everything
of value you ever knew.
Did you hear the sound
of human integrity?
Take him
to the security room.
A Vulcan among humans ...
living, working with them.
I would think the situation
would be intolerable to you.
I am half Vulcan.
My mother is a human.
To whom is your
allegiance then?
Do you call yourself
Terrene or Vulcan?
Vulcan.
How long have you been
a Starfleet officer, Spock?
18 years.
And you serve Captain Kirk.
Do you like him?
Do you like
your shipmates?
The question
is irrelevant.
Possibly, but you are subordinate
to Captain Kirk's orders,
even to his whims.
My duty as an officer
is to obey him.
You are a superior being.
Why do you not command?
I do not desire
a ship of my own.
Or is it that no one
has offered you, a Vulcan,
that opportunity?
Such opportunities
are extremely rare.
For someone with your capabilities
and accomplishments,
opportunities are made ...
and will be.
I will see to that,
if you'll stop looking on the
Federation as the whole universe.
It is not, you know.
That thought has occasionally
crossed my mind.
You must have
your own ship.
Commander,
shall we speak plainly?
It is you
who desperately need a ship.
You want
the Enterprise.
Of course.
It would be
a great achievement for me
to bring home
the Enterprise intact.
It would broaden the scope
of my powers greatly.
It would be the achievement
of a lifetime.
And it would open
equal opportunities for you.
Aah!
Bridge to Dr. McCoy.
McCoy here.
Doctor, beam aboard
the Romulan flagship immediately.
There's been an injury.
I don't
make house calls.
Doctor, it's Captain Kirk!
He'll recover,
but he'll need further attention.
Inform your superior.
[Beeping]
Yes?
I'll come there.
Attend me.
I neglected to mention
I'll expect you for dinner.
We have much to discuss.
Indeed.
Allow me to -- to rephrase.
Will you join me
for dinner?
I am honored,
Commander.
Are the guards
also invited?
Mr. Spock.
That corridor is forbidden
to all but loyal Romulans.
Of course.
I shall obey
your restrictions.
I hope that one day
there will be no need
for you to observe
any restrictions.
It would be illogical
to assume that
all conditions
remain stable.
Are you the doctor?
McCoy.
Chief medical officer.
Captain Kirk's condition?
Well, you can see
for yourself,
he's mentally depressed,
physically weak,
disoriented,
displays feelings
of persecution and rebellion.
Then by your own standards
of normality,
this man is not
fully competent.
No, not now.
Mr. Spock has stated
that he believes
the captain had no authority
or order to cross
the neutral zone.
Could this mental
incapacity
have afflicted him
earlier?
Yes, it's possible.
Mr. Spock, the doctor
has now confirmed your testimony
as to the mental state
of your captain.
He was and is unfit to continue
in command of the Enterprise.
That duty has
fallen on you.
Are you ready
to exercise that function?
I am ready.
Spock, I don't believe it.
There's no price you could pay
to make him sell out.
The matter is not
open for discussion.
What do you mean?
That's enough, Doctor.
As a physician, your duty
is to save lives.
Mr. Spock's duty
is to lead the Enterprise
and its crew
to a safe haven.
There's no alternative,
Doctor.
The safety of the crew
is now the paramount issue.
It is misguided loyalty
to resist any further.
You traitor.
I'll kill you.
I'll kill you.
I'll kill you!
What did you do?
What did you do?
I was unprepared
for his attack.
I instinctively used
the Vulcan death grip.
Your instincts are
still good, Mr. Spock.
The captain is dead.
Doctor!
Dr. McCoy!
Dr. McCoy!
I left orders that
no one come in here.
But he's alive!
Now you know.
Hand me the physic-stimulator.
But their doctors
certified he was dead.
Spock gave him a nerve pinch
to simulate death.
Then, Mr. Spock
isn't a traitor,
and you knew that
and didn't --
I didn't know it until
I