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Kirk: CAPTAIN'S LOG, STARDATE 5718.3.

THE "ENTERPRISE" IS ORBITING ELBA II,

A PLANET WITH A POISONOUS ATMOSPHERE

WHERE THE FEDERATION MAINTAINS AN ASYLUM

FOR THE FEW REMAINING INCORRIGIBLE, CRIMINALLY INSANE

OF THE GALAXY.

WE ARE BRINGING A REVOLUTIONARY NEW MEDICINE TO THEM,

A MEDICINE WITH WHICH THE FEDERATION HOPES

TO ELIMINATE MENTAL ILLNESS FOR ALL TIME.

I AM TRANSPORTING DOWN WITH MR. SPOCK,

AND WE'RE DELIVERING THE MEDICINE

TO DR. DONALD CORY, THE GOVERNOR OF THE COLONY.

DONALD. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

GOVERNOR.

GENTLEMEN, YOU DON'T KNOW

WHAT A TREAT THIS IS FOR ME.

IT'S BEEN TOO LONG SINCE I'VE HAD COMPANY, JIM.

THE FORCE FIELD'S BACK IN PLACE NOW.

THAT MEANS YOU TWO ARE TRAPPED HERE,

AND I'M NOT ACCEPTING ANY EXCUSES

FOR YOUR NOT DINING WITH ME.

Kirk: WE'D BE DELIGHTED.

GOVERNOR, YOU INDICATED ONE ADDITIONAL INMATE

SINCE OUR LAST VISIT,

MAKING A TOTAL OF 15. IS THAT CORRECT?

IT IS. THE REHABILITATION PROGRAM

ISN'T PROGRESSING TOO WELL,

AND I HAVE MY DOUBTS

ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS MEDICINE, TOO.

WHY, DONALD, ARE YOU BECOMING A PESSIMIST?

[CHUCKLING] I'M AFRAID I HAVE.

A TOTAL OF 15 INCURABLY INSANE OUT OF BILLIONS

IS NOT WHAT I WOULD CALL AN EXCESSIVE FIGURE.

WHO IS THE NEW INMATE?

GARTH.

GARTH OF IZAR, A FORMER STARSHIP FLEET CAPTAIN.

Kirk: WHEN I WAS A CADET AT THE ACADEMY,

HIS EXPLOITS WERE REQUIRED READING.

HE WAS ONE OF MY HEROES.

I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM, DONALD.

OF COURSE.

Woman: CAPTAIN,

YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE.

CAPTAIN KIRK IS PRESSED FOR TIME AT THE MOMENT, MARTA.

THERE'S NOTHING THE MATTER WITH ME.

CAN'T YOU SEE JUST BY LOOKING AT ME?

CAN'T YOU TELL JUST BY LISTENING?

SHE SOUNDS RATIONAL ENOUGH, CAPTAIN.

I AM RATIONAL.

WELL, WHAT IS IT YOU WANT TO TELL ME?

I CAN'T TELL YOU IN FRONT OF HIM.

YOU'RE AFRAID TO TALK IN FRONT OF GOVERNOR CORY?

HE ISN'T REALLY GOVERNOR CORY AT ALL.

THAT'S JUST IT.

SHE'S BEEN SAYING THAT FOR DAYS NOW.

OUR MEDICAL STAFF CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY.

HERE'S GARTH. HE'S BEEN UNUSUALLY DISTURBED,

AND WE'VE HAD TO IMPOSE ADDITIONAL RESTRAINT.

CORY?

YES, JIM. I'M CORY.

[LAUGHING MANIACALLY]

IT'S TRUE. HE TRICKED YOU.

[LAUGHING]

YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO SEE ME, CAPTAIN.

WELL, HERE I AM.

HA HA HA!

SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER.

THESE ARE THE VOYAGES OF THE STARSHIP "ENTERPRISE."

ITS 5-YEAR MISSION--

TO EXPLORE STRANGE NEW WORLDS,

TO SEEK OUT NEW LIFE AND NEW CIVILIZATIONS...

TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE.

YOUR VULCAN FRIEND IS STILL ALIVE, CAPTAIN.

MY PHASER WAS SET TO STUN, NOT TO KILL.

HE'LL BE QUITE COMFORTABLE...

ALMOST AS COMFORTABLE AS YOU AND OUR ESTEEMED GOVERNOR.

GARTH, DO YOU HAVE TO MAKE HIM SUFFER LIKE THAT?

YOU WILL ADDRESS ME BY MY PROPER TITLE, KIRK.

I'M SORRY. I SHOULD HAVE SAID, "CAPTAIN GARTH."

I AM LORD GARTH, FORMERLY OF IZAR,

AND I LEAD THE FUTURE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE.

I'M SORRY, LORD GARTH.

YOU EARTH PEOPLE ARE A STIFF-NECKED LOT, AREN'T YOU?

RELEASE HIM.

I'M AFRAID THAT SUBJUGATING YOU WON'T BE ENOUGH.

YOU MUST BE CONFINED,

AND ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE GALAXY

WHO WILL NOT BOW TO MY WILL

MUST BE CONFINED OR DESTROYED.

CAPTAIN GARTH, LISTEN TO ME.

HO HO!

OUR BELOVED GOVERNOR HAS DECIDED TO ADDRESS US,

AND WE HAVE NOT GIVEN HIM OUR PERMISSION TO SPEAK.

ARE YOU SO AFRAID OF HIM THAT YOU MUST KEEP HIM PINNED?

I'M AFRAID OF NO ONE!

YOU'RE ALL POWERLESS AGAINST ME.

THANK YOU.

NOW, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH THE MEDICINE?

THE MEDICINE? YOU MEAN, THE POISON.

