











                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                              
                     "Birthright, Part II" 
                          #40276-243 
                              
                          Written by 
                        Rene Echevarria 
                              
                          Directed by 
                           Dan Curry 


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      STAR TREK: "Birthright, Part II" - 12/22/92 - CAST 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                     "Birthright, Part II" 

                             CAST                               
                              
                PICARD             SHREK
                RIKER              BA'EL
                DATA               GI'RAL
                TROI               L'KOR
                WORF               TOKATH
                GEORDI             TOQ
                BEVERLY            VARIOUS KLINGONS

                Non-Speaking       Non-Speaking
                  N.D. CREWMEMBERS   N.D. KLINGONS
                  TRANSPORTER CHIEF  N.D. ROMULANS
                                     TWO YOUNG MEN

      STAR TREK: "Birthright, Part II" - 12/22/92 - SETS 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                     "Birthright, Part II" 
                     
                             SETS 

            INTERIORS                    EXTERIORS
          
            USS ENTERPRISE               USS ENTERPRISE
              MAIN BRIDGE
              READY ROOM                 PRISON COMPOUND
          
            PRISON COMPOUND              JUNGLE
              MEETING HALL
              WORF'S QUARTERS            THE PLANET
              BA'EL'S FAMILY'S QUARTERS
          
            SHREK'S SHUTTLE

  STAR TREK: "Birhtright, Part II"" - 1/05/93 - PRONUNCIATION GUIDE    

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION                  
                        "Birthright, Part II"   
                       
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE                       

                 GI'RAL          gi-RAWL
                 L'KOR           luh-KOR
                 BA'EL           BAH-el
                 TOQ             TAWK
                 GIN-TAK         gin-TAWK (hard G as in go)
                 MOK-BARA        mock-ba-RA
                 KAHLESS         KAY-less
                 KIN'TAR         kin-TAR
                 D'K TAHG        dock-TAWG
                 JINAQ           jin-AWK
                 QA'VAK          kah-VAK
                 KA-LA           KAH-la
                 MOLOR           moh-LOR
                 KI'TOW          ki-TAU


  STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/05/93 - TEASER  1.

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION                  
                     "Birthright, Part II"                          
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

	(NOTE: Episode begins with a 90 second RECAP of Part
	I.)

1    INT. MEETING HALL - MOMENTS LATER

	L'KOR and the other Klingons have taken WORF back
	toward the center of the room; the Romulan Guards
	remain near the door.

					L'KOR
			We cannot leave this place.

	Worf can think of only one reason why:

					WORF
			Are you afraid to die escaping?

	L'Kor fixes him with a cold look.

					L'KOR
			We are dead, Worf. We died at
			Khitomer.

	Worf looks at them for an explanation.

					GI'RAL
			We were captured. It was worse
			than death.

					WORF
			Why did you allow it to happen?

	GI'RAL is angered by what Worf's question implies.

					GI'RAL
			We had no choice!
				(she explains)
			We were defending an outpost on
			the perimeter... the Romulans took
			out our shields... their next
			blast rendered us unconscious...
			when we awoke... we were
			prisoners... unarmed and shackled.

  STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/05/93 - TEASER  1A.

1    CONTINUED:

	Worf reacts almost viscerally to this humiliation.

					L'KOR
			We were interrogated for three
			months. We tried to starve
			ourselves... but they kept us
			alive.

     STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - 12/22/92 - TEASER     2.

1    CONTINUED:

					GI'RAL
			The Romulan Commander -- Tokath--
			thought he was being kind.

					L'KOR
			The Romulans hoped to trade our
			lives for territorial concessions.
			But the Klingon High Council
			refused to negotiate.
				(beat)
			They would not acknowledge their
			warriors had been taken prisoner.

					GI'RAL
			When it was clear that we would be
			of no use to them, Tokath offered
			to let us go.

					L'KOR
			But we knew that our families
			believed we had fallen in battle.
			We did not wish to return and
			dishonor them.

					GI'RAL
			We asked Tokath to let us stay.
			He took pity on us.

	Worf takes all this in. After a beat:

					WORF
			I understand your desire to
			preserve your families' honor.
			But what of your own? There is no
			honor in remaining prisoners.

					L'KOR
			We lost our honor when we were
			captured. It does not matter what
			happens to us.

					GI'RAL
			All that matters is that our
			families are not dishonored.

	One of the Elders has been going through Worf's
	backpack and steps forward to give L'Kor something he
	found -- it is Worf's COMBADGE.

  STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/05/93 - TEASER  3.

1    CONTINUED: (3)

					L'KOR
				(to Worf)
			This is Starfleet... where did you
			get it?

					WORF
			I am a Starfleet officer.

	Several of the Klingons laugh out loud at this
	assertion.

					WORF
			Much has changed since Khitomer.

	L'Kor looks at Worf and sees that he's telling the
	truth.

					L'KOR
			It does not matter. The world
			outside these walls no longer
			exists for us. We do not speak of
			it.

					GI'RAL
			You should try to forget that
			world as well.

	L'Kor regards Worf sadly.

					L'KOR
			Why did you come here, Worf? If
			you had found your father... you
			would have found only dishonor.

					WORF
			If he had been captured as you
			were, if I had found him here...
			I would be glad to see him. There
			would be no room in my heart for
			shame.

	L'Kor takes this in, his expression unreadable.

					L'KOR
			Much has changed since Khitomer.
			I can only hope that if my son
			came here... he would be Klingon
			enough to kill me.

     STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - 12/22/92 - TEASER     4.

1    CONTINUED: (3)

	With this, L'Kor turns and leaves the room. Off Worf's
	reaction we...

                                             FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

    STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - 12/22/92 - ACT ONE    5.

                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

           (NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes)            

2    EXT. COMPOUND (DAY)

3    OMITTED

4    ANGLE - WORF

	He is sitting alone on a BENCH to one side of the
	compound, surveying it. He looks around at the
	activity in the compound -- a young man is gardening;
	a group of young people run and play a game; three men
	play a game with dice.

	People go about their business, occasionally casting
	surreptitious glances at the stranger in their midst.
	Every time Worf's eye meets someone else's, they seem
	to turn away and return to what they were doing.

	This place is more a village than a prison -- flowers
	are planted near the well tended barracks; the wall
	that once served to pen prisoners is still there, but
	the gate is left open and people come and go at will.

	While there are several generations of Klingons in the
	camp, the only Romulans are the middle-aged guards who
	have been at this post for the last twenty years. Worf
	is the first person they've had to guard in a long time
	and they have to remind themselves to keep an eye on
	him and not be distracted by the goings on in the camp.

  STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/08/93 - ACT ONE  6.

4    CONTINUED:

	Worf stands and begins to walk the perimeter of the
	compound wall, eyeing possible avenues of escape. The
	Guards keep a watchful eye.

	Worf's path takes him past a young man tending a
	vegetable patch at one end of the compound. The young
	man, TOQ, looks up from his hoeing, but when he sees
	it's Worf he resumes his work as if he has no interest
	in the stranger.

	Worf is about to continue his reconnoitering when he
	notices what Toq is using to hoe the ground: an
	elaborately carved Klingon BATTLE SPEAR.

	Without hesitation, Worf marches toward him and
	snatches it from his hand.

					WORF
			This is a Gin'tak spear.

					TOQ
				(reaching for it)
			What of it?

	Worf is outraged.

					WORF
			Have your parents taught you
			nothing? This is used for battle --
			not for tilling soil.

  STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/08/93 - ACT ONE  7.

4    CONTINUED: (2)

					TOQ
			We have no need for weapons here.
			The war is far away.

					WORF
			What war?

					TOQ
				(it's obvious)
			The war our parents came here to
			escape.

	Worf realizes that the young people have not been told
	everything.

					WORF
			That war... has been over for
			years.

	Toq looks at him skeptically, and snatches the spear
	back from him -- Worf doesn't resist.

					TOQ
			I'm not interested in what you
			have to say, Klingon. I have work
			to do.

