











                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                              
                    "The Vengeance Factor" 
 (f.k.a. "The Human Factor," "The Vengeance," "The Weapon")                        
                          #40273-157 
                              
                          Written by 
                           Sam Rolfe 
                              
                          Directed by 
                         Timothy Bond 


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                        FINAL DRAFT

                     SEPTEMBER 29, 1989

   STAR TREK: "The Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/11/89 - CAST 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                    "The Vengeance Factor" 

                             CAST                               
                              
          PICARD                   Acamarians
          RIKER                    SOVEREIGN MAROUK
          DATA                     YUTA
          BEVERLY                  
          TROI                     Gatherers
          GEORDI                    BRULL
          WORF                      TEMAREK
          WESLEY                    CHORGAN
                                    VOLNOTH

          Non-speaking             Non-speaking Acamarians
           SUPERNUMERARIES           BODYGUARD
           MEDICS                   
           TWO FEDERATION SCIENTISTS FEMALE MAID
                                     SERVANTS

   STAR TREK: "The Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/08/89 - SETS 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                    "The Vengeance Factor" 
                       
                             SETS 

            INTERIORS                  EXTERIORS

            USS ENTERPRISE             USS ENTERPRISE
              MAIN BRIDGE
              SICKBAY                  GAMMA HROMI TWO
              OBSERVATION LOUNGE         GATHERER CAMP
              GUEST QUARTERS
              RIKER'S QUARTERS
              TEN FORWARD
          
            FEDERATION OUTPOST
          
            GATHERER SHIP

  STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" REV. 10/6/89 - PRONUNCIATION 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                    "The Vengeance Factor" 
                     
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

              ACAMAR                 AWK-uh-mahr
              ACAMARIANS             awk-uh-MAHR-ee-uns
              ARTONIAN               are-TONE-ians
              BRULL                  BROOL
              CHORGAN                CHORE-gun
              HROMI                  huh-ROM-ee
              LORNACK                LORE-nack
              MALLON                 MAL-lon
              MAROUK                 mar-RUKE
              NORANIUM               nor-RAY-knee-um
              PENTHOR                PEN-thor
              RIGELLIAN              rye-JELL-ee-un
              TEMAREK                TEM-ah-reck
              TOLMAN                 TOLL-man
              TONKIAN                TAHN-key-in
              TRALESTA               tra-LESS-tah
              VOLNOTH                VOLL-noth
              YUTA                   YOU-tah

   STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/10/89 - TEASER   1.

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION                  
                    "The Vengeance Factor"                         
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:
1
thru	OMITTED
2

3    INT. FEDERATION OUTPOST (OPTICAL)

	The two-man Federation scientific outpost has been
	looted -- stripped of all equipment. Instrumentation
	panels have been ripped from the walls; wave guides
	dangle aimlessly. Piles of crates, shelves and
	shattered scientific equipment are all over the floor,
	blocking easy movement...

	RIKER, WORF, BEVERLY, and DATA MATERIALIZE and survey
	the damage.

					RIKER
			Someone sure stripped this place.

	Worf examines an empty slab where a piece of equipment
	undoubtedly rested.

					WORF
			The reactor is gone.

	Riker examines a gaping hole in the wall.

					RIKER
			That's why no one answered our
			hail for two days -- they had
			nothing to answer it with.

	Data scans with a tricorder.

					DATA
			Life signs five meters straight
			ahead, Commander.

	But straight ahead is blocked by all the garbage left
	behind... on the other side is a door. Riker, Worf
	and Data begin to move the stuff out of the way...

  STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/10/89 - TEASER  2-3.

3A   ON BEVERLY

	detecting something else with her tricorder. She
	looks over a smashed piece of equipment scattered on
	the floor then picks up a small jagged piece of metal.
	A drop of blood-like substance coats a sharp edge.
	Riker glances over...

					RIKER
			Blood?

					BEVERLY
			Yes, but not human. I'll have
			to do some analysis on it.

4    ON WORF AND DATA

	finally reaching the closed door. Worf tries the
	manual override -- the door remains closed.

					WORF
			It's jammed.

	He glances at Data who steps forward, grabs the door.
	A quick yank and the door slides open -- revealing
	TWO FEDERATION SCIENTISTS lying motionless on the
	floor.

5
thru	OMITTED
5A
									FADE OUT.

					END OF TEASER

   STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/5/89 - ACT ONE   4.

                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

6    INT. SICKBAY

	MEDICS are tending to the two scientists. Beverly's
	analyzing the bloody piece of metal. Picard, Riker and
	Data ENTER. Beverly reports:

					BEVERLY
			The two scientists are suffering
			from phaser stuns... I'd guess
			several hits each.

					PICARD
			Several... when one would surely
			have sufficed.

					BEVERLY
			It'll take us a while to bring
			them around, but they'll recover.

	She indicates the sample she's analyzing.

					BEVERLY (cont'd)
			We found a sample of blood. It's
			a rare iron-copper composite,
			unique to one humanoid species:
			the Acamarians.

					PICARD
			Acamarians.
				(a beat)
			That would suggest... the
			Gatherers.

					DATA
			A likely hypothesis. The nomadic
			marauders who refer to themselves
			as Gatherers have raided other
			outposts in neighboring sectors.

					RIKER
			But they've never ventured this
			far before.

   STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/9/89 - ACT ONE   5.

6    CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			And we cannot permit them to
			spread their violent ways further.
				(keys insignia)
			Mister Crusher, set course for
			the Acamar system.

					WESLEY'S COM VOICE
			Aye, sir.

									CUT TO:

7    EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	Assuming orbit around a planet -- Acamar Three.

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's log, Stardate 43562.9.
			In an effort to put an end to the
			Gatherer raids, we have come to
			the Acamar System to enlist the
			aid of Marouk, the sovereign of
			Acamar Three.

8    INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE

	Picard, Riker, TROI. At the head of the table sits an
	imposing, aristocratic middle-aged woman: MAROUK,
	sovereign of Acamar.

	Standing unobtrusively behind Marouk is a beefy male
	BODYGUARD.

	Acamarians are humanoid, perhaps a bit unkempt and
	primitive (in appearance, not in intelligence) by our
	standards.

   STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/6/89 - ACT ONE   6.

8    CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			Their raids have made this sector
			unsafe. Our research facilities
			have been ransacked; trade routes
			disrupted...

					MAROUK
			The Gatherers are elusive; we've
			only managed to capture a handful
			of them. However, with
			Starfleet's help...

	She's got the wrong idea. Picard interrupts sharply:

					PICARD
			Hunting them down is not what
			I'm proposing.

					MAROUK
			Reconciliation with the Gatherers
			is impossible. It's been tried.
			Every time we've offered amnesty,
			they've rejected it.

					TROI
			When was the last attempt made?

					MAROUK
			Eighteen years ago.

					PICARD
				(surprised)
			Eighteen years?

					MAROUK
			Yes. We gave up trying.

					RIKER
			Why?

					MAROUK
			Because the Gatherers aren't
			willing to change! For almost
			a century, they've been
			parasites... moving from star
			system to star system, living on
			what they could find... or steal.
			They're little more than
			barbarians.

					PICARD
			They are still your people.

   STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/6/89 - ACT ONE   7.

8    CONTINUED: (2)

					MAROUK
			No. Captain, you have to
			understand our history. A hundred
			years ago, before the Gatherers
			split off from our culture, we
			were a savage, violent race.
			Clans battled clans... bloody,
			vengeful feuds that lasted for
			generations.
				(a beat)
			But we overcame those ways...
			broke the cycle of fighting and
			revenge. All except the
			Gatherers.

					TROI
			After a century of wandering,
			they may be ready to come home.

					PICARD
			Despite all your progress, your
			society is still divided. And
			it will remain so until the
			Gatherers return to Acamar.

