Star Trek (TV Series)

The Enterprise Incident (1968)

Leonard Nimoy: Mister Spock

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• Romulan Commander : We were not aware of Vulcans aboard the Enterprise.

  Spock : Starfleet is not in the habit of informing Romulans of its ship's personnel.

• Spock : [to the Romulan commander]  Military secrets are the most fleeting of all. I hope that you and I... exchanged something more permanent.

• Romulan Commander : It is unworthy of a Vulcan to resort to subterfuge.

  Spock : You're being clever, Commander. That is unworthy of a Romulan.

• [Kirk has asked his crew for their opinions regarding the threat of the Romulans] 

  Spock : If we had not crossed the Neutral Zone, on your order, you would not now need our opinions to support a decision which should never have had to be made.

• [Spock has fended off an attack from Kirk by grabbing his face, after which Kirk falls to the floor] 

  Dr. McCoy : What did you do? What *did* you do?

  Spock : I was unprepared for his attack. I instinctively used the Vulcan death grip.

  Dr. McCoy : [examines the Captain]  Your instincts are still good, Mr. Spock. The Captain is dead!

• Romulan Commander : It was your choice.

  Spock : It was the only choice possible. You would not respect any other.

• Spock : It is regrettable that you were made an unwilling passenger. It was not intentional. All the Federation wanted was the cloaking device.

  Romulan Commander : The Federation. And what did you want?

  Spock : It was my only interest when I boarded your vessel.

  Romulan Commander : And that's exactly all you came away with.

  Spock : You underestimate yourself, Commander.

• [first lines] 

  Dr. McCoy : [voice-over]  Enterprise Medical Log, stardate 5027.3, Dr. Leonard McCoy recording. I'm concerned about Captain Kirk. He shows indications of increasing tension and emotional stress.

  Chekov : I have completed the assignment, Captain: a theoretical incursion...

  Captain James T. Kirk : Yes, Mr. Chekov, I can read, and as usual, your theoretical evaluations do not tally with mine. Return to your duty, and I'll let you know when your work is satisfactory. Mr. Spock, full sensor scan on the region, please.

  Spock : I did give a full report on it just...

  Captain James T. Kirk : Yes, Mr. Spock, that was the past. I'm concerned with the present.

  Captain James T. Kirk : [to the Bridge crew]  Or is it becoming too much for this crew to present me with current information?

  Spock : No, sir. Compliance presents no problem.

  Captain James T. Kirk : Then, Mr. Spock, comply.

  Spock : Sensor scan to one-half parsec... Negative, Captain.

  Captain James T. Kirk : Very well.

  Dr. McCoy : [voice-over]  I can find no reason for the Captain's behavior, except possibly that we've been on patrol too long without relief and diversion. He has resisted all of my attempts to run a psychological profile on him.

  Sulu : Maintaining course and speed, sir.

  Captain James T. Kirk : Change course. Come about to 185, mark 3.

  Sulu : But sir, that'll lead us directly into the Romulan Neutral Zone.

  Captain James T. Kirk : Yes, very perceptive, Mr. Sulu. I know where the course change takes us. Execute.

  Sulu : Aye, sir.

• Romulan Commander : I neglected to mention. I'll expect you for dinner. We have much to discuss.

  Spock : Indeed.

  Romulan Commander : Allow me to... to rephrase. Will you join me for dinner?

  Spock : I am honored, Commander. Are the guards also invited?

• Romulan Commander : There's no force that I can use on a Vulcan that will make him speak. That is a fact. But there are Romulan methods completely effective against Humans, and Human weaknesses.

  Spock : You would not resort to them, Commander. They would prove ineffective against the Captain.

  Romulan Commander : Then they will leave him dead. Or what might be worse than dead.

• Spock : I cannot allow the Captain to be further destroyed. The strain of command has worn heavily upon him. He has not been himself for several weeks.

  Captain James T. Kirk : That's a *lie*!

  Spock : As you can see, Captain Kirk is a highly sensitive and emotional person. I believe he has lost the capacity for rational decision.

  Captain James T. Kirk : *Shut up* Spock!

• [Spock has deceived the Romulan commander to help steal the Romulans' cloaking device] 

  Romulan Commander : You must be mad.

  Spock : I assure you, I am quite sane.

  Romulan Commander : Why would you do this to me? What are you that you could do this?

  Spock : First Officer of the Enterprise.

  [the Romulan commander realizes that Spock has betrayed her and slaps him] 

  Spock : [dispassionately]  What is your present form of execution?

• [last lines] 

  [Kirk has earlier been surgically altered to look like a Romulan] 

  Dr. McCoy : Sickbay to Bridge.

  Captain James T. Kirk : What is it, Bones?

  Dr. McCoy : If all the shouting's over up there, I'd like for you to report to Sickbay.

  Captain James T. Kirk : What for?

  Dr. McCoy : Well, you're due in surgery. I am going to bob your ears.

  Spock : Captain, please go. Somehow, they do not look aesthetically agreeable on Humans.

  Dr. McCoy : Well, are you coming, Jim, or do you wanna go through life looking like your First Officer?

  Captain James T. Kirk : I'm on my way.

• Spock : I believe the Romulans have developed a cloaking device, which renders our tracking sensors useless.

• Romulan Commander : You are a superior being. Why do you not command?

  Spock : I do not desire a ship of my own.

  Romulan Commander : Or is it that no one has offered you, a Vulcan, that opportunity?

  Spock : Such opportunities are extremely rare.

  Romulan Commander : For someone with your capabilities and accomplishments, opportunities are made. And will be. I will see to that, if you'll stop looking on the Federation as the whole universe. It is not, you know.

  Spock : That thought has occasionally crossed my mind.