STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Family Business"
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Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe
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STAR TREK: DS9 - "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - CAST
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Family Business"
CAST
SISKO BRUNT
KIRA ISHKA
ODO KASIDY
BASHIR SECRETARY
DAX
O'BRIEN
QUARK
JAKE
ROM
Non-Speaking Non-Speaking
N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES N.D. CREWMEN
STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - SETS
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Family Business"
SETS
INTERIORS EXTERIORS
DEEP SPACE NINE FERENGINAR
SISKO'S QUARTERS
QUARK'S
SECURITY OFFICE
OPS
AIRLOCK CORRIDOR
PROMENADE/SECOND LEVEL
CARGO BAY
REPLIMAT
TOWER OF COMMERCE - BRUNT'S ANTECHAMBER
ISHKA'S HOUSE
OFFICE
MAIN ROOM
STAR TREK: "Family Business" - 03/09/95 - PRONUNCIATION
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Family Business"
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
ADRED AH-dred
CESTUS SES-tus
HUPYRIAN HUE-pie-ree-an
ICOBERRY EYE-co-berry
ISHKA ISH-kuh
KASIDY YATES KAS-i-dee YATES
(rhymes with CRATES)
KELDAR KEL-dar
MOOGIE MOO-ghee
(Hard "G")
PARDSHAY PARD-SHAY
PELJENITES PEL-jen-ites
PETARIANS puh-TAIR-ee-uhns
INERTIUM i-NERT-ee-um
PAPRIKASH PAP-ri-kash
POLYDURANIDE POL-ee-DUR-uh-nide
TULABERRY TOO-luh-berry
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - TEASER 1.
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Family Business"
TEASER
FADE IN:
1 INT. SISKO'S QUARTERS
SISKO is cooking dinner, humming quietly to himself, when
JAKE ENTERS.
SISKO
Have a seat, Jake. Dinner's almost
ready.
Jake sniffs the air and smiles to himself.
JAKE
Let me guess, you convinced the
Peljenites to exchange ambassadors
with the Federation.
SISKO
How did you know that?
JAKE
You're cooking chicken paprikash.
(off Sisko's reaction)
You only cook Hungarian food when
you're in a really good mood.
As Jake's talking, Sisko puts the food on two plates and
brings it over to the table.
SISKO
I always said you were a smart kid.
JAKE
(smiles)
Runs in the family.
The two of them sit down to dinner.
JAKE
You know, I've got some good news,
too.
(a beat)
Captain Yates is back on the station.
Sisko looks at Jake like he's not sure whom he's talking
about.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - TEASER 2.
1 CONTINUED:
JAKE
Kasidy Yates. The freighter captain
I told you about.
SISKO
The one you want me to meet?
JAKE
I really think you'd like her.
SISKO
Maybe I'll run into her.
JAKE
I could invite her over for dinner.
How about tomorrow night?
Sisko can't help but smile at Jake's insistence.
SISKO
(laughs)
You're not going to give up on this,
are you?
JAKE
Is nineteen hundred hours okay?
SISKO
I think we're getting a little ahead
of ourselves here.
(before Jake can
protest)
Look, Jake I know you want me to
meet her, and I will. Just let me
handle it my way.
Jake sees that his dad doesn't want to argue about this
anymore, and eases up.
JAKE
You're going to like her, Dad.
SISKO
(not entirely convinced)
You never know.
And as they dig into their food...
2 INT. QUARK'S
The bar is busy. ROM is behind the bar, mixing some drinks
as a harried QUARK hurries over.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - TEASER 3.
2 CONTINUED:
QUARK
The place is packed. Where's Nog?
ROM
I gave him the night off.
QUARK
You what?
ROM
He's studying. For his Starfleet
exams.
(proudly)
He's a very dedicated student.
QUARK
He's a disgrace to his family... and
to Ferengi everywhere. He should be
here, helping us earn profit, not in
his room, learning how to be more
like a...
(with disgust)
Human.
ROM
He doesn't want to be Human, Brother.
He just wants to join Starfleet.
QUARK
It's the same thing.
By now, Quark has worked himself into a righteous anger.
QUARK
Don't you see? This is how it begins.
All it takes is for one impressionable
youngster to join Starfleet, and the
next thing you know, a whole
generation of Ferengi will be quoting
the Prime Directive and abandoning
the pursuit of latinum.
(a beat)
It's the end of Ferengi civilization
as we know it and it's all your fault.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - TEASER 4.
2 CONTINUED: (2)
Rom reaches out and pats his brother on the shoulder.
ROM
Relax, brother. Nog isn't going to
destroy the Ferengi way of life. He
just wants a job with better hours.
Rom smiles at his own joke. And as Quark makes a sour face
at his brother's blithe disregard for the crisis at hand...
3 NEW ANGLE
As a well-dressed officious-looking Ferengi ENTERS the bar.
This is BRUNT, and as we are about to learn, he is a
Liquidator (financial, of course) for the Ferengi Commerce
Authority (essentially an IRS agent).
He glances at a PADD, then looks around the room, spots Quark,
and immediately walks over to him.
BRUNT
You must be Quark.
QUARK
That's me. What can I do for you?
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - TEASER 5.
Brunt holds out the PADD so Quark can read it.
BRUNT
Brunt. F.C.A.
Rom looks over Quark's shoulder at the PADD.
ROM
(scared)
The Ferengi Commerce Authority.
Brunt puts the PADD away, and walks around to the other side
of the bar. There he takes out an ominous black scroll,
which he unfurls against the wall.
QUARK
(shocked)
A Writ of Accountability.
ROM
We're in trouble.
Rom is instantly in action, clearing the bar.
ROM
(to crowd)
All right, everyone. The bar is
closed. Everybody out. Go, go, go.
Now, now, now.
And as Rom ushers everyone out of the bar, we hold on Quark,
looking blankly at the writ, like it's the end of the world
staring him right in the face.
FADE OUT.
END OF TEASER
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - REV. 03/15/95 - ACT ONE 6.
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes)
4 INT. QUARK'S
The bar is now empty except for Quark, Rom and Brunt, who
are all seated at a table. Brunt is going over readouts
from several PADDS, comparing figures and punching in notes.
Quark and Rom watch him with concern from the other side of
the table.
ROM
So, how do you get to be an F.C.A.
liquidator anyway?
Quark glares at Rom.
BRUNT
(concentrating on his
work)
Hard work, bribes, and sucking up to
the boss. Just like any other job.
Brunt inputs a few more figures into a PADD.
BRUNT
You've had a very profitable year,
haven't you?
QUARK ROM
(simultaneous (simultaneous
with Rom) with Quark)
No. Yes.
The two brothers realize they've contradicted each other and
instantly change their tunes.
QUARK ROM
(simultaneous (simultaneous
with Rom) with Quark)
Yes. No.
Quark pokes Rom in the ribs and then smiles at Brunt.
QUARK
What we mean is, it's been a
profitable year, but not as
profitable as others. You know
how it is...
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - REV. 03/15/95 - ACT ONE 7.