I DESTROYED IT AT THE PORT.

DESTROYED IT?! IT WAS YOUR ONLY HOPE.

SILENCE!

THE CHATTER OF INFERIOR WEAKLINGS WEARIES ME,

AND IT'S TIME I TOOK COMMAND OF THE "ENTERPRISE."

YOU'LL HELP ME, OF COURSE.

[SARCASTICALLY] OF COURSE.

MY CREW MUTINIED.

THE FIRST USE I WILL MAKE OF THE "ENTERPRISE"

IS TO HUNT THEM DOWN AND PUNISH THEM FOR THAT.

THE CREW OF THE "ENTERPRISE" WILL ALSO MUTINY.

HEH HEH. BUT THEY WON'T!

YOU SEE, CAPTAIN,

THERE'S A HELPFUL TECHNIQUE I'VE MASTERED.

HA HA HA!

HA HA HA!

GOOD-BYE, DARLING. I'LL MISS YOU.

HA HA HA!

GOVERNOR CORY, HOW DO YOU FEEL?

ALL RIGHT.

THERE IS NO HELP FOR ANY OF US

IF THAT MADMAN IS IN COMMAND

OF THE "ENTERPRISE."

HE BOASTS THAT HE'S CREATED

THE MOST POWERFUL EXPLOSIVE IN THE UNIVERSE,

AND I BELIEVE HIM.

HOW DOES HE MANAGE TO CHANGE FORM AT WILL?

THE PEOPLE OF ANTOS TAUGHT HIM

THE TECHNIQUES OF CELLULAR METAMORPHOSIS

TO RESTORE THE DESTROYED PARTS OF HIS BODY.

BY HIMSELF, HE LATER LEARNED

TO USE THE TECHNIQUE TO RE-CREATE HIMSELF

INTO ANY FORM HE WISHED.

THE FIRST TIME WE KNEW ABOUT IT

WAS WHEN A GUARD, SEEING WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS ME

IN GARTH'S CELL, RELEASED HIM.

HE WAS SUCH A GENIUS. WHAT A WASTE.

FORCE FIELD'S OFF. GOOD. REMAIN HERE, OUT OF SIGHT,

UNTIL I GIVE YOU THE ORDER TO JOIN ME.

KIRK TO "ENTERPRISE."

SCOTT HERE, SIR.

BEAM ME ABOARD.

AYE, SIR. QUEEN TO QUEEN'S LEVEL 3.

I SAID, "BEAM ME ABOARD."

I SAID, "QUEEN TO QUEEN'S LEVEL 3."

WE HAVE NO TIME FOR CHESS PROBLEMS.

BEAM ME ABOARD.

I'M FOLLOWING YOUR ORDERS, CAPTAIN.

QUEEN TO QUEEN'S LEVEL 3.

JUST TESTING.

BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU LATER.

NO!

NO!

NO!

[MOANING]

AAH!

AAH!

I GAVE HIM THE SIGN.

WHY DIDN'T HE GIVE ME THE COUNTERSIGN?

SOMETHING'S WRONG.

USING THE CHESS PROBLEM

WAS THE CAPTAIN'S OWN SUGGESTION.

HE COULDN'T HAVE FORGOTTEN IT,

AND I CAN'T BELIEVE HE WAS TESTING ME.

LIEUTENANT, REESTABLISH COMMUNICATION.

AYE, SIR.

THERE'S NO RESPONSE, MR. SCOTT.

SEND AN ARMED DETAIL

TO THE TRANSPORTER ROOM IMMEDIATELY.

AYE-AYE, SIR.

MR. SULU, WHAT DO YOUR SENSORS SHOW?

WE CAN'T BEAM ANYBODY DOWN, SIR.

THE FORCE FIELD ON THE PLANET

IS IN FULL OPERATION, AND ALL FORMS OF TRANSPORT

INTO THE ASYLUM DOME ARE BLOCKED OFF.

WELL, WE COULD BLAST OUR WAY

THROUGH THE FIELD, BUT ONLY AT THE RISK

OF DESTROYING THE CAPTAIN, MR. SPOCK,

AND ANY OTHER LIVING THING ON ELBA II.

HOW CAN WE BE POWERFUL ENOUGH

TO WIPE OUT A PLANET

AND STILL BE SO HELPLESS?

WE ARE GOING TO TAKE THE "ENTERPRISE."

DO YOU HEAR ME?

WE ARE GOING TO TAKE HER,

IF I HAVE TO SHATTER EVERY BONE

IN CAPTAIN KIRK'S BODY.

CAPTAIN!

CAPTAIN KIRK!

WELL, I HOPE YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TOO UNCOMFORTABLE, CAPTAIN.

I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN.

ALL IN ALL, IT'S BEEN RATHER RESTFUL.

GOOD. STILL, I'M AFRAID I'VE BEEN QUITE REMISS

IN MY DUTIES AS YOUR HOST.

BUT I DID INVITE YOU DOWN TO DINNER, AS YOU MAY RECALL.

I'VE FORGOTTEN.

BUT I HAVEN'T.

YOU AND MR. SPOCK ARE TO BE MY GUESTS.

WHERE IS MR. SPOCK?

RIGHT HERE. MARTA!

WHY CAN'T I BLOW OFF JUST ONE OF HIS EARS?

STOP THAT, MARTA.

MR. SPOCK WILL THINK WE'RE LACKING IN HOSPITALITY.

WON'T YOU JOIN US, CAPTAIN?

HOW ARE YOU, MR. SPOCK?

VERY WELL, INDEED. THANK YOU, CAPTAIN.

ISN'T GOVERNOR CORY JOINING US?

NO. THE GOVERNOR DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ON THE GUEST LIST.

OH? AN OVERSIGHT?

