STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                              
                    "The Sword of Kahless" 
                          #40510-481 
                              
                           Story by 
                         Richard Danus 
                              
                          Teleplay by 
                         Hans Beimler 
                              
                          Directed by 
                         LeVar Burton 

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                       September 29, 1995

   STAR TREK: DS9 - "The Sword of Kahless" - 09/29/95 - CAST 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                    "The Sword of Kahless" 
                             CAST 

          SISKO                    KOR
          KIRA                     LETHEAN
          ODO                      TORAL
          BASHIR                   
          DAX                      
          QUARK                    
          O'BRIEN                  
          WORF                     

          Non-Speaking             Non-Speaking
          N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES     

  STAR TREK: DS9 - "The Sword of Kahless" - 09/29/95 - SETS        

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                    "The Sword of Kahless" 
                             SETS 

        INTERIORS                     EXTERIORS
        DEEP SPACE NINE                 DEEP SPACE NINE
          SISKO'S QUARTERS              
          KOR'S QUARTERS                RUNABOUT
          QUARK'S                       

        CAVES                         
          TUNNEL                        
          ROCK FACE                     
          ALCOVE                        
          CAMP                          
          HUR'Q CHAMBER                 
          HUR'Q SECRET CHAMBER          
          A GREAT ABYSS                 

        RUNABOUT                      

  STAR TREK: DS9 - "The Sword of Kahless" - 10/02/95 - PRONUNCIATION 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                    "The Sword of Kahless" 
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

          ALVANIAN                 al-VEIN-ee-un
          Bo'taDah                 bow-tah-DAKH
          DAHAR                    da-HAR
          Mah HIv Dah              mahj-heev-DAKH
          G'boj                    ga-BOKH
          GOWRON                   GOW-ron
          Hur'q                    HERK
          k'pekt                   ka-PECKT
          K'tanco                  ka-TAHN-co,
          KAHLESS                  KAY-less
          LETHEAN                  LETH-ee-un
          MAJ                      MAZH
          MEKONG                   MAY-kong
          MOGH                     MOG
          MOLOR                    moh-LOR
          p'tak                    p'TAKT
          Qapla'                   k-PLAH
          SELNA                    cel-NAH
          T'nag's                  ta-NAHGS
          TORAL                    toe-RAHL
          YRIDIAN                  yir-ID-ee-uhn

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - 09/29/95 - TEASER         1.

                  STAR TREK:  DEEP SPACE NINE                   
                        "The Sword of Kahless"                         
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    INT. QUARK'S

	KOR -- the boisterous, aging Klingon survivor of "Blood 
	Oath" -- recounts a story, surrounded by a small GROUP 
	that includes DAX, O'BRIEN, BASHIR, ODO and KIRA.

					KOR
			-- walls of fire on one side, 
			rivers of lava on the other... we 
			snaked our way through the hot, 
			smoldering canyon, our skin so 
			parched and blistered it was thick 
			as armor. Kang, Koloth and I had 
			set out with forty legions and 
			now, only we three remained to 
			face T'nag's army.

	Fueled by bloodwine, Kor is a good raconteur, holding 
	his audience spellbound.

2    NEW ANGLE

	WORF, sitting alone at the bar, listening to Kor with 
	rapture.  QUARK approaches.

					QUARK 
			You know what I like about Klingon 
			stories, Commander?

	Worf could care less, but Quark presses forth.

					QUARK 
			Nothing. Lots of people die and 
			nobody makes any profit.

	Worf flashes a glare at Quark, who darts away.

3    ON KOR

	continuing his tale.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/02/95 - TEASER       2.

3    CONTINUED:

					KOR
			Chanting a battle cry -- Koloth 
			attacked their flank -- his eyes 
			bulging with hate and revenge. It 
			was a magnificent sight. A 
			disruptor in one hand, his 
			Bat'leth in the other -- I saw him 
			kill two dozen men.

4    ON BASHIR


	leaning over to Kira and the others.

					BASHIR 
			Do you believe a word of this?

					ODO 
			Walking along rivers of lava... 
			walls of fire? Not likely.

					KIRA
			And three against an army? Even 
			more unlikely.

					O'BRIEN 
			Yeah, but who cares? He tells it 
			well.

5    BACK ON KOR

	passionately orating.

					KOR 
			Kang took the high ground -- and 
			keeping the three suns to his 
			back, he forced the enemy to 
			battle him against the blinding 
			light.

					DAX
				(to Kor) 
			When Kang told this story, you 
			took the high ground.

					KOR 
			Who gets the credit is not 
			important.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/16/95 - TEASER       3.

5    CONTINUED:

					KOR (Cont'd) 
			What matters is that in the end, 
			the mountainside was so covered 
			with dead that not a square meter 
			of ground could be seen. We found 
			T'nag's body by the river, its 
			waters red with blood. Which one 
			of us had slain him, none could 
			say for certain...

	Kor holds out his hand in front of his face as if he 
	were holding an apple.

					KOR 
			So we cut out his heart -- and the 
			three of us feasted on it
			together!

					DAX
			Big heart.

	Kor LAUGHS and slaps her on the back, hard.

					KOR 
				(to Dax) 
			You need more bloodwine.

					DAX
			Thanks -- but I've had enough to 
			last me a year. I need some tea.

6    ON DAX

	moving over to the bar, where Worf has been watching 
	Kor.

					DAX 
			Mister Worf -- I didn't see you 
			come in.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/02/95 - TEASER       4.

6    CONTINUED:

					WORF
			I was just leaving.

					DAX
			Why don't you join us? I'll 
			introduce you to Kor.

					WORF
				(quickly) 
			No.
				(off her look) 
			It might make the Dahar Master... 
			uncomfortable. I am considered an 
			outcast by most Klingons.

					DAX
			Kor is not like most Klingons.
				(calling out) 
			Kor!

	Worf is very uncomfortable as Kor joins them.

					DAX 
			I'd like you to meet our strategic 
			operations officer, Commander 
			Worf.

					KOR 
			Ah, Worf the traitor. The pariah. 
			The lowest of the low...

	Worf wants to crawl into a hole.

					KOR 
			Pleasure to meet you. Any enemy 
			of Gowron and the High Council is 
			a friend of mine.

	They grasp forearms in a Klingon handshake. Worf is taken 
	aback, awestruck.

					WORF 
			This is a great honor.

					KOR 
			No doubt.

	Worf doesn't really know what to say. Dax jumps in 
	with:

					DAX
				(to Kor) 
			Worf is a great admirer of yours.

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/04/95 - TEASER 5-5A.      

6    CONTINUED:	(2)

					WORF
			I've heard stories about you since 
			I was a child. Your confrontation 
			with Kirk on Organia, your attack 
			on Romulus, your defense of the 
			Korma Pass --

					KOR 
			Everything I've done pales in 
			comparison to what I'm about to 
			achieve.

	Worf's interest is piqued.

					KOR 
			I'm on a quest... a quest for the 
			most revered icon in Klingon 
			history.

					DAX
				(a warning) 
			Kor...

					KOR
				(caught up in the 
				moment) 
			An icon that predates the Klingon 
			Empire, an icon more sacred than 
			the Torch of G'boj --

					DAX
				(stronger) 
			Kor...

					KOR 
			More revered than Sabak's armor, 
			and more coveted than the 
			Emperor's crown!

					WORF
				(awed) 
			The Sword of Kahless.

	Dax looks at Kor -- what are you doing?

					DAX 
			You told me not to tell anybody.

					KOR
				(what could I do?) 
			He guessed!
				(to Worf) 
			I know where the Sword rests. 
			Imagine the glory! 

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/04/95 - TEASER       6.

6    CONTINUED:	(3)

					KOR (Cont'd) 
			The honor of finding the Bat'leth 
			of the first Warrior King...


					WORF
			Lost for a millennium... It's 
			return would change Klingon 
			history. If you know where it is 
			we must bring it back to the 
			Emperor.

