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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Violations"
#40275-212
Story by
Shari Goodhartz & T. Michael and Pamela Gray
Teleplay by
Pamela Gray and Jeri Taylor
Directed by
Robert Wiemer
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 This script is not for publication or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
OCTOBER 25, 1991
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - CAST
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Violations"
CAST
PICARD TARMIN
RIKER INAD
DATA JEV
BEVERLY
TROI
GEORDI
WORF
KEIKO
DOCTOR MARTIN
CREWPERSON DAVIS
COMPUTER VOICE
KELLER'S COM VOICE
TECHNICIAN'S COM VOICE
Non-Speaking
SUPERNUMERARIES
STAR TREK: "Violations" - 10/25/91 - SETS
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Violations"
SETS
INTERIORS EXTERIORS
USS ENTERPRISE USS ENTERPRISE
MAIN BRIDGE
CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM
OBSERVATION LOUNGE
TEN FORWARD
ENGINEERING
CORRIDOR
SICKBAY
BEVERLY'S OFFICE
TROI'S QUARTERS
RIKER'S QUARTERS
ULLIAN GUEST QUARTERS
DINING ROOM
STARBASE
MORGUE
CORRIDOR
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - PRONUNCIATION
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Violations"
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
CHRYSIMITE KRISS-ih-mite
DIENCEPHALON die-n-SEF-uh-lon
DARDILION dar-DILL-ee-on
FERRAZENE FAIR-uh-zeen
GENTON GEN-tahn
GENTONIAN gen-TONE-ee-n
HISTAMINE HISS-tah-meen
HYLANATINE high-LAN-uh-teen
INAD EE-nid
IRESINE EAR-uh-seen
MANZENE MAN-zeen
MELINA meh-LEEN-uh
OBACHAN oh-BAH-chon
(second syllable 2.8
times longer than the others)
TARMIN tahr-min
THALAMUS THAL-muss
ULLIAN YEW-lee-n
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 11/5/91 - TEASER 1.
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Violations"
TEASER
FADE IN:
1 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
at impulse.
PICARD (V.O.)
Captain's log, stardate 45429.3.
While on a mapping survey of
sector two-two-one-three-nine, we
are conveying a delegation of
Ullians to Kaldra Four. These
telepathic historians conduct their
research by retrieving long-forgotten
memories.
2 CLOSE ON KEIKO
With her face fixed in concentration, she struggles to
grab hold of an elusive memory.
KEIKO
It's a chipped cup, off-white...
with a crack in it... I can see
it... but I can't remember
anything else about it...
TARMIN (o.c.)
When you see it... do you hear
any sounds?
The man's voice is gentle, coaxing. Keiko tries to
concentrate.
KEIKO
No... I don't think so... wait,
yes...
She tilts her head slightly, as though trying to hear
better.
KEIKO
Humming...
(as if listening)
Someone's humming...
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - TEASER 2.
2 CONTINUED:
TARMIN (o.c.)
A woman.
KEIKO
Yes... but I don't know who it
is...
CUT to reveal we are --
3 INT. TEN FORWARD
Keiko sits at a table opposite a large,
powerfully-built alien named TARMIN, 50's, whose eyes
are closed as he concentrates on the same images as
Keiko. Tarmin's hand touches his head. A
white-haired female alien, INAD, quite a bit older than
Tarmin, sits beside him. A third alien, JEV,
Tarmin's attractive son, 30's, stands and observes.
Also observing are RIKER, GEORDI, and BEVERLY, who seem
to be fascinated by this process.
TARMIN
Try to touch the cup.
Keiko looks at him, unsure what he means, then closes
her eyes and tentatively reaches out her hand.
SUBLIMINAL CUT TO:
4 A CHILD'S HAND - INSERT
touching the side of the cup, then running a finger
along its rim, reaching a sharp-edged chip and abruptly
pulling back. (NOTE: These cuts are all inserts, very
close-up, revealing nothing of the surrounding.)
5 RESUME SCENE
Keiko pulls her hand back as well, opens her eyes.
KEIKO
It has a sharp edge where it's
chipped.
TARMIN
Is there anything inside the cup?
Keiko concentrates, trying to see the image.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - TEASER 3.
5 CONTINUED:
KEIKO
A liquid... dark...
TARMIN
Like tea...
SUBLIMINAL CUT TO:
6 A CHILD'S HAND - INSERT
quickly dipping two fingers inside the cup.
7 OMITTED
8 RESUME SCENE
KEIKO
It's not hot...
Keiko puts the same two fingers into her mouth, as if
to taste the liquid, then scrunches up her nose.
KEIKO
Bitter...
TARMIN
There's something else in the
cup...
KEIKO
Yes... with a wooden handle...
TARMIN
A spoon...
KEIKO
No... It's more delicate than
that.
TARMIN
Reach for it.
SUBLIMINAL CUT TO:
9 A CHILD'S HAND - INSERT
reaching for the wooden handle, pulling out a JAPANESE
INK BRUSH.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - TEASER 4.
10 RESUME SCENE
KEIKO
It's a brush! An ink brush.
SUBLIMINAL CUT TO:
11 THE INK BRUSH - INSERT
in the child's hands, one holding the brush, the other
touching the bristles.
12 RESUME SCENE
KEIKO
I hear that humming again.
TARMIN
Keep listening to it, and hold
out the brush. See if someone
takes it from you.
Keiko extends her hand, as if it held a brush in it.
SUBLIMINAL CUT TO:
13 AN OLD WOMAN'S HAND - INSERT
reaching for the brush, taking it by the handle.
14 RESUME KEIKO
KEIKO
It's Obachan! My grandmother.
She's doing brush writing. I
remember it now!
Tarmin opens his eyes, pleased with himself.
KEIKO
She used that cup for cleaning
the brush, and it was my job to
fill it with water and bring it
to the table.
(remembering)
I'd sit beside her and watch the
most beautiful characters come
from that brush. And the whole
time, she'd be humming to herself.
(MORE)
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - TEASER 5.
14 CONTINUED:
KEIKO (cont'd)
(smiles, amazed)
It's like it was yesterday.
BEVERLY
You remember such vivid details...
it's remarkable.
KEIKO
For years I've seen that old cup
in my memory... but I could never
recall what it was or why it was
important.
(to Tarmin)
Thank you.
TARMIN
You're very welcome, young lady.
He looks around at the group.
TARMIN
Perhaps someone else would care
to try?
Inad and Jev react to this, uncomfortable with Tarmin
"soliciting" the group. Tarmin fixes his eyes on
Beverly.
TARMIN
You, madam... you're thinking of
that first childhood kiss.
Wouldn't you like to remember
more about it?
Beverly is amazed by this, but Jev remonstrates his
father.
JEV
Father, you know you're not
supposed to probe someone's
memories unless they've given you
permission.
TARMIN
You're right... but sometimes with
a beautiful woman -- I can't help
myself.
There is good-natured laughter at this.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - 10/25/91 - TEASER 6.
14 CONTINUED: (2)
GEORDI
(to Riker)
What about you, Commander? Any
memories you feel like digging
up?
RIKER
(grinning)
None that I'd want to share with
an audience.
Geordi and the others grin at this; Keiko stands.
KEIKO
I'd better be going... it's
getting late.
The group disperses, Riker and Geordi moving to the
exit, some of the others moving off in little groups.
CAMERA drops off on Jev, who stands alone, an enigmatic
look on his face.
FADE OUT.
END OF TEASER
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 11/25/91 - ACT ONE 7.
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes.)
EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
at impulse.
PICARD (V.O.)
Captain's log, supplemental.
Reports of the Ullians' remarkable
feats have piqued my interest.
I have invited the senior staff
to a Captain's Dinner in honor
of our guests.
