Kirk is put on trial for the death of his old friend Lt. Com. Finney during an ion storm. It was the first time a Starfleet captain ever stood trial. Records and video logs indicate that Kirk lied about the death, but Spock discovers that Finney faked his death and framed Kirk because Kirk once reported him for an error and lost a promotion.
love that Spock figured it out because he could beat the computer at chess. Kirk is anti-book in this episode, though he would later collect old relics, including books, later in his career. Spock refers to himself as half Vulcanian, not Vulcan, as he is called after this episode. Spock and McCoy did a good job defending Kirk on the stand, but it didn't seem like a real, formal court room. It was an interesting episode, even though most of the recurring cast took the week off. I find flaw in the way the trail itself played out, but it was well acted and dramatic enough to hold my interest. The oddest part was the captain's log while Kirk was saving the ship, where he said with luck, he would have time to save the ship. So he stopped to record the log during a time crunch instead of just saving the ship and recording it after? This oddity happens throughout the original series.
RECURRING CHARACTERS:
DeForrest Kelley as McCoy
Nichelle Nichols as Uhura
Hagan Beggs as Mr. Hansen
NOTABLE GUEST STARS:
Percy Rodriguez as Commodore Stone
Elisha Cook as Samuel T. Cogley
Joan Marshall as Lt. Areel Shaw
Richard Webb as Ben Finney
Alice Rawlings as Jamie Finney
Quote:
"All of my old friends look like doctors. All of his look like you." ~ McCoy to Areel Shaw, referring to Kirk's tendency to know beautiful women
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