STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                              
                  "Chain of Command, Part II" 
                          #40276-237 
                              
                          Written by 
                       Frank Abatemarco 
                              
                          Directed by 
                          Les Landau 


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                       OCTOBER 15, 1992


   STAR TREK: "Chain of Command, Part II" - 10/15/92 - CAST 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                  "Chain of Command, Part II" 

                             CAST                               
                              
                PICARD                 JELLICO
                RIKER                  JIL ORRA
                DATA                   GUL LEMEC
                BEVERLY                GUL MADRED
                TROI               
                WORF               
                GEORDI             
                COMPUTER VOICE     

                Non-Speaking           Non-Speaking
                  TWO N.D. NURSES        GLIN CORAK
                  N.D. SECURITY OFFICER  GLIN TAJOR
                                         TWO CARDASSIANS GUARDS

   STAR TREK: "Chain of Command, Part II" - 10/15/92 - SETS 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                  "Chain of Command, Part II"

                             SETS 

            INTERIORS                  EXTERIORS
          
            USS ENTERPRISE             USS ENTERPRISE
              MAIN BRIDGE              SHUTTLECRAFT
              CORRIDOR                 CARDASSIAN SHIP
              OBS. LOUNGE
              RIKER'S QUARTERS
              READY ROOM
              SHUTTLECRAFT
              SHUTTLEBAY
              SICKBAY
          
              INTERROGATION ROOM

     STAR TREK: "Chain of Command, Part, II" - 10/15/92 - 
                         PRONUNCIATION GUIDE                           
                              
                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                     "Chain of Command, Part II"                       
                              
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE                       

                     LAKAT         lah-KAHT
                     CELTRIS       SELL-tris
                     LA BARRE      la BAR
                     MADRED        muh-DRED
                     NECHAYEV      NEH-che-yev
                     LEMEC         leh-MEK
                     GESSARD       gues-ARRD
                     MINOS KORVA   mee-nos KOR-va
                     HEBITIAN      heb-EE-shin
                     LYSHAN        LYE-shin

   STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/19/92 - TEASER   1.

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION                  
                  "Chain of Command, Part II"                       
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

                     RECAP OF SCENES FROM PART I                       

1
thru	OMITTED
3

4    INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - DAY

	Picard is in a chair. A Cardassian MED TECH checks a
	PADD which increases or decreases the amount of neural
	chemicals administered. Gul Madred sits behind his
	desk, checks his PADD during Picard's responses.

	Picard looks straight ahead and speaks with a stream of
	consciousness detachment. He is clearly under the
	influence of a chemical substance.

					MADRED
			Place of birth?

					PICARD
			La Barre, France...

					MADRED
			Mother's name?

					PICARD
			Yvette Gessard...

	Madred glances over at the Medical Officer.

					MADRED
			He's ready. Keep the serum at
			that level.

	The Officer nods, and Madred turns back to Picard.

					MADRED
			What is your current assignment?

  STAR TREK: "Chain of Command, Pt. II" - 10/15/92 - TEASER  2.

4    CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			Special operations on Celtris
			Three.

					MADRED
			Your mission on Celtris Three?

   STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/19/92 - TEASER   3.

4    CONTINUED: (2)

					PICARD
			To seek and destroy a metagenic
			weapon.

					MADRED
			How many others were part of this
			mission?

					PICARD
			Two.

					MADRED
			Their names and rank?

					PICARD
			Chief Medical Officer Beverly
			Crusher. Lieutenant Worf.

	Gul Madred enters that information into his PADD.

					MADRED
			What are the Federation's defense
			plans for Minos Korva?

					PICARD
			I don't know.

	Gul Madred moves close to Picard studying his face.
	He's uncertain whether Picard really doesn't know, or
	if he is able to hold something back.

					MADRED
			Increase the level slightly... to
			point three one.

   STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/16/92 - TEASER   4.

4    CONTINUED: (3)

	The Med Tech increases the dosage with a hypospray.

					MADRED
			Let's begin again, shall we?
			Name?

					PICARD
			Picard, Jean-Luc.

					MADRED
			Place of birth?

					PICARD
			La Barre, France...

	Off Picard's face we

                                             FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

 STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/19/92 - ACT ONE 5-6.

                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

          (NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes.)            

5    EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE & CARDASSIAN SHIP
	(OPTICAL)

	The two ships facing each other in space.

					JELLICO (V.O.)
			Captain's Log: Stardate 46360.8
			The negotiations with the
			Cardassians have made little
			progress. Gul Lemec continues to
			insist on a complete Federation
			withdrawal from the border and I
			continue to refuse. I believe a
			military confrontation may be
			unavoidable.

6    INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE

	JELLICO, RIKER, and TROI are seated at the table,
	wearily listening to GUL LEMEC, who is pacing the room
	and droning on and on. GLIN CORAK and GLIN TAJOR are
	also seated.

					JELLICO
			Gul Lemec, I assure you that what
			the Federation wants, above all,
			is the preservation of peace.

					LEMEC
			Ah... peace. Of course. Then how
			do you explain the fact that a
			Federation team launched an
			unprovoked attack on Cardassian
			territory less than fourteen hours
			ago?

  STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/19/92 - ACT ONE  7.

6    CONTINUED:

	Riker and Troi look surprised. Jellico keeps his
	expression neutral.

					JELLICO
			I don't know what you're talking
			about.

					LEMEC
			Then let me explain. Captain Jean-Luc
			Picard, Lieutenant Worf, and
			Doctor Beverly Crusher landed on
			Celtris Three, attacked one of our
			outposts in a brutal assault, and
			killed over fifty-five men, women
			and children.

	Jellico takes a beat before responding.

					JELLICO
			What evidence do you have of that?

					LEMEC
			We have all the evidence we
			need... we have Captain Picard.

					RIKER
			Is he alive?

	Lemec lets that hang in the air for a moment, then
	pointedly does not answer the question.

					LEMEC
			The Cardassian Union has not yet
			decided how to respond to this
			latest provocation.
				(beat, then ominous)
			But rest assured that we will
			respond.

	He holds Jellico's eyes for a beat, then Lemec EXITS,
	followed by Corak and Tajor. Once they're out the
	door, Jellico sits back in his chair... clearly this is
	trouble. Riker and Troi look to him for answers.

 STAR TREK: "Chain of Command, Pt. II" - 10/15/92 - ACT ONE 8.

6    CONTINUED: (3)

					RIKER
			Is there any truth to what he's
			saying?

	Jellico considers for a moment before answering and
	then is very deliberate and careful as he answers
	Riker.

					JELLICO
			Captain Picard and the others were
			sent to... investigate reports of
			a metagenic weapon on Celtris
			Three. It's possible they may
			have been captured.

	Riker and Troi absorb this news.

					JELLICO
			But if they escaped, they'll head
			for the Lyshan system -- the
			Enterprise was supposed to meet
			them there in eight hours.
				(beat)
			Wil, I want you to take a
			shuttlecraft and head for the
			rendezvous point. The Enterprise
			will have to remain here until the
			endgame with Gul Lemec is played
			out.

					RIKER
			Aye, sir.

	Riker EXITS.

    STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/19/92 - ACT ONE 8A-B.      

6    CONTINUED: (3)

					TROI
			If Captain Picard has been
			captured... the Cardassians will
			not hesitate to use any means
			available to obtain information
			from him... including torture.

					JELLICO
			I know.
				(beat)
			That's why I want you to contact
			Starfleet Command and inform them
			they should change every security
			code and protocol that Captain
			Picard might have had access to.

	Troi waits for something more... some indication of
	concern for Picard, but none is forthcoming. She and
	Jellico look at each other for a long moment.

					JELLICO
			That's all, Deanna.

	Beat.

					TROI
			Aye, sir.

	Troi EXITS, leaving Jellico alone. Off his troubled
	face...

7    INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - DAY (OPTICAL)

	A door at the far end of the chamber opens.

  STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/21/92 - ACT ONE  9.

7    CONTINUED: (2)

	Picard, blindfolded, is escorted by two Cardassian
	Guards whose footsteps echo in the large chamber. The
	Guards place Picard standing in front of Gul Madred's
	desk. His hands are manacled. He nods to them and
	they EXIT.

