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Captain Kirk: CAPTAIN'S LOG, STARDATE, 5693.2.

THE ENTERPRISE IS APPROACHING

THE LAST REPORTED POSITION OF THE STARSHIP DEFIANT,

WHICH VANISHED WITHOUT TRACE THREE WEEKS AGO.

WE ARE IN UNSURVEYED TERRITORY.

CAPTAIN,WE ARE REGISTERING VERY CURIOUS READINGS

FROM ALL SENSORS.

SPECIFY. I CANNOT.

ACCORDING TO OUR INSTRUMENTS,

SPACE ITSELF IS LITERALLY BREAKING UP.

THERE IS NO KNOWN PHENOMENON

WHICH WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THESE READINGS.

WHAT ABOUT SENSOR FAILURE?

NEGATIVE. I HAVE RUN A COMPLETE CHECK ON ALL SYSTEMS.

CAPTAIN, WE'RE LOSING POWER IN THE WARP ENGINES.

HOW BAD IS IT?

WE CAN BARELY READ IT,

BUT I DON'T LIKE THE LOOKS OF IT.

AND I CANNOT FIND OUT THE CAUSE.

Chekov: CAPTAIN.

VISUAL DETECTION OF AN OBJECT DEAD AHEAD.

HOW ABOUT IT, SPOCK?

FASCINATING.

EXPLAIN.

THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO SENSOR CONTACT.

NO MASS ANALYSIS. NO TRACE OF RADIATION.

WE SEE IT, BUT OUR SENSORS INDICATE IT IS NOT THERE.

THE DEFIANT.

MR. SULU, IMPULSE ENGINES ONLY,

AND CLOSE TO TRANSPORTER RANGE.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

LIEUTENANT, OPEN UP A HAILING FREQUENCY.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO RAISE THEM, SIR. THERE IS NO RESPONSE.

JUST WITHIN TRANSPORTER RANGE, SIR.

GOOD. MAINTAIN POSITION.

MR. SPOCK, MR. CHEKOV, COME WITH ME.

DR. McCOY, REPORT TO THE TRANSPORTER ROOM IMMEDIATELY.

SCOTTY, YOU HAVE THE CON.

AYE, SIR.

LOCKED IN ON THE DEFIANT BRIDGE, SIR.

ENERGIZE.

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.

[WOMAN VOCALIZING]

HAS THERE EVER BEEN A MUTINY ON A STARSHIP BEFORE?

ABSOLUTELY NO RECORD OF SUCH AN OCCURRENCE, ENSIGN.

JIM.

THE CAPTAIN'S NECK IS BROKEN.

THE SHIP IS STILL FUNCTIONING, CAPTAIN.

IT IS LOGICAL TO ASSUME THE MUTINEERS ARE SOMEWHERE ABOARD.

USE THE SHIP'S SENSORS TO LOCATE THEM.

KIRK TO ENTERPRISE.

SCOTT, HERE, SIR.

PREPARE TO BEAM OVER A FULL SECURITY SQUAD ON MY ORDERS.

AYE, AYE, CAPTAIN.

CAPTAIN, THERE'S NO SIGN OF LIFE ABOARD THIS VESSEL.

ODD, MR. SPOCK. VERY ODD.

SPOCK, YOU STAY HERE WITH ME.

CHEKOV, GET DOWN TO ENGINEERING AND LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS.

DR. McCOY, CHECK OUT THE SICKBAY.

KIRK TO ENTERPRISE.

CANCEL THE SECURITY SQUAD

AND STAND BY FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

AYE, AYE, CAPTAIN.

STANDING BY.

I CAN'T GET AN ACCURATE FIX

ON THE DEFIANT, MR. SCOTT,

BUT I KNOW IT'S DRIFTING AWAY FROM US.

SHALL I CORRECT FOR RANGE, SIR?

AYE, I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

KEEP US WITHIN BEAMING RANGE, BUT NOT TOO CLOSE.

[BEEP]

CAPTAIN.

REPORT, MR. CHEKOV.

JUST LIKE WHAT I FOUND IN LIFE SUPPORT.

ALL DEAD.

GET BACK UP HERE.

KIRK TO McCOY.

McCOY HERE.

BONES, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THEY ALL DIED OF?

I'D SAY THESE PEOPLE KILLED EACH OTHER.

THEY WHAT?

YOU HEARD CORRECTLY, JIM.

THESE PEOPLE KILLED EACH OTHER.

COULD MENTAL DISEASE HAVE INFECTED ALL OF THE CREW?

ACCORDING TO THE SHIP'S LOG,

THE MEDICAL SURGEON DOWN HERE

DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.

THE BEST I CAN DO IS GET ALL THE READINGS I CAN GET

AND ANALYZE THEM LATER.

WHAT THE DEVIL?

Kirk: BONES, WHAT IS IT?

BONES, WHAT IS IT?

ANSWER ME!

ANSWER ME!

JIM, THIS SHIP IS DISSOLVING.

MY HAND JUST PASSED THROUGH A MAN AND A TABLE.

GET BACK UP HERE ON THE DOUBLE!

MR. SCOTT, THE DEFIANT...

IT'S STARTING TO DISAPPEAR.

BRIDGE TO TRANSPORTER ROOM!

TRANSPORTER ROOM, O'NEIL HERE.

YOU GOT THAT TRANSPORTER WORKING YET, MISTER?

