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Is There In Truth No Beauty?

CAPTAIN'S LOG, STAR DATE 5630.7.

WE HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED

TO CONVEY THE MEDEUSANS' AMBASSADOR TO THE FEDERATION

BACK TO THEIR HOME PLANET.

WHILE THE THOUGHTS OF THE MEDEUSANS

ARE THE MOST SUBLIME IN THE GALAXY,

THEIR PHYSICAL APPEARANCE IS EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE.

THEY HAVE EVOLVED INTO A RACE OF BEINGS WHO ARE FORMLESS,

SO UTTERLY HIDEOUS

THAT THE SIGHT OF A MEDEUSAN BRINGS TOTAL MADNESS

TO ANY HUMAN WHO SEES ONE.

MR. MARVICK,

I AM JAMES KIRK, THE CAPTAIN.

CAPTAIN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

YOU'LL HAVE TO LEAVE BEFORE THE MEDEUSAN AMBASSADOR ARRIVES.

YES. EVERYTHING WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF.

THIS IS MR. SPOCK, MY FIRST OFFICER.

OH, YES, YOU'RE THE VULCAN.

IT'S ALL RIGHT FOR YOU TO REMAIN,

BUT YOU, CAPTAIN, AND THIS OTHER GENTLEMAN...

MONTGOMERY SCOTT, CHIEF ENGINEER. CALL ME SCOTTY.

MR. SPOCK, DO YOU HAVE THE VISOR?

YOU MUST BE SURE TO WEAR IT.

HUMANS WHO GET EVEN A GLIMPSE OF MEDEUSANS

HAVE GONE INSANE.

THANK YOU, MR. MARVICK. I SHALL BE WEARING THE VISOR.

WE MUSTN'T KEEP THE AMBASSADOR WAITING.

IF YOU'LL GO WITH MR. SCOTT, I'M SURE THE TWO OF YOU

WILL HAVE A GREAT DEAL IN COMMON.

AYE, INDEED.

IT'S A RARE PRIVILEGE

MEETING ONE OF THE DESIGNERS OF THE "ENTERPRISE."

LIEUTENANT UHURA, OPEN A CHANNEL

TO TRANSPORTER CONTROL CENTER ON THE PLANET.

AYE, SIR.

THIS IS CAPTAIN KIRK.

INFORM THE AMBASSADOR AND DR. JONES

WE'RE READY TO BEAM THEM ABOARD.

KIRK OUT.

ARE YOU SURE THIS VISOR WILL WORK?

IT HAS PROVED EFFECTIVE FOR VULCANS.

IT'S YOUR HUMAN HALF I'M WORRIED ABOUT.

I SHALL ENDEAVOR TO KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL.

INFORM ME WHEN TRANSPORT IS COMPLETE.

[TRANSPORTER BEEPS]

WELCOME ABOARD, AMBASSADOR KOLLOS.

I AM FIRST OFFICER SPOCK.

I'M DR. JONES.

THE AMBASSADOR IS MOST HONORED

TO MEET YOU, MR. SPOCK.

SPACE-- THE FINAL FRONTIER.

THESE ARE THE VOYAGES OF THE STARSHIP "ENTERPRISE."

ITS FIVE-YEAR MISSION--

TO EXPLORE STRANGE NEW WORLDS...

TO SEEK OUT NEW LIFE AND NEW CIVILIZATIONS...

TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE.

CAPTAIN KIRK, WE ARE READY.

LIEUTENANT UHURA, OPEN A CHANNEL TO ALL DECKS.

CHANNEL OPEN, SIR.

THIS IS CAPTAIN KIRK TO ALL SHIP'S PERSONNEL.

CLEARANCE PLANS NOW IN EFFECT.

CLEAR PASSAGEWAYS IMMEDIATELY.

THE AMBASSADOR WILL BE ESCORTED TO HIS QUARTERS AT ONCE.

DR. JONES,

MAY I CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR ASSIGNMENT WITH AMBASSADOR KOLLOS.

THANK YOU,

BUT THE ASSIGNMENT'S NOT YET DEFINITE.

IT WILL DEPEND UPON MY ABILITY

TO ACHIEVE A TRUE MIND-LINK WITH THE AMBASSADOR.

I'M SURE YOU WILL FIND IT A FASCINATING EXPERIENCE.

I WASN'T AWARE THAT ANYONE HAD EVER ACHIEVED

A MIND-LINK WITH THE MEDEUSANS.

NO ONE EVER HAS.

I WAS REFERRING TO MIND-LINKS I HAD ATTEMPTED

WITH MEMBERS OF OTHER SPECIES.

I'VE HEARD, MR. SPOCK,

THAT YOU TURNED DOWN THE ASSIGNMENT WITH THE AMBASSADOR.

I WAS UNABLE TO ACCEPT.

MY LIFE IS HERE.

SPOCK TO BRIDGE.

WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE AMBASSADOR'S QUARTERS.

THANK YOU, MR. SPOCK.

NOTIFY ALL HANDS TO RETURN TO STATIONS.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S TAKE HER OUT. WARP FACTOR 2.

