STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                              
                     "Unification Part I" 
                          #40275-208 
                              
                           Story by 
                 Rick Berman & Michael Piller 
                              
                          Teleplay by 
                          Jeri Taylor 
                              
                          Directed by 
                          Les Landau 


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                         FINAL DRAFT

                      SEPTEMBER 13, 1991


     STAR TREK: "Unification Part I" - REV. 9/18/91 - CAST 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                     "Unification Part I" 

                             CAST                               
                              
            PICARD                   ADMIRAL BRACKETT
            RIKER                    PERRIN
            DATA                     SAREK
            BEVERLY                  B'IJIK
            TROI                     K'VADA
            GEORDI                   DOKACHIN
            WORF                     PARDEK
                                     NERAL
            COMPUTER VOICE           SPOCK
                                     KLINGON COM VOICE
                                     ROMULAN #1
                                     ROMULAN SOUP WOMAN
            Non-Speaking             
              SUPERNUMERARIES        Non-Speaking  
              TRANSPORTER OFFICER      ROMULAN FOOT SOLDIER
                                       N.D. ROMULAN CIVILIANS

       STAR TREK: "Unification Part I" - 9/13/91 - SETS 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                     "Unification Part I" 
                      
                             SETS 

            INTERIORS                  EXTERIORS
          
            USS ENTERPRISE             USS ENTERPRISE
              MAIN BRIDGE
              CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM     STARBASE
              TRANSPORTER ROOM
              CORRIDOR                 SURPLUS YARD
              OBSERVATION LOUNGE
              CARGO BAY                KLINGON BIRD OF PREY
              ENGINEERING
                                       ROMULUS CAPITOL CITY
                                         ROMULAN STREET
            VULCAN
              SAREK'S CEREMONIAL DEATH CHAMBER	DARK SHIP
          
            BIRD OF PREY
              BRIDGE
              KLINGON QUARTERS
          
            ROMULUS CAPITOL CITY
              ROMULAN OFFICE
              CAVES/CAVERN
          
            B'JIK'S KLINGON BACKGROUND
              (ON VIEWSCREEN)
          
            DOKACHIN'S DEPOT BACKGROUND
              (ON VIEWSCREEN)

   STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/17/91 - PRONUNCIATION 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                     "Unification Part I" 
                      
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

               B'IJIK                  BYE-jihk
               HANOLIN                 hn-OH-lin
               KLIM DOKACHIN           klim DOCK-uh-chin
               KROCTON                 CROCK-tahn
               K'VADA                  kuh-VAH-duh
               NERAL                   nuh-RAHL
               PARDEK                  PAHR-dek
               QUALOR TWO              KWAY-lohr 2
               T'PAU                   t'-POW (as in pow-wow)
                 KLINGON                                                
               Hechu' ghoS             heh-KOO GOHSS
               Jatlh                   JAHT-leh
               MeH HoD                 meh-HODE
               MeHmaH ghoS             meh-mah GOHSS
               So'wl'chu               sawl-KOO

   STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - REV. 9/18/91 - TEASER   1.

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION                  
                    "Unification, Part I"                          
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    EXT. SPACE - ENTERPRISE AT STARBASE (OPTICAL)

	The ship is docked at the starbase seen in
	"Redemption."

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's log, stardate 45233.1.
			Our terraforming mission to Doraf
			One has been suddenly cancelled
			and the Enterprise recalled to
			Starbase Two-thirty-four. Fleet
			Admiral Brackett would not discuss
			the matter on subspace for
			reasons she said would soon be
			clear...

2    INT. ENTERPRISE - READY ROOM

	ADMIRAL BRACKETT, regal and poised as ever, with PICARD.

   STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - REV. 9/18/91 - TEASER   2.

2    CONTINUED:

					ADMIRAL BRACKETT
			I apologize for the mystery,
			Captain... but we must attempt
			to contain the information I'm
			about to reveal to you... at least
			as long as possible...

					PICARD
			I will admit you've piqued my
			curiosity, Admiral.

					ADMIRAL BRACKETT
			Three weeks ago, one of our most
			celebrated ambassadors -- an
			advisor to Federation leaders for
			generations -- disappeared. He
			left no word of his destination.

	Brackett moves toward Picard's desk, and activates his
	computer.

					ADMIRAL BRACKETT
			Two days ago, intelligence reports
			placed him on Romulus -- and I
			assure you it's an unauthorized
			visit. Computer, initiate linkage
			between this terminal and starbase
			computer system alpha-two-nine.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Linkage complete.

					PICARD
			A defection?

					ADMIRAL BRACKETT
			If it is, the damage to Federation
			security would be incalculable.

	Brackett taps a few instructions and then gestures for
	Picard to look.

3    INSERT - MONITOR (OPTICAL)

	A fuzzy, out-of-focus picture, with margins showing
	on screen, comes into frame -- something obviously
	taken on a very long lens. There are several blurred
	figures, none of them identifiable.

   STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - REV. 9/18/91 - TEASER   3.

4    BACK TO SCENE

					ADMIRAL BRACKETT
			Taken on Romulus, by long-range
			scanner. Computer, enhance image
			in section four-delta.

4A   INSERT - MONITOR (OPTICAL)

	as the blurred images come into sharper relief... the
	center one particularly... and as it becomes focused,
	we recognize the unmistakable image of Spock, dressed
	in Romulan clothing.

4B   BACK TO SCENE

	to show Picard's shocked face. On his surprise and the
	Admiral's grim intent...

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/17/91 - ACT ONE     4.

                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

		(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes.)

5    EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	coming out of warp.

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's log, stardate 45236.4.
			As I study the intelligence
			reports on Ambassador Spock's
			disappearance, I cannot help but
			feel a deeper, more personal
			concern about this mission, for
			I know this man through his
			father. It was barely a year ago
			that I shared a mind meld with
			the Vulcan Sarek... now we must
			meet again as I attempt to find
			an explanation for his son's
			actions.

	(Part of the log can fall over the following --)

5A   INT. ENTERPRISE - OBSERVATION LOUNGE

	Moving along several PADDs spread out across the
	table... as well as other reports... clearly Picard
	has been doing a great deal of homework... but as we
	find him he is musing, staring out the window at the
	stars... Riker ENTERS...

					RIKER
			We'll be coming into orbit of
			Vulcan in less than an hour,
			Captain... you may want to get
			some rest...

					PICARD
			Yes, yes, of course, you're
			right...

	But he doesn't get up, his eye is caught by another
	PADD on his desk... he's tired, but his mind is busy...

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/17/91 - ACT ONE     5.

5A   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			We should notify Sarek's wife of
			our plans...

					RIKER
			All taken care of, sir... she'll
			be transporting aboard at oh-seven
			hundred...

					PICARD
			And Sarek?

					RIKER
			She says he is too ill to join
			her.

					PICARD
				(nods)
			Not unexpected. The man is dying.
			And I have the... honor... to
			bring him the news that his son
			may have betrayed the Federation.

	Riker sits.

					RIKER
			How well do you know Spock?

					PICARD
			I met him only once... what I know
			of him comes from history books
			and of course the mind meld with
			his father...

					RIKER
			That must cover a lot of ground...

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/17/91 - ACT ONE     6.

5A   CONTINUED: (2)

					PICARD
			Not as much as you'd imagine...
			Sarek and Spock...

	He pauses, inclined not to go any deeper into this...

					PICARD
			... Well, sometimes, fathers and
			sons...

	He doesn't need to finish...

					RIKER
				(from personal
				 experience)
			Understood.

	Picard nods, rises and Riker follows suit... Picard
	gets an additional thought... he picks up a PADD...

					PICARD
			Oh there was one other thing...
			take a look at this...

	Hands it to Riker, who glances at it, raises an
	eyebrow...

					PICARD
			Something that turned up during
			the intelligence sweep... what
			do you make of it?

					RIKER
				(re: the PADD)
			Metal fragments, possibly
			disassembled components,
			identified as Vulcan... recovered
			from a downed Ferengi ship...

					PICARD
			And the crates they were in were
			marked as medical supplies.

					RIKER
			Contraband?

	Picard shakes his head, doesn't know... as they EXIT...

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT ONE     6A.

5A   CONTINUED: (4)

					PICARD
			They've been sent to Vulcan for
			identification... Starfleet has
			requested we lend them a hand...

	Riker acknowledges and they're out...

5B   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	in orbit of Vulcan.

