STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Sanctuary"
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Story by
Gabe Essoe & Kelley Miles
Teleplay by
Frederick Rappaport
Directed by
Les Landau
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STAR TREK: DS9 - "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - CAST
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Santuary"
CAST
SISKO HANEEK
KIRA HAZAR
ODO MINISTER ROZAHN
QUARK VARANI
BASHIR VAYNA
DAX VEDEK SORAD
O'BRIEN COWL
JAKE GAI
NOG PILOT'S COM VOICE
Non-Speaking Non-Speaking
MORN
N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES
STAR TREK: DS9 - "Santuary" - 10/08/93 - SETS
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Sanctuary"
SETS
INTERIORS EXTERIORS
DEEP SPACE NINE DEEP SPACE NINE
COMMANDER'S OFFICE
CORRIDOR
DOCKING RING CORRIDOR
DOCKING RING AIRLOCK
INFIRMARY
OPS
PROMENADE/SECOND LEVEL
QUARK'S
REPLIMAT
GUEST QUARTERS
STAR TREK: DS9 - "Sanctuary" - 10/12/93 - PRONUNCIATION
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Santuary"
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
BOLKA BOWL-ka
MAAZA MAY-zuh
CRESHNEE kresh-NEE
DRAYLON DRAY-lon
HANEEK hah-NEEK
HAZAR HAY-zar
JALANDA juh-LAN-duh
KENTANNA ken-TANN-a
MARDAH MAR-duh
ROZAHN row-ZON
SAFALLA suh-FALL-uh
SKRREEA SKREE-uh
SORAD sor-ODD
TIROGORANS Tuh ROG-or-RANS
TRILAR TRY-lar
TUMAK TWO-mak
VARANI vuh-RON-ee
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - TEASER 1.
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Sanctuary"
TEASER
FADE IN:
1 INT. COMMANDER'S OFFICE
SISKO is seated at his desk studying a PADD when KIRA
ENTERS...
KIRA
(somewhat frazzled)
You wanted to see me, Commander?
SISKO
(non-accusatory)
Actually, what I'd like to see is
next month's duty roster...
KIRA
(holds hands up; in
control)
You'll have it on your desk first
thing in the morning...
SISKO
That's what you said yesterday.
KIRA
I know, but I spent all day
yesterday...
SISKO
(finishing her sentence)
... talking to Minister Rozahn about
irrigating the Trilar Peninsula.
KIRA
(genuinely surprised)
How did you know?
SISKO
(smiles)
Major, it's hard to keep a secret in
Ops... especially when you've been
shouting at a monitor for the last
two days...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - TEASER 2.
1 CONTINUED:
KIRA
(slightly embarrassed)
I thought I was keeping it to an
angry whisper...
SISKO
Let's just say your voice carries.
KIRA
Everytime I talk to one of the
ministers I promise myself I won't
lose control. But then they give me
some stupid bureaucratic excuse why
something isn't getting done, and I
get so... so...
SISKO
(completing her
sentence)
Frustrated.
KIRA
Commander, I'm way beyond
frustrated... Bajor's in trouble...
(simply)
I just want to help.
SISKO
I can understand that, and I
sympathize. As far as I'm concerned
you can yell at the provisional
government all you want... as long
as it doesn't interfere with your
duties here on the station.
KIRA
You're right. I'll get on that report
right away.
SISKO
I'll look forward to reading it.
1A INT. OPS
O'BRIEN at his station, supernumeraries as needed. Kira
comes out of the Commander's Office.
O'BRIEN
Quark's been looking for you... he
says it's urgent...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - TEASER 2A.
1A CONTINUED:
KIRA
(sarcastically)
Perfect.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - TEASER 3.
2 INT. QUARK'S
The ususal crowd is in attendance, though they're not behaving
in the usual way. A respectful silence fills the room as
both customers and employees listen to an aged Bajoran
(VARANI) playing a strange, woodwind instrument. The
soothing, almost sad SOUNDS coming from the instrument have
put everyone into a dreamy, reflective state... everyone,
that is, except QUARK. From behind the bar, Quark loads a
tray with drinks, then finds his SERVER ignoring him,
captivated instead by the evocative "music." Quark has to
CLEAR HIS THROAT LOUDLY to get the server's attention. He
hastily picks up the tray and moves off.
Quark turns to MORN, who's sitting at the bar, also hypnotized
by Varani's playing. Morn reaches up and wipes a tear away
from the corner of his eye. Quark leans over and glares at
him... he can't believe it... Morn's tear is the final straw!
Quark comes out from behind the bar and starts to beeline
toward Varani when Kira appears, grabs him by the arm, and
swings him back to the bar...
KIRA
I hear you've been trying to get in
touch with me...
QUARK
(upset)
You hear right. Look around you...
does anything seem to be amiss?
KIRA
(takes in the crowd
and Varani)
That sonata Varani is playing is
lovely... your customers seem to be
enjoying him...
QUARK
Why be modest, Major? They're not
just enjoying him -- they're
mesmerized by him!
KIRA
So?
QUARK
So! While they're being mesmerized,
they're not gambling, they're not
eating, they're barely drinking.
Profits are down across the board!
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - TEASER 4.
2 CONTINUED:
KIRA
(disbelieving)
He just started yesterday...
QUARK
I monitor my gross income hourly.
My hourly figures become my
indicators. My indicators become my
projections. And my projections
based on the last twenty-six hours
show an unprecedented decline in
profits.
KIRA
Stop overreacting. When people hear
about how wonderful Varani is, they'll
come beating down your door...
QUARK
And what are you basing that
projection on? Bajoran intuition?
That and a strip of latinum will get
you a couple of spins at the dabo
wheel.
KIRA
You promised me you'd try him out
for a month...
QUARK
If my projections hold true, in a
month I'll be out of business!
KIRA
(firmly, no nonsense)
Quark, you're going to do this...
QUARK
Why should I?
KIRA
(voice like steel)
Because I asked you to.
Quark eyes her, realizes she means business. He turns to
Varani, still pained at the projected decline in profits,
but realizing he's stuck.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - TEASER 5.
2 CONTINUED: (2)
QUARK
Maybe he could play something with a
little more... bounce to it...
KIRA
Bounce...
QUARK
Just for a change of pace...
She eyes him, then walks toward Varani... stay on Quark...
he sighs...
3 ANGLE
as he finishes playing. Applause. Kira respectfully
approaches.
KIRA
That was beautiful...
VARANI
(smiles warmly)
Having my work appreciated again...
I almost forgot how it felt.
KIRA
Granted, it's not quite the exhibition
halls you're used to...
VARANI
(a plaintive smile)
One can't be choosy about performance
venues these days.
KIRA
I just spoke to Quark. He likes
what you're doing... but he's hoping
you'll play a variety of styles...
VARANI
(slyly understanding)
A little less exhibition hall and a
little more music hall... is that
it?
KIRA
Something like that.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - TEASER 5A.
3 CONTINUED:
VARANI
(good-naturedly)
I think I can accommodate him.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - TEASER 6.
3 CONTINUED: (2)
Kira smiles... we HEAR the noise from the bar, the raucous
cries of "DABO!"
KIRA
I'd love to hear you play in a more
appropriate setting...
VARANI
(casually)
Mahve you spoken to Minister Bolka
about my idea to rebuild the Jalanda
Forum?
KIRA
I mentioned it to him...
(admitting to Bolka's
resistance)
He's got a lot of things on his
mind...
VARANI
You must keep trying. Bajorans must
reclaim their artistic heritage if
they ever hope to regain their sense
of self-worth.
KIRA
(guiltly agreeing)
Next time I talk to the Minister,
I'll bring it up again... but I can't
promise anything.