WARP FACTOR 2, SIR.

I WOULD APPRECIATE AN OPPORTUNITY

TO EXCHANGE GREETINGS WITH THE AMBASSADOR.

I AM SURE THE AMBASSADOR WOULD BE CHARMED.

I ALMOST ENVY YOU YOUR ASSIGNMENT.

I SEE IN YOUR MIND THAT YOU ARE TEMPTED

TO TAKE MY PLACE.

NOT CORRECT, DOCTOR,

ALTHOUGH I AM AWARE

OF YOUR MIND ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT MINE.

WERE YOU BORN A TELEPATH?

YES.

THAT IS WHY I HAD TO STUDY ON VULCAN.

I UNDERSTAND.

MAY I SHOW YOU TO YOUR QUARTERS?

I THINK I'LL STAY HERE A BIT.

AMBASSADOR KOLLOS OFTEN FINDS

THE PROCESS OF TRANSPORT SOMEWHAT UNSETTLING.

I UNDERSTAND.

OUR SHIP'S SURGEON OFTEN MAKES THE SAME COMPLAINT.

DO CALL WHEN YOU ARE READY.

WHAT IS IT HE SEES WHEN HE LOOKS AT YOU?

I MUST KNOW!

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY LET YOU GO WITH KOLLOS.

THEY, CAPTAIN?

THE MALE POPULATION OF THE FEDERATION.

DIDN'T SOMEONE TRY AND TALK YOU OUT OF IT?

NOW THAT YOU ASK, YES.

WELL, I'M GLAD THEY DIDN'T SUCCEED.

OTHERWISE, I WOULDN'T HAVE MET YOU.

THANK YOU, CAPTAIN.

TELL ME, DR. JONES,

WHY ISN'T IT DANGEROUS FOR YOU TO BE WITH KOLLOS?

SPOCK I CAN UNDERSTAND. NOTHING MAKES AN IMPRESSION ON HIM.

WHY, THANK YOU, CAPTAIN.

YOU'RE VERY WELCOME, MR. SPOCK.

BUT AS I UNDERSTAND IT, NO HUMAN CAN LOOK AT KOLLOS,

EVEN WITH A VISOR, WITHOUT GOING MAD.

HOW DO YOU MANAGE?

I SPENT 4 YEARS ON VULCAN

STUDYING THEIR MENTAL DISCIPLINE.

YOU POOR GIRL.

ON THE CONTRARY, DOCTOR.

I WOULD SAY THAT DR. JONES WAS INDEED FORTUNATE.

VULCAN IS NOT MY IDEA OF FUN.

JOY CAN BE MANY THINGS, DOCTOR.

ON VULCAN, I LEARNED TO DO THINGS

IMPOSSIBLE TO LEARN ANYWHERE ELSE.

TO READ MINDS?

HOW NOT TO READ THEM, CAPTAIN.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

DR. JONES WAS BORN A TELEPATH, CAPTAIN.

OH.

VULCAN WAS NECESSARY TO MY SANITY.

WHAT MOST HUMANS GENERALLY FIND IMPOSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND

IS THE NEED TO SHUT OUT THE BEDLAM

OF OTHER PEOPLE'S THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS.

OR OF THEIR OWN THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS.

YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST NOTICING YOUR VULCAN IDIC, MR. SPOCK.

IS IT A REMINDER THAT AS A VULCAN

YOU CAN MIND-LINK WITH THE MEDEUSANS

FAR BETTER THAN I COULD?

WELL, I DOUBT THAT MR. SPOCK

WOULD DON THE MOST REVERED

OF ALL VULCAN SYMBOLS

MERELY TO ANNOY YOU, DR. JONES.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

I WEAR IT THIS EVENING TO HONOR YOU, DOCTOR.

INDEED?

IT'S VERY INTERESTING.

I MIGHT EVEN SAY FASCINATING.

BUT BACK TO YOUR MISSION.

DOCTOR, DO YOU FEEL ANY WAY MAY BE FOUND

TO EMPLOY MEDEUSAN NAVIGATORS ON STARSHIPS?

IT WOULD CERTAINLY SOLVE MANY OF OUR NAVIGATIONAL PROBLEMS.

WELL, THE KEY IS THE MIND-LINK THAT I LEARNED ON VULCAN.

AND ONCE WE HAVE LEARNED THE TECHNIQUE OF FORMING

A CORPORATE INTELLIGENCE WITH THE MEDEUSANS,

THE DESIGNERS-- THAT'S WHERE LARRY COMES IN--

CAN WORK ON ADAPTING INSTRUMENTS.

I DON'T CARE HOW BENEVOLENT THE MEDEUSANS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE.

ISN'T IT SUICIDAL TO DEAL WITH SOMETHING

UGLY ENOUGH TO DRIVE MEN MAD?

WHY DO YOU DO IT?

I SEE, DR. McCOY, THAT YOU STILL SUBSCRIBE

TO THE OUTMODED NOTION, PROMULGATED BY YOUR ANCIENT GREEKS,

THAT WHAT IS GOOD MUST ALSO BE BEAUTIFUL.

