One of my absolute favorite Star Trek prime episodes is this one where John Fiedler gives a wonderful guest star performance as a Star Fleet official at a peaceful planet where pacifism has been the rule for centuries. Small wonder that aggressive cultures like the Klingons or the Romulans haven't taken over.
But was has taken over is a homicidal maniac who really enjoys his work in the manner of Jack the Ripper when he was doing in all those prostitutes in the Whitechapel neighborhood in London. This Star Trek episode isn't real clear on exactly who or what is doing the killing. But in terms of creating an atmosphere of terror of the unknown it can't be beat.
Our Star Fleet legal system comes into play with modern computer devices that have rendered perjury non-existent. In fact William Shatner in another atmosphere was undergoing a court martial and the same lie detector hooked up to the Enterprise computer was used there. Here it Lt. Commander Scott who is thought to be the killer of two women, one of them a member of the Enterprise crew while on shore leave. He's telling the truth, but the truth can be subjective.
In the end the Ripper is discovered to be an entity of sorts and while they don't know what it is, DeForest Kelley and William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy sure find a good method of getting rid of it.
One of the best Star Trek episodes, a must for Trekkies.
But was has taken over is a homicidal maniac who really enjoys his work in the manner of Jack the Ripper when he was doing in all those prostitutes in the Whitechapel neighborhood in London. This Star Trek episode isn't real clear on exactly who or what is doing the killing. But in terms of creating an atmosphere of terror of the unknown it can't be beat.
Our Star Fleet legal system comes into play with modern computer devices that have rendered perjury non-existent. In fact William Shatner in another atmosphere was undergoing a court martial and the same lie detector hooked up to the Enterprise computer was used there. Here it Lt. Commander Scott who is thought to be the killer of two women, one of them a member of the Enterprise crew while on shore leave. He's telling the truth, but the truth can be subjective.
In the end the Ripper is discovered to be an entity of sorts and while they don't know what it is, DeForest Kelley and William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy sure find a good method of getting rid of it.
One of the best Star Trek episodes, a must for Trekkies.