STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                              
                       "Family Business" 
                          #40513-469 
                              
                          Written by 
            Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe 
                              
                          Directed by 
                       Rene Auberjonois 

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     STAR TREK: DS9 - "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - CAST 

                  STAR  TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
                       "Family Business" 
                             CAST 

          SISKO                    BRUNT
          KIRA                     ISHKA
          ODO                      KASIDY
          BASHIR                   SECRETARY
          DAX                      
          O'BRIEN                  
          QUARK                    
          JAKE                     
          ROM                      

          Non-Speaking             Non-Speaking

          N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES     N.D. CREWMEN

  STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - SETS 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                       "Family Business" 
                             SETS 

        INTERIORS                     EXTERIORS
        DEEP SPACE NINE                 FERENGINAR              
          SISKO'S QUARTERS              
          QUARK'S                       
          SECURITY OFFICE               
          OPS                           
          AIRLOCK CORRIDOR              
          PROMENADE/SECOND LEVEL        
          CARGO BAY                     
          REPLIMAT                      

        TOWER OF COMMERCE - BRUNT'S ANTECHAMBER
        ISHKA'S HOUSE                 
          OFFICE                        
          MAIN ROOM                     

    STAR TREK: "Family Business" - 03/09/95 - PRONUNCIATION 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                       "Family Business" 
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

          ADRED                    AH-dred

          CESTUS                   SES-tus
          HUPYRIAN                 HUE-pie-ree-an
          ICOBERRY                 EYE-co-berry
          ISHKA                    ISH-kuh
          KASIDY YATES             KAS-i-dee YATES
                                   (rhymes with CRATES)
          KELDAR                   KEL-dar
          MOOGIE                   MOO-ghee
                                   (Hard "G")
          PARDSHAY                 PARD-SHAY
          PELJENITES               PEL-jen-ites
          PETARIANS                puh-TAIR-ee-uhns
          INERTIUM                 i-NERT-ee-um
          PAPRIKASH                PAP-ri-kash
          POLYDURANIDE             POL-ee-DUR-uh-nide
          TULABERRY                TOO-luh-berry

          DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - TEASER          1.

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE                    
                          "Family Business"                            
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    INT. SISKO'S QUARTERS

	SISKO is cooking dinner, humming quietly to himself, when 
	JAKE ENTERS.

					SISKO
			Have a seat, Jake.  Dinner's almost 
			ready.

	Jake sniffs the air and smiles to himself.

					JAKE
			Let me guess, you convinced the 
			Peljenites to exchange ambassadors 
			with the Federation.

					SISKO
			How did you know that?

					JAKE
			You're cooking chicken paprikash.
				(off Sisko's reaction)
			You only cook Hungarian food when 
			you're in a really good mood.

	As Jake's talking, Sisko puts the food on two plates and 
	brings it over to the table.

					SISKO
			I always said you were a smart kid.

					JAKE
				(smiles)
			Runs in the family.

	The two of them sit down to dinner.

					JAKE
			You know, I've got some good news, 
			too.
				(a beat)
			Captain Yates is back on the station.

	Sisko looks at Jake like he's not sure whom he's talking 
	about.

          DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - TEASER          2.

1    CONTINUED:

					JAKE
			Kasidy Yates.  The freighter captain 
			I told you about.

					SISKO
			The one you want me to meet?

					JAKE
			I really think you'd like her.

					SISKO
			Maybe I'll run into her.

					JAKE
			I could invite her over for dinner.  
			How about tomorrow night?

	Sisko can't help but smile at Jake's insistence.

					SISKO
				(laughs)
			You're not going to give up on this, 
			are you?

					JAKE
			Is nineteen hundred hours okay?

					SISKO
			I think we're getting a little ahead 
			of ourselves here.
				(before Jake can 
				protest)
			Look, Jake I know you want me to 
			meet her, and I will.  Just let me 
			handle it my way.

	Jake sees that his dad doesn't want to argue about this 
	anymore, and eases up.

					JAKE
			You're going to like her, Dad.

					SISKO
				(not entirely convinced)
			You never know.

	And as they dig into their food...

2    INT. QUARK'S

	The bar is busy.  ROM is behind the bar, mixing some drinks 
	as a harried QUARK hurries over.

          DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - TEASER          3.

2    CONTINUED:

					QUARK
			The place is packed.  Where's Nog?

					ROM
			I gave him the night off.

					QUARK
			You what?


					ROM
			He's studying.  For his Starfleet 
			exams.
				(proudly)
			He's a very dedicated student.

					QUARK
			He's a disgrace to his family... and 
			to Ferengi everywhere.  He should be 
			here, helping us earn profit, not in 
			his room, learning how to be more 
			like a...
				(with disgust)
			Human.

					ROM
			He doesn't want to be Human, Brother.  
			He just wants to join Starfleet.

					QUARK
			It's the same thing.

	By now, Quark has worked himself into a righteous anger.

					QUARK
			Don't you see?  This is how it begins.  
			All it takes is for one impressionable 
			youngster to join Starfleet, and the 
			next thing you know, a whole 
			generation of Ferengi will be quoting 
			the Prime Directive and abandoning 
			the pursuit of latinum.
				(a beat)
			It's the end of Ferengi civilization 
			as we know it and it's all your fault.

          DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - TEASER          4.

2    CONTINUED:	(2)

	Rom reaches out and pats his brother on the shoulder.

					ROM
			Relax, brother.  Nog isn't going to 
			destroy the Ferengi way of life.  He 
			just wants a job with better hours.


	Rom smiles at his own joke.  And as Quark makes a sour face 
	at his brother's blithe disregard for the crisis at hand...

3    NEW ANGLE

	As a well-dressed officious-looking Ferengi ENTERS the bar.  
	This is BRUNT, and as we are about to learn, he is a 
	Liquidator (financial, of course) for the Ferengi Commerce 
	Authority (essentially an IRS agent).

	He glances at a PADD, then looks around the room, spots Quark, 
	and immediately walks over to him.

					BRUNT
			You must be Quark.

					QUARK
			That's me.  What can I do for you?

          DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - TEASER          5.

	Brunt holds out the PADD so Quark can read it.

					BRUNT
			Brunt.  F.C.A.

	Rom looks over Quark's shoulder at the PADD.

					ROM
				(scared)
			The Ferengi Commerce Authority.

	Brunt puts the PADD away, and walks around to the other side 
	of the bar.  There he takes out an ominous black scroll, 
	which he unfurls against the wall.

					QUARK
				(shocked)
			A Writ of Accountability.

					ROM
			We're in trouble.

	Rom is instantly in action, clearing the bar.

					ROM
				(to crowd)
			All right, everyone.  The bar is 
			closed.  Everybody out.  Go, go, go.  
			Now, now, now.

	And as Rom ushers everyone out of the bar, we hold on Quark, 
	looking blankly at the writ, like it's the end of the world 
	staring him right in the face.

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

       DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - REV. 03/15/95 - ACT ONE       6.
                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

	(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes)

4    INT. QUARK'S

	The bar is now empty except for Quark, Rom and Brunt, who 
	are all seated at a table.  Brunt is going over readouts 
	from several PADDS, comparing figures and punching in notes.  
	Quark and Rom watch him with concern from the other side of 
	the table.

					ROM
			So, how do you get to be an F.C.A. 
			liquidator anyway?

	Quark glares at Rom.

					BRUNT
				(concentrating on his 
				work)
			Hard work, bribes, and sucking up to 
			the boss.  Just like any other job.

	Brunt inputs a few more figures into a PADD.

					BRUNT
			You've had a very profitable year, 
			haven't you?

				QUARK					ROM
			(simultaneous			(simultaneous 
			with Rom)				with Quark)
		No.					Yes.

	The two brothers realize they've contradicted each other and 
	instantly change their tunes.

				QUARK					ROM
			(simultaneous			(simultaneous 
			with Rom)				with Quark)
		Yes.					No.

	Quark pokes Rom in the ribs and then smiles at Brunt.

