The Alternative Factor

Production: 20
Original Airdate: March 30, 1967
Stardate: 3087.6
Synopsis: Starfleet is baffled by a phenomenon and suspicious it's a "rip in the universe." It sends the Enterpriseto check it out and what at first is thought to be a sign of attack is no less than the impact of one man. This man, Lazarus, veers wildly between calm and chaos as he pursues his single-minded mission. The puzzle becomes more baffling when he turns out to be "twins" -- and his small downed spacecraft a gateway to another dimension.

Guest Cast:
Robert Brown as Lazarus A and B
Janet MacLachien as Lt. Charlene Master
Richard Derr as Commodore Barstow

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