NO, SIR. NOT YET.

TAKE OVER, MR. SULU. I'LL BE IN THE TRANSPORTER ROOM.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

CAPTAIN, THE DEFIANT'S SENSORS CORRESPOND

WITH AN EXTREMELY HIGH DEGREE OF CORRELATION

TO THOSE OF THE ENTERPRISE.

YOU MEAN, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DEFIANT

MIGHT BE HAPPENING TO THE ENTERPRISE?

AFFIRMATIVE.

KIRK TO ENTERPRISE. MR. SCOTT.

SCOTT HERE.

MR. SCOTT, STAND BY TO BEAM US BACK.

I CAN'T, SIR. AT LEAST NOT ALL AT ONCE.

WHY NOT? WHAT'S HAPPENED?

EVERYTHING! THAT SHIP YOU'RE IN IS FADING OUT, AND IT'S--

WELL, IT'S RIPPING THE INNARDS OUT OF THIS ONE.

IT'S JAMMING OUR TRANSPORTER FREQUENCIES.

I'VE ONLY GOT THREE OF THEM WORKING,

AND I'M NOT SURE OF THOSE.

ONE OF YOU HAS GOT TO WAIT.

CHEKOV, McCOY, PREPARE FOR TRANSPORTATION.

YOU, TOO, SPOCK.

REQUEST PERMISSION TO REMAIN, CAPTAIN.

I COULD BE COMPLETING THE DATA.

REQUEST DENIED.

CAPTAIN, THERE IS A CHANCE---

I KNOW WHAT THE CHANCES ARE.

MR. SPOCK, DON'T ARGUE.

GET BACK WITH THE INFORMATION.

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

SCOTTY, ENERGIZE TRANSPORTER.

AYE.

ENERGIZE.

IT'S GONE.

THE DEFIANT JUST VANISHED.

ANYTHING?

NEGATIVE.

THAT'S IT. I'VE DONE ALL I CAN.

THERE'S NOTHING OUT THERE TO GRAB AHOLD OF AND BRING IN.

WHEN THAT SHIP WENT, IT MUST HAVE TAKEN THE CAPTAIN WITH IT.

COMPUTER WORKING.

COMPUTE THE NEXT PERIOD OF SPATIAL INTERPHASE.

NEXT INTERPHASE 2 HOURS, 12 MINUTES.

2 HOURS AND 12 MINUTES?

WHY, THAT POWER LEAK HAS UNBALANCED THE SHIP,

AND SHE'S STARTING TO DRIFT.

I CAN'T HOLD HER IN PLACE THAT LONG.

WE MUST TRY, MR. SCOTT. THE FABRIC OF SPACE IS VERY WEAK HERE.

IF WE DISTURB IT, THERE WILL BE NO CHANCE

OF RETRIEVING THE CAPTAIN ALIVE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S SO SPECIAL

ABOUT THIS REGION OF SPACE.

WELL, PICTURE IT THIS WAY, MR. CHEKOV.

WE EXIST IN A UNIVERSE

WHICH COEXISTS WITH A MULTITUDE OF OTHERS

IN THE SAME PHYSICAL SPACE.

AT CERTAIN BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME,

AN AREA OF THEIR SPACE OVERLAPS AN AREA OF OURS.

THAT IS A TIME OF INTERPHASE,

DURING WHICH WE CAN CONNECT

WITH THE DEFIANT'S UNIVERSE.

MR. SPOCK?

WE WILL BE ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE CAPTAIN

AT THAT TIME, WON'T WE?

YES.

HOWEVER, THE DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE OF EACH UNIVERSE

IS TOTALLY DISSIMILAR.

ANY USE OF POWER DISTURBS IT.

IF WE ARE NOT EXTREMELY CAREFUL,

WE SHALL LOSE THE CAPTAIN AND BECOME TRAPPED OURSELVES.

I SEE.

AND DIE LIKE HIM?

AAH!

AAH!

AAH!

AAH!

[VOICE ECHOES] CHEKOV!

AAH!

CHEKOV!

AAH!

CHEKOV!

SECURITY GUARDS TO THE BRIDGE.

AYE, SIR.

WHAT HAPPENED, MR. SPOCK?

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXPLAIN TO MR. CHEKOV

THE NATURE OF OUR PROBLEMS IN THIS SITUATION

WHEN HE ATTACKED.

DID ANYONE NOTICE ANYTHING PECULIAR

IN HIS BEHAVIOR BEFORE THIS?

I THINK HE HAD SEVERAL SPASMS OF PAIN.

DID HE SEEM TO BE GETTING HYSTERICAL?

DOCTOR, HE SEEMED MORE ANGRY THAN FRIGHTENED.

HE HAD NO CAUSE TO BE ANGRY.

TAKE MR. CHEKOV TO SICKBAY.

PUT HIM UNDER RESTRAINT.

LIEUTENANT UHURA IS CORRECT.

THERE WAS MURDEROUS FURY IN CHEKOV--

THE SAME FURY WHICH WAS EVIDENT IN THE DEFIANT.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS AFRAID OF.

WHATEVER IT WAS THAT DROVE THE CREW OF THE DEFIANT TO MURDER EACH OTHER

COULD BE COMMUNICABLE.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU NEED TO ISOLATE THE CAUSE?

TIME.

OH, AND BY THE WAY, MR. SPOCK,

I THINK IT MIGHT BE A WISE PRECAUTION

TO PUT SOME DISTANCE BETWEEN US

AND THE DEFIANT.