AND THE REVERSE, OF COURSE,

THAT WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL IS AUTOMATICALLY EXPECTED TO BE GOOD.

Kirk: YES, I THINK MOST OF US ARE ATTRACTED BY BEAUTY AND REPELLED BY UGLINESS--

ONE OF THE LAST OF OUR PREJUDICES.

AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING...PREJUDICED,

GENTLEMEN, HERE'S TO BEAUTY.

TO MIRANDA JONES...

THE LOVELIEST HUMAN EVER TO GRACE A STARSHIP.

McCoy: HOW CAN ONE SO BEAUTIFUL

CONDEMN HERSELF TO LOOK UPON UGLINESS THE REST OF HER LIFE?

WILL WE ALLOW IT, GENTLEMEN?

CERTAINLY NOT. NEGATIVE.

Jones: HOW CAN ONE SO FULL OF JOY

AND THE LOVE OF LIFE AS YOU, DOCTOR,

CONDEMN YOURSELF TO LOOK UPON DISEASE AND SUFFERING

FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

CAN WE ALLOW THAT, GENTLEMEN?

TO WHATEVER YOU WANT THE MOST, MIRANDA.

SOME MORE ANTARIAN BRANDY?

WHAT IS IT?

THERE'S SOMEBODY NEARBY THINKING OF MURDER.

IN THIS ROOM?

IT'S GONE NOW.

WHO IS IT? CAN YOU TELL?

IT ISN'T THERE ANYMORE.

CAPTAIN, WOULD YOU MIND IF I SAID GOOD NIGHT?

OF COURSE. PERHAPS I'LL SEE YOU--

I WILL ESCORT YOU TO YOUR QUARTERS.

THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.

BUT YOU MAKE A CHOICE IMPOSSIBLE.

PLEASE STAY AND ENJOY YOURSELVES.

IT WAS A DELIGHTFUL DINNER.

SLEEP WELL...MIRANDA.

ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE WELL ENOUGH TO FIND YOUR WAY ALONE?

OF COURSE, DR. McCOY.

PLEASE, DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.

NOW, WHERE I COME FROM,

THAT'S WHAT WE CALL A LADY.

YES, SHE IS SOMETHING SPECIAL.

VERY SPECIAL.

I SUGGEST YOU TREAT HER ACCORDINGLY.

I'VE KNOWN DR. JONES LONG ENOUGH

TO BE AWARE OF HER REMARKABLE GIFTS.

WELL, IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY FOR ME.

LARRY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO STOP OFF AT ENGINEERING WITH ME?

I HAVE A FEW THINGS TO CHECK, AND, UH,

A BOTTLE OF SCOTCH SAYS

THAT YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE CONTROLS YOU DESIGNED.

SOME OTHER TIME.

GOOD NIGHT, GENTLEMEN.

GOOD NIGHT, SCOTTY.

YOU'RE DRESSED UP FOR THE OCCASION, SPOCK. VERY IMPRESSIVE.

I GENUINELY INTENDED TO HONOR HER, CAPTAIN.

GOOD EVENING, GENTLEMEN.

GOOD EVENING. SLEEP WELL.

BONES...

WHAT'S TROUBLING YOU WITH THE GIRL?

WELL, SHE'S NOT JUST ANOTHER GIRL, CAPTAIN.

DON'T MAKE THAT MISTAKE.

OH, I DIDN'T THINK THAT FOR A MOMENT. WHAT ELSE?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, EXACTLY.

SHE SEEMS VERY VULNERABLE.

WE'RE ALL...VULNERABLE...

IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

OF COURSE. BUT THERE'S SOMETHING

SO VERY DISTURBING ABOUT HER.

MEANING SHE'S QUITE A WOMAN.

I AGREE.

GOOD NIGHT, JIM.

GOOD NIGHT, BONES.

MIRANDA.

WHO IS IT?

LARRY.

I'VE GOT TO TALK TO YOU.

IT'S LATE.

PLEASE, MIRANDA. IT'S IMPORTANT.

ALL RIGHT. COME IN, THEN.

I THOUGHT THE DINNER WAS NEVER GOING TO END.

I RATHER ENJOYED IT.

YES, I KNOW YOU DID.

I DIDN'T.

YOU WERE SO FAR AWAY.

I'LL BE FURTHER AWAY THAN THAT SOON.

PLEASE DON'T TALK OF THAT.

THERE'S SO LITTLE TIME.

PLEASE, MIRANDA, DON'T GO WITH KOLLOS.

NOW, WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

DON'T I KNOW.

I'VE ASKED YOU IN RESTAURANTS,

IN THE LABORATORY, ON ONE KNEE,

ON BOTH KNEES...

MIRANDA, HOW CAN YOU DO THIS?

LARRY, PLEASE TRY TO UNDERSTAND.

I UNDERSTAND...

THAT YOU'RE A WOMAN AND THAT I'M A MAN,

ONE OF YOUR OWN KIND,

AND THAT KOLLOS WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU

ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

[SIGHS]

WHY DID I EVER MEET YOU?

