Court Martial

Production: 15
Original Airdate: February 2, 1967
Stardate: 2947.3
Synopsis: Kirk is astounded when he is charged with negligence after the death of Ben Finney, his records officer, and summoned to a courtmartial on Starbase 11. Finney's observation pod had to be ejected in the height of an ion storm, but the official record -- which would implicate Kirk -- is not how Kirk remembers it. Compounding matters, Finney had been bitter over his stymied career ever since shipmate and friend Kirk reported his potentially fatal error early in their careers, and now Finney's daughter Jamie is incensed at his loss. Adding fuel to the fire is the news that Kirk's prosecutor will be Lt. Areel Shaw, an old flame, but she surprises him by recommending a feisty defense attorney, Samuel T. Cogley. The computer log evidence seems insurmountable, but Cogley's refusal to blindly accept the evidence leads Spock to Finney's true fate.

Guest Cast:
Percy Rodriguez as Commodore Stone
Elisha Cook, Jr. as Samuel T. Cogley
Joan Marshall as Lt. Areel Shaw
Richard Webb as Lt. Comm. Ben Finney
Alice Rawlings as Jamie Finney

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