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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Family"
#40274-178
Written by
Ronald D. Moore
Directed by
Les Landau
THE WRITING CREDITS MAY NOT BE FINAL AND SHOULD NOT BE USED
FOR PUBLICITY OR ADVERTISING PURPOSES WITHOUT FIRST CHECKING
WITH THE TELEVISION LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
Copyright 1990 Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights
Reserved. This script is not for publication or
reproduction. No one is authorized to dispose of same. If
lost or destroyed, please notify the Script Department.
FINAL DRAFT
AUGUST 2, 1990
STAR TREK: "Family" - 8/2/90 - CAST
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Family"
CAST
PICARD ROBERT PICARD
RIKER MARIE PICARD
RENE PICARD
BEVERLY LOUIS
TROI
GEORDI JACK CRUSHER
WORF SERGEY ROZHENKO
WESLEY HELENA ROZHENKO
GUINAN FEMALE COM VOICE
O'BRIEN
COMPUTER VOICE
Non-Speaking
2 STARFLEET TECHNICIANS
1 N.D. CREWMEMBER
SUPERNUMERARIES
STAR TREK: "Family" - 8/2/90 - SETS
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Family"
SETS
INTERIORS EXTERIORS
USS ENTERPRISE USS ENTERPRISE
CORRIDOR SPACEDOCK
TRANSPORTER ROOM
TEN-FORWARD LABARRE (MATTE)
HOLODECK
BEVERLY'S OFFICE PICARD HOME
BEVERLY'S QUARTERS VINYARD
PICARD'S QUARTERS CEMETARY
RIKER'S QUARTERS
WORF'S QUARTERS
PICARD HOME
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/9/90 - PRONUNCIATION
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Family"
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
LABARRE la-bahr
(no accent on either syllable)
RENE re-NAY
ROBERT row-BEAR
ROZHENKO rah-ZHEN-koh
SERGEY sir-GAY
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/8/90 - TEASER 1.
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Family"
TEASER
FADE IN:
1 EXT. SPACE - SPACEDOCK IN ORBIT (OPTICAL)
The Spacedock in orbit around Earth. As Picard records
his log, there is a subtle hint of finality in his
voice and tone... a feeling that he's wrapping things
up here.
PICARD (V.O.)
Captain's Log: Stardate 44009.3
2 EXT. SPACEDOCK - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
Revealing the Enterprise being worked on at the dock.
PICARD (V.O.)
(continuing)
The Enterprise remains docked at
McKinley Station, undergoing a
major overhaul and refit. I am
confident that the ship... and
crew... will soon be ready to
return to service.
CUT TO:
3 INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE (OPTICAL)
RIKER is looking over a lot of reports and padds on
the desk. The door CHIMES.
RIKER
Come in.
The door OPENS and WORF ENTERS.
WORF
Phaser upgrades are complete,
Commander...
RIKER
Already?
STAR TREK: "Family" - 8/2/90 - TEASER 2.
3 CONTINUED:
WORF
(acknowledges)
We have begun power supply
calibration.
RIKER
You're just too damned efficient,
Lieutenant...
WORF
Thank-you, sir.
RIKER
At this rate, the refit will be
done a week early and you and I
might even be forced to get in
some R&R before we leave Earth...
Worf doesn't crack a smile... Riker gives it up..
RIKER
Proceed with the testing, Mister
Worf...
(hands him a padd)
Here's the final schedule for
shore leave and personnel
transfers. By the way, I'm
looking forward to meeting your
parents.
WORF
Sir?
RIKER
They're on the visitors' list...
Worf looks over the padd, finds their names... it's
a surprise and not a pleasant one.
RIKER
(continuing)
You didn't know?
WORF
No, sir.
(beat as he struggles
with answer)
It is... inappropriate for a
Klingon to receive his family
while on duty. As humans, my
parents do not understand.
STAR TREK: "Family" - 8/2/90 - TEASER 3.
3 CONTINUED: (2)
Riker looks at him, frowns, c'mon loosen up...
RIKER
Well, I'm not sure I would either,
Worf... since this isn't a Klingon
ship. If you don't want to see
your parents, that's your
business... but we don't get to
Earth all that often.
Worf frowns. Trying to help --
RIKER
I'm sure we can arrange for you
to have more off-duty time while
they're here.
WORF
(too quickly)
No... sir. That will not be
necessary.
RIKER
(a beat)
Dismissed.
Worf turns to leave... Riker has a second thought...
on a more personal level --
RIKER
Worf, if you're worried they might
learn about what happened on the
Klingon planet...
WORF
Not at all, sir. I have already
informed them in correspondence
of my discommendation. I do not
believe any human can truly
understand my dishonor.
Worf EXITS without waiting for a reaction. A beat as
Riker thinks about it... and
CUT TO:
4 INT. PICARD'S QUARTERS
PICARD, in civilian clothes, is putting a few
belongings into a small rucksack.
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/8/90 - TEASER 4.
4 CONTINUED:
The bandages have been removed from his face and he
looks fully recovered from his Borg experience. TROI
is with him.
PICARD
(responding)
France. Labarre, my home
village...
TROI
Really...
PICARD
First time in almost twenty
years...
TROI
(beat)
Interesting.
Picard recognizes a therapeutic reaction when he hears
it...
PICARD
(Don't... )
Counselor...
TROI
I just find it interesting...
that Captain Jean-Luc Picard...
the man who couldn't be pried out
of his seat for a vacation for
three years...
PICARD
It's Earth... it's home... do I
need another reason?
TROI
I don't know. What do you think?
PICARD
Counselor, your help has been
invaluable during my recovery.
I'm better... the injuries have
healed...
TROI
Those you can see in a mirror.
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/6/90 - TEASER 5.
4 CONTINUED: (2)
PICARD
(insisting)
The nightmares have ended. All
I need is a little time to myself.
TROI
I agree. In fact, I'm delighted
you're going. But perhaps the
choice of where you're going could
stand some scrutiny.
PICARD
If you wish to believe my going
home is a direct result of
being held captive by the Borg,
be my guest...
TROI
Is that what you believe?
PICARD
I hate it when you do that.
TROI
(with great compassion)
Captain, you do need time. You
cannot achieve complete recovery
so quickly. Don't expect so much
of yourself. It is perfectly
normal, after what you've been
through, to spend a great deal
of time trying to find... yourself
again.
PICARD
(softly, finishing the
thought)
And what better place to find
oneself than on the streets of
one's home village.
TROI
(nods, smiles)
Interesting.
(beat)
Have a good trip.
STAR TREK: "Family" - 8/2/90 - TEASER 6.
4 CONTINUED: (3)
She EXITS. Picard picks up his rucksack and moves for
the door. He pauses on the threshold and takes a long
look around the cabin... could this be a last look?
