1 00:00:10,619 --> 00:00:13,406 Deep Space Station K-7 now within sensor range, captain. 2 00:00:13,580 --> 00:00:14,660 Good. 3 00:00:14,832 --> 00:00:18,911 Mr. Chekov, this flight is supposed to provide experience and knowledge. 4 00:00:19,461 --> 00:00:21,584 How close will we come to the Klingon outpost 5 00:00:21,755 --> 00:00:23,462 if we continue on our present course? 6 00:00:24,382 --> 00:00:26,955 One parsec, sir. Close enough to smell them. 7 00:00:27,135 --> 00:00:28,510 That is illogical, ensign. 8 00:00:28,678 --> 00:00:31,133 Odours cannot travel through the vacuum of space. 9 00:00:32,181 --> 00:00:35,680 - I was making a little joke, sir. - Extremely little, ensign. 10 00:00:36,226 --> 00:00:39,429 Mr. Spock, immediate past history of the quadrant. 11 00:00:39,604 --> 00:00:42,807 Under dispute between the two parties since initial contact. 12 00:00:42,983 --> 00:00:45,271 The battle of Donatu V was fought near here 13 00:00:45,443 --> 00:00:47,934 23 solar years ago. Inconclusive. 14 00:00:48,237 --> 00:00:50,693 - Analysis of disputed area. - Undeveloped. 15 00:00:50,865 --> 00:00:52,525 Sherman's Planet is claimed by both sides, 16 00:00:52,700 --> 00:00:54,988 our Federation and the Klingon Empire. 17 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:56,489 We do have the better claim. 18 00:00:56,662 --> 00:00:57,907 The area was first mapped 19 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:01,034 by the famous Russian astronomer, lvan Burkoff, almost 200... 20 00:01:01,208 --> 00:01:03,284 - John Burke. - Burke, sir? 21 00:01:04,544 --> 00:01:06,702 I don't think so. I'm sure it was... 22 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:09,252 John Burke was the chief astronomer 23 00:01:09,424 --> 00:01:11,630 at the Royal Academy in Old Britain at the time. 24 00:01:12,218 --> 00:01:15,302 Royal Academy, oh, well. 25 00:01:15,471 --> 00:01:18,555 Is the rest of your history that faulty, ensign? 26 00:01:18,724 --> 00:01:20,348 Key points of dispute. 27 00:01:20,517 --> 00:01:22,391 Under the terms of the Organian Peace Treaty, 28 00:01:22,561 --> 00:01:26,558 one side or the other must prove it can develop the planet most efficiently. 29 00:01:26,731 --> 00:01:29,851 And unfortunately, though the Klingons are brutal and aggressive, 30 00:01:30,026 --> 00:01:31,900 they are most efficient. 31 00:01:32,362 --> 00:01:35,279 I remember once Peter the Great had a problem like that. He... 32 00:01:35,448 --> 00:01:38,318 - Captain. - Kirk here. 33 00:01:38,492 --> 00:01:41,991 Captain, I'm picking up a subspace distress call, priority channel. 34 00:01:42,162 --> 00:01:44,997 - It's from Space Station K-7. - Go to warp factor 6. 35 00:01:45,415 --> 00:01:47,538 Code 1 emergency, that's a disaster call. 36 00:01:47,709 --> 00:01:51,706 This is a red alert. Man your battle stations. All hands. 37 00:02:00,137 --> 00:02:02,972 Space, the final frontier. 38 00:02:09,187 --> 00:02:13,137 These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. 39 00:02:13,316 --> 00:02:17,265 Its five-year mission: To explore strange new worlds, 40 00:02:17,445 --> 00:02:21,145 to seek out new life and new civilisations, 41 00:02:21,574 --> 00:02:24,444 to boldly go where no man has gone before. 42 00:03:09,660 --> 00:03:12,826 Captain's log, stardate 4523.3. 43 00:03:12,996 --> 00:03:16,661 Deep Space Station K-7 has issued a priority- 1 call. 44 00:03:16,833 --> 00:03:20,665 More than an emergency, it signals near or total disaster. 45 00:03:20,837 --> 00:03:23,624 We can only assume the Klingons have attacked the station. 46 00:03:23,798 --> 00:03:25,837 We're going in, armed for battle. 47 00:03:26,008 --> 00:03:28,333 Main phasers armed and ready, sir. 48 00:03:35,851 --> 00:03:38,851 But there's nothing there. 49 00:03:39,938 --> 00:03:42,013 Just the station. 50 00:03:42,732 --> 00:03:48,106 Priority-1 distress call. It's just absolutely peaceful. 51 00:03:53,992 --> 00:03:56,661 Lieutenant Uhura, break subspace silence. 52 00:03:56,828 --> 00:04:00,197 Aye, sir. Channel's open, sir. 53 00:04:00,582 --> 00:04:03,369 Space Station K-7, this is Captain Kirk of the Enterprise. 54 00:04:03,543 --> 00:04:04,574 What is your emergency? 55 00:04:04,752 --> 00:04:07,955 Captain Kirk, this is Mr. Lurry, manager of K-7. 56 00:04:08,381 --> 00:04:10,669 I must apologise for the distress call. 57 00:04:10,841 --> 00:04:13,546 Mr. Lurry, you issued a priority-1 distress call. 58 00:04:13,719 --> 00:04:16,091 State the nature of your emergency. 59 00:04:16,888 --> 00:04:21,217 Well, perhaps you better beam over. I'll try to explain. 60 00:04:21,393 --> 00:04:24,097 You'll try to explain? 61 00:04:24,812 --> 00:04:28,395 You'd better be prepared to do more than that. Kirk out. 62 00:04:28,566 --> 00:04:31,104 Mr. Spock, I'll need your help. Chekov, maintain battle readiness. 63 00:04:31,277 --> 00:04:33,732 Lieutenant Uhura, see that the Transporter Room is standing by. 64 00:04:33,904 --> 00:04:36,110 Aye, sir. Transporter Room, stand by. 65 00:04:49,168 --> 00:04:51,326 Mr. Lurry, if there was no emergency, 66 00:04:51,504 --> 00:04:53,745 why did you issue a priority-1 distress call? 67 00:04:53,923 --> 00:04:56,248 That was my order, captain. 68 00:04:57,759 --> 00:05:01,543 Captain Kirk, this is Nilz Baris. He's out from Earth to take charge 69 00:05:01,721 --> 00:05:03,263 of the development for Sherman's Planet. 70 00:05:03,431 --> 00:05:06,681 And that gives you the authority to put an entire quadrant on defence alert? 71 00:05:06,851 --> 00:05:09,556 Mr. Baris is the Federation undersecretary 72 00:05:09,729 --> 00:05:12,932 in charge of agricultural affairs in this quadrant. 73 00:05:13,274 --> 00:05:15,681 And that gives him the authority. 74 00:05:16,026 --> 00:05:18,185 This is my assistant, Arne Darvin. 75 00:05:18,362 --> 00:05:21,362 - And this is my first officer, Mr. Spock. - Mr. Spock. 76 00:05:21,615 --> 00:05:24,948 And now, captain, I want all available security guards. 77 00:05:25,118 --> 00:05:27,573 I want them posted around the storage compartments. 78 00:05:27,745 --> 00:05:29,405 Storage compartments? Storage compartments? 79 00:05:29,580 --> 00:05:32,285 The storage compartments containing the quadrotriticale. 80 00:05:32,458 --> 00:05:35,079 The what? The what? What's quadrotriticale? 81 00:05:35,252 --> 00:05:36,367 Here. 82 00:05:39,631 --> 00:05:41,126 Wheat. So what? 83 00:05:41,508 --> 00:05:44,462 Quadrotriticale is not wheat, captain. 84 00:05:44,636 --> 00:05:48,135 Of course, I wouldn't expect you or Mr. Spock to know about such things, 85 00:05:48,306 --> 00:05:50,595 but quadrotriticale is a rather... 86 00:05:50,767 --> 00:05:52,973 Quadrotriticale is a high-yield grain, 87 00:05:53,436 --> 00:05:55,642 a four-lobed hybrid of wheat and rye. 88 00:05:55,813 --> 00:05:57,640 A perennial, also, if I'm not mistaken. 