Title:  Inner Resistance  Contact: Suzanne Terri  Series: Voyager  Rating: PG  Code: All Crew  Part: 3/11  Date: June 9, 2000  Original Posting; June 9, 2000        CUT TO:    19 INT. PARIS' QUARTERS          19  Paris and Torres are sitting at a table eating dinner.  We have come in as they are just finishing.  PARIS  Feeling better now?  TORRES  This was wonderful Tom, thank you.  PARIS  You're welcome.  He smiles pleased that she is enjoying herself.  TORRES  You have no idea how good it is to eat real  food again.  PARIS  Well... I was saving up some extra rations for  something really special, and I figured that  this qualified...  Pause.  Torres smiles at him and just stares.  She seems to be content just looking at him.  PARIS  ...so, (beat) how did your first counseling  session go?  TORRES  Ok... I guess.  (she avoids his gaze, feeling uncomfortable)  How is Captain Janeway?  Paris lets out a big sigh.  He was hoping that she'd open up to him about the counseling.  PARIS  Doc released her from sickbay this afternoon.  He thinks she'll be back on the bridge by  tomorrow.  TORRES  That's great.  PARIS  Yeah, it is.  An awkward beat.  They both want to talk about something, but now that the moment is at hand, they're  nervous.  They begin talking at the same time.  TORRES  You know, I've been doing a lot of  thinking lately...  PARIS  I've wanted to talk to you about...  They both laugh and the tension is dissolved.  TORRES  You first...  PARIS:  No, tonight is your night-you go first.  TORRES  All right...I've been doing a lot of thinking  lately and...  They are interrupted by a page from the com system.  It is Seven of Nine    SEVEN OF NINE'S COM VOICE  Seven of Nine, to Lt. Torres...  Torres rolls her eyes.  TORRES  (taps her com badge)  Torres here, what is it Seven?  SEVEN OF NINE'S COM VOICE:  If you have a moment Lieutenant, I require  your assistance in engineering with the  new shielding.  Torres is conflicted as to how to answer; she would really like to stay with Paris.  TORRES  Seven, can't this wait until we bring them  on-line tomorrow?  SEVEN OF NINE'S COM VOICE:  No, it cannot.  If we do not resolve this problem  now, we may not be able to bring the shielding  on line at all.  Torres looks apologetically at Paris.  TORRES  I'll be right there, Seven.    CUT TO:    20 EXT SPACE BORG SPHERE (OPTICAL)          20  Warp speed.  We hear the ROAR as it passes by the camera.    21 INT - JANEWAY SCHEMATIC (OPTICAL)          21  We see a borgified hand working on the JANEWAY SCHEMATIC.  22  INT.  INCLUDE QUEEN AND DRONE (OPTICAL)          22  BORG QUEEN  Proceed...  We see the Drone TAPS out some commands on the console.  23 EXT SPACE- BORG SPHERE (OPTICAL)          23  Flying through space.  We hear the sound of DATA being TRANSMITTED.  It has a distinctly BORG SOUND to  it.    24 INT JANEWAY'S QUARTERS          24  She is sitting at her desk looking at a computer screen.  We see it from behind, looking over the top of it at  her face.  She is dressed in off duty clothes and seems almost normal.  She is drinking coffee and reading.  She TAPS several commands on the PADD in front of her.  Suddenly she stops what she is doing and stares straight ahead.  We hear more of the DATA TRANMSISON  sounds.  The look in her eyes is cold and creepy.  Without looking down she begins to TAP a new set of  commands into her desktop terminal.  As she does we see the LIGHTS FLICKER slightly.    CUT TO:    25 INT. BRIDGE ON READY ROOM DOOR          25  Chakotay emerges looking perturbed.    26 INCLUDE- OPS          26  Kim is working at his station.  CHAKOTAY  Report...  KIM  We experienced another small power drain,  but I'm compensating.  (works)  Power levels are returning to normal, Commander.  CHAKOTAY  Any luck yet with what's causing it, Harry?  Chakotay stands at ops across from Kim.  KIM  Not yet, Commander.  CHAKOTAY  This has happened one too many times to  be a coincidence.  KIM  I agree, but I've run every diagnostic I can  think of and I come up with nothing!  CHAKOTAY  Harry, I want you to report back to engineering  until we get to the bottom of this.  (beat)  We  can't afford any surprises right now.  KIM  Yes, Sir...  As Chakotay walks down to sit in the big chair, Kim ENTERS turbo lift. DOORS CLOSE.  Off Kim...  27  INCLUDE HELM AND VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL)  27  We see stars STREAKING by at warp.  A gold-shirted N.D. brings Chakotay a PADD.  He studies it carefully  and reacts with mild annoyance.  CHAKOTAY  Thank you, Ensign.  N.D. walks off.  