4 CONTINUED:
QUARK (Cont'd)
... with the Dominion and the Maquis,
people just don't like to travel
anymore.
Brunt grunts his agreement, then does a few more calculations.
BRUNT
Are these all your assets?
QUARK
Down to the last slip of latinum.
BRUNT
You realize that concealing financial
information from the F.C.A. can result
in severe fines?
QUARK
I would never dream of trying to
hide anything from the F.C.A.
BRUNT
We'll see.
Brunt continues his work.
QUARK
Could I look over those figures again?
Brunt shows him the PADD. Quark makes a great show of
studying it in detail, then frowns.
QUARK
Wait a minute. That can't be right.
Quark thinks for a beat, then turns angrily on his brother.
QUARK
Rom, you forgot to include the profit
figures for the tulaberry wine
franchise.
ROM
But you told me...
QUARK
(cutting him off)
Go get them. Now.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT ONE 8.
4 CONTINUED: (2)
ROM
Yes, Brother.
Rom hurries off to do his brother's bidding.
QUARK
You'll have to excuse Rom. He means
well, but he can be a lobeless idiot
sometimes.
Brunt grunts his agreement and holds out a PADD.
BRUNT
Please provide a dermal imprint for
F.C.A. records.
QUARK
You haven't even told me what I'm
being charged with.
BRUNT
No. I haven't.
Brunt stares at Quark for a long beat. Quark finally realizes
what he's waiting for.
QUARK
Oh... How rude of me.
Quark reaches into his coat and produces a slip of latinum
(this is a coin about a third of the size of the regular
strips).
QUARK
For your trouble.
He hands it to Brunt, who accepts it without a second thought.
BRUNT
You're charged with violating the
Ferengi Trade Bylaws... subsection
one thousand twenty-seven, paragraph
three.
QUARK
Subsection one thousand twenty-seven,
paragraph three? I'm not sure I'm
familiar with that one.
BRUNT
In that case what you need is a copy
of the Bylaws.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - REV. 03/15/95 - ACT ONE 9.
4 CONTINUED: (3)
QUARK
Which you just happen to have.
Brunt holds up a PADD. Quark places several more slips on
the table and Brunt hands it to him. Quark quickly looks up
the relevant section.
QUARK
Subsection one thousand twenty-seven,
paragraph three. Improper supervision
of a family member?
BRUNT
That's correct.
QUARK
I knew it. This is about Nog, isn't
it?
Just then, Rom returns, carrying another PADD.
ROM
Nog? Nog hasn't done anything wrong.
QUARK
(to Brunt)
You see what I'm up against? I know
that as the eldest male I'm
responsible for the actions taken by
members of my family. But what am I
supposed to do? I told Rom not to
let the boy apply to Starfleet
Academy, but he wouldn't lift a finger
to stop him.
BRUNT
(shocked)
Your nephew is going to Starfleet
Academy?
Quark does a double-take. He realizes he may have just gotten
himself into even more trouble.
QUARK
Did I say that?
BRUNT
You're clearly incapable of
controlling your family.
QUARK
If this isn't about Nog, then why
have I been served with a Writ?
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - REV. 03/15/95 - ACT ONE 10.
4 CONTINUED: (4)
Brunt says nothing until Quark hurriedly gives him another
strip of latinum.
BRUNT
(consults a PADD)
You are being held accountable for
the criminal activities of one Ishka,
daughter of Adred, wife of Keldar.
QUARK
Ishka? You mean...
(looks to Rom)
Our mother?
(to Brunt)
What's she done?
Brunt says nothing until Quark hurriedly gives him another
slip of latinum.
BRUNT
She's charged with... earning profit.
Rom looks aghast.
ROM
Earning profit? Our Moogie?
And as Rom and Quark react in shock to this news...
CUT TO:
5 INT. SECURITY OFFICE
ODO'S at his desk. Quark ENTERS; he clearly seems agitated.
QUARK
Odo, I'm holding you personally
responsible for the safety of my bar
and personal possessions for as long
as I'm off the station.
(a beat)
And make sure my thieving brother
doesn't touch anything.
ODO
Going somewhere?
QUARK
Back to the homeworld to take care
of some business.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT ONE 10A.
5 CONTINUED:
ODO
A little trouble with the F.C.A.?
QUARK
How'd you know?
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT ONE 11.
5 CONTINUED: (2)
Odo just smiles.
QUARK
(continuing)
I won't be gone long. All I have to
do is get my mother to confess to
her crimes and I'll be on the next
transport back to the station.
ODO
Your mother? What's she done?
QUARK
It doesn't matter. The important
thing is I'm required by law to get
her to admit her wrongdoing, make
reparations and reveal her
accomplices. And that's what I'm
going to do.
ODO
Assuming she cooperates.
QUARK
She'd better. I have no intention
of spending my latinum to make
restitution for her crimes. I'll
wring that confession out of her if
I have to.
ODO
(surprised at Quark's
vehemence)
This is your mother you're talking
about.
QUARK
(bitter)
Don't remind me.
And with that, Quark storms away.
6 INT. OPS
Sisko and KIRA EXIT Sisko's office in mid-conversation.
KIRA
Chief O'Brien wants to know when you
can stop by and inspect the new
runabout.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT ONE 12.
6 CONTINUED:
SISKO
I'll be available at fourteen hundred
hours. And tell him I want to name
it the Rubicon.
KIRA
The Rubicon it is.
(smiles)
You know, at the rate we go through
runabouts, it's a good thing the
Earth has a lot of rivers.
And with that, Kira's off. DAX approaches Sisko.
DAX
So, have you met her yet?
SISKO
Met who?
DAX
Captain Yates.
SISKO
How do you know about her?
DAX
Jake introduced us.
(a beat)
So are you going to ask her to dinner?
SISKO
I'm considering it.
(a beat)
What did you think of her?
DAX
Let me put it this way, if I was
Curzon, I'd have stolen her from you
already.
SISKO
Which is one of the reasons I'm glad
you're not Curzon anymore.
They share a smile.
7 INT. AIRLOCK CORRIDOR
Quark is coming down the hallway, carrying a shoulder bag.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT ONE 13.
7 CONTINUED:
ROM (O.S.)
Brother, wait.
Quark cringes, then turns to find Rom hurrying up behind
him, also carrying a shoulder bag.
ROM
I'm coming with you.
QUARK
No, you're not.
ROM
Yes, I am.
QUARK
What did I tell you about
contradicting me?
ROM
You told me not to do it.
QUARK
That's right. So you're going to
stay here and watch over the bar
while I'm gone.
ROM
No, I'm not. The bar is closed.
There's no reason why I can't come
along.
QUARK
You want a reason? I'll give you a
reason. I don't want you to. And
you know why? Because you'll just
take her side.
ROM
You mean Moogie?
QUARK
Yes, I mean Moogie. And stop calling
her by that infantile nickname.
ROM
But she likes it.
QUARK
Well I don't.
ROM
Well she does.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT ONE 14.
7 CONTINUED: (2)
QUARK
You see? You always take her side.
ROM
Somebody has to. After all, she is
our mother.