Picard EXITS.
FADE OUT.
END OF TEASER
STAR TREK: "Family" - 8/2/90 - ACT ONE 7.
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
5 EXT. SPACE DOCK (OPTICAL)
The Enterprise still docked.
CUT TO:
6 INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM (OPTICAL)
O'BRIEN is working on the console as Worf ENTERS.
WORF
They still have not signalled?
O'BRIEN
Nossir.
WORF
(growls)
My mother is never on time. It
is so... human... of her.
O'BRIEN
(grins)
Well, you know women.
And there's a moment as Worf stares at him a beat...
and this throwaway comment hangs in the air between
the odd couple of O'Brien and Worf who may each know
women but unlikely in the same way.
WORF
I am not looking forward to
this... I wish they would come
so it would begin and end sooner.
O'BRIEN
I know what you mean, Lieutenant.
WORF
Unlikely.
O'BRIEN
Last time my old man came on board
I found him chasing Nurse Stanton
around a biobed in Sickbay...
STAR TREK: "Family" - 8/2/90 - ACT ONE 8.
6 CONTINUED:
WORF
I am not concerned about my father
chasing nurses.
O'BRIEN
Yeah, but it's always something
with parents, isn't it, sir...
FEMALE COM VOICE
Enterprise, this is Earth Station
Bobruisk. Two to transport
aboard.
O'Brien glances at Worf...
WORF
What are you waiting for?
O'BRIEN
Acknowledged, Bobruisk.
Energizing.
SERGEY & HELENA ROZHENKO MATERIALIZE on the platform.
They are of Russian descent, and carry themselves with
pride and dignity. Sergey is compact,
barrel-chested... a retired Starfleet Chief growing
old gracefully. His wife is short of stature and yet
there is an underlying strength to her which belies her
slight appearance.
7 ANGLE - WORF
sees them... and in this moment of reunion, there is
nothing short of love in his face. Even he cannot
suppress it... and there is even, god forbid, a smile
that grows on his face.
WORF
Hello, mother... father.
They come off the platform and smile at the sight of
Worf.
HELENA
Worf!...
Helena beams and unabashedly hugs him and reaches up
to kiss his cheek... Worf stiffens, glances at O'Brien
out of the corner of his eye... reluctantly leans down
to accept the kiss...
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/8/90 - ACT ONE 9.
7 CONTINUED:
SERGEY
You look good, son.
They shake hands.
SERGEY
Put on a little weight, didn't
you?
WORF
No.
SERGEY
Sure you have. Looks good on you.
Still working out with those
Holodeck monsters I bet...
WORF
Let me take you to...
Sergey is already moving to O'Brien... friendly,
outgoing --
SERGEY
Always good to meet another chief
petty officer.
(sticks out hand)
Sergey Rozhenko, formerly of the
U.S.S. Intrepid.
O'BRIEN
Miles Edward O'Brien. Good to
meet you, sir.
SERGEY
Don't call me "sir", I used to
work for a living.
They both laugh at the old joke. Worf is getting
increasingly uncomfortable.
HELENA
He's joking. The proudest day
of his life was when Worf earned
his commission.
SERGEY
Chief, can you imagine an old
enlisted man like me raising a
boy to be an officer?
He laughs with O'Brien... Worf wants out.
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/6/90 - ACT ONE 10.
7 CONTINUED: (2)
WORF
I'll show you to your quarters.
HELENA
Come on, Sergey... there's plenty
of time to chat with the "boys"...
(to Worf)
Your father's so been looking
forward to this...
She intimately takes Worf's arm in hers... he stiffens.
Exiting...
SERGEY
I want to see everything... the
whole ship... I've got all the
specs and diagrams of the Galaxy-
class starships at home...
WORF
We are in the midst of repair.
I will not be able to give you
a complete tour.
SERGEY
I'm sure if you asked the
Captain...
HELENA
You agreed not to embarrass him,
Sergey. Besides, we came to see
Worf. Not the ship.
SERGEY
Fine. Fine. Okay.
He leads the way out the door. The last thing we hear...
HELENA
(trying to be tactful)
Your hair's a little longer, isn't
it, Worf?
CUT TO:
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/6/90 - ACT ONE 11.
8 OMITTED
9 EXT. PATH NEAR HOUSE - DAY
Picard walking up a dirt path, carrying the rucksack
seen earlier as he passes by a vineyard. He is looking
around, drinking in the sights, sounds, and smells of
his home. He reacts as he hears movement in the
adjoining field... he stops, looks... the sound stops
too... he starts up again and the movement follows him.
He cocks an eyebrow moves to the field...
PICARD
All right... whoever's there...
I can hear you...
The face of a seven year old boy (RENE) reveals itself
from his hiding place. It is a face of pure innocence
and freckles. A 24th century Opie.
PICARD
Good lord, a highwayman.
RENE
A what?
PICARD
A highwayman is a robber who
attacks travelers, but to my
knowledge, none have been reported
in this vicinity for centuries.
RENE
I'm not a robber.
PICARD
I am much relieved, sir.
Walking together...
RENE
I know who you are.
PICARD
Then, you have the advantage.
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/9/90 - ACT ONE 12.
9 CONTINUED:
RENE
You're my nephew, Jean-Luc. From
the starship Enterprise.
PICARD
Then you must be my uncle Rene.
RENE
(laughs)
I'm not your uncle. It's the
other way around.
PICARD
Too bad. I rather enjoyed the
idea.
RENE
Why have you been away so long?
PICARD
Well, Starfleet keeps me very
busy...
RENE
Father says you don't like it
here.
PICARD
I'm sure you misunderstood...
RENE
No I didn't. He said so.
PICARD
Ah well, Robert and I... we...
(beat)
Perhaps it's time to change all
that.
RENE
You don't seem so... so arrow...
arrow... you know...
PICARD
Arrogant...
RENE
Yeah... arrogant... you don't seem
that way to me. What does it mean
anyway -- "arrogant son-of-a... "
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/9/90 - ACT ONE 12A.
9 CONTINUED: (2)
PICARD
(overlapping)
Let's talk about it later, shall
we?
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/6/90 - ACT ONE 13.
10 EXT. PICARD HOME - DAY
The house sits adjacent to a small vineyard. The house
itself is made of stone and wood, and there is a
noticeable lack of 24th-century design or devices in
the building and its surroundings. There is an aged
historical plaque on the side of the house. The
setting is rural, and looks much like a farmhouse in
the French countryside would have looked in the 19th
century. Rene runs down the path, ahead of Picard...
RENE
He's here! He's here!
