











                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                              
                          "Evolution" 
                          #40273-150 
                              
                           Story by 
                Michael Piller & Michael Wagner 
                              
                          Teleplay by 
                        Michael Piller 
                              
                          Directed by 
                           Ric Kolbe 


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                     REVISED FINAL DRAFT
 
                        JULY 24, 1989
 

            STAR TREK: "Evolution" - 7/25/89 - CAST 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                          "Evolution" 
                             CAST                               
                              
                PICARD             STUBBS
                RIKER              (DATA/NANITE)
                DATA               
                WORF               
                BEVERLY            
                TROI               Non-Speaking
                GEORDI             ERIC'S GIRLFRIEND
                WESLEY             GUARD
                GUINAN             CREW OF ENGINEERS
                                   SUPERNUMERARIES

                WORK CREWMEMBER #1 
                COMPUTER VOICE     
                ERIC               
                ANNETTE            
                MALE NURSE         

         STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - SETS 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                          "Evolution" 
                            
                             SETS 

            INTERIORS                  EXTERIORS
          
            USS ENTERPRISE             USS ENTERPRISE
              MAIN BRIDGE
              SHUTTLE BAY
              CORRIDOR
          
              SICKBAY
              SICKBAY LAB
              SICKBAY WAITING ROOM
              ENGINEERING
              CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM
              OBSERVATION LOUNGE
              WESLEY'S QUARTERS
              TEN FORWARD
              COMPUTER ROOM
              STUBB'S QUARTERS

          STAR TREK: "Evolution" - 7/24/89 - TEASER          1.

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION                  
                          "Evolution"                               
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	at impulse speed entering a double star system
	composed of a small neutron star orbiting a red giant
	star.

2    INT. SICKBAY LAB - CLOSE ON A TEXTBOOK

	something in advanced genetics... lying flat on a lab
	tabletop. The camera moves slowly along the table to
	see the paraphernalia of a long night of studying --
	containers, microscope, some half-eaten new generation
	pizza and an almost finished glass of milk... finding a
	still hand... and moving up the arm to find WESLEY;
	face flat on the table, eyes closed... and for a beat
	we may wonder what's happened to him... but then --

					RIKER'S COM VOICE
			Commander Riker to Ensign Crusher.

	Wesley's eyes jerk open... head turns -- where am I,
	omigod, I fell asleep....

					WESLEY
				(hoarse)
			Go ahead....

									INTERCUT:

3    INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	On RIKER. DATA and WORF are at their stations.

					RIKER
			Forget to set your alarm, Wesley?

4    INT. SICKBAY LAB

	Wesley scurrying around to clean up the lab top... put
	away his experiment and equipment...

       STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - TEASER       2.

4    CONTINUED:

	he notices one of the containers is open, briefly
	reacts, quickly closes it... it's barely noted and
	buried in the humor of the moment.

					WESLEY
			Uh, yessir. I'm... very sorry.
			I'll be right there.

					RIKER'S COM VOICE
			I didn't think you'd want to miss
			this.

	Wesley takes one more last look around the room...
	exits quickly, brushing his hair into some semblance of
	neatness.

5    INT. MAIN BRIDGE - VIEWSCREEN - THE DOUBLE STARS
(OPTICAL)

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's log, Stardate 43102.8.
			We have entered a spectacular
			double star system in the Kavis
			Alpha sector on a most critical
			mission of astro-physical
			research.

	Finding a slightly disheveled man in his sixties (DOCTOR
	STUBBS) in casual clothes observing data processing
	on the bridge. The sparkle in his eye is the only hint
	of his excitement and anticipation... otherwise, he
	has the confidence of a man who already knows the
	answer to a question about to be posed.

					PICARD (V.O.)
				(continuing)
			Our eminent guest, Doctor Paul
			Stubbs, will attempt to study the
			decay of globules of neutronium
			expelled at relativistic speeds
			by a massive stellar explosion
			which will occur here in a matter
			of hours.

	Wesley ENTERS the bridge, looking embarrassed, glances
	at Stubbs who smiles at him. Wesley sits at his
	station.

          STAR TREK: "Evolution" - 7/24/89 - TEASER          3.

5    CONTINUED:

					PICARD (V.O.)
				(continuing)
			It is virtually a
			once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
			as dictated by the forces of
			nature. But frankly, Doctor
			Stubbs seems much calmer about
			it all than those of us who are
			simply charged with the
			responsibility of delivery and
			observation.

					RIKER
			Ensign, our position....

					WESLEY
			Approaching ten million kilometers
			from the neutron star...

					RIKER
			Slow to one third impulse power...

	Stubbs stands by Wesley as the viewscreen shows a
	stream of hydrogen and helium torn from the red giant
	spiraling toward the neutron star.

					STUBBS
			Spectacular, isn't it, my young
			friend?

	His voice is as warm as a grandfather's.

					WESLEY
			Yessir.

	And he might as well be in his classroom, the professor
	sharing the excitement with a young student.

					STUBBS
			Over and over again, the intense
			gravitational pull of the little
			neutron star sucks up the star material
			from the red giant, and
			it builds up on the surface until
			it explodes... every one hundred
			and ninety six years. Like
			clockwork. And it is but eighteen
			hours away.

					DATA
			Eighteen hours, seven minutes,
			and ... ten seconds, Doctor.

       STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - TEASER       4.

5    CONTINUED: (2)

					STUBBS
				(acknowledges)
			The interstellar counterpart to
			Earth's "Old Faithful". The only
			predictable burst of energy in
			the universe that can accomplish
			our goal.

	PICARD ENTERS from the Ready Room.

					PICARD
			Doctor Stubbs, if you want to make
			a final inspection of the unit...

					STUBBS
			Captain, I've been inspecting the
			egg for twenty years... you may
			lay it when ready.

	Picard and Riker react to his offhanded confidence...

					PICARD
			Begin launch sequence.

					RIKER
			Shuttle Bay Two, stand-by to
			launch the uh, "egg"...

6    INT. SHUTTLE BAY - THE UNIT

	looks likes an egg... it's about the size of a Buick...
	sitting aboard a small launch pad. In a control booth,
	a TEAM OF OFFICERS acknowledge the command.

					CREWMEMBER #1
			Standing by, Commander...

7    INT. MAIN BRIDGE

					STUBBS
			Do you know how long the
			experiment will last, Wesley... ?

					WESLEY
			One billionth of a second.

					STUBBS
				(reacts)
			Now, how would you know that?

       STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - TEASER       5.

7    CONTINUED:

					WESLEY
			When I heard we were going to be
			part of your experiment, I read
			all your published works.

	Stubbs reacts, impressed.

					RIKER
			Begin pre-launch sequence.

									INTERCUT:

8    INT. SHUTTLE BAY (OPTICAL)

	Crewmember #1 touches a panel. A wide door behind the
	egg slides open to reveal the spectacular star system.

9    INT. MAIN BRIDGE

					DATA
			Five minutes to launch site.

	Then, suddenly without warning... the Enterprise jolts
	sharply... Doctor Stubbs is thrown down to the floor...
	The jolts continue...

					PICARD
			Stabilize.

					WESLEY
			The ship is not responding.

10   INT. ENGINEERING - GEORDI

	Working furiously at his controls --

					GEORDI
			Checking for failure of inertia
			dampeners... Instruments say
			they're working...

11   THE UNIT

	rattles unstable on its launch pad...

          STAR TREK: "Evolution" - 7/24/89 - TEASER          6.

12   THE MAIN VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)

	The stellar-material roars from the red giant across
	space in front of us... The jolts continue...

					WORF
			Captain, we're heading straight
			into the path of that stellar
			matter....

					PICARD
			Shields up.

					WORF
			Negative. The shields won't
			respond.

	On reactions --

13   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	hurtles toward the fire arc across space and...

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

       STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT ONE       7.

                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

14   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	As before, the ship is flying out of control.

15   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

					DATA
			Impact thirty seconds.

