STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                              
                     "Past Tense, Part I" 
                 (fka "Cold & Distant Stars") 
                          #40513-457 
                              
                           Story by 
             Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe 
                              
                          Teleplay by 
                      Robert Hewitt Wolfe 
                              
                          Directed by 
                          Reza Badiyi 

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                        October 18, 1994

      STAR TREK: DS9   "Past Tense, Part I"     10/19/94 -

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                     "Past Tense, Part I" 
                             CAST 

          SISKO                    CHRIS

          KIRA                     DANNY
          ODO                      BELL
          BASHIR                   B.C.
          DAX                      BERNARDO
          O'BRIEN                  WEBB
          QUARK                    VIN
                                   STAIRWAY GUARD
                                   LEE
                                   FEMALE GUEST
                                   MALE GUEST
                                   INTERFACE VOICE

          Non-Speaking             Non-Speaking
          N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES     

  STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE: "Past Tense, Part I" - 10/18/94 - SETS 
             STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE                    
                     "Past Tense, Part I" 
                             SETS 
                              
          INTERIORS                   EXTERIORS
          DEFIANT                       SPACE/DEFIANT
            BRIDGE                      SAN FRANCISCO --
            TRANSPORTER ROOM            SANCTUARY DISTRICT "A"
                                        ALLEY
          PROCESSING CENTER             STREET
            LEE'S CUBICLE               GATE
            CHRIS'S OFFICE              APARTMENT BUILDING/
                                        HALLWAY
                                        PROCESSING CENTER

  STAR TREK: "Past Tense, Part I" - 10/21/94 - PRONUNCIATION 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                      "Past Tense, Part I 
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

          ALDEBARON                al-DEB-uh-ron
          BELONGO                  BEH-long-oh
          CHRONITON                CRONE-eh-ton
          DRAZMAN                  DRAHZ-man
          KAZAKHSTAN               kah-zak-STAN
          NGOMO                    un-GO-moe
          PIANITIA                 plah-NIH-shee-uh
          PROXIMA                  PROX-eh-mah

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - TEASER       1.

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE                    
                         "Past Tense, Part I"                          
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL)

	The Defiant enters orbit around Earth.

					SISKO (V.O.)
			Commander's Log.  Stardate 48481.2.  
			My senior staff and I have been asked 
			to address the annual Starfleet 
			Symposium on the current situation 
			in the Gamma Quadrant.  I'm looking 
			forward to the opportunity... and to 
			visiting my sister in Portland.

2    INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE

	SISKO, KIRA, O'BRIEN, DAX, BASHIR and ODO are on the bridge 
	of the Defiant.  Dax is at the helm, Sisko is in the command 
	chair.  The other crewmembers are scattered about the bridge 
	along with N.D.s.

					DAX
			Entering Earth orbit.

3    INCLUDE MAIN VIEWER (OPTICAL)

	Which now displays a view of the Earth from space.  Sisko 
	gets up out of his chair and looks at the globe 
	appreciatively.

					SISKO
			Now there's something I never get 
			tired of looking at.

					DAX
			If you ask me, the seas could be a 
			little more purple.

					KIRA
			Funny, I was just thinking they 
			weren't green enough.

					BASHIR
			I guess it's true what they say.  
			"There's no place like home."

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/25/94 - TEASER       2.

3    CONTINUED:

					BASHIR
				(to Kira and Dax)
			No matter what color the water is.

	Dax smiles in acknowledgement.  O'Brien's panel beeps.

					O'BRIEN
			Commander, I'm receiving an incoming 
			emergency message...
				(looks concerned)
			It's from DS Nine.

					SISKO
			On screen.

4    NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	As the view of Earth is replaced by the face of QUARK.

					QUARK
				(on Viewscreen)
			Commander... am I glad to see you.

					KIRA
				(with disapproval)
			This better be good, Quark.  You're 
			on an emergency channel.

					QUARK
				(on Viewscreen)
			I just received a message from the 
			Grand Nagus.  He wanted me to remind 
			you of the critical role he played 
			in establishing contact with the 
			Dominion.

					SISKO
			You can assure the Nagus his 
			assistance will be mentioned 
			prominently in my report to Starfleet.

	But Quark doesn't look happy.

					QUARK
				(on Viewscreen)
			There was one more thing, Commander.

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/25/94 - TEASER       3.

4    CONTINUED:

					QUARK
			It seems the Nagus's nephew Belongo 
			is currently being held by Starfleet 
			authorities on Aldebaron Three... a 
			slight misunderstanding, I'm sure.

					SISKO
			A misunderstanding the Nagus no doubt 
			would like cleared up.
				(a beat)
			I do owe him a favor.

					QUARK
			He thinks so too.  And to quote the 
			one hundred and eleventh Rule of 
			Acquisition...

					SISKO
			"Treat people in your debt like 
			family... exploit them."
				(off Quark's reaction)
			I've been reading up.
				(a beat)
			Tell the Nagus that I'll do what I 
			can, but remind him of the two hundred 
			and seventeenth Rule of Acquisition.

					QUARK
			"You can't free a fish from water"
				(smiles in approval)
			I'll be sure the Nagus gets the 
			message.

	Quark ends the transmission.

5    RESUME SCENE

	As Sisko reacts with amusement.

					DAX
				(to Sisko)
			We'd better get ready, Benjamin.
				(off his reaction, 
				reminding him)
			Dinner, tonight.  With Admiral 
			Drazman.

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/27/94 - TEASER       4.

5    CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
				(reacting to the name)
			Not "Droner" Drazman?  The commander 
			of the Proxima Maintenance Yards?

	Sisko looks glum.  He's not looking forward to this dinner.

					BASHIR
				(to O'Brien)
			You're more than welcome to come 
			along.  The entire senior staff was 
			invited.

					O'BRIEN
			Full dress uniforms... fine table 
			linens... and a different fork for 
			every course... thanks but no thanks.  
			That's why I stayed an enlisted man.  
			No one expects us to show up for 
			formal dinners.

					DAX
				(to Kira and Odo)
			Major, Constable, care to join us?

					KIRA
			No thanks.

					ODO
			I'd say this is strictly a Starfleet 
			occasion.

	Bashir looks disappointed.  He was hoping to spread the misery 
	around a little.

6    INT. DEFIANT - TRANSPORTER ROOM

	Like all the facilities on the Defiant, this is a compact, 
	yet efficiently designed room.  There's a smaller version of 
	the standard Starfleet six-man pad and an operator's console.  
	O'Brien takes his place at the console while Sisko, Bashir 
	and Dax step onto the pad.

					SISKO
				(to Kira)
			She's all yours, Major.
				(to O'Brien)
			Energize, Mister O'Brien.

					O'BRIEN
			Aye, sir.

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - TEASER       5.

6    CONTINUED:

	O'Brien engages the transporter.

7    NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	As Sisko, Dax, and Bashir beam out...

					O'BRIEN
			That's strange.

	O'Brien calmly makes a small adjustment to the controls.

					KIRA
			What's wrong?

					O'BRIEN
				(as he works)
			Nothing serious.  Just a power 
			fluctuation in the annular confinement 
			beam.
				(something goes wrong)
			Hold on.  That's impossible.

					KIRA
			What happened?

					O'BRIEN
			I stabilized the beam... but according 
			to our sensors they never materialized 
			at their destination.
				(a beat)
			They're just... gone.

	And on Kira and O'Brien's worried expressions, we...

									CUT TO:

8    EXT. SAN FRANCISCO ALLEY - DAY #1

	Sisko is laying unconscious on a sidewalk.  His combadge is 
	missing from his uniform, as are his insignia pips.  Suddenly 
	he's prodded in the ribs by a HIGH TECH POLICE SHOTGUN.  
	These days it would be cutting edge technology, but by the 
	early days of the twenty-first century it's standard issue.

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/27/94 - TEASER       6.

9    NEW ANGLE

	As Sisko slowly regains consciousness to see a Police Officer, 
	VIN, standing over him, poking him with the barrel of his 
	shotgun.  Vin is a Sergeant, with twenty years on the force, 
	gruff and jaded.

					VIN
			Look what we have here.

	As Sisko stands up, a second police officer, BERNARDO, yanks 
	Bashir to his feet.  Bernardo is younger and less experienced 
	than Vin, and as a result, he's a little more affable and 
	idealistic.  Both cops wear the uniforms of the Sanctuary 
	District Police, which are less severe than the ones we're 
	used to.

					SISKO
				(to Vin)
			Who are you?

					VIN
			Who am I?
				(to Bernardo)
			Do you believe this?  Sleeping 
			Beauty's asking me questions.

