STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                              
                     "Rules of Engagement" 
                     (fka "Untitled Worf") 
                          #40510-490 
                              
                           Story by 
                Bradley Thompson & David Weddle 
                              
                          Teleplay by 
                        Ronald D. Moore 
                              
                          Directed by 
                         LeVar Burton 

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                        January 16, 1996

   STAR TREK: DS9 - "Rules of Engagement" - 01/16/96 - CAST 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                     "Rules of Engagement" 
                             CAST 

          SISKO                    CH'POK
          KIRA                     T'LARA
          BASHIR                   HELM OFFICER
          DAX                      
          O'BRIEN                  
          ODO                      
          QUARK                    
          WORF                     

          Non-Speaking             Non-Speaking
          MORN                     
          N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES     

   STAR TREK: DS9 - "Rules of Engagement" - 01/16/96 - SETS 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                     "Rules of Engagement" 
                             SETS 

        INTERIORS                     EXTERIORS
        DEEP SPACE NINE                 DEEP SPACE NINE
          CAPTAIN'S OFFICE              
          HOLDING CELL                  
          PROMENADE                     
          QUARK'S                       
          REPLIMAT                      
          SECURITY OFFICE               
          WARDROOM                      
          GUEST QUARTERS                

        DEFIANT                       
          BRIDGE                        
          CORRIDOR                      

        HOLOSUITE/CAVES               

  DEEP SPACE NINE -"Rules of Engagement"- 01/16/96 -PRONUNCIATION 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                     "Rules of Engagement" 
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

          CH'POK                   chi-POK
                                   (rhymes with Reebok)
          ETHERIA                  eh-THIR-ee-uh
          GALORDA                  GUH-lor-duh
          GLIDIA                   GLI-dee-uh
          GOLAR                    GO-lar
          KALIDIA                  kah-LI-dee-uh
          MIDIA                    MI-dee-uh
          MOLOR                    MO-lor
          PENTATH                  PEN-tath
          RUDELLIAN                ROO-del-ee-an
          SOMPEK                   SOM-pek
          T'LARA                   tuh-LAR-uh
          TONG VEY                 TONG Va-y
          MEK'LETH                 MEK-leth
          STO-VOKOR                STO-vo-kor

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - TEASER        1.

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE                    
                        "Rules of Engagement"                          
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    INT. DEFIANT CORRIDOR

	Worf is running down the Corridor in SLOW MOTION. We
	can hear his breathing, and the rustling of his
	clothes, but no normal sounds of the Defiant. The ship
	is at Red Alert and Worf is carrying his bat'leth as if
	expecting someone to attack him at any moment.

									FLASH CUT:

2    INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE

	which is manned by dead Starfleet officers sitting in
	their chairs, bloodied and scorched, staring straight
	ahead.

3    WORF IN THE CORRIDOR

	He turns a corner, tries to open a door, but it's
	locked... he tries another door, but it's locked too...
	a wall panel EXPLODES down the corridor...

									FLASH CUT:

4    INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE

	A group of N.D. Klingon Warriors are on the Bridge.
	They are screaming silent screams of victory toward the
	ceiling over the bodies of the dead officers... their
	arms raised in triumph...

5    WORF

	running down the Corridor, his eyes wild, his
	desperation growing...

									FLASH CUT:

6    INT. WARDROOM

	Worf in dress uniform beginning to stand up in slow
	motion...

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - TEASER        2.

7    WORF IN THE CORRIDOR

	running... the EXPLOSIONS of wall panels on either side
	of him... the Corridor filling with smoke and
	flames... he finally reaches the door to the bridge and
	flings it aside with a single motion of his arm. The
	bridge is filled with smoke as he plunges inside...

									FLASHCUT:

8    INT. WARDROOM

	Worf standing in dress uniform... he bows his head in
	shame...

9    INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE

	As Worf plunges inside, bat'leth at the ready. The
	figure of a Klingon warrior stands obscured in the
	smoke... we can't see his face clearly, but he's
	holding another bat'leth...

									FLASH CUT:

10   INT. WARDROOM

	Worf beginning to stand up again in dress uniform...

11   INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE

	Worf snarls and swings his bat'leth at the figure in
	the smoke... the figure of the Klingon raises his own
	bat'leth in response...

									FLASH CUT:

12   INT. DEFIANT CORRIDOR

	Worf running through the smoke and flames...

13   INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE

	Worf's bat'leth about to strike the bat'leth of his
	opponent...

									FLASH CUT:

14   INT. WARDROOM

	Worf beginning to stand up again...

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - TEASER        3.

15   INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE

	Worf's bat'leth and the bat'leth of his opponent smash
	into each other with a CLANG...

16   INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE

	Worf is suddenly standing in the same position on the
	Bridge, but now is standing over the body of a DEAD
	Klingon child who he's just killed. Worf looks at him
	in shock...

									FLASH CUT:

17   INT. WARDROOM

	Worf standing in dress uniform...

18   INT. DEFIANT BRIDGE

	The smoke on the Bridge is BLOWN AWAY and Worf sees
	dead Klingon children everywhere on the Bridge. He
	silently screams in horror...

									SHOCK CUT TO:

19   WORF

	As he wakes up with a SCREAM.

									REVEAL:

20   INT. HOLDING CELL

	Worf sitting up on the bunk, just awakened from his
	nightmare. He's wearing his black t-shirt and pants.
	His dress uniform hangs nearby. Worf sits there for a
	moment, trying to catch his breath, when ODO steps to
	the doorway and looks in.

					ODO
			Are you all right?

	Worf swings his legs off the bunk and sits there for a
	moment.

					WORF
			What time is it?

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - 1/26/96 - TEASER          4.

20   CONTINUED:

					ODO
			Oh-four hundred. Your hearing
			starts in four hours. I suggest
			trying to get some sleep. You
			have a long day ahead of you.

	Odo heads back toward his security office, leaving a
	shaken and deeply troubled Worf sitting alone in the
	Holding Cell. Off this unusual sight...

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT ONE       5.
                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

	(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes.)

21   INT. WARDROOM

	The room has been set up for a hearing. The large
	conference table is gone and replaced with smaller
	tables for the judge, defense, prosecution and a
	witness chair. Flags of the Federation and Starfleet
	stand off to one side. An antique ship's bell sits on
	the judge's table. Sitting in the judge's chair is
	Starfleet ADMIRAL T'LARA, an older female Vulcan in
	dress uniform. At the prosecution table sits a Klingon
	named CH'POK. At the defense table are SISKO and Worf,
	both in dress uniforms. T'Lara strikes the bell three
	times to open the hearing.

					T'LARA
			This hearing will come to order.
			We are here to consider the
			request of the Klingon Empire that
			Lieutenant Commander Worf be
			extradited for trial on charges of
			murder.
				(to Ch'Pok)
			Advocate Ch'Pok, you may present
			your charges.

	Ch'Pok moves around the desk.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " REV. 1/26/96 - ACT ONE        6.

21   CONTINUED:

					CHIPOK
			The Klingon Empire makes the
			following allegations against
			Lieutenant Commander Worf: That
			on Stardate 49648 while in command
			of the Starship Defiant, he did
			knowingly fire upon and destroy a
			Klingon civilian transport ship
			near the Pentath system. And as
			a result of this action, four
			hundred forty-one Klingon
			civilians were killed.

	Ch'Pok takes a few steps around the room.

