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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Eye of the Beholder"
#40277-270
Story by
Brannon Braga
Teleplay by
Rene Echevarria
Directed by
Cliff Bole
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 1993 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 This script is not for publication or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
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" - 12/21/93 - CAST
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Eye of the Beholder"
CAST
BEVERLY CALLOWAY
DATA KWAN
GEORDI NARA
PICARD PIERCE
RIKER WOMAN
TROI
WORF
Non-Speaking
N.D. CREWMEMBERS
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" - 12/20/93 - SETS
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Masks"
SETS
INTERIORS EXTERIORS
USS ENTERPRISE USS ENTERPRISE
BRIDGE
ENGINEERING
JEFFERIES TUBE
NACELLE CONTROL
READY ROOM
CORRIDOR
KWAN'S QUARTERS
BEVERLY'S OFFICE
SICKBAY
TROI'S QUARTERS
TEN FORWARD
OBSERVATION LOUNGE
TURBOLIFT
CALLOWAY'S QUARTERS
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" - 12/09/93 - PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Eye of the Beholder"
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
KWAN Kwon
NAPEAN NAY-pee-un
PSILOSYNINE sill-oh-SIGH-uh-neen
SALVATORE Sal-va-TOR-ee
YRIDIAN yir-ID-ee-un
TIL'AMIN TIL-a-min
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" 12/20/93 - TEASER 1.
STAR TREK: The Next Generation
"Eyes"
TEASER
FADE IN:
1 INT. BRIDGE
Red Alert! PICARD, DATA and a few N.D's are dealing
with what is clearly an urgent situation.
DATA
(off console)
We are losing containment in the
starboard nacelle tube --
PICARD
Try to get more power to the field
coils.
DATA
(works)
Yes, sir.
PICARD
Geordi, report.
2 INT. ENGINEERING
where GEORDI and a few N.D's are trying to contain the
situation. The WARP CORE is pulsing at an accelerated
rate, giving off an enormous SOUND.
GEORDI
I can't shut down the plasma
injectors -- someone's locked out
the controls.
3 INT. BRIDGE
DATA
(off console)
The plasma venting system has
engaged.
4 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
where we can see DRIVE PLASMA escaping from the
starboard nacelle into space.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" 12/20/93 - TEASER 1A.
5 INT. JEFFERIES TUBE
as RIKER and WORF scramble up the ladder.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" 12/20/93 - TEASER 2.
5 CONTINUED:
WORF
Two more decks --
RIKER
(hits combadge)
Riker to Bridge -- we've almost
reached the nacelle tube.
6 INT. BRIDGE
PICARD
Acknowledged.
(to Data)
Release the exterior hull plate.
We may have to jettison the core.
Data acknowledges and works his console.
7 INT. NACELLE CONTROL (OPTICAL)
as Riker and Worf ENTER from a Jefferies tube junction
and stop in their tracks at what they see -- their
faces are lit by INTERACTIVE LIGHT as they take in the
strange scene before them.
This control room is situated at the forward end of the
starboard nacelle. In addition to wall panels, there
is a free standing console with work stations on both
sides. There is an access DOOR in the back wall that
leads into the injector room.
A ladder leads to a catwalk above -- there is an
OBSERVATION WINDOW in the wall through which it is
possible to see into the injector room, and beyond
that, the nacelle tube itself. When the plasma stream
is on, as it is now, its fiery glow obscures these
structures.
A TRANSLUCENT MAINTENANCE DOOR can drop down to cover
the window -- but even then the intense light of the
plasma bleeds through.
Riker and Worf are startled upon entering the room
because a man is standing on the catwalk, poised to
jump through the forecefield and into the plasma.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - TEASER 3.
7 CONTINUED: (2)
He is LIEUTENANT KWAN, a humanoid in his mid-thirties --
part Asian, part Napean. He is clearly agitated and
distraught.
Riker turns to LIEUTENANT NARA, who along with an N.D,
is standing motionless, unsure what to do. She is
humanoid, in her mid-thirties.
RIKER
(quiet)
What happened?
NARA
(quiet)
He locked out the controls...
before we knew what was happening,
he stepped up onto the walkway.
Riker gestures for Worf to go to a console.
RIKER
See if you can shut down the
plasma flow.
Worf acknowledges and moves away.
NARA
I'm afraid if we try to get any
closer, he'll jump through the
forecefield.
Riker acknowledges, turns to Kwan.
RIKER
Dan...
8 ON KWAN
facing the plasma stream, his face lit by its glow --
Riker can be seen behind him. Riker takes a cautious
step toward him.
RIKER
It's me... Wil Riker.
Kwan doesn't seem to react to the name...
RIKER
(continuing)
I was here yesterday, remember?
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - TEASER 4.
8 CONTINUED:
Something registers on Kwan's face -- he looks down at
his hands, seems horrified by what he sees there.
Although we see nothing, he wipes his hands on his
uniform, as if to clean them. When he speaks, it is in
the tones of a man confessing a wretched crime.
KWAN
I didn't... want to do it...
but... I saw them... and... they
laughed at me... they laughed...
Kwan is clearly in agony about this... though Riker has
no idea what he's talking about, he knows he needs to
try and calm him down.
RIKER
Whatever happened, we can talk
about it. I want to help.
Riker starts to climb the ladder to the catwalk.
KWAN
Stay away!
Riker stops --
RIKER
I want you to be able to see me,
that's all... so we can talk.
KWAN
I... know... what I have to do...
He takes a half-step toward the plasma stream.
RIKER
Dan, wait --
9 ON WORF AND NARA
at the console, working to free the controls.
WORF
I have unlocked the controls --
COMPUTER VOICE
Shut down procedure initiated.
NARA
There's still plasma in the
injector -- it'll take time to
vent off...
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - TEASER 5.
10 RESUME SCENE (OPTICAL)
Riker has taken note of the fact that the plasma stream
will soon dissipate -- he knows he needs to keep Kwan
from jumping until it does.
RIKER
Tell me what happened. Maybe I
can help.
But Kwan is staring intently into the stream, seems
strangely calmed by it.
KWAN
I know what I have to do...
Riker senses what he's about to do and makes a sudden
move toward him... but it's too late... Kwan has
already started to move... Riker misses him by half a
step and Kwan jumps through the FORCEFIELD and into the
stream -- he is instantly VAPORIZED.
Riker stops in mid-stride -- so close. Off Riker's
expression as he realizes how close they came to saving
Kwan's life...
FADE OUT.
END OF TEASER
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT ONE 6.
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes.)
11 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
as it hangs in space.
12 INT. READY ROOM
Riker and Worf are reporting what happened to Picard
and TROI.
RIKER
A few more seconds and we could've
saved his life...
Riker clearly feels that he should have been able to
talk Kwan down.
WORF
Commander... you did everything
you could. It was not your fault.
Riker acknowledges, but can't quite shake the feeling.
RIKER
I had the strangest feeling
that... he didn't even recognize
me -- and I was with him just the
other day when I supervised the
tube refit.
PICARD
How did he seem then?
RIKER
Fine. In fact I complimented him
for getting the refit done faster
than expected. He was pleased
that I noticed.
TROI
I met with him during crew
evaluations about six weeks ago.
He was very positive; he was
looking forward to being posted to
the nacelle tube.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/21/93 - ACT ONE 7.
12 CONTINUED:
RIKER
He was a fine officer, with a good
career ahead of him. I just don't
understand why he would want to...
Riker trails off, shakes his head.
PICARD
In my years as a Starship Captain,
I've had to notify many families
that they'd lost a loved one. But
never to suicide. I'd like to be
able to offer Lieutenant Kwan's
family some explanation for what
happened -- to help them make
sense of it.
