STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                              
                        "Field of Fire" 
                   (fka "The Killer in Dax") 
                          #40510-563 
                              
                          Written by 
                      Robert Hewitt Wolfe 
                              
                          Directed by 
                           Tony Dow 

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                        November 9, 1998

      STAR TREK: DS9 - "Field of Fire" - 11/09/98 - CAST 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                        "Field of Fire" 
                             CAST 

          SISKO                    ILARIO
          KIRA                     JORAN
          ODO                      VULCAN
          BASHIR                   SECURITY OFFICER
          O'BRIEN                  
          WORF                     
          EZRI                     
          QUARK                    
          COMPUTER VOICE           

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

      STAR TREK: DS9 - "Field of Fire" - 11/09/98 - SETS 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                        "Field of Fire" 
                             SETS 

        INTERIORS                     EXTERIORS
        DEEP SPACE NINE                 DEEP SPACE NINE
          QUARK'S                       
          HABITAT RING CORRIDOR         
          ILARIO'S QUARTERS             
          EZRI'S QUARTERS/              
            LIVING ROOM
            BEDROOM
          PROMENADE/SECOND LEVEL        
          VANDERWEG'S QUARTERS          
          SCIENCE LAB                   
          N.D. QUARTERS                 
          CAPTAIN'S OFFICE              
          BROTT'S QUARTERS              
          TURBOLIFT                     
          CHU'LAK'S QUARTERS            

       DS9 - "Field of Fire" - 11/09/98 - PRONUNCIATION 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                        "Field of Fire" 
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

          RAKTAJINO                ROCK-ta-GEE-no
          FANALIAN                 fin-AIL-ian
          GRAMILIAN                GRAH-mill-ian
          VANDERWEG                VAN-der-wig
          JORAN                    juh-RAN
          ZIM BROTT                ZIM-brot
          CHU'LAK                  CHEW-lack
          GRISSOM                  GRIHS-sum
          RICKTOR                  RICK-tore

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - TEASER      1.

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE                    
                           "Field of Fire"                             
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    INT. QUARK'S

	The usual crowd. Several officers are gathered
	around one of Quark's side tables. Included in the
	group are KIRA, O'BRIEN, BASHIR, EZRI and a new
	lieutenant (j.g.) HECTOR ILARIO. Ilario is a
	likeable young man who's just arrived on the
	station. He's handsome, excited to have completed
	his first mission and a bit anxious to be accepted
	as one of the guys.

					BASHIR
				(raising his glass)
			To Lieutenant Hector Ilario...
			living proof that Starfleet
			Academy still produces the finest
			pilots in the galaxy.

					O'BRIEN
			Here, here.

	Everyone goes to drink, but Bashir holds up a
	staying hand --

					BASHIR
			Hold on, I'm not finished yet.

					KIRA
			Don't spoil it, Julian. That was
			exactly what a toast should be --
			short and to the point.

					ILARIO
				(tongue-in-cheek)
			I wouldn't mind hearing a little
			more...

					EZRI
			Now, now -- modesty above all.

					BASHIR
			This is no time for modesty.
				(re: Ilario)
			This man... this youth... this
			mere pup still wet behind the
			ears --

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - TEASER      2.

1    CONTINUED:

					ILARIO
				(interrupting)
			I'm twenty-two.

					BASHIR
			I'm speaking metaphorically.
			This inspired cherub masterfully
			piloted the Defiant into battle
			against a half-dozen Jem'Hadar
			attack ships. And when the smoke
			cleared, only one ship remained
			intact. And that ship, ladies and
			gentlemen, was the U.S.S. Defiant.

					O'BRIEN
				(patting him on the back)
			The kid's a born helmsman.

					BASHIR
			And so say all of us.

	And with that they finally CLINK glasses and drink.

					ILARIO
			Thanks. I'm just glad to be
			here.

					O'BRIEN
			There's no better posting in the
			fleet.

					BASHIR
			Anything you need -- anything at
			all -- just ask.

					ILARIO
			Well, there is one thing...

					O'BRIEN
			Name it.

					ILARIO
				(to O'Brien and Bashir)
			The next time you two go to the
			holosuite... I'd like to come
			along.

	O'Brien and Bashir exchange a silent look, then turn
	back to Ilario.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - TEASER      3.

1    CONTINUED:	(2)

					O'BRIEN
			Sorry.

					BASHIR
			Impossible.

					O'BRIEN
			Out of the question.

					BASHIR
			Can't be done.

	Ilario looks a little disappointed.

					KIRA
				(to Ilario)
			Don't take it personally.
				(re: O'Brien and
				Bashir)
			They take their leisure activity
			very seriously.

					BASHIR
			It's a great stress reliever.

					O'BRIEN
			I recommend it highly.

					BASHIR
			Just not with us.

					O'BRIEN
			A holosuite visit is a very
			personal experience.

					BASHIR
				(confidentially, to
				Ilario, re: O'Brien)
			He's very particular about who
			sees him in a coonskin cap. You
			understand...

					ILARIO
			I suppose...

	Just then, QUARK approaches.

					QUARK
				(to O'Brien and
				Bashir)
			Gentlemen, your holosuite is
			ready.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - TEASER      4.

1    CONTINUED:	(3)

					BASHIR
			Terrific.
				(to Ilario)
			Now anything else you need...

					O'BRIEN
			... you just let us know.

	And with that, O'Brien and Bashir EXIT up the stairs
	to the holosuites.

2    ANGLE ON KIRA, EZRI AND ILARIO

	watching them leave.

					ILARIO
			Have you ever gone to the
			holosuite with them?

					KIRA
			Me? Never.

					EZRI
				(agreeing with Kira)
			I know when I'm not wanted.

3    INT. HABITAT RING CORRIDOR

	Ezri and Ilario are walking back to their quarters.
	Ilario has had too much to drink, but he's trying
	not to show it.

					ILARIO
			I never had real Saurian brandy
			before. It's Captain Sisko's
			favorite.

					EZRI
			Kinda sneaks up on you, doesn't
			it?

	They pass a doorway and suddenly Ilario stops.

					ILARIO
			Speaking of sneaking up on you...

	Ilario then takes two steps backward.

					ILARIO
			Here we are. Home sweet home.

	Ilario hits the doorpad. The door opens.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - TEASER      5.

4    INT. ILARIO'S QUARTERS

	Ilario manages to make it into his quarters. He's
	starting to feel a little better.

					EZRI
			Are you okay? You want some
			raktajino?

					ILARIO
			I'm fine.

	Ilario walks over to a picture on the wall.

					ILARIO
				(to the picture)
			I wish they could've been there.

5    CLOSE ON THE PICTURE

	to see Ilario and THREE OTHER ACADEMY CLASSMATES,
	they're arms around each other, LAUGHING.

					ILARIO (O.S.)
			See me fly the Defiant into
			battle...

6    ON ILARIO

	staring at the picture with a smile.

					ILARIO
			... it was incredible...

					EZRI
			I should be going. Make sure you
			get some sleep.

					ILARIO
			You know something, lieutenant...
			you're very beautiful.

					EZRI
			And you're very drunk.

					ILARIO
			True enough. But in the morning,
			I'll be sober and you'll still be
			beautiful.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - TEASER      6.

7    CLOSE ON EZRI

	She smiles, then she turns to go.

					EZRI
			Good night, Ilario.

					ILARIO
			Good night, lieutenant.

8    EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Establishing.

9    INT. EZRI'S QUARTERS - BEDROOM

	Ezri is lying in bed, asleep.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			The time is oh-six hundred hours.

