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Elaan of Troyius

CAPTAIN'S LOG, STARDATE 4372.5.

ON A TOP-SECRET DIPLOMATIC MISSION,

THE ENTERPRISE HAS ENTERED THE TELLUN STAR SYSTEM.

MAINTAINING COMMUNICATIONS BLACKOUT,

WE HAVE TAKEN ABOARD PETRI,

AMBASSADOR FROM TROYIUS, THE OUTER PLANET,

AND ARE NOW APPROACHING THE INNER PLANET, ELAS.

SOME DESKBOUND STARFLEET BUREAUCRAT

CUT THESE CLOAK-AND-DAGGER ORDERS.

AYE, BUT WHY THE SECRECY?

THIS STAR SYSTEM'S UNDER FEDERATION CONTROL.

IT'S IN A BORDER AREA, MR. SCOTT.

THE KLINGONS ALSO CLAIM JURISDICTION.

FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN,

IT'S NOT WORTH FIGHTING ABOUT.

WHY ARE WE HERE, CAPTAIN?

MY ORDERS ARE TO COOPERATE WITH AMBASSADOR PETRI

IN ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO HIS MISSION HERE.

Uhura: BRIDGE TO CAPTAIN KIRK.

SCOTTY.

KIRK HERE. WHAT IS IT?

CAPTAIN, I HAVE A SIGNAL FROM THE ELASIANS.

THEY'RE READY TO BEAM ABOARD,

AND THEY DEMAND AN EXPLANATION FOR THE DELAY.

DEMAND? WHAT DELAY? ALL RIGHT, BEAM THEM ABOARD.

SOUNDS TYPICAL OF THE ELASIANS.

THE SCIENTISTS WHO MADE THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION

REPORTED THE MEN WERE VICIOUS AND ARROGANT.

OH, THAT'S JUST THE NEGATIVE PART, MR. SPOCK.

I'VE BEEN OVER THOSE RECORDS.

NOW, THE WOMEN, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL.

THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE

A KIND OF SUBTLE, MYSTICAL POWER

THAT DRIVES MEN WILD.

AMBASSADOR PETRI, WOULD YOU DROP ALL THIS NONSENSE

AND TELL ME WHAT THIS IS ABOUT?

THAT MUST WAIT UNTIL THE DOHLMAN IS ABOARD.

THE DOHLMAN? WHAT THE DEVIL'S A DOHLMAN?

THE THING MOST FEARED AND HATED BY MY PEOPLE.

OUR MOST DEADLY ENEMY.

[TRANSPORTER BEAM]

WELCOME.

I AM PETRI, AMBASSADOR OF TROYIUS.

I'M CAPTAIN KIRK.

THIS SHIP IS UNDER MY COMMAND.

THERE'S A TROYIAN HERE.

I MUST KNOW THAT ALL IS SECURE

BEFORE THE DOHLMAN IS BROUGHT ON BOARD.

THIS SHIP IS SECURE...

AND WE'RE PREPARED

FOR ANY HOSTILE ACTION.

ENERGIZE.

DO HONOR TO THE DOHLMAN OF ELAS.

GLORY TO ELAAN,

DOHLMAN OF ELAS.

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.

YOU MAY STAND.

BODY ARMOR.

NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

NOT WITHOUT PRECEDENT, CAPTAIN.

REMEMBER THAT--

PERMISSION TO SPEAK WAS NOT GIVEN.

YOU RULE THIS SHIP?

I AM THE FIRST OFFICER.

THIS IS CAPTAIN JAMES KIRK.

YOUR GLORY, I AM PETRI.

IN THE NAME OF MY PEOPLE--

YOUR MISSION IS KNOWN TO US.

CAPTAIN KIRK, YOU HAVE NOW PERMISSION

TO SHOW US TO OUR QUARTERS.

WELL, NOW, JUST A MOMENT.

THERE'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE

SOME KIND OF UNDERSTANDING--

PLEASE...

MY FIRST OFFICER MR. SPOCK

WILL SHOW YOU TO YOUR QUARTERS.

AMBASSADOR, IF I MIGHT SPEAK TO YOU.

Elaan: YOU HAVE NOT BEEN DISMISSED.

MAY I HAVE YOUR PERMISSION TO GO?

YOU ARE NOW DISMISSED.

WHY, THANK YOU.

AMBASSADOR.

AMBASSADOR, I THINK IT'S TIME

YOU TOLD ME WHAT'S GOING ON.

THAT...CREATURE,

ELAAN,

IS TO BE THE WIFE OF OUR RULER--

TO BRING PEACE.

OUR TWO WARRING PLANETS

NOW POSSESS THE CAPABILITY

OF MUTUAL DESTRUCTION.

SOME METHOD OF COEXISTENCE

MUST BE FOUND.

I SEE.

SO WE GO BACK TO TROYIUS.

YES. AH, BUT SLOWLY, CAPTAIN.

I WILL NEED TIME.

BEFORE WE REACH THERE,

SHE MUST BE TAUGHT CIVILIZED MANNERS.

IN HER PRESENT CONDITION,

MY PEOPLE WOULD NEVER ACCEPT HER.

AND YOU ARE TO BE HER TEACHER?

THOSE ARE MY ORDERS.

I MUST ASK YOU AND YOUR CREW

TO RESPECT, OR AT LEAST TOLERATE THEIR ARROGANCE.

FRICTION MUST BE KEPT AT A MINIMUM.

YES, THAT I CAN UNDERSTAND.

ANOTHER THING YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND, CAPTAIN.

YOU HAVE AS MUCH AT STAKE AS I HAVE.

YOUR SUPERIORS HAVE MADE THE STATEMENT

THAT FAILURE OF THIS MISSION

WOULD BE AS CATASTROPHIC FOR FEDERATION PLANNING

AS IT WOULD BE FOR OUR TWO PLANETS.