(stubborn)
Now I'm coming with you. And that's
final.
QUARK
Fine. Come if you want. Just
remember one thing... this is between
Moogie... , I mean Mother, and me.
So if you know what's good for you,
you'll stay out of the way.
And with that, Quark stomps off toward the airlock. We hold
on Rom, who looks more determined than ever.
ROM
(to himself)
I don't think so.
And as Rom follows Quark into the airlock...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT ONE
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO 15.
ACT TWO
FADE IN:
8 EXT. FERENGINAR - MATTE SHOT (OPTICAL)
Ferenginar, the homeworld of the Ferengi, is a fetid dismal
swamp, subject to a near-endless downpour. The capital city
of the homeworld rises out of the swamp, a series of dome-
like structures piled almost haphazardly one atop another.
One particularly tall structure rises out of a marketplace
in the center of the city. It's a series of domes, one
stacked on the other, reaching to the sky like a high-tech
Angkor Wat. It's topped with a long, needle-like spire.
This is the Tower of Commerce in the Sacred Marketplace, the
center of all Ferengi civilization.
9 INT. ISHKA'S HOUSE - MAIN ROOM
The main room of Quark's family home is a rounded dome, in
keeping with normal Ferengi architecture. The room is lined
with display cases, bookshelves and holding racks, stacked
with an endless assortment of pretty and valuable looking
objects... jewelry, sculptures, scrolls, archaeological
artifacts, you name it.
There are no windows, but there are a few doors leading to
other parts of the building. The doors are low and tunnel-
like and even Ferengi have to stoop to get through them.
Rain from Ferenginar's relentless downpour can be heard
beating against the roof.
Quark and Rom ENTER, followed by Brunt. Each Ferengi deposits
a coin in a collection box by the door, then removes a towel
from a rack, and begins blotting off the rain.
QUARK
(a traditional
welcoming ceremony)
Welcome to our home. Please place
your imprint on the legal waivers
and deposit your admission fee in
the basket by the door. Remember,
my house is my house...
BRUNT
(a traditional
response, handing
back the towel)
As are its contents.
While Brunt scans the waivers on a console, Quark and Rom
survey the room.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO 16.
9 CONTINUED:
ROM
It's good to be back, isn't it
Brother?
QUARK
Now that you mention it... no.
OM
But you haven't been here in twenty
years.
QUARK
And if I had my way, I'd've been
gone another twenty.
As they're looking around, Brunt finishes inputting
information into a small console by the door, then drops a
slip of latinum into the collection box.
ROM
Mother certainly has been... acquiring
quite a few new things.
Brunt, who's overheard this, suddenly looks up suspiciously.
Rom catches the fact that he may have implicated his mother,
and quickly covers.
ROM
Doubtlessly with the generous stipend
you give her.
Quark just rolls his eyes. Brunt lets it pass, and begins
examining the artifacts in the house. Something catches
Rom's eye on one of the racks.
ROM
(excited)
Look, Brother. The latinum
tooth-sharpener I used when we were
children.
Rom holds up a small, intricately carved latinum tool.
QUARK
(bitter)
All I had was a cheap wooden
chewstick.
Brunt joins them.
BRUNT
Excuse me for interrupting, but we
have business to attend to.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO 17.
9 CONTINUED: (2)
BRUNT
(formal statement)
As a registered liquidator, it is my
duty to present a formal list of the
infractions committed by your mother.
You have three days to obtain an
admission of guilt from the accused.
QUARK
Three days? Is that all?
Brunt doesn't answer. He's still reciting a memorized
statement.
BRUNT
(hands Quark a PADD)
If you are not able to obtain a
confession, your mother will be placed
in indentured servitude and you will
be required to make restitution for
her crimes. Do you understand
everything I've said to you?
Rom looks at Quark, waiting to see if they understand, but
before Quark can answer...
ISHKA (O.S.)
He understands, all right.
Quark, Brunt, and Rom turn and see...
10 NEW ANGLE
Quark's mother, ISHKA, emerges from one of the doorways.
She's nothing like the subservient, deferring Ferengi woman
you might expect. Instead, she carries herself with
confidence and dignity... and she's wearing clothes.
ISHKA
Not that it matters. I'm not
confessing to anything.
Quark's chin drops and Brunt turns away in shocked
embarrassment, but Rom looks delighted.
ROM
Moogie!
Rom and his mother press their noses together in a loving
familial greeting.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO 18.
10 CONTINUED:
ISHKA
It's good to see you, Son. You look
well.
ROM
And you look...
(confused)
Dressed.
BRUNT
(shocked and surprised)
Your mother is wearing clothes.
QUARK
Mother, get undressed this instant.
ISHKA
Hello, Quark.
(smiles)
You haven't changed a bit.
But Ishka makes no move to disrobe. Brunt continues to avert
his eyes.
BRUNT
(to Quark)
Perhaps I should leave.
ISHKA
(to Brunt)
Perhaps you should.
BRUNT
(insulted, to Quark)
Was she addressing me?
QUARK
No no no, not at all.
ISHKA
Of course I was. This is my home
and I'll speak to whomever I want.
Even Rom is having a little trouble with this.
ROM
But Moogie, he's a stranger, and
you're a female.
ISHKA
It's all right, Rom. I know what
I'm doing.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO 18A.
10 CONTINUED: (2)
BRUNT
(very insulted)
Perhaps you do, but I will not stand
here and be spoken to by a female.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO 19.
10 CONTINUED: (3)
BRUNT
(to Quark, a threat)
You have three days to get your house
in order.
Brunt EXITS in a huff.
QUARK
(to Ishka)
Now see what you've done.
Quark is still having trouble looking at his mother while
she's dressed. He averts his eyes.
ISHKA
Quark, you're upsetting your brother.
QUARK
He's not the only one who's upset.
Not that anyone cares how I feel.
ISHKA
That's not true...
(softer)
I care.
Quark sees this as an opportunity. He thrusts the PADD Brunt
gave him forward.
QUARK
Then imprint this... and take off
those clothes.
Ishka doesn't even glance at the PADD.
ISHKA
I'm not doing anything of the kind.
QUARK
Yes you are. You're going to make a
full confession, so I can go back to
my bar and pretend none of this ever
happened.
ROM
(disappointed)
You mean we're leaving so soon?
ISHKA
Rom, this is your home. You can
stay as long as you like.
(to Quark)
Or leave whenever you like. It's up
to you.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO 20.
10 CONTINUED: (4)
And with that, Ishka turns and EXITS the room.
11 CLOSE ON QUARK AND ROM
As Quark stews at his mother's lack of cooperation. Rom
sits down beside his brother, glad to be home.
ROM
(smiling)
Same old Moogie.
12 INT. PROMENADE
O'BRIEN, BASHIR and Odo are standing outside Quark's, looking
at a lock on the front door.
ODO
Are you sure this is absolutely
necessary?
BASHIR
Well I don't know if I would call it
"necessary."
O'BRIEN
Constable, there's no telling how
long Quark will be gone. Besides,
all we want is our dartboard.
