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["", "STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION", "\"In Theory\"", "#40274-199", "Written by", "Joe Menosky & Ronald D. Moore", "Directed by", "Patrick Stewart", "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 1991 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 This script is not for publication or", "reproduction.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", "MARCH 20, 1991", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/1/91 - CAST", "STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION", "\"In Theory\"", "CAST", "PICARD", "ENSIGN JENNA D'SORA", "RIKER", "DATA", "ENSIGN McKNIGHT", "BEVERLY", "TROI", "GEORDI", "WORF", "GUINAN", "O'BRIEN", "KEIKO", "COMPUTER VOICE", "Non-Speaking", "NURSE", "SECURITY OFFICERS", "THORNE", "LIEUTENANT VAN MAYTER", "DATA'S CAT", "SUPERNUMERARIES", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - 3/20/91 - SETS", "STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION", "\"In Theory\"", "SETS", "INTERIORS", "EXTERIORS", "USS ENTERPRISE", "USS ENTERPRISE", "MAIN BRIDGE", "CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM", "SHUTTLE", "OBSERVATION LOUNGE", "CORRIDOR", "DARK MATTER NEBULA", "MAIN ENGINEERING", "SICKBAY", "TEN FORWARD", "TROI'S OFFICE", "DATA'S QUARTERS", "JENNA'S QUARTERS", "TORPEDO BAY", "CONCERT HALL", "SHUTTLE", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/17/91 - TEASER", "1.", "STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION", "\"In Theory\"", "TEASER", "FADE IN:", "1", "EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)", "The ship is on the outskirts of a DARK MATTER NEBULA.", "This material is not normally visible to the eye, so", "all we should see at this point is a large black space", "devoid of stars hanging in front of the ship. Perhaps", "some nearby stars around the periphery of the nebula", "are partly obscured by the gaseous material, thus", "indicating that something is blocking our view.", "PICARD (V.O.)", "Captain's Log: Stardate 44932.3", "The Enterprise is preparing to", "enter the Mar Oscura, an", "unexplored dark matter nebula", "first identified over a century", "ago.", "2", "INT. TORPEDO BAY", "This is the torpedo operations center. Launch bays for", "torpedos are set into one of the bulkheads. DATA is", "working on a photon torpedo which has been slid out of", "one of the launch bays.", "PICARD (V.O.)", "Commander Data is modifying", "several of our photon torpedos", "for an experiment designed to", "elicit more information about this", "unusual phenomenon.", "3", "NEW ANGLE", "Revealing ENSIGN JENNA D'SORA as she moves over to", "assist Data. Jenna is of Mediterranean descent,", "petite, and almost fragile in appearance. But her", "doll-like face belies the fact that she is a veteran", "security officer who could probably hold her own", "against anyone aboard ship. Emotionally, as we will", "learn, she is more fragile.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV 4/17/91 - TEASER", "1A.", "3", "CONTINUED:", "On the surface this manifests itself only as an", "eagerness to please, a puppy-dog friendliness that asks", "for approval and affection.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - 3/20/91 - TEASER", "2.", "3", "CONTINUED:", "DATA", "The initial dispersal pattern", "should not be more than seven", "kilometers in diameter.", "JENNA", "(makes adjustment)", "Six point eight kilometers...", "Jenna is just a tiny bit distracted, a little quiet...", "but it's enough for Data to pick up on.", "DATA", "That should suffice.", "(beat)", "Is there something occupying your", "thoughts, Jenna? You are somewhat", "subdued today...", "JENNA", "I bumped into Jeff in the", "turbolift again this morning.", "DATA", "Was the experience as emotionally", "problematic as last week's", "encounter?", "Beat... Jenna doesn't answer directly, but keeps going", "with her thought.", "JENNA", "He... asked me to dinner.", "DATA", "What was your response?", "JENNA", "I told him I'd think about it.", "DATA", "As you requested, I must now", "remind you of the reasons you", "decided to end your relationship", "with Jeff.", "Jenna's eyes roll slightly... and there's a bit of", "humor in her expression... a small bargain between", "friends.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/8/91 - TEASER 3-3A.", "3", "CONTINUED: (2)", "JENNA", "I guess I asked for this... go", "ahead.", "DATA", "You objected to the fact that Jeff", "seemed unwilling to set aside", "sufficient time for you. You said", "he never did... the little things.", "He was unresponsive. You disliked", "the sound he made when he ate his", "soup...", "JENNA", "(with humor)", "Okay, okay... I remember.", "DATA", "This is the third time I have", "refreshed your memory. Do you", "wish to rescind our agreement?", "JENNA", "No, no. It's for my own good.", "It's just so easy to forget.", "(indicates device)", "Hand me that sequencer.", "DATA", "Many lovers throughout history", "have had similar difficulties.", "Anne Boleyn was quite distressed", "that Henry the Eighth preferred", "the company of his huntsmen to", "that of his wife.", "Data hands her a small instrument. She waves it a few", "times over the inside of the torpedo, taking a reading.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/8/91 - TEASER", "4.", "3", "CONTINUED: (3)", "JENNA", "(wryly)", "As I recall, she ended up losing", "her head. I guess I'm well out of", "this.", "(beat)", "When did you develop an interest", "in romantic historical figures?", "DATA", "Six weeks ago, when you and Jeff", "dissolved your relationship, I", "saw an excellent opportunity to", "study that aspect of human", "intimacy. Also, I believed it", "was my obligation to do so.", "JENNA", "\"Obligation\"? What do you mean?", "DATA", "I anticipated this would be a", "difficult period for you. As your", "friend, it is my responsibility", "to be supportive in times of need.", "JENNA", "(genuinely touched)", "That is really sweet, Data.", "She looks at him with gratitude, affection... and", "something more...", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/1/91 - TEASER", "5.", "4", "NEW ANGLE", "Data closes the panel on the torpedo. Jenna moves to", "a control console on the bulkhead. Data gives", "everything one final check and then steps away from", "the torpedo and nods to Jenna. She works the controls", "and the torpedo SLIDES INTO the launch bay.", "DATA", "(hits communicator)", "Data to Bridge. We are ready for", "the first illumination test.", "5", "INT. MAIN BRIDGE", "RIKER in Command, ENSIGN MCKNIGHT at Con, WORF at", "Tactical.", "RIKER", "(to com)", "Acknowledged. All science", "stations stand by... we're about", "to light up the nebula. Mister", "Worf?", "WORF", "(reading console)", "Launch bay one shows ready,", "Commander.", "RIKER", "Fire torpedo.", "Worf works the console.", "6", "INT. TORPEDO BAY (OPTICAL)", "Data and Jenna are reading displays and working", "consoles. A SOUND EFFECT is heard and some lights", "FLASH to indicate the torpedo launch. A display", "monitor gives an EXTERIOR VIEW of the nebula outside", "the ship.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - 3/20/91 - TEASER", "6.", "7", "EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)", "The torpedo DISAPPEARS into the nebula. After a couple", "seconds, the torpedo EXPLODES and there is a BRILLIANT", "SHOW OF LIGHT. The dark matter has been illuminated", "by the display and the gaseous cloud can be seen", "clearly for the first time.", "8", "INT. TORPEDO BAY (OPTICAL)", "Data and Jenna watch the monitor.", "JENNA", "(softly)", "It's beautiful.", "(she moves closer to", "him)", "Like watching fireworks when I", "was a little girl.", "Jenna turns her gaze to Data... and there is a great", "deal more in her look than simple friendship. We get", "another hint of her growing feelings for him. As they", "watch the brilliant light show together...", "FADE OUT.", "END OF TEASER", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT ONE", "7.", "ACT ONE", "FADE IN:", "9", "INT. TEN FORWARD", "A woodwind quintet composed of Data (oboe), Jenna", "(flute), KEIKO, (clarinet) and TWO N.D. MALE", "CREWMEMBERS (bassoon, French horn), is playing a piece", "of music to the patrons in the room, including O'BRIEN.", "The music comes to a stop and there is APPLAUSE from", "the audience. The members of the quartet stand and", "acknowledge the crowd. O'Brien moves toward the", "\"stage\" area along with a few other well-wishers.", "O'BRIEN", "(to Keiko)", "It was wonderful.", "He gives her a quick kiss.", "KEIKO", "Thanks.", "Data sets down his instrument, Jenna keeps her flute in", "hand, still stares at her music, obviously unhappy.", "Data cocks his head in puzzlement.", "DATA", "Is anything wrong?", "JENNA", "My tempo was off. I felt like", "I was really rushing it.", "DATA", "I do not believe that is so. Your", "rhythmic control has improved", "markedly. I heard no fluctuations", "during the performance.", "She relaxes a bit -- Data's support means a lot to her.", "JENNA", "Well, maybe. But I ruined the", "coda. I got confused with the", "phrasing... I kept breathing at", "the wrong times.