STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                              
                           "Valiant" 
                          #40510-546 
                              
                          Written by 
                        Ronald D. Moore 
                              
                          Directed by 
                          Mike Vejar 

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        STAR TREK: DS9 - "Valiant" - 02/27/98 - CAST

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                           "Valiant" 
                             CAST 

          SISKO                    NOG
          KIRA                     COLLINS
          ODO                      SHEPARD
          BASHIR                   FARRIS
          DAX                      PARTON
          WORF                     WATTERS
          QUARK                    
          JAKE                     
          COMPUTER VOICE           

          Non-Speaking             Non-Speaking
          N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES     

         STAR TREK: DS9 - "Valiant" - 02/25/98 - SETS 

                  STAR TREK:  DEEP SPACE NINE
                           "Valiant" 
                             SETS 

        INTERIORS                     EXTERIORS
        DEEP SPACE NINE                 DEEP SPACE NINE
          QUARK'S                       STARBASE
                                        RUNABOUT
        VALIANT                         JEM'HADAR FIGHTER
          BRIDGE                        VALIANT
          TRANSPORTER ROOM              DOMINION BATTLESHIP
          CORRIDOR                      
          SICKBAY                       
          READY ROOM                    
          ENGINE ROOM                   
          QUARTERS                      
          CONDUIT                       
          MESS HALL                     

        DEFIANT                       
          BRIDGE                        
          CORRIDOR                      
          SICKBAY                       

          DS9 - "Valiant" - 02/25/98 - PRONUNCIATION 

                  STAR TREK:  DEEP SPACE NINE
                           "Valiant" 
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

          FERENGINAR               fer-ENG-i-nar
          KEPLA                    keh-PLAH
          RAKTAJINO                ROCK-ta-GEE-no
          SILVEN                   SILL-ven
          TYCHO                    TIE-ko
          TRAFALGAR                truh-FALL-gar

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - TEASER          1.

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE                    
                              "Valiant"                                
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    INT. QUARK'S

	A typical busy day. ODO ENTERS and heads over to the 
	bar, where QUARK is struggling to keep up with a long 
	list of orders. He's pouring several drinks at the 
	same time while two N.D. Waiters impatiently stand 
	nearby with empty serving trays.

					ODO
			Having a bad day?

					QUARK 
			Like you care.

	He quickly hands the drinks onto one waiter's tray.

					QUARK
				(re: each drink) 
			Fizz... Froth... Flip... Finial... 
			Foam... and Flare.
				(to Waiter) 
			What's going on at that table, 
			anyway?

	The Waiter shrugs and then moves off to deliver the 
	drinks. Quark grabs a PADD from a waiter. He sets up 
	two more glasses, and quickly begins mixing drinks.

					ODO
			I take it there's a problem with
			your drink replicator.

	In the b.g., DAX ENTERS, carrying a toolkit, and heads 
	for the bar.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - TEASER          2.

1    CONTINUED:

					QUARK 
				(building) 
			Problem? No. Can't be. If there 
			was a problem, I'd have submitted 
			an emergency maintenance request 
			this morning. And if I'd done 
			that, Chief O'Brien would've 
			assured me that Rom would fix it 
			right away. And of course, Rom 
			would've then promised me that Nog 
			would fix it before the end of the 
			day. And since this is the end 
			of the day and there's no Nog in 
			sight, we can only draw one 
			conclusion -- that I don't have 
			a problem!

					DAX 
			Is your drink replicator broken?

	Quark shoots her a look.

					QUARK
			Oh, you're quick today.

					DAX
			Well, do you want me to fix it or 
			not?

	Quark looks up in surprise.

					QUARK
			You?

					DAX
			That's right. Nog had a chance 
			to take a trip to Ferenginar and 
			I told him I'd cover for him while 
			he was away.

					QUARK
				(appalled) 
			Why?

					DAX
			Because he did me a favor last 
			week and I owe him one.

	She moves around the bar and heads for the replicator.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - TEASER          3.

1    CONTINUED:	(2)

					QUARK 
			But this is work for a... a 
			mechanic. A repairman. A lowly 
			engineer.

					DAX
			I'm going to tell Chief O'Brien 
			you said that.

	She opens a panel below the replicator and begins 
	poking around in the circuitry inside. Quark is 
	horrified. He reads from PADD.

					QUARK
				(reading) 
			A super nova and a silven surprise.
				(to Odo)
			She can't do this.

					ODO
			Why not?

					QUARK 
			It's... it's not right. She's 
			above this sort of thing. Those 
			hands weren't meant to be poking 
			around inside a filthy drink 
			replicator. They were meant 
			for... higher pursuits.

	Odo suddenly realizes that he's found a point of 
	weakness and he leans over the bar with delight.

					ODO
			You're in love.

	Quark stiffens at the suggestion.

					QUARK 
			That is the most ridiculous thing 
			you've said in the last year.

					ODO
			Really?

					QUARK 
			Really.
				(harsh, to Dax) 
			Well, if you're going to fix it, 
			fix it.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - TEASER         3A.

1    CONTINUED: (3)

					QUARK (Cont'd) 
			I've got a business to run here, 
			I don't have all day to wait 
			around for you to figure out basic 
			engineering.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - TEASER          4.

1    CONTINUED:	(4)

					DAX
				(unfazed) 
			Keep that up and I'll stick your 
			head in here.

	Dax keeps working and Quark goes back to making his 
	drinks.

					ODO
				(enjoying it) 
			It must kill you that she's 
			married to Worf.

	Quark puts the two drinks. on a tray.

					QUARK 
			I don't know what you're talking 
			about and if you're not going to 
			order something, would you please 
			step aside so I can do my job.

					ODO 
			Of course.
				(re: one of the drinks) 
			Oh, and by the way -- that's not 
			a silven surprise, it's a silken 
			sunrise.

	Quark looks at the drink and checks the order -- Odo's
	right. Odo EXITS in triumph while Quark tosses out the
	drink and glares after him.

									CUT TO:

2    EXT. SPACE - STARBASE & RUNABOUT (OPTICAL)

	The Runabout is orbiting a Federation Space Station. 
	There are no other ships visible.

3    INT. RUNABOUT

	JAKE is sitting in the cockpit, writing on a PADD as 
	NOG ENTERS from the rear. Nog is carrying an official 
	Federation diplomatic case.

					JAKE 
			Is that it?

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - TEASER         4A.

3    CONTINUED:

					NOG 
			That's right.

	Nog sets it down and then gets in the pilot's seat.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - TEASER          5.

3    CONTINUED:	(2)

					JAKE 
			Can I see it?

					NOG 
			No.

					JAKE 
			Nog.

					NOG 
			No. It's an official diplomatic 
			message from the Federation 
			Council to the Grand Nagus. It's 
			for his eyes only.

					JAKE 
			But you know what's in it?

					NOG 
			Maybe...

					JAKE 
			It's a proposal for an alliance, 
			isn't it? I mean, the Federation 
			sends the one Ferengi in Starfleet 
			to personally deliver a diplomatic 
			message to the Grand Nagus. 
			Something big is up.

					NOG 
			You told me you weren't coming on 
			this trip as a reporter.

					JAKE 
			I'm not. I came to see 
			Ferenginar. I've heard a lot 
			about it -- I can't wait to see 
			all the... the rain... and the 
			muck...

					NOG 
			Good. Because while I'm 
			delivering the message to the 
			Grand Nagus, you'll have plenty 
			of time to play tourist.

					COM VOICE 
			Shenandoah, this is Starbase Two-
			Five-Seven, you've been cleared 
			to leave our defense perimeter. 

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - TEASER          6.

3    CONTINUED:	(3)

					COM VOICE (Cont'd) 
			Remain at one half impulse until 
			you've passed the outer marker.

					NOG
				(to com) 
			Acknowledged.

	He begins working the controls.

					JAKE 
			I don't get to see the Nagus?

					NOG 
			Now, why would you want to see the 
			Nagus?

					JAKE 
			My father asked me to... say hello 
			and... to give the Nagus his best wishes.

					NOG
			You'll have to do better than that.

					JAKE
				(giving it up) 
			And... because I told my editor at 
			the Federation News Service I could 
			get an exclusive interview with Zek.

					NOG
			Jake, you promised me you weren't 
			coming along as a reporter!

					JAKE 
			I didn't promise... I just sort 
			of... okay, I promised. But this 
			could be a really big story, Nog. 
			The people have a right to know!

					NOG 
			Forget it. You're not getting 
			anywhere near the Nagus and I have 
			no further comments.

	Jake sits back in his chair, frustrated but not yet 
	defeated. Something BEEPS on Nog's panel and he frowns 
	at the readings.