ODO
Can't you just replicate another
one?
BASHIR
(not enthusiastic)
We could...
O'BRIEN
But we're not going to. That's our
dartboard and we want it back. If
Quark was going to run off, you think
the least he could do is give us a
little warning so we could retrieve
our property.
BASHIR
It's the principle of the thing.
ODO
(harumphs)
Well getting it back might not be as
simple as you think.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/09/95 - ACT TWO 21.
12 CONTINUED:
ODO
This is one of Rom's special security
locks. I've never seen anything so
convoluted.
13 NEW ANGLE
To include Sisko, who approaches the three men.
SISKO
Is there a problem, gentlemen?
ODO
It seems Quark locked some of Chief
O'Brien and Doctor Bashir's personal
property inside his bar.
SISKO
Let me guess... your lucky dartboard?
O'BRIEN
We never said it was a "lucky"
dartboard.
BASHIR
We're just used to playing on it,
that's all.
SISKO
(to Odo)
A little defensive, aren't they?
Odo harumphs. Sisko looks at the lock.
SISKO
Hmm, a tripartite microsealing
mechanism. That's going to take a
while to get through.
(but it's not his
problem)
If you want any suggestions, I'll be
in cargo bay...
O'BRIEN
(cuts him off)
Four.
SISKO
(correcting him)
Seven.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO 22.
13 CONTINUED:
O'BRIEN
(embarrassed)
Oh, I just thought...
SISKO
Thought what?
O'BRIEN
Thought you were going to visit that
freighter captain.
BASHIR
You know... Jake's friend.
SISKO
How do you two know about that?
BASHIR
The chief told me.
O'Brien glares at Bashir.
O'BRIEN
Captain Yates seems like a very
capable woman.
ODO
(trying to be one of
the guys)
Not bad looking either...
(beat, then embarrassed)
Or so I've been told.
Sisko's amused by their interest in his personal life.
SISKO
Exactly how many people has Jake
talked to about this woman?
O'BRIEN
(shrugging)
Everyone.
And off Sisko's reaction...
CUT TO:
14 INT. ISHKA'S HOUSE - MAIN ROOM
Quark is playing with an old knickknack that obviously stirs
childhood memories. Rom ENTERS, carrying a tray of food.
Quark immediately puts down the memento, not wanting to be
caught in a sentimental mood.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO 23.
14 CONTINUED:
ROM
Tube grubs, extra juicy, just the
way you like them.
Quark watches as Rom ladles the grubs from the bowl onto
three plates. Rom realizes that Quark has made no move toward
the table.
ROM
What's wrong, Brother? Aren't you
hungry?
QUARK
What are you doing?
ROM
Serving dinner.
QUARK
That's mother's job.
ROM
She's not feeling well.
QUARK
Not feeling well? Wait a minute,
that's not bad. We could say she's
having emotional problems. We might
even be able to get the F.C.A. to
drop the charges in light of her
illness.
ROM
Actually, all she has is a slight
rash. Her skin's still a little
sensitive to clothing.
QUARK
That's hardly an excuse not to serve
her sons dinner.
Quark looks at the plate of food.
QUARK
Look at this... she hasn't even
softened these grubs for us.
ROM
You know Moogie. She never liked to
chew our food for us.
QUARK
(bitterly)
Not even when we were children.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO 24.
14 CONTINUED: (2)
ROM
She always had her own way of doing
things.
QUARK
Remember how the other children used
to tease us about her.
(imitating)
"Your mother won't chew your food.
Your mother talks to strangers."
It's like she went out of her way to
embarrass us. Not to mention Father.
(a beat)
I remember there were nights when I
would find him sitting, slumped in
that chair. He'd say to me, "Quark,
I don't know what I'm going to do
about that female." No wonder he
never made much profit. He was too
busy worrying about her.
ROM
I thought Father did all right.
QUARK
He could've done a lot better, if
she'd just behaved herself... showed
him the respect he deserved.
(a beat)
Well, she may have dragged Father
down, but she's not doing the same
to me. It's time someone put her in
her place.
15 NEW ANGLE
As Ishka ENTERS, still clothed.
ISHKA
Have anyone in mind for the job?
Before Quark can answer, she sits down and smells her food.
ISHKA
Mmm, dank and musty.
Rom grins, delighted at the praise.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO 25.
15 CONTINUED:
ROM
I hand picked them from the cellar.
Quark is calm and in control, trying to sound as reasonable
and non-confrontational as possible.
QUARK
Mother, we need to talk.
ISHKA
We can talk later. These tube grubs
are getting warm.
QUARK
The tube grubs can wait. You've had
your fun, you've proved you could
earn a little profit, but now it's
over.
ISHKA
Forget it, Quark.
(cutting to the chase)
I'm not imprinting any confession.
QUARK
Why not? Imprinting the confession
doesn't take away your... achievement.
Just admit to what you did and tell
the F.C.A. the name of any male who
might've helped you.
ROM
What exactly did she do, Brother?
QUARK
Never mind what she did.
ISHKA
Why don't you tell him? Or would
you prefer I did?
QUARK
All right.
(to Rom)
She took part of the monthly stipend
that I send her and invested it in
a Hupyrian beetle farm.
ISHKA
High quality beetles. The best.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO 26.
15 CONTINUED: (2)
ROM
Really? How much did you make,
Moogie?
ISHKA
Three bars of gold-pressed latinum.
ROM
(that's all?)
Three bars of latinum?
(to Quark)
Isn't the F.C.A. overreacting a
little?
Quark is having a hard time controlling his temper.
QUARK
It doesn't matter if it's one slip
or a hundred thousand bars, females
are not allowed to earn profit.
ISHKA
Why not?
QUARK
Because it's the law. And without
law, society would descend into chaos.
ISHKA
If you ask me, our society could use
a little chaos...
QUARK
Not if I have anything to say about
it.
Quark glowers at Ishka, who glares at Quark.
ROM
Gee, I wish Father were alive.
They both look at him like he's crazy.
ROM
Then it'd be just like old times...
sitting around the family table,
eating tube grubs, discussing
important issues of the day.
They both stare at him for a beat, then turn back to each
other as if he doesn't exist.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO 27.
15 CONTINUED: (3)
QUARK
Mother, I know you're not like other
females. You like to think about
things... you have opinions...
ISHKA
Is that a compliment, or an
accusation?
QUARK
It's a fact. But what's also a fact,
is that if you don't imprint this
confession, you'll be sold into
indentured servitude, and I'll be
forced to make restitution.
ROM
But Brother, it's only three bars of
latinum.
QUARK
And I'm not going to allow those
three bars to destroy our family.
(a beat)
If our disgrace is made known, do
you think we could ever do business
with another Ferengi again? I
wouldn't do business with me.
Quark reins himself in, trying to remain as calm as possible.
QUARK
(to Ishka, pleading)
Mother, please, for our family's
reputation, for your sons' financial
future, please, imprint the
confession.
ISHKA
I can't. I wish you could understand,
Quark.
Quark finally loses it.
