1 00:00:03,869 --> 00:00:07,701 Captain's log, stardate 5423.4. 2 00:00:07,873 --> 00:00:09,201 We are orbiting the planet Gideon, 3 00:00:09,374 --> 00:00:12,375 which is still not a member of the United Federation of Planets. 4 00:00:12,544 --> 00:00:14,667 The treaty negotiations have been difficult 5 00:00:14,838 --> 00:00:17,792 because Gideon has consistently refused the presence 6 00:00:17,966 --> 00:00:20,374 of a delegation from the Federation on its soil, 7 00:00:20,552 --> 00:00:23,043 or any surveillance by the ship's sensors. 8 00:00:23,222 --> 00:00:26,009 They have finally agreed to a delegation of one. 9 00:00:26,725 --> 00:00:29,513 They insisted it be the captain of the Enterprise. 10 00:00:29,687 --> 00:00:33,138 I am therefore beaming down at once. 11 00:00:33,316 --> 00:00:36,067 Too bad Gideon isn't cleared for general visitation, Mr. Spock. 12 00:00:36,235 --> 00:00:37,777 According to the physio-cultural reports 13 00:00:37,945 --> 00:00:39,903 submitted to the Federation, it's a paradise. 14 00:00:40,073 --> 00:00:42,528 I shall be interested in hearing your description, captain. 15 00:00:42,700 --> 00:00:44,076 You won't have long to wait. 16 00:00:45,411 --> 00:00:47,321 - Lieutenant Uhura. - Yes, Mr. Spock? 17 00:00:47,497 --> 00:00:49,406 Do we have final clearance from Gideon? 18 00:00:49,582 --> 00:00:52,868 Yes, Mr. Spock. They have provided us with the coordinates for beam down. 19 00:00:53,586 --> 00:00:54,915 May I have them, please? 20 00:00:55,088 --> 00:00:57,875 - Eight-seven-five. - Eight-seven-five. 21 00:00:58,049 --> 00:01:00,623 - Zero-two-zero. - Zero-two-zero. 22 00:01:01,595 --> 00:01:06,091 - Zero-seven-nine. - Zero-seven-nine. 23 00:01:06,266 --> 00:01:07,547 Let's go, Mr. Spock. 24 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:10,268 Energizing. 25 00:01:30,875 --> 00:01:32,453 Mr. Spock? 26 00:01:36,297 --> 00:01:38,788 Mr. Spock, I have not yet transported down. 27 00:01:38,967 --> 00:01:42,003 Why did you leave your post before confirming transport? 28 00:01:43,346 --> 00:01:44,924 Mr. Spock? 29 00:01:46,182 --> 00:01:47,677 Spock? 30 00:02:15,171 --> 00:02:17,840 Engineering? Mr. Scott? 31 00:02:18,007 --> 00:02:19,501 Scotty? 32 00:02:22,553 --> 00:02:25,720 Lieutenant Uhura, report immediately. 33 00:02:27,016 --> 00:02:30,681 All Bridge personnel, report immediately. 34 00:02:30,853 --> 00:02:34,305 Kirk to crew, is anyone aboard? 35 00:02:38,611 --> 00:02:40,485 Sickbay? Dr. McCoy? 36 00:02:41,615 --> 00:02:44,984 Bones, Bones, answer me. 37 00:02:46,453 --> 00:02:48,031 Bones. 38 00:03:07,308 --> 00:03:09,514 Still orbiting Gideon. 39 00:03:30,415 --> 00:03:33,914 Space, the final frontier. 40 00:03:39,466 --> 00:03:43,594 These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. 41 00:03:43,762 --> 00:03:47,594 Its five-year mission: To explore strange new worlds, 42 00:03:47,766 --> 00:03:51,598 to seek out new life and new civilisations, 43 00:03:51,770 --> 00:03:55,389 to boldly go where no man has gone before. 44 00:04:49,872 --> 00:04:52,161 I am alone on the Enterprise. 45 00:04:52,333 --> 00:04:54,076 I have searched every area of the ship 46 00:04:54,251 --> 00:04:56,742 and still cannot find a trace of the crew 47 00:04:56,921 --> 00:04:59,791 or an indication of how its disappearance was managed. 48 00:05:01,217 --> 00:05:04,134 One thing that is obvious is that I suffered a memory lapse, 49 00:05:04,303 --> 00:05:06,925 during which time I bruised my arm. 50 00:05:07,098 --> 00:05:09,506 It is causing me some irritation. 51 00:05:10,935 --> 00:05:13,806 Gideon is contacting us, Mr. Spock. 52 00:05:14,731 --> 00:05:16,522 - Put it on the screen. - Aye, sir. 53 00:05:18,026 --> 00:05:22,320 Captain Kirk, this is Ambassador Hodin. 54 00:05:22,489 --> 00:05:24,980 The council is awaiting your arrival. 55 00:05:25,700 --> 00:05:27,989 This is Mr. Spock, Ambassador Hodin. 56 00:05:28,161 --> 00:05:31,613 Captain Kirk was transported down minutes ago. 57 00:05:31,790 --> 00:05:34,874 - That's impossible. - I transported him myself. 58 00:05:35,043 --> 00:05:36,835 He never arrived. 59 00:05:37,921 --> 00:05:40,495 He was beamed directly to your council chambers. 60 00:05:40,674 --> 00:05:42,714 Please verify your coordinates. 61 00:05:45,971 --> 00:05:52,224 875-020-079. 62 00:05:52,395 --> 00:05:54,434 Coordinates confirmed. 63 00:05:54,605 --> 00:05:56,397 We gave you the exact coordinates, 64 00:05:56,566 --> 00:06:00,065 which should have brought Captain Kirk directly into this room. 65 00:06:00,236 --> 00:06:02,561 I am not questioning that, sir. 66 00:06:02,739 --> 00:06:07,733 If he is not here, that is your own responsibility, Mr. Spock, 67 00:06:07,911 --> 00:06:09,369 and that of your staff. 68 00:06:09,537 --> 00:06:10,866 I do not deny that, sir. 69 00:06:11,039 --> 00:06:13,910 I am not attempting to blame your personnel. 70 00:06:14,084 --> 00:06:16,076 We are glad to hear that. 71 00:06:16,253 --> 00:06:18,541 We shall have to enter it into the records 72 00:06:18,713 --> 00:06:20,671 of this most unfortunate event. 73 00:06:20,841 --> 00:06:22,383 Your Excellency, 74 00:06:22,551 --> 00:06:26,169 even with intricate machinery as delicately balanced as ours, 75 00:06:26,346 --> 00:06:29,016 there is still a margin for error that must be dealt with. 76 00:06:29,183 --> 00:06:30,214 It is possible 77 00:06:30,392 --> 00:06:34,141 that Captain Kirk materialised on some other part of Gideon. 78 00:06:34,313 --> 00:06:36,389 Let us hope it was on dry land. 79 00:06:36,565 --> 00:06:38,688 Your Excellency. 80 00:06:40,444 --> 00:06:42,484 May I cut right to the heart of the matter? 81 00:06:42,655 --> 00:06:46,106 I request permission to beam down to conduct a search for our captain. 82 00:06:46,284 --> 00:06:47,564 Permission denied. 83 00:06:47,743 --> 00:06:49,950 Your Federation must be aware 84 00:06:50,121 --> 00:06:55,460 of our jealous tradition of isolation from all contaminating contacts 85 00:06:55,626 --> 00:06:59,494 with the violent nature of planets of other star systems. 86 00:06:59,672 --> 00:07:03,966 Your Excellency, the wars between opposing star systems 87 00:07:04,135 --> 00:07:06,840 no longer prevail in our galaxy. 