AN INTENTIONAL ONE.

THE GOVERNOR'S FASTING.

IN THAT CASE, WE MUST DECLINE WITH THANKS.

UH, CAPTAIN...

DON'T BE A FOOL, JIM. GO ALONG WITH HIM.

GOOD ADVICE, GOVERNOR.

WELL, CAPTAIN?

YOU'LL FIND WE SET A HANDSOME TABLE,

AND THE ENTERTAINMENT IS MOST ENJOYABLE.

YOU'RE VERY PERSUASIVE.

YES, I AM.

I CERTAINLY AM.

HYAH!

KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF KIRK!

YOU TREACHEROUS THING.

HA HA HA!

YOU'RE JEALOUS.

I AM ABOVE THAT SORT OF THING.

THE CAPTAIN IS ANNOYED BY YOUR ATTENTIONS, THAT'S ALL.

AM I ANNOYING YOU, DEAREST?

WELL, NOT REALLY.

HA HA! HE FINDS ME FASCINATING,

AND YOU'RE BOTHERED BY IT.

ADMIT IT.

I MAY HAVE YOU BEATEN TO DEATH.

NO, YOU WON'T,

BECAUSE I AM THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN ON THIS PLANET.

YOU'RE THE ONLY WOMAN ON THIS PLANET, YOU STUPID COW.

WELL, I'M THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THIS GALAXY.

YOU'RE REPULSIVE.

Marta: I'M BEAUTIFUL!

AND I'M INTELLIGENT, TOO.

I WRITE POETRY,

AND I PAINT MARVELOUS PICTURES,

AND I AM A WONDERFUL DANCER.

LIES. ALL LIES!

YOU ARE THE GREATEST LIAR I HAVE EVER MET!

LET ME HEAR ONE POEM YOU'VE WRITTEN.

IF YOU LIKE.

Spock: CAPTAIN, IF YOU COULD CREATE A DIVERSION,

I MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND THE CONTROL ROOM

AND OPEN THE FORCE FIELD.

ALL WE NEED IS A FEW SECONDS,

BECAUSE SCOTTY HAS ALERTED THE SECURITY DETAIL.

GENTLEMEN, COURTESY FOR THE PERFORMER.

SHALL I COMPARE THEE TO A SUMMER'S DAY?

THOU ART MORE LOVELY AND MORE TEMPERATE.

ROUGH WINDS DO SHAKE THE DARLING BUDS OF MAY,

AND SUMMER'S LEASE HATH ALL--

YOU WROTE THAT?!

YESTERDAY, AS A MATTER OF FACT.

IT WAS WRITTEN BY AN EARTHMAN NAMED SHAKESPEARE

A LONG TIME AGO.

WHICH DOES NOT ALTER THE FACT

THAT I WROTE IT AGAIN YESTERDAY.

I THINK IT'S ONE OF MY BEST POEMS,

DON'T YOU?

I MAY KILL YOU WITH MY BARE HANDS!

ACTUALLY, CAPTAIN, SHE IS A SUPERB DANCER.

MARTA, MY DEAR, WON'T YOU DANCE FOR OUR GUESTS?

THAT WAS NOT A REQUEST.

[GONG SOUNDS]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

MARVELOUS, ISN'T SHE, CAPTAIN?

YES. UM...INCREDIBLE.

WHAT IS YOUR REACTION, MR. SPOCK?

WELL, I FIND IT, UM...

MILDLY INTERESTING AND SOMEWHAT NOSTALGIC,

IF I UNDERSTAND THE USE OF THAT WORD.

NOSTALGIC?

YES, IT IS SOMEWHAT REMINISCENT

OF THE DANCES THAT VULCAN CHILDREN DO

IN NURSERY SCHOOL.

OF COURSE, THE CHILDREN ARE NOT SO...

WELL-COORDINATED.

[APPLAUSE]

SHE'S YOURS IF YOU WISH, CAPTAIN.

OH, UH... THANK YOU.

THAT'S, UM...

VERY MAGNANIMOUS OF YOU.

WELL, YOU'LL FIND THAT I AM MAGNANIMOUS...

TO MY FRIENDS AND MERCILESS TO MINE ENEMIES.

AND I WANT YOU, BOTH OF YOU, TO BE MY FRIENDS.

ON WHAT, PRECISELY,

IS OUR FRIENDSHIP TO BE BASED?

WELL, UPON THE FIRMEST OF FOUNDATIONS, MR. SPOCK:

ENLIGHTENED SELF-INTEREST.

YOU, CAPTAIN, ARE SECOND ONLY TO ME

AS THE FINEST MILITARY COMMANDER IN THE GALAXY.

Kirk: THAT'S VERY FLATTERING.

I...AM PRIMARILY AN EXPLORER NOW,

CAPTAIN GARTH.

AND SO HAVE I BEEN.

I HAVE CHARTED MORE NEW WORLDS

THAN ANY MAN IN HISTORY.

AND TRIED TO DESTROY ANTOS IV.

WHY?

WELL, I COULD SAY BECAUSE THEY WERE

ACTIVELY HOSTILE TO THE FEDERATION.

YES, YOU COULD SAY, BUT THAT WOULD BE UNTRUE.

AGREED.

ACTUALLY, THEY WERE QUITE HARMLESS,

AND THEY MADE ME WHOLE

WHEN I WAS MAIMED AND DYING.

AND IN MY GRATITUDE,

I OFFERED THEM THE GALAXY.

THEY REJECTED ME, AND I CONDEMNED THEM TO DEATH.