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT ONE", "7A.", "9", "CONTINUED:", "DATA", "The contrapuntal nature of the", "composition is quite demanding.", "We will give the rhythmic", "patterns more attention in our", "next rehearsal.", "(beat)", "However, I am quite certain that", "the audience was oblivious to such", "nuances. They seemed to enjoy", "the performance thoroughly.", "She looks at him and smiles -- his kind attention makes", "her feel better.", "JENNA", "Thanks, Data... you're really", "sweet.", "10", "INT. TEN FORWARD - LATER", "A short time later. Data, Jenna, Keiko, and O'Brien", "are sitting at one of the tables, sharing drinks.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 3/27/91 - ACT ONE", "8.", "10", "CONTINUED:", "KEIKO", "... every night, Miles leaves his", "socks on the floor. When we got", "married, I made the mistake of", "picking them up a few times...", "then I realized if I kept it up", "I'd be doing it the rest of my", "life... so I stopped... figuring", "he'd get the message and do it", "himself.", "Miles smiles easily, unbothered.", "KEIKO", "One night goes by... two... a", "week... ten days... by now there's", "a pile of socks half a meter", "high!", "O'BRIEN", "Come on... it wasn't half a", "meter...", "KEIKO", "After two weeks I couldn't stand", "it any more -- I bundled them up", "and put them in the cleaning", "processor. And I'm still doing", "it.", "O'BRIEN", "And a very good job of it she", "does, too...", "He winks broadly at Data as Keiko whirls on him, rising", "to the jibe. O'Brien laughs and puts his arm around", "her. They kiss lightly on the lips, a loving couple", "accepting each other's faults and foibles. Jenna", "regards them, a look of faint envy crossing her face.", "She glances at Data, touches his arm occasionally, and", "as she talks, her manner suggests that they, too, are", "a couple...", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV 4/17/91 - ACT ONE 9-9A.", "10", "CONTINUED: (2)", "JENNA", "Keiko, you sound just like Data.", "He came to my quarters the other", "day to give me a music lesson,", "and he said the funniest thing...", "how did you put it, Data?", "DATA", "I believe I observed that you seem", "to have an aversion to", "orderliness... but it was not", "intended as a humorous remark...", "JENNA", "So before we started, he gallantly", "offered to help me straighten up.", "She threads her arm fondly through his, clearly wanting", "to establish that they, too, have this easy-going", "relationship.", "DATA", "And a very good job of it I did,", "too.", "He gives O'Brien a broad wink and the group laughs.", "Data is pleased that he has caused this reaction --", "though he's not entirely certain why.", "CUT TO:", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV 4/17/91 - ACT ONE", "10.", "11", "thru", "OMITTED", "13", "14", "EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)", "The ship near the nebula.", "15", "INT. MAIN BRIDGE (OPTICAL)", "Data is at the aft science station, studying", "information from the nebula.", "PICARD", "Report, Mister Data.", "DATA", "I am nearly finished compiling", "the readings from our most recent", "illuminatory burst. They differ", "considerably from surveys of", "similar nebulae.", "PICARD", "How so?", "DATA", "Dark matter density is nearly one", "order of magnitude higher than", "previously found.", "(beat)", "Lifeforms here may have developed", "in ways never before observed.", "RIKER", "(to Data)", "Interesting hypothesis. Are there", "any M-Class planets we could check", "out?", "DATA", "Several, Sir. The nearest is", "approximately three light years", "from our present position.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV 4/17/91 - ACT ONE", "11.", "15", "CONTINUED:", "PICARD", "It's worth a look. We'll continue", "with our survey along the way.", "(to McKnight)", "Ensign, get the planet's", "coordinates from Commander Data", "and plot a course, three quarters", "impulse.", "CUT TO:", "16", "EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)", "The ship ENTERS the nebula at impulse.", "16A", "INT. SICKBAY (PREVIOUSLY SCENE 11)", "BEVERLY and a NURSE are standing at the large wall", "monitor, running a complex experiment.", "BEVERLY", "(to Nurse)", "Let's increase the flow rate --", "see if that helps.", "The Nurse nods and then leaves. Beverly looks at the", "monitor for a beat, then moves toward her office.", "16B", "ON BEVERLY (PREVIOUSLY SCENE 12)", "As she walks by a RACK OF INSTRUMENTS on the wall...", "Several steps past it she hears a glassy, metallic", "CLINK! She stops... looks back at the rack in", "puzzlement... then looks down at the floor.", "16C", "NEW ANGLE (PREVIOUSLY SCENE 13)", "Revealing a MEDICAL INSTRUMENT lying on the deck", "beneath the rack. She's puzzled.", "She looks around, but there's no one here at the", "moment. With a trace of annoyance, Beverly picks up", "the instrument and replaces it in the rack.", "CUT TO:", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV 4/17/91 - ACT ONE", "12.", "17", "INT. TORPEDO BAY", "Data and Jenna are working on an open photon torpedo.", "Jenna is installing a small cannister inside the", "central chamber of the torpedo. Data monitors with", "a small digital instrument. The work doesn't require", "their constant attention.", "JENNA", "Sometimes in the summer we went", "on cookouts... just my little", "brother and me, and Mother... She", "was hopeless without a replicator.", "But we didn't care.", "DATA", "Children often do not develop a", "discerning palette until well", "beyond adolescence.", "JENNA", "It's wasn't that. It just felt...", "so good to be together... as a", "family. We didn't have much of", "that after my father died... so", "those times were really special.", "(beat)", "I wish we were back there now...", "you and I...", "DATA", "The unidirectional nature of the", "time continuum makes that an", "unlikely possibility.", "JENNA", "(laughs)", "That's one thing I've always loved", "about you. You make me laugh.", "(beat)", "You know, maybe I've been with", "the wrong men. Why couldn't they", "be like you, Data? You've got", "everything.", "DATA", "That is not true. I have no human", "feelings.", "She takes his hand in a friendly fashion.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV 4/17/91 - ACT ONE", "13.", "17", "CONTINUED:", "JENNA", "But you've still given me more", "than any of them. You've spent", "time with me when I was lonely...", "you've encouraged me when I was", "down. No one could have been", "kinder to me... those are the", "things that matter...", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT ONE", "14.", "17", "CONTINUED: (3)", "Jenna smiles.", "JENNA", "(continuing, re: the", "job)", "Well, I think that's it.", "(with put on formality)", "With your permission, Commander,", "I'll be going.", "DATA", "(straight)", "Permission granted.", "She gives him a friendly kiss on the cheek, but only", "pulls a short distance away afterwards.", "JENNA", "I don't know if you're aware of", "it... but you're very handsome...", "She kisses him again, this time longer and on the lips", "-- a real kiss, which Data doesn't resist. Jenna", "smiles.", "JENNA", "(continuing)", "See you tomorrow...", "She turns and leaves the room. OFF Data's reaction.", "FADE OUT.", "END OF ACT ONE", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT TWO", "15.", "ACT TWO", "FADE IN:", "18", "INT. TEN FORWARD", "It's after hours and the room is deserted. GUINAN is", "mixing several drinks in odd-shaped glasses on the bar.", "Data ENTERS, there is a lost, puzzled expression on", "his face.", "GUINAN", "Hi, Data. Want to try something", "new?", "Data sits at the bar and looks at the drinks she's", "making with only slight curiosity.", "GUINAN", "(continuing)", "This is a concoction I heard about", "on Prakal Two. I think it's", "great, but I want another opinion,", "so...", "She carefully combines a yellow and a blue liquid in", "a glass, producing a sickly green potion. She offers", "it to Data. He takes a small drink. She waits for", "a reaction.", "DATA", "Eighty-seven percent Saurian", "Brandy... Targ milk and Denevian", "mead comprise the rest... an", "unusually high concentration of", "mono-saccharides and fructose", "compounds.", "GUINAN", "Too sweet, huh?", "Data gives her a look -- \"Kool Aid.