89 00:05:58,065 --> 00:06:01,101 Its root grain, triticale, can trace its ancestry 90 00:06:01,276 --> 00:06:03,518 all the way back to 20th-century Canada, where... 91 00:06:03,695 --> 00:06:05,154 Mr. Spock, you've made your point. 92 00:06:05,322 --> 00:06:09,106 Quadrotriticale is the only Earth grain that will grow on Sherman's Planet. 93 00:06:09,284 --> 00:06:11,442 Now, we have several tons of it here on the station 94 00:06:11,619 --> 00:06:14,573 and it's very important that that grain get to Sherman's Planet safely. 95 00:06:15,456 --> 00:06:19,323 Mr. Baris thinks that Klingon agents may try to sabotage it. 96 00:06:19,502 --> 00:06:23,001 You issued a priority-1 distress call for a couple of tons of wheat? 97 00:06:23,172 --> 00:06:25,378 Quadrotriticale. 98 00:06:25,549 --> 00:06:27,672 Of course, captain, I realise that we... 99 00:06:27,843 --> 00:06:31,461 Mr. Baris, you summoned the Enterprise without an emergency. 100 00:06:31,638 --> 00:06:34,211 - You'll take full responsibility for it. - What do you mean? 101 00:06:34,390 --> 00:06:37,426 Misuse of the priority-1 channel is a Federation offence. 102 00:06:37,602 --> 00:06:40,057 I did not misuse the priority-1 channel. 103 00:06:40,229 --> 00:06:42,471 I want that grain protected. 104 00:06:42,648 --> 00:06:45,684 Captain, couldn't you at least post a couple of guards? 105 00:06:46,235 --> 00:06:48,690 We do have a large number of ships passing through. 106 00:06:48,862 --> 00:06:51,353 It would seem a logical precaution, captain. 107 00:06:51,531 --> 00:06:55,860 The Sherman's Planet affair is of extreme importance to the Federation. 108 00:07:04,043 --> 00:07:06,119 - Kirk to Enterprise. - Enterprise here. 109 00:07:06,295 --> 00:07:08,620 Secure from general quarters... 110 00:07:09,381 --> 00:07:12,298 ...and beam down two, and only two, security guards. 111 00:07:12,467 --> 00:07:13,712 Have them report to Mr. Lurry. 112 00:07:14,052 --> 00:07:17,136 Authorise shore leave for all off-duty personnel. 113 00:07:17,305 --> 00:07:19,297 - Yes, captain. - Kirk out. 114 00:07:19,974 --> 00:07:22,381 Captain Kirk, how dare you authorise a mere two men 115 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:23,888 for a project of this importance! 116 00:07:24,311 --> 00:07:26,019 Starfleet Command will hear about this... 117 00:07:26,188 --> 00:07:28,560 I have never questioned the orders or the intelligence 118 00:07:28,732 --> 00:07:31,899 of any representative of the Federation. 119 00:07:32,069 --> 00:07:33,563 Until now. 120 00:07:41,744 --> 00:07:44,282 Summoning a starship on a priority A-1 channel 121 00:07:44,455 --> 00:07:46,946 to guard some storage compartments. 122 00:07:47,583 --> 00:07:49,160 Storage compartments of wheat. 123 00:07:49,334 --> 00:07:52,252 Nevertheless, captain, the Klingons would not enjoy seeing us 124 00:07:52,421 --> 00:07:54,497 successfully develop Sherman's Planet. 125 00:07:54,673 --> 00:07:56,416 I guess not. 126 00:07:59,511 --> 00:08:02,262 I see you didn't waste any time taking your shore leave. 127 00:08:02,430 --> 00:08:04,257 And how often do I get shore leave? 128 00:08:04,432 --> 00:08:07,432 She wants to shop, and I thought I would help her. 129 00:08:08,769 --> 00:08:11,058 Excuse me. Excuse me. 130 00:08:12,272 --> 00:08:14,431 Mr. Chekov, what do you make of this? 131 00:08:14,691 --> 00:08:17,099 Oh, quadrotriticale. 132 00:08:17,277 --> 00:08:20,693 I've read about this, but I've never seen any before. 133 00:08:20,864 --> 00:08:22,856 Does everybody know about this wheat but me? 134 00:08:23,032 --> 00:08:25,784 Well, not everyone, captain. It's a Russian invention. 135 00:08:28,996 --> 00:08:32,281 I don't want any, I told you before, and I'm telling you again. 136 00:08:32,458 --> 00:08:35,624 I don't want any more Spican flame gems. 137 00:08:35,794 --> 00:08:38,914 Thanks to you, I already have enough Spican flame gems 138 00:08:39,089 --> 00:08:41,295 - to last me a lifetime. - How sad for you, my friend. 139 00:08:41,466 --> 00:08:45,677 You won't find a finer stone anywhere. But I have something better. 140 00:08:47,346 --> 00:08:49,920 Surely you want some... 141 00:08:50,683 --> 00:08:53,304 ...Antarian glow water. 142 00:08:54,186 --> 00:08:58,729 - I use that to polish the flame gems. - You're a difficult man to reach. 143 00:08:58,899 --> 00:09:03,110 But I have something from the far reaches of the galaxy. 144 00:09:03,278 --> 00:09:06,195 - Surely you want... - Not at your price. 145 00:09:06,364 --> 00:09:09,234 Oh, what is it? Is it alive? 146 00:09:10,201 --> 00:09:12,074 May I hold it? 147 00:09:13,704 --> 00:09:17,832 Oh, it's adorable. What is it? 148 00:09:18,292 --> 00:09:22,834 What is it? Why, lovely lady, it's a tribble. 149 00:09:23,505 --> 00:09:24,536 A tribble? 150 00:09:24,839 --> 00:09:27,295 Only the sweetest creature known to man. 151 00:09:27,884 --> 00:09:31,087 Excepting, of course, your lovely self. 152 00:09:32,763 --> 00:09:34,756 Oh, it's purring. 153 00:09:34,932 --> 00:09:36,841 Listen, it's purring. 154 00:09:37,101 --> 00:09:39,591 It's only saying that it likes you. 155 00:09:40,354 --> 00:09:41,634 Are you selling them? 156 00:09:41,813 --> 00:09:45,514 That's what we're trying to decide right now. 157 00:09:45,692 --> 00:09:49,061 My friend, 10 credits apiece is a very reasonable price. 158 00:09:49,237 --> 00:09:50,695 Now, you can see for yourself 159 00:09:50,863 --> 00:09:54,481 how much the lovely little lady appreciates the finer things. 160 00:09:54,659 --> 00:09:58,323 - One credit apiece. - He won't bite, will he? 161 00:09:58,495 --> 00:10:01,781 Sir, transporting harmful animals from one planet to another 162 00:10:01,957 --> 00:10:04,578 is against regulations, or weren't you aware of that? 163 00:10:04,751 --> 00:10:07,871 Besides, tribbles have no teeth. 164 00:10:08,046 --> 00:10:10,715 All right, I'll double my offer. Two credits. 165 00:10:10,882 --> 00:10:12,506 Twice nothing is still nothing. 166 00:10:13,885 --> 00:10:17,336 Well, if you're not gonna take him, I'm gonna take him. I think he's cute. 167 00:10:18,347 --> 00:10:21,264 - Four credits. - Is that an offer or a joke? 168 00:10:21,433 --> 00:10:23,924 - That's my offer. - That's a joke. 169 00:10:25,103 --> 00:10:26,218 Five. 170 00:10:26,396 --> 00:10:29,681 I can see you're an honest man. I'll tell you what I'm going to do. 171 00:10:29,858 --> 00:10:33,725 I'm going to lessen my price to 8 and a half credits. 172 00:10:34,737 --> 00:10:37,406 You're talking yourself out of a deal, friend. 173 00:10:37,573 --> 00:10:40,823 - Six credits, not a credit more. - Seven and a half. 174 00:10:40,993 --> 00:10:42,404 Seven? 175 00:10:42,911 --> 00:10:44,703 All right, you robber, 6 credits. 