533 - Statistical Probabilities
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| Note 47 YATI Versione italiana Citazioni Brano dello script Scene tagliate |
| Episodi |
| Chrysalis |
| SEQ | 133 | |
| SAT | 22.11.1997 | |
| CJ | 24.12.2001 | |
| VHS | 6.5 (PG) | |
| STO | Pam Pietroforte | |
| TPY | René Echevarria | |
| REG | Anson Williams | |
| GUS | Weyoun | Jeffrey Combs |
| Jack | Tim Ransom | |
| Dr. Loews | Jeannetta Arnette | |
| Lauren | Hilary Shepard-Turner | |
| Patrick | Michael Keenan | |
| Glinn Damar | Casey Biggs | |
| Sarina Douglas | Faith C. Salie | |
| IT | Probabilità statistiche | |
| DE | Statistische Wahrscheinlichkeiten | |
| FR | Probabilités et statistiques | |
| BR | Probabilidades Estatísticas | |
| SCR | 26.09.1997 | |
Data Stellare Sconosciuta: Ora che il passato di Bashir è stato rivelato, gli viene richiesto di lavorare con un gruppo di persone che, come lui, hanno subito interventi genetici. Bashir si trova quindi con alcune persone che, differentemente da lui, sono rimaste nell'istituto dove ha subito l'intervento, ognuna delle quali presenta una caratteristica predominante: Jack (aggressivo), Lauren (sensuale), Patrick (frivolo), e Sarina (timida). Si spera che Bashir possa aiutare queste persone ad inserirsi normalmente nella società.
Weyoun: Odo...
Odo: Yes, I know, I honor you with my presence!
Sisko: Surrender is not an option. I'm happy to hear your group's advice on how to win this war... I don't need advice on how to lose it.
Bashir: We're not gods.
Jack: Maybe not, but we're the next best thing.
Sisko: I don't care if odds are against us. If we're going to lose, then we're going to go down fighting, so that when our descendants someday rise up against the Dominion, they'll know what they're made of.
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DAMAR
(filtered)
Together with our Dominion allies, we
have given our enemies cause to fear us
once more.
O'BRIEN
(dry)
Can't argue with that.
In the background, Lauren gets up and moves so she can see the
screen. For some reason, she too is intrigued by Damar's speech.
DAMAR
(filtered, continuing)
The war with the Federation accomplished
our goals.
Now Jack emerges from his room to get a closer look, as if drawn by
the sound of Damar's voice.
LAUREN
Who is he?
BASHIR
Damar -- the new head of the Cardassian
Government.
DAMAR
(filtered)
We are safe behind secure borders, and
no one will dare attack us again.
PATRICK
(with sympathy)
Whoever he is, he's sad.
LAUREN
Ashamed is more like it.
Bashir's never seen the group focus on anything before, and it
intrigues him.
DAMAR
(filtered)
The time has come for us to take another
bold step that will ensure our future.
(beat)
Peace.
Damar lets this hang in the air for a beat. Bashir and O'Brien
exchange looks -- this is better than a declaration of redoubled
hostilities, but they're not ready to take Damar at face value.
LAUREN
Looks like he hasn't slept in days.
JACK
Me thought I heard a voice cry "Sleep
No More! Damar does murder sleep!"
O'BRIEN
Quiet.
Bashir stops O'Brien before he says any more -- we see that the
Doctor wants to hear what they have to say.
DAMAR
(filtered)
It is time to bring an end to this war
with the Federation.
LAUREN
(realizing)
He killed someone.
PATRICK
(nodding)
Someone close to him.
Bashir and O'Brien don't know what to make of their comments.
DAMAR
(filtered)
It is time for us to rebuild on the
foundation of strength we have laid.
JACK
(Pointing at Damar)
Pretender! He doesn't belong to the
throne and he knows it!
DAMAR
(filtered)
Today I challenge the Federation to
answer my call for peace.
LAUREN
He's caught up in something he can't
control...
DAMAR
(filtered)
I'm ready at any time to meet with its
representitives to discuss how we can
bring an end to hostilities.
JACK
Someone's making him say all this.
Someone he hates almost as much as he
fears.
DAMAR
(filtered)
I pledge that I will do everything in
my power to protect Cardassia and allow
us to move forward into a new era.
(beat)
This I vow with my life's blood. For my
sons... For all our sons.
And with that, the transmission ENDS and the screen returns to the
Cardassian emblem.
JACK
Not bad, not bad at all. It's epic,
really. The Pretender who kills the
King and seizes the throne.
LAUREN
Not the King, he's still alive.
JACK
Right. That explains the guilt.
PATRICK
The Queen maybe?
(even better)
Or a Princess?
JACK
Yes... Yes! And now the Pretender finds
himself in a league with... a Dark
Knight he can't control.