88 00:07:07,013 --> 00:07:08,507 If you will grant permission... 89 00:07:08,682 --> 00:07:11,089 Of course, we shall institute a thorough search. 90 00:07:11,601 --> 00:07:15,979 In the meantime, Mr. Spock, I suggest that you look to your machinery. 91 00:07:17,983 --> 00:07:20,474 We must acknowledge once and for all 92 00:07:20,652 --> 00:07:25,647 that the purpose of diplomacy is to prolong a crisis. 93 00:07:25,824 --> 00:07:28,529 Well, what are we waiting for, Mr. Spock? We're not diplomats. 94 00:07:28,702 --> 00:07:31,240 We are representatives of the Federation, doctor. 95 00:07:31,413 --> 00:07:33,572 That doesn't mean that we have to behave like children 96 00:07:33,749 --> 00:07:36,869 and listen to some fool lecture by a diplomat. 97 00:07:37,044 --> 00:07:40,663 Unfortunately, diplomacy is the only channel available to us at the moment. 98 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:42,667 The planet is shielded from our sensors, 99 00:07:42,842 --> 00:07:44,336 therefore, we cannot scan it. 100 00:07:44,510 --> 00:07:47,001 Therefore, we are unable to select coordinates. 101 00:07:47,180 --> 00:07:49,256 They must be provided by Gideon. 102 00:07:49,432 --> 00:07:52,005 We should never have agreed to such restrictions. 103 00:07:52,185 --> 00:07:56,135 We did not, Mr. Chekov. The Federation did. 104 00:07:56,314 --> 00:07:57,856 - Lieutenant Uhura. - Yes, Mr. Spock. 105 00:07:58,024 --> 00:08:00,729 Contact Starfleet immediately. Explain our problem. 106 00:08:00,902 --> 00:08:03,227 Request permission to use every means at our disposal 107 00:08:03,405 --> 00:08:04,864 to press the search for Captain Kirk. 108 00:08:05,031 --> 00:08:06,276 At once, sir. 109 00:08:06,450 --> 00:08:09,653 Are there any other possibilities? 110 00:08:09,828 --> 00:08:12,034 There are endless, Mr. Chekov. 111 00:08:12,205 --> 00:08:14,613 But where do we start, Mr. Spock? 112 00:08:14,791 --> 00:08:20,415 Institute a sensor scan 360 degrees, one degree at a time. 113 00:08:21,340 --> 00:08:23,214 You mean, you're gonna scan space for him? 114 00:08:23,384 --> 00:08:24,961 But, sir, that could take years. 115 00:08:25,135 --> 00:08:28,670 Then the sooner you begin, the better. 116 00:08:28,848 --> 00:08:30,390 Aye, sir. 117 00:08:59,087 --> 00:09:00,629 Who are you? 118 00:09:03,884 --> 00:09:05,675 Odona. 119 00:09:05,844 --> 00:09:08,881 Yes. My name is Odona. 120 00:09:10,599 --> 00:09:12,093 Why did you bring me here? 121 00:09:13,102 --> 00:09:14,430 What are you doing on my ship? 122 00:09:16,855 --> 00:09:19,477 Is this entire ship yours? 123 00:09:19,650 --> 00:09:23,268 Not my personal property, but I'm the captain. 124 00:09:23,446 --> 00:09:25,522 And you have it all to yourself? 125 00:09:25,698 --> 00:09:29,743 It seems, at the moment, we have it all to ourselves. 126 00:09:31,204 --> 00:09:33,410 You're hurting me, captain. 127 00:09:33,581 --> 00:09:36,748 Kirk. I'm sorry. James Kirk. 128 00:09:36,918 --> 00:09:37,997 And I didn't bring you here. 129 00:09:38,169 --> 00:09:39,367 If you didn't bring me here... 130 00:09:39,546 --> 00:09:42,333 That's right. Who has brought you here? 131 00:09:43,550 --> 00:09:46,800 - I don't know. - You... 132 00:09:51,141 --> 00:09:52,635 What happened before you came here? 133 00:09:53,894 --> 00:09:56,467 Try to remember. It's important. 134 00:09:59,316 --> 00:10:03,266 It seems I was standing in a... 135 00:10:03,445 --> 00:10:06,482 Yes, I was standing in a large auditorium, 136 00:10:06,657 --> 00:10:08,317 crowded with people. 137 00:10:08,492 --> 00:10:10,734 Thousands, pressed in against me. 138 00:10:10,911 --> 00:10:12,489 I could hardly breathe. 139 00:10:12,663 --> 00:10:16,495 I was fighting for oxygen, screaming to get out. 140 00:10:17,877 --> 00:10:18,956 Don't be afraid. 141 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:22,504 I'm not, 142 00:10:23,174 --> 00:10:24,419 but you are troubled. 143 00:10:25,384 --> 00:10:29,596 I seem to be the only one of my crew left onboard the Enterprise. 144 00:10:29,764 --> 00:10:36,265 Four hundred and thirty, and I, apparently, am the only one left. 145 00:10:38,022 --> 00:10:40,015 I'm sorry. I wish I could help. 146 00:10:40,191 --> 00:10:43,027 Maybe you can. Tell me the rest. 147 00:10:43,194 --> 00:10:47,821 You were fighting for oxygen? Screaming to get out of there? 148 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:52,696 And then suddenly, I was here on this... On your ship. 149 00:10:52,871 --> 00:10:55,576 And there was all this space and the freedom. 150 00:10:55,749 --> 00:10:57,956 I just wanted to float. 151 00:11:00,671 --> 00:11:03,209 And then there you were. 152 00:11:03,591 --> 00:11:05,334 How long have you been aboard the Enterprise? 153 00:11:06,218 --> 00:11:09,053 I don't know. Not long. 154 00:11:10,681 --> 00:11:13,848 - Is it important? - It might be. Come with me. 155 00:11:15,895 --> 00:11:19,975 Lieutenant Uhura, has Starfleet honoured our request with a reply? 156 00:11:20,149 --> 00:11:22,391 There's been no responses yet, sir. 157 00:11:22,568 --> 00:11:25,320 Did you advise them that the captain's life is at stake? 158 00:11:25,488 --> 00:11:29,403 Yes, sir. They insist the matter must be referred to the Federation. 159 00:11:29,576 --> 00:11:32,067 - What department? - The Bureau of Planetary Treaties. 160 00:11:32,245 --> 00:11:35,330 - Contact them directly. - I did, Mr. Spock. 161 00:11:35,498 --> 00:11:38,072 They insist that we must go through Starfleet channels. 162 00:11:43,924 --> 00:11:47,459 With the captain lost somewhere, that's the best they can come up with? 163 00:11:47,636 --> 00:11:51,005 Diplomats and bureaucrats may function differently, 164 00:11:51,181 --> 00:11:54,432 but they achieve exactly the same results. 165 00:12:01,692 --> 00:12:05,737 Nine minutes of my life has been lost. 166 00:12:05,905 --> 00:12:07,364 I don't understand. 167 00:12:07,531 --> 00:12:09,571 Between the time I tried to beam down to Gideon 168 00:12:09,742 --> 00:12:11,367 and the time I found myself here alone, 169 00:12:11,536 --> 00:12:13,327 nine minutes have disappeared, just like that. 170 00:12:13,496 --> 00:12:16,616 Now, what happened during those nine minutes? 