					MADRED
			Captain Picard...

					PICARD
			I demand to see a neutral
			representative... as required by
			the Federation-Cardassian peace
			treaty.

					MADRED
			Of course.

	He removes Picard's blindfold... and Picard reacts
	almost as though in pain as the light hits his dilated
	pupils. Clearly he has been blindfolded for some time.
	He squints and blinks as his eyes gradually adjust.

					MADRED
			We have already sent a message to
			Tohvun Three -- the nearest
			neutral planet. They assure us
			they will dispatch someone
			immediately.

	Gul Madred walks in a circle around Picard, studying
	him carefully. Picard looks tired and worn... the last
	hours have not been pleasant. But he does not appear
	to be under the influence of any drugs.

					MADRED
			I hope you're feeling better now
			that the drugs have worn off.
				(small shrug)
			I dislike using drugs... but it is
			the most efficient means of
			getting information. Unless, of
			course, you were given a neuro-inhibitor...
			enabling you to
			withhold it.

					PICARD
			I can't imagine what information
			I have that would be meaningful to
			you.

	Madred smiles, doesn't reply... glances down at
	Picard's hands.

  STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/22/92 - ACT ONE  10.

7    CONTINUED: (3)

					MADRED
			Please... let me remove those
			restraints.

	He enters a control on his PADD, then manually unsnaps
	Picard's manacles. Picard involuntarily rubs his
	wrists, which show deep bruises where the manacles have
	cut into them. Madred gestures to a chair, as:

					MADRED
			I understand that you are a
			student of archaeology. Did you
			know that Cardassia boasts some of
			the most ancient and splendid
			ruins anywhere in the galaxy?

	Picard sits, responds carefully... trying to understand
	Madred's technique, not wanting to fall into a trap...
	but knowing that conversation is the way to find his
	opponent's own weaknesses -- something he knows he must
	do if he is to survive.

					PICARD
			I know that the burial vaults of
			the First Hebitian civilization
			are said to be magnificent.

  STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/19/92 - ACT ONE  11.

7    CONTINUED: (4)

					MADRED
			Apparently when they were first
			unearthed, two hundred years ago,
			they were. The burial vaults
			contained unimaginably beautiful
			artifacts made of jevonite -- a
			rare, breathtaking stone. But
			most of those objects are gone.

					PICARD
			What happened to them?

	Madred smiles slightly, shrugs.

					MADRED
			What happens to impoverished
			societies... the tombs were
			plundered, priceless treasures
			stolen... a few were preserved in
			museums... but even those were
			eventually sold in order to pay
			for our war efforts.

					PICARD
			That war cost you hundreds of
			thousands of lives... depleted
			your food supplies... left your
			population weakened and
			miserable... and yet you risk war
			again.

	Something in Madred's eyes burns slightly at this.

					MADRED
			How easy for you to judge us.
			Federation planets seem to want
			for nothing. But our planet is a
			hardscrabble world... famine is
			still a threat... it's not so easy
			for us.

	Picard glances around.

					PICARD
			And yet there seems to be enough
			to maintain a well-outfitted --
			and well fed -- military...

					MADRED
			It is the military which is the
			hope of the population.

  STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/16/92 - ACT ONE  12.

7    CONTINUED: (5)

					PICARD
			The Federation would be happy to
			help you feed your people --
			without the need for warfare.

					MADRED
			Charity? I don't think so.

					PICARD
			Not charity... a cooperative
			effort --

					MADRED
			Let's not waste time arguing about
			issues we can't resolve. Would
			you care to tour the Hebitian
			burial vaults?

	Picard stares at him.

					MADRED
			Even though they've been stripped
			of funerary regalia, the tomb
			paintings are extraordinary. Any
			student of archaeology would be
			thrilled.

					PICARD
				(carefully)
			What I would like... is to be
			returned to my ship.

					MADRED
			My dear Captain... you are a
			criminal. You have been
			apprehended invading one of our
			secret facilities... the least
			that will happen is for you to
			stand trial and be punished.
				(beat)
			I am offering you the opportunity
			for that experience to be --
			civilized.

					PICARD
				(after a beat)
			And the price for that
			opportunity?

					MADRED
				(mildly)
			Cooperation.

	He walks away from Picard, musing.

  STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/22/92 - ACT ONE  13.

7    CONTINUED: (6)

					MADRED
			We need to know the Federation's
			defense strategy for Minos Korva.

					PICARD
			You've injected me with drugs.
			You must know that I have already
			answered truthfully every question
			put to me.

					MADRED
			Captain... we have gone to great
			lengths to lure you here --
			because we know that in the event
			of an invasion, the Enterprise
			will be the command ship for the
			sector encompassing Minos Korva.

					PICARD
			Then it seems you have more
			knowledge about the situation than
			I do.

	Madred stares at him for a beat, then shakes his head
	sadly, taps a command into his console, and the Guards
	ENTER. They pull Picard to his feet... he struggles,
	having no intention of making anything easy for them.
	But they are able to snap the manacles onto his wrists
	again and then secure them to a bar on the ceiling.
	Picard finally stands with arms stretched over his
	head.

  STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/22/92 - ACT ONE  14.

7    CONTINUED: (7)

					MADRED
			Wasted energy, Captain... you
			might come to wish you hadn't
			expended it in such a futile
			effort.

	The guards EXIT.

					PICARD
			Torture is expressly forbidden by
			the terms of the Seldonis Four
			convention governing treatment of
			prisoners of war.

	Madred lets Picard's empty demand hang there.

					MADRED
			Are you in good health? Do you
			have any physical ailments I
			should know about?

	Picard does not respond. Madred takes an object from
	his desk... holds it before Picard's face. It is a
	knife with a jeweled handle.

					MADRED
			Beautiful, isn't it? This stone
			is jevonite. You can see why it
			is so highly prized.

	Madred begins cutting away Picard's jumpsuit.

 STAR TREK: "Chain of Command, Pt. II" - 10/15/92 - ACT ONE 15.

7    CONTINUED: (8)

					MADRED
			From this point on, you will enjoy
			no privileges of rank... no
			privileges of person. From now
			on, I will refer to you only as
			"human." You have no other
			identity.

	Madred strips away all of the jumpsuit, leaving Picard
	naked and vulnerable. We see on his upper chest a
	small red scar, suggesting a recent incision.

	Madred walks out of the room, his footsteps echoing.
	The door closes behind him, and we hold on Picard in
	the empty room for a beat.

                                             FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

  STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/19/92 - ACT TWO  16.

                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

8    INT. INTERROGATION ROOM

	Picard is still in the same position. His head slumps
	onto his chest occasionally as he cannot fight sleep.
	Behind him, the door opens.

9    ANGLE ON GUL MADRED AND GUARDS

	as they ENTER the room. Madred is carrying the
	Cardassian equivalent of a thermos bottle; the guards,
	a robe. As the guards remove Picard from the bar on
	the ceiling and put the robe on him, Madred opens the
	thermos, pouring himself hot tea.

					GUL MADRED
			Good morning. I trust you slept
			well?

	The guards take Picard to the chair and then EXIT.
	Madred sips his tea matter-of-factly.

10
thru	OMITTED
12

13   PICARD AND MADRED

	Picard watches Madred as he drinks the tea... his own
	mouth is dry and parched. He hasn't had water for a
	long time. Madred is conscious of his need.

					MADRED
			You're thirsty?

	Picard gives a slight nod.

					MADRED
			I would imagine so.

	He caps his thermos and drains his tea.

 STAR TREK: "Chain of Command, Pt. II" - 10/15/92 - ACT TWO 17.

13   CONTINUED:

					MADRED
			Well. It's time to move on.

	He removes from his desk a PADD. Picard eyes it.

					PICARD
			I have told you what I know.

					MADRED
			I'm sure you have.

	Madred gestures toward the ceiling (or a wall).

					MADRED
			How many lights do you see there?

	Picard looks in the direction he is pointing.

13A  ON THE LIGHT FIXTURE

	There are four separate lights in the fixture.

13B  RESUME SCENE

	Picard turns back to Madred. He's not sure where this
	is going, but he is still alert for any opportunity to
	resist -- and, if possible, land a psychological blow
	on his opponent.