\" Guinan drinks", "some of the potion herself and Data retreats into", "thoughtful silence.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT TWO", "16.", "18", "CONTINUED:", "Guinan quickly picks up on the fact that something's", "on his mind.", "GUINAN", "If I didn't know you better, I'd", "say you were... preoccupied.", "DATA", "Ensign D'Sora just gave me what", "could be considered a very...", "passionate kiss in the Torpedo", "Bay.", "Guinan gives him a long piercing look.", "GUINAN", "Really?", "(beat)", "How did it make you feel?", "DATA", "I cannot feel because---", "GUINAN", "I know, I know. You have no", "emotions.", "(very intrigued)", "What I mean is, what's going on", "in there?", "(points at his head)", "What did it make you think about?", "DATA", "I was... intrigued. Jenna seemed", "to be displaying genuine affection", "toward me.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT TWO", "17.", "18", "CONTINUED: (2)", "GUINAN", "And then?", "DATA", "I calculated that Jenna's actions", "to date would tend to support the", "supposition that she wishes to", "initiate a non-platonic mutually", "exclusive relationship.", "GUINAN", "You're just a starry-eyed", "romantic, aren't you?", "(before he can answer)", "What do you think of her?", "DATA", "I find her to be a competent", "officer... highly motivated...", "lacking somewhat in her", "understanding of the theory", "underlying dilithium matrix", "applications---", "GUINAN", "But what do you think of her", "personally?", "(beat)", "Do you like her?", "DATA", "I have become... used to her.", "GUINAN", "It sounds like the next step is", "up to you.", "(beat)", "So what are you gonna do about", "it?", "DATA", "I do not know. Clearly, an", "ongoing intimate relationship is", "an option. However, I am", "inexperienced in such matters.", "I require advice.", "Beat.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 3/28/91 - ACT TWO", "18.", "18", "CONTINUED: (3)", "GUINAN", "Well, don't look at me.", "Data obligingly looks away from her.", "GUINAN", "No, no. I mean, this time I don't", "have any advice to give. You", "can't tell someone how to handle", "their first love affair. They have", "to find a way to do that", "themselves.", "Data thinks for a moment.", "DATA", "But I am incapable of love.", "GUINAN", "(knowing look)", "Then this should be a very unique", "experience.", "On Data's expression...", "CUT TO:", "19", "EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)", "In the nebula.", "20", "INT. CORRIDOR", "Data is about to go into his quarters. From o.s. we", "hear...", "GEORDI'S VOICE", "Missing someone?", "21", "NEW ANGLE", "Revealing GEORDI walking toward Data. He is carrying", "Data's CAT in his arms.", "GEORDI", "I found Spot wandering through", "the corridor two sections away.", "Geordi hands Data the cat.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 3/25/91 - ACT TWO", "19.", "21", "CONTINUED:", "DATA", "(puzzled)", "Thank you.", "GEORDI", "Forget to secure the door when", "you left?", "DATA", "The door sensor has been", "programmed to recognize only", "humanoid forms for entry or", "egress. Spot could not have", "triggered the mechanism.", "They EXIT to...", "22", "INT. DATA'S QUARTERS - CONTINUOUS", "Data puts the cat down.", "GEORDI", "Maybe someone came in while you", "were away and let him out by", "accident. Has anything been", "disturbed?", "DATA", "(looks around very", "quickly)", "No.", "(to com)", "Computer, has anyone entered my", "quarters in the last twelve hours", "other than myself or Commander", "La Forge?", "COMPUTER VOICE", "Negative.", "GEORDI", "That's pretty strange... we should", "report a possible unauthorized", "entry to security, just to be on", "the safe side.", "Data nods in agreement and Geordi moves toward the", "door, but Data stops him.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 3/27/91 - ACT TWO", "20.", "22", "CONTINUED:", "DATA", "Geordi, may I ask your advice", "concerning a... personal matter?", "GEORDI", "Sure, Data.", "DATA", "Should I pursue a relationship", "with Ensign D'Sora?", "Geordi is caught off-guard and it shows.", "DATA", "(prompting)", "Ensign Jenna D'Sora. Serial", "number CL-10928---", "GEORDI", "Yeah, I know who she is. I", "thought she and Jeff Arton...", "DATA", "They discontinued their", "association. Now she has made", "the... first move in initiating", "a relationship with me.", "(beat)", "What should I do?", "Geordi thinks for a long beat, then gropes for", "something to tell his friend.", "GEORDI", "Hmmm... if she just ended a bad", "situation... sometimes it takes", "people a while... but if they", "jump into another relationship", "--", "From the confused look on Data's face, Geordi can tell", "this isn't helping much, but he keeps going.", "GEORDI", "(continuing)", "... see, that can be a problem...", "unless, of course, she is ready...", "and then it depends if you're", "really serious. It's uh... kind", "of complicated.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT TWO", "21.", "22", "CONTINUED: (2)", "Geordi tries to think of the right thing to say... but", "he feels a little helpless here... finally gives up.", "GEORDI", "(after a beat)", "My advice to you is... to ask", "someone else for advice. Someone", "with a little more experience in", "these things.", "CUT TO:", "22A", "OMITTED", "23", "INT. TROI'S OFFICE", "TROI and Data sitting.", "TROI", "I think you should be careful.", "This is not some experiment you're", "running. Jenna is a living,", "breathing person with needs and", "feelings that have to be", "considered.", "DATA", "Then you believe I should not", "pursue this any further.", "TROI", "No, I didn't say that... I just", "want you to be aware that this", "will be unlike any other... more", "casual relationship that you've", "attempted.", "DATA", "I have studied a great deal of", "human literature on the subject", "of love and romantic liaisons.", "There are many role models for", "me to emulate.", "TROI", "Ultimately, Jenna will care for", "you because of what you are. Not", "what you imitate out of a book.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT TWO", "22.", "23", "CONTINUED:", "DATA", "My programming may be inadequate", "to the task.", "Troi gives him a sympathetic smile.", "TROI", "We're all more than the sum of", "our parts, Data. You'll have to", "be more than the sum of your", "programming.", "CUT TO:", "24", "INT. MAIN BRIDGE", "Worf and Data near the Tactical station.", "WORF", "Klingons do not... pursue", "relationships. They conquer that", "which they desire.", "Data nods and moves to leave, but Worf stops him.", "WORF", "(continuing)", "However...", "(quietly, with meaning)", "Ensign D'Sora serves under my", "command. If she were...", "mistreated, I would be very...", "displeased.", "Data gets the message.", "DATA", "I understand.", "Data walks away... glances back once at Worf... then", "turns and keeps going.", "CUT TO:", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/3/91 - ACT TWO", "23.", "25", "INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE", "RIKER", "I think you should pursue it.", "First of all, she's a beautiful", "woman who seems to be crazy about", "you.", "Data is still troubled by something.", "DATA", "Jenna has clearly demonstrated", "how she feels about me. But I", "am not capable of returning those", "feelings.", "RIKER", "I'm sure she's aware of that.", "(beat)", "Data, when you get involved with", "another person, there's always", "a risk. Of disappointment. Of", "getting hurt.", "DATA", "I cannot get hurt. But she can.", "RIKER", "Jenna knows that. And she's", "obviously decided to take the", "chance. Data, when it really", "works between two people, it's", "like nothing you've ever", "experienced -- the rewards are", "far beyond simple friendship.", "DATA", "How far beyond, sir?", "RIKER", "Well, that's what I hope you're", "about to find out.", "Data thinks for a beat.", "DATA", "Thank you, Commander.", "Data EXITS to...", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT TWO", "23A.", "26", "INT. MAIN BRIDGE", "Data intercepts Picard as he's heading for his Ready", "Room.", "DATA", "Captain, I am seeking advice in---", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/1/91 - ACT TWO", "24.", "26", "CONTINUED:", "PICARD", "Yes, I've heard, Data... and I", "would be delighted to offer you", "any advice I have on understanding", "women.", "(beat)", "As soon as I have some, I'll let", "you know.", "Picard continues to the Ready Room. OFF Data's", "reaction.", "CUT TO:", "27", "INT. CORRIDOR", "Data is walking purposefully along the corridor, a", "bouquet of flowers in his hand.", "DATA (V.O.)", "Second Officer's personal log,", "Stardate 44935.6. After", "conferring with my colleagues", "regarding the nature of romantic", "love in general, and my own", "situation in particular, I have", "reached a decision.", "He stops in front of a door. It chimes and opens.", "Jenna is standing inside, wearing an attractive,", "off-duty outfit.", "28", "INT. JENNA'S QUARTERS - CONTINUOUS", "Jenna smiles about the flowers.", "JENNA", "They're beautiful. Come in.", "She takes the flowers from him, and he follows her into", "the room, the door closing behind.", "Jenna's quarters are more \"personal\" than any we've", "seen on the Enterprise. \"Creative disorganization\"", "seems to be the dominant motif. A profusion of art", "objects and decorations are combined with a couple of", "clothing articles casually left where they were", "dropped. It looks very \"comfortable.