STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                              
                          "Rejoined" 
                      (fka "Once Joined") 
                          #40510-478 
                              
                           Story by 
                        Rene Echevarria 
                              
                          Teleplay by 
                        Ronald D. Moore 
                               & 
                        Rene Echevarria 
                              
                          Directed by 
                         Avery Brooks 

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                        August 30, 1995

         STAR TREK: DS9 - "Rejoined" - 08/30/95 - CAST 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                          "Rejoined" 
                             CAST 

          SISKO                    EDDINGTON
          KIRA                     LENARA
          ODO                      BEJAL
          BASHIR                   PREN
          DAX                      
          QUARK                    NURSE'S COM VOICE
          O'BRIEN                  
          WORF                     

          Non-Speaking             Non-Speaking
          N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES     N.D. ENGINEERS
          N.D BAJORAN DIGNITARIES  N.D. FERENGI WAITER

         STAR TREK: DS9 - "Rejoined" - 08/30/95 - SETS 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                          "Rejoined" 
                             SETS 

        INTERIORS                     EXTERIORS
        DEEP SPACE NINE                 DEEP SPACE NINE
          AIRLOCK CORRIDOR              
          CAPTAIN'S OFFICE              DEFIANT
          DAX'S QUARTERS                
          LENARA'S QUARTERS             ARTIFICIAL WORMHOLE
          PROMENADE/SECOND LEVEL        
          QUARK'S/SECOND LEVEL          
          REPLIMAT                      
          WARDROOM                      

        DEFIANT                       
          BRIDGE                        
          CORRIDOR                      
          ENGINE ROOM/UPPER LEVEL       
          JEFFERIES TUBE                

  STAR TREK: DS9 - "Rejoined" - REV. 081/31/95 - PRONUNCIATION 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                          "Rejoined" 
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

          AUDRID                   ODD-rid
          BARROS                   BEAR-os
          BEJAL OTNER              bay-ZHAL OUGHT-ner
          EMONY                    EM-oh-knee
          GRAVITON                 GRAV-ih-tahn
          HANOR PREN               HUH-nor PREN
          HASPERAT                 HAS-per-uht
          JORAN                    juh-RAN
          JUMJA                    JUM-juh
          LELA                     LEE-luh
          LENARA KAHN              le-NAR-ruh CON
          MOBA                     MOW-buh
          NIIANI                   nih-LAW-nee
          RATANA                   ruh-TAH-nuh
          ROKEG                    ROW-keg
          SORABAR                  SOAR-ah-bahr
          TOBIN                    TOE-bin
          TORIAS                   tuh-RYE-us
          VEDEKS                   VEH-decks
          VEKLAVA                  ve-KLAH-vuh

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 09/12/95 - TEASER         1.

                  STAR TREK:  DEEP SPACE NINE                   
                              "Rejoined"                               
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    INT. QUARK'S

	BASHIR and QUARK are closely watching DAX at the bar. 
	She is in the middle of performing a magic trick for 
	them. As they watch, she shows them there's nothing in 
	her hands... nothing up her sleeves... then her 
	expression changes to one of puzzlement... she seems 
	to have something caught in her throat... she frowns 
	and struggles for a moment... then produces an EGG from 
	her mouth. She smiles in triumph.

					QUARK
			It's a trick.

					BASHIR 
			Of course it's a trick. But do 
			you know how she did it?

					QUARK 
			She probably had the egg beamed 
			directly into her mouth from one 
			of the transporters.

					DAX
			Actually, one of my previous hosts 
			used to dabble in sleight of hand.

					BASHIR 
			Tobin, by any chance?

					DAX
			That's right.

					BASHIR 
			He sounds like the type. 
			Painfully shy, introverted, a 
			certain lack of confidence... just 
			the kind of person who would begin 
			looking for ways to dazzle people 
			with his "magical" abilities.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/30/95 - TEASER         2.

1    CONTINUED:

					QUARK
				(still thinking about 
				the trick) 
			She swallowed the egg before she 
			came into the bar. Then she 
			regurgitated it on cue. Quite 
			disgusting, actually.

					DAX 
			Wrong again.

					SISKO'S COM VOICE 
			Sisko to Dax. I'd like to see you 
			in my office, commander.

					DAX
				(to com) 
			On my way, Benjamin.
				(to Quark) 
			Don't worry, Quark. I'm sure 
			you'll figure it out eventually.

	Dax peers closely at Quark's ear... frowns at something 
	she sees.

					DAX
				(continuing) 
			Hmm... no wonder you can't figure 
			it out.

					QUARK
				(worried) 
			What?

	Dax reaches out and pulls a strip of LATINUM out of his 
	ear.

					DAX
			Your head's full of latinum.

	She hands him the latinum with a smile and then heads 
	for the door. Bashir stands and applauds.

					BASHIR 
			Ladies and gentlemen: The Amazing 
			Jadzia Dax!

	Dax gives a mock bow on her way out. Bashir smiles and 
	picks up his drink. Quark is not amused. He pockets 
	the latinum... waits a beat... and then puts a hand to 
	his ear just in case there are any more strips in 
	there...

									CUT TO:

           DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - 08/30/95 - TEASER           3.

2    INT. CAPTAIN'S OFFICE

	SISKO is waiting as Dax ENTERS. He's serious, a man 
	about to deliver some potentially disturbing news.

					SISKO
			Have a seat.

	Dax sits and Sisko moves to sit on the edge of the desk 
	close to her.

					SISKO
				(continuing) 
			A Trill science team is on its way 
			to the station. They're coming to 
			conduct field tests on an 
			experimental technique for 
			creating artificial wormholes.

					DAX 
			Sounds interesting.

					SISKO
			It's an important project and I've 
			agreed to let them use the Defiant 
			for their experiments.
				(beat) 
			But I thought you should know that 
			the leader of the Trill science 
			team... is Doctor Lenara Kahn.

	Dax sits back in her chair and we can see that she's 
	caught completely off-guard. She's shocked and can't 
	quite decide exactly how she feels at this moment, but 
	tries to maintain her usual calm.

					DAX
			Kahn? Lenara... Kahn?

					SISKO 
			That's right.
				(gently) 
			You have about three months worth 
			of leave accumulated. Why don't 
			you take some of it? We can get 
			along without you for a while.

					DAX
				(wry) 
			Am I that dispensable around here?

					SISKO
				(joking) 
			We won't even notice you're gone.

	Dax smiles a little, but lets out a long breath and 
	makes her decision.

           DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - 08/30/95 - TEASER           4.

2    CONTINUED:

					DAX 
			No. I'll stay.  I can handle it.

					SISKO
			You sure?

					DAX
			I'm sure. I've never let my past 
			lives interfere with my job and 
			I'm not going to start now. I'll 
			be fine.

					SISKO
			Okay.

					DAX
			But thanks for giving me the 
			option.

					SISKO
			Any time... old man.

	Dax smiles and then EXITS.

									CUT TO:

3    EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	A TRILL TRANSPORT SHIP is docking at one of the docking 
	ports.


4    INT. AIRLOCK CORRIDOR

	Dax is waiting outside the airlock as WORF and KIRA 
	arrive.

					DAX 
			They... just finished docking.

	Kira and Worf nod and wait for the door to open. Kira 
	notices that Dax seems a little distracted.

					KIRA
			Something wrong?

					DAX
			No.

	But before Kira can pursue the matter any further, the 
	airlock doors OPEN and a male Trill scientist in his 
	50's named PREN steps out.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/30/95 - TEASER         5.

4    CONTINUED:

					PREN 
			I'm Doctor Hanor Pren of the Trill 
			science ministry.

					KIRA
			I'm Major Kira Nerys, and I'd like 
			to welcome you to Deep Space Nine. 
			This is our strategic operations 
			officer, Commander Worf, and of 
			course our science officer, 
			Commander Dax.

