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                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                              
                        "Night Terrors" 
                          #40274-191 
                              
                          Teleplay by 
                Pamela Douglas and Jeri Taylor 
                              
                           Story by 
                        Shari Goodhartz 
                              
                          Directed by 
                          Les Landau 


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Copyright 1990 & 1991 Paramount Pictures Corporation. All
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                      REVISED FINAL DRAFT

                       DECEMBER 17, 1990


          STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - 1/4/91 - CAST 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                        "Night Terrors" 

                             CAST                               
                              
                PICARD             CAPTAIN ZAHEVA
                RIKER              COUNSELOR ANDRUS HAGAN
                DATA               
                BEVERLY            
                TROI               
                GEORDI             
                WORF               
                                   Non-Speaking
                GUINAN               VARIOUS DEAD BODIES
                O'BRIEN              ALIEN (in Troi's dream)
                KEIKO              
                ENSIGN PETER LIN   
                ENSIGN PEEPLES     
                ENSIGN RAGER       
                CHIEF GILLESPIE    
                SIGHING VOICE    
  
                Non-Speaking       
                  SECURITY GUARDS    
                  N.D. MEDICAL PRESONNEL
                  SUPERNUMERARIES    

         STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - 12/17/90 - SETS 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                        "Night Terrors" 
                           
                             SETS 

            INTERIORS                  EXTERIORS
          
            USS ENTERPRISE             USS ENTERPRISE
              BRIDGE
              CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM     USS BRATTAIN
              OBSERVATION LOUNGE
              TURBOLIFT
              SICKBAY
              TEN-FORWARD
              ENGINEERING
              CARGO AREA/MORGUE
              TROI'S QUARTERS
              WORF'S QUARTERS
              RIKER'S QUARTERS
              GUINAN'S QUARTERS
              O'BRIENS' QUARTERS
              CORRIDORS
                DOOR TO TROI'S OFFICE
          
            TROI'S MURKY NIGHTMARE VOID
          
            USS BRATTAIN
              BRIDGE

      STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - 1/4/91 - PRONUNCIATION 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                        "Night Terrors" 
                     
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

              ANICIUM                an-EE-see-m
              BELA                   bay-luh
              BRATTAIN               bruh-TAYN
              BUSSARD                buh-SARD
              CALENDENIUM            kal-en-DEN-ee-um
              CARDILIA               kar-DILL-ya
              ENTORHINAL             en-toe-RYE-nl
              ISOZYME                ICE-oh-zime
              KALADIAN               kuh-LAY-dee-un
              LATICIFER              lah-TIH-si-fer
              MELTHUSIAN             mel-THOO-zee-n
              ONTOGENY               on-TAH-jn-ee
              POLYMORPHIC            pohl-ih-MOR-fik
              TYKEN                  TIE-ken
              YURIUM                 YOUR-ee-m

     STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/11/91 - TEASER     1.

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION                  
                       "Night Terrors"                             
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	moving through space. The binary star system is
	visible.

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's log, Stardate 44631.2.
			We are proceeding through the
			uncharted rim of a binary star
			system, where we may have located
			the U.S.S. Brattain. The missing
			science vessel failed to arrive
			at its destination and has not
			been heard from since a distress
			call twenty-nine days ago.

2    INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	PICARD, RIKER, DATA, WORF, TROI at their stations;
	ENSIGN RAGER at Conn. On the viewscreen at a
	distance, a space craft floats adrift.

					PICARD
			Magnify.

	The craft springs into the foreground.

					RIKER
			It's the Brattain, all right.

     STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/11/91 - TEASER     2.

2    CONTINUED:

					DATA
			The ship is intact, sir, with no
			indications of structural damage.

					RIKER
			Engines?

					DATA
			All propulsion systems are shut
			down. The ship is drifting.

					PICARD
			Life form readings?

					DATA
				(beat)
			Inconclusive, sir.

	Troi is uneasy, leans forward, as though to catch some
	feeling...

					PICARD
			Counselor?

					TROI
			There is life on board... but...

					PICARD
			What is it?

					TROI
			I don't know... something...

	She shakes her head slightly, as though to rid it of
	something getting in the way.

					PICARD
			Number One, assemble your team.

					RIKER
				(keys insignia)
			Doctor Crusher, report to
			Transporter Room Three.
				(to them)
			Data, Worf...

	Troi rises.

     STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/20/90 - TEASER     3.

2    CONTINUED: (2)

					TROI
			Commander... I need to go, also...

	Riker looks at her... need to go? Then he nods at her,
	and he, Data, and Worf head for the turbolift. Troi
	stares out at the drifting space craft for a second,
	troubled, as though hearing some unuttered thought.
	Then she turns and follows the others toward the
	turbolift.

3    PICARD

	notes her strange demeanor.

4    INT. BRATTAIN - BRIDGE - MINUTES LATER (OPTICAL))

	The small Bridge is, on first sight, empty. BEVERLY,
	Riker, Worf, Data, and Troi MATERIALIZE at the rear
	of the Bridge. They look around the quiet room,
	getting their bearings. Data heads for a computer
	station, keys information.

					DATA
			There is no indication of
			malfunction in any of the main
			systems.

	Riker moves toward the Command Chairs. The Captain's
	seat has a high back which, as he turns it, reveals
	--

5    CAPTAIN ZAHEVA

	The woman is dead, eyes frozen open in a horrified
	stare. Camera PANS down to reveal a long tool
	plunged straight into her heart.

6    ON THE GROUP

	as Riker, Troi, and Data react to this grim discovery.

					WORF (V.O.)
			Here's another one.

	They turn to see that --

     STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/20/90 - TEASER     4.

7    WORF

	has found a second body, underneath a computer console,
	huddled tight to the wall as if in terror. Worf tugs
	the corpse out and it tumbles onto the deck, face and
	chest charred black.

					WORF
			This was done by a phaser... at
			a setting of six or seven...

					RIKER
			There are more over here...

	Now the team realizes that the seemingly empty Bridge
	is a tomb, with bodies having taken refuge under
	consoles, seats, etc.

					BEVERLY
			The entire Bridge crew...

					RIKER
			Whoever did this... may still be
			on board.

					TROI
			There's someone alive... but he
			didn't kill these people...

	She moves toward the turbolift, as though drawn by an
	unseen thread.

					TROI
			Here...

	She nears it and the turbolift door opens.

8    A MAN

	HAGAN sits cross-legged on the floor of the turbolift,
	staring straight ahead. Beverly moves toward him,
	scans him. Riker and Worf, taking no chances, keep
	their phasers on him.

					BEVERLY
			He's alive...

					TROI
			I think he is Betazoid...

	She knees down close to him, trying to make contact.

     STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/17/90 - TEASER     5.

8    CONTINUED:

					TROI
			It's all right. We're going to
			help you.

	The man offers one soft, shuddering intake of air...
	but no more.

9    TROI

	holds his shoulders, looking into his eyes.

					TROI
			What happened here? Who did this
			to you?

	But there is no answer. The man stares past them, lost
	in a catatonic void.

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

     STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/2/91 - ACT ONE     6.

                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

10   INT. ENTERPRISE - SICKBAY - SOME TIME LATER

	Picard watches with Beverly as a SUPERNUMERARY wheels
	away a form in a body bag.

					BEVERLY
			We're almost finished with the
			autopsies, Captain.

					PICARD
			How long will it take you to
			compile the data?

					BEVERLY
			It's complicated -- the dead were
			found everywhere... some locked
			in their rooms -- barricaded, with
			weapons piled around them... some
			in corridors where they'd
			obviously had hand-to-hand
			combat... I'll have to sort
			through and analyze the details.

	Picard glances toward a bio-bed, where Troi sits with
	the Betazoid man.

					BEVERLY
			We've identified him as Andrus
			Hagan, from Betazed, science
			advisor. He's in a profound
			catatonic state.

	Picard walks toward Troi.

					TROI
			I'm not getting much, Captain...
			a few words, disconnected phrases.
			I can feel his terror... but I
			can't seem to reach him.

