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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"The Emissary"
#40272-146
Participating Writers:
Thomas H. Calder
Richard Manning & Hans Beimler
Directed by
Cliff Bole
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WITH THE TELEVISION LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
Copyright 1989 Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights
Reserved. This script is not for publication or
reproduction. No one is authorized to dispose of same. If
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3RD REVISED FINAL DRAFT
APRIL 10, 1989
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - CAST
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"The Emissary"
CAST
PICARD K'EHLEYR
RIKER K'TEMOC
DATA
PULASKI ADMIRAL GROMEK
TROI
GEORDI
WORF
O'BRIEN
ENSIGN CLANCEY
TACTICAL CREWMAN
Voice-over
COMPUTER VOICE
FEMALE COM VOICE
Non-Speaking Non-Speaking
N.D. CREWMEMBERS THREE ALIEN WARRIORS
KLINGON CREWMEMBERS
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - SETS
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"The Emissary"
SETS
INTERIORS EXTERIORS
USS ENTERPRISE USS ENTERPRISE
MAIN BRIDGE
TRANSPORTER ROOM
TACTICAL ROOM
OBSERVATION LOUNGE
DATA'S QUARTERS
GUEST QUARTERS
CORRIDOR
OUTSIDE HOLODECK
HOLODECK
BATTLEGROUND
T'ONG BRIDGE T'ONG (KLINGON SHIP)
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"The Emissary"
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
BORADIS bo-RAD-iss
K'EHLEYR kay-LAHR
K'TEMOC kuh-TEM-och*
T'ONG TOONG
P'RANG PRANG
nuqneH nook-NECH*
tlhIngan jIH tettle-eeng-GAHN JEECH*
*"ch" as in "Bach"
qaleghneS kah-LEG-nesh (guttural "g")
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - TEASER 1.
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"The Emissary"
TEASER
FADE IN:
1 INT. DATA'S QUARTERS
RIKER, PULASKI, GEORDI, DATA, and WORF, in that order,
sit around the table playing poker. By far, Worf has
the biggest stack of chips.
RIKER
(eyeing his cards)
Lookin' good. I say... five.
Riker throws in five chips. Pulaski meets the bet.
PULASKI
Five here.
GEORDI
(adding chips)
And five more.
DATA
(evaluating)
I believe the wiser course of
action here is to bend.
GEORDI
You mean fold.
DATA
That is correct. Fold -- to bend,
make compact or give in.
Data lays his cards on the table. All eyes on Worf.
Worf calmly counts the right amount of chips and puts
them in the pile. Then he adds two more large stacks
of chips.
WORF
I raise fifty.
Everyone is taken aback.
DATA
I do not believe Lieutenant Worf
understands all the nuances of
this betting procedure.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/14/89 - TEASER 2.
1 CONTINUED:
RIKER
Don't be too quick to judge, Data.
His pile's a lot bigger than
yours.
PULASKI
Than all of ours.
DATA
The cards have been favoring the
Lieutenant, but that is the result
of random chance... hence it is
a temporary condition.
GEORDI
You hope.
WORF
Talk or play. Not both.
Riker thinks it over.
RIKER
Fifty, right?
PULASKI
Fifty is the bet. What's the
matter -- are your feet getting
cold?
RIKER
No, just my cards...
He bets, somewhat less sure of himself.
PULASKI
Thanks for staying in -- I need
the chips.
RIKER
Got to earn them first.
PULASKI
Oh, I will. This pot has my name
on it.
GEORDI
Talk, talk, talk...
Pulaski bets.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/14/89 - TEASER 2A.
1 CONTINUED: (2)
PULASKI
Here's some action. Fifty...
(adds more)
... and another fifty.
GEORDI
(backpedalling)
Fold, fold, fold...
Geordi throws in his hand. Worf pushes out four
stacks of chips and adds another two.
WORF
Your fifty, and fifty more.
Riker looks at Worf and at Pulaski -- who stare at each
other. Pulaski smiles but Worf is deadpan.
RIKER
Love to stay in -- but not with
these cards.
Riker folds.
PULASKI
(to Worf)
Looks like it's just you and me,
handsome.
Worf is a statue. Pulaski gathers up the needed
amount. It takes every last chip she has, but --
PULASKI (cont'd)
I'll see you.
Pulaski pushes in the needed amount. Everyone stares
at Worf as he slowly puts down his cards. A full house
-- aces over queens.
PULASKI (cont'd)
Beats my straight.
Everyone except Worf SIGHS as the tension is released.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - TEASER 3.
1 CONTINUED: (2)
RIKER
The Iceman wins again.
PULASKI
You took my last chip. You could
at least smile, Worf.
Worf says nothing; he simply pulls in all the chips
and stacks them, preparing for the next hand.
GEORDI
Smiling might break his
concentration.
PULASKI
If you don't enjoy winning -- what
do you enjoy? Losing?
RIKER
We'd be happy to accommodate you.
Worf, unruffled, collects the cards and hands them to
Data.
WORF
Your deal.
Data takes the cards, shuffles them like an old pro,
and deals.
DATA
The game is seven card stud; after
the queen, one-eyed jacks and low
card in the hole are wild.
GEORDI
Let me write this down.
RIKER
Just deal. I'd like to get some
of my losings back before the next
century.
Pulaski and Geordi CHUCKLE.
WORF
I open with fifty.
1A NEW ANGLE
A moment of stunned silence -- broken by:
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/12/89 - TEASER 4.
1A CONTINUED:
FEMALE COM VOICE
Bridge to Commander Riker. We
are receiving a class eleven
emergency signal from Starfleet
Command.
Instantly, the players throw their cards onto the
table, get to their feet --
RIKER
On my way.
-- and head for the door. As they cross:
GEORDI
(to Worf)
Fifty? You were bluffing.
WORF
Klingons never bluff.
Geordi gives Worf a look of uncertainty -- is Worf
kidding? -- as the group EXITS.
2 OMITTED
3 INT. MAIN BRIDGE
PICARD ENTERS from the Ready Room. At Conn is a young
female: ENSIGN CLANCEY. Riker, Data, and Worf ENTER
and take their stations; Data relieves the
supernumerary at Ops, examines readouts.
PICARD
Mister Data?
DATA
Emergency signal reads as follows:
Enterprise to divert to
coordinates four-two-three by
one-one-two by five-one
immediately. Further orders
forthcoming.
RIKER
That's it? What's the emergency?
DATA
The message does not elaborate.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - TEASER 5.
3 CONTINUED:
RIKER
(to Picard)
You'd think they'd at least give
us a hint.
CLANCEY
Course laid in, Captain.
PICARD
Warp eight.
(to Riker)
Whenever Starfleet gets enigmatic,
I know we're about to face a
challenge.
PICARD (cont'd)
Engage.
4 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
changing course and then blasting into high warp...
FADE OUT.
END OF TEASER
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT ONE 6.
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
5 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
moving at high warp.
6 INT. MAIN BRIDGE
Picard, Riker, Worf, Data, and Ensign Clancey as
before.
DATA
Our destination is a point near
the Boradis system.