	Worf nods to Pren and Dax shakes his hand. Just then, 
	two more Trill scientists, BEJAL -- a man in his mid-
	thirties, and LENARA KAHN -- a striking woman about the 
	same age, ENTER from the airlock. Dax stiffens 
	slightly, but keeps her emotions tightly under wraps.

					PREN
			Allow me to introduce our team 
			leader Doctor Lenara Kahn and her 
			brother Doctor Bejal Otner.
				(introducing them to the
				Trill)
			Major Kira, Commander Worf, and
			Commander Dax.

	Everyone shakes hands and says hello... then comes the 
	moment when Dax and Lenara finally face each other 
	squarely. This is an awkward moment for both of them 
	that they're trying very hard not to show.

					DAX
			It's been a long time.

					LENARA 
			Yes, it has.

	They hold each other's gaze just a fraction of a second 
	too long, and Kira takes notice. Dax and Lenara break 
	the moment and turn back to the others.

					WORF 
			If you will come with me, I'll 
			show you to your quarters.

	Worf heads off down the Corridor and the Trill 
	scientists follow him. Dax hangs back and Kira stops 
	her for a moment.

					KIRA 
			You know that woman?

           DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - 08/30/95 - TEASER           6.

4    CONTINUED:	(2)

					DAX
			Oh, I know her.
				(beat)
			She used to be my wife.

	Kira reacts as we...

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/30/95 - ACT ONE        7.
                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

	(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes)

5    INT. QUARK'S

	Quark, Bashir, and Kira are at the bar. Quark is 
	struggling to make sense of Dax's Trill backstory.

					QUARK 
			So let me get this straight. 
			Dax's first host was named Lela. 
			Right?

					BASHIR 
			I think so.

					KIRA
			Lela Dax, that's right...

					QUARK 
			Then Lela dies and the Dax 
			symbiont goes to a man named... 
			Tobin. And after Tobin dies, then 
			it's on to Emony... then...
				(trying to remember)
			... Torias.... Audrid...

					KIRA 
			No, no. Audrid, then Torias.

					QUARK 
			Sorry. Audrid, Torias, Joran, 
			Curzon... and then finally Jadzia.
				(Bashir nods) 
			And this Doctor Lenara Kahn person 
			was once married to... ?

 					BASHIR
			Torias.
				(beat) 
			But of course she wasn't Lenara 
			in those days.

  					QUARK 
			I knew it couldn't be that simple.

					BASHIR 
			The Kahn symbiont that's now 
			joined to Lenara, used to be 
			joined to a woman named Nilani. 
			It was Nilani who married Torias 
			Dax.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/30/95 - ACT ONE        8.

5    CONTINUED:

					KIRA
			But Torias was killed in a shuttle 
			accident...

					BASHIR 
			And so Nilani became a widow. 
			Years later, when she died, the 
			Kahn symbiont was joined to 
			Lenara.

	An N.D. Ferengi Waiter moves behind the bar and begins 
	mixing some drinks.

					QUARK 
			And now... Nilani is Lenara, and 
			Torias is Jadzia. So that makes 
			Lenara Jadzia's ex-wife.

					KIRA
			It's a little more complicated 
			than that, Quark.

					QUARK 
			I'm sure it is. But to be honest, 
			I'm sorry I brought the whole 
			thing up. It's giving me a 
			headache.

					BASHIR 
			Must be all that latinum rattling 
			around in there.

	Quark gives him a dirty look, then Bashir reaches out 
	and seems to pluck a strip of LATINUM from Quark's ear.

					BASHIR 
			I was right. You really should 
			have that looked at.

	The N.D. Ferengi Waiter looks surprised and he leans in 
	close to peer into Quark's ear, looking for more 
	latinum. Quark glares at him.

					QUARK
				(deadly)
			Get back to work.

	The Waiter hurriedly returns to his job. Kira and 
	Bashir are clearly amused, but Quark isn't.

					QUARK
				(to Bashir & Kira)
			If you'll excuse me...

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/30/95 - ACT ONE        9.

5    CONTINUED:	(2)

	Quark heads off with an annoyed expression. Bashir and 
	Kira take their drinks and head for a table of their 
	own.

					KIRA
				(to Bashir) 
			Dax teach you that?

					BASHIR
				(nods) 
			Next time I want to pull a rabbit 
			out of his ear.

	They sit down.

					KIRA
			One thing I don't understand is 
			why Dax and Lenara can't just... 
			pick up where they left off. I 
			mean, if they're still in love 
			with each other --

					BASHIR 
			Ah, but there's the rub. Even if 
			they do harbor feelings for each 
			other, it's strictly against the 
			rules of Trill society for them to 
			acknowledge it in any way.

					KIRA
			The "rules?"

					BASHIR 
			It's more of a... taboo, really. 
			Having a relationship with a lover 
			from a past life is called, 
			"reassociation," and the Trill 
			feel very strongly that it's... 
			unnatural.

					KIRA
			Unnatural? How can it be 
			unnatural for a married couple to 
			resume their marriage?

					BASHIR 
			The whole point of joining is to 
			allow the symbiont to accumulate 
			experiences over the span of many 
			lifetimes. But in order to move 
			on from host to host, the symbiont 
			has to let go of the past... let 
			go of parents, children, siblings, 
			even spouses.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/30/95 - ACT ONE 10-11.       

5    CONTINUED:	(3)

					KIRA 
			I don't understand how two people 
			who've fallen in love, and made a 
			life together, can be forced to
			just... walk away from each other 
			because of some... taboo. 
				(beat) 
			There must be some Trill that 
			"reassociate" with people from 
			their past.

					BASHIR 
			I asked Dax the same question. 
			And it seems there have been a few 
			cases...

					KIRA
			And what happened?

					BASHIR 
				(grim) 
			They were exiled from the Trill 
			homeworld.

					KIRA
			That would mean their symbionts 
			would never be joined to new 
			hosts.

					BASHIR 
			Exactly. When the hosts die, the 
			symbionts would die with them. 
				(beat) 
			So you see, however Dax may feel 
			about Lenara, she's not going to 
			risk that. To a joined Trill, 
			nothing is more important than 
			protecting the life of the 
			symbiont. Nothing.

	Off Kira's thoughtful look on this grim truth...

									CUT TO:

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/30/95 - ACT ONE       12.

6    OMITTED

7    EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing the station.

8    INT. DAX'S QUARTERS

	Dax is fixing her hair in a mirror, while wearing black 
	pants and a black t-shirt. Her dress uniform is on a 
	nearby chair and she's running a little late. The door 
	CHIMES.

					DAX 
			Come in.

	Sisko, wearing his dress uniform, ENTERS.

					SISKO
			I had a feeling you weren't going 
			to be ready. I don't think Curzon 
			was ever on time in his life. He 
			was even late for his hundredth 
			birthday party as I recall.

					DAX
			You're never going to let me 
			forget that are you?

					SISKO
			Do you know how long I planned 
			that party?

					DAX
			Three months. I know.

	She finishes with her hair and Sisko picks up the
	uniform coat and helps her into it. (There's no
	combadge on the coat.) Dax begins to fasten the coat
	while checking herself in the mirror.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - 08/30/95 - ACT ONE          13.

8    CONTINUED:

					SISKO 
				(casual) 
			It's still not too late to back 
			out of this reception, you know.

					DAX
			You know me. I hate to miss a 
			party.

					SISKO
			I'm serious.

					DAX
			I know. And I appreciate what 
			you're trying to do... but I'm 
			going to be working with Lenara 
			for the next week, so I better get 
			used to being around her.

	Dax finishes with the coat and grabs a combadge off a 
	table and puts it on. She turns and gives him a 
	confident smile.

					DAX 
			Stop worrying about me, Benjamin. 
			I'll be fine.

	Sisko glances down at her combadge which is upside 
	down. He reaches out and fixes it for her. They share 
	a wry smile and then head for the door.

