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#40: Star Trek: The Original Series, season 2, episode 13 "Obsession"
Written by Art Wallace, directed by Ralph Senensky.
Stardates 3619.2 through 3620.7 (January 2268)
"Monsters come in many forms." - Doctor Leonard McCoy
Captain Kirk and Commander Spock are surveying Argus X for natural deposits of tritanium when the air is suddenly filled with a sweet oder. Kirk stops working and remembers the exact same smell from somewhere else, long ago. He then looks very worried and orders their security detail to sweep the area for signs of smoke. Moments later, all but one of them are found dead and the other in critical condition. After beaming back aboard, Kirk orders the Enterprise to remain in orbit of Argus X against standing orders from Starfleet and has the crew begin to scan the planet for the source of that smoke. As more people die following Kirk's orders to scour the planet surface in search of the daedly phenomenon, Spock and Doctor McCoy start to become worried about Kirk's sudden obsession with something from his past that he seems to believe is alive.
Originally released: 15 December 1967
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