WORF
He may have left a message of some
kind, explaining why he did it.
Picard acknowledges this possibility.
PICARD
(to Troi and Worf)
I want the two of you to try and
piece together a picture of his
last few days.
Troi and Worf acknowledge.
TROI
If he made any personal logs, it
might be helpful to go through
them.
PICARD
You're authorized to do so.
A Com signal SOUNDS.
GEORDI'S COM VOICE
La Forge to Captain.
PICARD
Go ahead.
13 INT. ENGINEERING
where Geordi is working at a console.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT ONE 8.
13 CONTINUED:
GEORDI
I've completed a damage
assessment. We should be able to
get underway within the hour.
14 INT. READY ROOM
PICARD
Geordi, the medical situation on
Barson Two has worsened --
Starfleet has given us permission
to exceed warp speed limitations
so we can get back on schedule.
15 INT. ENGINEERING
GEORDI
We'll be able to give you warp
eight if you need it.
PICARD'S COM VOICE
Acknowledged.
Geordi returns to work. After a moment, Data
approaches him.
DATA
Geordi, would you agree that the
instinct for self-preservation is
shared by most life forms?
GEORDI
I'd say it's probably the most
basic instinct.
DATA
That being the case, I am having
difficulty understanding why
someone would deliberately
terminate their own existence.

STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT ONE 9.
15 CONTINUED:
GEORDI
I don't know, Data. All I can
think is that maybe Lieutenant
Kwan felt like there was
something... wrong in his life,
something he felt powerless to
fix.
Data takes this in.
DATA
I believe I understand. I have
been in a similar situation.
Geordi's a little surprised to hear this.
GEORDI
Really?
DATA
The first months following my
activation were a difficult period
for me... there were many
problems associated with my
becoming sentient.
GEORDI
Because your neural net was still
forming.
DATA
As I acquired new skills, neural
pathways would form and take the
place of other, less complex
pathways. It was very...
disorienting.
GEORDI
Sure sounds like it.
DATA
As my systems grew in complexity,
it became increasingly difficult
to integrate new pathways into my
existing neural net. The
probability of cascade failure
grew with each added pathway. I
came to the conclusion that it
would be easier and safer to shut
myself down and start again.
GEORDI
But if you did that, you wouldn't
have remembered any of the things
that had happened to you.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" 12/20/93 - ACT ONE 10.
15 CONTINUED: (2)
DATA
In a way, it would have been
like... committing suicide.
Geordi acknowledges Data's point.
GEORDI
So what did you do?
DATA
I decided against the procedure.
I chose instead to treat the
problems I was having with my
systems as... challenges to be
overcome, instead of obstacles to
be avoided.
Geordi studies his friend's face for a beat; once
again, Data has shown facets of himself no one knew he
had.
GEORDI
That's a great way of looking at
it. It's too bad Lieutenant Kwan
wasn't able to look at his
problems the same way.
Data acknowledges his sentiment, and after a beat, they
return to work...
16 INT. CORRIDOR
as Worf and Troi make their way down it.
TROI
I've gone over Kwan's personnel
records -- he had an exceptionally
stable psychological profile.
WORF
When we were in the control room,
it seemed as if he were trying
to... explain something he'd
done... something terrible.
TROI
He'd been on the Enterprise over
two years. No one has ever
reported an altercation with him.
Worf acknowledges and gestures to a DOOR along the
corridor.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT ONE 11.
16 CONTINUED:
WORF
(continuing)
These were his quarters.
He works a KEYPAD on the wall and the door OPENS.
17 INT. KWAN'S QUARTERS (OPTICAL)
These are the smaller, windowless quarters. There are
CHINESE and ALIEN ARTIFACTS in evidence, reflecting
Kwan's mixed heritage. Everything is neat and orderly.
Troi and Worf step inside... they stand silently for a
moment, almost out of respect for the dead. After a
beat, Worf moves to a nearby table and picks up an
ALIEN looking ARTIFACT.
WORF
This is a Napean design...
TROI
His mother is Napean; his father's
human.
He studies the artifact for a beat, then sets it down.
Troi looks around the room.
TROI
(continuing)
Everything looks so... normal.
For some reason I was half
expecting to find the place a
mess.
WORF
Yes... it is strange to think that
someone could be considering
ending his life and yet not give
any outward sign of it.
They continue moving around the room, looking for
something that might provide a clue.
WORF
(continuing)
Right before he jumped, he seemed
almost... calm.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT ONE 11A.
17 CONTINUED:
TROI
He must have been in a lot of pain
to do what he did. It could be
that the prospect of ending that
pain felt like a great relief.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT ONE 12.
17 CONTINUED: (2)
Worf moves to look at something on the wall. Troi
finds a PHOTOGRAPH of a young woman, a pretty human of
about thirty. She turns to show it to Worf just as he
turns away from the wall, so that they almost bump into
one another -- there's a moment where they're standing
very close, then Troi shows Worf the photograph.
TROI
This is Ensign... Calloway, isn't
it?
Worf looks at the photo, acknowledges.
WORF
She is a medical technician in
Sickbay.
Troi's face registers sympathy for Calloway.
TROI
It's always hard to lose someone
you care about... but to lose them
like this...
They study the picture for a beat, then she sets it
down.
WORF
We should start going over his
logs...
They move to a DESKTOP COMPUTER TERMINAL -- Troi sits
and activates it, Worf leans in to look.
TROI
This is his last entry; he made it
before going on duty this morning.
Kwan's face appears on the MONITOR.
KWAN
Personal log, Stardate 47622.1.
We finally finished the nacelle
tube refit last night. After
pulling two double shifts in a
row, I'm really looking forward to
spending some time with Maddy.
TROI
Ensign Calloway...
Worf and Troi are struck by how upbeat Kwan seems, and
puzzled that he seemed to be making plans.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT ONE 13.
17 CONTINUED: (3)
TROI
(continuing)
That doesn't sound like a man
planning on ending his life.
WORF
No... it does not...
Off the mystery of the moment...
18 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
as it travels at warp.
19 INT. BEVERLY'S OFFICE
as Troi and CALLOWAY ENTER from Sickbay so they can
talk in private. The young woman is clearly destroyed
by what's happened.
CALLOWAY
I can't believe he's really
gone... I keep thinking he's
going to show up and tell me
there's been some terrible
misunderstanding...
Troi's tone is gentle, caring -- she's both
investigating Kwan's death and counseling a bereaved
crewmember.
TROI
I thought you might like to know
that in his personal logs, Dan
talked about you a great deal. He
loved you very much.
CALLOWAY
If that's true... then how could
he... leave me like this?
Troi puts a comforting hand to her shoulder.
TROI
That's what I'm trying to find
out. I know it's hard to talk
about right now... but it would be
very helpful if you could tell me
a few things about him.
Calloway acknowledges, pulls herself together.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" 12/20/93 - ACT ONE 14.
19 CONTINUED:
TROI
(continuing)
When was the last time you saw
him?
CALLOWAY
Two nights ago... we were planning
our next shore leave together.
TROI
Did he mention anything that
happened recently... anything that
might have upset him?
CALLOWAY
No, not really... he did say
something about work, about
Lieutenant Nara, but it wasn't
anything serious.
TROI
Nara... she's his superior officer
in the nacelle tube.
CALLOWAY
Yes. Dan sensed that she... well,
that she felt threatened by him --
that she thought he was after her
position.
Troi take this in.
TROI
Was he prone to mood swings, or
depression?
CALLOWAY
No... but he was very sensitive to
other people's moods.
TROI
What do you mean?
CALLOWAY
Sometimes he would just... look at
me, and know what I was feeling --
I always loved that about him.
