all sections-- security check in n ogress. report. we're entering standard orbit, nurse. forward scanner to bridge. i understand you gave up a career in bio-research to sign aboard a starship. i know he's alive down there, captain. scanner to bridge, status report, please. it's been five y yrs since his last message. roges a very determined man. he'd find a way to live.

put itn all frequencies, lieutenant. ship's rececd banks show little we don't already know about this planet, captain. gravity is 1.1 of earth. atmosphere within safety limits. but the surface temperature of that planet is 100 d drees below 0. it may have been inhabiteonce, but the sun in this system has been fading steadily for a half mililon years. now dr. korby-- often called the pasteur of archaeological medicine. ns revolutionized our immunization techniques. required reaeang at e academy, mr. spock. i've always wanted to meet him. do you think there's any chance of him still being alive? i've tried all frequencieie sir. no return signal. keep trying.

ator, we need more lines to the impulse deck. his last signal told about finding ununrground caverns. and since then two o peditions have failed to find him. i've run all frequencies a second time, captain. there's no-- [beep beep] enterprise, come in, enterprise. this is roger korby. s dr. roger korby. do you read me, enterprise? this is dr. rogegekorby... standing by. ace-- the final frontier. these are the voyages of t starship enterprise. its five-year mission-- to explo strange new.

captain's log-- stardate 2712.4. a signal from planet exo-o-i. dr. roger korby has been located, ndart of his expeditiononemaining alive due to the discovery of underground ruins left by the former inhabitants of this worlrl enterprise to korby, we have e ur landing coordinates pinpointed. we're preparing to beam down a party. it may interest you that we ha aboard this vessel-- i've an unusual request, captain kirk. beam down alone, just yourself. we've made discoveries of such a nature thay reqan extraordinary decision from you. that is an unusual request.

oh, s, it's roger. agreed, doctor. however, there will be two of us. hello, roger. yes,oger. darling, how-- where are you? yes, yes, by all means, captain. i--i had no idea, no hope. darling, e you all right? yes, roger. everything's all right now. we're on our way, doctor. we'll be with you in a moment. enterprise out.

he said he'd be waiting. dr. korby. it's possible we may have hit the wrong entry point. kirk to enterprise. spock here, captain. beam down... two security men. ananproblems, captain? some delay in meeting us.

coidors could be quite deep. getting here may have taken more time than he estimated. don't worry. thank you. rayburn, maintain post here. yes, sir.

aah!

is that you, dr. korby? dr. brown! it's roger's assistant. brownie, where's roger? be carefpl!se, be car. the's no hope,captain. it's bot. he must have slipped. any chance of a projection or a ledge? none, captain. unfortunate. terribly unfortunate. dr. korby was detained.

not soon enough. browni what is it? explain. don't you recognize me? christine. you look well. my name is brown, dr. korby's assistant. i presume you are captn kirk he's dead. i assure you. come. dr. korby will be waiting. you do know him well? an old friend? well, i suppose living here for five years... captain kirk to rayburn. report.

re, sir? we lost mathews. apparently a aaccident. tell the enterprise to have a full security party standing by. yes, sir. and we'll both report in at hourly intervals. if you and i lose contact, or if he fails to hear from either of us, immediately. kirk out. ? ? if you're on medicare, remember,

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from an open environment to this dark world. when you were a student of his, christine, you must have often heard dr. korby remark how freedom of movement and choice produced the human spirit. the culture of exo-iii proved his theory. when they moved from light to darkness, they replaced freedom with a mechaniniic culture. which will revolutionize the universe

i'm andrea. you must be christine. i've always thought how beautiful your name is. and you must be captain kirk of the starship enterprise. 's fianc?e to him. i don't remember dr. korby mentioning an andrea. but you are exactly as roger described you. no wonder he missed you so. where is dr. korby? here, captain. i, uh...

oh, i i ew i'd find you. everything's all right now. oh. forgive me, captain. i'm, uh, i'm roger korby. need to apologize, sir, and d rtainly no need to introduce yourself. the captain lost a man in the caverns, doctor. what? how did it happen? the pit near the outer junction. the edge must have given way. i'm terribly sorry, captain. perhaps if i'd been there-- i know the passages so well. it wasn't your fault. kirk to rayburn. report. i'm required to make a security confirmation.

