Balance of Terror
Production: 9
Original Airdate: December 15, 1966
Stardate: 1709
Synopsis:
Kirk's presiding over the Tomlinson/Martine wedding is tragically cut
short when he is forced to walk the line between peace and war over a
suspected Romulan incursion across the Neutral Zone - an act defined by
treaty as an attack. The old foes' border had been silent after a
century, following a war in which neither side had visual contact, but
now it can be seen the Romulans resemble Vulcans -- a startling turn
that fuels some old-fashioned prejudice directed toward Spock. When the
mystery ship displays for the first time what would come to be called a
cloaking device, Kirk has his hands full with an enemy commander every
bit the tactician and ethicist that he is.
Guest Cast:
Mark Lenard as Romulan commander
Lawrence Montaigne as Decius
Grace Lee Whitney as Yeoman Rand
Paul Comi as Lt. Andrew Stiles
John Warburton as Centurion
Stephen Mines as Spec. Robert Tomlinson
Barbara Baldavin as Spec. 2/C Angela Martine
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