














                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                              
                         "Bloodlines" 
                          #40277-274 
                              
                          Written by 
                          Nick Sagan 
                              
                          Directed by 
                          Les Landau 


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                         FINAL DRAFT

                       FEBRUARY 9, 1994

           STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - 02/10/94 - CAST 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                         "Bloodlines"                              
                              
                             CAST                               

                PICARD                  BOK
                RIKER                   JASON
                DATA                    BIRTA
                BEVERLY                 TOL
                TROI                    RHODES
                WORF                    COM VOICE
                GEORDI             
                Non-Speaking            Non-Speaking
                  N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES     N.D FERENGI

           STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - 02/09/94 - SETS 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                         "Bloodlines" 

                             SETS 

            INTERIORS                  EXTERIORS
          
            USS ENTERPRISE             USS ENTERPRISE
              BRIDGE
              READY ROOM
              TRANSPORTER ROOM
              SICKBAY
              PICARD'S QUARTERS
              BEVERLY'S OFFICE
              ENGINEERING
              TEN FORWARD
              CORRIDOR
              HOLODECK/CAVES
              DANIEL'S QUARTERS
          
              FERENGI SHIP

   STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - 02/09/94 - PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                         "Bloodlines" 
                            
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

                    VIGO           VEE-go
                    DAIMON         DAY-mon
                    CAMOR          KAY-more
                    GORLAN         GORE-lun
                    DICHROMIC      die-KRO-mik
                    BIRTA          BERR-tuh
                    DORIAS         doe-RYE-us
                    XENDI KABU     zen-dee KA-boo
                    B'ZAL          buh-ZALL

         STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - 02/09/94 - TEASER         1.

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION                  
                         "Bloodlines"                              
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

A1	EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE

	at impulse.

1    INT. MAIN BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	RIKER, DATA and WORF are at their usual stations, along
	with assorted SUPERNUMERARIES. There's a feeling of
	urgency in the air. PICARD ENTERS from his Ready Room.

					PICARD
			Report.

					RIKER
			There's an object of some kind
			closing in on our position.

					PICARD
			On screen.

	The VIEWSCREEN magnifies to display a metallic PROBE.

					DATA
				(off console)
			It appears to be an unmanned probe --
			approximately half a meter in
			diameter. It has no identifiable
			armaments.

					WORF
			We are being hailed...

	Worf looks down at his console, makes a correction.

					WORF
				(to Picard)
			You are being hailed, sir -- by
			name.

	Picard and Riker exchange a glance -- what could this
	be all about?

					PICARD
			Open a channel.

        STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - 02/09/94 - TEASER        1A.

1    CONTINUED:

	Worf works his panel.

					PICARD
			This is Captain Jean-Luc Picard of
			the --

      STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - TEASER      2.

1    CONTINUED: (2)

	Worf interrupts with urgency --

					WORF
			I am reading a power surge --

					RIKER
			Shields up.

	On the VIEWSCREEN we see a BEAM shoot out from the
	probe toward us -- everyone tenses for impact... but
	nothing happens. Data studies his console with
	interest.

					DATA
			The beam appears to contain
			holographic imaging information...

					RIKER
			It's trying to project
			something...

					PICARD
			Isolate the bandwidth and let the
			signal through the shields.

	Data works his console; after a moment a TRANSLUCENT
	HOLOGRAM shimmers into being near the door to Picard's
	Ready Room -- it is the Ferengi, DAIMON BOK, who once
	swore vengeance on Picard...

					PICARD
			Bok...

					BOK
			I trust you remember me, Picard,
			because I haven't forgotten you...
			or how you murdered my son...

	Bok's eyes are full of hate... since this is prerecorded,
	he should not appear to be interacting with
	our people.

					BOK
			For fifteen years I've thought
			about how to avenge his death...
			but nothing I could do to you
			could equal what you did to me...
			until now.

	Bok smiles, but there's no mirth in it.

					BOK
			You thought you could hide him
			from me, didn't you? But I found
			out about him... Jason Vigo is as
			good as dead.

         STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - 02/09/94 - TEASER         3.

1    CONTINUED: (3)

	Bok's eyes go cold with hatred.

					BOK
			I'm going to kill your son,
			Picard, just like you killed
			mine...

	Picard looks utterly baffled -- his son? With a
	taunting smile the hologram DISAPPEARS. Off Picard's
	reaction we...

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

      STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT ONE      4.

                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

          (NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes.)            

2    INT. BRIDGE -- CONTINUOUS

	All eyes are on Picard. He's said nothing to indicate
	what he thinks of Bok's claim... and no one's about to
	ask.

					PICARD
				(to Worf)
			Put a tractor beam on that probe
			and determine if it's safe to beam
			it aboard. I want to know where
			it came from.

	He turns to Data.

					PICARD
			Mister Data, see if there's any
			mention of a Jason Vigo in
			Federation records.
				(beat)
			You might start with Miranda Vigo --
			she was born on New Gaul about
			forty years ago...

					DATA
			Yes, sir.

	Data heads for aft science. Picard turns to Riker.

					PICARD
			Contact the Ferengi Government and
			find out what you can about Bok.
			He was wearing a Daimon's uniform --
			if he's regained his rank, I want
			to know why.

	And with that, Picard EXITS to his Ready Room, leaving
	everyone to wonder what's going through his mind.

3    EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as it hangs in space.

4    INT. READY ROOM

	where Picard is staring out his window, lost in
	thought. The door CHIMES.

      STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT ONE      5.

4    CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			Come.

	Riker ENTERS carrying a PADD.

					RIKER
			The Ferengi Government is debating
			an amendment to the Rules of
			Acquisition...
				(wry)
			-- it might be a while before they
			get back to us...

	Picard nods vaguely. Riker indicates the PADD he's
	holding.

					RIKER
			Data found out that the woman you
			mentioned does have a son named
			Jason.

	Picard takes this in, but gives away nothing.

					RIKER
			This is the most recent picture we
			could find.

	He sets the PADD on Picard's desk, and the Captain
	turns from the window and studies it for a beat.

5    INSERT - THE PADD

	showing the picture of a ten year old boy.

6    RESUME SCENE

	Picard asks a question that could confirm or disprove
	Bok's assertion.

					PICARD
			How old is the boy now?

					RIKER
			Twenty three.

	Picard's mental calculation is internal; he gives away
	nothing.

        STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - 02/09/94 - ACT ONE        6.

6    CONTINUED:

					RIKER
			He and his mother left Earth about
			six years ago and settled on Camor
			Five. That's all we know, the
			planet's records are practically
			non-existent.

	Picard speaks to the com system.

					PICARD
			Picard to Bridge. Set course for
			the Camor system, warp five.

					COM VOICE
			Aye, sir.

	Thinking that Picard isn't going to say anything more,
	Riker turns to leave.

					PICARD
			Wil... I appreciate your not
			asking, but you have the right to
			know...

	He turns to face Riker.

					PICARD
			There is a possibility that the
			boy is my son... I was involved
			with his mother for a short time
			about twenty four years ago. I
			met her through a friend during
			shore-leave on Earth. It was all
			very romantic...
				(smiles)
			-- probably because we both knew
			I'd be leaving in two weeks... we
			kept in touch for a short while,
			but we never managed to get
			together again...

					RIKER
			And she never said anything about
			being pregnant... ?

					PICARD
			No... either Bok's got it wrong
			and I'm not the father, or Miranda
			decided she wanted to raise the
			child on her own. Quite frankly
			it wouldn't surprise me. She was
			very independent... very strong-willed...

      STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT ONE      7.

6    CONTINUED: (2)

					RIKER
			You'd have to be to get by on
			Camor Five.

					PICARD
			Whether he's really my son or not,
			the fact is he's in danger. Bok
			tried to kill me six years ago...
			I have no doubt he intends to make
			good on his threat against the
			boy...

	Riker acknowledges this grim fact...

