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                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                              
                      "The Big Good-bye" 
                          #40271-113 
                              
                          Written by 
                          Tracy Torme 
                              
                          Directed by 
                       Joseph L. Scanlan 


Copyright 1987 Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights
Reserved.

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                     REVISED FINAL DRAFT

                      OCTOBER 14, 1987

        STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - CAST 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                      "The Big Good-bye" 
                          
                             CAST 

                PICARD             SECRETARY
                RIKER              JESSICA BRADLEY
                BEVERLY            FELIX LEECH
                DATA               JARADAN (HA-RAH-DAN)
                TROI               WHALEN
                TASHA              NEWSPAPER VENDOR
                WORF               LT. DAN BELL
                GEORDI             LT. MCNARY
                WESLEY             DESK SERGEANT
                                   THUG
                                   CYRUS REDBLOCK

        STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - SETS 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                      "The Big Good-bye" 

                             SETS                               
                              
             INTERIORS                 EXTERIORS
          
             USS ENTERPRISE            USS ENTERPRISE
                MAIN BRIDGE
                CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM
                HOLODECK
                HOLODECK ENTRANCE      1941 CITY SIDEWALK
                CORRIDOR
                OBSERVATION LOUNGE
          
             1941 OFFICE BUILDING
                HALLWAY
                DIXON HILL'S WAITING ROOM
                DIXON HILL'S OFFICE
          
             POLICE STATION
                WAITING ROOM
                INTERROGATION ROOM

      STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - TEASER      1.

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION                  
                      "The Big Good-bye"  
                         
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    EXT. SPACE - ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	The ship passes over us slowly, giving a distinct
	impression of its great size...

					RIKER (V.O.)
			Ship's log, First Officer Riker
			reporting. Stardate 41997.7 We
			are about to make a brief but
			necessary contact with the Jarada,
			a reclusive race known for its
			idiosyncratic attitude towards
			protocol... The Federation has been
			trying unsuccessfully to establish
			a relationship, and now the task
			falls to Captain Picard.

2    INT. MAIN BRIDGE - WIDE ANGLE

	RIKER sits alone at the Command Area. WESLEY and WORF
	man the Ops and Conn; DATA is at Science One.

					RIKER (V.O.)
				(continuing)
			... In two days we will reach the
			area of their planet, known as
			Torona Four. The Jarada demand
			a precise greeting. Their
			language is most unusual...

3    INT. CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM - MOVING IN ON PICARD

					RIKER (V.O.)
				(continuing)
			... The slightest mispronunciation
			is regarded as an insult.

	PICARD is earnestly studying. WE SEE a text filled
	with Jaradan (HA-RAH-DAN) figures and their English
	equivalents.

      STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - TEASER      2.

4    TWO SHOT TO INCLUDE TROI

	sitting across from him, helping with the dialect.

					TROI
			The double bars indicate an
			elongated "s" sound --

					PICARD
				(nodding)
			-- And the inverted "T" means to
			hold the "zee."

					TROI
			Unless... ?

					PICARD
			Unless it's followed by three wavy
			lines; in which case the "zee"
			becomes a "bee."

					TROI
			Exactly.

	Picard pushes the text aside and wearily rubs his neck.

					PICARD
			What a language.

					TROI
			It is an insect mind.

					PICARD
				(burnt out)
			My mind's barely working.

					TROI
			Take a break, sir.

					PICARD
				(shaking head)
			No. I want to go over it again.

					TROI
			You could be over-preparing.
			You've been looking forward to
			the upgrade of the Holodeck. You
			have the time. You need the
			diversion...

      STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - TEASER      3.

5    ANGLE ON PICARD

	thinking about what Troi's said.

					PICARD
			Dixon Hill.

					TROI
			The program's installed and
			waiting.

6    OMITTED

7    INT. ENTRANCE TO HOLODECK - ANGLE ON PICARD

	Picard touches the COMPUTER panel on the wall.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Planet and city?

					PICARD
			Earth... United States... San
			Francisco, California.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Time period?

					PICARD
				(pondering it)
			1941, A.D.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			File or access code.

					PICARD
			File Dixon Hill, private
			detective.

					COMPUTER VOICE
				(a beat)
			Enter when ready.

	Picard steps through doors.

8    INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT

	... and comes out in a darkly lit hallway, circa 1941.

	At the end of the hall is a wooden door with a glass
	window. The letters on the pane read "DIXON HILL,
	PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR."

	Picard is pleased. He opens the door...

      STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - TEASER      4.

9    INT. WAITING ROOM/OFFICE - NIGHT

	Hill's SECRETARY, a plain blond with a bubbly
	personality, is just on her way to lunch. She looks
	Picard up and down with bemusement...

					SECRETARY
			Very funny, Dix. What'd you do,
			lose another bet?

					PICARD
			I don't understand --

					SECRETARY
			The bellboy suit. Are you
			moonlighting at the Fremont?

	Picard looks down at his uniform.

					PICARD
			The uniform. Totally
			inappropriate. Why didn't I
			change?

	The Secretary hurriedly pulls on her coat and gloves.

					SECRETARY
			Mister Leech called twice, and
			there's a lady named Bradley
			waiting in your office. Nice
			legs.

	In a flash, she's halfway out the door.

					SECRETARY
				(continuing)
			Gotta hot date with my fella.
			I'll see ya in the morning.

	She gives Picard's uniform one last look -- shaking her
	head as she SHUTS THE DOOR BEHIND HER.

	Picard is left alone in the waiting room. He's
	thrilled by the detail in this, the somewhat rundown
	workplace of the fictional detective DIXON HILL.

	A RUSTLING NOISE in the adjoining room reminds Picard
	that someone's waiting for him.

	As he pushes the door open, the first thing he sees are
	the great pair of legs his secretary mentioned.

      STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - TEASER      5.

9    CONTINUED:

	MRS. JESSICA BRADLEY rises to greet the detective she's
	come to see. She's a wealthy woman in her late
	twenties who radiates a seductive sensuality. The rest
	of her body matches her legs.

	She can't help but wonder at the sight of Picard's
	maroon and black uniform...

					PICARD
			Uh, I lost a bet.

					JESSICA
			Oh well... At least you're ready
			for Halloween.

					PICARD
			Halloween?

	She BLOWS OUT some cigarette SMOKE and looks out at
	the city, concerned, then turns to him.

					JESSICA
			I need your help, Mister Hill.
				(turning to face him)
			Someone is trying to kill me.

							MUSICAL STING, FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

     STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT ONE     6.

                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

10   EXT. SPACE - ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	The ship smoothly cruises through the starry blackness
	of space. Over this:

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's log, supplemental. I
			am delighted with how the
			Holodeck has created the
			fictional world of Dixon Hill...

11   INT. DIXON HILL'S OFFICE - ON PICARD

					PICARD (V.O.)
				(continuing)
			... the twentieth century
			detective who has been a hero of
			mine since childhood.

12   WIDER ANGLE TO INCLUDE JESSICA

					PICARD (V.O.)
				(continuing)
			The illusion is flawless. The
			computer characters accept me as
			Dixon Hill, even to the extent that
			Jessica Bradley, a millionaire's
			wife from the wrong side of the
			tracks, wants to hire me.

					JESSICA
			I'm not sure who wants me dead.
			My husband... My stepdaughter...

					PICARD
			Or a lover, perhaps?

	Mrs. Bradley shoots Picard a sly look.

					JESSICA
			Perhaps.
				(pause)
			Perhaps Cyrus Redblock.

     STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT ONE     7.

12   CONTINUED:

	She seems to wait for a reaction from Picard, but it
	never comes.

					JESSICA
				(continuing)
			I need you to find out. Name
			your fee.