					KOR
				(amused) 
			We?

					WORF
			It would be an honor to accompany 
			you.
				(a beat) 
			If you'll have me.

					DAX
				(smiles) 
			We could use another strong arm...

					KOR
				(slapping him on the
				back)
			And a stout heart. Besides, it
			will annoy Gowron.

					WORF 
			Returning the Sword to our 
			people... I would give my life to 
			do that.

					KOR 
			Children will sing our names for 
			a thousand years! They'll erect 
			statues of us in the Hall of 
			Heroes.

	Dax tries to inject a bit of reality.

					DAX 
			Before you decide on a pose for 
			that statue -- we have to find the
			Sword. What makes you so sure you 
			know where it is?

					KOR 
			This.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/03/95 - TEASER       7.

6    CONTINUED: 

	Kor reaches into his vest and extracts a folded, 
	tattered and frayed old piece of cloth. Kor unravels 
	the cloth; the cloth is rimmed with bizarre 
	hieroglyphics; there is a faint ink block-like spot 
	extending the length of the cloth in the shape of a 
	curved blade.

					KOR
			You see?

					DAX
			See what?

					KOR
			The imprint on the cloth --

					WORF
			Yes!
				(touching it 
				reverentially) 
			This held the Sword of Kahless.

					DAX
			Don't be so sure... you could 
			carpet this station with all the 
			"authentic" Shrouds of the Sword 
			people have tried to peddle.

					KOR 
			No one tried to peddle this -- it 
			was given to me.

					DAX
			By whom?

					KOR 
			I'll tell you everything, later. 
			Now, I need you to confirm its 
			authenticity.

	Dax is intrigued enough to offer:

					DAX 
			I'll look this over in the lab -- 
			first thing in the morning.

					WORF
			Why not right now?

					DAX
			My head is swimming in bloodwine.
			Right now --

	Dax gets up to leave.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/16/95 - TEASER      7A.

6    CONTINUED:	(5)

					DAX
				(continuing)
			I'm going to bed. And so should 
			you.

	Kor remains at his seat.

					KOR 
			Absolutely. After I finish what's 
			left in my cup.

	Dax eyes him suspiciously. Kor lifts the glass to show 
	her there is only a small amount of drink left.

					KOR
			Maj ram, blood brother. (Good
			Night)

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/02/95 - TEASER       8.

6    CONTINUED:	(6)

					DAX 
			Maj ram.

	Dax EXITS. Kor immediately takes the remainder of an 
	abandoned drink and fills up his cup, then turns to 
	Worf...

					KOR 
			Imagine Gowron's face when we 
			present the sword to the 
			Emperor...

	Off Worf's shining face...

									CUT TO:

 7   OMITTED

 8   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing.

9    INT. KOR'S QUARTERS

	A very drunk Kor stumbles into his quarters, the door 
	closes behind him.

					VOICE (O.S.) 
			Kor

	Kor turns to face a large LETHEAN -- like Altovar from 
	"Distant Voices" -- who immediately attacks Kor.

10   ON KOR (OPTICAL)

	instinctively going for his dagger -- but he's in no
	shape to fight anybody, let alone a Lethean. The
	Lethean grabs Kor -- placing both hands on Kor's head.
	ELECTRICAL ARCS dance around Kor's face as he goes
	limp.

11   ON THE LETHEAN (OPTICAL)

	standing over the fallen Kor and then placing one hand 
	on Kor's forehead.

					LETHEAN 
			Open your mind...

	And off this ominous moment, we:

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - 09/29/95 - ACT ONE         9.
                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

	(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes)

12   INT. KOR'S QUARTERS

	The next morning. DOOR CHIMES.  Kor, on the floor, 
	groggily comes to. Another DOOR CHIME.

					KOR 
			What?

	Door opens to reveal Dax, she ENTERS, holding the cloth 
	Kor gave her. She smiles knowingly -- this is a 
	familiar scene to her.

					DAX
			Couldn't find the bed?

	Kor GROWLS to clear the frog from his throat.

					KOR 
			Damn that Ferengi and his 
			replicated bloodwine.

	Dax helps him onto a chair.

					DAX
			Worf looked a little bleary-eyed 
			this morning in Ops... how late 
			did you keep him up?

					KOR
			Until that toad-faced Ferengi 
			threw us out of his bar.

					DAX
				(knowingly) 
			And then where did you go?

	Kor has to think hard on this one.

					KOR
			Worf's quarters, I think...
				(remembering) 
			That's right -- he had a bottle of 
			Yridian brandy he was saving for 
			a special occasion.

					DAX
			Like meeting you.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/04/95 - ACT ONE     10.

12   CONTINUED:

					KOR 
			He was honored to join our quest.

	Kor's eyes fall to the cloth as he asks the question 
	he's afraid to ask.

					KOR 
			That is... if there's going to be 
			a quest. What did you find?

					DAX
			I found both Klingon and Hur'q DNA 
			on the cloth...
				(milking it) 
			And traces of metallic compounds 
			that could only have been left... 
			by a Klingon Bat'leth... a 
			Bat'leth fourteen hundred years 
			old.

	Kor leaps to his feet.

					KOR 
			The time of Kahless! I never 
			doubted it. When do we leave?

					DAX
			After I talk to Captain Sisko, and 
			after you answer a few questions.
				(re: the cloth) 
			Now, where did you get this?

									CUT TO:

13   INT. SISKO'S QUARTERS 

	SISKO is shaving his head with a futuristic instrument. 
	Dax and Worf are behind him.

					SISKO 
			The Gamma Quadrant.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/04/95 - ACT ONE     11.

13   CONTINUED:

					DAX
			A Vulcan geological survey team 
			was mining bakrinium on an 
			uncharted planet when they 
			accidentally unearthed some 
			ancient ruins. They brought back 
			several artifacts to study, 
			including the cloth.

					WORF
			Kor was the Klingon ambassador to 
			Vulcan.

					DAX
			When he saw the cloth, Kor 
			recognized the markings and got 
			them to give it to him as a gift. 
			They didn't realize it, but the 
			markings were Hur'q.

					SISKO
			Hur'q... that's the Klingon word 
			for "outsiders," isn't it?

					WORF
			The Hur'q invaded our homeworld 
			over a thousand years ago. What 
			they could not pillage, they 
			destroyed. They took the Sword 
			and my people have been looking 
			for it ever since. It is said 
			that the recovery of the Sword 
			will bring a new era of glory to 
			the Klingon Empire. With the 
			Sword, the Emperor will be able to 
			unite our people again.

					SISKO
				(thinking about it) 
			And if two Starfleet officers were 
			involved in recovering the
			Sword... that might go a long way 
			toward patching things up between 
			us and the Klingons.

					WORF
			That is my hope as well, Captain.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/02/95 - ACT ONE     12.

13   CONTINUED:	(2)

					SISKO
			What about you, old man? Going
			along for the adventure?

					DAX
			Hard to resist a good quest.

					SISKO
			I suppose you'll want a runabout?

					WORF
				(prepared for this)
			The Mekong's available...

					SISKO
			Try to bring it back in one piece.

					DAX
			We'll do our best.

	Sisko sets down the razor. Worf and Dax head for the 
	door... Dax turns back with one last thought.

					DAX
			Thanks, Benjamin.

	He smiles.

									CUT TO:

14   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing.

15   INT. RUNABOUT

	Dax and Worf are preparing the ship for departure.

					WORF
			Final systems check is complete.
				(beat)
			Where's Kor?

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - 09/29/95 - ACT ONE       12A.

15   CONTINUED:

					DAX 
			Something tells me he made an 
			unscheduled stop at Quark's.

	And from off screen, Kor bellows:

					KOR (O.S.)
			To get supplies.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/02/95 - ACT ONE     13.

