Dick Dial

Captain Kirk and Mr Spock beam down to the planet Janus IV following a distress call and discover that more than 50 workers there have been hideously slain by an unknown monster. When an important piece of machinery goes missing, Spock becomes convinced they are not dealing with a mindless beast.

Kirk discovers a Garden of Eden where life seems idyllic, but where the innocent inhabitants slavishly follow Vaal, the ruler.

Captain Kirk responds to a distress call from the planet Triacus where the crew are horrified to find young children playing happily, oblivious to the bodies of dead parents strewn around them.

Don is doing a story on a fighter who has developed an acting bug; however, some of the fighter's handlers want to make sure he does not change his career.