STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Facets"
(fka "Untitled Dax")
#40513-471
Written by
Rene Echevarria
Directed by
Cliff Bole
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STAR TREK: DS9 - "Facets" - 03/30/95 - CAST
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Facets"
CAST
SISKO GUARDIAN
KIRA LEETA
ODO
BASHIR
DAX
O'BRIEN
QUARK
JAKE
ROM
NOG
COMPUTER VOICE
Non-Speaking Non-Speaking
N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES
STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE: "Facets" - 03/30/95 - SETS
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Facets"
SETS
INTERIORS EXTERIORS
DEEP SPACE NINE DEEP SPACE NINE
AIRLOCK CORRIDOR
COMMANDER'S OFFICE
CORRIDOR OUTSIDE HOLOSUITE
GUEST QUARTERS
HABITAT RING - CORRIDOR
HOLDING AREA
HOLOSUITE
OPS
QUARK'S
REPLIMAT
SECURITY OFFICE
SISKO'S QUARTERS
WARDROOM
RUNABOUT
STAR TREK: "Facets" - 04/06/95 - PRONUNCIATION
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Facets"
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
ALVANIAN al-VEIN-ee-un
AUDRID ODD-rid
KASIDY YATES KAS-i-dee YATES
EMONY EM-oh-knee
FERMAT fur-MATT
JOBEL joe-BELL
JORAN juh-RAN
LEETA LEE-tuh
LELA LEE-luh
LONZO LAWN-zoh
MAK'ALA muh-KAH-lah
PELIOS PELL-ee-ose
TOBIN TOE-bin
TORIAS tuh-RYE-us
TRONYA TRON-yuh
YRIDIAN yir-ID-ee-uhn
ZHIAN-TARA zhun-TAR-uh
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - TEASER 1.
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"Facets"
TEASER
FADE IN:
1 INT. RUNABOUT (OPTICAL)
where a very tense looking NOG is in the pilot's chair.
He's engaged in evasive maneuvers... someone is on his tail,
and he's running scared.
COMPUTER VOICE
The Cardassians are still closing...
they have powered their weapons
systems --
Nog gulps and works the console, and the ship banks hard to
the RIGHT... through the window we see the Starfield shift
hard to the left. Suddenly a SERIES of WARNING BEEPS pierce
the air...
COMPUTER VOICE
They have established weapons lock...
Nog squelches a yelp of panic and swats at a control... the
ship banks hard to the LEFT.
2 NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)
THROUGH THE WINDOW, we see the stars shift hard to the right
and a PHASER BLAST shoot past... a near miss... it explodes
in the distance...
3 RESUME SCENE
The BEEPING stops...
COMPUTER VOICE
Weapons lock broken...
NOG
(works console)
Going to warp...
We hear the SOUND of the ship going to warp. After a beat,
Nog allows himself a small smile of triumph... he works the
console until he's startled by a KNOCKING SOUND... when he
looks up toward the window his eyes go wide with alarm and a
scream escapes his lips...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/04/95 - TEASER 2.
4 NEW ANGLE - LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOW (OPTICAL)
JAKE is outside, peering in through the window, trying to
get Nog's attention... behind him, the stars shoot by at
warp...
5 RESUME SCENE (OPTICAL)
Nog reacts with annoyance at the sight of his friend.
NOG
Get out of here, Jake, I'm in the
middle of a simulation...
Nog sees Jake mouth a "What?" and realizes his friend can't
hear him through the window. Frustrated, Nog speaks to the
com.
NOG
Computer, end program...
The runabout DISAPPEARS around him and we...
CUT TO:
6 INT. HOLOSUITE
as Nog, who was in a sitting position, falls back on his
behind when the chair disappears from underneath him... Jake,
who's standing about seven feet in front of him, steps forward
to make sure he's all right.
JAKE
You okay --
Nog refuses his help and gets to his feet on his own.
NOG
Look what you made me do!
JAKE
(trying not to laugh)
You should know not to end a program
sitting down.
NOG
(annoyed)
What did you come in here for?
JAKE
You were supposed to meet me half an
hour ago.
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - TEASER 3.
6 CONTINUED:
NOG
(backing off)
I didn't realize it'd gotten so late.
Sorry.
Jake is more than willing to accept his apology.
JAKE
Don't worry about it... how's it
going, anyway?
They start for the door.
NOG
Pretty good... I've improved my
reaction time by almost twenty
percent...
(grave)
I've got to get it up another five...
JAKE
Is that the cutoff point for getting
into the Academy Preparatory Program?
NOG
Exactly...
They EXIT into...
7 OMITTED
8 INT. QUARK'S - UPPER LEVEL
as Jake and Nog ENTER from the corridor.
NOG
If I don't get into the program,
I'll never be admitted to the Academy
next year.
JAKE
You think six weeks of summer classes
will make the difference?
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 03/30/95 - TEASER 4.
8 CONTINUED:
Nog leans against the upper railing, obsessing about his
chances.
NOG
If I do well. I have to show the
admissions committee how determined
I am to become a cadet.
Jake sees the determination in his friend's face.
JAKE
Don't worry so much, Nog... you're
going to be a great cadet.
Suddenly Quark's voice thunders from offscreen.
QUARK (O.S.)
But in the meantime, you make a lousy
stockboy...
9 NEW ANGLE
Revealing QUARK, shaking his head with dismay. He moves
toward Nog, pleads with him.
QUARK
(re: Jake)
Why can't you take after your friend
here? He knows enough to stay out
of Starfleet. Even a human can see
that there are a lot more profitable
opportunities out there for a young
man with ambition.
NOG
Uncle, he wants to be a writer.
There's no profit in that.
QUARK
On the contrary. Writing holosuite
programs...
(a wink and a nudge
to Jake)
-- especially the more... intimate
variety -- is very profitable...
JAKE
(wan)
I'll bet...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - 03/30/95 - TEASER 5.
9 CONTINUED:
QUARK
Tell you what.
(genuinely excited)
The two of you come up with a
proposal, and I'll put up the latinum
for your first program.
Jake and Nog exchange a look...
NOG
I don't think so, Uncle...
Quark has had enough... there's only so much he can do for
his nephew.
QUARK
Fine. Join Starfleet. I don't know
why I bother trying to help you,
anyway. Go down to the storeroom
and get your father, tell him to get
behind the bar.
(straightening his
clothes)
Lieutenant Dax has asked me to join
the senior staff for a very important
meeting in the wardroom.
And with that, Quark turns and EXITS, swaggering a bit at
his own importance... Jake and Nog exchange puzzled looks as
they watch him leave...
10 INT. HABITAT RING - CORRIDOR
as ODO and BASHIR meet up at a juncture.
BASHIR
Do you have any idea what Dax wants
to talk to us about?
ODO
No...
BASHIR
(puzzled)
Apparently she asked Leeta to come
as well...
ODO
I've noticed they've been spending
quite a bit of time together...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - TEASER 6.
10 CONTINUED:
BASHIR
(lightly)
Do you keep tabs on everyone,
Constable... ?
ODO
Not everyone...
(beat)
But really, Doctor, two Delvin fluff
pastries for breakfast this morning...
Bashir reacts to Odo's knowledge...
