STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                              
                     "Invasive Procedures" 
                          #40512-424 
                              
                           Story by 
                         John Whelpley 
                              
                          Teleplay by 
                      Robert Hewitt Wolfe 
                              
                          Directed by 
                          Les Landau 

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                         July 29, 1993

   STAR TREK: DS9 - "Invasive Procedures" - 07/29/93 - CAST 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                     "Invasive Procedures" 
                             CAST 

          SISKO                    VERAD
          KIRA                     MAREEL
          ODO                      TIKAR
          QUARK                    YETO
          BASHIR                   
          DAX                      
          O'BRIEN                  

          Non-Speaking             Non-Speaking

   STAR TREK: DS9 - "Invasive Procedures" - 08/06/93 - SETS 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                     "Invasive Procedures" 
                             SETS 

        INTERIORS                     EXTERIORS
        DEEP SPACE NINE                 DEEP SPACE NINE
          AIRLOCK                       
          DOCKING BAY                   
          DOCKING BAY AIRLOCK           
          DOCKING RING CORRIDOR         
          HABITAT RING                  
          INFIRMARY                     
          OPS                           
          PROMENADE                     
          QUARK'S                       
          RUNABOUT AIRLOCK              
          SURGERY                       

  STAR TREK: DS9 - "Invasive Procedures" - 08/03/93 - PRONUNCIATION 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                     "Invasive Procedures" 
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

          ANASTASIA                ANN-a-STAY-zee-a
          ANDORIAN                 an-DOOR-ee-an
          BAJOR                    BAY-jor
          BAJORAN                  bah-JOR-an
          BOLE                     BOWL
          CARDASSIAN               car-DASS-ee-en
          DELGORIAN                dell-GOR-ee-an
          EKINA                    eh-KEY-nah
          KHEFKA                   KEF-kah
          KUSTANOIVCH              koo-STAHN-oe-vich
          LATINUM                  IAT-i-num
          MAREEL                   muh-REEL
          ORINOCO                  OR-eh-NOE-koe
          PELIOS                   PELL-ee-ohs
          SENARIAN                 seh-NAIR-ee-an
          SYMBIONT                 SIM-bee-ont
          T'GLA                    TIG-la
          T'KAR                    tuh-KAR
          TOBIN                    TOE-bin
          VERAD                    ver-RAD
          YETO                     YEH-toe

        DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 07/29/93 - TEASER        1.

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE                    
                        "Invasive Procedures"                          
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Energy discharges crackle off the station as DS-9 is buffeted 
	by a plasma wave front.

					SISKO (V.O.)
			Station log, Stardate 47182.1.  DS-
			Nine has been temporarily evacuated 
			due to a violent plasma disruption 
			in the Denorios Belt.  Until the 
			disturbance ends, we'll be forced to 
			maintain the station with a skeleton 
			crew.

2    INT. OPS

	KIRA and DAX are at their stations.  Otherwise, Ops is 
	deserted.  SISKO ENTERS from his office.

					SISKO
			How are we holding up?

					KIRA
			So far, so good.  I'll say one thing 
			for the Cardassians, they built this 
			place to last.

					DAX
				(playful)
			And just in case it doesn't, I've 
			got the Orinoco prepped and ready at 
			Pad "C."

					SISKO
			Any word from Chief O'Brien?

					DAX
			He and Odo checked in about an hour 
			ago.  They sealed off the airlocks 
			in the upper and lower pylons and 
			were moving on to the docking ring.

					SISKO
				(into com)
			Sisko to O'Brien.

        DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 07/29/93 - TEASER        2.

2    CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN'S COM VOICE
			O'Brien here.

					SISKO
			What's your status, Chief?

3    INT. DOCKING RING CORRIDOR

	O'BRIEN is working on a panel... ODO's a little further down 
	the corridor, looking around.  (Intercut as needed with 
	previous scene.)

					O'BRIEN
				(into com)
			Almost done, Commander.  We've sealed 
			all the airlocks on Levels Twenty-
			One, Twenty-Two and Twenty-Three, 
			but we still have to check the outer 
			bulkheads to make sure there hasn't 
			been any crystallization from the 
			plasma discharges... Shouldn't take 
			much longer.

					SISKO'S COM VOICE
			I thought you might like to know... 
			we received a message from Bajor 
			just before the plasma storm cut off 
			communications.  The shuttle with 
			your family aboard arrived safely.

	O'Brien wasn't expecting any trouble, but he's relieved 
	anyway.

					O'BRIEN
			Yes, sir.  Thank you.  O'Brien 
			out.

	While O'Brien has been talking to Sisko, Odo's been looking 
	around at the far end of the corridor, near an airlock.

					ODO
			Did you hear that?

					O'BRIEN
			Hear what?

	Odo moves over to an airlock door.

        DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 07/29/93 - TEASER        3.

3    CONTINUED:

					ODO
			I could've sworn I heard something.

	Odo hits the door control and the airlock opens revealing...

					O'BRIEN
				(reacts)
			Quark.

4    ANGLE ON QUARK

	Who stands up from where he's apparently been sitting inside 
	the airlock.

					ODO
				(accusatory)
			What are you doing here?  You're 
			under strict orders from Sisko not 
			to leave the bar.

					QUARK
			I'm not a prisoner, Odo.  I 
			volunteered to stay and help you 
			protect the station.

					ODO
			The only reason you "volunteered" 
			was because there wasn't any room on 
			the evacuation shuttles for six 
			hundred bars of gold-pressed latinum.
				(beat)
			Which still doesn't explain what 
			you're doing out here in the docking 
			ring.

					QUARK
				(with dignity)
			I was saying good-bye to my brother.

					ODO
			Your brother?  His shuttle left three 
			hours ago.

					QUARK
				(crushed)
			Funny, it's only been three hours... 
			and I'm already lost without him...

        DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 07/29/93 - TEASER        4.

4    CONTINUED:

					ODO
			Oh, please.  Don't try to tell me 
			you've been sitting here all this 
			time pining for Rom.

					QUARK
			I know, I know.  He couldn't find a 
			cup of water if you dropped him in a 
			lake... but even if he is an idiot, 
			he's still my brother...

					ODO
			And you'd betray him in a second if 
			it suited your interests.

					QUARK
			But that doesn't mean I don't love 
			him...
				(to O'Brien)
			Chief, do you have any brothers?

					O'BRIEN
				(not sure what Quark 
				is getting at)
			As a matter of fact, I have two...

					QUARK
			And did you ever have to say 
			good-bye to them?

					O'BRIEN
			Sure, when I joined Starfleet...

					QUARK
			And did it bring a tear to your eye?

					O'BRIEN
				(thinking back)
			I suppose it did.

					QUARK
				(triumphant, gestures 
				to Odo)
			Well try explaining that to him.

	Quark walks off with wounded pride.  O'Brien and Odo exchange 
	a look, then follow him down the corridor.  We stay behind, 
	then move into...

        DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 07/29/93 - TEASER        5.

5    INT. AIRLOCK

	Where Quark has hidden a strange-looking Ferengi device.  A 
	small red light on the mechanism flashes ominously.  Hold on 
	the light as we...

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 07/30/93 - ACT ONE     6.
                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

	(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes.)

6    EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	The storm rages on.

7    INT. OPS

	Sisko, Kira, and Dax are at their stations.

					DAX
				(off sensors)
			The storm's intensity is up thirty-
			seven percent.

					KIRA
			Is there any way to tell how long 
			it'll last?

					DAX
			Your guess is as good as mine.  Plasma 
			storms are extremely rare.
				(off Kira's frown)
			But look on the bright side, this 
			gives us a great opportunity to study 
			one.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/06/93 - ACT ONE     7.

7    CONTINUED:

					KIRA
				(mild sarcasm)
			Lucky us.

8    NEW ANGLE

	As BASHIR ENTERS from the Turbolift.

					BASHIR
			You should see the view from the 
			Promenade.  Simply amazing.

					SISKO
			I assume the Promenade is secure.

					BASHIR
			Yes sir.  I've struck the sails and 
			battened the hatches... so to speak.

	Dax's attention is brought back to her panel by a flashing 
	alarm light.  She studies it carefully.

					DAX
			Benjamin...
				(off reaction)
			You'd better look at this.

	Sisko joins Dax and checks her panel.

					DAX
			I'm detecting a small vessel headed 
			this way at one quarter impulse.

					KIRA
			They're hailing us.

					SISKO
			On screen.

	Kira operates her panel.

					KIRA
			I can't get a visual.

	She patches the signal through audio only.  The signal is 
	distorted, with frequent dropouts.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/06/93 - ACT ONE     8.

	(Underlined words can be heard clearly, the rest is 
	garbled.)