					PICARD
			Go to manual override to raise
			shields.

					WORF
			Shields are rising.

					RIKER
			Reset dampeners.

									INTERCUT:

16   INT. ENGINEERING

					GEORDI
			Dampeners not responding. Unable
			to reset.

					PICARD'S COM VOICE
			Reverse impulse engines.

					GEORDI
			Initiating reverse sequence.

17   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	The engines reverse. The ship stabilizes.

18   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Stubbs looks up dazed, from the floor...

					DATA
			Impact twenty seconds.

       STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/27/89 - ACT ONE       8.

18   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			The momentum is still taking us
			into the path of the
			stellar matter.

					RIKER
			Close the shuttle bay door...
			Prepare for impact.

					CREWMEMBER#1'S COM VOICE
			Door is frozen, Commander...

19   ANGLE ON VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)

	as the stellar matter gently deflects off the shields...

20   INT. SHUTTLE BAY - THE UNIT

	shakes.

21
thru	OMITTED
22

23   INT. MAIN BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	The shaking from the collison stops.

					RIKER
			Commander Data, check all
			systems... Medical personnel to
			the bridge.

	Riker goes to help Doctor Stubbs... his back is hurt.

					DATA
			All systems functioning normally
			again.

					PICARD
			Computer, explanation for control
			malfunction.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			No control malfunction has been
			recorded.

	Off their reactions...

24   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	in a holding pattern.

       STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT ONE       9.

25   INT. CORRIDOR

	Wesley moving... sees a trio of other teenagers, two
	attractive girls and one boy, dressed in ski clothes...

					ERIC
				(friendly)
			Hey, Wesley, you need some work
			on your right turns...

	Wesley pauses, responding a little too seriously for
	a teenager.

					WESLEY
			They're running a check to find
			out what happened. Everything's
			okay now...

	One of the girls, ANNETTE, is clearly interested in
	Wes.

					ANNETTE
			We're going into the Holodeck to
			ski in Switzerland, Wes... want
			to come?

					WESLEY
			Oh... I can't... I have to check
			on Doctor Stubbs. He's in
			Sickbay...

	Annette looks disappointed. Eric takes him aside out
	of earshot... puts his arm around his shoulder.

					ERIC
			Wesley, I have this awkward
			situation... Two gorgeous ladies,
			only one of me and a terrific
			program where we get snowed in
			at the ski lodge... just the fire
			and each other to keep us warm...
				(looks for a reaction)
			I can hold the storm for you...
			meet us at the lodge later on.

					WESLEY
			I can't, Eric. There's just too
			much to do...

					ERIC
				(strained)
			Yeah, okay... next time.

	Annette glances at him as they split up.

      STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT ONE      10.

26   INT. SICKBAY

	Several bruises from the incident are being treated...
	DOCTOR CRUSHER treats Stubbs' back as Wesley ENTERS.

					WESLEY
			The captain asked me to tell you
			that our systems are back to
			normal and we can make another
			launch attempt as soon as you're
			ready.

	Stubbs nods with a deceptively amiable grin. Beverly
	uses a medical tricorder.

					STUBBS
			Quite a dynamic family team, you
			Crushers....

					BEVERLY
				(smiles at her son)
			It's nice to be back together.
			I was at Starfleet Medical for
			a year... I missed about two
			inches of him.

	And a lot more. We may sense here that as she listens,
	Beverly is considering her relationship with her son...

					STUBBS
			I'm not sure I'd want my mother
			to be flying through space with
			me... no, I take that back. I
			am sure. I wouldn't want her.
			I love her dearly you understand.

					BEVERLY
				(poking)
			Does that hurt?

	He acknowledges. She treats it as Stubbs says to
	Wesley--

					STUBBS
			My mother's a formidable woman
			too. A woman of letters.
				(with many layers)
			A great critic.

					WESLEY
			I know.

      STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT ONE      11.

26   CONTINUED:

					STUBBS
			Good Lord, son. You didn't read
			that unauthorized biography too...
				(off his acknowledgment)
			I totally deny the story about
			the consulate's wife on Beldoron.
			We were only good friends. Is
			that all the boy does, Doctor,
			fly the ship and read? Doesn't
			he have any fun?

					BEVERLY
			Sure he does...

					WESLEY
				(interrupting)
			My studies keep me pretty busy.
			I'm trying to get into the
			Academy... I earn credits for
			my work on the Enterprise... but
			it's not the same as being
			there...

	Doctor Crusher finishes the treatment, nods to the
	nurse.

					NURSE
			Ready to sit up?

	Doctor Stubbs pulls himself up.

					STUBBS
			I am whole again, thank you,
			Doctor.
				(he stands)
			Come along, Wesley, let's make
			sure Humpty Dumpty is still in
			one piece.

	Beverly thinks about the conversation as Wes follows
	Stubbs out. The doctor's attention is drawn to:

27   INT. SICKBAY WAITING ROOM (OPTICAL)

	The refreshment dispenser is serving continuous cups
	of drinks, food to no one... spilling over, falling
	on the floor...

					BEVERLY
			Computer, fix the food slot...

      STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT ONE      11A.

27   CONTINUED:

					COMPUTER VOICE
			The food slot is functioning
			properly.

					BEVERLY
			Well, check it again...

      STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT ONE      12.

27   CONTINUED: (2)

					COMPUTER VOICE
			The food slot is functioning
			properly.

					BEVERLY
			Deactivate food slot.

	It finally stops. Off her reaction...

28   INT. ENGINEERING

	Geordi on a com panel talking to the Captain... a CREW
	OF ENGINEERS are working in the background...

					GEORDI
			We're analyzing the engineering
			systems data, Captain... so far
			nothing unusual in the computer
			log for that time period...

29   INT. CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM

	Picard on the com line as Beverly ENTERS. He motions
	her to come in.

					PICARD
			Run a level one diagnostic series.
			We need a computer that's one
			hundred percent to run Doctor
			Stubbs' experiment.

	He signs off. For Beverly's benefit --

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			... As well as the food slots in
			Sickbay.

					BEVERLY
			It seems to be working again.
			For the moment anyway...

					PICARD
				(sitting)
			What can I do for you, Doctor?

	She sits down, concerned, not sure how to express it
	yet. But she's come to him as her old friend, not just
	the captain --

      STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/26/89 - ACT ONE      13.

29   CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			Jean-Luc, how would you feel if
			you were a seventeen year old and
			the only starship officer whose
			mother was on board... ?

	Picard takes a moment... he's less comfortable in
	dealing with her on a personal level... but tries his
	best.

					PICARD
			If you're concerned about Wesley,
			I see no evidence that there's
			a problem.

					BEVERLY
			I know. In a funny kind of way...
			that's exactly my point. We talk.
			We smile. It's almost too
			polite.

					PICARD
			Beverly, this is simply a matter
			of time. I know how difficult
			it was to be away.

					BEVERLY
				(vulnerable)
			Tell me about him.

	A beat as Picard is somewhat nonplussed at how to
	respond to a mother who wants to know her son.

					PICARD
			He's... become a fine officer.
			He works as hard as any member
			of the crew... Riker says his
			studies...

					BEVERLY
			No, tell me about him.

	And this is way out of Picard's comfort zone.

					PICARD
			He seems well adjusted...

					BEVERLY
			Does he have many friends... has
			he been in love... ?

       STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 8/2/89 - ACT ONE       14.

29   CONTINUED: (2)

	Picard taps a finger, realizes this is important
	stuff... but he hasn't a clue what to tell her.

					BEVERLY
				(continuing)
			Jean-Luc, he's come so far, so
			fast. And since I've been back
			I don't feel...

					PICARD
			His dependence?
				(beat, as she considers)
			He is seventeen, Beverly.

					BEVERLY
			What were you doing when you were
			seventeen?

					PICARD
			Getting into a lot more trouble
			than Wesley is, I can assure you.

					BEVERLY
			So was I.