PICARD
That area was colonized fairly
recently, as I recall.
DATA
(nods)
The first Federation outpost was
established thirty-four years ago
on Boradis Three.
RIKER
And since then, the Federation
has colonized several planets in
that sector.
DATA
Yet we are not headed for a
specific colony. The coordinates
given are outside the Boradis
system.
PICARD
Any problems reported in that
area?
DATA
None.
PICARD
Then what the devil's going on?
WORF
Captain, Starfleet Command is
hailing us.
PICARD
It's about time. On screen.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT ONE 7.
6A ANGLE TO INCLUDE MAIN VIEWER (OPTICAL)
as ADMIRAL GROMEK appears on the viewscreen.
ADMIRAL GROMEK
Greetings, Captain Picard.
PICARD
My compliments, Admiral Gromek.
ADMIRAL GROMEK
Captain, you'll soon be joined
by a Federation special emissary
from Starbase one five three.
We're now transmitting the
specifics.
Picard looks to Data, who's checking readouts.
DATA
(nods to Picard)
We are receiving.
ADMIRAL GROMEK
The rendezvous will be a bit
tricky, so it's imperative you
reach the intercept point on
schedule.
PICARD
Understood. And -- the mission?
ADMIRAL GROMEK
The envoy will fill you in. You
are to cooperate fully.
PICARD
Can you give me any details?
ADMIRAL GROMEK
Negative.
PICARD
Admiral, I find it difficult to
prepare for a mission I know
nothing about.
ADMIRAL GROMEK
(softening)
I sympathize, Jean-Luc, but
Starfleet Command considers this
a top-security matter.
The admiral permits herself a thin smile.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT ONE 8.
6A CONTINUED:
ADMIRAL GROMEK (cont'd)
After the envoy's briefed you,
I think you'll understand our
caution. Gromek out.
Gromek's image VANISHES from the viewscreen.
7 OMITTED
8 NEW ANGLE
RIKER
Data, what ship is carrying the
envoy?
DATA
The envoy is not aboard a
starship.
PICARD
Indeed?
DATA
Apparently there were no starships
available at Starbase
one five three. The emissary is
aboard a class eight probe.
Surprised reactions from the group.
RIKER
A class eight probe is just over
two meters long!
PICARD
(thinking)
True, Number One. But if the
sensors and transmitters were
removed and life-support
installed, there would be just
enough space for one person.
RIKER
And those probes are designed to
go warp nine.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT ONE 9.
8 CONTINUED:
DATA
(nods)
By sending the probe to meet us
rather than diverting the
Enterprise to the starbase, they
have saved us six point one hours.
PICARD
Obviously Starfleet feels that
time is of the essence.
RIKER
Yes, but still... to seal someone
up inside a Class Eight Probe and
then just launch it off...
(shakes his head)
Hell of a way to transport a
Federation dignitary.
PICARD
(to Clancey)
We'll need an intercept course
with pin-point accuracy. The
probe carrying the emissary has
no means of navigation...
RIKER
(finishing the thought)
... so if we don't catch it on the
first try, we'll have to chase
it.
9 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
zooming along at high warp.
10 INT. MAIN BRIDGE
As before. Geordi is now at his bridge Engineering
Station; O'BRIEN is looking over Geordi's shoulder.
The two of them study readouts.
RIKER
Data -- if we project our course
past the rendezvous coordinates,
what lies ahead?
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT ONE 10.
10 CONTINUED:
DATA
As far as I can determine, sir
-- very little. There are four
colonies in the Boradis system,
and nine other outposts scattered
throughout the sector.
Geordi turns to Picard.
GEORDI
Captain, we have a way to save
you some time.
PICARD
Proceed.
O'BRIEN
I believe we can beam the probe
aboard while we're still
travelling at Warp Nine.
RIKER
(a low whistle)
Quite a trick.
GEORDI
Right -- at warp speed it's
nearly impossible to get a solid
transporter lock. But if we
caught the probe with a tractor
beam...
RIKER
(catching on)
We could use the tractor beam to
focus the transporter.
GEORDI
Exactly.
PICARD
Risks?
GEORDI
None to the emissary. There's
a chance the probe could break
free... then we'd have to find
it and start over.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT ONE 11.
10 CONTINUED: (2)
PICARD
So it's a gamble.
(a beat)
Odds, gentlemen?
GEORDI
Twenty to one it'll work.
O'Brien nods agreement. Picard makes up his mind:
PICARD
Make it so.
CUT TO:
11 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
moving at high warp.
12 INT. MAIN BRIDGE
As before, except that Geordi and O'Brien are no
longer present.
CLANCEY
Coming to three-one mark one-one-three.
DATA
We should now be on a precisely
parallel course with the probe.
PICARD
Increase to warp eight point nine.
CLANCEY
Eight point nine -- aye.
PICARD
Full sensors, aft.
WORF
Scanning...
13 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
moving at just under Warp Nine.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT ONE 12.
14 INT. MAIN BRIDGE
WORF
I have it, sir. Bearing zero-five
mark two-three-one; velocity warp
nine.
Clancey has it on her console as well:
CLANCEY
I see it.
PICARD
Adjust speed to intercept.
15 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
Still at warp nine. In the distance behind the
Enterprise, a point of light -- the probe -- appears
and gains on the Enterprise.
16 INT. MAIN BRIDGE
Clancey's intent on her helm maneuvers.
WORF
Probe coming up to starboard,
range eighty-two hundred.
Tractor beam ready.
PICARD
(to com panel)
Mister La Forge?
16A INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM
O'Brien makes a final adjustment on the transporter
panel. Geordi checks readouts on a wall panel.
GEORDI
Transporter ready, Captain.
17 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
as the probe "pulls up alongside" to starboard as the
stars streak past at warp nine.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT ONE 13.
18 INT. MAIN BRIDGE
WORF
Range now seventy-five hundred.
PICARD
Steady as she goes...
19 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
as the probe draws closer, slowing up relative to the
Enterprise -- until they are both moving at warp nine
in perfect tandem, as if joined by an invisible rod.
20 INT. MAIN BRIDGE
WORF
Probe is standing abeam.
PICARD
Engage tractor.
21 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
as a TRACTOR BEAM reaches out and grabs the probe.
22 OMITTED
23 INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM
Geordi and O'Brien as before. In b.g., Pulaski
ENTERS, stands by with her medical scanner.
GEORDI
Okay, O'Brien, they've hooked
it -- let's reel it in.
O'BRIEN
Will do.
(to com panel)
Transporter beam locked, Captain.
PICARD'S COM VOICE
Energize.
O'Brien does so --
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT ONE 14.
24 ANGLE ON THE TRANSPORTER (OPTICAL)
as a gleaming silver probe casing MATERIALIZES.
25
thru OMITTED
26
27 INT. MAIN BRIDGE
O'BRIEN'S COM VOICE
Probe aboard, Captain.
PICARD
Acknowledged. Number One?
Riker's already heading for the turbolift.
RIKER
I'll welcome our visitor.
Riker EXITS into the turbolift.
PICARD
(to Clancey)
Resume original course and speed.