TO GAIN PEACE AT THE PRICE

OF ACCEPTING SUCH A QUEEN

IS NO VICTORY.

[SIGHS]

I WILL TAKE HER THE OFFICIAL GIFTS I BEAR.

PERHAPS THAT WILL SOFTEN HER MOOD.

MR. CHEKOV, LAY IN A COURSE FOR TROYIUS.

MR. SULU, IMPULSE DRIVE,

SPEED FACTOR .037.

IMPULSE DRIVE, CAPTAIN?

YES, THAT'S CORRECT, MR. SULU.

SUBLIGHT FACTOR .037.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

CAPTAIN...

YOU'LL NOT BE USING THE WARP DRIVE?

ALL THE WAY ON IMPULSE?

THAT'LL TAKE A GREAT DEAL OF TIME.

YOU IN A HURRY, MR. SCOTT?

NO.

CAPTAIN, THE DOHLMAN IS DISSATISFIED

WITH THE QUARTERS PROVIDED.

AH.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THEM, MR. SPOCK?

I DO NOT KNOW,

BUT ALL THE ELASIANS SEEM MOST IRRATIONAL.

I GAVE UP MY QUARTERS--

YES, I APPRECIATE YOUR SACRIFICE, LIEUTENANT UHURA.

I'LL TALK TO HER MYSELF.

SWINE! TAKE BACK YOUR GIFTS!

YOUR GLORY...

THESE ARE YOUR WEDDING SLIPPERS.

YOUR RULER CANNOT BUY THE FAVORS

OF THE DOHLMAN OF ELAS.

THIS...THIS IS YOUR WEDDING DRESS,

A GIFT FROM THE BRIDEGROOM'S MOTHER.

I WANT NOTHING OF HIS!

THIS...THIS IS THE MOST PRIZED OF ROYAL JEWELS,

FOR YOUR LOVELY NECK.

I WOULD STRANGLE IF I WAS TO PUT THE GIFT

OF A TROYIAN DOG AROUND MY NECK.

KRYTON, BY WHOSE PERMISSION DID HE ENTER?

HE CAME IN ANSWER TO YOUR SUMMONS.

I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR QUARTERS.

QUARTERS?!

[GLASS BREAKS]

YES, NOT HAPPY...AT ALL.

AM I A SOFT TROYIAN FAWN

TO NEED PILLOWS TO SIT ON?

AND THESE RIDICULOUS FEMALE TRAPPINGS.

THEY ARE AN OFFENSE TO MY EYES.

MY COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

GENEROUSLY VACATED THE ROOMS

HOPING YOU WOULD FIND THEM SATISFACTORY.

I DO NOT FIND THEM SO.

AND I FIND HIM EVEN LESS SATISFACTORY.

MUST MY BITTERNESS BE COMPOUNDED

WITH THAT RIDICULOUS...AMBASSADOR

ABOARD YOUR SHIP?

I EXPLAINED TO HER GLORY

THAT HER COUNCIL OF NOBLES

AND THE TROYIUS TRIBUNAL

JOINTLY AGREED THAT I SHOULD INSTRUCT--

MAKE HER ACQUAINTED

WITH THE CUSTOMS AND MANNERS OF OUR PEOPLE.

KRYTON!

REMOVE HIM!

AND TAKE THAT GARBAGE WITH YOU!

HE DARES TO SUGGEST THAT I ADOPT

THE SERVILE MANNERS OF HIS PEOPLE!

YOUR GLORY DOESN'T SEEM TO BE RESPONDING TO INSTRUCTION.

I WILL NEVER FORGIVE THE COUNCIL

FOR PUTTING ME THROUGH THIS TORTURE.

WERE YOU RESPONDING TO MY DEMAND

FOR BETTER QUARTERS?

THERE ARE NONE BETTER.

I SUGGEST YOU MAKE DO WITH THESE.

YOU SUGGEST?!

THERE ARE NO MORE AVAILABLE,

BUT IF THAT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN GET GRATIFICATION,

I'LL ARRANGE TO HAVE THE WHOLE ROOM FILLED FROM FLOOR TO CEILING

WITH BREAKABLE OBJECTS.

I WILL NOT BE HUMILIATED!

THEN ACT IN A CIVILIZED FASHION.

I DID NOT GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO LEAVE!

I DIDN'T ASK FOR ANY.

OHH!

CAPTAIN, I WISH TO CONTACT MY GOVERNMENT.

I CANNOT FULFILL MY MISSION.

IT WOULD BE AN INSULT TO OUR RULER

TO BRING THIS INCORRIGIBLE MONSTER AS A BRIDE!

AMBASSADOR!

THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A PEACEFUL MISSION.

THERE CANNOT BE PEACE BETWEEN US.

WE HAVE DELUDED OURSELVES.

CAPTAIN, WHEN I AM NEAR THEM,

I DO NOT WANT PEACE,

I WANT TO KILL THEM!

YOU'RE AS BAD AS SHE IS.

IT'S NOT REQUIRED THAT YOU LIKE EACH OTHER.

JUST...DO YOUR JOB.

THE JOB? THE JOB IS IMPOSSIBLE.

WE CANNOT MAKE PEACE

WITH PEOPLE WE DETEST.

STOP TRYING TO KILL EACH OTHER!

THEN WORRY ABOUT BEING FRIENDLY.

BUT IF SHE WON'T LISTEN TO ME--

THEN MAKE HER LISTEN, AMBASSADOR.

USE A DIFFERENT APPROACH.

STOP BEING SO DIPLOMATIC.

SHE RESPECTS STRENGTH.

GO IN STRONG.

AT FIRST IT APPEARED TO BE A SENSOR GHOST,

BUT I'VE RUN CHECKS ON ALL THE INSTRUMENTATION.

ALL THE EQUIPMENT IS FUNCTIONING PERFECTLY.

HYDROGEN CLOUD REFLECTION?

NONE IN THIS AREA.

NOTHING THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR IT.