	They exchange a smile.

					BEVERLY
				(continuing)
			Isn't that what seventeen is
			supposed to be?

	Off Picard's reaction...

30   INT. SHUTTLE BAY

	Wesley and Doctor Stubbs inspecting the unit.

					STUBBS
			No cracks in the armor... we'll
			be just fine...

					WESLEY
			How can you be so calm about
			everything? If I was about to
			make this kind of breakthrough...

       STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 8/2/89 - ACT ONE       15.

30   CONTINUED:

					STUBBS
			I've never doubted for a moment
			that this day would come, Wesley.
			And I suspect some day it will
			come for you as well. I see a
			lot of me in you.
				(Wesley reacts, proud)
			In my youth, they called me a
			vunderkind... do you understand
			vunderkind... ?

					WESLEY
			It's German, isn't it?

					STUBBS
				(nodding)
			It means wonder child. It is
			reserved for those of us who
			achieve early in life. Now the
			burden is yours.

					WESLEY
			The burden?

					STUBBS
			To fulfill your potential.
				(looking inward)
			You will never come up against
			a greater adversary than your own
			potential, my young friend.

	Suddenly Red Alert alarms go off... Wesley reacts.

					WESLEY
			Red Alert. You should return
			to your quarters immediately.

31   INT. MAIN BRIDGE - CLOSE ON PICARD (OPTICAL)

					PICARD
				(urgent)
			Still no visual contact?
			Impossible... Mister Worf, same
			magnification. Fifty degrees
			starboard.

	Find Riker before the Main Viewer ... it shows only
	space -- nothing else...

      STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT ONE      15A.

31   CONTINUED:

	he moves to join Worf at his station... Geordi and
	Data are also on the bridge.

      STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT ONE      16.

31   CONTINUED: (2)

					RIKER
			Worf, you're absolutely sure...

32   INSERT - SENSOR SCREEN (OPTICAL)

					WORF (O.S.)
			The sensors clearly indicate the
			approach of a Borg vessel.

33   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

					RIKER
			Shields up.

					WORF
			Shields are not responding.

					GEORDI
			Manual overide is jammed. It's
			not gonna work this time... we
			don't have shields, Captain.

	He keeps at it.

34   INSERT - SENSOR SCREEN (OPTICAL)

					WORF (O.S.)
			Captain, they've fired energy
			weapons at us...

35   INT. MAIN BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

					PICARD
			Evasive action.

					RIKER
			Bring about to two-eight-five mark three.

					PICARD
			Predict current vector of the Borg
			ship.

					WORF
			Vector... is gone.
				(beat, reacts)
			And so is the Borg vessel.

      STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT ONE      17.

35   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			You're telling me this was another
			computer glitch?

					DATA
			It is conceivable that we were
			viewing a synthetically
			generated image... although there
			is no precedent for it.

					RIKER
				(incredulous)
			Our computer was daydreaming... ?

	Suddenly, the Enterprise jolts hard... out of control
	again...

					PICARD
			Computer, identify malfunction
			immediately.

	In the back, the turbolift doors start opening and
	closing repeatedly as the computer babbles --

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Pawn to King Three... Knight to
			Rook Four... Queen to Bishop
			Three...

					DATA
			Controls are not responding.

	Suddenly, the engines die.

					GEORDI
			Impulse engines are down.

	Geordi tries to fire up the engine. Nothing.

					RIKER
			Try warp engines.

	Geordi tries... nothing.

					GEORDI
			Sorry, Commander... I better get
			back to engineering...

	Picard at the viewscreen is frustrated beyond
	description. On the move --

      STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/24/89 - ACT ONE      18.

35   CONTINUED: (2)

					PICARD
			Lieutenant Worf, you will
			accompany Commander La Forge.
			I want a full report on the
			prospects for getting our shields
			back. Commanders Data and Riker
			will join me in the conference
			room to consider the future of
			this mission... if there is one.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

      STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT TWO      19.

                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

36   INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE

	Picard, Riker and Data...

					PICARD
			The fact of the matter is we're
			dealing with a potential breakdown
			of our main computer...

					RIKER
			That's hard to accept.

					DATA
			The system automatically provides
			for self-correction, Captain.
			There has not been a system-wide
			technological failure on a
			starship in seventy-nine years.

	The door slides open and TROI ENTERS, already
	concerned....

					TROI
			Excuse me, Captain, Doctor Stubbs
			has been waiting to see you. I
			think it might be wise if...

	Without waiting for an invitation, Stubbs ENTERS,
	interrupting. His casual devil-may-care shell is a
	little shaky, but he still employs it.

					STUBBS
			Captain, I'm sure you have
			everything under control, I'd just
			like to know what's going on.

					PICARD
			Of course, Doctor. Sit down.
				(join us)
			Counselor...

	Picard and Troi exchange a concerned glance.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			Commander La Forge is attempting
			repairs as we speak...

      STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/26/89 - ACT TWO      20.

36   CONTINUED:

					STUBBS
			"Attempting" ... that doesn't sound
			particularly reassuring.

					PICARD
			Doctor, if it is at all possible,
			we will continue this mission as
			planned.

					STUBBS
			Captain, if we miss our chance
			now we don't get another for two
			centuries. There will be many
			questions asked by Starfleet if
			the Enterprise fails in its
			duty...

					PICARD
				(sharp)
			Nevertheless, my first and
			foremost concern will be to insure
			the safety of this ship and its
			crew...

	With that same charming smile --

					STUBBS
			Insure the safety, Captain or are
			you really talking about playing
			it safe?

					PICARD
			My dear Doctor, in our current
			position, when that star explodes,
			you'll get to watch your
			experiment from the inside out.

					STUBBS
				(shrugs, casual)
			I would rather die than leave.

					PICARD
			I don't believe you speak for the
			majority, Doctor.

	And Picard and Stubbs lock eyes as Troi studies Stubbs,
	leans forward caringly --

      STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT TWO      20A.

36   CONTINUED: (2)

					TROI
			Doctor Stubbs, I know how much
			this means to you...

      STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT TWO      21.

36   CONTINUED: (2)

	And this is said with a smile and charm --

					STUBBS
			My dear Counselor, no insult
			intended but please turn off your
			beam into my soul. I will share
			the feelings I wish to share...

	She reacts, stunned by the anger she feels from him.

					WORF'S COM VOICE
			Lieutenant Worf to Captain Picard.

									INTERCUT:

37   INT. ENGINEERING

	Geordi and Worf at the pool table... many workers in
	the background.

					WORF
			Captain, all weapons systems are
			down.

	Reactions.

					RIKER'S COM VOICE
			Estimated time for repairs?

					GEORDI
			Commander, I don't even know what
			to repair yet.

38   INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE

	Signing off --

					PICARD
			Continue to advise.

					STUBBS
			Well, if we do not take our leave
			in time, so be it... it's one sure
			way into the history books, eh?

	He EXITS. The others exchange a look.

					TROI
			His nonchalance is studied and
			practiced...

      STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT TWO      22.

38   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			Even my sensory perception picked
			that up today...

					TROI
			In fact, he's put his entire self-worth
			on the line with this
			experiment. He is telling the
			truth when he says he'd rather
			die than leave.
				(reactions)
			And one more thing... he doesn't
			like women very much.

					DATA
			Odd. The research material on
			Doctor Stubbs includes not a few
			references from gossip columns.
			It suggests females find him quite
			attractive.

					TROI
			Not this one.

39   INT. SICKBAY

	Eric helping in Annette, looking cold and shaken, she
	has a broken leg....

					BEVERLY
			What happened to you?

					ERIC
			We had a little accident on the
			Holodeck....

					NURSE
				(glances at Beverly)
			On the Holodeck... but it's
			programmed to prevent injuries...

	The nurse helps get her on a table...

					ANNETTE
			I was making a great run down a
			deserted slope when the ground
			just seemed to fall away....

	Beverly hits her com panel.

      STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT TWO      23.

39   CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			Engineering, this is Doctor
			Crusher. The Holodecks are to
			be closed by my order until
			further notice.

	As she examines the girl's leg...

					BEVERLY
				(continuing)
			We've been having control problems
			today. There's a small fracture
			here... this'll just take a
			minute...

	The nurse hands her an instrument.

					NURSE
			You look like you could use
			something warm inside you... hot
			chocolate, maybe?

	Eric and Annette smile, nod yes enthusiastically. The
	nurse moves away...

					ANNETTE
				(to Beverly)
			Wes almost came along. It's
			probably a good thing he didn't.

					BEVERLY
			I didn't know he was going skiing
			with you...

					ERIC
			It was one of those last minute
			things... we tried to grab him
			on the way...

					ANNETTE
			We don't see much of him now that
			he's been assigned to the bridge.

	And that disturbs Beverly but she doesn't display it.

40   INT. SICKBAY WAITING ROOM (OPTICAL)

	The nurse is at the food slot... preparing to remove
	two cups of hot chocolate and as he reaches in...

         STAR TREK: "Evolution" - 7/24/89 - ACT TWO         24.

40   CONTINUED:

	a red arc of electricity snaps over his body... and he
	slumps to the ground. Rushing to him...

					BEVERLY
			Omigod....

					ERIC
			What happened...

					BEVERLY
			He's not breathing...

	She feels the pulse... uses all her resources to
	ressucitate him... finally he begins to breathe... she
	feels the pulse again, it's better...

41   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Picard, standing, reacts to the news delivered by Doctor
	Crusher. All the regulars except Geordi are present.

					BEVERLY
			If he had been alone, he would
			have died.

					PICARD
			Advise everyone to remain in their
			quarters when not on duty.
			Protocol "B" access to all power
			components. Nobody else uses them
			unless it's cleared by Commander
			Riker.

					WORF
			Sir, is it possible this is not
			a computer breakdown?
				(off Picard's look)
			What if it is some form of attack?

					RIKER
			Our sensors showed no sign of life
			in this stellar system.

					PICARD
			They also showed a Borg vessel
			that did not exist. Counselor
			Troi?

      STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/26/89 - ACT TWO      25.

41   CONTINUED:

					TROI
			I perceive no life force,
			Captain... no feelings of ill
			will. But I am not attuned to
			every form of life.

	Wesley begins to consider a terrible possibility...

					PICARD
			Data, stay on the sensors... see
			if we can't pick up something
			out there.

	A beat as he sits down, thinking hard....

					RIKER
			It does almost seem as if
			something... or someone is trying
			to render the Enterprise helpless.

					PICARD
			They're not just trying, Number
			One. If it's true, they're doing
			a damn good job of it.

	And Wesley is more than a little worried about what
	he's thinking.

42   INT. ENGINEERING

	Geordi behind an open panel of components...

43   ANGLE - WESLEY (OPTICAL)

	outside the panel... the control systems come on.
	Wesley reacts... several other engineers are working as
	well.

					WESLEY
			You got it. Nice going, Geordi...

	As he comes around, to an engineer.

					GEORDI
			Call up the cross-section of
			computer core processor
			four-five-one, elements
			zero-two-hundred through
			zero-three-hundred.

      STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT TWO      26.

43   CONTINUED:

	As the engineer works at the computer board... various
	graphs and circuit board construction flashes across
	a terminal screen...

					GEORDI
				(continuing)
			In order to get some power, I had
			to by-pass the computer core and
			essentially hotwire the
			connection.

44   THE MONITOR (OPTICAL)

	stops at a cross-section of connections labeled "Core
	Processor 451, Element 0299" and there is a clear
	lesion visible there. Geordi points it out.

					GEORDI (O.S.)
			Look at that lesion. No wonder
			we're coming apart at the seams.

45   INT. ENGINEERING (OPTICAL)

					GEORDI
			It's some kind of continuing
			disintegration. But from what... I
			can't tell ya. And I haven't the
			slightest idea how to stop it.

	Wesley's face shows continued concern... something he's
	hiding... hoping against hope it isn't true.

					WESLEY
			But it's just a mechanical
			problem, right?

					GEORDI
			Increase magnification, factor
			fifty.

	The image grows fifty times.

					GEORDI
			I don't know, Wesley. Looking
			at it... if it weren't...
			impossible... I'd say someone had
			climbed in there and started
			taking it apart.

	And that's the worst thing that Wesley could hear.

       STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 8/1/89 - ACT TWO       27.

46   INT. SICKBAY LAB

	Wesley ENTERS with urgency... gets out the materials he
	was studying earlier. He opens the container that he
	had discovered when he awakened and checks it with a
	scanner. There is no response. He sighs deeply.
	Something horrible has happened.

47   OMITTED

48   INT. TEN-FORWARD

	The room is deserted due to the captain's order to
	remain in quarters. Wesley moves around a corner down
	on his knees... setting down a high tech trap...

49   ANGLE - WIDE

	to reveal GUINAN sitting on a barstool, calmly
	watching. Wesley's back is to her. He feels her
	presence... turns...

					WESLEY
			Guinan... I didn't think anyone
			would be here.

					GUINAN
			I've never been very good at being
			confined to quarters. Any of my
			husbands would testify to that.

	She rises, comes over slowly to see what he's doing...

					GUINAN
			What are these things?

	Feeling a little foolish --

					WESLEY
			I'm just setting... traps.

      STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT TWO      28.

49   CONTINUED:

					GUINAN
			I run a clean place here.

					WESLEY
			I know. It's not that. I just...

	He's obviously in trouble... their eyes meet. He can't
	lie to her. Can anyone?

					WESLEY
				(continuing)
			Guinan, I'm scared. Everything
			that's been going wrong may be
			my fault.

					GUINAN
			Pull up a stool, Wesley.

	They sit.

					WESLEY
			I've been working on my final
			project for Advanced Genetics.
			It's on nanotechnology. And I've
			been studying the nanites we have
			in the Sickbay genetic supplies.
			They're just like tiny little
			robots with gigabytes of
			mechanical computer memory, tiny
			enough to enter living cells and
			conduct repairs. They're supposed
			to be strictly confined to the
			lab.

					GUINAN
			Are you trying to say some nanites
			are on the loose?

					WESLEY
				(sighs)
			Two of them. That's all. See,
			I just wanted to see how they
			would interact and function in
			tandem. In my project, I had
			proposed a theory that they could
			actually combine their skills to
			improve their usefulness. And
			it was working.

					GUINAN
			You made a better nanite.

      STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/27/89 - ACT TWO      29.

49   CONTINUED: (2)

					WESLEY
			I was pulling an all-nighter to
			get my final data... and I fell
			asleep. When I woke up, I
			realized the container was still
			open...
				(off her look)
			It was just a science project.

					GUINAN
			A doctor once said the very same
			thing to me... what was his
			name... Frankenstein, I think.

					WESLEY
			They're really harmless. They
			only have the most basic skills.
			It's almost impossible that they
			could be responsible...

					GUINAN
			Almost.

					BEVERLY'S COM VOICE
			Doctor Crusher to Wesley Crusher.

					WESLEY
				(reacts)
			Go ahead.

					BEVERLY'S COM VOICE
			I stopped by your quarters, Wes.
			I assumed you'd be there, since
			you're off duty.

					WESLEY
			I was just... I had some things
			to do...

					BEVERLY'S COM VOICE
			Orders are orders, Mister Crusher.

	Wesley sighs, glances at Guinan.

					WESLEY
			You won't tell anybody...

	A beat as Guinan looks at him.

					WESLEY
			I know. I will. If it's true.

      STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT TWO      30.

49   CONTINUED: (3)

	He starts to leave.

					GUINAN
			Wesley...
				(he stops)
			Think you'll get a good grade?

					WESLEY
				(glum)
			I always get an A.

	He EXITS.

