











                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                              
                          "The Enemy" 
                 (f.k.a. "The Mettle of Man") 
                          #40273-155 
                              
                          Written by 
                        Michael Piller 
                              
                          Directed by 
                         David Carson 


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                         FINAL DRAFT
 
                     SEPTEMBER 11, 1989
 

               STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - 9/11/89 - CAST                 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION                  
                         "The Enemy"      
                         
                             CAST                               

                PICARD             PATAHK
                RIKER              TOMALAK
                DATA               BOCHRA
                BEVERLY            
                TROI               
                GEORDI             
                WORF               
                WESLEY             
                O'BRIEN            

                Non-Speaking       
                  MEDICAL SUPERNUMERARIES
                  SECURITY GUARDS    
                  TWO CREWMEMBERS    

         STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/12/89 - SETS 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                          "The Enemy" 
                            
                             SETS 

            INTERIORS                  EXTERIORS
          
            USS ENTERPRISE             USS ENTERPRISE
              MAIN BRIDGE
              CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM     ROMULAN WARSHIP
              TRANSPORTER ROOM
              CORRIDOR                 GALORNDON CORE
              SICKBAY                    SURFACE
              BEVERLY'S OFFICE
              OBSERVATION LOUNGE
              RIKER'S QUARTERS
          
            ROMULAN WARSHIP
              CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM
          
            GALORNDON CORE
              PIT
              CAVE

     STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - PRONUNCIATION 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                          "The Enemy" 
                        
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

              RIBOSOME               RYE-bo-zome
              PATAHK                 Pah-tock
              TOMALAK                TOM-uh-lack
              BOCHRA                 BAH-kruh

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - 9/11/89 - TEASER          1.

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION                  
                         "The Enemy"                               
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:
1
thru	OMITTED
4

5    EXT. GALORNDON SURFACE (OPTICAL)

	A hellish environment bathed in a BLUE-HUED light.
	Cold and dusty (it is always night), the planet is
	whipped by gale force winds. Visibility is only a few
	feet. Crackling blue ARCS of electricity slash across
	the sky. RIKER, WORF and GEORDI MATERIALIZE. It is
	an immediate struggle to see. Riker lays a marker down
	on the ground where they beamed in.

					RIKER
			Marking beam-out position.
			Return transport: fourteen
			minutes, forty seconds.

	Worf and Riker light their palm beacons... beams of
	light shoot out... it doesn't help a lot.

					RIKER
			Your view any better, Geordi?

					GEORDI
				(adjusting his VISOR)
			Not too bad, sir. A lot of
			charged-particle precipitation,
			but I can compensate.

					WORF
			Communicators are dysfunctional.

					RIKER
			Tricorders?

					WORF
			Readings only valid within five
			meters.

					GEORDI
				(re: his tricorder)
			I'm not so sure of that... I'm
			reading Worf as an unintelligent
			life form.

       STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/15/89 - TEASER       2.

5    CONTINUED:

	Worf shoots Geordi a look.

					RIKER
			Good thing we didn't bring
			Data... we would've been
			unscrambling his circuits for a
			week...

	As they move from the beam down position... Geordi
	reacts to something he sees...

6.	GEORDI'S VISOR POV - (OPTICAL)

	picking up objects that have a different molecular
	reading than the ground cover...

					GEORDI (O.S.)
			Picking up something on the
			positron scan, Commander.

7    EXT. GALORNDON SURFACE

	Geordi takes the point...

					GEORDI
			Over here. Some electrically
			conductive objects.

	Moving with them as they begin to encounter pieces of
	wreckage from a small landing craft, badly destroyed...
	Riker looks down at some, reacts as he sees familiar
	markings.

					RIKER
			Recognize the markings, Worf?

					WORF
			Yessir. Romulan.

					RIKER
			I wonder what the hell they were
			doing in a Federation sector.

					GEORDI
			I'm picking up traces of ultritium
			residue with my VISOR, Commander.
			An explosive device must've been
			used to destroy the craft after
			it crashed.

       STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - TEASER       2A.

7    CONTINUED:

	They exchange a look. That means survivors. They draw
	phasers.

					RIKER
			Spread out... twenty five meter
			radius... our window back closes
			in nine minutes...

       STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/12/89 - TEASER       3.

7    CONTINUED:

	They spread out. Moving with Geordi as he continues to
	follow --

8    ANOTHER ANGLE

	as the distance between them increases, there is no
	longer visual contact... Geordi disappears into the
	storm as Worf comes across a seriously hurt Romulan
	(PATAHK).

					WORF
			Commander...

	Riker is not visible... likely out of earshot in the
	wind... Worf bends down, rolls the Romulan on his back.
	Patahk is MOANING, delirious.

					WORF
			Commander Riker...

	Patahk opens his eyes and sees Worf. He lunges up from
	the ground, and tries to close his hands around Worf's
	throat. Worf struggles with the Romulan and succeeds
	easily in immobilizing the injured man. A moment
	later, Riker appears, reacts to the sight of the
	Romulan.

9    WITH GEORDI

	moving along the terrain... suddenly without warning,
	the earth beneath him collapses and...

10   INT. PIT

	Geordi falls hard to the ground, splashing in muddy
	water... his VISOR is flung from his face on impact...
	he groans, stunned... reaches out, trying to find the
	VISOR in the puddle, finally touches it... puts it
	on... wipes it off... sees that he's in a deep
	pit...

	NEW ANGLE

	The sky raging in a small opening many feet
	overhead... The walls are slick and muddy -- not
	rocky... there's no way back up.

       STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/13/89 - TEASER       4.

11   CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
				(yelling)
			COMMANDER RIKER... WORF... HEY
			UP THERE...

12   RIKER AND WORF

	can't hear him. They are supporting the Romulan...
	moving him back to the beam-out spot.

					WORF
			Four minutes to beam-up, sir.

	Riker tries to see through the storm... it's
	impossible...

					RIKER
			Where is he? Wait here...

	He moves into the storm, quickly disappearing...

13   GEORDI

	trying his communicator, knowing it doesn't work...

					GEORDI
			La Forge to Riker... La Forge to
			Worf...
				(yelling up again)
			HEY...

	He tries to climb... the walls are wet and slippery...
	he only succeeds in bringing more mud sliding down on
	top of him...

14   RIKER

	moving through the storm... it's getting worse...

					RIKER
			GEORDI...

15   WORF AND PATAHK (OPTICAL)

	Worf kneeling on one leg... the Romulan is barely
	clinging to consciousness.

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - 9/11/89 - TEASER          5.

15   CONTINUED:

	Worf, knowing time is running out, looks out into the
	fog... sees Riker returning alone... they exchange
	a look that says Geordi's lost. With a burst of
	determination, Worf rises and starts to move away into
	the storm to find Geordi...

					RIKER
				(sharply)
			Lieutenant Worf, maintain your
			position.

	Worf reluctantly obeys. A moment later all three
	DEMATERIALIZE. HOLD on the wind-swept wasteland as the
	fierce electrical storm takes hold.

16   INT. CAVERN

	Geordi looks up and no longer bothers yelling. He
	knows it's useless. As we push into his face...

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

       STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/12/89 - ACT ONE       6.

                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

16A  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	In orbit around Galorndon Core, an electromagnetically
	shrouded planet, obscured by fierce storms and wildly
	erratic arcs of jagged electricity.

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's log, Stardate 43349.2.
			An unidentified distress signal
			has led to the discovery of a
			crashed Romulan vessel on the
			surface of Galorndon Core, a
			Federation planet.

17   INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM

	Much activity... the Romulan being examined by
	BEVERLY... MEDICAL SUPERNUMERARIES arriving with a
	gurney...

