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Star Trek: The Original Series, season 2, episode 19

A Private Little War

Summary

Captain Kirk must decide how to save a primitive people from the technological interference of the Klingons. Upon landing on the planet with a humanoid population, Kirk finds that half of the population, led by his old friend Tyree, is still primitive while the other half has firearms. Spock is shot and is beamed back to the ship to recover. Kirk and McCoy begin an investigation and Kirk is poisoned by a wild beast. With the Enterprise unavailable to help, Tyree's wife, Nona, heals Kirk, but she also attempts to control both Kirk and Tyree. After recovering, Kirk takes Nona away from the camp but is attacked by her. She steals his phaser and runs to the enemy camp but is killed in the ambush. Tyree agrees to use weapons to fight to protect his people. Kirk asks Mr. Scott to make firearms for the primitive people, to maintain a balance of power between the two camps.

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