					VERAD (V.O.)
				(through static)
			... cargo ship Ekina.  We've been 
			caught by the storm.  Our engines 
			have been severely damaged.  We need 
			emergency assistance.  Can you read 
			me?  Repeat, this is the cargo ship 
			Ekina...

	The static grows worse until it totally drowns Verad out.

9    OMITTED

10   BACK TO SCENE

	Kira tries in vain to regain the signal.

					KIRA
			I've lost it.

					SISKO
			Can you get a transporter lock on 
			the crew?

	Kira tries, but it's no use.

					KIRA
			There's too much interference.

					SISKO
			Engage the tractor beam.  Bring them 
			into the closest docking bay.

					KIRA
				(operates controls)
			It's not working.  The plasma storm 
			is dispersing the beam.

					DAX
			Maybe if we modulate the frequency 
			of the beam...

	Dax takes over the operation at her own panel.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/06/93 - ACT ONE     9.

10   CONTINUED:

					DAX
				(worried)
			I've got them.  But I don't know how 
			long I can hold on.

					SISKO
			Bring them into docking bay five.

					BASHIR
			There might be casualties.  I'll get 
			down to the Infirmary.

					SISKO
				(nods to Bashir; to 
				com)
			Sisko to O'Brien.

11   INT. PROMENADE

	(Intercut as needed)  The Promenade is empty.  O'Brien is in 
	foreground; Odo is in the background, talking to Quark.

					O'BRIEN
			O'Brien here.

					SISKO'S COM VOICE
			We've got some storm victims coming 
			into docking bay five.  They may be 
			in need of assistance.

					O'BRIEN
			I'll have to release the emergency 
			seals on the airlock before they can 
			board the station.
				(beat)
			On my way.

12   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	A tractor beam holds a beat-up alien cargo ship.

13   INT. DOCKING BAY AIRLOCK

	Odo and O'Brien ENTER.  The hatchway of an alien ship fills 
	the far side of the airlock.  O'Brien checks the ship's hull 
	and locates an emergency hatch release.

					O'BRIEN
			Stand clear.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 07/30/93 - ACT ONE    10.

13   CONTINUED:

	Odo moves back a little and O'Brien opens the door.  Smoke 
	pours out of the hatchway and a woman staggers into the 
	airlock.

	The woman, MAREEL, is a tall humanoid alien, attractive yet 
	capable-looking.  She coughs spasmodically from the smoke.

					O'BRIEN
				(concerned)
			Are you all right?  Is anyone hurt?

	While O'Brien is distracted by Mareel, a grizzled Klingon 
	mercenary, T'KAR, emerges from the smoking hatchway and aims 
	a disruptor at O'Brien's head.

					T'KAR
			Not yet.

	Mareel stops coughing and points a phaser at Odo.

					O'BRIEN
			What the hell do you think you're 
			doing?

					T'KAR
				(gestures toward the 
				airlock door)
			No questions.  Into the corridor.

	T'Kar shoves O'Brien through the airlock.

14   INT. DOCKING BAY

	O'Brien and Odo ENTER the docking bay, followed by Mareel, 
	T'Kar and two other gunmen.  One of the gunmen, YETO, is 
	also Klingon, younger and less battle-scarred looking than 
	the first.  His eagerness and excitability make for a sharp 
	contrast to T'Kar's professionalism.

	The other, VERAD (seen earlier on viewscreen), is slight and 
	nervous looking.  Leopard-like spots on the side of his head 
	identify him as a Trill.  Like Mareel, he is equipped with 
	Federation equipment.  He carries a strange high-tech box 
	under one arm.

					O'BRIEN
			This is a fine way of showing your 
			gratitude.  We just saved your lives 
			out there.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/06/93 - ACT ONE    11.

14   CONTINUED:

					T'KAR
				(to Yeto)
			You see?  The ever-helpful Federation.  
			So predictable.

					O'BRIEN
			Listen here, friend... in case you 

			haven't heard, the Federation and 
			the Klingon Empire are allies now.

					T'KAR
				(spits)
			The Empire is governed by doddering 
			fools and frightened old women who 
			aren't worthy of the name Klingon.
				(to the woman)
			Mareel, the combadges.

	Mareel takes Odo and O'Brien's combadges and tosses them to 
	T'Kar.  T'Kar puts on O'Brien's badge and hands Odo's to 
	Verad.  Mareel gives Odo the once over.

					MAREEL
				(re: Odo)
			This one must be the shape-shifter.

	Yeto gives Verad a little shove.

					YETO
				(impatient)
			Go on, what are you waiting for?

	Verad, who has been hanging back, comes forward and places 
	the high tech box at Odo's feet.

					O'BRIEN
				(to Verad, surprised)
			You're a Trill.

	Verad avoids O'Brien's gaze and, shielding his work with his 
	hand, types a code into a panel on the side of the box.  The 
	box unfolds like a flower.

					T'KAR
				(re: the box)
			Inside.

					ODO
				(outraged)
			And what if I refuse?

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/06/93 - ACT ONE    12.

14   CONTINUED:	(2)

					VERAD
				(jumpy)
			Please.  Do as he says and no one 
			will get hurt.

	Odo studies Verad carefully.  He is middle-aged, a little 
	out of shape... nervous... and very, very scared.  Verad 
	averts his eyes.  Whenever Verad talks, he avoids making eye 
	contact.

					T'KAR
			Now, shifter.
				(re: O'Brien)
			Or this one dies.

15   ON ODO (OPTICAL)

	Odo gives T'Kar an icy stare, clearly not intimidated, then 
	MORPHS into liquid and pours himself inside the box.

16   BACK TO SCENE

	Verad retreats fearfully from the liquid-filled box.  Seeing 
	that Verad will no longer approach it, Yeto snorts in disgust 
	and taps the panel.  The box seals itself shut.

	T'Kar prods O'Brien with the muzzle of his disruptor.

					T'KAR
			Let's go...
				(sarcastically)
			Ally.

17   INT. SURGERY

	Bashir's readying the Surgery Area for business when O'Brien 
	steps into his peripheral vision.

					BASHIR
			Were there any casualties?

	Bashir turns and sees the four intruders.  T'Kar has O'Brien 
	at gunpoint.

					T'KAR
			That depends on you.

	Yeto gestures with his disruptor for Bashir to raise his 
	hands, while Mareel tears Bashir's combadge off his uniform 
	and tosses it to Yeto, who puts it on.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/03/93 - ACT ONE    13.

17   CONTINUED:

					T'KAR
			Yeto, get the Ferengi.

	Yeto leaves.

					BASHIR
				(with an edge)
			You mind telling me what this is all 
			about?

	T'Kar shoves his disruptor into Bashir's face.

					T'KAR
			Any more questions?

					VERAD
				(alarmed)
			Don't hurt him.

	T'Kar glares at the Trill with disgust.

					T'KAR
			Mareel, the box.

	Mareel comes forward with the box.

					T'KAR
				(to Bashir)
			Put it in your stasis chamber.

	Bashir hesitates.  T'Kar aims his disruptor at the box.

					T'KAR
			Now.  Or I will destroy it.

					BASHIR
				(doesn't get it)
			Is that supposed to be some kind of 
			threat?

					O'BRIEN
			They've got Odo in there.

					BASHIR
				(registers surprise)
			I see... In that case...

	Bashir opens a small stasis chamber used for storing samples.  
	He places the box containing Odo inside and seals the chamber.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/03/93 - ACT ONE    14.

18   INT. OPS

	Sisko, Dax and Kira are gathered around Dax's station.  They 
	look worried.

					DAX
			I'm still not getting a response 
			from O'Brien or Odo.

					SISKO
			Run a level three security scan.

					T'KAR (O.S.)
			Don't bother.

	Sisko and the other look up to find T'Kar, Verad and Mareel 
	at one of the entrances to Ops.  Their weapons are out and 
	they're using Bashir and O'Brien as human shields.

					VERAD
				(extremely nervous)
			Please... take your hands away from 
			the controls.

	Sisko, Dax, and Kira react in surprise, but keep their hands 
	where they are.

19   CLOSE ON T'KAR (OPTICAL)

	As he fires his disruptor into the air.

					T'KAR
			Now.
				(gestures with his 
				disruptor)
			To the center of the room.

	Kira and Dax look to Sisko.  Sisko weighs the situation, 
	then...

					SISKO
				(reluctantly)
			Do as he says.

20   CLOSE ON VERAD AND MAREEL

	As Sisko, Dax and Kira move down to the Ops table, Mareel 
	takes Verad's free hand and gives it a loving squeeze.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/06/93 - ACT ONE    15.

20   CONTINUED:

					MAREEL
			Don't worry, Verad.  Everything's 
			going to be all right.

	Mareel removes the combadges from Sisko, Dax and Kira and 
	equips herself with one.

