STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                              
                          "Paradise" 
                          #40512-435 
                              
                           Story by 
                         Jim Trombetta 
                              and 
                         James Crocker 
                              
                          Teleplay by 
                           Jeff King 
                              and 
                Richard Manning & Hans Beimler 
                              
                          Directed by 
                          Corey Allen 

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                       November 24, 1993

         STAR TREK: DS9 - "Paradise" - 11/30/93 - CAST 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                          "Paradise" 
                             CAST 

          SISKO                    ALIXUS
          KIRA                     CASSANDRA
          DAX                      JOSEPH
          O'BRIEN                  STEPHAN
                                   VINOD
          COMPUTER VOICE           

          Non-Speaking             Non-Speaking
          N.D SUPERNUMERARIES      MEG
                                   N.D. COLONISTS

         STAR TREK: DS9 - "Paradise" - 11/24/93 - SETS 

                  STAR TR&K: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                          "Paradise" 
                            SETS

        INTERIORS                     EXTERIORS
        DEEP SPACE NINE                 DEEP SPACE NINE
          OPS                           
                                        COMPOUND
        COMPOUND                      
          COLONY SHIP                   FIELD
          ALIXUS'S CUBICLE              
          SISKO'S CUBICLE               FOREST
          MEDICAL FACILITY              
                                        RIO GRANDE
          RIO GRANDE                    
          ORINOCO                       ORINOCO

    STAR TREK: DS9 - "Paradise" - 11/30/93 - PRONUNCIATION 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                          "Paradise" 
                      PRONUNCIATION GUID 

          ALIXUS                   ahl-IHK-suhs
          ASTETINE                 AHS-teh-tihn
          BAJORAN                  bah-JOR-an
          BODAY                    boh-DAY
          CARDASSIAN               car-DASS-ee-en
          DUONETIC                 doo-oh-NEH-tihk
          FUNGI                    FUN-jeye
          GALLAMITE                GAHL-uh-mite
          GASKO                    gahs-KOH
          GEMULON                  GEHM-you-lahn
          GOLANGA                  goh-LAHN-guh
          MITSUYA                  miht-SOO-yah
          ORELLIUS                 ohr-REHL-ee-uhs
          SETLIK                   SEHT-lik
          SLEEGER                  SLEE-juhr
          STEPHAN                  STEE-vihn
          VINOD                    VIH-nohd
          XUPTA                    ZOOP-tuh
          ZYDROLIAN                zi-DRO-lee-ahn

           DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 11/30/93 - TEASER           1.

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE                    
                              "Paradise"                               
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    EXT. SPACE - RIO GRANDE (OPTICAL)

	At impulse.

					SISKO (V.O.)
			Station log, Stardate 47573.1.  We're 
			getting more and more requests for 
			information about setting up colonies 
			in sectors close to the wormhole.  
			So, Chief O'Brien and I have set out 
			to survey near-by star systems for M-
			Class planets.

2    INT. RIO GRANDE

	SISKO sitting.  O'BRIEN standing by a console studying some 
	sensor readouts.

					SISKO
			If it's an imposition...

					O'BRIEN
			Nossir, it'll be fine...

					SISKO
			You're sure.

					O'BRIEN
			I'm sure, Commander.  Jake's a good 
			fella.  I'll enjoy working with him.

					SISKO
			I don't want you to make it easy for 
			him, Chief.  He's got to know what 
			it takes to make it in Starfleet.

					O'BRIEN
			I'll have him up to his elbows in 
			thorium grease, sir.

             DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - 11/24/93 - TEASER              2.

2    CONTINUED:

					SISKO
				(concerned)
			It's not going to be easy for him.  
			He placed in the lower third of his 
			age group in mechanical aptitude...

					O'BRIEN
			Good for him.  So did I.

					SISKO
				(reacts)
			You.  Come on...

					O'BRIEN
			No, it's true.  It wasn't till I got 
			to the Cardassian front that I found 
			out I had talents I never knew I 
			had...

					SISKO
			At the front?

					O'BRIEN
			It was a matter of figuring out how 
			to get a field transporter operational 
			in ten minutes or wind up a Cardassian 
			prisoner of war.  Now, I didn't know 
			a transporter from a turbolift in 
			those days... but somehow, in nine 
			minutes and fifty-three seconds, I 
			got that thing to work.  Got thirteen 
			men safely off the surface of Setlik 
			Three.  Next thing I know I'm tactical 
			officer on the Rutledge.  That's how 
			I got the gold suit.

					SISKO
				(acknowledges)
			Well, Jake's ready for a new suit 
			too.  The boy seems to grow a 
			centimeter a week...
				(sentimental)
			He struck me out with a curve ball 
			the other day.  First time.

	O'Brien has spotted something on his sensor readouts...

             DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - 11/24/93 - TEASER              3.

2    CONTINUED:	(2)

					O'BRIEN
			They grow up in a hurry, don't they, 
			sir...

					SISKO
			That they do.

					O'BRIEN
			Hey, I think I found one... Computer, 
			set a new heading four-one mark three-
			zero-one...

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Confirmed.

	Sisko checks his panels...

					SISKO
			It's M-Class all right.  One hundred 
			and sixty million kilometers from 
			Orellius Minor.  Should be a perfect 
			place to set up a colony...

	O'Brien still taking readings... has found something else...

					O'BRIEN
			Uh huh.  Only it looks like someone's 
			beat us to it.

					SISKO
			You're reading life forms?

					O'BRIEN
			Human life forms.

	Sisko reacts.  O'Brien moves to his seat... presses panels... 
	as Sisko studies readouts...

					SISKO
			I don't see anything on the books 
			about a colony in the Orellius 
			system...

					O'BRIEN
			Trying all hailing frequencies.

					SISKO
				(as he presses panels)
			Moving into synchronous orbit.

             DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - 11/24/93 - TEASER             3A.

2    CONTINUED:	(3)

					O'BRIEN
			No response.
				(reading sensors)
			I'm picking up some sort of low level 
			duonetic field down there... it might 
			be interfering with communications.

	A curious beat.


             DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - 11/24/93 - TEASER              4.

2    CONTINUED:	(4)

					SISKO

			Why don't we introduce ourselves to 
			our neighbors...

					O'BRIEN
			Computer, ready transporter.

	A bleep from the computer acknowledges as they rise...

3    EXT. FOREST - DAY (OPTICAL)

	Sisko and O'Brien MATERIALIZE amidst lush, dense foliage.  
	They start to scan the area with their tricorders until they 
	realize something's wrong... Sisko reacts, glances at 
	O'Brien's tricorder, sees it's not working either...

					SISKO
			Yours too?

					O'BRIEN
			Self-diagnostics aren't even working.  
			It's just plain dead.

	Sisko taps his combadge.  No chirp.  He reacts, tries 
	anyway...

					SISKO
			Sisko to Rio Grande...
				(beat, nothing)
			Computer, respond.

	O'Brien has his phaser out now... tries firing it, nothing.

					O'BRIEN
			I'd say we have no E-M activity down 
			here at all...

					SISKO
			Any idea why?

					O'BRIEN
			I'm not sure... it might have 
			something to do with the duonetic 
			field our sensors picked up.

					SISKO
			Well, I hope you can find a few more 
			of those talents you never knew you 
			had, Chief.  Or we're gonna have a 
			hard time getting off this...

	From behind --

             DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - 11/24/93 - TEASER              5.

3    CONTINUED:

					VINOD (O.S.)
			Don't move!

	WIDER

	to include a rugged bowman (about thirty) -- VINOD -- behind 
	them, his longbow pulled taut, an arrow pointed at their 
	backs.

					VINOD
			And put your hands up.

	With Vinod is a physically strong man, O'Brien's age, JOSEPH.  
	All are human and dressed in homespun clothes (Note: some 
	might be in Federation clothes that were built to last... or 
	might be in some patched-up Federation-type clothes)...