	He turns away and resumes his hoeing. Worf watches him
	for a moment, then walks away, dismayed by the young
	man's total ignorance of his culture.

	He looks over at the Romulan Guards and sees that they
	have been watching the whole thing. They seem a bit on
	edge, as if uncertain how to react to the stranger's
	behavior. Worf decides to play it cool so as not to
	provoke them. He returns to where he was sitting
	before.

	After a moment, Worf looks up and sees that BA'EL, the
	young woman he saw in the woods, is looking at him.
	She is the first person in the camp to hold his gaze,
	and Worf returns it without realizing it... suddenly
	they both become embarrassed and look away.

	After a beat, she approaches him.

					BA'EL
			Hello again, Worf.

  STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/08/93 - ACT ONE  8.

4    CONTINUED: (3)

	Worf acknowledges with a curt nod.

					BA'EL
			They say you're going to stay here
			with us.

	Worf realizes she too hasn't been told everything.

					WORF
			Not by choice.

					BA'EL
			Aren't you happy to escape the
			war?

	Worf looks at her, beginning to realize the extent of
	the lie they've been told.

					WORF
			The war...

					BA'EL
			Yes... we've heard the stories all
			our lives. How people are
			slaughtered in terrible battles...
			forced to fight, whether they want
			to or not. That's why our parents
			came here -- to make a safe
			home... a place where they could
			raise their children in peace.
				(beat)
			I should think you'd be relieved
			to get away from the fighting.
			You're safe here.

					WORF
			A place can be safe -- and still
			be a prison. Where I come from,
			people are free to come and go as
			they choose.

	Ba'el thinks he's misread the situation. Ingenuously --

					BA'EL
			So are we.

	Worf regards the young woman.

					WORF
			Tell your Father you would like to
			leave. Tell him you want to visit
			the Klingon home world. See what
			he says.

    STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - 12/22/92 - ACT ONE    9.

4    CONTINUED: (4)

	Ba'el looks at him, considers. There is something
	almost defensive in her voice when she replies.

					BA'EL
			Why would I want to go there?
			It's dangerous.

					WORF
			Not any longer.

	Suddenly Gi'ral calls out to her daughter from across
	the compound.

					GI'RAL
				(off-camera)
			Ba'el! Come here!

	Ba'el and Worf look up and see Gi'ral heading toward
	them.

					BA'EL
			Yes, mother.
				(to Worf)
			You are not allowed to leave the
			compound?

	Worf shakes his head no. She stands.

					BA'EL
				(flirting)
			Then I suppose I won't be seeing
			you at the pond again.

	Worf looks away uncomfortably and she smiles and moves
	toward her mother.

					GI'RAL
				(a harsh whisper)
			I told you not to speak with him.

					BA'EL
			I'm sorry, mother.

    STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - 12/22/92 - ACT ONE    10.

4    CONTINUED: (5)

	With a last glance back at Worf, Ba'el crosses away
	with her Mother.

	After a moment, TWO FAINT BEEPS are heard. Worf
	touches the TRANSPONDER hidden in his hem, then stands
	and crosses toward his quarters.

5    INT. WORF'S QUARTERS

	Worf ENTERS and takes out the TRANSPONDER Shrek gave
	him. It is FLASHING, indicating that Shrek's shuttle
	has returned.

	Worf hides the TRANSPONDER again and considers his
	options. He crosses to the light control panel and
	inspects it. He pries it off the wall with his fingers
	in order to get at the circuity inside. He removes a
	piece of circuitry and begins to reconfigure it.

	The sound of approaching footsteps prompts him to close
	the panel and move to his bunk.

	There is a knock at the door.

					WORF
			Enter.

	The door swings open to reveal a middle-aged Romulan
	standing there. It is TOKATH, the officer mentioned by
	Gi'ral and L'Kor.

					TOKATH
			I am Tokath.

	Worf reacts to the name, but says nothing.

					TOKATH
			I can return later if I am
			disturbing you... ?

	Worf fixes him with a look.

					WORF
			It is a strange thing when a
			jailer concerns himself with his
			prisoner's comfort.

					TOKATH
				(smiles)
			Mine is a strange prison.

 STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/08/93 - ACT ONE 11.

5    CONTINUED:

					WORF
			You robbed the Klingons of who
			they were. You dishonored them.

					TOKATH
				(challenging)
			By not slitting their throats when
			we found them unconscious?

					WORF
			I don't expect you to understand.
			You are a Romulan.

					TOKATH
			You're just like L'Kor was twenty
			years ago. Proud and angry. He
			hated me; all the Klingons did.
			And I had no love for them -- I
			won't deny it.
				(beat)
			When I informed the High Command
			that the Klingons wanted to remain
			here... I was told that unless I
			stayed to oversee them myself,
			they would be killed.
				(beat)
			My decision ended my military
			career.

					WORF
			Why did you do it?

	Tokath regards him for a beat.

					TOKATH
			I don't expect you to understand.
			You're a Klingon.

	Worf stares at him, perplexed by this complicated man.

					TOKATH
			But I do expect you to understand
			this: we've put aside the old
			hatreds. Here, Romulans and
			Klingons live in peace. I won't
			allow you to destroy what we have.

					WORF
			Do not deceive yourself. These
			people are not happy here. I see
			sadness in their eyes.

					TOKATH
			That's not what I see when I look
			in my wife's eyes.

 STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/05/93 - ACT ONE 12.

5    CONTINUED: (2)

	Worf looks up sharply. Tokath regards him solemnly.

					TOKATH
			I married a Klingon.

	Worf reacts.

					TOKATH
			So you see, when I warn you not to
			disrupt our lives here, I'm not
			speaking just as a jailer... but
			as a man protecting his family.

	He fixes Worf with a look.

					TOKATH
			Do not test my tolerance.

	He turns on his heel and EXITS, leaving Worf still
	reeling from his revelation.

6    EXT. COMPOUND (DAY)

	A Klingon woman puts an empty container in a storage
	barrel set against the compound wall.

	Worf sees her, then looks over to see if the guards are
	looking at him. He ambles his way toward the barrel as
	if heading in no particular direction.

	When he's near it, he checks to make sure he isn't
	being watched and tosses the circuitry he took from the
	light panel into the barrel.

	He crosses over to where Ba'el is sitting with a woman
	who is rocking her CHILD to sleep in her arms. Ba'el
	is softly signing a lullaby in Klingon.

	Worf recognizes the words as being the same as the aria
	L'Kor sang the first night. As before, there is
	something about the way it is being sung that makes him
	frown slightly.

					BA'EL
			Bagh Da tuHmoh. ChojaH Duh rHo.
			ylja'Qo' ylja'Qo' ylja'Qo

			van'aj javDIch Qong DIr Sa'VIch
			ghIH yot quelI'Pa qevas HoH Qa

	She looks up when he approaches and smiles as she
	finishes the gentle melody -- the child is asleep.

 STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/05/93 - ACT ONE 13.

6    CONTINUED:

					WORF
			Do you know what that song means?

					BA'EL
			No. I just like the melody.

	Worf is disturbed to hear this. Suddenly there is an
	EXPLOSION in the barrel. Everyone rushes toward it to
	see what is happening except Worf. He backs away until
	he's near the wall, then turns and begins to climb it.

	Ba'el looks back to see where Worf is, and catches a
	glimpse of him as he skips over the wall. Her heart
	leaps to her throat but she says nothing... he is gone.

	Suddenly one of the Romulans spies Worf and trips a
	warning KLAXON.

7    EXT. JUNGLE (DAY)

	as Worf makes his way through it at a run. He reacts
	to the sound of the klaxon and hurries away.

                                             CUT TO:

8    HIS PURSUERS

	as the Romulan guards push through the same area of
	vegetation Worf just passed -- they are only moments
	behind him.

    STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - 12/22/92 - ACT ONE    14.

9    WORF

	as he glances back over his shoulder and changes
	direction.

10   HIS PURSUERS

	as they crane their heads to try and catch a glimpse of
	their quarry through the foliage.

11   WORF

	as he comes to the pond where he saw Ba'el and splashes
	his way through it, then up the other side and away.

