THEN LOOKS AT ONE OF THE OTHER HORSES IN THE BARN. HE MAKES A
DECISION AND THEN MOVES TOWARD A SADDLE HANGING ON THE WALL.

CUT TO:
 
166     ENT. COUNTRYSIDE- DAY (VFN-P)   166
 
KIRK IS RIDING HIS HORSE HARD OVER THE COUNTRYSIDE AND ACROSS A
STREAM, THROUGH A THICKET OF TREES, AND FINALLY OUT ONTO A ROLLING
PLAIN. THERE IS A LARGE RAVINE UP AHEAD. KIRK SEES IT AND SMILES
TIGHTLY. HE SPURS HIS HORSE FASTER TOWARD THE RAVINE. THE HORSE IS
TEARING ALONG, COMES UP TO THE EDGE OF THE PRECIPICE, AND MAKES A
DARING LEAP TO THE OTHER SIDE.
 
HORSE AND RIDER LAND TOGETHER AND KIRK SPURS THE HORSE ON. BUT AS
HE RIDES, WE BEGIN TO SEE A CHANGE COME OVER HIM- A LOOK OF DOUBT
CROSSES HIS FACE. SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT. HE SLOWS THE HORSE TO A
TROT, AND THEN TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE SITS THERE FOR A MOMENT AND
FROWNS, TURNS AND LOOKS BACK AT THE RAVINE, WHICH IS NOW A FAIR
DISTANCE AWAY. SOMETHING ABOUT THAT JUMP IS NAGGING AT HIM.
 
HE TURNS HIS HORSE AROUND AND THEN DIGS IN HIS HEELS. THE HORSE
BREAKS INTO A GALLOP, RACING BACK TOWARD THE RAVINE. KIRK GRIPS THE
REINS TIGHT IN HIS HANDS AND THEN THE HORSE MAKES THE LEAP ACROSS
YET AGAIN.
 
THIS TIME WHEN KIRK LANDS, HE BRINGS HIS HORSE TO AN IMMEDIATE
STOP. WE CAN SEE ON HIS FACE THAT SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG. HE
TURNS AND STARES AT THE RAVINE WITH A MIXTURE OF SHOCK AND SADNESS
ON HIS
FACE.
 
IN THE DISTANCE, PICARD CAN BE SEEN APPROACHING ON A HORSE OF HIS
OWN. HE STOPS NEXT TO KIRK. THERE IS A LONG, QUIET MOMENT AS THE
TWO MEN SIT THERE SIDE BY SIDE. KIRK IS INTROSPECTIVE AS HE SORTS
THROUGH HIS FEELINGS.
 
KIRK
(RE: RAVINE)
I MUST HAVE MADE THIS JUMP FIFTY TIMES, AND EVERY TIME IT SCARED
THE HELL OUT OF ME. BUT NOT THIS TIME. (BEAT) BECAUSE IT'S NOT
REAL.
 
A QUIET BEAT. KIRK TURNS AND LOOKS TOWARD A PARTICULAR HILL IN THE
DISTANCE, SHADING HIS EYES AGAINST THE BRIGHT SUN. PICARD FOLLOWS
HIS GAZE AND WE CAN NOW SEE THE DISTANT FIGURE OF A WOMAN WALKING
HER HORSE.
 
PICARD
(RE: WOMAN)
ANTONIA?
 
KIRK
(NODS)
SHE'S NOT REAL EITHER, IS SHE? NOTHING HERE IS. NOTHING HERE
MATTERS.
 
ALL EUPHORIA IS NOW GONE FROM KIRK. IT'S A MOMENT OF
SELF-REVELATION. HE GLANCES AROUND.
 
KIRK
IT'S KINDA LIKE ORBITAL SKYDIVING. EXCITING FOR A FEW MINUTES, BUT
IN THE END, YOU HAVEN'T REALLY DONE ANYTHING. YOU HAVEN'T MADE A
DIFFERENCE.
 