16   ON KOR 

	as he ENTERS from the airlock carrying in a barrel with 
	Klingon markings.

					DAX
				(knowingly) 
			Bloodwine.

					KOR
			And it's not replicated.

	Dax turns her attention back to her duties.

					DAX 
			Mister Worf, stand by to get 
			underway.

					WORF
			Thrusters, on-line.

	Kor looks around, beaming.

					KOR 
			A fast ship, good company, and 
			great purpose... feels like old 
			times.

	Dax smiles.

17   EXT. SPACE - THE RUNABOUT (OPTICAL)

	The ship pulls away from the station.

18   INT. RUNABOUT

	As before.

					DAX
			Mister Worf, set a course for the 
			wormhole.

					WORF
			Course laid in.

					DAX
			Ahead half --

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/02/95 - ACT ONE     14.

 18   CONTINUED:

					KOR
				(interrupting) 
			Wait.

	Dax and Worf turn to face Kor.

					KOR
			Let this moment be remembered.
			For on this day, we three --

	Kor places a hand on each of their shoulders.

					KOR 
			-- Kor, Dahar Master of the 
			Klingons, Jadzia Dax, a joined 
			Trill of seven lives, and Worf, 
			son of Mogh and thorn in Gowron's 
			side --

	Worf is filled with admiration for the old Klingon, who 
	is puffed out like a peacock.

					KOR 
			-- together stepped forth into the 
			eye of destiny.

	A beat to sanctify the moment, then Dax looks at Kor.

					DAX 
			Now?

					KOR 
			Now.

					DAX
				(smiles) 
			Ahead half thrusters.

	Kor holds his hands up high, like Moses parting the Red 
	Sea.

19   KOR'S POV - THROUGH THE WINDOW (OPTICAL)

	the wormhole opens.

19A  RESUME SCENE

		Kor is relishing the moment.

					KOR 
			Glorious.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - 09/29/95 - ACT ONE       14A.

20   EXT. SPACE - THE RUNABOUT (OPTICAL)

	ENTERS the wormhole.

21   INT. RUNABOUT 

	Hours later. CLOSE ON Worf going through the Tai Chi-
	like movements of a Klingon ritualistic exercise. 
	Accidentally, he almost hits Dax, sitting at the helm --

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/16/95 - ACT ONE     15.

21   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			Forgive me, commander.

					DAX
			It's a little crowded in here...

					WORF 
			I would use the aft quarters for 
			my exercises but the Dahar Master
			is resting.

					DAX
			I know -- I heard him snoring 
			through the bulkhead.

					WORF
			Commander, I want to thank you for
			introducing me to Kor. I'm 
			honored to be here.

					DAX
			And I'm glad he invited you. Even 
			if it does make things a little crowded.

	Kor ENTERS, his head thrown back as he GARGLES and 
	stretches. After swallowing his own swill, he 
	announces:

					KOR 
			Ahh. Slept like an Alvanian cave 
			sloth. I had a magnificent dream. 
			I dreamt the three of us were in 
			the Hall of Heroes presenting the 
			Bat'leth to the Emperor. We stood 
			near the statues of Kang and 
			Koloth... and as the crowd sang 
			our names, the most astonishing 
			thing happened... their statues 
			came to life! Kang and Koloth 
			were flesh and blood again, and we 
			held the Sword high... the crowd's 
			song was so vibrant and thunderous 
			it ripped open the great dome and 
			the heavens poured in their light, 
			and then...

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/02/95 - ACT ONE     16.

21   CONTINUED:	(2)

					DAX 
			You woke up.

					KOR 
			No... a ship uncloaked above --
			Kang's ship, the K'tanco... and a 
			swirl of song lifted Kang, Koloth 
			and me up into its warm embrace... 
			and then the ship streaked away 
			into the golden light.

					WORF
			And Dax and I stayed behind?

					KOR 
			Don't you see? It was taking me 
			to Sto-Vo-Kor -- to join Kang and 
			Koloth in the afterlife.

					DAX
			Then it's a good thing we didn't 
			come.

					KOR
				(yes, of course) 
			You and Worf have many great deeds 
			still ahead of you.
				(beat) 
			But this will be my final quest.

					DAX
			You said that last time.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/03/95 - ACT ONE     17.

21   CONTINUED:	(3)

					KOR
				(laughing) 
			So I did.
				(beat) 
			But this deed will assure me a 
			place in the Hall of Heroes. And 
			then, I will stand where I 
			belong... Kang, Koloth and Kor, 
			together again...

	Both Worf and Dax are touched by the sincerity of Kor's 
	words.

									CUT TO:

22   EXT. SPACE - THE RUNABOUT (OPTICAL)

	in orbit of a class-M planet.

23   INT. RUNABOUT

	Worf and Dax at the controls. Kor standing behind 
	them, brimming with anticipation.

					WORF 
			We have assumed a standard orbit.

					DAX
				(off console) 
			I'm reading a series of 
			interconnected structures and 
			tunnels several kilometers below 
			the surface.

					KOR 
			All that remains of the Hur'q... 
			the great plunderers of the 
			galaxy. And now, it is time for 
			us to reclaim what is ours...

					DAX
			Assuming we can find where to 
			look. It's a big planet.

					KOR 
			The Vulcan survey team was 
			meticulous -- they mapped the 
			entire area during their mining 
			operation.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - 09/29/95 - ACT ONE       17A.

23   CONTINUED:

					KOR (Cont'd) 
			The Sword should be in the chamber 
			that was once their Central Museum --
			along with all the other great 
			treasures the Hur'q looted. It's 
			the structure furthest north.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/03/95 - ACT ONE     18.

23   CONTINUED:	(2)

	Worf taps his console.

					WORF
			There's a forcefield around that
			chamber.

					KOR
			I know -- the Vulcans told me they
			couldn't get through it.
				(with relish)
			We'll be the first ones inside.

					DAX
			Why didn't you mention this
			forcefield before?

					KOR
			It's not important.  I know you'll
			find a way past it.

	Dax can't help but grin.  After all, Kor is right --
	she'll find a way through.

									CUT TO:

24   INT. CAVE ALCOVE (OPTICAL)

	Kor, Dax and Worf MATERIALIZE in a dark, underground
	cave-tunnel.  Worf is carrying a pair of devices much
	like our transporter pattern enhancers.  Dax has a
	phaser and a tricorder.

					DAX
			We should be just outside the 
			forcefield.

	Dax scans the area with her tricorder.  Takes a couple
	steps and touches the plane of the forcefield which
	FRITZES ON.  All three look beyond the forcefield as
	the cave-tunnel curves out of sight.

					WORF
			Then the Central Chamber is
			somewhere back there.

					DAX
			Let's get to work.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/03/95 - ACT ONE     19.

24   CONTINUED:

	Worf and Dax deploy the devices they brought, placing 
	them on each side of the forcefield wall. Once they 
	are in place, they are activated and the appropriate 
	BLINKIES LIGHT UP. Then Dax takes out her tricorder.

					DAX
			First we have to modulate the
			field destabilizers to create an 
			interference pattern.

	She works the tricorder, the forcefield FRITZES for a 
	moment.

					DAX
			It's not working...

					WORF
			Try reversing the polarity.

					DAX
			That helped...
				(pause) 
			Now if we just increase the 
			amplitude of the interference 
			field...

	After a beat, the forcefield FRITZES OFF.

					KOR
			Well done, my friends.

	They take a few steps forward, then Worf and Kor react 
	as if to some unseen change in their environment.

					WORF
			The air --

					KOR
				(nodding) 
			Foul, isn't it? This place has 
			been undisturbed for hundreds of 
			years.

	Kor, filled with anticipation, leads Dax, and Worf as 
	they walk down the cave-tunnel into --

25   INT. HUR'Q CHAMBER - CONTINUOUS 

	This is the remnants of the Hur'q Central Museum -- 
	where once, great treasures were grandly displayed. 
	But now, the place is in ruins. Support beams have 
	collapsed, a thick layer of dust covers everything and 
	all the display cases are empty. The place has been 
	looted -- thoroughly.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/04/95 - ACT ONE    19A.