QUARK
I understand perfectly. You're a
selfish female, who never cared about
this family, about Father, or about
me.
Quark gets up and storms off, furious at her.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO 28.
16 CLOSE ON ISHKA AND ROM
As they react to Quark's outburst. Rom is uneasy, but Ishka
refuses to show any emotion.
ISHKA
Rom, could you pass the millipede
sauce?
And as Rom complies.
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT TWO
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT THREE 29.
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
17 INT. ISHKA'S HOUSE - BEDROOM
Ishka's dome-shaped bedroom is a stark contrast to the rest
of the house. The furniture consists of a simple futon-like
mattress on the floor, a chest of drawers, and a single chair.
Ishka and Rom ENTER.
Rom can't help but smile as he surveys the room.
ROM
I see you haven't changed your
bedroom, Moogie. It's still very...
traditional.
ISHKA
I keep it this way to remind myself
how idiotic Ferengi tradition can be
when it comes to females.
ROM
Oh.
Rom looks around, and he's clearly averting his eyes to avoid
looking at his mother.
ISHKA
Rom, is something wrong?
ROM
(uncomfortable)
Wrong... No... Not really... except...
(blurts it out)
Your clothes.
ISHKA
Would you feel more comfortable if I
took them off?
ROM
Well, maybe... just a little.
ISHKA
All right... if it makes you feel
better. But only for you.
18 NEW ANGLE
As Ishka disrobes. For the rest of the scene we don't see
any of her body except her shoulders or her back.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT THREE 30.
18 CONTINUED:
ISHKA
Better?
ROM
(smiling)
Much.
(a beat)
You know, Moogie, it really would
mean a lot to Quark if you imprinted
that confession.
ISHKA
He's made that quite clear.
ROM
I know he can be headstrong and
overbearing, not to mention mean...
and insulting... and rude... but
he's not all bad. He works hard.
You should see the bar. It's
thriving.
ISHKA
I'd like to. But Ferengi tradition
doesn't allow females to travel.
ROM
Quark doesn't make the rules.
ISHKA
He just lives by them.
ROM
Like a good Ferengi.
ISHKA
Like an unenlightened Ferengi.
ROM
Moogie, can't you give back the three
bars of latinum? If you don't, you're
going to destroy everything Quark's
worked for.
ISHKA
You always were a good boy. I don't
think Quark knows how lucky he is to
have a brother as loyal as you.
ROM
He knows. He just doesn't like
showing it.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT THREE 31.
18 CONTINUED: (2)
ROM
(a beat)
If you cooperate with the F.C.A., I
bet I could convince him to increase
your stipend.
ISHKA
This isn't about money, Rom. Quark
has always been very generous with
my stipend. I have more than enough
to live on.
ROM
If it's not about money, then what
is it about?
ISHKA
It's about pride. And knowing that
I'm just as capable of earning profit
as any male. Don't you see, if I
imprint that confession, it'll mean
admitting what I did was wrong. And
I'm not going to do that. I'd rather
be sold into servitude.
ROM
But what about Quark?
ISHKA
He's a smart boy. He can take care
of himself.
Ishka shakes her head. She doesn't want to talk about this
anymore.
ISHKA
Now that's enough about your brother.
Let me see those teeth.
ROM
My teeth? Why?
ISHKA
They're looking a little dull.
(a beat)
Why don't you sit down. I'll sharpen
them for you.
Rom sits down in the chair. Ishka reaches into the chest of
drawers and takes out a tooth-sharpener.
ROM
Aw, Moogie... You're the best.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT THREE 32.
18 CONTINUED: (3)
And as Rom settles in for a nice soothing tooth-
sharpening...
19 INT. CARGO BAY
A group of alien freighter CREWMEN work at loading cargo
through the airlock, under the direction of KASIDY YATES, an
attractive human woman in her mid-thirties. Kasidy is the
captain of her own ship, an independent interstellar freighter,
and she bears herself with the confidence befitting her
position. She is, however, a civilian, which allows her to
be a little more relaxed with her crew than if she were in
Starfleet.
Kasidy spots one of her crew trying to muscle a heavy
container toward the airlock without much success.
KASIDY
Pardshay, don't be an idiot. Go get
an anti-grav sled before you hurt
yourself.
During the above, Sisko ENTERS. Once the crewman has EXITED,
Sisko steps forward.
SISKO
Why don't you just beam it to your
cargo hold?
KASIDY
(smiles)
I wish I could. But it's unstable
biomatter.
SISKO
The transporter should still be able
to handle it, as long as you adjust
the phase transition inhibitor.
KASIDY
Provided I had a Mark Seven
Transporter.
SISKO
You're still using a Mark Six?
KASIDY
(a little embarrassed)
A Mark Five.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT THREE 33.
19 CONTINUED:
SISKO
A Mark Five? I thought they stopped
making those...
KASIDY
Fifteen years ago. But when you're
working for the Petarians, you have
to make do with what they give you.
Kasidy glances at Sisko's pips and realizes who she's talking
to.
KASIDY
(smiles)
Let me guess... Commander Sisko.
SISKO
(smiles back)
Benjamin.
KASIDY
Kasidy... Kasidy Yates.
SISKO
I know.
There's a beat as they take each other's measure.
SISKO
My son's told me a lot about you.
KASIDY
I think Jake fancies himself something
of a matchmaker.
SISKO
He means well. But he does get a
little too enthusiastic now and then.
Suddenly, from off screen, Sisko and Kasidy hear the sound
of something heavy crashing to the ground and men cursing
indistinctly.
KASIDY
Damn, that sounded like the inertium
ore.
(a beat)
I'd better see what's going on.
SISKO
I'll give you a hand.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT THREE 33A.
19 CONTINUED: (2)
KASIDY
I can take care of it.
SISKO
Of course. Sorry about Jake.
Kasidy starts to move away, then...
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT THREE 34.
19 CONTINUED: (3)
KASIDY
How about coffee? Tomorrow evening...
say eighteen hundred hours?
SISKO
(surprised)
Sounds good.
KASIDY
Then I'll see you tomorrow.
Kasidy EXITS to take care of business. Sisko watches her
go. That turned out a lot better than he thought.
20 INT. ISHKA'S HOUSE - MAIN ROOM - MORNING
It's early in the morning, which on Ferenginar means the
sound of rain outside is a little less intense. Quark is
seated at a computer console, working. He looks bleary-eyed,
like he's been up all night.
Rom ENTERS, yawning and cleaning his ears with his favorite
earpick. He looks happy and well-rested.
ROM
There's nothing like sleeping in
your old room.
Rom sits down.
ROM
So, how was your night?
QUARK
Mother's been busy.
ROM
Really, I didn't even know she was
up yet.
QUARK
I mean she's been busy. I've been
doing some checking. This isn't
about three bars of latinum.
ROM
You mean she earned more?
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT THREE 35.
20 CONTINUED:
QUARK
(still working)
A lot more. So much that I haven't
even been able to track it all down.
She's been operating under dozens of
different aliases, conducting
transactions all over the Ferengi
Alliance...
(a beat)
Do you know what this means?