171 00:12:16,791 --> 00:12:18,119 What is Gideon? 172 00:12:19,836 --> 00:12:21,745 That's your home. 173 00:12:22,130 --> 00:12:24,288 The planet that you come from. 174 00:12:24,466 --> 00:12:26,624 - Is it? - Well, it must be. 175 00:12:29,512 --> 00:12:33,380 - Gideon? I don't know any Gideon. - That's impossible. 176 00:12:35,310 --> 00:12:37,801 We were in synchronous orbit over the capital city of Gideon. 177 00:12:37,980 --> 00:12:40,186 I tried to beam down. Something happened. 178 00:12:40,357 --> 00:12:43,691 And you were beamed aboard from Gideon. 179 00:12:45,904 --> 00:12:47,233 I do not think so. 180 00:12:57,333 --> 00:12:59,124 We're no longer over Gideon. 181 00:12:59,293 --> 00:13:00,456 Where are we? 182 00:13:00,628 --> 00:13:04,495 I don't know. I'm not familiar with that quadrant. 183 00:13:06,843 --> 00:13:08,634 Odona, 184 00:13:09,345 --> 00:13:12,797 you must realise that we're not here by accident. 185 00:13:12,974 --> 00:13:16,010 Some force, some intelligence 186 00:13:16,186 --> 00:13:18,677 has arranged this 187 00:13:18,855 --> 00:13:20,848 for a purpose. 188 00:13:21,024 --> 00:13:22,684 Captain, 189 00:13:23,151 --> 00:13:25,559 before, I said I wasn't afraid. 190 00:13:25,737 --> 00:13:27,196 Now I am. 191 00:13:43,714 --> 00:13:44,994 The ambassador will speak, sir. 192 00:13:45,174 --> 00:13:47,332 They are requesting visual communication. 193 00:13:47,510 --> 00:13:50,179 Good news. Very good news indeed, Mr. Spock. 194 00:13:50,346 --> 00:13:52,754 Your captain is definitely not on Gideon. 195 00:13:52,932 --> 00:13:55,719 As you requested, we made a most thorough search. 196 00:13:55,893 --> 00:13:57,091 You will be relieved to know 197 00:13:57,270 --> 00:13:59,595 that you may now investigate all the other possibilities 198 00:13:59,772 --> 00:14:01,053 and forget about Gideon. 199 00:14:01,232 --> 00:14:04,233 That... That is not what we requested. 200 00:14:04,402 --> 00:14:07,107 You requested a most thorough search. 201 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:08,525 It is in the record. 202 00:14:08,698 --> 00:14:11,818 And we have used every means at our disposal to accommodate you. 203 00:14:11,993 --> 00:14:14,567 Your record on the subject 204 00:14:14,746 --> 00:14:19,492 is not precise, Your Excellency. 205 00:14:22,295 --> 00:14:25,961 Surely, Mr. Spock, you do not intend, I hope, 206 00:14:26,133 --> 00:14:29,383 to create a dispute between the Federation and Gideon. 207 00:14:29,553 --> 00:14:33,503 Your Excellency, a dispute is the farthest thing from our minds 208 00:14:33,682 --> 00:14:36,849 and there is no need to check your records. 209 00:14:37,019 --> 00:14:40,388 I merely suggest that the language of our statement 210 00:14:40,564 --> 00:14:45,807 may not have been understood exactly as intended. 211 00:14:45,987 --> 00:14:48,525 Mr. Spock, you are an officer of a spaceship. 212 00:14:48,698 --> 00:14:52,114 In your profession, you use many instruments, tools and weapons 213 00:14:52,285 --> 00:14:53,565 to achieve your objectives. 214 00:14:53,745 --> 00:14:54,943 True, Your Excellency. 215 00:14:55,121 --> 00:14:59,450 However, the only tool diplomacy has is language. 216 00:15:00,084 --> 00:15:03,916 It is of the utmost importance that the meaning be crystal clear. 217 00:15:04,089 --> 00:15:08,133 Your Excellency, I am basically a scientist. 218 00:15:08,301 --> 00:15:12,133 Clarity of formulation is essential in my profession also. 219 00:15:12,305 --> 00:15:13,800 I am glad to hear it. 220 00:15:13,974 --> 00:15:15,966 Perhaps you could then make greater effort 221 00:15:16,143 --> 00:15:19,975 to choose your words more precisely. 222 00:15:20,647 --> 00:15:22,142 You don't let him get away with that. 223 00:15:22,316 --> 00:15:25,067 No matter what you say, Mr. Spock, he'll twist your meaning. 224 00:15:25,235 --> 00:15:27,477 Yes, he's infuriating, sir. How can you stand it? 225 00:15:27,655 --> 00:15:30,490 We cannot leave without being absolutely sure ourselves 226 00:15:30,658 --> 00:15:31,903 that everything has been done. 227 00:15:32,076 --> 00:15:34,614 Now, certainly you understand our feelings about that. 228 00:15:34,787 --> 00:15:38,619 - Mr. Spock? Mr. Spock? - Yes, Your Excellency. 229 00:15:38,791 --> 00:15:41,496 - Are you still there? - Yes, Your Excellency. 230 00:15:41,669 --> 00:15:44,242 There was interference with your transmission. 231 00:15:44,422 --> 00:15:47,043 A lot of noise drowned out what was said. 232 00:15:47,216 --> 00:15:48,497 Would you repeat, please? 233 00:15:48,676 --> 00:15:51,843 I apologise for the noise, Your Excellency. 234 00:15:52,013 --> 00:15:56,011 To summarise, I request permission to transport down to Gideon. 235 00:15:56,184 --> 00:15:57,347 Forgive me, Mr. Spock. 236 00:15:57,519 --> 00:16:00,354 No criticism of your equipment was intended. 237 00:16:00,522 --> 00:16:03,807 But it has sent your captain on some strange journey, 238 00:16:03,984 --> 00:16:05,264 a safe one, we all still hope. 239 00:16:05,443 --> 00:16:09,441 But it could create for us serious incidents with your Federation. 240 00:16:09,614 --> 00:16:13,315 And now you propose to repeat this disaster with another officer? 241 00:16:13,493 --> 00:16:14,692 This would be madness. 242 00:16:14,870 --> 00:16:17,539 I'll not take that, Mr. Spock. 243 00:16:17,706 --> 00:16:19,913 That transporter was in perfect condition. 244 00:16:20,084 --> 00:16:21,708 I guarantee that myself. 245 00:16:21,877 --> 00:16:24,166 Transport me down and I'll prove to those... 246 00:16:26,465 --> 00:16:27,496 ...gentlemen. 247 00:16:27,675 --> 00:16:29,383 Mr. Scott, you'll go to the Transporter Room 248 00:16:29,552 --> 00:16:30,583 and await my orders. 249 00:16:30,761 --> 00:16:31,876 Aye, Mr. Spock. 250 00:16:36,225 --> 00:16:38,514 I could not quite make that out, Mr. Spock. 251 00:16:38,686 --> 00:16:41,391 Would you be so good as to repeat what you said? 252 00:16:41,564 --> 00:16:42,809 Yes, Your Excellency. 253 00:16:42,982 --> 00:16:46,731 The ship's engineer was explaining that the malfunction, 254 00:16:46,903 --> 00:16:49,311 which did exist, has now been repaired. 255 00:16:49,489 --> 00:16:52,443 We would appreciate an opportunity to test the equipment. 