21   BACK TO SCENE

	T'Kar gives O'Brien a shove.

					T'KAR
			Get with the others.

	O'Brien gives T'Kar a defiant look, then he and Bashir join 
	the others.

					T'KAR
				(to Verad)
			Your turn, little man.

	Mareel and Verad immediately move to the consoles and begin 
	operating the controls.

					VERAD
				(to Mareel)
			Don't forget to disable the backups 
			as well as the primary systems.

	Verad and Mareel work the controls as if they've carefully 
	rehearsed ever step.

22   ANGLE ON SISKO AND THE OTHER CREWMEMBERS

	As they watch Verad and Mareel shut down the station's 
	controls... O'Brien talks quietly, bringing the others up to 
	speed.

					O'BRIEN
			It's my fault, Commander.  They took 
			us by surprise.  Somehow, they must 
			have neutralized the security systems 
			in the docking ring.

					SISKO
			And how did they manage that?

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/06/93 - ACT ONE   15A.

22   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
			I'm not sure.
				(a beat)
			But I've got a pretty good idea.  We 
			ran across Quark in an airlock a 
			little while ago.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/06/93 - ACT ONE    16.

22   CONTINUED:	(2)

					KIRA
			When this is over, Quark and I are 
			going to have a little "talk."

23   ANGLE ON SISKO

	He notices that Dax's eyes are locked on Verad.

					SISKO
				(off her stare)
			Do you know him?

	Dax shakes her head.  She looks a little worried.  She 
	suspects she knows why Verad is there, but she still doesn't 
	want to admit it, even to herself.

24   INT. QUARK'S

	Quark's placing small vials of liquid into a padded case.  
	He picks one up and holds it up to the light.  He's just 
	about to put it into his pocket, when he notices...

	Yeto looming in the doorway.  Quark's a little nervous.  
	It's never easy doing business with Klingons.  They tend to 
	be unpredictable.

					QUARK
				(walking on eggshells)
			Ah, Yeto... It's such a pleasure 
			doing business with Klingons.  You're 
			so... punctual.

	Quark notices the vial in his hand and slips it into the 
	case.

					QUARK
				(continuing)
			I see that your ship was "rescued" 
			according to plan.  I've got your 
			merchandise right here... but I don't 
			see any latinum.

					YETO
				(shakes his head in 
				disgust)
			You Ferengi... you think you're so 
			clever... but you're stupid.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/03/93 - ACT ONE    17.

24   CONTINUED:

					QUARK
			Now, now.  There's no need for name 
			calling.  If you don't want these 
			liquid data chains, I'm sure I can 
			line up dozens of other buyers.

					YETO
			Go right ahead.

	Quark is taken aback at first, but then decides this is just 
	a typically heavy-handed Klingon negotiation ploy.

					QUARK
				(chiding)
			Yeto... this is no time to haggle 
			for a better deal.  Where else are 
			you going to get data chains of this 
			quality for such a reasonable price?

					YETO
			You can keep your data chains...

					QUARK
			Don't be ridiculous... You expect me 
			to believe you've come all this way, 
			braved the storm, just to tell me 
			the deal is off?

	Yeto aims his disruptor at Quark.

					YETO
				(contemptuous)
			Stupid Ferengi.

	And as Quark quakes in his boots...

25   INT. OPS

	Verad and Mareel complete their work, while Sisko approaches 
	T'Kar.  The Klingon raises his disruptor.

					T'KAR
			I said no one moves.

					SISKO
				(not backing down)
			I'm the commander of this station.  
			What's your business here?

       DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 07/29/93 - ACT ONE      17A.

25   CONTINUED:

					T'KAR
			You'll have to ask my employer.

	To everyone's surprise, T'Kar looks at Verad.

26   ANGLE ON VERAD

	Mareel joins him and stands protectively by his side.  Verad 
	is jumpy and extremely agitated.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/03/93 - ACT ONE    18.

26   CONTINUED:

					VERAD
			I... I'm sorry about this.  If 
			everyone would just cooperate, I 
			promise this will all be over soon.

					SISKO
			What will be over soon?

27   ANGLE ON THE TURBOLIFT

	Yeto and Quark ENTER Ops.  Yeto shoves Quark out of the lift.

					QUARK
			This is an outrage.  I demand that 
			you release me at once.

					YETO
			Enough of your whining.

28   NEW ANGLE

	Yeto pushes Quark into Kira and O'Brien.

					QUARK
			Who are these people?  What do they 
			want with us?

	Kira grabs Quark by the lapels.

					KIRA
			Funny, I was just about to ask you 
			that.

	Quark pulls away from her.  Kira goes after him.  Quark 
	retreats, accidently bumping into Mareel, who pushes him 
	away and raises her phaser.

					MAREEL
			That's enough.

	Sisko approaches Verad.

					SISKO
				(to Verad)
			I agree.  Now tell me what you want 
			here.

	Verad averts his eyes, trying not to meet Sisko's gaze.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/03/93 - ACT ONE    19.

28   CONTINUED:

					VERAD
				(softly)
			Dax.
				(stronger)
			I want Dax.

	Sisko glances at Dax.  She looks like she was half expecting 
	this.

					SISKO
				(protectively)
			She's not going anywhere with you.

	Verad tries to look at Dax but can't bring himself to do it.

					VERAD
			No, no.  I... I don't want the girl.  
			I only want what is rightfully mine... 
			what should have been mine years 
			ago.  I want Dax.

29   ANGLE ON DAX

	The only person who really understands what is going on here.  
	She's resigned.  This is just what she was afraid of.

					DAX
			The symbiont, Benjamin.  He's come 
			to steal my symbiont.

	And on reactions, we...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/03/93 - ACT TWO    20.
                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

30   INT. OPS (CONTINUOUS)

	The crew reacts to the declaration that Verad has come to 
	take Dax's symbiont.  Sisko hides his anger behind a 
	calculated calmness.  O'Brien, Kira and Quark are stunned.  
	Bashir is outraged.

					BASHIR
				(to Verad)
			You can't remove Jadzia's symbiont.  
			If you do, she'll die.

					SISKO
				(calm)
			He knows that, Doctor.

					VERAD
			I'm sorry.  Please believe me, I 
			wish I didn't have to do this.

					SISKO
			Then don't.

	When Verad becomes upset his nervousness gets even worse.

					VERAD
			I don't have any choice.  I spent my 
			whole life trying to qualify for the 
			joining.  I studied constantly... 
			every day... every waking hour...
				(beat)
			I sacrificed everything... And then 
			I went before the Symbiosis Evaluation 
			Board... and they reduced my entire 
			life to one word... "Unsuitable... "

					DAX
				(almost sympathetic)
			That's nothing to be ashamed of.  
			Neither of my parents or my sister 
			underwent symbiosis.  And they lead 
			happy and productive lives.  Only 
			one Trill in ten is chosen to be 
			joined.

					VERAD
			That's easy for you to say.  They 
			chose you.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/03/93 - ACT TWO    21.

30   CONTINUED:

					DAX
			I was one of the lucky ones.

					MAREEL
			And now it's Verad's turn to be lucky.

					KIRA
			But why Dax?  There are thousands of 
			symbionts on Trill.  Why her?

					VERAD
				(defensive)
			I did research... I worked it all 
			out... The Dax symbiont is the best 
			match for me.  We have mutual 
			interests in science... diplomacy...

					SISKO
			There's another reason, isn't there?

	Verad looks surprised at his question, but doesn't answer.

					SISKO
			The wormhole.
				(a beat)
			Once you've stolen the symbiont, you 
			plan on escaping into the Gamma 
			Quadrant, don't you?

					MAREEL
			Can you think of a better place to 
			start a new life?

					DAX
				(to Verad)
			I understand your frustration... But 
			there could be dozens of reasons why 
			the Board didn't select you for 
			symbiosis.  They have to be very 
			careful.  An improper joining can 
			cause permanent psychological 
			damage... to both the symbiont and 
			the host.  They were just looking 
			after your best interests.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/03/93 - ACT TWO    22.

30   CONTINUED:	(2)

					VERAD
			Your best interests, maybe... but 
			not mine.  All they've done is condemn 
			me to a life of mediocrity... Well, 
			I refuse to accept it.  I won't spend 
			the rest of my life dreaming about 
			what I could have been... what I 
			should have been.  I deserve more.  
			And I'm going to get it.

					MAREEL
				(to the Klingons)
			Yeto, T'Kar.  It's time.

	Mareel grabs Dax and roughly pulls her away from the others.  
	Yeto takes Bashir's arm, but Bashir pulls himself free.

					BASHIR
			I'll have no part in this.

					VERAD
			I... I understand.

31   ON VERAD (OPTICAL)

	Verad appears to deflate, but then he turns and fires his 
	phaser at O'Brien, hitting him in the shoulder.