					PICARD
			Twenty dollars a day. Plus
			expenses.

					JESSICA
			Agreed.

	She gets up, as though preparing to leave...

					PICARD
			I haven't said yes yet.

					JESSICA
				(cool smile)
			Oh you'll say yes.

	She moves closer and kisses him tenderly. Picard is
	surprised by the warmth of her lips.

					JESSICA
				(continuing; whispering)
			If it's Redblock, he must think
			I've got what he's looking for.
			But believe me, I don't.

					PICARD
			I'll take your word for it.

	Jessica hands him money. WE SEE a crisp one-hundred
	dollar bill.

					JESSICA
			Here's a C-note in advance.
			Consider it a retainer...
				(day as she touches
				 his uniform)
			... and next time, could you wear
			a suit?

	She takes one of Hill's business cards from his desk
	and then EXITS, as the captain watches her leave the
	office.

     STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT ONE     8.

12   CONTINUED: (2)

	Now alone, it's clear he's enthralled by this imaginary
	world. He opens the window and looks down on the
	street -- WE CAN HEAR THE SOUNDS OF MOVING TRAFFIC AND
	HONKING HORNS.

					PICARD
				(to himself, soft)
			Remarkable.

	Picard leaves the window. He touches the insignia
	on his chest, and a QUICK HIGH PITCHED SOUND CAN BE
	HEARD through the closet door in his office. (Picard
	knows that this sound indicates another Holodeck
	Exit.)

	He opens the closet door and finds the portal. Just
	before he steps through, there's a knock on the waiting
	room door.

13   PICARD'S POV - THE DOOR

	The SILHOUETTE of a small man CAN BE SEEN though the
	pane. He knocks again, delicately; his knuckles
	sounding like a woodpecker rapping on a hollow tree.

					PICARD
				(calling out)
			You'll have to call again. I'm
			just leaving. I'm not dressed
			properly. I'll be back.

	And he leaves -- WALKING THROUGH the EXIT. The office
	door OPENS. Leech ENTERS. Mister Leech has short
	curly hair and big bulging eyes. He wears a bow tie
	and speaks with a strange nasally tone that betrays
	a Middle-Eastern background.

					LEECH
			Not yet, please --

	Leech looks around at the empty office, confusion on
	his face.

13A  INT. HOLODECK CORRIDOR BY SIDE EXIT

	Picard walks down the corridor and turns the corner
	to the main entrance to the Holodeck.

14   OMITTED

     STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT ONE     9.

15   INT. ENTERPRISE - ENTRANCE TO HOLODECK - ON PICARD

	addressing the computer panel.

					PICARD
			Memory: save current setting.

					COMPUTER VOICE
				(after slight pause)
			Current setting saved.

					PICARD
			Holodeck OFF.

16   OMITTED

17   EXT. SPACE - ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	heading toward the rendezvous...

18   INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE - WIDE ANGLE

	The officers are gathered around the table...

					PICARD
			When I looked down on the street,
			I actually saw automobiles!

	Worf looks up.

					DATA
			An ancient Earth device used
			primarily for transportation.

					WORF
			Ahh.

					DATA
			Also seen as a source of status
			and virility; often a prime
			ingredient in teenage mating
			rituals --

19   ANGLE ON WESLEY

	reacting to the idea of "teenage mating rituals."

					WESLEY
			Teenage mating rituals?

     STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT ONE     10.

20   BACK TO SHOT

					PICARD
			I saw an entire city block from
			that window.

					BEVERLY
			It sounds wonderful.

					PICARD
			I'm going to try it again, only
			this time I'm going to dress the
			part.
				(to Beverly)
			Why not come with me?

21   CLOSE ON BEVERLY

	surprised and pleased that she's been asked.

22   BACK TO SHOT

					PICARD
			I also want to take that
			historian... the twentieth century
			expert...

					TASHA
			Whalen.

					PICARD
			Yes, Whalen. He probably knows
			more about Dixon Hill than I do.

					DATA
			I will tell him.

					PICARD
			Invite him, Mister Data. This
			is, after all, a leisure activity.

					PICARD
			The sense of reality is
			incredible. When that woman
			kissed me, it was so --

	Picard cuts off when he realizes Beverly is staring at
	him. She chooses an adjective and finishes his
	sentence...

					BEVERLY
			Exciting?

     STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT ONE     11.

22   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			Real.
				(clears throat)
			The subject of this meeting is
			the Jaradan rendezvous. Proceed
			with the briefing, Number One.

	Riker has been enjoying the discussion, but he quickly
	switches gears.

					RIKER
			This is primarily a necessary
			diplomatic mission. The Jaradan
			are strategically important to the
			Federation. Previous attempts
			failed because they are so easily
			irritated. A slip in the
			pronunciation of the greeting
			caused a twenty-year rift in the
			relation.

					DATA
			Therefore the captain must recite
			the entire greeting without any
			mistakes.

					GEORDI
				(amused)
			Simple as that.

					DATA
				(straightforward)
			Yes. If, on the other hand, the
			captain makes even the slightest
			error --

					TASHA
			-- The captain is well aware of
			the gravity of the situation,
			Commander.

					DATA
			I have located a history tape
			of the last Federation starship
			to come in contact with the
			Jarada. It graphically
			demonstrates what happened when
			that captain offended them.

     STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT ONE     12.

22   CONTINUED: (2)

					TROI
			The captain is familiar with that,
			Data.

					DATA
			Should we not run it?

					PICARD
			It's not necessary. Meeting
			adjourned.

23
thru	OMITTED
25

26   INT. CORRIDOR - ON DATA AND GEORDI

	walking together.

					DATA
			Why would the captain not want
			to review all the information
			available on the subject?

					GEORDI
			When you've seen the Jaradan
			react once, you don't ever have
			to see it again.

	Data shrugs and decides to change the subject.

					DATA
			Dixon Hill is a most puzzling
			character.

					GEORDI
			Not really. He was just a
			twentieth-century Sherlock
			Holmes.

					DATA
			But his modus operandi is quite
			dissimilar. Worth investigating.

					GEORDI
			Indubitably, Watson.

	Data gives Geordi a look.

     STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT ONE     13.

27   INT. MAIN BRIDGE - CLOSE ON DATA

	at Science One. He stares thoughtfully at the blank
	screen.

					DATA
			Computer: request all
			biographical information on
			fictional character Dixon Hill.

	The computer briefly HUMS and CLICKS, searching its
	files.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Working...... Character first
			appeared in pulp magazine,
			"Amazing Detective Stories,"
			copyright 1934, A.D.
				(pause)
			Second appearance in novel "The
			Long Dark Tunnel," circa 1936.

					DATA
			Request complete text of all
			stories involving said character.

28   CLOSE ON DATA'S FACE

	as the computer springs to life.

					DATA
			Increase speed.

	The REFLECTED COMPUTER LETTERS DANCE ACROSS HIS FACE
	like a horde of green ants. Data's eyes race back and
	forth, reading the text at an incredible rate.

29   EXT. SPACE - ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	The great ship cruises on toward the Jaradan
	rendezvous.

30   INT. OUTSIDE HOLODECK ENTRANCE - TIGHT ON PICARD'S FACE

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's log, supplemental...

     STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT ONE     14.

31   PULLING BACK SLOWLY

					PICARD (V.O.)
				(continuing)
			The Jaradan rendezvous is eleven
			hours away...

32   STILL PULLING BACK

It's clear the captain is not wearing his standard
uniform...

					PICARD (V.O.)
				(continuing)
			I am about to reenter the world
			of Dixon Hill, this time properly
			dressed. An experience like this
			is more enjoyable when shared,
			so I've invited Lit-historian
			Whalen to accompany me. Doctor
			Crusher will join us shortly...

