STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION "The Mind's Eye" #40274-198 Teleplay by Rene Echevarria Directed by David Livingston THE WRITING CREDITS MAY NOT BE FINAL AND SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR PUBLICITY OR ADVERTISING PURPOSES WITHOUT FIRST CHECKING WITH THE TELEVISION LEGAL DEPARTMENT. Copyright 1991 Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved. This script is not for publication or reproduction. No one is authorized to dispose of same. If lost or destroyed, please notify the Script Department. FINAL DRAFT MARCH 18, 1991 STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - 3/18/91 - CAST STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION "The Mind's Eye" CAST PICARD Romulans RIKER TAIBAK DATA UNSEEN WOMAN BEVERLY TROI Klingons GEORDI AMBASSADOR KELL WORF GOVERNOR VAGH O'BRIEN Non-Speaking COMPUTER VOICE TWO ROMULAN GUARDS TWO KLINGON GUARDS Non-Speaking GEORDI'S DOUBLE O'BRIEN'S FRIENDS A SHUTTLE TECH FORENSICS TEAM N.D. TRANSPORTER CHIEF SUPERNUMERARIES STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - 3/19/91 - SETS STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION "The Mind's Eye" SETS INTERIORS EXTERIORS USS ENTERPRISE USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM SHUTTLECRAFT OBSERVATION LOUNGE TEN FORWARD ROMULAN SHIP TURBOLIFT CORRIDORS KLINGON SHIPS MAIN ENGINEERING TRANSPORTER ROOM KRIOS CAPITAL CITY CARGO BAY SHUTTLEBAY GEORDI'S QUARTERS KELL'S QUARTERS SHUTTLECRAFT ROMULAN SHIP PROCEDURE ROOM GOVERNOR VAGH'S OFFICE STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - PRONUNCIATION STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION "The Mind's Eye" PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ACTINIDES ACT-in-ides DURAS DYUR-ahs IKALIAN ih-KAY-lee-n KRIOS KREE-ohs RISA RYE-sa TAIBAK tie-BACK TELDARIAN tell-DARE-ee-n VAGH VAHG KLINGON WORDS & PHRASES Fe'l Kina sal B'aka fel-KIN-ah SAL-baka Gurt'ank te'la gur-TANK tel-AH K'adlo kad-LOW Q'ac Ken ta'vak khak KAN ta-VOK Qapla' khap-LA Qu'vath guy'cha b'aka coo-VATH GUY-cha ba-KA tah-keck ta-KEK STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/19/91 - TEASER 1. STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION "The Mind's Eye" TEASER FADE IN: 1 EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL) as an Enterprise shuttlecraft moves across the frame: GEORDI (V.O.) Personal log, Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge, Stardate 44885.5. I am en route to Risa to attend an artificial intelligence seminar. Captain Picard has ordered me to arrive a few days early to have some fun and relax... I intend to follow his orders to the very best of my ability. 2 INT. SHUTTLECRAFT (OPTICAL) Close on La Forge sipping a glass of fruit punch through a straw... and listening to music... GEORDI How about some different music, Computer... something with a... Latin beat... Mariachi music blares from the computer... GEORDI No... no, a gentle Latin beat... a spanish guitar maybe... Spanish guitar with a gentle rhythm on the speaker... GEORDI Perfect... He stretches, takes a deep breath, smiles into a relaxation... GEORDI What's the weather like on Risa? STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - 3/18/91 - TEASER 2. 2 CONTINUED: COMPUTER VOICE Risa is climate controlled for optimum tourist comfort... GEORDI Is that right... how long before we get there? COMPUTER VOICE Arrival at Risa is scheduled for oh-nine thirty-two hours... GEORDI Three more hours... Taps his fingers impatiently... GEORDI How about a game, computer... COMPUTER VOICE Please restate request. GEORDI Something to pass the time, you know... a diversion... COMPUTER VOICE Select either visual interactive or verbal interactive... GEORDI Ah, verbal... COMPUTER VOICE You have twenty seconds to respond to each question. Level of difficulty will increase as you progress... proceed when ready... GEORDI Begin... COMPUTER VOICE List the resonances of the subquantum states associated with transitional relativity... GEORDI That's easy -- STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - TEASER 3. 2 CONTINUED: (2) COMPUTER VOICE In alphabetical order. This is an unexpected twist and Geordi's face shows it. GEORDI (haltingly) Asymmetrical... inverted... phased... stable... COMPUTER VOICE Your time has expired. Geordi frowns in frustration... COMPUTER VOICE The fifth resonance is... GEORDI & COMPUTER ...universal... GEORDI ... yeah, I know. Okay, let me try another one... 2A ANOTHER ANGLE (OPTICAL) COMPUTER VOICE List the field patterns associated with warp modulation... in order of decreasing energy... Suddenly ROMULAN WARBIRD UNCLOAKS in the window behind him... so close that it fills the frame. GEORDI Ah... the aft nacelle associative... the forward saucer associative... As Geordi turns to put his drink down... he sees the Warbird... moves to the panel, starts pushing things... STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - TEASER 4. 2A CONTINUED: GEORDI Computer -- sequence zero one zero. Maximum power to shields. And kill the music... The music stops. Geordi hits various controls on the console, tries to call for help: GEORDI Shuttle Seven to Enterprise. I've encountered a Romulan Warbird. Coordinates are three... He breaks off as static fills subspace. Geordi punches more controls, trying to break through the Romulans' jamming. GEORDI Come in Risa Control... anybody... COMPUTER VOICE Warning... shield failure... Geordi barely has time to react before he DEMATERIALIZES in a ROMULAN TRANSPORTER EFFECT. 3 EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL) The Romulan ship hangs ominously above the shuttle... FADE OUT. END OF TEASER STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/19/91 - ACT ONE 5. ACT ONE FADE IN: 4 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL) as it moves at warp speed. PICARD (V.O.) Captain's Log, Stardate 44891.6. The Enterprise has been ordered to accompany a special emissary from the Klingon High Council to the Kriosian System where one of their colonies is fighting for independence. 5 INT. READY ROOM (OPTICAL) PICARD and RIKER are listening to the Klingon Ambassador, KELL. KELL There was a time when the Empire would crush a rebellion. Today... it is tolerated. (beat) We have enough problems on the home planet. We do not wish to divert resources to this trivial war. PICARD You are prepared to grant them independence? KELL (shrugging it off) Perhaps. But we will conquer them again later if we wish to. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/19/91 - ACT ONE 6. 5 CONTINUED: PICARD If I may ask, Ambassador, what has this to do with us? Kell fixes his eyes on Picard. KELL The Governor of Krios has charged that the Federation is secretly aiding the rebels. Picard and Riker exchange a look. RIKER Does he have evidence? KELL The Council has sent me to examine his evidence. It was my decision, Captain Picard, to ask you to accompany me. You are respected by many on the council. PICARD (thank-you) K'adlo. I have been pleased to offer occasional assistance to the Klingon people in the past. KELL Your modesty is human, Captain, but I will excuse it. PICARD I can assure you, Ambassador, the Federation would never interfere with the Empire's internal affairs. KELL Let us hope not. Such interference would call into question the very basis of our alliance. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/19/91 - ACT ONE 7. 