INT. CORRIDOR
Geordi and Data walking along a corridor.
DATA
It is perplexing to me that the
Ullians' ability to retrieve
memory is so sought after. If
an event is important enough to
be recovered... why would it have
been forgotten?
Geordi ponders how to explain this.
GEORDI
It's not quite the same for us
as it is for you, Data. You
record every second of every event
in your life...
DATA
That is correct.
GEORDI
And if you want to recall any one
of those seconds, you just access
the proper memory circuit.
DATA
My understanding of the Human
brain suggests that the process
is the same for you.
(MORE)
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 11/25/91 - ACT ONE 7A.
CONTINUED:
DATA (cont'd)
Each memory is encoded in chains
of molecules, and when you want
to retrieve it, you simply access
the proper RNA sequence.
GEORDI
Well, yeah, that's true...
DATA
Then in what way is it different?
GEORDI
Sometimes... There are memories
we just can't tap into. For
instance... I have no recollection
of what I did on my last birthday.
Birthdays are important
occasions... you'd think I'd
remember how I spent the day.
But I can't even remember where
I was.
They reach a turbolift, and the doors open.
INT. TURBOLIFT
as they enter.
GEORDI
Deck two. On the other hand --
I remember everything about the
time I got my first pet... a
Circassian cat. I was eight. I
remember how funny he looked...
how excited I was... it's as if
it happened last week.
DATA
Perhaps you remember the pleasant
memories and forget the unpleasant
ones?
GEORDI
Well, not really. Sometimes the
bad memories are the most intense
of all.
Data finds this all very difficult to follow.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 11/25/91 - ACT ONE 7B.
B14 CONTINUED:
DATA
It would seem there is no
predictable pattern to Human
memory.
Geordi is grateful for this summation -- any summation
-- of an inexplicable subject.
GEORDI
It would seem.
The turbolift doors open and they EXIT.
15 INT. DINING ROOM
An elegant dinner is being served to the Enterprise's
guests of honor: Tarmin, the delegation leader, Inad,
and Jev. PICARD, Riker, WORF, DATA, Geordi, TROI, and
Beverly are present.
JEV
This "library" of ours has been
in the planning stages for years
-- a collection of the retrieved
memories of races from many
different star systems --
We sense that Jev is sincere and idealistic about this
dream; Tarmin, however, wants center stage, and
interrupts him. Jev subsides, though he's annoyed.
TARMIN
What my son means to say is --
we think of ourselves as
"archaeologists of the mind." We
believe that the history of a
world is contained in the personal
experiences of its people.
PICARD
Rather like the ancient oral
historians of Earth.
TARMIN
Exactly. The library we propose
will be a vast storehouse of these
individual memories.
RIKER
Sounds like quite a project...
how long will it take to finish
your studies on Kaldra?
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 11/25/91 - ACT ONE 7C.
15 CONTINUED:
INAD
Many months. We have been working
for years, and have surveyed only
eleven planets in eight star
systems.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT ONE 8.
15 CONTINUED:
JEV
But it's our way of life. We
wouldn't want to do anything else.
BEVERLY
(with feigned innocence)
Captain, Mister Tarmin gave us
a demonstration of his abilities
this afternoon. It's fascinating.
Perhaps you'd like to resurrect
some memories...
She smiles sweetly as Picard gives her a piercing look.
Tarmin, oblivious to the teasing, leaps in, eager to
pick up on the opportunity.
TARMIN
I'd be happy to probe your
recollections, Captain. Most
people find it an enjoyable
experience.
PICARD
I'm sure. However, I don't think
I'm a particularly good candidate
--
BEVERLY
(gently twisting)
I'm sure you'd be ideal. And you
must have some intriguing
memories...
TARMIN
We won't be on your ship for long.
This might be your last
opportunity...
PICARD
Yes, well...
INAD
(gently admonishing)
Tarmin, you mustn't influence
people. They must come to you
willingly.
Tarmin shrugs. We sense that he enjoys his work,
likes to show off a little -- to the consternation of
the more serious, straight-laced Ullians.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT ONE 9.
15 CONTINUED: (2)
TARMIN
I have found... over the years...
that there are many who want the
experience of memory retrieval...
but who need some encouragement
in order to come forward.
He turns and looks around; his eye falls on Worf.
TARMIN
You, Mister Worf? I would love
to explore Klingon memories.
WORF
Klingons do not allow themselves
to be "probed."
TARMIN
There is nothing to fear...
JEV
(cautioning)
Father...
WORF
I am not fearful.
TARMIN
Commander La Forge... you?
GEORDI
I don't think so. Thanks anyway.
TARMIN
I have rarely encountered such
squeamish people! Doctor
Crusher... Commander Riker... ?
Tarmin's pushiness is becoming a bit much; Troi comes
in to smooth things over.
TROI
Mister Tarmin, are all Ullians
able to read memories?
TARMIN
No, my dear. The technique
requires special training. It
is a serious commitment.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 11/22/91 - ACT ONE 10-10B
15 CONTINUED: (3)
INAD
It takes years of study. Tarmin
is the most proficient of our
group.
TARMIN
Once Jev spent two days with a
contingent of elderly Gentons.
He couldn't get a thing from them.
I worked with them for one hour
and recovered a missing fragment
of the Gentonian trade wars.
Jev colors at this public put-down. He's had enough.
JEV
Excuse me.
He rises and heads for the exit. There's an awkward
pause.
INAD
(smoothly)
Exactly how long will it be before
we reach Kaldra, Captain?
Over the next, Troi rises and follows Jev.
PICARD
Mister Data?
DATA
Four days, eleven hours, sir.
16 INT. CORRIDOR
Jev is standing outside a turbolift as Troi rounds the
corner.
TROI
Jev...
He turns and sees her. Lets out an exasperated sigh.
JEV
I'm sorry. I'm being rude.
TROI
No, not at all...
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT ONE 11.
16 CONTINUED:
JEV
My father finds it amusing to
demean me in public. I reach the
point where I don't want to hear
any more.
TROI
It's not easy having an
overbearing parent. Believe me,
I know how you feel.
He looks at her curiously.
JEV
Oh, yes... I was told you were
an empath.
TROI
I can't read Ullians. But, I
do know a certain Betazoid mother
who is a great deal like your
father.
Jev smiles at this, relaxing a bit in this sharing of
grievances. The turbolift doors open and they ENTER.
16A INT. TURBOLIFT
TROI
Deck eight. I've learned to
remind myself that my mother and
I are two separate individuals.
JEV
Deck sixteen. And have you had
much success with this approach,
Counselor?
She takes a breath as if to speak... stops herself,
ponders for a moment... then looks right at him.
TROI
No... but I keep reminding myself.
He laughs, she does, too... she's managed to ease his
overreaction to his father's self-aggrandizement. The
turbolift stops and the doors open.
TROI
Good night.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - 10/25/91 - ACT ONE 12.
16A CONTINUED:
JEV
Good night, Counselor. And thank
you.
She smiles at him and EXITS the turbolift.
17 OMITTED
18 INT. TROI'S QUARTERS
Troi is getting ready for bed. She is wearing a
nightgown, and brushes her hair in front of the
mirror.
SUBLIMINAL CUT TO:
19 INT. RIKER'S QUARTERS (FLASHBACK)
Riker's arms lowering her backward.
20 RESUME TROI (PRESENT)
who shakes off the memory, and continues brushing.
SUBLIMINAL CUT TO:
21 INT RIKER'S QUARTERS (FLASHBACK)
Riker's hand stroking her hair.
RIKER'S VOICE
Have you stopped thinking about
us?
22 RESUME TROI (PRESENT)
who once again shakes off the memory, a bit jarred by
it. She walks to the replicator.
