BEGIN ACT 8 FADE IN on the HOLDING CELL. The ROMULAN is sitting inside the cell. An ENSIGN is sitting at the control panel. The door slides open, and TASHA walks in. The ENSIGN looks at her. TASHA (looking at the ENSIGN and nodding): You're excused, Ensign. ENSIGN (nodding): Aye, sir. The ENSIGN gets up and walks out of the room. TASHA looks at the ROMULAN, runs her tongue across her upper lip, and walks over to him. TASHA sits down on the floor in front of the cell and stretches her feet in front of her. The ROMULAN is sitting still, looking down at her suspiciously. TASHA: You know, it would be a LOT better if you sat down in front of me. My neck is gettin' (shakes her head) REAL tired. The ROMULAN is still staring at her. TASHA (shaking her head): The FORCEFIELD is activated. I can't DO ANYTHING. TASHA motions at the floor inside the holding cell with an outstretch of her left arm. The ROMULAN slowly gets up and, just as slowly, walks over to TASHA and sits down on the floor in front of her. He folds his hands. TASHA crosses her arms in front of her chest. TASHA: Why did the Romulans save my life. The ROMULAN doesn't respond, only stares at her. TASHA (shaking her head): You're not going anywhere for a while, so you might as WELL ANSWER. Besides, what your superiors do to you when they find out you squealed won't be HALF as bad as what I'LL do to you. (smiling impishly) Which do you prefer? The ROMULAN lowers his head and thinks for a moment, then finally raises it. ROMULAN: Because your DAUGHTER wants to see her MOTHER again. TASHA is greatly surprised by this answer. She leans forward. TASHA (softly): My WHAT?! (shaking her head, louder) I don't HAVE a daughter. I was never even PREGNANT! ROMULAN (nodding): Yes, . . . you DO. Her name is Sela. She is a Romulan Commander, just as myself. Her father was a Romulan General named Taibak. He was killed in battle, unfortunately, when she was only fifteen. TASHA (shaking her head): Commander, I have no memory of ANY of this. ROMULAN: I can clear things up for you. (leaning forward towards TASHA) Are you familiar with what happened to the Enterprise-C? TASHA looks attentively at the ROMULAN. Show the PROMENADE. SISKO and TASHA are walking together, with TASHA on SISKO'S LEFT. TASHA is holding a datapad in her right hand. TASHA: . . . and, he told me this INCREDIBLE story of the Enterprise-C and an alternate timeline, and how I was sent back and saved the crew's lives, and . . . (nodding and smiling) I'll have it all in my report, sir. SISKO (nodding): Thank you, Lt. I look forward to reading it. TASHA (smiling and nodding): Yes, sir, I believe you all ready told me. TASHA holds up the datapad and shows it to SISKO. TASHA: But he DID access the Romulan Central Computer Database on my insistance and given me a PICTURE of my alternate self. SISKO takes the datapad in his left hand and looks at it. On the datapad is a picture of TASHA taken from "YESTERDAY'S ENTERPRISE". SISKO hands it back to TASHA. SISKO (looking straight forward): Interesting. I'm sure your friends from the Enterprise will be eager to hear about how their lives had been altered. SPEAKING of which, . . . (looking at TASHA) you READY? TASHA looks at SISKO momentarily, then straight forward once more. TASHA (smiling, excited): Definitely! TASHA and SISKO walk over to a door. The ystand in front of it, facing it, with TASHA on SISKO'S RIGHT. TASHA gives the datapad to SISKO, and then stands and waits. The door opens, and standing there is CAPTAIN PICARD, with WILLIAM T. RIKER at his RIGHT. When TASHA sees them, she smiles, full of joy. PICARD and RIKER smile, and PICARD steps forward first. He extends his right hand. PICARD: Welcome home, Natasha. TASHA looks down at PICARD'S HAND, then looks back up at him and shakes it. Tears are running down her face. TASHA (still smiling): Thank you, sir. RIKER then steps forward and offers his hand. TASHA shakes it eagerly. RIKER: Hi, Tasha. TASHA (enthusiastically): Hi, sir! DATA then steps forward. DATA is crying and smiling. DATA (shaking TASHA'S hand): It is good to see you, Tasha! TASHA immediately loses her smile, confused. TASHA: Data? TASHA hugs DATA tightly. Then comes DEANNA TROI. TASHA (holding her arms wide open): Hi, Deanna! TASHA and DEANNA hug. TASHA then proceeds to greet GEORDI LAFORGE. She touches his rank pips with her left index finger. TASHA: Ooh, Geordi, Lt.