"The Changeling" Line-by-Line

[Alienesse]

KIRK: Nomad, you will allow Mister Spock to probe your memory banks and structure.

 

[BlueStuff]

NOMAD: Mister Spock is also one of your biological units, Creator?

 

[Alienesse]

KIRK: Yes.

 

[BlueStuff]

NOMAD: This unit is different. It is well-ordered.

 

[Alienesse]

KIRK: Follow your instructions, Nomad.

 

[BlueStuff]

NOMAD: My screens are down.

 

[Alienesse]

SPOCK: Thank you.

 

[BlueStuff]

NOMAD: You may proceed.

 

[Alienesse]

[Sickbay]

(Uhura is sitting up in bed, and reading from a monitor.)
UHURA: See the dog. See the dog,

 

[BlueStuff]

CHAPEL: Sound it out.

 

[Alienesse]

UHURA: R, r, run!

 

[BlueStuff]

CHAPEL: That's it, Uhura. That's very good. Now try the next one.

 

[Alienesse]

UHURA: The dog has a, The dog, (something)

 

[BlueStuff]

CHAPEL: Not Swahili, Uhura. In English. The dog has a ball. See? B, ah, ll. Ball. Now you go ahead.

 

[Alienesse]

UHURA: (Swahili, then) The dog has a ball.

 

[BlueStuff]

CHAPEL: That's right! Oh, that's right, Uhura. (they hug, then McCoy beckons Chapel over) Oh, here. You try another one. I'll be right back.

 

[Alienesse]

UHURA: All right, Christine.

 

[BlueStuff]

MCCOY: How's she doing?

 

[Alienesse]

CHAPEL: Well, she's on the first grade reader. She's learning. Seems to have an aptitude for mathematics. Do you think we can re-educate her, Doctor?

 

[BlueStuff]

MCCOY: Well, she checks out with no brain damage. We've got all the educational tapes in our library. Now it's up to us.