STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"The Sons of Mogh"
(fka "Brother's Keeper")
#40510-487
Written by
Ronald D. Moore
Directed by
David Livingston
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STAR TREK: DS9 - "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/06/95 - CAST
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"The Sons of Mogh"
CAST
SISKO KURN
KIRA TILIKIA
BASHIR NOGGRA
DAX KLINGON OFFICER
O'BRIEN KLINGON COM VOICE
ODO COM VOICE
QUARK
WORF
COMPUTER VOICE
Non-Speaking Non-Speaking
N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES
STAR TREK: DS9 - "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/06/95 - SETS
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"The Sons of Mogh"
SETS
INTERIORS EXTERIORS
DEEP SPACE NINE DEEP SPACE NINE
AIRLOCK/CORRIDOR RUNABOUT
CAPTAIN'S OFFICE
CARGO BAY/AIRLOCK DROVANA
HOLOSUITE/CAVES DEFIANT
OPS
PROMENADE
QUARK'S
SECURITY OFFICE
SURGERY
REPLIMAT
WORF'S QUARTERS
DEFIANT
BRIDGE
RUNABOUT
DROVANA
KLINGON COMPUTER ROOM
KLINGON CORRIDOR
DEEP SPACE NINE -"The Sons of Mogh"- 12/06/95 - PRONUNCIATION
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"The Sons of Mogh"
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
ADANJI uh-DON-gee
BAHK bak
BAT'LETH BAT-leth
BELVIAN BELL-vee-an
DROVANA dro-VAH-nah
GOWRON GOW-ron
KAHLESS KAY-less
KORINAR KOR-reh-nar
KORUTS KOR-ruts
M'TOKRA muh-TOK-kra
MAGNETON MAHG-neh-tohn
MAUK-TOIVOR MOK-to-vor
MEK'LETH MEK-leth
MEVAK meh-VIK
MOVEK mo-VIK
NOGGRA NOG-gruh
RODEK RO-dek
SORVAL SOAR-vul
STO'VO'KOR STO-vo-kor
TILIKIA teh-LIH-kee-uh
VOR'CHA VOR-CHUH
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - TEASER 1.
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"The Sons of Mogh"
TEASER
FADE IN:
1 INT. HOLOSUITE - CAVES
Worf and DAX are fighting with the short sword and the
bat'leth, respectively. Worf is wearing his workout
gi, while Dax has on a much tighter-fitting leotard.
They're both pretty good, and the match is even until
Worf locks the hooked edge of his sword around the
longer blade of Dax's bat'leth and then BREAKS her
weapon in two. He steps forward and puts the point of
his sword against her chest.
WORF
(touche)
E-cha!
Dax bows her head in defeat and the match is over.
DAX
(I lose)
Movek.
(beat)
Okay. I see your point. The
mek'leth does have its advantages.
But I still say that the longer
reach of the bat'leth is usually
the deciding factor.
Worf picks up a towel and hands one to Dax.
WORF
That is the classic argument.
However, I find that using a large
and intimidating weapon like a
bat'leth often leads to...
overconfidence.
DAX
(amused)
So you think I was overconfident?
Worf gives her a look, thinks for a beat.
WORF
You were overconfident. You
thought that by... distracting me
with your outfit you would gain an
advantage.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - TEASER 2.
1 CONTINUED:
Dax gives him a confused look.
DAX
My outfit... ?
Worf is suddenly caught off-guard -- he completely
misread the situation.
WORF
(flustered)
I... I thought that... I mean,
assumed that you were...
DAX
You thought I wore this... for
you? Talk about overconfidence.
Dax heads for the door shaking her head. Worf can't
believe how much of his foot he stuck in his mouth.
Then Dax pauses, and turns back with a mischievous
smile on her face.
DAX
Worf. E-cha.
Worf turns, sees the smile and realizes that he's been
had.
WORF
Movek.
Dax laughs a little and even Worf can see the humor in
the situation. He chuckles a little despite himself.
DAX
But in my own defense, I will say
that you try your own tactics of
distraction. All that shouting
and growling you do.
WORF
I am only vocalizing my --
ODO'S COM VOICE
Odo to Worf.
WORF
(to com)
Worf here.
ODO'S COM VOICE
Please report to Airlock Five,
Commander. There's a Klingon here
who's demanding to see you.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - TEASER 2A.
1 CONTINUED: (2)
WORF
(puzzled, to com)
On my way. Computer, exit.
As Worf moves toward the unseen exit...
CUT TO:
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - TEASER 3.
2 INT. AIRLOCK/CORRIDOR
ODO and Two N.D. Bajoran Security guards are
confronting KURN -- Worf's brother -- at the Airlock.
Kurn is drunk, weaving unsteadily and holding a knife
in his hand. He also looks like hell, even for a
Klingon -- clothes torn, hair unkempt, face dirty --
wherever he's been, it hasn't been pretty. (NOTE: Kurn
is not wearing a Klingon uniform. He has been
disgraced and now only wears Klingon civilian garb.)
Odo and the Guards are watching him carefully, the
Guards with their hands on their weapons, but not
pressing Kurn. It's a stand-off for the moment.
KURN
(slurred)
Stay back... you... you miserable
koruts...
ODO
Easy... none of us koruts are
going to hurt you...
Worf ENTERS from the adjacent corridor and reacts to
the sight of his brother.
WORF
Kurn!
KURN
(slurred)
Worf... I knew you would come...
Odo gives Worf a questioning look.
WORF
He is my... brother.
At the sight of Worf, Kurn seems to have forgotten his
hostility. He manages to smile and lets Worf approach
him.
KURN
The sons of Mogh reunited... one
last time.
Worf reaches out and easily takes the knife from Kurn's
hand. The Guards relax a little.
WORF
Kurn, where have you been? I've
been trying to reach you for
months.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - TEASER 4.
2 CONTINUED:
KURN
Well... I'm here now. But not for
long. Soon there will be only one
son of Mogh.
(beat)
I have come for... Mauk-to'Vor.
Worf reacts in shock.
WORF
What?
KURN
Yes, Brother... I want you to kill
me.
Kurn smiles drunkenly. Off Worf's stunned reaction...
FADE OUT.
END OF TEASER
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT ONE 5.
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes)
3 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)
Establishing the station.
4 INT. WORF'S QUARTERS
Kurn is passed out on a couch, snoring softly and
covered with a blanket. Worf is sitting in a nearby
chair, watching his brother sleep. Worf's been sitting
here for hours and he's lost in thought. A GLASS
filled with some kind of liquid sits on a table nearby.
Kurn finally begins to stir, but it takes Worf a second
or two to shake himself out of his own reverie as his
brother struggles to wake up.
KURN
(bleary)
Guard... I need something for my
head... guard!
WORF
(softly)
You are not in a holding cell,
Kurn. You're in my quarters.
Kurn blinks a few times, looks around, manages to focus
on Worf finally. Worf gestures to the glass.
WORF
(re: glass)
For your head.
Kurn picks up the glass and drinks down the liquid. It
gives him some relief as he sits up and tries to brush
the cobwebs away. He looks at the couch and then the
room with disdain.
KURN
(re: couch)
Soft... comfortable... just like
the rest of these quarters... no
one would ever suspect that a
warrior lives here...
WORF
It suits my needs.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT ONE 6.
