STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                              
                        "The Jem'Hadar" 
                     (fka "The Dominion") 
                          #40512-446 
                              
                          Written by 
                        Ira Steven Behr 
                              
                          Directed by 
                         Kim Friedman 

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       STAR TREK: DS9   "The Jem'Hadar" - 04/22/94 - CAS

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                        "The Jem'Hadar" 
                             CAST 

          SISKO                    ERIS
          O'BRIEN                  TALAK'TALAN
          ODO                      KEOGH
          KIRA                     FIRST OFFICER
          BASHIR                   SECOND OFFICER
          DAX                      
          QUARK                    
          JAKE                     
          NOG                      

          COMPUTER VOICE           

          Non-Speaking             Non-Speaking
          N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES     N.D. JEM'HADAR

      STAR TREK: DS9 - "The Jem'Hadar" - 04/22/94 - SETS 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                        "The Jem'Hadar" 
                             SETS 

        INTERIORS                     EXTERIORS
        DEEP SPACE NINE                 DEEP SPACE NINE
          COMMANDER'S OFFICE            
          OPS                           RIO GRANDE
          QUARK'S                       
          RUNABOUT AIRLOCK              PLANET SURFACE
          SISKO'S QUARTERS              
                                        JUNGLE
          MEKONG                          CAMPSITE
                                          CAVE MOUTH
          ORINOCO                       SPACE

          RIO GRANDE                    

          CAVERN CONTAINMENT AREA       
          MAIN CAVERN                   

          ODYSSEY                       
            BRIDGE

     STAR TREK: "The Jem'Hadar" - 04/22/94 - PRONUNCIATION 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                        "The Jem'Hadar" 
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

          ANDORIAN                 an-DOOR-ee-uhn
          BAJOR                    BAY-jor
          BAJORAN                  buh-JOR-an
          BAT'LETH                 BAT'leth
          BIRYTHIUM                BIE-rith-ee-um
          BOLIAN                   BOW-lee-ahn
          CARDASSIAN               car-DASS-ee-en
          DEVONIAN                 dih-VOE-nee-uhn
          ERIS                     EAR-iss
          IDIC                     ID-ick
          ITAMISH                  ih-TAH-mish
          JEM'HADAR                JEM-huh-DAR
          KATTERPODS               KATT-er-pods
          KEOGH                    KEY-oe (rhymes with "Leo")
          KURILL                   kuh-RILL
          MEKONG                   MAY-kong
          PASCAL                   PASS-kal
          NAGUS                    NAY-gus
          ORINOCO                  OAR-uh-NOE-koe
          POLARON                  POLE-uh-ron
          TALAK'TALAN              tuh-LOCK tuh-LON
          TULABERRY                TOO-luh-berry

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - TEASER         1.

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE                    
                           "The Jem'Hadar"                             
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    INT. SISKO'S QUARTERS

	JAKE sits hunched over a table on which sit three pots, each 
	containing a small, newly sprouted plant with a bulbous base.  
	Jake is carefully watering each plant as the door opens and 
	SISKO ENTERS.

					SISKO
			Hey, Jake.
				(re: the plants)
			What's all this?

					JAKE
			My science project.  I'm growing 
			Bajoran katterpods to find out which 
			hybrid yields the biggest root.

					SISKO
				(puzzled)
			That's it?  You're just going to 
			watch them grow?

					JAKE
			Yeah.  Pretty neat, huh?

					SISKO
			Not bad... But don't you think it's 
			a little...
				(trying to be 
				diplomatic)
			Low tech.

					JAKE
			I'm a low tech kind of guy, dad.

	Sisko can't argue with that assessment, but still feels he 
	has to push his son to try something a little more ambitious.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - TEASER         2.

1    CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			I still think you can do something a 
			little more challenging.
				(encouraging him)
			If you could do any science project 
			you wanted... anything at all... 
			what would it be?

	Jake thinks about it for a moment, then gets excited.

					JAKE
				(knows this is a long 
				shot)
			Learn how to pilot a runabout?

					SISKO
			That's not really a science project, 
			is it?  What's your second choice?

					JAKE
				(after a beat)
			Visit the Gamma Quadrant?

					SISKO
				(considers it)
			What would you do once you got there?

					JAKE
			I don't know... I could... do a 
			planetary survey?

					SISKO
			That's not bad.
				(deciding)
			All right.  Let's do it.

					JAKE
				(surprised)
			Really?

					SISKO
			It'll be like a vacation.
				(a beat)
			A working vacation.

					JAKE
			That's fantastic.  Thanks, Dad.  I 
			bet we'll have a great time.

					SISKO
			I know we will.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - TEASER         3.

1    CONTINUED:	(2)

	And as they sit there looking forward to their trip...

									CUT TO:

2    INT. COMMANDER'S OFFICE

	Sisko is discussing station business with KIRA and DAX.

					KIRA
				(reading off a PADD)
			Let's see, we have a Bolian freighter 
			due in the day after tomorrow... 
			we'll be outfitting another group of 
			settlers leaving for New Bajor...
				(an aside)
			I hear the colony's new irrigation 
			system is something to see.  When 
			you get to the Gamma Quadrant, you 
			should take a look.

					SISKO
			Not this trip.  I really want to 
			spend some time alone with Jake.
				(a beat)
			When's the Odyssey due back from the 
			Cardassian border?

					KIRA
				(checking PADD)
			Three days.

					SISKO
				(amused, to Dax)
			It's a shame I'll have to miss your 
			reunion with Captain Keogh.

					DAX
				(defensive)
			I'm seven times as old as Keogh, and 
			he treats me like some kind of...

					SISKO
				(playful)
			Lieutenant?

					DAX
			Don't you find him just a little 
			arrogant?

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - TEASER         4.

2    CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			Funny, he said the same thing about 
			you.

					DAX
				(wryly)
			Did he?

					SISKO
				(the final word)
			He's the Captain of a Galaxy-class 
			starship and I expect him to be 
			treated with the courtesy he deserves.

					DAX
			Don't worry.  I'll be on my best 
			behavior.

					KIRA
				(to Sisko)
			You just enjoy your vacation.  I'll 
			keep everyone out of trouble until 
			you get back.

	Sisko has every confidence in his first officer.

					SISKO
			I don't doubt it.

					O'BRIEN'S COM VOICE
			Commander... your son's here to see 
			you.

					SISKO
				(to com)
			Send him in.
				(to Dax and Kira)
			He's really looking forward to this 
			trip.

3    NEW ANGLE

	As Jake ENTERS.

					JAKE
			Dad, guess what... I was talking to 
			Nog and it turns out that he's having 
			trouble coming up with a science 
			project.  So I told him he could be 
			my partner.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - TEASER        4A.

3    CONTINUED:

	Dax and Kira stand up.  Neither one wants to sit on the 
	sidelines during a family discussion.

					KIRA
				(smiling, to Sisko, 
				re: PADD)
			I think we can finish this later.


	She and Dax EXIT.

					SISKO
				(to Jake)
			Partner?

					JAKE
			We asked Mrs. O'Brien and she said 
			it would be okay, so I invited Nog 
			to come with us to the Gamma Quadrant.

					SISKO
			Now hold on a second, Jake...

					JAKE
			Dad, if Nog doesn't get a good grade 
			on this science project, he's going 
			to drop out of school.  And I can't 
			let that happen.

					SISKO
			Maybe he can help you analyze the 
			survey information when we get back.

					JAKE
			That's not enough.  Mrs. O'Brien 
			said he'd have to be an equal partner.
				(a beat)
			Come on, Dad... he's my friend.  I 
			have to help him.

4    CLOSE ON SISKO

	He can't say no, but this isn't going to be the trip he was 
	hoping for.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - TEASER         5.

5    INT. QUARK'S - SECOND LEVEL

	QUARK is seated at a table beside MORN, who stares morosely 
	into his drink.

					QUARK
			Morn, you've been sitting there all 
			day, staring into the same drink.  
			Talk to me.  I want to help.
				(Morn says nothing)
			I'm not just your bartender... I'm 
			your friend.  Whatever's wrong, I'm 
			here for you.

	Morn looks up at Quark, places a hand on his shoulder, and 
	is about to pour out his life story, when Quark spots ODO 
	coming up the stairs.

					QUARK
				(to Morn, dismissive)
			Hold that thought.

	Quark hurries over to Odo.

					QUARK
				(anxious)
			Well... what did he say?

					ODO
			What did who say?

					QUARK
			Commander Sisko.  About my idea.

					ODO
			You mean using the monitors to sell 
			merchandise throughout the station?

					QUARK
				(frustrated)
			Stop torturing me, Odo.  Tell me 
			what he said.

					ODO
			Guess.

					QUARK
				(hopeful)
			He said yes?

					ODO
			Guess again.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - TEASER        5A.

5    CONTINUED:

					QUARK
			But how could he refuse?  It would 
			triple my profits.

	In the background Morn, tired of waiting for Quark, shuffles 
	away.

					ODO
			Maybe it's because he doesn't like 
			you.

					QUARK
				(dismissive)
			Don't be ridiculous.  Major Kira is 
			the one that doesn't like me.  
			Sisko...

					ODO
				(finishing the sentence)
			Doesn't like you either.

					QUARK
			What did I ever do to him?

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - TEASER         6.

5    CONTINUED:	(2)

					ODO
			Oh, I could think of one or two 
			things.