33   FULL VIEW OF PICARD

who is dressed like a Forties detective, trench coat
and all.

34   ANGLE TO INCLUDE WHALEN

the redheaded literature expert, looking fashionable in
his three-piece suit.

					PICARD
			Ready to go to San Francisco,
			Mister Whalen?

					WHALEN
			More than ready, sir.

					PICARD
			If it's anything like the last
			time I'm sure you won't be
			disappointed --

	Whalen notices the look of surprise on the captain's
	face. The historian spins to see what he's looking
	at...

     STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT ONE     15.

35   ANGLE ON DATA

	completely decked out for an excursion into the
	Forties. He's even wearing a Bogart-style hat,
	fashionably tilted over one eye.

					DATA
			Request permission to accompany
			you, sir.

36   BACK TO THREE SHOT

	The Captain is too surprised to respond.

					DATA
			I have mastered the lingo of the
			period. Example:
				(psuedo-Bogart)
			It was raining in the city of
			Angels -- a hard rain -- almost hard
			enough to wash the slime from the
			streets. But it never does. When
			the rain stops, the boulevard
			dries and the snakes once again
			slink from their holes. That's
			when my door opens and the
			helpless, the desperate, walk
			through with a heart full of hurt
			and a pocket full of nothing.

37   ANGLE ON PICARD AND WHALEN

	amused and delighted.

38   FULL SHOT TO ENTRANCE

					DATA
			It unearthed half-forgotten
			feelings the same way it dug up
			sleeping bones in shallow unmarked
			graves.
				(pause)
			It was that kind of day.

					WHALEN
				(enthusiastic)
			Dixon Hill: "The Black Orchid,"
			Chapter Three.

     STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT ONE     16.

38   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			Very impressive, gentlemen.
			Now... Shall we?

	The doors open. WE SEE a view of San Francisco, 1941,
	over them. The three men STEP INSIDE.

38A  INT. HOLODECK

	Their faces show wonderment. The Holodeck doors close
	behind them.

									FADE OUT:

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

     STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT TWO     17.

                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

39   EXT. SIDEWALK - NIGHT - TIGHT ON PICARD, WHALEN AND
DATA

	as they step out in front of a newsstand in 1941.

	The three men turn their heads joyously, taking in the
	wonders of this illusionary city. THE MOTORIZED SOUNDS
	OF AN URBAN CITY BLOCK fill the air.

	A GRIZZLED NEWS-VENDOR standing behind his open air
	stand, calls out to Picard...

					VENDOR
			Hey Dix!

	The Men APPROACH.

					VENDOR
				(continuing)
			How's tricks?

	Picard doesn't know quite how to answer that
	question...

					PICARD
			Uh, she's fine... just fine.

					WHALEN
				(to Picard, softly)
			Wonderful! He really thinks
			you're Dixon Hill!

	A passing Pedestrian plunks a dollar on the counter.
	He sweeps up his paper and his change, and continues
	on.

	Picard notes that the sign on the stand reads "JOE'S
	NEWS AND MAGAZINES."

					PICARD
			Say Joe, I'd like to buy a paper
			too, but I don't have any money.

					VENDOR
			Catch me next time, Dix.

	He tosses a paper at Picard. The three from the
	Enterprise eagerly study its headlines....

     STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT TWO     18.

39   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
				(reading)
			"Hitler on the move... Roosevelt
			presses Congress for British
			aid... DiMaggio streak reaches
			thirty-seven?"

					DATA
			DiMaggio. Joltin' Joe, the
			Yankee clipper.

					WHALEN
				(to Picard)
			Baseball. A national obsession
			at the time.

					DATA
			The streak they refer to, will
			eventually reach fifty-six
			games...

	The vendor cackles again. He's finished with another
	customer and is listening to Data with amusement and
	fascination.

					DATA
				(continuing)
			And be snapped by a pair of
			journeyman hurlers for the
			Cleveland Indians --

					VENDOR
			Cleveland!!!

	The Vendor's explosive laughter turns to a hacking
	cough as he pounds his fist on the table...

					VENDOR
				(continuing; scornful)
			They got no pitching! They never
			got no pitching. What are ya,
			nuts or somethin'?

	Data continues, undaunted, reciting the facts from his
	computer memory...

					DATA
			The record will stand until the
			year 2026, when a shortstop for
			the London Kings--

     STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT TWO     19.

39   CONTINUED: (2)

					VENDOR
				(to Picard,
				 interrupting)
			Hey Dix, what gives with this guy?
				(leans forward, studies
				 Data's face)
			He ain't from around here, is he?

					PICARD
			Uh, no... he's not.
				(pause)
			He's from South America.

					VENDOR
			Yeah. He's got a nice tan.

	Picard is suddenly struck by something he sees in the
	paper. Whalen looks over his shoulder and reads the
	headline...

40   TIGHT ON THE HEADLINE

	Which reads "WEALTHY SOCIALITE MURDERED"

	The subhead reads: "POLICE HAVE SEVERAL LEADS IN BRUTAL
	SLAYING OF MRS. ARTHUR CLINTON BRADLEY."

41   ANGLE ON PICARD

	staring at the accompanying picture of Jessica Bradley.

					PICARD
				(somber)
			I should have listened to her.
			She told me someone was trying
			to kill her.

	Whalen notes that the captain almost looks guilty that
	he didn't do something to protect her.

					WHALEN
				(softly)
			She's a page from a book, sir.
			That's all she ever was.

					BELL (O.S.)
			Well, well, look what the cat
			dragged in.

     STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT TWO     20.

41   CONTINUED:

	Two police detectives have APPEARED on the scene. BELL
	is a large man; a gruff career cop who clearly doesn't
	like Dixon Hill. McNARY is a young Robert Mitchum; his
	sad eyes show he's seen too many dark things during his
	nine years in Homicide.

	Data is searching the area, having taken Bell's remark
	literally.

					DATA
			Cat?

	Bell's mouth hangs open as he moves in for a closer
	look at the strange man...

					BELL
			What on Earth... Where the hell
			did he come from?

					VENDOR
			South America. Can't you tell?

	Bell circles Data, looking him up and down...

					BELL
			Wherever you're from, while
			you're in my town, keep your nose
			clean.

	Data REACTS. Bell turns his attention to Picard...

					BELL
				(continuing)
			Well, tough guy, this time you've
			really done it. Your goose is
			cooked, but good.

					MCNARY
				(looking down)
			I'm sorry about this, Dix.

					BELL
			Don't apologize to him'
				(to Picard, ?elligerent)
			Where were you last night between
			ten and midnight?

	Picard shoots his compatriots an amused glance.

					PICARD
			That would be a bit hard to
			explain.

     STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT TWO     21.

41   CONTINUED: (2)

					BELL
			Yeah? Well you'll have plenty
			of time to come up with something.
			You're goin' downtown.

					PICARD
			What for?

					BELL
			For the murder of Jessica Bradley.

42   INT. MAIN BRIDGE - WIDE ANGLE

	Geordi and Wesley are at Ops and Conn, Tasha at
	Security, Worf at Science One. Riker EXITS the
	turbolift and STEPS ONTO the bridge...

					RIKER
			Status report?

					TASHA
			We're being probed, sir.

					RIKER
			The Jarada.

					TASHA
			Most likely. But it's long
			range. Can't be certain where
			it's originating..

	The bridge SHUDDERS, and a brief HISSING NOISE is HEARD
	coming from the consoles...

43   INT. ENTERPRISE CORRIDOR

	The LIGHTS momentarily FLICKER as the probe races
	through the bowels of the ship.