TROI
Hot chocolate.
SUBLIMINAL CUT TO:
STAR TREK: "Violations" - 10/25/91 - ACT ONE 13.
23 INT. RIKER'S QUARTERS - FLASHBACK
Poker chips tumbling to the floor.
24 RESUME TROI (PRESENT)
who takes her cocoa, increasingly disturbed by the
intrusion of these memory flashes. She sits down to
sip her cocoa, then gasps slightly and falls back
against the cushions. Something overwhelming is
happening to her.
CUT TO:
25 INT. RIKER'S QUARTERS - MEMORY FLASHBACK
(NOTE: There should be some special visual treatment
of the flashback sequences in order to differentiate
them from the present... a filter... maybe sepia
tones... Linear versions of the flashback scenes are
included at the end of the script.)
Troi and Riker are cleaning up after a poker party.
The mood is easy, jocular. Troi has neither the
costume nor the hairdo she wears today. She is
collecting poker chips, trying to stack them into their
container. They tumble from her hands and onto the
floor. She laughs and kneels down; Riker does the
same.
JUMP CUT TO:
26 TROI AND RIKER
She's lying on the floor, he's bending over her, faces
close.
RIKER
Have you stopped thinking about
us?
JUMP CUT TO:
27 ANOTHER ANGLE
They reach for some poker chips... Riker covers her
hand with his. They freeze that way for a moment, then
Troi looks up and sees him looking at her intently.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - 10/25/91 - ACT ONE 13A.
27 CONTINUED:
TROI
Will...
RIKER
We have to talk about this...
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT ONE 14.
28 INT. TROI'S QUARTERS - IN THE PRESENT
She sits on her couch, eyes frozen, as though in a
trance, reliving this erratic memory.
29 INT. RIKER'S QUARTERS - MEMORY FLASHBACK
Troi and Riker are sitting on the floor; he strokes
her hair.
TROI
Imzadi... we can't... not when
we're serving on the same ship...
RIKER
Have you stopped thinking about
us? Just answer that...
JUMP CUT TO:
30 ANOTHER ANGLE (FLASHBACK)
as the poker chips fall to the floor; Troi laughs.
JUMP CUT TO:
31 ANOTHER ANGLE (FLASHBACK)
Riker lowers her backward onto the floor.
RIKER
I can't stop thinking about you...
Riker bends closer to her... their lips only inches
apart...
TROI
No... don't...
RIKER
Have you stopped thinking about
us?
There is no answer. Their lips meet, and all the
resistance in Troi is gone. They kiss tenderly but
with ardor...
Suddenly the grip of his hands on her arms tightens...
he's more forceful...
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT ONE 15.
31 CONTINUED:
TROI
Will... we mustn't do this...
He is demanding, urgent. It's hard to resist...
TROI
No, Will --
She finally pushes him away, and stares at him -- but
instead of Will Riker, she sees ---
32 ANGLE - JEV (FLASHBACK)
staring down at her, smiling sadly. (He is wearing
Riker's outfit.)
JEV
Imzadi...
CUT TO:
33 INT. TROI'S QUARTERS - IN THE PRESENT
Troi has fallen back on the couch, staring at nothing.
34 INT. RIKER'S QUARTERS - MEMORY FLASHBACK
as Jev lowers her onto her back; she struggles against
him in horror.
TROI
No, don't...
JEV (o.c.)
I can't stop thinking about
you...
Troi turns to see --
35 JEV (FLASHBACK)
standing to the side, observing Troi with the other
image of himself, staring at them sadly as though
almost embarrassed to be viewing them. (He is in his
costume.)
Troi looks with horror from one to the other, still
struggling to escape. The first Jev holds her tight
and tries to kiss her.
JUMP CUT TO:
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT ONE 16.
36 TROI AND JEV
bending over the tricorder, his hand covers hers.
JEV (o.c.)
Imzadi...
Now Troi looks toward a different part of the room;
Jev has appeared there, still smiling his sad smile.
TROI
Don't do this... !
JUMP CUT TO:
37 JEV AND TROI
as he lowers her onto her back, then holds her wrists
roughly and bends down to kiss her.
JEV
Have you stopped thinking about
us?
TROI
(screaming)
No... no... no...
CUT TO:
38 INT. TROI'S QUARTERS - THE PRESENT
Troi has fallen to the floor, unconscious. The cup
of hot chocolate is spilled beside her, its dark brown
stain seeping into her nightgown.
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT ONE
STAR TREK: "Violations" - 10/25/91 - ACT TWO 17.
ACT TWO
FADE IN:
39 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
at impulse.
PICARD (V.O.)
Captain's log, stardate 45430.9.
Counselor Troi has fallen into
a deep coma. After a thorough
examination, Doctor Crusher has
been unable to find any sign of
illness or infection.
40 INT. SICKBAY
Troi is unconscious, lying on a bio-bed. Picard and
Riker watch as DOCTOR MARTIN, an African-American
male, examines her with a tricorder. Beverly
approaches.
BEVERLY
Any change, Doctor?
MARTIN
No. I'm still getting unusual
neurotransmitter readings in the
diencephalon... but they might
be a result of the coma...
He shuts off the tricorder and moves away.
PICARD
(to Beverly)
Can you bring her out of it?
BEVERLY
I've tried standard revival
techniques... she doesn't
respond. Until I know what caused
this, I don't want to try anything
more extreme.
RIKER
Do we know what she was doing when
this happened?
STAR TREK: "Violations" - 10/25/91 - ACT TWO 17A.
40 CONTINUED:
BEVERLY
No. She was found in her quarters
this morning when she didn't show
up for an appointment.
(MORE)
STAR TREK: "Violations" - 10/25/91 - ACT TWO 18.
40 CONTINUED: (2)
BEVERLY (cont'd)
She was dressed for bed... but
the bed wasn't slept in.
PICARD
Who was the last person to speak
with her?
RIKER
She left the dinner last night
with one of the Ullians.
RIKER
I'll talk to him.
BEVERLY
I'll check the biofilter readings
from the Ullians' transporter logs.
It's possible they could still be
carrying some harmful organism.
PICARD
Commander, ask if they would
consent to examinations -- just
to be certain.
Riker heads for the door. Picard turns back to look
at Troi... CAMERA pushes in on her beautiful face,
composed and still.
41 INT. TEN FORWARD
Riker ENTERS, scans the room, and sees Jev sitting
alone at a table. He approaches.
RIKER
May I join you?
STAR TREK: "Violations" - 10/25/91 - ACT TWO 19.
41 CONTINUED:
JEV
Commander... of course...
He looks at Riker curiously.
JEV
Something's wrong...
RIKER
Counselor Troi is ill.
Jev feigns both surprise and concern.
JEV
I'm sorry to hear it...
RIKER
More than ill... she's in a coma.
Doctor Crusher doesn't know what's
causing it or how to treat her.
JEV
When did it happen?
RIKER
Apparently some time last night.
That's why I wanted to talk to
you... you may have been the last
person to see her. Did you go
with her into her quarters?
There is a hesitation as Jev eyes Riker.
JEV
Are you suggesting I behaved
improperly, Commander?
RIKER
Not at all... I'm just trying to
trace her steps.
JEV
(tersely)
We talked briefly -- in a
turbolift. She got off at deck
eight. I did not go with her.
RIKER
(surprised at the
defensiveness)
Jev -- I'm not accusing you of
anything.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - 10/25/91 - ACT TWO 19A.
41 CONTINUED: (2)
An uncomfortable moment passes. Riker tries again.
RIKER
Did she mention feeling ill?
JEV
No. She seemed fine.
(beat)
She has a wonderful sense of
humor.
RIKER
(letting that pass)
If you have no objection, Doctor
Crusher would like to examine you
and your group...
