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FADE IN:

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EXT. ENTERPRISE FULL SHOT ORBITINGPLANE:r

LATE .A.Jrn:RNOON

KIRK (V.O.) Captain's log, Stardate

8106.4.

The

Enterprise has been ordered by Starfleet Commandto explore the new planet Kismet IV. Due to complications from our last mission, the transporter is inoperative and under repair. !NT. ENTERPRISE LONG SHOT

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SHU'l'TLECRAFT HANGER DECK

SHUTTLECR.A.Fr

as the hanger doors begin to open and the shuttlecraft out of the ship into space.

begins to move

KIRK (cont'd V.O.)

I've decided to send Mr. Spock and Doctor McCoyin a well equipped shuttle craft to make a routine investigation of the planet.

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EXT. SHUTTLECR.A.Fr

SPACE

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APrER

LAUNCH.

!NT. SHUTTLECRAFT ... LATE .A.Jrn:RNOON We see MR. SPOCKand DOCTORLEONARDMCCOYsitting

shuttl ecraft

,

a smallexploring

craft

at the front

with a control

console,

of the

seven

passenger seats, and a view screen at the front above the console. SPOCKis the science officer and second in command of the Enterprise. Half Vulcan and half human, SPOCKis from the planet Vulcan. He has pointed ears, green blood, dark hair, a somewhat satanic look, and an unemotional, logical demeanor. MCCOYis the chief surgeon aboard the Enterprise. A Georgian gentleman, MCCOYis an emotionally spontaneous and deeply feeling man although he hides behind his sarcastic, cynical attitude at times. He has brown hair, blue eyes, and he is in his forties. SPOCKand MCCOYare friends but something like a "feud" exists between them because SPOOKis guided by logic and MCCOYis guided by emotion. Both are about to land on Kismet IV to begin their investigation. MED. SHOT

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SPOCK

.AND MCCOY

SPOCKflips a button and the viewing screen opens to show the plaaet ahead. SPOCKpeers into his round, viewing scanner at...the console. MCCOYsits beside SPOCK, observing the view screen. . .

2 CONTINUED:

MCCOY Spock, does Starfleet know anything at all about this planet? SPOOK

Negative, uncharted

Doctor. The planet and unexplored.

is

MCCOY Well, I guess we have the honors, don't we. MCCOYleans back comfortable into his viewer.

in his

What do your

scanners

chair

MCCOY

and SPOCKoontinues

(cont'd) show?

SPOOK OXYgen, nitrogen atmosphere. Indications of desert terrain. MCCOY

I wonder what kind of life on this planet?

forms exist

SPOCK Unknown, Doctor. At present, are no life form readings. MCCOYlooks

at SPOCKwith

a sly gleam in his

there eyes.

MCCOY Well, if we do find any intelligent beings, we better approach them slowly. SPOCK Why, Doctor? MCCOY

Once they take a good look at those pointed ears of yours they may think twice about getting to know us. CLOSE SHOT

as he looks

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SPOCK

at MCCOYand raises

his

eyebrow.

SPOCK Really, Doctor. Your overexuberant emotionalism would probably cause the same effect. . .

to look

3 CONTINUED:

A BEEP from the console is HEABDbefore SPOOKflips a switch on.

MCCOYcan get in another

SPOOK

Spock here. KIRK'S VOICE

Well, Spock, Bones, how are you two enjoying the ride? MCCOY

Jim, I'ss never forgive you for sending me out here by DlY'self with a computer. SPOOKlooks

at MCCOYand then

turns

away a.ga.in.

SPOOK

There's been no complications yet, Captain.

as of

KIRK'S VOICE

I trust you two will be on your best behavior with each other. MCCOY

Don't worry Jim. I'll keep spock in line. If he doesn't behave, I'll sedate him. CLOSE SHOT

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SPOOK

as he gives MCCOY a feisned

look of irritation.

KIRK'S VOICE (jokingly) I heard that, Bones. If Starfleet wants a thorough investigation of this planet, that's what we'll give them. Why' didn't

MCCOY you tag along,

Jim?

KIRK'S VOICE

Come on, Bone8. You know you two are the best men for the job. Besides, we have our own problems up here. Captain, point.

SPOOK we're approaching . .

our landing

word.

4 CONTINUED:

KIRK'S VOICE

Very good, Mr. Spook. I want you two to oontaot me at least every two hours to report on your progress. SPOOK Captain.

