《星际迷航记6未来之城》StarTrek6:TheUndis

1 starfield

vfx

credits over serene space when suddenly.....

an enormous explosion, sending debris flying at warp

velocities....

2 omitted

vfx

3 cu a teacup

widen to reveal

int. bridge, u.s.s. excelsior

the polyglot crew is busy

seated in the captain's chair, a familiar face: sulu

he has his own command, and is drinking a cup of tea.

the science officer stands next to him, conferring,

handing him a datacount. sulu muses over the contents.

sulu

according to this, we've completed

our exploration the the entire section.

science officer

fifty-four planets, and their

gaseous atmospheric anomalies. our

sensing and analytic equipment

worked really well.

sulu

time we were heading home. three years

is......

the ship starts to tremble

4 angle on sulu's tea cup

shaking in its saucer.....sulu and the crew look at

each other as the shaking increases. the teacup

smashes.

science officer

i have an energy wave from 240

degrees, mark six port....

sulu

visual!

4 on the screen

4 continued

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an enormous gaseous wave, a subspace shock front.

sulu

(continuing)

my god!!! shields!!

5 ext. the galaxy

vfx

meteors and asteroids smashing past, burning chunks

fly by at warp speeds. excelsior reels.

6 int. u.s.s. excelsior bridge

the ship rolls, throwing everyone off balance.

sulu

what the hell is going on?

the crew jumps to. computers light up. information

flies across screens and monitors. the ship is battered

like a fighter's punching bag with shocks and jolts and

tremors.

7 int. crew's quarters, galley, corridors, etc.

sleeping members are thrown from their berths. the

claxon alarm sounds pervasively......

crew, etc.

what the --- look out! ---

stations --- etc.

8 int. excelsior bridge

lojur

captain, she's not answering the

helm.....

sulu

starboard thrusters. turn her into

the wave!

9 int. excelsior engine room

chaos. valves hiss purple. crew running, knocked

about.

engineer

engine room. what's going on up....

10 int. excelsior bridge

10 continued

sulu

quarter inpulse power!

excelsior has been knocked about and everyone on the

bridge is holding on or sliding around. she settles

and one by one, her crew resume their stations.

sulu

damage report!

voice (filtered)

seem to be in one piece, captain.

we're checking all systems.....

10 the main viewscreen

vfxa

shows excelsior getting bumped about by the final

fragments drifting past, bouncing off the shields.

sulu

(to science officer)

don't tell me that was any meteor

shower.

science officer

(over his console)

negative. the subspace shock wave

originated at bering three-two-three,

mark seven-five, the location of....

(turns to sulu)

praxis. a klingon moon. barren of

indigenous life forms out...

sulu

essential as a resource. praxis is

their key energy production facility.

(thinks)

send to klingon high command:

'this is excelsior, a federation

starship traveling through beta

quadrant. we have monitored a

large explosion in your sector. do you

require assistance?

communicationss officer

aye, sir!

sulu

mr. valtane, any more data?

10 continued

science officer

i have confirmed the location, sir,

but....

sulu

what is it?

science officer

....i cannot confirm the existence

of praxis.

sulu reacts, goes over to the science console and looks

at the screen. nothing there.

sulu

magnify.

the science officer hits the buttons

10 on the viewscreen

vfxb

a barren moon with three-fourths of its mass blown away

drifts lifelessly in a black void.

sulu

praxis?

science officer

what's left of it.

communications officer

captain, i'm getting a message from

klingon high command.

sulu

onscreen.

11 on viewscreen:

a snowy picture of a wild-eyed klingon officer.

officer

this is an emergency! we have

suffered.....

he looks around, the ground is shaking under him, as

sulu watches, the pictures collapses, then comes on

again, with a different face.

kerla

this is brigadier kerla, speaking

for the klingon high command.

11 continued:

kerla (continuing)

there has been an incident on

praxis, however everything is

under control. we have no need for

assistance. obey treaty stipulations

and remain outside the neutral zone.

tranmission ends now!