	Ezri forces her eyes open.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			The time is oh-six hundred hours
			and ten seconds.

	Ezri GROANS.

					EZRI
			Yeah, yeah... I'm up.

	And with that she drags herself out of bed.

10   INT. EZRI'S QUARTERS - LIVING ROOM

	Ezri, now dressed in her Starfleet uniform, is
	standing before her replicator.

					EZRI
			Fanalian tea. Hot.

	A beat later, Ezri takes the mug out of the
	replicator and goes to the door --

11   ANGLE ON THE DOOR

	as it OPENS to reveal FOUR SECURITY GUARDS racing
	down the hall, phasers drawn.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - TEASER      7.

12   ON EZRI

	surprised by the sight.

13   INT. ANOTHER SECTION OF HABITAT RING CORRIDOR

	to see Ezri come around the corner and find a bunch
	of activity outside Ilario's quarters.

	She then hurries down the corridor --

14   INT. ILARIO'S QUARTERS

	as Ezri ENTERS to find ODO, Bashir and more security
	officers gathered around the lifeless body of
	Lieutenant Hector Ilario.

					EZRI
				(to Odo; shocked)
			What happened?

					ODO
			Lieutenant Ilario has been
			killed.

					EZRI
			Killed? How?

					BASHIR
				(looking up from the
				body; clearly taken
				aback)
			It appears someone shot him.

	And off this moment, we:

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT ONE      8.
                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

	(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes.)

15   INT. ILARIO'S QUARTERS - LATER

	Later. CAPTAIN SISKO is being briefed by Odo as
	O'Brien scans the quarters with a tricorder. Bashir
	is still examining the body, while Ezri stands off
	to the side, almost forgotten.

					ODO
			... he was killed by what appears
			to have been some kind of
			chemically propelled projectile
			weapon.

					SISKO
				(surprised)
			A gun?

					ODO
				(nodding)
			Doctor Bashir recovered a single
			tritanium "bullet" from Ilario's
			chest.

					BASHIR
			He was shot through the heart.

	Bashir hands Sisko a small vial with a single metal
	bullet in it.

					O'BRIEN
				(re: the bullet)
			You don't see one of those every
			day.

					ODO
				(nodding)
			No one uses projectile weapons
			anymore.

					SISKO
				(thoughtful, re: the
				bullet)
			You said this is tritanium,
			right?

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT ONE      9.

15   CONTINUED:

					ODO
			That's correct.

					SISKO
			Chief, did you ever hear of the
			TR-one-one-six rifle?

					O'BRIEN
				(nodding)
			It was a prototype. Developed by
			Starfleet Security to operate in
			energy dampening fields or
			radiogenic environments.

					SISKO
			That's right. Anywhere that a
			normal phaser would be useless.
			If I'm not mistaken, the TR-one-
			one-six fired a chemically 
			propelled tritanium "bullet."

					ODO
			You said it was a prototype -- 
			were they ever mass-produced?

					O'BRIEN
			No, Starfleet abandoned the TR-
			one-one-six in favor of
			regenerative phasers.

					SISKO
			That doesn't mean our killer
			couldn't have gotten hold of the
			rifle's replication patterns.

					O'BRIEN
			But only Starfleet officers have
			access to those files.

					SISKO
			Disturbing thought, isn't it?

					BASHIR
			Starfleet officers don't go
			around murdering one another.

					ODO
				(correcting)
			Not usually, anyway.

					O'BRIEN
				(off his tricorder)
			That's odd...

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT ONE     9A.

15   CONTINUED:	(2)

					O'BRIEN (Cont'd)
			... according to these readings,
			the "bullet" only traveled eight
			or nine centimeters.

					SISKO
			The killer must've fired at point
			blank range.

					O'BRIEN
			I don't think so...
				(looking at Ilario's body)
			... there are no "powder burns" on
			the body.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT ONE     10.

15   CONTINUED:	(3)

					BASHIR
			What are "powder burns?"

					ODO
			At close range, chemically 
			propelled weapons leave residual
			combustion products on the
			victim's clothing or skin.

					SISKO
				(to O'Brien)
			How did you know that?

					O'BRIEN
			I read twentieth century crime
			novels... Mike Hammer, Raymond
			Chandler, that kind of thing...

	Sisko looks to Odo, thereby asking the same
	question.

					ODO
			So do I.

					SISKO
				(back to business)
			So if the killer fired at close
			range, why aren't there any
			"powder burns?"

					O'BRIEN
			I don't know...

					ODO
				(off Sisko's look)
			But we'll find out.

					EZRI
				(to Julian)
			What was the time of death?

					BASHIR
			Oh-three seventeen.

					EZRI
			That's only ten minutes after I
			left him.

	Everyone had all but forgotten about Ezri.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT ONE    10A.

15     CONTINUED:	(4)

					SISKO
			Was he alone?

					EZRI
			I didn't see anyone, but I wasn't
			here very long.

	Sisko paces the room.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT ONE     11.

15   CONTINUED:	(5)

					SISKO
			What do we know about Ilario?
			Outside of his service record...

					ODO
			Not a great deal. He's only been
			on the station ten days.

					EZRI
			As far as I could tell, he was
			intelligent, dedicated and eager
			to please. Everyone liked him.

					SISKO
			Not everyone.
				(to Odo)
			I want to know everything there
			is to know about him -- who his
			friends were, if he'd made any
			enemies. I also want increased
			security throughout the station.

					ODO
			Yes, sir.

					SISKO
			And Constable --

					ODO
				(finishing the
				thought for him)
			-- you want whoever did this
			caught. I understand.

	Sisko nods, and off this moment --

16   OMITTED

17   INT. QUARK'S

	It's late night and there are only a few patrons.
	O'Brien, Bashir and Ezri are seated at a table. The
	mood is somber.

					BASHIR
			Ilario once told me he came from
			a large family... three brothers,
			two sisters.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire- REV. V.11/298 -8- ACT ON12.       

17   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
			I thought it was three sisters
			and two brothers.

					BASHIR
			I don't think so...

					O'BRIEN
			You sure?

					BASHIR
			Are you?

	They both look at Ezri.

					EZRI
			Don't look at me, we never
			discussed his family. Mostly he
			talked about the Academy... or
			about you two.

					BASHIR
			Us?

					EZRI
			He really admired both of you.

	A long beat of silence.

					BASHIR
			We should've let him come to the
			holosuite with us.

					O'BRIEN
			You're right, we should've...

					EZRI
			I just wish I hadn't left his
			quarters so quickly... maybe he'd
			still be alive.

					BASHIR
			Or maybe you'd be dead along with
			him.

	Another long, awkward silence.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT ONE     13.

17   CONTINUED:	(2)

					EZRI
			Odo will catch whoever did this,
			won't he?

					BASHIR
			If anyone can...

	Yet another silent beat.

 DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT ONE 14-14A.    

17   CONTINUED:	(3)

					O'BRIEN
			We really should've let him come
			to the holosuite with us...

	And that leads us to --

17A  EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing.

18   INT. HABITAT RING CORRIDOR

	Ezri is walking down the corridor when suddenly she
	hears a commotion. She looks up to see --

19   EZRI'S POV

	of a phalanx of SECURITY GUARDS marching toward
	her. Behind them is Odo, leading a manacled
	prisoner whose face is hidden from view.

20   WIDER

	as Ezri moves out of their way.

					EZRI
			Is he the one we've been looking
			for?