	Sisko goes to check on O'Brien.  Bashir tries to follow.

					VERAD
			Keep away from him.

	Verad menaces O'Brien with his phaser, forcing everyone to 
	retreat.

					VERAD
				(to Bashir)
			There.  You see?  I've taken the 
			first step.  Even if I don't get 
			what I want, my life is over.  So 
			either you help me... or you and 
			your friends will die.  It's your 
			choice.

32   ON DAX

	As she appears to come to a decision.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/06/93 - ACT TWO    23.

					DAX
			He'll help.
				(to Bashir)
			I don't want anyone else hurt because 
			of me.
				(to Verad)
			But you have to give me your word 
			that no one else on the station will 
			be harmed.

					VERAD
			I promise.
				(turns to Bashir)
			Doctor.

33   BACK TO SCENE

	Bashir still hesitates.

					DAX
			Do as he says, Julian.  Please.

	This is an incredibly hard decision for Bashir... maybe the 
	most difficult in his life, but finally...

					BASHIR
			Let me treat Chief O'Brien's phaser 
			wound first.
				(sees Verad's 
				reluctance)
			It won't take long.

	Verad nods his permission.

					BASHIR
				(to T'Kar)
			There's an emergency medical kit 
			under that console.

	T'Kar looks under the console and takes out a small case.  
	He opens it and checks the contents, then hands it to Bashir.  
	Bashir takes a tricorder from the case and scans O'Brien's 
	wounded shoulder.

					BASHIR
			Hold still.

	Bashir takes out another instrument and plays it over the 
	wound.  The damage disappears (off camera).

					BASHIR
			There.  There should be no permanent 
			damage.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/06/93 - ACT TWO   23A.

33   CONTINUED:

	Bashir gives the instrument to Kira.

					BASHIR
			Apply this every twenty minutes or 
			so.  It'll help the wound regenerate.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/03/93 - ACT TWO    24.

33   CONTINUED:(2)

					T'KAR
			Enough stalling.
				(to Yeto)
			Take them to the Infirmary.

	Bashir looks like he still won't cooperate.

					SISKO
				(quietly)
			Do as he says, Doctor.  This is no 
			time to be a hero.

	Bashir goes with them.

34   NEW ANGLE

	Dax hangs back, lingering near Sisko and Kira for a second.

					KIRA
			This isn't over, Dax.  I promise you 
			that.

	Dax smiles slightly, letting Kira know she appreciates her 
	support, then turns to Sisko.

					SISKO
			Dax...

					DAX
				(anticipating what 
				he's going to say)
			I know, Benjamin... you'll do all 
			you can.  But just in case it isn't 
			enough, I want you to know...
				(beat, searches for 
				the words, smiles)
			It's been fun.

	Sisko nods, too torn with emotion to respond.  Dax allows 
	Yeto to lead her out of the room.  Bashir follows her, as 
	does Verad.  Mareel stops Verad as he heads for the door and 
	kisses him softly on the forehead.

					MAREEL
			Good luck.

					VERAD
				(proudly)
			It won't be long now.  And then you'll 
			see.  Everything will be just as I 
			promised.

       DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 07/29/93 - ACT TWO      24A.

					MAREEL
			I know.

	They share a moment together and then Verad EXITS.  Mareel 
	exchanges a silent look with T'Kar and the two of them take 
	up firing positions to cover Sisko and the others.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/06/93 - ACT TWO    25.

35   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Plasma bolts flash around the station as the storm continues.

36   INT. SURGERY

	Bashir prepares the instruments necessary for the surgery.  
	Dax and Verad are lying on operating tables, with Starfleet 
	surgical platforms covering their abdomens.  Bashir brings a 
	small device over to Verad and starts to place it on his 
	forehead.

	Verad stops him.  Verad's sudden movement puts Yeto on alert.

					VERAD
				(panicky)
			What's that?

					BASHIR
			It's a delta wave inducer.  It will 
			keep you asleep through the surgery.  
			It also increases your body's natural 
			endorphin production to help 
			accelerate the healing process.

	Bashir starts to place the device on Verad, but the Trill 
	stops him again.

					VERAD
			I don't want it.

					BASHIR
			I strongly advise that you use it... 
			the surgery will be much easier on 
			you if you...

					VERAD
				(cuts him off)
			I don't need your advice.  I want to 
			be awake.  Use a neuro-electrical 
			suppressor.  And set up a monitor so 
			I can watch the procedure.  That 
			way, if you run into any "trouble," 
			I'll be able to assist you.
				(beat)
			Now let's get started.

					BASHIR
			And if I refuse.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/06/93 - ACT TWO    26.

36   CONTINUED:

	Verad activates his stolen combadge.

					VERAD
				(to com)
			Verad to Mareel.

37   INT. OPS

	Mareel answers her communicator.  (Intercut as necessary)

					MAREEL
				(to com)
			Is there a problem?

38   INT. SURGERY

	As before.  (Intercut as necessary)

					VERAD
				(to com)
			That's up to the doctor.
				(to Bashir)
			Will you cooperate?  Or do I tell 
			Mareel to shoot the hostages?  Who 
			should she start with... The 
			Bajoran... or maybe your commander...

					BASHIR
				(defeated)
			No.  That won't be necessary.

					VERAD
			Good.  No more games.  If I don't 
			survive this, neither will they.
				(to com)
			Did you hear that, Mareel?

					MAREEL'S COM VOICE
			I heard.  Mareel out.

					VERAD
				(to Bashir)
			Now, Doctor...

	Crestfallen, Bashir takes the delta wave inducer and brings 
	it to Dax.

       DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 07/29/93 - ACT TWO       27.

38   CONTINUED:

					BASHIR
			I'm sorry, Jadzia.

					DAX
			Don't blame yourself, Julian.  You 
			did all you could.

					BASHIR
				(at a loss for words)
			I...
				(re: the wave inducer)
			This will help you sleep.

					DAX
			Thank you.

	This whole situation is killing Bashir.  He reluctantly puts 
	the inducer on Dax's forehead and she slowly slips into 
	unconsciousness.

					BASHIR
				(whispers)
			Forgive me...

39   INT. OPS

	T'Kar and Mareel keep watch over the hostages... Quark sits 
	by himself, looking dejected, playing with a latinum coin... 
	Sisko, Kira and O'Brien are seated on the other side of the 
	room, talking quietly among themselves.

					KIRA
				(whispering)
			How long can Jadzia survive without 
			the symbiont?

					SISKO
			Once the symbiont's removed, the 
			host usually dies within hours.  But 
			Jadzia's young and healthy... Bashir 
			will do all he can...
				(beat)
			She'll make it through the night.

					O'BRIEN
			That still doesn't give us much 
			time...

					T'KAR
			No talking.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/06/93 - ACT TWO    28.

39   CONTINUED:

	T'Kar brutally kicks O'Brien in his wounded shoulder.  
	O'Brien goes down.  Sisko charges T'Kar.  They struggle.

40   NEW ANGLE


	Mareel goes to help the Klingon, but Kira intercepts her.  
	They fight and to Kira's and the audiences surprise, Mareel 
	cleans Kira's clock, using some kind of intricate martial 
	arts maneuver to put her out of commission.

41   ANGLE ON SISKO AND T'KAR

	Sisko is getting the best of the Klingon when Mareel places 
	her phaser barrel against Sisko's back.

					MAREEL
			I don't want to kill you, Commander... 
			but I will.

	Sisko reluctantly lets go of T'Kar, and walks away.  T'Kar 
	lets out a Klingon growl and starts to go for Sisko, but 
	Mareel stops him.

					MAREEL
				(to T'Kar)
			You had your chance.

	T'Kar backs off while Sisko helps Kira to her feet.

42   INT. SURGERY

	Bashir removes the symbiont from Dax.  As we saw in "The 
	Emissary," the symbiont is connected to Dax by an umbilical-
	like cord.  Bashir takes a surgical tool and brings it up to 
	the cord... and pauses.  This is the hardest thing he's ever 
	had to do... his face is pained... but finally, he cuts the 
	cord.

43   NEW ANGLE

	As Bashir takes the symbiont and places it on Verad's abdomen.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/06/93 - ACT TWO    29.

44   CLOSE ON VERAD

	Verad's face is filled with ecstatic enlightenment as the 
	symboint burrows into him and he is flooded with knowledge... 
	peace... and wisdom.

44A  INT. OPS (FORMERLY SCENE 51)

	The mood is grim.  Sisko tends to O'Brien under the watchful 
	eye of T'Kar.  Mareel's across the room, lost in her own 
	thoughts.  No one's talking much.