					QUARK
				(dismissive)
			One or two things?  That's nothing.
				(more to the point)
			So do you think there's any way I 
			can change his mind?

	Odo harumphs and EXITS.

6    NEW ANGLE

	As NOG approaches Quark.

					NOG
			Uncle Quark?

					QUARK
				(ignoring him)
			Not now.

					NOG
				(trying to soft-sell 
				this)
			I just wanted to tell you, I'm not 
			going to be able to work my shift 
			for the next couple of days.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - TEASER         7.

6    CONTINUED:

	Quark is outraged.

					QUARK
			Why not?

					NOG
			I'm... going to the Gamma Quadrant... 
			with Jake and his father.

					QUARK
				(surprised)
			You're going to the Gamma Quadrant 
			with Commander Sisko?

	Quark senses an opportunity.

					QUARK
			How...
				(getting an idea)
			Lucky for you.

	And as Quark throws a friendly arm around Nog...

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT ONE        8.
                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:


	(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes)

7    INT. RIO GRANDE

	Sisko, Jake and Nog ENTER the runabout carrying their gear.  
	Nog's eyes light up when he sees the control panels.

					NOG
				(excited)
			I always wanted to see what the 
			cockpit of a runabout looked like.

	He drops his bags in the doorway and goes to examine the 
	controls.

					NOG
				(to Jake)
			How do you fire the phasers?

					JAKE
				("Be cool")
			Nog, you promised.

					NOG
				(defending himself)
			I wasn't going to touch anything.

					SISKO
			Why don't you guys stow our gear in 
			the back while I go through pre-
			launch?

					NOG
				(trying to be helpful)
			I'll do it.

	Nog grabs up the bags.

					JAKE
				(to Nog)
			I'll be right there.

8    NEW ANGLE

	As Nog goes off into the back, Jake sits down next to his 
	father.

					SISKO
				(re: Nog)
			Fire the phasers?

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT ONE        9.

8    CONTINUED:

					JAKE
			He was kidding.
				(serious)
			Look, Dad.  I know this isn't exactly 
			the trip you planned on.  But you'll 
			see... Nog's a great guy.

					SISKO
			I'm sure he is.  I was just hoping 
			that you and I could spend this 
			time... together.

					JAKE
			We will.  Don't worry.  You won't 
			even know Nog's along.
				(a beat)
			This is going to be a great trip.  
			You'll see.

					QUARK (O.S.)
			Ah, there you are.

	Jake and Sisko turn and see...

9    QUARK

	Standing in the doorway, heavily laden with luggage and 
	wearing a loud fun-and-sun outfit.

					QUARK
			Where do I put my bags?

10   NEW ANGLE

	Sisko and Jake exchange looks.  Neither of them have any 
	idea what Quark is up to.

	Nog comes out from the back and sees Quark.  He's as surprised 
	as anyone.

					NOG
			Uncle Quark... What are you doing 
			here?

					QUARK
			What's it look like?  I'm coming 
			with you.

	Quark shoves his bags onto Nog.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT ONE       10.

10   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			Since when?

					QUARK
				(doing some fast 
				talking)
			Really, Commander, you don't expect 
			my nephew to go all the way to the 
			Gamma Quadrant without proper 
			supervision.

	Quark takes Sisko aside, shooing Jake and Nog away.

					QUARK
				(continues)
			No offense... some of my best friends 
			are humans.  But my brother Rom isn't 
			as... liberal as I am.  Let's face 
			it... he's never been comfortable 
			about Nog's friendship with your 
			son.

					SISKO
			You can tell Rom not to worry.  I'll 
			take good care of the boy.
				(a beat)
			And I promise I won't try to corrupt 
			him with my human values.

					QUARK
			I know that, but Rom is convinced 
			all humans look down on Ferengis.  
			And by allowing me to come on this 
			trip, you can help prove him wrong.
				(a beat)
			He is wrong, isn't he?

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT ONE      10A.

10   CONTINUED:	(2)

	Quark smiles.  He knows he has Sisko in a bind.

					JAKE
			Dad, please...

	A beat as Sisko looks at Jake and realizes how important 
	this is to his son.  And that, more than Quark's weaseling, 
	convinces Sisko.

					SISKO
				(to Jake, a good sport)
			All right.  But let's get going before 
			anyone else shows up.

	Jake smiles in thanks at his dad.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT ONE       11.

11   EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL)

	The Rio Grande emerges from the wormhole into the Gamma 
	Quadrant.

12   EXT. PLANET SURFACE - DAY (MATTE SHOT)

	A lush, green tropical world.

13   EXT. JUNGLE - DAY

	Sisko, Jake, Quark and Nog walk into a small clearing.

					JAKE
				(looking around)
			This place is great.

					SISKO
			Our preliminary surveys suggest it's 
			a lot like Earth during the early 
			Devonian period.  A lot of plant 
			life, fish, some insects, but no 
			predators or large land animals.  
			Pretty, isn't it?

					QUARK
			I don't see what's so pretty about 
			it.

					NOG
				(helpful)
			I think they mean the trees and stuff.

					SISKO
			Look around you, Quark.  This is as 
			close to paradise as you'll ever 
			get.  You just have to allow yourself 
			to see it.

					QUARK
				(professorial)
			I can tell you what I see in two 
			words... "exploitable resources."

	Quark begins scratching at his ears.

					SISKO
			I suppose you'd want to cut down all 
			these trees and start strip mining 
			the entire planet.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT ONE       12.

13   CONTINUED:

					QUARK
			As a wise man once wrote... "Nature 
			decays, but latinum lasts forever."

					NOG
			Rule of Acquisition number one-oh-
			two?

					QUARK
			Good lad.
				(scratches again)
			Nog... I have some ointment in one 
			of my bags... get it.

	Nog begins digging through Quark's gear.

					SISKO
			What's the problem?

					QUARK
			Oh, I get a mild reaction now and 
			then.

					SISKO
			To what?

					QUARK
			Nature.

					SISKO
			Maybe you'd be more comfortable 
			sleeping on the runabout.

					QUARK
			And miss all the fun... never.
				(giving Sisko a 
				friendly pat on the 
				back)
			Besides, I'm really looking forward 
			to our getting to know each other 
			better.

14   CLOSE ON SISKO

	He's not looking forward to it at all.

15   EXT. ANOTHER PART OF THE JUNGLE - DAY

	Sisko and Quark are seated beneath a tree.  In the background, 
	Jake and Nog are collecting soil samples.  Quark's ears are 
	now totally slathered in ointment.  He finishes covering one 
	last area, then puts down the tube.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT ONE       13.

15   CONTINUED:

					QUARK
			Ahh... That's more like it.
				(a beat)
			Now if it only wasn't so hot.

					SISKO
			I hadn't noticed.

					QUARK
			I don't think it's the heat so much 
			as the humidity.  And the insects.
				(shooing off the bugs)
			And the stench of these flowers.
				(a beat)
			I'm glad that we can talk like this.  
			There's nothing like facing the 
			wilderness to bring people closer.

					SISKO
			The answer is still "no," Quark.

					QUARK
			No?  No to what?

					SISKO
			I'm not going to let you sell 
			merchandise over the station's 
			monitors.

					QUARK
				(defiant)
			Why not?  It's a brilliant idea.
				(really selling it)
			There's only room for so many stores 
			on the Promenade.  With my 
			connections, I could offer a whole 
			range of merchandise that normally 
			couldn't be acquired in this sector...

					SISKO
			Such as?

					QUARK
			Collectibles... Andorian jewelry... 
			Vulcan Idic Pins... Bolian 
			crystalsteel, and with my low 
			overhead, I could offer these items 
			at a significant discount.

	Quark starts to scratch his nose.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT ONE      13A.

15   CONTINUED:	(2)

					SISKO
			Quark, you're wasting your time.  
			And mine.

	Sisko gets up and walks away.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT ONE       14.

15   CONTINUED:	(3)

					QUARK
				(calling offer)
			Did I mention I was going to donate 
			two percent of my net profit to the 
			Bajoran Fund for Orphans?
				(no response)
			Three percent.

16   NEW ANGLE

	As Sisko joins Jake and Nog.

					SISKO
			So... how's it going?

					JAKE
			The atmosphere's seventy-seven percent 
			nitrogen, twenty-one percent oxygen, 
			and two percent carbon dioxide.  The 
			water contains traces of copper, 
			nickel and a little birythium...

	Sisko reads over Jake's shoulder.  He's proud of what Jake's 
	accomplished in one day.

					SISKO
				(re: the water sample)
			You're showing a little lead there 
			too.

					JAKE
			It's from the surrounding soil.  But 
			we think it's localized.

					NOG
			We're going to check some other water 
			sources to be sure.

					SISKO
			Why not wait until tomorrow?  I was 
			just about to start dinner.

					JAKE
			Jumbalaya?

					SISKO
			How'd you know?

					JAKE
				(pleased)
			Great.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT ONE      14A.

16   CONTINUED:

					NOG
			Jumbowhat?

					JAKE
			You're gonna love it.

	They start to walk.

					SISKO
			The two of you did good work today.


	Jake and Nog exchange pround looks.

17   EXT. JUNGLE - CAMPSITE - NIGHT

	Everyone's gathered around the campfire.  Sisko and Jake on 
	one side, Quark and Nog on the other.  They're finishing up 
	their meal.  Sisko stirs the contents of a pot.

