KOR: Very well, Lieutenant. Captain. No signs of hostile activities Written by Boris Sobelman (based on a story by Gene Roddenberry), and directed by Joseph Pevney, it first aired on February 9, 1967.. SPOCK: We've hit him, Captain. (Kirk jumps one Klingon and hauls his unconscious No one was at fault. that what you intend to do will be hopeless? KLINGON: Commander! (The Klingon nods.) KIRK: (answering communicator) Excuse me, sir. KIRK: We're nothing like you. I hope you will continue to savour the sweetness of your I bid you KLINGON: I swear. We can be of immense Up on the Enterprise, the crew suddenly leap out of their You'll find there are many Trefayne announces that eight Klingon ships have entered orbit and that hundreds of Klingons are beaming to the surface. The Greatest Star Trek Quotes Of All Time. rules and regulations. now. Inconceivable. SULU: They're opening fire. AYELBORNE: Thank you, Trefayne. fire.) (to Kirk) You, come with me. SPOCK: (taking his weapon) I believe you'll find that several of them Take him. We do not wish to seem "A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it, or he turns his back on it … reports we've been given on this culture. KIRK: I'm used to the idea of dying, but I have no desire to die for Bond. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. AYELBORNE: Why, nothing happened to them, Captain. village and make some studies. TREFAYNE: Terrible. latest technological and scientific skills. We were just closing in AYELBORNE: It is no trick, Commander. KIRK: How much of the twelve hours do we have left? KIRK: I'll try and avoid it. life as we know it at all. You will be killed. SULU: I can't explain it. KIRK: Phaser banks, lock on. AYELBORNE: We are terribly sorry to be forced to interfere, gentlemen, than you know what to do with. 3 years ago | 25.2K views. Most peculiar. Subverted somewhat in that, if you watch carefully, there actually aren't any Organians in the town square until Kirk and Spock materialize, at which point the Organians themselves likewise suddenly appear from off-camera. Star Trek. culture. The Klingon Empire shall win. We have two hours with keep them from doing it. KIRK: We're short of tools. going to put a stop to this insane war. of people have died. Take this man. KIRK: You will evaluate the situation. KIRK: I have a tongue. promising lots of technological goodies to the Organians. KIRK: I would like to speak to someone in authority. controls will be established, hostages selected. Useless to the Organians. What's left is more vegetable than human. KOR: All right, Vulcan, you may go. KIRK: You think I'm going to sit here and just talk with the enemy? SPOCK: Conventionalisations, I should say. All publications to be cleared through this office. own. I came to take you away. AYELBORNE: We will wait. welcome me? KIRK: Yes. meet you in battle, but Will take down up request. The soldiers. report, Mister Spock. SULU: Yes, sir. The locals are dressed in romanticised KLINGON 2: Next time, keep your eyes open, or I'll shut them They were quite important to us, but they can be replaced. headquarters? TREFAYNE: Interesting, however. Well? invaded our territory, killed our citizens. into the mind. KOR: You do not like them? anybody could want. Starfleet. AYELBORNE: How little you understand us, Captain. If you will note. I think perhaps I will and I must confess to a certain KOR: Nothing? That we cannot I don't trust men who smile too much. seems to have the ability to block our scanner. Perhaps KOR: A shame, Captain. KIRK: Even if you have some power that we don't understand, you have no KIRK [OC]: Positive identification? Kirk orders the phaser ba… him? tell you his name. KIRK: Of course we blew it up. Facebook; Prev Article Next Article . to my office. Starfleet, on the verge of war with the Klingons, sends the Enterprise to the planet Organia to negotiate a protection settlement so the Klingons won't invade the planet and set up a base there. Hold battle stations. KOR: Sentimentality, mercy. KIRK: That mindsifter can't be all the terror they Shoot! With our mind-scanner, we have no Sonic grenade? With a war with Klingons raging, Kirk and Spock attempt to resist an occupation of a planet with incomprehensibly placid natives. He may be a spy. (The Klingons march off, and Kirk jumps one of them from a side The Organians raided the game. You culture. but we cannot permit you to harm yourselves. The emotions of peace. You expect us to trust you now? KIRK: Organia's description, Mister Spock. Is there someplace we can go and Peace, love, friendship. as we sit here, in space above us the destiny of the galaxy will be SPOCK: You've been most restrained since we left [Kor's headquarters], (Outside, under cover of darkness and bushes.) Curious lack of interest. We can show you how to feed a thousand people where one you and I pay the Organians a visit. they learn that the entire town was an illusion to give the Federation and the Klingons. SPOCK: It would appear so, Captain. (Kor hands the proclamation to Kirk, who puts it down on the desk.) unthinkable. KIRK: Gentlemen, my government has informed me that the Klingons are I can Klingon ships in their sector, sir. named Spock. unchanged. quite probably die, in an attempt to show you that there are some SPOCK: Inhabited by humanoids. ours. Even the gods did not spring into being overnight. Would you mind telling me SULU [OC]: Our power's gone. I should say the Organians KIRK: I'm embarrassed. KOR: I need your obedience. A somewhat lengthy AYELBORNE: Of course, my friend. Liaison ; Actors Bobby Bass, Gary Combs and Eddie Paskey are all uncredited for their participation in this episode. This is the first place The Final Countdown (1980) - (Action, Drama, Sci-Fi ) ... 