					QUARK 
			What we mean is, it's been a 
			profitable year, but not as 
			profitable as others.  You know 
			how it is...

       DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - REV. 03/15/95 - ACT ONE       7.

4    CONTINUED:

					QUARK (Cont'd)
			... with the Dominion and the Maquis, 
			people just don't like to travel 
			anymore.

	Brunt grunts his agreement, then does a few more calculations.

					BRUNT
			Are these all your assets?

					QUARK
			Down to the last slip of latinum.

					BRUNT
			You realize that concealing financial 
			information from the F.C.A. can result 
			in severe fines?

					QUARK
			I would never dream of trying to 
			hide anything from the F.C.A.

					BRUNT
			We'll see.

	Brunt continues his work.

					QUARK
			Could I look over those figures again?

	Brunt shows him the PADD.  Quark makes a great show of 
	studying it in detail, then frowns.

					QUARK
			Wait a minute.  That can't be right.

	Quark thinks for a beat, then turns angrily on his brother.

					QUARK
			Rom, you forgot to include the profit 
			figures for the tulaberry wine 
			franchise.

					ROM
			But you told me...

					QUARK
				(cutting him off)
			Go get them.  Now.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT ONE          8.

4    CONTINUED:	(2)

					ROM
			Yes, Brother.

	Rom hurries off to do his brother's bidding.

					QUARK
			You'll have to excuse Rom.  He means 
			well, but he can be a lobeless idiot 
			sometimes.

	Brunt grunts his agreement and holds out a PADD.

					BRUNT
			Please provide a dermal imprint for 
			F.C.A. records.

					QUARK
			You haven't even told me what I'm 
			being charged with.

					BRUNT
			No.  I haven't.

	Brunt stares at Quark for a long beat.  Quark finally realizes 
	what he's waiting for.

					QUARK
			Oh... How rude of me.

	Quark reaches into his coat and produces a slip of latinum 
	(this is a coin about a third of the size of the regular 
	strips).

					QUARK
			For your trouble.

	He hands it to Brunt, who accepts it without a second thought.

					BRUNT
			You're charged with violating the 
			Ferengi Trade Bylaws... subsection 
			one thousand twenty-seven, paragraph 
			three.

					QUARK
			Subsection one thousand twenty-seven, 
			paragraph three?  I'm not sure I'm 
			familiar with that one.

					BRUNT
			In that case what you need is a copy 
			of the Bylaws.

       DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - REV. 03/15/95 - ACT ONE       9.

4    CONTINUED:	(3)

					QUARK
			Which you just happen to have.

	Brunt holds up a PADD.  Quark places several more slips on 
	the table and Brunt hands it to him.  Quark quickly looks up 
	the relevant section.

					QUARK
			Subsection one thousand twenty-seven, 
			paragraph three.  Improper supervision 
			of a family member?

					BRUNT
			That's correct.

					QUARK
			I knew it.  This is about Nog, isn't 
			it?

	Just then, Rom returns, carrying another PADD.

					ROM
			Nog?  Nog hasn't done anything wrong.

					QUARK
				(to Brunt)
			You see what I'm up against?  I know 
			that as the eldest male I'm 
			responsible for the actions taken by 
			members of my family.  But what am I 
			supposed to do?  I told Rom not to 
			let the boy apply to Starfleet 
			Academy, but he wouldn't lift a finger 
			to stop him.

					BRUNT
				(shocked)
			Your nephew is going to Starfleet 
			Academy?

	Quark does a double-take.  He realizes he may have just gotten 
	himself into even more trouble.

					QUARK
			Did I say that?

					BRUNT
			You're clearly incapable of 
			controlling your family.

					QUARK
			If this isn't about Nog, then why 
			have I been served with a Writ?

       DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - REV. 03/15/95 - ACT ONE      10.

4    CONTINUED:	(4)

	Brunt says nothing until Quark hurriedly gives him another 
	strip of latinum.

					BRUNT
				(consults a PADD)
			You are being held accountable for 
			the criminal activities of one Ishka, 
			daughter of Adred, wife of Keldar.

					QUARK
			Ishka?  You mean...
				(looks to Rom)
			Our mother?
				(to Brunt)
			What's she done?

	Brunt says nothing until Quark hurriedly gives him another 
	slip of latinum.

					BRUNT
			She's charged with... earning profit.

	Rom looks aghast.

					ROM
			Earning profit?  Our Moogie?

	And as Rom and Quark react in shock to this news...

									CUT TO:

5    INT. SECURITY OFFICE

	ODO'S at his desk.  Quark ENTERS; he clearly seems agitated.

					QUARK
			Odo, I'm holding you personally 
			responsible for the safety of my bar 
			and personal possessions for as long 
			as I'm off the station.
				(a beat)
			And make sure my thieving brother 
			doesn't touch anything.

					ODO
			Going somewhere?

					QUARK
			Back to the homeworld to take care 
			of some business.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT ONE        10A.

5    CONTINUED:

					ODO
			A little trouble with the F.C.A.?

					QUARK
			How'd you know?

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT ONE         11.

5    CONTINUED:	(2)

	Odo just smiles.

					QUARK
				(continuing)
			I won't be gone long.  All I have to 
			do is get my mother to confess to 
			her crimes and I'll be on the next 
			transport back to the station.

					ODO
			Your mother?  What's she done?

					QUARK
			It doesn't matter.  The important 
			thing is I'm required by law to get 
			her to admit her wrongdoing, make 
			reparations and reveal her 
			accomplices.  And that's what I'm 
			going to do.

					ODO
			Assuming she cooperates.

					QUARK
			She'd better.  I have no intention 
			of spending my latinum to make 
			restitution for her crimes.  I'll 
			wring that confession out of her if 
			I have to.

					ODO
				(surprised at Quark's 
				vehemence)
			This is your mother you're talking 
			about.

					QUARK
				(bitter)
			Don't remind me.

	And with that, Quark storms away.

6    INT. OPS

	Sisko and KIRA EXIT Sisko's office in mid-conversation.

					KIRA
			Chief O'Brien wants to know when you 
			can stop by and inspect the new 
			runabout.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT ONE         12.

6    CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			I'll be available at fourteen hundred 
			hours.  And tell him I want to name 
			it the Rubicon.

					KIRA
			The Rubicon it is.
				(smiles)
			You know, at the rate we go through 
			runabouts, it's a good thing the 
			Earth has a lot of rivers.

	And with that, Kira's off.  DAX approaches Sisko.

					DAX
			So, have you met her yet?

					SISKO
			Met who?

					DAX
			Captain Yates.

					SISKO
			How do you know about her?

					DAX
			Jake introduced us.
				(a beat)
			So are you going to ask her to dinner?

					SISKO
			I'm considering it.
				(a beat)
			What did you think of her?

					DAX
			Let me put it this way, if I was 
			Curzon, I'd have stolen her from you 
			already.

					SISKO
			Which is one of the reasons I'm glad 
			you're not Curzon anymore.

	They share a smile.

7    INT. AIRLOCK CORRIDOR

	Quark is coming down the hallway, carrying a shoulder bag.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT ONE         13.

7    CONTINUED:

					ROM (O.S.)
			Brother, wait.

	Quark cringes, then turns to find Rom hurrying up behind 
	him, also carrying a shoulder bag.

					ROM
			I'm coming with you.

					QUARK
			No, you're not.

					ROM
			Yes, I am.

					QUARK
			What did I tell you about 
			contradicting me?

					ROM
			You told me not to do it.

					QUARK
			That's right.  So you're going to 
			stay here and watch over the bar 
			while I'm gone.

					ROM
			No, I'm not.  The bar is closed.  
			There's no reason why I can't come 
			along.

					QUARK
			You want a reason?  I'll give you a 
			reason.  I don't want you to.  And 
			you know why?  Because you'll just 
			take her side.

					ROM
			You mean Moogie?

					QUARK
			Yes, I mean Moogie.  And stop calling 
			her by that infantile nickname.

					ROM
			But she likes it.

					QUARK
			Well I don't.