44   INT. INTRANCE TO HOLODECK (OPTICAL)

	WE HEAR A HIGH PITCHED COMPUTER BLEEP, and the Holodeck
	doors open by themselves. WE CAN VAGUELY SEE the
	hallway leading to Dixon Hill's office. Then, abruptly,
	the doors slam shut.

     STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT TWO     22.

45   INT. MAIN BRIDGE - WIDE ANGLE

	The SHUDDERING STOPS. The probing has been terminated.

					RIKER
				(half-smile)
			One could get the feeling they
			don't exactly trust us.

					GEORDI
			Commander, I'm receiving a
			subspace message from the Jarada.

					RIKER
			That's not part of the plan.
				(pause)
			Pipe it through.

	The VOICE WE HEAR is alien and hive-like. To our ears
	it SOUNDS LIKE THREE VOICES IN ONE (a deep male voice,
	a high-pitched female voice, and a ten-year-old
	child's voice).

					JARADAN'S COM VOICE
			En-ter-prise. The time has come
			to honor us. We await your
			greeting.

					RIKER
			This is Commander Riker, first
			officer of the Enterprise --

					JARADAN'S COM VOICE
			-- You are not captain?!

					RIKER
			No sir, I'm not. I suggest we
			commence with screen to screen
			communication so we can see each
			other --

	This time when the Jaradan interrupts it sounds
	distinctly angry. WE CAN HEAR A FAINT BUZZING SOUND in
	the background...

					JARALAN'S COM VOICE
			-- You offend us! We will not
			show ourselves to a mere
			subordinate. We await your
			captain's greeting with growing
			unrest. End of communication!

     STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT TWO     23.

45   CONTINUED:

					RIKER
				(sighing)
			Terrific.

	He turns to Geordi.

					RIKER
				(continuing)
			Get the captain. You'll find
			him in the Holodeck.

	Geordi nods and EXITS the bridge.

46   MOVE IN ON RIKER

	staring at the screen...

47   INT. ENTRANCE TO HOLODECK - ON BEVERLY

	looking like a well-dressed woman from the forties.
	She straightens her dress, struggles with her handbag,
	and starts to step through the opening...

	Beverly only goes halfway before backing out. She
	seems puzzled and disoriented as she looks at the
	control panel wondering what went wrong.

	Looking a little worried, she tries again...

48   INT. POLICE STATION - ON BEVERLY

	This time stepping through effortlessly and coming out
	in a police station waiting room. Data and Whalen are
	examining the recreated memorabilia on the walls, while
	a police SERGEANT does paperwork at the front desk.

	Data turns to greet Beverly...

					DATA
			Hiya Doc. What's shakin'?
				(notes her pale look)
			Are you alright?

					BEVERLY
			I'm just a little dizzy, thank
			you. I had some trouble coming
			through. Where's Captain Picard?

     STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT TWO     24.

48   CONTINUED:

					DATA
			He's on ice.

					BEVERLY
			Pardon?

					DATA
			He's being grilled.

					BEVERLY
				(a little frustrated)
			What is he Data, a fish?

					WHALEN
				(laughing)
			The captain's being interrogated.
				(melodramatic)
			They think he's committed a
			murder.

					BEVERLY
				(a bit alarmed)
			Shouldn't we be doing something
			to help him?

					WHALEN
			Relax Doctor. It's all part of
			the game. Believe me, he's having
			the time of his life in there.

49   INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - CLOSE ON PICARD

	his face brightly lit. Little beads of sweat dot his
	forehead...

					PICARD
			I've told you everything I know.

					BELL (O.S.)
			Yeah? Well, you're just gonna
			have to tell us again. From the
			top.

	Picard leans back in his chair and smiles at his
	questioners. Their cigarette smoke swirls around his
	head, illuminated by the harsh white light.

					PICARD
			Very good. I've read all this
			before. It's exactly as it should
			be.

     STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT TWO     25.

49   CONTINUED:

					BELL (O.S.)
			Spill it!

50   INT. HOLODECK ENTRANCE (CORRIDOR) - CLOSE ON GEORDI

	A grave look on his face. He punches the intercom.

					GEORDI
			La Forge to bridge.

					RIKER'S COM VOICE
			Riker here.

					GEORDI
				(with difficulty)
			I can't find the captain, sir.

51   INT. MAIN BRIDGE - ON RIKER

					RIKER
			I told you, he's in the Holodeck.

52   INT. HOLODECK ENTRANCE (CORRIDOR) - CLOSE ON GEORDI

					GEORDI
			Something's... gone wrong.

53   INT. MAIN BRIDGE - WIDE ANGLE

	There's silence on the bridge. Everyone's heard the
	strange halting tone of Lieutenant La Forge. He sounds
	serious.

					RIKER
			What are you saying Lieutenant?

54   INT. HOLODECK ENTRANCE (CORRIDOR) - ON GEORDI

	PULL BACK SLOWLY as Geordi stops trying to access the
	panel.

					GEORDI
			I can't communicate with them.
			I can't access the program -- and
			I can't open the doors.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT THREE    26.

                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

55   EXT. SPACE - ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

					RIKER (V.O.)
			Ship's log, supplemental. First
			officer reporting. Due to an
			unknown breakdown in the Holodeck,
			we are unable to locate the
			captain and his party...

56   OMITTED

57   INT. MAIN BRIDGE - OVERHEAD SHOT, MOVING IN ON RIKER

					RIKER
			Tasha, take over. I'm going to
			Holdeck Three.

58   WIDER ANGLE

	Wesley, at Ops, spins in his chair to face Riker.

					WESLEY
			Commander?... I've studied all
			the technical manuals on the
			Holodeck. I think I could be of
			some help down there.

					RIKER
			Geordi's well equipped to deal
			with the situation, Wes. Right
			now, your duties are on the
			bridge.

					TROI
				(softly)
			His mother's in there too, sir.

					RIKER
			Come on, Wesley.

					WESLEY
			Thank you sir.

	They EXIT the bridge and Tasha takes Riker's seat.

    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT THREE    27.

59   INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - WIDE ANGLE

	The captain is still sitting under the hot light of an
	arc lamp. Bell is leaning forward, intensely grilling
	him. McNary stands in the shadows...

					BELL
			... And you say you'd never met
			her before she came to hire you.

					PICARD
			I've already told you that.
			Twice.

					BELL
			Yeah? Well you're gonna tell me
			again.

					PICARD
				(rising)
			Look fellows, this is no longer
			amusing.

	The big cop roughly shoves Picard back into his seat.
	Picard is surprised by the amount of force he uses.
	McNary quickly moves in, restraining his partner.

					McNARY
			Easy, Mike!

	He moves the steaming detective away from Picard.

					BELL
			You think you're tough, Hill!
			But you're nothing! You're
			garbage!

	Bell angrily shakes free from his partner's grasp.
	McNary goes over and crouches by Picard.

					McNARY
				(small smile)
			Don't take him too seriously, Dix.
			His old lady's been giving him
			a hard time. You know how it is.

					PICARD
			I need to get out of here.

					McNARY
			Yeah. I'll see what I can do.

    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT THREE    28.

60   INT. POLICE STATION WAITING ROOM - WIDE ANGLE

	Whalen and Data continue to move about the room,
	fascinated by everything from the chairs to the light
	bulbs. To them, this is a firsthand look at ancient
	history.

	Beverly is once again struggling with her handbag when
	she notices that the desk sergeant is staring at her...

					BEVERLY
				(moving toward him)
			Something on your mind?

					SERGEANT
			Yeah. But I'm not sure I can
			repeat it in mixed company.
				(leering)
			You're a pretty hep lookin' broad.

					BEVERLY
			Is that good?

					SERGEANT
			It ain't bad. You like Charlie
			McCarthy?