					BERNARDO
			Hey Vin, we've been working all 
			night... why don't we forget these 
			guys?  I just want to go home and 
			see Sonya and the kids, and get some 
			sleep.

	Bashir holds his head.  He's having trouble standing and 
	both he and Sisko are groggy and disoriented.

					VIN
			What are you, an anarchist?  There's 
			a law against sleeping in the streets.

	The cop looks from Sisko to Bashir, noticing the uniforms.

					VIN
			Though I do like the matching pajamas.
				(to Sisko)
			All right, let's see some logo.

					SISKO
			Logo?

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - TEASER       7.

9    CONTINUED:

					VIN
			I.D.
				(off reaction)
			Identification.  UHC Card?  Transit 
			pass?

	Sisko looks around, trying to get his bearings.

					BASHIR
			Where are we?  What happened to 
			Starfleet Headquarters?

	Vin reacts to Bashir with disdain.

					VIN
				(to his partner, 
				sarcastic)
			Perfect.  Just what we need... two 
			more dims.

	Sisko finally realizes what's going on.

					SISKO
			Shotguns... those uniforms... There's 
			something familiar about them.

					VIN
			Yeah, probably from the last time 
			you were in a Sanctuary District.

					SISKO
				(recognizes the term)
			Sanctuary District?
				(to Vin)
			What year is this?

					BERNARDO
			Same year it was yesterday... Twenty 
			twenty-four.
				(prods Bashir with 
				his shotgun)
			Let's go.

					VIN
			How do they find us?

	The two cops escort Sisko and Bashir out into...

10   EXT. SAN FRANCISCO STREET - DAY #1

	This is not the San Francisco of today.  There are no cars 
	on the street and no mailboxes.

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - TEASER       8.

10   CONTINUED:

	The businessmen and women on the street are wearing 
	clothing similar to that of the twentieth century, with enough 
	small changes to let us know it's not our own time... We're 
	somewhere in the early twenty-first century.

	As the cops escort Sisko and Bashir away, we pull back to 
	reveal...

11   DAX

	Also unconscious, lying just out of view in a subway 
	stairwell.  Hold on her for a beat, then...

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT ONE      9.
                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

	(NOTE:  Episode credits fall over opening scenes)

12   EXT. SAN FRANCISCO STREET - DAY #1

	Dax is still unconscious.  A man's hand gently touches her 
	neck to take her pulse.  The man, CHRIS BRYNNER, is about 
	Dax's age, maybe a little older, well dressed and well 
	groomed.  He looks concerned.  He puts his hand on her 
	forehead to feel her temperature.

	Dax's eyes flutter open.

					CHRIS
			Are you okay?

	Dax sits up.  She immediately grabs her head and groans.

					DAX
			My head...

					CHRIS
			What happened... Did you get jacked 
			or something?

					DAX
			Jacked?

					CHRIS
			You know, robbed?

	Dax is starting to shake off some of the grogginess.  She 
	gets up and looks around and realizes she definitely isn't 
	where she should be.

					CHRIS
			Did they get your credit chips... 
			your I.D.?

					DAX
				(playing along)
			Looks like they got everything.

	She checks for her combadge and is relieved to find it's 
	still there.

					DAX
			Except my brooch.

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT ONE     10.

12   CONTINUED:

					CHRIS
			Where do you live?  Can you get home 
			okay?

					DAX
			I just got here.  I was traveling 
			with some friends... we got 
			separated...

					CHRIS
				(concerned)
			Well you shouldn't be walking around 
			without I.D.
				(makes a decision)
			You'd better order replacements.

					CHRIS
				(trying to be helpful)
			You can use my Interface terminal if 
			you want.  My office is right around 
			the corner.

					DAX
			That's very kind of you...

	Dax trails off.  She doesn't know his name.

					CHRIS
			Chris.  Chris Brynner.

					DAX
			I'm Jadzia.

					CHRIS
			Pretty name.  What is it, Dutch?

					DAX
			Something like that.
				(a beat)
			Thanks for the help.

					CHRIS
			Don't mention it.  It's not everyday 
			I get to rescue a damsel in distress.

	And as they walk away down the street...

									CUT TO:

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT ONE     11.

13   INT. DEFIANT - TRANSPORTER ROOM

	O'Brien and an N.D. crewmember are working on the transporter 
	equipment.

					O'BRIEN
			Check the Heisenberg compensators.  
			I'll run a level-one diagnostic of 
			the pattern buffer, see if there's 
			any kind of field imbalance.

	The N.D. nods and exits.  O'Brien immediately begins running 
	tests on the transporter controls.  Kira ENTERS.

					KIRA
			Chief.

					O'BRIEN
				(still working)
			Any news from Starfleet?

					KIRA
			Nothing good.  As far as they can 
			tell, Commander Sisko and the others 
			never materialized in San Francisco.  
			According to their sensors, our 
			transporter signal disintegrated 
			immediately after we began the beam 
			out sequence.

					O'BRIEN
				(still working)
			That doesn't agree with our records.  
			The system log shows that the 
			transport was completed successfully.  
			They definitely materialized 
			somewhere.

					KIRA
			That's good news, anyway.  The 
			question is... where?

					O'BRIEN
			I wish I knew.  Whatever the answer 
			is, it's not in the log.  The only 
			thing unusual it recorded was the 
			variance in the annular confinement 
			beam...

					KIRA
			But you corrected for that..

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT ONE     12.

13   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
				(still working)
			It was a simple adjustment.  The 
			beam was just reacting to the 
			accumulation of chroniton particles 
			in the ship's hull.


					KIRA
			Chroniton particles?

					O'BRIEN
				(still at work)
			They're emitted by the cloaking 
			device.  Sometimes they become lodged 
			in the ship's ablative armor matrix.

					KIRA
			But we've used the transporter many 
			times since the cloaking device was 
			installed.  There's never been a 
			problem before.

					O'BRIEN
			And I don't know why it would be a 
			problem now.

	O'Brien sees something on the transporter control readouts 
	that puzzles him.

					O'BRIEN
			Wait a minute.
				(a beat)
			It looks like there was a surge of 
			temporal energy a few seconds before 
			the initiation of the transporter 
			sequence.

					KIRA
				(hopeful)
			Tell me that's a clue.

					O'BRIEN
			It's a clue all right.  I'm just not 
			sure what it means yet.

14   EXT. SAN FRANCISCO - SANCTUARY DISTRICT GATE -
	DAY #1 

	Sisko and Bashir are now standing in front of an 
	imposing wall that separates two areas of the city.

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT ONE     13.

14   CONTINUED:

	There's a gate in the wall to let in pedestrians.  Vin is 
	logging in with the Security District Police Officer who's 
	manning the gate while Bernardo keeps an eye on Sisko and 
	Bashir.

					BASHIR
				(to Sisko)
			How do you feel?

					SISKO
			Better.

					BASHIR
			Me too.  Probably transporter shock.  
			Disorienting, but it wears off 
			quickly.
				(a beat)
			At least I know one thing... we're 
			definitely in San Francisco.  I caught 
			a glimpse of the Golden Gate Bridge 
			a few blocks back.

					SISKO
				(nods)
			I saw it too.

	Bashir's hand unconsciously goes to his chest, where his 
	combadge would be.

					BASHIR
			Any idea what happened to our 
			combadges?

					SISKO
			They must've been stolen when we 
			were unconscious.

	Off Bashir's reaction as he realizes that's probably what 
	happened.

					SISKO
			This isn't the Earth we're used to, 
			Doctor.  That's still at least a 
			century away.
				(worried)
			I wish I knew what happened to Dax.

					BASHIR
			She was in the transporter beam with 
			us.  Whatever affected us must've 
			affected her too.

					SISKO
			That means she's probably somewhere 
			nearby.

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT ONE     14.

14   CONTINUED:	(2)

					SISKO
				(a beat)
			As soon as we get a chance, we've 
			got to find her.

					BASHIR
			And then what?

	What Bashir's really asking is how do we get out of this.  
	Sisko doesn't have an answer, but he has the quiet confidence 
	to know that given time, he'll find one.

					SISKO
			And then... we find a way home.

	Vin finishes his business at the gate and signals Bernardo.  
	Bernardo glances at his watch, and frowns.  He gestures for 
	Sisko and Bashir to walk toward the gate.

					BERNARDO
				(to Sisko and Bashir)
			Okay, let's go.  Hurry it up.
				(to himself)
			Sonya's gonna kill me.

	The cops escort Sisko and Bashir through the Pedestrian Gate 
	and into...