Aoknowledged,

KIRK'S VOICE you two. Kirk out.

:Be oareful

SPOCKfl'ips the &witoh off, looks at the oontrols, and begins to make some adjustments. CAMERAFOLLOWSMCCOYas he gets up and walks to the baok of the shuttleoraft to oheok the life soienoe equipment they brought with them. As MCCOYbends over the equipment, he stops suddenly as if he feels dizzy. He puts his hand to his head, dazed for a moment. He turns around toward SPOCK. MCCOY

,I

(questioning)

Spook...

MCCOY doesn't have the ohanoe to say any more. violently, and MCCOY is thrown to the floor. MED. SHOT

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The shuttleoraft

lurohes

SPOCK

as he is thrown to the floor and shake.

too.

The shuttleoraft

oontinues

to luroh

ANOTHERANGLE

MCCOYmakes it baok to his oontrol of the shuttleoraft.

What's

SPOOKlooks

into

his

seat

happening,

at the front,

and SPOCKtries

to regain

MCCOY Spook?

soanner.

Something oontrols.

SPOOK is interfering

with

the

MCCOY

From the planet? SPOCK

Affimati Another violent luroh wall into eaoh other.

ve. oauses

SPOOKand MCCOYto be thrown against ..

the

5 CONTINUED:

MCCOY

We'~~ttodos~etM~! SPOCK There's little we can do. controls are respondi~.

SPOCKlooks

into

None

of the

his scannersagain. SPOCK (cont'd)

I'm getting The shuttlecraft

lurches

eratic, again.

magnetic readings. SPOCKflips

on a switch at the console.

SPOCK(cont'd) Spook to Enterprise, come in. (silence) Spock to Enterprise, emergency. (silence) MCCOY What's wrong? SPOCK are ineffective.

Communications

What are we ~ing

MCCOY to do?

SPOOK Prepare for emergency procedures, Doctor. MCCOY ~ing to crash?

You mean we're Yes, Doctor. CLOSE SHOT-

as he gives

SPOCK We're ~ing

down.

MCCOY

SPOCKa worried

MED. TWO SHOT

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look.

SPOCK AND MCCOY

as they are thrown to the floor

again from the violent

lurching.

FADEOUT.

THEME MUSIC, TITLES

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FADE IN:

!NT. ENTERPRISE

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FULL SHOT OF BRIDGE

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LATE APl'ERNOON

The bridge crew are at their stations. CAPlAIN JAMIDST. KIRK is sitting in his command chair in the center of the bridge. KIRK is captain of the Starship Enterprise. He is a good looking, strong leader figure in his thirties with brown hair and of medium heigth. The bridge is in the round with two stations at the console in front of the captain's chair for the oriental helmsman, MR. SUtU, and the young Russian navigator, MR. CHEKOV. On the upper level of the bridge is SPOOK'S science station to the left, the

communications station behind KIRK for the black communications UHURA, and the egineering station to the right for the officer, Scottish

engineer,

MIm. TWO SHOT

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MR. SCOTT. All but SCOft are present. sUtU AND CHEKOV

si tting at their console in front view scanner beside him.

of KIRK. SUtU peers into his

SULU Captain, I'm getting a very strong magnetic reading. KIRK Source? SULU From the planet, sir. KIRK That's strange. We weren' t getting readings like that before. CLOSE SHOT

- KIRK

as he looks intently

ahead at the screen.

KIRK (cont'd) Mr. Chekov, take over Spock' s scanners. CHEKOV

Aye, Captain. CAMERAFOLLOWS CHEKOV as

station

he gets up and goes to SPOOK'S science

and looks into the scanners.

KIRK(O.S.) Readings, Mr. Chekov. ..

1 CONTINUED:

CHEKOV

Confirmed, Captain. Defini tely a maenetic flux emanating from the planet. ANGLE

- SULU Captain, readings mass being pulled atmosphere.

KIRK leans forward in his chair ANGLE

SULU indicate a metallic into the planet's concerned.

- KIRK KIRK (intensely) The shuttlecraft. Get a fix on it, Mr. Chekov.

KIRKpushes a button

on his chair.

KIRK (cont'd) Kirk to Spock, come in. Can you read me Spock, can you read me. Come in. We HEARSTATIC over the speaker.

KIRK turns

to tJHO'RAat communications.

nmc (cont'd) Lieutenant, try to reestablish communications. tJHO'RA

I've already tried sir. response on any channel.