6    INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM (OPTICAL)

	Picard waits with a TRANSPORTER OFFICER as PERRIN
	MATERIALIZES on the pad. She walks forward, extending
	her arms, obviously glad to see Picard again. She is
	as lovely and gracious as ever, her eyes holding the
	only clue to the pain she carries from Sarek's illness.

					PERRIN
			Captain Picard...

					PICARD
			Perrin...

	They shake hands and start toward the door.

					PERRIN
			It's good to see you again.

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT ONE     7.

6    CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			And you. How is Sarek?

	They EXIT the transporter room.

7    INT. CORRIDOR

	as they walk toward a turbolift.

					PERRIN
			He has good days... and bad days.
			More and more they're bad...

					PICARD
			Then the disease has progressed...

					PERRIN
			It is a cruel killer. Sarek
			deserves a noble death... instead
			he is trapped in this lingering
			madness...

					PICARD
			It must be very hard for you.

	She casts him a swift glance. Not many people ever
	think of her feelings, her needs. She is grateful for
	Picard's sensitivity.

					PERRIN
			Every day I can share with him
			is a gift. The pain will be in
			losing him.

					PICARD
			I hope that will not be soon.

					PERRIN
			There's no way to tell. At times
			I think he won't make it through
			another night... and then it seems
			he's strong enough to live for
			years...

	They walk quietly for a beat, then --

					PICARD
			I admire your strength more than
			I can tell you.

	Again, she gives him a sidelong glance, but he's
	looking straight ahead. They walk on in silence.

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT ONE     8.

8    INT. READY ROOM

	Picard is at the replicator, just removing two cups
	of tea. He gives her a cup of steaming tea and she
	takes it, inhaling the vapor.

					PERRIN
			Mint tea... it's been years since
			I've had it... Vulcans have some
			strange concoction they call
			"mint"... but you wouldn't
			recognize it...

	She sips at it, turning away to look out the windows.
	Picard regards her for a moment, realizing she is
	reluctant to get into discussion of the real purpose
	of his visit. But he has no such luxury.

					PICARD
			Perrin... you know why I've come
			to Vulcan.

	She seems to stiffen a moment, doesn't turn around,
	doesn't answer.

					PICARD
			I must ask you about Spock.

	Now she turns, and there's a bitterness in her eyes
	that can't be concealed.

					PERRIN
			He didn't even say good-bye to
			his father before he left.

					PICARD
			Is it possible he was abducted?

					PERRIN
			No. He wrapped up his affairs
			very carefully. He knew he was
			going.

					PICARD
			Do you have any idea why he might
			have disappeared like this?

	Perrin drills him a look, works to get under control.
	This whole subject is clearly a sore spot with her.

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT ONE     9.

8    CONTINUED:

					PERRIN
			Captain, as far as I'm concerned
			he disappeared a long time ago.

	She rises, trying to contain her emotions...

					PERRIN
			Excuse me for sounding like the
			wicked stepmother...

					PICARD
			Would it be inappropriate to ask
			what happened between you and
			Spock?

					PERRIN
			Not between us. Between Spock
			and his father. They had argued
			for years; that was family...
			but when the debates over the
			Cardassian war began, he attacked
			Sarek's position... publicly...
			he showed no loyalty to his
			father...

					PICARD
			I was not aware that Sarek was
			offended by Spock's opposition...

					PERRIN
			I was offended. And I made sure
			Spock knew it.
				(beat, softer)
			I am very protective of my
			husband. I do not apologize for
			it.

	A beat.

					PICARD
			Would Sarek have any idea why
			Spock might have left?

	Perrin turns and walks away from him, pauses at a
	distance, hesitates before answering. If it were
	anyone else, she would never become so personal, so
	revealing...

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT ONE     9A.

8    CONTINUED: (2)

					PERRIN
			I don't know.
				(beat)
			If you could see Sarek as I do...
			wasting in bed... whispering to
			himself...

	She turns back to Picard, in anguish.

					PERRIN
			He wants to see his son... to heal
			any rifts that still remain...
			but now it may be too late.

	Her voice breaks and she turns away, not wanting to
	lose control in front of Picard. He is sobered by her
	distress.

					PICARD
				(gently)
			Perrin... would you allow me to
			see Sarek?

	She turns back, suffering in her eyes. Hesitates.

					PERRIN
			If it were anyone else... I would
			never permit it.

	A beat as she looks into his eyes. Deciding --

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/17/91 - ACT ONE     10.

8    CONTINUED: (3)

					PERRIN
			But you are a part of him... and
			he of you...

	And on Picard's reaction...

8A   INT. CARGO BAY

	Riker and GEORDI stand looking over an unusual scene.
	Spread out on the floor of the bay are fragments of
	metal -- big, small, irregular, symmetrical, most of
	them charred and twisted beyond recognition.
	SUPERNUMERARIES, with tricorders, scanners, etc. are
	moving the fragments around, trying to arrange them
	into a cohesive pattern. In evidence are the broken
	remains of the containers which once housed the
	fragments.

					RIKER
			The Vulcans can't figure out what
			these fragments are... but
			they've identified the metal as
			a dentarium alloy.

					GEORDI
			That pretty well indicates
			that they're Vulcan...
				(beat)
			And dentarium also means that
			whatever this was, it was designed
			for use in space.

	A beat as he inspects various pieces...

					GEORDI
			From the look of the damage,
			must've been a high-speed impact.

					RIKER
				(acknowledges)
			A Ferengi cargo shuttle that went
			down in the Hanolin asteroid
			belt... the debris was spread over
			one hundred square kilometers.

	Riker and Geordi pick their way through the strange
	assortment of metal chunks. Riker picks up part of
	a damaged container. Geordi picks up a metal fragment,
	plays his tricorder on it.

    STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT ONE    10A.

8A   CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
			Could it be a weapons array?

					RIKER
			That was my first thought. But
			the Vulcans don't have any record
			of stolen weapons. Or stolen
			parts, for that matter.

	Geordi surveys the mess, shaking his head.

					GEORDI
			This is gonna be like putting
			together a big jig-saw puzzle when
			you don't know what the picture
			is supposed to be.

	Riker acknowledges and as both men begin to seek a way
	to organize the wreckage...

9    OMITTED

10   INT. SAREK'S CEREMONIAL DEATH CHAMBER

	Sarek rests on a raised bed in an otherwise Spartan
	room. His head, resting on a pillow, is turned toward
	sunlight. Tears have coursed a pattern on his face
	and dried in rivulets. His mouth moves faintly, but
	no sound emerges. Perrin and Picard stand at the
	doorway, Picard noticeably shocked by this
	deterioration in Sarek's condition.

					PERRIN
			He's like this most of the time...
			his emotions have taken over.

	She moves toward the bed, followed by Picard. Sarek's
	lips keep moving.

					PERRIN
			Sometimes I can bring him out of
			it.

	She reaches the bed, leans in to her husband. When
	she speaks it is sharply, harshly, demandingly.

					PERRIN
			Sarek! You will listen!

	Sarek snarls in rage, anger suddenly replacing pathos.

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT ONE     11.

10   CONTINUED:

					SAREK
			Go from me!

					PERRIN
			Picard is here.

	In reply, Sarek pounds his fists on the bed.

					SAREK
			No -- more -- chaos!

	Perrin turns to Picard.

					PERRIN
			I'll leave you alone. He'll
			either acknowledge you... or he
			won't.

	He nods and she EXITS. Picard is alone with the
	furious man. He takes his cue from Perrin, and speaks
	firmly, authoritatively.

					PICARD
			Sarek, I have come a long way to
			see you.

					SAREK
			I will not answer -- !

					PICARD
			I must speak to you about your
			son...

					SAREK
			I want no one with me --

					PICARD
			About Spock.

	Sarek suddenly goes silent. He doesn't look at Picard,
	and there is no indication that he truly understands.
	But then his head slowly turns, his eyes focus on
	Picard. When he speaks, his voice is quiet.

					SAREK
			Spock?

					PICARD
			Yes. He's missing.

	A flicker in Sarek's eyes as he moves into the reality
	of the present, recognition dawning.

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT ONE     12.

10   CONTINUED: (2)

					SAREK
			Is that you, Picard... ?

					PICARD
			Yes, my friend.

					SAREK
			You came here... to Vulcan...

					PICARD
			I need your help. I must find
			Spock.

	Tears spring to Sarek's eyes as his emotions overcome
	him once more. He lets out a sob, then struggles for
	the precious control that is so elusive.