25   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			The Vulcans may not have gotten in 
			here -- but someone did.

	And as this dawns on our trio, we:

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/02/95 - ACT TWO     20.
                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

26   INT. HUR'Q CHAMBER 

	As before. Kor is speechless... his hopes have been 
	dashed. Dax moves to Kor and places a sympathetic hand 
	on his shoulder.

					DAX
			I'm sorry, Kor.

	Kor is crestfallen, but tries to hide it.

					KOR 
			Don't be sorry for me -- be sorry 
			for the Empire.

	But Worf's not ready to give up. He moves about the 
	chamber, examining the room.

					WORF 
			If we can determine who did this --
			perhaps we can track them down.

					KOR 
			For all we know, the Sword is  
			halfway across the galaxy by now.

					DAX
				(boosting his spirits) 
			Sounds like a worthy quest.

					KOR
			For you and Worf, perhaps.
				(beat)
			But not for me.

	Kor sadly looks around the chamber.

					KOR 
			My last chance for glory dies here.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - 09/29/95 - ACT TWO       20A.

26   CONTINUED:

					WORF (O.S)
			Commander --

27   ON WORF

	crouched by a far wall, examining where the floor and 
	wall meet.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/06/95 - ACT TWO     21.

27   CONTINUED:

	Dax moves to his side and Worf points out something on 
	the floor.

28   INSERT

	A clean strip of floor -- a quarter-inch wide -- hugs
	the wall; for some reason, no dust has settled there.

					WORF (O.S.)
			The dust does not reach the wall.

29   WIDER

	Dax takes her tricorder.

					DAX. 
			Something must be repelling it.
				(off the tricorder) 
			I'm getting a faint electrostatic 
			charge along this section.

	She demarcates a two-meter section of wall. Intrigued, 
	Kor joins them.

					KOR 
			Another forcefield?

					WORF
				(agreeing) 
			Disguised by a holographic 
			projection.

					KOR
				(rising excitement) 
			Are you saying there may be 
			another chamber behind it?

					DAX
			If there is, I'm not sure how we 
			can get to it. This shield has 
			completely different harmonics 
			than the one at the entrance.

	During the above, Worf searches the area around the 
	door. He spots a small device directly above the 
	section of wall.

					WORF 
			Over here.
				(off reactions) 
			It's some kind of sensor... 
			focused on the area just in front 
			of the forcefield.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/03/95 - ACT TWO    21A.


29   CONTINUED:

					DAX
			It must be keyed to read lifesigns.

					KOR
			Why?

					WORF
				(realizing)
			So that only Hur'q could enter.

					DAX
			If you're right... we'll need a 
			Hur'q tour guide to get us 
			through.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/04/95 - ACT TWO     22.

29   CONTINUED:	(2)

					WORF 
			It may be possible to fool the 
			sensor into thinking we're Hur'q.

					DAX
			We could reconfigure the tricorder 
			to emit Hur'q lifesigns.


					WORF 
			Exactly. 

	Dax begins tapping her tricorder console.

					DAX
			I still have the DNA readings we 
			got from the cloth.

30   ON DAX (OPTICAL) 

	As she finishes adjusting the tricorder and holds it up 
	to the sensor. She reaches to touch the wall, but her 
	hand DISAPPEARS into it.

					DAX
			I feel like a Hur'q already.

31   WIDER

	as the three of them walk into the wall, and DISAPPEAR.

32   INT. HUR'Q SECRET CHAMBER 

	Kor, Worf and Dax find themselves in a smaller chamber. 
	This one has not been looted. Several precious items 
	from around the galaxy are on display -- but Kor and 
	Worf have eyes only for --

33   ANGLE ON

	the Sword of Kahless. The Bat'leth -- an old, rusty, 
	primitive Sword is displayed on an altar in the middle 
	of the room.

34   ON KOR, DAX AND WORF

	as they view the magnificent Sword.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/03/95 - ACT TWO     23.

34   CONTINUED:

					KOR 
			For a thousand years, our people 
			have waited for this moment...

	They take a few hesitant steps toward it. Dax scans it 
	with her tricorder.

					DAX
			The age... the composition... the 
			design... everything's right.

					KOR 
			How could you doubt it? Look at 
			it!

					WORF
			It is more beautiful than I ever 
			imagined.
				(to Kor) 
			You should be the first to hold 
			it.

	Kor steps toward it, his hands tremble. Gently he
	lifts it from its pedestal. He takes the Sword with
	both hands, holding it reverentially. Kor is engulfed
	with emotion -- this is a moment all Klingon warriors
	dream of. And, for the first time in Kor's life, words
	fail him. Dax smiles at her friend.

					DAX 
			How does it feel?

					KOR 
			Good. Very, very good. To 
			think... Kahless himself held 
			this Bat'leth...

	Kor hands it to an anxious Worf, who holds it with 
	great reverence, tracing the curve of the blade. 
	Worf's face is flush with emotion.

					WORF
			And with it he slew Molor... 
			conquered the Fek'Ihri and forged 
			the first Empire. And now... I 
			hold it in my hands...

	Worf hands it back to Kor. Dax gives them their 
	moment, then with reluctance:

					DAX
			We should go. The field 
			destabilizers won't hold much 
			longer.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/06/95 - ACT TWO     24.

35   INT. HUR'Q CHAMBER (OPTICAL)

	Kor -- carrying the Bat'leth -- Worf and Dax EMERGE 
	from the wall and stop short. In front of them stand 
	TWO KLINGON SOLDIERS and the Lethean from the Teaser, 
	one of the Klingons has his disruptor out, the others 
	carry Bat'leths. Behind them, to either side of the 
	holo-wall opening, another TWO KLINGON SOLDIERS stand 
	at the ready. The leader of the Klingons is TORAL, the
	illegitimate son of Duras from "Redemption," now an 
	adult.

					TORAL 
			Well, Kor... it seems you were 
			right. You did find the Sword.

					KOR 
			Who are you?

	Toral LAUGHS.

					TORAL
				(re: Worf) 
			Ask your friend.

					WORF
				(with contempt) 
			He is Toral, from the House of 
			Duras.

					TORAL 
			It's good to see you too, Worf.

	There is no love lost between these two.

					TORAL
				(to Kor) 
			Seems you were too drunk to 
			remember me... or the tavern on 
			Torna Four? You held us all 
			spellbound with a tale about a 
			Hur'q cloth and how it was going 
			to lead you to the Sword.
				(re: the Lethean) 
			I was so intrigued I sent my 
			friend here to see what else you 
			knew.

					DAX
			What do you want?

					TORAL 
			What we all want. The Sword.

					WORF
			The Sword is for the Emperor.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/02/95 - ACT'TWO    24A.

35   CONTINUED:

					TORAL
				(yeah, yeah)
			Who will be so grateful he'll give
			Kor his statue...
				(to Worf)
			... and perhaps even forgive your 
			dishonor?
					(MORE)

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/02/95 - ACT TWO     25.

35   CONTINUED:	(2)

					TORAL (Cont'd) 
			I'm afraid I have different plans 
			for the Sword.

					WORF
			You think that if you give it to 
			the Emperor, he'll restore your 
			family's seat on the High Council.

					TORAL 
			I'm not giving the Emperor 
			anything. With the Sword in my 
			hand, I'll be leading the Empire.
				(to Worf, pleased)
			I can see from your face that you 
			regret having spared my life, 
			Worf.
				(to Kor)
			Now give it to me.

					KOR 
			No.

					TORAL
				(shaking his head) 
			Then I'm afraid we'll have to take 
			it.

	The Klingon with the disruptor steps towards Kor. Kor 
	glances at Worf, then at Dax.