					PICARD (V.O.)
				(continuing)
			We have recovered one survivor.
			Lieutenant Commander La Forge
			did not report back with the away
			team and is still missing on the
			surface.

					BEVERLY
			Get him to Sickbay.

	Worf observes... ordering SECURITY GUARDS to follow
	--

					WORF
			Secure Sickbay. Post guards in
			visual contact at all times.

	Reacting, on the move --

					BEVERLY
			He's not going anywhere,
			Lieutenant.

	Worf doesn't waver, nods to the security personnel to
	follow the medical team... as they do, they pass PICARD
	who arrives... moves to Riker who is with O'BRIEN at
	his console...

       STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/12/89 - ACT ONE       7.

17   CONTINUED:

	O'Brien trying in vain to find some trace of Geordi
	in the transporter scan.

					O'BRIEN
			I'm sorry, Commander... There's
			just no way to lock in on anything
			down there...

					RIKER
				(controlled)
			Keep trying, Mister O'Brien.

					O'BRIEN
				(shakes his head,
				 useless)
			The electrical storms are creating
			thousands of ghosts...

					RIKER
				(sharp)
			Then beam some of the ghosts up
			here... one of them may be La
			Forge.
				(sees Picard)
			Request permission to lead another
			away team...

					PICARD
			Denied.
				(off his look)
			When we get another window in the
			storms.

	Riker acknowledges, collects himself.

					PICARD
			The crash site?

	Moving out into...

18.	INT. CORRIDOR - CONTINUOUS

	Walking...

					RIKER
			The Romulan craft's a total loss.
			There's nothing there to salvage
			-- unless we do it with tweezers.

       STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/15/89 - ACT ONE       8.

18   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			No sign of others...

					RIKER
				(shakes his head)
			We could barely see two meters
			in front of us down there...

					PICARD
			It certainly is the last place
			one would expect a Romulan
			encroachment.
				(speculating)
			On the other hand, Galorndon Core
			would provide ideal cover for an
			opening move of a new offensive.

					RIKER
				(agrees)
			I doubt they were there for the
			climate.

19   EXT. GALORNDON SURFACE

	Emphasizing his point... the storm is continuing to
	build.

20   INT. PIT

	Geordi is closely examining the muddy walls around
	him...

21   HIS VISOR/POV (OPTICAL)

	His scan reveals a substance buried in the wall that
	has a different quality to it than the surrounding
	soil...

22   INT. PIT

	Geordi reacts, burrows the mud away to reveal --

       STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/15/89 - ACT ONE       9.

23   INSERT - A SILVER ORE-LIKE SUBSTANCE

24   INT. PIT (OPTICAL)

	Geordi examines it... begins to pull more dirt off the
	wall, giving himself something of a work-table...
	using the mud to shape a rough mold... he takes small
	bits of ore out of the vein, puts them into his mold,
	uses his phaser to melt them... steam erupts as it
	turns into hot liquid in the cold mud... and as it
	collects in the mold, we can see he is creating a
	short, sharp pole...

25   INT. SICKBAY

	Beverly is with Picard and Riker... as they observe
	life-saving measures being taken with the Romulan.

					BEVERLY
			We thought it would be like
			working on a Vulcan, but there
			are subtle differences... too many
			of them...

					PICARD
			Can you treat him?

					BEVERLY
			He has cell damage in vital
			areas... He's going to need a
			transfusion of compatible
			ribosomes in order to recover.
			I'm setting up a schedule to
			test every member of the crew.

					RIKER
			Will he survive?

					BEVERLY
			I can't answer that yet.

					RIKER
			Let me put it another way -- will
			he survive long enough to tell
			us what he was doing here?

	Beverly reacts.

					PICARD
			It is an important consideration,
			Doctor.

      STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT ONE      9A.

25   CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			I can't put his life in any
			additional jeopardy...

      STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/15/89 - ACT ONE      10.

25   CONTINUED: (2)

					PICARD
			Nor would we ask you to.

					BEVERLY
			I can bring him around for a few
			minutes...

	As she prepares an injection...

					BEVERLY
			There is one serious complication.
			His brainwaves indicate early
			neural-pathway degeneration.

					RIKER
			A head injury?

					BEVERLY
				(shakes her head, no)
			There was no obvious cranial
			trauma. I'm guessing the exposure
			to the magnetic fields on the
			surface was slowly breaking down
			his synaptic connections.

	Picard and Riker exchange a glance.

					RIKER
			Will it affect Geordi the same
			way?

	She nods, concerned... Gives the injection to Patahk
	who stirs. As he awakens, Picard observes as Riker
	moves closer to the Romulan. Patahk is in clear
	discomfort.

					RIKER
			You are aboard the Federation
			Starship Enterprise.
				(Patahk reacts)
			We are treating your injuries.
			How long were you on Galorndon
			Core?
				(he does not answer)
			Do you understand me?

					PATAHK
			I will not answer questions.

					RIKER
			We must know if there are any
			other survivors on the surface.

      STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/12/89 - ACT ONE      11.

25   CONTINUED: (3)

					PATAHK
			I am alone. I will not answer
			any questions.

					RIKER
			Is there a mother ship we should
			advise of your condition?

	The Romulan closes his eyes and drifts back into
	unconsciousness. Beverly signals that's it... Riker
	joins Picard who has heard...

					PICARD
			The only answer he offers is that
			he was alone...

					RIKER
			... which suggests he wasn't.

26   INT. PIT - GEORDI'S FACE STRAINING

	and then...

27   NEW ANGLE

	to see he is halfway up the side of the pit... using
	two of his "spike" tools in each hand to poke into the
	earth, pulling himself up, inch by inch... the howling
	of the wind above... crashing thunder... flickering of
	lightning...

28   HIS FEET

	are almost useless, slipping on the sides...

29   INT. PIT - GEORDI

	as he grits his teeth and raises himself another notch
	and...

30   EXT. GALORNDON SURFACE

	Geordi's arm reaches over and drives a stake in the
	ground... pulls himself up and out, exhausted...

      STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/13/89 - ACT ONE      12.

31   OMITTED

32   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Picard, Riker, Worf, Beverly, TROI, WESLEY and DATA.
	Picking up in mid-conversation...

					RIKER
			Something that can cut through
			the storm... to give us some way
			to signal him...

	Wesley has an idea...

					WESLEY
			A neutrino pulse...

	They turn to him...

					WESLEY
			We could build a portable neutrino
			source and send it in a probe to
			the surface. It would be like
			a beacon.

	Picard glances at Data for a reaction.

					DATA
			A neutrino pulse would send
			non-charged particles back up
			through the atmosphere... and
			would be detectable by Geordi's
			VISOR.

					WESLEY
			He'll be able to show us that he's
			found it by modifying the
			pulse...

					PICARD
				(nods to Wesley)
			Make it so.

	Wesley moves from his position and EXITS. Data has
	something new on his sensors...

      STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT ONE      13.

32   CONTINUED:

					DATA
			Captain, I have a new transmission
			on a parallel frequency to the
			distress call...

					PICARD
			From the planet?

					DATA
			No sir... from inside the Romulan
			Zone. We should be able to view
			the transmission.

					PICARD
			On screen.

33   ANGLE ON MAIN VIEWER - ROMULAN READY ROOM (OPTICAL)

	as the image of TOMALAK, a Romulan commander, appears.

					TOMALAK
			Tomalak to Pi.
				(a beat)
			We have received your distress
			signal. Respond.
				(a beat)
			If you can hear me, we are
			entering the Neutral Zone now...
			We will reach you in six hours.

	The transmission ends. The viewscreen goes back to
	the starfield. On reactions...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

      STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/13/89 - ACT TWO      14.

                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

34   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

35   INT. MAIN BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	As before.

					PICARD
			Mister Worf, hail the Romulan
			vessel.

					WORF
			Frequency open, sir.