\"", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/1/91 - ACT TWO", "24A.", "28", "CONTINUED:", "She raises the flowers to catch their pleasant", "fragrance.", "JENNA", "(continuing)", "Mmmm. What are they?", "DATA", "Crystilia. Their fragrance is", "an evolutionary response to the", "acrid nature of the atmosphere", "on Telemarius Three.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/1/91 - ACT TWO", "25.", "28", "CONTINUED: (2)", "JENNA", "(re: Data)", "You silver-tongued devil.", "(turns)", "Let me find somewhere to put", "these.", "She scans the densely decorated room.", "JENNA", "(continuing)", "Hmmm. That might not be so", "easy...", "As Jenna looks around, Data follows her further into", "the room.", "DATA", "It seems that your quarters have", "reverted to their earlier state", "of disorder.", "JENNA", "I know. I'm hopeless.", "Jenna finally locates a vase and arranges the flowers", "in it.", "JENNA", "(continuing)", "There.", "(regarding them)", "They're beautiful, Data. It's", "so sweet of you...", "DATA", "It was Commander Riker who", "suggested this particular flower.", "He said that it had worked for", "him in the past.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/1/91 - ACT TWO", "25A.", "28", "CONTINUED: (3)", "Jenna raises an eyebrow.", "JENNA", "You didn't talk to the entire ship", "about us...", "DATA", "No. In actuality, less than one", "percent of the Enterprise crew", "was involved. It was necessary", "to balance theory with", "experiential referents. Both are", "required for a program of this", "nature.", "(to Computer)", "Computer, decrease illumination", "level by one third standard lux.", "The lights dim to a romantic glow. Data purposefully", "sits down on the couch, Jenna remains standing, a", "puzzled look on her face.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 3/25/91 - ACT TWO", "26.", "28", "CONTINUED: (4)", "JENNA", "(re: the situation)", "This is all part of a program?", "DATA", "Yes. One which I have just", "created for romantic", "relationships.", "Jenna smiles, sits down next to him, much closer than", "she would to \"a friend.\"", "JENNA", "(with humor)", "So... I'm just a small variable", "in one of your new computational", "environments?", "DATA", "You are much more than that,", "Jenna. I have written a", "subroutine specifically for you", "-- a program within the program.", "I have devoted a considerable", "share of my internal resources", "to its development.", "Jenna looks touched. She leans toward him, still", "appreciates the humor of the situation.", "JENNA", "That's the nicest thing anyone's", "ever said to me.", "Jenna puts her arms around him and they kiss...", "FADE OUT.", "END OF ACT TWO", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/1/91 - ACT THREE", "27.", "ACT THREE", "FADE IN:", "29", "EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)", "travelling through the nebula.", "30", "INT. BRIDGE", "Picard, Riker, Worf, McKnight at Con, Data at Ops.", "PICARD", "Estimated time of arrival, Mister", "Data?", "DATA", "We will reach the M class planet", "in approximately eleven hours.", "Picard nods.", "PICARD", "You have the Bridge, Number One.", "Riker takes the Captain's chair; FOLLOW Picard into the", "Ready Room.", "31", "INT. READY ROOM - CONTINUOUS", "Picard ENTERS the room, walks casually towards his desk", "-- and STOPS.", "The top of his desk is completely bare. Puzzled, he", "glances around.", "32", "INCLUDE THE FLOOR", "under the desk. Where everything once on top --", "computer terminal, PADDS, PADD holder, tea mug -- have", "been somehow dumped onto the floor.", "Picard reacts, curious. He stares at the mess for a", "beat.", "PICARD", "(keying insignia)", "Picard to Lieutenant Worf.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 3/27/91 - ACT THREE", "28.", "32", "CONTINUED:", "WORF'S COM VOICE", "Yes, Captain?", "PICARD", "Step into my Ready Room, please.", "And bring a tricorder.", "WORF'S COM VOICE", "Aye, Sir.", "Picard crouches down, inspecting the objects. Worf", "ENTERS the room and Picard stands back up.", "WORF", "Captain?", "Worf stares at the floor for a moment. Then back to", "Picard.", "PICARD", "What do you make of this?", "WORF", "I am puzzled, Sir.", "PICARD", "So am I, Mister Worf.", "Worf aims the tricorder at the objects and takes a", "quick reading.", "WORF", "Captain, the only detectable", "bioelectric residuals are your", "own.", "(a beat)", "You did not --", "PICARD", "-- No. I did not.", "Worf scowls. He quickly checks the bathroom.", "PICARD", "(continuing)", "It seems we have a poltergeist.", "WORF", "Sir?", "PICARD", "A mischievous spirit.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT THREE", "29.", "32", "CONTINUED: (2)", "WORF", "(understanding)", "Hoq-JoH.", "PICARD", "(beat)", "Perhaps this is some kind of", "practical joke.", "WORF", "(taken aback)", "Sir?", "PICARD", "Perhaps not.", "WORF", "I cannot explain how an intruder", "could have entered this room...", "I recommend we go to Red Alert.", "PICARD", "Not yet.", "WORF", "Then I will order one of my", "officers to stand watch.", "(keys insignia)", "Worf to Ensign --", "PICARD", "(cutting him off)", "-- That's alright, Mister Worf.", "For now, I think circumstances", "warrant our caution -- nothing", "more.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT THREE 30-32.", "32", "CONTINUED: (3)", "WORF", "(reluctantly)", "As you wish, Captain.", "Picard dismisses him with a nod, and Worf turns and", "goes out the door. Picard stares again at the objects", "beneath the desk. OFF his still puzzled face.", "33", "EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)", "In the nebula.", "34", "thru", "OMITTED", "35", "36", "INT. DATA'S QUARTERS", "Data is painting at an easel. The door CHIMES.", "DATA", "Enter.", "He stops painting and turns toward the door as Jenna", "steps inside, carrying an object in both her hands.", "JENNA", "I know it's a little unexpected...", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 3/28/91 - ACT THREE", "33.", "36", "CONTINUED:", "DATA", "You are correct. I did not", "anticipate your arrival until", "nineteen hundred hours.", "Data stays at the easel, continues to paint.", "JENNA", "I couldn't wait... I wanted you", "to have this.", "She holds the object out to Data -- it is a small", "alien sculpture, exotic and beautiful. He studies it,", "but does not take it.", "DATA", "You have often expressed", "dissatisfaction with the Spartan", "nature of my quarters. Is this", "an attempt at embellishment?", "JENNA", "The cat's out of the bag.", "DATA", "(looking around)", "Spot?", "JENNA", "I mean you've caught me in the", "act. I'm just trying to brighten", "things up around here.", "(re: the sculpture)", "It's Tyrinean. What do you think?", "Data studies the object for a moment.", "DATA", "Its line is both fluid and formal,", "yet retains an unpremeditated", "quality. The tactility of the", "surface enrichment is evocative", "of the neo-primitive period in", "Tyrinean blade carving.", "JENNA", "I hadn't thought of it that way.", "Jenna looks at Data, still seated at his easel.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 3/27/91 - ACT THREE", "33A.", "36", "CONTINUED: (2)", "JENNA", "(re: painting)", "I'm sorry. Don't let me", "interrupt.", "DATA", "Alright.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 3/28/91 - ACT THREE", "34.", "36", "CONTINUED: (3)", "Then he turns back and continues painting. If it was", "anybody else, the action would be the height of", "rudeness. Jenna can't help but react a moment, even", "though she knows he doesn't intend a slight. She", "recovers.", "JENNA", "(playfully)", "Data.", "DATA", "(looks up)", "Yes?", "JENNA", "The Book of Love, chapter four,", "paragraph seventeen: When your", "girlfriend arrives with a gift,", "stop whatever it is you're doing,", "and give her your undivided", "attention.", "DATA", "My literature search was", "apparently incomplete. I", "discovered twenty-nine books with", "that title, but none contained", "that particular admonition.", "JENNA", "(playful)", "That's because we're writing our", "own version as we go -- you and", "I.", "A long beat as Data thinks about this. He sets down", "his paintbrush.", "DATA", "I should not have resumed my", "painting?", "JENNA", "No.", "DATA", "Despite your suggestion that I", "continue?", "JENNA", "Exactly.