immediately convened...
to consider the charges
and specifications...
of a general court-martial...
on the charge...
of mutiny.
[ Speaking, Indistinct ]
[Dr. Lester As Kirk]
Captain's Log. : Star date 5930.3.
The results of
Dr. McCoy's examination...
have given me complete confidence
in myself.
My fears repast. Is hall function
freely as the captain.
l am the captain
of the Enterprise, in fact.
Surely you must have more
than that to go on.
I have stated my evidence--
telepathic communication with
the mind of Captain James T. Kirk.
Your evidence
is completely subjective.
We have to have evidence that
we can examine out in the open.
You've had great deal of evidence,
except that of the chief witness.
The one who should be the real
subject of this investigation...
is kept locked away
and in isolation.
Why... Captain?
She's dangerously insane.
We've seen the evidence.
She is dangerous only
to your authority, sir.
Mr. Spock.
Mr. Spock, my authority has been
given to me by Starfleet Command,
and only that high authority
can take it away.
The witness, sir.
Bring on the witness.
Let your officers
put the questions.
Mr. Nunnely, have
Dr. Janice Lester brought here.
Aye, sir.
Dr. McCoy, while
Mr. Spock was busy...
with his ambitious plot,
what were you doing?
- Examining you.
- Oh, yes.
You were deeply concerned about
my health, emotional and physical,
- since leaving Camus II, correct?
- Yes, that's correct.
Instead of trying to destroy me, you
were searching for ways to help me.
Dr. McCoy, for the record,
will you tell the court
your findings?
The captain is in the best
of physical condition.
His emotional and mental
state is comparable...
to the time he assumed
command of the Enterprise.
Thank you, Dr. McCoy.
Mr. Spock, were you aware
of Dr. McCoy's findings?
- I know them now.
- And what have you to say... now?
I am disappointed
and deeply concerned...
that there is no objective evidence
to support my position... so far.
Dr. Coleman, if you’re
required here, we'll call you.
We certainly appreciate
your being here.
Everyone is deeply aware...
that you have been subjected
to inordinate emotional stress.
We had hoped to avoid
any further stress, but...
Mr. Spock disagrees.
It is his opinion that
your testimony is important...
in determining
the merits of his case.
And since we are solely interested
in arriving at a just decision,
I'm going to have to ask you
a few more questions.
I'll try not to upset you.
You, uh, claim that, uh--
[ Chuckles ]
that you are
Captain James T. Kirk?
No. I am not Captain Kirk.
That is very apparent.
I claim that whatever it is...
that makes James Kirk
a living being special to himself...
is being held here in this body.
Oh. Well--
However, a-a-a-as I understand it,
l... am Dr. Janice Lester.
[ Chuckling Quietly ]
That's very clever,
but I didn't say it.
I said, the body of James Kirk
is being used by Dr. Janice Lester.
Mm-hmm. A subtlety
that somehow escapes me.
I assume that this, uh,
switch was arrived at
by mutual agreement.
No. It was brought about
by a violent attack by Dr. Lester...
and the use of equipment
she discovered on Camus II.
Violence...
by the lady, perpetrated
on Captain Kirk? Tsk, tsk, tsk.
I ask the assembled personnel
to look at Dr. Janice Lester...
and visualize
that historic moment.
Can you-- Can you tell me why,
uh, Dr. Janice Lester...
would agree to this
ludicrous exchange?
Yes. To get the power
she craved:
to attain a position
she doesn't merit...
by temperament or training.
And most of all, she wanted
to murder James Kirk,
a man who once loved her.
But her intense hatred
of her own womanhood...
made life with her impossible.
Are you prepared with witnesses?
One will do.
Sir, there is only
one issue here.
Is the story of life-entity
transfer believable?
This crew has been to many places
in the galaxy.
They've been witness
to many