	Picard's words have had an effect. Marouk thinks it
	over.

					MAROUK
			The attempt may be futile.

	Picard stands.

					PICARD
			You have much to gain and little
			to lose in making the effort.
			The problem affects us all... it
			cannot be ignored.

	Marouk looks at Picard, grudgingly nods. She knows
	he's right.

 STAR TREK: "The Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/2/89 - ACT ONE 8.

9    INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Data, Wesley, Worf, supernumeraries. Picard, Riker,
	Troi, Marouk, and the bodyguard ENTER from the
	Observation Lounge.

					PICARD
			Sovereign Marouk, how soon will
			you be ready to leave Acamar?

					MAROUK
			I am ready now, Captain. I need
			only bring aboard two more
			servants...

					RIKER
			I'll see to that... and to your
			accommodations, Sovereign.

	Marouk nods a thank you to Riker, turns to Picard:

					MAROUK
			I have reason to believe there
			is a Gatherer encampment somewhere
			in the Hromi Cluster.

					PICARD
			Mister Data?

					DATA
			The Federation has charted but
			not explored several Class M
			planets in that area. Any of
			those planets might well serve
			as a base.

					PICARD
			Mister Crusher, set course for
			the Hromi Cluster.

					WESLEY
			Aye, sir.

10   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	leaving its orbit of Acamar Three.

11   INT. GUEST QUARTERS (OPTICAL)

	as Marouk ENTERS, followed by Riker. She crosses to
	the port, looks out at the stars as the ship goes into
	Warp. An impressive sight. Marouk turns to Riker:

   STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/9/89 - ACT ONE   9.

11   CONTINUED:

					MAROUK
			A fine ship, Commander.

					RIKER
			We're very proud of her.

	In b.g., the bodyguard and two more servants ENTER,
	carrying suitcases. One new arrival is a middle-aged
	female MAID.

	The other is YUTA, a fragile girl in her early
	twenties; pretty, with a delicate, quiet manner. Like
	all Marouk's servants, if she has a personality it's
	invisible.

12   NEW ANGLE

	as Yuta sets down the suitcase, looks up. Her eyes
	happen to meet Riker's. A friendly smile from Riker.

	Some women would turn away, blushing shyly; some would
	smile back in friendship -- or invitation. Yuta does
	neither -- just looks incuriously at Riker. No
	reaction at all.

					MAROUK (O.S.)
			Yuta --

13   WIDER (OPTICAL)

	as Yuta turns to Marouk.

					MAROUK
			A light meal in twenty minutes.

	Yuta nods in obedience, but Marouk has already turned
	away to look out the port at the stars streaking by.

14   ON YUTA (OPTICAL)

	approaching Riker. In b.g., the other servants are
	unpacking the suitcases.

					YUTA
			May I be shown to the kitchen,
			Commander?

   STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/9/89 - ACT ONE   10.

14   CONTINUED:

					RIKER
			You're the chef?

					YUTA
			Yes. I'll prepare all meals for
			the sovereign and her servants.

					RIKER
			We can provide you with a kitchen
			if you wish... but it's not really
			necessary. The food dispensers
			can synthesize anything you want.

	Yuta absorbs this without reaction. Riker leads Yuta
	to a food slot.

					RIKER (cont'd)
			I'll show you.
				(to Marouk)
			Sovereign, may I offer you a
			drink?

	Marouk doesn't turn from the port:

					MAROUK
			Yes, thank you. Cold water.

					RIKER
				(to food slot)
			A glass of water... five degrees.

	A glass of water MATERIALIZES in the food slot. Yuta
	shows mild interest. Riker takes the glass, starts
	to deliver it to Marouk. Yuta politely blocks him,
	extends her hand for the glass.

					YUTA
			Please.

	Riker's about to say "it's all right, I'll do it" --
	but there's something immovable about her stance. He
	hands her the glass. She sniffs it, calmly takes a
	sip. Riker doesn't know whether to be amused or
	horrified.

					RIKER
			You're also the food taster?

	Yuta looks at him -- what's so odd about that?

   STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/9/89 - ACT ONE   11.

14   CONTINUED: (2)

					YUTA
			That's part of the cook's duties.

	Satisfied she hasn't been poisoned, Yuta takes the
	glass to Marouk, who accepts it without comment. Yuta
	returns to Riker.

					YUTA (cont'd)
			I'm sure the sovereign will wish
			to sample many of the cuisines
			your ship has to offer, but there
			are certain Acamarian dishes she
			will insist upon.

					RIKER
			I'll arrange for a technician to
			help you program your recipes
			into the computer. I'd like to
			try some myself. What's your
			specialty?

					YUTA
			I have none.

	A simple statement of fact. Riker smiles at her. His
	natural good will and charm would melt an ice cap.

					RIKER
			Don't be modest. You can't tell
			me you haven't come up with a
			few original triumphs...

	And, wonder of wonders, Yuta smiles back. Not much of
	a smile... but it's a start.

					YUTA
			There is a spiced parthus dish...

					RIKER
			"Parthus?"

					YUTA
			A green vegetable with fleshy
			roots.

					RIKER
			Ah. Parthus... a la Yuta. I
			look forward to tasting it.
					(MORE)

   STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/6/89 - ACT ONE   12.

14   CONTINUED: (3)

					RIKER (Cont'd)
				(to Marouk, taking his
				 leave)
			Sovereign...

	But Marouk's still gazing with fascination out the
	port, doesn't hear him. Riker turns back to Yuta,
	gives her a respectful nod:

					RIKER (cont'd)
			Chef...

	Riker exits. Yuta's small smile increases a bit.
	Servants don't get this sort of attention; she's not
	quite sure how to respond... but she likes Riker.

15   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	Arriving in orbit around Gamma Hromi Two.

16   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Picard, Riker, Troi, Data, Wesley, Worf.

					WESLEY
			Entering standard orbit of Gamma
			Hromi Two, sir.

					DATA
			I am detecting life readings on
			the surface, sir... and several
			small areas of heat and carbon
			dioxide emission indicative of
			combustion.

					WESLEY
			Campfires, Data.

					RIKER
				(to Picard)
			It's worth a look.

					PICARD
			Make it so.

17   EXT. GATHERER CAMP - NIGHT (OPTICAL)

	Riker, Worf, GEORDI, and Data MATERIALIZE in the midst
	of a "junkyard" of high-tech equipment scattered about.

  STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/10/89 - ACT ONE  13.

17   CONTINUED:

	Worf scans the area with his tricorder as Geordi, Data
	and Riker inspect the various piles of stuff.

					GEORDI
			Artonian lasers, Tonkian homing
			beacons... quite a collection.

	Data looks at a pile of scrap metal.

					DATA
			Noranium alloys. Their salvage
			value is low.

					RIKER
			Looks like the Gatherers aren't
			very discriminating in what they
			steal.

	Worf looks over the array, then announces with disgust:

					WORF
			The spoils of animals without
			honor.

	Worf lifts a tarp on another pile.

					WORF (cont'd)
			Commander.

	Riker, Data, and Geordi step up to examine Worf's find
	-- a small reactor.

18   CLOSE ON WORF

	frowning suddenly. He sniffs the air, then grabs
	Riker, Data, and Geordi, pulls them to the ground --

					WORF
			Ambush!

19   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	as THREE GATHERERS (BRULL, TEMAREK, and one n.d.) --
	armed with phaser rifles -- pop out from behind a ridge
	and take aim at the away team. (Like their Acamarian
	cousins, the Gatherers are muscular humanoids with a
	"primitive" appearance -- belied by their sophisticated
	weapons.) They FIRE.

   STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/9/89 - ACT ONE   14.

20   ON RIKER, WORF, GEORDI, AND DATA (OPTICAL)

	as a PHASER BLAST just misses them.