4 CONTINUED:
KURN
(bitter)
Always defending the Federation.
Tell me, Worf... doesn't Starfleet
ever make mistakes? Even in their
furniture?
Worf eyes him coolly, refusing to rise to the bait.
WORF
Where have you been, Kurn? It's
been four months since your last
message.
Kurn gives him a sour look, gets up and moves about the
room a little stiffly.
KURN
I've been... overseeing the end of
a once-proud house. You may have
heard of it -- it was called the
House of Mogh.
Worf's reaction is one of sadness and resignation...
he's known about all this for quite some time, but this
is the first time he's had to face directly the
consequences for his brother.
WORF
I know what has happened. And
I... regret that by opposing
Gowron, I have brought disgrace to
our family.
Kurn looks at him and then laughs bitterly. Worf
stiffens a little, not used to being scorned by his own
brother.
KURN
(laughing, scornful)
You "regret?" What's next, Worf?
Do you want to "apologize" to me?
Express your "sympathy?" How many
human weaknesses will you display?
Kurn is definitely pushing Worf's buttons here, but
Worf manages to contain his anger.
WORF
I do not apologize for what I have
done. I could not join Gowron in
his war against Cardassia, or
against the Federation. It would
have been... dishonorable.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT ONE 7.
4 CONTINUED: (2)
KURN
So in avoiding dishonor for
yourself, you brought it on the
rest of your family. What a noble
act... how selfless.
WORF
(hard)
I will not debate this with you,
Kurn. What is done... is done.
KURN
(hard)
For you it's done! You and your
comfortable Federation life and
your glorious Starfleet career.
But not for me.
Worf can't argue with that and looks away for a
moment... Kurn drops his voice and looks out the window
as he thinks back on what has happened.
KURN
(continuing)
Our family had a seat on the High
Council. We were feared by our
enemies. Respected by our
friends.
(beat)
It was even said that if Gowron
died... the leadership of the
Council might have passed to
someone from the House of Mogh.
Kurn turns and looks at Worf with astonishment.
KURN
(quiet)
Then you chose to side with the
Federation against the Empire.
Gowron took our lands... our
ships... our seat on the
Council... everything.
WORF
Kurn, I know that this has been
difficult for you...
KURN
(anguished)
What do you know? Did you watch
as Gowron's men seized our lands
and stripped our family of its
name?
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT ONE 8.
4 CONTINUED: (3)
KURN (Cont'd)
Did you have to endure the
humiliation of being ejected from
the High Council in front of the
Emperor himself?
Kurn looks away... the humiliation of it all almost too
much for him to bear.
KURN
No... you stayed here. Safe.
Comfortable. Secure. You have
everything you want... and I have
nothing. Not even my honor.
(beat)
But you can give that back to me.
WORF
By killing you?
KURN
I am already dead to our people!
So are you, but you don't care.
(beat)
I have never asked you for
anything. But you took my honor,
and only you can give it back. So
now, I am asking you for Mauk-
to'Vor. Is an honorable death so
much to ask from my brother?
Kurn looks at him with pain and anger written across
his face. Off Worf's reaction as he faces one of the
most difficult decisions of his life...
CUT TO:
5 EXT. SPACE - RUNABOUT (OPTICAL)
The ship moving at impulse.
O'BRIEN (V.O.)
Operations Log: Stardate 49556.2
Major Kira and I are returning to
the station after completing our
inspection tour of the Bajoran
colonies along the Cardassian
border.
6 INT. RUNABOUT
O'BRIEN is working in the cockpit, while KIRA is
sleeping in one of the rear seats.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT ONE 9.
6 CONTINUED:
O'BRIEN
(to com)
This is the Federation runabout
Yukon, requesting permission to
enter Bajoran space.
COM VOICE
This is Bajoran Control. Please
transmit your identification code
and flight plan.
O'BRIEN
(works console)
Acknowledged.
(to Kira)
major. Major.
KIRA
(startled)
Yes! What?
O'BRIEN
Sorry, Major... but we're almost
home.
KIRA
Oh. Thanks.
(beat)
Almost home? How long have I been
asleep?
O'BRIEN
Seven hours.
KIRA
(surprised)
I don't get seven hours sleep on
the station.
O'BRIEN
(wry)
Must be the company.
Kira smiles.
COM VOICE
Bajoran Control to Yukon. You are
cleared to enter the system and
proceed to Deep Space Nine.
O'BRIEN
(to com)
Thank you.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT ONE 10.
6 CONTINUED: (21)
KIRA
I am so hungry. I could even eat
Quark's food at this point.
O'BRIEN
Well, let's not get crazy. If you
really want some good --
Suddenly the LIGHT from an outside explosion fills the
ship.
KIRA
What was that?
O'BRIEN
(off console)
Some kind of high energy
discharge. It was pretty close...
only five thousand kilometers from
here.
Kira moves to the cockpit area and looks over some
readings.
KIRA
Just outside Bajoran space.
Elevated tachyon readings,
subspace shockwaves... looks like
a cloaked ship exploded.
O'BRIEN
But there's no debris... no
residual warp fields...
KIRA
Something exploded. Let's take a
closer look. Bring us to five
hundred meters from those
coordinates.
O'Brien works.
6A EXT. SPACE - RUNABOUT (OPTICAL)
The ship turns and moves in a new direction.
6B INT. RUNABOUT
As before.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT ONE 10A.
6B CONTINUED:
O'BRIEN
Approaching the coordinates... I
don't see any signs of--
(sees something on monitor)
Wait a minute... I'm picking up
another tachyon surge... a ship's
decloaking directly ahead of us.
7 EXT. SPACE - RUNABOUT (OPTICAL)
A Klingon BIRD OF PREY DECLOAKS directly ahead of the Runabout.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT ONE 11.
8 INT. RUNABOUT
As O'Brien and Kira react to the sight of the Klingon
ship out the front window (which we don't see).
KLINGON COM VOICE
Federation vessel. This is the
Imperial Klingon Ship Korinar. We
are engaged in military exercises
in this area. You will alter
course and return to Bajoran space
immediately.
KIRA
(to com)
This is Major Kira Nerys. We're
investigating an explosion at
these coordinates which has--
KLINGON COM VOICE
You have been given a warning
according to interstellar
agreements. You will not receive
another.
O'Brien reacts to his console.
O'BRIEN
They've locked their disruptors on
us, major.
Kira realizes there's very little she can do, but she
doesn't like it.
KIRA
Take us home, chief. But keep
scanning the coordinates of that
explosion... there's more going on
out here than "military
exercises."
O'Brien nods and works his consoles...
CUT TO:
9 INT. QUARK'S
Dax comes down the stairs from the second level,
dressed in her regular workout gi and looks around as
if searching for someone. She finally goes over to
QUARK, who's working behind the bar.
DAX
Quark, have you seen Worf? He was
supposed to meet me in the
holosuite five minutes ago.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT ONE 12.
9 CONTINUED:
QUARK
As if you're never late...
DAX
Worf is never late. In fact, he
grumbles at me if I'm two minutes
behind schedule.
QUARK
Well, I haven't seen him since
this morning. And if he can't at
least be civil, I don't care to
see him in my bar again.
DAX
It's just his way, Quark. It's
nothing personal.
QUARK
No, this was more than his
standard rudeness. He came in
here, ordered some Klingon incense
and nearly threw me across the bar
when I tried to give him
replicated incense.