					GUINAN
				(to herself)
			So did Doctor Frankenstein.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

     STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT THREE     31.

                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

50   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's log, supplemental. Our
			computer core has clearly been
			tampered with and yet there is
			no sign of a breach of security
			on board.

51   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Everyone at their stations... Troi is also on the
	bridge.

					PICARD (V.O.)
			We have even considered sabotage,
			but Counselor Troi has not
			detected any such sentiments.
			We have engines back and will
			attempt to complete our mission...
			but without a reliable computer,
			Doctor Stubbs' experiment is in
			serious jeopardy.

	Stubbs watches this time with greater intensity.

					RIKER
			Manual restart sequence?

					GEORDI
			Manual restart successful...
			impulse engine functions appear
			normal.

	Riker glances at Picard for orders.

					PICARD
			Proceed.

					RIKER
			Shuttle Bay Two, open hangar
			doors.

        STAR TREK: "Evolution" - 7/24/89 - ACT THREE        32.

52   INT. SHUTTLE BAY

	The crew tries, but the doors do not open.

					CREWMEMBER #1
			Doors did not respond. Repeating
			sequence.

	As he does,

53   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Suddenly over the loudspeakers, blasting music --
	Sousa's "Stars and Stripes Forever"....

					PICARD
			What in heaven's name... ?

					DATA
			It is "Stars and Stripes Forever"
			by John Phillip Sousa, a popular
			American composer of band music
			in the early twentieth century...

					PICARD
			Yes... yes... I know...

					RIKER
			Computer, shut off the music....

	The music plays on.

					DATA
			The music is on all communications
			channels, Captain.

					RIKER
			Power... weapons...
			communications. We're being
			stripped one system at a time...

					PICARD
			Shut off the power to the bridge.

	The music stops and the lights go out... after a beat,
	emergency lighting comes on. Picard looks at Troi...

					TROI
			I feel no hostile emotions
			present. No friendly feelings
			either. Nothing.

     STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT THREE     33.

53   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			Only an enemy without honor
			refuses to show himself in battle.

					PICARD
			We may be fighting a different
			kind of enemy than we've ever
			known... an enemy that fights a
			war of nerves.
				(beat)
			Resume power to the bridge.

	The main power does not return. Picard has no
	alternative.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			Commander La Forge, can you get
			us out of this star system
			safely...

	Moving forward to confront Picard...

					STUBBS
			No...

	... intercepted by Riker.

					RIKER
			Not now, Doctor.

					GEORDI
			I'll try, Captain. I don't want
			to overload the engines...

					PICARD
			Do it gently. But do it.

	Geordi EXITS. Doctor Stubbs does not even look at Picard.

					RIKER
			We'll circuit in auxiliary power
			to the bridge... and find some
			way to silence Sousa if he tries
			an encore.

	Picard acknowledges, to Riker --

					PICARD
			The priority is to find out who
			or what is doing this and why.
					(MORE)

     STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT THREE     34.

53   CONTINUED: (2)

					PICARD (Cont'd)
				(Riker acknowledges,
				 EXITS)
			Those of us not involved in that
			detail should get a few minutes
			rest. Commander Data, the bridge,
			or what's left of it, is yours.

	He EXITS. Wesley glances at Doctor Stubbs who looks away
	and EXITS.

54   INT. SHUTTLE BAY

	Stubbs stands with his egg in a stark shot of a man
	considering the meaning of his life. Moving to find
	Wesley entering behind him...

					STUBBS
			The egg that Stubbs laid.

					WESLEY
			Nobody will say that...

					STUBBS
			Nobody will say... anything,
			Wesley. We will not even be
			mentioned.

	Wesley can't speak, feeling guilty.

					STUBBS
				(continuing; sighs)
			I could live with failure.
			... Well, maybe not. But never
			even to try. To miss your one
			chance at bat. Do you know
			baseball?

     STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/24/89 - ACT THREE     35.

54   CONTINUED:

					WESLEY
			My dad taught it to me when I was
			little.

					STUBBS
			Once, centuries ago, it was the
			beloved national pastime of the
			Americas, Wesley. Abandoned by
			a society that prized fast food
			and faster games. Lost to
			impatience. But I have seen the
			great players make the great
			plays.

					WESLEY
			Do you recreate them on a
			Holodeck?

					STUBBS
			No, in here...
				(his mind)
			With the knowledge of
			statistics... runs, hits and
			errors... times at bat... box
			scores. Men like us do not need
			Holodecks, Wesley. I have played
			seasons in my mind. It was my
			reward to myself. For patience.
			Knowing my turn would come. Call
			your shot. Point to a star. One
			great blast and the crowd rises.
			A brand new era in astro-physics.
			Postponed one hundred and
			ninety-six years on account of
			rain.

55   INT. SICKBAY LAB

	Wes has collected his traps. He's scanning a few with
	no results... but then there's an audio response from
	his scanner on one. Before he can make a visual
	check, the door slides open and his mother ENTERS.

					BEVERLY
			We have to talk.

	He glances up at her -- does she know? Did Guinan tell
	her? She sits by him.

     STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/27/89 - ACT THREE     36.

55   CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			You really look like you could
			use some rest...

	Relieved, moving ahead with his work --

					WESLEY
			I know. It's okay. Really.

					BEVERLY
				(gentle)
			No, it's not. Really.

	She takes his hand, stops him from the work.

					WESLEY
			I'm just checking some traps that
			I set... to see if I can find out
			what's happening to the ship.

					BEVERLY
			On someone's orders... ?

					WESLEY
			We're running out of time for
			Doctor Stubbs...

					BEVERLY
			Wesley, you can't put everything
			on your own shoulders. Even when
			you're off duty, you're on duty...

					WESLEY
			Mom, you don't understand...

					BEVERLY
			You're a seventeen year old boy...

	He looks at her... not used to be treated as a child.

					WESLEY
			I'm an acting officer... I have
			responsibilities....

					BEVERLY
				(cautiously)
			I'm beginning to think... maybe
			we're all expecting too much of
			you.

        STAR TREK: "Evolution" - 7/24/89 - ACT THREE        37.

55   CONTINUED: (2)

					WESLEY
				(reacts)
			I've done everything anyone has
			asked of me and more. You don't
			know... you haven't even been
			here.

	That pretty well gets down to it. And Beverly
	understands that conflicts come with being a real
	parent... and is ready to resume that role.

					BEVERLY
			I'm here now, Wesley.

	Wesley, like any normal teenager, does not seem to get
	it at all, but somewhere deep inside, a part of him may
	begin to feel her love and concern. This is not going
	to be resolved soon.

					BEVERLY
			C'mon, I'll help you finish this
			up... what are you looking for?

	He looks at her with guilty eyes, sighs...

					BEVERLY
			Wesley... ?

					WESLEY
			Mom, I think I've made a horrible
			mistake.

	She reacts, curious, but puts a comforting hand on his
	shoulder as he focuses a microscopic camera on his
	trap... they look together at --

56   A MONITOR - (OPTICAL)

	an electronicly reproduced image -- six tiny,
	startingly busy, mechanical devices in constant
	motion...

	From the next scene --

					BEVERLY (O.S.)
			Nanites. Tiny machines built from
			the atom up.

     STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/31/89 - ACT THREE     38.

57   INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE (OPTICAL)

	The image is patched to a monitor. Picard, Riker,
	Data, Beverly, Wesley and Doctor Stubbs are present.

					BEVERLY
			Designed to have exposure only
			to the inside of nucleii during
			celluar surgeries. Until then,
			they are kept tightly confined
			in a non-functional state.

					DATA
				(studying them)
			These are not ordinary nanites.

					BEVERLY
			No, these have... evolved.

					STUBBS
				(cynical)
			Evolved... how does a machine
			evolve...

					WESLEY
			It's true. I'm reponsible. I
			allowed two of the nanites to
			interact for my school project
			to increase their capabilities.
			And... they escaped.

					PICARD
			School... project...

     STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/31/89 - ACT THREE     39.

57   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			Just how far have these things...
			evolved?

	Beverly glances at Wesley who puts some microscopic raw
	material into the device...

									INTERCUT:

58   MONITOR - (OPTICAL)

	As the material is added to picture, the nanite gets
	even busier, apparently devouring it....

					WESLEY
			This is a sample of linear memory
			crystal from our computer core.

					RIKER
				(reacts)
			It's like candy to them...

	But in a second, it's clear -- suddenly there are
	twelve of the nanites.

59   INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE (OPTICAL)

	Reactions.

					BEVERLY
			They're now capable of
			mechanically replicating
			themselves. And who knows what
			else....

					DATA
			It is conceivable that with each
			new generation they enhance their
			own design. The rate of evolution
			would be...extraordinary.

					PICARD
			How many generations are we
			dealing with here?

					DATA
			Engineering, display computer
			core processor four-five-one,
			element zero-two-nine-nine.

     STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT THREE     39A.

59   CONTINUED:

	The monitor makes the patch to the lesion...

     STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT THREE     40.

59   CONTINUED: (2)

					DATA
			Increase magnification, factor
			one thousand.

60   THE ENLARGED IMAGE - (OPTICAL)

	reveals scores, millions of little nanite flecks...

61   INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE (OPTICAL)

	Reactions.

					PICARD
				(understatement)
			A few.
				(beat)
			Can it be possible that they know
			what they're doing...

					RIKER
			Why would they attack us?

					STUBBS
			Why does a mosquito bite your ear
			and who cares? The answer is
			simple. Call an exterminator.

					BEVERLY
			Doctor Stubbs, these nanites are
			apparently operating with a new
			collective intelligence... working
			together, teaching each other
			skills...

	Data considers that, moves to examine... he is
	processing all the facts before taking a position.

					DATA
			Doctor, are you suggesting they
			are becoming a... civilization?

	Beverly looks at him... if the shoe fits....

					STUBBS
			Oh really. I'm sorry but this
			is nonsense. You can't have a
			civilization of computer chips.
			They're made in a plant in Dakar
			Senegal. I've watched the
			construction.

     STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/31/89 - ACT THREE     41.

61   CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			Then how do you explain what
			you've seen here?

					STUBBS
			It's no more mysterious than
			watching a strain of the Leutscher
			virus reproduce itself. And that
			at least is a bona fide lifeform.
			How many disease germs and viruses
			have you destroyed in your time,
			Doctor Crusher?

	She is forced to acknowledge.

					PICARD
			I cannot exterminate... something
			that "may or may not" be
			intelligent.

					STUBBS
				(unbelievable)
			My good Captain...

					PICARD
				(sharp)
			There is still time.
				(beat)
			Ensign Crusher, work with Data
			to find some way to remove them
			safely. If things get worse,
			we'll take stronger measures.

     STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/31/89 - ACT THREE     42.

61   CONTINUED: (2)

	Picard, Riker move out. Doctor Stubbs glares after
	Picard.

62   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	holding outside the double star system.

63   INT. COMPUTER ROOM (OPTICAL)

	Data and Geordi make further studies of the core
	infestation as Wesley assists. Over the section in
	which they are working, we read "Processor 451" with
	various element numbers.

	Doctor Stubbs ENTERS. Apparently calmer.

					STUBBS
			Gentlemen. I need a computer
			functioning perfectly in less
			than eight hours... and we still
			have core reconstruction to
			consider...

					WESLEY
			We're testing a low level gamma
			field that might reduce their
			processing speed.

					STUBBS
			Have you considered a high level
			charge?

					DATA
				(reacts)
			High level gamma radiation would
			kill them, Doctor Stubbs.

     STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT THREE     43.

63   CONTINUED:

					STUBBS
			I know.

	And without warning, he calmly pulls a scanner from
	his pocket... aims it at processor four-five-one.
	Wesley reacts --

					WESLEY
			Doctor Stubbs...

	Doctor Stubbs turns back to processor four-five-one and
	fires the gamma charge...

64   INT. CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM

	Picard and Riker.

					PICARD
			I can't get the story of David
			and Goliath out of my head. How
			long do we wait, Number One?

					RIKER
			We can continue to bypass parts
			of the computer that are
			affected... but if these nanites
			are spreading all over the ship...

	As if in answer to the question, he detects an odd
	scent in the airflow...

					PICARD
			Do you smell a change in...

	And suddenly both of them are racked with coughing,
	struggling to breathe... they move quickly out to:

     STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/26/89 - ACT THREE     44.

65   INT. MAIN BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	Where the SUPERNUMERARIES are also suffering from the
	air, choking...

					PICARD
				(to com)
			Picard to La Forge...
			enviromental system malfunction
			on the bridge... acknowledge...

	No response. Riker moves into position at a console...
	reading data display... struggling to stay conscious...

					RIKER
			Nitrogen oxide... toxic levels...

	Riker keys in several commands... finally, moves to
	a manual override.... there is a WHOOSH sound as a
	change occurs in the air supply system...

					RIKER
			I've switched to manual control
			of the air handling system...

	Breathing becomes easier, but then the ship shudders...
	the power goes on and off... a small electrical
	explosion pops out of one control panel... someone is
	trapped in the turbolift, pounding... finally, pulls
	the door open and it's Worf holding Doctor Stubbs... Data
	behind them.

					WORF
			He entered a computer access
			room and sterilized one of the
			processors with gamma radiation.

					DATA
			The nanites in the upper core
			are all dead, Captain.

	On Picard's reaction, as the chaos continues...

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

      STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT FOUR      45.

                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

66   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	As before. The shuddering... light failures...
	turbolift opening and closing... it all continues. Troi
	and Doctor Crusher have joined the others on the
	bridge.

					STUBBS
			You have no choice now... it is
			a matter of survival.

					PICARD
			If you were a member of my crew,
			sir, I would...

					STUBBS
				(over-lapping)
			But I am not a member of your
			crew, sir... I am a representative
			of the highest command of the
			Federation... which has directed
			you to perform my experiment...

					PICARD
			If one man, woman or child on my
			ship dies because of your
			experiment... I will have your head
			before the highest command of the
			Federation...

					STUBBS
			Good Lord, you are talking about
			machines with a screw loose.
			Simply turn them off. And be done
			with them.

	Troi studies Doctor Stubbs carefully, is worried about
	what she feels. And then she suddenly feels something
	else... she isn't sure at first what it is...

					DATA
			Doctor Stubbs, your own actions
			have provided evidence to the
			contrary. After you destroyed
			the nanites in the core, they
			immediately responded by
			interfering with our life-support
			systems.
					(MORE)

          STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT FOUR          46.

66   CONTINUED:

					DATA (Cont'd)
			It is hard to accept these as
			random actions by machines with
			"loose screws". In effect, you
			may have proven that the nanites
			do have a collective intelligence.

					TROI
			Captain, I'm feeling a vague
			presence. It wasn't there before.
			It is not hostility... More like
			a primitive sense of
			self-preservation.

					BEVERLY
			If they have evolved this
			far... into emotional growth... how
			can we destroy them now?

					WORF
			The ship is at risk.
			Extermination may be the only
			alternative left.

					STUBBS
			A good point...

					PICARD
			Lieutenant Worf, Doctor Stubbs
			is to be restricted to his
			quarters until further notice.

	Worf nods to a GUARD who takes Stubbs by the arm and
	escorts him out. Suddenly, the chaos ends. The ship
	is eerily still. (Note: it is because Stubbs is on
	the move that the attack has subsided but our crew
	doesn't know that yet.)

					PICARD
			Data, can you find me a way to
			communicate with these things?

					DATA
			With intelligence, they have the
			capacity for language.
					(MORE)

          STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/31/89 - ACT FOUR          47.

66   CONTINUED: (2)

					DATA (Cont'd)
			But it will depend on how far
			their evolution has brought them.
			We could modify the circuits in
			the universal translator to make
			it capable of communications with
			them...