					ROM
			Well she does.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT ONE         14.

7    CONTINUED:	(2)

					QUARK
			You see?  You always take her side.

					ROM
			Somebody has to.  After all, she is 
			our mother.
				(stubborn)
			Now I'm coming with you.  And that's 
			final.

					QUARK
			Fine.  Come if you want.  Just 
			remember one thing... this is between 
			Moogie... , I mean Mother, and me.  
			So if you know what's good for you, 
			you'll stay out of the way.

	And with that, Quark stomps off toward the airlock.  We hold 
	on Rom, who looks more determined than ever.

					ROM
				(to himself)
			I don't think so.

	And as Rom follows Quark into the airlock...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO         15.
                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

8    EXT. FERENGINAR - MATTE SHOT (OPTICAL)

	Ferenginar, the homeworld of the Ferengi, is a fetid dismal 
	swamp, subject to a near-endless downpour.  The capital city 
	of the homeworld rises out of the swamp, a series of dome-
	like structures piled almost haphazardly one atop another.

	One particularly tall structure rises out of a marketplace 
	in the center of the city.  It's a series of domes, one 
	stacked on the other, reaching to the sky like a high-tech 
	Angkor Wat.  It's topped with a long, needle-like spire.  
	This is the Tower of Commerce in the Sacred Marketplace, the 
	center of all Ferengi civilization.

9    INT. ISHKA'S HOUSE - MAIN ROOM

	The main room of Quark's family home is a rounded dome, in 
	keeping with normal Ferengi architecture.  The room is lined 
	with display cases, bookshelves and holding racks, stacked 
	with an endless assortment of pretty and valuable looking 
	objects... jewelry, sculptures, scrolls, archaeological 
	artifacts, you name it.

	There are no windows, but there are a few doors leading to 
	other parts of the building.  The doors are low and tunnel-
	like and even Ferengi have to stoop to get through them.  
	Rain from Ferenginar's relentless downpour can be heard 
	beating against the roof.

	Quark and Rom ENTER, followed by Brunt.  Each Ferengi deposits 
	a coin in a collection box by the door, then removes a towel 
	from a rack, and begins blotting off the rain.

					QUARK
				(a traditional 
				welcoming ceremony)
			Welcome to our home.  Please place 
			your imprint on the legal waivers 
			and deposit your admission fee in 
			the basket by the door.  Remember, 
			my house is my house...

					BRUNT
				(a traditional 
				response, handing 
				back the towel)
			As are its contents.

	While Brunt scans the waivers on a console, Quark and Rom 
	survey the room.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO         16.

9    CONTINUED:

					ROM
			It's good to be back, isn't it 
			Brother?

					QUARK
			Now that you mention it... no.

					OM
			But you haven't been here in twenty 
			years.

					QUARK

			And if I had my way, I'd've been 
			gone another twenty.

	As they're looking around, Brunt finishes inputting 
	information into a small console by the door, then drops a 
	slip of latinum into the collection box.

					ROM
			Mother certainly has been... acquiring 
			quite a few new things.

	Brunt, who's overheard this, suddenly looks up suspiciously.  
	Rom catches the fact that he may have implicated his mother, 
	and quickly covers.

					ROM
			Doubtlessly with the generous stipend 
			you give her.

	Quark just rolls his eyes.  Brunt lets it pass, and begins 
	examining the artifacts in the house.  Something catches 
	Rom's eye on one of the racks.

					ROM
				(excited)
			Look, Brother.  The latinum 
			tooth-sharpener I used when we were 
			children.

	Rom holds up a small, intricately carved latinum tool.

					QUARK
				(bitter)
			All I had was a cheap wooden 
			chewstick.

	Brunt joins them.

					BRUNT
			Excuse me for interrupting, but we 
			have business to attend to.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO         17.

9    CONTINUED:	(2)

					BRUNT
				(formal statement)
			As a registered liquidator, it is my 
			duty to present a formal list of the 
			infractions committed by your mother.  
			You have three days to obtain an 
			admission of guilt from the accused.

					QUARK
			Three days?  Is that all?

	Brunt doesn't answer.  He's still reciting a memorized 
	statement.

					BRUNT
				(hands Quark a PADD)
			If you are not able to obtain a 
			confession, your mother will be placed 
			in indentured servitude and you will 
			be required to make restitution for 
			her crimes.  Do you understand 
			everything I've said to you?

	Rom looks at Quark, waiting to see if they understand, but 
	before Quark can answer...

					ISHKA (O.S.)
			He understands, all right.

	Quark, Brunt, and Rom turn and see...

10   NEW ANGLE

	Quark's mother, ISHKA, emerges from one of the doorways.  
	She's nothing like the subservient, deferring Ferengi woman 
	you might expect.  Instead, she carries herself with 
	confidence and dignity... and she's wearing clothes.

					ISHKA
			Not that it matters.  I'm not 
			confessing to anything.

	Quark's chin drops and Brunt turns away in shocked 
	embarrassment, but Rom looks delighted.

					ROM
			Moogie!

	Rom and his mother press their noses together in a loving 
	familial greeting.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO         18.

10   CONTINUED:

					ISHKA
			It's good to see you, Son.  You look 
			well.

					ROM
			And you look...
				(confused)
			Dressed.

					BRUNT
				(shocked and surprised)
			Your mother is wearing clothes.

					QUARK
			Mother, get undressed this instant.

					ISHKA
			Hello, Quark.
				(smiles)
			You haven't changed a bit.

	But Ishka makes no move to disrobe.  Brunt continues to avert 
	his eyes.

					BRUNT
				(to Quark)
			Perhaps I should leave.

					ISHKA
				(to Brunt)
			Perhaps you should.

					BRUNT
				(insulted, to Quark)
			Was she addressing me?

					QUARK
			No no no, not at all.

					ISHKA
			Of course I was.  This is my home 
			and I'll speak to whomever I want.

	Even Rom is having a little trouble with this.

					ROM
			But Moogie, he's a stranger, and 
			you're a female.

					ISHKA
			It's all right, Rom.  I know what 
			I'm doing.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO        18A.

10   CONTINUED:	(2)

					BRUNT
				(very insulted)
			Perhaps you do, but I will not stand 
			here and be spoken to by a female.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO         19.

10   CONTINUED:	(3)

					BRUNT
				(to Quark, a threat)
			You have three days to get your house 
			in order.

	Brunt EXITS in a huff.

					QUARK
				(to Ishka)
			Now see what you've done.

	Quark is still having trouble looking at his mother while 
	she's dressed.  He averts his eyes.

					ISHKA
			Quark, you're upsetting your brother.

					QUARK
			He's not the only one who's upset.  
			Not that anyone cares how I feel.

					ISHKA
			That's not true...
				(softer)
			I care.

	Quark sees this as an opportunity.  He thrusts the PADD Brunt 
	gave him forward.

					QUARK
			Then imprint this... and take off 
			those clothes.

	Ishka doesn't even glance at the PADD.

					ISHKA
			I'm not doing anything of the kind.

					QUARK
			Yes you are.  You're going to make a 
			full confession, so I can go back to 
			my bar and pretend none of this ever 
			happened.

					ROM
				(disappointed)
			You mean we're leaving so soon?

					ISHKA
			Rom, this is your home.  You can 
			stay as long as you like.
				(to Quark)
			Or leave whenever you like.  It's up 
			to you.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO         20.

10   CONTINUED:	(4)

	And with that, Ishka turns and EXITS the room.

11   CLOSE ON QUARK AND ROM

	As Quark stews at his mother's lack of cooperation.  Rom 
	sits down beside his brother, glad to be home.


					ROM
				(smiling)
			Same old Moogie.

12   INT. PROMENADE

	O'BRIEN, BASHIR and Odo are standing outside Quark's, looking 
	at a lock on the front door.

					ODO
			Are you sure this is absolutely 
			necessary?

					BASHIR
			Well I don't know if I would call it 
			"necessary."

					O'BRIEN
			Constable, there's no telling how 
			long Quark will be gone.  Besides, 
			all we want is our dartboard.