DAX
What kind of Klingon incense?
QUARK
Lucky for me, I happened to have
some of the genuine article in the
storeroom. And did he thank me
for it? Did he acknowledge that
poor Rom had to move three very
heavy containers of --
DAX
(concerned)
What kind of Klingon incense?
QUARK
Something called adanji.
DAX
Why did he want adanji?
QUARK
I asked him that very question,
but he acted like I wasn't even
hear. Why? Is there something
special about adanji?
But Dax is lost in thought... very concerned about
something... she walks away from the bar and out into
the Promenade without answering Quark. He reacts in
annoyance.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT ONE 13.
9 CONTINUED: (2)
QUARK
That's it. I'm going to stop
talking to the customers.
CUT TO:
10 INT. PROMENADE
Dax comes out of Quark's, still lost in thought. Odo
passes by.
ODO
Commander.
Dax nods at him absently and then remembers something
and turns around.
DAX
Odo.
(he stops)
Yesterday you called Worf to the
airlock to see some Klingon... ?
ODO
That's right.
DAX
Who was it?
ODO
His name is Kurn. It turns out
that he's Worf's brother.
DAX
His brother...
Suddenly Dax's eyes widen in sudden realization.
DAX
Oh my god...
(to com)
Dax to Worf.
(nothing)
Computer, locate Commander Worf.
COMPUTER VOICE
Commander Worf is in his quarters.
DAX
Is he alone?
COMPUTER VOICE
Negative. Captain Kurn is with
him.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT ONE 14.
10 CONTINUED:
Dax takes off at a run.
DAX
(to Odo)
Come on!
Odo heads off after her.
CUT TO:
11 INT. WORF'S QUARTERS (OPTICAL)
The room is dark and moody, with candles burning and a
sense that a ritualistic scene is playing itself out.
Worf is wearing his family ceremonial robes and is
lighting the adanji incense in a special holder. Kurn
is kneeling off to one side, head bowed in prayer
before a small shrine. Worf picks up the incense
holder and waves it above Kurn's head.
Kurn stands up and faces Worf, his face calm and serene --
a man ready to die. Worf looks at him for a long beat,
then picks up a ceremonial dagger off a nearby table
where it is sitting on a piece of cloth, and faces his
brother for the last time.
WORF
(deliberate)
You have been wronged in this
life. There is nothing left here
for you. No honor. No future.
KURN
I wish to reclaim my honor in the
next life... I am ready to cross
the river of blood and enter
Sto'Vo'kor.
Worf struggles for composure... this is an incredibly
difficult moment for him. He realizes that this is the
only way, but that doesn't make this any easier. He
holds up the knife.
WORF
Let this blade speed you on your
journey.
Kurn RIPS open the front of his shirt, exposing his
chest.
WORF
(beat, difficult)
Good-bye... my brother.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT ONE 15.
11 CONTINUED:
KURN
Good-bye.
Kurn lifts his chin and waits. Worf steels himself,
finds the strength deep in his heart to do what he
must... and with an anguished expression and roar of
pain, he PLUNGES the knife into his brother's chest.
There's a beat, then Kurn crumples to the floor...
dead. Worf stands there, holding the knife.
At that moment, the doors OPEN and Dax and Odo rush
inside.
DAX
(to com)
Dax to Ops. Emergency transport.
Two to the infirmary.
She rushes to the fallen Kurn and uses the cloth from
the table to staunch the flow of blood.
WORF
This is not your concern. It is
a private matter.
ODO
I doubt Captain Sisko would agree.
Dax and Kurn DEMATERIALIZE.
ODO
You better hope he lives,
Commander. If not... you'll be
charged with murder.
Odo EXITS. Off Worf's distraught and conflicted
reaction...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT ONE
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT TWO 16.
ACT TWO
FADE IN:
12 INT. CAPTAIN'S OFFICE
SISKO is sitting at his desk studying Worf, who's
standing before him. Sisko doesn't say a word for a
long time, but we get the feeling that there is a quiet
fury within the Captain. Worf's ceremonial knife is
sitting on the table. Sisko just sits... and watches.
It's an intensely unpleasant experience for Worf until
Dax finally ENTERS. Sisko's eyes flick to her for a
moment.
DAX
(to Sisko)
Kurn's going to make it. Julian
said he'll be up on his feet by
tomorrow morning.
SISKO
Good.
Sisko refocuses that piercing stare at Worf.
SISKO
Mister Worf... I want you to tell
me why I shouldn't put you on the
next transport out of here.
WORF
You are well within your rights to
do so.
SISKO
(cold)
I didn't ask you about my rights.
Answer the question.
Worf's head snaps back a little at the cold tone of
Sisko's voice.
WORF
Captain... I do not have an
answer. I realize that my actions
were in violation of Starfleet
regulations and--
SISKO
Regulations? We're not talking
about some obscure technicality,
Mister Worf. You tried to commit
premeditated murder.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT TWO 17.
12 CONTINUED:
DAX
Benjamin, it wasn't murder. Worf
and Kurn were performing a Mauk-
to'Vor ritual. It's part of
Klingon belief that when--
SISKO
(voice rising)
At the moment, I don't give a damn
about Klingon beliefs, rituals or
customs.
Sisko gets up from the desk and moves around the room
for a moment. Dax and Worf both decide they'd better
keep their mouths shut for the time being.
SISKO
(continuing, heated)
I've given you both a lot of
leeway when it comes to following
"Klingon" traditions. But in case
you haven't noticed, this is not
a Klingon station, and those are
not Klingon uniforms you're
wearing.
Sisko pauses for a moment, tries to cool down a little.
SISKO
There is a limit to how far I'll
go to accommodate cultural
diversity among my officers...
(to Worf)
... and you've just reached it.
When your brother is released from
the infirmary, you better find
another way to settle your family
problems. Is that clear?
WORF
Captain, it may not be possible to --
DAX
(quickly)
It's clear. There are definitely
other options for Kurn. Don't
worry, this won't happen again.
Worf gives Dax a surprised look, but Sisko isn't in the
mood for any further discussion.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT TWO 18.
12 CONTINUED: (2)
SISKO
You're damn right it won't. Now
both of you -- get out.
Neither Worf nor Dax hesitates. They both turn and
quickly EXIT before Sisko can chew them out any
further.
13 INT. OPS - CONTINUOUS
Worf and Dax ENTER from Sisko's office.
WORF
(heated, to Dax)
There are no "other options" --
you know that.
DAX
Maybe you'd like to go back in
there.
WORF
What I'd like is for you to stop
interfering in my personal
affairs. You have done enough
damage.
Worf storms off, leaving a frustrated and somewhat
guilty Dax behind.
CUT TO:
14 INT. REPLIMAT
Sisko is reading a PADD as O'Brien and Kira look on.
SISKO
So what do you make of it, Chief?
O'BRIEN
From these magnetic flux readings,
the energy discharge we detected
could've been caused by the
destruction of a cloaked target
drone.
KIRA
Which would support their story
about conducting military
maneuvers.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT TWO 19.
14 CONTINUED:
O'BRIEN
On the other hand this type of
explosion could've also been
caused by an accidental warp
nacelle inversion...
KIRA
Or a blown plasma conduit, or
about a dozen other things. The
bottom line is, there's no way to
be certain from these readings.