					PICARD
				(guarded)
			I see four lights.

	Madred lifts his eyebrows... rises... and walks toward
	the fixture.

					MADRED
			Strange... I see five.

	There is a beat as he turns back to Picard.

					MADRED
			Are you quite sure?

					PICARD
			There are four lights.

	Madred returns to his desk... picks up the PADD, idly
	toying with it.

 STAR TREK: "Chain of Command, Pt. II" - 10/15/92 - ACT TWO 18.

13B  CONTINUED:

					MADRED
			Perhaps you're aware of the
			incision on your chest.

	Picard's eyes drop down... his fingers move
	unconsciously to the small scar.

					MADRED
			While you were under the influence
			of our drugs, you were implanted
			with a small device.
				(beat)
			It is a remarkable invention.
				(beat)
			By entering commands in this PADD,
			I can produce pain in any part of
			your body... at various levels of
			severity.

	Madred looks at Picard with genuine apology.

					MADRED
			Forgive me... I don't enjoy this,
			but I must demonstrate. It will
			make everything much clearer.

	He looks down at the PADD. Picard steels himself,
	trying to prepare for what is coming. Madred taps a
	command and a wave of pain overtakes Picard. He gasps
	and stiffens... perspiration breaks out... he puts his
	knuckles to his temples and digs them in. Madred taps
	the control off. Picard slumps, gasping, amazed at the
	effect.

					MADRED
			Surprising, isn't it? Most people
			feel at first that they can steel
			themselves against it... but they
			are completely unprepared for the
			intensity of the pain.
				(beat)
			That was the lowest possible
			setting.

	Picard draws air in gasps, struggling for composure
	once more.

					PICARD
			I... know... nothing... about
			Minos Korva.

	Madred glances at him, surprised.


  STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/16/92 - ACT TWO  19.

13B  CONTINUED: (2)

					MADRED
			But I've told you that I believe
			you. I didn't ask about Minos
			Korva...

	He gestures idly at the light fixture.

					MADRED
			I asked you... how many lights you
			see there.

	Picard stares at him, realizing that the game has moved
	far beyond the acquisition of information. But he is
	determined to resist... as long as he is able.

					PICARD
			There are four lights.

	Madred looks puzzled... glances at the fixtures... back
	at Picard.

					MADRED
			I don't understand how you can be
			so mistaken.

13C  CLOSE ON THE PADD

	as Madred's fingers enter commands. There is a cry of
	pain from Picard.

14   EXT. SPACE - ENTERPRISE, CARDASSIAN SHIP

	The Enterprise, which is still hanging in space with
	the Reklar.

					RIKER (V.O.)
			First Officer's Log: Supplemental.
			I have returned from the
			rendezvous point in the Lyshan
			system with Doctor Crusher and
			Lieutenant Worf. Captain Picard's
			fate is still unknown.

15   INT. SICKBAY

	WORF is on a biobed, having his shoulder wound tended
	by an N.D. NURSE. BEVERLY is on another bed, being
	checked over by another NURSE. Jellico and Riker are
	listening to Beverly, who is exhausted and depressed.

  STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/16/92 - ACT TWO  20.

15   CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			There was no chance to go back for
			the Captain. We barely made it
			back to the Ferengi cargo ship
			ourselves.

					JELLICO
			You were smart not to try.

	That doesn't seem to make Beverly feel any better.

					BEVERLY
				(bitter)
			I don't feel so smart.

	Jellico is sympathetic... he puts a friendly hand on
	her shoulder.

					JELLICO
			Get some rest, Doctor.
				(to Riker)
			Wil...

	Jellico and Riker EXIT.

15A  INT. CORRIDOR - CONTINUOUS

	Jellico and Riker ENTER from Sickbay and head toward a
	Turbolift.

					JELLICO
			I want Geordi to analyze the
			readings from Beverly's tricorder.
			Tell him to scrutinize every
			detail of those caverns on Celtris
			Three.

					RIKER
			Aye, sir.
				(beat)
			Request permission to begin
			planning a rescue operation.

	Jellico stops and faces Riker.

					JELLICO
			Wil, I know you were close to
			him... but we don't even know if
			he's still alive.
					(MORE)

  STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/19/92 - ACT TWO  21.

15A  CONTINUED:

					JELLICO (Cont'd)
			Under the circumstances, a rescue
			attempt would be foolhardy.

	Jellico continues down the corridor, but Riker isn't
	content to just let it drop at that.

					RIKER
			Shouldn't we assume he is alive
			until we know otherwise? We can't
			just abandon him.

	Jellico stops outside the Turbolift and faces Riker
	squarely.

					JELLICO
				(hard)
			He's gone. I'm sorry Wil, but
			you're going to have to accept
			that.
				(beat)
			I want those tricorder readings
			analyzed by fourteen hundred
			hours.

					RIKER
				(tight)
			Yes, sir.

	Jellico EXITS to the Turbolift. Off Riker's
	expression...

                                             CUT TO:

15B  EXT. SPACE - ENTERPRISE & CARDASSIAN SHIP (OPTICAL)

	The two ships hang in space.

  STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/19/92 - ACT TWO  22.

16   INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE

	Jellico, Riker, and Troi are seated at the table. Gul
	Lemec, Glin Tajor, and Glin Corak are also seated.
	Lemec is holding a Cardassian PADD. He activates the
	PADD and then SLIDES it across the table toward
	Jellico.

17   ON PADD (OPTICAL)

	It shows Picard, a prisoner, seated in the Interview
	chair. This is a recording of Picard as seen in the
	Teaser, when he was under the influence of the truth
	inducer.

					MADRED'S VOICE
			What is your current assignment?

					PICARD
			Special operations on Celtris
			Three.

18   RESUME SCENE

	Jellico turns off the PADD and looks up at Lemec.
	Riker and Troi are troubled by this vision of their
	former captain.

					LEMEC
			Do you have anything to say?

					JELLICO
			Captain Picard was not acting
			under my orders.

  STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/19/92 - ACT TWO  23.

18   CONTINUED:

	Lemec sits back in his chair and considers Jellico for
	a moment.

					LEMEC
			And if we wish to execute him?

					RIKER
			Under the terms of the Selonis
			Convention, Captain Picard must --

					LEMEC
				(hard)
			The Selonis Convention applies to
			prisoners of war... which means
			you would have to acknowledge that
			he was captured during a mission
			authorized by the Federation. Do
			you wish to make such an
			admission?

					JELLICO
			No.

	Riker throws a look at Jellico, but keeps his mouth
	shut.

					LEMEC
			Then he will be treated as a
			terrorist.

	Lemec again waits for Jellico's response, but Jellico
	doesn't flinch. He takes the Cardassian PADD and
	SLIDES it back across the table to Lemec.

					JELLICO
			That is not my concern.

	Riker and Troi exchange looks, but Jellico never looks
	away from Lemec. Lemec picks up the PADD and then
	continues after a beat.

					LEMEC
			There is, of course, an
			alternative.

  STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/19/92 - ACT TWO  24.

18   CONTINUED: (2)

					JELLICO
			I'm listening.

					LEMEC
			If the Federation agreed to a
			complete and immediate withdrawal
			from this sector... we would be
			disposed to release Captain Picard
			and forget about this...
			incident.

	Jellico seems to consider this for a long beat.

					JELLICO
			I'll have to discuss this with my
			superiors.

					LEMEC
			Of course.
				(beat)
			You have seven hours.

	Lemec gestures to Corak and Tajor and they all EXIT.

					JELLICO
			I'll send a message to Admiral
			Necheyev... recommend that she
			reject Lemec's proposal... and
			deploy more starships along the
			border.

					RIKER
			And what about Captain Picard?

	Jellico simply shakes his head. As Riker continues to
	push, both their tempers begin to rise.

  STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/16/92 - ACT TWO  25.

18   CONTINUED: (3)

					RIKER
			I'm not suggesting that we trade
			entire star systems for one man's
			life... but we can at least
			acknowledge the fact that he was
			acting under Federation orders...
			that he is a prisoner of war.

					JELLICO
			No.