					CH'POK
				(continuing)
			It is my intention to prove that
			Mister Worf was grossly negligent
			in his command of the Defiant.
			That his lust for battle overrode
			his good judgement. I ask only
			that he be returned to us... to
			face the justice of his own 
			people.
				(beat)
			Thank you.

	He sits. Sisko stands.

					SISKO
			The Advocate neglected to mention
			in his opening statement that at
			the time in question, the Defiant
			was under attack by two Klingon
			warships. This was a combat
			situation, with hundreds of lives
			at stake. It was at that moment,
			when the transport ship suddenly
			decloaked in front of the Defiant.
				(beat)
			Worf gave the order to fire, not
			because he was reckless or
			negligent, but because he believed
			he was firing on a warship. We
			intend to show that the
			destruction of the transport was
			a tragic, but unavoidable,
			accident.

	Sisko sits.

					T'LARA
			I will hear formal evidence
			beginning tomorrow afternoon at
			fifteen hundred hours.


        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " REV. 1/26/96 - ACT ONE        7.

21   CONTINUED:	(2)

	The Admiral reaches for the hammer to ring the bell.
	Sisko speaks up:

					SISKO
			Admiral, I request that Commander
			Worf be released from the holding
			cell for the duration of this
			hearing. I don't believe there's
			any danger that he'll flee the
			station.

					T'LARA
				(to Ch,Pok)
			Is there an objection?

	Ch'pok considers.

					CH'POK
			Captain Sisko is an honorable man.
			I will accept his word.
				(beat)
			However, I would ask that Mister
			Worf not be allowed to wear his
			family baldric until this hearing
			is over. He is dishonored among
			our people, and I am... offended
			by the sight of him wearing
			Klingon emblems.

	Worf bristles visibly. Sisko leans over.

						SISKO
				(sotto, a caution)
			You want to stay in the holding
			cell?

	Worf finally relents, takes off his sash and lays it on
	the table. Ch'Pok takes that victory with aplomb -- no
	smile, just calm acceptance.

					T'LARA
			Very well. We will resume
			tomorrow.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " REV. 1/26/96 - ACT ONE        8.

21   CONTINUED:	(3)

	She rings the bell. T'Lara and Ch'Pok EXIT, leaving
	Sisko and a seething Worf.

					WORF
			He is trying to provoke me.

					SISKO
			It looks like he's succeeding.
			And I have a feeling that's not
			the last time he's going to try to
			get under your skin.

	Worf takes a deep breath, knows Sisko's right, tries to
	calm down, and nods.

									CUT TO:

22   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Establishing the station.

23   INT. PROMENADE

	Sisko and Odo are walking along, mid-conversation.

					SISKO
			I want to know everything there is
			to know about the Klingon who was
			commanding that transport ship.

					ODO
			You suspect that he wasn't just on
			an innocent passenger run...

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " REV. 1/26/96 - ACT ONE        9.

23   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			I intend to argue that he saw the
			battle, and then decided to join
			it... that he decloaked in order
			to attack the Defiant.

					ODO
			Not the smartest decision he ever
			made.

					SISKO
			That's where you come in. Use
			your contacts in the Empire and
			find out something about that
			captain I can use. Was he
			reckless, did he have a reputation
			for drinking, did he have a
			death wish? Something.

					ODO
			I'll see what I can do.

	Odo peels off into a turbolift as Sisko keeps walking.
	After a beat, Ch'Pok falls into step next to him.
	Ch'Pok hands him a PADD.

						CH'POK
				(re: PADD)
			The witnesses I intend to call.

					SISKO
				(glancing over PADD)
			Thank you.

					CH'POK
			A remarkable station, Captain.

					SISKO
			Thank you. We don't get many
			Klingon visitors anymore.

					CH'POK
			After this case is over, you might
			be seeing a lot more of us.

					SISKO
			Oh?

					CH'POK
			When Worf is extradited, the
			Federation will be forced to admit
			that one of its officers committed
			a massacre.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of ... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT ONE      10.

23   CONTINUED:	(2)

					CH'POK (Cont'd)
			That'll put you on the defensive
			throughout the quadrant. And
			while you're busy trying to repair
			a badly damaged reputation, we'll
			find ourselves with certain...
			opportunities.

					SISKO
			An opportunity to annex more of
			Cardassian space and set up
			additional military bases in this
			sector.

					CH'POK
			Possibly. In any case, Worf is
			about to hand us something we
			could never win in battle --
			sympathy. Any move we make
			against you now will be seen as a
			legitimate response to an
			outrageous slaughter.

					SISKO
			You're presuming an awful lot.
			Worf maintains his innocence.

	Ch'Pok smiles.

					CH'POK
			And you are about to remind me
			that the burden of proof is mine.
			It's an interesting system of
			justice you have. It does have
			its flaws, however. It tends to
			emphasize procedure over
			substance... form over fact.

					SISKO
			I'm sorry if you feel it puts you
			at a disadvantage.

					CH'POK
			On the contrary, I'm looking
			forward to fighting on your terms.

	They stop. Sisko looks at him.

					SISKO
			This isn't a fight. It's a search
			for the truth.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of ... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT ONE     10A.

23   CONTINUED:	(3)

					CH'POK
			The truth must be won. I'll see
			you on the battlefield.

	He smiles and walks off, leaving Sisko a little
	disturbed...

										CUT TO:

24   INT. WARDROOM

	Everyone in their places -- Admiral T'Lara, Sisko,
	Worf. Ch'Pok on his feet, a Starfleet PADD in his
	hand.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " REV. 1/26/96 - ACT ONE          

24   CONTINUED:

					CH'POK
			I have studied Commander Worf's
			report, along with the Defiant's
			sensor logs, and the reports of
			the other officers on the bridge.
				(beat)
			And I believe every word of it.
			It is a point of pride for the
			Federation that Starfleet officers
			never lie or commit fraud. So I
			will accept the facts of this case
			as they have been submitted.

	T'Lara raises an eyebrow in surprise. Worf and Sisko
	exchange a look.

					SISKO
			Admiral, if there are no facts in
			dispute, then this hearing would
			appear to be at an end.

					CH'POK
			We Klingons, are not concerned
			with matters of fact and
			circumstance... what matters to
			us is what was in Worf's heart
			when he gave the order to fire.
			Was he just a Starfleet officer
			doing his duty? Or was he a
			Klingon warrior reveling in the
			battle?
				(beat)
			That is why I am here. Because if
			he was a Klingon lost in the
			bloodlust of combat, then only we
			can judge him... not you.

					SISKO
			We can't put a man's heart on
			trial. It's a subjective issue
			that cannot be reasoned in a court
			of law. I ask that the advocate
			be limited to arguing the evidence
			in this case.

					CH'POK
			Someone told me that this was a
			search for the truth. Should we
			not follow that search wherever it
			takes us?

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " REV. 1/26/96 - ACT ONE       12.

24   CONTINUED:	(2)

	A long beat as T'Lara considers the arguments.

					T'LARA
			The question of Commander Worf's
			motive is relevant. I will allow
			you to explore this issue but only
			as far as logic permits.

					CH'POK
			I bow to your judgement.

					T'LARA
			You may call your first witness.

									CUT TO:

25   INT. WARDROOM 

	A few minutes later. DAX is now in the witness chair
	being questioned by Ch'Pok. T'Lara, Worf, and Sisko in
	their places.