	Picard addresses the viewscreen.

					PICARD
			Romulan vessel. This is Captain
			Jean-Luc Picard of the Federation
			Starship Enterprise.

	There is a long beat and no response.

					WORF
			The frequency is open, sir.

					PICARD
			Commander Tomalak, we have
			intercepted your transmission.
			You are not to enter Federation
			space.

	Finally, the screen comes to life and Tomalak
	appears... he is cool, almost cordial.

					TOMALAK
			Captain Picard, my apologies.
			If I had known you were in this
			sector, I certainly would have
			advised you before crossing the
			Neutral Zone.

					PICARD
				(dry)
			Really...

      STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/13/89 - ACT TWO      15.

35   CONTINUED:

					TOMALAK
			I'm sure you'll understand when
			I explain. Simply, one of our
			ships had a slight navigational
			error and apparently crashed on
			Galorndon Core.

					PICARD
			A "slight" navigational error.
			Nearly half a light year past the
			Neutral Zone.

					TOMALAK
			I assure you, Captain, no
			aggression was intended.

					PICARD
			Commander, we have recovered one
			of your survivors.

	Tomalak's poker face barely reacts... but there's a
	blink if you catch it.

					TOMALAK
			He is on board your ship?

					PICARD
			We are treating him for severe
			injuries.

					TOMALAK
			And his craft?

					PICARD
				(pointed)
			Destroyed... deliberately... after
			the crash.

					TOMALAK
				(shrugs)
			Standard procedure for all Romulan
			crews.

					PICARD
			For all Romulan crews in enemy
			space... which would suggest they
			knew where they were, Commander.

      STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/13/89 - ACT TWO      16.

35   CONTINUED: (2)

					TOMALAK
				(disagrees)
			If I were lost and uncertain, I
			would not take any chances. Nor
			I suspect would you, Captain.
			May I speak to him?

					PICARD
			He is not conscious... and not
			well enough to leave Sickbay.

					BEVERLY
			Captain, with your permission...

	Picard nods. She looks to the viewscreen --

					BEVERLY
			I am Doctor Crusher, the medical
			officer. We are doing everything
			we can for him and it still may
			not be enough. Any medical
			guidance your ship's doctor can
			offer...

					TOMALAK
				(patronizing)
			My dear, there is no way to talk
			you through the intricacies of
			Romulan medicine. His life is in
			your hands.

	And it is clear that Tomalak is using this
	"responsibility" as a diplomatic weapon.

					TOMALAK
				(to Picard)
			I assume that you are prepared
			to leave at once and rendezvous
			with me in the Neutral Zone.

      STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT TWO      17.

35   CONTINUED: (3)

					PICARD
			I have an away team on the
			surface. We are waiting for a
			window in the storm to beam them
			back.

	Tomalak considers that...

					TOMALAK
			And then you will return my
			officer?

	Picard is not yet prepared to discuss that issue.
	Instead...

					PICARD
			Are there any other Romulans we
			should be looking to recover from
			Galorndon Core... ?

					TOMALAK
			No. It was a one-man craft.
				(beat, cool)
			Captain, we will be at the
			Federation border of the Neutral
			Zone in roughly five hours. We
			will expect you to rendezvous at
			that time.

	The Main Viewer switches back to the starfield.

36   ON PICARD

	turning to Troi.

					PICARD
			Counselor?

					TROI
			There is great hostility behind
			his smile, Captain. To complete
			his mission, he will stop at
			nothing.

					RIKER
			Including the Neutral Zone border?

      STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT TWO      18.

36   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			Sir, I see no reason to return
			the Romulan to his ship. He
			should be held and interrogated.

					RIKER
			We do have a right to detain him,
			Captain.

					PICARD
			Without clear evidence of intent,
			it would not be a simple matter.

					RIKER
				(disagreeing)
			This was obviously not pilot's
			error, Captain... it requires a
			response from us.

					PICARD
				(acknowledges)
			We must measure the response
			carefully, Number One. Or history
			may remember Galorndon Core
			alongside Pearl Harbor and Station
			Salem-One... as the stage for
			a bloody preamble to war.

37   EXT. SHELTERED AREA (OPTICAL)

	Geordi pushes into a crevice offering slim protection
	from the furious storm... rests out of breath... He
	is cold and hungry... rubbing his hands together for
	heat... sees some (basketball-sized) rocks on the
	ground... leans down to pick one up... and misses it off
	to the left. He reacts...

					GEORDI
			What the hell... ?

	He tries it again, comes down wrong again. Geordi
	removes his VISOR, presses a tiny button on the inside
	of it. After a beat, the VISOR BEEPS softly. Geordi
	shrugs, puts it back on. As he tries again, this time
	he methodically adjusts...

      STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/15/89 - ACT TWO      19.

37   CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
			About five degrees off... huh.
			The water maybe... ?

	He shakes his head -- nothing to be done here and now.
	He rolls a few rocks into a pile... uses his phaser
	to heat them up... sits next to the rocks to get warm.

38   INT. SICKBAY

	Medical supernumeraries are taking DNA (TECH) samples
	from several crew members who have reported for
	testing... moving to find Beverly examining the
	Romulan's life signs and is not encouraged... to a
	medical supernumerary --

					BEVERLY
			I want him off all the drugs...
			they aren't doing anything...
				(keys insignia)
			Doctor Crusher to Picard.

									INTERCUT:

39   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Picard, Riker, Worf, Data and supernumeraries...

					PICARD
			Go ahead.

					BEVERLY
			My patient is not responding to
			treatment.

					PICARD
			You haven't found a compatible
			ribosome donor?

					BEVERLY
			The lab is still processing the
			tests... early results indicate
			humans have far too many
			biorejection factors. I've also
			ruled out the Vulcans we've
			tested.

	In the background, Wesley ENTERS the bridge.

      STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/15/89 - ACT TWO      20.

39   CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
				(continuing)
			We'll try a little old-fashioned
			country medicine... keep the
			fever down, try to let the body
			heal itself...

					PICARD
			Keep me advised. Picard out.

	Staying on the bridge...

					WESLEY
			Captain, the neutrino beacon is
			operational. We've placed it
			aboard a class three probe.

					PICARD
			Well done, Ensign.
				(to Worf)
			Launch the probe.

	Worf makes it march --

40   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	FIRING the probe. (STOCK photon torpedo)

41   OMITTED

42   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	As before. Wesley has returned to Conn.

					WORF
			Probe has entered the atmosphere,
			sir.

					DATA
			The neutrino stream is coming in
			strongly. Sensors are tracking
			the probe despite the
			interference.

      STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT TWO      21.

43   EXT. SHELTERED AREA

	Geordi is sitting by the hot rocks when he senses
	something in the distance... something we can't see...

44   ANGLE - INCLUDE THE HORIZON

	To our naked eye, there's nothing there. But...

45   GEORDI

	reacts to something he sees, stands...

					GEORDI
			This better not be another
			malfunction...

46   HIS POV - (OPTICAL)

	His VISOR reveals the staccato beacon of light from
	the neutrino beam... quite a distance away.

					GEORDI (O.S.)
			A stationary neutrino source...

47   GEORDI

	Hope fills his face...

					GEORDI
				(smiles)
			Wesley Crusher.

	He moves out into the muck...

48   EXT. GALORNDON SURFACE

	Geordi moving through the storm along the rocky
	hillside toward the neutrino beam... as he moves
	forward...

         STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - 9/11/89 - ACT TWO         22.

49   ANGLE

	to find two feet moving out from cover... coming up
	quickly behind him and a HARD THUD sound... and Geordi
	falls into frame unconscious by the feet... and tilt up
	to see another Romulan (BOCHRA) looking down at him.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

     STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/12/89 - ACT THREE     23.