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT TWO 20.
41 CONTINUED: (3)
Jev is surprised at this.
JEV
To what end?
RIKER
She'd like to eliminate the
possibility that one of you might
be carrying some organism that
was harmful to Deanna.
Jev regards him coolly. There is no warmth between
these two.
RIKER
I'm not implying that you've done
anything intentional. I am just
trying to get to the bottom of
a mystery...
JEV
We have nothing to hide. If you
wish to spend time examining us...
He shrugs, as though the matter were of no import.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 11/25/91 - ACT TWO 21.
41 CONTINUED: (4)
RIKER
(after a beat)
Fine. Thank you.
He rises and heads for the door. As he leaves, Jev's
expression changes from benign condescension to a
controlled anger.
41A INT. SICKBAY
Riker approaches Troi's bed and sits on a stool. He
looks at her still, composed face for a moment.
RIKER
Deanna... I don't know if you can
hear me.
(beat)
I've heard doctors say that even
when someone's in a coma, they
may be able to hear when people
talk to them... that it might
even help stimulate the brain
and speed the healing...
(a beat, remembering)
In fact, I think you did that for
me once, when I was in pretty
bad shape...
He takes a breath, feeling a little foolish talking to
an unconscious person, but more driven by his concern
for her.
RIKER
So I just thought... maybe it
would help to hear a friendly
voice...
(with a wry smile)
... even if you don't know you're
hearing it.
He takes a breath, looking for something to talk about.
RIKER
We've been busy mapping the
sector... it's pretty routine.
So far the most unusual thing
we've seen is a binary star
system... I finished that
personnel review we were working
on... you can check it over when
you...
(a beat, as he realizes
it might not happen)
... wake up.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 11/25/91 - ACT TWO 21A.
41A CONTINUED:
He stops, afraid of losing control.
RIKER
I miss you. So don't stay away
too long, okay?
He half rises, putting his arms on the bed and leaning
over her (THE POSITION HE IS IN AT THE BEGINNING OF
SCENE 42). He stares down at her, as though willing
her to hear him.
BEVERLY (o.c.)
Will... ?
He does not look away from Deanna.
42 INT. SICKBAY
Troi is still deeply, peacefully in her coma. Riker
stands at the bed, staring down at her, concern etched
in his face. Beverly approaches.
BEVERLY
Will... I promise I'll let you
know the minute she regains
consciousness.
RIKER
I know...
BEVERLY
There's nothing you can do here.
You're going to wear yourself
out...
RIKER
Right...
BEVERLY
It's late... go to bed.
(beat)
That's an order.
He glances up at her, finally nods, and walks out.
She looks after him, worried.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT TWO 22.
43 INT. RIKER'S QUARTERS
He's sitting at a desk, working a PADD.
SUBLIMINAL CUT TO:
44 INT. ENGINEERING - GEORDI (FLASHBACK)
at the pool table; he's obviously yelling something
but we don't hear it. (Red Alert is present here and
throughout.)
45 RESUME RIKER (PRESENT)
who tries to shake off the image and continue his work.
SUBLIMINAL CUT TO:
46 INT. ENGINEERING (FLASHBACK)
The isolation door in the engine room coming down.
DAVIS'S VOICE
Keller is still in there!
47 RESUME RIKER (PRESENT)
sweating now, steeling himself against the encroaching
memory. But he can't stop it... he leans back in the
chair, overwhelmed.
48 INT. ENGINEERING - MEMORY FLASHBACK
(NOTE: Again, with a special visual treatment.)
Geordi is working frantically at a console; Riker is
waving people out of the engine room.
RIKER
Out, out, out! Let's go!
COMPUTER VOICE
Antimatter injection breach.
Evacuate immediately.
(Computer warning will repeat throughout.)
JUMP CUT TO:
STAR TREK: "Violations" - 10/25/91 - ACT TWO 23.
49 RIKER
tapping his communicator. The isolation door is down.
RIKER
Ensign Keller, can you hear me?
KELLER'S COM VOICE
(weakly)
Yes, sir...
JUMP CUT TO:
50 ANOTHER ANGLE
Riker waving people out of the engine room.
RIKER
Come on, move it!
GEORDI
Commander, I need to bring that
door down!
JUMP CUT TO:
51 ANOTHER ANGLE
The door is down now; DAVIS, a crewman, stands by
Riker, staring in.
RIKER
Keller, can you get to a Jeffries
Tube?
Silence.
RIKER
Ensign Keller, answer me.
DAVIS
You killed her.
JUMP CUT TO:
52 ANOTHER ANGLE
The door is up; Davis runs out.
DAVIS
Keller is still in there!
STAR TREK: "Violations" - 10/25/91 - ACT TWO 24.
52 CONTINUED:
Riker turns to the door, starts to go in.
GEORDI
Commander, radiation levels are
critical -- we've gotta seal it
off.
DAVIS
She was right behind me!
RIKER
(makes decision)
Bring down the door!
CUT TO:
53 INT. RIKER'S QUARTERS - IN THE PRESENT
Riker is staring down, unseeing, reliving the memory.
54 INT. ENGINEERING - MEMORY FLASHBACK
Before the door goes down.
RIKER
(waving people out)
Out, out out! Let's go!
Davis runs out.
DAVIS
Keller is still in there.
JUMP CUT TO:
55 ANOTHER ANGLE
The door now down. Jev has replaced Davis, standing
and looking with a quiet smile at Riker. (He is
wearing Davis' uniform.)
JEV
Keller is still in there.
RIKER
Riker to transporter room three.
Prepare to beam Ensign Keller out
of the engine room.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - 10/25/91 - ACT TWO 25.
55 CONTINUED:
TECHNICIAN'S COM VOICE
I can't lock onto her signal,
Commander.
JEV
Keller is still in there.
JUMP CUT TO:
56 THE ISOLATION DOOR
coming down. Jev is in a different location now,
running out just under the door.
JEV
Keller is still in there.
JUMP CUT TO:
57 ANOTHER ANGLE
The door is down. Davis is there; Jev is in another
location. (He is in his own costume.)
DAVIS
You killed her.
RIKER
Ensign Keller, answer me.
JEV
You killed her.
JUMP CUT TO:
58 GEORDI
GEORDI
I've gotta get the isolation door
down!
59 JEV
JEV
Keller is still in there.
60 RIKER
RIKER
Bring down the door!
STAR TREK: "Violations" - 10/25/91 - ACT TWO 26.
61 JEV
JEV
You killed her.
62 ANGLE - RIKER (STILL FLASHBACK)
Riker is reeling as he is assaulted by a jumble of
sounds.
DAVIS (V.O.)
You killed her.
JEV (V.O.)
You killed her.
GEORDI (V.O.)
I need that door down!
DAVIS (V.O.)
Keller is still in there.
JEV (V.O.)
You killed her.
All these voices merge into a cacophony... repeating
their litany, reaching a crescendo pitch as Riker
desperately tries to block out the sounds.
CUT TO:
63 INT. RIKER'S QUARTERS - IN THE PRESENT
Riker is groggy, losing consciousness.
PICARD'S COM VOICE
Bridge to Commander Riker...
But Riker cannot answer.
64 INT. BRIDGE
A worried Picard at his chair, Worf at tactical.
Riker's chair is empty.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - 10/25/91 - ACT TWO 27.
64 CONTINUED:
PICARD
Commander, do you read me?
(beat)
Picard to Commander Riker, answer
please.
Nothing.
PICARD
Computer, locate Commander Riker.
COMPUTER'S VOICE
Commander Riker is in his
quarters.
Picard looks at Worf, who heads immediately for the
turbolift.
WORF
On my way, sir.