After a few seconds, MARIE PICARD comes out of the
house. She is in her mid-forties, and is wearing a
simple dress. Marie is very happy to see Picard and
she quickly goes out to him.
MARIE
Jean-Luc!
PICARD
Marie...
She gives him a warm hug and kiss and then looks him
over.
MARIE
It's so good to finally meet you.
How are you feeling?
PICARD
(nods)
Just fine.
That exchange comes with the slightest tension.
MARIE
Well, Robert and I are delighted
you've come to stay with us.
PICARD
I was just thinking that I really
might be imposing... I could
easily stay in the village...
MARIE
I won't hear of it. It's your
home. It will always be your
home.
Picard can't help glancing around at the house and
grounds.
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/8/90 - ACT ONE 14.
10 CONTINUED:
MARIE
Do things look that different?
PICARD
No. In fact, the amazing thing
is how little it has changed.
Everything is exactly as I
remember it... the hills, the
house, every rock and stone looks
untouched by the passage of time.
MARIE
Robert's worked hard to keep it
that way. It's very important
to him.
PICARD
As it was to our father.
RENE
Someday I'm going to be a starship
captain!
PICARD
(grins)
Even you, Uncle... you look so
much like Robert when he was your
age...
(and this is more to
himself)
... I half expect to see myself
as a boy run out the door to
play...
MARIE
Robert can't wait to see you...
PICARD
(dry)
Yes. Rene already told me.
Marie reacts, glances at the boy worried what he might
have said, but Picard makes it okay with an
understanding grin...
PICARD
Where is he?
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/9/90 - ACT ONE 15.
11 EXT. VINEYARD
ROBERT is between two rows of grapevines, on his hands
and knees. He is about six to eight years older than
Picard, and manages to appear dignified even as he
scrabbles about in the dirt working on the vines with
his hands. We can see that he devotes the same careful
attention to detail in his work as his brother does
on the bridge of his ship. Picard walks down the row
and stops in front of him. Robert looks up and sees
Picard, but remains on his knees. There is no
animosity on his face, but no welcome either, just
recognition.
ROBERT
So, you've arrived all right.
(beat)
Welcome home, Captain.
Picard tries very hard to be warm and brotherly and
anything but arrogant.
PICARD
Hello, Robert.
ROBERT
Did you shuttle out from the
village?
PICARD
No... I decided to walk.
(long beat)
I met Marie and Rene.
ROBERT
Good... good.
They've run out of things to say very quickly. Picard
tries his best to take a forward step.
PICARD
It's... good to see you.
But it comes out as just another pleasantry.
ROBERT
(inclines head toward
house)
Make yourself at home. You know
where everything is... we eat at
eight. I'll be in in a minute.
I've got to save this poor, sick
vine.
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/6/90 - ACT ONE 16.
11 CONTINUED:
Picard nods as Robert returns to work and after a beat,
Picard heads back to the house.
12 NEW ANGLE (MATTE SHOT)
In the f.g. are fields of vineyards, punctuated by
small farmhouses that reflect the architecture and
design of the 19th century rather than that of the 24th
century. On the horizon is the actual village of
Labarre, a city whose roots stretch back for over a
millennium. There is a feeling of old and new living
side by side... the village itself is quite modern. On
Picard and Robert as the distance between them
grows...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT ONE
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/8/90 - ACT TWO 17.
ACT TWO
FADE IN:
13 INT. BEVERLY'S QUARTERS
BEVERLY is getting a couple of drinks from the food
replicator. Troi is sitting on the couch.
BEVERLY
Will you have a chance to get
down to the surface?
TROI
Maybe. Will and I have been
talking about going back to Angel
Falls...
BEVERLY
Oh, Venezuela's beautiful...
Beverly is about to sit down when the door CHIMES.
BEVERLY
Come in.
A N.D. CREWMAN ENTERS carrying a large, old box.
BEVERLY
(continuing)
Oh great! I'll take that.
She takes the box and the crewman EXITS. Beverly puts
the box on the table and Troi comes over.
TROI
Something from home?
BEVERLY
(nods and opens the box)
I left it here in storage a long
time ago. After Jack died.
(takes out an old book)
Odds and ends mostly...
Troi picks up the book and reads the title with
puzzlement.
TROI
"How to Advance Your Career
through Marriage"?
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/8/90 - ACT TWO 18.
13 CONTINUED:
BEVERLY
(smiling at memory)
It's a joke. He sent me that
while I was still in medical
school. It was his way of
proposing.
They share a small laugh. Beverly continues to dig
through the box, taking out various small momentos and
items. She takes out an old-style computer disk, reads
the label, reacts... and sits down.
TROI
What is it?
BEVERLY
It's for Wesley... from Jack.
(beat)
I'd forgotten about it... maybe
I was trying to forget about it.
TROI
Why?
BEVERLY
Jack recorded a holographic
message to Wesley just after he
was born... it was a gift for
when he grew up. Jack was going
to make more of them...
(beat)
He never got the chance.
TROI
Are you afraid of what it might
say?
BEVERLY
No... I just don't know if it will
do more harm than good. He's
managed to finally deal with his
father's death, but...
Troi's attitude is gentle, soothing... she's slipped
easily from her role as friend into that of Counselor.
TROI
Wesley has a lot of questions
about his father. Things that
you can't answer for him.
(MORE)
STAR TREK: "Family" - 8/2/90 - ACT TWO 19.
13 CONTINUED: (2)
TROI (Cont'd)
Perhaps seeing this will help him
to understand the kind of man that
Jack Crusher really was.
PUSH IN on disk as Beverly thinks this over...
CUT TO:
14 INT. ENGINEERING
Several panels are open, some boxes sitting around...
this is a ship undergoing a major refit and it's a bit
of a mess right now. Worf stands uncomfortably as his
father tells a story to an enthralled Geordi...
SERGEY
... So we walk into the school...
and we don't know what to expect.
Is Worf hurt? Is he in some kind
of trouble? The door opens and
we see our little seven-year-
old... sitting in a chair... and
glaring across the room at five
teenage boys.
(beat)
All of them with bloody noses.
Geordi laughs.
HELENA
The principal looked up and said,
"Tell me he's an only child."
WORF
The older boys were...
disrespectful.
SERGEY
And that was only the beginning...
when he was ten...
WORF
We've taken enough of the
Commander's time...
GEORDI
No... no... no, we're way ahead
of schedule...
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/8/90 - ACT TWO 20.
14 CONTINUED:
SERGEY
I just wanted to tell him the
story about...
HELENA
Enough stories, Sergey...
SERGEY
Okay. Okay. Enough stories...
Well, then how about giving me
a look at the new engine core ...
I used to be a warp field
specialist on the old Excelsior
class.
GEORDI
I'd be delighted...