					SISKO
			Anyone want some more?

					JAKE
			Not me.

					NOG
			Me neither... but it was very good, 
			Commander.  I think I'm developing a 
			taste for human food.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT ONE       15.

17   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
				(re: the food)
			Quark?

					QUARK
			I still say some dirt got into the 
			sauce.  And these bugs.  Look at 
			this...
				(he picks a tiny speck 
				out of his food)
			They get into everything.  It's 
			disgusting.

					SISKO
			I thought Ferengis liked eating bugs.

					QUARK
			Only certain bugs.  Ferengi bugs.
				(a beat)
			Nog... get some more ointment for 
			the back of my neck.

					NOG
			Yes, Uncle.

	As Nog goes to get the ointment...

18   NEW ANGLE

	On Jake and Sisko, seated in the darkness.

					SISKO
			You should get a good night's sleep.  
			You've got another big day tomorrow.

					JAKE
			Yeah, I want to start cataloguing 
			the plant life first thing in the 
			morning.

	There's a moment of silence as father and son enjoy each 
	other's company.

					JAKE
			You know what this reminds me of...

					SISKO
			That camping trip we took on Itamish 
			Three.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT ONE       16.

18   CONTINUED:

					JAKE
				(nods)
			I don't think I remember you, me, 
			and mom ever having more fun together.

					SISKO
			Isn't that where I taught you how to 
			water ski?

					JAKE
				(smiling)
			Mom taught me how to water ski.

					SISKO
			She was always the graceful one.
				(a beat)
			You know, Jake... we really need to 
			get away more often.

					JAKE
			I'm ready whenever you are.
				(ribbing him)
			And I'm sure Nog is too.
				(off Sisko's look)
			I'm joking.

	Sisko smiles and just as we hear an offscreen howl of panic 
	from...

19   QUARK

	Who is hoping up and down waving his right arm.  The sleeve 
	of his loud vacation shirt is on fire.

					QUARK
			I'm on fire... I'm on fire...

20   NEW ANGLE

	Sisko reacts immediately, grabbing a blanket and smothering 
	the flames.

					SISKO
			Are you all right?

					QUARK
			No, I'm not all right.  My ears itch, 
			my nose is running, I'm eating foreign 
			bugs... and now look at me.

	Quark waves his burnt sleeve in Sisko's face.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT ONE       17.

20   CONTINUED:

					QUARK
			One minute I'm trying to pick out a 
			couple of insects from the 
			jumblewhatsit pot... and next thing 
			I know... whoosh...

					SISKO
			Calm down, Quark.

	Quark sneezes all over Sisko.

					SISKO
				(annoyed)
			Look, do us all a favor... sit down... 
			and try to stay out of trouble.

					QUARK
				(sneezes again)
			What did I do?

	An embarrassed Nog turns around and rushes off into the trees.

					JAKE
				(embarrassed for his 
				friend)
			I'd better see if he's okay.

	Jake follows Nog into the darkness, leaving...

21   SISKO AND QUARK

	Alone in the camp.

					QUARK
				(to Sisko, accusatory)
			Now see what you've done.

					SISKO
			What I've done?

					QUARK
			The boy couldn't stand to see his 
			favorite Uncle insulted.
				(a beat)
			I guess Rom was right after all... 
			You don't like Ferengis, do you?

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT ONE       18.

21   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			That's not true.

					QUARK
			All right... name me one Ferengi you 
			do like.

	Sisko can't come up with a name quick enough for Quark.

					QUARK
			Hah.  You see?  I'm right.  You 
			Federation types are all alike.  You 
			talk about tolerance and 
			understanding... but you only practice 
			it toward people that remind you of 
			yourselves.  Because you disapprove 
			of Ferengi values, you scorn us... 
			distrust us... and insult us every 
			chance you get.

					SISKO
			Quark, I don't have to stand here 
			and defend myself...

					QUARK
			Tell me, Commander, would you allow 
			your son to marry a Ferengi female?

					SISKO
				(exasperated)
			I never thought about it.

					QUARK
			Exactly my point...

22   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	Suddenly there's a rustling in the brush and suddenly ERIS, 
	a beautiful, frail young woman comes racing out of the 
	darkness.  She's scared, almost frantic.

	Startled, Eris comes to a quick stop as she sees Sisko and 
	Quark.  Sisko holds up his hand in a gesture of non-
	aggression.

					SISKO
			Wait... don't be frightened... we --

	During the above, Eris concentrates on Sisko who gets blown 
	off his feet by a forced energy pulse.  She turns to Quark.

					QUARK
			Don't hurt me.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT ONE       19.

22   CONTINUED:

					ERIS
				(to Quark)
			How many of them are there?

					QUARK
				(not sure what she's 
				talking about)
			There's just the two of us.

					ERIS
			Not you.  The Jem'Hadar.

	Sisko gets back onto his feet.

					SISKO
			We don't know who you're talking 
			about, but we're not your enemies.

	Quark starts to get up.  We hear the sound of more rustling 
	in the undergrowth.  But this time, the rustling is more 
	violent, as if several people are approaching.

					ERIS
			Then you'd better run.

	But before they can, everyone notices...

23   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	the bushes part... As suddenly four JEM'HADAR soldiers shimmer 
	into view.  (This is the same kind of invisibility effect 
	used by Tosk in CAPTIVE PURSUIT.  The thought behind this is 
	that the same people who breed the Tosks as gifts to the 
	hunters breed the Jem'Hadar as well.)

	The Jem'Hadar are genetically engineered soldiers.  Unlike 
	the Klingons they have no interest in honor or glory.  And 
	unlike the Cardassians and Romulans, they have no love of 
	intrigue or politics.

	The closest twentieth century analogy would be the 
	professional mercenary, but unlike mercenaries, Jem'Hadar 
	don't fight for material gain and can't be bribed or 
	negotiated with.  They are the ultimate professionals.

	And they look scary, too.

	The Jem'Hadar leader (THIRD TALAK'TALAN) aims a sinister-
	looking weapon at Eris.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT ONE       20.

23   CONTINUED:

					TALAK'TALAN
			It's too late.  You're done running.

	The other Jem'Hadar soldiers cover Sisko and Quark with their 
	weapons.

					QUARK
			This has not been a good day.

24   CLOSE ON SISKO

	Reacting to the Jem'Hadar soldiers.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT TWO       21.
                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

25   EXT. JUNGLE - CAMPSITE - NIGHT

	Nog and Jake are looking around the deserted camp.  A worried 
	Jake hits his combadge.

					JAKE
				(to com)
			Dad, this is Jake.  Where are you?
				(a beat)

			Dad, Answer me.

					NOG
			I tell you, something's happened to 
			them.  Maybe they got attacked by 
			some kind of wild animal.

					JAKE
			You heard my father.  There aren't 
			any wild animals, just insects and 
			plants.

					NOG
			Maybe they were attacked by a vicious 
			tree.

	Jake notices something in the dirt.

					JAKE
			Take a look at this.

	Nog comes over.  Jake points out a series of footprints in 
	the dirt.

					JAKE
			I don't know any trees that wear 
			boots.

					NOG
				(nervous)
			We'd better beam up to the runabout.

					JAKE
			Listen, we can't run away just 'cause 
			we're scared.

					NOG
			Who said anything about being scared?

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT TWO      21A.

25   CONTINUED:

					NOG
			I just thought the runabout would be 
			a good place to... plan our next 
			move.

					JAKE
			There's nothing to plan.  My dad 
			never would've left here without 
			telling me first.  Not unless he was 
			in some kind of trouble.
				(a beat)
			We can track them with the tricorder.

	As far as Jake is concerned, that's the end of the discussion.  
	Jake strides off into the trees.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT TWO       22.

25   CONTINUED:	(2)

					NOG
			Wait for me.

	Nog chases after him.

26   INT. CAVERN CONTAINMENT AREA

	Starting close on Quark:

					QUARK
			Hey!  Is anybody there?  Hello!  
			We're humanoids!  We require food 
			and water.  Hello!

	Moving back to reveal Sisko, Eris and Quark are inside a 
	circular containment area, bordered by a ring-shaped security 
	field generator.  The area is lit by a reddish light from 
	above.  Sisko is sitting, thinking, on one side of the cell, 
	his combadge has been removed... Eris, now wearing a high 
	tech collar locked around her neck, has separated herself 
	from the others... she is irritated by Quark's yelling...

					SISKO
			Quark, shut up.

	Quark moves over to Eris, who turns away from him...

					QUARK
			This is your fault... they were after 
			you, not us... why don't you say 
			something to them... ?  Tell them you 
			never saw us before.

	No response from Eris.

					QUARK
				(continuing, yelling 
				out again)
			We have nothing to do with her!  
			This is a misunderstanding!

	She loathes everything about Quark, turns her back to them 
	completely...

					SISKO
			Quark...

					QUARK
			I have the right to express my 
			opinion.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT TWO      22A.

26   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
				(calm and controlled)
			I'm about to put my fist in your 
			opinion.

					QUARK
			You don't scare me.  And you know 
			why you don't scare me?  Because I'm 
			already more scared than I've ever 
			been in my life.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT TWO       23.

26   CONTINUED:	(2)

					SISKO
			You're not helping anything.

					QUARK
			I'm not helping.  I don't see you 
			coming up with any ideas.  Or her.