HOW COULD YOU, A STARSHIP FLEET CAPTAIN,

BELIEVE THAT A FEDERATION CREW

WOULD BLINDLY OBEY YOUR ORDER

TO DESTROY THE ENTIRE ANTOS RACE,

A PEOPLE FAMOUS FOR THEIR BENEVOLENCE

AND PEACEFUL PURSUITS?

THAT WAS MY ONLY MISCALCULATION.

I HAD CHANGED.

I HAD RISEN ABOVE THIS DECADENT WEAKNESS,

WHICH STILL HAS YOU IN ITS COMMAND,

BY THE WAY, CAPTAIN.

MY CREW HAD NOT.

I COULDN'T SWAY THEM.

BUT MY NEW CREW, YOU MET IN THIS ROOM,

WILL OBEY MY ORDERS WITHOUT QUESTION.

GENTLEMEN, YOU HAVE EYES,

BUT YOU CANNOT SEE.

GALAXIES SURROUND US,

LIMITLESS VISTAS,

AND YET THE FEDERATION WOULD HAVE US

DRUM AWAY LIKE SOME ANTS

ON SOME...SOMEWHAT LARGER THAN USUAL ANTHILL.

BUT I AM NOT AN INSECT.

I AM MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE,

AND I MUST CLAIM MY DOMAIN.

I AGREE THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WAR WAS NECESSARY,

AND YOU WERE OUR GREATEST WARRIOR.

I STUDIED YOUR VICTORY AT AXENAR WHEN I WAS A CADET.

IN FACT, IT'S STILL REQUIRED READING AT THE ACADEMY.

AS WELL IT SHOULD BE.

VERY WELL. BUT MY FIRST VISIT TO AXENAR

WAS AS A NEW-FLEDGED CADET ON A PEACE MISSION.

PEACE MISSION! POLITICIANS AND WEAKLINGS!

THEY WERE HUMANITARIANS AND STATESMEN,

AND THEY HAD A DREAM,

A DREAM THAT BECAME A REALITY

AND SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE STARS,

A DREAM THAT MADE MR. SPOCK AND ME BROTHERS.

MR. SPOCK!

YOU CONSIDER CAPTAIN KIRK AND YOURSELF BROTHERS?

CAPTAIN KIRK SPEAKS SOMEWHAT FIGURATIVELY

AND WITH UNDUE EMOTION.

HOWEVER, WHAT HE SAYS IS LOGICAL,

AND I DO, IN FACT, AGREE WITH IT.

BLIND! TRULY BLIND.

CAPTAIN KIRK IS YOUR COMMANDING OFFICER!

YOU ARE HIS SUBORDINATE, AND THAT IS ALL.

YET, MR. SPOCK, YOU ARE A WORTHY COMMANDER

IN YOUR OWN RIGHT,

AND IN MY FLEET, YOU WILL SURELY HAVE

A STARSHIP TO COMMAND.

PLEASE FORGIVE ME,

BUT EXACTLY WHERE IS YOUR FLEET?

OUT THERE

WAITING FOR ME.

THEY WILL FLOCK TO MY CAUSE,

AND FOR GOOD REASON--

LIMITLESS POWER,

LIMITLESS WILL,

AND SOLAR SYSTEMS RULED BY THE ELITE.

WE, GENTLEMEN, ARE THAT ELITE,

AND WE MUST TAKE WHAT IS RIGHTFULLY OURS

FROM THE DECADENT WEAKLINGS THAT NOW HOLD IT.

CAPTAIN GARTH...

LORD GARTH.

AS YOU WISH. AT ANY RATE,

YOU MUST BE AWARE OF THE FACT

THAT YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO RE-CREATE

THE DISASTER WHICH RESULTED

IN YOUR BECOMING AN INMATE IN THIS PLACE.

I WAS BETRAYED AND TREATED BARBARICALLY.

ON THE CONTRARY. YOU WERE TREATED WITH JUSTICE

AND WITH COMPASSION, WHICH YOU FAILED TO SHOW

TOWARDS ANY OF YOUR INTENDED VICTIMS.

LOGICALLY, THEREFORE, ONE MUST ASSUME--

REMOVE THIS ANIMAL!

WON'T YOU TRY SOME OF THIS WINE, CAPTAIN?

IT HAS A ROBUST, FULL-BODIED FLAVOR,

WHICH I AM SURE YOU'LL FIND DIVERTING.

NO, THANK YOU. I PREFER TO JOIN MR. SPOCK.

AND I PREFER THAT YOU REMAIN HERE.

MARTA, MY DEAR?

WE FOUND YOUR LITTLE DIVERTISSEMENT ENCHANTING,

DIDN'T WE, CAPTAIN?

BUT THERE'S MUCH, MUCH MORE TO COME.

THE ENTERTAINMENT HAS MERELY BEGUN.

BY THE WAY, I ASSUME YOU PLAY CHESS.

OCCASIONALLY.

SO DO I. HOW WOULD YOU RESPOND TO QUEEN TO QUEEN'S LEVEL 3?

I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE THAT THERE ARE

AN INFINITE NUMBER OF COUNTERMOVES.

I'M INTERESTED IN ONLY ONE.

I CAN'T, FOR THE LIFE OF ME, IMAGINE WHICH ONE.

"FOR THE LIFE OF ME" IS A PHRASE WELL-CHOSEN, CAPTAIN.

IT COULD LITERALLY COME TO THAT.

DEAD, I AM OF NO USE TO YOU.

BUT I CAN MAKE YOU LONG FOR DEATH,

BEG FOR DEATH.

IN THE MIDNIGHT OF NOVEMBER,

WHEN THE DEAD MAN'S FAIR IS NIGH,

AND THE DANGER IN THE VALLEY AND THE ANGER IN THE SKY.

I WROTE THAT THIS MORNING.

DO YOU LIKE IT?

YES, I THINK IT'S VERY GOOD.