									CUT TO:

9    INT. WARDROOM

	A short time later. The formal reception is in full 
	swing, and Bashir, Kira, ODO and Worf are here in  
	their dress uniforms, along with a few N.D. Bajoran  
	Dignitaries, and a couple of N.D. Starfleet Officers.  
	At the moment, Sisko is making a toast to the Trill  
	science team -- Bejal, Pren, and Lenara, also in formal  
	attire -- and everyone has a glass of champagne. Dax  
	is watching from a discreet distance away.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT ONE       14.

 9   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
				(to scientists)
			... so in the spirit of 
			friendship, we welcome you to Deep  
			Space Nine and wish you success in  
			creating the galaxy's first  
			artificial wormhole.

	Everyone clinks glasses and wallahs "Here, here" as 
	they drink a toast. The party now breaks up into more 
	casual groupings as people begin to talk among 
	themselves.

9A   ON KIRA, WORF, BEJAL & LENARA

	Who form a small conversation group.

					LENARA

				(to Worf) 
			I understand you'll be commanding 
			the Defiant during our experiments.

					WORF
			Yes.

	Worf is content to leave it at that, but the two Trill 
	are trying to make small talk.

					BEJAL
				(to Worf) 
			You must be very excited.
				(off his look) 
			To... be a part of a potentially 
			history-making project.

					WORF
			I am... looking forward to it.

					LENARA
				(with a smile) 
			I think Mister Worf is less than 
			enthusiastic about commanding a 
			research mission. It's not 
			exactly what every Klingon dreams 
			about.

					KIRA
				(light)
			What do Klingons dream about, 
			Worf?

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/30/95 - ACT ONE      14A.

9A   CONTINUED:

	Worf is a little tired of having his tail twisted. He 
	fixes Kira with a deeply serious look.

					WORF
				(very serious) 
			Things that would send cold chills 
			down your spine and wake you in 
			the middle of the night. Believe 
			me... it is better that you do 
			not know.

	He glowers at them for a moment, impressing them with 
	his seriousness, then moves off. As soon as he turns 
	away, we see just the slightest hint of a smile play 
	about his lips.

					KIRA
			I can never tell when he's joking.

					LENARA
				(with humor) 
			Maybe it is "better that we do not 
			know."

	Off their faces as they share a small laugh...

9B   ON DAX & ODO

	as they talk.

					DAX
			I thought you liked parties, Odo.

					ODO
			I enjoy parties that are given for 
			my friends. But these diplomatic 
			receptions... welcoming 
			receptions... good-bye receptions... 
			it all seems...

					DAX
			Unnecessary?

					ODO
			Exactly. I've never understood 
			the humanoid obsession with 
			bringing together groups of people 
			and forcing them to interact 
			socially.

	Dax notices that Worf has gotten himself a drink and is 
	off by himself.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT ONE      14B.

9B   CONTINUED:

					DAX
			Not all humanoids enjoy these 
			functions.

	Odo follows her gaze and watches as a smiling Bajoran 
	diplomat approaches Worf, ready to make small talk. 
	Worf gives the man a "find someone else to talk to" 
	look and the diplomat makes a hasty retreat.

					ODO
			Hmm. I think I may finally be 
			starting to understand Mister 
			Worf...

	Odo moves off as Dax smiles to herself.

10   DAX

	moves through the crowd over toward the food table and 
	picks up a plate for herself. Nothing looks very 
	appetizing, but she keeps poking around anyway. A few 
	beats pass, then Lenara casually walks up next to her 
	and picks up her own plate.

					LENARA 
				(re: food) 
			Well... this looks wonderful.

					DAX
			Mmmm-hmm.

					LENARA 
			I take it most of this is Bajoran.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/30/95 - ACT ONE      14C.

10   CONTINUED:

					DAX
				(nods)
			Hasperat... moba fruit...
			veklava...

					LENARA 
			Of course, I'm not in the least 
			bit hungry.

					DAX
			Me neither.

					LENARA
				(quiet, with humor) 
			But I suppose we should load our 
			plates anyway since the whole room 
			is watching us.

	Dax glances over her shoulder and catches a glimpse of 
	almost everyone in the room suddenly turning away, 
	hoping not to be seen watching the two of them. Dax 
	can't help but smile as she urns back to the table and 
	joins Lenara in putting food on her plate.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/30/95 - ACT ONE       15.

10   CONTINUED:	(2)

					DAX 
			Quite an audience.

					LENARA 
			Seems a shame to disappoint them. 
			We should probably do something.

					DAX
			We could get into a screaming 
			match... start throwing things at 
			each other...


					LENARA 
			Not bad. Or I suppose we could 
			throw ourselves at each other... 
			profess our undying love and our 
			complete disregard for Trill 
			society.

					DAX
				(laughs) 
			Doctor Pren would probably have a 
			heart attack.

					LENARA 
			Forget about him, my brother's 
			head would explode. He's been a 
			nervous wreck ever since we 
			arrived.

					DAX
			I know the feeling.

					LENARA 
			Well, I'll tell you what I told 
			him: we're both mature adults and 
			we can handle this.

					DAX
			I agree completely. It's going to 
			be fine.

	They look at each other and share a smile of 
	confidence.

					LENARA
				(without looking away) 
			They're watching again.

					DAX 
			I know. I guess we better get 
			used to it.

	Lenara extends a hand in an overly formal gesture and 
	gives Dax a mock serious look.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/30/95 - ACT ONE       16.

10   CONTINUED:	(3)

					LENARA
				(mock serious)
			Thank you, Commander Dax. I
			appreciate your insightful
			commentary on Bajoran cuisine.

	Dax shakes her hand with the same serious look.

					DAX
				(mock serious)
			It was my pleasure, Doctor Kahn.

	Then, at the same moment, the two of them turn and look 
	at the crowd -- again everyone turns away and tries to 
	look like they weren't watching this whole exchange. 
	Dax and Lenara share a smile of amusement and then 
	Lenara walks off to join her brother. Dax feels much 
	more relaxed as Bashir moves over to her.

					BASHIR
			Well... that seemed to go well.

					DAX
			I never doubted it.

	She takes a sip of her champagne and moves away from 
	the table, seemingly content and relaxed again. But 
	once she's away from Julian, she pauses for a moment... 
	no one is watching her... and she glances over at 
	Lenara across the room.

11   DAX'S POV 

	Lenara is listening to Bejal talk to Sisko... after a 
	beat, she seems to sense someone watching her and she 
	turns her head slightly, and now looks directly at Dax.

12   NEW ANGLE

	as Dax and Lenara's eyes meet across the room, and the 
	physical distance between them allows them to drop the 
	light joking pretense. For a fleeting moment, they 
	really see each other for the first time... and there 
	is definitely something in the air between them. They 
	both break the moment and look away at the same time.

	Dax lets out a long breath and is about to take a sip 
	from her glass of champagne... but then she sees that 
	her hand is trembling.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - 08/30/95 - ACT ONE          17.

12   CONTINUED:

	She puts it down and composes herself, but it's clear 
	that she is anything but "fine."

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT TWO       18.
                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

13   EXT. SPACE - THE DEFIANT (OPTICAL)

	The ship is docked at the station.

14   INT. DEFIANT - ENGINE ROOM

	O'BRIEN and EDDINGTON are listening to Bejal describe 
	the modifications that will need to be made to some of 
	the Defiant's systems. Dax, Pren, and Lenara are 
	nearby, and two N.D. Starfleet Engineers are also 
	listening.

					BEJAL 
			After we launch our target drone,  
			the Defiant will have to generate  
			a subspace tensor matrix in the  
			twenty-five to thirty thousand  
			Cochrane range. Then the drone  
			will send out a magneton pulse  
			which should react with the matrix  
			and create an opening in the space- 
			time continuum.

					EDDINGTON  
			How long will we have to keep  
			generating the matrix?