IF WE ARE TO RECOVER THE CAPTAIN,

WE MUST NOT MOVE.

HOW LONG WILL THAT TAKE?

APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS BEFORE THE ATTEMPT CAN BE MADE.

SPOCK, ARE YOU SURE THAT JIM IS STILL ALIVE?

IF THE CAPTAIN WAS CAUGHT IN OUR TRANSPORTER BEAM

WHEN THE DEFIANT PHASED OUT,

IT IS POSSIBLE HE WAS SPARED THE SHOCK OF TRANSITION

AND SURVIVED.

HOWEVER, IF WE ARE TO RECOVER HIM,

WE MUST CATCH HIM AT THE PRECISE MOMENT

DURING THE NEXT INTERPHASE, OR HE WILL DIE.

NOW, THERE CAN BE NO MARGIN FOR ERROR.

HIS ENVIRONMENTAL UNIT CAN PROVIDE BREATHABLE AIR

FOR NO MORE THAN 3.62 HOURS.

MR. SPOCK, A VESSEL APPROACHING

ON AN INTERCEPT VECTOR.

STATUS, MR. SULU.

RANGE--200,000 KILOMETERS.

VELOCITY--0.51 "C."

LIEUTENANT UHURA, SIGNAL RED ALERT.

AYE, SIR. RED ALERT.

ALL DECKS, GO TO RED ALERT!

[ALARM SOUNDS]

SECURITY PATROL. WILL DO.

[SECURITY OFFICERS OVER P.A. SYSTEM]

SECURITY PATROL. WILL DO.

THEY'VE STOPPED DEAD, SIR.

RANGE--90,000 KILOMETERS AND HOLDING.

MR. SPOCK? I'M RECEIVING A VISUAL SIGNAL.

TRANSFER TO MAIN VIEWER.

AYE, SIR.

I AM COMMANDER LOSKENE.

YOU ARE TRESPASSING

IN A TERRITORIAL ANNEX OF THE THOLIAN ASSEMBLY.

YOU MUST LEAVE THIS AREA IMMEDIATELY.

SPOCK, IN COMMAND OF THE FEDERATION STARSHIP ENTERPRISE.

COMMANDER, ACCORDING TO THE FEDERATION,

THIS AREA IS FREE SPACE.

WE CLAIM THIS TERRITORY

AND ARE PREPARED TO USE FORCE, IF NECESSARY,

TO PROTECT OUR PROPERTY.

WE'RE NOT INTERESTED IN YOUR DISPLAY OF FORCE.

THE ENTERPRISE IS RESPONDING TO A DISTRESS SIGNAL

FROM ONE OF OUR SHIPS AND IS CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN RESCUE OPERATIONS.

DO YOU WISH TO ASSIST US?

I FIND NO EVIDENCE OF A DISABLED SHIP.

MY INSTRUMENTS INDICATE

THAT OURS ARE THE ONLY TWO VESSELS IN THIS AREA.

THE OTHER SHIP IS INTERSPATIALLY TRAPPED.

IT SHOULD REAPPEAR IN 1 HOUR AND 53 MINUTES.

WE REQUEST YOU STAND BY UNTIL THEN.

VERY WELL, ENTERPRISE.

IN THE INTEREST OF INTERSTELLAR AMITY,

WE WILL WAIT PRECISELY 1 HOUR AND 53 MINUTES,

BUT BE CORRECT.

WE DO NOT TOLERATE DECEIT.

IF WE COULD ONLY FIND THE PROPER FILTERING AGENT,

WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

NEGATIVE. IT'S THE THIRD FAILURE.

NURSE, TAKE THIS SAMPLE AND RUN AN ANALYSIS ON IT.

YES, DOCTOR.

BRIDGE TO TRANSPORTER ROOM.

TRANSPORTER ROOM HERE.

READY FOR INTERPHASE IN 20 SECONDS.

DR. McCOY!

[BOTH GRUNTING]

THANK YOU, NURSE.

CALL SECURITY.

I WANT TO HAVE SOME CHECKS RUN ON THIS MAN.

LOCK ON TO CAPTAIN KIRK'S COORDINATES AND PREPARE

TO BRING HIM ABOARD, MR. SCOTT.

BRING HIM ABOARD, MR. SCOTT.

I'M TRYING.

CAPTAIN KIRK IS NOT ON HIS DESIGNATED COORDINATES, MR. SPOCK.

WELL, KEEP TRYING, MR. SCOTT.

LIEUTENANT SULU, EVALUATION.

SENSOR READINGS ARE NOT CORRESPONDING

TO THOSE WE RECEIVED THE LAST TIME WE SAW THE DEFIANT.

IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THOLIAN ENTRY INTO THE AREA

HAS DISTURBED THE SPACE.

AND IF THAT HAS OCCURRED...

McCOY TO BRIDGE.

SPOCK HERE.

HAS THE CAPTAIN BEEN BEAMED ABOARD YET?

NEGATIVE, DOCTOR.

WELL, WHEN IS THAT INTERPHASE GOING TO HAPPEN?

THEORETICALLY, IT ALREADY HAS HAPPENED, DOCTOR,

HOWEVER, THE SHIP'S SENSORS ARE NOT RESPONDING AS PREDICTED.

WELL, I THOUGHT YOU HAD THE THING TIMED OUT.

