no information available anton karidian photograph kodos. photograph karidian. now photograph both. mr. spock. you know dr. leighton, don't you? a good empirical research scientist. steady, reputable, occasionally brilliant. with a very long memory. i have no information on that, captain. we are ready to leave orbit. we'll delay departure for a time. r where's tom? he went to town. he called. he's on his way back. the others are on the patio. i take it you're the welcoming committee. is that for me? why not? i saw your performance tonight. may i extend my appreciation? my father will be delighted, mr... mr... enterprise." oh. we're honored. i had hoped to meet your father here tonight personally. i'm sorry, captain kirk. he has a rigid rule about that. he never sees anyone personally, and he never attends parties. an actor turning away his admirers? very unusual. karidian is a most unusual man. you saw "macbeth." that was my father. well, then i'll talk to lady macbeth. , captain of the "enterprise." interesting. so, lady macbeth. interesting. what your next move? we play two perfor

performance of the karidian players taking place as scheduled. [fanfare plays] t," another in a series of living plays presented in space, dedicated to the tradition of classic theater. "hamlet" is a violent play about violent times when life was cheap and ambition was god. i believe we have a match, captain. but not an exact match, mr. spock. we're dealing with a man's life. no machine can make that decision. in the long history of medicine, no doctor has ever caught the first few minutes of a play. riley, don't forget that-- riley? captain kirk, mccoy here. kirk: yes, doctor. riley's gone. i was recording my log about karidian and kodos. if he overheard-- you've made your point, doctor. captain, security, "h" deck-- ssing. this is the captain. security 2 alert. find and restrain lieutenant kevin riley. he's armed and possibly headed towards the ship's theater. whither wilt thou lead me? speak, i'll go no further. mark me. hamlet: i will. my hour is almost come, when i to sulphurous and tormenting fires must render up myself. hamlet: speak. i am