					PREN  
			Two minutes, maybe less. Once the  
			wormhole forms, we can shut down  
			the tensor matrix.

	O'Brien thinks about this for a moment.

					O'BRIEN  
			We'll need to reroute the pre- 
			ignition plasma from the impulse  
			deck down to the auxiliary intake  
			to get that much power... 
				(beat)  
			But I think we can do it.

					BEJAL  
			Excellent.

					PREN  
			We'll also need to download our  
			parameters for the matrix into one  
			of your computers.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT TWO       19.

14   CONTINUED:

					DAX  
			We'd better use the main computer.  
			I don't think the engineering  
			computer can handle it.

					O'BRIEN
			I agree.

					DAX
				(to Pren & Lenara)  
			If you'll come with me, we can go  
			up to the bridge and begin  
			downloading the data.

					PREN  
			All right.

	As the three of them EXIT...

									CUT TO:

15   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE 

 
	A few hours later. Dax is at the helm, working the
	console and checking a PADD, while Pren and Lenara are
	at a side station. Pren is working on a portable Trill
	computer about the size of a briefcase which he's set
	up on the console near Lenara. No one else is on the
	bridge.

					LENARA
				(off console) 
			Everything looks good here. Dax?

					DAX
			The backup navigation program is 
			still showing some calibration 
			drift. I think some data may have 
			been lost in the startup routine.

					PREN
				(off portable console) 
			Well, that explains the seven 
			percent falloff in AFR ratios I 
			keep seeing.
				(sigh) 
			There must be a problem in the 
			diagnostic sub-routines. I have 
			a recalibration unit back in my 
			quarters that might solve the 
			problem.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT TWO       20.

15   CONTINUED:

					DAX 
			I'll have someone bring it here.

					PREN 
			No, no. I need a break anyway.

	Pren EXITS, leaving Dax and Lenara alone for the first 
	time. A few beats of silence pass as they both work 
	their consoles.

					LENARA 
			Now I'm getting a dropoff in the 
			triple-R output. We might have a 
			bigger problem than the diagnostic 
			subroutines.

	Dax gets up and moves over to take a look at Lenara's 
	console.

					DAX
			Don't panic yet. It could just be 
			a transtater failure. Happens all 
			the time.

	Dax is right next to Lenara as they both work the 
	console. A few beats of silence.

					LENARA
				(quiet)
			I wasn't panicking.

					DAX 
			It's just an expression.
				(looks at her in 
				surprise) 
			Sorry.

					LENARA
				(quickly) 
			No, I'm sorry. Forget it.

	They work a moment longer.

					LENARA
				(continuing) 
			It's just that... you always used 
			to -- I mean Torias always used to 
			tell Nilani that she was panicking 
			about things... making a big fuss 
			over nothing.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 09/01/95 - ACT TWO       21.

15   CONTINUED:	(2)

					DAX 
			Well... Torias could be 
			insensitive at times...
				(beat) 
			But... you have to admit, Nilani 
			did do her share of overreacting.

					LENARA
				(getting flustered) 
			That's because you were a pilot 
			and it made me nervous -- made her 
			nervous... Torias being a pilot 
			made Nilani nervous.

	She trails off in frustration for a moment.

					LENARA
				(continuing) 
			I've never had quite this much 
			trouble sorting out my feelings 
			from those of a past host.

					DAX
			I know what you mean.

					LENARA
				(rueful smile) 
			Probably another reason why we're 
			not supposed to spend much time 
			together... we'd just get lost in 
			the past.

	Dax looks at her and they share a look that neither of 
	them can hold for very long... there's an emotional 
	element here that is beginning to make itself more 
	apparent. Dax moves back to the helm console.

					DAX
			Let's try running the transtater 
			diagnostic again.

					LENARA 
			Okay.

	They work silently for a moment, then Dax stops... 
	struggles with herself for a moment, talks quietly 
	without turning around.

					DAX
				(quiet) 
			Nilani wasn't panicking the day 
			before Torias died.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT TWO       22.

15   CONTINUED:	(3)

	Lenara freezes, the words cutting right through her, 
	but she's just as afraid to turn and look at Dax as Dax 
	is to look at her.

					LENARA 
			No?

					DAX
			No. Torias should've listened to 
			her. The shuttle wasn't ready for 
			a full impulse test... but Torias 
			had to do it anyway... and he was 
			wrong.
				(beat) 
			And whatever part of me is still 
			Torias... is very sorry... and 
			wishes he'd listened to you.

	Lenara turns back and they look at each other for a 
	long beat. There are jagged feelings on both sides 
	that are bubbling dangerously close to the surface and 
	they both know it. Lenara finally nods her thanks, not 
	trusting her voice, and Dax manages a small smile in 
	response. Dax finally breaks the moment.

					DAX
			Well... we still have a lot of 
			work to do.

					LENARA 
			Right.

	They both resume work. Dax tries to focus, but her 
	mind is not on the work.... She finally decides to take 
	some action.

					DAX
			Would you be interested in dinner?
				(quickly) 
			I mean I'm having dinner with some 
			friends and I thought... maybe 
			you'd like to... join us?

	It's a delicate dance they're doing... the minuet of 
	two people trying not to risk rejection by the other, 
	but both wanting to be together.

					LENARA 
			I wouldn't want to intrude on your 
			friends...

					DAX
			It's actually... not that big a 
			group... it's really just me 
			and... Julian.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - 08/30/95 - ACT TWO          23.

15   CONTINUED:	(4)

					LENARA
			Doctor Bashir?
				(beat)
			Sure.  That sounds great.

					DAX
			Great.

					LENARA
			Okay.  Dinner. Tonight.

					DAX
			At Quark's.

					LENARA
			Great.

	They both go back to work, each of them wondering 
	exactly what they've just begun with this small 
	invitation.

									CUT TO:

16   INT. PROMENADE - SECOND LEVEL

	Bashir and Dax walking along.

					BASHIR
			Tonight? I can't, I have plans.

					DAX
			Cancel them.
				(off her look)
			I mean, if you can cancel them it
			would be... nice.

					BASHIR
			It'll be nice because... ?

					DAX
			Because... I've invited Lenara out
			to dinner and...

					BASHIR
			And it would be less awkward if
			you had a... chaperone.

					DAX
			Exactly.
				(earnest)
			Will you do it?

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 09/12/95 - ACT TWO 24-25.       

16   CONTINUED:

	Bashir hesitates for a moment.

					BASHIR 
			Something tells me I should say 
			no... but I won't. What time?

					DAX 
			Twenty-two hundred at Quark's. 
			Thanks. I owe you one.

	Dax heads off, clearly very happy. Bashir watches with 
	a smile, pleased that he can help out his friend.

									CUT TO:

17   
thru   OMITTED
19   

20   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing the station..

21   INT. QUARK'S - SECOND LEVEL

	Bashir, Dax and Lenara are at a table having dinner. 
	Actually, Bashir is the only one eating, since Dax and 
	Lenara are doing nothing but talking. We get the 
	feeling that Bashir hasn't gotten a word in edgewise 
	all night, but Dax and Lenara are definitely having a 
	good time. Lenara is wearing a pair of EARRINGS that 
	she toys with from time to time throughout the scene.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - 08/30/95 - ACT TWO          26.

21   CONTINUED:

					DAX
			... No, it didn't have a red 
			awning. It had a... big ratana 
			tree or something out front.

					LENARA 
			You don't mean the "Barros Inn?"

					DAX
			Yes! That's it.

					LENARA 
			Curzon got thrown out of the 
			Barros Inn? That's one of the 
			wildest bars in the Rigel system. 
			What did he do?

					DAX
			Well, he sort of set fire to it...

					LENARA 
			Sort of?

					DAX
			All right, he did set fire to it. 
			But it wasn't deliberate. 
				(beat)
			It was part of a bet. But that's 
			another story.