					BEVERLY
			McCarthy?... Oh, you mean the man
			who hunted Communist witches.

					SERGEANT
				(lecherous)
			I got two tickets to the show
			tomorrow night.

					DATA (O.S.)
			Do you mind if I experiment with
			this device?

	Data is standing beside the desk, gazing at a vending
	machine. The sergeant is greatly annoyed at being
	interrupted while making his move.

					SERGANT
			I don't care what you do.

					DATA
			Thanks, Mac.

	The sergeant is about to continue, but is once again
	sidetracked by Data. The android is going haywire,
	pulling lever after lever at super speed. The sergeant
	can't believe his eyes.

    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT THREE    29.

60   CONTINUED:

					SERGEANT
			Who is this jerk?

61   INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - WIDE ANGLE

	Bell and McNary have been arguing in a corner of the
	room. As McNary approaches Picard, it's clear that
	he's won for the time being.

					McNARY
			Okay Dix. We're bustin' you out
			of here.

					PICARD
				(rising)
			That's welcome news.

					BELL
				(calling out, hostile)
			You better not try to leave town.

					PICARD
				(wry)
			It's been a pleasure, sir.

	Bell glowers at him and EXITS the room, slamming the
	door behind him.

					PICARD
				(dryly)
			I get the feeling he doesn't like
			me.

					McNARY
			We know you're dealing with The
			Fat Man, Dixon. Take it from a
			friend; it doesn't help your case.

					PICARD
			I'll keep it in mind.

	He rises and offers his hand to McNary. For some
	reason it really does feel like he's an old and trusted
	friend.

					PICARD
			Thank you. For helping me.

    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT THREE    30.

61   CONTINUED:

					McNARY
			Forget it.
				(pats Picard's shoulder)
			When you comin' over for supper?
			The kids'd love to see you, and
			you know how much you love
			Sharon's cooking.

					PICARD
				(thoughtful smile)
			Soon, my friend. But at the
			moment I have other duties.

					McNARY
			Blonde or brunette?

	The two men share a laugh. McNary opens the door...

					PICARD
				(choosing his words)
			She's a lady all right... and her
			name's Enterprise.

					McNARY
			Sounds like a working girl.
				(laughs)
			I'll stop by the office with a
			bottle of scotch. You can tell
			me all about her.

62   INT. WAITING ROOM - WIDE ANGLE

	Picard steps out into the waiting room.

					WHALEN
			Have a good time?

					PICARD
			I'm not sure. Sometimes it seemed
			too real.
				(to Beverly)
			Glad you could make it.
				(looks her up and down)
			I must say, you wear it well.

					BEVERLY
				(sly smile)
			Why thank you, Mister Hill.

	They lock eyes for a moment...

    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT THREE    31.

62   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			I think it's time we got back to
			the Enterprise.

					WHALEN
				(good-natured)
			We are on the Enterprise, Captain.

					PICARD
				(chuckling)
			Yes. Of course we are.

					BEVERLY
			Do we have time to see your
			office?

					PICARD
			I don't see why not.

	Picard leads them to the door. Data begins to
	struggle with the doorknob. He pushes and pulls on
	it as the others look on in amusement. Finally Whalen
	reaches over and shows him the way. Picard pulls the
	door open...

63   INT. OPEN DOOR LEADING TO HALLWAY (OPTICAL)

	WE CAN SEE the hallway in Dixon Hill's office building.

					PICARD
			The Holodeck makes excellent use
			of a finite space.

64   INT. DIXON HILL'S WAITING ROOM

	They ENTER to find the same little man we saw before,
	waiting for Dixon Hill.

					LEECH
			Ah, Mister Hill. You've been
			avoiding me.

					WHALEN
				(to Picard)
			It's Felix Leech! It has to be.

    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT THREE    32.

64   CONTINUED:

					LEECH
			You know me, sir?

					WHALEN
			Well, I've read about you. Many
			times.

	Picard steps past Leech, leading his crew into the
	office...

					PICARD
			I'm sorry Mister Leech, but we
			really must be going. Call again
			tomorrow.

	Leech follows them, growing angry...

					LEECH
			You're being quite rude, Mister
			Hill. You haven't even introduced
			me to your charming companions.

	Picard goes to the exiting place.

					PICARD
			That'll have to wait.

					LEECH
				(raising voice)
			We have business! Urgent
			business.

	Picard turns to see that Leech has pulled a gun on him.

					LEECH
				(continuing)
			You're not going anywhere. Not
			until we have a little chat.

65
thru	OMITTED
66

67   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	as Tasha punches the intercom...

					TASHA
			Bridge to Holodeck. We're
			approaching Torona Four.

    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT THREE    33.

68   INT. HOLODECK ENTRANCE - ANGLE ON RIKER

	with Wesley, Geordi and technicians working behind
	him.

					RIKER
			Any word from the Jarada?

					TASHA'S COM VOICE
			Not a thing, sir.

					RIKER
			They may be testing us. Seeing
			if we'll stick to the
			arrangements.

					TASHA'S COM VOICE
			What do we do now, sir?

					WORF
			We wait.

					GEORDI
				(to Riker)
			Everything checks out so far.
			Ensign Crusher believes the
			trouble may have been caused by
			the Jaradan probe. If so, it
			could be very difficult to
			locate.

69
thru	OMITTED
70

71   INT. DIXON HILL'S OFFICE - WIDE ANGLE

	Leech is still holding a gun on everyone.

					LEECH
				(perturbed)
			I'm not a man to be toyed with,
			Mister Hill. You were hired to
			locate a certain object. I demand
			to know what you've done with it.

					PICARD
			I can't help you, Mister Leech.
			I'm afraid this game is over.

					LEECH
			I assure you, this is no game!

    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT THREE    34.

71   CONTINUED:

					WHALEN
				(laughing)
			Take it from me Leech, you'll
			never find it.
				(moves toward him)
			Now... give me the gun.

	Whalen takes another step -- a SHOT RINGS OUT. The
	historian staggers backwards, amazed at the hole in
	his chest. A circle of blood spreads as he slumps
	to the floor. Beverly rushes to him, he looks up at
	Picard, shock registering on his pale face.

					WHALEN
				(continuing; softly)
			But... they're not real.

					BEVERLY
			This man has been shot. If we
			don't get him to Sickbay, he'll
			die.

	This game is now being played for keeps.

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT FOUR    35.

                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

72   INT. DIXON HILL'S OFFICE - WIDE ANGLE

	Beverly is ministering to the fallen form of Whalen.

					BEVERLY
			There's massive internal bleeding --

					PICARD
			How could this happen?

					LEECH
			It'll happen again if you don't
			cooperate.

	Picard is furious. He lunges at Leech, striking him
	and knocking the gun from his hands. Leech is
	startled, backing out of the room, wide-eyed...

					LEECH
				(continuing)
			You struck me! How dare you!

	When Picard moves toward him, he backpedals hurriedly
	to the door.

					LEECH
				(continuing; almost
				 hyperventilating)
			You'll be sorry! The Fat Man
			isn't going to like this!

	He SCOOTS OUT the door and around the corner. Picard
	instinctively starts to go after him--

					BEVERLY
			We have to get him to Sickbay!

					PICARD
				(to computer)
			Exit!

	They look to the wall. No response.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			Computer! Exit!

    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT FOUR    36.

72   CONTINUED:

	Still no response.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			We'll try the other exit.

	Data dashes to the other exit.

72A  ON DATA

	At the non-existent exit.

					DATA
			Computer! Identify exit!

	Nothing happens. Data turns and sprints back to the
	others.

72B  FULL SHOT.

	Data REJOINS the group.

					DATA
			There is a programming
			malfunction. The computer refuses
			to identify the exits.