12   HIS PURSUERS

	as they come to the pond. Some go around, some
	through.

13   WORF

	as he hides in some fronds. Two booted figures pass
	within feet of him as they search for him. When
	they're gone, he steals away in another direction.

14   HIS PURSUERS

	as they catch sight of him through a break in the
	foliage and resume their chase.

15   WORF

	as he comes to a clearing and sees a figure standing on
	the other side -- it is SHREK, the alien who brought
	him to the planet. Through the foliage, we catch a
	glimmer of his shuttle's hull.

16   SHREK

	as he waves Worf to come toward him. Suddenly a look
	of concern crosses his features.

17   WORF

	as he reacts to the change of expression on Shrek's
	face -- too late. Suddenly he's tackled to the ground
	by a figure that lunges into the frame.

    STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - 12/22/92 - ACT ONE    15.

18   SHREK

	as he takes a last look back at Worf and disappears
	into the foliage.

19   WORF

	on the ground, wrestling with whoever tackled him. He
	manages to throw the figure off him and is stunned to
	discover that it is Toq, the young Klingon who was
	tending the garden.

	Worf reacts to the discovery that he is being chased by
	his own kind. Before he can do anything the Romulan
	guards come crashing through the brush brandishing
	weapons.

	Worf is caught. Off Toq's look of satisfaction we...

                                             FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

 STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/13/93 - ACT TWO 16.

                            ACT TWO                             

20   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as it hangs in space.

					PICARD (v.o.)
			Captain's Log, Stardate 46580.1.
			The Yridian vessel Lieutenant Worf
			boarded at Deep Space Nine has
			failed to arrive for our scheduled
			rendezvous. It is now twelve
			hours overdue.

21   INT. BRIDGE

	PICARD ENTERS from his Ready Room. RIKER, DATA, TROI
	and various N.D's are at their posts.

					RIKER
			Still no sign of them on long
			range scanners, sir.

	Picard looks concerned.

					PICARD
			Contact DS Nine -- find out what
			they know about this Yridian
			trader.

	Riker moves toward an Aft station.

					RIKER
			Hopefully he filed a flight plan
			before he left the station.

					PICARD
				(nods)
			That's the only chance we have of
			finding Worf.

 STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/13/93 - ACT TWO 17.

21   CONTINUED: (2)

	Picard settles into his chair next to Troi.

					PICARD
			When Worf asked for leave... I had
			the feeling he was hoping none of
			it was true: that his father was
			dead, that he hadn't been
			captured.

					TROI
			I think part of him was hoping
			that. But another part of him
			wanted more than anything to find
			his father.

					PICARD
			I'm sure that's true.
				(beat)
			But if Mogh... or any other
			Klingon... had been held prisoner
			for twenty years... would they
			want to be found?

	Troi acknowledges his point. Off their shared
	concern...

 STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/05/93 - ACT TWO 18.

22   EXT. SPACE - THE PLANET (OPTICAL)

	Establishing.

23   INT. MEETING HALL (DAY)

	Tokath ENTERS. L'Kor is with Worf, who is seated. The
	tension in the room is palpable. Toq and a Romulan
	guard stand off to the side, weapons in hand.

					TOKATH
			I have alerted the Romulan border
			patrols to be on the lookout for
			a Yridian ship.

					L'KOR
			If it escapes... others will learn
			that we're here.

					TOKATH
			I've ordered surveillance stepped
			up. If there are more intruders,
			we'll stop them.

	Tokath signals the guards. Toq and the Romulan step
	forward. The Romulan aims his weapon at Worf's head so
	that he won't resist, and Toq grabs Worf's arm and
	pulls his sleeve up.

	Tokath pulls a HYPO type device from his pocket.

					TOKATH
			We haven't had to use one of these
			in a long time.

	He holds the device to Worf's skin and administers an
	injection.

					TOKATH
			It implants a small boridium
			pellet under the skin... we can
			use its energy signature to track
			you.

	Worf looks down at his arm with a grim expression.
	L'Kor regards him, his face almost sympathetic.

					L'KOR
			In time, you will grow accustomed
			to life here.

	Worf looks at him with undisguised distaste.


 STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/08/93 - ACT TWO 19.

23   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			Never.

	Tokath realizes the intransigent Klingon will not
	accept his captivity easily.

					TOKATH
				(to L'Kor)
			He is one of yours. Deal with him
			however you like.
				(beat)
			But I warn you... if he becomes a
			disruption, I will not be so
			tolerant.

	L'Kor nods and Tokath turns and EXITS. L'Kor turns to
	Worf and regards him with a steely expression.

					L'KOR
			Toq... you will guard him.

	The youth steps forward.

					L'KOR
				(indicating Worf)
			He is free to move around inside
			the compound. But make certain he
			does not cause trouble.

	L'Kor and the Romulan guard turn away and EXIT. Worf
	and Toq size each other up. Toq is pleased to be
	trusted with this assignment and intends to be
	vigilant.

 STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/08/93 - ACT TWO 20.

24   OMITTED

25   WORF

	as he comes around a corner into the space between two
	barracks. He smashes a fist against a barrack wall in
	frustration. Realizing he has to get hold of himself,
	he takes a deep breath and straightens his spine. He
	holds two fingers together and passes them down along
	the length of his torso -- this is the first movement
	of the Mok'bara, the Klingon martial art we saw him
	doing in Part One.

	He begins to do the forms of the ritual exercise --
	deliberate and controlled, centering himself.

26   INTERCUT WITH BYSTANDERS

	as they begin to notice what the stranger is doing.
	Several teenaged Klingons watch Worf in fascination.
	Ba'el comes to see what they are looking at, as does
	Toq -- though everybody keeps their distance.

	Ba'el decides to approach Worf.

					BA'EL
			What are you doing?

	Worf leans into a forward thrust and holds the
	position.

					WORF
			The Mok'bara...

 STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/08/93 - ACT TWO 21.

26   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			The forms clear the mind... and
			center the body.

	He stands and pivots into a new position, moving his
	arm in front of him in a controlled arc. Ba'el tries
	to mimic the movement. Worf sees her awkward attempt
	and does it again for her.

					WORF
			No. Like this...

	She tries again, better this time. Ba'el looks at him,
	intrigued. He does another movement, slowly -- a
	second time for her benefit. She mimics it, and Worf
	notices TWO YOUNG MEN at a distance, trying the forms
	themselves. After a hesitant glance at each other,
	they cross over to him.

	Behind them, Toq looks on... concerned.

					WORF
				(to the gathered young
				 people)
			This is the Mok'bara... a great
			warrior called Kahless invented
			the forms when he went to the
			underworld in search of his
			father. Kahless showed him the
			forms, and his father was able to
			remember his body and return to
			the world of the living.

	The young people look on in fascination.

					WORF
			First you must learn to breathe...
			stand up... as tall as you can...

	They do as he says.

 STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/08/93 - ACT TWO 22.

27   ANGLE - TOQ

	as he decides Worf shouldn't be doing this and begins
	to cross toward him.

28   WORF

	as he corrects one of the young men.

					WORF
			Take a wider stance.

	Suddenly Toq is behind Worf and reaches to grab him by
	the shoulder.

					TOQ
			You must stop --

	But before he knows what is happening, Worf has grabbed
	him by the arm and flipped him over so that he is
	holding him from behind. It happens so fast Toq can't
	even resist.

					WORF
			The forms are the basis for
			Klingon combat. You would be wise
			to learn them.

	Worf stands Toq up and lets him go.

					WORF
			I will teach you. Join us.

	Toq straightens his tunic and glares at Worf.

					TOQ
			We'll see what L'Kor thinks of
			this.

	He stomps away in anger. Worf looks after him, then
	turns back to the others.

					WORF
			Again... take your stance...

	Off the faces of the gathered youths...

29   INT. BA'EL'S FAMILY'S QUARTERS

	A redress of Worf's quarters, though these are
	cluttered with the trappings of a family's everyday
	life. Ba'el sticks her head in the door.

   STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - 12/22/92 - ACT TWO   22A.

29   CONTINUED:

					BA'EL
			Mother?
				(when there's no answer)
			She's not here. Come in...

    STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - 12/22/92 - ACT TWO    23.

29   CONTINUED: (2)

	Ba'el leads Worf inside. She takes him to a corner and
	pulls a CLOTH off a large CHEST.

					BA'EL
			This is what I wanted to show you.

	She opens the chest and Worf sees that it is packed
	with Klingon ARTIFACTS: armor, knives, insignia, arm
	bands, etc.

					BA'EL
			I don't know why, but I'm not
			supposed to look at these things.

	She reaches inside and pulls out an armored BREASTPLATE.

					BA'EL
			They're Klingon, aren't they?

					WORF
			Yes...

					BA'EL
			I thought you might be able to
			tell me about them.

					WORF
				(pointing to breastplate)
			This is a warrior's armor.

	He pulls out a ceremonial dagger, inspects it.

					WORF
			And this is the D'k tahg...

	He brushes at some rust on the blade.

					WORF
			It should not be allowed to rust
			like this...

	Ba'el reaches inside and pulls out a beautiful AMULET
	hanging on a chain.

					BA'EL
			Isn't it beautiful?

	She puts it around her neck. Worf leans in to look at
	the design of the amulet -- he and Ba'el are very
	close, their heads almost touching.

   STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - 12/22/92 - ACT TWO   23A.

29   CONTINUED: (3)

					WORF
			That is a Jinaq... it is given to
			a daughter when she comes of age,
			old enough to take a mate.

	Ba'el blushes and looks down. Worf realizes and is
	suddenly uncomfortable as well. Suddenly:

					GI'RAL
				(off-camera)
			Ba'el!

					BA'EL
			Mother --

	Gi'ral ENTERS and sees Ba'el wearing the amulet.

					GI'RAL
			Take that off at once.

	Ba'el stands and takes the necklace off.

					GI'RAL
				(to Worf)
			Go.

    STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - 12/22/92 - ACT TWO    24.

29   CONTINUED: (4)

					WORF
			Why is she forbidden to know what
			these things are?

					GI'RAL
			They do not matter here. Go.

	Ba'el gestures that he should comply. Worf contains
	his frustration and EXITS.

30   EXT. COMPOUND (NIGHT)

	Worf is recounting a Klingon myth around the campfire.
	His listeners are mostly young people, including Ba'el,
	their faces in rapt attention as he tells the story.
	An old Klingon woman sits nearby, listening and
	nodding. Toq sits further away, smirking to himself at
	the parts of the story he finds less than credible.

					WORF
			... Kahless held his father's
			lifeless body in his arms. He
			could not believe what his brother
			had done. Then his brother threw
			their father's sword into the sea,
			saying that if he could not
			possess it, neither would Kahless.
			That was the last time the
			brothers would speak.

31   REVEAL L'KOR

	standing in the shadows, listening with some concern.

32   SCENE

					BA'EL
			What happened to the sword?

					WORF
			Kahless looked into the ocean and
			wept, for the sword was all he had
			left of his father... and the sea
			filled with his tears and flooded
			beyond the shore.

	Toq scoffs to himself.

   STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - 12/22/92 - ACT TWO   24A.

32   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			The people begged Kahless to stop
			his weeping, and he did... and
			walked into the water to find the
			lost sword.
					(MORE)

    STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - 12/22/92 - ACT TWO    25.

32   CONTINUED: (2)

					WORF (Cont'd)
			He searched and searched the murky
			ocean bottom, holding his breath
			for three days and three nights...

	This is too much for Toq and he scoffs out loud:

					TOQ
			That is impossible!

	Worf fixes him with a look.

					WORF
			For you, perhaps. Not for
			Kahless. He was a great warrior.

					TOQ
			You're making it up.

					WORF
			These are our stories. They tell
			us who we are.

	The old woman nods to herself. Suddenly L'Kor's voice
	rings out.

					L'KOR
			It is late. It is time to sleep.

	The young people grumble a little but stand to go.
	Ba'el gives Worf a long look as she leaves. L'Kor
	stands there until the young people are all gone... his
	eyes locked on Worf's. They face off, as if a silent
	battle is engaged. At last, L'Kor turns and disappears
	into the shadows.

33   EXT. THE COMPOUND (NIGHT)

	as Worf approaches the door to his quarters.

					BA'EL
				(off-camera)
			Worf...

	She emerges from the shadows.

					BA'EL
			You never answered my question.

	Worf doesn't know what she means. There is a smile in
	her voice.

    STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - 12/22/92 - ACT TWO    26.

33   CONTINUED:

					BA'EL
			Did Kahless find his father's
			sword?

					WORF
			Yes. He found it.

	She moves closer.

					BA'EL
			The stories you tell... are they
			true?

					WORF
			I have studied them all my life...
			and find new truths in them every
			time.

	Around them, the camp is asleep. They are alone in the
	moonlight.

					BA'EL
			Kahless... did he ever take a
			mate?

					WORF
			That is... another story.

					BA'EL
			Tell me...

	She moves very close to him. Worf can't resist his
	attraction to her. He closes his eyes... leans in
	close, takes her scent in the Klingon manner. Their
	cheeks touch... he nuzzles her neck, relishing the
	smell of her skin.

	He reaches up to touch her hair, the side of her
	head... he pulls her hair back off her ears and is
	stunned to see that they are pointed like a
	Romulan's... He reacts viscerally, pulls away. He
	stares at her, uncomprehending.

					WORF
			You are... Romulan.

	Ba'el doesn't understand his reaction. She looks at
	him, confused and hurt...

                                             FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/05/93 - ACT THREE27.

                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

34   EXT. COMPOUND (NIGHT)

	Worf has moved away from Ba'el, doesn't face her. She
	walks toward him, perplexed by his attitude.

					BA'EL
			Tokath is my father. I thought
			you knew that.

	Worf can't even get his mind around it.

					WORF
			How could your mother... mate with
			a... Romulan?

	Ba'el is equally unable to understand Worf's attitude.

					BA'EL
			Why shouldn't she?

					WORF
			It is... an obscenity.

	Ba'el's face falls... she is stunned by the intensity
	of his feelings.

					BA'EL
			What are you saying? They love
			each other...

					WORF
			Romulans are treacherous...
			deceitful... they are without
			honor.

					BA'EL
			My father is a good man. He is
			kind, and generous... there is
			nothing dishonorable about him.

					WORF
			He was part of a cowardly attack
			on Khitomer... thousands of
			Klingons were massacred -- many of
			them women and children.

 STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/13/93 - ACT THREE 28-29.    

34   CONTINUED:

	She stares at him.

					BA'EL
			I don't know what you're talking
			about. My father came here to
			escape the wars. He would never
			kill anyone.

	Worf turns on her, impatient with the lies.

					WORF
			Ask him. Ask your mother. Tell
			them you want to know the truth.

	Their eyes lock for a moment; hers in a moment of
	uncertainty... a realization that they have taken a
	step that can never be taken back... a wish that they
	could regain the romantic feelings that had threatened
	to overwhelm them just a few moments ago. But Worf's
	eyes are cold. She turns and leaves without another
	word.

35   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as it hangs in space.

35A  OMITTED

35B  INT. BRIDGE

	as Picard ENTERS from the Ready Room and joins Riker
	and GEORDI at an Aft Science station.

					PICARD
			What is it, Number One?

					RIKER
			We just received the Yridian's
			flight plan from Deep Space Nine.

STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/13/93 - ACT THREE30.

35B  CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
			He gets around... he's been to
			three different systems in the
			past week -- he could have left
			Worf at any of them.

	Picard frowns; he was hoping for better evidence.

					PICARD
			Are any of these systems near
			Romulan space?

					GEORDI
			Two of them. The Nequencia and
			the Carraya systems.

	Picard considers.

					PICARD
			Let's head for the closer one.

					RIKER
			Aye, sir.

	Riker moves away. Picard and Geordi share a look of
	concern for their missing friend.

