The Enemy Within (Episode)

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"The Enemy Within"
"The Enemy Within"

"The Enemy Within"
Season 1
Episode 4
Production Number 5
Released 6 Oct 1966
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Stardate 1672.1: A transporter malfunction creates an evil Kirk.

In orbit of Alfa 117, the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 experiences a momentary transporter malfunction, caused by a magnetic ore accidentally brought aboard. Scotty checks the equipment, finds nothing wrong, and beams aboard Captain Kirk. After they leave the transporter room, a duplicate Kirk materializes. The malfunction has split the captain into two people, each physically identical but mentally and emotionally distinct. The "good" Kirk is compassionate, intelligent, and deliberate. The "bad" Kirk is violent, amoral, and savage.

An animal beamed aboard the Enterprise shortly thereafter is divided into two creatures as well—and after Yeoman Rand accuses the captain of assaulting her, Spock realizes the same has happened to Kirk. The transporter malfunction must be repaired shortly or a stranded landing party, led by Sulu, will freeze to death on the planet's surface.

The captain, meanwhile, is dying—neither half can survive alone. Scotty rigs the transporter to run through the impulse drive, and after capturing the "bad" Kirk, beams both captains down—and back as a single person. The restored Kirk then orders the landing party rescued.

Image Gallery

  • Alfa 177

  • saurian brandy-tos04.jpg

    Saurian brandy

  • connors james-tos04.jpg

    Ensign James Connors

  • Geological Technician Fisher

  • kirk james t-tos04.jpg

    Captain James T. Kirk

  • Duplicate Kirk

  • scott montgomery-tos04.jpg

    Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott

  • Transporter Technician Wilson

  • Phaser

  • Phaser heating rocks

  • Phaser heating rocks

  • enterprise 1701-tos04.jpg

    U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701

  • Enterprise briefing room

  • Alfa 177 canine

  • Duplicate Alfa 177 canine

  • Vulcan nerve pinch

Related Data
Astrometrics Alfa 177
Chronology Stardate 1672.1-1673.5; 2266
Culture skiing
Education doctor
Food coffee; rice wine; Saurian brandy
People Connors, James; Farrell, John; Fisher; James; Kirk, James T.; McCoy, Leonard; Rand, Janice; Scott, Montgomery; Spock; Sulu, Hikaru; Uhura, Nyota; Wilson
Politics Starfleet; Starfleet Ranks; United Federation of Planets; Yeoman
Science & Technology computer; frostbite; geology; impulse drive; magnetic ore; phaser; tranquilizer transporter; tricorder; warp drive; warp nacelle
Ships & Vehicles Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Xenology Alfa 177 canine; Humans; Vulcans
Miscellaneous Vulcan nerve pinch
Episode Credits
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