There's

no

KIRK turns back around in his chair. Damn. Report,

KIRK Mr. Chekov. CHEKOV

Sir, the shuttlecraft seems to have grounded. It appears to have crash landed. KIRK (hesitantly) Are they still alive? ..

8 CONTINUED:

CHEICOV

Yes, Captain. I'm picking life form readings.

up two

Anything,

KIRK Lieutenant Uhura?

Negative,

Captain,

UHURA

still

no response.

KIRKpushes another button on his chair. KIRK Kirk to transporter room. SCOTT'S VOICE

Scott here, Scotty, working

sir.

KIRK we need those transporters

.

SCOTT'S VOICE

Captain,

they're

uner repair.

KIRK We have an

I know, Scotty. emergency. What happened

still

SCOTT'S VOICE sir?

KIRK It's Spock and McCoy. They crashed on the planet. We've lost communications with them. (forcefully) We've got to get those transporters working !!2!:. SCOTT'S VOICE

Captain, we're working as fast can. Damage is extensive.

as we

KIRK I know, Scotty. I'm sorry. I'm worried about them. For all we know they could be injured, or dying (pause) Estimated repair time, Scotty? ..

9 CONTINUED:

SCOTT'S VOICE

I would say twenty hours at the least. KIRK (with disbelief) Twenty hours... Alright, continue repairs, Scotty, and get another crew down there to help. SCOTT'S VOICE

Aye aye, sir.

Scott out.

ANOTHERANGLE

SULU turns

toward

the Captain.

SULU Captain, what about sending out another shuttlecraft? KIRK It's too risky. The same thing would probably happen and then we'd have two landing parties down without communication. MED. SHOT

- KIRK

As he sits

back in his chair with a worried look on his face. KIRK (cont'd)

Looks like we have our hands tied. Continue scanning Mr. Chekov. Keep me informed of any changes. !NT.

SHUTTLECRAFT

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LATE

AFTERNOON

CAMERAis CLOSEUP on SPOCKas he begins up slowly, holding his head.

to stir

on the

floor.

He sits

ANOTHERANGLE

SPOCKlooks around him at the shuttlecraft which is in disa.rr87. He 8ee8 MCCOY lying near by unconscious. CAMEBA~FOLLOWS SPOCKas he gets up and goes over to MCCOY,lfueels down, and gently shakes him on the shoulder to wake him up. SPOCK

McCop... CLOSE SHOT

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MCCOY

a.s hi! awakens and slowly

si is up by SPOCK.

10 CONTINUED:

MI!ID. SHOT

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SPOOK AND MCCOY SPOOK

Are you alright,

Doctor? MCCOY

Dizzy... MCCOYshakes his head, in one of the chairs. and opens it.

and SPOOKhelps him get up and sits him down SPOOKtakes MCCOY'Smedikit from the floor

What in blazes

MCCOY is going

on?

SPOOK

Calm yourself, Doctor. Your emotional reaction to this situation will not help matters. MCCOY

Don't give me any Vulcan logic, Spock. I just want to know what happened. Unknown at this SPOOKbegins

SPOOK time, Doctor.

to check MCCOYover with the medical

scanner.

MCCOY What do you mean you don't know? You're the science officer...

SPOOK (irritated) Doctor, we have just crash landed on an unexplored planet, we've lost communication with the Enterprise, both of us have only been conscious for the last few minutes, and I am now attempting to evaluate your physical condition. I have not had the opportunity to evaluate the situation as of yet. Does that clarify the situation? Alright,

you've

MCCOY made your point.

SPOOKcontinues again to run the medical scanner, over MCCOYand takes a reading. After examining MCCOY,he closes the mediki t.

..

11 CONTINUED:

SPOOK you have sustainedno Fortunately, major injuries, Doctor, except for a few...

SPOOK reaches out and touches MCCOY'Sside. ...bruised

ribs. SPOOK

MCCOYflinches

in pain.

(cont'd)

MCCOY Are you alright, Spock?

SPOOK Yes, CAMERA

FOLLOWS

SPOOK

I'm uninjured.

as he gets up and goes to the front console.

flips on a switch in an attempt

He

to call the ship.

SPOOK Spock to Enterprise. (silence) Spock to Enterprise, (silence) CLOSE SHOT

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come in.

