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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Genesis"
#40277-271
Written by
Brannon Braga
Directed by
Gates McFadden
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 1994 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 This script is not for publication or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
JANUARY 7, 1994
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - CAST
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Genesis"
CAST
PICARD BARCLAY
RIKER OGAWA
DATA DERN
BEVERLY
TROI
WORF
GEORDI
COMPUTER VOICE
Non-Speaking
N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - SETS
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Genesis"
SETS
INTERIORS EXTERIORS
USS ENTERPRISE USS ENTERPRISE
BRIDGE
SICKBAY SHUTTLECRAFT
TEN FORWARD
DATA'S QUARTERS
WORF'S QUARTERS
ENGINEERING
JEFFERIES TUBE
TROI'S QUARTERS/BATHROOM
OBSERVATION LOUNGE
SHUTTLEBAY
CORRIDOR
READY ROOM
TURBOLIFT
SHUTTLECRAFT
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Genesis"
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
CYPIRION sigh-PEER-ee-on
SYMBALENE SIM-buh-leen
URODELAN your-oh-DEE-lun
ONGILIN on-ZHIL-in
SELAR sell-AR
HACOPIAN ha-COPE-ee-un
INTRON IN-tron
AUSTRALOPITHACINE ahs-trah-low-PITH-uh-seen
PISAURIDAE piss-AR-ih-day
T-CELL TEE-sell
PROTO-MORPHOSIS pro-tow MORF-us-suss
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - TEASER 1.
STAR TREK: The Next Generation
"Genesis"
TEASER
FADE IN:
1 INT. SICKBAY
The room is bustling with activity -- it's one of those
days in Sickbay. RIKER is lying face-down on a biobed,
and OGAWA is very carefully removing some long,
nasty-looking THISTLES that are sticking out of his
back.
OGAWA
So why were you rolling around in
Cypirion cactus?
RIKER
Do you know Rebecca White?
OGAWA
The new Tactical officer...
RIKER
(nods)
We went for a walk in the
Arboretum... we sat down... got
comfortable... things got a
little romantic...
Riker winces as Ogawa removes another thistle.
RIKER
(continuing)
Then I rolled over.
2 MOVE TO BEVERLY
who is scanning BARCLAY with a medical tricorder.
Barclay is sitting on a bio-bed with a worried
expression. Mid-conversation.
BARCLAY
Blurred vision... dizziness...
palpitations... a stinging
sensation in the lower spine...
it's Terrelian Death Syndrome,
isn't it?
Beverly glances at him -- she's used to Barclay's
hypochondria.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - TEASER 2.
2 CONTINUED:
BEVERLY
I thought we agreed you'd come to
me before checking the Starfleet
Medical Database.
BARCLAY
Yeah, well.. this time I'm glad I
did... maybe we've caught the
cellular decay before it's too
late.
BEVERLY
Reg. You don't have Terrelian
Death Syndrome.
BARCLAY
You... you're sure?
BEVERLY
I'm sure.
A beat as Barclay thinks about this.
BARCLAY
Then I guess it must be...
Symbalene blood burn.
BEVERLY
No, no... I don't see anything
wrong with you at all...
Barclay seems a little disappointed by the news.
Beverly reacts to her tricorder.
BEVERLY
(continuing, off
tricorder)
Wait a minute... there is a slight
imbalance in your K-three cell
count.
Barclay pales.
BARCLAY
My K-threes... oh, no...
BEVERLY
Barclay... I'm sure it's nothing.
Let me run a micro-cellular
scan...
Beverly activates a MEDICAL DEVICE sitting a table next
to the bio-bed, which LIGHTS UP and begins to run a
test.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - TEASER 3.
2 CONTINUED: (2)
BEVERLY
This will take a couple of
minutes.
She moves off. Barclay leans over and stares intensely
at the blinking lights...
3 FOLLOW BEVERLY
as she passes by a Medical N.D. who is working on
another patient. She checks progress on the patient...
nods her approval... then moves over to Riker and
Ogawa. Riker is still on his stomach, Ogawa removing
the last remaining thistles.
BEVERLY
(with humor, re:
thistles)
You should leave a couple of those
in... just to teach him a lesson.
RIKER
(wry)
Charming bedside manner...
DATA ENTERS carrying a cat bed with SPOT in it (NOTE:
Spot should appear to be very PREGNANT). Data sets the
basket down on a bio-bed. Beverly moves to him.
BEVERLY
(re: Spot)
How's my smallest patient doing?
DATA
I believe she is doing well. Her
appetite has increased by seven
percent, and she is starting to
engage in pre-natal behavior.
Beverly gently feels Spots belly.
BEVERLY
She's getting close. You'll have
a fresh litter of hungry kittens
before the week is over. Let me
run an amniotic scan, just to make
sure everything's fine... and then --
BARCLAY (O.S.)
Doctor -- my capillaries are
shrinking!
Beverly sighs, turns to Ogawa.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - TEASER 4.
3 CONTINUED:
BEVERLY
Alissa, could you take care of
Spot for a minute? Start a
preliminary amniotic scan...
OGAWA
Yes, Doctor.
FOLLOW Beverly as she moves to Barclay, who is
anxiously staring at the blinking medical device.
BARCLAY
My intravascular pressure -- it's
... it's gone right through the
roof.
BEVERLY
You're right... it's elevated.
You've also got heightened
electrophoretic activity.
Barclay reacts.
BARCLAY
(doomed)
Electrophoretic activity... is it
serious?
BEVERLY
Well... based on this, I'd say
you've got...
(beat)
Seventy... maybe eighty years.
BARCLAY
Eighty years!
(realizes)
Eighty years?
BEVERLY
Yes, Reg. What you have is a mild
case of Urodelan Flu. It's
nothing serious. Most humans have
a natural immunity to it... but it
looks like the T-cell in your DNA
that would normally fight off this
infection is dormant.
BARCLAY
So I have... bad genes?
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - TEASER 5.
3 CONTINUED: (2)
BEVERLY
You have one dormant gene out of
a hundred thousand, and I can
activate that gene with a
synthetic T-cell -- let your body
attack the infection naturally.
Beverly picks up a hypospray and adjusts it.
BEVERLY
(continuing)
You should be fine in a couple of
days.
She injects him with the hypospray. Barclay looks
greatly relieved -- a new man.
BARCLAY
Thank you, Doctor. I... I feel
much better now.
In the b.g., Riker gets off the bio-bed, fully dressed.
BEVERLY
Good. Now stay away from that
Medical Database...
(calls to Riker)
And you stay out of the Arboretum.
Riker smiles. Barclay and Riker both EXIT. Beverly
moves back to Data and Ogawa, who are examining Spot.
Ogawa is scanning the cat with a tricorder.
OGAWA
Everything looks fine, Data. You
want to know the sex of the
kittens?
Data thinks for a moment.
DATA
I have noticed that many humans
prefer not to know in order to
experience the surprise during
birth. I believe I will preserve
the mystery until then.
OGAWA
(casual)
I know what you mean... I don't
want to know either.
Beverly and Data give her a look. Ogawa's smile
broadens.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - TEASER 6.
3 CONTINUED: (3)
BEVERLY
Alissa... ?
OGAWA
Spot's not the only one who's
going to be a mother.
BEVERLY
Alissa, that's wonderful!
Beverly hugs Ogawa, genuinely pleased.
BEVERLY
How did Andrew take the news?
OGAWA
He was a little shocked... but
he's getting over it.
DATA
(to Ogawa, re: Spot)
I have spent the past nine weeks
as an expectant parent. I would
be happy to share my insights with
your husband.
(beat)
If my experience is any indication --
he will need all the help he can
get.
As Beverly and Ogawa exchange a smile...
FADE OUT.
END OF TEASER
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT ONE 7.
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes.)
4 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
holding position just outside an ASTEROID FIELD (as
seen in "Booby Trap").
PICARD (V.O.)
Captain's Log, Stardate 47653.2.
We are performing field tests of
our new tactical systems and
weapon upgrades. Mister Worf is
supervising the exercises.
5 INT. BRIDGE
PICARD, RIKER, Data, WORF and ENSIGN DERN at their
stations. Worf is enjoying himself immensely -- he's
in his element. Picard, on the other hand, seems a
little bored.
WORF
Our next test will involve the new
photon torpedoes. The explosive
yield has been increased by eleven
percent... and I have enhanced the
targeting systems for increased
accuracy.