I DID, DOCTOR.

THE SPACE WAS DISTURBED BY THE THOLIANS.

YOU MEAN, YOU DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU'RE GONNA

BE ABLE TO RECOVER THE CAPTAIN OR NOT?

NOT AT THIS INTERPHASE. I SHALL HAVE TO RECALCULATE

TO DETERMINE WHEN THE NEXT INTERPHASE WILL OCCUR.

THEY DO NOT TAKE PLACE AT REGULAR INTERVALS.

YOU CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE.

WE'VE HAD ANOTHER CASE LIKE CHEKOV.

I'VE HAD TO CONFINE MY ORDERLY TO SICKBAY.

I HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT YOU WILL SOON ISOLATE THE CAUSE, DOCTOR,

AND PREVENT ANY FURTHER SPREAD OF THE AFFLICTION.

THE DISEASE IS NOT TRANSMITTED BY THE MEN, MR. SPOCK.

THE CAUSE IS THE AREA OF SPACE WE'RE IN.

IT'S AFFECTING THE WHOLE CREW.

THE MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF THE BRAIN TISSUES

IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM ARE DISTORTING.

AND THE MADNESS THAT AFFECTED THE DEFIANT'S CREW

WILL SOON HAPPEN TO THE ENTERPRISE.

NOW, YOU'VE GOT TO GET THIS SHIP OUT OF HERE!

MR. SPOCK, WE'RE BEING FIRED UPON.

THE RENOWNED THOLIAN PUNCTUALITY.

MR. SPOCK, DAMAGE CONTROL REPORT-- MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE

TO SECTIONS A-4 AND C-13.

ENGINEERING, HOLD POWER STEADY

AND CUT OFF ALL UNNECESSARY EXPENDITURES.

MR. SULU, DIVERT ALL BUT EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE POWER

TO THE SHIELDS.

BUT SIR, THAT WILL REDUCE OUR PHASER POWER BY 50%.

MR. SPOCK!

SCOTT TO BRIDGE!

SPOCK HERE.

I KNOW YOU DON'T LIKE TO USE THE PHASERS,

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT SHIP OUT THERE!

UNDERSTOOD.

LIEUTENANT UHURA, OPEN A CHANNEL TO THE THOLIAN SHIP.

AYE, SIR.

MR. SULU, LOCK IN PHASER TRACKING CONTROLS.

PHASERS LOCKED IN, SIR.

THERE'S NO RESPONSE ON ANY FREQUENCY, SIR.

WHAT'S THE USE OF THIS BATTLE, SPOCK?

YOU'VE LOST JIM. TAKE THE SHIP OUT OF HERE.

READY, MR. SULU?

READY, MR. SPOCK.

FIRE.

A HIT, MR. SPOCK!

ENGINEERING, STATUS REPORT.

MR. SCOTT--

SPOCK, THAT HIT WE TOOK FROM THE THOLIANS

HAS FUSED OUR POWER SUPPLY CONVERTERS.

I CAN'T DO A THING WITH THE ENTERPRISE NOW.

SHE'S BOUND TO DRIFT,

MAYBE RIGHT THROUGH THAT DOORWAY OUT THERE.

CAN YOU ESTIMATE MINIMUM TIME REQUIRED FOR REPAIR?

I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF SHE CAN BE REPAIRED.

ARE YOU SATISFIED?

SPOCK, WHY DID YOU DO IT?

THE DECISION TO FIGHT WAS LOGICAL.

LACK OF TIME PREVENTED ANY OTHER COURSE OF ACTION.

THE THOLIAN SHIP HAD TO BE DISABLED.

YOU SHOULD'VE KNOWN WHAT COULD'VE HAPPENED

AND DONE EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO SAFEGUARD YOUR CREW.

THAT IS THE MARK OF A STARSHIP CAPTAIN, LIKE JIM.

DOCTOR, I HARDLY BELIEVE THIS IS THE TIME FOR COMPARISONS.

PLEASE GO AT ONCE TO YOUR LABORATORY

AND SEARCH FOR AN ANTIDOTE TO THE EFFECTS OF THIS SPACE.

THAT IS YOUR PRIMARY TASK, SINCE WE MUST REMAIN HERE.

MR. SPOCK...

SOMETHING HAS JUST ENTERED SENSOR RANGE.

IT'S ANOTHER THOLIAN, SIR.

LOSKENE MUST'VE CONTACTED THEM

WHEN HE TRIED TO INTERCEPT US.

FASCINATING.

SHALL I LOCK IN REMAINING PHASER POWER, SIR?

NEGATIVE. LIEUTENANT UHURA,

CAN YOU OPEN A CHANNEL TO THE APPROACHING VESSEL?

THEY'RE REFUSING RECEPTION, SIR. I CAN'T--

DISTANCE, MR. SULU.

JUST BEYOND PHASER RANGE, SIR.

WHAT IS THAT?

MR. SULU, I SHALL RUN AN ANALYSIS ON THOSE FILAMENTS.

TIE IN ALL SENSORS TO THE SHIP'S LIBRARY COMPUTER CONSOLE.

SWITCH SCANNERS.

YES, SIR.

THERE'S NO ANALOG TO THIS STRUCTURE

IN FEDERATION TECHNOLOGY.

IT IS, HOWEVER, AN ENERGY FIELD,

AND IF THE THOLIANS ARE SUCCESSFUL

IN COMPLETING THIS STRUCTURE

BEFORE WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR REPAIRS...

