











                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                              
                         "Inheritance" 
                          #40277-262 
                              
                          Written by 
                          Dan Koeppel 
                              
                          Directed by 
                        Robert Scheerer 


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                         FINAL DRAFT

                      SEPTEMBER 27, 1993

          STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - CAST 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                         "Inheritance" 

                             CAST                               
                              
                PICARD                 JULIANA
                RIKER                  PRAN
                DATA                   SOONG
                BEVERLY            
                TROI               
                WORF               
                GEORDI   
          
                Non-Speaking           Non-Speaking
                  N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES    N.D. ATREAN

          STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - SETS 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                         "Inheritance" 
                       
                             SETS 

            INTERIORS                  EXTERIORS
          
            USS ENTERPRISE             USS ENTERPRISE
              BRIDGE
              ENGINEERING
              TEN FORWARD
              HOLODECK
              DATA'S QUARTERS
              SICKBAY
              TRANSPORTER ROOM
              OBSERVATION LOUNGE
          
              FIRST MAGMA POCKET
              SECOND MAGMA POCKET
              SHAFT
              NARROW PASSAGEWAY

   STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/28/93 - PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                         "Inheritance" 
                          
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

                  ATREA           A-tree-uh
                  PRAN            PRAN
                  MAVALA          mah-VAH-lah
                  TERLINA         tur-LEE-nah
                  FOURIER         four-ee-YAY
                  CORVALLEN       kor-VAL-len

      STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/28/93 - TEASER      1.

                STAR TREK: The Next Generation                  
                         "Inheritance"                              
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	In orbit around the planet Atrea.

					PICARD (V.O)
			Captain's Log, Stardate 47410.2.
			The Atrean government has
			requested assistance in averting
			a natural disaster that is
			threatening their world. Two of
			their geologists have come aboard
			to discuss the problem, one of
			whom is a human who has been
			living on Atrea Four.

2    INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE (OPTICAL)

	PICARD, GEORDI, and DATA look on as Atrean Scientist
	PRAN TAINER stands before an OKUDAGRAM depicting a
	cross-section of the Atrean planet. Also present is
	Pran's human wife, JULIANA TAINER, a fiftyish woman
	dressed in Atrean fashion. The Atreans are a humanoid
	species, only slightly different from us.

					JULIANA
			Captain, our situation has
			worsened since my husband and I
			first contacted you. The molten
			core of our planet is not just
			cooling -- it's begun to solidify.

					PRAN
			Our gravitational field has been
			affected -- seismic activity has
			increased by a factor of three.

					JULIANA
			If the cooling continues at this
			rate -- Atrea will become
			uninhabitable within thirteen
			months.

	Everyone takes in this grim news.

     STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/29/93 - TEASER     1A.

2    CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
			We could minimize seismic activity
			by creating isobaric fissures and
			releasing some of the tectonic
			stress -- but that would just be
			a temporary fix.

					DATA
			The only permanent solution would
			be to re-liquefy the core.

	Geordi stands and moves to the Okudagram.

					GEORDI
			These pockets in the magma layer --
			how close are they to the molten
			region of the core?

					JULIANA
			A few kilometers, why?

	Geordi turns to Data.

					GEORDI
			You think that's close enough to
			try ferro-plasmic infusion?

	Data considers, then acknowledges the possibility.
	Juliana and Pran share a look -- they're not sure what
	this means.

      STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/29/93 - TEASER      2.

2    CONTINUED: (2)

	Data moves toward the monitor, gesturing.

					DATA
			The procedure would involve using
			our ship's phasers to drill down
			through the planet's surface and
			into the pockets -- where we would
			set up a series of plasma infusion
			units.

					GEORDI
			We'd trigger the units by firing
			a modulated energy burst down
			through the shafts.

	Juliana addresses Data.

					JULIANA
			I see... injecting sufficient
			plasma directly into the core
			should trigger a chain reaction...
			and that will reliquify the
			magma...

					DATA
			It should be possible to stabilize
			the core temperature at ninety-three
			percent of normal.

					PRAN
			If it works, the core would remain
			molten for centuries.

	Picard lets Pran and Juliana consider for a beat.

					PICARD
			If you give your permission, we'll
			begin immediately.

					PRAN
			Very well. But before we proceed,
			I'd like to update our geological
			surveys.

        STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - TEASER        3.

2    CONTINUED: (3)

					GEORDI
			I'll be glad to help you, Doctor.

					PICARD
				(to Pran and Juliana)
			I've assigned you quarters during
			the time we're here. Please make
			yourselves comfortable.

					PRAN
			Thank you, Captain.

	The meeting breaks up and Picard, Pran, and Geordi
	EXIT. Data starts to follow, but Juliana stops him.

					JULIANA
			Data --

	Data turns to her.

					DATA
			Yes, Doctor?

      STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/29/93 - TEASER      4.

2    CONTINUED: (4)

	She has an almost expectant look on her face -- a kind
	of breathless anticipation.

					JULIANA
			Do you have any idea who I am?

	Data is puzzled by the question.

					DATA
			You are Doctor Juliana Tainer.

	Juliana exhales slightly, as though a question of long
	standing had finally been resolved.

					JULIANA
			You lost all your early memories.
			We thought you would -- but we
			couldn't know for certain.

	Data is now even more puzzled. He looks at her
	quizzically.

					DATA
			Have we met before?

	She looks at him with what can only be called pride,
	eyes shining.

					JULIANA
			Oh, Data, I was there -- right
			from the beginning, on Omicron
			Theta. I helped create you.
				(proudly)
			And now... look at you.

					DATA
				(taken aback)
			You were a colleague of Doctor
			Soong?

	She laughs, a warm, merry laugh that lights her face.

					JULIANA
			Yes, I certainly was -- and I was
			also his wife. In a way, I
			suppose you could say -- I'm your
			mother.

	Off Data's reaction to this unexpected revelation...

                                             FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

     STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT ONE     5.

                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

          (NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes.)            

3    INT. TEN FORWARD

	Data and Juliana at a table. Her eyes are shining as
	she looks at him...

					JULIANA
			I still can't believe it... seeing
			you again after all these years...

	Data is curious about the situation, but of course not
	sharing Juliana's emotional response.

					DATA
			Doctor, I have no memory of you.

					JULIANA
			There's a reason for that... we
			wiped your processors after we'd
			finished refining your
			programming.

	She leans forward, looks at him lovingly.

					JULIANA
				(continuing)
			Why don't you tell me what you do
			remember... and then I'll fill in
			the gaps.

					DATA
				(pondering)
			My memory record begins when I was
			activated by the Starfleet
			officers who found me on the
			Omicron Theta outpost.

					JULIANA
			After the attack by the
			Crystalline Entity --

					DATA
			Yes. All of the inhabitants of
			the colony had been killed.

	Juliana acknowledges somberly.

     STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/29/93 - ACT ONE     6.

3    CONTINUED:

					DATA
			But -- I discovered that my memory
			banks contained the contents of
			their journals and logs.

					JULIANA
				(a gentle smile)
			We thought you might find their
			experiences useful... after your
			childhood, we figured you needed
			all the help you could get.

					DATA
			My -- childhood?

					JULIANA
				(laughing)
			That's what I called it. You were
			like a baby at first -- a hundred
			kilogram baby, but still...

	She shakes her head, smiling at the recollection.

					JULIANA
				(continuing)
			It took you a while to develop
			motor skills... learn how to
			process sensory information. And
			of course Noonian was never
			satisfied... he kept tinkering,
			trying to make you as human as
			possible. And then there was the
			business about hiccuping...

					DATA
			Hiccuping?