12 the screen goes black. sulu looks incredulous.

sulu

an incident?!?

communications officer

do we report this, sir?

sulu

are you kidding?

(swivels to the

communications officer)

send to starfleet command....

13 ext. space

vfx

excelsior warps off into the galaxy.

14 omitted

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22

22a cu starfleet insignia

kirk walks into shot.

kirk

what are we doing here?

widen to reveal

23 int. starfleet briefing room - day

the room fills with bemedaled brass, kirk's crew among

them - the only starship complement in the room. they

can't help looking at each other, questioning. they

are in uniform.

bones

search me. anybody know how come

we made the 'a' list?

22 continued:

uhura

my shore leave was just cancelled.

scotty

isn't this just for top brass?

chekov

where is mr. sulu?

kirk

captain sulu is on assignment...

anyone seen spock?

a door opens and a starfleet adc, austere and impressive

enters and gavels the meeting to order.

adc

this briefing is classified. there

will be no recording devices.

ladies and gentlemen, the commander in chief.

all rise as the starfleet commander in chief enters,

with a briefcase and pulls materials from it.

commander in chief

as you were... i'll make this as

simple as possible. the klingon

empire has roughly 50 years of life

left to it.

all look at each other in disbelief.

commander in chief

(continuing)

for full details, i am turning the

briefing over to our special

federation envoy..

he makes a sign and another door opens. spock walks to

the podium. kirk and company are astounded.

spock

good morning. two months ago a

federation starship monitored an

explosion on the klingon moon

praxis. we believe it was caused

by overmining and insufficent

safety precautions. the moon's

decimation means an almost eighty

percent loss of available energy and

a deadly pollution of their ozone. they

will have depleted their supply of

23 continued

oxygen in less than half a century.

due to their enormous military

budget, the klingon economy does not

have the resources with which to

combat this catastrophe. last

month, at the behest of the, uh....

vulcan ambassador, i opened a

dialogue with gorkon, chancellor of

the klingon high council. he proposes

to commence negotiations at once.

admiral donald

negotiations for what?

spock

the dismantling of our space

stations and star bases along the

neutral zone. an end to seventy

years of unremitting hostility,

which the klingons can no longer

afford.

audible mutterings. pan the crew. is the war over?

spock

(continuing)

if the klingons sue for peace, we

could accumulate savings in defense

expenditures, leaving the

federation ecomony free to grapple

with urgent social problems......

a military man

bill, are we talking about

mothballing the starfleet?

commander in chief

i'm sure our exploration and

science programs would not be

affected, but the facts speak for

themselves, captain.

admiral donald

i must protest. to offer the

klingons a safe haven within

federation space is suicide. and

if we dismantle the fleet, we'd be

defenseless before a bellicose

people with a foothold on our

territory, led by an unprincipled

tyrant. the opportunity here is to

embargo trading, force them to run

23 continued:

through their own resources faster,

and bring them to their knees.

then we'll be in a far better

position to dictate terms.

a vocal minority of the briefing supports this, but not

all. kirk simply stares at spock.

commander in chief

starfleet in under civilian

control, admiral. the decision is

a political, not a military one,

and it's been made.

kirk

sir.....

commander in chief

captain kirk?

kirk

(eyes spock briefly)

sir, i'm no diplomat, but the

klingons have never been

trustworthy. i'm forced to agree

with admiral donald. this is...

(he gropes for tact)

....a terrible, a terrifying idea!

the admiral whispers to the commander in chief

commander in chief

your son was killed by a klingon,

wasn't he, captain?

kirk

yes, sir.

commander in chief

i'm sorry, but commander spock has

persuaded the federation that this

situation is too promising to

ignore.

spock

it is imperative that we act now, to

support the gorkon initiative, lest

more conservative elements persuade

his empire that it would be better

to attempt a military solution and

die fighting.