MCCOY'S CONCERNEDFACE

CAMERA FOLLOWS

SPOCK

as he flips off the awitch, goes to the back of

the shuttlecraft, and opens a compartment. He takes out two phasers, two communicators, and two tricorders, and walks back over to MCCOY.

SPOOK I suggest we proceed outside, Doctor, and make some general observations. Are you well enoughT MCCOY Don't worry about me, Spock. doctor around here. SPOOK hands MCCOY his shuttlecraft.

EXT. SHUTTLECRAFT

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I'm the

equipment, and they move to the door of the

FULL SHOT

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LATE AFl'ERNOON

SPOOKand MCCOYcome out of the shuttlecraft and look around. CAMERA PANS over the land in the immediate area. The terrain is very flat anddrybut with trees growing in abundance. MED. TWO SHOT

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SPOOK AND MCCOY

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SPOOK

Doctor, scout out the immediate area and take some tricorder readings. I shall attempt to ascertain how badly damaged the shutt1ecraft is. Stay in constant communication. MCCOYacknowledges FOLLOWS SPOOK

compartment,

silently

and walks

off

out of the

CAMERA. CAMERA

as he walks to the back of the shutt1ecra£t,

and begins

his

opens a

examination. DISSOLVE TO:

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EXT. PLANm"S SURFACE LATE .AftERNOON LONG SHOT -

MCCOY

as he walks toward CAMERA and under some huge trees. He comes upon some native plants in the foreground and CAMERA TILTS DOWN as he kneels down to take some readings. He looks puzzled as he stands back up again. CLOSE SHOT

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MCCOY

as he looks around him concerned. something. MCCOY'SP.O. V.

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He gazes up at the sky and sees

ORANGEMOONOF ICIS~

IV

The moon is on the horizon and slowly beginning strong. MED. SHOT

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to rise.

It's

glow is

MCCOY

MCCOYlooks concerned. and opens it.

He HEARSa BEEP, pulls

out his

MCCOY

McCoy here. Report,

Doctor.SPOCK'S

VOICE

MCCOY

There's not a lot to report Mr. Spock.

on,

SPOOK'S VOICE

Explain. MCCOY

Well, all I.c.an see for miles around is flat terrain and trees.

communicator,

13 CONTINUED:

SPOOK Anything

else?

MCCOY I,tound some native plants but nothing substantial.

Well, CUT TO SPOOK

SPOOK

Lite

torms?

None.

MCCOY'S VOICE like this planet's

It's

deserted.

SPOCK

That's

very odd. MCCOY'S VOICE

Yea, I know. shuttlecratt?

What about the

SPOOK Some ot the electrical circuits are tusedand burned. Evidently the magnetic tlux I was picking up on the scanners earlier caused the damage. CUT TO MCCOY MCCOY

Can you tix

it? SPOOK'S VOICE

Possibly, but it will have to wait until morning. It's near dark. Any luck

in

MCCOY contacting the

ship?

SPOOK'S VOICE

Negative,

Doctor.

I suggest

that you...

SPOOKstops talking abruptly. MCCOYHEARSa subtle CRY trom SPOOK as it something is wrong. MCCOYbegins to be concerned. MCCOY Spock?

Spock,

(silence) are you alright? . .

14 CONTINUED:

SPOCK'S VOICE

(unnatural) I suggest that you return to the shuttlecraft before it gets dark. Spock,

MCCOY something wrong?

is

SPOCK'S VOICE

Negative. MCCOYhesitates CLOSE SHOT

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as if

he doesn't

belive

SPOCK.

MCCOY'S CONCERNEDFACE MCCOY

I'm on my way. McCoyout. MCCOY closes his communicator and starts camp and away from the C.AMB:RA.

to quickly walk back toward DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. SHUTTLEClW'J! MED. SHOT

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NEAR DUSK

SPOCK

SPOCKis still at the back of the shuttlecraft trying to repair the damage. MCCOYENTERS the scene walking up to SPOCK. SPOCKturns around to face him. MCCOYeyes SPOCKintently and with worry in his eyes. Is

something

You tell

SPOCK wrong, Doctor?

MCCOY me, Spock. SPOCK

I do not understand. MCCOY Something was wrong with you earlier when you contacted me, and I want to know what it is.

SPOOK I assure you, Doctor, I'm perfectly fine. MCCOY

That's bu11t .Spock. Don't give me that. I knQw.you, and I know when eromething's not right.