65 INT. RIKER'S QUARTERS
Worf ENTERS. He scans the room quickly and sees --
RIKER
slumped onto his desk, unconscious.
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT TWO
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT THREE 28.
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
66 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
at impulse.
BEVERLY (V.O.)
Medical log, stardate 45431.7.
Commander Riker is the second
officer who has fallen into an
unexplained coma. I have examined
the Ullians and ruled out the
possibility that they carry a
harmful organism.
67 INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE
Picard, Beverly, and Worf.
BEVERLY
I compared Deanna's brain scan
to one I took during her last
physical. There is a
difference... this time there's
a trace of electropathic activity.
PICARD
And Commander Riker?
BEVERLY
I found the same pattern. If I
didn't know better, I'd think they
had Iresine Syndrome. It's the
only medical condition that would
produce that pattern.
WORF
What is Iresine Syndrome?
BEVERLY
A very rare neurological disorder
first diagnosed in the
twenty-third century. It's
characterized by an identical
electropathic residue.
PICARD
Then why discount the possibility
that it's responsible for their
comas?
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT THREE 29.
67 CONTINUED:
BEVERLY
Iresine is always accompanied by
a severely decreased histamine
count. Both Will and Deanna show
normal levels.
(beat)
I've asked Commander La Forge to
conduct a shipwide diagnostic
for any other agents which could
produce that electropathic
pattern.
WORF
Counselor Troi and Commander Riker
were in perfect health -- until
the Ullians got here.
A beat as they acknowledge this.
WORF
It would be wise to quarantine
the aliens.
PICARD
I believe it's premature to take
that kind of action. We have no
real evidence linking these comas
to the Ullians.
BEVERLY
That's true. But there is
something curious...
Picard turns to her, questioning.
BEVERLY
The electropathic residue I
discovered is located in the
thalamus. That's the area of the
cerebral cortex which involves
memory function.
There is a moment as this sinks in.
68 OMITTED
69 INT. ULLIAN QUARTERS
Picard and Beverly with Tarmin, Jev, and Inad.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT THREE 30.
69 CONTINUED:
TARMIN
(light, with a defensive
undertone)
I've been accused of putting
people to sleep with one too many
stories, Captain... but this is
the first time it's been suggested
that I might be responsible for
someone's coma.
PICARD
I mean no disrespect, sir. But
we are faced with an alarming
situation...
INAD
Why do you suspect us, Captain?
PICARD
Suspect is perhaps too strong a
word. I am simply trying to
determine what has caused two of
my officers to fall into comas.
JEV
You've already examined us...
we aren't carrying anything
harmful...
BEVERLY
But in further study of the
victims, I noticed some abnormal
patterns in the area of the brain
which involves memory.
PICARD
In light of your particular
telepathic abilities, it does
raise the question...
INAD
Captain... it's not our wish to
obstruct you. What would you
like?
BEVERLY
If I could do further examinations
tomorrow... perhaps monitor you
during a memory probe...
There is a silence. Then Tarmin steps forward.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT THREE 31.
69 CONTINUED: (2)
TARMIN
Scrutiny does not frighten us.
JEV
We will be happy to cooperate,
Doctor.
BEVERLY
Thank you. I'll contact you
tomorrow morning.
She and Picard turn to EXIT. Camera PUSHES IN to Jev's
face.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - 10/25/91 - ACT THREE 32.
69A OMITTED
69B INT. SICKBAY
Keiko is sitting on a bio-bed, Beverly and Doctor
Martin are with her.
BEVERLY
You're the only person on board
who's undergone a memory probe
by the Ullians. I'd like to do
a neurological work-up... see
if I can detect any residual
effect.
KEIKO
I'm happy to help...
BEVERLY
Doctor Martin will monitor your
vital signs while I do the scan.
Beverly reaches for a special tricorder and begins
to use it.
BEVERLY
Have you had any unusual symptoms
since the probe? Headaches?
Dizziness?
KEIKO
No, nothing like that. It was
a wonderful experience...
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT THREE 33.
69B CONTINUED:
BEVERLY
(reading tricorder)
Electrical activity is normal...
CPK levels are normal... the
hippocampus is stable... and the
thalamus...
(beat)
... the thalamus is normal.
(to Martin)
There's no indication at all of
the electropathic residue.
KEIKO
(bewildered)
Is that good?
Beverly smiles reassuringly at her.
BEVERLY
You're fine, Keiko. But we're
no closer to solving this mystery.
70 INT. ENGINEERING
Geordi at his monitors.
GEORDI
Computer, locate the electropathic
pattern described in medical
database four-delta-one.
COMPUTER VOICE
Electropathic pattern located.
GEORDI
Okay, we're gonna track down any
possible cause of that brain
pattern. First, what are the
medical conditions that might
account for it?
COMPUTER VOICE
Iresine Syndrome is a cause of
the electropathic pattern.
GEORDI
Right. And Doctor Crusher's
already eliminated that. How many
nonmedical forces or substances
might cause the pattern?
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT THREE 34.
70 CONTINUED:
COMPUTER VOICE
There are twenty-two nonmedical
agents.
GEORDI
Okay. And how many of those are
present on the Enterprise?
COMPUTER VOICE
None is present on the Enterprise.
GEORDI
Are the ship's sensors calibrated
to detect all those agents?
COMPUTER VOICE
All agents are scanned by the
sensors.
Another beat.
GEORDI
Okay. Let's start with the
chemical substances. Name them.
COMPUTER VOICE
Ferrazene, hylanatine, dardilion,
chrysimite, and manzene.
GEORDI
Ferrazene has a complex molecular
structure... it breaks down into
bilenium and tarrisite. Do the
sensors scan for those?
COMPUTER VOICE
Ship's sensors scan for both
compounds.
GEORDI
And are they present on the
Enterprise?
COMPUTER VOICE
Bilenium and tarrisite are not
present.
A pause while Geordi thinks harder.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT THREE 34A.
70 CONTINUED: (2)
GEORDI
Do any of the substances break
down into by-products that are
not scanned for?
COMPUTER VOICE
Dardilion contains the byproduct
nilizene. Sensors do not
routinely scan for that substance.
GEORDI
Well, this isn't a routine
situation. Scan for nilizene.
COMPUTER VOICE
There is no nilizene on the
Enterprise.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT THREE 35.
71 CONTINUED: (3)
GEORDI
Why did I know you were going to
say that?
He leans back in his chair... settles in for the long
haul.
GEORDI
Okay. Let's move on to
nonchemical agents.
71 INT. BEVERLY'S OFFICE
Beverly is working at her monitor; Doctor Martin
ENTERS.
DOCTOR MARTIN
Anything more I can do for you?
She turns from the monitor, stretches her neck
slightly.
BEVERLY
No, thanks. I was just doing some
reading on Iresine Syndrome. If
a new strain has developed, that
might explain the normal histamine
count.
DOCTOR MARTIN
Any luck?
BEVERLY
Not so far.
He smiles at her, knowing she'll stick there until
she's exhausted the possibility.
DOCTOR MARTIN
Okay. I'll see you tomorrow.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - 10/25/91 - ACT THREE 36.
71 CONTINUED:
Martin EXITS and Beverly keeps working, engrossed in
the monitor.
SUBLIMINAL CUT TO:
72 INT. STARBASE MORGUE (FLASHBACK)
Picard's face and head sports a bandage.
73 RESUME BEVERLY - PRESENT
jarred by the remembrance, trying to concentrate on
work once more.
SUBLIMINAL CUT TO:
74 INT. STARBASE MORGUE (FLASHBACK)
A body on a bio-bed, covered by a sheet (or 24th-
century equivalent).
PICARD'S VOICE
You shouldn't remember him like
this.