THE GHOST APPEARS INTERMITTENTLY.

SPECULATION.

NONE, CAPTAIN.

INSUFFICIENT DATA.

IT'S NOT AN INSTRUMENT MALFUNCTION.

IT'S NOT A REFLECTION FROM A NATURAL PHENOMENON.

A SPACE SHIP?

Scotty: ENGINEERING TO CAPTAIN KIRK.

KIRK HERE.

CAPTAIN, I KNOW WHAT YOU SAID

ABOUT SHOWING RESPECT,

BUT MUST I HAVE THESE PERSONS

FOOL AROUND WITH MY EQUIPMENT?

HANG ON, SCOTTY.

BE PLEASANT NO MATTER HOW MUCH IT HURTS.

I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.

WE'RE ONLY RUNNING ON IMPULSE ENGINES NOW.

ORDINARILY, WE USE THE WARP ENGINES EXCLUSIVELY.

WELL...I SUPPOSE, UH,

LASSIE...

THAT EVEN OUR IMPULSE ENGINES MUST SEEM FAST

COMPARED TO YOUR NUCLEAR PROPULSION UNITS.

WE ARE INTERESTED

IN HOW THE SHIP IS USED IN COMBAT,

NOT IN WHAT DRIVES IT.

ENGINES ARE FOR MECHANICS AND MENIALS.

MENIALS?

WITHOUT ENGINES,

THERE'D BE NO FIGHTING OR--

Kirk: MR. SCOTT.

I WISH YOU HAD TOLD ME

THAT YOU WANTED A TOUR OF THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.

DO WE NOT HAVE THE FREEDOM OF THIS SHIP?

WE HAVE GRANTED YOUR CREW THE PERMISSION

NOT TO KNEEL IN OUR PRESENCE.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT?

COURTESY. REMEMBER?

COURTESY IS NOT FOR INFERIORS.

COURTESY IS FOR EVERYONE AROUND HERE,

AND YOU'LL FIND YOU WON'T BE ABLE

TO EXIST ON TROYIUS WITHOUT IT.

MR. SCOTT, OUR CHIEF ENGINEER,

HAS SHOWN YOU HIS ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.

THAT'S A COURTESY. YOU RESPOND BY SAYING THANK YOU.

[INTERCOM WHISTLES]

Spock: BRIDGE TO CAPTAIN.

KIRK HERE.

THAT SENSOR GHOST IS MOVING CLOSER.

ON MY WAY.

LOST CONTACT NOW.

CAPTAIN, WE HAD A MOMENTARY FIX ON THE OBJECT,

LONG ENOUGH TO ESTABLISH IT WAS A SPACE SHIP.

WHOSE?

NO DATA YET.

Sulu: CAPTAIN.

DISTANT BEARING, SIR.

MARK 73.5.

MAIN SCREEN.

EXTREME MAGNIFICATION.

HMM.

OUR GHOST HAS MATERIALIZED.

A KLINGON WARSHIP.

ANY CHANGE, MR. SPOCK?

NEGATIVE, CAPTAIN.

THE KLINGON SHIP HAS SIMPLY MOVED INTO CONTACT RANGE.

SHE IS PACING US, PRECISELY MATCHING OUR SUBLIGHT SPEED

AND ON A PARALLEL COURSE.

SECURITY TO CAPTAIN KIRK.

KIRK HERE. WHAT IS IT?

DISTURBANCE IN THE DOHLMAN'S QUARTERS, SIR.

ON MY WAY.

CAPTAIN, IT'S AMBASSADOR PETRI.

THEY REFUSE TO EXPLAIN WHAT'S HAPPENING, BUT...

HER GLORY HAS NOT SUMMONED YOU.

KRYTON, REMOVE THAT TROYIAN PIG.

IT WAS A DEEP WOUND, JIM.

HE LOST A LOT OF BLOOD, BUT HE'LL RECOVER.

IF I RECOVER,

IT WILL BE NO THANKS TO YOU, CAPTAIN.

I SAID TALK WITH HER, NOT FIGHT WITH HER.

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER

THAN TO TALK TO HER UNARMED,

BUT YOU FORCED ME.

I HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS.

WELL, I'VE HEARD OF RELUCTANT BRIDES,

BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

CAPTAIN KIRK.

MAY I SPEAK WITH YOU, SIR?

YES, CERTAINLY.

A MESSAGE JUST CAME IN FROM STARFLEET COMMAND.

IT WAS CLASS-A SECURITY AND SCRAMBLED.

I PUT IT THROUGH THE DECODER.

WHAT WAS IT?

THE FEDERATION HIGH COMMISSIONER

IS ON HIS WAY TO TROYIUS

TO ATTEND THE ROYAL WEDDING.

AMBASSADOR,

IF ELASIAN WOMEN ARE THAT VICIOUS,

WHY ARE MEN SO OVERWHELMINGLY ATTRACTED TO THEM?

I MEAN, WHAT MAGIC DO THEY POSSESS?

IT'S NOT MAGIC.

IT'S BIOCHEMICAL.

A MAN WHOSE FLESH IS ONCE TOUCHED

BY THE TEARS OF A WOMAN OF ELAS

HAS HIS HEART ENSLAVED FOREVER.

AMBASSADOR, THERE'S AN ADDED COMPLICATION.

THE FEDERATION HIGH COMMISSIONER

WILL BE ATTENDING THE WEDDING.

OH, THE FAT WILL BE IN THE FIRE

WHEN HE LEARNS THE BRIDE JUST TRIED TO MURDER

THE GROOM'S AMBASSADOR.

THERE WILL BE NO WEDDING.

I WOULD NOT HAVE OUR RULER MARRY THAT MONSTER

IF THE ENTIRE GALAXY DEPENDED ON IT.

AND I WILL HAVE NOTHING FURTHER TO DO WITH YOU.

I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH ME.

JUST DO YOUR JOB WITH HER.