                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

50   EXT. GALORNDON SURFACE

	The wind is getting stronger. Geordi, dazed, gets to
	his knees, shakes his head to clear it. As sense
	returns, he instinctively reaches for his phaser. It's
	gone -- as are his tricorder and communicator. Geordi
	looks up:

51   ON THE ROMULAN

	BOCHRA is standing a few meters away, holding Geordi's
	tricorder and insignia in one hand -- and training a
	phaser on him with the other. The wind grows more
	furious. The Romulan does not look entirely well.

					BOCHRA
			You are my prisoner.

	Geordi looks at him -- big deal.

					GEORDI
			Right. Congratulations.
			Certainly, a strategic triumph
			for the Romulan Empire.

	Geordi starts to stand. Bochra waves the phaser.

					BOCHRA
			Stay there.

					GEORDI
			My shoes are getting full of
			sand... I just hate that, don't
			you? You think we could just
			maybe move outta the...

					BOCHRA
				(interrupting)
			How many other Federation troops
			are with you?

	FLASH of lightning. Wind stronger still. Geordi will
	not offer any "military" information, sidesteps the
	question.

     STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/12/89 - ACT THREE     23A.

51   CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
			We just stopped by to rescue you,
			big fella... which I'm still
			willing to do if you'll put that
			down...

     STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/13/89 - ACT THREE     24.

51   CONTINUED: (2)

	Bochra holds it steady...

					GEORDI
			Or we can just stand here and take
			in the view...

					BOCHRA
			Your name and rank.

					GEORDI
			Lieutenant Commander Geordi La
			Forge. I don't believe I caught
			yours... ?

					BOCHRA
			A Romulan ship will arrive
			shortly... you will accompany me
			on board...

					GEORDI
			Uh, I really don't think that's
			gonna happen, Ensign... or is it
			Commodore...
				(a beat, Bochra doesn't
				 react)
			Yeah, see... we heard your message
			too... and well, the fleet's in,
			Commodore. Sky's full of
			Federation ships.

					BOCHRA
			You're lying.

					GEORDI
			I never lie when I've got sand
			in my shoes, Commodore.

					BOCHRA
			Get up.

	The wind is swirling dangerously now. Bochra gestures
	for Geordi to start walking toward a cave (where he
	was hiding). Geordi stands, but doesn't move.

					GEORDI
			Seriously. There's only one way
			out of here. Put that down and
			I'll take you back to my ship as
			soon as there's a window in the
			storm...

     STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/12/89 - ACT THREE     25.

51   CONTINUED: (3)

	But now a hurricane force gust of blinding wind
	virtually knocks them down... Geordi scrambles to his
	feet, sees Bochra still struggling on the ground... as
	rocks, loosened by the wind, start falling from the
	cliff above all around them... one strikes the
	Romulan's leg... Geordi doesn't hesitate, he pulls the
	Romulan to safety.

52
thru	OMITTED
53

54   INT. GALORNDON CAVE

	as Geordi and Bochra ENTER. Bochra raises a hand --
	"I can manage" -- limps over to a rock, sits down.
	Geordi looks out at the storm, then turns to see Bochra
	is once again levelling a phaser at him.

					GEORDI
			You gotta be kidding.

	Bochra isn't kidding.

					BOCHRA
			Sit.

	Bochra motions for Geordi to move away from the cave
	mouth and cross to a spot where Bochra's between Geordi
	and the cave mouth. As Geordi complies, sits down
	and takes the shoe off...

					GEORDI
				(to himself)
			Welcome to Galorndon Core, where
			no good deed goes unpunished...

	... and lets the sand fall out.

     STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/15/89 - ACT THREE     26.

55   INT. SICKBAY - BEVERLY'S OFFICE

	Beverly is at her desk as Worf ENTERS, having been
	summoned...

					WORF
			Yes, Doctor...

	She looks up, pleased to see him.

					BEVERLY
			Lieutenant. Good. Come in.
			Please, sit down...

	He does. Stiffly. She smiles at him.

					BEVERLY
			We've finally found a compatible
			ribosome match for the Romulan.
			But only one. You.

					WORF
			That is impossible. I am a
			Klingon.

					BEVERLY
			Different species, yes. But
			Humans, Romulans, Vulcans,
			Klingons, Betazoids -- we're all
			genetically similar. We have
			comparable cell structures. And
			you have what this Romulan
			needs. There's absolutely no
			risk to you...

	Worf frowns, looks away. She reacts.

					BEVERLY
			You did understand that was the
			purpose of all the testing...

					WORF
			I have no objection to tests.

					BEVELRY
				(beat)
			You have an objection to being
			a donor.

					WORF
			Yes.

     STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT THREE     27.

55   CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			Lieutenant, I understand your
			feelings about the Romulans.
			But this is not the time or
			place...

					WORF
			If you had seen them kill your
			parents, you would understand,
			Doctor. It is always the time
			and place for those feelings.

					BEVERLY
			This Romulan did not kill your
			parents. And you are the only
			one who can save his life.

					WORF
				(beat)
			Then he will die.

	He stands and EXITS. Beverly is flabbergasted.

									TIME CUT:

56   INT. READY ROOM

	Beverly sits with Picard trying to enlist his aid.

					BEVERLY
			I don't need him to like the idea,
			Captain... just to do it.

					PICARD
			There is no alternative?

					BEVERLY
			The alternative is the Romulan
			will die. Worf is quite correct
			on that point.

	Picard stands, thoughtful.

					PICARD
			We need him alive...
				(beat)
			It is easy to forget that our
			Lieutenant Worf is not human.
			His values are very different from
			yours and mine.

     STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/15/89 - ACT THREE     28.

56   CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			Of course they are. But he is
			also an officer of Starfleet...
			and this is...

					PICARD
			... this is a personal matter...

					BEVERLY
			It's very personal, Captain.
			Especially to the Romulan who's
			dying in my Sickbay. Maybe he
			has a family waiting for him to
			come home.

	Picard studies her.

					BEVERLY
			Worf is a good man. I know with
			a word of encouragement from you
			he will do the right thing.

	A long beat.

					PICARD
				(you mean)
			Order him.

					BEVERLY
			Encourage him.

					PICARD
				(uncomfortable)
			A captain's encouragement is
			difficult to refuse, Doctor.
				(beat)
			And difficult to offer to a man
			whose feelings run so deep.

					BEVERLY
			Even if it means the life of the
			Romulan?

	Picard's expression is pained. He is torn by his
	respect for this woman, his need to respect Worf's
	beliefs, his own personal feelings. Slowly,
	regretfully, he shakes his head.

					PICARD
			I must respect his personal
			views... even if I do not share
			them. He will have to live with
			the consequences of his decision.

     STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT THREE     28A.

56   CONTINUED: (2)

					BEVERLY
			We will all have to.

     STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/12/89 - ACT THREE     29.

56   CONTINUED: (2)

	He and Beverly share a last long look. She is not
	happy. She EXITS. Picard looks somberly after her.

57   INT. GALORNDON CAVE

	Bochra and Geordi sit facing one another. Bochra's
	posture is ramrod-straight as he keeps his phaser
	levelled at Geordi. But he seems oddly overheated for
	the cold environment. Geordi, however, has made
	himself as comfortable as possible, reclining and
	putting his feet up -- a small show of rebellion.

					GEORDI
			I wish you'd put that away.

					BOCHRA
				(smug)
			You're afraid of dying.

					GEORDI
				("are you stupid?")
			You bet I am. Who isn't?

					BOCHRA
			I'm not.

					GEORDI
			Right.

					BOCHRA
			To die in the service of my
			people...

					GEORDI
			Ah, the Romulan path to glory.

	Such irreverence. Bochra starts to boil, then gets
	control of himself. No sense letting a lowly human get
	your goat.