					JULIANA
			He was determined that you'd have
			periodic bouts of hiccups, but he
			couldn't get it right -- they were
			either too violent, or too
			prolonged, or not noticeable at
			all... I finally said, good
			heavens, Noonian -- nobody likes
			having hiccups. Why don't you
			just forget it? So he did.

	She smiles again, enjoying these reveries. But Data is
	still interested in getting information.

					DATA
			So you wiped my memory processors
			after this -- childhood.

     STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/29/93 - ACT ONE     7.

3    CONTINUED: (2)

					JULIANA
			Then we deactivated you -- and
			programmed you with the colonists'
			logs. We were planning to reactivate
			you.
				(beat, more somber)
			But we never had the chance. The
			Crystalline Entity attacked... we
			had to leave quickly. We wanted
			to bring you with us -- but there
			was only room for two in the
			escape pod.

	There is a beat as Data considers this.

					DATA
			Doctor, I have scanned the
			colonists' journals... there is
			only one Juliana mentioned in
			them, and her last name is
			O'Donnell.

					JULIANA
			That's me...

					DATA
			But there is no mention that my
			father was married to you.

	She shakes her head, again smiling at a recollection.

					JULIANA
			Because of my mother.
				(off his look)
			She thought Noonian was an
			eccentric scientist who was too
			old for me... we decided to get
			married secretly and give her some
			time to get used to the idea of
			our being together.

	She leans forward, conspiratorially.

					JULIANA
				(continuing)
			We slipped away to Mavala Four and
			got married there... a Klingon and
			a Corvallan trader were our
			witnesses...
					(MORE)

     STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT ONE     8.

3    CONTINUED: (3)

					JULIANA (Cont'd)
				(a bit wistful)
			It wasn't exactly the wedding I'd
			hoped for, but Noonian had a way
			of making the oddest things seem
			romantic...

					DATA
			My father did have an unusual way
			of looking at things...

					JULIANA
				(surprised)
			How would you know that?

					DATA
			I encountered him once -- in the
			Terlina system.

					JULIANA
				(excited)
			That's where we went -- after we
			left the outpost... I had no idea
			you'd ever met him.

					DATA
			It was shortly before his death.

	There is a shocked pause.

					JULIANA
			He's... dead?

					DATA
			Yes.

	Juliana seems to shrink into herself for a moment,
	grappling with this unexpected news.

					JULIANA
			I didn't think it would hit me
			this hard...
				(beat, struggling for
				 control)
			We didn't exactly part on the best
			of terms...

					DATA
			What do you mean?

     STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/29/93 - ACT ONE     8A.

3    CONTINUED: (4)

					JULIANA
			I realized that he loved his work
			as much as he loved me. Maybe
			more. There we were, stuck on
			that planet in the middle of a
			jungle... no one else to talk to,
			no -- no life. It just wasn't
			enough...
				(beat)
			That's why I left.

	This was clearly a difficult decision for her. After
	a moment she looks up at him, reassuring, smiling her
	lovely smile.

					JULIANA
				(continuing)
			Anyway, it was a long time ago.
			What's important is that we're
			together now.

	She touches his arm.

					JULIANA
				(continuing)
			And I want to get to know you.

	But Data hesitates. This has been a lot to assimilate
	in one sitting, and he isn't sure how to respond.

     STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT ONE     8B.

3    CONTINUED: (5)

					DATA
			This has been an interesting
			encounter, and one altogether
			unexpected. I would like to
			corroborate what you have told me
			before we proceed further.

	Juliana stares at him... his lack of emotion is hard
	for her to accept. She clearly hoped for a more
	positive response.

					DATA
			Excuse me, Doctor.

	Off her face as he EXITS...

     STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT ONE     9.

4    OMITTED

5    EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as it orbits Atrea.

6    INT. ENGINEERING (OPTICAL)

	Geordi is working at the pool table, Data is working at
	a separate monitor along the side wall.

					GEORDI
			I'm just about finished
			reconfiguring the phaser banks.
			We should be ready to start
			drilling in about an hour.

	Data doesn't look up from his console.

					DATA
			Inform me when you are ready.

	Geordi moves closer to Data.

					GEORDI
			What are you doing there, anyway?

					DATA
			I am attempting to ascertain
			whether Doctor Tainer's story is
			true.

					GEORDI
			Don't you believe her?

					DATA
			I neither doubt nor believe her.
			I am simply attempting to verify
			her assertions.

	Geordi smiles to himself at this android response.

					GEORDI
			Well, what have you turned up so
			far?

					DATA
			The Registrar's Office on Mavala
			Four cannot confirm that Doctor
			Soong was married there.
					(MORE)

       STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - ACT ONE       10.

6    CONTINUED:

					DATA (Cont'd)
			Apparently many documents were
			lost when the government was
			overthrown.

	Geordi looks at Data's console, which is scrolling
	RAPIDLY.

					GEORDI
			Then what are you looking at?

       STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - ACT ONE       11.

6    CONTINUED: (2)

					DATA
			I am checking passenger manifests
			to see if they went to Mavala
			during the period in question.

	Suddenly Data reaches out and stops the scroll.

					DATA
			O'Donnell, Juliana...
				(beat)
			Soong, Noonian -- they were both
			passengers on a transport that
			travelled from Omicron Theta to
			Mavala... and returned four days
			later.

					GEORDI
			That sure seems to fit her story.

					DATA
			Still, the fact that they went to
			Mavala does not prove they were
			married there.

					GEORDI
			You know, Data... I almost get the
			feeling you're trying to prove
			that Doctor Tainer wasn't telling
			the truth.

					DATA
			Not at all. I am merely unable to
			reconcile her story with the fact
			that my father never mentioned her
			to me.

					GEORDI
			Well, she did leave him. Maybe
			she broke his heart. Maybe he
			just didn't want to talk about
			her...

	Data's brow furrows as he tries to comprehend this kind
	of emotional response.

					GEORDI
				(continuing)
			And let me ask you this... Doctor
			Soong created an emotion chip for
			you... didn't Lore tell you it
			also contained memories --
			memories Soong wanted you to have?

    STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT ONE    11A.

6    CONTINUED: (3)

					DATA
			Yes.
				(beat)
			It is possible that those are the
			memories of my childhood. And of
			my mother.

					GEORDI
			And if you think about it -- why
			would she lie? Why would someone
			pretend to be your mother?

	Data considers for a beat.

					DATA
			I can think of no motive for such
			a pretense.

	Geordi assesses his friend's situation, tries to help
	him understand it.

					GEORDI
			I can understand why you might be
			a little disconcerted by all
			this... it came out of the
			blue... and the story doesn't fit
			neatly into your logical
			processors.

					DATA
			That is true...

					GEORDI
			But that's life, Data. Part of
			being human is learning to handle
			the unexpected... to risk new
			experiences even when they don't
			fit your preconceptions.

					DATA
			I will admit that it is difficult
			for me to accept the possibility
			of a past about which I know
			nothing...
				(beat)
			But it is also true that I am very
			curious to learn more about it.

	Geordi grins at him. Off the new sense of possibility
	in Data's face...

       STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - ACT ONE       12.

7    INT. TEN FORWARD

	Juliana works alone, entering information on a PADD.
	VARIOUS SUPERNUMERARIES enjoy themselves, but Juliana
	is intent on her work. She takes a bite from a plate
	of food.

	Data ENTERS and approaches her. She notices him and
	looks up.

					JULIANA
				(a greeting)
			Data...

					DATA
			I would like to get to know you.
				(beat)
			Mother.

	She breaks into a smile when she hears this. Off this
	moment we...

                                             FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

     STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/29/93 - ACT TWO     13.

                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

A8	INT. A CORRIDOR

	as Data and Juliana make their way down it.