PICARD
Sounds fascinating, Mister Worf.
Please proceed.
Worf smiles slightly and works the console.
WORF
(with relish)
Setting targeting coordinates to
zero-zero-five mark three-one-seven...
spread pattern delta
nine-four...
(beat)
Torpedoes armed and loaded.
PICARD
Fire when ready.
Worf takes a moment, then hits a control with
enthusiasm and watches the viewscreen...
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT ONE 8.
6 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
as it FIRES THREE TORPEDOES at the asteroid field. Two
of the torpedoes find their targets -- two asteroids
are VAPORIZED in a spectacular BLAST of fiery debris.
But the third torpedo VEERS AWAY and flies off into
space, disappearing in a crazy trail off into the
distance...
7 INT. BRIDGE
As before. Reactions to the sight.
RIKER
Worf?
WORF
(working)
One of the torpedoes has veered
off course. It appears to be a
malfunction in the guidance
system.
PICARD
Abort and destroy.
WORF
(works)
Torpedo is not responding... the
subspace detonator will not
engage.
RIKER
Lock phasers...
WORF
The torpedo is out of range.
RIKER
Even with your new, improved
phasers?
Worf shoots him a look.
PICARD
Maintain a sensor lock on the
torpedo -- we'll have to go after
it.
DATA
That would be inadvisable, sir.
The asteroid field is unusually
dense -- the Enterprise is too
large to navigate through it
safely.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT ONE 9.
7 CONTINUED:
Picard thinks, gets a better idea -- he's looking for
an excuse to leave.
PICARD
Then I'll take a shuttlecraft to
retrieve it.
(to Data)
Mister Data, you're with me.
Picard heads for the door.
RIKER
Captain -- the shuttle pilot on
duty is Lieutenant Hayes...
Picard turns to him.
PICARD
I happen to be a reasonably
qualified pilot, Number One.
(beat)
Besides, these... tests hardly
require the Captain's personal
attention.
RIKER
Understood. Enjoy yourself, sir.
PICARD
(on the move)
In the meantime, Mister Worf --
you should consider analyzing your
new guidance system.
Worf looks frustrated. Picard and Data head for the
door...
DATA
(to Picard, on the move)
Captain, I will need a few minutes
to take care of some personal
affairs.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT ONE 10.
7 CONTINUED: (2)
Picard nods and they EXIT...
CUT TO:
8 INT. DATA'S QUARTERS
Data and Barclay are staring down at the bed, where
Spot is lying down. Barclay looks surprised.
BARCLAY
Me?
DATA
(nods)
It is possible that it will take
several days for Captain Picard
and me to complete our mission.
I would prefer to have a human
present to supervise the birthing
process.
Barclay sits on the bed and begins to pet Spot,
affectionate -- he's very comfortable with the animal.
BARCLAY
Well... I'd be honored...
DATA
I have noticed that you are the
only other member of the crew whom
Spot seems to like.
BARCLAY
Really? I find that hard to
believe. She's such a sweet
little kitty...
DATA
She is to you. However there have
been several... injuries when
other crewmembers have attempted
to care for her.
Barclay glances around the room.
BARCLAY
So... has she picked the place?
DATA
The... "place"?
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT ONE 11.
8 CONTINUED:
BARCLAY
Cats usually like to pick out a
specific location to give birth...
Barclay gets up and starts to looks around the room.
BARCLAY
(continuing)
It's usually someplace dark... and
secluded...
He stops at a chair and peers around it.
BARCLAY
(continuing)
I'll bet this is it.
Data joins him and looks behind the chair. Lying on
the floor are a couple of CAT TOYS and a ball of
string. Data looks intrigued.
BARCLAY
(continuing)
I'm curious, Data. Who's the
father?
DATA
I am not certain. Spot has
escaped from my quarters on
several occasions. And there are
twelve male felines on board.
(beat)
I intend to run a full DNA
analysis on the kittens once they
are --
PICARD'S COM VOICE
Picard to Data. Report to
Shuttlebay Two.
DATA
(to com)
On my way, Captain.
Data bends down and gives Spot a little kiss.
DATA
(continuing)
Goodbye, Spot. I believe you are
in... good hands.
Barclay smiles. Data heads for the door...
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT ONE 12.
8 CONTINUED: (2)
BARCLAY
Don't worry about a thing, sir!
Data EXITS. As Barclay snuggles Spot...
CUT TO:
9 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (STOCK - OPTICAL)
as a SHUTTLECRAFT leaves the ship...
10 INT. BRIDGE
Later. Riker, Ensign Dern and N.D.s at their
positions. Worf is working at the aft science station,
looking agitated. He taps a few controls, then slams
his fist down on the console in aggravation. Riker
walks up behind him, leans in close.
RIKER
Problem?
WORF
(an edge)
I have performed thirteen
diagnostics of the weapons array,
and I can find nothing wrong with
the guidance system.
RIKER
I'll have Geordi run a diagnostic
of the torpedo bay itself... maybe
he can find something.
Worf glances at him, irritated.
WORF
(snaps)
Must you to stand so close to me?
Riker reacts, a little taken aback.
RIKER
Lieutenant... are you alright?
Worf is on edge, and it shows.
WORF
I am... fine, sir.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT ONE 13.
10 CONTINUED:
RIKER
No, you're not. You've been
working for the past six hours.
You're tired. Take a break.
WORF
But sir --
RIKER
That's an order, Worf.
A beat, then Worf stands and heads for the door. OFF
Riker's concern...
CUT TO:
11 INT. TEN FORWARD
CLOSE ON Worf, who is sitting alone at a table, eating
from several plates FILLED with exotic-looking MEATS
and other strange-looking FOOD. He eats hungrily,
quickly, tearing into the meat with Klingon vigor.
There is an almost feral quality to his behavior -- a
subtle but growing change in his personality...
TROI (O.S.)
Thanks for waiting.
Worf jumps slightly, startled. He turns to see TROI
standing behind him. She is dressed in casual
clothing, and is carrying a glass of water.
WORF
Do not approach me unannounced --
especially while I am eating.
He turns back to his food. Troi raises an eyebrow --
what's wrong with him?
TROI
Worf... we were supposed to have
lunch together, remember?
WORF
I was hungry.
Troi sits down and eyes his food.
TROI
Well, I'm hungry too...
Troi gets the attention of a passing WAITER.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT ONE 14.
11 CONTINUED:
TROI
(continuing, to waiter)
Bring me an order of... Ongilin
caviar. Make that a double order.
The waiter nods and moves off.
WORF
Caviar... for lunch?
TROI
I'm in the mood for something
salty. Besides, it's no stranger
than what you're eating.
Worf grunts a little and keeps eating. Troi takes a
long drink from the glass of water... then rubs her
arms, uncomfortable.
TROI
(continuing)
Have you noticed how dry the air
is on the ship? I wonder if the
environmental controls are set
properly....
Worf lets out a BELCH.
TROI
(continuing, reacts)
You're excused.
He ignores her. The waiter brings over two plates of
CAVIAR -- sets them on the table and moves off. Worf
glances up at Troi, licking some of the food off his
fingers... and he looks her up and down with a
predatory gleam in his eye. Troi is about to eat when
she senses something and looks up at him. She reacts
to what is clearly a sexually suggestive look on his
face.
TROI
(continuing)
Is something wrong?
Worf looks back down at his food, a little embarrassed.
He changes the subject.
WORF
It has been a difficult day. The
torpedo guidance system failed...
it was my fault.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT ONE 15.
11 CONTINUED: (2)
TROI
You always say that, Worf...
WORF
(a little too loud)
It was my fault. I designed the
guidance system.
TROI
Worf... calm down.
Worf takes a breath... tries to relax.
TROI
(continuing)
I think you're under more stress
than you'd like to admit. Maybe
you should get some rest...
Worf nods, knows she's right.
WORF
Yes... perhaps you are right.
Excuse me.
Worf stands and walks off. Troi looks after him,
surprised.
TROI
I didn't mean right now...
But Worf is already at the door. OFF Troi's
puzzlement...
CUT TO:
12 INT. WORF'S QUARTERS
Later. The room is DARK. Worf is lying in bed,
dressed in his nightclothes, trying to sleep. He
tosses and turns for a moment, restless... then his
eyes shoot open. He sits up and glances around with
the room... jumps off the bed and begins to move around
the room in search of something... his movements quick
and predatory, strange. Worf is changing... some sort
of primordial instincts taking over...