					BOCHRA
			You can be sarcastic -- now. But
			in a few millennia, when humans
			are extinct and the Romulan Empire
			spans the galaxy...

					GEORDI
				(genuinely curious)
			You really believe that stuff,
			don't you, Commodore?

     STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT THREE     30.

57   CONTINUED:

					BOCHRA
			Our culture is far older and wiser
			than yours. It's inevitable that
			we will prevail.

					GEORDI
			Well, if you're that sure of
			yourselves, why be so
			tight-lipped? You won't even tell
			me your name.

					BOCHRA
			I see no need to tell you.

					GEORDI
			Why? Is it a military secret or
			something? I've told you mine.
				(shrugs)
			Okay, Commodore... whatever you
			say.

	Bochra bristles. Geordi pretends not to notice.

					BOCHRA
			You may address me as Centurion
			Bochra.

					GEORDI
			Ahh. Bochra. Good, solid Romulan
			name. And you're a centurion.
			Well, stay with it, you'll be a
			commodore someday.

	Bochra starts to react, realizes Geordi's deliberately
	trying to get a rise out of him, decides two can play
	at this game. Unruffled, Bochra replies:

					BOCHRA
			I'm not certain of the equivalent
			Federation rank... but I do know
			it's higher than lieutenant
			commander.

	Geordi can't help a grin. Good shot. Bochra's head
	weaves momentarily as though he's dizzy.

					GEORDI
			What's the matter?

					BOCHRA
			Nothing.


     STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/15/89 - ACT THREE     31.

57   CONTINUED: (2)

					GEORDI
			Wrong. Your heart rate just shot
			way up.

	Bochra can't help his curiosity, looks at Geordi --
	How can you tell? Geordi taps his VISOR in response.

					GEORDI
			It translates a wide range of
			radiation into neural impulses.
			Allows me to see.

					BOCHRA
			Without it, you are blind?

					GEORDI
			Yes...

					BOCHRA
			How did this happen?

					GEORDI
			I was born that way.

					BOCHRA
				(honestly doesn't
				 understand)
			And your parents let you live?

	Geordi's stunned.

					GEORDI
			What kind of question is that?
			Of course they let me live.

	Bochra shakes his head. Humans are strange.

					BOCHRA
			No wonder your race is weak. You
			waste time and resources on
			defective children...

	That pushes Geordi's button.

					GEORDI
			Defective? Listen, Commodore --
			I'm a chief engineer in Starfleet.
			You don't get there by being
			defective.

     STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT THREE     31A.

57   CONTINUED: (3)

					BOCHRA
			But if you can't see...

					GEORDI
			I can see things you can't even
			imagine.

     STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/13/89 - ACT THREE     32.

57   CONTINUED: (3)

	Geordi turns to look out in the direction of the
	neutrino beacon...

57A  HIS POV (OPTICAL)

	He sees the neutrino beam through the storm... but
	suddenly the vision goes haywire.

57B  GEORDI

	reacts...

					GEORDI
			Whoa...

	Bochra looks on with fascination as Geordi removes his
	VISOR and presses the tiny button inside. The VISOR
	BEEPS back.

					GEORDI
				(to Bochra)
			I'm having some sort of polarity
			shift. The diagnostic insists
			everything's fine...

	Geordi replaces his VISOR over his eyes, looks at
	Bochra with concern.

					GEORDI
				(continuing)
			Your body temperature's gone up
			another full degree...

					BOCHRA
				(giving nothing away)
			What are you saying?

					GEORDI
			It's this place... All that
			electromagnetic soup is playing
			hell with our nervous systems.
			Your metabolism's messed up...
			so's my interface with the VISOR.

	Geordi starts to get to his feet.

     STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT THREE     33.

57B  CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
				(continuing)
			We've got to get out of here
			while we still can.

	Bochra raises the phaser -- "don't move." Geordi
	freezes.

					BOCHRA
			Sit down.

					GEORDI
			Bochra...

	Bochra wavers. He's feeling dizzy, short of breath,
	feverish -- but is trying not to let it show. Maybe
	Geordi's telling the truth -- but Bochra can't bring
	himself to trust him.

					BOCHRA
				(deliberate)
			Sit down.

	Reluctantly, Geordi sits down...

58   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Picard, Riker, Troi, Worf, Wesley, Data. Wesley is
	monitoring the neutrino probe... a concerned look on
	his face. Riker, impatient for a sign, glances over
	Wes' shoulder, sighs... a shiver in the signal makes
	him react... he looks at Wesley who shakes his head...

					RIKER
			What's that?

					WESLEY
			Just a background fluctuation,
			Commander... he hasn't found it
			yet.

					RIKER
			Then he must be hurt... or dead.
				(beat)
			How long before another window,
			Data?

					DATA
			There are none indicated,
			Commander. I have no way to
			predict.

     STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/12/89 - ACT THREE     33A.

58   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			Incoming Romulan transmission,
			Captain.

	Picard and Riker exchange a look.

					RIKER
			They're early.

					DATA
				(agrees)
			The Romulan warbird should still
			be twenty-nine minutes away from
			the edge of the Neutral Zone.

					PICARD
			Close enough, however, to see
			we're not there.
				(to Worf)
			On screen.

     STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT THREE     34.

59   ANGLE ON MAIN VIEWER - ROMULAN READY ROOM (OPTICAL)

	Tomalak speaks from his command chair.

					TOMALAK
			Picard, I'm approaching the
			Federation border and the
			Enterprise is not to be found.
			Why?

	Picard doesn't like Tomalak's attitude, but he
	maintains his composure.

					PICARD
			My away team has not been able
			to leave the surface because of
			the storms.

					TOMALAK
			And my officer?

					PICARD
			He is alive.

					TOMALAK
			His life remains in jeopardy?

					PICARD
			Yes.

	Include Worf.

					TOMALAK
			And yet you will still not permit
			me to cross into your precious
			Federation space to retrieve
			him...

	Picard feels himself being manuevered into a defensive
	position. He knows he's escalating the stakes when
	he responds...

					PICARD
			If the point hasn't been made
			clearly, Commander, let me make
			it again.
					(MORE)

     STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT THREE     34A.

59   CONTINUED:

					PICARD (Cont'd)
			Romulan warships do not enter
			Federation space unless they are
			prepared to do battle.

					TOMALAK
			But a mission of mercy...

					PICARD
			A mission to recover one of your
			officers who was caught on a
			Federation planet. For reasons
			still unknown...

					TOMALAK
			I have already explained that.

					PICARD
			And I have rejected your
			explanation.

					TOMALAK
			Territories... you would measure
			territories against a man's life?

	Picard does not at all like being in this position. He
	takes the only posture he can.

					PICARD
			Commander, your singular concern
			for a life is impressive. Do
			not risk any more lives by leaving
			the Neutral Zone. Picard out.

	The screen returns to starfield. Picard is really
	furious with the way this is going. He turns and
	cannot help exchanging a glance with Worf. As he EXITS
	to the Ready Room.

     STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT THREE     35.

60   OMITTED

61   INT. GALORNDON CAVE

	The SOUND of the storm outside has abated. Bochra's
	definitely not a well Romulan; he's sweating, and his
	hands have developed a slight tremble. He is clearly
	much further along in his deterioration than Geordi.
	But he never takes his eyes -- or the phaser -- off
	Geordi.

					GEORDI
			Bochra, you're in bad shape.

	Bochra doesn't respond.

					GEORDI
			My vision's getting worse.
			There's a beacon out there...
			it'll get us back to my ship...
			but not if I can't find it.

	Bochra shakes his head.

					BOCHRA
			I can't surrender to the
			Federation.

					GEORDI
			Then stay here and die.

	Bochra looks inquisitively at Geordi, trying to
	understand this human.

     STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/13/89 - ACT THREE     36.

61   CONTINUED:

					BOCHRA
			If the situation were reversed...
			would you not die to avoid
			capture?

	Geordi takes a beat to consider.

					GEORDI
			I don't know. I might... if I
			thought it was necessary. If the
			stakes were high enough.
				(a beat)
			But they'd have to be pretty damn
			high.

	Bochra thinks this over. Maybe he's considering just
	how high -- or low -- the stakes are in his case.

					GEORDI
				(continuing)
			Guess I'd make a pretty lousy
			Romulan, huh... ?

					BOCHRA
			I no more wish to die than you
			do.

					GEORDI
				(a smile)
			You mean Romulans aren't always
			ready to sacrifice themselves on
			command?

					BOCHRA
			No more than humans are frail,
			weak-willed children without any
			conception of loyalty or duty.

	They exchange a weak grin. Geordi tests his vision;
	it's getting worse.

					GEORDI
			Bochra -- there are times when
			dying for one's ideals is
			necessary.
				(a beat)
			Do you believe this is one of
			those times?

	Bochra agonizes, makes up his mind, gets to his feet
	-- and lowers the phaser. Geordi nods in
	acknowledgement of what that cost Bochra.

        STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - 9/11/89 - ACT THREE        37.

61   CONTINUED: (2)

					GEORDI
			Let's find that beacon.

	They start toward the entrance.

62   NEW ANGLE

	as Geordi stumbles over a rock, gropes for the walls of
	the cave.

					BOCHRA
			What is it?

	Geordi holds his VISOR to his forehead with both hands.

					GEORDI
			Everything's gone blank.
				(a beat)
			I'm blind.

	Geordi takes off the VISOR, revealing his white,
	sightless eyes.

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

      STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT FOUR      38.

                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

62A  INT. CORRIDOR

	Worf approaches a cabin door, considers a beat, then
	rings the bell.

					RIKER'S VOICE
			Come.

	The door opens to Riker's quarters and Worf ENTERS.

63   INT. RIKER'S QUARTERS - CONTINUOUS

	Riker is in his quarters studying territorial maps on
	his computer screen. Worf ENTERS, stops...

					WORF
			You are busy. Forgive my
			intrusion.

	He starts to leave... Riker stops him with...

      STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT FOUR      39.

63   CONTINUED:

					RIKER
			For what it's worth, I understand
			your bitterness.

	Worf stops, turns...

					WORF
			With respect, sir... you cannot.
				(beat)
			I am asked to give up the very
			lifeblood of my mother, of my
			father, to those who murdered
			them.

					RIKER
			Must you blame all Romulans for
			that?

					WORF
			Yes.

					RIKER
			Forever, Worf?
				(Worf thinks deeply)
			What if the Federation should make
			peace with the Romulans someday...

					WORF
			Impossible.

					RIKER
			Not long ago, your people said
			the same thing about humans.

	Worf reacts.

					RIKER
			And so many on both sides died
			in that war. How could you and
			I be here now... like this...
			if we were unable to let go of
			the anger, the blame.
				(beat)
			When does it end, Worf? If the
			Romulan dies, does his family
			carry the bitterness forward
			another generation?

					WORF
			Then you believe I should.

     STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT FOUR     39A.

63   CONTINUED:	(2)

					RIKER
			What I believe doesn't matter.

					WORF
			My Starfleet training tells me
			one thing. Everything I am tells
			me another.

					BEVERLY'S COM VOICE
			Lieutenant Worf, report to
			Sickbay.

      STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/15/89 - ACT FOUR      40.

63   CONTINUED:	(3)

					WORF
			Acknowledged.

	Worf and Riker exchange a look. Then he EXITS.

64   INT. SICKBAY

	CLOSE on Patahk in the biobed, MUTTERING in semiconsciousness.

65   ANGLE ON THE DOOR

	as Worf ENTERS and stays at the door. Beverly crosses
	to him. Worf looks suspiciously over at Patahk, then
	at Beverly. Calmly, softly --

					BEVERLY
			Lieutenant, his life is coming
			to an end. I thought it important
			for you to see him again.

	Worf studies him... perhaps begins to turn...

					BEVERLY
			It is not too late to change your
			mind.

	They exchange a long look and she leaves him with the
	Romulan...

66   ANGLE - OVER HIS SHOULDER

	Patahk's eyes open slightly and sees Worf. Hatred
	succeeds in awakening him even more.

					PATAHK
			Come close to me, Klingon. Let
			me die with my hands at your
			throat.

	Worf just stares at him. Patahk trembles, has to
	force his body back under his control.

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/13/89 - ACT FOUR          41.

66   CONTINUED:

	Worf pulls away from his instinctive reaction,
	desperately wants to find a way to make this okay.
	We should see the two sides of him pulling back and
	forth.

					WORF
			I am the only one who can keep
			you alive.

					PATAHK
			You?

					WORF
			There is a substance within my
			cells which you need to survive...

	Patahk grins weakly... with irony.

					PATAHK
			You have come to hear me beg for
			my life.

					WORF
				(beat)
			No.

	Is an appreciation of warriors who can respect each
	other as enemies beginning here? Patahk looks up at him
	through weakening eyes... reaches up with a wavering
	hand and takes Worf by the wrist, tries to speak, pull
	himself up, cannot... Worf leans over to hear what he has
	to say.

					PATAHK
				(whispers)
			I would rather die than pollute
			my body with Klingon filth.

	Worf reacts as the Romulan grins, leans back. Worf
	EXITS past Beverly without looking at her.

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/13/89 - ACT FOUR         41A.

67   INT. GALORNDON CAVE

	A dejected Geordi examines his VISOR with his touch.
	Bochra is lying back now, weaker... The diagnostic
	BEEP is emitted, signalling all is okay with the VISOR
	itself.

					BOCHRA
			I have lost almost all feeling
			in my legs.

	Geordi looks at him with concern...

					GEORDI
			My synapses must be turning to
			jelly. The VISOR's fine, but I
			can't see a thing.

					BOCHRA
			How do we locate the beacon?

					GEORDI
			We don't.

	Another thin smile from Bochra.

					BOCHRA
			Do all humans give up so easily?

	Geordi smiles in return.

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/13/89 - ACT FOUR          42.

67   CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
			Are all Romulans so pushy?
			Bochra, we're lost... unless
			you've got something that can
			smell neutrinos.

	Bochra picks up Geordi's tricorder.

					BOCHRA
			We have the sensor device you were
			carrying.

					GEORDI
			My tricorder? It isn't set up
			to detect neutrinos.

					BOCHRA
			But your eye device does. Connect
			them.

					GEORDI
			That's crazy. They don't speak
			the same language. I'd never get
			an accurate sampling...
				(stops; maybe it's not
				 so crazy)
			But, then, I don't need an
			accurate sampling. I just need
			a pointer... a neutrino Geiger
			counter.

	Geordi considers the problem, then sinks back into
	dejection.

					GEORDI
				(continuing)
			Still not possible.

					BOCHRA
			You cannot do it?

					GEORDI
			Under normal circumstances, maybe.
			Here, no way.

					BOCHRA
			Why?

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/15/89 - ACT FOUR          43.

67   CONTINUED:	(2)

					GEORDI
			Because I can't see. Adapting
			the neural output pods of the
			VISOR is tricky work. It can't
			be done by "touch."

	Bochra is not to be dissuaded:

					BOCHRA
			Then I'll be your eyes.

	On Geordi's reaction...

68   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Picard, Riker, Data, Worf.

					DATA
			The storm is beginning to subside,
			Captain... we should have a
			window in less than an hour...

					RIKER
			Still no indication he's found
			the beacon, sir...

					PICARD
				(to Riker)
			Assemble an away team...