					ODO
				(nodding)
			Ilario's killer. And quite a
			clever one at that.

					EZRI
				(to the prisoner)
			Why? Why'd you do it?

	The prisoner raises his head and we see that it's
	Ilario himself.

					ILARIO
				(smiling)
			You tell me, counselor.

	Ezri steps back in surprise.

					EZRI
			But you're dead...


     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT ONE     15.

20   CONTINUED:

	Suddenly Ilario pushes Odo away and grabs Ezri by
	the shoulders.

					ILARIO
				(intense; re: Odo)
			Don't tell me -- tell him.

	Odo struggles to pull Ilario off Ezri.

					ODO
				(to Ezri)
			Sorry, lieutenant. There's
			nothing more annoying than a
			corpse with a mind of its own.

					EZRI
				(bewildered)
			What?

	Odo manages to drag Ilario away as Ezri looks down --

21   EZRI'S POV

	of her hands covered in blood.

22   BACK TO EZRI

	as she looks up in shock to discover herself in --

23   INT. ILARIO'S QUARTERS

	-- where Ilario's body is lying as we saw it last.
	(Note: Ezri's hands are no longer covered in blood.)

					EZRI
				(tapping her combadge)
			Dax to Security --

	But no one answers her. Ezri turns her back to the
	body --

					EZRI
				(to com)
			Odo? Kira? Anyone there?

	Suddenly a hand reaches out and grabs her by the
	shoulders. Ezri whirls around to find --

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT ONE     16.

24   EZRI'S POV - PROMENADE

	of JORAN, a male Trill in his forties with a
	weathered face, staring at her with a smile. (Joran
	is one of Dax's previous hosts.)

					EZRI (O.S.)
			Joran --

25   WIDER

					JORAN
			You recognize me, how nice.

					EZRI
			What do you want?

					JORAN
			Respect. Understanding. Love.

	Suddenly Ezri hears a piano playing behind her. She
	turns to see --

27   JORAN

	playing the piano.

					JORAN
			I wish you'd stop being afraid of
			me. It's not like we're
			strangers. That worm in your
			belly used to be mine. Which
			means I'm part of you...

28   NEW ANGLE - SECOND LEVEL

	Ezri stands at the railing as Joran steps up behind
	her. The piano music continues to play.

					JORAN
				(whispering)
			... and you're part of me.

	Ezri recoils from Joran.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT ONE     17.

28   CONTINUED:

					EZRI
			I'm nothing like you.

					JORAN
			Is that so?

	Joran moves towards Ezri, forcing her back to the
	railing.

					JORAN
			You want to find out who killed
			Ilario, don't you? Then what are
			you waiting for? Perform the
			Rite of Emergence. Just ask for
			my help and then we can get to
			work.

					EZRI
			I don't want your help --

					JORAN
			Maybe not, but you need it.

					EZRI
			You murdered three people -- I
			don't want anything to do with
			you. Now me leave me alone!

	But Joran keeps getting closer and closer.

					JORAN
			How can I? There's nowhere else
			for me to go. I'm within you,
			Ezri. All the time. Use me.

					EZRI
			No...

					JORAN
			I can help. I know how he
			thinks. We can catch him, Ezri --
			you and me, together. And then
			we'll make him pay.

	And with that, Joran tightens his hold on Ezri and
	flings himself and her over the railing --

29   WIDER

	as they plummet to the ground, but before they hit --

									SMASH CUT TO:

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT ONE     18.

30   INT. EZRI'S QUARTERS

	Ezri awakens in her darkened quarters with a shout.
	There's no one there. But that doesn't make her
	feel any better. Because Joran isn't gone. He's
	still there inside her.

	Ezri clutches her belly, holding herself and the
	worm inside of her. Suddenly --

					SISKO'S COM VOICE
			Sisko to Dax. Report to Habitat
			Ring, Level J Seventeen.

					EZRI
			What is it, Ben?

					SISKO'S COM VOICE
			There's been another murder.

	CLOSE on Ezri as Sisko's words sink in. And on
	that, we:

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT TWO     19.
                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

31   INT. VANDERWEG'S QUARTERS

	Sisko and Ezri ENTER to find Odo and Bashir
	examining the body of a dead female STARFLEET
	OFFICER. In the b.g., O'Brien and an ND Security
	Guard scan the room. (Note: this room is much more
	lived in than Ilario's. There are personal
	mementos, photographs, artwork, books, and several
	orchids.)

					SISKO
				(to Odo)
			Report.

					ODO
			Lieutenant Commander Greta
			Vanderweg. Science Officer.
			Human, age thirty-seven. Twelve
			years of service. The last three
			here on Deep Space Nine.

	Sisko turns his attention to Bashir.

					BASHIR
			Cause of death -- a tritanium
			"bullet" fired at close range.
			No powder burns.

					SISKO
			Did Ilario and Vanderweg know
			each other?

					ODO
			I'll look into to it, but it's
			doubtful. Ilario's only been
			here ten days -- and for seven of
			them he was on the Defiant.

					SISKO
			Why Ilario? Why Vanderweg? Did
			anyone have a personal grudge
			against either them?

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT TWO     20.

31   CONTINUED:

					SISKO (Cont'd)
			Or is someone killing officers at
			random?

					BASHIR
			I still can't believe anyone in
			Starfleet could be doing this...

					ODO
			There are over nine hundred
			Starfleet officers posted on the
			station.

					SISKO
			We have to narrow the field of
			suspects.
				(to Ezri)
			How well did you do in forensic
			psychology at the Academy?

					EZRI
			It wasn't my best subject.

					SISKO
			We need to find out why the
			killer's doing this...

					EZRI
			I'll do my best...

	And that leads us to --

32   INT. SCIENCE LAB

	Ezri and Odo are looking at a large odd-looking
	piece of fruit (not unlike a watermelon) that is
	resting on a lab table.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT TWO     21.

32   CONTINUED:

					EZRI
			What do you think?

					ODO
			Nice melon.

					EZRI
			But what does it have to do with
			us?

					ODO
			I have no idea. All I know is
			that Chief O'Brien asked me to
			bring you here. He said he had
			something to show us.

					O'BRIEN'S COM VOICE
			O'Brien to Science Lab.

					ODO
			Go ahead, Chief.

					O'BRIEN'S COM VOICE
			Are you ready?

					EZRI
			For what?

					O'BRIEN'S COM VOICE
			You'll see. First put on those
			goggles that are on the counter
			behind you.

	Odo and Ezri look back, find the goggles, and put
	them on.

					O'BRIEN'S COM VOICE
			Now take a step back -- away from
			the melon.

	Odo and Ezri do as instructed.

					O'BRIEN'S COM VOICE
			A little further. I've only done
			this a couple of times...

	Odo and Ezri step back again.

					EZRI
			How's this?

					O'BRIEN'S COM VOICE
			Good. Here we go...

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT TWO     22.

33   CLOSE ON THE MELON

	as it EXPLODES in a million pieces.

34   WIDER

	as Odo and Ezri flinch at the impact.

					ODO
			Are you all right?

					EZRI
			Better than that melon.

	Behind them, the doors OPEN allowing O'Brien to
	ENTER carrying a high-tech rifle and wearing a
	targeting device on one eye. A small box-like
	device has been attached to the muzzle of the rifle.

					O'BRIEN
				(surveying the
				damage)
			It worked! I was able to fire a
			tritanium bullet into that melon
			while standing in the turbolift
			down the hall.

					EZRI
				(puzzled)
			You fired through the wall?

