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{{EpisodeInfo|Star Trek|1|29|29}}
{{Previous|{{link|Episode|The City on the Edge of Forever}} ({{TOS28}})}}
{{Next|{{link|Episode|Catspaw}} ({{TOS30}})}}
{{Released|{{date|Production|1967|4|13}}}}
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'''[[Stardate]] {{link|Prime|2267|SD3287|3287.2}}: The ''Enterprise'' crew saves Deneva from deadly parasites.'''

The planet [[Deneva]], home of [[Starfleet Captain|Captain]] [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]]'s brother [[Kirk, George Samuel|George "Sam" Kirk]] and his family, is in the path of an interplanetary epidemic of mass insanity. Approaching the planet, the ''[[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|Enterprise]]'' intercepts a radio message from a Denevan pilot who deliberately steers his ship into the [[Kappa Fornacis|sun]] &mdash; destroying himself and an unknown danger. Beaming down with a landing party, Kirk discovers his brother dead, his sister-in-law [[Kirk, Aurelan|Aurelan]] dying, and his nephew [[Kirk, Peter|Peter]] unconscious. Deneva has been invaded by bat-size, amoeba-like [[neural parasites|creatures]] that intertwine with the humanoid nervous system, manipulating their victims by causing excruciating pain. [[Spock]] is attacked and infected by one of the creatures. Kirk, remembering the Denevan who flew into the sun, theorizes that the creatures, who have proven resistant to everything Dr. [[McCoy, Leonard|McCoy]] has thrown at them, may be sensitive to intense light. Spock volunteers to be McCoy's guinea pig. The experiment works&mdash;but Spock has been blinded by exposure to the light. Too late, McCoy discovers that only [[ultraviolet]] light is needed to kill the creatures. A chain of [[satellites]] is placed in orbit to free the Denevans from their nightmare &mdash; just as a fully sighted Spock returns to the bridge. [[Vulcans]], it turns out, developed an extra eyelid to protect them from the harsh sunlight on their [[Vulcan|homeworld]].
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==Image Gallery==
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denevan_star-tos29.jpg|[[Kappa Fornacis system|Denevan star]]
deneva-tos29.jpg|[[Deneva]]
deneva_surface-tos29.jpg|Surface of [[Deneva]]
deneva_surface_2-tos29.jpg|Surface of [[Deneva]]
deneva_surface_3-tos29.jpg|Surface of [[Deneva]]
chapel_christine-tos29.jpg|[[Nurse]] [[Chapel, Christine|Christine Chapel]]
denevans-tos29.jpg|[[Denevans]]
harrison-tos29.jpg|[[Starfleet Lieutenant|Lieutenant]] [[Harrison]]
kartan-tos29.jpg|[[Kartan]]
kirk_aurelan-tos29.jpg|[[Kirk, Aurelan|Aurelan Kirk]]
kirk_george-tos29.jpg|[[Kirk, George Samuel|George Samuel Kirk]]
kirk_peter-tos29.jpg|[[Kirk, Peter|Peter Kirk]]
navigator-tos29.jpg|[[Navigator (TOS29)|Navigator]]
science_crewman-tos29.jpg|[[Science Crewman (TOS29)|Science Crewman]]
redshirt-tos29.jpg|[[Security Officer (TOS29)|Security Officer]]
zahra-tos29.jpg|[[Yeoman]] [[Jamal, Zahra|Zahra Jamal]]
satellite-tos29.jpg|[[satellite]]
surgery-tos29.jpg|[[surgery]]
denevan_ship-tos29.jpg|[[Denevan ship]]
neural_parasite-tos29.jpg|[[neural parasite]]
science_lab-tos29.jpg|[[science lab]]