					RIKER
			It would give him the protections
			of the Seldonis Convention --

					JELLICO
				(angry)
			It would play right into Gul
			Lemec's hand. He's just waiting
			for some sign of weakness in our
			position before he starts making
			more demands.

					RIKER
				(hot)
			I can't believe you're going to
			sacrifice the Captain's life for
			a negotiating tactic.

	Troi tries to intercede, but the two men are on a
	collision course.

					TROI
			Wil, Captain... I think we're all
			concerned about --

					JELLICO
				(to Riker)
			Are you questioning my judgment,
			Commander?

					RIKER
			As First Officer it's my
			responsibility to point out what
			may be mistakes in the actions of
			the commanding officer. Sir.

					JELLICO
			Then maybe it's time you found
			other responsibilities.
				(beat)
			You're relieved.

 STAR TREK: "Chain of Command, Pt. II" - 10/15/92 - ACT TWO 26.

18   CONTINUED: (4)

	Riker and Jellico slowly stand together... exchange a
	long, hard look as the air crackles around them.

					JELLICO
				(quiet)
			Don't make me confine you to
			quarters as well.

	Riker holds his eyes for another moment, then finally
	glances at Troi.

					RIKER
				(to Jellico)
			Sir.

	Riker EXITS. Off the reactions of Jellico and Troi...

                                             FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

STAR TREK: "Chain of Command, Pt. II" - 10/15/92 - ACT THREE27.

                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

19   OMITTED

20   INT. READY ROOM

	Jellico is speaking to someone o.c. His attitude is
	warm and friendly.

					JELLICO
			I have every confidence that you
			will make an outstanding first
			officer.

	REVEAL Data sitting across the desk from him, wearing
	a RED uniform.

					DATA
			Thank you, sir.
				(beat)
			But I do not believe that I am
			more qualified than Commander
			Riker.

	Jellico smiles at him.

					JELLICO
			I admire loyalty in an officer.
				(beat)
			But don't let it blind you to more
			pressing concerns.

	The door CHIMES.

					JELLICO
			Yes?

	GEORDI ENTERS, carrying a PADD. He notes Data's
	uniform, but doesn't comment on it.

					GEORDI
				(to Jellico)
			I have the report on Doctor
			Crusher's tricorder readings from
			Celtris Three.

	He hands the PADD to Jellico, who glances at it.

					JELLICO
			Give me the short version.

STAR TREK: "Chain of Command, Pt. II" - 10/15/92 - ACT THREE28.

20   CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
			Nothing.

					JELLICO
			Not quite that short.

					GEORDI
			There's nothing out of the
			ordinary on any of the tricorder
			logs. Just normal scans of the
			caverns on Celtris Three and a few
			tactical scans of armed
			Cardassians.

	Jellico puts down the PADD and moves about the room,
	trying to think.

					JELLICO
			They went to a lot of trouble to
			lure a Federation team to that
			planet... why?

	They all think for a moment.

					DATA
			It is possible that the
			Cardassians were interested in
			specifically capturing Captain
			Picard.

					GEORDI
			What makes you say that?

					DATA
			The metagenic weapon which they
			were supposedly developing used a
			theta-band subspace delivery
			system. Captain Picard is one of
			only three Starfleet Captains with
			extensive experience in testing
			theta-band devices. The other two
			are no longer in Starfleet.

					JELLICO
			So they tailored a fake weapon to
			lure Picard. But why? They
			must've known we'd change all his
			access codes and security
			protocols.

STAR TREK: "Chain of Command, Pt. II" - 10/15/92 - ACT THREE29.

20   CONTINUED: (2)

					GEORDI
			Maybe they're more interested in
			something he did in the past...
			something that happened while he
			was Captain of the Enterprise.

	Jellico gets an idea.

					JELLICO
			Or maybe something that he was
			going to do in the future.
				(beat)
			In case of a Cardassian attack,
			the Enterprise will be assigned as
			the command ship for this sector.
			If the Cardassians got wind of
			that...

					GEORDI
			They might have assumed Captain
			Picard would know those defense
			plans.

					DATA
			If our theory is correct, it would
			mean the Cardassians are preparing
			for an attack somewhere in this
			sector.

					JELLICO
			The question is, where?
				(beat)
			Geordi, I want you to conduct a
			discreet scan of Gul Lemec's ship.
			Look for anything unusual...
			anything that might indicate where
			they've been lately.

					GEORDI
			Aye, sir.

	Geordi EXITS.

					DATA
			If Captain Picard is aware of our
			defense plans for this sector, we
			could be at a serious tactical
			disadvantage.

 STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/26/92 - ACT THREE 30.

20   CONTINUED: (3)

					JELLICO
			Admiral Nechayev just transmitted
			the plans to me this afternoon.
			Picard never saw them.

					DATA
			In that case, he may be tortured
			for information that he does not
			have.

	A grim beat. Off Jellico's expression...

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22

23   INT. INTERROGATION ROOM

	Gul Madred and his daughter, JIL ORRA, an angelic young
	girl of seven, are at the desk, working with a small
	twenty-fourth century cage. The cage contains a
	Cardassian PET. Picard is unconscious on the floor,
	and now wears a robe.

					MADRED
			I want you to be very careful with
			your wompat from now on, Jil Orra.
			Now that she's separated from her
			mother, she depends on you.

					JIL ORRA
			I will, father.
				(a glance at Picard)
			Do humans have mothers and
			fathers?

					MADRED
			Yes, but... human mothers and
			fathers don't love their children
			as we do... they're... not the
			same as we are.

					JIL ORRA
				(accepting this)
			Will you read to me tonight?

					MADRED
			Yes, of course I will.
				(hugs her)
			I'll see you later.

 STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/26/92 - ACT THREE     31-33   

24
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27

28   ANGLE PICARD

	who has been watching this tableau through slitted
	eyes. As the little girl EXITS, Madred moves toward
	him. Picard takes a breath, trying to focus himself...
	regaining what control he can.

					PICARD
			Your daughter... is lovely...

	Madred turns quickly toward him... he is obviously
	protective of his daughter, wary of what Picard might
	have to say.

					MADRED
			Yes... I think so. And unusually
			bright.

 STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/26/92 - ACT THREE 34.

28   CONTINUED:

					MADRED
				(continuing, after a
				 beat)
			Amazing, isn't it... the way
			they're able to sneak into your
			heart... I must admit, I was
			completely unprepared for the
			power she had over me... from the
			moment she was born.

					PICARD
			I'm surprised... that you'd let
			her come in here...

					MADRED
				(genuinely)
			Why?

	Picard stares at him... the question is sincere... but
	it strikes Picard as bizarre.

					PICARD
			To let a child be exposed to
			this... to someone who is injured
			and suffering... to see that you
			inflict that suffering...

	Madred is looking at Picard with a curious smile, as
	though trying to understand what he's saying.

 STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/26/92 - ACT THREE 35.

28   CONTINUED: (2)

					MADRED
			From the time Jil Orra could crawl
			she has been taught about the
			enemies of the Cardassians. And
			that enemies deserve their fate.

	He moves idly toward his desk, hands drifting over the
	control for the pain device.

					PICARD
			Be careful, Madred. When children
			learn to devalue others... they
			can devalue anyone. Even their
			parents.

	Madred gives him a sharp look.

					MADRED
			To her, I am a hero. I am the
			most powerful man she knows... she
			adores me...

	Picard hears the slight note of desperation in the
	man's voice, seizes on it.

					PICARD
			Now, perhaps. What will happen
			when she's fifteen? Twenty? Are
			you prepared for the time when she
			might look at you and see you for
			what you are -- and despise you
			for it?

	Madred's eyes blaze.

					MADRED
			What a blind, narrow view you
			have. What an arrogant man you
			are.

	He moves closer to Picard, challenging.

					MADRED
			What do you know of Cardassian
			history?

	Picard gives it back with equal intensity.

					PICARD
			I know that once you were a
			peaceful people, that you had a
			rich spiritual life --

 STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/26/92 - ACT THREE 36.

28   CONTINUED: (3)

					MADRED
			And what did peace and
			spirituality get us? People
			starved by the millions. Bodies
			went unburied -- disease was
			rampant. The suffering was
			unimaginable.