					BEVERLY
			I'm losing his pulse!

	Picard GOES TO the wall.

					PICARD
			Computer, this is the captain!
			Identify exit!

	He walks along the wall, pounding it angrily, hunting
	for the exit.

73   INT. MAIN BRIDGE - WIDE ANGLE

					RIKER
			Standard orbit, Mister Worf.

					WORF
			Aye sir, standard orbit.

74   OMITTED

    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT FOUR    37.

75   INT. MAIN BRIDGE - ANGLE EMPHASIZING RIKER

	who's looking at the screen with great concern and more
	than a little anger. He punches the intercom...

					RIKER
			Riker to Holodeck.

76   INT. HOLODECK ENTRANCE - ON GEORDI AND WESLEY

	intensely examining a complex circuitry panel.

					GEORDI
				(trace of frustration)
			Nothing yet, Commander.

77   INT. MAIN BRIDGE - ON RIKER

	fit to be tied.

					RIKER
			We're running out of time.

78
thru	OMITTED
80

81   INT. DIXON HILL'S OFFICE - WIDE ANGLE

	The three from the Enterprise are still combing the
	walls.

					BEVERLY
			It's no use. It's just not here
			anymore.

	Picard backs away from the wall, looking grim.

					PICARD
			Suggestions, Mister Data?

					DATA
			I am at a loss. We are in a
			Holodeck-created building of 1941.
			The computer has refused to accept
			voice commands. The controls for
			the environment are therefore not
			accessible. They are outside in
			the reality of the Holodeck.

					BEVERLY
			I could use some light.

    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT FOUR    38.

81   CONTINUED:

	Data grabs a floor lamp to help Beverly. He is
	mystified by the lamp cord, when it pulls from its
	socket and the lamp GOES OUT. Picard quickly solves
	the problem by hitting a wall switch and ILLUMINATING
	the room from the overhead lights. Data replaces the
	lamp cord in the socket when the SOUNDS OF FOOTSTEPS
	are HEARD coming down the hall.

82   ANGLE ON THE DOOR

	Three shadows are seen through the glass. This time,
	no one bothers to knock.

	Leech ENTERS, FOLLOWED BY A GUN-TOTING THUG. It's
	clear this isn't a friendly visit. These two move
	aside so that a Third Man can enter.

	CYRUS REDBLOCK STROLLS IN slowly. He's a massive man
	-- imposing in his white Panama suit and straw hat. He
	hangs his hat on a rack and wipes his sweaty brow with
	a large white handkerchief.

					REDBLOCK
				(gravelly, clipped
				 British accent)
			Good day, Mister Hill. My name
			is Cyrus Redblock. I hope you
			don't mind us dropping in.

					PICARD
			I see I have no choice.

					REDBLOCK
				(explosive laugh)
			Life is an endless stream of
			choices. Unfortunately, you have
			chosen to make my life more
			difficult.

	Redblock's beady eyes are already searching the room.

					REDBLOCK
				(continuing)
			I don't suppose you'd be foolish
			enough to hide it here.

					PICARD
			I don't suppose so.

    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT FOUR    39.

82   CONTINUED:

					REDBLOCK
			Still, I'm sure you won't mind
			if we take a look around.

					BEVERLY
			I wish you'd quit asking, since
			it's obvious you're going to do
			it anyway. It's a big waste of
			time.

					REDBLOCK
			Good manners, Madam, are never
			a waste.
				(to Picard and Data)
			Civility, gentlemen. Always
			civility.

	With his thug wielding a gun, Redblock prods Picard
	and company into Dixon Hill's office. Upon seeing
	Whalen's body, Redblock loses some of his gentlemanly
	air...

					REDBLOCK
				(continuing; to thug)
			Get that stiff out of here.

					BEVERLY
			He's not dead.

					REDBLOCK
			From his pallor, he soon will be.

					THUG
			You want I should throw him in
			the garbage, boss?

					REDBLOCK
			The next room will do nicely for
			now.

	His henchman starts to comply. Picard moves to stop him,
	but Leech quickly puts a gun to his head.

					REDBLOCK
				(continuing; to Leech)
			Which one struck you?

					LEECH
				(indignant)
			It was Hill.

	Redblock nods at Leech, who uses his gun to backhand
	Picard across the face. A trickle of blood is a
	tangible reminder of the hazards of this world.

    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT FOUR    40.

82   CONTINUED: (2)

					REDBLOCK
			For every action, there is an
			equal and opposite reaction. A
			truism that you have sadly
			neglected.

	The front door opens and an unsuspecting Lieutenant
	McNary WALKS IN. He's quickly disarmed by the thug
	and brought before Redblock and Leech.

					McNARY
				(to Picard)
			I saw your light and figured you
			were working late.
				(looks around room)
			Guess I was right.

	He takes a long look at Redblock and Leech...

					McNARY
				(continuing; cool)
			Nice company you're keeping, Dix.
			You forget to take the trash out
			this morning?

	The thug slugs McNary in the stomach, doubling him
	over. Redblock wipes his brow...

					REDBLOCK
			I'm a tolerant man, but I don't
			tolerate disrespect.

					DATA
			Your devotion to etiquette is
			highly admirable, sir. However,
			your methods leave much to be
			desired.

	For the first time, Redblock and Leech turn their
	attention to the dapper man with the silvery skin.
	They move toward him, menacingly...

					REDBLOCK
			What have we here?

					LEECH
			Looks like a ghost.

					REDBLOCK
			Where do you suppose he's from?

    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT FOUR    41.

82   CONTINUED: (3)

	Leech moves closer, grabbing Data's hat and circling
	him for a better look. Looking at Leech, with his
	bulging, sleepy eyes, Data feels like an ant under a
	microscope.

	Leech breaks into a slow devious smile, as he holds
	a gun to Data's chin.

					LEECH
			Where were you hatched, anyway?

	Data looks to Picard, then back at Leech

					DATA
			Central America.

	Redblock pushes the gun aside and stands nose to nose
	with Data.

					REDBLOCK
				(fascinated,
				 half-whisper)
			I've been all over this world and
			I must say, I've not seen anything
			like you.

					PICARD
			He's not from this world. None
			of us are.

	Redblock's first reaction is surprise. He quickly
	smothers it with laughter. Picard elaborates, using
	Redblock's legendary greed as an enticement.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			We come from a world of fabulous
			riches. A world of objects --
			far greater in value than the one
			you seek.

83   CLOSE ON REDBLOCK

	Of course he doesn't believe it, but the mere thought
	of this kind of world has his head buzzing.

84   TWO SHOT TO INCLUDE LEECH

	who senses what's on Redblock's mind. Leech somehow
	feels threatened by these thoughts...

    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT FOUR    42.

84   CONTINUED:

					LEECH
				(to Picard, angry)
			That's ridiculous! You're a
			private dick. We've met before
			and you never mentioned any of
			this.

					McNARY
			He's right, Dix. That's pretty
			weak stuff. I can't even buy
			that line of guff.

					PICARD
			I am not Dixon Hill.

					BEVERLY
				(to others)
			He's not!

85   CLOSE ON McNARY

	rolling his eyes.

					PICARD
			I only look like Dixon Hill.

					DATA
				(to Redblock)
			He speaks the truth, sir. From
			your point of view, he is only
			a fiction, a facsimile, a
			knock-off, a cheap imitation.

					PICARD
			Thank you, Mister Data.

					DATA
				(to Picard, chagrined)
			Sorry sir, that did not come out
			quite the way I interded.

86   ANGLE ON REDBLOCK

	rubbing his chin, sporting an evil grin...

    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT FOUR    43.

86   CONTINUED:

					REDBLOCK
			Very good. Very, very, good.
			What wonderful fiction! Quite
			entertaining. I admire your skill
			at trying to obfuscate our sense
			of reality.