HELENA
You two go ahead...
(to Worf)
Your father will be here for
hours, why don't you show me the
arboretum?
WORF
Commander La Forge, call me when
you... when my father wishes to
leave.
SERGEY
I can find my own way...
Turbolift Four is just over there,
right?
(to Geordi moving away)
I have all the specs and designs
at home...
Worf and his mother EXIT...
15 ANGLE - SERGEY AND GEORDI
Sergey has noticed that Worf & Helena have left.
GEORDI
The theta-matrix compositer makes
the recrystallization process ten
times more efficient than on the
Excelsior-class ships.
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/8/90 - ACT TWO 21.
15 CONTINUED:
SERGEY
Amazing.
(beat)
Commander, if you have a couple
of minutes there's something else
I'd like to ask you.
GEORDI
Sure, Chief.
SERGEY
It's about... my son.
CUT TO:
16 EXT. PICARD HOME/VINEYARD - NIGHT (OPTICAL)
Lights are on inside the house.
17 INT. PICARD DINING ROOM - NIGHT
The interior of the home should reflect the same
preference for an earlier time and way of life as does
the exterior. A single computer terminal is in
evidence, along with one or two other hi-tech devices,
but they should accent the fact that the house is a
warm French country home from the early 19th century
and just happens to exist in the 24th century. The
small dining area is adjacent to the living room and
there are doors to suggest other rooms. The dinner
table has been set for a meal of onion soup, baguette,
and wine. Picard, Robert, Marie, and Rene are just
sitting down. The tone is deceptively cordial.
MARIE
And your friend Louis wants you
to contact him as soon as you're
settled...
Picard smiles at the name and the memories it brings...
PICARD
Is he still trying to raise the
ocean floor?
MARIE
Oh yes, he's very excited about
it... he's been made a supervisor
now... as his wife is constantly
reminding anyone who'll listen...
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/8/90 - ACT TWO 22.
17 CONTINUED:
ROBERT
I don't see why Earth needs
another subcontinent.
PICARD
Oh, it's really quite exciting
actually... when you understand
the potential of exploring a new
world on our own planet...
ROBERT
(low key)
Well, I guess I just don't
understand that potential.
And Marie jumps in to move beyond the early tension...
MARIE
The Mayor wants to have a
parade...
PICARD
A parade... ?
MARIE
And give you the keys to the
city...
PICARD
No... no...
ROBERT
A little arm-twisting... a little
coaxing, that's what he wants,
Marie.
PICARD
(a little sharp)
No. I don't. I just want... to
rest and spend some time with my
family.
MARIE
I've already warned the Mayor not
to make any plans until we
talked.
PICARD
Thank-you.
Robert pours the wine.
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/15/90 - ACT TWO 23.
17 CONTINUED: (2)
PICARD
(sampling the wine)
Is this the forty-six?
ROBERT
Forty-seven.
(trying to joke)
Drinking all that artificial --
what do they call it? Synthehol?
-- It's spoiled you. You used
to have a very discriminating
palate.
But the remark slightly nettles Picard nevertheless.
He tries not to sound defensive, but it still comes
out that way.
PICARD
Not at all. I believe synthehol
heightens one's appreciation for
the genuine article.
They eat.
ROBERT
Delicious, Marie.
PICARD
Leave it to Robert to find the
best chef in France and marry
her...
ROBERT
Cooking is becoming a lost art...
thanks to your technology...
MARIE
Robert and I have had more than
a few discussions about getting
a replicator in the house...
PICARD
I can remember the same
"discussions" between mother and
father...
ROBERT
He understood the threat of losing
what is precious to us.
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/8/90 - ACT TWO 24.
17 CONTINUED: (3)
PICARD
I don't see that you have to lose
anything... just by adding a
convenience...
ROBERT
You wouldn't. I say life has
become too convenient.
MARIE
And this sounds like a very old
argument.
ROBERT
It is.
MARIE
(tongue-in-cheek)
Fortunately, Jean-Luc, being the
"greatest chef" in France, I
enjoy traditional cooking... so
I don't mind losing the replicator
argument... especially since I
used it to get a sonic shower.
PICARD
I was astonished to see it here...
ROBERT
I don't use it. Never will.
Rene's been bursting to say something... and in a
routine non-sequitur for a child --
RENE
I wrote a report on starships for
school.
And Robert is aware of this... and isn't at all happy
about it...
MARIE
And he won a ribbon for it, isn't
that right, Rene...
RENE
The teacher said it was one of
the best he'd ever heard.
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/9/90 - ACT TWO 25.
17 CONTINUED: (4)
PICARD
Good for you, uncle. You know
what? I wrote a report about
starships when I was about your
age...
RENE
Did you win a ribbon too?
PICARD
I don't recall...
And now with the first true hostility in his eyes --
ROBERT
Your modesty is unconvincing,
Captain. Of course you won the
ribbon. You always did...
And Picard and Robert lock eyes as the boy continues...
RENE
Do you still have it?
(off Picard's look)
Your report.
PICARD
No, I don't think so.
RENE
I still have mine.
MARIE
Why don't you go get it, Rene...
and read it to your uncle?
Rene is out of his chair in a flash and EXITS. Robert
looks hard at Picard and in a soft, dark voice --
ROBERT
It is hard enough to protect him
from all that's out there without
your encouragement.
MARIE
Robert...
PICARD
I am not encouraging anything...
but if you weren't so
narrow-minded, if you allowed him
to see the real world...
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/8/90 - ACT TWO 26.
17 CONTINUED: (6)
ROBERT
(bitter cold)
Raise your own sons as you would
wish.
Rene returns, running with a padd in his hand and
getting into his chair as the two brothers look coldly
at each other across the table...
RENE
(reading)
"Starships... by Rene Picard.
There are many kinds of starships
that fly through space... but the
biggest of them all is the Galaxy
class-starship... It has over
a thousand people on board... "
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT TWO
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/6/90 - ACT THREE 27.
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
18 EXT. LABARRE - DAY (MATTE SHOT)
The town as seen before.
19 EXT. VINEYARD - DAY
Picard and LOUIS are walking along the vineyard. Louis
is a large, gregarious man about Picard's age and
should be very outgoing with a zest for life. Looking
over the fields --
LOUIS
One man's idea of paradise.
PICARD
Two men. Robert's. And my
father's.
LOUIS
Never did I know anyone less
interested in grapes than you,
Jean-Luc.
PICARD
No, I was interested, Louis. And
I was proud that my family helped
to preserve the traditions. But
I did not feel bound by those
traditions...
(beat)
... as they seemed to be.
LOUIS
You always reach for the future.
Your brother for the past.
PICARD
There should be room for both in
this life.
A thoughtful beat as they walk on...