ROM
(in awe)
It means Moogie's got the lobes for
business.
QUARK
(ignores him)
Even if I sold everything I had I
couldn't come close to paying back
what she's earned.
(a beat)
I'm ruined.
And as Quark stares blankly at the computer console, we...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT THREE
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FOUR 36.
ACT FOUR
FADE IN:
21 INT. PROMENADE
Sisko and Jake talk as they walk together down the Promenade.
Quark's is still closed.
JAKE
Coffee? That's it? All you're going
to have is coffee?
SISKO
(joking)
Well, I was thinking of having an
icoberry tart.
JAKE
You know what I mean. A cup of coffee
doesn't give you a lot of time to
get to know someone.
SISKO
We're not even sure we want to get
to know each other.
MORN approaches Sisko and Jake. He looks like he's about to
ask a question, but Sisko pats him on the shoulder.
SISKO
(smiling)
I haven't heard any news, but I'm
sure when Quark gets back you'll be
the first to know.
Morn nods sadly. Sisko and Jake continue walking.
JAKE
So what are you two going to talk
about?
SISKO
I have no idea.
JAKE
Well, you should think about it,
rehearse a few clever things to say,
come up with a couple of good stories
to catch her interest...
SISKO
Jake, this isn't exactly my first
date.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FOUR 37.
21 CONTINUED:
JAKE
It's your first date in a long time.
SISKO
You're just going to have to have a
little faith in the old man.
JAKE
I guess you'll do fine.
(a beat)
So what are you going to wear?
SISKO
This.
Sisko gestures to indicate he means his uniform.
JAKE
(disapproving)
Your uniform?
And as the round a bend in the Promenade...
CUT TO:
22 INT. ISHKA'S HOUSE - MAIN ROOM
Quark is seated in a chair at the table. Rom is seated across
from him, staring at his brother.
ROM
Brother, is everything all right?
Quark grunts. Rom takes that as a yes.
ROM
I'm so proud of you, Quark.
(still no response
from Quark)
I mean other people in your situation
might overreact and lose their temper,
make a bad situation worse. But not
my brother. You're too smart for
that. You're going to sit there and
study the problem, and then come up
with a clear, simple solution.
QUARK
I already have.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FOUR 38.
22 CONTINUED:
ROM
(excited)
You see, I told you.
(a beat)
What is it?
QUARK
(leaping to his feet)
I'm going to kill her.
Quark pushes by Rom and storms toward Ishka's bedroom.
ROM
(appalled)
Moogie?
And as Rom hurries after Quark...
CUT TO:
23 INT. ISHKA'S HOUSE - BEDROOM
As Quark storms in, Ishka is seated on the bed working on a
PADD. She tries to hide the PADD under the mattress, but
Quark spots it.
QUARK
A-ha. Caught you. Give me that.
ISHKA
Give you what?
QUARK
That PADD you just hid under the
mattress.
ISHKA
It's a letter to your cousin Stol.
QUARK
A likely story.
Quark reaches over and pulls out the PADD as Rom ENTERS.
QUARK
I knew it. You were trying to hide
more profits. Well it won't work.
I know all about your little financial
empire.
ISHKA
(calmly)
It's not so little.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FOUR 39.
23 CONTINUED:
QUARK
Then you admit it?
ROM
Brother, calm down. I'm sure Moogie
has a perfectly good explanation for
what she's done.
(to Ishka)
Don't you, Moogie?
ISHKA
(to Quark)
Since when does a Ferengi have to
make excuses for earning profit?
QUARK
(the bottom line)
You're a female.
ISHKA
And when it comes to profit, this
female is a better Ferengi than you'll
ever be.
QUARK
You expect me to believe you did all
this on your own? You had help,
admit it. Tell me his name. I'll
see to it that the F.C.A. hangs him
by his lobes in the Sacred
Marketplace.
ISHKA
(exasperated)
Quark, sometimes you can be so thick-
headed.
ROM
Now, Moogie, there's no need to be
insulting.
ISHKA
Of course there is. Insults are the
only thing he understands. He's so
blind with jealousy, he can't even
think straight.
QUARK
Me? Jealous of you? Hah.
ISHKA
You're just like your father.
Both Quark and Rom flinch at this sacrilegious mention of
the father.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FOUR 40.
23 CONTINUED: (2)
QUARK
Why would Father be jealous of you?
ISHKA
Because he knew I had the lobes for
business and he didn't. I tried to
help him, give him financial advice,
but he wouldn't listen to me. Because
I was a female.
QUARK
What other reason did he need?
Females don't belong in business.
ISHKA
Give me one reason why not.
QUARK
Because it's wrong.
ISHKA
You're going to have to do better
than that.
QUARK
No I'm not. It's the law. That was
good enough for Father, and it's
good enough for me.
ISHKA
A lot of things were good enough for
your father. He was a lobeless
failure... and if you're not careful,
you're going to end up just like
him.
QUARK
That does it.
Quark turns to leave.
ROM
Brother, where are you going?
QUARK
To the F.C.A.
(glares at Ishka)
Let's see what they have to say about
your...
(a curse)
"Financial Empire."
Quark EXITS with a full head of steam.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FOUR 41.
24 INT. ISHKA'S HOUSE - MAIN ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Quark stomps toward the front door. Rom hurries after him.
ROM
Brother, wait.
With a burst of speed, Rom manages to interpose himself
between Quark and the door.
QUARK
Out of my way, Rom.
ROM
No. I'm not going to let you hurt
Mother.
QUARK
She's no mother of mine.
ROM
Why? Because of what she said about
Father? Did it ever occur to you
that she might be right?
QUARK
How dare you take her side against
Father?
ROM
Don't tell me about Father. I knew
him a lot better than you did. You
ran off as soon as you reached the
Age of Ascension. But I stayed here
for ten more years. And you know
what I learned in those ten years?
I learned that Father was no financial
genius.
QUARK
Take that back.
Quark shoves Rom, but Rom doesn't move.
ROM
It's the truth.
Rom shoves Quark back. Quark can't believe it.
ROM
He went from one bad deal to the
next, one failure after another. He
couldn't hold onto latinum if you
sewed it into his pants.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FOUR 42.
24 CONTINUED:
QUARK
That does it.
25 NEW ANGLE
Quark grabs Rom and yanks him backward. But Rom hangs on
and the two of them go crashing into a huge rack of
collectibles. Rom, Quark, and the collectibles smash to the
ground.
The two brothers continue to struggle, upsetting shelves,
crashing into furniture, and generally making a mess of the
place. It's a bad fight, and both of them are letting out
years of pent up frustration and sibling rivalry.
It's a pretty even fight and neither brother has the clear
upper hand when Ishka ENTERS the room.
ISHKA
(stern)
Quark. Rom.
Quark and Rom keep fighting, oblivious to their mother.
They begin choking each other.
ISHKA
(louder)
That's enough.
Ishka goes and physically separates Rom and Quark, but they
continue to choke each other.
ISHKA
(to Rom)
Let him go.
ROM
(being choked)
But Moogie...