HOW LONG WILL IT BE BEFORE HE'S ON HIS FEET?

IT'LL BE A FEW DAYS. A WEEK, AT LEAST, JIM.

HERE YOU PUT ME, CAPTAIN.

HERE I WILL STAY.

I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER TO SAY TO YOU.

SO...

AMBASSADOR PETRI IS GOING TO RECOVER?

THAT IS TOO BAD.

YOU HAVE DELIVERED YOUR MESSAGE.

NOW YOU MAY GO.

NOTHING WOULD PLEASE ME MORE, YOUR GLORY,

BUT YOUR IMPETUOUS NATURE--

YOUR TROYIAN PIG WAS HERE IN MY QUARTERS

WITHOUT ANY PERMISSION,

SO I STABBED HIM.

JUST TO BE TROYIAN IS ENOUGH.

YOU ELASIANS PRIDE YOURSELVES

ON BEING A WARRIOR PEOPLE.

YOU MUST UNDERSTAND DISCIPLINE,

TO BE ABLE TO GIVE AND TAKE ORDERS.

NOW, MY ORDERS ARE TO TAKE YOU TO TROYIUS

TO BE MARRIED

AND TO SEE TO IT THAT YOU LEARN TROYIAN CUSTOMS.

I DESPISE TROYIANS.

ANY CONTACT WITH THEM MAKES ME FEEL SOILED.

IT'S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE

THAT THE PREJUDICES PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT EACH OTHER

DISAPPEAR WHEN THEY GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER.

IT'S NOT IN MY EXPERIENCE.

WELL, WE'RE STILL FACED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

PROBLEM?

YES, THE PROBLEM OF YOUR INDOCTRINATION

TO TROYIAN CUSTOMS AND MANNERS.

I HAVE ELIMINATED THAT PROBLEM.

YOU HAVE ELIMINATED THE TEACHER.

THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS.

OH.

AND HOW DO WE SOLVE THE PROBLEM?

BY...

GIVING YOU A NEW TEACHER.

[LAUGHS]

TELL ME,

WHAT CAN YOU TEACH ME?

TABLE MANNERS, FOR ONE THING.

THIS IS A PLATE.

IT CONTAINS FOOD.

THIS IS A KNIFE.

IT CUTS THE FOOD.

THIS IS A GLASS.

LEAVE ME!

LIKE IT OR NOT, YOU'RE GOING TO LEARN

WHAT YOU'VE BEEN ORDERED TO LEARN!

YOU WILL RETURN ME TO ELAS IMMEDIATELY.

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

EVERYTHING I ORDER IS POSSIBLE.

THAT'S THE FIRST PROBLEM WE'RE GONNA WORK ON.

THEN WE'LL GET YOU READY TO GO TO TROYIUS.

I WILL NOT GO TO TROYIUS,

I WILL NOT BE MADE INTO A TROYIAN,

AND I WILL NOT BE HUMILIATED,

AND I WILL NOT BE GIVEN TO A GREEN PIG

AS A BRIBE TO STOP A WAR!

YOU ENJOY THE PRIVILEGES AND PREROGATIVES

OF BEING A DOHLMAN.

THEN BE WORTHY OF THEM.

IF YOU DON'T WANT THE OBLIGATIONS

THAT GO ALONG WITH THE TITLE,

THEN GIVE IT UP.

NOBODY SPEAKS TO ME THAT WAY.

THAT'S ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR PROBLEMS.

NOBODY'S TOLD YOU

THAT YOU'RE AN UNCIVILIZED SAVAGE,

A VICIOUS CHILD IN A WOMAN'S BODY,

AN ARROGANT MONSTER!

THAT'S NO WAY TO TREAT SOMEONE

WHO'S TELLING YOU THE TRUTH.

TOMORROW'S LESSON WILL BE ON COURTESY.

[SPITS]

LIEUTENANT, OPEN UP THE HAILING FREQUENCY,

IDENTIFY US,

AND ASK THE KLINGON HIS INTENTIONS.

AYE, SIR.

CAPTAIN, NO RESPONSE FROM THE KLINGON VESSEL

ON ANY CHANNEL.

I SEE. ALL RIGHT, LIEUTENANT.

MONITOR ALL FREQUENCIES.

PHASER CREWS STAND BY.

MAINTAIN YELLOW ALERT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

AAH!

NO ONE MAY ENTER THE DOHLMAN'S PRESENCE.

WHERE'S KRYTON?

ON BUSINESS.

NO ONE MAY ENTER THE DOHLMAN'S PRESENCE.

WILL YOU TELL HER GLORY THAT CAPTAIN KIRK

REQUESTS THE HONOR OF A VISIT?

THE DOHLMAN HAS PROMISED I'LL BE WHIPPED TO DEATH

IF I LET CAPTAIN KIRK PASS THROUGH THAT DOOR.

THANK YOU, MR. SPOCK.

WHEN THEY WAKE UP, TAKE THEM TO SECURITY HOLDING.

CAPTAIN, YOUR ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION WAS FLAWLESS,

ANTICIPATING THAT SHE WOULD DENY YOU ADMITTANCE.

HOWEVER, THE LOGIC BY WHICH YOU ARRIVED AT YOUR CONCLUSION

ESCAPES ME.

MR. SPOCK, THE WOMEN ON YOUR PLANET ARE LOGICAL.

THAT'S THE ONLY PLANET IN THIS GALAXY

THAT CAN MAKE THAT CLAIM.

[DOOR OPENS]

YOU DARE TOUCH A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY?

ONLY IN SELF-DEFENSE.

NOW, ARE YOU GOING TO BEHAVE OR NOT?

THE PENALTY IS DEATH FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

WE'RE NOT ON ELAS.

WE'RE ON MY STARSHIP.

I COMMAND HERE.

YOU ARE WARNED, CAPTAIN, NEVER TO TOUCH ME AGAIN.

