STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                              
                          "Empok Nor" 
                          #40510-522 
                              
                           Story by 
                         Bryan Fuller 
                              
                          Teleplay by 
                         Hans Beimler 
                              
                          Directed by 
                          Mike Vejar 

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        STAR TREK: DS9 - "Empok Nor" - 03/20/97 - CAST 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                          "Empok Nor" 
                             CAST 

          SISKO                    GARAK
          KIRA                     NOG
          ODO                      AMARO
          BASHIR                   BOQ'TA
          DAX                      STOLZOFF
          QUARK                    PECHETTI
          O'BRIEN                  
          WORF                     

          Non-Speaking             Non-Speaking
          N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES     

        STAR TREK: DS9 - "Empok Nor" - 03/24/97 - SETS 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                          "Empok Nor" 
                             SETS 

        INTERIORS                     EXTERIORS
        DEEP SPACE NINE                 DEEP SPACE NINE
          INFIRMARY                     EMPOK NOR
          QUARK'S                       
          CONDUIT                       
          CAPTAIN'S OFFICE              
          AIRLOCK                       

        EMPOK NOR                     
          AIRLOCK                       
          STATION COMMANDER'S OFFICE    
          CARGO BAY                     
          CONDUIT                       
          CORRIDORS/JUNCTION            
          HABITAT RING CORRIDOR         
          PROMENADE                     
          INFIRMARY/SURGERY             
          OPS                           
          UPPER PYLON/AIRLOCK CORRIDOR  
          WARDROOM                      
          QUARTERS                      

        RUNABOUT                      

       DS NINE - "Empok Nor" - 03/20/97 - PRONUNCIATION 

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 
                          "Empok Nor" 
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

          AMARO                    uh-MAR-oh
          BARRICA                  bah-REEK-ah
                                   (Spanish "rr" like
                                   "arriba")
          BOQ'TA                   BOKE-tuh
          EMPOK NOR                EM-pahk NORE
          KOTRA                    KOE-trah
          PECHETTI                 peh-CHE-tee
          STOLZOFF                 STOLE-zoff
          SETLIK                   SET-lick
          TILAMIN                  TIH-lah-min
          TRIVAS                   TREE-vus
          CUCHULAINN               ka-HOO-lun
          NECHTA                   NECK-tuh
          PSYCHOTROPIC             sigh-kah-TROE-pik

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - TEASER        1.

                  STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE                    
                             "Empok Nor"                               
                            TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    INT. QUARK'S

	The place is all but empty. The bored looking DABO
	GIRLS stand listlessly at the tables, while the FERENGI 
	WAITERS stand idle at the bar. The only customer seems 
	to be MORN. As KIRA, WORF and DAX ENTER, QUARK rushes 
	up to them solicitously.

					QUARK
			Welcome, welcome, welcome.

					DAX
				(looking around)
			A little quiet in here...

					QUARK
				(as they're sitting)
			You just beat the rush. Let me
			get your orders before I get
			swamped.

	Kira, Worf and Dax exchange a shrug and decide to 
	order.

					DAX
			I'll have a Tilamin Froth.

					KIRA
			And I'll have a --

	A LOUD JACKHAMMER-LIKE NOISE cuts her off. After a 
	table-rattling beat, it stops.

					WORF
			What was that?

					QUARK

				(all innocent)
			What was what?

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - TEASER        2.

	CONTINUED:

	They stare at him for a beat until another EARTH-
	SHATTERING SOUND pierces the silence.

					QUARK
				(gesturing to the wall)
			Oh, that? It's just my nephew and
			Chief O'Brien repairing some
			conduit.  You'll get used to it.

	ANOTHER THUNDEROUS RATTLE.

					WORF
				(to the others)
			The Klingon restaurant?

					DAX
			It would be quieter.

	Kira, Worf and Dax get up from their chairs to leave. 
	Before Quark can protest... NOG rushes out from the 
	back of the room.

					QUARK
				(angrily at Nog)
			When are you two going to be done
			in there?

					NOG
			When the conduit is repaired and
			brought back up to safety specs.

					QUARK
			Well, hurry up.

	Quark looks over at Morn, who is shaking a finger in his 
	ear as if to rid it of ringing.

					QUARK
				(continuing)
			Before I lose all my customers.

					NOG
			I need to get something.

					QUARK
			What?

					NOG
			Two root beers?

	Off Quark's face --

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - TEASER        3.

2    INT. CONDUIT

	CLOSE ON two empty root beer bottles. PULL BACK TO 
	REVEAL O'BRIEN working at an open access panel. Nog is 
	positioned behind O'Brien, next to a toolbox.

					O'BRIEN 
			Hyper spanner.

	Like a nurse handing a surgeon a scalpel, Nog slaps the 
	needed tool into O'Brien's open hand. O'Brien works 
	for a beat, then extends his hand again.

					O'BRIEN 
			Optronic coupler.

	Again, Nog slaps the needed tool into his hand.
	O'Brien works for another beat, and extends a hand -- 
	but before he can ask for the desired tool, Nog slaps 
	it in his hand.

					O'BRIEN
				(surprised) 
			How'd you know I needed a phase 
			decompiler?

					NOG
			I've been paying attention, sir.

					O'BRIEN
				(smiling)
			That you have, cadet.

	As O'Brien returns to work:

					NOG 
			My father told me I could learn a 
			lot from you. He says you can fix 
			anything.

					O'BRIEN
			I'm an engineer... that's what we 
			do.
				(re: the completed work) 
			There. Good as new.

					NOG 
			Amazing.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - TEASER        4.

2    CONTINUED:

	Suddenly there's a small EXPLOSION followed by a PLUME 
	OF NITROGEN that spews from the open panel.

					O'BRIEN
			Damn.

	And as he grabs a tool --

3    INT. CAPTAIN'S OFFICE

	O'Brien is reporting to SISKO as ODO looks on.

					O'BRIEN 
			We repaired the leak right away, 
			but the problem is worse than I 
			thought. The entire plasma 
			distribution manifold is shot.

					SISKO
			Can you replicate a new one?

					O'BRIEN
				(shaking his head) 
			No. Cardassian manifolds use a 
			beta-matrix compositor which can't 
			be replicated.

					ODO
				(dry) 
			I suppose we could contact Gul 
			Dukat and ask if he happens to 
			have a spare manifold system lying 
			around...

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - TEASER        5.

3    CONTINUED:

					SISKO 
			I'm sure he'd jump at the chance 
			to help us. Any other ideas?

					O'BRIEN 
			We could send a salvage team to 
			the abandoned Cardassian Station 
			in the Trivas System.

					SISKO
			Empok Nor?

					O'BRIEN
				(nodding) 
			It's the same design as this 
			station. The Cardassians pulled 
			out a year ago, but there's a good 
			chance the plasma manifold system 
			is still operable.

					SISKO 
				(to Odo) 
			What about Dominion activity in 
			the area?

					ODO 
			There hasn't been any in several 
			months. Strategically, they seem 
			to have lost interest in that 
			sector.

	Sisko thinks it over for a beat.

					ODO 
			But there is one problem. It's 
			standard Cardassian procedure 
			to booby-trap a facility before 
			abandoning it.

					O'BRIEN 
			And a lot of the "surprises" they 
			leave behind are specifically 
			keyed to attack non-Cardassians.

					SISKO
			Sounds like you should take a 
			Cardassian along...

	And off Sisko's confident look

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - TEASER        6.

4    INT. AIRLOCK

	CLOSE ON GARAK, as he follows O'Brien toward the 
	runabout, where four other crewmembers are loading 
	supplies into the rear of the shuttle, preparing for 
	departure. (We will later get to know them as 
	STOLZOFF, PECHETTI, AMARO and BOQ'TA.)

					O'BRIEN
			So how did Captain Sisko convince 
			you to come?

					GARAK 
			How do you know I didn't 
			volunteer?

					O'BRIEN
			He threatened you, didn't he?

					GARAK 
			Nothing so coarse. The captain 
			bribed me. He offered to help me 
			procure a larger space for my 
			workshop. The latest dressmaking 
			equipment is surprisingly bulky.

	O'Brien nods to his men as they pass and EXIT into --

5    INT. RUNABOUT - CONTINUOUS

	O'Brien and Garak move towards the cockpit.

					O'BRIEN 
			Well, whatever the captain did, 
			I'm glad you're here.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - TEASER        7.

5    CONTINUED:

	Garak stiffens and stares at O'Brien for a beat.

					O'BRIEN 
			What's the matter?

					GARAK
			It's just that lately, I've 
			noticed that everyone seems to... 
			trust me. It's quite unnerving. 
			I'm still trying to get used to 
			it. Next thing I know, people 
			will be inviting me to their homes 
			for dinner.