					PICARD
			Don't give up on him, Counselor.
			We're examining the Brattain for
			clues -- but this man is the only
			one left who knows what happened
			there.

	Picard turns and EXITS, and Troi turns back to Hagan.
	She is trying to engage his mind telepathically.

     STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/9/91 - ACT ONE     7.

10   CONTINUED:

					TROI (V.O.)
			I'm here. I'm right here.
			There's nothing to be afraid of
			anymore.

					HAGAN (V.O.)
			... out there... voices...

					TROI (V.O.)
			You hear voices? What do they
			say?

					HAGAN (V.O.)
			... both things... no... no...

					TROI (V.O.)
			Keep talking to me... I'll try
			to understand...

11   OMITTED

12   EXT. SPACE - BRATTAIN (OPTICAL)

	The small ship hangs in space.

13   INT. BRATTAIN - BRIDGE

	Data and Riker at the computers. GEORDI ENTERS from
	the turbolift.

     STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/9/91 - ACT ONE     8.

13   CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
			All engines check out perfectly,
			Commander. Once we get them
			started up, the Brattain can get
			back to Starbase under her own
			power.

					RIKER
			Let's give it a try.

	Geordi takes his place at a science station near Data.

					GEORDI
			Pre-heating injectors... Data,
			fuel flow?

					DATA
			Matter valves are open and
			operating. Magnetic containment
			on the anti-matter pods is
			constant.

					GEORDI
			Okay, open injectors.

					DATA
			Injectors open.

	They wait. There's nothing.

    STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/20/90 - ACT ONE    9.

13   CONTINUED: (2)

					DATA
			There is no engine activity at
			all.

					RIKER
			What's wrong, Geordi?

					GEORDI
			Nothing's wrong. I don't
			understand it.

	Off his puzzlement...

14   INT. ENTERPRISE - READY ROOM

	Picard working at his desk. The door CHIMES.

					PICARD
			Come.

	Beverly ENTERS carrying a Padd.

					BEVERLY
			I've been studying the autopsy
			reports... the conclusion is
			appalling.

	Picard gives her a look -- strong words from this
	dispassionate scientist.

					BEVERLY
			There was no outside source...
			no alien presence... The crew of
			the Brattain, all thirty-four of
			them -- appear to have killed each
			other.

	Picard is taken aback by this conclusion.

					PICARD
			What could have caused such an
			event? Drugs? A virus?
			Poison...

					BEVERLY
			Toxicological tests showed no
			unusual substances in their
			systems. And they were in good
			health.
					(MORE)

    STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/19/90 - ACT ONE    10.

14   CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY (Cont'd)
				(beat)
			But for whatever reason, they seem
			to have turned against each other,
			using phasers, knives -- and bare
			hands.

	Beverly programs information into the Captain's
	computer.

					BEVERLY
			I'd like you to see this, Captain.
			It's from the logs of the
			Brattain. Captain Zaheva's mental
			condition deteriorated steadily
			after they became stranded... she
			began talking of plots and
			mutinies...

	She activates the computer.

					BEVERLY
			This is the last entry... made
			after they had been adrift for
			over three weeks.

	They turn toward the monitor.

15   ANGLE - MONITOR - INTERCUTTING (OPTICAL)

	Captain Zaheva, sitting in the same chair where she
	was found, is a wreck... eyes red-rimmed, voice hoarse,
	endlessly brushing the side of her head in a compulsive
	gesture.

					CAPTAIN ZAHEVA
			First Officer Brink and his men
			were behind it... they got to the
			engines... don't work anymore...
			had to eliminate Brink... the
			ship is out of... out of... we're
			running out... too dangerous...
			out of Brink... and his men...

	Her eyes flick upward, there is a brief moment of
	terror, and then the screen goes blank. Mystery upon
	mystery. Picard stares at Beverly, perplexed, mind
	churning to understand what happened on the stricken
	science vessel.

     STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/4/91 - ACT ONE     11.

16   INT. ENTERPRISE - CORRIDOR OUTSIDE SICKBAY

	Troi is leaving Sickbay, speaks to a SUPERNUMERARY.
	(PRODUCTION NOTE: This is the beginning of the dream
	sequence, but should seem perfectly normal.)

					TROI
			Be sure to call me if there's any
			change in his condition. I'll
			be in my office.

	She turns and proceeds down the corridor. She passes
	a turbolift; the door opens and several CREW MEMBERS
	spill out, going their way. She smiles, greeting them,
	and passes through the bustling activity. DOLLY with
	her as she proceeds down the corridor to --

17   TROI'S OFFICE DOOR

	As it opens, she ENTERS.

18   INT. NIGHTMARE ROOM (OPTICAL)

	Suddenly Troi steps into a bizarre surreality. She
	spins to find the door she entered. It is gone. She
	turns back to see she is in...

19   A MURKY VOID (OPTICAL)

	A strange, empty cavity where everything is fuzzy,
	smoky, gaseous. Vague shapes seem to loom in the
	distance but have no substance. At a great distance,
	there are two pinpoints of light... the mists swirl
	in front of them, obscuring them. A RUSTLING SOUND,
	maybe wind, maybe a cry, seems to come from within the
	shadowy depths. It is an ominous, menacing sound,
	suggesting a demon lurking in the mists. Troi finds
	herself floating... drifting helplessly in the clouds.
	It is frightening to be so out of control.

					TROI
			Where are you?

	She reaches out both arms in front of her, fearful,
	like a sightless person feeling her way through
	unfamiliar territory. The rustling SOUND becomes a
	low, throaty voice... sighing, raspy, foreboding.

     STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/4/91 - ACT ONE     12.

20   ANOTHER ANGLE ON TROI (OPTICAL)

	as she is drawn toward the sinister sound, unable to
	resist. She drifts further into the vaporous
	landscape, seeking the source. But she cannot control
	her direction.

					TROI
			I'm coming. Where are you?

	Struggling forward, Troi tries to free herself. The
	throaty sound becomes louder... takes shape...

					SIGHING VOICE
			Eyes... in the dark... one moon...
			circles...

	Troi is swimming in space, frantically trying to move
	forward as the voice becomes louder...

					SIGHING VOICE
			See the eyes... in the dark...
			one moon...

					TROI
			Where are you?!

21   INT. ENTERPRISE - TROI'S QUARTERS

	Troi, in her bed, sits up with a start. She is moist
	with perspiration, breathing hard in terror from the
	bizarre nightmare.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

     STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/9/91 - ACT TWO     13.

                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

22   EXT. SPACE - BRATTAIN (OPTICAL)

	hanging motionless in space.

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's log, Stardate 44635.8:
			Four days have passed, but we have
			made little progress in solving
			the mystery of the Brattain. I
			have decided we will return to
			Starbase Two-twenty...

23   INT. BRATTAIN - BRIDGE

	Geordi and ENSIGN PEEPLES at a work station.

					PICARD (V.O.)
			... and to that end, Commander La
			Forge is rigging the Brattain for
			towing.

					GEORDI
				(rising)
			I'm going to try re-calibrating
			the field generators. I still
			don't see why we can't get the
			engines going... it just doesn't
			make any sense.

24   CLOSE ON PEEPLES

	as he concentrates on his task, tapping out
	instructions. As he does, we begin to hear a SOUND...
	a hollow, deadened CLUNG... as though something were
	hitting a pipe somewhere far below.

    STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/17/90 - ACT TWO    14.

24   CONTINUED:

	It hits once, twice... only now does Peeples seem to
	hear it. He lifts his head, straining to hear better.
	The sound increases in volume, and he stands in alarm.

					PEEPLES
			Someone's still here...

	The sound gets louder still, a chilling, insistent cry.
	Peeples looks panicked.

					PEEPLES
			They're alive!

25   ANGLE - GEORDI AND PEEPLES

	As soon as Geordi is included in the shot, the SOUND
	disappears. Geordi is staring at the Ensign.