7    EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	entering orbit of Camor Five...

8    INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Picard and Riker now in the command area, Data at Aft
	Science, Worf at Tactical.

					RIKER
			Anything?

					WORF
			There are no Ferengi vessels
			within range of our scanners...

	Data turns from aft science.

					DATA
			Captain, I have been unable to
			find any information about Jason
			Vigo's current whereabouts...

					PICARD
			What about his mother's?

					DATA
			No, sir.

	Picard considers for a beat.

					PICARD
			Miranda was trained as a
			botanist... she used to talk
			about running a farm some day. We
			might start with the agricultural
			areas.

        STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - 02/09/94 - ACT ONE        8.

8    CONTINUED:

					DATA
			That would significantly narrow
			our search; the only cultivated
			land is on the southern continent,
			and there are relatively few
			people engaged in agricultural
			activities.

					PICARD
			There can't be too many non-Camorites
			among them. Try
			scanning for human life-signs.

	Data works his console, and uncovers the following
	little by little.

					DATA
			I am detecting seven humans...
			three are female... however they
			are all too young to be Miranda
			Vigo.

					PICARD
			What about males?

	Data works his console for a beat.

					DATA
			One is an infant... another is
			elderly... and two are middleaged.

					PICARD
			That's seven, you said there were
			eight humans.

					DATA
				(works)
			I am having difficulty getting a
			clear reading on the eighth...
				(works console)
			-- the individual appears to be
			located approximately two
			kilometers beneath the planet's
			surface.

	Picard and Riker exchange a glance over this odd
	information.

					PICARD
			Male or female?

     STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/11/94 - ACT ONE     8A.

8    CONTINUED: (2)

					DATA
				(off console)
			Male... adult... between twenty
			and thirty years old.

	Picard reacts -- it could be Jason.

					RIKER
			No one in their right mind would
			go that far underground alone.

					PICARD
			Unless he was forced to.

					WORF
				(off console)
			Sir, I am reading seismic
			instability in the area. He is in
			danger.

      STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/11/94 - ACT ONE      9.

8    CONTINUED: (3)

					PICARD
			Relay his coordinates to the
			Transporter Room and have them
			beam him aboard.

	Picard starts for the Turbolift.

9    INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM (OPTICAL)

	Picard steps into the room, where JASON VIGO is in the
	process of MATERIALIZING. He is a handsome youth of
	about twenty-three, wearing high-tech rock climbing
	gear that's covered in dust. He's in the position of
	someone who was just scaling a rock face.

	When he fully materializes he whirls around --

					JASON
			What the... ?

	He stops, confused by the sudden change in locale. He
	locks eyes with Picard and frowns, realizing that he's
	been beamed aboard a Federation Starship.

					JASON
			This is a Federation ship...

					PICARD
			That's right. I'm Captain
			Picard... Jean-Luc Picard.

	Jason doesn't seem to recognize the name...

					JASON
				(with irony)
			I realize I wasn't supposed to be
			spelunking that cave, but don't
			you have something better to do?

	He says this with an easy and disarming smile.

					PICARD
			We thought you were in danger.

     STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT ONE     10.

9    CONTINUED:

					JASON
			Oh... well... I wasn't. Maybe you
			should just beam me back where I
			was?

					PICARD
			Are you Jason Vigo?

	Jason is clearly taken by surprise; why are these
	people looking for him? He decides to dissemble.

					JASON
			I... know him. Is he in trouble?

	Picard isn't entirely sure whether he believes him or
	not.

					PICARD
			In a manner of speaking...
			someone's made a threat against
			his life.

	Jason's face blanches -- Picard's instincts tell him
	why...

					PICARD
			Jason... I'm an old friend of your
			Mother's. I came here because
			you're in danger.

	Jason isn't about to keep pretending... he's too
	worried for that.

					JASON
			Why would anyone want to kill me?

	Picard takes a breath and comes out with it.

					PICARD
			The person who made the threat is
			under the impression that... that
			you are my son...

	Jason reacts to this bombshell... after a moment of
	stunned silence...

					JASON
			Am I... ?

					PICARD
			I don't know...

     STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT ONE     11.

9    CONTINUED: (2)

					JASON
			My mother never told me who my
			father was... just that he was in
			Starfleet.

					PICARD
			Perhaps we should contact her... ?

	Jason reacts, looks away...

					JASON
			She... died a few years ago...

	Picard take in this sad piece of news.

					PICARD
			I'm sorry...

	Jason nods, but says nothing.

					PICARD
			Jason... I think it's important
			that we find out one way or
			another. Would you be willing to
			permit a genetic test?

	Jason acknowledges with a nod.

					JASON
			If I'm not your son... is this
			person still going to want to kill
			me?

					PICARD
			Once he's made aware of the fact,
			I expect he won't...

					JASON
				(wry)
			In that case you won't mind my
			saying that I hope you're not my
			father...

	Jason and Picard share a smile and start toward the
	door...

	INT. SICKBAY

	BEVERLY draws blood from Jason's neck with a DEVICE
	that looks like a hypospray. She takes the blood
	sample over to the Sickbay computers, and while she
	executes the genetic test, Picard and Jason continue to
	talk.

      STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT ONE 12-13.         

10   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			What were you doing down in that
			cave? Are you a seismologist?

					JASON
				(shaking his head)
			No, I just enjoy climbing.

					PICARD
			Without an antigrav harness... ?

					JASON
			They get in the way...

	Picard keeps his reaction to himself.

					PICARD
			So... what do you do?

					JASON
			I'm... between jobs right now.

					PICARD
			I see...

	Picard's at a loss as to what to talk about, and an
	awkward silence settles between them. Mercifully,
	Beverly calls them over to the MONITOR she's studying,
	which shows a DNA DOUBLE-HELIX STRAND rotating in
	place.

					BEVERLY
			Excuse me, gentlemen, but I have
			the results if you want to hear
			them.

	They approach her, and she indicates the DNA on the
	monitor.

					BEVERLY
				(to Jason)
			Your genetic code is a cross
			between the DNA of your mother,
			Miranda Vigo, and your father --
			Jean-Luc Picard.

	OFF their reactions...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

     STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT TWO     14.

                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

11   INT. PICARD'S QUARTERS

	where Picard has brought Jason to talk privately.
	Jason is walking around looking at Picard's things. He
	stops when he sees Picard's archaeological collection.

					JASON
			What is all this... ?

					PICARD
			Archaeological fragments I've
			collected over the years...

	Picard crosses over and shows him a small stone with
	hieroglyphics on it.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			This is a Silvan glyph stone...

	He shows him a TBD artifact.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			And this is a Gorlan prayer
			stick... it's extremely rare...

					JASON
			Is it valuable... ?

					PICARD
			Not really. Only to students of
			archaeology like myself. Still,
			I had to give up a very old bottle
			of Saurian brandy for it.

					JASON
			I'd say you got taken.

					PICARD
			Perhaps... but I value it
			nonetheless...

     STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT TWO     15.

11   CONTINUED:

					JASON
			On Camor, something has value if
			you can eat it or sell it...
			everything else is a luxury.

	Picard sets down the artifact, uncomfortable, not
	knowing how to reach out to this defensive young man.
	After a beat...

					PICARD
			Would you like some tea?

					JASON
			No. Thanks.

					PICARD
			Something else?

	Jason shakes his head, unforthcoming. Picard goes to
	the replicator.

					PICARD
			Tea, Earl Grey, hot.

	Neither man talks until we hear the SOUND of the
	replicator and Picard gets his tea. He turns back to
	Jason, gamely tries to proceed.

					PICARD
			Well. I'm sure this whole thing
			is as much a surprise to you as it
			is to me...

	Jason gives a small shrug.

					PICARD
			I'll be honest with you, Jason.
			I was with your mother for only a
			short time. I would like to have
			known her better... but it didn't
			work out that way.

	This seems to have touched a chord. Jason looks down,
	gives a small nod.

     STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT TWO     16.

