STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                              
                         "Suspicions" 
                          #40276-248 
                              
                          Written by 
                 Joe Menosky and Naren Shankar 
                              
                          Directed by 
                          Cliff Bole 


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                         FINAL DRAFT

                       FEBRUARY 25, 1993

           STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - 2/25/93 - CAST 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                         "Suspicions" 

                             CAST                               
                              
                PICARD             CHRISTOPHER
                RIKER              JO'BRIL
                DATA               KURAK
                BEVERLY            REYGA
                TROI               T'PAN
                WORF               
                GEORDI             
                GUINAN             
                OGAWA              
                COMPUTER VOICE 
    
                Non-Speaking       
                  N.D. SECURITY GUARDS

           STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - 2/25/93 - SETS 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                         "Suspicions" 
                       
                             SETS 

            INTERIORS                  EXTERIORS
          
            USS ENTERPRISE             USS ENTERPRISE
              MAIN BRIDGE
              SICKBAY                  SHUTTLE
              CORRIDOR
              SHUTTLE BAY
              SCIENCE LAB
              READY ROOM
              MORGUE
              TEN FORWARD
              PICARD'S QUARTERS
              BEVERLY'S QUARTERS
              SHUTTLE
              CHRISTOPHER'S QUARTERS

          STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - 2/26/93 - PRONUNCIATION            

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION                  
                         "Suspicions"     
                         
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE                       

                  SELAR             sell-AHR
                  ALTINE            all-TEEN
                  REYGA             RAY-guh
                  KURAK             CURE-ak
                  T'PAN             t'PAN
                  TAKARAN           tah-CAR-n
                  JO'BRILL          jo-BRILL
                  METAPHASIC        meh-tuh-FAZE-ick

         STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - 02/25/93 - TEASER         1.

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION                  
                         "Suspicions"                              
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	at impulse.

2    INT. BEVERLY'S QUARTERS

	The doors slide OPEN and BEVERLY ENTERS, looking high
	strung and extremely agitated. She leans against the
	door, takes a breath... then tosses a medical PADD
	onto the couch. A beat passes by... then moves to a
	closet and pulls out a small suitcase... begins to pack
	some personal belongings...

	The door CHIMES.

					BEVERLY
				(on edge)
			What?

	The door CHIMES again.

					BEVERLY
			Alright, come in.

	GUINAN ENTERS. She's holding her arm carefully.
	Beverly glances up.

					BEVERLY
			Guinan... ? What are you doing
			here?

					GUINAN
			I need a doctor.

	Beverly looks at her.

					GUINAN
			Geordi beat me in straight sets
			today.
				(indicates arm)
			I think I've got a case of tennis
			elbow.

     STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 02/26/93 - TEASER     2-3.

2    CONTINUED:

	Beverly keeps packing, distracted.

					BEVERLY
			Go to Sickbay. I think Doctor
			Selar is on duty.

					GUINAN
			I don't want to see Selar. I
			always see you. I'm particular
			about my doctors.

					BEVERLY
			Well, you'd better get a new
			one... because I'm not a doctor
			on this ship anymore.

	OFF their reactions...

                                             FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

        STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - 02/25/93 - ACT ONE        4.

                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

           (NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes)            

3    OMITTED

4    INT. BEVERLY'S QUARTERS

	A few minutes later. Beverly is packing as Guinan
	looks on. Beverly is still very agitated. She keeps
	moving from the closet to the suitcase, messily
	stuffing clothing into the suitcase. Her tone is
	sarcastic and bitter.

					BEVERLY
				(rapid)
			Three days on the shuttle to
			Starbase twenty-three... then a
			transport back to Earth... I can
			hear Admiral Brooks now, telling
			me how I've disgraced Starfleet
			Medical...
				(beat)
			Then a leisurely day and a half
			before the formal inquiry begins
			and my career ends.

					GUINAN
				(calm)
			Beverly.

	Beverly looks at her.

					GUINAN
			My elbow.

					BEVERLY
			Your elbow... ?

	Guinan lifts her elbow to remind Beverly. Beverly
	takes a breath, stuffs whatever she's holding into her
	bag.

					BEVERLY
			Alright, let me see it...

	Guinan sits in a chair as Beverly examines her arm,
	moving it gently back and forth. Guinan winces
	slightly.

					BEVERLY
			Does that hurt?

        STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - 02/25/93 - ACT ONE        4A.

4    CONTINUED:

					GUINAN
			Yeah, right there...

	Beverly nods.

					BEVERLY
			Tennis elbow, alright. Hold it
			like this...

	Beverly positions Guinan's arm, then moves to a nearby
	medical kit, brings it over and opens it up. She takes
	out a small medical device.

					GUINAN
			I've never been to a formal
			inquiry.

					BEVERLY
			It's no big thing. Any doctor can
			have one... all you have to do is
			disobey orders... violate medical
			ethics... cause an interstellar
			incident...

					GUINAN
			That would do it, all right.

					BEVERLY
				(beat)
			Make a fist.

	Guinan makes a fist. Beverly continues to treat her
	arm.

					GUINAN
			Do I have to break my leg before
			you tell me what happened?

	Beverly takes a breath... tries to collect her
	scattered thoughts.

					BEVERLY
			It started when I invited those
			scientists on board...
				(beat)
			No. It started at the Altine
			Consortium.
				(beat)
			Actually, it probably started
			before that. When I began
			feeling... comfortable.

	Beverly is so agitated she's rambling, disconnected.
	Guinan is forced to become a knitter of thoughts.

     STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 02/26/93 - ACT ONE     4B.

4    CONTINUED: (2)

					GUINAN
			Comfortable?

					BEVERLY
			Too comfortable.

					GUINAN
			Ah.

					BEVERLY
				(nods)
			That's why I went to the Altine
			Conference... to hear the latest
			bio-physical theories. Maybe find
			a new area of research. And
			that's where I met Doctor Reyga...
			nobody would listen to him -- just
			because he was a Ferengi. They
			all but jeered him off the
			stage...

	Guinan is trying to fit all the pieces together.

					GUINAN
			So you invited the scientists on
			board... to listen to this Doctor
			Reyga...

	Guinan's ability to fill in the blanks prods Beverly to
	open up more.

					BEVERLY
			I thought I could be a...
			facilitator. You see, he had this
			amazing invention, based on
			metaphasic field technology. But
			his methodology was completely
			unorthodox.

					GUINAN
			That's my favorite kind.

					BEVERLY
			I thought... if I could bring
			scientists from various cultures
			aboard the Enterprise... sit them
			down... help them understand the
			value of his ideas... well, it
			seemed like the right thing to do.

     STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 02/26/93 - ACT ONE     4C.

4    CONTINUED: (3)

					GUINAN
			Sort of a scientific diplomat.

					BEVERLY
			That's it exactly. And believe
			me, it wasn't easy.

	Beverly puts down her medical device and begins pacing.

					BEVERLY
			I had to persuade Captain
			Picard... and then I had to round
			up as many scientists as I could
			in the field of subspace
			technology...

                                             BEGIN FLASHBACK:

      STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/01/93 - ACT ONE      5.

5    INT. SCIENCE LAB

	A laboratory with a number of consoles, monitors, etc.
	The various scientists are there, sitting and standing,
	as Beverly's V.O. continues.

					BEVERLY (V.O.)
			... but of all the scientists I
			invited, only four were interested
			in hearing about Doctor Reyga's
			invention.

	The scientists are: a male Ferengi, REYGA; a female
	Klingon, KURAK; a female Vulcan, T'PAN and her human
	husband, DOCTOR CHRISTOPHER; and a male Takaran (a new
	alien), JO'BRIL. They're in the midst of a long
	discussion. The discussion continues under (NOTE:
	Added dialogue found at end of script) as the CAMERA
	PANS around the table with Beverly's V.O. introducing
	each character.

	On Kurak:

					BEVERLY (V.O.)
			Kurak was a warp field specialist
			on the Klingon Homeworld. I don't
			think Klingons regard scientists
			very highly... she always seemed
			a little defensive.

	On T'Pan and Christopher:

					BEVERLY (V.O.)
			Doctor T'Pan is practically a
			legend in the field of subspace
			morphology. She's been the
			director of the Vulcan Science
			Academy for fifteen years...
				(beat)
			Her husband, Doctor Christopher,
			came with her... I didn't know
			much about him... but he was some
			kind of a subspace theoretician.

	On Jo'Bril:

					BEVERLY (V.O.)
			Jo'Bril was a Takaran... the first
			one I'd ever met. I had no idea
			what to expect from him.

      STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/01/93 - ACT ONE      6.

5    CONTINUED:

	On Reyga:

					BEVERLY (V.O.)
			And then there was Doctor Reyga...
			the Ferengi scientist.

					REYGA
			You've all seen my experimental
			data. The metaphasic shield has
			been proven.

					T'PAN
			Forgive my skepticism, Doctor, but
			your claims are somewhat
			extravagant. Protect a shuttle
			within a star's corona? Not even
			your own government believes it
			can be done.

	Reyga bridles at the implication but stays calm. He is
	not the typical volatile, argumentative Ferengi;
	rather, he projects an air of dignity and integrity.

					BEVERLY
			That's why I've asked you all to
			come here. I think you have the
			vision to see the potential in
			Doctor Reyga's metaphasic shield.

	Beverly is her composed, capable self on the surface...
	but underneath, she has the mild anxiety of someone
	engaged in a pursuit not wholly familiar. Her task --
	to help make a Ferengi scientist credible -- is not an
	easy one.

					REYGA
			I need help to develop the shield.
			I am willing to grant exclusive
			rights to whoever provides the
			necessary resources.

	There is a small silence at this. Clearly some of the
	scientists don't feel this is a thrilling proposal.
	Beverly looks around the room... tries to stimulate
	some response.

					BEVERLY
			I think you all realize what this
			shielding process would mean...
			the possibilities for exploration
			and research are endless...

      STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 02/26/93 - ACT ONE      7.

5    CONTINUED: (2)

					KURAK
			But only if it works.
				(to Reyga)
			I'm not convinced this metaphasic
			shield can withstand either the
			temperature or the radiation it
			would be exposed to.

					REYGA
			But it has -- not only in
			countless simulations, but in a
			field test that I conducted
			myself.

					KURAK
			For which, of course, we have only
			your word...

					REYGA
			Are you accusing me of falsifying
			my data?

					KURAK
				(shrugs)
			You wouldn't be the first
			scientist to manipulate
			experimental data to his own
			advantage...

					BEVERLY
				(leaping in to diffuse
				 this)
			Doctor Reyga has offered to
			demonstrate his invention. He's
			outfitted one of our shuttles with
			the metaphasic shield.

					REYGA
			I will take it into the corona of
			the star Vaytan.

					CHRISTOPHER
			That star has a superdense corona.
			The shuttle would be subjected to
			particularly intense radiation.
			Perhaps it would be wise to choose
			a star of lesser magnitude.

					T'PAN
			I agree. My own research into
			solar energy transfer suggests
			that Vaytan's corona is extremely
			unstable.

      STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/03/93 - ACT ONE      8.

5    CONTINUED: (3)

					REYGA
				(mildly)
			What better way to test my
			invention? I'm not concerned --
			the shield will hold.

					KURAK
			I, for one, would feel more
			comfortable if someone else flew
			the shuttle. Someone more --
			objective.

					JO'BRIL
			I will volunteer for that task.

	All heads turn toward Jo'Bril. These are the first
	words he has uttered.

					JO'BRIL
			I've spent years studying solar
			plasma reactions. The thought of
			being able to penetrate a star's
			corona... it's a remarkable
			opportunity.
				(to Reyga)
			I've studied your data. I think
			you're on solid scientific ground.

					KURAK
			I don't share your optimism,
			Doctor Jo'Bril... but if you wish
			to pilot the craft, I would be
			more confident about your
			assessment of the shield... than
			Doctor Reyga's.

					CHRISTOPHER
			I agree. At this point, we need
			an impartial evaluation.

	Beverly is a little concerned -- this is an unexpected
	development.

					BEVERLY
			We'd want to be sure that you're
			familiar with the shuttle
			controls... and Doctor Reyga's
			modifications...

					JO'BRIL
				(waving this off)
			I'm an accomplished pilot. It
			will be no problem.

     STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/03/93 - ACT ONE     8A.

5    CONTINUED: (4)

					BEVERLY
			Well...
				(to Reyga)
			What do you think?

	To Reyga, this is a godsend -- someone believes in him.

      STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/02/93 - ACT ONE      9.

5    CONTINUED: (4)

					REYGA
			Doctor Jo'Bril... I am gratified.
			And there will be no difficulty
			operating the metaphasic controls --
			the system will activate
			automatically as you approach the
			star.

	Beverly looks around the room... feeling pleased...
	this has gone even better than she'd expected.

					BEVERLY
			Well, then. We'll proceed with
			the demonstration at fifteen
			hundred hours. We'll meet on the
			Bridge.

	The group breaks up and files out the door. Reyga
	stays behind with Beverly, gathering PADDS into his
	case.

					BEVERLY
			I think that went well, don't you?

					REYGA
			Thanks to you, Doctor.

					BEVERLY
			I didn't do anything...

	They move toward the door and EXIT.

6    INT. CORRIDOR

	as they continue walking.

					REYGA
			This is an opportunity I would
			never have had without you, and I
			promise you I'll never forget it.

					BEVERLY
			Some of those scientists are still
			a little doubtful... but after the
			demonstration I'm sure they'll
			come around.

        STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - 02/25/93 - ACT ONE        10.

6    CONTINUED:

					REYGA
			If there's anything I'm used to --
			it's skepticism.
				(small laugh)
			After all -- a Ferengi scientist
			is almost a contradiction in
			terms.

	She starts to protest, but he raises a hand.

					REYGA
			No, don't deny it. I know how the
			Ferengi are regarded...

					BEVERLY
			I'd still expect the scientific
			community to be more open-minded
			than they seem to be.

					REYGA
			The metaphasic shield is a
			breakthrough in technology... many
			scientists have tried to develop
			it. It's only natural there would
			be some... resistance...

					BEVERLY
			You mean jealousy.
				(shakes her head)
			I know. I wondered if that might
			account for Doctor T'Pan's
			attitude. She's been working on
			subspace shielding technology for
			years. And you've beaten her to
			the punch.

					REYGA
			I'm really not interested in
			competition. All I want is to be
			acknowledged... respected as a
			scientist. This invention will
			finally do that.

	Beverly smiles and they walk on down the corridor
	together.

					BEVERLY (V.O.)
			As far as I was concerned, the
			hard part was over. I'd stepped
			out on a limb... and it hadn't
			broken.

     STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/01/93 - ACT ONE     11.

7    INT. BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	PICARD, DATA, WORF, Beverly, and the four scientists --
	T'Pan, Christopher, Reyga, and Kurak. They are
	scattered at the various Aft stations. Beverly is
	monitoring environmental conditions in the cabin.

					BEVERLY (V.O.)
			Not bad for my first venture into
			scientific diplomacy.

					DATA
			Captain, the shuttle has been
			launched.

					PICARD
			On screen. Open a channel.

	Jo'Bril appears on screen, inside the shuttle.

					JO'BRIL
			I'm one million kilometers from
			the star's corona... proceeding at
			three quarters impulse... I should
			reach it in approximately three
			minutes.

					REYGA
				(checking console)
			The metaphasic shielding has begun
			to form.

					DATA
			External temperature is zero-pointnine
			million Kelvins and rising.
			Radiation levels are nearing ten
			thousand rads.

					REYGA
			That should have no effect on the
			shuttle cabin...

					BEVERLY
			That's right. Cabin temperature
			is twenty-one degrees celcius.
			Radiation levels are normal.

     STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/01/93 - ACT ONE     12.

7    CONTINUED:

	They exchange a smile, obviously feeling good about
	things.

					JO'BRIL
			Wait -- I'm reading elevated
			neutriono levels in the cabin...

					REYGA
			Those are from the subspace field
			that's encapsulating the shuttle.
			The levels are well within
			acceptable parameters.

					DATA
			Outside temperature is rising
			rapidly -- one-point-seven million
			Kelvins.

					BEVERLY
			Cabin temperature is still twenty-one
			degrees. The shield is
			holding...

	Reyga smiles proudly. So far, so good. Now, on the
	screen, the glow from the sun's brilliance begins to
	wash over Jo'Bril.

					JO'BRIL
			I'm nearing the corona... Three
			hundred fifty thousand kilometers
			and closing... this is
			incredible... I'm actually flying
			into a star...

	Picard is caught up in the moment. He turns to Reyga.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			Congratulations, Doctor. This is
			an amazing achievement.

					DATA
			Radiation levels outside the
			shuttle are nearing fourteen
			thousand rads.

     STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/01/93 - ACT ONE     13.

7    CONTINUED: (2)

					BEVERLY
				(off monitor)
			But they're normal inside the
			cabin.

					JO'BRIL
			I'm now fully engulfed in the
			corona... it's astonishing...

	Reyga turns to T'Pan, Christopher, and Kurak.

					REYGA
			You see, Doctors? Metaphasic
			shielding is a reality.

	T'Pan nods graciously; Christopher acquiesces; Kurak
	just stares at the Viewscreen, not acknowledging Reyga.

	The shuttle windows are now engulfed in flames.
	Jo'Bril stares ahead, transfixed... almost zoned out...

					REYGA
			Doctor Jo'Bril, can you give us an
			estimate of the plasma turbulence?

	No response.

					REYGA
			Doctor Jo'Bril... ?

	Still no answer. Reyga glances at Beverly.

					BEVERLY
			Something's wrong.

					RIKER
			Mister Data, what's going on?

					DATA
			Sensors indicate an increased
			level of baryon particles in the
			cabin.

					REYGA
			No... that's not possible...

					PICARD
			Doctor Jo'Bril, can you hear us?
			Please respond.

	Jo'Bril opens his mouth, as though to try to speak...
	but can only gasp.

     STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/02/93 - ACT ONE     14.

7    CONTINUED: (3)

					DATA
			Baryon levels are continuing to
			rise...

	Reyga frantically works his console.

					REYGA
			I don't understand it... this
			shouldn't be happening...

					PICARD
			Mister Worf, can we beam him out
			of there?

					WORF
				(checks console)
			The solar radiation is
			interfering... he must be at
			least five-hundred thousand
			kilometers from the star before we
			can get a Transporter lock.

	Picard moves toward the Viewscreen, speaking firmly.

					PICARD
			Doctor Jo'Bril... listen to me.
			It is imperative that you turn the
			shuttle... take it out of the
			corona...
				(beat)
			Do you understand what I'm saying?

	With an effort, Jo'Bril nods...

					PICARD
			Pilot the shuttle away from the
			star...

	Jo'Bril lifts his hands... touches controls... the
	shuttle turns... then Jo'Bril slumps over,
	unconscious.

					BEVERLY
			We're losing him...

					DATA
			The shuttle is emerging from the
			corona, sir.

					PICARD
			Get a lock on him as soon as you
			can, Mister Worf.

	Beverly is already on the run to the Turbolift.

      STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 02/26/93 - ACT ONE 15-16.         

7    CONTINUED: (4)

					BEVERLY
			Beam him directly to Sickbay.

	The last thing she sees before the Turbolift doors
	close is Reyga's face, ashen and bereft.

8    INT. SICKBAY

	Jo'Bril is already on a bio-bed; Beverly and NURSE
	OGAWA are there, working on him. His eyes are open and
	he is drawing great ragged gasps of air.

					BEVERLY
			Twenty cc's inoprovaline...

	Ogawa administers the hypospray; Beverly scans.

					BEVERLY
			That's not doing it. Cortical
			stimulators.

	Ogawa attaches them; Beverly activates them; Jo'Bril
	twitches slightly.

					BEVERLY
			Again.

	Jo'Bril twitches once more. Beverly scans. She looks
	up at Ogawa, shakes her head. Ogawa removes the
	stimulators. Jo'Bril is still gasping... with greater
	intervals between gasps... then he looks at Beverly.

					JO'BRIL
				(hoarsely)
			I saw... the sun...

	He clutches for air another few times... and that's
	all. Off Beverly's stricken expression...

                                             FADE OUT.
9
thru	OMITTED
12

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

     STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 02/26/93 - ACT TWO     17.

                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

13   INT. BEVERLY'S QUARTERS

	Beverly is still flinging things into her suitcases.
	Guinan is seated, feet up on a table, taking it all in.

					BEVERLY
			So that was my first experience as
			a scientific diplomat.
				(beat)
			A complete failure. I don't think
			I've ever felt so awful.

	She tosses something into the suitcase.

					BEVERLY
				(continuing)
			I don't understand it.

	Guinan regards her gravely.

					GUINAN
			No?

					BEVERLY
			I mean... I've lost people
			before... patients...

					GUINAN
			But this was different.

					BEVERLY
			Yes. But I don't know why.

	Beverly is frustrated, struggling, has completely lost
	perspective on her feelings.

					GUINAN
			If I had to hazard a guess... I'd
			say that when you're dealing with
			a patient... you feel like you're
			in control.

					BEVERLY
			I guess so...

     STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 02/26/93 - ACT TWO     18.

13   CONTINUED:

					GUINAN
			Your training, your experience...
			it's all there, at your
			fingertips. So even if you
			fail... you know you've done the
			best you can do.

	Beverly acknowledges this.

					GUINAN
				(continuing)
			But once you send someone on a
			dangerous mission... all you can
			do is watch.

	Guinan has tapped into Beverly's feelings accurately.

					BEVERLY
			I felt... helpless...

					GUINAN
			Don't you think anyone would have?
			Maybe you're being a little hard
			on yourself.

					BEVERLY
			But Guinan... that wasn't the end.
			You don't know the half of it.

	Off Guinan's curious expression...

                                             BEGIN FLASHBACK:

14   INT. SICKBAY (OPTICAL)

	Beverly and NURSE OGAWA with Jo'Bril's body, underneath
	the medical scanner on the clamshell bed. Picard is
	just entering, Ogawa moving away with a sampling device
	in her hands. In the b.g., she begins working on a
	console.

     STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/01/93 - ACT TWO     19.

14   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			How's it going?

	Beverly turns to him. She is baffled.

					BEVERLY
			I've never run into a humanoid
			species like this...

	She gestures to an OKUDAGRAM of Jo'Bril's insides on
	the wall monitor.

					BEVERLY
			His internal physiology is
			baffling. He doesn't seem to have
			discrete "organs"... at least not
			in the traditional sense...
			practically every system is evenly
			distributed throughout his body.

	She stares for a moment at the Okudagram.

					BEVERLY
			That kind of physiology should
			make him incredibly resistant to
			injury... so whatever killed him
			had to occur at the cellular
			level...

					PICARD
			Do you have any idea what it was?

					BEVERLY
			No. Something caused a massive,
			system-wide failure... but I don't
			know what.

					PICARD
			Were the solar radiation levels
			high enough to have killed him?

					BEVERLY
				(shakes her head)
			His exposure to the star's
			radiation was minimal. It's all
			very strange...

	Ogawa approaches.

     STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/01/93 - ACT TWO     20.

14   CONTINUED: (2)

					OGAWA
			Doctor, here's the result of the
			tissue scan you asked for.

	Beverly takes a PADD from her, reads it.

					BEVERLY
			That's odd... his rate of cellular
			decay is extremely low...

	She turns away, stymied, and stares at the wall
	monitor. Ogawa busies herself with some medical
	equipment, and Picard moves to join Beverly.

					PICARD
			The answers will come, Beverly...

					BEVERLY
				(eyes on monitor)
			Maybe even minimal exposure to
			radiation altered his physiology
			at the cellular level...

					PICARD
			You've been at this for hours...
			You might think more clearly if
			you get a good night's sleep.

					BEVERLY
			I couldn't close my eyes. I have
			to find out what killed him. I
			owe that to Doctor Reyga.

					PICARD
			Are you doing it for Reyga... or
			yourself?

	She turns to look at him.

					BEVERLY
			What do you mean?

					PICARD
			You're the loneliest person in the
			world right now... no one can say
			anything... no one can do anything
			that will help. You don't think
			it'll ever go away.
				(beat)
			And you're right. It never does.
			But you can live with it. It
			doesn't feel that way now, but you
			can.

     STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 02/26/93 - ACT TWO     21.

14   CONTINUED: (3)

	They hold a look for a moment... then Picard turns and
	leaves. Beverly stands, alone with her problems, in
	front of the monitor.

					BEVERLY (V.O.)
			At the time, I was too preoccupied
			with my problems to understand
			what he was saying. I wasn't
			thinking about the rest of my
			life... I was trying to make sense
			of what had happened...

15   INT. SHUTTLE BAY

	Beverly ENTERS to see REYGA'S SHUTTLE in the bay, its
	door open. Geordi is using a tricorder to scan the
	shuttle's hull and the area around the door.

	Data and Reyga are inside the cabin, examining Reyga's
	device; they've been at it a while, and the strain is
	beginning to show on Reyga. He's racking his brain to
	find something -- anything -- to help him understand
	what went wrong.

     STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/01/93 - ACT TWO     22.

15   CONTINUED:

					REYGA
				(to Data)
			Run another diagnostic on the EPS
			flow regulator.

	Data probes some circuitry with a tech device.

					DATA
			The flow regulator is functioning
			properly.

					REYGA
			What about the field emitter coil?
			Has it maintained polarity?

					DATA
				(checks system)
			Yes, Doctor.

					REYGA
			The radial force compensator?

					DATA
			I am unable to locate any
			malfunction. All of your systems
			are operating according to your
			design specifications.

	They get out of the shuttle... Reyga is completely
	mystified. He sees Beverly and is grateful for the
	friendly face.

					BEVERLY
			You didn't find anything wrong?

					REYGA
			I don't understand it. There must
			be something we've overlooked...

	Geordi has completed his scan and he joins the rest of
	the group.

					GEORDI
			I found some micro-crystalline
			damage to the hull which confirms
			that your shield was breached by
			a burst of baryonic radiation...

     STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/08/93 - ACT TWO     23.

15   CONTINUED: (2)

					BEVERLY
			Were the levels high enough to
			damage organic tissue?

					GEORDI
			I don't know.

					DATA
				(to Reyga)
			Perhaps there was an unexpected
			interaction between the solar
			radiation and your metaphasic
			shield.

					REYGA
			No, that's not possible... I
			anticipated every contingency.

	Reyga is certain... but the others clearly have their
	doubts.

					GEORDI
			Then Jo'Bril must've run into
			something in the corona which you
			didn't anticipate... and your
			shield just wasn't able to protect
			him from it.

	Reyga bridles under the implication as Beverly watches
	him.

					BEVERLY (V.O.)
			Reyga was angry... but I knew it
			was because he was so
			disappointed. Everything he'd
			worked for... hoped for... was
			slipping away...

16   INT. SCIENCE LAB

	Beverly, Reyga, Kurak, T'Pan, and Christopher.

					BEVERLY (V.O.)
			... and that made what I had to do
			next even harder.

					BEVERLY
			I'm sure you can all understand
			that in light of what's
			happened... it would be
			inappropriate to continue with the
			project.

     STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 02/26/93 - ACT TWO     24.

16   CONTINUED:

	Reyga is distressed, but no one else is surprised.

					BEVERLY
			Perhaps when Doctor Reyga has
			perfected his metaphasic
			technology, we can try again.

	But Reyga can't stand the thought that his chance to
	prove himself is slipping away.

					REYGA
			Doctor Crusher... please... if I
			could have a little more time to
			investigate... I'm sure I could
			find what went wrong.

					CHRISTOPHER
			But that won't bring back Jo'Bril,
			will it?

	Reyga sags... he deeply regrets Jo'Bril's loss.

					T'PAN
			I do not believe the shield will
			ever work. Its very concept is
			flawed.

					REYGA
			Just one more test...

					KURAK
			Whom do you propose to sacrifice
			next?

					REYGA
			I will pilot the shuttle myself.

	But Beverly has no intention of letting anyone else die --
	no matter how difficult it's going to be for her or
	Reyga.

					BEVERLY
			I'm sorry. But as Chief Medical
			Officer, I'm responsible for the
			health and safety of the people
			aboard.
				(beat)
			And I will not authorize any
			further tests.

	Reyga stares at her... even Crusher, his chief
	supporter, has withdrawn. He draws himself up, trying
	to preserve some vestiges of dignity.

      STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/01/93 - ACT TWO 25-27.         

16   CONTINUED: (2)

					REYGA
			Very well.
				(beat)
			But I will prove myself.

	And he turns and exits... as Beverly stares after him.

					BEVERLY (V.O.)
			I couldn't help but admire his
			tenacity. He just wasn't going to
			accept defeat. And I hoped he
			would prove himself.
				(beat)
			But that was the last time I saw
			him alive.

	As the doors close behind Reyga...

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18
                                             FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

    STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/02/93 - ACT THREE    28.

                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

19   INT. SCIENCE LAB

	Beverly and Worf are kneeling on the floor next to the
	body of Doctor Reyga. Beverly is scanning the body
	with her medical tricorder, and the ND security guards
	are in the b.g.

					BEVERLY (V.O.)
			We'd gone to Science Lab Four when
			the ship's sensors registered a
			sizeable plasma surge there...

	Beverly is trying to maintain her composure in the face
	of Reyga's death. One of his hands is clenched around
	a SMALL DEVICE. Beverly gently pries open the hand and
	carefully removes the device.

					BEVERLY
			A plasma infuser... it's been
			completely discharged. The blast
			must have killed him instantly.

	She drops the device into a glassine bag.

					WORF
			Perhaps he could not live with the
			failure of his invention, and took
			his own life.

					BEVERLY
			Or perhaps someone just wants it
			to look that way.
				(indicating plasma
				 infuser)
			Look at this... isn't it odd that
			he could hold on so tightly to the
			infuser when it was discharged.
			The normal reflex would be to drop
			it.

					WORF
			The plasma shock could have
			affected his nervous system. He
			may have reacted by gripping
			tighter.

	She rises.

    STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/02/93 - ACT THREE    28A.

19   CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			I'll know for certain when I do
			the autopsy.

	She snaps shut the tricorder. Worf takes this as a
	sign that she's finished.

    STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/03/93 - ACT THREE    29.

19   CONTINUED: (2)

					WORF
			Is your examination complete,
			Doctor?

					BEVERLY
			For now. You can transfer the
			body to the Morgue.

					WORF
			Very well.

	Beverly stares at Reyga's body as Worf directs the
	Security Guards to conclude their investigation.

					BEVERLY (V.O.)
			I remembered his passion... and
			commitment... and his
			determination to prove himself.
			And I was sure that this man had
			not taken his own life.

20   INT. READY ROOM

	Picard and Beverly.

					BEVERLY
			Jean-Luc, I was with him right
			before he died. He was not
			suicidal.

       STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - 02/25/93 - ACT THREE       30.

20   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			I respect your instincts, of
			course... but by your own
			admission, Reyga was not an easy
			man to understand. Isn't it
			possible that he was simply
			masking his feelings?

					BEVERLY
			I don't think so. He was
			disappointed at the failure of his
			device... and upset by Jo'Bril's
			death... but there was no sense
			that he was ready to take his own
			life.

	Picard understands Beverly's plight... tries to
	sympathize.

					PICARD
			I'm sure it's difficult for you to
			accept. You championed him... you
			believed in his invention...

       STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - 02/25/93 - ACT THREE       31.

20   CONTINUED: (2)

					BEVERLY
			This isn't about my feelings --
			I'm saying that Reyga didn't kill
			himself... and if that's true,
			someone else did it.

	Picard regards her gravely. This is a strong
	accusation. He tries to find the right way to proceed.

					PICARD
			Beverly... I know what you're
			going through. I know what it's
			like to feel -- responsible for a
			tragedy. I know the temptation to
			look for anything that would
			remove some of that culpability...

					BEVERLY
				(dismissing this)
			I know I can't expect you to
			accept what I'm saying without
			evidence. When I've finished the
			autopsy, I hope I'll have it.

	She starts toward the door.

					PICARD
			I'm afraid there won't be an
			autopsy.

	She turns back, caught off guard.

					PICARD
			The family has already been
			contacted... they insist the body
			must not be touched before they
			perform the Ferengi death rituals.

					BEVERLY
			But... there's a question about
			the circumstances of his death --

					PICARD
			To the family, that is irrelevant.

      STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - 02/25/93 - ACT THREE      31A.

20   CONTINUED: (3)

	Beverly is stunned... can't believe this is happening.

					BEVERLY
			Maybe if I talked to them...

					PICARD
			I promise you -- they are adamant.
			We're scheduled to rendezvous with
			a Ferengi ship in seventeen hours.
			They will be picking up Reyga's
			body then.
				(beat)
			I'm sorry. But there will be no
			autopsy.

					BEVERLY
			I can't just let it drop... don't
			you see -- ? There might have
			been a murder.

	He considers... sees her genuine anguish.

					PICARD
			If you can find evidence of
			that... in some way other than an
			autopsy... I'll consider it.

    STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/03/93 - ACT THREE    32.

20   CONTINUED: (4)

	Beverly nods... but she is too upset even to speak.
	She turns and EXITS. Picard stares after her, aware of
	her distress.