CLANCEY
Aye, sir.
The bridge crew relaxes just a bit. The tension's off.
Picard smiles:
PICARD
Well done, everyone.
28 INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM
CLOSE on O'Brien as he touches a panel on the probe.
The latches on the probe pop open.
29 WIDER
to reveal Riker and Pulaski looking on as the casing
opens automatically. (Geordi is no longer present.)
Inside the probe is a person whose face we cannot see
-- the head is fully covered by an oxygen helmet.
Pulaski does a medical scan, is surprised at the
readings.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/14/89 - ACT ONE 15.
29 CONTINUED:
RIKER
Something wrong, Doctor?
PULASKI
I'm not sure. The readings are
quite... interesting.
Pulaski is about to help the envoy sit up -- but the
envoy, not needing help, waves Pulaski aside, sits up,
removes the oxygen helmet, and emerges from the probe
casing.
30 NEW ANGLE
on the envoy -- K'EHLEYR, a lovely, exotic woman,
half-Klingon, half-human, with the appearance and
physical strength of the former and the sardonic wit of
the latter.
K'EHLEYR
I greet you. I am K'Ehleyr.
RIKER
(a Klingon greeting)
nuqneH. qaleghneS.
K'EHLEYR
(surprised)
You speak Klingon.
RIKER
A little. I am Commander Riker,
and this is our chief medical
officer, Katherine Pulaski.
K'Ehleyr nods greeting.
RIKER (cont'd)
I hope your voyage wasn't too
unpleasant.
K'EHLEYR
Klingons are not supposed to mind
hardship.
(breaks into a smile)
Nonetheless -- I'm delighted to
be out of that damned coffin.
Riker can't help smiling in return.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/17/89 - ACT ONE 16.
30 CONTINUED:
RIKER
I don't blame you.
(re the probe)
Not the most luxurious
accommodations Starfleet has to
offer...
K'EHLEYR
Whoever said that getting there
is half the fun never rode in
a class eight probe.
Under this, Pulaski has repeated the medical scan.
PULASKI
How are you feeling? Your vital
signs are rather atypical for a
Klingon.
K'EHLEYR
No doubt because I am only half
Klingon.
PULASKI
Oh?
K'EHLEYR
Yes. My father was Klingon; my
mother was human.
Riker and Pulaski react. This is one interesting
lady...
CUT TO:
31 INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE
Picard, TROI, Worf, and Data. The turbolift doors OPEN
and Riker leads K'Ehleyr into the lounge.
RIKER
Captain, I'd like to present
Special Federation Emissary
K'Ehleyr.
PICARD
Welcome aboard. I'm Jean-Luc
Picard.
(introducing)
Counselor Troi, Lieutenant
Commander Data, and --
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/14/89 - ACT ONE 16A.
31 CONTINUED:
Picard turns to introduce Worf -- and a big grin
spreads across K'Ehleyr's face.
K'EHLEYR
Worf! So this is where you've
been hiding. I told you we'd meet
again!
Worf is anything but pleased to see K'Ehleyr. His
surprise turns to resentment.
K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
Aren't you going to greet me?
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT ONE 17.
31 CONTINUED:
WORF
I have nothing to say to you.
K'EHLEYR
Haven't changed a bit, eh? Well,
I missed you, too.
On the surprised faces of our crew -- and the indignant
face of Worf, we:
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT ONE
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT TWO 18.
ACT TWO
FADE IN:
32 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
Streaking across space at warp eight.
33 INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE (OPTICAL)
Picard, Riker, Troi, Worf, and Data are at the
conference table. K'Ehleyr is all business.
K'EHLEYR
Two days ago, Starbase three three six
received an automated
transmission from a Klingon ship,
the T'Ong.
(a beat)
That ship was sent out over
seventy-five years ago.
RIKER
When the Federation and the
Klingon Empire were still at
war...
K'EHLEYR
The message was directed to the
Klingon High Command. It said
only that the T'Ong was returning
home and was about to reach the
"awakening point."
PICARD
Which suggests that the crew was
in cryogenic sleep for most of
the long voyage.
K'EHLEYR
Exactly.
RIKER
And when the crew is revived...
K'EHLEYR
(nods)
... we'll have a ship full of
Klingons who think the war is
still going on.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/12/89 - ACT TWO 19.
33 CONTINUED:
PICARD
So our task is to find the ship,
and tell the Klingons we are no
longer at war.
RIKER
Why us? A Klingon ship would have
been a better choice.
K'EHLEYR
A Klingon ship -- the P'rang --
is on its way, but it's two days
behind us. That may be too late.
TROI
Why too late?
RIKER
Because the T'Ong's crew is about
to awaken within striking range
of a dozen Federation outposts.
DATA
There are thirteen colonies
with minimal defenses in that
sector...
K'EHLEYR
(nods)
Nice ripe targets for a Klingon
warship.
TROI
And you believe you can convince
these Klingons that humans are
now their allies?
K'EHLEYR
No. Not a chance.
Everyone is surprised.
K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
If you ask me, talking will be
a waste of time. Klingons of that
era were raised to despise humans.
(shrugs)
We'll try diplomacy. But I
promise you -- it won't work.
And then you'll have to destroy
them.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT TWO 20.
33 CONTINUED: (2)
Everyone is taken aback -- except Worf.
PICARD
(calmly)
No.
K'EHLEYR
No? Captain, these Klingons are
killers. You'll have no choice.
PICARD
Find me another choice. I want
some options -- and I want them
before we encounter the Klingon
ship.
(to Worf)
Lieutenant, I'm assigning you to
help the emissary. Dismissed.
K'Ehleyr smiles, but Worf is anything but pleased.
34 OMITTED
35 NEW ANGLE
as Riker, Troi, K'Ehleyr, and Data get to their feet.
TROI
(to K'Ehleyr)
I'll escort you to the guest
quarters.
Troi and K'Ehleyr EXIT, followed by Data and Riker.
Worf and Picard are the last ones to leave. Worf is
uncharacteristically hesitant. Picard picks this up.
PICARD
Lieutenant?
WORF
Sir... I suggest Commander Riker
or Data would better serve Special
Emissary K'Ehleyr.
PICARD
Are there personal reasons you
don't want the assignment?
WORF
Yes.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT TWO 21.
35 CONTINUED:
PICARD
Any professional reasons?
WORF
(after a beat)
No.
Picard gives Worf a measured look: "need I say more?"
Worf thinks it over, then:
WORF (cont'd)
I withdraw my request, Captain.
PICARD
Good.
Worf EXITS.
36 INT. CORRIDOR
Troi and K'Ehleyr walk, deep in conversation.
TROI
I didn't know it was possible
for a human and a Klingon to
produce a child.
K'EHLEYR
Actually, the DNA is compatible
-- with a fair amount of help.
(a grin)
Rather like my parents.
Troi smiles.
TROI
I know exactly what you mean.
My father was human... and my
mother was Betazoid.
K'EHLEYR
(brightens)
Really! It was the other way
around for me -- my mother was
human.
(a beat)
You must've grown up like I did
-- trapped between cultures.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/14/89 - ACT TWO 22.