21 WIDER (OPTICAL)

	Data, Riker, and Geordi scramble behind some rocks as
	Worf provides a BLAST of cover FIRE, then he too finds
	cover.

22   ON RIKER (OPTICAL)

	his back against a rock, and phaser in hand.

					DATA
			Rigellian phaser rifles. Not very
			powerful.

	Another BLAST scorches the rock nearby.

					RIKER
			Powerful enough...

									FADE OUT.

					END OF ACT ONE

  STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/10/89 - ACT TWO  15.

                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

23   EXT. GATHERER CAMP - NIGHT (OPTICAL)

	As before. The three Gatherers have positioned
	themselves well -- Riker, Data, and Geordi are pinned
	behind a cluster of equipment while Worf is behind
	another. Riker yells to the Gatherers:

					RIKER
			We want to talk --

	A phaser BLAST from the Gatherers confirms they aren't
	interested in chatter.

24   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	as Worf moves closer to Riker, Data, and Geordi --
	his adroit maneuvering sparing him from a phaser HIT.

					WORF
			Your words are wasted, Commander.
				(holding up his phaser)
			They understand only this.

					RIKER
				(convincing himself as
				 well)
			We're here to establish a
			dialogue.

	A phaser bolt STREAKS OVERHEAD. Then Riker has a
	thought:

24A  RIKER'S POV

	of the pile of scrap metal Data looked at earlier.

24B  ON RIKER

	as he turns to Data.

					RIKER
			Data... noranium vaporizes at... ?

  STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/10/89 - ACT TWO  16.

24B  CONTINUED:

					DATA
			Two thousand three hundred
			fourteen degrees. Of course,
			noranium carbide alloys vaporize
			at a slightly higher temperature.

	Riker indicates the pile of alloys -- Worf, Data, and
	Geordi catch on.

					GEORDI
			Phaser setting seven ought to do
			it...

	Riker nods; all four adjust their phasers.

25   ANOTHER ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	as Riker, Data, Geordi, and Worf FIRE at the pile of
	noranium. The noranium quickly bellows huge clouds of
	SMOKE -- filling the area almost immediately.

					RIKER
			Now!

25A  ANGLE

	In a quick moment, Riker gives the others sotto voce
	instructions, then using the smoke as cover, the four
	make a break for it.

26   ON THE GATHERERS (OPTICAL)

	trying to peer through the smoke. We hear:

					RIKER (O.S.)
			Enterprise -- four to beam up!
			Energize!

	Brull, the Gatherer leader, sneers with contempt.

					BRULL
			Cowards.

	Brull turns his attention to the rising smoke. He
	grabs a bucket of sand and pours it on the noranium.
	The two others Gatherers follow suit. After a beat,
	the smoke ceases.

  STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/11/89 - ACT TWO  17.

27   ON BRULL

	as he breathes a sigh of relief -- his precious loot
	not completely lost.

	As the smoke clears --

28   ANGLE ON RIKER, WORF, DATA, AND GEORDI

	emerging from the smoke -- phasers aimed at Brull and
	the two Gatherers.

					WORF
				(to Brull)
			Your ambushes would be more
			successful if you bathed more
			often.

	Brull GRUMBLES, but he knows there is nothing he or
	his Gatherers can do.

					RIKER
			We've brought the sovereign of
			Acamar...

					BRULL
				(surprised)
			Marouk... here?

					RIKER
				(nods)
			With an offer of amnesty.

	Brull and the other two Gatherers are curious, but
	suspicious.

									CUT TO:

29   OMITTED

30   EXT. GATHERER CAMP - NIGHT

	CLOSE on Yuta taking a sip of wine. WIDEN to reveal
	Marouk, her bodyguard, Picard, Riker, Troi, Worf,
	Brull, and other Gatherers (including VOLNOTH, a old
	man, and Temarek) sitting in a circle around a FIRE.

  STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/11/89 - ACT TWO  18.

30   CONTINUED:

					MAROUK (O.S.)
			Full dispensation will be extended
			to all Gatherers who are willing
			to return to Acamar Three.

	After a beat, Yuta nods -- "it's okay" -- and hands the
	chalice to Marouk, who drinks. Brull frowns

					BRULL
			You don't trust me.

					MAROUK
			Should I?

	Marouk passes the chalice to Brull.

					BRULL
			Oh, but you expect me to trust
			you. Perhaps you just poisoned
			it yourself.

	He gruffly hands the chalice to Temarek... all this
	for show...

					BRULL
			Taste it.

	Temarek looks and says who me? Brull finally grabs
	his hair, and pours the wine down his throat,
	laughs... Marouk is furious, insulted, standing, looks
	to Picard...

					MAROUK
			Barbarians... this is futile...

					PICARD
			Sovereign...

	Rising voices upon voices --

					BRULL
				(standing)
			Go home, old woman...

					PICARD
			Brull...

					MAROUK
			You people haven't changed in a
			hundred years.

  STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/11/89 - ACT TWO  19.

30   CONTINUED: (2)

					BRULL
			You were there. You should know.

					PICARD
			Sit down.

	They both stop and look at Picard.

					PICARD
			We are here to talk.

					MAROUK
			It is a waste of time, Captain...
			they don't care how they live...

					BRULL
			And I am supposed to believe that
			you do care how we live?

					MAROUK
			Yes.

					PICARD
			She is here, isn't she, Brull?

					BRULL
			Perhaps you forced her...

					MAROUK
			Nobody forces me anywhere,
			Brull... nobody.

	Brull looks at her, believes it, grins, sits down.
	Picard looks at Marouk, she sits.

					BRULL
				(feigning disinterest)
			What is there for us on Acamar
			Three?

					MAROUK
			A life. A home. You can end your
			wandering, your miserable
			existence...

					BRULL
			Do I look miserable?

	Marouk's first instinct is to go back at him... but
	Picard looks her off.

  STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/11/89 - ACT TWO  20.

30   CONTINUED: (3)

					MAROUK
			The clan wars are over, Brull.
			It is a past we are ashamed of.
			It is why you had to leave.
				(beat)
			Now it is time to come home.

	Brull thinks it over. Maybe it's a worthwhile offer.
	But being a good poker player, he keeps a gruff face as
	he commands:

					BRULL
			I want to talk privately with
			Picard and Marouk. Everyone else
			-- leave.

	The other Gatherers get to their feet. Yuta and
	Marouk's bodyguard look to Marouk. She nods to them --
	"go." Picard indicates to Riker, Worf, and Troi that
	they should go, too.

30A  NEW ANGLE

	As everyone -- including Riker, Troi, and Worf -- leave
	Picard, Marouk, and Brull to negotiate. Riker looks to
	Troi:

					RIKER
			Any insights, Counselor?

					TROI
			Brull's ready to negotiate. He
			wants privacy so he won't appear
			weak in the presence of the other
			Gatherers.

	Riker nods agreement. They look back at Picard,
	Marouk, and Brull in the b.g.

   STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" REV. 10/10/89 - ACT TWO   21.

30B  ANOTHER ANGLE

	A few yards away, Volnoth passes Yuta, taking a second
	look at her, as if she's vaguely familiar. Yuta looks
	calmly back at him. Volnoth walks off.

	FOLLOW Yuta as she follows Volnoth.

31   NEW ANGLE

	as Yuta turns a corner, is out of sight of Riker and
	the others. She continues walking until she comes
	upon:

32   ANGLE ON VOLNOTH

	alone, warming his hands over a fire pit.

					YUTA (O.S.)
			You are of the clan Lornack.

					VOLNOTH
				(crossly)
			So?

	Volnoth looks up as Yuta steps into the firelight. He
	scowls.

					VOLNOTH (cont'd)
			I've seen you before.

					YUTA
			Yes.

   STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" REV. 10/10/89 - ACT TWO   22.

32   CONTINUED:

					VOLNOTH
			But it's impossible.

					YUTA
			No. Look closer.

	Yuta moves closer. She's absolutely calm. Volnoth
	squints at her, confused.

					YUTA (cont'd)
			I am Yuta --

	Yuta reaches out to touch Volnoth's face --

					YUTA (cont'd)
			-- of the clan Tralesta.

33   CLOSE ON VOLNOTH

	as Yuta's fingertips come in contact with his skin.
	It's a feather-light touch -- but Volnoth's suddenly
	in horrible pain. He opens his mouth to scream --
	nothing comes out but a desperate GASP.

34   WIDER

	as Volnoth's legs give out; he collapses, writhing in
	pain.

					YUTA
			I am the last of my line. But
			my clan will outlive yours.

	Volnoth stiffens in agony and dies.

35   CLOSE ON YUTA

	looking down at the dead man. She displays neither
	satisfaction nor remorse... no emotion whatever.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

 STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/11/89 - ACT THREE 23.

                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

36   EXT. GATHERER CAMP - NIGHT

	Picard, Brull and Marouk are standing. Riker returns
	to the edge of the group, stands by awaiting orders
	from Picard.

					BRULL
				(grudgingly)
			Marouk's offer has value...
			still, I'm not sure...

	In the b.g., Yuta rejoins the bodyguard, Riker, Troi,
	Worf, and the other Gatherers.

					PICARD
				(trying to pin him down)
			But you agree it's worth
			presenting to your leader.

					BRULL
				(more decisive)
			Chorgan is a better judge of such
			things... I will go to him... you
			will hear from me in twenty days.

					PICARD
			Brull, in twenty days, I hope to
			be... very far away from here.

	That has a couple levels of meaning...

					MAROUK
			With all due respect, Brull, I
			would like to make the offer to
			Chorgan myself.

	Brull grunts, well, maybe... Picard seizes it and
	motions for Riker and the others to join him.

 STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/11/89 - ACT THREE 23A.

36   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			We will gladly take you with
			us aboard the Enterprise. It will
			give you a chance to enjoy
			Federation hospitality. How many
			of your men do you want to
			accompany you?

					BRULL
			I'll come alone. If this is a
			trap --

					MAROUK
			It isn't.

	Brull nods sourly as if he's not a hundred percent convinced.
	He turns to the other Gatherers:

					BRULL
			Mallon -- you'll take charge while
			I'm gone. If I don't return in
			ten days --

					TEMAREK (O.S.)
			Brull!

	Everyone turns --

 STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/12/89 - ACT THREE 24.

37   ANGLE - THE SECLUDED AREA

	where Volnoth was killed. Temarek is leaning over the
	corpse of Volnoth. Brull ENTERS, followed by Picard,
	Riker, and Marouk. Troi, Worf, and the others
	approach, but keep in the b.g.

37A  ON RIKER

	touching his insignia.

					RIKER
			Away team to Enterprise. Medical
			Emergency.

37B  WIDER

	Brull looks at Riker curiously --

					BRULL
			Volnoth was an old man. There's
			nothing to be done.

					RIKER
			There's a chance our doctors can
			do something...

	Brull shrugs -- "why bother?"

					BRULL
				(to Temarek)
			You found him?

					TEMAREK
			Yes. And there are no other
			members of the Lornack clan
			here... so I claim his
			possessions.

					BRULL
				(a formality)
			Granted.

	Brull turns away in indifference as Temarek starts to
	pull off one of Volnoth's boots.

37C  MAROUK (OPTICAL)

	looks from Temarek stripping the corpse to Brull, can't
	conceal her distaste.

 STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/13/89 - ACT THREE 24A.

37C  CONTINUED:

					MAROUK
			Have you no respect for the dead?

					BRULL
			What's there to respect about a
			corpse?

	Marouk looks helplessly to Picard -- how can you deal
	with such barbarians? She walks away. Beverly
	MATERIALIZES. Moves quickly to scan the body... Riker
	has to push Temarak, who is stripping the corpse, out
	of the way. She shakes her head.

					BEVERLY
			He's been dead too long.

					RIKER
			How?

					BEVERLY
			Cardiac arrest...

	But there's a look, an edge to her voice... she stands
	and Temerek goes back at the body... Riker moves with
	out of earshot of the others...

					RIKER
			You don't sound convinced.

					BEVERLY
			No, it was a heart attack, all
			right. But I can't figure out
			what caused it. Cardiac muscle
			is strong... no sign of arterial
			occlusion...

	Off Riker's curiosity...

37D  PICARD AND BRULL (OPTICAL)

					PICARD
			Is there anything you need to
			bring with you, Brull?

					BRULL
			Like what?

					PICARD
			Anything... a change of clothes,
			perhaps...

 STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/12/89 - ACT THREE 25.

37D  CONTINUED:

					BRULL
			No, I just changed into these...
			recently.

					PICARD
			Very well then...
				(keys insignia)
			Picard to Enterprise... two...

					BRULL
			My quarters are to be just as big
			as hers...

					PICARD
				(acknowledges,
				 naturally)
			Two to beam up...

	As they DEMATERIALIZE...

 STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/13/89 - ACT THREE 25A.

38   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	Orbiting Gamma Hromi Two.

39   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Picard, Riker, Troi, Data, Wesley, Worf. Brull ENTERS,
	escorted by Worf. All eyes are on Brull, who in turn
	eyes the crew with suspicion and curiosity.

  STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/5/89 - ACT THREE  26.

39   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			Brull -- show Mister Crusher the
			course to plot.

	As Picard indicates Wesley, Brull reacts:

					BRULL
			A child?

					PICARD
				(pointedly)
			That "child" is one of the finest
			ensigns under my command. He also
			happens to pilot this ship.

					BRULL
			That does not inspire my
			confidence. But if you want me
			to show him, I'll show him.

40   NEW ANGLE

	as Brull crosses to helm, looks over Wesley's shoulder.
	Wesley indicates the panel.

					WESLEY
			This is our present position.

					BRULL
			Then set a heading of three-four-
			three mark seven-two.

					WESLEY
			That'll take us through the center
			of an asteroid belt.

					BRULL
			What's the matter -- can't you
			fly your way around a couple of
			rocks?

					WESLEY
				(mildly)
			Sure I can. But if we take this
			heading...
				(punches it in)
					(MORE)

   STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" REV. 10/9/89 - ACT THREE   27.

40   CONTINUED:

					WESLEY (Cont'd)
			... we avoid the belt entirely,
			and we only lose twelve point one
			minutes at warp seven.

					BRULL
			Have it your way.

	And Brull marches away from the helm.

41   OMITTED

42   INT. TEN-FORWARD (OPTICAL)

	Relaxing at a table are Picard and Marouk, with Yuta
	and the bodyguard close by.

	Alone at a secluded table in b.g. is Wesley, doing
	homework on a PADD. He's got his feet up, has a goodly
	supply of snack food at hand (can't study without
	munchies).

	Yuta pours a bit more Acamarian brandy for Marouk and
	Picard.

					MAROUK
			For centuries, my planet was in
			chaos. Loyalty to one's clan was
			absolute, and the slightest injury
			to one member demanded violent
			retaliation.

					PICARD
			And these blood feuds could last
			for decades?

					MAROUK
				(acknowledges)
			The obsession for vengeance would
			be passed on from generation to
			generation. And with each act
			of retribution, the violence would
			escalate...

   STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" REV. 10/9/89 - ACT THREE   28.

42   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			It's not unlike the history of
			my own planet, Marouk.

	In b.g., Riker and Troi ENTER, cross to a table. Yuta
	sees, politely approaches Marouk:

					YUTA
			Your pardon, Sovereign; may I be
			excused briefly? Commander Riker
			requested I prepare him an
			Acamarian dish.