					CH'POK
			You're something of an expert on
			Klingon society, aren't you,
			Commander?

					DAX
			My previous host, Curzon, would
			have called himself an expert. I
			tend to think of myself as
			having... a passing familiarity
			with your culture.

					CH'POK
			In your opinion, as someone with
			a "passing familiarity" with our
			culture, wouldn't you say that
			Klingons are a violent, warrior
			race?

					DAX
			Yes. There is that aspect to your
			people.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT ONE      13.

25   CONTINUED:

					CH'POK
			Would you agree that one of the
			things that makes a Klingon
			warrior formidable is his...
			predatory instincts? His
			"bloodlust," if you will?

					DAX
			I'd agree with that.

					CH'POK
			Now, when Worf was on the Defiant,
			engaged in combat... don't you
			think his "predatory instincts"
			took over?

					DAX
			I think those instincts were
			present. But I've seen Worf
			restrain them before.

					CH'POK
			You have? When?

					DAX
			In the holosuite. We've fought
			many times.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " REV. 1/26/96 - ACT ONE       14.

25   CONTINUED:	(2)

					CH'POK
			You mean, you've practiced with
			Mister Worf. You've played with
			him...

					DAX
			Oh, no. When Worf and I fight...
			we fight.

26   INT. HOLOSUITE CAVES - FLASHBACK 

	CLANG! Dax and Worf are in the middle of a heated
	fight with mek'leths in the caves. They're really
	throwing themselves into it and are both wearing
	workout gis. The action is fast and furious as we hear
	Dax's voice from the wardroom.

					DAX'S VOICE
			I've made it very clear to Worf
			that I never want him to take it
			easy on me, because I'm a woman,
			or a Trill.

27   INT. WARDROOM

	as before.

					CH'POK
			Have you ever been injured?

					DAX
			A few bruises here and there... a
			broken finger once... nothing
			serious. And I've given him a few
			lumps of his own.

28   INT. HOLOSUITE CAVES - FLASHBACK

	Dax sweeps Worf's feet out from under him, and he
	CRASHES to the cave floor.

					CH'POK'S VOICE
			So you're not afraid of Mister
			Worf?

	Dax tries to go in for the kill, but Worf is faster.
	He disarms her with a quick move, SLAMS her back into
	the cave wall and puts his mek,leth to her throat. He
	glares at her face, breathing heavily, snarling.

	Dax then turns to the camera and breaks the "fourth
	wall" between her and the wardroom.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT ONE      15.

28   CONTINUED: 

	This is her flashback and Worf pays no attention to the
	courtroom dialog.

					DAX
				(breathless)
			I'm no fool. I can see the killer
			instinct in his eyes... and I know
			he can kill me if he wants to...
				(beat)
			But that look always goes away...
			he knows when to stop.

	The snarl disappears off Worf's face. He steps back
	and pulls the Bat'leth away from her neck. She bows to
	him, acknowledging defeat...

29   INT. WARDROOM

	Ch'Pok nods thoughtfully, moves back to the table and
	picks up a PADD, looks it over. Dax glances at Worf,
	who gives her an appreciative look. Ch'pok turns back
	to the others.

					CH'POK
				(off PADD)
			Admiral... at this time, I would
			like to introduce into evidence
			files I obtained from the
			defendant's private database this
			morning.

					SISKO
			Objection. There's been no search
			order issued for those files.
			This is a violation of Mister
			Worf's privacy.

					T'LARA
				(to Ch'Pok)
			The captain is correct. Without
			a properly executed search order,
			or the permission of the
			defendant, any information you
			have accessed from his private
			database may not be admitted as
			evidence.

					CH'POK
			Ah... I see. Well, I obviously
			have no search order...

	Ch'Pok walks over to the defendant's table.

          DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of REV. 1/26/96 - ACT ONE         16.

29   CONTINUED:

					CH'POK
			So I ask you, Worf. May I enter
			these files into evidence? Or do
			you have something to hide?

	He sets the PADD in front of Worf, who barely glances
	at it.

					SISKO
				(sotto, to Worf)
			Don't play his game.

	But Ch'Pok and Worf have locked eyes. There's an
	implicit challenge from Ch'Pok here -- a challenge that
	Worf cannot pass up.

					WORF
			I have nothing to hide. Use
			whatever you wish.

	Sisko isn't happy about it, but can't do anything about
	it. Ch'Pok walks back toward Dax with the PADD.

					CH'POK
			Commander Dax... are you familiar
			with a holosuite program known as
			"The Battle of Tong Vey?"

					DAX
			Yes. It's one of the programs
			Worf brought with him from the
			Enterprise.

					CH'POK
			Describe it for us.

					DAX
			It's an historical re-enactment of
			one of the epic Klingon battles in
			history. Ten thousand warriors,
			under the command of the Emperor
			Sompek, conquered the City of Tong
			Vey after a long siege.

					CH'POK
			A glorious battle. When Worf
			recreates it in the holosuite,
			what role does he play?

					DAX
			Sompek.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT ONE      17.

29   CONTINUED:	(2)

					CH'POK
			Of course. The conqueror's
			role... one of our greatest
			heroes.
				(beat)
			Tell me, Commander: What was the
			final order Sompek gave his men
			once they had conquered the City
			of Tong Vey?

	Dax suddenly sees where this is going. She hesitates.

					CH'POK
			Commander?

					DAX
			He... told them to burn the city
			to the ground... and to kill
			everyone in it.

					CH'POK
			Everyone? Not just the soldiers,
			but the people of the town?
			Civilians... women... children?

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT ONE      18.

29   CONTINUED:	(3)

					DAX
			Yes.

					CH'POK
			Now, Commander... when Mister Worf
			runs this program, does he give
			the order to destroy the city and
			kill the inhabitants?

					DAX
			It's not the same thing. It's
			just a simula --

					CH'POK
				(sharp)
			Answer the question.

					DAX
			That's the way the program is
			meant to end. You have to give
			that order to complete the --

					CH'POK
				(voice rising)
			Admiral, I ask that the witness be
			instructed to answer the question
			yes or no.

					T'LARA
			Yes or no, Commander.

	Dax struggles, but there's no way out.

					DAX
			Yes.

	Ch'Pok is really on a roll now, his voice and passion
	building in the room.

					CH'POK
			Of course he does. And why?
			Because he's a Klingon warrior.
			And he doesn't have the same moral
			code as a Starfleet officer. He
			is one of us. A killer, a
			predator among sheep!

					SISKO
			Objection!

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT ONE      19.

29   CONTINUED:	(4)

					T'LARA
			Restrain yourself, advocate.

	Ch'Pok pulls back, but only a little. His voice
	resonates through the room.

					CH'POK
			I only have one more question for
			the witness, admiral.

	He grabs the PADD and thrusts it into Dax's hands.

					CH'POK
			Commander Dax... when was the last
			time Commander Worf used that
			program?

	She looks down at the PADD... and hates to see the
	answer there.

					DAX
				(quiet)
			The day before he left on the
			convoy mission.

					CH'POK
			The day before...
				(beat)
			I have nothing further.

	OFF the moment of silence as everyone looks at Worf...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT TWO      20.
                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

30   INT. WARDROOM

	Sisko is now in the witness chair, being questioned 
	Ch'Pok.

					CH'POK
			Captain... you ordered Worf to
			command the Defiant on the mission
			in question, did you not?