TROI
Napeans are partially empathic --
he may have inherited some of his
mother's abilities.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" 12/20/93 - ACT ONE 15.
19 CONTINUED: (2)
CALLOWAY
(smiles)
He used to tease me that when I
met her, I wouldn't be able to get
away with anything.
Calloway is thoughtful for a moment.
CALLOWAY
(continuing)
Dan and I knew each other for over
two years, but we didn't really
get together until a few months
ago. We took it slow...
Her face falters a little....
CALLOWAY
(continuing)
We thought we had all the time in
the world...
Troi is struck by the depth of feeling in her words.
Calloway turns to her, suddenly determined.
CALLOWAY
(continuing)
Something must've happened to him,
Counselor. Something terrible
Because it's not like Dan to take
his own life. Please... find out
what it was.
Troi takes Calloway's plea to heart. Off her face,
more determined than ever...
20 INT. JEFFERIES TUBE
as Troi climbs the ladder toward the nacelle tube.
21 INT. NACELLE CONTROL
as she ENTERS from a Jefferies tube junction. No one
is there, and the room is bathed by an eerie GLOW that
emanates from the maintenance DOOR (which is DOWN, in
position).
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT ONE 16.
21 CONTINUED:
Troi takes a look around the room, starts her way down
its length. It is clear from her face that she finds
the whole setting a little spooky -- the strange light,
the dissonant HUM of the plasma stream, the fact that
a man died here...
She continues her slow walk down the length of the
room... as she passes a FREE-STANDING CONSOLE, a FIGURE
suddenly emerges from behind it. Troi is startled,
steps back...
NARA
I'm sorry --
Troi recovers --
TROI
I didn't see you there...
They share a smile over this little incident.
Lieutenant Nara is holding a TOOL she was working on
the console with.
TROI
(continuing)
You're Lieutenant Nara, aren't
you?
Nara acknowledges.
NARA
Can I do something for you,
Counselor?
TROI
I'm investigating Lieutenant
Kwan's death. I just wanted to
take a look around.
NARA
It's such a shame. He was a good
man.
Troi senses Nara is sincere about this.
TROI
Did you notice any change in his
behavior recently?
NARA
No... I've been going over the
last few days in my mind, trying
to see if I missed any... warning
signs. It's as if something in
him just... snapped.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT ONE 17.
21 CONTINUED: (3)
TROI
How was his job performance?
NARA
Excellent. He knew this ship
better than most people --
probably because he helped build
it back at Utopia Planitia.
TROI
Did he get along with his coworkers?
Nara considers for a beat.
NARA
He was... ambitious. He came in
here with all sorts of new ideas
about how to do things -- some of
them very good ideas.
TROI
But not all?
NARA
(smiles)
No. But once he settled in, we
got along fine.
An N.D. ENTERS and Nara gestures that she'll be right
there.
NARA
(continuing)
Excuse me for a minute. Feel free
to look around.
TROI
Where was Lieutenant Kwan's
station?
NARA
Right down there.
Nara indicates a console at the far end of the room.
Troi acknowledges and Nara crosses away, EXITS with the
N.D. Troi starts her way down toward Kwan's station.
With each step she takes, we get a sense that she's
starting to feel more and more spooked about being
alone in the room again. We see her try to shake the
feeling, cross her arms in front of her, and continue.
She moves to Kwan's station, not really expecting to
find anything, just trying to get a feel for what
Kwan's work was like. She turns away, starts to climb
the ladder to the catwalk.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT ONE 18.
22 ON TROI
as she moves toward the maintenance door, her face
growing increasingly brighter.
Suddenly we see an expression of fear cross her
features. Troi is overwhelmed by a sense of panic and
dread, so visceral and immediate that it almost makes
her gasp.
She backs away, but the feeling persists, and she
stumbles back, disoriented by whatever strange
sensation has overwhelmed her.
Her hand flies to her mouth to stifle a cry of fear
that seems to reach from her very core...
Suddenly Nara ENTERS --
NARA
Are you all right?
Seeing Troi's condition, Nara rushes toward her.
TROI
(shaken)
I... don't know...
Off Troi's troubled expression...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT ONE
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT TWO 19.
ACT TWO
FADE IN:
23 INT. SICKBAY
Troi is sitting on the center bio-bed, still shaken.
BEVERLY is doing a TRICORDER scan. Riker and Worf
stand nearby.
TROI
I don't know how to describe it...
I was suddenly overwhelmed by a
flood of emotions -- fear, rage,
panic.
RIKER
Whose emotions? I thought you
said you were alone.
TROI
I was. The sensations didn't seem
to be coming from any one person --
they were just there, in the room.
But how can that be?
WORF
I scanned the area -- I picked up
no anomalous readings.
RIKER
(to Troi)
How could you be getting an
empathic impression from an empty
room?
TROI
I don't know...
Everyone considers this inexplicable phenomenon for a
beat.
BEVERLY
Could the fact that Kwan was
partially empathic have something
to do with it?
RIKER
What do you mean?
BEVERLY
I'm not sure... but the feelings
Troi described certainly seem
consistent with suicide.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT TWO 20.
23 CONTINUED:
RIKER
(to Troi)
Could his death have left some
sort of... empathic echo?
TROI
I suppose it's a possibility...
but I don't see how.
There just isn't enough information for them to go on.
TROI
(continued)
If I went back to the nacelle
tube, I might be able to get a
better sense of what I
experienced.
BEVERLY
I'm not sure that's a good idea --
you're showing elevated levels of
psilosynine.
WORF
Psilosynine?
BEVERLY
A neuro-transmitter involved in
telepathy.
(to Troi)
The experience overwhelmed you the
first time. I don't think you
should go back until the levels
return to normal.
Troi indicates her agreement.
RIKER
How long?
BEVERLY
Three, maybe four hours.
RIKER
Next time I want someone with you.
WORF
I will accompany you, Counselor.
Troi acknowledges. Off this moment...
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" 12/20/93 - ACT TWO 21.
24 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
as it drops out of warp.
PICARD (V.O.)
Captain's Log, Stardate 47623.2.
We've arrived at Starbase Three-twenty-eight
on schedule. After
taking aboard medical supplies, we
will depart for Barson Two.
25 INT. TROI'S QUARTERS
Troi is working at her DESKTOP COMPUTER TERMINAL, going
over Kwan's personal logs.
KWAN'S VOICE
-- I ran into Maddy yesterday. We
stood in the corridor and talked
for almost an hour... The more I
get to know her, the more I
realize what a remarkable woman
she is...
Troi smiles a little wistfully at this... the door
CHIMES.
TROI
Come in.
The door OPENS to reveal Worf standing in the doorway.
TROI
(continued)
Hello, Worf.
WORF
Counselor...
Worf ENTERS and crosses toward her.
WORF
Have you found anything in
Lieutenant Kwan's logs?
TROI
Everything I've seen indicates he
was well-adjusted and optimistic.
(beat)
Were you able to talk with Ensign
Trake?
WORF
Yes... I interviewed all of Kwan's
co-workers.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT TWO 21A.
25 CONTINUED:
TROI
From what I've read, Trake was his
best friend.
WORF
He observed nothing that indicated
Kwan was contemplating ending his
life. Nor did any of the others.
TROI
It just doesn't make any sense...
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT TWO 22.
25 CONTINUED: (2)
Troi stands, crosses toward the replicator.
TROI
Can I get you anything?
WORF
No, thank you.
TROI
Yridian tea...
We hear the SOUND of the Replicator and Troi removes a
cup from the slot. They settle into a couch and a
nearby chair.
TROI
(continued)
I've been thinking about what
happened to me in the nacelle
tube... whether it was an empathic
echo left by Kwan's death...
