While investigating the disappearance of the USS Archon on the planet Beta III, Kirk and his crew encounter an old-style Western community brainwashed and subservient to a sinister godlike figure called Landru.
While working at a Times Square arcade, Banner uncovers a murder plot against his employer.
A handsome prince, whose true identity remains concealed while he is hunted by political assassins, falls for former Angel Jill. The attraction is mutual.