44B  INCLUDE QUARK AND KIRA (FORMERLY SCENE 52)

	Sitting off to one side.  Quark absentmindedly plays with 
	his latinum coin, flipping it into the air, spinning it on 
	the deck, walking it over his knuckles, just killing time.  
	Finally, he can't take it anymore.

					QUARK
				(harsh whisper)
			This is ridiculous.  Don't you realize 
			they're going to kill us?  What are 
			you people sitting around for?  Do 
			something.

					KIRA
				(quietly)
			Do you have any suggestions?

	Kira's never exactly full of warmth toward Quark, but now 
	she's even colder to him that usual.

					QUARK
			Why should I have any suggestions?  
			I'm not the military mastermind.  
			I'm just a victim of circumstances.

					KIRA
			A victim?  Really?  Then maybe you'd 
			like to tell me how four armed 
			terrorists got past the docking ring 
			security grid.

					QUARK
			Security grid?  I don't know what 
			you're talking...

					KIRA
				(cold burn)
			Save it, Quark.  You've crossed the 
			line this time.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 07/30/93 - ACT TWO   29A.

44B  CONTINUED:

					KIRA
			You sold us out, and Dax may die 
			because of it.  Whatever happens 
			next, one thing's certain... You're 
			through here.

	Kira walks away from Quark, leaving him alone.  Quark watches 
	her go, then looks at his latinum coin, turning it over an 
	over again in his fingers, lost in thought.

45   NEW ANGLE

	Kira rubs her rib cage, grimacing at the pain.  Mareel looks 
	at her with mild concern.

					MAREEL
			Are you all right?

					KIRA
			I'll live.

					MAREEL
			Don't try that again.  I don't want 
			to have to hurt anyone.

					KIRA
			Tell that to Jadzia.

	Mareel is stung.

					MAREEL
				(defensive)
			That's different.

					KIRA
				(sarcastic)
			Do you really believe that?

					MAREEL
			You heard Verad.  They didn't leave 
			him any other choice.

					KIRA
				(skeptical)
			That's his reason.  What's yours?

					MAREEL
			I owe him.  I grew up on the streets 
			of Khefka Four.  I never would've 
			made it out of there without Verad.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 07/30/93 - ACT TWO   29B.

45   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			What was he doing on Khefka Four?

					MAREEL
			He was the communications clerk for 
			the Federation consulate.  He used 
			to come by the accommodation house 
			where I worked.  I'd help him relax.  
			When he got recalled to Trill, he 
			asked me to go with him... we've 
			been together ever since.

					KIRA
			So that's it... He got you out of a 
			bad situation and now you're willing 
			to kill for him?

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 07/30/93 - ACT TWO    30.

45   CONTINUED:	(2)

					MAREEL
			He's an unhappy man.  And if there's 
			anything I can do to make him happy, 
			I'll do it.

	Sisko sees an opportunity, but plays it cool.

					SISKO
				(almost a throwaway)
			Even if it means losing him?

					MAREEL
			Losing him?

					SISKO
			After the surgery, Verad won't be 
			just Verad anymore... He'll be a 
			blending of Verad, Dax, and all the 
			previous hosts.  Their memories, 
			their knowledge... even their 
			personalities.

	Mareel shakes her head in dismissal.

					MAREEL
			Verad told me you'd say things like 
			that.
				(a beat)
			I know he'll change... he'll be 
			smarter, more confident... but in 
			all the important ways, he'll be the 
			same.

					SISKO
			I'm sorry, but if he told you that, 
			he's lying.  When a Trill is joined, 
			it's like a rebirth.  He'll be an 
			entirely different person.

					MAREEL
			If you think I'm going to betray 
			Verad, you're wrong.  It doesn't 
			matter what you say.  I love him... 
			and I'm going to stand by him... no 
			matter what.

					VERAD (O.S.)
				(quietly)
			I never doubted it.

	Mareel turns around and sees Verad, who entered while she 
	was speaking.

     DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/03/93 - ACT TWO    31.

45   CONTINUED:	(3)

					MAREEL
				(happy to see him)
			Verad.

	She embraces him.  He holds her for a moment, then moves her 
	gently away.

46   CLOSE ON VERAD

	A changed man.  The differences are undeniable.  There's a 
	look of confident serenity on his face.  He stands taller, 
	carries himself better.  The nervousness is gone and when he 
	speaks, he now looks people straight in the eye.

					VERAD
				(gently)
			No.  Not just Verad.
				(beat)
			I'm Verad Dax.

47   ANGLE ON SISKO AND KIRA

	Hold for a beat as they react to the new Verad, and Sisko 
	ponders what to do next, then...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

    DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/06/93 - ACT THREE   32.
                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

48   INT. SURGERY

	While Yeto stands guard, Bashir tries feverishly to save 
	Dax.  She's on the 24th century version of complete life 
	support, and all the indicator lights on the equipment are 
	in the red.  From Bashir's expression, it's easy to tell 
	that Dax is in serious danger.

	Bashir runs a dermal regenerator over Dax's wounded abdomen.  
	It doesn't seem to be helping.

					BASHIR
				(to Yeto, indicating 
				the device)
			Take this.

	Yeto looks at Bashir in disbelief.

					BASHIR
				(with authority)
			Come on, we haven't got much time.  
			Just move it back and forth over the 
			wound in slow even strokes.

	Bashir continues to operate the instrument himself, 
	demonstrating it.

					YETO
			Why bother?  She'll be dead in a few 
			hours anyway.

					BASHIR
				(firm)
			Not if I have anything to do with 
			it.  Now help me.

					YETO
				(dismissive)
			Why should I?  She let herself be 
			slaughtered like a mindless t'gla.  
			If she wanted to live, she should 
			have fought back.

					BASHIR
			She did what she did to save the 
			rest of us.

					YETO
			Then she's a fool and deserves her 
			fate.

    DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 07/30/93 - ACT THREE   33.

					BASHIR
				(ticked)
			Now listen here, Yeto, or whatever 
			your name is... I don't care about 
			your warrior ethic, or your Klingon 
			philosophy.  This woman's dying and 
			you're going to help me save her.  
			Now take the instrument.

	Yeto is impressed, but he tries not to let it show.

					YETO
				(smiles)
			So the little human's got some spark 
			after all.

	He takes the instrument and operates it sloppily while Bashir 
	prepares a hypospray.  Bashir notices his poor technique.

					BASHIR
			I said smooth, even strokes.

	Yeto grumbles, but he tries a little harder and evens out 
	his stroke.  Bashir finishes preparing the hypo.  He injects 
	Dax and checks...

48A  THE MONITOR (VPB)

	The indicator lights are still in the red.

					BASHIR
				(waiting for the hypo 
				to take effect)
			Come on... come on...

	As the medication takes hold, some of the indicators slip 
	down into the yellow, but most stay red.

49   CLOSE ON DAX

	As her eyelids slowly flutter open.  Her expression is pained, 
	confused.  She finally focuses on Bashir.

					DAX
				(very weak)
			Julian...

					BASHIR
			Thank God, I thought I'd lost you.

					DAX
			The symbiont... it's gone...

      DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 07/29/93 - ACT THREE      34.

49   CONTINUED:

					BASHIR
				(bitterly)
			Everything went perfectly.  The 
			operation was a complete success...

					DAX
			I feel so... alone...

	Without the symbiont, Dax is somehow softer, more vulnerable.  
	Bashir's obviously devastated by what has happened.

					BASHIR
				(trying to keep both 
				their spirits up)
			I... I've got you stabilized.  If we 
			can just get the symbiont back in 
			time...

					DAX
			Julian... I'm scared.

	Dax closes her eyes.  She's slowly losing consciousness.

					BASHIR
			You're not going to die.  Do you 
			hear me?  I won't let you die.

					DAX
				(as she drifts off)
			I've never felt... so empty...

	Dax falls asleep.  Bashir holds her hand tightly as the lights 
	on the monitor hover in the red.

50   INT. OPS

	The tension in the room is still strong.  Kira and O'Brien 
	talk quietly while T'Kar and Mareel cover them with their 
	weapons.  Quark sits apart from the others, looking depressed, 
	playing with his coin.  Sisko, having formulated a plan of 
	action, approaches Verad.

					SISKO
			Dax?

					VERAD
				(with his newfound 
				strength)
			That's right, Benjamin... It's me...

    DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/06/93 - ACT THREE   35.

50   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			Curzon, Tobin, Jadzia... all the 
			others... they're part of you now.

	Sisko's open, nonthreatening, almost admiring of the change 
	in Verad.  But underneath, he's calculating his every move.

					VERAD
				(nods)
			It's amazing.  So many ideas... so 
			many memories...

					SISKO
				(seductive)
			Eight lifetimes of memories.  It 
			must be incredible.

					VERAD
				(looking Sisko in the 
				eye)
			It's better than I ever imagined.

					SISKO
			This station must look entirely 
			different to you.