WORF
In the past, have your empathic
experiences always involved the
physical presence of another
person?
TROI
All the ones I'm sure of, yes.
WORF
What do you mean, sure of?
Troi considers a beat before replying...
TROI
Well... when I was a young girl,
my Grandfather used to tell me
stories by the fire... I would
close my eyes and listen to his
mind for hours on end...
WORF
He told you these stories
telepathically... ?
TROI
My grandfather rarely spoke out
loud... He said that was for off-worlders
who didn't know any
better.
She smiles to herself.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" 12/20/93 - ACT TWO 23.
25 CONTINUED: (3)
TROI
The only time I can remember his
stories is when I go home... and
sit by the fireplace. Sometimes
when I'm there, alone... it's
almost as if I can hear his voice
in my head.
Worf reacts without skepticism.
WORF
Yes... I have sought visions in
fire.
TROI
I can't explain it, but it felt
very real to me. Just like what
happened in the nacelle tube.
WORF
There are things we do not
understand, yet they exist
nonetheless.
Troi sips her tea, is thoughtful for a moment.
TROI
I keep thinking about Ensign
Calloway... she needs to know
what happened to Kwan -- it's the
only way she'll ever be able to
put his death behind her.
WORF
This must be a very difficult time
for her.
TROI
Do you know what she regrets most?
That she and Kwan didn't take full
advantage of the time they had
together... they knew each other
for a long time, but they didn't
get together until recently.
WORF
She wishes they had acted on their
feelings sooner... ?
Troi acknowledges -- their eyes meet for a moment, then
Worf looks away.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT TWO 23A.
25 CONTINUED: (4)
WORF
(continued)
Perhaps I should let you rest.
TROI
It's all right --
But he's already standing.
WORF
If you will excuse me, Counselor.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT TWO 24.
25 CONTINUED: (5)
She acknowledges and he takes his leave. Off Troi's
thoughtful expression...
26 INT. TEN FORWARD
where Worf is standing alone at the bar, pensive.
Behind him, we see Riker at a table with an attractive
young WOMAN. After a moment he stands and approaches
the bar to get a couple beverages.
RIKER
(a greeting)
Worf...
WORF
Commander...
The BARTENDER approaches and Riker orders.
RIKER
Two Til'amin froths, please.
After a beat...
WORF
Lieutenant Corell seems to be
enjoying your company.
RIKER
(smiles)
I'd like to think so.
WORF
Are you... involved with her?
RIKER
I'm not sure yet.
Riker glances at Worf -- it's not like him to ask these
sorts of questions.
RIKER
(continuing)
Why do you ask? Are you
interested in her?
WORF
No...
Then Worf hastens to point out --
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT TWO 25.
26 CONTINUED:
WORF
(continuing)
But if I were, I would of course
discuss the situation with you
before proceeding further.
Riker understands that this is Worf's way, but --
RIKER
I appreciate the thought, but you
really wouldn't have to do that.
WORF
I would never want to come between
you and anyone you were involved
with... or had ever been involved
with.
Riker senses there's more going on than Worf's saying.
The bartender arrives and sets down the drinks.
RIKER
Is there... someone in particular
you're talking about?
Worf can't quite bring himself to say.
WORF
No. Is there... someone in
particular you would prefer I not
become involved with?
Riker has to stifle a smile over Worf's awkwardness.
RIKER
Worf... you sound like a man
asking a friend if he can start
dating his sister.
Worf dissembles --
WORF
No, I am merely... never mind.
Excuse me, sir.
And with that he turns and EXITS Ten Forward. Riker is
left to wonder what had him so twisted up...
27 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
as it hangs in space.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT TWO 26.
28 INT. NACELLE CONTROL (OPTICAL)
as Worf and Troi ENTER from the Jefferies tube. The
room is bathed by the eerie light that comes through
the window in the maintenance door.
Worf glances at Troi to see if she's all right; she
takes a breath to steel herself, then starts to look
around the room.
She climbs the ladder to the catwalk and approaches the
maintenance door -- her face is lit by the glow from
the plasma stream.
TROI
Could you open this door for me?
WORF
Yes, but only for a short time.
After ninety seconds the plasma
venting system will engage to
prevent degradation of the
forcefield.
TROI
I just want to take a quick
look...
WORF
May I ask what you are looking
for?
TROI
I'm... not sure...
Worf acknowledges, moves back toward the entrance and
starts to work a console...
A motor HUMS to life and the heavy door starts to OPEN --
revealing the PLASMA STREAM.
COMPUTER VOICE
Warning -- plasma venting system
will engage in ninety seconds.
Worf stands at the console, ready to close it again
when Troi requests it.
29 ON TROI
as she looks into the plasma stream, her face lit by
its glow. Suddenly we hear a jarring, percussive
SOUND. Troi reacts and we --
CUT TO:
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" 12/20/93 - ACT TWO 27.
30 TROI'S POV - HANDHELD
a WOMAN is standing a few yards away from her, looking
directly at Troi, terrified. She's wearing an
Engineering jumpsuit, and appears to be in her
thirties.
Though we don't see Troi, the POV would indicate that
she's standing in another part of the control room --
not the catwalk where we just saw her. Stranger still,
the room around her appears to be unfinished, as if it
were still under construction. The plasma stream is
not on.
The woman backs away from Troi, shaking her head in
terror --
WOMAN
No... please... don't...
Before Troi can ask who she is we hear the jarring
SOUND again and --
CUT TO:
31 TROI
as her head snaps back. She looks around the room,
which is back to normal -- she's disoriented by the
bizarre image that suddenly appeared in her mind.
COMPUTER VOICE
Plasma venting system will engage
in... eighty seconds.
We hear the SOUND again and Troi's head snaps back --
CUT TO:
32 TROI'S POV (OPTICAL)
a MAN is staring at her -- intent, menacing. His face
is a little hazy, as if we're looking at him through a
tinted glass. He too is in his thirties, and wears an
Engineering jumpsuit. From what little Troi can see,
he also appears to be in the unfinished control room.
The SOUND again --
CUT TO:
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/21/93 - ACT TWO 28.
33 TROI
reeling back from the jarring image. She looks around,
disoriented, and is stunned to see that the room around
her has changed.
She's in the partially constructed control room she
caught glimpses of before -- consoles are open, their
circuitry exposed. The free-standing console is gone,
and tubes jut from the floor in its place. The
maintenance door is up, but the plasma stream is not
on. A TOOLBOX sits on the floor, with a label in large
lettering that reads UTOPIA PLANITIA.
33A NEW ANGLE
As Troi looks down toward the injector and sees that a
panel in the injector room wall is off, exposing a
power conduit underneath.
Confused, she turns and looks toward where Worf was
standing -- he's gone.
TROI
Worf... ?
No answer. She's alone... Off this moment we...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT TWO
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" 12/20/93 - ACT THREE 29.
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
34 INT. NACELLE CONTROL - CONTINUOUS
TROI
Worf, where are you?
Still no answer. Troi looks around the room, tries not
to panic.
She hears the SOUND of two hushed voices whispering --
a man and a woman's. Troi moves toward the sound...
it's coming from the Jefferies tube junction.
She descends the ladder, moves toward the junction.
35 TROI'S POV - HANDHELD
as the junction comes into her view -- she sees a man
and woman locked in a passionate and furtive embrace.
They're startled by her appearance, and look at her as
if caught. Troi recognizes the woman -- the same
terrified face she saw before.
They regard Troi for a beat, then suddenly the man
stifles a laugh. The woman buries her face in his
chest to stifle her own laugh -- it is the kind of
laughter that can overcome you at an inappropriate
place, like church, or a funeral. It's bizarre,
disturbing -- they're laughing at Troi.