36 CONTINUED:
TROI
I never felt trapped -- I felt
fortunate. I experienced the
richness and diversity of two
worlds.
K'EHLEYR
(shakes her head in
wonder)
Perhaps you got the best of
each...
They reach the guest quarters.
37 INT. GUEST QUARTERS
Troi leads K'Ehleyr into the chamber.
K'EHLEYR
Myself, I think I got the worst
of each.
TROI
(with a smile)
I doubt that.
K'EHLEYR
Oh, yes. Having my mother's sense
of humor is bad enough -- it's
gotten me into plenty of trouble.
TROI
And your Klingon side?
K'EHLEYR
That, I keep under tight control.
It's like a terrible temper --
it's not something I want people
to see.
TROI
Why hide it? We all have
tempers...
K'EHLEYR
Not like mine. Sometimes I feel
there's a monster inside me,
fighting to get out.
TROI
And that frightens you.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/14/89 - ACT TWO 22A.
37 CONTINUED:
K'EHLEYR
Of course it does. My Klingon
side can be terrifying... even
to me.
TROI
Yet it gives you strength. It's
part of you.
K'EHLEYR
(smiles)
That doesn't mean I have to like
it.
Troi smiles in return.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT TWO 23.
38 INT. TACTICAL ROOM
Worf is alone, sitting at a library computer. K'Ehleyr
breezes in. She's freshened up, changed clothes, and
is even more attractive than before. Worf, all
business, doesn't even look at her.
WORF
You are late.
K'EHLEYR
Sorry. Had to make myself
beautiful.
WORF
I fail to understand why.
K'EHLEYR
Worf, we're alone now. You don't
have to act like a Klingon
glacier. I don't bite...
(teasing)
... well, that's wrong; I do bite.
WORF
(ignoring)
Shall we proceed with our assigned
duties?
K'EHLEYR
(moving closer)
I haven't even had a proper
welcome.
WORF
I would prefer to keep this
professional.
K'EHLEYR
(gives it right back)
"I fail to understand why."
WORF
And I feel no need to explain.
K'EHLEYR
(needling)
Oh, go ahead. Tell me. It's
because you find me irresistible,
isn't it? You always have.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT TWO 24.
38 CONTINUED:
WORF
Did you come on board the
Enterprise to work, or to discuss
your pointless fantasies?
K'Ehleyr smiles. She's getting under his skin.
K'EHLEYR
You just won't open up, will you?
Come on -- what happened to the
Worf I met on Samrin's Planet?
WORF
He became a Starfleet lieutenant.
K'EHLEYR
Oh, is that it? Starfleet Academy
turned you into a robot? You
won't make me believe that.
WORF
I have no wish to make you believe
anything.
K'EHLEYR
Perhaps you have changed. You
weren't this aloof six years
ago... or don't you remember?
WORF
There is nothing wrong with my
memory.
K'EHLEYR
Well, there's something wrong with
the rest of you. You're not even
looking at me.
WORF
I am familiar with your
appearance.
K'EHLEYR
And it gives you no pleasure to
see me again?
Worf is silent.
K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
It isn't as if we tried it and
it didn't work, you know. You
never gave it a chance.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/17/89 - ACT TWO 25.
38 CONTINUED: (2)
WORF
I never?
K'EHLEYR
(sly)
I mean, as I see it, we have
some... unfinished business, you
and I.
Worf turns, looks her full in the face.
WORF
Not as far as I'm concerned.
39 ON K'EHLEYR
It's as if he slapped her face. Worf turns back to
the console, punches up a screen:
WORF
According to the library computer,
the captain of the T'Ong is
K'Temoc. But there is nothing
regarding the ship's mission.
K'EHLEYR
(indifferent)
So?
WORF
You're not interested in why the
ship was sent out?
K'EHLEYR
(shrugs)
Probably some secret military
objective.
WORF
Perhaps, but we have no evidence
of that --
K'EHLEYR
Why else would there be no record
of the mission?
WORF
The records may simply have been
lost.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/17/89 - ACT TWO 25A.
39 CONTINUED:
K'EHLEYR
In any case, what does it matter?
Our concern is the present -- the
possible threat.
WORF
And to contend with that threat,
we need information.
They're both getting irritated with one another.
K'EHLEYR
We have all the information we
need.
WORF
That is foolish. Knowing their
mission might help us understand
them --
K'EHLEYR
(cutting him)
There's nothing to understand!
They're Klingons! They'll attack!
In their minds, we're the enemy
-- and there's no way we're going
to talk them out of that!
WORF
I do not appreciate being
interrupted.
K'EHLEYR
(getting angry)
And I don't appreciate wasting
my time.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT TWO 26.
39 CONTINUED:
WORF
We were instructed to come up with
options --
K'EHLEYR
There aren't any! The
assignment's hopeless!
WORF
(strained patience)
There are always options.
K'EHLEYR
Oh, are there? Tell me: whatever
happened to that wonderful
Klingon fatalism of yours?
WORF
My experience aboard this ship
has taught me that most problems
have more than one solution.
K'EHLEYR
Starfleet hasn't improved you
one bit. You're as stubborn as
ever!
WORF
(losing his temper)
Are you going to carry out your
duties or aren't you?
K'EHLEYR
(also exploding)
All right! I will!
She puts her fingers to her temples, closes her eyes
as if "thinking," holds that pose for two seconds,
then:
K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
Upon due consideration of the
problem and careful examination
of all possible "options" -- my
original recommendation stands.
She SLAPS the tabletop --
K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
Meeting adjourned.
-- and storms out.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT TWO 27.
40 CLOSE ON WORF
as mad as we've ever seen him, but holding it under
tight control...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT TWO
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT THREE 28.
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
41 INT. GUEST QUARTERS
K'Ehleyr storms into the chamber, boiling with
frustration. She stops in the center of the room,
tries to regain control over herself -- clenching her
fists and tensing all her muscles.
But her Klingon half needs release -- and with one
sudden blow, K'Ehleyr smashes her fist through a
glass-topped table.
42 NEW ANGLE
DOOR CHIME.
K'EHLEYR
Come.
Troi ENTERS. K'Ehleyr gives her an impatient look --
"Well?"
TROI
You're upset.
K'EHLEYR
(heavy sarcasm)
Really! Your finely-honed
Betazoid sense tells you that?
TROI
Well -- that, and the table.
K'Ehleyr can't help a CHUCKLE.
K'EHLEYR
I warned you about my Klingon
half.
TROI
May I make a suggestion?
K'EHLEYR
I thank you, Counselor. But I
don't want any counseling.
TROI
Actually, I was going to suggest
something else.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT THREE 29.
42 CONTINUED:
K'EHLEYR
Oh?
TROI
I find the Holodeck exercise
programs rigorous enough to put
my mind off most frustrations.
K'Ehleyr smiles.
K'EHLEYR
And it'll keep me from wrecking
the ship.
TROI
That, too...
CUT TO:
43 INT. CORRIDOR OUTSIDE HOLODECK
as K'Ehleyr approaches. She touches the Holodeck
panel; it lights up.