11   CONTINUED: (2)

					PICARD
			You look a lot like her -- it's
			your eyes, I think...

	Again, Jason doesn't reply, though we get the feeling
	there are a lot of feelings churning inside him.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			I want to be clear about one thing --
			your mother didn't tell me about
			you. If she had... I would have
			been part of your life.

	Jason turns and looks Picard in the eye for maybe the
	first time in the scene.

					JASON
			I guess that's not what she
			wanted.

	There's a moment of awkward silence, then Jason stands.

					JASON
			I think I'd like to go back to the
			surface.

					PICARD
			It would be best if you stayed
			aboard the Enterprise... until we
			can resolve the situation with
			Bok.

					JASON
			What is the situation with Bok,
			anyway? Why does he want me dead?

					PICARD
			Years ago, I was forced to destroy
			a starship that was under his
			son's command. Apparently Bok
			feels it would be fitting
			vengeance to kill my son.

	Jason absorbs this.

     STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT TWO     17.

11   CONTINUED: (3)

					JASON
			I can't hide forever.

					PICARD
			Of course not. We're trying to
			locate Bok... I intend to confront
			him, settle this matter.

					JASON
			How long will that take?

	There's no real answer to the question.

					PICARD
			I assure you -- no one's more
			eager to get this behind us than
			I am.

	Jason stares at him for a beat, then shrugs.

					JASON
			Where do I stay?

					PICARD
			We'll give you quarters.

	Jason grabs his backpack, heads for the door.

					JASON
			Okay. Let's go.

					PICARD
			Jason... your being here... I hope
			it will give us the chance to get
			to know each other.

	Jason looks away, doesn't respond to the offer of
	friendship Picard has made. He EXITS, and Picard is
	left with nothing to do but follow.

12   INT. MAIN BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	Riker in the command area, Worf at Tactical. Picard is
	with Data and GEORDI at aft science.

					GEORDI
			We managed to shut down the
			probe's power systems so we could
			beam it aboard, but it's not going
			to be easy to figure out where it
			came from.

       STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - 02/09/94 - ACT TWO       17A.

12   CONTINUED:

					DATA
			Bok took the precaution of
			encrypting the probe's
			navigational systems so that we
			would be unable to decipher its
			flight path.

					GEORDI
			We ran an analysis of the probe's
			hull -- from the energy signatures
			and particle deposits we found, it
			looks like it travelled through a
			Dichromic Nebula, was exposed to
			an intensive gravimetric
			distortion, and passed within a
			light year of a class four pulsar.

					DATA
			Those phenomena are relatively
			common -- we would need to
			identify at least one of them
			specifically in order to postulate
			a flight path.

	Picard gives a frustrated nod.

					PICARD
			Understood.

					WORF
				(off console)
			Sir, incoming message from Daimon
			Birta.

					PICARD
			On screen.

        STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - 02/09/94 - ACT TWO        18.

12   CONTINUED: (2)

	Worf works his controls and a grand looking Ferengi
	APPEARS on the VIEWSCREEN -- DAIMON BIRTA. He's
	speaking from a Ferengi ship's Bridge, and behind him
	we see a BANNER that bears his personal crest.

					PICARD
			Thank you for taking the time to
			talk to us, Daimon.

					BIRTA
			I understand you have a problem.

					PICARD
			Yes, it concerns Daimon Bok.

					BIRTA
			Bok is no Daimon. He was relieved
			of command six years ago -- he was
			unstable, dangerous. We had to
			confine him to Rog Prison.

					PICARD
			But he's no longer there?

					BIRTA
				(matter of fact)
			He was able to buy himself out
			about two years ago.

					PICARD
			Buy himself out?

					BIRTA
			He paid his debt to society.

	Picard decides not to get into this.

					PICARD
			Considering that he is dangerous
			and unstable, I trust you've kept
			track of him?

					BIRTA
			He's a private citizen. We take
			no responsibility for him.

	Picard feels himself growing frustrated.

					PICARD
			I see. Do you have any idea of
			his present whereabouts?

        STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - 02/09/94 - ACT TWO        19.

12   CONTINUED: (3)

					BIRTA
			I understand he was seen in the
			Dorias cluster not too long ago...

	Picard can't help but frown at the vagueness of this
	information (behind him, however, Data and Geordi take
	this information and set to work).

					PICARD
			That cluster consists of over
			twenty star systems...

	Birta smiles as if it were nothing.

					BIRTA
			You don't have to thank me,
			Captain.

	And with that the VIEWSCREEN returns to a starfield.
	Geordi turns from the console where he and Data are
	working.

					GEORDI
			Believe it or not, sir -- that
			might've given us the fix we
			needed. There's a nebula in the
			Dorias cluster that matches the
			particle signature we found on the
			probe.

					DATA
				(working)
			There is a class four pulsar three
			light years from the nebula -- my
			calculations indicate that the
			probe was launched in the Xendi
			Kabu system.

					PICARD
				(to helm)
			Plot a course and take us out of
			orbit.

	Off Picard's steely determination...

     STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/11/94 - ACT TWO     20.

13   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	at warp.

13A  INT. BEVERLY'S OFFICE

	where Beverly is working. After a moment, Picard
	appears at the door. Beverly smiles and waves him in.

					BEVERLY
			Jean-Luc... come in.

	As he takes a seat --

					PICARD
			I think I need to talk to a
			parent.

	Beverly understand immediately, smiles.

					BEVERLY
			What's he like?

	Picard takes a moment, tries to assess the question.

					PICARD
			I'm not sure I can tell you. He's
			put up so many barriers... I don't
			really know what's underneath.

					BEVERLY
			It would certainly be
			understandable if he couldn't
			accept you right away...

					PICARD
			I can't imagine that he'll ever
			accept me. He won't even talk to
			me.

	Beverly ponders this, wants to offer help.

					BEVERLY
			Keep in mind... he's had twenty
			years to be angry that his father
			wasn't there... it'll take time to
			get over those feelings -- but I
			think it's possible.

     STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/11/94 - ACT TWO     20A.

13A  CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			Perhaps. But surely it would be
			wrong of me to force the issue.

	Beverly senses a kind of relief in Picard as he says
	this.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			He's made it clear he doesn't want
			to pursue a relationship... I
			believe I should respect his
			feelings.

	Beverly takes a beat... speaks carefully...

					BEVERLY
			Of course you want to take your
			cues from him... move slowly...
			but you might want to keep trying
			to get through those barriers.

	But Picard clings to his choice.

					PICARD
			What I sense about this young
			man... is that he's very
			independent.
				(beat)
			I think it's best if I leave him
			alone. Let him come to me if he
			wants.

	Beverly regards him, smiles, shrugs, knowing him well
	enough not to engage in an argument.

					BEVERLY
			Maybe you're right.
				(beat)
			I just think you should consider
			one thing.

	He gives her a questioning look.

					BEVERLY
				(continuing)
			Are you really thinking about
			what's best for Jason... or
			easiest for you?

	And for that insightful question, Picard has no answer.

     STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT TWO     20B.

14   INT. JASON'S QUARTERS

	where Jason is now in CIVILIAN CLOTHES. He's working
	on his climbing gear, wrapping and knotting ropes, etc.
	The door CHIMES.

					JASON
			Yeah...

	The door opens, revealing TROI in the doorway. Jason
	can't help but notice what an attractive woman she is.

					TROI
			Hello, Jason. I'm Deanna Troi...
			the ship's Counselor.

					JASON
			Come in...

	He steps aside so she can ENTER, giving her a subtle,
	appreciative glance as she passes. He gestures for her
	to take a seat.

					JASON
			Did Captain Picard ask you to come
			talk to me?

					TROI
			No... I just came to see how you
			were doing. A lot's happened in
			the last few hours... I thought
			you might want to talk about it.

					JASON
			I'll be all right...
				(smiles)
			People have wanted to kill me
			before...