					GEORDI
			Ensign... what is it?

26   ON PEEPLES

	Now, the sound is loud and clear.

					PEEPLES
			Can't you hear it? There's
			someone left alive on the ship!

27   ANGLE - GEORDI AND PEEPLES

	Geordi's stare catches Peeples' attention, and then
	he realizes he's not hearing anything.

					PEEPLES
			I heard... I mean, I thought I
			heard something.

					GEORDI
			The ship was searched thoroughly.
			There's no one left aboard.

	Geordi's look of concern embarrasses the young Ensign.

					PEEPLES
			Sorry, sir. My mistake.

     STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/4/91 - ACT TWO     15.

27   CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
				(gently)
			Thirty-four people were found dead
			on this ship. That could make
			anyone uneasy.

					PEEPLES
			Thank you, sir.

	And he bends again to his task.

28   INT. ENTERPRISE - SICKBAY

	Troi sits by the bio-bed where Hagan lies.

					TROI (V.O.)
			I'm here... can you hear me?

	Hagan stirs vaguely.

					TROI (V.O.)
			Tell me about the voices you
			hear...

					HAGAN (V.O.)
			Bright... one pole... two
			poles...

					TROI (V.O.)
			I don't understand... tell me more
			about the poles...

	But he just stares out at nothing.

29   INT. ENTERPRISE - O'BRIEN'S QUARTERS

	O'Brien paces in the front room, disquieted. Presently
	the door opens and Keiko comes bustling in, happy to
	see him.

     STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/4/91 - ACT TWO     16.

29   CONTINUED:

					KEIKO
			Boy, what a day this was... I'm
			doing an isozyme study on some
			populations of Cardilia... but
			they're turning out to have some
			really weird polymorphisms.
			What a headache!

	She is breathless, full of her day, chattering.
	O'Brien eyes her, speaks with ominous quietness.

					O'BRIEN
			Is that why you were late?

					KEIKO
			Oh, no, I had a conference with
			Doctor Balthus... she wants to
			do a study on the laticifer
			ontogeny of the Kaladian Thorn
			Flower... but I don't have the
			time to oversee another project...

					O'BRIEN
			Was Tom Corbin there?

	She stops, stares at him, for the first time aware of
	his strange mood.

					KEIKO
			What?

					O'BRIEN
			Tom Corbin. From the science lab.
				(beat)
			Remember him?

					KEIKO
			Of course I remember him, but --

					O'BRIEN
			You use any excuse to pay him a
			visit...

					KEIKO
				(nonplussed)
			Miles... what are you saying--?

					O'BRIEN
			I think you know exactly what I'm
			saying.

     STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/7/91 - ACT TWO     17.

29   CONTINUED: (2)

	She regards him a minute, then smiles, walks toward
	him. This is unlike Miles to be so grumpy, but that's
	okay... she can tweak him out of it.

					KEIKO
			If I didn't know better... I'd
			say you're jealous.

	She puts her arms around him, starts to kiss him, but
	he takes her wrists and holds her away. She is amazed.

					O'BRIEN
				(quietly)
			You take me for a fool?

	And with that he turns and EXITS. She stares after
	him, astonished.

30   INT. ENTERPRISE - TEN-FORWARD - LATER

	O'Brien ENTERS, spots his friend CHIEF GILLESPIE
	sitting at the bar. Gillespie is older than O'Brien,
	weathered and salty. O'Brien walks over and joins him.
	GUINAN is behind the bar.

					GILLESPIE
			Hello, Chief... have some coffee?

					O'BRIEN
			I've been drinking too much
			coffee... maybe some hot tea,
			Guinan?

					GUINAN
			Coming up.

	She moves away and Gillespie looks at O'Brien, grins.

					GILLESPIE
			Kind of a surprise to see you
			in here at this hour.

					O'BRIEN
			How's that?

					GILLESPIE
			You're not out of the honeymoon
			yet... usually newlyweds can't
			keep their hands off each other...

    STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/19/90 - ACT TWO    18.

30   CONTINUED:

	O'Brien gives a shrug. Guinan brings his tea.

					O'BRIEN
			She has work to do. She heads
			up the plant biology lab, you
			know.

					GILLESPIE
			Any strange things going on down
			there?

	O'Brien gives him a quick look -- what strange things?

					O'BRIEN
			Like what?

	Gillespie leans in to him.

					GILLESPIE
			I've been hearing things...
			Kenicki, in Engineering... told
			me he saw a man in an old
			Starfleet uniform... riding the
			lift near the engine core... but
			when the lift got to the top...
			there was no one on it...

	O'Brien shakes his head scornfully.

					O'BRIEN
			Ghost stories...

					GILLESPIE
			There's more... lots more.
			Strange things are happening on
			this ship, O'Brien...

	O'Brien gulps his tea, rises.

					O'BRIEN
			I'm surprised at you, Gillespie...
			a Starfleet officer...
				(leans in to him)
			I have more to worry about than
			shades and spirits...

	And he leaves.

    STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/19/90 - ACT TWO    19.

31   OMITTED

32   INT. ENTERPRISE - READY ROOM

	Picard is at his desk, working. The door CHIMES.

					PICARD
			Come.

	He glances up, but the doors don't open. He's involved
	in his monitor, doesn't give it a thought. Then the
	CHIME again.

					PICARD
				(a bit more forcefully)
			Come.

	He looks at the door. It is shut. He rises, and the
	CHIME sounds again. He goes to the door, it opens;
	there's no one there. He shakes his head in annoyance,
	goes back to his desk, sits. The CHIME sounds. He
	ignores it. It SOUNDS again; he is getting irritated
	but doesn't respond. Finally, there is a KNOCK at the
	door. He looks up, surprised.

					PICARD
			Come...

	The door opens and Beverly and Troi are there. They
	ENTER.

					BEVERLY
			Captain, do you have a moment?

					TROI
			We're concerned... whatever
			happened on the Brattain -- may be
			starting here.

	Picard immediately takes notice.

					PICARD
			Explain...

					TROI
			Beverly and I have both gotten
			unusual reports... people behaving
			strangely... others hearing
			sounds that aren't there...

	Picard gives her a sharp look at this.

    STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/4/91 - ACT TWO    19A.

32   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			Are we talking about
			hallucinations?

					BEVERLY
			In some cases. In others -- just
			erratic behavior.

     STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/4/91 - ACT TWO     20.

32   CONTINUED: (2)

					TROI
			We can't track down any common
			element that might be responsible.

					PICARD
			But everything started when we
			found the Brattain...

					BEVERLY
			Yes. Captain -- we have to get
			the Enterprise away from here...
			before it gets worse...

	Picard glances at her... it's a bit of a panicky
	response for this usually stoic scientist.

					PICARD
			We are preparing to take the
			Brattain in tow. We'll be on our
			way within the hour.

33   INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE - LATER

	Picard, Riker, Data, Worf, Ensign Rager at Conn.

					PICARD
			Ensign, maneuver us into position
			within tractor beam range.

					RAGER
			Aye, sir...

	Ensign Rager starts to tap instructions, then
	hesitates. Data glances over. She stares at her
	console. Picard rises, approaches to see what's
	wrong.

					DATA
			Is there a problem, Ensign?

					RAGER
			I... can't seem to remember how
			to enter the coordinates, sir...

     STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/4/91 - ACT TWO     21.

33   CONTINUED:

	Data punches instructions on his console.

					DATA
			Ready now, Captain.

	He glances back at Picard, who gestures toward another
	Ensign, PETER LIN, on the Bridge.

					PICARD
			Ensign Rager, report to Sickbay.

	Rager, shamed, glances around at Picard.

					RAGER
			Yes, sir...

	Rager stands and heads for the turbolift. Ensign Lin
	takes her place.

					PICARD
			Ensign Lin, put us into position
			to engage the tractor beam.

					LIN
			Aye, sir.

34   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE AND BRATTAIN (OPTICAL)

	as the Enterprise moves toward the stranded ship --
	still at quite a distance.

