STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Second Sight"
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Story by
Mark Gehred-O'Connell
Teleplay by
Mark Gehred O'Connell
and
Ira Steven Behr
and
Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Directed by
Alexander Singer
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September 28, 1993
STAR TREK: DS9 - "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - CAST
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Second Sight"
CAST
SISKO FENNA
KIRA NIDELL
ODO PIERSALL
QUARK SEYETIK
BASHIR
DAX
O'BRIEN
JAKE
Non-Speaking Non-Speaking
N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES N.D. STARFLEET
STAR TREK: DS9 - "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - SETS
STAR TREK: DEEP-SPACE NINE
"Second Sight"
SETS
INTERIORS EXTERIORS
DEEP SPACE NINE DEEP SPACE NINE
COMMANDER'S OFFICE
AIRLOCK CORRIDOR PROMETHEUS
OPS
HABITAT RING CORRIDOR
PROMENADE - SECOND LEVEL
PROMENADE SECOND LEVEL - QUARK'S
PYLON CORRIDOR
SCIENCE LAB
SECURITY
SISKO'S QUARTERS
UPPER PYLON AIRLOCK
PROMETHEUS
BRIDGE
GUEST QUARTERS
SEYETIK'S QUARTERS
STAR TREK: DS9 - "Second Sight" - 09/29/93 - PRONUNCIATION
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Second Sight"
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
ALTRINA ALL-tree-nuh
ANDORIAN an-DOOR-ee-uhn
BAJORAN bah-JOR-an
GIDEON SEYETIK GID-ee-uhn SAY-yet-ik
BHUTO SALASSI BOO-toe suh-LASS-ee
CHIRALTAN chur-ALL-tan
FENNA FENN-uh
G'TROK guh-TROK
GREMISH GREM-ish
HALANA huh-LAN-nuh
HUMAT WHO-mot
KALO KAL-oe
LIGOBIS li-GO-bis
LUKERI loo-KEER-ree
NIDELL ni-DELL
OCCIPITAL ock-SIP-eh-tull
PIERSALL PIER-saul
PROMETHEUS pruh-MEE-thee-us
RUMALL roo-MAL
TEROSA tuh-ROW-suh
TIET tee-YET
VILLUS THED VILL-us THED
WAROON WAR-roon
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - TEASER 1.
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Second Sight"
TEASER
FADE IN:
1 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)
Establishing the station. The only ship in port is the
PROMETHEUS, a Federation science vessel, not in any way
noteworthy or obtrusive.
SISKO (V.O.)
Personal Log, Stardate 47329.4. I
finally realize why I've had trouble
sleeping the last few nights.
Yesterday was the fourth anniversary
of the massacre at Wolf three five
nine... the fourth anniversary of
Jennifer's death.
1A INT. SISKO'S QUARTERS
Light are low. SISKO is sitting on the couch. There's a
chess problem laid out on the three-dimensional chess board
that sits, forgotten, in front of him.
SISKO (V.O.)
(continuing)
I'm not sure what bothers me more.
The date itself... or the fact that
it almost passed unnoticed.
1B NEW ANGLE
As a pajama-clad JAKE steps out of his bedroom.
JAKE
Dad... what are you doing up?
SISKO
I was about to ask you the same thing.
JAKE
(no big deal)
I had a weird dream.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - TEASER 1A.
1B CONTINUED:
SISKO
Why don't you get a hot chocolate
and tell me about it?
JAKE
Nah, it's nothing.
But he sits down next to his father and we see that he needs
some comfort. Sisko throws a comforting arm around his son's
shoulder.
SISKO
So tell me about this "weird" dream.
JAKE
it's stupid.
SISKO
Maybe so, but the thing about dreams
is, if you talk about them, they
kind of go away faster.
JAKE
Okay, but don't laugh.
SISKO
I promise.
A beat. Jake has to reassemble the path of the dream.
JAKE
I don't know... I was... on the
station somewhere, but I'm not sure
where... and I kept trying to get
back here... but I couldn't find my
way. Every time I thought I saw a
familiar corridor, it kind of twisted
off in some other direction...
(trails off)
See? I told you it was stupid.
SISKO
You got me interested.
JAKE
Well... then...
(embarrassed)
I guess I got a little scared and
started looking for you... but I
couldn't find you... Somehow I ended
up in Ops... but you weren't in your
office.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - TEASER 1B.
1B CONTINUED: (2)
JAKE (Cont'd)
And then it was like... the floor
started sloping down... and I couldn't
keep my balance... and all I wanted
to do was find you...
Sisko gives him a friendly hug.
SISKO
And here I am.
A long beat. Jake is glad to have his father there.
JAKE
Dad...
(almost apologetic)
I love you.
SISKO
(smiles)
I love you too.
Sisko kisses his son on the forehead.
JAKE
I have a calculus test in the morning.
SISKO
Then you better get some sleep.
Jake gets up and heads for his room, but stops by the door.
JAKE
Dad... I miss her.
SISKO
Me too.
Jake nods and EXITS.
1C CLOSE ON SISKO
Glad that he could help his son, but still feeling the weight
of his own melancholy. He picks up a chess piece... then
puts it back down. He's lost interest.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - TEASER 1C.
2 INT. PROMENADE - AFTER HOURS
The Promenade is dark and relatively quiet. There's just
enough activity being played out in the shadows to make an
observer wonder what unfolds while the station sleeps.
3 INT. PROMENADE - SECOND LEVEL
Sisko walks along the upper level. He stops at a viewport
and stares into the depths of space.
4 CLOSE ON SISKO
Watching the stars burn in the endless darkness.
FENNA (O.S.)
Beautiful, aren't they?
Startled, Sisko turns around and sees...
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - TEASER 2.
5 NEW ANGLE
An unconventionally attractive alien woman, FENNA, standing
behind him. Off Sisko's questioning look, she looks out the
viewport with wide-eyed amazement.
FENNA
I don't think I've ever seen the
stars shine so brightly.
Sisko reacts. He really wanted to be alone, but there's
something about Fenna that intrigues him.
SISKO
(re: the stars)
The Bajorans call that constellation
the Runners.
(a beat)
I can never figure out if they're
running toward something or away
from something.
FENNA
(studying the stars)
Does it really matter? Sometimes it
just feels good to run.
SISKO
I never thought of it that way.
Sisko turns back toward Fenna. He studies her for a second,
then...
SISKO
My names Benjamin Sisko. I'm the
Commander of this station.
FENNA
I'm...
(there's the slightest
pause before she
says her name)
Fenna.
(smiles)
I'm sorry. You must be very busy.
I didn't mean to bother you.
SISKO
You're not bothering me at all.
FENNA
Good. I'm glad.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - TEASER 3.
6 NEW ANGLE
They begin walking along the upper level of the Promenade.
FENNA
(continuing)
Commander of the station... that
must be very exciting. All those
ships coming and going... Every day
must bring something new.
SISKO
(agreeing)
It has its moments.
(a beat)
In some ways, though, I prefer times
like this the best... when everything
is quiet... And...
