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                        "Realm of Fear" 
                          #40276-228 
                              
                          Written by 
                         Brannon Braga 
                              
                          Directed by 
                          Cliff Bole 


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                         FINAL DRAFT

                        JULY 15, 1992


         STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 07/15/92 - CAST 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                        "Realm of Fear" 

                             CAST                               
                              
                PICARD             BARCLAY
                RIKER              ADMIRAL HAYES
                DATA               SCIENCE SHIP CREWMEMBER
                BEVERLY            
                TROI               
                GEORDI             
                WORF               
                                   Non-Speaking
                                     DEAD CREWMEMBER
                O'BRIEN              THREE CREWMEMBERS
                NURSE OGAWA        
                COMPUTER VOICE     

                Non-Speaking       
                  BARTENDER          
                  SUPERNUMERARIES    
                  ENSIGN DERN        

         STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 07/15/92 - SETS 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                        "Realm of Fear" 
                       
                             SETS 

            INTERIORS                  EXTERIORS
          
            USS ENTERPRISE             USS ENTERPRISE
              MAIN BRIDGE
              CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM     PLASMA STREAMER
              OBSERVATION LOUNGE
              SICKBAY                  SCIENCE SHIP
              ENGINEERING
              CORRIDOR
              TEN FORWARD
              BARCLAY'S QUARTERS
              TRANSPORTER ROOM
              TROI'S OFFICE
          
            SCIENCE SHIP
              SCIENCE OPS.

     STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - TEASER     1.

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION                  
                       "Realm of Fear"                             
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	holding position near a PLASMA STREAMER -- a vast twist
	of highly-charged, gaseous matter connecting two binary
	stars.

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's Log, Stardate 46041.1.
			We have located the U.S.S.
			Yosemite, a Starfleet science
			vessel sent to the Igo Sector to
			observe a remote plamsa streamer.
			The ship has not been heard from
			in several days.

2    INT. ENTERPRISE - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	PICARD, RIKER, DATA, WORF and SUPERNUMERARIES at their
	stations. There is a sense of urgency in the air.

					PICARD
			Magnify.

	Worf works his console. The image on the viewscreen
	shows the plasma streamer in which a Federation SCIENCE
	VESSEL, is trapped.

					RIKER
				(to Picard)
			The last report we have says they
			were observing the streamer at
			medium range. Maybe they went
			in for a closer look... got more
			than they bargained for.

					PICARD
			Hail them.

					WORF
			No response.

					PICARD
			Life signs?

	Data works his console.

       STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - TEASER       1A.

2    CONTINUED:

					DATA
			Our scanners cannot penetrate the
			plasma streamer's distortion
			field.

	Picard considers the situation.

					PICARD
			Can we tractor the vessel out?

        STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - TEASER        2.

2    CONTINUED: (2)

					DATA
			No, sir -- the ionic interference
			is too heavy.

					RIKER
			I'll take a shuttle.

					PICARD
			Too risky -- you could be pulled
			in, too.
				(to Com)
			Bridge to Engineering -- Geordi,
			can we beam an Away Team onto the
			science ship?

3    INT. ENGINEERING

	GEORDI is at his controls, REGINALD BARCLAY a couple
	of panels down; other N.D. ENGINEERS are also working.

					GEORDI
			We can beam them over there,
			Captain -- but with all this
			interference, we might not get
			a positive lock to bring them
			back.

	Barclay gets an idea, turns to Geordi.

					BARCLAY
			Commander... what if we bridged
			our Transporter system with
			theirs? It might be enough to
			cut through the ionic field.

	Geordi thinks.

					GEORDI
			To do that, we'd have to activate
			the Yosemite's Transporters by
			remote...

					BARCLAY
				(quick)
			No problem, sir. I can
			reconfigure their controller to
			accept commands from here.

	Geordi is sold.

        STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - TEASER        3.

3    CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
			Good idea, Reg.
				(to com)
			Captain, I think we can do it.
			We're gonna bridge the two
			Transporter systems.

					PICARD'S COM VOICE
			Acknowledged. Meet Commander
			Riker in Transporter Room Three.

					GEORDI
			Aye sir.
				(to Barclay, on the
				 move)
			Barclay -- I'll need a systems'
			engineer on this Away Team.

	Barclay hesitates -- he doesn't want to join this Away
	Team, tries to stall.

					BARCLAY
			I'll ask Ensign Dern to join you.

					GEORDI
			I meant you, Barclay.

					BARCLAY
			Shouldn't I stay here and set up
			the remote link?

	Geordi motions to Ensign Dern.

					GEORDI
			Dern can handle that. Let's go.

	Barclay hesitates, but he has no choice. He stands
	to follow Geordi, looking a little worried -- and the
	reason will soon be clear. They EXIT.

4    INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM (OPTICAL)

	Riker, Worf and BEVERLY ENTER. Geordi and O'BRIEN are
	working the console. A few feet away, Barclay has a
	wall panel open and is re-working isolinear chips --
	he looks distracted by something. Riker stops at
	Geordi and O'Brien.

        STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - TEASER        4.

4    CONTINUED:

					RIKER
			Status, Mister O'Brien?

					O'BRIEN
			You're in for a bumpy ride,
			Commander.

	Barclay reacts to the comment, alarmed -- listens to
	the rest of the conversation with growing concern...

					O'BRIEN
				(continuing)
			I'll have to send you over one
			at a time... because of band-width
			limitations. And the transport
			cycle will take a bit longer.

					RIKER
			How much longer?

					O'BRIEN
			Four, five seconds... about twice
			the normal time.

	Barclay closes the wall panel and joins the others.
	He tries to play it cool, like nothing's wrong.

					BARCLAY
			What do you... what exactly do
			you mean by a bumpy ride?

					O'BRIEN
			There may be a small amount of
			static charge accumulation.
			You'll feel a bit of tingling --
			nothing to worry about.

	Barclay nods -- more worried than ever.

					RIKER
			Let's do it.

	Riker steps up onto the Transporter stage. Barclay
	stands a few feet behind the others, trying to hide
	his nervousness.

	O'Brien works the console.

					O'BRIEN
			Engaging system interlock...
				(beat)
			Pattern buffers synchronized...

        STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - TEASER        5.

4    CONTINUED: (2)

	A HUMMING SOUND begins as the Transporter system
	charges up -- and builds in intensity...

					O'BRIEN
				(continuing)
			Phase transition coils at
			stand-by...
				(beat)
			Energizing.

	Riker DEMATERIALZES in a Transporter effect that is
	noticeably longer and louder than normal. O'Brien
	closely monitors his console. After a beat, he looks
	satisfied.

					O'BRIEN
			He's there.

	Without hesitation, Worf steps onto the Transporter
	stage...

5    INTERCUT: ANGLE FAVORING BARCLAY (OPTICAL)

	as the process begins again. He watches, trying to
	stay calm... but every detail of the process -- every
	sight and sound -- seems to intensify his discomfort.

					O'BRIEN (O.S.)
			Engaging interlock...
				(beat)
			Buffers synched...

	Again, the HUMMING NOISE builds...

					O'BRIEN
				(continuing)
			Energizing.

	We HEAR the sound of Worf dematerializing. Barclay
	draws in a deep breath to calm himself. He doesn't
	want to do this...

					BEVERLY
			I'll go next.

	Beverly steps onto the stage.

					O'BRIEN
			Engaging interlock...
				(beat)
			Buffers synched...

        STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - TEASER        6.

5    CONTINUED:

	O'Brien reacts to his console.

					O'BRIEN
			Whoa, wait a minute...
				(works, confident)
			I'm reading an ionic fluctuation
			in the matter stream... No
			problem.

	O'Brien works, not too concerned.

					O'BRIEN
			Okay... Energizing.

	Beverly DEMATERIALIZES. Barclay reacts, dismayed by
	the complication. He's broken out in a sweat now...
	and it's all he can do to keep himself from leaving
	the room...

					GEORDI (O.S.)
			Barclay.

	Barclay jumps, startled. Geordi motions to the
	Transporter stage: "Your turn." It's an awful moment
	for Barclay -- he doesn't want to reveal his true
	feelings about this -- but what can he do?

					BARCLAY
			Aye sir...

	He braces himself, walks toward the stage... steps onto
	the stage... places his feet within a transport pad...
	closes his eyes...

					O'BRIEN
			Engaging interlock...
				(beat)
			Buffers in synch...

	The HUMMING NOISE builds. Barclay tenses up... readies
	himself for the most dreadful experience of his life...

					O'BRIEN
				(continuing)
			Phase coils...

	Then, in an instant, Barclay is overcome with panic.

					BARCLAY
			I'm sorry -- I can't do this.

        STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - TEASER        7.

5    CONTINUED: (2)

	Barclay steps down off the stage, quickly EXITS.
	Geordi and O'Brien watch him go, surprised. As they
	exchange a confused glance...

                                             FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

        STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT ONE 8-8A.           

                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

          (NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes.)            

6    INT. TROI'S OFFICE

	TROI is talking to Barclay, who looks depressed by
	recent events. He's moving around the room, picking
	up objects and setting them down, anything to take the
	weight off of the moment. Troi tries to reassure him.

