Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s03e12 Episode Script
Past Tense (2)
Last time on ''Star Trek -|Deep Space Nine'' l know what happened|to Commander Sisko and the others.
The transporter beam was redirected.
- Redirected where?|- Not where.
When.
Ever hear of the Bell Riots? lt was one|of the most violent civil disturbances.
lt happened right here.
|San Francisco, Sanctuary District A, the first week of September 2024.
That's only a few days from now.
The Riots will be one of the watershed|events of the 21 st century.
Gabriel Bell will see to that.
- l still haven't found my friends.
|- Might they be in a Sanctuary District? lt's possible.
|l might have wound up in one.
This place is about to explode.
Most of us live here|because they promised us jobs.
l haven't been on any job interviews.
That man|who just got killed trying to help us, that man was Gabriel Bell.
Give me that.
Get back.
- Get away.
|- We have to get him off the street.
l've waited a long time for this.
And l know l won't be disappointed.
|Ain't that right, new boy? The name is Bell.
Gabriel Bell.
And now the conclusion.
- Hey, what are you looking at?|- Nothing.
lf you're trying to find a way out,|forget it.
Bernardo, you ain't going anywhere.
- None of you are.
|- What are you going to do with us? l was going to let you|think about that for a little bit.
Now, everybody, against the wall.
|Sit down, over there.
Move it! - lf any of them moves, shoot 'em.
|- No one's shooting anyone.
Maybe, maybe not.
We need them alive.
They're|the only thing we have to bargain with.
- You think l didn't know that?|- Just making sure.
We must get these blinds closed.
The police will drop snipers|on the roofs.
Let's use the benches as barricades,|stack them up against the windows.
lt's too bad.
|l'd kind of like watching this place burn.
Drop your weapons.
- What's so funny?|- You.
You're dead.
Shut up! That's enough! - l said shut up!|- Leave her alone.
She's just scared.
Calm down.
|No one's going to hurt you.
Get over there with the others.
l know you.
|l picked you up the other day.
l know.
|lt's my way of saying thank you.
- Get over there with the others.
|- Nice tackle.
Ever play football? Baseball, actually.
Really? l'd hate to be a catcher and|see you barrelling towards home plate.
- Hey, you.
Get up.
|- Leave her alone.
Nice mouth.
All right.
|You get up.
- l said get up.
|- What are you doing? Relax.
l want to look at the Net.
|l need his access code to log on.
- Don't make me ask you again.
|- Get lost.
- After you.
|- l'll do it.
What are you doing? Sit down.
Hey, Vin, we're not on duty now|so don't give me orders.
- l want to make it home in one piece.
|- Smart boy.
Move, get back there.
l know what you're thinking.
lt won't|be easy keeping the hostages safe.
lt's not just them l'm worried about.
|lt's you.
Gabriel Bell died|when the police stormed the building.
Right, but l'm not Bell.
No, but we're the only ones|who know that.
Governor Chen issued a statement saying the Sanctuary District|will be secured.
lt's still not clear how this riot began, though there have been rumours|of mounting tensions for weeks.
Great, we're on every channel.
|l bet they're watching this in China.
Why are they so surprised? When you treat people like animals,|you get bitten.
- Let me through.
|- Hey! - Who said you could come in?|- lt's OK.
- You know this gimme?|- He's a friend.
Go join your friends.
Glad to see you're all right.
Not a very peaceful demonstration.
lt's not what we talked about, but it's what happened|and we have to deal with it.
How? lt's a madhouse out there.
- This building is crawling with ghosts.
|- l know.
That's the first thing we have to fix.
Find gimmes, people you know,|people who can guard the hostages.
lf the ghosts do it, anything can happen.
l know just the right people.
Good.
We're going to need them.
Bell, you're missing something here.
Many fleeing employees|have been reported injured.
Several have yet to be accounted for.
There's been no count of injuries|among residents, but satellite pictures show a number of possible casualties.
We'll have more on this story|as information becomes available.
- This is terrible.
|- l must get down there.
- What are you talking about?|- My friends are there.
l know, but there's nothing you can do.
- l have to try.
|- lt's too dangerous.
You could get hurt.
l can't watch that place burn,|knowing my friends are inside.
When things settle down,|l'll talk to my friends in the police.
By the time things settle down,|my friends could be hurt or even killed.
They don't belong in there.
|None of those people do.
First Officer's log, supplemental.
Sisko, Dax, and Bashir|have altered Earth's history.
We must send|an away team into the past to find them|and correct the changes to the timeline.
The problem is, we're not exactly sure|where to look or when.
The degree of temporal displacement is|directly proportional to the number of chroniton particles|interacting with the transporter beam.
We don't know the concentration|of particles at the time of the accident.
We have ten possibilities, each one|corresponding to a different time frame.
One of them has to be right.
We'll hope we find the right one|before we run out of chroniton particles.
l feel ridiculous.
Well, it does effectively disguise|your Bajoran heritage.
Just say you broke your nose.
On the other hand, maybe you'd|better say nothing.
l'll do the talking.
- That's fine with me.
|- Good luck.
Energise.
lf this is where they materialised, there should be|a residual electrostatic charge.
Kira to Sisko.
Kira to Dax.
Kira to Bashir.
Judging by this vehicle,|we're in the mid-20th century.
No one's responding.
l'm not reading any electrostatic|variance or distress signals.
- They're not here.
|- When will the transporter re-engage? ln about 30 seconds.
Evening.
l l broke my nose.
l told you not to say anything.
l've got one question for you two.