					PICARD
			Since the military took over
			hundreds of thousands more have
			died --

					MADRED
			But we -- are -- feeding -- the --
			people.

	His eyes flash, his passion blazing.

					MADRED
			We acquired territory during the
			wars... we developed new
			resources... we initiated a
			rebuilding program... we have
			mandated agricultural programs.
			That is what the military has done
			for Cardassia.

	He takes a breath, then leans in toward Picard.

					MADRED
			Because of that... my daughter
			will never have to worry about
			going hungry.

					PICARD
			Her belly may be full... but her
			spirit will be empty.

	Madred takes two steps and back hands Picard across the
	face. Picard staggers back, startled... but knowing he
	has scored on Madred.

					PICARD
			Be careful... you're showing
			weakness...

	Madred crosses to his desk.

					MADRED
			Shall we begin again? How many
			lights are there?

 STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/26/92 - ACT THREE 37.

28   CONTINUED: (4)

					PICARD
			What lights?

	Madred jabs viciously at the control device. Picard
	arches convulsively.

30
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31

32   INT. MAIN BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	Jellico is speaking with Gul Lemec on the Viewscreen.
	Data is seated in the First Officer's chair and Worf is
	at Tactical. Geordi is working at one of the aft
	stations.

					JELLICO
			The answer is no, Gul Lemec. We
			won't be frightened away from a
			system which is legitimately ours.

	Lemec only smiles.

					LEMEC
			A brave stand.
				(beat)
			But I think you have an
			expression... something about
			discretion often being the better
			part of valor.
				(beat)
			Good-bye, Captain.

	The transmission ENDS.

					WORF
				(off console)
			The Reklar has gone to warp...
			they are returning to Cardassian
			space.

					JELLICO
			At least for the moment...

					GEORDI
			Captain, I think we've got
			something.

 STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/19/92 - ACT THREE 38.

32   CONTINUED:

	Jellico moves toward the aft stations. Geordi
	indicates one of the monitors.

					GEORDI
			It looks like there was some minor
			hull degradation along their warp
			nacelles. The distribution
			pattern indicates a recent
			exposure to a molecular dispersion
			field.

					JELLICO
			Where could they have run into a
			dispersion field?

					GEORDI
			They're found in certain types of
			quasars... proto-stellar
			nebulae... some dark matter
			clouds...

					JELLICO
			Isn't there a proto-stellar nebula
			near the border?

					GEORDI
				(works)
			The McAllister C-Five Nebula is
			located just over the border...
			approximately seven light years
			from Federation space.

	Jellico thinks for a long beat.

					JELLICO
			Could there be Cardassian ships
			inside the McAllister Nebula?

					GEORDI
			It's possible... but they couldn't
			stay in there very long. The
			particle flux in the nebula would
			begin to degrade a ship's hull
			after about seventy- two hours.

	Jellico looks at the monitor for a moment.

					JELLICO
			Is there a Federation system near
			the McAllister Nebula that might
			interest the Cardassians?

					GEORDI
			Minos Korva is only eleven light
			years from the Nebula... and the
			Cardassians tried to annex it
			during the war...

 STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/16/92 - ACT THREE 39.

32   CONTINUED: (2)

					JELLICO
				(long beat)
			Data, I want to be at Minos Korva
			in one hour.

					DATA
			Aye, sir.
				(to Con Officer)
			Set course three five zero mark
			two one five and engage at warp
			eight point five.

32A  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (STOCK)

	The ship goes into warp.

33   INT. INTERROGATION ROOM

	Picard is lying on the ground again... semi-conscious.
	His lips are parched and cracked... he is singing
	softly in his hoarse voice.

					PICARD
			... le pont d'Avignon... on y
			danse... on y danse... sur le pont
			d'Avignon...

	His dry lips form into a smile, as though he is
	reliving a happy memory... then he laughs softly.

					PICARD
			On y danse surtout...

	Madred is sitting at his desk, watching this
	impassively. Finally he rises, goes to Picard, stirs
	him with a toe.

					MADRED
			Wake up.

	Picard opens his eyes as though from a dream... the
	smile lingering on his lips as he comes to
	consciousness.

					MADRED
			Where were you?

					PICARD
				(still drifting up)
			At home... Sunday dinner... we
			would sing, afterward...

 STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/16/92 - ACT THREE 40.

33   CONTINUED:

					MADRED
			What a charming picture. The
			Picard family... voices raised in
			song...
				(beat)
			Is this what's kept you from
			breaking? Images of happier
			times? Memories of home and
			hearth?

	Picard opens his eyes fully... realizing where he is.

					PICARD
			There is a refuge in the mind...
			a place where even you can't
			intrude...

	Madred stares at him for a brief moment, then gives a
	half smile.

					MADRED
			I must congratulate you. You're
			remarkably strong willed. I see
			no point in holding you further.

	Picard's response is a look which holds his eyes for a
	moment.

					MADRED
			You may go...

	Picard moves not a muscle. He searches Gul Madred's
	face for some clue as to what he is up to.

					MADRED
			Someone will give you clean
			clothing before we return you to
			your ship.

	He hits a control and the door at the far end opens.
	Picard looks at it... back at Madred... then gets to
	his feet. He is unsteady, but he musters his strength
	and walks past Madred, who is studying a PADD and does
	not look up.

34   ANGLE MADRED

	As Picard walks past him for the door. When Picard is
	a few steps away from leaving the room Gul Madred looks
	up from his PADD. He does not look at Picard.

					MADRED
			We will get what we need from the
			human female.

STAR TREK: "Chain of Command, Pt. II" - 10/15/92 - ACT THREE41.

35   ANGLE FAVORING PICARD

	He freezes in his tracks. He considers going on, but
	instead turns back to Gul Madred.

					PICARD
			What female are you referring to?

	Gul Madred turns to him.

					MADRED
			The human who was part of your
			abortive assault team, of course --
			Doctor Beverly Crusher.

	Picard walks back to the desk.

					PICARD
			What have you done with her?

					MADRED
			Not a thing. She's quite safe.
			I wanted to finish my interviews
			with you before I interrogated
			her. I had thought it might not
			be necessary.

	A long beat.

					PICARD
			What about Lieutenant Worf?

					MADRED
			He left us few options. We had to
			kill him.

	Picard stares at him, absorbing this information,
	turning it over in his mind, testing its validity.

					MADRED
			I'm more optimistic about getting
			what we need from the woman.

					PICARD
			Doctor Crusher has no information
			about any of Starfleet's plans.
			She is a medical officer.

					MADRED
				(pleasantly)
			You may be right. I'll have to
			determine that for myself.

	Picard takes a long moment... and then sits in the
	chair opposite Madred. Madred looks at him, poised,
	urbane...

    STAR TREK: "Chain of Command, Pt. II" - 10/15/92 - ACT THREE   41A.

35   CONTINUED:

					MADRED
			Are you... choosing to stay with
			me?

	Picard nods.

					MADRED
			Excellent! I can't tell you how
			pleased that makes me.

	And as he smiles genially at Picard...

                                             FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

 STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/19/92 - ACT FOUR 42.

                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

36
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37

37A  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	The ship at warp.

37B  INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE (OPTICAL)
	(FORMERLY SCENE 43)

	Jellico, Data, Beverly, Troi, Geordi and Worf.

					JELLICO
			Starfleet now believes the
			Cardassians are preparing to
			invade Minos Korva.
				(beat)
			That will not be allowed to
			happen. The Sutherland, the
			Berlin, and the Aries have been
			dispatched to this sector. But
			they're still three days away.
			Until they arrive, it's up to us.

	Jellico lets that sink in for a moment.

					JELLICO
			I'm convinced that their invasion
			fleet is hiding in the McAllister
			Nebula. I intend to hit them
			before they leave it.

	There are mixed reactions from around the table.

					BEVERLY
			I thought the nebula was in
			Cardassian territory.

					JELLICO
			That's right.

	There is a small pause as Beverly formulates her
	thoughts.

 STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/19/92 - ACT FOUR 43.

37B  CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			I was just part of an undercover
			mission into Cardassian
			territory... I felt it was
			justified in order to destroy a
			weapon that was potentially
			catastrophic.
				(beat)
			But you're talking about a first
			strike. An act of war. I can't
			believe that Starfleet would
			condone it.

