The Man Trap (Episode)

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"The Man Trap"

Star Trek: "The Man Trap"

Series	Star Trek
Season	1
Episode	1
Production Number	06
Previous	The Enemy Within (TOS 05)
Next	The Naked Time (TOS 07)
Released	8 Sep 1966
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Prime Timeline
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Stardate 1531.1: A shape-shifting, salt-craving creature terrorizes the crew of the Enterprise.

The Enterprise visits planet M-113 to give archaeologists Robert and Nancy Crater supplies and medical checkups. Years ago, Nancy was romantically involved with Dr. Leonard McCoy—whom she nicknamed "Plum."

Now she is literally a different woman: each member of the landing party sees Nancy differently because the real Nancy is dead, killed by a shape-changing alien which has assumed her identity. The creature, the last surviving native of this planet, has been enjoying a symbiotic relationship with Professor Crater; Crater supplies the salt that sustains the entity, and the creature provides Crater with companionship.

The arrival of the Enterprise landing party upsets the delicate balance of this strange alliance. Craving additional salt, the creature kills two crewmen and boards the Enterprise disguised as one of its victims. The creature assumes Dr. McCoy's appearance before Captain Kirk eventually tracks it down and kills it with the aid of Mr. Spock and the real McCoy.

Image Gallery

M-113
Surface of M-113
celery
salt tablets
salt and pepper
Barnhart
Berkeley
Bobby
Brent
Nancy Crater
Nancy Crater (young)
Robert Crater
Darnell
Green
James T. Kirk
Leonard McCoy
Navigator
Rand
Janice Rand
Redshirt
Science Crewman
Science Officer
Security Ensign
Spock
Sturgeon
Sulu
Uhura
Yeoman
Starfleet insignia, command division
Starfleet insignia, sciences division
Starfleet Lieutenant insignia
Starfleet Lieutenant Commander insignia
Starfleet Commander insignia
Starfleet Captain insignia
audio receiver
biobed
biobed sensor monitor
communicator
companel
computer terminal
Type 2 phaser, c.2254
Type 2 phaser
tongue depressor
transporter
transporter in use
transporter controls
tranquilizers
Medical tricorder
turbolift
viewscreen
Constitution class
Beauregard
Borgia plant berry
M-113 creature
M-113 creature
M-113 creature disguised as "Nancy" (TOS 05)
M-113 creature disguised as a Starfleet crewman (TOS 05)
botany section
briefing room
corridor
McCoy quarters signage
Starfleet Uniforms (2254)
Starfleet Uniforms (2266): Science division coveralls

Related Data

Astrometrics	Caran IV; Class M planet; Earth; M-113; Mexico; Starbase 4; Vulcan; Wrigley's Pleasure Planet
Chronology	Prime Timeline; 2254; 2256; 2261; 2265; 2266; Stardate 1513.1-1513.8
Culture	flower bouquet; marriage; M-113 civilization; Mexican; Swahili language
Education	archaeologist; doctor; doctorate; physician; professor; surgeon
Food	alcohol; chili peppers; plums; salt; Saurian brandy; water
People	Barnhart; Berkeley; Brent; Crater, Nancy; Crater, Robert; Darnell; Dominguez, Jose; Green; Kirk, James T.; M-113 creature; McCoy, Leonard; Navigator; Rand; Rand, Janice; Science Crewman; Science Officer; Scott, Montgomery; Spock; Sturgeon; Sulu, Hikaru; Uhura, Nyota
Politics	Starfleet; Starfleet Ranks; Starfleet Regulations; United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology	alkaloid; archaeology; audio receiver; autopsy; biobed; blood; botany; carbon; carbon group 3; Class M planet; communicator; companel; computer; hypnotism; impulse drive; medicine; miles; orbit; phasers (Type 2); poison; pounds; sensors; sodium chloride; subspace; teeth; tongue depressor; tonsils; tranquilizer; transporter; tricorder; turbolift; vegetation; viewscreen; warp drive; warp nacelle
Ships & Vehicles	Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Xenology	Beauregard; Borgia plant; buffalo; chameleons; flowers; Great Birds of the Galaxy; Humans; M-113 creature; nightshade; passenger pigeons; Vulcans
Miscellaneous	bribery; bridge; briefing room; general quarters; logs; senior officer quarters; sickbay; slavery; Starfleet Uniforms (2254, 2266); yeoman