15   EXT. SANCTUARY DISTRICT "A" - STREET - DAY #1
	(OPTICAL)

	Sisko and Bashir ENTER a street lined by dirty, 
	dilapidated buildings, with boarded up windows and 
	impromptu campsites set up in the doorways and 
	stairwells.  It's a sharp contrast to the relatively 
	clean city outside.  The street is crowded with poorly 
	dressed homeless men, women, and children, of all ages 
	and races, many standing in a long food line.

	Once they're through the gate, Bernardo pulls Vin aside to 
	try to convince Vin to finish processing Sisko and Bashir 
	without his help.  This exchange takes place in the background 
	and we don't have to hear it.

16   ANGLE ON SISKO AND BASHIR

	As they react to the utter poverty that surrounds them.

					BASHIR
			What is this place?

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/20/94 - ACT ONE     15.


16   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			A Sanctuary District.

	Bashir looks questioningly at Sisko.  The term means nothing 
	to him.

					BASHIR
			I'm afraid twenty-first century 
			history isn't one of my strong suits.  
			Too depressing.

					SISKO
			It's always been a hobby of mine.  
			They made some ugly mistakes, but 
			they also paved the way for a lot of 
			the things we take for granted.

					BASHIR
			I assume this was one of the mistakes.

					SISKO
			A bad one.  By the early twenty-
			twenties there was a place like this 
			in every major city in the United 
			States.

					BASHIR
			But why are these people in here?  
			Are they criminals?

					SISKO
			No.  People with criminal records 
			weren't allowed in the Sanctuary 
			Districts.

					BASHIR
			Then what did they do to deserve 
			this?

					SISKO
			Nothing.  They're just people.  People 
			without jobs or places to live.

					BASHIR
				(shocked)
			So they get put in here?

					SISKO
			Welcome to the twenty-first century.

        DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - 10/18/94 - ACT ONE        16.

16   CONTINUED:	(2)

	Behind them, Bernardo finally wins the argument and EXITS, 
	leaving Vin to take care of Sisko and Bashir.

					VIN
			Shall we?

	Vin nudges Bashir with his shotgun and gestures down the 
	street.  Sisko nods for him to cooperate and the two of them 
	walk with Vin into the streets of the Sanctuary.

	And as they are swallowed up by the crowd of homeless men 
	and women, we...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT TWO     17.
                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

17   INT. CHRIS'S OFFICE - DAY #1

	Chris's penthouse office is decorated in hi-tech, 
	ultramodern, twenty-first century style.  There's a desk, a 
	conference table, several plants, and a million-dollar view 
	of the bay out the windows.

	There's a conspicuous absence of filing cabinets or papers 
	of any kind.  Instead, the desk and each position at the 
	conference table is equipped with a 
	videophone/computer/television that allows the user to access 
	the Interface.

18   INCLUDE DAX (VPB)

	Who's working at an additional Interface terminal in a sitting 
	area by the window.  Several half empty boxes of Chinese 
	take-out are scattered around a nearby coffee table.  Dax 
	operates the computer by means of an electronic stylus, 
	touching controls on the screen itself to enter commands, 
	open files, etc.

19   NEW ANGLE

	As Chris ENTERS the office.

					CHRIS
			Sorry to keep you waiting.  Were you 
			able to order new I.D.?

	Dax taps in a few last commands with the stylus.

					DAX
			Just finished.  It took a little 
			while to convince them I was who I 
			said I was.

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/25/94 - ACT TWO     18.

19   CONTINUED:

					DAX
			They'll be expressing me a new transit 
			pass and a couple of credit chips in 
			a few hours.  I asked them to send 
			it here.  I hope you don't mind.

					CHRIS
			No problem.

					DAX
			Thanks... for letting me use your 
			terminal... and your account.

	Dax takes a credit chip out of the computer and hands it to 
	Chris.  Chris just smiles and takes the chip.  He's staring 
	at Dax's head.

					CHRIS
			Glad I could help.
				(re: her Trill markings)
			You know... those are really... 
			unusual.

					DAX
			You mean...
				(covering)
			My tattoos?

					CHRIS
			It's amazing work.  Where'd you get 
			them done... Japan?

					DAX
				(playing along)
			How'd you guess?

					CHRIS
			I used to have one myself.  A Maori 
			tribal pattern.  All the way down my 
			arm.  Got it in high school... back 
			in the nineties... just like everybody 
			else.
				(frowns)
			But I had to have it removed.  You 
			know how it is.  To get the government 
			contracts, you have to look just 
			like the rest of the drones.
				(down)
			I guess that makes me a sell-out.

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/25/94 - ACT TWO     19.

19   CONTINUED:	(2)

	Dax isn't following every word of this, but she gets the 
	gist of it.

					DAX
			Not necessarily.  What kind of 
			business do you do?

					CHRIS
			You don't know?
				(Dax shakes her head)
			I've got to talk to my public 
			relations people.
				(gestures to the 
				computer)
			I'm Chris Brynner... of Brynner 
			Information Systems.  You know... 
			Interface Operations... Net Access... 
			Channel Ninety...

	Dax can tell this is supposed to mean something, so she fakes 
	familiarity.

					DAX
			You're that Chris Brynner?

	Chris smiles.  He's glad she knows who he is after all.

					CHRIS
			So what do you think?  Am I a sell-
			out or not?

					DAX
			Probably.  But I won't hold it against 
			you.

					CHRIS
			So, these friends you told me about... 
			Is there any way you can get a hold 
			of them?

					DAX
			I wish I could.

	Though Dax is trying to keep up a carefree front, this time 
	the worry shows through.

20   INT. PROCESSING CENTER - DAY #1

	We come in CLOSE on Sisko's hand as it is scanned by a Xerox 
	machine-like computer scanner.

	PULL BACK TO REVEAL:

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/20/94 - ACT TWO     20.

21   SISKO AND BASHIR

	Getting the twenty-first century equivalent of fingerprints 
	and mug shots.  They're in the Processing Center, the 
	administrative headquarters of Sanctuary District "A."  It's 
	a converted DMV office, and it's even more understaffed now 
	than it was then.

					VIN
			Other hand.

	Sisko holds out his other hand.  Vin grabs it and uses the 
	scanner to enter his prints into the computer.

22   INCLUDE THE MONITOR (VPB)

	Of a twenty-first century computer, very similar in design 
	to the one's in Brynner's office.  Right now the Monitor is 
	displaying Sisko's handprints.  Vin enters some commands 
	with his electronic stylus.  The computer responds verbally.  
	When it speaks, it's with a different voice than the computers 
	we're used to.  It's more artificial sounding and possibly 
	male.

					INTERFACE VOICE
			Welcome to SafeTech's fingerprint 
			database.  your government discount 
			has been accepted.  Remember our new 
			retinal scan services, now accessible 
			on Channel One-Seventy-Eight.

					VIN
				(to himself)
			Yeah, yeah.  Save the commercials.

	Vin taps in a series of commands.

					INTERFACE VOICE
			We're sorry... but the fingerprints 
			you have provided are not on record.

					VIN
			No I.D., no fingerprint records, no 
			Interface account.  It's like you 
			two don't exist.

					BASHIR
			Since we don't exist, why not let us 
			go?

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT TWO     21.

22   CONTINUED:

					VIN
			Let's see, you don't have any I.D., 
			you don't have any money, and you're 
			both dressed like clowns.  You figure 
			it out.

	Vin takes out two clipboards and attaches a stack of forms 
	to each one.  He hands them to Sisko and Bashir.

					VIN
				(reciting from memory)
			"Please fill out these forms.  Answer 
			all the questions to the best of 
			your ability.  If you cannot speak 
			English an interpreter will be 
			provided.  If you cannot read, the 
			questions can be given verbally.  If 
			there is any part of this form you 
			do not understand, please ask one of 
			our staff for assistance."
				(a beat)
			Now sit down, shut up, and fill out 
			the forms.  And if you've got any 
			problems, don't come to me with them.

	Sisko and Bashir exchange a look.  This is definitely not 
	what they're used to.

23   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE

	O'Brien ENTERS the bridge and finds Kira standing by the 
	Conn, talking to an N.D.

					KIRA
			Tell Admiral Ngomo I appreciate her 
			offer, but I don't want anyone beaming 
			onto this ship until we know what's 
			going on.  If they want to come up 
			by shuttle, that's fine.

					O'BRIEN
				(excited)
			Major.

	Kira turns toward O'Brien.

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT TWO     22.

