"Dagger of the Mind" is a first season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. It is episode #9, production #11 and was broadcast November 3, 1966. It was written by Shimon Wincelberg (under the pen name "S. Bar-David"), and directed by Vincent McEveety.
Overview: The Enterprise visits a prison planet where a new treatment for the criminally insane has deadly results.
On stardate 2715.1, the starship USS Enterprise, commanded by Captain James ...
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"Dagger of the Mind" is a first season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. It is episode #9, production #11 and was broadcast November 3, 1966. It was written by Shimon Wincelberg (under the pen name "S. Bar-David"), and directed by Vincent McEveety.
Overview: The Enterprise visits a prison planet where a new treatment for the criminally insane has deadly results.
On stardate 2715.1, the starship USS Enterprise, commanded by Captain James T. Kirk, makes a supply run to Tantalus V, a rehabilitation colony for the criminally insane. After beaming down the supplies, they receive cargo from Tantalus for delivery elsewhere. Unbeknown to the staff, the box actually contains an escaped inmate. Upon contacting the Tantalus administration, Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are surprised to discover that the stowaway is Dr. Simon van Gelder, former assistant to Dr. Tristan Adams, the Director of the Tantalus facility.
Appearing very distressed, van Gelder subdues the transporter technician and...
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