He zeroes in on a particular spot on the floor, seems
to find what he's looking for. He bends down and
sniffs around that area, taking in the scent, making
sure it's the right place. Satisfied, he rushes back
to the bed and tosses off the blankets and pillows. He
then begins to violently TEAR THE MATTRESS APART.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT ONE 16.
12 CONTINUED:
He rips out large amounts of stuffing... grabs an
armful and takes over to his "spot" on the floor. He
throws the stuffing down and arranges it to form a
"nest" of sorts...
Satisfied, Worf lays down in the spot. He curls up in
a fetal ball and closes his eyes. Within seconds he is
asleep.
OFF the bizarre moment...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT ONE
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO 17.
ACT TWO
FADE IN:
13 INT. ENGINEERING
GEORDI and Barclay are reporting to Riker. Barclay is
very animated throughout the scene, bristling with
nervous energy and mannerisms -- even more so than
usual. It is a very subtle behavioral change, the
foreshadowing of a more radical transformation. Riker,
on the other hand, seems a little slow -- one step
behind the others. This is the subtle beginnings of
Riker losing his intellectual capabilities.
BARCLAY
(very quick)
We removed the torpedo bay's
primary guidance module and found
a power fluctuation in the forward
sensor cluster and we think there
may be a radial imbalance in the
phase discriminator. Now what we
want to do next is run a level
four diagnostic, but that's going
to mean shutting down auxiliary
power to nineteen decks and --
RIKER
(cutting in)
Wait... slow down... I lost you
back there...
(beat)
Which sensor cluster?
Barclay scratches the side of his face, a nervous
twitch that continues throughout the scene.
BARCLAY
(quick)
The forward. It's... it's a power
fluctuation in the converter
nodes. Minor adjustment -- minor.
Riker gives him a blank look. Geordi steps in, trying
to help, hands Riker a PADD.
GEORDI
(re: PADD)
It's all right in here in this
diagram, sir.
Riker stares at the PADD for a long moment, trying to
make sense of the diagram. There's an awkward beat.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO 18.
13 CONTINUED:
RIKER
I'll... take a look at this later.
In the meantime, go ahead and run
your diagnostic. I'll notify all
departments about the power shutdown.
Suddenly, a small ALARM goes off on a console across
the room. Barclay whirls around.
BARCLAY
I'll check that!
Barclay rushes across the room to the console. Riker
eyes him.
RIKER
(re: Barclay)
He's full of energy today.
GEORDI
(nods)
I can't get him to slow down.
He's been working since late last
night...
BARCLAY
(off console)
Looks like a plasma conduit just
cut out in Junction Seventeen.
I'll go take a look...
Barclay grabs an equipment case and heads for the
Jefferies Tube.
GEORDI
Hold on, Reg -- I'll go with you!
(to Riker, on the move)
We'll keep you posted, sir.
Riker nods. As Geordi EXITS into the Jefferies Tube...
CUT TO:
14 INT. BRIDGE
Troi is standing watch, dressed in her uniform. Worf
is working at Tactical. He looks sullen and somewhat
disheveled -- his hair is slightly mussed and his
uniform is wrinkled. Ensign Dern and N.D.s at
stations. Troi shivers a little, cold.
53:[1,#b]
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO 19.
14 CONTINUED:
TROI
(to computer)
Computer, increase ambient air
temperature by two degrees
Centigrade... and increase
relative humidity another ten
percent.
Worf shoots her an irritated look.
WORF
(to computer)
Computer, reset environmental
controls to standard.
Troi turns to him.
TROI
Worf, it's freezing in here.
WORF
You have already raised the
temperature three times. It is
too hot.
Troi is uncharacteristically edgy.
TROI
(firm)
Live with it.
(to computer)
Computer, execute my original
command.
Worf bristles. Troi shifts in her chair, uncomfortable --
it's a strange moment... she's edgy, cold... finally
she stands and heads for the door.
TROI
(continuing)
I need a bath...
(to Worf)
You have the Bridge.
Troi EXITS. Worf seems to be unconcerned with her
strange behavior and hasty exit. OFF his gloomy
face...
CUT TO:
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO 19A.
15 INT. JEFFERIES TUBE (OPTICAL)
Barclay and Geordi crawling along, Barclay carrying the
equipment case. Barclay is crawling quickly and with
great skill -- Geordi can barely keep up. They come to
a stop at a CORRODED PANEL that looks like it's been
eaten away by acid.
BARCLAY
Here we are.
(eyes panel)
It looks like the conduit
ruptured. No problem, I'll just
bypass it...
Barclay opens a SECOND PANEL along the wall, and sets
the PANEL COVER on the floor. He reaches into the acideaten
panel and grabs hold of a CABLE, which FRITZES
with an ELECTRICAL FLASH for a moment. He begins to
insert the cable in the second wall panel, re-routing
it...
As Barclay works, Geordi scans the acid-eaten panel
with his tricorder.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO 20.
15 CONTINUED:
GEORDI
(off tricorder)
Reg... wait a second... look at
the corroded edges... and the
blast pattern. This conduit
didn't just rupture on its own...
it looks like something dissolved
the bulkhead and ate through the
conduit...
Barclay stops, looks at the panel and runs a hand
across his face -- that nervous twitch again.
BARCLAY
And that... that caused the
rupture?
GEORDI
I think so. Whatever dissolved
the bulkhead was highly
corrosive... but it's not like
any solvent I've ever seen...
Barclay continues re-routing the cable. Geordi moves
in closer to the panel, scanning.
GEORDI
(continuing)
There's a high level of cholic
acid here... enzymatic agents...
If I didn't know any better, I'd
say this solvent was organic.
Barclay completes his work, scratches at his face in
confusion.
BARCLAY
(quick)
Maybe we should run a bio-spectral
analysis of the solvent... take a
closer look.
Geordi nods... and yawns, tired.
GEORDI
Good idea. But let's take a break
first, give ourselves a chance to --
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO 21.
15 CONTINUED: (2)
BARCLAY
You go ahead, sir. I'll take care
of it.
Barclay starts crawling off down the Tube. Geordi
sighs, then moves after him.
GEORDI
(quiet)
I don't know what's gotten into
you, Reg...
OFF the image of the re-routed cable -- which is left
stretching across the Tube between the two panels, and
the panel cover is left lying on the floor.
CUT TO:
16 INT. TROI'S QUARTERS
Troi is in uniform, drinking a large glass of water.
She drinks the entire glass, then immediately fills the
glass from a nearby pitcher of water.
TROI
(to computer)
Computer, adjust temperature to
twenty-nine degrees Celsius...
relative humidity to ninety
percent.
The computer works. Troi takes another sip of water
and EXITS into another part of the room...
17 INT. TROI'S BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS
A small but comfortable room with a large, luxurious
BATHTUB. Troi paces for a moment, edgy -- she shivers --
the tub isn't filling fast enough and she needs to get
warm! In a bizarre moment, she crawls into the tub IN
UNIFORM and sits under the faucet, splashing water onto
her face and body. As she struggles to keep wet and
warm...
CUT TO:
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO 22.
18 INT. BRIDGE
Worf, Dern, N.D.s at stations. Riker ENTERS, moves to
Command. He reacts to the temperature in the room.
RIKER
It's awfully hot in here.
WORF
Counselor Troi would not let us
turn down the temperature.
Riker glances around.
RIKER
Where is she? This is supposed to
be her watch.
WORF
She said she needed... a bath.
RIKER
A bath?
WORF
Yes sir.
Worf looks at Riker, more agitated than ever.
WORF
(continuing)
Permission to be excused. I am
not... feeling well.
Riker nods and Worf EXITS. Riker moves to the command
area. Ensign Dern turns to him.
DERN
Commander, we received a
communication from Starfleet.
They wanted to know when they
could expect your performance
analysis of the new weapon
systems.
Riker looks at him blankly.
RIKER
The weapon systems... ?
DERN
Yes, sir.
(beat)
The ones we've been testing for
the past few days... ?
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO 23.
18 CONTINUED:
Riker suddenly remembers.
RIKER
Oh, that's right...
A long beat. Riker seems to drift for a moment.
DERN
(awkward)
What should I tell them, sir?
RIKER
Tell them... we're not finished
yet...
Dern turns and works his console. OFF Riker's face as
he stares off into middle distance. It's a subtle but
strange moment... something is affecting his ability
to concentrate...
