react?
Are you all right,
Captain?
Yes, I'm fine.
I'm fine.
[ Chuckles ]
Just some
sympathetic vibration
with what happened here.
Let's get back
to the ship.
I want to check out
those tapes
from Professor Starnes'
tricorder ...
and I am going
to question those children.
Children, each card
is a different flavour.
You take your pick,
and the computer will mix
your favourite combination.
Call out your favourites.
[ Children Calling Out
Various Flavours ]
Okay.
Would you like
a surprise, Stevie?
All right.
It's coconut and vanilla.
They're both white.
There, there now,
Stevie.
There are
unpleasant surprises
as well
as pleasant ones.
That was your
unpleasant surprise.
Now what would you like
for your pleasant surprise?
Chocolate wobble
and pistachio.
Well, coming right up.
And peach.
[ Chuckles ]
All right.
It's going to be
a wonderful surprise.
[Sighs]
The tests show no evidence
of tensions due to lying.
They behave as though
nothing had gone wrong.
There are no signs of
foreign biochemical substance
to account
for their present state.
- I have no answers.
- There has to be an answer.
Can't it wait till
we get to a hospital
so they can be examined
by specialists?
We're not leaving here
until we find out what's going on.
I won't prevent you
questioning them,
but it could harm them
if you do.
Could be far worse
for them if I don't
and for us, too.
Be careful.
After this,
we can all play games.
[Children Chattering]
How do you like getting
ice cream out of a computer?
Mm, that was fun.
Well, well, well.
You're all having
such a good time,
I think I'll join you.
Is that all right?
- Please do.
- I'll have a dish, too.
- Oh, of course.
- A very small one.
Better than Triacus,
isn't it?
That dirty old planet?
- What's so good about that place?
- Yeah?
You weren't there
very long.
You don't know.
Mm-hmm, I don't think
your parents liked it.
- Yes, they did.
- Yeah. Mine sure did.
- Parents like stupid things.
- I don't know about that.
Parents like children.
Ha. That's what
you think.
I'm sure your parents
loved you.
That's why they took you
with them to Triacus --
so they wouldn't be
so faraway from you.
They'd be unhappy
and miss you.
I'm sure that you
would miss them, too.
- Bizzy. Bizzy.
- Bizzy! Bizzy!
Bizzy! Bizzy!
Bizzy! Bizzy!
Bizzy! Bizzy!
Bizzy! Bizzy!
Bizzy! Bizzy!
Bizzy! Bizzy!
Bizzy! Bizzy!
Bizzy! Bizzy!
Bizzy! Bizzy!
Bizzy! Bizzy!
Bizzy! Bizzy!
Guess what we are.
I know.
A swarm of bees.
Bizzy! Bizzy!
Bizzy! Bizzy!
Bizzy! Bizzy!
Watch out.
Watch out.
I'll sting you.
Now wait a minute.
Can we have some more
ice cream, please?
I don't think so.
It'll spoil your dinner.
See? They all say it.
Yeah.
You've had a busy day.
You could use some rest.
Nurse Chapel
will see you to your quarters.
- Very good idea, Captain.
- Aw, do we have to?
Tommy,
Just a moment.
I'd like to ask you a question.
Come and sit down.
Tommy, will you tell me
what you saw?
Saw where?
In the cave on the planet --
on Triacus.
- You were there.
- Did you see your father today?
- I saw him.
- Did he seem upset?
- He was very upset.
- What about?
- I didn't ask him.
- What was going on ...
that would have upset him?
How should I know?
He was always upset,
Just like you,
Captain Kirk.
I'm not upset
with you, Tommy,
or your friends.
We invited you
aboard the Enterprise.
Why would I do that
if I didn't like you?
You have your reasons.
Aren't you unhappy
about leaving Triacus?
That place?
That's for adults.
Aren't you upset
about leaving your parents?
My parents?
They love it down there --
Always busy.
They're happy.
Can I go now?
I'm tired, too, you know.
- Yes, certainly. I'll take you.
- I know the way.
Kirk to security.
Post a guard
on the children.
They're to be kept
under constant watch.
[ Children Chanting ]
Hail, hail,
fire and snow.
Call the angel,
we