KIRK TAKES A BEAT, THEN LOOKS AT PICARD. AND IN A WAY, HE'S TRULY
SEEING HIM FOR THE FIRST TIME.
 
KIRK
CAPTAIN OF THE ENTERPRISE, HUH?
 
PICARD
THAT'S RIGHT.
 
KIRK
CLOSE TO RETIREMENT?
 
PICARD
I HADN'T PLANNED ON IT.
 
THERE IS A PASSION AND A FERVOR IN KIRK THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN UNTIL
NOW.
 
KIRK
WELL, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING- DON'T. DON'T LET THEM PROMOTE YOU.
DON'T LET THEM TRANSFER YOU. DON'T LET ANYTHING TAKE YOU OFF THE
BRIDGE OF THAT SHIP. (BEAT) BECAUSE WHILE YOU'RE THERE, YOU CAN
MAKE
A DIFFERENCE.
 
THE TWO CAPTAINS FACE EACH OTHER FOR A MOMENT. PICARD HEARS WHAT
KIRK IS SAYING BUT ALSO KNOWS THAT'S NOT THE WHOLE STORY. PICARD
GIVES HIM A DIRECT LOOK, AND THERE IS SOMETHING IN PICARD'S EYES-
A GLINT OF RESOLVE AND DETERMINATION.
 
PICARD
YOU DON'T NEED TO BE ON THE BRIDGE OF A STARSHIP. COME WITH ME.
HELP ME STOP SORAN. (BEAT) MAKE A DIFFERENCE AGAIN.
 
A LONG, SILENT BEAT AS KIRK CONSIDERS PICARD. AND SLOWLY,
UNEXPECTEDLY, A SMILE SPREADS ACROSS HIS FACE.
 
KIRK
HOW CAN I ARGUE WITH THE CAPTAIN OF THE ENTERPRISE? WHAT WAS THE
NAME OF THAT PLANET  VERIDIAN III?
 
PICARD
THAT'S RIGHT.
 
KIRK
I TAKE IT THE ODDS ARE AGAINST US AND THE SITUATION IS GRIM?
 
PICARD
YOU COULD SAY THAT.
 
KIRK
(MUSING)
OF COURSE, IF SPOCK WERE HERE, HE'D SAY I WAS BEING AN IRRATIONAL,
ILLOGICAL HUMAN FOR WANTING TO GO ON A MISSION LIKE THAT.
 
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE CAN SEE THE TWINKLE IN HIS EYE THAT
TELLS US JIM KIRK IS BACK.
 
KIRK
SOUNDS LIKE FUN.
 
THE TWO MEN TURN AND WALK AWAY FROM ANTONIA, AND AS THEY WALK, A
ROAR OF COLOR AND SOUND WASHES OUT THE SCREEN, AS SEEN BEFORE.
 
FADE TO RED
 
FADE IN:
 
167     ENT. MOUNTAINTOP- DAY (VFN-P)   167
 
SORAN IS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE FORCEFIELD, FACING PICARD.
 
SORAN
NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, CAPTAIN, I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH
ETERNITY AND I DON'T WANT TO BE LATE.
 
WE REALIZE WE ARE WATCHING THE SAME EVENTS PLAY OUT AGAIN.
 
SORAN TURNS AND BEGINS TO CLIMB UP THE SCAFFOLDING TOWARD THE TOP
OF THE ROCKFACE. PICARD DROPS TO THE GROUND ON HIS BACK AND
BEGINS TO WRIGGLE UNDERNEATH THE FORCEFIELD. PICARD ACCIDENTALLY
TOUCHES THE FIELD.
 
167A    SORAN (VFN-P)   167A
 
TURNS AT THE SOUND OF THE FIELD, SEES PICARD, AND THEN DRAWS HIS
WEAPON. SORAN QUICKLY FIRES AT PICARD.
 