					MAROUK
			Of course, Yuta.

	Yuta moves off, EXITS -- just as Brull ENTERS. Brull
	crosses toward the bar.

42A  ANGLE ON THE BAR

	as a bartender hands Brull a drink. Brull takes a
	slug, looks around, sees Wesley in the corner, starts
	toward him.

43   ANOTHER ANGLE

	As Brull steps up to Wesley's table, sits down, helps
	himself to some of Wesley's snacks. Wesley's taken
	aback, but tries to be polite.

					BRULL
			What are you doing?

   STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" REV. 10/9/89 - ACT THREE   29.

43   CONTINUED:

					WESLEY
			My studies.

	Brull picks the PADD out of Wesley's hands, inspects
	it. It's covered with complex equations.

					BRULL
			What is this?

					WESLEY
			Math.

					BRULL
			I can see that. What's it mean?

					WESLEY
			It's the locally Euclidean
			metrization of a k-fold
			contravariant Riemannian tensor
			field.

	Brull nods as if he knows what Wesley's talking about.

					BRULL
			You good at it?

	Wesley shrugs noncommittally. He's getting impatient
	with Brull. Brull picks up on it:

					BRULL (cont'd)
			You don't like me.

					WESLEY
			I didn't say --

					BRULL
				(cutting him)
			That's no problem. I have many
			friends that don't like me.
				(a beat)
			What do you know about me?

   STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" REV. 10/9/89 - ACT THREE   30.

43   CONTINUED: (2)

					WESLEY
			You're a thief.

					BRULL
			I do it to survive -- not because
			I enjoy it.

	Brull looks challengingly at Wesley. Wesley, not
	wanting to get into an argument, avoids Brull's gaze.

					BRULL (cont'd)
			And we Gatherers value freedom.
			We do as we want and answer to
			no creature.

					WESLEY
				(curious)
			But you're helping Sovereign
			Marouk to change all that...

   STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" REV. 10/9/89 - ACT THREE   31.

43   CONTINUED: (3)

					BRULL
			Maybe I just want something
			better... for me, and for my
			children.

	Wesley's surprised. Brull doesn't exactly look like
	a father figure.

					WESLEY
			You have children?

					BRULL
				(nods)
			Two sons. One's almost your age.
				(a beat)
			He's not so good at math.

	Wesley smiles; maybe this guy isn't such a bad guy.

43A  ANGLE ON RIKER AND TROI

	in quiet conversation. Yuta steps up, carrying a tray
	with a covered plate. Riker smiles.

					RIKER
			Parthus a la Yuta?

	Yuta nods modestly.

					YUTA
			With the help of one of your food
			stations.

	Yuta sets the tray on a table, unveils the dish, hands
	forks to Riker and Troi. They taste the dish and are
	impressed.

					TROI
			It's wonderful.

   STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" REV. 10/9/89 - ACT THREE   32.

43A  CONTINUED:

					RIKER
			Truly excellent.

					YUTA
			Thank you.

					RIKER
			Will you join us?

					YUTA
			I don't want to intrude...

	Troi gets to her feet, offers Yuta her chair.

					TROI
			Not at all; I was just about to
			leave. Please -- sit down.

	Yuta takes Troi's seat. Troi smiles a knowing smile at
	Riker, then EXITS. Riker takes another forkful.

					RIKER
			It really is delicious.

					YUTA
			I am glad it pleases you,
			Commander.

					RIKER
			I'm not your commander. My name
			is William.

					YUTA
			I will call you William if you
			prefer.

					RIKER
			I do. You say "Commander" to me
			the same way you say "Sovereign"
			to Marouk.

					YUTA
				(understands)
			As a servant.

	Riker nods as he takes another bite.

   STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" REV. 10/9/89 - ACT THREE   33.

43A  CONTINUED: (2)

					YUTA (cont'd)
			You're an excellent commander,
			but you'd make a poor sovereign.

					RIKER
			Why's that? Not that I
			disagree...

					YUTA
			You're not comfortable with
			servants.

					RIKER
			No. I prefer the company of
			equals.

					YUTA
			So you treat me as an equal.

					RIKER
			And you're not comfortable with
			that?

					YUTA
			I'm not used to it. I've always
			been a servant. I'm not
			complaining -- the sovereign
			treats me well. I have all that
			I could want.

					RIKER
			What about freedom?

	A long beat. Yuta's expression turns melancholy,
	fatalistic.

					YUTA
			I can never have that.

					RIKER
			You're the property of the
			sovereign?

					YUTA
			No. I'm not her slave. I can
			leave whenever I wish.

					RIKER
				(a guess)
			But you have no place to go?

   STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" REV. 10/9/89 - ACT THREE   34.

43A  CONTINUED: (3)

					YUTA
			Just the opposite. My path is
			all too clear.

	Yuta falls silent. Riker attempts to lighten the
	moment:

					RIKER
			Yuta, you're an excellent cook,
			but you talk in riddles.

	Yuta smiles without humor.

					YUTA
			I've never been very good at
			conversation.

	Yuta looks over at Marouk in the b.g. Marouk's smiling
	as she watches Yuta. It makes Yuta self-conscious.

					YUTA (cont'd)
			I think the sovereign wants me
			to return. Enjoy the Parthus.

	Yuta crosses back to Marouk's table. Riker watches
	her go, then returns to his meal. After a beat, his
	communicator BEEPS.

					BEVERLY'S COM VOICE
			Sickbay to Commander Riker. I've
			discovered something interesting,
			Will...

					RIKER
			I'll be right there...

   STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" REV. 10/9/89 - ACT THREE   35.

44   OMITTED

44A  INT. SICKBAY

	Beverly is frowning with concentration as she works
	at a computer station. Riker ENTERS.

					RIKER
			Doctor, you're scowling.

					BEVERLY
			I'm thinking.

					RIKER
			And?

					BEVERLY
			The old Gatherer on the planet?
			I've found what caused his heart
			attack.

	Beverly indicates the computer monitor.

					BEVERLY (cont'd)
			The medical tricorder almost
			missed it, but there was a
			microvirus in his body... it
			attached to parasympathetic
			nerves and acted as a
			cholinesterase inhibitor, blocking
			autonomic nerve impulses.

  STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/3/89 - ACT THREE  36.

44A  CONTINUED:

					RIKER
			And that stopped his heart?

					BEVERLY
				(nods)
			But here's the interesting part.
			The microvirus will only attach
			to cells which contain a very
			specific DNA sequence.

					RIKER
			How specific?

					BEVERLY
			Without knowing more about their
			genetic makeup, I can't be sure...
			but my guess is, this virus would
			only kill one Acamarian in a
			million.

	Riker WHISTLES.

					RIKER
			That's an awfully single-minded
			bug.

					BEVERLY
			Too single-minded. I can't
			believe it's a naturally occurring
			virus.

	Riker sees where this is leading:

					RIKER
			Meaning somebody engineered it...

					BEVERLY
			Meaning Volnoth was murdered.

	Riker ponders this gravely as we:

45
thru	OMITTED
47
									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

  STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/9/89 - ACT FOUR  37.

                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

A47A	EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	Coming out of warp.

47A  INT. RIKER'S QUARTERS (FORMERLY SCENE 52)

	Riker's alone, in the midst of a conversation with
	Data who's on the bridge.

					DATA'S COM VOICE
			Sir, Acamar Three has agreed to
			your request for access to its
			databases. They are now
			transmitting them to our computer
			over subspace link.

					RIKER
			Good. Notify Doctor Crusher when
			Acamar's medical database is
			online. Riker out.

	SOUND of DOOR CHIME.

					RIKER (cont'd)
			Come in.