5    ON SISKO AND O'BRIEN

	as they slowly raise their hands...

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

             DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - 11/24/93 - ACT ONE             6.
                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

	(Note: Episode credits fall over opening scenes.)

6    EXT. FOREST - DAY - CONTINUOUS

	Everyone standing as they were: Sisko and O'Brien with their 
	backs to their captors.  Vinod and Joseph cautiously approach.

					VINOD
			Turn around -- slowly.

	Sisko and O'Brien obey.  Their captors examine them from 
	head to toe -- Joseph is the first to break into a warm smile.

					JOSEPH
			They're from Starfleet!

					SISKO
			That's right.  Mind if we lower our 
			hands?

	Joseph gestures for Vinod to lower his weapon.

					JOSEPH
			The uniforms have changed --
				(chuckling)
			-- or have I just forgotten what 
			they looked like?
				(shaking hands)
			My name is Joseph.  Vinod's the one 
			playing with the sharp object.

					SISKO
				(cordial)
			Benjamin Sisko.  This is Miles 
			O'Brien.

					VINOD
				(friendly)
			How'd you get here?

					O'BRIEN
			I was just going to ask you the same 
			question.

             DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - 11/24/93 - ACT ONE             7.

6    CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			We were surveying for habitable 
			planets when our sensors picked up 
			your lifesigns... there was no record 
			of a human colony here...

					JOSEPH
				(nods)
			Our group was on its way to settle 
			on Gemulon Five over ten years ago 
			when our ship developed life support 
			problems and we had to land for 
			repairs.

					VINOD
			Once we got here, all our systems 
			failed, nothing worked anymore...

					O'BRIEN
			So we've seen...

					JOSEPH
			We've been stuck here ever since.  I 
			guess you are too now...

					SISKO
			We have a ship in orbit... it 
			shouldn't take our people long to 
			find us...

					O'BRIEN
			We'll be able to get all of you out 
			of here...

					JOSEPH
				(smiles)
			After ten years, this has become 
			home...

					O'BRIEN
			But you said it yourself -- nothing 
			works.

					JOSEPH
			We still do.  Come on, we'll show 
			you.  Vinod, run ahead and tell your 
			mother we have guests.

	Vinod nods, RUNS OFF.  Joseph leads Sisko and O'Brien through 
	the foliage.

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 11/30/93 - ACT ONE           8.

7    EXT. COMPOUND - DAY

	Joseph, Sisko, and O'Brien make their way into the compound... 
	it is a formidable sight... a Federation ship has been 
	converted into a shelter, creating a huge backdrop... a rough- 
	hewn town square has been cleared in front of the ship... it 
	is bordered on one side by the beginnings of a farmers' 
	field... with corn and other vegetables growing... people 
	are harvesting the fields... in the square, they grind corn 
	into flour... a carpenter fixes a tool...

	One by one, the colonists notice Sisko and O'Brien -- the 
	first strangers they've seen in a decade -- and react with 
	surprise, awe, and friendly smiles.  No fear.  A few stop 
	what they're doing and timidly approach the newcomers.  One 
	of them is an attractive woman, (CASSANDRA) about 30.

8    ON O'BRIEN AND SISKO

	eyeing the ship.

					SISKO
			Erewon-class personnel transport...

					JOSEPH
			Commissioned the "Santa Maria."  
			Now, we just call it "the cabin."

	ALIXUS ENTERS, from the ship, Vinod at her side.  Alixus is 
	a handsome, happy-eyed, smiling, glowingly charismatic woman, 
	about fifty.  Her smile broadens into a wide, infectious 
	grin.

					ALIXUS
			After all this time... visitors!  
			Welcome to our community.  Are there 
			others?

					SISKO
			Just an empty runabout in orbit.  
			Hopefully, it'll attract some 
			attention.

					JOSEPH
				(hungry for news)
			"Runabout."  Is that some kind of 
			new Starfleet vessel?

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 11/30/93 - ACT ONE           9.

8    CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
				(realizing he wouldn't 
				know)
			Yeah, they commissioned the first 
			ones two years ago... they're short-
			range interstellar craft... about a 
			quarter the size of your... "cabin" 
			here...

					JOSEPH
				(explaining his 
				interest)
			I was the engineer aboard the Santa 
			Maria...

	And immediately the bond between O'Brien and Joseph is 
	established...

					ALIXUS
				(encouraging the 
				bonding)
			You and Miles will have a lot to 
			talk about, Joseph... I'm sure we'll 
			all have questions for our guests...

					VINOD
			Who won the soccer matches this 
			year... is Golanga still playing?

	Laughter...

					SISKO
			He hurt his knee four years ago.  
			They replaced it with a bio-implant 
			but he wasn't the same after that.
				(to O'Brien)
			Who was it that won last year 
			anyway... I never can remember...

	O'Brien doesn't know either...

					CASSANDRA
				(to Sisko)
			What are women's fashions like back 
			home now?

	Sisko reacts, thrown by the question...

					SISKO
			Chief, you're the married one...

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 11/30/93 - ACT ONE          10.

8    CONTINUED:	(2)

					O'BRIEN
				(not sure)
			Keiko, my wife... she's been 
			replicating longer dresses lately...

					CASSANDRA
			Oh no, that means I'll have to alter 
			everything I own...

	More laughter.

					O'BRIEN
				(trying to be helpful)
			... but it might just be the Bajoran 
			styles she sees on Deep Space Nine...

					JOSEPH
			Deep Space Nine?

					ALIXUS
				(interrupting)
			I'm sure Ben and Miles will be happy 
			to tell you everything you want to 
			know.  There'll be plenty of time 
			for that later.

					O'BRIEN
				(to Joseph)
			Actually, the first thing I'd like 
			to do is to try and get some kind of 
			response from the E-M systems...

					ALIXUS
			We gave up any hope of that years 
			ago...

					SISKO
			We noticed a low-level duonetic field 
			in this area before we transported 
			down...

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 11/30/93 - ACT ONE          11.

8    CONTINUED:	(3)

					ALIXUS
				(acknowledges)
			The same thing appeared on our sensors 
			when we were landing.  Our engines 
			failed almost the instant we hit the 
			surface.

					JOSEPH
			Without a functional tricorder, it 

			was virtually impossible to track 
			down the source.

					ALIXUS
			We do know that the marshes all around 
			us are filled with astatine 
			deposits... that's the only 
			explanation we have...
				(beat, with pride, to 
				the others)
			But we've done pretty well without 
			our tricorders and E-M converters 
			and comlinks... haven't we?

	The group beams with pride.  She moves to take in the full 
	view of the community they've built.

					ALIXUS
				(continuing)
			After all, the human body is a 
			powerful tool.  It can plow the fields 
			and harvest the crops... construct 
			walls for protection from the 
			wilderness, weave clothes we need to 
			stay warm.  In a way, we've 
			rediscovered what man is capable of 
			doing without technology.  It hasn't 
			been easy.  We've had some bitter 
			winters.  We've lost some friends.  
			But we're proud of what we've 
			accomplished here.

					SISKO
				(admiring)
			You have every right to be.

					CASSANDRA
			Are we all going to leave when the 
			others come to rescue them?

       DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 11/30/93 - ACT ONE 12-13.         

8    CONTINUED:	(4)

					ALIXUS
			That's something each of us is going 
			to have to think about, isn't it...

					CASSANDRA
			Are you going to leave, Alixus?

					ALIXUS
			Speaking for myself...
				(pauses for dramatic 
				effect)
			... no, I'll never leave.  And I'll 
			never want to change what we have 
			here in our community.  It means too 
			much to me.

	The impact of this thought is quite emotional on these people.  
	It gives everyone a lot to think about.