- What are all these gimmes doing here?|- l asked them to help.
- Who invited you?|- l did.
Last time l checked this was my party.
l get to decide who's on the guest list.
- We needed people we could trust.
|- What does that mean? How many ghosts do you know|who you can trust? - One, me.
And that's enough.
|- No, it isn't.
Not here, not now.
We need people to guard the building,|watch the exits, watch the hostages while we sleep.
All right, just keep them out of my hair.
The important thing is what we're|going to do with those hostages.
- l've got it all figured out.
|- l bet you do.
Just to prove l'm not such a bad guy,|l'm going to let you two in on it.
lt's simple.
|We trade the hostages for our freedom.
We get amnesty, credit chips,|and a flight to anywhere we want.
Personally, l'm thinking Tasmania.
- Tasmania.
|- Errol Flynn was born in Tasmania.
You go where you want,|l'll go where l want.
When we step off the plane,|they lock us up.
We can't just think about ourselves.
|1 0,000 people live here.
- Let them get their own hostages.
|- Gabe is right.
This is an opportunity for us to be heard.
To let people on the outside know|what's going on here.
l'll give you some demands.
lf they want the hostages,|they must close down the Sanctuaries.
And reinstate|the Federal Employment Act.
Why don't you have them|throw in some silk shirts? Maybe a penthouse in Singapore.
Jobs? You guys want jobs? When are you going to get it?|There are no jobs.
- Not for us, anyway.
|- They'll find jobs.
They'll have to.
After tonight,|they can't ignore us anymore.
All right.
All right, we'll do it your way.
l'll log onto the lnterface and tell them|we want the District closed.
Not you.
Him.
- Funny, l would have nominated you.
|- What? ls something wrong with me?|l can be as eloquent as the next guy.
l'm sure you can, but they can't|dismiss Webb as easily as you or me.
He's got the face.
He's got the family.
|He's the guy next door.
That's what they need to see.
My name is Michael Webb.
l used to be a plant manager|at ChemTech lndustries.
l'm speaking for the residents|of Sanctuary District A.
We're holding six hostages.
We don't want to hurt them.
|All we want is - What happened?|- Someone cut off our lnterface access.
l knew it!|l knew this was a waste of time.
They don't care.
|No one cares about us.
Why should they?|You're all a bunch of losers.
- What did you say?|- He didn't say anything.
You heard me.
l called you a loser.
|That's what you are.
And this time, you're going to lose big.
That's enough.
Check your e-mail, buddy.
|You're a loser, too.
You'd better hope you're wrong.
Quiet.
You're making things worse.
l want them to know what they're in for.
l bet the National Guard|has this place surrounded.
Sooner or later, they'll roll right in here,|and you won't even slow them down.
l really think we should kill this guy.
Mister Webb,|l'm Detective Preston from the SFPD.
- lt's urgent that l speak with you.
|- Did you shut off our lnterface access? l'm afraid that's department policy|in these types of situations, but it gives us a chance|to talk one-on-one.
- All right, let's talk.
|- First, l want to see the hostages.
- What for?|- l need to make sure they're OK.
You said you won't hurt them.
|l need to know l can count on that.
Let's show them a hostage.
Take a good look.
|l've got five more just like her.
lf we don't get what we want,|they'll get hurt.
- l think you've made your point.
|- Have l, Detective? - l'd say so.
|- Good.
lf you don't mind,|l'd like to speak with Mr Webb again.
- Why would l mind?|- All right, Detective, l'm here.
Your friend has quite a temper.
That's because he's angry.
We all are.
- B.
C.
, let me ask you something.
|- Go ahead.
Why do l get the feeling|you're not going to be happy until you've hurt one of those hostages? l have to admit,|the thought has crossed my mind.
lt might alleviate|some of the stress l'm feeling.
You'd better find a way|to deal with that stress.
lt's sure to be|a lot healthier for you in the long run.
No kidding.
Let me ask you something.
You think it looks better like this|or like this? lt's your headand your decision.
Gabe, Detective Preston|wants to meet with me.
- When?|- Now.
By the main gate.
- May l join you?|- l hoped you'd say that.
- Keep an eye on the hostages.
|- Got it.
Good luck.
lt's been a long night for all of us.
|You guys must be exhausted.
We're OK.
We could use|some breakfast come morning.
Breakfast for 1 0,000?|That's a lot of take-out.
But in the interest of friendship,|l'll do what l can.
How about letting me|have one of the hostages? No hostage, no food.
|ls that what you're saying? Not at all.
You'll get the food either way.
Giving up one of the hostages|would show good faith.
Besides, you'd still have five left.
Those hostages aren't going anywhere|until we get what we want.
Which is what? Close the Sanctuaries and reinstate|the Federal Employment Act.
- That's asking a lot.
|- l don't think so.
We want to get out from behind these|walls and not depend on hand-outs.
That's right.
All we're asking for is|a chance to get back on our feet again.
We don't deserve|to be locked up in here.
Obviously l can't make any promises, but l will see to it|the Governor hears your demands.
You do that.
- Are you all right?|- Hey, leave her alone.
- l'm a doctor.
|- Sure you are.
- You were here the other day.
|- That's right.
- Are you hypoglycemic?|- You really are a doctor.
- Why didn't you tell someone?|- l was afraid to.
l'll see about getting you medicine.
ln the meantime l'll find you|a chocolate bar or something.
l'm going to get some sleep.
- He was here with you, wasn't he?|- Bell? - We came in together.
|- He gave me a false name, didn't he? Well, yes.