256 00:16:52,617 --> 00:16:54,242 I therefore request permission 257 00:16:54,411 --> 00:16:56,487 to beam down to your council chamber. 258 00:16:56,663 --> 00:16:58,739 But, Mr. Spock, you... 259 00:16:58,915 --> 00:17:02,747 Your Excellency, grant this one request. 260 00:17:02,919 --> 00:17:06,253 You are a very persistent fellow, Mr. Spock. 261 00:17:09,510 --> 00:17:11,668 Very well, then. 262 00:17:11,845 --> 00:17:17,088 You shall test the skill of your very excitable repairman. 263 00:17:17,268 --> 00:17:18,762 There is one proviso. 264 00:17:18,936 --> 00:17:21,474 We cannot risk further incidents. 265 00:17:21,647 --> 00:17:25,811 You will therefore transport a member of my staff to your ship. 266 00:17:25,985 --> 00:17:27,563 Let us first see if that works. 267 00:17:27,737 --> 00:17:32,363 Thank you, Your Excellency. Your proposal is accepted. 268 00:17:34,786 --> 00:17:36,363 - Mr. Scott? - Scott here. 269 00:17:36,537 --> 00:17:39,408 Prepare to beam aboard a representative of the Gideon Council. 270 00:17:39,582 --> 00:17:40,614 Aye, aye, sir. 271 00:17:40,792 --> 00:17:43,117 My assistant will provide you with the proper... 272 00:17:43,294 --> 00:17:44,493 What is the word? 273 00:17:44,671 --> 00:17:46,295 Coordinates. 274 00:17:46,464 --> 00:17:49,382 Thank you. Proceed, Krodak. 275 00:17:53,221 --> 00:17:56,139 - Eight-seven-five. - Eight-seven-five. 276 00:17:56,308 --> 00:17:59,641 - Zero-two-zero. - Zero-two-zero. 277 00:17:59,811 --> 00:18:04,639 - Seven-zero-nine. - Seven-zero-nine. 278 00:18:04,817 --> 00:18:06,809 Energizing. 279 00:18:21,125 --> 00:18:23,912 Mr. Spock, the gentleman from Gideon is here. 280 00:18:24,086 --> 00:18:27,456 Your Excellency, your assistant has arrived safely 281 00:18:27,632 --> 00:18:30,301 and I am now ready to transport down to Gideon. 282 00:18:30,468 --> 00:18:34,217 Now, now, not so fast, Mr. Spock. 283 00:18:34,389 --> 00:18:36,298 That is quite a different matter. 284 00:18:36,474 --> 00:18:41,017 We agreed to allow one representative on our soil, your captain. 285 00:18:41,187 --> 00:18:44,853 Sir, our captain is still missing, 286 00:18:45,025 --> 00:18:50,019 and I now demand that I be allowed to transport to Gideon as we agreed. 287 00:18:50,197 --> 00:18:52,024 Forgive me, Mr. Spock, 288 00:18:52,199 --> 00:18:56,197 but I overstepped my authority when I made that agreement. 289 00:18:56,370 --> 00:18:59,490 However, your request will be taken up 290 00:18:59,665 --> 00:19:02,832 at the next full session of Gideon's council. 291 00:19:11,385 --> 00:19:14,007 Mr. Scott, beam down the gentleman from Gideon. 292 00:19:14,180 --> 00:19:17,715 Yes, Mr. Spock. I'm sending him straight to the same coordinates. 293 00:19:19,060 --> 00:19:20,851 And just when I was beginning to think 294 00:19:21,020 --> 00:19:23,392 you might find a whole new career as a diplomat, Mr. Spock. 295 00:19:23,564 --> 00:19:25,853 Do not give up hope, doctor. 296 00:19:26,025 --> 00:19:28,314 Lieutenant Uhura, contact Starfleet Command. 297 00:19:28,486 --> 00:19:30,728 Demand an immediate reply to our request 298 00:19:30,905 --> 00:19:32,565 for permission to beam down to Gideon. 299 00:19:32,741 --> 00:19:34,899 Yes, Mr. Spock. 300 00:19:35,076 --> 00:19:37,235 Enterprise to Starfleet Command. 301 00:19:37,412 --> 00:19:39,239 Enterprise to Starfleet Command. 302 00:19:39,790 --> 00:19:41,747 Enterprise to Starfleet Command. 303 00:19:41,917 --> 00:19:44,871 Enterprise to Starfleet Command. 304 00:19:45,045 --> 00:19:49,672 Captain Kirk here. Red priority. Red priority. 305 00:19:49,842 --> 00:19:52,511 - Isn't it in working order? - It seems to be. 306 00:19:52,678 --> 00:19:54,920 Then someone should have heard you. 307 00:19:55,097 --> 00:19:58,217 Captain Kirk here. Please answer red priority. 308 00:19:58,392 --> 00:20:01,808 Please answer red priority. 309 00:20:02,605 --> 00:20:07,018 If someone is listening, they're not answering. 310 00:20:07,193 --> 00:20:09,232 Why should they do that? 311 00:20:12,073 --> 00:20:13,900 They wouldn't. 312 00:20:23,126 --> 00:20:25,451 - What did you do? - Took the ship out of warp speed. 313 00:20:25,628 --> 00:20:27,954 - Out of what? - Space terminology. 314 00:20:28,131 --> 00:20:30,669 We're no longer moving faster than the speed of light. 315 00:20:30,842 --> 00:20:33,464 I've trimmed down to sublight speed until we find out where we are. 316 00:20:33,637 --> 00:20:37,006 - It feels the same. - Of course it does. 317 00:20:40,018 --> 00:20:42,011 Maybe it is the same. 318 00:20:49,820 --> 00:20:52,145 Well, has the ship slowed down? 319 00:20:55,826 --> 00:20:59,278 If you can believe that, we have. 320 00:20:59,455 --> 00:21:03,535 Please. Don't tell me the sky is out of order now. 321 00:21:10,008 --> 00:21:12,546 It's so quiet. 322 00:21:12,719 --> 00:21:15,126 So peaceful. 323 00:21:15,305 --> 00:21:17,381 It isn't really, you know. 324 00:21:26,149 --> 00:21:28,438 And it's beautiful. 325 00:21:33,532 --> 00:21:36,402 Yes. Yes, it is. 326 00:21:36,577 --> 00:21:38,534 Very, very beautiful. 327 00:21:38,704 --> 00:21:40,862 And we're alone. 328 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:43,246 Can you make it last a long, long time? 329 00:21:43,417 --> 00:21:46,204 How long would you like it to last? 330 00:21:47,505 --> 00:21:49,378 Forever. 331 00:21:49,715 --> 00:21:51,044 Well, let's see. 332 00:21:51,217 --> 00:21:54,716 Power, that's no problem. It regenerates. 333 00:21:54,887 --> 00:21:59,882 And food, we have enough to feed a crew of 430 for five years. 334 00:22:00,059 --> 00:22:02,550 - So that should last us... - Forever. 335 00:22:04,230 --> 00:22:06,804 All my life I've dreamed of being alone. 336 00:22:06,983 --> 00:22:08,726 Most people are afraid of being alone. 337 00:22:08,902 --> 00:22:11,190 Where I come from, people dream of it. 338 00:22:12,405 --> 00:22:14,065 Why? 339 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:15,735 Why are the people of Gideon like that? 340 00:22:17,077 --> 00:22:18,191 Gideon? 341 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:24,541 I told you I don't know where I come from, what my planet is. 342 00:22:26,587 --> 00:22:29,588 - It might be Gideon. - Does it matter so much? 343 00:22:29,756 --> 00:22:31,251 Yes. 344 00:22:31,425 --> 00:22:33,501 It might help me pinpoint our location. 