	Despite his protestations to the contrary, O'Brien can 
	tell that Garak is somewhat pleased to be "settling in" 
	to life on the station.

					O'BRIEN 
			If it makes you feel any better, 
			I promise I'll never have you 
			over.

					GARAK, 
			I appreciate that, Chief.

					O'BRIEN 
			Don't mention it. Anything to 
			return the favor. Disarming 
			Cardassian boobytraps is not my 
			favorite kind of engineering.

6    NEW ANGLE

	At the door to the runabout, Boq'ta, a Bolian engineer, 
	looks up from his work and turns to Pechetti, another 
	engineer, human, in his mid-thirties.

					BOQ'TA 
			Booby-traps... I can't believe I 
			let you talk me into volunteering 
			for this.

					PECHETTI 
			Beats working on the waste 
			extraction system.
				(tapping his phaser) 
			Besides, how often does an 
			engineer get to wear a phaser?

	Stolzoff and Amaro, the security officers, both human, 
	exchange smiles. Stolzoff is female; Amaro is male. 
	The security officers have phaser rifles, while the 
	engineers, Boq'ta and Pechetti, have hand phasers.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - TEASER        8.

6    CONTINUED:

					STOLZOFF
			Hate to disappoint you, Pechetti.
				(re: phaser) 
			But the only thing you'll be using 
			that for is shooting voles. Empok 
			Nor's been abandoned so long, 
			they're going to be hungry.

					AMARO 
			Don't worry, you play with your 
			wrenches, we'll watch your back.

	Suddenly Nog ENTERS from the airlock, carrying a fully-
	loaded backpack, two bulky canisters, a couple of 
	canteen-like bottles strapped around his chest, and a 
	phaser rifle.


					AMARO 
			Can I help you, cadet?

	Appreciative CHORTLES from the others cause O'Brien to 
	turn and look at them. Nog straightens himself with 
	whatever dignity he can muster.

					NOG
				(to O'Brien) 
			I'm reporting for duty...
				(a defiant beat)
			...sir.

	O'Brien stands up to make a point.

					O'BRIEN 
			Welcome aboard, cadet.

	Nog stands at attention.

					NOG 
			Thank you, sir. And may I say 
			it's a privilege to be here, sir.

					O'BRIEN
				(for the others) 
			You've earned it.
				(then, only to Nog) 
			But one more "sir" and I'm going 
			to leave you behind.

					NOG
			Very well, s... Chief.

	Satisfied that he's made his point and that Nog is to 
	be respected, O'Brien turns back to the cockpit.

					O'BRIEN 
			Let's get going. Next stop, Empok 
			Nor.

        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - TEASER        9.

7    EXT. SPACE - EMPOK NOR (OPTICAL)

	A space station much like our own, except this one is
	lifeless.  Motionless.  Eerie.

	All the lights are out, and the station itself has 
	drifted, looking like a bicycle wheel about to tip 
	over.

8    INT. EMPOK NOR - PROMENADE

	Empty. Silent.  Moonlight streaks through the windows.

9   INT. EMPOK NOR - SURGERY

	Darker. And yet... through the darkness, shapes.
	Three body-length chambers.

	CAMERA DRIFTS IN on one of the chambers. It has a 
	glass cover, which catches whatever little light there 
	is, and allows us to make something out inside the 
	chamber: a CARDASSIAN FACE.

									FADE OUT.

                         U>END OF TEASER                           

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT ONE       10.
                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

	(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes)

10   INT. RUNABOUT 

	CLOSE ON a Cardassian board game we'll come to know as 
	Kotra. It's a cross between chess and Stratego, where 
	all the pieces are identical in shape, though each 
	player's pieces are of a different color. A hand moves 
	one of the pieces back, "retreating."

					GARAK (O.S.) 
			What are you doing?

	WIDEN TO SEE the two players, Garak and Nog. 
	O'Brien is nearby, at a side console, doing some recreational 
	reading off a PADD. Boq'ta is piloting the runabout.

					NOG 
			Regrouping.

					GARAK 
			But you're losing.

					NOG 
			That's why I have to protect my 
			assets.

					GARAK 
			This isn't a financial 
			transaction. Protecting your 
			"assets" is what got you into 
			trouble in the first place. You 
			have to go on the offensive -- you 
			have to attack.

	But Nog is committed to his own strategy.

					NOG 
			Your move.

					GARAK
			This is maddening. Asking a 
			Ferengi to play a Cardassian game 
			is like asking a Klingon to chew 
			with his mouth closed.

	Garak, exasperated, takes the octagonal dice and rolls. 
	Garak moves a series of pieces brazenly as he speaks:

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT ONE      10A.

10   CONTINUED:

					GARAK 
			Kotra isn't about "regrouping" and 
			hoarding "assets" -- it's about 
			bold strategy and decisive action.

	Garak has "taken" two of Nog's pieces, placing them in 
	his "captured" tray.

					GARAK 
			Chief, care to take on the winner? 
			I'd love to play Kotra against the 
			hero of Setlik Three.

	O'Brien looks over at him, reacting to this unexpected 
	remark. Setlik is something that happened a long time 
	ago, and it's not something he likes to think about.

					O'BRIEN 
			What is that supposed to mean?

					GARAK 
			Everyone knows your distinguished 
			war record -- how you led two 
			dozen men against the Barrica 
			encampment and drove out an entire 
			regiment of Cardassians. If you 
			play Kotra with half that 
			brazenness, I think we'd have 
			quite a match.

					O'BRIEN
			That was a long time ago.

					GARAK 
			But you're still the same man.

					O'BRIEN 
			I'm not a soldier anymore. I'm an 
			engineer.

					GARAK 
			I see. So when you and Doctor 
			Bashir disappear into the 
			holosuites for hours at a time... 
			you're just repairing them.

       DEEP SPACE NTNE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT ONE       11.

10   CONTINUED:	(2)

					O'BRIEN
			What's your point, Garak?

					GARAK 
			I'm just curious, why do you and 
			Doctor Bashir spend hours in the 
			holosuites dressed up as fighter 
			pilots, reliving ancient battles?

					O'BRIEN
			We do it for fun -- it's just a 
			game.

					GARAK
			So's Kotra. And I'd love nothing 
			more than to play against a man 
			like you.

					O'BRIEN
			Maybe some other time.

	Pechetti emerges from the back room and steps up to 
	O'Brien, handing him a PADD.

					PECHETTI 
			Chief, here's the wish list you 
			wanted. Three categories: "Must 
			Have"... which includes the 
			manifolds and the plasma recoilers -- 
			"Could Use"... things like EPS 
			matrix converters -- and "Would be 
			Nice"... bypass displacers, 
			polarity maximizers, that sort of 
			thing.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT ONE       12.

10   CONTINUED:	(3)

					O'BRIEN
				(reading an item on the
				list) 
			Cardassian emblems and insignias?

					PECHETTI
				(backing off) 
			A low priority, but if we happen 
			to see any...

					O'BRIEN
			This is a salvage operation, 
			Pechetti. Not an opportunity to 
			indulge your collecting 
			obsessions.

					PECHETTI
				(contrite) 
			Right.

	Pechetti heads off to the back, and O'Brien smiles, 
	shaking his head at the crewman.

11   EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL) (STOCK)

	The Runabout traveling at warp.

12   INT. RUNABOUT 

	Later. Nog is now piloting the runabout, and although
	there is little to do, he is doing it with great
	concentration and pride. O'Brien is getting a cup of
	coffee from the replicator. Garak is sewing one of his
	own outfits, having brought some of his tailoring work
	on board.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT ONE       13.

12   CONTINUED:

	Nog reacts to his console.

					NOG 
			Approaching Empok Nor, Sir.

					O'BRIEN
			Take us out of warp.

	Nog taps a few keys on his panel and we hear the SOUND 
	of the ship dropping out of warp. O'Brien slips into 
	the seat next to Nog. O'Brien leans forward and taps 
	a few keys on his console.

					O'BRIEN 
			Run a full scan. I'll take the 
			helm.

					NOG
				(off his monitor) 
			The station's main power supply 
			and life support systems are off-
			line. No lifesigns.

					O'BRIEN
			I'm taking us into transporter 
			range.

					GARAK 
			I don't think we can risk beaming 
			aboard. There are probably 
			pattern scramblers rigged to go 
			off if they detect a non-
			Cardassian transporter signal.

					O'BRIEN 
			That could be messy... we'll have 
			to dock. The landing pads are 
			sealed. Let's try an Upper Pylon.

					NOG 
			Won't the airlock have booby-traps?

					GARAK
			You can count on it. Someone's 
			going to have to disarm them 
			before we dock.

					NOG 
			I volunteer, sir.

    DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT ONE 14-16.      

12   CONTINUED:	(2)

					GARAK 
			The scanner in the airlock might 
			mistake your enthusiasm as 
			Cardassian, but not your DNA... 
			I'm afraid I'm the only one who 
			has a chance of getting through.

13   EXT. SPACE - EMPOK NOR (OPTICAL)

	The Runabout hangs motionless near the dark and 
	foreboding station.

13A  INT. EMPOK NOR - AIRLOCK (OPTICAL)

	Garak, in a spacesuit, taps a few keys on an open 
	panel. Nearby him, a "floating" piece of debris. As 
	the airlock emergency LIGHTS go on -- the floating 
	debris crashes to the floor.

14
thru   OMITTED
18

19   EXT. SPACE - EMPOK NOR (OPTICAL) 

	Favoring the central hub as some of the LIGHTS start to 
	twinkle to life.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT ONE       17.

20   INT. EMPOK NOR - PROMENADE 

	To see some of the emergency lights and equipment come
	to life.. As the lights come on, whatever is "floating" 
	falls to the ground.

21   INT. EMPOK NOR - HABITAT RING CORRIDOR 

	Section by section, the lights come on.

22   INT. EMPOK NOR - SURGERY 

	on the side panels of the chambers, we see a series of 
	SHORTS that SPARK with intense FLASHES of light. After 
	a beat, rows of BLINKIES light up along the panel walls 
	of the chambers.

	Like a digital V.U. meter, the lights quickly build 
	from red to yellow to green. And with that, the room 
	is flooded with a bright, bluish light emanating from 
	within two of the three chambers.

23   ANGLE ON ONE	OF THE CHAMBERS


	to see inside: a CARDASSIAN SOLDIER lies on a bed of a 
	bluish, gel-like substance. WE MOVE IN CLOSE ON HIS
	FACE, and after a beat, his eyes POP OPEN.

									HARD CUT TO:

23A  EXT. SPACE - EMPOK NOR (OPTICAL)

	The Runabout has now docked at the Upper Pylon.

24   INT. EMPOK NOR - UPPER PYLON - AIRLOCK CORRIDOR 

	Although main power has been restored, this is NOT a 
	bright and sunny place. Quite the contrary -- it's 
	dark and shadowy. Garak, out of the space suit, sits 
	on an empty box waiting for O'Brien, Nog and the others 
	to emerge from the airlock, carrying equipment and toolboxes.

					GARAK
			Welcome to Empok Nor.

					O'BRIEN
			Thanks for having us...

					GARAK
			Take whatever you need... my house
			is your house.

	As Nog and the four crewmen wait at the intersection to 
	get instructions, Pechetti motions to Amaro.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT ONE       18.

24   CONTINUED:

					PECHETTI 
			Why don't you call for the 
			turbolift?

	Without hesitation, Amaro presses the key pad next to
	the door. Pechetti and Boq'ta exchange a smile, the 
	two engineers know the turbolift isn't working. 
	O'Brien turns to the group.

					O'BRIEN
			All right, listen up. We're going 
			to break up into three teams. Nog 
			and Stolzoff are with me. We're 
			going after the "Must-Haves." 
			Pechetti and Amaro, you'll do 
			"Could-Use". Boq'ta and Garak -- 
			"Would-be-Nice."

	Amaro presses the turbolift button again, which doesn't 
	go unnoticed by the two engineers, Pechetti and Boq'ta.

					O'BRIEN
				(to the group) 
			Garak disabled the central 
			security net, but there could be 
			booby-traps anywhere... don't move 
			into an area until you've scanned 
			it... if something doesn't seem 
			right -- don't touch it. Call for 
			help. Clear?

	Everyone nods.

					O'BRIEN 
			Let's go.

					AMARO 
			I think there's something wrong 
			with the turbolift, Sir.

					O'BRIEN
			We're on emergency power, Amaro. 
			We have to take the stairs.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT ONE       19.

24   CONTINUED:	(2)

	Amaro realizes he was set up by the two engineers and 
	glares at them. They return affable smiles.

					NOG
				(to Amaro)
			Seventy-two decks. It's good
			exercise, Sir. On DS9, I run the
			Pylon stairs twice every morning.

	And as the group heads for the stairs --

25   OMITTED

26   INT. EMPOK NOR - HABITAT RING CORRIDOR

	Pechetti and Amaro, tricorders out, cautiously make 
	their way through the corridor.

27   INT. EMPOK NOR - CORRIDOR JUNCTION

	As O'Brien, Nog and Stolzoff approach the exposed 
	panels and prepare to get to work.

28   INT. EMPOK NOR - PROMENADE

	Garak and Boq'ta walk down the dark Promenade. A 
	strange blue light emanating from inside the Infirmary 
	catches Garak's attention.

	He walks over to the Infirmary entrance to peer into 
	the room. As he does, he inadvertently touches 
	something on the arch of the door.

29   CLOSE ON THE DOOR ARCH

	to see what Garak has touched: a bluish, gel-like 
	substance. Trying to identify it, he rubs the small 
	dab between his fingers. Boq'ta steps up next to him 
	and scans the gel with his tricorder.

					BOQ'TA
			It's a biogenic compound.

					GARAK,
			I wonder where it came from...

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT ONE       20.

29   CONTINUED:

	Deciding to investigate, Garak steps into the 
	Infirmary.

30   INT. EMPOK NOR - SURGERY - CONTINUOUS 

	Garak steps toward the three chambers. Two of the lids 
	on the chambers are open, the third is as we've always 
	seen it -- shut.

	Garak steps up to one of the open chambers and looks in -- 
	it's empty. Only a bed of the bluish, gel-like 
	substance remains.

	He moves over to the closed chamber. It's dark inside. 
	A fallen metal piece of bulkhead lies on top of the 
	chamber, having shattered the glass which is completely 
	fogged over, preventing Garak from seeing inside.

					BOQ'TA
				(re: the chambers)
			These look like stasis tubes...

	Garak removes the fallen piece of bulkhead, feels for 
	a latch, finds it, and slowly opens the lid. Inside is 
	the badly decomposed skeletal remains of a Cardassian 
	soldier. Boq'ta scans the body with his tricorder.

					BOQ'TA
			Cardassian. He's been dead for
			about a year...

	There's something amidst the remains that catches
	Boq'ta's eye. He reaches in, and carefully picks up a 
	military insignia and shows it to Garak.

					GARAK
			Interesting...

					BOQ'TA
			A regimental badge?

					GARAK
				(nodding)
			Third Battalion, First Order... if
			I'm not mistaken.

					BOQ'TA
			This'll make Pechetti's day.

	But Garak is contemplating more important issues; he 
	looks over at the two empty chambers.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT ONE       21.

30   CONTINUED:

					GARAK 
			Both these tubes have been 
			activated recently...

	We HOLD ON Garak's grim expression --


31   INT. EMPOK NOR - CORRIDOR JUNCTION

	O'Brien and Nog are working on a large open panel, 
	struggling to extract a big piece of equipment 
	(presumably, a plasma distribution manifold). Nog has 
	neatly laid out all his tools near O'Brien. In the 
	b.g., Stolzoff unpacks some more equipment.

					O'BRIEN 
			Coil spanner.

	Nog slaps the needed tool in his hand.

					O'BRIEN 
			Flux-coupler.

	This time, Nog reaches for the desired tool, but 
	realizes it isn't there.

					NOG
				(to himself) 
			Uh-oh.

					O'BRIEN
				(insistent) 
			Flux-coupler.

					NOG
				(apologetic) 
			I left it on the runabout. I'll 
			go get it right away, sir.

	Nog dashes out the door -- then pops back in to correct 
	something:

					NOG 
			I mean, Chief.

	Then he dashes back out again. O'Brien returns to work 
	but is immediately interrupted by --

					GARAK'S COM VOICE 
			Garak to O'Brien.

					O'BRIEN
			Go ahead.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT ONE       22.

31   CONTINUED:

					GARAK'S COM VOICE
			Can you come down to the 
			Infirmary? There's something you 
			should see...

	O'Brien immediately gets to his feet, the seriousness 
	in Garak's voice isn't lost on the chief.

					O'BRIEN 
			On my way.

	We follow O'Brien and Stolzoff as they head down the 
	corridor.

32   INT. EMPOK NOR - AIRLOCK

	Nog makes his way through the airlock towards the 
	docking bay door. He hesitates for a moment as he 
	looks at the door -- something's not right! He dashes 
	up to the door bay window --

33   NOG'S POV - THRU THE WINDOW (OPTICAL)

	the Runabout has detached from the station and is 
	drifting away.

					NOG
				(uh-oh)
			That's not right...

	After a beat, the Runabout EXPLODES into a fireball.