21   INT. MORGUE

	The ship's morgue is a fairly simple room with a bank
	of TILT-DOWN STASIS DRAWERS along one of the walls. A
	few pieces of medical equipment, consoles, wall panels,
	etc. are visible.

	Beverly operates controls, and one of the drawers TILTS
	DOWN to reveal the body of Reyga. Ogawa is there.

					OGAWA
			I don't understand, Doctor. Isn't
			it pretty clear that Reyga died
			from a plasma discharge?

					BEVERLY
			It's not clear without an autopsy.
			For all I know, he might have been
			poisoned... and the plasma infuser
			put in his hand after he died.

					OGAWA
			You think he was murdered?

					BEVERLY
			I'm not discounting that
			possibility. The point is,
			without a complete autopsy,
			there's no way to know for
			certain.

	Reyga's body now lies flat in front of them. Beverly
	takes a tricorder from a nearby cart.

					OGAWA
			Why won't the Ferengi allow it?

					BEVERLY
			It has to do with their death
			rituals. The body can't be
			violated before it's buried...
					(MORE)

    STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/03/93 - ACT THREE    32A.

21   CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY (Cont'd)
				(beat)
			And apparently the family is more
			concerned with ritual than with
			finding out the truth about his
			death.

	She glances at the tricorder.

					BEVERLY
				(continuing, frustrated)
			I just can't get the information
			I need from a tricorder scan...

	She snaps shut the tricorder.

					BEVERLY
			Suspects.

	Ogawa gives her a questioning look.

					BEVERLY
			If Reyga didn't kill himself...
			someone else did. So who are the
			possible suspects?

					OGAWA
			Whoever had something to gain from
			his death...

					BEVERLY
			And the only ones I see that fit
			that category -- are the other
			scientists.

	She sets down her tricorder and starts for the door.
	Ogawa touches controls, and the drawer begins to TILT
	UP.

       STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - 02/25/93 - ACT THREE       33.

21A  INT. CHRISTOPHER'S QUARTERS

	Christopher and T'Pan with Beverly.

					CHRISTOPHER
			I'm afraid I don't understand,
			Doctor. Do you have evidence that
			Reyga was murdered?

	Beverly is warm... not pushy... just trying to feel her
	way through the situation and get whatever she can.

					BEVERLY
			No. But I just can't accept the
			fact that he took his own life...
			and I want to explore the
			possibilities a bit further.

					T'PAN
			What reason would anyone have had
			to kill him?

					BEVERLY
			That's why I came to you. I
			wondered if you might have any
			thoughts along that line...

	T'Pan frowns, puzzling through this in her Vulcan way.

					T'PAN
			I'm not sure what you mean.

	Beverly smiles, self-effacing.

					BEVERLY
			I'm not sure, either. Just...
			anything you might have heard, or
			observed... that might provide a
			clue...
				(beat)
			Just as an example... if his
			technology had been successful,
			you might have been displaced as
			the preeminent scientist in
			subspace technology. That might
			seem like a motive. Of course, it
			wasn't successful...

					T'PAN
			I understand your point, Doctor.
			And I don't know of anything like
			that.

    STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 02/26/93 - ACT THREE    34.

21A  CONTINUED:

	Christopher jumps in.

					CHRISTOPHER
			I must say I resent this, Doctor.
			We've all been shocked by the
			recent events. I don't see that
			there's anything to gain by
			dragging us through these
			insinuations.

					BEVERLY
				(mildly)
			I'm just trying to uncover the
			truth. And I'm asking your help
			to do it. Have you seen or heard
			anything that might suggest that
			someone else had a motive?

					CHRISTOPHER
			We'd like to forget the
			unpleasantness of the last several
			days... not have it stirred up
			again. I find it disturbing that
			you would try to foster suspicions
			among us...

	Beverly regards him, curious at his attack.

					BEVERLY
			Forgive me... but I get the
			feeling you're protesting a little
			too vehemently...

					CHRISTOPHER
				(uncomfortable)
			I find your question distasteful.

	But she's beginning to suspect he's covering something.

					BEVERLY
			Is there something you're not
			telling me?

					CHRISTOPHER
			I'm sure it's nothing...

	Beverly waits... a long beat... won't let him off the
	hook. Finally --


    STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 02/26/93 - ACT THREE    34A.

21A  CONTINUED: (2)

					CHRISTOPHER
			I was in the storage room of the
			science laboratory yesterday...
			Kurak was working in the lab. I
			heard Reyga come in... they got
			into... an argument.

					BEVERLY
			About what?

					CHRISTOPHER
			I don't know... I couldn't hear
			clearly until they started
			shouting at each other.
				(beat)
			Then I heard Kurak say that Reyga
			had questioned her honor, and no
			Klingon would stand for that.

    STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/02/93 - ACT THREE    35.

21A  CONTINUED: (3)

	Before Beverly can respond, he hurries on.

					CHRISTOPHER
			But I do not believe she killed
			him. They were words spoken in
			the heat of anger. Kurak is
			volatile... passionate... but not
			a killer.

	Christopher moves to his wife and puts his arm around
	her shoulder, so the two of them present a united
	front. Over the next, Beverly nods and heads for the
	door, EXITS.

					CHRISTOPHER
			And, Doctor -- neither are we.

					BEVERLY (V.O.)
			I knew he might be right about
			Kurak... Klingons make threats as
			a matter of course. On the other
			hand... sometimes they follow
			through.

22   INT. SCIENCE LAB

	Beverly ENTERS to find Kurak alone in the room, working
	at a terminal; an OKUDAGRAM of a shuttlecraft is
	displayed in a monitor.

					BEVERLY
			That looks like one of Doctor
			Reyga's shield configurations.

					KURAK
			Yes.

	She taps a panel and the display goes out.

					KURAK
				(continuing)
			Personal research.

					BEVERLY
			You seem very interested in
			technology that failed.

					KURAK
			No one has denied there is
			potential in the idea.

    STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/02/93 - ACT THREE    35A.

22   CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			Which you're now free to
			develop...

	Kurak's head snaps up. She rises, faces Beverly
	challengingly. The next interchange becomes
	progressively more tense.

					KURAK
			Are you accusing me of something?

					BEVERLY
			No... but I want to know why you
			threatened Reyga.

	Kurak reacts -- how did she know about that? But she
	doesn't deny it.

					KURAK
			I warned him that if he persisted
			with his slander he would pay the
			price.

					BEVERLY
			What did he accuse you of?

					KURAK
			I will not repeat his lies.

					BEVERLY
			Were they lies?

					KURAK
			Be careful, Doctor. Insulting the
			honor of a Klingon can be
			extremely dangerous.

					BEVERLY
			Did Reyga make that mistake?

	There's a tense, silent beat. Then, without a word,
	Kurak GRABS Beverly and HURLS her into a wall.

					KURAK
			I have heard enough accusations.
			Now, I will have your silence.

	Beverly responds immediately with equal intensity.

					BEVERLY
			You're going to have to throw me
			a lot harder than that to get it.

    STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/02/93 - ACT THREE    35B.

22   CONTINUED: (2)

	There is a tense beat. Beverly is not backing down an
	inch.

					BEVERLY
			Now. What did he accuse you of?

	There is a hesitation, then --

					KURAK
			Sabotage.

					BEVERLY
			Sabotage... of the metaphasic
			shield... was that why it failed?

					KURAK
			How would I know?

					BEVERLY
			Did you sabotage the project?

					KURAK
			No. I did not.
				(beat)
			Good-bye, Doctor.

	Kurak returns to the console and snaps it on. Turning
	her back on Beverly, she sits and begins working again.
	Beverly stares at her for a moment, then turns to the
	door. As she does, she winces, and rubs her sore neck.

					BEVERLY (V.O.)
			I was beginning to find out that
			investigating a murder was a
			little more perilous than I'd
			thought. And I really didn't have
			any more insight than I did before
			I started.

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25   INT. MORGUE

	Beverly is alone, sitting on a stool, staring at the
	compartment that contains Reyga.

    STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/02/93 - ACT THREE    35C.

25   CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY (V.O.)
			Which brought me back to Reyga's
			body... because the more I thought
			about it...

26   CLOSE ON CONTAINER DOOR

					BEVERLY (V.O.)
			... the more it seemed that the
			answers had to be there.

27   CLOSE ON BEVERLY

					BEVERLY (V.O.)
			DNA traces... tissue anomalies...
			a wealth of forensic clues that
			could shed some light on this
			mystery.

28   WIDER ON BEVERLY

					BEVERLY (V.O.)
			So... I made the decision.

       STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - 02/25/93 - ACT THREE       36.

28   CONTINUED:

	Beverly rises and activates the door; it TILTS DOWN,
	revealing Reyga's body.

29   INT. CORRIDOR

	Beverly stands outside Picard's quarters. She looks
	subdued and resigned as she hits the CHIME.

					PICARD (O.S.)
			Come.

	The DOORS OPEN and Beverly goes into...

30   INT. PICARD'S QUARTERS - CONTINUOUS

	as she ENTERS. Picard is working at his desk.

					PICARD
			Beverly. What can I do for you?

	A beat as Beverly stands uncomfortably.

					BEVERLY
				(reluctantly)
			Jean-Luc. I'm going to tell you
			something you need to know. You
			won't like it.
				(beat)
			I just did an autopsy on Doctor
			Reyga.

	Picard reacts sharply. He's angry, but, for the
	moment, he keeps it in check; he wants to give her a
	chance to explain.

					PICARD
			And what did you find?

					BEVERLY
			Nothing.
				(beat)
			I'm sorry. I know I shouldn't
			have done it.

					PICARD
			You most certainly should not. I
			made it clear to you that the
			family expressly prohibited it.
			You have not only disobeyed my
			order, you have interfered in the
			death rituals of another culture.

    STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/02/93 - ACT THREE    37.

30   CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
				(miserably)
			I know.

					PICARD
			You've put both of us in a very
			difficult position.
				(beat)
			The family will have to be
			notified. And I have no doubt
			that they will react strongly.

	Picard looks at her... knows how miserable she is...
	but can't coddle her.

					PICARD
			If the Ferengi government gets
			into it... and I'm certain they
			will... there might be some
			significant repercussions.
				(beat)
			I'm not sure how much I could
			protect you.

					BEVERLY
			You don't have to, Jean-Luc. I
			knew what I was doing. I'm
			prepared to accept the
			consequences.

	He starts to speak... stops... nods, dismissing her.
	She turns to exit.

					BEVERLY (V.O.)
			I could tell that he was terribly
			disappointed in me... and that was
			almost the hardest part of all...

                                            END FLASHBACK:

31   INT. BEVERLY'S QUARTERS

	Beverly snaps shut her suitcases with an air of
	finality.

					BEVERLY
			Anyway... the Ferengi lodged a
			formal complaint with Starfleet
			Command, and the Captain was
			ordered to relieve me of duty.

    STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 02/26/93 - ACT THREE    38.

31   CONTINUED:

	She glances to Guinan for sympathy. But Guinan is
	staring at her elbow, twisting it gently, testing it.

					BEVERLY
			So.... that's the story. That's
			how I managed to end my career.

	Guinan makes a motion with her arm.

					GUINAN
			Backhand volley.

					BEVERLY
			What?

					GUINAN
			That's how I did it. Geordi kept
			hitting to my backhand at the
			net...

					BEVERLY
			Guinan... have you been listening
			to me?

					GUINAN
			I've heard every word you said.

	Beverly is getting steamed. The emotional ordeal of
	the last several days... her impending hearing... all
	the pent-up feelings she's been holding in are finding
	an outlet.

					BEVERLY
			And this is the response I get?

	Guinan looks at her mildly, flexing her arm. Beverly
	lashes out.

					BEVERLY
			Two people have died on this
			ship... two lives that ended,
			horribly... and you're worried
			about your tennis game?

	Guinan hears the heat in Beverly's voice... sees her
	flushed cheeks and blazing eyes. Guinan looks
	surprisingly satisfied.

					GUINAN
			Doctor... are you angry?

					BEVERLY
			Angry? For two hours, I've poured
			my heart out to you... and all you
			care about is your elbow. You bet
			I'm angry!

     STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 02/26/93 - ACT THREE 39-40.        

31   CONTINUED: (2)

					GUINAN
			Then what are you going to do
			about it?

	Beverly is not quite prepared for that.

					BEVERLY
			Do... ?

					GUINAN
			For two hours you've been moping
			around, feeling sorry for
			yourself...

	Guinan advances on her, drilling into her.

					GUINAN
			If you're angry -- maybe you'll
			stop moping and do something.

					BEVERLY
			I've already tried everything I
			could think of, and it's only made
			things worse.

					GUINAN
			Do you think Reyga killed himself?

					BEVERLY
			No.

					GUINAN
			Do you think there's a murderer on
			the Enterprise?

					BEVERLY
			Yes.

					GUINAN
			Then why are you standing here?

					BEVERLY
			I'm in enough trouble already. If
			I start digging into this again --

					GUINAN
			That's right. You could be
			relieved of duty.

	Guinan holds Beverly's look, eyes flashing. Then
	Beverly turns and walks out. Off Guinan's knowing look --

                                             FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

     STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/02/93 - ACT FOUR     41.

                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

32   INT. SHUTTLEBAY

	Beverly ENTERS and crosses to the shuttle. She reacts
	at the sight of the open rear doors... looks inside...

33   INT. SHUTTLE

	Data is inside, working at the console. Beverly ENTERS
	the shuttle.

					BEVERLY
			Data... what are you doing here?

					DATA
			I am running additional
			diagnostics to make certain there
			was no permanent radiation damage
			to the shuttlecraft hull.

	Beverly sits with him at the console...

					BEVERLY
			Data, you've studied Doctor
			Reyga's shield system. Tell me --
			do you think it could've been
			sabotaged?

					DATA
			There was no evidence to suggest
			sabotage.

					BEVERLY
			Just consider the possibility...

	Data considers.

					DATA
			The system interlocks prevent
			access to the circuitry unless the
			shield emitter is active. Any
			attempt to sabotage the device
			would have to be made while the
			shield was in operation.

     STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/03/93 - ACT FOUR     42.

33   CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			The only time the shield was
			active was during Jo'Bril's test
			flight.

					DATA
			That is correct. It seems
			unlikely that Jo'Bril would
			perform sabotage which would
			result in his own death.

					BEVERLY
			I agree.
				(beat; thinks)
			Would it be possible to sabotage
			the shuttle by remote, during the
			flight?

	Data considers.

					DATA
			A phased ionic pulse beamed
			directly into the metaphasic
			projection matrix would cause a
			temporary system malfunction.

					BEVERLY
			Where on the Enterprise could you
			generate a phased ionic pulse?

					DATA
			Such a pulse could be initiated
			from the lateral sensor arrays,
			Science Labs one, four, or
			sixteen, or any of the bridge
			science stations.

	A beat.

					BEVERLY
			Let's assume for the moment that
			someone did send out a phased
			ionic pulse... what would've
			happened inside the shuttle?

         STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/03/93 - ACT FIVE        42A.

33   CONTINUED: (2)

	Data considers.

					DATA
			A tetryon field would have formed
			briefly inside the cabin,
			temporarily disrupting the
			metaphasic shield.

					BEVERLY
			A tetryon field... If Jo'Bril had
			been exposed to a tetryon field,
			it might have left residual traces
			in his tissue...

	She ponders -- then a look of determination crosses her
	face.

					BEVERLY
			Thanks, Data.

	OFF Data's reaction as Beverly quickly EXITS...

         STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/01/93 - ACT FOUR         43.

34   INT. CORRIDOR

	Beverly is striding from the Shuttlebay back to
	Sickbay. Riker catches up with her.

					RIKER
			Beverly...

	She turns, but keeps walking. He joins her.

					BEVERLY
			Yes?

					RIKER
			We've made arrangements for a
			shuttle to Starbase twenty-three.
			You can leave at oh-seven-hundred
			hours tomorrow.

					BEVERLY
			Thank you.

	A brief beat as they walk.

					RIKER
			I'm sorry about all this... I'm
			sure it will all work out fine.

					BEVERLY
			Of course.

					RIKER
			The inquiry is only a formality...
			you know the Captain will support
			you all he can.

					BEVERLY
			That will help.

         STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 02/26/93 - ACT FOUR         44.

34   CONTINUED:

	Another silence... then Riker steps in front of her,
	stopping her.

					RIKER
			But... if you do anything...
			foolish... before the inquiry...
			that wouldn't look so good.

					BEVERLY
			I don't know what you're talking
			about. What you mean...

					RIKER
			I think you do. The smartest
			thing you can do right now is to
			stay in your quarters and read a
			good book. Because if you make
			this situation any worse -- it'll
			be that much harder on you.

	Beverly holds his look firmly, unflinching.

					BEVERLY
			Thank you, Commander. Your
			concern is noted --

	She turns to go. Riker takes her gently by the arm,
	stopping her.