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT THREE", "35.", "36", "CONTINUED: (4)", "Another thoughtful beat.", "DATA", "The nature of our interactions", "is considerably more subtle and", "complex than I had anticipated.", "I have much to learn.", "A beat as Jenna gets an idea.", "JENNA", "Let's start with this.", "She hands him back the sculpture.", "JENNA", "(continuing)", "A critical analysis isn't", "necessarily the best response to", "a gift.", "A beat.", "DATA", "Perhaps if I looked for a suitable", "place to display it.", "JENNA", "(pleased)", "Much better.", "Data stands and walks with the carving to a remote", "corner of the room, placing it onto a bare surface.", "DATA", "The ambient light in this location", "accentuates its contours.", "Data observes Jenna's neutral response. Then thinks", "for a beat. He returns to a much more central table.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT THREE", "36.", "36", "CONTINUED: (5)", "DATA", "(continuing)", "However, a gift should not", "necessarily be placed according", "to aesthetic criteria. A more", "central location will carry added", "meaning.", "He places the carving in the more noticeable location.", "Jenna steps over to him, takes his hand.", "JENNA", "Data, what's important is that", "you're trying. You don't know", "how much that means to me.", "She indicates the easel.", "JENNA", "(continuing)", "Now, go back to your painting.", "Data starts to go back to the easel... hesitates, looks", "at her.", "JENNA", "(smiles)", "This time I really mean it.", "(kisses him on cheek)", "I'll see you tonight.", "FOLLOW Jenna as she goes out the door, smile on her", "face.", "37", "INT. CORRIDOR - CONTINUOUS (OPTICAL)", "Jenna walks out of Data's quarters and the door closes", "behind her. She takes a few steps, still smiling, then", "pauses a moment. The smile fades for just an instant,", "replaced by the hint of a doubt about this situation.", "She walks back into her room... as a wall panel on", "the corridor bulkhead DEMATERIALIZES, briefly showing", "the wiring within.", "CUT TO:", "38", "EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)", "The ship in the nebula.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/1/91 - ACT THREE", "37.", "38A", "INT. READY ROOM", "Picard is working on a terminal at his desk.", "RIKER'S COM VOICE", "Riker to Captain Picard. You're", "needed on the Bridge.", "PICARD", "(to COM)", "Acknowledged.", "FOLLOW Picard as he stands and heads to the door and", "onto the Bridge.", "39", "INT. MAIN BRIDGE - CONTINUOUS", "Picard steps onto the Bridge from the Ready Room.", "Riker is in Command, Data, Worf, McKnight at their", "respective positions.", "RIKER", "We've reached the designated", "coordinates.", "Riker indicates the viewscreen and they turn to look.", "RIKER", "(continuing)", "But the M-Class planet... it's", "gone.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 3/25/91 - ACT THREE", "38.", "40", "INCLUDE VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)", "Nothing but the nebula and empty space.", "OFF Picard's reaction.", "FADE OUT.", "END OF ACT THREE", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/1/91 - ACT FOUR", "39.", "ACT FOUR", "FADE IN:", "41", "INT. BRIDGE (OPTICAL)", "Picard, Riker, Worf, Data, and McKnight turn from the", "viewscreen.", "PICARD", "Are you sure there was no", "malfunction in the sensors?", "DATA", "No, sir. Lateral EM scanners", "registered radiation indicative", "of an M-Class planet.", "WORF", "Sir!", "42", "INCLUDE VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)", "A reddish-brown planet now fills the screen. Everyone", "reacts to the sight.", "43", "RESUME", "Picard and Riker exchange a bemused look.", "PICARD", "(to Data)", "Mister Data, run a complete", "systems diagnostic --", "Picard is interrupted.", "COMPUTER VOICE", "-- Atmospheric decompression in", "Bridge Observation Lounge...", "Environmental compensation", "sequence has been initiated...", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 3/26/91 - ACT FOUR", "39A.", "43", "CONTINUED:", "Everyone is taken aback.", "WORF", "(looks up puzzled)", "I am not registering a hull", "breach.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 3/26/91 - ACT FOUR", "40.", "43", "CONTINUED: (2)", "PICARD", "Scan for lifeforms.", "WORF", "(scanning)", "None, Sir.", "RIKER", "(to Computer)", "Computer, boost the structural", "integrity field around the hull", "by one hundred percent.", "COMPUTER VOICE", "Field augmented...", "DATA", "(off instruments)", "Captain. Standard air pressure", "has been reestablished in the", "Observation lounge.", "Everyone looks at each other -- another mysterious", "development.", "PICARD", "Let's have a look.", "Picard, Riker, Data, and Worf head for the obs lounge.", "44", "INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE", "The door opens from the Bridge and Worf ENTERS first,", "phaser drawn. He is taken aback by what he sees.", "WORF", "Captain.", "Picard, Riker, and Data immediately follow him inside.", "45", "THEIR POV", "The entire room has been tossed. Everything not nailed", "down -- PADDS, chairs, displays -- looks as though it's", "been bounced off the walls.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 3/28/91 - ACT FOUR", "41.", "46", "RESUME", "Everyone reacts.", "WORF", "(frustrated)", "I do not understand.", "Worf rights an upturned chair as Data quickly goes to", "the outer wall and begins running his tricorder along", "it.", "RIKER", "Data, are you picking up anything?", "DATA", "I detect no unusual readings.", "Data reaches the window, passes the tricorder over it", "-- reacts.", "DATA", "(continuing)", "Curious. The transparent aluminum", "alloy of this window is", "exhibiting a pattern of transient", "electrical currents.", "PICARD", "Explanation?", "DATA", "I have none. The rate is", "characteristic of a subspace", "distortion. But I am not picking", "up evidence of subspace fields.", "A beat. Picard turns to his officers.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT FOUR", "42.", "46", "CONTINUED:", "PICARD", "We will hold position while we", "seek an explanation for these", "anomalies. Divert all resources", "to that end.", "Everyone knows their jobs and as they move to EXIT...", "CUT TO:", "46A", "EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)", "The Enterprise at impulse, nebula in the background.", "47", "INT. JENNA'S QUARTERS (OPTICAL)", "Data ENTERS, carrying a PADD under his arm like a", "briefcase, looking like a cross between Ward Cleaver", "and the Man in the Grey Flannel Suit. Jenna has just", "come in, is still in uniform, and looks a little", "frazzled.", "DATA", "Hi, honey, I am home.", "JENNA", "Hi.", "He kisses her on the check. She reacts a moment to", "his manner -- they aren't living together, and Data's", "home from work attitude is a bit odd. But she brushes", "it off.", "JENNA", "Any luck at your end?", "DATA", "Negative. We performed a full", "systems diagnostic and found no", "malfunctions.", "JENNA", "We did a full security sweep.", "Nothing.", "She flops down on the couch, takes off her shoes, and", "drops them on the floor. There are several other pairs", "there -- this is something she does every night.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/1/91 - ACT FOUR", "43.", "47", "CONTINUED: (2)", "DATA", "Can I get you a drink, dear?", "Another little take... Data's saying the right things,", "but it comes off a bit strangely.", "JENNA", "Well, yes. I think I'll have...", "a Calaman Sherry.", "DATA", "Excellent choice. I shall join", "you.", "He moves to the replicator.", "DATA", "Two Calaman Sherries.", "(to Jenna)", "Would you like some dinner as", "well?", "JENNA", "I'm too tired to think about what", "I want... maybe later.", "The replictor produces the drinks; he carries them to", "her.", "DATA", "Whatever you like, dear.", "He gives her a drink and she starts too sip. But he", "stops her arm, indicates that they should toast. He", "lifts his glass.