	Yuta ENTERS, stops just inside the door.

					YUTA
			I'm disturbing you.

					RIKER
			Not at all.

	Yuta steps forward. The door closes.

					YUTA
			As the sovereign has no further
			need of my services this evening,
			she suggested I might spend some
			time with you.

					RIKER
			What a charming suggestion...

  STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/9/89 - ACT FOUR  38.

47A  CONTINUED:

					YUTA
			She appreciates the... affection
			... you have shown me.

					RIKER
			Was it so obvious...

					YUTA
				(smiles gently)
			Yes.

					RIKER
				(joking)
			Well, I've already dined... but,
			maybe you know a good Acamarian
			dessert recipe.

	Yuta leans forward and kisses Riker.

					YUTA
			Does that please you?

	He answers by kissing her back. As they break, as he
	holds her, whispering to him...

					YUTA
			Tell me what you want, William.
			I will do anything you wish...

	Riker takes pause at the servitude sound of that...
	looks at her... still intimate --

					RIKER
			You've got the night off,
			remember?

					YUTA
			I don't understand.

	Riker's more uncomfortable now... she notices.

					YUTA
			You don't want me to give you
			pleasure?

					RIKER
				(pulling away)
			Not as a servant. I told you...
			I prefer equals.

  STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/9/89 - ACT FOUR  39.

47A  CONTINUED: (3)

					YUTA
			Even in matters of love?

					RIKER
			Especially in matters of love.

					YUTA
				(beat)
			I've offended you.

					RIKER
			No.

	He takes her hand.

					RIKER
			I only want to make you as happy
			as you want to make me. You're
			entitled to that...

	She looks at him, then draws completely away. Sighs.

					YUTA
			No. I'm not.

					RIKER
				(reacts)
			Yuta...

					YUTA
			I do not feel pleasure. Or
			passion. I haven't been able
			to... for a long time.

					RIKER
			I don't know who did this to you
			or why... but it can change.

					YUTA
				(regret)
			I wish it could. Tonight most
			of all.
				(beat)
			I'm sorry...

	He takes her arm as she starts to leave... but then
	the insistent sound of the RED ALERT KLAXON. He looks
	at her... wishing they could finish the conversation...
	but she pulls away and leaves as... the ship is ROCKED
	by a phaser hit and Riker EXITS on the double.

  STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/6/89 - ACT FOUR  39A.

48   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Picard, Troi, Data, Wesley, and Worf are at their
	stations. Brull ENTERS from the aft turbolift,
	occupied by a security officer, looks at the
	viewscreen.

					PICARD
			Your people have provided a warm
			welcome.

					BRULL
			That's Chorgan's ship.

  STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/6/89 - ACT FOUR  40.

A48A	ANGLE ON MAIN VIEWER (OPTICAL)

	On the viewscreen, a small Gatherer ship FIRES at us.

B48A	ON PICARD

	As the HIT shakes the ship.

					WORF
			Shields holding.

					PICARD
				(indicating Worf's
				 station)
			Worf -- contact Chorgan and tell
			him Brull has brought us here to
			talk.

	Worf opens a channel as Brull crosses to Worf's
	station. Riker ENTERS from the turbolift as yet
	another HIT shakes the ship.

					WORF
			Chorgan's not responding.

	A third HIT. Picard's patience is waning.

					PICARD
			Mister Worf, can we knock out
			their shields without seriously
			damaging their ship?

					WORF
			I believe we can, sir.

					PICARD
			Prepare phasers and open
			channel...

	Worf works his station.

					WORF
			Phasers locked. Channel open,
			Captain.

					PICARD
			This is Jean-Luc Picard...

	Interrupted by another HIT. Picard's patience is
	exhausted:

  STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/6/89 - ACT FOUR  40A.

B48A	CONTINUED:

					PICARD
				(to himself)
			Let's focus their attention.
				(to Worf)
			Fire.

48A  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	The Enterprise's phasers BLAST away, making a direct
	HIT on the Gatherer ship's shields.

48B  INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	As before.

  STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/6/89 - ACT FOUR  41.

48B  CONTINUED:

					WORF
			Their forward shields are
			inoperative.

					PICARD
			Well done, Lieutenant.

	Brull speaks from Worf's station:

					WORF
			They're hailing us, sir.

					PICARD
			That's better.
				(to Worf)
			On screen.

49   ANGLE ON VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)

	as the image of CHORGAN fills the screen. Like all
	Gatherers, Chorgan has a brutish, rough presence --but
	he also has an indisputable air of command...

					CHORGAN
			Brull -- you traitor! You led
			them here to destroy me --

					PICARD
			Chorgan, if I had wanted you
			destroyed, you wouldn't be talking
			now.

  STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/6/89 - ACT FOUR  42.

49   CONTINUED:

	Enough of the stick -- now for the carrot.

					PICARD (cont'd)
			Obviously, I want something else.

					CHORGAN
			And what is that?

					PICARD
			I have on board Sovereign Marouk
			of Acamar Three. I want you to
			hear what she and Brull have to
			say.

					BRULL
			It's worth listening to her,
			Chorgan.

					CHORGAN
			I don't wish to hear either of
			you.

					PICARD
				(with finality)
			You have no choice. Prepare to
			receive us -- we're coming aboard
			your ship. Picard out.

	Picard motions to Worf and the image of Chorgan
	disappears from the screen, replaced by the Gatherer
	ship in the starfield.

					PICARD (cont'd)
			Cancel Red Alert. Have Sovereign
			Marouk meet me in Transporter
			Three.

					WORF
			Aye, sir.

	Riker approaches the captain.

					RIKER
			You're going alone, Captain?

					PICARD
			The danger is minimal, Number One.
			Chorgan's not likely to do
			anything rash while the
			Enterprise's phasers are trained
			upon his ship.

  STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/6/89 - ACT FOUR  42A.

49   CONTINUED: (2)

					RIKER
			It's still a risk.

					PICARD
			For these negotiations to succeed,
			I must be a mediator -- not an
			enforcer.

  STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/11/89 - ACT FOUR  43.

49   CONTINUED: (3)

	Picard leads Brull to the turbolift.

					PICARD (cont'd)
			You have the bridge, Number One.

	Picard and Brull EXIT.

50   OMITTED

51   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	motionless relative to the small Gatherer ship.

52   OMITTED

53   INT. GATHERER SHIP

	Chorgan sits behind a large table, his Gatherer guard
	standing protectively behind him. There are two empty
	seats on the other side of the table.

	Marouk, her bodyguard, Yuta, and Picard are led in
	by Brull. Picard sets the tone with:

					PICARD
			Chorgan. May I introduce
			Sovereign Marouk.

	The two leaders acknowledge each other with a slight
	nod. Chorgan wants to control the meeting.

					CHORGAN
			You may sit.

	Marouk waits for her bodyguard to pull the chair for
	her, then sits as if she owned the chair. Picard waits
	for her to sit, then takes the other chair. Brull
	stands to one side while Yuta, carrying a small bag,
	remains in the b.g.

					PICARD
				(to Chorgan)
			I think you will find Marouk's
			proposal --

					CHORGAN
			You know, Picard -- I could take
			you prisoner.

      STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/12/89 - ACT FOUR      44.

53   CONTINUED:

	Picard looks at him evenly, is determined to get on
	with the business at hand. Chorgan smiles, backing
	down.

					CHORGAN
			Don't worry, I've no intention
			of doing so. You've gone to a
			lot of trouble to get here -- I'm
			curious why.

	Picard was never worried. Shrewdly, he allows Chorgan
	to save face:

					PICARD
			Then let's proceed.

	Marouk smiles, having not missed a beat of the
	dynamics.

					MAROUK
			Quite simply, I propose amnesty
			for every Gatherer...

					CHORGAN
			Amnesty. You mean slavery.

