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Synopsis:
The U.S.S. Enterprise receives
orders to find Harry Mudd, a Federation outlaw, on the planet
Motherlode. Mudd is accused of selling a fake love potion to
miners. Upon the U.S.S. Enterprise's arrival, Mudd demonstrates
the potion on a woman who Spock discovers to actually be a
reptilian illusion. Angered by this the miners begin to attack
Mudd, but he is rescued by the U.S.S. Enterprise. Aboard ship, and
after convincing Nurse Chapel to try the potion on Spock, Mudd
steals a shuttlecraft. When Chapel discovers that the potion
doesn't actually work, she becomes bitter and sets out to confront Mudd. During a fight between Mudd and Chapel, special love
crystals are broken near an air vent and permeate throughout the
ship.
Without
warning, the delayed potion begins to affect Spock. Shortly, the
potion begins to affect the entire crew. Spock becomes so enamored
with Chapel that he will do anything to rescue her. Kirk
accompanies him to find Mudd, but are attacked on the planet by
large rock creatures. Unable to transport to the vessel because of
the potion's affect on the crew, Kirk uses the crystals to make
the creatures become docile and loving. Eventually the potion
wears off and the crew beam everyone back to the ship, but then
the potion's after effects cause hatred and animosity among the
crew. Mudd is placed in the brig, where he confesses to other con
jobs and is once again sent away for rehabilitation. |
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