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 3/28/91 - ACT FOUR", "43A.", "47", "CONTINUED: (2)", "DATA", "Darling, you remain as", "aesthetically pleasing as the day", "we first met. I believe I am the", "most fortunate sentient in this", "sector of the galaxy.", "He touches her glass with his, and then takes a drink.", "So does Jenna, though she eyes him a bit warily. This", "is feeling really strange...", "DATA", "Now... you must relax. Put your", "feet up. I will take care of", "everything.", "He rises and begins to straighten things in the", "perpetual clutter of Jenna's quarters. He picks up the", "shoes which have collected on the floor.", "DATA", "I could organize your closets.", "I have found that by grouping", "apparel first by function, and", "then by color from light to dark,", "one can more easily locate one's", "desired choice.", "He heads toward the bedroom with the shoes.", "JENNA", "Data... it's all right. You don't", "have to do that...", "DATA", "But I am happy to do it.", "JENNA", "Please... put them down.", "Acquiescent, Data puts the shoes down right where he is", "-- in the doorway. He swoops down on the couch beside", "her, utterly attentive.", "DATA", "What would you like, dear? Am", "I not paying enough attention to", "you?", "JENNA", "It's not that...", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT FOUR", "44.", "47", "CONTINUED: (4)", "DATA", "Perhaps I have not given you", "enough compliments. Your hair", "is looking particularly silky", "tonight...", "JENNA", "Data... there's just something...", "strange... about the way you're", "acting...", "Data tries to figure that one out.", "DATA", "Am I not behaving as a solicitous", "mate?", "JENNA", "Well, yes, but...", "DATA", "Tending to your every need?", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT FOUR", "45.", "47", "CONTINUED: (5)", "JENNA", "What is wrong with you tonight?", "Data responds to her angry tone, matching it as best", "he can.", "DATA", "My most recent self-diagnostic", "revealed no malfunctions. Perhaps", "something is wrong with you.", "Jenna stares at him, unbelieving.", "JENNA", "I've never seen you behave so...", "foolishly. Why are you doing", "this?", "DATA", "(still \"angry\")", "You may not tell me how I should", "behave. You are not my mother.", "JENNA", "What?", "DATA", "\"You are not my mother.\" Is that", "not an appropriate response to", "your statement that I am behaving", "foolishly?", "JENNA", "(completely frustrated)", "Data, I think you should just", "leave.", "Data cocks his head.", "DATA", "(calm)", "You do not wish to continue our...", "lovers quarrel?", "She stares at him, dumbfounded.", "JENNA", "Is that what this is?", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT FOUR", "45A.", "47", "CONTINUED: (6)", "DATA", "In my study of interpersonal", "dynamics, I learned that conflict", "followed by emotional release", "often strengthens a connection", "between two people.", "JENNA", "But there's just something", "forced and artificial about the", "way you're doing it. It's not", "the real you.", "DATA", "With respect to romantic", "relationships, there is no... real", "me. I am drawing upon various", "literary and cultural sources to", "help define my role.", "Jenna takes a moment to absorb all this... the whole", "thing has been an act, a part of his \"program\"... the", "solicitousness, the helpfulness, the argument --", "everything. After a beat she goes to him.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 3/28/91 - ACT FOUR", "46.", "47", "CONTINUED: (6)", "JENNA", "Kiss me.", "He stands and obliges her. After a beat...", "JENNA", "What were you just thinking?", "DATA", "At that particular moment, I was", "reconfiguring the warp field", "parameters, analyzing the", "collected works of Charles", "Dickens, calculating the maximum", "pressure I could safely apply to", "your lips, considering a new food", "supplement for Spot...", "His voice trails off as he notices the crestfallen look", "on her face. Jenna tries to hide her disappointment...", "even from herself.", "JENNA", "(half-hearted smile)", "I'm glad I was in there somewhere.", "She hugs him... but we can see the uneasiness growing", "on her face.", "48", "EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)", "At full stop above the planet, the nebula dark in the", "background.", "49", "INT. BRIDGE (OPTICAL)", "Picard, Riker, Worf, and Data are at the aft science", "station.", "RIKER", "(re: viewscreen)", "A complete sensor scan of the", "planet and three survey probes", "turned up no surprises. No sign", "of life, nothing out of the", "ordinary.", "\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0016", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 3/26/91 - ACT FOUR", "46A.", "49", "CONTINUED:", "RIKER", "(re: viewscreen)", "A complete sensor scan of the", "planet and three survey probes", "turned up no surprises. No sign", "of life, nothing out of the", "ordinary.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 3/28/91 - ACT FOUR", "47.", "49", "CONTINUED:", "WORF", "Seven more unusual incidents have", "been reported. No casualties or", "damage.", "DATA", "At present, we can only state that", "a subspace effect seems to exist", "within this nebula. After I have", "made further analysis, I may be", "able to adjust the ship's sensors", "to locate and identify the", "anomaly.", "RIKER", "(to Picard)", "The ship is at risk as long as", "we're sitting here. We can always", "continue our investigation from", "outside the nebula.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT FOUR", "48.", "49", "CONTINUED: (2)", "PICARD", "Agreed. Ensign McKnight, plot the", "most direct course. Ahead warp", "one.", "MCKNIGHT", "(works instruments)", "Yes, Sir.", "PICARD", "Engage...", "McKnight touches the panel. The ship goes to warp.", "Immediately --", "DATA", "(standing back)", "Captain.", "Everyone turns to see Data's science station and a", "section of the wall DEMATERIALIZE for a moment.", "WORF", "(off instruments)", "Captain! Explosive decompression", "on Deck Thirty-seven!", "RIKER", "Bridge to La Forge... damage", "report.", "The CLAXON SOUNDS, and RED ALERT lights go on.", "50", "INT. ENGINEERING (OPTICAL)", "Geordi and several N.D. engineers, including THORNE and", "VAN MAYTER, are reading sensors.", "GEORDI", "We're showing damage between decks", "-- we haven't localized it yet.", "A section of the wall DEMATERIALIZES across its middle", "section. A violent BURST OF ENERGY arcs between the", "two ends, EXPLOSIVELY. Thorne is knocked to the", "ground.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT FOUR", "48A.", "50", "CONTINUED:", "GEORDI", "Thorne!", "Geordi goes to him, picks him up -- he's alright. The", "conduit REMATERIALIZES.", "GEORDI", "La Forge to Bridge... a cryogenic", "control conduit just blew out on", "us. I almost lost a man...", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/1/91 - ACT FOUR", "49.", "51", "INT. BRIDGE", "Everyone is alarmed.", "PICARD", "Full stop!", "MCKNIGHT", "Yes, Sir --", "52", "OMITTED", "53", "INT. BRIDGE - ANOTHER ANGLE", "Everyone is tensed, hoping the full stop will lessen", "the strange dematerializations.", "GEORDI'S COM VOICE", "La Forge to Bridge...", "PICARD", "Yes, Commander?", "54", "INT. CORRIDOR", "Geordi is hurrying along with two Engineers.", "GEORDI", "(to Comm)", "I think we have some structural", "damage between Decks Thirty-Six", "and Seven. We're checking it out", "now.", "(MORE)", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 3/27/91 - ACT FOUR", "50.", "54", "CONTINUED:", "GEORDI (Cont'd)", "(to one engineer)", "Van Mayter, you take access tube", "twenty-three M and look at the", "the Bridge connectors.", "Van Mayter heads off around a corridor as Geordi and", "Thorne continue on.", "GEORDI", "I'll cover the aft section. You", "go---", "A TERRIBLE SCREAM OFF SCREEN. Geordi and Thorne", "suddenly react -- bolting toward the sound, rounding", "the corner...", "54A", "INCLUDE VAN MAYTER (OPTICAL)", "stuck half-way through the deck, at chest-level. Head,", "upper torso and one arm are all that's visible. He's", "limp, obviously dead.", "OFF Geordi's reaction.", "FADE OUT.", "END OF ACT FOUR", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT FIVE", "51.", "ACT FIVE", "FADE IN:", "56", "EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)", "At full stop in the midst of the nebula.", "57", "INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE (OPTICAL)", "Picard, Riker, Worf and Geordi are sitting at the", "table. The atmosphere is one of grave concern. Data", "is standing next to an Okudagram displayed on the wall", "MONITOR.", "DATA", "During the series of events, I", "was able to measure the W particle", "inference which confirms one of", "my hypotheses.", "Data indicates the Okudagram, which shows \"lines\" of", "normal space interrupted by pockets or deformations", "of varying sizes and shapes. A graphic depiction of", "the Enterprise is in the midst of it all.", "DATA", "The unusual preponderance of dark", "matter in this nebula is causing", "small gaps in the fabric of normal", "space.", "He points from one \"pocket\" to another.", "DATA", "As the Enterprise moves through", "the nebula, it collides with these", "deformations.", "PICARD", "Like a carriage bouncing over a", "series of potholes.", "DATA", "That is an apt analogy.", "GEORDI", "So every time we hit one, part", "of the ship momentarily phases", "out of normal space.