Sisko can't quite put his feelings into words.
FENNA
(finishing this thought)
And you can feel a kind of
anticipation in the air... like
something wonderful's going to
happen... but you don't know what it
is...
Fenna catches herself, and smiles at her own enthusiasm.
FENNA
(continuing)
I guess that sounds pretty silly,
doesn't it?
SISKO
Not at all. That's one of the great
things about this station. You never
know what's going to happen next...
They reach a crossover bridge near one of the spiral
staircases.
SISKO
(continuing, smiles)
Or who you're going to meet.
Fenna returns the smile. There's something curious about
this woman. Sisko wants to learn more about her.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - TEASER 4.
6 CONTINUED:
FENNA
I like it here. I wish I could stay
longer.
SISKO
Where are you going?
FENNA
(thinks for a beat,
then)
I'm not really sure. So I guess
I'll just keep going...
(glances at the stars)
Like the Runners.
7 CLOSE ON SISKO
who glances over the railing down at the Promenade, where
Morn is shuffling off to bed.
SISKO
I'll tell you what, before you run
any farther, why don't I show you
around the station... If you have
the time?
There's no answer from Fenna. Sisko turns back toward her...
8 NEW ANGLE
And Fenna is gone.
SISKO
Fenna?
Sisko looks around. The upper level of the Promenade is now
completely deserted. Puzzled, Sisko moves to the top of the
spiral staircase and looks down. He's too late... there's
no one there.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - TEASER 5.
9 CLOSE ON SISKO
As he thinks about going to look for her, then decides against
it. Hold on Sisko for a beat as he surveys the empty
Promenade with a mixture of curiosity and surprise, then...
FADE OUT.
END OF TEASER
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT ONE 6.
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes.)
10 INT. OPS
KIRA at the Ops Table, O'BRIEN at work in the pit, various
N.D. Supernumeraries at the other stations.
11 NEW ANGLE
As Sisko ENTERS from the Turbolift, looking chipper. He
spots O'Brien in the pit.
SISKO
Good morning, Chief.
O'Brien doesn't look up from the endless maze of circuitry
he's working on.
O'BRIEN
(mind on his work)
Morning, Commander.
SISKO
(nodding at the
circuitry)
Is this maintenance or repair?
O'Brien actually has to stop and think about that one.
O'BRIEN
Right now it's maintenance, but five
will get you ten it'll end up being
repair before I'm through.
O'Brien was only half-joking, but Sisko smiles.
SISKO
Admit it, Chief... If you were on a
station where everything worked,
you'd be miserable.
O'Brien continues probing the circuitry.
O'BRIEN
You may be right, sir.
The electronics give off a bright spark.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT ONE 7.
11 CONTINUED:
O'BRIEN
(almost to himself)
But I'd be willing to give it a try.
Sisko smiles and shakes his head, leaving O'Brien to his
endless "maintenance."
12 FOLLOW SISKO
As he goes to the replicator, passing Kira at the Ops Table.
SISKO
Good morning, Major.
(to the replicator)
Chiraltan Tea, with a double twist
of lemon.
13 ANGLE ON KIRA
Looking curiously at Sisko as he removes his tea from the
replicator. He sips it, finds it to his liking, and joins
her at the operations table.
14 ON SISKO
as he sits down, he notices Kira's questioning gaze.
SISKO
Something wrong?
KIRA
(covers her curiosity)
No, nothing.
SISKO
Major, if something's bothering you...
I want to hear it.
KIRA
It's just... every morning for the
last year, I've seen you walk in
here and start your day with a
raktajino.
SISKO
I like raktajino.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT ONE 8.
14 CONTINUED:
KIRA
(that's no surprise)
I know. You never even talk to anyone
until you've had your first cup.
SISKO
(acknowledging)
I'm not awake until I've had my first
cup.
KIRA
(re: cup)
Then how come you're drinking
Chiraltan Tea?
Sisko looks at the cup, thinks about it.
SISKO
I guess I felt like having something
different.
(kidding her)
That is all right with you, isn't it?
KIRA
Of course. You can drink whatever
you want.
SISKO
(amused)
Thank you, Major. Your support is
appreciated.
DAX'S COM VOICE
Dax to Sisko.
SISKO
(taps his combadge)
Go ahead, Lieutenant.
DAX'S COM VOICE
Professor Seyetik and I are in the
science lab, if you'd like to meet
him.
Sisko's been looking forward to this.
SISKO
On my way.
Sisko EXITS.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT ONE xx9
15 ANGLE ON KIRA
O'Brien joins her at the Ops Table.
O'BRIEN
The commander seems to be in an
especially good mood this morning.
KIRA
(distracted)
He is... isn't he?
O'BRIEN
Something on your mind, Major?
KIRA
No... it's just...
(a beat)
You work with someone for a year or
so... You think you finally have
them figured out... and then...
(mystified)
They go and order Chiraltan Tea.
Hold on O'Brien, waiting for the punchline.
16 INT. SCIENCE LAB
Sisko ENTERS and is met by DAX.
SISKO
Lieutenant...
(looks around)
Where's our guest?
DAX
(matter-of-fact)
Inside the flux generator.
SISKO
(surprised)
What?
17 NEW ANGLE
Sisko looks over at a door with a small window at eye level.
The door provides access to a glowing chamber that throbs
with energy. It's obviously not a good place to walk into.
SISKO
What's he doing in there? He could
be killed.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 09/29/93 - ACT ONE 10.
17 CONTINUED:
DAX
(nonchalant)
That's what I tried to tell him.
SISKO
And he went in anyway?
DAX
Have you ever met a terraformer?
SISKO
No. What's that got to do with it?
DAX
You can't tell a terraformer anything.
It's an amazing talent... bringing
dead worlds to life. But humility
and common sense aren't exactly part
of the job description.
18 ANGLE ON THE GENERATOR (OPTICAL)
Just then, the door opens and a large figure emerges, haloed
by the flashing glow of the generator. The figure, dressed
in some sort of futuristic protective gear, passes through a
forcefield, steps into the lab and the door closes behind
him.
19 NEW ANGLE
GIDEON SEYETIK removes his protective headgear. He's a huge,
grizzled lion of a man.
SEYETIK
There you go, Lieutenant. That should
increase your generator output by at
least five percent.
Seyetik notices Sisko, and steps forward with delight in his
eyes.
SEYETIK
(continuing, with
gusto)
You must be Commander Sisko. Gideon
Seyetik... It's a pleasure to meet
you.
Seyetik shakes Sisko's hand aggressively. His voice and
smile fill the lab.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 10/07/93 - ACT ONE 11.
19 CONTINUED:
SISKO
Professor... I'm a great admirer of
your work.
SEYETIK
Excellent. A man of intelligence
and taste. I can tell we're going
to get along famously.
Sisko can't help but smile. Seyetik is a piece of work
all right.
SISKO
My son and I visited Blue Horizon on
our way to Deep Space Nine. I was
impressed.
SEYETIK
(used to compliments)
Of course you were. I created the
place and even I'm impressed.