176 00:10:44,872 --> 00:10:46,579 - Done. When can I have them? - Right away. 177 00:10:48,083 --> 00:10:50,075 All right, what are you selling them for? 178 00:10:50,502 --> 00:10:52,660 Well, let me see, little lady. It's 6 credits. 179 00:10:52,837 --> 00:10:55,708 I figure a reasonable mark-up for a reasonable profit, 180 00:10:55,882 --> 00:10:58,633 say, a 10 percent mark-up. Ten credits. 181 00:10:58,801 --> 00:11:00,924 - Thief. - In fact, I'll sell you this one. 182 00:11:02,179 --> 00:11:04,752 Hey! He's eating my grain. 183 00:11:04,932 --> 00:11:06,094 That'll be 10 credits. 184 00:11:06,266 --> 00:11:09,552 That happens to be my sample, and I'll do with it as I please. 185 00:11:09,728 --> 00:11:13,725 And I please to give it to the lovely little lady here. 186 00:11:13,898 --> 00:11:17,433 - Oh, I couldn't, could I? - I insist. 187 00:11:17,610 --> 00:11:20,480 What are you trying to do, ruin the market? 188 00:11:21,113 --> 00:11:25,277 Once this lovely little lady starts to show this precious little darling around, 189 00:11:25,451 --> 00:11:27,075 you won't be able to keep up with them. 190 00:11:41,048 --> 00:11:42,080 Yes, what is it? 191 00:11:42,258 --> 00:11:45,128 Message from Starfleet, captain, priority channel. 192 00:11:45,302 --> 00:11:49,134 - Admiral Fitzpatrick speaking. - Put it on visual, lieutenant. 193 00:11:49,973 --> 00:11:52,215 - Captain Kirk. - Kirk here. 194 00:11:52,392 --> 00:11:54,634 Captain, it is not necessary to remind you 195 00:11:54,811 --> 00:11:57,812 of the importance to the Federation of Sherman's Planet. 196 00:11:57,981 --> 00:12:01,729 The key to our winning of this planet is the grain, quadrotriticale. 197 00:12:01,901 --> 00:12:03,977 The shipment of it must be protected. 198 00:12:05,196 --> 00:12:08,280 Effective immediately, you will render any aid and assistance 199 00:12:08,449 --> 00:12:10,322 which Undersecretary Baris may require. 200 00:12:11,326 --> 00:12:16,486 The safety of the grain and the project is your responsibility. 201 00:12:16,665 --> 00:12:18,456 Starfleet out. 202 00:12:18,625 --> 00:12:21,080 Well, that's just lovely. 203 00:12:21,252 --> 00:12:23,079 But not totally unexpected. 204 00:12:25,506 --> 00:12:28,423 - Captain Kirk. Captain Kirk. - Yes, lieutenant, what is it? 205 00:12:28,592 --> 00:12:30,881 Sensors are picking up a Klingon battle cruiser 206 00:12:31,053 --> 00:12:32,595 rapidly closing on the station. 207 00:12:32,763 --> 00:12:35,799 Go to red alert, notify Mr. Lurry, we'll be right up. 208 00:12:48,194 --> 00:12:49,854 What is the position of the Klingon ship? 209 00:12:50,029 --> 00:12:53,195 A hundred kilometres off K-7. It's just sitting there. 210 00:12:53,365 --> 00:12:55,322 - Captain, I have Mr. Lurry. - Put him on visual. 211 00:12:55,659 --> 00:12:57,034 Aye, sir. 212 00:12:58,411 --> 00:13:02,112 Mr. Lurry, there's a Klingon warship hanging 100 kilometres off your station. 213 00:13:02,290 --> 00:13:04,662 I don't think the Klingons are planning to attack us. 214 00:13:04,917 --> 00:13:05,997 Why not? 215 00:13:06,419 --> 00:13:08,910 Because at this moment, the captain of the Klingon ship 216 00:13:09,088 --> 00:13:11,246 is sitting right here in my office. 217 00:13:18,388 --> 00:13:21,259 Cancel red alert. We'll beam right down. 218 00:13:21,433 --> 00:13:23,674 Security, cancel red alert. 219 00:13:32,985 --> 00:13:36,650 Captain's log, stardate 4524.2. 220 00:13:36,822 --> 00:13:39,739 A Klingon warship is hovering only 100 kilometres 221 00:13:39,908 --> 00:13:41,817 from Deep Space Station K-7 222 00:13:41,993 --> 00:13:44,567 while its captain waits in the station manager's office. 223 00:13:44,746 --> 00:13:46,822 Their intentions are unknown. 224 00:13:47,248 --> 00:13:50,996 - My dear Captain Kirk. - My dear Captain Koloth. 225 00:13:51,169 --> 00:13:54,039 Let me assure you that my intentions are peaceful. 226 00:13:54,213 --> 00:13:56,087 As I've already told Mr. Lurry, 227 00:13:56,257 --> 00:13:59,672 the purpose of my presence here is to invoke shore-leave rights. 228 00:13:59,843 --> 00:14:01,006 Shore leave? 229 00:14:01,178 --> 00:14:05,674 Captain, we Klingons are not as luxury-minded as you Earthers. 230 00:14:05,974 --> 00:14:10,018 We do not equip our ships with, how shall I say it? 231 00:14:10,853 --> 00:14:11,932 Non-essentials. 232 00:14:12,105 --> 00:14:14,263 We have been in space for five months 233 00:14:14,607 --> 00:14:18,438 and what we choose as recreation is our own business. 234 00:14:18,611 --> 00:14:22,145 I might also add that under the terms of the Organian Peace Treaty, 235 00:14:22,364 --> 00:14:23,941 you cannot refuse us. 236 00:14:25,450 --> 00:14:29,068 Yes, well, I don't make those decisions. 237 00:14:29,412 --> 00:14:31,903 Mr. Lurry is in charge of those matters. 238 00:14:32,915 --> 00:14:35,371 Captain, may I speak to you a minute? 239 00:14:37,545 --> 00:14:42,123 Kirk, I don't want them here, but I don't have the authority to refuse. 240 00:14:43,133 --> 00:14:45,458 Well, I have the authority to act, and I'm gonna use it. 241 00:14:45,635 --> 00:14:48,209 My dear Captain Koloth, 242 00:14:48,388 --> 00:14:51,140 you may indeed bring your men down on shore leave. 243 00:14:51,307 --> 00:14:52,766 But only 12 at a time, 244 00:14:52,934 --> 00:14:55,638 and I assure you that for every man you bring down here, 245 00:14:55,812 --> 00:14:58,978 I shall have one security guard. There'll be no trouble. 246 00:15:00,649 --> 00:15:05,275 Captain Kirk, there's been no formal declaration of hostilities 247 00:15:05,445 --> 00:15:07,734 between our two respective governments. 248 00:15:07,906 --> 00:15:13,196 So naturally, our relationship will be a peaceful one. 249 00:15:13,369 --> 00:15:16,323 Let us both take steps to keep it that way. 250 00:15:18,249 --> 00:15:19,826 Of course. 251 00:15:37,308 --> 00:15:39,716 - Another technical journal, Scotty? - Aye. 252 00:15:39,894 --> 00:15:42,978 - Don't you ever relax? - I am relaxing. 253 00:15:50,570 --> 00:15:52,563 How long have you had that thing, lieutenant? 254 00:15:52,739 --> 00:15:54,114 Since yesterday, doctor. 255 00:15:54,282 --> 00:15:58,529 This morning I found out that he... I mean, she had had babies. 256 00:15:58,703 --> 00:16:01,538 Well, I'd say in that case you got a bargain. 257 00:16:02,456 --> 00:16:05,706 - You running a nursery, lieutenant? - Oh, captain. 258 00:16:05,876 --> 00:16:09,660 Well, I hadn't intended to, sir, but the tribble had other plans. 259 00:16:11,214 --> 00:16:15,757 - Did you get this at the space station? - Yes, sir. 260 00:16:15,927 --> 00:16:18,169 A most curious creature, captain. 261 00:16:18,346 --> 00:16:20,801 Its trilling seems to have a tranquilizing effect 262 00:16:20,973 --> 00:16:23,049 on the human nervous system. 