Sisko studies the PADD for another moment, then puts it
aside and thinks for a beat.
SISKO
The larger question is what are
these Klingons up to?
KIRA
Whatever it is, they're doing it
awfully close to Bajoran space.
O'BRIEN
And they're pretty touchy about it.
SISKO
If there's one thing I've had
enough of, it's tiptoeing around
Klingons.
(beat, to Kira)
Take the Defiant and run a sensor
sweep of those coordinates.
KIRA
And if I run into the Klingons?
SISKO
Tell them that the ship is
conducting "military exercises,"
according to "interstellar
agreements."
KIRA
Understood.
(beat)
Should I take Worf?
SISKO
I don't want Worf anywhere near
other Klingons right now.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT TWO 20.
14 CONTINUED: (2)
SISKO (Cont'd)
Keep him informed of what's going
on, but under no circumstances is
he to accompany you. Is that
clear?
KIRA
Yes, sir.
Sisko nods to them as a dismissal. Kira EXITS to the
Promenade, but O'Brien hesitates.
O'BRIEN
Sir...
SISKO
Don't say it, Chief. I've already
got one officer defending Worf.
I don't need two.
O'Brien can see that Sisko means it and he decides to
let it go at that. He EXITS. Off Sisko's still
disturbed face...
CUT TO:
15 INT. SURGERY
Worf is standing over the unconscious form of Kurn,
who's lying on the table under the clamshell. BASHIR
and an N.D. Nurse are standing nearby.
BASHIR
He's stabilized. I can revive him
at any time.
Worf waits a long moment, and then finally looks up at
BASHIR.
WORF
Wake him.
Bashir applies a hypospray to Kurn's throat and he
begins to wake up.
BASHIR
I'll be right outside if you need
me.
Worf nods and BASHIR EXITS with the Nurse. Kurn blinks
a few times and then sees the face of his brother
looking down at him.
KURN
I... am alive.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT TWO 21.
15 CONTINUED:
WORF
Yes. Commander Dax realized what
we were doing... and she had you
beamed to the infirmary.
Instead of the rage and anger that Worf was expecting,
there is only a profound sense of disappointment and
sadness from Kurn.
KURN
I was looking forward to being
in Sto'Vo'kor. I had hoped to see
father there.
WORF
He... still awaits you. But it is
not yet time to join him.
KURN
And I suppose you will decide when
that time has come?
WORF
It is not for me to make that
choice.
KURN
Why not? You've already chosen
not to complete the Mauk-to'Vor
ritual.
WORF
It was not my decision. It was
Dax and Odo who prevented --
KURN
(bitter)
Did you fight them? Did you
threaten to kill them both if they
interfered? And are you here now
with a mevak dagger to slit my
throat and bring me the death I
deserve?
Worf looks away and Kurn has his answer.
KURN
No. For a moment in your
quarters... during the ritual...
you were Klingon. But your
Federation life has claimed you
again. And now it has claimed me
as well.
(beat)
I have no life and I have no
death. whatever is to become of
me... is up to you.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT TWO 22.
15 CONTINUED: (2)
Kurn turns his head away from Worf and closes his eyes
in resignation. Worf doesn't know what to say --
chiefly because he knows that everything Kurn is saying
is true.
CUT TO:
16 INT. WORF'S QUARTERS
Worf is alone, putting away the ceremonial items from
the Mauk-to'Vor ritual when the door CHIMES.
WORF
Enter.
The doors OPEN and Dax ENTERS. Worf really isn't in
the mood for company, especially hers, but he remains
civil.
WORF
What can I do for you, Commander?
DAX
I wanted to apologize.
(beat)
I interfered in a... family
matter. And if I've caused you
and your brother any further
dishonor... I'm sorry.
Worf turns and looks at her and sees that she is
sincere.
WORF
You were... following your
conscience. It is... an honorable
motive.
DAX
Not from a Klingon point of view.
WORF
You are not Klingon.
Worf returns to putting away the ritual paraphernalia
and there's a quiet beat before Dax goes on.
DAX
Is there anything I can do to
help?
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT TWO 23.
16 CONTINUED:
WORF
No.
Dax hesitates, she's not one to give up so easily, but
Worf is not giving her any encouragement. She finally
decides to let it go.
DAX
Okay.
She turns to go, but then Worf lets his guard down a
little -- he's run out of ideas and could use some
help.
WORF
There is... the question of what
to do next...
DAX
Right.
(beat)
Do you have any ideas?
WORF
None.
DAX
Well... in the short term, there's
no reason your brother can't stay
here on the station.
WORF
And do what? He's a Klingon
warrior. He knows nothing else.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT TWO 24.
16 CONTINUED: (2)
WORF
(continuing)
And my actions robbed him of his
honor, his name, and his family.
I should've wanted nothing more
than to kill him... to spare him
the humiliation of my own
dishonor.
There's very little to say to that and Dax knows it.
She takes a beat and decides to take a new tack.
DAX
The alternative is to carry out
the Mauk-to'Vor ritual. And that
is not and option.
Worf considers this for a long moment, then looks at
Dax with determination.
WORF
If Kurn is to remain on the
station, he will need... tasks to
perform. A job.
DAX
(thinks)
What about security? It worked
for one Klingon warrior I know.
WORF
I doubt Kurn will be interested in
joining Starfleet.
DAX
Well... there is another security
force on the station...
Worf realizes what she's getting at, and he's not wild
about it. Off his face...
CUT TO:
17 INT. SECURITY OFFICE
Odo is looking over something on a PADD as Worf looks
on.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT TWO 25.
17 CONTINUED:
ODO
Your brother has had an...
interesting career with the
Klingon Defense Forces, Mister
Worf. I just have one question:
does he know how to use the stun
setting on a disruptor?
Worf reacts with annoyance.
WORF
Non-lethal skills are not valued
in the Empire.
ODO
They are among my deputies. And
if your brother is going to be
part of my detachment, he's going
to have to make some adjustments
in his thinking.
WORF
He will.
ODO
You're certain of that?
WORF
I would not ask you to consider
him if I were not.
Odo looks at him for a moment.
ODO
I can appreciate how difficult it
must be for you to be asking for
a favor. Especially from me.
(beat)
Very well. Have Kurn report here
tomorrow morning.
Worf is relieved and a little surprised.
WORF
I am... indebted to you.
ODO
Yes you are.
(Worf turns to go)
And Mister Worf... you'll find
that I'm a man who collects on his
debts.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Moghl, - 12/15/95 - ACT TWO 26.
17 CONTINUED: (2)
Worf nods in acknowledgement and then EXITS. Off Odo's
thoughtful expression...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT TWO
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh,, - 12/15/95 - ACT THREE 27-29.
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
18
thru OMITTED
23
24 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)
An alien ship is docked at the station.
25 INT. CARGO BAY/AIRLOCK
A group of Bajoran security guards are overseeing the
unloading of some CARGO from an ALIEN SHIP docked at
the airlock. Odo, is supervising as the DS9 security
forces inspect the cargo and check out several N.D.
Boslic Aliens from the ship. Kurn is here and now he's
wearing a Baloran Security uniform. Odo moves over to
watch as Kurn questions a Boslic named TILIKIA about a
large cargo container.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT THREE 29A.
