Star Trek: The Motion Picture Page #7

39 CLOSER ANGLE - ORBITAL OFFICE CLUSTER (S) 39

The cluster is a fully-equipped dockyard engineering

center and computer drafting office.

CAMERA MOVES IN AND CENTERS ON an outer "Travel Pod."

40 INT. INNER OFFICE (O) 40

an installation which also includes a double position

transporter, in which we SEE the TRANSPORTER EFFECT

BEGIN. With the TRANSPORTER CREW IS SCOTT. He's with

a Technician, busy with a piece of complex circuitry.

Then he turns, sees that it is Kirk BEAMING in here.

As Kirk materializes, steps off the transporter plat-

form, Scott moves quickly to him.

40A KIRK AND SCOTT 40A

The starship Engineering Officer clearly surprised to

see Kirk here. Kirk has the same look of grim de-

termination we just saw in the headquarters building.

SCOTT:

Admiral, I've been hoping to see

you. Maybe you can get through

to those thick heads in Starfleet

that...

KIRK:

Why aren't the Enterprise

transporters in operation, Mister

Scott?

SCOTT:

We're hoping it's only a temporary

problem, Admiral...

KIRK:

See that it is.

(moving toward pod)

Take me over, please.

Scott is now eying Kirk just a little warily as he fol-

lows him into the pod. Kirk's determined expression

suggests that some chips are going to fly and Scott

does not want to become one of them.

SCOTT:

(carefully)

Admiral, the Enterprise has just

finished eighteen months redesign-

ing and refitting. She needs

testing, a shakedown...

KIRK:

Mr. Scott, there's an alien object

with unbelievable destructive

power less than three days away

from this planet...

Kirk hits a button on the travel pod panel -- the air-

lock doors SLAM closed behind them. Then, stepping im-

mediately to the front observation window:

KIRK:

(continuing)

... the only Starship in

interception range is the

Enterprise! Ready, or not, she

launches in twelve hours!

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