34   CLOSE ON NOGIS FACE

	as the orange reflected light of the explosion 
	illuminates his expression of alarm. And, we:

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT TWO       23.
                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

35   INT. EMPOK NOR - SURGERY

	Everyone is gathered around the stasis chambers,
	including Nog, who has explained what he witnessed at 
	the airlock.

					O'BRIEN
				(looking at the 
				chambers) 
			A runabout doesn't disengage from 
			its docking clamps and blow up all 
			on its own.

					GARAK
				(re: the tubes) 
			Which leads me to believe that the 
			former occupants of these chambers 
			are up and about...

	Pechetti, holding the insignia Boq'ta found, speaks up:

					PECHETTI 
			If you're telling me that there are 
			two Cardassian soldiers from 
			the Third Battalion loose on this 
			station... we're in trouble. 
			"Death to All." That was their 
			motto.

					GARAK
				(confirming) 
			Three simple words, but they 
			certainly sum up their credo 
			nicely.

					NOG 
			Why would the Cardassians abandon 
			this station and leave behind a 
			few soldiers in stasis tubes?

					STOLZOFF 
			Why do you think? To guard it. 
			The tubes were probably rigged to 
			wake them up as soon as someone 
			came aboard.

	O'Brien is all business; the gravity of the situation 
	has "kicked" him into soldier mode.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT TWO       24.

35   CONTINUED:

				O'BRIEN 
			It's possible... but one thing's 
			for sure, they're out there 
			somewhere. And considering what 
			they did to the runabout, I don't 
			think they're very friendly.

					STOLZOFF
				(taking her phaser) 
			Maybe they're upset because we 
			haven't introduced ourselves.

					AMARO
				(taking out a tricorder) 
			We should find them and say 
			"hello."
				(surprised, re: his 
				tricorder) 
			This thing's not working...

	He shoots a glance at Pechetti -- another practical 
	joke?

					PECHETTI
			Don't look at me...

					O'BRIEN
				(off his tricorder)
			Mine's not working either.
				(putting it together) 
			They must've set up a dampening 
			field.

					BOQ'TA
				(swallowing his rising
				dread)
			We've got to get out of here...
			Let's call for help.

					PECHETTI 
			How? The station's subspace 
			transceiver was ripped out when 
			the Cardassians evacuated.

					AMARO 
			We could always try sending smoke 
			signals.

	That sarcastic comment actually triggers a thought in 
	O'Brien.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT TWO      24A.

35   CONTINUED:	(2)

					O'BRIEN 
			That's not a bad idea... 
				(off their looks) 
			The deflector grid is still 
			relatively intact. If we could 
			modify the field coils to emit a 
			series of covariant pulses...

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT TWO       25.

35   CONTINUED:	(3)

					PECHETTI 
			We could use the station like an 
			old-fashioned telegraph, and tap 
			out an S-O-S.

					O'BRIEN 
			For the pulses to be strong enough 
			to reach Deep Space Nine... we'd 
			have to boost power to the 
			induction grid.
				(deciding) 
			Pechetti, get down to the Habitat 
			Ring and bring the microfusion 
			reactor back on-line. Stolzoff -- 
			go with him. Boq'ta -- realign 
			the magnetic flow field in conduit 
			G-four. Amaro will watch your 
			back. Nog and Garak are with me. 
			We'll set up the signal generator 
			in Cargo Bay Four. Stay off the 
			communicators as much as possible 
			we don't want to give away our 
			positions. Any questions? 
				(nobody does) 
			Let's go.

	As the teams split off, their weapons at the ready --

36   EXT. SPACE - EMPOK NOR (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing.

37   INT. EMPOK NOR - CONDUIT

	Boq'ta is working away at an open access panel, while 
	Amaro is crouched nearby, keeping a sharp lookout. 
	Boq'ta is really sweating the situation, he's very 
	nervous.

38   ANGLE ON THE OPEN PANEL

	to see his hand shaking as he tries to tighten a bolt. 
	He drops the tool, it goes CLATTERING down into the 
	tangle of circuitry.

39   AMARO

	reacting to the sound. Boq'ta tries to get a hold of 
	himself, taking a deep breath.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT TWO       26.

39   CONTINUED:

					AMARO
			You okay?

					BOQ'TA
			My hand's shaking...

					AMARO
				(letting him off the 
				hook)
			Must've had too much coffee...
			take a break. Show me what to do. 

	She moves to his side, peers into the panel.

					BOQ'TA
			I was just realigning the --

	Suddenly a strange RUSTLING SOUND from down the 
	conduit. They both freeze, and look in the direction 
	of the sound -- which seems to have come from around a 
	corner formed by an intersection with another conduit.

	Amaro gestures for Boq'ta to "stay put." He then grabs 
	his weapon, takes it off safety, and slowly moves down 
	the conduit toward the intersection.

	Just as he reaches the corner, we hear the sound again. 
	A faint, intermittent BREATHING sound.

	He readies his weapon, and prepares himself. In a 
	single, fluid motion, he swings around into the --

40   INTERSECTION

	and is about to fire -- then stops himself.

41   AMARO'S POV

	of an air vent, intermittently opening and closing, 
	causing the "breathing" sound.

42   OFF OF AMARO'S FACE

	as he smiles tersely, then looks back at Boq'ta. 
	Giving him an "everything's okay" look. Boq'ta goes 
	back to work.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT TWO      26A.

43   INT. EMPOK NOR - CARGO BAY

	Amidst various pieces of abandoned equipment, old 
	crates, and junk, O'Brien is at an open access panel 
	working away.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT TWO       27.

43   CONTINUED:

	As Garak, phaser in hand, is musing out loud, he 
	scratches his fingers -- the ones he touched the blue 
	gel with. Nog paces around, weapon ready.

					GARAK
			I'm not convinced Stolzoff was 
			right about our Cardassian 
			friends... why would anyone 
			voluntarily seal themselves into 
			a stasis tube -- possibly for 
			years -- just to guard an 
			abandoned station? Even the Third 
			Battalion isn't that fanatical... 
			something else is going on.

					O'BRIEN
			Maybe so... but I don't intend to 
			be here long enough to find out 
			what it is.

44   ON NOG

	as he moves down an aisle formed by some crates.

					GARAK (O.S.) 
			That's the trouble with humans... 
			you don't know how to appreciate 
			a good mystery.

	Nog -- in super-cadet mode -- rounds the corner 
	commando-style, much as Amaro did in the conduit. He's 
	"practicing."

					O'BRIEN (O.S.) 
			I love a good mystery -- the kind 
			I can read in bed. Not the kind 
			that's trying to kill me.

	Nog approaches another intersection. He puts his back 
	against a crate, preparing to swing around.

44A  NEW ANGLE - POV

	Someone is watching Nog.

					GARAK (O.S.) 
			Don't get me wrong, Chief. I want 
			to get off this station as much as 
			you do...

	Nog swings into the intersection, pointing his weapon 
	at an imaginary foe, then moves on...

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT TWO      27A.


44B   ON NOG

	As he prepares to round another corner.

					GARAK (O.S.)
			... but I just know that if I don't 
			figure this out, it's going to nag 
			at me for days.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT TWO       28.

44C   ANGLE - POV 

	Whoever is watching Nog is now closer to him. But Nog 
	is oblivious to the danger he's in. Nog swings into 
	another intersection --

					O'BRIEN (O.S.) 
			Right now, let's concentrate on 
			finishing this signal modulator so 
			we can get out of here.

44D   ON NOG 

	as something catches his attention -- his own 
	reflection in a shiny surface. Nog poses, holding the 
	phaser rifle in various fighting stances.

					O'BRIEN (O.S.) 
			You have the whole trip home to 
			sort out the mystery.

44E   POV ANGLE 

	inching around a corner, now only a little more than an 
	arm's length away from Nog.

					O'BRIEN (O.S.) 
				(calling out) 
			Nog!

44F   ON NOG

	Startled, he turns towards O'Brien's voice --

					O'BRIEN (O.S.)
				(continuing)
			I need your help with the phase
			discriminator.

					NOG 
			On my way, Chief. 

	Nog then heads for O'Brien and out of harm's way.

44G   POV ANGLE 

	watching Nog move out of striking distance. Nog 
	disappears around a corner of cargo. After a beat, we --
	the POV -- retreat into the shadows.

45   OMITTED

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT TWO      28A.

46   INT. EMPOK NOR - PROMENADE
	(AKA. HABITAT RING CORRIDOR, SECTION C)

	While Stolzoff keeps a lookout, Pechetti is working at
	an open access panel a few meters from a closed door.
	Stolzoff is resting her phaser rifle on her forearm.
	After a beat, Pechetti glances her way.