23 continued:

commander in chief

captian kirk, you are to be our

first olive branch.

kirk

me?

spock

we have volunteered to rendezvous

with the klingon ship that's

bringing chancellor gorkon here,

and escort him safely through

federation space.

kirk is too startled to speak.

commander in chief

as it happens, kirk, the chancellor

specifically requested you and your

officers.

kirk

why, in god's name?

commander in chief

there are some klingons who feel

the same about a peace treaty as

yourself, and admiral donald.

they'll think twice about attacking

the enterprise under your command.

spock

i have personally vouched for you

in theis matter, captain.

kirk

you have personally.....

commander in chief

you will accord chancellor gorkon

full diplomatic coutesy, captain

kirk.

kirk

(straining)

surely, a full ambassador would be

better equipped to....

commander in chief

if there's no further business, i

wish you and your crew godspeed.

thank you all.

23 continued

he charges out as all rise. everyone files out.

admiral donald

i don't know whether to

congratulate you or not, jim.

he moves off before kirk can reply. the room is

empty except for spock, still at the podium and

kirk sitting alone in the auditorium. he is

curious, betrayed and spock knows it.

kirk

we volunteered?

spock

there's an old vulcan proverb: only

nixon could have gone to china.

kirk

(incensed)

how could you vouch for me?

that's.....

(words fail him)

.....arrogant presumption.

spock

i was asked by my father to open

negotiations with the klingon

high council on behalf of the

federation. under the circumstances,

i was inclined to agree.

kirk stands, and walks out of the room.

24 omitted

25 int. bridge, u.s.s. enterprise

the elevator doors open. an attractive vulcan

lieutenant leaps out of the command chair, whips

to attention.

mccoy

well, i've heard some whoppers in

my time.....

uhura

(overlaps)

they're mothballing the fleet?

25 continued

chekov

(overlaps)

ve vill regret this....

lt. valeris

captain on the bridge.

the crew stands to.

kirk

as you were. lieutenant...?

lt. valeris

we were told you

would need a helmsman.....

(to spock)

.....so i volunteered.

she salutes, kirk smiles, returns the salute.

spock

lieutenant, i am please to see

you.

(to kirk)

the lieutenant is the first vulcan

to ge graduated at the top of her

class at the academy.

kirk

congratulations, lieutenant. that

must make you very proud....

lt. valeris

i don't believe so, sir.

mccoy

she's a vulcan all right

kirk

(down to business)

all right, let's get this over

with....departure stations....

(pushes the intercomm)

scotty?

the crew assume their familiar stations.

scotty's voice (filtered)

aye, sir?

kirk

you find the engine room?

25 continued:

scotty's voice

right where i left it, sir.

kirk

standby. get me the dock master,

uhura.

uhura

control tower, reading, sir.

kirk

control, this is enterprise,

requesting permission to depart.

voice over (filtered)

this is control. enterprise, you

are granted permission to depart

30 seconds for port gates....

lt. valeris

clear all moorings.....

kirk

awaiting port gates from this

mark....

voice over

mooring lines cleared.....

lt. valeris

aft thrusters.....

kirk

(overlaps)

thank you, lieutenant, one quarter

impulse power......

lt. valeris

(she turns to face him)

captain, may i remind you that

regulations specify thrusters only

while in space dock?

the crew, old and young, watch this exchange keenly.

spock is poker faced.

mccoy

(next to chekov)

uh, jim....

kirk

you heard the order, lieutenant.

25 continued:

lt. valeris swivels away, rolling her eyes so kirk can't

see, and hits the panel....

the ship begins to rattle slightly, then

26 ext. space dock

vfx

the enterprise screams out of the dock and exits through

the just opening bay doors into outer space.

27 omitteed

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29

30 int. bridge, u.s.s. enterprise - night

kirk sits comfortably with a smile on his face

kirk

(continuing)

lieutenant.....

lieutenant valeris faces him.

kirk

(continuing)

i don't care if i am senile. if

i sit in this chair and give the

word, you jump!

spock watches.

lt. valeris

aye, sir.

kirk

plot a course for kronos,

lieutenant.

lt. valeris

kronos, sir?

kirk

i'm still in the chair, lieutenant!

lt. valeris

aye, sir.

other reactions. kirk has taken command.