					ODO
			Can't you just replicate another 
			one?

					BASHIR
				(not enthusiastic)
			We could...

					O'BRIEN
			But we're not going to.  That's our 
			dartboard and we want it back.  If 
			Quark was going to run off, you think 
			the least he could do is give us a 
			little warning so we could retrieve 
			our property.

					BASHIR
			It's the principle of the thing.

					ODO
				(harumphs)
			Well getting it back might not be as 
			simple as you think.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/09/95 - ACT TWO         21.

12   CONTINUED:

					ODO
			This is one of Rom's special security 
			locks.  I've never seen anything so 
			convoluted.

13   NEW ANGLE

	To include Sisko, who approaches the three men.

					SISKO
			Is there a problem, gentlemen?

					ODO
			It seems Quark locked some of Chief 
			O'Brien and Doctor Bashir's personal 
			property inside his bar.

					SISKO
			Let me guess... your lucky dartboard?

					O'BRIEN
			We never said it was a "lucky" 
			dartboard.

					BASHIR
			We're just used to playing on it, 
			that's all.

					SISKO
				(to Odo)
			A little defensive, aren't they?

	Odo harumphs.  Sisko looks at the lock.

					SISKO
			Hmm, a tripartite microsealing 
			mechanism.  That's going to take a 
			while to get through.
				(but it's not his 
				problem)
			If you want any suggestions, I'll be 
			in cargo bay...

					O'BRIEN
				(cuts him off)
			Four.

					SISKO
				(correcting him)
			Seven.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO         22.

13   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
				(embarrassed)
			Oh, I just thought...


					SISKO
			Thought what?

					O'BRIEN
			Thought you were going to visit that 
			freighter captain.

					BASHIR
			You know... Jake's friend.

					SISKO
			How do you two know about that?

					BASHIR
			The chief told me.

	O'Brien glares at Bashir.

					O'BRIEN
			Captain Yates seems like a very 
			capable woman.

					ODO
				(trying to be one of 
				the guys)
			Not bad looking either...
				(beat, then embarrassed)
			Or so I've been told.

	Sisko's amused by their interest in his personal life.

					SISKO
			Exactly how many people has Jake 
			talked to about this woman?

					O'BRIEN
				(shrugging)
			Everyone.

	And off Sisko's reaction...

									CUT TO:

14   INT. ISHKA'S HOUSE - MAIN ROOM

	Quark is playing with an old knickknack that obviously stirs 
	childhood memories.  Rom ENTERS, carrying a tray of food.  
	Quark immediately puts down the memento, not wanting to be 
	caught in a sentimental mood.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO         23.

14   CONTINUED:

					ROM
			Tube grubs, extra juicy, just the 
			way you like them.

	Quark watches as Rom ladles the grubs from the bowl onto 
	three plates.  Rom realizes that Quark has made no move toward 
	the table.

					ROM
			What's wrong, Brother?  Aren't you 
			hungry?

					QUARK
			What are you doing?

					ROM
			Serving dinner.

					QUARK
			That's mother's job.

					ROM
			She's not feeling well.

					QUARK
			Not feeling well?  Wait a minute, 
			that's not bad.  We could say she's 
			having emotional problems.  We might 
			even be able to get the F.C.A. to 
			drop the charges in light of her 
			illness.

					ROM
			Actually, all she has is a slight 
			rash.  Her skin's still a little 
			sensitive to clothing.

					QUARK
			That's hardly an excuse not to serve 
			her sons dinner.

	Quark looks at the plate of food.

					QUARK
			Look at this... she hasn't even 
			softened these grubs for us.

					ROM
			You know Moogie.  She never liked to 
			chew our food for us.

					QUARK
				(bitterly)
			Not even when we were children.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO         24.

14   CONTINUED:	(2)

					ROM
			She always had her own way of doing 
			things.

					QUARK
			Remember how the other children used 
			to tease us about her.
				(imitating)
			"Your mother won't chew your food.  
			Your mother talks to strangers." 
			It's like she went out of her way to 
			embarrass us.  Not to mention Father.
				(a beat)
			I remember there were nights when I 
			would find him sitting, slumped in 
			that chair.  He'd say to me, "Quark, 
			I don't know what I'm going to do 
			about that female." No wonder he 
			never made much profit.  He was too 
			busy worrying about her.

					ROM
			I thought Father did all right.

					QUARK
			He could've done a lot better, if 
			she'd just behaved herself... showed 
			him the respect he deserved.
				(a beat)
			Well, she may have dragged Father 
			down, but she's not doing the same 
			to me.  It's time someone put her in 
			her place.

15   NEW ANGLE

	As Ishka ENTERS, still clothed.

					ISHKA
			Have anyone in mind for the job?

	Before Quark can answer, she sits down and smells her food.

					ISHKA
			Mmm, dank and musty.

	Rom grins, delighted at the praise.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO         25.

15   CONTINUED:

					ROM
			I hand picked them from the cellar.

	Quark is calm and in control, trying to sound as reasonable 
	and non-confrontational as possible.

					QUARK
			Mother, we need to talk.

					ISHKA
			We can talk later.  These tube grubs 
			are getting warm.

					QUARK
			The tube grubs can wait.  You've had 
			your fun, you've proved you could 
			earn a little profit, but now it's 
			over.

					ISHKA
			Forget it, Quark.
				(cutting to the chase)
			I'm not imprinting any confession.

					QUARK
			Why not?  Imprinting the confession 
			doesn't take away your... achievement.  
			Just admit to what you did and tell 
			the F.C.A. the name of any male who 
			might've helped you.

					ROM
			What exactly did she do, Brother?

					QUARK
			Never mind what she did.

					ISHKA
			Why don't you tell him?  Or would 
			you prefer I did?

					QUARK
			All right.
				(to Rom)
			She took part of the monthly stipend 
			that I send her and invested it in 
			a Hupyrian beetle farm.

					ISHKA
			High quality beetles.  The best.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO         26.

15   CONTINUED:	(2)

					ROM
			Really?  How much did you make, 
			Moogie?

					ISHKA
			Three bars of gold-pressed latinum.

					ROM
				(that's all?)
			Three bars of latinum?
				(to Quark)
			Isn't the F.C.A. overreacting a 
			little?

	Quark is having a hard time controlling his temper.

					QUARK
			It doesn't matter if it's one slip 
			or a hundred thousand bars, females 
			are not allowed to earn profit.

					ISHKA
			Why not?

					QUARK
			Because it's the law.  And without 
			law, society would descend into chaos.

					ISHKA
			If you ask me, our society could use 
			a little chaos...

					QUARK
			Not if I have anything to say about 
			it.

	Quark glowers at Ishka, who glares at Quark.

					ROM
			Gee, I wish Father were alive.

	They both look at him like he's crazy.

					ROM
			Then it'd be just like old times... 
			sitting around the family table, 
			eating tube grubs, discussing 
			important issues of the day.

	They both stare at him for a beat, then turn back to each 
	other as if he doesn't exist.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO         27.

15   CONTINUED:	(3)

					QUARK
			Mother, I know you're not like other 
			females.  You like to think about 
			things... you have opinions...

					ISHKA
			Is that a compliment, or an 
			accusation?

					QUARK
			It's a fact.  But what's also a fact, 
			is that if you don't imprint this 
			confession, you'll be sold into 
			indentured servitude, and I'll be 
			forced to make restitution.

					ROM
			But Brother, it's only three bars of 
			latinum.

					QUARK
			And I'm not going to allow those 
			three bars to destroy our family.
				(a beat)
			If our disgrace is made known, do 
			you think we could ever do business 
			with another Ferengi again?  I 
			wouldn't do business with me.

	Quark reins himself in, trying to remain as calm as possible.

					QUARK
				(to Ishka, pleading)
			Mother, please, for our family's 
			reputation, for your sons' financial 
			future, please, imprint the 
			confession.

					ISHKA
			I can't.  I wish you could understand, 
			Quark.

	Quark finally loses it.