					PECHETTI
			You mind not aiming that at me?

					STOLZOFF
				(casual)
			Don't worry, the safety's on.

	Suddenly the SOUND of the turbolift coming down. 
	Stolzoff swings her phaser to cover the door. A beat, 
	as no one emerges from the turbolift.

					STOLZOFF
			Tell me you did that...

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT TWO       29.

46   CONTINUED:

	Pechetti shakes his head, "no, I didn't." The two 
	crewmen exchange a look, then slowly inch their way to 
	the turbolift, phasers in hand.

47   ANOTHER ANGLE


	Now, Pechetti is on one side of the turbolift door, 
	Stolzoff on the other. Stolzoff presses the turbolift 
	button and the doors open -- though we can't see
	inside.

					STOLZOFF 
				(whispering) 
			One, two...

	And on "three" they swing to face the turbolift --

48   ANGLE ON THE TURBOLIFT

	-- only to find it empty. They SIGH with relief, 
	lowering their phasers.

					PECHETTI 
			Maybe I did activate the turbolift 
			without realizing it...

	Stolzoff isn't ready to accept that. She looks around 
	the room. Pechetti heads back to his work -- but 
	something catches his attention. He moves over to a 
	glass encasement with a Cardassian emblem. We STAY 
	WITH Pechetti who approaches the three-sided glass 
	encasement. As he steps into the center of the case, 
	a hand CRASHES through the side glass, grabbing 
	Pechetti by the neck.

	Stolzoff swings around to see a CARDASSIAN SOLDIER 
	yanking Pechetti into the glass case.

					STOLZOFF 
			Pechetti!

	Stolzoff aims her rifle -- but he's gone. She slaps 
	her communicator --

					STOLZOFF 
			Stolzoff to O'Brien. A Cardass--

	She's cut off by a backhanded chop from a SECOND 
	CARDASSIAN SOLDIER who steps in behind her.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT TWO       30.

49   INT. EMPOK NOR - CARGO BAY

	O'Brien anxiously slaps his communicator.

					O'BRIEN
			Stolzoff! Stolzoff!

	O'Brien swings into action, grabbing his phaser and 
	dashing for the door.

50   INT. EMPOK NOR - HABITAT RING CORRIDOR

	Running, O'Brien leads Garak and Nog down the hall.

51   INT. EMPOK NOR - PROMENADE

	As O'Brien ENTERS and spots Stolzoff's lifeless body 
	sprawled on the ground. As Nog and Garak arrive, 
	O'Brien steps over to Pechetti, his body on the other 
	side of the glass case. He, too, is dead.

52   CLOSE ON O'BRIEN

	as his face hardens -- he's lost two crewmen.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT THREE      31.

                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

53   INT. EMPOK NOR - PROMENADE 

	Minutes later. Amaro is on lookout on the Second 
	Level. Below, Nog, Garak, and Boq'ta look on as 
	O'Brien finishes covering the two bodies with a tarp he 
	found. The bodies have been moved so that they lie 
	next to each other on the floor.

	Boq'ta, breathing heavily, can't suppress his anxiety.

					BOQ'TA 
			The Cardassians must've surprised 
			them... they're probably using the 
			internal sensors to track us --

	O'Brien steps up to Boq'ta to calm him down and 
	reassure him.

					O'BRIEN 
			Take it easy. We're going to get 
			out of here, you can count on 
			that. But we have to stay focused --
				(to the group) 
			Looks like Pechetti was almost 
			done getting the microfusion 
			reactor on-line. I'll finish it 
			then head back down to the cargo 
			bay.
				(to Boq'ta) 
			How are you doing with the 
			conduits?

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT THREE      32.

53   CONTINUED:

					BOQ'TA
				(trying to control his 
				anxiety) 
			I'm done...

					O'BRIEN 
			Good. Now you and Amaro get down 
			to auxiliary control and 
			reconfigure the pulse generator.

					BOQ'TA 
			We're going to split up?

					O'BRIEN
			We've got to. If we don't send 
			out a signal, we'll never get off 
			this station.

	O'Brien can see Boq'ta struggling to get a hold of 
	himself.

					O'BRIEN 
			I need you, Boq'ta. You can do 
			this.

	From the Second Level, Amaro speaks up:

					AMARO

				(to Boq'ta) 
			Don't worry. I'll watch your 
			back.

					BOQ'TA
				(panicky) 
			Stolzoff was supposed to be 
			watching Pechetti's back -- look 
			what happened to them.

					O'BRIEN
			What if I send Garak with you, 
			too? Would that make you feel 
			better?

	Boq'ta looks at Garak -- it's a reassuring thought --
	then he nods.

					GARAK 
			I'm flattered. But I'm afraid I 
			have other plans.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT THREE      33.

53   CONTINUED:	(2)

					O'BRIEN 
			What the hell are you talking 
			about?

					GARAK
			I don't intend to stand around 
			waiting to be killed.

					O'BRIEN
			Meaning what?

					GARAK
			Meaning, I'm going to find those 
			two Cardassian soldiers... and 
			neutralize them.
				(checking the setting on 
				his phaser) 
			Besides, all this whining is 
			giving me a headache.

	Garak turns away and starts to leave -- but Amaro stops 
	him by pointing a weapon at him.

					AMARO 
			You're going to have more than a 
			headache if you don't do what the 
			chief wants...

					O'BRIEN
			Amaro --

	The moment hangs for a beat, then Garak smiles.

					GARAK 
			You'd like to shoot me, wouldn't 
			you? You're just dying to kill a 
			Cardassian. Any Cardassian...

	O'Brien breaks this up with:

					O'BRIEN 
			Let him go.

	Amaro is surprised.

					O'BRIEN 
			If he thinks he can "neutralize"
			the Cardassians -- let him try. 
			He'd be doing us all a favor.

					GARAK
			That's the spirit. Why don't you 
			come with me, Chief?

	Garak's eyes are shining as he tries to tempt O'Brien...

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT THREE     33A.

53   CONTINUED:	(3)

					GARAK 
			Kill a few "Cardies," it'd be like 
			old times.
				(re: the bodies) 
			Wouldn't you like to avenge their 
			deaths?

					O'BRIEN 
			No, I just want to get everyone 
			home.

					GARAK 
			You're fighting your instincts, I 
			can see it. The hero of Setlik 
			Three is still inside there 
			somewhere.

					O'BRIEN
			If you're going to go, go.

	A beat, then Garak smiles and moves off...

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT THREE      34.

53   CONTINUED:	(4)

					O'BRIEN 
			Nog, you go with Boq'ta and Amaro.

	Nog knows that this is going to leave O'Brien by 
	himself, but he also understands what the Chief is 
	trying to do for Boq'ta.

					NOG 
			Aye, Sir.

	But Boq'ta has gotten control of his fear.

					BOQ'TA 
			It's all right, Chief. He can 
			stay with you.
				(looking in the
				direction Garak left)
			For some reason, knowing Garak's
			going after those Cardassians
			makes me feel better...

	We get a sense that they all share that feeling.

54   EXT. SPACE - EMPOK NOR (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing.

55   INT. EMPOK NOR - SURGERY 

	The stasis tubes are as we last saw them, two open, and 
	the one containing the skeleton, shut. Garak is at a 
	console near a monitor, which is flashing a series of 
	Cardassian lettering.

					GARAK
				(irate) 
			Access denied. Access denied. 
			Don't you know how to say anything 
			else?

	As Garak considers another "approach," he scratches his 
	fingers again, and then the back of his neck. He then 
	taps the console... with the same result:

					GARAK
			Apparently not...

	Then Garak hears something... or rather, senses it. He 
	continues at the console, but listens intently...

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT THREE      35.

56   INT. EMPOK NOR - PROMENADE
	(AKA HABITAT RING CORRIDOR, SECTION C)

	A Cardassian soldier moves through the shadows. He 
	stops as he hears the sound of Garak's voice off screen --

					GARAK (O.S.) 
			Access denied... access denied. 
			How monotonous.

57   INT. EMPOK NOR - INFIRMARY

	The soldier stealthily makes his way through the 
	medical bay.

	He positions himself to one side of the door leading 
	into surgery, then after a beat, swings into --

58   INT. SURGERY

	-- only to find the room empty. The monitor is still 
	blinking with the Cardassian lettering... but there's 
	no sign of Garak.

	The soldier carefully moves around the room, assuring 
	himself that it is indeed empty. He makes a complete 
	sweep, passing by the stasis tubes. We drop off on the 
	closed tube.

59   CLOSE ON THE SMOKED WINDOW

	a pair of eyes watching.

60   WIDER (OPTICAL) 

	as the tube door flings open and the Cardassian soldier
	swings around to see Garak -- in the tube -- holding a

	phaser.