35   INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE - CONTINUOUS

					PICARD
			Mister Worf, ready tractor beam.

					DATA
			Ensign... we are losing
			maneuverability. Did you throttle
			down by mistake?

					LIN
			No, sir.

					DATA
			Captain... thrusters are losing
			power.

	Puzzled, Picard steps forward.

     STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/8/91 - ACT TWO     22.

35   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			Impulse engines... ahead minimum
			power.

					LIN
			Impulse engines are not
			responding, sir.

					RIKER
			Riker to Engineering... what's
			going on down there?

36   INT. ENTERPRISE - ENGINEERING - INTERCUTTING

					GEORDI
			I don't know, sir... nothing's
			responding...

					PICARD
			Ensign, go to warp engines --
			factor one. Engage.

	A beat. They wait.

    STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/17/90 - ACT TWO    23.

36   CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
			Captain, we don't have warp drive
			either!

					PICARD
			Data, do we have any propulsion
			system that is functional?

					DATA
			No, sir. Apparently we do not.

					LIN
			We're adrift...

					RIKER
			Just like the Brattain.

	There is a moment as they absorb this news.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

    STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/2/91 - ACT THREE    24.

                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

37   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE AND BRATTAIN (OPTICAL)

	still floating in space.

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's log, Stardate 44639.9.
			We have now been adrift for a
			total of ten days. We have sent
			sub-space distress calls, but
			because of our distant location,
			we cannot expect a response for
			at least another two weeks.

38   INT. ENTERPRISE - OBSERVATION LOUNGE - CONTINUOUS

	At the table sit Picard, Riker, Troi, Beverly, and
	Geordi. Data stands at the monitor. The staff is
	looking a little ragged... mildly disheveled, slightly
	on edge. Riker drums his fingers on the table. Picard
	tugs at his collar in an unconscious, compulsive
	gesture. Troi looks more exhausted than ever. Data,
	of course, is unchanged.

					DATA
			After analyzing the sensor logs
			from the Brattain and the
			Enterprise, as well as the data
			from our last series of probes,
			I have concluded that...

	He activates the monitor, which shows an OKUDAGRAM. It
	(very) roughly resembles two funnels, tipped on their
	sides, with narrow lips together.

    STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/8/91 - ACT THREE    25.

38   CONTINUED:

	Small figures indicating the Brattain and the
	Enterprise are placed in the left-hand funnel, the
	Brattain nearer the mouth.

					DATA
				(continuing)
			... we have become trapped in a
			massive rupture in space...
			undetectable by normal means...
			into which energy is absorbed.

					PICARD
			You mean... a Tyken's Rift...

					BEVERLY
			A what?

					DATA
			A rare anomaly named for Bela
			Tyken, the Melthusian Captain who
			first encountered it.

					GEORDI
			A Tyken's Rift -- of course...
			that would explain why we don't
			have engine power.

					DATA
				(acknowledges)
			The ship's energy is being drained
			into the fissure before we can
			utilize it.

	At this point, Worf walks in, uncharacteristically
	late. He makes his way to his seat as Picard gives him
	a searching look.

					WORF
				(tight-lipped)
			I was detained.

	Nothing else.

    STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/8/91 - ACT THREE    26.

38   CONTINUED: (2)

					DATA
			When Tyken was trapped in a Rift,
			his analysis determined that a
			massive energy release might
			overload and dislocate the
			anomaly. Fortunately, his cargo
			included anicium and yurium, which
			he used to detonate a massive
			explosion. He then escaped
			through the ruptured center of
			the Rift.

					GEORDI
				(acknowledges)
			But we aren't carrying anything
			that could produce that kind of
			explosion. Even our photon
			torpedoes wouldn't be enough.

					RIKER
			Can't we replicate the elements
			Tyken used?

					DATA
			We no longer have the power to
			reproduce complex elements with
			our replicators. We must find
			a way to generate a violent energy
			release without relying on
			conventional means.

					BEVERLY
			Data... in Tyken's experience...
			did the crew exhibit behavioral
			changes?

   STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/4/91 - ACT THREE   26A.

38   CONTINUED: (3)

					DATA
			No. There were no reports of
			unusual conduct among the crew.

					TROI
			What about nightmares?

					DATA
			There was no record of sleep
			distubances of any kind,
			Counselor.

	Beverly takes note of this... ponders it...

					BEVERLY
			Then -- what is it? What's
			happening to us?

	The grey faces around her stare. But there are no
	answers.

     STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/9/91 - ACT THREE 27-28.       

39   OMITTED

40   INT. ENTERPRISE - TURBOLIFT

	Picard and Riker ENTER. Picard tugs at his collar.

					RIKER
			So far, the only one who doesn't
			seem affected by all this is
			Data...
				(beat)
			Bridge.

	There is a brief beat as Picard struggles to
	concentrate, focus his thoughts.

					PICARD
			Number One... how... are you?

					RIKER
			Sir?

					PICARD
			Any hallucinations? Nightmares?

	Riker also has to work to keep his ideas coherent.

					RIKER
			No... but I'd be a liar if I said
			I felt like myself... I bite my
			tongue to keep from snapping at
			people... and a couple of times,
			when I've gone into my quarters...
					(MORE)

   STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/19/90 - ACT THREE   29.

40   CONTINUED:

					RIKER (Cont'd)
				(beat; this is hard for
				 him)
			... I've felt as though... there's
			someone in there... waiting for
			me...

	Picard nods, sympathetic.

					PICARD
			It's affecting all of us. I've
			-- had similar feelings...

	He strains to maintain control and not give in to
	whatever it is that grips them.

					PICARD
			With everyone around us
			succumbing... it's even more
			important that at least one of
			us stay in control of his
			faculties. I want you to turn
			in... take a nap. I'll be on the
			Bridge and you can relieve me in
			four hours.

	Riker hates being sent off like a tired child, but
	acknowledges the Captain's wisdom.

					RIKER
			All right, sir. Deck Eight.

	They proceed in silence, Picard tugging again at his
	collar, and then the turbolift stops and the doors
	open. Riker nods briefly at Picard and EXITS. The
	doors close again. Picard closes his eyes briefly and
	leans against the side of the turbolift... as though
	he's dizzy but didn't want to show it in front of
	Riker... then he glances upward. He sees --

   STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/20/90 - ACT THREE   30.

41
thru	OMITTED
42

43   THE TURBOLIFT CEILING -- HIS POV

	descending toward him.

44   PICARD

	stares upward in shock.

45   INT. ENTERPRISE - RIKER'S QUARTERS

	Riker ENTERS, then stops and listens warily, as though
	hearing something. He scans the room. Then he shakes
	it off, proceeds toward the bedroom.

46   INT. ENTERPRISE - TURBOLIFT

	Picard stares upward in horror, backing to a wall,
	holding up a hand as though to ward off the ceiling.

47   TURBOLIFT CEILING - HIS POV

	continues its downward plunge.

48   PICARD

	sinks to his knees.

49   INT. ENTERPRISE - RIKER'S QUARTERS - BEDROOM

	Riker ENTERS, studies the room, moves through it
	cautiously. He turns and looks back at the door he
	just entered.

50   INT. ENTERPRISE - TURBOLIFT

	Picard looks upward, shielding his head as --

51   THE CEILING

	rushes down at him, threatening to crush him...

   STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/19/90 - ACT THREE   31.

52   PICARD

					PICARD
			No! No!

53   INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE

	The turbolift door opens. Worf, at his station, looks
	over to see --

54   PICARD

	huddled on the floor in terror, hands protectively over
	his head.

					PICARD
			No... stop... no...

55   ANGLE ON WORF

	as he moves toward the Captain, staring in amazement.

					WORF
			Sir... ?

	Picard gradually looks around, sees the others staring
	at him. He pulls himself up, glances up at the ceiling
	of the turbolift -- safely in its place. He rises and
	EXITS, struggling to maintain his dignity.

					PICARD
			As you were.