He got into a little trouble a while back, and he didn't want you|to put his real name on the computer.
When l first started working here,|l processed a woman who had a warrant out on her|for abandoning her kid.
She couldn't take care of him.
She left him with a family|that she worked for over in the Marina.
l felt so sorry for her.
l didn't log her in.
l just let her|disappear into the Sanctuary.
Well, that was very kind of you.
Almost got me fired|when my supervisor found out.
What happened to this woman? l don't know.
But l think about her all the time.
Ever since then l've just done my job,|you know? Tried not to let it get the best of me.
lt's not your fault that|things are the way they are.
Everybody tells themselves that.
And nothing ever changes.
Hold it! Don't do it, B.
C.
- Give me one reason why not.
|- All right.
You're going to shoot me, Bell? - l don't think so.
|- Think again.
l thought we were on the same side.
We are, but you get on my nerves,|and l don't like your hat.
- Put the gun down.
|- Then we'll see how tough you are.
Shut up! Now put it down.
You heard the man.
You gimmes No sense of fun.
- Come here!|- Hey! Listen closely|because l'm not going to say this again.
lf you try something stupid again,|l'll make you regret it.
- Are you trying to scare me?|- l'm trying to save people's life, and you're not making it easy.
lf you're so concerned about|our welfare, why don't you let us go? You don't know|what any of this is about, do you? You work here, you see|these people every day, how they live, and you just don't get it.
What do you want me to say? That l feel for them?|That they got a bad break? - What good would it do?|- lt would be a start.
Nowyou get back in that room,|and you shut up.
Kira to Sisko.
Kira to Dax.
Kira to Bashir.
l'm not picking up|any residual electrostatic charge.
What? l'm not picking up|any residual electrostatic charge.
- What?|- They're not here.
Thank you.
Uh-oh.
Wow! - Danny.
|- Dad.
He was outside looking for you.
- Are your mother and Jeannie OK?|- Yes.
They're with the Petersons.
- What are you doing here?|- l wanted to be with you.
All right, you can stay for a while, but when l tell you to go,|l don't want any arguments.
Now, that didn't hurt a bit, did it? l found some glucajen in what was left|of the clinic.
You should be better soon.
Thank you.
ls that your family? - Yeah.
|- Let him see it.
- Nice looking bunch, huh?|- Absolutely.
Right now, those kids are wondering|if they'll ever see their dad again.
This won't make|what you're going through any easier, but something good|will come from all this.
You think they'll just close down|the Sanctuary and let you go? No.
But l know that someday there|won't be any need for places like this.
l hope you're right, even though|it will mean l'll be out of a job.
- l just want to get home, you know?|- l know.
So do l.
The Governor assures me|that if you let the hostages go, he'll reduce the charges against you|to incitement to riot.
That's it? What about closing|the Sanctuary, what about jobs? The Governor intends to form a|committee to look into these problems.
- So, nothing is going to change.
|- l wouldn't say that.
- But change takes time.
|- You've run out of time.
Gentlemen, if l were you l would|seriously consider taking this offer.
Or else what? The Governor won't let|this situation continue forever.
Tell him if he wants|to see those hostages again, he's going to have to do better.
- Tough talk.
|- l was bluffing.
- l couldn't tell.
|- l hope she couldn't either.
Try opening that menu.
lt brings me back to the same screen.
There doesn't seem to be|a way of logging onto the Net.
- There has to be.
|- How can you be certain? According to history, the residents|told their side of the story on the Net.
Millions of people watched.
No one here has been able|to get past the lockout.
Maybe it was Bell.
|And if he did it, we have to also.
Hey, listen up, everybody.
A couple|of dims just brought us a little present.
l don't know about you fellas,|but l'm in love.
- Jadzia.
|- You know her? Julian.
Can you believe it? lt's the story|of my life.
All the good ones are taken.
- You remember my friend, Gabe?|- Gabriel Bell.
Good to see you again.
- Good to see you.
|- Allow me to introduce myself.
- Biddle Coleridge.
|- Biddle? - Hey!|- l didn't say a word.
l've been looking all over for you.
Excuse me, you obviously don't|live here, so how did you get in? l managed to recode my lD card so l could get past|the Sanitation Department checkpoint.
- You crawled in through the sewers?|- Yes.
- You must really like these guys.
|- You should sit down.
You must be exhausted.
lt's too bad.
Me and her|could have had something special.
So, even if l could get you out,|you wouldn't leave.
Those hostages have to be protected.
You said someone took your combadge.
That's right.
|And it emits a subspace distress signal.
Julian, help Dax find the men|who took her combadge, and then l want both of you|to get away from here.
lf the Defiant locks on to my signal|and we're not together When the hostages are in police|custody, l'll go back to the beam-in site.
lf for some reason l can't make it,|you'll have to leave without me.
Sir, Jadzia has to leave.
|lf something happened to her, it wouldn't take a doctor long|to figure out she wasn't human.
But you'll need help|to keep those hostages alive, and if it's all the same to you, l'll stay.
All right.
See if you can|get her combadge back.
l'll keep trying to log onto the Net.
The police cut off our access.
That's one problem|l might be able to help you with.
Do you really think|your friend will put us on the Net? lt'll take some persuading,|but he'll do what's right.
This is it.
The men who took|my combadge brought me here before they took me|to the Processing Centre.
Hello? - Hello?|- There's nobody here.
We just want to talk.
Woosh! l'm invisible.
lf you say so.