36
thru	OMITTED
38

39   EXT. SPACE - THE PLANET (OPTICAL)

	Establishing.

40   INT. BA'EL'S FAMILY'S QUARTERS

	Ba'el is tidying up somewhat aimlessly, lost in
	thought. There is a knock at the door. She opens it
	and sees Worf standing there. She doesn't let him in.

					BA'EL
				(tight)
			What do you want?

					WORF
			I... I am sorry if I upset you.

	Ba'el's face softens at the apology. She moves away
	from the door, tacitly agreeing to hear him out. Worf
	comes in. This is hard for him.

  STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - 12/22/92 - ACT THREE  30A.

40   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			I was surprised... I became angry.
			But I do not blame you. You
			cannot help being what you are.

	She stares at him, sensing that this apology might be
	somewhat qualified.

STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/05/93 - ACT THREE31.

40   CONTINUED: (2)

					BA'EL
			There's nothing wrong with what I
			am.

	Worf tries to explain.

					WORF
			What I mean is... it is not your
			fault.

					BA'EL
			What? Being born? I'm sorry if
			that offends you.

	Worf stops at this, tries to grapple with it.

					WORF
			No, I...

	In his frustration, he falls back on what he knows.

					WORF
			It is hard to explain. Klingons
			and Romulans are blood enemies --
			we have been for centuries...

					BA'EL
			Not here. Here we live in peace.

					WORF
			But I do not live here.

	She moves toward him, making a personal appeal.

					BA'EL
			Worf... before you knew... you
			were attracted to me.

STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/05/93 - ACT THREE32.

40   CONTINUED: (3)

	Worf can't deny it.

					BA'EL
			Can't you leave the hatred behind,
			too? Can't you accept me... as I
			am?

	Worf stares at her, torn... he knows the rightness of
	what she says. But --

					WORF
			I don't know.

	Ba'el is crushed. She turns and RUNS off-camera into
	another room. Worf stares after her for a moment and
	then turns to leave. He sees Gi'ral standing there,
	eyes burning into him.

					GI'RAL
			What have you done to her?

					WORF
			You are responsible. She is what
			she is because of you.
				(with disgust)
			Lying down with a Romulan.

					GI'RAL
			Who are you to judge me?

	She speaks quietly, but there is an inner intensity
	that burns from her.

					GI'RAL
			My husband died at Khitomer. We
			had left a son on the Home
			World... five years old. The
			first year I was here I thought I
			would die from the pain of knowing
			I'd never see him again.

	She moves away, pacing as she talks.

   STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - 12/22/92 - ACT THREE   33.

40   CONTINUED: (4)

					GI'RAL
			Not a day goes by that I don't
			think of him, wonder about him.
			But I will never know who he is.
			I gave him up -- because I loved
			him too much to dishonor him.

					WORF
			I understand your sacrifice. And
			I respect it. But to mate with a
			Romulan -- this I do not
			understand.

					GI'RAL
			By the second year, I had stopped
			weeping for my son. There were
			days when I could even laugh...
			and I began to look around me and
			realize that this would be my
			world forever.
				(beat)
			I looked at Tokath... our captor.
			I saw that he was a kind man...
			and a lonely one.
				(beat)
			And I knew that he was looking at
			me, as well.

	She moves toward him, eyes drilling into him.

					GI'RAL
			In the third year I decided to
			give up hatred... and loneliness.
			I am not ashamed of that decision,
			and I won't be judged for it.
				(beat)
			Leave this house. You've done
			enough harm.

	Worf stares at her for a moment, conflicted and silent.
	Then he turns and EXITS. Gi'ral stares after him,
	determined to protect her nest.

41   EXT. COMPOUND (DAY)

	as Worf comes out from the quarters. He looks around
	the compound and his eye is caught by something
	familiar about a GAME a group of young people are
	playing.

	They are rolling a HOOP along the ground with some
	sticks, playing some kind of goal-scoring game with it.

   STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - 12/22/92 - ACT THREE   34.

41   CONTINUED:

	Worf's attention is caught by the brightly COLORED
	BANDS along the shafts of the sticks and the rim of the
	hoop (which is slightly smaller than a hula hoop).

	He crosses toward the players and picks up an unused
	stick, which we now see has a pointed blade on the end
	like a SPEAR. He rolls a hoop along the ground and
	launches the spear at it -- sending it straight through
	the hole in its center and into the ground.

					WORF
			Ka'la!

	The young people look at him, astonished by the feat
	and intrigued by Worf's ritual-like words. Toq,
	however, is annoyed.

					TOQ
			That's not how you play this game.

					WORF
			The Qa'vak is not a game -- it
			hones the skills of the hunt.

					TOQ
				(mocking)
			The hunt?

	He looks around at his fellows with amusement.

					TOQ
			We have replicators here.

					WORF
			Klingons do not hunt because they
			need food. The hunt is a ritual
			that reminds us of where we come
			from.

					TOQ
			I know where I come from. Right
			here.

	Worf eyes the defiant youth. He holds up the hoop.

					WORF
			It is a difficult skill to master.
			Perhaps you are too young.

	Toq rises to the challenge.

					TOQ
			Throw it.

STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/08/93 - ACT THREE35.

41   CONTINUED: (2)

	Toq stands ready and Worf throws the hoop along the
	ground. Toq launches his spear at the hoop but its
	flight is haphazard and it misses by several yards.
	Toq frowns but Worf spares him humiliation by being
	encouraging.

					WORF
			Your arm is strong. But it needs
			practice. Hold your other arm
			like this...
				(he demonstrates)
			... and aim along it.

	He gestures to his abdomen. Toq grabs another spear
	from a nearby boy, and Worf gestures to the boy who had
	scrambled to retrieve the hoop.

					WORF
			Throw.

	This time, Toq's aim is better and he manages to strike
	the hoop with a glancing blow, deflecting its
	trajectory.

					WORF
			Ka'la!

	Toq allows a small smile, pleased in spite of himself.
	Worf nods approvingly.

					WORF
			You learn quickly. Perhaps it is
			time to put your skills to the
			test.

					TOQ
			What do you mean?

					WORF
			Come. I will teach you how to
			hunt.

					TOQ
			You're not allowed to leave the
			compound.

	Worf turns and starts heading for the meeting hall.

					TOQ
			They won't allow it.

   STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - 12/22/92 - ACT THREE   36.

41   CONTINUED: (3)

					WORF
			I think they will.

	Off Toq's face as he hurries to keep up with Worf:

                                             CUT TO:

42   INT. MEETING HALL

43   CLOSE - TOKATH

	as he laughs at the preposterousness of the request.

					TOKATH
			Hunting? Have you lost your mind?

44   WIDEN

	to include L'Kor, Toq and Worf.

					WORF
			The boy could come with me.

	Tokath and L'Kor exchange glances.

					WORF
			I cannot sit in the compound like
			an old man. I must practice my
			skills.

					L'KOR
			We can't let you out. You've
			already tried to escape once.

					WORF
			I give you my word as a warrior.
			I will not try to escape.

	Tokath dismisses this and turns away.

					TOKATH
			Leave us. We have work to do.

	But Worf is still looking at L'Kor, awaiting his
	decision.

					L'KOR
			Tokath... He gave his word.

	Tokath looks at his friend, surprised.

STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/05/93 - ACT THREE37.

44   CONTINUED:

					TOKATH
			Are you seriously suggesting we
			open the gates and let him wander
			free... with only a boy as his
			guard?

	Toq bristles a bit at that.

					L'KOR
			Twenty-three years ago I gave you
			my word. In all this time, have
			I ever broken it?

	Tokath looks at Worf, shrugs.

					TOKATH
			I told you he was yours to deal
			with. If you want to take this
			risk, the responsibility is yours.

	L'Kor nods, turns to Toq.

					L'KOR
			You will go with him. Take a
			weapon. If he breaks his word and
			tries to escape... kill him.

	Off his steely expression...

                                             FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

   STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - 12/22/92 - ACT FOUR   38.