345 00:22:35,846 --> 00:22:37,554 And then you might find your crew. 346 00:22:37,723 --> 00:22:41,887 Being here with you, I forgot there must be others. 347 00:22:42,478 --> 00:22:45,514 I envy you your sense of loyalty. 348 00:22:46,065 --> 00:22:49,399 I want to ease your feeling of dread, 349 00:22:49,569 --> 00:22:53,068 your fear that all your crew no longer exists. 350 00:23:01,873 --> 00:23:05,705 I've got to contact whoever's manipulating us. 351 00:23:05,877 --> 00:23:07,786 There must be a way. 352 00:23:09,548 --> 00:23:11,208 Odona. 353 00:23:11,383 --> 00:23:14,337 Odona, can you remember 354 00:23:14,511 --> 00:23:16,634 why your people dream of being alone? 355 00:23:19,474 --> 00:23:21,052 Because they never can be. 356 00:23:22,811 --> 00:23:24,471 Why? 357 00:23:28,525 --> 00:23:30,732 What makes it so impossible to be alone? 358 00:23:33,489 --> 00:23:36,988 Because there are so many of us. So many. 359 00:23:37,827 --> 00:23:40,069 There is no place, 360 00:23:40,454 --> 00:23:41,617 no street, 361 00:23:41,789 --> 00:23:44,743 no house, no garden, 362 00:23:44,917 --> 00:23:46,162 no beach, 363 00:23:46,335 --> 00:23:49,705 no mountain that is not filled with people. 364 00:23:49,881 --> 00:23:52,253 Each one of us would kill 365 00:23:52,425 --> 00:23:55,877 in order to find a place alone to himself. 366 00:23:57,222 --> 00:23:58,846 They would willingly die for it 367 00:24:00,558 --> 00:24:02,516 if they could. 368 00:24:09,526 --> 00:24:11,685 Who sent you here? 369 00:24:12,863 --> 00:24:17,192 No one commands Odona. I was not sent here. 370 00:24:20,704 --> 00:24:22,697 You've come to kill. 371 00:24:27,586 --> 00:24:29,330 Odona, 372 00:24:30,297 --> 00:24:31,460 have you come to die? 373 00:24:34,385 --> 00:24:37,386 I don't know. I don't care. 374 00:24:38,723 --> 00:24:41,178 I only know I'm here. 375 00:24:41,351 --> 00:24:43,758 I only know I'm happy. 376 00:25:25,438 --> 00:25:27,845 Now all I have to do is find a medical kit 377 00:25:28,024 --> 00:25:30,775 and I can completely cure this. 378 00:25:30,943 --> 00:25:34,277 - Cure? - Yes, the irritation would be gone. 379 00:25:34,447 --> 00:25:37,234 What will happen if you do not find one? 380 00:25:37,408 --> 00:25:39,116 Will you become sick and die? 381 00:25:39,285 --> 00:25:42,203 Oh, no. Not from something as simple as this. 382 00:25:42,372 --> 00:25:45,657 No, it'll cure itself eventually, but... 383 00:25:49,754 --> 00:25:54,463 Do you know, I don't even remember how this happened. 384 00:25:58,388 --> 00:26:00,464 Do you hear that? 385 00:26:00,641 --> 00:26:05,137 Yes, it sounds like an engine. 386 00:26:05,312 --> 00:26:09,606 No, the ship's engines don't make that kind of sound. 387 00:26:09,775 --> 00:26:12,978 But something is wrong with the equipment. Could that be it? 388 00:26:13,154 --> 00:26:16,404 I know every sound that this ship might make. 389 00:26:17,992 --> 00:26:20,198 That's coming from outside. 390 00:26:21,037 --> 00:26:24,203 - A storm might... - A storm might. 391 00:26:25,458 --> 00:26:27,830 But you wouldn't be able to hear it. 392 00:26:29,379 --> 00:26:30,921 Come on. 393 00:26:38,096 --> 00:26:40,172 This is a viewing port. We'll be able to see outside. 394 00:26:40,348 --> 00:26:43,598 If there's a storm, we'll be able to see it. 395 00:26:45,604 --> 00:26:47,561 If it works. 396 00:27:00,869 --> 00:27:02,661 People. 397 00:27:02,830 --> 00:27:04,454 The faces of people. 398 00:27:06,083 --> 00:27:08,788 And then the stars. 399 00:27:13,549 --> 00:27:15,957 What's happening? 400 00:27:16,135 --> 00:27:17,629 What's out there? 401 00:27:26,563 --> 00:27:27,891 The sound is gone. 402 00:27:30,066 --> 00:27:32,308 It was like the heartbeat of all those people 403 00:27:33,069 --> 00:27:36,521 and thousands upon thousands more pressing against the ship. 404 00:27:39,326 --> 00:27:42,031 But you said we were moving through space. 405 00:27:42,746 --> 00:27:43,909 Yes, I said that. 406 00:27:44,081 --> 00:27:46,951 Then the people can't be out there. 407 00:27:47,125 --> 00:27:48,205 Yes, they can. 408 00:27:49,086 --> 00:27:50,545 Please don't frighten me. 409 00:27:55,426 --> 00:28:00,088 It could be a mirage. They could exist in our minds. 410 00:28:00,264 --> 00:28:02,173 You mean that we're going mad. 411 00:28:04,935 --> 00:28:09,229 Or some power is creating the illusion in our minds 412 00:28:09,398 --> 00:28:12,186 that we are somewhere near your planet. 413 00:28:16,614 --> 00:28:17,943 But why? 414 00:28:19,284 --> 00:28:21,276 I don't know. 415 00:28:22,996 --> 00:28:25,285 I don't know. 416 00:28:32,714 --> 00:28:34,292 I think I have an idea. 417 00:28:36,051 --> 00:28:38,293 So that we won't keep trying to find out where we are, 418 00:28:38,470 --> 00:28:41,341 that we'll be content to stay here. 419 00:28:42,516 --> 00:28:44,805 Be content. 420 00:28:46,437 --> 00:28:49,141 Be content? 421 00:28:49,315 --> 00:28:51,521 Be content? 422 00:28:52,443 --> 00:28:54,270 Not until I find out what happened to my crew. 423 00:28:54,445 --> 00:28:56,319 - Are they dead? - I don't know. 424 00:28:56,489 --> 00:28:59,359 Did you kill them so you could have the ship to yourself? 425 00:29:00,743 --> 00:29:02,285 Captain... 426 00:29:04,622 --> 00:29:09,249 Captain, something is happening to me. 427 00:29:09,877 --> 00:29:13,496 I never felt like this before. 428 00:29:13,673 --> 00:29:16,342 I've never felt like this before either. 429 00:29:16,509 --> 00:29:20,175 Is this the way one looks 430 00:29:20,347 --> 00:29:24,179 when one is developing a sickness? 431 00:29:26,561 --> 00:29:29,515 There's no sickness on your planet, remember? 432 00:29:34,611 --> 00:29:38,194 Now there will be. There will be sickness. 433 00:29:40,451 --> 00:29:43,321 There will be death. 434 00:30:22,077 --> 00:30:24,449 - Hodin. - Yes, Captain Kirk. 435 00:30:24,621 --> 00:30:27,373 Our experiment has passed the first stage. 436 00:30:27,541 --> 00:30:30,458 Let me in there. I can help her. 437 00:30:30,627 --> 00:30:33,083 We have no need of any of your medicines. 