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Rapture
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Production Number: 508
Original air week: 12/30/96
Written by: Hans Beimler
(Teleplay)
L.J. Strom (Story)
Directed by: Jonathan West
Guest Stars:
- Penny Johnson as Kasidy
Yates
- Ernest Perry, Jr. as Admiral
Whatley
- Special Guest Star: Louise Fletcher as Kai Winn
Spellings: "B'Hala"
Notes:
- This is the first episode
with the new, "First Contact"(TM)-style uniforms.
The Author's Keyboard
- Robert Hewitt Wolfe:
re: Shakaar's absense, it was, unfortunately one of those
decisions that revolved around production considerations
instead of story ones. I can't remember the exact reason
(I think D.R. was in Canada or something), but we cut him
out because we had to, not because we wanted to.
As for the DS9 reason why he wasn't present... ah, I
can't think of one right now... make something up.
<g>
- Robert Hewitt Wolfe:
We probably should have inserted an excuse into dialogue,
but I guess we got a little sloppy (or decided to duck
the entire issue). I know that's not the most satisfying
answer, but it's the truth.
When Sisko sees a painting
depicting B'Hala, Bajor's legendary lost city, he is inspired to
search for the famed site. The painting depicts part of an
obelisk that, according to legend, showed the city's location.
When Sisko replicates the obelisk in a Holosuite to try to
recreate its missing markings, the Holosuite system shorts out
and knocks him unconscious. The experience gives Sisko the
ability to see visions of the future of Bajor, but the effects
may kill him.
- Program Highlights
- STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE:
"Rapture" -- Sisko is plagued by
life-threatening vision that may hold the key to Bajor's
future.
- TV Guide Ad
- DEADLY VISIONS
The future is in Sisko's hands--but it could cost him his
life.
- TV Log Listing
- Sisko plagued by deadly
visions on STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE.
DETAILED REPORT
When Sisko see a painting
depicting B'hala, Bajor's legendary lost city, is
returned by the Cardassians, Sisko is inspired to search
for the famed site. The painting depicts an obelisk that,
according to legend, marked the city's coordinates in the
universe. Sisko studies the visible markings, then
recreates the obelisk in the Holosuite to try to
determine what the hidden markings might be. After
working until three in the morning, he tries to save his
work, but the Holosuite system shorts and knocks him
unconscious. In the infirmary, Bashir tells Sisko his
brain has been overloaded, and his senses will be
enhanced for a few days. The doctor lets him go, but
warns him to return if he experiences any side effects.
That night, during dinner, Sisko absentmindedly cuts his
fruit into a series of shapes, then realizes that they
are missing marking from the obelisk. He returns to the
Holosuite, but is interrupted by a call from Admiral
Whatley -- Bajor has been accepted into the Federation,
and the ceremony will be held on Deep Space Nine. Back in
the Holosuite, Sisko has a vision that he is in B'hala.
During the vision, he briefly understands all of Bajor's
history and can see its future. Afterwards, he continues
to study the obelisk, and just as he determines where
B'hala should be located, Kasidy Yates, his old
girlfriend, returns from prison. He invites her to
accompany him to Bajor immediately, and, thrilled to be
accepted back into his life, she agrees. On Bajor, Sisko
is stricken with a painful headache. He ignores it, and
soon finds the lost city of B'hala.
The Bajorans regard
Sisko's discovery as a miracle and , for the skeptics,
confirmation that he is the Emissary. Admiral Whatley,
however, is more concerned that Sisko devote his energy
to Bajor's admission into the Federation. He visits Sisko
at the site on Bajor and asks him to come . Sisko
begs for more time, sensing thatthe lost city holds
answers to some important questions. Reluctantly, the
Admiral agrees -- provided Whatley submit to a physical
when he returns. When Sisko gets , he seems to have
psychic powers. Unfortunately, his headaches are getting
worse.
Bashir determines that
Sisko's headaches are life-threatening and asks to
operate immediately. Sisko refuses, unwilling to put a
stop to the visions. Jake and Kasidy are crushed, but
Sisko is determined to see his visions through. He asks
Kai Winn to help him consult the Orb of Prophecy, and
while he sits with the powerful orb, the ceremony
admitting Bajor to the Federation is put on hold. An
angry Admiral Whatley finally begins the ceremony without
Sisko, and the captain suddenly appears, weak and in
obvious pain. He warns the assembled that if Bajor joins
the Federation now, it will be destroyed.
Sisko is then rushed to
the infirmary, where Bashir grimly reports that he must
operate immediately to save his life. Since Sisko himself
refused the operation, Jake, as the next-of-kin, must
decide his father's fate. Unwilling to let his father
die, Jake goes against Sisko's wishes and okays the
operation. Sisko awakens to anguish at the loss of his
visions. However, he was able to convince the Bajorans to
put their admission to the Federation on hold. Kasidy
gently reminds him that while he has lost something very
important to him, what he saved -- his life with his son
-- is even more precious.
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