	Sisko glances over at her... and although he would never 
	shove it in her face as Quark did, he knows she's the key to 
	their escape.  He speaks to her indirectly by talking to 
	Quark.

					SISKO
			If she wants to help us, she will.  
			Right now, I'd say she's even more 
			scared than you are.

					QUARK
			Believe me, she's not.

	Quark sits, beaten, exhausted.

					SISKO
				(for her benefit)
			She's obviously been running from 
			these people for a while... she's 
			probably been through a lot... she 
			doesn't know who we are, what we're 
			about... when she begins to trust 
			us, maybe she'll work with us to 
			find a way to get out of here...

	She listens but gives no indication that it had an impact... 
	Sisko sighs...

					SISKO
			I just hope Jake and Nog are smart 
			enough to stay out of sight until 
			help gets here...

					QUARK
			Trust me.  I didn't raise my nephew 
			to be a fool.  He'll find the nearest 
			dark hole and climb into it.

					SISKO
				(thoughtful)
			I'm not so sure about Jake.  If I 
			know him, he'll be looking for us...

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT TWO       24.

26   CONTINUED:	(3)

	He frowns.  The thought motivates him to his feet... he 
	examines the security grid...

					QUARK
			Don't they teach you how to neutralize 
			security fields in Starfleet?

					SISKO
			I've never seen anything like this... 
			it seems like it's generated by a...

	As he speaks, he reaches down toward the grid perimeter...

					ERIS
			Don't.

27
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28A

29   INCLUDE ERIS

					ERIS
			The security barrier will kill you.

					SISKO
				(reacts to her 
				speaking, smiles)
			Thanks for the warning.

					ERIS
				(turning away again)
			I have no wish to see you hurt.

					QUARK
			A lovely sentiment.

	Sisko shoots him a look to shut up.  He takes the small 
	opening and moves over closer to her to try and pry it open 
	a little more... speaks softly, intimately...

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT TWO       25.

29   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
				(a beat)
			How'd you know the security barrier's 
			lethal?

					ERIS
				(bitter)
			Because everything about the Jem'Hadar 
			is lethal.

					SISKO
				(to Eris)
			Anything you can tell me about them 
			might be helpful...

					ERIS
				(amazed)
			Are you saying you've never heard of 
			the Jem'Hadar?

					SISKO
				(warm, friendly)
			We're not from around here.  My name 
			is Ben Sisko, I'm from the United 
			Federation of Planets... we came 
			through a wormhole to get here... 
			our home is thousands of light years 
			away...

					ERIS
			My name is Eris.

					SISKO
			I'm glad to meet you, Eris.  That's 
			Quark.

	She looks with contempt toward Quark... who smiles 
	sarcastically at her.

					SISKO
			Tell me about the Jem'Hadar.

					ERIS
				(a beat)
			They're the most feared soldiers in 
			the Dominion.

	Both Sisko and Quark react to the word "Dominion."

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT TWO      25A.

29   CONTINUED:	(2)

					QUARK
			The Dominion?
				(to Sisko)
			The Ferengi have been trying to open 
			up trade negotiations with the 
			Dominion for almost a year now.  But 
			we've never met the Jem'Hadar.

					ERIS
			Then you've been fortunate.  
			Negotiating with the Dominion can be 
			a dangerous thing.

					SISKO
			If it's so dangerous, then why would 
			anyone do business with them?

					ERIS
			The Dominion decides you have 
			something they want, and they come 
			and take it... either by negotiation 
			or by force.
				(sad)
			Believe me, I know.  I've seen it 
			happen on my own world.  Kurill Prime 
			was offered entry into the Dominion.  
			They thought our telekinetic abilities 
			would be useful to them.

					SISKO
			Back there in the camp, that's what 
			you used to knock me down.

					ERIS
				(nod)
			When Kurill refused the Dominion's 
			offer, they sent in the Jem'Hadar.  
			They destroyed our communications 
			centers, executed our leaders, and, 
			before we realized it, they had seized 
			control of the entire planet.

					SISKO
			How'd you manage to escape?

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT TWO      25B.

29   CONTINUED:	(3)

					ERIS
			I was on a freighter returning home 
			when the attack occurred.  We fled, 
			but they came after us.

					SISKO
			Why?

					ERIS
			My mother was an outspoken opponent 
			of the Dominion.  I suppose they 
			wanted to make an example of my 
			family.

					SISKO
				(re: the collar)
			That thing they put around your 
			neck...

					ERIS
			It suppresses my telekinetic 
			abilities.  Without it, I might be 
			able to break through the security 
			barrier.

	Sisko gives Eris a reassuring smile.

					SISKO
			Then we'll just have to find a way 
			to get this collar off.

	Sisko begins examining the collar.

					ERIS
			Even if we do get past the barrier, 
			no one escapes from the Jem'Hadar.

	Sisko smiles, trying to keep up Eris's morale.

					SISKO
			Luckily for us, they seem as sure 
			about that as you do.

	Eris looks up at Sisko, surprised by his statement.

					SISKO
			Look around you.  They've placed the 
			three of us in the same containment 
			field.  I've never seen more than 
			four guards on duty at any one time.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT TWO      25C.

29   CONTINUED:	(4)

					SISKO
			And as far as I can tell, there's 
			only this single containment field 
			between us and freedom.
				(a beat)
			They're overconfident.  And that's 
			going to help us get out of here.

	A beat, then Eris nods.  She may not seem totally convinced, 
	but it's a start.

					SISKO
			Maybe if I can pry off that casing, 
			I can get to the locking mechanism.

	Sisko notices a broach on Eris's clothing.

					SISKO
				(re: the broach)
			May I?

					ERIS
			Of course.

	Sisko takes the broach from Eris and uses part of it as a 
	lever to try and pry open a segment of the collar's casing.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT TWO       26.

30
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31

31A  EXT. JUNGLE - DAWN

	Jake and Nog are walking through the jungle.  Jake has his 
	tricorder out and is taking readings.

					NOG
			Are you sure you know how to read 
			that thing?

					JAKE
			Pretty sure.

					NOG
				(outraged)
			Pretty sure?  We've been walking for 
			hours and you're only "pretty sure?"

					JAKE
				(in a softer voice)
			Would you be quiet?
				(off tricorder)
			I'm picking up some kind of humanoid 
			lifeforms.

31B  NEW ANGLE

	As Jake and Nog look through the brush and see...

32   EXT. CAVE MOUTH - DAY

	A Jem'Hadar guard stands outside the mouth of the cavern, 
	which is barely visible behind him.  Two additional Jem'Hadar 
	return from patrol, passing the first guard, and walk into 
	the cave.

33   CLOSE ON JAKE AND NOG

	Watching the guards.

					NOG
			I don't know who they are, but they 
			don't look friendly.

					JAKE
			I wish we could get closer.

					NOG
			I don't think they'll look any 
			friendlier close up.

        DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT TWO      26A.

33   CONTINUED:

	Hold on the two young men, trying to come up with a solution 
	to their problem, then...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT THREE      27.
                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

34   INT. CAVERN CONTAINMENT AREA

	Quark stands near the rim of the holding area, calling to an 
	unseen Jem'Hadar guard.  His voice has slipped into a sort 
	of singsong monotone.  He's been talking for hours, he's 
	hoarse, but he's not ready to give up.

					QUARK
			Hello... I know someone must be 
			listening to me out there.

35   INCLUDE SISKO AND ERIS

	Who are seated away from Quark.  Sisko's still working at 
	removing the collar casing.

				ERIS
			(SMILING)
		If we escape, do we				QUARK
		have to take him with us?		(continuing, 
								overlapping, 
				SISKO				wheedling)
		He's not so bad.			Whoever's in charge, you're 
							missing a very lucrative 
				ERIS			opportunity.
		Doesn't he realize he's 
		not accomplishing anything?

	Sisko does not seemed all that annoyed by Quark's behavior.

				SISKO					QUARK
		Don't be so sure.  We need		(continuing)
		to find out what the 		Did I mention I happen to 
		Jem'Hadar plan to do with 	be a close personal friend 
		us.  Which means we need 	of the Grand Nagus.  He's 
		to get their attention. 	a very powerful person.
		And If there's one thing 	Whatever you want for 
		I know...				releasing me, he can get.
							Just name your price.

					TALAK'TALAN (O.S.)
			That's enough.

	Quark stops talking.  Sisko pockets the broach.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT THREE      28.

35   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
				(a satisfied smile)
			It's that Quark is hard to ignore.

36   ANGLE ON THE ENTRANCE

	to include Third TALAK'TALAN, the Jem'Hadar leader.  
	Talak'talan, like all Jem'Hadar, carries himself with a 
	certain relaxed confidence.  He's not the kind of stiff-backed 
	spit-and-polish Cardassian soldier we're used to.  Nor does 
	he swagger like a Klingon.  He knows he's the best, and has 
	nothing to prove.

	Among Talak'talan's military gear and paraphernalia, there's 
	a tube running up from his uniform into his neck.  This tube 
	is common to all the Jem'Hadar.

37   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	Sisko stands up immediately, and Eris follows suit.  Quark 
	backs away from the entrance as Talak'talan disengages the 
	forcefield and ENTERS the cell.

					SISKO
			I'm Commander Benjamin Sisko of the 
			United Federation of Planets.  I 
			want to know why we're being held 
			here.

					TALAK'TALAN
			That's not my concern.

					SISKO
			Then why won't you let us go?