438 00:30:33,255 --> 00:30:34,418 But she's ill. 439 00:30:34,590 --> 00:30:38,006 We're grateful to you for her illness. 440 00:30:38,177 --> 00:30:39,755 You have done well, my daughter. 441 00:30:48,646 --> 00:30:50,555 Guard the captain well. 442 00:30:50,731 --> 00:30:53,436 We shall need him for a long time. 443 00:31:09,543 --> 00:31:11,286 I sympathise deeply, 444 00:31:11,461 --> 00:31:14,795 but Starfleet cannot override Federation directives in this matter. 445 00:31:14,965 --> 00:31:17,800 Admiral, the crew will not understand it. 446 00:31:17,968 --> 00:31:21,800 Has your crew suddenly become interested in provoking a war? 447 00:31:21,972 --> 00:31:23,550 That is not Starfleet's mission. 448 00:31:24,141 --> 00:31:26,976 We wish only to save the life of the captain. 449 00:31:27,144 --> 00:31:29,220 You have not proved your case to the Federation, 450 00:31:29,396 --> 00:31:31,188 or to Starfleet for that matter. 451 00:31:31,357 --> 00:31:34,808 I am positive that I can do so to your satisfaction, admiral. 452 00:31:34,985 --> 00:31:38,734 I have been convinced since my first exchange with the ambassador 453 00:31:38,906 --> 00:31:40,982 that the captain has been taken prisoner. 454 00:31:41,158 --> 00:31:42,902 Granted as fact, Mr. Spock. 455 00:31:43,077 --> 00:31:45,782 I now know where the captain is being held. 456 00:31:45,955 --> 00:31:49,704 If he is being held at the same place to which we transported him. 457 00:31:49,876 --> 00:31:52,912 They would not dare harm him in the Gideon council chamber. 458 00:31:53,087 --> 00:31:57,963 Sir, the captain is not being held in the Gideon council chamber. 459 00:31:58,134 --> 00:31:59,463 He is being held nearby. 460 00:31:59,636 --> 00:32:01,878 You have now answered what and where. 461 00:32:02,055 --> 00:32:04,593 I am waiting for your explanation of why. 462 00:32:04,766 --> 00:32:07,304 Since the planet is shielded from our sensors, 463 00:32:07,477 --> 00:32:10,846 we cannot establish that without on-the-spot investigation. 464 00:32:11,023 --> 00:32:13,229 Do you have evidence the captain's life is threatened? 465 00:32:16,528 --> 00:32:17,691 Permission denied. 466 00:32:17,863 --> 00:32:20,484 Admiral, I wish to state for the record 467 00:32:20,658 --> 00:32:22,864 that your decision is completely arbitrary. 468 00:32:23,035 --> 00:32:24,862 So noted. 469 00:32:30,084 --> 00:32:32,456 Will it last long? 470 00:32:33,296 --> 00:32:37,128 That depends on the strength of the one infected. 471 00:32:37,717 --> 00:32:40,386 You have great strength. 472 00:32:41,637 --> 00:32:45,386 How will you know when I am to die? 473 00:32:45,558 --> 00:32:48,643 Your body temperature will be very great. 474 00:32:48,812 --> 00:32:50,721 You will see us, 475 00:32:50,897 --> 00:32:52,557 but you will not know who we are. 476 00:32:52,732 --> 00:32:54,891 I must see him before then... 477 00:32:55,068 --> 00:32:57,226 Lie still. Lie still. 478 00:33:02,826 --> 00:33:04,404 Do you feel great pain? 479 00:33:05,454 --> 00:33:07,031 Yes. 480 00:33:07,748 --> 00:33:10,868 In my arms and thighs. 481 00:33:11,043 --> 00:33:13,581 What is it like to feel pain? 482 00:33:15,339 --> 00:33:17,213 It is like... 483 00:33:19,593 --> 00:33:24,801 Like when you see the people have no hope for happiness, Father. 484 00:33:25,808 --> 00:33:28,643 You feel great despair. 485 00:33:28,811 --> 00:33:30,970 And your heart is heavy 486 00:33:31,147 --> 00:33:34,101 because you know you can do nothing. 487 00:33:34,567 --> 00:33:36,227 Pain is like that. 488 00:33:37,987 --> 00:33:40,941 Your courage gives me great pride. 489 00:33:54,004 --> 00:33:56,921 - Let me see her. - Not yet. 490 00:33:57,090 --> 00:33:59,463 - You don't know what she may have. - But we do. 491 00:33:59,635 --> 00:34:01,461 She has Vegan choriomeningitis. 492 00:34:03,263 --> 00:34:06,467 It's very rare and always fatal if not treated within 24 hours. 493 00:34:06,642 --> 00:34:07,887 I know. It almost killed me. 494 00:34:08,060 --> 00:34:11,263 Yes, our prime minister learned about you during our negotiations. 495 00:34:11,438 --> 00:34:13,312 That's why we brought you here. 496 00:34:13,482 --> 00:34:15,808 Your blood provided the microorganisms 497 00:34:15,985 --> 00:34:17,977 which infected her. 498 00:34:18,154 --> 00:34:19,731 That's how my arm got hurt. 499 00:34:19,905 --> 00:34:21,649 Yes. As Odona told you, 500 00:34:21,824 --> 00:34:24,066 we have no need for medical practitioners here. 501 00:34:24,243 --> 00:34:25,821 Our apologies. 502 00:34:25,995 --> 00:34:28,665 We were unforgivably awkward to have hurt you. 503 00:34:42,554 --> 00:34:43,585 You're mad. 504 00:34:44,222 --> 00:34:47,176 No, we are desperate. 505 00:34:48,769 --> 00:34:51,853 I don't understand how Starfleet can deny us permission 506 00:34:52,022 --> 00:34:54,394 to beam down to search for the captain. 507 00:34:54,566 --> 00:34:56,938 They did not ask for our understanding, doctor. 508 00:34:57,111 --> 00:34:58,902 I don't see how they expect us to sit here 509 00:34:59,071 --> 00:35:00,862 and wait for the captain to reappear. 510 00:35:01,031 --> 00:35:03,949 Unfortunately, I must violate a direct order from Starfleet. 511 00:35:04,118 --> 00:35:06,691 That's the best possible decision you can make. I'm with you. 512 00:35:06,871 --> 00:35:08,780 I do not make it lightly, doctor. 513 00:35:08,956 --> 00:35:11,578 However, Command knows that Ambassador Hodin 514 00:35:11,751 --> 00:35:13,957 has not been totally honest with us. 515 00:35:14,128 --> 00:35:19,086 Lieutenant Uhura, repeat original Gideon coordinates for beam down. 516 00:35:19,258 --> 00:35:24,051 875-020-079. 517 00:35:24,222 --> 00:35:26,298 Mr. Scott, the coordinates given you? 518 00:35:26,474 --> 00:35:31,551 875-020-709. 519 00:35:31,730 --> 00:35:33,224 Coordinates don't match. 520 00:35:34,316 --> 00:35:36,474 Precisely. I shall beam down at once. 521 00:35:36,651 --> 00:35:37,980 Mr. Scott, you have the conn. 522 00:35:38,153 --> 00:35:40,822 I'll pick up my medical tricorder, meet you in the Transporter Room. 523 00:35:40,989 --> 00:35:42,982 Negative, doctor. I cannot accept the responsibility 524 00:35:43,158 --> 00:35:46,242 for ordering a fellow officer to violate a Starfleet directive. 