Kirk and Tor enter a carefully guarded conference room where Spock is seated in an interrogation chair. Pike is also present via a brain image on screen. A hearing is convened and Spock reveals his intention to waive his right to counsel, and demands a full trial immediately, allowing the paralyzed Pike to serve as a requite third member of a jury. Initially skeptical, Kirk probes the possibilities by interacting with Pike through his thoughts rendered vivid on a screen display of his brain images. Finding the Pike can answer questions, the trial is allowed to proceed.
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