captain, i'd much prefer-- rayburn, are you receiving? i'd prefer you waited, captain, please, till i've talked to you. i've lost contact with m mguard. i must call my ship. no communications, captain. roger! i'm sorry. if they should send down more people-- roger, that-- he won't be harmed. i promise you. isn't it possible there could be thingnghere unknown to you so terribly important-- sir, one man is dead. i've lost contact with the other. andrea. what are you doing? this is necessary, captain. you will understand.

drop it!

enterprise from captain kirk. come in. do you read? frequency open, mr. spock. spock here, captain. contact established with dr. korby. we were becoming concerned, captain. your check-in was overdue, and since we'd not heard from your security team--

[kirk's voice] we'll return to the ship within 48 hours. dr. korby's records and specimens will require careful packing. captain, are yoyoall right? you sound tired. if you move or cry out, ruk may injure you. at least wait until you and i can talk. [spock] acknowledge, captain. is everything all right? fine, mr. spock. dr. korby has made some fascinating discoveries. all under control. stand by for regular contact. kirk out. this is not a vain display, captain. i'm a scientist. you obviously know of my reputation. trust me. yes, i know your reputation. the whole galaxy knows who you are and what you stand for. that's why all this makes no sense. there is so much you u st learn before you make a final judgment. for example...

[andrea's voice] you must be captain kirk... of the starship enterprise. [kor's voice]] chri stine,'s all right now. you see, capapin? [christine's voice] yes, roger. everything is all right now. that's enough. you are not to mock chrie. you will never harm her. or disobey an order from her. you willllot disobey her orders. satisfied, captain kirk? both love and trtrt. now give me 24 hours to convince you. doctor, do i need to be a prisoner to be convinced? what would your first duty be upon return to o ur vessel? a report. do you realize the number of discoveries lost because of superstition? of ignorance?

where is my other crewman? alive? ruk was programmed to protect my experiments. the logic of his machine mind saw danger to me. where is my other crewman? ruk destroyed them both, but totally against my wishes, i assure you. ke brown? more complex than brown. much superior. i was left here by the old ones. ruk wastill tending the machinery when we arrived here. how many centuries? we built brown.

you've convinced me that you're dangerous. [crash] ruk, no! i do nototnderstand. why are you unhappy? you areewith roger . where is captain kirk? you e concerned about the captai yes, i am concerned.

why does it bother you when i use the name roger? andrea, it's sufficient that it does disturb her. u will call me dr. korby from now on, andrea yes, dr. korby. i didn't mean to eavesdrop, darling. as you can see, uh, the things at stake here simply make it necessary his ship. i need time to explain and demonstrate... to him and to you. now shall we start with h drea? yes, let's start with andrea. i'm like dr. brown-- an android.

remarkable, isn't she? notice the-- the lifelike pigmentation, the variationn in ski. the flesh-- the flesh has warmth. there's even a pulse, physical sensation. how convnvient. christine, you must realize an android is like a computer. it does only what i program. as a trained scientist yourself,, you must realize-- that given a mechanical dr. brown, a mechanical geisha would be no momo difficult. you think i could love a machine? did you? andrea's incapable of that. she simpmp obeys orders. she has no meaning for me. there's no emotional bond. andrea...

now strike him. you see? there's no emotion in it, no emotional involvement. she simply responds to orders. she's a totally logical computer, a thing. not a woman. now do you understand? if these mechanical things have no feelings and perform only as you program them, then why did brown try to shoot me? why did he kill two of my men? there are many thingngi don't understand, doctor.

this is how you make an android. [machine beeps]

[low rumbling] he's not being harmed. i promise. roger, what's happened to you? when i sat in your class, you wouldn't even dream of harming an insnst or an animal. their life was sacred to you then. chririine, if i'd simply beamed up to their vessel with brown and the others,

beginnings of wild stories, foolish theories. ruk! [high-pitched squealing]