					BRULL
			Chorgan, if you want to know what
			I think...

					CHORGAN
				(interrupting)
			I don't.
				(to Marouk)
			Say what you came to say. But
			I tell you right now I doubt that
			I'll believe it.

					MAROUK
				(beat)
			I didn't believe this very
			persuasive Federation captain
			when he suggested that we could
			reconcile our differences. But
			I am convinced now it is the right
			thing not just for you, but for
			us too. We need you back.

	And Picard looks at Marouk with appreciation... as
	Chorgan grumps.

      STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/12/89 - ACT FOUR     44A.

53   CONTINUED: (2)

	Marouk turns, indicates Yuta:

53A  ANGLE ON YUTA

	quietly opening her bag, withdrawing a decanter of
	brandy, and moving toward Chorgan.

					MAROUK
			I've brought some Acamarian
			brandy... I'm sure it's been a
			long time...

53B  NEW ANGLE

	Chorgan barely looks at Yuta and the brandy, waves her
	off rudely. Yuta patiently returns to her place near
	Marouk. There will be other opportunities.

					CHORGAN
			You have spent a century hunting
			us down --

					PICARD
			She's trying to put an end to
			that.

					CHORGAN
			By luring us back and putting us
			in prisons.

					MAROUK
			No -- by accepting you back as
			free men.

					CHORGAN
				(sarcastic)
			And will you feed and clothe us,
			too?

					MAROUK
				(sharply)
			No, of course I won't!
				(gaining control)
			What I will do is give you the
			means to feed and clothe
			yourselves. We've already set
			aside land you can...

					CHORGAN
			Do we look like farmers to you?

      STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/12/89 - ACT FOUR      45.

53B  CONTINUED:

					MAROUK
			Then don't farm. Use the land
			as you wish. It is yours. And
			the moment you set foot on it,
			you'll be better off than you are
			today. You won't be running any
			longer...

					CHORGAN
				(beat)
			We would need autonomy...

					MAROUK
			Autonomy...

53BA	PICARD

	breaking in...

					PICARD
			Let us acknowledge, Sovereign,
			that Chorgan appears willing to
			discuss your offer...

53C  ON YUTA

	In the b.g., biding her time.

					MAROUK (O.S.)
			There are many levels of autonomy,
			certainly your region would have
			home rights...

					CHORGAN (O.S.)
			Those rights will be spelled out
			before I agree to anything...

									CUT TO:

       STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/6/89 - ACT FOUR      46.

54
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55

55A  INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Riker, Troi, Data, Worf, supernumeraries. Riker is
	with Data at an aft station, scanning databases. Text
	and pictures FLASH over the monitor.

					DATA
			Commander, I'm afraid the only
			entry on Volnoth in the Acamarian
			database is a birth record.

					RIKER
				(studying the screen)
			Probably one of the last of the
			Gatherers to be born on their
			planet.

	Beverly ENTERS... moves to the aft station beside Data.

					BEVERLY
			I've been digging through the
			medical database from Acamar Three
			for hours and I've found another
			victim of the microvirus that
			killed Volnoth. But just one.

	Riker joins her as she punches up the record. Text
	appears on a monitor.

					BEVERLY
			Fifty-three years ago. A Gatherer
			named Penthor-Mul.

	Riker looks it over...

					RIKER
			Data -- got anything in your files
			on this Penthor-Mul?

	Data running a check... reading --

					DATA
			Yes. He was captured while
			leading a Gatherer raid on an
			Acamarian outpost. He died of
			a heart attack before his trial
			ended.
				(reacts)
			Commander, he was a member of the
			Lornack Clan.

       STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/6/89 - ACT FOUR      47.

55A  CONTINUED:

	Riker reacts.

					RIKER
				(realizing)
			Display Volnoth's birth record
			again.

	Data calls it up again on the viewer... As she sees
	it...

					BEVERLY
				(reacts)
			Lornack... the same clan....

					RIKER
			The only two recorded deaths from
			this microvirus... members of
			the same clan... what does that
			tell us, Doctor?

					BEVERLY
			If these microbes were engineered
			for murder, I'd say somebody's
			going after the whole family.

					DATA
				(noting new information)
			Commander, Chorgan, the present
			leader of the Gatherers, is also
			from the Lornack clan.

	Beverly and Riker react.

					RIKER
				(to Data)
			I want to know just how this clan
			was involved in the Acamarian
			blood feuds... any clues to their
			enemies you can find...
				(to Beverly)
			How could this virus be
			transmitted?

					BEVERLY
			More ways than I can count. And
			it's perfectly safe to the
			carrier... as long as he doesn't
			have the same DNA patterns.

					RIKER
			Tailor made for their victims...

       STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/6/89 - ACT FOUR     47A.

55A  CONTINUED: (2)

	Data finds what he's looking for...

					DATA
			Sir, eighty years ago, the
			Lornacks massacred a rival clan,
			the Tralestas. It ended a feud
			that had lasted for two hundred
			years.

					RIKER
			Ended it?

       STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/6/89 - ACT FOUR      48.

55A  CONTINUED: (3)

					DATA
			According to these records, there
			were no survivors. The Tralesta
			clan was annihilated.

					BEVERLY
			Something tells me they may not
			have all been wiped out.

					RIKER
			There's got to be a missing link
			here...

	Data continues his scan... whirring through pictures
	and text...

					BEVERLY
			Computer, any members of the
			Acamarian delegation in the
			Tralesta clan?

					COMPUTER
			Clan affiliation is not within
			provided records.

	Data halts the scan.

					DATA
			Commander, I believe I have found
			a correlation between the two
			deaths... your "missing link" ...

	Riker and Beverly look at Data's monitor...

55B  INSERT - THE MONITOR SCREEN (OPTICAL)

	A still photo of the Gatherer PENTHOR and a few
	Acamarians leaving the courthouse. Half hidden by one
	of the Acamarians is a familiar face.

					DATA (O.S.)
			That is Penthor-Mul being led
			from his trial.

					RIKER
			I don't see the connection...

					DATA
			Behind him to the left, sir...

       STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/6/89 - ACT FOUR      49.

55B  CONTINUED:

					RIKER
			Computer, scan left and magnify.

	The photo magnifies until the half-hidden face fills
	the screen. It's a young woman's face.

55C  RIKER

	reacts, beginning to suspect, gives Data a look...

					DATA
			The computer can extrapolate and
			reconstruct the rest of the face,
			sir.

					RIKER
				(tight)
			Do it.

55D  INSERT - THE MONITOR SCREEN (OPTICAL)

	as the computer "draws in" the other half of the
	face... and it's plain now that face is Yuta's. Her
	hair is a different color and style -- but there's no
	mistaking her.

55E  RIKER

	reacts.

					BEVERLY
			But the photograph was taken over
			fifty years ago.

					RIKER
			Fifty-three years... and she
			hasn't aged a day.

56
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58

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

      STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/13/89 - ACT FIVE      50.

                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

59
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64

65   INT. GATHERER SHIP

	Starting on Yuta who stands nearby as the negotiations
	continue... pulling back to reveal Marouk at one end
	of the table, and then on the far opposite side,
	Chorgan with his Gatherer guard and Brull standing
	behind him. Picard is at the middle of the table.
	The discussion is heated:

					MAROUK
			Three seats on the ruling council?

					CHORGAN
			If we're going to be subject to
			your laws, we want a part in
			making them.

					MAROUK
			I agree you're entitled to
			representation... but not on the
			ruling council.

					CHORGAN
			Unacceptable. The real power is
			in the council. You're trying
			to shut us out already --

					MAROUK
			No -- you're trying to take too
			much! No group has three seats
			on the council.

					CHORGAN
				(heating up)
			I don't care what others have --

					MAROUK
				(exploding)
			Yes -- you only care about what
			you can take.