					TALAK'TALAN
			Because the Founders don't want you 
			released.

					SISKO
			And who are the Founders?

					TALAK'TALAN
			That's not your concern.

					QUARK
			This isn't getting us anywhere.
				(to Sisko)
			Commander, allow me.

	Quark steps forward.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT THREE      29.

37   CONTINUED:

					QUARK
				(to Talak'talan)
			How would you like a thousand cases 
			of tulaberry wine...

	Talak'talan's hand shoots forward.  His fingers grip Quark's 
	chest.  The Jem'Hadar begins squeezing.  Quark howls in pain 
	as Talak'talan begins to crush his ribcage.

	Sisko moves to save Quark, but suddenly there's a weapon in 
	Talak'talan's other hand, aimed right at Sisko.

					TALAK'TALAN
			Don't bother, Commander.  I'm not 
			going to do any permanent damage.

	He shoves Quark away.  Quark stumbles back against the far 
	wall and collapses in a heap, rubbing his chest and whimpering 
	quietly.  Eris glances at him with contempt, then looks away.

					SISKO
			If the Founders are the ones who 
			give you your orders, I want to meet 
			them.

					TALAK'TALAN
			Those aren't my orders.

					ERIS
			He can't take us to the Founders 
			because they don't exist.  They're a 
			myth.

					TALAK'TALAN
			The Founders exist.  They created 
			the Dominion...

					SISKO
				(fishing)
			And the Jem'Hadar are their servants?

					TALAK'TALAN
				(ignoring him)
			A Ferengi and a human.  I was hoping 
			the first race I'd meet from the 
			other side of the anomaly would be 
			the Klingons.

					SISKO
			Sorry to disappoint you.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT THREE      30.

37   CONTINUED:	(2)

					TALAK'TALAN

			It's too late for apologies.  The 
			Dominion will no longer stand by and 
			allow ships from your side to violate 
			our territory.
				(back to his favorite 
				subject)
			I hear that Klingons are effective 
			warriors.  What's that weapon they're 
			so fond of... the Bat'leth... ?

					SISKO
			I'm not interested in discussing the 
			Klingons.

					TALAK'TALAN
			All right.  Then what about the 
			Cardassians?  Are you satisfied with 
			the treaty your Federation made with 
			them.  It seems a tactical error.

					SISKO
			How do you know so much about our 
			side of the galaxy?

					TALAK'TALAN
			We gain more knowledge every day.  
			And now we have you to help us learn 
			more.

					SISKO
			I don't plan on telling you anything.

					TALAK'TALAN
			I won't be the one asking the 
			questions.

					SISKO
			Who will?

					TALAK'TALAN
				(smiles)
			I was really hoping to meet a Klingon.

37A  NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	With that, Talak'talan nods, turns, and leaves.  The 
	forcefield reactivates.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT THREE     30A.

37A  CONTINUED:

					QUARK
				(still rubbing his 
				chest)
			Well, now that we're all friends, I 
			feel much better.

38   CLOSE ON SISKO

	Doesn't bother to respond to Quark.  He's too busy studying 
	Talak'talan as he leaves.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT THREE      31.

39   EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL)

	Establishing the Rio Grande in orbit around the planet.

40   INT. RIO GRANDE (OPTICAL)

	Jake and Nog MATERIALIZE onto the transporter pad and go to 
	the control panel.

					NOG
			I hope this works.

					JAKE
			You wanted a plan... I came up with 
			a plan.  Now let me concentrate.
				(to com)
			Computer, scan the region around our 
			base camp for human and Ferengi 
			lifesigns.

					COMPUTER VOICE
				(after a beat)
			One human and one Ferengi located.

					NOG
				(excited)
			That's them.

					JAKE
			I told you this would work.
				(to com)
			Computer, lock onto those two 
			lifeforms and beam them up.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Unable to comply.  Subjects are 
			located inside a spatial distortion 
			field.

					NOG
			I knew it couldn't be that easy.

					JAKE
			Maybe we'd better go back to the 
			station for help.

					NOG
			Good idea.  Computer fly us back to 
			the station.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Please restate command.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT THREE      32.

40   CONTINUED:

					JAKE
			Computer, disengage autopilot and 
			lay in a course back to the wormhole.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Enter authorization code.

	A beat as Jake gets very quiet.

					NOG
			Go ahead.  What are you waiting for?

					JAKE
			I don't know the authorization code.

	A warning light FLASHES on the console.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Vessel approaching from the planet's 
			surface.  Bearing one-seven-three 
			mark two-eight-one.

					NOG
				(panicked)
			Computer, evasive maneuvers... Fire 
			Phasers... Launch escape pods.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Enter authorization code.

					JAKE
				(to computer)
			Computer, display the approaching 
			ship on the monitor.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT THREE      33.

40A  OMITTED

41   INCLUDE A MONITOR (VPB)

	The monitor displays a graphic symbol of a ship moving.  The 
	graphic zips off-screen.

					JAKE
			Computer, where'd that ship go?

					COMPUTER VOICE
			The vessel has entered warp, bearing 
			one-seven-one mark two-five-nine.

					NOG
				(relieved)
			Maybe they didn't see us.

					JAKE
			Or maybe we're not what they're after.

42   CLOSE ON JAKE AND NOG

	Looking worried.

					NOG
			So what do we do now?

					JAKE
			We have to shut down the autopilot.

					NOG
			And how do we do that?

					JAKE
			I guess we're going to find out how 
			much I've learned working for Chief 
			O'Brien.

	This does not buoy their confidence.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT THREE      34.

43   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing.

44   INT. OPS

	Dax and O'BRIEN are at their stations.  Kira ENTERS from a 
	Turbolift.

					KIRA
				(to Dax)
			Lieutenant, what's the E.T.A. of the 
			Odyssey?

					DAX
			They're due in eight hours...
				(her attention's drawn 
				to a panel)
			I'm reading elevated neutrino levels 
			from the wormhole.

44A  EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL)

	As the wormhole opens and a Jem'Hadar ship emerges.  (For 
	future reference, this type of Jem'Hadar ship is approximately 
	the same size as a Klingon bird of prey.)

45   INT. OPS (OPTICAL)

	As the crew reacts to the Jem'Hadar ship on the viewscreen.

					KIRA
				(to Dax)
			Hail them.

					DAX
				(she does)
			They're not answering.

					KIRA
			Shields up.  Go to yellow alert.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT THREE      35.

46   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	As Third Talak'talan MATERIALIZES into Ops.  He faces Kira 
	across the Ops table.

					O'BRIEN
			Computer, intruder in Ops.  Activate 
			a level three containment field.

	Red alert lights come up and a forcefield flashes into 
	existence around Talak'talan, who pays it no notice.

					KIRA
			I'm Major Kira Nerys, First Officer 
			of this station.
				(a beat)
			You'll have to excuse the containment 
			field, but around here it's customary 
			to identify yourself before 
			transporting into someone else's 
			command center.

					TALAK'TALAN
			I'm Third Talak'Talan of the 
			Jem'Hadar.  I'm here to inform you 
			that your commander has been detained 
			for questioning by the Dominion.

					KIRA
			Detained?  For how long?

					TALAK'TALAN
			Indefinitely.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT THREE      36.

46   CONTINUED:

					TALAK'TALAN
			Commander Sisko will serve as an 
			example of what happens to anyone 
			who interferes with the Dominion.

					KIRA
			What kind of interference are you 
			talking about?

					TALAK'TALAN
			Coming through the anomaly is 
			interference enough.  Unless you 
			wish to continue to offend the 
			Dominion, I suggest you stay on your 
			side of the galaxy.

					DAX
			You're making a mistake if you think 
			that detaining Commander Sisko will 
			stop us from exploring the Gamma 
			Quadrant.

					TALAK'TALAN
			We anticipated that response.

46A
thru   OMITTED 
46B

47   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	As Talak'talan walks through the security field.  Small tech 
	devices on his uniform seem to absorb and neutralize the 
	field.  He tosses a Bajoran PADD onto the Ops Table in front 
	of Kira.

					O'BRIEN
			Security team to Ops.

					TALAK'TALAN
			Here's a list of vessels we've 
			destroyed for violating our territory.

					KIRA
				(re: the PADD)
			Where'd you get this datapadd.

					TALAK'TALAN
			From the Bajoran colony on our side 
			of the anomaly.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT THREE     36A.

47   CONTINUED:

					TALAK'TALAN
				(a beat)
			You should be proud.  I hear they 
			fought well... for a spiritual people.
				(pointedly)
			I hope we won't have to repeat this 
			lesson.

	Four Starfleet Security guards ENTER just as Talak'talan 
	taps his forearm and transports away.

					KIRA
				(to O'Brien)
			Chief, lock a tractor beam onto his 
			ship.

					O'BRIEN
				(does so)
			Acknowledged...
				(looks troubled)
			I can't establish a lock, Major...
				(tries to compensate, 
				fails)
			They must have some kind of deflectors 
			we haven't seen before...

					DAX
			They've entered the wormhole.

48   CLOSE ON KIRA

	As she reacts, already formulating a plan of action.  Hold 
	on her determined expression for a beat, then...

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FOUR       37.
                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

49   INT. CAVERN CONTAINMENT AREA

	Close on Sisko still working to remove the casing surrounding 
	the lock on Eris's collar.  Quark stands near the barrier, 
	staring off into space, deep in thought.