Bashir and O'Brien turn and look at each other, wondering how these
three could have gleaned all this from Damar's speech. Off their
puzzled features...
EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)
Re-establishing.
INT. OPS
where an excited Bashir is telling Dax and Kira what happened.
O'Brien looks from his console.
BASHIR
It was amazing. They pieced together the
entire story of how Damar came to power
just by watching his speech.
DAX
Are you sure you're not reading to much
into it?
BASHIR
Don't you see? Weyoun is the Dark Knight,
Gul Dukat is the deposed King, Damar is
the Pretender to the throne, and Ziyal
is the innocent princess he murdered.
Now the Pretender is wracked with guilt
over what he did, but he can't turn his
back.
KIRA
It pretty much hangs together.
BASHIR
You were there, Chief. You saw what
happened.
O'BRIEN
It was weird, I have to admit.
BASHIR
To them it was like some sort of
Shakespearean tragedy. They were
fascinated by the whole thing. They
started bombarding me with questions
about Cardassia and the war. I've never
seen them so engaged.
DAX
(sly)
And you're going to try to keep them
'engaged'?
BASHIR
I don't know if I can; I'm running out
of material.
KIRA
What do you mean?
BASHIR
They've already gone through everything
the library has on Cardassia and the
Dominion.
Sisko ENTERS his office -- something's on his mind and he can't
figure out how he feels about it.
SISKO
Roll out the red carpet.
O'BRIEN
Visitors, sir?
SISKO
(crossing down)
Starfleet has agreed to enter into peace
negotiations with the Dominion. Damar and
Weyoun will be arriving in the morning.
(grimacing)
I'm the lucky one who gets to sit across
the table and try to keep from throttling
them.
BASHIR
That's great.
Sisko shoots him a look --
O'BRIEN
I don't know. It's hard to believe the
Dominion really wants peace.
KIRA
I wouldn't be surprised if they were
just stalling for time.
SISKO
Maybe. I guess we'll find out.
BASHIR
Sir, is there any way I can get a
transcript of the negotiations?
SISKO
You can do better than that.
Bashir is skeptical.
SISKO
(continuing)
The Dominion is insisting that the
proceedings be holo-recorded so that
everyone can see their desire for peace
is sincere.
BASHIR
Perfect.
And with that, Bashir turns and heads
for the door. Sisko watches him go,
wondering what that was all about.
DAX
Look on the bright side, Benjamin. If
you hurt somebody, everyone will be able
to see what made you snap.
Off Sisko's face as he considers this...
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DAMAR
Together with our Dominion allies,
we have given our enemies cause to
fear us once more.
O'BRIEN
(dry)
Can't argue with that.
In the background, Lauren gets up and moves so she can
see the screen. For some reason, she too is intrigued
by Damar's speech.
Jack emerges from his room to get a closer look, as if
drawn by the sound of Damar's voice. Even Sarina is
listening.
LAUREN DAMAR
Who's he? (in background)
The war with the
BASHIR Federation accomplished
Damar -- the new head of our goals. Cardassia is
the Cardassian government. strong again, an empire
to be feared. We are
JACK safe behind secure
"Uneasy lies the head borders, and no one will
that wears the crown." ever dare attack us again.
Bashir has never seen the group focus on anything
before, and it intrigues him.
PATRICK DAMAR
(with sympathy) From this position of
He's sad. strength, we are poised
to take another bold step
LAUREN that will insure our
Ashamed is more like it. future.
(dramatic pause)
While O'Brien listens to the speech, Bashir looks
around at the group. He's not quite sure what to make
of their comments.
DAMAR
Peace.
BASHIR (a long beat)
(to Lauren)
Why do you say that?
O'BRIEN DAMAR
(to Bashir) It is time to bring an
Shhh. end to this war with the
Federation. It is time
LAUREN for us to rebuild on the
He looks like a man who foundation of strength
doesn't sleep. we have laid.
(beat)
JACK The sons of Cardassia
"Methought I heard a shed their blood to
voice cry, 'Sleep no defend their home. Their
more! Damar does murder sacrifice must not be in
sleep!'" vain.
PATRICK DAMAR
(realizing) The peace we seek will
He killed someone. honor their memory, and
preserve the gains for
LAUREN which they gave their
(agreeing) lives.
Someone close to him. (beat)
Bashir and O'Brien exchange a look. They can't
understand how Jack and the others are seeing all these
things.
O'BRIEN DAMAR
(to Bashir) Today I challenge the
How could they know that? Federation to answer my
call for peace. I'm
JACK ready at any time to meet
(pointing at Damar) with its representatives
Pretender! You don't to discuss how we can
belong on that throne and bring an end to
you know it. hostilities. As your
leader, I pledge that I
PATRICK will do everything in my
Someone's making him say power to protect
all this. He doesn't Cardassia and allow us
want to. to move forward into a
new era.