					TROI
			You were faced with a difficult
			transport, Reg. Anyone would have
			been apprehensive in that
			situation.

	Barclay is despondent.

					BARCLAY
			Tell that to Commander La Forge
			and the rest of the Away Team...

					TROI
			I'm sure they understand. As soon
			as you feel up to it, you can
			probably still join them --

					BARCLAY
				(quickly)
			No.

	Troi reacts, sensing a deeper issue at hand.

					TROI
			Reg... is there something you're
			not telling me?

	Barclay shifts, uncomfortable.

					BARCLAY
			Actually, this isn't the first
			time I've been... apprehensive.
				(beat)
			Every single time I've had to do
			it, I've had a certain feeling
			of... I guess you could call it...
				(finds the words)
			... mortal terror.

       STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT ONE       9.

6    CONTINUED:

					TROI
			I see. How long have you had this
			fear of transporting?

	Barclay shakes his head and shrugs -- his look says
	that this is a serious problem for him. Troi
	considers.

					TROI
			Why have you kept it a secret?

					BARCLAY
			Why? My career in Starfleet would
			be over, that's why.

					TROI
			I doubt that.

					BARCLAY
			I usually manage to avoid it
			somehow. You wouldn't believe
			how many hours I've logged on
			shuttlecrafts...
				(shudders)
			The thought of being deconstructed
			molecule by molecule. It's more
			than I can stand...

	Barclay sits down, dejected.

					BARCLAY
			Ever since I was a child, I've
			been scared to death that if I
			ever dematerialized... I wouldn't
			come back whole again.
				(beat)
			I know it sounds crazy.

	Troi is reassuring.

					TROI
			There's nothing crazy about it,
			Reg -- you are being taken apart
			molecule by molecule. You're not
			the first person to have anxiety
			about transporting.

	Barclay listens intently, wanting to hear more.

    STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT ONE    10.

6    CONTINUED: (2)

					TROI
				(continuing)
			We can desensitize you to this
			type of fear. It's a slow and
			gradual process... but it works.

					BARCLAY
			It does... how?

					TROI
			Well... the first step might
			be a relaxation technique. Like
			Plexing.

					BARCLAY
			Plexing?

					TROI
				(nods)
			It's a Betazoid method. The next
			time you feel nervous about
			transporting, you would stimulate
			a neural pressure point -- like
			this...

	Troi demonstrates by quickly tapping her neck with her
	index and middle fingers in the region just behind her
	jaw.

					TROI
			There's a nerve cluster just
			behind the carotid artery -- it
			stimulates the part of the brain
			that releases natural endorphins.

	Intrigued, Barclay gives it a try -- he briskly taps
	his neck.

					BARCLAY
			Plexing... sounds easy enough...

	Barclay stops tapping, breathes a sigh of relief. He
	stands, driven by a rush of confidence.

					BARCLAY
			You know, I feel better already.
			I can do this.

					TROI
			Reg... there's no need to rush...

      STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT ONE      10A.

6    CONTINUED: (3)

					BARCLAY
			No, no, no. We've talked before
			about confronting my fears. "The
			best way out is through." You
			said that once, remember?

					TROI
			I suppose I did...

					BARCLAY
			I'm going to beam over there.
			I can do it.

	OFF Barclay's determination...

7    EXT. SPACE - THE SCIENCE SHIP (OPTICAL)

	trapped inside the gaseous layers of the plasma
	streamer.

8    INT. SCIENCE SHIP - OPS

	The darkened room is heavily DAMAGED, as if by an
	explosion. Charred black walls... overturned
	equipment... no sign of a crew. Beverly is searching
	the room... Geordi is studying a damaged console as
	Riker and Worf ENTER from an adjoining corridor, having
	completed a search of the science station.

					RIKER
			No sign of survivors. No sign
			of a anyone.

       STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT ONE       11.

8    CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
			Maybe they abandoned ship.

					WORF
			Unlikely. Both escape pods are
			still on board.

	A beat as they consider. Geordi indicates the room.

					GEORDI
			Well, there was an explosion in
			here. We know that much.

					RIKER
			Any idea what caused it?

					GEORDI
			I've ruled out a reactor core
			failure... and there's no sign
			of a systems overload.

	Worf begins to scan the room with his tricorder, waving
	it past the floor and ceiling and walls. He stops at
	a wall with nasty-looking burn marks on it.

					WORF
				(off tricorder)
			Blast analysis indicates the
			explosion originated...

	Worf follows his scan across the room... down along
	the wall... and stops with his tricorder pointed at
	the center of the Transporter chamber.

					WORF
				(continuing)
			...here. In the center of this
			transport chamber.

					GEORDI
			How is that possible? The
			Transporter is still functional.

					RIKER
			Could someone have beamed an
			explosive device aboard?

    STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT ONE    12.

8    CONTINUED: (2)

	They consider the implications.

					BEVERLY (O.S.)
				(calls out)
			Commander Riker...

	Riker and Worf move to Beverly. She is looking at a
	male CREWMEMBER, who is lying behind a large console.
	Beverly scans the body with a medical tricorder.

					BEVERLY
				(re: crewmember)
			Lieutenant Joshua Kelly -- he
			was the ship's engineer.

					RIKER
			How did he die?

	Beverly completes her scan, stands up.

					BEVERLY
			There's evidence of burns... but
			they don't look serious enough
			to have killed him... I'm going
			to have to take him back for an
			autopsy.

	Riker nods. OFF his grim expression...

9    INT. ENTERPRISE - TRANSPORTER ROOM (OPTICAL)

	O'Brien is staring doubtfully at the person standing
	next to him.

					O'BRIEN
			You're sure about this, sir?

	INCLUDE Barclay, who is bravely trying to stay calm,
	but not doing a very good job of it.

					BARCLAY
			I'm sure. Please proceed.

					O'BRIEN
			This'll only take a minute...

      STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT ONE      12A.

9    CONTINUED:

	O'Brien works the console. Barclay stares at the
	Transporter platform, mentally preparing himself for
	the journey. O'Brien tries to reassure him.

					O'BRIEN
			Should be a smooth ride over, sir.

					BARCLAY
				(unconvinced)
			Good... good...

	O'Brien studies him for a moment, feeling a genuine
	sympathy for the man.

       STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT ONE       13.

9    CONTINUED: (2)

					O'BRIEN
			I know how you feel about this,
			sir.

	Barclay is surprised.

					BARCLAY
			You... you're afraid of
			transporting?

					O'BRIEN
			No -- of arachnids.
				(off Barclay's look)
			Spiders. Sickening, crawly little
			things, don't you think? All
			those legs...

					BARCLAY
			They've never bothered me.

	O'Brien keeps working.

					O'BRIEN
			A few years back, I was called
			in to re-route an emitter array
			at a Starbase on Zayra Four.
			Turns out the entire system was
			infested with Talarian hook
			spiders.
				(beat)
			Ever see a Talarian hook spider?

	Barclay shakes his head, no.

					O'BRIEN
			Their legs are half a meter long.
				(beat)
			Anyway, I had a choice. Do I walk
			away and let the emitter blow
			itself to hell... or do I crawl
			into a Jeffries Tube with twenty
			hook spiders?

	Barclay is hanging onto every word.

					BARCLAY
			What happened?

    STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT ONE    14.

9    CONTINUED: (3)

					O'BRIEN
			It was the hardest thing I ever
			did. But I got through it. After
			that, I was never quite as afraid
			of spiders.

	O'Brien's words have an effect on Barclay, who derives
	a swell of courage from the story. He looks at the
	Transporter platform and takes a deep breath.

					BARCLAY
			Thanks...

	Barclay walks toward the Transporter platform... stops
	and braces himself... every step is an event...

	He steps up onto the stage... finds a Transporter
	pad... Play the suspense as Barclay waits for the
	moment to come. He starts to tap his neck, plexing as
	he did in Troi's quarters. Tap, tap, tap...

	O'Brien works the controls and the Transporter system
	HUMS to life. The HUMMING grows louder. Barclay stops
	tapping -- it isn't helping. He's sweating now...
	heart pounding... terrified. O'Brien waves a hand over
	the console.

					O'BRIEN
			Energizing.

	Barclay begins to DEMATERIALIZE.

                                             CUT TO:

10   CLOSE ON BARCLAY - TRANSPORTER EFFECT (OPTICAL)

	(Transporter Room side) partially phased, the room behind
	him becoming SPARKLES OF ENERGY. For the first time, we
	are seeing what it feels like to transport. Barclay
	winces at the awful experience, but keeps his eyes open,
	looking around, alert the entire time. After a few
	seconds, we see Barclay himself start to PHASE OUT, as
	his body is broken down into molecules...

10A  BARCLAY'S POV (OPTICAL)

	as O'Brien and the Transporter Room DISSOLVE away into
	sparkles of energy. The SPARKLES momentarily fill the
	entire field of view... then DISSOLVE out to reveal the
	SCIENCE SHIP SET, with Geordi standing nearby...

    STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT ONE    14A.

11   INT. SCIENCE SHIP - OPS (OPTICAL)

	Barclay standing on the science ship Transporter stage,
	transport complete.

    STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/20/92 - ACT ONE    15.

11   CONTINUED:

	He steps down off the stage, a little dazed -- and is
	met by Geordi, who lays a friendly hand on his
	shoulder, bringing him right back into the fold.

					GEORDI
			Welcome aboard, Reg. Ready to
			work?

					BARCLAY
			Yes, sir.

					GEORDI
			Good. Start by downloading the
			ship's science logs. Over
			there...

					BARCLAY
			Aye sir.

	Barclay's confusion gives way to relief: he made it.
	He moves to a wall, opens a panel, and starts to scan
	the isolinear chips with a tricorder.

12   ANGLE ON RIKER

	As he crosses to Geordi.

					RIKER
			Still four members of the crew
			unaccounted for. You come up with
			anything?

	Geordi indicates several metal FRAGMENTS that are
	scattered on the floor.

					GEORDI
			I don't know how these fit in,
			but... I found them near the
			Transporter platform.

					RIKER
			What are they?

    STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/16/92 - ACT ONE    16.

12   CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
			They look like pieces of a
			standard sample container.

					RIKER
			Take them back to the ship. We'll
			analyze them later.

	Geordi nods, collecting the fragments. Riker crosses
	to the room. He passes Barclay along the way, gives
	him a friendly nod.

					RIKER
			Glad you could join us, Mister
			Barclay.

	Barclay glances at him, feeling a genuine sense of
	accomplishment.

					BARCLAY
			Me too, sir.

13   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	holding position near the plasma streamer.

14   INT. READY ROOM (OPTICAL)

	Picard behind his desk, listening grim-faced to ADMIRAL
	HAYES, who is on the desktop terminal.

					ADMIRAL HAYES
			The Ferengi are claiming two of
			their freighters were destroyed
			by a Cardassian warship in your
			sector.

					PICARD
			Is there any evidence to support
			this?

	The Admiral looks troubled.

					ADMIRAL HAYES
			Although I'm loathe to believe
			the Ferengi about anything...
			there was evidence of Cardassian
			weapons.
					(MORE)

    STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT ONE    16A.

14   CONTINUED:

					ADMIRAL HAYES (Cont'd)
				(beat)
			If the Cardassians also attacked the
			Yosemite... it could indicate
			a large-scale movement into this
			sector.

					PICARD
			I have an Away Team aboard the
			ship now. Their initial report
			indicates an explosion on board.
			But we're not sure if it was from
			an attack...

					ADMIRAL HAYES
			How long until you'll know?

					PICARD
			A few hours. If it does look like
			the Cardassians, I'll contact you
			immediately.

					ADMIRAL HAYES
			Very well.

    STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/16/92 - ACT ONE    17.

14   CONTINUED: (2)

	The viewscreen is replaced by a Starfleet logo.

					DATA'S COM VOICE
			Bridge to Captain Picard.

					PICARD
			Yes, Mister Data?

					DATA'S COM VOICE
			The Away Team is returning to the
			Enterprise.

					PICARD
			Acknowledged. Have Commander
			Riker join me in my Ready Room
			as soon as he's on board.

					DATA'S COM VOICE
			Aye sir.

	As Picard returns to the computer screen...

15   INT. SCIENCE SHIP - OPS

	Geordi and Barclay set the metal fragments onto the
	Transporter stage. Riker, Worf and Beverly are not
	present, having already beamed back to the ship.
	Barclay steps down off the stage.

					GEORDI
				(taps communicator)
			La Forge to Transporter Room
			Three.

16   INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM

	O'Brien at the controls. Riker stands nearby, having
	just returned.

					GEORDI'S COM VOICE
				(fritzed)
			I'm ready to go.

					O'BRIEN
			Stand by, Commander.

	Riker EXITS while O'Brien works the controls...

    STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT ONE    18.

17   INT. SCIENCE SHIP OPS (OPTICAL)

	Geordi DEMATERIALIZES. Barclay is now left alone. He
	steps onto the Transporter stage... braces himself...
	slightly more confident than the last time...

					BARCLAY
				(taps communicator)
			Barclay to Enterprise...
				(beat)
			One to beam back.

					O'BRIEN
				(fritzed)
			Stand by, sir.

	A beat to let the suspense build. Then the Transporter
	HUMS to life and Barclay DEMATERIALIZES --

18   CLOSE ON BARCLAY - TRANSPORTER EFFECT (OPTICAL))

	(Science ship side) as the room DISSOLVES INTO SPARKLES
	OF ENERGY. Barclay tenses up, hating every second of
	it. The SPARKLES fill the entire frame except for
	Barclay... and we see Barclay start to PHASE OUT...

19   BARCLAY'S POV (OPTICAL)

	as the science ship begins to DISSOLVE AWAY into
	sparkles... Partially obscured by the sparkles of
	energy is a MOVING SHAPE. It quickly crosses toward
	us, more visible now -- an amorphous cloud of energy.
	As it flies closer, the cloud momentarily takes on a
	more life-like form -- a gaping funnel opens in the
	cloud, like a distorted and voracious mouth.
	Terrifying.

20   BARCLAY (OPTICAL)

	(Transporter Room side) is beginning to PHASE BACK IN.
	He reacts. And it all happens at once: The creature
	FLIES at him -- Barclay throws up an arm to protect
	himself -- and the creature makes contact with his
	arm just as the Transporter Room dissolves into
	view --

                                             CUT TO:

21   INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM (OPTICAL)

	Barclay completes his MATERIALIZATION on stage, his arm
	still in the air, expression blank with shock. O'Brien
	looks up from his console and gives him a smile.

       STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT ONE       19.

21   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
				(to Barclay)
			You see, sir? That wasn't so bad,
			was it?

	OFF Barclay's stunned reaction...

                                             FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

    STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT TWO     20-21      

                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

22   OMITTED

22A  EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	holding position at the plasma streamer.

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's Log, supplemental. Our
			investigation has revealed there
			was an explosion aboard the
			Yosemite -- possibly the result
			of an attack. We are still
			analyzing data obtained by the
			Away Team.

23   INT. ENGINEERING

	Geordi and Barclay are at a console monitor, scanning
	logs. Barclay seems distracted -- he hasn't told
	anyone about the creature he saw in the Transporter.
	But the emotional impact of the experience is still
	with him... and it's nagging at him...

					GEORDI
				(off monitor)
			Mission logs... science logs...
			medical logs -- they're all
			completely scrambled. It looks
			like the blast wiped out the
			ship's core memory.

					BARCLAY
			We could try to reconstitute the
			data stream.

					GEORDI
				(nods)
			It's worth a try.

    STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT TWO    22.

23   CONTINUED:

	They continue working. Barclay glances at Geordi...
	awkward... not sure how to bring up what he wants to
	say.

					BARCLAY
			Commander... has anything...
			strange ever happened to you
			during transport?

	Geordi keeps working.

					GEORDI
			Like what?

					BARCLAY
			I don't know... anything out of
			the ordinary...

					GEORDI
			Not really...

	Geordi is preoccupied with the console.

					GEORDI
			This looks hopeless -- we're not
			gonna get anything from the
			logs...

	Geordi thinks... then looks at a nearby examination
	stand, which is covered with the metal fragments seen
	in Act One.

					GEORDI
				(re: fragments)
			Maybe this broken sample
			container I found can tell us
			something...

					BARCLAY
			Right...

	They cross to the table, where the fragments have been
	neatly laid out for analysis.

					GEORDI
				(re: fragments)
			Let's try to get this thing back
			in one piece...

	They start to piece together the fragments...

      STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT TWO      22A.

23   CONTINUED: (2)

					BARCLAY
			I mean -- have you ever seen
			anything?

					GEORDI
				(confused)
			Where?

					BARCLAY
			In the... during transport.

	Geordi glances at him -- what's barclay getting at?

					GEORDI
			Sometimes my VISOR picks up
			resonance patterns from the
			matter-energy conversion. It's
			actually kind of pretty.
				(beat)
			Why?

					BARCLAY
			Just wondering...

    STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT TWO    23.

23   CONTINUED: (3)

	Barclay keeps working. Geordi senses that Barclay is
	holding something back.

					GEORDI
			Reg -- what are you getting at?

	Barclay wavers, embarrassed to come right out with it.

					GEORDI
			Do you think you saw something
			during transport?

	Barclay speaks haltingly -- this is torture for him.

					BARCLAY
			When I was returning to the
			Enterprise... I could've sworn
			I saw something... in the matter
			stream.

	Geordi is surprised.

					GEORDI
			Something?

					BARCLAY
			There was phased matter all
			around... at first I thought it
			was some kind of energy discharge.
			But then it flew toward me... and
			touched my arm...
				(beat)
			But how could anything be in
			there... the molecules flying
			apart... half-phased... it's...

	Barclay trails off, realizing how this must sound.

					BARCLAY
				(continuing)
			It's... impossible, isn't it?

	An awkward beat. Geordi isn't sure what to think --
	but he can see that Barclay is genuinely shaken. He
	casts his doubts aside for the moment, and tries to
	allay his friend's fears.

					GEORDI
			We'd better check it out. When
			we're done here, let's run a full
			Transporter diagnostic. Alright?

