Cost of Living

186 Pages·2016·0.29 MB·English

by  Claire J. Creutzfeldt

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION

“Cost of Living”
#40275-220

Written by
Peter Allan Fields

Directed by
Rick Kolbe

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Copyright 1992 Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights
Reserved. This script is not for publication or
reproduction. No one is authorized to dispose of same. If
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FINAL DRAFT

FEBRUARY 3, 1992

STAR TREK: “Cost of Living” - 2/3/92 - CAST

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
“Cost of Living”

CAST

PICARD LWAXANA TROI
RIKER ALEXANDER
DATA CAMPIO
BEVERLY ERKO
TROI JUGGLER
GEORDI YOUNG MAN
WORF YOUNG WOMAN
POET
TRANSPORTER
OPERATOR Non-Speaking
MR. HOHM
FIRE ARTIST
LEARNERS
Non-Speaking TATTOED FEMALE DANCER
SUPERNUMERARIES

STAR TREK: “Cost of Living” - 2/3/91 - SETS

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
“Cost of Living”

SETS

INTERIORS EXTERIORS

USS ENTERPRISE USS ENTERPRISE
MAIN BRIDGE
OBSERVATION LOUNGE SHIRALEAN VI
VARIOUS CORRIDORS GLADE/MUDBATH
TRANSPORTER ROOM
ENGINEERING
JEFFERIES TUBE
TURBOLIFT
TEN FORWARD
TROI’S OFFICE
TROI’S QUARTERS
LWAXANA’S QUARTERS
WORF’S QUARTERS
HOLODECK ENTRANCE

STAR TREK: “Cost of Living” - 2/3/92 - PRONUNCIATION

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
“Cost of Living”

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

KOSTOLAIN COST-uh-lane
NITRIUM NYE-tree-um
PELLORIS pel-ORE-us
PETROKIAN peh-TRO-kee-‘n
SHIRALEA SHEER-ah-lee

STAR TREK: “Cost of Living” - REV. 2/03/92 - TEASER 1.

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
“Cost of Living”
TEASER

FADE IN:
1 OMITTED

2 INT. BRIDGE

PICARD, RIKER, DATA, and WORF; N.D.s as needed. The
atmosphere on the bridge is tense — they’re in the
middle of a pursuit and racing against a clock. Red
alert is already on.

WORF
Forward tubes armed and ready,
Captain.

PICARD
Fire.

2A EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

Photon torpedoes burst from the forward tubes.
2B EXT. SPACE - ASTEROID (OPTICAL)

The torpedoes speed toward a huge asteroid which is
streaking toward a nearby planet, and EXPLODE against
it.

3 INT. BRIDGE

WORF
A direct hit, sir.

DATA
The asteroid has shattered.
However, the core is still intact
— and still on a direct collision
course with Tessen Three.

RIKER
Is it big enough to be a threat?

STAR TREK: “Cost of Living” - REV. 2/03/92 - TEASER 2.
3 CONTINUED:

DATA
Yes, sir. It is of sufficient
size and density to cause
planetwide damage.

PICARD
Time to impact.

DATA
It will reach the upper
atmosphere in forty-four seconds
and impact with the planet eleven
seconds later.

RIKER
Ready torpedoes.

DATA
Sir, the core is composed of
densely compressed nitrium and
chrondite. It is unlikely that
another photon torpedo will have
any effect on it.

PICARD
Mister Worf, prepare the tractor
beam.

WORF
Yes, Captain.

DATA
Time to impact is thirty seconds.

WORF
Sir, I cannot get a positive lock
with the tractor beam. There is
magnetic field interference
emanating from the core materials.