					ODO
				(re: the walls)
			I don't see any bullet holes...

	O'Brien taps the box-like device on the muzzle.

					O'BRIEN
			I attached a micro-transporter to
			the muzzle of this TR-one-one-
			six. When I fired, the bullet
			was beamed into this room just a
			few centimeters from the melon...

					ODO
				(putting it together)
			... where it continued its
			trajectory.
				(a beat)
			If the killer used a similar
			transporter device, it would
			explain the lack of powder burns
			on the victims.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT TWO     23.

34   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
			And an exographic targeting
			sensor...
				(pointing to the eye
				piece)
			... would allow the killer to scan
			through bulkheads.

					ODO
				(a disturbing thought)
			So he could've been firing from
			anywhere on the station.
				(a beat)
			Can you trace the bullet's
			transporter signatures back to
			where the killer was when he
			fired?

					O'BRIEN
			I'm afraid not. The signature's
			too weak.

					ODO
			Ingenious weapon.

					EZRI
			Whoever he is... he's smart.

	And off her somber expression --

35   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT TWO     24.

36   INT. EZRI'S QUARTERS - LIVING ROOM (VPB)

	Ezri is working at a monitor displaying the pictures
	and service records of Ilario and Vanderweg. As
	Ezri scrolls through the information, we can see how
	tired and frustrated she feels.

					EZRI
				(to herself)
			Nothing... no connection.

	Ezri sits back in her chair and stares at the two
	pictures. After a long beat, she sighs. There's
	nothing new to be gleaned here; she's at a dead end
	and she knows it.

37   INT. PROMENADE

	Late at night. The Promenade is empty except for
	MORN and a Dabo Girl, who walk to a turbolift, arm-
	in-arm. The doors close behind them.

38   NEW ANGLE

	to find Ezri, sitting at a table in the Replimat,
	brooding over some tea. Looking up, she realizes
	she's alone on the Promenade. Feeling suddenly
	vulnerable, she takes a last sip of tea, gets up
	from the table and begins walking down the hallway.

	After a few steps, WE HEAR footsteps on the walkway
	overhead, coming from the Quark's side. When Ezri
	stops, the footsteps seem to stop as well. A moment
	later, Ezri begins walking again -- this time at a
	slightly faster clip. The footsteps immediately
	start up again, keeping pace with her.

	Ezri then moves to the center of the Promenade
	trying to see up to the second level --

					EZRI
			Who's there? Who is it?

	But there's no answer. After a moment, Ezri begins
	walking again, keeping an eye on the second level --
	but it's too dark to see anything. Again, we hear
	the footsteps.

					EZRI
			Quark? Is that you?

	But there's still no answer.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT TWO     25.

39   CLOSE ON EZRI

	as she races over to the spiral staircase, quickly
	making it to the Upper Level.

40   INT. PROMENADE - SECOND LEVEL

	to see Ezri scanning the shadows for any movement.

					EZRI
			This isn't funny.

	Suddenly, a figure looms up directly behind her.
	Ezri whirls to face her assailant.

	Only then do we realize the figure is WORF.

41   WIDER

	as Ezri reacts with surprise.

					EZRI
			Worf!

					WORF
			It is late. You should be in
			your quarters.

					EZRI
			Were you following me?

					WORF
			It is dangerous to be wandering
			the Promenade alone.

					EZRI
				(surprised)
			You're worried about me?

					WORF
				(refusing to admit it)
			There is a killer on the station.
			You have no right to endanger
			yourself this way.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT TWO     26.

41   CONTINUED:

					EZRI
				(smiling)
			You are worried about me. Thank
			you, Worf. That's... sweet.

	Worf shifts uncomfortably.

					WORF
			You are a fellow officer. I
			would have the same concern for
			Chief O'Brien or Doctor Bashir.

					EZRI
				(knowing there's
				more to it)
			Of course. I didn't mean to
			imply otherwise.

					WORF
			Then we understand each other.

					EZRI
			Perfectly.

	Worf, uncomfortable under her gaze, looks to change
	the subject.

					WORF
			How is the investigation coming?

	Ezri's smile vanishes; she walks over to the railing
	and looks over the empty Promenade.

					EZRI
			Slowly.

					WORF
				(supportive)
			If I can assist you in any way...

					EZRI
			I appreciate that. But I'm
			afraid you can't. Nobody can.
				(a beat)
			Actually, there is someone who
			could help me, but I don't want
			to ask him...

					WORF
			Why?

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT TWO     27.

41   CONTINUED:	(2)

					EZRI
			It's complicated.

	Worf studies her face for a beat.

					WORF
			Nevertheless, if he can help...

					EZRI
			It wouldn't be pleasant.

					WORF
			Perhaps not, but I know you will
			do whatever is necessary to
			complete your task.

	Now it's Ezri that looks for an answer in Worf's
	face.

					EZRI
			And how do you know that?

					WORF
			You're Dax. It's your way.

	And as Ezri contemplates his words --

42   INT. EZRI'S QUARTERS

	The room is dark. A triangular altar sits in the
	center of the room. In its center, a small vat
	containing a whitish liquid bubbles over a flame.
	Nearby, Ezri stands near a wall mirror, staring at
	her reflection.

					EZRI
			I'nora, ja'kala vok... 'za
			Ezri... zhian'tara rek... pora'al
			Zheem Dax... Joran Tanas Rhem.

	Ezri closes her eyes and then opens them again, only
	to be met by her own reflection. Whatever she was
	expecting to happen clearly did not come to pass.

					EZRI
				(concentrating)
			'za Ezri Tanas Rhem Joran.

	Still nothing.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT TWO     28.

42   CONTINUED:

					EZRI
			Come on, Joran -- don't make me beg.
				(eyes closed, trying again)
			Joran Tanas Rhem. Vok Ezri...
				(intensely)
			Joran Tanas Rhem.

	Ezri opens her eyes --

43   EZRI'S POV (OPTICAL)

	of her face in the mirror. Suddenly, Joran's face
	begins to bleed through her reflection -- like an
	old pentimento -- his features becoming more and
	more distinct until they obscure Ezri's reflection
	completely.

					JORAN
			You won't regret this, Ezri.

	Suddenly Joran's face disappears in the mirror.

					JORAN (O.S.)
			I promise.

	Ezri turns to find --

44   JORAN

	seated in a chair. Ezri is both relieved to have
	succeeded in calling him forth and apprehensive at
	the prospect of dealing with him.

					JORAN
			Joran... the forgotten host. The
			outcast.

					EZRI
			The murderer.

					JORAN
			I'm sure you never thought that
			little character trait would
			prove useful.

					EZRI
			It seems so strange... separating
			you from the others... to see you
			standing there...

					JORAN
			But I'm not really standing here,
			am I?

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT TWO     29.

44   CONTINUED:

					JORAN (Cont'd)
			It's all in your mind. At least now
			I know you're hearing me. I've been
			ignored far too long... Curzon,
			Jadzia -- they didn't quite know
			what to do with me.

					EZRI
			They buried your memories as deep
			within them as possible.

					JORAN
			That was a mistake. I have so
			much to offer...

					EZRI
			We'll see about that. Now let's get
			to work. We have a killer to catch.

					JORAN
			Where should we begin?

					EZRI
			I want to know how he thinks.

					JORAN
			Then we'll start with his choice
			of weapons.

					EZRI
			We already know about the
			modifications he made to the TR-
			one-one-six.

45   ON JORAN

	stepping closer to Ezri.