ODO
You of all people should know better
than to start your day like that...
Off Odo's half smile as they EXIT to...
11 INT. WARDROOM
as Odo and Bashir ENTER. KIRA, QUARK, O'BRIEN, and LEETA
are already seated at the table. SISKO and DAX are off to
the side discussing something privately. "Hello's" are
exchanged as the two newcomers take their seats, Bashir moving
to sit next to Leeta. She's dressed in civilian clothes,
and since she's not at work, she's not pouring on the sex
appeal. We can see that she and Bashir are close and easy
with each other.
After a beat, Sisko and Dax wrap it up and he takes his seat.
When everyone's taken their place, Dax addresses the group...
DAX
Thank you all for coming... I'll get
right to the point... you're the
seven people on this station I feel
closest to... and I want you all to
be a part of my zhian'tara...
QUARK
Zhian'tara... what's that?
Leeta alone seems to know... she turns excitedly to Bashir
and whispers...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - TEASER 7.
11 CONTINUED:
LEETA
(sotto)
It's the Trill Rite of Closure...
I've read about it...
Dax continues, not having heard her.
DAX
The zhian'tara is a ritual where
joined Trills get the chance to
actually meet their previous hosts...
A few baffled looks between our people, then...
KIRA
Meet them? How?
Dax understands full well how strange this is going to sound.
DAX
(to the group)
That's where you come in... If you
don't mind, I'd like to borrow your
bodies for a few hours...
Off their reactions to her bizarre request we...
FADE OUT.
END OF TEASER
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT ONE 8.
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes)
12 INT. WARDROOM - MOMENTS LATER
Sisko, Dax, Bashir, Kira, Quark, O'Brien, Odo and Leeta as
before.
O'BRIEN
What do you mean... "borrow" our
bodies?
Dax tries to explain this admittedly odd-sounding request...
DAX
If you agree to participate, the
memories of one of my previous hosts
will be temporarily removed from the
symbiont and imprinted onto you...
you'll essentially become one of my
hosts for the duration of the ritual.
Quark's face goes pale at the sound of this. Bashir, on the
other hand, is fascinated...
BASHIR
How is this accomplished?
DAX
The memories are transferred
telepathically by a Guardian.
ODO
A Guardian... ?
LEETA
They take care of the symbionts...
usually they're unjoined Trills.
Everyone turns to look at Leeta, surprised that she knows so
much about this. Bashir can't help but smile proudly...
BASHIR
Leeta is sort of an amateur
sociologist.
LEETA
It comes in handy in my line of
work... You never know who you'll
meet at the dabo table...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT ONE 9.
12 CONTINUED:
She glances at Quark with a wry look, but his mind is
elsewhere... he's not sure he wants anything to do with this
zhian'tara.
QUARK
You're asking me to hand my body
over to some... dead person?
Dax suppresses a smile...
DAX
Just for a few hours...
QUARK
What happens to "me" in the meantime?
DAX
You'll remain conscious of what's
going on around you... you can
reassert yourself and regain
control of your body at any time.
SISKO
But it's best if you relax and let
the host's memories emerge... the
point is to give Jadzia the chance
to interact with her previous hosts.
(to Dax)
Curzon spoke very fondly of his
zhian'tara... he said it was one of
the most powerful experiences of his
life...
Bashir has one concern...
BASHIR
I do have one question... what about
Joran?
QUARK
Joran... ? Was he that...
(twirling a finger
near his temple in
the universal sign
for crazy)
-- crazy host of yours? The musician
who killed someone?
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT ONE 10-11.
12 CONTINUED: (2)
DAX
(nods)
Commander Sisko has volunteered to
embody Joran.
All eyes turn to Sisko, who downplays what he's agreed to
do.
SISKO
We've already discussed taking
certain... precautions during the
transference.
Bashir and Leeta exchange a glance, agree to commit.
BASHIR
Well... I'm in.
LEETA
Me, too.
Dax smiles, pleased. Kira, O'Brien and Odo each nod in
succession to indicate their willingness to participate.
All eyes settle on Quark, who's been trying to keep perfectly
still, hoping no one would notice him... After a moment...
QUARK
Why's everyone looking at me... ?
ODO
Because you're the only one who hasn't
agreed to participate.
QUARK
I'm sorry, Lieutenant. But you're
going to have to find someone else.
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT ONE 12.
12 CONTINUED: (3)
Dax moves to him, leans close...
DAX
I really want you to be a part of
this, Quark...
(touching his ear)
I was hoping you'd embody Audrid for
me...
QUARK
(starting to melt)
Well...
DAX
I think it would bring us closer
together...
QUARK
(giving in)
When you put it that way...
DAX
I knew I could count on you...
She straightens up, turns to address the Kira...
DAX
Kira, I want you to embody Lela, my
first host... we'll start tomorrow
after the Guardian arrives...
Dax looks around at the assembled group, suddenly touched by
the friendship she sees in their faces.
DAX
It means a lot to me that you're all
willing to do this... Thank you...
Everyone WALLAHS things like "you're welcome" and "anything
for you."
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT ONE 13.
12 CONTINUED: (4)
As they start to file out, Sisko approaches Dax...
SISKO
Correct me if I'm wrong, but did
Quark just agree to embody one of
your female hosts?
DAX
Yes, he did.
They share a sly smile... Sisko EXITS, and Dax is left alone
in the Wardroom... she moves to the window, looks out at the
starscape... off her thoughtful features...
13 OMITTED
13A INT. EMPTY HOLOSUITE (OPTICAL)
(FORMERLY SCENE 31)
where O'Brien is telling Nog about the exam. O'Brien
has a PADD in his hand.
O'BRIEN
-- after that comes the deductive
reasoning portion of the exam, and
then the spatial orientation test.
The whole thing'll take about four
days.
Nog seems very nervous... he swallows hard, tries to get a
grip on himself.
O'BRIEN
(continuing)
I know it must sound overwhelming to
you... just try to take it one day
at a time.
NOG
One day at a time... right.
O'BRIEN
And today, all you have to worry
about is the stress reaction test.
(beat)
Computer, run program delta five
nine.
We hear the SOUND of the computer working then...
CUT TO:
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT ONE 14.
13B INT. OPS (OPTICAL)
(FORMERLY SCENE 32)
as the set APPEARS around Nog and O'Brien. Nog's
face falters when he sees where they are...
NOG
I thought this was going to be a
runabout simulation...
O'BRIEN
No...
NOG
But... that's what I practiced...
O'BRIEN
If we tested you where you practiced
it wouldn't exactly be stressful,
would it?
Nog sees his point... .
O'BRIEN
(indicates)
Man your post... you're the Operations
Officer on duty...
Nog gulps, moves toward the station... Suddenly the STATION
SHAKES and the LIGHTS DIM...
NOG
What was that?
O'BRIEN
You tell me...
Off O'Brien's bemused face as he watches Nog turn to the
console and try to deal with the problem...
14 INT. AIRLOCK CORRIDOR
as Sisko, Dax and the GUARDIAN walk away from the airlock.
He's wearing the same type of uniform worn by the Guardian
in "Equilibrium," and carries a small travel bag.
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT ONE 15.
