- On a planet, looking for an urgent medicinal cure, Kirk, Spock and McCoy come across a dignified recluse living privately but in splendor with his sheltered ward and a very protective robot servant.
- When Kirk, Spock and McCoy beam down to a supposed uninhabited planet to gather the mineral ryetalyn to fight a plague of Rigelian fever on-board the Enterprise, they find a fellow Earth-man called Flint and his extremely intelligent female ward Rayna with whom Kirk begins to fall in love. Flint then proceeds to trap them and the Enterprise on his planet.—laird-3
- Kirk, McCoy and Spock beam down to what is supposed to be an uninhabited planet to collect a supply of ryetalin, an essential element to treat a serious virus that is afflicting the Enterprise crew. On the planet they meet a human named Flint who is not very pleased to see them. He agrees to help them locate the supply of ryetalin but insists that they leave as soon as possible. His home fascinates Spock who notes that the art works comprise unknown DaVinci paintings, unknown Brahms music and other works all apparently original except for the fact that contemporary materials were used in their creation. Kirk is attracted to Flint's ward, the beautiful Rayna, but she too has a secret - one that is unknown even to her.—garykmcd
- Kirk, McCoy and Spock beam down to planet Holberg 917-G to gather ryetalyn, a crucial element in treating a lethal outbreak of Rigelian fever aboard the Enterprise. There they intrude upon Flint, a recluse who lives quietly but well-off with his ward Rayna and a very capable security robot. Flint wants them gone immediately but then has them linger, leading Kirk to spent time with his charming but inexperienced ward while his robot processes ryetalyn for McCoy. Spock meanwhile notes Flint's possessions, which include original yet unknown works by DaVinci and Brahms - works definitely crafted of these masters yet made in contemporary materials. Before long, perhaps too late, the away team learns just how far Flint will/can go to maintain his privacy, and why the interest in having Kirk spend time with is ward.—statmanjeff
- The Enterprise suffers a lethal epidemic of Rigelian fever. Luckily the crucial mineral ingredient for the cure, ryetalyn, can be collected from a supposedly uninhabited planet, but the landing party finds it controlled, with incredible technical superiority, by an Earth-man called Flint who wants their ship gone. Flint relents and instructs his robot M4 to help McCoy gather and process the ryetalyn. In the meantime, Kirk and Spock are entertained in his fabulous palace, where the captain is increasingly enchanted by his naive, beautiful young female ward Rayna, and where Spock finds Flint's collected treasures include authentic, yet recently produced works of art by long dead artists Leonardo da Vinci and Johannes Brahms.—KGF Vissers
- Kirk, McCoy and Spock beam down to planet Holberg 917-G to gather Ryetalyn, a crucial element in treating a lethal outbreak of Rigelian fever aboard the Enterprise (3 dead, 23 infected). There they intrude upon Flint (James Daly), a recluse who lives quietly but well-off with his ward Rayna (Louise Sorel) and a very capable security robot. Flint wants them gone immediately but then has them linger (Kirk announces that he would have the Enterprise attack the planet and take the Ryetalyn by force, if required). Flint takes them to his palace, which has the rarest collection of old books in the galaxy. Flint has a memory of the oldest events in the Earth history, including the plague, as if he was there himself.
This leads Kirk to spent time with his charming but inexperienced ward Rayna while his robot processes Ryetalyn for McCoy. McCoy reckons they have 4 hrs before the effects of the fever are irreversible. Flint offers that his robot can synthesize the anti-toxic in his lab on the planet, rather than McCOy going back to the Enterprise for the same. Spock meanwhile notes Flint's possessions, which include original yet unknown works by DaVinci and Brahms - works definitely crafted of these masters yet made in contemporary materials. Rayna's parents died in an accident and placed her in Flint's custody before dying. Flint had taught Rayna personally and she has an equivalent of 17 university degrees. Kirk likes Rayna and spends time with her.
When the antitoxin is ready, McCoy informs Kirk that it is no good as it contains 1 ppm of Irillium which will render it useless. Kirk goes to the lab to investigate while he sends McCoy to gather new Ryetalin. The robot attacks Kirk in the lab, as he kisses Rayna, but Spock destroys it with his phaser (the robot did not detect Spock and thus did not disable his phaser). But turns out Flint has many such robots. Kirk doesn't like how Flint orders Rayna around.
Meanwhile Uhura informs Kirk that there are no records of Mr Flint or Rayna and the planet was purchased 30 yrs ago by Mr Brack. Spock tells Kirk that Flint is over 6000 yrs old. Spock theorizes that they are being deliberately delayed on the planet by Flint and that they are being monitored every step of the way. Flint monitors Kirk kissing Rayna. He gets Kirk, Spock and McCoy into a room, where he reveals that Rayna is an android. He further reveals that he was born in 3824 BC in Mesopotamia. He discovered he was immortal and gradually learns to hide it. He took many names through the centuries, including Da Vinci and Brahms. He knew the greatest minds of each era. He married 100 times and buried a 100 wives. He wanted to create the perfect woman, who could be her partner forever, like him. Flint forbids Kirk from returning to the Enterprise and in-fact imprisons the enterprise by miniaturizing it and transporting it to his room. He say he will release Kirk in 2000 yrs. But Rayna intervenes and forces Flint to restore the Enterprise. Flint and Kirk start fighting over Rayna. Flint claims Rayna as his property, while Kirk wants her to be free. Rayna is upset and kills herself when she learns she is an android.
Back on the Enterprise McCoy figures that 30 yrs ago when Flint left Earth, he also sacrificed his immortality. Now he is aging like a normal human and will eventually die. Kirk is besides himself with grief and wishes he could forget Rayna. So, Spock mind melds with Kirk to make him forget, as per his wish.
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