25 CONTINUED:
Kurn's attitude is different than we've seen before:
he's less Klingon than usual. He seems calmer, more
controlled, but underneath the outward appearance of
restraint there is a sadness and an empty quality to
his new life. For his part, Tilikia is a little afraid
of the large Klingon in a Bajoran uniform and is very
eager to avoid trouble.
KURN
(to Tilikia)
This container is not on your
manifest.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT THREE 30.
25 CONTINUED: (2)
TILIKIA
It must be a clerical error. I
apologize.
KURN
Open it.
Tilikia hesitates.
TILIKIA
Sir... this is a shipment of
Belvian atmospherics. I'd rather
not break the seal.
Kurn gives him a look and the alien immediately backs
off.
TILIKIA
(quickly)
Open it. Yes, sir. Right away.
The alien quickly begins working to open the container
as Kurn waits patiently. Odo nods from his vantage
with approval.
26 NEW ANGLE
As Worf ENTERS the bay carrying a PADD. Odo casually
moves over to him a short distance from Kurn and
Tilikia. Worf awkwardly hands Odo the PADD -- this
really isn't why he came here.
WORF
(re: PADD)
This is a message from Starfleet
Command requesting an update on
our defense systems.
Odo takes the PADD and pretends to look at it, but he
cuts to the chase.
ODO
(sotto)
I'd say your brother's doing well,
Commander. He's been on the job
six hours and he's only killed
four Boslics so far.
Worf's eyebrows shoot up in surprise.
ODO
Kira's right -- you do need a
sense of humor.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Moghn - 12/15/95 - ACT THREE 31.
26 CONTINUED:
ODO (Cont'd)
He's quite good, actually. A
little stern, but he never steps
over the line. I'm finding him to
be a pleasant surprise.
Worf doesn't take well to having his beard singed by
Odo, but he puts aside his irritation for the moment.
WORF
I am... gratified to hear that.
ODO
I'm sure you are.
(louder)
Thank you for this report,
commander. I'll give it my
immediate attention.
Odo moves away, giving Worf the opportunity to move
over to his brother. Kurn has finished inspecting the
cargo container and Tilikia is repacking the container
while Kurn makes some notations on his PADD.
KURN
(to Worf)
Brother.
WORF
Kurn.
A quiet beat.
KURN
I hate this uniform.
WORF
I understand. The transition will
probably be difficult for some
time...
KURN
That is not what I mean. I have
accepted the transition. I am a
Bajoran security officer. The
uniform... is simply
uncomfortable.
WORF
(surprised)
I see.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT THREE 32.
26 CONTINUED: (2)
KURN
But I will get used to it.
(beat)
You need not concern yourself with
me, brother. I will not disgrace
you.
WORF
I never doubted it.
Kurn hears the sincerity in his brother's voice and
sees the pride on his face. Kurn's attitude loosens up
a bit and he almost smiles at Worf.
WORF
Carry on.
Worf heads for the EXIT, feeling much better about the
whole affair.
CUT TO:
27 EXT. SPACE - THE DEFIANT (OPTICAL)
The ship moving at impulse.
28 INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)
Kira and O'Brien are at a sensor station. The main
viewscreen can be seen in the b.g.
O'BRIEN
(off monitor)
Same thing, major... high
concentrations of tachyons,
subspace distortions and magneton
traces... I'd say some cloaked
ships have passed through this
area in the past twenty-four
hours.
KIRA
(looks at monitor)
They're getting close to violating
Bajoran space... but never
crossing the line.
O'BRIEN
I've never known the Klingons to
be that fastidious when it comes
to respecting borders...
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT THREE 32A.
28 CONTINUED:
KIRA
Especially when they're cloaked.
There's something wrong here...
At that moment, there is a huge EXPLOSION on the main
viewer. The Defiant goes to Red Alert as a Klingon
CRUISER DECLOAKS up ahead.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT THREE 33.
28 CONTINUED: (2)
O'BRIEN
That's a Vor'cha-class cruiser.
KIRA
Stand by shields and phasers.
O'BRIEN
(off console)
They've been damaged... there's a
massive hull breach on their port
quarter... main power's failing...
KIRA
Casualties?
O'BRIEN
Hard to tell through all the radiation.
KIRA
Open a channel.
O'Brien works.
KIRA
(to com)
This is Major Kira Nerys on the
USS Defiant to unidentified
Klingon vessel. Do you require
assistance?
KLINGON COM VOICE
This is IKS Drovana to USS
Defiant. We do not require
assistance at this time. Do not
approach us.
KIRA
(to com)
Understood, Drovana. Defiant out.
O'BRIEN
(off console)
They're losing emergency power.
KIRA
Why aren't the other Klingon ships
helping them?
O'BRIEN
Maybe they don't want to give away
their positions...
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT THREE 34.
28 CONTINUED: (3)
KIRA
Or they're too busy... doing
something that can't be
interrupted... something that blew
a hole the size of a house in a
Vor'cha-class cruiser.
O'BRIEN
Incoming transmission.
Kira nods, O'Brien works and we hear the Klingon voice
again.
KLINGON COM VOICE
Drovana to Defiant. We need...
access to your medical facilities.
Kira and O'Brien exchange a look.
KIRA
(to com)
Our medical facilities are
extremely limited. If you wish,
we can tow you to Deep Space Nine.
A long beat while the Klingons seem to mull this over.
O'Brien looks at Kira and shakes his head -- they'll
never go for it.
KLINGON COM VOICE
Defiant... your offer is...
accepted.
Off Kira and O'Brien's surprised looks...
CUT TO:
28A EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)
Establishing.
28B INT. AIRLOCK CORRIDOR
Worf is heading down the Corridor when he hears Odo's
Com Voice.
ODO'S COM VOICE
Odo to Worf.
WORF
Worf here.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT THREE 34A.
28B CONTINUED:
ODO'S COM VOICE
You're needed in the Infirmary,
Commander. Your brother's been
seriously injured.
WORF
On my way.
Worf turns and hurries off down the hall...
CUT TO:
29 INT. INFIRMARY
Worf ENTERS, looking concerned. Odo is there waiting
for him.
WORF
What happened?
ODO
Kurn found a container of
contraband in the lower hold of
the Boslic ship. When he
confronted their Captain, the man
pulled a disruptor pistol. Then
Kurn let himself get shot.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT THREE 35.
29 CONTINUED:
WORF
(surprised)
"Let himself... ?"
ODO
Kurn's a trained Klingon
warrior... he could've disarmed
the Boslic without breaking a
sweat. But he just stood there as
the man pulled out his weapon,
aimed, and fired. The only thing
that saved him was that the man
was so frightened, his hand was
shaking.
Worf is stunned as he tries to absorb this news.
BASHIR ENTERS from the surgery.
BASHIR
He'll be all right. Again.
ODO
Good.
(to Worf)
A man with a death wish is a
danger not only to himself, but to
the rest of his team. Kurn's days
as a security officer are over.
Worf understands completely and doesn't protest as Odo
EXITS.
BASHIR
Would you like to see him?
Worf nods and follows BASHIR into...
30 INT. SURGERY - CONTINUOUS
As Worf and BASHIR ENTER from the Infirmary. Kurn is
lying on the table with a nasty-looking scorch mark on
the shoulder of his uniform. An N.D. Nurse stands by.