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT FIVE", "52.", "57", "CONTINUED:", "DATA", "(acknowledging)", "Or when one of them hits us. My", "readings suggest that the", "deformations themselves are in", "motion.", "RIKER", "We're lucky one of these pockets", "didn't pass through a photon", "torpedo casing... or the", "matter/anti-matter containment", "pods.", "PICARD", "The question now is, how do we", "get out? Mister Data, can you", "reconfigure the sensors to detect", "these anomalies?", "DATA", "Yes, sir, but they can only be", "perceived at extremely close", "range. Even at minimal speed,", "it would be impossible to maneuver", "the Enterprise quickly enough to", "avoid them.", "WORF", "A shuttlecraft is more", "maneuverable...", "RIKER", "He's right.", "Riker moves to the monitor, points to the Enterprise", "and a position far ahead of it.", "RIKER", "If we positioned a shuttle far", "enough in front of the", "Enterprise... it could detect the", "pockets and provide us enough", "time to maneuver out of the way.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT FIVE", "53.", "57", "CONTINUED: (2)", "GEORDI", "We could give the shuttle control", "of our navigational systems --", "that way, the corresponding", "maneuvers would be virtually", "instantaneous.", "PICARD", "Make it so.", "58", "INT. BRIDGE", "Picard, Riker, Data, and Worf enter the Bridge from the", "Observation Lounge. Jenna is standing at Tactical.", "Worf approaches her.", "WORF", "You are relieved, Ensign.", "Jenna nods and crosses to the turbolift. As she does,", "she passes Data, now at the right science station,", "working furiously at the instruments. She hesitates,", "gives him a look... but he is oblivious, concentrating", "on his task. She turns and proceeds toward the", "turbolift.", "59", "OMITTED", "60", "ON PICARD AND RIKER", "heading across the Bridge. Riker starts to peel off", "toward the turbolift.", "RIKER", "I'll do my pre-flight once I'm", "on board.", "PICARD", "Not this time, Will.", "Riker stops, brought up short.", "RIKER", "Sir?", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT FIVE", "54.", "60", "CONTINUED:", "PICARD", "I'm going to pilot the shuttle.", "RIKER", "Captain... my duty as First", "Officer is to safeguard the lives", "on this ship. Including yours.", "The Enterprise can't afford to", "lose you, sir. Not in this", "situation.", "PICARD", "I believe our best chance of", "escaping this situation is for", "me to pilot that shuttle.", "(beat)", "This is my ship, Will. I've", "got to do it.", "A beat.", "RIKER", "(acquiescing)", "Captain.", "Picard heads for the turbolift.", "60A", "thru", "OMITTED", "60B", "60C", "EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)", "The ship is in the nebula, the tiny shuttle far off in", "front of it. Both appear to be holding their", "positions.", "61", "INT. SHUTTLE", "Picard at the console.", "PICARD", "Shuttle three to Enterprise,", "telementry link enabled.", "He touches the controls and the blinkies respond by", "lighting up in a different pattern.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT FIVE", "54A.", "62", "OMITTED", "63", "INT. MAIN BRIDGE", "Riker in captain's chair, Data at his post, Worf at", "Tactical, McKnight at CONN.", "DATA", "Ship's computer is accepting", "navigational inputs from the", "shuttle.", "64", "INT. SHUTTLE - INCLUDE MONITOR (OPTICAL)", "in front of Picard, where there appears an OKUDAGRAM", "display, similar to the one Data had in the Observation", "Lounge, with \"lines\" of space displayed out in front of", "the shuttle. It resembles a vector graphic \"POV\" type", "videogame.", "PICARD", "Forward sensors are on line.", "Ensign McKnight, plot a course", "for the shortest distance out of", "the nebula.", "MCKNIGHT", "Plot laid in, sir. Outer", "perimeter at thirty-two million", "kilometers.", "PICARD", "Point one impulse, Number One.", "64A", "INT. MAIN BRIDGE", "RIKER", "Acknowledged, Captain. We're", "right behind you.", "(to Comm)", "Riker to O'Brien, lock on to the", "Captain's communicator. I want", "to be able to pull him out of", "there if I have to.", "O'BRIEN'S COM VOICE", "Aye, sir.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT FIVE", "55.", "65", "EXT. SPACE - ENTERPRISE & SHUTTLE (OPTICAL)", "The shuttle in f.g., Enterprise behind it in the", "nebula. As the shuttlecraft slowly moves forward, the", "Enterprise follows.", "INTERCUT AS NEEDED:", "66", "INT. SHUTTLE", "Picard working controls, watching the monitor.", "67", "INCLUDE MONITOR (OPTICAL)", "the lines in space suddenly display a distorting", "\"pocket\" similar in appearance to those on Data's obs", "lounge Okudagram. It is heading right toward him.", "PICARD", "Changing course... new heading", "two-nine-nine mark zero-two-nine.", "We see from the movement of the gassy whirls of the", "nebula that the shuttle has banked into a turn that", "is left and up. The monitor moves accordingly and the", "\"pocket\" disappears from the screen.", "68", "OMITTED", "69", "INT. MAIN BRIDGE", "DATA", "Main coupling is matching", "navigational inputs, Captain.", "MCKNIGHT", "New heading confirmed.", "PICARD", "I missed it by less than a", "thousand meters, Enterprise...", "Advise your status...", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT FIVE", "56.", "69", "CONTINUED:", "WORF", "(checking his panel)", "Sensors indicate the deformation", "passing five hundred meters off", "the starboard bow. We're", "clear...", "RIKER", "One down, Captain...", "There is Bridge-wide release of tension.", "PICARD", "Resuming previous course.", "MCKNIGHT", "Confirmed. Outer perimeter now", "at thirty-point-one million", "kilometers.", "Riker's eyes sweep the Bridge. There's still a long", "way to go.", "70", "thru", "OMITTED", "72", "73", "INT. SHUTTLE - INCLUDE MONITOR (OPTICAL)", "Picard's eyes are glued on the monitor. Two pockets", "appear on the screen, a small one and a larger one.", "PICARD", "Changing course... heading zero", "seven three, mark --", "two-eight-eight...", "The shuttle veers right and down. The pockets", "disappear from the screen. But suddenly, four more", "pockets loom on the monitor -- like the next level in", "a Nintendo game.", "PICARD", "New heading... two-eight-four", "mark zero...", "The shuttle swerves hard to the left.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT FIVE", "56A.", "74", "thru", "OMITTED", "74C", "75", "INT. MAIN BRIDGE", "There is a jolt to the Bridge as the Enterprise makes", "the two corrections in close order.", "76", "INT. SHUTTLE - INCLUDE MONITOR (OPTICAL)", "Three of the potholes appear on screen... There's not", "a minute for Picard to breathe. The potholes keep", "coming... big ones moving slowly, little ones that zip", "like hummingbirds. But this time there's a JOLT to the", "shuttle...", "76A", "EXT. SPACE - SHUTTLE (OPTICAL)", "There's an EFFECT on part of the shuttle... the", "thruster assembly flares, then hangs, damaged, on the", "shuttle.", "77", "INT. SHUTTLE - INCLUDE MONITOR (OPTICAL)", "as the potholes keep coming... Picard tapping", "instructions... but...", "PICARD", "Enterprise... I'm losing", "maneuverability...", "CONTINUE INTERCUT:", "77A", "INT. ENGINEERING", "GEORDI", "Sensors indicate damage to the", "shuttle's starboard impulse", "nacelle, Captain.", "PICARD", "I'm reading fluctuations in the", "thermal control sub-system...", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT FIVE", "57.", "78", "INT. BRIDGE", "RIKER", "Captain, I'm bringing you back.", "PICARD", "Belay that, Number One! I'm", "re-routing the secondary deuterium", "supply... switching to manual", "controls.", "DATA", "Transceiver signal is down", "forty-two percent. Navigational", "inputs are not registering.", "RIKER", "(what next?)", "Captain, we've lost the link.", "PICARD", "You'll have to make course changes", "manually until we re-establish", "the connection.", "RIKER", "Understood. Get us back on line,", "Data. Geordi, try boosting the", "power to the L-U band. And", "increase the distance between the", "Enterprise and the shuttle. We're", "going to need some more room to", "make manual adjustments.", "GEORDI", "Aye, sir.", "RIKER", "How far do we have to go?", "MCKNIGHT", "Sixteen million kilometers.", "Riker's face shows his grave concern that they're not", "going to make it that far.