PICARD
And you, old rascal, you've made
quite a shift toward the future
yourself...
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/8/90 - ACT THREE 28.
19 CONTINUED:
LOUIS
Well, hydroponics turned out to
be so dull...
PICARD
(laughs)
You should have listened to me
from the beginning.
LOUIS
If I had listened to you I never
would have gone on that cycling
trip with the Bloom sisters...
PICARD
And broken your leg!
LOUIS
And got married. Twice.
They laugh.
PICARD
I hear you've been promoted to
supervisor of the Atlantis
project...
LOUIS
(modestly)
I'm one of two hundred
supervisors... although my wife
would have you believe I run the
entire project.
PICARD
It's certainly exciting work.
I've kept up with it in the
journals...
LOUIS
Really?
PICARD
There's only one thing I don't
understand...
(off Louis' reaction)
It's just that you were such a
desperately poor swimmer...
thinking of you working on the
ocean floor...
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/6/90 - ACT THREE 29.
19 CONTINUED: (2)
LOUIS
(grins)
I guess we all find a way to
confront our greatest fears.
PICARD
Seriously, how do you plan to
accelerate the buildup on the
underside of the mantle without
increasing stress on the tectonic
plates?
LOUIS
You really have kept up, haven't
you? The truth is... we don't
know yet...
PICARD
The Enterprise used harmonic
resonators to relieve tectonic
pressures on Drema Four... it's
obviously not exactly the same
problem but...
LOUIS
(interrupting)
You know, it's a shame...
(off Picard's look)
The government's been looking for
some one to take over the
project... a real leader who can
come in and get it moving...
They're looking for you, Jean-Luc.
(Picard reacts)
But I know you'd never leave
Starfleet.
PICARD
No, I'd never leave Starfleet.
And he said it, but the words come out hollow, without
conviction. And no one is more surprised than Picard.
The revelation is extremely disconcerting and Louis
is sharp enough to catch the subtle shading in Picard's
voice.
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/9/90 - ACT THREE 30.
19 CONTINUED: (3)
LOUIS
That's what I thought.
(thinks for a second)
Hey, if nothing else, why don't
I send over some of the internal
studies of the tectonic problem...
since you're interested... We
could use any thoughts you might
have...
PICARD
(beat)
All right.
Louis smiles as he realizes that the subject is still
alive... and anything is possible. They continue
walking in the vineyard.
CUT TO:
20 INT. TEN FORWARD
Fewer people around than normal, a feeling of being
somewhere after normal hours. Worf, Sergey and Helena
are sitting down at a table.
SERGEY
It's a great crew, Worf... and
they think the world of you...
HELENA
They really do...
WORF
Mother, Father... I wish you would
be a little more... reserved...
while you're aboard.
HELENA
Oh, I know we go too far
sometimes...
SERGEY
We're just excited to be here.
RIKER'S COM VOICE
Riker to Lieutenant Worf.
WORF
Go ahead.
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/9/90 - ACT THREE 30A.
20 CONTINUED:
RIKER'S COM VOICE
I need to talk to you about the
phaser test results...
WORF
(rising)
On my way, Commander.
(to his parents)
Have Guinan call me if you need
anything...
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/9/90 - ACT THREE 31.
20 CONTINUED: (2)
He EXITS. Helena glances at Sergey -- what do you
think? Sergey shrugs, worried, but doesn't know.
(It's the shorthand communication of people who have
been married a long time.)
SERGEY
Maybe we should just leave it
alone.
HELENA
I can't leave it alone. I'm his
mother.
They look out at the stars.
GUINAN (O.C.)
Sooner or later, everyone comes
in here, stands by the windows...
stares out into space for a long
time.
21 ANGLE
to reveal Guinan. They look over and smile, hello.
GUINAN
(continuing)
They all look for that one star,
the one they call home... doesn't
matter how far away it is...
everyone still looks.
(beat)
You're Worf's parents?
SERGEY
(standing)
Sergey... Helena Rozhenko
She motions for him to sit... joins them...
GUINAN
Guinan. I've been wanting to
ask you something.
HELENA
(go ahead)
Please...
STAR TREK: "Family" - 8/2/90 - ACT THREE 32.
21 CONTINUED:
GUINAN
(off their looks)
How come you never gave him prune
juice?
HELENA
I beg your pardon?
GUINAN
Worf... he never had prune juice
until he came in here... now he
can't get enough of it...
HELENA
(surprised)
Worf?
SERGEY
He didn't want any human foods
growing up... everything had to
be Klingon...
HELENA
I learned to cook rokeg blood
pie...
SERGEY
We never quite learned how to eat
it though.
HELENA
It was a difficult adolescence.
GUINAN
You ought to write a book.
SERGEY
We didn't do anything special.
GUINAN
You don't think so? Look at him
now... I think that's pretty
special...
HELENA
We knew it wouldn't be easy for
him... without other Klingons to
look to for guidance...
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/9/90 - ACT THREE 33.
21 CONTINUED: (2)
SERGEY
We let him discover and explore
his heritage for himself... let
him find his own path...
GUINAN
A lot of parents could learn a
few things from the two of you...
Helena and Sergey exchange a loving glance.
HELENA
I'm afraid Worf thinks we don't
understand him...
SERGEY
Because we're human, you know,
not Klingon.
GUINAN
Maybe a part of him believes that.
But there's another part of him
I've seen... the part that drinks
prune juice... and comes here to
the window... when he looks out
for home, he doesn't look toward
the Klingon Empire. He's looking
toward you.
Off their reactions...
22 INT. PICARD LIVING ROOM - DAY
Picard is sitting at the table, lost in thought. The
lights are low. The table monitor is on with some
Okudagrams that Louis sent over about the underwater
project. He is staring through rather than at it.
Marie ENTERS carrying some jars and glasses.
MARIE
Jean-Luc?
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/8/90 - ACT THREE 34.
22 CONTINUED:
Picard glances up.
MARIE
Are you all right?
PICARD
Actually... I seem to have made
a disturbing discovery...
She looks at him with concern...
PICARD
Louis mentioned the Atlantis
project needed a director... and
I actually found myself thinking
about it.
Her face brightens considerably...
MARIE
But that would be wonderful,
Jean-Luc...
PICARD
Do you think so?
MARIE
Having you back home... of
course...
PICARD
Marie, I spent my youth doing
everything I could to get away
from home...
MARIE
You've been as narrow-minded as
your brother... and it's time both
of you began to appreciate each
other's worlds...
PICARD
I can't argue with that.
MARIE
Given a little time, you might
even get to like one another.
Picard grins at her.
STAR TREK: "Family" - 8/2/90 - ACT THREE 35.