75 RESUME BEVERLY (PRESENT)
sitting upright in her chair, frozen with shock as the
overwhelming memory sweeps over her.
CUT TO:
76 INT. STARBASE MORGUE - MEMORY FLASHBACK
(With characteristic visual treatment.)
A younger Beverly -- with a different hairstyle --
and a younger Picard, she in civvies and he in
"Stargazer" uniform. His head sports a bandage.
The two walk toward a body on a gurney, covered by a
drape.
PICARD
You don't have to do this...
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT THREE 37.
76 CONTINUED:
BEVERLY
It's important to me. I have to
see him.
JUMP CUT TO:
77 INT. STARBASE CORRIDOR (FLASHBACK)
Picard and Beverly walk down the corridor.
BEVERLY
It's good of you to come with me.
PICARD
It's the least I can do...
They stop before a door.
JUMP CUT TO:
78 INT. MORGUE (FLASHBACK)
Beverly and Picard standing at the gurney.
PICARD
You shouldn't remember him like
this.
BEVERLY
I have to face the fact that he's
gone.
JUMP CUT TO:
79 INT. CORRIDOR - CLOSE ON DOORS (FLASHBACK)
The doors slide open, revealing an empty, sterile,
brightly lit room. On the far wall are large drawers
(for bodies). In the middle of the room, in horrific
isolation, is a gurney, on which lies a drape-covered
body.
JUMP CUT TO:
80 INT. BEVERLY'S OFFICE - IN THE PRESENT
Beverly slumps in her chair, eyes staring, numb with
the memory.
CUT TO:
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT THREE 38.
81 INT. MORGUE - MEMORY FLASHBACK
Beverly and Picard at the gurney.
BEVERLY
I have to see him.
PICARD
You shouldn't remember him like
this...
JUMP CUT TO:
82 INT. STARBASE CORRIDOR (FLASHBACK)
Beverly and Picard walking.
BEVERLY
It's good of you to come with me.
JUMP CUT TO:
83 INT. MORGUE - HANDS LIFTING THE SHEET (FLASHBACK)
from the body as Beverly stares down. Sheet is lifted
into camera; we do not see the body.
JUMP CUT TO:
84 INT. CORRIDOR (FLASHBACK)
PICARD
It's the least I can do...
JUMP CUT TO:
85 INT. MORGUE (FLASHBACK)
They approach the body.
PICARD
You don't have to do this...
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/29/91 - ACT THREE 39.
85 CONTINUED:
BEVERLY
It's important to me.
JUMP CUT TO:
86
thru OMITTED
86C
87 ANOTHER ANGLE (FLASHBACK)
of Picard and Beverly -- only this time it's not
Picard, it's Jev, in his uniform, his head in the
bandage.
JEV
You shouldn't remember him like
this...
88 INT. CORRIDOR (FLASHBACK)
Picard and Beverly. Picard speaks -- but we hear Jev's
voice.
PICARD/JEV
It's the least I can do...
JUMP CUT TO:
88A JACK - THEIR POV
lying on the gurney, a wound on his face.
88B CLOSE UP ON JACK'S EYES
They snap open.
88C BEVERLY
screams.
88D CLOSE ON OPEN EYES
Pull back to reveal it's Jev, lying on the gurney, the
same wound on his face.
JUMP CUT TO:
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT THREE 39A.
89 BEVERLY (FLASHBACK)
gasps, turns... bumps into --
90 JEV (FLASHBACK)
in Picard's uniform and bandage, smiling sadly at her.
Beverly covers her eyes and screams in terror.
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT THREE
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 11/22/91 - ACT FOUR 40.
ACT FOUR
FADE IN:
A91 INT. SICKBAY
Geordi and Data ENTER, walking toward Beverly's office.
GEORDI
I've spent two hours having a cozy
chat with the computer. I've
checked everything I can think
of -- any possible agent that
might cause that electropathic
pattern.
DATA
I would assume from the tone of
your voice that you were
unsuccessful.
GEORDI
Didn't find a thing.
They have reached Beverly's office. As they ENTER --
GEORDI
And the Doctor's not gonna like
hearing that --
They spot Beverly slumped over her desk. Geordi
quickly moves to her, checks her pulse while Data taps
his combadge.
DATA
Emergency medical team to Doctor
Crusher's office immediately.
91 INT. READY ROOM
Picard, Geordi, and Data.
GEORDI
Doctor Crusher had me working on
a shipwide diagnostic. I'd gone
to give her the results when I
found her.
PICARD
Did your scans provide any
insights into these comas?
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 11/22/91 - ACT FOUR 40A.
91 CONTINUED:
GEORDI
None. I checked and
cross-checked... they were just
dead ends.
DATA
We seem to have eliminated all
known factors that could have
caused the comas -- except for
the Ullians.
Picard digests this, then --
PICARD
Mister Data, I want you to
investigate those eleven planets
the Ullians have visited. See
if there have been any reports
of unexplained comas.
DATA
Yes, Captain.
PICARD
In the meantime, we must consider
restricting them to their
quarters. As a precautionary
measure...
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 11/22/91 - ACT FOUR 41-41A
91 CONTINUED: (2)
GEORDI
If one of them is behind this...
will keeping telepaths in their
quarters prevent it from happening
again?
Picard is well aware of the problem.
PICARD
What else can we do? Station a
guard? Set up a force field?
I don't know if those would be
any more effective...
MARTIN'S COM VOICE
Sickbay to Captain Picard.
PICARD
Picard here...
MARTIN'S COM VOICE
Sir... Counselor Troi has regained
consciousness.
Picard exchanges glances with the others -- this may
be a breakthrough.
PICARD
I'm on my way.
92 INT. SICKBAY
Troi sits in a bio-bed, talking with Martin and Picard.
She is struggling to recall what happened to her.
TROI
It's like waking up from a
nightmare... but not remembering
what it was about.
PICARD
What's the last thing you do
remember?
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT FOUR 42.
92 CONTINUED:
There's a long beat as Troi thinks...
TROI
My hair... I was brushing my hair.
There is a pause as she tries to go beyond that.
PICARD
And then... ?
Troi struggles to take the next step, but finally
shakes her head in frustration.
TROI
I don't know... just... waking
up here...
She looks up at them, fragile and vulnerable.
TROI
Why do I feel so frightened? What
happened to me?
PICARD
We were hoping you could tell us.
TROI
How long have I been here?
MARTIN
Three days.
TROI
(stunned)
Three days... ?
PICARD
You were the first. The next day
Commander Riker fell into a
similar coma... and last night
-- Doctor Crusher.
Troi is shocked and disturbed by this revelation.
TROI
(amazed)
What is going on here... ?
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT FOUR 43.
92 CONTINUED: (2)
PICARD
We aren't certain.
(beat)
It may be... that there is some
unusual effect produced by the
Ullians' telepathic activity.
Troi sinks back on the bed, trying to absorb all this
startling information.
PICARD
I'm going to talk to them. In
the meantime, you're to stay here
and recuperate. And if you
remember anything about what
happened to you... let me know
immediately.
He turns and EXITS. Troi is left with strange,
disturbing feelings that she can't even identify.
93 INT. ULLIAN QUARTERS
Picard with Tarmin, Inad, and Jev. Tarmin already
has a head of steam gathered; Picard is trying to
navigate these troubled diplomatic waters carefully.
TARMIN
What are you suggesting, Captain?
PICARD
That you voluntarily confine
yourself to quarters. At least
until we unravel this mystery.
TARMIN
(offended)
We're to be prisoners?
JEV
Father...
PICARD
Please don't think of it that way.
He moves toward them, making his case.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT FOUR 44.
93 CONTINUED:
PICARD
We have done everything we can
think of to explain these comas.