167B    THE GROUND (VFN-P)      167B
 
IS BLASTED APART, CREATING A CLOUD OF DIRT AND SMOKE, OBSCURING
PICARD AND THE WHOLE AREA MOMENTARILY.
 
SORAN JUMPS DOWN ONE LEVEL ON THE SCAFFOLDING, HIS DISRUPTOR STILL
IN HIS HAND, READY JUST IN CASE PICARD SOMEHOW SURVIVED. SORAN
PEERS THROUGH THE CLOUD OF DUST AND DEBRIS.
 
THE DUST FROM THE EXPLOSION FINALLY CLEARS BUT PICARD IS GONE
ALONG WITH SEVERAL FEET OF THE GROUND WHERE HE WAS CRAWLING.
 
167C    SORAN (VFN-I)   167C
 
GLANCES UP AT THE SKY AND SEES THE DISTANT ENERGY RIBBON JUST
COMING INTO VIEW. THERE'S NO TIME TO LOOK FOR PICARD. SORAN BEGINS
TO CLIMB THE SCAFFOLDING. SUDDENLY A BOOT KICKS HIM IN THE HEAD.
 
168     REVEAL KIRK     168
 
WHO IS ATTACKING SORAN IN PICARD'S PLACE. THE TWO MEN BEGIN TO
FIGHT.
 
169     NEW ANGLE (VFN-P)       169
 
AS PICARD RUSHES TO THE PROBE LAUNCHER AND STEPS UP ONTO THE
CONTROL PLATFORM AND DESPERATELY BEGINS TRYING TO SHUT DOWN THE
LAUNCHER.
 
THE FOLLOWING HAPPENS VERY QUICKLY:
 
*KIRK FIGHTS WITH SORAN, HAND-TO-HAND, BRUTAL.
 
*PICARD WORKS THE CONTROL PANEL, TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF IT ALL. IT
WON'T RESPOND. THE CONTROL PANEL IS BIZARRE AND CONFUSING- MANY
DIFFERENT SCREENS AND ALIEN GRAPHICS. THE ALIEN COUNTDOWN
CONTINUES TO RACE BY.
 
169A    THE SKY (VFN-I) 169A
 
THE DISTANT ENERGY RIBBON CAN BE SEEN GETTING CLOSER.
 
169B    THE MOUNTAINTOP 169B
 
SORAN TRIES TO PULL HIS DISRUPTOR, BUT KIRK KNOCKS IT TO THE
GROUND. THERE'S A STRUGGLE FOR THE WEAPON.
 
PICARD LOOKS HELPLESSLY AT THE CONTROL PANEL. NOTHING HE DOES HAS
ANY EFFECT. HE KEEPS HITTING BUTTONS, LOOKING FOR OTHER CONTROL
PANELS, ANYTHING TO AFFECT THE LAUNCHER.
 
169C    ANGLE (VFN-P)   169C
 
SUDDENLY, PICARD TOUCHES ONE PARTICULAR CONTROL AND THE SCREEN
CHANGES TO AN IMAGE OF THE VERIDIAN SUN, HELD IN THE CENTER OF THE
ALIEN CROSS-HAIR.
 
169D    PICARD (VFN-P)  169D
 
BEGINS WORKING THE CONTROL PANEL, DESPERATE. HE LOOKS AT THE
SCREEN, HITS A CONTROL. SUDDENLY THE PROBE CLOAKS. PICARD REACTS AT
HIS MISTAKE. PICARD IS LEFT STANDING ON AN INVISIBLE PLATFORM THREE
FEET IN THE AIR. PICARD ISN'T SURE WHAT TO DO- HE CAN FEEL THE
CONSOLE, BUT HE CAN'T SEE ANY OF THE CONTROLS.
 