(a beat)
How'd you like Da Vinci Falls?
SISKO
I'm afraid we didn't get to see them.
We were only on the surface for a
few hours.
Seyetik shakes his head sympathetically.
SEYETIK
Then you missed Blue Horizon's
crowning glory.
(passionate)
Imagine... Water cascading off cliffs
the height of Mount Everest and
thundering through continuous
rainbows, straight into an ocean the
color of Sapphire Wine. I'll have
to take you there one day...
(a half smile)
By God, I wouldn't mind seeing it
again myself.
SISKO
(amused)
I may take you up on that.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 10/07/93 - ACT ONE 12.
19 CONTINUED: (2)
SEYETIK
But first... Epsilon One-Nineteen.
SISKO
I understand the initial surveys
look promising.
SEYETIK
Promising... They look magnificent...
Think of if... Reigniting a dead
sun. Bringing new life to an entire
solar system. Next to that,
terraforming planets will look like
child's play.
DAX
Let's hope it works. Right now,
it's only a promising theory.
SEYETIK
Of course it'll work. I never fail...
(confidentially)
Well, I did once, but I found it
didn't agree with me, so I swore not
to do it again... and I never break
my word.
(a beat)
You should be glad you're coming
with me, Lieutenant. This will be
my crowning achievement.
(savoring the thought)
Giving birth to a star. Even I'll
have a hard time topping this one.
SISKO
(amused)
Maybe we should go over your proto-
matter containment procedures.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT ONE 13.
19 CONTINUED: (3)
SEYETIK
A splendid idea. I think you'll
find it fascinating.
(a beat)
After all, I designed the containment
capsule myself.
Sisko grins. Dax rolls her eyes.
20 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)
Re-establishing the station and the Prometheus.
21 INT. PROMENADE - SECOND LEVEL - QUARK'S
Sisko and Dax are at one of the tables outside of Quark's.
Sisko's finished eating and is watching the passing traffic
on the second level of the Promenade. Dax is still finishing
her sizable dinner.
DAX
Benjamin, you're not going to let
that last piece of Andorian tuber-
root go to waste, are you?
SISKO
Why do you ask?
DAX
Because it's delicious, that's why.
(unable to resist)
May I?
SISKO
Be my guest.
Dax helps herself to Sisko's leftovers. Sisko's attention
goes back to checking out the passing throng.
DAX
I'm going to need the extra calories
to keep up with Seyetik. The man
works almost as much as he talks...
(realizes Sisko isn't
paying attention)
Benjamin?
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT ONE 14.
21 CONTINUED:
SISKO
(still looking off)
What?
DAX
Looking for someone?
Sisko turns his attention back to Dax.
SISKO
I'm sorry. What were you saying?
Dax studies Sisko. She senses something's going on, but she
knows Sisko will talk about it when he's ready.
DAX
Nothing important.
(she gets up, changes
the subject)
I have to meet with Chief O'Brien.
We're boosting the maximum speed on
Seyetik's ship to warp nine point
five. If his experiment fails...
and that sun goes supernova... we're
going to want to get out of there...
fast.
SISKO
I'll see you back in Ops.
She EXITS. Sisko continues to watch the crowd, takes a final
sip of his Raktajino and gets up.
22 ANGLE ON THE VIEWPORT
Sisko strolls over to where he last met Fenna. He gazes out
at the stars, for a beat, then realizes he's being a little
foolish, and turns to leave...
23 NEW ANGLE
And is startled to find Fenna standing behind him.
FENNA
Benjamin... I was hoping to see you
again.
SISKO
(pleasantly surprised)
I was just thinking about you.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT ONE 15.
23 CONTINUED:
FENNA
(happy)
Were you really? I've been thinking
about you, too.
SISKO
Where did you disappear to last night?
FENNA
(apologetic)
I had to go. I'm sorry... I didn't
mean to rush away like that.
(a beat)
Does your invitation still stand?
(off his questioning
look)
To show me around the station?
SISKO
Of course. What would you like to
see?
FENNA
Everything.
SISKO
Everything? That's going to take
some time.
FENNA
I don't mind, if you don't.
She takes his arm and they begin walking down the Promenade.
24 INT. UPPER PYLON AIRLOCK (OPTICAL)
A view of Deep Space Nine that we've never seen before. A
high angle shot looking down from one of the upper pylons.
The Station is a vast glowing jewel against the darkness of
space.
SISKO (V.O.)
What do you think?
25 NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)
Sisko and Fenna stand in front of the airlock and look down
at the spectacular view.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT ONE 16.
25 CONTINUED:
FENNA
It's wonderful.
SISKO
(pleased)
I'm glad you like it.
FENNA
You must come here all the time.
SISKO
Not really. And when I do, there's
usually a ship blocking the view.
FENNA
I wish we'd brought a picnic basket
with us.
SISKO
(amused)
Here?
FENNA
(enthused)
What better place?
SISKO
(half-serious)
Well, there's always tomorrow.
FENNA
Is that an invitation?
Sisko thinks it over. He's surprised to realize it is.
SISKO
Sounded like one to me.
FENNA
Then I accept.
Fenna once again looks out over the station.
SISKO
Good...
(a beat)
Come on. There's plenty left to
see. In fact, I doubt we can see it
all in one evening.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT ONE 17.
25 CONTINUED: (2)
FENNA
Then you can show me the rest after
our picnic tomorrow.
Sisko realizes how much he's enjoying himself.
SISKO
Do you always do that?
FENNA
Do what?
SISKO
Say exactly the right thing.
FENNA
No one's ever told me that before.
SISKO
(smiles)
There you go again.
A long beat as they stare at each other, both aware that
this is one of those magic moments when two people hit it
off together without even trying.
SISKO
So... tell me all about yourself.
FENNA
(self-effacing)
There's not much to tell.
SISKO
Well, whatever there is, I want to
hear it.
FENNA
(nervous)
I can't.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT ONE 18.
25 CONTINUED: (3)
SISKO
(not following)
Can't what?
Fenna is looking as confused as Sisko.
FENNA
I can't tell you.
SISKO
Why not?
FENNA
I'm sorry, Benjamin. But I have to
go.
Fenna turns and hurries out of the airlock.
SISKO
Fenna... wait.
Sisko follows Fenna out into...
26 INT. PYLON CORRIDOR
Sisko ENTERS from the airlock just in time to see the
turbolift doors close.
27 CLOSE ON SISKO
Who reacts to Fenna's retreat with disappointment and
curiosity.
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT ONE
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 10/07/93 - ACT THREE 27.
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
A28 INT. SISKO'S QUARTERS
Jake and Sisko are eating breakfast. Or at least, Jake is.
Sisko's barely touched his. He seems distracted... his mind's
elsewhere.
JAKE
So then Tiet looked down at Altrina's
lunch and said, "Klingon food? Those
are worms." And Altrina vomited all
over the table.
(good humored laughter)
It was pretty disgusting.
Sisko's only half-listening.
SISKO
That's nice, Jake.
