had difficulty memorizing his long dramatic appeals to the court. However, the final version of the script required several new sets to be built, not to mention a matte painting of Starbase 11." For the final version four new sets were built: Kirk's quarters on the starbase, Commodore Stone's office, the starbase bar, and the courtroom itself. Mankiewicz gave him a court martial story, intending it to take place entirely in the courtroom. Coon as a cheap single-set episode, and Don M. The script was originally entitled "Court Martial on Star Base 11." Star Trek commentator Keith DeCandido, writing for Tor.com, observed, "This episode was originally commissioned by producer Gene L. After Finney is secured, Kirk repairs the damage.Ĭaptain Kirk is cleared of all charges and restored to duty. Kirk reveals that Finney's daughter Jame is also aboard, confusing him and giving Kirk time to wrestle the weapon away. Kirk goes there to find Finney, who draws a phaser and informs him that he has sabotaged the ship so she will drop out of orbit, killing everyone aboard. One heartbeat remains, coming from Engineering. McCoy uses a sensitive auditory device tied into the computer that can detect a human heartbeat aboard the ship, and masks out those of all known to remain aboard. Cogley suggests that Finney is not dead.Īfter most of the crew is beamed down to Starbase 11, Dr. Once there, Spock notes only three people could have altered the computer records aboard the Enterprise: Kirk, himself, and Finney. Spock arrives with his findings before the court-martial verdict can be handed down, and Cogley makes an impassioned speech on the rights of man versus the machine, demanding that the court reconvene aboard the Enterprise. He concludes that the computer has been tampered with as his best outcome should have been a draw. Spock discovers that he is able to beat the Enterprise computer several times at three dimensional chess, despite having given the computer all his knowledge of the game. During a recess, Kirk tells Spock that he might be able to beat his next captain at chess, giving Spock an idea. Cogley, Kirk's attorney, puts him on the stand, but again, Kirk's testimony contradicts the computer logs, which include a visual recording that shows Kirk ejecting the pod while the ship was on Yellow Alert. McCoy defend Kirk's character, but testify to the facts that Kirk had reason to resent Finney and it is impossible for the ship's computer log to be wrong. Stone asks Kirk to voluntarily step down as captain of the Enterprise, but Kirk disputes the allegations and demands a trial.Īt the trial, both Spock and Dr.
Ever since, Finney has blamed Kirk for hindering his advancement. Kirk had served with Finney aboard the USS Republic and reported a mistake Finney had made, causing Finney to be reprimanded and sent to the bottom of the promotion list. Stone first interviews Kirk privately, asking about his history with Finney. Stone accuses Kirk of perjury and warns him that he may be subject to court martial. Commodore Stone, commander of the base, reviews the ship's records and discovers that Kirk ejected the pod while the ship was at Yellow Alert and not Red Alert as Kirk claimed. A search party was unable to find Finney. Kirk was forced to eject a research pod containing Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Finney to prevent the destruction of the ship. The USS Enterprise is at Starbase 11 for repairs after an ion storm.
Admiral james t kirk trial#
In the episode, Captain Kirk stands trial on charges of criminal negligence after jettisoning an occupied research pod during an emergency. Carabatsos, directed by Marc Daniels, and first aired on February 2, 1967.
Admiral james t kirk series#
" Court Martial" is the twentieth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Star Trek: The Original Series (season 1) 20th episode of the 1st season of Star Trek: The Original Series " Court Martial"
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