					PICARD
			Proceed.

67   INT. STUBBS' QUARTERS

	He's inside as the door slides open and Troi stands
	there. The guard is visible outside.

					TROI
			May I come in?

	He gives her his best casual shrug.

					STUBBS
			You just can't resist, can you,
			Counselor?

					TROI
			I only want to help.

					STUBBS
				("bored")
			Yes, yes... to break the shell...
			to get in touch with my true
			feelings. What is this
			preoccupation women have with
			de-mystifying me? It must be the
			challenge. Climb me. Because
			I'm there.

					TROI
			I am only worried about your state
			of mind, Doctor.

          STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/31/89 - ACT FOUR          48.

67   CONTINUED:

					STUBBS
			All right, Counselor... what is
			it that has you so worried?

					TROI
			Your single-mindedness, your need
			to have this experiment work...

					STUBBS
			But it will. Picard has no choice
			now. He must defend the
			Enterprise.
				(tossing it all off with
				 a grin)
			Counselor, when this is over, I
			will show you New Manhattan on
			Beth Delta-One as you've never
			seen it and we will laugh over
			glasses of champagne.

					TROI
				(beat)
			Your self portrait is so
			practiced, so polished....

					STUBBS
				(smiles)
			Yes, isn't it, though?

					TROI
			It is stretched so tight that the
			tension fills this room. And if
			you finally... fail... I fear it
			will snap.

	A long beat as she studies him sadly. She has failed
	and they both know it. She prepares to leave.

          STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT FOUR          49.

67   CONTINUED: (2)

					STUBBS
			A good try, Counselor. But
			sometimes when you reach beneath
			a man's self portrait, as you so
			eloquently put it, deep down,
			inside... what you find... is
			nothing at all.

	She reacts and EXITS. Alone, we may see that, in a
	way, he too is sorry she failed.

68   INT. MAIN BRIDGE - SCIENCE ONE (OPTICAL)

	has now become a montage of symbols, numbers,
	letters... a pause where a response might be... but
	there is none...

									INTERCUT:

69   DATA - CU (OPTICAL)

	types at a keyboard at his station... broadcasting
	these messages... waiting for a response... nothing.

70
thru	OMITTED
71

72   INT. STUBBS' CABIN

	As he lays alone... studying the ceiling... the sound
	of a cheering crowd fills his head...

					STUBBS
			Lockman on first, Dark on
			second... Thompson at the plate...
			Branca on the mound...

	Stubbs closes his eyes... and watches the game in his
	mind as we move off to find... starting at the far
	corner of the room... a computer terminal goes blank...
	and then moving across the room toward Stubbs... a
	light on a com panel goes dark... and any other power
	components fall dead as though a plague were sweeping
	across the room sapping the energy from everywhere...

          STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT FOUR          50.

73   STUBBS

	lays unaware and...

74   THE LIGHTS OVERHEAD

	are swallowed one by one by the "plague"...

75   HIS EYES

	open with a start... and he sees

76   HIS POV - THE LAST LIGHT GOES OUT

	and...

76A  IN THE DARK (OPTICAL)

	an arc of electricity surges from the lights above,
	virtually raising him and as he screams...

77   EXT. STUBBS' CABIN

	The guard hears... moves to the door... but it doesn't
	open... and as the yelling continues... the guard
	forces the door open and Stubbs staggers out, falls
	unconscious.

78   INT. SICKBAY

	Picard ENTERS as Beverly works on Doctor Stubbs.

					BEVERLY
			He's coming around...

	His face is flushed and sweaty as though he has a
	fever... he mumbles fearful groans...

					PICARD
			I have to believe this was not
			an arbitrary attack...

					BEVERLY
			Has Data made any progress in
			contacting them?

	Picard shakes his head. Suddenly, Doctor Stubbs' hand
	moves out and grabs Picard's wrist. In a hoarse voice:

          STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT FOUR          51.

78   CONTINUED:

					STUBBS
			You must protect me. Kill them.

	The ship shudders... the lights go off and on... the
	attacks have begun again (as the nanites realize Stubbs
	is still alive.) And Picard looks at the man, realizes
	he has come to the end of his alternatives.

79   INT. MAIN BRIDGE - SCIENCE ONE (OPTICAL)

	the montage of symbols, numbers and letters... no
	response.

80   DATA - CU (OPTICAL)

	at his station... intense, wanting a response...
	getting nothing. Pull back to include Riker and Worf
	watching the exercise. Geordi and Wesley are not
	there. The attacks continue. Picard ENTERS.

					PICARD
			Commander Riker, on my signal,
			we will gamma-irradiate all
			computer systems throughout the
			Enterprise to end this conflict.

					RIKER
			Worf, prepare to activate gamma
			pulse generators.

	Data continues to watch the screen.

					WORF
			Electromagnetic scanners ready,
			Captain.

	Picard pats Data on the shoulder -- nice try. Data will
	not give up. As Picard takes a deep reluctant
	breath...

81   ON SCIENCE ONE (OPTICAL)

	A symbol appears in the pause space...

					DATA
			Captain...

	Data types again... Picard watches... Worf and Riker
	stop their sequence, watch... again the same symbol...

             STAR TREK: "Evolution" - 7/24/89 - ACT FOUR            52.

81   CONTINUED:

					DATA
			I have established contact.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

          STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT FIVE          53.

                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

82   INT. SICKBAY

	Doctor Stubbs looks better as he awakens, looks around,
	sits up...

83   ANGLE - HIS POV - THE SICKBAY GENETICS LAB

	where Wesley continues to study the nanites.

84   WESLEY

	turns to see Stubbs standing at the doorway.

					WESLEY
			Are you okay?

					STUBBS
			I will be. As soon as we finish
			off these pests.

	Wesley looks at him with different eyes... and he's
	not disrepectful but Stubbs can feel it...

					STUBBS
			Wesley, do not be too harsh in
			your judgment of me... until
			you've walked a lifetime in my
			shoes.

	Stubbs puts his hand on Wesley's shoulder. Wisely --

					STUBBS
				(continuing)
			We are no different, you and I.
			For you right now, it's getting
			into the Academy. For me, it's
			the egg. Others will never
			understand how important our work
			is to us. It's everything we live
			for.

					WESLEY
				(a beat)
			Doctor Stubbs, I want to go the
			Academy. But if I don't, I have
			other things to live for.

          STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT FIVE          54.

84   CONTINUED:

	And it is clear and honest and now there is no one for
	Stubbs to share his game with. Softly --

					STUBBS
			Of course you do.

	And Wesley looks away and Stubbs stands there, a lonely
	old man who knows exactly who he is.

85   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Data is at Science One working the keyboard as the
	others, including Troi, watch as we...

									INTERCUT:

86   ON SCIENCE ONE (OPTICAL)

	where now Data's long "sentences" are answered by a
	few symbols from the nanites... and a few more each
	time...

					DATA
			They are virtually learning the
			concept of communication as we
			continue, Captain... each new
			generation is making
			modifications.

					PICARD
			Can we actually talk to them yet?

					DATA
			I think it is worth an attempt...

					PICARD
			Ask them for a cease-fire... put
			it in whatever words you think
			they'll understand.

	Data types in his symbols... a response on the
	screen...

					DATA
				(surprised)
			Captain, their answer is... no.

					PICARD
			Tell them it is critical to their
			survival as well as our own.

          STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT FIVE          55.

86   CONTINUED:

	Data sends the message and receives a response.

					DATA
			Their answer is no.

	The captain thinks hard, looking for the opening.

					TROI
			I sense that after the incident
			in the computer core, there is
			very little trust...

	A thoughtful beat.

					PICARD
			Bring Doctor Stubbs to the bridge.

	Riker EXITS to handle it personally.

					WORF
			The universal translator has its
			limits. I prefer to negotiate
			eye to eye with my enemy...

