordinates.

					O'BRIEN
			All set.

					WORF
			I relieve you.

	O'Brien opens his mouth to say something, changes his
	mind -- Worf's expression makes it clear he wants to be
	alone.

					O'BRIEN
			Yes, Lieutenant.

	And O'Brien exits.

           STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FIVE           55.

102  NEW ANGLE

	Worf turns to face K'Ehleyr. They treat each other in
	the most formal manner -- perhaps as a way of easing
	the separation.

					WORF
			The Klingon vessel P'rang will
			rendezvous with you in three days.

					K'EHLEYR
			In the meantime, I'll begin the
			assimilation of these Klingons
			to our era.

	A silent look. Is that all?

					WORF
			Is there anything else you
			require?

					K'EHLEYR
			No. Nothing else.

	K'Ehleyr takes a step towards the transporter, stops
	and turns back to face Worf.

					K'EHLEYR
			Damn you, Worf. You'd let me go
			without saying another word,
			wouldn't you?

					WORF
			What needs to be said?

					K'EHLEYR
			Nothing. Everything. We're about
			to go our separate ways again.

					WORF
			And that disturbs you?

					K'EHLEYR
				(takes a breath)
			Yes, it does.

	She moves closer to him.

         STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/12/89 - ACT FIVE        56.

102  CONTINUED:

					K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
			I hid the truth from you. Last
			night did have meaning.
				(a beat)
			I was tempted to take the oath
			with you. That scared me. I've
			never had such strong feelings
			toward anyone.

					WORF
				(after a beat)
			Nor have I.

	K'Ehleyr's stunned. From Worf, that's quite an
	admission.

					K'EHLEYR
			Then it was more than just a point
			of honor.

	Worf's silence is eloquent.

					K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
			Maybe someday, when our paths
			cross again, I won't be as easy
			to get rid of.

	K'Ehleyr and Worf extend their hands, touch palms, and
	clasp -- a gentle version of the passionate handclasp
	they shared in the Holodeck.

					WORF
			K'Ehleyr... I will not be complete
			without you.

	A long beat. Then, K'Ehleyr steps onto the transporter
	pad.

103  ON WORF

	Perhaps to cover his sorrow, his face bears something
	with a close resemblance to a smile...

104  ON THE TRANSPORTER PAD (OPTICAL)

	as K'Ehleyr DEMATERIALIZES.

           STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FIVE           57.

105  CLOSE ON WORF

	as his face returns to the more familiar unemotional
	expression of -- the Iceman.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         
                            THE END