-Cmdr! (smiling and clapping him on the shoulder) Way to go! After that comes DOCTOR BEVERLY CRUSHER. BEVERLY hugs TASHA. BEVERLY (crying): I'm sorry I couldn't help you! TASHA (sobbing): That's OK! Finally comes WORF. TASHA is crying and smiling. WORF stands there looking at her, not knowing what to say. TASHA: Who won? WORF (sighing): Lt. Minnerly. TASHA laughs madly. TASHA: The kickboxer!!! WORF stands there watching uneasily. TASHA eagerly shakes WORF'S RIGHT HAND with both of hers. TASHA: It is so good to see you!!! WORF then walks past her. As PICARD talks, TASHA turns towards him. PICARD: Now, Lt., I believe you said you had an EXPLANATION for us. TASHA (nodding and smiling): Indeed! TASHA walks toward them. GEORDI (off-camera, not seen): Hey, everybody, sodas are on me! Show a CLOSE-UP of GEORDI LAFORGE. GEORDI is standing at a table on the PROMENADE. He raises a glass with his right hand. GEORDI: Everyone, I would like to propose a toast to a very special friend, whom we have all missed, and are glad to have returned to us - Natasha Yar! PICARD, SISKO, DEANNA, RIKER, BEVERLY, DATA, DAX, KIRA, WORF, O'BRIEN, and BASHIR, who are also standing, raise their glasses also. EVERYONE EXCEPT TASHA AND GEORDI: Natasha Yar!!! TASHA, who is also standing, then raises her glass. TASHA (smiling): Thanks. They all drink and then sit down. TASHA, BEVERLY, and GEORDI sit at the same table. BEVERLY: So, it was really just a CLONE?! TASHA (smiling and nodding): Yep! BEVERLY: THAT would explain why I found numerous single-bit errors when I did the autopsy. TASHA nods, without smiling. TASHA: Replicative fading. BEVERLY: But what I don't understand is how the Romulans beamed you onto their ship and put a clone in your place without us detecting it? GEORDI (looking at BEVERLY): Romulan transporters operate on a similar sub- space frequency to our own. With only minor adjustments they can be made to simulate our own transporter carrier wave. BEVERLY (looking back at TASHA and smiling): So they beamed you onto their ship, fed the clone into our pattern buffer, and stored your pattern and neural signature into their computer banks. TASHA takes a sip of her soda, then smiles and nods. TASHA: Uh-huh. GEORDI (shaking his head): Brilliant. BEVERLY (shaking her head): I don't know why I didn't see it SOONER. I mean, when I saw the errors, I should've scanned the temperal lobe. (smiling) I'd BET that the scan would've shown a 100% decrease in the acetylcholine of the hippocampus. TASHA'S smile widens. The expression on her face is that of a person who had just made an incredible realization. TASHA: Of course! Memories can't be cloned! TASHA laughs quietly, and then BEVERLY starts laughing, too. GEORDI also begins laughing. They each take a sip of their drinks. Show TASHA'S FEET as she steps onto the PROMENADE. As the camera RISES, TASHA is shown to be wearing a yellow Next Generation- style uniform WITH A COLLAR. TASHA is smiling. DEANNA is standing in front of TASHA. DEANNA is smiling, also. DEANNA: So, . . . how does it fit? TASHA: Just great. DEANNA pats TASHA on the back with her right hand, and they walk together, with TASHA on DEANNA'S RIGHT. They stop when they reach the CENTER of the PROMENADE. CAPTAIN PICARD is standing there, with the NEXT GENERATION CREW on his RIGHT, and the DEEP SPACE NINE CREW on his LEFT. The two crews are facing each other. RIKER is the closest TNG crew member to PICARD. O'BRIEN is the closest DS9 crew member. JAKE is also in line on the DS9 side, all the way at the end. TASHA loses her smile and looks at DEANNA. TASHA: What's going on? DEANNA (grinning): You'll see. DEANNA