ISHKA
Stop it, both of you.
Ishka grabs the brothers roughly by the ears and twists,
until they let go of each other.
ISHKA
(to Rom)
If your brother wants to go to the
F.C.A., let him.
ROM
But you'll get in trouble.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FOUR 43.
25 CONTINUED:
ISHKA
I'll worry about that.
Quark gets to his feet and glares at his mother.
ISHKA
Go on. What are you waiting for?
Without a word, Quark turns and EXITS.
26 CLOSE ON ISHKA
As she watches her son walk out on her, and tries not to let
the pain show.
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FOUR
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - REV. 03/09/95 - ACT FIVE 44.
ACT FIVE
FADE IN:
27 EXT. FERENGINAR - MATTE SHOT (OPTICAL)
As before, but we slowly move in on the Tower of Commerce,
the highest building in the city.
28 INT. TOWER OF COMMERCE - BRUNT'S ANTECHAMBER (VPB)
Wall monitors stationed around the room spit forth a constant
stream of financial data, market fluctuations, currency
values, commodity prices, etc. A Ferengi SECRETARY (male,
of course) sits at a desk studying financial data off a small
console. Two or three other Ferengis sit waiting to see
Brunt, who's office is accessible only from this room.
Quark ENTERS, puffing heavily. He looks at the other people
waiting.
QUARK
That's the steepest forty flights of
stairs I've ever climbed.
Even though he's out of breath, he can't help but look at
the monitors to study the financial data.
QUARK
Seven slips of latinum to use the
elevator. Talk about inflation.
(re: monitor; surprised)
Refined dilithium down ten percent?
But he knows he has other business to attend to. He
approaches the Secretary.
QUARK
The name's Quark. I'm here to see
Liquidator Brunt.
The Secretary looks at Quark, then lets his eyes drop to a
slot in the desk. Quark realizes what's expected of him.
QUARK
Oh, of course.
He takes out some slips of latinum and puts them in the slot.
SECRETARY
And two more.
Quark looks at the Secretary like he's being unreasonable.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE 45.
28 CONTINUED:
SECRETARY
(re: wall monitors)
For use of the financial data net.
QUARK
But I barely looked at it.
SECRETARY
Which is why I'm only charging you
two slips.
Quark looks depressed. He's been away from the homeworld
for too long. Quark deposits the latinum.
SECRETARY
I'll tell Liquidator Brunt that you're
here. Have a seat.
Quark starts toward a comfortable looking chair, then stops
himself.
QUARK
(re: the chair)
How much?
SECRETARY
Three slips. A bargain.
QUARK
I'll stand.
SECRETARY
That'll be one slip.
QUARK
(getting back into
the swing of things)
I'll give you two for the chair.
The Secretary smiles and looks again to the slot in the desk.
Quark deposits two slips of latinum and takes a seat.
SECRETARY
If you're here to deliver an imprinted
confession, you can leave it with
me. I'll see that Liquidator Brunt
gets it. For a nominal handling
charge.
QUARK
Tell Brunt I need to talk to him
now.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE 46.
28 CONTINUED: (2)
QUARK
I have information that could shake
the very foundation of the Ferengi
Alliance.
Just then, Rom ENTERS, also out of breath.
ROM
Brother. Wait.
Rom is going to continue to protest, but is too worn out.
ROM
I have to sit down.
Rom takes a seat.
SECRETARY
That'll be three slips of latinum.
Rom checks his pockets. They're empty.
ROM
Brother, can you loan me...
QUARK
Yeah, yeah. Here.
Quark leans over and places three more slips into the slot
in the desk.
QUARK
Now what do you want?
ROM
(finally catching his
breath)
I have a message from Moogie.
QUARK
There's nothing she could say that
would interest me.
ROM
(quietly)
She'll share it with you.
QUARK
(shocked)
What was that?
ROM
Her profits. Fifty-fifty.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE 47.
28 CONTINUED: (3)
There's a short pause, then Quark smiles.
QUARK
(to the Secretary)
Tell Brunt I'll talk to him later.
(to Rom)
Come on. Let's try out that elevator.
ROM
But it's so expensive.
QUARK
I can afford it.
Quark and Rom EXIT.
29 INT. ISHKA'S HOUSE - MAIN ROOM
Quark is standing in the main room, waiting. Ishka ENTERS
with Rom.
QUARK
(polite)
Mother, I want to apologize for all
the terrible things I said. I was
angry, and I got carried away. I'm
sorry.
ISHKA
Apology accepted. I'm just glad
that Rom was able to catch you before
you made a horrible mistake.
QUARK
It would've been a shame to waste
all that profit.
ISHKA
I'm glad we agree.
There's an awkward beat as Ishka and Quark both try to figure
out how to proceed.
QUARK
So, just how much latinum have you
made?
Ishka's a little surprised by this question.
ISHKA
Does it matter?
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE 48.
29 CONTINUED:
QUARK
I only want to make sure everything
is divided fairly.
ISHKA
Divided?
QUARK
Fifty-fifty. Just like you said.
ISHKA
I never said that.
(to Rom)
You said he'd let me keep all the
profit for myself.
QUARK
I said no such thing.
There's a beat, then they both look to Rom.
ROM
So I lied to both of you. I had no
choice. It was the only way to get
the two of you talking again.
QUARK
There's nothing to say.
ISHKA
Don't get your lobes caught in the
door on your way out.
ROM
(holds up his arms)
That's enough bickering. You're
both acting like children. I will
not stand by and let this family
fall apart.
(to Quark)
Quark, you should be ashamed of
yourself. I've seen you treat
Cardassians with more respect than
you show your own mother.
(to Ishka)
And Moogie, if Quark can uncover
your hidden investments, eventually
the F.C.A. will too. And all that
profit will be lost. Think about
that for a moment.
It's not a pleasant thought to either Ishka or Quark.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE 49.
29 CONTINUED: (2)
ROM
Now neither of you is going to leave
this room until you've settled things.
Is that clear?
Neither one of them disagrees.
ROM
And no shouting. I'm going to take
a nap.
Rom EXITS.
30 NEW ANGLE
On Quark and Ishka as they stare at the exiting Rom in wonder.
ISHKA
He's a sweet boy.
QUARK
That's easy for you to say. He
doesn't live next door to you.
ISHKA
You're too hard on him. You always
have been.
QUARK
I had to be. You were always too
easy on him. Maybe if you'd pushed
him a little harder, he would've
amounted to something.
ISHKA
I doubt it. When it comes to
business, he takes after your father.
QUARK
You enjoy insulting Father, don't
you?
ISHKA
I'm not insulting anyone; I'm just
being honest. Rom's a lot like his
father...
(a beat)
And I suppose, you're a lot like me.
This little insight catches Quark by surprise.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE 50.
30 CONTINUED:
QUARK
I never knew you felt that way.
ISHKA
Your father might've bought you your
first copy of the Rules of
Acquisition, but who helped you
memorize them?
QUARK
(softly)
You did.
ISHKA
I don't think I've ever been prouder
than the first time you made it
through all two hundred and eighty-
five rules without a mistake.