I'VE BEEN HONEST WITH YOU.

I SIMPLY CANNOT LOVE YOU THE WAY YOU WANT ME TO.

MIRANDA--

AND I'M GOING AWAY WITH KOLLOS.

THAT'S FINAL.

I THINK YOU'D BETTER LEAVE NOW.

SO IT'S YOU!

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT WAS YOU BEFORE.

WHO IS IT YOU WANT TO KILL, LARRY? IS IT ME?

YOU MUSTN'T KEEP THIS TO YOURSELF.

I WANT TO HELP YOU.

SO NOW YOU WANT TO HELP ME.

NOW I KNOW WHAT A MERE HUMAN MALE

HAS TO DO TO GET A REACTION OUT OF YOU--

MAKE YOU THINK HE'S A PATIENT.

THE GREAT PSYCHOLOGIST.

WHY DON'T YOU TRY BEING A WOMAN FOR A CHANGE?

AAH! UHH! UHH!

AAH! UHH!

AAH! UHH!

AAH! UHH! AAH

MIRANDA!

WHERE'S MR. SCOTT?

MIRANDA!

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

MIRANDA!

AH, THERE, MARVICK.

SO YOU COULDN'T RESIST THE WEE WAGER.

HAS THE AMBASSADOR BEEN HURT?

NO HARM HAS COME TO THE AMBASSADOR, CAPTAIN.

WHO COULD HAVE DONE SUCH A THING?

LARRY MARVICK.

LARRY MARVICK? WHY?

Spock: DO YOU KNOW WHETHER HE SAW THE MEDEUSAN?

YES, HE DID.

THEN INSANITY WILL SURELY BE THE RESULT, CAPTAIN.

DANGEROUS INSANITY.

THE CONTROLS ARE ALL YOURS--

AND THE BOTTLE OF SCOTCH

WILL BE IN YOUR ROOM THIS EVENING,

IF YOU CAN HANDLE 'EM.

[INTERCOM WHISTLES]

CAPTAIN KIRK TO ALL SHIP PERSONNEL.

RED ALERT.

AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO MURDER AMBASSADOR KOLLOS.

THE MURDERER IS DANGEROUSLY INSANE.

HE IS LAWRENCE MARVICK.

BE ON THE WATCH FOR HIM. KIRK OUT.

[CRASH]

[ALARM]

EXPLAIN, LIEUTENANT SULU.

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS MYSELF, CAPTAIN,

BUT WE'RE TRAVELING AT WARP FACTOR 8.5.

AND ACCELERATING.

GET ENGINEERING, UHURA.

THEY DON'T ANSWER, CAPTAIN.

WARP FACTOR 9 AND ACCELERATING.

CAN'T YOU DISENGAGE POWER FROM THERE, MR. SPOCK?

TRYING, CAPTAIN.

MR. CHEKOV, YOUR ASSISTANCE, PLEASE.

CAPTAIN, I HAVE ENGINEERING NOW.

PUT THEM ON INTERCOM.

Marvick: WE MUSTN'T SLEEP!

THEY COME INTO YOUR DREAMS! THAT'S THE WORST!

THEY SUFFOCATE IN YOUR DREAMS!

WE'RE MAKING IT OUT OF HERE!

SECURITY TO ENGINEERING.

I'LL GO WITH YOU.

NO.

I MUST. I CAN REACH HIS MIND.

WE'LL BE SAFE ON THE BOUNDARIES OF THE UNIVERSE!

WE'LL BE SAFE!

SCOTTY, WHERE ARE WE?

I DON'T KNOW!

BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE GALAXY.

WE MADE IT. WE'RE SAFE.

WE'RE SAFE, CAPTAIN KIRK.

BONES.

OH, NO. NO!

NO, CAPTAIN. WE MUSTN'T SLEEP.

NO! NO!

NO. THEY COME IN YOUR DREAMS. THAT'S THE WORST!

THEY SUFFOCATE IN YOUR DREAMS. NO!

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

NO.

WE'LL TAKE YOU TO A PLACE TO HIDE, A BETTER PLACE.

NO. WE MUST STAY HERE WITH THE CONTROLS.

COME ON, LARRY. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

READY TO SPEED. SPEED!

SPEED TO THE NEXT GALAX--

MIRANDA. MIRANDA, YOU'RE HERE...

WITH ME.

YES, LARRY.

I AM HERE.

I DIDN'T LOSE YOU.

OH, MY BEAUTIFUL LOVE, I THOUGHT I'D LOST YOU.

I AM HERE, LARRY.

UH...

NO...I CAN SEE WHAT HE SEES.

UHH...UHH...

NO, DON'T. DON'T THINK OF IT!

LIAR!

LIAR! DECEIVER! YOU'RE NOT ALONE!

YOU BROUGHT IT WITH YOU. IT'S HERE. IT'S HERE!

YOU BROUGHT IT WITH YOU!

LIAR!

LIAR!

LIAR!

UHH...

DON'T LOVE HER!

DON'T LOVE HER!

SHE'LL KILL YOU IF YOU LOVE HER!