					GARAK 
			Looking for me? 

	And then Garak FIRES, killing him instantly.

61   ANOTHER ANGLE

	as Garak allows himself a small smile.

					GARAK
				(almost surprised) 
			That felt... good. 

	As Garak steps out of the tube --

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT THREE      36.

62   INT. EMPOK NOR - CARCO BAY

	O'Brien is working at an open panel. A few meters 
	away, Nog is guarding the doors.

					NOG 
			Chief, why does Garak keep 
			bringing up Setlik Three?

					O'BRIEN
			Because he wants to get under my 
			skin.

					NOG 
			But you were a hero, weren't you?

					O'BRIEN
			That doesn't mean I like thinking 
			about what happened there. I was 
			a soldier, Nog, and sometimes 
			soldiers have to kill.

					GARAK (O.S.) 
			Come now, Chief, don't be so 
			modest.

	Garak's voice has startled Nog, who spins and points 
	his weapon at Garak.

					GARAK 
			You did a lot of killing.

					NOG
				(to Garak) 
			How'd you get in here? Both doors 
			are secure.

					GARAK
			"Secure" is such a relative term, 
			wouldn't you agree?

	Garak pushes the tip of Nog's rifle away so that it no 
	longer points in his direction.

					GARAK 
			If you don't mind...
				(to O'Brien)
			I've brought you something.

	Garak tosses O'Brien another Third Battalion insignia.

					GARAK 
			I'm sure Pechetti would've 
			appreciated it more, but...

					O'BRIEN
			Where'd you get this?

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT THREE      37.

62   CONTINUED:

					GARAK
			From its former owner.

					NOG 
			You killed one of the soldiers?

					GARAK
			One down, one to go.
				(to O'Brien) 
			By the way, I took a tissue sample 
			from the soldier's body... the 
			analysis was rather fascinating, 
			in a grim sort of way. It would 
			seem that the unfortunate soul had 
			been given a massive dose of a 
			psychotropic drug --

					O'BRIEN
			Why?

					GARAK
			I'm not sure, but I can tell you 
			one thing, it wasn't to make him 
			amicable. The drug's protein 
			structure seems designed to 
			amplify my people's xenophobic 
			tendencies... my guess is that the 
			soldiers that were left here, were 
			part of some sort of Cardassian 
			military experiment. The High 
			Command may have been looking for 
			a way to further "motivate" their 
			troops...

					O'BRIEN
				(catching on) 
			So they gave them a drug to make 
			them hate anyone who wasn't 
			Cardassian...

					NOG
				(to Garak) 
			Then why'd they attack you?

					GARAK
			That's a good question.

					O'BRIEN
			Something must have gone wrong 
			with the experiment. Maybe that's 
			why the soldiers were left in 
			stasis... because they were 
			uncontrollable.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT THREE      38.

62   CONTINUED:	(2)

					GARAK
				(shrugs) 
			I'd love to stay and hypothesize 
			with you all afternoon...
				(checking his phaser)
			... but once I set my mind to a 
			task, I hate to leave it 
			unfinished.

	O'Brien walks up to Garak and studies him closely.

					GARAK 
			What is it, Chief?

					O'BRIEN
			You look different.

					GARAK
			How so?

					O'BRIEN
			That's not the face of a tailor.


					GARAK
			I'm not a tailor.
				(smiles) 
			Not for the moment anyway.

	Off O'Brien's face as he watches Garak head for the 
	door.

63   EXT. SPACE - EMPOK NOR (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing.

64   INT. EMPOK NOR - WARDROOM (AKA. AUXILIARY CONTROL)

	Boq'ta is working on an open panel as Amaro stands 
	watch. Boq'ta seems noticeably less tense.

					BOQ'TA 
			You know, I once bought a suit 
			from Garak. Turned out the 
			sleeves were a little long. I 
			remember being angry when I 
			brought it in to be fixed.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT THREE     38A.

64   CONTINUED:

					AMARO
			Is there a point to this story?

					BOQ'TA
			If I had known he was so
			dangerous, I never would've
			complained.
				(a beat)
			You think he'll get the other
			Cardassian?

					AMARO
			I hope not.
				(off Boq'ta1s look)
			I want to get him myself.

65   NEW ANGLE

	to reveal Garak surreptitiously watching them.

					AMARO (O.S.)
			Stolzoff was my friend.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT THREE      39.

65   CONTINUED:

	Garak smiles to himself -- he knew he was right about
	him. Suddenly, he reacts to something off screen --

66   GARAK'S POV 

	In the shadows beyond Amaro and Boq'ta, we can make out 
	a figure. It's the second Cardassian soldier. Amaro 
	and Boq'ta haven't noticed his presence.

67   ON GARAK

	instead of calling out and warning them, which might 
	cause the Cardassian to retreat, Garak falls back into 
	the shadows and moves along the wall circling around to 
	try to get behind the Cardassian soldier.

68   ON BOQ'TA AND AMARO

	still at work, unaware of the imminent danger.

69   ON GARAK,

	stealthily moving, weapon in hand. He looks over 
	towards where the Cardassian soldier was hiding. He's 
	no longer there.

70   ON BOQ'TA AND AMARO 

	Boq'ta is struggling with something in the open panel.

					BOQ'TA
			I can't get this loose. Get me
			the coil spanner, would you?

	Amaro moves over to the tool box a few meters behind 
	them.

71   ON AMARO

	as he fishes through the box trying to find the tool.

					AMARO
			What does it look like?

					BOQ'TA (O.S.) 
			It's got two pointy things on the 
			end.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT THREE      40.

71   CONTINUED:

	Amaro puts down his phaser rifle to search for the 
	tool. Just as he finds a device he thinks matches the 
	description, he hears the terrible sound of a NECK 
	BEING SNAPPED. He turns to see --

72   ANGLE ON BOQ'TA (OPTICAL)

	his lifeless body falling out of the grips of the 
	Cardassian soldier, whose weapon is trained on Amaro. 
	He has him dead to rights.

	Suddenly a phaser blast from off screen catches the 
	soldier in the side, killing him instantly.

73   NEW ANGLE

	to include Garak, standing nearby, phaser in hand. 
	Amaro let's out a BREATH of relief.

					AMARO
			He had me.

	He moves over to check Boq'ta's body.

					AMARO
			He asked me to get a coil spanner
			for him...
				(kicking himself)
			I turned my back for a second...

	Garak looks down at the tool in his hand.

					GARAK
			It's a shame.
				(taking it from him)
			And you know what the worst part
			is...

	Amaro looks at him.

					GARAK,
			This isn't a coil spanner.

	Amaro reacts to this terribly inappropriate 
	observation. Then, in a sudden motion, Garak plunges 
	the device into his gut. His eyes go wide as much from 
	the shock as from the pain. His body crumples to the 
	floor.

					GARAK
			It's a flux coupler.

      DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT THREE      41.

73   CONTINUED: 

	Garak's eyes are shining with the same strange 
	intensity we've seen in the other Cardassians. And off 
	Garak's form slipping into the shadows, we:

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

   DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT FOUR 42-42A.     

                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

74   INT. EMPOK NOR - CARGO BAY 

	O'Brien is just finishing his work in the open panel as 
	Nog keeps a lookout.

					O'BRIEN
			That should do it.
				(taps combadge)
			O'Brien to Boq'ta.

	No response.

					O'BRIEN
			Boq'ta, come in.

	When he still doesn't get a response, O'Brien starts to 
	become concerned.

					O'BRIEN
				(taps combadge again)
			Amaro -- what's going on up there?

	Not getting a response, O'Brien glances to Nog. Then 
	with a mounting sense of dread, O'Brien heads for the 
	door, Nog follows.

75   INT. EMPOK NOR - WARDROOM

	CLOSE ON Amaro, lying on the floor. We see he's still 
	alive, but just barely, his breathing ragged.

					AMARO
				(barely getting it out)
			He's out there...

	PULL BACK TO REVEAL O'Brien kneeling next to him, Nog 
	in the b.g.

					O'BRIEN
			Easy now... who's out there?

					AMARO
			Garak...

	O'Brien's not sure what he means.

					AMARO
			He... stabbed me...

	Amaro takes a last, difficult breath, and he's gone.
	O'Brien stands, looks around, scanning for Garak.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT FOUR      43.

75   CONTINUED:

					NOG 
			Chief... why would Garak do this?

	O'Brien doesn't answer, he just reaches down and grabs 
	Amaro's phaser rifle.

					O'BRIEN 
			Come on. He might still be close 
			by...