IF I TOUCH YOU AGAIN, YOUR GLORY,

IT'LL BE TO ADMINISTER AN ANCIENT EARTH CUSTOM CALLED A SPANKING,

A FORM OF PUNISHMENT

ADMINISTERED TO SPOILED BRATS.

YOU HAVE MY LEAVE TO GO.

YOU FORGET, YOUR GLORY,

WE HAVEN'T STARTED YOUR LESSON IN COURTESY.

YOU CAN TEACH ME NOTHING, CAPTAIN.

IF I HAVE TO STAY HERE FOR 10 LIGHT-YEARS,

I WILL NOT BE SOILED BY ANY CONTACT WITH YOU.

VERY WELL. I'LL SEND IN MR. SPOCK OR DR. McCOY.

EITHER WAY, YOU'LL BE PROPERLY PREPARED FOR TROYIUS,

AS ORDERED BY COUNCILS, RULERS, AND BUREAUCRATS.

CAPTAIN...

THERE IS ONE THING YOU CAN TEACH ME.

NO, NO, YOU WERE RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.

THERE'S NOTHING I CAN TEACH YOU,

THERE'S NOTHING YOU DO NOT KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE PEOPLE LIKE ME.

I DON'T WANT EVERYBODY TO HATE ME.

WELL, IT'S NOT...

IT'S NOT THAT PEOPLE HATE YOU.

IT'S JUST THAT

PEOPLE DON'T LIKE TO BE TREATED

AS THOUGH THEY DON'T EXIST.

OHH...

IT'S, UH...

GOTTEN VERY, UH...

SOMETHING MUST HAVE GONE WRONG

WITH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM.

CAPTAIN...

PARDON ME, YOUR GLORY.

THERE WILL BE A SHORT RECESS.

CAPTAIN.

CAPTAIN,

THAT ANCIENT EARTH CUSTOM CALLED SPANKING--

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S, UM...

IT'S, UH...

WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT LATER.

BRIDGE TO CAPTAIN KIRK.

MR. SPOCK--

I HAVE IT ON MY SENSOR, LIEUTENANT.

BRIDGE TO CAPTAIN KIRK.

COME IN, PLEASE.

CAPTAIN KIRK, PLEASE ANSWER.

KIRK HERE.

OH, CAPTAIN, I'M PICKING UP TRANSMISSION

FROM INSIDE THE ENTERPRISE.

IT'S ON A TIGHT BEAM AIMED AT THE KLINGON VESSEL.

INSIDE THE ENTERPRISE?

CAN YOU PINPOINT IT?

SPOCK HERE, CAPTAIN.

I AM TRIANGULATING NOW.

IT'S COMING FROM THE ENGINEERING SECTION.

SECURITY TO ENGINEERING.

INTRUDER ALERT.

SECURITY ALERT TO ALL DECKS.

KIRK OUT.

NOBODY SAW HIM,

BUT THAT DEVIL SNEAKED BACK IN HERE SOME WAY.

WATSON MUST HAVE CAUGHT HIM AND WAS KILLED FOR IT.

HE HAD THIS. LOOKS LIKE SOME SORT OF TRANSMITTER.

IT'S KLINGON. BONES?

CAPTAIN.

NECK SNAPPED CLEAN.

WHAT KIND OF SIGNAL DID YOU SEND THE KLINGON SHIP?

CAPTAIN, YOU MUST KNOW I WILL TELL YOU NOTHING.

OUR INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES ARE MORE EXCRUCIATING

THAN YOU ARE EVEN CAPABLE OF.

YES, I'M AWARE YOU'RE TRAINED TO RESIST

ANY FORM OF PHYSICAL TORTURE.

KIRK TO SPOCK.

SPOCK HERE, CAPTAIN.

MR. SPOCK, IT WAS KRYTON TRANSMITTING.

HE REFUSES TO TALK.

I'LL NEED YOU FOR THE VULCAN MIND MELD.

CAPTAIN, I'M SORRY. BUT HE SEEMED--

WHAT WAS HE TRYING TO COVER

THAT WAS SO IMPORTANT HE FELT HAD TO DIE FOR IT?

SCOTTY, HE DIDN'T COME INTO ENGINEERING

JUST TO USE THE TRANSMITTER.

I WANT YOU TO CHECK EVERY RELAY YOU'VE GOT.

CAPTAIN, YOU MUST REALIZE THE TIME THAT--

DON'T WASTE THE TIME TELLING ME ABOUT IT. GET TO IT.

AYE.

KRYTON WAS OF A NOBLE FAMILY.

HE LOVED ME AND WANTED TO MARRY ME.

HE WAS FURIOUS WHEN HE HEARD OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT

OF THE WEDDING PLANS.

AND HE SOLD OUT TO THE KLINGONS BECAUSE OF JEALOUSY?

PROBABLY.

BUT WHY SPEAK OF UNIMPORTANT MATTERS

WHEN WE CAN SPEAK ABOUT US?

THERE'S A KLINGON WARSHIP OUT THERE.

WHAT'S THEIR INVOLVEMENT?

SURELY ALL OF THIS ISN'T BECAUSE

THEY WANT TO STOP A MARRIAGE.

WE SHOULD WELCOME THEIR HELP.

ELAAN.

ELAAN, TWO PLANETS,

AN ENTIRE STAR SYSTEM'S STABILITY DEPENDS ON IT.

WE HAVE A DUTY TO FORGET WHAT HAPPENED.

COULD YOU DO THAT?

COULD YOU GIVE ME TO ANOTHER MAN?

MY ORDERS AND YOURS

SAY THAT YOU BELONG TO ANOTHER MAN.

WHAT HAPPENED...

WHAT HAPPENED...

WAS AN ACCIDENT.

IT WAS NO ACCIDENT.

I CHOSE YOU AND YOU CHOSE ME.

I HAVE A PLAN.

WITH THIS SHIP, YOU COULD COMPLETELY OBLITERATE TROYIUS.