	Worf watches as the Captain proceeds to his chair.
	Worf registers nothing. Then, Picard hesitates,
	addresses Data.

					PICARD
			Mister Data... in my Ready Room,
			please...

56   INT. ENTERPRISE - RIKER'S QUARTERS - BEDROOM

	Dressed in a sleep robe, he goes to his bed, takes the
	cover and starts to flip it back. Then he whirls
	suddenly, looking behind him.

57   THE ROOM - HIS POV

	Quiet, still -- empty.

    STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/4/91 - ACT THREE 32-32A.       

58   BACK TO RIKER

	as he slides into bed under the cover. Then he reacts
	in surprise. He reaches down, flips off the cover and
	sees --

59   THE BED

	is a writhing nest of snakes, dozens of them, squirming
	and churning, covering the bed, slithering off onto
	the floor.

60   RIKER

	yells in alarm, leaps out of bed. He looks down again.

61   THE BED - HIS POV

	is empty of snakes.

62   RIKER

	Heart pounding, he stands there for a moment, catching
	his breath.

63   INT. ENTERPRISE - READY ROOM

	Picard with Data. The Captain has been profoundly
	shaken by his experience in the turbolift.

					DATA
			Sir, Commander La Forge and I have
			come up with a potential solution
			to our predicament. Perhaps the
			modifications we used to increase
			firepower against the Borg might
			be effective here.

					PICARD
			Channeling power into the main
			deflector dish...

					DATA
			I believe within six hours we
			can generate a concentrated burst
			of energy which might disrupt the
			Tyken's Rift.

    STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/4/91 - ACT THREE    33.

63   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			Very well. Proceed.

	Data starts toward the door, but Picard stops him.

					PICARD
			Mister Data...

					DATA
				(turning back)
			Sir?

	Picard speaks with difficulty.

					PICARD
			Apparently... I am not immune...
			to the strange forces at work on
			this ship...

					DATA
			Yes, sir.

	This is painful for Picard, to whom control is so
	important.

					PICARD
			It's a frightening prospect...
			to lose control of your mind...
				(beat)
			When I was young, I saw my
			grandfather deteriorate... from
			a powerful, robust figure... to
			a -- a frail wisp of a man, who
			couldn't even remember how to make
			his way home...

	He draws a breath, shakes off this dire memory.

					PICARD
			It is my responsibility...
			somehow... to see that this ship
			is guided to safety. I will have
			to rely on you, from now on...
				(beat)
			We may need to count on you for
			our very survival.

					DATA
			Yes, sir. I will do my best.

  STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/19/90 - ACT THREE  33A.

64   INT. ENTERPRISE - CARGO AREA/MORGUE

	Beverly speaks to a SUPERNUMERARY. They are in a hold
	which contains the covered bodies of the Brattain crew.

					BEVERLY
			I want to do more cross-sections
			on the brain tissue of some of
			these bodies. Set up the positron
			emission sensors in Sickbay...
			I'll decide which ones I want to
			study.

	The assistant nods and EXITS. Beverly approaches a
	corpse, lifts the attached autopsy report, reads it.
	A sudden sound... a thunk behind her... makes her look
	around.

65   THE MORGUE

	has an eerie look... bodies in translucent bags, held
	in stasis by (invisible) force fields, casting shadows
	on the floor and walls... but nothing is apparent which
	caused the noise.

   STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/17/90 - ACT THREE   34.

66   BEVERLY

	returns to her study. She moves to another corpse,
	reads the report. Then, a rustling noise... she looks
	up and sees --

67   A BODY

	sitting up, as if staring at her.

68   BEVERLY

	gasps, then turns to see that the body next to her has
	sat up, also. She backs up, turns -- sees another
	upright... turns again... sees several of them...
	spins... and now...

69   THE BODIES

	have all sat upright, as though staring at her...

70   BEVERLY

	closes her eyes. This is a hallucination. Nothing
	more. She speaks firmly, but calmly.

					BEVERLY
			Go away.

	She opens her eyes.

71   THE ROOM

	is as it was, bodies shrouded on their pads.

72   BEVERLY

	fights for control... quiets her pounding heart.

73   INT. ENTERPRISE - READY ROOM

	Beverly is with Picard and Data.

   STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/19/90 - ACT THREE   35.

73   CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			Captain, let me ask you this:
			since we located the Brattain...
			can you remember any of your
			dreams?

	Picard stares at her, perplexed. It's hard enough to
	concentrate... but what does this have to do with
	anything?

					PICARD
			I hardly ever remember dreams...

					BEVERLY
			A lot of people don't... but
			think... have you had a dream in
			the last ten days?

					PICARD
				(struggles with it)
			I... don't recall...

					BEVERLY
			I'm betting you haven't. What's
			more, neither has anyone else on
			board this ship -- except Troi.
			I began to realize it when she
			talked about her nightmares.

	Picard stares at her, trying to stay with her.
	Beverly, too, is ragged, faltering.

					BEVERLY
			I've done additional brain tissue
			tests on some of the bodies from
			the... the...

					DATA
			The Brattain...

					BEVERLY
			... and scans on a random
			cross-section of our crew. They
			all show the same result... a
			unique chemical imbalance.

					PICARD
			Caused by -- ?

					BEVERLY
			Dream deprivation.

  STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/19/90 - ACT THREE  35A.

73   CONTINUED: (2)

	Picard looks at her quizzically.

					BEVERLY
			Every night... we... we enter
			into... sleep...

   STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/20/90 - ACT THREE   36.

73   CONTINUED: (3)

	Beverly is losing it, not able to concentrate on what
	she was saying. Data fills the gap.

					DATA
			I believe the Doctor means to say
			that humans enter what is known
			as REM sleep... rapid eye
			movement. It is the level of
			brain-wave activity at which you
			dream.

					BEVERLY
			We need dreams to survive... if
			we don't get REM sleep, we don't
			dream, and we begin to lose our
			-- cognitive abilities... it
			becomes hard to concentrate...
			we forget... how to do the most
			ordinary task.

	Picard is listening intently. It's becoming clear.

					BEVERLY
			Then... we become irritable...
			paranoid... some people
			experience hallucinations...

					PICARD
			You're describing the situation
			on this ship... But Counselor
			Troi has reported nightmares...

					BEVERLY
			Maybe it's because she's Betazoid.
			I don't know... but there's
			something more going on here than
			being stuck in a Tyken's Rift...
			and I don't know how or why it's
			happening...

	She draws a breath, fixes him with a steady look.

   STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/17/90 - ACT THREE   37.

73   CONTINUED: (3)

					BEVERLY
			But I do know this. There is an
			inevitable conclusion to this
			pattern. If I can't find a way
			to reverse it -- we are all going
			to go insane.

	Picard's look reflects the enormity of the statement.
	His gaze swings to Data: he, of course, would survive.
	Data is imperturbed by the implications.

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

    STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/4/91 - ACT FOUR    38.

                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

74   INT. ENTERPRISE - SICKBAY

	Troi sits by the bio-bed where Hagan lies. Her head
	rests against the wall and her eyes are fluttering
	closed. CAMERA DRIFTS in toward her as:

75   SERIES OF CUTS - INTERCUTTING (OPTICAL)

	from Troi's first nightmare... the void... the hazy,
	murky cavity... the lights, the sighing sound, Troi
	floating, calling...

					TROI
			Where are you... ?

76   NOW IN THE NIGHTMARE (OPTICAL)

	Troi drifts toward the lights, discerning something
	in the distance... an indistinct shape...

					SIGHING VOICE
			Eyes... in the dark... one moon
			circles...

77   BACK IN SICKBAY

	Troi's eyes blink open and she sits up, looking around
	fuzzily, realizes she was dreaming. She turns to
	Hagan.

					TROI (V.O.)
			I'm still here... I haven't gone
			anywhere...

	Hagan stirs vaguely.

					TROI (V.O.)
			Do you remember anything more?

					HAGAN (V.O.)
			...double... double...