TELL HIM WHAT HE WANTS TO KNOW,

AND WE'LL GO AWAY TOGETHER.

I CAN'T.

OH, BUT YOU MUST,

I BEG OF YOU!

OH, DON'T BEG, MARTA.

IT'S...DEGRADING.

QUEEN TO QUEEN'S LEVEL 3, CAPTAIN.

YOU'LL TALK FREELY...

AND QUITE SOON.

WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU, CAPTAIN,

IS MY LATEST INVENTION.

QUITE ORDINARY IN APPEARANCE.

ALMOST PRIMITIVE, WOULDN'T YOU SAY?

YES, I RECOGNIZE IT.

IT'S USED FOR REHABILITATION PURPOSES.

IT HELPED MANY MEN BACK TO HEALTH.

APPEARANCES CAN BE DECEIVING.

ONCE IT WAS A PART OF THE REHABILITATION PROCESS,

AND AS SUCH, QUITE PAINLESS,

AND I MIGHT ADD, USELESS, TOO.

IT MADE MEN DOCILE AND OF NO USE TO ME.

I'VE ADDED CERTAIN REFINEMENTS

TO THE USE OF ULTRASONIC WAVES.

THE CHAIR IS NO LONGER PAINLESS.

PUT THE GOVERNOR IN IT.

QUEEN TO QUEEN'S LEVEL 3, CAPTAIN KIRK?

IT IS, IN FACT, EXQUISITELY PAINFUL,

AS YOU WILL NOW SEE.

[LOW WAVERING HUM]

INTERESTING, ISN'T IT?

THE PAIN IS REAL AND CAN BE PROLONGED INDEFINITELY

BECAUSE THERE IS NO ACTUAL DESTRUCTION OF TISSUE.

STOP IT!

[GASPING]

OF COURSE, CAPTAIN.

YOU HAVE BUT TO ASK.

NOW, AS YOU CAN SEE,

HE HAS NOT BEEN HARMED PHYSICALLY,

YET THE MEMORY OF THE EXQUISITE TORMENT REMAINS.

QUEEN TO QUEEN'S LEVEL 3, CAPTAIN.

NO.

TOO BAD.

REMOVE OUR DISTINGUISHED GOVERNOR

AND PUT CAPTAIN KIRK IN THE CHAIR.

NO, YOU MUSTN'T DO THAT!

YOU REALLY ARE BECOMING

OFFENSIVE TO ME, MY DEAR.

DON'T MAKE IT NECESSARY FOR ME TO PUT YOU IN IT.

[LOW WAVERING HUM]

QUEEN TO QUEEN'S LEVEL 3, CAPTAIN KIRK.

[LOW WAVERING HUM]

PLEASE, STOP IT!

YOU WANT HIM, DON'T YOU?

YES.

BADLY ENOUGH TO JOIN HIM?

LISTEN TO ME, MY LORD GARTH.

I CAN GET HIM TO TELL ME

WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW.

MIGHT BE INTERESTING TO HAVE YOU TRY.

[HUMMING STOPS]

NO BREAKTHROUGH?

NO, MR. SCOTT.

STILL NO RESPONSE FROM THE PLANET.

SENSOR READINGS?

THE FORCE FIELD IS WEAKEST

ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE PLANET.

WE CAN SEND DOWN A SHUTTLECRAFT

CARRYING A TEAM IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUITS.

IT WON'T WORK, SCOTTY.

THEY'D HAVE TO COVER THOUSANDS OF MILES

THROUGH POISONOUS ATMOSPHERE

BEFORE THEY'D EVER REACH THE ASYLUM.

AYE, YOU'RE RIGHT.

BUT EVEN IF THEY MADE IT,

THEY COULDN'T CARRY ANYTHING POWERFUL ENOUGH

TO BREAK THROUGH THE ASYLUM DOME.

ONLY THE SHIP HERSELF COULD DO THAT.

PROBABLY KILL JIM AND SPOCK.

DOCTOR, THEY MAY ALREADY BE DEAD.

SLOWLY, DARLING.

SLOWLY.

REST.

IS THIS MORE

OF GARTH'S PERSUASION, MARTA?

I TOLD HIM I'D DISCOVER YOUR SECRET.

I LIED.

I WOULD HAVE TOLD HIM ANYTHING

TO SAVE YOU FROM THAT TORMENT.

I BELIEVE YOU MEAN THAT.

I DO.

OH...

THIS IS WHERE I'VE LONGED TO BE.

I THINK I KNEW I LOVED YOU

FROM THE MOMENT I FIRST SAW YOU.

MARTA...

MARTA...

I CAN HELP YOU,

BUT I MUST GET TO THE "ENTERPRISE'

TO DO THAT.

THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

OH, YES, IT IS.

IT IS IF I CAN GET TO THE CONTROL ROOM

AND REMOVE THE FORCE FIELD.

THEN GARTH IS FINISHED.

GARTH IS MY LEADER.

HE WILL LEAD YOU TO DESTRUCTION.

HE'S ALREADY DESTROYED

THE MEDICINE THAT COULD HAVE HELPED YOU.

BUT THERE'S MORE MEDICINE ABOARD THE SHIP.

I'LL HELP YOU, BUT YOU MUST WAIT.

YOU DO SEE THAT, DON'T YOU?

SOON, YOUR FRIEND SPOCK WILL BE HERE, AND THEN--

SPOCK!

AT LEAST I'VE ARRANGED THAT MUCH.

HOW DID YOU MANAGE THAT?

A CONVINCING LIE TOLD TO A GUARD

WHO FINDS ME... DESIRABLE.

DARLING...

NO, NO. YOU MUSTN'T STOP ME.