- You can see me?|- Just barely.
That's OK.
|As long as they can't see me.
Who? The aliens.
They'll suck|your brains out through your ears.
l know.
You see, l'm an alien.
l thought so, but you're a good alien.
Right.
l'm here to protect Earth|from its enemies.
l need that piece of jewellery|you're holding to do it.
l understand.
Here, take it.
- Good luck.
|- Thank you.
- Don't tell anyone.
|- l won't.
l came in there.
- Take care of yourself.
|- See you at the beam-in site.
So, you're asking me|to override a government block, violate my lnterface license,|and turn over my channels to criminals.
- They're not criminals.
|- They're acting like criminals.
- They've got guns, hostages|- Why do you think they're doing it? Don't you want to know? Don't you|think the public deserves to know? You are asking me to break the law.
l'm asking you|to give those people a voice.
The government will retake|the Sanctuary District.
When they do,|a lot of people are going to die.
Unless the public learns why the|Sanctuary residents did what they did, all those deaths will be for nothing.
You know, l'll lose my license.
But l'll get great ratings.
My name is Henry Garcia.
|l've been living here two years now.
l came to San Francisco|to work in a brewery, but they laid us off|because they got some new equipment.
So l ended up here.
l've never been|in trouble with the law or anything.
l don't want to hurt anybody.
l just want a chance|to work and live like regular people.
My name is Julie Governor, l understand your concern, but l think the use of force|would be premature at this time.
There have been disturbances|in other Sanctuary Districts, but we have to think of the hostages.
l know.
l've heard the rumours too,|but that's all they are, rumours.
lf you just give me another chance|to talk with Webb and Bell Yes, sir.
Of course.
We'll do our best.
The Governor's made up his mind.
We move in at 0500.
- No luck?|- Afraid not.
We know one thing.
- They arrived before the year 2048.
|- How can you be sure? We were there.
lt's not like the mid-21 st century l read|about in school.
lt's been changed.
Earth history's had its rough patches,|but never that rough.
lf we only search dates before 2048, how many possibilities|does that leave us with? According to my calculations, three.
But we only have enough|chroniton particles for one more try.
Well, pick one, Chief.
|Let's hope you get lucky.
- lt's my best guess.
|- That's good enough for me.
Energise.
Kira to Sisko.
Kira to l'm picking up|a combadge distress signal.
lt's Dax.
- Kira to Dax.
Do you hear me?|- Kira - Am l glad to hear your voice.
|- Where are you? We're at the corner|of Polk and California.
- l'll meet you there.
|- Are Sisko and Bashir with you? No.
l'll explain when l see you.
The transporter|will retrieve us in a minute.
- You better deactivate your combadge.
|- Acknowledged.
We'll reactivate them tomorrow|in time for the next beam-out.
Should be interesting.
best ball club l ever saw?|The '99 Yankees, no doubt about it.
The '1 5 Kings could have|taken them any day.
Am l right? - l wouldn't know.
l prefer tennis.
|- Tennis? - Soccer.
|- lt's up to you, Bell.
There's no question.
The Kings.
- '1 5 was Buck Bokai's rookie year.
|- That's all they had going for them.
l've been up on the roof.
Looks like|another National Guard unit arrived.
- Something's going on.
|- Everybody on your feet.
- What are you doing?|- They'll be safer in there.
Let's go.
l want you to make sure|they keep their heads down.
l'll see if l can block the door.
Danny.
Danny, wake up.
|lt's time for you to go.
- l want to be here with you.
|- l'll meet up with you later.
Tell your mom l love her,|and give your sister a kiss for me.
Go on, now.
Go on.
Hey, kid.
Yeah, l thought so.
Looks good on you.
|Now get lost.
What the hell.
lt's probably|raining in Tasmania anyway.
l'm going to call Preston|and find out what's going on.
Oh, my God.
Stop shooting, dammit! We're OK! Hold it! No! - Freeze!|- l'm a hostage, you idiot! Blue leader, this is team 1 .
|The Processing Centre is secure.
- You could have gotten us killed.
|- There were rumours you were dead.
- Do l look dead?|- Our orders were to pacify the building.
Yeah.
|Well, you certainly did a good job.
- l'm a doctor.
|- Leave him alone.
l copy.
Listen up.
|There's trouble on 2nd Street.
You pacify 2nd Street.
Officer Calvera|and l can handle this.
Give me that.
All right, men.
Let's move.
- How is he?|- Lucky.
He'll live.
- The next time l tell you to stay down|- Gotcha.
What about Webb? - Keep the pressure on.
|- Over here! Quick! How could we have let this happen? The question is, how do we stop it|from happening again? So what do we do with them? - l don't know.
|- You could let us go.
- All right.
|- Vin! - They saved our lives.
|- How can we explain what happened? - Give me your lD cards.
|- lt's in my pocket.
We'll switch these|with two of the casualties'.
As far as anybody knows,|you both died here.
- ls that OK with you, Bell?|- Thanks.
My pleasure.
Come on.
Let's get you out of here.
- Anything else we can do for you?|- There is one thing.
Name it.
Tell people the truth|about what happened here.
l would have done that anyway.
First Officer's log, supplemental.
Upon returning|with our missing crewmembers, we discovered|that the timeline had been restored.
Come in.
- How do you feel?|- Better.
l thought you might like to see this.
|l found it in the historical database.
l'm not looking forward to explaining|this to Starfleet Command.
At least it's a good picture.
Commander,|having seen a little of the 21 st century, there's one thing l don't understand.
