STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                              
                      "Imaginary Friend" 
                  (f.k.a. "Invisible Friend") 
                          #40275-222 
                              
                          Teleplay by 
                         Brannon Braga 
                              
                          Directed by 
                      Gabrielle Beaumont 


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                         FINAL DRAFT

                      FEBRUARY 24, 1992


        STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - 2/24/92 - CAST 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                      "Imaginary Friend" 

                             CAST                               
                              
                PICARD             CLARA SUTTER
                RIKER              DANIEL SUTTER
                DATA               ISABELLA
                BEVERLY            
                TROI               
                GEORDI             
                WORF               
                                  
                GUINAN             
                ENSIGN FELTON      
                ALEXANDER          
                NURSE OGAWA  
      
                Non-Speaking       
                  SUPERNUMERARIES    

        STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - 2/24/92 - SETS 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                      "Invisible Friend" 
                        
                             SETS 

            INTERIORS                  EXTERIORS
          
            USS ENTERPRISE             USS ENTERPRISE
              BRIDGE
              OBSERVATION LOUNGE
              CORRIDOR
              TEN FORWARD
              ENGINEERING
              TROI'S QUARTERS
              CLARA'S QUARTERS
              SUTTER'S QUARTERS
              ARBORETUM
              DAYCARE CENTER
              TURBOLIFT

    STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - 2/26/92 - PRONUNCIATION 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                      "Imaginary Friend" 
                    
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

                 BRENTALIA       bren-TAL-ee-uh
                 CHAMPS ELYSEES  shahns-el-ee-ZAY
                 DAVILA          DAH-vih-la
                 JOKRI           JOCK-ree
                 KEIKO           KAY-ko
                 KRYONIAN        kry-OWN-ee-n
                 NASTURTIUMS     nah-STUR-shumz
                 TELANA          tay-LAHN-uh

    STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/25/92 - TEASER    1.

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION                  
                      "Imaginary Friend"                           
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    INT. CLARA'S QUARTERS

	CLARA SUTTER, a seven-year-old girl, and TROI sit at a
	table set for tea. The settings include a place for
	Clara's imaginary friend, Isabella. Troi is chatting
	with Clara...

					CLARA
			I like to cook all kinds of stuff.
			Like yogurt and raisin salad...
			chocolate-chip pancakes... and
			purple omelettes.

					TROI
			Purple omelettes?

					CLARA
				(nods)
			You put grape juice in the eggs.
			Isabella doesn't like it very much
			-- she says it tastes funny.

					TROI
			I can see her point...

	Troi picks up a cup full of sugar cubes.

					TROI
			Sugar with your tea?

					CLARA
			Yes, please.

	Troi serves a sugar cube into Clara's tea. Then she
	turns to address an empty chair where "Isabella" is
	sitting. It becomes clear that Isabella is Clara's
	invisible friend.

					TROI
			Isabella... would you like some
			too?

	Clara leans toward Isabella's seat, and listens
	carefully to words only she can hear. After a moment,
	she turns to Troi.

    STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/25/92 - TEASER    2.

1    CONTINUED:

					CLARA
			Yes. But she takes two cubes.

	Troi serves the sugar.

					TROI
			I'll bet Isabella is very pretty.

	Clara is enthusiastic about Isabella.

					CLARA
			She's very, very pretty. She has
			blonde hair and a blue dress with
			white buttons. Her ears are
			pierced. And she's tall.

					TROI
			Maybe you could draw me a picture.
			I'd love to see what she looks
			like.

	Clara frowns.

					CLARA
			You don't think she's real.

					TROI
			I think she's real for you, Clara.
			And that's real enough for me.

	Clara seems happy with the response. Troi looks across
	the room at Clara's father, DANIEL SUTTER -- who has
	been watching the entire time. Her look says that the
	session is over.

					SUTTER
				(to Clara)
			Honey, I think it's time for you
			to go. You don't want to keep
			Keiko waiting.

					CLARA
				(to Troi)
			I have to go plant the nasturtiums
			now.
				(matter of fact)
			I'm Keiko's helper in the
			arboretum today.

					TROI
			Is that so?

      STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - 2/24/92 - TEASER      3.

1    CONTINUED: (2)

					SUTTER
				(to Clara)
			Go ahead, Sweetie. Be home for
			dinner.

					TROI
			I hope to see you soon, Clara.
			Maybe we can be friends.

	Clara likes the idea.

					CLARA
			Okay.

	Clara stands, carefully pulls out the chair for
	Isabella, and heads for the door. She stops at the
	door, "hearing" something that Isabella is saying. She
	listens... then turns to Troi.

					CLARA
			Counselor Troi?

					TROI
			Yes?

					CLARA
			Isabella says she likes you.

	Troi looks to Isabella.

					TROI
			Thank you, Isabella.

	Clara smiles, then EXITS. Sutter takes a seat next to
	Troi. He looks concerned about his daughter. Troi
	tries to reassure him.

					TROI
			I understand why you're
			concerned... but you have nothing
			to worry about. It's a normal,
			healthy activity for children to
			engage in imaginary play.

	Sutter is relieved.

					SUTTER
			I'm just afraid she's not making
			real friends. She spends all of
			her time with "Isabella"...

	Troi considers.

      STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - 2/24/92 - TEASER      4.

1    CONTINUED: (3)

					TROI
			You've been moving from starship
			to starship since Clara was two
			years old. Maybe Isabella
			provides a constant companion for
			Clara. She knows this is one
			friend she won't have to leave
			behind.

	Sutter nods.

					SUTTER
			You're probably right.

					TROI
			Give Clara a chance. As she
			learns to make friends on the
			Enterprise, she'll probably move
			away from her imaginary world.

	Sutter offers Troi a grateful smile...

2    EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	on the outskirts of a large NEBULA -- a glowing expanse
	of swirling red clouds, with a bright point of light
	deep in its center.

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's log, stardate 45852.1.
			The Enterprise has arrived at
			FGC-four-seven -- a nebula which
			has formed around a neutron star.
			We are eager to investigate this
			unique formation.

3    INT. BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	PICARD, RIKER, DATA, WORF, ENSIGN FELTON and VARIOUS
	NDS at stations. GEORDI is at an aft science station.
	Everyone watches the main viewscreen, which displays
	the nebula -- a rare and special sight.

    STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/28/92 - TEASER    5.

3    CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
				(off console)
			We've got elevated quantities of
			hydrogen... helium... trionium...
			but nothing the shields can't
			handle.

					RIKER
			Shields up.

					PICARD
			Take us in, Ensign. One-quarter
			impulse.

					ENSIGN FELTON
			Aye, sir.

	Ensign Felton works the controls...

4    EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as it enters the nebula. Suddenly, from within a
	nearby cloud -- a tiny POINT OF LIGHT appears. The
	light FLARES briefly as it passes through the ship's
	shield bubble... then it ENTERS through the hull of the
	ship...

5    OMITTED

5A   INT. CORRIDOR (OPTICAL)

	As small section of the ceiling GLOWS briefly with
	a red color, and a POINT OF LIGHT emerges into the
	corridor (as seen in the nebula). The light pauses,
	then zips around a corner and out of view. Clearly
	a life-form is now on board...

5B   ANOTHER CORRIDOR (OPTICAL)

	The POINT OF LIGHT comes into view -- right behind Data
	and Geordi, who are walking briskly down the corridor,
	on their way to engineering, talking TECH...

					DATA
			In order to complete the scheduled
			observations, the lateral sensors
			will require additional processing
			time.

   STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 3/02/92 - TEASER   5A.

5B   CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
			We could steal a couple of hours
			while they're recalibrating the
			thermal interferometery scanner.

					DATA
			Will a couple of hours be enough
			time to complete the
			high-resolution series on the
			neutron star?

					GEORDI
			No problem. We'll just double
			up the main sensor bandwidth.

	Data and Geordi continue walking -- the light flies off
	down another corridor...

    STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/26/92 - TEASER    6.

6    INT. SICKBAY (OPTICAL)

	BEVERLY and NURSE OGAWA are working at a medical
	station, mid-conversation. During this scene, out of
	their view, a small section of the wall GLOWS with a
	red color, and the point of LIGHT emerges into the
	room. The light flits about, as if watching Beverly
	and Ogawa from afar...

					BEVERLY
			After dinner, then what?

					OGAWA
			We went to the holodeck and took
			a walk on the Champs Elysees...

	Beverly reacts to the console.

					BEVERLY
			The neural scanner still seems
			a bit off. Let's check the sensor
			calibration...

					OGAWA
			I'll run a diagnostic...

	They work for a beat.

					BEVERLY
			And... ?

					OGAWA
			And?

					BEVERLY
			After Paris... ?

					OGAWA
			He has shore leave next month.
			He asked me to go to Risa with
			him.

					BEVERLY
			No problem. Nurse Davila can
			cover for you.