					ALIXUS
				(to Sisko and O'Brien)
			While you're with us, you're welcome 
			to everything our community has to 
			offer.  The only thing we ask is 
			that you contribute.  We all work 
			for our supper here.  You'll be 
			surprised how much sweeter it tastes 
			when you do.

					SISKO
			We'll be happy to do our part.

					ALIXUS
			Joseph, find them some bunks...

	Joseph acknowledges and leads Sisko and O'Brien away... we 
	stay with Alixus and she watches them go, smiling maternally, 
	then wandering away separately with Vinod.

					ALIXUS
			Two more strong, healthy men, Vinod.  
			That could mean a lot to this 
			community.

	And as she considers that for a beat, they walk away and 
	we...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

       DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 12/08/93 - ACT TWO 14-16.         
                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

1    EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE - ESTABLISHING

	(OPTICAL)

2    INT. OPS

	KIRA and DAX at their stations.  N.D. Supernumeraries as 
	needed.  Kira is picking up a message on her panel.  

					KIRA 
			Do you know an Admiral Mitsuya...

					DAX
			Best poker player in the fleet.  
			Next to me.

					KIRA
			Well, he's diverting the Crockett to 
			stop at DS Nine the day after tomorrow 
			to "talk about Cardassian foreign 
			policy"...

					DAX
			That's just an excuse to get Benjamin 
			in a game... Mitsuya cleaned him out 
			last year.  We better hail the Rio 
			Grande and get them moving back this 
			way...

	As Kira presses panels...

					DAX
			I've worked on Benjamin's poker for 
			two lifetimes... he just can't learn 
			to bluff...

					KIRA
			That's odd...

					DAX
			I know... you'd think a man like 
			Benjamin...

					KIRA
			No.  The Rio Grande.  It's not 
			responding to our hails.

	OFF their curious reaction...

             DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - 11/24/93 - ACT TWO            17.

11   INT. COLONY SHIP - SISKO'S CUBICLE

	Room for a bunk, not much more.  Within the ship, the only 
	light anywhere comes from homemade candles.  Hand-woven mats 
	and rough clay vases filled with native flowers give the 
	area a primitive, yet warm, comfortable and lived-in ambience.  
	It's about an hour since we last saw Sisko.  He's sitting on 
	his bunk, curiously reading a bound (but thin) "old-
	fashioned" book... one of several that have been left on his 
	nightstand... there are no doors.  O'Brien looks in, ENTERS...

					SISKO
			Come in, Chief.  I was just reading 
			one of the books written by our host.  
			Alixus is quite a prolific author...

					O'BRIEN
				(re: picking up one)
			Yeah, a bunch of these were left in 
			my room too... I haven't had a chance 
			to look at them... what does she 
			write about?

					SISKO
				(dry)
			She has something to say on just 
			about... everything!

					O'BRIEN
				(smiles, leafing 
				through a book)
			Yeah?

					SISKO
			Economic analysis.  Political 
			commentaries.  Literary critiques.  
			She says she's spent her life 
			examining the human condition.

					O'BRIEN
			And what's her prognosis?

					SISKO
			Not very good.  She says we've become 
			fat and lazy and dull.

					O'BRIEN
			My wife told me something along those 
			lines just last week.

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 12/08/93 - ACT TWO          18.

11   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
				(reading)
			"The common conceit that the human 
			species has evolved over the last 
			several centuries is ludicrous.  
			What gains we have made have come at 
			the cost of our own core identities.  
			Man has lost touch with his true 
			power."

					O'BRIEN
			Sounds like it took a crash landing 
			for her to find her paradise.

	Sisko nods, puts the book down and they EXIT.

12   EXT. COMPOUND

	As they come out of the ship... several colonists are working 
	on their various daily chores...

					SISKO
			Have you found anything in their 
			ship that might help us restore 
			contact with the runabout?

					O'BRIEN
				(shakes head)
			There's nothing to find.  Waveguides, 
			panels, conduits, baffle plates -- 
			you name it, it's gone.  The ship 
			looks like it's been through a Ferengi 
			junkyard.

					SISKO
			What happened to it all?

					JOSEPH (O.S.)
			We threw it away.

13   NEW ANGLE

	to see him moving to them...

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 12/08/93 - ACT TWO          19.

13   CONTINUED:

					JOSEPH
			Since none of it worked, to us it 
			was merely useless junk taking up 
			space.  And...

					SISKO
				(having read the book)
			... Alixus felt its presence was a 
			constant reminder of who you used to 
			be.

					JOSEPH
				(acknowledges)
			We all had to abandon our dependence 
			on technology.  Removing every trace 
			of it made the transition easier.

					O'BRIEN
			As an engineer, you must've had some 
			problems with that...

					JOSEPH
				(smiles)
			I was the last convert.  But as time 
			passed, I realized Alixus was right.  
			She was helping us discover a new 
			philosophy of life together.  Because 
			we needed one to survive.  And I'll 
			tell you -- every one of us is better 
			for it.  We're more committed to 
			each other.  We're truly a part of 
			each other's lives.  We've renewed 
			the sense of community that man left 
			behind centuries ago.

	Cassandra comes out of the ship... upset...

					CASSANDRA
			Joseph, Meg's fever is getting 
			worse...

	Joseph reacts, turns to Sisko and O'Brien...

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 12/08/93 - ACT TWO          20.

13   CONTINUED:	(2)

					JOSEPH
			Either of you have medical training?

					SISKO
			Just the basics all Starfleet officers 
			get.

					JOSEPH
			I can use all the help you can 
			offer...

14   OMITTED

15   INT. COLONY SHIP - MEDICAL FACILITY - CONTINUOUS

	There are shelves with dozens of labeled bottles and jars 
	of herbs.  On a bunk lies MEG, an unconscious woman, burning 
	up with fever.

	One of her forearms is swollen up and discolored, bathed 
	with herb leaves.  Alixus is holding her hand, looks up as 
	they ENTER.  Joseph examines the arm...

					JOSEPH
			The new herb doesn't seem to be 
			helping at all.

             DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - 11/24/93 - ACT TWO            21.

15   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			May I see?

	Sisko inspects her arm, checks her pulse at the neck, feels 
	her forehead for temperature.  Under this:

					ALIXUS
			There's an insect here that transmits 
			a disease we haven't been able to 
			cure.  We've lost three to it already.

					SISKO
			Have you found anything in the forest 
			that's like the sleeger fungi?

					JOSEPH
			We've searched everywhere for the 
			right fungus or root that would draw 
			out the infection.

					SISKO
			If it keeps spreading, she'll be 
			dead before the rescue team finds 
			us...

					O'BRIEN
				(frustrated)
			The medical kit in the runabout could 
			probably take care of it in a second.

					SISKO
				(nods)
			We've got to find a way to restore 
			the com link to the transporter...

	Alixus is disturbed by this talk...

					ALIXUS
			That will only be a waste of time...

					O'BRIEN
				(thinking on his feet)
			This duonetic field inhibits energy 
			flow... but a duonetic field is a 
			form of energy too... so, maybe 
			there's a way to modify our 
			communicators to run off the field 
			itself...

             DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - 11/24/93 - ACT TWO            22.

15   CONTINUED:	(2)

					JOSEPH
			Do you really think you could...

					ALIXUS
				(overlapping)
			No.
				(reactions)
			If you want to put your efforts to 
			good use, search the forest for 
			something else we might use...

					SISKO
			This is medicine from the dark ages.  
			You can't expect to save her if...

					ALIXUS
				(interrupting, 
				controlled)
			Ben, may I see you outside, please.

	Sisko and O'Brien exchange a look... Sisko follows her out...

16   EXT. COMPOUND

	She never loses her calm, but she's angry in a corporate 
	sort of way...

					ALIXUS
			Talk like that isn't constructive.

					SISKO
			I'm talking about saving the life of 
			one of your followers.