5 CONTINUED: (2) The stakes are clear. RIKER Captain, we'll be in a war zone... PICARD Agreed. Ambassador, I will ask our chief security officer, Lieutenant Worf, to report to you for a full... KELL Captain... Worf's discommendation makes it very awkward. If I could work with another of your security officers... PICARD (firm) Mister Worf is my security chief and my tactical officer. This matter clearly falls within his jurisdiction. KELL (after a long beat) As you wish. 6 EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL) The Romulan Warbird is using a tractor beam to pull the shuttle. 7 INT. THE ROMULAN SHIP TWO GUARDS usher Geordi into a starkly lit chamber. At one end of the room is a chair very much like a dental chair. Various machines are positioned around it, ready to be moved into place when needed. A bank of bright lights shine down onto the chair from the other end of the room. Behind the lights we can barely make out several shadowy figures. One of them might be A WOMAN, but it's hard to be sure. Another indistinct figure, a high ranking Romulan officer named TAIBAK, speaks to Geordi: STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT ONE 8. 7 CONTINUED: TAIBAK Welcome, Mister La Forge. We've waited a long time to meet you. GEORDI I can tell you've gone to a lot of trouble. Taibak approaches Geordi and looks him over... it is important to note he is not sinister, but a scientist and Geordi is a test subject. Taibak has no delight in making Geordi go through what he's about to go through, it's just a job. He is quite casual about it, though a certain pride in his work may peek through. TAIBAK Indeed we have. You are going to be of great help to us. GEORDI Don't count on it. Taibak motions to the guards, who lead Geordi off toward the chair. Then Taibak motions to someone else, and a BLACK HUMAN in a Starfleet uniform steps out from behind the lights. The man puts on a fake VISOR just like Geordi's. Taibak walks around the man, studying him, then nods with satisfaction. TAIBAK Good. Very good. As Geordi's double starts to leave... TAIBAK (casual, serious) Do not enjoy yourself too much on Risa. Geordi's double nods, then EXITS. 8 ANOTHER ANGLE Geordi has been strapped into the chair, head and body held tightly in place; his back to the lights. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT ONE 9. 8 CONTINUED: Taibak nods to one of the guards, who steps forward, removes Geordi's VISOR, then swivels him around to face the lights. GEORDI Hey! TAIBAK Your VISOR will be returned to you. During this, the other guard moves a large machine into place behind Geordi. It has an adjustable appendage shaped like a giant wrench; the guard positions the device so that its open jaws frame Geordi's head. TAIBAK But first... I want to show you something. GEORDI Show me something? That should be an interesting trick since I can't see anything without the VISOR. Taibak activates the machine, and two thin, metal rods emerge from either side of the "wrench." As their blinking tips move toward Geordi's head... TAIBAK That is not quite true. As soon as the rods touch his VISOR inputs, Geordi reacts with a start. TAIBAK Allow me to demonstrate. Taibak tabs another control and we see Geordi's expression change. Taibak's lines are now delivered for the benefit of the Woman who remains obscured behind the lights. TAIBAK I now have direct access to his visual cortex. He has no choice but to see what I wish him to see. Taibak activates a physiological monitoring system which broadcasts Geordi's heartbeat into the room. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT ONE 10. 8 CONTINUED: (2) TAIBAK (casual, scientific) I can feed him any image I choose. He will be unable to ignore it. Taibak hits more controls, and we HEAR Geordi's heart rate increase; see his teeth clench down. TAIBAK His galvanic skin response has increased nine percent. It seems Commander La Forge, like many humans, has a low tolerance for watching others suffer. GEORDI (tight, desperation showing) Why... are you doing this? TAIBAK I am sorry, Commander. It is a necessary step. I apologize for your discomfort. Here... He adjusts some panels. Geordi visibly relaxes, the heartbeat falls... TAIBAK (to the others) Observe how a spring day on his native Earth affects him... he's looking at a beautiful meadow, green trees, birds, a blue sky... the heartbeat slows, the galvanic skin response drops... the body responds to our stimuli, he is incapable of maintaining control of his own responses... watch as I change the stimuli again... Taibak presses a control and Geordi tightens up again... the heartbeat increases... TAIBAK Once our work is done, La Forge will act normally... totally unaware of his conditioning. The perfect tool for our purpose. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - 3/18/91 - ACT ONE 10A. 8 CONTINUED: (3) The still unseen Woman speaks out from the shadows; a questioning, authoritative tone in her voice. WOMAN Will there be any physical evidence of what you are doing to him? STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/19/91 - ACT ONE 11. 8 CONTINUED: (4) TAIBAK None, Commander. That is why we chose La Forge. The utilization of his pre-existing neural implants makes our work impossible to detect. WOMAN How will we be certain your procedure has been successful? TAIBAK I will program him to perform a series of specific tests... both before he leaves us and after he returns to the Enterprise. We'll be able to verify his effectiveness. Taibak cocks his head, listening to Geordi's heartbeat which is now noticeably slower. TAIBAK Notice that his heart rate has slowed somewhat. He is becoming accustomed to the horrors he is witnessing... He presses a panel... Geordi's vital signs jump again... TAIBAK (beat, continuing) ... so we change horrors. This will occur several times before we are finished... 9 ANGLE ON GEORDI he's broken into a cold sweat. 10 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL) as it cruises by at warp. 11 INT. TACTICAL AREA Kell and Worf study a star map displayed on a wall monitor. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - 3/18/91 - ACT ONE 12. 11 CONTINUED: This situation is awkward for Worf; he tries to get through it by being as businesslike as possible. Kell is talking security as the scene begins but this scene is not about security... it is about Kell considering his relationship with Worf, deciding how to approach him on a more personal level. That subtext is present from the very start. KELL There have been two rebel attacks on neutral freighters... one Ferengi, the other Cardassian... WORF Both were engaged near the Ikalian asteroid belt... that is where the rebels must be hiding... KELL (acknowledges) The actinides in the asteroids provide effective protection from our sensors. Worf nods, thoughtfully concludes... WORF They might attack a freighter but I doubt they would challenge a Federation starship. KELL (fishing) Especially if the Federation is providing them support. A beat. WORF (eye to eye) You would test the Captain's word with me, Kell? Is it because I have no honor in your eyes that you expect me to be disloyal? KELL (studying him) It was wrong of me to ask. My apologies. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/19/91 - ACT ONE 13. 