					OGAWA
			I don't know if I'm going, Doctor.
			I hear it's a very uninhibited
			atmosphere. Personally, I don't
			think I'm ready for that kind of
			"fun."

   STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/26/92 - TEASER   6A.

6A   CLOSE ON POINT OF LIGHT (OPTICAL)

	as it zips into a nearby hypospray, causing it to GLOW
	for an instant. After a beat, the light exits the
	hypospray and zips into a nearby tricorder, which
	glows... and into another medical tool -- all in quick
	succession. The light is exploring its environment.
	Over which we HEAR --

					BEVERLY (o.s.)
			Try to talk him into Telana Minor
			instead -- they've got a cruise
			down the Jokri River... the
			iridescent currents are beautiful.

	The light flies away and EXITS through the nearest
	wall...

7    OMITTED

8    INT. ARBORETUM (OPTICAL)

	Lush and beautiful (as seen in "Data's Day".) A
	section of the wall GLOWS red -- the POINT OF LIGHT
	zips into a nearby gardening tool... then EXITS...

9    OMITTED

10   ON A FLOWER (OPTICAL)

	The light enters an exotic-looking flower, causing the
	flower to GLOW -- but this glow is different, longer
	and more intense. The glow vanishes and a duplicate
	flower appears next to the original. Just as quickly,
	the duplicate flower disappears into a tiny red dot,
	which instantly DEMATERIALIZES...

11   ANGLE - CLARA (OPTICAL)

	The glowing pinpoint of light MATERIALIZES again and
	stops, as if spotting Clara. It hovers, as if watching
	her from afar...

11A  CLOSE ON CLARA (OPTICAL)

	She is by herself, kneeling on a patch of dirt among
	the trees and bushes. As she plants seeds into the
	soil, she talks to her imaginary friend Isabella...

   STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/26/92 - TEASER   6B.

11A  CONTINUED:

					CLARA
			See, Isabella... you have to push
			your finger into the soil as deep
			as you can.

	Clara picks up a watering container, and waters the
	seeds.

					CLARA
			The baby seeds are very small...
			so we mustn't give them too much
			to drink.

	Clara sets down the water, and begins to pat down the
	soil with her hands. She hums a nursery rhyme as she
	works, obviously enjoying her day at the arboretum...

	Then, with out warning, the point of light flies
	directly into Clara's head -- Clara's head GLOWS, as if
	the light is scanning her mind (same glow effect as
	the flower). The red light PULSES like it did in the
	flower -- then vanishes. Clara doesn't notice a thing.
	She keeps humming her song...

	Slowly, another girl's VOICE starts to hum along with
	Clara. Clara stops, looks around.

					CLARA
			Hello? Is somebody there?

	Suddenly, behind Clara, a figure steps into view. It's
	a young girl, slightly taller than Clara, and a few
	years older (she should appear to be around twelve).
	This is ISABELLA. She has blonde hair and wears a blue
	dress with white buttons. She looks exactly as Clara
	described her -- and yet, there is something alien and
	spooky about the girl. She doesn't smile... and her
	face is expressionless, cold...

					ISABELLA
				(to Clara)
			Hello.

	Clara whips around and sees Isabella -- she reacts,
	wide-eyed with astonishment.

					CLARA
			Isabella?

	The other girl, Isabella, studies Clara.

					ISABELLA
			Hello, Clara.

   STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/26/92 - TEASER   6C.

11A  CONTINUED: (2)

	OFF Clara's utter surprise...

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

  STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/25/92 - ACT ONE  7-9.

                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

          (NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes.)            

12   INT. ARBORETUM

	As before. Clara facing Isabella, confused by the
	sight -- after all, she's never actually seen her
	imaginary friend.

					CLARA
			Isabella... How come I can see
			you?

	Isabella is expressionless.

					ISABELLA
			Is something wrong with the way
			I look?

					CLARA
			No. I've just never seen you
			before. Not for real.

					ISABELLA
			Well... now you can see me for
			real. Doesn't that make you
			happy?

					CLARA
			Yes... it's wonderful!

	Isabella glances where Clara was planting seeds.

					ISABELLA
			Can we go now?

					CLARA
			We should finish planting the
			seeds.

					ISABELLA
			I'm tired of planting. Let's do
			something else.

					CLARA
			Like what?

     STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - 2/24/92 - ACT ONE     10.

12   CONTINUED:

					ISABELLA
			Like...
				(pointedly)
			I would really like to explore
			the ship.

					CLARA
			We should finish planting first.
			I promised Keiko.

					ISABELLA
			We can finish later. Let's go
			look around.

	Isabella moves to Clara and takes her by the hand.
	Clara stands up, hesitant.

					CLARA
			I'd better ask my daddy.

					ISABELLA
			Your daddy won't mind. We can
			tell him later. Come on...

	Isabella tugs Clara along -- big sister leading younger
	sister. She's persuasive, more sophisticated than
	Clara. There is an intelligence at work here. This is
	no ordinary "imaginary friend." Isabella is hard to
	deny -- Clara smiles and goes along. As they EXIT hand
	in hand...

13   INT. ENGINEERING

	Geordi, Data and Sutter working at various consoles,
	collecting data from the nebula. N.D.s as needed.
	Geordi's console displays a GRAPHIC of the nebula.

					GEORDI
			So what are we going to name this
			nebula? "FGC-four-seven" just
			doesn't have a nice ring to it.

     STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - 2/24/92 - ACT ONE     11.

13   CONTINUED:

					SUTTER
				(with humor)
			Why don't we call it... "Sutter's
			Cloud?"

	Data works his console.

					DATA
			The rotational period of the
			neutron star is one point three
			five seconds.

					GEORDI
			That's a bit on the long side.
			Sutter -- let's see if we can get
			a reading on the particle flux.

					SUTTER
			Aye, sir.

	Sutter works his console.

					GEORDI
			I was thinking more along the
			lines of "The La Forge Nebula."
			Sounds sort of majestic, don't
			you think?

					DATA
			Based on those selections, I would
			prefer FGC-four-seven.

	Geordi and Sutter laugh. Data misses the joke.
	Suddenly, the ship TREMBLES slightly, and the lights
	FLICKER. Reactions.

					SUTTER
			What was that?

					GEORDI
			It felt like we hit something.

	Data checks a console.

					DATA
			Shields have registered an impact.
			But the sensors show nothing in
			the vicinity.

14   INT. BRIDGE

	Picard, Riker, Worf, Ensign Felton at stations.

   STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/26/92 - ACT ONE   12.

14   CONTINUED:

					WORF
				(off console)
			Forward velocity is down by point
			two percent. And dropping...

					PICARD
			Engineering. Report.

					GEORDI'S COM VOICE
			Could be a problem with the
			shields, Captain. We're checking
			it out now.

15   INT. ENGINEERING

	As before. Sutter works for a beat.

					SUTTER
				(to Geordi)
			Systems are normal, sir.

					GEORDI
			So -- did we hit something or not?

	Geordi works a beat.

					GEORDI
			Shields say yes, sensors say no...
			this is very strange...

16   ON DOOR

	as Clara ENTERS. She walks straight into the room and
	starts looking around, oblivious to the seriousness
	of the situation.

					GEORDI
				(to Sutter, on the move)
			Ensign, give me a breakdown
			on shield energy conversion.
			Run a spectral --

	Geordi almost collides with Clara. He stops,
	surprised.

					GEORDI
				(to Clara)
			Whoa. Where did you come from?

   STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/25/92 - ACT ONE   13.

16   CONTINUED:

					CLARA
			I'm Clara Sutter.
				(points to Sutter)
			That's my daddy.

	Sutter looks up and sees Clara -- his face drops. What
	is she doing here? He gives Geordi an apologetic look
	as he moves to Clara. He speaks to her in a hushed,
	terse tone of voice.

					SUTTER
			Clara, you can't be here right
			now.

					CLARA
			But Isabella wanted to see
			engineering.

	This is the last thing Sutter wants to hear.

					SUTTER
			I don't care what Isabella wanted
			to see. Go back to our quarters
			right now.

					CLARA
			But Daddy...

					PICARD'S COM VOICE
			Bridge to La Forge. Our speed
			is still dropping.

	Geordi works at his console.

					GEORDI
			I'm increasing power to the
			impulse engines... but forward
			velocity isn't consistent with
			engine output.

					PICARD'S COM VOICE
			Explanation.

					GEORDI
			It looks like something is
			increasing the drag coefficient
			on the ship. But we can't find
			the cause...

  STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/25/92 - ACT ONE  13A.

16   CONTINUED: (2)

					PICARD'S COM VOICE
			If you can't correct it... we're
			going to have to reverse course
			and leave the nebula.

					GEORDI
			Give me a couple of minutes,
			sir...

					SUTTER
				(stern)
			Clara -- now.

	Clara frowns, and heads for the door. Sutter exchanges
	an awkward glance with Geordi, who looks annoyed by
	the situation.

   STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/28/92 - ACT ONE   14.

16   CONTINUED: (3)

					SUTTER
				(to Geordi)
			Sorry, Commander.

	They continue working...

17   INT. CORRIDOR - CONTINUOUS (OPTICAL)

	Clara exits engineering. A beat, then Isabella
	MATERIALIZES behind her. Clara reacts to the sudden
	appearance.

					CLARA
			Why do you keep disappearing like
			that?

					ISABELLA
			The grown-ups don't think I'm
			real. When they're around, I have
			to be invisible.

	Isabella glances back at engineering.

					ISABELLA
			Wait here.

	Isabella DEMATERIALIZES.

18   INT. ENGINEERING - CONTINUOUS (OPTICAL)

	As before -- everyone hard at work.

					DATA
			The drag coefficient continues
			to increase. Forward velocity has
			fallen by twelve percent.

	Behind Data, a nearby console GLOWS the red color.
	Data continues to study his control panel, confused.

					DATA
			Our speed is increasing...

	He studies his console in some puzzlement, then turns
	to Geordi.

					DATA
			The ship's speed has stabilized
			at one-quarter impulse.

	Geordi is pleased.

					GEORDI
			Great, Data. What'd you do?

   STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/25/92 - ACT ONE   15.

18   CONTINUED:

					DATA
			I did nothing, Commander.
				(checks console)
			The problem seems to have
			corrected itself.

	They exchange a mystified look...

19   INT. CORRIDOR (OPTICAL)

	Clara waiting. Isabella APPEARS.

					CLARA
			Where did you go?

					ISABELLA
				(casually)
			There was something I had to do.

	Isabella takes Clara by the hand. As they turn and
	walk away together...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

   STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/26/92 - ACT TWO   16.

                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

20   INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE (OPTICAL)

	Picard, Riker, Data, Geordi discussing their situation.

					GEORDI
			I don't have an explanation, sir.
			We seemed to hit something... and
			then we started losing speed.
			But so far as we can tell, there's
			nothing out there to hit.

					RIKER
			Could some kind of damping field
			cause us to lose velocity?

					DATA
			We simulated several such fields,
			but were unable to reproduce the
			same drag coefficient.

					GEORDI
			We also don't know why the problem
			suddenly corrected itself.

	They are all intrigued by the mystery... none more than
	Picard, whose scientific curiosity has been whetted.

					PICARD
			It seems we're observing a unique
			phenomenon... one that hasn't
			been recorded before.

					GEORDI
			The question is, do we stay here
			and check it out?

					RIKER
			That may be dangerous.

					DATA
			Since we have experienced the
			phenomenon only once, it is
			impossible to estimate the risks.

   STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/25/92 - ACT TWO   17.

20   CONTINUED:

	Geordi responds to the challenge... if something
	mysterious has happened to his ship, he wants to find
	out what it was.

					GEORDI
			I'd like to stick around a little
			longer, sir... collect a sample
			of the gaseous matter, see what
			it tells us...

	Picard considers. Like Geordi, he's propelled by the
	mystery.

					PICARD
			Agreed. Collect your sample,
			Mister La Forge. We'll proceed
			-- with caution.
				(beat)
			Dismissed.

	As they rise to go...

21   INT. CORRIDOR

	Clara and Isabella are walking along. They pass a
	large door, which Isabella eyes with curiosity.

					ISABELLA
				(re: door)
			What's in here?

					CLARA
			That's the door to the cargo bay.
			We can't go in there.

	They continue along...

					ISABELLA
			Let's go someplace with lots of
			people.

					CLARA
			Okay.
				(beat)
			Isabella, why are you so serious
			lately?

	Isabella looks at her.

					ISABELLA
			What do you mean?

  STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/24/92 - ACT TWO  17A.

21   CONTINUED:

					CLARA
			You haven't even smiled once
			today.

	Isabella considers the remark in her unemotional way.
	Suddenly, Clara stops, turns to Isabella and makes a
	funny face. Isabella reacts, taken aback by the
	display -- then, gradually, she breaks out in the
	beginnings of a smile. She touches her mouth and face,
	as if she doesn't quite know what a smile is...

   STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/25/92 - ACT TWO   18.

21   CONTINUED: (2)

	They continue walking. Clara watches Isabella
	happily...

					CLARA
			You're my best friend, Isabella.

					ISABELLA
			Why?

	Clara thinks.

					CLARA
			I don't know. Because we do
			things together... and we trade
			secrets.

	Isabella considers this. It is a difficult concept for
	her alien mind to grasp.

					ISABELLA
			Does everybody have a best friend?

					CLARA
			If they're lucky. Before I had
			you, I didn't have one...

					ISABELLA
			Why not?

					CLARA
			Every time I made friends with
			someone... my daddy's job would
			change and we'd move to a new ship.
			And it takes time to make best
			friends...

					ISABELLA
			How long?

					CLARA
			It depends. With you... not very
			long. You always listened to me,
			even when I was sad...

	Isabella turns this over in her mind.

					ISABELLA
			Clara... I'm glad we're best
			friends.

	Clara smiles at her, good feelings abounding, youthful
	ebullience overflowing.

  STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/25/92 - ACT TWO  18A.

21   CONTINUED: (3)

					CLARA
				(a challenge)
			Race you.

					ISABELLA
			Okay.

					CLARA
			Ready... set ... go!

	Clara takes off running down the corridor. Isabella
	hesitates, unsure what to do -- then she starts
	running, too. Clara has the lead but Isabella is
	quickly catching up...

22   INCLUDE WORF

	rounding a corner at a good clip. Both girls nearly
	collide with him. They stop, breathless and startled
	by the towering Klingon. Worf gives the girls a stern
	look.

					WORF
			This area is not designated for
			children.

   STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 3/04/92 - ACT TWO   19.

22   CONTINUED:

	Isabella, staring at him with eyes as big as saucers,
	takes a step back. Worf realizes he's scared her, and
	despite his hurry, softens his tone.

					WORF
			Are you lost?

	Both girls are speechless.

					WORF
			Where are you supposed to be?

	Clara bravely steps forward.

					CLARA
				(small voice)
			We were only playing. We're
			sorry.

	Worf is affected by Clara's tiny charm. He gives the
	girls a faint smile.

					WORF
			Return to your quarters. And we
			will forget this incident.

					CLARA
			Thank you!

	The girls turn back the way they came, and disappear
	around a corner. Satisfied, Worf continues on his
	way...

	After a moment, Isabella peers around the corner to
	make sure the coast is clear. It is. She hurries back
	out into the corridor, yanking a resistant Clara along
	by the arm...

22A  INT. ENGINEERING

	Sutter is working at a console in Geordi's office as
	Geordi ENTERS.

					GEORDI
			Okay... I've configured the
			magnetic coils to collect gaseous
			matter from the nebula. Go ahead
			and activate the beam emitter.

					SUTTER
			I'm setting the fractionater to
			a continuous cycle...

  STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 3/04/92 - ACT TWO  19A.

22A  CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
			We'll take samples from eight
			random sections. That should give
			us a reliable measure.

	The two men work a beat in silence. Then, somewhat
	tentatively...

					SUTTER
			Commander...

	Geordi hears something in his voice, glances at him.

					SUTTER
			I understand... that you had a
			parent in Starfleet.

					GEORDI
			Two of them, as a matter of fact.
			My father was an exozoologist...
			my mother a command officer.

					SUTTER
			They must have been posted to a
			lot of different assignments...

					GEORDI
			That's putting it mildly. They
			were always on the move... some
			of the time together, some times
			separately... I never knew if
			I was going to be stationed with
			my dad while he studied
			invertebrates in the Modean
			system... or with my mom on some
			outpost near the Neutral Zone.

					SUTTER
			Was that hard on you?

					GEORDI
			I don't remember it that way...

	Sutter gives him an uncertain look.

					SUTTER
			But... it must have been
			disruptive if you didn't stay
			in one place long enough to make
			friends...

	Geordi, on the other hand, knows what Sutter is worried
	about, and taps into his concerns.

  STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 3/04/92 - ACT TWO  19B.

22A  CONTINUED: (2)

					GEORDI
			I guess there were things about
			my childhood that weren't ideal...
			but to me, it was like one long
			adventure.
				(beat)
			Kids are tougher than you think.
			As long as they know you love
			them... they can handle just
			about anything life throws at
			them.

	Sutter realizes Geordi knows what he's been asking
	about. He turns to his work with a small smile.

					SUTTER
			Thanks, Commander.

23   INT. TEN FORWARD (OPTICAL)

	Data and Guinan are sitting at the row of windows,
	observing the spectacular VIEW of the NEBULA.

					GUINAN
				(re: nebula)
			I see... a Samarian coral fish...
			with its fins unfolded...

	Data studies the clouds, puzzled by Guinan's
	observation.