goes and takes her place in the empty spot between RIKER and GEORDI. TASHA looks to her LEFT, then to her RIGHT, then STRAIGHT AHEAD at PICARD. PICARD: Come forward, Lt. TASHA slowly walks forward, looking to both sides as she does so. TASHA comes to a stop in front of PICARD. PICARD (calmly): Lt. Natasha Yar, you have performed to the best of your ability on countless occasions, you have earned the admiration and RESPECT of your fellow crewmembers, and you have, most recently, used your fine skills in capturing an enemy that has given us valuable information, and so, in the finest of Starfleet's traditions and in the presence of your friends and crewmates, (smiling) I hereby PROMOTE you to the rank of LT.-CMDR, with all the rights and priviledges thereto. Right after PICARD says "PROMOTE", TASHA opens her mouth wide in surprise. She smiles. After PICARD is finished speaking, he holds out his RIGHT HAND. He is holding a HOLLOW RANK PIP between his THUMB and INDEX FINGER. Show a CLOSE-UP of the PIP. Return to NORMAL VIEW as PICARD extends his hand. Show a CLOSE-UP of TASHA'S COLLAR as PICARD fastens the HOLLOW PIP onto the collar. Return to NORMAL VIEW. EVERYONE except PICARD and TASHA start applauding and cheerly wildly. PICARD smiles and shakes TASHA's hand. PICARD: Congradulations, Natasha. TASHA can only smile. She is at a loss for words. TASHA then receives hugs or handshakes from EVERYONE ELSE. RIKER (smiling): How does it feel, Commander? TASHA (grinning and nodding eagerly): Terrific!!! After everyone settles down, SISKO walks up to TASHA and offers his RIGHT HAND. SISKO (smiling): We're gonna MISS having you on the station, Tasha. Be SURE to come back and visit us soon. TASHA (shaking SISKO'S HAND and smiling): Count on it! Show the BRIDGE of the ENTERPRISE. [ I'll add in this scene after I see the movie. ] Show the ENTERPRISE flying towards EARTH on impulse power. PICARD (V.O.): Captain's Log, Stardate 51003.2: At the request of Lt.-Cmdr. Tasha Yar, we have returned to Earth so that she could take care of a PERSONAL matter. During the trip, she has settled into her new quarters and been shown around the ship by the entire senior staff. Lt.-Cmdr. Geordi LaForge has taken her on his Engineering staff, and he reports that she is doing her job very well. Show the GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE. Show DEANNA and TASHA walking through a cemetary, with DEANNA on TASHA'S RIGHT. DEANNA: So, . . . how are you doing in ENGINEERING? TASHA (smiling and nodding): Great. DEANNA (looking forward and nodding): Good. After a few moments, DEANNA points straight ahead with her LEFT INDEX FINGER. DEANNA: Here we are. DEANNA and TASHA stop at a grave. They both look down at it, and TASHA sighs. Show the GRAVESTONE. On the GRAVESTONE is the following epitath: NATASHA YAR BORN SEPTEMBER 12, 2337 DIED SEPTEMBER 11, 2364 A FINE OFFICER AND A DEAR FRIEND WHICH WILL BE MISSED BY ALL WHO KNEW HER There are pink-white flowers on the grave already. Show DEANNA and TASHA. The camera zooms in on TASHA as the two of them kneel down. TASHA sighs and lowers her head. Show DEANNA as she looks at TASHA. DEANNA: It's not YOU. It never WAS. Show a CLOSE-UP of TASHA'S FACE. TASHA (nodding): Yeah, . . . I know. FADE to the scene from the BEGINNING of "SKIN OF EVIL", starting from the part where WORF first speaks to TASHA. Show the scene until after TASHA SMILES after WORF says "A sure thing". FADE back to DEANNA looking at the grave. DEANNA then hears sobbing. She looks to her left. DEANNA (concerned and surprised): Tasha? Show a CLOSE-UP of TASHA'S FACE. TEARS are rolling down both of TASHA'S CHEEKS. TASHA is CRYING. FADE OUT on TASHA CRYING. END ACT 8. THE END Special Guest Stars: Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean-Luc Picard), Jonathan Frakes (Cmdr. William T. Riker), Marina Sirtis (Counselor Deanna Troi), LeVar Burton (Lt.-Cmdr. Geordi LaForge), Gates MacFadden (Dr. Beverly Crusher), Brent Spiner (Lt.-Cmdr. Data), Michael Dorn (Lt.-Cmdr. Worf)