23   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
			I think I know what happened to 
			Commander Sisko and the others.  The 
			temporal surge we detected was caused 
			by the explosion of a microscopic 
			singularity  passing through this 
			solar system.  Somehow, the energy 
			emitted by the singularity shifted 
			the chroniton particles in our hull 
			into a high state of temporal 
			polarization.

					KIRA
			Which means what?

					O'BRIEN
			Which means that the transporter 
			beam was redirected when it passed 
			through the polarized particles.

					KIRA
			Redirected where?

					O'BRIEN
			Not "where."  When.  The beam was 
			redirected through time, not space.  
			They arrived in San Francisco, just 
			like they were supposed to...

					KIRA
			But not when they were supposed to.  
			How much time are we talking about?  
			Days?  Weeks?

					O'BRIEN
			More like centuries.

	As Kira reacts to this...

24   INT. PROCESSING CENTER - DAY #1

	Sisko is sitting on a bench with several homeless men and 
	women.  All the other people in his area of the Processing 
	Center seem to be mentally ill in one way or other.  The 
	bench is part of a line which stretches out the door.  Sisko 
	is waiting patiently, filling out some kind of form, but 
	Bashir is at the front of the line, complaining to Vin, who 
	is still on duty...

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT TWO     23.

24   CONTINUED:

					BASHIR
			This is ridiculous.  We've been 
			waiting here for three hours and the 
			line's barely moved at all.

	Vin cradles his shotgun in his arms and leans against the 
	wall in a relaxed position.  But in spite of his relaxed 
	pose, he's a professional, constantly scanning the room for 
	signs of trouble.

					VIN
			I got one word for you pal... plenty 
			of overtime.

					BASHIR
			That's three words.

					VIN
			Hey, for a dim, you're pretty smart.  
			Now get back in line.

	While Bashir and Vin are talking, something catches Sisko's 
	eye.  It's a digital WALL CALENDAR displaying the date "8-30-
	24." Sisko looks at the calendar for a long beat, then looks 
	outside.

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT TWO     24.

25   NEW ANGLE

	As Bashir joins Sisko.

					BASHIR
				(quietly; re: the 
				Dims)
			Commander, these people are mentally 
			ill.  They need proper medical 
			treatment.

					SISKO
			I know.  But they're not going to 
			get it.  Not now anyway.

	Bashir picks up on Sisko's mood.

					BASHIR
			What is it?

					SISKO
			That calendar over there... It says 
			today is August thirtieth, twenty-
			twenty-four.

					BASHIR
			I'm not sure what you...

					SISKO
				(cuts him off)
			Ever hear of the Bell Riots?

					BASHIR
				(thinking)
			Vaguely.

	Sisko nods.  He wasn't really expecting Bashir to recognize 
	the name.

      DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT TWO     25.

25   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			It was one of the most violent civil 
			disturbances in American history.  
			And it happened right here.  San 
			Francisco, Sanctuary District "A," 
			the first week of September, twenty-
			twenty-four.

					BASHIR
			That's only a few days from now.

					SISKO
			Which means if we don't get out of 
			here soon, we're going to be caught 
			right in the middle of it.

	And as Bashir reacts to Sisko's news, we...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT THREE    26.
                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

26   INT. PROCESSING CENTER - CONTINUOUS

	Bashir looks around at all the people waiting in the 
	Processing Center.

					BASHIR
				(to Sisko, quietly)
			So just how bad is this riot going 
			to be, Commander?

					SISKO
			Bad.  The Sanctuary residents will 
			take over the District.  Some of the 
			guards will be taken hostage.  In 
			the end, the government will send in 
			troops to restore order.  Hundreds 
			of Sanctuary residents will be killed.

					BASHIR
				(shocked)
			Hundreds.
				(shakes his head)
			And there's nothing we can do to 
			prevent it.

	It's a statement of fact, not a question.  Bashir shakes his 
	head grimly.

					BASHIR
				(continues)
			Starfleet's temporal displacement 
			policy may sound good in a classroom.  
			But to know that hundreds of people 
			are going to die, and not to be 
			allowed to even try to save them...

					SISKO
			I sympathize, Doctor.  But if it 
			makes you feel any better, the Riots 
			will be one of the watershed events 
			of the twenty-first century.
				(a beat)
			Gabriel Bell will see to that.

					BASHIR
			Bell?

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT THREE    27.

26   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
				(nods)
			The man they named the Riots after.  
			He was one of the Sanctuary residents 
			who'll be guarding the hostages.  
			The government troops will storm 
			this place, based on rumors that the 
			hostages have been killed.
				(a beat)
			But it'll turn out that the hostages 
			were never harmed.  Because of Gabriel 
			Bell.  In the end, Bell will sacrifice 
			his own life to save them.  He'll 
			become a national hero.  Outrage 
			over his death, and the death of the 
			other residents, will change public 
			opinion about the Sanctuaries.  
			They'll be torn down and the United 
			States will finally begin correcting 
			the social problems it had struggled 
			with for over a hundred years.

					BASHIR
			All because of what's going to happen 
			here in a few days.

					SISKO
			Which means if we warn these people 
			about what's coming, if we try to 
			help them in any way, we risk altering 
			a pivotal moment in history.  And we 
			can't let that happen.

	As much as he doesn't like it, Bashir knows Sisko is right.

27   NEW ANGLE

	As Vin notices something off camera.

					VIN
				(to Sisko and Bashir)
			Hey, I hate to break up this intimate 
			conversation, but you're next.

28   INT. PROCESSING CENTER - LEE'S CUBICLE - DAY #1

	Sisko and Bashir are being interviewed by a Public Health 
	official in a small semi-private cubicle.

 DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT THREE 28-29.    

28   CONTINUED:

	LEE, the official, is well-meaning, but underpaid, 
	undersupported, and overworked.  Unlike Chris, she's still 
	using paper.  Her desk is covered with the stuff.

	Lee studies both of them.

					SISKO
			Is something wrong?

					LEE
			Well, according to these forms, you're 
			supposed to be dims.  But you're 
			not, are you?

					SISKO
			I hope you're not disappointed.

					LEE
			Pleasantly surprised is more like 
			it.
				(a beat)
			I guess I owe you an apology.  If 
			I'd known you were gimmies, I could've 
			processed your application much 
			sooner.

					BASHIR
			Gimmies?

					SISKO
			They're American slang terms.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT THREE    30.

28   CONTINUED:	(2)

					LEE
				(embarrassed)
			I try not to use them, but it's a 
			bad habit.
				(to Bashir)
			Gimmies are people like you... people 
			looking for help... a job, a place 
			to live.

					BASHIR
			And what about the dims... Don't 
			they need help?

					LEE
			The dims should be in hospitals.  
			But the government can't afford to 
			keep them there, so we get them 
			instead.
				(a beat)
			I don't like it, but that's the way 
			it is.
				(consults forms)
			I see here that you both just arrived 
			in San Francisco.  Do you have any 
			jobs lined up?

					BASHIR
			No.  We weren't really planning on 
			being here that long.

					LEE
			Have you got a place to stay?  Or 
			anyone who can vouch for you?

					SISKO
			We were traveling with a friend... 
			but we were separated right after we 
			arrived.

					LEE
			Do you have any way of contacting 
			this friend of yours?

					SISKO
			Not at the moment.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT THREE    31.

28   CONTINUED:	(3)

					LEE
			In that case, I'm afraid you'll have 
			to stay here in the Sanctuary for 
			the time being.

					BASHIR
			You mean we can't leave?

					LEE
			It's for your own safety.

					SISKO
				(skeptical)
			Really.

					LEE
			And it's the law.

					SISKO
			And what about jobs?  How are we 
			supposed to find work and a place to 
			stay if we're stuck in here?

					LEE
			One of the services we provide is 
			job placement.

					SISKO
			And how long does that usually take?

	Lee looks very uncomfortable.

					LEE
			I wish I could give you a definite 
			answer.  But right now jobs are hard 
			to come by... what with the economy 
			and all...
				(a beat)
			My advice is to be patient.

	There's an awkward silence, then Lee takes two plastic cards 
	out of her desk.  She gives one to each of them.

					LEE
			In the meantime, take these.
				(they take the cards)
			They're your ration cards.  You can 
			use them to get food and water at 
			any of the distribution points in 
			the district.  Hang on to them.

					BASHIR
			And where are we supposed to stay 
			while we're here?

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT THREE    32.

28   CONTINUED:	(4)

					LEE
			Anywhere you like.  The buildings in 
			the district are there for everyone 
			to use.

	In other words, they're on their own.

					SISKO
			Thanks for all your help.