14 CONTINUED:
GUARDIAN
We've been trying to get Dax back to
the homeworld to perform the
zhian'tara for some time now... She
kept putting us off, so the Symbiosis
Commission decided to force the issue
and send me here.
Sisko gives Dax a surprised look...
DAX
I just haven't had the time to get
away...
Sisko seems surprised by this odd excuse.
SISKO
You could've made the time.
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT ONE 16.
14 CONTINUED: (2)
Before Dax can answer, the Guardian turns to her.
GUARDIAN
Where will the zhian'tara take place?
I have preparations to make.
Dax gestures and they all start down the corridor...
15 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)
Re-establishing.
16 INT. GUEST QUARTERS (OPTICAL)
These are the smaller, single window quarters. A triangular
ALTAR occupies the center of the room, and a bench is near
the window. In a few small areas the altar has a reflective
surface, almost mirror-like. In its center, a small cauldron
of whitish liquid bubbles over a flame.
The Guardian is standing behind Dax and Kira... their eyes
are shut, their features meditative... The lights are DIMMED.
The Guardian is speaking in an ancient Trill language... the
words are rhythmic, like a Gregorian chant...
GUARDIAN
(chanting)
I'nora, ja'kala Dax... zhian'shee,
Lela tanus rem... Gon'dar, Jadzia
tor...
The Guardian reaches and places a hand to the small of Dax's
back, then to the back of Kira's head...
GUARDIAN
(chanting)
Jadzia, zhian'tara vok... Tu Dax,
zhian'tani ress... Zhian'par, Lela
garu'koj...
After a beat, an ENERGY DISCHARGE emanates from Dax's belly,
and in a quick flash, snakes across the Guardian's body and
into Kira's head...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - 03/30/95 - ACT ONE 17.
16 CONTINUED:
Kira's body seems to deflate slightly, as if no one were
in charge of it... she stops breathing... her head drops so
that her chin nearly touches her chest...
The Guardian removes his hands from both women and takes a
seat next to Dax... they turn to watch Kira... after a long
beat, she takes a sharp breath, her body seems to fill with
life again... she lifts her head, and the set of her jaw,
the glint in her eyes, is somehow different from usual...
She and Dax regard each other for a long beat...
DAX
Kira... ?
Kira breaks into a smile... and when she speaks, even the
timbre of her voice is slightly different.
KIRA/LELA
No... Lela...
Off this bizarre moment we...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT ONE
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - 03/30/95 - ACT TWO 18.
ACT TWO
FADE IN:
17 INT. GUEST QUARTERS - CONTINUOUS
Dax and Kira/Lela regard each other... Lela has a calm about
her, a kind of serenity... finally, she breaks into a gentle
smile...
KIRA/LELA
You must be Dax's new host...
DAX
(nods)
I'm Jadzia...
KIRA/LELA
What a beautiful name...
The Guardian interrupts this moment... he doesn't seem to
realize how magical it is for Dax... his manner is brisk and
efficient...
GUARDIAN
I have a few questions for both of
you... I need to make sure the memory
transference is complete...
Kira/Lela seems somewhat amused by the Guardian's manner, as
if she finds him odd but endearing.
KIRA/LELA
Go ahead...
GUARDIAN
What is the last thing you remember?
KIRA/LELA
Talking to Curzon at his zhian'tara...
The Guardian nods as if this is what he wanted to hear.
GUARDIAN
(to Dax)
Can you tell me the name of the person
who supervised Lela when she was an
Initiate?
Dax considers, seems perplexed that she doesn't remember.
DAX
No... I can't remember...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT TWO 19.
17 CONTINUED:
GUARDIAN
That's perfectly all right. It just
means Lela's memories have been
temporarily removed from your mind.
DAX
It's... a little disorienting...
like part of me is suddenly missing.
Kira gives her a reassuring smile.
KIRA/LELA
Not missing...
(indicating her temple)
Right here...
(to Guardian)
And the name of my Initiate supervisor
was Jobel...
GUARDIAN
Excellent. The transference seems
to be complete... unless either of
you has any questions, I'll leave
you alone for a few hours...
KIRA/LELA
Thank you...
The Guardian stands and EXITS... as she watches him go,
Kira/Lela stifles a smile the way we've seen Dax do, by
tucking her lips back and widening her eyes a bit...
KIRA/LELA
Such odd fellows, these Guardians...
DAX
(smiles)
I know...
KIRA/LELA
It's understandable, I suppose...
after all, they spend most of their
time living underground --
(re: the cauldron)
-- tending to symbiont pools full of
this stuff...
They share a smile. Kira/Lela leans in toward the
cauldron...
KIRA/LELA
I love the way it smells, don't you?
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT TWO 20.
17 CONTINUED: (2)
Kira/Lela looks around the room; curious as to where she
might be, she stands and moves toward the window... as she
makes the cross, she holds her hands clasped behind her back
the way we've seen Dax do.
KIRA/LELA
It looks like you ended up a long
way from home, Jadzia...
Kira turns and sees that Dax is smiling...
KIRA/LELA
What is it... ?
DAX
It's just... I sometimes hold my
hands behind my back the same way
you do...
KIRA/LELA
(smiles)
It's a habit I picked up when I was
a Legislator... I was one of the
first women to ever serve as a council
member, and when I started out, I
would speak with my hands -- lots of
emphatic gesturing... I found out
that some of my male colleagues were
doing imitations of me, so I started
doing this.
She puts her hands behind her back to demonstrate... Dax
shakes her head in wonder...
DAX
I thought it was just an unconscious
habit... I never realized why I did
it...
KIRA/LELA
That's the point of the zhian'tara...
to discover these kinds of things
about yourself...
Dax can't quite get her mind around the strangeness of it
all... Kira/Lela moves to get a PITCHER and pour more liquid
into the cauldron.
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT TWO 21.
17 CONTINUED: (3)
DAX
This is all so strange... it's like
you really are Lela...
KIRA/LELA
In a sense I am. After all, what is
a person if not the sum of their
memories... ?
Dax is struck by the truth of this... Kira smiles, leans in
to pour...
KIRA/LELA
I have a feeling these next few days
are going to be very interesting for
you...
18 CLOSE - THE CAULDRON
as the liquid pours.
19 WIDEN
to reveal that Dax is now with O'Brien, who's embodying Tobin.
She's pouring the liquid, then settles back into her seat
(which should be a different place from where we last saw
her). Tobin is a painfully shy fellow, with an uncertain,
nervous manner... he's biting his nails...
DAX
Tobin, I don't think Chief O'Brien
is going to appreciate you biting
his nails...
He realizes what he's doing, stops himself.
O'BRIEN/TOBIN
Sorry... I guess I'm a little
nervous...
DAX
That's all right... I get that way
sometimes myself...
O'BRIEN/TOBIN
Now you know who you have to thank
for it... Sorry.
DAX
Will you please stop saying you're
sorry?
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT TWO 22.
19 CONTINUED:
O'BRIEN/TOBIN
(nods)
Sorry.
He catches himself... an awkward silence...
DAX
I've been working on finishing your
proof of Fermat's last theorem...
O'BRIEN/TOBIN
(excited)
You have?
DAX
It's the most original approach to
the proof since Wiles over three
hundred years ago...