					ALIXUS
				(smiles without warmth)
			You don't understand us yet.  No one 
			follows me.  They follow their own 
			hearts.

					SISKO
			My heart tells me to try and get to 
			my ship.

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 12/08/93 - ACT TWO          23.

16   CONTINUED:

					ALIXUS
			I'm sure it does.  But if we'd had 
			that attitude for the last ten years, 
			we wouldn't have been doing what was 
			necessary to survive here.  To find 
			the plants and herbs and molds that 
			cure disease.  We've conquered 
			seventeen illnesses with the most 
			powerful resource man has.  His 
			ingenuity.

					SISKO
			It's an interesting philosophy, and 
			while we're debating it, a woman is 
			dying.

					ALIXUS
			I won't have you disrupting everything 
			this community has worked for, Ben.

					SISKO
			I don't intend to stay any longer 
			than necessary.

					ALIXUS
			That's another thing.  Let's not 
			bring up the Starfleet rescue party 
			again.  Until they come... if they 
			come... you'll have to do things our 
			way.
				(a beat, one final 
				thought)
			I'd strongly advise getting rid of 
			those uniforms... by midafternoon, 
			it gets hot in the fields.

	She walks away... on Sisko's reaction...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

         DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 11/30/93 - ACT THREE         24.
                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

17   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

18   INT. OPS

	Kira and Dax as before.  With urgency.  Supernumeraries.

					DAX
			The Rio Grande's been spotted.

	Kira moves to Dax's station...

					KIRA
			Where...

					DAX
			The details are coming in from 
			Starfleet... "the Romulan vessel 
			Gasko reported seeing an abandoned 
			runabout... markings NCC seven-two-
			four-five-two... "

					KIRA
			That's our ship all right...

					DAX
			"... traveling at Warp Two through 
			sector four-zero-one... "

					KIRA
				(reacts)
			At warp, with no one on board?

					DAX
			Command wants to know if we can send 
			someone to investigate...

	Dax presses some panels... Kira is already on the move...

					KIRA
			Signal them affirmative.

	Dax is right behind her...

					DAX
			I already have.

         DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 11/30/93 - ACT THREE        24A.

18   CONTINUED:

					KIRA
				(to computer)
			Runabout Pad "C."

	And they EXIT on the Turbolift.

            DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - 11/24/93 - ACT THREE           25.

19   EXT. FIELD NEAR COMPOUND - DAY

	At the edge of the compound, Sisko, still in his uniform, 
	and Vinod work the field under the hot sun. In b.g., O'Brien 
	and Joseph do the same.  It's backbreaking work; they're 
	all sweating profusely.

					VINOD
			You have a talent for this, Ben.

	Sisko glances at Vinod... doesn't like being called Ben, 
	doesn't like this place... but there's no point in being 
	rude either...

					SISKO
			My father was a chef.  He grew all 
			his own vegetables.  My brothers and 
			I were sent out to the garden every 
			day.

	Sisko even allows himself to smile as the memory hits him.

					VINOD
				(eager to make the 
				philosophical 
				connection)
			So, this is a way for you to get 
			back in touch with your core identity.
				(Sisko chooses not to 
				acknowledge)
			There's nothing like eating what 
			you've picked with your own hands, 
			is there...

					SISKO
				(has to admit)
			That's true.

					VINOD
			Most of the others had only eaten 
			replicated food before they got 
			here... the flavor of the foods we 
			prepare --  it was quite a surprise 
			to them...

					SISKO
				(investigative)
			... but not to you?

					VINOD
				(laughs)
			No, my mother wouldn't ever let me 
			eat replicated food.

	Sisko nods, takes that in, stores it for further use...

            DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - 11/24/93 - ACT THREE           26.

					VINOD
			Are you as good a chef as your father?

					SISKO
			Not even close.

					VINOD
			You're being modest.  We ought to 
			get you into the kitchen, Ben... you 
			could provide a real service to the 
			community... I'll talk to my mother 
			about it...

	He smiles, decidedly friendly, moves off... Sisko considers 
	him, thoughtfully, takes a spoon of water from a pail...

20   ON O'BRIEN AND JOSEPH

	also working... O'Brien can't help laughing...

					JOSEPH
			What?

					O'BRIEN
			I can't help thinking what my wife'd 
			say if she saw me doing this...

					JOSEPH
			Why?

					O'BRIEN
			Because around my house, I'm known 
			as The Black Thumb.  I'm just one of 
			those people, you know?  The only 
			way I could get anything to grow was 
			to marry a botanist.

					JOSEPH
			A botanist.  Really?

					O'BRIEN
			You should have seen the arboretum 
			she grew on the Enterprise.  That's 
			where I asked her to marry me.  She'd 
			love it here, that's for sure...

					JOSEPH
			Maybe you'll bring her someday...

            DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - 11/24/93 - ACT THREE           27.

20   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
			Trouble is she'd never want to 
			leave...

					JOSEPH
			That's okay too.

	The creaking sound of metal attracts their attention to --

21   SISKO AND O'BRIEN'S POV - METAL PENAL BOX

	In the center of the compound is a 4'x4' metal box.  The box 
	has a few narrow breathing slots and has been placed 
	strategically so as to remain in the hot sun for the longest 
	possible time.  A casual glance might suggest it's just a 
	storage bin of some sort.  Two colonists are opening it, 
	removing a prisoner -- STEPHAN.  He's emaciated, too weak to 
	stand unaided.  Joseph moves over to examine him...

					JOSEPH
			Get him into the shade.

	As they carry him to some shade...

22   ON SISKO AND O'BRIEN

	thunderstruck, exchange a glance.  Move to observe... Joseph 
	has opened a jar, that was sitting near the shed for just 
	this purpose, containing some water and artichoke type leaves.

					JOSEPH
			Here, Stephan, chew these.  They'll 
			help you regain your strength.

					O'BRIEN
			What did he do to deserve this?

					JOSEPH
			He stole a candle.

					O'BRIEN
			One candle?

					SISKO
			How long was he in there?

					JOSEPH
			Since this morning.

         DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 11/30/93 - ACT THREE         28.

22   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
			In that hellbox?

	Alixus arrives.  Sisko confronts her...

					SISKO
			Is this part of your philosophy of 
			life too?

					ALIXUS
			You're a Starfleet Commander.  I'm 
			sure you've had to discipline members 
			of your crew...

					SISKO
			Discipline is one thing.  Torture is 
			another.

					ALIXUS
			The first thing this community 
			accepted was the need to establish 
			rules of conduct.  All of us, 
			including Stephan here, approved 
			this form of punishment as necessary 
			and fair.

	Alixus turns away from Sisko, faces Stephan, takes his hand 
	in both her own.  Her demeanor is kind, caring:

					ALIXUS
				(continuing)
			How are you, Stephan?

					STEPHAN
				(genuinely contrite)
			I'll be all right.  I'm sorry Alixus 
			that I... let the community down...

					ALIXUS
			The matter is closed.  Go inside.  
			Get some rest now.

					STEPHAN
			Thank you, Alixus.

	Stephan EXITS with help from Joseph.  Alixus sees that Sisko 
	and O'Brien are looking daggers at her.  She is unshaken in 
	her faith that what they're doing is right.

         DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 11/30/93 - ACT THREE         29.

22   CONTINUED:	(2)

					ALIXUS
			Stephan will never steal a candle 
			again.  And neither will anyone else 
			who saw him here today.
				(beat)
			In time, you'll understand that this 
			is a simple, effective way to maintain 
			law and order in our community.

	And she walks away... after a beat...

					O'BRIEN
				(curious)
			Sir, I get the distinct impression 
			that she expects us to be here for 
			a while...

					SISKO
				(acknowledges)
			If there's a way to adapt the energy 
			in the duonetic field to get us back 
			to the runabout, I want you to find 
			it, Chief.

					O'BRIEN
			Aye, sir.

	They separate.

