"The Corbomite Maneuver" Line-by-Line!

Kirk: Helm, give us warp speed.

 

SULU: Warp one, sir.

 

SPOCK: Radiation at the tolerance level.

 

Sulu: Warp two sir. (a moment) Speed is now warp three.

 

Spock: Radiation passing the tolerance level, entering lethal zone.

 

BAILEY: Range fifty one meters and still closing, sir.

 

Kirk: Phaser crew stand ready.

 

Bailey: Phaser crew reports ready, Sir.

 

(The cube closes on Enterprise)

Spock: Growing, we can take only a few more seconds of this...

 

KIRK: Lock phasers on target. (a beat as Bailey freezes) Mr. Bailey, lock phasers!

 

Bailey: Phasers locked on target, sir. At point blank range and closing.

 

KIRK: Fire main Phasers!

[Explosion followed by camera shaking and great piano music]

 

^^^Finishing:

Captain's Log, stardate 1514.0. The cube has been destroyed. Ship's damage minor but my next decision, major. Probe on ahead or turn back.

(Bridge)

Spock: Nothing, Captain. No contacts, no objects in any direction.

 

Kirk: Care to speculate on what we'll find if we go on ahead?

 

Spock: Speculate? No. Logically, we'll discover the intelligence that sent out the cube.

 

Kirk: Intelligence different from ours or superior?

 

Spock: Probably both. And if you're asking the logical decision to make...

 

Kirk: No, I'm not. The mission of the Enterprise is to seek out and contact alien life.

 

Spock: Has it occurred to you that there's a certain... inefficiency... in constantly questioning me on things you've already made your mind up about?

 

Kirk: It gives me emotional security. Navigator, set a course ahead.