How could they have|let things get so bad? That's a good question.
l wish l had an answer.
The transporter beam was redirected.
- Redirected where?|- Not where.
When.
Ever hear of the Bell Riots? lt was one|of the most violent civil disturbances.
lt happened right here.
|San Francisco, Sanctuary District A, the first week of September 2024.
That's only a few days from now.
The Riots will be one of the watershed|events of the 21 st century.
Gabriel Bell will see to that.
- l still haven't found my friends.
|- Might they be in a Sanctuary District? lt's possible.
|l might have wound up in one.
This place is about to explode.
Most of us live here|because they promised us jobs.
l haven't been on any job interviews.
That man|who just got killed trying to help us, that man was Gabriel Bell.
Give me that.
Get back.
- Get away.
|- We have to get him off the street.
l've waited a long time for this.
And l know l won't be disappointed.
|Ain't that right, new boy? The name is Bell.
Gabriel Bell.
And now the conclusion.
- Hey, what are you looking at?|- Nothing.
lf you're trying to find a way out,|forget it.
Bernardo, you ain't going anywhere.
- None of you are.
|- What are you going to do with us? l was going to let you|think about that for a little bit.
Now, everybody, against the wall.
|Sit down, over there.
Move it! - lf any of them moves, shoot 'em.
|- No one's shooting anyone.
Maybe, maybe not.
We need them alive.
They're|the only thing we have to bargain with.
- You think l didn't know that?|- Just making sure.
We must get these blinds closed.
The police will drop snipers|on the roofs.
Let's use the benches as barricades,|stack them up against the windows.
lt's too bad.
|l'd kind of like watching this place burn.
Drop your weapons.
- What's so funny?|- You.
You're dead.
Shut up! That's enough! - l said shut up!|- Leave her alone.
She's just scared.
Calm down.
|No one's going to hurt you.
Get over there with the others.
l know you.
|l picked you up the other day.
l know.
|lt's my way of saying thank you.
- Get over there with the others.
|- Nice tackle.
Ever play football? Baseball, actually.
Really? l'd hate to be a catcher and|see you barrelling towards home plate.
- Hey, you.
Get up.
|- Leave her alone.
Nice mouth.
All right.
|You get up.
- l said get up.
|- What are you doing? Relax.
l want to look at the Net.
|l need his access code to log on.
- Don't make me ask you again.
|- Get lost.
- After you.
|- l'll do it.
What are you doing? Sit down.
Hey, Vin, we're not on duty now|so don't give me orders.
- l want to make it home in one piece.
|- Smart boy.
Move, get back there.
l know what you're thinking.
lt won't|be easy keeping the hostages safe.
lt's not just them l'm worried about.
|lt's you.
Gabriel Bell died|when the police stormed the building.
Right, but l'm not Bell.
No, but we're the only ones|who know that.
Governor Chen issued a statement saying the Sanctuary District|will be secured.
lt's still not clear how this riot began, though there have been rumours|of mounting tensions for weeks.
Great, we're on every channel.
|l bet they're watching this in China.
Why are they so surprised? When you treat people like animals,|you get bitten.
- Let me through.
|- Hey! - Who said you could come in?|- lt's OK.
- You know this gimme?|- He's a friend.
Go join your friends.
Glad to see you're all right.
Not a very peaceful demonstration.
lt's not what we talked about, but it's what happened|and we have to deal with it.
How? lt's a madhouse out there.
- This building is crawling with ghosts.
|- l know.
That's the first thing we have to fix.
Find gimmes, people you know,|people who can guard the hostages.
lf the ghosts do it, anything can happen.
l know just the right people.
Good.
We're going to need them.
Bell, you're missing something here.
Many fleeing employees|have been reported injured.
Several have yet to be accounted for.
There's been no count of injuries|among residents, but satellite pictures show a number of possible casualties.
We'll have more on this story|as information becomes available.
- This is terrible.
|- l must get down there.
- What are you talking about?|- My friends are there.
l know, but there's nothing you can do.
- l have to try.
|- lt's too dangerous.
You could get hurt.
l can't watch that place burn,|knowing my friends are inside.
When things settle down,|l'll talk to my friends in the police.
By the time things settle down,|my friends could be hurt or even killed.
They don't belong in there.
|None of those people do.
First Officer's log, supplemental.
Sisko, Dax, and Bashir|have altered Earth's history.
We must send|an away team into the past to find them|and correct the changes to the timeline.
The problem is, we're not exactly sure|where to look or when.
The degree of temporal displacement is|directly proportional to the number of chroniton particles|interacting with the transporter beam.
We don't know the concentration|of particles at the time of the accident.
We have ten possibilities, each one|corresponding to a different time frame.
One of them has to be right.
We'll hope we find the right one|before we run out of chroniton particles.
l feel ridiculous.
Well, it does effectively disguise|your Bajoran heritage.
Just say you broke your nose.
On the other hand, maybe you'd|better say nothing.
l'll do the talking.
- That's fine with me.
|- Good luck.
Energise.
lf this is where they materialised, there should be|a residual electrostatic charge.
Kira to Sisko.
Kira to Dax.
Kira to Bashir.
Judging by this vehicle,|we're in the mid-20th century.
No one's responding.
l'm not reading any electrostatic|variance or distress signals.
- They're not here.
|- When will the transporter re-engage? ln about 30 seconds.
Evening.
l l broke my nose.
l told you not to say anything.
l've got one question for you two.
- What are all these gimmes doing here?|- l asked them to help.