CUT TO:
19 INT. TROI'S QUARTERS - BATHROOM
The room is now filled is STEAM. Troi is still lying
in the tub in her uniform, luxuriating in the hot water
(the tub is now filled). She closes her eyes and
exhales in a long, sensuous breath. She rolls her head
around for a moment and opens her eyes...
20 TROI'S POV
Worf is standing over her -- a strange and eerie figure
in the swirling mist.
21 RESUME TROI
who is startled to see Worf in her bathroom.
TROI
Worf... what are you doing in
here?
Worf is focused on Troi -- seems intent on seducing her
and is unaware of her concern. His primal drives have
completely taken over now, and there is a terrifying
predatory quality to his behavior. When he speaks,
there is a growl-like edge to his voice.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO 24.
21 CONTINUED:
WORF
I had to be with you...
TROI
Well, as you can see, I'm a little
busy right now. Please come back
later.
She shivers, cold.
TROI
(to computer)
Computer, increase water
temperature by five degrees.
Troi sinks deeper into the water as it gets deliciously
warmer. She seems obsessed with keeping warm and her
level of comfort. Worf is nearly intoxicated with his
feelings of desire and closeness to Troi. He kneels
down by the tub, drinks in the smell of her skin.
WORF
Get out of the water. Now.
Troi looks at him, disturbed by his tone and intent.
TROI
Worf... what do you think you're --
Worf suddenly reaches out and GRABS one of her hands,
holds it tightly. He lets out a low and sensual growl.
Troi pulls her hand away -- she's had about enough of
this.
TROI
Leave me alone, or I'm going to
call security.
She sinks back deeper into the tub in retreat. Worf
looks confused for a moment -- why is she resisting
him? His expression hardens... dangerous.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO 25.
21 CONTINUED: (2)
Without warning, Worf BITES her on the cheek, hard.
Troi cries out in pain and hits Worf back with her hand
in defense. Worf pulls back, jolted out of his state
of desire. Troi looks at him in shock, puts her hand
to her cheek, which is bleeding. They both look at
each other in stunned amazement...
CUT TO:
22 INT. SICKBAY
A short time later. Troi is lying on a bio-bed,
wrapped in a blanket. She is shivering, cold. Ogawa
is treating the nasty-looking bite-wound on her cheek.
Beverly is scanning her with a tricorder.
TROI
It's just so cold in here...
(quickly, to passing
N.D.)
May I have a glass of water... ?
The N.D. nods and moves off.
BEVERLY
(to Troi)
Your temperature has dropped eight
degrees. I want to run a
hypothalamic series right away.
OGAWA
Doctor, we've had three other
crewmembers complaining about the
temperature levels. Some feel
like they have fevers... others
are freezing, like Counselor Troi.
Beverly considers.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO 26.
22 CONTINUED:
BEVERLY
Call Doctor Selar and Doctor
Hacopian. We may have some kind
of viral infection going around.
(beat)
I'm going to check on Worf...
Beverly moves to another part of the room...
23 NEW ANGLE - ON WORF
who is sitting on a bio-bed, staring into middle
distance. His mouth is open and he is breathing
heavily. He ignores Beverly as she comes over and
scans him with a tricorder.
BEVERLY
Worf, have you had any unusual
symptoms lately? Headaches...
nausea... dizziness?
No response.
BEVERLY
(continuing)
Worf? Worf... can you hear me?
Worf won't even look at her -- he's in his own world.
She reaches over and lifts one of his eyelids, looks at
his eyes closely.
BEVERLY
(continuing)
I think we'd better run a full bio-scan.
I want you to lie down.
He ignores her. She tries to gently press him back
onto the bed.
BEVERLY
(continuing)
Worf, lie down...
He stiffens and won't move.
BEVERLY
(continuing)
Okay... we'll do this sitting up.
She starts to move away, but stops when she sees
something on Worf's neck. She leans in close for a
better look...
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO 27.
24 CLOSE ON WORF'S NECK
There is a small, veiny POUCH on Worf's neck just below
the jaw line, back towards his ear.
25 RESUME
Beverly reacts to the strange sight.
BEVERLY
What's this... ?
She gingerly touches the pouch...
BEVERLY
(continuing)
Worf, how long have you had this
on your neck?
No answer. Beverly begins to scan him with her
tricorder... is amazed at what she finds...
BEVERLY
(continuing, off
tricorder)
It's full of some sort of bioacidic
compound... almost like a
venom sack...
(beat)
Open your mouth.
Worf doesn't respond. Beverly reaches out to open his
mouth. As she touches his face, Worf's eyes flash like
an animal caught unaware and he looks at her. He opens
his mouth and SPRAYS her from some hidden ducts inside
his mouth -- like a spitting cobra. A BLAST of VENOM
catches Beverly full in the face. She screams, falls
back to the floor, her hands reaching toward her face.
Worf leaps out the bed and runs out the door.
As Ogawa rushes to Beverly's aid...
CUT TO:
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO 28.
26 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
as before.
27 INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE
Riker, Ogawa and Barclay. Throughout the scene, Riker
seems a little slow -- one step behind the others. His
ability to think is getting worse. Mid-conversation.
OGAWA
I managed to get her into stasis
before the venom paralyzed her.
She's going to need reconstructive
surgery... but I
think she'll be alright.
Barclay chimes in. He's more energetic than ever --
fidgeting, can't sit still. He may even get up out of
his chair and sit down a few times as the scene
progresses.
BARCLAY
(quickly)
Sir, we analyzed the venom and
compared it to the acidic compound
we found in Junction Seventeen...
and on Decks Ten and Twelve. They
all have the same enzymatic
composition...
Riker tries to make sense of this.
RIKER
Are you saying that Mister Worf
has been... spraying this...
this...
BARCLAY
Venom.
RIKER
Venom... all over the ship?
BARCLAY
I'd say so.
Riker nods... tries to make sense of the situation.
OGAWA
Commander, sixty crewmen have
begun to exhibit strange
behavioral changes.
(MORE)
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO 29.
27 CONTINUED:
OGAWA (Cont'd)
Memory loss... fatigue...
headaches...
(beat)
Doctor Selar and I are trying to
coordinate everything... but we're
having a tough time understanding
what we're dealing with.
(beat)
I think one thing is clear...
there's some sort of disease
aboard the Enterprise... and it's
spreading.
Riker nods, tries to organize his thoughts.
RIKER
I'm having trouble concentrating
myself... it's like my mind
keeps... wandering... I can't...
He drifts off. There's an uncomfortable moment.
Geordi ENTERS, looking concerned.
GEORDI
(to Riker)
Commander -- I have seven security
teams hunting for Worf, but for
some reason sensors are having
trouble locking onto him. I've
called a Level Two Security Alert --
do you think we should go to a
Level One?
Riker hesitates.
RIKER
I... don't know. What do you
think?
GEORDI
I think we should...
RIKER
Okay... sounds good... then you'll
take care of that... security
thing, won't you?
GEORDI
Yes sir.
Riker takes a moment.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO 30.
27 CONTINUED: (2)
RIKER
I'll... contact Starfleet... let
them know what's happening. You
have your orders. Dismissed.
Everyone stands and EXITS. Riker taps a control on the
table.
RIKER
(to computer)
Computer, send a subspace message
to Starfleet command... security
channel, authorization...
He hesitates... a long beat.
COMPUTER VOICE
Alpha-four seven authorization
required to activate security
channel.
Riker struggles to stay focused... but his attention is
drifting and he begins to stare out the window at the
stars, as if seeing them for the first time.
RIKER
Computer...
Beat.
COMPUTER VOICE
Awaiting authorization.
But Riker no longer hears the computer. He stares
vacantly out the window... gone.
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT TWO
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT THREE 31.
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
28 EXT. SPACE - THE SHUTTLECRAFT (OPTICAL)
seen earlier, at impulse.
PICARD (V.O.)
Captain's Log, supplemental.
Commander Data and I have
recovered the stray torpedo after
a three day search. We are
enroute back to the Enterprise.
29 INT. SHUTTLECRAFT
Data at the helm. Picard in back examining a PHOTON
TORPEDO. Data reacts to the console, puzzled.
DATA
Captain, the ship is not at the
pre-arranged coordinates.
Picard joins him.
PICARD
Have they been delayed?
DATA
I do not know. I am unable to
raise them on any communication
channel.