I LOVED YOU, MIRANDA.

HE'S DEAD, JIM.

CAPTAIN'S LOG, STAR DATE 5630.8.

AS A RESULT OF LARRY MARVICK'S INSANE FEARS,

THE "ENTERPRISE" LIES DERELICT IN UNCHARTED SPACE.

WE HAVE NO WAY TO DETERMINE OUR POSITION

IN RELATION TO THE GALAXY.

WE ARE IN A COMPLETELY UNKNOWN VOID.

WHERE ARE WE?

WE ARE EVIDENTLY FAR OUTSIDE OUR OWN GALAXY,

JUDGING FROM THE LACK OF TRACEABLE REFERENCE POINTS.

WHEN WE EXCEEDED WARP SPEED FACTOR 9.5,

WE APPARENTLY ENTERED A SPACE-TIME CONTINUUM.

I HAVE THE AUTOPSY REPORT ON MARVICK.

HEART ACTION STOPPED, CAUSE UNKNOWN.

RESPIRATION STOPPED, CAUSE UNKNOWN.

BRAIN ACTIVITY STOPPED, CAUSE--SHALL I GO ON?

YOU MEAN HE JUST SIMPLY DIED.

I MEAN HE EVIDENTLY COULD NOT LIVE WITH WHAT HE SAW.

OR WHAT HE FELT.

DAMAGE REPORT, SCOTTY?

WE NEED SOME REPAIRS, SIR,

BUT THE SHIP IS INTACT.

POSITION REPORT, MR. SPOCK.

IMPOSSIBLE TO CALCULATE.

WE LACK DATA TO ANALYZE.

OUR INSTRUMENTS APPEAR TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY,

BUT WHAT THEY TELL US MAKES NO SENSE.

OUR RECORDS ARE CLEAR

UP TO THE POINT AT WHICH WE LEFT OUR GALAXY.

THEN WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE BACK.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE LACK REFERENCE POINTS

ON WHICH TO PLOT A RETURN COURSE.

WE EXPERIENCED EXTREME SENSORY DISTORTION,

AND WE SHALL DO SO AGAIN IF WE ATTEMPT TO USE WARP SPEED.

AND WE CANNOT RECROSS THE BARRIER USING SUBLIGHT SPEED.

A MADMAN GOT US INTO THIS,

AND IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK AS IF ONLY A MADMAN CAN GET US OUT.

AN ENTERTAINING SUGGESTION, MR. CHEKOV,

BUT NOT VERY HELPFUL.

THERE IS SOMEONE ELSE ABOARD

WHO MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP US NAVIGATE.

THE MEDEUSANS HAVE DEVELOPED INTERSTELLAR NAVIGATION

TO A FINE ART.

COULD KOLLOS FUNCTION DESPITE THE SENSORY DISTORTION?

VERY POSSIBLY.

THE MEDEUSAN SENSORY SYSTEM IS RADICALLY DIFFERENT FROM OURS.

PERHAPS FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS EMERGENCY...

I MIGHT BECOME KOLLOS.

EXPLAIN.

A FUSION--A MIND-LINK TO CREATE A DOUBLE ENTITY.

EACH OF US WOULD ENJOY THE KNOWLEDGE

AND SENSORY CAPABILITIES OF BOTH.

WE WILL FUNCTION AS ONE BEING.

HAZARDS?

IF THE LINK IS SUCCESSFUL,

THERE WILL BE A TENDENCY TO LOSE SEPARATE IDENTITY--

A NECESSARY RISK.

OF COURSE, DR. JONES WILL NOT WISH TO GIVE ME PERMISSION

TO ACCOMPLISH THE MIND-LINK.

I DON'T THINK SHE'LL WANT ANYONE TO INTRUDE

IN THE KIND OF RAPPORT SHE HAS WITH KOLLOS.

DR. JONES HAS SHOWN RELUCTANCE

EVERY TIME I'VE ASKED TO CONVERSE WITH KOLLOS.

IN SOME WAYS, SHE IS STILL MOST HUMAN, CAPTAIN,

PARTICULARLY IN THE DEPTH OF HER JEALOUSY.

I COULD CONFINE HER TO QUARTERS.

NOT SUFFICIENT.

HER TELEPATHIC POWERS ARE FORMIDABLE.

IF IT IS AT ALL POSSIBLE, HER MIND MUST BE SO ENGAGED

THAT NO THOUGHT OF WHAT I AM DOING SHALL INTRUDE.

I...THINK THAT COULD BE ARRANGED.

I MAY BE SENTIMENTAL,

BUT THIS IS MY FAVORITE PLACE.

EARTH.

I'VE NEVER BEEN TO EARTH.

WHAT LOVELY FLOWERS.

MAY I TOUCH THEM?

CERTAINLY.

THEY HAVE NO SCENT.

TRY THESE.

OH.

OH, LET ME SEE.

IT'S JUST A THORN.

I WAS...HOPING TO MAKE YOU FORGET ABOUT THIS TODAY.

IT DOESN'T HURT ANYMORE.

YOU MUSTN'T BLAME YOURSELF BECAUSE MARVICK LOVED YOU.