	Lenara smiles and shakes her head, amused by the story, 
	but not charmed by it. Lenara is a little more 
	conservative than Dax and there's just the faintest 
	hint of disapproval in her attitude toward Curzon's 
	behavior.

					LENARA 
			Curzon was certainly... different 
			from most joined Trills.

					DAX
			He liked to do things his own way. 
			He used to say that there was an 
			exception to every rule... and he 
			usually went out of his way to 
			find it.

					LENARA 
			In a way I'm glad I never met him. 
				(with embarrassed smile) 
			We probably wouldn't have liked 
			each other very much.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT TWO      26A.

21   CONTINUED:	(2)

					DAX 
			Oh, he wasn't that bad. I tend to 
			exaggerate his rebellious 
			qualities.
				(beat) 
			But you may have a point... Curzon 
			never did have much use for 
			scientists.

	Lenara looks up at her sharply... then sees the 
	mischievous smile on Dax's face and realizes the inside 
	joke.

					LENARA 
			Well, that's interesting 
			considering what you do now.

					DAX
				(laughs) 
			Curzon would be horrified to know 
			that I'm a scientist. The very 
			idea of doing research made him 
			ill.

					LENARA 
			Torias was not much different. I 
			can remember talking to him about 
			my wanting to study theoretical 
			quantum physics and his eyes 
			glazed over.

					DAX
			The irony is that you and I have 
			more in common than Torias and 
			Nilani ever did.

					LENARA 
			That's right...

	They both smile, but at the same time, this has touched 
	on a topic that is once again edging toward some tricky 
	territory. Fortunately for both of them, a com voice 
	breaks in.

					NURSE'S COM VOICE 
			Infirmary to Doctor Bashir.

					BASHIR
				(to com) 
			Bashir here, go ahead.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT TWO       27.

21   CONTINUED:	(3)

					NURSE'S COM VOICE 
			I'm sorry to disturb you, Doctor. 
			But Ensign Tyler's broken his leg 
			and I think you should --

					BASHIR
				(quickly) 
			I'm on my way.
				(to Dax & Lenara) 
			Sorry. But duty calls.

					DAX
			It's all right. Thanks for coming.

					LENARA 
			Nice to see you again.

	Bashir makes a hasty EXIT, actually grateful for the 
	chance to escape.

					LENARA
				(re: Bashir) 
			Now that is a good friend. He sat 
			here and listened to us trade 
			stories about our former hosts all 
			night and never once complained.

					DAX
			I think he really enjoyed himself.

	They exchange a look and then Dax laughs.

					DAX
				(continuing) 
			Okay, maybe not. But I'll make it 
			up to him.

	A quiet beat as they reflect on the evening and on 
	their feelings. Lenara toys with one of her earrings 
	again and Dax notices.

					DAX
				(re: earrings) 
			Those are Klingon aren't they?

					LENARA 
			How'd you know?

	Dax gives her a wry look and Lenara suddenly realizes.

					LENARA 
			Curzon?

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT TWO      27A.

21   CONTINUED:	(4)

	Dax nods with a smile. Lenara takes the earrings off 
	and hands them to Dax.

					LENARA 
			They were a gift from a Klingon 
			scientist. He wanted to give me 
			one of those knives they're always 
			carrying, but I refused.

					DAX
			They're beautiful.

	Dax moves to hand them back.

					LENARA 
			Keep them.
				(off her look) 
			Really. I'm... not very Klingon.

					DAX
			Thank you.

	Dax puts the earrings on.

					DAX
			Well?

					LENARA 
			They suit you.
				(beat)
			It's good to see you again, Dax.
			That sounds strange, doesn't it?

           DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - 8/30/95 - ACT TWO          28.

21   CONTINUED:	(4)

					LENARA (Cont'd) 
			I mean, I'm looking at a different 
			face, hearing a different voice... 
			but somehow, it's still you.

					DAX
			I know. Every time I start to 
			think of you as just Lenara, 
			you'll smile or laugh... and 
			suddenly... it's you.

	They look at each other for a long moment. Their hands 
	are already on the table, so it doesn't take much 
	effort for Dax to reach out and hold Lenara's hand. 
	It's a small, easy gesture.

					DAX
				(continuing)
			I'm really glad you're here.

					LENARA
			Me too.

	Lenara squeezes her hand in return and they share a 
	moment together.

22   ANGLE ON PREN

	Who has just reached the top of the spiral staircase. 
	He is surprised and a little shocked by the sight of 
	Lenara and Dax alone at the table holding hands. He 
	hesitates, glances around in embarrassment... then 
	heads back down the stairs.

	Off the image of Dax and Lenara alone at the table...

	FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT THREE      29.
                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

23   EXT. SPACE - THE DEFIANT (OPTICAL)

	The ship is hanging is space.

					WORF (V.O.) 
			Defiant Log: Stardate 49195.5. 
			We have arrived at the coordinates 
			to begin preliminary tests for the 
			artificial wormhole project.

24   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE 

	Worf is in command, Dax at the helm, Pren, Lenara and 
	Bejal manning side consoles, N.D. Starfleet officers as 
	needed.

					BEJAL
				(off console) 
			The target drone is in position, 
			commander.

					WORF
				(to helm) 
			Full scan.

					DAX
				(works) 
			No ships within sensor range.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT THREE      30.

24   CONTINUED:

					WORF
				(to com) 
			Bridge to Engine room. Are you 
			ready, Mister Eddington?

					EDDINGTON'S COM VOICE 
			We're ready, Commander.

					WORF 
			Doctor Kahn, you may proceed.

					LENARA
				(to Bejal) 
			Energize the focal array and stand 
			by to initiate the subspace tensor 
			matrix.

	Dax leaves the helm for a station next to Lenara. 
	Bejal and Pren move to one of the aft stations.

25   
thru   OMITTED
26   

27   ON DAX AND LENARA

	as they work their consoles. It's clear from their 
	body language that the two women are no longer so 
	awkward around each other. They're being very low key, 
	doing nothing to call attention to themselves, but the 
	signs of a growing attraction between the two of them 
	are clearly there to be seen.

					DAX
				(annoyed) 
			This AQF sequencer is always 
			giving me problems.

					LENARA
			Maybe it doesn't like you.

					DAX 
			How could it not like me? I'm 
			adorable.

					LENARA
			That is a matter of opinion.

					DAX 
			I'll have you know that the word 
			adorable is used three times in my 
			Starfleet personnel file.

	Lenara rolls her eyes.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - 08/30/95 - ACT THREE         31.

28   ON BEJAL AND PREN

	who are still working at the aft station. Pren is 
	watching the interaction between Dax and Lenara with a 
	slightly disturbed look. From this position, he can't 
	hear any of their conversation, but he can see that 
	they are definitely on friendly terms.

					BEJAL 
			The plasma coil interlocks are in 
			place... deflector grid is charged 
			and standing by...

					PREN 
				(sotto) 
			They're very friendly today.

	Bejal glances over at the two women.

					BEJAL
			Mmm.

					PREN
			They had dinner last night...
			alone.

					BEJAL
			What're you trying to say?

					PREN
			I shouldn't have to say anything.

					BEJAL
				(firm)
			Then don't.

	Bejal glares at Pren, who seems to back down. Bejal 
	stabs at a control on the console.

					BEJAL 
				(to all) 
			We're ready to generate the tensor 
			matrix.

	Lenara looks to Dax.

					DAX
			The drone is standing by.

					LENARA
				(to Bejal)
			Initialize the focal array.

	Bejal and Pren work their consoles.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT THREE      32.

29   EXT. SPACE - THE DEFIANT (OPTICAL)

	From out of the forward deflector dish, a CONE OF 
	ENERGY suddenly leaps out toward space.

30   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	As before.  On the viewscreen, we see the energy beam 
	from the Defiant go out to a certain point in space, 
	where it terminates in a ROILING RED EFFECT.

					LENARA
				(to Dax)
			Activate the drone.