					RIKER
				(moving with purpose)
			Yes, sir...

	But before Riker can leave...

					WORF
				(interrupting)
			Captain... the Romulan warship
			has crossed the Neutral Zone
			border. It is in Federation space
			and heading toward us.

					PICARD
			Stand by, Number One.
				(quietly)
			Red Alert.

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/13/89 - ACT FOUR         43A.

68   CONTINUED:

	As RED ALERT SOUNDS, we --

69   OMITTED
									FADE OUT.
                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/13/89 - ACT FIVE          44.

                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

70   INT. GALORNDON CAVE

	CLOSE ON Bochra's hand shaking badly as he tries to
	make some final delicate adjustments on the
	tricorder/VISOR.

					GEORDI (V.O.)
			... make sure the scan select
			limiter matches the VISOR output
			range.

					BOCHRA
			Not so fast...

71   WIDER

	to see Bochra, exhausted, complete the task. Geordi
	is behind him, guiding him through the operation.

					BOCHRA
			Done.

					GEORDI
			Now close the case and place the
			neural output pods in contact
			with the tricorder scanner heads.

	Bochra closes up the tricorder then places the VISOR
	around it.

					BOCHRA
			Ready.

					GEORDI
			Let her rip.

	Bochra pans the area with the unit. As he scans, the
	tricorder/VISOR suddenly emits a series of faint BEEPS.

					BOCHRA
				(excited)
			Bearing three-five-zero.

					GEORDI
			We did it! The first
			Federation-Romulan co-venture.

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/13/89 - ACT FIVE         44A.

71   CONTINUED:

	A brief moment of shared jubilation -- then they
	remember they're supposed to be enemies, and return
	to the task at hand. More somber:

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT FIVE          45.

71   CONTINUED:	(2)

					BOCHRA
			The storm may be breaking.

					GEORDI
			With any luck an electromagnetic
			window will be opening up and we
			can get out of here.

					BOCHRA
			At which point I'll be your
			prisoner.

	They exchange a look -- best not to look too far ahead.
	Geordi puts his hand on Bochra's shoulder.

					GEORDI
			Can you walk?

					BOCHRA
			I don't know...

	Geordi helps him to his feet... Bochra leans on him for
	support... Bochra provides the vision for them both.

					BOCHRA
			Straight ahead...

72   INT. READY ROOM

	Picard seated. Worf ENTERS.

					WORF
			You wished to see me, Captain.

					PICARD
			Yes, Lieutenant.
				(a beat)
			I assume you know what this is
			about...

	Worf nods.

					PICARD
			The Romulan ship will reach us
			within the hour, Lieutenant. If
			our patient dies... it may be
			just the excuse the Romulan
			commander needs to start an
			incident. The death of a Romulan
			officer at the hands of the
			Federation! Think of it.

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT FIVE         45A.

72   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			I have, Captain.

					PICARD
				(acknowledges)
			There is no question that this
			Romulan is more valuable to us
			alive than dead, Lieutenant.

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/15/89 - ACT FIVE          46.

72   CONTINUED:	(2)

					WORF
			I understand.

	Picard chooses his next words carefully.

					PICARD
			Sometimes the moral obligations
			of command are less than clear.
			I weigh the good of the many
			against the needs of the
			individual... and try to balance
			them as realistically as possible.
			God knows I don't always succeed.

					WORF
			I have not had cause to complain,
			Captain.

					PICARD
				(with appreciation)
			You wouldn't complain even if you
			had cause, Lieutenant.

					WORF
			If you order me to agree to the
			transfusion, I will, of course,
			obey.

	Picard turns to him.

					PICARD
			I cannot order you. I will not
			order you, Lieutenant. But I ask
			you. I beg you to volunteer.

					WORF
				(a beat)
			I cannot, Captain.

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/15/89 - ACT FIVE          47.

	ON PICARD

					PICARD
			Lieutenant...

					WORF
			Sir?

	A long beat. Picard nods evenly.

					PICARD
			Dismissed.

	Worf nods, EXITS. After a beat...

					PICARD
				(keys insignia)
			Picard to Doctor Crusher.

					BEVERLY'S COM VOICE
			Go ahead.

					PICARD
			Do not continue to enlist
			Lieutenant Worf's assistance.

					BEVERLY'S COM VOICE
			I won't have to, Captain. The
			Romulan has died.

	On Picard's reaction...

74   EXT. GALORNDON SURFACE

	The hellish winds have died down and electrical ARCS
	are few and far between. Vision is still difficult.

	Geordi supports Bochra as they walk, Bochra holding
	the BEEPING tricorder/VISOR before him, Geordi
	shielding his VISORless eyes.

75   NEW ANGLE

	as they come to the probe... barely sticking out of a
	crater (virtually impossible to see with the naked
	eye).

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT FIVE         47A.

75   CONTINUED:

	Bochra points the tricorder/VISOR down into the crater;
	the BEEPS speed up. Pay dirt.

					BOCHRA
			We've found it.

					GEORDI
			Now we have to change its signal
			pattern so the Enterprise knows
			we've found it.

					BOCHRA
			Will that be difficult?

					GEORDI
			Not with your help.

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/13/89 - ACT FIVE          48.

75   CONTINUED:	(2)

	They start down into the crater.

76   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Picard ENTERS; Riker, Troi, Worf, Data, and Wesley at
	their stations. RED ALERT continues.

					DATA
			Scanners show a window, Captain.

					PICARD
			Estimated duration?

					DATA
			Nine minutes, forty seconds.

	Picard turns to Wesley, who anticipates his question
	with:

					WESLEY
			No change in the neutrino beacon
			signal, sir.

	Worf interrupts:

					WORF
			Romulan ship approaching. Bearing
			three-fifty-four mark
			two-eight-seven.

					PICARD
			On screen.

77   ANGLE ON MAIN VIEWER - ROMULAN WARSHIP (OPTICAL)

	A Romulan warbird majestically cruises into view.

					WORF (O.S.)
			Romulan is entering phaser range.

78   CLOSE

	as Picard stares at the screen.

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT FIVE          49.

78   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			We are being hailed, sir.

					PICARD
			On screen.

79   ANGLE ON MAIN SCREEN - ROMULAN READY ROOM (OPTICAL)

	Tomalak glares at Picard. Icy formality.

					TOMALAK
			You have one chance to escape
			destruction, Picard. Return my
			officer at once.

					PICARD
				(equally hard)
			You have entered Federation space
			despite my warning, Commander.

					TOMALAK
			You forced this situation. I will
			not leave without him.

	A long beat.

					PICARD
			He is dead.

	Tomalak reacts, controls his rage.

					TOMALAK
			Then he is but the first to fall,
			Picard.

	Tomalak cuts off transmission; the starfield with the
	Romulan warbird returns to the viewscreen.

					WORF
			The Romulan ship is routing power
			to its forward disruptor array.

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT FIVE          50.

79   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			All shields to maximum.

					WORF
			Aye, sir.

					PICARD
			Lock phasers on target.

					WORF
			Phasers locked and ready.

	A tense silence as everyone braces for a hit.

80   INT. MAIN BRIDGE - CONTINUOUS

	Wesley reacts to something on his panel.

					WESLEY
			Captain -- the signal pattern from
			the neutrino beacon is modulating.

					TROI
			Geordi!

					RIKER
			We can't transport him with our
			shields up.

					WORF
			If we lower our shields, the
			Romulan will strike.

					DATA
			The electromagnetic window on the
			planet is closing. Three minutes
			remain.

					PICARD
			Transporter Room. Lock onto the
			coordinates of the neutrino beacon
			and stand by.

					O'BRIEN'S COM VOICE
			Standing by, Captain.

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT FIVE          51.