23   INT. COLONY SHIP - SISKO'S CUBICLE - NIGHT

	Sisko is preparing for bed.  His clothes are off... a plain 
	serape tied around his waste... there is a small clay basin 
	of water which he uses to clean himself... his muscles are 
	aching... and he rubs his shoulders, trying to get a little 
	extra relief... Cassandra looks in... she carries a small 
	clay jar...

					CASSANDRA
			Is there anything you need?

	Sisko reacts as the woman moves in without consideration for 
	his undressed state...

					SISKO
			No, I don't think so.

	She notices his discomfort, smiles warmly...

         DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 12/08/93 - ACT THREE         30.

23   CONTINUED:

					CASSANDRA
			I'm sorry... Alixus doesn't believe 
			in doors... we all take it for granted 
			now... you'll get used to it...

					SISKO
				(casual, even)
			Hopefully, I won't be here long enough 
			to get used to it...

					CASSANDRA
				(disappointed)
			You don't like it here, do you...

					SISKO
				(beat)
			It's not what I'm used to.

					CASSANDRA
				(nods)
			Alixus has reminded us all that it 
			wasn't easy for us at first either.  
			She's told us to be patient with 
			you.

	Sisko raises an eyebrow to that, again it sounds like she's 
	expecting them to stay.  He files it away...

					CASSANDRA
				(re: the jar)
			I know your muscles must be sore 
			from all the work today... this is 
			an oil extract from the Xupta tree.  
			It's wonderfully soothing.

					SISKO
			Thank you... I'll try some.

					CASSANDRA
			Would you like me to give you a 
			massage with it?

					SISKO
			I... don't think so.  Thanks anyway.

					CASSANDRA
			It'll make you feel a lot better.

	And Sisko studies her... wondering why she's here...

         DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 11/30/93 - ACT THREE         31.

23   CONTINUED:	(2)

					CASSANDRA
			Here let me show you...

	She dips her fingers into the oil and rubs her hands, facing 
	Sisko, looking into his eyes with sexual undertones growing 
	more obvious and just as she's about to touch his shoulders, 
	he grabs her hand gently, stopping her...

					SISKO
				(gently)
			Did she send you here?

	A beat.  Cassandra's eyes narrow slightly... in apparent 
	puzzlement.

					SISKO
			Did she send you here to make love 
			to me...

	Cassandra's face tells the truth even if she can't...

24   INT. COLONY SHIP - ALIXUS'S CUBICLE - NIGHT

	A cubicle no more luxurious than Sisko's.  Alixus, still 
	fully clothed, is at her table, writing.  Sisko ENTERS, 
	dressed in his uniform again.

					ALIXUS
			Ben... come in, I was just writing 
			about you and Miles in my journal... 
			I understand you're quite a chef...

	Sisko slams the journal shut... she reacts... but keeps her 
	poise... almost pleased...

					ALIXUS
			Now, that's the first Core Behavior 
			I've seen from you since you 
			arrived...

					SISKO
			Core Behavior.  Does that chapter 
			come before or after "sexual 
			procurement?"

					ALIXUS
				(beat)
			I have a lot to say about sexuality, 
			Ben.

         DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 12/08/93 - ACT THREE         32.

24   CONTINUED:

					ALIXUS (Cont'd)
			I have a feeling it might shock 
			someone as repressed as you seem.  I 
			assume you're talking about 
			Cassandra...

					SISKO
			Did you send her to my room?


					ALIXUS
			Yes.

					SISKO
			I think you're contemptible.

					ALIXUS
				(unfazed)
			Interesting.  Contemptible.
				(beat)
			Try to see it through our eyes, Ben.  
			Just for a moment.  Cassandra came 
			to me... worried because she sensed 
			you weren't happy.

					SISKO
			She's right about that.

					ALIXUS
			She's concerned that all you see 
			here is work and hardship.  She wanted 
			you to share in our joy as well.

					SISKO
			So you sent her to win my devotion 
			to your cause...

					ALIXUS
			I suggested she could make it easier 
			for you to become a member of the 
			community... the choice was hers.
				(a smile)
			Cassandra really likes you, Ben.

	Sisko has taken all this in... steps away from the 
	confrontation, quietly angry... he leafs through one of her 
	thin books...

         DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 11/30/93 - ACT THREE         33.

24   CONTINUED:	(2)

					SISKO
			It's fortunate all these books of 
			yours weren't on PADDS like all the 
			other reading materials the colonists 
			brought.

					ALIXUS
			I used to print them myself.

					SISKO
				(nods)
			I'm not surprised.  And Vinod told 
			me you never ate replicated food 
			before you came here...

					ALIXUS
			I'm not sure I see the connection...

					SISKO
			Just that you never had much use for 
			technology, did you.  It's interesting 
			you happened to crash on a planet 
			that fit your... philosophy of life... 
			so well.

					ALIXUS
			I agree.  In fact, I've started 
			writing a book about our experiences.  
			I've been wondering if in the ancient 
			religions of man, there aren't some 
			new truths to be found... something 
			to explain how "fate" sometimes 
			delivers us exactly where we need to 
			be.

					SISKO
				(evenly)
			Perhaps one day you'll even feel the 
			hand of God on your shoulder.

	She stares at him.  Finally smiles.

					ALIXUS
			You are wonderful.  You won't give a 
			millimeter, will you.

            DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - 11/24/93 - ACT THREE           34.

24   CONTINUED:	(3)

	They look at each other a long beat.

					ALIXUS
			Look at you.  Still wearing your 
			uniform.  Wanting so badly to get 
			back to your station with its 
			artificial gravity and its sterilized 
			air.  You are so disconnected from 
			your core identity, Ben.
				(beat)
			There is a better way.  How can we 
			help you to see it.  Perhaps good, 
			hard work is the answer.
				(softly calling o.s.)
			Vinod...

	Vinod ENTERS...

					ALIXUS
			Ben will be standing watch tonight.

	Sisko says nothing, shows no defiance, just a willingness to 
	endure what he must.  Sisko EXITS, with Vinod following.

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 12/08/93 - ACT FOUR         35.
                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

25   EXT. COMPOUND - MORNING

	Sisko moving back toward the ship from the perimeter after 
	standing watch all night... tired... there's an outdoor buffet 
	of fruit... others are lining up to get some for breakfast... 
	O'Brien moves to greet him...

					O'BRIEN
			You all right, Commander... ?

					SISKO
			Just a little tired... I'll be fine... 
			any luck at your end?

					O'BRIEN
				(shakes his head)
			This duonetic field is still a 
			mystery, sir... I can't believe it's 
			being generated by the astatine 
			deposits in the stream beds...

	Alixus, moving out from the ship...

					ALIXUS
			Good morning, Ben... ready for 
			breakfast... there's some lovely 
			fruit here... try this...
				(offering a piece to 
				Sisko, he takes it)
			We found it growing along the 
			riverbank a few years ago... some 
			kind of native pear... good isn't 
			it?

	Sisko only nods... picks up a plate, moves to get some more 
	fruit for himself...

					ALIXUS
			Oh, will you be able to work your 
			normal shift in the fields today?

					O'BRIEN
			What are you talking about... you 
			just had him up all night standing 
			watch...

	Sisko motions for him to stop...

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 12/08/93 - ACT FOUR         36.

25   CONTINUED:

					ALIXUS
			Of course, if you'd like to be 
			relieved of your duties today, all 
			you have to do is ask.

					SISKO
			I'll work my shift.

					ALIXUS
			Good.  We're so shorthanded out there.  
			But you really should do yourself a 
			favor and change into more comfortable 
			clothes...
				(starts to leave, 
				pauses)
			Oh, by the way, you'll be pleased to 
			know that Meg seems better this 
			morning.  Joseph is very optimistic 
			about a new combination of herbs 
			he's tried.