	Sisko and Bashir head for the door.

					LEE
			One more thing... a little advice.  
			Stay away from District Security.  
			They've had their budget cut again.  
			They're overworked and underpaid...
				(trails off)
			Just give them a lot of space.
				(a beat)
			And watch out for ghosts.

					BASHIR
			Ghosts?

					LEE
			That's what we call people who haven't 
			integrated well into the Sanctuary.  
			They can be dangerous; they tend to 
			prey on other residents.

					SISKO
				(means it this time)
			Thanks for the warning.  We'll stay 
			out of their way.

	Sisko and Bashir EXIT.  Lee watches them go.  She feels for 
	them, but she tries not to let it get to her.

29   INT. CHRIS'S OFFICE - NIGHT #1

	Dax is alone in Chris's office.  She's trying to contact 
	Sisko and Bashir over her combadge.  From her expression, it 
	appears she's been at it for a while.

					DAX
			Dax to Sisko... Dax to Bashir... If 
			you can hear me, please respond...

	There's no answer.  Chris ENTERS.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT THREE    33.

29   CONTINUED:

					CHRIS
			Okay, my assistant was able to get 
			you a room at the Clift for the next 
			five nights.

					DAX
			You didn't have to do that.

					CHRIS
				(smiles)
			I know.  But I wanted to.
				(a beat)
			So what are your plans?

					DAX
			I still have to find my friends.

					CHRIS
			Well, I hope you don't mind, but I 
			had Britt do some checking.  No one 
			matching their descriptions has been 
			admitted into any of the City's 
			hospitals or trauma wards.

					DAX
			That's good news.

	There's an awkward beat between them.

					CHRIS
			Look, I'd like to know how this all 
			turns out.  I'm having a little get-
			together tomorrow, here in the office.  
			You're welcome to come if you want... 
			you and your friends.

					DAX
			I'd like that.

	Dax starts getting ready to leave.

					CHRIS
			Well, good luck.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT THREE    34.

29   CONTINUED:	(2)

					DAX
			Thanks.  I could use it.

	Dax EXITS.

30   EXT. SANCTUARY DISTRICT "A" APARTMENT BUILDING -
	NIGHT #1

	Sisko and Bashir walk up the stairs toward a tenement 
	style apartment building.  Their way is blocked at the 
	top of the stairs by three burly-looking homeless men.  
	These are gimmies, people just trying to protect their 
	families and friends inside the building.

					STAIRWAY GUARD
			You can't come in here.

					BASHIR
			We're just looking for someplace to 
			sleep.

					STAIRWAY GUARD
			Look someplace else.

	From Bashir's expression, it's evident they've run into this 
	response more than once today.

					BASHIR
			Let me guess.  This building's full.

					STAIRWAY GUARD
			Sorry.

	Bashir looks back at Sisko.  He doesn't want to back down, 
	but he knows he shouldn't push it.

31   NEW ANGLE

	As the two of them head off down the street together.  The 
	street is poorly lit and poorly maintained.  People are 
	sleeping in doorways, stairwells, any place they can find 
	shelter from the cold.

	They walk by several people camped in a doorway.  One of 
	them, an African American about Sisko's size and age, nods a 
	wordless greeting.  Though there's no way they can know it, 
	this is GABRIEL BELL.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 11/01/94 - ACT THREE    35.

31   CONTINUED:

					BASHIR
			Every building we go to, it's the 
			same story.  They can't all be full.

					SISKO
			Don't be so sure.  One of the main 
			complaints against the Sanctuary 
			Districts was overcrowding.  It got 
			to the point where they didn't care 
			how many people were in here.  They 
			just wanted to keep them out of sight.

	Bashir and Sisko walk by a dim, who is sitting on a curb, 
	gently rocking back and forth.  Bashir glances at the dim 
	and shakes his head.

					BASHIR
			And once they were out of sight, 
			what then?
				(re: the Dim)
			Look at him.  There's no need for 
			that man to live like that.  With 
			the right medication, he could lead 
			a full and normal life.

					SISKO
			Maybe in our time...

					BASHIR
			Not just in our time.  There were 
			any number of effective treatments 
			for schizophrenia, even in this day 
			and age.  They could cure that man 
			now... today... if they gave a damn.

					SISKO
			It's not that they don't give a damn, 
			Doctor.  It's that they've given up.  
			The social problems facing them seem 
			too enormous to deal with.

					BASHIR
			That only makes it worse.  Causing 
			people to suffer because you hate 
			them is terrible... but causing them 
			to suffer because you've forgotten 
			how to care... that's even harder to 
			understand.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 11/01/94 - ACT THREE   35A.

31   CONTINUED:	(2)

					SISKO
			They'll remember.  It'll take 
			time, and it won't be easy, but 
			eventually people in this century 
			will remember how to care.

					BASHIR
			But it makes you wonder, doesn't it?  
			Are humans really any different than 
			Cardassians... or Romulans?  If push 
			came to shove, if something disastrous 
			happened to the Federation, and we 
			got frightened enough, or desperate 
			enough, how would we react?  Would 
			we stay true to our ideals... or 
			would we just end up... here... right 
			back where we started?

					SISKO
			I don't know.  But as a Starfleet 
			officer, it's my job to make sure we 
			never have to find out.

	They round the corner and come upon a group of GHOSTS, who 
	are in the middle of beating up on a confused-looking dim.  
	The ghosts are tough-looking and better fed and dressed than 
	the rest of the people on the street, the top of the food 
	chain.  They throw the dim to the pavement.

	B.C., the leader of this particular group of Ghosts, is a 
	wiry, tightly wound man in his late twenties.

						B.C.
					(to another ghost)
			Get his food card.

	The dim, who's had the wind knocked out of him by the fall, 
	tries to huddle up and protect himself.

32   ANGLE ON SISKO AND BASHIR

	Looking in shock and revulsion at what's going on.  Sisko 
	can tell that Bashir wants to intervene, but holds him back 
	with a look.

					SISKO
				(sotto voice)
			Remember, Doctor, we can't interfere.

	B.C. looks over and sees the look on Bashir's face.

					B.C.
			You got a problem?

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/27/94 - ACT THREE    36.

32   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			No problem.

					B.C.
			You look upset.
				(with mock apology)
			If we've offended you in any way, 
			please tell us so we can be sure not 
			to do it again.

					SISKO
			Don't worry about us.  We're new 
			here.

					B.C.
			I never would've guessed.  Let me 
			be the first to welcome you.

	He tips his hat.

					B.C.
				(re: the dim)
			Would you like a piece of this?

					BASHIR
			No thanks.

					B.C.
				(to his colleagues)
			Gimmies... no sense of fun.

					SISKO
			We're just looking for a place to 
			sleep.

					B.C.
			In that case, you better look 
			somewhere else... newboy.

					SISKO
				(to Bashir)
			You heard him.  Let's go.

	Sisko and Bashir back away.

					B.C.
				(calling after them)
			Enjoy your stay... in a few days 
			you'll feel right at home.

	One of the other ghosts rummages through the dim's clothing 
	and takes his food card.  The street scene is eerie and 
	nightmarish.  And despite the dim's whimpers, no one moves 
	to help him.

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT FOUR     37.
                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

33   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE

	O'Brien is at the Engineering station, briefing Kira and Odo 
	on a possible way to retrieve Sisko, Dax, and Bashir.

					ODO
			So in theory, we should be able to 
			travel into the past by focusing the 
			transporter beam through the polarized 
			chroniton particles.

					O'BRIEN
			The problem is, we don't know where 
			in time Sisko and the others are.  
			I've narrowed it down to a dozen 
			different possibilities.  But we 
			only have enough polarized chronitons 
			to make five or six attempts.

					KIRA
			We'll have to take our chances.  
			Pick the most likely time periods 
			and send a team down with tricorders 
			to find them.
				(she smiles)
			The hard part will be finding a couple 
			of volunteers crazy enough to risk 
			getting lost in time to do the job.

	O'Brien looks at Kira.

					O'BRIEN
				(smiles)
			I think I know some likely candidates.

	Odo looks back and forth between the two of them.

34   EXT. SANCTUARY DISTRICT "A" - DAY #2

	Bashir's asleep on the sidewalk, huddled up against the wall.  
	Sisko gently shakes his shoulder and wakes him up.

	Bashir gets up with a groan.  His muscles are sore from 
	sleeping on the concrete.  Both of them look like they could 
	use a shave, a shower, and a clean uniform.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/20/94 - ACT FOUR    37A.

34   CONTINUED:

					BASHIR
			If we get home, I promise not to 
			complain about the station's 
			Cardassian beds ever again.