					SISKO
			That's right.

					CH'POK
			How did you describe the mission
			to Worf?

									CUT TO:

31   INT. CAPTAIN'S OFFICE - FLASHBACK

	Worf is sitting in the chair across from Sisko, mid-
	conversation.

					SISKO
				(to Worf)
			An outbreak of Rudellian plague
			has struck the Cardassian colony
			on Pentath Three. The Cardassians
			are preparing several convoys of
			medical supplies and relief
			workers... but the Pentath system
			borders Klingon territory and the
			Cardassians are worried about
			raids.

					WORF
				(nods)
			Pentath is a strategically
			important system. The Klingons
			will try to stop them.

					SISKO
			The problem is the Cardassians
			don't have warships available to
			protect the relief convoy.
			They've asked for Starfleet
			protection, and because of the
			humanitarian nature of the
			request, we've agreed.

C>DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT TWO	21-22.

31   CONTINUED:

	Sisko hands him a PADD.

					SISKO
				(continuing)
			There will be seven convoys
			heading for Pentath Three in the
			next week, each of them protected
			by a Federation starship. The
			Defiant has been assigned to
			escort convoy number six. And
			I've chosen you to be in command.

					CH'POK'S VOICE
			Why did you select Worf for this
			mission?

	Sisko studies Worf for a moment.

					SISKO
			I felt he was an experienced
			officer who was ready to begin
			taking on greater
			responsibilities. He had a
			distinguished record and he
			obviously understood the Klingons.

32   INT. WARDROOM

	As before. Ch'Pok questioning Sisko.

					CH'POK
			Weren't you a little worried that
			Worf, a famed Klingon Warrior,
			might jump at any chance for
			battle and forget about the plague
			victims?

					SISKO
			If I did, I wouldn't have given
			him the assignment.

					CH'POK
			And you feel that you made your
			instructions perfectly clear?
			That Commander Worf knew he was on
			a humanitarian relief mission...
			that he was not being sent out to
			seek combat?

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT TWO      23.

32   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			Yes.

					CH'POK
			Thank you, Captain. I have
			nothing further for you.

					T'LARA
			Captain, since you are also acting
			as defense counsel, if you wish to
			add anything to the record, you
			are free to do so.

					SISKO
			Nothing at this time, Admiral.

	Sisko gets up, walks back to his table, sits next to
	Worf.

					T'LARA
			Call your next witness.

									CUT TO:

33   INT. QUARK'S - FLASHBACK

	QUARK is behind the bar, polishing a glass and talking
	to the camera. Again, no one else in the scene reacts
	at all to the courtroom dialog.

					QUARK
			It was about seventeen hundred
			hours and I was doing some 
			cleanup work. Doctor Bashir was
			sitting at the bar...

34   ANGLE ON BASHIR 

	who is sitting at the bar smiling at a lovely dabo girl
	sitting next to him.

					QUARK
				(continuing)
			... talking to Etheria, one of the
			dabo girls.

					BASHIR
			Have you ever seen the wormhole
			open?

35   QUARK

	behind the bar. He frowns suddenly.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT TWO      24.

35   CONTINUED:

					QUARK
				(continuing)
			No, wait. It wasn't Etheria. It
			was Glidia.

36   BASHIR

	Now sitting with a different dabo girl.

					BASHIR
			Have you ever seen the wormhole
			open?

37   QUARK

	frowning.

					QUARK
				(continuing)
			Or was it Midia?

38   BASHIR

	Now with a third dabo girl.

					CH'POK'S VOICE
			Mister Quark... is this --?

39   QUARK

	suddenly remembers.

					QUARK
			No, no, no. It was Ralidia and
			she was with Morn.

40   NEW ANGLE

	Morn now sitting with a fourth dabo girl.

					QUARK
				(continuing)
			And he was the one who turned to
			her and said --

	But just before Morn can deliver his line...

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT TWO      25.

40A  INT. WARDROOM

	Quark sitting on the stand as Ch'Pok questions him.

					CH'POK
				(firm)
			Can we return to the matter at
			hand, please?

					QUARK
			Oh, right. Well, as I said, I was
			cleaning up... and I saw Mister
			Worf come in.

40B  INT. QUARK'S

	As Worf ENTERS the bar.

					CH'POK'S VOICE
			Was there anything unusual about
			that?

					QUARK
			No, he comes in all the time. But
			he was in a good mood...

					CH'POK'S VOICE
			And that's unusual?

41   INT. WARDROOM

	As before.

					QUARK
				(trying to be light)
			Well, he's a Klingon, and you
			people are rarely in what I would
			call good moods.
				(catching himself)
			Not that you're anything but a
			pleasant, charming race. Some of
			my best friends are Klingons.

					CH'POK
			I'm sure they are. Let's go back
			to Mister Worf. Describe what
			happened next...

					QUARK
			He came in, he ordered a drink...
			prune juice, I believe, and we
			started to talk.

C>DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT TWO	25A.

41   CONTINUED:

					QUARK (Cont'd)
			I'd heard about the convoy mission
			so I asked him about it and he
			said he was going to be commanding
			the Defiant.

					CH'POK
			What was his attitude?

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT TWO      26.

41   CONTINUED:	(2).

					QUARK
			It's hard to say. He's a very...
			private man. He doesn't share a
			lot with his bartender.

					CH'POK
			Did he seem afraid of the mission?

					QUARK
			No.

					CH'POK
			Did he seem excited about it?

					QUARK
			Not excited, exactly...

					CH'POK
			Then what, exactly?

42   INT. QUARK'S - FLASHBACK

	As before. Quark at the bar, Worf now drinking a glass
	of prune juice.

					QUARK
				(to camera)
			I just remember asking him...
				(to Worf)
			What happens if the Klingons go
			after the convoy?

	Worf reacts to the question... thinks it about it, a
	determined look coming into his eyes. Quark watches
	him, but continues talking to Ch'Pok.

					QUARK
				(to Ch'Pok)
			He got this funny look on his
			face... then he put down his
			prune juice...

	Worf puts down his prune juice and looks at Quark.

					QUARK
			... looked me right in the eyes,
			and said...

					WORF
				(to Quark, fervent)
			I hope they do.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT TWO      27.

43   INT. WARDROOM

	As before. Ch'pok turns, looks at Worf.

					CH'POK
			I hope they do. Well, it would
			appear that Commander Worf's hopes
			were answered.
				(beat)
			I have nothing further.

	Sisko turns and looks at Worf, but we can see by the
	embarrassed look on Worf's face that Quark is telling
	the truth.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

  DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT THREE 28-29.     
                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

44   OMITTED

45   INT. SECURITY OFFICE

	Odo is going over some PADDS when Sisko ENTERS.

					SISKO
			What do you have for me,
			Constable?

	Odo hands him a PADD.

					ODO
			Background on the Klingon
			transport captain. He'd never
			been in the military and he was
			known to his family and friends as
			a quiet, efficient man, who was
			content in his position.

					SISKO
				(disappointed)
			Doesn't sound like a man who'd
			suddenly decide to take on the
			Defiant.

					ODO
			No.

					SISKO
			What about this story of theirs
			that the transport ship just
			"wandered off course" into a
			combat area?

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT THREE     30.

45   CONTINUED:

					ODO
			I checked the flight plan the
			captain filed and his projected
			course was close to the border.
			It would've taken only a very
			slight error in navigation for the
			ship to stray into the fight.