COMPUTER VOICE
Enter program.
K'EHLEYR
Show me the exercise menu.
44 ANGLE ON THE HOLODECK PANEL (OPTICAL)
as text appears: a long LIST OF PROGRAMS, including a
line "CALISTHENICS -- LT. WORF."
45 ON K'EHLEYR
A small, humorless smile.
K'EHLEYR
Calisthenics program of Lieutenant
Worf.
After a beat:
COMPUTER VOICE
Program complete. You may enter
when ready.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/12/89 - ACT THREE 30.
45 CONTINUED:
The Holodeck DOOR OPENS, revealing a ruined, desolate
BATTLEFIELD beyond. K'Ehleyr ENTERS the Holodeck.
CUT TO:
46 INT. MAIN BRIDGE
Picard, Riker, Data, Clancey, a TACTICAL CREWMAN, and
other supernumerary CREW.
PICARD
Status.
DATA
Based on the last assumed position
of the Klingon vessel, its
apparent trajectory, and our
estimates of their cruising speed,
we should be in scanner range in
fifteen hours, eight minutes.
Under Data's speech, Worf has ENTERED and moved to
Tactical. The tactical crewman yields the position
to him. Worf begins operating Tactical in a flurry of
activity. Picard is surprised to see Worf on the
bridge.
PICARD
Lieutenant?
WORF
Special Emissary K'Ehleyr has...
declared a short recess, sir.
I wish to run a full diagnostic
test on all tactical back-up
equipment.
RIKER
(puzzled)
We just ran a full test of those
systems.
WORF
(testy)
I feel it necessary to check them
again.
Picard leads Worf aside for a private moment.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT THREE 31.
46 CONTINUED:
PICARD
Lieutenant, I commend your
diligence. However, I'm concerned
that you're working yourself too
hard.
WORF
Sir, considering the unknown
elements we are about to face --
PICARD
(cuts him off)
Lieutenant -- I order you to
relax.
WORF
(tense)
I am relaxed.
(on his look)
Yes, sir.
Worf EXITS. The tactical crewman takes over the
station. Picard crosses to Riker.
PICARD
I've never seen the Lieutenant
so... unsettled.
RIKER
(nods)
The Iceman's finally melting.
CUT TO:
47 INT. CORRIDOR OUTSIDE HOLODECK
as Worf approaches the Holodeck and sees from the
Holodeck panel that it's already in use.
47A INSERT - HOLODECK PANEL
displaying the line: "CALISTHENICS -- LT. WORF."
47B BACK TO SCENE
Worf is intrigued.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT THREE 32.
48 INT. HOLODECK - BATTLEGROUND
Twilight. A shattered, desolate terrain. Rocks,
ruins, shadows. K'Ehleyr, cat-like, moves silently
through it. She's alert, coiled, ready for anything.
She's wearing a Klingon glove/weapon similar to the one
worn by Worf in "Where Silence Has Lease."
Then, seemingly from nowhere, a massive ALIEN WARRIOR
springs into view, charges at K'Ehleyr.
49 ON K'EHLEYR
calmly dodging the alien's blow and smashing the side
of her fist into the alien's face. The alien SNARLS
and attacks again.
50 ANGLE ON WORF
standing on the sidelines and watching with interest.
51 ON K'EHLEYR
as the alien tries to get an arm around her throat.
K'Ehleyr slams an elbow into its midriff, follows up
with a lightning punch. The alien, unfazed, catches
K'Ehleyr with a blow to her side.
52
thru OMITTED
53
54 WIDER
as K'Ehleyr goes berserk. Her speed doubles; her blows
become less "scientific" and more brutal. The Klingon
warrior in her has taken over.
K'Ehleyr dodges an alien blow, jabs with all her
strength -- her fist SMASHES the alien in the face.
The alien topples like a tall tree.
55
thru OMITTED
56
57 ANGLE TO INCLUDE WORF
as K'Ehleyr, breathing hard, slowly turns to face him.
Worf doesn't react, stares impassively back at her.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT THREE 33.
58 ON K'EHLEYR
A long beat as she and Worf gaze at each other. He's
seen a side of her -- her Klingon side -- that she lets
no one see, and she's uncomfortable.
Then, K'Ehleyr breaks the eye contact, shrugs with
indifference:
K'EHLEYR
It's not much of a program.
59 ON WORF
The barest hint of a smile.
WORF
Computer. Level Two.
60 WIDER
as suddenly the "dead" alien Warrior is back on its
feet, joined by TWO MORE ALIEN WARRIORS; all three are
brandishing gleaming, razor-edged swords.
On a nearby rock are two swords; Worf and K'Ehleyr pick
up the swords as the aliens ROAR and attack --
61 ANGLE ON THE FIGHT
Everything we've seen is tame compared to what follows.
Worf and K'Ehleyr turn into fighting machines --
vicious, snarling animals whose only goal is survival.
62 NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)
Worf and K'Ehleyr are a blur. Blades flash and CLANG.
The aliens drop, unable to withstand the dual
onslaught. One alien is literally sliced in half.
And, almost before it's begun, it's over -- Worf and
K'Ehleyr are the only ones left standing.
63 ON WORF AND K'EHLEYR
sweaty, breathing hard, covered with grime -- but
triumphant.
Slowly, swords still in hand, Worf and K'Ehleyr turn
toward one another -- eyes hard, expressions ferocious,
blood still boiling.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT THREE 34.
64 WIDER
as Worf quite deliberately tosses his sword aside.
K'Ehleyr raises hers in defense -- but Worf is already
upon her, gripping her sword-arm.
K'Ehleyr struggles, but Worf is stronger -- inexorably
bending her arm back and making her drop the sword.
65 OMITTED
66 ON K'EHLEYR
eyes ablaze in challenge and defiance. Worf locks his
gaze to hers. They're almost nose to nose. A long
beat of tense, silent communication. Then, Worf shoves
her away.
Her eyes never leaving his, K'Ehleyr slowly removes
her glove, extends her naked hand to Worf.
66A ON WORF
Worf takes her wrist, raises her hand to his face,
sniffs at it.
66B
thru OMITTED
66C
66D WIDER
as Worf raises his hand. K'Ehleyr caresses his
forearm, raises his palm to her face, and sniffs his
hand and his wrist.
66E OMITTED
66F NEW ANGLE
as they move closer. Except for their hands on each
other's wrists, they have not touched, nor do they
now... instead, they sniff at each other's hair, their
ears, their necks. It's slow, ritualized -- and also
instinctive, primal, animal behavior.
Their passion mounting, Worf and K'Ehleyr release their
grips, then extend their hands to one another.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT THREE 35.
66G CLOSE ON THEIR HANDS
as they touch their wrists, then the heels of their
hands together. Their fingers intertwine -- their
palms touch -- their grips tighten -- and they savagely
clasp hands... so tightly that their nails dig in and
draw blood.
66H WIDER
Worf and K'Ehleyr violently draw each other close.
With a low GROWL, Worf buries his face in K'Ehleyr's
neck -- and as they fall together into the mist, we:
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT THREE
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/17/89 - ACT FOUR 36.