Kurn looks up at Worf as his brother approaches.
WORF
How do you feel?
KURN
(bitter)
Like a man who's tired of waking
up and seeing a human doctor's
face.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT THREE 35A.
30 CONTINUED:
WORF
I thought we had agreed that you
would try to --
KURN
Worf. I don't want to talk
anymore. It's not... Klingon.
You are the elder brother. Tell
me what to do, and I'll do it. My
life... is in your hands.
Kurn turns his head away and closes his eyes. Off
Worf's face as he tries to figure out what to do
next...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT THREE
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT FOUR 36.
ACT FOUR
FADE IN:
31 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE & DROVANA (OPTICAL)
The Vor'cha-class cruiser is now DOCKED at one of the
upper pylons. The damaged hull of the Klingon ship is
clearly visible.
32 INT. WARDROOM
Bashir, Sisko, Kira, O'Brien, Worf and Dax are all
gathered here talking over the Klingon situation.
They're not at the table, and this meeting has an
informal feeling to it.
BASHIR
So far, there's nothing unusual
about any of their casualties.
I've treated fifteen cases of
severe radiation burns... seven
thoracic perforation traumas
caused by shrapnel... and twenty-
three decompression-related
injuries. All just what you'd
expect following an explosion on
a starship.
SISKO
Do you have any idea what caused
the explosion?
BASHIR
The radiation burns were the
result of exposure to gamma rays.
My guess would be they were hit by
a photon torpedo.
SISKO
A torpedo?
KIRA
They did say they were conducting
maneuvers. Is it possible they
were using live torpedoes in a
battle simulation?
WORF
Unlikely. Even the most reckless
Klingon commander would consider
that... extremely unwise.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT FOUR 37.
32 CONTINUED:
O'BRIEN
On the other hand, our scans of
the Drovana's hull do point to an
external source for the explosion.
From the fracture pattern of the
damage, I'd say something exploded
about ten kilometers off their
port quarter.
DAX
But torpedoes leave ion trails,
and the Defiant didn't pick up any
in the vicinity.
KIRA
And the Drovana was cloaked --
even Klingon torpedoes can't track
vessels operating under cloak.
Worf suddenly realizes what's going on.
WORF
Mines. They hit a mine.
There's a shocked beat as that thought rockets around
the room.
O'BRIEN
That's why there aren't any ion
trails...
DAX
And cloaked mines can't be
detected by any known sensor
array.
SISKO
That's what they've been doing out
there -- laying a minefield just
outside Bajoran space.
KIRA
But there've been at least a dozen
ships moving in and out of the
system since the explosion. Why
haven't they struck any mines?
WORF
The type of mine currently used by
the Klingons remains dormant until
it's armed by a coded subspace
signal.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT FOUR 38.
32 CONTINUED: (2)
O'BRIEN
The mine that damaged the Drovana
must've malfunctioned or been set
off prematurely.
DAX
If we're right, there could be
thousands of mines out there right
now and we'd have no way of
knowing it.
BASHIR
Mining a star system is an act of
war. I didn't think the Klingons
were ready for that.
SISKO
At the moment, we can't even prove
these mines exist.
(beat)
But if war comes, the Klingons
would be able to cut off Deep
Space Nine and the entire Bajoran
system.
A beat as that sobering thought sets in.
KIRA
How do we find these mines?
DAX
Unless we know their coordinates,
there's no way to find them until
we run into one.
O'BRIEN
Then we better get those
coordinates.
KIRA
Well, the place to get them is
docked at Upper Pylon Three right
now. The only question is... how?
Beat.
WORF
I have an idea...
CUT TO:
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT FOUR 38A.
32A INT. WORF'S QUARTERS
Kurn (in his Klingon civies) looks outraged. Worf has
just presented him with his plan.
KURN
You want me to... turn against my
own people? Will my dishonor
never end?
WORF
It is their actions that are
dishonorable, Kurn. Secretly
mining star systems is not the act
of warriors -- they are behaving
like Romulan cowards.
KURN
Is that how you rationalize this?
By calling your people cowards so
you can be a hero?
WORF
I am no hero. But it is my duty
to defend the Federation -- that
is where my honor lies.
KURN
Maybe it is where your honor lies.
But why should I betray our people
for your honor?
The situation with Kurn is getting more and more
difficult for Worf. He struggles to keep a grip on his
temper and takes a moment to clear his thoughts.
WORF
Kurn... let me ask you this: do
you agree with what has happened
between the Empire and the
Federation?
KURN
It is not my place to criticize
the decisions of--
WORF
Answer the question!
Kurn is stung -- he's not used to hearing that tone of
voice from his brother. But he backs off and then
answers the question.
KURN
I... opposed the decision to break
the treaty. But I was overruled
in Council.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT FOUR 38B.
32A CONTINUED:
WORF
Why did you oppose the decision?
KURN
Because Gowron underestimates the
Federation... he thinks they're
soft... weak. He's wrong. And
sooner or later... there will be
war.
WORF
A war the Empire may lose.
KURN
(grudging)
Yes.
There's a beat as Worf moves to Kurn and makes his case
to him quietly and forcefully.
WORF
You know that mining this system
is just the beginning... if we do
nothing, it will only encourage
Gowron to continue thinking of the
Federation as weak. Eventually he
will attack. And that will be the
end of the Empire.
(beat)
That is why you must join me on
this mission, Kurn. Not for my
honor... not for the
Federation... but to prevent the
Empire from being destroyed in a
war they cannot win.
This argument hits home with Kurn, and he's beginning
to see that Worf is right.
WORF
(continuing)
Our people have turned their backs
on us... but we have not turned
our backs on them. Let it be --
the Sons of Mogh, side by side,
saving our people.
(beat)
Do this with me.
Off Kurn's face as he makes a fateful decision...
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT FOUR 39.
33 INT. SURGERY (OPTICAL)
There are TWO unconscious Klingon warriors lying on the
bio-bed tables. Worf is wearing a Klingon uniform and
sitting on the edge of a table while BASHIR applies a
small hand-held medical DEVICE to his face. The device
is producing SCARS on Worf's face as BASHIR works.
Worf is nearly unrecognizable with the scarring and
with his hair down in the wild Klingon style. Two N.D.
Nurses are helping BASHIR.
Kurn is standing in the b.g., also wearing a Klingon
uniform.
BASHIR
(finishing, to Worf)
There. Very ugly.
(joking)
Uglier, that is.
Worf looks up at him, and the smile fades from Bashir's
face.
BASHIR
A joke.
WORF
I got it.
Bashir picks up another DEVICE from the table and
begins applying it to one of Worf's hands.
BASHIR
This will temporarily alter your
DNA signature to match one of...
(re: unconscious
Klingons)
... our friends over there. It
should be good enough to pass a
cursory scan.
WORF
How long will it last?
BASHIR
About four hours.
WORF
That should be sufficient.
BASHIR
Kurn.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT FOUR 40.
33 CONTINUED:
Kurn is looking at his uniform and adjusting its fit.
This is how he should look -- a Klingon warrior.
BASHIR
Kurn?
Kurn snaps out of his reverie.
KURN
Yes, Doctor?
BASHIR
If you'll have a seat...
Kurn nods and sits down on the table as Worf gets up.
Bashir begins working on Kurn's face...
CUT TO:
34 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE & DROVANA (OPTICAL)
The Klingon ship is still docked at the pylon.
