Star Trek (TV Series)

Mirror, Mirror (1967)

James Doohan: Scott

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• Bones : I'm a doctor, NOT an engineer.

  Scotty : NOW you're an engineer.

• Dr. McCoy : [wiping Kirk's chin]  What's this?

  Captain James T. Kirk : It's called blood. Watch your step. The officers move up by assassination. Chekov tried it on me.

  Scotty : Mr. Sulu is security chief, like the ancient Gestapo.

  Dr. McCoy : And my sickbay is a chamber of horrors. Two of my assistants were betting on the tolerance of an injured man; how long it would take him to pass out from the pain.

  Captain James T. Kirk : Report on technology.

  Scotty : Mostly variations in instrumentation. Nothing I can't handle.

  Captain James T. Kirk : Star readings?

  Scotty : Everything's exactly where it should be, except us.

• Dr. McCoy : [in his quarters on the parallel Enterprise]  What is this? Everything's all messed up, changed around, out of place.

  Uhura : Captain, what's happened?

  Dr. McCoy : No, not everything.

  [pointing to a tabletop] 

  Dr. McCoy : That spot, I spilled acid there a year ago. Jim, what in blazes is...

  Captain James T. Kirk : I don't know. It's our Enterprise, but it isn't. Maybe...

  Uhura : Maybe what, Captain?

  Captain James T. Kirk : Any of you feel dizzy when we were in the transporter beam when we first materialized?

  Uhura : Yes.

  Scotty : I did.

  Captain James T. Kirk : It happened twice. First we were in our own transporter chamber, then we faded. And then when we finally materialized, we were here, wherever this is.

• Scotty : Captain, the transporter chief mentioned a surge of power. The transporter lock might have been affected by the ion storm and we just materialized somewhere else.

  Captain James T. Kirk : Yes, here. Not our universe, not our ship. Something... parallel. A parallel universe co-existing with ours on another dimensional plane. Everything's duplicated... almost. Another Enterprise. Spock with a beard.

  Uhura : Another Captain Kirk, another Dr. McCoy...

  Dr. McCoy : An exchange. If we're here...

  Captain James T. Kirk : Then our counterparts must have been transporting up at the exact same time. Similar storms on both universes disrupted the circuits. We're here, and they're...

  [realizing] 

  Captain James T. Kirk : ...on our Enterprise. Probably asking the same questions; are we in another universe? And if so, how do we get back to our own? They'll use the computer, and we have to.

  Dr. McCoy : What about the Halkans? We can't let them be destroyed.

  Captain James T. Kirk : Scotty, can you buy me some time? Get below and short out the main phaser couplings. They'll think the storm blew the standby circuits.

  Scotty : Aye, sir.

  Captain James T. Kirk : Then get on this technology. It's all we have to work with if we wanna get back home. The intercom may be monitored. Use your communicators for private messages. Subfrequency and scramble.

• Captain James T. Kirk : This is the Captain. Record security research, to be classified under my voice print or Mr. Scott's.

  Computer Voice : Recorded.

  Captain James T. Kirk : Produce all data relevant to the recent ion storm. Correlate following hypothesis: could a storm of such magnitude cause a power surge in the transporter circuits, creating a momentary interdimensional contact with a parallel universe?

  Computer Voice : Affirmative.

  Captain James T. Kirk : At such a moment, could persons in each universe, in the act of beaming, transpose with their counterparts in the other universe?

  Computer Voice : Affirmative.

  Captain James T. Kirk : Could conditions necessary to such an event be created artificially using the ship's power?

  Computer Voice : Affirmative.

  Captain James T. Kirk : [inserting a data disk]  Record procedure.

  [removing it and giving it to Scotty] 

  Captain James T. Kirk : Scotty, can you do it?

  Scotty : Not by myself. I'll need help. And you'd be too conspicuous.

• Scotty : The power's cut, sir. They're on to us.

  Captain James T. Kirk : Auxiliary.

  Scotty : Aye, it's available.

  Captain James T. Kirk : Can you bridge to your setup?

  Scotty : Oh, I can get us the power, but the automatic setting is linked to the transporter main. If we bypass, that means that someone has got to operate the controls manually.

  Captain James T. Kirk : One of us will have to stay.

  Scotty : I'll stay, Captain.

  Captain James T. Kirk : Get to the transporter chamber. You, too, Uhura.

  Scotty : Jim!

  Captain James T. Kirk : That's an order, Scotty.

• Scotty : We have to lay in the automatic transporter setting, but when we interrupt engine circuits to tie the power increase into the transporter, it'll show up on Sulu's security board. Of course, we'll only need a second.

  Captain James T. Kirk : I'll tell Uhura to create a diversion, distract Sulu's attention at your signal. We'd better get back to our posts. Keep me advised.

  Dr. McCoy : Jim. If we're here, what do you suppose our counterparts are doing back in our universe?

  Captain James T. Kirk : On our Enterprise.

• Captain James T. Kirk : If change is inevitable, predictable, beneficial, doesn't logic demand that you be a part of it?

  Mirror Spock : One man cannot summon the future.

  Captain James T. Kirk : But one man can change the present. Be the captain of this Enterprise, Mr. Spock. Find a logical reason for sparing the Halkans and make it stick. Push 'til it gives. You can defend yourself better than any man in the fleet.

  Scotty : [on the transporter pad]  Captain, get in the chamber!

  Captain James T. Kirk : What about it, Spock?

  Mirror Spock : A man must also have the power.

  Captain James T. Kirk : In my cabin is a device that will make you invincible.

  Mirror Spock : Indeed?

  Captain James T. Kirk : What will it be? Past or future? Tyranny or freedom? It's up to you.

• Captain James T. Kirk : We have to get out of here within three hours. Spock has orders to kill me unless I complete the military mission.

  Scotty : We've got another deadline, too, sir.

  Captain James T. Kirk : Explain.

  Scotty : The two-way matter transmission affected the local field density between the universes, and it's increasing. We've got to move fast.

  Captain James T. Kirk : How fast?

  Scotty : Half hour at the most.

  Captain James T. Kirk : If we miss?

  Scotty : We couldn't get out of here in a century.

• Captain James T. Kirk : You saved us back at sickbay with the Tantalus field.

  Mirror Marlena : Take me with you.

  Captain James T. Kirk : I can't. I'm sorry. Our power is balanced for four. There's no guarantee that we'll make it with five. All could die. Scotty.

  Scotty : [at the transporter controls]  It's working, sir.

  Mirror Marlena : But there are only three of you.

  Captain James T. Kirk : One is coming. I'd help if I could, Marlena. Believe that.

  [she raises a phaser] 

  Captain James T. Kirk : If you kill us, you'll still stay.