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CLOSE SHOT

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SPOOK

as he looks at MCCOY silently trying to control something under the SPOOK is making very subtle flinching gestures in his surface.

face.

He begins to turn away from

grabs SPOOK'S arm, holding ANOTHER

ANGLE

-

SPOOK

MCCOY.

MCCOY reaches out and

him back.

AND MCCOY

MCCOY Why won't

Spock?

you tell me what's

wrong,

Are you in pain?

answer MCCOY. He pulls away and walks toward the door, ignoring MCCOY'Squestion.; CAMERA FOLLOWSSPOOK.

SPOOKwon't shuttlecraft

SPOOK It's time we retired for the night. We'll continue aur investigations in the morning.

As SPOOKreaches the door, he stops suddenly. He leansagainst the shuttlecraft, grabs his head, and then drops to his knees in a cry of pain. FADEOUT.

FADE IN.

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EXT. SRUTTLECRAFl' SAME SCENE MED. SHOT

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NEAR DUSK

SPOOK AND MCCOY

MCCOYimmediately

comes to SPOOK'S sile and kneels

grabs SPOOK'Sshoulders Spock,

trying what

is

to offer

down by him.

support.

MCCOY What's wrong? it?

All MCCOYgets for an answer is another SUBTLECRY of pain from SPOOK. MCCOYpulls out his medical scanner and tricorder to take a reading.

MCCOY (cont'd) (surprised) What the... Spock, all my tricorder is registering is a high magnetic reading. . .

MCCOY

16 CONTINUED:

SPOCK (in pain) I'm aware of that, Doctor. I can feel it. It's coming from the ground.

MCCOYcontinues

scanning. MCCOY You're right, Spock. It.!! coming from the ground. There's something

in this

soil...

something's

reacting

with it to cause the magnetic flus. (questioning)

:But what?

Doctor. points

SPOCK

SPOCK (in pain) . .

and MCCOY looks where he is pointing. SPOCK

That's THEIR

P. O. V.

- ORANGE

The moon is higher MED.

TWO SHOT

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(cont' d)

the source. {fLOWING

MOON

in the sky now.

SPOCK .AND MCCOY

MCCOY You mean the moon is reacting with the soil? SPOCK (strained) Yes, I felt it begin some time ago when the moon first rose above the

horizon. MCCOY

you tell me?

Why didn't

SPOCK I thought

(in pain) I could control

to it. MCCOY Why haven't

I noticed

..

it?

my reaction

17 CONTINUED:

SPOOK (strained) I'm a te1epath, Doctor. What

does

MCCOY have to

that

do with

it?

SPOCK (strained) IV brain waves are more sensitive, higher in amplitude than yours. takes longer for you to feel the effect. MCCOY (angrily) Now you tell me. You should told me before, Spock. MCCOYEiba1Ceshis

head for

a moment as if

It

have

dazed.

Night has fallen.

MCCOY Come to think of it, I felt dizzy for a moment right before we lost control of the shutt1ecraft. I'm beginning to feel that w~ again. MCCOYputs

LONG SHOT

as a green,

his

-

hand to his I can't

head. MCCOY(cont'd) straight.

think

SPOCK AND MCCOY

magnetic current

begins to form on the surface

MCCOY (cont'd) Spock, we've got to get inside shuttlecraft .!!2!!.

ot the soil.

the

ANOTHERANGLE

MCCOYhelps SPOCKstand DOCTORfor support.

up, but SPOCKstops

MCCOY,holding

SPOCK (strained) No, Doctor. That won't do any good. We have to get up, above the ground, to lessen the effect of the static. ..

on to the

18 CONTINUED:

MCCOY

How? SPOCK

trees...

One of the

SPOCKpegins to fall down again, his shoulder to hold him up.

and MCCOY puts SPOCK'Sarm around DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. PLANET'S FLAT TERRAIN MED. SHOT

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-

NIGHT

SPOCK AND MCCOY

as they walk in the midst of the huge trees. supporting SPOCK. They stop and up at the trees. MCCOY'S P.O.V.

for

MCOOY is still a moment, and MCCOYlooks around

- A HUGE NEST - AT TOP OF TREE.

BACK TO SHOT, MCCOY

Can you climb,

Spock?

SPOCK acknowledges silently, and MCCOYand SPOCKgo to the huge tree and begin to climb the thorny bzanches. SERIES OF SHOTS

as SPOCKand MCCOY climb the tree. They pull and push each other up until they reach the top. MCCOY reaches the nest first. He reaches down over the nest. Spock,

MCCOY grab my hand.