					SISKO
			But why did he drop his cloak
			right in front of the Defiant?

					ODO
			That's a question no one seems
			able to answer.

					SISKO
			No one seems able, or no one seems
			willing?

					ODO
			They're too willing to answer
			questions. That's the problem.
				(off his look)
			I'm always suspicious of people
			who're eager to help a police
			officer.

					SISKO
			Remind me not to help you out 
			from now on.

					ODO
			Hm.

					SISKO
			Start looking into the passengers
			on that ship. Maybe someone with
			a grudge against Worf or the
			Federation was aboard... someone
			who could've seized control of the
			ship and taken it into the battle.
				(off his skeptical look)
			I'm reaching, I know. But at the
			moment, it's all we have.

					ODO
			I'll keep looking.

	Sisko EXITS as Odo goes back to work.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT THREE     31.

46   INT. WARDROOM

	Kira on the stand. Sisko is questioning her. Ch'Pok,
	T'Lara and Worf in their places.

					KIRA
			... and then Chief O'Brien picked
			up the tachyon surge which
			indicated a ship was decloaking
			directly ahead.
				(beat)
			That's when Commander Worf gave
			the order to fire.

					SISKO
			But it wasn't a bird of prey that
			decloaked, was it?

					KIRA
			No. It was a civilian transport.

					SISKO
			Major, in your opinion, was Mister
			Worf correct in giving the order
			to fire?

					KIRA
			Absolutely. If he had hesitated,
			and that ship had been a bird of
			prey, they would've had the
			advantage. They could've fired
			first and destroyed us.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT THREE     32.

46   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			Thank you.
				(to Ch'Pok)
			Your witness.

	Sisko takes his seat next to Worf. Ch'Pok stands and
	moves to Kira, looking at a PADD.

					CH'POK
			Aren't you the Kira Nerys that
			used to be a member of the Shakaar
			resistance cell during the
			occupation of Bajor?

					KIRA
			Yes.

					CH'POK
			You were a terrorist?

					KIRA
			Yes.

					CH'POK
			And during that time, didn't you
			carry out an attack against the
			Golar Province Administration
			building?

					KIRA
				(quiet)
			Yes.

					CH'POK
			How many civilians died in that
			attack?

	Beat.

					KIRA
				(a whisper)
			I don't know exactly.

					CH'POK
			For the record, Cardassian
			authorities estimated that between
			twenty and twenty-five innocent
			Cardassians died in the explosion.
				(beat)
			Nothing further.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT THREE     33.

46   CONTINUED:	(2)

	Kira gets up and EXITS.

					T'LARA
			Your next witness, Captain?

									CUT TO:

47   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE - FLASHBACK

	O'Brien at the helm, Worf in command, Kira at the side
	station. The ship is at Red Alert and it is ROCKED.
	O'Brien turns and speaks to the camera.

					O'BRIEN
			There were two Klingon ships -- a
			bird of prey and an old
			battle cruiser. One would engage
			us while the other went after the
			convoy, then they would switch
			the first ship going after the
			Cardassians, the second coming
			after us.

48   INCLUDE VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)

	An old-style KLINGON BATTLE CRUISER is coming directly
	at the Defiant. It FIRES and HITS us, causing a
	console to EXPLODE in the b.g.

					KIRA
				(off console)
			We've lost the number three
			starboard shield.

					WORF
				(to O'Brien)
			Come about, the cruiser's taking
			us too far from the convoy. Try
			to keep our portside to the
			Klingons.

					O'BRIEN
			Aye, sir.
				(to camera)
			It went on like that for... I
			don't know, another five minutes
			maybe. They'd come at us, try to
			draw us away from the Cardassians,
			we'd head back... until finally
			the bird of prey came toward us
			off the port bow.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT THREE     34.

49   INCLUDE VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL) 

	The Bird of Prey swoops in from the Defiant's port side
	and FIRES at us. The ship ROCKS again.

					KIRA
			I have phaser lock!

					WORF
			Fire!

50   INCLUDE VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL) 

	On the screen, the Defiant PHASERS lash out and HIT the
	Bird of Prey, but it still manages to CLOAK and vanish.

					KIRA
			We damaged them, but not much.

					O'BRIEN
				(to Ch'Pok)
			We'd seen them do this cloak and
			run maneuver a few times, and
			Commander Worf thought he saw a
			pattern.

	Worf moves to the helm with a feral smile.

					WORF
			We have them now.
				(to O'Brien)
			Come to course one-eight-five mark
			two-seven-eight.
				(to Kira)
			Stand-by, quantum torpedoes, full
			spread.

51   INCLUDE VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)

	The stars on the screen whirl past as the ship moves.
	we can see the distant ships of the convoy in the b.g.

					O'BRIEN
				(to Ch'Pok)
			I ran a quick sensor sweep and
			then I reported...
				(to Worf)
			I'm picking up a tachyon surge
			directly ahead.

					WORF
			Fire!

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT THREE     35.

51   CONTINUED:

	Kira works.

52   INCLUDE VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)

	We see torpedoes sail out and DESTROY the transport
	ship.

					SISKO'S VOICE
			When did you realize it wasn't a
			bird of prey?

					O'BRIEN
			As soon as it exploded.

					KIRA
				(off console)
			Oh my God.

53   INT. WARDROOM

	O'Brien on the stand, being questioned by Sisko.

					O'BRIEN
			We were all stunned. I scanned
			for survivors, but...
				(shakes his head)
			... there were none.

					SISKO
			Chief... do you believe Worf was
			correct in giving the order to
			fire?

					O'BRIEN
			I stand by his decision.

					SISKO
			Is their any question in your mind
			about his motives?

					O'BRIEN
			No, sir. I've known Commander
			Worf for nine years. He's an
			honorable man and he would never
			intentionally fire on an unarmed
			ship.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT THREE     36.

53   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			Thank you, Chief.

	Sisko sits. Ch'Pok stands.

					CH'POK
			I'm curious, Chief. You said you
			"stand by" Commander Worf's
			decision. Do you agree with it?

					O'BRIEN
			I completely support him.

					CH'POK
			That wasn't my question. Do you
			agree with his decision?

					O'BRIEN
			I wasn't in command. It's not my
			place to question his judgment.

					CH'POK
			What if you were in command? What
			would you have done?

					O'BRIEN
			I don't know.

					CH'POK
			Chief, how many years have you
			been in Starfleet?

					O'BRIEN
			Twenty-two.

					CH'POK
			How many combat situations have
			you been in?

					O'BRIEN
			I couldn't even guess.

					CH'POK
			Try.

					O'BRIEN
			A hundred... a hundred and fifty.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT THREE     37.

53   CONTINUED:	(2)

					CH'POK
				(off PADD)
			For the record, Chief O'Brien has
			been in two hundred thirty-five
			separate engagements and has been
			decorated fifteen times by
			Starfleet. I would like to have
			him declared an expert in the area
			of starship combat.

					T'LARA
			Any objection?

	Sisko shakes his head.

					SISKO
			None.

					CH'POK
			Chief O'Brien, if Mister Worf had
			been injured, could you have taken
			command of that ship?

					O'BRIEN
			I would've.

					CH'POK
			Let's say that happened. You're
			in command.

54   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE - FLASHBACK (OPTICAL) 

	A new HELM OFFICER at the Helm, and N.D.s at all of the
	other stations. Worf and Kira nowhere in sight. The
	ship is at Red Alert. O'Brien sitting in the command
	chair.

