for an examination.
What? What do you base that on?
Development
of emotional instability...
and erratic mental attitudes...
since returning from that planet.
You'll never make that
charge stick.
Any fool can see
why you're doing this.
I'll let Starfleet Command
be the judge of my motives.
I won't submit to this
petty search for revenge!
But you will submit
to Starfleet regulations.
They state that the ship surgeon
will require full examination...
of any crew member that he has
doubts about, including the captain.
[Intercom Whistle]
- Captain Kirk here.
- Sulu here, Captain.
Starfleet Command is requesting
additional details on the delay.
I'll be right there.
Pulse. Pressure.
Blood count, all body functions
normal. Then why am I here?
Dr. McCoy.
Dr. McC--
Quiet would be best for you.
- Where's Dr. McCoy?
- I'm in charge now.
Bring Dr. McCoy at once! He is
in command of medicine on this ship.
He was taken off your case...
by Captain Kirk.
By Captain Kirk?
It was done for your own
protection, Dr. Lester.
I am not Janice Lester!
She did this to me!
How can I make you understand?
Janice has driven herself mad
with jealousy, hatred and ambition.
Nurse Chapel.
Bring Mr. Spock and Dr. McCoy
to me at once!
They must believe
lam not Janice Lester.
I am imprisoned in her body,
but I am not Janice Lester!
She is suffering from the delusion
of being Captain Kirk.
lam not Janice Lester!
The paranoia has been developing
for the past six months.
The radiation seems to
have intensified it.
She must be kept sedated.
- Shall prepare a mild sedative?
- Of course.
You are insane, Dr. Lester.
[Kirk As Dr. Lester]
Captain's Log. : Star date unknown.
I have lost track of time.
I am still held captive
in a strange body...
- [Door Slides Open, Shut]
- and separated from all my crew.
I must've sounded
quite mad to you before.
What you've been through would've
completely broken most of us.
Well, I'll be all right now.
Could I see your Dr. McCoy?
I'm afraid that's against
Dr. Coleman's orders.
Oh.
Is a visit by that very kind
Mr. Spock to be allowed?
Perhaps that can be arranged before
we reach the Benecia Colony.
Benecia? Isn't the Enterprise
going to rendezvous...
with the Potemkin at Beta Aurigae?
Well, first we have to let
you recuperate at Benecia.
You'll feel better
if you have a little.
I'll try. Thank you.
Oh, it is good. Thank you.
Could I finish it slowly,
Nurse Chapel?
- Well--
- I promise I'll be good.
Well, I'll be right back.
I'm glad you're feeling
so much better.
[ High-Pitched Tones ]
These tests should help me pinpoint
the cause of Jim’s illness.
Good. Knowledge of the captain's...
aberrant behavior
is spreading through the ship.
The crew is becoming
increasingly tense.
What worries me most is that Jim
seems completely unaware...
that something is wrong with him.
We've got to make him realize
something serious is happening...
before treatment can even begin.
I'm afraid that is
a forlorn hope, Doctor.
The illness appears to be
primarily mental.
Well, one of us should be
able to get to him.
I keep looking for an approach,
but the speed at which...
the illness has traveled
makes it doubly difficult.
Perhaps the surgeon general's
office should be alerted.
You know headquarters.
They're only interested...
in results of specific tests.
So far all we have to offer
are our opinions.
Are you sure
that the captain will comply...
with your order
in his present state of mind?
I'll use my medical authority
to enforce it if necessary.
Doctor, we are treading
on very thin ground.
Actions such as these
might be misinterpreted.
Well, then, so be it.
Our responsibility is clear.
Whatever happened to the captain on
that planet must've taken place...
in the short space of time
that he was alone with Dr. Lester.
Perhaps a conversation with her
might shed some light.
Well, it's worth a try.
You try to get to