					WORF
			If he wants it.
				(pointed) 
			Give it to him.

	Kor, holding the Bat'leth with its blades to the floor, 
	reluctantly offers it to the Klingon's outstretched 
	hand. But with a lightning-fast flick of his wrist, 
	Kor whips the blade up and lands a vicious blow to the 
	Klingon's midsection, killing him.

	Worf and Dax spring into action -- Dax kicks the 
	Klingon behind her, and at the same time, Worf swings 
	his blade and slashes the Klingon behind him. While 
	Soto and Toral go after Worf, Kor moves to take on the 
	remaining Klingon.

	A vicious hand-to-hand battle erupts -- our people's 
	objective is to get out the door to the cave from which 
	they entered.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/02/95 - ACT TWO     26.

35   CONTINUED:	(3)

	Dax makes it there first, and from there provides 
	phaser cover.

	In the melee, Worf is wounded -- a deep stab in his 
	left shoulder. Once Dax sees this, she shouts:

					DAX
			Let's go!

36   INT. CAVE-TUNNEL (OPTICAL) 

	As Kor, Dax and Worf retreat from the chamber, 
	disruptor BLASTS erupt around them. They return the 
	FIRE on the run.

	They run past the field disruptors, the Lethean hard on 
	their heels. Worf kicks away one of the field 
	disruptors and the forcefield FRITZES ON. The Lethean 
	smashes against it in frustration. He can't get 
	through.

37   INT. ANOTHER SECTION OF CAVE-TUNNEL

	As Worf joins Dax and Kor, panting from exertion. 
	Worf's wound is severe. Dax begins wrapping a 
	improvised bandage around the injury.

					DAX
			We have to stop the bleeding. 
			We'd better get you back to the 
			ship.
				(tapping her combadge) 
			Dax to Mekong.

	No response.

					DAX
			Computer. Three to beam up.

  DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/06/95 - ACT TWO 27-27A     

37   CONTINUED:

	This time a burst of a PIERCING STATIC NOISE is the 
	only reply.

					WORF 
			That's a Klingon jamming signal.

					DAX
			Can we override it?

					WORF
			Maybe from the surface.

	Dax continues bandaging the wound. She looks up at Kor 
	who is entranced by the sword.

					DAX
			Kor, make sure we're not being 
			followed.

					KOR
				(jolly) 
			Did you see the face of the 
			Klingon I killed? It was as if he 
			understood the honor bestowed upon 
			him. The first man in a thousand 
			years to die by the Sword of 
			Kahless.

					DAX
				(sarcastic) 
			I'm sure he was very proud.

					WORF
			We should keep moving. Toral will 
			find a way past the forcefield.

	Dax helps Worf to his feet and all three move down the 
	cave-tunnel.

38   OMITTED

									DISSOLVE TO:

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/06/95 - ACT TWO     28.

39   INT. ANOTHER SECTION OF CAVES

	Later.  A strange looking vole-like rodent perches on
	a rock, then scampers away as Dax, Kor and Worf
	approach. Dax can see that Worf's wound is taking a
	heavy toll on him. Kor occasionally takes a swig from
	his flask as he walks.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/06/95 - ACT TWO     29.

39   CONTINUED:	(2)

	Kor studies Worf for a beat; he's been thinking about 
	something...

					KOR
				(to Worf) 
			What did Toral mean when he said 
			you spared his life?

					WORF
			When it was discovered that the 
			House of Duras had conspired to 
			destroy my father's honor, Gowron 
			offered me Toral's life.

					KOR
				(of course) 
			Under the Right of Vengeance.

					WORF
			I declined.

	Kor stops -- stunned.

					KOR 
			Why?

					WORF
			He was a boy. He had done 
			nothing.

					KOR 
			That's beside the point -- it was 
			a matter of honor.

					DAX
			It was Worf's right to decline.

					KOR 
			It was a mistake -- perhaps it's 
			true what they say about you... 
			you've been around humans too 
			long.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/02/95 - ACT TWO     30.

39   CONTINUED:	(3)

					DAX 
			Kor --

					KOR 
			If he hadn't spared Toral's life, 
			we'd be on our way to Kronos.

					WORF
			If you hadn't gotten drunk and 
			told a tavernful of people what 
			you were planning, Toral wouldn't 
			have followed us here in the first 
			place.

					KOR 
			I told them nothing of 
			consequence! How could I know 
			Toral would send a Lethean to 
			steal my thoughts.

					WORF
			You should've been more discreet.

	Backed against a wall, Kor lashes out.

					KOR 
			And you should've been more of a 
			Klingon!

	And with that, he moves away. Dax and Worf exchange a 
	look, then Dax crosses over to Kor.

40   ANGLE ON KOR AND DAX

	a few meters away from Worf. Kor takes a sullen swig 
	from his flask.

					DAX
			Kor... what was that all about?

					KOR 
				(sharp) 
			What?

					DAX
			Worf admires you. You have no 
			idea how much it meant to him to 
			be asked along on this journey.

	Kor glances back at Worf, then looks back at Dax.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/03/95 - ACT TWO     31.

40   CONTINUED:

					KOR 
			Tell me, Dax... how well do you 
			know him?

					DAX
			Well enough. Why?

					KOR
			I'm beginning to think I was too 
			lenient in my judgment of him. A 
			Klingon who denies himself the 
			Right of Vengeance is no Klingon 
			at all.
				(a beat) 
			He dishonors the Sword with his 
			presence. I don't trust him. I 
			should have left him on that space 
			station where he belongs.

	Kor glares back at Worf with contempt. Dax reacts,
	troubled.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/16/95 - ACT THREE    32.
                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

 41   INT. ANOTHER SECTION OF CAVES

	CLOSE ON Worf skulking behind a rock. He carefully 
	peers around the edge, not wanting to give away his 
	position.


 42   CLOSE ON KOR 

	hiding behind another rock. He, too, is careful not to 
	reveal his position.

 43   ON DAX

	pressed against the cave wall, she holds a phaser at 
	the ready.

					DAX
				(whispering)
			Worf... over there. 

	Dax indicates something off screen.

44   ON WORF

	nodding acknowledgment, then moving off cautiously to 
	crouch behind another rock.

45   ON KOR

	his eyes widening, reacting to something off screen.

46   ON WORF

	letting out a KLINGON CRY.

					WORF
			Bo'taDaH!

47   WIDER (OPTICAL)

	Kor scurries towards him.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/03/95 - ACT THREE    33.

47   CONTINUED:

					KOR
			HoH!

	Dax instantly FIRES her phaser at the ground right 
	between Kor and Worf. Kor and Worf freeze in their 
	tracks. After a beat, Kor bends to grab something --

48   ON KOR

	emerging with a stunned vole-like rodent by the tail.

					KOR
				(beaming) 
			Lunch!

										CUT TO:

49   INT. CAVES

	Dax bites into a piece of meat skewered on the end of 
	a dagger. The trio is sitting around a glowing rock 
	they heated with the phaser to cook the rodent. Kor 
	has the Sword near him.

					KOR
				(chewing)
			Delicious, isn't it?

					WORF
				(nodding) 
			A hunt builds the appetite.

	Dax tries to swallow the tough meat.

					DAX
			This is disgusting.

	Kor takes a long swig from his flask.

					KOR 
			But it'll make a good part of the 
			story.

	They look at him; he grins with mischievous delight.

					KOR 
			How we slew the beast. Remember -- 
			it attacked us from the dark, five 
			meters long --

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - 09/29/95 - ACT THREE      33A.

49   CONTINUED:

					DAX
				(catching on)
			Ten, at least!

					KOR
			Eyes ablaze, fangs like daggers --

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/06/95 - ACT THREE    34.

49   CONTINUED:	(2)

					DAX
			Breathing great plumes of fire.

	Dax and Kor erupt into LAUGHTER.  Worf remains dead
	serious.