35 INT. KLINGON CORRIDOR (OPTICAL)
A couple of N.D. Klingons pass through the corridor and
when it is empty, Kurn and Worf MATERIALIZE. They
quickly get their bearings and then start walking down
the corridor.
36 ANOTHER CORRIDOR
As Kurn and Worf round the corner, an N.D. Klingon
Soldier bumps into Worf. Worf lets it go and begins to
walk off, but the Soldier turns and looks at him
suspiciously. Kurn immediately slams the soldier
against the wall.
KURN
Do-sho ka-chee Ha-de-bahk! (Out
of our way, idiot!)
The Soldier drops his eyes in acquiescence and then
heads off down the corridor.
KURN
(sotto, to Worf)
You're on a Klingon ship. Start
thinking like one!
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT FOUR 41.
36 CONTINUED:
Worf nods -- he made a mistake. They continue on down
the corridor and finally come to a door with a security
panel next to it. Worf puts his hand up on the
security panel and ACTIVATES it. There's a tense
moment as he waits for the security panel to do
something... and a couple of Klingons happen to walk by
at that moment... Worf and Kurn act casual, hoping not
to attract attention to themselves... but then the
blinkies on the panel finally LIGHT UP and the door
OPENS. Worf and Kurn EXIT through the door.
37 INT. KLINGON COMPUTER ROOM - CONTINUOUS
As Worf and Kurn ENTER the small room and the door
slides CLOSED behind them. The room is filled with
Klingon computer consoles and equipment and it should
appear like a normally unmanned space on the ship.
Worf and Kurn quickly head for one of the consoles and
begin working the controls. Worf pulls out a Klingon
tricorder.
KURN
The deployment plan for the mines
should be in the defense system
database...
WORF
I've found the main file
directory...
KURN
Ignore it. It's a new security
procedure the High Council
instituted three months ago --
false directories, files, entire
databases of disinformation
designed for spies to steal.
(beat)
Here. This is the real
database...
WORF
Can you access the deployment
plan?
KURN
(working)
Most of my security codes have
been changed... but not all of
them... yes!
At that moment, the door suddenly OPENS and a KLINGON
OFFICER ENTERS.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT FOUR 42.
37 CONTINUED:
KLINGON OFFICER
What are you doing?
Kurn and Worf look up in shock. They've been caught.
Off the tense moment...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FOUR
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT FIVE 43.
ACT FIVE
FADE IN:
38 INT. KLINGON COMPUTER ROOM (OPTICAL)
Continuous from Act Four. Worf and Kurn being
confronted by the Klingon Officer. Worf and Kurn both
look irritated, both trying to bluff their way out of
the situation.
KURN
We are running a diagnostic on the
computer core. There have been
power fluctuations in the
navigational control system.
KLINGON OFFICER
I have not been informed of any
computer problems.
WORF
Perhaps you have not been tending
to your duties.
KLINGON OFFICER
I do not know you. What is your
name?
Worf stands, moves to him, the two men toe-to-toe.
Kurn watches carefully from behind Worf.
WORF
I am Commander Sorval... son of
M'tokra.
KLINGON OFFICER
How long have you been aboard...
commander?
Worf explodes in anger.
WORF
I will not be questioned by a
Lieutenant who should be cleaning
my quarters. Leave us or I will
have you stripped of your rank and
sent home on a transport!
The Klingon officer narrows his eyes at Worf's anger,
but he appears to back down.
KLINGON OFFICER
My words were ill-chosen,
commander.
DEEP SPACE 14INE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT FIVE 44.
38 CONTINUED:
KLINGON OFFICER (Cont'd)
Perhaps I can help in your
investigation.
WORF
That will not be necessary. All
that we require is that you--
Suddenly Kurn grabs Worf by the arm, spins him out of
the way, and SHOOTS the Klingon Officer dead with his
disruptor. Worf is surprised.
WORF
You didn't have to do that! He
was backing down...
But by now Kurn has bent down next to the dead Klingon
Officer, turns his hand over... and in the palm of the
Klingon's hand we see a small knife.
KURN
He was going to kill you.
Worf is stunned, but there's little time to dwell on it
right now.
WORF
We must hurry. The disruptor
blast will alert their security
sensors.
Worf turns back to the console, quickly works it and
his Klingon tricorder. As Worf works, Kurn can't help
but look down at the dead Klingon Officer... he's
deeply troubled by what he's done.
KURN
(quiet)
He was a warrior... doing his
duty... defending the Empire.
And I killed him...
(beat)
My dishonor is complete.
Worf looks up at the shattered expression on his
brother's face, then forces himself to get back to
work.
CUT TO:
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT FIVE 45.
39 INT. WARDROOM
The wall monitor has a large SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM of the
KLINGON MINEFIELD surrounding the Bajoran system.
Sisko, Kira, Dax and O'Brien are sitting at the table,
looking at the diagram. Worf is standing next to the
wall monitor -- he's just finished his briefing.
WORF
... since we now have the
detonation codes for each mine, we
can set them off individually or
all at once.
SISKO
Thank you, Commander.
(to Kira)
Major?
KIRA
We'll take care of it.
She looks at O'Brien and the two of them EXIT together.
Worf turns off the wall monitor.
SISKO
Congratulations, Mister Worf. You
did an excellent job. That goes
for your brother, too.
WORF
Thank you, sir.
Sisko EXITS, leaving Dax and Worf alone.
DAX
You don't seem very pleased.
WORF
I am still troubled by the...
death of the Klingon officer.
DAX
Your report said it was self-
defense.
WORF
That's not the point. I should
have seen what he was going to do.
DAX
What do you mean? From the way
you described it, you were
standing so close to him you
couldn't have seen the knife in
his hand.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT FIVE 46.
39 CONTINUED:
WORF
He decided to kill me while I was
looking him right in the eyes...
and I never saw it.
(beat)
But Kurn did. And he was three
meters away.
Dax tries to make him feel a little better.
DAX
Worf... I don't know if you can
tell someone's going to kill you
just by looking at them.
WORF
A Klingon can. It is instinct...
the ability to look into someone's
eyes and see the decision to kill.
(beat)
An instinct I no longer have.
Worf takes a few steps around the room, as suddenly
things fall into place for him.
WORF
Kurn is right. I have lived with
humans for so long that I no
longer think like a Klingon.
(beat)
All my life, I have tried to walk
the line between the Empire and
the Federation. I told myself I
could live in either world... that
it was my choice.
(beat)
But the truth is... I can not go
back to the Empire.
Worf sits down, a little shaken by the weight of his
realization.
DAX
Do you want to go back?
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT FIVE 47.
39 CONTINUED: (2)
WORF
I had always hoped that one day
the House of Mogh would reclaim
its rightful place... and that I
would return.
He looks at Dax with as shocked an expression as Worf
is capable of.
WORF
But now I know that even if I
did... I would have no place
there.
A long, quiet beat. He reaches down... pulls off his
combadge and looks at it in his hand.
WORF
This is all I have.
DAX
Isn't that enough?
WORF
It will have to be.
(beat)
But my brother does not even have
this. For him... there is no
future without the Empire... no
life.
A thoughtful moment.
DAX
It sounds like you're thinking
of carrying out the Mauk-to'Vor
ritual again...