11 CONTINUED: (2) WORF Captain Picard does not lie. If he says there is no Federation assistance to the rebels, there is none. KELL Good. Because I have risked my own reputation and honor by coming to Picard. WORF He will not disappoint you. If that is all... Kell nods, Worf starts to leave... then Kell decides to speak up... KELL There are some members of the high council, Worf, who would thank you. WORF Thank me? KELL For killing Duras. Had he lived, there is no doubt he would have ascended to head the council. Many... were not looking forward to that. WORF My motives were personal. Not political. KELL Motives? Who cares for motives? Humans perhaps. What matters is, you acted that day as a true Klingon. This is a great compliment to Worf and he bows in acknowledgement and exits. 12 INT. TEN FORWARD PAN ACROSS a typical crowd of SUPERNUMERARIES to find Geordi sitting alone at a table. CHIEF O'BRIEN sits at a nearby table with TWO FRIENDS. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/19/91 - ACT ONE 14. 13 WIDEN to reveal the Romulan doctor, Taibak, and the two Romulan guards standing nearby. Throughout the following scene, Geordi's manner is relaxed and easy-going; he acts no differently from usual. TAIBAK Where are we, Mister La Forge? GEORDI In Ten Forward. TAIBAK (indicating O'Brien) Who is that man sitting over there? 14 ANGLE ON GEORDI as he turns in the direction indicated. 15 ANGLE ON O'BRIEN - INTERCUTTING (OPTICAL) as seen in Geordi's POV -- the wealth of information from his VISOR is so overwhelming it's difficult to recognize him. Then telemetry information appears... reminiscent of a targeting grid. An "x" axis runs along the bottom of the frame, a "y" axis up the left side -- Romulan numbers mark the increments. GEORDI That's Chief O'Brien. TAIBAK How long has he served with you? GEORDI Almost four years. TAIBAK I want you to kill him. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - 3/18/91 - ACT ONE 14A. 15 CONTINUED: GEORDI Okay. Taibak produces a Federation phaser and holds it out to Geordi. TAIBAK Take this phaser and kill Chief O'Brien. Geordi accepts the phaser and crosses to O'Brien and his friends. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/19/91 - ACT ONE 15. 15 CONTINUED: (2) They don't seem to see Geordi as he approaches. Then Geordi hesitates... fingers the phaser for a moment. As he turns to Taibak with a questioning expression... TAIBAK Freeze program. Everything and everyone stops moving except for Geordi and the three Romulans. TAIBAK Commander, did you understand my request? GEORDI I... I don't... Taibak touches a few panels on a tech device. TAIBAK Look at me. 16 OMITTED 17 ANGLE ON GEORDI. focusing in on his VISOR. 18 REVERSE ANGLE ON TAIBAK - INTERCUTTING (OPTICAL) as seen from Geordi's POV. As Taibak programs Geordi's VISOR, more telemetry information appears. An eerie MUSIC CUE used here will re-occur whenever we go to Geordi's POV or whenever his conditioning is activated. TAIBAK Now what did I ask you to do? GEORDI Kill Chief O'Brien. TAIBAK Then do as I asked. Resume program. The holo-people come back to life. Geordi faces O'Brien again. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - 3/18/91 - ACT ONE 16. 18 CONTINUED: GEORDI Chief? As O'Brien turns, Geordi hesitates a second time. He looks down at the phaser in his hand... then suddenly fires. O'Brien is thrown to the floor, dead. O'Brien's holo-friends at the table glance at O'Brien but are not upset. TAIBAK Good, Mister La Forge. Very good. Why don't you enjoy a drink with your friends? GEORDI Mind if I join you guys? The group welcomes him. Taibak calls his guards over. TAIBAK He still hesitated. Prepare the equipment for another session. 19 OMITTED 20 ANGLE ON GEORDI smiling and enjoying himself, O'Brien's dead body just a few feet away... FADE OUT. END OF ACT ONE STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - 3/18/91 - ACT TWO 17. ACT TWO FADE IN: 21 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL) in orbit around Krios. PICARD (V.O.) Captain's Log, Stardate 44896.9. We are orbiting Krios, awaiting our first meeting with the Klingon Governor. Commander La Forge has rejoined the Enterprise from Risa. 22 INT. SHUTTLEBAY Data approaches the shuttlecraft as Geordi "logs it in." A TECHNICIAN is poking around, going over her check list. Geordi is leaning into the cockpit, collecting his belongings. DATA Welcome back, Geordi. How was the seminar? Geordi stands, faces Data, smiles. GEORDI Very informative, Data. I'll tell you all about it. They move toward the door of the shuttlebay. 22A INT. CORRIDOR as Geordi and Data exit the shuttlebay, still talking. DATA It is fortunate we were able to coordinate your return on the Teldarian cruiser... GEORDI Yeah, when I heard the Enterprise had been ordered to the Krios system... (joking) I thought I might be forced to endure another couple of weeks on Risa... STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT TWO 18. 22A CONTINUED: Data doesn't get it... DATA I am sorry to hear you did not enjoy yourself. GEORDI I was joking... DATA Joking. Ah. "Forced to endure" Risa. Your actual intent was to emphasize that you did enjoy yourself. I see how that could be considered quite amusing. Geordi reacts to the analysis of his joke as they arrive at the turbolift. 23 INT. BRIDGE Picard, Kell, TROI and Riker are in the Command Area. Geordi and Data ENTER from the turbolift... PICARD Commander La Forge... GEORDI (smiling, with humor) Permission to come aboard, sir. PICARD Granted. Welcome back. Geordi crosses down to the Command Area, while Data replaces the CREWMEMBER at Ops. PICARD Ambassador Kell, this is my Chief Engineer. KELL Commander... PICARD Mister La Forge has been attending a seminar... STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT TWO 19. 23A OMITTED 23B GEORDI'S VISOR POV - PICARD (OPTICAL) Picard is almost unrecognizable when scanned through the VISOR'S all spectrum input -- the Romulan telemetry information visible as it focuses on him. The same effect that was established during the test on the Romulan holodeck appears here... PICARD (continuing) .. on artificial intelligence on Risa... RIKER I'm glad we got you back, Geordi... The POV PANS around to take in Riker as he finishes... RIKER (continuing) ... we're going to need you on this. 23C RESUME NORMAL COVERAGE GEORDI Data tells me the Federation has been accused of aiding the Kriosian rebels... PICARD We're to be presented with evidence today... we'll need your help in analyzing it... GEORDI Anything I can do... And as Geordi moves toward the turbolift; Troi moves with him. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT TWO 20. 23C CONTINUED: TROI (stating a fact) You had a good time... GEORDI Can you tell? TROI You're more relaxed than I've ever seen you. Geordi smiles, nods an acknowledgment. Then as they step into the turbolift... Worf reacts to his board at Tactical: WORF Captain, Governor Vagh has signaled that he is ready to meet with you. PICARD Very well. Advise him that we will transport to the surface immediately. (then to Kell) Ambassador... Picard leads Kell off toward the turbolift. Riker starts to follow, but is stopped by... 24 thru OMITTED 24A 24B DATA - AT OPS Reacting to something he sees on his board. DATA Commander Riker. RIKER What is it, Data? DATA Our sensors have detected a brief energy fluctuation in the E-band. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/19/91 - ACT TWO 20A. 24B CONTINUED: RIKER E-band? That's unusual. What's the source? DATA Unknown. E-band emissions are difficult to localize. RIKER Collapsing protostars sometimes emit E-band bursts, don't they? DATA Yes, sir. However, there are no protostars in this sector. RIKER You'd better run a scan. Keep me posted. Then as Riker crosses to the turbolift... 