THEN...THERE WOULD BE NO NEED FOR THE MARRIAGE.

AND IN GRATITUDE,

MY PEOPLE WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPLETE RULE OF THIS SYSTEM.

WHAT KIND OF A MIND COULD THINK OF SUCH A THING?

HE'S A TROYIAN.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

[BUZZ]

Spock: CAPTAIN?

[BUZZ] YOU CANNOT RESIST MY LOVE, MY LOVE.

CAPTAIN?

[DOOR OPENS]

MAY WE SEE YOU A MOMENT?

JIM.

JIM!

MAY WE PLEASE HAVE A WORD WITH YOU?

CAPTAIN, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

DID SHE CRY, JIM?

WHAT?

DID SHE CRY?

DID HER TEARS TOUCH YOU AT ANY TIME?

OH, WE'RE IN TROUBLE.

NOW, LISTEN, JIM, PETRI TOLD CHRISTINE

THAT THE ELASIAN WOMEN HAVE A SORT OF A BIOCHEMICAL SUBSTANCE IN THEIR TEARS

THAT ACTS LIKE A SUPER LOVE POTION.

AND ACCORDING TO HIM, IT DOESN'T WEAR OFF.

IT IS TRUE, THEN, CAPTAIN?

IT'S TRUE.

BONES, YOU'VE GOT TO FIND ME AN ANTIDOTE.

I'LL TRY, BUT I'LL NEED TESTS--

[INTERCOM WHISTLES]

Sulu: BRIDGE TO CAPTAIN.

CAPTAIN HERE.

CAPTAIN, THE KLINGON SHIP HAS CHANGED COURSE.

IT IS HEADING TOWARD US AT WARP SPEED.

ON MY WAY.

BATTLE STATIONS.

[ALARM SOUNDS]

[DOOR OPENS]

PHASERS STAND BY.

PHASERS READY, SIR.

THEIR SPEED IS BETTER THAN WARP 6, CAPTAIN.

MR. CHEKOV, LAY IN A COURSE

TO TAKE US OUT OF THIS STAR SYSTEM.

IF THEY WANT TO FIGHT,

LET'S GET SOME MANEUVERING ROOM.

COURSE COMPUTED, SIR.

LAID IN, CAPTAIN.

ALL RIGHT. AHEAD WARP FACTOR 2.

Scotty: CAPTAIN, THE MATTER/ANTI-MATTER--

BELAY THAT ORDER. WHAT IS IT, SCOTTY?

THE ANTI-MATTER PODS ARE RIGGED TO BLOW UP

THE MOMENT WE GO INTO WARP DRIVE.

SCOTTY, THAT BOMB HE PLANTED-- CAN YOU DISMANTLE IT?

NOT WITHOUT BEING BLOWN HALFWAY ACROSS THE GALAXY.

GIVE US EVERY OUNCE OF POWER YOU CAN

FROM THE IMPULSE DRIVE.

AND FIND A SOLUTION TO THE BOMB. KIRK OUT.

MR. SULU, STAND BY TO MAKE YOUR MANEUVERS SMARTLY.

SHE'LL BE SLUGGISH ON RESPONSE.

AYE, SIR.

100,000 KILOMETERS.

90.

80.

PHASER CREWS, STAND BY TO FIRE ON COMMAND.

60.

READY...

50.

HOLD YOUR FIRE!

SHE'S PASSED US WITHOUT FIRING A SHOT.

I DON'T THINK THEY MEANT TO ATTACK US.

WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE--

THIS TIME.

THEIR TACTICS ARE QUITE CLEAR NOW, MR. SPOCK.

THEY WERE TRYING TO MAKE US CUT IN WARP DRIVE.

THAT WAY, WE'D HAVE BLOWN OURSELVES UP

AND SOLVED THEIR PROBLEM FOR THEM

WITHOUT RISKING WAR WITH THE FEDERATION.

VERY NEAT.

VERY. BUT WHY DO THE KLINGONS

CONSIDER THE POSSESSION OF THIS SYSTEM SO VITAL?

THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION, MR. SPOCK.

I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION, CAPTAIN.

IS NOT THE BRIDGE THE WRONG PLACE FOR THE DOHLMAN

AT A TIME LIKE THIS?

I'LL BE THE JUDGE OF--

YES, YOU'RE--

YOU'RE QUITE RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MR. SPOCK.

I WANT YOU TO GO TO SICK BAY.

IT'S THE BEST-PROTECTED PART OF THE SHIP.

I WANT TO BE BY YOUR SIDE.

YOUR PRESENCE HERE IS INTERFERING WITH MY EFFICIENCY,

MY ABILITY TO PROTECT YOU.

MR. SPOCK, YOU HAVE THE CON.

DECK FIVE.

I LOVE YOU.

I HAVE CHOSEN YOU,

AND STILL I DON'T UNDERSTAND

WHY YOU DIDN'T FIGHT THE KLINGON.

IF I CAN ACCOMPLISH MY MISSION

BY TURNING TAIL AND RUNNING,

I'LL GLADLY DO THAT.

AND THAT MISSION IS TO TAKE ME TO TROYIUS.

YES.

WOULD YOU HAVE ME WEARING MY WEDDING DRESS

FOR ANOTHER MAN AND NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN?

YES, ELAAN.

ARE YOU HAPPY AT THE PROSPECT?

NO. [INTERCOM WHISTLES]

SCOTT TO CAPTAIN.

KIRK HERE.

I'VE GOT BAD NEWS, CAPTAIN.

THE ENTIRE DILITHIUM CRYSTAL CONVERTER ASSEMBLY IS FUSED.

NO CHANCE OF REPAIR.

IT'S COMPLETELY UNUSABLE.

NO CHANCE OF RESTORING WARP DRIVE?

NOT WITHOUT DILITHIUM CRYSTALS.