	We're seeing another side of Jason -- while he was
	taciturn with Picard, he's charming and roguish with
	Troi.

					TROI
			But you've never met your father
			before.

					JASON
			I have to admit I never thought I
			would.

     STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/11/94 - ACT TWO     21.

14   CONTINUED:

					TROI
			It must be somewhat
			overwhelming...

	Jason looks at her... he's playing her, gauging her
	responses to him, adopting a vulnerability.

					JASON
			I am a little shaky.

					TROI
			Of course. That's only natural.

	He gives her an endearing smile.

					JASON
			But you know what? Just talking
			to you... I feel better already.

	Troi's instincts are flagged... this doesn't have the
	sound of sincerity.

					TROI
			How did you feel about the Captain --
			about your father?

					JASON
				(shrugs)
			He's okay. A little stiff.
				(beat)
			Where are you from?

					TROI
			I was born on Betazed...

					JASON
			Do all the women there have eyes
			like yours?

     STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT TWO     22.

14   CONTINUED: (2)

	Troi realizes she has to deal with the situation.

					TROI
			Jason... I came here to talk to
			you because I'm the ship's
			counselor... if you don't want to
			talk to me in that way, I think I
			should go.

	He backs off immediately, tries to make it seem as if
	she's over-reacting.

					JASON
			Fine...

	She stands and crosses toward the door.

					TROI
			You're welcome to make an
			appointment to come by my office.

	He flashes her another smile.

					JASON
			Maybe I'll do just that.

	She EXITS and the door closes... he smiles to himself,
	enjoying the game.

15   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as it drops out of warp.

16   INT. PICARD'S QUARTERS

	where he's asleep in bed. After a moment, we hear the
	sound of a man's voice... soft, taunting...

					BOK
				(off screen)
			Picard... can you hear me?

	Picard wakes... and finds himself staring into Daimon
	Bok's eyes. The Ferengi stands at the foot of the bed,
	ominous, menacing...

					BOK
				(continuing)
			I will kill him, Picard. And
			there's nothing you can do about
			it.

       STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - 02/09/94 - ACT TWO       22A.

16   CONTINUED:

	Picard quickly reaches over to activate the COMPAD by
	his bed.

					PICARD
			Security to Captain's quarters.

	When he turns back the Ferengi is gone. Picard only
	took his eyes off him for a second and there was no
	sound to indicate transport -- it's as if Bok vanished
	into thin air.

	Off Picard's expression we...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

    STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT THREE    23.

                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

17   INT. ENGINEERING

	Twenty minutes later. Picard and Worf watch Geordi as
	he works a console.

					WORF
			Our shields were up; how could he
			have beamed through them?

					GEORDI
			I don't think he did. Sensor logs
			don't show any sign of an
			intruder.

					PICARD
			Could it have been another
			hologram?

					GEORDI
			I don't think so... something has
			to generate a hologram -- we would
			have detected it.

	Picard considers for a moment.

					PICARD
			Bok once used a mind control
			device to make me hallucinate.

					GEORDI
			That device gave off a very
			specific energy signature... I'm
			not reading anything like it.

					WORF
			Could he have modified the device
			so he could use it without being
			detected?

					GEORDI
			It's possible... I'll recalibrate
			the sensors to scan for low
			intensity transmissions. And just
			to be sure, I'll sweep your
			quarters with a resonance scanner.

					PICARD
			Good. Keep me posted.

	Geordi moves off, and Picard turns to Worf.

    STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT THREE    24.

17   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			I want you to assign a security
			detail to Jason.

					WORF
			What about yourself?

					PICARD
			I'm not the target of Bok's
			threats. Jason is.

	Picard heads for the door. But before he gets there,
	Data intercepts him.

					DATA
			Captain, I have compiled all
			available records pertaining to
			Jason Vigo's criminal record, and --

					PICARD
				(cutting him off)
			His criminal record?

					DATA
			Yes, sir. He has been charged
			three times for petty theft, twice
			for disorderly conduct, and
			several dozen times for
			trespassing.

					PICARD
			Trespassing?

					DATA
			I believe the charges were related
			to his climbing activities in the
			caves underneath the planet's
			surface.

	Picard looks dismayed. Data misinterprets the
	Captain's reaction.

    STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT THREE    25.

17   CONTINUED: (2)

					DATA
				(continuing)
			This is the information you
			requested, is it not?

					PICARD
			Yes, thank you.

	Preoccupied by what he's just learned, Picard turns and
	EXITS. Off Data's face as he watches him go...

18   INT. TEN FORWARD

	It is morning. Jason is getting a GLASS of ORANGE
	JUICE from the BARTENDER. When he crosses away, TWO
	SECURITY OFFICERS follow him -- a male N.D. named
	GARVEY, and female, LIEUTENANT RHODES.

	He crosses up to look out the windows for a moment, but
	finds that it's hard to relax with the guards so close.

					JASON
			What was your name again?

					RHODES
			Lieutenant Rhodes.

					JASON
			Actually, I meant your first name.

	Jason asks this with a smile, and Rhodes momentarily
	lets down her business-like demeanor.

					RHODES
			Sandra...

					JASON
			Well, Sandra... do you think you
			could give me some room?

					RHODES
			We're supposed to be keeping an
			eye on you.

					JASON
			Don't you think you can keep an
			eye on me from over there?

	Reluctantly, Rhodes and Garvey withdraw... Jason turns
	back to the starscape, taking it in. He goes to take
	a sip of his juice but strangely, his hand starts to
	shake -- he tries to make it stop, but it only gets
	worse.

    STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT THREE    26.

18   CONTINUED:

	Not wanting anyone to see, he hurriedly sets the glass
	down on a nearby table.

	Suddenly --

					PICARD
				(off-screen)
			Good morning...

	Jason turns to see that Picard has come up behind him.

					JASON
			I thought you said your ship was
			the safest place I could be.
				(off reaction)
			Why the guards?

	Picard isn't happy about having to divulge the reason.

					PICARD
			Because... Bok appeared in my
			quarters last night.

	Jason gives him a wary, surprised look.

					PICARD
			It may not have been Bok -- just
			an image of him. We're
			investigating.

					JASON
			Look, maybe you should just drop
			me off somewhere and let me watch
			out for myself.

					PICARD
			I don't think that's wise...

					JASON
			I've been doing it since I was
			fifteen.

					PICARD
			I know you have. But Bok is
			extremely dangerous. He has a
			starship, technology --

    STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/14/94 - ACT THREE    27.

18   CONTINUED: (2)

					JASON
			All right, all right. I'll stay
			here.

	There is an uncomfortable moment as Jason stares out
	the window, simmering. At his point, the easiest thing
	for Picard would be to leave. But Beverly's question
	nags him, and he tries to hang in there, keep drawing
	Jason out.

					PICARD
			You seem to enjoy rock climbing.
			Our Holodeck can create some very
			challenging climbs.

	Jason turns and looks at him.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			Why don't I take you down there
			and show you how to use the
			programs?

					JASON
			Thanks. But I can figure it out
			myself.

					PICARD
			Perhaps we could do a climb
			together...
				(off Jason's look)
			I'm probably not as skilled as
			you, but I'm not inexperienced.

					JASON
			I kind of prefer to climb alone.

					PICARD
			Of course.
				(beat)
			There are other sports programs...
			fending, for example. Have you
			ever fenced?

					JASON
			Hardly.

					PICARD
			I think it might appeal to you.
			It's very physical... demanding --

    STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/14/94 - ACT THREE    28.

18   CONTINUED: (3)

	Jason understands what Picard is trying to do... and
	finds the whole situation unbearably awkward.

					JASON
			Look... I'm sorry...
				(beat)
			I appreciate what you're trying to
			do. But Captain --
				(shakes his head)
			Captain, father, Jean-Luc -- I
			don't even know what I'm supposed
			to call you... after this thing
			with Bok is over, I'm leaving. So
			when you think about it, there's
			really not much point in our
			getting acquainted.