- Who invited you?|- l did.
Last time l checked this was my party.
l get to decide who's on the guest list.
- We needed people we could trust.
|- What does that mean? How many ghosts do you know|who you can trust? - One, me.
And that's enough.
|- No, it isn't.
Not here, not now.
We need people to guard the building,|watch the exits, watch the hostages while we sleep.
All right, just keep them out of my hair.
The important thing is what we're|going to do with those hostages.
- l've got it all figured out.
|- l bet you do.
Just to prove l'm not such a bad guy,|l'm going to let you two in on it.
lt's simple.
|We trade the hostages for our freedom.
We get amnesty, credit chips,|and a flight to anywhere we want.
Personally, l'm thinking Tasmania.
- Tasmania.
|- Errol Flynn was born in Tasmania.
You go where you want,|l'll go where l want.
When we step off the plane,|they lock us up.
We can't just think about ourselves.
|1 0,000 people live here.
- Let them get their own hostages.
|- Gabe is right.
This is an opportunity for us to be heard.
To let people on the outside know|what's going on here.
l'll give you some demands.
lf they want the hostages,|they must close down the Sanctuaries.
And reinstate|the Federal Employment Act.
Why don't you have them|throw in some silk shirts? Maybe a penthouse in Singapore.
Jobs? You guys want jobs? When are you going to get it?|There are no jobs.
- Not for us, anyway.
|- They'll find jobs.
They'll have to.
After tonight,|they can't ignore us anymore.
All right.
All right, we'll do it your way.
l'll log onto the lnterface and tell them|we want the District closed.
Not you.
Him.
- Funny, l would have nominated you.
|- What? ls something wrong with me?|l can be as eloquent as the next guy.
l'm sure you can, but they can't|dismiss Webb as easily as you or me.
He's got the face.
He's got the family.
|He's the guy next door.
That's what they need to see.
My name is Michael Webb.
l used to be a plant manager|at ChemTech lndustries.
l'm speaking for the residents|of Sanctuary District A.
We're holding six hostages.
We don't want to hurt them.
|All we want is - What happened?|- Someone cut off our lnterface access.
l knew it!|l knew this was a waste of time.
They don't care.
|No one cares about us.
Why should they?|You're all a bunch of losers.
- What did you say?|- He didn't say anything.
You heard me.
l called you a loser.
|That's what you are.
And this time, you're going to lose big.
That's enough.
Check your e-mail, buddy.
|You're a loser, too.
You'd better hope you're wrong.
Quiet.
You're making things worse.
l want them to know what they're in for.
l bet the National Guard|has this place surrounded.
Sooner or later, they'll roll right in here,|and you won't even slow them down.
l really think we should kill this guy.
Mister Webb,|l'm Detective Preston from the SFPD.
- lt's urgent that l speak with you.
|- Did you shut off our lnterface access? l'm afraid that's department policy|in these types of situations, but it gives us a chance|to talk one-on-one.
- All right, let's talk.
|- First, l want to see the hostages.
- What for?|- l need to make sure they're OK.
You said you won't hurt them.
|l need to know l can count on that.
Let's show them a hostage.
Take a good look.
|l've got five more just like her.
lf we don't get what we want,|they'll get hurt.
- l think you've made your point.
|- Have l, Detective? - l'd say so.
|- Good.
lf you don't mind,|l'd like to speak with Mr Webb again.
- Why would l mind?|- All right, Detective, l'm here.
Your friend has quite a temper.
That's because he's angry.
We all are.
- B.
C.
, let me ask you something.
|- Go ahead.
Why do l get the feeling|you're not going to be happy until you've hurt one of those hostages? l have to admit,|the thought has crossed my mind.
lt might alleviate|some of the stress l'm feeling.
You'd better find a way|to deal with that stress.
lt's sure to be|a lot healthier for you in the long run.
No kidding.
Let me ask you something.
You think it looks better like this|or like this? lt's your headand your decision.
Gabe, Detective Preston|wants to meet with me.
- When?|- Now.
By the main gate.
- May l join you?|- l hoped you'd say that.
- Keep an eye on the hostages.
|- Got it.
Good luck.
lt's been a long night for all of us.
|You guys must be exhausted.
We're OK.
We could use|some breakfast come morning.
Breakfast for 1 0,000?|That's a lot of take-out.
But in the interest of friendship,|l'll do what l can.
How about letting me|have one of the hostages? No hostage, no food.
|ls that what you're saying? Not at all.
You'll get the food either way.
Giving up one of the hostages|would show good faith.
Besides, you'd still have five left.
Those hostages aren't going anywhere|until we get what we want.
Which is what? Close the Sanctuaries and reinstate|the Federal Employment Act.
- That's asking a lot.
|- l don't think so.
We want to get out from behind these|walls and not depend on hand-outs.
That's right.
All we're asking for is|a chance to get back on our feet again.
We don't deserve|to be locked up in here.
Obviously l can't make any promises, but l will see to it|the Governor hears your demands.
You do that.
- Are you all right?|- Hey, leave her alone.
- l'm a doctor.
|- Sure you are.
- You were here the other day.
|- That's right.
- Are you hypoglycemic?|- You really are a doctor.
- Why didn't you tell someone?|- l was afraid to.
l'll see about getting you medicine.
ln the meantime l'll find you|a chocolate bar or something.
l'm going to get some sleep.
- He was here with you, wasn't he?|- Bell? - We came in together.
|- He gave me a false name, didn't he? Well, yes.