					JORAN
			But you haven't held it in your
			hands, have you? You haven't
			looked through the tracking
			display. Picked a target. Felt
			the power as you lock its sensors
			on your unsuspecting prey.
				(a beat)
			If you want to catch a killer,
			Ezri... you have to learn to
			think like one.

	And off this disturbing thought, we:

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT THREE    30.
                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

46   INT. SCIENCE LAB

	TIGHT on Ezri aiming the TR-one-one-six and wearing
	the targeting display over her eye.

					JORAN (O.S.)
			Feels good, doesn't it?

					EZRI
			I've held a rifle before.

	ADJUST to include Joran, standing right by Ezri's
	side.

					JORAN
			You mean in combat?

	She nods.

					JORAN
			It's not the same thing. That
			kind of killing is too random.
			Too chaotic.
				(a beat)
			This is more controlled... you
			can savor the moment. Now tell
			me, what do you see?

					EZRI
			I'm moving through different
			levels of the Docking Ring...

					JORAN
				(slightly exasperated)
			He didn't shoot anyone in the
			Docking Ring... remember you're
			trying to put yourself into his
			mind. Go to the Habitat Ring.

47   CLOSE ON EZRI

	as she redirects the targeting mechanism on the
	rifle. (Note: to select a target, Ezri points the
	rifle up and down and/or side to side for direction.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT THREE    31.

47   CONTINUED:

	At the same time, she thumbs a small focusing knob
	on the side of the rifle that enables her targeting
	device to search through the station.)

					EZRI
			I'm there. In one of the
			corridors --

					JORAN
			Good. Our killer is a hunter.
			So start hunting...

48   EZRI'S POV - HABITAT RING CORRIDOR (OPTICAL)

	We MOVE down the hallway. Part of the screen
	displays numbers representing ranges and firing
	angles. A crosshair appears as we move past a
	BAJORAN SECURITY GUARD.

					EZRI (O.S.)
			I see a Bajoran Deputy...

					JORAN (O.S.)
			You don't want to be in the
			corridors -- look in the
			quarters.

	We MOVE off the corridor "through" a wall into --

49   EZRI'S POV - QUARTERS (OPTICAL)

	They're empty. Whoever lives there isn't home.

					EZRI (O.S.)
			No one's here.

	Again we MOVE "through" a bulkhead and into --

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT THREE    32.

50   EZRI'S POV - ANOTHER SET OF QUARTERS (OPTICAL)

	Her sight settles on a STARFLEET OFFICER getting a
	drink from a Replicator.

					EZRI (O.S.)
			A male Starfleet officer... an
			engineer. About thirty-five.

					JORAN(O.S.)
			Good. We have a victim... he's
			in your sights... how do you
			feel? The truth now.

					EZRI (O.S.)
			Powerful... in control...

					JORAN (O.S.)
			That's good. That's what the
			killer's feeling.

					EZRI (O.S.)
			I'm not angry... or excited...

					JORAN (O.S.)
			You're calm. Relaxed.

					EZRI (O.S.)
			Detached.

					JORAN (O.S.)
			Now you're getting it -- you do
			your killing from a distance...
			you're cold... methodical...
			Maybe you're a doctor... or a
			scientist...

					EZRI (O.S.)
			Maybe.
				(a beat)
			But why kill like this? Why not
			choose a victim on the Promenade?
			Or in Quark's?

					JORAN (O.S.)
			If you want to know -- pull the
			trigger and find out.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT THREE    33.

51   WIDER 

	Joran is almost whispering in her ear.

					JORAN
			Do it!

	But instead, Ezri rips off the targeting eyepiece
	and practically throws down the weapon.

					EZRI
			No!

	Emotionally spent, Ezri turns her back on Joran and
	leans against the bulkhead for support.

					JORAN
			Ezri... the gun isn't loaded.

	Ezri turns to him --

					EZRI
			Then why'd you tell me to pull
			the trigger?

					JORAN
				(a knowing smile)
			Do you want to know what the
			killer feels or don't you?

	To Ezri, the room suddenly feels very small,
	oppressive.

52   INT. PROMENADE - SECOND LEVEL

	Ezri leans against the railing, regaining her
	composure as she gazes at the passersby below.
	Joran is at her side.

					JORAN
			I'm sorry, Ezri. I didn't mean
			to push you so far.

					EZRI
			I'm not a murderer.

	Joran's silence says otherwise.

					EZRI
			I'm not you.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT THREE    34.

52   CONTINUED:

					JORAN
				(empathetic)
			Maybe not, but you have my
			memories... You remember what it
			was like...
				(seductive)
			... the excitement... the
			passion... the looks on their
			faces as they realized we were
			the last thing they'd ever see...

					EZRI
			It had nothing to do with me.
			You were the killer...

					QUARK (O.S.)
			Ezri --

	ADJUST to include Quark approaching. (Note: although
	Joran is still standing near Ezri, Quark can't see
	him.)

					QUARK
			I think you need a vacation.
			You're talking to yourself.

					EZRI
				(managing a smile)
			Just thinking out loud...

					JORAN
			I don't know what you see in this
			Ferengi. He's repulsive.

					QUARK
				(to Ezri)
			Can I get you a drink or
			something to eat?

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT THREE    35.

52   CONTINUED:	(2)

					JORAN
				(to Ezri)
			We don't have time -- we have
			work to do.

					EZRI
				(to Quark)
			No, thanks. I'm not really
			hungry.

					QUARK
			Well, when you are, you know
			where to come.

	And with that, Quark turns back towards the bar.

					JORAN
				(watching Quark
				exit)
			How I'd love to slip a knife
			between his ribs.

					EZRI
			I have a better idea -- let's get
			back to work. The sooner we find
			our killer, the sooner you and I
			can part company.

					JORAN
			I thought we were having fun
			together.

					EZRI
			Think again.

					JORAN
			I suppose I'll have to be more...
			endearing. Now, I suggest we
			visit the victims' quarters --
			see what answers we can find
			there.

	And off that suggestion --

53   INT. ILARIO'S QUARTERS

	CLOSE ON the photograph of Hector Ilario and his
	Academy classmates. ADJUST to reveal Ezri and Joran
	looking over the sparsely decorated room.

					EZRI
			What are we looking for?

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT THREE    36.

53   CONTINUED:

					JORAN
			Clues, what else?

					EZRI
			But we're not sure the killer
			ever set foot in here.

					JORAN
			Both victims were in their
			quarters when they were killed.
			Is that a coincidence or a
			connection?

					EZRI
			I don't know...

					JORAN
			Think about it -- look around.
			And remember, whatever you see is
			what the killer saw.

	Ezri walks slowly around the room, glancing at the
	furniture, a few PADDs scattered on a table, and the
	Academy photo of Ilario and his friends. Joran
	trails behind her, his eyes coming to rest on the
	picture.

					JORAN
			What do we know about these
			classmates of Ilario's?

					EZRI
			Odo checked with Starfleet
			Command -- the one on the left
			was killed in combat five weeks
			ago. The one in the middle is
			stationed on the U.S.S. Truman.
			The Truman hasn't come anywhere
			near Deep Space Nine in months.

					JORAN
			Pity...
				(a beat)
			Keep looking.

	And as they walk out of frame to cross the room, we
	find ourselves in --

54   INT. VANDERWEG'S QUARTERS

	-- to see Ezri and Joran walk into frame. Joran is
	looking around at all the personal mementos
	scattered around the room.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT THREE    37.

54   CONTINUED:

					JORAN
			Greta was quite a packrat,
			wasn't she?