263 00:16:23,935 --> 00:16:29,225 Fortunately, of course, I am immune to its effect. 264 00:16:36,988 --> 00:16:40,155 Do you mind if I take one of these to the lab to see what makes it tick? 265 00:16:41,159 --> 00:16:43,484 Well, all right, doctor, but if you're gonna dissect it, 266 00:16:43,661 --> 00:16:45,654 I don't want to know about it. 267 00:16:45,830 --> 00:16:50,242 I won't harm a hair on its head, wherever that is. 268 00:16:52,044 --> 00:16:55,294 Say, lieutenant, seeing as you're giving them away, can I have one? 269 00:16:56,131 --> 00:16:59,250 Sure, why not? I think they're old enough. 270 00:17:00,593 --> 00:17:02,135 Go ahead. 271 00:17:06,599 --> 00:17:08,722 Bridge to Captain Kirk. 272 00:17:11,186 --> 00:17:12,431 Kirk here. 273 00:17:12,604 --> 00:17:16,104 Mr. Baris is waiting on channel A to speak to you, sir. 274 00:17:19,277 --> 00:17:21,104 Pipe it down here, will you, Mr. Chekov? 275 00:17:21,279 --> 00:17:23,604 Aye, sir. Mr. Baris is coming on. 276 00:17:23,781 --> 00:17:25,359 Yes, Mr. Baris, what can I do for you? 277 00:17:25,533 --> 00:17:28,569 Kirk, this station is swarming with Klingons. 278 00:17:28,869 --> 00:17:32,867 I was not aware, Mr. Baris, that 12 Klingons constitutes a swarm. 279 00:17:33,874 --> 00:17:38,002 Captain Kirk, there are Klingon soldiers on this station. 280 00:17:38,211 --> 00:17:40,583 Now, I want you to keep that grain safe. 281 00:17:43,091 --> 00:17:46,127 Mr. Baris, I have guards around the grain, 282 00:17:46,302 --> 00:17:48,378 I have guards around the Klingons. 283 00:17:48,554 --> 00:17:52,172 The only reason those guards are there is because Starfleet wants them there. 284 00:17:52,349 --> 00:17:54,508 As for what you want... 285 00:17:56,979 --> 00:18:00,312 ...it has been noted and logged. Kirk out. 286 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:04,317 Captain, may I ask where you'll be? 287 00:18:04,486 --> 00:18:07,237 Sickbay, with a headache. 288 00:18:10,825 --> 00:18:11,987 Hi, Jim. 289 00:18:12,159 --> 00:18:14,448 Bones, what have you got for a headache? 290 00:18:14,662 --> 00:18:16,987 Let me guess, the Klingons. Baris. 291 00:18:17,164 --> 00:18:18,327 Both. 292 00:18:18,499 --> 00:18:20,740 Hey, how many of these did Uhura give you? 293 00:18:20,918 --> 00:18:24,167 - Just one. - But you've got 11. 294 00:18:24,337 --> 00:18:25,997 You noticed that, huh? 295 00:18:26,673 --> 00:18:28,500 Here, this ought to take care of it. 296 00:18:28,675 --> 00:18:30,632 How do they? How do they? 297 00:18:30,802 --> 00:18:32,841 I haven't figured that out yet. 298 00:18:33,012 --> 00:18:34,590 But I can tell you this much. 299 00:18:34,764 --> 00:18:39,639 Almost 50 percent of the creature's metabolism is geared for reproduction. 300 00:18:41,019 --> 00:18:43,689 Do you know what you get if you feed a tribble too much? 301 00:18:45,023 --> 00:18:46,102 A fat tribble. 302 00:18:47,233 --> 00:18:50,519 No, you get a whole bunch of hungry little tribbles. 303 00:18:50,695 --> 00:18:53,530 Well, Bones, all I can suggest... 304 00:18:54,699 --> 00:18:56,905 ...is you open up a maternity ward. 305 00:19:00,371 --> 00:19:03,122 I want all you men who are going on shore leave to stay in groups. 306 00:19:03,290 --> 00:19:06,207 - Avoid trouble with the Klingons. - I'll tell them before they go, sir. 307 00:19:07,460 --> 00:19:09,951 Aren't you going on shore leave, Scotty? 308 00:19:10,797 --> 00:19:14,213 - Oh, no, sir. - I want you to go on shore leave. 309 00:19:14,384 --> 00:19:16,376 Make sure that everybody stays out of trouble. 310 00:19:16,552 --> 00:19:18,046 But, captain... 311 00:19:19,055 --> 00:19:20,169 Aye, sir. 312 00:19:22,683 --> 00:19:25,055 Scotty, enjoy yourself. 313 00:19:54,712 --> 00:19:59,125 Friend, can I offer you a charming little tribble? 314 00:19:59,300 --> 00:20:03,463 - No, thanks. - Perhaps one of you other gents? 315 00:20:09,935 --> 00:20:14,264 Friend Klingon! Can I interest you in a harmless little tribble? 316 00:20:14,481 --> 00:20:16,272 Get it away from me. 317 00:20:16,691 --> 00:20:19,526 I'm sorry, I can't understand it. 318 00:20:19,694 --> 00:20:21,733 I've never seen them act this way before. 319 00:20:21,904 --> 00:20:24,276 Get out of here with that parasite. 320 00:20:24,448 --> 00:20:27,899 - He's only a harmless little... - Take it away! 321 00:20:29,786 --> 00:20:31,162 Yes. 322 00:20:33,290 --> 00:20:35,033 My good friend! 323 00:20:35,208 --> 00:20:37,781 How would you like to enter another little transaction? 324 00:20:37,961 --> 00:20:41,164 - This time, a tribble for a spot of... - A tribble? 325 00:20:41,339 --> 00:20:42,999 Tribble? 326 00:20:44,842 --> 00:20:46,881 Tribble. 327 00:21:15,787 --> 00:21:18,243 When are you going to get off that milk diet, lad? 328 00:21:18,415 --> 00:21:19,790 This is vodka. 329 00:21:20,375 --> 00:21:24,835 Where I come from, that's soda pop. Now, this is a drink for a man. 330 00:21:25,379 --> 00:21:27,835 - Scotch? - Aye. 331 00:21:28,007 --> 00:21:30,414 It was invented by a little old lady from Leningrad. 332 00:21:39,976 --> 00:21:44,804 The Earthers like those fuzzy things, don't they? 333 00:21:44,981 --> 00:21:46,973 Why, yes. 334 00:21:48,109 --> 00:21:51,857 Well, frankly, I never liked Earthers. 335 00:21:52,029 --> 00:21:54,437 They remind me of Regulan blood worms. 336 00:21:56,658 --> 00:21:59,529 - That does it. - Easy, lad. 337 00:21:59,703 --> 00:22:01,861 You ought to be more forgiving. 338 00:22:04,290 --> 00:22:06,995 I just remembered. 339 00:22:07,585 --> 00:22:13,041 There is one Earth man who doesn't remind me of a Regulan blood worm. 340 00:22:13,674 --> 00:22:15,417 That's Kirk. 341 00:22:15,884 --> 00:22:20,879 A Regulan blood worm is soft and shapeless. 342 00:22:21,056 --> 00:22:24,555 But Kirk isn't soft. 343 00:22:26,019 --> 00:22:29,637 Kirk may be a swaggering, overbearing, 344 00:22:29,814 --> 00:22:33,728 tin-plated dictator with delusions of godhood... 345 00:22:34,735 --> 00:22:36,811 ...but he's not soft. 346 00:22:37,279 --> 00:22:39,437 Take it easy, lad. 347 00:22:39,615 --> 00:22:41,940 Everybody's entitled to an opinion. 348 00:22:42,117 --> 00:22:44,074 That's right. 349 00:22:45,036 --> 00:22:47,990 And if I think that Kirk 350 00:22:48,164 --> 00:22:51,200 is a Denebian slime devil, 351 00:22:51,376 --> 00:22:54,045 well, that's my opinion too. 352 00:22:54,295 --> 00:22:56,418 Don't do it, mister, and that's an order. 353 00:22:56,964 --> 00:22:58,873 But you heard what he called the captain. 354 00:22:59,049 --> 00:23:02,252 Forget it. It's not worth fighting for. 355 00:23:02,427 --> 00:23:04,752 We're big enough to take a few insults. 356 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:08,881 Now drink your drink. 