Episode 3X11: “Release”
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"Release” Story By Will Sjorensen, James Sampson, and Rob Jelley Teleplay By Rob Jelley Episode #: 3x11 Published March 23, 2004 This teleplay is originally from www.startrekrenaissance.com "Star Trek" and related names are registered trademarks of Paramount Pictures, Inc. This original work of fiction is written solely for non-profit purposes. Copyright 2003 by The Renaissance Group. All Rights Reserved. RENAISSANCE: "Release" - TEASER 1. TEASER SMASH CUT IN: INT. PROMENADE DEEP SPACE NINE Close on the panicked face of LEWIS CARTER as he along with hundreds of other civilians run away from an oncoming herd of JEM’HADAR soldiers. The scene is one of complete chaos and there isn’t a second that goes by without us seeing another life being lost. The Jem’Hadar are doing what it is they do best and enjoying every second of it. No one escapes their grip, no one who gets within one metre of them will live to see another day. The resistance that Starfleet and the Bajoran militia is putting up is admirable, but it is not even making a dent on the Jem’Hadar assault. Carter and his group of civilians begin to approach an FNN reporter who is running through the crowds, working against the odds to get the story of a lifetime. Carter looks at him and recognizes him, he hangs his head down low to avoid eye contact, but the guy sees him anyway and pulls a disgusted face at Carter’s attitude to what is happening. It doesn’t last for long though, as he runs straight into a Jem’Hadar machete, resulting in his head flying off in the direction Carter was running in, camera still attached to his forehead. The crowd screams as the unknown projectile rains down upon them, and there is an audible gasp as they realize what it is. Pull down to see Carter stood in the middle of it all, looking at the head of the reporter, looking at the camera still attached to it, looking back at the Jem’Hadar assault still continuing on the promenade. There isn’t time to stop and ponder what happens next, it is pure instinct, adrenaline that kicks in without him really knowing what has happened, as he disconnects the camera from the decapitated head and attaches it to his own. From the other direction the body of the reporter hurtles towards him, and Carter ducks only to see a Jem’Hadar running towards him, machete in hand. Carter looks down at the body of the reporter and sees a microphone still being clasped in its hand, quickly sets it free and hurtles it around his head before plunging it into the face of the oncoming Jem’Hadar, who is knocked off his feet enough for Carter to escape, only to be knocked down by a Jem’Hadar approaching from the opposite direction. RENAISSANCE: "Release" - TEASER 2. Swing around to see the other side of the Promenade and into Morn’s bar as two Klingons and a Romulan stand back to back on one of the dabo tables, fighting back the oncoming horde of Jem’Hadar soldiers, which continue to amass all around them. As fast as they can kill them more drop down from the floor above them. They fight until the end, when they disappear into the swarm of oncoming Jem’Hadar never to see the light of day again. In the background through one of the windows in Morn’s we see a small child balling his eyes out crying for his mother. Cut to another shot of the child on the other side of the bar as he frantically looks around trying to find where his parent is hiding. It seems like an eternity, but after a while he manages to find her, hiding behind one of the promenade stalls, frantically calling for the child but the noise lost in the all mighty din that is encompassing the place. The child, still crying, runs over to it, but it is too late. From the parent’s point of view we see a Jem’Hadar approaching as it raises its KAR'TAKIN, preparing for the kill before swinging around to see NEIL CROSS firing his phaser and VAPORIZING the Jem’Hadar into oblivion, before picking up the child and indicating for his mother and the people surrounding her to join him wherever he is heading to. Behind him are more Starfleeters, all doing their best to save who they can and forget about those that they can’t. We follow them through the crowds as they continue to fire phasers at the Jem’Hadar before finally reaching their destination. Cross hands the child over to his mother before he and three other Starfleeters force the door to the SECURITY OFFICE open whilst the remaining officers cover them with weapons fire. After a long few beats, but not before the Jem’Hadar have shot down a number of civilians, they