					VERAD
				(looks around)
			It does.  I...
				(thoughtfully)
			I know this place.
				(looks at Sisko and 
				smiles)
			And I know you... Benjamin.

	And, on some level, he also knows Sisko's up to something.  
	But he wants it so bad, Verad can't help going along.

					SISKO
			Of course you do.  Remember when we 
			first met...

					VERAD
				(remembering)
			Pelios Station.

					SISKO
			Anastasia?

	Verad smiles fondly at the memory.

      DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 07/29/93 - ACT THREE      36.

50   CONTINUED:	(2)

					VERAD
				(playing top-that-
				memory)
			And that trip we took to the cliffs 
			of Bole.

					SISKO
				(getting into it)
			And all the months we served aboard 
			the Livingston?

					VERAD
				(laughing)
			Science officer Kustanovich.  What 
			was it... eight helpings of Andorian 
			Redbat?

	Mareel and the others are listening, but by now they're 
	totally lost.

					SISKO
			I've never seen anybody eat like 
			that.
				(the best of times)
			Remember my wedding?

					VERAD
			I remember your bachelor party.  
			Some of it, anyway.

					SISKO
				(looking to top that)
			And the time we discovered the 
			wormhole?

					VERAD
				(uncomfortable)
			One of Jadzia's proudest moments.

					SISKO
				(simply)
			And now that woman is bleeding to 
			death in the Infirmary.

	For the first time, Verad Dax can't look Sisko in the eye.

					VERAD
				(soft)
			I'd rather not discuss that, Benjamin.

      DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 07/29/93 - ACT THREE      37.

50   CONTINUED:	(3)

					SISKO
				(lightly)
			You have to discuss it, Dax.  You 
			know as well as I do that we can't 
			let her die.

					VERAD
			But she's not going to die.  She'll 
			live on, in me.

					SISKO
			Jadzia's memories will live on.  But 
			Jadzia herself will die.  You'll 
			have killed her.

					VERAD
				(remorseful)
			You think I don't know that.  I'll 
			never be able to forget it.
				(beat)
			But I promise you, Benjamin... I'll 
			do all I can to make up for it.  I'm 
			not going to the Gamma Quadrant to 
			hide.  There're entire worlds which 
			can benefit from my knowledge and 
			experience.  I can help them... and 
			I will.

					SISKO
			I've got a better idea.
				(strong)
			Help Jadzia.  Come down to the 
			Infirmary with me.  Put the symbiont 
			back where it belongs.

	Verad considers it for a beat.  Mareel watches him with 
	concern.  Finally...

					VERAD
			I can't do that, Benjamin... even if 
			I wanted to.  Don't you see... it's 
			too late.  The integration is already 
			under way.

					SISKO
			But there's still time to stop it.  
			Jadzia's life can still be saved.

	Mareel interrupts before Verad can answer.

					MAREEL
				(to Verad)
			Don't listen to him.  He's just trying 
			to confuse you.

      DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 07/29/93 - ACT THREE      38.

50   CONTINUED:	(4)

					VERAD
			It's all right, Mareel.
				(to Sisko, conciliatory)
			Benjamin, the symbiont's still weak 
			from the operation.  If we attempt 
			another joining so soon, it might 
			not survive.  Are you willing to 
			risk that?

					SISKO
			I am.  The question is... are you?

	Mareel approaches Verad, trying to draw his attention away 
	from Sisko.

					MAREEL
			Why are you wasting your time with 
			him?

					VERAD
				(snaps at her)
			Because he's my friend.  Now go watch 
			the others.

	Mareel steps aside, but you can tell from her surprised 
	expression that Verad has never, ever spoken to her like 
	this before.  Sisko sees it, too.

					VERAD
				(ignoring her, to 
				Sisko)
			We are still friends, aren't we 
			Benjamin?

					SISKO
			I hope so.  Come down to the Infirmary 
			with me and prove it.

	Part of Verad wants to say yes, but he hold himself back.

					VERAD
				(guiltily)
			I can't do that.

					SISKO
			Then you're not the Dax I know.  And 
			our friendship's over.

	Sisko walks away.  Hold on Verad, standing by himself, 
	isolated and feeling guilty as charged.

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

       DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 07/29/93 - ACT FOUR      39.
                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

51   INT. OPS

	Tensions are high.  T'Kar watches over Sisko, Kira, and 

	O'Brien.  O'Brien still doesn't look too good.  Verad's in 
	the Commander's Office, working.  Quark sits alone, still 
	playing with his latinum coin.

52   INCLUDE MAREEL

	Who takes a bowl of steaming liquid out of the replicator, 
	and brings it to O'Brien.

					MAREEL
			Here, drink this.

51B  NEW ANGLE

	O'Brien takes the bowl and looks skeptically at the contents.

					O'BRIEN
			What is it?

					MAREEL
			Senarian Egg Broth.  It'll keep your 
			strength up.

	O'Brien still hesitates.

					MAREEL
				(shrugs)
			All right, don't drink it.  It makes 
			no difference to me.

	She reaches out for the bowl.

					O'BRIEN
			Hold on.

	He sniffs it, then takes a sip.

					O'BRIEN
				(reacts)
			Not bad.  Thanks.

	She nods, but she's preoccupied.  She looks over to the 
	Commander's Office, where Verad sits, brooding.  Sisko notices 
	and approaches.

    DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 07/30/93 - ACT FOUR   39A.

51B  CONTINUED:

					SISKO
				(reading her mind)
			He even looks different, doesn't he?
				(off her reaction)
			The way he stands, the way he moves... 
			talks...

					MAREEL
			He's better than he was.

					SISKO
			I'm glad you think so.

					MAREEL
			I do.

					SISKO
			Really?  The way he dismissed you 
			before... I'm sure Verad never did 
			that.

					MAREEL
			He's under a lot of stress.

					SISKO
				(shrugging)
			Verad was under stress from the minute 
			he stepped onto this station.  But 
			he never turned on you... did he?

					MAREEL
				(temper flaring)
			What's your point, Commander?

					SISKO
			I think you know.

					MAREEL
			You're trying to turn me against 
			Verad.

					SISKO
			Verad no longer exists.  You know 
			that better than I do.

					MAREEL
			All right then, Verad Dax.  But 
			it won't work.
				(re: Verad)
			Nothing's changed between us.

					SISKO
			You really believe that?

    DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 07/30/93 - ACT FOUR   39B.

51B  CONTINUED:  (2)

	Mareel hesitates and looks up at the Commander's Office.

					MAREEL
			Yes.

					SISKO
				(a beat, smiling)
			Then make me believe it.
				(off her look)
			Go in there and talk to him.

					MAREEL
			Talk to him... About what?

					SISKO
			I don't know... whatever you want.  
			You must have a lot to say to one 
			another.

	A beat.  Mareel can't make herself climb the stairs to the 
	office.

					MAREEL
			I don't want to disturb him.

					SISKO
			Why not?

					MAREEL
				(with an edge)
			Because I don't want to.

					SISKO
				(with a gentle urgency)
			But look at him... sitting there... 
			all alone.  He needs you.

	Mareel moves away.

					MAREEL
				(fed up)
			That's enough.

	Sisko follows after her.

					SISKO
			Why are you being so reluctant?  
			This is a perfect time for the two 
			of you to get reaquainted.

	Mareel turns and points her phaser at Sisko.

       DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 07/29/93 - ACT FOUR      40.

51B  CONTINUED:	(3)

					MAREEL
				(loudly)
			I said... that's enough.

					VERAD (V.O.)
			Mareel.

	They turn to see Verad standing on the balcony outside the 
	Commander's Office.

					VERAD
			Is anything wrong?

	Mareel hesitates.

					VERAD
				(impatient)
			Well?

	Mareel looks at Sisko, blaming him.

					MAREEL
				(to Verad)
			No.  Everything's fine.

					VERAD
				(stern)
			Good.
				(then softening)
			Be careful.  I wouldn't want anything 
			to happen to you.

	She smiles at him, but he's already turned and walked back 
	into the office.

52   ANGLE ON QUARK

	Who watches Verad return to the Commander's Office, 
	thoughtfully fingering his latinum coin.  He looks over to...

53   T'KAR

	Keeping an eye on Kira, Sisko, and O'Brien.  Suddenly, a 
	metal on metal sound catches T'Kar's attention.  He looks 
	down.

54   CLOSE ON QUARK'S COIN

	Rolling slowly across the deck.

       DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 07/29/93 - ACT FOUR     40A.

55   RETURN TO SCENE

	T'Kar watches the coin, puzzled... and Quark jumps him.

					QUARK
			I got him.

	Quark leaps onto T'kar's back and scrambles to get a lock 
	around the Klingon's windpipe.