					RIKER
			Beverly... I'm saying this as a
			friend.

	Beverly blinks -- and softens. She knows he's right...
	and she doesn't want to reject that friendship. She
	speaks gently.

					BEVERLY
			I know, Wil... thank you.
				(beat)
			But... as a friend... please try
			to understand. I can't quit now.
			And I don't want you to get
			involved...

	And she's off down the corridor. Riker watches her go.
	OFF his genuine concern...

         STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/01/93 - ACT FOUR        44A.

34A  INT. SICKBAY - BEVERLY'S OFFICE

	Beverly is at her desk terminal, holding a PADD. In
	the b.g. we see Ogawa approach and overhear.

					BEVERLY
			Computer, access ship's medical
			logs and download current autopsy
			files.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Autopsy files are restricted to
			active medical personnel only.
			Access denied.

	Beverly curses, frustrated... there has to be another
	way in...

					OGAWA (O.S.)
			Doctor Crusher... ?

	Startled, Beverly turns to see Ogawa in the doorway;
	it's an awkward moment.

					BEVERLY
			Ogawa.

	Ogawa glances at the terminal screen.

					OGAWA
			What do you need the autopsy files
			for?

	Beverly has no desire to get Ogawa in trouble. Beverly
	turns off the terminal.

					BEVERLY
			Don't worry. I know I'm not
			supposed to be here... I'll go...

	Ogawa takes a long, hard look at Beverly. Then Ogawa
	moves to the terminal, turns it back on, and begins to
	work it herself.

					OGAWA
			Computer, access autopsy files...

	The computer BEEPS and begins the download.

         STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/01/93 - ACT FOUR        44B.

34A  CONTINUED:

	Ogawa talks to Beverly as she works the terminal.

					OGAWA
			I assume you want the files on
			Doctor Reyga and Jo'Brill...

	Beverly stares at her, realizing what she's offering to
	do.

					BEVERLY
			Alissa...

					OGAWA
			I can see how important this is to
			you...

					BEVERLY
			I don't want you to get
			involved...

					OGAWA
			Is that an order, Doctor?

					BEVERLY
			Yes.

					OGAWA
				(smiles)
			Too bad you're not my boss any
			more.

	Beverly can see that she's not going to change her
	mind... and in any case, she really could use the help.

					BEVERLY
			Thank you.

	Ogawa smiles.

					OGAWA
			So what do we need to do?

					BEVERLY
			First, I want to review Jo'Bril's
			physiology records... and then I
			want to take another look at his
			body. I need to see if there's
			any evidence of tetryon traces.

         STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/03/93 - ACT FOUR        44C.

34A  CONTINUED: (2)

	Ogawa nods.

					OGAWA
			Let's do it.

	As they rise to go...

35   INT. MORGUE

	As Jo'Bril's body TILTS DOWN from its container. Ogawa
	and Beverly are there, positioning a MED (TECH) device
	over the body as it comes to a rest.

					BEVERLY
			We'll have to run a tissue scan at
			the molecular level. Calibrate
			the scanner to detect tetryon
			particles.

      STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/03/93 - ACT FOUR 45-46.        

35   CONTINUED:

					OGAWA
			Yes, Doctor.

	Ogawa fiddles with the device.

					OGAWA
			Re-calibration complete.

					BEVERLY
			Okay. Activate the scan.

	Ogawa pushes the controls... there's an audible HUM as
	the scan begins. Beverly and Ogawa study the monitor
	as the scan continues... Then the computer BEEPS and
	the HUM STOPS -- the scan is complete.

					OGAWA
			Nothing...

					BEVERLY
				(beat; thinks)
			Let's try it again. Use the
			enhanced resolution mode to boost
			the sensitivity.

	Ogawa adjusts the scanner controls. The scan HUMS
	again... then...

					OGAWA
				(off monitor)
			Look... in the subdermal tissue...
			tetryon traces...

	Beverly steps back, mystified.

					BEVERLY
			So someone did sabotage the
			shield...

	Ogawa is not convinced.

					OGAWA
			That's a possibility... but this
			is very circumstantial evidence.

	A beat.

	Suddenly, a thought sparks in Beverly's mind -- her
	expression changes to one of grim determination. She
	looks to Ogawa.

					BEVERLY
			There's one way to be certain...

	Ogawa looks worried. OFF Beverly's determination...

         STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/01/93 - ACT FOUR         47.

36   INT. BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	Picard, TROI, Riker, Worf and Data at their stations.

					TROI
			Captain, I'm a little concerned
			about Beverly. I've tried several
			times to talk to her, but she
			keeps avoiding me.

					PICARD
			I'm not surprised.

					TROI
				(nods)
			I'm afraid this entire experience
			has --

					DATA
			Captain, there has been an
			unscheduled launch from Shuttlebay
			Two.

	Picard glances toward Riker, questioning.

					RIKER
			I have no idea... no one's filed
			a flight plan...

					PICARD
			On screen.

	On the Viewscreen, we see a shuttle heading away from
	the Enterprise.

					RIKER
			That's the Justman... the shuttle
			Reyga modified...

					PICARD
			Open a hailing frequency.

	All eyes are on the screen... and then we see Beverly,
	seated in the pilot's position. Everyone is shocked.
	Picard stands, moves toward the screen.

      STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/01/93 - ACT FOUR 48-50.        

36   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			Beverly... what do you think
			you're doing?

					BEVERLY
				(with determination)
			Testing a theory, Captain.

	And on Picard's incredulous reaction --

37
thru	OMITTED
45
                                             FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

         STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/02/93 - ACT FIVE         51.

                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

46   INT. BRIDGE - CONTINUOUS (OPTICAL)

	All eyes are on the Viewscreen.

					PICARD
			A theory?

                                             INTERCUT:

47   OMITTED

48   INT. SHUTTLE

					BEVERLY
			I think Reyga's shield does work.

	Picard takes a hard approach.

					PICARD
			Return to the ship immediately.

					BEVERLY
			I'm sorry.

	Picard immediately turns to Worf.

					PICARD
			Mister Worf -- override the
			shuttle's computer. Return it to
			the shuttlebay.

					WORF
			Aye, sir.

	Worf works.

					WORF
				(continuing)
			Sir, she has isolated her
			navigational control... it will
			not be possible to establish
			remote operation.

					RIKER
			Get a tractor beam on her.

      STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/02/93 - ACT FIVE 52-52A        

48   CONTINUED:

					WORF
				(checks console)
			I cannot establish a lock, she is
			too close to the star... solar
			interference is too high.

					PICARD
			Mister Data, what's her heading?

					DATA
			Bearing two-seven-one mark four.
			She is heading into the sun's
			corona.

	Reactions.

49   EXT. SPACE - THE SHUTTLE (OPTICAL)

	as it courses towards the sun's CORONA... closer and
	closer...

50   OMITTED

51   INT. SHUTTLE (OPTICAL)

	Beverly at the controls.

					BEVERLY
				(to computer)
			Computer -- begin monitoring
			external temperature.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			External temperature zero-point-eight
			million Kelvins and
			rising...

                                             INTERCUT:

52   INT. BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

					PICARD
			Beverly. What do you hope to
			accomplish?

         STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/02/93 - ACT FIVE         53.

52   CONTINUED:

	The view outside the shuttle's window begins to fill
	with the BLINDING LIGHT of the CORONA.

					BEVERLY
			Doctor Reyga was right about his
			shield. The only reason it failed
			was because it was sabotaged...
			and I'm going to prove it.

					PICARD
			You can't be certain of that.
			You're betting your life on a
			hypothesis.

	Beverly sets herself, determined.

					BEVERLY
			I'm not wrong.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			External temperature one-point-nine
			million Kelvins...

					DATA
			Sir, the shuttle is entering the
			corona.

52A  EXT. SPACE - THE SHUTTLE (OPTICAL)

	as it ENTERS THE SUN'S CORONA, COMPLETELY VANISHING
	INTO THE INTENSE LIGHT.

52B  INT. BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	It's the moment of truth. Everyone on the Bridge
	watches helplessly... A tense, silent beat...

					PICARD
			Beverly -- what's happening?

                                             INTERCUT:

52C  INT. SHUTTLE (OPTICAL)

	Beverly's also a little amazed -- and relieved. The
	view outside the shuttle's window is now nothing but an
	intense WHITE LIGHT growing steadily stronger.

					BEVERLY
			I'm all right...
				(to computer)
			Computer -- shield status?

         STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/02/93 - ACT FIVE         54.

52C  CONTINUED:

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Metaphasic shield holding... all
			systems within normal operating
			parameters.

	Beverly reacts -- she knew it would work. A beat as
	she remembers her friend.

					BEVERLY
				(quietly)
			Congratulations, Doctor Reyga...
			you did it.

                                              END INTERCUT.

52D  INT. BRIDGE

	Reactions of relief and astonishment from the Bridge
	crew.

	Beverly's image is on the Viewscreen.

					BEVERLY
			Captain, I want you to post
			security guards on the three
			visiting scientists... one of them
			has to be responsible for
			sabotaging the first test... I
			think if we --

	The Viewscreen image DISSOLVES INTO STATIC. Picard
	immediately turns to Worf, concerned.

					WORF
			Sir, we've lost contact.

	Reactions -- what happened? Has the shuttle been lost?

         STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/03/93 - ACT FIVE         55.

53   INT. SHUTTLE (OPTICAL)

	Beverly reacts.

					BEVERLY
				(to com)
			Enterprise? I've lost you, come
			in...

	Suddenly, a VOICE from offscreen:

					JO'BRIL (O.S.)
			They cannot hear you.

	Startled, she whirls around to see --

54   JO'BRIL

	standing to the rear of the shuttle, having just
	emerged from an opened COMPARTMENT. HE IS VERY MUCH
	ALIVE. He has one hand on a communications panel; the
	other pointing a phaser directly at Beverly.

					JO'BRIL
				(re: companel)
			I've severed communications.

	Beverly gets to her feet, stunned with disbelief.

					BEVERLY
			How... can you be alive... ?

	He smiles. He's easy, comfortable. He begins moving
	slowly toward her... nothing rushed.

					JO'BRIL
			I'd think after your autopsy on
			me, you'd know the answer to that.

					BEVERLY
				(realizing)
			The slow rate of cellular decay...

					JO'BRIL
			It's a natural result of physio-stasis.
			Takarans can control
			their physiology at a cellular
			level. We can create the
			appearance of death...

	Beverly puts it all together...

         STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/03/93 - ACT FIVE         56.

54   CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			In the morgue... you were
			conscious the whole time... you
			heard everything we said... knew
			everything we were going to do...

					JO'BRIL
				(waves phaser)
			Move away.

	Beverly steps away from the console. Jo'Bril starts
	working the controls.

					BEVERLY
			What are you doing?

					JO'BRIL
			I'm sending out a transient
			subspace signal. It will obscure
			the shuttle from the Enterprise
			sensors... and they will interpret
			it as a warp engine breach.
			They'll believe that you've been
			destroyed.

	As he works --

					JO'BRIL
				(continuing)
			I'd like to thank you, Doctor.

					BEVERLY
			For what?

					JO'BRIL
			All I wanted to do was discredit
			Reyga so no one would pursue his
			technology except me. But you've
			given me more than I could've
			hoped...

	Beverly eyes the shuttle's main panel, her mind
	racing... looking for a way out of the situation. She
	edges closer to the panel.

					JO'BRIL
				(continuing)
			Now I can take the prototype back
			to Takara... where I will develop
			it into a weapon.
				(beat)
			All I have to do is wait here
			until the Enterprise is convinced
			you're dead... and leaves.

	Beverly lunges for the controls and forcefully alters
	the setting. The shuttle ROCKS violently and Beverly
	and Jo'Bril are thrown to the floor --

         STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/03/93 - ACT FIVE         57.

54   CONTINUED: (2)

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Warning. Approaching stellar
			photosphere... Metaphasic shield
			at seventy-one percent...

55   THE PHASER

	is knocked from Jo'Bril's hand and goes skidding across
	the floor...

56   EXT. SPACE - THE SHUTTLE (OPTICAL)

	As it TUMBLES through the corona, heading toward the
	sun...

57   INT. SHUTTLE (OPTICAL)

	It's a mad scramble for the phaser. The shuttle
	continues to SHAKE.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			... Metaphasic shield at fifty-nine
			percent....

	Beverly manages to grab the phaser, but Jo'Bril tackles
	her and they struggle for control. Beverly delivers a
	vicious punch to his throat... then KICKS him away.

	Jo'Bril staggers back. Beverly tries to take aim with
	the phaser, but the shaking makes it difficult. The
	WHITE LIGHT outside the windows FILLS the shuttle,
	blinding.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Metaphasic shield at thirty-four
			percent.

	Beverly FIRES and HITS Jo'Bril in the chest. He
	stumbles backward...

	Beverly watches, keeping the phaser trained as Jo'Bril
	quickly recovers, standing to reveal there is a GAPING
	HOLE IN HIS CHEST -- WE CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH IT.

	Jo'Bril reacts, as if equally surprised by the sight.
	He looks up at Beverly, eyes ablaze, angry -- and he
	keeps coming. Beverly FIRES a long, continuous BURST
	at Jo'Bril -- and he VAPORIZES into thin air.

         STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/02/93 - ACT FIVE         58.

57   CONTINUED:

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Metaphasic shield at twenty-one
			percent. Hull failure imminent.

	Beverly dives for the controls and quickly works the
	controls.

57A  INT. BRIDGE

	As before.

					DATA
				(off console)
			There is no indication of any
			debris, sir... but the subspace
			signal indicates a warp engine
			breach.

	Reactions. Picard is not ready to give up so easily.

					PICARD
				(to Data)
			All right... begin a phase-one
			search, starting on the last known
			coordinates of the shuttlecraft...
				(to conn)
			Ensign, plot a proximity course to --

					WORF
			Sir, we are picking up an object
			emerging from the corona.

58   EXT SPACE - THE SHUTTLE (OPTICAL)

	As it EMERGES from the sun's CORONA...

59   INT. BRIDGE

	As before.

					BEVERLY'S COM VOICE
			Crusher to Enterprise...

	The Bridge crew reacts...

59A  INT. SHUTTLE

	as Beverly breathes a sigh of relief.

         STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/01/93 - ACT FIVE        58A.

59A  CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			... I'm all right... returning to
			the ship...

                                             CUT TO:

60   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	at impulse.

					BEVERLY (V.O.)
			Chief Medical Officer's log,
			Stardate 46831.2. I have been
			reinstated and will be resuming my
			duties shortly. In the meantime,
			I have a personal matter to attend
			to.

60A  INT. TEN FORWARD

	Guinan is behind the bar... there are just a few people
	in the room. Beverly ENTERS carrying a nicely wrapped
	package, and heads for the bar.

					BEVERLY
			Hello, Guinan.

	She sets the package on the bar, and Guinan eyes it.

					GUINAN
			Somebody's birthday?

					BEVERLY
			Not unless it's yours.
				(gesturing to package)
			This is for you.

	Guinan smiles appreciatively... she does enjoy
	surprises.

					GUINAN
			For me? What's the occasion?

	She begins opening the present.

         STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - REV. 03/01/93 - ACT FIVE        58B.

60A  CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			It's a thank you. For giving me
			a good kick in the butt.

					GUINAN
			But... I didn't.

	She reaches into the package... lifts out a FUTURISTIC
	TENNIS RACQUET.

					BEVERLY
			I did a little research... this is
			the latest design... state of the
			art... and it's specially
			cushioned to absorb vibration --
			so you'll never have to worry
			about tennis elbow again.

	Guinan is turning the racquet over in her hands,
	inspecting it. But then she hands it back to Beverly.

					GUINAN
			Thank you, Doctor... it looks like
			a great racquet. But you see...
			I don't play tennis. Never have.

	She smiles impishly at Beverly... who takes the
	racquet, first nonplussed... and then understanding
	that the whole thing was Guinan's very special kind of
	friendship. Off their looks --

60B  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	blasts into warp.

                                             FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         

                            THE END                             

         STAR TREK: "Suspicions" - 02/25/93 - ADDED DIALOGUE           

	ADDED DIALOGUE, SCENE 5, UNDER BEVERLY'S V.O. 'S:

					KURAK
			I, for one, came here only at the
			request of my government. I am
			highly dubious that this so-called
			metaphasic shield technology will
			prove anything but a fantasy.

					T'PAN
			Since everything Doctor Reyga says
			contradicts the work I have been
			doing in subspace shielding, I
			will have to be convinced that he
			is credible.

					CHRISTOPHER
			My wife is right. We feel the
			concept itself is flawed. But we
			will admit to a kind of curiosity
			about it.

	(NOTE: Jo'Bril should say nothing)