					SAREK
			He is not here...

					PICARD
			I know. He is reported on
			Romulus.

	Sarek fixes him with a hard look. He is trying to
	regain control, concentrate on the moment, even though
	it costs him considerable effort.

					SAREK
			On Romulus... why?

					PICARD
			That's what I hope to find out
			from you.

					SAREK
			On Romulus...

	He is silent for a moment, musing. When he looks at
	Picard again, his eyes are clear.

					SAREK
			You're going there, aren't you?
			To find him.

					PICARD
			Yes.

	Sarek rises now, sits upright. It is as though purpose
	has given him focus.

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT ONE     13.

10   CONTINUED: (3)

					PICARD
			Have you any idea what might have
			taken him to Romulus?

					SAREK
			No.

					PICARD
			Is there anyone on Romulus that
			he might know... or choose to
			contact?

	A vague memory stirs for Sarek.

					SAREK
			Pardek...

					PICARD
			Who is Pardek?

					SAREK
			It could be Pardek...

					PICARD
			Who is Pardek?

	Sarek gets out of bed. He is becoming energized.

					SAREK
			He is a Romulan Senator. Spock
			has maintained a relationship with
			him over the years... I don't know
			where they met. The Khitomer
			Conference, I'd imagine.

					PICARD
			Pardek represented Romulus?

					SAREK
			Yes... yes I'm quite sure he
			did...

	He begins to pace. He is suffused with energy, leonine
	and magnificent...

    STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT ONE    13A.

10   CONTINUED: (4)

					SAREK
			... in fact I recall Spock coming
			to me with optimism about a
			continuing dialogue with the
			Romulans at one point... and I
			told him it was clearly an
			illogical expectation... Spock
			is always so impressionable...
			this Romulan Pardek had no support
			at home... and of course in the
			end, I was proven correct.

	He looks at Picard, shrugs as though to say, "How do
	you tell a child what to do?"

					SAREK
			I tried to give him the benefit
			of experience, of logic... but
			he never listened. He never
			listened...

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT ONE     14.

10   CONTINUED: (5)

	Now Sarek has lost the train of thought, and,
	disoriented, turns away. Picard tries to get his
	attention.

					PICARD
			It has been suggested... that
			Spock may have defected.

	Sarek turns back, puzzled. He has lost the context.

					SAREK
			Never. I can accept many things,
			but not that.

					PICARD
			But you believe he might be there
			to see Pardek...

					SAREK
				(puzzled)
			The Romulan Senator? How do you
			know Pardek?

					PICARD
				(not worth going into)
			I've heard of him.

					SAREK
			That's what he's done. Gone to
			see Pardek.

	Sarek returns to the bed... exhausted now...

					PICARD
			Do you know what business they
			could have together?

					SAREK
			No.
				(beat)
			I never knew what Spock was doing.
			When he was a boy, he would
			disappear for days into the
			mountains.
					(MORE)

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT ONE     15.

10   CONTINUED: (6)

					SAREK (cont'd)
			I asked him where he had gone,
			what he had done... he refused
			to answer. I insisted he tell
			me... but he would not. I forbade
			him to go... he ignored me. I
			punished him... he endured it
			silently. And always, he returned
			to the mountains.
				(beat)
			One might as well tell the river
			not to flow...

	Sarek seeks Picard's eyes... he is beginning to lose
	his control... tears overwhelm him...

					SAREK
			Secretly... I admired him... that
			proud core of him that would not
			yield...

	A beat.

					PICARD
				(softly)
			Sarek, we are a part of each
			other. I know Spock has caused
			you pain... but I also know you
			love him...

	Tears are threatening to overwhelm Sarek.

					SAREK
			Tell him, Picard...

	His eyes begin to glaze over slightly, and he struggles
	to maintain control for a moment longer. He looks
	toward one of his hands, and tries to form his fingers
	in the Vulcan salute... the fingers won't obey. They
	tremble and shift position and just won't go where they
	should. Gently, Picard reaches over and puts them
	right. Sarek smiles and holds the hand toward him.
	Picard then forms the salute himself.

					PICARD
			Peace and long life, Sarek.

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT ONE     16.

10   CONTINUED: (7)

					SAREK
			Live long and... and...
				(beat)
			... live long and...

	He drifts off vaguely, his hands losing the salute and
	his mind losing reality. He turns away, his mind
	elsewhere.

					SAREK
			Spock... my son...

	Picard watches sadly as Sarek cries.

					PICARD
				(whispering)
			... and prosper.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT TWO     17.

                            ACT TWO                             
	FADE IN:

10A  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	at warp.

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's log, stardate 45240.1.
			To cross the Neutral Zone, I will
			require a cloaked ship. To that
			end, I have set a course for the
			Klingon Home World. After all we
			did for Gowron during the recent
			war, I am certain he will be happy
			to return a favor.

11
thru	OMITTED
12B

13   INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE

	Close on Picard at tactical. On the heels of his
	confident log, Picard is uncharacteristically, well,
	flabbergasted...

					PICARD
			Still no response from the
			Klingons, Mister Worf?

					WORF
			Nossir.

	Picard looks incredulously at Riker at command.

					PICARD
			He's ignoring me... what other
			explanation is there?

					RIKER
			Seems like, after three days of
			hailing him, he could've found
			a minute to talk to you...

					WORF
			Sir...

					PICARD
				(rather snappish)
			Yes, Lieutenant?

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT TWO     18.

13   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			I believe I know why our messages
			are not being answered. Gowron...
			has been rewriting Klingon
			history.

					RIKER
			Rewriting history?

					WORF
			He is claiming that it was his
			courage... his genius... which
			brought about an end to the civil
			war.

					PICARD
			I see.

					WORF
			In the new version... there is
			no mention made of the
			Federation's help in his rise to
			power.

					RIKER
			If Worf's right, our arrival
			would be an uncomfortable
			reminder of the facts...

					PICARD
			Victors re-write the history
			books. He can take every bit of
			credit, I'll gladly grant him
			that. But I need a ship.
				(frowns, a beat)
			If Gowron won't talk to me... get
			somebody who will, somebody on
			the High Council, K'Tal perhaps...

					WORF
			Yes, Captain.

	Picard exchanges another frustrated glance with
	Riker...

13A  ANGLE - DATA (OPTICAL)

	at an aft science station...


  STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - REV. 9/17/91 - ACT TWO  19.

13A  CONTINUED:

					DATA
			Captain, I have a visual
			identification of Senator Pardek
			of Romulus...

	Picard moves back to join Data at the monitor.
	Picard sits near him. On the monitor is newsreel-type
	photo-op coverage, handshaking and so forth...

					DATA
			This is a Barolian record of a
			trade negotiation in which Pardek
			participated four years ago...

	It ends...

					PICARD
			That's all?

					DATA
			Yessir.

					PICARD
			Run it again.

	Data presses some panels, Picard studies it silently
	for a beat... hits a panel and freezes it on the best
	face shot...

					PICARD
			Call up the intelligence
			scan of Spock on Romulus...

	Data presses some panels...

13B  ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	The shot of Spock appears... another man who is with
	him... not at a good angle... is now recognizable as
	Pardek...

					PICARD (o.c.)
			Same man... Pardek...

13C  RESUME

					PICARD
			One question answered.
				(beat)
			What do we know of him?

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT TWO     20.

13C  CONTINUED:

					DATA
			He has been in public service
			since he was a young man... a
			senator for nine decades. He is
			considered a "man of the
			people... " He has sponsored many
			reforms. Reportedly, he is
			considered by the Romulan
			leadership to be something of a
			radical because he has been an
			advocate for peace throughout his
			career.

					PICARD
				(nods)
			I can see why Spock would
			cultivate a relationship with him.

					DATA
			Yessir.

					PICARD
			Where are we likely to find him
			-- other than on the floor of the
			Romulan Senate?

					DATA
			The district he represents is
			called the Krocton Segment. He
			maintains a dwelling there.

	Picard nods, absorbing all this, musing on it.

					PICARD
			Very good, Mister Data.

	Picard begins to rise...

					DATA
			There is more, sir... I took the
			liberty of expanding the
			perameters of my search... and
			have discovered that Pardek has
			several relatives in the Krocton
			Segment. It is likely that you
			will be able to locate him there
			on the third day of the Romulan
			week when the Senate is not in
			session.

    STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/17/91 - ACT TWO    20A.