JAKE
Nice?
(thinks his dad didn't
get it)
She threw up.
SISKO
Huh? Oh... I'm sorry. I guess I
was thinking about something else.
A beat as Jake studies his dad.
JAKE
Dad, are you in love?
That gets Sisko's attention.
SISKO
What?
JAKE
You know... with a woman.
(defending his
supposition)
You're showing all three of the signs.
SISKO
Signs?
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT TWO 19A.
A28 CONTINUED:
JAKE
The ones Nog told me about. Loss of
appetite. Daydreaming. Smiling all
the time.
SISKO
You've been talking to Nog about
women again?
Which they both know doesn't answer Jake's question.
JAKE
I just want you to know that if you
are in love... it's okay with me.
Sisko smiles. It's not like he needed his son's "permission,"
but it's nice to hear.
SISKO
Thanks, Jake.
JAKE
What's she like?
SISKO
(thinks about it)
She's... really... interesting.
JAKE
(disappointed)
Interesting, huh?
(beat)
So... when do I get to meet her?
SISKO
It might be a little early for that.
JAKE
Why? She likes you too, doesn't
she?
SISKO
I think so.
JAKE
Then what's the problem?
Sisko tries to figure out how to put this in words.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT TWO 19B.
A28 CONTINUED: (2)
SISKO
It's just that...
(knows this sounds
strange)
She keeps disappearing.
Off Jake's reaction.
28 INT. SECURITY
ODO is standing by the "wanted posters" giving instructions to
two Bajoran Deputies, one male and one female.
ODO
Above all, stay alert. If the
subspace transmission I received is
correct and Villus Thed is en route
to the station, I want to be notified
the moment he arrives. Keep him
under constant surveillance, but
remember, he's a short-range telepath,
so stay at least five meters away
from him at all times.
Sisko ENTERS the office and catches Odo's eye.
ODO
(to the deputies)
That's all.
The deputies EXIT.
ODO
(continuing)
What can I do for you, Commander?
SISKO
(a little awkward)
I have a favor to ask... of a personal
nature.
ODO
Go on.
SISKO
I'm looking for someone... a woman.
Odo sits at the console and opens a new case file.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT TWO 19C.
28 CONTINUED:
ODO
(all business)
Name?
Sisko's uncomfortable asking Odo to help him with this kind
of thing, but he's already committed himself.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 10/04/93 - ACT TWO 20.
28 CONTINUED: (2)
SISKO
Fenna.
ODO
First or last?
SISKO
I don't know.
ODO
Species?
SISKO
I don't know... Humanoid.
ODO
What ship did she arrive on?
SISKO
(realizing how little
he knows)
I don't know.
Odo gives just the barest look at Sisko. The commander's
not making this one very easy.
ODO
All right. What can you tell me about
her?
SISKO
Let's see... I'd say she's about one
point six meters tall... brown skin...
dark hair... the last time I saw her
she was wearing a...
(trying to remember)
Dark red bodysuit.
Odo enters this information into his console.
ODO
Well that's something, anyway.
SISKO
So do you think you can help me?
ODO
(with a bit of irony)
I don't know.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT TWO 21.
28 CONTINUED: (3)
SISKO
I need to find her, Constable. I
think she may be in some kind of
trouble.
ODO
What kind of trouble?
(before Sisko can
answer)
Let me guess... You don't know.
(sees he's right)
This isn't much to go on... but I'll
do what I can.
SISKO
I appreciate the help, Odo.
Sisko EXITS. Odo looks at the scant information he's compiled
and harumphs.
29 INT. OPS
Kira, Dax and O'Brien are at their stations. Sisko ENTERS,
deep in thought, and is immediately intercepted by Dax.
DAX
Benjamin, do you have a minute?
SISKO
In my office.
Sisko gestures toward his office... "After you."
30 INT. COMMANDER'S OFFICE
Sisko sits on the corner of his desk.
SISKO
What's on your mind, Dax?
DAX
I was hoping you had something to
say to me.
SISKO
I don't follow you.
DAX
(mock hurt)
You really have no intention of
telling me, do you?
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT TWO 22.
30 CONTINUED:
SISKO
Telling you what?
DAX
(playful)
Come on, Benjamin... I saw you with
her last night on the Promenade
(off Sisko's reaction)
What's her name?
SISKO
(with some reluctance)
Fenna. Believe me, Dax... there's
nothing to talk about.
DAX
You used to tell Curzon everything.
SISKO
(smiles)
Not everything.
DAX
You know what I mean.
(a beat)
It's because I'm a woman now, isn't
it?
SISKO
Don't be ridiculous.
Dax thinks she's hit home.
DAX
I understand, Benjamin. It's not
easy talking man to man with a woman.
SISKO
That has nothing to do with it.
DAX
(not letting go)
Then tell me what's going on
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT TWO 23.
30 CONTINUED: (2)
SISKO
I will. As soon as there's something
to tell.
Which isn't good enough for Dax, but she knows, for now,
that's all she's going to get.
31 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)
With the Prometheus still in dock.
SISKO (V.O.)
Personal Log. Supplemental. So far
Odo has found no new information
about Fenna. In the meantime,
Professor Seyetik has invited me and
the senior staff to dinner aboard
the Prometheus.
32 INT. PROMETHEUS - SEYETIK'S QUARTERS
Seyetik is holding court to a rapt audience of Sisko, Kira,
Dax, BASHIR and O'Brien.
SEYETIK
To be a great terraformer. You need
the green thumb of a gardener, the
eye of a painter, the soul of a
poet... and it doesn't hurt to be a
raging egomaniac.
KIRA
Which makes you eminently qualified.
SEYETIK
(delighted)
Of course.
BASHIR
Terraforming is amazing enough, but
I still don't understand how you
intend to reignite a dead sun.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 10/07/93 - ACT TWO 24.
32 CONTINUED:
SEYETIK
(his favorite subject)
Basically... I'll use a remote-piloted
shuttlepod to deliver proto-matter
into the dead star, which'll start a
cascade effect transforming the star's
carbon and oxygen into elemental
hydrogen. Then we'll just stand
back and watch the fireworks.
DAX
Of course, if anything goes wrong,
it might be the last thing we ever
see.
Seyetik shoots Dax a disapproving look.
SEYETIK
Come now, Lieutenant, nothing of any
worth was ever created by a pessimist.
SISKO
I don't know about that. Van Gogh...
Beckett... Y'Raka... I wouldn't
exactly call them optimists.
SEYETIK
Precisely. And look at their work.
Dreary, dark and depressing. Art
should be an affirmation of life.
Take for instance... my own work in
the field.
BASHIR
I once saw an exhibit of your
paintings at the Central Gallery on
Ligobis Ten. They were certainly
memorable.
(a beat)
I don't think I've ever seen such
huge canvasses.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT TWO 25.
32 CONTINUED: (2)
SEYETIK
Doctor, no one's ever accused me of
understatement.
DAX
Certainly not anyone who's ever read
your autobiography.
SEYETIK
Nine volumes and counting. I always
said I wanted to write as many books
as I've had marriages.