					JULIANA
			-- I wanted to make you female,
			but your father insisted on a son.
			We argued about it endlessly,
			right up until we were ready to
			assemble you.

					DATA
				(intrigued)
			How did you decide?

	She smiles as she remembers.

					JULIANA
			Well, Noonian walked in holding
			your head in his hand and --
			innocent as you please -- said it
			was up to me. Of course he knew
			perfectly well what he was
			doing... once again, he'd made it
			in his own image -- what was I to
			say?

	Data stops when they reach a DOOR. Juliana glances at
	the nameplate on the door.

					JULIANA
				(continuing)
			Deanna Troi... is this who you're
			going to visit?

					DATA
			Yes.

	She can't keep a small smile from coming to her lips.

					JULIANA
			Your father would be so pleased.

					DATA
			Pleased?

    STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/29/93 - ACT TWO    13A.

A8	CONTINUED:

					JULIANA
			He was worried the sexuality
			programming he designed for you
			wouldn't work...

	She starts down the corridor.

					DATA
				(after her)
			You misunderstand; Counselor Troi
			is a therapist --

	But she's already half-way down the corridor.

					JULIANA
				(breezy)
			Good night...

	Off her smile as she heads away...

B8	INT. TROI'S QUARTERS

	as Troi takes a CUP OF TEA from the Replicator. She
	crosses toward the couch with it and we see that Data
	is sitting there. She takes a seat near him.

					DATA
			Doctor Tainer has provided me with
			many details about my development
			that I was not aware of.
			Conversing with her was a
			fascinating experience --

	Troi detects a qualifying note in his voice.

					TROI
			But... ?

					DATA
			Her interest in me seems to be...
			limitless.

	Troi smiles knowingly.

					TROI
			She's your mother, Data. That's
			how parents are.

					DATA
			I was a parent. I do not recall
			exhibiting excessive interest in
			Lal's behavior.

    STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/29/93 - ACT TWO    13B.

B8	CONTINUED:

	Troi fixes him with a look.

					TROI
			Data, you and Lal were practically
			inseparable the entire time she
			was alive.

					DATA
			Yes, but... she needed my help.

					TROI
				(smiles)
			That's how every parent feels.
			It's very hard to let your
			children go out into the world and
			fend for themselves. You can't
			help but be protective of them.
			I'm sure your mother feels the
			same way.

	Data seems curious about that.

					DATA
			If that is true... then why did
			she never attempt to contact me?

	Troi is struck by his question...

					TROI
			I don't know, Data. It could have
			something to do with your parents'
			separating... you were part of a
			life she might have wanted to put
			behind her.

	She sees that the question seems to bother him.

					TROI
			But if you really want to know,
			why don't you ask her?

	Off Data's face as he absorbs this...

C8	EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as it orbits Atrea.

    STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/29/93 - ACT TWO    13C.

8    INT. ENGINEERING -- GEORDI'S OFFICE (OPTICAL)

	Data is seated at a console, working. Juliana stands
	working at a nearby console.

					DATA
			We will be in position over the
			drilling site in three minutes,
			twenty-nine seconds.

	She moves to look at the OKUDAGRAM displayed on his
	console (a modified version of the one seen earlier),
	and when she leans in she puts a hand to his shoulder --
	now that he's accepted her she obviously feels
	comfortable with him.

					DATA
				(continuing)
			These scans indicate that the
			magma pockets where we plan to set
			up the infusion units are somewhat
			unstable.

	She acknowledges and sits near him.

					JULIANA
			I'm going to monitor the density
			of the rock layers and adjust the
			strength of the particle beam as
			we go. That should minimize the
			seismic stress we generate while
			we're drilling.

	Geordi approaches from another part of Engineering.

					GEORDI
				(to Data)
			I've configured the phasers to
			create the most highly focused
			particle beam possible.

					DATA
			Thank you, Geordi.

	Juliana smiles to herself, which catches Data's
	attention.

     STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT TWO     14.

8    CONTINUED:

					JULIANA
				(explaining)
			I'm just glad to see that you have
			good manners. It wasn't easy to
			strike the right balance in your
			programming.

	Data is clearly interested in hearing more, so she
	continues.

					JULIANA
				(continuing)
			At first you couldn't have cared
			less about social niceties like
			"please" and "thank you"; you
			were... downright rude, in fact.

					GEORDI
			Data? That's hard to picture --

					JULIANA
				(continuing)
			But the first time we modified
			your program we overcompensated;
			it made you so obsequious your
			Father couldn't stand to be in the
			same room with you.

	Geordi can't help but laugh; Data is clearly intrigued.

					JULIANA
				(continuing)
			That was nothing compared to the
			problems we had --
				(stops herself)
			Never mind. I don't want to
			embarrass you.

					DATA
			I am incapable of embarrassment.
			Please, continue.

	Juliana shrugs a "if you say so."

					JULIANA
			One thing we didn't anticipate was
			that you thought nothing of being
			naked.
				(smiles)
			-- some of the colonists objected
			to having an anatomically-correct
			android running around without any
			clothes on.

     STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT TWO     15.

8    CONTINUED: (2)

	Geordi and Juliana share a smile over the image she's
	just conjured.

					JULIANA
				(continuing)
			We asked you to dress, but you
			felt it was unnecessary since you
			didn't need protection from the
			elements. We actually had to
			write a modesty sub-routine to get
			you to keep your clothes on.

	Data steals a glance at his uniform -- he'll never
	think about his garments the same way again.

					RIKER'S COM VOICE
			Bridge to Engineering.

					GEORDI
			La Forge, here. Go ahead,
			Commander.

                                             INTERCUT:

8A   INT. BRIDGE

	RIKER is coordinating the drilling process. WORF is at
	tactical; Pran hovers a bit fretfully, concerned that
	it will all go well.

					RIKER
			We've established synchronous
			orbit over the drilling site.

					GEORDI
			Phaser modifications are on-line,
			sir.

					DATA
			My calculations indicate that the
			first phaser blast will be
			approximately nineteen seconds in
			duration.

					RIKER
			Acknowledged.

	Pran moves to Riker, concerned.

					PRAN
				(sotto)
			Someone's checked his
			calculations, of course.

					RIKER
			No, but I'm sure Data knows what
			he's doing.

       STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - ACT TWO       16.

8A   CONTINUED:

					PRAN
			Even so... he's a machine --
			shouldn't someone... check up on
			him?

	Riker's a bit taken aback by this characterization of
	Data, but replies evenly and politely.

					RIKER
			I have complete confidence in his
			ability to "check up" on himself.

	Pran smiles a politician's smile, then turns his
	worried gaze back to the Viewscreen.

					RIKER
				(continuing)
			Mister Worf... ?

					WORF
			Phasers are locked on target.

					RIKER
			Fire when ready.

	Worf works his console -- we hear a DISTINCTIVE SOUND
	that indicates the modified phasers are in use.

9    EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as a PHASER BURST lances out from the ship and down
	toward the planet.

10   RESUME ENGINEERING/BRIDGE INTERCUT (OPTICAL)

	Data and Juliana watch the OKUDAGRAM -- a beam shoots
	down from the silhouette of the Enterprise in orbit,
	creating a well-like shaft in the planet's mass.

					DATA
				(off console)
			The beam has penetrated eight
			kilometers beneath the surface...

					JULIANA
			Once it's through the crust, we'll
			boost phaser intensity by twelve
			percent.

					WORF
			Standing by.

       STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - ACT TWO       17.

10   CONTINUED:

	After a moment.

					JULIANA
			Now...

	Worf works the console.

11   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	the beam changes in intensity.