					KOR 
				(to Dax) 
			It seems the son of Mogh is not 
			amused.

					WORF 
				(pointed) 
			A true warrior has no need to 
			exaggerate his feats.

					KOR
			You'd better hope I exaggerate or 
			when they sing songs about this 
			quest, your verse will say "And 
			Worf came along."

	Kor laughs at his own joke. Eyeing a piece of meat out 
	of his reach, Kor takes the Sword and -- almost without 
	thinking -- skewers it.

	Worf is instantly on his feet and rips the Sword out of 
	Kor's hands.

					WORF 
			This is the Sword of Kahless --
			not something to shovel food into 
			your mouth!

	Worf turns to gently place it on a nearby rock, almost 
	on display.

					WORF 
			It must be treated with honor.

					KOR 
				(to Dax) 
			Look at him... he's like the 
			Hur'q, he thinks it's a museum 
			piece. Why, Kahless himself used 
			it to skin the serpent of Xol, to 
			harvest his father's field, and to 
			carve a statue for his beloved. 
				(beat) 
			It's a sword.  But Worf doesn't 
			know what to do with it, except 
			bow in front of it, and then hand 
			it over to his precious Emperor.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/02/95 - ACT THREE   34A.

49   CONTINUED:	(3)

					WORF 
			When we do, you'll get your 
			precious statue. And after 
			they've sung songs about you and 
			you've passed out from drink --
			the Emperor will use the Sword to 
			unite our people.

					KOR 
				(scoffs) 
			If Gowron allows him to. The 
			Emperor is nothing but his puppet.

					WORF
			The Emperor is no one's puppet -- 
			he condemned Gowron's invasion of 
			Cardassia..

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/03/95 - ACT THREE    35.

49   CONTINUED:	(4)

					KOR
				(contemptuous) 
			And the invasion went ahead 
			despite his objection.

					WORF
			That is why the Emperor needs the 
			Sword. It will allow him to unify 
			the Houses against Gowron.

					KOR 
			The Emperor is a pretender! He's 
			a clone of the original Kahless 
			cooked up in a vat by ambitious 
			clerics. And if you hadn't 
			supported him, he'd be back in 
			that vat where he came from!

					WORF
			I supported him because we need 
			him. He can unite us!

					KOR
			The Sword will unite us -- but
			only if it's in the hands of a
			true Klingon. Not a politician
			like Gowron or a toothless
			figurehead like the Emperor... the
			Sword must rest in the hands of
			someone hardened by battle... pure
			of heart... someone who
			understands loyalty, honor... a
			warrior like Kang -- or Koloth!

					WORF 
			Someone like you?

	Now that Worf mentions it... yes. Kor considers 
	himself a worthy candidate.

					KOR 
			The Empire could do far worse.

	Worf eyes him, Kor holds his gaze but isn't ready to 
	confront Worf; the idea of keeping the Sword is too 
	new. Dax looks to break the tension.

					DAX
			We should get moving.

	A beat, then Kor turns away to follow Dax, but Worf 
	holds his ground.

 DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/06/95 - ACT THREE 36-36A    

49   CONTINUED:	(5)

					WORF 
			Are you saying that it's your 
			intention to lead the Empire?

					KOR
				(smiling) 
			I'm saying... it's my intention to 
			lead us to the surface.

	Kor moves off, holding the Sword. Worf and Dax 
	exchange a look, then silently follow.

									DISSOLVE TO:

49A
thru   OMITTED
50

51   INT. ANOTHER SECTION OF CAVES

	Kor, Dax and Worf continue their trek through the 
	grotto. Dax, mindful of Worf's weakened condition, 
	stops.

					DAX 
			We need to change your bandage.

	Worf dismisses this

					WORF
				(stoic)
			We must keep moving.

					DAX 
			You're hemorrhaging. We have to 
			stop the bleeding.

	As Dax settles to work on Worf, Kor taps his own 
	stomach.

					KOR 
			That cave-rat was all bones. I 
			need another one.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/03/95 - ACT THREE   36B.

51   CONTINUED:

					DAX
				(smiling) 
			Find a nice fat one. We could all 
			use something to eat.

	Kor smiles and EXITS.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/16/95 - ACT THREE    37.

52   ON WORF AND DAX

	as she improvises another bandage.

					WORF
			Kor never answered my question 
			about his plans for the sword.

					DAX
			I noticed.

					WORF
			He is a hero to many. If he
			returns to Kronos with it and 
			decides to seize power, many will 
			follow him.

					DAX
			But you wouldn't?

					WORF
			He is not all that I thought he 
			was.

					DAX
			Maybe not. But I've known him a 
			long time -- his heart's in the 
			right place.

					WORF
				(biting) 
			He drinks too much... exaggerates 
			his feats and blames others for 
			his own mistakes. 
				(beat) 
			But he could be right about one 
			thing... the Emperor may be too 
			weak to stand against Gowron... 
			even with the Sword.

	Dax is surprised to hear Worf say this.

					DAX
			I thought you believed in the 
			Emperor.

					WORF
			I don't know what I believe 
			anymore...

	Worf paces, searching his soul for answers.

					WORF
			All I know is that when Kor asked 
			me to help find the Sword -- I 
			knew we would succeed. I knew we 
			would find it!

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/16/95 - ACT THREE   37A.

52   CONTINUED:

					DAX 
			I can't say I felt the same way.

					WORF
			I had no doubts. I felt as if my 
			whole life was finally coming into 
			focus...

					DAX
			What do you mean?

					WORF
			For as long as I can remember, 
			I've been an outsider... I was 
			raised by humans, but I was too 
			Klingon to be one of them. I did 
			not belong. I begged my foster 
			parents to let me visit the 
			Klingon homeworld... They arranged 
			for me to stay with my cousin's 
			family. When I first set eyes on 
			the Great Domes of Kronos, I felt 
			that I'd finally come home... but 
			my own cousins wanted nothing to 
			do with me...

					DAX
				(with sympathy) 
			You were too human to be one of 
			them...

					WORF
			I ran away -- into the mountains. 
			I had no food or water for three 
			days... but there, in the caves of 
			No'Mat, Kahless came to me in a 
			vision. He told me I would do 
			something no other Klingon had 
			ever done. After I returned to 
			Earth, I pondered the meaning of 
			his words... and wondered what 
			lay ahead for me. When I was old 
			enough, I joined Starfleet...

					DAX
			Something no Klingon had ever 
			done.

					WORF
			And for a time, I thought I had 
			fulfilled my destiny. 

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/05/95 - ACT THREE    38.

52   CONTINUED:

					WORF (Cont'd)
				(beat)
			But I now see that Kahless had 
			something else in mind for me... 
			something greater... that's why I 
			had to endure so much pain, why I 
			was forced to choose between the 
			Federation and my own people -- I 
			was being tested... prepared for 
			some greater purpose...

					DAX
			Like finding the Sword...

					WORF 
			More than that.

	Worf eyes burn with passion -- he holds out his hands 
	as if gripping the Sword.

					WORF 
			When I held the Sword in my 
			hands... I knew the spirit of 
			Kahless himself had guided me to 
			it. Don't you see? He wants me 
			to have it. He wants me to lead 
			his people!

	Dax is struck by a thought.

					DAX
			You sound like Kor.

53   NEW ANGLE

	not far from them, hidden from view, Kor is listening. 
	His features hardening as he hears Worf's words.

					WORF
				(dismissive) 
			Kor is an old man. His greatest 
			days are behind him -- mine are 
			still ahead.

					DAX
			Then we have a bit of a problem... 
			there's only one Sword and you 
			both want it.

	And on Kor's intense expression, we:

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

  DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/02/95 - ACT FOUR 39-39A    
                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

54
thru   OMITTED
55   

A56   INT. CAVES

	As Worf, Dax and Kor press on.

					KOR 
			How much farther?