	Barclay nods, grateful.

       STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT TWO       24.

23   CONTINUED: (4)

					BARCLAY
			Alright.

	As they resume their work...

24   INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM

	One of the lighted circles on the Transporter platform
	is opened, and the inner-workings have been raised out
	in a column. O'Brien is kneeling on the stage,
	analyzing the circuits. From the looks of it, he's
	been running a Transporter diagnostic for the past
	couple of hours. He stands up and looks to Geordi,
	who's working at an opened wall panel with Barclay.

					O'BRIEN
			The confinement beam subsystems
			check out. So do the phase
			transition coils.

					GEORDI
			The pattern buffer's fine.

	O'Brien gets to his feet.

					O'BRIEN
			Emitter pad... targeting scanner
			-- they're all running normally.
			This system's clean... so is the
			science vessel's.

	Geordi reassures Barclay.

					GEORDI
				(to Barclay)
			There's a lot of energy floating
			around in the beam. Maybe you
			saw a surge in the matter stream.

	Barclay sighs -- he's starting to feel better now.

					BARCLAY
			Yeah...

	O'Brien decides to go the extra mile for Barclay --
	they're here to allay his fears more than anything. He
	goes back to the opened Transporter pad.

					O'BRIEN
			I'll run a scan on the Heisenberg
			compensators...

    STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT TWO    25.

24   CONTINUED:

	Barclay is appreciative, but embarrassed at all the
	attention.

					BARCLAY
			No... you've done more than enough
			already, Chief...

					O'BRIEN
			No problem at all. Why don't you
			give me a hand?

	Barclay steps onto the stage, kneels down beside
	O'Brien and gazes at the Transporter workings. O'Brien
	starts to adjust various circuits.

					BARCLAY
			Maybe ignorance really is bliss...

	O'Brien gives him a look.

					O'BRIEN
			Sir?

					BARCLAY
				(re: transporter)
			If I didn't know so much about
			these things... maybe they
			wouldn't scare me so much...

	O'Brien continues working. Barclay sighs.

					BARCLAY
			I can still remember the day in
			Doctor Olafson's class on
			Transporter Theory when he talked
			about the body being converted
			into billions of kiloquads of
			data... zipping through
			subspace... and I realized,
			there's no margin for error. One
			atom out of place and poof! You
			never come back...
				(beat)
			It's amazing people don't get lost
			all the time.

	O'Brien gives him a look.

					O'BRIEN
			With all due respect sir -- I've
			been doing this for twenty-two
			years, and I haven't lost anybody
			yet.

	Barclay considers -- he won't let it go.

      STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT TWO      25A.

24   CONTINUED: (2)

					BARCLAY
			Yes, but... you realize if these
			imaging scanners are off by even
			a thousandth of a percent --

					O'BRIEN
				(right back at him)
			That's why each pad has four
			redundant scanners. If any one
			scanner fails, the other three
			take over.

	Geordi looks at Barclay.

    STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT TWO    26.

24   CONTINUED: (3)

					GEORDI
			How many Transporter accidents
			have there been in the last ten
			years, Reg? Two... three? What
			about the millions of people who
			transport every day without a
			problem?

	Barclay thinks for a moment... he's feeling better,
	but still...

					BARCLAY
			I've... I've heard about
			problems... what about...
			Transporter Psychosis?

					O'BRIEN
				(reacts)
			Transporter Psychosis -- there
			hasn't been a case of that in over
			fifty years. Not since they
			perfected multiplex pattern
			buffers.

					GEORDI
			Transporting really is the safest
			way to travel, Reg.

	Barclay listens -- their words are having an effect.
	OFF his face as he starts to unwind...

24A  INT. SICKBAY (OPTICAL)

	Beverly and NURSE OGAWA are performing an AUTOPSY on
	Lieutenant Kelly, the dead male crewmember. The
	body is laid out under the clamshell. Ogawa watches a
	nearby MONITOR, which displays various data.

					BEVERLY
			I want to take a closer look at
			those burns.
				(to Ogawa)
			Take a tissue sample.

					OGAWA
			Yes, Doctor.

	Ogawa hits a few commands into the console -- the
	overhead donut sends out a thin LASER that sweeps
	across the body. Beverly reads the data as it scrolls
	across the clamshell.

    STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT TWO    27.

24A  CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			Damage to the epidermis only...
				(beat)
			Initiate a circulatory probe.

	Ogawa picks up a hypospray, presses it to the body's
	neck, and injects. Just then something catches Ogawa'a
	eye -- the body's fingers are twitching. She stops,
	startled.

					OGAWA
			Doctor Crusher...

	Without warning, the monitor display LIGHTS UP and
	BEEPS, indicating that a heartbeat has begun. Beverly
	reacts.

					BEVERLY
			His heart is beating.

	A stunned beat -- then Beverly's instincts take over.

					BEVERLY
			Cardio-stimulator -- now.

	Beverly rushes to a nearby table, grabs a
	cardio-stimulator, and applies it to the body's chest.
	They work to revive the body. On the monitor, the
	heartbeat display goes dead. They react.

					OGAWA
			It's gone.

	A second later, an ALARM goes off and a different
	monitor read-out comes to life.

					OGAWA
				(off display)
			Neuro-electrical activity in the
			cerebral cortex.

	Just as they start to work, the monitor goes dead
	again.

					OGAWA
			Nothing.

    STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT TWO    28.

24A  CONTINUED: (2)

	Before Beverly can respond, yet another monitor
	read-out comes to life. The crewmember starts to
	breathe.

					BEVERLY
				(astonished)
			Now the respiratory system's
			active. What the hell's going
			on...

	On the monitor, the respiratory display goes dead and
	the medical console COMES ALIVE all at once in a
	chaotic display of blinking lights. The body starts to
	convulse.

					BEVERLY
				(off display)
			Endocrine system's functioning...
			now the lymphatic system...
			the pancreas...

	Suddenly, the medical display blinks out completely...
	the body stops convulsing... A long silent beat. As
	Beverly and Ogawa exchange a mystified look...

25   INT. TEN FORWARD

	Barclay ENTERS and stops at the bar. A BARTENDER walks
	over.

					BARCLAY
				(to bartender)
			Just water, please.

	The bartender moves off. Barclay looks around the
	room, finally starting to relax. The bartender returns
	with his water.

					BARCLAY
			Thanks.

	Barclay crosses to a table, settles into a chair. A
	quiet beat as he takes a sip of water... looking
	around... unwinding... Suddenly, he looks down at his
	left arm and grabs it, as if in pain...

      STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT TWO      28A.

26   BARCLAY'S POV (OPTICAL)

	of his arm, as it RADIATES with a SPARKLING LIGHT in
	the exact same spot where the creature touched him --
	a vague impression, like a smudge. The light vanishes
	just as quickly.

27   RESUME SCENE

	As Barclay reacts, startled by the sight. He glances
	around the room -- no one has seen the vision but him.
	Barclay starts to say something, thinks better of it,
	and says nothing, deciding to conceal what he's seen.
	OFF his troubled expression...

28   OMITTED

                                             FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

      STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT THREE     29-30       

                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

29   OMITTED

30   INT. BARCLAY'S QUARTERS (OPTICAL)

	Barclay ENTERS, looking troubled and shaken. He
	absently rubs his left arm, then crosses to a
	replicator slot.

					BARCLAY
				(to replicator)
			Water, ten degrees celsius.

	A glass of water MATERIALIZES. He picks up the glass
	and takes a long drink, moves to a nearby chair and
	sits down. He's restless, panicky -- any peace of mind
	he once had is gone. He fidgets for a moment, at a
	loss...

	Then Barclay gets an idea -- he stands and starts to
	pace around the room.

					BARCLAY
				(to computer)
			Computer... access Starfleet
			Medical Data Base. Tell me
			about... describe the disorder
			known as... Transporter Psychosis.

	A beat as the computer works, then gives a "chapter
	summary" of the disorder.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Transporter Psychosis was
			diagnosed in the year
			twenty-two-oh-nine by researchers
			on Delinia Two --

					BARCLAY
				(interrupts)
			No, no... stop. All I need is
			the... what causes it?

      STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT THREE      31.

30   CONTINUED:

					COMPUTER VOICE
			It is caused by a breakdown of
			neuro-chemical molecules during
			transport, affecting the body's
			motor functions, autonomic
			systems, and the brain's higher
			reasoning centers.

	Barclay unconsciously touches his head. What he's
	heard is morbid and scary, but he's compelled to know
	more.

					BARCLAY
			What are the symptoms?

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Victims suffer from paranoid
			delusions... multi-infarct
			dementia... hallucinations...

	Barclay reacts.

					BARCLAY
			Hallucinations? What kind of
			hallucinations?

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Victims experience somatic,
			tactile and visual hallucinations,
			accompanied by psychogenic
			hysteria.

	It sounds awful. Barclay is really getting worried
	now. He moves around the room as if the walls are
	closing in on him.

					COMPUTER VOICE
				(continuing)
			Peripheral symptoms include
			sleeplessness... accelerated
			heart-rate...

	Barclay impulsively touches his chest -- is his heart
	beating faster?

   STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/16/92 - ACT THREE   32.

30   CONTINUED: (2)

					COMPUTER VOICE
				(continuing)
			Diminished eyesight, leading to
			acute myopia... painful spasms
			in the extremities...

	Barclay blinks his eyes, checking them... then looks at
	his arm, grabs it in the same way he did in Ten
	Forward, remembering the sensation he had...

					COMPUTER VOICE
				(continuing)
			And in most cases, dehydration.

	Barclay glances at the glass of water he's holding,
	alarmed, quickly sets it down. His mind is working...
	and we can tell by the expression on his face that he's
	convinced he has the disorder.

					BARCLAY
			Computer... what is the treatment
			for Transporter Psychosis?

					COMPUTER VOICE
			There is no known treatment.

	Barclay slumps into a chair, pale and numb. He stares
	into middle distance, absently rubbing his arm...

30A  INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE

	Picard, Riker, Geordi, Data. Beverly is reporting.

					BEVERLY
			The autopsy showed residual
			ionization in every one of
			Lieutenant Kelly's systems.
			I think that's what caused
			the muscular and systemic
			contractions.

	A beat as they take in the chilling image.

					RIKER
			Where did this ionization come
			from?

   STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/16/92 - ACT THREE   32A.

30A  CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			There's evidence of electrical
			burns on the victim's body...
			as if she were exposed to ionized
			gas... or high energy plasma.

	Geordi reacts.

					GEORDI
			Plasma? There's no way they
			could've been exposed... unless
			it was matter from the streamer...

	Picard thinks.

					PICARD
			Is there any evidence of a hull
			breach... could plasma from the
			streamer have found its way into
			the ship?

					GEORDI
			No...
				(gets an idea, to
				 Data)
			Data, what's the report on that
			broken sample container?

					DATA
			The analysis of the fragments is
			not yet complete.

					GEORDI
				(to Picard)
			Captain -- if there's evidence
			of similar ionization in those
			fragments... it could mean they
			tried to beam aboard material from
			the streamer...

					PICARD
				(onto the idea)
			And if the plasma exploded... that
			would explain a few things.
				(beat)
			Let me know when the analysis
			is complete.

					GEORDI
			Aye sir.

	Picard rises; the others follow.

   STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/16/92 - ACT THREE   32B.

31   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	at the plasma streamer.

32   INT. ENGINEERING

	Geordi, Barclay and Data are examining the metal
	fragments (as seen in Act One) -- but now the fragments
	have been roughly put together to form a matter sample
	container. Barclay looks exhausted, barely able to
	focus on the task at hand.

					GEORDI
			From the looks of these fracture
			patterns, I'd say the explosive
			force came from within the
			container.

	Data completes a scan.

      STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT THREE      33.

32   CONTINUED:

					DATA
			The container does show evidence
			of residual ionization.
				(beat)
			I believe your hypothesis was
			correct. It was being used to
			store high energy plasma.

	Geordi considers.

					GEORDI
			So they were collecting samples
			from the plasma streamer...
				(perplexed)
			But they were using the proper
			container. How could it have
			exploded?

					DATA
			Perhaps we should try to recreate
			their experiment to see what
			happens when matter is beamed
			aboard under similar conditions.

					GEORDI
			Good idea. Let's prepare a new
			container.
				(to Barclay)
			Reg, I don't want to take any
			chances -- start setting up a
			level five containment field here
			in Engineering.

	Barclay glances over -- his mind is elsewhere.

					BARCLAY
			Aye sir...

	Geordi moves to his office. Barclay and Data start
	to work a nearby console. Barclay is on edge,
	distracted -- every move he makes is slow and
	deliberate, as if any second he might lose his balance.

	Barclay picks up a PADD to make a calculation. As he
	reads the screen, he moves the PADD to and fro while
	alternately blinking each eye -- as if he's testing
	his eyesight. Data glances at him, genuinely curious.

					DATA
			Are you having trouble with your
			eyesight, Mister Barclay?

	Barclay is embarrassed at having been caught.

      STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT THREE      34.

32   CONTINUED: (2)

					BARCLAY
			No... thank you.

	Barclay picks up a nearby bottle of water (which he
	has brought with him) and takes a long, thirsty drink.
	He crosses to a JEFFERIES TUBE near the Pool Table,
	enters the tube. Data eyes him with growing concern,
	then crosses to Geordi.

					DATA
			May I have a word with you,
			Geordi? It concerns Lieutenant
			Barclay.

					GEORDI
			What is it?

					DATA
			He appears to be inordinately
			preoccupied with his physiological
			condition. I have seen him check
			his pulse rate, as well as his
			visual acuity several times in
			the last twenty minutes.

	Concerned, Geordi crosses to the Jefferies Tube, sees
	Barclay inside. He walks into the tube.

32A  INT. JEFFERIES TUBE

	Geordi walks up to Barclay.

					GEORDI
			Reg...

	Barclay jumps, startled.

					BARCLAY
			Yessir?

      STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT THREE      35.

32A  CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
			Are you alright?

					BARCLAY
				(rattled)
			Just fine, sir.

	Geordi studies his face.

					GEORDI
			You look a little pale.

					BARCLAY
				(touching face, worried)
			I do?

	Geordi can see that Barclay is highly agitated.

					GEORDI
				(gently)
			It's been a long couple of days,
			Reg. Why don't you get some rest.
			We've got everything under control
			here.

	Barclay nods, grateful to get out of there.

					BARCLAY
			I'll do that, sir. Thank you.

	Barclay grabs his water bottle and EXITS the tube.
	Geordi follows...

32B  INT. ENGINEERING

	Barclay quickly EXITS. Geordi and Data exchange a
	glance.

					GEORDI
				(taps communicator)
			La Forge to Counselor Troi.

					TROI'S COM VOICE
			Go ahead, Commander.

					GEORDI
			Counselor... do you have a minute?

	Off Geordi's concern...

    STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT THREE 36-37.       

33   OMITTED

34   INT. CORRIDOR

	Barclay is briskly walking down the corridor at a
	steady clip -- oblivious to everything and everyone
	around him. He's in his own world. Follow Barclay as
	he walks... turns a corner... passes a curious
	crewmember... walking... walking...

	Troi round a corner from the opposite direction.

					TROI
			Lieutenant Barclay, I've been
			calling you, why haven't you
			responded --

	Barclay plows past her without a glance. Troi catches
	up to him, almost having to run to keep up. Play the
	scene ON THE MOVE.

					TROI
			Reg, what are you doing?

					BARCLAY
			Walking.

					TROI
			I can see that. Where are you
			going?

	He tries to act like nothing's wrong.

					BARCLAY
			Nowhere. I just don't get to
			these decks very often.
				(points)
			There's Stellar Cartography --
			I thought that was on Deck Eleven.

      STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT THREE      38.

34   CONTINUED:

					TROI
				(seeing through it)
			Mister Barclay...

					BARCLAY
			I was... I was having trouble
			sleeping. I'm just trying to wear
			myself out. That's a perfectly
			normal thing to be doing, isn't
			it?

	A beat as they walk.

					TROI
			Commander La Forge said you seemed
			very nervous this morning.

	Barclay tries to make light of it.

					BARCLAY
			I'm always nervous. Everyone
			knows that.

					TROI
			He also mentioned that you said
			you saw something in the
			Transporter beam.

	A slight reaction from Barclay.

					BARCLAY
			I was wrong. They checked the
			Transporter and there wasn't...
			there was nothing there. I
			imagined the whole thing.

					TROI
			You don't sound very convinced
			of that...

	Barclay stops, turns to her, wanting to shut this
	conversation down.

					BARCLAY
			Counselor, I appreciate your
			concern... but I'd rather not
			continue this conversation.
			I'm... I'm feeling perfectly fine.

	Troi takes a more stern approach.

					TROI
			Mister Barclay, you are exhausted
			and highly agitated.
					(MORE)

   STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT THREE   39.

34   CONTINUED: (2)

					TROI (Cont'd)
			And I cannot allow a member of
			this crew to endanger himself and
			others. I think --

					BARCLAY
				(cuts her off)
			I'm not endangering anyone and
			I wish you would --

					TROI
				(cuts him off)
			I think it's in your best interest
			to take a leave of absence.
				(beat)
			Reg -- I'm temporarily relieving
			you of duty.

	A reaction from Barclay -- but he tries to play it
	cool.

					BARCLAY
			Fine... fine... do what you have
			to do, Counselor...

	He quickly walks off down the hall. OFF Troi's look of
	concern...

35   INT. BARCLAY'S QUARTERS

	The lights are dim. Several candles are burning.
	Barclay is lying on the floor in a contorted Yoga
	position. He is deep breathing, letting out his breath
	in drawn-out vocalizations. The SOUND of chirping
	BIRDS and gently falling RAIN can be heard playing over
	the Com system. Barclay is desperately trying to
	relax.

	His eyes shoot open. This isn't working.

					BARCLAY
				(to computer)
			Computer... more birds.

	The sound of more BIRDS comes up -- too many birds,
	loud, obnoxious SQUAWKING. Barclay looks annoyed.

					BARCLAY
				(to computer)
			End stress reduction program.

     STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT THREE     39A.

35   CONTINUED:

	The candle flames GO OUT. The lights COME UP and the
	sounds STOP. Barclay struggles out of his Yoga
	position, stands, crosses to the replicator slot.

					BARCLAY
				(to replicator)
			Water.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Specify temperature.

					BARCLAY
				(agitated)
			I don't care -- just give me
			water!

	A glass of water MATERIALIZES. Barclay drinks down
	the entire glass. He crosses to his bed and sits down,
	takes his pulse. Then he starts to tap his neck,
	plexing...

    STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT THREE 40-41.       

35   CONTINUED: (2)

					BARCLAY
				(to himself)
			Calm... stay calm...
				(to computer)
			Computer -- let's try music...
			something soothing.

	Soft, tranquilizing MUSIC starts to play. Barclay stop
	plexing... takes a few manic breaths... violently
	fluffs his pillow... straightens the wrinkles out of
	his blanket... then crawls under the covers. He shuts
	his eyes...

	And tosses and turns, trying to get comfortable in the
	bed... finally finds the right position... settles in
	for the night. The soft music keeps playing... Barclay
	tries to sleep...

	He opens his eyes and looks down at his left arm, where
	a tingling sensation is slowly building. He touches
	it... dreading... He flings off the blanket --

36   BARCLAY'S ARM (OPTICAL)

	is RADIATING with the SPARKLING LIGHT (as seen in Act
	Two). Only this time, the glowing imprint has spread
	to include his shoulder and neck. Barclay cries out,
	jumps out of bed. The glow VANISHES.

	Barclay's expression changes... as an inner resolve
	takes over. His fear transforms into grim
	determination. He refuses to end up a victim of
	whatever's happening to him. His fear compels him to
	take action.

					BARCLAY
				(taps communicator)
			Barclay to Chief O'Brien.

	A beat.

					O'BRIEN'S COM VOICE
			O'Brien here.

					BARCLAY
			I need your help. Would you
			meet me in Transporter Room
			Three... ?

	Off Barclay's look of determination...

                                             FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

    STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT FOUR    42.

                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

38   INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM (OPTICAL)

	Barclay is at the console, studying a read-out of the
	transport logs. O'Brien ENTERS, looking like he just
	woke up.

					O'BRIEN
			Sir, begging your pardon -- but
			couldn't this wait til morning?

					BARCLAY
			No...

	Barclay turns to him, trying to act casual.

					BARCLAY
			Chief... I've just... I've been
			reviewing the transport logs...
				(indicates console)
			What are these... energy
			variations that keep appearing?
			There was one when I transported
			to the science ship... see?

	O'Brien glances at the logs.

					O'BRIEN
			They're just ionic fluctuations,
			sir. A result of our interlock
			with the Yosemite's transporter
			system.

					BARCLAY
			A fluctuation occurred while I
			was inside the matter stream... ?

					O'BRIEN
			It's nothing to worry about, sir.

	Barclay looks at him, determined.

					BARCLAY
			I need you to transport me to the
			science ship... and directly back
			again. And while I'm in the
			beam... can you recreate one of
			those ionic fluctuations... ?

           STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT FOUR         42A.

38   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
			I guess so... but if you don't
			mind my asking, sir... what for?

					BARCLAY
			I need to... Commander La Forge
			wants some tricorder readings of
			those fluctuations.

	O'Brien is suspicious -- he senses Barclay's anxiety.

					O'BRIEN
				(indicates console)
			We can do it from right here.

					BARCLAY
				(scrambling)
			No, I... the Transporter sensors
			may not be sensitive enough...

	But Barclay isn't fooling anybody, and he knows it.

					BARCLAY
			I'm giving you an order, Mister
			O'Brien.

					O'BRIEN
				(a beat)
			Aye sir.

	O'Brien moves to the console and starts typing in
	commands. Barclay steps onto the Transporter platform.

        STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT FOUR        43.

38   CONTINUED: (2)

					O'BRIEN
			If you don't mind my making an
			observation...
				(beat)
			You forgot to bring a tricorder.

	Barclay looks down, realizes O'Brien's right... and
	finally lets down his guard. He gestures to the
	Transporter platform.

					BARCLAY
			Either there's something in
			there... or I'm going crazy.
			I've got to know.
				(beat)
			You can understand that, can't
			you?

	A beat.

					O'BRIEN
			Yes sir, I can.

	O'Brien works the controls.

					O'BRIEN
			Stand by, sir...

	The system HUMS to life. O'Brien waves a hand over the
	controls, Barclay begins to DEMATERIALIZE.

                                             CUT TO:

39   CLOSE ON BARCLAY - TRANSPORTER EFFECT (OPTICAL)

	(Transporter Room side) as the room DISSOLVES INTO
	SPARKLES OF ENERGY. Barclay looks around, searching
	for any sign of movement. The SPARKLES fill the entire
	frame except for Barclay... and we see Barclay start
	to PHASE OUT...

                                             INTERCUT:

40   BARCLAY'S POV (OPTICAL)

	as the science ship set DISSOLVES into view... then
	back to sparkles... the MOVING SHAPE from Act One is
	moving amidst the shimmering energy... visible now
	as the amorphous cloud.

        STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT FOUR       43A.

40A  ON BARCLAY - TRANSPORTER EFFECT (OPTICAL)

	(Transporter Room side) Barclay begins to PHASE BACK
	IN. He sees the creature, fearful. The creature flies
	toward him, purposeful, its distorted mouth widening --
	closer and closer and closer...

           STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT FOUR          44.

41   INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM (OPTICAL)

	As Barclay MATERIALIZES. A beat as he takes in what
	he's seen. Then he steps down off the platform with
	renewed conviction.

					BARCLAY
				(to O'Brien)
			I want you to wake the senior
			staff.

	OFF O'Brien's reaction...

42   INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE

	Picard, Riker, Worf, Geordi, Troi. Barclay is sitting
	at the head of the table, speaking to the group. He
	is uncomfortable, but determined to make his case.
	Beverly is standing beside him, taking tricorder scans
	of his left arm.

					BARCLAY
			Then I saw it again -- just twenty
			minutes ago. The same exact thing
			moving around in the Transporter
			beam.

					RIKER
			Let me get this straight -- you
			think it was alive?

					BARCLAY
				(nods)
			It was dark and distorted... and
			it had what looked like... a
			mouth...

					WORF
				(dubious)
			A mouth?

	A tense beat. Beverly completes the scan of his arm.

					BEVERLY
			I don't see anything wrong with
			his arm.

					TROI
			Reg -- why did you wait so long
			to tell anybody about your arm?

	Barclay shifts uncomfortably.

           STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT FOUR         44A.

42   CONTINUED:

					BARCLAY
			Well... I thought I was
			hallucinating. I thought it
			was... that I had... Transporter
			Psychosis...

	Reactions. Barclay knows how this must look.

					BARCLAY
				(quickly)
			But now I know I don't. I know
			what I saw in there... was real.
				(beat)
			I was the only one to experience
			an ionic fluctuation during
			transport... maybe that explains
			why that's why no one else saw
			it.

	Picard throws a questioning look at Geordi, who shrugs
	-- he's sorry to have to put Barclay on the spot like
	this.

					GEORDI
			We ran a full diagnostic on the
			Transporter system yesterday,
			Captain. It checked out fine.

           STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT FOUR          45.

42   CONTINUED: (2)

					PICARD
				(to Riker)
			Number One?

					RIKER
			We've been conducting intensive
			scans of the entire binary star
			system. No sign of any life
			forms.

	Picard considers. Doubt in the room is growing.

					PICARD
			Mister Barclay, I understand
			you've been under a considerable
			amount of strain the past couple
			of days. Isn't it possible you
			simply imagined --

	Barclay stands, cutting him off, undaunted.

					BARCLAY
			I know what you're going to say,
			sir. And I realize... I know I've
			been acting strangely. But you've
			got to believe me. I wouldn't
			have called you in here if I
			weren't absolutely certain.

	Barclay looks at Picard, waiting for the verdict. A
	long beat as Picard takes Barclay's measure -- decides
	to take Barclay at his word. He turns to his staff,
	rapidly issues commands.

					PICARD
				(to Geordi)
			Commander La Forge, get Chief
			O'Brien -- take the Transporter
			system apart piece by piece if
			you have to.
				(to Worf)
			Mister Worf -- maintain a level
			three security alert until further
			notice.

           STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT FOUR          46.

42   CONTINUED: (3)

					WORF
			Aye, sir.

					BEVERLY
				(to Picard)
			I'll run a micro-cellular scan
			on Mister Barclay's arm. It'll
			take some time -- but if there's
			something wrong, I'll find it.

					PICARD
				(satisfied, to all)
			Keep me apprised. Dismissed.

	They all stand to go. Barclay is awash with relief.
	Off his look of appreciation to Picard...

43   INT. SICKBAY

	Barclay sitting on a bio-bed. Beverly is moving a
	special medical DEVICE over Barclay's left arm. She
	moves the device up his arm... around his shoulder...
	and over his neck... then above his chest. Barclay is
	getting worried.