KIRK PUNCHES SORAN AND SENDS HIM FLYING BACKWARD. SORAN LANDS
HEAVILY ON THE GROUND, UNCONSCIOUS. KIRK STANDS OVER HIM,
BREATHING HEAVILY. HE HOLDS HIS BACK IN PAIN- THAT OLD BACK PAIN
FROM
THE BEGINNING OF THE FILM.
 
PICARD
(DESPERATE)
KIRK- THERE'S A CONTROL PADD IN HIS RIGHT POCKET!
 
169E    KIRK (VFN-P)    169E
 
SEES PICARD STANDING IN MID-AIR AND THEN REACHES DOWN, PULLS THE
CONTROL PADD OUT OF SORAN'S POCKET. HE BEGINS WORKING IT.
 
170     CLOSE ON SORAN  170
 
HIS EYES OPEN. HE SEES WHAT KIRK IS DOING, LOOKS AROUND QUICKLY,
SEES THE DISRUPTOR LYING A FEW FEET AWAY, JUST BEYOND HIS REACH.
 
171     THE PROBE LAUNCHER (VFN-P)      171
 
DECLOAKS. PICARD GOES BACK TO WORKING ON THE CONTROLS.
 
171A    KIRK (VFN-P)    171A
 
HE SMILES.
 
KIRK
THE 24TH-CENTURY ISN'T SO TOUGH.
 
WITHOUT WARNING, KIRK IS BLASTED FORWARD, SHOT FROM BEHIND. REVEAL
SORAN ON THE GROUND WITH THE DISRUPTOR IN HIS HAND. HE GETS UP,
WHIRLS AROUND, POINTS THE WEAPON AT PICARD.
 
172     MOUNTAINTOP- WIDE       172
 
THE PROBE IS SUDDENLY LAUNCHED IN A ROAR OF FLAME. SORAN FREEZES.
HIS EYES FOLLOW THE PROBE AS IT ARCS INTO THE SKY. THE TWO MEN
WATCH THE PROBE AS IT HEADS TOWARD THE SUN.
 
172A    THE PROBE (VFN-I)       172A
 
MAKES A SWEEPING TURN TO THE RIGHT AND ARCS BACK DOWN TOWARD THE
PLANET. SORAN WATCHES IN HORROR AS THE PROBE CRASHES HARMLESSLY
INTO THE DISTANT JUNGLE. WE HEAR A MUFFLED EXPLOSION.
 
172B    SORAN (VFN-I)   172B
 
CAN'T BELIEVE HIS DREAMS HAVE BEEN SHATTERED. HE LOOKS INTO THE SKY
AND SEES THE DISTANT RIBBON STREAKING OVERHEAD. THE DISRUPTOR
FALLS
FROM HIS HAND AS HE RUSHES TO THE TOP OF THE SCAFFOLDING.
 
173     PICARD  173
 
MOVES TO KIRK, CHECKS HIS PULSE. THE CAPTAIN'S EYES FLUTTER- HE'S
STILL HOLDING ON, BUT HE'S BADLY WOUNDED.
 
174     SORAN (VFN-I)   174
 
IS STANDING ON THE ROCK LEDGE. HE REACHES UP TOWARD THE SKY AS IF
TRYING TO GRAB THE RIBBON WITH HIS BARE HANDS, BUT THE RIBBON
PASSES BY AND DISAPPEARS.
 
SORAN
NO!
 
HIS LOOK OF SHOCK TURNS TO FURY AND MADNESS. HE TURNS TO PICARD.
 
SORAN
YOU!!
 
174B    NEW ANGLE (VFN-P)       174B
 
HE JUMPS DOWN A FEW LEVELS AND THEN DIVES OFF THE SCAFFOLDING AT
PICARD. BUT PICARD IS QUICKER. HE GRABS THE DISRUPTOR AND FIRES.
THE BLAST CATCHES SORAN IN MID-AIR.
 
SORAN DROPS TO THE GROUND A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY. DEAD. THE
POCKETWATCH HAS BEEN SHATTERED.
 