31 ext. space

vfx

enterprise cruises purposefully through the void.

kirk's voice over

captain's log, stardate 8679.259.

they say you can't teach an old dog

new tricks, and maybe they're right.

it seems to me our mission to escort

the chancellor of the klingon high

council to a peace summit is

problematic at best.

32 int. kirks cabin

kirk is unpacking his bags as he dictates, hanging up

his uniforms, his shaving tackle going next to the

sink, etc.

kirk

(continuing)

i have never trusted klingons, and

never will. i have never been able

to forgive them for the murder of

my boy. spock says this could be

an historic moment, and i'd like to

believe him, but how on earth can

history get past people like me?

he sets up a photo of david next to his berth.

a delicate cough.

kirk realizes he's not alone. swivels to face:

lieutenat valeris standing in the bulkhead doorway.

lt. valeris

sorry....

kirk

come on, lieutenat, you could knock!

lt. valeris

we're almost at the rendezvous, i

thought you'd want to know.

kirk

right.

he stands up, and puts on his jacket. she watches.

lt. valeris

permission to speak freely, sir?

32 continued:

he doesn't stop her

lt. valeris

i gather you are not enthusiastic

about the assignment, i don't

think many on board are.

kirk

you piloted well out of spacedock,

lieutenant.

lt. valeris

(almost smiles)

i always wanted to try that.

kirk

(passing her)

only don't try putting words in my

mouth.

and leaves her with that!

33 int. corridor outside spocks quarters

lt. valeris approaches, this time she's smart enough to

knock.

spocks voice

enter.

34 int. spocks quarters

in contrast with his spartan personality, the room is a

voluptuous incense-laden lair, filled with curtains and

smoke. spock lights a votive candle, surveys her. he is

out of uniform.

spock

you have done will, lieutenant. as your

sponsor at the academy, i have

followed your career with... great

satisfaction. and, as a vulcan...

lt. valeris

sir, i speak to you as a kindred

intellect. do you not recognize

that a turning point has been

reached in the affairs of the

federation?

34 continued

spock

i am not certain such speculations

are included among your duties,

lieutenant.

voice (filtered)

klingon battlecruiser off the port

bow. all hands on deck. repeat.....

she's startled.

spock

(off her look)

in time you may come to view so-called

turning points with....skepticism.

he starts to get into uniform.

spock

(continuing)

you must have faith.

lt. valeris

faith....?

spock

that the universe will unfold as it

should.

35 int. bridge, u.s.s. enterprise

the cruise is proceeding evenly as kirk arives out of

one turbo-lift. spock and the lieutenant emerge from

another.

voice

captain on the bridge.

chekov

captain, shall we raise our

shields?

spock looks at kirk: 'trust me'. kirk scowls at him and

stares at the viewscreen. they all follow his gaze.

35 the main viewscreen

vfx

a klingon battlecruiser. huge.

kirk

(finally)

never been this close!

35 continued:

spock

the chancellor is undoubtedly

awaiting our signal.

boy, is this hard for kirk..........finally:

kirk

uhura, hailing frequencies. hard

starboard, bring us alongside....

lt. valeris

hard starboard, z plus five degrees.

uhura

channel open, captain.

kirk

this is the starship enterprise,

captain james t. kirk, commanding.

36 gorkon comes up on the main visual display.

gorkon

this is kronos one. i am

chancellor gorkon.

kirk

chancellor. we've been ordered to

escort you through federation space

to your meeting on earth.

gorkon

thank you, captain.

kirk

(does his best)

uh....would you and your party care

to dine this evening aboard the

enterprise with my officers as guests

of the united federation of planets?

37 a few of the crew look around at kirk.

gorkon

we'd be delighted to accept your

gracious invitation.

kirk

(nuts)

we'll make arrangements to have you

beamed aboard at 1930 hours.