24C EXT. KRIOS - THE CAPITAL CITY (MATTE SHOT) The architecture is simple, Spartan, very Klingon. 25 INT. GOVERNOR VAGH'S OFFICE - NIGHT Picard, Riker, Kell, GOVERNOR VAGH, and a TWO KLINGON GUARDS sit or stand around the room. 26 ANGLE ON VAGH (OPTICAL) VAGH We talk, we waste time... and the insurrection continues to grow. These rebels need to be crushed... not coddled. KELL It does not matter how you or I feel, Governor. The High Council has made its wishes clear. 120:[1,#b] STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/19/91 - ACT TWO 21. 26 CONTINUED: VAGH The Council should be more concerned about Federation interference. PICARD (a frown) Governor, what exactly do you believe the Federation has done? VAGH Your medical supplies have been found in rebel strongholds. RIKER We make no effort to restrict access to our medical supplies. VAGH Are your weapons also freely available? PICARD No, they are not. Vagh moves behind his desk, produces a Federation phaser rifle. VAGH Then explain this... He tosses the heavy weapon to Picard who is forced to catch it. PICARD This was captured from the rebels? VAGH That and many more like it. RIKER (as he takes rifle) It does seem to be Federation issue. Picard gestures toward the rifle. PICARD With your permission, Governor, I would like to take that weapon back to the Enterprise and verify its origin. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT TWO 22. 26 CONTINUED: (2) VAGH (clearly skeptical) As you wish. I have hundreds more. PICARD Even if these weapons do prove genuine, I assure you some third party is involved. The Federation is not in the business of arming rebellions. VAGH This is the only Klingon colony on the border of Federation space. You cannot deny that Starfleet would be happy to see Krios gain its independence... it would reduce your vulnerability to an attack... PICARD You speak as if we were enemies, Governor, not allies. VAGH And you speak the lies of a Tah-keck. Everyone reacts at the vehemence of this curse. But Picard remains cool. He leans forward and enunciates the following Klingon phrase with a surprisingly good accent: PICARD Qu'vath guy'cha b'aka. The Klingon guards stiffen, ready for anything. Vagh locks his eyes onto Picard's. Kell moves to diffuse the situation: KELL Gentlemen... But Vagh waves him aside... and laughs. VAGH You swear well, Picard. You must have Klingon blood in your veins. Picard holds his eyes on him, an even expression... STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT TWO 23. 26 CONTINUED: (3) KELL Governor, I will report to you as soon as the analysis of this weapon is complete... The Governor grunts... his eyes never leave Picard's... urging them to leave -- KELL Captain, Commander... ? After a beat, Picard keys his insignia... PICARD (keys insignia) Picard to Enterprise. Three to transport. Then as Picard, Riker, and Kell DEMATERIALIZE... hold a beat on the Governor and... 26A EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL) in orbit around Krios. 27 INT. TEN FORWARD PAN ACROSS to take in the usual crowd of supernumeraries. Riker, Beverly and Kell are at a table in the background. Chief O'Brien is sitting alone at a table, working on a PADD. 28 ANGLE ON THE DOOR as Geordi ENTERS. He crosses to the bar and faces the bartender there. GEORDI Red Torian. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - 3/18/91 - ACT TWO 24. 28 CONTINUED: The bartender serves him and Geordi looks around the room as he sips his drink. Then push in on his VISOR as we GO TO... 29 thru OMITTED 30 31 REVERSE ANGLE ON O'BRIEN (OPTICAL) seen from Geordi's POV -- the Romulan targeting telemetry information is visible as Geordi focuses in on him. The MUSIC CUE adds an ominous note. 32 ON SCENE as Geordi crosses to O'Brien, carrying his drink. 33 ANGLE on O'Brien, too busy to notice Geordi coming up behind him. 34 ANOTHER ANGLE (OPTICAL) Geordi's VISOR POV, as he comes in behind O'Brien. 35 ON SCENE as Geordi suddenly dumps his drink down O'Brien's back. The strange thing is that while we could clearly see that he did it on purpose, he seems for all the world to think it was an accident. GEORDI O'BRIEN Oh! Ah! O'Brien leaps to his feet. GEORDI O'BRIEN Sorry. It's all right. Geordi fumbles for an explanation as O'Brien tries to dry himself. GEORDI My glass... slipped. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - 3/18/91 - ACT TWO 25. 35 CONTINUED: O'BRIEN It's nothing, just a little cold. GEORDI You're soaked. O'BRIEN No, nothing serious... GEORDI Let me get you something to wipe that off with... O'BRIEN No, I better go back to my quarters and change. Don't think twice about it, Commander... O'Brien EXITS. Geordi sits down, shaking his head at how clumsy he was. As we push in on him... FADE OUT. END OF ACT TWO STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/27/91 - ACT THREE 26. ACT THREE FADE IN: 35A CLOSE ON GEORDI (OPTICAL) who has his eye at the sighting device of a phaser rifle... his hand on the trigger... we don't see what he's shooting at but he's intent, focused... he fires... 36 INT. ENGINEERING (OPTICAL) Now we see that he's test firing the rifle, which is held in a test stand with its muzzle inside a containment chamber. Data is there, scanning information displayed on the pool table. DATA Energy flow is within normal parameters... from the prefire chamber... to the emission aperture. GEORDI Rapid nadion pulse is right on target... beam control assembly, safety interlock, both check out. Geordi taps a control on the phaser; the beam varies a little. GEORDI Beam width and intensity controls also responding correctly. DATA Energy cell usage remains constant at one-point-oh-five megajoules per second. Then Data responds to something he sees on a nearby display. DATA Curious, the efficiency reading on the discharge crystal is well above Starfleet specifications. Geordi takes a look at that one. He shuts off the rifle momentarily. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/26/91 - ACT THREE 27. 36 CONTINUED: GEORDI Yeah... by quite a bit... ninety-four point one percent efficiency. DATA Our most efficient discharge crystal typically fires with eighty-six point five percent efficiency. GEORDI Let's take a closer look at the wave pattern on the emission beam. That might tell us why it's losing so little energy. He activates the rifle again; they study readouts. DATA Pulse frequency out of prefire chamber reads steady. Now Geordi notices something. He gestures toward a nearby display. GEORDI There... that's not right... the initial output spike is inverted... DATA That might suggest that the weapon has been charged with a forced pulse... well into the terahertz range. GEORDI Then it's definitely not Starfleet issue... and there can't be that many systems that use terahertz feeds... As Geordi turns the rifle off... DATA Three hundred twenty-seven, to our knowledge. We can probably achieve an exact match with a random computer search. It will take approximately three hours. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT THREE 28. 36 CONTINUED: (2) GEORDI I think we could narrow the list down with a little common sense, Data... ask yourself who has the most to gain from a conflict between the Klingon Empire and the Federation? 