175     PICARD  175
 
TURNS BACK TO KIRK, CRADLES THE DYING MAN'S HEAD IN HIS LAP. KIRK'S
EYES FLICK OPEN, AND HE TAKES A RAGGED BREATH.
 
KIRK
NICE SHOT.
 
KIRK COUGHS. HIS EYES FLUTTER. HE'S FADING FAST.
 
PICARD
I'LL FIND A WAY TO CONTACT THE ENTERPRISE. YOU'RE GOING TO BE ALL
RIGHT.
 
KIRK
DID WE DO IT? DID WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
 
PICARD
YES. (BEAT) THANK YOU.
 
KIRK
LEAST I COULD DO FOR A CAPTAIN OF THE ENTERPRISE.
 
KIRK COUGHS AGAIN.
 
PICARD
TRY TO HANG ON.
 
KIRK LOOKS UP AT THE SKY, THE SUNLIGHT IS WARM ON HIS FACE. A QUIET
MOMENT, THEN, WITH A LAST SMILE ON HIS FACE
 
KIRK
IT WAS FUN.
 
KIRK DIES.
 
HOLD THE SCENE FOR A LONG MOMENT, THE TWO MEN IN THE QUIET
CLEARING.
 
DISSOLVE TO:
 
176     ENT. MOUNTAINTOP- SUNSET        176
 
CLOSE ON PICARD'S HAND
 
AS HE PLACES A STONE ON A LARGE PILE OF OTHER STONES. MOVE TO
REVEAL THAT PICARD IS PLACING THE FINAL FEW ROCKS ON KIRK'S GRAVE.
 
HE REACHES INTO A POCKET AND PULLS OUT KIRK'S COMMAND INSIGNIA PIN.
HE CAREFULLY PLACES IT ON THE GRAVE, AND STANDS THERE SILENTLY FOR
A FEW MOMENTS.
 
A DISTANT WHINE OF ENGINES CAN BE HEARD. PICARD LOOKS UP INTO THE
SKY.
 
177     PICARD'S POV (VFN-I)    177
 
AN ENTERPRISE SHUTTLECRAFT IS FLYING THROUGH THE SKY TOWARD THE
MOUNTAINTOP.
 
178     ENT. MOUNTAINTOP- SUNSET        178
 
THE SHUTTLE HAS JUST LANDED, AND THE DOOR OPENS AS PICARD ENTERS
THE CLEARING. WORF, LA FORGE AND N.D. SECURITY GUARDS JUMP OUT TO
MEET HIM.
 
WORF
CAPTAIN, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
 
PICARD
YES.
 
LA FORGE
WHAT ABOUT DOCTOR SORAN?
 
PICARD
YOU NEEDN'T WORRY ABOUT THE DOCTOR ANYMORE.
 
PICARD MOVES TOWARD THE SHUTTLE, THEN STOPS AS HE NOTICES THAT THE
SHUTTLE IS DAMAGED. PICARD TURNS AND NOTICES FOR THE FIRST TIME
THAT LA FORGE HAS A BANDAGE ON HIS FACE AND WORF'S UNIFORM IS TORN.
 
PICARD
WAS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE KLINGONS?
 
WORF AND LA FORGE EXCHANGE A LOOK.
 
LA FORGE
YOU COULD SAY THAT.
 
CUT TO:
 
179     ENT. PLANET SURFACE- THE ENTERPRISE (WIDE SHOT) (VFN-I) 179
 
AS SEEN BEFORE.
 
PICARD (V.O.)
CAPTAIN'S LOG, STARDATE 48650.1. THE STARSHIP FARRAGUT HAS ARRIVED
IN ORBIT AND HAS BEGUN TO BEAM UP THE ENTERPRISE SURVIVORS FOR
TRANSPORT BACK TO EARTH. OUR CASUALTIES WERE LIGHT, BUT
UNFORTUNATELY THE ENTERPRISE HERSELF CANNOT BE SALVAGED.
 