	Bashir looks around.  The streets are deserted, except for a 
	scattering of dims.

					BASHIR
				(continuing)
			Where is everybody?

					SISKO
			In the food lines, waiting for 
			breakfast.
				(hands Bashir a plate 
				of scrambled eggs)
			It's not much to look at, but it's 
			better than nothing.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/20/94 - ACT FOUR    37B.

34   CONTINUED:	(2)

	Bashir looks at the eggs.  There's no fork on the plate.

					SISKO
				(continuing)
			Oh yeah, sorry.  They were out of 
			utensils.
				(ironic)
			And napkins.

					BASHIR
			Why am I not surprised?

	He begins eating the eggs with his fingers.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT FOUR     38.

34   CONTINUED:	(3)

					SISKO
			When you're done eating, I think we 
			should try to get up on the roof of 
			one of these buildings.  I want a 
			better look at this place.

					BASHIR
			Do you think there's a way out?

					SISKO
			If there is, we'll find it.

35   EXT. SANCTUARY DISTRICT "A" APARTMENT BUILDING -
	DAY #2

	Sisko and Bashir return to the building where they were 
	turned away the night before.  There's a new group of 
	guards on the stairs, but the guards from the night 
	before are sitting nearby, eating their breakfasts.  
	The head Stairway Guard spots Sisko and Bashir 
	approaching the building.

					STAIRWAY GUARD
			Not you two again.  I told you, we 
			don't have any room.

					SISKO
			We're not looking to stay.  All we 
			want is to go up on the roof and 
			take a look around.

					STAIRWAY GUARD
			It doesn't matter what you want.  
			You can't come in.  We've got to 
			protect what's ours.

					BASHIR
			Look, maybe we can make a deal.  
			Isn't there something we can trade 
			to get access to your building?

					STAIRWAY GUARD
			I don't know.  What do you have to 
			offer?

	There's a beat as Sisko and Bashir realize they don't really 
	have anything.

					STAIRWAY GUARD
				(continuing)
			That's what I thought.  Maybe you 
			should try another building.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT FOUR     39.

35   CONTINUED:

	Bashir and Sisko start to leave, but one of his companions 
	whispers something to the Stairway Guard, who calls after 
	them.

					STAIRWAY GUARD
			Hey, wait a minute.
				(they turn back)
			Maybe we can make a deal after all.

36   INT. APARTMENT BUILDING HALLWAY - DAY #2

	Sisko and Bashir picking their way through an ill-lit hallway 
	inside the tenement building.  Neither one of them is wearing 
	their uniform anymore.  They're exchanged clothing with the 
	stairway guards outside.

					SISKO
				(re: the clothes)
			Well at least now we look like we 
			belong here.

					BASHIR
			Yeah, and we smell just as bad as 
			everyone else.

	Sisko smiles at Bashir's attempt to make light of their 
	situation.

					SISKO
			The stairwell must be around here 
			somewhere.

	They round a corner and...

37   NEW ANGLE

	... and run into a homeless man (WEBB) tending to an injured 
	teenage boy (DANNY).  But as soon as he catches a glimpse of 
	Sisko and Bashir in the darkened hallway, Webb spins around 
	and points a knife at them.

					WEBB
			Stay away from him.

					SISKO
			Whatever you say.  Just put the knife 
			down.

	Webb is a man in his mid-forties.  He's a gimmie who still 
	has hope that things will get better.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT FOUR     40.

37   CONTINUED:

	He tries to make himself look presentable; his clothes 
	are wrinkled but basically clean.  He's clean shaven and his 
	hair looks messy, but clean.  There's something solid and 
	reassuringly middle-class about him, the kind of guy you'd 
	want on your side.  He studies Bashir and Sisko for a beat, 
	then...

					WEBB
			Step into the light.  So I can see 
			you.

	Bashir steps forward into a beam of light.  Webb sees his 
	face and relaxes a little.

					SISKO
			We're new here.  We're just trying 
			to get up to the roof... get a better 
			look at this place.

					WEBB
			Believe me, it doesn't look any better 
			from up there.

	The teenage boy feels a twinge and moans.

					DANNY
				(weak)
			Dad...

	Webb decides he can trust Sisko and Bashir.  He puts away 
	the knife and goes to tend to his son.

					WEBB
			It's going to be okay...

38   CLOSE ON BASHIR

	As he watches Webb try to make his son more comfortable.

					BASHIR
			What happened?

					WEBB
			He got beaten up by some ghosts.

	Bashir kneels down next to the boy.  Danny's shirt is cut up 
	and bloody.

					WEBB
				(continuing)
			My wife went to get help, but there's 
			only one doctor on duty at the 
			Processing Center.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT FOUR     41.

38   CONTINUED:

					BASHIR
			Why don't you let me take a look?  I 
			know a bit about medicine.

					SISKO
			Julian...

	Bashir takes Sisko aside so they can talk in private.

					BASHIR
			It can't hurt just to look.

	A beat, then Sisko nods his consent.  Bashir returns to 
	Danny's side.  He carefully unbuttons and pulls aside the 
	boy's blood-soaked shirt, then examines the wounds.

					BASHIR
			Looks like you were lucky.  No broken 
			ribs and these cuts are mostly 
			superficial.  You're going to be 
			okay.
				(to Webb)
			You're going to need some clean rags 
			and something to disinfect the wounds.  
			Alcohol will do.

	Webb nods gratefully.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT FOUR     42.

38   CONTINUED:	(2)

					WEBB
			I think I can get some.

	Webb goes to get the items Bashir needs.

					SISKO
				(quietly, to Bashir)
			Looks like we made a friend.

93   EXT. SANCTUARY DISTRICT "A" APARTMENT BUILDING -
	DAY #2
					
	Sisko and Bashir emerge from the building.  Webb 
	follows them out.

					WEBB
			You know, the District could use 
			another doctor.

					BASHIR
			I don't really practice anymore.

					WEBB
			But there are people here who need 
			you.

					BASHIR
			I'm sorry.  They'll have to get along 
			without me.

	Webb looks disappointed.

					WEBB
			I know you two are new here, so let 
			me explain something to you.  You 
			can forget about getting out of here 
			any time soon.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT FOUR     43.

39   CONTINUED:

					WEBB (Cont'd)
			This is your home now.  The only 
			help we're going to get is from each 
			other.  If we don't start pulling 
			together, we're finished.

					SISKO
			All we want is to be left alone.

					WEBB
			My mistake.  I thought you wanted to 
			get out of here.

					BASHIR
			We do.

					WEBB
			Well the only way that's going to 
			happen is for us to get organized 
			and let people on the outside know 
			what's going on in here.

					SISKO
			Do whatever you want.  But leave us 
			out of it.

					WEBB
			If you want to be left alone, that's 
			fine with me.  But if you want to 
			help us, and help yourselves, you 
			know where to find me.

	Webb turns and walks away.  Sisko and Bashir exchange a look.  
	They know Webb is a good man, and they want to help, but 
	their hands are tied.

40   INT. CHRIS'S OFFICE - DAY #2

	Chris is hosting a cocktail party/sales presentation for 
	some of his more important clients.  His office is full of 
	PARTY GUESTS, well-dressed corporate bigwigs and their 
	significant others.

	Dax is standing off to one side, watching the crowd.  She's 
	wearing new twenty-first century clothing, but she's still 
	got her combadge on.

					MALE GUEST
			Our sea floor mining project is almost 
			ready to go into operation.

	The Pan-Caribbean government had some misgivings, but I think 
	we've won them over.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT FOUR     44.

40   CONTINUED:

					MALE GUEST
				(a beat)
			I hear you just came back from 
			Christchurch?

					CHRIS
			Yeah.  Did a little skiing on Mount 
			Cook.

					FEMALE GUEST
			You're lucky.  We had to cancel our 
			trip to the Alps this year because 
			of the student protests in France.

					CHRIS
			I thought the Neo-Trotskyists were 
			going to put a stop to that.

					FEMALE GUEST
			They're not having any more luck 
			that the Gaullists did.

					MALE GUEST
			Europe's falling apart.

					FEMALE GUEST
			Well, at least we don't have to worry 
			about that kind of thing here.

					DAX
			Don't count on it.

					CHRIS
			You'll have to excuse Jadzia's 
			cynicism.  She got mugged yesterday.  
			That kind of thing's bound to give 
			you a negative impression of the 
			future.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT FOUR     45.

40   CONTINUED:	(2)

					FEMALE GUEST
			So who mugged you?  Did you see them?

	Dax shakes her head.