13C  CONTINUED: (2)

	Picard studies his officer with admiration...

					PICARD
			Your resourcefulness never ceases
			to amaze me.

					DATA
			Thank you, sir.

					PICARD
			If I ever get to Romulus, Data,
			I am going to need help. I'd like
			you to accompany me.

					DATA
			To the surface, sir?

					PICARD
			Yes...

	Data is flattered, but puzzled...

					DATA
			I understand how you can be made
			to look Romulan, but I believe
			it will be more difficult to
			transform an android, Captain.

					PICARD
			I think Doctor Crusher can come
			up with something...

					WORF
			Captain... we are being hailed
			by the Klingon Home World.

	Picard moves toward him.

					PICARD
			Gowron or K'Tal?

					WORF
			Neither, sir... it is the junior
			adjutant to the diplomatic
			delegation.

	Picard frowns...

					RIKER
			Junior adjutant.

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT TWO     21.

13C  CONTINUED: (3)

					PICARD
			Name.

					WORF
			B'ijik, sir.

					PICARD
			On screen.

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT TWO     22.

14   ANGLE - VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)

	Appearing on the viewscreen is a Klingon, B'IJIK --
	the kind of small-minded person who basks in the
	reflected power of his superior, who has the authority
	to say "no," but never "yes."

					B'IJIK
			Greetings, Captain. I regret to
			inform you that Gowron and the
			High Council are quite busy and
			won't be able to speak with you
			today.

					PICARD
			Is he aware that we've been
			transmitting messages for three
			days?

					B'IJIK
				(feigned surprise)
			Messages? I'll have to inspect
			the logs... but I'm sure we
			haven't received any...

					PICARD
			It is of the utmost importance
			that I speak with Gowron...

					B'IJIK
			Captain, Gowron wishes it were
			possible to talk with everyone
			who wants an audience. But he
			is one man... the demands on his
			time are formidable. If you would
			like me to take him a message...

					PICARD
			A message. Very well.

	He moves toward the viewscreen.

					PICARD
			Tell Gowron, Leader of the High
			Council of the Klingon Empire,
			that his Arbiter of Succession,
			Jean-Luc Picard, needs a favor.

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/17/91 - ACT TWO     23.

14   CONTINUED:

					B'IJIK
			A favor?

					PICARD
			I require a cloaked vessel.

					B'IJIK
				(faint smile)
			A cloaked vessel. This is no
			small favor, Captain.

					PICARD
			It is for a mission that could
			have repercussions throughout the
			quadrant.

					B'IJIK
			How would it benefit the Klingon
			Empire? I'm sure Gowron will
			ask...

	Picard studies him a long beat. Dry...

					PICARD
			The only benefit to the Klingon
			Empire... would be our gratitude.

					B'IJIK
			That's what you want me to tell
			Gowron... .?

					PICARD
			Yes. And please add that if he
			is unable to provide a ship, I
			am sure there are others in the
			Klingon Empire who would be
			willing to help me. And then they
			would have our gratitude.

	That hangs in the air for a second.

					B'IJIK
			I see.

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT TWO     24.

14   CONTINUED: (2)

					PICARD
			Also please tell him that I am
			immensely gratified that he is
			prospering so well. It is a
			tribute to his skilled leadership.

	B'ijik inclines his head, and the screen returns to
	the starfield. Picard turns around to see Riker's
	amused look. And he sits, still annoyed at B'ijik.

14A  EXT. SPACE - ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	at warp.

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/17/91 - ACT TWO     25.

14B  OMITTED

14C  INT. SICKBAY (OPTICAL)

	Picard and Data with Beverly. She is examining Data's
	ears with a 24th-century tech ear instrument...
	meanwhile a SUPERNUMERARY is coating one of Picard's
	ears with a plastic substance.

					BEVERLY
			They aren't removable, are they,
			Data?

					DATA
			Removable, Doctor?

					BEVERLY
			Your ears.

					DATA
			No, Doctor... they are fully
			integrated components.

					BEVERLY
				(to the supernumerary)
			We'll need molds of his ears
			too...

					PICARD
			What about his skin color?

    STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/17/91 - ACT TWO    25A.

14C  CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			We'll have to do some tests with
			his skin pigmentation. Changing
			it to appear Romulan shouldn't
			be too hard... I just want to be
			sure we can change it back again
			afterwards.

	She takes a set of optical calipers from a stand and
	measures Picard's head... as Riker ENTERS... intrigued
	by these proceedings...

					BEVERLY
			The right eye is point-zero-zero-
			four higher than the left...

					PICARD
				(playfully)
			It is not...

					BEVERLY
			You want a proper fit on your
			prosthetic? Trust your tailor.

	The supernumerary puts the ear mold on Data...

					RIKER
				(re: the eyes)
			I won't tell a soul, sir.

					PICARD
			Anything from Gowron?

					RIKER
			Nosir. But after your tailor is
			done, would you join me in the
			cargo bay... La Forge has made
			some progress on those metal
			fragments...

					BEVERLY
			These two still have to report
			to Mister Mott to get their
			hairpieces designed...

					PICARD
			Thirty minutes, Number One.

	Riker acknowledges, EXITS.

    STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT TWO    25B.

15   INT. CARGO BAY

	Picard, Geordi, Riker, SUPERNUMERARIES as needed. The
	metal has been arranged into a pattern; some parts are
	still missing.

					GEORDI
			What we seem to have here is a
			navigational deflector array.
			Or at least what's left of one.

					RIKER
			Why would anyone want a Vulcan
			deflector?

					GEORDI
			Beats me, Commander. Every
			question we answer here seems to
			bring up two more.

					PICARD
			You're certain it is Vulcan...

					GEORDI
			Yes, sir. A metallurgical
			analysis confirmed that... and
			by running a molecular pattern
			trace, we even identified the ship
			as the T'Pau.
					(MORE)

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT TWO     26.

15   CONTINUED:

					GEORDI (cont'd)
			It was decommissioned years ago
			and sent to the surplus depot at
			Qualor Two. As far as anyone
			knows it's still there.

					WORF'S COM VOICE
			Worf to Captain Picard...

					PICARD
				(taps combadge)
			Yes, Lieutenant?

					WORF'S COM VOICE
			A Klingon vessel is decloaking
			off our port bow. Compliments
			of Gowron.

	Picard and Riker exchange an amused glance.

					PICARD
			Please convey our gratitude,
			Mister Worf. Advise the captain
			that Lieutenant Commander Data
			and I will be transporting aboard
			shortly.

					WORF'S COM VOICE
			Aye, sir.

	As they EXIT the cargo bay...

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT TWO     27.

15   CONTINUED: (2)

					RIKER
			I'd like to take the Enterprise
			to Qualor Two... see what I can
			find out there.

					PICARD
			Agreed.

	The two turn and head out of the cargo bay.

15A  EXT. SPACE - ENTERPRISE AND BIRD OF PREY (OPTICAL)

15B  INT. KLINGON BRIDGE

	Picard, Data, and the Klingon Captain, K'VADA. He is a
	burly man whose days of warrior glory are probably
	behind him; he's not thrilled about this assignment
	to ferry two wimp Starfleet officers across the Neutral
	Zone. He responds by being confrontational and
	challenging. During the next, Data wanders the bridge,
	scoping out the computer equipment.

					K'VADA
			When I received my orders... I
			was not told where we were going.

	No response from Picard.

					K'VADA
			But the heading I was given...
			takes us into the Neutral Zone...
			and to Romulus.

					PICARD
			That's right.

					K'VADA
			I know my duty, Captain... when
			I'm given orders, I follow them.
				(beat)
			But I do not like secrets. I want
			to know why we are on this
			mission.

					PICARD
			I'm sorry. It is a confidential
			matter.

    STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT TWO    27A.

15B  CONTINUED:

					K'VADA
			You're going after the defector,
			aren't you?

					PICARD
				(impassive)
			Defector...

					K'VADA
			You think information like that
			stays a secret? Ambassador Spock
			has gone to Romulus... and you're
			going after him.

	Picard regards him evenly.

					PICARD
			Your orders are to take us to a
			set of coordinates near Romulus...
			and to bring us back. That is
			all I am prepared to discuss.

					K'VADA
			If we are discovered by the
			Romulans... it means death for
			all of us.

     STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT TWO     28.

15B  CONTINUED: (2)

					PICARD
			I realize that.