ACT FOUR
FADE IN:
67 INT. HOLODECK - BATTLEGROUND
Stillness. The distant KEENING of some alien catcreature.
PAN to reveal Worf and K'Ehleyr, spent. Worf, eyes
closed, is sitting cross-legged at the base of a low,
flat rock. K'Ehleyr, sitting atop the rock, smiles
contentedly.
K'EHLEYR
Some calisthenics programs are
better than others.
Worf, mildly surprised, opens one eye.
WORF
You can still make jokes?
K'EHLEYR
Of course I can. I still have
enough energy for that...
(a beat)
You're not laughing.
WORF
You are most observant.
K'EHLEYR
You don't like people with a sense
of humor?
WORF
I did not say that.
K'Ehleyr waits, but nothing else is forthcoming.
K'EHLEYR
(exasperated)
Worf, you're the perfect Klingon
-- the ultimate minimalist. Talk
to me!
After a beat, Worf grudgingly elaborates:
WORF
I've noted that some people use
humor as a shield... they talk
much yet say little.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/17/89 - ACT FOUR 36A.
67 CONTINUED:
K'Ehleyr concedes the point.
K'EHLEYR
Whereas others take a simpler
approach -- say nothing.
WORF
(almost apologetic)
When one does not have the
words...
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/17/89 - ACT FOUR 37.
67 CONTINUED: (2)
K'EHLEYR
(nods)
Or is loath to speak them...
K'Ehleyr stretches languidly.
K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
Fortunately, there are other ways
to communicate.
(a beat)
Why didn't we do this six years
ago?
WORF
We were not ready.
K'EHLEYR
I was...
WORF
(shakes his head)
We were both too young -- too
unaware. We lacked commitment.
K'Ehleyr thinks this over, nods.
K'EHLEYR
Perhaps we lacked courage as well.
WORF
No longer.
68 OMITTED
69 WIDER
Worf gets to his feet, steps atop the rock, looks
skyward, spreads his arms, and proclaims:
WORF
tlhIngan jIH.
Suddenly alarmed, K'Ehleyr stands, gets off the rock
as if it were a hot griddle.
K'EHLEYR
Wait. You can't mean -- You're
not --
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/17/89 - ACT FOUR 37A.
69 CONTINUED:
WORF
(simply)
We have mated.
K'EHLEYR
Yes, I know -- I was there.
But...
WORF
And now we must solemnize our
union with the oath --
K'EHLEYR
(aghast)
Like hell we must!
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FOUR 38.
69 CONTINUED:
WORF
-- and pledge that we are one
forever.
Worf steps off the rock, moves toward K'Ehleyr, who
backs off.
K'EHLEYR
I'm not going to become your
wife...
WORF
You already are.
K'EHLYR
Don't give me that Klingon
nonsense.
WORF
You would dishonor our sacred
traditions?
K'EHLEYR
They're not sacred -- they're
absurd! Marrying you is out of
the question for a million
reasons...
WORF
None of which stopped you earlier.
K'EHLEYR
Worf, it was what it was!
Glorious and wonderful and all
that, but it doesn't mean
anything.
WORF
(with disdain)
That is a human attitude.
K'EHLEYR
I am human!
WORF
You are also Klingon!
K'EHLEYR
And that means we should bond for
life?
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FOUR 39.
69 CONTINUED: (2)
WORF
It is our way!
K'EHLEYR
Yours -- not mine!
70 ANGLE ON WORF
Worf's had enough debate. He steps back atop the rock,
spreads his arms, and restarts the ritual:
WORF
tlhIngan jIH!
Worf waits. Obviously K'Ehleyr is supposed to climb
up next to him, say the same thing. She doesn't move.
K'EHLEYR
I will not take the oath!
WORF
(a roar)
Then this night had no meaning!
(then, softer)
And that, I will not believe.
K'Ehleyr sees Worf's pain, feels his need. She's
moved. But --
K'EHLEYR
Believe what you will...
K'Ehleyr turns away from Worf and dashes off --
K'EHLEYR (O.S., cont'd)
Exit.
71 OMITTED
72 ON WORF
standing alone on the rock. SOUND of the HOLODECK DOOR
OPENING AND CLOSING O.S.
Worf's expression is as impassive as ever. But the
pain shows in his eyes...
CUT TO:
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/17/89 - ACT FOUR 40.
73 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
Zipping right along at high warp.
74 INT. MAIN BRIDGE
Picard, Riker, Clancey, the tactical crewman,
supernumerary at Ops.
CLANCEY
Approaching the coordinates.
PICARD
Slow to impulse.
TACTICAL CREWMAN
Short and long-range sensor scans
negative, Captain.
PICARD
Lay in a standard search pattern.
CLANCEY
Search pattern laid in.
PICARD
Full impulse. Engage.
RIKER
I just hope we find them before
they come out of their nap.
PICARD
Agreed. No outpost in this sector
could defend itself against a
Klingon warship.
75 INT. TACTICAL ROOM
This time, it's K'Ehleyr who's working alone at the
library computer. The DOOR OPENS, revealing Worf. An
awkward silence.
K'EHLEYR
I've been working on our
assignment... trying a few
computer simulations.
WORF
Your devotion to duty is
commendable... if belated.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/17/89 - ACT FOUR 40A.
75 CONTINUED:
K'EHLEYR
(ignoring the dig)
So far, I'm having no success.
(a beat)
I could use some help.
WORF
(stiffly)
I am here to assist you.
Worf steps in, revealing Data behind him. K'Ehleyr
smiles, almost sadly.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/10/89 - ACT FOUR 41.
75 CONTINUED:
K'EHLEYR
Unwilling to be alone with me?
WORF
I've asked Lieutenant Commander Data to
help us analyze the alternatives.
K'EHLEYR
("oh, sure")
An android chaperone?
DATA
"Android" is, of course, correct,
but I fail to see how "chaperone"
is applicable in this situation...
K'EHLEYR
Never mind. Come on in.
(to Worf)
I guess I can't blame you.
Worf says nothing. He and Data take seats on either
side of K'Ehleyr.
K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
(impulsively)
Tell me one thing.
Worf looks at her -- "go ahead."
K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
You would have gone through with
the oath, wouldn't you?
Regardless of the consequences
to our careers -- to our lives?
WORF
Honor demanded no less.
K'EHLEYR
(sighs)
I'm sick to death of Klingon
"honor." What do you want? Is
honor all you care about? Don't
you feel anything else?
76 ON WORF
Silent and stonefaced. Maybe he doesn't know the
answer; maybe he does and isn't telling. K'Ehleyr sees
she's going to get nothing out of him.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FOUR 42.
76 CONTINUED:
K'EHLEYR
No comment, huh?
She shrugs -- "be that way." Data, mystified by all
this, looks from one to the other. K'Ehleyr picks up
on Data's confusion.
K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
(to Data)
Poor android. Which behavior do
you find more perplexing -- human
or Klingon?
DATA
At the moment, I would be hard
pressed to choose.
K'EHLEYR
(sardonic)
So would I.