(a beat)
Which reminds me... wait until you
taste the food my wife has created
for you today. None of that
replicated nonsense you're used to.
Each dish was prepared entirely by
Nidell's own sweet hands.
KIRA
(who's had about enough
of this)
I can't wait to meet her.
SEYETIK
And so you shall. She should be
just about done. I'll go get her.
Seyetik EXITS.
33 NEW ANGLE
As Sisko and the others watch him leave.
KIRA
You think he'd notice if we weren't
here when he got back.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT TWO 26.
33 CONTINUED:
SISKO
(good-naturedly)
Don't even think about it, Major.
I've probably had dinner with two
dozen Bajoran ministers by now. I
think you owe me this one. Besides,
Seyetik is one of the Federation's
greatest minds.
KIRA
I know. He told me.
BASHIR
Well, I for one, find him remarkable
entertaining.
O'Brien gives Bashir a look that says he's not surprised.
34 ANGLE ON THE DOOR
As Seyetik returns.
SEYETIK
Friends... I'd like you to meet my
wife and my inspiration...
(genuine affection)
Nidell.
NIDELL ENTERS. She's a beautiful woman, stunningly dressed...
and she looks exactly like Fenna. She glances past Sisko
without the slightest hint of recognition.
35 ANGLE ON SISKO AND DAX
Sisko is stunned and he and Dax both notice the undeniable
resemblance.
DAX
(aside, to Sisko)
Now we have something to talk about.
And as Sisko reacts to Nidell, we...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT TWO
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 10/07/93 - ACT THREE 27.
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
36 INT. PROMETHEUS - SEYETIK'S QUARTERS
Sisko, Kira, Dax, Bashir and O'Brien are finishing dinner
with Seyetik and Nidell. Nidell's shy and retiring, without
the playfulness of Fenna.
BASHIR
I can't eat another bite.
O'BRIEN
(to Nidell)
That was delicious. Do you think I
could get the recipe?
NIDELL
That's up to Gideon. It's his
creation.
SEYETIK
(taking the stage)
It took me years to perfect it. The
secret is to sear the Kalo roots
slightly before layering them over
the slices of roasted Waroon.
And as Seyetik begins to elaborate, Nidell shrinks back into
her shell.
37 ANGLE ON SISKO AND DAX
As Seyetik gives his recipe, Sisko and Dax watch Nidell and
talk quietly between themselves.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 10/07/93 - ACT THREE 28-28A.
37 CONTINUED:
SISKO SEYETIK
She acts like she (overlapping)
doesn't recognize me. But the most important
thing is the broth. One
DAX liter of clear Rumall
(thinking about it) stock. A tumbler and a
It is the same woman, half of Gremish, two
isn't it? clusters of Vulcan
redspice, half a dozen
SISKO minced Humat pods, and a
She looks the same... dash of ice salt.
38 NEW ANGLE
While Dax and Sisko have been talking, Seyetik's been
explaining how their meal was prepared.
SEYETIK
(continuing)
Then you reduce it in a Andorian
boiler at exactly five hundred degrees
Kelvin and pepper to taste. Any
questions?
O'Brien and the others have gotten lost in the maze of
Seyetik's incredibly complex recipe.
O'BRIEN
Maybe you should write it down.
Seyetik laughs and gives O'Brien a good-natured pat on the
shoulder.
SEYETIK
Of course. No trouble at all.
(to all)
Now, why don't we continue this
conversation in the other room.
We'll be more comfortable there.
They get up from the table.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 10/07/93 - ACT THREE 29.
38 CONTINUED:
Nidell begins to clear away the dishes as O'Brien, Seyetik,
Bashir and Kira EXIT to the next room.
39 OMITTED
40 NEW ANGLE
Dax follows, leaving Sisko alone with Nidell. Nidell notices
him standing there, watching her.
NIDELL
(as she continues to
clean up)
Can I help you with anything,
Commander?
SISKO
(a small smile)
I hope so.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT THREE 30.
40 CONTINUED:
Nidell isn't following.
SISKO
(continuing)
It would have been a lot easier if
you'd told me you were married.
NIDELL
I don't understand.
SISKO
(thinks she's being
coy)
Yesterday... on the Promenade... You
had plenty of opportunity.
Nidell looks at Sisko in total confusion.
NIDELL
Commander, I don't know what you're
talking about. I never met you before
tonight.
Sisko's hurt by her denials.
SISKO
I suppose you never told me your
name was Fenna?
She reacts. Sisko's touched a nerve, but Nidell tries to
cover up.
SISKO
(with a forgiving
smile)
Would you like to talk about it?
Nidell resumes clearing the table.
NIDELL
(coldly)
Commander, you've obviously mistaken
me for someone else.
Sisko's not convinced, but he's reluctant to push it any
further.
SISKO
Seems that way, doesn't it?
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT THREE 31.
40 CONTINUED: (2)
Nidell EXITS with a handful of dishes, leaving Sisko
wondering what's just transpired.
41 INT. OPS
Dax and Sisko ENTER from the Turbolift. Supernumeraries man
the various stations.
SISKO
I'm telling you Dax, it was the same
woman. The face... the voice... It
was Fenna.
DAX
Maybe you ought to talk to her when
her husband isn't around.
SISKO
Dax, she's a married woman.
DAX
(shrugs)
That would never have stopped Curzon.
Sisko ignores her. He's obviously been deeply affected by
his experience with Nidell.
SISKO
It's just that this was the first
time since Jennifer's death that
I've felt... really drawn to someone.
42 NEW ANGLE
Odo ENTERS from the opposite side of Ops.
ODO
Commander, may I have a word with
you?
(Sisko nods)
I thought you should know... I checked
this week's docking and transporter
logs and there's no record of anyone
fitting the description you gave me.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT THREE 32.
42 CONTINUED:
SISKO
Thanks, Odo... but you can call off
the search. I already found the
woman I was looking for.
Odo is both surprised and extremely curious about this latest
development.
ODO
Did you?
(has to know)
Where was she? If you don't mind my
asking.
SISKO
Aboard the Prometheus.
ODO
(not satisfied)
The Prometheus? Are you sure?
SISKO
We just left there a few minutes
ago.
ODO
But that's impossible.
SISKO
(surprised)
What do you mean?
ODO
I checked the de-embarkation logs as
part of my search. Except for
Professor Seyetik, no one has left
the Prometheus the entire time it's
been at the station.
Sisko and Dax react to this latest mystery.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT THREE 33.
43 INT. PROMENADE - SECOND LEVEL
Sisko waits by the viewport. His stance and his attitude
says he's been waiting a long time.
QUARK (O.S.)
Commander?
44 NEW ANGLE
Sisko turns around and sees QUARK, standing behind him.
It's not really what he was hoping for. Quark offers him a
drink.
QUARK
I thought you could use this.
SISKO
Thanks, but I was just leaving.
QUARK
Stood you up, didn't she?
(off Sisko's reaction)
When you've worked in a bar as long
as I have, you get to recognize that
look.