SPOCKgrabs MCCOY'Shand. of the way into the nest.

deserted.

Feathers

pieces

of brush

deeply

divided

MCCOYGROANSas he pulls SPOCKup the rest The nest is huge, in dis~y, and

are scattered

and loose

trunk.

sticks.

MCCOYputs

on the bottom along with other The nest

his

is situated

hands to his

between

a

heM.

MCCOY(cont'd)

Myhead...

as he crawls over to the other side of the nest and wraps his arms around a thick limb. He is tremblingand in pain. CAMERAFOLLOWS SPOCK

ANOTHER ANGLE

. .

1~ CONTINUED:

We made

MCCOY

it.

Is it

(cont'd)

better

up here,

Spock? CLOSE SHOT

-

SPOCK SPOCK

(to himself) I am a Vulcan. There is no pain. I am in control. SPOCKGROANSagain

from the pain. SPOCK (cont'd)

No... CLOSE SHOT

-

MCCOY

MCCOYis in pain too. He looks at SPOCKwith deep concern. Forcing himself to get up, he moves over to SPOCKas CAMERA FOLLOWShim. MCCOYtouches SPOCKon the arm, and SPOCKflinches in pain. MCCOY is startled for a moment and then looks at the arm. CLOSE SHOT

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:BACK TO SHOT

SPOCK'S ARM WITH A GASH :BLEEDING GREEN :BLOOD

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SPOCK AND MCCOY MCCOY

Sorry, Spock. hurt you.

I didn't

MCCOY takes out his mediki t and quickly dressing. SPOCKcontinues to tremble. Dammit, MCCOYcloses of the area.

his

I can't

mean to fixes

the wound with a spray

MCCOY(cont' d) think.

mediki t and then takes

another

tricorder

reading

MCCOY (cont'd) The readings are stronger, but we're off the ground. The effect should be lessened. CLOSE SHOT

as he turns eyes.

-

SPOCK

his

face

toward MCCOYwith

:BACKTO SHOT . .

a scared,

pained

look in his

20

MCCOY Spock, I don't know how to help you. Tell me. SPOOK (in pain) You can't...

MCCOY Would

it help if I sedated

you?

SPOOK

(forced) The...pain...is...endurable.

MCCOY There's got to be something I can do, Spock. I hate to see you suffer like this. (pause) Your own Vulcanness is destroying

you. SPOOK GROANS again.

checks

the tricorder

MCCOY puts his hand on SPOOK'Sshoulder again. MCCOY(cont' d) are up again, by four

The :iteadings points.

MCCOY looks over the lip of the nest at the

MCCOY'SP.O. V.

-

and

ground belovo

GREEN GLOWING CtJRREN'1'

as it dances over the top of the soil all around, more actively than before. ANOTHER ANGLE

-

m»OOK AND MCCOY

No wonder

MCCOY there's no life forms

on

this planet. MCCOY

turns back toward SPOOKand rubs his eyes. It's

MCCOY(cont' d) to me too, Spook.

getting

The pain... MCCOYsits down by SPOOKand rests over his knee.

his

head in the

crook of his

. . DISSOLVE TO:

arm

21 CONTINUED:

SAME SCENE

- LATER

CLOSE SHOT

-

ORANGE MOON HIGHER

-

MED. CLOSE SHOT as he slowly

IN SKY

MCCOY

awakens

from another

position.

A few hours

have past.

He shakes his head in a daze. We BEAR deep and pained BREATHING with subtle CRIES and GROANS of pain from SPOCl:. CAMERA WIDENS

to show SPOOKand MCCOY. MCCOY

Spock... MCCOYregains

another

composure, pulls out his tricorder and takes

his

reading. MCCOY(cont' d) are off the scale.

Damn, readings MCCOYputs

his hand to his head. MCCOY(cont' d) like somebody' s hi tUng my'head with a sledgehammer. It

MCCOYputs

down his

feels

tricorder

and begins to reach out to touch SPOOK.

SPOOK (forcefully) Don't touch me! MCCOY pulls back slightly in surprise. CLOSE SHOT

-

MCCOY

as he grimaces and grinds his palms to his forehead. MCCOY (strained)

Spock... Why? I'm trying CLOSE SHOT

-

to help you.