	Picard is silent. The barriers are still erect.

					JASON
				(continuing)
			Let me know when you catch him,
			all right?

	Jason turns and crosses away to EXIT Ten Forward,
	followed by the guards. Off Picard's face as he
	watches him go.

19   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as it travels at impulse.

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's Log, Stardate 47829.1.
			We've been in the Xendi Kabu
			system for over three hours, and
			still no sign of Bok.

20   INT. MAIN BRIDGE

	Picard and Riker in the command area, Data at Ops, Worf
	at tactical. Data complete an operation on his console
	and turns to Riker.

					DATA
			I have completed a subspace
			scan... there is an energy
			residual that suggests that a
			Ferengi vessel, possibly several,
			was in this area within the last
			eighteen hours.

    STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT THREE    28A.

20   CONTINUED:

	Picard takes this in. Geordi's com voice sounds.

					GEORDI'S COM VOICE
			La Forge to Bridge.

					PICARD
			Go ahead.

    STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT THREE    29.

21   INT. PICARD'S QUARTERS

	Geordi stands at the foot of Picard's bed, holding a
	SCANNER like the one used in "Eye of the Beholder."

					GEORDI
			I've scanned your quarters, sir...
			I haven't been able to find
			anything that would explain Bok's
			appearance.

					PICARD'S COM VOICE
			Understood.

22   INT. MAIN BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	Picard lets out an exasperated breath, hating to feel
	this powerless. At the same time, Worf spots something
	on his console.

					WORF
				(with surprise)
			Captain, I am detecting an object
			five thousand kilometers off our
			starboard bow -- it is another
			probe.

					PICARD
			Why didn't we detect it before?

					WORF
			It must have been cloaked, sir --
			it appeared out of nowhere.

					PICARD
			On screen.

	On the VIEWSCREEN we see a PROBE identical to the first
	one Bok sent. Picard and Riker get to their feet and
	gaze out at the rapidly approaching craft.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			Another holographic device?

					DATA
			I do not believe so, sir.

	Worf reacts to his console.

					WORF
				(urgent)
			Captain, the probe's systems are
			overloading.

    STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT THREE    29A.

22   CONTINUED:

					RIKER
			Red alert. Shields up!

	On the VIEWSCREEN the probe EXPLODES in a BURST OF
	BLINDING LIGHT...

    STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/09/94 - ACT THREE    30.

22   CONTINUED: (2)

	After the initial burst, the light spasmodically
	continues, FLASHING ON AND OFF RAPID FIRE in a
	complicated pattern, like an erratic pulsar.

	In a few seconds, it's over -- all we see on the
	Viewscreen is an empty starfield.

					RIKER
				(to Worf)
			Damage report.

					WORF
			No damage, sir.

					DATA
			Captain, I do not believe it was
			meant as an attack, but rather as
			a message.

	Data studies his console as he speaks.

					PICARD
			A message?

					DATA
			In B'Zal, a Ferengi code which
			uses an alternating pattern of
			light and darkness.

					PICARD
			Can you translate it?

					DATA
			I am attempting to do so...
				(works)
			The message appears to read: "My
			revenge is at hand."

	Picard's frustration is etched in his face.

					PICARD
			He's proved he can get to us
			whenever he wants. What's he
			waiting for?

	Off Riker's face as he watches Picard EXIT to his Ready
	Room.

23   INT. READY ROOM (OPTICAL)

	where Picard is sitting at his desk, studying his
	computer screen. After a moment, he stands and crosses
	to the Replicator.

					PICARD
			Tea, earl grey -- hot.

    STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/09/94 - ACT THREE    31.

23   CONTINUED:

	He takes the CUP from the slot and when he turns back
	to his desk he sees that Bok is sitting in his chair.
	It's as if he appeared out of thin air. He smiles at
	Picard, mirthless.

					BOK
			If you want me to stay and talk
			you'd better not call for security
			this time...

	Picard decides not to call Security and see if he can
	get any information out of him.

					BOK
			How do you like your boy, Captain?
			Is he everything you'd always
			hoped for?

					PICARD
			It's a risky game you're playing,
			coming here. Next time we'll be
			ready for you. Why don't we
			settle this now?

					BOK
			How do you propose to do that,
			Picard? You murdered my son.

					PICARD
			It was self-defense. He fired on
			my ship.

					BOK
			You were in Ferengi space!

    STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/14/94 - ACT THREE    32.

23   CONTINUED: (2)

					PICARD
			I didn't know that. If he'd told
			me I would have withdrawn.
				(beat)
			I'm sorry, but there's nothing I
			can do to bring him back.

					BOK
			How touching. But your apology is
			worthless to me. And I demand
			that you repay me for my loss.

					PICARD
				(firm)
			You can't put a price on a life.

					BOK
			Oh, but you can, Picard. You can
			pay me with your son's life.

					PICARD
			No...

	That mirthless grin spreads back over Bok's face.

					BOK
			I'm afraid you don't have any
			choice. I insist on being paid...

	Bok spins the chair around a full revolution... when it
	stops and he's facing Picard again he begins to
	DEMATERIALIZE in a strange, new TRANSPORTER EFFECT --
	it's silent, and a little faster than what we're used
	to seeing.

	He's gone... Off Picard's grim expression...

24   INT. SICKBAY

	Beverly is studying a readout on the main console -- a
	PATIENT is laid out on the center bio-bed. After a
	beat Beverly turns to a nearby N.D. NURSE.

					BEVERLY
			That should do it, but let's run
			a level-three bio-scan just to be
			sure.

	The Nurse acknowledges and starts to cross away.
	Suddenly a COM VOICE interrupts.

    STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT THREE    33.

24   CONTINUED:

					LT. RHODES'S COM VOICE
			Rhodes to Sickbay! Medical
			emergency -- deck nine, section
			four!

	Beverly grabs a MEDKIT and heads for the door, the
	nurse right behind her.

25   INT. JASON'S QUARTERS

	The two security officers step out of the way as
	Beverly and the nurse rush into the room. There, on
	the floor, Jason is twisting and thrashing in some kind
	of violent, convulsive fit.

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

     STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/11/94 - ACT FOUR     34.

                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

26   INT. SICKBAY

	Jason is sitting up now, recovered but still shaken by
	what happened. Beverly is scanning him with a
	TRICORDER; Picard stands nearby, the guards at a
	distance.

					BEVERLY
			Have you ever had a seizure like
			this before?

	As Jason talks, Beverly starts to prepare a HYPOSPRAY.

					JASON
			Not really... sometimes my hands
			shake... but it's never been that
			bad.

	Jason is shaken, concerned as to what it all might
	mean.

					BEVERLY
			When did it first start to happen?

					JASON
			A few months ago... do you have
			any idea what's wrong with me?

	What's happened has made Jason more vulnerable than
	we've ever seen him. Beverly is gentle but candid.

					BEVERLY
			You have a condition called
			Forrester-Trent syndrome. It's a
			degenerative neurological disorder --
			very rare.

	Jason's face blanches when he hears this --

					PICARD
			What do you mean degenerative?

					BEVERLY
			If it goes untreated, it can lead
			to paralysis... even death. I'm
			starting you on a neuro-stabilization
			regimen. If we're
			lucky, we should be able to halt
			the degeneration, maybe even
			reverse it.

     STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/14/94 - ACT FOUR     35.

26   CONTINUED:

	Jason is silent as Beverly administers the hypo; he's
	trying to get his mind around everything that's
	happened.

					BEVERLY
				(continuing)
			The disease is hereditary.
				(glances at Picard)
			I know your father doesn't have
			it... was your mother prone to
			seizures?

					JASON
			Not that I know of.

	Beverly considers what this might mean.

					BEVERLY
			There have been a few reported
			cases where the disease was
			instigated by random mutation...
				(to Picard)
			I'll run a micro-cellular scan to
			see if that's what happened.

	Picard acknowledges with a nod.