36 RESUME SCENE
Troi backs away, and is startled when she bumps into a
large figure. She turns, not knowing what to expect --
CUT TO:
37 WORF
holding Troi by the shoulders, trying to shake her
awake. The control room around them is back to normal.
WORF
Counselor... are you all right --
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" 12/20/93 - THREE 30.
37 CONTINUED:
It takes Troi a moment to realize her hallucinatory
experience is over. She's disoriented, shaken...
TROI
Get me out of here...
Off her troubled expression...
38 INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE
where Picard, Beverly and Data are conferring with Troi
and Worf about what happened.
PICARD
Do you remember anything else?
Troi thinks for a beat.
TROI
I saw a tool crate on the floor...
it was labeled Utopia Planitia.
DATA
The shipyard where the Enterprise
was built.
Everyone takes this in.
PICARD
Clearly this was much more than an
empathic echo. It seems that you
were actually seeing something
that happened in the control room
eight years ago.
Troi struggles to make sense of her experience.
TROI
Everyone was looking directly at
me. It's almost as if... I were
seeing through someone else's
eyes.
Everyone considers this bizarre notion.
DATA
Lieutenant Kwan was partially
empathic...
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/21/93 - ACT THREE 31.
38 CONTINUED:
BEVERLY
Maybe you were seeing through his
eyes?
TROI
It's a possibility... but I don't
understand how it could have
happened.
No one has an explanation for this mystery.
PICARD
Let's put that question aside for
a moment and assume that by some
unexplained phenomenon, you
witnessed an event that may have
involved Lieutenant Kwan.
(to Troi)
The faces you saw -- did you
recognize them?
TROI
I don't think I've ever seen the
woman before, or the man who was
with her. But there was someone
else there. A man... he was
staring at me in the most peculiar
way. I think he had... reddish
hair. He seemed familiar to me...
but it's all so hazy, like trying
to remember a dream.
PICARD
The woman seemed terrified of
something... then you saw her
again, laughing -- presumably at
Lieutenant Kwan.
BEVERLY
What could it all mean?
TROI
I don't know. But something
terrible happened in that room.
I felt it.
Troi acknowledges the possibility.
PICARD
Counselor... I want you to look
over the personnel files from
Utopia Planitia and see if you can
identify the faces you saw.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" 12/20/93 - ACT THREE 32.
38 CONTINUED: (2)
TROI
If only there were some way I
could go back to the control room
and not be overwhelmed by the
experience -- it might help me
remember some detail that could be
relevant.
Beverly considers for a beat.
BEVERLY
I could give you an inhibitor that
would slow your brain's production
of psilosynine. That would
probably suppress your empathic
abilities enough to make the
experience manageable.
TROI
I'd like to try.
Picard considers for a beat.
PICARD
Very well, Counselor.
BEVERLY
It'll take about sixteen hours to
synthesize the inhibitor.
Picard stands and the meeting breaks up.
39 INT. BRIDGE (OPTICAL)
Troi is working at an aft science station, looking
through pictures of Starfleet personnel. She's clearly
been at it for some time now. Data has the bridge, and
N.D.s man the various stations.
Worf ENTERS from the Turbolift and she glances up at
him when he approaches.
WORF
I apologize for being late. The
viral medicines we are
transporting to Barson Two require
special security measures to
insure they are properly
contained.
Troi acknowledges.
WORF
(continuing)
Have you found anything?
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" 12/20/93 - ACT THREE 33.
39 CONTINUED:
TROI
No... there were literally
thousands of people involved in
building the Enterprise.
WORF
Perhaps if you found a way to
narrow the search parameters.
TROI
I think I have. The man who
seemed familiar to me may have
been on board the Enterprise
during the last seven years. I've
asked the computer to limit its
search to personnel who've served
at Utopia Planitia and on the
ship.
Worf acknowledges and they turn their attention to the
console. Troi works the panel and responds to the FACE
that she sees on it.
TROI
Ensign Salvatore... he transferred
off the Enterprise last year.
She works the control again and sees another face.
TROI
(continuing)
Lieutenant Ziff... she's in
quantum mechanics.
She works the controls and reacts to the next face that
APPEARS on the monitor -- it's the man she saw staring
at her, LIEUTENANT WALTER PIERCE.
TROI
That's him.
WORF
(off monitor)
Lieutenant Walter Pierce...
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/21/93 - ACT THREE 34.
39 CONTINUED:
TROI
I remember now... he came aboard
about six months ago. I think
he's in Engineering.
They glance at each other, and start for the Turbolift.
40
thru OMITTED
41
42 INT. ENGINEERING
where Troi and Worf are talking with PIERCE. He's
human, in his mid-thirties, with reddish hair and
piercing eyes. He wears a gold Engineering uniform.
WORF
You were Lieutenant Kwan's
supervisor at Utopia Planitia.
PIERCE
That's right. I was sorry to hear
what happened...
Pierce seems sincere about this.
TROI
Did you spend time in the nacelle
control room while it was under
construction?
PIERCE
I worked all over the ship. In
fact, I remember running a power
conduit right behind that wall
there.
He gestures to a wall and smiles.
TROI
Were you ever in the nacelle room
at the same time as Lieutenant
Kwan?
This strikes Pierce as a slightly odd question; he
considers a beat before answering.
PIERCE
It was a long time ago... people
were working all over the place.
WORF
So you do not remember?
PIERCE
I'm sorry, I don't.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/22/93 - ACT THREE 35.
42 CONTINUED:
Troi studies his face for a beat, as if gauging whether
or not he's telling the truth.
TROI
Do you recall if anything...
unusual happened there?
PIERCE
How do you mean?
TROI
An altercation, perhaps. Possibly
involving Lieutenant Kwan.
Troi watches his face carefully as he replies.
PIERCE
No... nothing like that. The way
I remember it, things went pretty
smoothly.
Worf and Troi take this in.
PIERCE
(continuing)
What's this all about? If you
don't mind my asking.
TROI
Not at all. You see, when I went
into the nacelle room, I had an...
empathic experience.
WORF
We believe she may have been
seeing some event that occurred
there eight years ago.
Pierce can't quite hide the fact that this all sounds
a little improbable to him.
TROI
And -- I saw you there.
Troi watches his face for a reaction -- but he doesn't
give anything away.
TROI
(continuing)
Do you have any idea why that
might be?
PIERCE
I'm afraid I don't.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/22/93 - ACT THREE 36.
42 CONTINUED: (2)
TROI
Lieutenant... you're probably
aware that I can sense whether
someone's telling the truth.
What she's implying is clear to Pierce.
PIERCE
I've heard that.
TROI
I'm sure, then, that if you were
to... remember anything that might
be relevant to our investigation,
you'd contact me.
PIERCE
Of course.
TROI
Thank you, Lieutenant.
PIERCE
Counselor...
Troi and Worf EXIT...
42A INT. CORRIDOR
as they move down it.
TROI
The strange thing is I couldn't
read him at all.
Worf is surprised to hear this.
WORF
But you implied that you could...
Troi shoots him a look that makes him realize she was
bluffing.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/21/93 - ACT THREE 37.
42A CONTINUED:
WORF
We have played poker together many
times. I have never known you to
bluff.
TROI
Well... it wouldn't be much of a
bluff if you knew, would it?
Worf reacts as he considers the possibility that she's
fooled him in the past. Troi doesn't really notice --
her mind is working to sort everything out...
TROI
(continuing)
The fact that I couldn't read him
suggests that he has at least some
telepathic ability...
WORF
But Pierce is human.
TROI
That's what I don't understand...
She tries to make sense of it.
TROI
(continuing)
Even though I couldn't read his
emotions, it did seem to me that
he was... holding something back.