22 CONTINUED: (2)
PICARD
Well, I already like his choice
of wives. I haven't thanked you
for your correspondence, it made
me feel like part of the family.
MARIE
You're not like part of the
family. You are part of the
family, Jean-Luc Picard.
He looks at her with appreciation. Robert ENTERS,
drying his hands with a cloth, just as there is a knock
at the door. Robert moves to open it... Louis ENTERS.
LOUIS
Robert...
ROBERT
Hello, Louis.
MARIE
Come in, Louis... I'll get you
some wine...
(subtle encouragement)
The two of you can talk
business...
ROBERT
Business?
PICARD
Well, there's really nothing to
talk about...
LOUIS
I'm interested to know what you
thought about our plans.
PICARD
I've just really had a chance to
glance at them... I have a few
ideas but...
Robert observes with curiosity...
LOUIS
Wonderful. We should discuss them
with the board of governors...
I've set up a meeting...
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/6/90 - ACT THREE 36.
22 CONTINUED: (3)
PICARD
A meeting... ?
LOUIS
Just a preliminary conversation...
tomorrow morning...
Picard begins a slow build... to contain his anger...
PICARD
Preliminary to what?
Louis takes a breath... okay, I'm going for it --
LOUIS
They want you. I mentioned your
interest in the project, that's
all. That's all I had to say.
They jumped at the prospect...
PICARD
I never said there was a
prospect...
LOUIS
At least, listen to them,
Jean-Luc.
Picard goes inside himself and turns away, shakes his
head, trying to contain whatever is trying to get
out... inside him is the anger and pain... feeling
pulled between two worlds again... defeated... he never
turns back to Louis as he says in his softest voice.
PICARD
Fine. Good. I'll listen to
them.
Marie - who misses the full import of this - smiles,
glances at Robert who is not smiling at all. He
studies his younger brother.
LOUIS
You won't regret it, Jean-Luc.
I promise you. I'll see you in
the morning...
Hold on Picard...
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/8/90 - ACT THREE 37.
23 EXT. PICARD HOME - DAY
PULL BACK as Picard stands alone on the empty
grounds... a lost man. On his expression...
24
thru OMITTED
25
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT THREE
STAR TREK: "Family" - 8/2/90 - ACT FOUR 38.
ACT FOUR
FADE IN:
26 INT. BEVERLY'S OFFICE
WESLEY and Beverly sitting together. Beverly is keyed-
up and trying not to let her feelings show too
strongly. Beverly holds the disk in her hand, gripping
it tightly. She is positive, trying to be cheerful,
but there is an undertone of worry in her voice.
Wesley is excited.
WESLEY
What kind of message?
BEVERLY
I don't know exactly. Your father
made it a few weeks after you were
born.
WESLEY
Why?
BEVERLY
(hesitates)
He thought it was important to
say certain things... to make sure
that he didn't forget to tell you
later.
Wesley stares at the disk in Beverly's hand, eager to
take it, but afraid to at the same time. He looks back
at Beverly.
WESLEY
Do you know what it says?
BEVERLY
No.
(smiles and gives him
disk)
He wanted you to have this when
you turned eighteen... and I want
you to have it too.
Wesley looks at the disk in his hand for a few seconds,
then stands up and gives his mother a brief hug before
he EXITS. Hold on Beverly as she smiles...
CUT TO:
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/8/90 - ACT FOUR 39.
27 INT. WORF'S QUARTERS
Worf's sash is sitting on a chair. He is looking in a
mirror and examining the length of his hair. The door
CHIMES.
WORF
Enter.
Sergey and Helena ENTER...
SERGEY
Are we disturbing you?
WORF
No. I thought you were going to
your quarters to sleep.
HELENA
We just came by to tuck you in.
And Worf understands that they're not being literal...
it's a way of saying "we care." Worf studies his
parents, and drops his eyes as he feels more emotion
than he'd care to admit.
WORF
When I heard you were on the
visitors' list, I was... not sure
I wanted you to come.
(he looks up)
I am glad you are here.
HELENA
We had to come.
SERGEY
Our boy was in trouble.
Worf reacts... surprised...
SERGEY
(continuing)
After we read your letter...
about your discommendation from
the Klingons...
He shrugs -- "of course, we had to come."
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/8/90 - ACT FOUR 40.
27 CONTINUED:
HELENA
We don't exactly understand it
all...
SERGEY
We don't have to. We know what
kind of man you are...
HELENA
Whatever you did, we know it was
for a good reason.
WORF
My reasons can never be told.
SERGEY
Your crewmates... your friends...
they tell us you're... upset,
Worf.
WORF
I must bear my dishonor alone.
SERGEY
That's not true.
HELENA
I'm sorry if this is too human
of us... but whenever you are
suffering, you must remember...
we are with you.
SERGEY
And that we're proud of you, and
love you.
HELENA
You're our son.
Worf reaches out with his huge arms and embraces both
of them... and as they hold each other, as tight a
family unit as the world has ever known...
CUT TO:
28 INT. PICARD LIVING ROOM - DAY
Picard is sitting at the table, drinking wine... he
is as distressed as we've ever seen him... indeed, if
this has been a trip to "find himself" as Troi
suggested, then "he" seems only farther away than when
the trip started...
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/6/90 - ACT FOUR 40A.
29 ANGLE - ROBERT
standing at the door, silhouetted by the light of
fading day outside... studying his brother. He moves
closer... as Picard pours himself some more wine from
the half-empty bottle...
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/6/90 - ACT FOUR 41.
29 CONTINUED:
ROBERT
Careful... you're not used to
drinking the real thing.
Picard glances at him. Robert sits down... pours
himself some...
ROBERT
Your... synthenol... never leaves
you out of control, isn't that
so...
PICARD
That is so.
ROBERT
(re: the wine in his
glass)
This will.
He drinks. So does Picard.
ROBERT
Now there's something I'd like
to see.
PICARD
What's that?
ROBERT
Jean-Luc Picard out of control.
Picard looks away, not wanting to spar.
ROBERT
I venture you've probably never
been drunk in your entire life.
PICARD
I have nothing but pity for those
who abuse any substance.
ROBERT
As do I. And yet see how you fill
your glass
Picard puts down his glass. Stands and moves away from
the table and the wine... he is already a little
unsteady... Robert follows him...
ROBERT
Mind if I make an observation?
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/8/90 - ACT FOUR 42.
29 CONTINUED: (2)
PICARD
Yes.
ROBERT
I'll make it anyway. You've
changed.
(off Picard's look)
What the devil happened to you
up there?
PICARD
Is that "brotherly" concern?
ROBERT
No. I'm just curious what makes
a man change so much... what did
they do to you anyway?
PICARD
You know what happened.
