Kirk to the Enterprise.
Captain Kirk to the Enterprise.
- [ Scott ] Mr. Scott, sir.
- Mr. Scott.
Prepare to beam
the landing party aboard,
plus two others,
one critically ill.
Have a medical team standing by
to receive the patient.
Captain Kirk, out.
[Communicator Cover Closes]
Prepare to beam aboard.
[ Beeping ]
Dr. Coleman, accompany the patient
to the sick bay.
Mr. Spock, take the ship
out of orbit.
Resume designated course.
Dr. McCoy.
Dr. McCoy, you and Dr. Coleman...
seem to disagree on diagnosis.
No, not entirely.
We both agree it's radiation.
Dr. Coleman isn't prepared to say
what form of radiation.
Will it affect your arriving
at a correct treatment?
It's crucial.
Well, this is especially
disturbing to me...
for... uh, personal reasons.
Oh? I didn't know
you knew her that well.
Oh, yes.
Been a long time since I saw her.
I walked out on her
when it became serious.
Well, you must have been
very young at the time, Jim.
Youth doesn't excuse
everything, Dr. McCoy.
It's a very unhappy memory for me.
I didn't realize that.
- I shall do everything in my power.
- Thank you very much.
Dr. Lesteris certainly a very lucky
young person to have escaped.
Yes, very lucky. Very lucky.
[ Moaning ]
- It just began.
- You'd better put a stop to it!
If you allow Dr. Lester
to become fully conscious...
she'll know what has happened.
- Probably no one will believe it.
- Probably?
- [ Moaning Continues ]
- That's all we can ask for.
How can death be explained now?
I tell you, it can't continue.
You killed every one of the staff.
You sent them where you knew
the celebium shielding was weak.
Why didn't you kill him?
You had the perfect opportunity.
There wasn't enough time.
I gave you every minute
you asked for.
He hung onto life too hard.
I couldn't--
You couldn't because you love him!
You want me to be his murderer.
''Love''? Him?
I love the life he led,
the power of a starship commander.
- It's my life now.
- I won't become a murderer.
You are a murderer!
You knew it was celebium.
You could've treated them for it.
You're a murderer many times over.
Jim, what are you doing here?
I thought my presence
might quiet Dr. Lester.
- It had the opposite effect.
- It has nothing to do with you.
It's a symptom of the developing
radiation illness.
Tests with the ship's
equipment shows...
no signs of internal
radiation damage, Dr. Coleman.
Didn't Dr. Lester's staff become
delirious before they died?
- [Moaning Continues]
- Uh, yes, Captain. Yes.
Dr. Lester could be suffering
from a phasers tun...
as far as the symptoms
I can detect, Jim.
Dr. Coleman, Dr. McCoy has had
a great deal of experience...
with radiation exposure
on board the Enterprise.
I am guided by his opinion.
Dr. Lester and her staff have been
under my supervision for two years.
If you don't follow
my recommendations,
responsibility for
her health or her death...
will be yours.
Dr. McCoy, I'm sorry,
but I'm going to have to take you...
off the case and turn it over
to Dr. Coleman.
You can't do this! On this ship
my medical authority is final!
If Dr. Coleman wants to assume the
full responsibility, let him do it.
- I won't allow it!
- It's done!
Dr. Coleman, your patient.
[ Moaning ]
Dr. Coleman, didn't you suggest
a sedation to rest the patient?
- Yes, Captain.
- It's not necessary, Jim.
- Can't you see she's coming around?
-[ Panting ]
[ Moaning Continues ]
Dr. Coleman.
Nurse, administer the sedative.
A sedative is not wise
at this time, Captain.
Nurse Chapel, you have your orders.
Nurse Chapel,
follow your instructions.
[Moaning, Breathing Heavily]
Oh... no. Am l... really...
losing command of the Enterprise?
[Breathing Heavily]
Oh, no. A bad dream.
A bad dream.
[Dr. Lester As Kirk]James Kirk
is returning to consciousness...
in the body of Janice Lester.
The Enterprise is proceeding to
its next mission,
on the course set
before I took over