	She moves away, greets others... Sisko ignores her.  O'Brien 
	stares at her, even more motivated to find a way out of 
	there...

26   EXT. SPACE - ORINOCO (OPTICAL)

	Traveling at warp speed.

27   INT. ORINOCO

	Kira at the controls, Dax working the console.

					DAX
			We're picking up a ship ahead.  It's 
			the Rio Grande -- moving at warp one-
			point-three.

					KIRA
			Plotting an intercept course.  Once 
			we're abeam, match our speeds exactly 
			and I'll transport over.

					DAX
			Like hell you will.

					KIRA
			Sorry, I'm the ranking officer...

            DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - 11/24/93 - ACT FOUR            37.

27   CONTINUED:

					DAX
			At warp, I wouldn't be in such a 
			hurry to volunteer.
				(shakes her head)
			If Chief O'Brien were here, maybe... 
			without him, either one of us would 
			wind up a subspace particle field 
			off the Rio Grande's stern...

					KIRA
			Got a better idea... ?

					DAX
				(standing and moving 
				to a rear panel)
			I'm a science officer.  It's my job 
			to have a better idea.

	She starts, pressing panels...

					KIRA
			What are you doing?

					DAX
			Trying an old rope trick I learned 
			on Earth once.

					KIRA
			A rope trick.

					DAX
			A very talented Hopi I knew did things 
			with rope you wouldn't believe... 
			it's an old West American artform... 
			she could throw a lasso around Curzon 
			on the dead run from ten meters 
			away...

					KIRA
			You're suggesting we try to "rope" 
			the Rio Grande at warp...

					DAX
				(acknowledges)
			With a tractor beam.

					KIRA
			When we pull it back to impulse, 
			isn't there a risk that the strain 
			will rip both hulls apart?

	Returning to her seat --

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 12/08/93 - ACT FOUR         38.

27   CONTINUED:	(2)

					DAX

				(shrugs)
			I suppose.

					KIRA
				(insistent)
			"I suppose?"

					DAX
			I suppose... there's a risk.

					KIRA
			You're a science officer.  It's your 
			job to know if there's a risk.

					DAX
			Okay.  There's a risk.  If the ship 
			assembly teams back at the yards did 
			their jobs really well, we'll probably 
			make it.  If they had an off day, 
			we're gonna have a problem.  But 
			it's our best shot.  Unless, as 
			ranking officer, you have a better 
			idea...

	Kira looks evenly at Dax.

					KIRA
			We're within tractor range.  Locking 
			on.

					DAX
			Engaging impulse engines.

	They feel a hard jerk, hear a creak... the ride gets bumpy 
	but...

28
thru   OMITTED
29

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 12/08/93 - ACT FOUR         39.

30   EXT. SPACE - RIO GRANDE AND ORINOCO (OPTICAL)

	as both ships come out of warp...

30A  INT. ORINOCO

	As the rough ride settles down...

					DAX
				(low key)
			Remind me to send a thank you note 
			to the assembly teams.

	Pressing panels --

					KIRA
			All stop.
				(as they rise and 
				move to the 
				transporter)
			Computer, ready transporter...

	A computer bleep and...

31   EXT. FIELD NEAR COMPOUND - DAY

	High noon.  Hot sun.  An extremely exhausted Sisko is working 
	the field with a small digging tool.  O'Brien is not in view.  
	Sisko moves to the clay bucket for a drink... he gets one 
	spoonful but as he goes for another... Cassandra comes by 
	and takes the pot...

					CASSANDRA
			I'm sorry... Alixus has just put 
			water rationing into effect for 
			today... no one is to get more than 
			one cup...

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 11/30/93 - ACT FOUR         40.

31   CONTINUED:

					SISKO

			Rationing.  I thought you had a 
			constant supply of fresh water... 
			from the streams...

					CASSANDRA
			We do...

					SISKO
			Why is she doing this...

					CASSANDRA
			Because we've failed you, Ben... 
			we've failed to help you and Miles 
			find your place here in the 
			community...

	She moves away... Sisko takes this in... after a beat, he 
	begins to jab the tool into the ground again, furious at the 
	punishment that all have to share for his actions.  From the 
	compound, a bell rings... it's a call.  People begin to move 
	from whatever they're doing to the center of the compound... 
	Sisko gets up, exhausted, moves into the compound... when 
	all have gathered... we may note that Vinod and O'Brien are 
	not present...

					ALIXUS
			Meg has died.

	Gasps... some begin to cry... all are somber...

					ALIXUS
			It happened suddenly, quietly.  Her 
			suffering has ended.
				(beat)
			No one was prouder of what we've 
			accomplished here than Meg was.  I 
			can remember during some of our most 
			difficult days... hearing her 
			distinctive laugh echo across the 
			field... and it would make me smile 
			and give me hope.  I wish I could 
			hear that laugh now.
				(beat)
			Her dedication to this community, to 
			us was an inspiration.  Which is why 
			I find myself so troubled today by 
			an act that by its very nature defiles 
			her memory.
				(calling)
			Vinod...

            DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - 11/24/93 - ACT FOUR            41.

32   ANGLE - TOWARD THE SHIP

	to see O'Brien, being led out by Vinod and another man... 
	Vinod using his arrow as a weapon at O'Brien's back... Sisko 
	reacts... moves to him...

					ALIXUS
			All of us have welcomed our new 
			arrivals with open arms... but they 
			continue to reject us.  Despite their 
			agreement to respect our fundamental 
			way of life, this man has committed 
			the worst offense that can be 
			committed against this community.  
			He has selfishly wasted precious 
			time that could have been put to 
			productive use.  Miles was discovered 
			attempting to activate his 
			technological devices... so he could 
			return to his ship...

	Vinod hands Alixus a disassembled tricorder as evidence...

					JOSEPH
			Alixus, I'm sure he only wanted to 
			get to the medical equipment that 
			might have saved Meg's life...

	Alixus moves on Joseph...

					ALIXUS
			Thank you, Joseph.  I knew you would 
			feel that way and I'm glad you said 
			it.  So all of us could see the true 
			danger these two represent.  Our own 
			Joseph defending what he knows is 
			wrong.  He knows if we had spent our 
			energy all these years trying to 
			escape, we would all be dead today.
				(shakes her head sadly)
			This is good.  This is a test of our 
			convictions.  And we will survive.  
			To honor Meg and the others who have 
			died to create this community.  To 
			honor the living who believe in this 
			community.  We will survive.

	Speaking now to Sisko --

            DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - 11/24/93 - ACT FOUR            42.

32   CONTINUED:

					ALIXUS
			I know your prejudice prevents you 
			from seeing us as we are.  In time, 
			you will understand.  And perhaps 
			even embrace us.

	In the background, we hear the creak of the metal box...

33   ANGLE - TO SEE THE BOX BEING OPENED BY 
	ONE OF THE MEN

	Sisko moves to Alixus...

					SISKO
			You're not putting him in there.

					ALIXUS
			No, Ben,  I'm not.  You're his 
			commanding officer.  I hold you 
			responsible for his actions.  I'm 
			putting you in there.

	And now, it's O'Brien who struggles and is held back from 
	moving to Sisko's defense... Sisko and Alixus hold each 
	other's eyes for a long beat, and then Sisko turns, pushing 
	Vinod out of the way and walks without threat to the box... 
	turns once more to look at Alixus... and gets in.  The metal 
	door CLANGS shut behind him... and is barred.  Reaction shots 
	of O'Brien and Alixus and as we HOLD on the penal box, baking 
	in the hot sun.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 11/30/93 - ACT FIVE         43.
                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

34   EXT. SPACE - RIO GRANDE AND ORINOCO (OPTICAL)

	Parallel in space.

35   INT. RIO GRANDE

	Kira and Dax are on board.

					KIRA
				(checking console 
				readings, curious)
			No sign of resistance.  None of the 
			onboard weapons have been fired...