WORF
Yes. I thought so as well.
They come to Troi's quarters and the door OPENS.
TROI
Maybe we should try to access the
Engineering Logs from Utopia
Planitia. We might find out more
about him.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/21/93 - ACT THREE 38.
42A CONTINUED: (2)
WORF
There might be something in them
about Lieutenant Kwan, as well.
They EXIT to her quarters.
43 OMITTED
44 INT. TROI'S QUARTERS
as they cross to her desktop COMPUTER. Troi sits and
starts working the controls. Worf stands looking over
her shoulder. After a moment.
TROI
It looks like it'll take about
half an hour for the transmission
to be completed.
Worf acknowledges. He's not sure if she wants to him
to leave, or stay and wait.
WORF
Perhaps we should continue in the
morning... ?
TROI
It is late.
WORF
Yes, you must be tired.
TROI
A little...
They glance at each other, neither of them is sure what
the other wants to do. A hesitation...
WORF
Well. I will say good night.
She looks as though she's going to say something, then
holds back.
TROI
Good night.
They head toward the door, stopping before it opens.
WORF
We should get an early start
tomorrow.
TROI
Yes. We should.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" 12/20/93 - ACT THREE 39.
44 CONTINUED:
They look at each other.
TROI
See you in the morning...
WORF
Yes...
Another look... They hold the gaze for a long moment,
then Worf steps closer to her. Her hand reaches to
take his... and guide it in a gentle caress across her
cheek. He leans in to put his face in the nape of her
neck -- the smell of her...
Their arms encircle each other as they press their
bodies close... he lifts her up so that her eyes are
level with his... their faces draw close, closer --
until their lips finally touch... as their kiss becomes
increasingly passionate we...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT THREE
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT FOUR 40.
ACT FOUR
FADE IN:
45 INT. TROI'S QUARTERS - THE NEXT MORNING
where we find Troi asleep in her bed. After a moment,
Worf ENTERS the bedroom area, dressed in his uniform.
He sits on the side of the bed and gently wakes her.
WORF
Deanna...
Her eyes open and she smiles.
TROI
Hello...
WORF
Breakfast is ready...
TROI
Mmm... that sounds good...
He starts to stand but she grabs hold of him, pulls him
back.
TROI
(continuing)
But it can wait...
They nestle into each other's arms... both are clearly
feeling very comfortable with each other and with what
happened... She studies his face for a beat, smiles --
TROI
(continuing)
Why didn't we do this a long time
ago... ?
Suddenly the COM SOUNDS.
BEVERLY'S COM VOICE
Crusher to Counselor Troi.
Troi reaches and activates the COMPANEL next to her
bed.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT FOUR 41.
45 CONTINUED:
TROI
Yes, Doctor.
BEVERLY'S COM VOICE
I've synthesized the inhibitor;
you can come to Sickbay whenever
you're ready.
TROI
Acknowledged.
They nestle into each other's arms again. Suddenly
Worf's combadge SOUNDS.
BEVERLY
Crusher to Lieutenant Worf.
Worf and Troi exchange a look -- she couldn't possibly
know they're together. He activates his combadge.
WORF
Worf, here.
BEVERLY'S COM VOICE
The medical supplies are ready to
be taken to the cargo bay for
transport.
WORF
I will be there shortly.
Troi and Worf look at each other -- time to get to
work. Off this moment...
46 INT. SICKBAY
where Beverly is giving Troi a HYPO-SPRAY. A few N.D.s
are working in the corner, assembling the MEDKITS for
Barson Two.
BEVERLY
There... you should start feeling
the effect immediately.
TROI
How completely will it suppress my
empathic abilities?
BEVERLY
It's hard to say for sure... I can
raise the dosage if you find it's
not enough.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT FOUR 42.
46 CONTINUED:
Troi acknowledges, hops off the bio-bed. Worf and
Calloway ENTER in mid-conversation from another part of
Sickbay -- both are carrying PADDS.
WORF
-- the cargo bay will be off-limits
to all but medical
personnel.
CALLOWAY
Thanks for your help, sir.
She smiles, crosses toward the N.D.s working on the
Medkits. Worf approaches Beverly and Troi. She smiles
as if greeting him for the first time that day.
TROI
Good morning.
WORF
Counselor...
An N.D. pulls Beverly away to look something over.
TROI
Data and Geordi are already in the
nacelle room. Are you ready?
Worf is about to answer when Calloway turns to him.
CALLOWAY
Excuse me, sir. About the
quarantine field in the cargo
bay...
WORF
Yes.
CALLOWAY
It looks like we're going to need
a second field generator.
Worf acknowledges.
WORF
(to Troi)
I am needed here. I will join you
as soon as I can.
Troi would like to have him with her, but understands.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT FOUR 43.
46 CONTINUED: (2)
TROI
All right...
They part ways and she crosses toward the door. She
glances back before leaving and sees Worf approaching
Calloway... the young Ensign smiles and hands him a
PADD to look over... Off Troi's face as she EXITS...
47 INT. NACELLE CONTROL
as Troi ENTERS. The plasma stream is disengaged and
the maintenance door is open. Data is on the main
level, scanning with a TRICORDER. Geordi is up on the
catwalk, scanning a bulkhead with a SPECIAL DEVICE.
NARA is manning a console.
Troi stops when she comes in, takes a moment to gauge
her feelings. Geordi glances toward her.
GEORDI
Counselor, you okay?
TROI
I'm fine. The inhibitor seems to
be working.
(beat)
Have you found anything?
GEORDI
Nothing unusual.
Troi starts looking around, to see if anything jogs her
memory. She stops at a certain console.
TROI
I don't remember seeing this
console during my empathic
experience. Has it been here
since the ship was built?
Geordi and Data exchange a look --
GEORDI
No, we installed it about two
years ago.
The fact that she's right about this boosts her
confidence. She climbs the ladder to the catwalk,
joins Geordi near the OPENING that looks out into the
nacelle tube.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT FOUR 44.
48 GEORDI AND TROI (OPTICAL)
we can see the injector room behind them, with the
plasma injector jutting up from the floor, and beyond
it, the nacelle tube itself -- running tunnel-like into
the distance.
Troi looks down toward the injector, remembers
something.
TROI
I remember seeing some sort of
power conduit...
48A NEW ANGLE
looking down into the injector room. She gestures to
a point on the wall.
TROI
(continuing)
Right there.
Geordi reacts --
GEORDI
The main ODN line runs right
behind that panel... it lifts out
so you can get to it.
Nara realizes something...
NARA
Kwan was working on that conduit
the day before he died.
Troi reacts --
TROI
Can you open it?
Geordi isn't sure why she wants to do this, but
immediately agrees.
GEORDI
Sure... it'll just take a minute.
Geordi climbs down the ladder and joins Data -- they
EXIT through an access door on the main level that
leads into the nacelle tube.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT FOUR 44A.
50 NEW ANGLE
Troi watches from above as the they enter the injector
room and cross past the injector, heading for the point
on the wall she indicated.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/21/93 - ACT FOUR 45.
51 TROI
as she climbs down the ladder and moves toward
Lieutenant Nara.
TROI
Lieutenant... the work Lieutenant
Kwan was doing, was it unusual in
any way?
NARA
He was refitting a field coil.
But it was probably the first time
that particular panel's been
opened since the ship was built.
Troi takes this in. She heads for the access door...
52 INT. INJECTOR ROOM (OPTICAL)
as Troi ENTERS. She looks over to see Data and Geordi
lifting off the wall panel.
GEORDI
Let's set it down right here...
