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From: merchant@dartvax.UUCP (Peter Merchant)
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Subject: Re: Re - Jim's Word
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Date: Sun, 12-Aug-84 15:20:42 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug 12 15:20:42 1984
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{ You're dead, Jim }

Well, way back when, Star Trek was supposed to give us 'morality fables'
inside a science fiction background.

As for the Klingons not hearing...well, if they have a spy that can tell
them about the supersecret Genesis Device, they surely have a spy that can
tell them about the capture of a Klingon ship.  And if they can beat the
Federation to the punch, they could have a marvelous diplomatic coup.
Like I said, all they need to do is fake some tapes of the ship loudly
proclaiming that they were attacked.  What's the Federation going to do?
They have no evidence and they are too honest to manufacture it like the
Klingons did.  "Yeah, well, the guys who the Klingons say attacked them
said that they didn't do it."  Obviously.  I'm waiting for DeLorean to
stand up and say "Yes, I did it.  I sold cocaine."  I don't think it'll
happen and I don't think people are going to buy it.  Obviously Jim is 
going to say he didn't do it...it's his ass.

The only possibility I see of Jim getting out of it are, possibly, if
the Klingons make tapes of everything that goes on board ship.  Of course,
since these are used so that "the truth can be brought out during trial"
and the Klingons aren't known for their really great trials.

But, me having it in for Kirk & Co.?  Not really.  But they did break the
rules.  Starfleet is going to be pissed.  Starfleet better be pissed.  I
expect to see Kirk get out of it, though.  How?  Who knows?  But, if there
is currently written into the story some loophole that I missed that will 
get Jim out of it, it's going to be one dynamite script.  (Don't be in the
theatre when I'm there.  When they announce it I'll probably yell out "Of
course!  I should have seen it!" and embarass myself.)

On the other hand, if they ignore it entirely and just say "Well, we'll let
bygones be bygones", I'm going to be a little peeved.
--
                                                 Peter Merchant