12   RESUME ENGINEERING/BRIDGE INTERCUT

					JULIANA
			The mantle is less resistant than
			I thought it would be --

					DATA
			We are within two kilometers of
			the magma pocket.

					JULIANA
			Another five seconds should do it.
				(beat; off console)
			We've broken through --

					WORF
				(works)
			Terminating beam.

	Juliana studies the console for a moment, then allows
	herself a small smile.

					JULIANA
			The pocket seems stable...

					DATA
			I detect no increase in stress
			levels in the surrounding magma.

					RIKER
			Good work. I don't think we could
			have gotten in any cleaner.

	Pran's face shows his relief.

                                             END INTERCUT.

       STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - ACT TWO       18.

13   INT. ENGINEERING

					DATA
			The drilling process has raised
			the temperature inside the magma
			pocket by almost three hundred
			degrees C. It will be several
			hours before it cools enough for
			us to enter.

					JULIANA
			Data, do you have any plans right
			now?

					DATA
			I do not.

					JULIANA
			Maybe we could spend some time
			together? I'd love to see your
			quarters...

	Data nods that he'd like that.

14   INT. DATA'S QUARTERS

	Data is playing a VIOLIN solo for Juliana, who listens,
	rapt. After a few moments, Data finishes. She
	applauds, clearly impressed with his playing.

					DATA
			Thank you. I have been practicing
			for a recital tomorrow evening.

					JULIANA
			That was beautiful.

					DATA
			I have been told that my playing
			is technically flawless, but it
			has never been described as
			beautiful.

					JULIANA
			Well it was... really.

       STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - ACT TWO       19.

14   CONTINUED:

					DATA
			Are you certain that you are not
			saying that because you are my
			Mother?
				(off her reaction)
			I have observed that parents tend
			to exaggerate when it comes to
			their children's accomplishments.

	Juliana smiles at his observation.

					JULIANA
			I suppose there is a certain
			amount of vanity involved...
			considering that giving you a
			creative capacity was my idea.

	She sees that Data doesn't know what she means.

					JULIANA
				(continuing)
			Your Father didn't really see the
			point... he thought that since you
			didn't have emotions, you would
			have no need to express yourself.
				(a pensive beat)
			Somehow... I had the feeling the
			opposite would be true.

	Data is struck by what she's told him.

					DATA
			I do not know for certain... but
			I believe that it is during my
			creative endeavors that I come
			closest to experiencing what it
			might be like to be human.

	Juliana smiles when she hears this.

					JULIANA
			Well... I'm glad I insisted.

					DATA
			As am I.

	A moment between them -- then Data starts to put his
	violin away. Juliana moves to a nearby table, where
	she starts looking at Data's things, as if trying to
	get some sense of who he is from them.

     STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT TWO     20.

14   CONTINUED: (2)

					JULIANA
			You know, Data... I'm very
			familiar with that Handel piece.
			How would you feel about my
			playing the viola part tomorrow?

					DATA
			I would like that very much.

					JULIANA
			We should practice -- do you
			happen to have a viola?

					DATA
			I can replicate one for you.

	Data heads to a corner; Juliana moves toward a stack of
	PAINTINGS that lean against the wall.

					JULIANA
			Did you paint these?

					DATA
			Yes.

	We hear the SOUND of the replicator, and Data crosses
	with a viola toward Juliana, who is looking at the
	first painting in the stack, a Picasso-esque rendering
	of Spot.

					DATA
			I am attempting to master all
			known styles of painting.

	He pulls a painting of a pastoral scene from the stack.

					DATA
				(continuing)
			This one is in the style of the
			early French impressionists...

					JULIANA
				(pleased)
			It's very good.

	She flips on to the next painting -- a PORTRAIT OF LAL.

					JULIANA
			Who's this?

					DATA
			That is Lal, my daughter.

       STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - ACT TWO       21.

14   CONTINUED: (3)

	Juliana turns and looks at him -- surprised.

					JULIANA
			Your daughter... ?

					DATA
			Yes. I created her... using
			myself as a model.

					JULIANA
			Where is she now?

					DATA
			The positronic matrix I designed
			for her was unstable. She only
			lived a short time.

	Juliana takes this in.

					JULIANA
			I see...

					DATA
			In a sense, you were her
			grandmother...

	Juliana doesn't answer, just stares down at the
	painting thoughtfully. Data holds the viola out for
	her.

					DATA
				(continuing)
			Would you like to practice now?

	She nods vaguely, still looking down at the painting of
	Lal...

15   INT. TEN FORWARD -- AFTER HOURS

	Data and Juliana are practicing near the windows.

					DATA
			The acoustics in Ten Forward are
			quite favorable.

					JULIANA
			Yes... very nice...

	Something seems to be weighing on her mind.

       STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - ACT TWO       22.

15   CONTINUED:

					JULIANA
				(continuing)
			Data... can I ask you something?

					DATA
			Of course.

					JULIANA
			Do you think you'll ever try to
			create an android again?

					DATA
			Perhaps. I created Lal because I
			wished to procreate. Despite what
			happened to her, I still have that
			wish.

					JULIANA
			But... how do you know the same
			thing won't happen? Creating a
			stable positronic matrix is very
			tricky -- your Father lost several
			prototypes before Lore.

	Data reacts to this information.

					DATA
			I was not aware that he created
			any androids before my brother.

					JULIANA
			There were three of them... they
			were like children to us... losing
			them was very painful. When
			Noonian decided to try again, I
			was very much against it. I
			didn't think we had the right to
			bring a life into the world that
			had so little chance of surviving.

	These are clearly painful memories for her. After a
	moment:

					JULIANA
				(continuing)
			But your Father was sure he'd
			figured out what went wrong,
			insisted he could make a stable
			matrix. And he did.
				(beat)
			But Lore was cruel... evil.
			Eventually, we had no choice... we
			had to dismantle him.

     STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT TWO     23.

15   CONTINUED: (2)

	This is clearly an awful memory.

					JULIANA
			Your father decided to build yet
			another android, one who didn't
			have emotions -- I couldn't
			believe he was going to try again.
			After everything that'd
			happened...

	Data reacts to what she's said.

					DATA
			Mother... I am that android. Are
			you saying that you were against
			my creation?

	She realizes that she's inadvertently said just that.

					JULIANA
			Initially I was. But I was wrong;
			I know that now.

	She is afraid she's "hurt" him. She takes his hand,
	hoping to reassure him.

					JULIANA
				(continuing)
			I've followed your progress for
			years -- I'm very proud of what
			you've accomplished.

					DATA
			Then... why did you never attempt
			to contact me?

	She looks at him for a moment, as if weighing something
	in her mind.

     STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT TWO     24.

15   CONTINUED: (3)

					JULIANA
			Because... I was ashamed... of
			something I'd done...

					DATA
			What?

	She lets out a breath, decides to continue.

					JULIANA
			I never wanted you to know this...
			I've felt guilty about it for
			years...

	She looks up at him with a small, empty laugh.

					JULIANA
			That's something you don't have to
			worry about, do you? Guilt --
			eating away at you...

					DATA
			Perhaps if you told me what has
			made you feel that way, your guilt
			might be alleviated.

	She takes a breath, steels herself.

					JULIANA
			I lied when I said there wasn't
			room for you in the escape pod
			that we took from Omicron... there
			was...

	Tears wet her eyes; she takes a breath before
	continuing.

       STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - ACT TWO       25.

15   CONTINUED: (4)

					JULIANA
				(continuing)
			I didn't want to bring you with
			us... I was afraid that if we reactivated
			you, you'd turn out like
			Lore.

	She can't look at him as she makes this admission. Her
	voice is full of regret.

					JULIANA
				(continuing)
			I made Noonian leave you behind...