					JAKE 
			What is it?

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - TEASER          7.

3    CONTINUED:	(4)

					NOG 
			I'm not sure... I'm having trouble 
			with the long-range scanners... 
			looks like... our sensors are 
			being... jammed.

	Suddenly an ALARM goes off and the ship automatically 
	goes to RED ALERT.

					NOG 
			Uh-oh.

	He looks up and Jake follows his look.

4    ANGLE - OUT THE WINDOW (OPTICAL)

	Where FOUR JEM'HADAR FIGHTERS are now coming directly 
	for the runabout.

					NOG 
			Hang on!

	Nog works and the runabout DIVES under the oncoming 
	fighters.

5    EXT. SPACE - THE RUNABOUT (OPTICAL)

	DIVES below the fighters, which rush past in the 
	opposite direction.

6    INT. RUNABOUT

	As before.

					JAKE 
			Where'd they come from?

					NOG
				(off console) 
			I don't know, but it looks like 
			they're heading for the starbase.

					JAKE 
			We're not sticking around are we?

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - TEASER          8.

6    CONTINUED:

					NOG 
			Not in a runabout we're not. 
			We're no match for a wing of 
			Jem'Hadar fighters.

7    EXT. SPACE - THE RUNABOUT (OPTICAL)

	Goes to warp.

8    INT. RUNABOUT

	As before.

					NOG 
			See if you can open a channel to
			Deep Space Nine.

					JAKE
				(works) 
			Something's wrong... I think 
			they're jamming our com system. 
			Why would they do that?

					NOG
				(off console) 
			Because one of them has turned 
			around... and now he's coming 
			after us.

	They exchange a worried look.

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT ONE         9.
                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

	(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes)

9    EXT. SPACE - THE RUNABOUT (OPTICAL)

	races past us at warp speed.

10   A JEM'HADAR SHIP (OPTICAL)

	follows close behind the Runabout.

11   INT. RUNABOUT (OPTICAL)

	Nog at the pilot's console, while Jake sits next to him.

					JAKE 
			You do realize you're taking us 
			deeper and deeper into Dominion-
			held space.

					NOG 
			We don't have much choice. Every 
			time I try to change course, they 
			gain on us.

					JAKE 
			They're gaining on us anyway. We 
			might as well try to head for the 
			Federation. If we keep going in 
			this direction, we'll run into 
			Cardassia Prime. And that won't 
			be any fun at all.

					COMPUTER VOICE 
			Warning. We are within range of 
			enemy weapons.

	The ship ROCKS under the impact of an enemy disruptor 
	shot.

					JAKE 
				(dry) 
			Thanks for the warning.

	Nog makes his choice.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT ONE        10.

11   CONTINUED:

					NOG 
			All right. When I go to impulse, 
			raise the forward shields and 
			transfer auxiliary power to the 
			phasers.

					JAKE 
			We're dropping out of warp?

					NOG 
			If we have to fight, I'd rather 
			do it at impulse. At least we'll 
			have an edge in maneuverability.

					JAKE 
			You're a Ferengi, can't you make 
			a deal or something?

	The ship ROCKS again.

					NOG 
			They don't seem very interested 
			in talking. 
				(beat) 
			Stand by.

	Jake swallows hard and then nods. Nog works the 
	console and we can see the stars stop streaking out the 
	front window.

12   EXT. SPACE - THE RUNABOUT (OPTICAL)

	turns around at impulse speed.

13   INT. RUNABOUT

		As before.

					NOG 
			Here they come.

	The ship is ROCKED HARD and some consoles in the back 
	begin to SPARK and smoke.

14   EXT. SPACE - A JEM'HADAR FIGHTER (OPTICAL)

	moving at impulse, comes streaking in and FIRES at the 
	Runabout. The Runabout FIRES back.


          DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 ACT ONE         11.

15   INT. RUNABOUT

	The ship is ROCKING and SHAKING. Consoles continue to 
	EXPLODE in the b.g.

					JAKE 
			Shields down to thirty percent!

					NOG 
			I see it.

	Shake.

					JAKE
			We're losing main power!

					NOG 
			Keep the weapons on-line. 
			Everything else is expendable, 
			including life support.

	SHAKE. SHAKE. Then something BEEPS on Jake's console.

					JAKE 
			There's another ship coming in -- 
			bearing one seven zero mark two 
			one five.

	SHAKE. Another EXPLOSION and all the lights except
	those on the consoles go OUT.

					NOG
			Jem'Hadar or Cardassian?

					JAKE
			It's...
				(reacts to console) 
			It's the Defiant!

					NOG 
			What?

16   EXT. SPACE - THE VALIANT (OPTICAL)

	A Defiant-class ship comes roaring into view and FIRES 
	all its weapons at the Jem'Hadar fighter.

17   INT. RUNABOUT (OPTICAL)

	As before. The ship has stopped shaking, but the 
	smoking and sparking continue throughout.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT ONE        12.

17   CONTINUED:

	Jake is watching the battle out the windows while Nog 
	works his console.

					NOG 
			It's not the Defiant... this 
			ship's registry number is NCC... 
			Seven-Four... Two-One-Zero. USS 
			Valiant.

	Out the window, the Jem'Hadar fighter FIRES at the 
	Valiant, but MISSES and the shot comes streaking right 
	toward the runabout.

					JAKE 
			Valiant. Great name. I hope they 
			tear that Jem'Hadar ship apart 
			piece by --

	The phaser shot from the fighter HITS the Runabout. 
	The side panel near Jake suddenly EXPLODES, knocking 
	him out of his chair. All the remaining lights and 
	power systems go OUT. As Nog moves to help them, they 
	both suddenly DEMATERIALIZE.

18   INT. VALIANT - TRANSPORTER ROOM (OPTICAL)

	Nog and Jake MATERIALIZE on the platform. They're both 
	a little dazed at the sudden transition. Jake's arm 
	has been wounded, but otherwise he's okay. They take 
	a moment to catch their breath. The Valiant is at Red 
	Alert.

					COLLINS'S VOICE 
			Are you all right, sir?

	They turn to the youthful sounding voice and are a 
	little surprised to see that it belongs to a young girl 
	in a Starfleet Cadet uniform -- DORIAN COLLINS. She's 
	about 18 years old and wears a Chief Petty Officer's 
	insignia on one collar (identical to that worn by 
	O'Brien) and a special BADGE on the other collar that 
	we'll eventually learn is the symbol for Red Squadron. 
	Collins is petite and looks, if anything, younger than 
	her age. She's a Starfleet cadet, and that means she's 
	polite, correct, and takes her job very, very seriously.

	It takes Jake a second to realize that she's talking 
	to him.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT ONE       12A.

18   CONTINUED:

					JAKE 
			Yes. It's nothing serious, 
			cadet... er, chief?

					COLLINS 
			Acting Chief Petty Officer Dorian 
			Collins.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT ONE        13.

18   CONTINUED:	(2)

					COLLINS (Cont'd) 
			The captain asked me to escort you 
			both to the bridge. If you'll 
			follow me... ?

	She heads out of the room and Nog and Jake follow 
	behind.

									CUT TO:

19   OMITTED

20   INT. VALIANT - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	As Collins, Nog and Jake ENTER. The Bridge has a full 
	crew of cadets manning the stations -- CAPTAIN TIM 
	WATTERS in the command chair, First Officer COMMANDER 
	KAREN FARRIS at Tactical, LIEUTENANT RILEY SHEPARD at 
	Helm, other N.D. Cadets as needed. The Bridge has seen 
	a lot of action in its day -- there are destroyed 
	consoles, burned and streaked bulkheads, some consoles 
	are still only half-functional.

	The Jem'Hadar fighter is on the viewscreen, FIRING at 
	the Valiant. The ship SHUDDERS under the impact.

					FARRIS 
			Shields holding at eighty-four 
			percent.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT ONE        14.

20   CONTINUED:

					WATTERS 
			Helm, bring us about to course two-
			one-five mark three one zero.

	As the Bridge crew works, Nog suddenly recognizes the 
	Captain and realizes who these cadets really are.

		SHEPARD                             NOG
	Two-one-five mark three-               (to Jake)
	one-zero, aye sir.                  This is Red Squad!

		WATTERS                             JAKE
	Set quantum torpedo                 Red Squad?
	warheads to maximum
	yield, full spread.                       NOG
                                          It was a group of elite
		FARRIS                        cadets at the Academy.
	Maximum yield, full                 They were the best of
	spread, aye sir.                    the best. Red Squad
                                          received special
		WATTERS                       training, special
	Helm, initiate attack               quarters, special
	pattern sierra-four.                everything.