WE CAN'T EVEN GENERATE ENOUGH POWER

TO FIRE OUR WEAPONS.

KIRK OUT.

ELAAN, I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE BRIDGE.

PLEASE, YOU MUST GO TO SICK BAY.

YES, MY LOVE.

TEST NUMBER 24. COLLADIUM TRIOXIDE IN ALGOBARIUM SOLUTION.

RESULTS ALSO NEGATIVE.

DOCTOR, THERE IS NO ANTIDOTE

TO THE POISON OF ELASIAN TEARS.

THE MEN OF ELAS HAVE TRIED DESPERATELY

FOR CENTURIES TO DISPEL ITS POWER.

YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIME, DOCTOR.

IT IS MY TIME TO WASTE, AMBASSADOR.

DOCTOR...THE CAPTAIN ASKED ME

TO COME HERE FOR SAFETY.

SAFETY?

WHAT IS YOUR ESTIMATE

OF OUR CHANCES FOR SURVIVAL, DOCTOR?

THAT IS THE CAPTAIN'S RESPONSIBILITY, AMBASSADOR.

CAPTAIN, MESSAGE FROM THE KLINGON SHIP.

THEY ARE ORDERING US TO STAND BY FOR BOARDING OR BE DESTROYED.

THEY DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE REPLY.

THEY'RE TRYING TO FORCE A FIGHT.

SCOTTY, WHAT'S OUR ENERGY STATUS?

93% OF IMPULSE POWER, SIR.

WE CAN STILL MANEUVER.

MANEUVER? AYE.

WE CAN WALLOW LIKE A GARBAGE SCOW

AGAINST A WARP-DRIVEN STARSHIP.

OUR SHIELDS WILL HOLD FOR A FEW PASSES,

BUT WITHOUT THE MATTER/ ANTI-MATTER REACTOR,

WE'VE NO CHANCE.

CAPTAIN, CAN YOU NOT CALL STARFLEET ON THIS EMERGENCY?

AND LET THE KLINGONS KNOW THEY SUCCEEDED

IN WIPING OUT OUR WARP ENGINES?

HELP COULD NOT POSSIBLY ARRIVE

BEFORE THE ENTERPRISE WOULD BE DESTROYED.

NOW THAT WE ARE ALL ABOUT TO DIE,

I ASK YOU ONCE AGAIN

TO ACCEPT THIS NECKLACE

AND TO WEAR IT

AS A TOKEN OF RESPECT

FOR THE DESPERATE WISHES OF YOUR PEOPLE AND MINE

FOR PEACE.

THAT'S ALL YOU MEN OF OTHER WORLDS CAN SPEAK OF,

DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY.

WE'LL STALL FOR TIME.

PROCEED ON COURSE

AND HOPE THE KLINGONS CAN BE BLUFFED,

OR THAT THEY'RE NOT PREPARED FOR A GENERAL WAR.

OPEN A HAILING FREQUENCY.

FREQUENCY OPEN, SIR.

THIS IS CAPTAIN JAMES KIRK

OF THE U.S.S. ENTERPRISE ON FEDERATION BUSINESS.

OUR MISSION IS PEACEFUL,

BUT WE'RE NOT PREPARED TO ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE.

ENTERPRISE,

PREPARE TO BE BOARDED OR DESTROYED.

I'D SAY OUR STRATEGY WASN'T TOTALLY EFFECTIVE.

CAPTAIN, THE KLINGON SHIP IS CLOSING

ON AN INTERCEPT COURSE.

500,000 KILOMETERS.

DEFLECTOR SHIELDS UP.

SCOTTY, CAN YOU GIVE ME PARTIAL POWER ON THE PHASER BANKS?

NO, SIR, NOT A CHANCE.

300,000 KILOMETERS.

I TOLD YOU TO STAY IN SICK BAY.

I WANT TO DIE WITH YOU.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO DIE.

NOW GET OFF THE BRIDGE.

100,000 KILOMETERS.

[EXPLOSION]

HE'S PASSED US. ALL SHIELDS HELD.

MR. SULU, BRING HER TO 143 MARK 2.

KEEP OUR FORWARD SHIELDS TO HIM.

HERE HE COMES AGAIN, SIR.

STAY WITH THE CONTROLS.

KEEP OUR FORWARD SHIELDS TO HIM.

BETTER THAN WARP 7.

HARD OVER, SULU. BRING HER AROUND.

HE'S GOING FOR OUR FLANK.

SULU!

SORRY, CAPTAIN. SHE WON'T RESPOND FAST ENOUGH ON IMPULSE.

HE'S PASSED US AGAIN.

DAMAGE TO NUMBER FOUR SHIELD.

HOW BAD?

IT WILL NOT WITHSTAND ANOTHER FULL CHARGE, CAPTAIN.

I'M GETTING SOME VERY PECULIAR ENERGY READINGS.

HE'S PARALLELING US AGAIN.

HE SEEMS TO HAVE BROKEN OFF THE ATTACK.

WHAT SORT OF READINGS, MR. SPOCK?

SHE IS THE SOURCE.

ELAAN?

THE NECKLACE.

WHAT KIND OF JEWELS ARE IN THIS?

THEY CALL THEM RADANS.

THE NECKLACE IS SUPPOSED TO BRING YOU LUCK.

IT IS OF LITTLE VALUE.

THEY ARE COMMON STONES.

THESE ARE COMMON STONES?

SEE, CAPTAIN? HERE AND HERE.

COMMON STONES?

NOW I SEE WHY THE KLINGONS ARE INTERESTED

IN THIS SYSTEM.

MAY I HAVE THIS?

IF I CAN BE OF ANY HELP, OF COURSE.

YOU MAY HAVE JUST SAVED OUR LIVES.

MR. SPOCK, DO YOU THINK SCOTTY COULD MAKE USE

OF DILITHIUM CRYSTALS?

NO DOUBT, CAPTAIN.

