in the habit
of informing Romulans
of its ships' personnel.
Quite so, yet there are
certain ships ...
certain officers ...
that are known to us.
Your situation appears
most interesting.
What earns Spock
your special interest?
He is a Vulcan.
Our forebears
had the same roots
and origins.
Something you wouldn't
understand, Captain.
We can appreciate the Vulcans,
our distant brothers.
I have heard
of Vulcan integrity
and personal honour.
There's a well-known saying --
or is it a myth --
that Vulcans
are incapable of lying?
It is no myth.
Then tell me
truthfully now,
by your honour
as a Vulcan,
what was your mission?
I reserve the privilege
of speaking
only when it will not violate
my honour as a Vulcan.
It is unworthy
of a Vulcan
to resort to subterfuge.
You're being clever,
Commander.
That is unworthy
of a Romulan.
It is not a lie to keep
the truth to oneself.
Oh, then there is
a truth here
that remains unspoken.
You've been told everything.
There's nothing else.
There is Mr. Spock's
unspoken truth.
You knew of
the cloaking device
that we have developed.
You deliberately violated
Romulan space
with a blatant spy mission,
by order of the Federation.
We've been
all through that, Commander!
We have not even begun!
There's no force
that I can use
on a Vulcan
that will make him speak.
That is a fact.
But there are
Romulan methods
completely effective
against humans ...
and human weaknesses.
You would not resort
to them, Commander.
They would prove ineffective
against the captain.
Then they will
leave him dead,
or what might be worse
than dead,
but I will know
your unspoken truths.
Let her rant.
There's nothing to say.
I cannot allow the captain
to be further destroyed.
The strain of command
has worn heavily upon him.
He's not been himself
for weeks.
That's a lie!
As you can see, he's highly
sensitive and emotional.
He's lost the capacity
for rational decision.
Shut up!
I'm betraying no secrets.
The commander's suspicion
that Starfleet ordered
the Enterprise
into the neutral zone
is unacceptable.
Our rapid capture demonstrates
its fool hardiness.
You filthy liar!
I am speaking the truth
for the benefit
of the Enterprise
and the Federation.
I say now
and for the record,
Captain Kirk ordered the Enterprise
across the neutral zone
on his own initiative
and his craving for glory.
I'll kill you for this,
you traitor!
I'll kill you!
He is not sane.
Attention, Enterprise,
I'm speaking to you
from the Romulan flagship.
The U.S.S. Enterprise,
under command of Captain
James T. Kirk,
is formally charged
with espionage.
The testimony
of First Officer Spock
was highly instrumental
in confirming this intrusion
into Romulan space
was not an accident.
First Officer Spock's
testimony was specific
that your ship was not
under orders
from Starfleet Command
or the Federation council
to perform
such a spy mission.
It was Captain Kirk
who was solely responsible.
Since the crew had no choice
but to obey orders,
the crew will not
be held responsible.
Therefore, I'm ordering
Engineer Scott,
presently in command
of the Enterprise,
to follow
the Romulan flagship
to our home base.
You will there be
processed and released
to Federation Command.
Until judgment is passed,
Captain Kirk will be held
in confinement.
Security, put our two
Romulan hostages in the brig.
Lieutenant Uhura, give me
a channel to that ship.
The channel is open,
Mr. Scott,
and you are tied in.
This is
Lieutenant Commander Scott.
The Enterprise
takes no orders,
except those
of Captain Kirk.
And we will stay
right here
until he returns.
And if you make
any attempt to board
or commandeer
the Enterprise,
it will be blown to bits
along with as many of you
as we can take with us.
You humans make
a brave noise.
There are ways
to convince you of your errors.
[Click]
Did you hear that,
you coward?
You've betrayed