	Her secret is finally out -- overcome with emotion, and
	unsure how Data will react, she stands and EXITS. Off
	Data's face as he watches her go...

                                             FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

      STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - ACT THREE      26.

                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

16   INT. ENGINEERING

	Data and Juliana are in the process of drilling the
	second shaft; Geordi works nearby -- the DISTINCTIVE
	SOUND that indicates the modified phasers are in use
	can be heard.

	Juliana keeps her focus on the console in front of her,
	avoiding eye contact with Data -- she's clearly
	uncomfortable in his presence now.

					DATA
				(off console)
			We are within four kilometers of
			the magma pocket...

	Juliana seems lost in thought, doesn't react to Data's
	report.

					DATA
				(continuing)
			Doctor, should we lower the beam
			intensity?

	She comes back, focuses.

					JULIANA
			Yes -- yes, by sixteen percent...

                                             INTERCUT:

17   INT. BRIDGE

	Riker, Worf and Pran as before.

					WORF
			Acknowledged.

					JULIANA
			Another twelve seconds should do
			it...

18   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as a phaser beam lances down toward the planet.

    STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/29/93 - ACT THREE    27.

19   RESUME ENGINEERING/BRIDGE INTERCUT

	Suddenly the ship starts to SHUDDER.

					GEORDI
				(off console)
			We're getting feedback pulses
			along the particle beam --

					JULIANA
			We must have hit a pocket of
			magnesite ore -- I'll try to
			adjust the phaser harmonics to
			compensate.

	She starts working. The SHUDDER intensifies.

					RIKER
			We're going to have to terminate
			the beam if this keeps up --

					DATA
			If we do, we will have to begin a
			new shaft at another suitable
			location --

					JULIANA
				(as she works)
			There is no other suitable
			location -- give me a few more
			seconds --

	The SHUDDER becomes more severe.

					GEORDI
			Doctor, it's going to take longer
			than that to match the resonant --

	Suddenly the SHUDDER STOPS.

					GEORDI
			You did it --

	She's all business, keeps working the console.

					JULIANA
			It was just luck... I hit the
			right frequency...

	Geordi smiles, glad she pulled it off -- but Data
	regards her with a look that's hard to read.

    STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT THREE    28.

19   CONTINUED:

					JULIANA
				(continuing, off
				 console)
			All right, we're less than two
			kilometers from the target site --
				(beat)
			Stand by to terminate the beam...

	After a beat.

					GEORDI
				(off console)
			We've broken through --

					JULIANA
			Now --

	Worf works the console and we hear the SOUND of the
	phasers being cut off.

					DATA
				(off console)
			I am detecting no signs of
			instability...

					PRAN
				(pleased)
			Excellent.
				(to Riker)
			Commander, may I suggest we set up
			the infusion unit in the first
			magma pocket while we give this
			one a chance to cool.

	Riker acknowledges.

					RIKER
				(to com)
			Data, Doctor Tainer -- we'll meet
			you in Transporter Room Two.

	Riker and Pran head for the Turbolift.

					DATA
			Acknowledged.

	Data stands and gestures the direction they should go.
	He tries not to show it but something is clearly on his
	mind.

20   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as it orbits Atrea.

      STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - ACT THREE      29.

21   INT. THE FIRST MAGMA POCKET

	Data and Juliana are calibrating one of the INFUSION
	UNITS -- the device is about the size of a two-drawer
	filing cabinet, has control panels on several faces,
	and should have some sort of receiving node on top that
	looks like it could absorb a phaser blast.

	The only light comes from PRACTICAL SOURCES our people
	have set up previously. The shaft they drilled from
	the surface is suggested by a HOLE about seven feet in
	diameter in the pocket's ceiling.

	Pran is near the cave wall, scanning it with a
	TRICORDER. They work in silence for a few moments --
	the only SOUND is a low-level rumbling, the molten core
	not far beneath their feet. It's hot in here -- Pran
	and Juliana begin to perspire.

					DATA
			I have initialized the plasma
			induction coils.

					JULIANA
				(as she works)
			I'll need another minute to align
			the diverter...

	Data watches her as she works... his expression
	gradually becomes more intent than just a casual
	glance.

22   ON JULIANA'S FACE

	she appears to be concentrating on her work -- nothing
	seems out of the ordinary.

23   ON DATA'S FACE

	looking at her intently -- his expression is hard to
	read. Has her revelation to him changed how he views
	her?

24   CLOSE ON JULIANA'S EYES

	as she looks down at the panel she's working on. (Her
	eyes should blink at least once.)

25   RESUME SCENE

	as Data continues to watch her face -- the moment is
	broken when Pran approaches.

      STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - ACT THREE      30.

25   CONTINUED:

					PRAN
			There are signs of stress in the
			surrounding magma, but the site
			should remain stable until we
			finish the plasma infusion.

					JULIANA
				(as she works)
			Good, we're almost done here.

	Pran smiles vaguely at Data. There is an awkward
	moment of silence. Pran glances at his wife, then
	decides to go ahead.

					PRAN
			Data, Juliana told me what she
			said to you last night. She's
			been very upset...

	Juliana looks up at her husband, unsure if she wants
	him to bring this up right now.

					PRAN
				(continuing)
			I don't blame you for being angry
			with her, but --

					DATA
			I am incapable of anger.

					PRAN
			There seems to be some... tension
			between you...

	Juliana interrupts, gestures that she'll speak for
	herself.

					JULIANA
			It's all right, Pran.
				(to Data)
			I know what I told you must have
			been hard for you to hear, but I
			hope you can understand my
			reasons.

					DATA
			I am not certain that I do.
			Perhaps you could clarify them for
			me?

	This is awkward for her, but she knows she owes him
	answers.

    STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT THREE    31.

25   CONTINUED: (2)

					JULIANA
			I'll try. What do you want to
			know?

					DATA
			If I had been your biological
			offspring, would you have left me
			behind on Omicron Theta?

	Juliana weighs her answer for a long moment before
	replying.

					JULIANA
			Oh, Data... how can I answer that?

					DATA
			Doctor Tainer, I have the
			impression that you are trying to
			spare my feelings. I assure you,
			that is not necessary.

					JULIANA
			I just don't want you to
			misunderstand my answer.
				(beat; with difficulty)
			No, I wouldn't have left you
			behind if you'd been my biological
			child.

					DATA
			Is that because you place more
			value on biological life than on
			artificial life?

	She seems genuinely pained that he would think that.

					JULIANA
			Absolutely not. I cherished every
			android your father and I created
			as if it were my own child. Even
			Lore.
				(beat)
			Despite the fact that he'd turned
			on us, despite everything he'd
			done... dismantling him was the
			most difficult thing I've ever had
			to do in my life. I was afraid
			that if you turned out like him...
			I'd have to dismantle you, too...
			and I couldn't bear that.

	Data takes this in.

					JULIANA
				(continuing)
			I'm not trying to justify leaving
			you behind... but I am sorry I
			did. I hope you can believe that.

      STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - ACT THREE      31A.

25   CONTINUED: (3)

					DATA
			I do. Thank you for making it
			clear to me.

    STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/29/93 - ACT THREE    32.

25   CONTINUED: (5)

	A wave of relief washes over her. Pran smiles, and
	puts a grateful hand to Data's shoulder. Off this
	moment of reconciliation...

26   INT. TEN FORWARD

	which has been converted into a recital hall. Picard,
	BEVERLY, TROI, Riker, Geordi and Pran are seated amid
	some SUPERNUMERARIES, enjoying the concert.

27   ON DATA AND JULIANA

	as they near the end of their violin duet, the same
	piece they practiced earlier.

	As he plays, Data watches her, and we see that he
	detects something he finds curious.