					CH'POK'S VOICE
			You're chasing the bird of prey,
			it cloaks...

	On the viewscreen, the Bird of Prey CLOAKS.

					CH'POK
			You anticipate your opponent's
			maneuver... so you give the
			order...

					O'BRIEN
				(to N.D.s)
			Come about to one-eight-five mark
			two-seven-eight. Stand by quantum
			torpedoes, full spread.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT THREE     38.

54   CONTINUED:

					CH'POK'S VOICE
			The crew obeys... the ship comes
			about... and then your helm
			officer tells you...

					HELM OFFICER
			I'm picking up a tachyon surge,
			directly ahead.

55   INT. WARDROOM

	as before.

					CH'POK
			Now, stop -- right there. Let's
			freeze that moment in time.
				(beat)
			Everything rides on your next
			decision. Do you give the order
			to fire?

56   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	On the viewscreen, O'Brien can see the SHIMMERING
	DISTORTION of a ship about to decloak, but it's too
	indistinct to tell what it is.

					O'BRIEN
				(staring at the
				viewscreen, struggles)
			This isn't a fair question. It
			didn't really happen this way...
			I wasn't in command.

					CH'POK'S VOICE
			I'm not interested in whether you
			think it's a fair question or not.
			You're in command. There's a ship
			out there decloaking... you don't
			know what it is... Do you fire?

	O'Brien stares at the screen... hesitates...

57   INT. WARDROOM

	As before.

					CH'POK
			Do you fire!

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT THREE     39.

57   CONTINUED: 

	O'Brien doesn't want to do this, but he has to give an
	honest answer no matter what the consequences for Worf.

					O'BRIEN
			No.

	A quiet moment as this falls in the courtroom.

					O'BRIEN
			But that's just my opinion now,
			after the fact. I wasn't in
			command that day. Things look a
			lot different when you're sitting
			in that chair.

					CH'POK
				(looking at Worf)
			I'm sure they do.

									CUT TO:

58   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE

	As before.

59   INT. REPLIMAT

	Sisko sitting at a table, having coffee. Ch'Pok
	approaches him.

					CH'POK
			May I join you?

	Sisko indicates the chair and Ch'Pok sits down.

					CH'POK
			I understand you're going to put
			Worf on the stand this afternoon.

					SISKO
			That's right.

					CH'POK
			May I make a suggestion?
				(off his look)
			Concede. Let me take Worf back to
			the Empire and I'll make sure he's
			not put to death. I'll even
			defend him myself.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT THREE        

59   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			You?

					CH'POK
			What matters to me is the thrill
			of the fight.

					SISKO
			We'll see about that. Admiral
			T'Lara won't be swayed by the
			emotion of your arguments. She'll
			decide the case on a completely
			logical basis.

	Ch'Pok shrugs -- have it your way. Sisko eyes him.

					SISKO
			You're not making this offer out
			of kindness. You want the
			Federation to concede so the
			convoys will stop... and then the
			Klingons can move in on the
			Pentath system.

					CH'POK
			As humans would say... that would
			be icing on the cake.

					SISKO
			I wouldn't try eating that cake
			yet, if I were you.

	Sisko stands to go.

					SISKO
				(continuing)
			But you have told me one thing I
			needed to know... you're worried
			about what Worf might say on the
			stand.

					CH'POK
			I'm not worried... but you should
			be.

	Sisko thinks about that, then walks away. OFF the
	confident expression on Ch'Pok's face...

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT FOUR      41.
                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

OA   INT. CORRIDOR

	Sisko and Worf are about to enter the wardroom when
	Sisko sees Odo a short distance away, waiting for him.
	Sisko gestures for Worf to go on without him and then
	moves to Odo as Worf EXITS to the wardroom.

					SISKO
				(to Odo)
			Good news or bad news?

					ODO
			Bad. I checked the backgrounds of
			every passenger on the transport.
			None had any connections to Worf,
			or grudges against the Federation,
			or any motive for seizing control
			of the ship and attacking the
			Defiant.

	Off Sisko's look of disappointment.

					ODO
			But I'm still not giving up.

					SISKO
			I appreciate that. But I get the
			feeling that the only one who can
			help Worf at this point... is
			Worf.

	Sisko turns and heads for the wardroom. Off Odo's
	thoughtful reaction...

60   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE - FLASHBACK 

	Worf walking the Bridge, checking consoles. Kira at
	Tactical, O'Brien at the helm. This flashback is
	before the battle took place. No sign of damage. The
	ship is not at Red Alert. As Worf walks the Bridge, he
	talks into the camera.

					WORF
			The escort mission had proceeded
			smoothly for two days. We had
			detected several subspace
			distortions which might have been
			cloaked ships, but there was
			nothing definite.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT FOUR     41A.

60   CONTINUED:

					SISKO'S VOICE
			So what was the first sign of
			trouble?

	The ship is suddenly ROCKED hard. An aft console
	explodes. The ship goes to Red Alert.

					WORF
				(to camera)
			There was no warning.

					KIRA
			A bird of prey just decloaked off
			the port quarter.

					WORF
			Raise shields and lock phasers.

					O'BRIEN
			Another ship's decloaking... it's
			an older battle cruiser... she's
			going after the convoy.

					WORF
			Bring us about.

61   OMITTED

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT FOUR      42.

62   INT. WARDROOM

	Worf on the stand. Sisko questioning.

					SISKO
			How did you feel when the Klingons
			attacked? Were you excited?

					WORF
			Of course. I am a Klingon. We
			live for battle.

					SISKO
			So that's all that mattered to
			you... the chance to fight?

					WORF
			No, sir. Whatever my personal
			feelings may be, I do not allow
			them to interfere with duty or my
			professional judgement.

					SISKO
			Mister Worf... Chief O'Brien says
			he disagrees with your decision to
			fire. How do you respond to that?

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT FOUR      43.

62   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			I respect the Chief's opinion. We
			have served together for many
			years. He's an outstanding
			officer... and a friend. However,
			he was not in command that day.

					SISKO
			What difference does that make?

					WORF
			It makes all the difference. He
			is looking back at a decision...
			analyzing it weeks later. As the
			commanding officer of the Defiant,
			it was my duty to look forward...
			to anticipate every possible
			situation.

					SISKO
			Did you anticipate encountering a
			civilian ship on this mission?

					WORF
			I knew that our convoy would be
			passing through civilian shipping
			lanes. But, in my judgement, the
			chances of a civilian vessel
			decloaking in the middle of a
			battle were... remote. I decided
			that if we were engaged in
			combat... I would not hesitate to
			fire at a decloaking ship.

					SISKO
			Mister Worf, I want you to think
			about the civilians who died on
			that transport ship... and answer
			one question.
				(beat)
			Given the same set of
			circumstances, would you do it
			again?

					WORF
			Yes, sir. If I had hesitated, I
			would have been negligent. I
			would have been risking my ship,
			my crew and the entire convoy.

					SISKO
			Thank you.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT FOUR      44.

62   CONTINUED:	(2)

	Sisko returns to his seat. Ch'Pok stands and takes a
	few steps around the room.

					CH'POK
			Worf... why are you considered an
			outcast among the Klingons?

					WORF
			I sided with the Federation during
			the invasion of Cardassia. For
			that, Chancellor Gowron stripped
			me of my honor and my family name.