WORF
No. I was able to do it once...
by telling myself it was an
honorable Klingon ritual. But now
I cannot help but think of it as
humans do... murder.
Dax thinks about it for a moment, and begins to get an
idea.
DAX
What if there was a way for you to
kill your brother... without
killing him?
Worf looks at her, curious.
CUT TO:
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT FIVE 48.
40 EXT. SPACE - THE DEFIANT (OPTICAL)
At impulse.
41 INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)
Kira in command, O'Brien at tactical, N.D.s at their
stations.
O'BRIEN
(off monitor)
We're ready, Major.
KIRA
Open a channel.
O'Brien works.
KIRA
(to com)
This is the USS Defiant to all
Klingon vessels near the Bajoran
system. We are preparing to
destroy your minefield. I suggest
you leave immediately. This is
your only warning.
Kira nods to O'Brien, who cuts off the transmission.
KIRA
Anything?
O'Brien works for a moment.
O'BRIEN
Nothing. If they're out there,
they're keeping quiet.
KIRA
Oh, they're out there. And I
think we'll see them fairly soon.
(beat)
Prepare to detonate the mine in
grid twenty-one alpha.
O'Brien works.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh,, - 12/15/95 - ACT FIVE 49.
41 CONTINUED:
O'BRIEN
Ready.
KIRA
Send out the code.
On the viewscreen, we see a flash and a distant
EXPLOSION as a mine is detonated.
O'BRIEN
(off console)
Still nothing, Major.
KIRA
All right. We can't say we didn't
warn them. Detonate all the mines
in grids twenty-two alpha through
forty-seven gamma.
O'BRIEN
Aye, sir.
42 EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL)
A barrage of startling EXPLOSIONS as FIFTEEN MINES
explode. At the same time, TWO KLINGON BIRDS OF PREY
DECLOAK and flee the explosions.
43 INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE
As before. O'Brien and Kira watching the viewscreen.
O'BRIEN
Just like flushing quail.
(off console)
They're setting course -- three
two seven mark two one five...
back to the Klingon Empire.
KIRA
Let's see how many other birds we
can flush out of here.
As O'Brien works...
CUT TO:
44 INT. WORF'S QUARTERS
Kurn is sitting at the table, drunk, a half-empty
bottle of bloodwine in front of him. He is holding a
Klingon disruptor in his hand, looking at it through
the drunken haze of a man contemplating suicide.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT FIVE 50.
44 CONTINUED: (2)
Worf ENTERS, quickly sees what's going on.
Kurn looks up at him and smiles.
KURN
Why is it that suicide is
considered a dishonorable death,
Worf? Shouldn't a warrior have
the right to decide when his time
has come?
WORF
If you die by your own hand... you
will not travel across the River
of Blood... and enter Sto'Vo'kor.
Kurn takes another swig of bloodwine.
KURN
So? Even if I were cast down into
the Underworld, I'd still be with
other Klingons... though they are
the dishonored dead.
(beat)
Of course... suicide won't be
necessary if you're here to carry
out the Mauk-to'Vor...
WORF
No.
KURN
I didn't think so. But that's all
right. You shouldn't feel bad.
You tried... and for that I am
grateful.
WORF
Kurn... put down the disruptor.
Kurn looks at the disruptor and then puts it down. He
reaches out and grabs his brother's arm. He sways
slightly at the table.
KURN
Do you know what my one regret is,
Worf? That we were not raised
together. In the Empire. On
Earth. It wouldn't have mattered.
But the Sons of Mogh should have
never been separated.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Moghn - 12/15/95 - ACT FIVE 51.
44 CONTINUED: (3)
WORF
On that... we both agree.
Kurn smiles at him.
KURN
But that is in the past... a
warrior looks to the future...
Kurn looks at the disruptor on the table.
KURN
And in the future... you should
not be burdened by my dishonor.
He stares at the disruptor for a moment, as though
considering using it. He reaches out for it, but Worf
easily moves it away. Kurn's eyes grow heavy and he
rocks back in his chair.
WORF
You are not a burden.
Kurn smiles at him as he begins to pass out.
KURN
I have never understood you, Worf.
But I do know this... in your own
way... you are an honorable man.
Kurn passes out. Worf looks at him for a long moment.
WORF
You will be an honorable man
again... but not as my brother.
CUT TO:
45 INT. SURGERY
Kurn lying unconscious on the operating table, Bashir,
Dax and Worf standing nearby. An N.D. Bajoran Nurse
stands by.
DAX
How long will the procedure take?
BASHIR
Well... wiping his memory is
relatively simple, say an hour.
But changing his genetic coding,
combined with surgical alterations
to his features will take at least
another five hours.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT FIVE 52.
45 CONTINUED:
Worf looks down at his brother's face for a moment.
WORF
What will he remember?
BASHIR
He'll know he's a Klingon... how
to speak the language... virtually
everything he needs to know in
order to survive except... who he
is.
(beat)
And that will be his first
question: who am I? Do you have
an answer?
WORF
There is a man named Noggra... a
friend of our father. He will be
here in a few hours. He has
agreed to provide Kurn with a new
identity... and a new family...
Noggra will supply all the answers
Kurn needs.
Bashir nods. Worf seems prepared, but Bashir still
hesitates.
BASHIR
Are you absolutely certain about
this, Worf? Once I erase his
memory engrams, it'll be almost
impossible to restore them. He'll
never remember you or anything
about his real life.
WORF
It is the only way. You may
begin.
Worf and Dax EXIT. Bashir turns to the nurse.
BASHIR
Prep him for surgery.
CUT TO:
46 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)
Re-establishing.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT FIVE 53.
47 INT. SURGERY
An older Klingon NOGGRA -- leans into view and
speaks to someone lying on the surgical bed.
NOGGRA
Rodek... can you hear me? Rodek?
48 WIDER
to reveal Kurn lying on the bed. His features have
been altered -- the boney crest on his forehead is now
a different shape. He begins to wake up. Worf, Dax
and Bashir look on a short distance away.
KURN
Where... where am I?
NOGGRA
On a Federation space station.
Our shuttle was damaged... you
were hit by a plasma discharge.
Kurn sits up, tries to remember.
KURN
I... I don't remember being in a
shuttle... in fact, I don't
remember anything.
BASHIR
The plasma discharge damaged your
hippocampus... you're suffering
from a severe form of amnesia.
I'm afraid you may never regain
all your memory.
KURN
Who am I?
NOGGRA
Your name is Rodek. You are my
son. You are part of the House of
Noggra... a small but proud
family.
Noggra puts a hand on Kurn's shoulder.
NOGGRA
Do not worry. I will teach you
all that you have forgotten...
when we get home.
Kurn is still bewildered... struggles with it for a
moment... then carries on as any Klingon would.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sons of Mogh" - 12/15/95 - ACT FIVE 54.
48 CONTINUED:
KURN
I understand... father.
Noggra smiles at him. Then Kurn notices Worf standing
in the background.
KURN
(to Worf)
Who are you?
WORF
I am Worf.
KURN
Are you part of my family?
And without hesitation, Worf looks him straight in the
eye and gives him the only answer he can.
WORF
I have no family.
Worf then turns and EXITS to...
49 INT. PROMENADE - CONTINUOUS
As Worf walks away from the Infirmary and disappears
into the crowd...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FIVE
THE END