O'BRIEN/TOBIN
(flattered)
Thanks...
DAX
(considers)
I guess I tend to look for original
approaches myself.
(smiles)
Maybe I have you to thank for that,
as well.
O'Brien manages a sheepish grin, then crosses toward her...
O'BRIEN/TOBIN
The thing you've got to remember
when you're trying to normalize the
equations is --
In his excitement, he trips on the leg of the altar as he
passes it --
CUT TO:
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT TWO 23.
20 LEETA
Landing on her feet after executing a perfect handstand/back
bend. She's embodying Emony.
21 WIDEN
to include Dax, who applauds.
DAX
Very nice...
LEETA/EMONY
This is an excellent body you managed
to get for me.
DAX
I'll be sure and pass that on...
LEETA/EMONY
I remember when I first got the Dax
symbiont I was worried that it would
affect my coordination in some way...
She executes a handspring as she speaks...
DAX
And hurt your gymnastics career...
LEETA/EMONY
(nods)
As it turned out, being joined
improved my concentration...
DAX
I found that as well.
LEETA/EMONY
You're a gymnast?
DAX
No... but I'm an expert in Klingon
martial arts...
Though Dax can't see her face when she asks her next question,
Leeta/Emony is smiling as if she knows what the answer will
be.
LEETA/EMONY
Did you take it up before or after
you were joined?
DAX
After.
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/04/95 - ACT TWO 24.
21 CONTINUED:
Leeta/Emony executes a (TECH MOVE).
LEETA/EMONY
(wry)
Why am I not surprised... ?
Dax realizes what she means... her interest comes from Emony.
LEETA/EMONY
Show me some Klingon defense
moves.
She playfully grabs Dax by the hand and starts to pull her
to her feet --
22 CLOSE - DAX'S WRIST
as a hand tugs at it.
23 WIDEN TO REVEAL
Quark, who's embodying Audrid, pulling Dax over and getting
her to sit on one of the benches. He's holding a hairbrush
in his free hand. His voice and manner are more feminine
than usual...
QUARK/AUDRID
Sit right here and I'll tell you all
about it.
As he talks, he starts brushing Dax's hair out like a
girlfriend might.
QUARK/AUDRID
The day I was named head of the
Symbiosis Commission was one of the
happiest of my life... right behind
the day I gave birth to my first
child. Are you a mother, Jadzia... ?
DAX
No...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/04/95 - ACT TWO 25.
23 CONTINUED:
QUARK/AUDRID
Well I hope you will be someday...
there's nothing quite like holding a
baby to your breast and nursing it...
Quark's features falter a little, as if somewhere inside
he's hearing this and can't take it anymore... he decides to
assert himself, and "Audrid" touches a hand to her temple as
if disoriented...
QUARK/AUDRID
The entity who lent me this body
wishes to speak...
When Quark continues, he's unmistakably Quark again... and
he's not happy...
QUARK
How much longer am I going to have
to do this?
Dax tries to minimize it.
DAX
Another hour at most...
Dax reaches into a nearby BOWL and pops a small nut in her
mouth...
DAX
The sooner we get back to it the
sooner it'll be over.
QUARK
Just remember, not a word about this
to anyone...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/04/95 - ACT TWO 26.
23 CONTINUED: (2)
DAX
I promise...
Dax reaches for another nut...
24 CLOSE - BOWL
as a hand reaches to take a handful...
25 WIDEN TO REVEAL
Bashir as he pops it in his mouth. He's embodying Torias,
and Dax is sitting nearby (in a different position than we
last saw her).
DAX
(lightly)
Maybe you should go easy on those,
Torias... Julian told me the other
day that he's started watching what
he eats...
BASHIR/TORIAS
(dismissing this)
Tell your friend he should live a
little... life's too short to deprive
yourself of the simple pleasures...
(with irony)
I should know...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT TWO 27.
25 CONTINUED:
DAX
You didn't exactly deprive yourself.
BASHIR/TORIAS
(wry)
No, but my life was too short.
DAX
The accident...
BASHIR/TORIAS
(nods)
Still, I'm lucky... I continue to
exist as part of you. Just like
Jadzia will go on existing when the
symbiont is passed to a new host.
A thoughtful beat...
BASHIR/TORIAS
(continuing)
We're part of something bigger than
any one of us... I feel very lucky
to have been chosen...
Dax's face falters a little, as if Torias has touched a
nerve...
DAX
So do I...
The moment is interrupted when the door CHIMES...
BASHIR/TORIAS
Come in...
The door OPENS and the Guardian ENTERS...
GUARDIAN
It's late... I think it's time we
returned Doctor Bashir's body to
him...
Dax and Bashir/Torias exchange a long look...
DAX
It was nice meeting you...
They share a smile over this new twist to a familiar phrase...
off this moment...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - 03/30/95 - ACT TWO 28.
26 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)
Re-establishing.
27 INT. SECURITY OFFICE
as Sisko ENTERS and nods to Odo, who's sitting at his desk.
SISKO
I'm ready...
Odo regards him with a somber expression for a beat...
ODO
Are you sure about this, Commander?
SISKO
Don't worry, Odo. Joran's not going
to be able to hurt anyone from inside
a holding cell.
ODO
There's just one problem... you're
going to be in there with him...
Sisko holds his look for a beat, then heads toward the door
that leads to the holding area... Odo watches for a beat,
then stands and follows...
28 INT. HOLDING AREA (OPTICAL)
The Guardian is standing between Dax and Sisko, who are seated
inside one of the holding cells. The Guardian has just
finished transferring Joran's memories to Sisko, who's not
breathing, his head slumped onto his chest. Odo stands
outside, watching. The Guardian gestures to Dax, and they
both EXIT the cell.
GUARDIAN
(to Odo)
Activate the forcefield...
Odo works a wall panel, and the forcefield FRITZES ON. As
they watch, Sisko suddenly draws a breath... after a beat,
he lifts his head... he sees Dax looking in at him, and his
lips curl into a small smile...
DAX
Joran... ?
When he speaks it is softly, almost a whisper...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 03/30/95 - ACT TWO 29.
28 CONTINUED:
SISKO/JORAN
Hello, Jadzia...
As his eyes bore into her we...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT TWO
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - 03/30/95 - ACT THREE 30.
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
29 INT. HOLDING AREA - MOMENTS LATER (OPTICAL)
The Guardian turns to Odo, gestures that they should leave
Dax and "Joran" alone.
ODO
(to Dax)
If you need me, I'll be right
outside...
GUARDIAN
As will I...
Dax nods... Odo and the Guardian EXIT. Sisko/Joran ignores
them, never lets his attention wander from Dax... his voice
is gentle, calming...
SISKO/JORAN
It's good to see you again, Jadzia...
He takes a half step closer.
SISKO/JORAN
Tell me... have you been practicing
your music?
DAX
Yes... when I have the time...
SISKO/JORAN
Good... do you think of me when you
play?
Though it creeps her out to admit it, she does...
DAX
Sometimes.
Sisko/Joran smiles at the thought, he's pleased to hear it.
SISKO/JORAN
I'm glad.
He takes a few steps toward the forcefield... Dax has to
fight the urge to step back, keep the distance between them.
SISKO/JORAN
How has your zhian'tara gone so
far... ?