		SHEPARD                             JAKE
	Sierra-four, aye.                   They have their own ship?

		FARRIS                              NOG
	Shields now at seventy-             I've heard of Cadets
	eight percent.                      getting command of a
                                          runabout or a shuttle,
		WATTERS                       but not a starship...
	Transfer auxiliary power
	to shields.

		SHEPARD
	I'm showing a plasma
	relay leak on Deck Three.

		FARRIS
		(to com)
	Damage control, this is
	the bridge. Lock down
	plasma leak on Deck Three.

		COM VOICE
	Acknowledged, bridge.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT ONE       14A.

21   EXT. SPACE - THE VALIANT (OPTICAL)

	turns and faces the Jem'Hadar fighter, which is coming 
	around for another pass.

22   INT. VALIANT - BRIDGE

	As before.

					WATTERS 
			Fire!

23   EXT. SPACE - THE VALIANT (OPTICAL)

	FIRES a spread of TORPEDOES.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT ONE        15.

24   INT. VALIANT - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	As before. On the viewscreen, the torpedoes SLAM into 
	the Jem'Hadar fighter and it EXPLODES. A CHEER goes 
	up on the Bridge. Watters quickly reasserts discipline.

					WATTERS
				(firm) 
			As you were.
				(to com) 
			This is the captain. Stand down 
			from Red Alert. All stations 
			submit damage and casualty reports 
			to the first officer.

	As the Bridge crew, continues to work, Watters finally 
	notices their visitors. He gets out of his chair and 
	goes over to greet them. Watters is about 22 years 
	old, tall but lanky.

	Watters is under tremendous pressure as the captain of 
	this ship. He sleeps too little, drinks too much 
	coffee and (as we'll learn) is secretly taking 
	medication to keep himself going. Watters can't allow 
	himself to unbend even for a moment, lest he come 
	unglued. He drives his crew hard, expects nothing but 
	the best from them. For their part, the crew both hate 
	and love him. He may push them to their limits, but 
	he's kept them alive for eight long months and by now 
	they'll do almost anything for him.

					WATTERS
				(brusque) 
			Glad to see you made it in one 
			piece. I'm Tim Watters, 
			Commanding Officer. Welcome 
			aboard.

	He and Nog shake hands.

					NOG 
			Thank you... sir?

					WATTERS
				(tolerant) 
			"Sir" is correct, ensign. I was 
			given a battlefield commission and 
			command of this vessel by the late 
			Captain Ramirez. Using that 
			authority, I've also commissioned 
			and promoted other members of Red 
			Squad as needed.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT ONE       15A.

24   CONTINUED:

					NOG 
			I see. Well. I'm Ensign Nog and 
			this is Jake Sisko. We're from 
			Deep Space Nine.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT ONE 16-16A.       

24   CONTINUED:	(2)

					WATTERS
			Sisko... ?
				(beat)
			Benjamin Sisko's son?

					JAKE
			That's right.

					WATTERS
				(impressed)
			I've heard a lot about your
			father.
				(re: Jake's clothes)
			I see you're not following in his
			footsteps.

	The observation is almost a challenge coming out of 
	Watters's mouth and Jake stiffens a little. Farris 
	approaches Watters with a PADD.

					JAKE
			No. I'm a reporter.

	Watters notices the wound on Jake's arm.

					WATTERS
			You should have that looked at.
				(to Collins)
			Chief?

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT ONE        17.

24   CONTINUED:	(3)

					COLLINS 
			Sir!

					WATTERS 
			Escort Mister Sisko to Sickbay.

					COLLINS 
			Aye, captain.
				(to Jake) 
			This way, sir.

	Collins and Jake EXIT, just as Farris approaches 
	Watters with a PADD, which he takes.

					FARRIS 
			Preliminary damage report, sir.

					WATTERS 
			Thank you.
				(introducing them) 
			Ensign Nog -- Commander Karen 
			Farris, our first officer.

					NOG 
			Commander.

					FARRIS 
			Ensign.
				(to Watters) 
			Sir, the Engine Room also reports 
			that we still have power spikes 
			cropping up all through the 
			deuterium injector startup routine.

					WATTERS 
			I thought we had that under 
			control.

					FARRIS 
			I did too, sir.

					NOG 
			Have you recalibrated the lateral 
			impulse control system?

					FARRIS
				(puzzled) 
			No. What does that have to do 
			with the injectors?

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT ONE       17A.

24   CONTINUED:	(4)

					NOG 
			Well, the impulse system shares 
			some of the same power relays used 
			in the injector startup routine.

	Farris and Watters exchange a look -- no one had 
	thought of that.

					WATTERS 
			We'll try it. Mister Nog, why 
			don't you wait in my ready room. 
			I'll be with you shortly.

									CUT TO:

25   INT. VALIANT - SICKBAY

	A short time later, Jake is sitting on a bio-bed with 
	his jacket off while Collins uses a medical device to 
	heal the wound on his arm. Another cadet is lying on 
	a bio-bed in the b.g., wi.th a head wound being tended 
	to by a third cadet.

					COLLINS 
			The training cruise was supposed 
			to last three months. We had 
			seven regular officers and a crew 
			of thirty-five cadets. The plan 
			was for the cadets to run the ship 
			while the officers observed and 
			critiqued our performance.

					JAKE 
			So this was a training ship. Like 
			that other one... the, uh... 
			uh -- the Republic.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT ONE        18.

25   CONTINUED:

	Collins is tolerant, but clearly making an effort not 
	to be too condescending to Jake.

					COLLINS 
			Not quite. The Republic's an old 
			ship -- I don't think she's left 
			the Terran System in fifty years. 
			The Valiant's a state of the art 
			warship. Our mission was to 
			circumnavigate the entire 
			Federation before returning home.

					JAKE 
			The entire Federation? With a 
			ship of cadets?

	Collins bristles.

					COLLINS 
			Not just cadets. Red Squad 
			cadets.

	She finishes with the arm and puts the medical tools 
	away.

					JAKE 
			Look, I'm not trying to insult 
			anyone. Really. I'm actually 
			very impressed by what you've 
			done. I mean, you're my age and 
			I can barely work a food 
			replicator. You're operating a 
			warship in enemy territory. And 
			you've been doing it for eight 
			months.

	That takes some of the ice out of her eyes.

					COLLINS 
			Well... the real credit should go 
			to Captain Watters. He's the one 
			that's kept us going. 
				(beat) 
			He's never doubted us. Not once. 
			When things get tough -- and 
			things get tough a lot around 
			here -- he always finds a way to 
			push us through. He just looks 
			you in the eye and says, "You can 
			do this... " And somehow... you find 
			a way to do it.


         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT ONE       18A.

25   CONTINUED:	(2)

	The devotion of Collins impresses Jake far more than 
	Watters himself did. He tries to make a neutral 
	comment.

					JAKE 
			He sounds like... quite a leader.

					COLLINS 
			We're all supposed to be 
			leaders -- that's what the Academy 
			trains us to be. No, Tim Watters 
			is more than that, he's... 
				(searches)
			... he's the captain.

	And to Collins, that is the highest compliment of all.

									CUT TO:

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT ONE        19.

26   INT. VALIANT - READY ROOM

	Nog is sitting in a chair in front of the captain's 
	desk. Watters is relating the same backstory to him.

					WATTERS 
			We were transiting the Kepla 
			Sector when the war broke out. 
			As you probably know, a Dominion 
			invasion force swept through that 
			sector on the first day.

					NOG 
			So you were caught behind enemy 
			lines?

					WATTERS 
			Correct. We were trying to make 
			our way back to Federation-held 
			space when we encountered a 
			Cardassian battle cruiser near 
			El-Gatark. It was our first taste 
			of combat.
				(beat) 
			In the first fifteen minutes, four 
			regular officers were killed and 
			three others were critically 
			wounded... including Captain 
			Ramirez.

					NOG 
			Is that when you took command?

					WATTERS 
			No. When I got to the bridge, the 
			captain was in pretty bad shape 
			but he was lucid and refused to 
			go to Sickbay. We'd lost main 
			power and were adrift, but the 
			Cardassian cruiser was no better 
			off. So it was a race against the 
			clock -- the ship that got main 
			power back on-line first would 
			have a decisive advantage.
				(beat) 
			The captain was... amazing. He 
			directed the entire damage control 
			effort with a punctured lung and 
			massive internal injuries.
				(quiet)
			He was a great man.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT ONE        20.

26   CONTINUED:

	There's a silent, somber beat.

					NOG 
			And he won the race.