WE SHALL NOT SEE HOME AGAIN.

DOCTOR, YOUR LAST REPORT ON AN ANTIDOTE

ON THE EFFECTS OF THIS SPACE WAS NEGATIVE.

IT'S STILL NEGATIVE, MR. SPOCK.

THARAGEN SEEMS TO BE THE MOST PROMISING SUBSTANCE TESTED SO FAR.

WE'RE PROGRESSING.

THE URGENCY REQUIRES YOUR PERSONAL ATTENTION IN THE LABORATORY.

MY STAFF IS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK.

MY BEING THERE WILL NOT AFFECT THE BIOCHEMISTRY OF ANY OF THE TESTS.

THIS SERVICE REQUIRES MY PERSONAL ATTENTION, MR. SPOCK.

A FEW HOURS AGO,

THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO REMAIN ONBOARD THE DEFIANT

SO THAT THREE MEMBERS OF HIS CREW WOULD HAVE THE BEST CHANCE

OF RETURNING SAFELY TO THE ENTERPRISE.

HIS CONCERN WAS NOT ONLY FOR THEM,

BUT FOR ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE CREW OF THIS SHIP.

YOU ALL KNOW THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS.

YOU WERE FIRED UPON BY THE THOLIAN SHIP.

AT THAT TIME,

CAPTAIN KIRK MAY HAVE BEEN ALIVE.

I DEEMED IT NECESSARY TO RETURN THE THOLIAN FIRE

FOR THE SAFETY OF THE ENTERPRISE.

THE THOLIAN SHIP HAS BEEN DISABLED.

BUT AS A RESULT OF THE BATTLE,

WE MUST ACCEPT THE FACT

THAT CAPTAIN KIRK IS NO LONGER ALIVE.

AAH!

TAKE HIM TO SICKBAY.

PUT HIM IN RESTRAINT.

I SHALL NOT ATTEMPT

TO VOICE THE QUALITY OF RESPECT AND ADMIRATION

WHICH CAPTAIN KIRK COMMANDED.

EACH OF YOU MUST EVALUATE THE LOSS

IN THE PRIVACY OF YOUR OWN THOUGHTS.

ATTENTION.

DISMISSED.

THERE IS A DUTY TO BE PERFORMED

IN THE CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS,

WHICH REQUIRES OUR PRESENCE.

IT CAN WAIT, DOCTOR.

MY DUTIES REQUIRE MY IMMEDIATE PRESENCE ON THE BRIDGE.

THE CAPTAIN LEFT A MESSAGE TAPE.

IT WAS HIS ORDER THAT IT BE REVIEWED BY BOTH OF US,

SHOULD HE EVER BE DECLARED DEAD.

YOU HAVE JUST DECLARED JIM DEAD.

IT WILL WAIT FOR A MORE SUITABLE MOMENT, DOCTOR.

WHY? ARE YOU AFRAID IT'LL CHANGE YOUR PRESENT STATUS?

THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL STATE OF THIS CREW

ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY, DOCTOR.

AT THE MOMENT, THEY ARE YOUR TOP PRIORITY.

THE CAPTAIN'S LAST ORDER IS TOP PRIORITY,

AND YOU WILL HONOR THAT ORDER BEFORE YOU TAKE OVER.

HE WAS A HERO IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD,

YET HIS LIFE WAS SACRIFICED FOR NOTHING.

THE ONE THING THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN HIS DEATH MEANING

IS THE SAFETY OF THE ENTERPRISE.

NOW YOU'VE MADE THAT IMPOSSIBLE, MR. SPOCK.

WE CAME HERE FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE, DOCTOR.

MAYBE NOT THE SAME ONE.

I REALLY CAME HERE TO FIND OUT WHY YOU STAYED AND FOUGHT.

THE CAPTAIN WOULD HAVE REMAINED TO RECOVER A MEMBER OF THE CREW

AT THE RISK OF HIS OWN LIFE OR EVEN THE SHIP.

YES, HE WOULD, MR. SPOCK,

BUT YOU DIDN'T HAVE THAT DECISION TO MAKE.

WHAT DID YOU HAVE TO GAIN BY FIGHTING THE THOLIANS?

YOU COULD HAVE ASSURED YOURSELF OF A CAPTAINCY

BY LEAVING THE AREA.

BUT YOU CHOSE TO STAY. WHY?

I NEED NOT EXPLAIN MY RATIONALE TO YOU

OR TO ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THIS CREW.

THERE IS A MARGIN OF VARIATION IN ANY EXPERIMENT.

WHILE THERE WAS A CHANCE, I WAS BOUND LEGALLY AND MORALLY

TO ASCERTAIN THE CAPTAIN'S STATUS.

YOU MEAN TO BE SURE IF HE WAS DEAD.

WELL, YOU MADE CERTAIN OF THAT.

THAT IS ENOUGH, DOCTOR. WE BOTH HAVE OTHER THINGS TO DO.

YES, I HAVE SOMETHING TO DO.

IF THIS CREW IS TO SURVIVE,

I HAVE TO FIND AN ANTIDOTE

TO THIS SPACE YOU'VE LOCKED US INTO.

YOU WILL RETURN TO YOUR DUTY

AS SOON AS WE'VE DISCHARGED OUR RESPONSIBILITIES HERE.