CHAKOTAY  How much longer till we reach our rendezvous  coordinates, Lieutenant?  Paris turns to talk to Chakotay  PARIS  A little over two days if we can continue our  present speed.  CHAKOTAY  Engineering doesn't like it, but I think we  can keep it up long enough to reach the coordinates  in time.  PARIS  It's not like we have a choice. (dry)    FADE OUT:  END ACT ONE      ACT TWO  FADE IN:  28 INT. MESS HALL          29  Several N.D.'s are sitting at tables.  NEELIX is behind the bar.  TUVOK enters and approaches the serving  area.  NEELIX  (brightly)  Mr. Tuvok!  It's so good to see you looking  like yourself again!  TUVOK  Thank you, Mr. Neelix.  (his response seems genuine.  You can see  he's almost glad to see Neelix!)  It is good to be back.  NEELIX  If you don't mind my saying so, I'm surprised  we got you out of there at all.  Why if it hadn't  been for the....    This is not a subject that Tuvok is ready to discuss with anyone and he politely cuts him short.  TUVOK  Yes.  We were very fortunate.  NEELIX  (feeling badly that he brought up a sore  subject, he continues gamely.)  Well, as I said, it's good to have you back.  (beat) What can I get for you today?  TUVOK  For some reason I have an urge for Leola root soup.  Would you happen to have any today?  NEELIX        (surprised)  Leola Root?  You...you always hated  Leola root.  TUVOK  Suffice it to say that I have recently gained  a new appreciation for many things, including  Leola Root.  NEELIX  (he understands better than Tuvok  might think.)  Well then, Leola Root it is!  Neelix gets him the soup.  TUVOK  Thank you.  (more stilted, but sincere.)  It is good to see you too, Mr. Neelix.  Tuvok walks off to take a seat, leaving behind a bemused Neelix.    CUT TO:      29 EXT. SPACE BORG SPHERE  (OPTICAL)          29  Warp speed.    30 INT. BORG QUEEN'S CHAMBER (OPTICAL)          30  Standing as before with the drone.  BORG QUEEN  Excellent.  Only three more links and we  will be able to pinpoint the rogue ship when  it contacts Voyager.  BORG VOICE  (V.O.)  Second transmission is in progress.  BORG QUEEN  Excellent... (beat)  Excellent...  (evil smile.)  31 EXT.-SPACE VOYAGER (STOCK OPTICAL)          31  At warp...  We hear more Borg DATA TRANSMISSION sounds.    32 INT. JANEWAY'S QUARTERS          32  She is asleep and appears to be in the midst of a bad dream.  She tosses and turns, mumbling out loud.    33 JANEWAY DREAM FLASH- INT. BORG CUBE (OPTICAL)  33  We see Janeway's P.O.V. but in a SWIMMING DREAM LIKE state.  Drones are working in b.g. and she  appears to be standing in front of the Borg Queen.  We are catching this sequence in mid-conversation.  BORG QUEEN  You will continue to configure your  communications and deflector array to service us.      JANEWAY  No!  I won't.  I don't have to do your bidding  anymore.  I'm no longer one of your drones!  BORG QUEEN  Your protests are irrelevant.  You will comply.  We are one.  Queen walks over to the JANEWAY SCHEMATIC  JANEWAY  NO!  (beat)  NO!!!  Queen TAPS out commands on the schematic.  At the same time Janeway rushes at the queen, but  stumbles and is unable to reach her.  The queen laughs in response.  34 JANEWAY'S QUARTERS          34  She wakes up in a panic and looks around her.  Seeing that she is in her own quarters aboard Voyager  she's relieved.  Running her fingers through her hair she rises from the bed and heads toward the  retractable sink and mirror.  Once she reaches it she leans on it with both hands and hangs her head.  She  is not yet aware that her dream was real.    CUT TO:    35 INT. SICKBAY          35  Janeway is sitting on bio-bed two and the Doctor is examining her. He is holding a MEDICAL TRICORDER  and SCANNING her.  DOCTOR  Your  [med. tech.] levels are elevated and  you are showing signs of stress and fatigue.  Other than that I'd say you healing very nicely.  JANEWAY  Is there anything you can do about these awful  nightmares, Doctor?  I would say that my fatigue  and stress are directly related to "them".    DOCTOR  I'll give you a cortical suppressant that should  keep the "Borg" away for a while.  JANEWAY  Thank you, Doctor.  A beat.  The Doctor turns to an instrument tray and picks up a HYPO- SPRAY.  He loads it while talking to  Janeway.  DOCTOR  Ah...Captain, I don't mean to pry, but  (beat) how are your counseling sessions going?  JANEWAY  I'd be lying if I said I'm enjoying them, but...  I have learned a meditative technique that is  proving helpful.  DOCTOR  It is not uncommon for those who have been  through traumatic events to experience nightmares.  