					EZRI
			She was here a long time. This
			was home.

	Joran picks up a small figurine resting on a table.

					JORAN
			A monument to bad taste.
				(off her look)
			Just an observation.

	But Ezri wants to keep focused on their work. She
	steps over to a framed wedding holograph resting on
	a bookcase.

55   INSERT ON THE WEDDING HOLOGRAPH (OPTICAL)

	to see Vanderweg leap into her husband's arms,
	laughing. The action repeats itself over and over
	again.

56   WIDER

						EZRI
			Vanderweg's husband is a
			micropaleontologist on Mora-Five.
				(a beat)
			She was married...

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT THREE    38.

56   CONTINUED:

					EZRI (cont'd)
			... Ilario was single... she was
			on Deep Space Nine for three
			years... he just got here. She
			was a mature woman, he was
			practically a kid...
				(with increasing
				frustration)
			Besides the uniform, they had
			nothing in common. Which means
			they could've been chosen at
			random. And if that's true...
			we're wasting our time.

	And off that --

57   INT. QUARK'S

	as a Ferengi waiter walks past a table REVEALING
	Ezri and Joran, seated. The place is busy.

					JORAN
			You're thinking about giving up,
			aren't you?

					EZRI
				(softly)
			I didn't say that.

					JORAN
			You don't have to. You have
			failure written all over you...

					EZRI
			Sorry to disappoint you.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT THREE    39.

57   CONTINUED:

					JORAN
			It's not the lack of clues that's
			keeping you from finding the
			killer... it's you.

					EZRI
			Me?

					JORAN
			You're holding back, Ezri. You
			refuse to see with his eyes...
			feel with his hands... think with
			his mind...

					EZRI
			You want to turn me into a killer
			-- make me like you.

					JORAN
			You are me.

					EZRI
				(temper rising)
			You want me to kill someone?
			What do you say I start with you.

					JORAN
				(pleased)
			That's the spirit.

	Suddenly we hear a commotion off screen --

58   ANGLE ON THE DOOR

	to see a desperate STARFLEET OFFICER running down
	the stairs from the Second Level. He's being chased
	by a Bajoran Security Officer.

58A  ON EZRI AND JORAN

	reacting to the sight.

					EZRI
			They found him!

59   ANOTHER ANGLE

	as the Starfleet Officer races past Ezri's table.
	Instinctively, she shoves a chair out in front of
	him, knocking him to the ground.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT THREE    40.

59   CONTINUED:

	The officer struggles to his feet and tries to head
	for the door, backhanding Ezri and bloodying her
	nose. Ezri lunges into him and they go down,
	grappling on the floor. Ezri manages to get the
	upper hand, straddling his chest.

60   CLOSE ON EZRI
	her face contorted with anger and adrenaline.

					JORAN
			A weapon... There...

61   ON EZRI'S HAND

	reaching for a knife that's fallen off a table.

					JORAN
			Yes... Use it... now.

62   ON EZRI

	still pinning the officer, she cocks her arm back to
	stab him as Joran appears at her side.

					JORAN
			Do it!

	But before Ezri can strike -- a hand grabs her
	wrist.

63   WIDER

	to reveal Odo, taking the knife from her hand.

					ODO
			That's enough!

					JORAN
			No!

64   ON EZRI

	shaken, she tries to regain her composure. And as
	she realizes how close she came to killing a man, we:

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT FOUR    41.
                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

5    INT. CAPTAIN'S OFFICE

	Sisko, holding the knife that Ezri almost stabbed
	the Starfleet officer with, stares at the counselor
	from behind his desk. Joran stands next to a
	somewhat shaken Ezri.

					SISKO
				(re: the knife)
			Mind explaining this?

	But Ezri knows there is no good explanation.

					SISKO
			If Odo hadn't stopped you, you
			would've stabbed Ensign Bertram.

					EZRI
			I was trying to stop him from
			getting away. He hit me, I
			reacted... I guess I 
			overreacted.

					SISKO
				I'd say so.

					JORAN
				(to Ezri, re: Sisko)
			He could be a little more
			grateful, don't you think?

					EZRI
				(to Sisko)
			I'm sorry I let things get out of
			hand, but Bertram killed two
			people.

					SISKO
			Bertram didn't kill anyone.

	This comes as a shock to Ezri.

					EZRI
			Then why was the Security Team
			chasing him?

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT FOUR    42.

65     CONTINUED:

					SISKO
			Because a month ago, he accessed
			the Replicator patterns for the
			TR-one-one-six... without
			authorization.

					JORAN
			Sounds guilty to me.

					EZRI
				(to Sisko)
			Why would he replicate a rifle
			unless he was going to use it?

					SISKO
			He collects weapons. Federation,
			Klingon, Cardassian...

					JORAN
			What a coincidence.

					EZRI
			That doesn't rule him out as a
			suspect.

					SISKO
			True. But the fact that he was
			on Bajor when the first murder
			occurred does.

	That takes the wind out of her sails. Sisko studies
	Ezri for a beat.

					SISKO
			You've been under a lot of stress
			lately...

					EZRI
			Ben -- please, don't give up on
			me. I can find the killer.
				(emphatic)
			I know I can. I just need more
			time.

	And off that moment --

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT FOUR    43.

66   INT. HABITAT RING CORRIDOR

	Ezri walks with new determination. Joran follows in
	her wake.

					JORAN
			That was close. Not that it
			matters, really. We'd have
			continued without Sisko's
			blessing.

	Ezri doesn't answer.

					JORAN
			Right?

	Still no answer.

					JORAN
			Are you listening to me?

	Ezri arrives at her quarters and steps inside.

67   INT. EZRI'S QUARTERS

	Ezri grabs a high-tech lighter, walks over to the
	altar that still sits in the center of the room,
	and lights the flame under the vat.

					JORAN
				(alarmed)
			What are you doing?

					EZRI
			What does it look like?

	Ezri closes her eyes and stands over the vat,
	breathing in the fumes.

					EZRI
			I'nora, ja'kala vok...

					JORAN
			You think you can get rid of me
			this easily?

					EZRI
			Zheem Dax... nah sass-eye-ahn...

					JORAN
			Don't you see, we've made Dax
			whole again.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT FOUR    44.

67   CONTINUED:

					EZRI
			D'za-oo bah-zheest...

					JORAN
			Don't back away now.

	Ezri steps in front of the mirror --

68   ANGLE ON THE MIRROR (OPTICAL)

	to see Joran's image in the mirror in place of her
	own.

					EZRI
			Joran rhee jehr hey-dah...

					JORAN
			You won't catch the killer
			without me!

	Suddenly, we hear Odo's voice on the com line:

					ODO'S COM VOICE
			Odo to Lieutenant Dax. Report to
			the Habitat Ring Level H Forty-
			three.

	Ezri can hear the strain in Odo's voice; it can mean
	only one thing.

					EZRI
			On my way.

	As Joran smiles at the reprieve, Ezri sighs with
	resignation --

69   INT. BROTT'S QUARTERS

	Sisko, Odo, O'Brien, Bashir, Ezri -- they're all
	here, including Joran. The group is looking over
	the body of another Starfleet officer. This time,
	however, the victim is a Bolian.

					ODO
			Petty officer Zim Brott. Bolian.
			Five years of service on Deep
			Space Nine.

					EZRI
			I knew him. Or at least Jadzia
			did. He has a wife and co-husband
			on Bolarus. Two children.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT FOUR    45.