	Picard steps in to cool things down:

      STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/13/89 - ACT FIVE      51.

65   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			Sovereign -- were the situation
			reversed, you would be demanding
			the same levels of representation.

	Marouk cools down.

					MAROUK
			You're right, Captain.
				(to Chorgan)
			I apologize for my temper.

	Chorgan, still fuming, forces a nod.

					PICARD
			Perhaps a short pause would be
			helpful.

					CHORGAN
			I agree.
				(gruffly trying to make
				 amends)
			Maybe a taste of that brandy...

					MAROUK
			Excellent thought. Yuta...

65A  ANGLE ON YUTA

	obediently pours brandy. Picard takes a
	conversational tone, both to give the combatants a
	respite and to melt some of the ice that still exists
	between them:

					PICARD (O.S.)
			It's quite remarkable how much
			alike the two of you actually
			are...

      MAROUK (O.S.)                   CHORGAN (O.S.)
       (no way)                   Foolishness...
   Really, Captain...

					PICARD (O.S.)
			I'm being quite honest... both
			able negotiators... strong
			leaders.

      STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/13/89 - ACT FIVE      52.

65A  CONTINUED:

					BRULL
			We don't obey weak leaders.

	Chorgan glances sharply at Brull...

					CHORGAN
			We have nothing at all in
			common... we have agreed to
			nothing...

	Yuta hands a glass of brandy to Marouk, starts toward
	Chorgan with another glass.

					PICARD
			Wrong, Chorgan... we've agreed to
			have some brandy together.

	Chorgan smiles as Yuta moves within striking distance
	of Chorgan.

66   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	Riker MATERIALIZES, phaser in hand. Everyone's
	astounded. The Gatherer guard goes for his phaser
	rifle. Riker FIRES, stunning the guard. Chorgan,
	bellowing, starts to get to his feet.

					CHORGAN
			Treachery! A Federation trap --

					RIKER
			Don't move!

	Riker aims the phaser at Chorgan, who freezes, glares
	at Riker. The guard is already starting to shake off
	the effects of the stun. Riker and Picard exchange
	a look.

					PICARD
			Chorgan, I assure you Commander
			Riker has a good reason for his
			actions...
				(beat)
			... you do, Number One?

	Everyone's motionless -- including Yuta, who's a yard
	behind Chorgan.

      STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/13/89 - ACT FIVE      53.

66   CONTINUED:

					RIKER
			Yuta. Move away from Chorgan.

	Yuta looks unemotionally at Riker, doesn't move.

					RIKER (cont'd)
			Do it.

					YUTA
			Why?

					RIKER
			Because of a man you once knew...
			Penthor-Mul.

	Reactions.

					CHORGAN
			Penthar-Mul? How do you know
			Penthar-Mul?

					RIKER
			He was murdered fifty years ago...

					CHORGAN
			Murdered... ? That's not so...
			he died of...

					RIKER
			He was killed just as Volnoth
			was... by a deadly virus designed
			to attack your clan...

					CHORGAN
			What do you mean? Designed by
			whom... ?

					RIKER
			Tell him, Yuta...

					YUTA
			I don't understand.

					RIKER
			You were with Penthor-Mul when
			he died...

					YUTA
			If it was fifty years ago... how
			could I...

      STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/13/89 - ACT FIVE      54.

66   CONTINUED: (2)

					RIKER
			I know, Yuta...

	Chorgan starts to make a move. Yuta makes a small move
	toward Chorgan --

					RIKER
			Stop! Chorgan -- keep perfectly
			still. Your life is in danger.

	Shocked reactions from everyone but Yuta.

					RIKER (cont'd)
			Yuta -- step back.

					YUTA
			William, this is not your concern.

					RIKER
			It is now. You're about to commit
			murder.

	Yuta realizes Riker's on to her and there's no point
	in pretending further.

					YUTA
				(very calm)
			It isn't murder. It's justice.

					CHORGAN
			Who are you?

					YUTA
			Yuta... of the clan Tralesta.

					CHORGAN
			There are no more Tralestas.

67   ANOTHER ANGLE

	Chorgan and Marouk are stunned. Yuta calmly explains:

					YUTA
			Five survived the last Lornack
			raid... but on that day a century
			ago, my life ended and my search
			began. I was the one chosen...
			transformed... my cells were
			altered... my aging slowed...
			enough to finish my task.

      STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/13/89 - ACT FIVE      55.

67   CONTINUED:

					RIKER
			Murdering innocent people -- is
			that your task?

					YUTA
			He's not innocent. He's a
			Lornack.

					MAROUK
			You used me in order to get to
			the last few you couldn't reach.

					YUTA
			Yes, Sovereign.

					CHORGAN
			You'll never leave this ship.
			If I don't kill you myself, my
			men will.

					YUTA
			You are the last. Once you're
			dead, what happens to me doesn't
			matter.

					RIKER
			Yuta... the wars are over.

					YUTA
			You cannot understand...

					RIKER
			No, I can't. You're right.
			Because I've seen the part of you
			that regrets what you have
			become... Yuta, listen to me...
			you don't have to do this any
			more.

68   ON YUTA

	as the first signs of regret cross her face.

      STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/12/89 - ACT FIVE      56.

68   CONTINUED:

					YUTA
			I have no choice.

					RIKER
			You do...

	And now the regret really shows through on Yuta's
	face. Haltingly, she extends a hand in Riker's
	direction --

					YUTA
			William... I --

	Riker lowers the phaser, extends his other hand toward
	Yuta -- "come on... " Yuta pauses --

					YUTA (cont'd)
			I'm... sorry.

69   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	as Yuta whirls, reaches to touch Chorgan -- and Riker
	FIRES.

	The stun charge shakes Yuta up -- but she remains
	conscious, recovers her footing. Riker changes the
	phaser setting, FIRES again. It knocks Yuta back. But
	she keeps coming.

	Riker has no choice. He adjusts the phaser --

					RIKER
			Don't --

	Yuta reaches for Chorgan again --

	And Riker FIRES. Setting eight. Vaporize.

	And Yuta's gone.

70   WIDER

	Silence. No one moves. Slowly, Chorgan stands.

					CHORGAN
			Commander, I'm in your debt...

      STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/13/89 - ACT FIVE      57.

71   CLOSE ON RIKER

	His haunted expression tells us he hasn't heard a word
	of Chorgan's...

72
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73

74   INT. TEN-FORWARD

	Riker's sitting alone at the bar, gazing into an
	untouched drink in front of him. Picard ENTERS.
	takes a beat to study him, then proceeds to sit down
	next to him. After a beat, Riker glances up, knows
	why the captain is there, nods an acknowledgement...
	there's not a lot of eye contact.

					PICARD
			New orders from Starfleet.

	Riker cocks his brow.

					PICARD
			The rendezvous with the Goddard
			has been postponed.

					RIKER
			And in the meantime?

					PICARD
			Starbase three four three. We're
			to take on medical supplies for
			the Alpha Leonis system.

					RIKER
			Sounds pretty routine.

					PICARD
			With the Gatherer truce in effect,
			it should be.
				(a beat)
			We won't require a full ship's
			complement. I'm going to extend
			shore leave on the starbase to
			anyone who wants it.

	Riker gives Picard a long look, appreciating what
	Picard's taking pains not to say...

					RIKER
			I'll pass that along to the crew,
			Captain.

	Picard nods, takes his leave of Riker, EXITS.

      STAR TREK: "Vengeance Factor" - REV. 10/13/89 - ACT FIVE      58.

75   ON RIKER (OPTICAL)

	a beat as he stands, crosses to a food slot.

					RIKER
			Parthus. A la Yuta.

	As the dish MATERIALIZES, we:

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         

                            THE END                             