VARANI
I have faith in you, Kira. By
fighting for this, you're not just a
champion of the arts. You're my
champion.
Kira smiles, but feels the weight of being portrayed as a
"champion"...
4 INT. OPS
Sisko's at the Ops table, O'BRIEN's at his station. Several
male N.D. Supernumeraries are present. Kira ENTERS from the
Turbolift, comes down to Sisko. (Kira is the only female in
Ops at this time.)
SISKO
Did you get everything settled with
Quark?
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - TEASER 7.
4 CONTINUED:
KIRA
That little toad is this far from
doing a three-sixty out an airlock...
SISKO
I'm glad to hear everything went
okay...
O'BRIEN
Commander, sensors are picking up
elevated neutrino readings. A ship's
coming through the wormhole...
SISKO
On screen.
5 ON THE VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)
The wormhole illuminates... and a ramshackle alien vessel
disgorges from its mouth, careening into space.
6 BACK TO SCENE
Kira turns to the Ops table, calls up information.
KIRA
Sensors are detecting four lifeforms
on board...
O'BRIEN
I'm reading a plasma leak in their
engine core...
SISKO
Hail them.
KIRA
(hitting a panel;
beat)
They're not responding...
O'BRIEN
Their reactors are overheating.
Life support is barely functioning...
SISKO
Get them out of there, Chief.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - TEASER 8.
6 CONTINUED:
O'BRIEN
Aye, sir.
O'BRIEN HITS A PANEL AND :
7 ANGLE - TRANSPORTER PAD (OPTICAL)
Four humanoids MATERIALIZE, huddled together in befuddlement
and fear... their garb is scruffy, their dark skin an off-
putting mass of lumps and eczema-like scales. A teenage
male (TUMAK), gripping a wounded hand, is hugged by an older
female (HANEEK), while two other males (GAI and COWL) cower
in the b.g.
SISKO
I'm Commander Sisko of the United
Federation of Planets. You've just
been beamed onto a Bajoran space
station. We don't mean you any
harm...
8 ON THE NEW ARRIVALS
refusing to move, their heads swiveling with anxiety and
bewilderment... the female, Haneek, seems to get her wits
about her first... she looks out at Sisko and the others,
fearful, vulnerable, yet almost imploring...
9 ON SISKO AND KIRA
watching her, wondering...
FADE OUT.
END OF TEASER
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT ONE 9.
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes.)
10 OMITTED
11 INT. OPS - CONTINUOUS - THE FACE-OFF
between Sisko, Kira and O'Brien on one side and Haneek and
her three companions on the other. Haneek's small group is
still clustered and cowering in the Transporter Bay, regarding
Sisko and the others warily, like cornered, beaten dogs...
(NOTE: Throughout the next sequence, Sisko's attitude and
tone will remain patient, nonthreatening and reassuring.)
SISKO
(to Haneek)
We're going to bring your ship in.
Once it's docked, we'll be able to
diagnose its problems and hopefully
fix them. After that, you can be on
your way.
Haneek looks at Kira, cocks her head gently, as if both
puzzled and curious... Kira's not sure what the look means...
Sisko cautiously steps toward Haneek and her friends...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT ONE 10.
11 CONTINUED:
SISKO
(to Tumak, points to
Tumak's hand)
I can offer you medical assistance
for that wound...
Tumak glares at Sisko, begins shouting at him in anger and
defiance...
TUMAK
Oo-mata! Oo-mata! Dongo patar meeoto
fenta. Fenta!
As Tumak shouts at Sisko, Haneek turns to Kira, steps toward
her, begins talking in an urgent, but more reasonable tone,
but glancing warily at Sisko...
HANEEK
Naga dentana... oobay a-tal. Oobay
a-tal! Keetama sootay. Shalanta
Skrreea.
KIRA
(to Sisko)
Does anyone understand what she's
saying...
SISKO
There must be something wrong with
the Universal Translator. Chief?
O'Brien, hitting a panel, checking his readout...
O'BRIEN
It's working, Commander... but for
some reason it's having a hard
analyzing their language patterns...
their syntax and grammatical structure
must be completely unlike anything
we have in our database...
SISKO
We'll have to keep them talking until
the computer can establish a
translation matrix.
HANEEK
(continuing, to Kira)
Ketoh maseeca. Skrreea. Tolak
mayfessaka. Koo masek. Gadoux
besoolin fenta. Fenta?
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT ONE 11.
11 CONTINUED: (2)
KIRA
(in response to Sisko)
Keeping them talking doesn't seem to
be a problem...
HANEEK
Oobay-a-tal? Fidask setoma meeka?
SISKO
Major, we need to get these people
to the Infirmary. They seem to be
most comfortable with you. Why don't
you lead the way?
Kira starts gesturing for Haneek and the others to follow
her.
KIRA
All right... we're going to go for a
little ride in the turbolift...
Though Haneek doesn't understand her, she appears to trust
Kira and motions to her three male companions...
HANEEK
Toma. Bessa!
They warily step out of the transporter and begin to follow
Kira... Sisko follows behind...
SISKO
(to com)
Sisko to Odo.
ODO'S COM VOICE
Yes, Commander.
SISKO
We're bringing some new arrivals
from the Gamma Quadrant down to the
Promenade. Meet us at Turbolift
Nine.
ODO'S COM VOICE
I'm on my way.
12 INT. PROMENADE
Odo waits at the Turbolift as the doors open. Sisko steps
out, followed by Kira, who turns back to Haneek and the
others.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT ONE 12.
12 CONTINUED:
KIRA
(gestures)
We're here... you can come out now...
(a friendly beckoning
wave)
There's no need to be afraid...
ODO
What seems to be the trouble,
Commander?
SISKO
The computer's having a hard time
translating their language...
ODO
I can see where that would be a
problem...
The quartet of aliens tentatively exits the Turbolift, Haneek
leading... it's like immigrants from Bosnia stepping out
among the lights of Broadway... the Promenade is like
nothing they've ever seen before... intrigued by their new
surroundings, the foursome begins wandering off in all
directions...
ODO
Hold on now. Let's stay together.
He rounds up Gai and Cowl.
ODO
(continuing)
No wandering off --
They barely pay him any mind, their focus on the Promenade.
ODO
(gesturing)
Just stay put while I round up the
others...
KIRA
Let me try...
She taps Gai and Cowl on the shoulder...
KIRA
(beckoning)
Come with me...
To Odo's surprise, Gai and Cowl follow Kira...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT ONE 13.
13 ANGLE - CLOTHING/GIFT SHOP
Haneek and Tumak both look up at a brightly colored, oddly
designed dress in the window of the shop. Sisko stands behind
them, watching them. Kira escorts Gai and Cowl over, Odo
following.
HANEEK
(pointing at the dress;
to Tumak)
Intaowa. Intaowa.
Tumak isn't interested... he looks at a nearby display stand,
filled with colorful merchandise...
SISKO
(to Haneek)
Dress. It's called a dress...
Haneek looks at him, regards him curiously, turns to Kira...
HANEEK
Intaowa.
KIRA
Intaowa?
Tumak picks up a small, intricately designed object off a
display stand. Fascinated, he begins to walk off with it,
only to be detained by Odo...
ODO
I'm afraid you'll have to put that
back...
Tumak jerks it away from him, clutches the object like it's
his...
TUMAK
(defiantly)
Vala. Vala!
Meanwhile, Haneek is still eyeing the dress...
HANEEK
(emphatically)
Intaowa!
KIRA
Do you like it... ?
Simultaneously, Odo is still trying to deal with Tumak...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT ONE 14.
13 CONTINUED:
ODO
Yes, it's very nice. But it's not
yours...
Then Gai also picks up an interesting gadget from the kiosk's
counter...
ODO
(to Gai)
That goes for you, too.
Neither Tumak nor Gai make a move to comply.
SISKO
Major... perhaps you'd better handle
this...
Kira turns from Haneek, taps the display stand with her
palm...
KIRA
All right, let's put those back...
both of you...
Tumak and Gai look to Haneek... Haneek looks to Kira...
KIRA
(patting stand)
They really need to put those back...
(a smile that takes
in the dress and the
display case)
We can go shopping later.
(points off)
But right now it's important we go
to the Infirmary... so all of you...
follow me...
(gesturing again)
We'll all go together...
Haneek nods. She turns to Tumak and Gai.
HANEEK
Fazeek. Cromay fazeek!
Reluctantly, Tumak and Gai return their respective objects
to the counter. The Skrreeans dutifully follow Kira down
the Promenade. There's no doubt she's in charge here, leaving
Sisko and Odo to bring up the rear... the two exchange a
look that says, "Whatever works... "
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT ONE 15.
14
thru OMITTED
15
16 INT. INFIRMARY - ANGLE ON ALIENS
A reluctant Tumak allows BASHIR to examine his wound.
Haneek's with Tumak; Sisko, Kira and Odo stand nearby.
Watching curiously, shouldering each other to try to get the
best angle, Gai and Cowl begin to arguing.
GAI
Kootana...
COWL
Kootana batoo lakar asheem... !
GAI
(escalating; taking
offense)
Dokka?!
(shoving)
Pestani voe lakar asheem!
HANEEK
(sharply; to Gai and
Cowl)
Kolat! Kolat kee!
The two stop arguing.
ODO
(to Sisko)
There's no doubt who the boss is...
SISKO
(smiles, then:)
How bad is it, Doctor?
BASHIR
Looks like a second degree plasma
burn. The dermal regenerator should
take care of it...
Bashir picks up the dermal regenerator, starts to move in on
Tumak's arm. Tumak draws back warily... Haneek swipes the
regenerator out of Bashir's hand and holds it out for Kira
to take... Kira's a little surprised, tries to explain...
KIRA
I'm sorry... I'm not the doctor...
HANEEK
Kolat? Kolat Gadoux?
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT ONE 15A.
16 CONTINUED:
Bashir gently takes the regenerator back out of Haneek's
hand...
BASHIR
(to Haneek, comforting)
I assure, I won't hurt him...
Haneek watches Bashir attend to Tumak, still suspicious about
what he's going to do...
KIRA
(to Haneek, gently)
He'll be all right...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT ONE 16.
16 CONTINUED: (2)
Haneek eyes her hopefully, then turns to watch Bashir...
17 INT. GUEST QUARTERS (OPTICAL)
Kira, Sisko and Odo ENTER the quarters, followed by Haneek
and her small tribe. The aliens are still cautious, but
calmer than before. (NOTE: Tumak's arm is healed. He no
longer holds it in a protective way.)
KIRA
This will be your quarters while
you're here on the station. I'm
sure you'd like to rest and clean up
and...
(catches herself as
she sees their blank
looks)
... you still don't understand a word
I'm saying, do you...
SISKO
I know something they might
understand...
He crosses to the food replicator...
SISKO
(ordering)
Seven maaza stalks...
Seven multi-hued celery-like stalks APPEAR. Sisko lifts a
stalk, takes a bite, chews...
SISKO
This is food. Here -- try one --
He holds a maaza stalk out for Haneek. She doesn't take it.
Sisko has come to expect this by now, hands one to Kira.
SISKO
Major, show them it's okay...
Kira takes a bite from the stalk and chews... Haneek watches
closely...
KIRA
You see? It's really very good...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT ONE 17-18.
17 CONTINUED:
Haneek reaches out for one... she sniffs it... bites in
gingerly... rolls the piece around on her tongue to gauge
the taste... she chews... satisfied, she nods to the others...
the males grab the stalks and begin to devour them...
KIRA
(watching males)
I'm glad you like them.
Haneek puts her hand on Kira's arm, looks into her eyes
imploringly.
HANEEK
(quickly)
Noloux bataak rama setta... rama
emal jeetaka... zeela koo... Gadoux
soka gee...
KIRA
(at a loss)
I'm sorry... I don't understand...
HANEEK
(trying again)
Bataak rama setta... rama setta...
zeela koo... hemena kee... soulak...
need ikstassa...
ODO
Wait... did you hear that? I think
she just said, "need."
SISKO
(to Haneek, gentle
enthusiasm)
Go on... keep talking...
HANEEK
Ganoux? Noloux bataak rama setta...
my people yeekopa Skrreea... havou
fotar save them...
KIRA
(getting excited)
Save them! How? Can you understand
what I'm saying?
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/11/93 - ACT ONE 19.
17 CONTINUED: (2)
Haneek looks at her, kind of nods, isn't sure...
KIRA
Keep talking... !
HANEEK
Noloux Skrreea... soka roo need your
help... there's no time soulak... we
are the Skrreea... my people need
your help... there's no time to
waste...
KIRA
(repeating to her)
You're people are the Skrreea. You
need our help. There's no time to
waste.
Haneek smiles, tears coming into her eyes -- she's understood
Kira. The two women grasp each other's arms, a new bond
formed through the magic of the universal translator...
SISKO
(steps forward)
Your people... where are they?
Haneek looks at him, but looks at Kira when she answers.
HANEEK
They're on the creshnee side of the
Eye...
KIRA
The "Eye?"
HANEEK
The Eye of the Universe...
(struggling to clarify)
The tunnel...
ODO
I think she means the wormhole.
HANEEK
(nodding)
They're on the other side... they
don't realize that we've found the
Eye...
SISKO
How many people are we talking about?
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/11/93 - ACT ONE 20.
HANEEK
(to Kira, a little
war again)
Many... three jeetaka.
KIRA
Three hundred? Three thousand?
ODO
(hoping he's wrong)
Three million?
HANEEK
(eyes Odo, then to
Kira)
Yes... three million... three million
of my people are on the other side...
we must bring them through the Eye...
we must bring them here.
Haneek looks at Kira hopefully. Hold on both Kira and Sisko,
suddenly realizing the enormous scope of the problem Haneek's
just handed them...
18 OMITTED
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT ONE
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 21.
ACT TWO
19 FADE IN:
20 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)
Establishing.
21 INT. OPS - ANGLE ON HANEEK
seated at the Ops table, along with Kira, Bashir, DAX, Odo
and O'Brien. Haneek looks uncertainly back and forth at the
men. Kira leans in (she's seated next to Haneek ) and puts
a hand on her arm.
KIRA
Is there anything wrong?
HANEEK
I'm just not used to the men being
here... Skrreean men don't involve
themselves in situations like this...
Looks pass between the men. DAX is also seated at the table.
DAX
Are all your leaders women?
HANEEK
Yes.
BASHIR
All of them... ?
DAX
(wryly)
You heard her, Julian.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 22.
20 CONTINUED:
HANEEK
Men are much too emotional to be
leaders. They're always fighting
among themselves... it's their
favorite thing to do.
(looks around)
I'm sorry. I hope I haven't offended
anyone...
It's the men who now appear to be a little uncomfortable.
Sisko ENTERS from his office, comes down to the Ops table.
SISKO
Sorry to keep you waiting.
DAX
(lightly amused)
That's all right, Benjamin. Haneek
was just telling us how the Skrreea
are a female dominant society...
O'BRIEN
(vaguely patronizing)
It seems the men are a bit too
emotional to become leaders...
HANEEK
Please don't misunderstand... we
love our men...
(glancing around at
the males)
Really!
Sisko smiles to himself, then:
SISKO
Are you one of the leaders of your
people, Haneek?
HANEEK
Me? Oh no... I'm little more than a
farmer... I was just lucky...
BASHIR
How so?
HANEEK
I was the first one to find the Eye
of the Universe...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/11/93 - ACT TWO 23.
20 CONTINUED: (2)
DAX
(guessing)
You were looking for the wormhole?
HANEEK
We had heard about a great tunnel
being discovered... we knew it must
be the Eye of the Universe that would
lead us to Kentanna...
O'BRIEN
Kentanna?
HANEEK
Kentanna is the legendary home of
the Skrreeans... it has always been
portrayed in our sacred texts as
being just beyond the Eye of the
Universe... a "planet of sorrow where
the Skrreea will sew seeds of joy."
A respectful beat of silence.
SISKO
I can't guarantee you'll find
Kentanna, but I can promise you we'll
help you find a home.
(beat)
I've sent our runabouts to the Gamma
Quadrant to make contact with your
ships.
HANEEK
That will be difficult... they're
spread out, looking for the Eye...
ODO
When we do find them, what then?
This station only holds seven thousand
people... and you're talking about
three million Skrreeans...
KIRA
I'm afraid most of your people will
have to stay confined to their
ships...
HANEEK
I understand.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 23A.
20 CONTINUED: (3)
SISKO
In the meantime, is there any one
person we should be looking for? A
leader... or leaders... ?
HANEEK
Most of our leaders were killed by
the T-Rogorans.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 24.
20 CONTINUED: (4)
BASHIR
The T-Rogorans? Who are they?
HANEEK
For eight centuries my people have
lived under their rule... we were
forced to work as laborers and
servants... we were able to escape
when the T-Rogorans were invaded and
conquered...
ODO
Who conquered them?
HANEEK
I don't know their name. All I know
is they were members of something
called "The Dominion"...
Everyone reacts... they've all heard the name before...
thought they have no idea who... or what... the Dominion
is...
21
thru OMITTED
22
23 INT. GUEST QUARTERS
The lights are dimmed as we hear the door CHIME. A sleep
Haneek appears from the back. She presses a panel to open
the door, finds Kira, package in hand, standing in the
corridor.
KIRA
Did I wake you?
HANEEK
It's all right. Please, come in...
Haneek steps back into the center of the room. Kira
tentatively ENTERS.
HANEEK
Computer, lights on full.
The lights RISE UP to their normal "on" setting.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 25.
23 CONTINUED:
KIRA
I can come back later...
HANEEK
No. You've been so kind to me, how
could I possibly refuse your company?
Gai and Cowl STUMBLE OUT, sleepy-eyed, wondering what's up.
Haneek practically shoos them away...
HANEEK
go back to bed. Go on! I'll join
you again after I'm through...
The two males yawn and scratch themselves, EXIT back the way
they came.
KIRA
(wondering)
Are those your... husbands?
HANEEK
Hus-bands? I'm not familiar with
that word. They're bonded to me.
KIRA
(can't resist)
Do you... sleep with them... both?
HANEEK
Of course. Don't you sleep with
your males?
KIRA
No, I don't have any males... not at
the moment, anyway...
HANEEK
(slyly, re: her two)
They're very useful...
KIRA
Yes, I imagine they are...
(remembering why she's
there)
I just wanted to tell you, we found
some of your ships. Several hundred
Skrreeans should be arriving on the
station today... we thought it would
be a good idea if you were there to
meet them.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 26.
23 CONTINUED: (2)
Haneek sits down, uncertain about this.
HANEEK
(simply)
Why me?
KIRA
You yourself said most of your leaders
were dead...
HANEEK
Yes, that's true... but I'm just a
farmer...
KIRA
You were also the first one through
the Eye of the Universe... that must
mean something, in a symbolic sort
of way...
Haneek looks at her, not denying that it does. Kira remembers
the package she has in her hand.
KIRA
Oh... here.
(hands package to
Haneek)
I brought you a little something.
Haneek holds it, eyes Kira, surprised and flattered...
KIRA
Go ahead. Open it.
Haneek slowly lifts the lid... and pulls out the brightly
colored, oddly designed dress from the clothing kiosk... the
one Haneek saw earlier...
KIRA
You seemed to like it...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 27.
23 CONTINUED: (3)
HANEEK
(a little embarrassed)
I'm sorry... but I think you
misunderstood...
KIRA
What do you mean?
HANEEK
I thought this was the most hideous
thing I'd ever seen.
KIRA
(beat; she laughs)
Well, that makes two of us.
HANEEK
(laughing)
It's awful!
KIRA
Horrible! Who would wear it?
Hold on the two of them laughing at the backfired gift...
24 INT. PROMENADE - SECOND LEVEL
JAKE and NOG are at their hangout spot at the railing. AS
they watch the passing parade below --
JAKE
Look -- it was no big deal --
NOG
You go out with a dabo girl for the
first time and you stand there and
tell me it was no big deal?
JAKE
It's wasn't really a "date" --
NOG
Does your father know you went out
with her?
JAKE
Not exactly...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 28.
24 CONTINUED:
NOG
(surprised)
He doesn't?
JAKE
I told him I had to go help someone
with their homework...
NOG
Good thinking. Too bad I won't ever
be able to use that lie. My dad
knows I never do homework...
JAKE
It's not a lie, Nog. Mardah's
studying entomology. She asked me
to help her out...
NOG
A dabo girl who studies entomology...
(sarcastically)
...sure.
JAKE
It's true!
NOG
(thinking)
What is entomology?
JAKE
The study of bugs.
NOG
You mean she wants to be a chef?
Jake shakes his head. Sometimes there's no talking to his
Ferengi friend. He reacts to something below.
JAKE
Hey -- who's that?
NOG
(looks down, sees)
I don't know. What's he doing?
25 ANGLE - THEIR POV
Tumak hovers behind two teenagers as they leave a table of
unfinished (alien) fritters. Once gone, Tumak scurries to
the table... and picks at the leftovers.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 28A.
26 INTERCUT JAKE AND NOG
reacting to Tumak. Nog sneers.
NOG
That's disgusting --
JAKE
He must be one of the Skrreeans. My
dad says there's a lot more of them
on the way...
Tumak happens to glance up, locks eyes with Jake and Nog.
He reacts like a deer caught in headlights...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 29.
26 CONTINUED:
JAKE
(waves; friendly)
Hi!
Tumak doesn't wave, instead looks angry. He scurries away.
NOG
(Ferengi superiority)
Doesn't he know what a replicator's
for? Idiot...
(turns to Jake)
So -- does Mardah have any sisters?
Jake sighs.
27 OMITTED
28 INT. OPS (OPTICAL)
Sisko, Kira, O'Brien, Dax and Haneek are there. They watch
the huge, battered-looking Skrreean transport approach on
the viewscreen.
O'BRIEN
(at his station)
I've cleared the Skrreean ship to
dock at upper pylon two.
SISKO
(quietly magnanimous)
Time to welcome your people to the
Alpha Quadrant, Haneek...
Hold on Haneek as she smiles... a little nervous perhaps...
but happy other Skrreeans are about to join her... newly
confident about her task of welcoming them...
29 INT. DOCKING RING CORRIDOR - OUTSIDE AIRLOCK
The airlock opens... and the first of an unending number of
Skrreean refugees (females) stick their heads out...
Haneek waits to greet them. Gai, Cowl, Sisko and Kira are
behind her.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 30.
29 CONTINUED:
HANEEK
Come on... don't be afraid... we're
among friends...
The weary, ragged, somewhat disoriented Skrreea (females,
males, children) start streaming out of the airlock...
30 INT. PROMENADE - SEVERAL SHOTS
Skrreean refugees are pouring into the Promenade... Skrreean
females lead the pack, their male partners (multiple) and
children following behind... (NOTE: This should be the most
extras -- primarily Skrreeans -- we have ever seen on the
Promenade... budget willing... ) Among the Skrreean is an
ages-old woman named VAYNA...
A quiet exhilaration begins to unfold among the new
arrivals... adults, teenagers and children wander in awe at
the sights of the Promenade...
A real Spielberg moment -- stirring -- heartening -- Ellis
Island -- the poor and tired and the downtrodden finding...
sanctuary...
31 ON ODO
in the midst of the refugees. Skrreean children run by.
ODO
Slow down!
Two Skrreean teenagers run by in the opposite direction, one
chasing the other...
ODO
(continuing)
There's no running on the
Promenade!
Of course, no one's listening to him.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 31.
31 CONTINUED:
Widen to show Sisko joining him, hands behind his back,
immensely enjoying the survivors' reactions...
ODO
It's going to get awfully crowded
around here, Commander...
SISKO
I know, Constable, but it's worth
it. Just look at them... they're
experiencing their first taste of
freedom...
Odo absorbs that, looking around. Pull up and away from
Sisko and Odo as they stand amidst a sea of refugees, the
refugees flowing by them, taking in the Promenade in wonder...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT TWO
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT THREE 32.
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
32 INT. PROMENADE - SECOND LEVEL
Jake comes up the spiral staircase and heads for his and
Nog's hangout spot...
Suddenly Nog comes racing by, in no uncertain hurry...
JAKE
Nog! Where are you going?
NOG
Can't talk now! Gotta run!
Then Tumak and two other teenage Skrreean males rush by Jake,
bumping him. Jake gives chase...
33 NEW SHOT
with Nog as he sprints along, looking backward at the three
Skrreeans, who are catching up... Nog abruptly runs into
Odo, who grasps him firmly...
ODO
Nog, you know there's no running on
the Promenade...
NOG
(out-of-breath)
Who's running?
Tumak rushes up with his companions, all of them slowing
when they see Odo... a couple seconds later, Jake joins the
group.
ODO
(addressing Skrreeans)
What seems to be the problem?
JAKE
(sniffing something
sour)
What's that smell... ?
Nog elbows him to keep him quiet.
TUMAK
(incensed, points at
Nog)
Ask him!
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/12/93 - ACT THREE 33.
NOG
Me?! You're the one who stinks!
TUMAK
That's because you sprayed that vapor
on us... !
ODO
Is that true, Nog?
NOG
No!
ODO
(not believing him)
Nog... ?
NOG
(dismissive)
It was a joke... !
ODO
(eyeing him sternly)
Very amusing.
(addressing the
Skrreeans)
Thank you for bringing this to my
attention. I'll take care of it
from here.
Odo turns Nog around and escorts him away.
TUMAK
(calling to Nog)
This isn't over yet, Big Ears!
Jake and Tumak look at each other, Tumak still angry, then
Tumak and his friends depart the way they came. Jake waves
his hand in front of his nose... whatever the odor is, it's
pretty sour...
33A INT. SECURITY OFFICE - ANGLE ON NOG
who stands looking at the "wanted posters," his eyes wide
with interest. He points to one in particular.
NOG
Hey... here's a new one!
(reading)
What kind of name is "Plix Tixiplik?"
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/12/93 - ACT THREE 33A.
33A CONTINUED:
Widen to show Odo working with a PADD at his desk, not
looking for conversation.
ODO
I believe he's a Reegrunion.
Odo continues working. Nog studies Plix Tixiplik's data.
NOG
(reading)
"Wanted in seven star systems for
illegal weapon sales."
(admiringly)
Weapon sales, huh? Very profitable.
ODO
How would you know?
NOG
(without thinking)
My Uncle Quark told me.
ODO
What does your Uncle Quark know about
illegal weapon sales?
Nog realizes he's revealed family secrets best left unsaid.
NOG
(trying to cover)
He, uh... he, uh...
QUARK (O.S.)
(finishing Nog's
statement)
... knows better than to ever get
involved in anything so
disreputable...
33B ANGLE ON QUARK
standing just inside the entrance. He gives a quick glare
at Nog, silently reminding him to never discuss Ferengi
business with strangers.
ODO
(to Quark; dryly
cynical)
I'm sure. I asked the boy's father
come see me...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/13/93 - ACT THREE 33B.
33B CONTINUED:
QUARK
Rom is doing the weekly stock
inventory. I don't want to interrupt
him. You know how easy he loses
count... so I came in his place.
(lightly chastising)
Nog... have you been causing mischief
again?
NOG
No, Uncle. It's all a
misunderstanding.
ODO
He sprayed some Skrreean boys with a
foul-smelling vapor.
QUARK
(smiling in approval)
Did he...
(catching himself; to
Nog; mock sternly)
What do you have to say for yourself?
NOG
(guessing)
I'm sorry... ?
QUARK
(to Odo)
You see? The boy's beside himself
with guilt.
ODO
That still doesn't excuse his actions.
QUARK
And he will be punished. Severely.
NOG
(surprised)
I will?
QUARK
(to Nog)
I want you to tell the Constable
here that you'll never do it again.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/13/93 - ACT THREE 33C.
33B CONTINUED: (2)
NOG
I won't?
(to Odo)
I mean, I won't. I promise. Never
again.
ODO
(a warning)
See that you don't.
NOG
Can I leave now?
ODO
Go on.
Relieved, Nog EXITS.
QUARK
You know, you really can't blame the
boy...
ODO
And why's that?
QUARK
Come on, Odo... you know these
Skrreeans are nothing but trouble.
They're all over the station, looking
and touching but never spending any
money. And they flake.
ODO
I didn't notice.
QUARK
Come to my place... you'll see little
pieces of Skrreean skin all over the
bar and the floor... it's disgusting.
ODO
They won't be here long.
QUARK
I hope not. They're driving my paying
customers away. They stay here too
long and I'll be out of business...
ODO
In that case, I hope they never leave.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/12/93 - ACT THREE 33D.
33B CONTINUED: (3)
Quark gives him a "sticks-and-stones" look, then EXITS. Odo
harrumphs, and resumes working on his PADD...
34 INT. QUARK'S
Skrreeans wander the premises, taking in everything, touching
everything, ordering nothing. Again, we see arguments break
out among them, leading to some pushing and shoving, only to
die down before anything serious erupts... off to the side,
Varani plays a spritely TUNE...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT THREE 34.
35 ANGLE ON CORNER TABLE
A meeting of five Skrreean women is in progress, one of them
Haneek, one of them the ages-old crone, Vayna. Vayna is
addressing Haneek solemnly.
VAYNA
We've talked it over among
ourselves... our feelings were
unanimous... you discovered the Eye
of the Universe... you must lead us
the rest of the way...
HANEEK
(quiet acceptance)
I'll do the best I can...
The decision having been made, the four women get up and
leave... Haneek falls deep into thought...
Kira APPEARS at the table, looking after the departing
women...
KIRA
That looked pretty serious. Is
everything all right?
Haneek looks out over the Skrreeans in the bar...
HANEEK
Look at them... look at my people...
36 MAIN FLOOR OF QUARK'S - KIRA AND HANEEK'S POV
Many of the Skrreeans have settled in at the tables, talking
and laughing, generally enjoying the give-and-take
conversation conducive to an open environment... there's
even a small group gathered around Varani, enjoying his
music...
HANEEK (O.S.)
I've never seen them so happy...
37 RESUME - KIRA AND HANEEK (OPTICAL)
Haneek looks down, a little lost.
HANEEK
... and here I sit, feeling trapped.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT THREE 35.
37 CONTINUED:
KIRA
Why?
HANEEK
They expect me to lead them to
Kentanna.
This weighs heavily on her...
KIRA
It's going to be okay. Commander
Sisko's doing all he can to find you
a place to live...
Haneek looks at Kira. She still looks like she has the weight
of the world on her.
KIRA
(continuing)
You're not alone.
Haneek smiles, grateful for Kira's support. Varani ambles
over to them...
VARANI
I hope I'm not intruding...
KIRA
Not at all... Haneek, this is
Varani... a great musician... maybe
the greatest Bajor has ever known...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT THREE 36.
37 CONTINUED: (2)
VARANI
(to Haneek)
She exaggerates...
(smiles at Kira)
... but that's why I'm so fond of
her...
(to Haneek)
Being a Bajoran, I know what it's
like to be... displaced. As a token
of friendship, I'd like to give you...
this...
Varani places a small pedestal-type box on the table, taps
it once on the top. A tiny HOLOGRAM appears... a young
Varani, dashingly handsome, superbly dressed, plays his tivara
masterfully, beautifully... the TUNE, rich and evocative,
perhaps a little sad, is about as loud as a music box...
VARANI
It's from a concert I gave many years
ago... at the Jalanda Forum...
Haneek is clearly touched. She finds the music charming.
AS Kira, Haneek and Varani enjoy this insular little moment
in an otherwise very public place, push in on the HOLOGRAM...
38 INT. GUEST QUARTERS - CLOSE ON
a tabletop as Haneek's hand enters and sets the hologram box
down. Tilt up to Haneek, looking down at the box, comforted
by it somehow... Tumak ENTERS the quarters... Haneek smiles
at her son...
HANEEK
Tumak -- where've you been?
TUMAK
(sullenly)
Nowhere...
He heads for the back hallway...
HANEEK
Where are you going?
TUMAK
To wash...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/12/93 - ACT THREE 37.
38 CONTINUED:
And he EXITS. Haneek looks down at Varani's box again...
she's thoughtful a beat... then, getting an idea, a hunch, a
feeling, she walks over and sits down in front of a monitor...
HANEEK
Computer -- please show me a chart
of this star system...
Confidence is starting to grow inside her...
39 INT. PROMENADE
Jake and Nog react to packs of wandering Skrreea as they ascend
the stairs to the second level.
JAKE
So what did your Dad say?
NOG
About what?
JAKE
About your getting in trouble with
Odo.
NOG
He was very angry.
JAKE
He was?
NOG
He always gets angry when I get
caught.
40 THE SECOND LEVEL - JAKE AND NOG
as they approach their hangout spot at the railing, only to
find Tumak and his two feral teenage friends having taken it
over... standing tall... glaring at Nog...
NOG
(turning tail)
I just remembered... I've got errands
to run for my uncle...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT THREE 38.
40 CONTINUED:
JAKE
(restrains him)
You're going to have to face them
sooner or later...
Jake and Nog move forward... Tumak meets them head on.
TUMAK
(to Nog)
That was very funny, what you did.
NOG
(false hope)
You see, Jake? Now there's a man
with a sense of humor...
TUMAK
(menacing)
Nobody's laughing.
JAKE
And luckily nobody got hurt. I think
my friend's sorry for what he did...
Jake looks to Nog, hoping he'll say something... Nog isn't
offering...
JAKE
(elbows Nog)
Aren't you, Nog...
NOG
(reluctantly)
I suppose...
JAKE
(to Tumak)
See? What did I tell you?
TUMAK
He doesn't sound sorry to me...
And before anybody can react, Tumak wallops Nog in the stomach
with a punch... all three Skreean teenagers jump Jake and
Nog... and the donnybrook is on...
41 SECOND FLOOR - QUARK'S
Quark is serving a customer when he's distracted by the NOISE
of the fight... he sees the combatants across the way...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT THREE 39.
42 SECOND LEVEL - THE FIGHT
It's mostly shoving and pushing... the Skrreean are throwing
occasional punches... Jake's trying to push them back...
Nog's got his head covered, yelping...
NOG
(means it)
I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
Quark rushes up...
QUARK
All right, that's enough... break it
up... I said, break it up!
The other two Skrreean back off, but Tumak starts to throw
another punch at Nog. Quark restrains him.
QUARK
(to Tumak)
It's bad enough all of you are hanging
around the station without buying
anything... you have to start
fighting, too?
Quark suddenly lets him go. Tumak steps back, angry...
TUMAK
I thought we were welcome here...
QUARK
Well make yourselves welcome somewhere
else.
TUMAK
You don't want us here. You don't
want anything to do with us. Well
we don't want anything to do with
you. Any of you!
Tumak glares at Jake and Nog again, then stomps off with his
two companions.
QUARK
I can see the Skrreean don't bother
to teach their children manners...
43 INT. OPS - ON DAX'S MONITOR (OPTICAL)
We see a picturesque M-class planet on the monitor... data
is slowly scrolling up one side of the screen...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT THREE 40.
43 CONTINUED:
SISKO (O.S.)
Dax and I have been combing through
data on every uninhabited M-Class
planet in the sector...
Widen to show Sisko and Kira flanking Dax, who's sitting at
her station monitor.
SISKO
(continuing)
We think Draylon Two would make a
perfect home for the Skrreea.
KIRA
(reading planet's
name)
"Draylon Two"... never heard of it...
DAX
It's near Sefalla Prime... it's got
definite possibilities... stable
orbit... a temperate climate... very
low surface radiation...
SISKO
Add to that good soil and a long
growing season... I think it's our
best bet.
44 INT. CORRIDOR OUTSIDE GUEST QUARTERS - ON DOOR
as it opens, revealing Haneek. She smiles out at...
45 REVERSE - SISKO, KIRA AND DAX
They've come to tell her the good news...
SISKO
May we come in?
HANEEK
Of course...
Sisko, Kira and Dax ENTER... widen to show Haneek is not
alone... the four Skrreean women who were at the table in
Quark's are there, including Vayna... they sit in the living
area, glaring suspiciously at Sisko...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT THREE 41.
45 CONTINUED:
SISKO
(greeting them)
Ladies...
HANEEK
Forgive them, Commander Sisko...
they don't mean to be disrespectful...
SISKO
(smiles)
I understand.
(half-beat)
We have some encouraging news...
KIRA
(smiles warmly)
We think we've found a planet for
you and your people... one with
excellent potential for resettlement.
HANEEK
(magnanimously)
We appreciate all your hard work...
but I'm afraid it was unnecessary...
you see, we've found Kentanna.
KIRA
(surprised)
You have?
HANEEK
(big smile)
A "planet of sorrow," Kira... don't
you see?
(beat)
Kentanna is your planet...
(warmly)
Kentanna is Bajor.
Sisko and Dax react... but not half as much as Kira...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT THREE
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT FOUR 42.
ACT FOUR
FADE IN:
46 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)
Traffic is congested in a way we've never seen: every docking
port has a Skrreean ship anchored to it, including the upper
and lower pylons... six more ships are lined up just beyond
the station, awaiting their turn...
SISKO (V.O.)
Station log, Stardate 47391.2. Chief
O'Brien is continuing to oversee
repairs to the Skrreean ships docked
at the station...
47 INT. PROMENADE
Kira walks through the crowd (mostly Skrreean), deep in
thought...
SISKO (V.O.)
Meanwhile, Minister Rozahn and Vedek
Sorad have arrived from Bajor with
an official response to the Skrreeans'
request to immigrate...
A concerned Varani falls into step with her...
VARANI
Major, if I may have a moment...
KIRA
I'm sorry, Varani. I'm on my way to
a meeting.
VARANI
I know. With Minister Rozahn and
Vedek Sorad. I suppose Haneek will
be there as well...
KIRA
That's right.
VARANI
Please. Tell her my heart goes out
to her and her people. Tell her how
much Bajorans everywhere regret having
to refuse their request.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT FOUR 42A.
47 CONTINUED:
KIRA
Aren't you being a little premature?
VARANI
Am I? You know what the provisional
government's answer is going to be.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT FOUR 43.
47 CONTINUED: (2)
Kira pauses a beat, waits for several Skrreeans to pass.
KIRA
These are people who've lost
everything, Varani...
VARANI
I know. And I wish there was some
way we could help them...
Kira looks at him... she wishes that, too... she's still
struggling to believe otherwise...
VARANI
(continuing)
Bajor is in shambles, Kira... you
know that as well as I...
Varani's trying to be comforting... but Kira isn't
comforted...
48 OMITTED
49 INT.COMMANDER'S OFFICE
The meeting has just gotten under way. A serious-looking
Bajoran official, MINISTER ROZAHN, and a calm but serious
Vedek, VEDEK SORAD, are seated in the office, along with
Sisko, Kira and Haneek.
MINISTER ROZAHN
First of all, I want you all to know
that the provisional government has
taken the Skrreeans' request for
immigration very seriously. The
debate in the Chamber of Ministers
became quite heated at times...
(attempt at humor to
lighten the situation)
Though I suppose you could say that
about all of our debates...
SISKO
But a decision was reached...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT FOUR 44.
49 CONTINUED:
MINISTER ROZAHN
Yes.
(to Haneek)
I was sent here to tell you that the
Ministers --
(a nod to Sorad)
-- in accord with the Vedek Assembly --
have decided to deny the Skrreeans'
request.
Haneek stiffens... she wasn't expecting this... she can't
take her eyes off Minister Rozahn...
MINISTER ROZAHN
(to Haneek;
sympathetically)
I'm sorry.
Haneek feels the desperation seeping into her, starting to
overwhelm everything else...
VEDEK SORAD
Bajor simply cannot absorb three
million refugees at this time...
MINISTER ROZAHN
After what the Cardassians did to
our planet, we can barely take care
of our own.
HANEEK
But no one is asking you to take
care of us... !
VEDEK SORAD
(sympathetic)
This decision is not based strictly
on Bajoran self-interest. Such a
huge increase in population would
prove to be tragic to your people as
well as ours.
HANEEK
But Bajor has more than enough room
for us. The plains of the northwest
peninsula are practically uninhabited.
The land's ideal for farming.
MINISTER ROZAHN
It used to be... before the
Cardassians got their hands on it.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT FOUR 45.
49 CONTINUED: (2)
HANEEK
(pleading)
Minister Rozahn, the Skrreeans are
farmers... just give us the land...
I guarantee you we can make it thrive
again...
MINISTER ROZAHN
(non-accusatory)
Under ideal circumstances, perhaps
you could. But what if the
circumstances aren't ideal? What if
we go through another long winter?
What if your crops fail? What if
the famine that has been plaguing
Bajor continues to spread? What
then?
HANEEK
We're willing to take that risk...
MINISTER ROZAHN
We aren't. We ran a series of
projections to see whether a Skrreean
settlement could survive on the
northwest peninsula. The results
were not encouraging.
SISKO
(to Haneek)
Haneek, I think you should seriously
consider Draylon Two as an alternate
to Bajor. The winters are mild,
there's plenty of good farmland...
HANEEK
(forcefully)
No!
(to Rozahn and Sorad)
Projections can be wrong...
VEDEK SORAD
But what if they're not? What is
Bajor to do if your people start
dying?
HANEEK
I thought I made it clear. We're
not expecting your help.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT FOUR 46.
49 CONTINUED: (3)
MINISTER ROZAHN
Do you really think we could stand
by and do nothing? We'd feel
obligated to help. With food, with
clothing, with whatever it would
take...
VEDEK SORAD
And where would that aid come from?
Our resources are already depleted.
To help you would mean depriving our
own people.
MINISTER ROZAHN
I'm afraid the decision of the
provisional government is final.
The Skrreea will have to find
somewhere else to live.
HANEEK
(desperately; to Kira)
Talk to them... please... tell them
that they're wrong...
All eyes turn to Kira.
HANEEK
(continuing; simply)
Help us.
Kira's filled with sympathy for Haneek, but...
KIRA
(softly)
I can't.
Haneek's stunned.
KIRA
(continuing)
I'm sorry, Haneek... but they're
right. I wish they weren't... I
wish Bajor was Kentanna... but it's
not.
Still desperate, Haneek looks to Sisko.
SISKO
(gently)
There's still Draylon Two.
Haneek isn't buying it. HOLD on Kira, still feeling the
weight of her decision...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT FOUR 47.
50 OMITTED
50A INT. REPLIMAT (FORMERLY SCENE 48)
Jake moves to stand at the end of a long line (mostly
Skrreeans) at the replicator. Widen to show Tumak in front
of him. Jake sees him, becomes thoughtful... what can he
say? Finally:
JAKE
If you like cake, the icoberry torte
is really good...
TUMAK
(calm; surprisingly
accessible)
Icoberries... are they sweet or sour?
JAKE
(surprised by Tumak's
lack of anger)
Both.
TUMAK
(nods... maybe he'll
try some; beat)
Is that big-eared troll really your
friend?
JAKE
Yeah.
TUMAK
He's an idiot.
JAKE
(shrugs)
You're not the first one to say that.
But he's not such a bad guy... once
you get to know him.
TUMAK
I don't plan on being here that
long...
JAKE
My dad says you're probably going to
Draylon Two...
TUMAK
Does he...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT FOUR 48.
50A CONTINUED:
JAKE
Sounds like a pretty nice place...
TUMAK
Do you want to move there?
JAKE
No...
TUMAK
Neither do I.
They move up in line, Jake studying Tumak quietly, wondering
about what he just said...
51 INT. GUEST QUARTERS - ON HANEEK
She sits by herself, the lights dimmed by half... though
she's not crying, her sadness is palpable...
The door CHIMES... Haneek doesn't move...
HANEEK
(calling tonelessly)
Come in...
Kira ENTERS. She's behind Haneek. Haneek doesn't turn to
see who it is. Kira watches her a moment...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT FOUR 49.
51 CONTINUED:
KIRA
Haneek...
HANEEK
The thing I don't understand is why
you pretended to be my friend.
KIRA
I wasn't pretending.
HANEEK
Ahhh. So you are my friend...
(looks at her)
... until I need you.
KIRA
I know it's hard for you to see right
now, but I am trying to help...
HANEEK
I think I've had quite enough of
your help...
KIRA
You have to believe me, Commander
Sisko has found you a wonderful
home...
HANEEK
You betrayed me, Kira.
KIRA
No, I didn't. I honestly believe
the provisional government made the
right decision, for both Bajor and
the Skrreeans...
HANEEK
If that's true, then we have nothing
to discuss.
KIRA
I was hoping we could still be
friends...
HANEEK
In other words, you came looking for
forgiveness...
(beat)
Well I don't forgive you.
A beat...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT FOUR 50.
51 CONTINUED: (2)
SISKO'S COM VOICE
Sisko to Kira.
KIRA
(his combadge)
Go ahead, Commander.
SISKO'S COM VOICE
Is Haneek with you?
KIRA
Yes.
SISKO'S COM VOICE
I need both of you in Ops immediately.
Tumak has taken a ship. He's headed
for Bajor...
As Haneek and Kira exchange concerned looks, we...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FOUR
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/11/93 - ACT FIVE 51.
ACT FIVE
FADE IN:
52 INT. OPS
Kira and Haneek ENTER off the Turbolift... Sisko, Dax and
O'Brien are already there... various Supernumeraries are in
the b.g... the tension is palpable...
O'BRIEN
They're not responding, sir...
SISKO
Keep trying, Mister O'Brien...
KIRA
How did it happen?
SISKO
With all the traffic around the
station, Tumak and two of his friends
were able to slip away... we had no
idea the ship was even gone until
the Bajorans contacted us...
(approaches Haneek)
Haneek, I need you to try to talk to
your son...
Sisko leads her to the Ops table.
O'BRIEN
(to Haneek; from his
station)
There's a high-energy radiation leak
in the port nacelle. We've tried to
make him aware of it, but he refuses
to acknowledge us...
SISKO
Major, open a channel to the Skrreean
vessel...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/11/93 - ACT FIVE 52.
52 CONTINUED:
KIRA
(hits panel)
Yes, sir.
(beat)
Ready.
Sisko nods at Haneek to start talking... she's unsure what
to say...
HANEEK
Tumak... listen to me... your ship's
in danger...
SISKO
(low)
Have him turn off his engines and
drift until the Bajorans can tractor
him in...
HANEEK
Tumak... turn off your engines...
you must turn off your engines
now...
SISKO
(beat)
Mister O'Brien... ?
O'BRIEN
(reading his monitor)
He's not responding...
HANEEK
(to com)
Tumak, this is serious... your life's
in danger... the others who are with
you, their lives are in danger...
please... answer me...
No response.
DAX
Sensors are detecting two Bajoran
vessels closing in on the Skrreean
ship...
SISKO
On screen...
They all look at an Ops table monitor...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/12/93 - ACT FIVE 53.
53 INSERT - AN OKUDAGRAM (OPTICAL)
A colored grid with a star-filled background... graphic
symbols represent the Skrreean vessel... and the two Bajoran
crafts entering the screen from the bottom corner, converging
toward it...
54 BACK TO SCENE (OPTICAL)
SISKO
Mister O'Brien, patch us into the
Bajoran interceptor.
O'BRIEN
Aye, sir.
O'Brien works his panel. Finally:
PILOT'S COM VOICE
... have entered restricted space...
you must turn around and leave
immediately...
KIRA
(to O'Brien)
Open a channel.
O'Brien nods.
KIRA
(to com)
This is Major Kira Nerys on Deep
Space Nine... the Skrreean vessel
has refused to acknowledge our
hails... it's possible their
communications are down... you have
to let them land...
PILOT'S COM VOICE
That's impossible, Major... we have
strict orders not to allow any
Skrreean vessel to land...
KIRA
But the pilot's just a boy... he's
taken the ship without permission...
It's barely operational. We're not
sure he can get back here.
PILOT'S COM VOICE
I'm sorry, Major, but we have our
orders.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/11/93 - ACT FIVE 53A.
54 CONTINUED:
KIRA
Who gave them to you?
PILOT'S COM VOICE
They come directly from General Hazar.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/11/93 - ACT FIVE 54.
54 CONTINUED: (2)
Kira looks at Haneek... it's getting serious...
SISKO
Dax, get me General Hazar on Bajor...
tell his people it's an emergency...
I want to speak with him now...
Dax nods, hits her panels...
KIRA
(to the pilot)
Stand by, interceptor. General Hazar
will be countermanding those orders
any minute...
O'BRIEN
The interceptor's closing on the
Skrreean ship...
Kira and Haneek look at the monitor...
55 INSERT - THE OKUDAGRAM (OPTICAL)
The two graphics representing the Bajoran ships are slicing
in on the approaching Skrreean ship...
56 RESUME SCENE (OPTICAL)
DAX
It's General Hazar, Benjamin...
SISKO
On screen...
All eyes turn to the Viewscreen as the Bajoran general,
GENERAL HAZAR appears.
HAZAR
What's this about, Commander?
SISKO
It's about the Skrreean ship that's
approaching Bajor...
HAZAR
I've already given orders to have it
turned back...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/11/93 - ACT FIVE 55.
56 CONTINUED:
SISKO
That ship is being flown by a child...
and it's leaking radiation...
HAZAR
A child... ?
PILOT'S COM VOICE
... Skrreean ship. Repeating: return
to the space station now.
HAZAR
(to Sisko)
Have him shut down his engines.
We'll tow him back...
HANEEK
(desperately)
Tumak, please... turn off your
engines...
Over com, we HEAR the sound of phaser fire...
KIRA
Interceptor One, what's going on?
PILOT'S COM VOICE
They've opened fire on us... taking
evasive action...
HANEEK
Tumak! Don't do this!
PILOT'S COM VOICE
He's pursuing... we've been hit... !
O'BRIEN
Commander -- they're returning fire...
HANEEK
(screams)
No... !
KIRA
(shouts)
Disengage, interceptor! Repeat:
disengage!
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/12/93 - ACT FIVE 55A.
56 CONTINUED: (2)
SISKO
(forcefully)
General, tell you pilots to hold
their fire.
HAZAR
I'm relaying that order now...
Sisko, Kira and Haneek turn to the Ops table monitor...
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/11/93 - ACT FIVE 56.
57 INSERT - THE OKUDAGRAM (OPTICAL)
A beat, the three symbols representing the ships closer now...
then the graphic representing the Skrreean vessel suddenly
BRIGHTENS... and disappears...
58 RESUME SCENE (OPTICAL)
Haneek stiffens, grasps Sisko's arm, as if she herself has
been struck... Sisko holds her...
KIRA
Interceptor One... ?
PILOT'S COM VOICE
The Skrreean ship exploded.
(beat)
I didn't even think we hit it...
O'BRIEN
(grimly, to Sisko)
The phaser beam must've ignited the
radiation leak...
Still on the viewscreen, General Hazar looks saddened...
HAZAR
Commander... I'm so sorry...
SISKO
We all are, General...
Kira turns to Haneek... the two women look at each other...
there's nothing Kira can say... she feels Haneek's pain...
Haneek squares her shoulders, eyes Kira coldly... as if her
anger and pain fuses into her backbone... giving her an
emotionally charged, if icy strength...
58AA EXT. SPACE STATION (OPTICAL)
Re-establishing.
58A INT. DOCKING RING AIRLOCK
A stoic Haneek directs a procession of Skrreea through the
airlock door to a docked Skrreean vessel. Gai and Cowl wait
for her nearby. Several Federation and Bajoran security
guards help oversee the operation.
58B ANGLE - KIRA
as she approaches. Haneek sees her. A beat.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/11/93 - ACT FIVE 57.
58B CONTINUED:
KIRA
(simply)
I just came by to wish you luck on
Draylon Two.
Haneek nods sadly.
KIRA
(continuing)
Haneek, I still believe this is the
best choice... for Bajor and for
you.
HANEEK
And you believe we would have been a
burden to your people...
KIRA
(a long beat)
Yes.
HANEEK
(nods; it's the answer
she expected)
I think you've made a terrible
mistake. All of you. Maybe we could
have helped you. Maybe we could
have helped each other. The Skrreeans
are farmers, Kira. You have a famine
on your planet. We might have made
that peninsula bloom again. We'll
never know, will we?
Kira nods... tries to think of the right thing to say.
HANEEK
(continuing)
Fifty years of Cardassian rule has
made you all frightened and
suspicious.
(beat)
I feel sorry for you.
DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/11/93 - ACT FIVE 58-59.
58B CONTINUED: (2)
HANEEK
(beat; coldly)
You were right. Bajor is not
Kentanna.
Haneek turns and enters the Skrreean ship, leaving Kira
standing alone and feeling alone, as she ponders Haneek's
last words...
59
thru OMITTED
67
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FIVE
THE END