					DAX
			It doesn't really matter.  I'm just 
			glad I wasn't hurt.

					CHRIS
			Whoever it was did a thorough job.  
			They took everything she had, even 
			her I.D.

					FEMALE GUEST
			Really?  Everything.

	Dax nods.

					DAX
			Chris came to my rescue.  He let me 
			use his computer to get replacement 
			I.D.

					MALE GUEST
			You're lucky the police didn't find 
			you first.  If they'd caught you on 
			the street without I.D., you might've 
			ended up in a Sanctuary District.

					FEMALE GUEST
			I thought they stopped doing that.

					MALE GUEST
			Why would they?  It's the only way 
			to keep those people off the streets.

	During the above exchange, Dax takes Chris's arm.

					DAX
			Excuse us for just a minute.

	The Guests nod politely and Dax leads Chris away.

41   ANGLE ON DAX AND CHRIS

	As they talk in private.

					DAX
			Is that true?

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT FOUR     46.

41   CONTINUED:

					CHRIS
			What?

					DAX
			About taking people without I.D.  to 
			a Sanctuary District.

					CHRIS
			Of course... why?


					DAX
			I still haven't found my friends.

					CHRIS
			And you think they might be in a 
			Sanctuary District?

					DAX
			It's possible.  If you hadn't found 
			me, I might've wound up in one.  Can 
			we check and see if they're inside?

					CHRIS
			That might take some doing.  Sanctuary 
			District Records aren't posted on 
			the Net.
				(a beat)
			But, maybe I can pull in a few 
			favors...

	Dax smiles at him.

									CUT TO:

42   EXT. SANCTUARY DISTRICT "A" - NIGHT #2

	Sisko and Bashir are in line for food with a number of other 
	District Residents.  Both of them look cold, hungry, and 
	miserable.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/20/94 - ACT FOUR     47.

42   CONTINUED:

					BASHIR
			And I thought the replimat lines 
			were bad.  By the time we get dinner, 
			it'll be time for breakfast.

	Bashir looks down the line, which bends around a corner not 
	far from them.

					BASHIR
				(continuing)
			You'd think before they locked 
			thousands of people into a twenty 
			square block area, they'd give some 
			thought to how they're all supposed 
			to stay fed.

					SISKO
			I'll go see how much longer the line 
			is.

43   CLOSE ON BASHIR

	As Sisko goes to check on dinner, Bashir warms his hands on 
	one of several trash can fires scattered around the line.  A 
	group of ghosts approach him from behind.  It's B.C. and his 
	friends.

	B.C.

	Hey, gimmie.

	Bashir, who has no idea they're talking to him, continues 
	warming his hands.  B.C. grabs him by the shoulder and turns 
	him around.

					B.C.
			I'm talking to you, gimmie.

	Bashir looks down at B.C.'s hand on his shoulder.

        DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - 10/18/94 - ACT FOUR       48.

43   CONTINUED:

					B.C.
			Let me see your food card.

					BASHIR
			What for?

					B.C.
			Because I said so.

	But before Bashir can decide whether or not to cooperate...

44   INCLUDE SISKO

	Who has returned from his scouting expedition.

					SISKO
			Let him go.

	B.C. and his men turn toward Sisko.

					B.C.
				(can't believe someone's 
				standing up to him)
			What?

					SISKO
			I said, let him go.

					B.C.
			Well, when you put it that way...

45   NEW ANGLE

	As B.C. releases Bashir, then spins and punches Sisko.  Bashir 
	goes to Sisko's defense, and soon the two of them are fighting 
	B.C. and four of his ghost flunkies.

	The crowd in the line scatters.  Though Sisko and Bashir are 
	far better fighters than B.C. and his men had anticipated, 
	numbers tell, and Sisko and Bashir are soon in trouble.

	But to everyone's surprise, one of the bystanders weighs in 
	on Sisko and Bashir's side, decking a ghost who is trying to 
	strangle Bashir.  It's Gabriel Bell.

					BELL
			Leave them alone.

	Bell, who is a large, strong man, turns the tide, and it 
	looks like Sisko and Bashir are going to be okay, when...

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT FOUR     49.

46   CLOSE ON B.C.

	B.C. draws a homemade knife and stabs Bell.  Bell falls.

					B.C.
				(to one of his men)
			Get his card.

	As one of the ghosts begins searching Bell, B.C. spins toward 
	Sisko, who is struggling with another Ghost.  But to B.C.'s 
	surprise...

47   BASHIR

	Kicks the knife out of his hands.

48   NEW ANGLE

	As the shiv slides across the street, Sisko finishes off his 
	opponent.  B.C. sees that the tide is turning against him.  
	He signals his friends and B.C. and the other ghosts retreat.  
	Bashir goes to help Bell, then hesitates for a beat, and 
	looks up at Sisko.

					SISKO
				(urgent)
			Help him.  He wouldn't have gotten 
			hurt if it wasn't for us.

	Bashir begins CPR.  But he isn't having much success.

					BASHIR
			Breathe, damn you.  Breathe.

	Bashir works hard to revive Bell, but he knows it's no use 
	and eventually stops.  Bashir looks at Sisko and shakes his 
	head.

					BASHIR
			He's gone.

	Sisko sees Bell's discarded food card, which the ghost dropped 
	in his hasty retreat, and picks it up.  He reacts at what he 
	sees.

	In the distance, we can hear the cops getting closer.

					SISKO
			Come on.  We've got to get out of 
			here.

	But Bashir is still stunned by Bell's unexpected death.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT FOUR     50.

48   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			Doctor.  Let's go.

	Sisko pulls Bashir to his feet and the two of them retreat 
	from the scene.

49   EXT. SANCTUARY ALLEY - NIGHT #2

	Sisko and Bashir reach the safety of a seclude alley.  Bashir 
	looks around the corner for pursuit, but there isn't anyone 
	following them.

					BASHIR
			No sign of the police.

					SISKO
			Right now, they're the least of our 
			worries.
				(off Bashir's reaction)
			That man... the one who got killed 
			trying to help us...

	Sisko gives Bashir the food card.

					SISKO
			That was Gabriel Bell.

	And as Bashir reacts to this dire news, we...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/20/94 - ACT FIVE     51.
                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

50   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE

	Major Kira enters wearing nondescript civilian clothing (like 
	the stuff she wore in "THE HOMECOMING").  She has a combadge 
	on and she's carrying a shoulder satchel containing a 
	tricorder.

	She approaches O'Brien, who is also wearing civilian clothing 
	from "THE HOMECOMING."

					KIRA
			All right Chief, let's get over to 
			the transporter room before we change 
			our minds.

					O'BRIEN
			Too late, Major.  It looks like 
			Starfleet's changed our minds for 
			us.
				(off Kira's reaction)
			I just got a message from Admiral 
			Wright of Starfleet Command.  
			Headquarters thinks our plan's too 
			risky.  They're afraid that while 
			we're searching for Sisko and the 
			others, we might contaminate the 
			timeline.

					KIRA
			Get me Admiral Wright.

					O'BRIEN
				(smiles)
			I had a feeling you'd say that.

	O'Brien goes to the console and taps in some commands.

					O'BRIEN
			That's odd.

					KIRA
			What is it?

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/20/94 - ACT FIVE    51A.

50   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
			I'm not getting any response from 
			Starfleet.

50A  NEW ANGLE

	As Odo ENTERS, looking concerned.

					ODO
			Is there something wrong with our 
			communications array?  I was just 
			speaking to Starfleet Security when 
			my com-line went dead.

					O'BRIEN
				(checking panel)
			There's nothing wrong on our end.  
			Everything checks out fine.

					KIRA
			It could be interference on the com 
			channels.  Try a wide band subspace 
			signal.

					O'BRIEN
			Still nothing.
				(a beat)
			Maybe if I direct it toward one of 
			the Federation communications 
			satellites in Earth orbit...

	O'Brien trails off.  He looks more worried that ever.

					ODO
			What is it, Chief?

					O'BRIEN
			They're not there.  The entire Earth 
			satellite network... it's gone.

					KIRA
			The spacedocks?  The orbital habitats?

					O'BRIEN
			All of it.  The Utopia Planitia yards 
			on Mars, the terraforming stations 
			on Venus... Starfleet Headquarters.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT FIVE    51B.

50A  CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
				(a beat)
			I can't detect a single sign of 
			Starfleet activity anywhere in this 
			sector.

					KIRA
			Try a non-Federation frequency.

					O'BRIEN
			The only subspace signals I'm 
			detecting are coming from the vicinity 
			of Alpha Centauri...
				(a beat)
			And they're Romulan.