					DATA
			It is you who are not real, sir.

					PICARD
			Data--

					DATA
				(innocently)
			It is you who are imaginary
			characters derived from a work
			of fiction.

87   ANGLE ON LEECH

	not liking what he's hearing, as though deep down he
	sensed it was true.

88   WIDE ANGLE

					McNARY
			Give it up, fellas. These guys
			are too smart to fall for that
			story.

					DATA
				(apologetic)
			I am afraid you are not real either,
			Lieutenant.

89   ON McNARY

	who feels a cold flash for an instant, then shakes his
	head derisively.

90   ANGLE ON LEECH

					LEECH
			I don't want to hear any more
			of this! You're making me crazy!

    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT FOUR    44.

91   TWO SHOT - BEVERLY AND LEECH

					PICARD
			Deep down, you all sense the
			truth. Deep down, you know you're
			not real. All of you.

					LEECH
				(waving gun)
			Shut up!!
				(growing frantic)
			Let me shoot them, Mister
			Redblock. Let me kill them, one
			by one.

92   FULL SHOT

	Beverly is still tending Whalen while Redblock is
	pondering what to do.

					REDBLOCK
				(analytical)
			A most interesting situation.
			Perhaps we should test this
			theory by killing one of them.

					BEVERLY
			You've already done that! This
			man is dying! This whole thing
			is senseless!

					REDBLOCK
			Hardly! Senseless killing is
			immoral. But killing for a
			purpose is often ingenious.

					LEECH
			Well said, Mister Redblock.
			What's our purpose?

	Leech pulls out a stiletto, casually places it against
	Picard's chest. As he speaks, he slowly begins to
	pluck the buttons off Picard's shirt...

					REDBLOCK
			We are on a quest for knowledge,
			Mister Leech.
				(to Picard)
			We want the item.

	He coolly runs the blade over Picard's Adam's apple...

    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT FOUR    45.

92   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			We don't have it.

					LEECH
			Shall I kill him?

					REDBLOCK
			No, kill the woman!

93
thru	OMITTED
94

95   ON BEVERLY

	trying to maintain her composure as Leech's gun COMES
	INTO FRAME, pointed straight at her head.

									FADE OUT:

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

12:[2,#b]
    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT FIVE    46.

                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

96   INT. DIXON HILL'S OFFICE - WIDE ANGLE

	Leech is poised to pull the trigger...

					PICARD
			Redblock. I have the item.

97   ANGLE ON REDBLOCK

	intrigued by Picard's offer.

					REDBLOCK
			At last. I knew it! God, man,
			you are a character! Waiting
			until the last moment! Testing
			my resolve! What an ally you
			would make! Now -- where is it?

98   TWO SHOT - REDBLOCK AND PICARD

					PICARD
			I'll explain. But first, tell
			Leech to back off.

99   WIDER ANGLE

	Redblock mulls it over.

					REDBLOCK
			Put the gun down, Mister Leech.

	Leech's shoulders slump. He's gravely disappointed.

					LEECH
			But I want to kill her!

					REDBLOCK
			Perhaps later. It won't harm us
			to listen to Mister Hill.

					MCNARY
			Don't make any deals with that
			slime, Dix!

	Redblock's thug raps McNary's chin with his gun,
	knocking the detective to the ground.

    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT FIVE    47.

99   CONTINUED:

					REDBLOCK
				(to Picard)
			Begin. Make your thoughts
			fruitful and your words eloquent.
				(rumbling laugh)
			Your lovely friend's life depends
			upon it.

					PICARD
			There is a price.

					REDBLOCK
			By God, man, I knew we were of
			the same stripe. Name it.

					PICARD
			Mister Whalen's life. You must
			help us save him.

100  OMITTED

101  INT. MAIN BRIDGE - WIDE ANGLE

	Riker is standing between the Conn and the Ops looking
	over Worf's shoulder at something on his monitor.
	Suddenly, the bridge CRACKLES with BLUE LIGHT, knocking
	Riker off balance...

					RIKER
			What the devil --

					TASHA
			Probes! I'm reading several
			of them, sir. All locked on to
			us.

					WORF
			Verified. Coming from the
			Jaradans!

102  OMITTED

    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT FIVE    48.

103  INT. MAIN BRIDGE - WIDE ANGLE

	Worf and Tasha work furiously to counteract the beams.
	WE CAN HEAR the steady DRONE of the Enterprise's
	ENGINES, straining to meet the challenge...

					RIKER
				(angry)
			Open hailing frequencies.

					TASHA
			Frequencies open, sir.

					RIKER
			This is Commander Riker, aboard
			the Enterprise. We demand that
			you --

	Riker cuts off as a LOUD NOISE COMES OVER THE COM,
	drowning him out. It's the SOUND OF BUZZING, as though
	a microphone had been stuck down an angry hornets'
	nest.

					RIKER
				(continuing; holding
				 ears)
			Cut that off!

	Tasha does so, and the only thing WE HEAR is the HARD
	PRESSED SOUND of the ship's ENGINES.

104  INT. ENTRANCE TO HOLODECK - ON GEORDI

	Wesley and Technicians in background.

					GEORDI
				(into Com)
			Lieutenant La Forge to bridge.

					RIKER'S COM VOICE
			Riker here.

					GEORDI
			Is everything all right, sir?
			We felt quite a surge down here
			--

					RIKER'S COM VOICE
			Yes. Status report.

					GEORDI
			We think we have something, sir.
			I'll let Ensign Crusher explain.

    STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT FIVE    49.

104  CONTINUED:

	Wesley is examining a dismantled panel of circuitry,
	using a pointed bifocal instrument that allows him to
	see microscopically.

					WESLEY
				(speaking up)
			I've found three --

105  INT. MAIN BRIDGE - ON RIKER

					RIKER
			Forget the explanation! Can you
			repair it?

106  INT. HOLODECK ENTRANCE - ON WESLEY

					WESLEY
			I don't know if I should. If
			this isn't done correctly, the
			program could abort and everyone
			inside could vanish.

					RIKER'S COM VOICE
			Do you need more time to study
			it?

					WESLEY
			No, sir. Whether we do it now
			or later, the risk will be the
			same.

107  INT. MAIN BRIDGE - ON RIKER

	as he thinks for a moment.

					RIKER
			Do it.

108  INT. DIXON HILL'S OFFICE - WIDE ANGLE

					PICARD
				(passionate, to
				 Redblock)
			If we can find the way of getting
			him to our Sickbay by fixing our
			computer --

         STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT FIVE        50.

108  CONTINUED:

					REDBLOCK
			Computer? I do not know this
			word.

	Picard sighs. Nothing is coming easy...

109  INT. HOLODECK ENTRANCE - CLOSE ON WESLEY

	working on the circuitry.

110  INT. DIXON HILL'S OFFICE - ON DATA, REDBLOCK AND LEECH

					DATA
			-- A mechanical or electronic
			apparatus capable of carrying out
			repetitious and highly complex
			mathematical operations at high
			speed.

111  ANGLE ON LEECH

	becoming infuriated with Data's rambling definition.

					DATA (O.S.)
			Computers are used to control,
			perform, process, or store --

					LEECH
			Enough!
				(to Redblock)
			Let me kill him. He's beginning
			to irritate me.

112  FLASH CUT TO WESLEY

	working intently. There is a BLUE FLASH.

113  BACK TO HILL'S OFFICE

	where Leech is taking aim at Data.

	Suddenly, the ENTIRE SETTING CHANGES and all involved
	find themselves in A SNOWY ALIEN LANDSCAPE. The wind
	is howling like a bitch, driving Leech to his knees and
	ripping the hat off the thug's head.

         STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT FIVE        51.

113  CONTINUED:

	This is a hellish place -- imagine the North Pole in
	a hurricane. The wind is screaming like a banshee;
	chilling everyone to the bone.

	Then, just as suddenly, they're ALL BACK IN THE OFFICE.

	They're frozen in their tracks, still shell-shocked
	and shivering from the sudden change in climate.

114  CLOSE ON McNARY

	amazed by what's happened.

115  CLOSE ON LEECH

	terrified by what's happened.

116  MOVE IN ON REDBLOCK

	intrigued by what's happened.

117  BACK TO SHOT

					DATA
				(indicating wall)
			Captain, the exit...

	The BLUE STREAK has REAPPEARED on the closet door...

					PICARD
				(to Redblock)
			That's it! The way into our
			world.

	Leech is still trembling, looking around paranoically
	as though waiting to be transported back to that frozen
	hell. But Redblock has shaken off the snowy cold. He
	waddles up to the exit spot and examines it with great
	interest.

					REDBLOCK
			Remarkable. Is this a two-way
			passage? Can one enter your world
			and return to this one simply by
			stepping through?

         STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT FIVE        52.

117  CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			Yes. Allow us to help Mister
			Whalen, and we'll return with
			the item.

118  EXTREMELY CLOSE ON REDBLOCK

	his beady eyes aglow, his swollen tongue sliding over
	his parched lips as he thinks of the item. He begins
	to chuckle... it grows into a laugh... then a belly
	laugh...

119  PULL BACK

	as Redblock practically explodes with laughter. Soon
	the thugs are joining in. Finally, even the weak-kneed
	Leech has broken into little machine gun bursts of
	laughter.

					REDBLOCK
				(to Picard)
			By God, sir, you are a scamp!
			To think that I would wait here
			--

					DATA
			If you are thinking of going
			through yourself sir, I can assure
			you that is not possible.

					REDBLOCK
			Not possible!
				(laughs again)
			One look at you sir, proves
			anything is possible.

	Picard is eyeing the exit, wondering if he should try
	and make a break for it. The Thug pulls a large
	pistol.

					REDBLOCK
			Stand back, Mister Hill. I would
			shoot you myself, but I don't want
			to rob my assistant of his
			greatest pleasure.

					THUG
			Thanks, boss.

         STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT FIVE        53.

119  CONTINUED:

					REDBLOCK
				(to thug)
			After we've gone, kill them all.
			Make sure no one ever finds the
			bodies.

					McNARY
			You're insane! You think you can
			kill a cop and get away with it?

					REDBLOCK
			Why not? I've done it before.
			Come, Mister Leech.

	Leech joins him, still a little tentative. Redblock
	takes a long look at the exit.

					REDBLOCK
				(continuing; dramatic)
			Our destiny awaits.
				(to Picard)
			Au revoir et bon chance, mon ami!

	Side by side, the two Men STEP THROUGH the portal.
	The thug puts the gun on Picard. Data steps forward
	and pinches its muzzle closed. The thug makes a move
	to Data and Data decks him.

120  INT. ENTERPRISE HALLWAY - CLOSE ON REDBLOCK AND LEECH

	The glitch is still glitching -- they have come out
	though a back wall of the Holodeck, not the main
	Holodeck entrance.

	They step out into an empty hallway. Leech is bug-eyed
	and nervous. Redblock is wide-eyed and deliriously
	happy...

					REDBLOCK
				(whisper)
			Another world.
				(louder)
			A whole new world to plunder!

					LEECH
				(flat)
			Uh-oh.
					REDBLOCK
				(irritated)
			What is it?

         STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT FIVE        54.

120  CONTINUED:

	Too mesmerized to speak, Leech simply nods down toward
	their feet. Redblock looks down and SHRIEKS...

121  PULL BACK (OPTICAL)

	to SEE that they are each DEMATERIALIZING, from the
	bottom up. They look on in abstract horror as their
	feet and legs completely DISAPPEAR.

	Redblock cries out to the heavens as his chest
	VAPORIZES...

					REDBLOCK
			Nooo!! I want to live!! I want--

	Their torsos and heads go the same way, until THERE IS
	NOTHING LEFT....

122  INT. ENTRANCE TO HOLODECK - ON GEORDI AND WESLEY

					GEORDI
				(into Com)
			We've done it, but still no sign
			of them.

123  OMITTED

124  INT. ENTRANCE TO HOLODECK

					GEORDI
			Should we go inside?

125  INT. DIXON HILL'S WAITING ROOM - WIDE ANGLE

					PICARD
				(to Data, indicating
				 Exit)
			Pick him up. Get him to Sickbay.

					DATA
			What about you?

					PICARD
			I'll follow you. Now go!

	Picking their way through the Office, Data, carrying
	Whalen, and Beverly EXIT.

         STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT FIVE        55.

125  CONTINUED:

	Picard turns to McNary.

					PICARD
			I can't think of a way to thank
			you. You know I can't take you
			with me.

					MCNARY
				(nodding)
			Someone's gotta book this creep.
				(indicates thug)
			Once a cop always a cop, I guess.

	The OFFICE FLOOR RUMBLES again.

					PICARD
				(empathetic)
			I have to go.

					McNARY
			So this is the big good-bye.

	They shake hands like two old friends who are about to
	part forever. This is The Big Good-bye.

126  MOVE IN ON THEM

					McNARY
			Tell me something, Dixon.
				(worried)
			When you've gone.... will this
			world still exist?.. Will my wife
			and kids still be waiting for me
			at home?

					PICARD
				(pause, sadly)
			I honestly don't know. Good-bye
			my friend.

	Picard STEPS THROUGH.

	After a few moments, McNary's entire world goes PITCH
	BLACK.

127  INT. ENTRANCE TO HOLODECK - ON THEM

	Picard steps back out onto the Enterprise. Data
	hurriedly takes Whalen away. Wesley rushes to Beverly,
	who hugs him as she follows Data.

         STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT FIVE        56.

128  OMITTED

129  INT. MAIN BRIDGE - WIDE ANGLE

					TASHA
			Captain!

	Picard hurries to the Command Area and takes his seat.

					RIKER
			Are you ready, sir?

					PICARD
			As ready as I'll ever be. Open
			hailing frequencies.

					TASHA
			Frequencies open.

					PICARD
				(into com,
				 commandingly)
			This is Jean-Luc Picard, captain
			of the USS Enterprise. Aaaaard
			kraxon Leeeeesss...

130  EXT. SPACE - ENTERPRISE IN ORBIT (OPTICAL)

131  INT. MAIN BRIDGE - WIDE ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	Picard is finishing his greeting. The others on the
	bridge are holding completely still, praying that
	nothing goes wrong...

					PICARD
			Risssssss... Trassssss.... Trasulah!

	The captain has completed his recitation. There's dead
	silence as the officers await the Jaradan reaction. WE
	SEE their faces as the JARADAN LEADER APPEARS on
	Screen.

	WE SEE him from the shoulders up... He is indeed
	wasp-like: black and yellow, with pointed insectile
	features and waving black antennae.

					JARADAN'S COM VOICE
			You have... honored us with
			your words of greeting. A new
			day dawns between us.

         STAR TREK: "The Big Good-bye" - 10/14/87 - ACT FIVE        57.

131  CONTINUED:

	There's great joy and relief on the bridge. Picard
	takes a deep breath. Riker smiles at him...

					RIKER
				(nonchalant)
			So... Have a nice vacation?

	Picard gives him a long smile, but doesn't answer...

					PICARD
			It was a nice place to visit,
			but I wouldn't want to die there.

132  EXT. SPACE - ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	PULLING OUT of orbit, and HEADING for deep space...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         

                            THE END