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - 03/30/95 - ACT THREE 31.
29 CONTINUED:
DAX
It's been... very illuminating.
SISKO/JORAN
You're lucky... they took the symbiont
from me before I had the chance to
have my zhian'tara...
There's a resentment in Joran as he says this... but he
composes himself, continues in his calm manner...
SISKO/JORAN
What do you think of your previous
hosts... ? I'm sure they're an
impressive group...
DAX
Yes... they are...
Sisko/Joran steps closer... he's now just a few feet away
from her...
SISKO/JORAN
You're a very pretty girl, Jadzia...
very pretty...
Dax takes the compliment in without comment... Sisko/Joran's
voice suddenly goes cold...
SISKO/JORAN
But unfortunately that's all you
are... compared to Lela, Torias or
myself, you're nothing. A pretender.
You must realize that by now.
DAX
You don't know anything about me...
SISKO/JORAN
Only what I can see. A little girl
who's not worthy of the noble creature
nestled inside her... you're
overwhelmed by it... you're in over
your head.
Though Dax tries not to show it, his words cut deep.
Sisko/Joran let's out a short, bitter laugh...
SISKO/JORAN
And they said choosing me for
joining was a mistake.
He softens again... let's his voice become gentle, soothing...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - 03/30/95 - ACT THREE 32.
29 CONTINUED: (2)
SISKO/JORAN
There's only one hope for you,
Jadzia... and that's me... my strength
is within you... you don't have to
be afraid of it...
DAX
I'm not.
SISKO/JORAN
Then use it... let me show you how
to use it...
(a whisper)
Lower the forcefield...
Their eyes lock...
SISKO/JORAN
Lower it, and you'll never be afraid
of anything ever again...
Dax holds his look, after a beat...
DAX
No...
His eyes grow cold... he reaches a hand out and places it
into the plane of the forcefield so that it FRITZES ON.
Despite the obvious pain this causes him, he reaches and
places another hand into the forcefield.
DAX
Stop it, you're hurting him...
"Joran" just smiles...
DAX
Benjamin!
"Joran" bashes his head into the forcefield...
DAX
Benjamin, take control!
Sisko stops himself, pulls back from the forcefield so it
FRITZES OFF...
SISKO
I think we've had enough of Joran
for now...
Relieved, Dax works the controls and lowers the forcefield...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - 03/30/95 - ACT THREE 31.
29 CONTINUED: (3)
DAX
(moving to him)
Are you all right... ?
Sisko nods that he is... but then suddenly he grabs her and
puts his hands around her neck -- he's still "Joran."
SISKO/JORAN
(smiling)
Surprise...
He starts to choke her, but Dax suddenly strikes back and
expertly extricates herself...
He comes back at her... but Dax is ready for him, drops him
with a few quick Klingon-style blows... Sisko/Joran collapses
onto the floor... he sits up, puts a hand to his head. Dax
faces him, ready for anything... but Sisko shakes his head,
holds up a hand...
SISKO
It's all right, old man... it's me...
A look between them... she knows it's really Sisko...
SISKO
Thanks...
DAX
For what?
SISKO
(wry)
For not breaking any bones...
Sisko smiles... after a beat, she returns it... off this
moment...
30 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)
Re-establishing.
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT THREE 34-35.
31
thru OMITTED
32
33 INT. QUARK'S
Quark is trying to balance his books on a couple of PADDS
while a very nervous looking Rom paces back and forth,
glancing up at the holosuites every now and then.
SUPERNUMERARIES as needed. Finally Quark can't take it
anymore.
QUARK
Will you stop that! I'm trying to
do the books.
ROM
I can't help it... my son's future
is being decided at this very
minute...
QUARK
Well, pacing around like some Alvanian
cave sloth isn't going to help him.
Rom stops pacing and Quark gets back to work. After a beat,
Rom reaches under the bar and pulls a BOX out. He opens it
to peek at what's inside... Quark glances up and sees.
QUARK
What's that?
ROM
(holding it up proudly)
A cadet's uniform... I got it for
Nog...
Quark scowls when he sees it...
ROM
I had Garak make it to order. It
cost five strips of latinum.
QUARK
You wasted your money, he's not going
to need it.
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT THREE 36.
33 CONTINUED:
ROM
(wary)
Why not?
Quark seems to be caught flat-footed for a beat, then...
QUARK
(patiently)
Because... he'll be issued a uniform
if and when he gets into the Academy.
Rom didn't realize this... makes the best of it...
ROM
Well... now he'll have two...
Quark rolls his eyes... Rom gets back to his worried pacing...
off Quark's face as he looks up at the holosuites with a
thoughtful expression...
34 INT. QUARK'S - UPPER LEVEL
where Sisko and Dax are talking over coffee. She is
thoughtful, subdued...
DAX
I keep thinking about Joran...
SISKO
(nods)
I heard what he said to you...
DAX
I can't seem to get it out of my
head...
Sisko thinks he has a line on what she means... he leans
forward, puts it to her gently...
SISKO
Jadzia... did you put off having
your zhian'tara because you were
afraid that you wouldn't measure up
to the other hosts... ?
Dax looks at him... considers for a long moment...
DAX
I don't know... maybe I did...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT THREE 37.
34 CONTINUED:
SISKO
Now that it's almost over, I hope
you realize you were wrong...
DAX
I'm not so sure I was...
SISKO
I don't understand how you can say
that. You were chosen for joining
because you deserved it, just as
much as any of the others...
DAX
If that's true, then why did Curzon
wash me out of the Initiate program?
SISKO
I don't know. You tell me.
DAX
I've always believed it was because
he wanted to challenge me... so that
I'd reapply and try harder... but
now I'm not so sure.
SISKO
Why not? That's exactly what you
did.
DAX
Maybe Curzon just didn't think I was
good enough.
Sisko tries to reassure her.
SISKO
I find that hard to believe. But if
that's what you're afraid of, why
don't you ask him about it?
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 03/30/95 - ACT THREE 38.
34 CONTINUED: (2)
DAX
I will... but what happens if he
tells me something I don't want to
hear... ?
They regard each other for a long moment...
DAX
I have to go...
He nods, and Dax EXITS... off Sisko's thoughtful features...
35 INT. GUEST QUARTERS (OPTICAL)
where the Guardian is performing the zhian'tara with Dax and
Odo... he has one hand on the small of Dax's back, one at
the back of Odo's head... he's just finishing up the ritual
chant...
GUARDIAN
Dax, zhian'tani ress... Zhian'par,
Odo garu'koj...
After a beat, the ENERGY DISCHARGE forms in Jadzia's belly
(or the small of her back)... but a moment later, it
dissipates without going anywhere... The Guardian seems
frustrated, as if he's been at this a while now. Odo whispers
to Dax...
ODO
(whispers)
It's not working... I'm starting to
think you may have to get someone
else...
DAX
No...
The Guardian gently lowers their heads again, repeats the
final words of the chant, perhaps a bit more emphatically
this time...
GUARDIAN
Jadzia, zhian'tara vok... Tu Dax,
zhian'tani ress... Zhian'par, Odo
garu'koj...
This time the ENERGY DISCHARGE forms and shoots through the
Guardian to Odo... as soon as this happens Odo unexpectedly
MORPHS...