We've performed physical
examinations and neurological
scans... we have conducted a
shipwide diagnostic, looking for
viruses and parasites and
infestations...
He stands before the Ullians, at the end of his rope.
PICARD
We have investigated every
possible cause we can imagine.
And we have found nothing --
nothing -- to explain the comas.
He pauses a moment, eyeing them.
PICARD
The only variable we cannot
eliminate... is your presence
on this ship.
(beat)
In light of these efforts, I ask
you to understand my request.
And to honor it.
There is a silence in the room.
JEV
Captain... our history indicates
that we do not adversely affect
the people we contact.
PICARD
I know that.
JEV
Then... are you implying an
intentional assault?
PICARD
I am simply trying to consider
all possibilities.
Jev regards Picard, thinking.
JEV
Surely you would give us the
chance to prove that we are
innocent?

STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT FOUR 45.
93 CONTINUED: (2)
PICARD
If that is possible, of course.
JEV
Then... I would propose doing a
memory probe of Counselor Troi.
Picard gives him a surprised look.
JEV
You've said she doesn't remember
what happened to her before she
lapsed into unconsciousness. I
could retrieve that memory...
There's a possibility it could
explain the coma -- and prove us
innocent.
PICARD
I'm sorry. But I cannot subject
the Counselor to a potentially
dangerous procedure.
TARMIN
And I will not be a party to any
of these proceedings.
Tarmin withdraws to another part of the room,
separating himself from the group. Inad steps forward.
INAD
Jev is making a reasonable
request, Captain. If we're to
be accused, surely we're entitled
to a defense.
She walks to Picard, addresses him directly.
INAD
Tarmin did a memory probe on
another of your crew... Has she
suffered any ill effects?
PICARD
No...
INAD
And neither will Counselor Troi.
Please... have as many people
present as you like to guarantee
her safety... but give us this
chance to vindicate ourselves.
A pause as Picard considers.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT FOUR 46.
93 CONTINUED: (3)
PICARD
I will discuss the matter with
the Counselor.
93A OMITTED
93B INT. BRIDGE
Geordi and Data working at separate science stations.
GEORDI
Well, that's it for Melina Two.
No unexplained comas during the
time the Ullians were working
there. We're striking out
everywhere.
DATA
We have yet to receive
transmissions from the two planets
of the Nel system. Perhaps they
will show different results.
GEORDI
Maybe...
(a thought)
Or maybe... we're not checking
for the right thing.
He turns to his console.
DATA
Please clarify.
GEORDI
We didn't look into the comas
that were explained.
DATA
(puzzled)
Why would we do that?
GEORDI
Remember what Doctor Crusher said
right after Counselor Troi became
unconscious? That it looked
exactly like Iresine syndrome
except for the histamine count?
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/29/91 - ACT FOUR 47.
93B CONTINUED:
DATA
Yes.
GEORDI
Maybe not every medical facility
is as careful as Doctor Crusher.
Maybe it's easier to give a quick
diagnosis to something than to
keep hunting for the real cause.
Geordi keeps inputting.
DATA
You are checking for instances
of Iresine Syndrome...
GEORDI
Right... and correlating them with
visits by the Ullians --
(sees something on
monitor)
-- and there we are.
Data joins him at the console.
DATA
Two cases of Iresine Syndrome on
Hurada Three -- right at the time
Tarmin and his group was there.
He and Data exchange a glance.
GEORDI
Let's try the other planets. I
think we may have something.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - 10/25/91 - ACT FOUR 48.
94 INT. TROI'S QUARTERS
Troi, Picard, Worf, Inad and Jev.
PICARD
Counselor, I want to reiterate...
if you have any doubts about this
procedure, you don't have to
go through with it.
TROI
I want to do it, Captain.
Something awful happened to me...
and I can't even remember what
it was.
Picard is reluctant in a protective way, but acquiesces
to her.
PICARD
Very well.
He backs off, and nods to Jev.
JEV
Counselor... what's the last thing
you remember that night?
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/29/91 - ACT FOUR 49.
94 CONTINUED:
TROI
Brushing my hair...
JEV
Would you get your hairbrush?
Troi walks to the vanity and takes her hairbrush. Jev
puts his hand on his forehead in the same way Tarmin
did in the teaser. He closes his eyes in
concentration.
JEV
Tell me about brushing your
hair... do you do it every night?
TROI
Yes... when I'm ready for bed...
(she frowns)
JEV
What is it?
SUBLIMINAL CUT TO:
95 INT. RIKER'S QUARTERS (FLASHBACK)
Riker's hand, stroking her hair.
96 RESUME TROI (PRESENT)
TROI
Someone... touching my hair...
JEV
Someone's with you in the room?
TROI
No... I'm alone. No one's there.
Troi puts down the hairbrush, closes her eyes.
TROI
I get some hot chocolate...
She frowns again, disturbed by something.
JEV
Something's happening...
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/29/91 - ACT FOUR 50.
96 CONTINUED:
TROI
I'm alone in my quarters... and
I'm remembering something from
a few years ago...
JEV
Go back... into that memory...
you said someone was touching
your hair... ?
TROI
Yes... and...
SUBLIMINAL CUT TO:
97 INT. RIKER'S QUARTERS (FLASHBACK)
Riker and Troi, hands touching over the poker chips.
98 RESUME TROI (PRESENT)
TROI
(smiling)
It's Will Riker... that's right...
I was thinking of him...
JEV
Remembering a time when you were
with him...
TROI
Yes... after a poker game...
JEV
It's a pleasant memory... stay
with it...
SUBLIMINAL CUT TO:
98A INT. RIKER'S QUARTERS (FLASHBACK)
Tarmin's arms lowering her backwards onto the floor.
98B RESUME TROI (PRESENT)
Now her face clouds, she looks distressed.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT FOUR 51.
98B CONTINUED:
TROI
... but now he's hurting me...
no...
JEV
You're frightened...
TROI
I want him to stop...
She gasps and throws her head back...
TROI
It's not Will... somebody's taken
his place...
JEV
Someone else is there? Who is
it?
TROI
(shaking her head)
No... no... he shouldn't be
there... why is he there? No...
no... he's hurting me...
JEV
Can you see his face... ?
TROI
Yes...
CUT TO:
99 TARMIN (FLASHBACK)
staring down at her, an ugly look on his face.
TARMIN
Imzadi...
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT FOUR 52.
100 RESUME TROI (PRESENT)
TROI
No... stop... you're hurting me...
INAD
Who is it? Who's doing this to
you?
Troi's eyes snap open and she gets to her feet. She
stares at Jev.
TROI
It's Tarmin... it's your father!
Inad looks stunned; Picard and Worf react; Jev opens
his eyes and stares at Troi with pity and concern.
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FOUR
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/29/91 - ACT FIVE 53.
ACT FIVE
FADE IN:
101 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
at warp.
PICARD (V.O.)
Captain's log, stardate 45433.2.
We have set a course for Starbase
Four-forty, where the Ullians will
disembark and return to their home
planet.
102 INT. READY ROOM (OPTICAL)
Picard and Jev.
JEV
Inad and I have contacted our home
planet. If you want to prosecute
my father, the authorities there
will support you.
PICARD
I'm not sure we have any legal
basis for prosecution... memory
invasion simply isn't a crime
we've ever had to contend with.
JEV
According to what I've just
learned... it was a practice that
was abolished on our world
centuries ago.
PICARD
What would motivate someone like
your father to commit such an act?
JEV
I don't know. A perverse source
of pleasure... a way to exercise
control over another... ?
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/29/91 - ACT FIVE 54.
102 CONTINUED:
A beat as Picard reflects on this.
PICARD
Your father claims -- quite
strenuously -- that he is
innocent.