(confidentially)
I've even seen it in the mirror...
(covering up)
Once or twice.
SISKO
I'd better be getting home.
QUARK
If you'd like, we could go down to
the bar and talk... You know... about
women.
SISKO
I don't think so.
Sisko walks away. Quark calls after him.
QUARK
Don't forget, the holosuites are
always open.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 09/29/93 - ACT THREE 34.
45 INT. HABITAT RING CORRIDOR
Sisko returns alone to his quarters.
46 INT. SISKO'S QUARTERS
Close on Sisko as he ENTERS.
FENNA (O.S.)
(excited)
Benjamin.
Sisko turns.
47 NEW ANGLE
And sees Fenna standing in the corridor at the open doorway.
She ENTERS his quarters and hugs him.
FENNA
I missed you.
(senses his confusion)
Is something wrong?
SISKO
I just had dinner with someone who
looks exactly like you.
FENNA
Like me? How strange?
SISKO
Then you're telling me that your
name isn't really Nidell and you're
not the wife of Gideon Seyetik.
FENNA
(totally honest)
Of course not. I'm Fenna. You know
that.
Sisko stares at her and sees in her eyes that she's telling
the truth.
SISKO
(bewildered)
Right now, I'm not sure what I know.
(grasping for straws)
I don't suppose you have a twin
sister.
Fenna smiles.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT THREE 35.
47 CONTINUED:
FENNA
(joking)
Not that I know of.
SISKO
(after a beat, serious)
Fenna... I need to know where you
came from... what you're doing on
this station.
FENNA
Does that matter?
SISKO
Of course it matters. I need to
know who you are.
FENNA
You do know me, Benjamin.
48 CLOSE ON FENNA AND SISKO (OPTICAL)
Fenna slips into Sisko's arms and looks up into his eyes.
FENNA
When I came here, I thought I was
looking for a place... somewhere I
belonged... but I was wrong. I wasn't
looking for a place. I was looking
for a person. I was looking for
you.
She kisses him. And finally, Sisko allows himself to give
in to the moment. He returns the kiss.
She smiles... And then, a look of fear comes over her face.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT THREE 36.
48 CONTINUED:
FENNA
(terrified)
Benjamin...
And she slowly fades out of existence.
49 CLOSE ON SISKO
As he looks in disbelief at the place where Fenna used to
be. Hold on him, lost, confused, and alone, then...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT THREE
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT FOUR 37.
ACT FOUR
FADE IN:
50 INT. AIRLOCK CORRIDOR
Dax is checking with O'Brien, who has finished his final
prep of the Prometheus before it departs on Seyetik's mission.
O'BRIEN
All right, Lieutenant. I've got the
warp drive on the Prometheus purring
like a kitten. It'll do nine point
six in a pinch but I wouldn't take
it any faster...
DAX
I thought the theoretical maximum
for those engines was warp nine point
five?
O'BRIEN
(understated pride)
It was.
51 NEW ANGLE
Seyetik sticks his head out of the Prometheus's airlock.
SEYETIK
Must I remind you, Lieutenant, that
some of us only have one lifetime.
DAX
I'll be right there.
52 BACK TO SCENE
O'Brien gives Dax an encouraging smile as Seyetik ducks back
through the hatch.
O'BRIEN
Good luck, Lieutenant.
O'Brien EXITS, passing...
53 SISKO
who ENTERS the corridor.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT FOUR 38.
53 CONTINUED:
DAX
Come to see us off, Benjamin.
SISKO
Not exactly. I'm going with you.
After all, how often do you get to
see a star reborn.
Dax doesn't buy that explanation for a second. Not that
Sisko was really trying to bluff her anyway.
DAX
You sure this is a good idea?
SISKO
(after a beat)
I need answers, Dax. And the key to
Fenna's disappearance could be on
that ship.
Sisko and Dax board the Prometheus.
54 EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL)
The Prometheus heading toward its destination at warp.
55 INT. PROMETHEUS - BRIDGE
The Prometheus is a science vessel with a small crew. A
human Lt. Commander (PIERSALL) in charge, plus four N.D.
Starfleet officers. Dax is working with Piersall at a
console.
PIERSALL
Your chief of operations did some
amazing things with our engines. We
should reach Epsilon One-Nineteen
well ahead of schedule.
(a beat)
Have you finished loading the proto-
matter device into the shuttlepod?
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT FOUR 39.
55 CONTINUED:
DAX
All set. The containment field is
holding up fine and the remote
guidance systems are fully
operational.
Piersall nods in approval.
56 NEW ANGLE
Sisko and Seyetik ENTER the bridge.
SEYETIK
(finishing a story)
I'm telling you, Commander, by the
time I was through with New Halana,
it was a paradise.
(a beat)
How are we doing, Mister Piersall?
PIERSALL
We'll be initiating preliminary scans
in a few hours.
Seyetik seems somewhat melancholy. When he responds, it's
with less enthusiasm than might be expected.
SEYETIK
Let me know when we get there.
SISKO
You must be eager to get started.
What did you call this? Your crowning
achievement.
SEYETIK
(somber)
Don't remind me.
(off Sisko's look)
Commander, my whole life has been a
series of escalating triumphs. It's
what I live for... knowing that no
matter what I achieve, there's always
another challenge waiting for me.
SISKO
And now?
SEYETIK
Are you familiar with the Klingon
poet G'trok?
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT FOUR 39A.
56 CONTINUED:
SISKO
A little. "The Fall of Kang" is
required reading at the Academy.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT FOUR 40.
56 CONTINUED: (2)
SEYETIK
(quoting)
"So honor the valiant who die 'neath
your sword... "
SISKO
(completing the quote)
"But pity the warrior who slays all
his foes."
SEYETIK
A little obvious perhaps, but true
nonetheless.
Seyetik shrugs off his black mood.
SEYETIK
(continuing)
So what were we talking about?
SISKO
You.
SEYETIK
(brightening)
Of course. My favorite subject.
Where was I?
SISKO
(leading him on)
You had just finished terraforming
New Halana.
SEYETIK
Ah, yes. Well, you can imagine how
grateful the Halanans were. There
were endless parades and receptions.
It got to be a bit of a bore actually.
(a beat)
But then, I met Nidell. She was the
daughter of a local dignitary. She
was utterly infatuated with me from
the start. I can't say I blamed
her. The first time she saw me, I
was surrounded by a cheering crowd,
unveiling a statue they'd commissioned
in my honor.
Seyetik smiles at the memory.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT FOUR 41.
56 CONTINUED: (3)
SEYETIK
(continuing)
I could tell right away she was
someone special. She'd never been
offworld before she met me. I
promised to show her the galaxy...
I'd've given it to her if I could've.
Hearing Seyetik rhapsodize over Nidell is not doing much for
Sisko's spirits.
SISKO
She must love you very much.
SEYETIK
(reflective)
She does, Commander. Don't ask me
why. But she does.
Sisko reacts.
57 EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL)
The Prometheus enters orbit around Epsilon One-Nineteen, a
cold, dissipated ember of a sun.
