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The Conscience of the King
The Enterprise takes on a troupe of Shakespearean actors, the leader of whom is suspected of being a murderous dictator., Kirk treads the fine line between justice and vengeance as he investigates a claim that one of his passengers is Kodos, a man who slaughtered 4000 people years earlier. Karidian: Arnold Moss. Lenore: Barbara Anderson. Dr. Leighton: William Sargent. Lt. Riley: Bruce Hyde. Yeoman Rand: Grace Lee Whitney. King Duncan: Carl Bruck. McCoy: DeForest Kelley., Captain Kirk investigates a wandering Shakespearean actor who may in fact be a disguised war criminal in this installment of the popular science fiction series. Kirk’s suspicions are aroused when he is contacted by Leighton, a former friend and colleague. Along with Kirk and another Enterprise officer, Leighton was one of only three survivors of a massacre on the planet Tarsus IV that was headed by the brutal dictator known as “Kodos the Executioner.” After witnessing a performance by the actor Karidian, Leighton suspects that he may in fact be Kodos. Kirk is skeptical, but when Leighton is found murdered, he decides to invite the actor’s company to visit the Enterprise, hoping to discover the truth before there are any more victims., Kirk treads the fine line between justice and vengeance as he investigates a claim that one of his passengers is Kodos, a man who slaughtered 4000 people years earlier., The original Star Trek series, digitally remastered to look and sound better than ever. A troupe of classical actors joins the Enterprise, but is their leader a better actor than most?