THERE'S NO HURRY, MR. SPOCK.

THE ANTIDOTE PROBABLY DOESN'T CONCERN YOU.

VULCANS ARE PROBABLY IMMUNE,

SO JUST TAKE YOUR TIME.

I MUST ADMIT I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU, SPOCK,

BUT I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE

THAT YOU WOULD WANT JIM'S COMMAND.

BUT YOU MUST KNOW THAT IF YOU GET US OUT OF THIS SITUATION,

THEY'LL PIN A MEDAL ON YOUR CHEST

AND GIVE YOU COMMAND OF THE ENTERPRISE.

DOCTOR, I AM IN COMMAND OF THE ENTERPRISE.

I WOULD LIKE TO REMEDY THAT SITUATION.

[BEEP]

IF YOU BELIEVE I HAVE ACTED IRREGULARLY,

THEN RELIEVE ME OF DUTY.

THAT IS YOUR PREROGATIVE AS MEDICAL OFFICER OF THIS SHIP.

BONES, SPOCK...

SINCE YOU ARE PLAYING THIS TAPE,

WE WILL ASSUME THAT I AM DEAD.

NOW, THE TACTICAL SITUATION IS CRITICAL,

AND BOTH OF YOU ARE LOCKED IN MORTAL COMBAT.

IT MEANS, SPOCK, THAT YOU HAVE CONTROL OF THE SHIP

AND ARE PROBABLY MAKING

THE MOST DIFFICULT DECISIONS OF YOUR CAREER.

I CAN OFFER ONLY ONE SMALL PIECE OF ADVICE,

FOR WHATEVER IT'S WORTH--

USE EVERY SCRAP OF KNOWLEDGE AND LOGIC YOU HAVE

TO SAVE THE SHIP,

BUT TEMPER YOUR JUDGMENT WITH INTUITIVE INSIGHT.

I BELIEVE YOU HAVE THOSE QUALITIES,

BUT IF YOU CAN'T FIND THEM IN YOURSELF,

SEEK OUT McCOY.

ASK HIS ADVICE.

AND IF YOU FIND IT SOUND, TAKE IT.

BONES, YOU'VE HEARD WHAT I'VE JUST TOLD SPOCK.

HELP HIM IF YOU CAN,

BUT REMEMBER, HE IS THE CAPTAIN.

HIS DECISIONS MUST BE FOLLOWED WITHOUT QUESTION.

YOU MIGHT FIND THAT HE IS CAPABLE OF HUMAN INSIGHT

AND HUMAN ERROR.

THEY ARE MOST DIFFICULT TO DEFEND,

BUT YOU WILL FIND THAT HE IS DESERVING

OF THE SAME LOYALTY AND CONFIDENCE

EACH OF YOU HAVE GIVEN ME.

TAKE CARE.

SPOCK, I...UH...

I'M SORRY.

IT DOES HURT, DOESN'T IT?

WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE ME SAY, DOCTOR?

[INTERCOM WHISTLE]

SPOCK HERE.

Scotty: MR. SPOCK, WE HAVE A READOUT

ON THE THOLIAN TRACTOR FIELD.

I THINK WE CAN ESTIMATE ITS APPROXIMATE COMPLETION TIME.

I SHALL BE THERE SHORTLY.

DOCTOR, I BELIEVE WE EACH HAVE

OUR RESPECTIVE TASKS TO COMPLETE

BEFORE THE THOLIANS COMPLETE THEIRS.

AAH!

CAPTAIN!

CAPTAIN KIRK, WE THOUGHT YOU WERE...

SPOCK!

MR. SP--

OH, DOCTOR...

I'VE JUST SEEN THE CAPTAIN.

OF COURSE YOU HAVE, UHURA. WE WOULD ALL LIKE TO--

HE'S ALIVE.

HE'S ALIVE, DOCTOR.

OF COURSE.

BELIEVE ME, I DID SEE HIM.

I DID.

SPOCK! MR. SPOCK!

YOU'RE GOING TO SICKBAY.

DOCTOR...

DOCTOR, I'M NOT GOING MAD.

I DID SEE CAPTAIN KIRK.

I'VE GOT TO GET...

TO MR. SPOCK.

SCOTT TO CAPTAIN.

SCOTT TO CAPTAIN.

SPOCK HERE. PROCEED, MR. SCOTT.

ONE OF OUR CREWMEN JUST WENT BERSERK,

BUT WE HAVE HIM UNDER CONTROL FOR THE MOMENT.

REPORT TO DR. McCOY ALL SYMPTOMS NOTED PRIOR TO THE ATTACK.

SPOCK OUT.

[GROANING]

DR. McCOY-- YES, NURSE.

I HAVE THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE CREWMAN

WHO ATTACKED ENGINEER SCOTT.

IT WAS DEFINITELY DUE TO THE DETERIORATING EFFECTS OF INTERSPACE.

YES, IT'S BEGINNING TO SPREAD GENERALLY THROUGHOUT THE SHIP.

ARE WE ANY CLOSER, DOCTOR?

NO, EXCEPT I'M POSITIVE

THAT IT'S A THARAGEN DERIVATIVE THAT'S THE ANSWER.

AND IT BETTER BE THE NEXT ONE.

AAH!

AAH!

UHH!

UHH!

AAH!

MR. SPOCK DIDN'T BELIEVE ME EITHER,

DID HE, DOCTOR?