ROBERT
Not everything... I gather you
were hurt... humiliated... I
always said you could use a little
humiliation or was it humility,
well, either one...
PICARD
I don't want to do this with
you...
He EXITS through the back. Robert follows.
30 EXT. PICARD HOUSE - DAY - CONTINUOUS
Robert trails Picard... Picard tries to control himself
throughout the scene... Robert continues to dig at
him...
ROBERT
Why walk away? That was never
your style...
PICARD
I'm tired of fighting with you,
Robert...
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/9/90 - ACT FOUR 43.
30 CONTINUED:
ROBERT
Pity. Tired...
PICARD
That's right.
ROBERT
Tired of the Enterprise too.
Picard doesn't respond.
ROBERT
Captain Picard, icon of Starfleet,
falls to Earth, ready to jump in
the water with Louis. This is
not the brother I remember...
Robert waits for a retort, gets none, pushes on...
ROBERT
It seemed the ideal situation for
you -- local boy makes good,
returns home after twenty years
for a hero's welcome.
PICARD
I am not a hero...
ROBERT
Certainly you are... you wouldn't
settle for anything less... admit
it, never could, and you never
did.
PICARD
That isn't true.
ROBERT
Of course it is. Turn down a
parade in your honor? You?
PICARD
I've never sought recognition...
ROBERT
Never? And what of the school
president, the valedictorian, the
athletic hero... arms raised in
victory...
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/9/90 - ACT FOUR 44.
30 CONTINUED: (2)
PICARD
Were you so jealous?
ROBERT
Dammit, I had a right to be.
PICARD
(scorn)
A right...
ROBERT
I was always your brother...
watching you get the cheers...
watching you break every one of
father's rules and getting away
with it...
PICARD
Why didn't you break a few rules?
ROBERT
I was the older one, the
responsible one. I had to look
after you...
PICARD
You were a bully...
ROBERT
It was such a pleasure to bully
you...
PICARD
Try it again.
ROBERT
Did you come back because you
need me to look after you
again... ?
That's about all Picard can take... the rage he's been
carrying... everything he's felt about the Borg...
about missions gone awry... about lost crewmen...
everything he's ever bottled up explodes in the face of
his brother's verbal assault. He grabs his brother by
the lapels... and swings at Robert, connecting on his
jaw... Robert goes flying backwards, crashing into the
brush.
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/20/90 - ACT FOUR 45.
30A EXT. VINEYARD - DAY - CONTINUOUS
Robert pulls himself out of the brush and grabs Picard
and Picard grabs him and an awkward dance between two
middle-aged men acting like children ensues... and
slowly we may come to realize there's a slightly
humorous edge to this. Robert pulls him to the wet
ground and they roll over and over in the mud and as
they make one final roll, they realize they're
laughing... and the laughter consumes them as they lie
side-by-side on the ground, as dirty as little kids,
looking up at the sky.
PICARD
You were asking for it, you know.
ROBERT
Yes, but you needed it. You
have been terribly hard on
yourself.
Still with residual laughter, betraying the seriousness
of the revelations...
PICARD
You don't know, Robert. You don't
know. They took everything I was.
They used me to kill and destroy.
And I could not stop them. I
should have been able to stop
them.
And he still laughs as tears roll down his cheeks...
PICARD
I tried... I tried... so hard...
but I just wasn't strong enough.
Not good enough. I should have
been able to stop them. I should
have been able to...
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/9/90 - ACT FOUR 46.
30A CONTINUED:
His fist strikes the ground. A long beat.
ROBERT
So, Jean-Luc Picard is human
after all.
A beat. Picard sighs, knows it's true... it doesn't
seem to help.
ROBERT
(continuing)
This is going to be with you a
long time, Jean-Luc. A long time.
And you have to learn to live
with that. You have a simple
choice now -- living with it
below the sea with Louis or above
the clouds on your Enterprise.
Picard looks at his brother with new warmth... as they
crawl up to their feet, helping each other...
PICARD
You know, I think you were right.
(off Robert's look)
Maybe I did come back so you'd
look after me.
Robert smiles, puts his arm around his brother's
shoulder and as they walk back toward the house...
ROBERT
I still don't like you.
And as they walk away...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FOUR
STAR TREK: "Family" - 8/2/90 - ACT FIVE 47.
ACT FIVE
FADE IN:
31 INT. PICARD HOME - DAY
Marie enters the front door... reacts at what she sees
--
MARIE
What in the world... ?
32 ANGLE
to see Picard and Robert still covered with mud, eating
cheese and fruit at the table... they look up like
children caught with their hands in the cookie jar...
MARIE
What happened here?
And they follow her glance, as do we, to see a trail
of mud tracked into the house...
ROBERT
Ah...
PICARD
It's entirely my fault, Marie...
ROBERT
Yes, you see, he fell... and then
I fell...
PICARD
We both fell together...
Marie comes over and examines the bruise on Robert's
chin.
MARIE
Have you two been fighting?
ROBERT
Fighting? Oh, you mean this.
There's a perfectly good
explanation for this...
MARIE
Shame on you both. What would
your father say if he saw you like
this?
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/9/90 - ACT FIVE 48.
32 CONTINUED:
PICARD
He'd probably send us to bed
without our supper.
They laugh together. Marie smiles, shakes her head.
MARIE
Well, perhaps it was good to get
it out of your system.
PICARD
Perhaps it was, Marie. Perhaps
it was.
(beat)
I'll contact Louis and cancel the
meeting with the Board of
Governors. It's time for me to
be going...
MARIE
Already, Jean-Luc?
PICARD
The ship will be ready to leave
orbit soon... and I belong on
board.
(beat, then to Robert)
If I ever doubt that again... I
know where to come.
Robert smiles slightly and the brothers exchange a
look.
MARIE
You can't leave yet.
PICARD
I'm sorry. I must.
MARIE
You're not leaving until you clean
up this mess... both of you...
As they rise quickly...
ROBERT
What mess?
(off her expression)
Yes, ma'am...
CUT TO:
STAR TREK: "Family" - 8/2/90 - ACT FIVE 49.
33 INT. CORRIDOR
Near the Holodeck doors. Wes steps back, stands in
front of the doors. His expression is excited,
expectant... but there is a trace of apprehension here
too. He hesitates long enough for us to realize that
this is a big moment in his life. He clears his
throat, then in an artificially calm and steady
voice...
WESLEY
Computer, load program, Crusher
One.
COMPUTER
Program loaded.
The doors OPEN and Wes walks inside.