I DIDN'T WANT HIS LOVE.

I COULDN'T RETURN IT.

BUT SOMEDAY,

YOU WILL WANT HUMAN LOVE AND COMPANIONSHIP.

SHALL I TELL YOU WHAT HUMAN COMPANIONSHIP MEANS TO ME?

A STRUGGLE,

A DEFENSE AGAINST THE EMOTIONS OF OTHERS.

AT TIMES, THE EMOTIONS BURST IN ON ME--

HATRED, DESIRE, ENVY, PITY.

PITY IS THE WORST OF ALL.

I AGREE WITH THE VULCANS.

VIOLENT EMOTION IS A KIND OF INSANITY.

ARE YOU WILLING TO SPEND

THE REST OF YOUR LIFE WITH THE MEDEUSANS

IN ORDER TO AVOID HUMAN EMOTION?

PERHAPS.

A MEETING OF MINDS IS ALL VERY WELL,

BUT WHAT ABOUT LOVE, MIRANDA?

YOU'RE YOUNG...

ATTRACTIVE...

AND HUMAN.

SOONER OR LATER,

NO MATTER HOW BEAUTIFUL THEIR MINDS ARE...

YOU'RE GOING TO YEARN FOR SOMEONE WHO LOOKS LIKE YOURSELF,

SOMEONE WHO ISN'T...

UGLY.

UGLY?

WHAT IS UGLY?

WHO IS TO SAY

WHETHER KOLLOS IS TOO UGLY TO BEAR

OR TOO BEAUTIFUL TO BEAR?

MIRANDA...

I MEANT NO INSULT.

PLEASE...

HERE WE ARE AMONG THE ROSES...

A VERY ROMANTIC SETTING.

I WISH THERE WERE MOONLIGHT, TOO.

MOONLIGHT WOULD SUIT YOU VERY WELL.

I SEE YOU'RE A VERY COMPLICATED MAN.

KOLLOS, NO. YOU MUSTN'T LET HIM DO IT!

MIRANDA...MIRANDA, DON'T.

MIRANDA-- LET ME GO! NO.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A DANGEROUS THING SPOCK IS PLANNING.

WE MUST STOP HIM! LET ME GO!

THE "ENTERPRISE" IS AT STAKE.

IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO BE INVOLVED.

WHY?

I'VE ALREADY COMMITTED MYSELF TO MIND-LINK

WHEN KOLLOS AND I REACH THE MEDEUSAN VESSEL.

WHY PUT YOURSELF IN JEOPARDY?

THIS IS NOT A DUTY THAT YOU CAN ASSUME.

I AM AWARE OF THE FACT THAT YOUR TELEPATHIC COMPETENCE

MIGHT BE SUPERIOR TO MINE,

BUT THERE IS A MORE IMPORTANT FACTOR.

THE OBJECT IS TO PILOT THIS SHIP.

THAT IS SOMETHING YOU CANNOT DO.

THEN TEACH ME TO OPERATE THE SHIP.

I CAN MEMORIZE INSTANTLY.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

I REALIZE THAT YOU CAN DO

ALMOST ANYTHING A SIGHTED PERSON CAN DO,

BUT YOU CAN'T PILOT A STARSHIP.

WHAT?

FASCINATING.

I'M SORRY, MIRANDA,

BUT YOU MUST BE REALISTIC.

YOU ARE BLIND,

AND THERE'S SOME THINGS YOU SIMPLY CANNOT DO.

EVIDENTLY A HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED SENSOR WEB.

MY COMPLIMENTS TO YOU

AND TO YOUR DRESSMAKER.

Kirk: YES, OF COURSE.

IT'S THE ONLY REASONABLE EXPLANATION.

YOU CAN'T SEE...

AND KOLLOS CAN'T HURT YOU.

AN ELEGANT SOLUTION...

BUT I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND WHY YOU APPARENTLY

TRIED TO CONCEAL YOUR BLINDNESS, DR. JONES.

I THINK I UNDERSTAND.

YOU SAID IT.

PITY IS THE WORST OF ALL.

PITY...

WHICH I HATE.

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN GATHER MORE INFORMATION

WITH YOUR EYES THAN I CAN WITH MY SENSORS?

I COULD PLAY TENNIS WITH YOU, CAPTAIN KIRK.

I MIGHT EVEN BEAT YOU.

I AM STANDING EXACTLY

1 METER, 4 CENTIMETERS FROM THE DOOR.

CAN YOU JUDGE DISTANCE THAT ACCURATELY?

I CAN EVEN TELL YOU

HOW FAST YOUR HEART IS BEATING.

NO, THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY.

MR. SPOCK WILL MAKE THE MIND-LINK.

NO OTHER DECISION IS POSSIBLE.

NO.

I WON'T LET YOU.

PLEASE.

DO NOT FIGHT US LIKE THIS, DR. JONES.

I APPEAL TO YOU AS A COLLEAGUE.

DO NOT OPPOSE US.

NO.

IF WE CAN'T PERSUADE YOU, THERE IS SOMEONE WHO CAN.