525 00:35:46,411 --> 00:35:48,867 I can make such a decision only for myself. 526 00:35:49,039 --> 00:35:51,411 I'm not asking you to make the decision for me. 527 00:35:51,583 --> 00:35:54,869 The situation forces me to do so, doctor. 528 00:35:55,045 --> 00:35:58,165 Well, in that case, it's the worst possible decision you can make, Spock. 529 00:35:59,133 --> 00:36:00,924 This will not take long. 530 00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:10,266 Isn't that just about what Captain Kirk said before he left? 531 00:36:31,291 --> 00:36:35,953 Captain Kirk, Spock here. Captain Kirk? 532 00:37:03,741 --> 00:37:06,659 Your report to the Federation was a tissue of lies. 533 00:37:06,828 --> 00:37:10,161 You described environmental, physical, cultural conditions 534 00:37:10,331 --> 00:37:12,407 that would make Gideon a paradise. 535 00:37:12,584 --> 00:37:14,660 And so it was. 536 00:37:14,836 --> 00:37:19,249 A long, long time ago, what we described was true. 537 00:37:19,424 --> 00:37:22,923 The atmosphere on Gideon has always been germ-free, 538 00:37:23,094 --> 00:37:24,423 and the people flourished 539 00:37:24,596 --> 00:37:28,095 in their physical and spiritual perfection. 540 00:37:28,266 --> 00:37:32,264 Eventually, even the lifespan increased. 541 00:37:32,437 --> 00:37:36,934 Death became almost unknown to us. 542 00:37:37,109 --> 00:37:41,189 It occurred only when the body could no longer regenerate itself, 543 00:37:41,363 --> 00:37:44,863 and that happens now only to the very old. 544 00:37:45,034 --> 00:37:47,869 Those are conditions most people would envy. 545 00:37:48,037 --> 00:37:50,872 But Gideon did not find it enviable. 546 00:37:51,040 --> 00:37:55,287 The birthrate continued to rise and the population grew 547 00:37:55,461 --> 00:37:59,874 until now Gideon is encased in a living mass, 548 00:38:00,049 --> 00:38:04,877 who can find no rest, no peace, no joy. 549 00:38:05,889 --> 00:38:09,721 Why haven't you introduced any of the new techniques 550 00:38:09,893 --> 00:38:11,553 to sterilize men and women? 551 00:38:11,728 --> 00:38:15,512 Every organ renews itself. It would be impossible. 552 00:38:15,690 --> 00:38:17,101 Then let your people learn 553 00:38:17,275 --> 00:38:19,945 about the devices to safely prevent conception. 554 00:38:20,112 --> 00:38:22,400 The Federation will provide anything you need. 555 00:38:22,572 --> 00:38:24,115 But, you see, 556 00:38:24,283 --> 00:38:27,319 the people of Gideon have always believed 557 00:38:27,494 --> 00:38:30,246 that life is sacred. 558 00:38:31,123 --> 00:38:36,414 That the love of life is the greatest gift. 559 00:38:36,962 --> 00:38:41,589 That is the one unshakeable truth of Gideon. 560 00:38:41,759 --> 00:38:44,760 This overwhelming love of life 561 00:38:44,929 --> 00:38:48,677 has developed our regenerative capacity 562 00:38:48,850 --> 00:38:50,889 and our great longevity. 563 00:38:51,060 --> 00:38:53,682 And the great misery that you now face. 564 00:38:53,855 --> 00:38:56,642 That is bitterly true, captain. 565 00:38:56,816 --> 00:39:01,110 Nevertheless, we cannot deny the truth which shaped our evolution. 566 00:39:01,279 --> 00:39:04,066 We are incapable of destroying or interfering 567 00:39:04,240 --> 00:39:08,452 with the creation of that which we love so deeply. 568 00:39:08,620 --> 00:39:13,780 Life, in every form, from foetus to developed being. 569 00:39:13,959 --> 00:39:18,455 It is against our tradition, against our very nature. 570 00:39:20,132 --> 00:39:22,089 We simply could not do it. 571 00:39:22,259 --> 00:39:24,133 Yet you can kill a young girl. 572 00:39:24,303 --> 00:39:28,965 We are trying to readjust the life cycle of an entire civilisation. 573 00:39:29,141 --> 00:39:31,264 You're killing your own daughter. How can you do that? 574 00:39:31,435 --> 00:39:35,729 My daughter hoped to make you feel the agony of Gideon. 575 00:39:35,981 --> 00:39:37,974 But it was impossible. 576 00:39:38,150 --> 00:39:45,067 No stranger could realise the horror that life can be here. 577 00:39:45,241 --> 00:39:48,159 I will not beg for your understanding of my personal grief, 578 00:39:48,328 --> 00:39:52,112 nor will I parade it for you to gain your cooperation. 579 00:39:52,290 --> 00:39:57,795 My love for my daughter is too deep for display. 580 00:39:58,463 --> 00:40:00,503 My pride in her runs even deeper. 581 00:40:00,674 --> 00:40:04,458 My daughter freely chose to do what she is doing, 582 00:40:04,636 --> 00:40:08,586 as the people of Gideon are free to choose. 583 00:40:10,851 --> 00:40:14,516 The virus you need is very rare. 584 00:40:14,688 --> 00:40:15,851 Who will provide it? 585 00:40:18,901 --> 00:40:22,768 You will stay. Your blood will provide it. 586 00:40:22,947 --> 00:40:24,690 No, sir. Not me. 587 00:40:24,865 --> 00:40:26,525 You have many methods available to you. 588 00:40:26,700 --> 00:40:27,981 I have mentioned only a few. 589 00:40:29,787 --> 00:40:31,827 I do not offer my life for this purpose. 590 00:40:31,998 --> 00:40:33,706 I have many plans. 591 00:40:33,874 --> 00:40:38,204 And I have hopes other than death for Odona. 592 00:40:38,379 --> 00:40:41,713 My daughter pleaded with you to stay. 593 00:40:41,883 --> 00:40:47,304 What was said and what happened between us was for us alone. 594 00:40:48,139 --> 00:40:52,054 She hoped you would love her and wish to stay. 595 00:40:52,227 --> 00:40:54,385 So that was your plan. 596 00:40:55,105 --> 00:40:58,723 That I would fall so under her spell, 597 00:40:58,900 --> 00:41:00,893 that I would give up my freedom 598 00:41:01,611 --> 00:41:04,067 and become a willing sacrifice. 599 00:41:05,574 --> 00:41:08,409 Stay with us. We're desperate. 600 00:41:18,003 --> 00:41:19,498 Odona's fever is rising. 601 00:41:21,340 --> 00:41:23,831 She is calling the name of James Kirk. 602 00:41:27,263 --> 00:41:29,884 You see, you cannot leave us now. 603 00:41:33,811 --> 00:41:34,891 Go to her. 604 00:42:06,595 --> 00:42:11,553 An exact duplicate of the Enterprise. 605 00:42:20,276 --> 00:42:23,147 But completely inoperative. 606 00:42:39,462 --> 00:42:43,081 Spock to Enterprise. Spock to Enterprise. 607 00:42:43,258 --> 00:42:44,503 Scott here, Mr. Spock. 