"The Counter-Clock Incident" Line-by-Line

[Leandar]

Kirk: Open hailing frequencies again, Lieutenant. Tell her she is endangering her life if she continues on her present course.

 

[Gul Re'jal]

UHURA: No use, sir. She's refusing to answer.

 

[Enterprise1981]

SCOTTY [OC]: Captain.

 

[CoveTom]

KIRK: Yes, Scotty, what is it?

 

[Enterprise1981]

SCOTT [OC]: Captain, the engines are buckling. We cannot keep up at this speed.

 

[LeadHead]

Kirk: Mister Arex, what is our speed?

 

[Enterprise1981]

AREX: Now at warp eleven, Captain.

 

[LeadHead]

Kirk: Mister Spock, how long until the alien vessel makes contact with the Beta Niobe nova?

 

[Captain Robert April]

SPOCK: Three minutes, forty-two point seven seconds.

 

[CoveTom]

[Engine Room]

KIRK (over comm): Give me three and a half minutes, Scotty.

 

[LeadHead]

Bridge

Arex: Still increasing speed, Captain. Warp 14. Warp 15.

 

[CoveTom]

KIRK: I have no choice. I have to release the tractor beam. I can't destroy this ship and four hundred and thirty people to save one person. Mr. Sulu, release our beam.

 

[LeadHead]

Sulu: Sir, I can't release the Tractor Beam.

 

[CoveTom]

KIRK: In that case, Mr. Sulu, I'm afraid that the high court may well sentence you to TORCHA!

Er... no... I mean...

KIRK: What do you mean, Mr. Sulu?

 

[LeadHead]

Sulu: Our controls are inoperative. The ship isn't responding like it should.

 

[CoveTom]

KIRK: Go to manual override.

(Has manual override ever worked once in the history of Star Trek?)

 

[LeadHead]

Sulu: Not responding Sir.

(not that I can recall. Manual controls biggest moment was the joystick in Insurrection)

 

[CoveTom]

KIRK: We've got to release that beam or we're going to follow that ship into the nova!

 

[LeadHead]

Spock: Our speed is now Warp 20, and the other ship will contact the nova in one minute, fifty eight point two seconds.

 

[CoveTom]

KIRK: I'm sorry, Commodore, Mrs. April. It looks as though we may not reach Babel.