	Sisko is finally able to pry off the casing, revealing a 
	locking mechanism.

					SISKO
			Got it.

	Sisko pulls the fastening pin out of the broach and begins 
	probing inside the collar.

					SISKO
				(frowns)
			It looks like some kind of multiple 
			locking system.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FOUR       38.

49   CONTINUED:

					ERIS
			Even if I can break through the 
			security barrier, how do you plan on 
			getting off the planet?

					SISKO
			We'll try to find my son.  We can 
			use his communicator to signal our 
			ship and transport off the surface.

					ERIS
			And then what?

					SISKO
			You're welcome to come back to the 
			station with us.  I'm sure Starfleet 
			would like to hear anything you can 
			tell them about the Dominion.

					ERIS
			I'd be glad to tell them all I know.

	Sisko looks up at Eris and smiles his thanks.  She nods.  A 
	deal's been struck.  Sisko resumes examining the lock.  He's 
	not getting anywhere with the stickpin.

					SISKO
				(to Quark)
			Quark, maybe you'd better take a 
			look at this.

					QUARK
				(angry)
			Sure, "Quark, be quiet."  "Quark, 
			stand watch."  "Quark, pick a lock." 
			All you ever do is order me around.
				(moves toward Sisko)
			You know, Commander, I think I've 
			figured out why humans don't like 
			Ferengis.

					SISKO
			Not now, Quark.

	Sisko offers Quark the stickpin, but Quark wants to speak 
	his mind.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FOUR      38A.

49   CONTINUED:	(2)

					QUARK
			The way I see it, humans used to be 
			a lot like Ferengis.  Greedy, 
			acquisitive, interested only in 
			profit.  We're a constant reminder 
			of a part of your past you'd rather 
			forget.

					SISKO
				(holds out the pin)
			Quark, we don't have time for this.

					QUARK
			But you're overlooking something.  
			Humans used to be a lot worse than 
			the Ferengi.  The Hundred Years War, 
			Auschwitz, the Tarsus Four Massacre... 
			we have nothing in our past that 
			even approaches that kind of 
			barbarism.
				(driving home his 
				point)
			You see, we're nothing like you.
				(a beat)
			We're better.

	Quark reaches over and plucks the pin from Sisko's hand.

					QUARK
			Now if you'll excuse me, I have a 
			lock to pick.

	Quark begins examining the collar.  Eris isn't exactly 
	delighted to have Quark touching her, but she allows him to 
	continue.

49A  CLOSE ON SISKO

	Quark hasn't convinced him of anything, but he's given him 
	food for thought.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FOUR       39.

50   EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL)

	The Rio Grande in orbit.

51   INT. RIO GRANDE

	The floor of the cockpit is littered with isolinear chips 
	and electronic components.  Jake is seated on the floor, 
	reaching into an open panel, as Nog looks on.

					JAKE
				(puzzled)
			This shouldn't be so hard.  I just 
			watched Chief O'Brien run a 
			maintenance check on the Mekong's 
			navigational array a couple of weeks 
			ago...

					NOG
				(staring at the 
				scattered components)
			From the looks of things, you weren't 
			watching close enough.

	Nog looks under the panel.

					NOG
			Try that one.

					JAKE
			I don't think that's it.

					NOG
			Try it.  I've got a hunch.

					JAKE
			All right.  Let's see.

	Jake reaches into the panel and partially unscrews a 
	component, triggering a red alert.  The cabin is washed in 
	red light.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Warning... Warp core collapse in ten 
			seconds... nine... eight...

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FOUR       40.

51   CONTINUED:

					NOG
			Put it back!  Put it back!

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Seven... six...

	As the countdown continues, Jake hurried reattaches the 
	component.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Warp core containment field 
			stabilized.

	Red alert ends.  Jake shoots Nog a look.

					NOG
			Sorry.

					JAKE
				(still thinking)
			Wait a second... The "G and N" relay.

	Jake goes back into the panel.

					NOG
			What about it?

					JAKE
			I think O'Brien said something about 
			the autopilot being connected to the 
			guidance and navigation relay... If 
			I could just find it...
				(as he looks)
			It was kind of round, except it had 
			this square part, on the bottom... 
			or was it the top.

					NOG
			Don't ask me.

	Jake scrunches his arm deeper into the panel.  He feels 
	around.

					JAKE
			There...
				(excited)
			I think I got it.
				(trying to stay calm)
			Okay... If that's the relay, then...

	Jake twists his arm around inside the panel and suddenly 
	yanks on something.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FOUR      40A.

51   CONTINUED:	(2)

	He extracts his arm and looks at a small electronic component.

					NOG
			Is that it?

					JAKE
			I hope so.
				(a beat)
			Computer, what's the status of the 
			autopilot?

					COMPUTER VOICE
			The automatic pilot system is not 
			functional.

	Jake and Nog exchange triumphant looks.

					JAKE
				(to com)
			Lay in a course for the wormhole... 
			at warp eight.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FOUR      40A.

51   CONTINUED:	(3)

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Unable to comply.  The automatic 
			pilot system is not functional.

	Oops.

					NOG
			Now what?

					JAKE
			I guess we'll have to try and fly it 
			ourselves.

	They both turn and look at the panels.  There's a bewildering 
	array of controls.

52   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	The Odyssey, a Galaxy-class starship, is docked at an upper 
	pylon.

53   INT. OPS

	Kira, Dax, O'Brien, and BASHIR are seated around the Ops 
	table with the Odyssey's Captain KEOGH, a burly, no-nonsense 
	officer.

					KEOGH
			Starfleet's orders are simple.  
			Traffic through the wormhole will be 
			suspended until the Odyssey can 
			investigate the Jem'Hadar's threat.

					DAX
			What about Benjamin and the others?

	Keogh doesn't appreciate the interruption.

					KEOGH
			Don't worry, Lieutenant.  Commander 
			Sisko's return is a top priority.

					DAX
			If you're going to try to rescue 
			them, we're coming with you.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FOUR       42.

53   CONTINUED:

					KEOGH
			Are you sure that's wise?  With the 
			exception of Major Kira and Mister 
			O'Brien, none of you have had much 

			combat experience.

					BASHIR
			We fought the Maquis.

					KEOGH
			All the Maquis had were a pair of 
			lightly armed shuttlecraft.  I expect 
			the Dominion to have sharper teeth.

					KIRA
			Then you're going to need all the 
			help you can get.

	She's got a point.  A beat as Keogh thinks it over.

					KEOGH
			Mister O'Brien, can you equip your 
			two remaining Runabouts with extra 
			banks of photon torpedos?

					O'BRIEN
			I've already started retrofitting 
			their weapons systems.  They'll be 
			ready in a few hours.

					DAX
			It'll take at least that long to 
			offload all the nonessential personnel 
			from the Odyssey.
				(off Keogh's look)
			You were planning on doing that, 
			weren't you?

	Keogh looks at Dax long and hard.

					KEOGH
			Lieutenant, have you ever thought of 
			serving on a starship?

					DAX
			I'm happy where I am.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FOUR      42A.

53   CONTINUED:	(2)

					KEOGH
				(smiling)
			Good.
				(to Kira)
			Major, be ready to leave at thirteen 
			hundred hours.

					KIRA
			Yes, sir.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FOUR       43.

53   CONTINUED:	(3)

					KEOGH
			I'll be aboard the Odyssey if you 
			need me.

	Keogh EXITS.


54   NEW ANGLE

	As everyone reacts to Keogh.

					BASHIR
				(to Dax, kidding)
			I thought you said Keogh didn't like 
			you.

					DAX
			Did I say that?

					KIRA
				(to all)
			Come on.  You heard him.  We've got 
			three hours.

54A  INT. DOCKING RING CORRIDOR

	Odo is walking with one of his deputies and a Starfleet 
	Security Officer.

					ODO
			Station security is to be on maximum 
			alert... I want random patrols of 
			all corridors and periodic sensor 
			sweeps of every level.  The 
			Provisional Government has agreed to 
			send us a detachment of extra security 
			personnel.
				(he gives the deputy 
				a PADD)
			This outlines how I want them 
			deployed.

	Kira comes around a bend in the corridor.

					KIRA
			Odo...

					ODO
				(acknowledging)
			Major.
				(to his men)
			That'll be all.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FOUR      43A.

54A  CONTINUED:

	The two Security Officers head off.  Kira falls into step 
	with Odo as they continue on.

					KIRA
			Captain Keogh wants us to move up 
			our departure time.  We've got to be 
			ready in fifteen minutes.

					ODO
			I'm on my way to meet Chief O'Brien 
			and Lieutenant Dax at the Mekong 
			right now.

	Suddenly, Kira stops.  Odo looks at her curiously.

					KIRA
			Are you sure you don't want to stay 
			and oversee things here on the 
			station?  I don't know what we're 
			going to be up against once we get 
			there.  Your duties don't require 
			you to come with us.

					ODO
			I realize that.  But I figure while 
			you and the others are trying to 
			rescue Sisko and the boys, someone 
			better be there to look out for Quark.

	They start walking again.

					KIRA
				(thinks he's joking)
			Quark?
				(sees that he's serious)
			I thought you hated Quark.

					ODO
			I do.  But I'd rather see him in 
			jail than in the hands of the 
			Dominion.
				(a beat, a slight 
				admission)
			Believe me, Major, if anything 
			happened to him, you'd miss him too.