69     CONTINUED:

	Sisko scans the room, which looks lived-in and
	disorderly. Stacks of PADDs are piled up on the
	table and clothes are scattered around the room.

					O'BRIEN
			So much for the theory that our
			killer is only targeting humans.

					BASHIR
				(examining the body)
			Captain...

					SISKO
			The bullet pierced his heart?

					BASHIR
			At close range.

					JORAN
				(to Ezri)
			Why am I not surprised.

	The defeat in the room seems almost palpable.

70   CLOSE ON EZRI

	as she looks over the stacks of PADDs on the desk.
	WE PULL BACK to reveal that time has passed and only
	she and Joran are left in the room.

					JORAN
			What happens if we don't catch
			him... will he keep shooting
			Starfleet officers until there
			are none left on the station?

	Joran steps over to a photograph on Brott's wall.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT FOUR    46.

70     CONTINUED:

					JORAN
				(studying the photo)
			How could anyone be so happy with
			such unattractive children?

	As an idea begins to form in Ezri's mind --

					EZRI
			What did you say?

					JORAN
			This photo --

	Ezri crosses over to Joran to look at the picture --

71   EZRI'S POV OF THE PHOTO

	which displays a happy Brott, his arms around two
	lovely children.

72   ON EZRI

	as the coin drops --

					EZRI
			It's the pictures!
				(pointing at Brott's image)
			He's laughing!

									SMASH CUT TO:

73   INT. VANDERWEG'S QUARTERS

	CLOSE ON Ezri and Joran looking at the wedding
	hologram of Vanderweg LAUGHING as she leaps into her
	husband's arms.

					EZRI
			She's laughing --

									SMASH CUT TO:

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT FOUR    47.

74   INT. ILARIO'S QUARTERS

	to Ezri and Joran staring at the photograph of
	Ilario and his classmates.

					EZRI
			That's what the victims have in
			common. Pictures of laughing
			faces...

					JORAN
			A killer who hates laughter. Who
			hates emotion...

	Ezri and Joran exchange a look -- they both have the
	same thought.

					EZRI
			A Vulcan.

					JORAN
			All Vulcans distrust emotions,
			but they don't go around killing
			people for smiling.

					EZRI
			This one does.
				(theorizing)
			Something happened to him...
			something so emotionally painful,
			it's making him lose control...
			when he looks through the
			targeting sensor and sees those
			pictures... the laughter seems to
			mock him.

					JORAN
				(the proud teacher)
			You're thinking like he thinks,
			Ezri.

					EZRI
				(to Com)
			Computer. How many Vulcan
			Starfleet Officers are on the
			station?

					COMPUTER VOICE
			There are forty-eight Vulcans
			serving on Deep Space Nine.

					JORAN
			Now all we have to do is
			eliminate forty-seven of them.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT FOUR   47A.

74   CONTINUED:

					EZRI
			I should tell Odo...

					JORAN
			Not until we have proof.

					EZRI
			Then let's get some.

	And off that --

75   EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT FOUR    48.

76   INT. SCIENCE LAB (VPB)

	Ezri is at a monitor having just scrolled through
	the service records of the station's Vulcan
	population. Joran stands behind her.

					EZRI
				(frustrated)
			We still have twenty-eight
			suspects... Vulcans who have
			suffered a personal loss of some
			kind.

					JORAN
			We've narrowed the field.

					EZRI
			Not by enough.

77   INT. PROMENADE - SECOND LEVEL

	Ezri is at the railing again, looking at the busy
	crowd below. Joran, as always, is by her side.

78   EZRI'S POV

	of TWO VULCAN OFFICERS walking side-by-side.

79   BACK TO EZRI

	watching them, then looking over at --

80   EZRI'S POV - QUARK'S SECOND LEVEL

	to see a Vulcan Officer seated at a table, eating.

81   BACK TO EZRI AND JORAN

					EZRI
			There's one thing I don't
			understand... if he hates
			laughter, why doesn't he seek out
			his victims in Quark's or in a
			holosuite?

					JORAN
			Maybe it's not just the
			laughter...

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT FOUR    49.

81     CONTINUED:

					EZRI
				(thinking it over)
			You're right... maybe it's the
			way a photograph freezes
			emotion... making it seem like
			the laughter's going to last
			forever.

	Ezri looks back out at the passersby...

82   INT. TURBOLIFT

	as the doors open and Ezri and Joran ENTER.

					EZRI
				(to com)
			Level Twelve, Central Core.

					JORAN
			So what do we do now?

					EZRI
			We go back over our list of
			suspects... see if we can't narrow
			it down. And then proof or no
			proof, we give the list to Odo.

	Just then, the doors OPEN and a VULCAN SCIENCE
	OFFICER ENTERS.

					VULCAN
				(to com)
			Habitat Ring, Level K Fifty-five.

83   CLOSE ON EZRI

	as she studies the new passenger, who pays her no
	mind. After a beat, she turns away and stares
	straight ahead. However, Joran's eyes remain locked
	on the Vulcan, scrutinizing him intently. After a
	moment, Joran steps up to the Vulcan and literally
	stares him in the face. Of course, the Vulcan
	doesn't even know Joran is there. But before Ezri
	can stop herself --

					EZRI
				(to Joran)
			What are you doing?

	The Vulcan, thinking she's talking to him, looks
	quizzically at Ezri.

					VULCAN
			Are you addressing me?

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT FOUR    50.

83     CONTINUED:

					EZRI
				(realizing her
				mistake)
			Sorry. Nevermind.

	They then both look back at the door. But Joran is
	still pinning the Vulcan with his eyes. And when he
	speaks, it's with an intense certainty.

					JORAN
			It's him, Ezri. I know it is.
			We've found our killer.

84   CLOSE ON EZRI

	as she slowly turns to look the Vulcan. And off
	this moment, we:

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT FIVE    51.
                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

85   INT. TURBOLIFT

	As before. Joran continues to stand nose-to-nose
	with the Vulcan.

					JORAN
			I'm telling you. He's the one
			we're looking for... look in his
			eyes!

	Ezri also continues to stare at the Vulcan.

					EZRI
				(to the Vulcan,
				inviting a
				response)
			By the way, I'm Counselor Dax...

	Just then the Turbolift doors OPEN and the Vulcan
	looks over at her.

					VULCAN
			I know.

	And with that, he EXITS. As the doors shut, Ezri
	slumps back against the Turbolift wall, unsure of
	what to do.

					JORAN
			What are you doing? He's getting
			away.

					EZRI
			We need proof -- something I can
			take to Odo.

					JORAN
			And while you're looking for that
			proof, what do you think the
			Vulcan will be doing? I'll tell
			you -- he's going to pick another
			victim.

	And as Ezri looks over at Joran, fearing he might be
	right --

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT FIVE    52.

86   INT. SCIENCE LAB

	CLOSE ON a monitor screen displaying a picture of
	the Vulcan we just saw in the turbolift.

					EZRI (O.S.)
			Science Officer Chu'lak. Age,
			ninety-seven.

	Adjust to REVEAL Ezri and Joran studying the
	monitor.

					EZRI
			Assigned to Deep Space Nine three
			months ago. Before that, he
			served aboard the U.S.S. Grissom.

					JORAN
			Why was he transferred?

					EZRI
			The Grissom was destroyed by the
			Jem'Hadar in the battle of
			Ricktor Prime. Chu'lak was one
			of only six crewmen to survive.

					JORAN
			Six survivors out of a crew of
			twelve hundred and fifty...