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT FIVE", "57A.", "79", "INT. SHUTTLE", "Where Picard is battling a bucking shuttle. Now he", "becomes a concert pianist... changing course to escape", "the oncoming potholes with one hand... working to", "correct the engine problem with the other.", "PICARD", "New heading... two-nine-nine mark", "one eight...", "MCKNIGHT", "(working panels)", "Yes, sir... I've got it... course", "corrected.", "Potholes swim at Picard; the shuttle dips and swerves", "for a tense moment. There's only time for --", "PICARD", "Enterprise -- hard starboard!", "MCKNIGHT", "Aye, sir --", "79A", "INT. BRIDGE", "WORF", "Deformation impact on Deck", "Fifteen... science section...", "RIKER", "Damage?", "WORF", "Report coming in, sir... minimal", "damage.", "PICARD", "Hold steady... I've completed the", "re-routing sequence... do you read", "my navigational inputs?", "RIKER", "Data, do we have the telemetry", "link back?", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT FIVE", "58.", "79A", "CONTINUED:", "DATA", "I have increased sensitivity in", "the L-U band... it should be", "sufficient.", "RIKER", "Captain, let's try it.", "79B", "INT. SHUTTLE (OPTICAL)", "Half a dozen pockets swarm toward the shuttle on the", "monitor. Picard barely has time to respond.", "PICARD", "New heading. Two-seven-five mark", "three nine!", "DATA", "Confirmed... the link has been", "re-established.", "MCKNIGHT", "Nine-point-four million kilometers", "to the perimeter.", "79C", "EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE & SHUTTLE (OPTICAL)", "continue their strange tandem dance through the nebula.", "80", "INT. BRIDGE", "PICARD", "Mister La Forge, I am still having", "difficulty controlling the", "shuttlecraft.", "80A", "INT. ENGINEERING", "GEORDI", "Yes, sir, your krellide storage", "cells are losing their charge.", "Maintaining manual control is", "gonna get increasingly harder...", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT THREE", "58A.", "81", "INT. SHUTTLE", "The shuttle is bucking, barely under control.", "PICARD", "Estimated distance to the nebula's", "perimeter?", "DATA", "Four-point-seven million", "kilometers, sir.", "PICARD", "Is there a way to transfer the", "microfusion thrusters so I can", "get a power boost?", "DATA", "Possibly. If you augment the", "thruster sequencing so that the", "inertial dampening fields --", "But as he's speaking a pothole appears on the", "monitor... then looms large... larger... this is the", "Mother Of All Potholes. Picard responds --", "PICARD", "Bearing -- two-seven... make that", "two-eight-five, mark", "two-five-five!", "The shuttle banks hard left and plunges down at a steep", "angle... then whirls out of control.", "82", "INT. MAIN BRIDGE", "as the Bridge begins to jolt in response to the", "shuttle.", "DATA", "Commander, the shuttle is out of", "control. Navigational link is", "severed.", "RIKER", "(to Com)", "Mister O'Brien -- do you have the", "Captain's signal?", "82A", "INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM", "O'BRIEN", "I'm having trouble locking on,", "sir.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT FIVE", "59.", "82B", "INT. BRIDGE", "DATA", "Sir, the shuttle's inertial", "dampeners have failed. It is", "breaking up.", "83", "INT. SHUTTLE (OPTICAL)", "The craft is spinning (SHAKING AS THE GASSY WHIRLS BLUR", "BY THE WINDOW). Picard can't even move from the g", "force.", "PICARD", "(to Com)", "Now would be a good time, Mister", "O'Brien...", "83A", "thru", "OMITTED", "86", "87", "INT. MAIN BRIDGE - INCLUDE VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)", "Riker and the others react to a tiny explosion far out", "in front of the ship -- it's the shuttle.", "RIKER", "O'Brien -- did we get him?", "87A", "INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM (OPTICAL)", "As Picard MATERIALIZES, heads for the door.", "O'BRIEN", "Aye, sir, we got him.", "PICARD", "I'm a little dizzy, Number One...", "but none the worse... on my way...", "87B", "INT. BRIDGE", "RIKER", "(relieved)", "Acknowledged, sir.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT FIVE", "60.", "87B", "CONTINUED:", "DATA", "Commander, we are nearing the", "perimeter -- one million", "kilometers away.", "RIKER", "All right, let's make a run for", "it.", "A tense moment -- will there be more potholes?", "88", "EXT. SPACE - ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)", "As the great ship plows toward the edge of the", "nebula... and then shoots out into normal space.", "89", "INT. MAIN BRIDGE", "as Picard emerges from the turbolift.", "RIKER", "We're clear of the nebula, sir.", "Picard looks out at the starfield... relieved to see", "normal space again. He moves toward his chair.", "PICARD", "Ensign, plot a course for Starbase", "Two-Sixty. Warp two. Engage.", "90", "OMITTED", "91", "EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)", "The ship at warp in normal space.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT FIVE", "60A.", "92", "INT. DATA'S QUARTERS", "Data is preparing two place settings for an intimate", "dinner. His cat passes by. The door CHIMES.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 3/27/91 - ACT FIVE", "61.", "92", "CONTINUED:", "DATA", "Enter.", "The door opens and Jenna ENTERS the room, crosses", "toward Data.", "DATA", "(continuing)", "Hello.", "Jenna gives him a peck on the cheek. Her smile is a", "little weak.", "JENNA", "Hi.", "She notices several potted plants and a couple of", "antique Japanese style hanging lanterns.", "JENNA", "(continuing)", "The place looks great.", "DATA", "Thank you. It is much less", "Spartan, is it not?", "JENNA", "Much less... It looks... great...", "it really does... it looks great.", "DATA", "Jenna, you are repeating yourself.", "I have found this to be indicative", "of mental distraction. Is that", "a correct assumption in this", "instance?", "JENNA", "I'm afraid it is.", "Data moves toward the replicator.", "DATA", "Then perhaps we should begin our", "meal. Among humans, a low serum", "glucose level is often responsible", "for --", "JENNA", "(interrupting)", "-- Data.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT FIVE", "62.", "92", "CONTINUED: (2)", "Data pauses.", "JENNA", "(continuing)", "Let's talk... first.", "She indicates his chair at the table. Data comes back,", "sits down. She sits opposite him.", "JENNA", "(continuing)", "I'm not sure how to begin.", "DATA", "What is the subject?", "JENNA", "You and me. Our relationship.", "DATA", "Yes?", "JENNA", "(deep breath)", "Data, sometimes people blindly", "make the same mistake again and", "again. Until it finally happens", "in a way so obvious and so", "blatant, that they can no longer", "deny what they've been doing.", "DATA", "Are you currently experiencing", "this phenomenon?", "JENNA", "I didn't see it until today. I", "got out of a relationship with", "an unemotional man. And went", "right back into another with a", "man who is absolutely incapable", "of emotion.", "DATA", "There does appear to be a", "recurring motif.", "JENNA", "You were so kind and attentive.", "I thought maybe that would be", "enough.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 3/27/91 - ACT FIVE", "63.", "92", "CONTINUED: (3)", "DATA", "It is not?", "JENNA", "No, it's not. Because as close", "as we are, I don't really matter", "to you. Not really. Nothing I", "could do or say will ever make", "you happy, or hurt you, or touch", "you in any way.", "DATA", "That is... a valid projection.", "Data thinks for a moment.", "DATA", "(continuing)", "It is apparent that my reach has", "exceeded my grasp in this", "particular area. I am perhaps", "not nearly so human as I aspire", "to become...", "A beat.", "DATA", "(continuing, pleasantly)", "If you are ready to eat, I will", "bring our meal.", "Data stands. Jenna looks at him sadly for a beat --", "this is just what she was talking about.", "JENNA", "No. That's alright.", "She stands.", "JENNA", "(continuing)", "I'd better go, Data.", "DATA", "If you wish.", "Jenna reaches over and kisses him on the cheek. Starts", "to turn toward the door.", "STAR TREK: \"In Theory\" - REV. 4/2/91 - ACT FIVE", "64.", "92", "CONTINUED: (4)", "DATA", "(continuing)", "Jenna. Are we no longer... a", "couple?", "Her eyes suddenly fill with tears.", "JENNA", "No... we're not.", "DATA", "Then I will delete the", "appropriate program.", "JENNA", "(quickly toward the", "door)", "I'll see you later...", "She goes out the door -- it closes behind her. Data", "watches for a moment. The cat suddenly jumps up on his", "lap.", "DATA", "Hello, Spot.", "He reaches down to pet it, and the animal nuzzles up to", "his hand.", "OFF Data's face...", "FADE OUT.", "END OF ACT FIVE", "THE END", "                                                                                        "]