					DAX 
			The way these caves wind around, 
			this could take forever.

	They turn a bend in the cavern to find --

56   A GREAT ABYSS (OPTICAL) 

	impeding their progress; it is a bottomless chasm of 
	sheer rock face disappearing into darkness. Across the 
	gaping hole, the passageway continues.

					DAX 
			Or longer.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/16/95 - ACT FOUR     40.

57   NEW ANGLE

	As before. Dax scans the cavern across the abyss with 
	the tricorder.

					KOR 
			We can't get across. We'll go 
			back and find another way up.

					WORF 
			Wait.
				(eyeing something)
			There --

58   INT. CAVES - ROCK FACE

	Worf steps onto a small, narrow ledge along the rock 
	face. Kor and Dax follow, respectively. They move 
	slowly, hugging the rock face and slipping their hands 
	into the slits in the rock as they inch across.

59   ON KOR

	straining as he slides one hand forward, searching for 
	a grip, holding the Sword with the other. Just before 
	making it to the other side, Kor loses his hold and 
	slips off the ledge to certain death if not for --

60   WORF

	as he hangs onto Kor by grabbing one end of the Sword. 
	But pulled by Kor's weight, Worf is slammed hard to the 
	ground. He is holding Kor and the Sword with his 
	wounded arm -- and the pain is excruciating.

61   NEW ANGLE 

	Kor is dangling in the air, holding onto the other end 
	of the Sword. Worf struggles for a grip with his free 
	hand to keep from being dragged off the ledge.

	Dax helps out, grabbing Worf with one hand and the rock 
	face with another.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/02/95 - ACT FOUR     41.

62   WORF'S POV OF KOR (OPTICAL)

	hanging from the Sword, above the bottomless abyss.

63   WIDER

	Kor tries -- but can't reach Worf's hand and his 
	attempts only make things worse. His swinging causes 
	Dax to loose her grip, and she and Worf slip closer to 
	the edge.

					WORF
			Kor -- there's a ledge right below
			you.

	Kor tries to look down, but can't see it.

					KOR
			I don't see it.

					WORF
			It's less than a meter down -- let
			go and you'll land on it.

					KOR
			Dax -- do you see it?

					DAX
			I can't see anything.

	Worf and Dax slip a little further.

					WORF
			I can't hold you! You have to let
			go.

	Kor's eyes narrow as a thought occurs.

					KOR
			There's no ledge...

					WORF
			It's there.

	Kor smiles grimly.

					KOR
			Then you let go.

					WORF
			No! We cannot risk losing the
			Sword!

	Worf and Dax slip closer to the edge. Frantically, Dax 
	wedges Worf's foot into a rock slit for support.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/06/95 - ACT FOUR     42.

63   CONTINUED:

	Freed from having to hold on to Worf, Dax moves to his 
	side to help.

					WORF
				(to Kor)
			Let go!

					KOR
			I'll take the Sword to my grave
			before I give it to you.

	Dax reaches down and takes hold of the Sword.

					DAX
			Just hang on -- we'll pull you up.

	With a Herculean effort, Worf and Dax manage to pull 
	Kor onto the ledge. Kor gratefully hugs the rock face 
	with both hands.

	Worf takes the Sword and moves off the ledge onto the 
	passageway.

64
thru   OMITTED
65   

66   ON KOR

	as Dax helps him stand and move off the ledge onto the 
	passageway. Kor looks down to see the ledge.

					KOR
			You call that a ledge?

	Kor storms over to Worf, who is holding the Sword. 
	Worf's attention is focused on the Sword.

					WORF
			It would've been sufficient.

					KOR
			For a Degebian mountain goat, not
			a Klingon warrior.

	Worf's features harden defensively.

					KOR
			You were going to let me fall.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/02/95 - ACT FOUR     43.

66   CONTINUED:

					KOR (Cont'd)
			You wanted me to die... so you
			could have the Sword for yourself.

					WORF
				(enraged)
			And you were willing to take it to
			your death -- and rob our people
			of their future.

	Worf holds the Sword tightly.

					KOR
			Give it to me!

	Worf refuses. Kor reaches for his dagger -- but in a 
	flash, Worf has the Sword's point at Kor's throat. Dax 
	voices the terrible possibility now before her

					DAX
			That's enough, both of you.

	Worf doesn't want to kill him, but he's not about to 
	hand him the Sword either.

					WORF
			I will not give him the Sword.

					DAX
			Then give it to me. I'll carry
			it.

	Worf doesn't move. Kor doesn't much like the idea, but 
	he's in no position to be picky. After a tense beat, 
	Worf retracts the blade and steps back, still holding 
	it in a defensive position. The two Klingons eye each 
	other wearily.

					DAX
			Kor, put that dagger away...

					KOR
			Are you siding with him?

					DAX
				(shaking her head)
			Put it away so he can give me the
			Bat'leth.

	Kor reluctantly sheaths his dagger, Dax extends her 
	hand to Worf, wanting the Bat'leth.

	After a beat, he hands it to her.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/06/95 - ACT FOUR     44.

66   CONTINUED:	(2)

					KOR
				(to Dax) 
			You see. I was right. He's not 
			to be trusted.

	Without another word, Kor moves off.

									CUT TO:

66A  CLOSE ON WORF AND DAX

	As they watch Kor stalk away.

					WORF
			His mind has been poisoned by 
			bloodwine and age.

	But Dax is furious with Worf and can barely keep her 
	anger in check.

					DAX
				(glowering) 
			He was right about one thing... 
			You wanted him to fall.
				(a beat) 
			That ledge wouldn't have supported 
			him. And you knew it.

					WORF 
			I did not force him off that 
			cliff. He is old and clumsy. If 
			he'd fallen, it would've been his 
			own fault.

	Worf walks away and Dax follows.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/06/95 - ACT FOUR     45.

67   INT. ANOTHER SECTION OF CAVES 

	Later.  Dax, Worf and Kor are exhausted as they make it 
	through an especially treacherous and difficult section 
	of the cave.

					DAX
			I'm exhausted.

					WORF 
			We can rest here for a few hours.

	They settle on the floor, leaning on a grouping of 
	rocks. Dax eyes the area for a good bed.

					DAX 
			I'm so tired I might even be able 
			to get some sleep.

					WORF 
			I'll stand watch.

	Kor LAUGHS.

					KOR 
			How generous of you. We'll just 
			curl up like trusting children 
			under your vigilant gaze.

					WORF
			Sleep or don't sleep -- it makes 
			no difference to me.

					KOR 
			You're wounded... I should take 
			the first watch. You get some 
			rest. You close your eyes...

					WORF
			I'm not tired.

	Kor sees that Worf keeps stealing glances at the Sword.

					KOR 
			I understand. It's hard to sleep
			in the presence of something so 
			magnificent. Someone might try to 
			steal it.

					WORF
			You reveal your own intentions.

	Dax understands what's going on.

					DAX 
			Enough! I have the Sword. And 
			it's not going anywhere.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/02/95 - ACT FOUR     46.

67   CONTINUED:

	She puts her hand through the Sword handle and takes 
	out her phaser, resting it on her chest. She leans 
	back on a rock. For a long beat, Kor and Worf stare at
	one another. Suddenly Kor reacts as if to some sound.

					KOR
				(sharp)
			What was that?

	Worf and Dax react -- though they didn't hear it.

					WORF
			I heard nothing.

					KOR
			A voice.
				(listening)
			I hear it again. It's... the
			Spirit of Kahless.

	Dax and Worf untense, realizing they've been had.  Worf 
	eyes Kor coldly.

					KOR 
			He's talking to you, Worf... he's 
			telling you to bide your time... 
			let them sleep... then slit their 
			throats and claim your destiny.

					WORF
			I've had enough of your drunken 
			ramblings, old man.

					DAX
			And I've had enough of both of 
			you. I don't care if you sleep or 
			not -- but I'm going to. So keep 
			quiet.