					WATTERS 
			We got weapons and impulse engines 
			back on-line within three hours. 
			And we destroyed that Cardie ship. 
				(beat) 
			The next day, just before he died, 
			the captain ordered me to take 
			command of the Valiant.

	Nog is impressed and it shows.

					NOG 
			It's... unbelievable. You've 
			spent eight months behind enemy 
			lines.

					WATTERS 
			I didn't do it alone. The crew 
			deserves the real credit. We have 
			cadets here as young as seventeen 
			who're doing the jobs of officers 
			twice their age.

	Watters moves around the desk and sits on the edge of 
	it, turning his attention away from the past and 
	focusing it on Nog. And when you're the focus of 
	Watters's attention, it is at once unsettling and 
	exhilarating.

					WATTERS 
			But we're also seriously 
			undermanned. I could use another 
			officer.

					NOG 
			I'd be happy to do whatever I can, 
			sir.

					WATTERS 
			I see you're familiar with the 
			operations of a class-seven warp 
			drive.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/1.9/98 - ACT ONE       20A.

26   CONTINUED:	(2)

					NOG 
				(proud) 
			Very familiar, sir. The Defiant 
			has an identical engine.

					WATTERS 
			Excellent. As of this moment, 
			you're chief engineer. 
			Congratulations.

	Watters sticks out his hand and Nog takes it, but he's 
	a little stunned by the speed of all this.

					NOG 
			Chief Engineer?

					WATTERS 
			With the rank of lieutenant 
			commander. Your first assignment 
			is to figure out why we can't go 
			above warp three point two. 
			Mister Parton believes that it's 
			something in the--

					NOG 
			Excuse me, sir. I... I don't know 
			if I'm ready for this...

					WATTERS 
			None of us were ready for the 
			responsibilities that were thrust 
			on us, Commander. But each of us 
			found a way to rise to the 
			occasion and do the job that had 
			to be done. Ready or not, you are 
			the chief engineer.

	Watters looks into his eyes and Nog can feel the 
	driving force of his personality.

					WATTERS 
				(continuing) 
			You can do this, Mister Nog. Just 
			have faith in yourself and faith 
			in your shipmates, and everything 
			will be fine.

	Nog blinks for a beat, then swallows hard and tries to 
	feel the same conviction that Watters so clearly does.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT ONE        21.

26   CONTINUED:	(3)

					NOG
			Yes, sir... I will, sir.

					WATTERS 
			Good man. That's what I want to 
			hear. Now if you can just fix our 
			warp drive problems, we can get 
			on with our mission.

	Nog looks at him with a little confusion.

					NOG
			Our... "mission?"

					WATTERS
			My orders are to collect technical
			data on a new Dominion battleship
			operating in this sector. We keep
			picking up their com traffic, so
			we know they're still in the area,
			but since we can't go faster than
			warp three point two, we're unable
			to get within sensor range.

					NOG
				(surprised) 
			And Starfleet knows that you're 
			in command of the Valiant?

					WATTERS 
			No. We've had to maintain strict 
			radio silence ever since the war 
			began. The orders were addressed 
			to Captain Ramirez, but since he's 
			dead, the mission is now mine. 
			And make no mistake, I will carry 
			out that mission...
				(to himself)
			... or die trying.

	Off Watters's driven look.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT TWO 22-24.        
                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

27   EXT. SPACE - THE VALIANT (OPTICAL)

	Moving at impulse.

28   OMITTED

29   INT. VALIANT - MESS HALL.

	The Mess Hall is filled with N.D. Cadets, eating lunch, 
	talking, having a drink, etc. Jake and Collins ENTER 
	and go to one of the tables. Jake is the only civilian 
	on the ship, and there's definitely a vibe in the Mess 
	Hall that says he's an outsider here.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT TWO        25.

29   CONTINUED:

					COLLINS 
			Coffee?

					JAKE 
			Uh... raktajino, please.

	Collins heads over to the replicator as Jake sits down. 
	While she's gone, Jake is uncomfortably aware that 
	heads are turning in his direction and there are 
	whispered conversations going on in here about him. 
	There's a burst of laughter at one table and Jake has 
	the uneasy feeling that he was the butt of that joke. 
	Collins returns with two mugs and sits down.

					COLLINS 
			Here you go.

					JAKE 
			Thanks.

	He takes a sip and tries to ignore the rest of the 
	cadets.

					JAKE 
			So... uh... where are you from?

					COLLINS 
			Me? Tycho City.

					JAKE 
			Oh... a Lunar Schooner.

					COLLINS 
				(grins) 
			I haven't heard that in a long 
			time.

					JAKE 
			I picked it up from my grandpa. 
			Of course, he still calls Luna The
			Moon -- like it's the only one or 
			something.

					COLLINS 
			Well, nobody who's ever lived on 
			the Moon calls it "Luna," either. 
			That's just something they say on 
			Earth.

					JAKE 
			So what's it like?

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT TWO        26.

29   CONTINUED:	(2)

					COLLINS
			You're from Earth aren't you?
				(he nods) 
			And you've never been to the Moon?

					JAKE 
			Just... never got around to it. 
			Tell me about it.

	Collins hesitates, almost like it's against the rules 
	or something... then gradually warms to the subject.

					COLLINS 
			Well... people say it's so barren 
			and harsh. But it's not... 
			it's... beautiful.

	As Collins begins to talk, we see that despite the war 
	and the tense situation aboard the Valiant, she's still 
	very emotionally attached to thoughts of home and 
	family. She probably hasn't talked about these things 
	for a long time and there's a faraway quality to her 
	expression and a catch in her voice.

					COLLINS 
			I mean... Tycho City is just a 
			city. But outside... where the 
			gravity is still low and there's 
			no air...
				(beat) 
			You know, the sun only comes up 
			once a month on the Moon. Every 
			lunar morning, my father and I 
			would put on suits and... hike out 
			across the Sea of Clouds. We'd 
			stop at this collection of 
			boulders on the western rim and 
			wait for the sun to come up.
				(beat)
			Dawn is so... shocking on the Moon.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT TWO        27.

29   CONTINUED:	(3)

					COLLINS (Cont'd) 
			One minute you're in the darkest 
			night you can imagine, and then 
			in the next instant, the sun lifts 
			up and this glorious, pure light 
			just explodes across the surface. 
				(beat) 
			I felt like I met God every 
			morning.

	A long beat as Jake looks at the face of this young 
	girl lost in a memory of another time and another 
	place. Collins shakes herself back to reality.

					COLLINS 
				(choked up) 
			I'm on duty. Excuse me.

	She EXITS, leaving Jake alone in the Mess Hall.

									CUT TO:

30   INT. VALIANT - SICKBAY

	Watters ENTERS and sees Collins working at a console. 
	Collins has her back to the door and only barely turns 
	around so Watters won't see that she's been crying.

					COLLINS 
			Can I help you, sir?

					WATTERS 
			No. I've got it.

	Watters goes to a cabinet and OPENS the doors.

					WATTERS
			Any problems with Sisko's arm?

					COLLINS 
			No, sir.

	Watters takes out a small container, OPENS it and takes 
	out a PILL. He swallows it dry and then puts the 
	container in his side pocket. Collins stares at him 
	with some concern from across the room. Watters notes 
	the look of disapproval.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT TWO        28.

30   CONTINUED:

					WATTERS
			Do you have a problem, chief?

					COLLINS
			No, sir.

					WATTERS 
				(angry)
			Have you been crying?


					COLLINS
			A... a little.

					WATTERS 
				(hard)
			About what?

					COLLINS
			I was just... thinking about...
			home.

	That doesn't go down well with Watters at all. Off the 
	look of displeasure on his face...

									CUT TO:

31   OMITTED

31A  INT. VALIANT - READY ROOM (FORMERLY SCENE 32)

	Collins is standing at attention before Watters and 
	Farris when the door CHIMES. Farris is brittle, on 
	edge, her temper barely restrained. Watters is taking 
	a serene, above the fray approach, and letting Farris 
	do the interrogation.

					WATTERS
			Come in.

	Jake ENTERS and immediately realizes that something's 
	wrong. Collins never looks at him, her face now set 
	in a military mask.

					WATTERS 
				(to Collins)
			Chief, I think you can go now.

					COLLINS
			Thank you, sir.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT TWO       28A.

31A  CONTINUED:

	Collins turns and EXITS without so much as a glance at Jake.

					FARRIS 
				(sarcastic) 
			Well. It sounds like you and the 
			chief had quite a conversation 
			this afternoon: home and family, 
			and the glories of dawn on the 
			Moon. Does that about cover it?

					JAKE 
				(uneasy) 
			That's... about it. What's going 
			on?