					KIRA
			That's impossible.

					ODO
			Do you think Sisko and the others 
			might've somehow altered the timeline?

					O'BRIEN
			They must've.

					KIRA
			Then why weren't we affected?

					O'BRIEN
			I'm not sure...
				(thinks a beat)
			Maybe... maybe when it exploded, the 
			singularity that polarized the 
			chroniton particles created some 
			kind of subspace bubble around the 
			ship... isolated it from the changes 
			in the timeline.  I'd have to run 
			tests to be sure.
				(a beat)
			But one thing's for certain, right 
			now this ship is all that's left of 
			Starfleet.

	And as this sinks in...

51   EXT. SANCTUARY ALLEY - NIGHT #2

	As before.  Sisko and Bashir struggle with the repercussions 
	of Bell's death.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/20/94 - ACT FIVE    51C.

51   CONTINUED:

					BASHIR
			If I could've gotten him to a 
			hospital, or even if I'd had a medical 
			kit, I might've been able to save 
			him.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT FIVE     52.

51   CONTINUED:	(2)

					SISKO
			You did all you could, Doctor.

					BASHIR
			But it wasn't enough, was it?  A 
			good man died today... because of 
			us.
				(a beat)
			And what about the hostages?  What's 
			going to happen to them?

					SISKO
			Without Bell, there's a good chance 
			those hostages are going to die.

					BASHIR
			And if that happens, who knows how 
			it'll affect the future.

	Sisko, who's been thoughtful throughout the scene, comes to 
	a decision.

					SISKO
			We have to save them.  Whatever it 
			takes, we have to make sure those 
			hostages survive.

	Bashir nods.  He's with Sisko all the way.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT FIVE     53.


52   INT. APARTMENT BUILDING - DAY #3

	It's the next morning.  Sisko and Bashir are talking to Webb.  
	We join them in mid-conversation.

					WEBB
			I thought you didn't want to get 
			involved.

					SISKO
			We changed our minds.

	Webb takes their measure for a beat, then...

					WEBB
			Glad to hear it.  We can use all the 
			help we can get.
				(a beat)
			This place is about to explode.  
			Most of us agreed to live here because 
			they promised us jobs.  I don't know 
			about you, but I haven't been on any 
			job interviews lately.  And neither 
			has anyone else.  They've forgotten 
			about us.

					SISKO
			So what do we do?

					WEBB
			We make them remember.  The day after 
			tomorrow, we're going to hold a rally 
			outside the Processing Center.  I 
			want everyone to be there.  Gimmies, 
			ghosts... even the dims.  We've got 
			to remind the people outside that we 
			haven't done anything wrong... that 
			we're not criminals... and that we 
			don't deserve to live like this.

					SISKO
			We'll spread the word.

					WEBB
			Good.
				(an afterthought)
			One more thing.  Tell people when 
			they come to the rally to bring their 
			families, their kids, and try to 
			look their best.  After all, we're 
			not derelicts.  No matter what they 
			say about us.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT FIVE     54.

52   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
				(smiles and rubs his 
				chin)
			I could probably use a shave myself.

					BASHIR
			Not to mention a bath.

	Webb smiles, and Sisko and Bashir smile back.

53   INT. CHRIS'S OFFICE - DAY #3

	Chris ENTERS.  Dax is waiting.

					CHRIS
			You were right.  Your friends are in 
			Sanctuary District "A."

					DAX
			When can we get them out?

					CHRIS
			It might not be that easy.  First 
			the Sanctuary personnel have to find 
			them.  There are something like ten 
			thousand people in there...

					DAX
			Did they say how long it'll take?

					CHRIS
			They're not sure.  But don't worry.  
			Your friends are fine.  That's the 
			whole point of the Sanctuary.  To 
			give people in trouble food and a 
			place to stay.

	Dax looks troubled.

					DAX
			If that's all it's for, then why is 
			there a wall around it?

	That's one question Chris doesn't have an answer for.

54   EXT. SANCTUARY STREET - NIGHT #3

	Bashir and Sisko are walking through the street, talking to 
	the District residents.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT FIVE     55.

54   CONTINUED:

	Both Sisko and Bashir have managed to shave and clean up 
	their clothing a little.

					BASHIR
				(to a Gimmie)
			Two days... in front of the Processing 
			Center.  Spread the word.

	The gimmie nods and walks away.  Sisko is nearby, talking to 
	a woman and her family.

					SISKO
			Please, try and be there.  And tell 
			everyone you know.

	Sisko and Bashir join up.

					BASHIR
			We must've talked to five hundred 
			people today.

					SISKO
			That leaves about nine thousand to 
			go.

	Just then we hear an outburst of noise... yelling, scattered 
	gunshots, and the sound of breaking glass.

55   NEW ANGLE

	Bashir and Sisko barely have time to exchange a look, when 
	suddenly the street, which a moment ago had been quiet, is 
	suddenly flooded with people running helter-skelter.

	Danny, Webb's son, comes running down the street.  He looks 
	scared.  Sisko catches him.

					SISKO
			Whoa.  Slow down.  What's going on?

					DANNY
			One of the guards got into a fight 
			with a dim.  Everyone's going crazy.  
			I've got to find my dad.

	Danny runs off into the crowd.  Sisko looks over to Bashir.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT FIVE     56.

56   EXT. OUTSIDE THE PROCESSING CENTER - NIGHT #3

					(OPTICAL)
			Sisko and Bashir struggle to get 
			through the crowd of people, most of 
			whom are just trying to get to safety.

	Not far away, a bunch of residents are beating up a guard.  
	It's Bernardo.  One of the attackers grabs Bernardo's shotgun 
	and runs off past Sisko.

	Sisko wrestles the shotgun away from the attacker.  He pumps 
	the shotgun and fires down into a burning trash can.

	The noise scares the people beating up Bernardo, and they 
	scatter.

57   NEW ANGLE

	Sisko marches over and grabs Bernardo by the collar.

					SISKO
			Come on.  We've got to get you off 
			the street.

	Bernardo is too dazed to even know what's happening.  Sisko 
	and Bashir help Bernardo stagger into...

58   INT. THE PROCESSING CENTER - NIGHT #3

	B.C. and several other ghosts and gimmies have taken over 
	the center.  The place is trashed.  Lee and three other 
	hostages are gathered together by one of the cubicles.  B.C. 
	and two of the ghosts have shotguns.  The other hostage takers 
	have impromptu weapons.

					B.C.
			Everybody, hands on your heads and 
			face the wall.

					LEE
			You can't do this.

					B.C.

			I can do whatever I want.  Now...

	B.C. shoves Lee hard into the wall.

					B.C.

			Against the wall.

					SISKO (O.S.)
			That's enough.

     DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - REV. 10/19/94 - ACT FIVE     57.

59   NEW ANGLE

	Sisko ENTERS, followed by Bashir, who's supporting Bernardo.  
	Distracted, B.C. turns his attention away from the hostages 
	and looks at Sisko.  The fact that Sisko has a shotgun isn't 
	lost on B.C.

					B.C.
			Look who's here.  Way to show 
			initiative, Newboy.
					(re: Bernardo)
			Throw him back there with the rest 
			of our... guests.

					BASHIR
			What the hell do you think you're 
			doing?

					B.C.
			I think I'm a making a political 
			statement.  Maybe if we're lucky, 
			we can even stage a nice photo op.
					(sarcastic)
			I hope that meets with your 
			approval.

60   CLOSE ON SISKO

	As he considers the situation.  Whether this is how things 
	were supposed to happen or not, hostages have been taken and 
	the riots begun.  Sisko knows what he has to do.

					SISKO
				(to Bashir)
			Do as he says.

	Bashir escorts Bernardo to the rest of the hostages.

					B.C.
				(to all)
			All right!  I've been waiting a long 
			time for this.  I know it's going to 
			be worth it.
				(to Sisko)
			Ain't that right, newboy?

					SISKO
			The name's Bell.  Gabriel Bell.

        DEEP SPACE: "Past Tense, Pt. I" - 10/18/94 - ACT FIVE       58.

	Bashir sees that the die is cast and he and Sisko join 
	the ranks of the ghosts.

61   CLOSE ON B.C

	Who smiles.  Things are going even better than he expected.


62   CLOSE ON SISKO AND BASHIR

	As they stand with the ghosts, committed to repairing the 
	past regardless of the cost.  Hold on the two of them for a 
	beat, then...

									FADE OUT.

	SUPER:		TO BE CONTINUED
                        END OF ACT FIVE                         
                            THE END