JANEWAY  Yes, I realize that.  DOCTOR  You might want to mention your nightmares  at your next counseling session.  JANEWAY  I'll take that into consideration...but Doctor...  it also occurred to me that if I had something  else to occupy my mind, the nightmares might stop.  DOCTOR  (he knows where she's going with this  and raises an eyebrow, slightly amused.)  Is that so?  JANEWAY  I have to say that I'm getting a little bored with  my own company.  I think I may be ready to  resume some limited duties.  Janeway has never been one to be idle for long, no matter what the reason.  She is getting antsy and it  shows.  DOCTOR  That's a possibility...  He smiles a knowing smile and INJECTS Janeway with a HYPO-SPRAY.  DOCTOR  (continuing)  I'll get back to you in the morning.  Janeway gives him her trademark smile.  We can see some of her old self beginning to come back. She  gets down from the bio-bed.  JANEWAY  That's what I like to hear, Doctor.  Maybe now,  I can get some sleep.    CUT TO:    36 INT. ENGINEERING- WORK STATION 31          36  Seven of Nine and Torres are working at a computer console with a VOYAGER SCHEMATIC.  It reads  ENHANCED SHIELDING.  TORRES  I think we're ready to try it again.  SEVEN OF NINE  (she nods and taps her com badge)  Engineering to the Bridge.  CHAKOTAY'S COM VOICE  Go ahead...  TORRES  Commander, we're ready to run another test on  the enhanced shielding.  CHAKOTAY'S COM VOICE  Understood.  Stand by while we reroute auxiliary  power to the main deflector dish.  37 INT. BRIDGE-HELM CONTROL (OPTICAL)          37  Paris is working.  He turns to Chakotay indicating he has finished the transfer.    38 INT. ENGINEERING          38  As before.  CHAKOTAY'S COM VOICE  Auxiliary power has been rerouted to main  deflector dish.  TORRES  (working.)  Initiating enhanced shielding... now...  SEVEN OF NINE  Main deflector is online and charging.  Sixty percent...  seventy five percent... eighty percent....  Seven frowns, there is a problem.  She works some more.  TORRES  (beat) Something's wrong, Commander. We're  not getting enough power to completely charge  the dish.  SEVEN OF NINE  (working)  Confirmed.  Main deflector power is being diverted to  (surprise)  ...I am unable to determine the destination.    39 BRIDGE- ON CHAKOTAY          39  As before.  CHAKOTAY  That's just great...  (under his breath.)  (beat) Ok, B'Elanna, this is what we're going to do.  (CONTINUED)  I want level one diagnostics run on every system  connected to deflector dish control.  Use whatever  manpower and recourses you need, to get to the  bottom of this power drain problem.  You have  exactly twenty-four hours.  TORRES' COM VOICE  Understood.  Torres out.  40 EXT. SPACE- VOYAGER (STOCK OPTICAL)          40  At warp speed...  CHAKOTAY (V.O.)  First officer's log, star date [insert date].  We are  now only several hours from our rendezvous with  the Borg Resistance.  Captain Janeway, has finally  been released to return to duty.  All repairs have  been completed and the new shield enhancements  are in place.  I have assigned Lt. Paris and Ens. Kim,  to follow up on our mysterious power drains.  41 INT. ENGINEERING-UPSTAIRS          41  COMMAND WORK STATION.  Kim and Paris are working side by side on the console.  KIM  Check the auxiliary output levels now.  42 INT. CONSOLE DISPLAY- POWER OUTPUT SCHEMATIC (OPTICAL)    42  Pairs works, TAPPING commands.  PARIS  No change...  43 RESUME SCENE          43  Kim hits the console with his hands; he is tired and frustrated.  KIM  Damn!  Nothing we do makes any difference!    PARIS  (looking up from the terminal)  Maybe we're going at this the wrong way, Harry.  (beat) This could be sabotage...  That statement hangs in the air between them.  The implication is clear.  If someone is sabotaging the ship,  it's one of their closest friends.  They exchange serious looks.  KIM  It would explain why we can't get to the  bottom of the problem- or trace it to its source.  44 POWER OUTPUT SCHEMATIC (OPTICAL)          44  Kim WORKS some more control functions.    45 KIM          45  Surprise lights his face.  KIM  (continuing.)  Tom!  Look at this...  46 RESUME SCENE          46  As Paris looks at the read outs he is equally surprised.  PARIS  Someone has been making modifications to  the communications array... and using  deflector power to enhance the range of the signal.  KIM  Whoever did this knew how to cover their tracks.  There's no sign of an authorization code anywhere.  It's all been erased.  (he taps his com badge.)  Kim to Chakotay...     TBC