					FARRIS 
				(harsh) 
			What's going on, Mister Sisko, in 
			case you haven't noticed, is that 
			we're in the middle of a war. We 
			can't afford to have young cadets 
			thinking about mommy and daddy 
			when they need to be concentrating 
			on their duties..

					JAKE 
			All I did was ask about her home.

					FARRIS 
			All you did was plunge a member 
			of this crew into emotional 
			turmoil. The safety of the entire 
			ship can rest on the actions of 
			any one of us at any given moment. 
				(re: Collins) 
			That cadet was not ready to handle 
			an emergency today and you are the 
			reason why.

					JAKE 
			Look -- if you're telling me that 
			just talking about home can 
			jeopardize the "safety of the 
			entire ship," then you're in 
			bigger trouble than you think you 
			are.

	Farris nearly snaps right there. Her eyes flash with 
	fury and she has to fight the urge to hit him.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT TWO       28B.

31A  CONTINUED:	(2)

					FARRIS
				(hard) 
			You're not here to volunteer your 
			opinion. What you have to do is 
			shut your mouth, obey the rules 
			of this ship and stay away from 
			Chief Collins!

	Jake is a little taken aback by the sudden outburst. 
	Watters now decides to step in. His change of subject 
	is, so calm and assured, and so disconnected from 
	Farris's anger that it's almost as though he just walked 
	into the room.

					WATTERS
			Jake -- may I call you Jake?
				(Jake nods) 
			You're a reporter. Your job is 
			to watch the way events unfold, 
			not participate in them. Right 
			now, you need to stand back and 
			take a good look at where you are 
			and what's going on around you. 
			You're in the middle of a great 
			story. Maybe one of the greatest 
			stories of the entire Dominion War.
				(beat) 
			This ship is special, Jake. This 
			crew is special. Whatever fates 
			guide the universe have chosen us 
			to achieve some purpose in this 
			conflict.
				(beat) 
			I know that. I know it as surely 
			as I know your presence on this 
			ship is no coincidence. You're 
			here to write the story... to tell 
			people about the Valiant and her 
			crew.
				(beat) 
			Don't interfere with the story, 
			Jake. Don't become part of it. 
			Just let it unfold around you. 
			Observe. Listen. And then write 
			it down.


         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT TWO       28C.

31A  CONTINUED:	(3)

	Watters's magnetism and conviction are almost palpable. 
	Jake is torn between an urge to believe this almost 
	messianic statement of destiny and a fear that the 
	captain of the Valiant may be going round the bend. 
	Watters knows when to break the moment.

					WATTERS 
				(quiet)
			May I have your word that you'll
			stay away from Chief Collins?

					JAKE
			Okay.

					WATTERS
			Thank you, Jake. You're dismissed.

	Jake EXITS.

					FARRIS
			I'm not sure we can trust him.

					WATTERS
			We'll keep an eye on him.

					FARRIS
			What about Mister Nog?

					WATTERS
			Nog wears the uniform. He'll do
			his duty.

	Watters picks up a PADD and begins working.

					WATTERS
			All right, that'll be all,
			commander. I'll see you at
			eighteen hundred hours.

					FARRIS
			Yes, sir.

	Farris heads for the door, then hesitates and turns 
	back.

					FARRIS
			Captain... are you all right?

	Watters looks up sharply.

         DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT TWO        29.

31A  CONTINUED:	(4)

					WATTERS 
			Yes. Why?

					FARRIS 
			I heard you were on the bridge 
			during the midwatch again last 
			night.
				(beat) 
			You haven't been getting much 
			sleep lately, sir.

					WATTERS 
			None of us have, commander.

					FARRIS
			No, sir. I suppose not...

	But she's clearly still concerned, so Watters manages 
	a grin for her.

					WATTERS 
			Thank you for your concern, Karen. 
			But I'm fine. Really.

	Farris puts aside her doubts and puts her faith in him. 
	She smiles back.

					FARRIS 
			Yes, sir. I'm sorry I brought it 
			up.

					WATTERS 
			It's all right.

	She EXITS. But once she's gone, the tension descends 
	onto Watters's face once again and his smile vanishes. 
	He takes a pill out of his pocket and swallows it dry. 
	OFF the look of extreme pressure bearing down on this 
	young man's shoulders...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT THREE 30-35.       
                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

32   OMITTED

33   INT. VALIANT - ENGINE ROOM

	Watters is looking expectantly at Nog while Farris and 
	ENSIGN PARTON look on.

					WATTERS 
			What's your solution, commander?

	Nog points to the graphics on a console.

					NOG 
			I've taken the safeties off the 
			plasma intercooler, the flux 
			moderator and the pressurant 
			control system. That should solve 
			the problem.

					FARRIS 
			You do realize you're violating 
			about fifty safety regulations?

					NOG 
			Yes sir, I do. But I also know 
			that Chief O'Brien made the same 
			changes to the Defiant and she 
			never had a problem.

					FARRIS 
				(dubious) 
			I don't know, captain. Seems 
			risky to me.

					WATTERS 
			Mister Parton?

					PARTON 
			After spending seven months 
			plodding along at warp three point 
			two, I'm willing to try anything, 
			sir.

	Watters takes a moment, then makes his decision.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT THREE 36-37.       

33   CONTINUED:

					WATTERS
				(hits combadge) 
			Watters to Bridge. Prepare for 
			warp speed.

					SHEPARD'S COM VOICE 
			Aye, sir.

					WATTERS 
			All right, Mister Nog. Take us 
			to warp four.

	Nog grins and heads for the Main Engineering console.

					CUT TO:

34   OMITTED

35   EXT. SPACE - THE VALIANT (OPTICAL)

	goes into warp.

36   OMITTED

									CUT TO:

37   INT. VALIANT - CORRIDOR

	Jake is walking down the Corridor when he runs into Nog.

					JAKE 
			Where've you been?

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT THREE 38-39.       

37   CONTINUED:

					NOG 
			Engine Room.
				(proud) 
			I solved their warp problem.

					JAKE
				(re: collar insignia) 
			What's that?

					NOG 
			My Red Squad insignia. Oh, and 
			in case you haven't noticed, this 
			would be my new rank: Lieutenant 
			Commander Nog, chief engineer. 
			Has a nice ring to it, don't you 
			think?

					JAKE 
			You joined the crew?

					NOG 
			Something wrong with that?

					JAKE 
			It's a little fast. We just got 
			here and Watters puts you in 
			charge of the Engine Room?

					NOG 
			Captain Watters is used to making 
			quick decisions. He felt I was 
			the right man for the job, so he 
			promoted me.

	Jake is starting to get disturbed by all this, but 
	before he can pursue the subject any further, the ship 
	goes to RED ALERT.

					FARRIS'S COM VOICE 
			Red Alert. All hands to 
			battle stations. Repeat, all hands 
			to battle stations.

	Nog rushes for a turbolift. After a beat, Jake follows 
	him.

									CUT TO:

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT THREE       40.

38   EXT. SPACE - THE VALIANT (OPTICAL)

	cruising at warp.

39   INT. VALIANT - BRIDGE

	The ship is at Red Alert. Watters and Shepard at their 
	stations, Farris at one of the aft stations, N.D. 
	cadets as needed. Nog ENTERS, then Jake. Nog heads 
	for the Engineering console, while Jake tries to stay 
	out of the way.

					SHEPARD
			... range, one point three two
			light years. Speed, warp four
			point seven.

					NOG
				(to Farris)
			What's going on?

					FARRIS
			We've found our battleship. 

	Off Jake's look of dismay...

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FOUR        41.
                           ACT. FOUR                            

	FADE IN:

40   INT. VALIANT - BRIDGE

	As before.

					WATTERS
				(to Farris)
			Any sign they've detected us?

					FARRIS
			Negative. I think we're still outside
			their sensor range.

					WATTERS
			Maintain our distance, helm.
			Match their course and speed.

					SHEPARD
			Aye, sir.

					WATTERS
				(to Farris)
			Prepare a class three probe for launch.

					FARRIS
			Aye, sir.

	Farris goes to work at another console. Jake quietly 
	moves over to where Nog is working.

					JAKE
				(sotto)
			So what happens now?

					NOG
				(sotto)
			We're going to launch a sensor
			probe to scan the battleship.
			That way, the Valiant won't be
			picked up on their scanners.

					JAKE
				(sotto)
			Won't they detect the probe?

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FOUR        42.

40   CONTINUED:

					NOG
				(don't you know
				anything?)
			Class three probes are designed
			to be virtually undetectable.
			There's almost no chance of it
			being spotted.

