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128			   SPECTRE OF THE GUN
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WRITER: Lee Cronin

GUESTS:	Ron Soble (Wyatt Earp)
	Bonnie Beecher (Sylvia)
	Charles Maxwell (Virgil Earp)
	Rex Holman (Morgan Earp)
	Sam Gilman (Doc Holliday)
	Charles Seel (Ed)
	Bill Zuckert (Johnny Behan)
	Ed McCready (Barber)
	Abraham Sofaer (Melkotian Voice)
	Gregg Palmer
	Richard Anthony

AIRED:	October 25, 1968

HACK-MAN rating: .835
Usenet rating:   .541

QUOTES:
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 - "There's nothing I can do, Jim." -McCoy (when Chekov dies)
 - "History  cannot  be  changed." --Spock  (even though they almost change
   history often)
 - "Energy output increasing beyond measurable levels, Captain." --Spock
 - "Impossible, Dr. McCoy.  My transporter was working perfectly." --Scotty
 - "That's impossible.  Things like this can't happen." --Scotty


			   SPECTRE OF THE GUN

PLOT:
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Kirk, Spock, Scotty, McCoy, and Chekov find  themselves on  the losing side
of the gunfight at the OK Corral when they choose to ignore  a warning buoy
(shaped like a boxkite) and cross into  Melkotian-owned space.   Kirk hears
the warning in English, Spock in Vulcan, Uhura  in Swahili,  [and Chekov in
Russian?], so it was likely done with telepathy.

They try various ways of convincing the  people of  the town  that they are
not who they appear to be, but everyone thinks they are in character.

They try to leave town, but find a force-field.  They  try to  stay in town
and avoid the O.K.  Corral,  but are  transported there.   Spock mind-melds
Kirk, Scotty, and McCoy (Chekov was already shot dead)  into believing that
the bullets are not real.

FACTS:
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 - October 26, 1881.
 - Star Date 4385.3
 - Warp 2.
 - Kirk is this week's dork for ignoring the warning.
 - Chekov falls in love with Sylvia and dies.
 - Spock in a mind meld orgy.

OPINIONS:
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Some pretty good character acting in this episode.