Picard considers.
PICARD
Scan the vicinity... see if you
can find them...
As Data works...
CUT TO:
30 EXT. SPACE - THE SHUTTLECRAFT (OPTICAL)
as it flies into view of the ENTERPRISE, which is
floating ADRIFT in empty space. The great ship is
slowly ROLLING, tumbling through space in an aimless
barrel roll...
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT THREE 32.
31 INT. SHUTTLECRAFT
Picard and Data looking out the windows at the
offscreen ship.
DATA
(off console)
The Enterprise appears to be
adrift. I am reading power
fluctuations on all decks...
Picard stares out the window.
PICARD
Life signs?
Data works.
DATA
There are life signs, but the
sensor readings are highly
distorted. I am unable to
identify specific lifeforms.
Picard considers.
PICARD
Adjust our axial stabilizers to
match the attitude and rotation
rate of the Enterprise...
(beat)
I'm going to dock the shuttle
manually...
As Picard works the pilot controls...
32 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
The shuttlecraft flies toward the ship, slowly ROTATING
at the same angle and rate as the Enterprise...
CUT TO:
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT THREE 33.
33 INT. SHUTTLEBAY
The room is DARK, lit by emergency lights only. Cargo
containers are strewn about -- the room is in a state
of disarray. Picard and Data's shuttlecraft is now
parked in the bay, its door OPEN. Picard and Data step
out of the shuttle, phasers drawn, holding palm
beacons. They look around the empty room... then Data
moves to a wall panel, taps it.
DATA
(off panel)
Main power is off-line. All
systems are in Emergency or Standby
mode... and there is no
response from any manned station.
PICARD
Any sign of the crew?
DATA
(works)
I cannot access the internal
sensors from here. We will have
to go to the Bridge.
Picard nods and they make their way across the room.
Picard wrinkles his face.
PICARD
What's that smell?
Data sniffs the air.
DATA
It is a mixture of methane, uric
acid and ammonia. There is also
an abundance of pheromones in the
air.
Picard reacts to this as they reach the door, phasers
at-the-ready...
34 INT. CORRIDOR - CONTINUOUS
Picard and Data ENTER the DARK corridor and start
walking, aware and ready for anything. Somewhere in
the distance we can hear strange ANIMALISTIC SOUNDS --
howls... screeches... clicks... distant CRIES of
pain... strange and eerie.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT THREE 34.
34 CONTINUED:
PICARD
That sounds like... animals.
DATA
Yes, sir. I am able to discern
over three hundred different
vocalizations.
They continue walking... the strange sounds echoing
through the ship. Picard sees something lying on the
floor and moves to it.
PICARD
(continuing)
Look at this...
They stop at a long, dried SKIN HUSK, like the shedding
of a snake-skin -- but it has a vaguely humanoid shape.
Data scans it.
DATA
(off tricorder)
It is composed of reptilian DNA...
I believe it is an epidermal layer
that has been cast off during
molting.
PICARD
But it seems to be humanoid...
DATA
Yes, sir. I cannot explain it.
There are no species aboard the
Enterprise that shed their skin in
this fashion.
Picard considers, then indicates that they should move
on. They stand and continue walking. Data sees
something on a nearby door and moves to it. The door
is covered with CONDENSATION. They react to the
strange sight.
PICARD
This is Commander Troi's
quarters... can you tell if she's
inside?
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT THREE 35.
34 CONTINUED: (2)
DATA
No, sir.
PICARD
I want to take a look inside.
Stand ready.
They both point their phasers at the door. Picard taps
a control and the doors OPEN. STEAM comes drifting
into the corridor from within. They walk into the
room...
35 INT. TROI'S QUARTERS - CONTINUOUS
Picard and Data ENTER. The room is filled with a light
MIST -- it's like the inside of a greenhouse, damp and
hot. Picard moves to a desk console, checks it.
PICARD
The environmental settings in this
room have been altered...
Data looks around the room, then heads in the direction
of the bathroom. Picard follows...
36 INT. TROI'S BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS
Picard and Data ENTER the steamy room. Picard sees the
bathtub, which is completely filled with water. He
moves to it and stares down into the water --
37 TROI
is visible beneath the water's surface. She's in
uniform, lying face-down, hair drifting in the water.
She looks dead.
PICARD
Deanna!
Picard immediately thrusts both arms into the water and
grabs hold of Troi's upper-body, pulls her head up and
out into the air --
Troi starts to GASP, her mouth gulping horribly for
air. We now see that there are two GILL SLITS on
either side of her neck, and that her skin is covered
with a OILY SHEEN -- like the skin of an eel.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT THREE 36.
37 CONTINUED:
Her EYES shoot open, revealing that they are an inhuman
GOLD COLOR with a RED SLIT running vertically down the
middle. It's a bizarre amalgam of human and amphibian
features.
PICARD
(horrified)
What's happened to her... ?
Troi looks around with quick, darting movements --
alien, strange. She doesn't seem to recognize Picard
or Data... seems unaware of her surroundings. She has
been utterly transformed.
DATA
(off tricorder)
Her DNA is in a state of ribocyatic
flux... her genetic codes
are being re-sequenced... and her
cells are mutating as a result.
(beat)
At a fundamental level, she is no
longer human.
PICARD
What... is she?
DATA
(scanning)
Her respiratory tissue has become
capable of metabolizing water as
well as air... and her eyes have
developed nictitating membranes...
(beat)
I believe she has become...
amphibian, sir.
Picard eyes the bite mark on her cheek (seen earlier).
PICARD
She's been injured...
Data scans the wound.
DATA
There is Klingon DNA in the wound.
It is saliva.
PICARD
You mean, she's been bitten?
DATA
It would appear so.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT THREE 37.
37 CONTINUED: (2)
Troi suddenly wriggles around in Picard's grasp and
twists her body, deftly dropping back into the water
with a little splash. Picard looks after her a moment,
then stands.
DATA
(re: Troi)
I will need to run a full biospectral
analysis.
PICARD
(nods)
First we've got to get the ship
under control... let's go to the
Bridge.
As they EXIT...
CUT TO:
38 INT. BRIDGE
Picard and Data ENTER the DARKENED Bridge. There are
SCRATCH MARKS on the walls, and one of the aft consoles
has been SHATTERED. There is a dead crewmember on the
floor -- it's Ensign Dern. They quickly move to Dern,
who has nasty-looking scratch marks on his face,
uniform in tatters. Data scans him.
DATA
His upper spinal column has been
broken in three places.
PICARD
It looks like he's been attacked
by some sort of animal...
(beat)
Has his DNA changed, as well?
DATA
Yes. However, the mutation was in
its initial stages when he died.
A beat, then Picard moves to the Conn position and
starts working. Data moves to Ops.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT THREE 38.
38 CONTINUED:
PICARD
(working)
I've restored attitude control to
the ship. But I can't get main
power back on-line... it looks
like the entire power transfer
grid has been destroyed...
Data reacts to his console.
DATA
(off console)
Captain, I am picking up one
thousand eleven individual life
readings within the ship. All
exhibit a genetic flux similar to
the one we observed in Counselor
Troi.
PICARD
Then the entire ship has been
affected...
DATA
(off console)
Most of the lifeforms are
scattered throughout ship's
quarters... but there are several
large concentrations in the
arboretum, and the aquatics lab.
There is a sudden THUMPING noise from the Ready Room.
Data and Picard exchange a look, then draw their
phasers and head for the door...
39 INT. READY ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Picard and Data ENTER and see --
40 RIKER (OPTICAL)
who is banging and clawing at the fishbowl, trying to
get at the fish inside.
PICARD
Commander Riker... ?
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT THREE 39.
40 CONTINUED:
Riker whirls around, a startled look on his face. He
has transformed into a PROTO-HUMAN. He has a
pronounced forehead, large orbital ridge and nose...
and his TEETH have changed -- protruding upper-palate
and long canines. Dark HAIR covers his hands and face.
He resembles a cross between a modern human and an
early primate.
PICARD
(reacts)
Wil... ?
Riker eyes Picard and Data with a suspicious look.
Data begins to scan him.
DATA
(off tricorder)
His cranial plates have thickened
by twenty percent -- his brain is
much smaller, sir. I doubt he can
comprehend our language.
Riker tilts his head at their words, as if some part of
him might understand. He makes a low, throaty sound in
response, keeps his eyes trained on them.