28   ON JULIANA

	playing intently, carefully -- a flawless performance.

29   TIGHTER ON DATA

	we can see from his expression that there's something
	about her playing that's got his attention.

30   ON AUDIENCE

	enjoying the concert -- unaware, as are we, of what
	Data has taken notice of.

31   ON DATA AND JULIANA

	as they finish the piece. When the concert ends,
	everybody stands and applauds. Data and Juliana stand
	to take their bows -- and she beams happily at him,
	unaware that something is weighing on his mind.

	When the applause dies down Data and Juliana step
	forward to mingle with the others.

	Picard and Beverly approach Juliana; Data moves off
	toward Troi. He seems preoccupied.

					TROI
			Data, I don't think I've ever
			heard you play more...
				(searches)
			... expressively.

   STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/29/93 - ACT THREE   32A.

31   CONTINUED:

	They move out of frame as Picard and Beverly address
	Juliana.

					PICARD
			That was wonderful, Doctor.

					JULIANA
			I enjoyed playing -- it's been a
			while.

					BEVERLY
				(smiles)
			I see where Data gets his musical
			talents.

					JULIANA
				(lightly)
			I realize you're speaking
			metaphorically, of course, but
			thank you just the same.

31A  ON DATA

	as Troi moves off. Data starts toward the door, as
	though on a mission, but Pran intercepts him.

					PRAN
				(smiles)
			Well... that was quite a
			performance.

					DATA
			Thank you.

	Pran grows serious; it is clear he has something he
	wants to say to Data.

					PRAN
			You know, Data... when I found out
			you were coming, I didn't know
			what to expect. I've never met an
			artificial life form before.

	Pran smiles at him... a man struggling to say the right
	thing, though he's clearly uncomfortable about it.

   STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/29/93 - ACT THREE   32B.

31A  CONTINUED:

					PRAN
			But after meeting you, I feel a
			lot better. You... you're much
			different from how I imagined you.
				(beat)
			And I welcome you to our family.

	While Data appreciates Pran's gesture, it is clear that
	he has something else on his mind.

					DATA
			Would you excuse me? There is
			something I must do.

	He moves off -- leaving Pran a little puzzled by his
	abrupt departure...

32   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as it orbits Atrea.

    STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/30/93 - ACT THREE    33.

33   INT. SICKBAY

	Data and Beverly ENTER.

					BEVERLY
			Data... why do you need Doctor
			Tainer's medical records? Is
			something wrong with her?

					DATA
			I am not certain. Perhaps you
			could determine that from her
			Transporter trace pattern.

					BEVERLY
			I probably could... but I don't
			ordinarily look into someone's
			medical status unless I have a
			good reason.

					DATA
			Doctor... I would ask that you not
			require me to be more specific.
			But I assure you that I have a
			good reason for asking.

	Beverly regards him for a moment.

					BEVERLY
			All right, Data...

	She moves to the large Medical Diagnostic Screen on the
	wall, works some controls. Our standard anatomical
	display pops up.

					BEVERLY
				(continuing, studying
				 it)
			Well... at first glance I don't
			see anything wrong -- except for
			some mild hypertension, which is
			perfectly normal for a woman her
			age.

      STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - ACT THREE      33A.

33   CONTINUED:

					DATA
			I see.

					BEVERLY
			Maybe you should tell me what her
			symptoms are.

					DATA
				(eyeing the readout)
			She has not complained of any
			discomfort.

      STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - ACT THREE      34.

33   CONTINUED: (2)

					BEVERLY
			Then... why did you want to look
			at her medical records?

					DATA
			Because... I have reason to
			believe she is not who she claims
			to be...

	Beverly reacts, but before she can ask why they're
	interrupted by Data's communicator.

					RIKER (V.O.)
			Bridge to Data...

					DATA
				(hits combadge)
			Go ahead, Commander...

					RIKER (V.O.)
			There's been a cave-in in one of
			the magma pockets. You're needed
			in Transporter room two.

					DATA
			On my way.
				(to Beverly)
			Excuse me, Doctor.

	Data EXITS, leaving Beverly to wonder what he might
	have meant. Off her face we...

                                             FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

       STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - ACT FOUR       35.

                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

34   INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM

	Data and Juliana ENTER and join Geordi, who has just
	beamed Pran and an N.D. Atrean out of the magma pocket
	where the cave-in occurred -- their uniforms and faces
	are dusty. As they move off the transporter pad, Pran
	walks with a limp, as if nursing a hurt leg. Juliana
	moves to help him.

					JULIANA
			What happened?

					PRAN
			We were running a final check on
			the infusion unit when part of the
			wall gave way...

					GEORDI
				(off console)
			It looks like the area has
			stabilized, but seismic stress is
			building up -- eventually, the
			pocket will collapse.

                                             INTERCUT:

35   INT. BRIDGE

	where Riker is monitoring the conversation.

					RIKER
			How long, Geordi?

					GEORDI
			It's hard to say... twelve hours
			at most.

					JULIANA
			Then we have to finish configuring
			the unit and inject the plasma
			immediately.

					RIKER
			I'd rather not send anyone back
			down there.

    STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/29/93 - ACT FOUR    36.

35   CONTINUED:

					JULIANA
			If we don't do it now, Commander,
			it could take months to find
			another suitable site. The core
			may have solidified by then.

					PRAN
			She's right, we have to act now.

	Riker considers.

					RIKER
			All right. But I want you in and
			out of there as quickly as
			possible.

					DATA
			Acknowledged, Commander.

					JULIANA
				(to Pran)
			You're hurt. I'll go.

	Pran touches her arm with concern. She and Data move
	to the Transporter Pad. Geordi is studying the
	monitor.

					GEORDI
				(to Data)
			One of the transporter's pattern
			enhancers was thrown out of
			alignment by the seismic activity --
			I'm getting a normal power
			signature from it so you should be
			able to re-align it for the beam
			out.

	Data acknowledges.

					DATA
			Energize.

36   INT. THE SECOND MAGMA POCKET (OPTICAL)

	as Data and Juliana MATERIALIZE near the THREE PATTERN
	ENHANCERS, one of which is tipped over. Data rights
	it.

	As before, the only light comes from their PALM BEACONS
	and from practical sources our people have set up
	previously. The low-level RUMBLE of molten magma can
	be HEARD in the distance.

	Suddenly, there's a TREMOR -- and when it subsides, a
	sharply defined ledge of about two feet separates the
	floor they're standing on from the rest of the cavern --
	much like an earthquake fault-line.

    STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT FOUR    36A.

36   CONTINUED:

	Data scans it with his TRICORDER.

         STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/29/93 - ACT FOUR        37.

36   CONTINUED:

					DATA
			There will be more seismic
			activity. We must hurry.

	Data steps up on the ledge, and Juliana follows. They
	move off...

37   A NARROW PASSAGEWAY

	as they move through it and pass out of frame.

38   THE FIRST MAGMA POCKET

	as they approach the INFUSION UNIT. Rubble strews the
	area, and it seems that the unit may have been damaged
	by falling rocks. Concerned, Juliana starts working
	one of the consoles. Already, the heat has caused her
	to break into a sweat.

	Data looks up toward the ceiling, raises his Tricorder
	to scan.

39   THE SHAFT -- MATTE (OPTICAL)

	as he looks up into the shaft that we drilled from
	orbit -- it's cylindrical and smooth-walled, and
	although it's too dark to see much of it, we get the
	sense that it leads up through miles of rock.

40   RESUME SCENE

	as Data studies his tricorder.

					DATA
			The shaft has not been obstructed
			by the seismic activity -- it
			should be possible to trigger the
			unit from orbit.