					EZRI
			He served on that ship for ten
			years. Those people who died...
			they were his colleagues... his
			friends...

					JORAN
			That's a painful loss. Even for
			a Vulcan...

					EZRI
			That doesn't make him a killer.

					JORAN
			But your instincts are telling
			you that he is. Listen to your
			instincts -- listen to me! It's
			him!

					EZRI
				(to the com)
			Computer. Locate Science Officer
			Chu'lak.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT FIVE    53.

86     CONTINUED:

				COMPUTER VOICE
			Lieutenant Chu'lak is in his
			quarters.

					JORAN
				(with urgency)
			Seeking out his next victim.

					EZRI
				(to com)
			Computer. Where are Chu'lak's
			quarters?

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Habitat Ring Level D Twelve.

	Ezri gets out of her chair and picks up the TR-one-
	one-six, placing the targeting display over her eye.

					JORAN
				(pleased)
			My thought exactly.

87   EZRI'S POV - CHU'LAK'S QUARTERS (OPTICAL)

	where Chu'lak is seated at a monitor, working a
	console.

					JORAN (O.S.)
			What do you see?

					EZRI (O.S.)
			He's studying something on his
			computer console...

	Chu'lak's body prevents us from seeing whatever's on
	the screen.

88   EZRI

	looking into the targeting sensor, holding the
	rifle. Joran's right beside her.

					JORAN
			Studying what?

89   EZRI'S POV - CHU'LAK'S QUARTERS (OPTICAL)

	as Ezri's targeting mechanism pushes through
	Chu'lak's body to get a look at the monitor screen.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT FIVE    54.

89     CONTINUED:

	On it is the service record, with photo, of Ezri
	Dax.

90   ON EZRI

	as she reacts to the discovery.

					JORAN
			What is it?

					EZRI
			Me. My service record.

					JORAN
			He knows we suspect him.

91   EZRI'S POV - CHU'LAK'S QUARTERS (OPTICAL)

	as Chu'lak gets up out of his chair and crosses into
	the next room.

					EZRI (O.S.)
			He's going into the next room --

					JORAN(O.S.)
			Follow him.

	But before she can make the adjustment on the
	targeting sensor knob, Chu'lak returns carrying
	something wrapped in a Vulcan ceremonial blanket.

					EZRI (O.S.)
			He's back... he's carrying
			something...

					JORAN (O.S.)
			It's the rifle...

	Ezri doesn't say anything as Chu'lak lays the item
	on a table. He then unfolds the blanket to reveal a
	TR-one-one-six.

92   BACK TO EZRI AND JORAN

					JORAN
				(pressing)
			Isn't it?

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT FIVE    55.

92     CONTINUED:

	Ezri instinctively grabs a loaded bullet clip, slaps
	it onto the rifle, then aims again. Joran smiles
	approvingly; time to take it another step.

					JORAN
			Shoot him.
			But Ezri hesitates...

93   EZRI'S POV - CHU'LAKIS QUARTERS (OPTICAL)

	to see Chu'lak put on the targeting display over one
	eye and lift up the rifle.

					JORAN (O.S.)
			Don't think about it --

	Chu'lak works his targeting sensor --

94   ON EZRI

					JORAN
			Do it!

95   EZRI'S POV - CHU'LAK'S QUARTERS (OPTICAL)

	as Chu'lak takes aim at his target -- Ezri!

					JORAN (O.S.)
			Kill him!

96   ON EZRI

	as she tightens her grip on the rifle --

97   EZRI'S POV - CHU'LAK'S QUARTERS (OPTICAL)

	as Chu'lak does the same --

98   ON EZRI

	as she finally pulls the trigger --

					JORAN
			Yes!

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT FIVE    56.

99   	EZRI'S POV - CHU'LAK'S QUARTERS (OPTICAL)

	-- to see Chu'lak hit in the chest. As he falls
	back, he fires his weapon --

100  WIDER ON EZRI AND JORAN

	as a bullet whizzes by them and slams into the
	bulkhead.

					JORAN
			Congratulations.

	Ezri drops the rifle and removes the targeting
	sensor from eye. Without a word to Joran, she walks
	out of her quarters --

101  INT. HABITAT RING CORRIDOR

	As we follow Ezri walking purposefully down the
	hallway. Joran is with her.

					JORAN
			I'm proud of you.

	But Ezri just ignores him.

102  INT. CHU'LAK'S QUARTERS

	CLOSE ON a wounded Chu'lak as he slowly drags
	himself on his stomach toward his TR-one-one-six,
	lying on the floor.

	Just as his arm stretches out for the weapon, we
	HEAR the doors to his quarters OPEN. Before his
	straining fingers can get hold of the rifle, Ezri's
	foot slides the gun away.

103  WIDER

	to see Ezri reach down and pick up the rifle, the
	barrel pointing down at Chu'lak. Joran, as always,
	is by her side.

					JORAN
				(to Ezri)
			Go ahead. Finish what you
			started.

	Chu'lak, breathing painfully, looks up at Ezri.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT FIVE    57.

103  CONTINUED:

					EZRI
				(to Chu'lak)
			Tell me, why'd you do it?

	The Vulcan looks at her for a long beat.

					VULCAN
			Because logic demanded it.

					JORAN
				(to Ezri)
			What are you waiting for?

104  CLOSE ON EZRI

	as she looks down at the rifle she's holding in her
	hands, which is pointed at Chu'lak.

					JORAN
			He deserves to die -- you know
			that. Follow your instincts...

					EZRI
			I will...

	Joran smiles triumphantly. But his smile is short-
	lived as Ezri lifts the weapon so that the muzzle
	points away from Chu'lak.

					EZRI
				(tapping her badge)
			Ezri to Infirmary. I need an
			Emergency Medical team. Habitat
			Ring D Twelve.

					BASHIR'S COM VOICE
			On our way.

	Joran shakes his head, disturbed by Ezri's change of
	heart.

					EZRI
				(to Joran)
			Try not to look so disappointed.

	And off that moment --

105  EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT FIVE   57A.

106  INT. EZRI'S QUARTERS

	Ezri stands before the lighted altar. Joran watches
	her, a small satisfied smile on his face.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT FIVE    58.

106  CONTINUED:

					EZRI
			I'nora, ja'kala vok...

					JORAN
			I can't tell you how much I've
			enjoyed our time together.

					EZRI
			Zheem Dax... nah sass-eye-ahn...
			D'za-oo bah-zheest...

107  ANOTHER ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	as Ezri steps over to the mirror. Joran's image is
	reflected in the mirror instead of her own.

					EZRI
			Joran rhee jehr hey-dah...

					JORAN
			You know you won't be able to
			forget me... or bury me as deeply
			as Curzon or Jadzia did.

	Ezri pauses her chant, knowing she has to have a
	final conversation with Joran.

					EZRI
				(simply)
			I know.

					JORAN
			I'm a part of you now. As much
			as Audrid, Torias -- any of them.

	Ezri can't deny what Joran is saying.

					EZRI
			I'll have to be careful.

	And with that, Ezri turns her attention to the
	business at hand.

					EZRI
			Tu Dax noh zhian 'vok... j'zui...

108  CLOSER ON THE MIRROR (OPTICAL)

	as Joran's image bleeds away and is replaced by
	Ezri's own image.

     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Field of Fire" - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT FIVE    59.

108  CONTINUED:

					EZRI
			... Joran Rhem Tanas... Ezri.

	And as Ezri stares at her own reflection, we:

									FADE OUT.

                          END OF ACT FIVE                           
                            THE END