Stardate: 5027.3 (2268)
Original Air Date: September 27, 1968
Writer: D.C. Fontana
Director: John Meredyth Lucas
“It is not a lie to keep the truth to oneself.”

Dr. McCoy records something unusual in his medical log (a rare log entry from the good doctor) –Captain Kirk has been unusually irritable lately. Is it because the Enterprise has spent too much time on patrol? Or is something else agitating the captain? Kirk makes a seemingly erratic order for the Enterprise to enter the Romulan Neutral Zone. In “Balance of Terror” we learned what a volatile situation this can lead to. Suddenly, three Romulan ships de-cloak and surround the Enterprise as it sits in forbidden territory (apparently, the Romulans are now using technology borrowed from the Klingons).
Subcommander Tal of the Romulan fleet (Jack Donner) appears onscreen and demands the immediate surrender of the Enterprise. He gives…
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