K'Ehleyr takes a breath, gets businesslike.
K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
Okay. When we locate the T'Ong,
there are two possibilities.
First --
MATCH CUT TO:
77 INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE
Same ANGLE on K'Ehleyr, with Worf nearby -- but now
Picard, Riker, Troi, and Geordi are present, listening.
(Data is not present.)
K'EHLEYR
-- we find the ship before it
reaches the "awakening point."
In that case, we could simply keep
the crew asleep.
PICARD
(to Geordi)
Is that feasible?
GEORDI
(nods)
We can beam an away team onto the
T'Ong and override the cryogenic
controls.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FOUR 43.
77 CONTINUED:
K'EHLEYR
Then we await the arrival of the
Klingon ship P'rang...
TROI
... so that when the T'Ong's crew
awakens, they're surrounded by
their fellow Klingons.
RIKER
That would be ideal.
K'EHLEYR
But there's the second
possibility... that the crew of
the T'Ong has already revived.
GEORDI
They discover they're in
Federation territory -- and they
attack the nearest outpost.
TROI
Are we sure they'll attack?
RIKER
We don't even know what the
T'Ong's mission was.
TROI
It may have been a scientific
voyage.
K'EHLEYR
(with a smile)
Klingons of that period -- doing
research for its own sake?
RIKER
The point is, they may not be
warlike.
K'EHLEYR
The point is that this is beside
the point. These are Klingons...
at war with us. Whatever their
mission was -- once they see a
Federation target, they'll attack.
PICARD
Could the T'Ong be disabled rather
than destroyed?
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/12/89 - ACT FOUR 44.
77 CONTINUED: (2)
GEORDI
We could probably knock out their
warp engines without damaging the
rest of their ship...
K'EHLEYR
(shaking her head)
That would gain you nothing.
Disable the ship, and K'Temoc will
destroy it himself.
Picard looks to Worf for confirmation.
WORF
(nods)
Klingons do not surrender.
K'EHLEYR
Face it -- if we don't reach the
T'Ong before its crew wakes up,
you have no alternatives.
78 ON PICARD
getting to his feet.
PICARD
I will not accept that. There
must be a way to make the Klingons
listen. If we can only convince
them --
Picard is interrupted by a HALL from the bridge:
DATA'S COM VOICE
Captain, we have detected a ship,
bearing three-one-six mark
forty-two, extreme sensor range.
PICARD
Plot an intercept course. And
go to Yellow Alert.
Picard and the group EXIT the Observation Lounge.
Geordi EXITS out the far door.
79 INT. MAIN BRIDGE
Clancey's at Conn; N.D. CREW, including the tactical
crewman, at other stations.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FOUR 45.
79 CONTINUED:
K'Ehleyr, Riker, and Worf ENTER and take their
stations. Data yields the center chair to Picard,
sits down at Ops.
WORF
Shields are up.
K'EHLEYR
Better lock on phasers. This may
be the only chance you get.
Picard ignores her.
CLANCEY
Intercept course laid in.
PICARD
Hold this position. Let's see
if they've spotted us.
(to Data)
Magnification one hundred.
80 ANGLE TO INCLUDE MAIN VIEWER (OPTICAL)
upon which is a vision from the past -- the eighty-year-old
KLINGON BATTLE CRUISER T'ONG.
PICARD
Mister Data?
DATA
Sensors show lifeforms aboard,
sir, but I am unable to ascertain
if they are awake or dormant.
(checks a reading)
However, the vessel's propulsion
systems are inactive, so I would
hypothesize that the crew is
asleep --
And without warning, the T'Ong FIRES upon us --
81 NEW ANGLE
as the bridge is SHAKEN by the attack. RED ALERT comes
on automatically.
DATA
However, I could be in error.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FOUR 46.
81 CONTINUED:
WORF
Shields holding.
82 ANGLE TO INCLUDE MAIN VIEWER (OPTICAL)
as the T'Ong SHIMMERS and DISAPPEARS from the screen.
RIKER
They've cloaked themselves.
83 NEW ANGLE
as K'Ehleyr matter-of-factly turns to Picard.
K'EHLEYR
Well, Captain -- you had your
chance.
PUSH IN on Picard's grave expression as we:
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FOUR
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FIVE 47.
ACT FIVE
FADE IN:
84 INT. MAIN BRIDGE
Picard, Riker, Worf, Data, Clancey as before. RED
ALERT continues. Geordi is now present; he TURNS ON
his bridge Engineering Station.
GEORDI
Transfer Engineering to bridge.
PICARD
Can you find them?
GEORDI
(working at the station)
I think so. Those old shields
weren't a hundred percent
efficient at blocking gamma-ray
output. If I can tune the sensors
to a particular band of...
(jubilant)
There! Got 'em! Transferring
coordinates to helm...
PICARD
(to Clancey)
Intercept. Warp two.
CLANCEY
Warp two, sir.
K'EHLEYR
Captain -- let them die like
Klingons... in battle. They
deserve that much.
Worf steps forward.
WORF
Captain... I have another option.
Picard and the others react to Worf's calm assertion.
85 OMITTED
86 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
moving at warp two.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FIVE 48.
87 INT. MAIN BRIDGE
As before, except that Worf and K'Ehleyr are no longer
present. The tactical crewman is at Worf's station.
DATA
The T'Ong has changed course to
three-two mark eight-one. They
are increasing to warp three.
RIKER
Standard evasive maneuver.
PICARD
Helm -- stay with them.
Clancey makes a helm adjustment.
CLANCEY
Yes, sir.
DATA
The T'Ong is now on a heading of
four-one mark one-one-three...
accelerating to warp five.
RIKER
They're making a break for it.
PICARD
Overtake. Warp eight.
CLANCEY
Aye.
PICARD
Put us right in their path and
come to a full stop.
(to Tactical)
Full power to shields.
TACTICAL CREWMAN
Full power, sir.
87A EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
coming out of warp and stopping.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FIVE 49.
87B INT. MAIN BRIDGE
PICARD
We've thrown down the gauntlet...
let's see if they pick it up.
DATA
They are slowing to impulse --
88 ANGLE TO INCLUDE MAIN VIEWER (OPTICAL)
On the screen, the star field SHIMMERS -- and the T'Ong
APPEARS as it drops its cloaking. It FIRES phasers at
us --
89 NEW ANGLE
as the bridge is SHAKEN slightly by the attack.
TACTICAL CREWMAN
Phaser hit on forward shields.
No damage.
DATA
The T'Ong is attempting to flank
us.
PICARD
Compensate.
90 ANGLE TO INCLUDE MAIN VIEWER (OPTICAL)
as the T'Ong FIRES a photon torpedo --
91 NEW ANGLE
as the torpedo hits, SHAKING the ship a bit more.
TACTICAL CREWMAN
Photon torpedo hit. Shield number
two weakened... firming up now...
No damage.
RIKER
I think we've piqued their
curiosity by now...
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/14/89 - ACT FIVE 50.
91 CONTINUED:
PICARD
Agreed. Let's give them the
chance to look their enemy in the
face.
Picard turns to look offscreen. We don't see who he's
addressing:
PICARD (cont'd)
Ready, Lieutenant?
(then to Tactical)
Open a hailing frequency.
TACTICAL CREWMAN
Hailing frequency open, sir.
92 OMITTED
93 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
motionless, facing the T'Ong.
94 INT. MAIN BRIDGE - CLOSE ON MAIN VIEWER (OPTICAL)
as the image of the T'Ong is replaced by a view of the
T'ONG BRIDGE. K'TEMOC, the captain, is a formidable
warrior who commands his ship with a typical Klingon
iron first. A FIRST OFFICER and another KLINGON CREWMAN
are in the b.g.
The Klingons all react with surprise. K'Temoc leaps
to his feet --
K'TEMOC
What --
95 ANGLE ON THE ENTERPRISE COMMAND CHAIR
The captain of the Enterprise is a Klingon! Worf, in
full Klingon captain regalia, sits in the command chair
glaring at K'Temoc.
Next to Worf is K'Ehleyr, similarly in full Klingon
uniform.
Picard and Riker are not visible, but Data, Clancey,
Geordi, and the tactical crewman are at their stations.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/14/89 - ACT FIVE 50A.
95 CONTINUED:
WORF
(imperious)
Captain K'Temoc -- have you lost
your mind? Halt your ship and
drop your shields.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FIVE 51.
96 ANGLE ON MAIN VIEWER (OPTICAL)
The Klingon crewmen are stunned. So is K'Temoc, but
he keeps a lid on it and blusters back to Worf:
K'TEMOC
What treachery is this? By whose
authority?
97 ANGLE ON WORF (OPTICAL)
Worf gives K'Temoc a look as if K'Temoc were a two-year-old
challenging a parent.
WORF
I am Worf, commanding the
Enterprise. It is you who have
committed an act of treason --
by firing upon this ship.
98 INTERCUTS -- WORF AND VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)
K'TEMOC
I have standing orders to fire
on all Federation ships. We are
at war.
WORF
You fool. Did it not occur to
you that the war would be over
by now?
K'TEMOC
I have no proof of that.
WORF
Trust your eyes! Or is your brain
still stuck in its long slumber?
K'TEMOC
How can I be sure this is not a
Federation trick?
Worf SIGHS. Why must underlings make life difficult?
WORF
Captain, as you are new to this
century, I have tried to be
patient. But I will tolerate no
further insubordination. Drop
your shields immediately.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FIVE 52.
98 CONTINUED:
K'TEMOC
(still belligerent)
And if I refuse?
WORF
Then die in ignorance. I can
waste no more time on you.
(to Tactical)
Phasers to full power.
TACTICAL CREWMAN
Aye, sir.
(does so)
Phasers ready. Target locked.
99 NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)
On the screen, K'Temoc plays his last card:
K'TEMOC
You dare not destroy us. We have
been on a crucial mission by order
of the Klingon High Command...
Worf, the Iceman, impassively raises his hand as a
signal to fire.
WORF
Has the T'Ong dropped its shields?
TACTICAL CREWMAN
No, sir.
WORF
(with a shrug)
Very well. Fire all phasers --
K'TEMOC
Wait!
K'Temoc crosses his arms and gently bows his head.
K'TEMOC (cont'd)
(to first officer)
Lower the shields.
(to Worf)
I yield command of the T'Ong to
you, Captain Worf. Long live the
Klingon Empire.
Worf is deadpan, indifferent.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/14/89 - ACT FIVE 53.
99 CONTINUED:
WORF
A wise decision, Captain.
Commander K'Ehleyr will board your
ship and take command. The
Klingon cruiser P'rang will soon
arrive and escort you home.
(almost an afterthought)
And, Captain --
K'TEMOC
Yes?
WORF
Welcome to the twenty-fourth century.
And with that, the Enterprise viewscreen returns to
the exterior view of the T'Ong. RED ALERT ENDS.
100 ANGLE ON WORF (OPTICAL)
As Picard and Riker approach from o.s. The mood is
jubilant. Worf stands.
WORF
(to Picard)
I return command of the ship to
you, Captain.
PICARD
Thank you and congratulations,
Lieutenant. A very fine first
command. Well done.
Worf nods a silent acknowledgement.
GEORDI
That's all, Worf? Just a nod?
Worf is again unflappable.
RIKER
How did you like command?
Worf looks at the crew, then back at the captain's
chair.
WORF
Comfortable chair.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/14/89 - ACT FIVE 54.
100 CONTINUED:
Everyone but Worf smiles.
CUT TO:
101 INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM
K'Ehleyr and Worf ENTER.
WORF
(to O'Brien)
One to beam aboard the T'Ong.
O'Brien acknowledges with a nod and punches in the
coordinates.
O'BRIEN
All set.
WORF
I relieve you.
O'Brien opens his mouth to say something, changes his
mind -- Worf's expression makes it clear he wants to be
alone.
O'BRIEN
Yes, Lieutenant.
And O'Brien exits.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FIVE 55.
102 NEW ANGLE
Worf turns to face K'Ehleyr. They treat each other in
the most formal manner -- perhaps as a way of easing
the separation.
WORF
The Klingon vessel P'rang will
rendezvous with you in three days.
K'EHLEYR
In the meantime, I'll begin the
assimilation of these Klingons
to our era.
A silent look. Is that all?
WORF
Is there anything else you
require?
K'EHLEYR
No. Nothing else.
K'Ehleyr takes a step towards the transporter, stops
and turns back to face Worf.
K'EHLEYR
Damn you, Worf. You'd let me go
without saying another word,
wouldn't you?
WORF
What needs to be said?
K'EHLEYR
Nothing. Everything. We're about
to go our separate ways again.
WORF
And that disturbs you?
K'EHLEYR
(takes a breath)
Yes, it does.
She moves closer to him.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - REV. 4/12/89 - ACT FIVE 56.
102 CONTINUED:
K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
I hid the truth from you. Last
night did have meaning.
(a beat)
I was tempted to take the oath
with you. That scared me. I've
never had such strong feelings
toward anyone.
WORF
(after a beat)
Nor have I.
K'Ehleyr's stunned. From Worf, that's quite an
admission.
K'EHLEYR
Then it was more than just a point
of honor.
Worf's silence is eloquent.
K'EHLEYR (cont'd)
Maybe someday, when our paths
cross again, I won't be as easy
to get rid of.
K'Ehleyr and Worf extend their hands, touch palms, and
clasp -- a gentle version of the passionate handclasp
they shared in the Holodeck.
WORF
K'Ehleyr... I will not be complete
without you.
A long beat. Then, K'Ehleyr steps onto the transporter
pad.
103 ON WORF
Perhaps to cover his sorrow, his face bears something
with a close resemblance to a smile...
104 ON THE TRANSPORTER PAD (OPTICAL)
as K'Ehleyr DEMATERIALIZES.
STAR TREK: "The Emissary" - 4/10/89 - ACT FIVE 57.
105 CLOSE ON WORF
as his face returns to the more familiar unemotional
expression of -- the Iceman.
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FIVE
THE END
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