	Dax rolls over, turning away from Worf and Kor, in a 
	concerted effort to sleep.

					KOR 
			Go ahead and sleep, Dax. I'll 
			keep an eye on him.

68   ON WORF AND KOR

	staring at one another, unwilling to even blink; Worf 
	serious and intent, Kor with his malevolent signature 
	grin. WE HOLD on the two Klingons for a long beat.

	MOVE TO REVEAL Dax, wide awake despite her exhaustion. 
	And on that image, we:

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/06/95 - ACT FIVE     47.
                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

69   INT. CAVES - CAMP 

	CLOSE ON Dax, asleep, the phaser and the Sword still in 
	her hands. Suddenly, a shout from off screen startles 
	her awake --

					WORF
			(O.S.) Enough!

69A  WIDER

	as Dax jolts up to see Worf and Kor facing off.

					DAX 
			What?

					WORF 
			His eyes! He's been staring at me 
			for three hours.

					KOR 
			And what've you seen reflected in 
			my eyes? Your own guilt, gnawing 
			at you.

					DAX
			All right, if you're not going to 
			sleep, let's walk.

					KOR
			I'm not going anywhere with that 
			traitorous p'tak.

	Worf's had it. He unsheathes his shoulder knife.

					WORF
			This ends here.

	Kor unsheathes his dagger.

					KOR 
			Agreed.


	Dax holds her phaser, reminding the two Klingons she 
	has it.

					DAX 
			I'm not going to stand here and 
			watch you two kill each other.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/02/95 - ACT FIVE    47A.

69A  CONTINUED:

					WORF
				(hard)
			Stay out of this!

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/16/95 - ACT FIVE     48.

69A  CONTINUED:

					KOR 
			This is between us. We'll settle 
			it our own way...

	Worf lunges at Kor and their blades CLASH. Dax raises 
	her phaser to stun them, when suddenly a disruptor
	BLAST EXPLODES behind her. Dax is knocked to the 
	ground, the Sword falling from her hand.

 70   ANGLE ON THE SOURCE (OPTICAL)

	of the blaster FIRE: the four Klingons --including 
	Toral -- and the Lethean are attacking.

71   ON DAX, WORF AND KOR (OPTICAL) 

	finding cover. Kor scrambles to the Sword, lifts it 
	high over his head -- and YELLS the Klingon battle cry --

					KOR 
			MaH HIv DaH! (We attack now!)

	Kor charges forth with total and reckless abandon. It 
	is an act of sheer, brave madness in the finest Klingon 
	tradition.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/02/95 - ACT FIVE     49.

72   ON THE KLINGONS

	momentarily stunned by the sight of the mad, old
	Klingon openly charging them with only a sword.

73   ON WORF AND DAX

	also taken aback by the sight.

					DAX
			He's going to get killed.

					WORF
			No... he has the Sword.

	Worf stands up and unsheathes his shoulder Bat'leth, 
	then YELLING the Klingon battle cry, he attacks.

					WORF
			HIv DaH!

74   ON THE KLINGONS 

	overcoming their momentary shock and taking out their 
	Bat'leths and meeting the charging Kor and Worf in hand-
	to-hand swordfighting.

75   VARIOUS ANGLES

	With the Sword in hand, Kor feels invincible. He 
	attacks unrestrained, taking down one of the Klingons 
	and charging another.

	Worf battles another Klingon with equal ferocity.

	Dax, who can't get a clear shot with her phaser, picks 
	up a Bat'leth from the fallen Klingon and joins the 
	melee, fighting the Lethean. At first, her skill and 
	quickness match the Lethean's size advantage, but his 
	strength and power soon begin to overwhelm her.

	In the meantime, Worf is being double teamed. He 
	defeats one of them, but looses his weapon in the 
	process.

	Meanwhile, the Lethean is about to deliver a mortal 
	blow on Dax -- Kor sees this and flings the Sword like 
	a boomerang, impaling the Lethean through the back.

	Worf scrambles to retrieve the Bat'leth from the 
	Lethean's back, and with a series of very impressive 
	moves, cuts the last Klingon enemy down. When Worf 
	holds the Sword, he displays the same feeling of power, 
	bloodlust, and invincibility we saw in Kor when he had 
	the Sword.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/03/95 - ACT FIVE     50.

76   ON WORF

	as the batttle dust settles.  He looks around at the
	vanquished enemy, and raising the Sword lets out the
	Klingon victory cry --

					WORF
			Qapla'!

	-- and as he does, Kor attacks him by leaping onto his 
	back and knocking the Sword out of his hands.

77   ON WORF AND KOR

	as they fight. This is not a clash between two titan 
	Klingon warriors, this is brawl --an ugly, dirty, 
	violent fight with Kor and Worf growling, clawing and 
	scratching like wild dogs.

	Both Klingons are spent from the fight with the 
	Klingons, Worf's injury helps level the playing field. 
	Furthermore, Worf's youth and strength advantage are 
	matched by Kor's experience and unbridled street-
	fighting skill -- and the fight could go either way.

					DAX
			Commander!

	But Worf and Kor are oblivious and continue their ugly 
	brawl. Dax frantically goes to find her phaser.

					DAX
			Worf --

	Worf has gained the upper hand and is choking Kor to 
	death with his bare hands. Dax finds her phaser and 
	points it at the combatants.

					DAX
			Stop!

	But he is not listening -- he has bloodlust in his eyes 
	and will not be satisfied until Kor is dead.

78   ON DAX (OPTICAL)

	picking up her phaser and FIRING.

79   WIDER 

	Worf falls back, stunned by her blast. Kor catches his 
	breath, then realizing what Dax has done, he grins.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/02/95 - ACT FIVE     51.

79   CONTINUED:

					KOR 
			I knew in the end, you'd choose 
			me. We're blood brothers, we've 
			been through --

					DAX
			Be quiet.

	She FIRES again, stunning Kor.

80   NEW ANGLE

	as Dax picks up the fallen Sword and looks at the 
	unconscious Kor and Worf, sprawled on the ground.

	She moves over to the wounded Toral and points the 
	phaser at him.

					DAX
			Now, about that jamming device 
			you're using to block our 
			communications...

									CUT TO:

81   EXT. SPACE - THE RUNABOUT (OPTICAL)

	flying at impulse speed.

82   INT. RUNABOUT (OPTICAL) 

	CLOSE ON Dax as she places the Sword upright on a small 
	pedestal on the transporter pad. She glances to Worf 
	and Kor who stand solemnly nearby, then moves away to 
	give them some privacy.

					KOR 
			Are you sure about this, Worf?

					WORF
			Yes. It's the only way.

					KOR 
			Do we have the right? The Sword 
			belongs to all Klingons.

					WORF
			But are we ready for it? The 
			Sword turned you and me against 
			each other -- imagine how it would 
			divide the Empire.

  DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Sword... " - REV. 10/02/95 - ACT FIVE 52-52A    

82   CONTINUED:

	Kor sighs acceptance.

					KOR 
			Just let me hold it one last time.

					WORF
			No. The Sword is not meant for 
			us...
				(this costs him) 
			It was never our destiny to find 
			it.

					KOR 
			You're wrong. It was our destiny 
			to find it. It just wasn't our destiny to keep it.

	A look of reconciliation between Worf and Kor. Worf 
	then taps the console and the Sword DEMATERIALIZES.

83   ON KOR AND WORF

	as they move to join Dax in the front of the cockpit.

					WORF 
			It's done.

	Dax nods.

					DAX
			Good. It's for the best.

					KOR 
			I hope you're right.

	They look out the window at the vast starfield.

					KOR 
			It could be lost for another 
			thousand years.

					WORF
			When it's destined to be found... 
			it will be.

84   EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL)

	The Sword tumbles gently, end-over-end, until it 
	disappears into nothingness.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         
                            THE END