					CH'POK
			So you acted out of conscience,
			and you were punished for it. How
			do you feel about that? Are you
			angry... bitter?

	Worf thinks about this, trying to choose his words
	carefully.

					WORF
			I am angry about the treatment I
			received. It was unjust.

					CH'POK
			Of course you are. Who wouldn't
			be? What happened affected your
			whole family... the entire House
			of Mogh was brought down. Your
			brother ejected from the High
			Council in disgrace... your lands
			seized... and now your son
			Alexander will bear the stigma of
			being the son of a traitor.
				(beat)
			Did I miss anything?

					WORF
			No.

					CH'POK
			Worf... in your opinion... what do
			they think of you in the Empire?

					WORF
			I am... hated.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT FOUR      46.

62   CONTINUED:	(3)

					CH'POK
			Why? Because of what you did?

					WORF
			Yes.

					CH'POK
			Are you sure it's not something
			more basic?

					WORF
			What is that supposed to mean?

					CH'POK
			Isn't it obvious? You were raised
			by humans on Earth. And now you
			wear their uniform. Haven't you
			always been a traitor in your
			heart?

	Worf can't help but start to bristle. Ch'Pok is
	starting to push some buttons.

					WORF
			No.

					CH'POK
				(incredulous)
			Are you trying to tell us that you
			live with humans... but your heart
			is Klingon?

					WORF
			Yes.

					CH'POK
			But if your heart is Klingon, how
			could you fire upon your own
			people?

					WORF
			They fired the first shot. When
			that happened, they became my
			enemies.

					CH'POK
			Then why aren't you glad that you
			destroyed that transport? It was
			filled with your enemies and their
			children.

					WORF
			There is nothing honorable about
			killing those who cannot defend
			themselves.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT FOUR      47.

62   CONTINUED:	(4)

					CH'POK
			Are you telling me that you would
			never attack a defenseless
			opponent?

					WORF
			No. I would not.

	Ch'pok looks at him, a little puzzled.

					CH'POK
			Maybe I've been wrong about you.
			Maybe you aren't Klingon in your
			heart. A true Klingon would
			rejoice at the death of his
			enemies. Armed, unarmed, old,
			young. All that matters is the
			victory.
				(beat)
			Worf... did you weep for those
			children?

					WORF
			I... grieve for them.

					CH'POK
			Grieve? A Klingon doesn't grieve.
			They died in a glorious battle!
			They're with the honored dead in
			Sto-Vokor! They don't want your
			grief. You dishonor their memory!

					SISKO
			Objection!

					T'LARA
				(a warning)
			Advocate...

	But neither Ch'Pok nor Worf pays attention to Sisko or
	T'Lara. They've locked eyes -- passion rising in each
	of them. Two men on a collision course and nothing can
	stop them.

					WORF
			You will say anything... you have
			no honor!

					CH'POK
			I say this: You live with humans
			because you're afraid to live with
			Klingons.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT FOUR      48.

62   CONTINUED:	(5)

					WORF
			I fear nothing. And if you would
			like to pick up a bat'leth and
			face me with a weapon instead of
			words, I will prove it to you.

					CH'POK
			You'd like that, wouldn't you,
			Worf? You'd love to prove that
			you're just as strong and
			courageous as any Klingon warrior.

					T'LARA
			Advocate, you are stepping well
			beyond the bounds of protocol.

					WORF
				(overlapping, heated)
			I am a Klingon warrior.

					CH'POK
			And that's why you told the
			Ferengi you hoped the Klingons
			would come for you. You wanted to
			prove yourself in the eyes of the
			only people that matter to you.
			Other Klingons.

					T'LARA
			This will stop! Or I will hold
			both of you in contempt.

	Ch'Pok pulls back, but the rage and fire in Worf's eyes
	are not so easily contained.

					CH'POK
				(quiet)
			I apologize, Worf... actually I
			pity you. But you know who I pity
			more? Alexander. Because some
			day he will turn to you and say,
			"Father... who am I?" And you'll
			have to tell him that he is the
			son of a small, frightened man who
			destroyed a ship full of children
			just to prove his own courage.

	Worf explodes, lunges at Ch'pok!

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT FOUR      49.

62   CONTINUED:	(6)

					SISKO
			Worf, no!

	Worf HITS Ch'Pok with two or three well-placed blows.
	Ch'Pok makes no attempt to defend himself. He falls to
	the deck, blood trickling from his mouth. A breathless
	moment in the room as Sisko pulls Worf away. Worf
	struggles to get a grip on himself.

					CH'POK
			I thought you said you'd never
			attack an unarmed man.

	Worf doesn't have an answer. Ch'Pok finally gets up.

					CH'POK
			Maybe you should have said... not
			unless I get angry... not unless
			I have something to prove.
				(beat)
			I rest my case.

	OFF the stunned look on Worf's face as he realizes what
	he's done... and that Ch'Pok may just be right.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT FIVE      50.
                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

63   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing the station.

					SISKO (V.O.)
			Captain's Log: Stardate 49665.3.
			Admiral T'Lara has retired to her
			quarters to begin deliberations.
			I wish I could be more optimistic
			about her decision.

64   INT. CAPTAIN'S OFFICE 

	Sisko is sitting at his desk, staring off into middle
	distance, lost in a private reverie. The door chimes
	and Sisko looks up -- sees Odo standing outside. Sisko
	waves him in and Odo ENTERS, carrying a PADD.

					SISKO
			Constable... ?

					ODO
				(hands him the PADD)
			Good news...

	Off Sisko's curious expression as he begins reading the
	PADD.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT FIVE      51.

64   CONTINUED: 

	Off Sisko's curious look as he begins reading the PADD.

									CUT TO:

65   INT. WARDROOM 

	Ch'Pok is at his table, Sisko and Worf are conferring
	in whispers at their table as T'Lara ENTERS and takes
	her seat. T'Lara rings the bell and brings the room to
	order.

					T'LARA
			Captain Sisko?

					SISKO
			Admiral, I apologize for
			interrupting your deliberations,
			but I do have some new evidence to
			present.

					T'LARA
			Very well.

					SISKO
			I would like Advocate Ch'Pok to
			evaluate this evidence as an
			expert witness on the Klingon
			Empire.

					T'LARA
				(to Ch'Pok)
			I will not compel you to testify,
			advocate.

	Ch'Pok looks at Sisko and considers for a moment...
	Sisko gives him a challenging look.

					SISKO
			Care to step onto my battlefield?

	Ch'Pok smiles a little, then decides to pick up the
	gauntlet. He confidently walks over to the witness
	chair, sits and then waits for the battle to begin.
	Sisko picks up a PADD and begins his questioning.

					SISKO
			Advocate, how would you describe
			the current relationship between
			the Federation and the Klingon
			Empire?

					CH'POK
			There is no formal relationship
			between our two governments.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT FIVE      52.

65   CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			What would you call us? Informal
			friends? Informal enemies?

					CH'POK
			I would say there is the potential
			for either label. But at the
			moment, neither one is entirely
			accurate.

					SISKO
			Hmm. Interesting. Would you agree
			that at the moment, it's difficult
			for us to trust each other?

					CH'POK
			Difficult, but not impossible.
			There are things which transcend
			the differences between us. For
			example, we trust that this case
			will be decided fairly. We have
			faith in Admiral T'Lara's
			judgement.