QUARK
Rom knows them just as well as I do.
ISHKA
But you understand them. Rom never
did. And neither did your father.
(a beat)
But even if Keldar didn't know the
first thing about profit, he knew
everything about family. He was a
good husband and a wonderful father.
And I loved him for that. The same
way I love Rom...
(a beat)
And the same way I love you.
Quark's hard demeanor cracks.
QUARK
You mean that?
ISHKA
(nods)
Yes, I suppose I do.
(a beat)
If it'll make you happy, I'll give
back the money.
QUARK
(surprised)
You'll imprint the confession?
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE 50A.
30 CONTINUED: (2)
ISHKA
You're my son, Quark. How can I
refuse you?
QUARK
You don't know how much this means
to me.
ISHKA
I know exactly how much it means to
you.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE 51.
30 CONTINUED: (3)
Quark can't contain himself any longer. She's really
touched him. He hugs her.
QUARK
Oh, Moogie. I love you.
And as mother and son embrace...
31 INT. REPLIMAT
Sisko and Kasidy are seated at a table, drinking coffee.
Sisko's relaxed, at ease, and totally charming. Kasidy's
also having a good time but she seems like she has other
things on her mind.
SISKO
There's no place like New Orleans
for simple pleasures... good food,
good music...
KASIDY
Sounds like a great place to grow
up.
SISKO
The best.
(a beat)
Can I get you another raktajino?
KASIDY
No, I'm fine.
But Kasidy looks a little antsy, like she's got someplace
else to go.
SISKO
You seem a little... preoccupied.
KASIDY
It's just... when we made our plans
I forgot I had a... previous
engagement.
SISKO
(a bit deflated)
I see.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE 52.
31 CONTINUED:
KASIDY
It's not what you think. It's kind
of a family obligation. You see, my
youngest brother's a colonist on
Cestus Three.
SISKO
(he's heard of it)
That's on the other side of the
Federation.
KASIDY
(nods)
It's so far away, it takes two weeks
for a subspace transmission to get
here and I'm expecting one tonight.
I promised my brother I'd listen to
it as it came in.
SISKO
I hope nothing's wrong.
KASIDY
Not unless he hurt himself again.
Last time he tore some ligaments in
his knee.
SISKO
How'd that happen?
KASIDY
(doesn't know how to
explain)
He was doing something called "sliding
into second."
SISKO
"Sliding into second?" That sounds
like baseball.
KASIDY
You know about baseball?
SISKO
It's my favorite sport. But no one's
played it in two hundred years.
KASIDY
Well they're playing it on Cestus
Three... at least they have been for
the past six months.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE 53.
31 CONTINUED: (2)
SISKO
I had no idea. That's fantastic.
How many teams are there?
KASIDY
Six. But they're trying to organize
a couple more.
(a beat)
I didn't know you liked baseball.
SISKO
I didn't know anyone liked baseball,
except for Jake and me.
They're both quiet for a second as they marvel over this
unlikely coincidence.
KASIDY
Look, this transmission I mentioned,
it's an audio recording of a game
between my brother's team, the Pike
City Pioneers and the Cestus Comets.
If you'd like you're welcome to listen
to it with me.
SISKO
I'd love to.
They get up and walk away down the Promenade. We follow
them.
SISKO
So does your brother's league use
the designated hitter rule?
KASIDY
No. They thought about it, but
decided against it.
SISKO
Wood bats or polyduranide?
KIRA
Wood, of course.
And as they move off into the crowd...
SISKO
(joking)
Could they use a right handed pitcher?
Kasidy laughs and we pull back until we're on...
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE 54.
32 INT. PROMENADE - SECOND LEVEL
Where Jake is standing by the rail, watching Sisko and Kasidy
disappear into the crowd.
Jake smiles. Things seem to be working out better than he
expected.
33 INT. ISHKA'S HOUSE - MAIN ROOM
A naked Ishka is seated at the table, placing her dermal
print on a PADD. Quark and Brunt are seated across from
her, and Rom hovers behind her.
ISHKA
There. I hope that's satisfactory.
She passes the PADD over to Brunt, who looks it over with an
officious air.
BRUNT
Everything seems to be in order.
For the first time, Brunt smiles.
BRUNT
I'm glad we can finally put an end
to this matter.
(to Ishka)
And I certainly hope you've learned
your lesson.
ISHKA
And what would that be?
BRUNT
(to Quark)
She's speaking to me again.
ROM
No she wasn't.
QUARK
She was speaking to me.
(a beat)
Now what were you saying about a
lesson?
BRUNT
The lesson is... No one can outsmart
the F.C.A.
QUARK
I think she's certainly learned that.
Right, Mother?
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE 55.
33 CONTINUED:
Ishka nods.
BRUNT
Your mother's confession will serve
as a warning to females all over the
Alliance.
QUARK
Oh, I don't think anyone has to know
about this.
He places a sack of latinum slips on the table.
QUARK
After all, what would people say if
they knew a female had made that
much latinum?
BRUNT
I shudder to think.
Brunt pockets the sack of latinum and rises.
BRUNT
Goodbye. I sincerely hope I never
see any of you again.
QUARK
The feeling is mutual.
Brunt nods and EXITS.
ISHKA
I thought he'd never leave.
Ishka reaches under the table and slips on her clothes.
QUARK
Mother, must you?
ISHKA
Quark, I've just given up a sizable
fortune. I'm in no mood for your
nagging.
QUARK
You're absolutely right. If you
want to wear clothes, go ahead...
What do I care? I'm leaving anyway.
ISHKA
So soon?
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE 55A.
33 CONTINUED: (2)
QUARK
I have to reopen the bar. It's
supporting all of us now.
Ishka gets up, approaches Quark, and presses noses with him.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE 56.
33 CONTINUED: (3)
ISHKA
You know you could call your mother
every once in a while. Maybe even
visit.
QUARK
I will... I promise.
They stare at each other with affection for a beat, then...
QUARK
Let's go, Rom.
ROM
I'll be along in a moment, Brother.
Quark nods, takes one last look at his mother, and EXITS.
34 ANGLE ON ROM AND ISHKA
As they say their good-byes.
ROM
I'm glad to see you two are finally
getting along.
ISHKA
I think things will be a lot better
between us from now on.
ROM
(with a grin)
As long as he doesn't find out you
only gave the F.C.A. a third of your
profits.
ISHKA
If you ask me, a third was too much.
But it's my own fault for not hiding
it better.
ROM
You sure the F.C.A. won't find the
rest?
ISHKA
(joking)
I've got it so well hidden, I'll be
lucky if I can find it.
DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE 57.
34 CONTINUED:
Rom realizes it's time to leave. He gets a little teary-
eyed.
ROM
Moogie...
ISHKA
Now don't start crying, Rom. You'll
have me doing it. Go on. Quark's
waiting for you.
Rom nods and heads for the door.
ISHKA
And take care of your brother. I
worry about that boy.
Rom nods, smiles, and EXITS. Hold on Ishka, a proud mother,
then...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FIVE
THE END