					JELLICO
			Admiral Necheyev knows my plan...
			and has given me full
			discretionary powers to act as I
			see fit.

					GEORDI
			What if you're wrong, Captain?
			What if the Cardassians are in
			that nebula for scientific
			research?

					JELLICO
			You'd have to have pretty good
			evidence to convince me of that.

					BEVERLY
			You're still gambling with
			hundreds of lives.

					TROI
			But there are two million
			colonists on Minos Korva. If we
			wait until the Cardassians
			attack... tens of thousands of
			innocent people could be killed.

					JELLICO
				(flatly)
			This discussion is moot. The plan
			has been approved and we're going
			ahead. Mister Data, by your
			calculations, how long could the
			Cardassian ships stay in the
			nebula?

					DATA
			In another seventeen hours, their
			hull degradation will reach
			dangerous levels.
					(MORE)

 STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/19/92 - ACT FOUR 44.

37B  CONTINUED: (2)

					DATA (Cont'd)
			They will have to leave before
			that.

					JELLICO
			All right... Worf, prepare a
			series of five hundred anti-matter
			mines with magnetic targeting
			capabilities. Geordi, we're going
			to need a shuttle specially
			outfitted to operate in the nebula
			by fourteen hundred hours.
			Beverly, you'll need to --

					BEVERLY
				(bitter)
			Have Sickbay ready for the
			casualties you're about to send
			me.

	Beat.

					JELLICO
				(beat)
			That's right.
				(beat)
			Dismissed.

	They all EXIT. Off Jellico's face...

38   OMITTED

39   INT. INTERROGATION ROOM

	Picard is on the floor, unconscious. Off-screen, we
	HEAR a tap-tap-tap that is unidentified. Picard begins
	to stir, as though hearing the tapping. His eyes
	flicker open as he swims out of unconsciousness and
	back into the nightmare. He looks toward Gul Madred...
	and sees him carefully breaking the shell of a boiled
	egg, tapping gently, peeling away the membrane. He
	looks down and sees Picard staring at him.

 STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/27/92 - ACT FOUR 45.

39   CONTINUED:

					MADRED
			Ah. You're awake.
				(gestures to the desk)
			Please... have something to eat.

	Picard doesn't respond and Madred's voice becomes
	colder.

					MADRED
			I insist.

	Picard considers... he doesn't want to follow an order,
	but he needs nourishment for energy... and energy for
	the strength to resist. He sits at the desk.

					MADRED
			Here... boiled taspar egg... a
			delicacy I'm happy to share with
			you.

	He pushes an egg toward Picard, who cracks it over a
	dish...

40   CLOSE ON THE EGG SHELL

	Instead of a boiled egg, it is raw and alive,... full
	of a pulsating, gelatinous blob.

41   RESUME SCENE

	Picard stares at it, revolted... Madred watches
	closely, a smile on his lips... then Picard tips the
	egg into his mouth and takes the entire mass into his
	mouth. He chews and swallows -- and Madred bursts into
	delighted laughter.

					MADRED
			Wonderful! Wonderful! I like
			you, human... most people become
			ill at the sight of live taspar...

	Picard swallows the last of the creature. Madred eyes
	him for a moment... then shoves more food toward him,
	pours a liquid into his glass.

 STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/27/92 - ACT FOUR 46.

41   CONTINUED:

	Picard begins eating, and Madred watches him carefully
	as he eats hungrily.

					MADRED
			I remember the first time I ate
			live taspar... I was four years
			old and living on the streets of
			Lakat... there was a band of
			children, four, five, six years
			old... some even smaller...
			desperately trying to survive...

	He rises and begins pacing the room.

					MADRED
			We were thin, scrawny little
			animals... constantly hungry,
			always cold... we slept together
			in doorways, like packs of wild
			gettles, for warmth...

	He dwells for a brief moment in that long-ago time...

					MADRED
			Once I found a nest... taspars had
			mated and built a nest in the eave
			of a burnt-out building... and I
			found three eggs in it.
				(beat)
			It was like finding treasure. I
			cracked one open on the spot and
			ate it... very much as you just
			did. I planned to save the other
			two... they would keep me alive
			for another week... but of course
			an older boy saw them and wanted
			them.
				(beat)
			He had to break my arm, but he got
			the eggs.

	Picard stares at him, for the first time getting a
	glimpse inside this man... a glimpse that might be
	valuable to him.

 STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/27/92 - ACT FOUR 47.

41   CONTINUED: (2)

					PICARD
			I see...

					MADRED
			Unlike you, I had no pleasant
			refuge in my mind... gentle
			memories of family gatherings...

					PICARD
			No... I'm sure you didn't.
				(beat)
			How rewarding it must be now to
			repay others for all those years
			of misery.

	Madred looks at him sharply.

					MADRED
			What do you mean?

					PICARD
			Torture has never been a reliable
			means of extracting information...
			it is ultimately self-defeating as
			a means of control... and so one
			wonders why it is still practiced.
				(beat)
			The only possible reason must
			be... pleasure.

	Madred moves to the desk and picks up the PADD.

					MADRED
			I fail to see where this analysis
			is leading.

					PICARD
			Madred, when I look at you now, I
			won't see a powerful Cardassian
			officer... but a small boy weeping
			because he was powerless to
			protect himself.

	Picard is scoring on Madred. He sweeps Picard's food
	off the table.

					MADRED
			Be quiet --

					PICARD
				(pressing)
			In spite of what you have done to
			me... I find you a pitiable man --

 STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/16/92 - ACT FOUR 48.

41   CONTINUED: (3)

					MADRED
			Picard -- stop it or I will turn
			this on and leave you here in
			agony all night --

	But he stops as he sees a smile playing on Picard's
	mouth.

					PICARD
			You called me "Picard"...

	And he looks at Madred, knowing he has scored a
	victory. Madred stares at him, face hardening.

					MADRED
			What are the Federation's defense
			plans for Minos Korva?

					PICARD
			There are four lights.

	Camera begins to MOVE IN on Madred as he activates the
	PADD; we see him tap the commands, but we don't see
	Picard's physical response.

					MADRED
			There are five lights. How many
			do you see now?

					PICARD'S VOICE
				(with difficulty)
			You are four years old... weak and
			helpless... you cannot harm me...

					MADRED
				(working the controls)
			How many?

					PICARD'S VOICE
				(singing in some
				 desperation)
			Sur le pont... d'Avignon... on y
			danse... on y danse...

 STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/19/92 - ACT FOUR 49.

42   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	The ship at warp.

43   OMITTED

43A  INT. SHUTTLEBAY (FORMERLY SCENE 36)

	Worf and an N.D. SECURITY OFFICER are standing by
	several CONTAINERS, which are about the size of a
	suitcase. They are checking them over with tricorders.
	Jellico ENTERS and goes to Worf. The large
	shuttlecraft is in the b.g.

					JELLICO
			Report.

					WORF
			Each container holds a hundred
			anti-matter mines with magnetic
			targeting capabilites. When the
			mines are ejected from the
			containers, they will attach
			themselves to the hulls of the
			Cardassian ships.

					JELLICO
			Good. The nebula's going to play
			hell with subspace
			communications... will we still be
			able to detonate the mines on
			command?

					WORF
			We are modifying the receiver
			assemblies on each unit.

					JELLICO
			Excellent.

     STAR TREK: "Chain of Command, Pt. II" - 10/15/92 - ACT FOUR    50.

43A  CONTINUED:

	Jellico moves to the shuttlecraft.

43B  INT. SHUTTLECRAFT

	Geordi is working as Jellico ENTERS.

					JELLICO
			How are we doing?

					GEORDI
			Almost done, sir. I've shielded
			the engine nacelles and the
			transporter system so they won't
			be affected by the nebula's
			particle flux.

					JELLICO
			Good.

	Jellico moves to the pilot's chair and sits down. He
	smiles as he looks over some of the controls.

					JELLICO
			Been awhile since I flew one of
			these... you're a pilot yourself,
			aren't you Geordi?

					GEORDI
			Yes, sir.

					JELLICO
			Began my career as a shuttle pilot --
			on the Jovian Run. Jupiter to
			Saturn and back... once a day,
			every day.