He got into a little trouble a while back, and he didn't want you|to put his real name on the computer.
When l first started working here,|l processed a woman who had a warrant out on her|for abandoning her kid.
She couldn't take care of him.
She left him with a family|that she worked for over in the Marina.
l felt so sorry for her.
l didn't log her in.
l just let her|disappear into the Sanctuary.
Well, that was very kind of you.
Almost got me fired|when my supervisor found out.
What happened to this woman? l don't know.
But l think about her all the time.
Ever since then l've just done my job,|you know? Tried not to let it get the best of me.
lt's not your fault that|things are the way they are.
Everybody tells themselves that.
And nothing ever changes.
Hold it! Don't do it, B.
C.
- Give me one reason why not.
|- All right.
You're going to shoot me, Bell? - l don't think so.
|- Think again.
l thought we were on the same side.
We are, but you get on my nerves,|and l don't like your hat.
- Put the gun down.
|- Then we'll see how tough you are.
Shut up! Now put it down.
You heard the man.
You gimmes No sense of fun.
- Come here!|- Hey! Listen closely|because l'm not going to say this again.
lf you try something stupid again,|l'll make you regret it.
- Are you trying to scare me?|- l'm trying to save people's life, and you're not making it easy.
lf you're so concerned about|our welfare, why don't you let us go? You don't know|what any of this is about, do you? You work here, you see|these people every day, how they live, and you just don't get it.
What do you want me to say? That l feel for them?|That they got a bad break? - What good would it do?|- lt would be a start.
Nowyou get back in that room,|and you shut up.
Kira to Sisko.
Kira to Dax.
Kira to Bashir.
l'm not picking up|any residual electrostatic charge.
What? l'm not picking up|any residual electrostatic charge.
- What?|- They're not here.
Thank you.
Uh-oh.
Wow! - Danny.
|- Dad.
He was outside looking for you.
- Are your mother and Jeannie OK?|- Yes.
They're with the Petersons.
- What are you doing here?|- l wanted to be with you.
All right, you can stay for a while, but when l tell you to go,|l don't want any arguments.
Now, that didn't hurt a bit, did it? l found some glucajen in what was left|of the clinic.
You should be better soon.
Thank you.
ls that your family? - Yeah.
|- Let him see it.
- Nice looking bunch, huh?|- Absolutely.
Right now, those kids are wondering|if they'll ever see their dad again.
This won't make|what you're going through any easier, but something good|will come from all this.
You think they'll just close down|the Sanctuary and let you go? No.
But l know that someday there|won't be any need for places like this.
l hope you're right, even though|it will mean l'll be out of a job.
- l just want to get home, you know?|- l know.
So do l.
The Governor assures me|that if you let the hostages go, he'll reduce the charges against you|to incitement to riot.
That's it? What about closing|the Sanctuary, what about jobs? The Governor intends to form a|committee to look into these problems.
- So, nothing is going to change.
|- l wouldn't say that.
- But change takes time.
|- You've run out of time.
Gentlemen, if l were you l would|seriously consider taking this offer.
Or else what? The Governor won't let|this situation continue forever.
Tell him if he wants|to see those hostages again, he's going to have to do better.
- Tough talk.
|- l was bluffing.
- l couldn't tell.
|- l hope she couldn't either.
Try opening that menu.
lt brings me back to the same screen.
There doesn't seem to be|a way of logging onto the Net.
- There has to be.
|- How can you be certain? According to history, the residents|told their side of the story on the Net.
Millions of people watched.
No one here has been able|to get past the lockout.
Maybe it was Bell.
|And if he did it, we have to also.
Hey, listen up, everybody.
A couple|of dims just brought us a little present.
l don't know about you fellas,|but l'm in love.
- Jadzia.
|- You know her? Julian.
Can you believe it? lt's the story|of my life.
All the good ones are taken.
- You remember my friend, Gabe?|- Gabriel Bell.
Good to see you again.
- Good to see you.
|- Allow me to introduce myself.
- Biddle Coleridge.
|- Biddle? - Hey!|- l didn't say a word.
l've been looking all over for you.
Excuse me, you obviously don't|live here, so how did you get in? l managed to recode my lD card so l could get past|the Sanitation Department checkpoint.
- You crawled in through the sewers?|- Yes.
- You must really like these guys.
|- You should sit down.
You must be exhausted.
lt's too bad.
Me and her|could have had something special.
So, even if l could get you out,|you wouldn't leave.
Those hostages have to be protected.
You said someone took your combadge.
That's right.
|And it emits a subspace distress signal.
Julian, help Dax find the men|who took her combadge, and then l want both of you|to get away from here.
lf the Defiant locks on to my signal|and we're not together When the hostages are in police|custody, l'll go back to the beam-in site.
lf for some reason l can't make it,|you'll have to leave without me.
Sir, Jadzia has to leave.
|lf something happened to her, it wouldn't take a doctor long|to figure out she wasn't human.
But you'll need help|to keep those hostages alive, and if it's all the same to you, l'll stay.
All right.
See if you can|get her combadge back.
l'll keep trying to log onto the Net.
The police cut off our access.
That's one problem|l might be able to help you with.
Do you really think|your friend will put us on the Net? lt'll take some persuading,|but he'll do what's right.
This is it.
The men who took|my combadge brought me here before they took me|to the Processing Centre.
Hello? - Hello?|- There's nobody here.
We just want to talk.
Woosh! l'm invisible.
lf you say so.
- You can see me?|- Just barely.
That's OK.
|As long as they can't see me.