58 INT. PROMETHEUS - OUTSIDE SEYETIK'S QUARTERS
Sisko reaches the door to Seyetik's Quarters. He stands
there for moment, marshalling his resolve, then presses the
chime.
He waits a beat, then...
NIDELL'S COM VOICE
Yes.
SISKO
Nidell, it's Commander Sisko. Can I
talk to you for a minute?
NIDELL'S COM VOICE
I'm sorry, Commander. I'm not feeling
well at the moment.
SISKO
Is there anything I can do?
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT FOUR 42.
58 CONTINUED:
NIDELL'S COM VOICE
No, thank you. Maybe you could come
back later?
SISKO
(disappointed)
Of course.
Sisko stands by the door for a moment longer, then walks
away.
59 INT. PROMETHEUS - GUEST QUARTERS
Sisko ENTERS his room, and is surprised to find...
60 FENNA
Sitting on his bed, waiting for him.
SISKO
Fenna?
FENNA
(happy)
Benjamin. I'm so glad to see you.
She hugs him. Sisko is happy to see her, but this time he's
determined to solve the mystery.
SISKO
(to com)
Dax, report to my quarters
immediately.
DAX'S COM VOICE
On my way.
Fenna pulls back, confused by Sisko's dispassionate response.
FENNA
Benjamin... What's wrong?
Sisko can't believe she's really here.
SISKO
The last time I saw you, you...
vanished.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT FOUR 43.
60 CONTINUED:
FENNA
I'm with you now. And I'm never
leaving you again.
SISKO
I wish I could believe that.
FENNA
You have to, Benjamin.
61 NEW ANGLE
As Dax ENTERS and reacts to Fenna. She looks to Sisko for
an explanation.
SISKO
Dax, this is Fenna.
Dax, who's tuned in to the weirdness of this whole situation,
takes out her tricorder and scans Fenna.
FENNA
(flinching away)
What's she doing?
SISKO
(gently)
It's all right. She's not going to
hurt you.
Sisko gives Dax a questioning look.
DAX
(re: the tricorder)
I'm not reading any cellular
structure, no DNA patterns, just...
pure energy.
FENNA
Benjamin... what's she talking about?
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT FOUR 44.
61 CONTINUED:
Sisko makes up his mind and gently takes hold of her hand.
SISKO
I think it's time we found out.
Sisko leads Fenna out of the quarters...
62 INT. PROMETHEUS - OUTSIDE SEYETIK'S QUARTERS
Sisko, Fenna and Dax arrive at the open door to Seyetik's
quarters. They enter.
63 INT. PROMETHEUS - SEYETIK'S QUARTERS
Seyetik is bent over the body of his wife, who is lying,
collapsed on the floor.
SEYETIK
Help her.
Sisko and Dax rush over. Fenna hangs back.
SEYETIK
(panicky)
She won't wake up.
Dax takes a quick reading with her tricorder.
DAX
She's in shock. Respiration is
shallow. Heartbeat irregular and
falling. Her blood pressure is
dropping.
(urgent)
She's dying, Benjamin.
SEYETIK
(to Dax)
You've got to do something.
DAX
I'm not sure I can.
Seyetik looks desperately at Sisko and Dax... and finally
notices...
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT FOUR 45.
64 FENNA
Who is staring in shock at Nidell.
65 INCLUDE SEYETIK
As he reacts to Fenna.
SEYETIK
(stunned)
Fenna. I should have known.
66 ANGLE ON SISKO
As he realizes that Seyetik recognizes Fenna. Which is the
last thing he expected.
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FOUR
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT FIVE 46.
ACT FIVE
FADE IN:
67 INT. PROMETHEUS - SEYETIK'S QUARTERS (CONTINUOUS)
As before. Seyetik looks accusingly at Fenna.
SEYETIK
(appalled)
You can't be here. Nidell promised
me you'd never come back.
FENNA
(flustered)
I don't know what you're talking
about.
SEYETIK
(re: Nidell)
Just look at her.
68 NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)
Fenna approaches Nidell's unconscious body and looks at her
double in amazement.
FENNA
(stunned)
She looks like me.
SEYETIK
Of course she looks like you. She
is you. The real you.
SISKO
(to Seyetik)
Professor, what the hell is going on
here?
SEYETIK
(re: Fenna)
That thing over there isn't real.
She's an illusion, created by my
wife's unconscious mind.
FENNA
That's not true...
(looking for support)
Benjamin, you know he's lying.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT FIVE 47.
68 CONTINUED:
Sisko places a protective arm around her, but he fears
that Seyetik is telling the truth.
SEYETIK
(to Sisko)
Nidell is a psychoprojective telepath.
And Fenna is just another one of her
projections.
SISKO
(looking for
confirmation)
Lieutenant?
Dax continues analyzing Nidell with her tricorder.
DAX
I've never seen readings like these.
Her occipital lobe is giving off
enormous amounts of energy. I don't
see how she can survive like this
more than another hour or two.
SEYETIK
(frantic)
She's dying. You have to help her.
DAX
There's nothing I can do.
SISKO
(taking control, to
Dax)
Take Fenna to my quarters.
SEYETIK
No.
He lunges for Fenna, but Sisko holds him back.
SISKO
Get her out of here, Dax.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT FIVE 48.
68 CONTINUED: (2)
FENNA
(not wanting to be
separated from Sisko)
But, Benjamin, I want to stay with
you...
SISKO
(gently)
It'll be all right, Fenna. I just
need to talk to Seyetik.
Fenna hesitates, then allows Dax to lead her from the room.
69 OMITTED
70 ON SISKO AND SEYETIK
After Dax and Fenna EXIT, Sisko takes a calming breath and
releases Seyetik.
SISKO
Alright, Professor. If what you're
saying is true, Nidell's
psychoprojective abilities are killing
her... and I need to know why.
Seyetik slumps and suddenly he looks every bit his age.
SEYETIK
Nidell doesn't even know this is
happening. During times of deep
emotional distress... Halanans can
lose control of these abilities.
And I'm afraid my wife... is very
emotionally distraught.
(a beat)
She's done this once before. Three
years ago, on Terosa Prime. It almost
killed her then. She swore to me it
would never happen again.
SISKO
Obviously it has.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT FIVE 49.
70 CONTINUED:
SEYETIK
(regaining his panache)
You may have noticed I invoke strong
reactions from people, Commander.
Especially my wives. They all start
out loving me, but a few years of
togetherness soon cures them of that.
(a rueful smile)
My other wives all had the sense to
leave.
SISKO
Why can't Nidell? What keeps her
with you.
SEYETIK
Halanans mate for life. She can
never leave me, no matter how much
she might want to.
Seyetik looks away, unwilling to meet Sisko's eyes. And off
Sisko's reaction...
71 OMITTED
72 INT. GUEST QUARTERS
Sisko has just finished telling Fenna everything he learned
from Seyetik.
FENNA
Benjamin, I've never seen Seyetik or
that woman before. I don't know why
he's saying those things about me...
but they're lies. I'm as real as
you are.