					GEORDI
				(surprised)
			I was on that run for a while.

					JELLICO
				(conspiratorially)
			Then you must've done Titan's
			Turn.

					GEORDI
				(smiles)
			Oh, yeah... set a course directly
			for Titan... hold it until you're
			just brushing the atmosphere...
			then throw the helm hard over and
			whip around the moon at point
			seven c.

      STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/20/92 - ACT FOUR      51.

43B  CONTINUED:

					JELLICO
			And pray like hell nobody saw you.

	They both laugh.

					GEORDI
			Well... this trip into the
			nebula's going to need someone who
			can do Titan's Turn in their
			sleep.
				(indicates panel)
			The mines will have to be laid
			within two kilometers of the
			Cardassian ships. But the
			particle flux from the nebula will
			blind all the sensors except for
			the proximity-detector. You're
			going to need quite a pilot to
			bring that off.

					JELLICO
			And is that you?

	Geordi looks at Jellico, knowing the answer is not
	going to please him.

					GEORDI
			No sir, it's not. The man you
			want... is Commander Riker.

	Jellico looks at him, but Geordi doesn't back off.

					GEORDI
			He's the best there is.

	Off Jellico's thoughtful reaction...

                                             FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

      STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/16/92 - ACT FIVE      52.

                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

44   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	The ship drops out of warp. The McAllister NEBULA can
	be seen in the b.g.

45   INT. RIKER'S QUARTERS

	Riker is sitting at his desk, looking over the book of
	Shakespeare that Picard once had in the Ready Room. He
	flips through the pages for a moment.

45A  OMITTED

45B  RESUME SCENE

	The door CHIMES and Riker closes the book.

					RIKER
			Come in.

	Jellico ENTERS. There's an awkward beat as Riker
	slowly stands.

					JELLICO
			Am I disturbing you?

					RIKER
				(cool)
			Not at all.

	Jellico takes a few steps around the room, looking
	around. This is an awkward conversation for both of
	them. Jellico notices the trombone on its stand.

					JELLICO
			Musician?

					RIKER
			That's right.

					JELLICO
			Classical? Contemporary?

      STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/16/92 - ACT FIVE     52A.

45B  CONTINUED:

					RIKER
			Jazz.

					JELLICO
			Ah.

	The moment hangs there, Jellico clearly uncomfortable.

					RIKER
			Is there something I can do for
			you, Captain?

					JELLICO
			Are you aware of our plans to
			attack the Cardassian invasion
			fleet?

					RIKER
			Yes, sir. And I understand you've
			been talking to every shuttle
			pilot on board.

					JELLICO
			I don't settle for second best.
			In anything.

					RIKER
			Yes, sir.

	There is a long beat as Jellico seems to measure Riker
	for a moment.

					JELLICO
			Let's drop the ranks for a moment.
				(beat, then blunt)
			I don't like you. I think you're
			insubordinate. Arrogant.
			willful. I don't think you were
			a particularly good first officer.

	Riker doesn't flinch in the face of this bald assault.
	Jellico pauses for a moment, then his voice softens a
	little.

					JELLICO
			But... you're also the best pilot
			on the ship.

	Riker takes a moment.

      STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/16/92 - ACT FIVE      53.

45B  CONTINUED: (2)

					RIKER
			As long as the ranks are down,
			Captain, let me say that I don't
			like you, either. You're arrogant
			and closed-minded. You have to
			control everything and everyone.
			You don't provide an atmosphere of
			trust, you don't inspire the crew
			to want to go out of their way for
			you, and you get everybody wound
			up so tight there's no joy in
			anything. I don't think you're a
			particularly good Captain.

	The two men hold a look.

					JELLICO
			I won't order you to fly this
			mission. I'm here to ask.

	Riker steps right up to Jellico.

					RIKER
				(hard)
			Then ask.

	Jellico takes a beat to swallow his pride.

					JELLICO
			Will you pilot the shuttle,
			Commander?

	Beat.

					RIKER
			Yes.

	Jellico heads for the door.

					RIKER
			You're welcome.

	Jellico pauses... then EXITS.

                                             CUT TO:

46   EXT. SPACE - ENTERPRISE & SHUTTLE (OPTICAL)

	The shuttle leaves the Enterprise.

47   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Jellico, Data, Troi, and Worf at their stations.

      STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/19/92 - ACT FIVE     53A.

47   CONTINUED:

					WORF
				(off console)
			The shuttle is about to enter the
			nebula.

					DATA
			Yellow Alert. Raise shields and
			charge all defensive systems.

	The ship's condition goes to YELLOW.

					JELLICO
			Helm, bring us to ten thousand
			kilometers from the nebula's
			perimeter.

					WORF
			All defensive systems are powered
			and ready.
				(beat)
			The shuttle has entered the
			nebula.

                                             CUT TO:

48   INT. SHUTTLECRAFT

	Riker and Geordi are at the controls. The view out the
	window is obscured by the billowing CLOUDS from the
	nebula. Behind them can be seen the MINES seen earlier
	in the shuttlebay. The ship SHAKES SLIGHTLY. As they
	report the loss of systems, their attitude is calm --
	they were expecting this.

					GEORDI
			We've lost primary navigation...
			switching to secondary systems...

					RIKER
			Inertial dampers compensating...

					GEORDI
			Sensors inoperative.

					RIKER
			Right on schedule.

	Geordi activates a monitor on the console.

48A  ON MONITOR (OPTICAL)

	The monitor shows a graphic display of the area in
	front of the ship. The screen is fuzzy and ill-defined.
	It's a very primitive display, similar to
	that of early WWII radar sets.

      STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/19/92 - ACT FIVE      54.

48B  RESUME SCENE

					GEORDI
			The proximity detector is
			working... we should pick up their
			ships at a distance of... five
			hundred meters.

	Riker gives him a look.

					RIKER
				(sarcastic)
			Don't make this too easy...

	Geordi grins and moves to the back of the shuttle,
	placing containers on the small shuttle transporter.
	Riker keeps his eyes glued on the monitor.

48C  ON MONITOR (OPTICAL)

	The monitor screen shows nothing... then suddenly a
	LARGE SHAPE appears on the screen very close to the
	position of the shuttle.

48D  RESUME SCENE

	Riker reacts to the screen.

					RIKER
			Hang on!

	He quickly works the controls and the shuttle heels
	sharply to one side. Riker and Geordi have to hang on
	for dear life. After a moment, Riker is able to bring
	the ship back to level flight.

					GEORDI
			Do I want to know how close that
			was?

      STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/19/92 - ACT FIVE      55.

48D  CONTINUED:

					RIKER
			No.
				(beat)
			Get ready to deploy the mines.

	Geordi moves to the transporter console and begins to
	work the controls.

                                             CUT TO:

48E  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	hanging in space.

49   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	The Bridge crew waits tensely for some indication of
	success on Riker's part.

					WORF
				(off console)
			Captain -- the shuttlecraft is
			emerging from the nebula.

					JELLICO
			Enterprise to shuttle -- were you
			successful, Commander?

					RIKER'S COM VOICE
			Aye, sir. The mines are laid.

					JELLICO
			Very well.
				(to Worf)
			Red Alert. Stand by to detonate
			the mines on my command.

      STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/16/92 - ACT FIVE      56.

49   CONTINUED:

	The ship goes to RED.

					WORF
			Standing by.

	There is a beat.

					JELLICO
			Open a channel to the Reklar.

	The crew reacts with curiosity.

50   OMITTED

51   INCLUDE VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)

	A furious Gul Lemec appears on the screen as Jellico
	stands.

					LEMEC
			This is Cardassian territory,
			Captain. Your presence here is
			another deliberate provocation to --

					JELLICO
			I'm not going to argue with you,
			Gul Lemec. Every one of your
			ships has a mine on its belly, my
			finger's on the button, and you're
			in a very bad position.

					LEMEC
			You can't intimidate us.

					JELLICO
			Mister Worf... set off Alpha-four
			two..

					WORF
			Aye, sir.

	He works. On the screen, Lemec's ship SHAKES. Lemec
	looks around in worry.

      STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/19/92 - ACT FIVE     56A.