Who? The aliens.
They'll suck|your brains out through your ears.
l know.
You see, l'm an alien.
l thought so, but you're a good alien.
Right.
l'm here to protect Earth|from its enemies.
l need that piece of jewellery|you're holding to do it.
l understand.
Here, take it.
- Good luck.
|- Thank you.
- Don't tell anyone.
|- l won't.
l came in there.
- Take care of yourself.
|- See you at the beam-in site.
So, you're asking me|to override a government block, violate my lnterface license,|and turn over my channels to criminals.
- They're not criminals.
|- They're acting like criminals.
- They've got guns, hostages|- Why do you think they're doing it? Don't you want to know? Don't you|think the public deserves to know? You are asking me to break the law.
l'm asking you|to give those people a voice.
The government will retake|the Sanctuary District.
When they do,|a lot of people are going to die.
Unless the public learns why the|Sanctuary residents did what they did, all those deaths will be for nothing.
You know, l'll lose my license.
But l'll get great ratings.
My name is Henry Garcia.
|l've been living here two years now.
l came to San Francisco|to work in a brewery, but they laid us off|because they got some new equipment.
So l ended up here.
l've never been|in trouble with the law or anything.
l don't want to hurt anybody.
l just want a chance|to work and live like regular people.
My name is Julie Governor, l understand your concern, but l think the use of force|would be premature at this time.
There have been disturbances|in other Sanctuary Districts, but we have to think of the hostages.
l know.
l've heard the rumours too,|but that's all they are, rumours.
lf you just give me another chance|to talk with Webb and Bell Yes, sir.
Of course.
We'll do our best.
The Governor's made up his mind.
We move in at 0500.
- No luck?|- Afraid not.
We know one thing.
- They arrived before the year 2048.
|- How can you be sure? We were there.
lt's not like the mid-21 st century l read|about in school.
lt's been changed.
Earth history's had its rough patches,|but never that rough.
lf we only search dates before 2048, how many possibilities|does that leave us with? According to my calculations, three.
But we only have enough|chroniton particles for one more try.
Well, pick one, Chief.
|Let's hope you get lucky.
- lt's my best guess.
|- That's good enough for me.
Energise.
Kira to Sisko.
Kira to l'm picking up|a combadge distress signal.
lt's Dax.
- Kira to Dax.
Do you hear me?|- Kira - Am l glad to hear your voice.
|- Where are you? We're at the corner|of Polk and California.
- l'll meet you there.
|- Are Sisko and Bashir with you? No.
l'll explain when l see you.
The transporter|will retrieve us in a minute.
- You better deactivate your combadge.
|- Acknowledged.
We'll reactivate them tomorrow|in time for the next beam-out.
Should be interesting.
best ball club l ever saw?|The '99 Yankees, no doubt about it.
The '1 5 Kings could have|taken them any day.
Am l right? - l wouldn't know.
l prefer tennis.
|- Tennis? - Soccer.
|- lt's up to you, Bell.
There's no question.
The Kings.
- '1 5 was Buck Bokai's rookie year.
|- That's all they had going for them.
l've been up on the roof.
Looks like|another National Guard unit arrived.
- Something's going on.
|- Everybody on your feet.
- What are you doing?|- They'll be safer in there.
Let's go.
l want you to make sure|they keep their heads down.
l'll see if l can block the door.
Danny.
Danny, wake up.
|lt's time for you to go.
- l want to be here with you.
|- l'll meet up with you later.
Tell your mom l love her,|and give your sister a kiss for me.
Go on, now.
Go on.
Hey, kid.
Yeah, l thought so.
Looks good on you.
|Now get lost.
What the hell.
lt's probably|raining in Tasmania anyway.
l'm going to call Preston|and find out what's going on.
Oh, my God.
Stop shooting, dammit! We're OK! Hold it! No! - Freeze!|- l'm a hostage, you idiot! Blue leader, this is team 1 .
|The Processing Centre is secure.
- You could have gotten us killed.
|- There were rumours you were dead.
- Do l look dead?|- Our orders were to pacify the building.
Yeah.
|Well, you certainly did a good job.
- l'm a doctor.
|- Leave him alone.
l copy.
Listen up.
|There's trouble on 2nd Street.
You pacify 2nd Street.
Officer Calvera|and l can handle this.
Give me that.
All right, men.
Let's move.
- How is he?|- Lucky.
He'll live.
- The next time l tell you to stay down|- Gotcha.
What about Webb? - Keep the pressure on.
|- Over here! Quick! How could we have let this happen? The question is, how do we stop it|from happening again? So what do we do with them? - l don't know.
|- You could let us go.
- All right.
|- Vin! - They saved our lives.
|- How can we explain what happened? - Give me your lD cards.
|- lt's in my pocket.
We'll switch these|with two of the casualties'.
As far as anybody knows,|you both died here.
- ls that OK with you, Bell?|- Thanks.
My pleasure.
Come on.
Let's get you out of here.
- Anything else we can do for you?|- There is one thing.
Name it.
Tell people the truth|about what happened here.
l would have done that anyway.
First Officer's log, supplemental.
Upon returning|with our missing crewmembers, we discovered|that the timeline had been restored.
Come in.
- How do you feel?|- Better.
l thought you might like to see this.
|l found it in the historical database.
l'm not looking forward to explaining|this to Starfleet Command.
At least it's a good picture.
Commander,|having seen a little of the 21 st century, there's one thing l don't understand.
How could they have|let things get so bad? That's a good question.
l wish l had an answer.