53 TROI
as we hear the same distinctive JARRING SOUND and her
head snaps back slightly --
CUT TO:
54 TROI'S POV -- HANDHELD
the face of the terrified woman flashes before her eyes --
again, Troi's POV indicates that she is standing in the
control room while it is under construction.
CUT TO:
55 TROI
as she snaps out of it -- disoriented...
GEORDI'S VOICE
(off camera)
Counselor?
The SOUND again and we --
CUT TO:
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT FOUR 46.
56 TROI'S POV - HANDHELD (OPTICAL)
Lieutenant Pierce's face -- staring at her, menacing --
CUT TO:
57 SCENE (OPTICAL)
as Troi snaps out of her hallucination; Geordi is
rushing toward her --
GEORDI
Are you all right?
TROI
Something happened... when you
took off the panel...
She steadies herself, moves toward the exposed conduit.
TROI
(continuing)
There must be something there...
They cross toward Data, who takes out his tricorder and
begins to scan.
DATA
I am picking up readings that
indicate there is organic material
imbedded in the wall...
GEORDI
Organic material?
Geordi scans with the special device.
GEORDI
(continuing)
You're right... let me reconfigure
the emitter beam. We might be
able to see what it is...
Geordi works for a beat.
GEORDI
(continuing)
There...
He raises the device toward the wall. A BEAM emanates
from the machine, bathing a section of the wall --
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT FOUR 47.
58 INSERT -- THE WALL (OPTICAL)
where in an almost X-RAY LIKE EFFECT, we can see that
there are bone fragments embedded in the wall behind
the conduit. They are parts of a human skeleton -- a
forearm and hand... part of a skull... a few ribs,
connected to the sternum.
Off their shocked reactions...
59 INT. SICKBAY (OPTICAL)
where Beverly is giving Troi another suppression HYPO.
Worf stands nearby.
BEVERLY
This dosage should prevent any
further empathic flashes.
Ensign Calloway ENTERS carrying a shallow CONTAINER in
which the bone fragments have been placed.
CALLOWAY
The bone fragments are definitely
human... I sequenced a DNA sample;
I'll see if I can match it to
Starfleet records.
She and Worf move away to work at a nearby console.
Beverly scans the fragments with a TRICORDER.
BEVERLY
(off tricorder)
I'd say these fragments had been
in the wall about seven or eight
years.
Troi acknowledges, but seems to be paying more
attention to Worf and Calloway -- they're sitting side
by side at a console, their shoulders nearly touching
as they work the controls.
BEVERLY
(continuing)
You said something happened when
the panel was opened...
TROI
Yes...
Troi is only half-listening -- she's watching Worf and
Calloway.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT FOUR 48.
59 CONTINUED:
BEVERLY
I wonder if the fragments
themselves could've somehow
triggered your experience. I'll
run a resonance scan, see if
anything turns up.
CALLOWAY
Sir, I think we've found a
match...
Troi and Beverly cross to the console where they're
working. There's a wall-panel above it, in which it's
possible to see someone's vague outline reflected.
WORF
Apparently the remains are those
of an Ensign Marla Finn --
CALLOWAY
I'm trying to find a picture of
her in the records...
She works the controls -- after a beat, some text
APPEARS on the MONITOR, and next to it, Finn's FACE --
it is the same terrified woman Troi saw in her empathic
flashback, the woman she also saw in the Jefferies
tube, with the man...
Troi recognizes her immediately --
TROI
That's her. That's the woman I
saw.
Reactions. Beverly leans in to study the biographical
information displayed on the screen.
BEVERLY
She was reported missing from
Utopia Planitia on Stardate
40987.2. Eight years ago...
Reactions.
BEVERLY
(continuing)
How could her body have ended up
embedded inside a bulkhead... ?
CALLOWAY
Maybe there was some kind of...
accident.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT FOUR 49.
59 CONTINUED: (2)
WORF
Or she was killed. And the
murderer hid her remains.
Troi's mind is working, trying to put it all together.
TROI
Something's not right... pull up
Lieutenant Kwan's service record.
Worf works the controls and Troi leans in to look.
TROI
(continuing)
I thought so... he didn't arrive
at the shipyard until six months
after Finn's death.
(beat)
I couldn't have been seeing
through his eyes...
BEVERLY
Then whose... ?
TROI
It had to have been someone who
was at least partially telepathic.
WORF
Pierce... ?
BEVERLY
But you saw him there.
TROI
Yes, but not as clearly as I saw
everything else... his face
looked...
Troi realizes --
TROI
(continuing)
Like that.
She points to her reflection in the wall panel.
Reactions.
BEVERLY
A reflection...
TROI
(realizing)
I was seeing through his eyes.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT FOUR 49A.
59 CONTINUED: (3)
Everyone reacts to this --
TROI
(continuing)
And Finn was trying to get away
from him; she was afraid of him...
That's enough for Worf.
WORF
I think it is time we had
another... conversation with
Lieutenant Pierce.
Troi acknowledges and they start toward the door. When
they reach it Worf stops and turns back.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT FOUR 50.
59 CONTINUED: (4)
WORF
(continuing)
Ensign Calloway...
She turns at the sound of his voice.
WORF
(continuing)
Thank you for your help.
She smiles an acknowledgment and Worf and Troi EXIT.
60 INT. CORRIDOR
as they ENTER from Sickbay and start down it. Troi
glances at Worf as they approach the Turbolift --
something's on her mind.
The lift OPENS and several N.D.s get off.
61 INT. TURBOLIFT
WORF
Deck ten.
as they ENTER the empty lift. After a silent moment.
TROI
Worf... I want to ask you
something...
He turns to her.
TROI
(continuing)
Do you regret what happened last
night?
This hits Worf from out of nowhere.
WORF
No... of course not.
TROI
Are you sure? Because I don't
want anything to jeopardize our
friendship.
He takes her by the shoulders, comforts her --
WORF
Deanna... I do not regret being
with you.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/22/93 - ACT FOUR 51.
61 CONTINUED:
She looks up at him, relieved by the sincerity of his
reply.
WORF
(continuing)
Is something wrong?
Her tone becomes softer, as if she's needs reassurance.
TROI
I just... don't feel myself.
Maybe it's the inhibitor -- I'm so
used to sensing what people are
feeling... now I can't.
He holds her for a moment.
WORF
Perhaps I should talk to
Lieutenant Pierce alone.
TROI
That might be a good idea...
WORF
I will meet you in your quarters.
She looks up at him, smiles.
TROI
I'll be waiting for you...
The lift stops and the doors OPEN. Worf gives her a
final reassuring look, then EXITS. When the door shuts
her face falters a bit, as if she's suddenly feeling
unsure again...
TROI
(continuing)
Deck eight.
The lift starts to move again. Off her troubled
expression...
62 INT. TROI'S QUARTERS
where Troi, no longer in uniform, is getting a CUP of
tea from the Replicator. The door CHIMES. She smiles,
expecting Worf.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT FOUR 52.
62 CONTINUED:
TROI
Come in.
She moves around to where she can see the door and is
startled to see Lieutenant Pierce standing just inside
the closed door.
Off this unsettling moment we...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FOUR
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT FIVE 53.
ACT FIVE
FADE IN:
63 INT. TROI'S QUARTERS - CONTINUOUS
Troi and Lieutenant Pierce stand facing each other.
Troi activates her combadge.
TROI
Security to Counselor Troi's
quarters.
COM VOICE
Acknowledged.
PIERCE
I don't understand... Lieutenant
Worf said you wanted to talk to me
about something.
Troi's guard is up -- this makes no sense to her.
TROI
Where is he?
Pierce gives a small shrug.
PIERCE
He said he had to go somewhere.
TROI
(hits combadge)
Troi to Worf.
No reply.
TROI
Computer...