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==Related Data==
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{{TableRow|title=[[:Category:Astrometrics|Astrometrics]]|data=[[asteroid belt]]; [[Beta Portilin system]]; [[Deneva]]; [[Ingraham B]]; [[Kappa Fornacis system]]; [[Levinius V]]; [[Milky Way galaxy]]; [[Starbase 10]]; [[Theta Cygni XII]]; [[Vulcan]]}}
{{TableRow|title=[[:Category:Chronology|Chronology]]|data=[[Prime Timeline]]; [[21st Century]]; [[2265]]; [[2267]]; [[Stardate]] [[2267#SD3287|3287.2-3289.8]]}}
{{TableRow|title=[[:Category:Culture|Culture]]|data=[[Denevans]]}}
{{TableRow|title=[[:Category:Education|Education]]|data=[[archaeologist]]; [[biologist]]; [[doctor]]; [[doctorate]]; [[physician]]; [[nurse]]; [[surgeon]]}}
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{{TableRow|title=[[:Category:People|People]]|data=[[Brent]]; [[Chapel, Christine]]; [[Denevan pilot]]; [[Harrison]]; [[Jamal, Zahra]]; [[Kartan]]; [[Kirk, Aurelan]]; [[Kirk, George Samuel]]; [[Kirk, James T.]]; [[Kirk, Peter]]; [[Leslie]]; [[McCoy, Leonard]]; [[Science Crewman (TOS02)|Science Crewman]]; [[Science Crewman (TOS29)|Science Crewman 2]]; [[Scott, Montgomery]]; [[Security Officer (TOS29)|Security Officer]]; [[Spock]]; [[Sulu, Hikaru]]; [[Uhura, Nyota]]; [[Vinci]]}}
{{TableRow|title=[[:Category:Politics|Politics]]|data=[[Starfleet]]; [[Starfleet Command]]; [[Starfleet Ranks]] ([[Starfleet Crewman|Crewman]], [[Starfleet Ensign|Ensign]], [[Starfleet Lieutenant|Lieutenant]], [[Starfleet Lieutenant Commander]], [[Starfleet Commander|Commander]], [[Starfleet Captain|Captain]]); [[United Federation of Planets]]; [[Yeoman]]}}
{{TableRow|title=[[:Category:Science & Technology|Science & Technology]]|data=[[appendix]]; [[archaeology]]; [[asteroid]]; [[asteroid belt]]; [[audio receiver]]; [[biology]]; [[brain]]; [[cells]]; [[club]]; [[communications]]; [[communicator]]; [[computer]]; [[degree]]; [[ears]]; [[eyes]]; [[gravity]]; [[hypospray]]; [[impulse drive]]; [[inner eyelid]]; [[mass]]; [[medicine]]; [[microtapes]]; [[mile]]; [[mining]]; [[nacelle]]; [[optic nerves]]; [[orbit]]; [[PADD]]; [[phasers]] ([[Type 1 phaser|Type 1]], [[Type 2 phaser|Type 2]]); [[radiation]]; [[satellites]]; [[sedative]]; [[sensors]]; [[subspace]]; [[subspace radio]]; [[surgery]]; [[time]] ([[hour]], [[year]]); [[tractor beam]]; [[tranquilizer]]; [[transporter]]; [[trevium]]; [[tricorder]]; [[trimagnesite]]; [[ultraviolet]]; [[warp drive]]}}
{{TableRow|title=[[:Category:Ships & Vehicles|Ships & Vehicles]]|data=[[Constitution class|''Constitution'' class]]; [[Denevan ship]]; [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701]]}}
{{TableRow|title=[[:Category:Xenology|Xenology]]|data=[[bees]]; [[dogs]]; [[Humans]]; [[neural parasites]]; [[Vulcans]]; [[wasps]]}}
{{TableRow|title=[[:Category:Miscellaneous|Miscellaneous]]|data=[[bridge]]; [[briefing room]]; [[captain's quarters]]; [[first officer]]; [[GSK-783]]; [[logs]]; [[science lab]]; [[sickbay]]; [[Vulcan nerve pinch]]}}
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==Credits==
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'''Starring'''<br/>[[Shatner, William|William Shatner]]