					JULIANA
				(as she works)
			The infuser's been damaged...
			we're going to have to start the
			programming sequence all over
			again...

           STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - ACT FOUR           38.

40   CONTINUED:

	She continues working, and Data joins her at one of the
	unit's side consoles. We hear the SOUND of rock
	GROANING under pressure -- Data and Juliana glance up,
	then continue working.

					DATA
				(works)
			Priming the energy transfer
			matrix...

					JULIANA
				(works)
			Re-intializing the particle stream
			buffer...

					RIKER'S COM VOICE
			Riker to Data.

					DATA
				(hits combadge)
			Data, here. Go ahead, Commander.

                                             INTERCUT:

41   INT. BRIDGE

					RIKER
			We're reading an increase in
			seismic stress levels.

					DATA
			Understood. We will attempt to
			expedite our work.

	Data and Juliana fall silent for a moment as they work.

					JULIANA
				(works)
			There... now we just have to align
			the diverter and --

	Suddenly a VIOLENT TREMOR wracks the magma pocket;
	rocks and other debris fall from the ceiling and walls --
	Data and Juliana have to hold on to the infusion unit
	to keep from falling.

					RIKER
			Data! Are you all right?

	Data doesn't answer until the tremor subsides.

           STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - ACT FOUR           39.

41   CONTINUED:

					DATA
			Yes, Commander. We will be
			returning to the beam-out point
			shortly.

	Juliana finishes working -- dust kicked up by the
	tremor fills the air around them...

					JULIANA
			That's it -- let's go.

	They move off...

42   THE NARROW PASSAGEWAY

	as they head back the way the came. A small AFTERSHOCK
	causes dust and debris to fall from above. They hurry
	on.

43   THE SECOND MAGMA POCKET

	as they approach the ledge that drops down to the beamout
	point. They react to something --

44   WIDEN

	so that we see that the cavern floor where the pattern
	enhancers were dropped another thirty feet during the
	last tremor. Juliana and Data are standing on the edge
	of a precipice, there's no way to climb down its sheer
	face, and the pattern enhancers are strewn on the floor
	below.

					JULIANA
			Can we transport without the
			pattern enhancers?

					DATA
			No, we are too far below the
			surface.

					JULIANA
				(concerned)
			How are we going to get down
			there?

	Data looks around.

					DATA
			There are no hand-holds in the
			rock face.

           STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - ACT FOUR           40.

44   CONTINUED:

	Suddenly another VIOLENT TREMOR hits -- the ceiling
	starts to give around them. Data has to shout to be
	heard over the din.

					DATA
				(continuing)
			We will have to jump.

	Juliana can't believe what she's hearing.

					JULIANA
			It's too far... I won't make it...

	Large ROCKS crash down near them -- close, getting
	closer...

					DATA
			You will --

	Data takes her firmly by the left arm and leaps off the
	edge of the cliff --

45   ANOTHER ANGLE

	as they land on the floor below. Data is able to
	absorb the shock, but Juliana hits the ground hard and
	is thrown to the floor.

	Data moves to her and discovers that she's been knocked
	unconscious. To our astonishment, her arm has been
	torn off to reveal a mass of WIRES and BLINKING
	CIRCUITRY -- Juliana Soong is an android.

	Data stares down at her arm (a small amount of blood is
	visible where the skin is torn) -- strangely, he does
	not seem unduly surprised by what he sees.

	Off this moment we...

                                             FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

           STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - ACT FIVE           41.

                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

46   INT. SICKBAY

	Beverly and Geordi are examining the still-unconscious
	Juliana, who is laid-out on the center bio-bed in a
	hospital gown. Riker and Data stand nearby.

	Juliana's arm has been repaired, and a PANEL on her
	head is open to reveal a mass of BLINKING CIRCUITRY.
	As Geordi reports to Riker, we get a sense that he's
	awed by the complexity of her design.

					GEORDI
			Basically, she's a Soong-type
			android -- except everything about
			her is designed to fool you into
			thinking she's human.

					BEVERLY
			She's got tear ducts, sweat glands --
			even veins and capillaries
			underneath her skin.

	Riker indicates the Medical Diagnostic panel.

					RIKER
			Why does the scanner read her as
			a human?

					BEVERLY
			There's a feedback processor
			that's designed to send out a
			false bio-signal.

					GEORDI
			It's tied in with her aging
			program -- she not only ages in
			appearance, like Data, her vital
			signs change too.

					BEVERLY
			What I can't figure out is why she
			lost consciousness. As far as I
			can see, everything's fine -- she
			should be awake.

					DATA
			Check her positronic matrix --
			there may be a cascade anomaly.

         STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/29/93 - ACT FIVE        42.

46   CONTINUED:

	Geordi and Beverly acknowledge and set to work. Riker
	turns to Data.

					RIKER
			Data -- you said you knew she was
			an android... how?

					DATA
			The first indication occurred when
			we were drilling. I saw her
			perform several complex
			calculations without the
			assistance of the computer.

					RIKER
			That could just have meant she was
			good at math --

					DATA
			That is true. But it was enough
			to draw my attention. Later, I
			noticed something odd about the
			way she blinked her eyes.

	Riker has no idea what could be coming next.

					DATA
				(continuing)
			The intervals between blinks were
			governed by a Fourier Series --
			the same mathematical formula my
			father used to give my blinking
			pattern the appearance of
			randomness.

					RIKER
			I can't imagine anyone but you
			noticing something like that.

					DATA
			Then there was our concert in Ten
			Forward.

					RIKER
			What about it?

         STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/29/93 - ACT FIVE        43.

46   CONTINUED: (2)

					DATA
				(continuing)
			We had practiced the piece, and I
			noticed that she played it the
			same way during the performance --
			every pitch, every intonation, was
			exactly the same. Only an
			artificial life-form could have
			done that.

	Riker acknowledges that he understands.

					RIKER
			Does her husband have any idea?

					DATA
			I do not believe so. He is on the
			surface, to monitor the plasma
			infusion.

					RIKER
			That's probably just as well...

	Geordi and Beverly find something.

					GEORDI
			Data, take a look at this.

	Data crosses over and Geordi uses the point of a TOOL
	to show him something inside her head panel.

47   INSERT - A SMALL CHIP

	amidst the blinking circuitry.

					DATA (O.S.)
			It appears to be an information
			module...

48   RESUME SCENE

					DATA
				(continuing)
			With a holographic interface.

	Data and Geordi exchange a glance -- what could this
	chip be for?

                                             CUT TO:

         STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/27/93 - ACT FIVE        44.

49   OMITTED

50   INT. HOLODECK

	Data is standing in the ARCH. No program is running so
	the GRID LINES are visible. He has a PANEL OPEN, and
	holds an OPTICAL CHIP in his hand.

51   INSERT - THE OPTICAL CHIP

	we can see that the chip from Juliana's head has been
	mounted on it.

52   RESUME SCENE (OPTICAL)

	as Data slides the optical chip into a slot. The
	machine HUMS to life, and after a beat, a hologram of
	DOCTOR NOONIAN SOONG APPEARS on the grid. He's about
	sixty, and conducts himself with curmudgeonly self-assurance.

					SOONG
			Whoever you are, if you're
			watching this, you must have found
			out about Juliana.

					DATA
			That is correct.

         STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/29/93 - ACT FIVE        45.

52   CONTINUED:

					SOONG
			I programmed this hologram to
			answer any questions you might
			have -- I'm Noonian Soong; I
			created her.

					DATA
			I am Data.

	Soong reacts, breaks into a broad smile.

					SOONG
			Data -- I hoped somehow it might
			be you... I even created a
			response program to answer your
			questions. How are you, boy?