					DAX
				(off console)
			The drone is sending out the
			magneton pulse...
				(beat)
			It's reached the matrix...

					PREN 
			I'm picking up a subspace 
			distortion...

					BEJAL
				(excited) 
			The distortion is becoming 
			coherent... it's working!

					DAX
				(calm) 
			The magneton pulse is causing a 
			feedback loop... it'll destroy the 
			drone in a few seconds.

					LENARA
			A few seconds is all we need...

(31   EXT. SPACE - THE SUBSPACE DISTORTION (OPTICAL)

	The effect changes from a randomly fluctuating sea of 
	energy into a NEW WORMHOLE ENTRANCE (which should look 
	very different from our standard wormhole effect).

32   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	as before.

					BEJAL 
			There it is.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT THREE      33.

32   CONTINUED:

	Suddenly, the wormhole CLOSES and VANISHES on the 
	viewer.

					DAX
			The drone's been destroyed.
				(to Lenara)
			But you did it!

	Pren and Bejal shake hands and there's a real sense of 
	accomplishment on the Bridge.

					WORF
				(to Lenara)
			Congratulations, Doctor.

					LENARA
			Thank you. That was only the
			first step. But what a step!

	Dax hugs Lenara in a moment of pure joy.

					DAX
			I'm so proud of you.

33   ON PREN AND BEJAL 

	Who both notice the now extended hug between the two 
	women. Pren gives Bejal a pointed look, but says 
	nothing. The two men go back to their consoles and try 
	to concentrate on their work, but Bejal is clearly 
	becoming disturbed as well.

									CUT TO:

34   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing the station.

35   INT. REPLIMAT 

	Lenara and Bejal sitting at a table, having lunch. 
	Lenara is happy, upbeat as they talk about the project.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT THREE      34.


35   CONTINUED:

	Bejal is just as positive about their work, but there's 
	something on his mind and he's not sure how to bring it 
	up.

					LENARA 
			All the telemetry checks out... 
			the wormhole was open for twenty- 
			three point four seconds, and  
			during that time it was completely  
			coherent.

					BEJAL  
			You couldn't ask for a better  
			beginning. But it all comes down  
			to the next test. We have to be  
			able to send an object through the  
			wormhole to prove that it's stable  
			enough for space travel.

					LENARA 
			That reminds me... Dax thinks we  
			should use a Class Four probe to  
			make the actual run. She says the  
			Class Four shielding will give us  
			a better idea of how the wormhole  
			will affect a real ship.

					BEJAL  
			Oh... I didn't know you talked to  
			Dax since we got back.

					LENARA  
			I saw her last night.

					BEJAL 
			Where?

					LENARA
			She stopped by my quarters...

					BEJAL  
			And how long did she stay?

	Lenara starts to realize what Bejal is getting at.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 ACT THREE       35.

35   CONTINUED:	(2)

					LENARA  
			Is there something you want to ask  
			me?

					BEJAL  
			I don't want to ask you  
			anything... but I'm starting to  
			wonder if I should.

	Lenara sits back, a little stung by this.

					LENARA  
			I don't believe this.

					BEJAL  
			Believe it. People are starting  
			to notice.

					LENARA  
			People?

					BEJAL
				(drops his voice)  
			Doctor Pren saw you holding hands  
			at dinner the other night. I  
			thought he was overreacting, but  
			then I saw the way the two of you  
			were acting on the Defiant...

	Lenara gets up from the table and walks off, offended. 
	Bejal jumps up, goes after her...

36   INT. PROMENADE - CONTINUOUS

	Bejal going after Lenara.

					BEJAL
				(loud whisper)  
			Lenara... Lenara!

	He finally catches up to her and corners her in a 
	secluded alcove.

					BEJAL
 			I'm sorry... I'm sorry.

	Lenara folds her arms, gives him a cold look.

					BEJAL  
			Look... I'm your brother. You  
			tell me nothing's going on... then  
			nothing's going on. I just want  
			to hear you say it.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - 08/30/95 - ACT THREE         36.

36   CONTINUED:

					LENARA  
			There is nothing going on. All  
			right?

					BEJAL  
			All right.

	Lenara walks away. Bejal watches her go, feeling a  
	little guilty about accusing his sister of something 
	that wasn't true...

									CUT TO:

37   INT. DAX'S QUARTERS 

	Dax is sitting on a couch reading a PADD. She's in her 
	civilian clothes. The door CHIMES.

					DAX
			Come in.

	Lenara comes in. She's clearly a little upset about 
	something.

					DAX
			What's wrong?

	Lenara takes a deep breath, paces a bit... tries to 
	sort out her feelings.


					LENARA 
			I just had an unpleasant  
			conversation with my brother.
				(beat)  
			He thinks there's something going  
			on between us.

					DAX
			Oh.
				(beat)  
			What'd you tell him?

					LENARA  
			I told him that was ridiculous...  
			that you and I are just friends  
			and of course there's nothing  
			going on.

					DAX
			Well, then that should settle it.

	But Lenara still looks troubled, moves to the window 
	and looks out. Dax puts aside her feelings for the 
	moment, stays on the couch.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT THREE      37.

37   CONTINUED:

					DAX
				(continuing) 
			Maybe we shouldn't spend time  
			together... it'll just give  
			people the wrong idea.

	A long beat of silence.

					LENARA
				(quiet)  
			Or give them the right idea.

	Lenara turns and they look at each other. It's a scary 
	moment for both of them -- they both realize they're 
	about to admit something they've both been carefully 
	avoiding.

					DAX
			Maybe we shouldn't have this  
			conversation.

					LENARA  
			Would that do any good... would it  
			change how either of us feels?

					DAX
			No... but it would be easier.

					LENARA  
			You've never been one for the easy  
			way out.

					DAX
			That's true. But in this case,  
			I'm not the only one involved. I  
			don't want to do anything that  
			would hurt you.
				(beat)  
			I did that once before... I  
			climbed into a shuttlecraft and  
			made you a widow.

					LENARA  
			I knew you were a pilot when I  
			married you. I knew the risks.  
			I went in with my eyes wide open.

	A silent moment as Dax gets off the couch and moves 
	closer to her.

					DAX
			And what about now... are your  
			eyes open... do you know what the  
			risks are?

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT THREE      38.

37   CONTINUED:	(2)

	Lenara looks into Dax's eyes. The sexual tension 
	builds in the room.

					LENARA 
			I thought I'd gotten over you...  
			it's been so long... so much has  
			happened. But now I know I  
			haven't...

					DAX
			I've missed you so much.

	A long, intense moment. Dax reaches out with her hand 
	and brushes aside a lock of hair off her forehead back 
	behind her ear... lets her finger run along Lenara's 
	jawline. Lenara brushes her lips across Dax's 
	fingertips. They hold each other's eyes... and then 
	slowly come together until their lips touch and they 
	finally kiss. A passionate, loving kiss that they've 
	waited a hundred years for.

	Finally, they pull away... look at each other with 
	shock, love, and charged emotions.

					LENARA 
				(choked)
			I'd better go.

					DAX
			Yeah.

	But it's not easy to break away. Lenara forces herself 
	to let go of Dax... then heads for the door... 
	hesitates on the step and looks back. They share a 
	final look, and then Lenara EXITS. Dax sits down 
	heavily in a nearby chair, excited, exhausted, 
	frightened, confused and happy all at once.

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - 08/30/95 - ACT FOUR         39.
                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

38   INT. CAPTAIN'S OFFICE 

	Dax and Sisko are sitting on the couch. Dax is in the 
	middle of sharing her concerns and feelings with Sisko.

					DAX
			I don't know what to do, Benjamin.

					SISKO
			What do you want to do?

	Dax smiles as she recalls Lenara's joking words at the party.

					DAX
			Throw myself at her... profess my 
			undying love and my complete 
			disregard for Trill society. 
				(off his look) 
			A joke Lenara made at the 
			reception. Doesn't sound so funny 
			anymore, does it?