608 00:42:44,676 --> 00:42:47,843 I am speaking to you from the Bridge of the Enterprise. 609 00:42:49,848 --> 00:42:51,093 You're where? 610 00:42:51,266 --> 00:42:54,849 On the Bridge of the Enterprise, Mr. Scott. 611 00:42:55,020 --> 00:42:57,511 Those were the coordinates you insisted on. 612 00:42:57,689 --> 00:42:59,516 And they were correct. 613 00:42:59,692 --> 00:43:03,641 I'm onboard an exact duplicate of the Enterprise. 614 00:43:04,613 --> 00:43:07,448 An exact duplicate of the Enterprise? 615 00:43:07,616 --> 00:43:09,360 Is it in orbit, Mr. Spock? 616 00:43:09,535 --> 00:43:12,026 In orbit, doctor. 617 00:43:12,204 --> 00:43:14,078 In a manner of speaking, 618 00:43:14,248 --> 00:43:17,867 Gideon is in orbit, and the ship is on Gideon. 619 00:43:18,878 --> 00:43:21,962 Well, that's a beginning. What about the captain? 620 00:43:22,131 --> 00:43:24,587 I'm sure he's onboard somewhere. 621 00:43:24,759 --> 00:43:28,258 I'm picking up life readings. Spock out. 622 00:43:28,888 --> 00:43:32,554 Ship's log, stardate 5423.8. 623 00:43:32,726 --> 00:43:34,268 First Officer Spock reporting. 624 00:43:34,436 --> 00:43:37,057 Obviously, the Gideons have transported Captain Kirk 625 00:43:37,230 --> 00:43:39,472 onto this replica of the Enterprise 626 00:43:39,649 --> 00:43:41,309 to so confuse his mind 627 00:43:41,485 --> 00:43:45,185 as to make him susceptible to some extraordinary experiment. 628 00:43:45,364 --> 00:43:47,570 It is my intention to locate the captain 629 00:43:47,741 --> 00:43:51,609 and warn him before the experiment reaches its conclusion, 630 00:43:51,787 --> 00:43:53,032 which logic indicates 631 00:43:53,205 --> 00:43:57,203 means the end of the captain's life as he knows it. 632 00:44:05,718 --> 00:44:07,794 If you don't allow me to bring Dr. McCoy down here, 633 00:44:07,970 --> 00:44:10,259 it'll soon be too late to do anything for her. 634 00:44:10,431 --> 00:44:13,349 We have told you, it is her wish and mine 635 00:44:13,518 --> 00:44:16,353 that there be no interference with the natural progress of the virus. 636 00:44:16,521 --> 00:44:18,348 Her death is unnecessary. 637 00:44:18,523 --> 00:44:20,432 Even if she lives, her blood will provide 638 00:44:20,608 --> 00:44:22,601 the same serum you need as mine would. 639 00:44:23,737 --> 00:44:26,821 No, her death at so young an age 640 00:44:26,990 --> 00:44:28,449 will let the people know for certain 641 00:44:28,617 --> 00:44:31,155 that our life cycle can be changed. 642 00:44:31,328 --> 00:44:35,622 It is the symbol that will bring forth the dedicated young volunteers. 643 00:44:35,791 --> 00:44:40,785 The serum in their new blood will change Gideon, 644 00:44:40,963 --> 00:44:43,632 and it will once more be the paradise it was. 645 00:45:07,240 --> 00:45:09,778 I'm glad that you're here. 646 00:45:11,411 --> 00:45:13,569 Is the time short? 647 00:45:15,331 --> 00:45:17,158 Very short. 648 00:45:19,044 --> 00:45:23,041 And I asked you to make our journey last forever. 649 00:45:27,511 --> 00:45:29,503 It began here. 650 00:45:31,390 --> 00:45:33,762 And it can continue. 651 00:45:35,477 --> 00:45:40,685 If only you will allow me, I can cure you. 652 00:45:41,233 --> 00:45:43,142 I am not afraid of what will happen. 653 00:45:44,528 --> 00:45:47,198 It is just that now 654 00:45:47,364 --> 00:45:51,362 I wish with all my heart to stay with you forever. 655 00:46:33,871 --> 00:46:35,828 Your Excellency. 656 00:46:35,998 --> 00:46:37,278 Captain, you're looking well. 657 00:46:37,458 --> 00:46:39,913 Evidently, Starfleet's analysis was correct. 658 00:46:40,085 --> 00:46:42,162 Mr. Spock, we have a patient for Dr. McCoy. 659 00:46:42,338 --> 00:46:44,295 Have Scotty beam us up. 660 00:46:45,508 --> 00:46:48,758 Spock to Enterprise. Spock to Enterprise. 661 00:46:48,928 --> 00:46:52,379 - Scott here. - Three to beam up, Mr. Scott. 662 00:46:52,557 --> 00:46:53,885 Same coordinates? 663 00:46:54,058 --> 00:46:56,217 Negative. Lock in on my communicator signal. 664 00:46:58,813 --> 00:47:01,898 Your Excellency, please do not interfere. 665 00:47:02,066 --> 00:47:07,274 I already have one serious problem to resolve with upper echelons. 666 00:47:26,884 --> 00:47:29,920 Well, it was close, but you made it. 667 00:47:30,596 --> 00:47:32,505 I am cured? 668 00:47:32,681 --> 00:47:35,517 Right. Just like the captain. 669 00:47:39,897 --> 00:47:42,768 Instead of smiling at me, you should be shouting in anger. 670 00:47:42,942 --> 00:47:44,982 Why, because you're well again? 671 00:47:46,195 --> 00:47:49,647 No, because I pretended to be... 672 00:47:52,619 --> 00:47:56,319 How can you bear to look at me after the way I deceived you? 673 00:47:56,498 --> 00:48:00,827 At least you owe me the privilege of letting me look at you. 674 00:48:07,175 --> 00:48:09,168 You are a gentleman, Captain Kirk. 675 00:48:10,887 --> 00:48:11,919 Thank you, ma'am. 676 00:48:12,097 --> 00:48:14,884 You are no longer needed on Gideon. 677 00:48:15,058 --> 00:48:16,850 I can take your place there. 678 00:48:19,021 --> 00:48:20,349 Is that what you want to do? 679 00:48:23,108 --> 00:48:25,896 That is what I must do. 680 00:48:26,070 --> 00:48:27,861 I am needed there now. 681 00:48:33,077 --> 00:48:36,197 You're needed everywhere, Odona. 682 00:48:49,094 --> 00:48:50,588 It is not like our ship. 683 00:48:50,762 --> 00:48:53,929 Yes, it is. It's exactly the same. Only this one works. 684 00:48:54,099 --> 00:48:57,384 - It goes to many other planets? - Yes, it goes to the whole galaxy. 685 00:48:57,561 --> 00:48:59,767 With another difference. 686 00:48:59,938 --> 00:49:02,014 This one is crowded. 687 00:49:02,190 --> 00:49:04,598 It seems crowded to you? 688 00:49:05,527 --> 00:49:07,271 It does now. 689 00:49:09,656 --> 00:49:11,898 Are you going to stay on the ship? 690 00:49:13,786 --> 00:49:15,363 Yes, Odona, I have to. 691 00:49:17,998 --> 00:49:20,489 As crowded as my planet is, 692 00:49:20,668 --> 00:49:24,084 I could wish for it to hold one more person. 693 00:49:28,509 --> 00:49:30,051 Kirk to Transporter Control. 694 00:49:30,219 --> 00:49:33,220 One to beam down to the planet Gideon. 695 00:49:36,434 --> 00:49:39,554 I will miss you, Captain James Kirk.