His hair changes... it's black, and no longer combed back
quite so severely.
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 03/30/95 - ACT THREE 39.
35 CONTINUED:
Trill spots have appeared along the sides of his face and
neck...
When Odo lifts his head, we see that his features have
changed... although they're not fully formed, they're
definitely more distinctive than before, more sharply
defined...
As Dax and the Guardian react to his transformation we...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT THREE
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 03/31/95 - ACT FOUR 40.
ACT FOUR
FADE IN:
36 INT. SISKO'S QUARTERS
Jake is at the table doing some homework as Sisko ENTERS
from the other room.
SISKO
I'm going to my office for a while...
Before Jake can reply, the door CHIMES. Sisko doesn't even
have a chance to say anything before Odo/Curzon strides in...
When he speaks, it is with Odo's rumbling voice, but Curzon's
mirth and lightness of heart...
ODO/CURZON
Benjamin!
Sisko takes in this strange sight...
SISKO
Curzon... ?
ODO/CURZON
(smiling)
Don't tell me...
(showing off his
profile)
The nose gave me away...
Sisko wants to share the joke, but he has too many
questions...
ODO/CURZON
What's the matter... aren't you happy
to see me?
SISKO
Of course... but... where's Jadzia... ?
ODO/CURZON
It's all right... I told her I wanted
to come see you, and that we'd meet
at Quark's later...
(sly)
I'm going to give that little toad
the scare of his life...
SISKO
Now you sound like Odo...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 03/31/95 - ACT FOUR 41.
36 CONTINUED:
ODO/CURZON
I am Odo...
SISKO
I don't understand... I thought you
were Curzon.
ODO/CURZON
I'm both... the Guardian thinks it
has something to do with my shape-
shifting nature... it's as if Odo
and Curzon have been... joined.
It's proving to be an interesting
experience for both of us. In any
case, the Guardian says it's nothing
to worry about.
(beat)
I like the beard, by the way...
SISKO
Yeah... ?
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/04/95 - ACT FOUR 42.
36 CONTINUED: (2)
ODO/CURZON
Absolutely...
JAKE
I'm thinking of growing one, too...
ODO/CURZON
(studying his chin)
Good luck...
They share a smile...
ODO/CURZON
So... when is Kasidy Yates coming
back?
Jake gives Sisko a look that seconds Odo/Curzon's question...
SISKO
Not you, too...
ODO/CURZON
She's a fine looking woman, Ben.
Kind of reminds me of that girl you
took up with on Pelios Station...
the one who could --
SISKO
(interrupting)
Why don't we go join Jadzia in Quark's
and let Jake finish his homework?
Sisko gives Odo/Curzon a meaningful look, then starts for
the door.
ODO/CURZON
(a wink to Jake, as
he EXITS)
I'll tell you all about it later...
Off Jake's amused face as he watches them go...
37 INT. QUARK'S (OPTICAL)
Quark is working behind the bar, his back to the customers.
SUPERNUMERARIES as needed. Sisko and Odo/Curzon ENTER, and
with a mischievous grin back at Sisko, Odo/Curzon indicates
they should go over to give Quark a hard time. He composes
a gruff face, then clears his throat.
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/04/95 - ACT FOUR 43.
37 CONTINUED:
Quark turns, reacts to the change in Odo...
QUARK
Odo, what happened to your face?
ODO/CURZON
(all Odo)
Never mind my face, Quark.
He leans over the bar, grabs Quark, and plants a big kiss on
his forehead... Quark is too stunned to resist...
ODO/CURZON
(smiles)
Did I ever mention that you're a
magnificent scoundrel...
(beat)
Two Tronyas please, very cold...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT FOUR 44.
37 CONTINUED: (2)
QUARK
(dazed)
Right away...
He turns away like a somnambulist to get the drinks...
Odo/Curzon turns to Sisko and they share a smile...
SISKO
It's going to take Quark a long time
to get over that...
Just then Dax ENTERS from the Promenade...
ODO/CURZON
(waving her over)
Jadzia!
Dax approaches them...
DAX
I see the two of you are having a
good time...
ODO/CURZON
As good a time as two gentlemen can
have without the company of a lady...
please, join us...
He gestures to one of the bar stools... Dax accepts the
gesture, takes a seat. Just then, we see Quark approach
behind them with two orange-colored DRINKS.
ODO/CURZON
Excuse me while I slip into something
more appropriate...
And with that, Odo/Curzon MORPHS himself a new outfit...
something a little more colorful... Sisko and Dax are
momentarily taken aback. In the background, Quark is
absolutely stunned, sets the drinks down without a word...
ODO/CURZON
(grins)
I love being a changeling...
They all share a smile... Sisko glances at Dax, even though
he'd love spend time with "Curzon," he decides that maybe he
should leave them alone to talk...
SISKO
Well... if you two don't mind, I
think I'll be pushing off...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT FOUR 45.
37 CONTINUED: (3)
ODO/CURZON
Don't go, Benjamin.
SISKO
I need to finish evaluating Nog's
test results. He's waiting to hear
how he did.
Odo/Curzon acknowledges... Sisko's about to cross away when
he realizes that this will probably be it as far as spending
time with "Curzon" in this way.
SISKO
Thanks for coming by, old man... it
was good to see you...
They share a warm look... then Sisko crosses away...
Odo/Curzon watches him go, his features thoughtful...
ODO/CURZON
There goes the best friend I ever
had...
Dax acknowledges with sentiment with a nod... they regard
each other for a beat...
ODO/CURZON
So... have you been enjoying your
zhian'tara?
DAX
For the most part.
ODO/CURZON
What about that Tobin, eh? Did he
mention that I got him drunk for the
first time during my zhian'tara?
DAX
(smiles)
No... but I can see why you did it...
They fall silent for a beat...
DAX
Curzon... there's something I want
to talk to you about.
ODO/CURZON
Oh?
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/04/95 - ACT FOUR 46.
37 CONTINUED: (4)
DAX
Do you remember when I was an
Initiate... ?
ODO/CURZON
(cutting her off)
Do you see that Ferengi over there... ?
He indicates a flashily dressed Ferengi by the Tongo table...
ODO/CURZON
A bulletin came in on him last week.
He's a tongo hustler... I'd love to
clean him out...
(standing)
We should get a game going.
He's up and off before she can even react... she has no choice
but to follow...
38 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)
Re-establishing.
39 INT. QUARK'S
The bar is closed... only the tongo players remain, including
Dax, Odo/Curzon, and the four Ferengi players. Rom is seated
with Nog at a table... the boy looks positively dejected...
NOG
I just don't understand how I could
have failed, Father...
Rom does his best to comfort his son...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT FOUR 47.
39 CONTINUED:
ROM
You've always been so good with
spatial orientation...
(with genuine pride)
Remember the time we redid the
floors, and you managed to stack all
the chairs so they fit behind the
bar... ?
This isn't what Nog needs to hear right now.
NOG
Now I won't qualify to take the
Academy entrance exam... my Starfleet
career is over before it even started.
QUARK (O.S.)
He's right, you know...
40 WIDEN TO INCLUDE QUARK
standing nearby. He looks at his nephew with great sympathy,
as if he genuinely feels for him.