37 INT. GOVERNOR VAGH'S OFFICE - ON GEORDI GEORDI -- the Romulans. WIDEN OUT to reveal Picard, Kell, Vagh and his two Klingon guards in the room with Geordi. The phaser rifle is on Vagh's desk. GEORDI They fashioned a perfect Federation rifle... but they had to charge it from their energy sources. So the discharge crystal and the emission beam pattern correspond to those you'd find in a Romulan disrupter. Vagh eyes the rifle, lifts his gaze to Picard. VAGH The Romulans have no interest in Kriosian independence. The planet is too far from their borders. PICARD But they do have an interest in driving the Federation and the Empire apart. Our alliance is the only thing that keeps them in check. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/26/91 - ACT THREE 29. 38A GEORDI'S POV - ON VAGH (OPTICAL) As the Romulan targeting telemetry focuses on him. VAGH (musing) Romulan replications... using stolen Federation technology... KELL It's a typical Romulan ploy... The POV PANS around to take in Kell as he finishes... KELL (continuing) ... an attempt to sow dissension and mistrust. Kell turns to face the camera. 38B thru OMITTED 38C 38D ON THE GROUP KELL You have done well, Commander. I thank you on behalf of the Empire. Vagh absorbs this, turns to Picard. VAGH I still have my doubts, Picard. I will want my own technicians to confirm your findings. PICARD of course. My staff will provide their full cooperation. Vagh seems uncomfortable with the cooperative attitude. VAGH You may go. Picard nods graciously and his group files out. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/19/91 - ACT THREE 30. 39 INT. BRIDGE Riker is on the move... headed toward Data at an aft science station. Data studies a visual read-out on the monitor. RIKER (responding mid-conversation) Another E-band blip? DATA Yes, sir. However, the difference in intensity indicates this one did not originate from the same location as the first. RIKER If it's changed intensity... it can't possibly be a protostar. DATA That is a reasonable assumption. Riker thinks about this... what a moving "transmitter" might be. RIKER Is there any known instance of Romulans using the E-band for communications? DATA Not to my knowledge. RIKER (pondering) Is there any way to track the source? STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT THREE 31. 39 CONTINUED: DATA We can re-configure the primary sensor arrays. If we narrow their focus to scan for E-band emissions, we might be able to calculate a directional vector. But only if there are more occurrences. RIKER Do it. He proceeds on his way and Data begins to tap instructions into his controls. 39A OMITTED 40 INT. CARGO BAY (OPTICAL) A large shipping container has been placed on the transporter pad. Geordi stands at an open wall panel where trays of isolinear chips lie exposed. He's replacing dozens of these chips with new chips taken from a small case at his feet. Through this... STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT THREE 32. 40 CONTINUED: GEORDI Computer... re-route the power flow in the Cargo Bay Four transporter through the auxiliary replicator system. COMPUTER VOICE Please verify command with necessary protocol. GEORDI Initiate protocol three six four dash B. COMPUTER VOICE Verify priority clearance. GEORDI Recognize La Forge theta-two-nine-nine-seven. COMPUTER VOICE Acknowledged. Power has been rerouted through auxiliary replicator system. Geordi replaces the last of the chips, closes the panel, then puts the original chips into the case. As he carries this over to the transporter's control console... GEORDI Now... redirect transporter mode to the planetary sensor array. COMPUTER VOICE Transporter mode has been redirected. Geordi activates controls... the containers DEMATERIALIZE. GEORDI Verify that all record of these modifications are being erased from each directory. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - 3/18/91 - ACT THREE 33. 40 CONTINUED: (2) COMPUTER Affirmative. Erasure process is proceeding. Then he powers down the unit, picks up the chip case and EXITS. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/19/91 - ACT THREE 34. 41 thru OMITTED 45 46 INT. BRIDGE (OPTICAL) Picard and Riker are in the Command Area. Worf is at Tactical, Data at Ops. Geordi ENTERS from the turbolift. WORF Sir, we are being hailed by Governor Vagh. PICARD (standing) On screen, Mister Worf. Vagh's features fill the viewscreen. He seems even angrier than usual. PICARD Governor... VAGH You astonish me, Picard. Picard doesn't quite know how to react. VAGH Did you seriously believe you would succeed? Do you think we are blind? STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/19/91 - ACT THREE 35. 46 CONTINUED: PICARD I don't understand. VAGH We intercepted the weapons you tried to transport to the surface. PICARD Governor, I assure you that -- VAGH Do not insult us both by denying it! Maintain your position until further notice. Do not attempt to leave orbit. The screen returns to the starscape. WORF (reacting to his board) Klingon Attack Cruiser uncloaking, sir. 46A ANGLE ON VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL) as a Klingon Battle Cruiser uncloaks. 46B ANGLE as the Bridge crew reacts... WORF Two Birds of Prey approaching. 47 EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL) As the Klingon Attack Cruiser and the two Birds Of Prey take up positions around the Enterprise... FADE OUT. END OF ACT THREE STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/19/91 - ACT FOUR 36. ACT FOUR FADE IN: 47A EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL) The Enterprise, the Attack Cruiser, and the two Birds of Prey. Still in a standoff. 48 INT. BRIDGE (OPTICAL) Picard, Riker, Data and Geordi are at the aft Engineering station. Worf is at Tactical. The Klingon ships are visible on the Main Viewscreen. DATA Sensors confirm an unauthorized transporter beam was initiated at eleven twenty three hours. PICARD Do you know which transporter was used? Geordi shakes his head. GEORDI Afraid not, sir. Whoever did it apparently used the planetary array to bypass the transport sensors. RIKER What about the transporter logs? GEORDI They're blank. RIKER How many people on board are capable of doing this, Geordi? Geordi shakes his head... GEORDI I'm not even sure how it was done yet... when I find out, maybe I can give you an answer... not many, that's for sure... Kell ENTERS from the turbolift... STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT FOUR 37. 48 CONTINUED: KELL Vagh is fully prepared to fire upon the Enterprise. I've convinced him it would not be wise to take any action without first consulting the High Council. RIKER How long do we have? KELL A few hours at most. PICARD Mister La Forge, your recommendations? GEORDI It might be possible to locate the point of origin by tracing power flows at the time of transport. PICARD Make it so. 49 INT. ENGINEERING (OPTICAL) Data and Geordi stand before the schematic wall diagram of the Enterprise. Data taps a control and a network of blue lines becomes HIGHLIGHTED on the big cutaway, superimposed over the ship drawing... indicating the power distribution network. DATA The primary plasma system does not indicate a power drain from any transporter... GEORDI Then whoever used the transporter must have bypassed the primary feeds. Data taps another control. The lines in the highlighted network disappear and are replaced by another network of lines... indicating the energy currents flowing through the cargo area of the saucer section. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT FOUR 38. 