					DATA
			I am fine.

					SOONG
			I'm glad you got the chance to
			meet your mother.

					DATA
			You refer to Doctor Tainer as my
			mother -- yet the complexity of
			her design indicates she was
			created after I was.

					SOONG
			You're right, but there was a real
			Juliana O'Donnell. She was my
			wife; she helped me create you.

					DATA
			What happened to her?

	Soong's demeanor quiets as he recounts the story.

					SOONG
			She was injured when the
			Crystalline Entity attacked... we
			made it to Terlina Three, but then
			she lapsed into a comatose
			state...

	It's obvious that Soong felt deeply when he recorded
	this.

         STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/29/93 - ACT FIVE        46.

52   CONTINUED: (2)

					SOONG
				(continuing)
			When I realized nothing could be
			done for her, I built an android
			and started trying to perfect my
			synaptic scanning technique -- so
			I could transfer her memories into
			a positronic matrix. I didn't
			know if it would work, but I had
			to try. I couldn't stand the
			thought of losing the only woman
			I ever loved.

	A pause as he remembers.

					SOONG
				(continuing)
			A few days after Juliana died...
			I activated the android. She
			looked up at me... and she smiled.

	He smiles as he remembers the moment.

					SOONG
				(continuing)
			She recognized me. It had worked!
			Here was a life not two minutes
			old, and as far as she knew I was
			her husband and she'd just
			recovered from a terrible injury.
			It was incredible.

					DATA
			And you never told her the truth?

					SOONG
			Why? There was no reason for her
			to know. I wanted her to be
			happy. I wanted us to be happy.
				(beat)
			And we were... for a while,
			anyway...

	His face falters.

					DATA
			What happened?

					SOONG
				(nods)
			I made a terrible mistake... I
			never really let her know how much
			I loved her...

         STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/29/93 - ACT FIVE        47.

52   CONTINUED: (3)

	His voice is full of regret.

					SOONG
				(continuing)
			She left me... The real Juliana
			probably would've, too, if she'd
			lived.

	He seems lost in thought for a moment.

					DATA
			If she recovers and learns that
			she is an android --

					SOONG
				(interrupting)
			She doesn't have to know. I
			designed her to shut down in the
			event the truth was discovered.
			When you re-insert the chip,
			she'll wake up and remember
			nothing. All you have to do is
			make up some excuse about what
			happened to her.

					DATA
			Then... you do not believe she
			should know the truth.

					SOONG
			The truth is that in every way
			that matters, she is Juliana
			Soong.

	Soong is certain of everything he's saying, and clearly
	wants to convince Data.

					SOONG
				(continuing)
			I've programmed her to terminate
			after a long life. Let her live
			out the rest of her days, and die
			believing she was human. Don't
			rob her of that, son. Please.

	Data takes this in. Off his troubled expression...

         STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT FIVE        48.

53   INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE

	Picard, Troi, Beverly and Data are discussing the
	situation.

					DATA
			It seems that I must make a
			decision: to tell Doctor Tainer
			that she is an android -- or
			withhold that knowledge from her.
			And I do not know what to do.

					BEVERLY
			Why was Doctor Soong so adamant
			that she not be told?

					DATA
			He seemed certain that if she
			knew, it would preclude the
			possibility of her being happy.

					PICARD
			And -- what do you think?

					DATA
			I am not certain.
				(beat)
			I can understand why my father
			felt as he did -- but his wishes
			are not necessarily paramount. I
			am concerned with what would be
			best for -- my mother.

					BEVERLY
			Wouldn't she be better off knowing
			the truth? Dealing with the
			reality of her existence?

					TROI
			I don't think so. She's believed
			she's human all her life. The
			truth might be devastating to her.

         STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT FIVE        49.

53   CONTINUED:

					DATA
			I have noticed that her present
			husband seems uncomfortable with
			the fact that I am an artificial
			life-form. If he finds out about
			his wife, it may adversely affect
			their relationship.

					BEVERLY
			He doesn't have to know -- if you
			tell her, it would be up to her
			whether or not to tell him.

					PICARD
			Data, there might come a time in
			the future when she would find out
			anyway -- another accident, for
			example. Perhaps it would be
			easier for her to learn the truth
			from you.

					BEVERLY
			I can tell you that if I were in
			her place... I'd rather have my
			son tell me than some stranger...

	Data wrestles with this weighty decision. His friends
	have tried to help him, but there is no clear road.

					DATA
			I find that I am having difficulty
			separating what would be best for
			her... from what would be best for
			me.

					TROI
			What do you mean?

					DATA
			If she knew she were an android,
			she and I would have something to
			share. I would no longer be alone
			in the universe.

	The others take this in, touched by Data's plight.

					TROI
			I know how much that would mean to
			you... but at the same time,
			telling her would rob her of the
			one thing you've wanted all your
			life -- to be human.

	This cuts to the core of Data's dilemma.

         STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT FIVE       49A.

53   CONTINUED: (2)

					PICARD
			It's a difficult choice.
				(beat)
			You must do what you think best,
			Data. We will support any
			decision you make.

	Off Data's face as he ponders his dilemma...

           STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - 09/27/93 - ACT FIVE           50.

54   INT. SICKBAY

	CLOSE on Juliana's open head panel -- a hand is reinserting
	the chip.

55   WIDEN

	to reveal Data standing over her at the bio-bed. No
	one else is in Sickbay. He finishes and closes the
	panel. A few moments later, Juliana's eyes flutter
	open.

					JULIANA
				(a bit groggy)
			Data... what happened? The last
			thing I remember is jumping off
			that cliff...

	Data looks down at her for a long moment -- what will
	he tell her?

					DATA
			You were knocked unconscious by
			the fall... you broke a bone in
			your arm, but Doctor Crusher
			repaired it.

	He takes her hand.

					DATA
				(continuing)
			Everything is fine, Mother.

	She looks up at him and smiles... Data has decided not
	to tell. Off this moment...

         STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT FIVE        51.

56   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as it orbits Atrea.

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's Log, supplemental. The
			infusion of plasma into the core
			of Atrea Four has been
			accomplished. Pran Tainer's
			projections indicate that the core
			will remain molten for several
			hundred years.

57   INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM (OPTICAL)

	Data is saying goodbye to his mother. An N.D. stands
	at the Transporter controls.

					JULIANA
			When will I see you again?

					DATA
			Perhaps I can visit Atrea on my
			next leave.

					JULIANA
			I'd like that very much.

	She smiles, looks at him for what may be the last time
	in a long while.

					JULIANA
				(continuing)
			Well... I'd better be going...

					DATA
			Mother... I remembered something
			that I thought you should know.

	She waits for him to continue.

					DATA
				(continuing)
			Before he died, my father told me
			that he had only one great love in
			his life... and that he regretted
			never letting her know how much he
			cared for her.
				(beat)
			I am certain he was referring to
			you.

	Juliana is touched by this knowledge.

         STAR TREK: "Inheritance" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT FIVE        52.

57   CONTINUED:

					JULIANA
			That's nice to know...

	She smiles inwardly, as if something's just occurred to
	her.

					JULIANA
				(continuing)
			On Atrea they have a saying...
			that a child born from parents who
			love each other will have nothing
			but goodness in his heart...
				(beat)
			I guess that explains you...

	Data is struck by her words. She leans forward and
	kisses his cheek.

					JULIANA
				(continuing)
			Take care of yourself, son.

	She moves to the Transporter Pad, turns back -- and
	their eyes meet for a last time.

					DATA
			Good-bye, Mother.

	The N.D. works the controls and Juliana DEMATERIALIZES.
	Off Data's face as he watches...

58   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as it moves away we:

                                             FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         

                            THE END                             