					TROI (V.O.)
			What does that mean? Is something
			doubled?

	But Hagan is silent. Troi rises and walks over to
	Beverly.

   STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/20/90 - ACT FOUR   38A.

77A  ANGLE - ANOTHER PART OF SICKBAY

	Beverly is with a patient on a bio-bed, to whom is
	attached neurotransmitter monitors. Beverly is pale
	and shaky, trying hard to hold it all together, but
	discouraged.

					BEVERLY
			Deanna... Nothing's working...
			I've tried somatic drugs, I've
			tried inducing theta waves in the
			entorhinal cortex... no matter
			what I do, no one can reach REM
			sleep. No one can dream... except
			you...

	Troi, exhausted, absorbs this.

					TROI
				(ironic)
			Except me... And all I have is
			nightmares... I can barely sleep
			at all anymore.

	She shakes her head... her gaze is drawn back toward
	Hagan...

					TROI
			In the end... I'll be like him.
			Just like him.

	She turns away in despair, not wanting to see her own
	destiny.

    STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/4/91 - ACT FOUR    39.

78   INT. ENTERPRISE - TEN-FORWARD

	A few desultory souls... the mood is nervous, somber --
	not a happy place. Guinan circulates; you sense she's
	keeping tensions under control. Gillespie is there,
	and not in good shape... irritable, impulsive. He's
	trying to garner support.

					GILLESPIE
			I think... it's some kind of
			experiment... Captain Picard
			wants to see how we'll take it,
			stuck here like rats...

					GUINAN
			You couldn't be more wrong...

					GILLESPIE
			It's like we're laboratory
			animals... I don't want to sit
			and wait for death to sneak up
			behind me...

					GUINAN
			What's that supposed to mean?

	Gillespie glances around, leans in.

					GILLESPIE
			You heard about them on the
			Brattain... shut in their
			rooms... dying alone... that's
			not for me. I'd rather go out
			fighting...

79   GUINAN

	Guinan shakes her head in disdain and moves off.

80   INT. ENTERPRISE - ENGINEERING

	Data ENTERS to find Geordi. Geordi is not in good
	shape... shaky and ragged. It's costing him effort
	to hang in there. Peeples is working in the
	background.

					GEORDI
			Okay... all power has been
			channelled to the... the...

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    STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/8/91 - ACT FOUR    40.

80   CONTINUED:

	He looks at Data, losing his thought.

					GEORDI
			I can't remember what it's called.

					DATA
			The main deflector dish...

					GEORDI
			Yes... so, now what do we do?

	Data gives him a look; he's gone over and over this and
	Geordi isn't retaining it.

					DATA
			We must coordinate our effort with
			the Bridge.

	Geordi stares blankly; Data keys his com badge.

					DATA
			Data to Bridge...

81   INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE - INTERCUTTING

	Picard, Riker, Worf, Troi, and Lin. Again, everyone
	reflects their diminished circumstances.

					PICARD
			Yes...

					DATA'S COM VOICE
			We are ready to discharge the main
			deflector, Captain.

					PICARD
			All right...

	He looks around the Bridge at his crew -- haggard,
	edgy, desperate. He can barely remember what he has to
	do.

					DATA'S COM VOICE
			Mister Worf -- activate the
			deflector.

82   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	The main deflector dish begins to glow.

   STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/19/90 - ACT FOUR   41.

83   INT. ENTERPRISE - ENGINEERING

	Geordi and Data are intent upon their monitors, and do
	not see Peeples approaching Geordi from behind.

					GEORDI
			Deflector power coils
			charging...

	Suddenly Peeples leaps toward Geordi. Data has seen
	the movement and springs quickly to his feet, parrying
	the blow and seizing Peeples' arm. Geordi is
	nonplussed.

					GEORDI
			Peeples...

					DATA
				(touches com)
			Security to Engineering.

					PEEPLES
			You've been changing the reactant
			mix... that's why we're stuck
			here...

					WORF'S COM VOICE
			Deflector powerbanks approaching
			maximum. Discharge in fifteen
			seconds.

	Two SECURITY GUARDS ENTER.

					DATA
			Confine Ensign Peeples to
			Sickbay.

	The guards take Peeples out, still ranting.

					PEEPLES
			I'll tell everyone what you're
			doing, Commander...

	The guards haul him out and Geordi turns to Data,
	dazed.

					GEORDI
			Data... this detonation better
			work... we aren't gonna last much
			longer...

   STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/20/90 - ACT FOUR   42.

84   INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE

					WORF
			Discharge in three seconds...
			two... one...

85   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	A thin, reedy beam flicks out from the deflector...
	and then sputters and snuffs out like a defective
	firecracker.

86   INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE/ENGINEERING

					RIKER
			Nothing... it just fizzled out...

					DATA
			The energy output was absorbed
			into the Rift.

87   ANGLE ON WORF

	as he stands, tight-lipped, in reaction to this
	failure.

					PICARD
			Data... can we try again?

88   ON THE GROUP

					DATA
			No, sir. If we draw more power,
			we risk losing life-support
			systems.

	Picard does not respond. He is unable to think beyond
	this point and come up with options for the next step.

89   ON WORF

	as, unseen by most, he turns and walks off the Bridge.

90   TROI

	sees him go, however, and looks puzzled.

   STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/17/90 - ACT FOUR   43.

91
thru	OMITTED
93

94   INT. ENTERPRISE - WORF'S QUARTERS

	The door opens and Worf ENTERS and prowls, as though
	searching for something. He goes to the wall which
	contains the bat'telh sword... lifts it from its frame,
	studies it... then returns it to its place.

95   ANOTHER ANGLE

	as he approaches a table, reaches for a long,
	decorative box. He opens it.

96   ON THE BOX

	as it opens, revealing a ghastly-looking Klingon
	dagger, with ribbed wedges along the blade... so that
	pulling it out would do more damage than pushing it in.

97   WORF

	picks up the dagger, turns it over and over in his
	hands. He clasps his hands on the handle.

					WORF
			lujpu' jiH'e, Alexandrijn.

	Troi bursts into the apartment, surprising Worf, who is
	standing with both hands on the dagger, ready to plunge
	it into his chest.

					TROI
			Worf, no!

	He sees her, turns away.

					WORF
			You will not stop me...

	But she keeps coming, touching her badge as she does.

					TROI
			Security to Lieutenant Worf's
			quarters, immediately...

					WORF
			No one will stop me...

   STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/17/90 - ACT FOUR   44.

97   CONTINUED:

					TROI
			Why, Worf? What is it?

	Worf hesitates... half turns to her...

					WORF
			I am no longer a warrior... I am
			no longer strong... I feel...

	He stops, unable to go on. Troi moves toward him,
	nurturing, gentle.

					TROI
			What is it you feel?

			Worf stares at her, agonizing. The admission is almost
			too overwhelming for him.

					WORF
			I feel... fear.

					TROI
			Worf... to admit that you are
			afraid... gives you strength.

	Worf looks at her, allows her to grip his hand.

					WORF
			Something is waiting for us...
			I am not strong enough to fight
			it...

					TROI
			No, Worf. It is just an illusion.
			It is not real.
				(beat)
			Please... put down the knife.

	He hesitates, stares at her, wrestles with his proud
	warrior's sensibility. But Troi's compassion has
	inspired trust. He holds for a beat... then lowers
	the knife... puts it on a table. Then, the SECURITY
	GUARDS hurry in.

					TROI
			It's all right. Everything is
			fine. Thank you.

	Puzzled and uncertain, they retreat. Worf never takes
	his eyes off Troi. She holds out her hand to him.

        STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/19/90 - ACT FOUR      44A.

97   CONTINUED: (2)

					TROI
			Let me take you to Sickbay.

	He takes her hand. She leads him out the door.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

        STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/20/90 - ACT FIVE       45.

                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

98   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE AND BRATTAIN (OPTICAL)

					DATA (V.O.)
			Acting Captain's log, stardate
			44642.1. I have assumed command
			of the Enterprise at the request
			of Captain Picard. Our situation
			is deteriorating; many of the crew
			are unable to function and our
			life support systems are beginning
			to falter.