PICARD
I think he's trying to
communicate...
Picard takes a careful step forward.
PICARD
(gently)
Wil, can you --
Riker suddenly grabs the desktop terminal and THROWS it
at Picard, who manages to get out of the way. Riker
LUNGES for Picard -- GRABS hold of him, growling low
and vicious. Data quickly PULLS Riker off of Picard
and FIRES his phaser. Riker is jolted backward a
step... but quickly recovers and heads for Data with a
rabid expression. Data FIRES again, and this time
Riker FALLS to the floor, unconscious. They both move
to him.
PICARD
He looks almost... proto-human.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT THREE 40.
40 CONTINUED: (2)
DATA
Yes, sir. His DNA would seem to
confirm that observation.
A beat as Data realizes...
DATA
Captain... I believe the crew is
de-evolving.
OFF Picard's reaction...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT THREE
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR 41.
ACT FOUR
FADE IN:
41 INT. SICKBAY
A short time later. The room is DARK. Picard and Data
are standing next to the operating table, where the
proto-humanoid Riker is lying unconscious. Data is
working the controls on the table. Picard is injecting
Riker with a hypospray.
PICARD
This tranquilizer should keep him
unconscious for another seven
hours.
(beat)
What have you found out?
DATA
I have analyzed Commander Riker's
DNA structure. A synthetic T-cell
has invaded his genetic code.
This T-cell has begun to activate
his latent introns.
PICARD
Introns?
DATA
They are genetic codes which are
normally dormant. They are
evolutionary holdovers --
sequences of DNA that provided key
physical and behavioral
characteristics millions of years
ago, but are no longer necessary.
(beat)
For instance, Counselor Troi's
gill slits and other amphibious
characteristics were derived from
introns which still contain
amphibious codes.
PICARD
So these... introns are causing
her DNA to re-combine in an
earlier configuration?
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR 42.
41 CONTINUED:
DATA
That is correct. In her case, the
DNA is creating an amphibious
lifeform which became extinct over
fifty million years ago.
Picard considers this bizarre notion, stares down at
Riker for a beat.
PICARD
Commander Riker's introns are
changing him into one of the
earlier hominids...
DATA
Yes, sir. I would say...
Australopithacine.
(beat)
Each of these stages is another
link in the evolutionary chain,
stretching back to the origins of
all lifeforms on Earth.
(beat)
Because introns can include
genetic material from many
different species over millions of
years of evolution, it is possible
that a wide variety of
transformations is occurring among
the crew.
PICARD
What about crewmembers who are not
from Earth?
DATA
All humanoid life has a similar
genetic pattern. The virus should
affect non-human crewmembers in
the same way. They are each deevolving
to earlier forms of life
on their homeworlds.
Data looks at him, tries to find the best way to put
this...
DATA
(continuing)
I feel I must point out, sir, that
you have become infected with the
intron virus, as well.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR 42A.
41 CONTINUED: (2)
Picard reacts, disturbed.
PICARD
How long before I start to change?
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR 43.
41 CONTINUED: (3)
DATA
According to my calculations,
within the next twelve hours, you
will begin to exhibit the first
signs of your eventual
transformation.
PICARD
Which will be what... ?
DATA
I believe you will also de-evolve
into some form of early primate.
Possibly similar to a lemur, or
pygmy marmoset.
A long, terrible beat. Picard tries to make light of
it.
PICARD
Well... before I begin scurrying
about, searching for food, we need
to find some answers.
(beat)
How do we reverse the process?
DATA
I am uncertain. We will need to
run several micro-cellular scans.
However, the ship's main computer
has been damaged. Possibly by
crewmembers who did not know what
they were doing.
(thinks)
The computer in my quarters has an
independent processing and memory
storage unit, and should not be
affected. I suggest we work from
there.
PICARD
Agreed.
They both pull out their phasers and head for the
door...
CUT TO:
42 INT. DATA'S QUARTERS
Picard and Data ENTER and move to Data's desk. Almost
immediately, we hear the sounds of MEWING KITTENS.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR 44.
42 CONTINUED:
Data reacts.
DATA
I believe Spot has had her
kittens.
They move to an area near the bed, where we see a small
LITTER OF KITTENS huddled together. Data bends down
and gently examines them.
PICARD
They sound hungry.
DATA
Yes. I am curious as to why Spot
is not taking care of them.
Data stands and glances around, then moves to a nearby
chair. He looks behind it and reacts to what he sees --
43 ANGLE BEHIND CHAIR
where sitting in the middle of Spot's toys is a large,
cat-sized IGUANA -- it is wearing Spot's collar.
DATA
Spot... ?
Picard comes over and sees the reptile.
PICARD
It would seem the intron virus
isn't limited to humanoid
lifeforms.
DATA
No, sir.
Data thinks for a moment, then gets an idea. He scans
the iguana with his tricorder, then walks over to the
kittens and scans them, as well.
PICARD
What is it?
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR 45.
43 CONTINUED:
DATA
These kittens were born within the
last twenty-four hours. It
appears that Spot's transformation
took place at approximately the
same time.
PICARD
So... Spot gave birth to the
kittens while she was... changing
into a reptilian form?
DATA
I believe so. For some reason,
the intron virus was not passed on
to the kittens. I do not know
why.
They think about this.
PICARD
As I remember my biology, there
are several natural immune systems
that come into play in the womb of
the mother... to protect the
unborn from viral infections...
DATA
That is true. The placental
barrier, maternal antibodies and
amniotic fluid all serve as a
filtration system.
Picard thinks -- he's onto something...
PICARD
Maybe we could... inhibit this
intron virus by using some of the
natural antibodies in Spot's
amniotic fluid...
Data considers.
DATA
It would take further research,
but I believe that to be effective
on humanoid crewmembers, humanoid
antibodies would be necessary.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR 46.
43 CONTINUED: (2)
PICARD
Then perhaps we should locate a
humanoid who's pregnant...
Data nods, remembers something.
DATA
Nurse Ogawa recently became
pregnant...
PICARD
Then we need to locate Nurse
Ogawa.
Data moves to his desk and works the console.
DATA
I have traced her combadge signal
to Deck Seventeen, Section Twentyone
Alpha.
PICARD
The Arboretum...
Before they can head out the door, the ship suddenly
SHAKES. Data checks his desk console.
DATA
(off console)
One of the warp plasma vents has
failed. Main Engineering has been
abandoned -- there is no one there
to fix the problem.
Picard nods -- they'd better fix it. As they head for
the door...
CUT TO:
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR 47.
44 INT. ENGINEERING
Picard and Data ENTER the room with caution, their
phasers drawn, ready for anything. The room is DARK
and various consoles are FLICKERING on and off. Data
moves to the pool table, starts to work.
DATA
I can repair the damaged plasma
vent from here.
PICARD
I'd better check the status of the
warp core...
Picard heads toward Geordi's office...
45 NEW ANGLE
in Geordi's office. Picard moves to a console and
stops. The console is covered in gossamer strands of
FIBROUS MATERIAL -- web-like, strange. He looks around --
the fibers are everywhere, some of the fibers are even
hanging from the ceiling...
A strange CHITTERING NOISE is heard -- rapid little
clicks, insect-like. Picard turns at the sound... he
seems on edge, nervous... moves to the glass partition
and looks out at the darkened warp core chamber...
Without warning, something SLAMS into the glass.
Picard leaps back, very startled, and is shocked to see --
46 BARCLAY
who has transformed into a horrible cross between human
and SPIDER. His EYES are black and bulbous -- and he
has three smaller EYES growing out of his forehead.
His skin is mottled with distinctive colorations and
hairy CILIA. His hands are completely unrecognizable --
hooked and terrible. Barclay is BANGING against the
glass, trying to get at Picard.
Picard levels his phaser at Barclay, breathless and on
the verge of panic.
PICARD
(calls out)
Data!
Data rushes in, As he enters, Barclay quickly scitters
away, out of view. Picard and Data cautiously enter
the warp core chamber, look around. Barclay is nowhere
in sight.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR 48.
46 CONTINUED:
PICARD
(shaken)
What was that?
DATA
I believe it was Lieutenant
Barclay. He appeared to be
partially transformed into an
arachnid.
PICARD
A spider?
DATA
(nods)
I recognized the chitin
colorations. He is becoming a
member of the Pisauridae family.