					JAKE 
			"Almost"...

	Nog throws him a look and then moves off to work at 
	another console. Farris moves toward the console right 
	behind Jake.

					FARRIS
				(brusque) 
			I don't remember anyone inviting 
			you to the bridge.

	Jake doesn't need to be told twice. He EXITS.

									CUT TO:

41   EXT. SPACE - THE VALIANT (OPTICAL)

	moving at warp speed.

					WATTERS (V.O.) 
			Captain's Log: Stardate 51825.4. 
			We've been shadowing the Dominion 
			battleship for three hours. The 
			data our probe gathered so far has 
			not only been interesting...

42   OMITTED

42A  INT. VALIANT - MESS HALL

	Virtually the entire crew has been gathered together. 
	Shepard, Parton, Collins, Nog and Jake are here along 
	with a large group of N.D. Cadets. There's a sense of 
	anticipation in the air... a feeling that something big 
	is about to happen.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FOUR        43.

42A  CONTINUED:

					WATTERS (V.O.)
				(continuing)
			... but it may have given us a 
			golden opportunity to strike a 
			blow for the Federation.

	The door OPENS and Watters and Farris ENTER. Farris 
	is carrying a PADD.

					SHEPARD 
			Attention on deck!

	The entire room snaps to attention.

					WATTERS 
			Stand at ease.

	Everyone assumes an attitude of relaxed "parade rest." 
	Jake crosses his arms and stands a little apart from
	the rest of them. This is Watters at his best -- 
	throwing a challenge to his crew, making them feel his 
	sense of mission.

					WATTERS 
			It's been a long eight months. 
			A lot of hard work. A lot of 
			sacrifice. And now we've 
			accomplished our mission. We 
			found the battleship, obtained a 
			complete scan without being 
			detected and we're free to go 
			home.
				(beat) 
			But that ship out there is a 
			direct threat to every Federation 
			outpost and colony within fifty 
			light years.
				(beat) 
			That ship... must be destroyed.

	Despite the ironclad discipline, the cadets look 
	around at each other in surprise. Watters realizes 
	it's a natural reaction and doesn't need to crack down 
	on his troops.

					WATTERS 
			And it can be destroyed. 
			Commander... ?

	Farris steps forward.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FOUR        44.

42A  CONTINUED:	(2)

					FARRIS 
			We've found a flaw in the design 
			of their antimatter storage 
			system. The primary support 
			braces are made of viterium.

					WATTERS 
			A very strong, very resilient 
			metal alloy that just happens to 
			become extremely unstable when 
			it's exposed to delta radiation.

					FARRIS 
			A single torpedo rigged with a 
			radiogenic warhead could reduce 
			those braces to the consistency 
			of wet pasta.

					WATTERS 
			And as a result, the entire 
			antimatter storage system would 
			tear itself apart.

	An excited murmur goes through the assembled cadets. 
	But Watters notices the look on Nog's face.

					WATTERS 
			Commander Nog, you don't seem 
			convinced.

					NOG 
			Well, sir... In order to rig a 
			torpedo to yield a delta-radiation 
			burst I'll have to remove most of 
			the guidance systems. We'll have 
			to target it manually.

					FARRIS 
			We've trained for that 
			possibility. It shouldn't be a 
			problem.

					NOG 
			We'll also have to get very close 
			to the target.

					WATTERS 
			How close?

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FOUR       44A.

42A  CONTINUED:	(3)

					NOG
				(hesitates) 
			Within three hundred meters.

	Again, the crowd reacts, but Watters knows what buttons 
	to push with his crew.

					WATTERS 
			It's dangerous. There's no 
			disputing that. And no one will 
			think any less of us if we just 
			turn around and go home.
				(beat) 
			But that means that some other 
			ship, with some other crew will 
			be asked to finish the job that 
			we started.
				(beat) 
			I think we can do it. And I think 
			we should do it.

	Heads begin to nod and Jake can see that Watters is 
	starting to talk them into it.

					JAKE 
			Can I say something?

					FARRIS
				(icy) 
			You're not a member of this crew.

					WATTERS 
			Let him speak.

					JAKE 
			You probably all know who my 
			father is -- Benjamin Sisko. So 
			you know I'm not exaggerating when 
			I say that he's considered to be 
			one of the best combat officers 
			in the fleet.
				(beat) 
			And I'm telling you right now that 
			even with the entire crew of the 
			Defiant with him... my father 
			would never try to pull off 
			something like this. And if he 
			can't do it... it can't be done.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FOUR        45.

42A  CONTINUED:	(4)

	Watters seizes the moment with perfect timing. He 
	steps forward and says the words that will propel them 
	over the cliff:

					WATTERS 
			We're Red Squad. We can do 
			anything.

	The room suddenly erupts in a CHEER -- a wild SCREAM 
	of youth, bravery and adrenaline. The question of 
	whether they're going to be attacking the battleship 
	has now been answered. OFF Jake's face as he looks 
	around at these kids yelling and shouting for a chance 
	to do battle once again...

									CUT TO:

43   INT. VALIANT - ENGINE ROOM

	A few minutes later. Jake is looking at Nog with 
	disbelief as Nog works on the open casing of a TORPEDO 
	WARHEAD. Parton is working at a console in the b.g.

					JAKE 
			This is suicide!

					NOG 
			No, it's not.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FOUR        46.

 43   CONTINUED:

					JAKE
			Nog, listen to me. We're in way 
			over our heads here. Someone told 
			me that ship out there is twice 
			the size of a Galaxy-class 
			starship and three times as strong.

					NOG 
			That's accurate.

					JAKE 
			And you really think we can go up 
			against a ship like that?

43A  INT. VALIANT - READY ROOM (OPTICAL)

	Watters is watching the argument between Jake and Nog 
	on his wall monitor.

					NOG
				(on monitor) 
			I think Captain Watters knows what 
			he's doing.

					JAKE
				(on monitor) 
			Oh, really? Well, did you know 
			that Watters has been taking 
			cordafin stimulants for the last 
			two months?

					NOG
				(on monitor)
			Where did you hear that?

					JAKE
				(on monitor) 
			Dorian told me.

					NOG
				(on monitor) 
			You were ordered to stay away from 
			her!

	Watters hits his combadge.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FOUR        47.

43A  CONTINUED:

			JAKE                               WATTERS
		(on monitor)                        (to com)
	Will you forget about               Watters to Shepard
	obeying orders for just             Please report to my Ready
	a minute!                           Room, Lieutenant.

			NOG
		(on monitor) 
	That's not the way we do 
	things in Starfleet!

	Watters turns OFF the monitor.

43B  INT. VALIANT - ENGINE ROOM

	As before.

					JAKE
			I can't believe you're buying 
			everything that Watters is selling.

					NOG 
			He's not selling anything. He's 
			reminding us of our duty.

					JAKE 
			I feel like I'm having a 
			conversation with one of the 
			bulkheads.

					NOG 
			You don't understand because 
			you've never put on one of these 
			uniforms. You don't know anything 
			about sacrifice or duty or honor 
			or any of the things that make up 
			a soldier's life. I'm part of 
			something larger than myself. All 
			you care about is you.

					JAKE 
			That's right! I care about Jake 
			Sisko and whether or not he's 
			going to be killed by a bunch of 
			delusional fanatics looking for 
			martyrdom!

	That tears it for Nog.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FOUR       47A.

43B  CONTINUED:

					NOG 
			Get out!

	Jake stares at him for a long moment.

					JAKE 
			I don't even know who you are 
			anymore.

					NOG 
			I'm the chief engineer of the 
			starship Valiant.

					JAKE 
			I'll have them put that on your 
			tombstone.

	Jake EXITS. Nog grimly goes back to work on the torpedo.

43C  INT. VALIANT - CORRIDOR

	Jake ENTERS and turns the corner only to run directly 
	into Shepard and an N.D. Cadet. They both have their 
	phasers out and pointed at Jake.

					SHEPARD 
			I'm afraid you'll have to miss all 
			the fun, Mister Sisko. You're 
			going to spend the rest of this 
			mission in the brig.

	OFF the look on Jake's face...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FIVE        48.
                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

44   EXT. SPACE - THE VALIANT (OPTICAL)


	At warp.

45   A SERIES OF SHOTS

	as the Valiant prepares for battle:

	-- Cadets in SICKBAY prepare for casualties.

	-- Cadets rush through the CORRIDORS.

	-- Nog and Parton scramble to ready the ENGINE ROOM.

	-- HATCHES are CLOSED in various CONDUITS.

	-- The BRIDGE is filled with cadets readying consoles, 
	giving the captain reports, doing last-minute repairs 
	in open panels, etc.