99   INT. ENTERPRISE - SICKBAY

	Troi with Hagan.

					TROI (V.O.)
			Once before... you said
			"double"... what did you mean?
			What is double?

					HAGAN (V.O.)
			...mates... too bright... a --
			twin... cannot leave the twin...
			one moon circling...

					TROI (V.O.)
			... what do you mean... you can't
			leave?

	Hagan tenses slightly, as though hearing something...

					HAGAN (V.O.)
			No, no... please... can't...

					TROI (V.O.)
			You want to leave? Why can't you?

					HAGAN (V.O.)
			Can't go... help... one moon
			circling... eyes... that's it...
			eyes... in the dark... can't
			leave...

	Troi stares at him, stunned.

         STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/2/91 - ACT FIVE       45A.

99   CONTINUED:

					TROI
				(aloud)
			Eyes in the dark... that's what
			the voice said in my dream.

	She leans closer to him.

					TROI
			Is that where you heard it? In
			a dream? Over and over... ?

	Hagan does not acknowledge directly... but tears roll
	from his eyes down his cheeks... Deanna rises, hurries
	to a wan and bedraggled Beverly.

         STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/2/91 - ACT FIVE        46.

100  ANGLE - BEVERLY AND TROI (CONTINUOUS)

					TROI
			Beverly... I know what it is...
			I know what's happening...

					BEVERLY
			What... ?

					TROI
			My nightmare... it's not a dream.
			It's not a dream at all... it's
			a message.

101  INT. ENTERPRISE - READY ROOM (OPTICAL)

	Data, Troi, Beverly, and Picard. The others are
	noticeable by their absence. The group that is there,
	except for Data, is in bad shape. They are unkempt,
	hair in disarray and eyes red-rimmed. They are on the
	edge of an emotional abyss, all struggling mightily to
	keep from toppling over. Beverly is unable to sit
	still, and keeps jumping up to pace. Picard is
	straining to remain cogent, but keeps his hands tightly
	clasped, as though to hold onto sanity. Troi is
	possessed of an urgency that threatens to overwhelm
	her.

					TROI
			REM sleep occurs at a different
			frequency for Betazoids than other
			humanoids... I believe these
			beings are using that frequency
			to communicate telepathically...

					DATA
			It is conceivable that this
			telepathic communication is
			creating an interference that
			prevents REM sleep in other
			species -- that would be an
			explanation for why the rest
			of the crew is not dreaming.

					PICARD
			Counselor... what are these --
			beings -- trying to tell us?

					TROI
			They're calling for help. I think
			they're trapped just like we are.
			"Eyes in the dark"... could mean
			this twin star system...

         STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/2/91 - ACT FIVE        47.

101  CONTINUED:

					DATA
			Your hypothesis is certainly
			plausible.

	Data goes to the monitor and snaps on the same OKUDAGRAM
	he used in describing the Tyken's Rift.

					DATA
			It may well be that there is
			another ship... on the other side
			of the fissure... where we
			cannot detect it.

					BEVERLY
			Is there any way... to block their
			signals?

					DATA
			We have no technology to block
			telepathic transmissions, Doctor.

					TROI
			Maybe... communication through
			dreams can work both ways... I
			could try to get them to stop...

					DATA
			Perhaps we can accomplish more
			than that. If we could coordinate
			our efforts with these beings...
			we might work together to free
			ourselves.

					TROI
			It is conceivable... in working
			with patients who have
			debilitating nightmares, I have
			often used a therapetuic treament
			known as "directed dreaming"...

	The others look at her, trying to hang on to what she's
	saying. It's all they can do to comprehend it.

         STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/2/91 - ACT FIVE        48.

101  CONTINUED: (2)

					TROI
			Dreamers can learn to take control
			of their dreams... retain a
			conscious memory... even while
			they're in REM sleep. I should
			be able to remember a short
			message.

					PICARD
			If it's... possible... what would
			you say... ?

	That's not so easy to answer. Troi looks to Data, who
	muses thoughtfully and we...

									CUT TO:

101A INT. BRIDGE - SCIENCE STATION - MONITOR (OPTICAL)

	Widen to reveal Troi sitting with Data as he taps more
	instructions into the console. A SERIES OF GRAPHICS
	scrolls on the monitor -- atomic diagrams of
	elements accompany the text. Troi stares at them,
	intrigued.

					DATA
			What we must discover is a means
			by which, working together with
			the aliens, we can produce an
			explosion more intense than either
			of us could achieve alone.

					TROI
			What is it you're looking for?

					DATA
			These are the elements we have
			available. Some of them could
			be used in the creation of an
			explosive reaction. If we can
			communicate this inventory to
			the other ship, perhaps they will
			be able to --

					TROI
			No, Data... that's too complex.
			This has to be a simple, clear
			message...

         STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/4/91 - ACT FIVE       48A.

101A CONTINUED:

					DATA
			I am uncertain if a simple
			transmission will be adequate...

	But Troi isn't listening -- she's noticed something.

					TROI
			Stop... go back...

	Data hits a control.

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         STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/4/91 - ACT FIVE        49.

101B INSERT - MONITOR (OPTICAL)

	as it scrolls backwards. The material is text,
	accompanied by atomic diagrams.

					TROI (O.C.)
			Further back... there. Stop.

	The monitor stops on a readout describing a hydrogen
	atom; next to it is the diagram -- one electron
	circling one proton.

101C RESUME TWO SHOT

					TROI
			"One... moon... circles... "

					DATA
				(curious)
			Yes, Counselor, one electron
			circles one proton... this is a
			hydrogen atom.

					TROI
			"One moon circles"... that's what
			they have been telling me... over
			and over...

					DATA
			Perhaps the aliens are thinking
			as we are... to collaborate in
			producing an explosion. If
			hydrogen is combined with certain
			elements... calendenium, for
			example, it is extremely volatile.
				(beat)
			But... would the message mean they
			have hydrogen... or want
			hydrogen?

					TROI
			If it is a distress call, they'd
			be asking for what they need...
			not what they already have.

					DATA
			Then a proper course of action
			would be for us to release
			hydrogen into the Rift and hope
			that they have a substance which
			could detonate it.

					TROI
			How do I tell them what to do?

        STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/11/91 - ACT FIVE        50.

101C CONTINUED: (2)

					DATA
			If you are correct, Counselor,
			I believe they have already told
			us what to do... and are waiting
			for us to do it. When we are
			ready the only message you should
			try to convey is, "Now!"

102  INT. ENTERPRISE - SICKBAY

	Troi with Beverly. Beverly is shaky, keeps brushing
	at her hair, but gamely hanging on to her
	concentration.

					BEVERLY
			I can help keep you in REM sleep
			for a while with this cortical
			scanner... it will maintain
			electrical activity in your brain
			at the proper frequencies...

	Troi lies back on the bed and Beverly begins attaching
	electrodes.

									INTERCUT:

103  INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Picard at command, struggling to stay focused. Data is
	at Ops. No one else is on the Bridge.

					DATA
			Counselor. You will have to
			communicate with the other ship
			within two minutes of entering
			REM sleep.

					TROI
				(reacts)
			Two minutes, is that all, Data?

					DATA
			Unfortunately, yes. We have only
			enough power to emit a hydrogen
			stream for that period of time.
			They must understand that they
			have to detonate it immediately.
					(MORE)

        STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/11/91 - ACT FIVE       50A.

103  CONTINUED:

					DATA (Cont'd)
				(to Picard)
			Sir, we are ready to implement
			the plan.

					PICARD
			Proceed.

					DATA
			We will need to draw power from
			the life support systems in order
			to discharge the collectors.
				(a beat, Picard doesn't
				 respond, so Data
				 activates a companel)
			This is Acting Captain Data. All
			personnel will report to
			designated shelter areas
			immediately...

