Stardate: 2821.5 - 28.21.7 - 2822.3

Original airdate: 1/5/1967

Writer: Oliver Crawford & S. Bar David

Director: Robert Gist

Guest stars:

Don Marshall            Boma
Peter Marko             Gaetano (second to die)
Rees Vaughn             Latimer (first to die)
Grant Woods             Kelowitz
Phyllis Douglas         Yeoman Mears
John Crawford           Galactic High Commissioner Ferris

Landing Party members: Spock, McCoy, Scott, Latimer, Boma, Gaetano, Latimer, Mears.

Two Search parties: Kelowitz and at least 2 others not mentioned by name that were injured on the planet.

Crew Appearances:
Kirk, Spock, McCoy
Uhura, Sulu
Voice of Majel Barret as the computer

Story

While en-route to deliver medical supplies to Makus III for transfer to New Paris Colony, the Enterprise pauses to examine a quasar (electromagnetic phenomenon) formation, Murasaki 312. Kirk tries to quell the objections of Galactic High Commissioner Ferris by pointing out that such examinations are as much part of the starship's mission as delivering medical supplies are, and that the delay will be a short one. Disaster strikes, however, when Spock leads a team aboard the shuttle Galileo and crashes on the surface of Taurus II. The quasar phenomenon disrupts Enterprise sensors so they are unable to locate the shuttle or the survivors. Meanwhile, on the planet's surface, Spock uses his purely logical mind to deal with their situation in a hostile environment, and comes across as a cold-blooded monster. With McCoy's encouragement he is ultimately forced to take a very human chance to ensure that they survive and are found by the Enterprise. (copied off the web with edits)

Tarus 2: Class M, unexplored, inhabited by large hairy ape like creatures (480G Anthoropoid) using spears and shields.

Hansen's Planet: similar creatures as on Tarus 2 (only much larger)

The Columbus: the other shuttle craft

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