51   CONTINUED:

					JELLICO
			That was just a baby... the big
			boys are sitting on your hull...
			waiting for me to say the word.

	There is a long beat.

					LEMEC
				(difficult)
			What are... your terms?

					JELLICO
			Your ships will leave the nebula
			one by one. Each ship will eject
			its primary phaser coil before
			setting course for the nearest
			Cardassian base.

					LEMEC
				(objecting)
			That will leave us defenseless.

					JELLICO
			Mister Worf, prepare to detonate --

					LEMEC
			I will agree to your terms.

					JELLICO
			Excellent.

	Jellico turns to sit down again, but then turns back to
	the screen.

					JELLICO
			Oh... one more thing. I believe
			you're holding a Starfleet officer
			named Jean-Luc Picard. I expect
			him returned. Immediately.

	Lemec gives him a long, cold look.

                                             CUT TO:


      STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/16/92 - ACT FIVE      57.

52   INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - ON LIGHT FIXTURE -
PICARD'S POV

	It is out of focus, fuzzy... how many lights are there?
	Four? Five? Eight? The lights keep changing focus...
	nobody could tell how many there really are.

52A  CLOSE ON PICARD

	sitting in the chair, head slumped back, staring at the
	lights. Perspiration drenches him... drips into his
	eyes... he blinks, squints... looks up...

52B  ON LIGHT FIXTURE

	How many? Eight? Twelve? The lights split and
	multiply before his eyes.

52C  ON PICARD

	as he shakes his head to clear it... sits up... looks
	around. He is alone in the room. He sees, on the desk
	before him --

52D  THE PADD

	which controls the extent of his misery.

53   PICARD

	stares at it, transfixed. It's within his reach. What
	will happen if he takes it? Smashes it? Mesmerized,
	he reaches out his arm, touches it... picks it up...
	stares at it...

	And then he rises and hurls it against a wall, smashing
	it. It falls to the floor, broken.

					MADRED'S VOICE
			That won't help. I have many
			others.

	Picard turns and sees Madred walking toward him from
	the open door. When he speaks, his voice is quite
	hoarse from screaming. He is weaker than we have seen
	him.

					PICARD
			...still... felt good...

	Madred gives a small laugh.

      STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/16/92 - ACT FIVE      58.

53   CONTINUED:

					MADRED
			Enjoy your good feelings when you
			can. There may not be many more
			of them.

	He walks briskly to his desk and sits.

					MADRED
			I've just received word. There's
			been a battle. The Enterprise is
			burning in space. The invasion of
			Minos Korva has been successful.

	Picard stares at him.

					PICARD
			...don't... believe you...

					MADRED
				(shrugs, unconcerned)
			There is no further need for
			information from you... our troops
			were successful in spite of your
			refusal to help me.
				(small smile)
			You might have saved yourself a
			great deal of torment by yielding
			at the beginning.

	There is a beat as he stares pensively at Picard.

					PICARD
			I... want to see... neutral
			representative...

					MADRED
			There is no such person.
				(beat)
			The word will be that you perished
			with your crew. No one will ever
			know that you are here with us.
			As you will be, for a long, long
			time.

	Picard stares at him with bleary eyes.

					MADRED
			You do, however, have a choice.
			You can live out your life in
			misery... held here, subject to my
			whims...

	He leans in, seductive, beguiling...

      STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/16/92 - ACT FIVE      59.

53   CONTINUED: (2)

					MADRED
			Or you can live in comfort, with
			good food and warm clothing...
			women as you desire them...
			allowed to pursue your studies of
			philosophy and history.
				(beat)
			I would enjoy debating with you.
			You have a keen mind.

	He rises, wanders toward Picard.

					MADRED
			It's up to you. A life of ease...
			of reflection and intellectual
			challenge...
				(gesturing around him)
			Or this.

					PICARD
			What... must I... do... ?

	Madred smiles. His voice is soothing...
	irresistible...

					MADRED
			Nothing, really.
				(gestures upward)
			Tell me how many lights you see.

	There is a heavy silence. Picard slumps in the chair,
	staring up at the lights. In the distance, we hear the
	SOUND of approaching footsteps. An urgency appears in
	Madred's voice.

					MADRED
			How many? How many lights?

	No answer.

					MADRED
			This is your last chance... the
			guards are coming... don't be a
			stubborn fool...

	Picard stares up at the light fixture, eyes glazed, not
	responding.

					MADRED
				(hissing)
			How many?

	The door opens and Gul Lemec ENTERS, accompanied by two
	guards. He surveys the scene.

      STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/16/92 - ACT FIVE      60.

53   CONTINUED: (3)

					LEMEC
			You told me he would be ready to
			go.

	Madred has to tear his eyes away from Picard to address
	his superior.

					MADRED
			We had some unfinished business.

					LEMEC
			Get him cleaned up. A ship is
			waiting to take him back to the
			Enterprise.

54   ON PICARD

	as he stares at Madred, realizing that everything
	Madred had said was a ruse... one last desperate effort
	to bend Picard to his will.

55   ON MADRED

	as he returns the look... a complex welter of feelings
	overwhelming him... chagrin that Picard now
	understands... anger at failure... and, in spite of
	himself, the beginnings of respect for Picard's
	extraordinary courage.

56   ANGLE - THE GROUP

	as Lemec looks from one to the other... curious at the
	potent looks.

					LEMEC
			Captain Picard... if you will go
			with the guards, they'll take care
			of you.

	Still holding Madred's look, Picard rises... starts to
	lose his balance but holds on... takes deep breaths of
	air... straightens himself, and walks close to Madred.

					PICARD
			There are four lights.

	Madred stares at him briefly, and then, the slightest
	possible nod and smile -- in deference to a man he has
	come to admire.

      STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/16/92 - ACT FIVE      61.

56   CONTINUED:

	Picard turns and walks out of the room with the guards.
	Madred watches him go. Lemec looks from one to the
	other, feeling the charged atmosphere, but completely
	out of touch with what has transpired.

56A  EXT. SPACE - ENTERPRISE & CAIRO (STOCK)

	The two ships running side by side.

56B  INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Jellico and Troi (in her regulation uniform) are in
	Command, Worf at Tactical, and Data is now back at Ops
	and in his normal uniform. The doors to the Turbolift
	OPEN and Picard and Riker ENTER.

					JELLICO
				(stands)
			Captain on the Bridge.
				(to Picard)
			Welcome home, Jean-Luc.

					PICARD
			Thank you.

					JELLICO
				(gestures around)
			Just the way you left it. Maybe
			a little better.
				(to com)
			Computer transfer all command
			codes to Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
			Voice authorization: Jellico-alpha-three-one.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Transfer complete. USS Enterprise
			now under command of Captain Jean-Luc
			Picard.

					PICARD
			I relieve you, sir.

					JELLICO
			I stand relieved.

	Jellico glances around the Bridge one last time.

					JELLICO
				(to everyone)
			It's been an honor serving with
			you.

      STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/16/92 - ACT FIVE     61A.

56B  CONTINUED:

	He looks around the Bridge, but there are only cold
	stares from everyone. He nods to Picard and EXITS.

					PICARD
			You have the Bridge, Number One.

					RIKER
			Aye, sir.

	Picard exchanges a look with Troi and then she follows
	him to the Ready Room.

56C  INT. READY ROOM

	Picard looks around the room for a moment. Everything
	has been returned to the way he had it. He looks
	around at Troi, who is simply waiting.

					PICARD
			I don't know where to begin,
			Counselor. It was... quite an
			experience.

					TROI
			I read your report.

	Picard nods. There is a quiet beat.

					PICARD
			One thing I didn't put in my
			report... at the very end, he
			offered me a choice... between a
			life of comfort... or more
			torture... all I had to do was say
			there were five lights.

	Troi regards him for a brief moment.

					TROI
			You didn't say it...

					PICARD
			No... but I was going to. I was
			ready to tell him anything he
			wanted... anything at all. But
			more than that, I was beginning to
			believe there were five lights.

	Off her look, acknowledging the enormity of his
	experience...

      STAR TREK: "Chain... , Pt. II" - REV. 10/16/92 - ACT FIVE     61B.

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                                             FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         

                            THE END