	-- MONITORS display WEAPONS DATA.

	-- Collins inspects the PHASER RIFLES carried by a 
	group of cadets standing at attention in the 
	TRANSPORTER ROOM.

46   INT. VALIANT - BRIDGE

	Watters, Farris, and Shepard at their stations, N.D. 
	Cadets as needed. Nog ENTERS and goes to the 
	Engineering station. The ship is at Red Alert.

					FARRIS
			All decks report ready, sir.

	Watters hits a button on the arm of his chair.

					WATTERS 
				(to com) 
			This is the captain. We are about 
			to engage the enemy. 
				(beat) 
			For eight months, I've told you 
			to stay focused on one thing -- 
			your duty.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/1.9/98 - ACT FIVE       49.

 47   INT. VALIANT - SICKBAY

	Where two N.D. Cadets listen to Watters.

					WATTERS'S COM VOICE 
			But now, I want you to step back 
			from your duty... and take a look 
			around.

47A  INT. VALIANT - CORRIDOR

	N.D. Cadets listen to Watters.

					WATTERS'S COM VOICE 
			And I don't mean look at the 
			walls. I want you to look at this 
			moment in your life. Take it in.

47B  INT. VALIANT - BRIG

	Jake listens to the com voice with a cynical expression.

					WATTERS'S COM VOICE 
			Appreciate the fact that you're 
			on this ship, with this group of 
			people, at this point in history.

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49A  INT. VALIANT - TRANSPORTER ROOM

	Collins at her post, listening to Watters.

					WATTERS'S COM VOICE 
			But understand one thing above all 
			else -- that this moment will 
			never come again. Hold on to it 
			and savor it far as long as you 
			can.

50   OMITTED

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FIVE        50.

51   INT. VALIANT - BRIDGE

	As before, everyone listening to Watters.

					WATTERS 
			You're Starfleet. You're Red 
			Squad. And you're the best. 
				(beat) 
			Now... let's get that 
			battleship... and then we'll all 
			go home. Captain out.

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54   INT. VALIANT - TRANSPORTER ROOM

	Collins is bright-eyed and inspired. She looks around 
	with a new appreciation for this day and her life.

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57A  INT. VALIANT - BRIDGE

	As before. Everyone settling in for the task ahead.

					WATTERS 
			Take us to warp six, Mister Nog.

					NOG 
			Warp six, aye.

									CUT TO:

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FIVE        51.

58   EXT. SPACE - THE VALIANT (OPTICAL)

	races by at warp.

59   INT. VALIANT - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	The bridge crew are manning their posts like 
	professionals.

					FARRIS
				(off console) 
			They've spotted us.
				(beat) 
			They're dropping out of warp.

					WATTERS 
			Helm, go to impulse.

					SHEPARD 
			Aye, sir.

					FARRIS 
			We're in visual range.

					WATTERS 
			On screen.

	The enormous Dominion BATTLESHIP appears on the 
	viewscreen. It's TURNING AROUND to face the Valiant 
	head-on.

					WATTERS
				(to Shepard) 
			Lay in a strafing course along 
			their superstructure. And make 
			it close -- it'll be harder for 
			them to get a weapons lock on us. 
			I want to scrape some of the paint 
			off their hull, lieutenant.

					SHEPARD 
			Aye, sir.

					WATTERS
				(to Farris) 
			Raise shields and charge phasers. 
			Fire at any targets of opportunity 
			as we pass.

					FARRIS 
			Aye, sir.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FIVE       51A.

59   CONTINUED:

					WATTERS
				(to Nog)
			Torpedo status?

					NOG
			Torpedoes ready, sir.

					FARRIS
			Defense systems, ready.

					SHEPARD
			Helm, ready.

					WATTEIRS
			All right, Mister Shepard... take
			us in.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FIVE        52.

60   EXT. SPACE - THE VALIANT (OPTICAL)

	The Valiant heads directly for the battleship.

61   ANGLE - THE DOMINION BATTLESHIP (OPTICAL)

	The battleship OPENS FIRE on the onrushing Valiant.

62   INT. VALIANT - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	The ship ROCKS HARD under the impact of the 
	battleship's fire.

					FARRIS 
			Shields holding.

	The huge expanse of the battleship begins to RACE by 
	on the viewscreen.

					WATTERS 
			Fire at will!

63   EXT. SPACE - VALIANT & DOMINION BATTLESHIP (OPTICAL)

	As the Valiant races along the superstructure of the 
	battleship, FIRING and being FIRED UPON.

64   INT. VALIANT - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	As before. The image of the battleship's hull 
	streaking by on the viewscreen. The ship ROCKS and 
	SHAKES as it takes hits from enemy fire. SPARKS erupt 
	from consoles and one N.D. Cadet is killed. Watters 
	watches the view on the screen, waiting for the right 
	moment, then...

					WATTERS 
			Helm, hard about! Tactical, get 
			a target lock on those braces!

64A  EXT. SPACE - THE VALIANT (OPTICAL)

	Flies over the STERN of the Battleship and away. Then 
	it FLIPS END OVER END, braking hard on its own impulse 
	thrust and then heads back toward the stern of the 
	battleship.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FIVE       52A.

64B  INT. VALIANT - BRIDGE

	As before. Two N.D. Cadets are carrying off the body 
	of the dead Cadet just as Collins ENTERS and takes over 
	the dead person's station.

					FARRIS
			They're trying to jam our sensors.

					WATTERS
			Mister Nog, initiate 
			countermeasure!

					NOG 
				(works)
			I'm on it!

64C  ON FARRIS (OPTICAL)

	Farris is working the Tactical console. On the
	monitor, a SCHEMATIC display of the battleship turns, 
	rotates and then STOPS on an aft view. The 
	distinctive cross braces are HIGHLIGHTED and begin to 
	FLASH.

					FARRIS
			I've acquired the target.

	She works and then an OVERLAY of a TARGETING CROSSRAIR 
	appears on the braces.

					FARRIS
			Torpedo... locked.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FIVE        53.

64C  CONTINUED:

					WATTERS 
			Full power to the forward shields. 
			Helm, plot an escape course down 
			the z-axis.

					SHEPARD 
				(works) 
			Ready!

					WATTERS 
			Engage!

65   EXT. SPACE - VALIANT & DOMINION BATTLESHIP (OPTICAL)

	The Valiant begins its attack toward the stern of the 
	battleship, which begins to FIRE and TURN in response.

66   INT. VALIANT - BRIDGE

	As before.

					SHEPARD 
			They're turning to port.

					WATTERS 
			Match them, Helm. Keep us on 
			track.

	The ship ROCKS.

					COLLINS 
			Hull breach on Deck Two! 
				(works) 
			Emergency forcefields are in place.

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        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/1-9/98 - ACT FIVE       54.

71   FARRIS (OPTICAL)

	is frantically working her console. The targeting 
	cross-hair keeps FLASHING ON and OFF as the braces move 
	in and out of torpedo lock. The Bridge continues to 
	ROCK under the steady fire.

					FARRIS 
			Steady our course, helm. I can't 
			maintain targeting lock.

71A  INT. VALIANT - BRIG

	Jake is hanging on as the ship ROCKS and SHAKES all 
	around him.

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75   INT. VALIANT - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	On the viewscreen, the battleship LOOMS larger and 
	larger, phaser FIRE reaching out for the Valiant. 
	Another EXPLOSION on the Bridge kills another N.D. 
	Cadet.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FIVE        55.

75   CONTINUED:

	N.D.s rush over to drag the injured Cadet away, while 
	someone else tries to deal with the smoking and 
	sparking console.

					WATTERS 
				(to Farris)
			It's all yours, Karen. Fire when
			ready.

	Farris never takes her eyes off her display.

					FARRIS
			Understood.
				(beat)
			Just a little closer...

	The ship ROCKS again.

					SHEPARD
			We're losing our port shields!

					FARRIS
			Steady as she goes...

	The ship ROCKS again.

					FARRIS
			Torpedo away!

76   EXT. SPACE - DOMINION BATTLESHIP (OPTICAL)

	CLOSE ON the braces. The torpedo SLAMS into the target and EXPLODES.

77   THE VALIANT (OPTICAL)

	twists and DIVES straight "down" and away from the 
	battleship.

78   INT. VALIANT - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	As before.

					WATTERS
			Aft view, on screen.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FIVE        56.

78   CONTINUED:

	The Viewscreen shows the view as seen from the rear of 
	the Valiant as it pulls away from the battleship. A 
	large EXPLOSION is enveloping the stern of the 
	battleship (which is now far "above" the Valiant).

