Data Stellare 5027.3: Kirk, apparentemente sotto stress, ordina di penetrare nello spazio
romulano e l'
Enterprise viene immediatamente circondata da tre incrociatori
romulani che le impongono la resa. Kirk e Spock salgono a bordo di una delle navi e qui Spock, confessando che Kirk ha
invaso il territorio
romulano senza alcun
ordine della
Federazione, lo denuncia. Ma le ragioni che hanno spinto Kirk a comportarsi in quel modo sono ben altre.
Comandante Romulana: Romulan women are not like Vulcan females. We are not dedicated to pure logic and the sterility of non-emotion.
Comandante Romulana: I have heard of the Vulcan integrity and personal honor. There is a well-known saying, or is it a myth, that Vulcans are incapable of lying.
Comandante Romulana: As a Vulcan you will study it [Romulan society]. As a Human, you would find ways to appreciate it.
Comandante Romulana: Our people are warriors, often savage, but we are also many other pleasant things.
Spock: The odds? It's difficult to be precise. Approximately 7824 to 1.
Spock: It would be illogical to assume that all conditions remain stable.