					KIRA
			I'd be willing to take that chance.
				(a beat, softening)
			But not today.

    DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FOUR 43B-C.      

54A  CONTINUED:	(2)

	They come to a branch in the corridor.  They stop.  This is 
	were they have to go their separate ways.

					KIRA
			I'd better get to the Orinoco.
				(with affection)
			Odo... keep your head down.

					ODO
				(he's touched)
			Make sure you do the same.

	She nods and they part.

54B
thru   OMITTED
54C

55   EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL)

	Hold for a beat on the quiet starfield and then the wormhole 
	explodes into existence and the Odyssey emerges into the 
	Gamma Quadrant, followed by the Mekong and the Orinoco.

56   INT. ORINOCO

	Kira is piloting, Bashir is copilot.

					BASHIR
			Where's the welcoming committee?

57   INT. MEKONG

	O'Brien at the helm, Dax and Odo at other stations.

					DAX
			Maybe the Jem'Hadar were bluffing.

					ODO
			Or maybe it's a trap.

					KEOGH'S COM VOICE
			Odyssey to runabouts.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FOUR       44.

57   CONTINUED:

	O'Brien brings up Keogh's transmission on the monitor.  
	Keogh is flanked by his FIRST OFFICER and SECOND OFFICER.

					O'BRIEN
			Go ahead, Captain.

	While Keogh talks to O'Brien, his officers are at work in the 
	background.

					FIRST OFFICER
				(on monitor, in 
				background)
			Preliminary tachyon scans are 
			negative.

	Keogh nods and then turns his attention to O'Brien.

					KEOGH
				(on monitor)
			We're not detecting anything on long 
			range scanners, but for all we know, 
			the Dominion could have cloaking 
			technology.

					DAX
				(to Keogh)
			We'll keep our eyes open, sir.

58   OMITTED

59   EXT. SPACE - RIO GRANDE (OPTICAL)

	The Rio Grande moves slowly and erratically through space.

60   INT. RIO GRANDE

	Nog watches as a nervous Jake works the controls.

					NOG
			I'm telling you, we should go to 
			warp.

					JAKE
			First let me get the hang of flying 
			at impulse.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FOUR      44A.

60   CONTINUED:

					NOG
			How hard can it be?

					JAKE
			Are you kidding?  You think making 
			course corrections manually is easy?

					NOG
			But at this speed, it'll take weeks 
			to get home.

					JAKE
			Actually, it'll take about five years.

					NOG
			Can't we reassemble the autopilot?

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FOUR       45.

60   CONTINUED:	(2)

					JAKE
			If Chief O'Brien taught me anything, 
			it's that it's a lot easier to take 
			things apart than put them back 
			together.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Warning.  Three ships coming out of 
			warp.

					NOG
				(another panic attack)
			Where?

					JAKE
				(answering Nog)
			Right there.

	Nog looks up and we...

61   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	We look past Jake and Nog's shoulders out the front window 
	at the Odyssey and the two Runabouts which have dropped out 
	of warp off screen.

62   RESUME SCENE

	As Jake and Nog react to the ship.

					O'BRIEN'S COM VOICE
			Mekong to Rio Grande.

					JAKE
				(to com, relieved)
			Chief... It's me, Jake.

					KIRA'S COM VOICE
			Jake, are we glad to find you.  
			Where's your father?

					JAKE
			He and Quark were taken prisoner.

					O'BRIEN'S COM VOICE
			Jake, come to a full stop.  I'll 
			beam aboard.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FOUR       46.

62   CONTINUED:

	Jake hits the controls and from the sound of the engines, 
	we can tell they're slowing down.  Almost immediately 
	thereafter...

63   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	As O'Brien MATERIALIZES.  He steps off the pad, almost 
	tripping on the pile of isolinear chips and discarded 
	components.

					O'BRIEN
				(re: the mess)
			Have some trouble getting her out of 
			orbit?

					NOG
				(impressed)
			How'd you know?

	Jake gets up so O'Brien can take over the controls.

					JAKE
			Chief, we've got to go back and save 
			my dad.

					O'BRIEN
				(determined)
			Don't worry, son.  That's exactly 
			what we're going to do.

	And as O'Brien works the controls...

64   OMITTED

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FIVE       47.
                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

65   INT. CAVERN CONTAINMENT AREA

	Quark is hard at work, poking around in the locking mechanism 
	of Eris's suppression collar with an improvised tool.  He 
	pushes against the back of her head to get a better angle.  
	Sisko is keeping watch for the Jem'Hadar.

					QUARK
				(making small talk)
			This is a very sophisticated device.  
			Most telepathic suppressors I've 
			seen have been much bulkier.  You 
			know, there could be a market for 
			this in the Alpha Quadrant.

					ERIS
				(pulling away)
			You're hurting me.

					QUARK
			I'm sorry.  But I don't have much to 
			work with.

					ERIS
				(angry)
			You've been at it for hours.

					QUARK
			If you'd just stay still, I'd be...

	Just then, we hear an electronic PING and the collar CLICKS 
	open.

					QUARK
				(continuing)
			...done.

	Eris ignores Quark.  She rips the collar off and tosses it 
	aside.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FIVE      47A.

65   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			All right, let's get out of here.

					ERIS
			Stand back.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FIVE       48.

66   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	Eris concentrates on the ring.  The mechanism sparks and the 
	barrier fritzes out.

67   INT. MAIN CAVERN (OPTICAL)

	Sisko charges out of the containment area as a Jem'Hadar 
	guard appears.  Sisko dives at the guard, knocking him to 
	the ground.  Sisko grabs the guard's weapon as the guard 
	gets back to his feet.  The guard pulls out another weapon, 
	but Sisko shoots him.

68   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	He looks back to see Eris standing behind him, looking 
	weakened from the effort of destroying the security barrier.  
	There's no sign of Quark.

					SISKO
				(urgent)
			Quark, move it.

69   INT. CAVERN CONTAINMENT AREA

	Quark is retrieving Eris's suppression collar.  He stuffs it 
	into his pocket.

					QUARK
			Right behind you.

70   INT. MAIN CAVERN (OPTICAL)

	Sisko tosses Quark the weapon, then bends over to retrieve 
	another one and a Jem'Hadar guard shimmers into visibility 
	behind Sisko.  Sisko doesn't see him in time, but...

71   INCLUDE QUARK (OPTICAL)

	As he shoots the Guard.  The Guard is blown backwards.  Quark 
	turns to Sisko, who rises to his feet.

					SISKO
			Thanks.

					QUARK
				(genuine)
			You're welcome.

	The three of them disappear around a bend in the cave.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FIVE       49.

72   EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL)

	The Odyssey and the three Runabouts move in formation.

73   INT. ORINOCO (OPTICAL)

	Kira and Bashir.  Bashir's now piloting.  Kira's got the 
	weapons.

					BASHIR
			I'm picking up something on forward 
			scanners.

					KEOGH
				(on monitor)
			Odyssey to runabouts.

					KIRA
				(to com)
			Go ahead, Odyssey.

74   INT. ODYSSEY - BRIDGE

	Keogh and his officers.

					KEOGH
				(to Kira)
			We're detecting three incoming ships 
			in attack formation.

					FIRST OFFICER
			Shields up.

					SECOND OFFICER
			Going to red alert.

75   INT. MEKONG

	Dax and Odo raise their shields as well.

					DAX
			Take the helm, Odo.  I'll handle the 
			targeting controls.

					ODO
			Very good.

76   INT. RIO GRANDE (OPTICAL)

	O'Brien is frantically doing a diagnostic at the control 
	panel.  The Odyssey is visible out one side window and another 
	runabout can be seen out the other.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FIVE       50.

76   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
				(to com)
			Captain, this is the Rio Grande.  
			Half the systems on this ship are 
			disabled.  I'm going to have to break 
			formation.

					KEOGH
				(on monitor)
			Understood.  Return to the wormhole.  
			We'll try to screen you from enemy 
			fire.

					JAKE
			What about my dad?

					O'BRIEN
				(to com)
			Captain, I'd like to see if I can 
			get close enough to the planet to 
			locate Commander Sisko.

76A  INT. ODYSSEY - BRIDGE

					KEOGH
			All right, but you have ten minutes, 
			then I want you out of there.

					SECOND OFFICER
			Enemy ships within range.

					FIRST OFFICER
			Ready to fire at your command.

					KEOGH
				(to com)
			Runabouts break formation.  Attack 
			pattern Delta.

76B  INT. ORINOCO

	As Kira and Bashir prepare for battle.

					KIRA
			Here they come.

77   EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL)

	As three identical Jem'Hadar assault ships streak toward 
	the Federation ships.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FIVE       51.

77   CONTINUED:

	The Rio Grande is no longer in formation.  The Orinoco 
	and Mekong break away to engage the Jem'Hadar ships.

	The Jem'Hadar and Federation ships exchange fire.  The more 
	maneuverable runabouts avoid the Jem'Hadar weapons, but the 
	Odyssey is hit and sustains damage.

77A  INT. ODYSSEY - BRIDGE

	The Bridge is full of smoke and fire.  Consoles are sparking, 
	red alert is flashing.  It's a chaotic scene, but Keogh 
	remains a stabilizing force in the center of the turmoil.

	Another explosion rocks the Bridge as Keogh gets his officers 
	reports.