CUT TO:
 
180     INT. ENTERPRISE- CORRIDOR- DAY  180
 
A HIVE OF ACTIVITY. CREWMEMBERS MOVING ABOUT, CARRYING PERSONAL
EFFECTS, EQUIPMENT, ETC. SOME WOUNDED PEOPLE BEING CARRIED ON
STRETCHERS. THE CORRIDOR IS LIT BY EMERGENCY BEACONS AND A HATCH
HAS BEEN OPENED AT ONE END OF THE CORRIDOR LEADING TO THE EXTERIOR
OF THE SHIP. DAYLIGHT CAN BE SEEN OUTSIDE. MOVE ALONG THE CORRIDOR
TO FIND CRUSHER HELPING AN INJURED CREWMEMBER INTO THE ARMS OF A
WAITING MEDICAL N.D. OGAWA WALKS UP TO HER.
 
OGAWA
THAT SHOULD BE THE LAST OF THE WOUNDED, DOCTOR.
 
CRUSHER NODS. SHE LOOKS EXHAUSTED.
 
CRUSHER
TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO PATIENTS IN UNDER TWO DAYS.
 
TWO MEDICAL N.D.S WALK PAST, CARRYING AN EMPTY STRETCHER. CRUSHER
GLANCES AT THEM.
 
CRUSHER
(CALLS OUT)
SAVE THAT STRETCHER.
 
OGAWA
IS THERE ANOTHER PATIENT?
 
CRUSHER
NO- THAT ONE'S FOR ME.
 
CUT TO:
 
181     INT. ANOTHER LOCATION   181
 
DATA AND TROI ARE LOOKING THROUGH RUBBLE IN A DIFFERENT SECTION OF
THE SHIP WITH TRICORDERS. TROI REACTS TO SOMETHING ON THE
TRICORDER.
 
TROI
OVER HERE, DATA! I THINK I'VE FOUND SOMETHING.
 
DATA MOVES TO HER, WITH A HOPEFUL AND EXCITED LOOK.
 
TROI
(OFF TRICORDER)
ONE LIFE SIGN, VERY FAINT.
 
DATA HANDS HIS TRICORDER TO TROI AND THEN BEGINS TO PULL DEBRIS
ASIDE WITH ANDROID STRENGTH.
 
182     ANGLE ON DEBRIS 182
 
AS DATA PULLS ASIDE A LARGE PIECE OF PLATING, REVEALING SPOT THE
CAT SITTING IN THE WRECKAGE. SHE LOOKS AT DATA AND GIVES A
PLAINTIVE MEOW.
 
DATA
(RELIEVED)
SPOT.
 
HE PICKS UP THE CAT AND HOLDS IT CLOSE, STROKING ITS FUR. THE CAT
PURRS HAPPILY.
 
DATA
I AM VERY HAPPY TO FIND YOU, SPOT.
 
TROI SMILES.
 
TROI
ANOTHER FAMILY REUNITED.
 
DATA TURNS, REVEALING THAT THERE ARE TEARS IN HIS EYES. TROI IS
SURPRISED AND TOUCHED AT THE SIGHT.
 
TROI
DATA, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
 
DATA
I AM NOT SURE, COUNSELOR. I AM HAPPY TO SEE SPOT, AND YET I AM
CRYING. MY EMOTIONAL PROGRAM MUST BE MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN.
 
TROI PUTS A GENTLE HAND ON HIM.
 
TROI
NO, DATA, I THINK IT'S WORKING PERFECTLY.
 
DATA LOOKS UP AT HER AND SMILES THROUGH HIS TEARS. OFF THE IMAGE OF
DATA CUDDLING HIS CAT.
 
CUT TO:
 
183     INT. READY ROOM- DAY    183
 
PICARD AND RIKER ARE SIFTING THROUGH THE RUBBLE OF WHAT ONCE WAS
THE READY ROOM, LOOKING FOR SOMETHING.
 