34 INT. HOLODECK
Dark except for a brightly lit circle in the center of
the room. Sitting on a chair in a limited set inside
this circle of light is the frozen image of Jack
Crusher. Not the towering figure of legend that Wesley
(and we) expect to meet... Jack is of medium build,
about Wesley's height, finely boned, and perhaps most
shocking is that fact that Jack is about 24 years of
age. He wears an older Starfleet uniform with
lieutenant's insignia. His expression and attitude are
cheerful, confident... a man with his entire future
ahead of him.
35 ANGLE - CLOSER
Wesley studies him... this is not what he expected.
Jack doesn't look much older than he does. The man
who was his father is more like a peer than a parent.
Wesley expected to be awed by what he remembered only
as a very big man who played with him as a child. As
Jack speaks, Wesley tries not only to pay attention to
what is being said, but also to try and get a feeling
for who he was and what kind of man he might have been.
WESLEY
(softly)
Run program.
The figure comes to life.
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/8/90 - ACT FIVE 50.
35 CONTINUED:
JACK
Hello, Wesley. As I make this
recording, you're just ten weeks
old.
(beat)
I want you to know who I am today.
You see, this Jack Crusher won't
exist by the time you're grown
up... I'll be older, more
experienced... hopefully a little
wiser. But this person will be
gone and I wanted you to know who
I am now, who your father was when
you came into this world.
(thoughtful)
I see you lying there in your
crib... and I realize that I don't
know the first thing about being
a father. So let me just
apologize for all the mistakes
I'm about to make as you grow up.
(disturbed by the
thought)
I hope you don't grow up...
resenting the fact that I was gone
so much. That comes with this
uniform. Right now, I'm waiting
for an assignment on the U.S.S.
Stargazer. I don't know if I can
explain why Starfleet is so
important to me... maybe you'll
understand when you get this...
later on.
(re: uniform)
Maybe you'll even want to try one
of these on.
(thinks, gives up,
laughs a little)
You'll probably be a doctor like
your mother.
(beat)
We named you after Richard Wesley
Crusher, my grandfather, who gave
me my first flying lesson as a
boy. You come from a fine
family... of scholars, explorers,
artists... your great-great
grandfather was a painter whose
work once hung in the Prado...
(MORE)
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/8/90 - ACT FIVE 50A.
35 CONTINUED: (2)
JACK (Cont'd)
We've had a skeleton or two in
our closet... someday, I'll tell
you about the Crusher who was a
horse thief on Nimbus Three...
but we also had our share of
family heroes... a Crusher fought
for the Confederacy at Bull Run.
One died at Station Salem One.
It's a proud heritage, Wesley...
one for you to pass on to your
children.
(MORE)
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/9/90 - ACT FIVE 51.
35 CONTINUED: (3)
JACK (Cont'd)
(smiles)
You're only a baby... but it's
remarkable... I see in your face
all the people I've loved in my
lifetime... your mother... my
father and mother... our family.
I see me in you, too. I can
feel that you're my son. I don't
know how to describe it...
There's this connection, this
bond... I will always be a part
of you, Wes...
(beat)
Well, I hope this made some sense
to you... I'm not sure it does
to me. Maybe I'll do better next
time. I love you, Wesley.
He smiles, finished.
36 NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)
Wesley hesitates... then moves toward his father, but
just as reaches out... Jack FADES AWAY. Wesley stands
alone in the darkness.
WESLEY
(a hoarse whisper)
Good-bye, Dad.
CUT TO:
37 EXT. LABARRE - DAY (MATTE SHOT)
The town as seen before.
38 EXT. PICARD HOUSE - DAY
Picard, Robert, Marie, Rene standing outside. Picard
is now in uniform, carrying the rucksack. Robert has a
small package. Marie gives Picard a hug.
MARIE
Be careful, Jean-Luc. Come back
to us again.
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/9/90 - ACT FIVE 51A.
38 CONTINUED:
Picard smiles at her and then holds out his hand for
Rene to shake. The boy stands tall, proud to be
treated like an adult.
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/13/90 - ACT FIVE 52.
38 CONTINUED: (2)
PICARD
Take care, Uncle.
RENE
Someday, I'll be leaving for my
ship too.
Picard glances at Robert, knows that this isn't his
brother's first choice.
PICARD
(gently)
There's plenty of time for that...
keep your mind open... you may
decide to do something else as
you get older.
(tinge of irony)
Try not to be so... narrow-minded.
Robert hands over the package to Picard.
ROBERT
Here, Jean-Luc. A little of the
fifty-one.
(beat)
Do not drink it all at once.
And try not to drink it alone.
Picard puts it in his sack. They shake hands... and
then Picard pulls him into a hug... they can bear the
intimacy for only a moment. Picard glances one more
time... and then walks back down the path he came.
39 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
40 INT. CORRIDOR
Worf, Sergey, and Helena walking to transporter room.
Worf is less stiff with them, more of a family feeling
here at last.
HELENA
Is there anything you want us to
send you from home?
WORF
No...
He glances around quickly to make sure no one is
listening.
STAR TREK: "Family" - 8/2/90 - ACT FIVE 53.
40 CONTINUED:
WORF
(continuing)
Perhaps some of your rokeg blood
pie...
HELENA
(eyes twinkle)
It's been a while, but I think
I still remember how.
They are near the transporter room, the doors OPEN and
Picard ENTERS, still carrying his rucksack.
WORF
(surprised)
Captain... welcome back.
PICARD
Thank you, Lieutenant.
Picard looks at Worf's parents. Worf stands up
straight... talks with a pride that was missing when he
introduced them earlier.
WORF
Captain, these are my parents.
Sergey and Helena Rozhenko.
Picard smiles and shakes their hands.
PICARD
Delighted.
SERGEY
Quite a ship you have here,
Captain.
PICARD
You got the full tour, I trust...
SERGEY
Well, actually, there are still
a few areas because of the
repairs...
HELENA
Sergey, it's time to go...
STAR TREK: "Family" - REV. 8/9/90 - ACT FIVE 54.
40 CONTINUED: (2)
SERGEY
Yes. Yes. Okay.
(to Picard, as she
coaxes him away)
I have all the specs and diagrams
at home...
Picard watches them for a minute and then shakes his
head slightly and heads down the corridor.
CUT TO:
40A INT. PICARD HOUSE - NIGHT
Marie and Robert look out the window.
MARIE
He's still out there... dreaming
about starships and adventures.
She moves to go outside, but Robert gently stops her.
MARIE
It's getting late.
ROBERT
Yes... but let him dream.
Marie is a little surprised, but she smiles at this
change in Robert. They kiss and move away from the
window.
41 EXT. VINEYARD - NIGHT (OPTICAL)
Rene is lying on his back in the vineyard, looking up
at the night sky.
42
thru OMITTED
43
44 NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)
including the night sky as a shooting star streaks
across the heavens...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FIVE
THE END
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