37 continued:

gorkon

i shall look forward to it.

he disappears. kirk turns to spock.

kirk

i hope you're happy.

lt. valeris

captain....

kirk turns to face her.

lt. valeris

(continuing)

...there is a supply of romulan ale

aboard, it might make the evening

pass more......smoothly?

kirk smiles, relieved.

kirk

officer thinking, lieutenant.

38 at the communication console

chekov leans over to uhura.

chekov

guess who is coming to dinner?

39 ext. space

vfx

both ships cruise parallel in space.

40 int. enterprise transporter room.

scotty stands by the console. kirk, spock, and mccoy

stand next to him. they are in dress uniform.

scotty

maybe if their particles just got a

wee bit mixed......

kirk

energize....

40

vfx the beams reflect on the glass shield as half dozen

klingons, including one woman, start materializing.

nb separate beam-ins for gorkon, azetbur, chang.

gorkon descends first. he is tall, splendidly barbaric.

40 continuing

kirk

chancellor gorkon.

the klingons are lordly, formal, bow, taking in their

surroundings. an electronic bosun's whistle pipes

them aboard.

kirk

(continuing)

chancellor, may i present commander

spock, whom i believe you know, doctor

leonard mccoy, chief medical officer,

montgomery scott, chief engineer...

gorkon

(to spock)

commander, face to face at last....

you have my thanks.

spock bows.

gorkon

(continuing)

gentlemen, this is my daughter,

azetbur....my military adviser,

brigadier kerla....and this is

general chang, my chief of staff.

chang wears a patch over one eye. he advances on kirk,

with a grim smile, one eyeball to eyeballs.

chang

i've always wanted to meet you,

captain kirk.

kirk

(smiles)

i'm not sure how to take that!

kerla

sincere admiration, kirk.

chang

(soft)

as one warrior to another....

kirk

(ducks this)

uh, right this way, gentlemen, i

thought you might enjoy a brief tour....

40 continuing

the party leaves. as they move past two crewmen....

1st crewman

they all look alike.

2nd crewman

what about that smell? you know

only the top of the line models can

even talk.

they turn to find themselves facing an expressionless

lieutenant valeris.

lt. valeris

you men have work?

1st crewman

yes, sir.

lt. valeris

then snap to it.

41 int. r deck corridor

leaving the enterprise science labs.

gorkon

your research laboratory is most

impressive.....

kirk

starfleet's been charting and

cataloging planetary atmospheres.

all vessels are equipped with

chemical-analytic sensors....

gorkon

this cannot be easy for you,

captain......

(off of kirks look)

.....i would feel awkward

if i had to give you a tour of our

vessel.

the man's courtesy makes kirk feel guilty....

kirk

would you care to go topside?

chang

very much.

41 continuing

chekov

(pulling kirk aside)

captain, you're not going to show

them the bridge??

kirk

(clenched teeth)

full diplomatic courtesy, mr.

chekov....

the party passes uhura and a younger crewman.

younger crewman

would you want your daughter to

marry one?

42 omitted

42 repeat 39 vfx

vfx

the two ships cruise parallel.

43 int. officers mess, enterprise

a window irises open reveling the stars gliding by.

a hand pours deep blue romulan ale into gorkon's

crystal goblet. dinner well underway. principals from

both parties are at the table. stewards keep food and

drink in motion.

gorkon

i give you a toast:

'the undiscovered country'

(off their looks)

the future.

all drink romulan ale, echoing 'the undiscovered

country'. the klingons eat with their fingers,

scorning utensils.

spock

hamlet, act three, scene one.

gorkon

you have never experienced

shakespeare until you have read

him in the original klingon.

chang turns to kirk with a malicious twinkle.