'''Also Starring'''<br/>[[Nimoy, Leonard|Leonard Nimoy]] as Mr. [[Spock]]

'''Directed by'''<br/>[[Daugherty, Herschel|Herschel Daugherty]]

'''Written by'''<br/>[[Carabatsos, Steven W.|Steven W. Carabatsos]]

'''Produced by'''<br/>[[Coon, Gene L.|Gene L. Coon]]

'''Executive Producer'''<br/>[[Roddenberry, Gene|Gene Roddenberry]]

'''Created by'''<br/>[[Roddenberry, Gene|Gene Roddenberry]]

'''Associate Producer'''<br/>[[Justman, Robert H.|Robert H. Justman]]

[[Kelley, DeForest|DeForest Kelley]] as [[Dr.]] [[McCoy, Leonard|McCoy]]

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|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|'''Featuring'''
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|style="width:48%;text-align:right;"|[[Doohan, James|James Doohan]]
|style="width:4%;text-align:center;"|&hellip;
|style="width:48%;text-align:left;"|as [[Scott, Montgomery|Scott]]
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|style="width:48%;text-align:right;"|[[Swift, Joan|Joan Swift]]
|style="width:4%;text-align:center;"|&hellip;
|style="width:48%;text-align:left;"|as [[Kirk, Aurelan|Aurelan]]
|-
|style="width:48%;text-align:right;"|[[Maurishka]]
|style="width:4%;text-align:center;"|&hellip;
|style="width:48%;text-align:left;"|as [[Yeoman]] [[Jamal, Zahra|Zahra]]
|-
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|and
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|style="width:48%;text-align:right;"|[[Barrett, Majel|Majel Barrett]]
|style="width:4%;text-align:center;"|&hellip;
|style="width:48%;text-align:left;"|as [[Chapel, Christine|Christine Chapel]]
|-
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|with
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|style="width:48%;text-align:right;"|[[Takei, George|George Takei]]
|style="width:4%;text-align:center;"|&hellip;
|style="width:48%;text-align:left;"|as [[Sulu, Hikaru|Sulu]]
|-
|style="width:48%;text-align:right;"|[[Nichols, Nichelle|Nichelle Nichols]]
|style="width:4%;text-align:center;"|&hellip;
|style="width:48%;text-align:left;"|as [[Uhura, Nyota|Uhura]]
|-
|style="width:48%;text-align:right;"|[[Hundley, Craig|Craig Hundley]]
|style="width:4%;text-align:center;"|&hellip;
|style="width:48%;text-align:left;"|as [[Kirk, Peter|Peter]]
|-
|style="width:48%;text-align:right;"|[[Carson, Fred|Fred Carson]]
|style="width:4%;text-align:center;"|&hellip;
|style="width:48%;text-align:left;"|as First Denevan
|-
|style="width:48%;text-align:right;"|[[Catron, Jerry|Jerry Catron]]
|style="width:4%;text-align:center;"|&hellip;
|style="width:48%;text-align:left;"|as Second Denevan
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'''Music Composed and Conducted by'''<br/>[[Courage, Alexander|Alexander Courage]]

'''Script Consultant'''<br/>[[Fontana, D.C.|D.C. Fontana]]

'''Director of Photography'''<br/>[[Finnerman, Jerry|Jerry Finnerman]]

'''Art Directors'''<br/>[[Brooks, Rolland M.|Rolland M. Brooks]]<br/>
and<br/>
[[Jefferies, Walter M.|Walter M. Jefferies]]

'''Film Editor'''<br/>[[Tordjmann, Fabien|Fabien Tordjmann]]

'''Assistant to the Producer'''<br/>[[Milkis, Edward K.|Edward K. Milkis]]

'''Assistant Director'''<br/>[[Glick, Michael S.|Michael S. Glick]]

'''Set Decorator'''<br/>[[March, Marvin|Marvin March]]

'''Costumes Created by'''<br/>[[Theiss, William|William Theiss]]

'''Post Production Executive'''<br/>[[Heath, Bill|Bill Heath]]

'''Music Editor'''<br/>[[Henrikson, Jim|Jim Henrikson]]

'''Sound Editor'''<br/>[[Grindstaff, Douglas H.|Douglas H. Grindstaff]]

'''Sound Mixer'''<br/>[[Daniels, Carl W.|Carl W. Daniels]]

'''Photographic Effects'''<br/>Westheimer Company

'''Script Supervisor'''<br/>[[Rutter, George A.|George A. Rutter]]

'''Music Consultant'''<br/>[[Hatch, Wilbur|Wilbur Hatch]]

'''Music Coordinator'''<br/>[[Davidson, Julian|Julian Davidson]]

'''Special Effects'''<br/>[[Rugg, Jim|Jim Rugg]]

'''Property Master'''<br/>[[Feinberg, Irving A.|Irving A. Feinberg]]

'''Gaffer'''<br/>[[Merhoff, George H.|George H. Merhoff]]

'''Head Grip'''<br/>[[Rader, George|George Rader]]

'''Production Supervisor'''<br/>[[Widin, Bernard A.|Bernard A. Widin]]

'''Makeup Artist'''<br/>[[Phillips, Fred B.|Fred B. Phillips]], S.M.A.

'''Hair Styles by'''<br/>[[Darcy, Virginia|Virginia Darcy]], C.H.S.

'''Wardrobe Mistress'''<br/>[[Makau, Margaret|Maragaret Makau]]

'''Casting'''<br/>[[D'Agosta, Joseph|Joseph D'Agosta]]

'''Sound'''<br/>Glen Glenn Sound Co.

'''A [[Desilu]] Production'''

'''In Association with'''<br/>Norway Corporation

'''Executive in Charge of Production'''<br/>[[Solow, Herbert F.|Herbert F. Solow]]
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