357 00:23:11,019 --> 00:23:16,523 Of course, I'd say that Captain Kirk deserves his ship. 358 00:23:16,691 --> 00:23:18,813 We like the Enterprise. 359 00:23:18,984 --> 00:23:20,728 We really do. 360 00:23:22,654 --> 00:23:29,024 That sagging old rust bucket is designed like a garbage scow. 361 00:23:29,202 --> 00:23:31,527 Half the quadrant knows it. 362 00:23:31,704 --> 00:23:34,705 That's why they're learning to speak Klingonee! 363 00:23:37,126 --> 00:23:38,371 Mr. Scott. 364 00:23:40,212 --> 00:23:45,918 Laddie, don't you think you should rephrase that? 365 00:23:46,218 --> 00:23:49,633 You're right, I should. 366 00:23:49,804 --> 00:23:54,549 I didn't mean to say that the Enterprise should be hauling garbage. 367 00:23:54,726 --> 00:24:00,312 I meant to say that it should be hauled away as garbage. 368 00:26:17,900 --> 00:26:21,767 Captain's log, stardate 4525.6. 369 00:26:21,945 --> 00:26:25,610 A small disturbance between the Klingon crew 370 00:26:25,782 --> 00:26:27,774 and members of the Enterprise crew 371 00:26:27,950 --> 00:26:30,620 has broken out aboard Space Station K-7. 372 00:26:30,786 --> 00:26:34,036 I am forced to cancel shore leave for both ships. 373 00:26:34,206 --> 00:26:37,990 I want to know who started it. I'm waiting. 374 00:26:40,128 --> 00:26:42,204 Freeman, who started the fight? 375 00:26:42,672 --> 00:26:45,590 - I don't know, sir. - All right. 376 00:26:46,384 --> 00:26:48,127 Chekov. 377 00:26:49,470 --> 00:26:52,139 I know you. You started it, didn't you? 378 00:26:52,306 --> 00:26:55,141 - No, sir, I didn't. - Well, who did? 379 00:26:55,309 --> 00:26:59,389 - I don't know, sir. - "I don't know, sir." 380 00:27:00,647 --> 00:27:03,399 I want to know who threw the first punch. 381 00:27:04,943 --> 00:27:07,612 You're all confined to quarters until I find out who started it. 382 00:27:07,779 --> 00:27:09,356 Dismissed. 383 00:27:13,242 --> 00:27:15,033 Scotty, not you. 384 00:27:17,580 --> 00:27:20,664 You were supposed to prevent trouble, Mr. Scott. 385 00:27:20,833 --> 00:27:22,825 Aye, captain. 386 00:27:23,001 --> 00:27:25,622 Who threw the first punch, Scotty? 387 00:27:29,340 --> 00:27:30,918 Scotty? 388 00:27:31,884 --> 00:27:34,802 - I did, captain. - You did, Mr. Scott? 389 00:27:36,764 --> 00:27:40,298 - What caused it, Scotty? - They insulted us, sir. 390 00:27:40,476 --> 00:27:42,931 - Must have been some insult. - Aye, it was. 391 00:27:43,103 --> 00:27:46,935 - You threw the first punch. - Aye. 392 00:27:47,107 --> 00:27:49,099 Chekov wanted to, but I held him back. 393 00:27:49,276 --> 00:27:50,770 You held..? 394 00:27:50,944 --> 00:27:52,817 Why did Chekov want to start a fight? 395 00:27:54,572 --> 00:27:56,861 Well, the Klingons... Is this off the record? 396 00:27:57,033 --> 00:27:59,239 No, this is not off the record. 397 00:27:59,410 --> 00:28:03,703 Well, captain, Klingons called you... 398 00:28:05,457 --> 00:28:09,289 ...a tin-plated, overbearing, swaggering dictator 399 00:28:09,461 --> 00:28:11,619 - with delusions of godhood. - Is that all? 400 00:28:11,796 --> 00:28:14,583 No, sir, they also compared you with a Denebian slime devil. 401 00:28:14,757 --> 00:28:16,216 - I see. - And then they said that... 402 00:28:16,384 --> 00:28:19,717 - I get the picture, Scotty. - Yes, sir. 403 00:28:19,887 --> 00:28:23,801 And after they said all this, that's when you hit the Klingons? 404 00:28:24,433 --> 00:28:27,006 - No, sir. - No? 405 00:28:27,269 --> 00:28:29,226 No, I didn't. 406 00:28:29,396 --> 00:28:31,305 You told us to avoid trouble. 407 00:28:32,315 --> 00:28:33,346 Oh, yes. 408 00:28:33,525 --> 00:28:37,225 And I didn't see that it was worth fighting about. 409 00:28:37,403 --> 00:28:40,570 After all, we're big enough to take a few insults. 410 00:28:42,450 --> 00:28:44,027 Aren't we? 411 00:28:44,702 --> 00:28:47,074 What was it they said that started the fight? 412 00:28:47,788 --> 00:28:52,449 They called the Enterprise a garbage scow! 413 00:28:52,626 --> 00:28:54,120 Sir. 414 00:28:55,337 --> 00:28:57,080 I see. 415 00:28:57,255 --> 00:29:01,204 And that's when you hit the Klingon. 416 00:29:01,926 --> 00:29:03,634 Yes, sir. 417 00:29:04,929 --> 00:29:09,425 You hit the Klingons because they insulted the Enterprise, 418 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:11,592 not because they? 419 00:29:11,768 --> 00:29:14,888 Well, sir, this was a matter of pride. 420 00:29:18,775 --> 00:29:21,526 All right, Scotty. Dismissed. 421 00:29:23,988 --> 00:29:27,522 Scotty, you're restricted to quarters until further notice. 422 00:29:27,950 --> 00:29:29,361 Yes, sir. 423 00:29:30,119 --> 00:29:31,613 Thank you, sir. 424 00:29:31,787 --> 00:29:35,072 That'll give me a chance to catch up on my technical journals. 425 00:29:51,055 --> 00:29:52,881 What's the matter, Spock? 426 00:29:53,056 --> 00:29:55,726 There's something disquieting about these creatures. 427 00:29:56,309 --> 00:29:59,643 - Don't tell me you've got a feeling. - Don't be insulting, doctor. 428 00:29:59,813 --> 00:30:01,971 They remind me of the lilies of the field. 429 00:30:02,148 --> 00:30:06,893 "They toil not, neither do they spin." But they seem to eat a great deal. 430 00:30:07,236 --> 00:30:09,229 I see no practical use for them. 431 00:30:09,405 --> 00:30:12,738 Does everything have to have a practical use for you? 432 00:30:12,908 --> 00:30:15,280 They're nice, they're soft, and they're furry, 433 00:30:15,452 --> 00:30:16,780 and they make a pleasant sound. 434 00:30:16,954 --> 00:30:20,868 So would an ermine violin, doctor, but I see no advantage in having one. 435 00:30:21,041 --> 00:30:23,662 It is a human characteristic to love little animals, 436 00:30:23,835 --> 00:30:25,744 especially if they're attractive in some way. 437 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:28,328 Doctor, I am well aware of human characteristics, 438 00:30:28,506 --> 00:30:30,166 I am frequently inundated by them, 439 00:30:30,341 --> 00:30:33,176 but I have trained myself to put up with practically anything. 440 00:30:33,344 --> 00:30:36,048 Spock, I don't know too much about these little tribbles yet 441 00:30:36,221 --> 00:30:38,463 but there is one thing that I have discovered. 442 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:41,594 - What is that, doctor? - I like them. 443 00:30:41,768 --> 00:30:43,179 Better than I like you. 444 00:30:43,353 --> 00:30:44,895 - Doctor. - Yes? 445 00:30:45,063 --> 00:30:47,435 They do, indeed, have one redeeming characteristic. 446 00:30:48,191 --> 00:30:50,682 - What's that? - They do not talk too much. 447 00:30:52,486 --> 00:30:54,111 If you'll excuse me, sir. 448 00:31:29,646 --> 00:31:32,646 Dr. McCoy, would you mind coming up to the Bridge? 449 00:32:04,928 --> 00:32:08,511 Lieutenant Uhura, how did all these tribbles get on the Bridge? 