43 continued

chang

'to be or not to be, that is the

question' which preoccupies our

people, captain kirk. we need

breathing room.....

kirk

i beg your pardon?

kerla

captain kirk, i thought romulan ale

was illegal.

it takes kirk a moment to regain his composure.

kirk

one of the advantages of being a

thousand light years from

federation headquarters.

silence.

mccoy

to you, chancellor gorkon; one of

the architects of our future.

all drink. as romulan ale flows throughout the scene,

tongues get looser. gorkon watches.

scotty

perhaps we are looking at something

of that future here.

azetbur

commander spock, mindful of all

your work behind the scenes, and

despite the cordiality at this

mess, i do not sense an acceptance

of our people throughout your ship.

spock

they're naturally wary, ma'am.

we've been at war a long time.

uhura

how do both sides overcome

engrained prejudice?

chekov

perhaps with a few small steps at a

time. like this one.

43 continued

mccoy

and perhaps with a large step or

two. like a peace treaty.

chang

captain kirk, are you willing to

give up starfleet?

kirk stares

spock

(looks at kirk)

i believe the captain feels that

starfleet's mission has always been

one of peace.

kirk

(glares)

far be it from me to dispute my

first officer. starfleet has

always......

chang

come now, captain, this dinner is

off the record: in space all

warriors are cold warriors.

scotty

we have never tried to.....

kerla

you hypocritically presume that

your democratic system gives you a

moral prerogative to force other

cultures to conform to your

politics.

mccoy

that's not true.....!

kerla

no?

uhura turns to the klingon next to her - all tact.

uhura

general, are you fond of

shakespeare?

he looks at her, his hands and mouth full of food.

ugh! chekov pursues.

43 continued

chekov

ve do not impose democracy on

others. ve do believe that every

planet has a sovereign claim to

human rights.

azetbur

(spits)

'human rights'. even the name is

racist. the federation is basically

a 'homo sapiens' only club.....

spock reacts to this. chang is amused.

chang

present company excepted, to be sure...

uhura

well, i suppose we're not perfect.

scotty

(rising)

don't let them put words in your

mouth! i haven't served 30 years

in the engine room of a starship

to be accused of gunboat diplomacy!

kerla

in any case, we know where this is

leading, the annihilation of our

culture. klingons will replace

those on the lowest rung of the

federation employment ladder,

taking menial jobs and performing

them for lower pay......

chekov

that's economics, not racism!

uhura

but you have to admit it adds up to

the same thing.

mccoy

don't be naive, commander!

uhura

who are you calling 'naive'?

kirk stares sullenly down the table throughout this.

43 continued:

chekov

we're explorers, not diplomats!

mccoy

starfleet's killed an awful lot of

natural phenomena in the name of

'exploration'......

scotty

we follow orders......

chekov

since when has that been an excuse?

diplomacy must resolve these.....

scotty

right! leave it to the politicians

to muck it up and leave us

defenseless....!

a cough interrupts the fight. all eyes on gorkon.

the klingons conceal their amusement.

gorkon

well. i see we have a long way to go.

reactions from kirk and his officers.

44 int. transporter room, enterprise

both parties are gathered, saying goodbyes.

gorkon

thank you, captain kirk. the

evening has been most....edifying.

kirk

(wooden)

we must do this again soon.

gorkon stares at him, smiles slightly.

gorkon

you don't trust me.

kirk can't look at him.

gorkon

(continuing)

i don't blame you. if there is to

be a 'brave new world', we old people

will have the hardest time living it it.

44 continued

gorkon

(turns to spock)

commander spock.

spock

chancellor. a pleasure to meet

you, ma'am

azetbur

captain, commander.....

kirk

general chang, a pleasure.....

chang

(grins)

'parting is such sweet sorrow,

shall we say goodnight till it

be morrow'?

kirk is ready to slug him, but turns his fist into a

salute. the klingons step on the trasporter platform.

chang speaks into his communicator, nods to kirk.

kirk

energize.

44 they disappear. the bosun's whistle.

vfx

scotty

thank god.

chekov

did you see the way they ate?

terrible table manners.

spock

i don't believe our own conduct

will distinguish us in the annals

of diplomacy.......

kirk

i'm going to sleep this off. let

me know if there's some other way

we can screw up tonight.

he starts out, others follow....