Sisko hopes she can prove Seyetik wrong.
SISKO
I want to believe that. Just tell
me where you came from...
(as she hesitates)
How you got to the station?
He can see that she has no answer.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT FIVE 50.
72 CONTINUED:
SISKO
(reluctantly)
Can you tell me a single memory of
your life before we met on the
Promenade?
FENNA
Benjamin... I'm so frightened.
He holds her tenderly, but he knows what needs to be done.
SISKO
(gently)
Nidell's dying. She only has a few
hours left.
FENNA
If she dies... what happens to me?
SISKO
You can't exist without her. But
you might be able to save her. Give
her back the life she's given you.
FENNA
I don't know how.
SISKO
You can go back to her. I've seen
you do it three times.
FENNA
(feeling the weight
of her situation)
But even if she lives, I'll die.
And everything you and I have will
die with me.
Sisko knows this and it's killing him.
SISKO
Fenna, what we have is a dream.
(a beat)
I wouldn't trade it for anything...
but it's still just a dream. Nidell's
dream.
FENNA
And she won't remember any of it,
will she?
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT FIVE 50A.
72 CONTINUED: (2)
SISKO
(infinite regret)
There's no way to be sure.
Fenna knows Sisko's right. She has to save Nidell. But
that doesn't make the choice any easier.
FENNA
(she moves closer to
him)
I love you, Benjamin, and I always
will.
They kiss. It's a farewell kiss. Fondness mixed with the
bittersweet knowledge of what might have been.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT FIVE 51.
72 CONTINUED: (3)
DAX'S COM VOICE
Commander, you'd better come to the
bridge, right away.
SISKO
What is it, Dax?
DAX'S COM VOICE
It's Seyetik. He's launched the
shuttlepod toward Epsilon One-
Nineteen... And he's onboard.
SISKO
On my way.
73 OMITTED
74 INT. PROMETHEUS - BRIDGE
Dax at a console.
DAX
(to Piersall)
He's opening a channel.
PIERSALL
On screen.
75 ANGLE ON MAIN VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)
Seyetik appears. He barely fits inside the tight, cramped
interior of the shuttlepod, but he's brimming with his old
self-confidence.
We intercut as needed with the bridge of the Prometheus.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT FIVE 52.
SEYETIK
(hits some controls)
I hope this transmitter is working.
I'd hate to go to all this trouble
without an audience.
PIERSALL
Professor, what do you think you're
doing?
SEYETIK
Making history.
(a beat)
You might want to record this. For
posterity and all that.
DAX
He's about sixty seconds away from
impact.
75A NEW ANGLE
Sisko and Fenna ENTER.
SISKO
Seyetik, you don't have to do this.
We found a way to save Nidell.
SEYETIK
I had the feeling you would,
Commander. But this is the only way
to truly set her free. I owe her
that.
(brightening)
Besides, this will be my crowning
achievement. Remember "The Fall of
Kang." Well, you're looking at one
warrior who refuses to be pitied.
PIERSALL
What's he talking about?
SISKO
Klingon poetry.
DAX
Thirty seconds until impact.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT FIVE 52A.
75A CONTINUED:
SISKO
(to Seyetik)
Professor, I want you to turn that
shuttlepod around. That's an order.
SEYETIK
Too late, Commander. I've already
entered the gravity well of the star.
SISKO
(to Piersall)
Engage the tractor beam.
PIERSALL
He disabled it before he left.
SEYETIK
Commander, when this is over, you'll
find a case with my personal
belongings. There's something in
there you need to find.
SISKO
What is it?
SEYETIK
My obituary. I wrote it myself.
(a beat)
After all, I couldn't trust such an
important document to some stranger.
Do me a favor and see to it that
it's sent to the Daystrom Institute
for publication.
(beat)
Which reminds me, I didn't get a
chance to update it before I left.
Let the record state "He sacrificed
himself on the alter of science."
DAX
Ten seconds.
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75A CONTINUED: (2)
SISKO
I'll be sure they get it.
SEYETIK
I knew I could count on you.
DAX
Five seconds.
(checks his instruments)
Keep you eyes on the viewscreen,
Commander. You'll never see anything
like this again...
(a devilish grin)
Let there be light.
76 EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL)
As we see the shuttlepod disappear into the dead sun. A beat
and with a gigantic explosion, the sun flares into blinding
new light.
77 INT. PROMETHEUS - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)
The new sun blazes forth on the Viewscreen, bathing the bridge
in it's light.
78 CLOSE ON SISKO
As he turns to Fenna.
79 CLOSE ON FENNA (OPTICAL)
Who looks lovingly up at Sisko... a single tear sliding down
her cheek...
And she slowly fades away.
80 BACK TO SCENE
Reactions from all.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT FIVE 54.
81 CLOSE ON SISKO
As he says his silent goodbye.
82 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)
Re-establishing. The Prometheus is back in dock.
SISKO (V.O.)
Station log, supplemental. Epsilon
One-Nineteen continues to burn
brightly, a fitting memorial to a
brilliant man. Meanwhile, I'm happy
to report Nidell has made a complete
recovery.
83 INT. PROMENADE - SECOND LEVEL (THE NEXT DAY)
Sisko is back at the viewport, contemplating the stars.
SISKO (V.O.)
(continuing)
Unfortunately, she has no memory of
Fenna's experiences.
NIDELL (O.S.)
Benjamin...
84 NEW ANGLE
Sisko turns to face Nidell. For a moment he can almost
imagine it's Fenna, but he knows better.
SISKO
Nidell. How'd you know I was here?
NIDELL
Lieutenant Dax told me.
He smiles. A beat.
SISKO
So... when does the Prometheus leave?
NIDELL
Soon. I just wanted to say goodbye...
and thank you.
Sisko acknowledges her thanks. There's an awkward silence.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - REV. 09/28/93 - ACT FIVE 55.
84 CONTINUED:
NIDELL
(with a slight smile)
It'll be good to get home.
SISKO
How long do you plan to stay on New
Halana?
NIDELL
For the rest of my life. I've been
away too long as it is.
Another awkward silence.
NIDELL
(continuing)
I wish I could remember Fenna...
what she did, how she felt...
(a beat)
But I can't.
Sisko gives her a bittersweet smile.
NIDELL
(continuing)
I'm sorry.
SISKO
That's all right. I can remember for
both of us.
She nods, accepting this and knowing it's his final gift to
her. She starts to leave, then turns back with one last
thought.
NIDELL
Tell me one thing...
SISKO
If I can.
NIDELL
What was she like?
SISKO
Fenna?
She nods. He looks into her eyes one last time.
SISKO
She was just like you.
DEEP SPACE: "Second Sight" - 09/28/93 - ACT FIVE 56.
84 CONTINUED: (2)
A beat, she acknowledges this with some sadness, and then
turns and walks down the spiral staircase, disappearing from
view around the final turn.
85 ON SISKO
He watches her go, then turns back and looks for solace in
the stars.
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FIVE
THE END