think that
could be arranged.
I may be sentimental,
but this is
my favourite place.
Earth.
I've never been to Earth.
What lovely flowers.
May I touch them?
Certainly.
They have no scent.
Try these.
Oh!
Oh, let me see.
It's just a thorn.
I was...hoping to make you
forget about this today.
It doesn't hurt anymore.
You mustn't blame yourself
because Marvick loved you.
I didn't want his love.
I couldn't return it.
But...someday,
you will want human love
and companionship.
Shall I tell you what human
companionship means to me?
A struggle,
a defense against
the emotions of others.
At times, the emotions
burst in on me--
Hatred, desire,
envy, pity.
Pity is the worst
of all.
I agree
with the Vulcans.
Violent emotion
is a kind of insanity.
Are you willing to spend
the rest of your life
with the Medusans
in order to avoid
human emotion?
Perhaps.
A meeting of minds
is all very well,
but what about love,
Miranda?
You're young...
attractive...
and human.
Sooner or later,
no matter how beautiful
their minds are...
you're going to yearn for someone
who looks like yourself,
someone who isn't...
ugly.
Ugly.
What is ugly?
Who is to say
whether Kollos is
too ugly to bear
or too beautiful
to bear?
Miranda...
I meant no insult.
Please...
Here we are
among the roses...
a very romantic
setting.
I wish there were
moonlight, too.
Moonlight would
suit you very well.
I see you're
a very complicated man.
Kollos, no.
You mustn't let him!
Miranda, don't.
You have no idea
what a dangerous thing
Spock is planning.
We must stop him!
Let me go!
The Enterprise
is at stake.
It is not possible for you
to be involved.
Why?
I've already committed
myself to mind-link
when Kollos and I reach
the Medusan vessel.
Why put yourself
in jeopardy?
This is not a duty
that you can assume.
I'm aware your telepathic competence
might be superior to mine,
but there is a more
important factor.
The object is
to pilot this ship.
That is something
you cannot do.
Then teach me
to operate the ship.
I can memorize
instantly.
Now wait a minute.
I realize
that you can do
almost anything
a sighted person can do,
but you can't pilot
a star ship.
What?
Fascinating.
I'm sorry, Miranda,
but you must be realistic.
You are blind,
and there are some things
you simply cannot do.
Evidently, a highly
sophisticated sensor web.
My compliments to you,
and to your dressmaker.
[Kirk]
Yes, of course.
It's the only
reasonable explanation.
You can't see...
and Kollos can't
hurt you.
An elegant solution...
but I fail to understand
why you apparently
tried to conceal
your blindness, Dr.Jones.
I think I understand.
You said it.
"Pity is the worst of all."
Pity...
which I hate.
Do you think you can
gather more information
with your eyes than
I can with my sensors?
I could play tennis
with you, Captain Kirk.
I might even beat you.
I am standing exactly
1 meter, 4 centimetres
from the door.
Can you judge distance
that accurately?
I can even tell you how fast
your heart is beating.
No, that won't
be necessary.
Mr. Spock will make
the mind-link.
No other decision
is possible.
No.
I won't let you.
Please.
Do not fight us
like this, Dr.Jones.
I appeal to you
as a colleague.
Do not oppose us.
No.
If we can't persuade you,
there is someone who can.
You'll have to take this up
with Kollos.
For your own sake.
Bones, why hadn't
you told me?
She would have
told you herself
if she had wanted
you to know.
I respect her privacy.
There's a great deal
to respect about that lady.
[Miranda]
Aah!
It seems I have no choice
but to obey you.
Captain's Log,
supplementary.
Our one chance
to return to our own galaxy
is dependent upon
the navigational skills
of the Medusan
ambassador.
With that end in view,
Kollos has been
brought to the bridge
and placed behind
a protective shield.
This is delightful.
I know you,
all of you.
James