finally manage to force the doors open and begin forcing people inside. Having got the group he is with in, Cross takes one final look around before something catches his eye amongst the crowd… CROSS If I’m not back within two minutes I want you to seal this door, understood? The officer he is talking to is only a young ensign and nods uneasily. Cross looks over at him and hardens his expression and tone of voice. RENAISSANCE: "Release" - TEASER 3. CROSS (CONT'D) (shouts) Understood? ENSIGN Yes, Sir! Cross slams his hand down on the young ensign’s back before turning around and making his way through the crowd as civilians and Starfleeters still continue to pour into the security office. We stay with Cross as he makes his way towards one of the giant viewing windows, where we see Carter’s body slumped next to it. Cross checks his pulse before pulling his body over his shoulders and making his way back to the Security Office, firing as he goes. A number of Starfleeters are also firing from the Security Office covering his return. He is just about back, before he SLAMS down on to the deck, having fallen over a body of a fallen Jem’Hadar. He quickly recovers and drags himself and the body of Carter back inside the office before pulling himself to his feet and seeing that the door is still unsealed. Though we can still see civilians frantically making their way towards the office, the Jem’Hadar are closing as well… CROSS (shouts) Seal the damn door! The gathered Starfleeters obey and reluctantly pull the two doors together before aiming their phasers and welding the two pieces of metal together. Outside we hear the screams of those who didn’t make it as those inside try to draw their attention elsewhere and forgive themselves for condemning them to death. Whatever it is they attempt to distract themselves with doesn’t last for long however… it can’t, as we begin to hear an erratic, determined pounding from the other side of the door, as the Jem’Hadar try to force their way through the bloodied glass door. Cross swings around to look at them, before turning to survey the crowd… CROSS (CONT'D) This isn’t going to last… The crowd have varying expressions on their faces and we move around them to get a better idea of the type of people inside. RENAISSANCE: "Release" - TEASER 4. Mostly civilians, many who are afraid and are praying for their lives, but just as many who want to get back out there and fight for what they believe in. Someone who can’t do that however is ADMIRAL DELFUNE. She is the last person we see, a Lieutenant leaning over her scanning her with a tricorder, there is a phaser blast right the way along her right side. We cannot tell whether she is injured or dead, either way, she is one of several casualties in the room and no one else other than the Lieutenant is noticing her. Outside, the pounding continues… END OF TEASER RENAISSANCE: "Release" - ACT ONE 5. ACT ONE FADE IN: INT. ENTERPRISE BRIDGE Not all that different to the last time we saw it. TALORA is attempting to regain control of the situation and find out exactly what it is that’s happening on Deep Space Nine. TALORA Do we have transporters yet? CALE Negative. TALORA Do we know what’s causing it? CALE Negative. TALORA Are we getting anything back from the station’s sensors yet? CALE Negative. TALORA Do we have anything yet? CALE Neg- (stops himself) I’m doing the best I can commander. Talora nods and walks over to his station. TALORA Try hailing the Captain again. Cale works at his station before: CALE Nothing. Talora sighs and looks over at the viewscreen, where we can see the small section of Deep Space Nine that the Enterprise is docked to. TALORA What’s happening over there? RENAISSANCE: "Release" - ACT ONE 6. INT. DEEP SPACE NINE SECURITY OFFICE The pounding is still continuing, and we can still hear the screams of the civilians that are still futilely attempting to make their way off the Promenade. Cross sighs and hits his comm. badge, apparently not for the first time. CROSS Cross to Enterprise, come in. Nothing. He sighs, before looking around at the people around him. CROSS (CONT'D) Looks like we’re going to be here for a little longer than I’d hoped. CIVILIAN 1 (panicked) Why are we still here? Why aren’t we beamed out? A murmur amongst the crowd begins to build up into a full drawn out argument, with various shouts and comments like "Why aren’t we being evacuated," "Starfleet doesn’t give a damn about us" and "Pray to the prophets that we’re going to get out of this because it isn’t going to happen any other way" being shouted out by the Bajorans in the crowd.