49 CONTINUED: DATA Tracking power through the secondary systems... (beat, more lines disappear) No surges to transporters are indicated. GEORDI Damn, who could have pulled this off... ? (beat, thoughtfully) Try life support power flow. Data taps the console again, and they watch as a third network of lines appears. Geordi reacts to another dead end. DATA No abnormal surges indicated. Geordi sighs, what else is there? GEORDI The replicator waveguides? Data does, and a less complex network appears, showing connections to the ship's replicators. As with the previous networks, this is highlighted in blue, except for a single line which pulses bright yellow. It leads directly to one of the cargo bays. GEORDI There... that's not a replicator energy pattern... trace it... Data taps the console. DATA Cargo Bay Four. They exchange looks. Rise and on the move... Geordi keys his insignia. GEORDI La Forge to Worf. Security to Cargo Bay Four. And they're out. TIME CUT TO: STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - 3/18/91 - ACT FOUR 39. 50 INT. CARGO BAY FOUR And it's crawling with security and engineers... Worf's forensic team is scanning the area with various devices. O'Brien is standing by the transporter console reporting to Data, La Forge and Worf. O'BRIEN (indicating the console) I've run a level-1 diagnostic. As far as I can tell, the unit hasn't been tampered with. GEORDI This has to be the transfer point. Data is studying the wall panel Geordi opened earlier... examining the trays of isolinear chips. DATA Perhaps the perpetrator reprogrammed the memory chips... to erase any record. O'Brien shakes his head... amazed. O'BRIEN You're talking about thirty or forty chips in half a dozen different control systems. WORF Which members of the crew could have done that? GEORDI I think I could have managed it, if I put my mind to it. The Chief here, Data, Lieutenant Costa... that's about it. Worf takes this in solemnly. WORF (reluctant) Procedure requires that I ask each of you where you were at eleven twenty three hours. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/19/91 - ACT FOUR 40. 50 CONTINUED: O'BRIEN I was with Keiko... in the Arboretum. DATA I was on the Bridge at my station. GEORDI (shrugs) I was in my quarters... WORF Was anyone with you? GEORDI No, I was alone. Worf digests this... no hint of suspicion. GEORDI Costa was on duty in Engineering... I'm sure he has twenty witnesses... Worf grunts with frustration... WORF Then there is someone on board who is not what he seems to be. As Worf moves off, Geordi turns to O'Brien... gestures at the open wall panel. GEORDI Chief... let's do a detailed scan on every chip in this assembly. (beat) There's got to be some kind of trail we can follow. 51 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL) Surrounded by the three Klingon ships. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/19/91 - ACT FOUR 41. 52 INT. READY ROOM Kell and Picard are reacting to Geordi and Data's report... PICARD The isolinear chips were definitely altered? GEORDI (acknowledging) Programmed to erase all operator commands once the transfer was complete. KELL If the chips have been erased... what evidence remains? DATA The erasures were complete. However, an analysis of the subatomic structure revealed almost undetectable residual patterns. (beat) In time, we may be able to reconstruct the perpetrator's authorization code. KELL Do you have any idea who might be responsible? GEORDI No, sir. Everyone who has the necessary skills also has an alibi. (beat) Except for me, that is. I was alone in my quarters. Geordi's statement does not arouse so much as a flicker of suspicion from Picard or Kell. 53 OMITTED 54 GEORDI'S POV - ON KELL (OPTICAL) As the Romulan effect appears... STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - 3/18/91 - ACT FOUR 41A. 54 CONTINUED: KELL Then whoever did this must have been specially trained for the task. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - 3/18/91 - ACT FOUR 42. 54 CONTINUED: (2) The POV moving to Picard as he nods in agreement... PICARD Our forensic team is trying to identify anyone who might have been in Cargo Bay Four today... 55 RESUME NORMAL COVERAGE GEORDI It's not going to be easy. There were a lot of people in and out of there. RIKER'S COM VOICE Riker to Data. DATA Yes, Commander. RIKER'S COM VOICE Sensors have picked up another E-band emission. DATA Acknowledged, I will be there shortly. KELL E-band emission? DATA We have been picking up a curious intermittent blip... Commander Riker has speculated that it may be a Romulan transmission. I am attempting to track its source. PICARD Proceed... thank you, Mister La Forge... Data and Geordi EXIT... KELL We do not have much time, Picard. Vagh is not known for his patience. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - 3/18/91 - ACT FOUR 43. 55 CONTINUED: PICARD Assure him that we are doing everything possible. (beat) And advise him that if necessary I will defend my ship... The two men are quiet for a moment... realizing that war is in the offing... KELL With your permission, I will transport down to the planet. PICARD Of course. KELL May I suggest that you extend an invitation to Vagh to personally witness your continuing investigation... PICARD Do you think he would come? KELL I will do everything in my power to convince him. Picard nods an appreciation. KELL Qapla', Picard. Picard accepts the traditional Klingon parting, a sign of respect, with a smile and a nod. PICARD Qapla'. Kell EXITS. 56 OMITTED 57 INT. KELL'S QUARTERS Kell sits at a table, eating traditional Klingon food, as the door chimes. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT FOUR 44. 57 CONTINUED: KELL Come in, Mister La Forge. The door opens and Geordi ENTERS. Throughout the following Kell rarely looks up at Geordi; clearly treating the human as a mere instrument to be used... then discarded. KELL The investigation is moving faster than we expected. You are in danger of being exposed. No response from Geordi. He continues to stand quietly near Kell's table, waiting for his orders. KELL I will be transporting to the surface. When I return, Governor Vagh will be with me. Your Captain and I will take him to the cargo bay. I want you to kill him there, in front of many witnesses. You are to use a hand phaser. When he is dead, you are to claim that you acted on behalf of Starfleet, in support of Kriosian independence. GEORDI I understand. And off Geordi's calm expression... 58 OMITTED FADE OUT. END OF ACT FOUR STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/26/91 - ACT FIVE 45. ACT FIVE FADE IN: 58A EXT. ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL) In orbit around Krios. Still in a standoff with the Klingon ships. 58B INT. GEORDI'S QUARTERS Geordi sleeps fitfully... napping in his uniform. Slowly push in on the restless man -- who suddenly sits up with a gasp; eyes blinking, soaked in sweat. Geordi makes a sudden decision and keys his insignia: GEORDI La Forge to O'Brien. (beat) O'Brien? O'BRIEN'S COM VOICE Go ahead, Commander, what can I do for you? Geordi is relieved... as well as confused and shamefaced. GEORDI Nothing... nothing at all, Chief. Sorry I bothered you. Stay on him a beat as he takes a long breath. 58C INT. SICKBAY Starting close on Beverly's tricorder as she scans the fatigued Geordi. BEVERLY You couldn't sleep at all? Revealing Geordi... GEORDI I was restless... kept waking up... Beverly finishes her examination... refers to the data displayed on her tricorder. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/27/91 - ACT FIVE 45A. 58C CONTINUED: BEVERLY There is a minor vascular irregularity in the visual cortex; a slight dilation of the blood vessels. It doesn't seem serious. (a beat as she thinks about it) What about your VISOR? Has it been giving you any problems? GEORDI (shakes head) No... nothing unusual. BEVERLY It might not be a bad idea to have your VISOR examined when we get to Starbase Thirty-Six next month. GEORDI Okay. Sure. Beverly turns to a cabinet and produces a cortical pad. BEVERLY In the meantime... this somnetic inducer will help you sleep. Just put it by your bed. She smiles and hands him the pad. GEORDI (unconvincing) Thanks, Doc... I'm sure I'll be fine... And as he EXITS... 59 INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM (OPTICAL) An ND TRANSPORTER TECHNICIAN stands at the controls as Picard ENTERS, faces the pad. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/26/91 - ACT FIVE 45B. 59 CONTINUED: PICARD Energize. Kell and Vagh MATERIALIZE along with Vagh's two unarmed Klingon Guards. PICARD Governor Vagh... thank you for coming. Vagh responds with a dubious grunt. VAGH You can thank Ambassador Kell. (beat) I'm here against my better judgment. KELL Captain... I think the first thing the Governor should see is the investigation underway in the cargo bay. PICARD Of course. Then as the Klingons step down off the pad and follow Picard through the door... 60 INT. BRIDGE - ANGLE ON DATA (OPTICAL) At the aft science station; studying the waveform pattern of the E-band blip on a monitor. As Riker approaches... RIKER (reacting) From inside the Enterprise? You're sure? DATA The first and third E-band blips were clearly generated on board the ship. The second came from the planet's surface. RIKER Generated by what? STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT FIVE 46. 60 CONTINUED: DATA Unknown, sir. RIKER (a thoughtful beat) Mister Data, we know we have a spy on board... and now we have unexplained signals on board. I'd say it's a reasonable guess they're related somehow, wouldn't you? DATA Yessir, one could easily speculate that the E-band is being used for some form of covert communication. RIKER We need more than speculation, we need to know who, what, where, when and why. Soon, Mister Data... or we may be going to war. DATA Yessir. Riker moves away. Data studies the monitor... pushes a few panels to isolate a certain section of it. DATA Computer, run an analysis of all known Romulan transmission formats, all bands... identify any commonalities with displayed waveform. COMPUTER VOICE (beat) No commonalities noted. DATA Does this waveform match that of any known communication format? COMPUTER VOICE (beat) Negative. A beat. Data tries a new tack... presses some panels... STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT FIVE 47. 60 CONTINUED: (2) DATA Broaden search pattern beyond communications. Does the waveform displayed conform to any natural phenomena, cryptographic formats or lifeform E-M emissions? COMPUTER VOICE (after a pause) The signal corresponds to a delta-compressed wavelength spectrum similar to human neural frequencies. DATA (reacts) As in a human brainwave pattern? COMPUTER VOICE Affirmative. DATA What kind of receiver would be capable of processing these signals? COMPUTER VOICE (a beat) A system designed to modify the electromagnetic spectrum and carry those messages directly to the human brain. And that brings a slight jerk to Data's head... 61 INT. GEORDI'S QUARTERS - TIGHT ON GEORDI at a desk, holding a phaser. He adjusts it... re-setting it from stun to kill. Then he places the weapon in his pocket and EXITS the room. 62 INT. SHUTTLEBAY Data ENTERS and approaches Geordi's shuttlecraft. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT FIVE 47A. 62 CONTINUED: DATA (keys insignia) Computer... link with the shuttle's on board system. Access the isolinear storage assembly. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT FIVE 48. 62 CONTINUED: (2) A panel in the rear of the shuttle opens to reveal trays of memory chips. DATA Scan all chips which contain mission logs. Note any discrepancies... COMPUTER VOICE (after a moment) No discrepancies noted. DATA Perform a level-5 diagnostic of the Shuttle's power and navigational systems. COMPUTER VOICE (a beat) The components specified are all within normal tolerances. 62A thru OMITTED 63 63A INT. CARGO BAY Worf and his security team are still at work in the background as O'Brien reports to Picard, Kell, and Vagh (who is flanked by his guards.) They stand near the bay's transporter console. O'BRIEN My technicians have examined all of the Enterprise's transporters, sir. (indicates console) I can assure you, this is the only unit which has been tampered with... 64 INT. TURBOLIFT Geordi is riding with another CREWMAN. After a moment, the lift stops, and the other man gets off. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/19/91 - ACT FIVE 49. 65 OMITTED 66 INT. SHUTTLEBAY Data going over the chip assembly with a tricorder... continuing to give orders to the computer as though he's following a checklist... DATA Scan the shuttle's structural integrity. COMPUTER VOICE Sub-microscopic deformations are present in the nose section and aft thrusters... DATA Probable cause of these variations... ? COMPUTER VOICE The shuttle has been subjected to stress consistent with a tractor beam. Off Data's reaction... 67 thru OMITTED 68 69 INT. CORRIDOR Geordi leaves the turbolift... heads down the corridor. 70 OMITTED 71 INT. CARGO BAY Geordi ENTERS and looks around the bay, which is alive with noise and activity. 71A REVERSE ANGLE ON VAGH (OPTICAL) As seen in Geordi's VISOR POV. The Romulan telemetry information frames the image of the Klingon Governor. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT FIVE 50. 72 RETURN TO GEORDI As he slowly reaches for the phaser in his pocket... O'BRIEN (O.S.) Commander La Forge? Geordi drops his hand, turns toward O'Brien, and smiles. GEORDI What can I do for you, Chief? O'BRIEN Could you take a look at the pattern buffers? Considering what's happened, I'm not sure the control systems are reliable... GEORDI (beat, glances at Vagh) Sure. Sure, let's take a look. 73 INT. SHUTTLEBAY Data studying his tricorder... DATA Computer... I'm reading anomalous variations in the molecular structure of these memory chips... please confirm... COMPUTER VOICE (after a pause) Analysis confirmed. DATA Probable cause? COMPUTER VOICE (a beat) Replication... DATA Compare variations with established Romulan replication patterns. COMPUTER VOICE The patterns are identical. And that nails it... STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT FIVE 51. 74 INT. CARGO BAY As Geordi finishes with O'Brien... GEORDI (mid-discussion) ... and we ought to run a level-1 diagnostic on the phase transition coils. O'BRIEN Right, Commander. Geordi acknowledges, turns toward Vagh... now at the other end of the cargo bay. DATA'S COM VOICE Data to La Forge. Data's call is almost swallowed in the noisy bay. It's easy for Geordi to ignore it and keep walking. 75 thru OMITTED 77 77A INT. SHUTTLE BAY Data getting out of the shuttle. DATA (continuing) Report, please. 78 INT. CARGO BAY Geordi ignores Data's voice... DATA'S COM VOICE Geordi... come in... A variety of people and cargo cannisters are between Geordi and his target. As he heads across th big room... 79 INT. SHUTTLEBAY Data heads for the door. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT FIVE 51A. 79 CONTINUED: DATA Computer... present location of Commander La Forge? COMPUTER VOICE Cargo Bay Four. DATA (keys insignia) Data to Lieutenant Worf. Data EXITS. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/19/91 - ACT FIVE 52. 80 INT. CARGO BAY As Worf, who is with his security team, hears... DATA'S COM VOICE Priority One. WORF Go ahead. 81 INT. CORRIDOR Data... on the move. DATA Take Commander La Forge into custody immediately. 82 INT. CARGO BAY WORF Sir? DATA'S COM VOICE That is an order. Then Worf turns... sees... 83 FROM HIS ANGLE - GEORDI At the other end of the room... moving toward Vagh, Picard, and the Klingons... 84 OMITTED 85 WORF Reacts... starts charging across the room. While... 86 GEORDI reaches for his phaser... 86A GEORDI'S POV (OPTICAL) The Romulan telemetry information brackets Vagh. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT FIVE 53. 86A CONTINUED: NOTE: The following dialog can begin at scene 80. Use on or off camera as needed. PICARD (in background to Vagh) Our forensic teams are collecting DNA samples... by tracing biochemical signatures, we'll be able to determine who has been in this bay recently... 86B RESUME NORMAL COVERAGE VAGH But how will it be possible to prove which one was responsible? PICARD I'm not certain we can. But at the very least we will narrow the list of suspects... and as we continue to check each one's alibi... Picard breaks off and reacts as... 87 WORF charges for Geordi and... 87A VAGH AND THE OTHER KLINGONS React to Worf charging toward them. VAGH (to guards) Q'ac ken ta'vak! The two Klingon guards react to this seeming threat and move between Worf and Vagh; inadvertently blocking his access to Geordi. 88 GEORDI (OPTICAL) reaches Picard, Vagh, and Kell... from behind. He raises his phaser... STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT FIVE 54. 89 OMITTED 90 WORF blocked by the Klingon guards... WORF La Forge! 91 thru OMITTED 96 97 PICARD (OPTICAL) turns... reacts to Geordi and the phaser in his hand... moves on instinct... grabs Geordi at the last possible moment... a phaser bolt shoots into the ceiling... Vagh ducks... the guards move away from Worf, who rushes up and grabs the phaser... as other security men hurry up... PICARD Get him out of here. A confused Geordi offers no resistance as the security people whisk him away. As Data ENTERS... VAGH Arming our enemies is not enough. The Federation would murder me to achieve its aims. PICARD Governor, if I could explain this... I would. DATA (O.S.) I think I can help, Captain... Everyone turns at the sound of Data's voice. As he strides across the cargo bay toward them... DATA I have been able to determine that Commander La Forge was abducted by Romulans while en route to Risa. It is likely that they somehow forced him into taking part in their plot to assassinate Governor Vagh. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT FIVE 55. 97 CONTINUED: The room stirs with shock and disbelief. KELL I see no evidence of Romulans. We've just witnessed him acting very much alone. DATA No, sir, you did not. I do not think the Commander is acting on his own accord. He has been receiving E-band signals through his VISOR... signals which I believe are carrying direct commands to his brain. (beat) I have surmised that Commander La Forge was conditioned by the Romulans -- a process referred to historically, and somewhat inaccurately, as brainwashing. VAGH But to what end? Why would the Romulans want to kill me? PICARD The Romulans have always wanted to destroy the alliance between the Federation and the Klingons. Had Mister La Forge killed you, Governor, I think you would agree, they might very well have succeeded. WORF Who sent these signals? A cloaked Romulan ship? DATA No, that would not be possible. The signals had to be transmitted in close proximity to the VISOR. PICARD Then you're suggesting that a Romulan accomplice was in close proximity to La Forge whenever he received the signals... STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/19/91 - ACT FIVE 55A. 97 CONTINUED: (2) DATA Yes, sir, I am. VAGH This Romulan accomplice... who is he? STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/19/91 - ACT FIVE 56. 97 CONTINUED: (3) DATA I have narrowed the list of possibilities to two people... the only two people who were with Commander La Forge all three times a transmission was recorded. Captain Picard and Ambassador Kell. Picard glances at Kell... DATA One of them may be concealing an E-band transmitter. If they would agree to be searched... KELL (interrupting) I am a Klingon... an emissary of the High Council. I will not be subjected to a search by you or anyone else on this ship... VAGH (stonily) I agree. He gestures toward his guards, who quickly seize Kell. VAGH We will take the ambassador with us and search him ourselves. Kell realizes he's in deep trouble now. KELL Captain, I believe... it is... in everyone's best interests that I remain on board. For the time being. I formally request asylum. A long beat. In measured tones... PICARD I will certainly grant you asylum, Ambassador, as soon as you are absolved of this crime. STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/19/91 - ACT FIVE 57. 97 CONTINUED: (4) Kell takes a deep breath, knows he's finished. Picard nods to Vagh. VAGH (activating his communicator) Gurt'ank te'la. As the four Klingons DEMATERIALIZE in a KLINGON TRANSPORTER EFFECT... 98 thru OMITTED 99 100 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL) as the ship cruises by at warp speed. 100A INT. GEORDI'S QUARTERS Geordi and Troi are sitting and talking quietly. Geordi is absolutely his usual self... though a little perplexed by Troi's gentle probing. GEORDI I was on Risa. I took long walks every morning... I went to the beach, I swam... TROI And if I told you that you never went to Risa at all... STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/19/91 - ACT FIVE 58. 100A CONTINUED: GEORDI (scared laugh) But I went in the ocean... the water was so salty I can still taste it... no, it's just not possible... find a woman named Jonek... we spent a lot of time together... she'll tell you... TROI There was no Jonek, you never swam in the ocean... STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT FIVE 59. 100A CONTINUED: (2) GEORDI But I remember... everything. Like one night there was this Andorian waiter who couldn't get our orders right. He brought us a Klingon dinner... and it was still moving. Geordi laughs; Troi smiles gently. GEORDI It did happen. I remember it. TROI I know you do. Just take that memory... and put it aside for a moment... and tell me what you remember about the shuttle craft trip after you left the Enterprise... GEORDI I was just trying to get in the mood... played a little music... talked to the computer... you know how it is on a long trip... TROI And when you saw the Romulan ship did you try to call for help? GEORDI Well, the first thing I did... wait a minute, that's... STAR TREK: "The Mind's Eye" - REV. 3/20/91 - ACT FIVE 60. 100A CONTINUED: (3) Geordi's words trail off. He stares at Troi for a long moment. Then... TROI It will take time, Geordi... a long time, but we will reconstruct your memory... together. GEORDI (beat, scared) I'm... not sure... of anything. TROI Believe it or not, that's a good sign... a beginning. Now, go back again to the shuttle... There was a Romulan ship... and the first thing you did was... ? Stay on Geordi a long beat as he just sits there... FADE TO BLACK. 102 OMITTED Final credits over black, no music. END OF ACT FIVE THE END