					SISKO
			Not really.

	Dax looks at him, sees his troubled expression.

					DAX
			You don't think I should pursue 
			this.

	Sisko thinks about it for a moment, decides to be 
	brutally honest.


					SISKO 
			No.

	Dax takes a deep breath, tries to put her feelings 
	aside for the moment and listen to her old friend.

					DAX
			Okay. Why?

					SISKO
			Because I remember what Curzon 
			used to say about "reassociation." 
			That it didn't matter whether he 
			agreed with the taboo or not. 

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT FOUR       40.

38   CONTINUED:

					SISKO (Cont'd) 
			Because the price for violating it 
			was too high.
				(beat) 
			Exile.

					DAX
				(quickly) 
			I know what Curzon used to say, 
			Benjamin. But I'm not Curzon.

					SISKO
			You're not Torias, either. You're 
			Jadzia Dax and you have a 
			responsibility as a joined Trill 
			to --

					DAX
				(sharp) 
			I didn't come here for a lecture 
			on my responsibilities.

					SISKO
				(right back at her) 
			What you came here for was to get 
			advice from a friend. And that's 
			what you're getting.

	There's a beat, and then the tension drops.

					DAX
			You're right. Sorry.

					SISKO
			I know this is difficult for you. 
			And I know how you feel about 
			Lenara... but I want you to think 
			about what'll happen if you pursue 
			this.

	Dax stands and takes a few steps around the room.

					SISKO
			If you're exiled from Trill... 
			there'll be no further hosts for 
			your symbiont. When Jadzia 
			dies... Dax dies.

	This affects her. She is clearly torn, struggling with 
	her feelings.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT FOUR      40A.

38   CONTINUED:	(2)

					SISKO
				(continuing) 
			It goes against everything you 
			were taught during initiate 
			training. You've told me again 
			and again that each host is only 
			a link in a chain... and that no 
			matter what happens, the life of 
			the symbiont must go on.

					DAX
			I know that... and I believe in 
			it.
				(beat) 
			But I also know that I love her, 
			Benjamin.

	She turns and looks at him and he can see the heartache 
	and pain on her face. He goes to her.

					SISKO 
			I know you do. And if I were in 
			your position... I'd probably be 
			just as ready to throw everything 
			away for the woman I love.
				(beat) 
			But I'd want to be sure that I was 
			ready to pay the price.

	A long beat.

					DAX
			You're right. I have to be sure.

					SISKO
				(gentler) 
			But if you are sure... if this is 
			what you really want... I'll back 
			you up... all the way.

	She looks at him and they both share a smile. The 
	friendship between them transcends the difficulties of 
	the moment.

					DAX
			I've lived seven lifetimes... and 
			I've never had a friend quite like 
			you.

	Sisko smiles and she hugs him. OFF the moment...

									CUT TO:

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT FOUR       41.

39   EXT. SPACE - THE DEFIANT (OPTICAL)

	hangs in space.

39A  INT. DEFIANT - ENGINE ROOM 

	Eddington and Lenara are working the consoles. An N.D. 
	Engineer is in the b.g.

					EDDINGTON 
				(to com) 
			Eddington to Bridge. We're ready 
			to generate the tensor matrix.

								INTERCUT AS NEEDED:

40   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE

	Worf in command, Pren, Bejal, Dax, N.D.s at their 
	stations.

					WORF
			Understood. Stand by. 
				(to Dax) 
			Commander Dax?

					DAX
			Subspace field stress is within 
			normal parameters.

					PREN 
			The probe's ready for launch.

					BEJAL 
			The target drone is in position.

					WORF 
				(to com) 
			Bridge to Engine Room. Initialize 
			the subspace matrix, Mister 
			Eddington.

					EDDINGTON 
			Acknowledged.

	Eddington and Lenara go to work. Eddington climbs the 
	ladder up to the upper level of the Engine Room.

									END INTERCUT.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 09/12/95 - ACT FOUR 42-43.      

41   
thru   OMITTED
43   

44   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	On the VIEWSCREEN, the CONE of ENERGY goes out in 
	space, as seen before.

					PREN
				(to Bejal) 
			Activate the drone.

	A WORMHOLE OPENS up as before.

					BEJAL
				(off console) 
			Wormhole neutrino readings... are 
			stable.

					DAX
				(off console) 
			Subspace field stress is up by 
			fifteen percent... but still 
			within safety margins.

					WORF 
			Launch the probe.

45   EXT. SPACE - THE DEFIANT & WORMHOLE (OPTICAL) 

	The Defiant LAUNCHES A PROBE, which flies out and 
	ENTERS the wormhole. As soon as the probe goes inside, 
	the wormhole suddenly COLLAPSES and sends out a huge 
	blast of ENERGY which slams into the Defiant.

46   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE 

	The ship is ROCKED violently and a few consoles explode 
	in the aft area. POWER GOES OUT.

					WORF 
			Report.

					DAX 
			No helm control... there's a hull 
			breach on Deck Five... emergency 
			forcefields are in place.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 09/12/95 - ACT FOUR       44.

46   CONTINUED:

					BEJAL
				(urgent)
			I'm reading a massive plasma leak
			in the Engine Room.

	Dax reacts in shock.

					WORF
				(to com)
			Bridge to Engine Room.
				(beat)
			Mister Eddington.
				(beat)
			Doctor Kahn can you hear me?

	Dax is up and heading for the door.

					DAX
			Have a damage control team meet me
			down there.

	Worf nods as an anxious Dax heads out the door.

									CUT TO:

47
thru   OMITTED
48

49   INT. DEFIANT - CORRIDOR 

	Dax and two Engineering N.D.s arrive at the closed door 
	to the Engine Room. The Engineers have high-tech fire 
	extinguishers.

					DAX
			Stand back.

	They take positions on each side of the door. Dax hits 
	a wall panel and the doors OPEN. They carefully peer 
	inside.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT FOUR       45.

50   INT. DEFIANT - ENGINE ROOM - UPPER LEVEL (OPTICAL) 

	A PLASMA CONDUIT has broken loose from the floor and is 
	spewing a violent continuous blast of PLASMA EXHAUST up 
	into the room -- a torrent of green energy crackling 
	with deadly power. On the upper level, Eddington has 
	been wounded, but he's trying to drag the unconscious 
	N.D. Engineer seen earlier to safety. One of the 
	damage control officers takes the unconscious man from 
	Eddington and pulls him out into the corridor.

	Dax looks around and sees Lenara lying unconscious on 
	the far side of the room. The plasma fire separates 
	Dax from Lenara -- there doesn't seem to be any way to 
	get to her. Eddington has to shout over the roar of 
	the exhaust.

					EDDINGTON
				(yells) 
			It's out of control.
				(re: extinguisher) 
			We can't put it out with those. 
			We'll have to vent the entire 
			compartment out into space.

					DAX
				(yells) 
			No. Lenara might still be alive.

					EDDINGTON
			There's no way to get to her.

	Dax thinks furiously.

					DAX
			How long will a level eight 
			forcefield last in here?

					EDDINGTON 
			Not long with that plasma fire. 
			Four, five seconds at the most.

	She moves to a wall panel.

					DAX
			I think I can get to her.

					EDDINGTON 
			Dax, if we don't contain this 
			thing now, it's going to set off the 
			warp core.

	Dax finishes working at the panel.

					DAX
			I know. Just give me ten seconds 
			and then vent the compartment.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT FOUR       46.

51   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL),

	Dax hits a control and a FORCEFIELD FLASHES ON. The 
	forcefield cuts across the room diagonally, from the  
	upper level down to the floor, cutting off and  
	containing the plasma leak like putting a plate glass  
	window over a fire burning on the floor. For the  
	moment, the fire is safely contained below.