55A  NEW ANGLE

	Sisko and Kira move to help him, but Mareel alertly aims her 
	phaser at them.

					MAREEL
			Stay back.

55B  ON T'KAR

	Who's almost amused as the Ferengi futilely attempts to 
	strangle him.  Quark realizes this was a very bad idea.

					QUARK
			Maybe we should talk about this?

	Without a word, T'Kar hurls Quark into the Ops table.

56   CLOSE ON QUARK

	As he curls up in pain, holding onto...

					QUARK
				(groaning)
			My ear...

56A  BACK TO SCENE

	Verad emerges from the office to see what's going on.  Quark 
	clutches his ear and moans in pain.  He's clearly very badly 
	hurt.

					T'KAR
			Pathetic.

	Quark continues to moan pitifully.

					VERAD
				(bigger fish to fry)
			Mareel... take him to the Infirmary.

       DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 08/06/93 - ACT FOUR      41.

56A  CONTINUED:

	Mareel reluctantly complies.

57   INT. SURGERY

	Quark sits in a chair, moaning in pain.  Dax's unconscious 
	body can be see in the background, surrounded by the 24th 
	century equivalent of full life support.  Mareel and Yeto 
	escort a reluctant Bashir away from Dax.

					BASHIR
				(his mind's still on 
				Dax)
			What is it now?

					QUARK
				(holding his ear)
			Please, it hurts...

					BASHIR
				(exasperated)
			All right.  Just hold on.

	Bashir grabs his medical tricorder and scans Quark's ear.

					BASHIR
				(confused)
			The damage appears to be fairly 
			superficial.

58   ANGLE ON BASHIR

	Bashir looks thoughtful.  Clearly something's not right here.  
	Quark makes eye contact with him.  Bashir clues in and quickly 
	covers up.

					BASHIR
			Ferengi ears are incredibly sensitive.  
			I'd better run some further tests.

	Bashir looks up to see if Mareel has caught on to Quark's 
	game, but she's lost in thought.

59   INT. OPS

	On Verad at Dax's science station.

       DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 07/29/93 - ACT FOUR      42.

59   CONTINUED:

					VERAD
			The storm's intensity's dropped 

			another twenty percent.
				(to Sisko)
			I know this has been hard for you, 
			Benjamin.  It's been hard for both 
			of us.  But it's almost over.

	Mareel ENTERS Ops.

					MAREEL
			Good.  I'm tired of waiting here.

	Mareel approaches Verad.

					MAREEL
			How're you feeling?

					VERAD
			Better than ever... thanks to you.
				(stroking her hair)
			I couldn't have done this without 
			you.  I would've spent the rest of 
			my life a mediocre man... only 
			dreaming of what might've been.
				(beat)
			You know what you have to do.

					MAREEL
				(nods)
			You just worry about getting through 
			the wormhole.  The Klingons and I'll 
			make sure that no one stops you.

					VERAD
			Remember, I don't want you staying 
			here any longer than you have to.  
			Give me an hour, then head for the 
			wormhole.  The runabout's on Pad "C."

					MAREEL
			The sooner you leave, the sooner I 
			can follow.  And the sooner we can 
			be together.

       DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 08/06/93 - ACT FOUR      43.

60   ANGLE ON VERAD

	He stands there, and though he returns her hug, it's with a 
	stiffness that she can sense.  She looks up at him, studies 
	him for a beat, then...

					MAREEL
			It's going to be all right, isn't 
			it?

					VERAD
				(with a reassuring 
				smile)
			Just wait for me at the rendezvous 
			point.

61   CLOSE ON MAREEL

	As Verad moves to kiss her and, for just an instant, she 
	hesitates, her eyes still locked on him, but it passes in a 
	flash and she returns the kiss.

62   ANGLE ON SISKO

	who picks up on Mareel's hesitation and ponders its 
	significance.

63   INT. SURGERY

	Bashir's still working on Quark, who's whimpering pitifully.  
	Yeto watches impatiently.  Dax can still be seen in the 
	background, unconscious and on life support.

					YETO
				(to Quark)
			Stop whining or I'll put you out of 
			your misery.

					BASHIR
				(defending Quark)
			It's not his fault.  He's got a deep 
			contusion of the auricular lobe and 
			a possible dislocated malleus.  In a 
			Ferengi, either condition can be 
			fatal.

	Quark groans horribly.

       DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 07/29/93 - ACT FOUR     43A.

63   CONTINUED:

					BASHIR
				(holds out a medical 
				tool)
			If you want him to stop, then give 
			me a hand with this.

       DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 08/06/93 - ACT FOUR      44.

63   CONTINUED:	(2)

					YETO
			I'm not your nurse.

					BASHIR
			Look, let's not go through that again.  
			Just hold this against his ear...

	The Klingon takes the instrument and brings it to Quark's 
	ear.  Quark moans loudly.

					BASHIR
			Not too hard.

	Bashir makes up a spray hypo.

					BASHIR
			Just another second... There.

	He finishes the hypo, but this time he injects the Klingon.

64   ON YETO

	Who looks and surprised as the medicine takes effect.  Yeto 
	wobbles, then collapses across Quark's shoulder.

65   OMITTED

66   BACK TO SCENE

	Quark immediately stops moaning and shrugs off the Klingon.

					QUARK
			Thank you, Doctor.  I feel better 
			already.

	Bashir takes back his combadge.  Quark grows serious and 
	looks over at Dax's unconscious body.

					QUARK
			How is she?

	Bashir opens the stasis drawer containing Odo's box.

       DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 07/29/93 - ACT FOUR      45.

66   CONTINUED:

					BASHIR
			I've got her stabilized.  But there's 
			no telling how much time she's got 
			left.  We have to get the symbiont 
			back before it's too late.

	Bashir takes out Odo's box and places it on the counter.

					QUARK
			What are you doing?

					BASHIR
			Odo's in here.

					QUARK
				(intrigued)
			He is.

					BASHIR
			Yes, and we have to get him out.

					QUARK
			Are you sure?

					BASHIR
				(exasperated)
			Quark.

	Quark is properly chastised.  Bashir turns back to the box.

					BASHIR
				(continuing, worried)
			If we only knew the access code...

	Quark interlaces his fingers and cracks his knuckles... 
	loudly, then rubs his fingertips together like a safecracker.

					QUARK
				(confident)
			Allow me.

67   CLOSE ON QUARK (OPTICAL)

	Quark studies the access code pad for a beat, then punches 
	in a code.  Nothing happens.  He studies it again... punches 
	in another one... still nothing.

    DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 07/30/93 - ACT FOUR   45A.

67   CONTINUED:

					QUARK
			Hmmm, your standard Delgorian locking 
			mechanism.  Sophisticated but 
			vulnerable if you know its weak 
			points.
				(pointing across room)
			Hand me that laser scalpel.

	Bashir dubiously hands Quark the instrument.  Quark plays 
	the laser across the keypad, cutting away the face.  He 
	removes it and fiddles with the inner workings, until... 
	CLICK.  The box opens.

	Bashir looks at Quark in amazement.

					QUARK
				(shrugs)
			It's a gift.

68   INT. OPS

	As before.  T'Kar is monitoring readings from the plasma 
	disturbance at O'Brien's station.

					T'KAR
			The storm's decreased another fifteen 
			percent.

					VERAD
			Excellent.  That should be more than 
			enough to allow safe passage to the 
			wormhole.

	Verad hits his combadge.

       DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 07/29/93 - ACT FOUR      46.

68   CONTINUED:

					VERAD
				(into com)
			Verad to Yeto.

	There's no response.

					VERAD
			Verad to Yeto.

	Verad looks at T'Kar, who uses his own communicator.

					T'KAR
			Yeto, report.

	There's still no answer.

					VERAD
			The doctor must have overpowered 
			him.

					T'KAR
				(doubtful)
			The doctor?  Impossible.
				(realization)
			Unless...

					VERAD
			The shape-shifter.  He must've freed 
			the shape-shifter.
				(decisive)
			T'Kar, get me to the ship.

					MAREEL
				(curiously flat)
			You better take a hostage, just in 
			case.

	Sisko steps forward.

					SISKO
			I'll go with you.

	Verad looks at Sisko and there's true sadness in his voice.

					VERAD
			I'd love your company, Benjamin.  
			But somehow I don't think you have 
			my best interests at heart.
				(to Kira)
			Kira, I hate to inconvenience you, 
			but...

       DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 07/29/93 - ACT FOUR      47.

68   CONTINUED:	(2)

					KIRA
				(confident)

			That's all right.  If Odo's free, 
			there's no way you're getting off 
			this station.

	T'Kar leads Kira out of Ops.  Verad starts to follow, then 
	suddenly stops and turns.

					VERAD
			Mareel...

					MAREEL
				(with finality)
			Good luck.