	Riker ENTERS. Beverly deactivates the scanner, turns
	to him.

					BEVERLY
				(re: Barclay)
			I'm reading minute levels of
			residual ionization in the
			sub-dermal tissue of his left arm.
				(beat)
			The patterns correspond exactly
			to the ones we measured in
			Lieutenant Kelly's body... and
			in the sample container from the
			science ship.
				(turns to Barclay)
			There's no question -- you've been
			exposed to the same high energy
			plasma they were.

           STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT FOUR          47.

43   CONTINUED:

	Barclay reacts -- he's been vindicated.

					BARCLAY
			So... something did happen to me
			in the Transporter beam?

					BEVERLY
			It's too early to draw
			conclusions... you might've been
			exposed to something on the
			science ship. But you did say
			something touched your left arm
			during transport... and that's
			where the ionization is
			focused...

	Riker considers.

					RIKER
			Does this ionization pose a threat
			to Mister Barclay?

					BEVERLY
				(beat)
			It might. I'll need to run a
			base-pair correlation to look for
			signs of DNA break-down.

					BARCLAY
				(to Riker)
			Sir... Commander La Forge and I
			were planning to recreate the
			circumstances of the explosion
			on the Yosemite... that might
			give us some answers. Permission
			to continue with the experiment?

	Riker nods.

					RIKER
			Granted. Tell Chief O'Brien to
			take all primary Transporters
			off-line. I don't want to risk
			any further... contaminations.
			And make sure you take the
			necessary safety precautions.

					BARCLAY
			Aye sir.

           STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT FOUR          48.

43   CONTINUED: (2)

	Beverly straps an ARMBAND onto Barclay's left arm and
	activates it. The armband lights up with various
	blinkies.

					BEVERLY
			I want you to wear this
			monitoring-device. It'll signal
			me at the slightest sign of
			increased ionization.

					BARCLAY
			Yes, Doctor.

	As Riker and Barclay move to go...

44   INT. ENGINEERING (OPTICAL)

	Geordi and Data are preparing an empty SAMPLE
	CONTAINER. Barclay is at a nearby console.

					DATA
				(re: container)
			Structural reinforcement is at
			two hundred forty percent.

					GEORDI
			Activating containment field...

	Geordi taps a control. A FORCE FIELD flashes briefly
	around the container.

					GEORDI
			That should do it.
				(to Barclay)
			Okay, Reg -- we've locked onto
			the coordinates of the plasma
			streamer. You can beam aboard
			a sample.

					BARCLAY
			Aye sir.

        STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT FOUR        49.

44   CONTINUED:

	Barclay works the console. After a beat, a plasma
	sample MATERIALIZES in the container -- a swirling mass
	of crackling ENERGY. They observe it for a moment.

					GEORDI
			Okay... what would they have done
			first?

					DATA
			A standard analysis begins with
			a resonance frequency scan.

					GEORDI
			Sounds like a good place to start.
			Let's do it.

	Data works a nearby console.

					DATA
			Initiating resonance sweep.
			Frequency range at --

	Without warning, the sample container walls BLOW
	OUTWARD with a tremendous BLAST -- the containment
	force field FLASHES, expanding against the pressure of
	the explosion. The force sends Geordi, Data and
	Barclay stumbling backward.

	They regain their composure. Although the sample
	container is shattered, the containment field is
	holding. Inside, the plasma sample has transformed --
	we now see several intensely glowing PARTICLES,
	pulsating with energy, hitting up against the
	containment field, as if trying to escape.

					GEORDI
			Check the containment field.

	Barclay runs to a console across the room, checks it.

					BARCLAY
				(off console)
			Field is at maximum limits, sir.
			But it is holding.

	Geordi stares at the energy particles, captivated. He
	moves closer to them...

           STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT FOUR          50.

44   CONTINUED: (2)

					GEORDI
			My VISOR's picking up bio-magnetic
			energy... highly complex
			patterns...
				(beat)
			I think these things are alive.
			Reg...

	Geordi glances over -- Barclay is gone.

					GEORDI
			Reg?

	Then Geordi sees him -- Barclay is lying on the floor,
	unconscious, half of his body RADIATING with the
	SPARKLING LIGHT (as seen in Acts Two and Three). His
	armband is flashing.

					GEORDI
			Reg!

	As Geordi and Data rush to his side...

                                             FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

           STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT FIVE          51.

                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

45   INT. SICKBAY

	Barclay is sitting on a bio-bed, tired and edgy.
	Beverly, Geordi and Data are standing nearby.
	Mid-conversation.

					BARCLAY
				(surprised)
			Life forms?

					DATA
			That is correct. They appear to
			be quasi-energy microbes that
			exist within the distortion field
			of the plasma streamer -- which
			made them undetectable to our
			sensors.

					GEORDI
			They didn't come out until we
			tried to run the resonance
			frequency scan. Apparently, they
			didn't like it too much. They
			reacted by shattering the sample
			container.

					BARCLAY
			Which caused a plasma explosion
			similar to the one on the science
			ship...

					GEORDI
			Exactly.
				(beat)
			We think one or more of the
			microbes may have gotten into the
			Transporter system -- and are
			still caught inside the buffer.
			It probably explains what you saw
			in there...

					BARCLAY
			But... what I saw was much larger
			than a microbe...

					DATA
			Normal spatial relationships, such
			as size, are often distorted
			within the matter stream.
					(MORE)

        STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/20/92 - ACT FIVE        52.

45   CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			Some of these microbes are also
			in your body, Reg.

	Barclay looks down at his arm, dismayed.

					BARCLAY
			Inside me?

					BEVERLY
			They were in Lieutenant Kelly's
			body as well... that's what caused
			the contractions during the
			autopsy.

	Barclay realizes the implications.

					BARCLAY
			Is that what killed him?

					BEVERLY
			Yes...
				(off his look)
			But now that we've identified the
			microbes, we can start trying to
			eliminate them. I'm going to run
			a full spectrum antigen series...
			if that doesn't work, I'll try
			an imaging probe...

					BARCLAY
			But... isn't there a way to...
			to... to force these things out
			of me?

	Geordi thinks, starts to get an idea...

					GEORDI
				(musing)
			The bio-filter should've screened
			them out... but it didn't...

					DATA
			The microbes exist simultaneously
			as both matter and energy. The
			bio-filters cannot distinguish
			them from the matter stream.

        STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/20/92 - ACT FIVE        53.

45   CONTINUED: (2)

					GEORDI
			Right... but -- if we held Barclay
			suspended in mid-transport... at
			the point where matter starts to
			lose molecular cohesion...

	Data considers.

					DATA
			The molecules would begin to emit
			nucleonic particles. We might
			be able to derive a pattern the
			computer could recognize...

					GEORDI
			... and reprogram the bio-filters
			to screen out the microbes.
				(to Barclay)
			Reg, I think this'll work.

					BARCLAY
			Suspend me... I don't like the
			sound of that...

					GEORDI
			We'd have to hold you in there
			for a while...

					BARCLAY
			How long?

					GEORDI
			Thirty or forty seconds... it's
			hard to tell. But I think it
			would be safe...

					BARCLAY
			But... if I'm in the matter stream
			too long...

	He stops, unable to say the dreaded words. Data
	completes the thought for him.

					DATA
			Your pattern would degrade to the
			point where your signal would be
			permanently lost.

	Barclay reacts -- this is his ultimate fear come true.
	But there seems to be little choice. OFF his face as
	he struggles with the decision...

        STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT FIVE       53A.

46   INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM (OPTICAL)

	Barclay ENTERS. Beverly is with him, medical gear
	at-the-ready. Geordi and O'Brien are working at the
	console.

	O'Brien looks at Barclay, tries to reassure.

           STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT FIVE          54.

45   CONTINUED: (3)

					DATA
			Your pattern might degrade to the
			point where your signal would be
			permanently lost.

	Barclay reacts -- this is his ultimate fear come true.
	He stands and starts moving about the room, agonizing
	over what to do...

					BARCLAY
			This has been the thing I've been
			afraid of all my life... that I'd
			go in and not come back...

	Barclay struggles -- it's the toughest choice he's ever
	had to make. He lets out a nervous laugh.

					BARCLAY
			But I guess... if I'm ever going
			to confront my fear, it might
			as well be now...

	A long beat. Then his face sets with a look of
	inner-resolve. He's made the decision...

46   INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM (OPTICAL)

	Barclay ENTERS. Beverly is with him, medical gear
	at-the-ready. Geordi and O'Brien are working at the
	console.

	O'Brien looks at Barclay, tries to reassure.

					O'BRIEN
			After fifteen seconds or so in
			the beam, you may start to feel
			lightheaded. Try to stay calm...
			and it's important you don't
			move around too much.

	Barclay nods, swallows nervously.

        STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT FIVE        55.

46   CONTINUED: (2)

					BARCLAY
			Right.

	They watch as Barclay approaches the Transporter
	platform... steps up onto it... positions himself on
	a pad...

					O'BRIEN
			Initializing the back-up pattern
			buffer. Holding at stand by...

	O'Brien works the controls. The system HUMS to life.
	Barclay tenses. This is the most terrifying moment
	in his entire life.