QUARK
And it isn't fair. Starfleet has no
idea who it's passing up...
Rom looks at his brother, surprised by his apparent sympathy.
Quark puts a comforting hand to Nog's shoulder.
QUARK
You would've made a good officer,
Nog...
Nog looks up at his uncle, grateful for his unexpected show
of support.
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT FOUR 48.
40 CONTINUED:
QUARK
I want you to know something...
there'll always be a place for you
here at Quark's.
And with that, he moves off... Nog stands, casts a weary
glance at the dirty tables, and dejectedly gets to work...
off Rom's face as he watches his brother with mounting
suspicion...
41 NEW ANGLE
as Quark approaches the tongo table, where Odo/Curzon is
raking a pile of chips away from the furious-looking Ferengi
hustler.
ODO/CURZON
Sorry, Lonzo...
QUARK
Excuse me, folks... but we've been
closed for over an hour now. I asked
you nicely before, but if you don't
leave, I'm going to have to call
security.
ODO/CURZON
I am security...
Quark's frowns...
DAX
Don't worry, Quark... we're going...
Off Quark's relief...
42 INT. SECURITY OFFICE
where Odo/Curzon is showing Dax a BOTTLE he just pulled out
of storage...
ODO/CURZON
I confiscated this from a Yridian
smuggler...
He opens the bottle...
DAX
Don't you need it for evidence?
He waves this off, pours them both a glass... Dax steels
herself to ask her question again...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/04/95 - ACT FOUR 49.
42 CONTINUED:
DAX
I still want to talk to you about
what happened when I was an Initiate.
ODO/CURZON
I know you do... what did you want
to ask me... ?
Curzon knows this is important to her, and here we see a
different side of him... older, wiser, kinder...
DAX
Why didn't you object when you heard
I'd been reinstated into the program?
ODO/CURZON
I don't know, Jadzia... maybe I
decided I'd been too hard on you...
DAX
It was your job to be hard on
Initiates.
ODO/CURZON
Yes, but...
(reluctant)
The truth is... I felt sorry for
you...
Dax reacts, and Curzon realizes immediately that he shouldn't
have told her...
ODO/CURZON
You wanted to be joined so badly...
you were so young... so lovely...
He can see from her face that he's only making things worse...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/04/95 - ACT FOUR 50.
42 CONTINUED: (2)
DAX
(more to herself)
I guess I've always had the nagging
feeling that I didn't have your
complete confidence. I tried to put
it aside... but now it turns out I
was right... you never thought I was
good enough to be a host.
ODO/CURZON
Whatever I may have thought doesn't
matter. You are a host... isn't
that enough?
DAX
No, it isn't. I feel like I don't
have your respect. And I'm afraid
that when your memories are restored
to me, I'm going to feel like I don't
respect myself.
Odo/Curzon comes out from behind the desk, regards her kindly.
His attitude is almost paternal now...
ODO/CURZON
(gently)
In that case you'll be happy to know
that I've come to a decision that's
going to benefit both of us.
DAX
What do you mean?
ODO/CURZON
I've decided to stay where I am...
in this body...
Dax reacts --
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT FOUR 51.
42 CONTINUED: (3)
ODO/CURZON
And I'm not just speaking as Curzon...
this is Odo's decision, as well. We
like what we've become... and neither
of us wants to go back to the way
things were...
Off Dax's stunned reaction we...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FOUR
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 03/31/95 - ACT FIVE 52.
ACT FIVE
FADE IN:
43 INT. COMMANDER'S OFFICE
where Sisko, Dax, and the Guardian are talking about Dax's
situation. Dax seems lost, rudderless, like a part of her
is missing...
GUARDIAN
There's no way to remove Curzon's
memories from Odo without his
cooperation. He has to give them up
willingly.
SISKO
What'll happen to Jadzia if we can't
persuade him to?
GUARDIAN
It'll take some time for her to adjust
to the new balance... but she'll be
fine.
SISKO
(to Dax)
Do you want me to talk to Curzon? I
know him better than anyone. I might
be able to convince him to cooperate.
Dax seems uncertain, she can't decide...
DAX
I don't think so... I'm not sure I
want to do anything...
SISKO
(surprised)
What do you mean?
DAX
I mean I'm all right... and Curzon
and Odo are obviously well suited to
each other. Maybe this is for the
best.
Sisko looks concerned about this attitude of hers...
SISKO
I'd like to speak to Jadzia alone
for a moment...
The Guardian nods, then EXITS... Sisko moves around the desk,
gently probes her position.
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/04/95 - ACT FIVE 53.
43 CONTINUED:
SISKO
You once told me that Curzon
intimidated you...
(a beat)
Something tells me he still does...
DAX
Maybe you're right. Maybe that's
why it's hard for me to challenge
his decisions.
SISKO
Let me tell you something about
Curzon. He was my friend, he was my
confidant. And in a way, he was my
teacher, as well.
(beat)
But he could also be manipulative,
selfish and arrogant. Most people
let him get away with it because he
was so charming. Sometimes I let
him get away with it. But every
once and a while he'd push me too
far and I'd have to stand up to him,
tell him he crossed the line.
DAX
And how would he react?
SISKO
Sometimes he'd just laugh and admit
it, sometimes he'd get furious. But
either way he'd back off, because
deep down he knew he was wrong.
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT FIVE 54.
43 CONTINUED: (2)
SISKO (Cont'd)
(beat)
And he's wrong now. He's being
selfish... and he's manipulated you
into going along with what he wants.
Now you can either let him get away
with it, or you can confront him.
It's up to you.
Off Dax's features as she struggles with this...
44 INT. HABITAT RING - CORRIDOR
as Quark makes his way towards his quarters. Suddenly he's
waylaid by a very determined looking Rom, who shoves an
ISOLINEAR ROD into his face. He's furious, and Quark is
taken aback.
ROM
I know what you did.
Quark has to step back from his vehemence, and Rom stays on
him... we've never seen him this mad.
QUARK
Take it easy... what's wrong with
you...
ROM
You know what's wrong. You
reconfigured the holosuite so that
Nog would fail the spatial orientation
test...
Quark is caught flat-footed... tries to defend what he did...
QUARK
Rom, I did it for his own good. I
couldn't just stand by and watch my
nephew throw his life away.
ROM
You had no right to interfere. I've
already told Commander Sisko what
you did and he's going to let Nog
retake the test.
QUARK
(shocked)
You what?
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 03/31/95 - ACT FIVE 55-56.
44 CONTINUED:
ROM
You heard me. And if you ever do
anything to hurt Nog again, I'll
burn the bar to the ground.
QUARK
You wouldn't dare.
ROM
Yes, I would. My son's happiness is
more important to me than anything,
even latinum. Remember that...
brother.
He storms off, leaving Quark stunned and shaken...
45 INT. HABITAT RING - CORRIDOR
as Dax walks up to the door to Odo's quarters. She takes a
breath, steels herself... then presses the doorbell.
46 INT. ODO'S QUARTERS
as the door OPENS to reveal Dax in the doorway... Odo/Curzon
is just sliding down off the "jungle gym." He's ebullient,
full of life.