	There is a beat more, with Picard holding the Klingon
	Captain's look. Then, accepting the fact that he will
	be getting no more information, K'Vada turns to his
	helmsman.

					K'VADA
			Hechu' ghoS...
				(to Picard)
			Very well, Captain. We have set
			a course for Romulus.

16   EXT. SPACE - ENTERPRISE AND BIRD OF PREY (OPTICAL)

	as the two great ships peel apart, each headed on its
	own precarious journey.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

    STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT THREE    29.

                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

17   EXT. SPACE - KLINGON BIRD OF PREY (OPTICAL)

	at warp.

18   INT. BIRD OF PREY - KLINGON QUARTERS

	The door to the quarters opens and K'vada ENTERS,
	followed by Picard and Data. A beat as he surveys the
	room. Then, with thinly veiled sarcasm --

					K'VADA
			It may not be what you're used
			to on a Starfleet ship.

	Picard and Data look around the quarters to see --

19   THE ROOM - THEIR POV

	A bleak, uncomfortable room, Spartan in its
	furnishings; the bed is a shelf recessed in the wall;
	it is dark, dingy, and gives the impression of a place
	that has been unused for years.

					PICARD
			Quite nice. Thank you.

	Picard knows that K'Vada is spoiling for a fight...
	and he sees nothing to gain by giving him one. His
	refusal to be drawn in becomes increasingly frustrating
	to K'Vada.

					DATA
			Is this the captain's quarters,
			or mine?

					K'VADA
			Both.

	Off their surprised reactions --

    STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT THREE    30.

19   CONTINUED:

					K'VADA
			We have limited space. We're a
			military ship, not a pleasure
			craft.

					PICARD
			Of course. This will be fine.

	K'vada, enjoying their discomfiture, strolls the room
	like a hotel bellboy, pointing out the features. He
	smacks his hand on the shelf-bed -- no mattress there.

					K'VADA
			You'll sleep Klingon style... we
			don't soften our bodies by putting
			down a pad...

	Picard smacks the shelf himself.

					PICARD
			Good. I prefer it that way.

					K'VADA
			You'll take your meals with us...
			and we don't serve Federation
			food.

					PICARD
			I haven't had gagh in a while...
			been looking forward to it. Very
			fresh.

	K'Vada gives him a glare, but before he can retort --

					KLINGON COM VOICE
			MeH HoD... (Bridge to Captain)

					K'VADA
			Jatlh! (Speak!)

					KLINGON COM VOICE
			MeHmaH ghoS... (We are
			approaching the Neutral Zone.)

					K'VADA
			So'wl'chu'. (Prepare to engage
			the cloaking device.)

    STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT THREE    31.

19   CONTINUED: (2)

					K'VADA
				(to Picard)
			Well, Captain... we're at the
			border of the Neutral Zone.
				(beat)
			You mean to do this, do you?

					PICARD
			Yes. I do.

	K'vada regards him for a long moment, then grunts and
	wheels out of the room.

20   EXT. SPACE - BIRD OF PREY (OPTICAL)

	shimmers into its cloaked state. Only the starfield
	remains. Now --

21   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	zipping along at warp.

					RIKER (V.O.)
			First Officer's log, stardate
			45240.6. The Enterprise is
			nearing Qualor Two -- home of a
			Federation surplus depot operated
			by the Zakdorn. We hope to find
			out how the salvaged deflector
			array ended up in the hands of
			the Ferengi.

22   INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE

	Riker, Worf, Troi, SUPERNUMERARIES.

					WORF
			I have made contact, Commander.

					RIKER
			On screen.

23   ANGLE - VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)

	An alien civilian, DOKACHIN, appears on the screen.

    STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT THREE    32.

23   CONTINUED:

	He is of a race called Zakdorn, noted for their
	self-assuredness and confidence. This translates into
	someone who is officious, fastidious, and pushy.

					RIKER
			I'm Commander William Riker of
			the Federation Starship
			Enterprise.

					DOKACHIN
			Klim Dokachin, quartermaster of
			Surplus Depot Zed-One-Five.

					RIKER
			We need some information about
			a Vulcan ship, the T'Pau. It was
			sent there a few years ago.

					DOKACHIN
			Did you arrange an appointment?

	Riker looks a bit startled.

					RIKER
			Appointment... no...

					DOKACHIN
			Then I will be unable to help you.
			You may communicate with
			scheduling.

	And the transmission goes back to starfield. Riker is
	nonplussed. He turns to Troi.

					RIKER
			Who does he think he is?

					TROI
			The quartermaster of the surplus
			yard, Commander. With information
			you need.

	He eyes her a moment, gets her point.

					RIKER
			Right. Mister Worf...
			reestablish communication.

					WORF
			Yes, sir.

    STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT THREE    33.

23   CONTINUED: (2)

	A second, and then Dokachin appears on the screen once
	more, surprised at being interrupted again.

					RIKER
			Mister Dokaychin...

					DOKACHIN
			Dokahchin... Klim Dokahchin...

					RIKER
			Mister Dokahchin, the information
			I need involves a matter of major
			importance to the Federation.

					DOKACHIN
				(unimpressed)
			Uh huh.

					RIKER
			I'll need access to your logs,
			your files...
				(beat - no answer)
			It won't take long. My people
			can do the work.

					DOKACHIN
			I don't allow outsiders into my
			computer system.

					RIKER
			Fine. One of your people, then.

					DOKACHIN
			I wish I had the people to spare.
			I don't.

	Riker is starting to get steamed.

					RIKER
			Well, sir... what would you
			suggest?

					DOKACHIN
			I don't know. Contact me when
			you reach orbit.

	And the starfield returns once more. Riker turns to
	Troi.

    STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT THREE 33A-34.       

23   CONTINUED: (3)

					RIKER
				(incredulous)
			I don't believe him.

					TROI
			He's king of his particular hill,
			Commander. You'll have to treat
			him that way.

					RIKER
			Counselor... a perfect job for
			you.

	He sits, happy to relinquish this task to Troi.

24   EXT. SPACE - ENTERPRISE AND DEPOT (OPTICAL)

	The Enterprise approaches a vast surplus depot of old,
	abandoned, and decommissioned vessels... stretching as
	far as the eye can see... a graveyard of once proud
	ships from throughout the Federation.

25   INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE

	Riker, Geordi, and Troi are standing at an aft science
	station as the turbolift opens and Worf and Dokachin
	ENTER. Dokachin scrutinizes the entire bridge. Riker
	is trying his hardest to be gracious.

					RIKER
			Thank you for coming on board,
			Mister Dokachin.

	Dokachin is still rubber-necking.

					DOKACHIN
			Quite a ship you have.

					RIKER
			We've tied into your computers.
			If you could access the files...

					DOKACHIN
			I don't usually see them in such
			good condition. By the time they
			get to me, they're always falling
			apart.

	Riker appeals to Troi with his eyes, and she moves
	toward Dokachin.

    STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/17/91 - ACT THREE    35.

25   CONTINUED:

					TROI
			Mister Dokachin, we must find this
			ship -- and you're the only one
			who can help us.

	He turns, looks at her, and is caught in spite of
	himself by her gently stroking demeanor.

					DOKACHIN
			Who're you?

					TROI
			Deanna Troi, Ship's Counselor.

	He nods, without looking at Riker, talking about him...

					DOKACHIN
			He probably figures we don't get
			to see a lot of handsome women
			out this way -- and someone like
			you might get a little more
			cooperation from me.

	Troi and Riker exchange a glance. A beat.

					DOKACHIN
			He's probably right.

	He moves to a console.

					DOKACHIN
			What was the name of that ship?
			The T'Pau?
				(keying instructions)
			The T'Pau... Vulcan registry...
				(gesturing)
			There. Logged in on stardate
			41334.

					GEORDI
			Where is the ship now?

	Dokachin is still resistant; he doesn't give up
	information easily.

					DOKACHIN
			Docked.
				(off Riker's look)
			Section eighteen-gamma-twelve.
			Do you want me to take you there?

   STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/17/91 - ACT THREE   35A.

25   CONTINUED: (2)

					RIKER
			I'd appreciate that.

					DOKACHIN
				(the Captain)
			Helmsman, lay in a heading
			one-four-one by two-zero-eight.
			Ahead slow, two hundred kph.

	Riker nods to the helmsman, go ahead. Dokachin turns
	to Troi...

					DOKACHIN
			I suppose this is your first time
			in a junkyard, isn't it? You'd
			be surprised at some of the things
			I find on board these ships...