					GEORDI
				(to Barclay)
			You ready, Reg?

	Barclay nods, takes a deep breath.

					BARCLAY
			Energize.

	O'Brien works the controls. Barclay begins to
	DEMATERIALIZE...

                                             CUT TO:

47   CLOSE ON BARCLAY - TRANSPORTER EFFECT (OPTICAL)

	(Transporter Room side) The world around him DISSOLVES
	into SPARKLES OF ENERGY -- the Transporter Room barely
	visible against the shimmering light. Barclay tries to
	stay calm and motionless... a second passes... then
	Barclay starts to PHASE OUT...

48   INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM

	Continuous. Geordi and O'Brien working, tense.
	Beverly works a nearby console.

        STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT FIVE        56.

48   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
			Molecular resolution at sixty
			percent... engaging static
			mode... his pattern is locked and
			holding...

					GEORDI
			Starting bio-filter scan...

	As they work...

49   INT. TRANSPORTER EFFECT (OPTICAL)

	Continuous. Barclay's body stays in a SEMI-PHASED
	state, sparkling energy all around. Several seconds go
	by. Barclay sees something --

50   BARCLAY'S POV (OPTICAL)

	of the familiar MOVING SHAPE coming toward us -- it's
	the LIFE FORM.

51   INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM

	Continuous.

					O'BRIEN
			Signal's holding...

	Beverly reads her console.

					BEVERLY
			The imaging scanners still aren't
			isolating the microbes...

					O'BRIEN
			I'll try increasing molecular
			dispersion...

					GEORDI
				(concerned)
			But -- his signal resolution's
			dropped to fifty-five percent...

					O'BRIEN
			Don't worry -- I can hold him
			together...

           STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT FIVE         56A.

52   INT. TRANSPORTER EFFECT (OPTICAL)

	Continuous. Barclay terrified as the life form comes
	closer and closer, snaking through the streaks of
	energy, its distorted body and mouth-like orifice
	barely discernible. Barclay doesn't move, stares
	wide-eyed at the thing as it stops just inches from
	his face...

        STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT FIVE        57.

53   INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM

	Continuous. Tension building...

					O'BRIEN
			His signal resolution's down to
			fifty percent... we need to bring
			him back...

					GEORDI
			I know, I know... just give me
			one more second...
				(beat)
			We need more dispersion...
			increase phase-transition
			frequency...

					O'BRIEN
				(works)
			Aye, sir...

	They work. Beverly reacts --

					BEVERLY
			The imaging scanners are
			actuating...

					GEORDI
			Got it... pattern acquisition...
				(works)
			Positive.

					O'BRIEN
			Programming bio-filter...

	The tension eases a bit.

					GEORDI
				(to himself)
			This won't hurt a bit, Reg...

54   INT. TRANSPORTER EFFECT (OPTICAL)

	(Transporter side) Continuous. Barclay gaping at the
	life form. The thing hovers there for a moment. Then
	it starts to tilt and move its body, as if trying to
	communicate -- like it's supplicating. And it should
	be clear at this close range that there is something
	vaguely human about this creature -- it seems to be
	asking for something...

	Barclay watches it intently... then something else
	catches his eye. He looks, and sees a second CREATURE,
	similar in appearance, quickly moving through the
	sparkles.

        STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT FIVE       57A.

54   CONTINUED:

	Barclay reacts to the sight... gradually coming to
	a realization. The sparkles start to give way to
	the Transporter Room, indicating that Barclay is
	returning -- BARCLAY GRABS HOLD OF THE FIRST CREATURE.

        STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT FIVE        58.

55   INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM (OPTICAL)

	Continuous. Barclay is just starting to MATERIALIZE
	on the platform -- he appears to be holding onto
	something, his arms wrapped around it, but we can't
	quite make out what it is...

					O'BRIEN
				(alarmed)
			I'm reading a ninety-two percent
			increase in mass, sir!

					GEORDI
				(off console)
			Something's in the beam with
			him...
				(taps communicator)
			Security to Transporter Room
			Three!

					O'BRIEN
				(working)
			I'm setting up a force field
			around the chamber...

	We HEAR a force field activate. They look at the
	platform --

56   TRANSPORTER PLATFORM (OPTICAL)

	as Barclay PHASES IN AND OUT for a second... then
	MATERIALIZES all the way. HE IS HOLDING A HUMAN BEING
	-- A SCIENCE SHIP CREWMEMBER. They both slump onto
	the platform.

	Reactions. Beverly rushes to their aid.

					BEVERLY
				(to O'Brien, on the
				 move)
			Drop the force field.

	O'Brien works and we HEAR the force field deactivate.
	The crewmember lifts his head and looks around him,
	groggy and exhausted...

        STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/20/92 - ACT FIVE        59.

56   CONTINUED:

	Worf and TWO SECURITY NDS ENTER and rush to the
	platform. Barclay gets to his feet, moves to them,
	urgent.

					BARCLAY
				(to Worf, security NDs)
			There are more of them in the
			beam... you have to grab them
			and hold on...

	Worf nods in understanding -- he moves with the
	security NDs onto the platform. O'Brien works the
	console. We HEAR the security team dematerialize.

56A  ON GEORDI AND BEVERLY

	who are tending to the crewmember. Barclay moves to
	them.

					GEORDI
				(to Barclay)
			Reg, what happened?

	Barclay catches his breath.

					BARCLAY
			When I saw there was more than
			one of them... I thought... maybe
			the other crew was trying the
			same thing we were...

	The crewmember, still shaken, chimes in.

					CREWMEMBER
			We were infected with
			something... Lieutenant Kelly...
			tried to reprogram the
			bio-filter...

        STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/20/92 - ACT FIVE       59A.

56A  CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
				(to crewmember)
			It looks like he increased
			molecular dispersion past the
			integrity point... your patterns
			were lost in the beam.

					BARCLAY
				(realizes)
			The residual energy from the
			plasma streamer... it must've
			amplified the charge in the
			buffer... enough to keep your
			patterns from degrading...

	The crewmember nods, exhausted. We HEAR the security
	team start to materialize...

56B  TRANSPORTER PLATFORM (OPTICAL)

	as Worf and the two security NDs beam in. They are
	each holding an exhausted-looking science ship
	CREWMEMBER.

	Geordi lays a hand on Barclay's shoulder. It's a nice
	moment for Barclay. OFF his tired but satisfied
	expression...

57   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	at impulse in normal space.

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's Log, Stardate 46043.6.
			The reprogrammed bio-filter was
			effective in removing the alien
			microbes from Mister Barclay and
			the four crewmembers. The
			microbes have been returned to
			the plasma streamer.

57A
thru	OMITTED
58

59   INT. TEN FORWARD

	Continuous. Barclay ENTERS and spots O'Brien sitting
	at a table. He crosses to him.

        STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - REV. 7/17/92 - ACT FIVE       59B.

59   CONTINUED:

					BARCLAY
			Chief...

					O'BRIEN
			Lieutenant -- glad you could make
			it.

	Barclay sits. On the table top, O'Brien has a small
	BOX of some sort (the 24th century version of a cage).
	O'Brien looks at Barclay.

					O'BRIEN
			You know, I think this is the
			first time we've ever talked,
			outside the Transporter Room.

           STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT FIVE          60.

59   CONTINUED: (2)

	Barclay looks a little embarrassed.

					BARCLAY
			Well... to be honest, I always
			avoided you.

					O'BRIEN
			Why?

					BARCLAY
			Because... you run the
			Transporters, and I hate
			transporters...

	Barclay considers for a beat.

					BARCLAY
			At least... I used to...

	O'Brien smiles, glad to hear it. Barclay returns the
	smile, grateful for O'Brien's help. He indicates the
	box.

					BARCLAY
			So what's in the box?

					O'BRIEN
			I thought you might like to meet
			Christina.

	Barclay looks at him, curious. O'Brien removes the
	top of the box to reveal its contents: a rather large,
	nasty-looking TARANTULA. Barclay reacts, surprised
	by the sight.

					O'BRIEN
			Christina -- Lieutenant Barclay.

	Barclay eyes the thing.

					BARCLAY
			Your... pet spider.

					O'BRIEN
			Lycosa tarantula. Don't worry,
			she won't bite.

	The tarantula takes a few crawly steps onto the table.
	Barclay shifts, uncomfortable.

					BARCLAY
			It's... she's... very... large.

           STAR TREK: "Realm of Fear" - 7/15/92 - ACT FIVE          61.

59   CONTINUED: (3)

					O'BRIEN
			I found her on Titus Four...
			almost stepped on her by accident.

	Barclay nods, trying to seem enthusiastic. O'Brien
	stands up.

					O'BRIEN
			I'll get us a couple of drinks.
			Keep an eye on her, will you?

					BARCLAY
			Sure...

	O'Brien crosses to the bar. Barclay looks down and
	freezes when he notices that the tarantula is crawling
	onto his hand. A flicker of panic crosses his face.
	With his free hand, he starts to tap his neck,
	plexing... trying to stay calm...

					BARCLAY
			Um... Chief...

	As the spider crawls up his arm...

60   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	on to its next mission.

                                             FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         

                            THE END                             