					DATA
			I believe what you are seeing is
			the effect of the fluid dynamic
			processes inherent to large scale
			motion of highly rarified gas.

					GUINAN
			No... first it was a fish... now
			I see a Mintonian sailing ship...

					DATA
			Where?

					GUINAN
				(points)
			Right there -- see how the two
			swirls come up to form a mast...

	Data studies the nebula -- he doesn't see it.

  STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 3/04/92 - ACT TWO  19C.

23   CONTINUED:

					DATA
			I do not see it.
				(analytical)
			It is interesting that people try
			to find meaningful patterns in
			things that are essentially
			random. I have noticed that the
			images they perceive can sometimes
			suggest what they are thinking
			about at that particular moment.

	A beat as they stare outside, pondering the clouds.

					DATA
				(re: nebula)
			Besides, it is clear that this
			cloud formation most closely
			resembles a "bunny rabbit."

	Guinan laughs at Data's remark. Data looks innocently
	at her, puzzled by her response...

23A  ANGLE ON DOOR

	as Clara ENTERS and proceeds into the room. She looks
	around, bravely venturing into the room full of
	grown-ups...

   STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/28/92 - ACT TWO   20.

24   OMITTED

25   ON DATA AND GUINAN

	as they notice Clara across the room.

					GUINAN
			I think someone's lost her way...

	Guinan rises and approaches Clara...

					GUINAN
				(to Clara)
			Hello there. Are you looking for
			someone?

					CLARA
			No... I brought Isabella to see
			Ten Forward.

	Guinan looks around, sees no one, but is cool.

					GUINAN
			Well, ordinarily you're supposed
			to be here with a grown-up... but
			since you've brought Isabella,
			you can be my guest.

	Clara looks up at her. This is the only adult she's
	encountered who seems to accept Isabella right off the
	bat.

					CLARA
			Thank you.

	Guinan moves behind the bar. Clara climbs onto a
	stool.

					GUINAN
			How about two glasses of Papalla
			juice... with extra bubbles.

					CLARA
			Yes, thank you --

	Clara stops in mid-sentence, as if hearing something
	next to her. She leans over, as though listening.
	Then she turns to Guinan.

					CLARA
			Just one, please. Isabella isn't
			thirsty.

					GUINAN
			One juice...

	She reaches under the bar to the replicator, offscreen,
	we HEAR it working as --

   STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/28/92 - ACT TWO   21.

25   CONTINUED:

					CLARA
			You're not like the other
			grown-ups.

					GUINAN
			Oh, no?

					CLARA
			They don't think Isabella's real.

	Guinan turns back with the drink and sets it in front
	of Clara.

					GUINAN
			Sometimes grown-ups have a tough
			time believing in things they
			can't see.

					CLARA
			Why?

					GUINAN
			Well... they tend to get very
			preoccupied with grown-up things.

					CLARA
			Like what?

					GUINAN
			Oh... like figuring out how much
			fuel it takes to power this
			ship... or deciding whether to
			explore one star system or
			another... arranging schedules,
			making lists, counting inventory,
			or... wondering if little girls
			should go to bed at seven... or be
			allowed to stay up till eight.

	Clara grins again... this woman is funny.

					GUINAN
			Their heads can get so full...
			that there's no room left for the
			things you and I know are important.
			Like invisible friends.

  STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/28/92 - ACT TWO  21A.

25   CONTINUED: (2)

					CLARA
				(after a moment's
				 reflection)
			If nobody else understands... how
			come you do?

					GUINAN
			Maybe because when I was your age,
			I had an invisible friend, too.

					CLARA
			You did? What was she like?

					GUINAN
			It wasn't a she.

					CLARA
			What was he like?

					GUINAN
			It wasn't a he.

   STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/28/92 - ACT TWO   22.

25   CONTINUED: (3)

					CLARA
			It?

					GUINAN
			It was a Tarcassian razor beast.
			It had dark brown fur, gold
			eyes... huge spiny wings... It
			could fly so fast that no one
			could see it... except me.

	Clara's eyes go wide -- she's enchanted by the
	description...

					CLARA
			Sounds scary.

					GUINAN
			It was... especially when it
			smiled.

	Clara smiles at this.

					GUINAN
			But the best thing about it was
			that I could curl up and lie on
			its furry stomach. It had the
			deepest, softest purr you've ever
			heard... it put me to sleep
			every night...
				(beat)
			That razor beast was a good
			friend.

	Clara thinks about this.

					CLARA
			So is Isabella.

	They share a smile.

25A  INCLUDE TROI (OPTICAL)

	as she ENTERS Ten Forward. She spots Clara and crosses
	to her. She's gentle, but concerned...

					TROI
			Hello, Clara.

					CLARA
			Hello...

  STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/26/92 - ACT TWO  22A.

25A  CONTINUED:

					GUINAN
				(to Troi)
			I was just talking with Clara and
			Isabella.

	Troi smiles at Guinan, then turns to Clara.

					TROI
			Clara... would you and Isabella
			like to take a walk with me?

					CLARA
			I guess so.
				(to Guinan)
			'Bye.

					GUINAN
			See you later, Clara...
			Isabella.

	Clara walks out with Troi after looking back at Guinan
	with a smile.

26   OMITTED

26A  INT. CORRIDOR

	Troi and Clara walking up to a turbolift. Troi hits
	the button by the door and they wait...

					TROI
			Clara, you haven't been on this
			ship very long, so maybe you don't
			know that Ten Forward is usually
			for grown-ups.

	Clara frowns -- after all, this isn't really her fault.

					CLARA
			I know that. I didn't want to
			go. But Isabella wanted to see
			it.

					TROI
			If Isabella is telling you to do
			things you know are wrong... then
			you must tell her it's not
			acceptable.

  STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/26/92 - ACT TWO  22B.

26A  CONTINUED:

					CLARA
			I tried to. But she wouldn't
			listen.

	They walk up to a turbolift. The doors slide open.
	They enter...

26B  INT. TURBOLIFT - CONTINUOUS

	Troi and Clara ENTER.

					TROI
				(to lift)
			Deck thirty-two.

	The lift starts moving.

					TROI
				(to Clara)
			Would you like me to talk to
			Isabella for you?

	Clara shrugs. Troi looks next to Clara.

					TROI
			Isabella... it's not very nice
			to tell Clara to do things she
			isn't supposed to.

	Clara reacts, as though hearing a voice next to her.

					CLARA
			She's over here.

	Troi speaks to the other side of Clara.

					TROI
			From now on... I want you to ask
			a grown-up before you go places
			that are off-limits.

	Clara leans over, as if listening to something Isabella
	is whispering to her. She frowns, then glances at
	Troi.

					TROI
			What did she say?

					CLARA
			She said...

   STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/26/92 - ACT TWO   23.

26B  CONTINUED:

	Clara trails off, uncomfortable, not wanting to repeat
	what she heard.

					TROI
			Clara. Please tell me what
			Isabella said.

	Clara looks uncomfortable -- she moves in close to
	Troi, so Isabella can't hear what she's saying.

					CLARA
				(whispers)
			She said... you better leave us
			alone.

	Clara looks at the floor, feeling awful. OFF Troi's
	concern...

27   INT. SUTTER'S QUARTERS

	Troi and Sutter together in Sutter's side of the room
	(Clara's room is adjacent, separated by a door).

					TROI
			I'm a little concerned about the
			turn this is taking. It seems
			Clara is starting to do
			inappropriate things... and she's
			blaming them on Isabella.

	Sutter reacts.

					SUTTER
			She came into engineering today...
			and said it was Isabella's idea.

	Sutter looks concerned. Troi tries to ease his mind.

   STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/24/92 - ACT TWO   24.

27   CONTINUED:

					TROI
			I don't think it's too serious
			yet. But we should make more of
			an effort to get her involved with
			real friends her own age.
				(beat)
			The Children's Center is having
			a ceramics class this afternoon.
			Why don't I take Clara?

	Sutter cheers up a little.

					SUTTER
			I think she'd like that.

					TROI
			I'll see if there's room left in
			the class. In the meantime, make
			yourself available to Clara. Let
			her know she doesn't have to rely
			on Isabella when she needs someone
			to talk to.

	Sutter nods, hopeful.

					SUTTER
			Thank you, Counselor.

28   INT. CLARA'S QUARTERS (OPTICAL)

	Clara is putting together a futuristic jigsaw puzzle.
	She is solemn, after all that's happened today.
	Isabella watches from across the room... then finally
	approaches her...

					ISABELLA
			Are you mad at me?

	Clara shrugs, keeps working on the puzzle.

					ISABELLA
				(sweetly)
			I'm sorry I got you in trouble.

	Clara looks up at her, brightened by the apology.

					CLARA
			That's okay.

   STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/25/92 - ACT TWO   25.

28   CONTINUED:

					ISABELLA
			Are we still... best friends?

	Clara smiles, nods emphatically. She holds out a
	puzzle piece.