	Troi listens in rapt attention...

25A  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as it makes its way through the graveyard of ships.

25B  INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE

	As before. Troi is seated near Dokachin, trying to
	keep a glazed expression off her face as Dokachin warms
	to his favorite subject.

					DOKACHIN
			I once found a fourteen foot
			Caldorian eel on board a
			freighter... in someone's
			locker...

					TROI
			Are you serious?

					DOKACHIN
			If you have time, I'll show it
			to you... I still have it...
			nursed her back to health...

    STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT THREE    36.

25B  CONTINUED:

					WORF
			Commander, we are approaching the
			designated coordinates.

					RIKER
			On screen.

26   ANGLE - VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)

	A starfield -- empty space. The group reacts with
	puzzlement; Dokachin is caught completely off guard.
	He takes a step toward the screen, nonplussed.

					DOKACHIN
			Where is it? What happened to
			it?

	He glances at Riker who has no answers... he turns
	back, taps keys.

					DOKACHIN
			These are the correct
			coordinates...

					RIKER
			The T'Pau is missing?

					DOKACHIN
			The T'Pau...
				(a beat)
			... is missing.

					RIKER
			How could a ship disappear from
			your depot?

	Dokachin seems to be chastened. This is embarrassing
	for him.

    STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT THREE    37.

26   CONTINUED:

	He turns back to his console, bristling with intent.

					DOKACHIN
			I'm not accustomed to losing
			things, Commander. I'll find your
			ship for you.
				(as he furiously works
				 the keys)
			I have the T'Pau cross-referenced
			in four different directories...

					GEORDI
			When it was brought here... was
			it stripped of materiel --
			armament, sensors... ?

					DOKACHIN
				(still working)
			Of course...

					GEORDI
			Can you tell us what happened
			to its navigational deflector?

	Dokachin looks at the monitor.

					DOKACHIN
			It was routed to the Tripoli, a
			holding vessel on the outer rim
			of the shipyard.

					RIKER
			It's not there anymore. What's
			left of that deflector is laid
			out on the floor of our cargo bay.

	Dokachin is stricken. His system, his efficiency,
	everything he stands for is under assault.

					DOKACHIN
			How can that be?

					RIKER
			Maybe we ought to pay a visit to
			the Tripoli...

	Off Dokachin's reaction...

    STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/17/91 - ACT THREE    38.

26A  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	changing course in the graveyard of ships.

26B  INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE

	as before. Dokachin is bending Troi's ear again.

					DOKACHIN
			In all the time the Zakdorn have
			operated this depot, nothing's
			ever been lost. Never. I'll
			tell you this... somebody will
			pay. I'll conduct an
			investigation. Whoever is
			responsible...

					WORF
			Approaching the coordinates of
			the Tripoli, sir.

	Riker exchanges a look with Dokachin, who now looks
	visibly nervous.

					RIKER
			On screen.

26C  ANGLE - VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)

	Again, the starfield. Empty space. Dokachin is
	devastated.

					DOKACHIN
			I do not understand this. This
			is not possible.

	He turns to the others, as though to prove that the
	missing ship is in fact where it should be.

					DOKACHIN
			We beam goods to the Tripoli on
			a regular schedule. There was
			a shipment yesterday, and another
			is set for today. It must be
			there.

					RIKER
			When is today's transport?

 STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - REV. 9/16/91 - ACT THREE 38A.

26C  CONTINUED:

					DOKACHIN
			Just over two hours from now.
			A shipment of deuterium storage
			tanks.

					RIKER
			Ensign, align the Enterprise so
			we'll appear to be one of the
			abandoned ships. Mister La Forge,
			when we're in position, shut down
			engines and all systems except
			sensors and life support.

					GEORDI
			Aye, sir.

	Riker starts for his chair.

					RIKER
			I'm guessing somebody's going to
			be here to receive those storage
			tanks -- and I'd be very
			interested to see who it is.

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

         STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT FOUR        39.

                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

27   INT. KLINGON BIRD OF PREY - QUARTERS

	Picard and Data surveying the room.

					DATA
			These quarters were obviously
			intended for only one crewmember,
			sir. There is a single sleeping
			space.

					PICARD
			I'm sure the Klingons found it
			amusing to put us together in
			here.

					DATA
			Since I do not require sleep, I
			propose you take the --
				(not sure what to call
				 the hole in the wall)
			-- shelf. I will be content to
			stand.

					PICARD
			Very well, Mister Data. Thank
			you.

	Picard maneuvers past him toward the shelf in the wall,
	eyes it. It is truly unappealing. With resignation,
	he crawls into it -- an ungainly and difficult
	proceeding. He finally accomplishes the task and finds
	himself lying on his back staring at the top of the
	shelf not far from his eyes.

					DATA
			Are you comfortable, sir?

					PICARD
			I suppose so.

					DATA
			Good-night, Captain. Sleep well.

					PICARD
			Thank you.

	And he closes his eyes and tries to block it all out.
	Data zones out -- concentrating on something.


         STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT FOUR        40.

27   CONTINUED:

	Picard holds his eyes shut for a moment, then opens
	them, rolls his head toward Data.

					PICARD
			What are you doing?

					DATA
			Sir? Was I making noise?

					PICARD
			Not exactly...

					DATA
			I was processing the information
			we have accumulated on Romulan
			society. I am preparing for the
			task of impersonating a Romulan.

					PICARD
			I see.

					DATA
			Would you like me to discontinue?

					PICARD
			No, no. Please go ahead.

	And he shuts his eyes again. Holds them shut... then
	opens them again. He sees Data staring right at him.

					PICARD
			What are you looking at?

					DATA
			I am not looking at anything, sir.
			I am continuing to organize my
			files.

					PICARD
			But you're looking at me.

					DATA
			I am sorry if I am disturbing you,
			sir. I will not look in your
			direction.

	And he turns so that the back of his head is toward
	Picard.

         STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT FOUR       40A.

27   CONTINUED: (2)

	Picard tries to get comfortable, closes his eyes again.
	He lies like that for a moment, then... crawls out of
	bed.

					DATA
			Sir, do you not wish to sleep?

					PICARD
			I don't think so. Shall we
			continue to go over the files?

					DATA
			I would be happy to.
				(launching in without
				 further ado)
			I have been studying the Krocton
			Segment, as you asked, and have
			selected an appropriate site for
			our transport...

	He is interrupted by --

					K'VADA'S COM VOICE
			Captain K'Vada to Picard... please
			come to the bridge.

	Picard and Data exchange glances, and then EXIT.

         STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT FOUR        41.

28   INT. KLINGON BRIDGE

	Picard and Data ENTER to find K'Vada holding a PADD.

					K'VADA
			Captain... we've monitored a
			subspace message that might
			interest you.

	He hands the PADD to Picard, who reads it.

					PICARD
			Thank you, Captain.

	He turns to Data.

					PICARD
			Sarek is dead.

	And on their reactions...

29   EXT. SPACE - ENTERPRISE IN SURPLUS YARD (OPTICAL)

	The ship is at the outer edges of the graveyard of
	ships.

30   INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	Riker, Worf, Troi, Geordi and Dokachin as before.

					WORF
			Commander... sensors detect a ship
			approaching at warp speed.

					RIKER
			Identification?

					WORF
			Negative. No transponder
			signal... no subspace marker...

					GEORDI
			Sounds like they don't want to
			be identified.

         STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/17/91 - ACT FOUR        42.

30   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			The ship is coming out of warp
			now...

					RIKER
			On screen.

	The screen shows the approaching ship. It is dark,
	huge, sinister-looking, bristling with armament, and
	carries absolutely no marking of any kind.

					GEORDI
			Sensors indicate a combat
			vessel... origin undetermined...
			heavily armed... mass and density
			suggest it's fully loaded with
			cargo. From the look of these
			internal scans, I'd guess a good
			part of that cargo is weaponry.

					WORF
			The ship is moving into section
			twelve delta four...

					DOKACHIN
				(from his own monitor)
			It's taking the position assigned
			to the Tripoli. The coordinates
			are identical.

30A  EXT. SPACE - THE DARK SHIP (OPTICAL)

	slowing and then stopping. It is an ominous and
	impressive vessel.

30B  INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE

					GEORDI
			Commander... readings indicate
			the surface-to-ship transport has
			begun...

					RIKER
			Bring the engines back on line,
			Mister La Forge... And restore
			all systems to normal.

         STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/17/91 - ACT FOUR        43.

30B  CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
			Aye, sir.

					WORF
			He's powering up engines, sir --
			turning starboard.

30C  OMITTED

31   INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

					RIKER
			Open a channel.

					WORF
			Open, sir.

					RIKER
			This is Commander William Riker
			of the U.S.S. Enterprise.
			Identify yourself.

	There is no response.

					RIKER
			I repeat... you have entered a
			Federation depot... identify
			yourself.

					WORF
			Sir, the ship is locking
			phasers...

					RIKER
			Shields up. Red alert.

	Red alert commences, and the tension on the bridge
	escalates.

					GEORDI
			That ship easily matches our
			armament, Commander.

					WORF
			It's coming about...

         STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/17/91 - ACT FOUR        44.

31A  EXT. SPACE - THE DARK SHIP (OPTICAL)

	turns toward the Enterprise.

31B  INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE

					RIKER
			If you do not respond to our
			hails, we will take that as
			evidence of hostile action.

					WORF
			There is an energy build-up in
			their phaser banks... sir, they
			are activating weapons!

	And there is a blast from the dark ship and a resultant
	THUMP to the Enterprise. Lights flicker, people are
	knocked about.

					WORF
			Forward shields down to
			seventy-two percent --

					RIKER
			Boost power to the shields...

					GEORDI
			Aye, sir.

					RIKER
			Mister Worf, target their weapon
			systems only and prepare to fire--

31C  EXT. SPACE - DARK SHIP AND ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as the smuggling ship FIRES another heavy-duty barrage
	into the Enterprise's shields.

31D  INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE

	More shaking, lights going.

					WORF
			Forward shields at sixty-eight
			percent, aft shields forty
			percent...

	This has gotten nasty. Riker has no choice...

         STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT FOUR        45.

31D  CONTINUED:

					RIKER
			On my mark, a point-seven-five
			burst only. We just want to get
			their attention.

					WORF
			Ready, sir.

					RIKER
			Fire.

32   EXT. SPACE - ENTERPRISE AND SMUGGLING SHIP (OPTICAL)

	as the Enterprise shoots a phaser array toward the
	ship. Several shots hit the ship... not a lot of power
	there, just enough to get their attention.

32A  INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE

					WORF
			Their forward shields are damaged,
			sir...

					GEORDI
			We destroyed one of their phaser
			arrays... looks like collateral
			damage in the cargo area...
				(beat, reacting to
				 sensor readings)
			Sir, I'm picking up massive power
			fluctuations... internal
			explosions... with all the
			armament that ship is carrying
			-- it's gonna blow!

33   THE DARK SHIP (OPTICAL)

	explodes violently in a cataclysmic eruption that
	pulverizes every piece of matter on the ship.

34   INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE

	On the stunned reactions of the bridge crew --

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

      STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - REV. 9/16/91 - ACT FIVE      46.

                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

35   OMITTED

35A  INT. KLINGON QUARTERS - CLOSE ON A HAND MIRROR

	as a hand reaches in and picks it up.

					PICARD (o.c.)
			Well, Mister Data...

	Camera FOLLOWS the mirror as Picard's hand gives it to
	Data's hand.

					PICARD (o.c.)
				(continuing)
			... what do you think?

	Camera WIDENS to reveal Data as he holds the mirror in
	front of him. He is now fully done up as a Romulan,
	and the effect is startling.

					DATA
			I am very pleased, sir. I would
			not have thought it possible.

35B  ANGLE TO INCLUDE PICARD

	Now we reveal Picard, also in Romulan garb and
	disguise. He begins to pack up the materials that have
	used to make the transformation - hyposprays, optical
	devices, etc.

					DATA
			I am eager to test the success
			of our efforts. It does remain
			to be seen if the Romulans will
			accept us.

	Picard smiles wryly but does not reply; he seems
	preoccupied. Data watches for a moment as he packs
	the gear.

         STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/17/91 - ACT FIVE        47.

35B  CONTINUED:

					DATA
			Sir, you have seemed unusually
			pensive since we received the news
			of Ambassador Sarek's death.

	Picard pauses in his work, reflecting on Data's
	observation.

					PICARD
			Sarek and I shared a particular
			bond. Our lives touched in an
			unusual way... I admit that I
			feel the effects of his loss.

	Picard stands...

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			The tenor of our mission has
			changed, at least for me, Data.
			We were sent to confront Spock
			about his disappearance. Now,
			we must also tell him his father
			is dead.

					DATA
			I am afraid I do not entirely
			understand, sir. As a Vulcan,
			would not Ambassador Spock simply
			see death as a logical result of
			his father's illness... ?

					PICARD
			It is never quite that simple.
			Not even for a Vulcan. Certainly
			not for Spock who is also half
			Human.
				(beat)
			They spent a lifetime in
			conflict... now the chance to
			resolve all of their differences
			is gone.

					DATA
				(processing this)
			Considering the exceptionally long
			lifespan of Vulcans, it does seem
			odd that Spock and Sarek did not
			choose to resolve their
			differences in the time
			available.

      STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - REV. 9/17/91 - ACT FIVE     47A.

35B  CONTINUED: (2)

	Picard looks at Data, trying to find a context in which
	to explain...

					PICARD
				(acknowledges)
			Yes. It really is quite...
			illogical...
				(beat)
			A father and son... both proud,
			both stubborn... more alike than
			either would care to admit.
			They've spent a lifetime building
			emotional barriers. Those aren't
			easy to break down.

	Picard closes the satchel containing the gear.

					PICARD
			And then the time comes when it
			is too late to try. One realizes
			that all the things he had
			planned to say will go unsaid.
				(beat)
			That is a difficult moment... and
			a lonely one. Spock will now
			have to face that moment.

	Data regards him for a moment, trying to understand the
	complex undertones of familial relationships. Then
	Picard turns and goes to the door; they EXIT.

         STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT FIVE        48.

35C  OMITTED

35D  INT. KLINGON BRIDGE

	Picard and Data ENTER, and K'Vada, seeing them, bursts
	out laughing.

					K'VADA
			Don't you two look sweet...

	He moves closer to Data, peers at him.

					K'VADA
			Be careful, android... some
			Romulan beauty might take a liking
			to you... lick that paint right
			off your ears...

	Data's eyes flicker a bit at this. K'Vada goes to
	Picard, looks him up and down.

					K'VADA
			Do you know what the Romulans will
			do to you if they discover who
			you are?

					PICARD
			I have a good idea.
				(beat)
			We are ready to be transported
			to the surface.

					K'VADA
			Just so we understand each other
			-- my orders don't include rescue
			missions.

	He EXITS; Picard and Data follow.

36   EXT. ROMULUS CAPITOL CITY - DAY - ESTABLISHING MATTE

	Bright, metallic, clean... a linear arrangement of
	striking high-rise buildings.

      STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - REV. 9/16/91 - ACT FIVE      49.

36A  INT. ROMULAN OFFICE (OPTICAL)

	The same stately, elegant office seen in Part II.
	NERAL, the proconsul, works at a desk.

	The door opens and PARDEK, the Romulan senator, ENTERS.

					NERAL
			Ah, Senator Pardek. You received
			my message.

					PARDEK
			I got here as quickly as I could,
			Proconsul.

	Neral smiles genially, circles the desk. He gestures
	to a monitor which contains a likeness of Picard.

					NERAL
			What do you know of this Human?
			Jean-Luc Picard... a Starfleet
			Captain...

					PARDEK
			I know nothing of him.

					NERAL
			You haven't seen him recently... ?

					PARDEK
				(puzzled)
			To my knowledge, I've never seen
			him.

	Neral absorbs this, reflects on it.

					NERAL
			I have received intelligence that
			says he's on his way here.
			Perhaps here already.

					PARDEK
				(truly surprised)
			Here -- on Romulus?

					NERAL
			Yes... curious, isn't it? I
			suppose we'd better find out if
			the report is accurate -- or
			merely rumor.

	He eyes Pardek, considering his next move.

      STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - REV. 9/17/91 - ACT FIVE      50.

36A  CONTINUED:

					NERAL
			Circulate his likeness to the
			security forces. Remind them that
			if he is here, he is probably
			disguised as one of us.

					PARDEK
			I'll see to it.

	He turns and heads toward the door. We see his face
	and it is impassive; over his shoulder, Neral watches
	him carefully.