					BEVERLY
				(continuing, to Jason)
			In the meantime, I want you to
			take it easy, get some rest.

	Jason nods and soberly EXITS the room... Beverly turns
	to Picard, who's face shows his deep concern.

					PICARD
			Is he going to be all right... ?

					BEVERLY
			I wish I could say for certain.
			There's no way to know how he'll
			respond to the treatment.

					PICARD
			Is there any... facility we can
			take him to -- where they might
			have special expertise?

					BEVERLY
			I'm afraid there isn't. But I'll
			do everything I can.

     STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/11/94 - ACT FOUR     36.

26   CONTINUED: (2)

					PICARD
			I know you will... I'm sorry.
			It's just hard for me to accept
			that there's nothing I can do...

	Beverly smiles gently.

					BEVERLY
			I understand...

					PICARD
			I've been thinking about what you
			said the other day. You were
			right, you know. I convinced
			myself Jason didn't want me to
			reach out to him...
				(beat)
			Because I don't have the faintest
			idea how to do it.

	Beverly regards him tenderly. Rarely does one see Jean-Luc
	Picard at a loss.

					BEVERLY
			I don't think anyone is born
			knowing how to be a parent. You
			kind of figure it out as you go.

					PICARD
			But nothing I try seems to work.

					BEVERLY
				(a small smile)
			I think anyone who's had a child
			can relate to that.
				(beat)
			If there's one quality parenthood
			tends to require -- it's patience.

					PICARD
			I'm just not sure that's going to
			be enough in his case.
				(beat)
			I found out he has a criminal
			record. Nothing terribly serious --
			petty theft, that sort of thing --
			but... he's a grown man. Is it
			too late for him to turn around?

					BEVERLY
			That's really up to him.

    STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/14/94 - ACT FOUR    36A.

26   CONTINUED: (3)

					BEVERLY
			Maybe. But you can't blame
			yourself for not having been
			there. All you can do is be there
			for him now.

	He smiles back at her. Just talking to the voice of
	experience is soothing.

					PICARD
			And be patient.

					BEVERLY
			And be patient.

27   INT. READY ROOM

	Geordi and Data are scanning the room -- Data has a
	TRICORDER, Geordi has the SCANNER that he used in
	Picard's quarters. Picard ENTERS from the Bridge.

					GEORDI
			I think we've found something...

	Data indicates the chair.

					DATA
			Bok was in direct contact with
			this chair for an extended
			period... it is showing a
			distinctive subspace signature as
			a result.

					GEORDI
			We think he's using some sort
			of... subspace transporter to
			beam aboard the Enterprise.

	Picard reacts with surprise.

					PICARD
			My understanding is that such
			devices were impractical.

					DATA
			The Federation abandoned its
			research in the field because the
			technology was found to be
			unreliable... as well as extremely
			energy intensive.

     STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/09/94 - ACT FOUR     37.

27   CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
			In order to transport matter
			through subspace, you have to put
			it into a state of quantum flux --
			it's very unstable.

					DATA
			The quantum effect would explain
			why our sensors did not detect
			Bok's presence.

					GEORDI
			It would also explain why he was
			able to penetrate our shields.

					PICARD
			What range would this kind of
			transporter have?

					DATA
			In theory it could operate over
			several light years.

					GEORDI
			That means the probe that exploded
			could have been beamed into
			position from some point outside
			sensor range.

					DATA
			If Bok uses his transporter again,
			we may be able to trace the
			subspace signature and locate his
			ship.

	Picard acknowledges, considers everything he's heard.

					PICARD
			Is there any way to keep him from
			beaming aboard the Enterprise
			again?

					GEORDI
			I don't think there is...

					PICARD
			If he has the ability to beam
			aboard, he might be able to beam
			someone away.

					DATA
			It is a possibility.

     STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/09/94 - ACT FOUR     38.

27   CONTINUED: (2)

					PICARD
			I'm concerned that he's going to
			try to take Daniel -- is there any
			way we can protect him?

	Data and Geordi consider for a beat.

					GEORDI
			We could keep a signal lock on him
			at all times... if Bok tried to
			beam him away, we might be able to
			keep him from getting a pattern
			lock.

					DATA
			In order to do so, we would have
			to tie the ship's subspace field
			coils into the transporter system.

					PICARD
			Make it so.

	They acknowledge, and Picard turns and EXITS.

28   INT. CORRIDOR

	Picard approaches the entrance to the Holodeck.

					PICARD
			Open.

	The doors open and Picard steps inside.

     STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/11/94 - ACT FOUR     39.

29   INT. HOLODECK/CAVES

	Picard finds himself standing at the base of a
	rockface, which Jason is scaling free-hand -- that is,
	without ropes or other gear.

	Picard approaches Rhodes and Garvey.

					PICARD
			Would you mind waiting outside?

	Rhodes and Garvey EXIT. We HEAR the sound of the door
	opening and closing behind them. Picard sees that
	Jason has reached a LEDGE of sorts and pulled himself
	on to it in order to rest.

	He walks over to the foot of the rock-face and starts
	to climb -- Jason watches as Picard expertly scales the
	rockface. He can't help but be impressed by his
	skill...

30   THE LEDGE

	as Picard pulls himself on to it and catches his
	breath.

					JASON
			Not bad...

	There are small crushed pebbles on the ledge that
	Jason, being a little uncomfortable in Picard's
	presence, might occasionally toss into the distance.

					PICARD
			I like climbing. There's
			something about... literally
			having your fate in your own
			hands.

	A small laugh from Jason.

					JASON
			I know.

					PICARD
			I came to tell you that we may
			have found a way to locate Bok's
			ship... this might be over soon.

     STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/14/94 - ACT FOUR     40.

30   CONTINUED:

	Jason gives him a surprised look.

					JASON
			You came all the way up here just
			to tell me that?

					PICARD
			I thought it might make you feel
			better.

					JASON
			Thanks.
				(beat)
			That was nice of you.

	There is a slight receptivity in Jason that hasn't been
	present before. Picard decides to take advantage of
	the thaw. Jason has steadfastly refused to talk about
	himself... but maybe there's another way in.

					PICARD
			Jason... after your mother and I
			parted... I lost track of her
			completely.
				(beat)
			I'd like to know more about what
			happened to her... if you don't
			mind telling me.

	The barriers reset themselves slightly.

					JASON
			Like what?

					PICARD
			Well... why did you go to Camor?
			It seems an unlikely place for a
			woman and a child...

	There is a brief silence... as though Picard has
	touched a nerve. After a beat --

					JASON
			You know what she was like...

	There is a tone in Jason's voice that is new --
	vulnerable.

         STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/14/94 - ACT FOUR         41.

30   CONTINUED: (2)

					JASON
			See a stray cat -- take it in.
			See someone cold -- give them your
			coat.

					PICARD
				(smiling)
			That was Miranda, all right.

	Jason takes a breath, hesitates for a moment, as though
	he's not going on. But it's as though talking about
	his mother provides an access to his feelings that
	comes in no other way. --

					JASON
			She heard about the children on
			Camor who'd been orphaned during
			the Cardassian war.

					PICARD
				(understanding)
			I see...

					JASON
				(beat)
			I was only ten when we went there.
			I remember her telling me about
			all the boys and girls who didn't
			have anybody to take care of
			them...

	This is as much talk as Picard has heard from Jason.
	Picard is silent, listening carefully.

					JASON
			So she found this big house...
			practically falling apart... and
			started rounding up children.
				(beat)
			Eventually, there were over forty
			of them...
				(beat)
			She called it a school. She got
			up before dawn and she went to bed
			after midnight and in between she
			never stopped working. She taught
			everyone to read... she grew
			vegetables in hardpan to feed
			us... and she made sure we knew
			how to sing.
				(wry laugh)
			That was important in a place like
			Camor...

         STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/14/94 - ACT FOUR        41A.

30   CONTINUED: (3)

	He trails off. Picard waits.

					JASON
			Then one day... two men attacked
			her... on the street in broad
			daylight... for the food she was
			carrying...
				(beat)
			If she'd just given it to them,
			they probably wouldn't have hurt
			her. But she knew we needed the
			food...
				(beat)
			So they killed her.

	Simple words that carry a big wallop.

					PICARD
			I'm sorry...

					JASON
			Don't be sorry for me. My mother
			made sure we were all tough enough
			to make it.

	Picard realizes that sheer determination covers a
	wellspring of pain.

					PICARD
			Jason... isn't there some way I
			can be a father to you?

	No answer.

					PICARD
			My father and I were estranged...
			he thought I should stay home and
			tend the vineyards and I wanted to
			join Starfleet. He died before we
			could come to terms about it...
			and I've regretted that all my
			life.
				(beat)
			I don't want the same thing to
			happen to us.

	Jason is touched by the gesture... but can't shake the
	demons inside him. Anguished --

					JASON
			Don't you understand? I'm not
			anyone you'd want for a son.
					(MORE)

         STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/14/94 - ACT FOUR        41B.

30   CONTINUED: (4)

					JASON (Cont'd)
			Trust me -- if you knew anything
			about me, you wouldn't be trying
			so hard.

					PICARD
			That's not so...

	Jason can't withhold it any longer -- if Picard's going
	to be so blind, so naive, he'll lay it out.

					JASON
			No? Well let me spell it out for
			you. I've been in trouble since
			I was a teenager... I steal, I
			lie, I use people. I'm a
			criminal. That's what your son
			is.

					PICARD
				(beat)
			I know.

	Surprised, Jason turns to him.

					PICARD
			I'm aware of your trouble with the
			Camor authorities.

					JASON
			You are?

					PICARD
			It doesn't change anything.
			You're still my son. And, like it
			or not, I'm your father. I don't
			know what that means, but I know
			it means something. That we're...
			connected...

	Picard senses that Jason is listening -- and that his
	words have had an impact.

					JASON
				(very quietly)
			Yes...

	A brief silence. Where do they go from here?

					PICARD
			At the very least...
				(smiles)
			-- I know you'll never look at
			your hairline the same way again.

         STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/11/94 - ACT FOUR         42.

30   CONTINUED: (5)

	Jason can't help but smile at this. They look at each
	other for a moment... there's a connection between
	them, nothing earth-shaking, but it's a first step...

					PICARD
			Come on -- let's get to the top of
			this thing...

	As they start to stand and turn to look at the rockface
	above them...

31   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as it moves at impulse.

32   INT. BEVERLY'S OFFICE

	Beverly is working at her desk. After a beat, Picard
	ENTERS -- he's in a great mood, full of energy...

					PICARD
			You wanted to see me?

					BEVERLY
			It's about Jason...

	He sees the look on Beverly's face -- it's clear she
	has major news for him. He sinks into a chair,
	prepares himself for the worst.

					BEVERLY
				(continuing)
			I finished the micro-cellular scan
			I was running... there's something
			you need to know...

	Off this moment...

         STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT FOUR         43.

33   INT. BRIDGE

	Riker has command, Data at Ops, Worf at tactical.
	N.D.s as needed. Riker is handing a PADD back to an
	N.D. after having checked something over... suddenly --

					DATA
				(off console)
			Sir... sensors detect a subspace
			carrier wave heading toward the
			ship...
				(works)
			-- its signature is consistent
			with Bok's transporter.

					RIKER
			Can you tell what part of the ship
			it's headed toward?

					DATA
				(works)
			Not yet, Commander.

					RIKER
				(to Worf)
			See if you can track the signature
			and locate Bok's ship.
				(to Com)
			Geordi, are you ready down there?

					GEORDI'S COM VOICE
			I've got a signal lock on Jason.

					RIKER
			Riker to Captain --

34   INT. BEVERLY'S OFFICE

	where Picard and Beverly are still talking.

					PICARD
			Picard, here.

					RIKER'S COM VOICE
			Bok is trying to use his
			transporter.

	Picard stands and heads for the door --

         STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT FOUR        43A.

35   INT. BRIDGE

					DATA
				(off console)
			The transporter beam is focusing
			on deck nine, section four.

					RIKER
			Jason's quarters...

35A  INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM

	where Geordi is working the console.

					GEORDI
			I'm on it, Commander.

         STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT FOUR         44.

36   INT. CORRIDOR

	as Rhodes and Garvey EXIT to --

37   INT. JASON'S QUARTERS (OPTICAL)

	as Rhodes and Garvey burst into the room. Jason turns
	away from the replicator where he was standing --

					JASON
			What's wrong?

	Suddenly Jason starts to DEMATERIALIZE via the same
	TRANSPORTER EFFECT that Bok used earlier.

					RHODES
				(hits combadge)
			Security to Bridge -- Bok is
			beaming Jason off the ship!

	Jason stares in horror at his hands as they fade...

38   INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM (OPTICAL)

	where Geordi is urgently working the transporter
	console.

					GEORDI
			Initiating transport, now --

	On the platform, we see Jason's body PARTIALLY
	MATERIALIZE (this should be the familiar Starfleet
	effect).

					GEORDI
				(continuing)
			I'm losing his signal...

	Jason's body starts to DEMATERIALIZE (this should be
	Bok's transporter effect). Picard ENTERS the room and
	sees what's happening --

					GEORDI
				(continuing)
			Bok's re-establishing his lock...

	Without hesitation, Picard moves toward the transporter
	pad -- if necessary, he intends to throw himself into
	the beam and be transported away as well.

         STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/14/94 - ACT FOUR         45.

38   CONTINUED:

	But it's too late -- Jason's body completely VANISHES
	before he can get there. Off Picard's face as he
	realizes Jason is in Bok's clutches...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

         STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT FIVE         46.

                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

39   INT. MAIN BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	Riker in the command area, Data at Ops, Worf at
	Tactical. N.D's as needed. Picard ENTERS from the
	Turbolift; his step is urgent.

					PICARD
			Have you been able to locate Bok's
			ship?

					DATA
				(as he works)
			No, sir. The subspace signature
			left by his transporter is
			decaying more rapidly than
			predicted -- it may not be
			possible to trace it.

	Picard takes in this grim news. Worf reacts to
	something on his console --

					WORF
				(urgent)
			Sir, another probe has
			materialized five hundred
			kilometers to starboard...
				(off console)
			-- it is sending a transmission.

					PICARD
			On screen.

	The VIEWSCREEN fills with Bok's face, ugly with hate
	and triumph. This is a pre-recorded message, not a
	conversation.

					BOK
			This is a very special day,
			Picard. Fifteen years ago you
			took my son away from me... today,
			I will take yours away from you.
			It will be... our anniversary.

	Bok steps aside and behind him we can see Jason in
	shackles. Bok steps towards him and pulls out the
	curved knife...

         STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT FIVE         47.

39   CONTINUED:

					BOK
			I wanted you to see him one last
			time... so you could cherish his
			memory forever...

	And with that, the transmission ends and the VIEWSCREEN
	reverts to a starfield. Bok's message is ominous, but
	there's an opportunity in it.

					DATA
			I have traced the transporter beam
			Bok used to send the probe -- His
			ship is holding position
			approximately three hundred
			billion kilometers from here...

	Picard reacts -- this is a long way away.

					PICARD
			Plot a course -- maximum warp.

	When he gives this order it's with the knowledge that
	it may be futile.

					RIKER
				(quiet)
			Even at warp nine we won't get
			there for almost twenty minutes...

	Picard acknowledges with a grim nod...

					PICARD
				(to Data)
			The modifications you made to our
			Transporter... is there any way
			you could try a subspace transport
			from here and get me aboard Bok's
			ship?

					DATA
			It may be possible, but it would
			not be advisable.

	That's good enough for Picard.

					PICARD
				(to Data)
			You're with me.

	And with that, Picard turns and heads for the Turbolift --
	Data and Riker exchange a glance, then Data stands and
	follows the Captain. Off this moment...

         STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/14/94 - ACT FIVE         48.

40   INT. FERENGI BRIDGE

	TWO N.D. FERENGI operate the ship while Bok speaks
	with his captive.

	Jason is using his street skills, trying to figure a
	way to survive.

					JASON
			You know... if you're trying to
			make Captain Picard suffer,
			killing me won't do it.

	Bok looks at him questioningly.

					JASON
			We didn't exactly hit it off. I
			think I'm something of an
			embarrassment to him.

	But Bok is no dummy.

					BOK
			You're lying. Picard would never
			reject his own son.

					JASON
			I mean it -- he cares more about
			his crew than he does about me.

					BOK
			You are a clever young man. But
			I do not believe that Picard will
			be unaffected by your death.

	Hearing this, one of the Ferengi -- TOL -- steps
	forward.

					TOL
			Daimon... if you kill him, the
			human will not pay the ransom.

	Bok twirls around to angrily face his crewman.

					BOK
			He will... Picard won't know the
			boy is dead until it's too late...

	Although he's not convinced of this, the Ferengi is
	cowed by Bok's anger --

					TOL
			Yes, Daimon...

	The Ferengi exchange uncertain glances... Bok turns
	back to Jason...

         STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT FIVE         49.

41   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as it hurtles by at warp.

42   INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM

	Geordi is at the wall panel, Data at the main console --
	both are working urgently. Picard is on the pad with
	a PHASER in hand.

					GEORDI
			There... I've aligned the field
			coils...

					DATA
			The phase dampers are in synch...
			standing by to modulate the
			transport pattern...

					GEORDI
			Sir, we might be able to get you
			over there, but I don't see how
			we're going to get you back.

					PICARD
			We'll deal with that when the time
			comes.

         STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/14/94 - ACT FIVE         50.

42   CONTINUED:

	Data and Geordi hear the resolve in his voice and don't
	argue.

					GEORDI
			The transport is going to take
			longer than normal... we're going
			to have to shunt your pattern
			through the subspace field
			coils...

					PICARD
			Understood...

					DATA
			Initiating transport sequence...
			now...

	As Data and Geordi work...

43   INT. FERENGI BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	where Bok is standing near Jason with the knife.

					JASON
			Look... maybe we could make a
			deal.

					BOK
			What kind of deal?

					JASON
			Tell my father you killed me...
			Put a phaser burn on my shirt and
			send it to him. He'll think I'm
			dead. That's what's important,
			isn't it?
				(beat)
			I have friends on Camor Five
			who'll make it worth your while.

					BOK
			I understand your desire to live.
			But I want Picard to see your body --
			so there will be no doubt.

         STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT FIVE         51.

43   CONTINUED:

	Suddenly Picard MATERIALIZES on the Ferengi Bridge in
	an effect that is a cross between Bok's transporter and
	ours.

	It takes a moment for Picard to get his bearings... the
	N.D Ferengi scramble for their weapons, and Bok raises
	the knife and puts it to Jason's throat. Picard takes
	aim at Bok just as the N.D Ferengi take aim at him...

					PICARD
			Lower your weapons or Bok is
			dead...

	It's a stand off -- the Ferengi look at Bok for
	instructions...

					BOK
			Lower yours... or your son dies.

	Picard fixes Bok with an even stare --

					PICARD
			You know as well as I do, Bok...
			he's not my son.

	Bok is stunned by Picard's words... as is Jason...

					PICARD
			I know what you did... Miranda
			Vigo is Jason's mother... but, I
			am not his father... it only
			appeared as if I were because you
			resequenced his DNA...

	The Ferengi are as surprised to hear this as Jason is.

					PICARD
			But your technique was flawed...
			Jason began to suffer from a
			neurological disorder... when my
			ship's Doctor investigated its
			cause, she discovered what you'd
			done...

	Bok can't believe his plan is unraveling before his
	eyes...

					TOL
				(despondent)
			Now he'll never pay the ransom...

	Picard realizes what Bok has been doing; he addresses
	Bok's crew --

         STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT FIVE         52.

43   CONTINUED: (2)

					PICARD
			There was never going to be any
			ransom. All Bok has ever cared
			about was vengeance.

					TOL
			Is this true, Daimon?

					PICARD
			He is no longer a Daimon -- he was
			stripped of command.

	Bok's anger flares.

					BOK
			They had no right to do that to
			me.

	Picard ignores him, keeps working on the others.

					PICARD
			He lied to you so you'd help him
			carry out his plan.

	The Ferengi are looking at each other, uncertain.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			The Enterprise is closing in on
			your position... if you let us
			both go now, you won't be
			attacked.

					BOK
			Your crew won't attack -- not
			while you're on board.

					PICARD
			They'll cripple your vessel and
			keep you here until the Ferengi
			authorities arrive.

	Picard turns to the crew.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			You'll have a great deal of
			explaining to do... your only hope
			is to turn Bok over to them and
			tell them that he deceived you.

	Tol makes his decision -- he steps toward Bok and takes
	the knife from him at gunpoint. Bok looks at him, he
	can't believe they're turning on him...

         STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT FIVE        52A.

43   CONTINUED: (3)

	Tol explains himself --

					TOL
				(it's nothing personal)
			There is no profit in this for
			us...

	It's over. Picard and Jason exchange a look of
	profound relief...

44   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as it orbits Camor Five.

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's Log, Stardate 47831.8.
			At Jason's request, the Enterprise
			has returned to Camor Five.

         STAR TREK: "Bloodlines" - REV. 02/10/94 - ACT FIVE         53.

45   INT. CORRIDOR

	as Picard and Jason make their way toward the
	Transporter room. Jason carries a SHOULDER PACK with
	all his belongings in it.

					JASON
			Doctor Crusher said I'm responding
			well to the treatment... she
			thinks the damage is going to be
			completely reversed...

					PICARD
			I'm glad to hear it...

	Picard is quiet for a beat -- Jason is leaving and he
	wishes he weren't.

					PICARD
			Are you sure you wouldn't like to
			stay aboard the Enterprise for a
			few more days?

					JASON
			I can't... I have a life on
			Camor...
				(smiles)
			-- it's a bit of a mess, but I
			want to go back and try to
			straighten things out...

					PICARD
			I understand...

	Although Picard is sincere, even pleased to hear that
	Jason is planning to turn over a new leaf, Jason hears
	disappointment in his voice as well...

	They reach a door and EXIT to --

46   INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM (OPTICAL)

	Picard nods a greeting to the N.D manning the console
	as he and Jason ENTER. Jason glances toward the
	platform, then turns to Picard.

					JASON
			Well...

	Picard manages a small nod... Jason is leaving and
	everything feels unresolved to him...

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46   CONTINUED:

					JASON
			Maybe... next time you come back
			this way, you can look me up...

					PICARD
			I will...

	Picard indicates Jason's shoulder pack.

					PICARD
			I slipped a little something into
			your bag while you were packing...

	Jason is a little taken off guard by this... he opens
	the bag and is surprised to find the Gorlan Prayer
	stick.

					PICARD
				(continuing, smiles)
			I know you'd prefer a bottle of
			Saurian brandy... but this is all
			I could come up with.

	Jason smiles at Picard's remark, but he knows how much
	this artifact means to Picard.

					JASON
			I... I can't accept this...

					PICARD
			I want you to have it...

	Jason nods, extends his hand to shake Picard's. Picard
	takes it... They separate, take a last look at each
	other, then Jason steps onto the platform. When he's
	in position:

					PICARD
			Energize...

	Picard watches as Jason DEMATERIALIZES... he stands
	there for a long moment... off Picard's still features
	we...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         

                            THE END                             











                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                              
                         "Bloodlines" 
                          #40277-274 
                              
                          Written by 
                          Nick Sagan 
                              
                          Directed by 
                          Les Landau 


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                         FINAL DRAFT

                       FEBRUARY 9, 1994