45 int. kirks quarters

he comes in slightly drunk and pushes the button on his

log. lies on his bunk and speaks. the ships bells give

45 continued

0100.

kirk

captains log. stardate 8679.15.

the enterprise hosted chancellor

gorkon and company for dinner last

night. our manners were not

exactly emily post. note to the

galley: romulan ale no longer to be

seved at diplomatic functions.

he leans back, sighs, thinking -

kirk

(continuing)

but it wasn't the ale. that was

just the excuse we needed to say

all the things there were really on

our minds.....

spocks voice

(filtered)

captain kirk, you are wanted on the

bridge. captain kirk......

kirk reacts, tries to shake himself awake.

46 int. enterprise bridge

kirk enters. glances at the main visual display: the

46 battlecruiser still travels silently alongside.

vfx

vulcan lt. still has the conn. spock is at his post.

spock

captain.

kirk

(rubs his eyes)

what is it?

spock

i am uncertain

kirk

spock, i'm really tired....

spock

we are reading an enormous amount

of neutron radiation.

46 continued

kirk

(tries to focus)

where?

spock

curiously, it appears to emanate

from us.

kirk

from enterprise?

spock remains silent. kirk is distrubed, paces,

watching the displays.

kirk

lieutenant, you know anything about a

neutron energy surge?

lt. valeris

sir?

kirk

mr. chekov, anything unusual?

chekov

just the size of my head....

kirk

i know what you mean.....

46 a photon torpedo suddenly streaks from the botton of

vfxb the screen and hits the hull of the presidents

flagship!

kirk

what the......

spock

we've fired on the chancellor's

ship.

chekov

torpedo room.....

kirk

uhura, monitor!

lt. valeris

direct hit!

uhura

confirmed, captain!

46 continued

46 a second photon torpedo shoots out from the botton of

vfxc the display screen towards the presidents ship!

kirk

(frantic)

who's doing that???

the vulcan lt. hits panel controls, trying to find out.

47 int. gorkons stateroom, klingon flagship

gorkon, several advisers, and soldiers were seated, but

the impact has thrown them about. they speak subtitled

klingon.

the entire flagship is drenched in amber emergency

light.

adviser

we're hit...!

another blast. they start floating helplessly in the

air! everything mobile rises, weapons float out of

reach...

soldier

gravity generator!

48 int. transporter room, flagship

close on

48 two sets of heavy gravity boots, as the materialize.

vfxa the legs inside them wear starfleet uniforms, and

carry phasers at their sides. they shoot the klingon

transporter officer. they stomp heavily throught the

alarms and chaos, firing at the helpless, floating

crew...cries of the wounded. weapons ploat out of their

holsters just out of reach in the amber light.....

48 klingon blood floats in the air.

vfxb

49 int. flagship corridor

where klingon crew are floating helplessly. the

gravity boots shoot anything in their way, walk on

walls, etc. as they hurry along to:

50 int. gorkons stateroom, flagship

where they blast a guard at the door, severing his arm

and enter. the klingons have weapons, but are floating

50 continued

and unable to aim. they are quickly shot as the two

hit men make their way toward gorkon.

50 blood now floats about as well as debtris in the

vfx crackling emergency lighting. a good deal of hissing

steam......

chancellor gorkon is shot. the hit men turn and exit

quickly. linger on a scene of weightless carnage and

assassination.

51 int. flagship corridor - night

vfx

the hit men hurry back the way they came in their

awkward magnetic boots. bodies and blood floating

around them.

52 int. transporter room, flagship

52 the heavy boots step on the platform and de-materialize.

vfx (one foot treads on floating klingon blood)

53 int. bridge, u.s.s. enterprise

53 a snowy picture on the visual display, then chang comes

vfxa on (still in amber light)....

chang

(he's screaming in klingon,

reverting to his native

language under stress.)

uhura

he says we've fired on them in a

blatant act of war.

kirk

we haven't fired....

spock

according to the data bank, we have....

....twice!

lt. valeris

captain, they're coming about!

53 main viewscreen

vfxb

one battlecruiser flagship now heading for enterprise.

spock

they're preparing to fire.