37   EXT. ROMULAN STREET - CONTINUOUS

	This neighborhood is bleak, drab, severe. The people
	are joyless, grim, hurrying along without interacting
	with each other. There is the feeling that life is
	difficult here, and everyone pretty much looks out for
	himself.

	Picard and Data ENTER, talking quietly, looking around.
	There are other small clumps of people doing so... they
	reflect the same dismal expressions as the Romulans...
	not making eye contact.

					DATA
			This is definitely the street on
			which the intelligence scan
			of Spock and Pardek was taken,
			sir... adjusting for the optical
			distortion, I am able to verify
			the architectural features...

					PICARD
			Where were they standing?

	Data does some processing, scanning the street, with a
	few android movements... a few people glance at them,
	Picard reacts... puts his arm around Data's shoulder,
	smiles, in a friendly pose for the sake of onlookers...
	sotto --

					PICARD
			Data...

					DATA
			Sir?

      STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - REV. 9/17/91 - ACT FIVE     50A.

37   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			You're moving about in a very...
			well, android manner...

					DATA
			I am sorry, Captain. I will be
			more careful.

					PICARD
			And don't call me "Captain."

					DATA
			Yes, Cap --
				(cutting himself off)
			I understand.
				(looks around)
			I have located the place where
			they were standing...

	Picard breaks the arm contact.

					PICARD
			Where?

	Now, Data puts his arm around Picard's shoulder, as
	Picard reacts, leading him a few doorways away...

					DATA
			It is here --
				(gestures)
			-- at this doorway.

	There is a small Romulan sign near the door. (Data
	drops his arm.) Reading...

					DATA
			A legal intercessor's office...
			the name is similar to Pardek's.
			It would appear to be one of
			his relatives.

	Picard tries the door; it is locked.

					PICARD
			Not open for business yet...

					DATA
			Nevertheless, it would be my
			recommendation that we keep this
			location under observation.
					(MORE)

         STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/17/91 - ACT FIVE       50B.

37   CONTINUED: (2)

					DATA (cont'd)
			I have clearly determined
			Pardek's routine. On days when
			the Senate is not in session, he
			invariably comes to this section
			after the median hour.

	Picard looks around, sizing up the situation. He sees
	tables, people eating -- a kind of "cafe."

					PICARD
			Very well, why don't we take the
			opportunity to try some of the
			local cuisine...

	The two saunter toward the cafe, passing some ROMULAN
	FOOTSOLDIERS as they do. (One of these is ROMULAN #1
	from Part II.) Picard and Data keep their eyes
	straight ahead.

      STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - REV. 9/17/91 - ACT FIVE      51.

37A  ANGLE - AT CAFE

	They move to stand, like others, at a table. A WOMAN
	appears before them... rather dour-looking, with hard,
	suspicious eyes.

					DATA
			What do you recommend?

					SOUP WOMAN
			Soup.

					DATA
			That sounds very appealing. I
			will have soup.

	The woman looks at Picard.

					PICARD
			Soup is fine.

	She moves off to get the soup. Picard and Data glance
	around, trying to get a sense of how they're fitting
	in.

37A  THE FOOTSOLDIERS

	are standing nearby.

37A  PICARD AND DATA

	as the woman returns and places two bowls of soup in
	front of them.

					PICARD
				(friendly)
			Do you happen to know what time
			the intercessor's office across
			the way opens?

					SOUP WOMAN
			Why do you want to know?

					PICARD
				(reacts)
			I need his services... he was
			recommended.

					SOUP WOMAN
				(beat)
			I haven't seen you here before.

         STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/17/91 - ACT FIVE       51A.

37AB	CONTINUED:

					DATA
			We are here for the day... from
			the city of Rateg.

					SOUP WOMAN
			Rateg. I don't think so.

					DATA
			Why do you say that?

					SOUP WOMAN
			You don't sound like you're from
			Rateg.

					DATA
			It is a misconception that all
			Rategs speak with a particular
			inflection. In fact, there are
			twelve different --

					PICARD
				(interrupting)
			We come from several kilometers
			outside the city...

					SOUP WOMAN
				(studies them a beat)
			Or perhaps you come from the
			security forces, to watch the
			intercessor's office. Is he in
			trouble?

					PICARD
			Madam, you are mistaken.

					SOUP WOMAN
			It doesn't matter to me. I don't
			know when he opens. Eat your
			soup. Courtesy of a loyal
			establishment. Jolan True.

	She leaves. Picard looks around. It is unnerving to
	be in the midst of the Romulan city, surrounded by
	enemies. Data, of course, has no such apprehensions,
	and continues to eat his soup. As Picard works on the
	distasteful broth, he looks up to see --

37B  THE FOOTSOLDIERS

	who have been looking at them, but quickly look away.

         STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/17/91 - ACT FIVE       51B.

37C  PICARD AND DATA

	Picard begins eating again, and tries to keep from
	looking at the soldiers.

					PICARD
			We can't stay here long.

	Data glances up and reacts --

					DATA
			We may not have to... Direct your
			view to the far corner... is that
			not Pardek?

38
thru	OMITTED
43

44   CLOSE ON PARDEK

	who has just entered the area, and moving to talk with
	two other Romulan civilians.

         STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/17/91 - ACT FIVE        52.

45   ANGLE - PICARD AND DATA

	having seen him.

					PICARD
			I believe you're right...

	Picard pauses in his soup eating to watch Pardek...

	Data glances over to see...

45A  OMITTED

45B  THE FOOTSOLDIERS

	staring right at them.

45C  PICARD AND DATA

					DATA
				(quietly)
			Perhaps you should appear to
			enjoy your soup.

	Picard reacts, begins to eat again...

45D  THE ROMULAN FOOTSOLDIERS

	have moved into the cafe, and stand chatting casually.

45E  PICARD AND DATA

	continue to watch Pardek.

46   PARDEK

	bids farewell to his colleagues and starts down the
	street.

47   PICARD AND DATA

	casually put down their bowls of soup and turn to move
	after Pardek. But --

      STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - REV. 9/16/91 - ACT FIVE     52A.

48
thru	OMITTED
55

56   THE SOLDIERS

	block their way, disruptors drawn.

					ROMULAN#1
			Do not move.

	Picard and Data stop, eyeing the weapons.

					PICARD
			What? You've made a mistake...

					ROMULAN#1
			Quiet. Come with us...

	The soldiers grab their quarry in a firm grip and,
	holding the disruptors at their backs, move them up
	the street and around the corner.

         STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT FIVE        53.

57   INT. ROMULAN CAVES - A LITTLE LATER

	The two soldiers push Picard and Data along ahead of
	them.

					ROMULAN#1
			Wait here.

					PICARD
			For what? Why have you brought
			us here?

	A movement from the cavern entrance; all turn toward
	it... and in walks Pardek.

					PARDEK
			Welcome to Romulus, Captain
			Picard.

	He gestures toward the "Romulan soldiers" who have
	begun stripping off their uniforms -- revealing
	civilian clothing underneath.

					PARDEK
			Don't let our "soldiers" alarm
			you... we had to get you off the
			streets quickly. Romulan security
			knows you are here.

	Picard casts a glance around the room. He's not
	certain who these people are... whether he can trust
	them...

					PARDEK
				(reassuring)
			I am Pardek... you are among
			friends, Captain.

	Picard knows he must take a chance.

					PICARD
			I have come on an urgent mission
			from the Federation. I am looking
			for Ambassador Spock.

					VOICE (o.c.)
			Indeed...

	All heads turn toward the sound. It comes from deep
	shadows within the cave.

         STAR TREK: "Unification" Pt. I - 9/13/91 - ACT FIVE        54.

57   CONTINUED:

	The group is silent... then, the sound of footsteps
	echoes on the cave floor... from a long way... moving
	ever closer, the plock-plock ringing loud in the
	silence of the cave, the echoes swelling as the
	footsteps approach... now we see --

58   OMITTED

59   A SHADOWY FIGURE

	beginning to emerge. He moves closer, closer... his
	bearing regal, poised...

	But his face is still in darkness... finally he steps
	out into the light... and we see the unmistakable
	visage of SPOCK.

	When he speaks, there is no warmth to his voice, and
	his eyes are cold. He is not happy to see Picard.

					SPOCK
			You have found him, Captain
			Picard.

	And on the various reactions --

									SUPERIMPOSE:

				"TO BE CONTINUED"

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE