STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"The Collaborator"
#40512-444
Story by
Gary Holland
Teleplay by
Gary Holland
and
Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Directed by
Cliff Bole
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STAR TREK: DS9 - "Collaborator" - 03/21/94 - CAST
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Collaborator"
CAST
SISKO BAREIL
O'BRIEN WINN
ODO KUBUS
QUARK EBLAN
BASHIR OPAKA
DAX BEK
KIRA CROWD
VEDEKS
Non-Speaking Non-Speaking
N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES
STAR TREK: DS9 - "Collaborator" - 03/21/94 - SETS
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Collaborator"
SETS
INTERIORS EXTERIORS
DEEP SPACE NINE DEEP SPACE NINE
COMMANDER'S OFFICE
CARGO BAY BAJORAN TEMPLE
INFIRMARY
KIRA'S QUARTERS
OPS
PROMENADE
QUARK'S
REPLIMAT
SECURITY OFFICE
HOLDING AREA
BAJORAN TEMPLE
ANTECHAMBER
SHRINE CHAMBER
STAR TREK: "Collaborator" - 03/21/94 - PRONUNCIATION
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Collaborator"
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
BAJOR BAY-jor
BAJORAN buh-JOR-an
BAREIL buh-RILE
CARDASSIA car-DASS-ee-uh
CARDASSIAN car-DASS-ee-en
DAKEEN DAH-keen
GOR'SHEEN GORE-sheen
GUL DUKAT GULL du-KOT
ILVIAN ILL-vee-un
KUBUS OAK KOO-bus OAK
KAI KYE
KENDRA KEN-drah
NERYS nar-EES
OPAKA oh-PAH-kah
PRYLAR PRIE-lar
TOLENA TOE-len-uh
VEDEK VE-dik
WINN WIN
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/21/94 - TEASER 1.
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"The Collaborator"
TEASER
FADE IN:
1 INT. PROMENADE - FIRST FLOOR (ORB SEQUENCE)
(OPTICAL)
Late at night. Both levels are
completely deserted and the lights
are low. There's an eerie quality
to the play of light and shadows on
the Promenade floor.
2 NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)
To reveal VEDEK BAREIL standing on the Promenade. He looks
warily around as if he's as surprised to be there as we are
to see him.
Bareil begins walking cautiously down the center of the
Promenade... intensely studying his surroundings as if the
reason for his presence can be discovered in the shadows.
3 CLOSE ON BAREIL (OPTICAL)
He walks toward us... curious now... He slows to a halt next
to Quark's... looks around again... gradually turns in a
complete circle...
Until he suddenly backs into something. Bareil spins around
and leaps away in sudden fear from...
4 A HANGED MAN (OPTICAL)
Dangling from one of the crossover bridges in the Promenade.
(We only see the body from the waist down.)
5 CLOSE ON BAREIL (OPTICAL)
As he tries to regain his composure, but he is definitely
rattled by this discovery. And as he gazes up we see a look
of recognition come over his face.
Just then, his attention is diverted by a strange rhythmic
sound echoing through the Promenade.
Bareil looks for the source of the sound and sees...
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/21/94 - TEASER 2.
6 KIRA (OPTICAL)
Dressed in her workout clothing, playing Springball (Bajoran
Handball) against a wall of the Promenade. She looks over
at Bareil with an enigmatic smile as if amused by his growing
confusion.
7 INCLUDE BAREIL (OPTICAL)
BAREIL
Nerys?
KIRA
(still playing)
Vedek Bareil. Want to play?
BAREIL
(re: the hanged man)
Help me.
Without stopping her game, Kira glances at the Hanged Man with
as if there's nothing unusual about him.
BAREIL
Please.
Kira catches the springball in her hand, ending her little
game.
KIRA
All right.
8 NEW ANGLE - SECOND LEVEL (OPTICAL)
Kira is now on the second level standing by the railing which
anchors the rope. She uses an ornate Bajoran knife to
offhandedly slice through the rope with one easy cut.
9 ANGLE ON BAREIL (OPTICAL)
As the body collapses into his arms. He looks down at the
victim's face...
10 CLOSE ON VICTIM (OPTICAL)
A male Bajoran monk, who we will eventually come to know as
PRYLAR BEK. There's no noose around Bek's neck and he looks
peaceful in death.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/21/94 - TEASER 3.
11 RESUME BAREIL (OPTICAL)
as he looks up at Kira, who walks over to him.
KIRA
Who is it?
BAREIL
It's Prylar Bek.
Kira looks down at the body and smiles.
KIRA
No it's not.
12 CLOSE ON BAREIL (OPTICAL)
As he looks back down at the corpse in his arms and sees
that he's now holding his own dead body.
KIRA
(amused)
It's you.
And as Bareil looks back at Kira in bewilderment...
13 INT. TEMPLE SHRINE CHAMBER - NIGHT (OPTICAL)
Revealing that this has been an Orb experience. On BAREIL,
the blue glow of an Orb playing off his face and then
subsiding as his vision ends (as in "The Circle").
Bareil close the doors to the ark that holds the Orb of
Prophecy and Change.
Hold on Bareil, who is visibly troubled by the vision he has
just experienced, and then...
FADE OUT.
END OF TEASER
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/21/94 - ACT ONE 4.
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes.)
A14 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)
Establishing. A Bajoran transport is in dock.
14 INT. KIRA'S QUARTERS - CLOSE ON BAREIL
Looking out the window. He's dressed only in a pair of
loose-fitting Bajoran sweatpants.
Suddenly two slender arms encircle his bare chest from behind.
Bareil smiles slightly.
BAREIL
I thought you'd sleep until noon.
15 NEW ANGLE
Include Kira, dressed in a nightshirt, and reveal that we're
in Kira's Quarters. Kira tightens her embrace on Bareil
and rests her cheek against his back.
KIRA
Shh. You're supposed to be relaxing.
She runs her hand along his chest.
BAREIL
Oh, I'm... very relaxed.
KIRA
Good.
Bareil opens his eyes and turns around so that he can return
Kira's embrace. The two of them kiss.
BAREIL
And how are you feeling this morning?
KIRA
(smiling)
Miserable. I wish you could stay
here longer.
BAREIL
(playful)
All right, I will. I'll stay a few
more days.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - 03/21/94 - ACT ONE 5.
15 CONTINUED:
KIRA
You know you can't do that.
BAREIL
Why not?
KIRA
(with affection)
Because in two days, you're going to
be elected Kai.
BAREIL
(joking)
Oh, that. You know there's no
guarantee that I'm going to win.
KIRA
Of course you're going to win. The
people need you.
BAREIL
Are you going to vote for me?
KIRA
Is that why you spent the past three
days here? To get my vote?
BAREIL
Well, I know you don't agree with
many of my views. So I thought a
personal appearance might sway your
opinion.
KIRA
(sheepish)
I was going to vote for Vedek
Tolena...
He gives her a lingering kiss.
KIRA
(continues)
But I suppose I might be persuaded
to change my mind.
BAREIL
Good.
(from the heart)
Because your vote is the only one
that matters to me.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/22/94 - ACT ONE 6.
15 CONTINUED: (2)
KIRA
I may not always agree with your
interpretations of the prophecies,
but I think you'll make a wonderful
Kai. Besides, everyone knows you
were Kai Opaka's personal choice to
succeed her.
BAREIL
(grows serious)
I could never replace Opaka. Bajor
wouldn't have survived the occupation
without her.
A beat as they hold each other close.
KIRA
Once you become Kai, we'll never
have these times together.
BAREIL
Listen to me, Nerys... No matter how
busy I become... I'll always have
time for you.
KIRA
It won't be easy...
BAREIL
I didn't say it would be. But I'm
not going to lose you, Nerys. I
promise you that.
They kiss again, but gentler, with more love than passion.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/25/94 - ACT ONE 7.
15 CONTINUED: (3)
KIRA
I have to report for duty in less
than an hour.
BAREIL
My ship leaves even sooner.
KIRA
That doesn't leave us much time.
BAREIL
The Prophets say that time is an
illusion. That a minute can last an
eternity if you let it.
KIRA
Do you really believe that?
BAREIL
I'm willing to give it a try.
They kiss once more, with rising passion. Hold on them in
each others arms for a beat, then cut to...
16 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)
Close on the station so the docking ring is off camera.
(Note: If the docking ring is visible there must be two
Bajoran transports in port.)
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/25/94 - ACT ONE 8.
17
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18
19 INT. PROMENADE - OUTSIDE BAJORAN SHRINE
To find VEDEK WINN surrounded by several Bajoran children.
WINN
(to the children;
benevolently)
I can't tell you how much it pleases
me to see such beautiful, happy
children... Remember now, honor the
Prophets and they will always love
you.
The children EXIT and the crowd disperses.
20 NEW ANGLE
To reveal Kira and Bareil approaching Winn.
BAREIL
As I understand the Sacred Texts,
the Prophets' love is unconditional.
They ask nothing in return.
Winn turns and notices Bareil. She doesn't seem to be at
all surprised to see him. On his part, Bareil wasn't looking
for this meeting, and wants to avoid a public debate.
WINN
Thank you, Vedek Bareil, for reminding
us how the Sacred Texts can be easily
misinterpreted.
BAREIL
(smiling)
Nothing pleases me more than providing
you with an opposing viewpoint, Vedek
Winn.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/21/94 - ACT ONE 9.
20 CONTINUED:
WINN
(pleasant)
Somehow you never fail to do that.
(a beat)
I had no idea you were on the station.
(looking at Kira)
But I suppose I shouldn't be too
surprised.
BAREIL
I would never even try to surprise
you, Winn. I understand you've been
keeping a very close eye on my
activities these last few weeks.
WINN
The eyes of all of Bajor have been
focused on you, Bareil. Why should
I be any different? After all, the
common wisdom is that you're destined
to be the next Kai.
KIRA
Was that a concession speech?
WINN
Hardly. The choosing is still two
days away. The Prophets may yet
surprise us all.
(to Bareil, with a
curt look to Kira)
Remember that, Bareil. I would hate
for you to start celebrating
prematurely.
BAREIL
I'd never dream of it. Not with
such distinguished opponents as
yourself and Vedek Tolena still under
consideration.
WINN
All I ask is that the people follow
the will of the Prophets.
BAREIL
I'm sure they will.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/21/94 - ACT ONE 10.
20 CONTINUED: (2)
KIRA
What brings you to the station, Vedek
Winn?
Winn doesn't bother to maintain her veneer of pleasantness
with Kira.
WINN
My child, if I thought the Prophets
wanted you to know the purpose of my
visit, I would've informed you of it
in advance.
KIRA
(not giving an inch)
Now that I know that you're here,
I'll be sure to inform Constable Odo
to increase station security.
WINN
That won't be necessary. I feel
quite safe here.
KIRA
It wasn't your safety that concerned
me.
WINN
Just what are you trying to infer,
child?
BAREIL
(to Winn)
I'm sure Major Kira meant no
disrespect.
KIRA
(with an edge)
Oh, no. None at all.
(pointedly, to Winn)
I just want to make sure we avoid
the violence that occurred during
your last visit.
WINN
My child, I know you still hold me
responsible for the deplorable attempt
on Vedek Bareil's life. I can only
pray that someday you will be cured
of that unfortunate misconception.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - 03/21/94 - ACT ONE 11.
20 CONTINUED: (3)
KIRA
You can be sure that's one prayer
that'll never be answered.
WINN
What a pity... for both of us.
Kira's about to let loose with another cutting remark, but
Bareil places a restraining hand gently on her shoulder.
BAREIL
(trying to extricate
himself)
Well, I'm afraid I have a transport
to catch.
WINN
Of course you do. I'm glad we've
had this chance to talk.
BAREIL
(traditional farewell)
May the Prophets guide your path.
As Bareil leads Kira away, she can't help but get in one
last parting shot.
KIRA
And watch your every step.
Bareil and Kira EXIT off camera.
21 NEW ANGLE - FIRST FLOOR AIRLOCK
Down the Promenade and in the opposite direction from where
Kira and Bareil went, arriving passengers step onto the
Promenade.
They are followed by a lone passenger, an older Bajoran man,
who walks unassumingly with his head tilted down. A satchel-
like bag is slung over his shoulder. The man, KUBUS, pauses
to take in the Promenade. He has a gaunt, weary face.
Seemingly wary of being recognized, he tilts his head down
again, tries to blend in with the crowd...
22 NEW ANGLE - MOVING WITH KUBUS
He walks along in the flow of foot traffic... no one notices
him... until he bumps into a Bajoran man, EBLAN.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/25/94 - ACT ONE 12.
22 CONTINUED:
EBLAN
(politely)
Excuse me...
Kubus doesn't look up, simply walks on. Eblan continues on
for a few steps... then turns around. He looks after Kubus,
troubled by the sight of him...
Curious and concerned, Eblan starts to follow Kubus...
23 NEW ANGLE - KUBUS AND EBLAN
In the f.g., Kubus walks toward us, head tilted down. Eblan
moves up alongside of him and grabs Kubus by the arm, turning
him around...
EBLAN
Wait... I know you...
KUBUS
You must be mistaken.
Kubus abruptly turns from Eblan and walks on. But Eblan is
not easily dissuaded.
EBLAN
(dogging Kubus)
No. I've seen you before. You...
You're...
(figures it out)
Kubus. Kubus Oak. You worked for
the Cardassians.
24 NEW ANGLE
As people are stopping and looking at Kubus. Some don't
want to get involved... some aren't sure Eblan's right, but
others begin to block Kubus's path.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/25/94 - ACT ONE 13.
25 ANGLE ON KUBUS
As he tries to push through the gathering crowd.
KUBUS
(trying to be forceful)
Move. Get out of my way.
Surprisingly the crowd, unsure what to do, starts to part
for him.
EBLAN
(to the crowd)
What are you doing? Don't let him
get away. He's a traitor. Stop
him.
Just as Kubus begins to see daylight, Eblan grabs him by the
shoulder and flings the frail old man up against a nearby
wall.
EBLAN
You're not going anywhere.
ODO (O.S.)
(overriding all)
What's going on here...
26 REVEAL ODO
shouldering into the circle of people around Kubus, eyeing
each Bajoran in turn.
EBLAN
See for yourself.
Eblan steps aside so that Odo can get a clear view of Kubus.
ODO
(recognizing him)
Secretary Kubus. Last I heard, you
were living on Cardassia.
KUBUS
(tired)
I decided it was time to come home.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - 03/21/94 - ACT ONE 14.
26 CONTINUED:
ODO
Welcome back.
(matter-of-factly)
You're under arrest.
Kubus eyes Odo unhappily. Odo puts a hand on his shoulder,
and begins escorting the unprotesting Kubus to the Security
Office.
27 NEW ANGLE
To reveal Vedek Winn... who has observed the entire
confrontation. She watches Kubus with contempt.
28 CLOSE ON KUBUS
Who takes note of Winn as Odo leads him away. And as the
crowd swallows Kubus up...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT ONE
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/21/94 - ACT TWO 15.
ACT TWO
FADE IN:
29 INT. TEMPLE ANTECHAMBER (ORB SEQUENCE) (OPTICAL)
Bareil stands at the entrance to the Vedek's Assembly Room.
Standing beneath him are Vedek Winn and several other Bajoran
religious leaders.
WINN
The Prophets have spoken. All
blessings on the new Kai.
CROWD
(walla)
Kai Bareil... Blessings on the Kai...
May the Prophets guide you... Follow
your pagh...
Suddenly the crowd is silenced as they stare past Bareil at
the top of the staircase.
30 CLOSE ON BAREIL (OPTICAL)
Bareil turns around. A bright light shines on his face. He
winces and shields his eyes, squinting to make out what has
drawn the crowd's attention.
31 NEW ANGLE - BAREIL'S P.O.V. (OPTICAL)
A familiar-looking woman steps forward, silhouetted in the
bright light. It's KAI OPAKA.
32 CLOSE ON BAREIL (OPTICAL)
As he recognizes her.
BAREIL
Kai Opaka?
33 CLOSE ON OPAKA (OPTICAL)
As she comes down the steps and stands beside Bareil.
OPAKA
Be at peace, my child. You must be
strong... now more than ever.
BAREIL
Why did you leave us?
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - 03/21/94 - ACT TWO 16.
33 CONTINUED:
OPAKA
All is as the Prophets will it to
be. As you will learn. Follow me.
Bareil and Opaka walk down the stairs together.
34 FOLLOW BAREIL AND OPAKA (OPTICAL)
As they walk together, Winn and the other Vedeks bow and
step away from them.
WINN
Be careful, Bareil. The path she
walks is a narrow one. See that you
don't stumble.
OPAKA
Heed her words.
BAREIL
(to Opaka)
But I don't deserve to walk in your
path.
OPAKA
You must. It is your destiny.
35 NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)
As a monk comes forward with an ornate box. The monk's head
is down, so we can't see his face. The monk looks up, and
it's...
36 PRYLAR BEK (OPTICAL)
The Hanged Man from the first vision. Bek smiles.
BAREIL
(surprised)
Prylar Bek?
BEK
Accept this gift from the Prophets.
Bek opens the box and Bareil looks down and sees...
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/23/94 - ACT TWO 17.
37 COILED SNAKE (OPTICAL)
nestled inside the box. The snake hisses and bares its
fangs.
OPAKA
You must not refuse their offering.
38 NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)
As Bareil hesitates.
OPAKA
Take it, my child. Its venom will
make you stronger.
Bareil steels himself, then reaches into the box. And pulls
out...
39 HANGMAN'S NOOSE (OPTICAL)
Bareil removes the noose and holds it up. He understands
its significance all too well.
CUT TO:
40 INT. TEMPLE SHRINE CHAMBER (OPTICAL)
Bareil stares into the depths of the orb as the light plays
over his face. He looks deeply troubled.
41 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)
Re-Establishing. Vedek Winn's Bajoran transport is still in
dock.
42 INT. SECURITY - HOLDING AREA
Kubus is sitting brooding in a holding cell. Odo ENTERS.
ODO
There was quite a mob gathering out
there. I had to call in extra
security to disperse it.
KUBUS
I never doubted your ability to handle
the situation, Odo. You always were
good at your job.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/21/94 - ACT TWO 18.
42 CONTINUED:
ODO
I could say the same for you.
(with contempt)
Secretary Kubus. Special liaison
between the Cardassian Occupation
Forces and their pawns in the Bajoran
government.
KUBUS
(defensive)
I served the only recognized
government on Bajor during the
Occupation.
ODO
Recognized... by the Cardassians.
KUBUS
If it wasn't for us, the situation
on Bajor would've been ten times
worse than it was.
ODO
Maybe. But I don't see how you could
know that... seeing that you spent
nearly all your time here on the
station.
(a beat)
I remember Gul Dukat telling me once
that you were his favorite Bajoran.
KUBUS
Really? I never could stand that
arrogant tyrant.
ODO
You hid your feelings well.
KUBUS
It kept me alive.
(changing the subject)
Tell me about Bajor, Odo. On
Cardassia one hears so many rumors.
ODO
What kind of rumors?
KUBUS
Oh, revolutions... famine...
bloodshed...
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/21/94 - ACT TWO 19.
42 CONTINUED: (2)
ODO
Is that why you came back? To suffer
along with your fellow Bajorans.
(a beat)
I hope you won't be disappointed to
learn that things are nowhere near
that bad.
KUBUS
Believe me... starving would be better
than living another year on Cardassia.
ODO
Didn't your Cardassian hosts treat
you well?
KUBUS
They treated me extremely well.
Anything I wanted was mine for the
asking... and I hated every minute
of it.
(a beat)
Bajor is my home. I never should've
left.
KIRA (O.S.)
But you did. And you're going to
have to live with that decision.
43 REVEAL KIRA
standing at the entrance of the Holding Area, having overheard
Kubus's last speech. Kubus looks questioning at Kira.
ODO
This is Major Kira, the highest-
ranking Bajoran on the station.
KUBUS
Then I suppose you're the one I should
be talking to.
KIRA
Make it brief. I don't enjoy talking
to collaborators.
KUBUS
I'm not asking you to like me. I'm
simply requesting that I be allowed
to return home.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/23/94 - ACT TWO 20.
43 CONTINUED:
KIRA
Your request is denied.
KUBUS
I doubt you have the authority to
make that decision.
KIRA
But the decision's already been made.
In the Ilvian Proclamation, all
Bajorans who were members of the
Cardassian Occupational Government
were sentenced to exile. Your name
was number four on the list.
(a beat)
Personally, I think you all got off
too easy.
KUBUS
I'd like to appeal that ruling.
KIRA
There are no appeals. You'll be
placed on the next transport headed
out of Bajoran space.
ODO
Until then, I suggest you remain in
my custody... for your own safety.
Kira turns to leave, but Kubus refuses to give up.
KUBUS
Major, I'm an old man. I don't have
many years left. What's the harm in
letting me live them out on Bajor?
KIRA
When the Cardassians needed a new
group of Bajorans to work in the
mines, who approved the work orders?
KUBUS
The Bajoran Government.
KIRA
Whose signature was on the
authorization forms?
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/21/94 - ACT TWO 21.
43 CONTINUED: (2)
KUBUS
(softly)
Mine.
KIRA
You had to know those authorizations
were death sentences. Did you ever
once refuse to sign them?
KUBUS
(ashamed)
No.
KIRA
(almost pitying him)
And that's why you can never be
allowed to set foot on Bajor again.
If you did, it would dishonor the
memory of every person you sentenced
to death.
Kira EXITS. Odo looks at Kubus for a beat, then follows
Kira.
44 CLOSE ON KUBUS
As he sits there pondering Kira's words.
45
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46
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/21/94 - ACT TWO 22.
47 INT. COMMANDER'S OFFICE
As Winn ENTERS, leaving her aides to wait in Ops. SISKO is
seated behind his desk. He gives Winn a gracious, if
noncommittal, smile.
SISKO
Vedek Winn. What can I do for you?
WINN
Emissary, it has recently come to my
attention that there are some on
Bajor who believe my relationship
with you is not all it should be.
SISKO
Really?
WINN
Personally, I find such a perception,
however inaccurate, to be most
distressing.
SISKO
(smiling)
I suppose the question we have to
ask ourselves is whether or not that
perception is inaccurate?
WINN
Don't tell me that you, yourself,
Emissary, believe you and I are...
how shall I put this...
SISKO
(mischievous)
Enemies?
WINN
(correcting him)
At odds.
SISKO
Well, let's see. How could I have
come to such a conclusion?
(a beat)
Maybe it has something to do with
the fact that the last time you were
on this station, you claimed I was a
danger to Bajor. That I was here to
destroy your people.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/22/94 - ACT TWO 23.
47 CONTINUED:
WINN
I'm afraid you, like some others,
may have misinterpreted me. Though
I agree that, taken out of context,
my words might appear... inflammatory.
SISKO
Perhaps you should clarify yourself.
WINN
What I was really saying... and what
I have always maintained... is that
you, Emissary, were sent here by the
Prophets, to challenge our long-held
beliefs. To enable Bajorans
everywhere to come to a new, deeper
understanding of our personal
spirituality.
SISKO
(playing along)
I see. I have to admit that
interpretation never occurred to me.
(pointedly)
Let me make sure there are no further
misunderstandings between us. Am I
right in assuming that you no longer
consider the Federation to be an
enemy of Bajor?
WINN
Emissary, I admit that I had some
concerns about Bajor's application
for Federation membership. But now
I see that the Federation's presence
here is essential to our long-term
security and growth.
SISKO
Then you support the idea of Bajor
joining the Federation?
WINN
If that is the will of the Prophets,
I would never oppose it.
Sisko knows that Winn hasn't exactly answered his question,
but for now, he's satisfied.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/22/94 - ACT TWO 24.
47 CONTINUED: (2)
SISKO
I'd be grateful if you'd tell that
to the Bajoran people.
Winn gives Sisko her most charming smile.
WINN
Nothing would make me happier than
to please you, Emissary.
(Winn brightens as if
she's just had a
great idea)
Perhaps you and I could address the
Vedek Assembly together. So that
everyone can celebrate our new
friendship.
SISKO
An excellent idea. Maybe some time
next week...
Winn knows this is a long shot, but it's worth the try.
WINN
Why wait, Emissary? I'm sure the
Assembly would grant us an immediate
audience.
SISKO
I'm sure they would. Unfortunately,
if we were to appear in public
together before the choosing, it
might be misconstrued as an
endorsement of your bid to become
Kai.
They both know this cuts to the heart of why Winn has come
to see Sisko.
WINN
I doubt that, Emissary. It's common
knowledge that you support Vedek
Bareil. Although I've been pleasently
surprised that you haven't made any
public statement to that effect.
(a beat, fishing)
As of yet.
SISKO
The election of the Kai is strictly
an internal matter to Bajor. As a
Federation officer, I would never
interfere.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/22/94 - ACT TWO 25.
47 CONTINUED: (3)
WINN
(relieved)
What an enlightened philosophy.
Sisko stands and escorts Winn to the door.
SISKO
(not letting her off
the hook)
So then, it's agreed. I'll be seeing
you sometime next week. I'm sure
our appearing together in front of
the Vedek Assembly will do wonders
for Federation/Bajoran relations.
Winn doesn't really want to follow through with Sisko's plan,
but she knows that she can't back out now without forcing an
ugly confrontation.
WINN
I look forward to it.
Winn EXITS into...
48 INT. OPS
As Winn ENTERS, she's approached by Dax.
DAX
Vedek Winn... Security Chief Odo has
requested that you stop by his office
before leaving the station.
WINN
(nods in
acknowledgement)
Please inform him that I'll be there
shortly.
49 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)
Winn's ship is still in port.
50 INT. KIRA'S QUARTERS
It's late and Kira is in a t-shirt, sipping tea and reading
a PADD.
ODO'S COM VOICE
Odo to Major Kira.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/21/94 - ACT TWO 26.
50 CONTINUED:
Kira puts down her PADD.
KIRA
(to com)
This is Kira.
51 INT. SECURITY OFFICE
Odo is working at his computer.
ODO
(to com)
Major... sorry to disturb you. But
I thought you should know... Secretary
Kubus is about to leave for Bajor.
52 INT. KIRA'S QUARTERS
As before. Intercut as necessary with Security.
KIRA
(to com)
How can that be?
ODO'S COM VOICE
Vedek Winn has granted him sanctuary.
KIRA
I'll be right there.
Kira gets up.
KIRA
(to com)
Kira to Ops.
DAX'S COM VOICE
Go ahead.
KIRA
Dax, has Winn's ship left the station?
53 INT. OPS
Dax is at her station, working the night shift with a skeleton
crew. Intercut as necessary.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/21/94 - ACT TWO 27.
53 CONTINUED:
DAX
(to comm)
Not yet, but I was about to clear
them for departure.
KIRA'S COM VOICE
Keep those docking clamps locked on.
I don't want that ship going anywhere
until I say so.
DAX
(to comm)
Understood.
Dax executes her orders.
54 INT. SECURITY OFFICE
Odo is still working at his computer. Kira ENTERS.
KIRA
(wasting no time)
Tell me what happened.
ODO
(eyes still on the
computer)
Kubus requested a private meeting
with Vedek Winn. They talked for
ten minutes. After which Winn asked
for the use of my computer. She
accessed some information from the
library system.
KIRA
And?
ODO
And then she called the Provisional
Government and informed them she was
granting Kubus sanctuary.
KIRA
Do you know what she looked up?
ODO
I'm trying to find out right now.
Odo works for a beat, then...
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/23/94 - ACT TWO 28.
54 CONTINUED:
ODO
(re: the monitor)
Hmm.
55 NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)
To include the monitor, on which is a photo of Prylar Bek,
the monk from Bareil's visions.
KIRA
That's Prylar Bek. Why would Winn
be interested in another Bajoran
collaborator?
ODO
I'm not sure.
(theorizing)
But Bek and Kubus did know each other.
Bek was the liaison between the
Cardassians and the Vedek Assembly
at the same time Kubus was Secretary
to the Occupational Government.
They spent a lot of time together on
the station.
KIRA
(gets an idea)
Hold on a minute. See if Winn
accessed any information on the Kendra
Valley Massacre.
Odo works the computer and brings up a new file.
ODO
You're right, she did. Do you think
Kubus told her something new about
the Massacre?
KIRA
What else is there to know?
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/31/94 - ACT TWO 29.
55 CONTINUED:
KIRA (Cont'd)
Kai Opaka's son and forty-two other
Bajoran freedom fighters were ambushed
and killed because Bek gave the
Cardassians the location of their
encampment. He made a full confession
in his suicide note. You were here
then. You must've read it yourself.
56 OMITTED
57 CLOSE ON KIRA
As she ponders Odo's words.
WINN (O.S.)
Major Kira.
Kira looks up and sees...
58 VEDEK WINN
Standing in the door to Security.
WINN
May I speak to you?
KIRA
Of course.
Kira nods her good-bye to Odo and EXITS into...
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/22/94 - ACT TWO 29A.
58A INT. PROMENADE
It's after hours, so Quark's is closed and the Promenade is
virtually deserted. Kira and Winn walk and talk.
WINN
I was told you were the one who
stopped my ship from leaving.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/24/94 - ACT TWO 30.
58A CONTINUED:
KIRA
That's right. I did.
(a beat)
You're the last person I would expect
to help a collaborator like Kubus.
Unless, of course, he has something
you need.
WINN
My needs are no concern of yours,
child.
(a beat)
Now I suggest that you allow my ship
to depart immediately.
KIRA
(not fazed)
You're free to leave any time you
want.
(a beat)
Unfortunately, in light of public
feelings about Kubus, I can't allow
any ship with him aboard to leave
the station until it's undergone a
thorough security check to prevent
sabotage.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/23/94 - ACT TWO 31.
58A CONTINUED: (2)
KIRA (Cont'd)
And that includes a molecular scan
for nanotechnology.
WINN
How long would such a scan take?
KIRA
I'm no expert, but I'm sure it could
take days... or even weeks.
59 OMITTED
60 ANGLE ON WINN
As she weighs her options. After a long beat, she allows
herself a slight smile.
WINN
Very well. It seems the Prophets
have decided you will have a part in
this after all.
(laying her cards on
the table)
In exchange for sanctuary, Kubus has
agreed to provide the name of the
man who was responsible for the
Massacre at Kendra Valley.
KIRA
Prylar Bek was responsible for the
massacre. Everyone knows that.
WINN
Bek was a pawn... an intermediary.
He killed himself to prevent the
discovery of the real traitor.
KIRA
The real traitor?
WINN
Bek's superior... the person who
ordered him to reveal the location
of the rebel base to the
Cardassians... the man who was truly
responsible for the massacre... Vedek
Bareil.
61 CLOSE ON KIRA
As she reacts to the mention of Bareil's name in shock and
disbelief.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/21/94 - ACT TWO 32.
61 CONTINUED:
Hold on her dismayed expression for a beat, then...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT TWO
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/24/94 - ACT THREE xx33
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
62 INT. PROMENADE
Only a few seconds later. A shocked Kira still faces Winn
on the darkened, otherwise deserted Promenade.
KIRA
Do you really think I'm going to let
you get away with this? No one's
going to believe the word of a
convicted traitor like Kubus.
WINN
I never said I believed him either.
I'm only trying to protect the
spiritual life of Bajor.
KIRA
Don't flatter yourself. You're trying
to grab power. Nothing more.
WINN
My child, do you want to risk the
consequences of having a collaborator
become the next Kai?
KIRA
He's not a collaborator.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/21/94 - ACT THREE 34.
62 CONTINUED:
WINN
That's yet to be determined. But if
he is chosen, and then turns out to
be guilty... the ramifications for
Bajor would be catastrophic. It
would shatter faith in the authority
of the Kai. And without a strong
Kai, Bajor can't survive.
KIRA
But you can't condemn Bareil without
proof.
WINN
I don't intend to. I was planning
to conduct a quiet investigation
when I returned to Bajor. But I
didn't know who to trust with such a
delicate assignment. Until now.
Kira realizes what Winn is offering her.
KIRA
You want me to do your dirty work
for you.
WINN
All I care about is the truth. And
I believe the Prophets have chosen
you to help me find it.
KIRA
I'll find the truth. Don't worry
about that. But I want you to keep
Kubus's accusations from becoming
public until I've had a chance to
prove Bareil's innocence.
WINN
You have my word. Let the Prophets
be my witness.
(a beat)
But if you discover proof of his
guilt...
KIRA
(interrupting)
Whatever I find out, I'll share with
you.
Winn studies her for a beat and then nods.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/24/94 - ACT THREE 35.
62 CONTINUED: (2)
WINN
Then it's decided.
They start to walk down thePromenade.
WINN
(continuing, gentle)
Oh, and child, one last thing. I
know you're under a terrible strain,
but if you're wise, you'll never
speak to me with such disrespect
again.
Winn smiles benevolently, but it's a frightening threat all
the same.
63 INT. DARKENED CARGO BAY
Close on Kubus.
KUBUS
It was the day after the raid...
64 INCLUDE KIRA AND WINN
Who are listening his story.
KIRA
(interrupting)
You mean the massacre.
WINN
(a slight reprimand
to Kira)
I think we all know what happened
that terrible day.
KIRA
I just want to make sure he gets his
story straight.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/21/94 - ACT THREE 36.
64 CONTINUED:
KUBUS
Don't worry about that, Major. Do
you think I could forget the deaths
of forty-three Bajorans, one of whom
was the Kai's son?
KIRA
Were you aware at the time that Prylar
Bek was a collaborator?
KUBUS
(dismissive of the
idea)
He wasn't a collaborator. He was
only a messenger between the
Cardassians and the Vedek Assembly.
(a beat)
But I could see in the weeks prior
to the massacre that something was
bothering him. He was tense, nervous.
He was in constant communication
with someone in the Vedek Assembly.
KIRA
Do you know who?
KUBUS
Not at the time... but the day after
the... incident, Vedek Bareil came
to visit him on the station.
KIRA
You saw them together?
KUBUS
I saw Bareil enter Bek's quarters,
which were in the same section as
mine. He was in there for a couple
of hours. At times I heard shouting
through the bulkhead.
WINN
(hoping for the worst)
Did you hear what they were saying?
KUBUS
No. But I did see Bareil when he
left the station.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/23/94 - ACT THREE 39.
64 CONTINUED: (2)
KUBUS
He looked very upset.
(troubled)
The next morning, Bek hung himself.
KIRA
(half to Winn)
That's all the evidence you have?
KUBUS
Isn't that enough? Bek was obviously
working with Bareil. When he realized
the enormity of what he'd done, he
must've wanted to confess. Bareil
wouldn't allow it, so Bek took the
only way out he had.
KIRA
That's a fascinating story but it's
all conjecture.
(to Winn)
There could be a dozen explanations
for why Bareil came to see Bek.
WINN
And it's up to you to find out which
of those explanations is true.
Kira looks to Kubus, who meets her gaze and there is something
about his calm almost uninterested stare that says he
believes he's telling the truth.
65 CLOSE ON KIRA
As she reacts to Kubus's quiet conviction.
66 INT. KIRA'S QUARTERS (OPTICAL)
Kira is talking to Bareil on a monitor. Bareil is smiling,
but he seems somewhat perplexed.
BAREIL
(on monitor)
What exactly is it that you're asking
me, Nerys?
Kira gives a nervous smile. This is very uncomfortable and
she's trying to keep it light.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/22/94 - ACT THREE 38.
66 CONTINUED:
KIRA
I guess I'm asking whether or not
you came to the station to see Bek
that day.
BAREIL
(on monitor)
I visited Bek, yes. But that hardly
makes me a collaborator.
KIRA
(almost apologetic)
I know that. It's Vedek Winn who
needs convincing.
BAREIL
(on monitor)
Poor Winn. I'm afraid her desire to
become Kai has clouded her judgement.
KIRA
I wouldn't take her lightly, if I
were you. She's determined to ruin
you.
BAREIL
(softly, on monitor)
Nerys, I know you're concerned for
me. And I appreciate it... more
than you know. I wish you could be
here with me right now.
KIRA
So do I.
BAREIL
(on monitor)
But believe me when I tell you,
there's no reason to worry. I had
nothing to do with the massacre.
And Winn will never be able to prove
otherwise.
KIRA
All right. But I still need to know
why you came to the station.
BAREIL
(on monitor)
Because Bek was a deeply troubled
man seeking spiritual guidance. His
guilt from betraying the Kendra Valley
base was overwhelming.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - 03/21/94 - ACT THREE 39.
66 CONTINUED: (2)
BAREIL
He called me for help and I came as
soon as I could...
(sad)
I only wish I'd been able to do more
for him.
KIRA
What did he tell you about the
massacre?
BAREIL
(on monitor)
Nerys, you have to understand, he
was a monk speaking in confidence to
his Vedek. I can't betray that trust.
KIRA
I understand. But is there anything
else you think I should know? About
Bek, or the massacre?
BAREIL
(on monitor)
Nothing that will satisfy Winn.
KIRA
Then I'll have to keep looking. But
one way or another, I'm going to
prove to Winn that you're innocent.
BAREIL
(on monitor)
Thank you, Nerys. I don't know what
I'd do without you.
KIRA
(smiles)
I wouldn't worry about that... I'm
not going anyplace.
Kira reaches out and touches the screen with her hand. He
reaches back and touches his side of the screen. And as
they hold hands electronically, we...
CUT TO:
67 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL) (STOCK)
Re-Establishing.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/30/94 - ACT THREE 40.
68 INT. SECURITY OFFICE (OPTICAL)
Odo works at his computer, while Kira watches over his
shoulder.
ODO
Just as I thought. When the
Cardassians left, they purged all
records of communication between the
station and Bajor.
KIRA
Then we'll have to get the information
from the other end.
ODO
I'll establish a computer link with
the Bajoran Central Archives. That
way I can access the files of the
Vedek Assembly.
Odo starts working on the computer. Kira sits down on his
desk, the weight of the world on her shoulders. Odo can't
help but notice.
ODO
Are you all right?
KIRA
I'm fine.
ODO
You don't look fine.
KIRA
It's nothing.
ODO
(doesn't believe her)
If you say so.
KIRA
I mean, he says he's not guilty. I
know he's not guilty...
ODO
But you're afraid he's guilty.
KIRA
(a beat, then simply)
I love him, Odo.
Odo doesn't know how to respond. This is a little too
personal for him. And though he would never admit it, he's
a little jealous.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/30/94 - ACT THREE 41.
68 CONTINUED:
ODO
Really... Well... I...
KIRA
What?
ODO
I was wondering when you were going
to figure that out. You humanoids...
when it comes to emotional
attachments, you never see the
obvious.
(changing the subject)
I'm into the Vedek Assembly archives.
KIRA
Can you retrieve the communications
records between the station and the
Assembly.
ODO
I'll need a time frame.
KIRA
Try the week leading up to the Kendra
Massacre.
Odo gives instructions to the computer, then...
ODO
That's odd...
KIRA
What?
ODO
All the communications records between
the Assembly members and Bek for
that week have been sealed.
KIRA
Sealed by who?
ODO
It doesn't say. It just indicates a
security seal.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/21/94 - ACT THREE 42.
68 CONTINUED: (2)
KIRA
(surprised)
In the Assembly records? Who has
that kind of authority?
Realizing the unhappy import of what he's about to say, Odo
is both somber and -- for him -- gentle.
ODO
Only a Vedek.
69 CLOSE ON KIRA
As she reacts. The weight of the world just got a lot
heavier.
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT THREE
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/24/94 - ACT FOUR 43.
ACT FOUR
FADE IN:
70 OMITTED
71 INT. QUARK'S (CONTINUOUS)
It's early in the day. QUARK isn't quite ready to open.
He's with a Dabo Girl counting strips of latinum into her
hand, one at a time.
QUARK
Eight... nine... ten.
Quark looks up at her like he's done. The Dabo Girl just
stares at him expectantly with her hand still out.
QUARK
(continuing)
Okay... okay... eleven.
(she's still waiting)
Fine... Twelve, thirteen, fourteen.
And not a strip more.
The Dabo Girl gives Quark a kiss on the head, then leaves
with her money. She passes by Kira and Odo, who have just
entered.
Odo looks at the girl, then looks back at Quark, somewhat
accusingly.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/21/94 - ACT FOUR 44.
71 CONTINUED:
QUARK
(continuing, explaining)
I hate payday.
Quark looks over at a grim faced Kira.
QUARK
(continuing, to Odo,
re: Kira)
Whatever she told you, I didn't do
it.
ODO
Relax, Quark. No one's accusing you
of anything.
QUARK
The day's still young.
KIRA
(trying to nice)
Don't be so defensive.
QUARK
I can't help it. Between the two of
you, I'm developing a persecution
complex.
KIRA
I'm sorry to hear that.
QUARK
(suspicious)
All right... what's going on? You
want something from me, don't you?
KIRA
(no kidding pal)
How'd you know?
ODO
(before Quark can
answer)
It's simple. We've been here over a
minute and we haven't insulted him,
threatened him, or arrested him.
QUARK
Exactly. So what is it and how much
trouble is it going to cause me?
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/21/94 - ACT FOUR 45.
71 CONTINUED: (2)
KIRA
No trouble at all. We just need you
to bypass a security seal.
QUARK
(faux innocence)
Isn't that... illegal?
ODO
(harumphs)
Spare us.
KIRA
Quark, this is important. We need
access to certain communication files
in the Vedek Assembly records.
QUARK
Perfect. Not only is it illegal...
it's sacrilegious.
KIRA
I'm sure the Prophets won't mind,
this one time.
QUARK
(to Kira)
Okay, but I'm going to need written
authorization from you, countersigned
by Commander...
ODO
(interrupting)
Just do it, Quark...
Quark realizes he has no choice.
QUARK
Sure, and then when things go wrong,
I take the fall.
KIRA
Nothing's going to go wrong.
QUARK
That's what you think. But I happen
to be a firm believer in Rule of
Acquisition number two-hundred and
eighty-five...
Kira and Odo look at Quark expectantly.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/24/94 - ACT FOUR 46.
71 CONTINUED: (3)
QUARK
(professorial)
"No good deed ever goes unpunished."
Quark activates his computer monitor and gets ready to go to
work.
ODO
You can access the Vedek Assembly's
records through the Bajoran Central
Archives...
QUARK
(dismissive)
Of course I can... if I want to barge
in like some rank amateur.
Quark gets started, then senses that they're still standing
there, staring at him.
QUARK
(doesn't want them
looking over his
shoulder)
This is going to take a little while.
I'll let you know when I'm done.
Kira and Odo exchange a look, and we...
CUT TO:
71A INT. PROMENADE - SECOND LEVEL
Kira and Odo are standing on the overpass that Bareil saw
Bek hanging from in his vision.
ODO
(indicating an area
of the bridge)
It happened right about here. Bek
hanged himself in front of dozens of
witnesses.
(dryly)
It caused quite a stir.
KIRA
At least he had the decency to feel
guilty about what he'd done.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/24/94 - ACT FOUR 47.
71A CONTINUED:
ODO
It's strange. Bek and I were passing
acquaintances here on the station.
From what little I knew about him, I
always thought he was a good man.
KIRA
Good men don't betray their own
people.
ODO
(sadly)
If there's one thing I've learned
about humanoids, it's that in extreme
situations, even the best of you are
capable of doing terrible things.
QUARK (O.S.)
Ah, there you are.
Kira and Odo turn around and see...
71B QUARK
looking pleased with himself.
QUARK
(continuing)
The good news is... I broke through
the security seal. The bad news
is... the file's empty. All the
transmission records have been erased.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/29/94 - ACT FOUR 48-51.
71C CLOSE ON KIRA
As she reacts to the news.
72
thru OMITTED
82
82A INT. OPS
Kira looks over O'Brien's shoulder as he tries to reconstruct
the transmission records.
O'BRIEN
They were erased all right.
KIRA
Is there anything you can do about
it?
O'Brien starts working the computer.
O'BRIEN
I could scan the empty file for traces
of recurring data fragments... There's
always a faint residue of the original
data if you know where to look. But
to unscramble those fragments so
they form a coherent pattern could
take a while...
KIRA
So what you're telling me is that
we're never going to retrieve that
information.
O'BRIEN
Not in time to do you any good.
(gets an idea)
Hold on a second... let me see
something.
O'Brien begins working the computer.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/24/94 - ACT FOUR 52.
82A CONTINUED: (2)
O'BRIEN
Maybe I can't get you the data, but
I might be able to find out who erased
it. Their retinal scan would've
been noted by the authorization
subroutine when they logged on.
KIRA
But wouldn't the scan have been
erased, too?
O'BRIEN
Sure. But even a fragment of a
retinal scan might be enough to
identify the user. Here, I'll run a
sweep of the authorization subroutine
and see if we can find anything.
O'Brien's been working through all of the above.
82B INCLUDE THE MONITOR (OPTICAL)
A string of glyphs and numbers flash across the monitor.
Eventually, the computer isolates several clusters of numbers.
O'BRIEN
Okay, these are mathematical
representations of fragments of the
retinal scan. We can use them to
reassemble a portion of the original
image.
As O'Brien manipulates the data, the numbers are replaced by
a small indistinct image fragment. As O'Brien continues to
work, the image coalesces into a photo of a Bajoran eye,
though some sections of the iris are missing.
O'BRIEN
Not bad. Now we'll cross-reference
it with the Assembly's main Archive
and try and see who it belongs to.
A whole series of close-ups of eyes flash by at rapid speed
on the monitor as the computer compares the partial retinal
scan to the Assembly records.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/24/94 - ACT FOUR 53.
82C ANGLE ON O'BRIEN AND KIRA
As they watch the images flash by.
82D CLOSE ON THE MONITOR (OPTICAL)
As a match is made. The image of the retinal scan is now
complete.
O'BRIEN
I think we've got something.
O'Brien leans over and hits a control. Kira tenses and the
computer zooms out to reveal...
82E BAREIL'S FACE (OPTICAL)
And some personal information from his user file.
82F CLOSE ON KIRA
This is what she's been fearing all along. Hold on her
reaction for a beat, and then...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FOUR
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/22/94 - ACT FIVE 54.
ACT FIVE
FADE IN:
83 INT. TEMPLE ANTECHAMBER (ORB SEQUENCE) (OPTICAL)
Bareil finds himself surrounded by Vedeks, who bow to him
respectfully..
VEDEKS
Blessings on Kai Bareil.
Bareil turns around, disoriented, and finds himself on...
84 INT. PROMENADE (OPTICAL)
The legs of the Hanged Man once again before his eyes.
BEK (O.S.)
(angry)
You...
Trying to find out who said his name, Bareil turns around a
hundred and eighty degrees and sees...
85 PRYLAR BEK (OPTICAL)
Emerging from the Bajoran Shrine on the Promenade.
BEK
I trusted you... I needed you... and
you let me die.
Bareil turns back to see what happened to the Hanged Man,
and suddenly he's in...
86 INT. KIRA'S QUARTERS (OPTICAL)
Female hands reach around Bareil and embrace him from behind.
Bareil turns, expecting to see Kira and instead sees...
87 VEDEK WINN (OPTICAL)
Wearing the same nightclothes Kira was wearing. Winn kisses
Bareil passionately.
WINN
You will be rewarded.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/22/94 - ACT FIVE 55.
87 CONTINUED:
Bareil pulls away from her embrace only to find himself
back in...
88 INT. TEMPLE ANTECHAMBER (OPTICAL)
Bareil turns and sees Kira dressed in her nightshirt.
KIRA
Accept this gift from the Prophets.
Bareil goes to embrace Kira, but as he reaches her, we see
Kira's shoulder jerk forward as if she's jamming her fist
into his stomach (her hand is off-camera). Bareil flinches,
then Kira pulls her arm back, and Bareil turns away from
her, holding his belly.
89 NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)
To reveal that Kira is holding the Bajoran dagger she used
to cut down Bek.
90 CLOSE ON BAREIL
Who collapses only to be caught at the last minute by Kai
Opaka, who cradles his head in her lap.
OPAKA
May the Prophets comfort you, my
child.
Bareil tries to speak, but he's dying.
OPAKA
May they comfort us all.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/22/94 - ACT FIVE 56.
91
thru OMITTED
93
94 EXTREME CLOSE-UP ON BAREIL (OPTICAL)
His eyes closing in death.
MATCH CUT TO:
95 INT. TEMPLE SHRINE CHAMBER (OPTICAL)
Extreme close up on Bareil as his eyes snap open and his
face is bathed in the light of the orb.
96 NEW ANGLE
As Bareil closes the doors of the ark.
96A NEW ANGLE
There's a tinkling of chimes at the door.
BAREIL
Come in.
Kira ENTERS, looking troubled.
BAREIL
Nerys?
KIRA
Did you really think I wouldn't learn
the truth?
BAREIL
The truth isn't always easy to
recognize.
KIRA
I recognize it now. And I don't
like what I see.
(a beat)
Why did you do it? Why did you erase
those transmission reports?
Bareil gives her a small smile.
BAREIL
Winn made a good decision when she
chose you to head her investigation.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/24/94 - ACT FIVE 57.
96A CONTINUED:
KIRA
You haven't answered my question.
BAREIL
You already know the answer.
KIRA
I won't believe it until I hear it
from you.
This is a moment Bareil's been dreading. There's a beat
before he can bring himself to speak.
BAREIL
Nerys, don't make me do this.
KIRA
I don't have any choice. Winn is
waiting to hear from me. Do you
really want me to tell her that you
were the one who ordered Bek to give
the Cardassians the location of the
resistance base? That you were
responsible for the deaths of those
forty-three people?
(a beat)
That you killed Kai Opaka's son?
BAREIL
(blurting it out,
trying to stop Kira
from talking)
The Cardassians were determined to
eliminate all resistance in the Kendra
Valley. If someone hadn't told them
the location of the base, they
would've wiped out every village in
the area. That would've meant the
deaths of twelve hundred innocent
Bajorans.
(a long beat)
I couldn't allow that.
Kira feels betrayed. There's no anger in her, only sadness.
KIRA
There must've been another way.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/22/94 - ACT FIVE 59.
96A CONTINUED: (2)
Kira stares at Bareil. At first, he can't bring himself to
look at her, but finally, he meets her gaze.
KIRA
I believed in you. I defended you.
And Winn was right all along.
(defeated)
Now she'll destroy you.
BAREIL
No. I destroyed myself.
97 ON BAREIL
There's nothing more he can say.
98 ON KIRA
The sight of him standing there in pain is too much for her.
She turns away and EXITS.
99 CLOSE ON BAREIL
All alone, everything that matters to him turned to ashes.
100 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)
Re-establishing.
101 INT. OPS
Kira ARRIVES on the Turbolift, deep in thought. She quietly
moves down to the Ops Table, watched by Dax and O'Brien.
Dax and O'Brien share a look of concern, but Kira betrays no
emotion. She's hoping to throw herself into her work.
KIRA
What's our status?
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/24/94 - ACT FIVE 58A.
101 CONTINUED:
O'BRIEN
Everything's under control.
DAX
You had a subspace transmission from
Vedek Winn. She seemed anxious to
talk to you.
Kira allows herself one small, weary sigh.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/22/94 - ACT FIVE 59.
101 CONTINUED: (2)
KIRA
I may as well get this over with.
Open a channel to the Vedek Assembly.
Put it on Monitor Seven.
Kira crosses to a monitor behind engineering. (NOTE: O'Brien
is not at his station.)
102 INCLUDE THE MONITOR (OPTICAL)
As Vedek Winn's face appears. She seems positively cheerful.
WINN
(on monitor)
I was wondering when you'd contact
me, child...
KIRA
I was waiting until I completed my
investigation.
WINN
(on monitor)
I must congratulate you on a job
well done. I knew the Prophets were
right in picking you to assist me.
KIRA
You sound like you already know what
I'm going to tell you.
WINN
(on monitor)
Oh, but I do. Bareil just made a
surprise announcement to the Vedek
Assembly. He's withdrawn himself
from the choosing. He no longer
wishes to be the next Kai.
Kira tries to speak, but it all seems futile.
WINN
(continuing, on monitor)
I know this is painful for you, child.
But you've done all of Bajor a great
service. Whoever is chosen tomorrow
as the new Kai will owe you a debt
of gratitude.
("good-bye")
May the Prophets guide you.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/24/94 - ACT FIVE 60-60A.
102 CONTINUED:
Kira nods numbly and ends the transmission.
102A CLOSE ON KIRA
As she tries to come to terms with Bareil's withdrawal.
102B INCLUDE DAX
Who has joined Kira.
DAX
(concerned)
Are you all right?
KIRA
It doesn't make sense.
Kira looks over at Dax as if she has all the answers.
KIRA
Bareil's an honorable man. He
wouldn't hide from the consequences
of his actions by covering them up.
(a beat)
There's something I'm missing.
She turns to O'Brien.
KIRA
Chief, I need to get back into the
Vedek Assembly Archive.
O'Brien's glad she hasn't given up.
O'BRIEN
(with enthusiasm)
Yes, sir.
And as O'Brien and Kira go back to work...
103
thru OMITTED
104
105 EXT. BAJORAN TEMPLE (MATTE) (OPTICAL)
The next day.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/24/94 - ACT FIVE 61.
106 INT. TEMPLE ANTECHAMBER
Kira is waiting outside the door to the Vedek Assembly room
as the Vedeks file out. There's quite a buzz off-screen,
implying that this is only part of a larger room and that
these are the last few Vedek to leave.
Winn EXITS, wearing the vestments of the Kai. She approaches
Kira with a patient smile. After a slight hesitation, Kira
reluctantly bows forward.
KIRA
(acknowledging Winn's
new title)
Kai Winn.
Winn reaches forward and takes hold of Kira's ear to read
her pagh.
WINN
Your pagh is strong, my child. Be
at peace. In time you will learn I
am not your enemy.
KIRA
I hope that's true.
WINN
I know you do.
(an afterthought)
Oh, and please tell Commander Sisko
that I'm going to have to postpone
appearing with him before the
Assembly. At least, for now.
Winn smiles sweetly and EXITS.
107 NEW ANGLE
As Bareil finally emerges from the Vedek Assembly chamber.
He takes Kira off to one side where they can talk privately.
BAREIL
Nerys... I didn't expect to see you
here.
KIRA
(simply)
You forgot to erase the transit files.
Bareil looks at her blankly.
BAREIL
I'm not sure I understand what you
mean.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/24/94 - ACT FIVE 62.
107 CONTINUED:
KIRA
You did a wonderful job erasing the
transmission records, but you forgot
all about the transit files. The
files that prove you weren't a
collaborator.
BAREIL
Let it rest, Nerys. It's over now.
The people have chosen Winn.
KIRA
Only because you withdrew. But you
didn't have to. The transit records
clearly show that you were on a
personal retreat at the Dakeen
monastery during the week leading up
to the massacre. I checked the Dakeen
transmission records and you had no
contact with anyone except for one
transmission after the massacre,
ordering you to return to the Vedek
Assembly.
BAREIL
That's enough, Nerys.
KIRA
It's not enough. There's no way you
could've ordered Bek to reveal the
location of the Kendra Valley
encampment. You've been covering up
for someone else. Someone who means
more to you than me. More to you
even than becoming Kai.
BAREIL
(trying to stop her)
Nerys, please, don't.
KIRA
Why not? It's the truth... isn't
it? Who else meant that much to
you... It had to be Kai Opaka.
(a beat as she lets
it sink in)
Opaka knew where the resistance cell
was located because her son was a
member.
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/24/94 - ACT FIVE 63.
107 CONTINUED: (2)
KIRA (Cont'd)
She was the collaborator, wasn't
she?
107A CLOSE ON BAREIL
Even though he's been exonerated in Kira's eyes, he's still
feels the burden of Opaka's actions.
BAREIL
She sacrificed her own son to save a
thousand people.
(a beat)
I had to protect her.
107B NEW ANGLE
As Kira realizes the implications of what Bareil has done.
KIRA
So now instead of you, we have Winn
to lead us.
BAREIL
(with simple faith)
It's the will of the Prophets...
KIRA
The question is... where is she going
to lead us?
DEEP SPACE: "The Collaborator" - REV. 03/23/94 - ACT FIVE 63.
107B CONTINUED:
BAREIL
Down paths she can't possibly imagine.
And she's going to need our help
along the way, even if she doesn't
realize it yet.
KIRA
And what happens to us?
BAREIL
What do you want to happen?
Kira walks over and kisses him. They stare into each others'
eyes for a beat. Then...
KIRA
Let's go pay our respects to the new
Kai.
Bareil smiles at Kira, and she smiles back. They've reached
a deeper understanding.
108 NEW ANGLE
Kira takes Bareil's arm and the two of them walk out of the
antechamber. And as they EXIT, we...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FIVE
THE END