					CLARA
			Here -- you can help me put this
			together, if you want.

	Isabella takes the piece. They start to put the puzzle
	together...

					ISABELLA
			Clara... Why are grown-ups so
			mean?

					CLARA
			They're not mean -- they're just
			more serious than we are.

					ISABELLA
			Sometimes I wish they'd just go
			away.

					CLARA
			You do?

					ISABELLA
			Yes... I don't like them.

	A beat. Then Isabella focuses on Clara -- she is
	testing Clara's loyalties...

					ISABELLA
			I'm bored. Let's go back to
			engineering.

	Clara reacts -- not again. She holds firm.

					CLARA
			We're not allowed to go there.

   STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/25/92 - ACT TWO   26.

28   CONTINUED: (2)

	Isabella's expression hardens -- she tosses down a
	puzzle piece, unhappy with the response. Isabella is
	manipulating Clara, working on the young girl's
	affections. It's an eerie sight -- Isabella has a
	hidden agenda and she's using Clara to get it...

					ISABELLA
			I thought we were best friends.

					CLARA
			We are.

					ISABELLA
			Then why won't you play with me?

					CLARA
			I told you...

					ISABELLA
			You always listen to the
			grown-ups. You don't care about
			me.

	Clara looks hurt.

					CLARA
			That's not true.

					ISABELLA
			I thought we'd have fun
			together, once you could really
			see me. I thought you'd like
			me...

	Clara is speechless. Isabella moves close to her,
	putting on the pressure, trying to persuade Clara...

					ISABELLA
			Let's go to engineering, Clara.
			Just for a little while. No one
			will know -- it'll be our secret.
			And if they find us, we'll tell
			them we got lost...

	Before Clara can respond, the door CHIMES.

					CLARA
			Who is it?

					TROI (o.s.)
			Counselor Troi.

     STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - 2/24/92 - ACT TWO     27.

28   CONTINUED: (3)

	Isabella DEMATERIALIZES. Clara moves to the doors and
	touches a button. The doors slide open, and Troi
	ENTERS.

					TROI
			Hello, Clara.

					CLARA
			Hi.

					TROI
			I came to ask if you'd like to
			come to a ceramics class.

	Clara likes the idea.

					CLARA
			Can Isabella come, too?

					TROI
			No, Clara. We'll do something
			with Isabella another day.

	Clara glances around the room, uneasy about leaving
	Isabella behind.

					CLARA
			Well...
				(makes the decision)
			Okay.

	Troi smiles, and takes Clara by the hand. They EXIT.

	After a beat, Isabella APPEARS. Her face is a mixture
	of jealousy and anger -- Clara has left her and she
	hates it. Her eyes start to GLOW a deep red color,
	as if with alien rage...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

  STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 3/5/93 - ACT THREE  28.

                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

29   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	moving through the nebula.

29A  INT. BRIDGE

	Picard, Data, and Worf; Felton at the conn.

					DATA
			Sir, as we move deeper into the
			nebula, sensors indicate that
			levels of helium and trionium have
			continued to rise steadily

					PICARD
			Is it anything the shields can't
			handle?

					DATA
			No, sir, we are well within
			tolerance levels --

	Suddenly there is another TREMBLE to the ship, and the
	lights FLICKER. Picard is on his feet.

					PICARD
			Mister Data -- ?

					DATA
			Shields have registered an impact,
			sir...

					PICARD
			But sensors don't show anything
			out there, right?

					DATA
			No, sir. There is no indication
			of anything near the ship.

					WORF
			Forward velocity is dropping,
			Captain. Down by point-four
			percent.

					PICARD
			Can we go to warp speed?

  STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 3/5/93 - ACT THREE  28A.

29A  CONTINUED:

					DATA
			Until we determine the cause of
			the drag coefficient, I would not
			recommend it, sir.

					WORF
			Forward velocity is down by one
			point one percent.

					PICARD
			Ensign, increase power to the
			impulse engines.

					FELTON
			Aye, sir.

	Felton inputs the command; Data studies his console.

					DATA
			Impulse engines are now at full
			power.

					WORF
			We are no longer losing speed.

					DATA
			Forward velocity is holding
			steady. The drag coefficient is
			still present, but it has
			stabilized.

	Picard takes a beat, assessing these strange events.

					PICARD
				(to Com)
			Bridge to Commander Riker... check
			with Mister La Forge... see if
			he's found anything in that matter
			sample from the nebula.

					RIKER'S COM VOICE
			On my way, sir.

	Picard settles into his chair, concerned.

30   INT. ENGINEERING (OPTICAL)

	Geordi and Sutter are studying a clear TUBE, which
	contains a sampling of red gas from the nebula. Sutter
	scans the tube with a TECH device, while Geordi works
	a console.

	Riker ENTERS and approaches the team.

 STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 3/04/92 - ACT THREE 28B.

30   CONTINUED:

					RIKER
			Any luck?

					GEORDI
			Yeah -- take a look at this...

	Geordi is excited -- their work is going well. He
	indicates the tube.

					GEORDI
			We tried radiating the matter
			sample with just about everything
			we could think of. We didn't find
			anything... until we subjected
			it to a high frequency warp
			field...

	Geordi looks to Sutter, who activates the TECH device.
	It casts a GLOW onto the matter, causing a single
	thread-like STRAND to appear. Geordi points to the
	strand.

					GEORDI
				(re: strand)
			This may be what we've been
			running into...

					RIKER
			Do you know what it is?

  STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/25/92 - ACT THREE  29.

30   CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
			We think so. Now that the sensors
			can read it, it seems to be a
			highly cohesive form of plasma
			-- like a strand of energy.

					SUTTER
			We figure this segment is just
			part of a network of much larger
			strands.

					GEORDI
			When these things come in contact
			with our shields, it produces a
			resonant effect -- and creates the
			drag coefficient we've been
			experiencing.

	Riker eyes the strand with curiosity.

					RIKER
			Anything like this on record?

					GEORDI
			No.

	Riker is intrigued, but concerned.

					RIKER
			Any idea how many more of these
			there might be?

					GEORDI
			No. But if we run the warp field
			generators through the deflector
			grid, we could radiate a field
			outside the ship.

					RIKER
			... and we'd see for ourselves.
			Let's do it.

					GEORDI
			Aye.

	Riker turns to go, as the others resume their work...

 STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/24/92 - ACT THREE 29A.

31   INT. DAYCARE CENTER

	Troi and Clara ENTER and take in the scene. A handful
	of CHILDREN are at various tables, working on their
	ceramic projects. Worf's son, ALEXANDER, is sitting
	alone at a table. Clara, extremely shy, clings to Troi
	as they cross to Alexander's table...

    STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - 2/24/92 - ACT THREE    30.

31   CONTINUED:

					TROI
			Alexander, I thought you might
			like a partner.

	Alexander looks up.

					TROI
			This is Clara Sutter. She's new
			on board. Clara, meet Alexander
			Rozhenko.

	Clara's eyes drop to the floor. Alexander is more
	forward.

					ALEXANDER
				(to Clara)
			I'm making a cup for my father.
			Wanna help?

	Clara looks at the CUP -- it's a huge and lopsided
	goblet covered with spikes. A Klingon child's version
	of a cup. Clara looks at Troi, as if for permission.

					TROI
			It's alright...

	Clara sits down at the table and eagerly begins to
	stick clay spikes onto the cup. Alexander stops her,
	and politely shows her the right way to do it.

					ALEXANDER
			You gotta put them all in a row...
			like this...

	Clara quickly gets the hang of it. She looks at
	Alexander and smiles. Clearly, they're hitting it off.

					TROI
			Clara, would you like some clay
			of your own?

	But Clara is already absorbed in the activity, talking
	quietly with Alexander.

					CLARA
			I've never made a cup before.
			How do you do the round part?

					ALEXANDER
			It's easy. Just take a big piece
			of clay, and push your hand into
			it...

	Troi is pleased. Over their dialogue, she walks
	away...

  STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/25/92 - ACT THREE  31.

32   INT. BRIDGE

	Picard, Riker, Data, Worf and Ensign Felton. Geordi at
	the aft science station. N.D.s as needed.

					WORF
			Warp field generators are standing
			by.

					GEORDI
			Captain -- we should be able to
			illuminate any strands within two
			thousand kilometers of the ship.

					PICARD
			Proceed.

	Geordi works the console.

					GEORDI
			Initiating field generation...

	Geordi hits a command...

33   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	The red clouds of the nebula illuminate with a GLOW --
	revealing an incredible sight: There are ENERGY STRANDS
	all over the place. They surround the ship on all
	sides -- an impossibly complex latticework of energy,
	like a spider's web. (NOTE: None of the strands is
	touching the ship.)

34   INT. BRIDGE

	Reactions to the beautiful and alarming sight.

					PICARD
			Remarkable...

					DATA
				(works console)
			It is an irregular lattice
			composed of approximately
			forty-seven million strands of
			energy.

	Picard and Riker exchange a look -- both are uneasy
	with the situation.

  STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/25/92 - ACT THREE  32.

34   CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
			Captain -- with this many out
			there, the resonant effect on
			our shields could cause a
			problem...

	Picard nods.

					PICARD
			Agreed. Ensign -- bring us about
			and take us out of the nebula.

					DATA
			That may be difficult, sir.
			I am now detecting a significant
			number of strands behind us.

					PICARD
			Do your best, Ensign.

					ENSIGN FELTON
			Aye, sir.

	As Felton works the controls...

35   INT. TROI'S QUARTERS (OPTICAL)

	Troi ENTERS, crosses to a replicator food slot.

					TROI
				(to replicator)
			Hot chocolate.

	A cup of hot chocolate MATERIALIZES. Troi takes the
	cup and sets it on her desk. She sits down and starts
	to work on a desktop viewer.

					TROI
				(to computer)
			Computer -- list my appointment
			schedule for next week.

    STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - 2/24/92 - ACT THREE    33.

35   CONTINUED:

	The viewer displays a listing of information. As Troi
	studies the screen, she reaches for the cup of hot
	chocolate and takes a sip, relishing the taste. She
	sets down the cup, and goes to work on the viewer...

	Unseen by Troi, the cup spills onto the desk as if
	pushed by an invisible hand. Troi reacts, surprised --
	did she knock it over? Hot chocolate is pouring
	everywhere, all over her work. OFF Troi's mystified
	expression...

36   INT. DAYCARE CENTER (OPTICAL)

	Alexander and Clara have finished the cup, and are now
	having snacks with the other children -- juice and
	crackers. They're getting along well... Alexander
	trying to show off a little, and Clara suitably
	impressed.

					ALEXANDER
			Kryonian Tigers aren't so scary.
			I saw one once.

					CLARA
			You did?

					ALEXANDER
				(nods)
			My father took me to the zoo on
			Brentalia. All the tiger did
			was lick my hand. And he smelled
			funny.

	Clara giggles. She tries to place another spike on
	the cup, but it won't stick.

					CLARA
			I think we need more water.

					ALEXANDER
			I'll get some.

    STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - 2/24/92 - ACT THREE    34.

36   CONTINUED:

	Alexander turns to pick up a bowl of water. Just then,
	a block of clay on the table tips over, as if pushed
	by an invisible hand. It drops straight into the cup,
	demolishing it. Clara reacts -- realizing what has
	happened...

					CLARA
				(whispers)
			Isabella?

	Alexander turns and sees the ruined cup. He looks at
	Clara, shocked -- he thinks she did it.

					ALEXANDER
			Clara!

					CLARA
			I didn't do it.

					ALEXANDER
			Then who did?

					CLARA
			It was Isabella.

	Alexander glances around.

					ALEXANDER
			I don't see anybody.

					CLARA
			She's invisible.

	Alexander doesn't believe it.

					ALEXANDER
			I worked two weeks on this. That
			was really mean.

					CLARA
			I didn't do it! I didn't!

					ALEXANDER
			There's no such thing as invisible
			people. You're lying!

	Alexander turns to walk away. Suddenly, a sloppy lump
	of clay FLIES off the table and splats Alexander right
	in the back of the head.

					ALEXANDER
			Hey!

      STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/25/92 - ACT THREE      35.

36   CONTINUED: (2)

					CLARA
			Isabella, STOP!

	Frustrated and frightened, Clara leaps from the table
	and runs out of the room...

37   INT. ARBORETUM (OPTICAL)

	Clara ENTERS, and runs to the clearing in the soil
	where she was planting seeds. She sits on the ground
	and grabs her knees, crying softly to herself...

	Isabella steps into view a few feet away. She
	watches Clara for a moment, then approaches her.

					ISABELLA
			Clara...

	Clara looks up, tear-streaked. She's confused, angry.

					CLARA
			Why are you being so mean to me?
			Why'd you do that to my friend?

	Isabella is cold, impersonal -- creepy.

					ISABELLA
			Because you ran away from me.
			You left me alone. I had to do
			everything by myself...

	Isabella moves closer to Clara, who grows fearful.

					CLARA
			You're scaring me.

	Isabella's face is menacing -- her eyes take on the
	sinister red GLOW. Her true alien persona is rising to
	the surface, and it's a terrifying sight...

					ISABELLA
			I was going to protect you, Clara.
			I liked you...

	Clara recoils as Isabella moves right up to her face.

					ISABELLA
			But now I don't care. Now... when
			the others come... you can die
			along with everyone else.

         STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - 2/24/92 - ACT THREE        36.

37   CONTINUED:

	Clara's eyes widen with shock and fear -- she can
	hardly believe these words are coming from Isabella.
	OFF her terrified face...

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

       STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/27/92 - ACT FOUR      37.

                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

38   INT. BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	Picard, Riker, Data, Geordi, Worf, Ensign Felton.
	N.D.s as needed. The VIEWSCREEN shows the complex
	latticework of energy strands.

					PICARD
			Status, Mister Data?

					DATA
			At our current speed, we will
			clear the nebula in twelve
			minutes, four seconds.

					PICARD
			Continue full sensor sweeps. I
			want all the information we can
			gather.

	Suddenly, the ship TREMBLES slightly.

					WORF
				(off console)
			Captain -- forward velocity down
			point six percent.

	Another TREMBLE, this time more intense.

					WORF
			Velocity down two point four
			percent.

	The ship TREMBLES again. And another TREMBLE.

					PICARD
			Mister Data?

       STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/27/92 - ACT FOUR      38.

38   CONTINUED:

					DATA
			We are moving through a dense
			concentration of energy strands.

38A  OMITTED

38B  INTERCUT: VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)

	There are even more ENERGY STRANDS than seen in Act
	Two. We see the ship's "POV" as it pushes through the
	dense strands, as if moving through seaweed...

					RIKER
			Can we go to warp?

					GEORDI
			The stress on the hull would be
			too great...

	Another TREMBLE.

					DATA
				(off console)
			Captain -- density appears to be
			lower off the starboard bow.

					PICARD
			Ensign, bring us to bearing
			oh-three-oh mark five.

					ENSIGN FELTON
			Aye, sir...

	Felton works the controls. A moment goes by without
	incident.

					WORF
			Forward velocity holding...

	A small moment of relief.

					PICARD
			Steady as she goes...

	OFF their tension...

       STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/27/92 - ACT FOUR      39.

38C  INT. TEN FORWARD

	Troi is sitting alone at a table, an untouched slice of
	chocolate cake at her side. She is idly drawing little
	circles on the table with a finger... lost in thought,
	doodling aimlessly. Guinan passes by, notices Troi
	in her absorption, and stops. Troi is oblivious...
	keeps tracing designs with her finger.

					GUINAN
			Something wrong with the cake?

	Troi looks up, as though suddenly brought back to
	reality, not sure where she is.

					TROI
			Pardon me?

	Guinan sits down.

					GUINAN
			When I see you with a piece of
			chocolate cake... that hasn't been
			touched... either the cake's no
			good -- or something's bothering
			you.

	Troi gives a wan smile.

					TROI
			I'm sure the cake is fine. I've
			just been thinking...

					GUINAN
			Let me guess... about a little
			girl and her imaginary friend.

					TROI
			I'm just... wondering... if I'm
			doing the right thing.

					GUINAN
			How so?

					TROI
			I know the best thing to do is
			to gradually wean her away from
			her fantasy... And today she did
			meet some new friends, and had
			a good time with them.

	She takes a breath... almost a sigh.

       STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 3/02/92 - ACT FOUR      40.

38C  CONTINUED:

					GUINAN
			But?

					TROI
			But... at the same time, I can't
			help wondering if I'm stealing
			something from her... something
			precious...

	She looks at Guinan, a little wistful and uncertain.

					TROI
			... a part of her childhood that
			she'll never have again.

	Guinan smiles at her, leans forward.

					GUINAN
			I don't know about that. I was
			just telling Clara about my
			imaginary friend.

					TROI
			Your imaginary friend?

					GUINAN
			Yeah -- a Tarcassian razor beast.
			It protected me. I knew nothing
			could ever hurt me as long as I
			had that razor beast around.

	Troi smiles, understanding.

					GUINAN
			Over the years, its body kind of
			faded away. What was left was
			more of an idea than a thing.
				(beat)
			I don't talk to it nearly as much
			as I used to.

					TROI
				(surprised)
			You still talk to it?

					GUINAN
			All the time. When I get
			scared... or confused... or I
			need help. The way I see it, you
			don't ever have to lose your
			imaginary friend.
					(MORE)

       STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/28/92 - ACT FOUR     40A.

38C  CONTINUED: (2)

					GUINAN (cont'd)
			If it's something you need in your
			life -- it'll be there.
				(beat)
			It just might not be called an
			imaginary friend anymore.

	Troi smiles, affected by Guinan's words.

       STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/28/92 - ACT FOUR      41.

38C  CONTINUED: (3)

					SUTTER'S COM VOICE
			Ensign Sutter to Counselor Troi.

					TROI
			Go ahead, Ensign.

					SUTTER'S COM VOICE
			Would you come to my quarters?
			I'm having a problem with Clara.

					TROI
			On my way.

	As Troi rises to go...

39
thru	OMITTED
43

44   INT. SUTTER'S QUARTERS

	Later. Clara is sitting across the room, in her
	nightclothes, ready for bed. She looks pale and quiet.
	Troi and Sutter are talking quietly by the door...

					SUTTER
				(re: Clara)
			She won't even go into her room.
			She's terrified "Isabella" is
			going to hurt her.

	Troi reacts, disturbed by the news. She looks at
	Clara, then crosses to her and kneels down...

					TROI
			Clara... your father tells me
			Isabella has been saying some very
			bad things to you.

	Clara frowns and nods.

					TROI
			What did she say?

	Clara shivers at the memory.

					CLARA
			She said they were going to come
			and kill everyone.

       STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/27/92 - ACT FOUR      42.

44   CONTINUED:

					TROI
			Who's going to come and kill
			everyone?

					CLARA
			The others... like her.

					TROI
			Did she say why?

	Clara shakes her head, no. Troi is gentle but firm.
	She hates to see Clara so frightened, but she doesn't
	want to encourage these kind of fantasies.

					TROI
			I know you must be very
			frightened. Sometimes what we
			imagine can be just as scary as
			something real.
				(beat)
			But I promise you -- there's no
			way Isabella can harm you or
			anyone on this ship.

					CLARA
			But she's not imaginary anymore.
			She's real now. I can see
			her...

					TROI
			You can see her... ?

					CLARA
			Yes.

	Troi is troubled by Clara's conviction. She carefully
	plays along...

					TROI
			If I go with you and hold your
			hand, will you go into your room?

					CLARA
			I think so...

					TROI
			We'll make sure Isabella isn't
			anywhere around. Alright?

	Clara nods, apprehensive.

					TROI
			Come on.

       STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/27/92 - ACT FOUR     42A.

44   CONTINUED: (2)

	Clara stands and takes Troi's hand. Troi throws a look
	to Sutter, giving him the signal to "wait here." Sutter
	hangs back as Troi and Clara enter Clara's room
	together...

       STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/27/92 - ACT FOUR      43.

45   INT. CLARA'S QUARTERS - CONTINUOUS

	Troi and Clara ENTER: They take a preliminary glance
	around the room -- it's empty.

					TROI
			Do you see anybody?

	Clara shakes her head, no.

					TROI
			Let's look under the bed...

	They cross to Clara's bed. Clara clings to Troi,
	nervous. Troi kneels down and lifts the bedcover.
	She looks, then turns to Clara.

					TROI
			Is she there?

	With great hesitation, Clara looks under the bed --
	it's empty. She relaxes a little. They stand.

					TROI
			Now... where else?

	Clara points to a nearby chair. They move to it, and
	Troi looks behind it.

					TROI
			Is she behind here?

	Clara shakes her head, no.

					TROI
			Maybe Isabella's gone home...

	Troi looks around, then leads the way to the sink area
	and takes a look around.

					TROI
			Anything there?

	Clara tentatively peers into the bathroom area. She
	looks mollified. As they cross toward Clara's bed,
	Troi tries to reassure Clara...

					TROI
			Maybe Isabella knows you're making
			new friends now.
					(MORE)

         STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - 2/24/92 - ACT FOUR         44.

45   CONTINUED:

					TROI (cont'd)
			In fact, I'll bet she won't be
			coming around as much anymore...

	Clara considers the remark, then glances at a nearby
	closet. She points to it.

					CLARA
			What about the closet?

					TROI
			Oh. Okay...

	They cross to the closet...

45A  ON CLOSET

	As Troi slides open the door... The closet is empty.

					TROI
			Anybody in here?

	Troi turns to Clara...

46   INCLUDE CLARA (OPTICAL)

	Isabella is standing right behind Clara-- she is
	staring directly at Troi with a cold expression. Troi
	reacts, completely stunned to see the girl. Before
	she can utter a word, Isabella raises a hand and throws
	out a STRAND OF RED ENERGY -- the strand HITS Troi and
	knocks her backward --

	Clara screams as Troi falls to the floor,
	unconscious...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

       STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/26/92 - ACT FIVE      45.

                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

47   INT. SICKBAY

	Troi is lying on a bed, conscious but extremely weak.
	Picard and Sutter stand close by, while Beverly scans
	Troi with a medical tricorder. Troi is recounting what
	happened in a frail voice...

					TROI
			She was eleven, maybe twelve...
			with blonde hair...

	Troi is chilled by the memory. She tries to sit up,
	worried.

					TROI
			Clara...

	Beverly comforts Troi.

					BEVERLY
			Clara's sleeping. She's going
			to be fine.

	Troi lays back down, too weak to argue. Beverly turns
	to Picard, Sutter.

					BEVERLY
				(re: Troi)
			Her bioelectrical processes were
			severely disrupted. It's like
			the energy was pulled right out
			of her body.

	Picard and Sutter exchange a concerned look.

					SUTTER
			Captain... Clara told me her
			imaginary friend was making
			threats. She claimed that others
			were on the way... and that they
			were going to kill everyone on
			the ship.

	Picard considers grimly -- this is a strange and
	unsettling situation.

					PICARD
				(taps communicator)
			Picard to Lieutenant Worf.

       STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/27/92 - ACT FIVE      46.

47   CONTINUED:

					WORF'S COM VOICE
			Worf here.

					PICARD
			We have established the presence
			of what appears to be an alien
			entity on board.
				(beat)
			It seems the entity has manifested
			itself in the form of a twelve-
			year-old girl who has been seen
			with Clara Sutter. She has blonde
			hair... blue eyes...

47A  INTERCUT: INT. BRIDGE

	Worf reacts to the description, realizing...

					WORF
				(cutting in)
			... and a blue dress? Yes sir,
			I have seen her.

47B  INT. SICKBAY

					PICARD
			When?

					WORF'S COM VOICE
			Two days ago, near engineering.
			She was with Miss Sutter.

					PICARD
				(reacts)
			Engineering... Security Alert,
			Mister Worf. Be on the lookout.

					WORF'S COM VOICE
			Aye, sir.

	Across the room, Nurse Ogawa ENTERS -- she's leading
	Clara by the hand. Reactions as they approach. Clara
	looks nervous but determined. Ogawa is apologetic.

					OGAWA
				(to others, re: Clara)
			She insisted on talking to you.

	Clara looks up at the expectant adults.

					CLARA
			It's about Isabella...

       STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/26/92 - ACT FIVE     46A.

47B  CONTINUED:

					SUTTER
			What about her, Clara?

	Clara musters the courage to say what she has to say.

					CLARA
			I think her feelings were hurt.
			She said she liked me... that she
			liked being with me. She was my
			friend. She only got mean when
			I stopped paying attention to
			her...

	Reactions to Clara. Sutter kneels down close to Clara.

					SUTTER
				(softly)
			Did she say when the others were
			coming?

	Clara shakes her head -- she doesn't know.

					SUTTER
			Thanks, Sweetie. Go back to bed
			now... we'll handle this.

					CLARA
			But Daddy...

	Picard speaks gently to Clara, appealing to her desire
	to help.

					PICARD
			Thank you, Clara. If we need
			your help again, I hope we can
			count on you.

	Clara nods bravely.

					CLARA
			Yes, Captain.

	Suddenly, the ship TREMBLES sharply -- it's different
	than the previous trembles, more jarring.

					RIKER'S COM VOICE
			Captain Picard -- report to the
			the bridge.

					PICARD
			On my way.

	Picard heads for the door...

       STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/27/92 - ACT FIVE      47.

48   INT. BRIDGE

	Picard ENTERS. Riker, Worf, Data, Geordi and Ensign
	Felton are working.

					PICARD
			Report.

					RIKER
			Our speed is down by twenty-two
			percent.

	A TREMBLE, like the last one -- intense and jarring.

					GEORDI
			Strand density is ten times what
			it was, Captain. We can't take
			many more hits...

					PICARD
			All stop.

48A  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as it comes to a stop. The ship is immersed in an
	astounding amount of ENERGY STRANDS -- ten times as
	many. They surround the ship like a spider's web --
	tendrils draped over the ship, tangling it deeper...

48B  INT. BRIDGE

	As before. Worf reacts to his console.

					WORF
			Sir -- something is heading
			toward us, bearing one-oh-three
			mark oh-two-four.

					PICARD
			On screen.

49   INTERCUT: VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)

	Something is visible moving through the strands -- it
	looks like a spindly BALL of crackling ENERGY. And
	it's heading toward the ship...