450 00:32:08,682 --> 00:32:13,142 I don't know, sir. They do seem to be all over the ship. 451 00:32:14,854 --> 00:32:18,602 - Dr. McCoy. - Yes? Did you want to see me, Jim? 452 00:32:20,401 --> 00:32:22,939 Well, don't look at me, it's the tribbles who are breeding. 453 00:32:23,112 --> 00:32:25,781 And if we don't get them off this ship, we'll be hip deep in them. 454 00:32:25,948 --> 00:32:27,062 Would you explain that? 455 00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:31,190 Well, the nearest thing I can figure out is that they're born pregnant. 456 00:32:31,369 --> 00:32:33,741 Which seems to be quite a time saver. 457 00:32:33,913 --> 00:32:36,119 I know, but really... 458 00:32:36,290 --> 00:32:38,283 And from my observations, 459 00:32:38,459 --> 00:32:41,246 it seems they're bisexual, reproducing at will. 460 00:32:42,838 --> 00:32:44,629 And, brother, have they got a lot of will. 461 00:32:44,798 --> 00:32:46,590 Captain, I am forced to agree with the doctor. 462 00:32:46,758 --> 00:32:49,214 I've been running computations on their rate of reproduction. 463 00:32:49,511 --> 00:32:51,717 The figures are taking an alarming direction. 464 00:32:51,888 --> 00:32:55,636 They are consuming our supplies and returning nothing. 465 00:32:55,808 --> 00:32:59,972 But they do give us something, Mr. Spock, they give us love. 466 00:33:00,479 --> 00:33:04,892 Well, Cyrano Jones says that a tribble is the only love that money can buy. 467 00:33:05,609 --> 00:33:07,981 Too much of anything, lieutenant, even love, 468 00:33:08,153 --> 00:33:09,813 isn't necessarily a good thing. 469 00:33:11,073 --> 00:33:12,732 Yes, captain. 470 00:33:12,908 --> 00:33:15,825 Get a maintenance crew to clean up the entire ship. 471 00:33:15,994 --> 00:33:21,866 And then contact Mr. Lurry and tell him I'm beaming down. 472 00:33:22,041 --> 00:33:23,072 Aye, aye, sir. 473 00:33:23,250 --> 00:33:26,951 Have him find Cyrano Jones and hold him. 474 00:33:28,964 --> 00:33:32,962 And get these tribbles off the Bridge. 475 00:33:33,135 --> 00:33:34,380 Aye, aye, captain. 476 00:33:40,308 --> 00:33:43,262 Captain Kirk, I'm mystified at your tone of voice. 477 00:33:43,436 --> 00:33:46,187 I've done nothing to warrant such severe treatment. 478 00:33:46,355 --> 00:33:47,434 Oh, really? 479 00:33:47,606 --> 00:33:49,682 Surely you must have realised what would happen 480 00:33:49,858 --> 00:33:52,693 if you removed the tribbles from their predator-filled environment 481 00:33:52,861 --> 00:33:55,696 into an environment where their natural multiplicative proclivities 482 00:33:55,864 --> 00:33:57,323 would have no restraining factors. 483 00:33:57,699 --> 00:33:59,526 Well, of cour... What did you say? 484 00:34:00,869 --> 00:34:04,202 By removing the tribbles from their natural habitat, 485 00:34:04,372 --> 00:34:07,538 you have, so to speak, removed the cork from the bottle 486 00:34:07,708 --> 00:34:09,535 and allowed the genie to escape. 487 00:34:09,710 --> 00:34:12,248 Well, if by that you mean, do they breed quickly? 488 00:34:12,421 --> 00:34:15,375 Well, of course, that's how I maintain my stock. 489 00:34:15,549 --> 00:34:17,874 But breeding animals is not against regulations, 490 00:34:18,051 --> 00:34:20,127 only breeding dangerous ones. 491 00:34:20,303 --> 00:34:23,672 - And tribbles are not dangerous. - Just incredibly prolific. 492 00:34:23,848 --> 00:34:26,884 Precisely. And at 6 credits a head... 493 00:34:27,059 --> 00:34:30,393 Well, that is, a body... it mounts up. 494 00:34:30,563 --> 00:34:31,938 Now, if you'll excuse me. 495 00:34:32,106 --> 00:34:35,059 You ought to sell an instruction and maintenance manual with this thing. 496 00:34:35,234 --> 00:34:37,855 If I did, what would happen to man's search for knowledge? 497 00:34:38,028 --> 00:34:39,985 Well, I must be tending my ship. 498 00:34:45,535 --> 00:34:47,527 Go ahead, sir, tell him. 499 00:34:47,703 --> 00:34:51,701 Captain Kirk, I consider your security measures a disgrace. 500 00:34:51,874 --> 00:34:56,251 In my opinion, you have taken this entire very important project too lightly. 501 00:34:56,420 --> 00:35:00,749 On the contrary, sir, I think of this project as very important. 502 00:35:00,924 --> 00:35:03,000 It is you I take lightly. 503 00:35:03,426 --> 00:35:06,510 I am going to report fully, to the proper authorities, 504 00:35:06,679 --> 00:35:09,929 that you have given free and complete access to this station 505 00:35:10,099 --> 00:35:13,266 to a man who is quite probably a Klingon agent. 506 00:35:13,602 --> 00:35:15,927 That's a very serious charge. To whom are you referring? 507 00:35:16,105 --> 00:35:18,678 To that man who just walked out of here. 508 00:35:18,857 --> 00:35:21,430 Cyrano Jones? A Klingon agent? 509 00:35:21,610 --> 00:35:23,649 - You heard me. - I heard you. 510 00:35:23,820 --> 00:35:26,062 He simply could not believe his ears. 511 00:35:28,950 --> 00:35:31,073 What evidence do you have against Mr. Jones? 512 00:35:31,244 --> 00:35:33,283 My assistant here has kept Mr. Jones 513 00:35:33,454 --> 00:35:35,612 under close surveillance for quite some time, 514 00:35:35,790 --> 00:35:38,363 and his actions have been most suspicious. 515 00:35:38,542 --> 00:35:41,709 I believe he was involved in that little altercation between your men... 516 00:35:41,878 --> 00:35:43,622 Yes, yes, go on. What else do you have? 517 00:35:43,797 --> 00:35:45,789 Well, captain, I checked his ship's log 518 00:35:45,966 --> 00:35:48,800 and it seems that he was within the Klingons' sphere of influence 519 00:35:48,968 --> 00:35:50,427 less than four months ago. 520 00:35:50,595 --> 00:35:52,836 The man is an independent scout, captain. 521 00:35:53,014 --> 00:35:55,635 It's quite possible that he is also a Klingon spy. 522 00:35:57,810 --> 00:36:01,060 We have already checked on the background of Mr. Cyrano Jones. 523 00:36:01,230 --> 00:36:04,266 He is a licensed asteroid locator and prospector. 524 00:36:04,441 --> 00:36:07,110 He's never broken the law, at least not severely, 525 00:36:07,277 --> 00:36:09,649 and for the past seven years, with his one-man spaceship, 526 00:36:09,821 --> 00:36:13,355 he has obtained a marginal living by engaging in the buying and selling 527 00:36:13,533 --> 00:36:17,612 of rare merchandise, including, unfortunately, tribbles. 528 00:36:17,787 --> 00:36:20,953 - But he is after my grain! - Do you have any proof of that? 529 00:36:21,123 --> 00:36:23,162 You can't deny he's disrupted this station. 530 00:36:23,333 --> 00:36:27,165 People have disrupted stations before without being Klingon agents. 531 00:36:27,462 --> 00:36:29,918 Sometimes all they need is a title, Mr. Baris. 532 00:36:30,090 --> 00:36:33,589 Unfortunately, disrupting a space station is not an offence. 