"Impossible, Dr. McCoy. My transporter was working perfectly."
--Scotty
"That's impossible. Things like this can't happen."
--Scotty
PLOT
Kirk, Spock, Scotty, McCoy, and Chekov find themselves on the losing side
of the gunfight at the OK Corral when they choose to ignore a warning buoy
(shaped like a boxkite) and cross into Melkotian-owned space. Kirk hears
the warning in English, Spock in Vulcan, Uhura in Swahili, [and Chekov in
Russian?], so it was likely done with telepathy.
They try various ways of convincing the people of the town that they are
not who they appear to be, but everyone thinks they are in character.
They try to leave town, but find a force-field. They try to stay in town
and avoid the O.K. Corral, but are transported there. Spock mind-melds
Kirk, Scotty, and McCoy (Chekov was already shot dead) into believing that
the bullets are not real.
FACTS
October 26, 1881.
Star Date 4385.3
Warp 2.
Kirk is this week's dork for ignoring the warning.
Chekov falls in love with Sylvia and dies.
Spock in a mind meld orgy.
OPINIONS
Some pretty good character acting in this episode.
