Bart Conrad

Arriving at Starbase 11, Kirk faces court-martial for negligence resulting in the death of a colleague. Accused by the victim's family and prosecuted by a former lover, Kirk's career seems doomed until an unlikely attorney and Spock's chess game uncover the truth.

Tim (Bill Bixby) is anxious to get an exclusive interview with Jakobar (Charles Maxwell), the visiting ruler of the emerging East Asian country of Kobima. Inasmuch as Martin (Ray Walston) had befriended Jakobar's great-grandfather during a previous visit to Earth, he tries to use this "connection" to help Tim. Unfortunately, as a former rebel outcast, Jakobar is distrustful of all foreign powers--including those from other planets.