533 00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:36,251 Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a ship to tend to. 534 00:36:59,992 --> 00:37:02,863 My chicken sandwich and coffee. 535 00:37:04,246 --> 00:37:06,369 This is my chicken sandwich and coffee. 536 00:37:06,540 --> 00:37:07,619 Fascinating. 537 00:37:07,791 --> 00:37:09,071 I want these things off the ship. 538 00:37:09,251 --> 00:37:12,086 I don't care if it takes every man, I want them off the ship. 539 00:37:14,214 --> 00:37:16,420 Aye, they're into the machinery, all right. 540 00:37:16,591 --> 00:37:19,260 And they're probably in all the other food processors too. 541 00:37:19,427 --> 00:37:22,297 - How? - Probably through one of the air vents. 542 00:37:22,471 --> 00:37:25,840 Captain, there are vents of that type on the space station. 543 00:37:26,058 --> 00:37:27,635 And in the storage compartments. 544 00:37:31,563 --> 00:37:35,477 This is Kirk. Contact Manager Lurry and Nilz Baris. 545 00:37:35,650 --> 00:37:38,817 Have them meet us near the storage compartments. We're beaming down. 546 00:37:38,987 --> 00:37:40,529 Come on, Spock. 547 00:37:53,458 --> 00:37:54,573 Energize. 548 00:38:06,429 --> 00:38:07,460 What's wrong? 549 00:38:07,638 --> 00:38:10,010 Plenty, if what I think happened has happened. 550 00:38:14,102 --> 00:38:16,593 - Guard, is that door secure? - Yes, sir, nothing could get in. 551 00:38:16,771 --> 00:38:18,978 Good. Open it. 552 00:38:21,442 --> 00:38:23,269 It's not working, sir. It seems to be stuck. 553 00:38:23,444 --> 00:38:25,236 Here, let me try. 554 00:39:16,618 --> 00:39:18,492 They seem to be gorged. 555 00:39:18,662 --> 00:39:21,746 Gorged? On my grain? 556 00:39:21,915 --> 00:39:24,666 Kirk, I am going to hold you responsible. 557 00:39:25,001 --> 00:39:28,002 - There must be thousands of them. - Hundreds of thousands. 558 00:39:28,254 --> 00:39:31,670 1,771,561. 559 00:39:32,967 --> 00:39:36,798 That's assuming one tribble, multiplying with an average litter of ten, 560 00:39:36,970 --> 00:39:40,173 producing a new generation every 12 hours, over a period of three days. 561 00:39:40,349 --> 00:39:43,552 And that's assuming that they got here three days ago. 562 00:39:43,727 --> 00:39:46,562 And allowing for the amount of grain consumed 563 00:39:46,729 --> 00:39:49,185 and the volume of the storage compartment. 564 00:39:49,357 --> 00:39:51,065 Kirk, you should have known! 565 00:39:51,234 --> 00:39:53,689 You are responsible for turning the development project 566 00:39:53,861 --> 00:39:55,272 into a total disaster! 567 00:39:55,446 --> 00:39:58,779 - Mr. Baris... - And I am through being intimidated. 568 00:39:58,949 --> 00:40:01,025 Now, you have insulted me, you have ignored me, 569 00:40:01,201 --> 00:40:02,612 you've walked all over me! 570 00:40:02,786 --> 00:40:06,202 You have abused your authority, and you have rejected my requests. 571 00:40:06,373 --> 00:40:08,698 And this! This is the result. 572 00:40:08,875 --> 00:40:10,702 I am going to hold you responsible, Kirk. 573 00:40:10,877 --> 00:40:13,747 Mr. Baris, I'll hold you in irons if you don't shut up. 574 00:40:13,921 --> 00:40:16,542 Jim, I think I've got it. 575 00:40:16,716 --> 00:40:18,542 All we have to do is quit feeding them. 576 00:40:18,717 --> 00:40:21,208 We quit feeding them, they stop breeding. 577 00:40:22,888 --> 00:40:24,133 Now he tells me. 578 00:40:24,306 --> 00:40:27,805 Captain, this tribble is dead. 579 00:40:28,643 --> 00:40:30,470 And so are these. 580 00:40:33,731 --> 00:40:34,976 A lot of them are dead. 581 00:40:36,067 --> 00:40:38,474 A lot of them are alive, but they won't be for long. 582 00:40:38,652 --> 00:40:41,060 A logical assumption is that there is something in the grain. 583 00:40:41,447 --> 00:40:45,491 Yes. Bones, I want the tribbles, the grain, everything analysed. 584 00:40:45,659 --> 00:40:47,532 I wanna know what killed these tribbles. 585 00:40:47,702 --> 00:40:50,905 I haven't figured out what keeps them alive yet. 586 00:40:52,081 --> 00:40:54,703 All right, if I find out anything, I'll let you know. 587 00:40:55,668 --> 00:40:58,752 That isn't gonna do you any good, Kirk. 588 00:40:58,921 --> 00:41:03,084 This project is ruined, and Starfleet is gonna hear about it. 589 00:41:03,258 --> 00:41:06,176 And when they do, they will have a board of enquiry 590 00:41:06,345 --> 00:41:08,136 and they will roast you alive. 591 00:41:08,305 --> 00:41:11,389 And I am gonna be there, Kirk, to enjoy every minute of it. 592 00:41:11,558 --> 00:41:13,681 Until that board of enquiry, I'm still the captain. 593 00:41:14,185 --> 00:41:15,928 And as captain, I want two things done. 594 00:41:16,104 --> 00:41:18,808 First, find Cyrano Jones, and second... 595 00:41:21,734 --> 00:41:23,228 ...close that door. 596 00:41:36,915 --> 00:41:39,121 Really, Captain Kirk, I must protest this treatment! 597 00:41:39,292 --> 00:41:40,952 Mr. Jones, with an armful. 598 00:41:41,419 --> 00:41:43,874 - A few questions. - Captain Kirk! 599 00:41:44,296 --> 00:41:45,672 Yes, what do you want? 600 00:41:45,839 --> 00:41:48,959 An official apology, addressed to the Klingon High Command. 601 00:41:49,134 --> 00:41:51,921 I expect you to assume full responsibility 602 00:41:52,095 --> 00:41:55,678 for the persecution of Klingon nationals in this quadrant. 603 00:41:55,849 --> 00:41:56,880 An apology? 604 00:41:57,142 --> 00:42:01,139 Yes. You've harassed my men. You've treated them like criminals. 605 00:42:01,312 --> 00:42:03,470 You've been most uncourteous, Captain Kirk. 606 00:42:03,648 --> 00:42:06,020 Now, if you wish to avoid a diplomatic incident... 607 00:42:06,192 --> 00:42:07,602 No, Kirk, you can't let him. 608 00:42:07,776 --> 00:42:10,611 That will give them the wedge they need to claim Sherman's Planet. 609 00:42:10,779 --> 00:42:13,863 I believe that more than the word of an aggrieved Klingon commander 610 00:42:14,032 --> 00:42:15,823 would be necessary for that, Mr. Baris. 611 00:42:16,159 --> 00:42:20,406 Mr. Spock, as far as Sherman's Planet is concerned, 612 00:42:20,580 --> 00:42:23,367 Captain Kirk has already given it to us. 613 00:42:23,541 --> 00:42:25,000 Well, we'll see about that. 614 00:42:25,167 --> 00:42:30,790 But before I take any official action, I'd like to know just what happened. 615 00:42:31,673 --> 00:42:33,915 Who put the tribbles in the quadrotriticale, 616 00:42:34,092 --> 00:42:36,001 and what was in the grain that killed them? 617 00:42:36,178 --> 00:42:39,511 Captain Kirk, before you go on, may I make a request? 618 00:42:40,140 --> 00:42:41,171 Yes. 619 00:42:41,558 --> 00:42:44,344 Can you get those things out of here? 620 00:42:54,695 --> 00:42:56,687 - Remarkable. - Hold on a minute. 621 00:42:57,155 --> 00:42:59,029 I thought you said tribbles liked everybody. 