					PICARD
			I don't think there's much chance
			of that here.

	Data hears that... and an idea begins to form....

87   INT. CORRIDOR

	Moving to the bridge... Riker escorting Doctor Stubbs...

					STUBBS
				(fearful)
			But they have already tried to
			kill me once...

					RIKER
			"One sure way into the history
			books", Doctor...

	And they ENTER...

          STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT FIVE          56.

88   INT. MAIN BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	Picard looks at Stubbs with ice in his eyes.

					PICARD
			Tell them the human who destroyed
			their comrades is here and wishes
			to address them...

					STUBBS
				(reluctant)
			Captain, if I might...

					PICARD
			And you, sir will explain your
			error and apologize and pray that
			we can negotiate a peace we can
			all live with... is that clear?

	Stubbs acknowledges. Before relaying the message...

					DATA
			Captain, if a face to face
			negotiation would be helpful,
			I would like to volunteer myself
			as a conduit.

					RIKER
			Yourself, Data?

					DATA
			I can easily furnish the nanites
			with a schematic design of my
			neurological structure. Entering
			my neural network would require
			only their most basic skills.

					BEVERLY
			That's what they were designed
			for.

					DATA
			They could easily penetrate the
			molecular fabric of my
			hand-covering into the nerve
			circuitry and interface with my
			verbal programs.

	A beat. Incredible reactions all around.

          STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT FIVE          57.

88   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			If they have control of a
			Starfleet commander, they become
			an even greater threat.

					PICARD
			How do we know we'll ever get them
			out of you, Data...

					DATA
			There are considerable risks.
			But it would also represent a
			gesture of trust on our part.
			It could be an important step
			toward peace.

	A long beat.

					PICARD
			All right. Propose it to the
			nanites.

	Data types it in... we see the code go out over the
	viewscreen... followed by a quick set of schematic
	designs of Data. After a long beat there is a short
	response.

					DATA
			The answer is yes.

	Off reactions --
									TIME CUT TO:

89   INT. COMPUTER ROOM - ON DATA (OPTICAL)

	Data is at the computer terminal, as before,
	communicating with the nanites. Picard, Worf and
	Stubbs are present.

90   WIDE ANGLE (OPTICAL)

					DATA
			They are ready, Captain.

					PICARD
			Proceed.

          STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT FIVE          58.

90   CONTINUED:

	Data puts his hand under a magnification device.

91   DATA'S FINGER (OPTICAL)

	appears on the screen of the magnification device.
	Data touches a control; the image magnifies, and we see
	glimmers of light passing into the skin.

92   INT. COMPUTER ROOM

	After a beat, Data reacts to the invasion and his
	movements become the slightest bit mechanical as though
	he is being operated by remote control... he stands.

	His eyes become less innocent, more curious. Data
	moves to Picard and Riker, looks them over.

					DATA/NANITE
			You are very strange looking
			creatures.

	Picard and Riker exchange a look... it's worked.

					PICARD
			In our travels, we have
			encountered many other
			creatures... even stranger-looking
			than we are... and all of us try
			to co-exist peacefully.

					DATA/NANITE
			The urge among us to destroy all
			of your kind is intense. Why did
			you attack us?

					PICARD
			We misinterpreted your actions
			as an attack against us.

           STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 8/2/89 - ACT FIVE          59.

92   CONTINUED:

					DATA/NANITE
			We were only seeking raw materials
			for our replication process.

					PICARD
			Yes, but you endangered the vessel
			in which we all travel.

	Data looks around at the room like he's seeing it for
	the first time...

					PICARD
			You almost killed a crewmember.

					DATA/NANITE
			We meant no harm. We were only
			exploring.

					PICARD
			We understand. We are also
			explorers and we mean no harm to
			any life-form.

	Data stares at Doctor Stubbs. He knows his time has
	come.

					STUBBS
			I am the one responsible for the
			deaths in the computer core.

					DATA/NANITE
			We know who you are.

	Stubbs blinks a bit, a lump wells up in his throat.

					STUBBS
			I... deeply regret the incident.
			I am a scientist on an important
			mission. Your... your colleagues'
			exploration of the core memory
			put our mission at risk. I only
			meant to protect a lifetime of
			work from being destroyed.

           STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 8/2/89 - ACT FIVE          60.

92   CONTINUED: (2)

					STUBBS
				(continuing; beat, for
				 once lost for words)
			I am at your mercy.

	A beat. To Picard --

					DATA/NANITE
			What is "mercy"?

					PICARD
			He asks you to forgive him. This
			conflict was started by
			mistakes... on both sides. Let
			us end it here and now.

					DATA/NANITE
				(a beat)
			We agree.

					PICARD
			I pledge to you that we will
			provide any assistance you need
			for your continued survival.

					DATA/NANITE
			Thank you, but we have evolved
			beyond any need for your
			assistance. This vessel has
			become too confining. We require
			relocation.

	Reactions.

93   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	Back in the dual star system.

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's log, Stardate 43104.7.
			Doctor Stubbs has generously used
			his influence to arrange the
			designation of planet Kavis-Alpha-Four
			as the new home of the Nanite
			Civilization. Plans to negotiate
			a treaty are underway.
					(MORE)

          STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT FIVE          61.

93   CONTINUED:

					PICARD (Cont'd)
			Commander Data's neural network
			has been vacated... He has been
			returned to us, unharmed, and with
			the help of the nanites, our
			computer core has been
			reconstructed in time for the
			experiment...

93A  INT. SHUTTLE BAY (OPTICAL)

	The unit is launched into space...

94   INT. MAIN BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	All the main crew... Stubbs is at a back science
	station. Data is Data again and at his post.

					DATA
			Ten seconds to stellar blast.

					WESLEY
			We're at forty million kilometers
			from the neutron star.

					RIKER
			Hold your position.

	On the viewscreen, the neutron star explodes in a
	dazzling fireworks show... swallowing the unit in
	blinding light.

95   STUBBS

	at Science One, completely enthralled in his work...
	collecting data as it pours into the computer...

96   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

					PICARD
			Doctor?

	Doctor Stubbs doesn't hear Picard or at least doesn't
	acknowledge... we don't know if the experiment has been
	successful or not... he is awash with numbers, facts
	figures. Picard and Riker exchange a glance.

          STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT FIVE         61A.

96   CONTINUED:

	But the last look is Wesley's who watches the doctor
	alone in his own world, obsessed with the moment he's
	given his life for.

           STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 8/2/89 - ACT FIVE          62.

96A  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	leaving the neutron star.

97   INT. TEN-FORWARD

	Beverly sits at the bar with Guinan.

					BEVERLY
			Do you have any children, Guinan?

					GUINAN
			A lot.

					BEVERLY
			Ever have any trouble relating
			to them?

					GUINAN
			Just one.

					BEVERLY
			One?

					GUINAN
			He wouldn't listen.

					BEVERLY
			Well, they all go through that.

					GUINAN
			Not in a species of listeners.

					BEVERLY
			Did he grow out of it?

					GUINAN
			Well, it's taken a few hundred
			years or so but I've brought him
			around.

					BEVERLY
			How?

					GUINAN
			A mother shapes her child in ways
			she doesn't even realize.
			Sometimes just by listening.

	She motions Beverly to see --

          STAR TREK: "Evolution" - REV. 7/25/89 - ACT FIVE          63.

98   ANGLE - WESLEY AND ANNETTE

	entering. Beverly exchanges a glance with Guinan,
	pleased.

					GUINAN
			Cute couple.

					BEVERLY
			Now, see, that's healthy for a
			boy his age. I mean that as a
			doctor not just a mother. It's
			good to see him having fun... with
			an attractive young woman... who
			obviously looks at him with
			extraordinary affection...

	Raised eyebrow...

					BEVERLY
				(continuing)
			What do you know about this girl?

	Off Guinan's reaction...

99   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	Moving away at warp speed and...

									FADE OUT.

                            THE END                             