WELL, NOBODY SAW HIM BUT YOU, UHURA.

THEN I...

DIDN'T REALLY SEE HIM.

DID I?

I DON'T THINK SO.

AAH!

AAH! AAH!

WILL I BECOME LIKE CHEKOV, DOCTOR?

NO, NO.

WE'RE WORKING HARD.

WE'LL FIND AN ANTIDOTE.

AAH!

WE'RE BEGINNING TO INTERPHASE.

I'M ALL RIGHT.

SCOTT TO BRIDGE.

BRIDGE. SPOCK HERE.

ARE WE SLIPPING INTO INTERSPACE?

NEGATIVE. WE ARE RELATIVELY STABLE AT THE MOMENT.

WHY DO YOU ASK?

I...DON'T BELIEVE IT.

WHAT IS IT, MR. SCOTT?

MR. SCOTT.

MR. SPOCK, I'VE JUST SEEN CAPTAIN KIRK.

HE WAS STANDING THERE JUST AS PLAIN AS WE ARE,

AND THEN HE JUST DISAPPEARED.

REPORT TO THE BRIDGE IMMEDIATELY.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE UHURA'S STORY.

YOU SUPPOSE THERE'S ANY TRUTH IN IT?

IN CRITICAL MOMENTS, MEN SOMETIMES SEE EXACTLY WHAT THEY WISH TO SEE.

DO YOU SUPPOSE THEY'RE SEEING JIM BECAUSE THEY'VE LOST CONFIDENCE IN YOU?

I WAS MERELY STATING A FACT, DOCTOR.

IT'S GETTING CRITICAL.

THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF ASSAULTS DOWN ON THE LOWER DECKS.

EVEN SCOTTY'S BEING AFFECTED.

IF SCOTTY GOES UNDER, THAT'S A FINISH OF WHATEVER CHANCE WE HAVE

OF GETTING THE ENTERPRISE OUT OF HERE.

PLEASE LEAVE THAT TO ME, DR. McCOY.

I REALIZE THAT THE CREW ARE YOUR PRIME CONCERN.

YOU CAN BEST SERVE THEM IN YOUR LABORATORY.

I URGE YOU TO CONFINE YOURSELF TO IT

UNTIL A REMEDY HAS BEEN FOUND.

SPOCK!

MUST BE THIS SPACE IS GETTING TO ME, TOO.

I KNOW IT'S NOTHING YOU'VE DONE, SPOCK.

I...I'M SORRY.

I UNDERSTAND, DOCTOR.

I'M SURE THE CAPTAIN WOULD SIMPLY HAVE SAID,

"FORGET IT, BONES."

MR. SPOCK! LOOK!

CAPTAIN?

CAPTAIN?

CAPTAIN?

AM I ALL RIGHT, DOCTOR?

YES, UHURA, YOU'RE FINE.

THEN WHAT I SAW...

IT WAS REAL.

CAPTAIN KIRK'S ALIVE?

WE ALL SAW HIM.

THE CAPTAIN'S STILL ALIVE.

OHH.

[INTERCOM WHISTLE]

NURSE CHAPEL TO DR. McCOY.

McCOY HERE.

RESULTS OF THE LAST THARAGEN TEST READY FOR YOU, DOCTOR.

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

THEN YOUR FEARS ABOUT THAT PHASER WERE CORRECT.

IT BLASTED A HOLE RIGHT THROUGH THAT CRAZY SPACE FABRIC.

AND ONLY HEAVEN KNOWS WHERE IT SENT THE DEFIANT.

EXACTLY. BUT THE CAPTAIN REMAINED.

ONLY THE OVERLAP TIME CHANGED.

THE NEXT INTERPHASE WILL OCCUR...

HERE.

CAN YOU BE READY?

THAT'LL BE ABOUT 20 MINUTES.

AYE, SHE'LL BE BACK TOGETHER.

BUT WE'LL ONLY HAVE ABOUT 80% POWER BUILT UP.

IT WILL HAVE TO DO, MR. SCOTT.

[BEEP BEEP]

COME.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE?

COMPLIMENTS OF THE HOUSE.

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH

AND THE HEALTH OF THE CREW.

YOU FOUND THE ANTIDOTE, DOCTOR.

YES. AND I'VE ORDERED IT ORALLY OR INTRAVENOUSLY

FOR EVERYONE ABOARD THE SHIP.

I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU GENTLEMEN

TO DRINK IT DOWN.

ENSIGN CHEKOV WAS AFFECTED SO EARLY. HAS HE RESPONDED TO IT?

HE IS HIS SMILING SELF AGAIN,

AND I HAVE DISCHARGED HIM FROM SICKBAY.

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S A DILUTED THARAGEN DERIVATIVE.

THARAGEN--A NERVE GAS USED BY THE KLINGONS.

AYE! AND DEADLY, TOO.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKIN' OF, DOC? YOU'RE TRYING TO KILL US ALL?

IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, IT CAUSES FATALITY

ONLY WHEN USED IN PURE FORM.

THAT'S RIGHT. AND IN THIS DERIVATIVE MIXED WITH ALCOHOL,

IT MERELY DEADENS CERTAIN NERVE INPUTS TO THE BRAIN.

OH, WELL, ANY DECENT BRAND OF SCOTCH WILL DO THAT.

