
Thus, the colony has no mechanical devices or vehicles and weapons. Sandoval tells Kirk, McCoy, and Spock that the colony's philosophy is that man should return to a life less complicated by machinery. She had loved him, but he had been unable to return her love despite being half-Human. In a house, Spock encounters Leila Kalomi, a botanist he had met on Earth six years prior. As McCoy and Spock debate how the colony's inhabitants could possibly still be alive, Kirk tells the landing party that they had better find some answers first. The crew of the Enterprise would be safe on Omicron Ceti III for a week but not for four years, as the colonists have. Spock notes that the berthold rays are deadly to all life on this planet – the colonists should be dead. " On pure speculation, just an educated guess – I'd say that man is alive", McCoy tells Kirk. Kirk grimly notes that they did not come here because the radio was broken but Sandoval says they are glad the Enterprise crew are here nevertheless. Sandoval explains that the colony's subspace radio had malfunctioned and they did not have anyone with the expertise capable of repairing it. Sandoval and two other colonists are excited to see others than themselves they haven't seen other Human beings since they left Earth. Apparently, our information was incorrect." We had expected to find no survivors of the agricultural colony there. We thought our mission to Omicron Ceti III would be an unhappy one. Unfortunately, the Enterprise's mission is only to catalog its destruction under the bombardment of deadly berthold rays, which were discovered after the colonists left Earth.Ĭaptain Kirk, Commander Spock, Doctor McCoy, Lieutenants Sulu, DeSalle, and Kelowitz beam down to the planet's surface and discover to their surprise that Elias Sandoval and the other colonists are not dead after all.Īct One " Captain's log, stardate 3417.3. The USS Enterprise arrives at the planet Omicron Ceti III, the site of a colony established in 2264.