ODO/CURZON
Jadzia... ! Good to see you. I was
just... oozing around the room. You
have no idea what a liberating
experience it is to be in a liquid
state...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 03/31/95 - ACT FIVE 57.
46 CONTINUED:
Dax is not in the mood for light banter...
DAX
We need to talk.
He regards her with a little more gravity...
ODO/CURZON
All right... What is it you want to
talk about?
DAX
I want my memories back.
ODO/CURZON
I'm sorry. I realize this is
difficult for you, but you'll get
over it. Trust me, it's better this
way.
DAX
For you, maybe. You and Odo. You're
both living out a life you never
could have had otherwise. But it's
my life you're living... those should
be my memories.
ODO/CURZON
Not anymore... and maybe they never
should've been...
DAX
That's where you're wrong. I earned
the right to be joined. I'm the
only person in our planet's history
who was ever readmitted to the
Initiate program after being washed
out.
ODO/CURZON
The only reason you got back in is
because I felt sorry for you...
DAX
Curzon Dax was famous for rejecting
Initiates. Why feel sorry for me?
Odo/Curzon rears himself up and tries to intimidate her into
silence...
ODO/CURZON
Don't take that tone of voice with
me, little girl.
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 03/31/95 - ACT FIVE 58.
46 CONTINUED: (2)
But Dax stands her ground...
DAX
You can't intimidate me, Curzon...
I'm not a little girl anymore.
He looks at her for a long moment, sees the steel in her
eyes... and knows she's not going to let this go..
ODO/CURZON
(quiet)
No... I don't suppose you are... and
the truth is you weren't a little
girl back when you were an Initiate.
You were a beautiful young woman...
very beautiful...
Odo/Curzon moves away... he suddenly looks wearier than we've
ever seen him... It takes a moment for Dax to realize the
implication...
DAX
You... were in love with me...
This is difficult, but he's determined to make her
understand...
ODO/CURZON
At first I thought it was just an
old man's passing infatuation...
After all, I'd always had an eye for
the ladies... but then as we spent
more time together, I started to
realize that it was something more...
Dax tries to make sense of what he's telling her...
DAX
Then... why were you so hard on me?
ODO/CURZON
I couldn't let you know the truth.
You were an Initiate, I was your
supervisor...
He trails off, doesn't complete his thought...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 03/31/95 - ACT FIVE 59.
46 CONTINUED: (3)
DAX
So you washed me out of the program...
Curzon sits down heavily... a look of defeat on his face...
ODO/CURZON
Later I realized that I'd robbed you
of something you'd wanted all your
life... I felt so guilty I nearly
retired from the Symbiosis
Commission...
DAX
So when I reapplied to the program,
you didn't object...
ODO/CURZON
The truth is I was grateful that
you'd reapplied... it let me off the
hook...
A long beat as Dax absorbs all this...
ODO/CURZON
So now that you know... you can see
why it's best for both of us that I
stay here, in this body...
DAX
(disagreeing)
Why? Because you loved me... ?
Odo/Curzon makes an anguished admission...
ODO/CURZON
Because I still love you...
He turns away... Dax's features soften... she moves to him...
DAX
Curzon, there's no shame in that...
ODO/CURZON
Yes, there is... and if we're joined,
you'll feel it, too.
DAX
No... I won't. Because I love you...
you're part of me, and I want you
back...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 03/31/95 - ACT FIVE 59A.
46 CONTINUED: (4)
He looks up, sees in her eyes that she means it...
DAX
That way, Jadzia and Curzon can be
together, the way they should be...
through Dax...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT FIVE 60.
46 CONTINUED: (5)
She holds out her hand... a moment, then he takes it...
off their reconciliation...
47 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)
Re-establishing.
48 INT. QUARK'S
Kira, Sisko and Jake are at a table talking while in the
background, Bashir and O'Brien play a game of darts. Leeta
is at the Dabo table, Quark is behind the bar, SUPERNUMERARIES
as needed.
Rom rushes in from the Promenade and announces to the room:
ROM
He's coming, he's coming.
A beat later, Nog ENTERS from the Promenade wearing the cadet
uniform his dad gave him. Rom rushes to his side and pulls
him into the room.
ROM
Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to
introduce Starfleet's future...
(with boundless pride)
My son Nog.
Applause and cheers all around... except of course, from
Quark, who shakes his head in dismay... Nog beams, both
embarrassed and pleased by the attention. Our people make
their way over to him...
SISKO
Congratulations...
NOG
Thank you, sir...
KIRA
(overlapping)
We're proud of you...
JAKE
(overlapping)
Way to go.
LEETA
(re: uniform)
Looks good on you...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/07/95 - ACT FIVE 60A.
48 CONTINUED:
SISKO
But I'm afraid you jumped the gun
putting on that uniform...
Nog looks around to make sure Rom isn't within earshot.
NOG
I know I haven't earned the right to
wear it yet... but my father got it
for me...
SISKO
Hopefully, you'll put it on again
next year.
JAKE
(smiles)
When you ace the Academy entrance
exam.
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/05/95 - ACT FIVE 61.
48 CONTINUED: (2)
Nog smiles and moves off toward the bar... O'Brien and
Bashir watch for a beat, then a troubled expression crosses
O'Brien's features...
BASHIR
Something wrong, Chief?
O'BRIEN
It just occurred to me... once that
kid gets out of the Academy, I'm
going to have to start calling him
"sir."
They share a smile...
49 NEW ANGLE
on Nog as he takes a seat at the bar. After a beat, Quark
approaches him... he's ready to give the boy his due.
QUARK
What can I get you, Nog?
Nog breaks into a smile at being treated like this.
NOG
A root beer...
(off Quark's blank
expression)
It's an Earth drink... something
they serve at the Academy...
Quark nods and moves off toward the replicator...
QUARK
(grumbling to himself)
Root beer... This is the end of
Ferengi civilization...
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/05/95 - ACT FIVE 62.
49 CONTINUED:
Nog sits back, savoring the moment... CAMERA TILTS up to
find Dax sitting on the second level, looking down at Nog
with a smile on her face... After a beat, Odo, who is now
his normal self, approaches her...
ODO
May I join you, Lieutenant... ?
DAX
Of course...
Odo sits, takes a moment... he seems embarrassed...
ODO
I just wanted to apologize for my
behavior while I was joined with
Curzon...
DAX
There's no need to apologize. In a
way I'm glad it happened... It forced
me to deal with some things about
myself I'd never really faced.
Odo takes this in...
DAX
(continuing)
Besides, you've given me a very
special gift...
ODO
Oh?
DEEP SPACE: "Facets" - REV. 04/03/95 - ACT FIVE 63.
49 CONTINUED: (2)
DAX
You see... now I have Curzon's
memories of what it felt like to be
a changeling... I never realized how
much joy it gives you...
Odo takes this in, pleased that they can share this...
ODO
And I never realized how much joy
you humanoids take in things like
eating and drinking... or staying up
all night playing tongo.
Dax smiles at the thought...
ODO
Frankly, I don't see how Curzon ever
managed to get any work done.
DAX
He always seemed to, somehow...
ODO
(with admiration)
He must've been a remarkable man...
Dax smiles...
DAX
Yes... he is...
Off the moment between them...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FIVE
THE END