OH, WELL, ONE GOOD SLUG OF THIS,

AND YOU COULD HIT A MAN WITH PHASER STUN,

AND HE'D NEVER FEEL IT OR EVEN KNOW IT.

DOES IT MAKE A GOOD MIX WITH SCOTCH?

IT SHOULD.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

WELL, DRINK IT DOWN, SPOCK.

IT'S THE HUMAN THING TO DO.

THAT'S A MEDICAL ORDER...

CAPTAIN.

[SIREN]

WELCOME BACK, LIEUTENANT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YOUR ABSENCE WAS KEENLY FELT, MR. CHEKOV.

THANK YOU, MR. SPOCK.

ESTIMATED TIME FOR COMPLETION OF THE THOLIAN WEB.

2 MINUTES, SIR.

ARE THE SHIPS COMPUTERS PROGRAMMED

FOR ENTRY INTO INTERSPACE?

YES, SIR. THE SHIP CAN DRIVE INTO INTERSPACE AT ANY TIME.

SPOCK TO ENGINEERING.

SCOTT HERE.

PREPARE FOR INTERPHASE IN 15 SECONDS.

AYE, SIR. STANDING BY.

MR. SPOCK, THEY'RE GETTING READY TO CLOSE THE WEB.

INTERPHASE IN 10 SECONDS,

9,

8,

7,

6,

5...

STAND BY WITH FULL POWER.

4... SHE'S ONLY UP TO 76%.

IT WILL HAVE TO DO.

1.

READY TO TRANSPORT ON MY ORDER.

I SEE HIM. THERE HE IS!

IT'S THE CAPTAIN.

SIR, THE TRACTOR FIELD IS ACTIVATING.

WE'RE BEING PULLED OUT OF HERE.

TRY TO MAINTAIN POSITION, MR. SULU.

I CAN'T, SIR.

ENGINEERING, BRING SHIP'S POWER UP TO FULL CAPABILITY.

WHERE ARE WE NOW, MR. SPOCK?

CAPTAIN, WE HAVE DESTROYED THE THOLIANS' WEB.

NEGATIVE, ENSIGN.

UTILIZING THE SHIP'S POWER HAS THROWN US CLEAR OF IT.

COMPUTE THE DISTANCE FROM THE ORIGINAL LOCATION.

AT ONCE, SIR.

HAVE WE LOST THE CAPTAIN?

WE SHALL SOON SEE, LIEUTENANT.

THE SHIP HAS BEEN THROWN EXACTLY 2.72 PARSECS

DISTANT FROM OUR PREVIOUS POSITION.

GOOD. SINCE THE CAPTAIN WAS LOCKED INTO OUR TRANSPORTER BEAM

WHEN WE WERE THROWN CLEAR OF THE INTERPHASE AREA,

HE SHOULD'VE BEEN DRAWN HERE WITH US.

SPOCK TO TRANSPORTER ROOM.

McCOY HERE.

THE CAPTAIN'S OXYGEN SUPPLY IS RUNNING OUT NOW.

ARE YOU STANDING BY WITH A HYPO OF TRIOX-COMPOUND FOR HIM?

I'M READY, MR. SPOCK.

PREPARE TO TRANSPORT ON THE CAPTAIN'S COORDINATES ON MY ORDER.

READY, MR. SPOCK.

MR. SPOCK, IT'S HIM!

IT'S THE CAPTAIN!

I SEE HIM, ENSIGN.

I SEE HIM.

NOW, DOCTOR.

BONES.

WELCOME HOME, JIM.

I HAD A WHOLE UNIVERSE TO MYSELF

AFTER THE DEFIANT WAS THROWN OUT.

THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO ONE ELSE IN IT.

I MUST SAY I PREFER A CROWDED UNIVERSE MUCH BETTER.

HOW DID YOU TWO GET ALONG WITHOUT ME?

OH, WE MANAGED.

MR. SPOCK GAVE THE ORDERS, AND I FOUND THE ANSWERS.

N-NO PROBLEMS BETWEEN YOU?

NONE WORTH REPORTING, CAPTAIN.

TRY ME.

MMM, ONLY SUCH MINOR DISTURBANCES,

AS ARE INEVITABLE WHEN HUMANS ARE INVOLVED.

WHICH HUMANS, MR. SPOCK?

HE MEANS THAT WHEN HUMANS BECOME INVOLVED WITH VULCANS, JIM.

AH, YES.

I UNDERSTAND.

WELL, I HOPE MY LAST ORDERS

WERE HELPFUL IN SOLVING ANY PROBLEMS

THAT YOU DON'T FEEL WORTH REPORTING.

ORDERS, CAPTAIN?

WHAT ORDERS ARE YOU REFERRING TO, JIM?

MY LAST ORDERS.

TH-THE LAST ORDERS THAT I LEFT FOR BOTH-- FOR BOTH OF YOU.

THE LAST TAPED ORDERS.

OH, THOSE ORDERS. WELL, THERE WASN'T TIME.

WE NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO LISTEN TO THEM.

NO. YOU SEE, THE CRISIS WAS UPON US

AND THEN PASSED SO QUICKLY, CAPTAIN, THAT WE...

GOOD.

GOOD.

WELL, I HOPE WE WON'T HAVE SIMILAR OPPORTUNITIES

TO TEST THOSE ORDERS...

WHICH YOU NEVER HEARD.

AHEAD WARP FACTOR 2, MR. SULU.

WARP FACTOR 2, SIR.