(beat)
This I vow with my life's blood.
And with that, the transmission ENDS and the screen
returns to the Cardassian emblem. Bashir looks at the
group trying to understand what's happened.
BASHIR
Did any of you know who Damar was
before today?
JACK
No, but it's obvious who he is.
The Pretender who killed the king
and seized the throne.
LAUREN
Not the king, he's still alive.
PATRICK
The queen maybe?
(even better)
Or a princess.
BASHIR
Yes. Gul Dukat's daughter. Her
name was Ziyal.
JACK
And now the Pretender finds
himself in league with a... a Dark
Knight he can't control.
O'BRIEN
(to Bashir)
Weyoun?
Bashir and O'Brien look at each other, wondering how
the hell these three could have gleaned all this from
Damar's speech.
JACK
Not a bad story. It's epic
really.
(to Bashir)
What else can you tell us?
Off this moment...
19 OMITTED
20 INT. OPS
where an excited Bashir is telling Dax and Kira what
happened.
BASHIR
It was amazing. They pieced
together the entire story of how
Damar came to power. Don't you
see?
Weyoun is the Dark Knight, Gul
Dukat is the deposed King, Damar
is the Pretender to the throne,
and Ziyal is the innocent Princess
he murdered. Now the Pretender is
wracked with guilt over what he
did.
KIRA
And they got all that just from
watching Damar's speech?
BASHIR
(nods)
They were fascinated by the whole
thing, started bombarding me with
questions about Cardassia and the
war. I've never seen them so
engaged.
DAX
And you want to keep them engaged?
BASHIR
I'm going to try, but I'm running
out of material.
KIRA
What do you mean?
BASHIR
They've already gone through
everything the computer has on
Cardassia and the Dominion.
Sisko ENTERS from his office -- something's on his mind
and he can't figure out how he feels about it.
SISKO
Roll out the red carpet.
DAX
Visitors?
SISKO
(crossing down)
Starfleet has agreed to listen to
what Damar has to say. He and
Weyoun will be arriving in the
morning.
(grimacing)
I'm the lucky one who gets to sit
across the table from them.
BASHIR
This is great.
Sisko shoots him a look --
KIRA
It's hard to believe the Dominion
really wants peace. I wouldn't be
surprised if they were just
stalling for time in order to
regroup.
BASHIR
Sir, is there any way I can get a
transcript of the negotiations?
SISKO
You can do better than that.
(skeptical)
The Dominion insisted on recording
the proceedings so everyone can
see that their desire for peace is
sincere.
BASHIR
Perfect.
And with that, Bashir turns and heads for the door.
Sisko watches him go, wondering what that was all
about.
DAX
You shouldn't've agreed to that,
Benjamin.
(off his look)
Now you're going to have to be on
your best behavior.
Off Sisko's face as he considers this...
Ecco com'era stata pensata la scena in cui Bashir chiede a Sarina di essere liberato dalle corde. La prima e le ultime due battute di Bashir, con piccole variazioni, sono quelle dette nell'episodio.
BASHIR
Untie me. Please.
(no response)
Sarina.
She says nothing. Frustrated, Bashir struggles to free
himself. After a few beats, he's surprised to hear a
small, tremulous voice --
SARINA
I'm sorry.
Bashir reacts to the first words he's ever heard her
speak, realizing that she must be conflicted if she's
driven to utter them.
She has to pull herself up from the deep well she's
lived in for so many years -- she doesn't know how to
say what she feels, she doesn't even know what she
feels.
SARINA
I can't untie you.
BASHIR
(gently)
Yes, you can. If you think it's
the right thing to do.
SARINA
(at a loss)
I don't know...
BASHIR
I think you do. I think that's
why you spoke to me just now. You
could've stayed quiet, but you
didn't. And the only reason I can
think of is that you don't want to
have the deaths of so many people
on your hands.
SARINA
Jack would be mad.
Bashir realizes something about her that he's been
sensing all along -- seeing an opening, he eases his
way toward it.
BASHIR
(gently)
Yes, he would. And I know you
don't want that to happen.
Bashir sees something flicker across her features, and
he knows what he's thinking is true --
BASHIR
I've seen the way you look at him
when you think no one is watching.
I know how much you care about
him.
Sarina looks down, trying to shut out his words.
Emotion is so alien to her that it's painful for her to
feel so exposed.
BASHIR
Sarina, if you don't let me stop
them, they're going to be arrested
and charged with treason. Do you
know what that means? You'll
never see any of them again.
(beat)
You'll never see Jack again.
She looks up, stricken by this thought. Bashir holds
her gaze, says nothing more. He knows he has to let
her sit with this for a moment and decide what she
wants to do. Off Sarina's face as we wonder what
she'll do...