The Computer BEEPS.
TROI
Where is Lieutenant Worf?
COMPUTER VOICE
Lieutenant Worf is in Ensign
Calloway's quarters.
Troi reacts -- suddenly TWO Security Guards arrive.
TROI
Take Lieutenant Pierce to his
quarters and hold him there.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT FIVE 53A.
63 CONTINUED:
The Guards acknowledge and Troi EXITS.
64 INT. CORRIDOR
as Troi approaches the door to Ensign Calloway's
quarters. She reaches up and is about to ring when she
thinks better of it.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" 12/20/93 - ACT FIVE 54.
64 CONTINUED:
TROI
Security override, authorization
Troi Delta-two-nine.
The Computer BEEPS and the door OPENS.
65 INT. ENSIGN CALLOWAY'S QUARTERS (OPTICAL)
On Troi as she ENTERS to find Worf and Calloway in a
passionate embrace. They turn toward her, caught --
Worf looks at her, not knowing what to say. Troi can't
believe it, she's devastated, betrayed...
TROI
Worf...
Calloway turns her face away to stifle a laugh, buries
her face in Worf's chest. A smile forms on Worf's
face, and it builds into a laugh... they're laughing at
her -- it's eerily reminiscent of the couple Troi saw
in the nacelle tube, and just as unsettling.
Troi can't stand it, they're mocking her, laughing at
her --
TROI
(continuing)
Stop it --
But they don't hear and don't care. She sees Worf's
PHASER on a nearby chair (on which his metal chest sash
is draped), and grabs it --
TROI
(continuing)
Stop it --
As she raises the weapon to fire, Worf reacts, moves to
stand in front of Ensign Calloway -- the BEAM hits him
full in the chest, sending him careening back onto the
floor.
When Troi sees what she's done she drops the phaser in
horror... Calloway rushes to Worf, who is slumped
against the wall with a nasty burn mark on his chest.
CALLOWAY
(aghast)
He's dead... you killed him...
Troi backs away, shakes her head as if she can't
believe what she's done...
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT FIVE 55.
65 CONTINUED:
TROI
No... no...
The door OPENS as Troi backs toward it... she turns
away from the horrible sight, wracked with emotion she
rushes from the room.
66 INT. CORRIDOR
as Troi ENTERS from Calloway's quarters. She runs down
it -- she wants to get away, she has to get away from
here --
She rounds a corner and almost runs into Pierce and the
two Guards. She steps back, looks at him --
PIERCE
You know what you have to do...
His voice is gentle, sympathetic -- but Troi turns away
from him, moves off --
67 INT. ANOTHER CORRIDOR
as Troi pushes her way past several startled N.D's and
comes to a door... it OPENS and admits her to --
68 INT. JEFFERIES TUBE
a room similar to the one right off main Engineering --
she starts up the ladder.
69 INT. NACELLE CONTROL (OPTICAL)
as Troi ENTERS. The room is deserted, dark -- lit only
by the glow of the plasma stream through the
maintenance door.
She looks up at it, as if drawn to its eerie glow. She
climbs the ladder to the catwalk... approaches the
window in the maintenance door...
Suddenly a motor HUMS to life and the maintenance door
starts to OPEN, seemingly of its own accord, exposing
the PLASMA STREAM in the tube.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/20/93 - ACT FIVE 56.
70 TROI (OPTICAL)
as she stares at the coursing stream... she seems
calmed by it...
TROI
(quiet)
I know... what I have to do...
She steps toward it... stares into the plasma for a
moment, preparing to jump.
Suddenly a HAND reaches into frame and grabs her by the
shoulder --
71 NEW ANGLE -- THE ROOM
is suddenly bright again. It's Worf, alive -- in a
single fluid move he pulls her away from the fiery
opening. Troi is startled to find herself in his grip.
COMPUTER VOICE
Plasma venting system will engage
in... seventy seconds.
WORF
What were you doing?
Instead of answering, she reaches forward and touches
his chest, where his sash is now in place -- a wave of
relief washes over her when she realizes there's no
phaser burn there.
Troi is back in the uniform she was wearing in act two,
when she and Worf came to the nacelle tube together.
We have returned to the same point in time. Everything
that has happened since Worf opened the maintenance
door has been in Troi's mind.
All that's happened from Worf's point of view is that
he opened the door as Troi asked, then turned to find
her standing too close to the opening.
Troi looks up at Worf... she doesn't know how or why,
but all that matters to her now is that he's alive...
She crushes herself to him...
TROI
You're alive... you're all
right...
Worf doesn't know what to make of this... he holds her,
safe in his arms... Off this moment...
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" 12/20/93 - ACT FIVE 57.
72 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
as it moves at impulse.
73 INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE (OPTICAL)
Picard, Troi, Worf and Data are discussing what
happened.
WORF
-- I opened the maintenance door
at Counselor Troi's request, then
turned and saw that she had moved
too close to the force-field.
TROI
It all seemed so real to me. It's
hard to imagine that everything I
experienced happened in just those
few seconds...
Data indicates the wall MONITOR, on which are displayed
pictures of Pierce (in an Engineering jumpsuit), the
murdered woman, and the man Troi saw her with.
DATA
It appears that you were correct,
Counselor. Lieutenant Pierce was
partially telepathic -- his
maternal grandmother was from
Betazed.
PICARD
What else have you found?
DATA
According to Starfleet records,
Pierce and the other two persons
Counselor Troi identified were
killed in an accidental plasma
discharge eight years ago. Their
bodies were never found.
TROI
I don't believe it was an
accident. I think that Pierce
found out that the other two were
having an affair. He lost
control... and killed them both.
Picard and the others react.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" 12/20/93 - ACT FIVE 57A.
73 CONTINUED:
TROI
Afterwards, he probably activated
the plasma stream, then threw
himself into it.
WORF
The plasma discharge would have
obliterated any evidence that it
was murder.
Geordi ENTERS carrying a PADD. Picard looks up at him
for a report.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" REV. 12/22/93 - ACT FIVE 58.
73 CONTINUED: (2)
GEORDI
I scanned behind the panel
Counselor Troi asked me to look
at. I didn't find any bone
fragments... but I did find traces
of cellular residue. It's showing
some kind of... empathic
signature.
Everyone reacts to this information. Troi considers
for a moment.
TROI
It may be that when Lieutenant
Pierce was struck by the plasma
stream, the subspace energy
present there imprinted his
empathic pattern into the residue.
GEORDI
Kind of like a... psychic
photograph.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" 12/20/93 - ACT FIVE 59.
73 CONTINUED: (3)
TROI
That's what triggered my
hallucination... My mind must
have taken elements from my own
life and created a situation that
in many ways paralleled what
happened to Pierce.
Troi turns to Worf.
TROI
(continuing)
If you hadn't been there, I would
have jumped... just like he did...
Everyone considers how close they came to losing her...
CUT TO:
73A INT. BRIDGE
Picard, Data and Worf cross to their posts. Troi heads
for the Turbolift.
WORF
Counselor...
She turns back.
TROI
Yes?
Worf turns toward her.
WORF
When I pulled you away from the
plasma stream, you seemed...
surprised that I was alive.
Troi would rather not get into the specifics of what
happened.
TROI
Well... actually, in my
hallucination... you were killed.
Worf takes this in.
STAR TREK: "Eye of the Beholder" 12/20/93 - ACT FIVE 60.
73A CONTINUED:
WORF
May I ask by whom?
Troi holds his look for a beat before replying.
TROI
You know what they say, Worf...
(smiles)
Hell hath no fury like a woman
scorned...
And with that she turns EXITS to the Turbolift, leaving
Worf to wonder what she meant... Off his face we...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FIVE
THE END
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