52   DAX (OPTICAL)

	scrambles down the ladder and STEPS OUT ONTO THE  
	FORCEFIELD, which FLASHES ON beneath her feet. She  
	runs down the forcefield, plasma fire roiling beneath  
	her feet. She gets about halfway down when suddenly 
 	the field begins to FRITZ dangerously. Dax JUMPS off  
	the field onto the deck just before the field FRITZES  
	OFF, releasing the plasma fire again. She moves to  
	Lenara, who is wounded but alive. Dax OPENS a nearby  
	hatch, grabs Lenara and pulls her through the hatch and  
	into the JEFFERIES TUBE. She reaches back to close the  
	hatch...

53   INT. DEFIANT - JEFFERIES TUBE - CONTINUOUS 

	As Dax closes the hatch behind her and Lenara. They're  
	safe. A beat as they catch their breath. Lenara looks  
	up at Dax with a slightly dazed expression. They look  
	at each other.

					LENARA
			Dax...

	They hold each other tight... trembling slightly after  
	the brush with death. They don't want to let go.

					DAX
			I thought I lost you...

					LENARA
			So did I... I don't want to lose
			you... not again...

					DAX
			Not again... never again...

	Off the moment as the two woman just hold on tight...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - 08/30/95 - ACT FIVE 47-49.         
                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

54   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing the station.

55   OMITTED

56   INT. LENARA'S QUARTERS

	Lenara is lying on the couch, looking a little worn 
	out, but with her wounds healed. Bejal is sitting 
	nearby and pouring her some tea. He's taking care of 
	his sister and his attitude is compassionate. The door 
	CHIMES.

					LENARA 
			Come in.

	Dax ENTERS.

					DAX
			How're you feeling?

					BEJAL 
			Much better. She's almost fully 
			recovered.

	Lenara smiles up at him.

					LENARA 
			My brother the nurse.

	Bejal smiles down at her, then looks up at Dax and 
	thinks for a beat.

					BEJAL 
				(to Dax) 
			I want to thank you... for what 
			you did. Lenara... means a lot to 
			me.

					DAX
			To both of us.

	There's an awkward moment. Bejal hasn't changed his 
	attitude about "reassociation" but this isn't the time 
	or place to start a fight.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 09/12/95 - ACT FIVE       50.

56   CONTINUED:

					BEJAL 
			Yes.
				(to Lenara) 
			I'll leave you two alone.

	He gives Dax a polite nod on the way out.

					LENARA 
			Do they know what happened to the 
			wormhole yet?

					DAX
			Our best guess at this point is 
			that the tetrion field reacted to 
			the probe's shielding and produced 
			a massive graviton wave.

	Lenara nods somberly. Dax tries to get her to look at 
	the positive.

					DAX
				(continuing) 
			The important thing is that no one 
			was killed and we brought the ship 
			back in one piece.

					LENARA
				(groans) 
			The ship. How bad was the damage?

					DAX
			Chief O'Brien says he'll have it 
			good as new in two weeks. Now 
			stop torturing yourself.  It 
			wasn't your fault.

					LENARA 
			It was my project... my 
			theories...

					DAX
			And you shouldn't forget that your 
			project and your theories still
			produced the first artificially 
			created wormhole in history.  It's 
			a huge achievement.

	Lenara finally manages to smile.

					LENARA 
			You're right. I am being a little 
			self-indulgent aren't I?

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT FIVE       51.

56   CONTINUED:	(2)

					DAX 
			Yes. You are.

	Lenara pushes aside her depression and tries to be as 
	upbeat as Dax.

					LENARA 
			Well. I guess I'll have a lot of 
			work to do when I get back to 
			Trill. Analyzing the telemetry 
			from the probe alone will probably 
			take months.

					DAX
			Probably.

	There's a quiet beat as Dax gets to something that's on 
	her mind.

					DAX
				(quiet) 
			Why not do the work here... with 
			me.

	The implication and the subtext are clear. Lenara sits 
	up and faces Dax directly.

					LENARA 
			With you. The two of us... 
			together.
				(Dax nods)
			You know what that would mean...

					DAX 
			I know exactly what it would mean. 
			But I think it's worth the price.

	Lenara looks away and smiles ruefully for a beat.

					LENARA 
			That's funny... Bejal just spent 
			the last half hour telling me that 
			it wouldn't be worth it. He 
			thinks I should go back to Trill 
			with him tomorrow and try to 
			forget about you.

					DAX
			Well, at least he's consistent.

					LENARA 
			Don't be too hard on him. He's 
			only trying to look out for his 
			big sister.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT FIVE       52.

56   CONTINUED:	(3)

					DAX 
			Everyone's trying to... look out 
			for us. Protect us from 
			ourselves. But in the end, all 
			that matters is how we feel... and 
			what we do about it. Because 
			either way, we're the ones who 
			have to live with the 
			consequences.

	Lenara gets up, moves around the room for a moment, 
	struggling with her conflicting feelings.

					LENARA 
			That's the tricky part though, 
			isn't it? Living with the 
			consequences.

	There's a long tense beat as Lenara struggles... she's 
	approaching the precipice and the view from here is 
	frightening.

					LENARA 
			When you're not around, it's like 
			part of me is missing. I want to 
			be with you more than anything...
				(difficult)
			But I don't think I can do this...

	Dax closes her eyes... tries to rein in the crushing 
	feeling that fills her.

					LENARA 
			I'm not like you, Dax... I don't 
			have a little Curzon inside me 
			telling me to be impulsive... to 
			ignore the rules... give up 
			everything I've worked for...

					DAX
				(choked up) 
			Can you really walk away from 
			me... from us? After all this 
			time we're back together. Don't 
			throw that away.

	Lenara desperately hunts for something to grasp onto, 
	some half-way measure that will keep her from making 
	this choice.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT FIVE       53.

56   CONTINUED:	(4)

					LENARA
			I don't want to...
				(beat) 
			Maybe I need more time... maybe if 
			I go back to Trill for a while... 
			think it over... I could always 
			come back later...

	Dax stands up and moves to her... takes Lenara's face 
	in her hands and looks into her eyes.

					DAX
				(emotional) 
			I wish I could believe that. But 
			ultimately, it comes down to 
			this... if you feel about me the 
			way I feel about you... you won't 
			get on that transport tomorrow. 
			And if you do leave... I think we 
			both know you're never coming 
			back.

	There's a moment as they look into each others eyes... 
	the emotion of the moment almost too much for either of 
	them to bear... then Dax turns and EXITS. OFF Lenara's 
	face...

									CUT TO:

57   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	The Trill transport ship is docked at the station 
	again.

58   INT. PROMENADE - SECOND LEVEL

	Dax is standing by the railing, looking down at the 
	airlock on the first level, with a tense look on her 
	face. She's holding one of the EARRINGS Lenara gave 
	her earlier. She toys with it as she waits. After a 
	few beats, Worf, Bejal and Pren walk down the Promenade 
	heading toward the airlock. The two scientists are 
	carrying their bags. Worf OPENS the airlock doors and 
	says good-bye to the scientists.

 	Dax looks around the Promenade, hoping that Lenara 
	won't show up... and for a brief time it looks like she 
	won't. But then Lenara comes down the Promenade 
	carrying her bag and Dax's heart sinks. Lenara goes to 
	the airlock just as Bejal and Pren EXIT. Lenara 
	exchanges goodbyes with Worf... then hesitates just 
	before leaving.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT FIVE      53A.

58   CONTINUED: 

	She glances around the Promenade as if having second 
	thoughts, then she looks up at the second level and she 
	sees Dax standing there.

	Their eyes meet and in that moment, Dax knows that 
	Lenara is truly leaving. Lenara breaks the moment and 
	then steps into the airlock. Worf CLOSES the door 
	behind her.

	Dax stares after her for a long moment... She looks at 
	the earring in her hand... and makes it disappear. 
	Then she clasps her hands behind her back, and slowly 
	walks away.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         
                            THE END