					QUARK
			I understand perfectly.  You're a 
			selfish female, who never cared about 
			this family, about Father, or about 
			me.

	Quark gets up and storms off, furious at her.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT TWO         28.


16   CLOSE ON ISHKA AND ROM

	As they react to Quark's outburst.  Rom is uneasy, but Ishka 
	refuses to show any emotion.

					ISHKA
			Rom, could you pass the millipede 
			sauce?

	And as Rom complies.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

        DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT THREE        29.
                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

17   INT. ISHKA'S HOUSE - BEDROOM

	Ishka's dome-shaped bedroom is a stark contrast to the rest 
	of the house.  The furniture consists of a simple futon-like 
	mattress on the floor, a chest of drawers, and a single chair.  
	Ishka and Rom ENTER.

	Rom can't help but smile as he surveys the room.

					ROM
			I see you haven't changed your 
			bedroom, Moogie.  It's still very... 
			traditional.

					ISHKA
			I keep it this way to remind myself 
			how idiotic Ferengi tradition can be 
			when it comes to females.

					ROM
			Oh.

	Rom looks around, and he's clearly averting his eyes to avoid 
	looking at his mother.

					ISHKA
			Rom, is something wrong?

					ROM
				(uncomfortable)
			Wrong... No... Not really... except...
				(blurts it out)
			Your clothes.

					ISHKA
			Would you feel more comfortable if I 
			took them off?

					ROM
			Well, maybe... just a little.

					ISHKA
			All right... if it makes you feel 
			better.  But only for you.

18   NEW ANGLE

	As Ishka disrobes.  For the rest of the scene we don't see 
	any of her body except her shoulders or her back.

        DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT THREE        30.

18   CONTINUED:

					ISHKA
			Better?

					ROM
				(smiling)
			Much.
				(a beat)
			You know, Moogie, it really would 
			mean a lot to Quark if you imprinted 
			that confession.

					ISHKA
			He's made that quite clear.

					ROM
			I know he can be headstrong and 
			overbearing, not to mention mean... 
			and insulting... and rude... but 
			he's not all bad.  He works hard.  
			You should see the bar.  It's 
			thriving.

					ISHKA
			I'd like to.  But Ferengi tradition 
			doesn't allow females to travel.

					ROM
			Quark doesn't make the rules.

					ISHKA
			He just lives by them.

					ROM
			Like a good Ferengi.

					ISHKA
			Like an unenlightened Ferengi.

					ROM
			Moogie, can't you give back the three 
			bars of latinum?  If you don't, you're 
			going to destroy everything Quark's 
			worked for.

					ISHKA
			You always were a good boy.  I don't 
			think Quark knows how lucky he is to 
			have a brother as loyal as you.

					ROM
			He knows.  He just doesn't like 
			showing it.

        DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT THREE        31.

18   CONTINUED:	(2)

					ROM

				(a beat)
			If you cooperate with the F.C.A., I 
			bet I could convince him to increase 
			your stipend.

					ISHKA
			This isn't about money, Rom.  Quark 
			has always been very generous with 
			my stipend.  I have more than enough 
			to live on.

					ROM
			If it's not about money, then what 
			is it about?

					ISHKA
			It's about pride.  And knowing that 
			I'm just as capable of earning profit 
			as any male.  Don't you see, if I 
			imprint that confession, it'll mean 
			admitting what I did was wrong.  And 
			I'm not going to do that.  I'd rather 
			be sold into servitude.

					ROM
			But what about Quark?

					ISHKA
			He's a smart boy.  He can take care 
			of himself.

	Ishka shakes her head.  She doesn't want to talk about this 
	anymore.

					ISHKA
			Now that's enough about your brother.  
			Let me see those teeth.

					ROM
			My teeth?  Why?

					ISHKA
			They're looking a little dull.
				(a beat)
			Why don't you sit down.  I'll sharpen 
			them for you.

	Rom sits down in the chair.  Ishka reaches into the chest of 
	drawers and takes out a tooth-sharpener.

					ROM
			Aw, Moogie... You're the best.

        DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT THREE        32.

18   CONTINUED:	(3)

	And as Rom settles in for a nice soothing tooth-
	sharpening...

19   INT. CARGO BAY

	A group of alien freighter CREWMEN work at loading cargo 
	through the airlock, under the direction of KASIDY YATES, an 
	attractive human woman in her mid-thirties.  Kasidy is the 
	captain of her own ship, an independent interstellar freighter, 
	and she bears herself with the confidence befitting her 
	position.  She is, however, a civilian, which allows her to 
	be a little more relaxed with her crew than if she were in 
	Starfleet.

	Kasidy spots one of her crew trying to muscle a heavy 
	container toward the airlock without much success.

					KASIDY
			Pardshay, don't be an idiot.  Go get 
			an anti-grav sled before you hurt 
			yourself.

	During the above, Sisko ENTERS.  Once the crewman has EXITED, 
	Sisko steps forward.

					SISKO
			Why don't you just beam it to your 
			cargo hold?

					KASIDY
				(smiles)
			I wish I could.  But it's unstable 
			biomatter.

					SISKO
			The transporter should still be able 
			to handle it, as long as you adjust 
			the phase transition inhibitor.

					KASIDY
			Provided I had a Mark Seven 
			Transporter.

					SISKO
			You're still using a Mark Six?

					KASIDY
				(a little embarrassed)
			A Mark Five.

        DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT THREE        33.

19   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			A Mark Five?  I thought they stopped 
			making those...

					KASIDY
			Fifteen years ago.  But when you're 
			working for the Petarians, you have 
			to make do with what they give you.

	Kasidy glances at Sisko's pips and realizes who she's talking 
	to.

					KASIDY
				(smiles)
			Let me guess... Commander Sisko.

					SISKO
				(smiles back)
			Benjamin.

					KASIDY
			Kasidy... Kasidy Yates.

					SISKO
			I know.

	There's a beat as they take each other's measure.

					SISKO
			My son's told me a lot about you.

					KASIDY
			I think Jake fancies himself something 
			of a matchmaker.

					SISKO
			He means well.  But he does get a 
			little too enthusiastic now and then.

	Suddenly, from off screen, Sisko and Kasidy hear the sound 
	of something heavy crashing to the ground and men cursing 
	indistinctly.

					KASIDY
			Damn, that sounded like the inertium 
			ore.
				(a beat)
			I'd better see what's going on.

					SISKO
			I'll give you a hand.

        DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT THREE       33A.

19   CONTINUED:	(2)

					KASIDY
			I can take care of it.

					SISKO
			Of course.  Sorry about Jake.

	Kasidy starts to move away, then...

        DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT THREE        34.

19   CONTINUED:	(3)

					KASIDY
			How about coffee?  Tomorrow evening... 
			say eighteen hundred hours?

					SISKO
				(surprised)
			Sounds good.

					KASIDY
			Then I'll see you tomorrow.

	Kasidy EXITS to take care of business.  Sisko watches her 
	go.  That turned out a lot better than he thought.

20   INT. ISHKA'S HOUSE - MAIN ROOM - MORNING

	It's early in the morning, which on Ferenginar means the 
	sound of rain outside is a little less intense.  Quark is 
	seated at a computer console, working.  He looks bleary-eyed, 
	like he's been up all night.

	Rom ENTERS, yawning and cleaning his ears with his favorite 
	earpick.  He looks happy and well-rested.

					ROM
			There's nothing like sleeping in 
			your old room.

	Rom sits down.

					ROM
			So, how was your night?

					QUARK
			Mother's been busy.

					ROM
			Really, I didn't even know she was 
			up yet.

					QUARK
			I mean she's been busy.  I've been 
			doing some checking.  This isn't 
			about three bars of latinum.

					ROM
			You mean she earned more?

        DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT THREE        35.

20   CONTINUED:

					QUARK
				(still working)
			A lot more.  So much that I haven't 
			even been able to track it all down.  

			She's been operating under dozens of 
			different aliases, conducting 
			transactions all over the Ferengi 
			Alliance...
				(a beat)
			Do you know what this means?