	Ch'Pok smiles pleasantly at Sisko.

					SISKO
			I'm glad to hear you have such a
			profound respect for the Admiral.
			But would it be fair to say that
			outside this hearing... you do not
			entirely trust us?

	Ch'Pok studies him for a moment, wondering where this
	is going, and trying to be cautious.

					CH'POK
			It is... only prudent that we...
			question your motives now that we
			are no longer allies.

					SISKO
			Of course. And it would only be
			prudent for us to question your
			motives. After all, aren't there
			times when you feel that it's in
			your best interest to deceive us?

					CH'POK
			I object to the question. It is
			vague and hypothetical.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT FIVE      53.

65   CONTINUED:	(2)

					SISKO
			Well, can you imagine any
			circumstance in which the Empire
			would deceive the Federation?

					CH'POK
			I have a poor imagination.

					SISKO
			Let's see what we can do to spark
			it.

	Sisko picks up a PADD and hands it to him.

					SISKO
			Do you recognize these names?

	Ch'Pok studies the PADD for a beat.

					CH'POK
			This is a list of passengers
			killed aboard the transport.

					SISKO
			You're positive? There are four
			hundred and forty-one of them.

					CH'POK
			The names and faces of these
			people have been seared into my
			heart. This is a list of heroes
			who died at the hands of a coward.
			It is a list I will never forget.

	Sisko isn't rattled by Ch'Pok's posturing. He keeps
	going.

					SISKO
			They are an interesting group of
			people aren't they? From every
			walk of life... merchants,
			soldiers, artists, shopkeepers...

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT FIVE      54.

65   CONTINUED:	(3)

					CH'POK
			Children...

					SISKO
				(nods)
			Children. We've done some
			checking into their backgrounds,
			and in our opinion they appear to
			be a random group of people who
			shared only one thing in common:
			they all decided to travel on the
			same ship. Is that your
			conclusion as well?

					CH'POK
			Yes.

					SISKO
			And it was just... fate that led
			these particular people to board
			a doomed ship?

					CH'POK
			Fate is a human concept. They
			simply boarded the wrong ship at
			the wrong time.

					SISKO
			And then they did it again.

					CH'POK
			I... don't understand what you're-

					SISKO
			Three months ago a Klingon
			transport ship crashed in the
			mountains of Galorda Prime. Of
			course, everyone assumed the worst
			-- that the passengers and crew had
			all been killed. But then,
			miraculously... everyone survived.
			Do you know anyone who was on that
			ship?

					CH'POK
			No...

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT FIVE      55.

65   CONTINUED:	(4)

					SISKO
				(re: Ch'Pok's PADD)
			Are you sure? You have the names
			of the survivors right there.

	Ch'Pok is stunned, he looks back down at the list in
	surprise. Sisko picks up another PADD.

					SISKO
				(continuing)
			I can understand your confusion...
			the names in front of you are
			identical to the names on this
			list... the people who were killed
			in the Defiant incident.
				(beat)
			So... what does this mean? Four
			hundred and forty-one people
			somehow survive a crash on Galorda
			Prime... Then a few weeks later
			they all decide to take another
			trip... on the same day... on the
			same transport ship... under the
			same captain and crew... and then
			that ship is destroyed, too.
				(beat)
			This is a very unlucky group of
			people, wouldn't you say?

	For once, Ch'Pok doesn't know what to say. He looks
	from one PADD to the other... trying to figure out what
	to do.

					CH'POK
				(desperate)
			I'm... not an expert on luck.

					SISKO
			No. You're an expert on the
			Klingon Empire. So tell me...
			isn't it possible that there were
			no civilians on the transport Worf
			destroyed? Isn't it possible that
			the ship he saw was sending out
			false sensor images and that this
			entire affair was staged... so
			that the only Klingon officer in
			Starfleet would be accused of a
			massacre... and the Federation
			would be forced to stop escorting
			the convoys?

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT FIVE      56.

65   CONTINUED:	(5)

					SISKO (Cont,d)
				(beat)
			Tell me, advocate... isn't it
			possible?

	Ch'Pok thinks about this for a long moment... he looks
	down at the PADD and then looks up at Worf. But in the
	end... Ch'Pok is an honorable man.

					CH'POK
				(quiet)
			Yes.

	A silent, shattering moment in the Wardroom. Case
	closed.

									CUT TO:

66   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing the station.

67   INT. DEFIANT - WORF'S QUARTERS

	Worf is lost in thought when Sisko ENTERS.

					WORF
			Captain.

					SISKO
			I thought you should know that
			O'Brien and Bashir are throwing
			you a party at Quark's. It looks
			like quite a bash.

					WORF
			I... am aware of it.

	Worf turns and faces Sisko squarely, making a difficult
	admission.

					WORF
			Ch'Pok was right. I... did have
			something to prove when I took
			command of the convoy.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT FIVE      57.

67   CONTINUED: 

	Sisko stops and waits... this is a difficult moment for
	Worf.

					WORF
				(continuing)
			I didn't realize it until I stood
			there looking down at him... the
			blood trickling from his face.
			But in that moment... I remember
			thinking... Finally. He had
			given me what I really wanted...
			a reason to attack him.

	He faces Sisko squarely.

					WORF
			And it was the same feeling I had
			when the Klingon ships first
			attacked... finally. A chance
			for vengeance.
				(beat)
			I should not have accepted the
			mission.

					SISKO
			I'm glad you realize that.
				(beat)
			That was your first mistake. What
			was your second?

					WORF
			When the ship decloaked... I
			should have checked the target
			before I fired.

					SISKO
				(hard)
			You're damn right, you should've
			checked. You knew there were
			civilian ships in the area, yet
			you fired at something you hadn't
			identified!

	Sisko's been waiting a long time to say that, and he
	takes a moment to let his own feelings cool.

					SISKO
				(continuing)
			You made a... military decision to
			protect your ship and crew. But
			you're a Starfleet officer, Worf.
			We don't put civilians at risk --
			or even potentially at risk -- to
			save ourselves. Sometimes that
			means we lose a battle... and
			sometimes we lose our lives. But
			if you can't make that choice, you
			can't wear that uniform.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT FIVE      58.

67   CONTINUED:	(2)

	Worf knows that everything Sisko is saying is true.

					WORF
			Yes, sir.

					SISKO
			Now all that being true... the
			reality is... no harm was done.
			There are no dead children on your
			conscience. You got lucky.

					WORF
			I do not... feel lucky.

	Sisko finally softens a little.

					SISKO
			And that's why despite everything
			that's happened... you're going to
			make a helluva captain someday.
			Now, let's go... they're all 
			waiting.
				(off his look)
			Look, this party isn't for you as
			much as it is for them. Things
			got a little tense there for a
			while, and they need a release, a
			chance to celebrate.

					WORF
			But I do not feel like
			celebrating.

					SISKO
			Maybe not. But part of being a
			captain is knowing when to smile
			and make the troops happy. Even
			when it's the last thing in the
			world you want to do. Because
			they're your troops, and you have
			to take care of them.

	Worf realizes that Sisko is right.

					WORF
			Life is a great deal more
			complicated in this red uniform.

					SISKO
				(smiles)
			Just wait until you get four pips
			on that collar. You'll wish you'd
			gone into botany.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT FIVE      59.

67   CONTINUED:	(3)

	There's a beat and then Worf nods his understanding and
	the two of them EXIT together.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         
                            THE END