Picard takes a breath, holds out his hand, which is
trembling. He is uncharacteristically anxious and
rattled. He looks about from side to side, as though
reacting to a looming threat.
DATA
Captain. Are you all right?
PICARD
I have the most intense feeling
of... fear... panic... as if I
were being watched...
(beat)
I can't explain it.
DATA
You may be experiencing the
initial stages of your
transformation. Early primates
were often prey for larger
carnivores -- as a result, their
instincts probably included a
heightened sense of awareness.
Picard looks around, worried.
PICARD
If that's the case, then my
instincts tell me... we'd better
hurry.
Data nods and they head for the door...
CUT TO:
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR 49-50.
49 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
hanging in empty space.
47
thru OMITTED
48
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR 51.
50 INT. SICKBAY
CLOSE ON Nurse Ogawa who is transforming into a PROTOHUMAN.
Her brow, forehead and jaw region are more
pronounced... her face and shoulders are covered with
HAIR. She is lying unconscious on the operation table
underneath the CLAMSHELL. Data is working the
controls. The Troi/Amphibian can be seen lying on a
bio-bed nearby, covered with a blanket, unconscious.
Riker is also there, unconscious. Picard is in the
b.g., phaser drawn and pacing around the room, his
primal instincts growing by the minute...
DATA
Captain.
Picard quickly moves to him.
DATA
(re: Ogawa)
I have analyzed Nurse Ogawa's
embryo. It has been unaffected by
the virus. I believe I can use
her amniotic fluid as a template
for a retro-virus. It would
neutralize the synthetic T-cell,
and re-establish the original
genetic patterns of each host.
Picard looks relieved.
PICARD
How soon can you have it ready?
DATA
It will not take long to isolate
the appropriate genetic material.
However, I will need to get the
Sickbay computer back on --
Suddenly, something SLAMS against the Sickbay door.
They jump at the sound, startled. Another SLAM.
Something is trying to get into the room.
PICARD
(anxious)
What -- what's that?
There is a low, terrifying HOWL from the corridor. And
then a SNIFFING sound begins around the door frame --
the unseen creature is looking for a way in. Data
grabs a tricorder and points it at the door.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR 52.
50 CONTINUED:
DATA
(off tricorder)
It is large, approximately two
hundred kilograms... and it is
heavily armored with an exoskeleton
of some sort...
(reacts)
The lifesigns appear to be...
Klingon.
PICARD
Worf...
The sniffing sound stops, and there is a pause. Then
with tremendous force a FIST SLAMS into the door -- and
this time we see the METAL BUCKLE INWARD from the force
of the blow. OFF their reactions -- what now?
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FOUR
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE 53.
ACT FIVE
FADE IN:
51 INT. SICKBAY
Continuous action. Picard and Data, tense. Worf
SMASHING loudly against the door outside. Picard
adjusts his phaser.
PICARD
Set your phaser to heavy stun.
DATA
We have no way of knowing if the
stun setting will have any effect
on him, sir. And a higher setting
may kill him.
The pounding stops... and we hear a long, drawn-out
Klingon HOWL -- the same distinctive cry as before.
Something about the howl strikes a chord in Picard, who
is struggling to stay calm and rational...
PICARD
(re: howl)
Listen to that... he sounds
angry... aggressive...
(thinks)
What does Worf want... is he
responding to some sort of
predatory instinct? Does he see
us as prey?
DATA
There are crewmembers in the
corridors and other sections of
the ship. It would be much easier
for him to capture and consume one
of them, rather than attempt to
break through a door.
Another HIT against the door, and the sound of creaking
metal. Picard flinches at the noise, heart racing, his
instincts telling him to run. Another ROAR from
outside. Picard grips the table and tries to steel
himself... it's difficult...
PICARD
Then... what does he want?
(MORE)
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE 54.
51 CONTINUED:
PICARD (Cont'd)
(thinking)
Predators use vocalizations to
frighten off other predators... to
mark territory... and to initiate
the mating process...
(that's it)
The mating process...
Picard realizes something... turns and moves to the
unconscious Troi on a nearby bio-bed.
PICARD
(continuing)
Counselor Troi has been bitten by
a Klingon... but it's not in a
life-threatening location...
nowhere near a major artery or
organ...
The POUNDING begins again. Picard flinches, his hands
trembling. He holds them tight and tries to think out
loud...
PICARD
(continuing)
And look at the wound itself...
the penetration of the bite is
very shallow, as if he didn't
intend to seriously injure her...
DATA
What are you suggesting, Captain?
PICARD
Is it possible that Worf thinks of
Troi as his mate?
Data considers.
DATA
If that is true, then he must now
by trying to reach her.
PICARD
We... we can't just leave. We've
got to stay here and protect
her... and keep working on the
retro-virus...
(thinks)
If we can't stun him, then we'll
have to distract him somehow...
lure him away from Deanna...
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE 54A.
51 CONTINUED: (2)
DATA
The mating instinct is quite
strong in Klingon biology. I am
not certain what would serve as an
effective lure.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE 55.
51 CONTINUED: (3)
Picard thinks.
PICARD
Klingons have a highly developed
sense of smell... if we could
duplicate Deanna's pheromones, we
might be able to convince him she
has left Sickbay... and is
somewhere else on the ship...
Data gets an idea, moves to a nearby tray and picks up
a medical SAMPLER DEVICE. He applies it to Troi's
neck.
DATA
(working)
I am extracting a blood sample
from one of her sebaceous glands,
where pheromones are produced.
Data then connects the sampler device to a desktop
hypospray-loader (as seen in "The Naked Now") and hits
a button.
DATA
(continuing, working)
I believe I can activate the
pheromones with a bio-activant
solution.
PICARD
Can you amplify the pheromones?
They'll have to be far more
powerful than Deanna's actual
scent.
Data adjusts the loader... then removes the hypospray.
DATA
I believe this will produce the
desired effect.
(beat)
I will use it to draw Worf to a
different part of the ship.
Data turns to go, but Picard stops him. Picard is
struggling to fight his inner-panic, his instincts
battling one another... but he knows what he must do...
PICARD
No... you... you must stay here...
continue working on the retro-virus...
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE 56.
51 CONTINUED: (4)
Picard glances at the door with a mixture of
determination and dread.
PICARD
(continuing)
I'll go...
DATA
Captain, that would be extremely
unwise. Worf may be much faster
than --
PICARD
(urgent)
No time... no time to argue.
Picard glances at the door, panic welling up within
him... but he fights it back and finally grabs the
hypospray. He heads for the door by Beverly's office.
As Data returns to the operating table and begins to
work on Ogawa...
52 INT. CORRIDOR - OUTSIDE SICKBAY
Picard ENTERS, the hypospray in one hand, phaser in the
other. He immediately moves to the opposite wall,
presses his back close against it. He steels himself,
then slowly peers around the corner...
53 PICARD'S POV
of Worf, who can be seen pounding on the door to
Sickbay. He is barely visible in the darkness, a
hulking form. We should get the merest glimpse that he
has gone through a remarkable transformation into
something larger and more powerful. (See description
below.)
54 PICARD
quickly pulls back... he reaches around the corner with
the hypospray... then sprays the pheromones into the
air with a HISSING sound. A long beat goes by... and
the pounding noise stops. Picard listens carefully...
silence... then pounding FOOTSTEPS are heard coming his
way. It's working! Worf lets out a mating HOWL, as
heard before.
Picard takes off running down the corridor -- the chase
is on...
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE 57.
55 INT. SICKBAY
Data is working at the large WALL MONITOR, trying to
get the computer on-line.
DATA
(to computer)
Computer -- activate medical
database.
COMPUTER VOICE
Main computer systems are inactive --
unable to comply.
Data adjusts a control.
DATA
Computer, bypass database system --
activate local subprocessors only.
COMPUTER VOICE
Acknowledged.
The wall monitor COMES ALIVE. Satisfied, Data moves
across the room to Ogawa...
56 INT. CORRIDOR
Quick action. Picard running down the corridor,
spraying pheromones into the air as he goes. We can
hear Worf's FOOTSTEPS not far behind. Picard comes to
an intersection, ducks into another corridor and sprays
the pheromones down that hall... sprays some more all
around the intersection itself in an attempt to confuse
Worf. He runs down a third corridor...
57 INT. ANOTHER CORRIDOR - CONTINUOUS
(Near the Transporter Room set.) Picard ENTERS and
runs down the long hall... and stops. He's at a deadend.