					DAX
			But their logs have been erased.  
			Someone else must have been here...

					KIRA
			Maybe Sisko and O'Brien beamed off 
			before the ship was boarded...
				(beat, second thought)
			But then why would someone send the 
			Runabout off at warp... why wouldn't 
			they keep it or destroy it...

					DAX
				(checking panels)
			I think they were trying to destroy 
			it.

					KIRA
			How can you tell...

					DAX
			The hull's been exposed to high 
			temperatures and intense gamma 
			radiation...
				(punching panels)
			... if we retrace the Rio Grande's 
			course... it takes us right back 
			to...
				(reaction as she gets 
				the results, looks 
				at Kira who sees 
				them too)

      DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 12/08/93 - ACT FIVE 44-44A.        

35   CONTINUED:

					KIRA
				(reacts)
			An F-type star...

					DAX
				(nods)
			Orellius Minor.  There's only one 
			way this ship could be coming straight 
			from Orellius Minor... and that's if 
			someone had tried to destroy the 
			ship by flying it into the star.

					KIRA
				(understands)
			... and missed!

					DAX
				(nods)
			If the trajectory had been slightly 
			off, the star's gravity flux would 
			have deflected it in a new direction.  
			Computer, run a tractor beam to the 
			Orinoco and prepare for warp tow...
				(beat)
			With a little luck, we'll be able to 
			find the warp signature the engines 
			left when they were fired up...

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 12/08/93 - ACT FIVE         45.

35   CONTINUED:	(2)

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Tractor beam in place.

					KIRA
			Course laid in for the Orellius 

			system.  Engaging warp engines.

36   EXT. SPACE - RIO GRANDE AND ORINOCO (OPTICAL)

	The flip of the previous shot.  The Rio Grande leading the 
	Orinoco in the opposite direction at warp.

37   OMITTED

38   INT. COLONY SHIP - ALIXUS'S CUBICLE - DAY

	Alixus is waiting.  Vinod and Sisko ENTER.  Sisko stands, 
	almost weaving on his feet -- and too parched even to speak.  
	Alixus nods to Vinod, who EXITS.

39   ON ALIXUS

	handing Sisko a towel to wipe his sweat-drenched face.  Alixus 
	is genuinely troubled.  She gestures for him to be seated.  
	He remains right where he is, in defiance.

	Alixus pleads:

			ALIXUS
				(continuing)
			Please.

	She means it.  Sisko sits on the edge of her bunk.

            DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - 11/24/93 - ACT FIVE            46.

39   CONTINUED:

					ALIXUS
				(continuing)
			This is painful for me, too.  I want 
			so much to give you water... let you 
			lie down... sleep.  But I can't.  
			Not without your help.

	Sisko tries to speak, but can't.  His throat's too dry.

					ALIXUS
				(continuing)
			I know it's too difficult to speak 
			right now.  Just rest.

	She pours herself a cup of water.  There's no hint of 
	spitefulness or cruelty on her face as she does so.

					ALIXUS
				(continuing)
			Change doesn't come easily to you; I 
			realize that.  Believe me, I'm not 
			expecting a sudden, miraculous 
			conversion.  The change'll come by 
			itself... if you're open to it.

	She picks up a neatly folded homespun shirt and trousers.

					ALIXUS
				(continuing)
			But you do have to show us that you 
			are open to it.

	She unfolds the clothes and holds them up before Sisko.

					ALIXUS
				(continuing)
			A good start would be to get rid of 
			that uniform.

	A long beat.  Sisko makes no response.  Alixus lays the 
	clothes out across her bed.

					ALIXUS
				(continuing)
			I'll leave you these clothes...

	Alixus pours a full cup of water and sets it down on the 
	table.  (But she'll take with her the flagon whence it came.)

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 11/30/93 - ACT FIVE         47.

39   CONTINUED:	(2)

					ALIXUS
				(continuing)
			Once you've changed, you can have 
			this cup of water.  And when you 
			drink, everyone will be allowed to 
			drink...

	She moves to the doorway.

					ALIXUS
				(continuing)
			Join us, Ben.

	And she EXITS.

40   CLOSE ON SISKO

	His lips are parched; his throat aches.  He can't take his 
	eyes off:

41   ANGLE - THE CUP OF WATER

	full to the brim in the center of the table.

42   EXT. COMPOUND - COLONY SHIP - DAY

	Alixus is kneeling with a worker, patting her on the back 
	with encouragement... as the worker glances past her and 
	Alixus turns to see --

43   ANGLE - SISKO

	come out of the ship... still wearing his uniform.  he 
	silently staggers by Alixus without acknowledging her...

44   ALIXUS

	eyes barely narrow as she follows his movement...

45   ON SISKO

	walking toward the penal box.  His weakened legs fail him 
	and he falls.  O'Brien instinctively rushes toward him -- 
	but a hard look from Sisko stops him.

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 11/30/93 - ACT FIVE         48.

45   CONTINUED:

	Sisko gathers his inner strength and struggles to his 
	feet.  Dusting himself off, he walks with enormous dignity 
	through the courtyard back into the box.

46   THE COLONISTS

	all look to Alixus... who tries not to betray the impact of 
	this... small, but significant defeat.

47   ON O'BRIEN

	filled with pride and admiration for his commander.  O'Brien's 
	previous doubts and uncertainties have vanished; he knows 
	what he must do.

	TIME CUT:

48   EXT. JOSEPH'S WORK STATION - CLOSE ON HANDS

	as they break two rocks together... making a sliver... he 
	picks up one...

48A  WIDER

	As O'Brien examines it.  He has a phaser on.

					JOSEPH (O.S.)
			What are you doing here, Miles...

	Revealing Joseph arriving... O'Brien knows he'll never get 
	away now without Joseph's assistance...

					O'BRIEN
			I... need a little help, Joseph...

					JOSEPH
			With what?

	O'Brien's eyes meet his... Joseph's expression drops...

					JOSEPH
			There's nothing I can do.  Please 
			don't ask me...

					O'BRIEN
			I've got to try and track down where 
			this duonetic field is coming from...

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 12/01/93 - ACT FIVE         49.

48A  CONTINUED:

					JOSEPH
			We told you... there are astetine 
			deposits...

					O'BRIEN
			That's not what's causing it... if 
			it were, I'd've had that transmitter 
			working and we'd all be out of here 
			already... it's something else... 
			and I've figured out a way that might 
			get me to the source of it...

					JOSEPH
				(understanding)
			You want me to look the other way 
			while you leave...

					O'BRIEN
			She'd put you in the box, wouldn't 
			she...

	Joseph looks down silently...

					O'BRIEN
				(continuing)
			Then, do me a favor and just look 
			down at this hematite deposit I just 
			found...

	He indicates the base of the cave wall...

					JOSEPH
			Miles...

					O'BRIEN
			I can do it so it won't hurt at all...

	Joseph and Miles share a long look... finally, Joseph drops 
	his head as though to examine the deposit... off camera, 
	O'Brien does something with his hand... like a flick of the 
	wrist... we hear Joseph slump o.c.

					O'BRIEN
			I owe you one my friend...

	He looks around and slips away and we see Joseph lying 
	there...

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 11/30/93 - ACT FIVE         50.

49   OMITTED

50   EXT. FOREST - DAY - INSERT

	On a cup with water... a needle sticking up from the center 
	and a piece of tree bark pivoting on the top of the water.  
	He places a sliver of the rock on the bark... it begins to 
	quiver as it picks up the duonetic field source.  We hear 
	the sound of running water in the background.

51   WIDER

	O'Brien examines the cup... follows the direction it indicates 
	and disappears into the woods.

									TIME CUT:

52   EXT. FOREST - DAY

	O'Brien has reached a small clearing in the forest.  He looks 
	at his compass --

52A  INSERT - CLOSE ON THE CUP

	The needle is quivering as he gets closer to the source.