80   CONTINUED:

					DATA
			Captain, the window is allowing
			intermittant sensor readings...
			There are still numerous ghost
			images, but I believe we are
			picking up two life forms near
			the beacon...

					RIKER
			Another Romulan?

					DATA
			I cannot say. The electromagnetic
			interference prevents an accurate
			reading.

					PICARD
				(mind racing)
			But it is a likely hypothesis,
			Number One. If Mister La Forge
			located a second survivor...
				(to Worf)
			Hail the Romulan ship, Lieutenant.

					WORF
			Aye, sir.
				(does so)
			They're ignoring our hail, sir.

					PICARD
			Repeat the hail -- all channels.
				(to Riker)
			He has no way of knowing how
			accurate our sensors are... put
			on your poker face, Number One...
				(to Worf)
			Open frequency.

81   ON PICARD (OPTICAL)

	as he rises, faces the viewscreen.

					PICARD
			Commander Tomalak. It would
			appear our away team has rescued
			a second man from your one man
			ship.

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT FIVE          52.

81   CONTINUED:

	A long beat.

					PICARD
			They are on the surface, ready
			to beam up. We are preparing
			to do so.
				(beat, a decision)
			After which we will return the
			survivor to you.

	A beat.

					WORF
			No acknowledgement, Captain.

	Slow push to Picard.

					PICARD
			Commander, both our ships are
			ready to fight. We have two
			supremely powerful, destructive
			arsenals at our command. Our next
			actions will have serious
			repercussions for both sides.
				(a beat)
			We have good reason to mistrust
			one another, Commander, but we
			have better reasons to set our
			differences aside. The question,
			of course, is who will show
			vulnerability first.
				(a beat)
			The answer is -- I will. I must
			lower my shields to transport
			these men off the planet surface.

	Picard crosses and stares at the warbird on the
	viewscreen.

					PICARD
			Once the shields are down, you
			will have an opportunity to open
			fire. If you do, you will not
			only destroy the Enterprise and
			its crew -- but also the
			cease-fire that the Romulans and
			the Federation now enjoy.

	Picard looks back at Worf.

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT FIVE         52A.

81   CONTINUED:	(2)

					PICARD
			Lieutenant, lower the shields.
			Leave hailing frequencies open.

	Worf takes a deep breath.

					WORF
			Yes, sir.

	Worf then executes the order on his panel.

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT FIVE          53.

82   ANOTHER ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	as everyone -- even Picard -- half expects a phaser
	blast at any moment.

					PICARD
			Mister O'Brien. Transport Mister
			La Forge and the Romulan directly
			to the bridge.

					O'BRIEN'S COM VOICE
			Aye, sir. Energizing.

	Geordi and Bochra MATERIALIZE. (Note: Geordi's VISOR
	is back on his face.) The sight of a Romulan on the
	bridge sends Worf reaching for his phaser. Riker and
	Picard exchange a glance. It's like drawing to fill a
	straight flush.

					WORF
			Security team to bridge.

					PICARD
			Belay that order, Lieutenant.
			Shields up.
				(to Bochra)
			No one is going to harm you.

	Bochra isn't so convinced; his eyes looking around the
	room full of enemies.

					GEORDI
				(to Bochra)
			You have my word.

	Bochra relaxes a notch. Picard takes this all in, then
	faces the viewscreen.

					PICARD
			Well, Commander?

83   ANGLE ON THE VIEWSCREEN - ROMULAN READY ROOM (OPTICAL)

	Sure enough, the view of the warbird is replaced with
	the image of Tomalak. Bochra immediately salutes his
	Commander. Still looks pretty bad, though he will
	improve during the scene...

					TOMALAK
			If he has been in any way
			mistreated...

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT FIVE          54.

83   CONTINUED:

					BOCHRA
			I have given them no information,
			Commander -- but I have not been
			mistreated.
				(after a look to Geordi)
			In fact, this human saved my life.

	Picard nods acknowledgment, then turns his attention
	back to the screen.

					PICARD
			Commander, how is it possible you
			didn't know of this second
			Romulan on Galorndon Core?

	Having been caught with his pants down, Tomalak reverts
	to his earlier manner -- the unctuous commander worming
	his way out of trouble.

					TOMALAK
			A simple misunderstanding, Captain
			Picard. I was obviously
			misinformed as to the size of the
			craft. I assure you, I intended
			no deception.

					PICARD
			Of course not.

					TOMALAK
			You doubt my good faith?

					PICARD
			Let's just say my faith would be
			strengthened with a gesture --
			such as powering down your
			disruptors.

	Tomalak nods, pushes a button. A moment later:

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/15/89 - ACT FIVE          55.

83   CONTINUED:	(2)

					WORF
			Disruptors powering down, Captain.

					PICARD
			Thank you. Cancel Red Alert,
			Lieutenant.

	As the ship goes off Red Alert, the relief is almost
	palpable. Picard returns his attention to Tomalak:

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			We will return your officer and
			escort your ship back to the
			Neutral Zone, Commander.

					TOMALAK
			That is acceptable.

	The view of the warbird returns as Tomalak ceases
	transmitting.

84   ANOTHER ANGLE

	as Picard returns to his chair.

					PICARD
			Mister La Forge, it's good to have
			you back.

					GEORDI
				(looking at him)
			I have Centurion Bochra to thank,
			sir.

					BOCHRA
			Your vision is returning...

					GEORDI
			Yeah, gradually. Your heart
			rate's slowing down.

	Bochra and Geordi exchange a we-made-it look.

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT FIVE         55A.

84   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			Mister La Forge, Mister Worf --
			escort our guest to Transporter
			Room One.

					GEORDI
			Aye, sir.

	Worf and Geordi lead Bochra to the turbolift, EXIT.

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/14/89 - ACT FIVE          56.

84   CONTINUED:	(2)

	Riker lets out a sigh of relief.

					RIKER
			Close call.

					PICARD
			Too close, Number One.
			Brinksmanship is a dangerous
			game...

85   OMITTED

86   INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM

	O'Brien is behind the console. Beverly supervises two
	CREWMEMBERS who are placing a coffin on the transporter
	pad. Worf, Geordi, and Bochra ENTER. Bochra sees the
	pallet, looks at Beverly. And she says this to Bochra,
	but all the while gives Worf a scathing look:

					BEVERLY
			It was not in my power to save
			him.

	Perhaps a slight stress on the "my" for Worf's benefit.
	Worf is stiffly silent as Beverly and the two
	crewmembers EXIT.

87   ON BOCHRA

	crossing to the transporter pad -- and his fallen
	comrade.

					BOCHRA
			He was a loyal officer.

          STAR TREK: "The Enemy" - REV. 9/15/89 - ACT FIVE          57.

87   CONTINUED:

	Bochra somberly takes his place on the pad, nods in
	salute and farewell to Geordi.

					BOCHRA
				(continuing)
			Lieutenant Commander La Forge.

					GEORDI
				(returns the nod)
			Centurion Bochra.

					BOCHRA
			You're not what I expected of a
			Federation officer.

					GEORDI
			That's okay; you're not what I
			expected of a Romulan, either.
				(with a grin)
			That's a compliment.

	Bochra manages a thin smile. Geordi nods a final
	goodbye and...

88   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	Geordi signals O'Brien, who energizes; Bochra and the
	pallet DEMATERIALIZE.

88A  GEORDI AND O'BRIEN

					GEORDI
			That's the way to fight all the
			wars from now on. Two guys on
			a planet with no one else to talk
			to and nowhere to go. Things get
			settled in a hurry.

	Exiting with O'Brien past Worf...

					GEORDI
				(leaving)
			I'm gonna sleep for four days...

	The doors hiss closed. Staying a beat on Worf as he
	remains there a long beat, stands quietly, deadpanned...
	and we can only speculate what he's thinking. He EXITS
	and...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         

                            THE END                             