53 continued

chekov

shields up, captain?

kirk hasn't moved. he's staring at the display,

thinking.

lt. valeris

captain, our shields!

kirk

uhura, signal our surrender.

uhura

captain....!

kirk

we surrender!

uhura chekov

this is enterprise, captain, if they fire

we surrender. repeat, at us with our shields

enterprise surrenders! down........!

kirk

torpedo bay! did we fire those

torpedoes?

54 omitted

55 int. enterprise torpedo bay

scotty

negative, captain. according to

inventory, we're still fully loaded.

56 int. enterprise bride

angle on spock

reacting. how can this be? he checks data banks again.

56 cu data banks: they confirm, two photon torpedoes fired.

vfx

kirk

stand down your weapons.

scotty (v.o.)

captain, if.....

57 another angle

kirk

stand down, mr. scott. all stop.

that's an order!

57 continued

scotty

aye, sir!

mccoy rushes in, carrying his stuff.

mccoy

what the hell's going on?

kirk

i wish i knew. uhura?

uhura

it's pretty chaotic over there.

there's been some weapons fire and

a lot of shouting....

kirk

i'm going aboard. spock, you have

the conn.

he heads for the turbolift. spock blocks him.

spock

i am responsible for involving you

in this. i will go.

kirk

(bitter)

i'm going! you're going to be

responsible for getting me out of

this! meanwhile we're not going to

be the instigators of a full scale

war on the eve of universal peace.

spock

perhaps you're right.

and spock uncharacteristically pats him on the back

spock

good luck, captain.

mccoy

i'm going too. they may need a

doctor.

kirk

uhura, tell them we're coming. and

tell them we're unarmed.

they hurry out.

58 int. gorkons stateroom, flagship

chang and his assistants are trying to sort things out

without gravity. chang shouts efficient orders in

klingon as he finds and tries to help gorkon.....

chang keeps himself upright by grabbing a handhold, but

the stricken are still floating...

a few more orders from chang, then the lights flicker,

then all the bodies and blood slam to the ground as the

gravitational source is restored. lighting is normal.

59 int. flagship transporter room

vfx

kirk and mccoy materialize. they are quickly

surrounded by armed soldiers. kirk puts his hands out

to indicate they are not carrying weapons. they are

searched as kerla enters.

kerla

have you lost your mind?

kirk

i give you my word, i don't

understand what has happened.

mccoy

we're here to help......

kerla

(hesitates, furious)

follow me.

he leads them along the corridor

60 int. flagship corridor

same path, a scene of destruction, which the hit men

took, right into

61 int. gorkons stateroom, flagship

where dead and wounded are being separated.

kerla hurries over to gorkon, askew on the rug, blood

running everwhere. azetbur is holding him, now bloody

herself (she wasn't in the room during the assignation)

mccoy

chancellor gorkon!

he goes to him immediately. chang rises from next to

gorkon.

61 continued

kirk

my god, what happened here?

chang

you feign ignorance?

kirk

what happened?

chang

you crippled our gravitational

field with a direct torpedo hit,

and two starfleet crewmen beamed

aboard in magnetic boots and did

this! we have witnesses!

kirk has no response, is shocked.

mccoy

jim!

mccoy is being held back from gorkon by two klingons.

kirk

he's a doctor!

chang

how can i trust....

mccoy

are you carrying a surgeon?

chang

we were, until you fired your torpedoes!

mccoy

then let me help!

chang hesitates, then signals. mccoy is released.

mccoy

i need some light. can we get him

onto the table?

klingons lift gorkon onto his table, someone produces

light. mccoy whips out his medical scanner. his hands

are shaking.

mccoy

(to kirk)

hold him.

kirk grabs gorkons arms.

61 continued

mccoy

(continuing)

sweet jesus....! he's lost a lot of

whatever this stuff is....

kirk

can you.....?

mccoy

jim, i don't even know his anatomy

mccoy furiously goes over gorkon with his anabolic

photoplaser. shakes his head. gorkon clutches kirk.

mccoy

the wounds aren't closing....