	Covering their progress in full commando mode, O'Brien 
	leads Nog into the closest defensible location:

76   INT. EMPOK NOR - QUARTERS 

	As O'Brien leads Nog in -- sweeping the room with their 
	rifles. Satisfied that Garak isn't in the room, he 
	triggers the door mechanism, shutting it CLOSED.

77   ANOTHER ANGLE

	As O'Brien and Nog huddle in a corner.

					NOG 
			It doesn't make any sense - 
			Garak's on our side.

					O'BRIEN
				(grim) 
			Not anymore.
				(looking at the stasis 
				tubes) 
			The psychotropic drug... he 
			must've been exposed to it. It's 
			the only explanation.
				(pounding his hand on
				the side of the stasis
				tube)
			I should've seen it earlier. The
			way he accused Amaro of wanting to
			kill him... the way he insisted on
			going after those Cardassians.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT FOUR      44.

77   CONTINUED:

					NOG 
				(scared)
			He's going to come after us, isn't 
			he?

					O'BRIEN
			Yes.

					NOG 
			Maybe we can reason with him - 
			make him understand that the 
			drug's affecting him.

					O'BRIEN 
				(forget it) 
			You saw what he did to Amaro. 
			He's not going to listen to us.

	Nog's worried expression says it all. He leaps to the 
	next "plan."

					NOG 
			Then we have to finish setting up 
			the deflector grid -- we've got to 
			get a distress signal out.

					O'BRIEN 
				(impatient) 
			Garak knows that's what we've been 
			trying to do. He'll stop us.

					NOG 
			Don't we have to try?

					O'BRIEN 
				(snapping) 
			Forget it! I've lost four crewmen 
			trying to send out that bloody 
			signal.

	Nog falls silent, as O'Brien's admission hangs in the 
	air. O'Brien is furious with himself -- how could he 
	have been so wrong?

					O'BRIEN 
			Garak was right. We should've 
			gone after those Cardassians as 
			soon as they attacked us.
				(angry with himself) 
			You don't wait for the enemy to 
			come to you -- you go to him.

	O'Brien's come to his decision -- he knows exactly what 
	he has to do.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT FOUR      45.

77   CONTINUED:	(2)

					O'BRIEN
			We're going after Garak.

					NOG
			You mean... to kill him?

					O'BRIEN
			If that's what it takes to stop
			him... yes.

	And off O'Brien's grim resolve --

78   EXT. SPACE - EMPOK NOR (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing.

79   INT. EMPOK NOR - STATION COMMANDER'S OFFICE

	START CLOSE ON Garak's face --

					GARAK
			I know you're hiding somewhere.

	WIDEN TO REVEAL he's on all fours crawling around the 
	room looking for something.

					GARAK
			Ah, there you are.

	He's found a game piece that looks just like one from 
	the Cardassian game we saw in the runabout. Garak 
	stands, moves to the Station Commander's desk, where we 
	see a complete board with most of the pieces in place. 
	Garak takes this last piece and completes the set. He 
	smiles, pleased with himself.

					GARAK
				(taps combadge)
			Garak to Chief O'Brien. You'll
			never guess what I found...

80   INT. EMPOK NOR - CORRIDOR

	CLOSE ON O'Brien as he reacts to Garak's voice on the 
	comlink. O'Brien and Nog have been moving down the 
	hallway, commando style, searching for Garak.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT FOUR      46.

80   CONTINUED:

					GARAK'S COM VOICE 
			A Kotra board. The Station 
			Commander left one in his 
			office... the pieces were 
			scattered all over... but I found 
			the last one, hiding under his 
			desk.

	O'Brien and Nog exchange a look -- Garak's given away 
	his position. Instantly, O'Brien starts racing down 
	the corridor, Nog right behind him.

81   INT. EMPOK NOR - STATION COMMANDER'S OFFICE

	Where Garak continues talking, adjusting the pieces.

					GARAK
			I can't help thinking what a 
			perfect metaphor this game is for 
			our present situation. Two 
			players. Two minds. Two 
			strategies...

82   INT. EMPOK NOR - CORRIDOR

	O'Brien and Nog racing down it, weapons in hand.

					GARAK'S COM VOICE 
			Each trying to outmaneuver the 
			other... testing the enemy's 
			defenses... advancing... 
			retreating...

	They reach a junction. O'Brien gives Nog a signal, and 
	they split off in two different directions.

83   INT. EMPOK NOR - STATION COMMANDER'S OFFICE

Garak continues:

					GARAK 
			The only difference is that in the 
			game we're playing, the stakes are 
			life and death... which makes it 
			much more interesting.

84   INT. EMPOK NOR - CORRIDOR - OUTSIDE OPS

	Nog has his back against the bulkhead to one side of 
	the closed door that leads to Ops. He's in position, 
	his weapon ready, waiting for the signal from O'Brien.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT FOUR      47.

84   CONTINUED:

					GARAK'S COM VOICE 
			I haven't had this much fun in 
			years. My heart's pounding...

85   INT. EMPOK NOR - CORRIDOR -
	OUTSIDE STATION COMMANDER'S OFFICE

	O'Brien is in position -- his back to the bulkhead, to
	one side of the door leading to the Station Commander's
	Office.

					GARAK'S COM VOICE
			The blood is racing through my
			veins... I feel so alive.
				(pointed)
			And I bet you do, too.

	O'Brien double taps his combadge --

86   INT. EMPOK NOR - CORRIDOR - OUTSIDE OPS 

	as Nog reacts to the signal, triggers the door to OPEN, 
	and starts in --

87   INT. EMPOK NOR - STATION COMMANDER'S OFFICE

	-- as O'Brien swings into the room, phaser ready. But 
	there's no sign of Garak.

88   INT. EMPOK NOR - OPS

	Nog is sweeping the area -- no sign of Garak either.

89   INT. EMPOK NOR - STATION COMMANDER'S OFFICE

	O'Brien looks at Nog through the open door to Ops. 
	They exchange a puzzled look -- where could Garak be?

90   INT. EMPOK NOR - OPS

	Nog's eyes settle on the Kotra game board, now sitting 
	on the Ops table. Before we can ask ourselves how it 
	got there, the doors to the Station Commander's Office 
	HISS SHUT.

91   INT. EMPOK NOR - STATION COMMANDER'S OFFICE (OPTICAL)

	O'Brien reacting -- through the glass, he sees Garak 
	step up behind Nog, and grab him in a choke hold.

	O'Brien rushes to the door and is immediately thrown 
	back by a FORCEFIELD WALL that comes to life around the 
	doors.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT FOUR      48.

92   O'BRIEN'S POV

	as he and Garak lock eyes.

					GARAK
				(taps his combadge)
			Looks like I captured your last
			piece, Chief. If you want it
			back, you're going to have to take
			it from me...

	Then the Cardassian gives O'Brien a small victorious 
	smile, and drags the flailing Nog out the door.

93   AND ON O'BRIEN'S

	angry and frustrated expression, we:

94
thru   OMITTED
95

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT FIVE      49.
                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

96   INT. EMPOK NOR - STATION COMMANDER'S OFFICE

	Moments later. O'Brien is pacing, his frustration and 
	anger boiling over. Suddenly, we hear the forcefield 
	FRITZ off and the doors to Ops open.

96A  INT. EMPOK NOR - OPS 

	O'Brien steps into Ops and his eyes immediately settle 
	on the game board Garak left behind. Something in him 
	snaps, and he swings his rifle at the board, flinging 
	it across the room -- the pieces scattering in every 
	direction.

	After a beat, a familiar voice comes over the com:

					GARAK'S COM VOICE 
			It's your move, Chief. What are 
			you going to do? Attack? 
			Retreat? Surrender?

					O'BRIEN
			Garak, listen to me... the drug's 
			affecting you. You have to fight 
			it.

								INTERCUT AS NEEDED:

97   INT. EMPOK NOR - CORRIDOR

	Garak has Nog bound.

					GARAK
			Fight it? But I'm enjoying 
			myself. This is the most exciting 
			game I've played in years.

					O'BRIEN
			It's not a game!

					GARAK 
			Oh, but it is. And the best thing 
			about it is that it brings out the 
			player's true nature.

					O'BRIEN
			Where are you, Garak?

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT FIVE     49A.

97   CONTINUED:

					GARAK
				(continuing on his own
				train of thought)
			I saw the look in your eyes when
			I took the Ferengi from you. You
			wanted to kill me... you wanted to
			squeeze the life out of me with
			your bare hands.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT FIVE      50.

97   CONTINUED:	(2)

					O'BRIEN 
			I just want my crewman back - 
			that's all.

					GARAK
			Admit it -- you're a killer. We 
			both are. Behind your Federation 
			mask of decency and benevolence, 
			you're a predator -- just like me.

					O'BRIEN
			I'm nothing like you.