YOU'LL HAVE TO TAKE THIS UP WITH KOLLOS.

FOR YOUR OWN SAKE.

BONES, WHY HADN'T YOU TOLD ME?

SHE WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU HERSELF

IF SHE HAD WANTED YOU TO KNOW.

I RESPECT HER PRIVACY.

YES. THERE'S A GREAT DEAL TO RESPECT ABOUT THAT LADY.

Miranda: AAH!

IT SEEMS I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO OBEY YOU.

CAPTAIN'S LOG, SUPPLEMENTARY.

OUR ONE CHANCE TO RETURN TO OUR OWN GALAXY

IS DEPENDENT UPON THE NAVIGATIONAL SKILLS

OF THE MEDEUSAN AMBASSADOR.

WITH THAT END IN VIEW,

KOLLOS HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE BRIDGE

AND PLACED BEHIND A PROTECTIVE SHIELD.

THIS IS DELIGHTFUL.

I KNOW YOU,

ALL OF YOU.

JAMES KIRK--CAPTAIN AND FRIEND FOR MANY YEARS.

AND LEONARD McCOY--

HA HA--ALSO OF LONG ACQUAINTANCE.

AND UHURA...

WHOSE NAME MEANS "FREEDOM."

SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY, LIKE THE NIGHT.

THAT'S NOT SPOCK!

ARE YOU SURPRISED TO FIND THAT I'VE READ BYRON, DOCTOR?

THAT'S SPOCK!

AM I ADDRESSING THE AMBASSADOR?

IN PART.

THAT IS, PART OF US IS KNOWN TO YOU AS KOLLOS.

AH, MIRANDA.

THERE YOU ARE.

O BRAVE NEW WORLD, THAT HAS SUCH CREATURES IN IT.

'TIS NEW TO THEE.

MY WORLD IS NEXT FOR US.

CAPTAIN KIRK, I SPEAK FOR ALL OF US YOU CALL MEDEUSANS.

I AM SORRY FOR THE TROUBLE I'VE BROUGHT TO YOUR SHIP.

WE DON'T HOLD YOU TO BLAME FOR WHAT HAPPENED

AND THANK YOU NOW FOR YOUR HELP.

AND NOW, TO THE BUSINESS AT HAND.

WITH YOUR PERMISSION, CAPTAIN...

YES. MR. SULU, RELEASE THE HELM TO MR. SPOCK.

AYE, SIR.

COORDINATION IS COMPLETED.

THEN GO AHEAD, MR. SPOCK.

WARP ONE IN 6 SECONDS.

5...4...

3...2...

1...ZERO.

POSITION REPORT, PLEASE, MR. CHEKOV.

OUR POSITION...

OUR POSITION IS SO CLOSE

TO THE POINT WHERE WE ENTERED THE VOID,

THE DIFFERENCE ISN'T WORTH MENTIONING.

BULL'S-EYE, MR. SPOCK.

THANK YOU, MR. CHEKOV.

MANEUVER COMPLETED, CAPTAIN.

TAKE OVER, MR. SULU.

THANK YOU, AMBASSADOR.

MR. CHEKOV, PLOT A NEW COURSE.

THE NEW HEADINGS WILL BE PLOTTED IN A MINUTE, SIR.

HOW COMPACT YOUR BODIES ARE.

[SNIFFS]

AND WHAT A VARIETY OF SENSES YOU HAVE.

THIS THING YOU CALL... LANGUAGE, THOUGH...

MOST REMARKABLE.

YOU DEPEND ON IT...

FOR SO VERY MUCH.

BUT IS ANY ONE OF YOU REALLY ITS MASTER?

BUT MOST OF ALL...

THE ALONENESS.

YOU ARE SO ALONE.

YOU LIVE OUT YOUR LIVES...

IN THIS...

SHELL OF FLESH,

SELF-CONTAINED...

SEPARATE.

HOW LONELY YOU ARE.

HOW TERRIBLY LONELY.

AMBASSADOR...

YOU MUST DISSOLVE THE LINK.

SO SOON.

THERE MUST BE NO DELAY.

YOU ARE A WISE CAPTAIN.

CAPTAIN!

SPOCK!

DON'T LOOK!

COVER YOUR EYES!

Spock: AAH!

DON'T MOVE.

BUT, JIM! NO ONE IS TO MOVE.

SPOCK...

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

[GASPS]

SPOCK...

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE SAFE WITH US NOW.

HE'S HARDLY BREATHING.

HELP ME GET HIM TO SICK BAY.

UNLESS MIRANDA CAN LOOK DOWN INTO HIS MIND

AND TURN IT OUTWARD TO US, WE WILL LOSE SPOCK.

VULCAN MIND TECHNIQUES-- THEY SEEM SO UNTRUSTWORTHY

NOW THAT SPOCK'S LIFE IS AT STAKE.

HER KNOWLEDGE OF THEM MAY BE THE ONLY THING

THAT COULD SAVE SPOCK'S SANITY, PERHAPS EVEN HIS OWN LIFE.

BUT DOES SHE WANT TO?