	On the Bridge, everyone is watching the explosion on 
	the viewscreen. There's a breathless moment when the 
	battleship is engulfed by the fireball and it looks as 
	though the ship itself may have been destroyed.

	Have they done it?

	Then suddenly, the explosion RECEDES and the battleship 
	EMERGES once again, unscathed and now turning 
	toward the Valiant.

	The reaction on the Bridge is stunned disbelief. For 
	the first time in eight months, Watters has failed and 
	it rocks him to his core.

					WATTERS 
			Did we miss the target?

					FARRIS
				(off console)
			No, sir. It was a direct hit.
			It just... didn't work...

					SHEPARD 
			Orders, captain?

	Watters tries to gather himself, tries to shake off the 
	devastating reality, but...

					WATTERS 
			Lay in a new course... one-two 
			seven... mark... three-two---

	All hell breaks loose. The ship is ROCKED and BATTERED 
	as the battleship unleashes its full firepower on the 
	Valiant. Consoles EXPLODE around the Bridge. Watters 
	is KILLED and flung across the Bridge.

78A  EXT. SPACE - THE VALIANT (OPTICAL)

	As it is pummeled by HEAVY FIRE from the battleship.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FIVE        57.

78B  INT. VALIANT - BRIDGE

	The ship is being torn apart. Farris moves to the helm 
	console and tries to seize control of the situation.

					COLLINS 
			Additional hull breach on Deck 
			Two! Deck Three! Deck Four!

					FARRIS 
				(to helm) 
			Evasive maneuvers! Bring us about 
			to course one-two-seven mark three-
			two-oh!

					SHEPARD 
			I've lost helm control!

					NOG 
			Main power's off-line! I'm 
			rerouting the--

	EXPLOSIONS devastate the Bridge. Farris and Shepard 
	are killed. LIGHTS and CONSOLES begin going out. 
	Fires are breaking out all over the place.

79   EXT. SPACE - THE VALIANT (OPTICAL)

	Taking heavy FIRE.

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82   INT. VALIANT - BRIDGE (OPTICAL)

	The Bridge is a disaster area. Consoles have exploded, 
	structural beams have collapsed, fires are burning, 
	etc. The lights are gone and the Bridge is lit only 
	by the flashing Red Alert and the flickering flames.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FIVE        58.

82   CONTINUED:

	Nog and Collins are the only two left standing. 
	Collins is desperately trying to get the helm console 
	working -- she's taken a head wound and blood is 
	dripping down her face. But Collins is still fighting. 
	She's caught up in the battle and isn't going to let go.

					COLLINS 
				(working) 
			Auxiliary power is off-line!

	Nog looks up at the battleship on the viewscreen as it 
	fires shot after shot at the hapless Valiant.

					COLLINS 
			But I still have phaser control... 
			shall I return fire, sir!?

	A moment of decision for Nog as the ship continues to 
	ROCK and JUMP.

					NOG 
			No. It's over.

					COLLINS 
			No, sir! The captain wanted us to--

					NOG 
			The captain's dead, chief! 
			They're all dead! The ship is 
			lost! There's no need for us to 
			die here too!

	Collins has trouble letting go. She can't think 
	straight... if only the ship would stop SHAKING...

	Nog grabs her and yanks her away from the helm. He 
	hits a control and then pulls Collins toward the door 
	as an abandon ship KLAXON is heard.

					COMPUTER VOICE 
			Abandon ship. Abandon ship. This
			is not a drill.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FIVE       58A.

82A  INT. VALIANT - BRIG (OPTICAL)

	Things are bad in here for Jake. The ship is ROCKING, 
	but there's no one to help him. The Abandon Ship 
	KLAXON is still going off.

					COMPUTER VOICE 
			All hands proceed to emergency 
			escape pods...

					JAKE 
			HELP!! Somebody let me out of 
			here!! HELP!!

	Nog scrambles in through the half-open door and hits 
	the wall control. The forcefield goes OFF.

					JAKE 
			What happened?

					NOG 
			We failed.

	They scramble out the door to where Collins is waiting.

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        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FIVE        59.

85   EXT. SPACE - THE VALIANT (OPTICAL)

	FOUR tiny ESCAPE PODS zip away from the crippled 
	Valiant, which is being ripped apart. PHASER FIRE 
	destroys two of them. Then the Valiant EXPLODES, 
	destroying a third pod.

86   THE REMAINING ESCAPE POD (OPTICAL)

	Races away. The explosion of the Valiant shields this 
	last Pod from the view of the battleship. The Pod 
	heads toward a nearby Nebula.

									DISSOLVE TO:

87   EXT. SPACE - THE DEFIANT (OPTICAL)

	Emphasizing the name on the hull. The ship is moving 
	at impulse.

88   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE

	SISKO, KIRA and WORF at their stations. An N.D. 
	Lieutenant at the helm. Kira reacts to something on 
	her console.

					KIRA
			Captain... I'm picking up a 
			Starfleet distress signal, bearing 
			three-one-eight mark zero-zero-
			five. Range... ten light years.

					WORF
			That location is inside 
			Dominion-held space.

					SISKO
			Can you identify the ship sending 
			out the distress call?

					KIRA
				(works) 
			It looks like it's from an escape 
			pod...
				(beat)
			USS... Valiant.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FIVE       59A.

88   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			The Valiant was reported lost over 
			eight months ago, Captain. It may 
			be a Dominion ruse to lure us into 
			their territory.

	Sisko thinks about that possibility for a moment.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FIVE        60.

88   CONTINUED:	(2)

					SISKO 
			Maybe.
				(beat) 
			Then again it may be genuine. We 
			have to find out. Cloak the ship 
			and lay in a course.

					KIRA
			Aye, sir.

									DISSOLVE TO:

89   INT. DEFIANT - CORRIDOR

	A day later. Sisko and Jake are walking along the 
	Corridor. Jake is wearing different clothes and looks 
	rested from his ordeal.

					SISKO 
			We've scanned the area for any 
			other escape pods, but it doesn't 
			look like anyone else made it.

	Jake nods.

					JAKE 
			It was a long shot. I just 
			thought that maybe...

	They EXIT to...

90   INT. DEFIANT - SICKBAY

	Collins is sleeping in a bio-bed, her head wound now 
	healed. Nog is sitting on another bed, watching 
	Collins sleep. BASHIR is working at a computer 
	console, as Sisko and Jake ENTER.

					SISKO
				(quiet) 
			How is she, doctor?

					BASHIR 
			I've repaired her skull fracture 
			and with a little rest she should 
			make a full recovery.

					SISKO
			And Nog?

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/598 - ACT FIVE       61.

90   CONTINUED:

					BASHIR 
			A few bumps and bruises, but 
			otherwise he's fine.

					JAKE 
			Can I talk to him?

					BASHIR 
			I don't see why not.

	Jake heads over to Nog. Sisko motions to Bashir for 
	the two of them to leave and give Jake and Nog some 
	privacy. Sisko and Bashir EXIT.

	Jake sits on the bed next to Nog, who's removed the Red 
	Squad insignia from his collar and is toying with it. 
	There's a quiet beat.

					JAKE 
			You okay?

					NOG 
			Yeah.

	Beat.

					NOG 
			You going to write a story about 
			all this?

					JAKE 
			Probably.

					NOG 
			What are you going to say?

					JAKE 
			What do you think I should say?

	Beat.


					NOG 
			That it was a good ship... with 
			a good crew... that made a 
			mistake. We... let ourselves 
			blindly follow Captain Watters... 
			and he led us over a cliff.

					COLLINS'S VOICE 
			That's not true.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Valiant" - REV. 3/19/98 - ACT FIVE        62.

 90   CONTINUED:	(2)

	They look up to see that Collins is now awake.

					COLLINS 
			Captain Watters was a great man.

					JAKE 
			Dorian, he got everyone killed.

	But Collins won't hear of it. Her devotion to her dead 
	Captain's memory is based more on loyalty and love than 
	logic.

					COLLINS
				(fierce) 
			If he failed... it's because we
			failed him.

	There's a quiet beat before Nog gets off the bio-bed.

					NOG 
			Put that in the story too. Let 
			people read it... and decide for 
			themselves.

	Nog goes over to Collins and takes her hand for a 
	moment. She's angry, defensive, on the verge of tears.

					NOG
				(to Collins) 
			He may have been a hero... he may 
			even have been a great man... but 
			in the end, he was a bad captain.

	Nog lets her hand go and walks away. She looks down 
	at her hand...

90A  CLOSE ON COLLINS'S HAND

	Which has Nog's Red Squad insignia pin in it. OFF this 
	image...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         
                            THE END