					ROM
				(in awe)
			It means Moogie's got the lobes for 
			business.

					QUARK
				(ignores him)
			Even if I sold everything I had I 
			couldn't come close to paying back 
			what she's earned.
				(a beat)
			I'm ruined.

	And as Quark stares blankly at the computer console, we...

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FOUR        36.
                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

21   INT. PROMENADE

	Sisko and Jake talk as they walk together down the Promenade.  
	Quark's is still closed.

					JAKE
			Coffee?  That's it?  All you're going 
			to have is coffee?

					SISKO
				(joking)
			Well, I was thinking of having an 
			icoberry tart.

					JAKE
			You know what I mean.  A cup of coffee 
			doesn't give you a lot of time to 
			get to know someone.

					SISKO
			We're not even sure we want to get 
			to know each other.

	MORN approaches Sisko and Jake.  He looks like he's about to 
	ask a question, but Sisko pats him on the shoulder.

					SISKO
				(smiling)
			I haven't heard any news, but I'm 
			sure when Quark gets back you'll be 
			the first to know.

	Morn nods sadly.  Sisko and Jake continue walking.

					JAKE
			So what are you two going to talk 
			about?

					SISKO
			I have no idea.

					JAKE
			Well, you should think about it, 
			rehearse a few clever things to say, 
			come up with a couple of good stories 
			to catch her interest...

					SISKO
			Jake, this isn't exactly my first 
			date.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FOUR        37.

21   CONTINUED:

					JAKE
			It's your first date in a long time.

					SISKO
			You're just going to have to have a 
			little faith in the old man.

					JAKE
			I guess you'll do fine.
				(a beat)
			So what are you going to wear?

					SISKO
			This.

	Sisko gestures to indicate he means his uniform.

					JAKE
				(disapproving)
			Your uniform?

	And as the round a bend in the Promenade...

									CUT TO:

22   INT. ISHKA'S HOUSE - MAIN ROOM

	Quark is seated in a chair at the table.  Rom is seated across 
	from him, staring at his brother.

					ROM
			Brother, is everything all right?

	Quark grunts.  Rom takes that as a yes.

					ROM
			I'm so proud of you, Quark.
				(still no response 
				from Quark)
			I mean other people in your situation 
			might overreact and lose their temper, 
			make a bad situation worse.  But not 
			my brother.  You're too smart for 
			that.  You're going to sit there and 
			study the problem, and then come up 
			with a clear, simple solution.

					QUARK
			I already have.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FOUR        38.

22   CONTINUED:

					ROM
				(excited)
			You see, I told you.
				(a beat)
			What is it?

					QUARK
				(leaping to his feet)
			I'm going to kill her.

	Quark pushes by Rom and storms toward Ishka's bedroom.

					ROM
				(appalled)
			Moogie?

	And as Rom hurries after Quark...

									CUT TO:

23   INT. ISHKA'S HOUSE - BEDROOM

	As Quark storms in, Ishka is seated on the bed working on a 
	PADD.  She tries to hide the PADD under the mattress, but 
	Quark spots it.

					QUARK
			A-ha.  Caught you.  Give me that.

					ISHKA
			Give you what?

					QUARK
			That PADD you just hid under the 
			mattress.

					ISHKA
			It's a letter to your cousin Stol.

					QUARK
			A likely story.

	Quark reaches over and pulls out the PADD as Rom ENTERS.

					QUARK
			I knew it.  You were trying to hide 
			more profits.  Well it won't work.  
			I know all about your little financial 
			empire.

					ISHKA
				(calmly)
			It's not so little.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FOUR        39.

23   CONTINUED:

					QUARK
			Then you admit it?

					ROM
			Brother, calm down.  I'm sure Moogie 
			has a perfectly good explanation for 
			what she's done.
				(to Ishka)
			Don't you, Moogie?

					ISHKA
				(to Quark)
			Since when does a Ferengi have to 
			make excuses for earning profit?

					QUARK
				(the bottom line)
			You're a female.

					ISHKA
			And when it comes to profit, this 
			female is a better Ferengi than you'll 
			ever be.

					QUARK
			You expect me to believe you did all 
			this on your own?  You had help, 
			admit it.  Tell me his name.  I'll 
			see to it that the F.C.A. hangs him 
			by his lobes in the Sacred 
			Marketplace.

					ISHKA
				(exasperated)
			Quark, sometimes you can be so thick-
			headed.

					ROM
			Now, Moogie, there's no need to be 
			insulting.

					ISHKA
			Of course there is.  Insults are the 
			only thing he understands.  He's so 
			blind with jealousy, he can't even 
			think straight.

					QUARK
			Me?  Jealous of you?  Hah.

					ISHKA
			You're just like your father.

	Both Quark and Rom flinch at this sacrilegious mention of 
	the father.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FOUR        40.

23   CONTINUED:	(2)

					QUARK
			Why would Father be jealous of you?

					ISHKA
			Because he knew I had the lobes for 
			business and he didn't.  I tried to 
			help him, give him financial advice, 
			but he wouldn't listen to me.  Because 
			I was a female.

					QUARK
			What other reason did he need?  
			Females don't belong in business.

					ISHKA
			Give me one reason why not.

					QUARK
			Because it's wrong.

					ISHKA
			You're going to have to do better 
			than that.

					QUARK
			No I'm not.  It's the law.  That was 
			good enough for Father, and it's 
			good enough for me.

					ISHKA
			A lot of things were good enough for 
			your father.  He was a lobeless 
			failure... and if you're not careful, 
			you're going to end up just like 
			him.

					QUARK
			That does it.

	Quark turns to leave.

					ROM
			Brother, where are you going?

					QUARK
			To the F.C.A.
				(glares at Ishka)
			Let's see what they have to say about 
			your...
				(a curse)
			"Financial Empire."

	Quark EXITS with a full head of steam.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FOUR        41.

24   INT. ISHKA'S HOUSE - MAIN ROOM - CONTINUOUS

	Quark stomps toward the front door.  Rom hurries after him.

					ROM
			Brother, wait.


	With a burst of speed, Rom manages to interpose himself 
	between Quark and the door.

					QUARK
			Out of my way, Rom.

					ROM
			No.  I'm not going to let you hurt 
			Mother.

					QUARK
			She's no mother of mine.

					ROM
			Why?  Because of what she said about 
			Father?  Did it ever occur to you 
			that she might be right?

					QUARK
			How dare you take her side against 
			Father?

					ROM
			Don't tell me about Father.  I knew 
			him a lot better than you did.  You 
			ran off as soon as you reached the 
			Age of Ascension.  But I stayed here 
			for ten more years.  And you know 
			what I learned in those ten years?  
			I learned that Father was no financial 
			genius.

					QUARK
			Take that back.

	Quark shoves Rom, but Rom doesn't move.

					ROM
			It's the truth.

	Rom shoves Quark back.  Quark can't believe it.

					ROM
			He went from one bad deal to the 
			next, one failure after another.  He 
			couldn't hold onto latinum if you 
			sewed it into his pants.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FOUR        42.

24   CONTINUED:

					QUARK
			That does it.

25   NEW ANGLE

	Quark grabs Rom and yanks him backward.  But Rom hangs on 
	and the two of them go crashing into a huge rack of 
	collectibles.  Rom, Quark, and the collectibles smash to the 
	ground.

	The two brothers continue to struggle, upsetting shelves, 
	crashing into furniture, and generally making a mess of the 
	place.  It's a bad fight, and both of them are letting out 
	years of pent up frustration and sibling rivalry.

	It's a pretty even fight and neither brother has the clear 
	upper hand when Ishka ENTERS the room.

					ISHKA
				(stern)
			Quark.  Rom.

	Quark and Rom keep fighting, oblivious to their mother.  
	They begin choking each other.

					ISHKA
				(louder)
			That's enough.

	Ishka goes and physically separates Rom and Quark, but they 
	continue to choke each other.

					ISHKA
				(to Rom)
			Let him go.

					ROM
				(being choked)
			But Moogie...