SPOOK

SPOOK (pleading)

Please...don't... MED. TWO SHOT

-

stay

SPOOK AND MCCOY

MCCOY

Why are you .doingthis?

away.

22

CONTINUED:

MCCOYreaches out and touohes SPOCKanyway, putting his hand on the Vuloan' s arm. SPOCKimmediately shoves MCCOYaway from him foroefully. ANOTHERANGLE

MCCOYgives a CRY as he topples over the lip to the edge, hanging on with all the strength Spook.. .help grip. Help!

MCCOY me! I'm losing

of the nest. he has left.

He olings

my

SPOCKforoes himself to orawl over to the edge of the nest. SPOCK reaoher down and pulls MCCOYbaok up into the nest. When SPOCK releases MCCOY,MCCOYCRIES OUT in pain and grabs his head. He begins to tremble.

SPOCK (foroed) Dootor, are you alright? MCCOYsits

up straighter,

still

holding

his

head.

MCCOY (slowly)

Yea...I'm...okay. MCCOYlooks

at SPOeK a.nli SPOCKlooks

at him.

MCCOY (oont'd) (gently): I understand why you didn't want me to touoh you, Spook. You don't have any mental oontrol anymore. SPOCKlooks down, holding his head. MCCOY (oont'd) When you grabbed my arm, I felt us mind meld. You oan't oontrol it, oan you? SPOCKlooks away with shame in his faoe. MCCOY (oont'd) Don't shut me out, Spook. I don't want to hurt you. I want to help you. SPOCK No... ..

23 CONTINUED:

MCCOY Spock, you don't have to hide from me. We're friends, remember? Please, let me help you. SPOCK I can't...

MCCOY It's not your fault. understand that?

Don't you

SPOCK Please, don't... MCCOY (forcefully) Blast your Vulcan pride! Don't you trust me? Doesn't our friendship mean anything to you? SPOCK slowly looks up at MCCOY. himself to speak.

After

a long pause,

SPOCK

SPOCK (forced) Yes...it does. You...m1ght help. MCCOY

sits up more

attentively

and leans toward

MCCOY How, Spock? Just tell me how. SPOCK Mind meld with me. MCCOY Again?

Is

it

dangerous?

SPOCK (forced)

Yes. MCCOY drops

his head again.

MCCOY I can't

think

straight,

SPOCK (in pain)

Nor I. ..

Spock.

SPOCK.

forces

24 CONTINUED:

MCCOY M;y'head is spinning. I'm so dizzy. (pause) Maybe we oan make it. Night's almost past. SPOCK (foroed)

No... SPOCKGROANSagain,.'in

pain

as he oontinues

to tremble.

SPOCK (oont'd) (foroed)

I...oan't...wait.

I...need...you...

MCCOY Spook. I'm really

I'm soared, soared.

SPOCK (foroed) I know, but together, oombined, are stronger.

CtOSE SHOT

-

MCCOY Are you sure, Spook? What if something goes wrong? SPOCK

as he drops his full of agony.

head into

his hands

Bones...Hold CLOSE SHOT

-

as it

with

fill

CLOSE SHOT

-

we

and gives

a deep MOANof pain

SPOCK me. Now, or not ever.

MCCOY'S FACE

deep oonoern

and worry for

SPOCK.

MCCOY AND IPOCK

as SPOCKfalls over with his head in his hands. MCCOYoatohes and holds him up by embraoing him. MCCOY'Seyes begin to fill. MCCOY (gently) Easy, Spook. We'll make it. I promise you. We' ii.&pull through together. . .

FADE OUT.

him

FURTHER OUTLINE FOR "CLAIRE DE LUNE"

I.

ONTHEENTERPRISE,THETRANSPORTER IS REPAIRED. KIRK EQUIPS A LANDING PARTY TO :BEAMDOWNTO THE PI..ANE1!.

II.

KIRK AND THE LANDING PARTY :BEAMDOWNAND SEARCH FOR SPOCK AND MCCOY. THEY FIND THEM PEACEFULLY RESTING AT THE TOP OF THE TREE.

III.

EVERYONE:BEAMS:BACKUP TO THE SHIP AND SPOCK AND MCCOYARE :BOTHGIVEN A FULL EXAMINATION.

IV.

STARFLEFJ.r COMMAND IS INFORMED THAT THE PLANm' KISMm' IV IS UNINHABITABLE, AND THE ENTERPRISE PROCEEDS ON ITS NEXT MISSION.

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