Tipped off by a crazed runaway who is far more than he seems, Kirk investigates an experimental facility at Tantalus II for mentally ill criminals and finds a sinister scheme behind its amazing research.
Kirk is trapped in interphase, while the Enterprise is trapped by a powerful energy web.
A group of children are being controlled by an evil force.
Kirk is forced into negotiating peace on a planet with severe class inequities.
Convinced that "life has passed him by," John Walton leaves home for an adventure.