                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

45   EXT. JUNGLE (DAY)

	Toq is following Worf as he makes his way through the
	jungle. Worf carries a SPEAR; Toq has a DISRUPTOR.
	Worf is completely involved in tracking his game and
	takes no notice of Toq's uneasiness.

	Worf suddenly plunges into some bushes; alarmed, Toq
	follows, disruptor drawn and aimed at Worf.

					TOQ
			Stop!

	Worf turns to him, calm and curious, and stares at him
	for a beat. Then he realizes Toq thinks he was trying
	to get away.

					WORF
			Kahless was condemned to die by
			the tyrant Molor, who was angered
			that Kahless had incited the
			people against him. The night
			before his execution, Kahless
			asked that he be allowed to go out
			into the night and say farewell to
			the moon and the stars... for he
			knew that in the netherworld, he
			would not see them again.

	Worf looks at Toq.

					WORF
			Kahless gave his word that he
			would come back, and Molor let him
			go.

					TOQ
			That was foolish.

					WORF
			The next day at dawn, Kahless
			returned... and was put to death.

	Toq is amazed by the story.

					TOQ
			He could have saved himself.

   STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - 12/22/92 - ACT FOUR   39.

45   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			He had given his word. Molor
			understood what that meant. Just
			as L'Kor did.

	Toq understands, looks down, almost ashamed to have
	doubted Worf.

					WORF
			Come.

	He leads Toq away.

46   ANGLE - THE SUN

	to indicate the passage of time.

47   EXT. JUNGLE - DAY

	as Worf and Toq move with great stealth into a small
	clearing. All their attention is focused on the brush
	ahead of them, as if their quarry were just beyond it.

	Worf stops moving and sniffs the air. They speak in
	whispers.

					WORF
				(gestures)
			He is there. But the wind has
			shifted. We must wait.

					TOQ
			Why? We're so close.

					WORF
			Never approach your prey from
			upwind; the breeze will carry your
			scent.

	Toq nods that he understands. Worf catches the scent
	again.

					WORF
			The wind is shifting again.

	Toq tries to catch the scent as well. He doesn't, and
	gets frustrated.

					TOQ
			I don't smell anything.

 STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/05/93 - ACT FOUR 40.

47   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			He is there.

					TOQ
			How can you --

	Toq stops in mid-sentence as he catches the scent for
	the first time. He's amazed at this seemingly new
	ability.

					TOQ
			Yes... I can smell it.

	Worf nods approvingly.

					WORF
			Remember the scent. More than
			anything else, it will guide you.

					TOQ
			It's strong. I can't believe I
			couldn't smell it before.

					WORF
			Let it work its way into your
			blood.

	Toq feels himself being swept up in the moment.

					TOQ
			I can feel my heart pounding.

					WORF
			Yes. This is the moment where
			life and death meet.

	Toq looks at Worf, his eyes shining.

					WORF
			This is who we are. Warriors.

	Toq looks at Worf, grateful for what he has shared.

					TOQ
			I was never taught that...

					WORF
			There is much you were never
			taught.

	There is a sudden rustling in the brush, and Worf's
	senses quicken. He gestures for silence, then moves
	forward. Toq stares after him for a beat, struck by
	what Worf has said.

 STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/05/93 - ACT FOUR 41.

48   INT. MEETING HALL (NIGHT)

	Where the Klingons and Romulans have gathered to eat.
	Tokath sits with the Klingon Elders at the head of the
	table, Gi'ral and Ba'el sit nearby. Over the years,
	the Klingons have learned to eat with less
	boisterousness than is typical.

	Tokath is eating with relish, but L'Kor is picking at
	his food; he is concerned about Worf and Toq's
	continued absence. Tokath realizes this.

					TOKATH
			Aren't you hungry, L'Kor?
				(beat)
			Or are you upset because your
			prisoner hasn't returned?

					L'KOR
			I should not have sent the boy
			with him. If he's been hurt --

					TOKATH
			Don't worry, my friend. They'll
			be back... after all, a warrior
			keeps his word. Isn't that so?

	The sarcasm is so mild as to go unnoticed, but L'Kor
	notices. He stirs his food some more. Ba'el regards
	the two men... decides to ask a risky question.

					BA'EL
			Father... if I wanted to visit
			Romulus, or the Klingon Home world --
			would I be allowed to go?

	A silence falls over the table. Tokath and Gi'ral
	exchange a look.

	Suddenly, Worf and Toq burst into the room. Toq has
	the skinned CARCASS of a dead animal slung over his
	shoulder. He smiles broadly at the stunned diners.

					TOQ
			Ka'la!

	He swings the carcass off his shoulder and slaps it
	onto the center of the table.

					TOQ
			Tonight we eat well.

	Tokath stands, his voice icy.

 STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/05/93 - ACT FOUR 42.

48   CONTINUED:

					TOKATH
			Get that off my table.

	All eyes turn to see how Toq will react. He looks at
	Tokath, his face unreadable.

					TOQ
			You do not kill an animal unless
			you intend to eat it.

					TOKATH
				(firm)
			Get rid of it.

	Toq and Tokath face off.

					TOQ
			I intend to, Tokath.

	He looks around the room.

					TOQ
			But not until it's cooked.

	He breaks into a broad smile. Several of the older
	Klingons recognize this very Klingon brand of humor and
	break into a hearty, table pounding laugh.

					TOQ
			Today I learned the ritual hunt.
			But that is not all I learned. I
			discovered that warrior's blood
			runs in my veins.

	He looks over the assembled group, who watch him,
	riveted.

					TOQ
			I do not know how or why, but we
			have forgotten ourselves. Our
			stories are not told, our songs
			are not sung.
				(gesturing to Worf)
			Tonight as we came home, we sang
			a song of victory -- a song known
			to me only as a lullaby. But it
			is a warrior's song.

	He speaks the first two lines.

 STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/05/93 - ACT FOUR 43.

48   CONTINUED: (2)

					TOQ
			Bagh Da tuHmoh... fire streaks the
			heavens. ChojaH Duh rHo... battle
			has begun.

	He repeats them, this time pounding out an accompanying
	beat on the table with his fist.

					TOQ
			Bagh Da tuHmoh. ChojaH Duh rHo.
			ylja'Qo' ylja'Qo' ylja'Qo

	As he moves into the second stanza, Worf and a few
	others begin to pound out the same rhythm.

					TOQ
			van'aj javDIch Qong DIr Sa'VIch
			ghIH yot quelI'Pa qevas HoH Qa

	As voices around the room begin to join in, the lullaby
	we've heard before becomes a rousing marching song, a
	song of battle intended to quicken the blood. Tokath
	and L'Kor share a look of concern. The Romulan looks
	over at his daughter and sees that she too has joined
	in.

					TOKATH
			Ba'el!

	But she doesn't hear.

					THE GROUP
			teblaw'nghu mughato'Du ylja'Qo
			ylja'Qo! ylja'Qo!!

	They begin to repeat it a second time. Tokath looks
	over to L'Kor and is disturbed to see that he is
	absently mouthing along, without even realizing it.

	He looks to Gi'Ral for support, and though she is not
	singing, he sees that her eyes are shining, that she is
	moved by the words.

	Worf and Toq stand at the end of the table, leading the
	song. Tokath's eyes catch Worf's and their gazes lock.
	Tokath's look carries a warning: stop this or face the
	consequences. But Worf continues to lead the song.

	We go out on the rousing chords of the song, and Worf's
	defiant look as he leads this Klingon rebellion.

                                             FADE OUT.

                         END ACT FOUR                           

 STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/05/93 - ACT FIVE 44.

                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

49   INT. MEETING HALL

	Later. The room has been cleared; only Worf and Tokath
	remain, facing off. Tokath regards Worf solemnly for
	a beat, then paces away from him, musing, troubled.

					TOKATH
			Well, Worf... you've had quite an
			effect on the young people.

	Worf's eyes bore into Tokath. He senses this is the
	ultimate confrontation between the two.

					WORF
			I have done nothing more than show
			them what they are.

					TOKATH
			No. You have shown them what you
			want them to be.