	Verad looks at Mareel strangely, then tries to give an 
	encouraging smile, but his mind is already on his escape.  
	He turns to Sisko.

					VERAD
			Well, Benjamin, I guess this is 
			good-bye.  Not many friendships last 
			over two lifetimes.
				(beat, there's some 
				honest regret here)
			I wish we could have made it three.

	Sisko looks at Verad coldly.

					SISKO
			You'll be seeing me again, Verad.

	Verad looks at Sisko with surprise, and maybe, for the first 
	time since his joining, there's the slightest trace of fear 
	in his eyes.

	Verad quickly EXITS.

68A  CLOSE ON SISKO

	We hold on Sisko's determined expression for a beat, then...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

    DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 07/30/93 - ACT FIVE    48.
                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

69   INT. OPS

	Mareel keeps a perfunctory watch over Sisko and O'Brien, but 
	her mind's clearly elsewhere.

					SISKO
			So where's this rendezvous going to 
			be?

	Mareel doesn't want to talk about it, but Sisko's hard to 
	ignore.

					MAREEL
			You don't really expect me to tell 
			you?

					SISKO
				(softly)
			No, but I hope you like it there, 
			because you'll be waiting for Verad 
			a long time.

	Mareel tries to keep up a good front, but she knows Sisko's 
	right.

					MAREEL
			How would you know?

					SISKO
			You told me yourself.
				(a beat, off her 
				reaction)
			I saw the look on your face when he 
			asked you to wait for him...

	Mareel expression remains hard, but, slowly, the facade 
	cracks.  She's really hurting.

					MAREEL
			The plan was that he was going to 
			get there first... That he would 
			wait for me... not the other 
			way around.

					SISKO
				(playing devil's 
				advocate)
			I suppose it could've been an honest 
			mistake... a slip of the tongue...

    DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 07/30/93 - ACT FIVE    49.

69   CONTINUED:

					MAREEL
				(realistic)
			No.  He lied to me.
				(a beat)
			He's never lied to me before.  He's 
			not coming.  He doesn't need me 
			anymore.

					SISKO
				(sympathetic)
			You're wrong.  He does need you... 
			now more than ever.

					MAREEL
				(knows what he's 
				getting at)
			You never give up, do you.  I told 
			you, I'm not going to betray him.

					SISKO
			I'm not asking you to.  I'm asking 
			you to save him... to help us save 
			him.

					MAREEL
				(doesn't buy it)
			All you care about is Jadzia.

					SISKO
			That's right.  And you care about 
			Verad.  And we can save them both.

	Sisko sees Mareel wavering and goes in for the kill.

					SISKO
			Don't you see, Dax and Verad were 
			never meant to be joined.  We've got 
			to remove the symbiont while there's 
			still time.

	Mareel wrestles with her conscious, then haltingly, she hands 
	Sisko her phaser.

					MAREEL
			If you hurt him, I'll kill you.

	Sisko takes the phaser and gives her a reassuring smile.

					SISKO
			I don't doubt it.

       DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 07/29/93 - ACT FIVE      50.

70   INT. DOCKING BAY

	Verad, T'Kar and Kira arrive at the docking bay.  Verad rushes 
	into the airlock...

71   INT. AIRLOCK

	Verad moves by an unobtrusive tool cart and reaches the far 
	side of the airlock.  He hits the door control, but nothing 
	happens.  He looks outside.

72   NEW ANGLE (VERAD'S POV)

	Verad's ship isn't there.

73   INT. DOCKING BAY

	Verad emerges from the airlock.

					VERAD
				(still in control)
			The ship... it's gone.

74   ANGLE ON AIRLOCK

	Before T'Kar can react, Odo (who was the tool cart) rises up 
	into frame behind T'Kar accompanied the oozing sound of a 
	morph.

					ODO
			That's because I released the docking 
			clamps.

75   ANGLE ON KIRA

	Who uses the opportunity to attack T'Kar.

76   ANGLE ON VERAD (OPTICAL)

	Who fires wildly at Odo and makes a run for it.

77   NEW ANGLE

	The phaser fire distracts Kira, giving T'Kar an opening.  He 
	backhands her against a wall and brings up his disruptor to 
	shoot her, forcing Odo to choose between chasing Verad and 
	saving Kira.  He chooses Kira.

	Odo jars the disruptor out of T'Kar's hand, then knocks him 
	back toward...

    DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/06/93 - ACT FIVE    51.

78   KIRA

	Who finishes him off.

79   INT. AIRLOCK CORRIDOR

	Verad runs down a corridor.  He looks back for pursuit, but 
	there's no one behind him.  He turns a corner and sees the 
	airlock leading to Runabout Pad "C."  The way is clear.  He 
	enters...

80   INT. RUNABOUT AIRLOCK

	And finds Sisko waiting for him, blocking his way to the 
	Orinoco.  Both men react quickly, aiming their phasers at 
	each other, only a few feet apart in the tight quarters of 
	the airlock.

					SISKO
			Looks like that "goodbye" was a little 
			premature.

	Verad looks over Sisko's shoulder.  He can see the doors to 
	the runabout.  Freedom is almost within his reach.

81   CLOSE ON SISKO

	Sisko keeps a steady aim on Verad.  The two men remain locked 
	in place for a beat, each waiting for the other to make the 
	first move, until...

					VERAD
			Don't be ridiculous.  You're not 
			going to shoot me.

					SISKO
			What makes you so sure?

					VERAD
			This is Dax you're talking to, 
			Benjamin.  We both know that if you 
			shoot me, even on stun, you risk 
			killing the symbiont.

	Sisko's aim never wavers.

					SISKO
			If I let you go, Jadzia dies.

       DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 08/06/93 - ACT FIVE      52.

82   CLOSE ON VERAD

	His face is sad, regretful.  He looks genuinely sorry for 
	what has happened.

					VERAD
			But Dax will live.  What's one girl's 
			life, compared to eight lifetimes of 
			knowledge and experience?

	Verad is honest, open, and convincing.

					VERAD
			You're not going to shoot me.  You 
			know that... and so do I.

	Verad lowers his phaser, leaving himself open to Sisko... 
	confident that Sisko won't fire.

					VERAD
				(smiles serenely)
			Goodbye, Benjamin.

	Sisko never lowers his phaser, but Verad confidently steps 
	around him and heads for the Runabout door.

83   ANGLE ON SISKO

	Not about to give up now.

					SISKO
			Verad...

84   CLOSE ON VERAD

	Who hesitates, then turns around to find...

85   SISKO (OPTICAL)

	still aiming his phaser.

					SISKO
			Don't call me Benjamin.

	And Sisko, who knows what he has to do, shoots Verad with 
	the phaser.

86   INT. SURGERY

	Close on Verad as he regains consciousness.  He looks up and 
	sees...

    DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - REV. 08/03/93 - ACT FIVE    53.

87   MAREEL

	Looking down with concern.  Verad looks around in a panic.

88   INCLUDE THE WHOLE INFIRMARY

	Sisko is standing nearby, watching Verad.  Across the room, 
	Bashir is reviving Dax, who is still stretched out on the 
	examining table.

					VERAD
			I feel strange.  So...
				(realizes what has 
				happened)
			Empty.

					SISKO
			It's over Verad.  The symbiont is 
			back where it belongs.

					VERAD
				(shattered)
			So close.  I had it.  I had it and 
			now... I'm alone...

	Verad's speech becomes more and more halting, until he trails 
	off completely.

					MAREEL
			You're not alone, Verad.  I'm here.  
			I'll always be here.

	Mareel tries to comfort Verad, but nothing helps, and he 
	sinks further and further into despair.

					VERAD
				(to Mareel)
			I can't remember any of it... the 
			knowledge... the confidence...
				(incredible sadness)
			It's all gone.

89   CLOSE ON SISKO

	As he reacts to Verad's loss.

					BASHIR (O.S.)
			Commander?

       DEEP SPACE: "Invasive Procedures" - 07/29/93 - ACT FIVE      54.

90   BACK TO SCENE

	Sisko turns and sees that Jadzia is sitting up, apparently 
	recovered.

					SISKO
				(excited)
			Jadzia.

	He goes to her and hugs her enthusiastically, surprising 
	everyone, himself included.

					SISKO
				(concerned)
			Are you...

					DAX
			I'm fine...

91   CLOSE ON DAX

	As she looks at Verad.

					DAX
				(reflective)
			I remember it all, Benjamin.  
			Everything he thought... everything 
			he did... and it's so... sad.
				(looks away)
			I guess he'll always be with me now...

92   CLOSE ON VERAD

	Verad's stares blankly into the distance and rocks back and 
	forth slowly... Hold on Verad's eerily empty stare for a beat, 
	then...

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT FIVE                          
                            THE END