Not one of the best episodes. Contrived, campy and totally implausible. Who knew that the Captain and the Doctor would take Scotty out to an exotic night club, complete with dancers, to toss back a few, and meet some women, all to help poor Scotty get over a head injury? What a surprise when several dead women seem to end up at Scotty's feet and he doesn't remember a thing about it! It's looking bad for Scotty, even though we know that our favorite Scotsman would never do such a thing.In order to ferret out the truth, we witness our command professionals actually engaging in a seance. Sigh. This was a 1960's fad.Painful. Spock figures out that the evil character is actually Jack the Ripper, known for killing women in 1890's London. The malevolent being takes over the ship, including the computer, but having the computer calculate Pi, an unending number, diverts its' energies until our heroes are able to regain control. Everyone gets an injection that makes them feel drunk for a few hours. Pretty bad episode and lacks the air of scientific and personal integrity that we associate with Star Trek. Apparently it was not easy to come up with original and good plots. Worth seeing for 1960's camp only.
Review of Wolf in the Fold