	Tokath moves close to Worf.

					TOKATH
			Tell me this: do you know of any
			place, any time in history that
			Klingons and Romulans have lived
			together in peace?

	Worf is silent; he has no answer.

					TOKATH
			We have despised each other...
			fought each other... for
			centuries.

	He pauses, eyeing Worf.

					TOKATH
			Except here. On this remote
			planet... Romulans and Klingons
			live together in harmony.
				(beat)
			No government, no leader, has ever
			done what I have done here.

     STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/06/93 - ACT FIVE     45.

49   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			It is a worthy achievement to
			bring peace between enemies.
				(beat)
			But the cost of that peace may be
			too high.

					TOKATH
			Higher than endless war?

					WORF
			The people here have lost the
			sense of who they are. They have
			lost their heritage.

					TOKATH
			In what way? A few stories not
			told... a few songs not sung...
			not a great loss, when compared to
			our living in peace.

	Tokath's argument is logical, intellectual. But Worf's
	perspective is something deeply, passionately felt.

					WORF
			Those are our rituals... they
			define us. They tell us what we
			came from... what our children
			will grow to be. Without
			traditions, we have no identity --
			we have no pride.

	Tokath makes a scoffing sound.

					TOKATH
			Klingon pride. Is it really so
			valuable? Or is it just a tired
			habit...

	Worf moves toward Tokath, eyes burning.

					WORF
			Today Toq went with me on the
			ritual hunt... I saw what happened
			to him when he caught the scent of
			his prey on the wind... for the
			first time in his life, he felt
			powerful... that's what he has
			been denied by living here...
			that's what you have tried to take
			away from him.
					(MORE)

        STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - 12/22/92 - ACT FIVE      45A.

49   CONTINUED: (2)

					WORF
			For you, perhaps that is enough.
			The young people may want more.

	Tokath turns on him, intensity rising in him.

					TOKATH
			More? What more is there than
			what they have here? Would you
			really suggest they go into a
			universe where some would hate
			them -- simply because of who they
			are? Those traditions and rituals
			you cherish so much would not
			allow them to remain friends with
			Romulans.

	Tokath moves closer, eyes locked on Worf.

					TOKATH
			Enough of this. We could talk all
			night and not convince the other.
				(beat)
			I offer you a choice. Live with
			us... as one of us...

					WORF
			Or?

					TOKATH
			Or I will have you put to death.

					WORF
			Then that is what you will have to
			do.

					TOKATH
			Worf, consider this carefully --

					WORF
			That death will be honorable. The
			young people will see what it is
			to die as a Klingon.

     STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/05/93 - ACT FIVE     46.

49   CONTINUED: (3)

	Tokath looks at Worf... sees the resolve in his eyes...
	and knows he has no choice.

50   INT. WORF'S QUARTERS (NIGHT)

	Worf is alone, doing the forms of the Mok'bara...
	preparing to meet death.

	There is a KNOCK at the door.

					WORF
			Enter.

	The door opens and a Romulan guard lets Ba'el in.

					BA'EL
				(to guard)
			Thank you.

	The guard EXITS, and Worf and Ba'el face each other for
	a silent beat. Then, she withdraws the HYPO device
	they used to implant the tracking pellet.

					BA'EL
			I will remove the tracking device.
			You can go over the wall and hide
			in the jungle.

	She moves toward him, but he catches her wrist and
	stops her.

					WORF
			Why are you doing this?

	She hesitates, not meeting his eye. Then --

					BA'EL
			My father is wrong.
				(beat)
			No matter how I might feel about
			you, you don't deserve to die.

	He holds her wrist until she looks up at him.

					WORF
			I am not going to run away, Ba'el.

	She stares at him in disbelief.

					BA'EL
			They will kill you.

     STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/06/93 - ACT FIVE     47.

50   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			Yes. But they will not defeat me.

					BA'EL
				(shaking her head)
			I don't understand you.

	He drops her wrist, gathers his thoughts.

					WORF
			A Klingon does not run from his
			battles.

					BA'EL
			Is that really the lesson you want
			us to learn?
				(beat)
			You've taught us a great deal...
			awakened something in us that we
			didn't know existed...
				(beat)
			But I don't understand what we can
			learn from your death.

					WORF
			Then you don't yet understand what
			it is to be Klingon.

	She moves toward him... mind grappling with ideas and
	issues she's never encountered in her sheltered
	existence... but sensing one small core of truth in the
	confusion.

					BA'EL
			Worf... in spite of everything
			that's happened, I sense that you
			still care for me. Am I wrong?

	Worf hesitates. This is a difficult issue for him to
	confront -- the one about which he is most conflicted.
	He is silent. She moves closer.

					BA'EL
			It's so easy for you to talk of
			being a warrior... of honor and
			death... is it so hard to speak of
			love?

	He turns away from her. She lifts a hand to his
	shoulder.

					BA'EL
			Worf... please...

     STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/06/93 - ACT FIVE    47A.

50   CONTINUED: (3)

	He finally turns to her, speaks with great difficulty.

					WORF
			I... would not have thought it
			possible to love a Romulan...

					BA'EL
			But you do... ?

					WORF
			Yes.

	She throws her arms around him.

					BA'EL
			If you have come that far... can't
			you take the next step? Can't you
			stay here with us... with me?

	A torturous question; Worf agonizes. There is no right
	answer.

					WORF
			If there were a way... I would
			take you with me...

	She smiles wanly at him.

					BA'EL
			If there's anything I've learned
			from you... from your reaction to
			me... it's that I have no place
			out there. Other Klingons won't
			accept me for what I am.

	Worf stares at her; she has clarified the issue.

					WORF
			And if I stay here... these
			Klingons will not accept me for
			what I am.

	Impasse. Ba'el turns away, anguish bringing her to
	anger.

					BA'EL
			Why did you come here? We were
			happy... we didn't know there was
			anything missing from our lives...

					WORF
			Ba'el...

     STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/05/93 - ACT FIVE    47B.

50   CONTINUED: (4)

	She turns suddenly and rushes impetuously into his
	arms. She kisses him ardently and he holds her
	tightly. Then she pulls away.

					BA'EL
			Good-bye, Worf.

	And she runs from the room.

51   EXT. COMPOUND (DAY)

	Everyone in the camp is gathered in the central square.
	They wait, talking quietly among themselves.

	Worf is brought from his quarters by two Romulans.
	When he emerges, the crowd falls silent. This is not
	a bloodthirsty mob, but a group of people doing what
	they believe is best for the community, whatever their
	personal feelings might be for the condemned man.

	As he is led toward the compound wall, Worf is brought
	past Tokath and the Elders. The Romulan's face is
	steely, but L'Kor can't meet Worf's eyes.

     STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/05/93 - ACT FIVE     48.

51   CONTINUED:

	As Worf passes Ba'el, their eyes meet and he sees that
	hers are full of tears.

	The Romulans stand Worf against the compound wall and
	move back toward the crowd, which stands away at some
	distance in a semi-circle.

	Worf stands tall; there is no fear in his eyes. Tokath
	steps forward and speaks in a voice loud enough for all
	to hear, trying to head off the possibility that Worf
	be seen as a martyr.

					TOKATH
			I know there are those among you
			who may question what I'm about to
			do. And you would not be wrong to
			do so.

	He walks slowly among the crowd, addressing them as
	friends.

					TOKATH
			I have questioned myself... I have
			spent the night considering my
			decision, challenging myself to
			justify whether it is right.

	He hesitates, eyes sweeping the group.

					TOKATH
			And I have reached the conclusion
			that it is absolutely necessary to
			put this man to death.

	He moves closer to the group of people. They listen
	intently.

					TOKATH
			We have all shared an
			extraordinary passage... from
			being enemies... to becoming a
			family.

	He approaches a Klingon woman, puts his hand on her
	shoulder.

					TOKATH
			Turla, you were midwife when my
			daughter was born... she might
			have died if it had not been for
			you.

     STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/05/93 - ACT FIVE    48A.