SHE'S BEEN IN THERE SO LONG.

THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO BE DONE.

SHE TRIED TO HELP MARVICK. MARVICK IS DEAD.

THAT'S DIFFERENT. MARVICK LOVED HER.

AND SPOCK IS HER RIVAL.

IS THAT ANY BETTER?

EVEN SPOCK FELT THE VIOLENCE OF HER JEALOUSY.

BUT THEY WEREN'T RIVALS IN LOVE.

JIM...

YOU SHOULDN'T GO IN THERE.

WHATEVER HAPPENS, BONES...

DON'T INTERFERE.

WHO IS IT?

DR. McCOY?

WHO'S THERE?

CAPTAIN KIRK.

I HAVE NO NEWS FOR YOU, CAPTAIN.

NO CHANGE?

ONLY THAT HIS LIFE PROCESSES ARE EBBING.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT?

WHY, WHAT I CAN, OF COURSE.

WHICH DOESN'T SEEM TO BE MUCH.

NO DOUBT YOU THINK I CAN WAKE HIM WITH A KISS.

IT'S WORTH A TRY, ISN'T IT?

AFTER ALL, HE'S NOT A MACHINE.

BUT HE IS A VULCAN.

ONLY HALF. THE OTHER HALF IS HUMAN.

FAR MORE HUMAN THAN YOU, APPARENTLY.

FACE REALITY, CAPTAIN.

HIS MIND HAS GONE DOWN ALMOST TOO FAR

EVEN FOR ME TO REACH!

IF YOU DON'T REACH HIM SOON, HE'LL DIE.

BUT THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT, ISN'T IT?

THAT'S A LIE!

OH, YES, IT IS. YOU WANT HIM TO DIE.

WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM ON THE BRIDGE?

DID YOU MAKE HIM FORGET TO PUT HE VISOR OVER HIS EYES?

YOU'RE INSANE!

YES, YOU KNOW YOUR RIVAL, DON'T YOU?

YOU COULDN'T KEEP HIM FROM MAKING A MIND-LINK WITH KOLLOS,

SOMETHING THAT YOU COULDN'T DO YOURSELF!

WITH MY WORDS,

I'LL MAKE YOU HEAR SUCH UGLINESS

AS SPOCK SAW WHEN HE LOOKED AT KOLLOS WITH HIS NAKED EYES!

THE UGLINESS IS WITHIN YOU!

THAT'S A LIE!

LIAR!

YOUR PASSION TO SEE KOLLOS IS MADNESS!

YOU CAN NEVER SEE! NEVER!

BUT SPOCK SAW KOLLOS,

AND FOR THAT HE MUST DIE.

SADISTIC, FILTHY LIAR!

THE SMELL OF HATRED! THE STENCH OF JEALOUSY PERMEATES YOU!

WHY DON'T YOU STRANGLE HIM WHILE HE LIES THERE?

DON'T SAY ANY MORE, PLEASE!

KOLLOS KNOWS WHAT'S IN YOUR HEART!

YOU CAN LIE TO YOURSELF, BUT YOU CAN'T LIE TO KOLLOS.

PLEASE GO AWAY!

WHAT DID YOU SAY TO HER?

MAYBE TOO MUCH.

WHAT'S SHE DOING IN THERE?

YOU MAY BE RIGHT, BONES.

MAYBE I SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE IN.

SHE WAS BLIND, REALLY BLIND.

REALLY IN THE DARK.

AND IF HE DIES...

IF HE DIES,

HOW DO I KNOW THAT I DIDN'T KILL HIM?

HOW DO I KNOW THAT SHE CAN STAND TO HEAR THE TRUTH?

NOW, SPOCK...

THIS IS TO THE DEATH...

OR TO LIFE FOR BOTH OF US.

SPOCK.

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'VE PAID A VISIT TO THE DEVIL HIMSELF.

MIRANDA.

YOU HAVE WHAT YOU WANTED MOST.

I AM ONE WITH KOLLOS.

WELL, I'M TRULY SORRY THAT YOU'RE LEAVING.

GOOD-BYE.

WE COME TO THE END OF AN EVENTFUL TRIP, CAPTAIN.

I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D EVEN TALK TO ME.

WELL, I HAVE YOU TO THANK FOR MY FUTURE.

YOUR WORDS ENABLED ME TO SEE.

MIRANDA, GOOD LUCK...

HEALTH.

I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.

I SUPPOSE IT HAS THORNS.

I NEVER MET A ROSE THAT DIDN'T.

I KNOW NOW THE GREAT JOY YOU FELT

WHEN YOU JOINED MINDS WITH KOLLOS.

I REJOICE IN YOUR KNOWLEDGE

AND IN YOUR ACHIEVEMENT.

I UNDERSTAND, MR. SPOCK.

THE GLORY OF CREATION

IS IN ITS INFINITE DIVERSITY.

AND THE WAYS OUR DIFFERENCES COMBINE

TO CREATE MEANING AND BEAUTY.

PEACE AND LONG LIFE, SPOCK.

LIVE LONG AND PROSPER, MIRANDA.

PEACE.