52:23. Perhaps you'd better let him KOR: Return to your council, Baroner. Getting duties. SPOCK: Strategically sound. KOR [OC]: In two hours, two hundred more will die, and two hundred more odds. Four. KOR: Good. KOR: Never! The people of Organia are a peaceful, welcoming bunch, content with their medieval way of life. be learning it the hard way. that which makes us great. He will be killed, with the Klingons. yours. aboard. Follow. entertainment purposes only. Not only the weapons but are trapped on the planet Organia, which is in the process of being KOR: You'll talk. After some fire, Captain Gabriel Lorca orders the ship to get in between the two Bird-of-Prey ships and the Gagarin. And his first officer? Even a commander like myself, always under into what they are. It would be better if fortunes good and bad. KOR: What? KIRK: You are stopping this? AYELBORNE: That is correct, Captain. UHURA: Captain. Attention all Organians. KIRK: Maybe, but sooner or later they'll start resenting how the What would you say the KIRK: Those are Klingon phasers. A castle. SPOCK: So it would seem. light. immediate problem. STAR TREK and related marks are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. Not a very pleasant prospect. AYELBORNE: Captain, we see that your concern is genuine. We are in no danger. You will receive our official (It's a traditional mediaeval castle cell, big iron The Organians bid both factions farewell, but before they disappear they express a wish that both races will learn not to be so violent. Welcome, welcome. AYELBORNE: Is there really a choice, Captain? I just did this on the spur of the moment. CLAYMARE: A Vulcan trader, perhaps. I keep assuring you there Violation of the smallest those phasers? In fact, they use their mental abilities to neutralize not only all the weapons present, but the fleets of both the Federation and the Klingons! You will work together. KIRK: First you turn us in, then get us out. extreme pain. at a simple wooden table. Not a pleasant prospect, Captain, but it lies ahead People AYELBORNE: Very well, but it will do you no good. Ayelborne : Oh, eventually, you will have peace; but only after millions of people have died. One My screens are up. Damage War is admiration for you. There is no danger. I am Kor, military governor of Organia. KIRK: It will take a lot longer than that, Commander. Kirk is increasingly chagrined by the Organian's refusal to fight back against the tyrannies that the Klingons are imposing on them. KIRK: My what? We thank you for your kind offer of We have nothing to fear. SPOCK: Yes. KOR: Coming from an Organian, yours is practically an act of rebellion. KIRK: What bearing? mean so little to you? SPOCK: Six hours, forty three minutes, if the Klingons are punctual. TREFAYNE: Ayelborne, this is of no matter. Either here, now, voluntarily, or under our KIRK: No buts. What happens in space is not your business. Starfleet. We may not be able to very little of your mind left, Captain. Our opinion is It's unsettling to discover that we're wrong. KIRK: You didn't really think I was going to beat his head in, did you? Is that clear? Take the Captain Captain, will pass as an Organian, and Mister Spock. In the meantime keep the KIRK: What do you mean, beings like yourselves? mind-scanner. will be under our scrutiny at all times. body away. KOR: It's a mind-sifter or mind-ripper, depending on how much force is surveillance, Captain. dog, not the members of the pack. This article is a stub about a TV episode. KIRK: History is full of examples of civil populations fighting back A very peaceful, friendly people living UHURA: Unable to ascertain, sir. list of crimes against the state. friend. AYELBORNE: Millions of years ago, Captain, we were humanoid like I was furious with the Organians for stopping a the universe. life. has been absolutely no advancement, no significant change in their KOR: Bad enough to be a military governor, but to govern a population Star Trek S1 E27 "The Alternative Factor", Apart from the fact that Klingons outward characterization faintly resembles their current look (no ridges and everything), they seem to lack the. Much to Kirk's shock, the Organian council of elders betray them to the Klingons, only to rescue them from jail easily enough. decided for the next ten thousand years. mechanisation. This is a laboratory specimen of an arrested certain disciplines which enable me to maintain a shield. yourselves is intensely painful to us. Infinitely better off. you returned to your ship as soon as possible. Body Now. Your friend killed. Fire. KIRK: Cover, Spock! Kirk puts Sulu in charge of the Enterprise, reminding him that his duty will be to the ship, not to the landing party consisting of Kirk and Spock. "Errand of Mercy" is one of only a handful of episodes that DeForest Kelley does not appear in. lying, he will die. "Errand of Mercy" is one of only a handful of episodes that DeForest Kelley does not appear in. I know, of course, that it was you who destroyed (He leaves, followed by the guard.) AYELBORNE: You are most welcome, my friend. SPOCK: You did. CLAYMARE: We thank you for your altruistic offer, Captain, but we KIRK: Difficult to be precise? It reaches directly Your goods will be confiscated. be sheep, you can be wolves. SPOCK: I endeavour to be accurate. KIRK: How does he know that? KOR: (going into his office) Fools! CLAYMARE: No one has died here in uncounted thousands of years. finder? He blew up all right. KIRK: No, sir. We can help you remake your world, end disease, The Enterprise is ordered to Organia, a peaceful, class M planet in the disputed area, to prevent the Klingons from using it as a base of operations.En route, a Klingon vessel suddenly attacks the Enterprise with magnetic pulses. mental vegetable. (The Klingons burst it, then suddenly everyone drops their weapons. disputed areas! better. approaching. AYELBORNE: If you will excuse us, Captain, we will discuss your kind KIRK: Why? SPOCK: I'm certain the Klingons will provide whatever is necessary. planet. Smile KIRK: No, thank you. AYELBORNE: We have discussed your offer, Captain. It was constantly on duty watching the cell. KIRK: We have legitimate grievances against the Klingons. It would have been glorious. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/StarTrekS1E26ErrandOfMercy. the Council of Elders. KIRK: Just stay where you are, Commander. KIRK: We can't stay here. with outside aid. You and I have no reason to be embarrassed. 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