HE'S MY LOVER, AND I HAVE TO KILL HIM.

SHE SEEMS TO HAVE WORKED OUT

AN INFALLIBLE METHOD

FOR ENSURING PERMANENT MALE FIDELITY.

INTERESTING.

I'M VERY GLAD TO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU, CAPTAIN. WE'RE NOW ARMED.

I PRESUME WE SHALL TRY TO REACH THE CONTROL ROOM.

YES, YOU PRESUME CORRECTLY.

THE FORCE FIELD IS NOW OFF, CAPTAIN.

KIRK TO "ENTERPRISE."

KIRK TO "ENTERPRISE."

MR. SCOTT, IT'S THE CAPTAIN.

SCOTT HERE, CAPTAIN.

YOU HAD US WORRIED.

MR. SCOTT, I WANT A FULLY-ARMED SECURITY DETAIL

BEAMED DOWN HERE ON THE DOUBLE.

THEY'RE ALREADY IN THE TRANSPORTER ROOM, SIR.

AND HAVE DR. McCOY PREPARE ADDITIONAL MEDICINE

AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

AYE-AYE, SIR.

CAPTAIN, I SUGGEST YOU RETURN TO THE SHIP AT ONCE.

YOUR SAFETY IS VITAL TO THE "ENTERPRISE."

Scott: WAITING FOR YOUR ORDER, CAPTAIN.

I ALSO REQUEST PERMISSION TO REMAIN HERE

IN CHARGE OF THE SECURITY TEAM YOU BEAM DOWN.

VERY WELL.

STILL WAITING, CAPTAIN.

MR. SCOTT, THE CAPTAIN'S LIFE IS IN IMMEDIATE DANGER.

BEAM HIM ABOARD AT ONCE.

THE SECURITY TEAM WILL BE ENTRUSTED TO ME.

QUEEN TO QUEEN'S LEVEL 3. REPEAT.

QUEEN TO QUEEN'S LEVEL 3.

HE'S WAITING FOR THE PROPER REPLY, CAPTAIN.

Scott: GIVE THE COUNTERSIGN AS ORDERED.

SCOTTY, MR. SPOCK WILL GIVE THE COUNTERSIGN.

GIVE HIM THE COUNTERSIGN, CAPTAIN.

Scotty: SECURITY DETAIL, STAND BY TO BEAM DOWN.

BLAST AWAY, CAPTAIN, IF YOU CAN.

YOU THINK I'M FOOL ENOUGH

TO GIVE YOU A CHARGED PHASER?

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH SPOCK?

WHERE IS HE?

I HAVE DONE NOTHING WITH HIM AS OF YET,

BUT I DO HAVE PLANS FOR HIM.

THE VULCAN WILL DIE RATHER HORRIBLY,

AND HIS DEATH WILL BE ON YOUR CONSCIENCE.

CAPTAIN GARTH--

LORD GARTH!

NO, SIR.

CAPTAIN GARTH.

STARSHIP FLEET CAPTAIN.

THAT'S AN HONORABLE TITLE.

AND I WAS THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL, WASN'T I?

YES, YOU WERE.

YES.

BUT YOU'RE A SICK MAN NOW, SIR.

I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE HEALTHY.

NO. NO, THINK.

THINK BACK TO WHAT YOU WERE

BEFORE THE ACCIDENT

THAT SENT YOU TO ANTOS IV.

TRY.

I CAN'T REMEMBER.

IT'S ALMOST AS IF I HAD DIED

AND WAS REBORN.

NO, I... I CAN REMEMBER.

YOU...

WERE THE FINEST STUDENT AT THE ACADEMY,

THE FINEST STARSHIP CAPTAIN.

YOU WERE THE PROTOTYPE,

THE MODEL FOR THE REST OF US.

YES. I DO REMEMBER THAT.

IT WAS A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY,

BUT ONE I WAS PROUD TO BEAR.

AND YOU BORE IT WELL.

AND THE...DISEASE

THAT CHANGED YOU...

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

AND THE TERRIBLE THINGS YOU DID SINCE THEN,

YOU'RE NOT TRULY RESPONSIBLE.

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANYMORE.

YOU'RE WEAK, AND YOU'RE TRYING

TO DRAIN ME OF MY STRENGTH.

NO, I'M NOT.

I WANT YOU TO FIND WHAT YOU ONCE HAD.

I WANT YOU TO GO BACK TO THE GREATNESS

THAT YOU'VE LOST, CAPTAIN GARTH.

I AM LORD GARTH,

MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE.

YOU DOUBT ME ONLY BECAUSE I HAVE NOT,

AS OF YET, HAD MY CORONATION.

NO, SIR, LISTEN TO ME, I--

STOP!

ON YOUR KNEES.

NO.

ON YOUR KNEES BEFORE ME!

ALL THE OTHERS BEFORE ME HAVE FAILED.

ALEXANDER, CAESAR, NAPOLEON, HITLER,

LEE KWAN, CROTUS.

ALL OF THEM ARE DUST!

BUT I WILL TRIUMPH.

I WILL MAKE...

THE ULTIMATE CONQUEST.

THE THRONE MUST BE HIGHER...

IT MUST BE HIGHER

THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS ROOM.

HMM...USE THAT TABLE AS A PEDESTAL.

AH, WELCOME BACK, CAPTAIN KIRK.

I'M GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT FOR THE CORONATION.

CORONATION?

YES. OH, I KNOW THAT EVEN A REAL THRONE

IS NO MORE THAN MERELY A CHAIR,

BUT THE SYMBOLISM IS IMPORTANT, DON'T YOU AGREE?

YES, I AGREE.

YOU'LL WEAR A CROWN, TOO, I PRESUME?

THEN AGAIN, JUST AS A TOKEN.

