if we stand by and do nothing, we're just giving them an invitation to come down and slaughteteus. hmm. i'm frequently appalled by the low regard you earthmen have for life. well, we're practical about it. . mr. boma? absolutely. dr. mccoy? seems logical to me. it does indeed. it s sms logical to me also. but to take life indiscriminately... the majority. i'm not interested in the opinion of the majority, mr. gaetano. components must be weighed-- our dangngs to ourselves as well as our duties to other life forms, there's a third course. that could get us killed. i think not! dr. mccoy, you and yeoman mears turn to the ship. assist mr. scott in any way possible. righgh we'll be back shortly. gentlemen, you'll follow my orders to the letter, firing only when so instructed, and at my designated targets. now you're talking. you'll fire to frighten, mr. gaetano, not to kill. [thrumming] oh, for the... i am in commmand, mr. gaetano. the orders and the responsibility will be mine. [rrraarr] the mists, i... i can't see them. ar them. they're directly ahead of us. several, i believe. direct