HE'S COMING IN AGAIN, SIR.

MR. SULU, PREPARE ON MY ORDER

TO TURN QUICKLY TO PORT.

TRY AND PROTECT THE NUMBER FOUR SHIELD.

AYE, SIR.

NOW, SULU. HARD TO PORT!

SHIELDS HOLDING, BUT WEAKENED, SIR.

CAPTAIN.

MESSAGE COMING IN.

ENTERPRISE, OUR READINGS CONFIRM

YOUR POWER EXTREMELY LOW,

YOUR SHIELDS BUCKLING.

THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO SURRENDER.

CAPTAIN, NUMBER FOUR SHIELD JUST COLLAPSED.

IMPULSE POWER DOWN TO 31%.

LIEUTENANT UHURA, OPEN A HAILING FREQUENCY.

CHANNEL OPEN, SIR.

THIS IS CAPTAIN JAMES KIRK

OF THE UNITED SPACE SHIP ENTERPRISE.

MAY I REQUEST YOUR TERMS FOR SURRENDER?

NO TERMS.

SURRENDER MUST BE UNCONDITIONAL AND IMMEDIATE.

SCOTTY, YOUR ESTIMATE.

WE'RE FITTING IT NOW, SIR,

BUT WE'LL HAVE TO RUN A FEW TESTS TO MAKE SURE.

TEST IT IN COMBAT.

CAPTAIN, THESE ARE CRUDE CRYSTALS.

THERE IS NO WAY TO JUDGE

WHAT THE UNUSUAL SHAPES WILL DO TO THE ENERGY FLOW.

WHY, THAT COULD BLOW US UP JUST AS EFFECTIVELY AS--

LET ME KNOW WHEN IT'S IN PLACE.

OPEN A HAILING FREQUENCY.

HAILING FREQUENCY OPEN, SIR.

THIS IS THE ENTERPRISE.

WILL YOU GUARANTEE THE SAFETY

OF OUR PASSENGER, THE DOHLMAN FROM ELAS?

NO CONDITIONS.

SURRENDER IMMEDIATELY.

CAPTAIN, HE'S STARTING HIS RUN.

[INTERCOM WHISTLES]

SCOTT TO CAPTAIN. IT'S IN PLACE, SIR,

BUT I CAN'T ANSWER FOR WHAT HAPPENS.

YOU AND SPOCK GET UP HERE.

SULU, PREPARE FOR WARP MANEUVERS.

AYE, SIR.

CHEKOV, ARM PHOTON TORPEDOES.

PHOTON TORPEDOES READY.

WARP POWER TO THE SHIELDS, CAPTAIN?

NEGATIVE.

HIS SENSORS WILL PICK UP OUR POWER INCREASE.

THE MORE HELPLESS HE THINKS WE ARE,

THE CLOSER HE'LL COME.

AS HE PASSES, I WANT TO CUT IN WARP DRIVE.

WE'LL PIVOT AT WARP 2 AND BRING ALL TUBES TO BEAR.

AYE, SIR.

MR. CHEKOV, GIVE HIM A FULL SPREAD

OF PHOTON TORPEDOES.

AYE, CAPTAIN.

100,000 KILOMETERS.

SCOTTY, STAND BY TO CUT IN WARP DRIVE.

FLUCTUATION.

IT'S THE SHAPE OF THE CRYSTALS.

I WAS AFRAID OF THAT.

75.

70.

60.

50.

FIRE AT MINIMUM RANGE.

40.

SHE WON'T STEADY DOWN.

30.

WARP IN, SCOTTY. FULL POWER TO SHIELDS.

WARP FACTOR 2.

LAY US A COURSE 148 MARK 3.

CHEKOV...

PHOTON TORPEDOES-- FIRE!

AYE, SIR.

DIRECT HIT AMIDSHIPS BY PHOTON TORPEDO.

DAMAGE TO KLINGON NUMBER THREE SHIELD.

NUMBER FOUR SHIELD OBLITERATED.

LOSS OF MANEUVER POWER.

HE'S BADLY DAMAGED, CAPTAIN.

CONTINUING AWAY AT REDUCED SPEED.

SECURE FROM GENERAL QUARTERS.

WELL DONE, MR. SULU.

SCOTTY.

BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU.

YOU MEAN YOU WON'T PURSUE AND FINISH HIM OFF?

NO.

MR. SULU, RESUME COURSE FOR TROYIUS.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

YOU WILL NOT BEAM DOWN FOR THE CEREMONY?

NO.

I WANT YOU TO HAVE THIS

AS A PERSONAL MEMENTO.

I HAVE LEARNED THAT ON TROYIUS,

THEY DO NOT WEAR SUCH THINGS.

REMEMBER ME.

I HAVE NO CHOICE.

NOR HAVE I.

I HAVE ONLY RESPONSIBILITIES...

AND OBLIGATIONS.

GOOD-BYE.

GOOD-BYE.

ENERGIZE.

IT'S STABILIZED NOW.

SPOCK, I'VE ISOLATED THE BIOCHEMICAL SUBSTANCE

OF THE ELASIAN TEARS.

IT'S A KIND OF INFECTION,

AND I THINK I FOUND AN ANTIDOTE FOR IT.

YOU'RE TOO LATE, DOCTOR.

THE CAPTAIN HAS FOUND HIS OWN ANTIDOTE.

ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR VULCAN MIND?

DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG I'VE WORKED ON THAT--

THE ANTIDOTE TO A WOMAN OF ELAS, DOCTOR, IS A STARSHIP.

THE ENTERPRISE INFECTED THE CAPTAIN

LONG BEFORE THE DOHLMAN DID.

MR. SULU, PREPARE TO TAKE US OUT OF ORBIT.

WELL, I DOUBT SERIOUSLY

IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF AN ANTIDOTE FOR THE ENTERPRISE.

IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, DOCTOR,

I AGREE WITH YOU.

AHEAD WARP FACTOR 2.