52B  O'BRIEN

	continues to move... more carefully now...

53   INSERT - CLOSE ON THE CUP

	The needle is going berserk -- spinning wildly.

54   ON O'BRIEN

	reacts, drops to his knees and begins digging.  The soft 
	soil is displaced easily.  Before long, he finds what he's 
	been looking for --

55   CLOSE ON

	a black metal box suggesting huge underground adjuncts... a 
	panel shows high-tech electronics... and assorted working 
	indicators.

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 11/30/93 - ACT FIVE        50A.

55   CONTINUED:

	O'Brien leans back, reacts, thinks about this remarkable 
	discovery...

56   ON O'BRIEN

	really confused at first at his find.  But it slowly comes 
	to him what's going on... but before he can do anything else -- 
	an arrow THUNKS into a tree, inches from his head.

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 11/30/93 - ACT FIVE         51.

57   WIDER TO INCLUDE VINOD

	the archer, reaching in his quiver for a second shaft.  
	O'Brien takes flight in the opposite direction, disappears 
	into the thick foliage,

58   ON VINOD

	as he rounds the bend.  With careful eyes he scans the 
	vegetation --

59   VINOD'S POV

	of the all-too-still forest.  Then he sees it -- part of 
	O'Brien's uniform is visible through the thicket.

60   ON VINOD

	letting his shaft fly -- the arrow hitting its target with a 
	THUNK.  He moves closer to examine... and sees the empty 
	uniform stuck by the arrow into the base of a tree... and as 
	he reacts...

61   ANGLE

	O'Brien in his shorts and t-shirt swings down from a tree 
	and kicks Vinod with a swift punt to the chin, putting him 
	down immediately.

					O'BRIEN
			Well, you finally got one of us out 
			of our uniform.

	O'Brien then picks up Vinod's bow and unstrings it.

62   EXT. COMPOUND - PENAL BOX - DAY

	O'Brien, dressed again in the slightly damaged uniform, has 
	used the bowstring to tie Vinod's hands in front of him, 
	pulls Vinod along into the compound clearing.  The colonists 
	stop to gape.  O'Brien heads for the penal box, passing 
	Cassandra:

					O'BRIEN
			Get her out here!

	Cassandra rushes toward the colony ship.

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 11/30/93 - ACT FIVE         52.

63   ANGLE ON O'BRIEN (OPTICAL)

	O'Brien strides to the penal box -- draws his phaser -- and 
	FIRES at the locking bar, destroying it...

	The colonists GASP at the sight of a working phaser.

64   NEW ANGLE

	as O'Brien helps a much-heartened Sisko from his metal prison.  
	O'Brien then addresses the colonists:

					O'BRIEN
			Get him some water.

	And he's the man with the gun.  A colonist quickly brings 
	the jar with the water and artichoke leaves and feeds them 
	to Sisko...

					O'BRIEN
				(continuing)
			Do you know why this phaser works 
			now?

65   ANGLE TO INCLUDE ALIXUS & JOSEPH

	EMERGING from the colony ship.

					O'BRIEN
			Because I shut down the duonetic 
			field that was keeping it from 
			working.  The artificially created 
			duonetic field.

	The colonists react with shock, look to Alixus for 
	explanation.  Alixus knows the game's up, but stands 
	impassive, head held high.

					ALIXUS
				(re: Vinod)
			Untie him, please.  He's not to blame.

	O'Brien won't have any part of it...

					O'BRIEN
			The young man just fired a couple of 
			arrows at me.  In my community, that's 
			a crime.

66   ON SISKO

	touching his combadge.  It CHIRPS, functioning again.

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 11/30/93 - ACT FIVE         53.

66   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			Sisko to Rio Grande.  Computer 
			acknowledge.

					ALIXUS
			Your ship is no longer in orbit, 
			Ben.  I destroyed it.

					SISKO
			I assume that means -- you control 
			the duonetic field.

					ALIXUS
			I helped to invent it.
				(a beat)
			You'd be surprised how many scientists 
			are sympathetic to my philosophies.  
			I met a quantum physicist at the 
			Delta Six station who was 
			investigating how certain radiation 
			inhibits electromagnetic flow.  I 
			immediately saw the potential of his 
			work.

					JOSEPH
			Then... it was no accident that we 
			developed life support problems near 
			this planet...

					ALIXUS
			No.  We were always on our way here, 
			Joseph.  I chose it months in 
			advance... it was far away from any 
			trade routes... completely isolated.  
			It was perfect for our ideal 
			community.  I hoped when we landed 
			here that we would never leave.

					CASSANDRA
			You lied to us.  You've been lying 
			to us for ten years.

	But Alixus is far from defeated here... she connects with 
	the stunned eyes of her community...

					ALIXUS
			Yes.  But perhaps a lie can lead to 
			a more important truth.  Would any 
			of you have learned who you really 
			are at the core if you hadn't come 
			here?

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 11/30/93 - ACT FIVE         54.

66   CONTINUED:	(2)

					ALIXUS
			Joseph, you would have been a  
			repairman all your life.  Cassandra, 
			you would have been a technical clerk 
			in some closed-in room.  Stephan, my 
			friend, you would probably be in 
			prison by now.  Look at yourselves.  
			Look at what you've become.  What 
			you have achieved here has redefined 
			your potential... the potential of 
			man.  Just as I knew it would.  You 
			are the living proof.

					SISKO
				(simply)
			And what of the dead.

	This is where there is no escape for Alixus and she knows 
	it.

					SISKO
				(continuing)
			What of Meg and the others?

	They wait for her response.

					ALIXUS
				(softly)
			Only my son knows how I suffered as 
			I watched each of them die.

					SISKO
				(evenly)
			You were willing to let them die to 
			prove your theories.  You're going 
			to have to answer for what you've 
			done.

					ALIXUS
				(softly)
			I'm prepared to go with you.
				(to her people)
			Casualties were inevitable.  I had 
			to accept that from the start.

					O'BRIEN
			A philosophy of life was worth more 
			to you than life itself.

					SISKO
			If it had been your son who was sick, 
			would you have let him die... ?

          DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - REV. 11/24/93 - ACT FIVE         55.

66   CONTINUED:	(3)

					ALIXUS
				(sincere)
			Yes.
				(beat)
			For the sake of the community.  I 
			did it all for the community.

	But everyone has lost friends, loved ones... they are not 
	forgiving... and as she looks around at their faces, she 
	knows she's lost them.

67   ON SISKO

	as his combadge CHIRPS.

					KIRA'S COM VOICE
			Kira to Sisko.  Are you all right, 
			Commander...

					SISKO
			Everything's under control, Major.  
			Stand by to begin multiple transports.

					KIRA'S COM VOICE
			Acknowledged.

					O'BRIEN
			We've got room for all of you on the 
			runabout... if you have anything you 
			need to bring with you, you ought to 
			go get it now...

	Nobody moves... they look at each other... O'Brien and Sisko 
	exchange a glance... After a beat...

					JOSEPH
			This is our home, Miles.  Whatever 
			Alixus may be guilty of... she did 
			give us our community.  I'm not sure 
			if we'll leave the device on or off 
			now that we know it's there... and 
			we'll have to decide if we want to 
			establish contact with the outside 
			world.  But Alixus is right.  We 
			have found something here... that 
			none of us is willing to give up.

            DEEP SPACE: "Paradise" - 11/24/93 - ACT FIVE            56.

	O'Brien acknowledges, understands.  And so Alixus has a 
	victory after all... she smiles at her community...

					ALIXUS
			It's time for those of us who don't 
			belong here to leave, Ben.

	Sisko has to agree, hits his combadge... holds her arm with 
	his hand... O'Brien does the same with Vinod...

					SISKO
			Four to beam up, Major.

	And as they DEMATERIALIZE...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         
                            THE END