					ISHKA
			Stop it, both of you.

	Ishka grabs the brothers roughly by the ears and twists, 
	until they let go of each other.

					ISHKA
				(to Rom)
			If your brother wants to go to the 
			F.C.A., let him.

					ROM
			But you'll get in trouble.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FOUR        43.

25   CONTINUED:

					ISHKA
			I'll worry about that.

	Quark gets to his feet and glares at his mother.

					ISHKA
			Go on.  What are you waiting for?

	Without a word, Quark turns and EXITS.

26   CLOSE ON ISHKA

	As she watches her son walk out on her, and tries not to let 
	the pain show.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

      DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - REV. 03/09/95 - ACT FIVE      44.
                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

27   EXT. FERENGINAR - MATTE SHOT (OPTICAL)

	As before, but we slowly move in on the Tower of Commerce, 
	the highest building in the city.

28   INT. TOWER OF COMMERCE - BRUNT'S ANTECHAMBER (VPB)

	Wall monitors stationed around the room spit forth a constant 
	stream of financial data, market fluctuations, currency 
	values, commodity prices, etc.  A Ferengi SECRETARY (male, 
	of course) sits at a desk studying financial data off a small 
	console.  Two or three other Ferengis sit waiting to see 
	Brunt, who's office is accessible only from this room.

	Quark ENTERS, puffing heavily.  He looks at the other people 
	waiting.

					QUARK
			That's the steepest forty flights of 
			stairs I've ever climbed.

	Even though he's out of breath, he can't help but look at 
	the monitors to study the financial data.

					QUARK
			Seven slips of latinum to use the 
			elevator.  Talk about inflation.
				(re: monitor; surprised)
			Refined dilithium down ten percent?

	But he knows he has other business to attend to.  He 
	approaches the Secretary.

					QUARK
			The name's Quark.  I'm here to see 
			Liquidator Brunt.

	The Secretary looks at Quark, then lets his eyes drop to a 
	slot in the desk.  Quark realizes what's expected of him.

					QUARK
			Oh, of course.

	He takes out some slips of latinum and puts them in the slot.

					SECRETARY
			And two more.

	Quark looks at the Secretary like he's being unreasonable.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE        45.

28   CONTINUED:

					SECRETARY
				(re: wall monitors)
			For use of the financial data net.

					QUARK
			But I barely looked at it.

					SECRETARY
			Which is why I'm only charging you 
			two slips.

	Quark looks depressed.  He's been away from the homeworld 
	for too long.  Quark deposits the latinum.

					SECRETARY
			I'll tell Liquidator Brunt that you're 
			here.  Have a seat.

	Quark starts toward a comfortable looking chair, then stops 
	himself.

					QUARK
				(re: the chair)
			How much?

					SECRETARY
			Three slips.  A bargain.

					QUARK
			I'll stand.

					SECRETARY
			That'll be one slip.

					QUARK
				(getting back into 
				the swing of things)
			I'll give you two for the chair.

	The Secretary smiles and looks again to the slot in the desk.  
	Quark deposits two slips of latinum and takes a seat.

					SECRETARY
			If you're here to deliver an imprinted 
			confession, you can leave it with 
			me.  I'll see that Liquidator Brunt 
			gets it.  For a nominal handling 
			charge.

					QUARK
			Tell Brunt I need to talk to him 
			now.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE        46.

28   CONTINUED:	(2)

					QUARK
			I have information that could shake 
			the very foundation of the Ferengi 
			Alliance.

	Just then, Rom ENTERS, also out of breath.

					ROM
			Brother.  Wait.

	Rom is going to continue to protest, but is too worn out.

					ROM
			I have to sit down.

	Rom takes a seat.

					SECRETARY
			That'll be three slips of latinum.

	Rom checks his pockets.  They're empty.

					ROM
			Brother, can you loan me...

					QUARK
			Yeah, yeah.  Here.

	Quark leans over and places three more slips into the slot 
	in the desk.

					QUARK
			Now what do you want?

					ROM
				(finally catching his 
				breath)
			I have a message from Moogie.

					QUARK
			There's nothing she could say that 
			would interest me.

					ROM
				(quietly)
			She'll share it with you.

					QUARK
				(shocked)
			What was that?

					ROM
			Her profits.  Fifty-fifty.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE        47.

28   CONTINUED:	(3)

	There's a short pause, then Quark smiles.

					QUARK
				(to the Secretary)
			Tell Brunt I'll talk to him later.
				(to Rom)
			Come on.  Let's try out that elevator.

					ROM
			But it's so expensive.

					QUARK
			I can afford it.

	Quark and Rom EXIT.

29   INT. ISHKA'S HOUSE - MAIN ROOM

	Quark is standing in the main room, waiting.  Ishka ENTERS 
	with Rom.

					QUARK
				(polite)
			Mother, I want to apologize for all 
			the terrible things I said.  I was 
			angry, and I got carried away.  I'm 
			sorry.

					ISHKA
			Apology accepted.  I'm just glad 
			that Rom was able to catch you before 
			you made a horrible mistake.

					QUARK
			It would've been a shame to waste 
			all that profit.

					ISHKA
			I'm glad we agree.

	There's an awkward beat as Ishka and Quark both try to figure 
	out how to proceed.

					QUARK
			So, just how much latinum have you 
			made?

	Ishka's a little surprised by this question.

					ISHKA
			Does it matter?

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE        48.

29   CONTINUED:

					QUARK
			I only want to make sure everything 
			is divided fairly.

					ISHKA
			Divided?

					QUARK
			Fifty-fifty.  Just like you said.

					ISHKA
			I never said that.
				(to Rom)
			You said he'd let me keep all the 
			profit for myself.

					QUARK
			I said no such thing.

	There's a beat, then they both look to Rom.

					ROM
			So I lied to both of you.  I had no 
			choice.  It was the only way to get 
			the two of you talking again.

					QUARK
			There's nothing to say.

					ISHKA
			Don't get your lobes caught in the 
			door on your way out.

					ROM
				(holds up his arms)
			That's enough bickering.  You're 
			both acting like children.  I will 
			not stand by and let this family 
			fall apart.
				(to Quark)
			Quark, you should be ashamed of 
			yourself.  I've seen you treat 
			Cardassians with more respect than 
			you show your own mother.
				(to Ishka)
			And Moogie, if Quark can uncover 
			your hidden investments, eventually 
			the F.C.A. will too.  And all that 
			profit will be lost.  Think about 
			that for a moment.

	It's not a pleasant thought to either Ishka or Quark.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE        49.

29   CONTINUED:	(2)

					ROM
			Now neither of you is going to leave 
			this room until you've settled things.  
			Is that clear?

	Neither one of them disagrees.

					ROM
			And no shouting.  I'm going to take 
			a nap.

	Rom EXITS.

30   NEW ANGLE

	On Quark and Ishka as they stare at the exiting Rom in wonder.

					ISHKA
			He's a sweet boy.

					QUARK
			That's easy for you to say.  He 
			doesn't live next door to you.

					ISHKA
			You're too hard on him.  You always 
			have been.

					QUARK
			I had to be.  You were always too 
			easy on him.  Maybe if you'd pushed 
			him a little harder, he would've 
			amounted to something.

					ISHKA
			I doubt it.  When it comes to 
			business, he takes after your father.

					QUARK
			You enjoy insulting Father, don't 
			you?

					ISHKA
			I'm not insulting anyone; I'm just 
			being honest.  Rom's a lot like his 
			father...
				(a beat)
			And I suppose, you're a lot like me.

	This little insight catches Quark by surprise.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE        50.

30   CONTINUED:

					QUARK
			I never knew you felt that way.

					ISHKA
			Your father might've bought you your 
			first copy of the Rules of 
			Acquisition, but who helped you 
			memorize them?

					QUARK
				(softly)
			You did.

					ISHKA
			I don't think I've ever been prouder 
			than the first time you made it 
			through all two hundred and eighty-
			five rules without a mistake.

					QUARK
			Rom knows them just as well as I do.