104  INT. ENTERPRISE - TEN FORWARD - CONTINUOUS

	as the group hears Data's announcement. O'Brien and
	Gillespie are among them.

					DATA'S COM VOICE
			... life support systems will
			continue only in emergency shelter
			areas...

	This announcement turns the crowd's dark mood nasty.
	The crowd is standing, milling about.

        STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/20/90 - ACT FIVE       51.

104  CONTINUED:

					GILLESPIE
			Hear that? ... get us jammed into
			shelter areas... we sit and wait
			to die... nobody'll ever find
			us...

					GUINAN
				(trying to calm them)
			You can all relax... Ten Forward
			is a designated shelter area.

					GILLESPIE
			Do we want to die here... like
			helpless children?

	There are rumbles of response.

105  ANGLE - GUINAN

	She quietly touches a com panel.

					GUINAN
			Security to Ten-Forward... right
			away.

106  ON THE GROUP

					GILLESPIE
			We don't even know what we're
			dying for...

					O'BRIEN
			Gillespie, sit down... you're not
			helping matters any...

					GILLESPIE
			What's wrong with... standing up
			for ourselves?

	A cheer goes up. Gillespie turns, brushes past
	O'Brien's effort to stop him, and leads a sizeable
	group toward the portal... as TWO SECURITY GUARDS come
	in... but they're not in much better shape...

107  ANGLE - GUARDS AND GROUP

	There is a brief scuffle. The guards are disarmed.
	Gillespie and his group push to the front.

        STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/19/90 - ACT FIVE       52.

108  GILLESPIE AND CROWD

					GILLESPIE
			I say... Captain owes us some
			answers... let's go...

	They surge again toward the door, but this time, they
	see --

109  GUINAN (OPTICAL)

	standing in front of the door... holding a massive
	weapon in her hands -- the 24th Century equivalent of
	a shot gun.

					GUINAN
			Hold it.

	The group slows but keeps coming.

					GILLESPIE
			What's that... ?

					GUINAN
			It's a little souvenir I picked
			up on Magus Three...

					GILLESPIE
			Stand aside, Guinan... I'm not
			feeling so good and I don't have
			much patience...

	He steps forward and Guinan raises the weapon, fires
	over their heads... a huge FLARE blossoms out,
	suggesting massive firepower.

					GUINAN
			That's setting number one.
				(beat, while they absorb
				 this)
			Now...
				(adjusts the setting)
			... anybody want to see number two?

	The group is at a dead halt, staring at her.

         STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/4/91 - ACT FIVE        53.

109  CONTINUED:

					GUINAN
			I'm not feeling so good myself...
			in fact, I'm real irritable...
			so I hope nobody's got the idea
			they're going through this door.
			Because they'll have to go through
			me first.

	Gillespie and the others glare at her. But they don't
	move.

110  INT. ENTERPRISE - SICKBAY

	Beverly with Troi, who is asleep on the bio-bed,
	electrodes attached. A NURSE attends.

					BEVERLY
			PGO signals steady... visual
			cortex is showing increased
			activity... rapid eye movements
			commencing...

	Troi's breathing is deep and steady. Beverly stares a
	beat at the read-out... seems to lose focus, then
	remembers what she's to do... touches her insignia.

					BEVERLY
			Crusher to Bridge... she's in REM
			sleep...

111  INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE - INTERCUTTING

					DATA
			Thank you, Doctor.
				(to Picard)
			Activating the Bussard collectors.

112  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	The collectors on the engine nacelles begin to emit
	a thin stream of red gas.

113  INT. ENTERPRISE - SICKBAY

	Camera DRIFTS into Troi's face as she sleeps.

         STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/4/91 - ACT FIVE        54.

114  INT. NIGHTMARE VOID (OPTICAL)

	Troi is floating in the mists... the twin lights glow
	through the fog... the sighing voice calls from
	beyond... Troi drifts deeper into the foggy
	emptiness...

					TROI
			Where are you?

					SIGHING VOICE
			Eyes... in the dark...

	Troi turns and looks back, as though searching for a
	way out. She is uncertain, fearful....

115  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	The streams of hydrogen are reaching further into
	space.

116  INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE

					DATA
			We have ninety seconds remaining.

117  IN THE NIGHTMARE (OPTICAL)

	Troi turns back toward the lights, floats on through
	the swirling vapors... the blurred and indistinct
	shapes seem a long way off.

					TROI
			Where are you... ?

118  INT. ENTERPRISE - SICKBAY

	Beverly tries to concentrate on the brain scanner
	monitor.

					DATA'S COM VOICE
			How is she, Doctor?

					BEVERLY
				(touches com)
			Still in REM sleep...

					DATA'S COM VOICE
			And how are you?

         STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/4/91 - ACT FIVE        55.

118  CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			...I'm... fine...

119  INT. NIGHTMARE ROOM (OPTICAL)

	Troi drifts on, pushing at the clouds as though they
	had substance.

					TROI
			Where are you? I have to
			find you... I have to tell
			you...

	The sighing voice grows louder, eerier. Troi looks
	frightened... the voice swirls louder, like wind
	before a thunderstorm.

120  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	The streams of hydrogen now reach deep into space.

121  INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE

					DATA
			Forty-five seconds remaining.

122  IN THE NIGHTMARE

	The voice is louder now, deafening... a wind has
	swirled the fog into grotesque shapes and patterns...
	it's hard going... Troi falls to the ground...

					TROI
			Please... I must find you... tell
			you...

	Then, suddenly, she looks up, startled by something in
	front of her.

123  INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE

					DATA
			Thirty seconds...

124  IN THE NIGHTMARE (OPTICAL)

	Troi looks up to see --

         STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/4/91 - ACT FIVE        56.

125  A SHAPE - HER POV (OPTICAL)

	A dark figure, no more than a shadow, moving toward her
	from the gloom.

126  TROI (OPTICAL)

	stares at him, startled.

127  INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE

					DATA
			Ten seconds.

128  OMITTED

129  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	From the collectors, the last of the hydrogen stretches
	into space... a long, long way...

130  INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	as Data and Picard watch... the beam knifes through the
	darkness... disappears in the distance... they wait...
	wait... The lights dim further...

					PICARD
			Nothing... no explosion...

					DATA
			The Counselor was unsuccessful.

	A beat... and then they see --

131  EXT. SPACE - HUGE EXPLOSIONS (OPTICAL)

	A brilliant pyrotechnical display... an explosion,
	which illuminates the funnel-shaped %7F%7Frift" in which
	they have been trapped.

132  INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	as Picard and Data see the explosion, roiling and
	raging. There is a hum as power is restored and lights
	snap on. Picard rises... instinctively knowing what to
	do...

         STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 1/4/91 - ACT FIVE        57.

132  CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			Activate impulse engines...

					DATA
			Engines activated, sir...

	Data presses several panels on his Ops pad.

133  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	grabs power, accelerates, skims through the last sparks
	of the diminishing explosion... directly into the
	center of the rift...

	And passing it, going the opposite direction... a
	shapeless mass... a sparkling energy field... the
	other ship.

134  INT. ENTERPRISE - SICKBAY

	Troi smiles... then her eyes flutter open as she comes
	awake.

135  INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	The Enterprise clears the event and emerges into the
	quiet starfield once more.

					DATA
			We have cleared the rift, sir.
			Warp engines are coming back on
			line.

					PICARD
			Set a course...

        STAR TREK: "Night Terrors" - REV. 12/20/90 - ACT FIVE       58.

135  CONTINUED:

					DATA
			Setting a course for Starbase
			Two-twenty. Sir, as my final
			duty as Acting Captain, I order
			you to bed. I shall do the same
			for all personnel.

					PICARD
			Very well, Mister Data...

	He rises, pauses.

					PICARD
			And... thank you.

					DATA
			Yes, sir. Pleasant dreams.

	Picard EXITS the Bridge, and Data, alone, implacably
	pilots the ship toward safe harbor.

136  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as the ship streaks away.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         

                            THE END                             