NOT IMPRESSIVE IN ITSELF, BUT...

IT WILL SERVE AS A STANDARD

AROUND WHICH OUR FOLLOWERS WILL RALLY.

GARTH, YOU HAVE ONLY A HANDFUL OF MEN.

YOU DO REFUSE TO ENTER INTO THE SPIRIT OF THE THING,

DON'T YOU, CAPTAIN?

PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE A LARGER ROLE IN THE CEREMONY.

YOU COULD SERVE AS HUMAN SACRIFICE, FOR EXAMPLE.

NO, I WOULDN'T ENJOY THAT AT ALL.

BESIDES, YOU SEEM TO NEED ME ALIVE.

AH, TRUE.

ALL RIGHT. UH...

HOW ABOUT CROWN PRINCE?

THAT WOULD MAKE YOU OUR HEIR APPARENT.

HEIR APPARENT, I BELIEVE,

IS THE PROPER ROLE FOR YOU.

BESIDES, WE HAVE OTHER CANDIDATES

FOR OUR HUMAN SACRIFICE, HMM?

WHO KNOWS?

READY.

WELL, SINCE THERE IS NO ONE MIGHTY ENOUGH

TO PERFORM THIS CEREMONY,

WE'LL PERFORM IT OURSELVES.

THEREFORE, WE HEREBY PROCLAIM THAT I AM

LORD GARTH, MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE.

AND WE DESIGNATE OUR BELOVED MARTA

TO BE OUR CONSORT.

AND WE FURTHER DESIGNATE CAPTAIN JAMES KIRK

OF THE STARSHIP "ENTERPRISE"

TO BE OUR HEIR APPARENT.

[APPLAUSE]

AND NOW REMOVE OUR HEIR APPARENT

THAT WE MAY CONCLUDE THIS CEREMONY.

LISTEN TO ME.

THIS MAY BE OUR LAST CHANCE--

GARTH WILL DESTROY ALL OF US

UNLESS YOU HELP ME STOP HIM.

AND HE'S USING YOU, YOU KNOW,

BECAUSE HE WANTS THE POWER FOR HIMSELF.

I BROUGHT SOMETHING DOWN HERE THAT MIGHT HAVE CURED YOU,

BUT HE DESTROYED IT.

IF I CAN GET A PATROL DOWN HERE,

THEY'D BRING SOME MORE OF THAT MEDICINE DOWN HERE--

OH!

WELL DONE.

WELL, CAPTAIN, YOU CONTINUE TO RESIST.

HOW STUPID OF YOU.

PUT HIM IN THAT CHAIR RIGHT HERE.

I'VE ARRANGED A SMALL ENTERTAINMENT.

I WOULDN'T WANT HIM TO MISS ANY OF IT.

WELL, CAPTAIN, EVEN YOU MUST ADMIT THAT I'M A GENIUS.

WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS MY LATEST INVENTION.

THIS IS AN EXPLOSIVE,

THE MOST POWERFUL ONE IN HISTORY.

IF I WERE TO DROP THIS FLASK,

THE RESULTING EXPLOSION

WOULD VAPORIZE THIS PLANET.

NOW DO YOU SEE WHY IT IS RIDICULOUS

FOR YOU TO RESIST ME, CAPTAIN?

WELL, PERHAPS YOU REQUIRE

THE DEMONSTRATION I'VE ARRANGED.

WATCH CLOSELY.

NOW, IT IS TRUE

THAT SHE IS DEADLY AS A POISONOUS SERPENT,

BUT SHE IS ALSO A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN,

AND YOU HAVE HELD HER IN YOUR ARMS, CAPTAIN.

I'VE ORDERED MY MEN TO DRIVE HER OUT

OF THE PROTECTIVE DOME.

AND, OF COURSE, SHE WOULD CHOKE TO DEATH

ON THE OUTSIDE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES,

BUT I'VE ARRANGED

A MORE MERCIFUL END FOR HER.

BECAUSE AFTER ALL, CAPTAIN.

SHE IS MY CONSORT.

ONE TINY CRYSTAL

IMPLANTED IN HER NECKLACE--

A PORTION OF THIS EXPLOSIVE

NO BIGGER THAN A GRAIN OF SAND.

I PROPOSE TO DETONATE IT FROM HERE.

OH, POOR GIRL.

POOR DEAR, SUFFERING CHILD.

I WILL HELP HER...

NOW.

THERE'S BEEN AN EXPLOSION ON ELBA II.

0.95!

MUST HAVE WIPED OUT EVERYTHING.

IMMEDIATE PROBE.

IS THE FORCE FIELD IN PLACE, MR. SULU?

YES, SIR. SOLIDLY.

LIFE CONTINUES TO EXIST ON THE PLANET.

GOT TO BREAK THROUGH IT SOMEHOW.

DOCTOR, I TOLD YOU WE COULDN'T DO IT

WITHOUT KILLING EVERYONE IN THE ASYLUM DOME.

I KNOW IT, SCOTTY.

WELL...

THERE'S ONE LAST THING WE MIGHT TRY.

PERHAPS THE SHIP'S PHASERS

CAN CUT THROUGH A SECTION OF THE FORCE FIELD

AT ITS WEAKEST POINT.

WHERE DID YOU SAY THAT WAS LOCATED, MR. SULU?

ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE PLANET, MR. SCOTT.

WILL IT LEAVE A MARGIN OF SAFETY FOR THE PEOPLE BELOW?

Sulu: YES, SIR.

PREPARE TO CHANGE ORBITAL PATH, MR. SULU.

ORBITAL COORDINATES RELEASED, SIR.

BREAK SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT.

COME TO COURSE 1-4, MARK 6-8.

COURSE 1-4, MARK 6-8.

SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT REESTABLISHED, SIR.

SHIP'S PHASERS TO NARROW BEAM.

SHIP'S PHASERS READY, SIR.

LET'S PUNCH A HOLE IN IT. FULL POWER.

ANOTHER BLAST. FULL POWER.

FORCE FIELD STILL HOLDING, SIR.

HERE.

HA HA HA!

HOW ARE YOUR NERVES, KIRK?

ALL I CAN SAY, GARTH,

IF IT HAPPENS TO ME, IT HAPPENS TO YOU.

YOU'RE AN EXTRAORDINARY FELLOW, KIRK.

YOUR STUBBORNNESS DEFIES ALL LOGIC.

LOGIC...

THAT IS THE KEY.

YOUR FRIEND SPOCK IS A LOGICAL MAN...

A VERY LOGICAL MAN.

GO AND BRING THE VULCAN HERE TO ME.

SPOCK IS NOT ONLY

A MORE LOGICAL MAN THAN YOU, CAPTAIN.

HE'S A MORE INTELLIGENT ONE,

I'M SURE.

I SHALL ESTABLISH A RAPPORT WITH HIM.

[BEEP BEEP BEEP]

FASCINATING.

YOUR VULCAN FRIEND IS A VERY INGENIOUS FELLOW.

THIS COULD BE MOST AMUSING.

THAT'S GARTH. STUN HIM.

HOLD IT, SPOCK. THAT'S GARTH.

LOOK AT ME CAREFULLY, SPOCK.

CAN'T YOU TELL I'M YOUR CAPTAIN?

QUEEN TO QUEEN'S LEVEL 3.

I WON'T ANSWER THAT.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HE WANTS TO KNOW.

VERY CLEVER, GARTH.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

ARRANGING TO BEAM DOWN A SECURITY TEAM.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS?

YES. THEY MAY WALK INTO A TRAP.

THAT'S RIGHT. GARTH CAN DESTROY US.

FASCINATING.

WHAT MANEUVER DID WE USE TO DEFEAT THE

ROMAN VESSEL NEAR TAU CETI?

VERY GOOD, SPOCK.

THE COCHRANE DECELERATION.

SPOCK...

YOU KNOW THE COCHRANE DECELERATION'S

A CLASSIC BATTLE MANEUVER.

EVERY STARSHIP CAPTAIN KNOWS THAT.

AGREED, CAPTAIN...

CAPTAINS.

GENTLEMEN, WHICHEVER ONE OF YOU

IS CAPTAIN GARTH

MUST AT THIS MOMENT BE EXPENDING

A GREAT DEAL OF ENERGY

TO MAINTAIN THE IMAGE OF CAPTAIN KIRK.

THAT ENERGY LEVEL

CANNOT BE MAINTAINED INDEFINITELY,

AND I HAVE TIME.

I'M YOUR CAPTAIN, SPOCK.

CAN'T YOU TELL? SHOOT! SHOOT!

HE'S RIGHT, SPOCK. YOU MUST SHOOT,

BUT YOU MUST SHOOT BOTH OF US.

IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE "ENTERPRISE."

CAPTAIN KIRK, I PRESUME.

MR. SPOCK.

SPOCK TO "ENTERPRISE."

Scott: "ENTERPRISE" HERE.

QUEEN TO QUEEN'S LEVEL 3.

QUEEN TO KING'S LEVEL ONE.

WILL INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION BE SATISFACTORY?

INTRAVENOUS IS INDICATED,

UNLESS CIRCUMSTANCES MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE.

HOW LONG BEFORE IT TAKES EFFECT, DR. McCOY?

REVERSAL OF ARTERIAL AND BRAIN DAMAGE

SHOULD BEGIN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.

[SOFT HUMMING]

[HUMMING STOPS]

Kirk: CAPTAIN GARTH,

I'M JAMES KIRK.

I'M MR. SPOCK,

SCIENCE OFFICER ON A STARSHIP.

THE STARSHIP "ENTERPRISE."

STARSHIP...

STARSHIP.

YES, SIR. THE "ENTERPRISE."

I'M THE CAPTAIN.

CAN I HELP YOU?

NO, CAPTAIN.

THE MEDICINE SEEMS TO BE TAKING EFFECT.

I CAN MANAGE.

IT'S VERY ENCOURAGING.

SHOULD I KNOW YOU, SIR?

NO...

CAPTAIN. NO.

MR. SPOCK?

YES, CAPTAIN.

TELL ME SOMETHING.

WHY WAS IT SO IMPOSSIBLE

TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US?

IT WAS NOT IMPOSSIBLE, CAPTAIN.

OUR PRESENCE HERE IS PROOF OF THAT.

YES, AND--AND CONGRATULATIONS.

WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?

THE INTERVAL OF UNCERTAINTY

WAS ACTUALLY FAIRLY BRIEF, CAPTAIN.

IT ONLY SEEMED LONG TO YOU.

I WAS WAITING FOR A VICTOR

IN THE HAND-TO-HAND STRUGGLE,

WHICH I ASSUMED WOULD BE CAPTAIN GARTH.

BECAUSE OF YOUR DEPLETED CONDITION.

FAILING A RESOLUTION TO THE STRUGGLE,

I WAS FORCED TO USE OTHER MEANS

TO MAKE MY DETERMINATION.

I SEE.

MR. SPOCK, UM...

LETTING YOURSELF BE HIT ON THE HEAD--

AND I PRESUME YOU LET YOURSELF BE HIT ON THE HEAD--

IS NOT EXACTLY A METHOD

KING SOLOMON WOULD HAVE APPROVED.

MR. SCOTT, READY TO BEAM UP.

Scott: AYE, AYE, SIR.