JEV
My father has never been one to
admit that he's wrong.
(shakes his head)
But it's hard to believe he would
be capable of this.
PICARD
This must be very hard for you.
JEV
I am told... that the punishment
for this crime is quite severe.
There is silence at that remark, then Jev starts
toward the door, turns back.
JEV
We are monitoring his telepathic
activity. You have my assurance
that he won't assault anyone
else.
(beat)
I am sorry for this, Captain.
And he EXITS. Picard thinks for a moment, then --
PICARD
Picard to Data.
103 INT. BRIDGE - AFT SCIENCE STATION - INTERCUTTING
DATA
Yes, Captain.
PICARD
How's your search coming?

STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/29/91 - ACT FIVE 55.
103 CONTINUED:
DATA
We have uncovered several cases,
sir, but we have not yet completed
our search.
PICARD
We'll want to inform the medical
personnel on those planets that
we have discovered the true nature
of the comas. I'm sure they would
appreciate knowing what really
happened.
DATA
We will keep searching, sir.
Geordi is working at his console, now turns to Data.
GEORDI
We just got the transmission from
the Nel system. No mention of
Iresine Syndrome... but there are
two unexplained comas on one
planet... none on the other.
DATA
And were the Ullians present?
GEORDI
Checking their mission logs...
(studies the screen,
looks puzzled)
That's funny...
DATA
What is it?
GEORDI
On stardates 45321 and 45323, when
the comas occurred... Tarmin was
on his home planet.
(looking at Data)
He wasn't anywhere near the Nel
system.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/29/91 - ACT FIVE 56.
104 INT. TROI'S QUARTERS (OPTICAL)
Troi is looking through patient records on the
computer, a PADD beside her. The door CHIMES.
TROI
Come in.
The door opens and Jev ENTERS. She rises and walks
toward him.
TROI
Hello, Jev.
JEV
We'll be reaching the starbase
soon. I wanted to say good-bye...
and to apologize again for my
father.
TROI
There's no need... you're not
responsible for what he did.
He gazes at her sadly for a moment.
JEV
Before all this happened... I had
hoped we might become friends.
TROI
We still can...
JEV
After what he's put you through?
Maybe you can forget... I'm not
sure I can.
He reaches out, touches her face.
JEV
You are so lovely...
He pulls his hand away abruptly, moves away.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/28/91 - ACT FIVE 57.
104 CONTINUED: (2)
JEV
I have to go. Good-bye.
She is distressed by his sudden terseness. She doesn't
want him to feel guilty for what she believes is his
father's deed.
TROI
Jev... you're upset. Would you
like to talk?
JEV
No...
He is holding himself very still, as though resisting
some overpowering instinct.
TROI
You'd feel better if you did...
Slowly, he turns to face her.
JEV
Why do you have to be so nice...
(closes his eyes)
So lovely...
Jev puts his hand on his head in the memory-probe
fashion. Now it is Troi who looks distressed, a bit
disoriented.
SUBLIMINAL CUT TO:
105 INT. RIKER'S QUARTERS (FLASHBACK)
Poker chips falling to the floor.
106 RESUME TROI AND JEV (PRESENT)
She tries to shake off the memory.
TROI
What... what's happening... ?
SUBLIMINAL CUT TO:
107 INT. RIKER'S QUARTERS (FLASHBACK)
Riker's arms lowering her to the floor.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - 10/25/91 - ACT FIVE 58.
108 RESUME TROI AND JEV (PRESENT)
She stares at him, a little dazed but realizing what's
happening.
TROI
It's happening again...
JEV
You are so beautiful... so
fragile...
TROI
It was you... it was always you...
SUBLIMINAL CUT TO:
109 INT. RIKER'S QUARTERS (FLASHBACK)
Jev's arms lowering her backward -- holding her
tightly, hurting her.
JEV'S VOICE
(distorted)
Have you stopped thinking about
us?
110 RESUME TROI AND JEV (PRESENT)
Struggling to maintain control, Troi reaches for her
combadge, but Jev grabs her wrist, stopping her, and
pulls it off. She tries to grab for it, but is
immediately assaulted by more images.
TROI
No...
111 INT. RIKER'S QUARTERS (FLASHBACK)
Jev stands holding the poker chips, smiling sadly.
JEV
Imzadi...
JUMP CUT TO:
112 OMITTED
STAR TREK: "Violations" - 10/25/91 - ACT FIVE 59.
113 JEV AND TROI (FLASHBACK)
He holds her tightly, bending over her as she lies on
the floor.
JEV
Imzadi...
TROI
No -- no --
STAR TREK: "Violations" - 10/25/91 - ACT FIVE 60.
114 INT. TROI'S QUARTERS (PRESENT)
TROI
No -- I won't let you!
And, propelled by all her rage and desperation, she
LUNGES at him. She HITS HIM in the face, and Jev grabs
her wrists.
115 ANGLE ON TROI
as she tries to free herself, then KICKS HIM furiously
in the shins. Jev cries out and lets go; she PUNCHES
HIM in the ear.
116 ANGLE ON JEV
as, enraged, he charges her. He tries to grab her from
behind as she reaches for the PADD from her desk; she
struggles free and swings her arms in a wide arc,
HITTING HIM in the face with the PADD. He recoils only
briefly and GRABS HER firmly.
117 TROI
struggles, PUNCHING and KICKING as best she can,
lashing out at him, her fury preventing her from
yielding. All of her anger propels her, all of the
outrage she feels against this man who has violated
her.
118 ANOTHER ANGLE - TOWARD DOOR
as Worf, Data, and several SECURITY OFFICERS rush in.
WORF
Let go of her!
Jev flings Troi away and charges Worf. He and Worf
scuffle, but Jev is no match for the powerful Klingon.
He is subdued and the security officers take him away.
119 ANGLE ON DATA
who has gone immediately to Troi, helped her to her
feet. She is out of breath and rubbing her hand, which
is sore from hitting Jev.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 11/5/91 - ACT FIVE 61.
119 CONTINUED:
DATA
Counselor, are you hurt?
TROI
No... why... why did you come
here? How did you know?
DATA
We discovered two instances of
unexplained comas on Nel Three
while the Ullians were there...
but Tarmin was not part of the
group. A closer examination
revealed that only one Ullian was
present at all incidents of coma
-- Jev.
119A ON TROI
as she takes this in.
CUT TO:
120 OMITTED
121 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
traveling through space.
PICARD (V.O.)
Captain's log, stardate 45435.8.
Doctor Crusher and Commander Riker
regained consciousness while we
were en route to the Ullian home
world. The slow process of their
recovery has begun.
122 INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE
Picard, Beverly, Troi, Riker, and Tarmin -- who has
lost his pomposity and braggadocio.
STAR TREK: "Violations" - REV. 10/31/91 - ACT FIVE 62.
122 CONTINUED:
TARMIN
I have asked that the finest
physicians on my world meet with
you all upon our return... to help
you in your healing process.
BEVERLY
They have been in contact with
us already. Thank you...
TARMIN
It has been three centuries since
anyone was treated for this...
this form of rape. But there are
medical records from that era...
(beat)
It was a time of great violence
among my people... a time we
thought we had left far behind.
That this could happen now...
is unimaginable.
PICARD
Earth was once a violent planet,
too. At times, the chaos seemed
to threaten the very fabric of
life.
He moves toward Tarmin, trying to offer comfort.
PICARD
Like you, we have evolved. We've
learned to find better ways to
handle our conflicts.
(beat)
But no one would deny that a seed
of violence remains in every one
of us. The potential for it is
always there. We must learn to
recognize it... because that
violence is capable of consuming
each of us. Just as it consumed
your son.
And as they all reflect on these somber thoughts --
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FIVE
THE END
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