622 00:42:59,199 --> 00:43:01,357 Well, they do. I can't understand it. 623 00:43:01,534 --> 00:43:04,369 The last time I saw one act this way was at the bar. 624 00:43:04,537 --> 00:43:07,538 - What was in the bar? - Klingons. Him, for one. 625 00:43:22,512 --> 00:43:26,592 You're right, Mr. Jones. They don't like Klingons. 626 00:43:33,689 --> 00:43:35,397 But they do like Vulcans. 627 00:43:36,233 --> 00:43:38,142 Why, Mr. Spock, I didn't know you had it in you. 628 00:43:38,318 --> 00:43:40,891 Obviously, tribbles are very perceptive creatures, captain. 629 00:43:41,071 --> 00:43:42,565 Obviously. 630 00:43:47,118 --> 00:43:49,241 Mr. Baris, they like you. 631 00:43:50,163 --> 00:43:52,784 Well, there's no accounting for taste. 632 00:43:57,836 --> 00:44:00,078 They don't like you, Mr. Darvin. I wonder why. 633 00:44:00,881 --> 00:44:01,912 Bones? 634 00:44:08,429 --> 00:44:10,588 Heartbeat is all wrong. 635 00:44:11,766 --> 00:44:13,889 His body temperature is... 636 00:44:14,060 --> 00:44:15,388 Jim, this man is a Klingon. 637 00:44:17,104 --> 00:44:18,432 A Klingon? 638 00:44:19,356 --> 00:44:22,939 I wonder what Starfleet Command will say about that. 639 00:44:23,527 --> 00:44:25,768 What about the grain, Bones? 640 00:44:26,696 --> 00:44:29,899 - Oh, yes. It was poisoned. - Poisoned? 641 00:44:30,074 --> 00:44:32,482 Yes, it's been impregnated with a virus. 642 00:44:32,660 --> 00:44:35,614 The virus turns into an inert material in the bloodstream, 643 00:44:35,788 --> 00:44:39,204 and the more the organism eats, the more inert matter is built up. 644 00:44:39,375 --> 00:44:41,747 So after two or three days it would reach a point 645 00:44:41,919 --> 00:44:44,789 where they couldn't take in enough nourishment to survive. 646 00:44:44,963 --> 00:44:46,161 They starved to death. 647 00:44:46,339 --> 00:44:50,503 In a storage compartment full of grain, they starved to death. 648 00:44:50,677 --> 00:44:52,634 That is essentially it. 649 00:45:01,478 --> 00:45:04,977 - Mr. Darvin, you want to talk? - I have nothing to say. 650 00:45:05,148 --> 00:45:07,307 All right! I poisoned the grain, take them away. 651 00:45:07,484 --> 00:45:10,983 - The tribbles had nothing to do with it? - I don't know, I never saw one before, 652 00:45:11,154 --> 00:45:13,989 and I hope I never see one of those fuzzy, miserable things again. 653 00:45:14,157 --> 00:45:16,398 I'm certain that can be arranged, Darvin. 654 00:45:16,576 --> 00:45:18,070 Guards. 655 00:45:21,664 --> 00:45:23,870 If you'll excuse me, captain. 656 00:45:27,169 --> 00:45:31,083 Captain Koloth, about that apology. 657 00:45:31,256 --> 00:45:32,501 Yes? 658 00:45:32,674 --> 00:45:36,339 You have six hours to get your ship out of Federation territory. 659 00:45:46,353 --> 00:45:49,307 Hey, you know, I think I could learn to like tribbles. 660 00:45:51,233 --> 00:45:53,355 Well, captain, I suppose I'm free to go now. 661 00:45:53,526 --> 00:45:56,860 No, you're not. There's something I want to show you. 662 00:45:58,448 --> 00:46:00,025 Do you know what the penalty is 663 00:46:00,199 --> 00:46:03,366 for transporting an animal proven harmful to human life? 664 00:46:04,411 --> 00:46:07,946 Captain, one little tribble isn't harmful. 665 00:46:08,957 --> 00:46:12,160 Captain, you wouldn't do a thing like that to me, now, would you? 666 00:46:12,836 --> 00:46:14,116 Would you? 667 00:46:14,296 --> 00:46:17,131 The penalty is 20 years in a rehabilitation colony. 668 00:46:19,175 --> 00:46:22,092 Captain Kirk... Friend! Friend Kirk. 669 00:46:22,261 --> 00:46:26,128 Surely we can come to some sort of mutual understanding. 670 00:46:27,141 --> 00:46:31,221 After all, my tribbles did put you wise to the poisoned grain 671 00:46:31,395 --> 00:46:34,846 and they did help you to find the Klingon agent. 672 00:46:35,106 --> 00:46:37,893 We saved a lot of lives that way. 673 00:46:38,818 --> 00:46:41,736 - There is one thing you can do. - Yes. 674 00:46:43,156 --> 00:46:45,860 Pick up every tribble on the space station. 675 00:46:46,033 --> 00:46:50,446 If you do that, I'll speak to Mr. Lurry about returning your spaceship. 676 00:46:54,041 --> 00:46:55,239 It would take years. 677 00:46:55,417 --> 00:46:58,583 Seventeen-point-nine, to be exact. 678 00:46:59,087 --> 00:47:01,494 Seventeen-point-nine years? 679 00:47:01,673 --> 00:47:03,380 Consider it job security. 680 00:47:03,549 --> 00:47:06,586 Captain, you're a hard man. All right, all right! 681 00:47:06,761 --> 00:47:08,041 - You'll do it? - He'll do it. 682 00:47:08,220 --> 00:47:10,129 I'll do it. 683 00:47:46,673 --> 00:47:49,294 Captain, Starfleet was able to divert that freighter. 684 00:47:49,467 --> 00:47:52,918 Good, that means Sherman's Planet will get its quadrotriticale 685 00:47:53,095 --> 00:47:55,135 only a few weeks late. 686 00:47:58,892 --> 00:48:01,430 I don't see any tribbles around here. 687 00:48:01,603 --> 00:48:04,058 And you won't find a tribble on this entire ship. 688 00:48:04,230 --> 00:48:05,974 Bones, how'd you do that? 689 00:48:06,149 --> 00:48:08,818 Well, I cannot take credit for another man's work. 690 00:48:08,985 --> 00:48:11,310 - Scotty did it. - Scotty! 691 00:48:12,196 --> 00:48:13,227 Where are the tribbles? 692 00:48:13,406 --> 00:48:17,320 Captain, it was really Mr. Spock's recommendation. 693 00:48:17,618 --> 00:48:19,326 Of course. Spock? 694 00:48:19,828 --> 00:48:22,580 Based on computer analysis, of course, 695 00:48:22,748 --> 00:48:24,621 taking into account the possibilities of... 696 00:48:24,791 --> 00:48:27,792 Gentlemen, I don't want to interrupt this mutual-admiration society, 697 00:48:27,961 --> 00:48:29,668 but I'd like to know where the tribbles are. 698 00:48:29,837 --> 00:48:30,917 Tell him, Spock. 699 00:48:32,548 --> 00:48:36,795 Well, it was Mr. Scott who performed the actual engineering. 700 00:48:37,052 --> 00:48:38,250 Mr. Scott. 701 00:48:40,681 --> 00:48:43,681 Where are the tribbles? 702 00:48:44,184 --> 00:48:45,975 I used the transporter, captain. 703 00:48:46,686 --> 00:48:48,679 - You used the transporter? - Aye. 704 00:48:49,522 --> 00:48:51,680 Well, where did you transport them? 705 00:48:59,490 --> 00:49:02,360 Scott, you didn't transport them into space, did you? 706 00:49:02,534 --> 00:49:05,025 Captain Kirk, that would be inhuman! 707 00:49:05,203 --> 00:49:07,362 - Well, where are they? - I gave them a very good home. 708 00:49:07,539 --> 00:49:09,946 - Where? - I gave them to the Klingons, sir. 709 00:49:10,708 --> 00:49:13,495 - You gave them to the Klingons? - Aye, sir. 710 00:49:13,670 --> 00:49:14,867 Before they went into warp, 711 00:49:15,046 --> 00:49:17,501 I transported the whole kit and caboodle to their Engine Room, 712 00:49:17,673 --> 00:49:19,831 where they'll be no tribble at all.