					GARAK
			Oh, but you are -- you proved that 
			at Setlik Three. How many 
			Cardassians did you kill? Ten? 
			Twenty? A hundred?

					O'BRIEN
			I don't remember...

					GARAK 
			But you remember how it felt. 
			The Cardassians were killing your men, 
			and you had to stop them -- you 
			had to make them pay. Blood for 
			blood. You enjoyed killing them, 
			didn't you? You enjoyed watching 
			the life drain from their eyes.

	O'Brien's frustration explodes into anger...

					O'BRIEN 
			You want to finish this game, 
			Garak? Fine. Let's finish it. 
			You and me. Face to face.

					GARAK
			I'd like nothing better. We'll 
			meet on the Promenade.

					O'BRIEN 
			No weapons.

					GARAK 
				(a deal) 
			No weapons.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT FIVE      51.

97   CONTINUED:	(3)

	And off O'Brien's hardened expression --

98   INT. EMPOK NOR - PROMENADE

	Garak has tied Nog to a wall near the door to what 
	would be Quark's if we were on Deep Space Nine. Garak 
	is holding a phaser rifle to Nog's head -- we can see 
	the fear in Nog's eyes.

					GARAK 
			You have no idea how hard it is to 
			keep myself from pulling the 
			trigger. But I need you alive...

	Garak smiles at the Ferengi and we go to --

99   ANOTHER ANGLE 

	as O'Brien carefully ENTERS the far end of the 
	Promenade. He's holding the phaser rifle at the ready, 
	scanning the room, in case Garak tries something.

	In the corner of his eye, O'Brien catches a glimpse of 
	a figure. He turns to see --

100  ANGLE ON STOLZOFF

	his body tied to the wall. Further down he spots 
	Pechetti, then Boq'ta, and Amaro -- all propped up 
	against the wall, like macabre spectators.

					GARAK (O.S.) 
			They've come to cheer you on, 
			Chief.

	O'Brien steps forward and sees Garak pointing the 
	phaser rifle at Nog's head.

					GARAK 
			Your loyal team... apparently 
			they've forgiven you for getting 
			them killed.

	Garak gestures across the Promenade where we see the 
	two Cardassian Soldiers also propped against the wall, 
	"watching."

					GARAK 
			My supporters may be fewer in 
			number, but they're no less loyal.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT FIVE      52.

100  CONTINUED: 

	Garak smiles, seeing that he's rattled O'Brien just a 
	bit.

					GARAK
			I thought we agreed -- no weapons.

					O'BRIEN
			What's that in your hand?

	Garak looks down at his weapon.

					GARAK
				(smiling)
			How did this get here?
				(a beat; re: weapon)
			We won't need these.
				(an order)
			Put yours down.

					O'BRIEN
			You first.

					GARAK
			Put it down, or say good-bye to
			the Ferengi.

	A beat as O'Brien hesitates.

					NOG
			Don't do it, Chief.

					GARAK
				(to Nog)
			He has nothing to worry about --
			I'm not going to shoot an unarmed
			man. What fun would that be?

	Keeping an eye on Garak, O'Brien sets the phaser rifle 
	down on the ground.

					GARAK
				(smiles)
			You wouldn't happen to have
			another one, would you?

	O'Brien reaches behind his back, and removes a hidden
	hand phaser, and a tricorder.

					GARAK
			Naughty, naughty.

	O'Brien sets the phaser down, then places the tricorder 
	on top of it.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT FIVE     52A.

100  CONTINUED:	(2)

					O'BRIEN
			Your turn.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT FIVE      53.

100  CONTINUED:	(3) 

					GARAK
				(re: his weapon) 
			I admit I'm tempted to finish this 
			right now...
				(tossing the rifle 
				aside) 
			But I'd be depriving myself of too 
			much enjoyment.

101  NEW ANGLE

	as they start to circle each other.

102  VARIOUS ANGLES

	as Garak lunges for O'Brien. O'Brien barely gets out 
	of the way, and turns in a fighting stance, ready to 
	take him on again.

	Garak has Cardassian strength and the skills of a 
	trained assassin -- while O'Brien has his Starfleet 
	training, his war experience, and his Irish temper. 
	It's almost an even fight -- but not quite. Garak 
	gains the upper hand and starts pounding away at 
	O'Brien -- viciously.

	As the fight progresses, Garak swings around and 
	catches the back of O'Brien's head, sending him 
	sprawling to the ground.

	Garak could go after him and finish him off, but he 
	doesn't. It's clear that Garak is toying with his 
	opponent.

					GARAK 
			I'm disappointed, Chief. I was 
			hoping to see bloodlust in your 
			eyes, but all I see is fear.

	Garak goes at him again, O'Brien tries to get away, but 
	Garak catches him with a vicious blow to the back. 
	O'Brien tries to crawl to safety, but Garak kicks him 
	in the ribs, sending him against the wall. He's in 
	trouble. Garak closes in.

					GARAK 
			Maybe it's true... maybe you're 
			not a soldier anymore.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT FIVE      54.

102  CONTINUED: 

	O'Brien looks up at the approaching Garak.

					O'BRIEN
			You're right. I'm an engineer.

	In a single fluid motion, he taps his combadge and hops 
	over a stack of cargo.

103  ANGLE ON THE TRICORDER

	sitting on top of the phaser. A BLINKIE goes off on 
	the tricorder. A split second later, a BLINKIE goes 
	off on the phaser --

104  WIDEN

	as the phaser EXPLODES, and the shock wave sends Garak 
	flying against the bulkhead, knocking him out cold.

105  ON O'BRIEN

	As the smoke clears, he stands up behind the cargo and 
	moves out into the Promenade.

					O'BRIEN
			Nog, are you okay?

					NOG
			I'm all right, sir.

	O'Brien moves over to Garak to check on him. He's not 
	sure if he killed him or not.

					NOG
			Is he dead? Did you kill him?

					O'BRIEN
			No...

	Despite everything Garak did, we can hear the relief in 
	O'Brien's voice.

					O'BRIEN 
			I didn't.

106  EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL) 

	Re-establishing our station... and never has it looked 
	more cheerful, bright or inviting.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT FIVE      55.

107  INT. DEEP SPACE-NINE - INFIRMARY

	Garak is resting comfortably on the biobed, a neural 
	stabilizing pad on his forehead. BASHIR and O'Brien 
	are talking in the other room.

					BASHIR 
			He should be all right in a few 
			days. I've neutralized the 
			psychotropic compound that was 
			affecting his nervous system.

					O'BRIEN
				(looking over at Garak) 
			He looks so peaceful... it's hard 
			to believe he's the same man who 
			attacked us.

					BASHIR 
			In a way, he's not. The drug
			brought out the worst parts of him 
			and allowed them to take over. He 
			wasn't in control of his actions.

	O'Brien considers what he's heard.

					O'BRIEN 
			Can I talk to him?

					BASHIR 
			For a minute.

108  NEW ANGLE 

	as O'Brien moves over to Garak's side. Garak opens his 
	eyes, and when he sees O'Brien, we can see that he's 
	not sure what's in store for him.

					O'BRIEN 
			I thought you might want to know 
			that we salvaged the plasma 
			manifold. It's being installed 
			right now.

					GARAK 
			Mission accomplished.

	O'Brien nods. This is a somber Garak, full of remorse, 
	and with none of the sparkle we're used to seeing in 
	him.

					O'BRIEN 
			I guess it didn't exactly go the 
			way any of us expected.

	A quiet moment passes.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT FIVE      56.

108  CONTINUED: 

					O'BRIEN 
			You know there's going to be an 
			inquest.

					GARAK 
			So I've been told.

	But Garak doesn't seem too concerned about that --
	something else is weighing heavier:

					GARAK 
			Chief, I was hoping I could ask a 
			favor.

					O'BRIEN
			Don't worry. Once they hear the 
			facts--

	But Garak shakes his head.

					GARAK 
			It's not about that. I'd like you 
			to express my deepest regrets to 
			Amaro's wife. I'd talk to her 
			myself, but I'm not sure she'd 
			welcome that.

					O'BRIEN 
			I'll tell her.

					GARAK 
			I'd appreciate that.

	Another quiet moment.

					O'BRIEN
			Julian says the blast broke a few 
			of your ribs.

					GARAK 
			It could've been worse. If I'd 
			been any closer to that phaser, I 
			would've been killed...

					O'BRIEN
			Don't take this the wrong way... 
			but that was the plan.

					GARAK 
			I understand.

       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Empok Nor" - REV. 04/07/97 - ACT FIVE      57.

108  CONTINUED:	(2) 

	They look at each other for a moment, then O'Brien gets 
	ready to leave.

					O'BRIEN
			I'll see you around.

	Garak nods. And on this image, we:

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         
                            THE END