Star Trek (TV Series)

A Taste of Armageddon (1967)

James Doohan: Scott

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• Scott : Aye. The haggis is in the fire for sure, but I'll not lower my defenses on the word of that mealy-mouthed gentleman down below. Not until I know what happened to the captain.

• Scott : The best diplomat I know is a fully activated phaser bank.

• Scott : Open a channel, Lieutenant. This is the commander of the U.S.S. Enterprise. All cities and installations on Eminiar 7 have been located, identified, and fed into our fire control system. In one hour and forty-five minutes, the entire inhabited surface of your planet will be destroyed. You have that long to surrender your hostages.

• Ambassador Fox : Diplomacy, gentlemen, should be a job left to diplomats. You will, of course, immediately resume a peaceful status.

  Scott : No, sir, I will not.

  Ambassador Fox : What did you say?

  Scott : I'll not lower the screens, not until the Captain tells me to.

  Ambassador Fox : You are taking orders from me! You will lower the screens as a sign of good faith. My authority.

  Scott : [Looking Fox directly in the eye]  I know about your authority, but the screens - stay - up.

  Ambassador Fox : I want you, and expect you, to obey my lawful orders.

  Scott : No, sir. I won't lower the screens.

  Ambassador Fox : Your refusal to comply with my orders has endangered the entire success of this mission. I can have you sent to a penal colony for this.

  Scott : That you can, sir, but I won't lower the screens.

• Scott : Computer - last message received and recorded from Captain Kirk.

  Enterprise Computer : In place.

  Scott : Run it through analyzer. Question: is it or is it not the Captain's voice?

  Enterprise Computer : Negative. A close copy.

  Scott : A voice duplicator?

  Enterprise Computer : 98% probability.

  Scott : [to McCoy]  Well, they've got them, Doctor, and now they're trying to get us.

• Ambassador Fox : Diplomacy, gentlemen, should be a job, uh, left to diplomats. You will, of course, immediately resume a peaceful status.

  Scott : No, sir, I will not.