RIKER SEES SOMETHING IN THE RUBBLE.
 
RIKER
IS THIS IT?
 
RIKER HOLDS UP THE FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM SEEN EARLIER.
 
PICARD
(RELIEVED)
YES, NUMBER ONE. THANK YOU.
 
HE TAKES THE ALBUM, BRUSHES OFF THE DUST AND FLIPS THROUGH THE
PAGES FOR A MOMENT. RIKER LOOKS AROUND THE WRECKED ROOM.
 
RIKER
I'M GOING TO MISS THIS SHIP. SHE WENT BEFORE HER TIME.
 
PICARD HAS BEEN REJUVENATED BY HIS EXPERIENCE, GIVEN A NEW
PERSPECTIVE ON THE ISSUES OF LIFE AND DEATH.
 
PICARD
IT'S NOT HOW MANY YEARS YOU'VE LIVED, WILL, BUT HOW YOU'VE LIVED
THEM. (BEAT) SOMEONE ONCE TOLD ME THAT TIME IS A PREDATOR THAT
STALKS US ALL OUR LIVES. BUT MAYBE TIME IS ALSO A COMPANION WHO
GOES WITH US ON OUR JOURNEY, AND REMINDS US TO CHERISH THE
MOMENTS OF OUR LIVES BECAUSE THEY WILL NEVER COME AGAIN. (BEAT) WE
ARE, AFTER ALL, ONLY MORTAL.
 
A QUIET MOMENT. RIKER FINALLY SMILES.
 
RIKER
SPEAK FOR YOURSELF, SIR. I KINDA PLANNED ON LIVING FOREVER.
 
PICARD SMILES BACK AT HIM AND THE TWO MEN ENIT TO
 
184     INT. MAIN BRIDGE- DAY (VFN-P)   184
 
RIKER AND PICARD ENTER FROM THE READY ROOM. THEY LOOK AROUND THE
WRECKED BRIDGE FOR A MOMENT. RIKER GLANCES AT THE CAPTAIN'S CHAIR.
 
RIKER
I ALWAYS THOUGHT I'D HAVE A CRACK AT THIS CHAIR ONE DAY.
 
PICARD
YOU MAY STILL. SOMEHOW I DOUBT THIS WILL BE THE LAST SHIP TO CARRY
THE NAME ENTERPRISE.
 
A BEAT, THEN PICARD HITS HIS COMBADGE.
 
PICARD
(TO COM)
PICARD TO FARRAGUT. TWO TO BEAM UP.
 
THE TWO MEN DEMATERIALIZE.
 
FADE TO BLACK.
 
THE END
 
CAST
 
CAPTAIN JEAN-LUC PICARD PATRICK STEWART
COMMANDER WILLIAM RIKER JONATHAN FRAKES
LT. COMMANDER GEORDI LA FORGE   LEVAR BURTON
LT. COMMANDER WORF      MICHAEL DORN
DOCTOR BEVERLY CRUSHER  GATES MCFADDEN
COUNSELOR DEANNA TROI   MARINA SIRTIS
LT. COMMANDER DATA      BRENT SPINER
GUINAN  WHOOPI GOLDBERG
DOCTOR SORAN    MALCOLM MCDOWELL
NURSE OGAWA     PATTI YASUTAKE
SPOT THE CAT    HIMSELF
 
CAPTAIN JAMES T. KIRK   WILLIAM SHATNER
CAPTAIN MONTGOMERY SCOTT        JAMES DOOHAN
COMMANDER PAVEL CHEKOV  WALTER KOENIG
 



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THING.  IF IT TURNS OUT TO BE A RUSE AND NOT A REAL SCRIPT, THEN I 
THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE.  SEEMS LIKE A BETTER SERIES FINALE THAN
THE 
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