					ISHKA
			But you understand them.  Rom never 
			did.  And neither did your father.
				(a beat)
			But even if Keldar didn't know the 
			first thing about profit, he knew 
			everything about family.  He was a 
			good husband and a wonderful father.  
			And I loved him for that.  The same 
			way I love Rom...
				(a beat)
			And the same way I love you.

	Quark's hard demeanor cracks.

					QUARK
			You mean that?

					ISHKA
				(nods)
			Yes, I suppose I do.
				(a beat)
			If it'll make you happy, I'll give 
			back the money.

					QUARK
				(surprised)
			You'll imprint the confession?

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE       50A.

30   CONTINUED:	(2)

					ISHKA
			You're my son, Quark.  How can I 
			refuse you?

					QUARK
			You don't know how much this means 
			to me.

					ISHKA
			I know exactly how much it means to 
			you.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE        51.

30   CONTINUED:	(3)

	Quark can't contain himself any longer.  She's really 
	touched him.  He hugs her.

					QUARK
			Oh, Moogie.  I love you.

	And as mother and son embrace...


31   INT. REPLIMAT

	Sisko and Kasidy are seated at a table, drinking coffee.  
	Sisko's relaxed, at ease, and totally charming.  Kasidy's 
	also having a good time but she seems like she has other 
	things on her mind.

					SISKO
			There's no place like New Orleans 
			for simple pleasures... good food, 
			good music...

					KASIDY
			Sounds like a great place to grow 
			up.

					SISKO
			The best.
				(a beat)
			Can I get you another raktajino?

					KASIDY
			No, I'm fine.

	But Kasidy looks a little antsy, like she's got someplace 
	else to go.

					SISKO
			You seem a little... preoccupied.

					KASIDY
			It's just... when we made our plans 
			I forgot I had a... previous 
			engagement.

					SISKO
				(a bit deflated)
			I see.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE        52.

31   CONTINUED:

					KASIDY
			It's not what you think.  It's kind 
			of a family obligation.  You see, my 
			youngest brother's a colonist on 
			Cestus Three.

					SISKO
				(he's heard of it)
			That's on the other side of the 
			Federation.

					KASIDY
				(nods)
			It's so far away, it takes two weeks 
			for a subspace transmission to get 
			here and I'm expecting one tonight.  
			I promised my brother I'd listen to 
			it as it came in.

					SISKO
			I hope nothing's wrong.

					KASIDY
			Not unless he hurt himself again.  
			Last time he tore some ligaments in 
			his knee.

					SISKO
			How'd that happen?

					KASIDY
				(doesn't know how to 
				explain)
			He was doing something called "sliding 
			into second."

					SISKO
			"Sliding into second?"  That sounds 
			like baseball.

					KASIDY
			You know about baseball?

					SISKO
			It's my favorite sport.  But no one's 
			played it in two hundred years.

					KASIDY
			Well they're playing it on Cestus 
			Three... at least they have been for 
			the past six months.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE        53.

31   CONTINUED:	(2)

					SISKO
			I had no idea.  That's fantastic.  
			How many teams are there?

					KASIDY
			Six.  But they're trying to organize 
			a couple more.
				(a beat)
			I didn't know you liked baseball.

					SISKO
			I didn't know anyone liked baseball, 
			except for Jake and me.

	They're both quiet for a second as they marvel over this 
	unlikely coincidence.

					KASIDY
			Look, this transmission I mentioned, 
			it's an audio recording of a game 
			between my brother's team, the Pike 
			City Pioneers and the Cestus Comets.  
			If you'd like you're welcome to listen 
			to it with me.

					SISKO
			I'd love to.

	They get up and walk away down the Promenade.  We follow 
	them.

					SISKO
			So does your brother's league use 
			the designated hitter rule?

					KASIDY
			No.  They thought about it, but 
			decided against it.

					SISKO
			Wood bats or polyduranide?

					KIRA
			Wood, of course.

	And as they move off into the crowd...

					SISKO
				(joking)
			Could they use a right handed pitcher?

	Kasidy laughs and we pull back until we're on...

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE        54.

32   INT. PROMENADE - SECOND LEVEL

	Where Jake is standing by the rail, watching Sisko and Kasidy 
	disappear into the crowd.

	Jake smiles.  Things seem to be working out better than he 
	expected.

33   INT. ISHKA'S HOUSE - MAIN ROOM

	A naked Ishka is seated at the table, placing her dermal 
	print on a PADD.  Quark and Brunt are seated across from 
	her, and Rom hovers behind her.

					ISHKA
			There.  I hope that's satisfactory.

	She passes the PADD over to Brunt, who looks it over with an 
	officious air.

					BRUNT
			Everything seems to be in order.

	For the first time, Brunt smiles.

					BRUNT
			I'm glad we can finally put an end 
			to this matter.
				(to Ishka)
			And I certainly hope you've learned 
			your lesson.

					ISHKA
			And what would that be?

					BRUNT
				(to Quark)
			She's speaking to me again.

					ROM
			No she wasn't.

					QUARK
			She was speaking to me.
				(a beat)
			Now what were you saying about a 
			lesson?

					BRUNT
			The lesson is... No one can outsmart 
			the F.C.A.

					QUARK
			I think she's certainly learned that.  
			Right, Mother?

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE        55.

33   CONTINUED:

	Ishka nods.

					BRUNT
			Your mother's confession will serve 
			as a warning to females all over the 
			Alliance.

					QUARK
			Oh, I don't think anyone has to know 
			about this.

	He places a sack of latinum slips on the table.

					QUARK
			After all, what would people say if 
			they knew a female had made that 
			much latinum?

					BRUNT
			I shudder to think.

	Brunt pockets the sack of latinum and rises.

					BRUNT
			Goodbye.  I sincerely hope I never 
			see any of you again.

					QUARK
			The feeling is mutual.

	Brunt nods and EXITS.

					ISHKA
			I thought he'd never leave.

	Ishka reaches under the table and slips on her clothes.

					QUARK
			Mother, must you?

					ISHKA
			Quark, I've just given up a sizable 
			fortune.  I'm in no mood for your 
			nagging.

					QUARK
			You're absolutely right.  If you 
			want to wear clothes, go ahead... 
			What do I care?  I'm leaving anyway.

					ISHKA
			So soon?

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE       55A.

33   CONTINUED:	(2)

					QUARK
			I have to reopen the bar.  It's 
			supporting all of us now.

	Ishka gets up, approaches Quark, and presses noses with him.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE        56.

33   CONTINUED:	(3)

					ISHKA
			You know you could call your mother 
			every once in a while.  Maybe even 
			visit.

					QUARK
			I will... I promise.

	They stare at each other with affection for a beat, then...

					QUARK
			Let's go, Rom.

					ROM
			I'll be along in a moment, Brother.

	Quark nods, takes one last look at his mother, and EXITS.

34   ANGLE ON ROM AND ISHKA

	As they say their good-byes.

					ROM
			I'm glad to see you two are finally 
			getting along.

					ISHKA
			I think things will be a lot better 
			between us from now on.

					ROM
				(with a grin)
			As long as he doesn't find out you 
			only gave the F.C.A. a third of your 
			profits.

					ISHKA
			If you ask me, a third was too much.  
			But it's my own fault for not hiding 
			it better.

					ROM
			You sure the F.C.A. won't find the 
			rest?

					ISHKA
				(joking)
			I've got it so well hidden, I'll be 
			lucky if I can find it.

         DEEP SPACE: "Family Business" - 03/08/95 - ACT FIVE        57.

34   CONTINUED:

	Rom realizes it's time to leave.  He gets a little teary-
	eyed.

					ROM
			Moogie...

					ISHKA
			Now don't start crying, Rom.  You'll 
			have me doing it.  Go on.  Quark's 
			waiting for you.

	Rom nods and heads for the door.

					ISHKA
			And take care of your brother.  I 
			worry about that boy.

	Rom nods, smiles, and EXITS.  Hold on Ishka, a proud mother, 
	then...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         
                            THE END