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Errand of Mercy

"Errand of Mercy" (TOS 27)

Series	Star Trek
Season	1
Episode	26
Production Number	27
Previous	The Devil in the Dark (TOS 26)
Next	The City on the Edge of Forever (TOS 28)
Released	23 Mar 1967
Advertising	Amazon

Prime Timeline
(The root of all realities)

Stardate 3198.4: Kirk and Spock battle Klingons to free Organia.

As hostilities between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire reach their peak, the Enterprise is dispatched to the strategically located planet Organia. The Organian Council of Elders, five smiling, elderly men, seem strangely unconcerned about the prospect of war centering about their planet. Klingon Commander Kor leads an occupation force in an invasion of Organia. Kirk and Spock go undercover, disguised as two traders, but are betrayed by the council and condemned to death. The Organians rescue them very easily. As the moment of all-out war approaches, the Organians reveal themselves as omnipotent beings of pure energy. Using their mental abilities, they neutralize all weapons. Kirk realizes with horror that part of him had been anticipating the hostilities; he is also relieved to know that from now on the Organians will be watching to see that things do not get out of hand.

Image Gallery

Related Data

Astrometrics	Armenia; Belgium; Earth; Milky Way galaxy; Organia; Qo'noS
Chronology	Prime Timeline; 2267; Stardate 3198.4-3201.7
Culture	chess; gods
Education	doctor; doctorate; physician; schools
Food	alcohol
People	Ayelborne; Brent; Claymare; Harrison; Helmsman; Kirk, James T.; Klingon Lieutenant; Klingon Soldier; Klingon Soldier 2; Kor; Leslie; McCoy, Leonard; Navigator; Scott, Montgomery; Spock; Sulu, Hikaru; Trefayne; Uhura, Nyota
Politics	democracy; dictatorship; espionage; Klingon Empire; Klingon Ranks (Lieutenant, Commander); Klingon War; military; Organian Council of Elders; Organian Peace Treaty; sabotage; Starfleet; Starfleet Command; Starfleet Ranks (Lieutenant, Commander, Captain); United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology	agriculture; antimatter; antimatter pods; Class M planet; communications; communicator; deflector dish; degree; disruptors (pistol, shipboard); explosives; Fahrenheit; feet; impulse drive; kevas; microtapes; mind sifter; munitions; nacelle; orbit; phasers (Type 1, shipboard); quadrant; Richter Scale of Cultures; sector; shields; sonic grenade; time (minute, hour, year); transporter; tricorder; trillium; warp drive
Ships & Vehicles	Constitution class; D-7 class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Xenology	amoebas; dogs; goats; Humans; hybrids; Klingons; Organians; sheep; tigers; Vulcans; wolves
Miscellaneous	bridge; castle; Code 1 Alert; Klingon Uniforms (2260s); money; Red Alert; slavery; Starfleet Uniforms (2266); Unit XY-75847; Vulcan nerve pinch

Credits

Starring
William Shatner

Also Starring
Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock

Directed by
John Newland

Written and Produced by
Gene L. Coon

Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry

Created by
Gene Roddenberry

Associate Producer
Robert H. Justman

Guest Star
Jon Abbott as Ayelborne
John Colicos as Kor

Featuring
George Takei	…	as Sulu
Nichelle Nichols	…	as Uhura
Peter Brocco	…	as Claymare
Victor Lundin	…	as Lieutenant
David Hillary Huges	…	as Trefayne
Walt Davis	…	as Klingon Soldier
George Sawaya	…	as Second Soldier

Music Composed and Conducted by
Alexander Courage

Script Consultant
D.C. Fontana

Director of Photography
Jerry Finnerman

Art Directors
Rolland M. Brooks
and
Walter M. Jefferies

Film Editor
Bruce Schoengarth

Assistant to the Producer
Edward K. Milkis

Assistant Director
Michael S. Glick

Set Decorator
Marvin March

Costumes Created by
William Theiss

Post Production Executive
Bill Heath

Music Editor
Jim Henrikson

Sound Editor
Douglas H. Grindstaff

Sound Mixer
Carl W. Daniels

Photographic Effects
Westheimer Company

Script Supervisor
George A. Rutter

Music Consultant
Wilbur Hatch

Music Coordinator
Julian Davidson

Special Effects
Jim Rugg

Property Master
Irving A. Feinberg

Gaffer
George H. Merhoff

Head Grip
George Rader

Production Supervisor
Bernard A. Widin

Makeup Artist
Fred B. Phillips, S.M.A.

Hair Styles by
Virginia Darcy, C.H.S.

Wardrobe Mistress
Maragaret Makau

Casting
Joseph D'Agosta

Sound
Glen Glenn Sound Co.

A Desilu Production

In Association with
Norway Corporation

Executive in Charge of Production
Herbert F. Solow

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