51   CONTINUED: (2)

	He moves to a Romulan man who holds his arm in an
	awkward position.

					TOKATH
			Sentith... you wrestled with a
			wild morag... to save a Klingon
			child.

	He moves to a Klingon man.

					TOKATH
			I stood at your side when you
			married, Ba'ktor.
				(beat)
			And wept with you when she fell
			ill and died.

	He gestures around the crowd.

					TOKATH
			Every one of you could tell
			similar stories... of things we
			have shared... in love and in
			sorrow.

	He walks back toward Worf.

					TOKATH
			What we have built together...
			would be destroyed by this man.
			And I cannot let that happen.
				(to Worf)
			I give you one last chance to
			accept our way of life.

	Worf stares fiercely at him.

					WORF
			Your words are eloquent, Tokath.
			But the truth is that I am being
			executed because I brought
			something dangerous to your young
			people: knowledge.

	He pauses to let this sink in.

					WORF
			Knowledge of their origins.
			Knowledge of the real reasons you
			are here in this camp. The truth
			is a threat to you...

     STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/05/93 - ACT FIVE    48B.

51   CONTINUED: (3)

					TOKATH
			Enough.
				(to the Romulans)
			Stand ready.

	The guards unholster their disruptors. Ba'el looks at
	Tokath, stricken, devastated.

					BA'EL
			Father... please...

	But Tokath ignores her plea.

					TOKATH
			Raise your weapons.

	They do. Suddenly a VOICE rings out from across the
	compound.

					TOQ (O.S.)
			Ki'tow! (Stop!)

52   TOQ

	as he emerges from a barrack dressed in full battle
	regalia. He is wearing the armor from the chest that
	Ba'el showed Worf.

     STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/06/93 - ACT FIVE     49.

53   BACK TO SCENE

	Toq starts over to where Worf is standing against the
	wall. Tokath eyes him with barely controlled rage.
	Toq speaks out in a loud, clear voice.

					TOQ
			If you kill him... you will have
			to kill me, too.

	He stands next to Worf.

					TOKATH
			Step aside, Toq.

					TOQ
			Worf would rather die than accept
			this way of life.

	Toq fixes his eyes on Tokath's.

					TOQ
			And so would I.

	There is an uncomfortable silence.

					TOQ
			I want to leave... as do many
			others. You will have to kill us
			to keep us here.

					WORF
			You see, Tokath? It's already too
			late.

	Tokath reacts to this... he feels it even more
	necessary to maintain his position and go through with
	the execution.

					TOKATH
			I am warning you -- move aside
			now.

	But Toq stands there defiantly. Tokath knows that if
	he backs down on this, he's lost. He turns to the
	Romulans.

					TOKATH
			Stand ready.

	The Romulans turn toward Worf and Toq. L'Kor looks at
	Tokath and sees the determination in his eyes. He
	turns and pleads to Toq.

					L'KOR
			Toq. Move away...

	But Toq just stands there. L'Kor turns to Worf, hoping
	to appeal to him.

     STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/05/93 - ACT FIVE     50.

53   CONTINUED:

					L'KOR
			He will listen to you. Tell
			him...

					WORF
			He has the right to make his
			choice.

	L'Kor looks to Tokath, his eyes beseeching. But Tokath
	is determined.

					TOKATH
			Raise your weapons.

	The Romulans raise their weapons.

					TOKATH
			Take aim --

	But suddenly L'Kor moves forward and stands in front of
	Toq. Before Tokath can reply, another Klingon moves in
	to stand next to L'Kor. And one by one, the people
	make their choice, moving to take their place in front
	of Worf and Toq. Tokath is shaken... and outraged.

     STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/06/93 - ACT FIVE     51.

53   CONTINUED: (2)

	He takes out his own disruptor, trains it on the group.
	But, as he does... Ba'el moves forward and stands in
	front of the group... holding her father's look
	unblinking.

					TOKATH
				(aghast)
			Ba'el...

	Gi'ral comes forward, gently lowers her husband's hand.

					GI'RAL
			Tokath... long ago, when your
			captives asked to stay here... we
			hoped not to dishonor our children
			on the Home World. But perhaps,
			over the years, we lost sight of
			the children we raised here.
				(beat)
			This is our prison. It should not
			be theirs.

	The threat of violence fades and is replaced by a sense
	of overwhelming sadness.

     STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/06/93 - ACT FIVE     52.

53   CONTINUED: (3)

	There is a long beat. Then Tokath turns to Worf and,
	almost imperceptibly, nods. Worf turns to the young
	people.

					WORF
			Years ago, your parents made a
			great sacrifice for the sake of
			their families. Today they do so
			again. For that, we must honor
			them.

	A few murmurs of appreciation.

					WORF
			You must promise them -- that you
			will never reveal their secret.
			No one must know of this place.

	Parents and young people talk.

     STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/13/93 - ACT FIVE     53.

53   CONTINUED: (4)

	Toq hurries to Worf.

					TOQ
			There's a supply ship due in a few
			days. They will take us...

	Toq rattles on, but Worf's attention is focused on --

53A  BA'EL

	who stands at a distance, her parents on either side of
	her, staring at Worf. Their eyes lock together.

					TOQ'S VOICE
			When they arrive, Tokath will
			explain to them. We'll be able to
			start a new life...

	The sounds of the camp fade... and then Ba'el looks
	down, turns and walks away. Her mother and father
	follow her.

54   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as it travels at impulse.

					PICARD (V.O)
			Captain's Log, Stardate 46581.5.
			We have scanned the planets of the
			Nequencia system and found no
			evidence of a Romulan prison camp.
			We are now enroute to the Carraya
			system, closer to Romulan space.

55   INT. BRIDGE

	Picard, Riker, Data and various N.D's. Data responds
	to something on his monitor.

					DATA
			Captain, we are receiving a
			subspace message. It is a Romulan
			signal, text only.
					(MORE)

     STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/06/93 - ACT FIVE     54.

55   CONTINUED:

					DATA (Cont'd)
				(surprised)
			It is from Lieutenant Worf. He is
			aboard a Romulan scout ship.

	Picard stands and moves toward him.

					DATA
			He is requesting a rendezvous.

					PICARD
			Input the coordinates and change
			course.

	Picard turns back to Riker and they share a smile of
	relief.

56   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL) (STOCK)

	as it hangs in space near a Romulan scout ship.

57   INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM

	Picard, BEVERLY and a Transporter Chief are at the
	control console. A group of young Klingons is being
	led out the door by an N.D.. We HEAR the sound of
	materialization.

58   ANGLE ON TRANSPORTER PAD

	where Worf, Toq, and two young Klingons are on the
	platform. Beverly scans them.

					BEVERLY
			They seem fine. We'll be giving
			them all thorough checkups in
			Sickbay.

					PICARD
			Thank you, Doctor.

	Worf steps off and moves toward Picard; Beverly takes
	the others out.

59   BACK TO SCENE

	Picard regards Worf, a smile on his face.

					PICARD
			Welcome home, Lieutenant.


        STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - 12/22/92 - ACT FIVE      54A.

59   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			Thank you, sir.

					PICARD
				(to com)
			Picard to Bridge. Signal the
			Romulan ship that we have the last
			group on board.

     STAR TREK: "Birthright, Pt. II" - REV. 01/05/93 - ACT FIVE     55.

59   CONTINUED: (2)

					RIKER'S COM VOICE
			Aye, sir.

	There is an awkward moment of silence.

					PICARD
			I see you found what you were
			looking for, Mister Worf.

					WORF
			No, sir. There was no prison
			camp.

	Picard reacts, hearing a tone in Worf's voice. Worf
	takes a breath.

					WORF
			Those young people are
			survivors... of a vessel that
			crashed in the Carraya system four
			years ago.

	Worf looks Picard right in the eye.

					WORF
			No one survived Khitomer.

	Picard knows full well what Worf is saying. They hold
	a look.

					PICARD
			I understand, Mister Worf.

	He gestures toward the door, and the two men start
	toward it.

60   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as it moves away we...

                                             FADE OUT.

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