					FIRST OFFICER
			I'm getting casualty reports from 
			decks four, five, eight and seventeen 
			and we have a plasma leak in our 
			port nacelle.

					KEOGH
			Deploy damage control teams.
				(to com)
			Keogh to runabouts.

					KIRA'S COM VOICE
			Go ahead.

					KEOGH
			They're using some kind of phased 
			polaron beam to penetrate our shields.

78   INT. MEKONG

	Dax and Odo are getting shaken by near misses.

					DAX
			Have you tried altering your harmonics 
			to compensate?

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FIVE       52.

78A  INT. ODYSSEY - BRIDGE

					KEOGH
				(to com)
			We rotated through the full spectrum 
			(TECH), but none of the frequencies 
			were effective.
				(a beat)
			Divert your shield power to weapons.  
			We'll give O'Brien five more minutes, 
			and then we're getting out of here.

79   OMITTED

80   INT. ORINOCO

	As before.

					KIRA
				(to com)
			Understood.
				(to Mekong)
			Dax, let's see if we can take some 
			pressure off the Odyssey.

					DAX'S COM VOICE
			We're with you.

	Bashir puts the runabout into a tight turn.

					BASHIR
			Hang on.

81   OMITTED

82   INT. JUNGLE - DAY (OPTICAL)

	Sisko and Eris are hurrying through the jungle.  An exhausted 
	Quark is trying to keep up, but is rapidly falling behind.

					QUARK
				(out of breath)
			Wait... stop...

	Sisko turns around just as Quark collapses to his knees.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FIVE      52A.

82   CONTINUED:

					QUARK
				(re: his terrible 
				physical condition)
			I've got to start using those 
			holosuite exercise programs.

	Sisko helps Quark to his feet.

					ERIS
			He's slowing us down.  He can hide 
			in the underbrush.  We'll transport 
			him to safety once we get to your 
			ship.

					SISKO
			I'm not leaving him behind.
				(smiling at Quark)
			We never would've gotten away from 
			the Jem'Hadar without him.

					QUARK
				(pleased)
			Thank you, Commander.
				(glaring at Eris)
			I'm glad someone around here 
			appreciates me.

	Suddenly, all three of them DEMATERIALIZE.

83   INT. RIO GRANDE

	Jake rushes to embrace his father.

					JAKE
			Dad.

					SISKO
			This has turned into some science 
			project, huh, Jake?

					NOG
			Uncle Quark...

					QUARK
				(angry)
			Nog, you are never going on a "field 
			trip" again.

	Sisko takes the co-pilot's seat.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FIVE       53.

83   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
				(to Jake)
			Take Eris and Nog back to the 
			passenger compartment... And stay 
			there.

	They start to leave.

					SISKO
			And Jake...
				(with affection)
			You did good.

	Jake smiles.  That's the best thing he could hear.

84   EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL)

	The Orinoco and the Mekong sweep past a Jem'Hadar ship, 
	exchanging fire with it.  The Jem'Hadar ship is crippled.

84A  INT. MEKONG (OPTICAL)

	Looking over Dax and Odo's shoulders and out through the 
	front window at the Jem'Hadar ship, which fires back, rocking 
	the Mekong.

85   NEW ANGLE

	The runabout has been badly damaged.  Smoke leaks into the 
	cockpit as Dax fights to work the weapons.

					DAX
			My control panel is dead...

					ODO
			We've lost our sensors.

86   INT. ORINOCO

	Kira continues firing while performing complex evasive 
	maneuvers.

					KIRA
				(to com)
			Break off, Mekong.  Initiate evasive 
			maneuvers.  We'll lay down covering 
			fire.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FIVE      53A.

86   CONTINUED:

					ODO'S COM VOICE
			Acknowledged.

					O'BRIEN'S COM VOICE
			Rio Grande to Odyssey.  We've got 
			Sisko.

	Kira and Bashir exchange smiles.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FIVE       54.

86A  INT. ODYSSEY - BRIDGE

	The situation has worsened.  The ship continues to be rocked 
	by enemy fire.

					KEOGH
			Well done, Chief.

					FIRST OFFICER
				(shouting orders in 
				background)
			Damage control team to level seven.
				(to Keogh)
			Our tactical control systems are 
			down.  We've lost power to phasers.

					KEOGH
				(to com)
			Bridge to Engineering, get that port 
			nacelle back on line.

					COM VOICE
			Aye, Captain.

					KEOGH
			Keogh to runabouts, we've got what 
			we came for.  We'd better fall back 
			to...

	And suddenly the Odyssey shakes violently and Keogh is almost 
	thrown off his feet.

87   INT. RIO GRANDE (VPB)

	Their monitor displays nothing but static.

					O'BRIEN
			Their communications array must've 
			been hit.

					SISKO
				(to com)
			Kira, Dax, you heard him.  Let's get 
			out of here.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FIVE      54A.

87A  EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL)

	The Odyssey and the Runabouts turn away from the remaining 
	two Jem'Hadar ships.

88   INT. ORINOCO

					BASHIR
				(off monitor)
			Major... one of the Jem'Hadar ships 
			is making a direct run at the Odyssey.

					KIRA
			Move to intercept.

89   EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL)

	But it's too late.  As the Odyssey makes a long, slow turn, 
	a Jem'Hadar assault ship plunges straight at it in a kamikaze 
	run.  The Orinoco fires but the Jem'Hadar ship crashes right 
	into the Odyssey's forward hull near the main deflector dish.

	Both ships explode in a ball of fire.

90   INT. MEKONG

	As orange light from the fireball reflects off Dax and Odo's 
	face.

91   INT. ORINOCO

	Bashir and Kira also react to the destruction of the Odyssey.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FIVE       55.

92   INT. RIO GRANDE

	Sisko, O'Brien, and Quark react grimly to the loss.

					O'BRIEN
			We were retreating.  There was no 
			need for a suicide run.

					SISKO
			They're showing us how far they're 
			willing to go.
				(grim, to com)
			Set a course for the wormhole.

93   OMITTED

94   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Stock.  Re-establishing.

95   INT. RIO GRANDE

	The Rio Grande has docked.  Jake and Nog EXIT into the 
	airlock, followed by Eris and O'Brien.  As they move off, 
	Quark lags behind and stops Sisko in the doorway.

					QUARK
			Commander, wait.

	Quark looks to see that everyone else is out of sight, then 
	he takes out Eris's suppression collar.

					QUARK
			We need to talk.

	And there's something about the serious tone in Quark's voice 
	that makes Sisko listen.  Off Sisko's questioning look...

96   INT. OPS

	Eris and O'Brien have met up with Odo, Bashir, Kira and Dax.  
	Eris is looking around at Ops.

					ERIS
			I can't believe I'm on the other 
			side of the galaxy.

					SISKO (O.S.)
			You'll get used to it.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FIVE       56.

97   NEW ANGLE

	As Sisko, Quark, and two Federation Security Guards emerge 
	from the Turbolift.  Sisko and the Security Guards immediately 
	fan out and point phasers at Eris.

					SISKO
				(to the senior staff)
			Move away from her.

	Though unsure why, everyone backs away from Eris.

					ERIS
			I don't understand.

					QUARK
				(holding up the 
				suppression collar)
			I've been looking over this collar 
			of yours.  I thought if I could 
			replicate it, I might be able to 
			turn a tidy profit.  Imagine my 
			surprise when I discovered there's 
			nothing in here.  It's just a 
			complicated locking device.

					SISKO
			Which means you could've used your 
			telekinetic abilities at any time.  
			So the question is, why didn't you?

	Eris looks at Quark with contempt, and then stares defiantly 
	at Sisko.

					ERIS
			You seem to already know the answer.

					SISKO
				(he thinks he does)
			The Jem'Hadar wanted us to escape, 
			didn't they?  That was the plan all 
			along... for us to bring you back 
			here, so that you could spy on the 
			Federation.

					ERIS
				(patronizing)
			Well done, Commander.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FIVE       57.

					SISKO
			You're one of the Founders, aren't 
			you?

					ERIS
			You think the Founders would waste 
			their time with you?

					SISKO
			Constable...

	Odo steps forward.

					ODO
				(to Eris)
			Madam, if you'll come with us...

	Eris takes one step backward from Odo and the Security guards.  
	She keeps her eyes focused on Sisko.

					ERIS
				(to Sisko)
			You have no idea what's begun here.

	And with that...

98   ERIS (OPTICAL)

	Hits a concealed Transporter device and DEMATERIALIZES just 
	like the Jem'Hadar did.

99   NEW ANGLE

	As everyone reacts to Eris's disappearance by going to their 
	stations.

       DEEP SPACE: "The Jem'Hadar" - REV. 04/22/94 - ACT FIVE       58.

99   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
				(checking panels)
			I'm picking up a transporter 
			signature, but I can't trace it.  
			She didn't rematerialize anywhere on 
			the station and there are no ships 
			nearby.

					BASHIR
			Then where is she?

	A beat.  No one has an answer.

					KIRA
			She'll be back.  The question is... 
			who she'll bring with her?

	That's a question they're all asking themselves.  But Sisko 
	has more pressing concerns.

					SISKO
			If the Dominion comes through the 
			wormhole, the first battle will be 
			fought here.  And I intend to be 
			ready for them.

	We pan across the determined faces of our regulars, ending 
	with...

100  SISKO

	Prepared for whatever waits ahead.  Hold on him for a beat, 
	and then...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         
                            THE END