					RIKER
			What is it?

         STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - 2/24/92 - ACT FIVE         48.

49   CONTINUED:

					DATA
				(off console)
			It appears to be an energy
			vortex... of highly complex
			patterns. Very possibly a life
			form.

	Reactions. On the viewscreen, several more ENERGY
	BALLS come into view one after another...

					RIKER
			Red Alert!

	The ship goes to RED ALERT. On the screen, one of the
	energy creatures FLIES quickly toward us and WHAM!
	The ship SHAKES.

					DATA
			It is in direct physical contact
			with the shields.

					WORF
			Shields dropping to seventy-five
			percent... seventy-two percent...

					RIKER
				(realizing)
			The damn thing's feeding off
			our shields. Data -- remodulate
			the shield frequencies!

       STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/28/92 - ACT FIVE      49.

49   CONTINUED: (2)

					DATA
			Aye, sir.
				(beat)
			No effect.

	On the viewscreen, a few more energy creatures FLY
	toward us. A SHAKE -- then another SHAKE.

					WORF
			Shields to sixty-four percent.

					GEORDI
				(off console)
			We have about eight minutes before
			those things drain our shields.

	A tense beat.

					RIKER
				(to Picard)
			Any ideas?

	Picard considers their next move. OFF his grim face...

50   INT. ARBORETUM

	Picard, Worf, Sutter and Clara ENTER. Clara breaks
	free from the adults and starts to search for Isabella.
	She calls out softly...

					CLARA
			Isabella... Isabella...

	No response. The adults follow as Clara ventures
	deeper through the trees and flowers...

					CLARA
			Isabella... Don't you want to talk
			to me? I'm not mad at you...

       STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/27/92 - ACT FIVE      50.

50   CONTINUED:

	Picard steps forward, makes an appeal to the invisible
	Isabella. He knows he's dealing with an alien, and
	takes the appropriate tack -- he's reasonable but
	commanding, trying to draw her out...

					PICARD
			We know you've been on the ship
			for some time now. We know you've
			been posing as Clara's friend --
			and that you've been threatening
			her...
				(beat)
			We can only assume there's a
			connection between you and the
			life-forms attacking our ship...

	Picard waits for a response. Nothing. He
	continues...

					PICARD
			You are obviously an intelligent
			being. There's no reason for
			you to hide...

	The ship SHAKES. Picard is growing frustrated. He
	challenges the alien to appear...

					PICARD
			Talk to us. Or can you only
			communicate by frightening a small
			child?

	Silence. Clara calls out...

					CLARA
			I'm scared, Isabella...

	A beat. Then Picard and Clara see something...

51   INCLUDE ISABELLA (OPTICAL)

	As she MATERIALIZES in the clearing where Clara was
	planting seeds. Her face is neutral. Picard, Worf
	and Sutter react to the sight. Isabella sees them and
	tenses. Picard proceeds with caution...

					PICARD
				(to Isabella)
			Who are you?

       STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/28/92 - ACT FIVE      51.

51   CONTINUED:

	Isabella speaks in a neutral voice. Although she looks
	like a Human girl, her alien persona is more obvious
	than ever -- she's sophisticated, intelligent, guarded.
	It's a strange and unnerving sight...

					ISABELLA
			I came here to determine whether
			you were a threat to us. And to
			examine the purity of your energy
			sources.

					PICARD
			Energy... is that why they're
			draining our shields?

					ISABELLA
			Yes. The emissions from your
			graviton field generators are
			far richer than our normal
			sources of energy.

	The ship SHUDDERS -- the LIGHTS FLICKER and GO OUT,
	and the EMERGENCY LIGHTS come on.

					PICARD
				(taps communicator)
			Picard to bridge. Report.

					RIKER'S COM VOICE
			Shields are down to three percent.
			We're diverting all available
			power.

					PICARD
			Acknowledged.

	Picard turns to Isabella, makes an urgent appeal.

					PICARD
			If it's energy you want, we can
			provide it in other ways. You
			needn't destroy us.

	Isabella is cold, emotionless.

					ISABELLA
			You should be destroyed. You are
			cruel, uncaring creatures.

       STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 3/03/92 - ACT FIVE      52.

51   CONTINUED: (2)

					PICARD
				(reacts)
			What makes you say that?

					ISABELLA
			The way you treat Clara.

					PICARD
				(surprised)
			In what way did we mistreat her?

					ISABELLA
			You wouldn't let her do what she
			wanted to... or go where she
			wanted to...

					PICARD
				(interrupting)
			You mean where you wanted her to.

					ISABELLA
			Why does that make a difference?

					PICARD
			You were taking her to places that
			were inappropriate -- even
			dangerous.

					ISABELLA
			I wouldn't have let anything
			happen to her...

					PICARD
			We had no way of knowing that.
			We had no way of knowing you were
			real. All we knew was that a
			little girl's imaginary friend
			was scaring her... threatening
			her...

					ISABELLA
			That was only after you tried to
			keep her from being my friend.

	A dawning realization...

					PICARD
			I'm beginning to understand.
			You've seen this ship... all of
			us... from a unique perspective
			-- a child's point of view. It
			must have seemed terribly unfair
			and restrictive...

       STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 3/03/92 - ACT FIVE     52A.

51   CONTINUED: (3)

	A beat... he nods thoughtfully to himself, glancing
	at the other adults... with almost a smile...

					PICARD
			As adults, we don't always stop
			to realize how everything we say
			and do shapes the impressions of
			young people.
				(beat)
			But if you are to judge us as a
			people by the way we treat our
			children... and I cannot think
			of a better criterion... you must
			understand how deeply we care for
			them. When our children are
			young, they cannot always
			understand what might be
			dangerous. Our rules are a way
			to keep them from harm. Either
			real or imagined.

	Picard puts his hand on Clara's shoulder...

					PICARD
			This is part of the continuity
			of the Human species. You see...
			when Clara grows up, she will make
			rules for her children... to
			protect them... just as we
			protect her.

	Isabella contemplates the words. She glances at Clara,
	uncertain. Clara moves close to Isabella, makes a tiny
	appeal to the alien...

					CLARA
			Please don't hurt us.

	The simplicity of her remark is touching. Isabella
	looks at her, softening a bit.

					CLARA
			If you still want to be my best
			friend, I'd like it very much.

	Isabella wavers. Clearly, she has developed an
	unexpected and genuine affection for Clara. The ship
	SHAKES. And SHAKES again. It prompts Isabella to make
	the decision...

	Isabella DEMATERIALIZES. A red point of LIGHT is all
	that's left -- it flits about, then flies upward and
	vanishes through the ceiling...

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       STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 3/02/92 - ACT FIVE      53.

53   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	The spindly balls of energy, the creatures, move away
	from their positions on the ship... and head back into
	the nebula. A moment later, the energy strands
	attached to the Enterprise begin to fall away, freeing
	the ship...

54   OMITTED

54A  INT. BRIDGE

	Riker, Data, Geordi, Felton. Picard and Worf ENTER and
	take their stations.

					PICARD
			Status, Number One?

					RIKER
			We're free of the strands. We'll
			have full warp capability in
			twenty minutes.

					PICARD
			Notify all sections we'll be
			leaving the area in one hour.

					RIKER
			Sir?

					PICARD
			Mister La Forge, I want you to
			drive the warp engines to full
			power, and direct a flow of energy
			out into the nebula.

					GEORDI
			Aye, sir...

       STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/27/92 - ACT FIVE      54.

54A  CONTINUED:

	Geordi works the controls. As Picard and Riker
	exchange a relieved glance...

54B  INT. CLARA'S QUARTERS

	Clara ENTERS from Sutter's room and sits down on her
	bed. She yawns, tired after all that's happened. A
	quiet moment passes by as she pulls back her covers and
	fluffs her pillow...

	Isabella MATERIALIZES next to the bed. Clara reacts,
	surprised. A tense beat as they stare at one
	another... then Isabella's cold demeanor softens
	slightly...

					ISABELLA
			I came to say... I'm sorry I
			frightened you.

					CLARA
			It's okay.

					ISABELLA
			And I misled you. I wasn't really
			your Isabella.

	Clara smiles at her, with the expansive forgiveness
	of children.

					CLARA
			For a while you were.

	Isabella looks at Clara, touched by the child's
	innocence and friendliness.

					ISABELLA
			I never had a friend before.

					CLARA
			I'm sorry I have to go away.

					ISABELLA
			Do you think you'll ever come
			back?

					CLARA
			I hope so.

					ISABELLA
			So do I.

	There is a beat as the two girls look at each other.
	Isabella DEMATERIALIZES. Off Clara's face --

       STAR TREK: "Imaginary Friend" - REV. 2/27/92 - ACT FIVE      55.

55   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTEPRISE (OPTICAL)

	coming out of the nebula.

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									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         

                            THE END