He turns to go back, but the FOOTSTEPS are
rapidly approaching. No time. He quickly moves to the
Turbolift and taps the control pad. Nothing happens.
Picard works at the control pad, desperately trying to
get the door open... suspense building as the footsteps
are getting closer and closer...
The Turbolift doors finally SLIDE OPEN. Picard is
about to enter when he hears a ROAR right behind him.
He whirls around to see --
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE 58.
58 WORF
standing at the far end of the hall, looking directly
at him. This is the first time we get a real look at
the de-evolved Klingon. His HEAD has been utterly
transformed -- his RIDGES are huge and curved,
bristling with sharp edges and pointed angles. The
ridges extend downward, encasing his entire face. His
jaw and mouth region are protected by the same hard,
black chitin-like material, and a LARGE MANDIBLE is
snapping open and shut. Worf is hunched over, his body
bulkier, more powerful, uniform torn in places. This
is a Klingon from millions of years ago -- prehistoric
and terrifying.
There is a heart-stopping moment as the two men stare
at one another. Picard frozen with fear; Worf staring
with a look of realization -- he's been fooled. Worf
tilts back his head and lets out a ROAR of rage. He
starts moving toward Picard...
59 PICARD
turns and enters the Turbolift...
60 WORF'S POV
rushing toward Picard...
61 INT. TURBOLIFT - CONTINUOUS
The doors close just as Worf reaches them. The Lift is
JOLTED as he hits the doors from the outside.
PICARD
(to Lift)
Deck Seventeen.
No response. Picard works a control pad. The doors
start to OPEN... slowly... Worf prying them apart with
both hands. Picard can't get the Lift moving -- the
controls won't respond. He shrinks back in fear,
instincts rattling his nerves. He glances around,
desperate -- trapped.
The doors are opening -- we can now see Worf's face
through the crack of the doors... he's looking in...
Picard struggles to stay in control. He looks up at
the ceiling with intent -- stretches upward and grabs
hold of the HATCH on the ceiling and begins to remove
it... (NOTE: We do not see him actually remove
anything.)
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE 59.
62 INT. SICKBAY (OPTICAL)
Data at the operating table. He INJECTS Ogawa with a
hypospray, then looks at the wall monitor.
DATA
(to computer)
Computer, display progress of
genetic re-sequencing.
The wall monitor displays a GRAPHIC of a MUTATED DNA
STRAND that is rapidly RE-ORDERING itself. Data
watches the graphic closely as the strand shifts and
twists and breaks apart in a frenzy of re-sequencing...
63 INT. JEFFERIES TUBE
Picard is crawling vertically through the narrow
passageway. He stops at a hatch... moves to one side,
cautious -- holds his phaser ready and hits a control
by the door...
64 INT. JEFFERIES TUBE INTERSECTION
Picard ENTERS from another Jefferies Tube and stands
upright. He moves to another set of doors, but stops
when a sudden NOISE echoes somewhere nearby. He stops
and cocks his head, listening closely much like an
animal would. He eyes the doors with concern...
levels his phaser at the doors and hits a control --
The doors open -- no one is there. Picard bends over
to enter the horizontal tube when a BLAST of VENOM
sprays down from above. Picard cries out, drops the
phaser, which falls away, lost. Picard falls to the
floor... looks up...
65 PICARD'S POV - THE GRATING ABOVE
Worf is staring down at him from beyond the grating, in
the Jefferies Tube above. He ROARS ferociously.
66 PICARD
grabs his arm, which is covered with ACID BURNS from
the venom. He struggles to his feet, heads into the
horizontal Tube...
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE 60.
67 INT. SICKBAY (OPTICAL)
The wall monitor shows that the DNA strand has now
FROZEN and looks more normal than before.
COMPUTER VOICE
Genetic re-sequencing in progress --
DNA to seventy percent normal.
Data looks down at Ogawa. We can see a subtle change
in Ogawa's appearance now -- her pronounced brow is
gone, and she is pale, perspiring from the rigor of the
transformation. Data injects her again with the
hypospray, looks at the monitor.
DATA
Computer, increase nucleotide
substitution by thirty-two
percent.
The graphic shows the DNA re-ordering itself even
further...
68 INT. JEFFERIES TUBE
Picard struggling to make his way down the horizontal
passage. An access hatch opens behind him -- it's
Worf. The Klingon starts after him. It's a tense
chase down the crawlway until --
69 NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)
as Picard reaches an opened panel -- it's the same acideaten
panel seen in Act Two. The power cable which
Barclay re-routed earlier is still visible stretching
across the Tube. Picard grabs hold of it, RIPS the
cable from the panel with a fritzing sound. The end of
the cable is CRACKLING with PLASMA ENERGY. He aims it
at Worf.
Worf keeps coming, a threat. Picard grabs the panel
cover which is lying nearby and places it in front of
him -- then he steps onto the cover, crouches down with
both feet on top of it making sure that no part of his
body is touching the Tube.
Worf is almost on top of him when Picard jams the end
of the cable into the metal grating of the Jefferies
Tube --
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE 61.
70 NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)
as the ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE JEFFERIES TUBE LIGHTS UP
WITH AN ELECTRICAL FLASH. The panel cover that Picard
is crouching on is unaffected, and this protects Picard
from the plasma charge. Worf is JOLTED violently, then
he collapses. Picard removes the cable from the metal
grating... stares at the figure of Worf, who is still
breathing heavily... unconscious.
71 INT. SICKBAY
Data working on Ogawa, who has completely returned to
normal. She looks pale, sweaty -- her body has been
wracked.
DATA
(taps combadge)
Data to Captain Picard.
PICARD'S COM VOICE
Go ahead.
DATA
The retro-virus is working. I can
release it into the ship's
atmosphere in a gaseous state, but
it will take some time to take
effect.
72 INT. JEFFERIES TUBE
As before.
PICARD
(to com)
Acknowledged.
DATA'S COM VOICE
Are you all right, sir?
Picard takes a breath, relieved.
PICARD
I'm fine, Mister Data. Proceed...
Picard looks at Worf.
PICARD
(continuing, quiet)
Well, Mister Worf... let's hope
you wake up feeling like a new
man.
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE 61A.
72 CONTINUED:
OFF the moment...
CUT TO:
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE 62.
73 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE
at impulse.
PICARD (V.O.)
Captain's log, supplemental.
Commander Data has succeeded in
returning the crew to normal.
Doctor Crusher has determined that
the synthetic T-cell she used to
cure Mister Barclay's Urodelan flu
initiated the intron virus which
swept through the ship.
74 INT. SICKBAY
Barclay is sitting on a bio-bed, in uniform. Beverly
is scanning him with a tricorder. Troi is sitting on
the bed next to them (she's normal now), being treated
by a Medical N.D. In the b.g., other crewmembers are
visible lying on the beds, being treated by Medical
N.D.s. Mid-conversation.
BARCLAY
So... this was my fault...
BEVERLY
No... in a way, it was mine. I
didn't realize it at the time, but
there's an anomaly in your genetic
chemistry that caused the
synthetic T-cell to mutate...
(beat)
Instead of just activating one
dormant gene, it started to
activate all of them -- including
your introns.
BARCLAY
And that... that caused me to devolve...
BEVERLY
(nods)
Along with every other member of
the crew. The T-cell became
airborne and started to spread
like a virus...
Beverly stops her scan and nods to Barclay, indicating
that he's free to go. As Barclay stands...
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE 62A.
74 CONTINUED:
BEVERLY
You know, Reg... this is a
completely new disease. And it's
traditional to classify a new
disease with the name of the first
diagnosed patient...
STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE 63.
74 CONTINUED: (2)
Barclay reacts.
BARCLAY
You mean... you want to name the
disease... after me?
BEVERLY
That's right. How about...
"Barclay's Proto-morphosis
Syndrome"?
Barclay considers -- isn't sure whether to be happy or
horrified by the notion.
BARCLAY
"Barclay's Proto-morphosis"...
it... it has a nice ring to it...
(unsure)
Thank you, Doctor...
Barclay heads toward the door, absorbed by the concept.
Troi walks up to Beverly and they watch him go...
TROI
(re: Barclay)
He transformed into a spider...
and now he's had a disease named
after him...
(with humor)
I think I'd better clear my
calender for the next few weeks.
OFF the moment...
FADE OUT.
75 OMITTED
END OF ACT FIVE
THE END
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